JEWISH BURIAL SOCIETY

The Jewish Burial Society, Inc. was formed in 1974 by a group of socially conscious people in response to an FTC (Federal Trade Commission) investigation and a public television (PBS) series that documented severe consumer abuses in the funeral industry. The FTC investigation revealed, and public TV reported, that in 1974 the average price of a funeral in the U.S. was $1,500. At the same time, the average price of a Jewish funeral was $2,500. After a home and a car, the cost of a funeral was the next highest expenditure incurred by families... The Jewish Burial Society, Inc. is a non-profit community service organization that helps bereaved Jewish families obtain complete dignified funerals, that conform to Jewish law, at a low fixed price.

Also known as: Jewish Burial Society, Inc., The Jewish Burial Society, Inc.