Friends of the Gladwyne Jewish Memorial Cemetery

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Friends of the Gladwyne Jewish Memorial Cemetery

Gladwyne Jewish Memorial Cemetery
Har Hasetim

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Mission Statement of the Friends of the Gladwyne Jewish Memorial Cemetery

The mission of the Friends of the Gladwyne Jewish Memorial Cemetery is to ensure dignity for those interred at Har Hasetim and their families while honoring the historical, cultural, and natural significance of the site. We will achieve our mission by working together with volunteers and with the support of community partners primarily through restoration and maintenance of the graves and natural features, sharing the story of the cemetery, and providing access to information about those interred at the site.
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So exciting that all three Philadelphia-area news channels visited Har Hasetim in April, 2024 to interview Joe Ferrannini, our talented headstone restoration expert and Neil Sukonik, Beth David member and then-president of the Friends, to reveal the importance of our restoration efforts. Please click through to view each of them!

How a gravestone conservator is helping preserve a historic Jewish cemetery in Pennsylvania and honoring its history

Organization works to preserve 125 years of history at Montgomery County cemetery

The last burial was back in 1945, after which Har Hasetim fell into massive disrepair.

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Restoration Work at Historic Cemetery.

Jewish Exponent

3.2024

​The Graduate History Review

10.24.2019

“Writing History Among the Tombstones: Notes from Har Hasetim” by Dan Gorman and Andreína Soto Segura. This fascinating report is the result of their graduate studies work with Dr. Craig Bailey at Villanova University.

Main Line Today

12.2023

Main Line Times

11.11.2018
Day of Service Held at Gladwyne Jewish Memorial Cemetery For Digital First Media

​The Philadelphia Inquirer

12.28.2022

Jewish Exponent

11.30.2017
Gladwyne Memorial Cemetery Hits Burial Ground Running By: Rachel Kurland

Our History

What is now preserved as the Gladwyne Jewish Memorial Cemetery, is 6 acres of Jewish burial societies that were in use from 1890 to 1945.
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Who We Are

We, the Friends of the Gladwyne Jewish Memorial Cemetery, strive to protect the dignity of the interred and their families.
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