Philip Liberman

Birth: 1888 in Russia

Death: November 14, 1924 in Victoria, B.C.

Plot: location of plot unknown.
He is remembered on a large marker stone placed in the cemetery in 2026 to acknowledge the people who were buried somewhere in the cemetery.

Note:
The information confirming the burial and biographical details is from Congregation Emanu-El Burial Register 1946 as related through the JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry (JOWBR). Note that JOWBR states that the British Columbia Archives do not have a record of “Phillip Silverman” who died 14 November 1924 aged 36, but do have a record for “Philip Liberman”, born in Russia, who died 14 November 1924 aged 38. The British Columbia Archives death registration number is 1924-09-329068. The account of the funeral of Philip Liberman is attached to this memorial.

Prior to the Roll of Occupants of Graves in Hebrew Cemetery 1862-1941, (Roll of Occupants) there were listings for Liberman, but not for Silverman. In that record the script for the letter “L” looked a lot like the letter “S”. Subsequent burial rolls began recording Phillip Silverman.

Biography:
According to the 1921 Canadian Census for Victoria, Philip was single, 34 years old and living as a lodger at the home of Florence Hanover at 1403 Cork St. Philip was listed as a merchant.