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Jewish Cemetery Association of Massachusetts

Founded in 1984, JCAM is a non-profit Jewish cemetery association and communal organization that owns

The Jewish Cemetery Association of Massachusetts (JCAM) was born out of a need to care for distressed or abandoned Jewish cemeteries, and has grown into a leader in cemetery management, restoration and education. JCAM operates on multiple fronts including:

Cemetery Management & Burial
Educational Programming
Anti-Poverty Initiatives
Historical Preservation

Our efforts to maintain Jewish cemeteries as precious community resources involves major physical infrastructure projects, outreach and engagement activities, and ongoing innovation to meet families' needs. JCAM owes its success to the generosity and commitment of myriad community partners including local synagogues, organizations, municipalities, philanthropies, our cemetery caretakers, and so many others.

11/10/2025

Annual caretaker breakfast! The teams that make it all happen! JCAM STRONG!

10/16/2025

Who has the best team? I do! ! Thank you, everyone !❤️

10/14/2025

As the holidays come to a close, JCAM wants to thank everyone who came out to our High Holiday Memorial Service event! Led by Rabbi Neal Gold and Cantor Marcie Jonas, this service offered a time for reflection, connection, and remembrance as we honored the memory of those who came before us. It was a beautiful event with a great turnout!

09/28/2025

Henry Englander, a Holocaust survivor and Boston-area resident, appeared in Schindler’s List, directed by Steven Spielberg. After living a long and meaningful life, Mr. Englander passed away peacefully and was buried at Lindwood Memorial Park. Yet, for reasons unknown to us, a granite monument bearing his name had also been placed at the Zviller Cemetery on Baker St in West Roxbury.

Because of your generosity, JCAM was there for Mr. Englander and his family. When his niece reached out to us from Israel, we were honored to assist. Our professional team carefully removed the misplaced monument and reunited it with Mr. Englander—ensuring he was honored with dignity in the place where he rests.

Though Mr. Englander’s story is unique, his is just one of the many that live on in our cemeteries—stories of parents, children, survivors, and generations who helped shape our community.

Your gift ensures they are not forgotten. It helps us protect and preserve the resting places of those we have lost.

09/22/2025

JCAM wishes everyone a L’Shanah Tovah as we begin Rosh Hashana. Have a happy and healthy New Year! 🍎🍯✡️

08/21/2025

Honor. Remember. Reflect.
Join us for a meaningful community memorial service.
On Sunday, September 28 at 10:30 AM, JCAM invites you to gather with us at The Baker Street Cemeteries (776 Baker Street, West Roxbury) as we honor the memory of those who came before us.
Led by Rabbi Neal Gold and Cantor Marcie Jonas, this special service offers a moment of reflection, connection, and remembrance.
If you plan to attend, we kindly ask that you register using the link below. While registration is appreciated to help us prepare, please know that no one will be turned away.
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=NvF3cxD9JEmwkIota85rPo_JvKePI0FIhZ6EawmWsMZUNkVVSk03VFYyM0FVVFFHSzlSTEpQMTVNWS4u&route=shorturl

08/04/2025

JCAM Cemetery Story: Jacob B. Askowith, Designed Flag of Israel

In 2016, new research from Professor Jonathan Sarna of Brandeis revealed the connection between the Israeli flag and Massachusetts Rabbi Jacob Boruch Askowith. He was a prominent member of Boston’s vibrant Lithuanian Jewish community in the late 1800s and designed the so-called B’nai Zion flag. Askowith’s flag was made up of two blue stripes on a white field with a blue Star of David with “Maccabee” written in Hebrew in the center. The flag was first displayed as part of the 400th anniversary celebration of Columbus' voyage in 1892, when Jewish people marched it through the streets of Boston along aside the American flag. It was later displayed at the second Zionist Congress and the 1904 World’s Fair. The flag was eventually edited and adopted as the flag of Israel. Rabbi Askowith died in 1908 and is buried in Kenesseth Israel Cemetery in Woburn. The symbolic power of the flag he designed lives on, over one hundred years after its initial creation!

(With research by Roxanne Glassenberg and Rachel Bassin)
Source: Brandies and The Boston Globe

Address

60 Kendrick Street
Needham Heights, MA
02494

Telephone

+16172446509

Website

http://www.jcam.org/

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