Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks operates two Jewish cemeteries in York Region, north of Toronto. THMP is a not-for-profit, community-owned agency, based in Toronto at the Prosserman Jewish Community Centre. What became THMP was first conceived of by lawyer and Temple Sinai president Sidney Freedman in 1965 when he saw the need for a community-run cemetery. In 1970, he purchased the property that would become Pardes Shalom and began the process of rezoning the land for use as a cemetery. [1] [2] In 1972, he founded Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks, gifting the land to the community. [3] [1]
THMP operates the two largest Jewish burial grounds in the Greater Toronto Area, Pardes Shalom and Pardes Chaim. [4]
Pardes Shalom ( 43°53′08″N79°29′18″W / 43.88556°N 79.48833°W ) opened in 1977 and is a resting place for over 30,000 on an 89-acre (36 ha) site in Vaughan, Ontario, on Dufferin Street, north of Major Mackenzie Drive. [5]
Pardes Chaim ( 43°54′39″N79°28′42″W / 43.91083°N 79.47833°W ) opened in 2010 north of Toronto in Vaughan, Ontario, on Bathurst Street, north of Elgin Mills Road. [9] The newer site will be able to accommodate between 70,000 and 90,000 burial plots over 200 acres (81 ha). [1]
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