Who We Are

Our Mission

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 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.

Goals for 2022

Stabilizing the property, initiating Greaves Lane site access, and finalizing one area into restored condition (as described in the Master Plan adopted in 2017).
Advancing creation of an accessible on-line database of all burials and developing a detailed historical timeline for the Har Hasetim cemetery.
Expanding fundraising and volunteer development through programming, membership, grants and outreach initiatives.

View the cemetery from a whole new angle. Thanks to new drone technology, we can now get a bird's-eye-view of the cemetery and its beautiful natural surroundings.

Our Purpose

The purpose of the Friends of the Gladwyne Memorial Jewish Cemetery is:

To care for, maintain, restore, manage, operate and secure the property known as the Gladwyne Jewish Memorial Cemetery, located in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania on behalf of the owner of the Cemetery, Beth David Reform Congregation;
To provide and maintain a suitable religious burial ground for those persons buried in the Cemetery;
To stimulate public awareness and appreciation for the Cemetery as a historical site and to solicit the participation of the community in its maintenance and preservation;
To receive and administer funds for the aforesaid purposes.

Officers
Stephen Anderer, z" l
Neil Sukonik, President
Marji Hendler, Vice President
Robert Friedman, Treasurer

Trustees
Jill Cooper
Ernest Dellheim
Steve Feder
Stephen Finkelman
Robert Gray
Karen Kamens
Alan Kirsch
Sam Rosen