To complement the exhibition Our Mountain. Memoirs of mount Royal currently on display at the Musée des Hospitalières, come and discover the Jewish cemeteries on mount Royal, including the history of the first Jews in Montreal and the evolution of cemeteries in the 18th and 19th centuries, passing by the funerary rituals practiced and the symbolism in the funerary art depicted.

Type of activity: Guided tour

Length: 2h15

Presented in: French

Type of presentation: Face-to-face

For August 9^th : 10 am

For September 24^th : 2 pm

Cost: 20 $

Starting point: Entrance of the Mount Royal cemetery at 1297 Chemin de la Forêt, Outremont, QC H2V 2P9

Mandatory reservations and payments must be made by calling 514 849-2919. For questions or information please send an email to reservations@museedeshospitalieres.qc.ca.

The visit will start at the entrance of the Mount Royal Cemetery. The community established in Montreal founded the Spanish and Portuguese Shearith Israel Synagogue in 1768. It was the first Jewish congregation in the new British colony in Quebec. Then follow the congregations Shaar Hashomayim and Temple Emanu-el. Learn even more about Jewish communities, burial rituals, and hidden symbolism in the funerary art depicted.

Photographs taken by Dominique Robb