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Christendom and Jewry in Amity, Montreal Gazette, November 11, 1921

A headline excerpt from a newspaper article. The headline reads "Christendom and Jewry in Amity. Function at Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue Brought Forth Sentiments of Goodwill. Corner Stone Posed. Mayor of Westmount Welcomed Advent of New Congregation and Addition to Religious Edifices".

Montreal Gazette.

The headline from an article in the Montreal Gazette (November 11, 1921) detailing the order of events at the laying of cornerstone ceremony for the Shaar Hashomayim’s building in Westmount (held on November 10, 1921). This article confirmed the existence of a time capsule in the building’s cornerstone.

The document reads:

CHRISTENDOM AND JEWRY IN AMITY 

Function at Shaar Hashomay-im Synagogue Brought Forth 

Sentiments of Goodwill 

CORNER STONE POSED 

Mayor of Westmount Welcomed Advent of New Congregation and Addition to Religious Edifices