Baron Hirsch Cemetery

In Graniteville on Staten Island, Baron Hirsch Cemetery is a large Jewish cemetery established in 1899. Its grounds include about 500 plots or sections associated with synagogues, Jewish organizations, family circles, and landsmanshaftn. Some sections have monuments honoring Holocaust victims from ancestral towns. The cemetery offers interment and care services, with 2026 fee information available, and provides rules for cemetery and monument matters. Memorial gardens provide a place to remember people who are not buried on the grounds. Staff assist visitors with navigating the burial process and work with funeral directors and monument dealers. The grounds include rolling hills, tree-covered areas, and varied greenery. The cemetery is named for Maurice de Hirsch.