New Jewish cemetery consecrated at Macarthur Memorial Park

Sydney's new cemetery consecrated

The largest Sydney cemetery to be established in 100 years will provide 28,000 double-depth graves for the Jewish community. The Macarthur Memorial Park cemetery, consecrated at the weekend, is in Varroville, close to Campbelltown, and 46 km from Sydney’s CBD. NSW Minister for Local Government, Ron Hoenig, was among the guests as Rabbi Yehoram Ulman […] The post Sydney’s new cemetery consecrated appeared first on J-Wire.

New Jewish cemetery consecrated at Macarthur Memorial Park

The NSW Jewish community has marked a historic milestone with the consecration of a new Jewish burial section at Macarthur Memorial Park in Varroville, ending years of uncertainty about the future of Jewish burial in Sydney. The consecration ceremony, held on Sunday afternoon, was attended by NSW Local Government Minister Ron Hoenig, community leaders, religious authorities and members of the public. The site has been established through years o…