Deaths & mourning
We support our members in cases of death and bereavement.
In case of death, please contact the Chewra (see below) as a first step. She will inform the IGB about the death. We will then contact the relatives as soon as possible.
Rav Jakov Pertsovski takes care of administrative and organizational matters concerning death and burial. jakov.pertsovski@igb.ch or by telephone at 061 279 98 59 / 076 537 56 26..
Jewish cemetery
Address
Israelitischer Friedhof Basel
Theodor Herzl-Strasse 90
4055 Basel
Opening hours
Monday to Friday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday and on cantonal holidays: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The cemetery is closed on Shabbat and Jewish holidays*.
*Jewish holidays in 2022 (cemetery closed):
Shavuot: June 5/6, 2022
Rosh Hashanah: September 26/27, 2022
Yom Kippur: October 5, 2022
Sukkot: October 10/11, 2022
Shmini Azeret / Simchat Torah: October 17/18, 2022
Chevra Kadisha
The Chevra Kadisha is the first point of contact in the event of a death and will inform the municipality of a death. The latter will immediately contact the relatives.
Contact person Chevra Kadisha (Men):
Number on-call in case of a death: 079 422 59 75
Thomas Lyssy
Leonardo Fridman
Contact Person women’s Chevra:
Mrs. Jacqueline Bloch, Tel: 061 272 94 56, 079 402 85 38
Jiskor Group - Not alone in grief
To remember the deceased and to comfort the mourners is one of the core tasks in Jewish life. The mourning for a deceased person accompanies us throughout our lives, it triggers in us the most diverse feelings and needs, and it is of varying intensity.
Sometimes it is good to talk about it. That’s why we founded the Jiskor group “Not alone in grief”. Of course, we treat everything confidentially.
If you would like to be called yourself or know someone in your area who would appreciate such a contact, please get in touch without hesitation with Channa Kohn (johanna.kohn@fhnw.ch) or Judith Dreyfus (mjdreyfuss@sunrise.ch). Rabbi Baumel will also be happy to assist you.