Jewish Genealogical Society of Canada (Toronto)

Bathurst Lawn Memorial Park / Woods Cemetery
Address: 10 Dewlane Drive, Toronto, ON M2R 3G5
(off Bathurst Street, south of Steeles)
Telephone: 416-223-1373
Established: 1929
JOWBR records: 9,075 records of burials from about 1980 to September 2007
Sections/Synagogues: 56 sections/societies

Beth Tzedek Memorial Park
Address: 5822 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON M2R 1Y6
(off Bathurst Street, north of Finch Avenue, opposite Kenton Drive)
Telephone: 416-665-3036
Established: 1949
JOWBR records: 4,414 burials recorded as of September 2007
Web site: http://www.beth-tzedec.org/our_cemetery/

Dawes Road Cemetery

Address: 3169 St. Clair Avenue East, Scarborough, ON
(east of Victoria Park Avenue)
Telephone: 416-755-3800
Established: 1903
JOWBR records: about 13,000 for 1903 to May 2004.
Administering Organization: Amalgamated Dawes Road Trustees
3768 Bathurst Street, Suite 205, Toronto, ON
Telephone: 416-638-3711

Holy Blossom Memorial Park
Address: Brimley Road, Scarborough,ON
(one block north of St. Clair Avenue East)
Telephone: 416-789-3291
Established: 1929
JOWBR records: 2449 burials recorded
Administering Organization: Holy Blossom Temple
1950 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON M5P 3K9
Web site: http://www.holyblossom.org/cemeteries.htm

Jones Avenue Cemetery
Address: 480 Jones Avenue
(off Queen Street East, east of Pape)
Established: was established in 1883 and consecrated in 1896, second oldest cemetery in Toronto. The cemetery is still active.
There are two sections: Chevra Kadisha and Goel Tzedec
The cemetery is locked. Please contact a caretaker to open the gates for a visit. Telephone: 416-755-3411

Web site: http://jonesavenuecemetery.com/

Administering Organization: Chevra Kadisha Chesed Shel Emes
Please contact Joel Kurtz, President
Telephone: 416-785-5266
JOWBR records: 581 burials and 577 photos as of October 2007
Records for approximately 100 graves were destroyed by fire, and cannot be identified.

Administering Organization: Beth Tzedec Goel Tzedec Cemetery is a smaller section within Jones Avenue
JOWBR records: 379 burials and 361 photos as of October 2007

In 2008 Elaine Slavens took on the responsibility of coordinating the digital photography project for JGS Toronto.

In April 2008 JOWBR posted about 1,190 digital photographs of the matzevahs in the Jones Avenue and Pape Avenue cemeteries.

Lambton Mills Cemetery (Royal York Road)
Address: 1293 Royal York Road
(at Centre Drive, south of Eglinton Avenue West)
Telephone: 416-398-0563
Established: 1909
JOWBR records: 3,271 burials
Sections/Synagogues: 14 sections/societies
Administering Organization: Roselawn-Lambton Cemetery Association
63 Alness Street, Toronto, ON M3J 2H2

Mount Sinai Memorial Park
Address: 986 Wilson Avenue, Toronto, ON M3K 1G5
(near Dubray Avenue, east of Keele Street)
The cemetery was established in 1920