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Changing of the Guard: Three Montreal-area Synagogues Welcome New Rabbis

Montreal’s Jewish community is about to mark its first Rosh Hashanah in many years minus the presence of three extraordinary spiritual leaders: Rabbis Sidney Shoham, Ron Aigen and Chaim Steinmetz. Rabbi Shoham served Beth Zion Congregation in Côte Saint-Luc for 50 years. Although officially retired when he passed away suddenly on Sept. 20, 2015, he …

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Historic Synagogue in New Brunswick to be Demolished: Saint John Council

By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada A historic synagogue in Saint John, N.B.,is on the chopping block after city council voted it was abandoning a search for a buyer. The Shaarei Zedek Synagogue, which was built in 1871, has been owned by the city since 2008. It was intended to be included in a multi-million …

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