( January 2, 2014) -- After a spirited lobbying campaign by Jewish groups, rabbis and others concerned that the proposed merger of the two largest funeral homes in the country would result in a large price hike in funerals in the Washington, D.C. area, the FTC responded by requiring various divestitures as a condition of allowing the deal, including the sale of Rockville, Md.-based Edward Sagel Funeral Direction, Inc....