Several New York Jewish philanthropists and organizations, including the UJA- Federation of Greater New York, plan to run a funeral home they recently purchased on Manhattan’s Upper West Side as a nonprofit venture. Plaza Memorial Funeral Chapel will be one of the only Jewish community-run funeral homes in the United States.
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