Entrance Sign at Salem Fields Cemetery 2008

Salem Fields Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery located at 775 Jamaica Avenue in the Cypress Hills neighborhood of Brooklyn,

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, United States, within the Cemetery Belt. It was founded in 1852 by Temple Emanu-el. Salem Fields is the final resting place for many of the prominent German- Jewish families of New York City. Among those laid to rest in the cemetery are members of the Fox family, founders of 20th Century Fox Film Corp.; the Guggenheim family of mining, newspaper, and museum fame; the

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family of mining, banking, and philanthropic interests; and the Shubert family, builders of the largest theatre empire in the 20th century. Architectural historian Fredric Bedoire, Professor at the Royal University of Fine Arts in Stockholm, compared the "beautiful" Salem Fields to the architecturally notable mausoleums and undulating landscape of Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. Architect Henry Beaumont Herts designed the Guggenheim family mausoleum, modeled after the Tower of the Winds at Athens. The entrance of Salem Fields was designed by Henry Fernbach, Central Synagogue's architect.The Jewish Contribution to Modern Architecture, 1830-1930
By Fredric Bedoire page 426 Salem Fields is part of a larger complex of cemeteries spanning into the borough of Queens, including likewise Jewish Machpelah Cemetery, where

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is buried; Union Field Cemetery; Mount Judah Cemetery, where several prominent Rabbis lie; Mount Carmel Cemetery; and the non-denominational Cypress Hills Cemetery and Cemetery of the Evergreens.

Notable burials

* Jules Bache (1861-1944), American banker, art collector and philanthropist * Raphael Benjamin (1846–1906), British-born Australian and American rabbi *

Abram J. Dittenhoefer Abram Jesse Dittenhoefer (March 17, 1836 – February 23, 1919) was a Jewish-American lawyer and judge from New York. Life Early life and education Dittenhoefer was born on March 17, 1836, in Charleston, South Carolina, the son of German immi ...

(1836–1919), lawyer and judge * William Fox (producer) (1879–1952), founder of the Fox Film Corporation Lip Pike Baseball

Richard James Horatio Gottheil Richard James Horatio Gottheil (13 October 1862 – 22 May 1936) was an English American Semitic scholar, Zionist, and founding father of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity. Biography He was born in Manchester, England, but moved to the United States a ...

(1862-1936), founder of Zeta Beta Tau *Joseph P. Greenhut (1843-1918), merchandiser * Harry Frank Guggenheim (1890–1971), newspaper magnate *

Meyer Guggenheim Meyer Guggenheim ( , ; February 1, 1828 – March 15, 1905) was the patriarch of what became known as the Guggenheim family in the United States, which became one of the world's wealthiest families during the 19th century, and remained so during t ...

(1820–1905), mining industrialist * Marcus Goldman (1821–1904), investment banker *

Solomon Robert Guggenheim Solomon Robert Guggenheim (February 2, 1861 – November 3, 1949) was an American businessman and art collector. He is best known for establishing the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City. Guggen ...

(1861–1949), mining industrialist, philanthropist, art patron *

Louis H. Hahlo Louis Herbert Hahlo (January 17, 1865 – May 25, 1932) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life Hahlo was born on January 17, 1865, in New York City, New York City, New York, the son of German Americans, German immigrants Herm ...

(1865–1932), lawyer, member of the

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Leo N. Levi Leo Napoleon Levi (September 15, 1856 – January 13, 1904) was a Jewish-American lawyer and communal worker from Texas. Life Levi was born on September 15, 1856 in Victoria, Texas, the son of Abraham Levi and Mina Halfin. His father Abraham wa ...

(1856–1904), lawyer and communal worker * Adolph Lewisohn (1849–1938), mining magnate, banker, art collector, philanthropist; younger brother of Leonard Lewisohn * Leonard Lewisohn (1847–1902), mining magnate, banker, philanthropist; older brother of Adolph Lewisohn * Bob Marshall (1901–1939), wilderness activist, forester, author *

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(1856–1929), constitutional lawyer, conservationist, Jewish leader, father of Bob Marshall * Lipman Emanuel Pike (1845–1893), first Jewish player in Major League Baseball *

Adolph Moses Radin Adolph Moses Radin (August 5, 1848 – February 5, 1909) was a Polish-born Jewish-American rabbi. Life Radin was born on August 5, 1848 in Neustadt-Schirwindt, Congress Poland, the son of Marcus Radin and Hinde Ritow. Radin received his Talmudi ...

(1848–1909), rabbi * Simon F. Rothschild (1861–1936), businessman *

Adolph L. Sanger Adolph Lewis Sanger (October 8, 1842 – January 3, 1894) was a Jewish-American lawyer from New York. Life Sanger was born on October 8, 1842 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He moved to New York City, New York when he was eight. Sanger graduated fr ...

(1842–1894), lawyer, President of the New York City Board of Aldermen *

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(1903-1989), owner and publisher, New York Post * Joseph Seligman (1819–1880), banker, businessman * Isaac Newton Seligman (1855–1917), banker, businessman *

Edgar Selwyn Edgar Selwyn (October 20, 1875 – February 13, 1944) was a prominent figure in American theatre and film in the first half of the 20th century. An actor, playwright, theatre director, director and theatrical producer, producer on Broadway ( ...

(1875–1944), playwright, theatrical director and producer * Jacob J. Shubert (1879–1963), theater owner and operator, director, producer * Lee Shubert (1871–1953), theater owner and operator, producer *

Samuel S. Shubert Samuel S. Shubert (August 27, 1878 – May 13, 1905) was an American producer and theatre owner/operator. He was the middle son in the Shubert family and was raised in Syracuse, New York. Biography Born in Vladislavov, in the Suwałki Govern ...

(1878–1905), playwright, theater owner and operator, producer *

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(1838–1898), member of the New York State Assembly *

Alfred Steckler Alfred Steckler (December 18, 1856 – June 10, 1929) was a Jewish-American lawyer and judge from New York. Life Steckler was born on December 18, 1856, in New York City, New York, the son of Louis Steckler and Henrietta Lyon. Steckler attended ...

(1856–1929), lawyer and judge *

Sol M. Stroock Solomon Marcuse Stroock (September 22, 1873 – September 11, 1941) was a Jewish-American lawyer from New York. Life Stroock was born on September 22, 1873 in New York City, New York, the son of Samuel Stroock and Mariana Marcuse. His parents wer ...

(1873–1941), lawyer *Julius Tishman (1864-1935), founder of Tishman Realty & Construction * Felix M. Warburg (1871–1937), financier, philanthropist *

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(1884–1967), co-founder of Warner Bros.

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Notable burials

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