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Clip of services at the Kiever during the holiday of Sukkot. From the film Spadina, 1984, directed and produced by David Troster. Ontario Jewish Archives.
Clip of services at the Kiever during the holiday of Sukkot. From the film Spadina, 1984, directed and produced by David Troster. Ontario Jewish Archives.
Clip of William Kurelek's explanation of his painting, Yom Kippur, which is set in the Kiever Synagogue. From the film Jewish Life in Canada: William Kurelek, 1983. Producer: Mead Sound Filmstrips, School Services of Canada. Courtesy of School Services Canada.

Services at the Kiever during the holiday of SukkotSukkot: Jewish holiday that celebrates the autumn harvest and God’s protection over the Jewish people while in the desert after escaping from slavery in Egypt. Sukkah: a temporary hut that Jews erect to celebrate Sukkot., c. 1984. From the film Spadina. Dir. David Troster. Toronto: David Troster Productions, c. 1984. Permission of use courtesy of Stephen and Alan Troster.

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Services at the Kiever during the holiday of SukkotSukkot: Jewish holiday that celebrates the autumn harvest and God’s protection over the Jewish people while in the desert after escaping from slavery in Egypt. Sukkah: a temporary hut that Jews erect to celebrate Sukkot., c. 1984. From the film Spadina. Dir. David Troster. Toronto: David Troster Productions, c. 1984. Permission of use courtesy of Stephen and Alan Troster.

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William Kurelek explains his painting, Yom Kippur, which is set in the Kiever Synagogue, c. 1983. From the film: Jewish Life in Canada - William Kurelek. Toronto: Mead Sound Filmstrips / School Services of Canada, 1983. Permission for use courtesy of School Services of Canada.

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Joseph Alexandroff describes how many immigrant Jewish families came to live on Maria Street because of housing incentives. Interviewer: Diana Fancher. Ontario Jewish Archives, July 17, 1987, Oral History #AC-199.

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B. B. Smith recalls the founding of the Kiever Synagogue. Interviewer: Sophie Milgram. Ontario Jewish Archives, December 9, 1974, Oral History #AC-2.

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Joseph Fremar recalls how he became a member of the Kiever. Interviewer: Bess Shockett. Ontario Jewish Archives, May 14, 1974, Oral History #AC-21.

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