Baron de Hirsch Cemetery, Montreal
| Baron de Hirsch Cemetery | |
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View of the Baron de Hirsch Cemetery, towards Mount Royal. | |
| Details | |
| Established | July 1905 |
| Location | 5015 de la Savane Montreal, Quebec |
| Country | Canada |
| Coordinates | 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[note 1] is a Jewish cemetery located on the north side of de la Savane Street, between Mountain Sights and Kindersley Avenues in the Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The cemetery was opened in July 1905 with funds from philanthropist Maurice, Baron de Hirsch.[1][2] Since its establishment, an estimated 55,000 people have been interred in its grounds.[3] It is divided into sections affiliated with various landsmanshaften and synagogues.
Notable graves and monuments
Notable inhabitants of the cemetery include literary figures J. I. Segal, Rachel Korn, and A. M. Klein; politician Fred Rose; and hockey player Larry Zeidel.
The cemetery contains sixteen war graves of Commonwealth service personnel: two from World War I and fourteen from World War II.[4] It also contains 17 memorials to victims of the Holocaust.[5]
Notes
- ^ Also known as the Baron de Hirsch United Cemeteries, Baron de Hirsch Affiliated Cemeteries, Baron de Hirsch Memorial Park, and de la Savane Cemetery.
References
- ^ "History". Baron de Hirsch–Back River Cemeteries. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ Kucharsky, Danny; Cowles, D. R. (2007). Sacred Ground on de la Savane: Montreal's Baron de Hirsch Cemetery. Véhicule Press. ISBN 978-1-55065-196-6.
- ^ "Baron de Hirsch – de la Savane Cemetery". Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "Montreal Baron de Hirsch Memorial Park". Commonwealth War Graves. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "Baron de Hirsch memorials". Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal. 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2023.