Leaders from across the London Jewish community attended Sunday’s inauguration of the new Federation Cemetery in Edgware, the first the movement has opened since the 1930s.
Including purchase of the land, the development has cost in the region of £6 million. Addressing guests, its Beis Din head Rabbi Shraga Feivel Zimmerman said the cemetery’s opening was “a big step forward in our mission to serve the needs of our growing Orthodox community. I am proud to lead this dynamic organisation dedicated to promoting the importance of Torah as the solution to all of life’s challenges.”
Federation president Andrew Cohen described the inauguration as “an acknowledgement of our history and also of our destiny. We pledged to return the Federation to its status as a powerhouse of Orthodox Jewry.”
Burial society treasurer Menachem Gertner thanked those whose support had helped to make the project a reality.
