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Funeral Planning and Cemetaries

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Adath Chesed Shel Emes Cemetery
3724 Winnetka Ave. N.
New Hope, MN 55416
952-545-2424
info@adathjeshurun.org
www.adathjeshurun.org
Cemetery Board Chairman: Joe Lifland
Program Chairman: Hersh Berman
Superintendent: Michael J. Morris, 612-998-0077
Cemetery of the Adath Jeshurun Congregation. Open to the Jewish community. Flower planting program available. Family plots available. Contact superintendent for information.

Adath Yeshurun Cemetery

5605 France Ave. S.
Edina, MN 55410
952-922-1072
Fax: 952-935-0953
dkantar@qwest.net
www.adath-yeshurun.com
Cemetery Manager: Dan Kantar
Board President: Mark Luther
Adath Yeshurun Cemetery has served families in the Minneapolis and St. Paul Jewish communities since 1885. The cemetery is located at 56th and France Avenue South in Edina and covers 22 acres of wooded rolling hills located along Minnehaha Creek. The cemetery is owned and managed by Adath Yeshurun Cemetery Association and is not affiliated with any synagogue. Adath Yeshurun Cemetery is a nonprofit organization and is managed by a board of directors.

Beth El Memorial Park

3726 Winnetka Ave. N.
Crystal, MN 55416
952-920-3512
www.bethelsynagogue.org
Executive Director: Linda Goldberg
Superintendent: Michael J. Morris, 612-998-0077
Cemetery of Beth El Synagogue. Open to the Jewish community. Maintained as a memorial park with only flat markers permitted. Flower planting program available. Family plots available. Contact superintendent for information.

Beth Jacob Cemetery Association

1179 Victoria Curve
Mendota Heights, MN 55118
651-452-2226
Fax: 651-452-0573
bjcadmin@beth-jacob.org
www.beth-jacob.org
Cemetery Association Chairperson: Bruce Kessler
Synagogue Administrator: Harold Slobof
President: Geoffrey Marshall
Sons of Jacob and Sons of Moses cemeteries are administered jointly by the Beth Jacob Cemetery Association under the chairmanship of Bruce Kessler and are located at 770 Parkway Dr., St. Paul. For information regarding either of the cemeteries or purchasing burial sites, contact either Harold Slobof or Bruce Kessler at Beth Jacob Congregation at 651-452-2226.

Chesed Shel Emes Cemetery

c/o Quist Madsen
10800 Lyndale Ave. S.
Bloomington, MN 55420
952-881-9111
alohavolk@hotmail.com
President: Ray Getsug
Vice-President: Sid Winer
Cemetery Chairman: Michael Volk
An unaffiliated cemetery located in East St. Paul using traditional Jewish customs.

Congregation Bais Yisroel — Jewish Sacred Society/Chevra Kadisha

4221 Sunset Blvd.
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
952-926-7867
Fax: 952-926-2936
baisline@baisyisroel.org
www.baisyisroel.org
This is a volunteer organization of men and women who perfom tahara (ritual washing of the deceased) to any Jew and guide a family in obtaining the proper funeral, including preventing autopsies.

Dan Kantar and Associates

3007 Atwood Dr.
Minnetonka, MN 55305
952-935-0097
Fax: 952-935-0953
dkantar@qwest.net
Memorial Designer: Dan Kantar
A monument is created as a tribute to honor life. A symbol of devotion. An expression of love. Because you only do this once, make the right choice. The best quality, service and value in the business. We guarantee you will see the difference.

Gemelus Chesed Cemetery

70½ and Penn Avenue South
Richfield, MN 55439
952-544-8752
Fax: 952-928-9367
Director: Michael Morris
Office Manager: Lee Reinharz
The Gemelus Chesed Cemetery is operated by Sharei Chesed and managed by Michael Morris.

Hodroff-Epstein Memorial Chapels

• 126 E. Franklin Ave.; Minneapolis, MN 55404; 612-871-1234
• 671 Snelling Ave.; St. Paul, MN 55116; 651-698-8311
www.hodroffepstein.com
Henry L. Epstein, Jim Wardlow, Michael Epstein
With two locations, Minneapolis and St. Paul, Hodroff-Epstein is the only Jewish funeral home in the Twin Cities and surrounding area. We are proud to be family owned and operated, with an experienced licensed staff that treats families with utmost care. Hodroff-Epstein arranges all types of services, including traditional, cremation, mixed marriages, etc.

Michael J. Morris, LLC

5132 W. 29th St.
St. Louis Park, MN 55416-1907
612-998-0077
Fax: 952-929-1207
michaeljmorris@comcast.net
Cemetery arrangements for Minneapolis Jewish Cemetery, Adath Chesed Shel Emes, Beth El Memorial Park and Gemelus Chesed Cemetery. Pre-need funeral planning for Hodroff-Epstein Memorial Chapels. Family burial park design and build services. Monuments and markers.

Minneapolis Granite

4400 Chicago Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55407
612-822-3135
Fax: 612-822-2838
www.minneapolisgranite.com

Minneapolis Jewish Cemetery

7032 Penn Ave. S., Richfield
Mailing Address: P.O.  390777; Edina, MN 55439-0777
612-861-2055
Fax: 612-866-5272
mplsjc@earthlink.net
President: Avron Gordon
Vice President: David Perlman
Treasurer: Marcy Harris
Superintendent: Michael J. Morris, 612-998-0077
Community Jewish cemetery located at the corner of 70½ Street and Penn Avenue South, Richfield. Open to Jews of all denominations. Interfaith section and family plot areas are available. Founded in 1890. Contact superintendent for information.

Mount Zion Cemetery

1300 Summit Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55105
651-698-3881
651-698-1263
mountzion@mzion.org
www.mzion.org
Executive Director: Jane Steinman
Mount Zion’s cemetery is located in St. Paul at Payne and Larpenteur avenues. The cemetery was founded in 1856. Please contact Jane Steinman for plot and burial information.

Senior Advantage Consultants

3007 Atwood Dr.
Minnetonka, MN 55305
952-935-0097
Fax: 952-935-0953
dkantar@qwest.net
Advance Funeral Planner: Dan Kantar
Advance funeral planning relieves your family of this burden, allowing them to focus on the memories of your life rather than the details of your death. Dan Kantar can make it easier. Cemetery prearrangements and funding for Adath Yeshurun Cemetery, United Hebrew Brotherhood Cemetery and other metro Jewish and non-Jewish cemeteries.

Twin Cities Community Women’s Chevra Kaddisha

952-920-5829
Coordinator: Raleigh Kent
The T.C.C.W.C.K. is a group of Shomer Shabbat women who prepare deceased Jewish women for burial according to Jewish law and custom.

United Hebrew Brotherhood Cemetery

Office: 6009 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 101
St. Louis Park, MN 55416-1223
952-922-6866
President: Judi Abramson
United Hebrew Brotherhood Cemetery is located at 2605 W. 70 ½ St., Richfield, MN 55423. The cemetery is not affiliated with any synagogue and was established in 1904 as a nonprofit organization. It is managed by the officers of the board of directors. We have an interfaith section.

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