Vandals damaged historic Beth Yeshurun Cemetery in Houston, causing $10,000 in damage and leaving families heartbroken.

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But Magen David, touted as the first new Jewish cemetery in Alameda County in 100 years, is finally open. Magen David’s first graveside service and burial were held in early March. “It was surreal,” ...

“In the Jewish tradition, it’s very important that people do not lay in unmarked graves,” said Rabbi Felipe Goodman, spiritual leader of Temple Beth Sholom. “Each person tells a story. Each person ...

Israel’s Rabbinical Court ruled against honoring the cremation request of a 31-year-old Israeli woman who ... mind when she signed the will. The Jewish Cemetery on the Mount of Olives (credit ...

Today, little is known about Samuel Howard, a 71-year-old Jewish man who died in 1959 and was buried at Las Vegas’ Woodlawn Cemetery. Other than his birthday and his date of death, not much at ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — Police are investigating after a woman claimed she was attacked at a New Bedford cemetery while paying respects to a relative over the weekend. Police confirmed that ...

Some artifacts found at the ancient Jewish mikveh. Photo from Emanuele Antonio Minerva via Italy’s Ministry of Culture Photos show a few of the artifacts found at the 1,400-year-old ritual bath ...