About New Montefiore Cemetery
New Montefiore Cemetery is a jewish cemetery in West Babylon, Suffolk County, New York. The grounds sit at about 59 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 38 notable people buried here, including Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Tommy Ramone and Zecharia Sitchin. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 958439. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint John's Catholic Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the east. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Long Island Cremation Co Inc in West Babylon, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 216 cemeteries we list in Suffolk County, and 57 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Suffolk County dates to 1826. 10 of the 216 listings in Suffolk County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at New Montefiore Cemetery
Among them: 10 writers, 6 journalists, 4 actors, 3 musicians, 2 artists, 2 basketball players, 2 business leaders, 1 Pulitzer Prize winner.
- Ze'ev Jabotinsky1880-1940Russian Jewish poet, founder of Revisionist Zionist movement
- Tommy Ramone1949-2014Hungarian-American drummer
- Zecharia Sitchin1920-2010American-Israeli author of Azerbaijani origin
- Elizabeth Wurtzel1967-2020American writer and journalist
- Mae Questel1908-1998American actress
- Morton Gould1913-1996American composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist
- Abraham Beame1906-2001104th New York City mayor
- Ossie Schectman1919-2013American basketball player
- Alexa Kenin1962-1985American actress
- Marty Ingels1936-2015American actor
- Moissaye Joseph Olgin1878-1939Ukraine-Russian revolutionary, journalist and founder of the Morgen Freiheit
- Herb Abrams1955-1996American professional wrestling promoter
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- Neil Nephew1939-1978Actor
- Adrian Kantrowitz1918-2008American cardiac surgeon
- Al Seiden1937-2008American basketball player
- John Roeburt1909-1972US-american journalist, detective writer and screen writer
- Nahum Tschacbasov1899-1984American artist
- Nathaniel Buchwald1890-1956Jewish-American writer and theater critic
- Benny Bell1906-1999American musician
- Chris Rosenberg1950-1979American criminal
- Daniel G. Albert1901-1983American politician in New York
- Israel Elfenbein1891-1964
- Khedouri Zilkha1884-1956Iraqi-Jewish banker
- Itzack Cassuto1896-1996Greek rabbi
- Joe Edwards1921-2007American comic book artist
- Roberta Strauss Feuerlicht1931-1991American writer
- Simon Gershon Bernstein1884-1962American writer
- Abraham Isaac Sherman1875-1962Hazzan
- Abraham Jacob Zeldin1918-2012
- Frume Halpern1880-1965American writer of Yiddish short stories
- Gershon Ephros1890-1978Polish-born cantor and composer
- Joseph Baer Glushak1868-1939Rabbi
- Julia Hyman1998-2025
- Julia Likerman Szyk1898-1974
- Michael R. Wittenstein1967-2001Victim of the September 11th attacks
- Monroe Ingberman1935-1985Ph.D. Northwestern University 1974
- Paul Shelden1941-2020Clarinetist from the United States
- Yakov-Simha Avidor1905-1979American writer
People whose Wikidata entry gives New Montefiore 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
40.72720, -73.38744
What New Montefiore 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
- Saint John's Catholic CemeteryNorth Lindenhurst, NYCatholic cemetery0.6 mi
- Mount Ararat Cemetery1165 Route 109, Lindenhurst, NYJewish cemetery0.8 mi
- Wellwood Cemetery1400 North Wellwood Avenue, West Babylon, NYJewish cemetery0.8 mi
- Beth Moses Cemetery1500 North Wellwood Avenue, West Babylon, NYJewish cemetery1.0 mi
- Cemetery of the ResurrectionEast Farmingdale, NYCemetery1.0 mi
- Saint Charles CemeteryEast Farmingdale, NYCatholic cemetery1.2 mi
- Pinelawn Memorial Park and Garden MausoleumsEast Farmingdale, NYMemorial park1.5 mi
- Pinelawn Memorial ParkEast Farmingdale, NYMemorial park1.5 mi
- Pinelawn CemeteryEast Farmingdale, NYCemetery1.7 mi
- Trinity CemeteryNorth Lindenhurst, NYChristian cemetery1.8 mi
Funeral homes near New Montefiore Cemetery
- Long Island Cremation Co Inc0.4 miCremation provider · West Babylon · (631) 293-6664
- Sprung Monuments0.5 miMonument dealer · West Babylon · (631) 249-5279
- Eternal Memorials0.6 miMonument dealer · West Babylon · (631) 755-1200
- Eden Memorial Jewish Funeral Home and Chapel New York0.6 miFuneral home · West Babylon · (631) 612-6206
- Star of David Memorial Chapels Inc0.6 miFuneral home · West Babylon · (631) 454-9600
- Artistic Memorials0.7 miMonument dealer · West Babylon · (516) 753-9491
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Frequently asked questions
Where is New Montefiore Cemetery located?
New Montefiore Cemetery is at 1180 Wellwood Avenue, West Babylon, NY 11704 in Suffolk County. GPS coordinates: 40.72720, -73.38744.
Is New Montefiore 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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