San Diego, California

Focus on Home of Peace Cemetery:  Lots of laws (religious, that is) surround Jewish burials: purification of the remains, rending the garments, inhumation within 24 hours, no cremation, no above-ground burial, and interment only among fellow Jews. Sometimes, Jewish burial grounds are separate cemeteries of their own. Other times, they are sections of larger cemeteries. Home of Peace opened in 1892 when a corner of Mount Hope Cemetery was sold to a local congregation. [2013]