hyman's book and art shoppe, 1926–1971, was widely known in the jewish community as hyman's bookstore. it was an important part of the early history of spadina avenue in toronto, as well as the early jewish community of toronto. the store was founded in 1926 by ben zion hyman and his wife fannie (also known as faygle). for most of its 45-year history, hyman's bookstore was located at 412 spadina avenue in toronto, ontario, canada.