Beth Sky has the distinction of receiving an award as the only surviving graduate of the University of Toronto’s pharmacy class of 1932. The active 91-year-old former pharmacist was presented with a gold medallion of the Chancellor’s Circle at a recent ceremony at the U of T’s Hart House. The following day, she received a…
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Queen’s opens J.B. Salsberg Papers to the public (2002)
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History students doing scholarly research and individuals interested in the labour movement and Jewish history in Canada can now, for the first time, study the J.B. Salsberg Papers. The permanent collection, part of the Queen’s University Archives, was opened to the general public last month. It consists of extensive correspondence, speeches, reports, photographs, clippings, sound…
King Edward P.S. marks 100th birthday, 2002
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King Edward Public School will celebrate its 100th anniversary with festivities planned for September 29 to October 3 (2002). In 1872, the Bathurst Street School opened at the corner of College and Bathurst streets. In September 1902, the Toronto Board of Education renamed the school in honour of King Edward VII who ascended the throne…
YMHA reunion rekindles memories for club members
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Hail, hail, the gang’s all here! Memories of the old gang will prevail at the Y All-Clubs reunion and buffet dinner, which will bring together members of all the early YMHA clubs, going back more than half a century. “The reunion will feature hundreds of wall-to-wall characters like you’ve never seen before,” says Ken Borden,…
Opening of the Standard Yiddish Theatre, 1922
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The Standard Theatre Successful Opening of New Yiddish Temple of the Drama Last Night The opening ceremony and initial performance at the Standard Theatre, the latest addition to the places of amusement of the city, passed off very successfully last night. His Worship the Mayor snatched a half-hour from his duties at the City Hall…
Devor family reunion in Toronto, 1983
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Thanks to the prodigious efforts of Toronto accountant Louis Devor, 180 members of a clan that variously spelled its surname as Devor, Devore, Dwor and D’wor, met in Toronto in the summer of 1983, reported Frank Rasky in a story in the Canadian Jewish News of August 4, 1983. Participants, who ranged in age from…
A Bacher family reunion in the Catskills, 1983
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More than 250 members of the Bacher family met for a reunion at Grossinger’s, the Catskills resort, reported the Canadian Jewish News on July 21, 1983. The following is a summary of the original story. Ethel Bacher and Yossel Yussiper of Bukovina, Romania, who died in an 1860s cholera epidemic, were the ancestors to which…
Kelman family pay tribute to their mother
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As a tribute to the memory of Rebbitzen Mirl Fish Kelman, her children recently published a book, Mother’s Memoir and Family Recollections, in which they describe her influence on the Toronto Jewish community and tell how she overcame adversity and raised a family of communal leaders. The life of the matriarch of the Kelman family…
Dr. Perlmutter puts down drill after more than 50 years
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After more than 50 years in dentistry, Dr. Gordon Perlmutter is putting away his drill, scaler and syringes. “But not quite,” says his daughter Dr. Sharon Perlmutter, who is also a dentist and a community volunteer. “My father still comes into the office every day when he is in town. He checks the mail and…
Beth Torah celebrates 40th anniversary (2002)
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Beth Torah Congregation recently celebrated its 40th anniversary with a gala dinner at the synagogue, near Lawrence Avenue and Dufferin Street. The celebration honoured its founding members and welcomed its new members. Jack Hauer, founding president of the congregation, said that as he looks back to the humble beginnings of the congregation, he is “overwhelmed…
