Hebrew Cemetery

 cemetery, judaism

Owned by the local Jewish congregation, Congregation Agudas Israel, it was established around 1911. An oral history interview (in "Agudas Israel Congregation Dedication Volume, 1905-1963") states:

"The cemetery was organized in 1911 when a Sandberg child died, so they bought five acres to form the Jewish Cemetery; in the center was an Indian trail."

It is located on a part of the Battleford Historic Trail and information regarding it is contained in the Meewasin Valley Authority Heritage Site Inventory. A small structure was built on the property when the cemetery was created which, for a time, was used for worship. The original entrance was through wooden gates attached to cement arches with the inscription "Hebrew Cemetery". While this arch and gate still exist, there is now a newer chain link fence surrounding the property and the cemetery is accessed through a gate in that fence.
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The cemetery is located in what was once called "Crescent Heights" by real estate developers in the early 20th century. A full five miles from downtown, and two miles beyond the city limits of the day, this optimistic forecast of Saskatoon's future growth never came to be. The area is still outside the city's present-day limits.
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