Beth David Cemetery
Beth David Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery[1] located at 300 Elmont Road in Elmont, New York, United States. The cemetery was established in 1917. As of 2012, there were approximately 245,000 burials in the cemetery.[2]
| Beth David Cemetery | |
|---|---|
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| Details | |
| Established | 1917 |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40.6992°N 73.7062°W |
| Type | Jewish |
| Find a Grave | Beth David Cemetery |
Notable interments
- Sam Ash (1897–1956), violinist
- Abe Axler (1901–1933), mobster
- Eduard Bloch (1872–1945), personal physician to the family of Adolf Hitler
- Rube Bloom (1902–1976), musician
- Dori Brenner (1946–2000), actress
- Joseph Brody (1877–1937), composer
- Joyce Brothers (1927–2013), psychologist[3]
- Barbara Craddock (1940–2005), dancer and choreographer
- Happy Foreman (1899–1953), baseball player
- Noah Greenberg (1919–1966), conductor
- Bernard Herrmann (1911–1975), composer[4]
- Israel J. Hochman (1875–1940), bandleader and music arranger
- Sol Kaplan (1919–1990), composer
- Andy Kaufman (1949–1984), comedian and actor[5]
- Martin Landau (1928–2017), actor[6]
- Jay Larkin (1950–2010), television executive
- Sam Levenson (1911–1980), humorist
- Barry Lewis (1945–2021), historian
- Chuck Low (1928–2017), actor[7]
- Sidney Lumet (1924–2011), film director
- Jackie Mason (1928–2021), comedian and actor
- Jack Newfield (1938–2004), journalist[8]
- Mitchell Parish (1900–1993), lyricist
- Robert Plotnik (1943-2018), owner of "Bleecker Bob's" record shop
- Doc Pomus (1925–1991), musician
- Mnachem Risikoff (1866–1960), rabbi and scholar[9]
- Saul Rogovin (1923–1995), baseball player
- Elyakim Rosenblatt (1933–2019), Orthodox rabbi
- Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (1923–1983), politician
- Aaron Schechter (1928-2023), Orthodox rabbi
- Walt Singer (1911–1992), football player
- Harry Strauss (1909–1941), mobster
- Herbert Tenzer (1905–1993), politician
- Abe Vigoda (1921–2016), actor[10]
- Larry Wachtel (1930-2007), radio commentator
- Leibele Waldman (1907–1969), composer and actor
- Herman Wouk (1915–2019), author[11]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beth David Cemetery.
- "Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, NY". www.nndb.com. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- "Long Island: Elmont/Beth David: (Nassau County) - new-york-ny- - International Jewish Cemetery Project". www.iajgsjewishcemeteryproject.org. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- Ilnytzky, Ula; Cohen, Sandy (13 May 2013). "Popular psychologist Joyce Brothers dead at 85". San Diego Union Tribune. Associated Press. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- "Visiting the Final Resting Place of Composer Bernard Herrmann". The Classic Movie Muse. 29 October 2021.
- Whittle, Patrick (15 November 2013). "Kaufman buried in Elmont despite 'daughter's' claim". Newsday. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- "Martin Landau Died from Massive Internal Bleeding". TMZ. 27 July 2017.
- "Charles Low Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- Soltis, Andy (22 December 2004). "Jack Newfield, Columnist, Dies". New York Post. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- Rabbi Menachem Risikoff
- Abe Vigoda mourned at The Godfather-themed funeral
- Herman Wouk
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