Cemeteries

Santa Cruz / Monterey

Gan Hazikaron

Consecrated cemetery owned by Congregation Beth Israel. Located at Mission Memorial Park in Seaside.

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Home of Peace/Home of Eternity

Burials take place in two cemeteries run by Temple Beth El in Santa Cruz County: Beit Shalom (Home of Peace), consecrated in 1877; and Beit Olam (Eternal Home), a Jewish section of historic Soquel Cemetery.

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East Bay

Gan Shalom Cemetery

An 82-acre nonprofit Jewish memorial park in the Briones open space in Contra Costa County, offering congregational gardens, flush markers, and an on-site chapel in a serene, natural setting.

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Home of Eternity Cemetery and Mausoleum

Founded in 1865 and owned by Sinai Memorial, Home of Eternity, serves all Jewish people and their loved ones. This historic space offers traditional burial, mausoleum entombment, cremation niches, and a midcentury chapel.

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Home of Peace Cemetery

Orthodox cemetery and burial society administered by Beth Jacob Congregation.

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Lone Tree Cemetery

Endowed-care cemetery established in 1868 with a rich history and parklike setting. Many of Hayward’s notable pioneer families are buried here, including the city’s founder, William Hayward. All faiths welcome.

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Magen David at Monte Vista Memorial Gardens

Newly opened and the first consecrated Jewish cemetery established in Alameda County in more than 100 years, serving the entire Jewish community regardless of degree of observance.

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North Bay

B’nai Israel Cemetery

Oldest Jewish cemetery in Sonoma County, dating back to 1868. Includes an interfaith section; call for details. Now offers an area for Jewish cremations.

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The Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks in the West

Custodian of the Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries in the California Gold Country, dating to the 1850s: Sonora, Mokelumne Hill, Jackson, Placerville, Nevada City, Grass Valley and Marysville.

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Gan Yarok at Fernwood Cemetery  

This sacred section of Fernwood was established to serve the Jewish community as a place of rest rooted in nature and guided by tradition.

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Kol Shalom Jewish Cemetery of Marin

Bucolic Jewish cemetery serving both affiliated and unaffiliated Jews who wish to be buried in an inclusive Jewish cemetery. Mixed faith burial available, call for details.

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Ner Shalom Progressive Cemetery

Serene cemetery in Pleasant Hills Memorial Park, Sebastopol. Available to the entire Jewish community: Ner Shalom members and non-members, Jewish and non-Jewish spouses and family members. Sites for both full-body and cremated remains.

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Ner Tamid Jewish Cemetery | Maintained by Congregation Beth Shalom – Napa

Located within the scenic 160-year-old St. Helena Cemetery, this community cemetery section is open to Jews and their families, regardless of affiliation.

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Sha’arei Shalom Cemetery

Located atop a knoll in San Rafael with magnificent views of the Bay and Mt. Tamalpais. It is an ideal choice for those who love natural beauty.

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Peninsula

Gan Emeth Cemetery

Newly expanded and landscaped cemetery serving the needs of the South Bay Jewish community. Unaffiliated individuals are welcome. Single and double-depth burials, cremation options. Natural setting.

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Gan Hazikaron/Garden of Remembrance Cemetery

Serving the Jewish community of the Peninsula. One of Northern California's most picturesque memorial parks, overlooking the coastal hills. Maintained by Peninsula Temple Beth El.

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Los Gatos Memorial Park

Honoring the Jewish community's traditions with an attractive and affordable space in Shalom Garden. Burial, cremation and a wide variety of permanent memorialization options are available.

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San Francisco

Eternal Home Cemetery

A 25-acre nonprofit Jewish cemetery in Colma offering traditional, green and Orthodox burial, along with congregational areas, a Holocaust memorial, The Memory Garden for perinatal loss and an onsite chapel.

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