▁Ger ald ▁Schw art z / He ather ▁Re is man ▁Centre ▁for ▁Jewish ▁Learning ▁at ▁Holy ▁Bl oss om ▁Temple . ▁ ▁History ▁Holy ▁Bl oss om ▁Temple ▁was ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁two ▁con greg ations . ▁The ▁Toronto ▁Heb rew ▁Cong reg ation ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁by ▁members ▁from ▁Germany ▁( including ▁Bav aria , ▁Boh emia , ▁and ▁Als ace ), ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Russia , ▁Gal icia , ▁and ▁Lith u ania . ▁The ▁Cong reg ation ▁conducted ▁services ▁in ▁members ' ▁homes ▁and ▁founded ▁the ▁Pa pe ▁Avenue ▁C emetery , ▁Toronto ' s ▁first ▁Jewish ▁c emetery . ▁The ▁con greg ation ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Day t sh is he ▁Sh ul ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁modern ▁services . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁Lewis ▁Samuel , ▁a ▁Jewish ▁imm igr ant ▁from ▁York , ▁England ▁arrived ▁in ▁Toronto ▁along ▁with ▁ 1 7 ▁Jewish ▁families ▁from ▁England ▁and ▁Europe ▁and ▁helped ▁them ▁organ ize ▁the ▁S ons ▁of ▁Israel ▁Cong reg ation . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁the ▁two ▁con greg ations ▁merged ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Heb rew ▁Cong reg ation - H oly ▁Bl oss om ▁Temple . ▁The ▁Ontario ▁Heritage ▁Foundation ▁lists ▁Holy ▁Bl oss om ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Jewish ▁con greg ation ▁in ▁Canada , ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁Ontario / Que bec ▁border . ▁The ▁first ▁Holy ▁Bl oss om ▁Syn agog ue ▁( 1 8 9