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Jerusalem to permit first non-Orthodox cemetery: Court had ordered change years ago

Non-Orthodox Jewish groups are praising the decision of Jerusalem municipal officials to approve the establishment of the city’s first non-Orthodox cemetery.

All Jewish cemeteries in Jerusalem have been maintained by ultra-Orthodox burial societies that conduct burials according to the strictest standards of Jewish law. Jerusalemites seeking another type of burial have had to find a cemetery outside the city.

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