Beth David Cemetery
| Beth David Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1917 |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°41′57″N 73°42′22″W / 40.6992°N 73.7062°W |
| Type | Jewish |
| Find a Grave | Beth David Cemetery |
Beth David Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery[1] 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.[2]
Notable interments
- Eduard Bloch (1872–1945), personal physician to the family of Adolf Hitler
- Rube Bloom (1902–1976), musician
- Joyce Brothers (1927–2013), psychologist[3]
- Bernard Herrmann (1911–1975), composer
- Sol Kaplan (1919–1990), composer
- Andy Kaufman (1949–1984), comedian and actor[4]
- Martin Landau (1928–2017), actor[5]
- Sam Levenson (1911–1980), humorist
- Chuck Low (1928–2017), actor[6]
- Sidney Lumet (1924–2011), film director
- Jack Newfield (1938–2004), journalist[7]
- Doc Pomus (1925–1991), musician
- Saul Rogovin (1923–1995), baseball player
- Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (1923–1983), politician
- Walt Singer (1911–1992), football player
- Harry Strauss (1909–1941), mobster
- Herbert Tenzer (1905–1993), politician
- Abe Vigoda (1921–2016), actor[8]
- Alan Arthur Wilner (1961), beloved son and brother
- Herman Wouk (1915–2019), author
References
- ^ "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. "Popular psychologist Joyce Brothers dead at 85". sandiegouniontribune.com. San Diego Union Tribune. Associated Press. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Kaufman buried in Elmont despite 'daughter's' claim". Newsday. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Martin Landau Died from Massive Internal Bleeding". TMZ.
- ^ "Charles Low Obituary". Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ Andy Soltis (22 December 2004). "Jack Newfield, Columnist, Dies". Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ Li, David K.; Fenton, Reuven (31 January 2016). "Abe Vigoda celebrated with laughs at funeral service". Retrieved 29 January 2019.
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