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Young metro Jews celebrate harvest festival, Jewish teenagers of Toronto's Beth Sholom Synagogue mark Jewish festival of Simchas Torah and Sukkoth wit(...)
Young metro Jews celebrate harvest festival, Jewish teenagers of Toronto's Beth Sholom Synagogue mark Jewish festival of Simchas Torah and Sukkoth wit(...)

Young metro Jews celebrate harvest festival, Jewish teenagers of Toronto's Beth Sholom Synagogue mark Jewish festival of Simchas Torah and Sukkoth wit(...)

Date10/1/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Young metro Jews celebrate harvest festival; Jewish teenagers of Toronto's Beth Sholom Synagogue mark Jewish festival of Simchas Torah and Sukkoth with a service of celebration; similar to the Christian observance of Thanksgiving. Here in a succah; the thatched recreation of the traditional hut employed by wandering tribes in the desert thousands of years ago; festooned with fruits and vegetables; they sing hymns while their elders participate in a service. The succah was set up adjacent to the synagogue.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0013253F
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