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Jones Avenue Cemetery, Chevra Kadisha Chesed Shel Emes section, 480 Jones Avenue (south of Danforth Avenue), Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 637 burials total.
"The land for the Chevra Kadisha Chesed Shel Emes cemetery was purchased in 1883 and the cemetery was consecrated in September 1896, making it the second oldest Jewish cemetery in Toronto. Burials date back to about 1885.
There is conflicting information regarding the two sections. Some records indicate that the northern portion of the cemetery lands were sold to the Goel Tzedec congregration, which consecrated the Goel Tzedec Cemetery on October 10, 1919. Others note that the cemetery was founded by the Goel Tzedec congregation and that in 1906 the chevra kadishas of the Tarauley Street and Chestnut Street Synagogues began using the cemetery.
This section is located at the south side of the cemetery. The lines are separately numbered sequentially from 1 (adjacent to the wall fronting Jones Avenue) through 24 (at the back of the cemetery) along both sides of the central walkway [note that the lines are spaced differently on the south and north sides of the walkway, such that the row identified as line 6 on the south side of the walkway is line 7 on the north side]. Graves are numbered sequentially separately on each of the south and north sides; on the south side, the graves are numbered southward (grave 1 is adjacent to the walkway) and on the north side, the graves are numbered northward (grave 1 is adjacent to the walkway). A chart depicting the layout of the section is attached.
The Chevra Kadisha Chesed Shel Emes (south) portion of the cemetery is managed by Jewish Cemeteries Management Inc.; telephone: 416-444-3434; e-mail: info@jcminc.ca; website: jcminc.ca
Headstone photographs are available for most burials through 2012/2013; please note, however, that many older graves are no longer marked by a headstone. Please contact cemetery@JGSToronto.ca to request a headstone photograph; please provide the decedent's name, cemetery section (and sub-section, if applicable), and line and grave numbers. Headstone photographs for more recent burials can also be requested at this address and are anticipated to be fulfilled during the summer months.
The cemetery is locked; contact the cemetery office in advance to request that the caretaker open the gates for a visit.
Exterior photos of the cemetery and a brief history of the cemetery may be found at nowtoronto.com/news/leslievilles-secret-jewish-history."
Cemetery layout
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