(Courtesy of Hebrew Free Burial Association) The Hebrew Free Burial Association will celebrate its 27th Annual Riverdale Community Breakfast on Sunday, May 4 at 9:30 a.m. at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale. This year, Hebrew Free Burial Association will proudly honor Fred Sugarman, Chesed Shel Emet Award; Arthur and Elaine Bloom, Community Service Award; Deborah Lupkin Gross, Avodat Hashem Award; and Helen Krim, Tikkun Olam Award. Andrea Harris is the event chair. All honorees are deeply committed to Jewish values and chesed within the Riverdale community and beyond.

Founded in 1888, the Hebrew Free Burial Association (HFBA) is the Jewish community’s address of last resort, the largest free burial society in the United States. HFBA buries about 300 New Yorkers each year. About one-third are immigrants, mainly from the Former Soviet Union. Some are infants or stillborns whose parents cannot afford, or cannot face, their funerals. Often, there are no survivors or friends to attend to this last final rite. When a Jew dies alone without family or friends, HFBA ensures any Jewish deceased, regardless of affiliation or financial means, is treated with compassion and respect, according to halacha, from the initial tahara through kevurah. Funds raised at the Riverdale community breakfast go directly toward burials.

For reservations and more information, visit www.hebrewfreeburial.org/riverdale or contact Amy Koplow at (212) 239-1662.