On August 3, 1931, Canada’s Governor General, Lord Bessborough (centre, with shovel), turned the first sod to start construction of the JGH. Joining him at the ceremony were (from left) Hirsch Wolofsky (with cane), Editor of the Jewish Daily Eagle; A.M. Vineberg, Chairman of the Building Program; Michael Hirsch, Co-Chairman of the 1929 Building Campaign; Joseph Levinson Sr., Treasurer; Rabbi Herman Abramowitz of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim; and Allan Bronfman, Co-Chairman of the 1929 Building Campaign. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
90th anniversaryJuly 2024

Digging into the archives to celebrate the JGH’s 90th anniversary

Henry Mietkiewicz — July 3, 2024
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On August 3, 1931, ground was broken to start construction of the hospital.

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Celine Dion with her twins, Nelson and Eddy, born October 23, 2010.
85th Anniversary - ArchivesFebruary 2019

From our archives: Celine Dion reaches out to the JGH

Henry Mietkiewicz — February 27, 2019
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In 2010, when Celine Dion urgently needed advice on breastfeeding her twin boys at her family home in Florida, she reached across the continent and found the expertise she needed at the JGH.

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