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Happy 5,740, Frank Rock holds up a Torah scroll at the synagogue at the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care on Bathurst St. The scroll plays an importa(...)
Happy 5,740, Frank Rock holds up a Torah scroll at the synagogue at the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care on Bathurst St. The scroll plays an importa(...)

Happy 5,740, Frank Rock holds up a Torah scroll at the synagogue at the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care on Bathurst St. The scroll plays an importa(...)

Date9/19/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: Happy 5;740; Frank Rock holds up a Torah scroll at the synagogue at the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care on Bathurst St. The scroll plays an important part in the Rosh Hoshanah services to welcome the new year; taking place today in Metro's synagogues. The celebration ends tomorrow at sundown; but the 10 days of penitence continue until Yom Kippur; the Day of Atonement.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0013241F
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