List of Jewish cemeteries in the Greater Toronto Area

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This is a list of Jewish cemeteries in the Greater Toronto Area.

NameCityNeighborhoodOpened/ClosedAffiliationOwnershipNotesRef.
Bathurst Lawn Memorial Park Toronto Newtonbrook, North York 1929variousvariousFounded by Ivansker Mutual Benefit Society. Made up of 55 separate cemeteries owned by various congregations and landsmanshafts (mutual aid or fraternal societies) [1]
Beit Olam Garden, Glenview Memorial Gardens York Region Woodbridge 2018Reform/unaffiliatedArbor MemorialDemarcated Jewish section of a non-denominational cemetery. Allows burial of interfaith couples and cremation. Includes sections for Holy Blossom, Danforth Jewish Circle, Shir Libeynu and other liberal congregations. [2] [3] [4]
Beth Tzedec Memorial Park Toronto Westminster-Branson, North York 1949Conservative Judaism Beth Tzedec Congregation Succeeded the earlier Jones Avenue Cemetery in Leslieville. [5]
Dawes Road Cemeteries Toronto Clairlea, Scarborough 1898variousvariousMade up of 34 cemeteries operated by various congregations and landsmanshafts, and societies. [6]
Holy Blossom Memorial Park Toronto Cliffcrest, Scarborough 1929Reform Judaism Holy Blossom Temple Created to succeed the Pape Avenue Cemetery which became full in the 1930s. Limited number of regular plots remain available to both members and non-members. Cremation plots are also available. [7] [8]
Jones Avenue Cemetery Toronto Leslieville, Toronto 1883Orthodox/Conservative Beth Tzedec Congregation and Jewish Cemeteries Management Inc.Toronto's second oldest Jewish cemetery. Founded by Chevra Kadisha Chesed Shel Emes and used by the Tarauley, Chestnut Street, Goal Tzedec and other Orthodox synagogues. Part of the property was sold to the Goel Tzedec Congregation around 1919, which became Beth Tzedec Congregation in 1952. Cemetery is locked. Limited plots remain available. [9]
Lambton Hills Cemetery (Bais-Oilom) Toronto Humber Valley Village, Etobicoke 1910variousvarious, managed by Roselawn Lambton Cemetery Association Founded by Knesseth Israel congregation. Made up of 14 cemeteries operated by various congregations, landsmanshafts, and societies. Includes a section for interfaith couples. [10]
McCowan Road Cemetery (Shaarei Shomayim) Toronto Cliffcrest, Scarborough 1933Modern Orthodox Shaarei Shomayim Founded by Machzikei B'nai Israel Synagogue along with other Jewish organizations as adjoining cemeteries. Acquired by Shaarei Shomayim in 1980 when the synagogues merged and also consolidated the other land parcels. [11]
Mount Sinai Memorial Park Toronto Downsview, North York 1935variousvarious, managed by Mount Sinai Cemetery AssociationMade up of 23 cemeteries owned by various congregations and societies. [12] [13]
Mount Zion Garden, Highland Hills Funeral Home & Cemetery York Region Gormley, Stouffville 2018variousArbor MemorialJewish section of a non-denominational cemetery. Allows burial of interfaith couples and cremation. [14]
Oraynu Congregational Cemetery, Elgin Mills Cemetery York Region Richmond Hill 2006 Humanistic Judaism Mount Pleasant Group Jewish section of a non-denominational cemetery. Allows burial of interfaith couples and cremation. Interment rights owned by Oraynu Congregation for Humanistic Judaism [15] [16]
Pape Avenue Cemetery (Holy Blossom) Toronto Leslieville, Toronto 1849—1940sOrthodox/Reform Holy Blossom Temple First Jewish cemetery in Toronto. Maintained by Holy Blossom but no burials since around the 1940s. [17] [18]
Pardes Chaim Cemetery York Region Maple 2010various Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks Largest Jewish cemetery in Canada. Includes sections for various congregations and mutual aid societies as well as community sections. Interment of cremated remains not permitted. [19]
Pardes Shalom Cemetery York Region Vaughan 1977various Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks Includes sections for various congregations and mutual aid societies as well as community sections. Interment of cremated remains not permitted. [20]
Roselawn Avenue Cemetery Toronto Forest Hill, Toronto 1906variousvarious, managed by Roselawn Lambton Cemetery Association Made up of 23 cemeteries owned by various congregations and landsmanshafts. Founded to accommodate Jews living outside of the then-city limits of Toronto. [21] [ dead link ] [22]

References

  1. ↑ "About". Bathurstlawn. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Beit Olam Cemetery". Danforth Jewish Circle. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  3. ↑ Kraft, Frances (May 3, 2018). "New cemetery for interfaith couples opens in the GTA". The Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Lifecycle Celebration & Support". Congregation Shir Libeynu. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Beth Tzedec Memorial Park - Cemetery". Beth Tzedec. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Dawes Road Cemetery". Dawes Road Cemetery. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Holy Blossom Memorial Park: Update". Holy Blossom Temple. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Cemeteries". Holy Blossom Temple. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  9. ↑ DiMatteo, Enzo (March 3, 2009). "Leslieville's secret Jewish history". NOW Toronto. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Bais-Oilom". Etobicoke Historical Society. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Ann Sharpe". Ontario Jewish Archives. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Mount Sinai Cemetery Association and Mount Sinai Memorial Park". Ontario Jewish Archives. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Toronto (Mount Sinai) Memorial Park | Cemetery Details". CWGC. Archived from the original on April 22, 2025. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  14. ↑ Zarzour, Kim (October 19, 2018). "Interfaith burials offered to Jewish families". YorkRegion.com. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Oraynu Congregational Cemetery". UJA Federation of Greater Toronto. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Cemetery | Oraynu". Toronto's Congregation for Humanistic JudaismOraynu. October 14, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  17. ↑ "FROM THE ARCHIVES: A MYSTERY LAID TO REST". Holy Blossom Temple. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  18. ↑ Reporter, Stuart Laidlaw Faith and Ethics (April 19, 2008). "Jewish history in stone". Toronto Star. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  19. ↑ Blackman, Carolyn (October 27, 2010). "Pardes Chaim officially opens to community". Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  20. ↑ "About Us". Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks. THMP. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  21. ↑ Bradburn, Jamie (October 31, 2012). "Toronto Cemetery Sojourns: Roselawn Cemetery". Torontoist.com. Buzz Connected Media. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  22. ↑ Renck, Ellen. "TORONTO: | Ontario ON | International Jewish Cemetery Project". JewishGen’s Cemetery Discovery Project. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
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