Sharon Memorial Park, Massachusetts Explained
Sharon Memorial Park is a Jewish cemetery located in Sharon, Massachusetts.[1] [2] This memorial park, established in 1948, the same year as the formation of Israel, is situated on 317 acres of land within the towns of Sharon and Canton.
Notable interments
- Irving Fine (1914–1962), composer and conductor
- Richard Frank (1953–1995), actor
- Elizabeth Glaser (1947–1994), AIDS activist and former wife of actor Paul Michael Glaser
- Melvin J. Glimcher[3]
- Edith Fishtine Helman (1905–1994), professor at Simmons College
- Minuetta Kessler (1914–2002), concert pianist, classical music composer, and educator[4]
- Simon Kuznets (1901–1985), Nobel Prize recipient
- Daniel Lewin (1970–2001), entrepreneur who co-founded Akamai Technologies and September 11 attacks victim
- Sumner Redstone (1923–2020), businessman (ViacomCBS)[5]
- William Rosenberg (1916–2002), founder of Dunkin' Donuts
- Mark Sandman (1952–1999), rock musician and songwriter
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Sharon Memorial Park. jcam.org. Jewish Cemetery Association. 20 November 2015.
- News: Lebeaux. Rachel. What is it like to live in Sharon?. 20 November 2015. Boston Globe. 20 September 2015.
- News: Stickgold. Emma. Melvin Glimcher, 88; doctor fascinated by bones’ structure. 20 November 2015. Boston Globe. 5 June 2014.
- News: Minuetta Kessler, Pianist and Teacher . Jeff . Nilsen . 1 December 2002 . The Boston Globe.
- https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?n=sumner-m-redstone&pid=196643826 Sumner M. Redstone
