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- 1 2 "Beth Israel Synagogue Cemetery". Jewishhalifax.com. 1968-09-30. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
- ↑ titanica.com
- ↑ "Reform Judaism Magazine - Discovering Nova Scotia". Reformjudaismmag.org. Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
- ↑ CWGC Casualty Record.
