Beth Tzedec Memorial Park

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Beth Tzedec Memorial Park
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Established1949
Location
5822 Bathurst Street, Westminster–Branson, Toronto
CountryCanada
Coordinates 43°46′42″N79°26′40″W / 43.778452°N 79.444330°W / 43.778452; -79.444330 Coordinates: 43°46′42″N79°26′40″W / 43.778452°N 79.444330°W / 43.778452; -79.444330
Type Jewish cemetery
Owned by Beth Tzedec Congregation
Website Official website
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Beth Tzedec Memorial Park is a Jewish cemetery on Bathurst Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Established in 1949 by the Beth Tzedec Congregation, the cemetery is located next to Park Lawn Cemetery, Westminster Memorial Park and G. Ross Lord Reservoir. [1]

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References

  1. "Cemetery - Beth Tzedec".