Beth David Cemetery Explained

Beth David Cemetery
Country:	United States
Location:	Elmont, New York
Type:	Jewish
Findagraveid:	63964

Beth David Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery^[1] located at 300 Elmont Road in Elmont, New York, United States. The cemetery was established in 1917. As of 2012, there were approximately 245,000 burials in the cemetery.^[2]

Notable interments

• Iris Apfel (1921–2024), fashion designer^[3]
• Sam Ash (1897–1956), violinist
• Abe Axler (1901–1933), mobster
• Eduard Bloch (1872–1945), personal physician to the family of Adolf Hitler
• Rube Bloom (1902–1976), musician
• Dori Brenner (1946–2000), actress
• Joseph Brody (1877–1937), composer
• Joyce Brothers (1927–2013), psychologist^[4]
• Barbara Craddock (1940–2005), dancer and choreographer
• Happy Foreman (1899–1953), baseball player
• Noah Greenberg (1919–1966), conductor
• Bernard Herrmann (1911–1975), composer^[5]
• Israel J. Hochman (1875–1940), bandleader and music arranger
• Sol Kaplan (1919–1990), composer
• Andy Kaufman (1949–1984), comedian and actor^[6]
• Martin Landau (1928–2017), actor^{[7] [8]}
• Jay Larkin (1950–2010), television executive
• Sam Levenson (1911–1980), humorist
• Barry Lewis (1945–2021), historian
• Chuck Low (1928–2017), actor^[9]
• Sidney Lumet (1924–2011), film director
• Jackie Mason (1928–2021), comedian and actor
• Jack Newfield (1938–2004), journalist^[10]
• Mitchell Parish (1900–1993), lyricist
• Robert Plotnik (1943–2018), owner of "Bleecker Bob's" record shop
• Doc Pomus (1925–1991), musician
• Mnachem Risikoff (1866–1960), rabbi and scholar^[11]
• Saul Rogovin (1923–1995), baseball player
• Elyakim Rosenblatt (1933–2019), Orthodox rabbi
• Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (1923–1983), politician
• Aaron Schechter (1928–2023), Orthodox rabbi
• Walt Singer (1911–1992), football player
• Solomon Smulewitz (1866–1943), Yiddish vaudeville singer and songwriter
• Harry Strauss (1909–1941), mobster
• Herbert Tenzer (1905–1993), politician
• Abe Vigoda (1921–2016), actor^[12]
• Larry Wachtel (1930–2007), radio commentator
• Leibele Waldman (1907–1969), composer and actor
• Herman Wouk (1915–2019), author^[13]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, NY. www.nndb.com. 29 January 2019.
2. Web site: Long Island: Elmont/Beth David: (Nassau County) - new-york-ny- - International Jewish Cemetery Project. www.iajgsjewishcemeteryproject.org. 29 January 2019.
3. https://mymodernmet.com/iris-apfel-rip/ Legendary Style Icon and Designer Iris Apfel Dies at 102, Leaving Behind a Colorful Legacy
4. Web site: Popular psychologist Joyce Brothers dead at 85. Ilnytzky. Ula. Cohen. Sandy. 13 May 2013. Associated Press. San Diego Union Tribune. 29 January 2019.
5. Web site: 29 October 2021 . Visiting the Final Resting Place of Composer Bernard Herrmann . The Classic Movie Muse.
6. Web site: Whittle. Patrick. 15 November 2013. Kaufman buried in Elmont despite 'daughter's' claim. Newsday. 29 January 2019. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190129181430/https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities/andy-kaufman-remains-buried-in-elmont-despite-daughter-s-claims-1.6439472. 29 January 2019.
7. Web site: 27 July 2017. Martin Landau Died from Massive Internal Bleeding. TMZ.
8. News: Marzlock . Ron . 3 December 2020 . Academy award-winning actor lived in Jackson Heights . Queens Chronicle.
9. Web site: Charles Low Obituary. . 29 January 2019.
10. News: Jack Newfield, Columnist, Dies. Andy. Soltis. 22 December 2004. New York Post. 29 January 2019.
11. https://kevarim.com/rabbi-menachem-hakohen-risikoff/ Rabbi Menachem Risikoff
12. https://www.hollywood.com/general/abe-vigoda-mourned-at-the-godfather-themed-funeral-60532390 Abe Vigoda mourned at The Godfather-themed funeral
13. http://navylog.navymemorial.org/wouk-herman Herman Wouk