100 Years of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim in Westmount 100 Years of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim in Westmount Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, Museum & Archives
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 […]
The exterior of the new Congregation Shaar Hashomayim building in Westmount, 1920s.
The sanctuary of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, as photographed in 1927. It remains largely unchanged until this day.
Annie Saxe (1874-1943), served as the Women’s Auxiliary’s first president from 1921-1924.
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.
This document lists the names of synagogue members and their financial pledges towards paying for the new building in Westmount.
Major Moses O. Kirsch (centre) who served in World War I, with his nephews Arthur, Lionel, and Sidney Kirsch who served in the Canadian Armed Forces in World […]
Memorial plaque which lists the names of members from Congregation Shaar Hashomayim who served in World War I. Names marked with a star or triangle indicates death in […]
John E. Moss (1844-1902), Synagogue President, 1885-1890.
