Montefiore Cemetery, Jewish cemetery in Springfield Gardens, Queens, New York, United States

Montefiore Cemetery, also known as Old Montefiore Cemetery, is a Jewish cemetery in the Springfield Gardens neighborhood of Queens, New York. It covers a large area with rows of headstones, family plots, and a central granite obelisk that marks the burial place of the Shomrim Society.

Montefiore Cemetery was founded in 1908 to serve the growing Jewish community of New York. Over the decades, it became the final resting place for more than 150,000 people, including notable figures from various fields.

Many Jewish families from Queens and beyond come here to visit the graves of relatives, leaving small stones on the headstones as a sign of remembrance. The Shomrim Society plot is a gathering place for Jewish police officers who honor their fallen colleagues each year.

The grounds are open to visitors during daylight hours, and the main entrance is easy to find from the nearby streets. It is a good idea to wear comfortable shoes because the paths between the sections can be uneven and long.

Among the people buried here are mobsters Hyman Amberg and his sons, boxer Al "Bummy" Davis, and actor Herb Edelman. The cemetery also holds the grave of Dr. Israel Lewis Feinberg, who served as Coroner of New York County.