Beth Olam Cemetery
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Beth Olam Cemetery is a historic Jewish burial ground in Brooklyn, New York, known for being the final resting place of several prominent American Jewish figures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beth Olam Cemetery canonical | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery
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historic site ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Cypress Hills Cemetery
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Mount Carmel Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ Salem Fields Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| established | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Mausoleum architecture
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Victorian funerary art ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation | 40.689°N 73.888°W ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Hebrew inscriptions
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elaborate gravestones ⓘ family plots ⓘ ornate mausoleums ⓘ |
| hasGoverningBody | congregational boards of associated synagogues ⓘ |
| hasSection |
B’nai Jeshurun section
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Shearith Israel section ⓘ Temple Emanu-El section ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
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surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
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| heritageDesignationAuthority | National Park Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brooklyn
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Kings County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBurialsInclude |
Adolph S. Ochs
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Benjamin N. Cardozo NERFINISHED ⓘ Emma Lazarus NERFINISHED ⓘ Judah P. Benjamin cenotaph ⓘ Mayer Sulzberger NERFINISHED ⓘ Moses Hadas NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar S. Straus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 2016 ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 16000065 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic district ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Congregation B’nai Jeshurun
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Congregation Shearith Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple Emanu-El of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Cypress Hills cemeteries complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| significance |
important burial ground for prominent American Jews
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reflects history of Jewish community in New York City ⓘ |
| usedFor | Jewish burials ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Benjamin N. Cardozo