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When: Sunday October 9, 2005 at 9:30 am
Where: Anshe Minsk Synagogue
10 St. Andrew St.
Kensington Market, Toronto, ON
CA
M5T 3A9
Contact:
416-595-5723
www.theminsk.comRabbi Shmuel Spero was pleased to welcome those attending the Solomon Cousins Reunion who started the day by attending the morning minyan.
During the regular service there was a brief
Memorial service observing Yahrtzeit,
and to honour our ancestors in general.
Family arranged for the names of specific
relatives to be mentioned, including
Solomon relatives
killed during military service
Thank you to Coordinator Robin Roger!
When: Sunday October 9, 2005 at 11:30 AM
Where: 5 Trefann Street
Toronto, ON
Canada
M5A 3A9
For those interested in seeing the location (now "gentrified") where the family first lived upon arrival in Canada. Shlomo and Chana Posner Solomon lived and took in boarders at 5 Trefann Street. Their son Harry Solomon established the scrapyard in that neigbourhood and Harry and Eva Solomon Lipton lived there until the early 1960's.
Docent/Guides included family members. We gathered at 11:30 AM. The tour lasted about an hour or so.
Following the tour, and before we commenced our afternoon activities at the Miles Nadal JCC, participants stopped for a bite to eat. After brunch, we gathered at the main Reunion venue at the JCC at Bloor and Spadina (750 Spadina Avenue).
Thank you to Coordinator: Ian Solomon!
When: Sunday October 9, 2005 at 1:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Where: Miles Nadal JCC
750 Spadina Avenue
Toronto, ON
Canada
M5S 2S2
Contact: RSVP to this web site
JCC: 416-924-0442
www.SolomonCousins.comThis is the venue for our Reunion!
The afternoon's activities included the following:
1) Memorabilia Display and Photo Swap (Thank you to all who shared photo albums and memorabilia, and to Atkins cousin Brookie Robins and the Ontario Jewish Archives.)
2) Creating a Family Tree Wall Chart, family history questionnaires and scanning family photos into a digital album for future distribution.
(Thank you to Coordinator: Edward Solomon, and Borovoy cousin Hartley Garshowitz.)
3) Oral History Odyssey (interviews videoed during the afternoon) (Thank you to
Coordinator: Sharon Levy-Cohen and cousins who
were interviewers and interviewees.)
4) Taking Family Photographs. Details about viewing and ordering photos will be made available shortly. (Thank you to photographer Fred Laibl, and his wife, Freda.)
5) Children's activity (Thank you to Coordinator: Ronda Solomon Goldberg and Mitchell Lipton who organized (and played) the games in the JCC gym mid-afternoon. And thanks to the children and parents who participated.)
6) Lecture/presentation on Solomon family genealogy (Thank you to Coordinator: Carey Oler, Borovoy cousins David and Hartley Garshowitz and cousin Dr. Jonathan Oler.)
7) Presentation and video with an emphasis on Solomon family service in the military (Thank you to Coordinator: Joel Wagman and the Jewish War Veterans of Canada.)
Note:
It will take some time to coordinate and edit the various video interviews, (which were taken by different interviewers using their own different equipment), so please be patient with us, and we'll keep you posted.
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| Beginning planning for the reunion in April 2005 are Cousins Abie and Muriel Solomon, (Harry and Dora (Rogow) Solomon's son and daughter-in-law) with Barbara Lipton (Eva Solomon Lipton's granddaughter). |
When: October 9, 2005 at 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Where: Miles Nadal JCC
750 Spadina Avenue
Toronto, ON
Canada
M5S 2S2
Contact:
JCC 416-924-6211
We enjoyed dinner together at the JCC,
followed by an evening program including historical story
telling and entertainment to conclude the day.
Thank you to caterer
Peter Graben
for an enjoyable dinner and birthday dessert
celebrating cousin Abe Solomon's 90th birthday.
And our grateful thanks to our many cousins for
all of their wonderful help and generous
participation in event planning, coordination
with service providers,
securing donations,
registration and budget logistics,
publicity and outreach,
creation of presentation materials,
and the myriad organizational
details this event required.
We honour the memory of
our parents,
Our special thanks to cousins
Beverley Roger Fine,
Hartley Garshowitz,
Ronda Solomon Goldberg,
Andrea Freedman Iscoe,
Dr. Laurie Klotz,
Sharon Levy-Cohen,
Barbara Lipton,
Mitchell Lipton,
Carey Oler,
Dr. Jonathan Oler,
Brookie Robins,
Howard Roger,
Robin Roger,
Abe Solomon,
Edward Solomon,
Ian Solomon,
Stan Solomon,
and Joel Wagman.
and to the following organizations
Congregation Anshe Minsk,
Miles Nadal Jewish Community Center, the Ontario Jewish Archives, and Congregation Eastern Children of Israel