New burial ground will serve Progressive Jews in South-East London

Bromley Reform Synagogue has acquired a burial ground for its members and other Progressive Jews in South-East London.

The 500-member shul has secured 50 plots at GreenAcres Kemnal Park Cemetery in Chislehurst. With no other Jewish cemetery in the region, leaders wanted to offer a facility for people wishing to be buried near their homes and families, rather than in North London.

“Opening the cemetery in Kemnal Park will enable us to arrange burials in a dedicated Jewish space easily accessible to our congregants,” said Bromley’s Rabbi Mati Kirschenbaum. “It will also allow us to be inclusive of mixed-faith couples who are members of our synagogue.

“It is something our members have wanted for many years and the fact we have been able to establish it now reflects the dynamism of our area’s Jewish population.”