Toronto’s Downtown Jewish Community School will be closing after 44 years

After 44 years, Toronto’s Downtown Jewish Community School (DJCS), an afterschool Hebrew program, is closing its doors. Like many schools and businesses, the DJCS was deeply impacted by the pandemic. “Our numbers after the pandemic haven’t rebounded from what they were before COVID,” said Avi Spector, DJCS board president.   The school, which was housed […]

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