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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Washington Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish cemetery
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burial ground ⓘ historic cemetery ⓘ |
| borough | Brooklyn ⓘ |
| burialCustoms | Jewish funerary traditions ⓘ |
| cemeteryType | urban cemetery ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| denomination | Jewish ⓘ |
| established | 19th century ⓘ |
| foundedAs | non-sectarian cemetery ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
important site in New York Jewish history
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reflects immigration history of New York Jews ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Hebrew and Yiddish inscriptions
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society gates and monuments ⓘ traditional Jewish headstones ⓘ |
| hasGraveType |
family plots
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individual graves ⓘ society plots ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSymbol |
Hebrew script on monuments
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Star of David on many headstones ⓘ |
| hasSection | multiple sections divided by streets ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic Jewish burial ground ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Jewish cemeteries in New York City
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cemeteries in Brooklyn ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Yiddish cultural figures interred there
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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
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New York NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter | George Washington ⓘ |
| notableBurial |
Abraham Goldfaden
NERFINISHED
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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
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Orthodox Jewish community ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| usedFor | Jewish burials ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.