Historic Sites of Manitoba: Hebrew Sick Benefit Cemetery and War Memorial (2605 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg)

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This cemetery is situated east of McPhillips Street in Old Kildonan, now part of Winnipeg. Within the parking lot is a war memorial erected by the Hebrew Sick Benefit Association, on the eastern and western faces of which are engraved names of those who died in the line of service during the Second World War. The stone monument was unveiled by Lieutenant-Governor R. F. McWilliams on 29 September 1946 before a crowd of over 500 attendees.

The cemetery, as well as the Bnay Abraham Cemetery and Rosh Pina Memorial Park, is owned and operated by the Congregation Etz Chayim.

Entrance to the Hebrew Sick Benefit Cemetery (September 2019) Source: Nathan Kramer Hebrew Sick Benefit War Memorial (September 2019) Source: Nathan Kramer Hebrew Sick Benefit War Memorial (September 2019) Source: Nathan Kramer Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.95953, W97.13598 denoted by symbol on the map above

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Abram Arbour MC [Shaarey Zedek]	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Warrant Officer Class II (Company Sergeant Major)	27 July 1917	23 August 1944
Yale Berlin [Shaarey Zedek]	12 Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers	Sergeant	13 January 1915	21 August 1944
Louis Blatt [Shaarey Zedek]	North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	22 August 1918	8 August 1944
Yude Brownstone [Shaarey Zedek]	Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Rifleman	19 February 1924	4 July 1944
Morris Kolesky Callan [Shaarey Zedek]	102 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	29 November 1917	9 November 1942
Ernest Charlet [Shaarey Zedek]	Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Rifleman	10 April 1923	20 October 1944
James Barry Chess [Shaarey Zedek]	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner)	22 October 1922	21 January 1944
Lawrence Cohen [Shaarey Zedek]	Royal Canadian Infantry Corps, attached to 2nd Royal Warwickshire Regiment	Lieutenant	30 November 1921	8 July 1944
Syd Cohen [Shaarey Zedek]	Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer Class II (Pilot)	5 July 1922	15 March 1943
David Charles Cramer [Shaarey Zedek]	10th Armoured Regiment, Fort Garry Horse, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Trooper	26 August 1919	6 July 1944
Samuel Jacob Donen [Shaarey Zedek]	Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer Class II (Navigator)	23 September 1918	7 September 1943
William Harvey Dubinsky [Shaarey Zedek]	Calgary Highlanders, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	26 June 1914	13 August 1944
Philip Herbert “Phil” Foster [Fenster] [Shaarey Zedek]	404 RCAF Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve	Squadron Leader (Pilot)	1911	26 May 1942
Israel Freedman [Shaarey Zedek]	Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Rifleman	28 October 1922	5 July 1944
Lesa German [Shaarey Zedek]	403 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	14 August 1918	30 July 1941
M. Golden [Shaarey Zedek]	?	?	?	?
Morris Greenberg [Shaarey Zedek]	Royal Regiment of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Sergeant	9 November 1917	19 August 1942
Samuel Grossman [Shaarey Zedek]	HMCS Cornwallis, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve	Sailmaker	29 December 1913	30 July 1945
Robert William Harrison [Shaarey Zedek]	426 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer (Navigator)	29 October 1912	2 November 1944
Donald Lawrence Herman [Shaarey Zedek]	5 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	22 March 1912	20 May 1944
Murray Kesselman [Shaarey Zedek]	199 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	29 November 1921	16 September 1944
Norman Martin Krolman [Shaarey Zedek]	12th Armoured Regiment, Three Rivers Regiment, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Lieutenant	3 July 1919	23 May 1944
Jack Lupinsky [Shaarey Zedek]	428 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	3 March 1919	2 November 1944
Harry L. Marantz [Shaarey Zedek]	Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps	Captain	13 April 1904	14 August 1944
Melvin Maier Meyer [Shaarey Zedek]	427 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	11 December 1919	23 June 1943
Morris Miller [Shaarey Zedek]	Royal Canadian Army Service Corps	Private	17 October 1914	4 February 1945
Harry Niznick [Shaarey Zedek]	Royal Canadian Infantry Corps, attached to 8th Durham Light Infantry	Lieutenant	6 April 1905	9 September 1944
Maxwell Olshansky [Shaarey Zedek]	Royal Canadian Air Force	Leading Aircraftman	14 July 1922	12 October 1944
Lavey Paul [Shaarey Zedek]	9th Armoured Regiment, British Columbia Dragoons, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Trooper	2 January 1923	25 May 1944
Louis Paul [Shaarey Zedek]	3rd Division Troops Company, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps	Private	21 August 1914	9 August 1944
Hyman Rabkin [Shaarey Zedek]	415 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer (Air Bomber)	16 August 1921	2 November 1944
Harry Ratner [Shaarey Zedek]	427 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer (Air Bomber)	13 September 1917	25 May 1945
Frank Rich [Shaarey Zedek]	36th Tank Battalion, 8th Armored Division, US Army	Lieutenant	27 April 1918	5 March 1945
Hyman Rosenthal [Shaarey Zedek]	Royal Canadian Infantry Corps, attached to 1st Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)	Lieutenant	23 October 1912	9 February 1945
Irvine Sydney Rothstein [Shaarey Zedek]	75 Royal New Zealand Air Force Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	17 February 1923	6 August 1943
Hector Bernard Rubin DFC [Shaarey Zedek]	419 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Lieutenant Navigator	24 June 1915	21 March 1945
Aaron Sabblut [Shaarey Zedek]	1st Infantry Division Support Battalion, Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun), Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1 January 1921	15 July 1943
John Myer Secter [Shaarey Zedek]	1st Canadian Special Service Battalion, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Major	8 October 1913	28 May 1944
Harry Segal [Shaarey Zedek]	Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Rifleman	6 March 1918	8 June 1944
Ben-Zion Bert Shanas [Shaarey Zedek]	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	25 December 1917	7 December 1943
Sam Berry Sheps [Shaarey Zedek, Law Society]	Royal Canadian Artillery	Captain	4 May 1913	16 September 1944
Sydney James Shinewald [Shaarey Zedek]	HMCS Guysborough, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve	Telegraphist	4 January 1925	18 March 1945
Charles Clifford Shnier (sibling of Max Shnier) [Shaarey Zedek]	97 Royal Air Force Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer (Pilot)	5 June 1916	30 July 1943
Joseph Shore [Shaarey Zedek]	Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Rifleman	10 May 1908	27 September 1944
David Jacob Shtitz [Shaarey Zedek, Portage la Prairie]	419 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant (Air Gunner)	25 November 1920	30 May 1943
Sam Chester Shusterove [Shaarey Zedek]	221 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	1 February 1916	23 January 1943
Robert Sirluck [Shaarey Zedek, Winkler, Morden]	76 Royal Air Force Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer (Air Bomber)	15 November 1922	1 March 1944
Louis Slotin [Dr. Louis Slotin Memorial Park]	Manhatten Project	Scientist	1 December 1910	30 May 1946
Morris Marvin Soronow [Shaarey Zedek, Law Society]	Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Lieutenant	1911	28 August 1944
Joseph Spector [Shaarey Zedek]	100 Royal Air Force Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer (Air Bomber)	29 April 1923	22 May 1944
William Stein [Shaarey Zedek]	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	19 January 1924	26 February 1945
Hymie Steinberg [Shaarey Zedek]	162 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner)	14 August 1925	19 December 1944
Mortimer Samuel Sucharov [Shaarey Zedek]	428 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer (Navigator)	11 July 1915	2 December 1944
Max Stern [Shaarey Zedek]	97 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	15 January 1922	27 August 1944
Jack Tass [Shaarey Zedek]	Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer Class I (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner)	7 September 1913	15 May 1944
Leon Abraham Titof [Shaarey Zedek, Flin Flon]	9 Royal Air Force Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer (Air Gunner)	16 September 1924	18 October 1943
John Henry Vanular [Shaarey Zedek]	190 Royal Air Force Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer (Navigator)	22 August 1914	11 May 1945
Gordon Vinsky [Shaarey Zedek]	4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Private	1920	1 September 1944
Lone Wolinsky [Shaarey Zedek]	Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	28 October 1919	10 January 1944
Hymie Yuffe [Shaarey Zedek]	Royal Canadian Regiment	Private	23 May 1923	9 December 1943
Isador Nicholas Yudell [Shaarey Zedek, Morden]	104 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	6 June 1916	6 January 1943
Max Zeavin [Shaarey Zedek]	426 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	23 December 1918	9 March 1943

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Bnay Abraham Cemetery (4639 Main Street, RM of West St. Paul)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Rosh Pina Memorial Park (2795 Main Street, Winnipeg)

Sources:

“Jewish memorial to war dead will be unvieiled Sunday,” Winnipeg Tribune, 24 September 1946, page 7.

“Will unveil memorial to Jewish servicemen,” Winnipeg Free Press, 25 September 1946, page 12.

“Jews unveil Second Great War memorial,” Winnipeg Tribune, 30 September 1946, page 19.

Service Files of the Second World War - War Dead, Library and Archives Canada.

Find War Dead & Cemeteries, Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial, Veterans Affairs Canada.

We thank Shawn Axelrod and Rena Boroditsky for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer, Darryl Toews, and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 1 May 2025

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