David Jacobson, founder of Chicago Jewish Funerals, stood behind the podium at Chicago’s Waldheim Jewish Cemetery on July 2. “I’m not a rabbi or a cantor,” he said. “I’m sort of an extended friend of the community.” Jacobson, 56, went on to connect that week’s Torah portion to the life of Beth Salamensky, a Chicago […]
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Chicago burial fund gives penniless Jewish COVID victims a dignified sendoff
September 24th, 2020 Awake Goy