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First annual Jewish Board of Education dinner, Murray House, Beverley Street, Toronto [graphic material] – 7 June 1951.

Level: Item

ID: Item 3968

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3968

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 7 June 1951

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of the first annual Board of Jewish Eduacation dinner at Murray House in Torotno. The dinner took place on 7 June 1951. The speaker is Sam Posluns, to his left (partially hidden) is Joe Diamond and Rabbi Bernard Rosensweig.

Name Access: Board of Jewish Education (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects: Dinners and dining

Places: Beverley Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1986-4-2

Source: Archival Descriptions

Domestic science class, Lord Dufferin School, Berkeley St. [graphic material] – [1906 or 1907].

Level: Item

ID: Item 1306

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1306

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [1906 or 1907]

Physical Description: 1 photograph: b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content: Photograph of a domestic science class at Lord Dufferin School on Berkeley St. Second from the left in the front row is Mattie Levi.

Name Access: Levi, Mattie; Lord Dufferin School

Subjects: Children; Education

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: Beverley Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1977-5-7

Source: Archival Descriptions

Evelyn Thuna at four months [graphic material] – 20 Oct. 1924.

Part Of: Levine and Cass family fonds; Thuna family series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 25; Series 7; Item 2

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Levine and Cass family fonds; Thuna family series

Level: Item

Fonds: 25

Series: 7

Item: 2

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 20 Oct. 1924

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of Evelyn Thuna at four months of age in St. Catharines, Ontario on October 20th, 1924. She is being held by a woman, possibly an M. Dorfman, singer at Beth Tzedec.

Notes: Mounted in card frame; Inscribed on inside of card frame: "With Best Love To Ann - Evelyn at 4 months Oct. 20, 1924"

Name Access: Dorman, M.; Thuna, Evelyn

Subjects: Infants

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: St. Catharines (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Dr. Thuna Nature Remedies [graphic material] – [192-?].

Part Of: Levine and Cass family fonds; Thuna family series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 25; Series 7; Item 1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Levine and Cass family fonds; Thuna family series

Level: Item

Fonds: 25

Series: 7

Item: 1

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [192-?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of a man and boy standing in front of Dr. Thuna Nature Remedies at 298 Danforth Avenue in Toronto. The man on the right is likely Jack Thuna.

Notes: Postcard photograph

Name Access: Dr. Thuna Nature Remedies; Thuna, Jack

Subjects: Storefronts

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: Danforth Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Toronto Hebrew Free Loan Association annual meeting, 150 Beverley St., Toronto [graphic material] – 1966.

Level: Item

ID: Item 4799

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 4799

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1966

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of a Toronto Hebrew Free Loan Association meeting. Included are: Saul Sigler; Jack Papernick; Louis Gelber; Charlie Garfunkel.

Notes: Photo by Graphic Artists, Toronto negative #4-66-4349.; For exact identification see accession record.

Name Access: Toronto Jewish Free Loan Association

Subjects: Meetings

Repro Restriction: Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Places: Toronto (Ont.); Beverley Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1985-11-9

Source: Archival Descriptions

Benny Friedman, Abe Sprachman, Maxie Starkman, Charlie Wagman and Harry Romberg, Toronto [graphic material] – [between 1947 and 1949].

Level: Item

ID: Item 1920

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1920

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [between 1947 and 1949]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content: Identified in this photograph from from left to right are: Benny Friedman (President of Independent Exhibitors of Art); Abe Sprachman (architect); Maxie Starkman (partner, Allenby Theatre, Danforth Ave.); Charlie Wagman (partner, Allenby Theatre, Danforth Ave.); Harry Romberg (Metro Theatre, Secretary of Independent Exhibitors).

Name Access: Friedman, Benny; Sprachman, Abe; Starkman, Maxie; Wagman, Charlie; Romberg, Harry; Independent Exhibitors of Art; Allenby Theatre; Metro Theatre; Danforth Ave

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: Danforth Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1979-6-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Jewish National Fund Ussishkin Jubilee Conference, Zionist building, Beverley St., Toronto [graphic material] – 1938.

Level: Item

ID: Item 3411

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3411

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1938

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content: Many prominent individuals are shown in this photograph, with names written on the bottom.

Name Access: Jewish National Fund; United Jewish Appeal

Subjects: Congresses and conventions; Zionism

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: Beverley Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1982-11-3

Source: Archival Descriptions

Wedding ceremony, Ethel Gary and Jack Halter, Rabbi M. Zimmerman, Apter Synagogue, 216 Beverley St., Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1948].

Level: Item

ID: Item 1545

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1545

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1948]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Name Access: Apter Synagogue; Gary, Ethel; Halter, Jack; Zimmerman, Rabbi M.

Subjects: Weddings

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: Beverley Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1978-11-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

National Young Judaea Convention, Oneg Shabbat in garden, Beverley St., Toronto [graphic material] – 31 August, 1935.

Level: Item

ID: Item 3872

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3872

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 31 August, 1935

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content: Identified in this photograph are: David Newman; Jack Burke.; For identification, see accession record.

Name Access: Burke, Jack; Newman, David; Young Judaea

Subjects: Congresses and conventions; Portraits, Group

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: Beverley Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1984-1-8

Source: Archival Descriptions

Labour Zionist Movement dinner at new Chudleigh House, 136 Beverley St., Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1952].

Level: Item

ID: Item 6031

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 6031

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1952]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of a Labour Zionist banquet at the New Chudleigh House at 126 Beverley St. Invitees are seated around two long banquet tables. Identified are Myer Mandel, Mrs. Myer Mandel, Leibel Bagrad; Leibel Abella; Mr. Levinsky; Chaike Lovinsky; Nachman Lovinsky; Chaim Langer; Leah Langer; Archie Bennett; Sophie Bennett; Ida Krakover; Avrum Green; Charlie Krakover; I. S. Weinrot; and Baylke White.

Subjects: Dinners and dining; Labor Zionism; Portraits, Group

Repro Restriction: Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places: Beverley Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1992-2-8

Source: Archival Descriptions

Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region [textual record] – 1950-1972.

Accession Number: 2015-9-6

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2015-9-6

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Date: 1950-1972

Scope and Content: Accession consists of letters to and from Dr. Joseph Klinghofer, the Educational Director of Canadian Jewish Congress. The correspondence relates to the search for ritual and educational leaders for placement in Jewish communities outside of Toronto such as St. Catharines, Timmins, Belleville, Peterborough, Kirkland Lake, Guelph, Hamilton, Bramalea, North Bay, Windsor, Maritimes, Manitoba and the USA.

Custodial History: There is no information on the acquisition of this material.

Subjects: Education; Religion; Communities

Name Access: Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region (Toronto, Ont.); Klinghofer, Joseph

Places: St. Catharines (Ont.); Timmins (Ont.); Belleville (Ont.); Peterborough (Ont.); Kirkland Lake (Ont.); Guelph (Ont.); Hamilton (Ont.); Bramalea (Brampton, Ont.); North Bay (Ont.); Windsor (Ont.); Manitoba; United States; Maritime Provinces

Source: Archival Accessions

Children's Aid and Infant's Home [textual record] – 1953.

Accession Number: 2018-1-10

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2018-1-10

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Date: 1953

Scope and Content: Accession consists of correspondence from the acting director of the Children's Aid and Infants' Homes of Toronto located at 32 Isabella Street to the executive director of the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society located at 145 Beverly Street. The subject of the correspondence concerns a reference for an applicant for the position of investigator in the Protection Department of the Children's Aid and Infants' Homes.

Custodial History: Item was discovered while processing CJC Fonds 17 holdings.

Use Conditions: Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing the records.

Subjects: Orphanages

Name Access: Children's Aid and Infants' Homes of Toronto

Places: Beverley Street (Toronto, Ont.); Isabella Street(Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Mr. and Mrs. Ben Newman - 4 January 1975

Name: Mr. and Mrs. Ben Newman

Material Format: sound recording

Interview Date: 4 January 1975

Source: Oral Histories

Name: Mr. and Mrs. Ben Newman

Number: AC 019

Subject: Families

Interview Date: 4 January 1975

Quantity: 1

Interviewer: Stephen Spiesman

Conservation: Copied August 2003.

Use Restrictions: Conditional access. Researchers must receive permission from the interviewee or his/her heir prior to accessing the interview. Please contact the OJA for more information.; Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Biography: Ben Newman was born in July 1920 in St Catharines, Ontario. He married Sheila Gould from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Ben's father, Abraham, emigrated to St. Catharines from Russia in 1909, living with his aunt and uncle and helping them with their junk business. His wife, Mary, and two children followed later. Four more children were born in Canada: Norman, Benjamin, Rebecca, and Gordon. Benjamin took over the company after Abraham’s retirement and turned it into one of the largest steel manufacturers in Canada. Ben Newman was active in all phases of Jewish life in the community and was the first Jewish alderman in St. Catharines, a position he held for several years.

Material Format: sound recording

Name Access: Newman, Benjamin; Newman, Sheila

Geographic Access: St. Catharines (Ont.); Toronto (Ont.)

Original Format: Audio cassette

Copy Format: Audio cassette

Source: Oral Histories

Sarah (Patlik) Green - 7 January 1975

Name: Sarah (Patlik) Green

Material Format: sound recording

Interview Date: 7 January 1975

Source: Oral Histories

Name: Sarah (Patlik) Green

Number: AC 004

Interview Date: 7 January 1975

Quantity: 1

Interviewer: Sophie Milgram

AccessionNumber: AC 004

Total Running Time: 38 minutes 44 seconds

Conservation: Copied August 2003

Use Restrictions: Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Biography: Sarah (Patlik) Green grew up living in Toronto's "Junction" neighbourhood. The family home and scrap yard business were both located on Maria St. which served as the centre for Jewish life in the Junction during the early 1900s. Sarah Patlik was involved with numerous charitable organizations including the Ontario Hospital School of Orilla and the Rubinoff and Naftolin Mishpocha.

Material Format: sound recording

Name Access: Green, Sarah

Geographic Access: West Toronto Junction; Kingston, Ont.; Toronto, Ont.; Orillia, Ont.

Original Format: Audio cassette

Copy Format: Audio cassette; Digital file

Transcript: Side A:; 0.21: Family arrived from Russia in 1908-1909. Grandfather arrived first. Saved his money and brought family to Canada, one by one. Anshel Wise agency used to help families immigrate to Canada.; 3.44: Move to Toronto 1909. Family moved for better employment opportunities. Family lived in rented house on Portland Avenue. Father was a laborer in a junkyard. The junkyard was located around the King area, close to home. Family then moved to Stanley Ave. off Niagara St. Stanley Ave. was a Jewish neighborhood.; 6.57: Move to The Junction 1915/1916. (Junction called “Muddy York” but was part of Toronto). Grandfather saved money and opened a junkyard of his own on Maria St. Family lived in 3 different homes on Maria St., one at 225, at 283 and the last house was right in the front of the junkyard, at 202 Maria St.; 8.14: Standard of living in the Junction 1915/16. The rents were $20 a month. Mother made her own bread, preserves, and pickles to put away for the winter. She shared whatever we had with some of the poorer Jewish families on Maria St.; 8.56: Maria Street Shopkeepers and Services. Two butchers, Mr. Zaitzove? and Mr. Weiner? Mr. Mandel had a Jewish bakery. Mr. Bexter? was the Schochet (ritual slaughterer). A cheder and a Peretz school. Teachers: Mr McKankil, Mr. Brick and Mr. Rigelhof?; 11.28: No antisemitism in the Junction recalled by Sara Patlick.; 11.34: Transportation in the Junction. No streetcars. There used to be a “jitney” and for 5 cents it took you right to your home. The streets were not paved and the mud came up to our “ears”. Entertainment in the Junction. We had no cars, radios nor televisions but we did have a gramophone, it was our entertainment. Mother bought a piano and paid a quarter a week for it. We all took piano lessons. Attended organized free concerts and dances at the Peretz Shul on Beverley St (first on Crawford St.). Picture shows were 5 cents.; 17.27: Sarah Patlik and Charity Work. Secretary for Jewish Ladies Auxillary from the Junction. Raised money for the Weston Sanitorium. Secretary for the Old Folks Home on Cecil St. Secretary for the Antidiluvian Order of Buffalos, Lord Reading Lodge. Lodge did work for War Veterans. Hadassah. Secretary for Pride of Israel. In 1973 was made Woman of the year by the Ontario Hospital School of Orilla.; 20.23: Agudath Mishpocha/Rubinoff and Naftolin Families. Families formed organization so that they would all be together and not forget who they were. Formed in 1928. Charity work and donations to: The Bloorview Hospital, Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy, The Heart Fund, Princess Margaret, Sick Children’s Hospital, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Baycrest, Jewish Blind, Syrian Jews, State of Israel emergency fund and bonds.; 30.12: Affiliation with Pride of Israel. Joined with husband in 1933. Was Synagogue secretary for many years.; 34.05: Junction Shul on Maria St. Founded in 1918/1919 by Hyman Naftolin. Shul began in a little house at 84 or 86 Maria St. Shul became too small. Abraham Tenenbaum investor of present day Junction Shul.

Source: Oral Histories

Apter Synagogue, 1918-unknown

Address: 216 Beverley Street

Source: Landmarks

The Apter Synagogue was formed by a group of people who came to Toronto from the area of Opatow (Apt) in Poland around the turn of the century. They first established a small synagogue on Centre Avenue near Dundas Street in the Ward. In 1918, in anticipation of more Apter immigrants coming to Toronto after the First World War, the synagogue was sold and a larger one purchased on Beverley Street. Both the synagogue members and the Apter Friendly Society met there.

Address: 216 Beverley Street

Time Period: 1918-unknown

Scope Note: The Apter Synagogue was formed by a group of people who came to Toronto from the area of Opatow (Apt) in Poland around the turn of the century. They first established a small synagogue on Centre Avenue near Dundas Street in the Ward. In 1918, in anticipation of more Apter immigrants coming to Toronto after the First World War, the synagogue was sold and a larger one purchased on Beverley Street. Both the synagogue members and the Apter Friendly Society met there.

History: In later years, a bitter controversy between the synagogue and society erupted and the building was sold.

Category: Political; Religious; Private Clubs

Source: Landmarks

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Congregation B'nai Israel, St. Catharines, Ontario [graphic material] – 1979.

Part Of: The Shuls Project fonds; Ontario synagogues series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 64; Series 2; File 33

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: The Shuls Project fonds; Ontario synagogues series

Level: File

Fonds: 64

Series: 2

File: 33

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1979

Physical Description: 17 photographs : col. slides, b&w prints and (1) negative ; 35 mm and 12 x 9 cm

Name Access: Congregation B'nai Israel (St. Catharines, Ont.)

Subjects: Synagogues

Repro Restriction: Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places: St. Catharines (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Temple Tikvah, St. Catharines, Ontario [graphic material] – 1979.

Part Of: The Shuls Project fonds; Ontario synagogues series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 64; Series 2; File 34

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: The Shuls Project fonds; Ontario synagogues series

Level: File

Fonds: 64

Series: 2

File: 34

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1979

Physical Description: 10 photographs : col. slides, b&w negatives ; 35 mm

Subjects: Synagogues

Repro Restriction: Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places: St. Catharines (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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The Jewish community of St. Catharines, Ontario [textual record] – 1951.

Part Of: The Shuls Project fonds; Reference series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 64; Series 5; File 60

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: The Shuls Project fonds; Reference series

Level: File

Fonds: 64

Series: 5

File: 60

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1951

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File contains the 1951 self-survey of the Jewish community of St. Catharines, Ontario. Several self-surveys were conducted in the 1950s under the auspices of the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Subjects: Communities; Synagogues

Repro Restriction: Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places: St. Catharines (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Congregation B'nai Israel, St. Catharine's, Ontario [textual record] – 1951.

Part Of: The Shuls Project fonds; Reference series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 64; Series 5; File 61

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: The Shuls Project fonds; Reference series

Level: File

Fonds: 64

Series: 5

File: 61

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1951

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File contains a commemorative book for the shul's 25th anniversary (1951).

Name Access: Congregation B'nai Israel (St. Catharines, Ont.)

Subjects: Anniversaries; Synagogues

Repro Restriction: Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places: St. Catharines (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Congregation B'nai Israel of St. Catharines, Ontario fonds [multiple media] – 1949-1999.

Part Of: Congregation B'nai Israel of St. Catharines, Ontario fonds

Level: Fonds

ID: Fonds 76

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Congregation B'nai Israel of St. Catharines, Ontario fonds

Level: Fonds

Fonds: 76

Material Format: multiple media

Date: 1949-1999

Physical Description: 66 cm of textual records and other material

Admin History/Bio: In 1909, the congregation legally adopted the name Chavra B’nai Israel and R. J. Hoffman became the first president. Services were held at a variety of different homes, including those of Mr. Barnett and Mr. Zalavinsky.; After the synagogue was left a large bequest in 1917 by the Friedman family, the congregation decided to purchase the house that it had been renting earlier for $3,500. The partitions between the rooms were removed to construct the sanctuary. It still continued to house the Hebrew school and provide living accommodations for the teacher and shochtim.; Due to the expansion of the community after the First World War, the house became too small to accommodate the congregation. The community therefore began to plan for a new building. The Building Committee accepted a design submitted by Nicholson & McBeth and the shul was built by the Newman Brothers. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on September 14, 1924. Once the synagogue was completed, a larger ceremony took place in July 1925. Services were conducted according to Orthodox tradition and membership at that time was about 30 families.; The congregation adopted a constitution in 1945. The synagogue remained affiliated with the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America. Mixed seating emerged during the later years of the decade; however, Orthodox rabbis continued to serve the synagogue for years to come.; In 1981, the synagogue was incorporated as a charitable and religious organization. It also joined the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism organization. At this time, membership began to decline and they were barely able to maintain a minyan for daily and Friday night services.; In May 2002, B’nai Israel celebrated the 100th anniversary of the community. The celebration included an extended Shabbat service featuring Cantor Howard Shalowitz from New York, followed by a gala dinner on Saturday night with entertainment by the Toronto band Bais Groove.

Custodial History: The records were donated by individuals who were members of the synagogue as well as Congregation B'nai Israel from 1976 until 2009.

Scope and Content: The records document the activities of Congregation B'nai Israel of St. Catharines, Ontario. The material consists of textual, graphic, architectural and electronic records.; The fonds include bulletins, board of governors meeting minutes and reports, anniversary books, correspondence, sisterhood records, financial statements, constitutional documents, committee reports, building plans, Hebrew school materials and other items.; Photo identification:; 001. Hebrew school graduating class, 1962. Top row, from left to right: Michael Mandel, Rabbi Dr. Israel Freedman, David Cooperman, Jerry Uretsky. Bottom row, from left to right: Peter Cooperman, Bruce Nepan, Marilyn Granek, Lorraine Tator, Linda Sherman, Rick Uretsky, Howard Slepkov.; 002. 1974 bar mitzvah class. Eden Orvitz, Jocques Kesselman, Kevin Semson, Mr. Leo Possen, Ross Metzer, Larry Ritchie, Auby Fenig, Leslie Goldfarb.; 003. B’nai Brith Cub Scouts, Fall 1959. B’nai Israel Scout and Cub Pack. This photo was taken as the Troop prepared for a parade in honour of Baden Powell’s birthday.; 004. Synagogue board. Top row, from left to right: Harry Offstein, Harry Rubin, Eddie Offstein, Max Silver, Harry Tomarin, Martin Revzin, Jack Engel. Bottom row, from left to right: Ben Fruitman, Dave Katzman, Jacob Cooperman, Joseph Halperin, Saul Granek.

Notes: Physical Description Note: Includes 25 photographs (jpg), 8 architectural drawings (jpg), and 1 document (jpg).

Name Access: Congregation B'nai Israel (St. Catharines, Ont.)

Subjects: Synagogues

Physical Condition: Records are in good condition.

Arrangement: The records are arranged at the file level by function.

Creator: Congregation B'nai Israel (St. Catharines, Ont.)

Places: St. Catharines (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1976-7-9; 2004-2-4; 2004-2-9; 2004-5-91; 2008-9-1; 2009-8-2; 2009-8-7

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Granada Theatre, 415 Danforth Ave., Toronto [graphic material] – [1935?].

Part Of: Harold S. Kaplan fonds; Architectural projects series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 27; Series 1; File 7

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Harold S. Kaplan fonds; Architectural projects series

Level: File

Fonds: 27

Series: 1

File: 7

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [1935?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content: Exterior shot of theatre marquee.

Notes: Title and creation date based on content of the photograph, Mandel Sprachman's published Inventory of Kaplan & Sprachman theatre projects (Historic Theatres' Trust Bulletin, Spring-Summer 1996), and information accompanying a reproduction of the photograph in John Sebert's book, The "nabes" (p. 81).; Photographers: Pringle & Booth.

Name Access: Pringle & Booth

Subjects: Theaters

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: Danforth Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 2003-6-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Capitol Theatre (St. Catharines) [graphic material] – 1940.

Part Of: Harold S. Kaplan fonds; Architectural projects series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 27; Series 1; File 21

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Harold S. Kaplan fonds; Architectural projects series

Level: File

Fonds: 27

Series: 1

File: 21

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1940

Physical Description: 4 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content: 3 exterior views of the theatre marquee (2 in daylight), and one view of the theatre lobby.

Notes: Title and creation date based on the content of the photographs, an inscription on one of the photographs, and Mandel Sprachman's published Inventory of Kaplan & Sprachman theatre projects (Historic Theatres' Trust Bulletin, Spring-Summer 1996).; Photographers: Brigdens.

Name Access: Brigdens

Subjects: Theaters

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: St. Catharines (Ont.)

Accession Number: 2003-6-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Alterations and additions to stores and dwelling of Mr. J. Pearlman at 261 Danforth Ave. [architectural drawing] – 1919.

Part Of: Benjamin Brown fonds; Commercial building plans and drawings series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 49; Series 3; File 7

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Benjamin Brown fonds; Commercial building plans and drawings series

Level: File

Fonds: 49

Series: 3

File: 7

Material Format: architectural drawing

Date: 1919

Physical Description: 6 architectural drawings : 5 pen on linen weave, 1 pencil on tracing paper ; 49 cm length or smaller and 6 cm diam.

Admin History/Bio: Mr. J. Pearlman was the owner of a drygoods store and residence at 261 Danforth Avenue in the 1910s. In the 1920s, Mr. Pearlman moved his residence and business to 525 Danforth Avenue.

Scope and Content: File contains architectural plans for alterations and additions to a three storey building for Mr. J. Pearlman at 261 Danforth Avenue. The first floor contained stores and a billiards room, and the second and third floors contained accommodations for a five bedroom dwelling. Floor plans, sections, elevation views, and a block plan are included. This project was one of Benjamin Brown's earlier commissions.

Places: Danforth Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Plans for the Iola Theatre [architectural drawing] – [ca. 1930].

Part Of: Benjamin Brown fonds; Commercial building plans and drawings series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 49; Series 3; File 20

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Benjamin Brown fonds; Commercial building plans and drawings series

Level: File

Fonds: 49

Series: 3

File: 20

Material Format: architectural drawing

Date: [ca. 1930]

Physical Description: 2 architectural drawings : pencil on tracing paper, 1 hand col. pencil crayon ; 39 cm length and 4 cm diam.

Admin History/Bio: Located at 605 Danforth (Danforth and Gough), the Iola Theatre operated as a movie theatre until closing in 1954.

Scope and Content: File consists of floor plans and elevations of the Iola Theatre, located at 605 Danforth. These drawings are probably related to a proposed renovation. An incomplete elevation of the Iola Theatre drawn by A. A. Abraham is also included.

Physical Condition: Material is fragile and torn.

Related Material: See File 49-5-11 for architectural plans designed by Herbert G. Duerr of a theatre on Kingston Road.

Places: Danforth Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Apartment building on Beverley Street [architectural drawing] – 1924.

Part Of: Benjamin Brown fonds; Commercial building plans and drawings series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 49; Series 3; File 35

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Benjamin Brown fonds; Commercial building plans and drawings series

Level: File

Fonds: 49

Series: 3

File: 35

Material Format: architectural drawing

Date: 1924

Physical Description: 7 architectural drawings : blueprints ; 41 cm length or smaller and 8 cm diam.

Scope and Content: File consists of architectural drawings of an apartment building located on Beverley St. for Mr. Benjamin Brown (in trust). Floor plans, sections and elevation drawings are included.

Places: Beverley Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Jewish community parade to commemorate the Balfour Declaration (St. Catharines, ON) [graphic material] – 1917.

Level: Item

ID: Item 418

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 418

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1917

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print of the Jewish community on parade in St. Catharines, in celebration of the Balfour Declaration. The photo depicts a group of children in white dresses marching down the street alongside several men and women.

Notes: Credit photographer Franklin Caplan when used.

Name Access: Balfour Declaration

Subjects: Parades

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: St. Catharines (Ont.)

Accession Number: Acquired 6 Feb. 1975.

Source: Archival Descriptions

Jewish community parade to commemorate the Balfour Declaration (St. Catharines, ON) [graphic material] – 1917.

Level: Item

ID: Item 419

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 419

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1917

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print of the Jewish community on parade in St. Catharines, in celebration of the Balfour Declaration. The photo depicts a marching band and a group of men carrying a banner thanking Great Britain.

Notes: Credit photographer Franklin Caplan when used.

Name Access: Balfour Declaration

Subjects: Parades

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: St. Catharines (Ont.)

Accession Number: Acquired 6 Feb. 1975

Source: Archival Descriptions

Jewish community parade to commemorate the Balfour Declaration (St. Catharines, ON) [graphic material] – 1917.

Level: Item

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1917

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print of the Jewish community on parade in St. Catharines, in celebration of the Balfour Declaration. The photo depicts a decorated car leading the parade down the street.

Notes: Credit photographer Franklin Caplan when used.

Name Access: Balfour Declaration

Subjects: Parades

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: St. Catharines (Ont.)

Accession Number: Acquired 6 Feb. 1975.

Source: Archival Descriptions

Jewish community parade to commemorate the Balfour Declaration (St. Catharines, ON) [graphic material] – 1917.

Level: Item

ID: Item 417

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 417

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1917

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print of the Jewish community on parade in St. Catharines, in celebration of the Balfour Declaration. The photo depicts a group of young girls dressed in white, marching down the street alongside several men and women.

Notes: Credit photographer Franklin Caplan when used.

Name Access: Balfour Declaration

Subjects: Parades

Access Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: St. Catharines (Ont.)

Accession Number: Acquired 6 Feb. 1975.

Source: Archival Descriptions

Leslie Train [textual record] – [ca. 1920]-[ca. 1945].

Accession Number: 1976-9-4

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 1976-9-4

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Date: [ca. 1920]-[ca. 1945]

Scope and Content: Accession consists of originals and photocopies of posters in Yiddish (some with English translations) advertising events such as lectures, memorial meetings for Vladimir Jabotinsky, and concerts. Sponsors are Zionist organizations including Betar for events held in Montreal, Toronto, and St. Catharines, Ontario.

Places: Montreal (Que.); Toronto (Ont.); St. Catharines (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

152 Beverley Street, Toronto [graphic material] – 1983.

Accession Number: 1985-11-2

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 1985-11-2

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 slide : col.

Date: 1983

Scope and Content: Accession consists of a coloured slide of the former UJA Federation Building at 152 Beverley Street.

Subjects: Architecture

Name Access: UJA Federation of Greater Toronto

Places: Beverley Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Nash family (St. Catharines, Ont.) [graphic material (electronic), textual record (electronic)] – [191-]-1980.

Accession Number: 2007-6-33

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2007-6-33

Material Format: graphic material (electronic); textual record (electronic)

Physical Description: 9 photographs : b&w and col. (jpg); 1 document (jpg)

Date: [191-]-1980

Scope and Content: This accession consists of nine electronic copies of original photographs documenting the Nash family of St. Catharines, Ontario. Included are studio portraits and snapshots, taken in St. Catharines and Port Dalhousie. Also included is one electronic copy of a typwritten remembrances of Buncie Nashman written by Harold Nash and Rhonda Applebaum.; The photographs are as follows:; 1. Rose Nash and Tzeine (sister) – two young women in photo, possibly before marriage to Jack.; 2. Clara Cohen with baking at cottage at Port Dalhousie (not Rose as suspected) perhaps 1940s.; 3. Jack and Rose Nash; 4. Nash children, ca. 1930. Top, left to right: Molly, Maurice. Bottom, left to right: Dorothy, Ruth.; 5. Nash family, 21 May 1929.; 6. Maurice Nash in uniform (air force) with cousin, Henry Wexler, in US Army early 1940s.; 7. Maurice Nash in uniform (air force) with cousin, Henry Wexler, in US Army, and unidentified woman, early 1940s.; 8. Nash women at Harold’s 50th birthday party, 1980.; 9. Harold and Eleanor in Port Dalhousie with cousins, ca. 1935.

Custodial History: The original photographs are in the possession of the donor. The OJA was granted permission to scan the photos in June 2007, as part of the Ontario Small Jewish Communities initiative. These copies were then donated to the Archives on 2007-06-05.

Use Conditions: Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Subjects: Families

Name Access: Nash family

Places: St. Catharines (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Congregation Iyr Hamelich (Kingston, ON) [textual record] – 1977-2003.

Accession Number: 2007-10-5

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2007-10-5

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Date: 1977-2003

Scope and Content: Accession consists of materials documenting Congregation Iyr Hamelich, the Reform synagogue in Kingston. The records include the constitution, Sunday school minutes and policy documents, synagogue bulletins, correspondence and "Welcome to our Congregation" booklets.

Subjects: Religion

Name Access: Congregation Iyr Hamelich

Places: Kingston, Ont.

Source: Archival Accessions

Jewish Immigrant Aid Services (JIAS) Canada [textual record] – 1980.

Accession Number: 2009-3-5

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2009-3-5

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Date: 1980

Scope and Content: Accession consists of a report prepared by JIAS Canada detailing the situation of recent immigrant arrivals to various small communities in Ontario. The communities discussed are Cambridge, Hamilton, Kitchener, London, Ottawa, St. Catharines and Windsor.

Custodial History: The custodial history for this item is unknown. The accession number has been assigned by the assistant archivist.

Subjects: Immigrants--Canada; Communities

Name Access: Jewish Immigrant Aid Services (Toronto, Ont.)

Places: Cambridge (Ont.); Hamilton (Ont.); Kitchener (Ont.); London (Ont.); Ottawa (Ont.); St. Catharines (Ont.); Windsor (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Zet and Granek families (St. Catharines, Ont.) [graphic material, graphic material (electronic)] – [ca. 1910]-[ca. 1980].

Accession Number: 2009-8-9

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2009-8-9

Material Format: graphic material; graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description: 48 photographs : b&w and col. (1 jpg) ; 21x 25 cm or smaller

Date: [ca. 1910]-[ca. 1980]

Scope and Content: Accession consists of family snapshots and portraits of members of the Zet family of St. Catharines. They include images of the donor's grandmother, Sadie (Hyatt) Zet, and grandfather Morris Zet, their friends, children and grandchildren. Among the events documented are the wedding of Bernice Zet to Albert Shecter in 1946 at the Congregation B'nai Israel, officiated by Rabbi Herschel Shapiro (who officiated weddings from 1931-1956), and summer scenes at Crystal Beach including Bernice Zet, Freda Caplan, Claire Zet and Deborah Caplan. There are several photographs of a group of high school girls, including Anne Granek, Minnie Lefstein, Ann Caplan, Ethel Friedman, Sylvia and Frieda Greenberg, Rae Rosenberg, and Eve Luntz. There is also an image of twenty little girls dressed in white holding British flags on the occasion of the opening of the shul in 1925, and one of Celia Taube with her children. As well, there are pictures of "the gang" of couples at social occasions in the 1950s. Persons pictured include Bayla Katzman, Joel Zeldon, Anne Granek, Abe Herzog, Margaret Zeldon, Jenny Katzman, Joe Katzmean, Gert Granek, Bea Magder, Dave Kates, Sybil Cowitz, Elsie Kates, Chippie (Helen) Feldman, [unknown man], Syd Magder, Dolly Cooperman, Eleanor Lambert, Sarah (Sookie) Slepkov, and Sheila Newman.; Finally, there is a ca. 1908 portrait of Berel and Nachama Kaplan, great-aunt and uncle of the donor.

Administrative History: Morris Zet (Zatulove) immigrated to Toronto in 1913 at age 18. In Romania his family enjoyed prosperity as dairy farmers, but after being conscripted into the Russian army, he left, walking from Russia to Austria. After a year in Toronto, Morris moved to St. Catharines, where he boarded with the Adelsteins. There, he made a living peddling to the many workers building the Welland Canal. In 1917, Morris married Sadie Hyatt (her brother changed the family name to Goldberg in Canada), who had come to Toronto in 1914. Morris opened a men’s wear store on St. Paul’s Street in St Catharines called Zet’s Clothing. Ten years later in 1929, he closed this store and opened Zet’s Men’s Wear in nearby Thorald, though the family continued to live in St Catharines. In 1935, Sadie opened Zet’s Ladies Wear across the street in Thorald. Morris and Sadie Zet had 3 daughters whom they raised in St Catharines: Anne, Clare and Bernice. Anne is the donor's mother. She married Kelley Granek in St. Catharines in 1939. Clare married Sam Kranitz in 1940; Bernice married Albert Schecter of Toronto, also at the St. Catharines shul, in 1946.

Use Conditions: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Descriptive Notes: Physical Desription note: two of the photographs are colour copies.

Subjects: Communities; Families

Name Access: Zet, Morris; Zet, Sadie

Places: St. Catharines (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Shemen's lecture on Polish Jewry and the struggle between existence and ruin [textual record] – 1936.

Part Of: Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds; Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 103; Series 1; File 1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds; Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series

Level: File

Fonds: 103

Series: 1

File: 1

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1936

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of handwritten lecture notes and a newspaper clipping documenting Shemen's lecture on Polish Jewry and the struggle between existence and ruin. Shemen presented this lecture to the "Not to Worry!" Club (or "Be of Good Cheer!" Club) in Radomer Hall, 210 Beverley Street.

Subjects: Jews--Poland; Lectures and lecturing

Physical Condition: The lecture notes are rolled and difficult to unfurl.

Places: Beverley Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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