Burial
An unveiling without a headstone? A shortage challenges grieving families
A shortage of everything from granite to chiselers means a long wait to mark a grave.
Jews are paying up to $650K for private jets to fly their dead relatives to Israel
Such a flight can cost up to $660,000, according to one cemetery official.
Free burial society buys refrigerated trailer to hold pandemic’s backlog of bodies
The group thought a four-person “standalone morgue” — essentially a refrigerator — would be enough to handle the surge in deaths. It wasn’t.
Coronavirus-related deaths on the rise among the Jewish poor
“The upward trend of coronavirus deaths is already placing a burden on our annual budget,” said the head of the Hebrew Free Burial Society.
Pittsburgh Victims Were Part Of Jewish Group That Prepares Dead For Burial
The Forward takes a look at a tradition thousands of years old following Saturday’s synagogue shooting.
British High Court Orders London Coroner To Prioritize Jewish, Muslim Burials
Coroner Mary Hassell had refused to prioritize Jewish and Muslim burials, despite the fact that religious law requires burial as soon as possible.
Jewish Burial Society Sues London Coroner For Refusing To Release Corpses
According to Jewish law, bodies must be buried as soon as possible, but the local coroner has allegedly refused to release bodies for weeks.
London Jews Call For Coroner’s Firing Over Delayed Burials
A Jewish burial society has called for the removal of a London coroner over delayed Jewish burials.
Rabbi Has ‘No Words’ For Polish Authorities Digging Up Remains In Jewish Cemetery
The Chief Rabbi of Poland called the exhumation “the worst desacralization of the Jewish cemetery” that he has ever seen.
My Father’s Jewish Mormon Funeral
It was a surprise that my rocket scientist, atheist father had made meticulous arrangements for a fairly religious Jewish funeral.