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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In the News
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!
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Our HistoryWhat 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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Jewish Exponent / 3.2024
Main Line Today / 12.2023 
The Philadelphia Inquirer / 12.28.2022 
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 Times / 11.11.2018
Day of Service Held at Gladwyne Jewish Memorial Cemetery For Digital First Media Jewish Exponent / 11.30.2017
Gladwyne Memorial Cemetery Hits Burial Ground Running By: Rachel Kurland Main Line Times/ 11.23.2017
Hidden Jewish Cemetery Being Revealed, Restored in Gladwyne By: Richard Ilgenfritz |
Our IdeasWe, the Friends of the Gladwyne Jewish Memorial Cemetery, strive to protect the dignity of the interred and their families.
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