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Pontypool Ontario Proud

The little known true story of a small village in Ontario became a summer haven for thousands of Jewish immigrants between 1916 and the early 1960s. In the era when the signs at Sunnyside Beach in Toronto said "No Dogs or Jews Allowed" the village of Pontypool Ontario became a retreat for thousands of Jewish immigrants who worked in Toronto's garment district."

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