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  2. Chevra kadisha - Wikipedia

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    The term chevra kadisha (Hebrew: חֶבְרָה קַדִּישָׁא) [1] gained its modern sense of "burial society" in the nineteenth century. It is an organization of Jewish men and women who see to it that the bodies of deceased Jews are prepared for burial according to Jewish tradition and are protected from desecration , willful or not ...

  3. Chesed Shel Emes - Wikipedia

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    Each person is treated with the same consideration and respect. No one is refused service due to financial hardship. Chesed Shel Emet is an independent, community-based organization. Men and women are chosen and trained as volunteer members of the chevra kadisha (holy society). Their purpose is to dutifully and lovingly prepare the dead for burial.

  4. Pamela Ruskin - Wikipedia

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    Born Pamela June Zimbler at Hampstead in London, [2] she was the only daughter of Dolly (née Goldhill) and Samuel. Her mother Dolly died 11 June 1979. [3] Her father was a furrier who had migrated with his family to Melbourne when she was a child of six, and conducted business until the mid-1950s in Flinders Lane, the centre of Melbourne's 'rag trade'. [4]

  5. Ceremonial Hall of the Prague Jewish Burial Society - Wikipedia

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    Ceremonial Hall of the Prague chevra kadisha. The Ceremonial hall of the Prague Jewish Burial Society was built for the last service to the deceased members of the Prague Jewish Community. It is used as an exhibition space administered by the Jewish Museum in Prague. The building is an excellent example of Romanesque Revival architecture.

  6. Ahavas Chesed Cemetery - Wikipedia

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    The congregation of Ahavas Chesed utilize a chevra kadisha. The dead are not embalmed prior to interment; instead, the preparers ritually wash the body within a few hours after death and clothe it in simple white garments. The body is placed in a simple wooden coffin, which is kept closed at the funeral service.

  7. Kiryat Shaul Cemetery - Wikipedia

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    Chairman of the Chevra kadisha, Zalman Meisel, opened in negotiations to purchase the land. The purchase was completed in 1949. The purchase was completed in 1949. During its early years, the cemetery faced strong opposition, particularly from Planning Division at the Ministry of Interior .

  8. mX (newspaper) - Wikipedia

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    mX was an Australian free afternoon daily newspaper in the cities of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, owned and produced by News Corp Australia.Targeted at commuters, its main channels of distribution were inner-city railway stations, tram and bus stops, and major CBD intersections.

  9. Herald Sun - Wikipedia

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    The Melbourne Morning Herald (1 January 1849) The Melbourne Herald (1 January 1855) The Herald (8 September 1855) The Sun News-Pictorial (11 September 1922) The Herald Sun (8 October 1990) Political alignment: Right-wing (Coalition (federal), Victorian Liberal Party and Victorian National Party) [1] Headquarters: The Herald and Weekly Times ...