Building on our Tradition of Lovingkindness

In May 2019 Chesed Shel Emes launched our first fundraising campaign since the 1940's, when the Chapel was built. Funds raised in the Capital campaign were earmarked to replace and equip the 115-year-old south building which served as the home of the Chevra Kadisha since 1930.

Our new facility, designed specifically for our unique needs, opened May 1, 2021. We are grateful to the hundreds of community members who supported the campaign, helping us raise over $3.8 million.

Fundraising continues as we furnish the building and grow our Endowment Fund at the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba.

A new chapter begins — for the dignity of the deceased; for the safety of volunteers and staff; for the comfort of those who mourn; and for the well-being of a community that has always found a way to care for the deceased and comfort their families.

The following list is a work in progress.

Thank you to our generous donors

As we serve the entire community, we are thrilled to have support from a wide range of community members. More than 900 donors have given generously to our Capital Campaign with gifts large and small.

Gifts of cash or securities are eligible for a tax receipt. Pledges may be honored over 1, 2 or 3 years. Gifts of 1000.00 and over will be recognized on a donor recognition wall in the new building.

Join us as we build on our tradition of lovingkindness for generations to come.

New meets old, Main Street

Thank you to our generous donors

  • Marjorie Blankstein Family
  • Norman Tatelman z’l
  • Jewish Foundation of Manitoba
  • In loving memory of Gerald & Mona Gray z’l
  • Shenkarow Family
  • Richard & Jared Akman Families
  • The Asper Foundation
  • Larry & Tovah Vickar
  • Mel & Arlene Fages
  • Gail Asper & Michael Patterson
  • Sam & Joanne Katz, Kay Four Properties
  • Jack & Patricia Ann Kay
  • The Michael Nozick Family Foundation
  • Mona & David Rich Family Fund
  • Hillel & Sharon Kravetsky Family
  • Harvey & Sandra Secter in memory of Gwendolyn & Joseph Secter
  • City of Winnipeg
  • Rivan Kenneth z’l & Elyse Halprin & family
  • Richard & Hillaine Kroft
  • Mark & Dorothy Danzker Trust at JFM
  • Mira & Matthew Narvey
  • Merrill & Shayna Shulman
  • Daniel Friedman & Rob Dalgleish
  • The family of Guy Kroft z’l
  • Bob & Debbie Brown
  • Bob & Cathy Tallman
  • Rae z’l & Gary Margolis

Our Chai Donors

  • Morris* & Mildred Faintuch
  • Stephen & Candice, Marissa, Jonathon & Jacob Freed in honor of Beryl Ruth & Joseph Freed z’l
  • Frohlinger Pullan Family
  • David Greaves
  • Ben & Marcia Haber
  • Murray Palay & Ivy Kopstein
  • Potash Family
  • Shindleman Family
  • Rae Shnier Family
  • Charles & Fanny Shore
  • Lyla & Shane Solomon, Koen & Ethan
  • In memory of Daniel Talnicoff z’l
  • Noah & Myrna Weiszner
  • Mara Zimmerman & Stephen Segal

  • Michel and Danita Aziza Family
  • Gila Badner
  • Lorne Bellan and Bonnie Cham
  • Michael and Liz Boroditsky
  • Ellery and Libby Broder
  • Danny Bubis and Jennifer Blumenthal
  • Chisick Family
  • Bob and Shirley Freedman
  • David Greenberg and Barry Greenberg
  • Marty and Roz Greenfeld
  • Ted* and Gail Hechter
  • David & Marisa Hochman Family
  • Murray Holt
  • Susan Holt
  • Nora & David z’l Kaufman
  • Daniel & Audrey Kravetsky
  • Steven and Lisa Kroft
  • Karen and Mel Lazareck
  • Stewart and Ellen Leibl
  • Peter and Karen Leipsic
  • Ted and Harriet Lyons
  • Sheldon and Rita Margolis
    in memory of Max & Ida Margolis and Eva & Max Ostrinsky
  • Marty and Lisa Morantz
  • Mark and Natalie Newman
  • Stuart and Beth Pudavick
  • Stephen and Corky Rosenfield
  • Bob and Kim Silver
  • Michael and Yael Silver
  • Shane and Mara Silver & family
  • Frank and Gail Spivak
  • Leonard Steingarten
  • Marshall Stitz and Mia Elfenbaum, Dina, Liat and Gilad Stitz
  • Jason Tapper and Susie Freedman
  • Marshall and Candice Tenenbein

  • Alan and Leslie Abosh
  • Abe and Barbara Anhang
  • David and Sheila Brodovsky
  • Archie Cham
  • Jack Craven
  • Joel and Sharron Dudeck
  • Sheldon and Sandra Earn
  • David Folk and Laurel Malkin
  • Matthew and Diane Glass
  • Laurence Goldberg and Diane Spivack
  • Grosberg Family Fund
  • Brian and Debby Hirsch
  • Jeff Itzkow and Cathy Moser
  • Estelle and Iser Kay Family Foundation
  • Ellie Kives
  • Bryan Klein and Susan Halprin*
  • Jack and Zena Lazareck
  • Neal and Robyn Lerner
  • Mark Lomow
  • Howard Mandshein
  • Jeff Marantz & Barb Hutchinson
  • Neil and Elaine Margolis
  • Marvin and Noreen* Peters Family
  • Leonard  Podheiser
  • The Pullan Family
  • Realcare Inc.
  • Fay Reich, Cal Reich  Astroid Management
  • Harry and Hope Rosenbaum
  • Brent Schacter and Sora Ludwig
  • Ed Shinewald
  • Alan and Elaine Shinfield
  • Ron and Janis Silver
  • Norm and Heather Silver
  • Catherine Weinstein Family
  • Rob and Cindy Yusim

  • A Sons’ tribute to Berdie and Irvin Cohen
  • Sharon Allentuck
  • Irv Applebaum
  • Don & Bev Aronovitch & children Joshua & Judith
  • Earl and Cheryl Barish in memory of all our loved ones
  • Ian and Sandra Barnes
  • Ron and Susan Barsky
  • Sam Bebchuk
  • Dick and Minnie Bell
  • Abe and Toni Berenhaut
  • Keith and Debra Berenhaut
  • Ben Berkal and Shirley Labman
  • David and Michelle Berkowits
  • Clara Bernstein
  • Morley and Terri Bernstein
  • Bill and Beulah Shuster Fund
  • Carey and Harriet Boroditsky
  • Rena Boroditsky & family
  • Lorne and Jill Brandes
  • Pam and Gary Brooker
  • Bruce Caplan, Sheri Winters, Maia and Annie
  • Sandra Caplan in memory of Barry Caplan z’l
  • Chapel Lawn Funeral Home
  • Avrom and Fayanne Charach
  • Harold and Elaine Charlat
  • Chevra Mishnayes
  • Shale and Sary Chochinov
  • Shelley Chochinov
  • Jack and Harriet Ciplinski
  • Harvey and Nessie Cogan
  • Jerry and Susan Cohen
  • Simone Scott Cohen
  • Marsha Cowan
  • Reva Craven
  • Alan Daien
  • Hy and Esther Dashevsky
  • Tom and Malka Deutsch
  • David and Miriam Diamond
  • Robin* & Harvey Diamond
  • Neil and Carol Duboff & family
  • Ken Einhorn
  • Joe Elfenbaum
  • Allan Fineblit and Judith Ann Elliott
  • David and Rhonda Erenberg
  • Martin and Linda Fingold
  • Gerry Finkle
  • Fleishman Family
  • Jeff Frank
  • Linda Freed in memory of Benjamin and Ruth Freed z’l
  • Martin and Roxy Freedman
  • Ron Gall in memory of Sherri Cogan Gall z’l
  • Merle & Marvin Garfinkel
  • Paul and Sherri Gerstein
  • Heather Gillman
  • Norley and Robin Gilman
  • Howie and Jodi Gilmore
  • David Gisser and Freeda Steel
  • Arnold and Sharon Glass
  • Norm Glass
  • Erla Glesby
  • Morris Glimcher
  • Daniel Globerman & Family in memory of Karyn R Globerman z’l
  • Ben and Serky Goldberg
  • Bobby and Beth Goldberg
  • Phyllis Goldberg
  • Ron Goldberg
  • David and Barbara Goldenberg
  • Ken and Carla Goldstein
  • Jeremy and Maureen Gordon
  • Bruce and Dina Granove
  • Eric Green in memory of Benjamin and Tina Green z’l
  • Saul and Brenda Greenberg
  • Murray Greenfield
  • Beth Grubert in memory of Belle Grubert z’l
  • Charles and Cindy Guberman
  • Jerrold and Edna Gunn z’l
  • Fivie and Linda Gunn and Family
  • Sid and Esther Halpern
  • Larry and Evelyn Hecht
  • Frank and Sue Hechter
  • Ulricke Hellmuth-Curtis
  • Michael and Bonnie Helper
  • The Hon. Joe & Fern Hershfield
  • Allan and Sondra Hochman
  • Benny and Phyllis Hochman
  • Anne Hoffman
  • Jeff Hyman and Elana Sasley in memory of our parents
  • Murray and Sandy Hyman
  • Imperial Group
  • Israel and Sarah Friedman Family Foundation
  • Zoltan and Miriam Jakal
  • Howard Jesierski and Sharon Maltz
  • Tanis Jury
  • Hart and Faith Kaplan
  • Margalt Kasner
  • Adrienne Katz
  • Rodney and Phillipa Kellen
  • Murray Kesselman
  • Dwaine King and Assoc
  • Soody* and Orah Kleiman
  • Penny Kohn in memory of Marvin Kohn z’l
  • Sheri Kowall
  • Karla Berbrayer & Allan Kraut & family
  • Benson and Sharon Labinsky
  • Mark and Sheila Lander
  • Judith Lavitt
  • Matthew and Nola Lazar in memory of Ron & Rona Lazar, Cecil & George Shnier z’l
  • Chloe McComb and Sam Lazareck
  • Joel and Faye Lazer
  • Richard Leipsic and Kerrie Halpern
  • Adam and Marla Levene
  • Darryl and Shauna Levy
  • Moe and Barbara *Levy
  • Leah Leibl
  • Saul and Carolyn London
  • Steven London and Leah Craven
  • Israel & Maylene Ludwig in memory of family who have passed
  • M&S Financial Inc
  • Manitoba Alpha Omega Foundation Fund
  • Marantz and Son
  • Ron and Debbie Margolis
  • Samuel Markowitz and Dammara Kovnats Hall
  • Marvin Zindler Family Fund
  • Greg Mason and Rita Gunn
  • Michael Mazo
  • Joanne McDowall
  • David Meyrowitz and Irene Boxer-Meyrowitz
  • Sheldon and Tannis Mindell in honor of their parents
  • Bert Minuk
  • Rick & Francine Minuk
  • Abby, Andrew & Seth Morris
  • Wayne Nemy
  • Javier and Veronica Nudler
  • Wesley and Lorraine Palatnick
  • Michael Pash
  • David and Rona Perlov in memory of Philip & Chasia Perlov, Eli & Lilly Weinberg , in memory of Sam Swetz, a mentch
  • Sheldon and Kishwar Permack
  • Arnold and Susan Permut in memory of Irwine (ike) Permut z’l
  • Shane Perlmutter and Marni Wiseman
  • Shelley Pfeffer
  • Rocky Pollack
  • Hernan Popper and Andrea Roitman
  • Marilyn & Mark Prober & family
  • Judith Putter ‘zl
  • David* and Sheila Rabb
  • Lorne and Louise Raber
  • Steven and Leigh Raber
  • Ronald and Jane Reider
  • Lorraine Reiner
  • Laura Richman
  • Karen Richter
  • Elliot and Harriet Rodin
  • Perry Rose and Marlene Reiss
  • Evan Roitenberg
  • In memory of Dr Albert Rosenberg
  • Irene Rosenberg in memory of Albert Rosenberg
  • Sid and Joyce Rosenhek
  • Richard Rothberg
  • Carey Rubenfield and Marion Yarema
  • Judge Charles and Naida Rubin
  • Jack and Joan Rusen
  • Roger and Vivien Saadia
  • Marvin and Esther Samphir
  • Zivan* and Tannis Saper
  • Brenda Schachter
  • Myron and Elana Schultz & family
  • Preston and Miriam Segal
  • Yale and Fayth Shaffer
  • Marvin and Emily Shane
  • Laurie Shapiro and Rick Lee
  • Arnold and Barbara Shell
  • Morris and Rana Shenkarow
  • Paul and Margaret Shuckett
  • Dorothy and Ben Shuckett Family Fund
  • Silverman Sisters – In memory of Silverman parents
  • Lyle and Anna Silverman
  • Cindy Singer
  • Sheree Singer
  • Jack and Laurie Solomon
  • Alec Sommer
  • Maurice and Patricia Steele
  • Bob Steinberg and Julie Gold Steinberg
  • Chana Stern
  • Neil Stitz
  • Lyle Stronger
  • Shane and Kathy Taback
  • Martin Tadman and Laurelle Harris
  • In loving memory of Anne and Richard Tramer from their children and grandchildren
  • Brent, Brenlee, Skyler and Sierra Trepel
  • Irv and Toby Vinsky
  • Jackie Wasserman
  • Hymie and Shaaron Weinstein
  • Jerry and Audrey Weiss
  • Bill and Alice Weissman
  • Joe Wilder
  • Sam and Wendy Wilder in memory of Max & Sally Nelko, Jack & Rose Wilder
  • Paul and Jackie Winestock
  • Sid z’l and Sharon Wolchock
  • Randall Wolfe and Bev Werbuck
  • Richard L. Yaffe QC
  • Penny Yellen
  • Michele Zell Kanter – in memory of Zell parents
  • Gustavo Zentner and Fanny Levy
  • Alex and Harriet Zimmer
  • Ken and Lori Zimmer
  • Audrey and Ron Zimmerman & families