100 Years of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim in Westmount 100 Years of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim in Westmount Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, Museum & Archives
The souvenir booklet from the Pavilion of Judaism at Expo 67. The idea for the Pavilion was conceived of by the Shaar’s Rabbi Wilfred Shuchat.
The front cover of the programme for the first B’not Mitzvah (group Bat Mitzvah) ceremony held at the Shaar in 1961. Transcription Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Chanukah Service and […]
An architectural drawing of the facade for the Rabbi Herman Abramowitz Educational Annex (M. M. Kalman, Architect), reproduced in the programme for the building’s dedication ceremony.
The Shabbat Shirah (Sabbath of Song) supplement, which describes the music for the special service.
The programme cover for the special service held in honour of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953. The document is written in both English and Hebrew. The document […]
The Shaar Hashomayim bulletin featuring the death of King George VI in 1952. The synagogue held a special service to mark his passing. Transcription: We Mourn Our Loss […]
The front page of the synagogue bulletin announcing the passing of Rabbi Herman Abramowitz in October 1947. Transcription: WE MOURN OUR LOSS Just a few hours after the […]
The first page of a sermon by Rabbi Herman Abramowitz entitled “The Jewish Tragedy”, delivered on Yom Kippur in 1941. Transcription: Today, my friends, seems to be an […]
The programme cover for the service of thanksgiving upon the occasion of the cessation of hostilities in Europe, 1945. The document is written in both English and Hebrew.
A letter from Rabbi Herman Abramowitz to Dr. Louis Finkelstein, (August 29, 1944) regarding the potential appointment of Rabbi Wilfred Shuchat as an army chaplain. Rabbi Shuchat was […]
Architectural drawing of the front and back view of the Shaar Hashomayim building in Westmount. J. Melville Miller, architect. 1921.
Architectural drawing of the side of the Shaar Hashomayim building in Westmount. J. Melville Miller, architect. 1921.
