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

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Principals | Vice-Principals | Teachers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

This high school on Matheson Avenue in north Winnipeg opened in 1959, named for philanthropist Joseph Wolinsky. Eventually, the facility moved to the Asper Jewish Campus in south Winnipeg. The building now hosts a private Christian school named Faith Academy.

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

Faith Academy

Faith Academy (June 2024)
Source: Greg Petzold

Faith Academy

Faith Academy (June 2024)
Source: Greg Petzold

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:

We thank Greg Petzold for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 14 July 2024

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