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Holiest day of jewish year began yesterday when Metro's more than 100,000 jews joined in a 24-hour fast and meditation to mark Yom Kippur, 10th day of(...)
Holiest day of jewish year began yesterday when Metro's more than 100,000 jews joined in a 24-hour fast and meditation to mark Yom Kippur, 10th day of(...)

Holiest day of jewish year began yesterday when Metro's more than 100,000 jews joined in a 24-hour fast and meditation to mark Yom Kippur, 10th day of(...)

Date9/17/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Holiest day of jewish year began yesterday when Metro's more than 100;000 jews joined in a 24-hour fast and meditation to mark Yom Kippur; 10th day of Jewish new year. Rabbi Albert Pappenheim of B'nai Israel Beth David Synagogue lights candles for the 11 Israelis slain by Arab terrorists during Munich Olympic Games as David Stone; 11 looks on. About 1;600 attended last night's service.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0013260F
      Metro's Jew Mark Yom Kippur, Four generations of one family read from prayer book at Jewish Home for the Aged as Metro's 110,000 Jews prepare to obser(...)
      Metro's Jew Mark Yom Kippur, Four generations of one family read from prayer book at Jewish Home for the Aged as Metro's 110,000 Jews prepare to obser(...)
      Bezant, Graham
      10/8/1970
      Jewish Day of Atonement, The holiest day in the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, began at sundown last night. At Baycrest Home for t(...)
      Jewish Day of Atonement, The holiest day in the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, began at sundown last night. At Baycrest Home for t(...)
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      9/25/1974
      Metro Jews Mourn Slain Israelis, The time to turn the other cheek is over, Rabbi Gunther Plaut tells more than 1,000 members of Metro's Jewish communi(...)
      Metro Jews Mourn Slain Israelis, The time to turn the other cheek is over, Rabbi Gunther Plaut tells more than 1,000 members of Metro's Jewish communi(...)
      Darrell, Dick
      3/14/1978
      Young metro Jews celebrate harvest festival, Jewish teenagers of Toronto's Beth Sholom Synagogue mark Jewish festival of Simchas Torah and Sukkoth wit(...)
      Young metro Jews celebrate harvest festival, Jewish teenagers of Toronto's Beth Sholom Synagogue mark Jewish festival of Simchas Torah and Sukkoth wit(...)
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      10/1/1972
      Wars, The Middle East War broke out in october when the armies of Egypt and Syria invaded Israeli-occupied Arab lands on the Jewish holy day of Yom Ki(...)
      Wars, The Middle East War broke out in october when the armies of Egypt and Syria invaded Israeli-occupied Arab lands on the Jewish holy day of Yom Ki(...)
      Goode, Jeff
      11/28/1973
      Yom Kippur Ends at Sundown, Rabbi Jacob Kirshenblatt of Beth Sholom Synagogue on Eglinton Ave
      Yom Kippur Ends at Sundown, Rabbi Jacob Kirshenblatt of Beth Sholom Synagogue on Eglinton Ave
      Darrell, Dick
      9/21/1969
      Northern Metro's most famous family owned hardware store is located in two-storey, pre-Confederation building at northwest corner of Yonge St. and Sheppard Ave. Dempsey Bros. Ltd., founded in 1921, stocks more than 140,000 items and its sales staff knows where every item is. Bob Dempsey (middle) and his brother, James, run iness their father began. Their sons, James Jr. and Mark (right) are interested in carrying [Incomplete]
      Northern Metro's most famous family owned hardware store is located in two-storey, pre-Confederation building at northwest corner of Yonge St. and Sheppard Ave. Dempsey Bros. Ltd., founded in 1921, stocks more than 140,000 items and its sales staff knows where every item is. Bob Dempsey (middle) and his brother, James, run iness their father began. Their sons, James Jr. and Mark (right) are interested in carrying [Incomplete]
      Lennon, Frank
      2/18/1977
      Jews Mark High Holy Days, Rabbi Albert Pappenheim and Cantor David Greengarten assist ritual director Theodore Bloom as he sounds the shofar (bibilica(...)
      Jews Mark High Holy Days, Rabbi Albert Pappenheim and Cantor David Greengarten assist ritual director Theodore Bloom as he sounds the shofar (bibilica(...)
      Lennon, Frank
      9/29/1965
      Original Toronto Star caption: Muslims celebrate end of Ramadan; Metro's Muslim community; which numbers over 100;000; celebrated Eid al-Fitr yesterday marking the end of the month of Ramadan; the holiest of Muslim celebrations. Religious ceremonies were held in several locations across Metro; including the International Centre in Mississauga; above; where thousands of the faithful bowed in prayer as part of the ancient tradition.
      Original Toronto Star caption: Muslims celebrate end of Ramadan; Metro's Muslim community; which numbers over 100;000; celebrated Eid al-Fitr yesterday marking the end of the month of Ramadan; the holiest of Muslim celebrations. Religious ceremonies were held in several locations across Metro; including the International Centre in Mississauga; above; where thousands of the faithful bowed in prayer as part of the ancient tradition.
      Griffin, Doug
      5/28/1987
      Jewish New Year begins, The sound of the shofar or ram's horn heralds Roth Hashana, the Jewish New Year, which began at sundown yesterday. The 10 days(...)
      Jewish New Year begins, The sound of the shofar or ram's horn heralds Roth Hashana, the Jewish New Year, which began at sundown yesterday. The 10 days(...)
      Beaty, Keith
      9/7/1972
      Ordeal in wilderness remembered, This week Metro Jews celebrate Succoth, a seven-day harvest festival' recalling how the children of Israel wandered (...)
      Ordeal in wilderness remembered, This week Metro Jews celebrate Succoth, a seven-day harvest festival' recalling how the children of Israel wandered (...)
      James, Norman
      9/29/1969
      Metro Jews Mark 120th Anniversary, Mrs. Charles Draimin, representing builders of Holy Blossom Temple, poses with Tammy, Kim and Mark Samuel before a (...)
      Metro Jews Mark 120th Anniversary, Mrs. Charles Draimin, representing builders of Holy Blossom Temple, poses with Tammy, Kim and Mark Samuel before a (...)
      Norris, Dave
      10/14/1969