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Montefiore Cemetery in Jamaica, New York, has served the Jewish community in the New York metropolitan area and beyond since 1908. For over a century, it has offered families a place of dignity, peace, and reflection. Fox Memorials proudly provides expert Jewish monument and memorial services at Montefiore Cemetery, helping families commemorate their loved ones with care, craftsmanship, and respect for Jewish traditions.

Plentiful plants, shrubs, and trees create a park-like atmosphere, perfect for families who enjoy the simple beauty of nature. Caretakers maintain these features, keeping the grounds welcoming for introspection, reflection, and remembrance.

Most plots are easily accessible via short walks along the concrete pathways.

Cemetery Regulations

The cemetery prohibits the following items and practices:

  • Burial of persons not of the Jewish faith
  • Burial of pet cremains
  • Liquor and other refreshments
  • Advertisements and soliciting
  • Climbing trees or leaping over enclosures

Our Jewish Monument and Memorial Services

At Montefiore Cemetery, Fox Memorials offers a full range of Jewish monument and memorial services, including:

  • Single and double headstones
  • Footstones and companion markers
  • Custom mausoleums and above-ground memorials
  • Expert inscriptions, new lettering, and detailed etchings
  • Personalized monuments for family plots

We craft each memorial to honor your loved one’s life and heritage while following Montefiore Cemetery’s rules on size, placement, and materials.

Mausoleums and Family Memorials

Montefiore Cemetery provides space for private family mausoleums and monuments. Families can create lasting tributes in a dignified and protected setting. Fox Memorials designs and installs mausoleums, monuments, and headstones that meet the cemetery’s specifications. Each memorial combines beauty, durability, and tradition.

Creating Lasting Tributes

By choosing Fox Memorials at Montefiore Cemetery, families trust our team to honor their loved ones with dignity, thoughtful design, and lasting craftsmanship. We ensure each monument, footstone, and mausoleum reflects both Jewish tradition and the personal legacy of those it commemorates.

entrance to New Montefiore Cemetery
Hours of Operation

The Montefiore Cemetery gates are open from Sunday- Friday from 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. The office is open from 9 am- 4:30 p.m. from Monday – Thursday, as well as 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. The Montefiore Cemetery gates and office are closed on Saturdays in observance of the Sabbath. The gates and office are also closed on the first day of each Jewish holiday. On legal holidays, the gates remain open, but the office is closed.

Address

121-83 Springfield Blvd Jamaica, NY 11413

Phone Number

(718) 528-1700

Visit the Cemetery Website

St. Charles Monuments is proud to work with Montefiore Cemetery on a very regular basis. For updated information you may call Montefiore’s office at (718) 528-1700, or call St. Charles Monuments at (631) 694-0943.