▁con greg ants , ▁many ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁second ▁or ▁third ▁generation ▁imm igr ants ▁and ▁ha iling ▁from ▁western ▁Europe , ▁lived ▁north ▁of ▁St . ▁Cla ir ▁Avenue . ▁ ▁Holy ▁Bl oss om ▁Temple ▁was ▁designed ▁in ▁the ▁Roman es que ▁Rev ival ▁style ▁in ▁syn agog ue ▁architecture ▁by ▁architect s ▁Chap man ▁and ▁Ox ley ▁with ▁Maurice ▁Dal vin ▁Klein . ▁Const ruction ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁and ▁was ▁completed ▁the ▁next ▁year . ▁Holy ▁Bl oss om ▁Temple ▁was ▁dedicated ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁The ▁structure ' s ▁rein for ced ▁concrete ▁frame ▁permitted ▁an ▁interior ▁un inter rupted ▁by ▁struct ural ▁columns . ▁Using ▁concrete ▁and ▁other ▁modern ▁building ▁materials , ▁the ▁building ▁features ▁a ▁campus - like ▁planning ▁of ▁the ▁institution ▁and ▁includes ▁a ▁par king ▁lot . ▁Holy ▁Bl oss om ▁Temple ▁is ▁a ▁rare ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁building ▁built ▁with ▁a ▁concrete ▁fac ade ▁before ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁which ▁is ▁significant ▁given ▁the ▁rise ▁in ▁subsequent ▁dec ades ▁of ▁architect ural ▁styles ▁which ▁emphas ized ▁concrete ▁fac ades , ▁like ▁Br ut al ism . ▁ ▁The ▁location ▁was ▁fort uit ous ▁as , ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁following ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁Toronto ' s ▁Jewish ▁community ▁migr ated ▁north ▁along ▁Bath urst ▁Street ▁and ▁the ▁Forest ▁Hill ▁neighbourhood ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁current ▁structure ▁is ▁situated ▁became ▁a ▁vital ▁Jewish ▁area . ▁ ▁Joan ▁Fried man ▁became ▁the