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Rabbis Aaron and Andrew Goldstein lead the way to the woodland - picture by Yakir Zur
October 2, 2023, 1:19 pm
Liberal Judaism consecrates first cemetery in more than 50 years
"This is our chance to rejoice in life and fulfil our duty to provide for the dead", says Rabbi Aaron Goldstein at Liberal movement's new woodland burial site in Buckinghamshire
By Michelle Rosenberg
A YEMENITE FAMILY WALKING THROUGH THE DESERT TO A RECEPTION CAMP SET UP BY THE "JOINT" NEAR ADEN. משפחה של תימנים יהודים הולכת במדבר בדרכה למחנה מעבר ליד עדן, אשר הוקם בידיי ארגון ה- "ג'וינט".
August 25, 2022, 3:46 pm
160-year-old cemetery in Yemen undergoing restoration
An official said the renovation is a “message to all Aden residents that Aden is a city of peace and that we will not accept any harm to any holy site”
By Caleb Guedes-Reed (JTA)
Headstone with a Star of David at a cemetery (Thinkstock)
September 10, 2020, 7:49 pm
Funeral director ‘undermined’ by Orthodox community leaders
One of Britain's most experienced Jewish funeral directors accuses leaders of Brighton & Hove Hebrew Congregation of systematically undermining him to the point he could not work.
By Jenni Frazer
Bushey New Cemetery (Photo credit: Lewis Khan/RIBA/PA Wire)
April 23, 2020, 11:51 am
Bushey old and new cemeteries holding burials ‘every 30 minutes’
United Synagogue said 'most days we have been doing burials on the half hour' between both sites.
By James Martin
Bushey New Cemetery (Photo credit: Lewis Khan/RIBA/PA Wire)
From the WebApril 23, 2020, 9:34 am
Bushey old and new cemeteries holding burials ‘every 30 minutes’
United Synagogue said 'most days we have been doing burials on the half hour' between both sites.
By James Martin
Worker walks at the construction site of a massive underground cemetery in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
November 17, 2017, 11:08 am
Jerusalem cemetery goes deep underground with tunnel burials
Tunnels stretching more than half mile in length beneath Jerusalem's main cemetery have been carefully excavated over the past two years to make room for some 22,000 graves - enough space to meet the city's needs for the next decade.
February 27, 2017, 12:39 pm
More than 100 headstones vandalised at Jewish cemetery
Money is being raised to restore Mount Carmel Cemetery in Philadelphia after a sickening attack over the weekend.
By Jewish News Reporter
Laura Janner-Klausner with her late father.
January 4, 2017, 3:13 pm
Rabbi Janner-Klausner upset over late father’s ‘excruciating’ stone-setting
Senior Reform rabbi claims she was side-lined at Lord Janner's memorial service at Willesden Cemetery.
An old Jewish headstone in a cemetery
December 1, 2016, 11:05 am
Judge refuses plea for Israel reburial
A widow’s long campaign to have her husband’s remains exhumed and reburied in Israel has been thwarted by a top judge
By Jewish News Reporter
Headstones were smashed and knocked over Friday at a municipal cemetery in West Belfast, Northern Ireland.
August 28, 2016, 10:48 am
13 Jewish graves vandalised in Belfast
Eight young people are said to have carried out the attack with hammers and blocks, with a larger crowd looking on.
By Jewish News Reporter and JTA
Officers said 14 gravestones were smashed and destroyed at the city's Blackley Jewish Cemetery.
May 19, 2016, 3:47 pm
‘Sickening’ vandals desecrate Jewish cemetery in Manchester
Officers said 14 gravestones were smashed and destroyed at the city's Blackley Jewish Cemetery.
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