A Look at the Sons of Jacob Synagogue and North Bay’s Jewish Community

Moishe Rosenberg and his two oldest daughters, Miriam (Maistelman) on the right, and Rebeccah (Brown) on the left, c.1918.

Joe Rosenberg inside his menswear store, c.1935.

Brown brothers at the family cottage. Herb (left) and brother Bill on the front lawn, c. 1930.

Sydney Brown in England, c.1943. This photo was sent to his parents one month before he was shot down.

Sol Waiser carrying a Torah from his home to the Synagogue, in 1945. This was a thank-offering because his sons returned uninjured from the Second World War.

“The annual anniversary sale in November at Rivelis’ Department Store, 1962. The store was located on the north side of the Capitol Centre on Main Street.”

Chanukah Celebration in the Sons of Jacob Synagogue, c.1975. At the back of the table, from left to right, are Bill Freedman, Abe Freedman, Sol Waiser, Herb Brown, (unknown), Sam Seiler, and Bill Waiser.

H. E. Brown Supply Auto Parts and Machine Shop, c.1990. The building was designed and constructed by Herb Brown.

North Bay Lions Club Executive, c. 1955. Nate Rivelis is on the bottom row, far left.

Bar Mitzvah of Shelly Freedman, c. 1964.

Interior of the Synagogue, c.2005.