Baron de Hirsch Cemetery, Montreal
 View of the Baron de Hirsch Cemetery, towards Mount Royal. | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1892 |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Coordinates | 45°30′07″N 73°39′17″W / 45.5019°N 73.6547°WCoordinates: 45°30′07″N 73°39′17″W / 45.5019°N 73.6547°W |
| No. of graves | >55,000 |
| Website | barondehirsch |
| Find a Grave | Baron de Hirsch Cemetery |
The Baron de Hirsch Cemetery, also known as the Baron de Hirsch Affiliated Cemeteries, Baron de Hirsch United Cemeteries and Baron de Hirsch Memorial Park, is a Jewish cemetery located on the north side of De la Savane Street, between Mountain Sights Avenue and Kindersley Avenue in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Since its establishment in 1892, an estimated 55,000 people have been interred in these grounds.[1]
Notable graves[]
The cemetery contains sixteen war graves of Commonwealth service personnel: two from World War I and fourteen from World War II.[2]
It also has the remains of entrepreneur Ben Weider (1923–2008) and hockey player Larry Zeidel (1928–2014).
References[]
- ^ http://jgs-montreal.org/bdh/
- ^ [1] CWGC cemetery report, breakdown obtained from casualty record.
External links[]
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- Cemeteries in Montreal
- Jewish cemeteries in Quebec
- 1892 establishments in Quebec
- Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
- Jews and Judaism in Montreal
- Montreal stubs