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Montefiore Cemetery (registered as Springfield L. I. Cemetery Society) Details Location Springfield Gardens, Queens, New York Coordinates 40°41′09″N 73°44′33″W / 40.68583°N 73.7425°WCoordinates: 40°41′09″N 73°44′33″W / 40.68583°N 73.7425°W Type Jewish Owned by Springfield L. I. Cemetery Society Website [www.montefiores.com/Montefiore/jewish-cemeteries-new-york/index.html] Find a Grave Find-a-Grave The Political Graveyard The Political Graveyard Montefiore Cemetery, also known as "Old Montefiore Cemetery," is a Jewish cemetery in Springfield Gardens, Queens, New York. The cemetery is called by many names. It is known as Old Montefiore, Springfield, or less commonly just plain Montefiore.
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Notable burials
- Hyman Amberg, mobster[1]
- Joseph C. Amberg, mobster[2]
- Louis Amberg, mobster[3]
- Al "Bummy" Davis, boxer
- Alexander Granach, actor
- Ari Halberstam, student murdered by a Palestinian terrorist
- Lou Limmer, baseball player
- Barnett Newman, artist
- Albert Leonard, film executive
- Arnold Schuster, Brooklyn clothing salesman and amateur detective
- Aryeh Leib Schochet, Radifker Rebbe
- Sholom Secunda, songwriter
- Jacob Shapiro, mobster
- Dave Tarras, musician
- Abraham Telvi, mobster
New Montefiore
In 1947, Montefiore Cemetery expanded to include a second site in Farmingdale, New York, known as New Montefiore Cemetery.
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Categories:- Cemeteries in New York City
- Cemeteries in Queens
- Jewish cemeteries in New York City
- Menachem Mendel Schneerson
- Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn
- New York City geography stubs
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