Back in 1985, the Temple Sholom was firebombed, most of the building was largely destroyed but a few items were saved including a Menorah, which now sits at the synagogue's current location in Oak Street.
When Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and the rest of the city’s newly elected council members were sworn in last November at the Orpheum Theatre, five leaders of Christian, Jewish, Sikh and Muslim faiths were invited to participate in the inaugural ceremony.
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