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High School Students Study At Synagogue, Taking advantage of secondary school teachers' strike Adath Israel Synagogue in the Bathurst St. Wilson Ave. (...)
High School Students Study At Synagogue, Taking advantage of secondary school teachers' strike Adath Israel Synagogue in the Bathurst St. Wilson Ave. (...)

High School Students Study At Synagogue, Taking advantage of secondary school teachers' strike Adath Israel Synagogue in the Bathurst St. Wilson Ave. (...)

Date11/18/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: High School Students Study At Synagogue; Taking advantage of secondary school teachers' strike Adath Israel Synagogue in the Bathurst St. Wilson Ave. area is offering courses in Jewish studies to students who may have time on their hands. Courses are held every weekday from 10 a.m. to noon. A volunteer and synagogue member. Malka Mirsky teaches religion to about 20 students. Topics include Jewish literature; the Bible; Zionism; ethics; history and other subjects of Jewish interest. The courses are free.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0016778F
      On first Canadian visit, Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol (right) paid a courtesy call on Premier John Robarts (centre) and met Philip Givens, former mayor of Toronto, after arriving in the city yesterday. He planned to spend most of today observing Jewish Sabbath in his hotel room. After sundown he will be guest of honor at a dinner at Adath Israel Synagogue, then will leave tomorrow for Montreal where he will present Israel's Expo pavilion to the city.
      On first Canadian visit, Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol (right) paid a courtesy call on Premier John Robarts (centre) and met Philip Givens, former mayor of Toronto, after arriving in the city yesterday. He planned to spend most of today observing Jewish Sabbath in his hotel room. After sundown he will be guest of honor at a dinner at Adath Israel Synagogue, then will leave tomorrow for Montreal where he will present Israel's Expo pavilion to the city.
      James, Norman
      1/12/1968
      Calling on Education Minister Thomas Wells to end the strike by Metro's 8,800 secondary school teachers, 100 Etobicoke high school students mass at Qu(...)
      Calling on Education Minister Thomas Wells to end the strike by Metro's 8,800 secondary school teachers, 100 Etobicoke high school students mass at Qu(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      11/20/1975
      Grieving a loss: Friends of 17-year-old Marnie Kimelman, killed by a bomb on a Tel Aviv beach, hold one another as they leave Adath Israel Synagogue after her funeral service yesterday
      Grieving a loss: Friends of 17-year-old Marnie Kimelman, killed by a bomb on a Tel Aviv beach, hold one another as they leave Adath Israel Synagogue after her funeral service yesterday
      Kimelman, Marnie
      7/31/1990
      Auctioneer Jeanne Richards warms up for the art auction and sale this Sunday at Adath Israel Synagogue to raise money for its youth program. She's sta(...)
      Auctioneer Jeanne Richards warms up for the art auction and sale this Sunday at Adath Israel Synagogue to raise money for its youth program. She's sta(...)
      Lennon, Frank
      4/18/1977
      Solemn service: Veterans and families light candles yesterday at the Adath Israel Congregation synagogue to commemorate the 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust
      Solemn service: Veterans and families light candles yesterday at the Adath Israel Congregation synagogue to commemorate the 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust
      Dexter, Brian
      4/22/1990
      His 31 years with the North York Board of Education give teacher Walker Dear (middle) the second-longest service record of high school teachers in the borough. Technical director at Downsview Secondary School since 1962, he retires June 30. With him are two of his former students who now are teachers at the school. Gordon Brown (left) and Stan Tsoki as they recall some of the years.
      His 31 years with the North York Board of Education give teacher Walker Dear (middle) the second-longest service record of high school teachers in the borough. Technical director at Downsview Secondary School since 1962, he retires June 30. With him are two of his former students who now are teachers at the school. Gordon Brown (left) and Stan Tsoki as they recall some of the years.
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      5/16/1978
      Without Teachers, three students at Georges Vannie Secondary School study on their own yesterday
      Without Teachers, three students at Georges Vannie Secondary School study on their own yesterday
      Loek, Dick
      11/2/1975
      Students protest at Queen's Park in November, 1975 to persuade Ontario to end the Metro secondary school teachers' strike that ended classes for 140,0(...)
      Students protest at Queen's Park in November, 1975 to persuade Ontario to end the Metro secondary school teachers' strike that ended classes for 140,0(...)
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      11/18/1975
      Opposing the nine-week-old strike of secondary school teachers, students march and chant at Queen's Park yesterday
      Opposing the nine-week-old strike of secondary school teachers, students march and chant at Queen's Park yesterday
      Bull, Ron
      1/15/1976
      Declaring they are the forgotten victims of the 37-day-old strike by Metro secondary-school teachers, 28 students picket outside York Memorial Collegi(...)
      Declaring they are the forgotten victims of the 37-day-old strike by Metro secondary-school teachers, 28 students picket outside York Memorial Collegi(...)
      McConnell, Colin
      12/17/1975
      Pride of Israel Synagogue, officially opened yesterday on Lissom Crescent, near Bathurst and Steels Aves
      Pride of Israel Synagogue, officially opened yesterday on Lissom Crescent, near Bathurst and Steels Aves
      Darrell, Dick
      1/10/1969
      Students study parenting in high school, Matthew Wong, 4, gets a big hug from Brampton Centennial Secondary School student Shannon Langton
      Students study parenting in high school, Matthew Wong, 4, gets a big hug from Brampton Centennial Secondary School student Shannon Langton
      Stuparyk, Michael
      4/13/1987