Holocaust Memorial

There are no graves for many of the Jews who were killed during World War II. Holocaust memorials have been created all over the world as a dedicated sacred place to honor their memory. The incorporation of a smoke stack as part of the design for the memorial can be interpreted as a statement that while it’s true that many Jews were burned, as a religion, culture and people, Jews were not consumed.

As survivors of the Holocaust, William and Helen Jacobs felt an obligation to make sure that the fate of Jews who perished in the war will always be remembered. They, particularity William Jacobs, were instrumental in having the Holocaust Memorial created.

Built by Brock Masonry it was dedicated on May 3, 1981. Brock Masonry later upgraded the memorial to include the ramp. Master stonemason Syd Fry led the construction of the memorial, which was unveiled on May 3, 1981. Brock Masonry later upgraded the memorial to include the ramp.

As far as we can tell, this is one of the oldest Holocaust memorials in Canada, and it is used yearly on Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) as the site of a community remembrance ceremony.

The Holocaust survivors buried in this cemetery are:
Raisa Naumovna Mikhanovsky Balagur
Sofia Bassina
Esther Rosen Diegel
Karl Chaim Feingold
Sorke Feingold
Agatha Feldmann
Eugenia Czerniawska Grinberg
Marcus Gutwein
Helen Ber Jacobs
William “Willie” Isadore Jacobs
Rysia Kraskin
Isel Krinsky
Thomas Kunstler
Bernardo Porzecanski
Stephanie “Steffi” Meta Kochmann Porzecanski
Horst Israel Rothfels
Edith Sitwell
Henry Sitwell (Zytcer)
Vladimir Snidkovskii
Regina Stiglitz
Esther de Bruin van Dam
Samuel van Dam
Albert Jacob van Haren
Duifje van Haren
Bilhah Gutter Wardy
Jacob Wardy
Chaim Zanbilowicz
Gisela Zanbilowicz