Johnstown Jewish Community Cemetery Burial Information as of 05/12/2026
Primary Funeral Home used by Jewish Johnstown: John Henderson Co., 215 Central Ave., Johnstown, PA 15902, Phone (814)536-4602. Source of the information below is Beth Sholom Congregation, 700 Indiana Street, Johnstown, PA 15905 phone: (814)536-0647. Primary local contact: Barry Rudel (412)215-9157,
Ahavath Achim Cemetery:
(Orthodox) Geistown. Established in 1923. "No grave shall be opened or assigned for actual burial unless the Rabbi or a member of the local Cemetery Committee makes an onsit approval." Who may be buried: “Any person of the Jewish faith." The cemetery is active, and graves are available. No vaults are required. Space will be provided to the Jewish indigent, as needed.
Grandview Cemetery:
Grandview Cemetery has four sections set aside for Jewish burial: the two Reform areas are Beth Zion #1 and #2 (see below for rules and by-laws), Israel Isaiah (see below for by-laws), and the original Hebrew Burial Association (dating from 1888. Who may be buried: “Any person of the mosaic faith”). All sections are still active, and graves are available. No burials are held at Grandview on Sundays. Burials, or unveilings, on the Sabbath are prohibited by Jewish law and are not held throughout Johnstown Jewish Cemeteries be it in Geistown or at Grandview.
Beth Zion/Beth Sholom Sections of Grandview Cemetery:
Edgewood 5; Section 1 adjoins the Israel Isaiah Cemetery section. Section 2, in Cambria 4, lies several hundred yards east, near the "Temple of Love" monument. Both sections require membership within the Temple in order to purchase plots. Non-Jewish spouses or their non-Jewish children may be buried in either of these two sections.
No non-Jewish services, symbols, ground surface plaques, statues, mausoleums, or monuments may be used in these sections at any time before, during, or after interment. Cremated remains are accepted within all Jewish Cemeteries.*
The primary stone for all graves at Grandview are subject to size, and placed at the discretion of Grandview. Vaults, or crush proof urns, are required.
Israel Isaiah Beneficial Society:
(814)535-2652. Edgewood 5 in Grandview. Established in 1916. Who may be buried: “Any person of the Jewish faith and/or non–Jewish spouse with services by Jewish clergy or Jewish layman.” Males are always on the left of females (looking from inside cemetery road.) Explanation: Plots are listed from #1 to #126. Grave sites in plots are under Grandview's old system that does not always follow numbers consecutively. Reference to map will show that member and spouse are not separated. Entitled ground to children only. See Jewish Cemetery Burial Association (JCBA) for special notes.
Rodef Sholom Cemetery:
(Conservative): Geistown. Who may be buried: “Any person of the Jewish faith”. The cemetery is active, and graves are available. No vaults required.
Jewish Cemetery and Burial Association (JCBA) Information:
Jewish Cemetery and Burial Association of Greater Pittsburgh (412)553-6469; www.JCBAPgh.org.
*This particular paragraph of rules is for all six parcels with the Johnstown Jewish cemeteries.