100 Years of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim in Westmount 100 Years of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim in Westmount Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, Museum & Archives
Cantor Segal (1918-38)
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 […]
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.
Lyon Cohen (1868-1937), Synagogue President, 1904-1907; 1914-1932.
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 […]
