Montefiore Cemetery
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1908[1] |
| Location | Springfield Gardens, Queens, New York |
| Coordinates | 40°41′09″N 73°44′33″W / 40.68583°N 73.74250°WCoordinates: 40°41′09″N 73°44′33″W / 40.68583°N 73.74250°W |
| Type | Jewish, not Shomer Shabbos |
| Owned by | Springfield L. I. Cemetery Society |
| Website | www.montefiores.com |
| Find a Grave | Find a Grave |
| The Political Graveyard | The Political Graveyard |
Montefiore Cemetery, also known as "Old Montefiore Cemetery," is a Jewish cemetery in Springfield Gardens, Queens, New York. The cemetery is called by many names. It is known as Old Montefiore, Springfield, or less commonly just plain Montefiore.
Notable burials
- Hyman Amberg, mobster[2]
- Joseph C. Amberg, mobster[3]
- Louis Amberg, mobster[4]
- Al "Bummy" Davis, boxer
- Herb Edelman, actor
- Alexander Granach, actor
- Shemaryahu Gurary, Chabad rabbi[5]
- Ari Halberstam, student murdered in anti-Jewish attack
- Lou Limmer, baseball player
- Barnett Newman, artist
- Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe[6]
- Menachem Mendel Schneerson, seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe[6]
- Arnold Schuster, Brooklyn clothing salesman and amateur detective
- Aryeh Leib Schochet, Radifker Rebbe
- Sholom Secunda, songwriter
- Jacob Shapiro, mobster
- Dave Tarras, musician
- Abraham Telvi, mobster
New Montefiore
In 1928, Montefiore Cemetery expanded to include a second site in Farmingdale, New York, known as New Montefiore Cemetery.
References
- ↑ Montefiores homepage
- ↑ Hyman Amberg at Find a Grave
- ↑ Joseph Amberg at Find a Grave
- ↑ Louis Amberg at Find a Grave
- ↑ Heilman, Samuel; Friedman, Menachem (2012). The Rebbe: The Life and Afterlife of Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Princeton University Press. p. 54. ISBN 0-691-15442-2.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Heilman and Friedman (2012), p. 17.