Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada
Genealogical Institute
Bev Rayburn, President
C116-123 Doncaster St, Winnipeg, MB, R3N 2B2, Canada
Telephone: (204) 477-7460, FAX: (204) 477-7465
E-mail: Bev_Rayburn@mbnet.mb.ca
Web: http://www.jhcwc.mb.ca/geninst.htm
Web: http://www.jhcwc.mb.ca/index.htm
Center's email: heritage@jhcwc.mb.ca
Louis Kessler: lkessler@lkessler.com (web site: http://www.lkessler.com) and
The Cemetery Photography Project of the Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada: http://www.lkessler.com/cemphoto.shtml Has headstone photographs and data on all the burials. This web page also lists how to access to the information and photos. The Jewish Project Committee Members: Louis Kessler; Bev Rayburn, Project Leader, Lynn Roseman (Project Coordinator); and Lee Saidman (Technical Consultant). Manitoba information submitted by Louis Kessler unless otherwise indicated. [December 2000]
Jewish Historical Society of Western Canada
C116-123 Doncaster Street
Winnipeg, MB R3N 2B2
(204) 477-74602
Fax: (204) 477-7465
THE CEMETERIES
BENDER: (later Narcisse)
Jewish Cemetery {10503} NW 36-19-1W, years used 1913-1970, 12 graves, about 60 miles North of Winnipeg
BRANDON:
B'nai Israel Cemetery: {10504} Maryland Ave & 19th Street, 1909-, 100 graves, Portage la Prairie about 50 Jewish burials among 2,000 non-denominational graves. Benai Israel Synagogue, 3rd & Princess, 1906-1970s
MORDEN:
B'nai Israel Cemetery: {10507} 1887-1989, 19 graves
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE:
Beth David Synagogue, 3rd Street S.E., 1908-present
WINNIPEG: also see BENDER
Bnay Abraham Cemetery: {10375} 4639 Main St, West St. Paul, 1921- , 2075graves, (204) 339-9297. On Main Street, a few miles North of Winnipeg, the first burial was in 1921. This still active cemetery [2000] now averages about thirty burials per year. Owned and maintained by B'nay Abraham Synagogue, 235 Enniskillen Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R2V 0H6; Ph: (204) 339-9297. 2075 burials listed, 12 names cross-referenced. Data is from the Synagogue's records. Data has not been double-checked at the cemetery. [2000]
Children of Israel Jewish Cemetery: {10506} 484 Almey St, Transcona, 1883-1933, 113graves, (204) 452-3711. Shaarey Zedek Synagogue has records. According to Archival Sources for the Study of Canadian Jewry, Second Edition 1978 by Lawrence Tapper, published by the National Archives of Canada, the following collection can be found at The National Archives of Canada in Ottawa: Chesed Shel Emes Chapel (est. 1930), Winnipeg MG 28, V 153. Microfilm, 1946-1969, 1 reel, M-7752, The Chesed Shel Emes Chapel, also known as the Chevrah Kadisha, was established in 1930 to serve the Jewish community of Winnipeg and to a lesser extent Western Canada. Documents were microfilmed in 1986 as a joint project of the Provincial Archives of Manitoba and the National Archives of Canada. The originals are with the Chesed Shel Emes Chapel. Directory of the Deceased, 1946-1969 covers all Jewish burials in Winnipeg, listing the name of the deceased, the date of death, the date of burial and the cemetery of burial. The entries, in English and Hebrew, are arranged alphabetically and chronologically.
REFERENCES:
Arnold, Abraham. Report on the Pioneer Cemeteries in the Western Region, late 1970's, 6 pages. Bender Hamlet Cemetery Transcription, Manitoba Genealogical Society, 1992, 5 pages.
Drever, M. "The Jewish Cemetery", pages 45-47 in Trails and Tales of Settlement and Progress-Lipton and District 1875-1985, Focus Publishing, 1987.
Gutkin, Harry. "Old Roots in New Soil-The Synagogues of Winnipeg", The Jewish Post & News, Apr 15 1992, pp. B2-B8.
Gutkin, Harry. Journey Into Our Heritage, Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1980, 264 pages.
Stokes, Kathy & Florence Cox. Children of Israel Cemetery Transcription, Manitoba Genealogical Society, 1987, 10 pages.
Levitt, Sheldon, Lynn Milstone, & Sidney Tenenbaum, Treasures of a People-The Synagogues of Canada, Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1985
Milstone, Lynn, Sheldon Levitt, & Sid Tenenbaum, Synagogues of Western Canada, Unpublished, 1977, 64 pages
Voorhis, Paul. Bnai Israel Cemetery Transcription, Manitoba Genealogical Society, 1978, 48 pages.
Winnipeg Synagogues:
The Aberdeen Synagogue, Aberdeen Ave, 1917-
Ashkenazi Synagogue, 297 Burrows Ave & Charles, 1949-present, (204) 589-1517
Adas Yeshurun Synagogue, Magnus & McGregor St, 1907-
Andrews Street Talmud Torah, Andrews St, 1920s-
Ashkenazi Synagogue, 297 Burrows Ave & Charles, 1922-1948, Burned down
Ateres Yisroel Synagogue, 469 Magnus Ave & Powers, 1918-1973, Now an East-Indian Desh-Bhagat Hall
Beth Abraham Synagogue, Schultz St, 1903-1947?
Beth El Congregation, The Harris Block, 1884-1890?
Beth Israel H.S.B.A. Synagogue, 1007 Sinclair St & Kingsbury, 1976-present, (204) 582-2353
Beth Jacob Synagogue, 49 Schultz St, 1907-1952,
Beth Judah (the Butcher's Shul), 242 Manitoba, 1937-1971
Beth Sholem Synagogue, Nassau St, 1922-1960s, Now a Mennonite Church
B'Nai Zion, Charles St, 1906-
B'nay Abraham Synagogue, 235 Enniskillen Ave and Aikens, 1958-present (204) 339-9297
Chavurat Tefillah (Fellowship of Prayer), 459 Hartford Ave & McGregor, 1973-present, (204) 338-9451
Chesed Shel Emes Chapel, 1023 Main St, 1933-, now the Jewish Funeral Chapel (204) 582-5088
Chevra Mishnayes Synagogue, Stella & Robinson St, 906-1963
Chevra Mishnayes Synagogue, 700 Jefferson Ave, 965-present, (204) 338-8503
Hebrew Sick Benefit Assoc Synagogue, 239 Selkirk Ave, 911-1970s, Now a bingo hall
Herzlia Adas Yeshurun Synagogue, 620 Brock St & Fleet, 955-present (204) 489-6262
The Jewish Orphanage, Matheson Ave, 1920-1948,
Kildonan Synagogue, Lillian Ave, 1912-,
Kildonan Synagogue, Newton Ave, 1915-
Kildonan Talmud Torah, , 1920s-
Kildonan Teferes Yisroel, , 1920s-
The Knesset Yisroel, Charles St, 1920s-
Lubavitcher Synagogue, 551 Magnus Ave, 1922-
Lubavitch Centre, 2095 Sinclair St, 1980-present, (204) 339-8737
Main Street Talmud Torah, Main St, 1920s-
Ohel Jacob Synagogue, 685 Selkirk Ave, 1913-
Rosh Pina Synagogue, Henry & Martha St, 1893-1950s
Rosh Pina Synagogue, 123 Matheson Ave E., 1952-present (204) 589-6305
Rumanian Beth Abraham Synagogue, Charles St, 1920s-1947?
Shaarey Shomayim / Shaarey Zedek, 131 Dagmar St, 1907-1948
Shaarey Zedek Synagogue, King & Henry Ave, 1890-1907?
Shaarey Zion, Aikens St, 1917-
Sharon Home Chapel, 146 Magnus Ave, 1940-present, (204) 586-9781
Shaarey Zedek Synagogue, 561 Wellington Cres, 1948-present, (204) 452-3711
Sons of Israel Synagogue, Henry & Main St, 1884-1892, burned down
Talmud Torah Beth Jacob Synagogue, 427 Matheson & Powers, 1952-present, (204) 586-3090
Talmud Torah Synagogue & School, Charles & Flora, 1912-,
Teferes Israel Congregation, Powers & Manitoba, 1913-1930s
Teferes Israel Congregation, 428 Manitoba Ave, 1930s-1970s
Temple Shalom, 1077 Grant & Wilton St, 1987-present, (204) 453-1625
WINNIPEG BEACH:
Hebrew Congregation of Winnipeg Beach, 16 Grove St, 1951-present
All individuals involved in the creation of this project are volunteers.
The right to make one copy for personal use with full citation is hereby granted;
however, no profit is to be made from the use of this website's information.
No reply will be made to inquiries about specific burials. All information that we possess is on the website. We have no other information so please do not write requesting any on either burial sites or individual burials.