Cemetery Management
The Association’s Board of Directors (date current term expires)
- Jonathan Epstein, Vice President/Treasurer (6/2027)
Ken Kirshner, President (6/2027)- Carah Tenzer (6/2027)
- Janet Ulman (6/2025)
- Michele Salomon*
- Lynda Pollack (6/2026)
- Dave Louick*
- Charlie Richter*
- Doug Zakin, Grounds Supervisor *
- Ray Livesey*
- Eric Rappaport, ex-officio, synagogue president
- Rabbi Shoshanah Tornberg, ex-officio, synagogue rabbi
- Len Glazier, Treasurer emeritus
Bylaws: Art. V, Sec 5 Section 5. In the event that the office of an officer or member of the Board of Directors shall become vacant, the remaining members of the Board of Directors shall immediately fill such vacancy for the unexpired term.
Michele, Dave and Ray appointed 2/2025. To be voted on at June, 2025 Annual Meeting for full terms.
* To be voted on at the June, 2025 Annual Meetings for another or full terms.
June 2018 was when the Bylaws were first approved and the first Board election took place by the Membership. The Bylaws calls for one-third of the Directors to be elected each year.
In a mutual exchange of provisions in the Bylaws of the Association and the Temple the president of the Association, or the Directors’ appointee, is an ex-officio, voting member of the Temple’s Board of Trustees and the Temple’s Board president is an ex-officio, voting member of the Association’s Board of Directors. The rabbi of the Temple advises the Association on religious matters related to the Cemetery and is an ex-officio, non-voting member of the Association’s Board.
Contact us using the form at the bottom of the page.
Operation and Expenses
The Keneseth Israel Cemetery Association is self-supporting and operates with a volunteer board. No money from the Temple is used in the operation of the cemetery. The expenses of the cemetery are paid primarily from the sale of burial rights, the price for which includes perpetual care of the grounds, and as needed from the earnings of the Association’s investments.
Directions to the Cemetery
For GPS, use 2438 Coolidge St., Allentown, PA 18104.
The photo above was taken in May 2019 when we refreshed the flags on the graves of veterans. Our members pictured above are, from left to right, Jonathan Epstein, Ken Kirshner, Len Glazier, Ray Livezey, Joe Weiner and Tom Freedman.
