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Mount Hebron is a
Jewish cemetery A Jewish cemetery ( he, בית עלמין ''beit almin'' or ''beit kvarot'') is a cemetery where Jews are buried in keeping with Jewish tradition. Cemeteries are referred to in several different ways in Hebrew, including ''beit kevarot' ...
located in
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,
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,
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. It was founded in 1903 as the Jewish section of Cedar Grove Cemetery, and occupies the vast majority of the grounds at Cedar Grove. The cemetery is on the former Spring Hill estate of colonial governor
Cadwallader Colden Cadwallader Colden (7 February 1688 – 28 September 1776) was a physician, natural scientist, a lieutenant governor and acting Governor for the Province of New York. Early life Colden was born on 7 February 1688 in Ireland, of Scottish par ...
. Mount Hebron is arranged in blocks, which are then split up into sections or society grounds. Sections were originally sold mainly to families or Jewish community groups such as
landsmanshaftn A landsmanshaft ( yi, לאַנדסמאַנשאַפט, also landsmanschaft; plural: landsmanshaftn) is a mutual aid society, benefit society, or hometown society of Jewish immigrants from the same European town or region. History The Landsmanshaf ...
, mutual aid societies, and burial societies. For instance, Mount Hebron is known for having a section reserved for people who worked in New York City's
Yiddish theater Yiddish theatre consists of plays written and performed primarily by Jews in Yiddish, the language of the Central European Ashkenazi Jewish community. The range of Yiddish theatre is broad: operetta, musical comedy, and satiric or nostalgic re ...
industry. While this type of organization is common for
American Jewish American Jews or Jewish Americans are American citizens who are Jewish, whether by religion, ethnicity, culture, or nationality. Today the Jewish community in the United States consists primarily of Ashkenazi Jews, who descend from dias ...
cemeteries, Mount Hebron has an especially diverse range of society grounds. About 226,000 people have been buried in Mount Hebron since it opened. There is a large
Workmen's Circle The Workers Circle or Der Arbeter Ring ( yi, דער אַרבעטער־רינג), formerly The Workmen's Circle, is an American Jewish nonprofit organization that promotes social and economic justice, Jewish community and education, including Yiddi ...
section in both Cedar Grove and Mount Hebron Cemetery, with about 12,000 burials of Jewish and non-Jewish members of the Workmen's Circle. Mount Hebron also hosts a number of
Holocaust The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews across German-occupied Europe; ...
memorials erected on society grounds by Jewish immigrants. For instance, there is a large monument erected by immigrants and descendants of immigrants from the city of
Grodno Grodno (russian: Гродно, pl, Grodno; lt, Gardinas) or Hrodna ( be, Гродна ), is a city in western Belarus. The city is located on the Neman River, 300 km (186 mi) from Minsk, about 15 km (9 mi) from the Polish b ...
in what is today western
Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...
. The monument is dedicated "In memoriam to our dear parents, brothers and sisters of the city of Grodno and environs who were brutally persecuted and slain by the Nazis during World War II."


Notable burials

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Celia Adler Celia Feinman Adler (December 6, 1889 – January 31, 1979) was an American actress, known as the "First Lady of the Yiddish Theatre". Early life She was born in New York City, as Tzirele Adler (soon after known as Celia), the daughter of ...
(1889–1979),
Yiddish theater Yiddish theatre consists of plays written and performed primarily by Jews in Yiddish, the language of the Central European Ashkenazi Jewish community. The range of Yiddish theatre is broad: operetta, musical comedy, and satiric or nostalgic re ...
actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...
* Henrietta Jacobson Adler (1906–1988), Yiddish theater actress * Julius Adler (1906–1994), Yiddish theater
actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lit ...
* Jules Bender (1914–1982),
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star * Mina Bern (1911–2010), Yiddish theater actress *
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(1891–1943),
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and
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personality *
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(approx. 1899–1970), Yiddish theater actor *
Reizl Bozyk Reizl Bozyk (born 13 May 1914, Poland – 1 October 1993, New York, New York, USA), also known as Rose Bozyk and Róża Bożyk, was a Polish-born American actress of the Yiddish theatre. Her claim to mainstream fame was her sole film role, playi ...
(1914–1993), Yiddish theater actress *
Paulina Lavitz Paulina Lavitz (March 29, 1879 — September 20, 1959), also seen as Pepi Lavitz, was a Polish-born actress in American Yiddish theatre. Early life Pilpel "Pepi" Lavitz was born in Lemberg, Galicia (now Lviv, Ukraine).Rabbi Chaim Noach Brevda A rabbi () is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as ''semikha'' – following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of ...
(1914–1999), Rabbi, Brighton Beach, Brooklyn * Louis Buchalter (1897–1944), organized crime figure, boss of
Murder, Inc. Murder, Inc. (Murder, Incorporated) was an organized crime group, active from 1929 to 1941, that acted as the enforcement arm of the National Crime Syndicatea closely connected criminal organization that included the Italian-American Mafia, the ...
* Lillian Lux Burstein (1918–2005), Yiddish theater actress * Pesach'ke Burstein (1896–1986), Yiddish theater actor *
Louis Cohen Louis Cohen (Born Louis Kushner ''alias'' “Louis Kerzner” January 1, 1904 – January 28, 1939) was a New York mobster who murdered labor racketeer "Kid Dropper" Nathan Kaplan and was an associate of labor racketeer Louis "Lepke" Buchalte ...
(1904–1939), mobster *
Isidore Dollinger Isidore Dollinger (November 13, 1903 – January 30, 2000) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing New York from 1949 to 1959. Life Dollinger was born on November 13 ...
(1903–2000), New York State Senator and Assemblyman, U.S. Congressman, and
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*
Sergei Dovlatov Sergei Donatovich Dovlatov (russian: link=no, Сергей Донатович Довлатов; 1941 1990) was a Soviet journalist and writer. Internationally, he is one of the most popular Russian writers of the late 20th century. Biography ...
(1941–1990), writer *
Alfred Eisenstaedt Alfred Eisenstaedt (December 6, 1898 – August 23, 1995) was a German-born American photographer and photojournalist. He began his career in Germany prior to World War II but achieved prominence as a staff photographer for ''Life'' magazine af ...
(1898–1995),
photojournalist Photojournalism is journalism that uses images to tell a news story. It usually only refers to still images, but can also refer to video used in broadcast journalism. Photojournalism is distinguished from other close branches of photography (such ...
* Shep Fields (1910–1981), bandleader * Misha Fishzon (1884–1949) * Louis D. Gibbs (1880–1929), lawyer, assemblyman, Bronx County Court judge, New York Supreme Court Justice *
Jack Gilford Jack Gilford (born Jacob Aaron Gellman; July 25, 1908 – June 4, 1990) was an American Broadway, film, and television actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for '' Save the Tiger'' (1973). Early life Gilf ...
(1908–1990) Broadway, film and television performer * Madeline Lee Gilford (1923–2008), film and stage actress, theatrical producer, wife of Jack Gilford *
Jennie Goldstein Jennie Goldstein (May 8, 1896 – February 9, 1960) was a Jewish American theater actress and singer. Early life Goldstein was born in New York; her father was a butcher. When she was 6, actress Rosa Margulies noticed her pretty voice and dre ...
(1896–1960), Yiddish theater actress *
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(d. 1931), founder of Grossinger's resort *
Adolph Held Adolph Held (May 16, 1885 – May 14, 1969) was a Galician-born Jewish American newspaper editor, banker, and labor activist. Life Held was born on May 16, 1885 in Boryslav, Austro-Hungarian Empire, the son of Jacob Held and Tauba Yetta Singer. ...
(1885–1969), New York City alderman, ''Forward'' editor and manager, labor activist * Max Jacobson (1900–1979), physician often known as Dr. Feelgood *
Marvin Kaplan Marvin Wilbur Kaplan (January 24, 1927 – August 25, 2016) was an American actor, playwright and screenwriter. Best known as Henry Beesmeyer in ''Alice'' (1978–1985). Early years Kaplan was born on January 24, 1927, in Brooklyn, New York, th ...
(1927–2016), actor *
Nathan Kaplan "Kid Dropper" Nathan Caplin or Kaplan (August 3, 1891 – August 28, 1923), also known as Jack the Dropper, was an American gangster who controlled labor racketeering and extortion in New York City during the post- World War I period into the ea ...
(1891–1923), gangster *
Alan King Alan King (born Irwin Alan Kniberg; December 26, 1927 – May 9, 2004) was an American actor and comedian known for his biting wit and often angry humorous rants. King became well known as a Jewish comedian and satirist. He was also a serious a ...
(1927–2004),
comedian A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting foolish (as in slapstick), or employing prop comedy. A comedian who addresses an audienc ...
*
Harry Kopp Harry Kopp (February 22, 1880 – October 27, 1943) was a Belarusian-born Jewish-American lawyer and politician. Life Kopp was born on February 22, 1880, in Brest-Litovsk, Russia, the son of Benjamin Kopp and Sarah Yochen. Kopp immigrated to A ...
(1880–1943), lawyer and politician *
Abraham Landau Dutch Schultz (born Arthur Simon Flegenheimer; August 6, 1901October 24, 1935) was an American mobster. Based in New York City in the 1920s and 1930s, he made his fortune in organized crime-related activities, including bootlegging and the n ...
(1895–1935), mobster *
Eddie Layton Edward M. Layton (October 10, 1925 – December 26, 2004) was an American stadium organist who played at old Yankee Stadium for nearly 40 years, earning him membership in the New York Sports Hall of Fame. Early life Layton was a native of Philad ...
(1925–2004), organist for the
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*
Aaron Lebedeff According to Abrahamic religions, Aaron ''′aharon'', ar, هارون, Hārūn, Greek (Septuagint): Ἀαρών; often called Aaron the priest ()., group="note" ( or ; ''’Ahărōn'') was a prophet, a high priest, and the elder brother of ...
(1873–1960), Yiddish theater actor * Fred Lebow (1932–1994), founder the
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and president of the
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Club *
Raphael Lemkin Raphael Lemkin ( pl, Rafał Lemkin; 24 June 1900 – 28 August 1959) was a Polish lawyer who is best known for coining the term ''genocide'' and initiating the Genocide Convention, an interest spurred on after learning about the Armenian genocid ...
(1900–1959), initiator of the
Genocide Convention The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (CPPCG), or the Genocide Convention, is an international treaty that criminalizes genocide and obligates state parties to pursue the enforcement of its prohibition. It wa ...
*
Shifra Lerer Shifra Lerer (August 30, 1915 – March 12, 2011) was an Argentine-born American Yiddish theater actress based in New York City. Lerer appeared opposite every major Yiddish theater actor during her career, which lasted 90 years. She was also ...
(1915–2011), Yiddish theater actress *
Jeanne Manford Jeanne Sobelson Manford (December 4, 1920 – January 8, 2013) was an American schoolteacher and activist. She co-founded the support group organization, PFLAG, for which she was awarded the 2012 Presidential Citizens Medal. Family Born Jean S ...
(1920-2013), American teacher and LGBTQ+ activist * Menashe Oppenheim (1905–1973), Yiddish theater and film actor *
Sam Paul Sam Paul (1874 – January 10, 1927) was an American gambler and underworld figure in New York City at the start of the 20th century. Founder of the Sam Paul Association, he was also a major political organizer for Tammany Hall. The Rosent ...
(1874–1927), gambler, underworld figure, businessman, and political organizer *
Jack Pearl Jack Pearl (born Jack Perlman; October 29, 1894 – December 25, 1982) was a vaudeville performer and a star of early radio. He was best known for his character Baron Munchausen. Vaudeville and early films Born in New York, Pearl debuted as a ...
(1894–1982),
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performer and radio comedian * Nathan D. Perlman (1887–1952), U.S. congressman *
Molly Picon Molly Picon ( yi, מאָלי פּיקאָן; born Malka Opiekun; February 28, 1898 – April 5, 1992) was an American actress of stage, screen, radio and television, as well as a lyricist and dramatic storyteller. She began her career in Yidd ...
Kalich (1898–1992), Yiddish theater actress *
Gregory Ratoff Gregory Ratoff (born Grigory Vasilyevich Ratner; russian: Григорий Васильевич Ратнер, tr. ; April 20, c. 1893 – December 14, 1960) was a Russian-born American film director, actor and producer. As an actor, he was bes ...
(1893–1960), Yiddish theater and Hollywood actor and director * Jack Rechtzeit (1903–1988), Yiddish theater actor * Morris D. Reiss (–1949), lawyer and member of the
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* Miriam Kressyn Rexite (1910–1996), Yiddish theater actress and singer * Seymour Rexite (1908–2002), Yiddish theater actor and singer *
Solomon Schechter Solomon Schechter ( he, שניאור זלמן הכהן שכטר‎; 7 December 1847 – 19 November 1915) was a Moldavian-born British-American rabbi, academic scholar and educator, most famous for his roles as founder and President of the ...
(1847–1915),
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theologian *
Fred Schmertz Fred Schmertz (November 10, 1888 – March 25, 1976) was a founder member of the Millrose Athletic Association in 1908 and the Millrose Games in 1914. For the latter, he was meet director between 1934 and 1974. Schmertz acted as assistant meet d ...
(1888–1976), founder member of the
Millrose Games The Millrose Games is an annual indoor athletics meet (track and field) held each February in New York City. They started taking place at the Armory in Washington Heights in 2012, after having taken place in Madison Square Garden from 1914 to 2011 ...
and the meet director from 1934 to 1974 *
Maurice Schwartz Maurice Schwartz, born Avram Moishe Schwartz (June 18, 1890 – May 10, 1960),Ben Selvin Benjamin Bernard Selvin (March 5, 1898 – July 15, 1980) was an American musician, bandleader, and record producer. He was known as the Dean of Recorded Music. Selvin was born in New York City, United States, the son of Jewish Russian immigran ...
(1898–1980), jazz musician *
William I. Sirovich William Irving Sirovich (March 18, 1882 – December 17, 1939) was an American physician and politician from New York. From 1927 to 1939, he served six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Early life Sirovich was born in 1882 in York Coun ...
(1882–1939), U.S. congressman *
Menasha Skulnik Menasha Skulnik ( yi, מנשה סקולניק; May 15, 1890 – June 4, 1970) was an American actor, primarily known for his roles in Yiddish theater in New York City. Skulnik was also popular on radio, playing Uncle David on '' The Goldbergs'' for ...
(1892–1970), Yiddish theater actor *
Bertha Kalich Bertha Kalich (also spelled Kalish, born Beylke Kalakh; 17 May 1874 – 18 April 1939) was a Ukrainian-Jewish-American actress. Though she was well-established as an entertainer in Eastern Europe, she is best remembered as one of the several ...
Spachner (died 1874–1939), Yiddish theater actress * Thea Tewi (1902–1999), sculptor and lingerie designer *
Bessie Thomashefsky Bessie Thomashefsky (1873 – July 6, 1962), born Briche Baumfeld-Kaufman, was a Russian-born Jewish American singer, actress and comedian, a star in Yiddish theater beginning in the 1890s. She was the wife and stage partner of Boris Thomas ...
(1873–1962), Yiddish theater actress *
Boris Thomashevsky Boris Thomashefsky (russian: Борис Пинхасович Томашевский, sometimes written Thomashevsky, Thomaschevsky, etc.; yi, באָריס טאָמאשעבסקי) (1868–1939), born Boruch-Aharon Thomashefsky, was a Ukrainian-b ...
(1866–1939), Yiddish theater actor *
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(1906–1944), organized crime figure, member of
Murder, Inc. Murder, Inc. (Murder, Incorporated) was an organized crime group, active from 1929 to 1941, that acted as the enforcement arm of the National Crime Syndicatea closely connected criminal organization that included the Italian-American Mafia, the ...
, and associate of Louis Buchalter *
Peter Wiernik Peter Wiernik (March 6, 1865 – February 12, 1936) was a Russian-born Jewish American Yiddish journalist, newspaper editor, writer and historian. Life Wiernik was born on March 6, 1865 in Vilna, Russia, the son of Hirsch Wolf Wiernik and Sarah ...
(1865–1936), Yiddish journalist, newspaper editor, historian * One British Commonwealth war grave, of a
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of the
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of
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CWGC casualty record


References


External links


Mount Hebron Cemetery website

List of societies that have plots at Mount Hebron Cemetery


* [https://archive.today/20160901131715/http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/id=1202504599038/Grezinsky-v-Mount-Hebron-Cemetery?slreturn=20160801091652 New York Law Journal Legal Dispute Grezinsky v. Mount Hebron Cemetery] {{Jewish cemeteries in New York City 1909 establishments in New York City Belarusian-Jewish culture in New York City Jewish cemeteries in New York City Cemeteries in Queens, New York Jews and Judaism in Queens, New York Flushing, Queens Kew Gardens Hills, Queens Yiddish culture in New York City Yiddish theatre in the United States