Dawes Road Cemetery
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 Dawes Road Cemetery |
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| Year established | 1903 |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario |
| Country | Canada |
| Type | Jewish |
| Number of graves | 13,000 |
Dawes Road Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in Scarborough, on St. Clair Avenue just east of Victoria Park Avenue. Established in 1903, it was the third Jewish cemetery in Toronto. The first cemeteries, the Pape Avenue Cemetery and Jones Avenue Cemetery, had been established in the eastern part of the city. Dawes Road Cemetery was also placed in what was then a rural area on the edge of the city. Since then some 13,000 people have been buried there.
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Coordinates: 43°42′33″N 79°17′10″W / 43.709304°N 79.286152°W
