Memoirs
You can share your memoirs of the Beach Hebrew Institute. Email them ereh.
MEMOIR OF 35 YEARS AT THE BEACH SYNAGOGUE
by: DALIA DAY
Over 35 years ago, my family was invited to join the congregation by my Uncle Sam Day who owned a grocery store at Queen and Woodbine. Membership had dropped so that often there were not enough men for a minyan.There was talk of selling the building and… [read more]
MEMOIR OF THE BEACH SYNAGOGUE
by: David Zand writes:
I had my bar mitzvah in the synagogue in 1945, I still have the book which I was given. The Kiddush was in the basement where there was still an earthen floor. The sisterhood brought sweets and the whole congregation was invited. The evening celebration… [read more]