A Plain Pine Box: A Return to Simple Jewish Funerals and Eternal Traditions
- ISBN-10
- 0881257877
- ISBN-13
- 9780881257878
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 120
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
- Author
- Arnold M. Goodman
Description
Mr. Philip Robbins , a wealthy merchant , was buried in a " fashionable walnut casket . " Mr. Joseph Goldberg , a retired tailor , was interred in a " plain pine box . " The authors quote the Jewish funeral director , who defended the ...
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