About B'nai Jeshurum and Shereth Israel Cemetery
B'nai Jeshurum and Shereth Israel Cemetery is a jewish cemetery near Queens, Kings County, New York. It lies about 2.4 mi east of Queens. It is operated by Congregation Shearith Israel;Congregation B'nai Jeshrun;Temple Shaaray Tefilah. The grounds sit at about 161 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 39 notable people buried here, including Emanuel Lasker, Emma Lazarus and Sam Spiegel. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 977523. The nearest other listed cemetery is Salem Field Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Schwille-D'Angelo Funeral Home in New York, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 15 cemeteries we list in Kings County, and 86 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Kings County dates to 1850. 8 of the 15 listings in Kings County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Queens. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at B'nai Jeshurum and Shereth Israel Cemetery
Among them: 6 writers, 3 journalists, 2 artists, 1 actor, 1 architect, 1 business leader, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 Medal of Honor recipient.
- Emanuel Lasker1868-1941Greman chess player, World Chess champion
- Emma Lazarus1849-1887American poet
- Sam Spiegel1901-1985American film producer
- Maud Nathan1862-1946American activist
- Florence Dreyfous1868-1950American painter
- Harry Kurnitz1908-1968American playwright, novelist, screenwriter
- Uriah P. Levy1792-1862United States commodore
- Judith S. Kaye1938-2016American judge
- Abraham Cohn1832-1897United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Adolphus Simeon Solomons1826-1910American publisher, philanthropist, and communal worker
- Rudolph Aronson1856-1919American composer and theatrical impresario
- Edith Juliet Rich Isaacs1878-1956American theatre critic
Show all 39 notable burials
- Benjamin Franklin Peixotto1834-18901834-1890 , diplomat and Jewish community leader
- Benjamin Nathan1813-1870Jewish-American investor, philanthropist, murder victim 1813-1870
- Carl Frankl Hauser1846-1915Humorist and writer
- Bella Weitzner1891-1988American anthropologist ( - 1988)
- Grace Seixas Nathan1752-1831American poet
- Henry Illoway1847-1932American physician and writer
- Henry S. Jacobs1827-1893Jamaican-American rabbi
- Judith Peixotto1823-1881American educator
- Leon Hühner1871-1957German born American lawyer
- Michael Angelo Woolf1837-1899British-born American artist
- N. Taylor Phillips1868-1955American lawyer and politician
- Naphtali Phillips1773-1870Born 1773; died 1870
- Nathan Bijur1862-1930American lawyer and judge
- Simeon Benjamin Eisendrath1867-1935American architect
- Abigail Lopez Gomez1771-1851
- Gratz Nathan1843-1915American lawyer
- Isaac Phillips1812-1889
- Jules A. Menken1836-1890American merchant
- Michael H. Cardozo Sr.1851-1906American lawyer
- Nathan Davis Menken1837-1878American merchant
- Percival S. Menken1865-1908American lawyer
- Rachel Seixas Phillips Solomons1828-188127 Feb 1828 - 15 Jun 1881
- Rebecca Washington Nathan Cardozo1828-1879
- Rosalie Solomons Phillips1866-1946Founding member of Hadassah
- Seixas Isaac Mendes Nathan1785-1852
- Uriah Hendricks1802-1869Wealthy copper trader
- William Salomon1852-1919American art collector
People whose Wikidata entry gives B'nai Jeshurum and Shereth Israel Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
40.69032, -73.87986
What B'nai Jeshurum and Shereth Israel Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Salem Field Cemetery775 Jamaica Avenue, Queens, NYJewish cemetery0.1 mi
- Cypress Hills National Cemetery625 Jamaica Avenue, Brooklyn, NYNational cemetery0.3 mi
- Mount Carmel CemeteryQueens, NYJewish cemetery0.3 mi
- Hungarian CemeteryQueens, NYCemetery0.3 mi
- Machpelah CemeteryQueens, NYJewish cemetery0.4 mi
- Maimonides CemeteryQueens, NYJewish cemetery0.4 mi
- Cypress Hills Cemetery833 Jamaica Avenue, Queens, NYCemetery0.4 mi
- Mount Neboh Cemetery82-07 Cypress Hills Street, Queens, NYJewish cemetery0.5 mi
- Mount Hope CemeteryQueens, NYJewish cemetery0.5 mi
- New Union Field CemeteryQueens, NYCemetery0.5 mi
Funeral homes near B'nai Jeshurum and Shereth Israel Cemetery
- Schwille-D'Angelo Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · New York · (718) 821-2616
- George Werst Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Queens
- Glendale Walsh-LaBella & Son Funeral Homes0.9 miFuneral home · New York · (718) 366-7200
- Werst & LaBella Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Glendale · (718) 821-8777
- N F Walker of Queens Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Woodhaven · (718) 296-4343
- Lewis Monument Co1.0 miMonument dealer · New York · (718) 821-1775
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Frequently asked questions
Where is B'nai Jeshurum and Shereth Israel Cemetery located?
B'nai Jeshurum and Shereth Israel Cemetery is at 2 Cypress Hills Street, Queens, NY 11208 in Kings County. GPS coordinates: 40.69032, -73.87986.
Is B'nai Jeshurum and Shereth Israel Cemetery a Jewish cemetery?
Our records list a Jewish affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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