Beth David Cemetery

Beth David Cemetery
Details
Established	1917(108 years ago) (1917)
Location	Elmont, New York
Country	United States
Coordinates	40°41′57″N73°42′22″W / 40.6992°N 73.7062°W / 40.6992; -73.7062
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, 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]
• Ed Chalpin (1935–2019 ), record executive and producer
• Barbara Craddock (1940–2005), dancer and choreographer
• Happy Foreman (1899–1953), baseball player
• Noah Greenberg (1919–1966), conductor
• Benjamin Heller (c. 1905-1974), English-American lawyer and politician
• 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
• 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
• Lewis Rome (1933–2015), attorney and politician
• Elyakim Rosenblatt (1933–2019), Orthodox rabbi
• Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (1923–1983), politician
• Frank Russek (1875/1876-1948), businessman
• 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

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