Mount Hebron Cemetery

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Mount Hebron is a Jewish cemetery located in the Flushing neighborhood of New York City. It was founded in 1919. It is noted for its Yiddish theater section. ^{[1] [2]}

Notable people buried in Mount Hebron include:

• Benny Leonard (1896–1947), a renowned prize fighter who was once lightweight champ and won over 200 fights

• Leo Frank (1884–1915), the only Jew ever lynched in the United States

• Menasha Skulnik , actor (1892-1970)

• Maurice Schwartz, actor (1891-1960)

• Boris Thomashevsky, actor (1866-1939)

• Bessie Thomashefsky, actress (1873 - 1962)

• Ida Kaminska, actress (1899-1980),

• Bertha Kalish Spachner, actress (died 1939)

• Aaron Lebeleff, actor (died 1960)

• Pesach'ke Burstein (1896-1986)

• Misha Fishzon (1884-1949)

• Celia Adler Forman (1889-1979)

• Molly Picon Kalish, actress (1898-1992)

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[edit] External Links

http://www.mounthebroncemetery.com/

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