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November 1952
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Pre-establishment meeting held at Holy Blossom
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May 1954
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First meeting to organize a new temple is held at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Charles Grosberg
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Summer 1954
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Student Rabbi Jordan Pearlson z"l is hired
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Fall 1954
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Members worship at the Asbury and
West
United
Church and 3450 Bathurst St.Apartment serves as school and offices
Apartment serves as school and offices |
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Sisterhood is founded; Vera Pollock is first president
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Brotherhood is founded; Irving Seigal is first president
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Holy Blossom donates a Torah and offers $25,000 loan
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May 1955
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Land purchased and building fund established
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Fall 1955
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High Holy Day services held at Earl Haig Collegiate and Glendale Theatre
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First cantor, Irv Cramer, volunteers until 1960
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1956-1958
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198 members are signatories to first mortgage
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April 1957
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Ground-breaking ceremony is held
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June 1957
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Rabbi Jordan Pearlson z"l is ordained
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August 1957
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Cornerstone is laid; Harry Pollock is first President
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May 1958
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Membership reaches 367 families
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October 1958
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New building is dedicated
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July 1960
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Leo Kahane is hired as Director of Education
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Alan Blye is hired as Cantor for Shabbat and Holy Days and serves until 1966, Ray Jessel is Director of Music
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February 1962
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Tova Diamond becomes Director of Music
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March 1962
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First Bat Torah, Barbara Skulko
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April 1962
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Ed Goldfarb appointed Director of Education
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October 1963
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Temple
Sinai section at
Dawes
Road
Cemetery is dedicated
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December 19963
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Dedication of new school wing
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October 1964
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Membership at 536 families
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July 1966
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Nelson Spector is hired as first Executive Director
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Spring 1967
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Cantor Severin Weingort is hired
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May 1968
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Holy Blossom loan of $25,000 is repaid
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Fall 1969
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New Chapel is dedicated
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September 1970
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Ben Steinberg becomes Director of Music
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January 1973
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Chevrat Torah begins to meet each Shabbat
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1975
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Michael Herzbrun is appointed Asistant Rabbi (1975-1978)
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1977
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Mortgage with Manulife retired
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New organ is purchased and installed
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1979
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Ben Kamin is appointed Assistant Rabbi (1979-1981)
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September 1979
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Temple ’s 25th Anniversary celebrations
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July 1981
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Jeff Ablesser becomes Assistant Rabbi (1981-1986)
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May 1984
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Micki Brudner appointed Executive Director (1984-1994)
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July 1986
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Ned Soltz becomes Associate Rabbi (1986-1992)
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1988
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Dedication of new Social Hall and school facilities
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July 1989
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Dr. Ira Schweitzer hired as Director of Education
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November 1990
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Temple ’s 36th Anniversary celebrations
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July 1992
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Michael Dolgin becomes Assistant Rabbi
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March 1994
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Rayner Conway is hired as Executive Director
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April 1996
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Ben Steinberg retires as Director of Music and is named Composer-in-Residence
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November 1996
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Cantor Severin Weingort retires and is named Cantor Emeritus
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August 1995
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Commemorative weekend and tribute dinner honouring Rabbi Jordan Pearlson’s z"l forty years of leadership; named Founding Rabbi
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August 1995
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Rabbi Lawrence Colton appointed Interim Rabbi (1995-1997)
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July 1997
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Rabbi Michael Dolgin appointed Senior Rabbi
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August 1997
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Daveen Litwin appointed Assistant Rabbi (19997-2001)
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July 1999
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Donna Faye Dower appointed Cantor (1999-2000)
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July 2001
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Lori Cohen appointed Assistant Rabbi
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August 2002
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Cheryl Appleby Jackson appointed Director of Development (2002-2003)
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April 2003
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Jack Kugelmass appointed Director of Programming & Leadership Development (2003-2006)
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July 2003
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Gershon Silins appointed Cantor and Director of Music
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September 2003
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Debby Kassoy appointed Director of Development
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July 2004
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Erin Polonsky appointed Associate Rabbi
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2004
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50th Anniverary celebrations begin
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