I think people assume this cemetery is closed has to do with Wikipedia saying so. I have been trying to find out for years how it came to be that my Irish Catholic great grandparents had several infants buried here in the 1800s. They eventually were moved to Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Tarrytown but I have never been able to get an answer from any rabbi or clergyman...
   Read moreI've seen many graveyards all over the world, and I find this cemetery the most devastatingly beautiful. Its disrepair adds to its charm and sense of antiquity. It has the appearance of an overgrown fairy-tale garden, filled with crackled marble slabs, monuments, vines, towering trees, flowers, and birds. It's famous for being the resting place of...
   Read moreWhile many people assume this cemetery is abandoned, there is actually a detailed plot map. You can ask for it at office of Salem Fields Cemetery (775 Jamaica Ave). It is called "Map of Beth El Cemeteries comprising Machpelah, Union Field and New Union Field Cemeteries Belonging to Congregation Emanu-El of the City...
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