**BRISTOL JEWISH BURIAL SOCIETY (CHEVRA KADISHA)** 

## 3 Coronation Road, Downend, S Glos BS16 5SN 

Founded 1743 Registered Charity No: 1189458 

## Chairperson, Treasurer and Trustee: Alan Elkan (alanelkan44@gmail.com) 

## Co-treasurer and Trustee: Ian Kane (kaneia49@gmail.com) 

Trustees: Yoram Adani, Samuel Baum 

Minutes of trustees’ meeting at 3 Coronation Road, Downend BS16 5SN at 8pm on 6[th] June 2021 

Present: Alan Elkan, Ian Kane, Yoram Adani, Sam Baum 

## _Deaths of trustees_ 

The meeting sadly noted the passing of Alex Schlesinger and Leonard Glynn. 

## _New trustees_ 

Owing to the deaths of Alex Schlesinger and Leonard Glynn, Yoram Adani and Samuel Baum are now trustees. 

## _Finances_ 

NatWest Bank finally paid £3960 owing to the society following pressure from the Financial Services Ombudsman (FSO). 

At 21/12/20, the society held, in four accounts, £248,362.30. 

The society continues to wait for £1995 owed by the French government for the funeral of Frederick Rouah. 

## _Operations_ 

Alan Elkan continues to run the society with Yoram Adani assisting with funerals. Covid-19 has meant we cannot carry out teharim – this work now being done by Harris Funeral Directors. Larger congregations do carry out the ritual but with more equipment and volunteers. Hence the two tehara teams are now redundant and there is no foreseeable means to revive them if Covid matters improve. 

## _Fishponds burial ground_ 

Cleaning is carried out every two weeks by _Spotless Cleaning._ 

_Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) status_ 

This is still proceeding. 

_Registration of the sites at Fishponds, Barton Vale and re-registration at Memorial Woodlands._ 

Alan attempted to carry this out but it was far too complicated and has now been passed to the society’s solicitors. 

## _The meeting closed at 9pm._