Lodzer Centre Congregation, North York, ON

Lodzer Synagogue is a Traditional Conservative Synagogue fully inclusive of women. We use the Silverman Siddur and the Hertz Chumash and our Shabbat services are truly inspirational. Fifty five years ago, four friends, Leon Glicenstein, Ben Blady, Zenek Wajgensberg and Morris Blimbaum had a dream – to organize a Lodzer Society. Within a few months, the founding 90 families became the Lodzer Mutual Benefit Society. The first meeting was held on Cecil Street. A Board of seven members was elected. By 1954 the Society had purchased a cemetery on Bathurst Street and in 1962 a monument, proposed by Mietek Zurkowski to honour the Society’s loved ones, was completed.