The cemetery is located just east of the juncture of the decarie autoroute 15 and the transcanada autoroutes 40. Allen monument mount royal cemetery d 2078 image 1. The company earned a reputation for quality and long lasting jewish monuments. Staten island jewish cemetery baron hirsch cemetery, located in staten island, ny.
Richmond avenue, graniteville, formerly northfield c 1126 richmond avenue, staten island, ny 10314, 718 6980162. A cross of sacrifice stands on the boundary between this cemetery and the adjoining nortre dame des neiges cemetery. Access by car highway 15 decarie south, and take the exit for queen mary road. Each contributor can upload a maximum of 5 photos for a cemetery a cemetery can have a maximum of 20 photos. Get the billiongraves app now and help collect images for this cemetery. In january, 1960, the cemetery drew national attention when 87 headstones were smeared with yellow paint and the words fuhrer, and. Hotels near mont mount royal cemetery, montreal on tripadvisor. Baron hirsch cemetery 1126 richmond ave staten island, ny.
Elise and hariette will be giving a presentation about the palevsky project at the 39th iajgs international conference on jewish genealogy in cleveland, ohio on. Following the trend of the american rural cemetery movement, the purpose of choosing land on the mountain was to use the natural surroundings to combine horticulture and commemoration in perpetuity. The gray clouds that had overcast the sky parted, and the sun shone brilliantly on the rippling waster of the harbour as the mackaybennett drew alongside her pier. New map of the back river cemetery, with map numbers. Many victims that were jewish were, however, interred elsewhere while one passenger michel navratil was wrongly thought to be jewish because he boarded the titanic under the name hoffman.
At the turn of the 20th century, more jewish immigrants were arriving in montreal than anywhere else on the continent, and the citys small middleclass jewish community suddenly had to meet the burial needs of many new, mostly poor, arrivals, who had little affiliation with the local congregations. Ive just uploaded 381 births, marriages and deaths taken from the register of st marys church in lenham kent. Temple emanuel cemetery, a reform judaism burial ground is within the mount royal grounds. Notredamedesneiges cemetery is a place for the deceased to be laid to rest with respect and dignity. Dead or alive linda ewallkrocker outlines her frustrations and asks for direction in trying to locate her great grandmothers grave. Opened in 1852, mount royal cemetery is a 165acre 67 ha terraced cemetery on the north slope of mount royal in the borough of outremont, montreal, quebec, canada. Since its establishment in 1892, an estimated 55,000 people have been interred in. Canada revenue lifts synagogues status the globe and mail. These records of births, baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials at st. Kehal israel cemetery a large cemetery that lies 7 miles 11. Street map showing the cemetery location which is near the sauve metro station. The jewish genealogical society of montreal has submitted. Our affiliates, who at one time numbered more than twenty synagogues and burial societies, are representative of almost every group and strata of our community. Media in category cemeteries in montreal the following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total.
With sensitivity and compassion, funeral and memorial services are carefully tailormade to suit your familial and cultural traditions, as well as your religious or nonreligious rites. Find information on cemeteries in montreal as well as 4 cemeteries in quebec, 17 cemeteries in canada, 286 cemete. Contribute, create and discover gravesites from all over the world. Marys church in lenham, kent, england were made by my mother in 2000. Touristlink members rank notre dame des neiges cemetery, national field of honour and mount royal cemetery as the top cemeteries in montreal. The records below were provided by contributors to cemetery records online. Best hotels near mont mount royal cemetery, montreal, quebec. Klein, a bagel maker, yiddish theatre of montreal founder dora wasserman, gangster harry ship, a monument maker. Mount royal cemetery, montreal, montreal, quebec, canada. Miniprofiles highlight some of the sites 75,000 residents including a titanic victim, acclaimed poet a. Montreal mount royal cemetery contains 276 commonwealth burials of the first world war and 183 from the second, most of them forming two war plots in section g. Montreal jewry have appreciated in times of personal sorrow and seasons of. Campbell imagejpeg 60 barysau, belarus coat of arms imagepng 61 batami yanai. August 29, 2017 montreal, qc, canada on sunday, rabbi new had the honour of speaking at the memorial service for jewish servicemen of the canadian armed forces who paid the ultimate price for their country and for our freedom.
It offers a full range of interment and commemoration products and services. This cemetery adjoins mount royal cemetery, and a war cross is erected on the dividing line. Drive down to evergreen drive the street before hwy. Offering flexibility to personalize the kind of service you want in either a traditional setting or a contemporary style. The bdh community foundation and other large and small affiliates, synagogues and burial societies own land in both cemeteries. Chateauguay protestant cemetery the cemetery lies 11 miles 17. Since its establishment in 1892, an estimated 55,000 people have been interred in these. Judgments of peace montreals jewish arbitration courts, 1914. Locate and compare cemeteries in montreal qc, yellow pages local listings. Baron hirsch cemetery 1126 richmond ave staten island ny 10314. The entrance to the cemetery is on the left hand side of this road.
There is a map of the bdeh cemetery at the end of this tutorial. Liben monuments has been servicing the montreal community for over 60 years. The cemetery is among the oldest and largest in montreal. The back river cemetery includes 21 sections listed below. Records images cemetery page showing maps, records, and images of headstones in the mount royal cemetery, montreal, montreal, quebec, canada billiongraves cemetery and images.