| Maimonides Cemetery | |
|---|---|
 Interactive map of Maimonides Cemetery | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1853 |
| Location | 895 Jamaica Ave. Brooklyn, NY |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°41′26″N 73°52′17″W / 40.6906072°N 73.8712699°W / 40.6906072; -73.8712699 |
| Type | Private Jewish cemetery |
| Owned by | Maimonides Benevolent Society |
| Size | 7.5 acres1 |
| No. of interments | Over 1,700 |
| Website | https://www.maimonidescemetery.com/ |
| Find a Grave | Maimonides Cemetery |
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
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
References
References
- Leonard, John Henry (1901). The Leonard manual of the cemeteries of New York and vicinity. New York, J. H. Leonard. p. 52. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- Amanik, Allan; Fletcher, Kami (18 March 2020). Till Death Do Us Part: American Ethnic Cemeteries as Borders Uncrossed. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-4968-2792-0. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- "ABOUT US". MAIMONIDES CEMETERIES. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- Barnes, J. (23 October 2025). "The spookiest, vibiest spots in the city's 'cemetery belt'". nygroove.nyc. The New York Groove. Retrieved 6 April 2026.