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Bayside Cemetery (Queens)
Bayside Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery at 80-35 Pitkin Avenue in Ozone Park, Queens, New York City. It covers about and has about 35,000 interments. It is bordered on the east by Acacia Cemetery, on the north by Liberty Avenue, on the west by Mokom Sholom Cemetery, and on the south by Pitkin Avenue. Bayside was established by Congregation Shaare Zedek when the latter was an Orthodox Jewish synagogue on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Shaare Zedek still owns Bayside Cemetery and is currently a Conservative synagogue on Manhattan's Upper West Side, about away. The cemetery is reachable via the New York City Subway's IND Fulton Street Line () to the or stations. History Bayside was founded in 1865, making it one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in New York City that is still active. Among those buried there are military veterans from the Civil War and a victim of the sinking of the Titanic – George Rosenshine. Decline For several decades starting in the mid-20th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ozone Park, Queens
Ozone Park is a neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Queens, New York, United States. It is next to the Aqueduct Racetrack in South Ozone Park, a popular spot for Thoroughbred racing and home to the Resorts World Casino & Hotel. Traditionally home to a large Italian-American population, Ozone Park has grown to have many residents of Caribbean, Hispanic, and Asian backgrounds. While New York City neighborhoods do not have formal boundaries, Ozone Park is considered to have a northern border at Atlantic Avenue; the southern border is North Conduit Avenue, the western border is the Brooklyn/Queens border line; and the eastern border is up to 108th Street and Aqueduct Racetrack. Ozone Park is in two community districts, divided by Liberty and 103rd Avenues. The southern half of the neighborhood is in Queens Community District 10, which is covered by New York City Police Department's 106th Precinct, while the northern half is in Queens Community ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayside Acacia Cemetery - DSCF8662
Bayside may refer: United States *Bayside, California * Bayside High School (other), several schools in the U.S. and Canada * Bayside Marketplace, Miami, Florida *Bayside Historic District, a sub-neighborhood of the Belle Meade neighborhood of Upper Eastside, Miami, Florida *Bayside (Jeanerette, Louisiana), listed on the NRHP in Louisiana *Bayside Historic District (Northport, Maine), listed on the NRHP in Maine *Bayside, Maine, a residential zone in Northport, Maine *Bayside, a neighborhood in Portland, Maine * Bayside, Queens, New York, a neighborhood in New York City **Bayside (LIRR station), rail station in Queens *Bayside, Texas *Bayside, Accomack County, Virginia * Bayside, Virginia Beach, Virginia *Bayside, Westmoreland County, Virginia * Bayside, Wisconsin Canada *Bayside, New Brunswick *Bayside, Nova Scotia *Bayside, Ontario Other places *Bayside Comprehensive School, Gibraltar * Bayside, Dublin, in Ireland *City of Bayside, in the Australian State of V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cemetery Vandalism And Desecration
A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a burial ground and originally applied to the Roman catacombs. The term ''graveyard'' is often used interchangeably with cemetery, but a graveyard primarily refers to a burial ground within a churchyard. The intact or cremated remains of people may be interred in a grave, commonly referred to as burial, or in a tomb, an "above-ground grave" (resembling a sarcophagus), a mausoleum, columbarium, niche, or other edifice. In Western cultures, funeral ceremonies are often observed in cemeteries. These ceremonies or rites of passage differ according to cultural practices and religious beliefs. Modern cemeteries often include crematoria, and some grounds previously used for both, continue as crematoria as a principal use long after the interment areas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cemeteries In Queens, New York
A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a burial ground and originally applied to the Roman catacombs. The term ''graveyard'' is often used interchangeably with cemetery, but a graveyard primarily refers to a burial ground within a churchyard. The intact or cremated remains of people may be interred in a grave, commonly referred to as burial, or in a tomb, an "above-ground grave" (resembling a sarcophagus), a mausoleum, columbarium, niche, or other edifice. In Western cultures, funeral ceremonies are often observed in cemeteries. These ceremonies or rites of passage differ according to cultural practices and religious beliefs. Modern cemeteries often include crematoria, and some grounds previously used for both, continue as crematoria as a principal use long after the interment areas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1865 Establishments In New York (state)
Events January–March * January 4 – The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street, in New York City. * January 13 – American Civil War : Second Battle of Fort Fisher: United States forces launch a major amphibious assault against the last seaport held by the Confederates, Fort Fisher, North Carolina. * January 15 – American Civil War: United States forces capture Fort Fisher. * January 31 ** The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (conditional prohibition of slavery and involuntary servitude) passes narrowly, in the House of Representatives. ** American Civil War: Confederate General Robert E. Lee becomes general-in-chief. * February ** American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina burns, as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces. * February 3 – American Civil War : Hampton Roads Conference: Union and Confederate leaders discuss peace terms. * February 8 & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Wolff (American Booking Agent)
Harry Wolff (1890 – August 21, 1934), known professionally in the theater business as Harry Lorraine, was a booking agent for theater and vaudeville performers in the early 20th century. Wolff was born in Manhattan during 1890. He spent most of his professional career working for the firm Fally and Marcus as a booking agent for vaudeville entertainers, before creating his own agency in 1931. He was noted for supplying talent for dinners of the New York City Police Department and their department associations. He lived in Astoria, Queens, and died at his home unexpectedly, on August 21, 1934. He was buried in Bayside Cemetery in Ozone Park, Queens. An American film actor whose career overlapped also used the name Harry Lorraine, and there was also a British film actor named Harry Lorraine who appeared in some American films. References 1890 births 1934 deaths people from Manhattan 20th-century American Jews Jews from New York (state) {{DEFAULTSORT:Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lester Volk
Lester David Volk (September 17, 1884 – April 30, 1962) was an American physician, lawyer and politician from New York. Life Born in Brooklyn, New York, Volk attended the public and high schools. He graduated from Long Island College Hospital in 1906, practiced medicine, and was editor of the ''Medical Economist''. He also studied law, graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 1911, was admitted to the bar in 1913, and practiced in Brooklyn. Volk was a Progressive member of the New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 6th D.) in 1913. He was a coroner's physician in 1914. During World War I, he served as a first lieutenant in the Medical Corps with the American Expeditionary Forces in 1918 and 1919. He was largely instrumental in securing the soldiers' bonus granted by the State of New York. He was Judge Advocate of the Veterans of Foreign Wars for the State of New York in 1922. Volk was elected as a Republican to the 66th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Tobias
Charles Tobias (August 15, 1898 – July 7, 1970) was an American songwriter. Biography Born in New York City, United States, Tobias grew up in Worcester, Massachusetts with brothers Harry Tobias and Henry Tobias, also songwriters. He started his musical career in vaudeville. In 1923, he founded his own music publishing firm and worked on Tin Pan Alley. Tobias referred to himself as "the boy who writes the songs you sing." His credits include "Merrily We Roll Along," "Rose O'Day," "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer," "Comes Love," and " Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me)." With frequent collaborators Al Sherman and Howard Johnson he wrote, " Dew-Dew-Dewey Day". In the 1930s, Tobias and several of his fellow hit makers formed a revue called " Songwriters on Parade," performing across the Eastern seaboard on the Loew's and Keith circuits. He co-wrote the 1933 to 1936 Merrie Melodies theme song "I Think You're Ducky" with Gerald Marks and Sidney Clare. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Lewine
Frances Lewine (January 20, 1921 – January 19, 2008) was an American journalist and White House Press Corps, White House Correspondent. Biography Lewine was born January 20, 1921, in Far Rockaway, Queens. She and her brother spent much of their childhood there in an extended family household which included their first cousins Richard Feynman and Joan Feynman. Lewine attended Hunter College, where she edited the college newspaper. She worked for the Courier News (New Jersey), Courier-News in Plainfield, New Jersey before joining the Associated Press's New Jersey bureau. She joined the Associated Press White House press corps in 1956, "when another woman had reached 55 and had to retire." In March 1962, she traveled with the Kennedys as part of the press contingent on their world tour. After the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) determined that AP was violating the 1964 Civil Rights Act (only 7% of the AP's reporters were women in 1973), Lewine together with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Karlin
William Karlin (March 29, 1882 – December 1944) was an American politician and labor leader from New York. Life He was born in the Russian Empire, the son of Samuel Karlin and Rose Karlin. The family emigrated to the United States, and settled in New York City. He attended the public schools and was licensed as a pharmacist in 1901. He studied law at New York University School of Law from 1906 to 1908, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in New York City. On November 10, 1917, he married Ida Beck (died 1972). He was a Socialist member of the New York State Assembly (New York Co., 4th D.) in 1918. In 1920, he appeared as counsel for the five suspended Socialist members of the 143rd New York State Legislature during their trial for fitness to take their seats, which ended with their expulsion. In 1922, Karlin ran in the 20th District for Congress, but was defeated by Republican Fiorello La Guardia. Karlin ran unsuccessfully on the Socialist ticket for New York Attorney Gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CAJAC
Community Alliance for Jewish-affiliated Cemeteries (CAJAC) is a nonprofit organization established to rescue and maintain Jewish cemeteries. CAJAC's mission is to be a central repository for fundraising, endowment management and the general care of abandoned and at-risk Jewish cemeteries. History The organization was incorporated as Friends of Bayside Cemetery on September 22, 2006.Community Alliance for Jewish-affiliated Cemeteries, Inc. ''Division of Corporations''. New York State Department of State. Accessed on January 13, 2016. It officially changed its name to Community Association for Jewish At-risk Cemeteries on April 13, 2007. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jewish Week
''The Jewish Week'' is a weekly independent community newspaper targeted towards the Jewish community of the metropolitan New York City area. ''The Jewish Week'' covers news relating to the Jewish community in NYC. In March 2016, ''The Jewish Week'' announced its partnership with the online newspaper ''The Times of Israel''. Later in 2016, ''The Jewish Week'' acquired the ''New Jersey Jewish News''. In July 2020, ''The Jewish Week'' suspended publication of its weekly print publication, and in January 2021 announced its acquisition by 70 Faces Media, the publisher of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and other Jewish brands, under whose umbrella it continues as an all-digital brand. Editorial staff Gary Rosenblatt was the editor and publisher from 1993 to 2019. Andrew Silow-Carroll took over in September 2019. Rosenblatt served as editor at large and continued to write for the paper and be involved in several of its educational projects. Phillip Ritzenberg was publisher and edito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
