Compensation Process Opens for Soviet Jewish Families Discriminated in Burial Services in Petah Tikva
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First reported by N12 · 4 hours ago
What happened
Israel's Supreme Court ruled that the Petah Tikva Chevra Kadisha discriminated against Soviet Jewish deceased by segregating their burials. After a decade-long legal process, families can now apply for compensation totaling about 3.6 million shekels, distributed equally based on graves. Applications are open from August to December 2026 for relatives of those buried between 2009 and 2017 in specific cemetery sections.
- 01Supreme Court ruled Petah Tikva Chevra Kadisha discriminated against Soviet Jewish burials.
- 02Compensation of about 3.6 million shekels will be shared among eligible families.
- 03Separate burial policy was abolished by Chevra Kadisha in 2016.
- 04Applications open August 4 to December 4, 2026, for burials from 2009-2017.
- 05Eligible applicants include close relatives buried in Segula and Yarkon cemeteries.
- 06Legal representatives credit plaintiffs for initiating the decade-long case.
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