Articles of Interest

Article Author Publication
The Cost of a Dignified Burial Melissa Gerr & Marc Shapiro Baltimore Jewish Times
Will purchase of funeral homes affect funeral costs? Suzanne Pollak Washington Jewish Week
Effort to keep funeral prices low suffers setback Suzanne Pollak Washington Jewish Week
Fighting to the death Suzanne Pollak Washington Jewish Week
Van Hollen joins battle against funeral home merger Suzanne Pollak Washington Jewish Week
Funeral deal in doubt Suzanne Pollak Washington Jewish Week
Jewish Monument Company Contracts With Jewish Funeral Practices Committee Of Greater Washington To Provide Significantly Discounted Bronze Markers To Maryland, DC, and Virginia Communities   The Cemetery Chronicles
Body Guards Richard Greenberg Washington Jewish Week
The end-of-life discount Grave marker maker slashes prices by one-third  Richard Greenberg Washington Jewish Week
The State of Church-state - JCRC lobbies to keep Va.'s sacred-secular divide Richard Greenberg Washington Jewish Week
Trouble on the ground - Allegation of desecrations raises funeral home questions Adam Kredo Washington Jewish Week
Staying grounded - The final choice: Burial vs. cremation Richard Greenberg Washington Jewish Week
The final passage Richard Greenberg Washington Jewish Week
A grave decision Should Jewish vets opt for a military plot?  Aaron Leibel Washington Jewish Week
Tracing Your Family Roots 195 - Jewish Funeral Practices   Tracing Your Family Roots
Stein Hebrew, Takoma funeral homes close  Merry Madway Eisenstadt Washington Jewish Week
Time for dignity    Washington Jewish Week
New funeral contract negotiated Merry Madway Eisenstadt Washington Jewish Week
History and Background of Washington Area Orthodox Chevra Kadisha Morris Wisotsky and Reverend Ernie Yehuda Friedman  
A Community Reasserts Religious Values In Funeral Ritual  Caryle Murphy Washington Post
Funerals are big business Merry Madway Eisenstadt Washington Jewish Week
Jewish Funeral Practices Committee of Greater Washington Bob Hausman  
Response to Funeral Homes    
Remarks On Jewish Funeral Practice Harris Weinstein United Synagogue Convention 
Jewish Funeral Practices Committee of Greater Washington records, 1975-1991   The George Washington University, The Gelman Library, Special Collections Research Center