Cedar Park and Beth El Cemetery is a
cemetery
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located in
Emerson and
Paramus
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, in
Bergen County, New Jersey
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(1919–1996) Academy Award winning best supporting actor
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Julian Beck
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(1925–1985), actor, director, poet, and painter
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Judith Malina
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(1926–2015), actress, director, writer
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* Manfred Clynes
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* Myron Cohen (1902–1986), comedian and storyteller[
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* Leonard Farbstein (1902–1993), US Congressman
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* Kitty Kallen
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(1921–2016), big-band singer
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(1913–1966), poet[
* ]Isaac Bashevis Singer
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(1903–1991), winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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See also
* Bergen County Cemeteries
References
External links
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* {{GNIS, 875305, Cedar Park Cemetery
Cemeteries in Bergen County, New Jersey
Emerson, New Jersey
Paramus, New Jersey
Jewish cemeteries in New Jersey