Beth David Cemetery

Jewish cemetery in Elmont, New York
40°41′57″N 73°42′22″W / 40.6992°N 73.7062°W / 40.6992; -73.7062TypeJewishFind a GraveBeth 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]

Notable interments

  • Iris Apfel (1921–2024), fashion designer[3]
  • 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[4]
  • Barbara Craddock (1940–2005), dancer and choreographer
  • Happy Foreman (1899–1953), baseball player
  • Noah Greenberg (1919–1966), conductor
  • Bernard Herrmann (1911–1975), composer[5]
  • Israel J. Hochman (1875–1940), bandleader and music arranger
  • Sol Kaplan (1919–1990), composer
  • Andy Kaufman (1949–1984), comedian and actor[6]
  • Martin Landau (1928–2017), actor[7][8]
  • Jay Larkin (1950–2010), television executive
  • Sam Levenson (1911–1980), humorist
  • Barry Lewis (1945–2021), historian
  • Chuck Low (1928–2017), actor[9]
  • Sidney Lumet (1924–2011), film director
  • Jackie Mason (1928–2021), comedian and actor
  • Jack Newfield (1938–2004), journalist[10]
  • 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[11]
  • 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
  • Solomon Smulewitz (1866-1943), Yiddish vaudeville singer and songwriter
  • Harry Strauss (1909–1941), mobster
  • Herbert Tenzer (1905–1993), politician
  • Abe Vigoda (1921–2016), actor[12]
  • Larry Wachtel (1930-2007), radio commentator
  • Leibele Waldman (1907–1969), composer and actor
  • Herman Wouk (1915–2019), author[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, NY". www.nndb.com. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Long Island: Elmont/Beth David: (Nassau County) - new-york-ny- - International Jewish Cemetery Project". www.iajgsjewishcemeteryproject.org. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  3. ^ Legendary Style Icon and Designer Iris Apfel Dies at 102 , Leaving Behind a Colorful Legacy
  4. ^ Ilnytzky, Ula; Cohen, Sandy (13 May 2013). "Popular psychologist Joyce Brothers dead at 85". San Diego Union Tribune. Associated Press. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Visiting the Final Resting Place of Composer Bernard Herrmann". The Classic Movie Muse. 29 October 2021.
  6. ^ Whittle, Patrick (15 November 2013). "Kaufman buried in Elmont despite 'daughter's' claim". Newsday. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Martin Landau Died from Massive Internal Bleeding". TMZ. 27 July 2017.
  8. ^ Marzlock, Ron (3 December 2020). "Academy award-winning actor lived in Jackson Heights". Queens Chronicle.
  9. ^ "Charles Low Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  10. ^ Soltis, Andy (22 December 2004). "Jack Newfield, Columnist, Dies". New York Post. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  11. ^ Rabbi Menachem Risikoff
  12. ^ Abe Vigoda mourned at The Godfather-themed funeral
  13. ^ Herman Wouk
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