Salem Fields Cemetery

Salem Fields Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery located at 775 Jamaica Avenue in the Cypress Hills neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, United States, within the Cemetery Belt. It was founded in 1852 by Congregation Emanu-El of New York.

Salem Fields is the final resting place for many of the prominent German-Jewish families of New York City. Among those buried in the cemetery are members of the Fox family, founders of Fox Film; the Guggenheim family, who were involved in mining, newspapers, and Guggenheim museums; the Lewisohn family, who were involved in mining, banking, and philanthropy; and the Shubert family, which led a large theatrical empire.

Architectural historian Fredric Bedoire, Professor at the Royal University of Fine Arts in Stockholm, compared the "beautiful" Salem Fields to the architecturally notable mausoleums and undulating landscape of Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.[1] Many mausoleum windows are made with Tiffany stained glass.[2][3] Architect Henry Beaumont Herts designed the Guggenheim family mausoleum, modeled after the Tower of the Winds at Athens. The entrance of Salem Fields was designed by Henry Fernbach, the architect of Central Synagogue.[1]

Salem Fields is part of a larger complex of cemeteries spanning into the borough of Queens, including likewise Jewish Machpelah Cemetery, where Harry Houdini is buried; Union Field Cemetery; Mount Judah Cemetery, where several prominent Rabbis lie; Mount Carmel Cemetery; and the non-denominational Cypress Hills Cemetery and Cemetery of the Evergreens.

Notable burials

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b Bedoire, Fredric (2004). The Jewish Contribution to Modern Architecture, 1830–1930. KTAV. pp. 426–427 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Weiser, Benjamin (1999-05-19). "Expert Charged in Sale of Tiffany Glass Stolen From Tomb". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  3. ^ "NAB ART EXPERT IN THEFTS FEDS: SOLD TIFFANY GLASS TAKEN FROM CEMETERIES". New York Daily News. 1999-05-19. Retrieved 2026-02-18.

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