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Prepare for Ramadan
Prepare for Ramadan

Prepare for Ramadan

Date5/8/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: Prepare for Ramadan: The Rakie family gathers to get ready for the holiest month of the Moslem year. From left are Ayisha; 16 months; Ali; 35; Nabeeleh; 7; Naimeh; 31; Fatimah; 3; Zubaideh; 8 and Ahmad; 5. Ali Rakie; who will fast from dawn until dusk each day; says that by not eating he is reminded of the sufferings of the poor.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0013334F
Original Toronto Star caption: Muslims celebrate end of Ramadan; Metro's Muslim community; which numbers over 100;000; celebrated Eid al-Fitr yesterday marking the end of the month of Ramadan; the holiest of Muslim celebrations. Religious ceremonies were held in several locations across Metro; including the International Centre in Mississauga; above; where thousands of the faithful bowed in prayer as part of the ancient tradition.
Original Toronto Star caption: Muslims celebrate end of Ramadan; Metro's Muslim community; which numbers over 100;000; celebrated Eid al-Fitr yesterday marking the end of the month of Ramadan; the holiest of Muslim celebrations. Religious ceremonies were held in several locations across Metro; including the International Centre in Mississauga; above; where thousands of the faithful bowed in prayer as part of the ancient tradition.
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A man in traditional Muslim attire is flanked by his two children, also in traditional attire.
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Sholom and Rifka Eisenstat prepare to celebrate the Sabbath with their children Yedida, 5 1/2, and Ayala, 2
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Metro's Jew Mark Yom Kippur, Four generations of one family read from prayer book at Jewish Home for the Aged as Metro's 110,000 Jews prepare to obser(...)
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Tracy Wise, 8, helps mother Lynda prepare special chocolate roll for Passover dessert
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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(...)
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Above right, Michelle Jacobs has a special recipe for vegetable blintzes for Passover
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A Little Practice
A Little Practice
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Hanukkah lights
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