‘Deeply connected’: First local hospice earns certification for Jewish care

When the health of Les Burger’s father began declining in 2021, the family knew they wanted hospice care that would honor not only his medical needs, but also his Jewish values and life experiences.

Burger’s father, Henry, was a devout and proud Jew who escaped Nazi Germany as a child in 1938.

“It was important to us, based on his upbringing and his wishes, that it be a hospice that, if at all possible, had Jewish values and Jewish people,” Burger said…

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