B'nai Jeshurum and Shereth Israel Cemetery in Queens, New York

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.

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 Lasker1868-1941
  Greman chess player, World Chess champion
• Emma Lazarus1849-1887
  American poet
• Sam Spiegel1901-1985
  American film producer
• Maud Nathan1862-1946
  American activist
• Florence Dreyfous1868-1950
  American painter
• Harry Kurnitz1908-1968
  American playwright, novelist, screenwriter
• Uriah P. Levy1792-1862
  United States commodore
• Judith S. Kaye1938-2016
  American judge
• Abraham Cohn1832-1897
  United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
• Adolphus Simeon Solomons1826-1910
  American publisher, philanthropist, and communal worker
• Rudolph Aronson1856-1919
  American composer and theatrical impresario
• Edith Juliet Rich Isaacs1878-1956
  American theatre critic

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.

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.

• Salem Field Cemetery

  775 Jamaica Avenue, Queens, NY
  Jewish cemetery

  0.1 mi
• Cypress Hills National Cemetery

  625 Jamaica Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
  National cemetery

  0.3 mi
• Mount Carmel Cemetery

  Queens, NY
  Jewish cemetery

  0.3 mi
• Hungarian Cemetery

  Queens, NY
  Cemetery

  0.3 mi
• Machpelah Cemetery

  Queens, NY
  Jewish cemetery

  0.4 mi
• Maimonides Cemetery

  Queens, NY
  Jewish cemetery

  0.4 mi
• Cypress Hills Cemetery

  833 Jamaica Avenue, Queens, NY
  Cemetery

  0.4 mi
• Mount Neboh Cemetery

  82-07 Cypress Hills Street, Queens, NY
  Jewish cemetery

  0.5 mi
• Mount Hope Cemetery

  Queens, NY
  Jewish cemetery

  0.5 mi
• New Union Field Cemetery

  Queens, NY
  Cemetery

  0.5 mi

• Schwille-D'Angelo Funeral Home

  Funeral home · New York · (718) 821-2616
  0.8 mi
• George Werst Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Queens
  0.9 mi
• Glendale Walsh-LaBella & Son Funeral Homes

  Funeral home · New York · (718) 366-7200
  0.9 mi
• Werst & LaBella Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Glendale · (718) 821-8777
  0.9 mi
• N F Walker of Queens Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Woodhaven · (718) 296-4343
  0.9 mi
• Lewis Monument Co

  Monument dealer · New York · (718) 821-1775
  1.0 mi

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