About Us
The Beth Israel Difference
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Jonathan Duran
Regional Funeral Home Manager
Jonathan Duran was born in Bronx, New York, and raised in Central Florida. At the age of 18, he began his career in funeral service, where he provided compassionate care to families in the Central Florida area before relocating to South Florida in 2011 to attend mortuary school. That same year, he joined Levitt Weinstein Memorial Chapels. Upon completing his internship and graduating from Miami Dade College in 2016, Jonathan worked as a Funeral Director for almost two years before accepting the position of Location Manager for Alexander Levitt Funerals & Cremations in 2019. Most recently as of July 2024, he brought his years of service to Palm Beach County where he serves as the Regional Funeral Home Manager for Beth Israel Memorial Chapel in Boynton and Delray. In his personal time, Jonathan enjoys being with his family, partner, and son
Gina Woods
Funeral Home Office Manager
As office manager at Beth Israel Memorial Chapel, Gina has many years of experience in the accounting and administrative field, and in customer service.She manages administrative staff at two Beth Israel locations, as well as the Beth Israel pre-need office, overseeing all bookkeeping and administrative functions.“I help serve families in a most diplomatic way during their most difficult time,” Gina says. “I enjoy training and working with my staff in order to serve our families the best way possible.”
Ed Rusnak
Community Outreach Coordinator
Ed has been a Licensed Funeral Director for over thirty-five years and has been associated with Beth Israel Memorial Chapel for over twelve years Ed is proud to give back and enjoys volunteering. Ed and his faithful certified therapy dog Luigi visited patients and their families for five years at Hospice By The Sea in Boca Raton. Ed loves the game of golf and has volunteered with The Jewish Association of Residential Care of Boca Raton, FL golf fundraiser and has volunteered numerous years for the pro golf tournament at Broken Sound in Boca Raton, FL. Ed is on the board of Temple Beth Tikvah in Greenacres, FL. Ed also volunteers with Trustbridge Hospice and is a past president of The Jewish Funeral Directors of America and serves on their executive board.
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