Established in the 1920s, the Society was both a gathering place for prayer and social events, while it also served as a source for assistance for those who had nothing but the shirts on their backs; for instance, those who fled pogroms, and later, those who survived the Holocaust, arrived as impoverished refugees and the Society became their safe haven for financial and moral support. Today, thanks to our strong and affluent community with its myriad of services, we exist primarily as a social meeting place, all the while maintaining a connection to our town of Ilza (Drildz), in Poland. The purpose of our existence may have transformed, but the core values have remained.

We are charitable to those less fortunate in our community, and we also support our beloved Israel and her soldiers. We have also undergone physical changes. From our beginnings at the corner of Huron and Baldwin Streets, we joined the flow of the Jewish community up Bathurst Street, and are currently located on Wilson Avenue.

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