Alexis Nihon, a Catholic businessman, has been honored by the Jewish community of Ville St. Laurent for his gift of land, valued at $40,000, for the construction of a synagogue there, it was reported in the “Bulletin du Cercle Juif” here.
M. Nihon, who emigrated to Montreal from Belgium, told the guests at the dinner which honored him that “the most important thing in life is ‘Love thy neighbor.”
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
