An enormous crowd gathers on October 8, 1934, at the main doors of the Jewish General Hospital for the inauguration ceremony. An enormous crowd gathers on October 8, 1934, at the main doors of the Jewish General Hospital for the inauguration ceremony. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
90th anniversaryOctober 2024

90th anniversary flashback: The Jewish General Hospital is inaugurated

Henry Mietkiewicz — October 7, 2024
0 0

On October 8, 1934, Lord Bessborough, the Governor General of Canada, opened the JGH at a ceremony that was widely covered by the French and English press.

READ MORE →
On October 8, 1934, at a ceremony that Dr. Charles Gomberg attended as a child, Lord Bessborough, the Governor General of Canada, officially opened the doors to the JGH. Until 1950, the entire hospital consisted of what is now known as Pavilion B.
85th Anniversary - ArchivesOctober 2019

From the archives: The Jewish General Hospital is inaugurated

Henry Mietkiewicz — October 9, 2019
0 0

The Jewish General Hospital opened on Oct. 8, 1934, with a grand ceremony that was widely covered by the French and English press.

READ MORE →