Salem Fields Cemetery

Salem Fields Cemetery at 775 Jamaica Avenue in Brooklyn, New York was founded in 1852. It is the final resting place for a number of prominent Jewish citizens of New York City including members of the Fox family, founders of 20th Century Fox Film Corp., the Guggenheim family of mining, newspaper and museum fame, and the Shubert family, builders of the largest theatre empire in the 20th century.

Related Topics:
Brooklyn, New York - 1852 - Jew - New York City - 20th Century Fox Film Corp. - Guggenheim family - Shubert family - 20th century

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Included among those interred here are:

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• William Bertram Greenfield (1888-1949), furrier, RMS Titanic survivor
• Harry F. Guggenheim (1890-1971), newspaper magnate
• Meyer Guggenheim (1820-1905), mining industrialist
• Lipman Emanuel Pike (1845-1893) first Jewish player in Major League Baseball
• Edgar Selwyn (1875-1944), playwright, theatrical director/producer
• Lee Shubert (1871-1953), theatre owner/operator, producer
• Samuel S. Shubert (1878-1905), playwright, theatre owner/operator, producer
• Jacob J. Shubert (1879-1963), theatre owner/operator, director/producer
• Felix M. Warburg (1871-1937), financier, philanthropist

See also: List of United States cemeteries

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