Historic Sites of Manitoba: Joseph Wolinsky Collegiate / Faith Academy (437 Matheson Avenue, Winnipeg)

Link to:
Principals | Vice-Principals | Teachers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

This high school on Matheson Avenue in north Winnipeg opened in 1959. Eventually, the facility moved to the Asper Jewish Campus in south Winnipeg.

Principals

Period

Principal

1959-1962

Abraham Kravetz (c1914-1962)

?-?

Jack Silverberg (1910-1987)

Vice-Principals

No information.

Teachers

Among the teachers of Joseph Wolinsky Collegiate were Sheldon “Obie” Oberman and Leona Ruth Wagner Billinkoff.

Photos & Coordinates

Joseph Wolinsky Collegiate / Faith Academy

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.93216, W97.13155
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Joseph Wolinsky (1887-1980)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: I. L. Peretz Folk School / Faith Academy / Faith Academy Middle School (600 Jefferson Avenue, Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Agricultural College / Manitoba School for the Deaf / Fort Osborne Barracks / Asper Jewish Community Campus (123 Doncaster Street, Winnipeg)

Sources:

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 8 October 2023

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