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Leon Katz made new friends in cuba. He is raising funds to buy a bus for Havana Jews
Leon Katz made new friends in cuba. He is raising funds to buy a bus for Havana Jews

Leon Katz made new friends in cuba. He is raising funds to buy a bus for Havana Jews

Date3/21/1973
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0128866F
New home for Hedgehog: Kim Dormaar, assistant director of new Metro zoo, holds a hedgehog from Asia, one of 5,000 animals, birds, reptiles and fish which will live in the 700-acre zoo. In order to raise funds for the new zoo, Metro's six mayors and thousands of zoo supporters are today walking 15 miles in hopes of raising $500,000 towards $6 million zoo fund objective. The zoo, being built in northeastern corner of Scarborough, will open next summer.
New home for Hedgehog: Kim Dormaar, assistant director of new Metro zoo, holds a hedgehog from Asia, one of 5,000 animals, birds, reptiles and fish which will live in the 700-acre zoo. In order to raise funds for the new zoo, Metro's six mayors and thousands of zoo supporters are today walking 15 miles in hopes of raising $500,000 towards $6 million zoo fund objective. The zoo, being built in northeastern corner of Scarborough, will open next summer.
5/31/1973
Real operator: Stroke victim Graham MacLachlan, 66, is a licensed ham radio operator but he spends most of his time raising funds for Ontario Heart Fund
Real operator: Stroke victim Graham MacLachlan, 66, is a licensed ham radio operator but he spends most of his time raising funds for Ontario Heart Fund
2/6/1981
Super salesman: Cerebral palsy victim Harry Halpern receives a hug from friend Laura Toniutti after he was honored by the Canadian Cancer Society for his fund-raising efforts
Super salesman: Cerebral palsy victim Harry Halpern receives a hug from friend Laura Toniutti after he was honored by the Canadian Cancer Society for his fund-raising efforts
11/17/1986
Art collector Leon Katz, right, entertained sculptor-teacher Aileen Cowan, left, and her class from the U of T Extension Division this week
Art collector Leon Katz, right, entertained sculptor-teacher Aileen Cowan, left, and her class from the U of T Extension Division this week
1/29/1974
Leon Katz. Stamps were an escape
Leon Katz. Stamps were an escape
7/17/1970
Smell of Success: Tom Hinds, lefts, and Michael Nourl inspect tobacco crop in Cuba, Havana factory turns out cigars for export.
Smell of Success: Tom Hinds, lefts, and Michael Nourl inspect tobacco crop in Cuba, Havana factory turns out cigars for export.
12/22/1992
First-hand view: Ukrainians who risked lives to save Jews from the Nazis during World War II were the rule, not the exception, says Dr. George Kulchycky, above, with pictures of family members who died in prison camps.
First-hand view: Ukrainians who risked lives to save Jews from the Nazis during World War II were the rule, not the exception, says Dr. George Kulchycky, above, with pictures of family members who died in prison camps.
6/11/1980
Peter Jones, president of the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews, says national unity can be fostered only by individual understanding
Peter Jones, president of the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews, says national unity can be fostered only by individual understanding
5/3/1977
Metro Jews who just returned from Israel described the terror of the night as they hid in sealed hotel rooms wearing gas masks while missiles exploded nearby in Tel Aviv. We must understand here in this country the terror of the night, Howard English,
Metro Jews who just returned from Israel described the terror of the night as they hid in sealed hotel rooms wearing gas masks while missiles exploded nearby in Tel Aviv. We must understand here in this country the terror of the night, Howard English,
1/21/1991
By Pat McNenly, Toronto Star, The agonized soul-searching among Jews over the Lebanon war will make Israel stronger, a Jewish community leader says.
By Pat McNenly, Toronto Star, The agonized soul-searching among Jews over the Lebanon war will make Israel stronger, a Jewish community leader says.
10/20/1982
When law student Steve Cohen embraced Jews for Jesus, his mother said to him Don't write, Don't call, don't visit. That was eight years ago, Cohen says. My children have never met their grandparents and it's a heartache for me. But his commitment is unshaken.
When law student Steve Cohen embraced Jews for Jesus, his mother said to him Don't write, Don't call, don't visit. That was eight years ago, Cohen says. My children have never met their grandparents and it's a heartache for me. But his commitment is unshaken.
8/31/1984
Family saved: Michael Mason and his wife, Ruth, display articles about Raoul Wallenberg, who is credited with saving more than 25,000 Jews, including Mason's family, during World War II
Family saved: Michael Mason and his wife, Ruth, display articles about Raoul Wallenberg, who is credited with saving more than 25,000 Jews, including Mason's family, during World War II
3/1/1982