Washington Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States

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Washington Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, is a large historic Jewish burial ground known for being the final resting place of many notable figures, including comedian Jackie Mason.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish cemetery
burial ground
historic cemetery
borough Brooklyn
burialCustoms Jewish funerary traditions
cemeteryType urban cemetery
country United States of America
surface form: United States
denomination Jewish
established 19th century
foundedAs non-sectarian cemetery
hasCulturalSignificance important site in New York Jewish history
reflects immigration history of New York Jews
hasFeature Hebrew and Yiddish inscriptions
society gates and monuments
traditional Jewish headstones
hasGraveType family plots
individual graves
society plots
hasReligiousSymbol Hebrew script on monuments
Star of David on many headstones
hasSection multiple sections divided by streets
heritageDesignation historic Jewish burial ground
isPartOf Jewish cemeteries in New York City
cemeteries in Brooklyn
knownFor Yiddish cultural figures interred there
burials of Eastern European Jewish immigrants
large number of Jewish burials
notable rabbis and community leaders
laterBecame primarily Jewish cemetery
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Borough Park, Brooklyn NERFINISHED
location Brooklyn NERFINISHED
New York NERFINISHED
New York City
United States of America
surface form: United States
namedAfter George Washington
notableBurial Abraham Goldfaden NERFINISHED
Alexander Harkavy NERFINISHED
Isaac Bashevis Singer NERFINISHED
Jackie Mason NERFINISHED
Louis Brandeis (relative burials, not the justice himself) NERFINISHED
Morris Rosenfeld NERFINISHED
Morris Schinasi NERFINISHED
operationalStatus active cemetery
religiousAffiliation Judaism
servesCommunity Jewish community of Brooklyn
Orthodox Jewish community
state New York
usedFor Jewish burials

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Jackie Mason burialPlace Washington Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States