Montefiore Cemetery
| Montefiore Cemetery (registered as Springfield L. I. Cemetery Society) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1908[1] |
| Location | 121-83 Springfield Boulevard Springfield Gardens, Queens, New York |
| Coordinates | 40°41′09″N 73°44′33″W / 40.68583°N 73.74250°W |
| Type | Jewish |
| Owned by | Springfield L.I. Cemetery Society |
| No. of graves | about 150,000 |
| Website | www.montefiores.com |
| Find a Grave | Montefiore Cemetery |
| The Political Graveyard | Montefiore Cemetery |
Montefiore Cemetery, also known as "Old Montefiore Cemetery", is a Jewish cemetery in Springfield Gardens, Queens, New York, established in 1908. The cemetery is called by several names, including Old Montefiore, Springfield, or less commonly, just Montefiore. More than 150,000 have been buried there.
The Shomrim Society, the fraternal society of Jewish officers in the New York City Police Department, has a burial plot for their members in Montefiore Cemetery, and it contains a large granite obelisk erected in 1949.[2]
Notable burials
- Hyman Amberg, mobster[3]
- Joseph C. Amberg, mobster[3]
- Louis Amberg, mobster[3][4]
- Al "Bummy" Davis, boxer[5]
- Herb Edelman (1933–1996), actor[6]
- Sidney A. Fine, New York state assemblyman, senator, and U.S. congressman[7]
- Fyvush Finkel, actor
- Alexander Granach, actor[8][9]
- Shemaryahu Gurary, Chabad rabbi[10]
- Ari Halberstam, student murdered in anti-Jewish attack[11]
- Philip M. Kleinfeld, New York State assemblyman, senator, and judge
- Oscar Lewis (1914–1970), author and anthropologist[12]
- Lou Limmer, baseball player
- Barnett Newman, artist[13]
- Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe[14]
- Menachem Mendel Schneerson, seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe[14]
- Arnold Schuster, Brooklyn clothing salesman and amateur detective[15]
- Aryeh Leib Schochet, Radifker Rebbe
- Sholom Secunda (1894–1974), songwriter[16]
- Jacob Shapiro, mobster[17]
- Irwin Steingut (1893–1952), politician, New York State Assemblyman from 1922 to 1952, Speaker of the Assembly in 1935[18]
- Dave Tarras, musician
- Abraham Telvi (1934 –1956), mobster[19]
New Montefiore
In 1928, Montefiore Cemetery expanded to a second site in Farmingdale, New York, named New Montefiore Cemetery.
References
- ^ Montefiores homepage
- ^ "Shaft to Honor Police Dead". New York Times. September 25, 1949. p. 49. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ a b c Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (Third ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company. pp. 18–19. ISBN 978-0-7864-7992-4. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "Louis Amberg Buried - No Ceremony Held for Gangster - Hunt for Slayer Pressed". New York Times. October 25, 1935. p. 17. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ Getty Images
- ^ Wilson, p. 219.
- ^ The Jews of Capitol Hill, p. 190
- ^ Wilson, p. 292.
- ^ From the Shtetl to the Stage
- ^ Heilman, Samuel; Friedman, Menachem (2012). The Rebbe: The Life and Afterlife of Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Princeton University Press. p. 54. ISBN 0-691-15442-2.
- ^ COLlive
- ^ Whitman, Alden (December 18, 1970). "Oscar Lewis, Author and Anthropologist, Dead". New York Times. p. 42. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ Queens Chronicle
- ^ a b Heilman and Friedman (2012), p. 17.
- ^ Perlmutter, Emanuel (March 10, 1952). "150 Police Seeking Schuster Slayer; Motive a Mystery - Hunt Sutton Crony - Tenuto, Escaped Felon, the Chief Suspect in Brooklyn Tragedy - Victim Received Threats - Letters, Calls Began After He Spotted Bandit, but Family Did Not Want Guard, Police Say". New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ Freeman, William (June 14, 1974). "Sholom Seconda Is Dead; Composer, Song Writer". New York Times. p. 36. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ Wilson, p. 679.
- ^ "Steingut Funeral Attended by 4,000 - Lehman and Farley Are Among Notables Attending Service for Minority Leader". New York Times. September 29, 1952. p. 23. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ Pearlmutter, Emanuel (August 22, 1956). "Body is Exhumed in Riesel Inquiry - Hogan Requests Move to See if Telvi Was Acid-Scarred - Ohio Pair Questioned Motive Is Sought". New York Times. p. 12. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
External links
 | This article about a location in Queens, New York is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
  | This article about a cemetery in the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about a Jewish cemetery is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |