Beth Jacob V’Anshei Drildz is an

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synagogue in the

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region of

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. Founded in 1897, Beth Jacob is one of the oldest continuously-run synagogues in Toronto. The synagogue follows the

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style of prayer.

History

Beth Jacob was founded by Polish Jews in 1897, and was originally located in various rented sites throughout the early twentieth century. Famed Jewish architect Benjamin Brown was hired to design a permanent site on 23 and 23 ½ Henry St in 1919.Partial plans from Benjamin Brown's designs of the Henry St. site of Beth Jacob are in the Ontario Jewish Archives (https://search.ontariojewisharchives.org/Permalink/descriptions282451). The synagogue was able to fit 800 people and was dedicated in 1922. The synagogue was well-known for its stained glass windows. In 1962, Beth Jacob moved to

following the immigration of Jews to

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. The

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and bimah were taken from the Henry st. location, which subsequently became a

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. The North York site of Beth Jacob was completed in 1969. Beth Jacob amalgamated with Shaarei Emunah in 1966. In 1971, Linas Hatzedec Anshei Drildz (the "Drildzer synagogue"), founded by Jews from the Polish city of

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(, in Yiddish), amalgamated with Beth Jacob.

Rabbis

* Rabbi Yehudah Yudel Rosenberg (1913-?) * Rabbi Yehuda Leib Graubart (1920?-?) * Rabbi Samuel Silverstein * Rabbi Benjamin Hauer (1951-1962) * Rabbi Moses J. Burak (1962-1997) * Rabbi Jay Kelman (1997-?) * Rabbi Dov Schochet (?-)

References

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