Global Leonard Cohen buried in Montreal before announcement of his death November 13, 2016 8:00 am Leonard Cohen performing at a concert in Ramat Gan, Israel, Sept. 24, 2009. (Marko/Flash90) Advertisement ( JTA ) ? Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen was buried in his hometown of Montreal hours before his death was made public. Cohen died Nov. 7?in Los Angeles and was buried Nov. 10?at his family’s plot in the Shaar Hashomayim cemetery, according to reports citing a statement from Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, an Orthodox synagogue in the Westmount neighborhood. “Leonard’s wish was to be laid to rest in a traditional Jewish rite beside his parents, grandparents and great-grandparents,” the statement said. He maintained?“a lifelong spiritual, musical, and familial connection to the synagogue of his youth.” The?Cohen family plot is located just through the front gates of the Jewish cemetery near the base of Mount Royal, The Toronto Star reported. The only evidence of Cohen’s burial is unsettled earth covered by fallen brown leaves in front of an unmarked gravestone,?according to the newspaper. “Hineni, hineni, My Lord” and other lyrics to the song “You Want It Darker” from his latest album released in September were read during the traditional Jewish graveside funeral attended by family and close friends only, the French news agencyAFP reported. The announcement of his death was made Nov. 10 after the funeral. “My father passed away peacefully at his home in Los Angeles with the knowledge that he had completed what he felt was one of his greatest records,” Cohen’s son, Adam, wrote in a Facebook post. “He was writing up until his last moments with his unique brand of humor.” An official statement Nov. 10?on Leonard Cohen’s Facebook page said there would be a funeral in Los Angeles in coming days. Mourners have laid flowers and lit candles at the doorstep of Cohen’s Montreal home, The Globe and Mail newspaper reported. Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre reportedly has pledged to find an appropriate way to honor “one of our greatest Montrealers.” Share this: Twitter Facebook WhatsApp Email
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