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St. Christopher House in its final days, about 1973, at Wales and Leonard Avenues. The boarded-up houses on the west side of Leonard were soon to be demolished for construction of Toronto Western Hospital power plant, stack and incinerator. - Photo courtesy: Kensington Roots
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 Anshei Minsk congregation was one of the first founded in Kensington. Members worshipped first in a house on St. Andrews across from the present site. The synagogue was built in 1930, replacing two small houses. - Photo courtesy: Vincenzo Pietropaolo, 2000
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 Anshei Minsk congregation was one of the first founded in Kensington. Members worshipped first in a house on St. Andrews across from the present site. The synagogue was built in 1930, replacing two small houses. - Photo courtesy: Ray McFadden
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 1901, the Kiever Synagogue began as a part of a congregation in the Ward. In 1910, some of the members left to form their own congregation. In 1917 they bought the first of two houses standing on the site of Belle Vue, then bought a second in 1922. Four years later they hired a Jewish architect, Benjamin Swartz, to design the synagogue. In 1981, it was restored with the help of the Ontario Jewish Archives Foundation and a provincial grant. In 1979, it was designated under the Ontario Heritage Act, the first Jewish historical building in Toronto to be designated. - Photo courtesy: Vincenzo Pietropaolo, 2000
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In 1901, the Kiever Synagogue began as a part of a congregation in the Ward. In 1910, some of the members left to form their own congregation. In 1917 they bought the first of two houses standing on the site of Belle Vue, then bought a second in 1922. Four years later they hired a Jewish architect, Benjamin Swartz, to design the synagogue. In 1981, it was restored with the help of the Ontario Jewish Archives Foundation and a provincial grant. In 1979, it was designated under the Ontario Heritage Act, the first Jewish historical building in Toronto to be designated. - Photo courtesy: Wayne Stark, 1980
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 An antiwar demonstration at Camp Yungvelt in 1937. The banners read: "War is murder, the promoters murderers," and "We want our fathers with us and not in the war." - Photo courtesy: Ontario Jewish Archives, 2444
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 The Mihalik family arrived in Kensington from Hungary in 1958. William Mihalik ran William's Bargain, a secondhand store at 54 Kensington. Son Tom, now owner of Tom's Place on Baldwin, is drinking pop from Minnie's, the store next door. - Photo courtesy: Tom Mihalik
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 Affordable housing, like these homes off Spadina on Glen Baillie Place, has attracted newcomers to Kensington since its beginnings. - Photo courtesy: Ray McFadden, 1980
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