{"id":21175,"date":"2016-09-23T01:50:55","date_gmt":"2016-09-23T08:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/?p=21175"},"modified":"2016-09-21T09:45:15","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T16:45:15","slug":"87-headstones-added","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/2016\/09\/23\/87-headstones-added\/","title":{"rendered":"87 headstones added"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shirley Barnett, chair of the Jewish cemetery restoration project, led the proceedings. (photo by Cynthia Ramsay)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Headstones for the graves of 87 babies and children were unveiled at Mountain View Cemetery\u2019s Jewish section on Sept. 11. (photo by Cynthia Ramsay)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Sept. 11, a small crowd gathered at the Jewish section of Mountain View Cemetery for the unveiling of 87 headstones for babies and children who had passed away between 1893 and 1996.<\/p>\n

Shirley Barnett, chair of the Jewish cemetery restoration project, which began in 2012, welcomed attendees. She acknowledged several of the people who greatly contributed to the project, and noted there is still a need for financial support.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is work to be done yet,\u201d she said. \u201cThere are at least 40 or 50 adult burials that do not have headstones.\u2026 We have about 10 or 11 baby and children\u2019s headstones that we did not cover today; we\u2019re still researching the data on those.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rabbi Andrew Rosenblatt of Congregation Schara Tzedeck said a few words about how the loss of children is treated in the Tanach, while Rev. Joseph Marciano chanted the prayers for the unveilings.<\/p>\n

Before the service, however, Barnett paid tribute to Helen Aqua, who donated the funds for all of the 87 headstones unveiled that day.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am but a small piece of this project, and most proud to have been part of this restoration,\u201d said Aqua.<\/p>\n

The project also received $27,000 toward the restoration from the federal government\u2019s Canada Western Economic Diversification Infrastructure Canada 150 Grant.<\/p>\n

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Helen Aqua donated the funds for all of the headstones unveiled that day. (photo by Cynthia Ramsay)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Representing the Government of Canada, Dan Ruimy, member of Parliament for Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge (Liberal), spoke.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust to be here today is very special to me,\u201d said Ruimy, who is Jewish. He said the ceremony was \u201ca solemn reminder of the early pioneers and their families who have helped shape and build this community.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said he was proud that the government was \u201cable to help with this meaningful project.\u201d<\/p>\n

People were invited to walk through the cemetery, and Daniella Givon led a tour, using a guidebook created by the Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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