Jewish Funeral Practices Committee of Greater Washington records, 1975-1991 (1976-1982).

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Jewish Funeral Practices Committee of Greater Washington records, 1975-1991 (1976-1982).

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Contains meeting minutes, memoranda, correspondence, publications, notes, reports, and by-laws. Administrative files document founding and early years of the committee, 1976-1991. Contains correspondence of leaders Robert M. Hausman and Harris Weinstein. Other series document workshops about Jewish funeral practices; interactions with local cemeteries; negotiations with local funeral homes. Includes several photographs of local cemeteries.

2.5 linear ft. (6 boxes)

George Washington University

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George Washington University

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Jewish Funeral Practices Committee of Greater Washington.

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Committee grew out of the Washington, D.C. Tifereth Israel Congregation's Funeral Practices Study Group in 1976. Goals are to promote understanding of Jewish funeral practices and help the Washington Region's Jewish community to manage a funeral in a traditional (adhering to laws and customs) and cost-effective way. Committee now includes members from ca. 30 area synagogues, havurot, and B'nai B'rith lodges. From the description of Jewish Funeral Practices Committee of Greater Washin...

Weinstein, Harris

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Hausman, Robert A., 1939-

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