Baron de Hirsch Cemetery, Montreal
The Baron de Hirsch Cemetery, also known as the Baron de Hirsch Affiliated Cemeteries, Baron de Hirsch United Cemeteries and Baron de Hirsch Memorial Park, is a Jewish cemetery located on the north side of De la Savane Street, between Mountain Sights Avenue and Kindersley Avenue in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
| Baron de Hirsch Cemetery | |
|---|---|
 View of the Baron de Hirsch Cemetery, towards Mount Royal. | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1892 |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Coordinates | 45.5019°N 73.6547°W |
| No. of graves | >55,000 |
| Website | barondehirsch |
| Find a Grave | Baron de Hirsch Cemetery |
Since its establishment in 1892, an estimated 55,000 people have been interred in these grounds.[1]
Notable graves
The cemetery contains sixteen war graves of Commonwealth service personnel: two from World War I and fourteen from World War II.[2]
It also has the remains of poet A.M. Klein (1909–1972), Fred Rose (politician) (1907–1983), entrepreneur Ben Weider (1923–2008) and hockey player Larry Zeidel (1928–2014).
References
- "JGS-Montreal: Baron de Hirsch – De la Savane Cemetery". jgs-montreal.org.
- CWGC cemetery report, breakdown obtained from casualty record.
External links
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