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Jewish Old Folks Home (Baycrest)

Photos by Alan L Brown - Posted June 2017

A few steps north of the northwest corner of Bathurst Street and Baycrest Avenue, 1.1 km north of Lawrence Avenue, can be found this 2013 Heritage Toronto plaque. Here's what it says:

Coordinates: 43.729848 -79.432342

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The Ezras Noshem Society, a mutual benefit society run by Jewish women, founded the Jewish Old Folks Home in 1916. The group was responding to the need for a home in Toronto where Jewish seniors could receive kosher meals and communicate in their own language. The house at 31 Cecil Street was purchased in 1917 and the Jewish Old Folks Home welcomed is first residents shortly thereafter.

Originally run by volunteers and a small staff, the Jewish Old Folks Home expanded into the neighbouring houses at 29, 33, and 35 Cecil Street. By 1938, it provided 115 residents with synagogue services, a hospital ward, and social activities.

In 1954, following a fundraising campaign, the Jewish Old Folks Home moved to Bathurst Street, where its modern complex included a new geriatric hospital. Services expanded to include employment assistance, cultural programs and daycare for residents and the surrounding community. Known as Baycrest, it has become internationally recognized for its geriatric medical education and for its groundbreaking neuroscience research.

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