100 Years of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim in Westmount 100 Years of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim in Westmount Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, Museum & Archives
Lazarus Cohen (1844-1914), Synagogue President, 1896-1901; 1907-1914.
Lyon Cohen (1868-1937), Synagogue President, 1904-1907; 1914-1932.
The second page of the official Act of Lower Canada in which the Congregation of German and Polish Jews was incorporated. 1846. Transcription: II. And be it enacted, […]
The first page of the official Act of Lower Canada in which the Congregation of German and Polish Jews was incorporated. 1846. Transcription: Transcript of An act to […]
Marcus Ollendorf (1810-1867), first president of the Congregation of English, German and Polish Jews, 1860; 1861-3; 1865.
Rav Abraham Isaac Kook (front row, centre)- the first Chief Rabbi of Palestine from 1921-1935 – visited Montreal in 1924 as part of a fundraising campaign for institutions […]
From October 23rd to 26th, 1922, the Women’s Auxiliary of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim held a bazaar to raise funds to furnish the interior of the new building. Transcription […]
This is the cover of the service booklet for the dedication of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim’s new synagogue building. The booklet contains the text of the service as well […]
