Beth Tzedec Memorial Park

Jewish cemetery in Toronto, Canada


43°46′42″N 79°26′40″W / 43.778452°N 79.444330°W / 43.778452; -79.444330TypeJewish cemeteryOwned byBeth Tzedec CongregationWebsiteOfficial websiteFind a GraveBeth Tzedec Memorial Park

Beth Tzedec Memorial Park is a Jewish cemetery on Bathurst Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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

  • 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

References

  1. ^ "Cemetery – Beth Tzedec".
  • Beth Tzedec Memorial Park – Steeles Memorial Chapel
  • Beth Tzedec Memorial Park at Find a Grave Edit this at Wikidata