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Westchester Hills Cemetery

1919 establishments in New York (state)Cemeteries in Westchester County, New YorkJewish cemeteries in New York (state)
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The Westchester Hills Cemetery is at 400 Saw Mill River Road in Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, approximately 20 miles north of New York City. It is a Jewish cemetery, and many well-known entertainers and performers are interred there. It was founded by the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in 1919 when the synagogue acquired the northern portion of the Mount Hope Cemetery.

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Saw Mill River Road
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New York, United States
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