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July 2019

Letter From the Executive Director

Summer is upon us! The mix of unprecedented rain followed by hot days has made it more challenging than usual to maintain the grass, shrubs, and hedges in the cemeteries. We’re working as quickly as possible to keep up with the growth and other maintenance, while planning for upcoming projects and events. We’ll have a . . . Read More

Outside Cincinnati…

Reprinted courtesy of Jewish Community Legacy Project: http://jclproject.org/jewish-community-legacy-project-jclp.html A Laudable Mitzvah The first mention of burial in Jewish tradition is in Vayeira when Abraham buries Sarah. Through the Commission on Cemetery Preservation (COCP), a supporting foundation of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, Jewish Cleveland continues to recognize that honoring those who came before by caring . . . Read More

Carol and Larry Neuman Honored by JCGC at Voices of Giving

Among the many inspiring individuals honored at this year’s Voices of Giving event were Carol and Larry Neuman. The annual event of the Greater Cincinnati Planned Giving Council honors legacy donors to organizations throughout Greater Cincinnati and was held at CET on June 12th. Carol and Larry Neuman have been involved with Jewish Cemeteries of . . . Read More

Maintenance and Capital Projects in the Cemeteries

In addition to general maintenance work, JCGC has several projects underway at the cemeteries. A full update on these projects will be posted to the website in the coming weeks. In the meantime, the most noticeable work is occurring in the Montgomery/Ivy Gate Cemetery, where there is extensive excavating and grading being done to resolve . . . Read More

Heroes Among Us: Bernard Marks

Rabbi Marcus Crystal, Staff Scholar, Cincinnati Community Kollel In the Tifereth Israel Cemetery, a section of the Covedale Cemeteries, lies the final resting place of one of the quiet heroes of a turbulent part of Jewish history. Bernard (Bernie) Marks was a Cincinnatian who spent three years of World War II serving in the United . . . Read More

Boy Scout’s Mission to Honor Jewish Veterans

By Karen Zanger Thousands of Jewish military veterans are buried in Cincinnati and they are collectively honored by three impressive memorials in Montgomery, Walnut Hills and the B’nai B’rith Judge Robert S. Kraft Veteran memorial in the Covedale cemeteries. Yet it took the initiative of Springboro Eagle Scout Ethan Zied to begin the task of . . . Read More