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Lambton Hills Cemetery, Beth Jacob Synagogue [Section 4], 1293 Royal York Road (South of Eglinton Ave. West), Toronto (Etobicoke), Ontario, Canada. 655 burials total.
"Lambton Hills Cemetery was established in 1910 by Congregation Knesseth Israel. Individual parcels of land were subsequently sold to other congregations and organizations, such that it is today comprised of individual sections serving 13 synagogues/organizations. Each section is independently owned and operated. The cemetery lands are accessed via an unpaved roadway on the east side of Royal York Road, immediately north of Bell Royal Court.
According to Joseph Hart's book "The Jew in Canada", published in 1926, the Beth Jacob Synagogue (also known as the Henry Street Shul) used a cemetery "in North Yonge Street" but found the land too swampy. Accordingly, in 1924, the synagogue purchased land in Lambton on what is now called Royal York Road.
This section is located on the west side of the cemetery; the entrance is via the third gate. A central stone and grass pathway separates the section into left ("L" or north) and right ("R" or south) sides. Rows are numbered sequentially beginning at the rear (east end) of the section forward. The rows are numbered separately on each of the sides, beginning at 1 on the right (south) and 3 on the left (north) side; due to differences in spacing, rows on each side of the pathway bear different row numbers. Plots are numbered sequentially separately on each of the left and right sides; plot 1 is closest to the pathway and higher-numbered plots are more distant from the pathway.
Headstone photographs are current as of June 2021. Please contact cemetery@JGSToronto.ca to request copies of headstone photographs (which may include older and/or higher-resolution versions); please provide the decedent's name, section, and grave number. Headstone photographs for more recent burials can also be requested at this address and will be fulfilled when possible.
Roselawn-Lambton Cemetery Association serves as an administrative organization for *some* of the sections; telephone: 416-398-0563; e-mail: roselawnlambton@yahoo.ca More information about the cemetery's history can be found at http://www.etobicokehistorical.com/bais-oilom.html"
Cemetery gate
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