The achievements of Canadian Jewry in the fields of welfare and education were hailed here by Governor General Roland Michiner of Canada at a dinner marking the 200th anniversary of Congregation Shearit Israel – the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue – which is Canada’s oldest Jewish congregation. The dinner was attended by Senator David Croll, representing Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Bishop Kenneth Maguire, Dr. Solomon Gaon, Chief Rabbi of Commonwealth Sephardic congregations, and more than 300 guests from the United States, Great Britain and France.
Mr. Michiner said that the Jewish community “had translated the Jewish trait of involvement and concern for the destiny of humanity at large into concrete terms through its outstanding work in the areas of welfare and education.” He mentioned as examples the Baron de Hirsch Institute, the Saidye Bronfman Center and the B’nai B’rith, which is celebrating its 125th anniversary. Dr. Gaon presented the congregation with an antique silver menorah from a collection belonging to London’s Shaar Hashamaym Synagogue.
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