About Mayor Bernie Platt
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Bernie
Platt has been active in our community for the past 40 years. He
previously served as Mayor of Cherry Hill Township from 1979 to 1980 as well
as Deputy Mayor from 1976 to 1979 and Councilman from 1980 to 1985.
He has served as a member of the Cherry Hill Township Site Plan
and Review Board, the Economic Development Committee, Emergency Medical Services Chairman,
and organizer of the Save A Life
fund drive, which benefited the former Cherry Hill Ambulance Squad. Recently
he served as a member of the Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders,
the governing body of Camden County, from 1996 to '98.
Bernie has a long record of service throughout the Southern New Jersey region.
Through his leadership in a wide variety of organizations, Bernie has worked
to enhance our region's quality of life. He has served as president of a number
of civic, charitable and community organizations; the Downs Farm Civic Association,
the Jewish Home in Cherry Hill, Jewish Family and Children's Services,
the former West Jersey Arts Center, the Southern New Jersey Council of Jewish
National Fund, the Southern New Jersey B'nai B'rith Housing Corporation, and
Congregation BJ-BI (Merchantville).
He is a member of B'nai B'rith's Cherry Hill Lodge and Cherry Hill Lodge 966 of B'rith Shalom. A Mason, Bernie is
a member of Mizpah-Haddon Heights Lodge #191 F. & A. M. His synagogue
affiliations include Temple
Beth Sholom, Congregation Sons of Israel, and Chabad Lubavitch in Cherry
Hill.
Since 1977, Bernie and his wife Judy have been business owners in Cherry Hill.
Platt Memorial Chapels, Inc is a family owned and operated full service funeral
home. Bernie's professional affiliations include the West Jersey Funeral Directors
Association and the New Jersey State Funeral Directors Association.
Bernie is most proud of his family. He and Judy raised their four
children in Cherry Hill:
Alison, Harry (a committeeman and former mayor in neighboring Voorhees
Township), Sheryl, and Rena.
The Platts have eight grandchildren. Bernie and Harry were America's first father and
son mayors to serve in adjoining towns. Their unique relationship was featured
in People Magazine.
