Malkin, who was assistant director of the Canadian Centre for Architecture for 23 years, believes the site will be valued by all with an interest in Montreal history. READ: NEW HERZLIAH SCHOOL A GO WITH $15-MILLION AZRIELI FOUNDATION DONATIONĬurated by Helen Malkin (a non-Bynger), the site permits access to its treasures through several portals and different themes, linked throughout. Headed by Ted Rotsztein, the committee comprises graduates stretching from 1940 to 1976. When that proved unfeasible, the committee went virtual. Urbain Street, home of the Sun Youth Organization. The original idea was a physical museum in the school’s former site on St. This online museum is the culmination of a project that began six years ago with a class of ’60 reunion. Launched on June 6, the site showcases more than 500 artifacts and ephemera, as well as oral histories, from some 150 donors that span Byng’s existence from 1921 to 1980. The website baronbynghighschool.ca has been created to preserve its history and capture its zeitgeist for generations to come. “The Spirit of Byng” remains ineffable, even for those who passed through the fabled high school’s doors, but they are sure it existed.īaron Byng High School, the Protestant public school that was the alma mater of generations of Jewish kids in Montreal, many of whom went on to excel in numerous fields, is being memorialized through modern technology. Ted Rotsztein, right, points to a projection of baronbynghighschool.ca with Lorne Trottier and George Sand JANICE ARNOLD PHOTO

Baron Byng to Bagels by Joe King