Jewish Cemetery Database
Documents
Papers Relating to Hebrew Burial Ground, 1862 – 1941
(The Jewish Museum and Archives of BC)
Records of Graves in Cemetery, 1862-1943
(The Jewish Museum and Archives of BC)
1929 Financial Records for Cemetery Committee
Resources
Vancouver Island Masonic History Project
Jewish Museum of the American West
The Jewish Museum and Archives of BC
Jewish Victoria: A Historical Perspective
U-Vic Heritage and Historical Archaeology Field Course at Emanu-El Cemetery:
Picturing Cemeteries
“Guide to Victoria’s Historic Jewish Cemetery” by Amber Woods.
Winner of the Jewish Museum and Archives’ 2019 BC Jewish History Research Prize
Available at the Greater Victoria Public Library and the Victoria City Archives
Special Thanks to:
- Sarah Tobe and the late Cyril Edel Leonoff for their groundbreaking historical research
- Rabbi Victor Hillel Reinstein (Rabbi Victor) and Rabbi Lynn Greenhough for providing copies of their eulogies
- Wor. Brother Mark Anderson, historian at Temple Lodge, No. 33 in Duncan B.C. for his continued support in all things Masonic
- Contributions from family and friends, particularly from the descendants of pioneer families: Elizabeth Bensted, Carolyn Hahn, Bruce Campbell, Brent Sylvester and Diana Levy Lofstrom
- Professor Erin McGuire, Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Victoria for her ongoing support, interest, and engagement in deepening our understanding of the history and care of the cemetery.
The Jewish Cemetery of Victoria, British Columbia 