Beth Tzedec Memorial Park is a Jewish cemetery on Bathurst Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Established | 1949 |
Location | 5822 Bathurst Street, Westminster–Branson, Toronto |
Country | Canada |
Coordinates | 43°46′42″N 79°26′40″W / 43.778452°N 79.444330°W |
Type | Jewish cemetery |
Owned by | Beth Tzedec Congregation |
Website | Official website |
Find a Grave | Beth Tzedec Memorial Park |
Established in 1949 by the Beth Tzedec Congregation, the cemetery is located next to Westminster Cemetery, Westminster Memorial Park and G. Ross Lord Reservoir.[1]
Notable burials
edit- David Croll – Senator, federal MP, Ontario MLA/MPP, Mayor of Windsor, Ontario
- Philip Givens – Mayor of Toronto, federal MP and judge
- Allan Grossman – Ontario MPP and cabinet minister
- Larry Grossman – Ontario MPP and cabinet minister, Progressive Conservative Party leader; son of Allan Grossman
- Bob Kaplan – MP and federal cabinet minister
- Cec Linder – actor, played "Felix Leiter" in the James Bond film Goldfinger
- Jack Rabinovitch – philanthropist, businessman and founder of Giller Prize
- Goodwin "Goody" Rosen – businessman, minor and later major league All Star baseball player with Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants
- Peter Rosenthal - Mathematics professor and civil rights lawyer
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- Beth Tzedec Memorial Park – Steeles Memorial Chapel
- Beth Tzedec Memorial Park at Find a Grave