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Welcome to the gallery of '100 Years of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim in Westmount.' Please browse below for all the images, videos and audio, click on an item to see an enlarged image with description or to play the video/audio clip.
A letter from Rabbi Herman Abramowitz to Dr. Louis Finkelstein.
A bronze memorial plaque showing the names of men and women from Congregation Shaar Hashomayim who served in World War II. The names of those who died in service are marked with a star.
A group of four men World War I and World War II military uniforms.
A black-and-white photograph of Cantor Nathan Mendelson in front of a synagogue ark. He is wearing a black cantor's hat, black robes, and a tallit, and is holding a prayer book.
The first page of a sermon by Rabbi Herman Abramowitz entitled The Jewish Tragedy.
A yellowed program cover for the service of thanksgiving upon the occasion of the cessation of hostilities in Europe, 1945.
Black-and-white photograph of two men sitting on a couch.
Black-and-white photograph of a crowd of people sitting at tables for a dinner.
The front page of a synagogue bulletin mourning the death of their rabbi, pictured to the right of the page.
The front page of a synagogue bulletin announcing the death of King George VI. A picture of King George VI is in the centre.
Cover of the service in honour of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, in both Hebrew and English.
Black-and-white photograph of a group of men wearing black robes and white prayer shawls.
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