The JOWBR page on the Jones Avenue Cemetery in Toronto appears to claim that JOWBR records 379 burials and 357 photographs in the Goel Tzedec half of the cemetery. But I can't seem to find any photos of stones when searching the JOWBR database for burials in this cemetery. Does anyone know where these 357 photos are? If photos of the actual stones aren't in JOWBR, can they be found elsewhere online? (I checked FindAGrave and BillionGraves. There are only a few uploaded burials there that have accompanying photos. Several other very old pages that have information on this cemetery appear to have succumbed to linkrot.)

I have a relative in Toronto willing to visit the cemetery and take a photo for me, but between the pandemic and the need to call ahead to have this cemetery unlocked by a caretaker, I'm trying to save them the schlep if at all possible!

Adam Turner
San Francisco, CA

Adam,

Another resource to try is https://jewishdata.com/
 
You can search by name, and see results that will show name of cemetery, but to see the photo of a stone you would need to subscribe to the site.  Some public libraries may have a subscription.

Regards,

Sherri Bobish

Good idea! I completely forgot about JewishData. Unfortunately, it's no help here - it doesn't appear that Jones Avenue (or any other cemetery in the city of Toronto) is cataloged there.

Adam Turner

Find A Grave includes this Cemetery and a few photos. I imagine the ones private citizens have taken and uploaded to the site. Worth checking in case you have good luck and yours is among them. 

Sue G

Hi Adam,

Our cemetery project at JGS Toronto has been stalled for a few years. The late Allen Halberstadt did and amazing job of collecting data and took many photographs of most Toronto cemeteries. Since he passed away 6 years ago, we have made slower progress. We have photos for most of the cemeteries including Jones. Please contact me privately with what you are looking for and I'll check and will email what I have.

Neil Richler
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