New West End Synagogue - St Petersburgh Place

What To Do In The Event Of Bereavement

1. Notify one of the burial offices (see below) IMMEDIATELY. If the Office is shut, leave your name and a contact phone number.
2. Notify Rabbi Shisler (020 7229 6215) and/or the Synagogue (020 7229 2631).
3. Obtain a death certificate from the Doctor or Hospital, stating the cause of death.
4. Take the death certificate to the Registrar for Births and Deaths. It must be the Registrar in the vicinity where the death occurred.
5. Phone the Burial Office once you have been issued with the relevant documentation. The burial office will advise what to do next.
6. Once funeral arrangements have been made the burial office will contact the Synagogue Administrator who will assist with the shiva chairs and prayer books and liaise with the Rabbi about the funeral and shiva. If you wish, you may contact your own Minister.
7. Speak personally with Rabbi Shisler about the funeral service and shiva arrangements.
8. Notify family and friends of the arrangements. The Synagogue will do its best to advise congregants of the funeral and shiva arrangements by email and telephone.

Burial Offices

Most New West End funerals take place at Bushey Cemetery unless a plot has been reserved at Willesden. Contact Marcia Wohlman Tel: 020 8343 3456.

For funerals at Waltham Abbey, East Ham, Plashet and West Ham Cemeteries contact Anthony Harris Tel: 020 8518 2868.

Register Offices

Westminster Register Office

Westminster Council House

Marylebone Road

London

NW1 5PT

T: (020) 7641 1161

Kensington and Chelsea Register Office

Chelsea Old Town Hall

Kings Road

London

SW3 5EE

Tel: 020 7361 4100