Our story is about two families; the Roth and Goldstein families whose names have been synonymous with the communities of Atlantic City and Philadelphia dating back to the late 1800s.
The Roth funeral home opened on Atlantic Avenue in Atlantic City in the late 1800s and was operated by Edwin Roth's grandfather, Joseph. In the early 1900’s, Edwin's father, Abe, followed in his father's footsteps and the name of the company changed to Abe L. Roth Funeral Home which included the funeral home being moved to 200 Pacific Avenue in 1938.
Goldsteins’ Funeral Directors opened in 1944 at 2129 Broad Street in Philadelphia with licensed directors, Jack Goldstein, his brother, Joseph, and sister, Ruth Snyderman.
Back in Atlantic City, in 1949, Abe renamed the funeral home, Abe L. Roth and Son Memorial Chapel, when his son, Edwin J. Roth, became a licensed funeral director in the state of New Jersey. Edwin operated the funeral home for many years and stayed with the company until his death in 2007. In 1958, construction began at the company’s current location at Pacific and New Hampshire Avenues, and the name changed to Roth Memorial Chapel. The original chapel was on what is now the parking lot for the funeral home.
In 1962, Goldsteins’ Funeral Directors moved and opened its’ facility at 6410 North Broad Street in the Northeast. Today, the building remains the central headquarters of the company. Towards the end of the 1960’s, Bennett Goldstein, Jack’s oldest son, assumed the supervising role of running the business with his younger brother, Gabe. In 1986, Goldsteins’ opened their Suburban North location in the suburbs of Southampton with Gabe Goldstein serving as supervisor and in 1992, Goldsteins’ merged with Rosenberg’s Raphael Sacks, creating one of the largest independent Jewish funeral homes in the country. In 2018, Bennett’s children, Carl Goldstein and Bruce Goldstein were appointed to serve at supervisors of their Philadelphia and Southampton locations.
Four generations later and being there for their communities, in April 1995, Roth Memorial Chapel merged with Goldsteins' Rosenberg's Raphael Sacks of Philadelphia to form a new company, Roth-Goldsteins' Memorial Chapel, LLC. Eric Goldstein, Jack’s grandson and Gabe’s son, became the Managing partner and helped with the family's expansion to the Jersey Shore.
The funeral home is now operated by Danielle Barry and Stephen Collins, instilling the Roth Goldstein’s future and commitment to the Atlantic City area.
