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Jewish Joint Burial Society

© JJBS
The Jewish Joint Burial Society (JJBS) was founded to provides
funerals (burial or cremation) for synagogue members as part of the benefits of
belonging to a particular synagogue. Currently, JJBS has some 40 member synagogues spread
across the Reform, Masorti and Liberal Movements, as well as Independent
synagogues, covering in total over 17,000 synagogue members.(1)
Basic Data |
Name: |
Jewish Joint Burial Society |
Head Office: |
1
Victoria Road, Wanstead, London
E11 1UL
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Date Formed: |
1968 |
Website: |
https://www.jjbs.org.uk/ |
Legal & Charitable Status:
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The
society is a registered
(non-profit) company,
Jewish Joint Burial Society (company
no. 937882), a
private company limited by guarantee without share capital, incorporated on 27 August
1968. It is also a registered charity (no.
257345). The governing document is the Articles of Association of
27 August 1968 as amended in June 2015.(2)
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Governance & Activities(3)
The Society is governed by a Board of Governors (Trustees).
Each member synagogue has the power to appoint one voting governor and an
alternate. The Society's Board consists of these nominated governors
and also not more than eight elected governors who are elected by
the other governors.
Membership of the Society is either London or National.
As of 31 December 2016, 26 members were classified as London Synagogues and 13 as
National Synagogues. Generally, all London members, but very few
National members, appoint governors.
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For London Synagogue
members, the Society provides a burial plot or a cremation and
pays for the cost of a standard funeral. The main burial ground
is at Cheshunt (see below).
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The National Synagogue members
generally bury outside the London area and the funeral is organised by the
local synagogue instead of the Society. The Society makes a contribution towards the total
cost of the funeral up to pre-determined limits.
Member Synagogues
Of the current 40 synagogues who are members of JJBS,
29 are member synagogues of the
Movement for Reform Judaism,
six
are from Masorti Judaism,
three are from
Liberal Judaism and
two are
Independent synagogues.(4)
Movement for Reform Judaism Member
Synagogues:
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Masorti Judaism Member Synagogues:
Liberal Judaism Member
Synagogues
Independent Member
Synagogues
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On-line Articles
and Other Material relating to the Jewish Joint Burial Society
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Cemeteries of Jewish Joint Burial
Society
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Bulls Cross Ride Cemeteries,
Cheshunt, Herts.
EN7 5HT (see
also
IAJGS Cemetery Project
- Cheshunt)
- the Society's principal cemetery, comprising:
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Western Cemetery, - run by the Western Foundation.
JJBS acquired a large dedicated area in this cemetery from the
Western Synagogue (which
later
merged into the Western Marble Arch Synagogue). The Western Marble Arch Synagogue
retains retains the its own dedicated area, as well as the section
used by the burial society of the former independent West End Great
Synagogue.
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Woodland Cemetery - This cemetery allows members to choose to be buried in an environmentally-friendly way, in a beautiful
natural environment, surrounded by newly planted trees. The grave can be marked with a small flat gravestone which is intended to sink into the ground over the years
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New Southgate Cemetery, Brunswick Park Road, London N11 This
had been the cemetery of the former Hendon Reform Synagogue until its
2015 merger with Edgware & District Reform Synagogue, after which the
cemetery passed to JJBS. The cemetery is almost full and any future
burials are primarily reserved for former members of the
Hendon Reform Synagogue.
(See also
IAJGS Cemetery Project
- New Southgate)
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Edgwarebury Cemetery, Edgwarebury Lane, Edgware HA8 8QP
JJBS arranges a number of burials at this cemetery in
conjuction with
Liberal Judaism and the West
London Reform) Synagogue, both of whom have their own
sections at the cemetery, based upon pre-existing arrangements. (See
also
IAJGS Cemetery Project - Edgwarebury)
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Hoop Lane Crematorium, Hoop Lane, Golders Green, London NWII
Cremations are performed at this crematoriumand
the ashes may then be intered at one of the Society's cemeteries. (For additional information, see
IAJGS Cemetery Project
- Hoop Lane)
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Page created: 30 May 2018
Page most recently amended: 3 January 2020
Research and
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