Eventually, Toronto is listed.Īs well, some of the original stones are inscribed entirely in Hebrew or German, while later ones contain a mix of Hebrew, German and English. Birthplaces listed on the oldest stones include villages in England while Germany and Eastern Europe are on later ones. There are names and dates, of course, but there are also subtle hints about the community's identity. While none of the earliest tombstones survives – all that is known of Samuel Joseph's grave is that it was near the gate – the history in the local Jewish community can nonetheless be read in those that remain. Visitors still come to see relatives' graves. Read more about the location, and the cemetery which closed some 70 years ago. Ontario Jewish Archives director Ellen Scheinberg says Pape Cemetery was the resting place for all the city's first Jewish families and for others who came later. The boy is believed to be the first person buried in the cemetery in 1850. Joseph's son Samuel was ill this provided impetus to the plot purchase, as the closest Jewish cemeteries were in Montreal and Buffalo. In 1849, there were only about three dozen Jews in the city two businessmen (jeweller Judah Joseph and piano maker Abraham Nordheimer)paid £20 to purchase land east of town for the cemetery. Jews settling a new area are charged with first organizing a consecrated cemetery before a synagogue is established. Holy Blossom was also known as Pape Avenue Cemetery or Jews' Cemetery, and in the area where the community's roots began some 160 years ago. Over the next few weeks, volunteers from the Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto will visit every grave in the area, armed with digital cameras to photograph the stones to record the inscriptions for posterity. Pardes Shalom / Toronto Hebrew Memorial Park, 1975 (active).Shaarei Shomayim Cemetery / Machzika B'nai Israel, 1933 (closed).Beth Tzedek Memorial Park, 1949 (active).Holy Blossom Memorial Park, 1929 (active).Bathurst Lawn Memorial Park / Woods Cemetery, 1929 (active).Mount Sinai Memorial Park, 1920 (active).
Lambton Mills Cemetery (Royal York Rd.), 1909 (active).Roselawn Avenue Cemetery, 1905 (active).Jones Avenue Cemetery, 1883 (partially active).Pape Avenue Cemetery (Holy Blossom or Jews' Cemetery), 1849 (closed).
Nine are active, two are closed to burials: There is also a video on Holy Blossom Cemetery. Today, the community is about 200,000 strong. we try to give more, this is a very big work, but it goes to the glory of God.If you have roots in Toronto, this story talks about the area's 11 Jewish cemeteries.
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