Toronto Hebrew Benevolent Society
Est 1899
Est 1899
Dear Members,
As we approach Rosh Hashanah, we extend our warmest wishes to you and your families for a year filled with health, happiness, and peace. May 5786 bring renewed strength, personal fulfillment, and countless moments of sweetness.
Rosh Hashanah is a time for reflection, gratitude, and hope for the future. As a community, we are grateful for your continued involvement and support, and we look forward to sharing meaningful experiences together in the year ahead.
Shana Tova u’Metuka – may you be inscribed for a good and sweet new year.
Toronto Hebrew Benevolent Society Executive
www.thbsociety.com
2025 Annual Brunch Registration Form. Click here
More Toronto Hebrew Benevolent Society Historical Material Coming (see article below)
Pictures & Historical Highlights from the 60th Anniversary Membership Drive (half way down the page)
Israeli Embassy request to share with community
Dear friends,
At this time, a website is being circulated that claims to help Jews staying abroad. https:/lionnights.net
The website collects information about Jewish and Israeli families who are abroad and invites people to "host Jews and Israelis." It is very possible that this website is operated by hostile elements who want to locate Israeli and Jewish families and harm them!
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOU FILL IN PERSONAL DETAILS THERE!!
The exhibition marks the 80th anniversary of the camp's liberation and underscores a critical need to understand the underlying conditions that allowed the Holocaust to happen. By reflecting on the past, visitors are invited to consider their role in creating a more inclusive and tolerant society. Click here for more details.
THBS members receive 15% off admission. Book your tickets at https://tickets.rom.on.ca/en/shop and use promo code THBS.
Howard and Lawrence Federman have been going throught their late father Stan's belongings and have given me a box of old THBS pictures and documents. I will be going through all this material, scanning it and posting it on our website so stay tuned for lots of new historical atifacts.
Perry - THBS Website Adminstrator
The Toronto Hebrew Benevolent Society has a rich heritage and tradition in promoting Jewish culture and fostering Jewish fraternity and benevolence in the Greater Toronto Area since 1899.
As one of the largest societies of its kind in Canada, the THBS remains an active and vital part of the community.
Our annual brunch was held on November 3rd at the Richmond Hill Country Club and was a very successful event enjoyed by all attendees. We had a new member installed and Mel gave a brief history of our society. Too see pictures of this event, please click here.
During the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, large numbers of Jews immigrated to North America. Among these Jewish immigrants, it became common practice to establish mutual benefit societies.
In return for annual dues, members received assistance in several areas, such as medical or financial expenses, as well as cemetery privileges and community social programs.
Incorporated in 1899, the Toronto Hebrew Benevolent Society (THBS) was the first Jewish mutual benefit society in Ontario not associated with a particular synagogue. The first meeting of the Toronto Hebrew Benevolent Society took place in January 1899 and the Society received its charter from the Ontario Government in February 1899.
The members were mostly immigrants from eastern Europe; the original thirty-five members were all cloak makers. In addition to its sick benefits and burial functions, the THBS also provided organized social programs for the community.
125 years later, the THBS is still active today, offers social events, meetings, and charity work and continues to maintain its cemetery properties and provide burial plots. It supports several organizations, such as Beit Halochem, the Canadian Cancer Society, the Heart and Stroke Foundation, the Israel Cancer Research Fund, and United Jewish Appeal, among others.
To find out how to be a member, please contact us.
Stay tuned for more updates coming soon!