Brezniak Funeral Directors

Brezniak Funeral Directors is a family-owned Jewish funeral home in Newton serving families across Boston and New England with burial and cremation services. It describes itself as the only Jewish-owned funeral service in Newton and Brookline. Staff guide families through arrangements after a death or when planning ahead, and the firm also helps with unveilings, obituaries and yahrzeit dates, with resources linked to local Jewish cemeteries such as Beth Israel Memorial Park in Waltham.

The family’s funeral work goes back more than 130 years, to the Levine Funeral Home founded in Boston’s North End in 1893 by Jacob H. Levine. His great-grandson David Brezniak, licensed since 1967, co-founded Brezniak-Rodman Funeral Directors in 1992 with George Rodman; it became Brezniak Funeral Directors in 2019. David has chaired the state Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers under several governors, the first Jewish member of that board. Funeral director Doug brings over 38 years of licensed experience.

What to Know

• The firm partners with the Community Hevra Kadisha of Greater Boston, and members of supporting synagogues and organizations receive a discount.
• A general price list is published for families comparing options.
• Marcy Hirschen serves as Director of Operations.
• The firm is accountable to families rather than to stockholders or outside investors.