Draft:Maimonides Cemetery
Jewish cemetery in Brooklyn, New York
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Maimonides Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery located in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, within the Cemetery Belt and immediately adjacent to Cypress Hills Cemetery. It was established in 1853 by the Maimonides Benevolent Society.[2] The organization now functions as a nonprofit and continues to conduct the cemetery's administration as well as that of a second location, also referred to as Maimonides Cemetery, in Elmont, New York.[3] It is only accessible by appointment.[4]
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| Maimonides Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1853 |
| Location | 895 Jamaica Ave. Brooklyn, NY |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40.6906072°N 73.8712699°W |
| Type | Private Jewish cemetery |
| Owned by | Maimonides Benevolent Society |
| Size | 7.5 acres[1] |
| No. of interments | Over 1,700 |
| Website | https://www.maimonidescemetery.com/ |
| Find a Grave | Maimonides Cemetery |
Notable Burials
- Dorothy Fields (1904-1974), Broadway librettist and lyricist
- Israel F. Fischer (1858-1940), Congressman and judge
- Marcus Loew (1870-1927), motion picture industry magnate and creator of MGM Studios
- Joseph Schenck (1876-1961), film studio executive and founder of 20th Century Fox

