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List of Jewish cemeteries in the Greater Toronto Area

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This is a list of Jewish cemeteries in the Greater Toronto Area.

Name City Neighborhood Opened/Closed Affiliation Ownership Website Notes Ref
Bathurst Lawn Memorial Park Toronto Newtonbrook, North York 1929 various various Yes Founded by Ivansker Mutual Benefit Society. Made up of 55 separate cemeteries owned by various congregations and societies. [1]
Beit Olam Garden, Glenview Memorial Gardens York Region Woodbridge 2018 Reform/unaffiliated Arbor Memorial No Demarcated Jewish section of a non-denominational cemetery. Allows burial of interfaith couples and cremation. Includes sections for Holy Blossom, Danforth Jewish Circle, Shir Libeynu and other liberal congregations. [2][3][4]
Beth Tzedec Memorial Park Toronto Westminster-Branson, North York 1949 Conservative Judaism Beth Tzedec Congregation Yes Succeeded the earlier Jones Avenue Cemetery in Leslieville. [5]
Dawes Road Cemeteries Toronto Clairlea, Scarborough 1898 various various Yes Made up of 34 cemeteries operated by various congregations and societies [6]
Holy Blossom Memorial Park Toronto Cliffcrest, Scarborough 1929 Reform Judaism Holy Blossom Temple Yes Created to succeed the Pape Avenue Cemetery which became full in the 1930s. Limited number of plots remain available [7]
Jones Avenue Cemetery Toronto Leslieville, Toronto 1883 Orthodox/Conservative Beth Tzedec Congregation and Jewish Cemeteries Management Inc. No Toronto's second oldest Jewish cemetery. Founded by Chevra Kadisha Chesed Shel Emes and used by the Tarauley, Chestnut Street, Goal Tzedec and other Orthodox synagogues. Part of the property was sold to the Goel Tzedec Congregation around 1919, which became Beth Tzedec Congregation in 1952. Cemetery is locked. Limited plots remain available. [8]
Lambton Hills Cemetery (Bais-Oilom) Toronto Humber Valley Village, Etobicoke 1910 various various, managed by Roselawn Lambton Cemetery Association No Founded by Knesseth Israel congregation. Made up of 14 cemeteries operated by various congregations and societies. Includes a section for interfaith couples. [9]
McCowan Road Cemetery (Shaarei Shomayim) Toronto Cliffcrest, Scarborough 1933 Modern Orthodox Shaarei Shomayim Yes Founded by Machzikei B'nai Israel Synagogue along with other Jewish organizations as adjoining cemeteries. Acquired by Shaarei Shomayim in 1980 when the synagogues merged and also consolidated the other land parcels. [10]
Mount Sinai Memorial Park Toronto Downsview, North York 1935 various various, managed by Mount Sinai Cemetery Association Yes Made up of 23 cemeteries owned by various congregations and societies. [11][12]
Mount Zion Garden, Highland Hills Funeral Home & Cemetery York Region Gormley, Stouffville 2018 various Arbor Memorial No Jewish section of a non-denominational cemetery. Allows burial of interfaith couples and cremation. [13]
Oraynu Congregational Cemetery, Elgin Mills Cemetery York Region Richmond Hill 2006 Humanistic Judaism Mount Pleasant Group Yes Jewish section of a non-denominational cemetery. Allows burial of interfaith couples and cremation. Interment rights owned by Oraynu Congregation for Humanistic Judaism [14][15]
Pape Avenue Cemetery (Holy Blossom) Toronto Leslieville, Toronto 1849—1940s Orthodox/Reform Holy Blossom Temple No First Jewish cemetery in Toronto. Maintained by Holy Blossom but no burials since around the 1940s. [16][17]
Pardes Chaim Cemetery York Region Maple 2010 various Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks Yes Largest Jewish cemetery in Canada. Includes sections for various congregations as well as community sections. [18]
Pardes Shalom Cemetery York Region Vaughan 1977 various Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks Yes Includes sections for various congregations as well as community sections. [19]
Roselawn Avenue Cemetery Toronto Forest Hill, Toronto 1906 various various, managed by Roselawn Lambton Cemetery Association No Made up of 23 cemeteries owned by various congregations and societies. Founded to accommodate Jews living outside of the then-city limits of Toronto. [20][21]


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  2. ^ https://djctoronto.com/ritual/ritual2/beit-olam-cemetery/ [bare URL]
  3. ^ https://thecjn.ca/news/new-cemetery-for-interfaith-couples-opens-in-the-gta/ [bare URL]
  4. ^ https://shirlibeynu.ca/lifecycle-celebration-support/ [bare URL]
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  13. ^ https://www.yorkregion.com/news/interfaith-burials-offered-to-jewish-families/article_f59049e8-29b7-5a72-b53a-eeb7c36abe18.html [bare URL]
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  19. ^ "About Us". Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks. THMP. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  20. ^ Bradburn, Jamie (October 31, 2012). "Toronto Cemetery Sojourns: Roselawn Cemetery". Torontoist.com. Buzz Connected Media. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  21. ^ https://iajgscemetery.org/canada/ontario-on/toronto [bare URL]
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