Jewish Stories from The Ward: A Walking Tour
Sunday, June 14
12:30 – 2:30pm
University Ave. & Dundas St.
Registration required
Free – Suggested $10-20 donation to Shir Libeynu
In the 1880s, Toronto was colloquially known as the “City of Churches.” What did it mean to be Jewish in such a place? Wander back to Victorian and Edwardian Toronto, where two very different Jewish worlds took shape just blocks from each other: the city’s earliest Jewish industrialists nestled near a new wave of Eastern European Jews fleeing poverty and pogroms. From rabbis to racketeers, playground activists to the first home of kosher smoked meat, uncover how Jews adapted to the City of Churches — and how the city adapted to Jews — at the turn of the 20th century.
Please be sure to arrive on time so that the tour can proceed as scheduled.
Presented by Shir Libeynu, Makom & College Street United Church. Led by Sharoni Sibony.