
Book Summary
Published to mark the centennial of Montreal's Baron de Hirsch Cemetery, this volume traces the growth and changing composition of the cemetery, from its beginning as a response to the Jewish immigration boom at the turn of the 20th century to present day concerns like security, burial rituals, and modern management techniques.
Book Details
Book Name | Sacred Ground On De La Savane: Montreal's Baron De Hirsch Cemetery |
Author | Danny Kucharsky, D. R. Cowles |
Publisher | Vehicule Press (Sep 2005) |
ISBN | 9781550651966 |
Pages | 242 |
Language | English |
Price | 690 |