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'''Beth David Cemetery''' is a [[Jewish]] cemetery<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nndb.com/cemetery/852/000208228/|title=Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, NY|website=www.nndb.com|accessdate=29 January 2019}}</ref> located at 300 Elmont Road in [[Elmont, New York]]. The cemetery was established in 1917. As of 2012, there were approximately 245,000 burials in the cemetery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iajgsjewishcemeteryproject.org/new-york-ny/long-island-elmontbeth-david-nassau-county.html|title=Long Island: Elmont/Beth David: (Nassau County) - new-york-ny- - International Jewish Cemetery Project|website=www.iajgsjewishcemeteryproject.org|accessdate=29 January 2019}}</ref>
'''Beth David Cemetery''' is a [[Jewish]] cemetery<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nndb.com/cemetery/852/000208228/|title=Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, NY|website=www.nndb.com|accessdate=29 January 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iajgsjewishcemeteryproject.org/new-york-ny/long-island-elmontbeth-david-nassau-county.html|title=Long Island: Elmont/Beth David: (Nassau County) - new-york-ny- - International Jewish Cemetery Project|website=www.iajgsjewishcemeteryproject.org|accessdate=29 January 2019}}</ref>


==Notable interments==
==Notable interments==
*[[Iris Apfel]] (1921–2024), fashion designer<ref>[https://mymodernmet.com/iris-apfel-rip/ Legendary Style Icon and Designer Iris Apfel Dies at 102 , Leaving Behind a Colorful Legacy]</ref>
*[[Sam Ash]] (1897–1956), violinist
*[[Sam Ash]] (1897–1956), violinist
*[[The Purple Gang|Abe Axler]] (1901–1933), mobster
*[[Eduard Bloch]] (1872–1945), personal physician to the family of [[Adolf Hitler]]
*[[Eduard Bloch]] (1872–1945), personal physician to the family of [[Adolf Hitler]]
*[[Rube Bloom]] (1902–1976), musician
*[[Rube Bloom]] (1902–1976), musician
*[[Dori Brenner]] (1946–2000), actress
*[[Dori Brenner]] (1946–2000), actress
*[[Joseph Brody]] (1877–1937), composer
*[[Joseph Brody]] (1877–1937), composer
*[[Joyce Brothers]] (1927–2013), psychologist<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/lifestyle/people/sdut-popular-psychologist-joyce-brothers-dead-at-85-2013may13-story.html|title=Popular psychologist Joyce Brothers dead at 85|last1=Ilnytzky|first1=Ula|last2=Cohen|first2=Sandy|agency=Associated Press|publisher=San Diego Union Tribune|website=sandiegouniontribune.com|accessdate=29 January 2019}}</ref>
*[[Joyce Brothers]] (1927–2013), psychologist<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/lifestyle/people/sdut-popular-psychologist-joyce-brothers-dead-at-85-2013may13-story.html|title=Popular psychologist Joyce Brothers dead at 85|last1=Ilnytzky|first1=Ula|last2=Cohen|first2=Sandy|date=13 May 2013|agency=Associated Press|work=San Diego Union Tribune|accessdate=29 January 2019}}</ref>
*[[Barbara Craddock]] (1940–2005), dancer and choreographer
*[[Barbara Craddock]] (1940–2005), dancer and choreographer
*[[Happy Foreman]] (1899–1953), baseball player
*[[Happy Foreman]] (1899–1953), baseball player
*[[Noah Greenberg]] (1919–1966), conductor
*[[Noah Greenberg]] (1919–1966), conductor
*[[Bernard Herrmann]] (1911–1975), composer<ref>[https://theclassicmoviemuse.com/2021/10/29/visiting-the-maestro-the-final-resting-place-of-bernard-herrmann-in-elmont-new-york/ Visiting the Final Resting Place of Composer Bernard Herrmann]</ref>
*[[Bernard Herrmann]] (1911–1975), composer<ref>{{cite web |date=29 October 2021 |url=https://theclassicmoviemuse.com/2021/10/29/visiting-the-maestro-the-final-resting-place-of-bernard-herrmann-in-elmont-new-york/ |title=Visiting the Final Resting Place of Composer Bernard Herrmann |website=The Classic Movie Muse}}</ref>
*[[Israel J. Hochman]] (1875–1940), bandleader and music arranger
*[[Israel J. Hochman]] (1875–1940), bandleader and music arranger
*[[Sol Kaplan]] (1919–1990), composer
*[[Sol Kaplan]] (1919–1990), composer
*[[Andy Kaufman]] (1949–1984), comedian and actor<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities/andy-kaufman-remains-buried-in-elmont-despite-daughter-s-claims-1.6439472|title=Kaufman buried in Elmont despite 'daughter's' claim|website=Newsday|accessdate=29 January 2019}}</ref>
*[[Andy Kaufman]] (1949–1984), comedian and actor<ref>{{cite web|last=Whittle|first=Patrick|date=15 November 2013|url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities/andy-kaufman-remains-buried-in-elmont-despite-daughter-s-claims-1.6439472|title=Kaufman buried in Elmont despite 'daughter's' claim|website=Newsday|accessdate=29 January 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129181430/https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities/andy-kaufman-remains-buried-in-elmont-despite-daughter-s-claims-1.6439472|archive-date=29 January 2019}}</ref>
*[[Martin Landau]] (1928–2017), actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/2017/07/27/martin-landau-death-certificate/|title=Martin Landau Died from Massive Internal Bleeding|website=TMZ}}</ref>
*[[Martin Landau]] (1928–2017), actor<ref>{{cite web|date=27 July 2017|url=http://www.tmz.com/2017/07/27/martin-landau-death-certificate/|title=Martin Landau Died from Massive Internal Bleeding|website=TMZ}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Marzlock |first=Ron |date=3 December 2020 |url=https://www.qchron.com/qboro/i_have_often_walked/academy-award-winning-actor-lived-in-jackson-heights/article_bf51cea2-3a13-5363-bfde-99f1b0f56d53.html |title=Academy award-winning actor lived in Jackson Heights |work=Queens Chronicle}}</ref>
*[[Jay Larkin]] (1950–2010), television executive
*[[Jay Larkin]] (1950–2010), television executive
*[[Sam Levenson]] (1911–1980), humorist
*[[Sam Levenson]] (1911–1980), humorist
*[[Barry Lewis (historian)|Barry Lewis]] (1945–2021), historian
*[[Barry Lewis (historian)|Barry Lewis]] (1945–2021), historian
*[[Chuck Low]] (1928–2017), actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?n=charles-low&pid=186775783&referrer=0&preview=false|title=Charles Low Obituary|publisher=|accessdate=29 January 2019}}</ref>
*[[Chuck Low]] (1928–2017), actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?n=charles-low&pid=186775783&referrer=0&preview=false|title=Charles Low Obituary|website=[[Legacy.com]] |publisher=|accessdate=29 January 2019}}</ref>
*[[Sidney Lumet]] (1924–2011), film director
*[[Sidney Lumet]] (1924–2011), film director
*[[Jackie Mason]] (1928–2021), comedian and actor
*[[Jackie Mason]] (1928–2021), comedian and actor
*[[Jack Newfield]] (1938–2004), journalist<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2004/12/22/jack-newfield-columnist-dies/|title=Jack Newfield, Columnist, Dies|first=|last=Andy Soltis|date=22 December 2004|publisher=|accessdate=29 January 2019}}</ref>
*[[Jack Newfield]] (1938–2004), journalist<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2004/12/22/jack-newfield-columnist-dies/|title=Jack Newfield, Columnist, Dies|first=Andy|last=Soltis|date=22 December 2004|work=New York Post|accessdate=29 January 2019}}</ref>
*[[Mitchell Parish]] (1900–1993), lyricist
*[[Mitchell Parish]] (1900–1993), lyricist
*[[Robert Plotnik]] (1943-2018), owner of "Bleecker Bob's" record shop
*[[Robert Plotnik]] (1943-2018), owner of "Bleecker Bob's" record shop
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*[[Elyakim Rosenblatt]] (1933–2019), Orthodox rabbi
*[[Elyakim Rosenblatt]] (1933–2019), Orthodox rabbi
*[[Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal]] (1923–1983), politician
*[[Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal]] (1923–1983), politician
*[[Aaron Schechter]] (1928-2023), Orthodox rabbi
*[[Walt Singer]] (1911–1992), football player
*[[Walt Singer]] (1911–1992), football player
*[[Solomon Smulewitz]] (1866-1943), Yiddish vaudeville singer and songwriter
*[[Harry Strauss]] (1909–1941), mobster
*[[Harry Strauss]] (1909–1941), mobster
*[[Herbert Tenzer]] (1905–1993), politician
*[[Herbert Tenzer]] (1905–1993), politician
*[[Abe Vigoda]] (1921–2016), actor<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pagesix.com/2016/01/31/abe-vigoda-celebrated-with-laughs-at-funeral-service/|title=Abe Vigoda celebrated with laughs at funeral service|first1=David K.|last1=Li|first2=Reuven|last2=Fenton|date=31 January 2016|publisher=|accessdate=29 January 2019}}</ref>
*[[Abe Vigoda]] (1921–2016), actor<ref>[https://www.hollywood.com/general/abe-vigoda-mourned-at-the-godfather-themed-funeral-60532390 Abe Vigoda mourned at The Godfather-themed funeral]</ref>
*[[Larry Wachtel]] (1930-2007), radio commentator
*[[Leibele Waldman]] (1907–1969), composer and actor
*[[Leibele Waldman]] (1907–1969), composer and actor
*[[Herman Wouk]] (1915–2019), author
*[[Herman Wouk]] (1915–2019), author<ref>[http://navylog.navymemorial.org/wouk-herman Herman Wouk]</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:31, 7 April 2024

Beth David Cemetery
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Established1917
Location
Elmont, New York
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40°41′57″N 73°42′22″W / 40.6992°N 73.7062°W / 40.6992; -73.7062
TypeJewish
Find 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[edit]

References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beth David Cemetery.
  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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