Canada

In 1928 the supreme court decides women are not people. In 1929 the great depression began in Canada.

In 1931 Canada was granted permission to do things without the British.

In 1934 Canada gets its first big bank.

In 1935 there was financial relief.

After in 1939 Britain declares was on Germany and shortly after Canada declares war on Germany, also.

In 1941, when Hong Kong falls to Japan, Canadians get captured.

In 1942 many Canadian soldiers die in Dieppe.

After that, in 1944, on D-Day Canadians push further inland than other allied forces.

Soon in 1945 World War 2 ends, out of the one million soldiers who fought, 4200 were killed.

Israel

Jewish immigration grew slowly, but the pace stepped up as Hitler rose to power and Germany became a hotbed of anti-Semitism. With fewer countries willing to admit the Jews, and increasing number headed for Palestine. As anti-Semitism spread, the importance of oil led to greater Arab influence. Then in November 1947 the UN voted to partition Palestine and create two states, one Arab and one Jewish, with the city of Jerusalem to be under the direct administration of the United Nations.

Associated Hebrew Schools

In 1930, the first branch of Talmud Torah (AHS) was purchased on Christie St. Five years later, lack of funds to meet salaries and property taxes, caused Talmud Torah to close for a month. After a month they raised enough money to reopen with 348 students. In 1937 enrolment went up to 514 students. Talmud Torah moved to Shaarei Shomayim Synagogue on St. Clair Ave. West. Total enrolment reaches of 564 students. In 1941 they opened their first Beth Hayeled class. Also, in 1941 Talmud Torah opened a second branch in Beth Yehudah Synagogue. In 1942 total enrolment reached 775. By 1946 the number of students reached an unbelievable amount of 988 students! Later, the name was changed from Talmud Torah to Toronto Hebrew Free School to show that anybody was allowed to come to the school. No one was ever turned away from the school. Again, in 1935, The Toronto Hebrew Free School had to close for three months because they could not pay teachers. Samuel J. Sable was so generous to The Toronto Hebrew Free School that he took kids, by street car, to his clothing factory to get them measured for clothes. He did it because he thought that the school was called The Toronto Hebrew Free School the kids should all be equal, nobody knew that some of the kids could not afford as much as others.

All the artifacts in this gallery bring back many memories..enjoy!