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Funeral services for former mayor Nathan Phillips yesterday in Holy Blossom Temple drew 800 mourners, including (from left) former premier John Robart(...)
Funeral services for former mayor Nathan Phillips yesterday in Holy Blossom Temple drew 800 mourners, including (from left) former premier John Robart(...)

Funeral services for former mayor Nathan Phillips yesterday in Holy Blossom Temple drew 800 mourners, including (from left) former premier John Robart(...)

Date1/8/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Funeral services for former mayor Nathan Phillips yesterday in Holy Blossom Temple drew 800 mourners, including (from left) former premier John Robarts, Toronto Mayor David Crombie, Metro Chairman Paul Godrey and Solicitor-General John MacBeth. Rabbi Gunther Plaut, in his eulogy of the mayor of all the people, said people should say goodby to Phillips with a simple statement - To Nate - with love as he would wanted.
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Time of grieve: These mourners were among more than 1,500 at Nathan Phillips Square yesterday for a memorial service for victims of the Air-India crash
Time of grieve: These mourners were among more than 1,500 at Nathan Phillips Square yesterday for a memorial service for victims of the Air-India crash
6/25/1985
Last respects: Frieda Vanderbelde, 30, (left) is flanked by two unidentified mourners as she holds a picture of slain ex-Beatle John Lennon during last night's Nathan Phillips Square tribute
Last respects: Frieda Vanderbelde, 30, (left) is flanked by two unidentified mourners as she holds a picture of slain ex-Beatle John Lennon during last night's Nathan Phillips Square tribute
12/10/1980
At cemetery: Mourners from Holy Blossom Cemetery in Scarborough flank the hearse that carried the casket of the late Chief Justice Bora Laskin to its final resting place yesterday
At cemetery: Mourners from Holy Blossom Cemetery in Scarborough flank the hearse that carried the casket of the late Chief Justice Bora Laskin to its final resting place yesterday
3/28/1984
A Mourner pauses in front of a photo of former Toronto mayor Nathan Phillips, who died Tuesday
A Mourner pauses in front of a photo of former Toronto mayor Nathan Phillips, who died Tuesday
1/8/1976
Vigil for massacred Chinese, Some of the 10,000 mourners who met at Nathan Phillips Square last night pay their respects to Chinese students slain in (...)
Vigil for massacred Chinese, Some of the 10,000 mourners who met at Nathan Phillips Square last night pay their respects to Chinese students slain in (...)
6/10/1989
Rabbi Gunther Plaut of Holy Blossom Temple (left) and former mayor Philip Givens attend meeting of the Emergency Committee for Israel's Survival at th(...)
Rabbi Gunther Plaut of Holy Blossom Temple (left) and former mayor Philip Givens attend meeting of the Emergency Committee for Israel's Survival at th(...)
6/6/1967
Citations for service to community were presented last night by Deganya and Ora chapters of Hadassah to former mayor Nathan Phillips (left), Mrs. C. M(...)
Citations for service to community were presented last night by Deganya and Ora chapters of Hadassah to former mayor Nathan Phillips (left), Mrs. C. M(...)
4/22/1968
Ex-mayor gives a timely gift. Former Toronto mayor Nathan Phillips stands beside sundial he presented to the city yesterday in Nathan Phillips Square.(...)
Ex-mayor gives a timely gift. Former Toronto mayor Nathan Phillips stands beside sundial he presented to the city yesterday in Nathan Phillips Square.(...)
4/28/1969
In Nathan Phillips square, the 11 1/2-acres in front of City Hall, former Toronto Mayor Nathan Phillips looks over area before his 79th birthday yesterday
In Nathan Phillips square, the 11 1/2-acres in front of City Hall, former Toronto Mayor Nathan Phillips looks over area before his 79th birthday yesterday
11/5/1971
With the passing of former mayor Nathan Phillips, above, Toronto has lost one of its most beloved citizens, reader says, He contributed to development of Toronto in his 35 years of public service
With the passing of former mayor Nathan Phillips, above, Toronto has lost one of its most beloved citizens, reader says, He contributed to development of Toronto in his 35 years of public service
9/29/1972
Prince Philip shakes hands with former mayor Nathan Phillips June 23, 1973, while the Queen talks with Mayor David Crombie in Nathan Phillips Square d(...)
Prince Philip shakes hands with former mayor Nathan Phillips June 23, 1973, while the Queen talks with Mayor David Crombie in Nathan Phillips Square d(...)
6/26/1973
Nate's Birthday. Former mayor of Toronto Nathan Phillips got a 75th birthday kiss last night from his granddaughter Lois Phillips, 9, at the Park Plaza Hotel birthday party
Nate's Birthday. Former mayor of Toronto Nathan Phillips got a 75th birthday kiss last night from his granddaughter Lois Phillips, 9, at the Park Plaza Hotel birthday party
11/7/1967