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Community Alliance for Jewish-affiliated Cemeteries (CAJAC) is a nonprofit organization established to rescue and maintain Jewish cemeteries. CAJAC's mission is to be a central repository for fundraising, endowment management and the general care of abandoned and at-risk Jewish cemeteries.

History

The organization was incorporated as Friends of Bayside Cemetery on September 22, 2006. It officially changed its name to Community Association for Jewish At-risk Cemeteries on April 13, 2007. The organization officially changed its name again to Community Alliance for Jewish-affiliated Cemeteries on August 11, 2014.

Bayside Cemetery restoration

Starting with seed money from the UJA Federation of New York, CAJAC has begun a massive restoration and maintenance program at Bayside Cemetery in Queens, New York. CAJAC has employed a private contractor and instituted a volunteer program to clear the entire cemetery.

References

1. ^ "Community Alliance for Jewish-affiliated Cemeteries, Inc." Division of Corporations. New York State Department of State. Accessed on January 13, 2016.
2. ^ "Form 990-EZ: Short Form Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". Community Alliance for Jewish-affiliated Cemeteries. Guidestar. December 31, 2014.
3. "Chesed Volume 14. Number 2" (PDF). Hebrew Free Burial Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2009-05-27.

External links

• Bayside Cemetery Cleanup Begins by CAJAC - The Community Association for Jewish At-risk Cemeteries
• Official Site of the Hebrew Free Burial Association

• Organizations established in 2006
• Charities based in New York (state)
• Jewish charities based in the United States