Established 1893 Type Jewish No. of graves 210,000 Phone +1 718-335-2500 | Country USA Size 78 acres (320,000 m) Founded 1893 | |
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Location 59-63 54th Avenue, Maspeth, New York City Address 59-63 54th Ave, Maspeth, NY 11378, USA Hours Open today · 8:30AM–4PMMonday8:30AM–4PMTuesday8:30AM–4PMWednesday8:30AM–4PMThursday8:30AM–4PMFriday8:30AM–4PMSaturdayClosedSunday8:30AM–4PM Burials Nathanael West, Lorenz Hart, Eileen McKenney Similar Mount Hebron Cemetery, Montefiore Cemetery, Washington Cemetery, Calvary Cemetery, Baron Hirsch Cemetery | ||
Mount Zion Cemetery is a very large Jewish cemetery located in the Maspeth neighborhood of Queens, one of the five boroughs of New York City. The first burial was in 1893, and as of 2015, more than 210,000 individuals had been buried there. It is noted for its memorial to those who died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.
Its grounds cover approximately 78 acres, and are divided into hundreds of plots, or gates, by landsmanshaften, synagogues, or families.
Notable burials
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