| The following list of burial societies was received
in Hebrew from the Ministry of Religious Affairs.
We have translated it for the convenience of those of you who do not read Hebrew and wish to write to them.
A number of cemeteries in Israel have started to computerize their listings. At those cemeteries that have
completed the process, a computer can be found at the entrance to the cemetery for use
by the public.
This list does not include those responsible for the burials at various communal settlements
such as kibbutzim and farming communities
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Hevra Kadisha website
for the whole country. It is in Hebrew only.
It has a general search engine for
the whole country. You can search by name of
the Hevra Kadisha, town/settlement and
name of cemetery. |
| List of Burial Societies in English
updated 2004 (PDF file - 8 pages - 100 KB) |
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Hevra Kadisha for Ashdod - It is
in Hebrew only. |
Hevra Kadisha -
Haifa The website is in Hebrew and might require of you to download a Java program that is intended to ensure security.
It requires a fairly late release of "Java virtual machine". It also requires a Windows operating system or Mac OS X v10.1.3. If you are running Linux, OS/2, NeXt, or any other, as of this date, July 7, 2005 you wouldn't be able to use this site.
Instructions on use of the site:
It is only in Hebrew.
If you scroll down to the bottom, there is a link to search for people buried by this Hevra Kadisha (only and not other societies in Haifa).
The name must be written exactly as it appears in the records, so you may have to try different spellings.
If the page is full, the 'page down' button will take you to the next page. I can't figure out how to go back to a previous page, other
than going out and doing the search again.
The site gives you the name, plot, father's name and date of death.
This site is online as of 2005. |
| Hevra
Kadisha for Petach Tivah - Segula
Cemetery, It is in Hebrew only. |
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Hevra Kadisha for Safed New
Cemetery. Includes a search engine for the
new cemetery and other documents in Hebrew
and English. |
Hevra
Kadisha - Tel-Aviv & the greater Tel-Aviv
area. The website is in Hebrew.
The website includes information about all
6 Jewish cemeteries of the
Tel-Aviv district. This does not include the
two private cemeteries on Hazon Ish
street in Benei-Berak.
Burial information can be searched online by name of the deceased,
father's name, death year span, cemetery
name, etc.
Exact search results provide: name of
the deceased, father's name, date of death (Yahrzeit)
- both Jewish and civil date, and name of
cemetery. The exact location of individual
graves / burial plots is not available
online.
The name must be written exactly as it appears in the records, so you may have to try different spellings.
It does not function during Shabat - that is from
sundown on Friday in Israel to the end of
Shabbat on Saturday evening.
Public contacts with the Chevra Kadisha by
email.
This site is online as of April 2006. |
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Hevra Kadisha for Tirat Carmel -
It is in Hebrew only. |
| JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry (JOWBR)
is a database of names and other identifying information from cemeteries and burial records worldwide, from the earliest records to the present.
As of July 2005 60,022 burials are listed for Israel from the following cemeteries: Ashkelon (41), Ekron (79), Hevron (243),
Kibbutz Shluchot Doar na (180), Nes Ziona (24),
Netanya (35,227), Petach Tikvah (51,868), Rehovot (197), Safed (3,276),
Tel Aviv (3,863), Yafo (487), Yavniel (17), Zichron Ya'akov (517). |
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Fallen Soldiers in Service of the Israel
Armed Forces The website is in
Hebrew only. Click on the second item on the
side menu. This leads to a new page with a
different menu. The third item down leads to
a search engine. From here you can reach a
page dedicated to each soldier. The first
button on the menu on the individual page
gives you information about the soldier. The
second button gives you information about
where the soldier is buried. |
| Fallen
Citizens in the State of Israel
The website is in
Hebrew only. You click on the button under
the candle and from there you reach a menu
where the top item leads to a search
engine. |
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