Are all Jewish “named” chapels owned and operated by Jews?
Absolutely not. In the past few decades many of the independently owned chapels which were also operated by the owners along with family were sold to large public corporations. None of these corporate boards are controlled by Jewish families. In fact, each chapel’s General Price List (GPL), its management team and their policies as well as all of the staff are approved or selected by the corporate entity. In New York, New Jersey and Florida many Jewish chapels were bought by either Service Corporation International (SCI) of Houston, Texas or the Lowen Group of British Columbia, Canada. A few years ago the Lowen Group filed for bankruptcy and was reorganized under the name Alderwoods Group. SCI, the larger of the two corporations has also suffered financially in past years, and their stock price had plummeted to just a few dollars. In many chapels the families that sold may remain under contract for a few years to run the facility for the corporation. All the chapels retain their origin
