THMP is a not-for-profit, community-owned agency, based in Toronto at the Prosserman Jewish Community Centre.
What became THMP was first conceived of by lawyer and Temple Sinai president Sidney Freedman in 1965 when he saw the need for a community-run cemetery.
In 1970, he purchased the property that would become Pardes Shalom and began the process of rezoning the land for use as a cemetery.
[1][2] In 1972, he founded Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks, gifting the land to the community.
[4] Pardes Shalom (43°53′08″N 79°29′18″W / 43.88556°N 79.48833°W / 43.88556; -79.48833 (Pardes Shalom Cemetery)) opened in 1977 and is a resting place for over 30,000 on an 89-acre (36 ha) site in Vaughan, Ontario, on Dufferin Street, north of Major Mackenzie Drive.