Cemeteries
In the early years, the Jews of Niagara Falls did not have their own cemetery, and as such sought to share one with a neighbouring community. Although there was a cemetery in adjacent St. Catharines that they might have used, the Niagara Falls community had closer ties with Hamilton. Some of the early Jewish residents from Niagara Falls were buried there. In 1957, Leslie Weiss and Philip Zuker approached the municipality of Stamford (a suburb of Niagara Falls) about purchasing a section of land in the Lundy’s Lane Cemetery for Jewish burials. The cemetery was non-denominational. In order to comply with Jewish laws, they purchased a piece of land that was separated from the rest of the cemetery by the road. The cemetery has been used by the community ever since.
Visiting the Cemetery
Brian Greenspan, who was interviewed with his brother Eddie, talks about the Jewish cemetery in Niagara Falls and the experience of visiting it when he is back in town.
Interview with Eddie and Brian Greenspan, 25 September 2007, Sharon Gubbay Helfer. OJA, Oral History #337
