oss om ▁invited ▁Rab bi ▁Bar nett ▁R . ▁Br ick ner , ▁ord ained ▁at ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁Union ▁College , ▁to ▁be ▁its ▁ra bbi ▁and ▁made ▁application ▁to ▁affili ate ▁with ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁American ▁Heb rew ▁Cong reg ations , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Union ▁for ▁Reform ▁J uda ism ▁( UR J ), ▁the ▁Reform ▁movement ' s ▁um bre lla ▁organization . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁san ctu ary ▁of ▁the ▁Bond ▁Street ▁Syn agog ue ▁was ▁indeed ▁beautiful , ▁space ▁for ▁the ▁growing ▁religious ▁school ▁and ▁social ▁programs ▁was ▁sever ely ▁lack ing . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁the ▁con greg ation ▁recognized ▁that ▁the ▁time ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁move ▁again . ▁At ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁de pression , ▁with ▁a ▁membership ▁of ▁just ▁over ▁ 2 5 0 ▁families , ▁enough ▁money ▁was ▁raised ▁to ▁buy ▁the ▁land ▁and ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁san ctu ary ▁at ▁a ▁location ▁on ▁the ▁then ▁outer ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁While ▁most ▁of ▁Toronto ' s ▁Jewish ▁population , ▁imm igr ant , ▁mostly ▁eastern ▁European , ▁poor ▁and ▁working ▁class , ▁were ▁still ▁located ▁south ▁of ▁B loor ▁Street , ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁between ▁Y on ge ▁Street ▁and ▁O ss ington ▁Avenue ▁( in ▁particular ▁The ▁Ward , ▁K ens ington ▁Market , ▁Sp ad ina ▁Avenue ▁and ▁Bath urst ▁Street ), ▁almost ▁two - third s ▁of ▁Holy ▁Bl oss om ' s ▁more ▁established , ▁aff lu ent