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(also see Maryland and Virginia for areas contiguous to Washington, DC)
701 Fourth Street, NW - Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20001
Phone: (202) 789-0900 Fax: (202) 789-0485
Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington does not hold burial records. Contact the individual congregations for that information.
Congress Heights is not a cemetery and is most often used to describe all 4 cemeteries in the area. Those four contiguous cemeteries: Source:
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[April 2010]
Washington Hebrew
Adas Israel
Ohev Sholom
Elisavetgrad (Beth Sholom, District of Columbia Lodge, DC Hebrew Beneficial and DC Lodge)
WASHINGTON AREA JEWISH FUNERAL SERVICES: Source: The Jewish Funeral Directors of America
- Torchinsky Hebrew Funeral Home,Inc., 254 Carroll Street, NW, Washington, DC 20012, (202)541-1001, (800) 500-5401
- Metropolitan Area:
- Danzansky-Goldberg Memorial Chapels: 1170 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD (301) 340-1400.
- Ives-Pearson (not exclusively Jewish) 2847 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA (703) 527-3016. Records date to 1930's. Went out of business in September 2000.
- Edward Sagel Funeral Direction, 1091 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD (301) 217-9400. Founded March 1994; only Jewish-owned funeral parlor in the
- Washington metropolitan area.
- Stein Hebrew Memorial Funeral Home, Inc., 232 Carroll Street, NW, Washington, DC. (202)726-4222. Records since 1970.
LOCAL BURIAL ASSOCIATIONS - Source: The Washington Jewish Week
- CHESED SHEL EMES (Free Burial Society): Rabbi Saul Koss (301) 230-7294; Fax (301) 230-7272; TTY (301)-230-7260 Provides burial service for special needy cases.
- CHEVRA KADISHA OF WASHINGTON: Alan Sussman; (301) 681-6366 Community burial society makes arrangements and performs the ritual washing of the body.
- FUNERAL PRACTICES COMMITTEE: chair: Bob Housman; (202) 966-1545; comprised of synagogues who have burial committees.
- WOMEN'S CHEVRA KADISH: Linda Rishe (301) 585-2028; Community burial society makes arrangements and performs the ritual washing of the body.
SYNAGOGUES Historic 1876 Synagogue Corner of 3rd and G Streets, NW Washington, DC 20001 Open by appointment only, Please call (202) 789-0900 SYNAGOGUES IN DC: [2007] WASHINGTON AREA SYNAGOGUES/DC data compiled by Bill Sher for JGSGW [2006] At the end of each synagogue's listing: C = Conservative, O = Orthodox and R = Reform, I = Independent:
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Adas Israel Congregation, 2850 Quebec St., NW, Washington, DC 20008, (202) 362-4433, C
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Agudath Israel Of America Minyan, 1730 Rhode Island Ave., NW, Suite 504, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 835-0414
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Bet Mishpachah, P.O. Box 1410, Washington, DC 20013, (202) 833-1638, I
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The Capitol Kehillah, (202) 320-6034, I
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DC Minyan, Washington DC JCC, 1529 16th St., NW, Washington DC 20036, I
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Fabrangen, 7750 16th St., NW, Washington, DC 20012, (202) 595-9138, I
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Hill Havurah, Christ Our Shepard Church, 801 North Carolina Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20003
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Kesher Israel Congregation, 2801 N St., NW, Washington, DC 20007-3340, (202) 333-2337, O
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Minyan at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh St., S.W. Room 9156, Washington, DC 20410, (202) 708-0614, ext. 6061
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Ohev Sholom, 1600 Jonquil St., NW, Washington, DC 20012, (202) 882-7225, O
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Sixth and I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St., NW, Washington, DC 20001, (202) 408-3100
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Temple Micah, 2829 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20007, (202) 342-9175, R
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Temple Sinai, 3100 Military Rd., NW, Washington, DC 20015, (202) 363-6394, R
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Tifereth Israel Congregation, 7701 16th St., NW, Washington, DC 20012, (202) 882-1605, C
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The Washington Congregation for Secular Humanistic Judaism, P.O. Box 42014, Washington, DC 20015, (202) 686-1881, 0
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Union Station Neighborhood Mincha, Postal Square Building, 2 Massachusetts Ave., NE, Room 1858, Washington, DC 20001, (202) 502-8529 Jonathan First
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Washington Hebrew Congregation, 3935 Macomb St., NW, Washington, DC 20016, (202) 362-7100, R
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Yedid DC, c/o Am Kolel, PO Box 146, Beallsville, MD 20839, (301)-349-2799
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF CONGREGATION/ORGANIZATION AND THE CEMETERIES THAT THEY USED:
| ORGANIZATION OR CONGREGATION |
CEMETERY NAME |
| Achduth Chevra |
Mt. Lebanon Cemetery |
| Adas Israel Congregation |
Adas Israel Congregation Cemetery |
| Agudas Achim (new) |
King David Memorial Garden |
| Agudas Achim Congregation |
Agudas Achim Congregation Cemetery |
| Agudath Achim |
Mt. Lebanon Cemetery |
| Arlington-Fairfax Jewish Cong. |
King David Memorial Garden |
| B'nai Israel Congregation |
B'nai Israel Congregation Cemetery |
| Baltimore National Cemetery |
Baltimore National Cemetery |
| Baltimore National Cemetery |
Loudon Park National Cem. |
| Baltimore National Cemetery |
Annapolis National Cemetery |
| Baltimore National Cemetery |
U. S. Naval Academy Cem. |
| Beth El |
King David Memorial Garden |
| Beth El Hebrew Congregation |
Home of Peace Cemetery |
| Beth El Hebrew Congregation (new) |
King David Memorial Garden |
| Beth Shalom (old)--Potomac??? |
Congress Heights Cemeteries |
| Beth Sholom Congregation and Talmud Torah |
National Capitol Heb. Cem. |
| Beth Sholom Congregation and Talmud Torah |
Beth Sholom Congrega. Cem. |
| Beth Tikva Congregation |
King David Memorial Garden |
| Beth Torah |
King David Memorial Garden |
| Congregation Kol Ami |
Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery |
| D.C. Hebrew Beneficial Association |
Congress Heights Cemeteries |
| Deborah |
King David Memorial Garden |
| Directorate of Engineering & Housing |
Fort Meade Post Cem. No. 1 |
| Ezras Israel-Ohavei Zedek Congregation |
National Capitol Heb. Cem. |
| Farband Zionist |
Mt. Lebanon Cemetery |
| Free Sons of Israel |
Mt. Lebanon Cemetery |
| Friendship Lodge |
National Capitol Heb. Cem. |
| Friendship Lodge |
Mt. Lebanon Cemetery |
| George Washington Lodge |
Mt. Lebanon Cemetery |
| George Washington Lodge (old) |
National Capitol Heb. Cem. |
| Har Tzeon-Agudath Achim Congregation |
Mt. Lebanon Cemetery |
| Hebrew Benevolent Society |
Home of Peace |
| Hebrew Free Burial Society |
Chesed Shel Emmes[Emresh] Cem. |
| Jewish Mutual Aid Society |
Mt. Lebanon Cemetery |
| Kesher Israel Congregation |
Kesher Israel Congregation Cem. |
| Kesher Israel Congregation |
National Capitol Heb. Cem. |
| Kneseth Israel |
Kneseth Israel Congregation |
| Mishkan [Miskan] Torah |
King David Memorial Garden |
| National Capitol Lodge |
National Capitol Heb. Cem. |
| Nevey Shalom Congregation of Belair |
King David Memorial Garden |
| Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation |
King David Memorial Garden |
| Ohev Shalom-Talmud Torah Congregation |
Ohev Sholom-Talmud Torah Cong. Cem. |
| Ohev Sholom-Talmud Torah |
National Capitol Heb. Cem. |
| Ohev Sholom-Talmud Torah Congregation |
Congress Heights Cemeteries |
| Ohr Kodesh Congregation |
King David Memorial Garden |
| Olam Tikvah Congregation |
King David Memorial Garden |
| Sephardic Congregation-Mogen David |
Mt. Lebanon Cemetery |
| Shaare Tikvah |
Mt. Lebanon Cemetery |
| Shaare Tikvah |
King David Memorial Garden |
| Shaare [Shahre?] Tefila |
King David Memorial Garden |
| Shomre Emunah |
National Capitol Hebrew |
| Southeast Hebrew (old) |
Congress Heights Cemeteries |
| Southeast Hebrew Congregation (new) |
Mt. Lebanon Cemetery |
| Spanish-Yom Tov |
National Capitol Heb. Cem. |
| Spanish-Yom Tov |
King David Memorial Garden |
| Temple Beth Shalom |
Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery |
| Temple Emanuel |
King David Memorial Garden |
| Temple Israel |
Mt. Lebanon Cemetery |
| Temple Sinai |
King David Memorial Garden |
| Temple Solel |
King David Memorial Garden |
| Tifereth Israel (new) |
Mt. Lebanon Cemetery |
| Tifereth Israel (old) |
Congress Heights Cemeteries |
| U. S. Naval Academy |
Crownsville Veterans Cem. |
| Washington Hebrew Congregation |
Washington Heb. Congregation Cem. |
| Workmen's Circle (new) |
Mt. Lebanon Cemetery |
| Workmen's Circle (old) |
National Capitol Hebrew Cemetery |
| Yom Tov Society |
National Capitol Hebrew Cemetery |
| Young Israel Shomre Emunah |
National Capitol Hebrew Cemetery |
| Young People's Synagogue |
King David Memorial Garden
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