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Basketball team (Kirkland Lake, ON) [graphic material] – [193-].

Level: Item

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [193-]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content: This item is an original and copy photograph of a basketball team sponsored by Sam Davis of Kirkland Lake. The team members are wearing their athletic clothing and one member is holding a basketball.

Notes: Caption on back of one reads: "Sam Davis sponsored Basket Ball team - notable forinclusion of D. Harry Magder, born in Sudbury, first practiced in Kirkland Lake, 33-34. a fine athlete and musician.".; Acquired in 1976.; Photo by Duke Studio.

Name Access: Davis, Sam

Subjects: Sports teams

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: Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

Sam Davis (Kirkland Lake, ON) [graphic material] – [194-].

Level: Item

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [194-]

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

Scope and Content: This item is a portrait photograph of Sam Davis.

Notes: Acquired in 1976.; Photo by Duke Studio.

Name Access: Davis, Sam

Subjects: Portraits

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: Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

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Graner & Company Bankers and steamship agents, Queen St. W., Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1910s-1920s].

Level: Item

ID: Item 6080

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 6080

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1910s-1920s]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Admin History/Bio: Joseph Graner, son of Leizer and Chaya Graner, was born in the Ukraine, Russia, in 1879. He was educated in cheders and emigrated to England in the early twentieth century, where he remained for two and a half years. He settled in Toronto in 1907. He was the founder and first president of the Hebrew National Association and one of the founders of the Kehillah of Toronto. He was on the Board of the United Orthodox Synagogues of Canada, the Hebrew Free School, the Old Folks Home and the Goel Zedeck Synagogue. He was president of the Ukraine Verband of Toronto and Ontario in 1919, and directed the relief campaigns for the distressed. He was also chairman of the Ukraine Orphans' Campaign and was appointed a Justice of the Peace in July 1919. He had three children: Harry, Irwin, and Ida.

Scope and Content: Photograph of exterior of Graner & Company Bankers and steamship agents, Queen St. W., Toronto, n.d. Probably 1920s (perhaps 1910s). Standing in doorway is Joseph Graner.

Name Access: Graner & Company Bankers; Graner, Joseph

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: Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1991-5-9

Source: Archival Descriptions

Irwin Graner aboard steamship [graphic material] – [ca. 193-?].

Level: Item

ID: Item 6081

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 6081

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 193-?]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 26 x 21 cm

Scope and Content: Copy photograph of Irwin Graner, son of Joseph Graner, aboard steamship, possibly in the 1930s.

Name Access: Graner, Irwin; Graner, Joseph

Subjects: Transportation

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.

Accession Number: 1991-5-9

Source: Archival Descriptions

Graner family, Toronto [graphic material] – [192-?].

Level: Item

ID: Item 6082

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 6082

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [192-?]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 26 x 21 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Admin History/Bio: Joseph Graner, son of Leizer and Chaya Graner, was born in the Ukraine, Russia, in 1879. He was educated in cheders and emigrated to England in the early twentieth century, where he remained for two and a half years. He settled in Toronto in 1907. He was the founder and first president of the Hebrew National Association and one of the founders of the Kehillah of Toronto. He was on the Board of the United Orthodox Synagogues of Canada, the Hebrew Free School, the Old Folks Home and the Goel Zedeck Synagogue. He was president of the Ukraine Verband of Toronto and Ontario in 1919, and directed the relief campaigns for the distressed. He was also chairman of the Ukraine Orphans' Campaign and was appointed a Justice of the Peace in July 1919. He had three children: Harry, Irwin, and Ida.

Scope and Content: Item is a copy photograph of the Graner family, Toronto, 1920s. Seated from left to right are Joseph and his wife Temma (née Geller) and standing from left to right are their three children, Irwin, Ida, and Harry.

Notes: Original: Modern Studio, 452 Queen St. W., Toronto.

Name Access: Graner family; Graner, Joseph; Graner, Temma; Graner, Irwin; Graner, Ida; Graner, Harry

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.

Accession Number: 1991-5-9

Source: Archival Descriptions

Steamship company owners aboard the Queen Mary [graphic material] – [193-?].

Level: Item

ID: Item 6085

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 6085

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [193-?]

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of steamship company owners aboard the Queen Mary, probably 1930s. Includes: Dorothy Dworkin (8th from left, front) and Joe Graner (2nd from right, front).

Name Access: Dworkin, Dorothy, 1890-1976; Graner, Joseph

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.

Accession Number: 1991-5-9

Source: Archival Descriptions

Joseph and Irwin Graner fixing a tire, Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1926].

Level: Item

ID: Item 6086

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 6086

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1926]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of Joseph Graner with his son, Irwin, changing a flat tire at the side of the road.

Name Access: Graner, Joseph; Graner, Irwin

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.

Accession Number: 1991-5-9

Source: Archival Descriptions

Joseph Graner and daughter Ida changing tire, probably Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1926].

Level: Item

ID: Item 6087

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 6087

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1926]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of Joseph Graner changing a flat tire at the side of the road with his daughter Ida Graner.

Name Access: Graner, Joseph; Graner, Ida

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.

Accession Number: 1991-5-9

Source: Archival Descriptions

Enoch (Henry) Grunier and Joseph Graner, probably Toronto [graphic material] – [191-].

Level: Item

ID: Item 6090

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 6090

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [191-]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Copy photograph of Enoch (Henry) Grunier (left) and Joseph Graner, probably Toronto, 1910s. Grunier was a furrier.

Name Access: Grunier, Enoch (Henry); Graner, Joseph

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.

Accession Number: 1991-5-9

Source: Archival Descriptions

Joseph and Temma Graner [graphic material] – [191-].

Level: Item

ID: Item 6091

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 6091

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [191-]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a copy photograph from a carte de visite of Joseph and Temma Graner, probably Toronto, 1910s.

Name Access: Graner, Joseph; Graner, Temma

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.

Accession Number: 1991-5-9

Source: Archival Descriptions

Canadian Jewish Congress Committee for Jewish Music Month; Kitchener, Ontario [graphic material] – 1950-1999.

Level: Item

ID: Item 499

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 499

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1950-1999

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of the CJC Committee for Jewish Music Month in Kitchener, Ontario

Name Access: Canadian Jewish Congress

Subjects: Committees; Jews--Music

Repro Restriction: Credit Kitchener-Waterloo Record; 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: Kitchener (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

Canadian Jewish Congress 4th National Assembly, Royal York Hotel, Toronto [graphic material] – Jan. 21-23, 1939.

Level: Item

ID: Item 1896

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1896

Material Format: graphic material

Date: Jan. 21-23, 1939

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

Name Access: Canadian Jewish Congress; Royal York Hotel

Subjects: Congresses and conventions

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: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1979-12-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Office staff of the Canadian Jewish Congress outside of Chudleigh House, Toronto [graphic material] – 1945.

Level: Item

ID: Item 2344

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 2344

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1945

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

Name Access: Canadian Jewish Congress

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: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1980-9-2

Source: Archival Descriptions

Head table at Negev dinner [graphic material] – 1970.

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring Leon E. Weinstein file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 37; Series 1; File 5; Item 2

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring Leon E. Weinstein file

Level: Item

Fonds: 37

Series: 1

File: 5

Item: 2

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1970

Physical Description: 1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the head table at the 1970 Negev dinner held in honour of Leon E. Weinstein.; Seated fourth from the left is Stephen Berger.

Name Access: Berger, Stephen; Weinstein, Leon E.

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

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Ellis I. Shaprio [graphic material] – 1961.

Part Of: Ellis I. and Fanny Shapiro fonds

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 94; Item 5

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Ellis I. and Fanny Shapiro fonds

Level: Item

Fonds: 94

Item: 5

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1961

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 16 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a portrait photograph of Ellis I. Shapiro. The photograph is attached to the inside cover of a United Jewish Welfare Fund of Toronto annual President's report (1961). The UJWF annual meeting honoured Ellis I. Shapiro.

Name Access: B'nai B'rith; Shapiro, Ellis I.; Northwood Golf and Country Club; Primrose Club; Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.); Canadian Jewish Congress; Jewish Camp Council of Toronto; YM-YWHA; United Jewish Welfare Fund of Toronto; UJWF; United Jewish Appeal; Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects: Portraits

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

Accession Number: 2005-8-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Delegates to the first meeting of the Canadian Jewish Congress, Montreal 1919 [graphic material] – 1919.

Part Of: Betty Goldstick Lindgren fonds

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 45; Item 41

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Betty Goldstick Lindgren fonds

Level: Item

Fonds: 45

Item: 41

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1919

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 51 cm on mat 23 x 57 cm

Admin History/Bio: The first meeting of the Canadian Jewish Congress was held in Montreal from March 16-19, 1919. Their intended goal was to mobilize Canadian Jews and discuss the following issues: the community's self-image and future, national minority rights in Eastern Europe, the future of a Jewish national home in Palestine and the recognition of a Jewish nation by the League of Nations. This conference was followed in May of that year by several district conferences held in Montreal, Toronto and Winnipeg.; On January 26, 1919, a conference attended by 125 local organizations was held in the Baron de Hirsch Institute. The conference recognized the necessity for a Canadian Jewish Congress, and elected a committee of forty to arrange the first national CJC meeting. The committee divided Canada into three territorial districts: Montreal (Quebec), Toronto (Ontario), and Winnipeg (Western Canada), and each district was to arrange elections to send delegates.; Ontario sent a total of 65 delegates to the first national CJC meeting in March of 1919. 40 of these were from Toronto. Elections for the all the delegates took place on March 2, 1919. A large majority of Canadian Jews participated in these elections.; Across the country, 25,000 ballots were cast during the 1919 election. This indicated that a huge portion of the Canadian Jewish community was involved in the CJC, since the total Jewish population at that time was 125,000.; The first CJC Plenary Assembly, involving the group seen in this photo, was from March 16-19, 1919 (Purim), and the photo was taken on the 18th on the steps of the Baron de Hirsch building at 2040 Bleury St., but the actual meetings were held nearby at the Monument Nationale Theatre, which had a larger auditorium.

Scope and Content: The item is a panoramic photograph of the delegates who took part in the first Canadian Jewish Congress plenary session in Montreal. The photo was taken on March 18, 1919 on the steps of the Baron de Hirsch building on 2040 Bleury St., though the actual meetings were held nearby at the Monument Nationale Theatre, which had a larger auditorium.; Three members of the Goldstick family were elected delegates to this conference from Toronto: Maurice Goldstick, Betty Goldstick and Henry Dworkin. In turn, many prominent members of the Toronto community took part such as: M. Gelber (manufacturer), Ben Zion Hyman (book store owner and scholar), I. Matenko (teacher), Dr. Pollock (physician), Sam Factor (lawyer), and A. Cohen (lawyer).

Name Access: Canadian Jewish Congress

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.

Physical Condition: Photograph is in good condition.

Related Material: A detailed account of the formation of the Canadian Jewish Congress can be found in A.D. Hart's "The Jew in Canada" (1926). An original ballot to elect Toronto's delegates to the meeting is located in accession 2004-5/162. Also, see the ZOC fonds, #27, for minutes documenting CJC from this time period. Finally, MG6E3 in the file cabinet contains 2 files documenting Maurice Goldstick and Betty's involvement in the CJC in 1919, and later Maurice and Dorothy's involvement in Congress during the 1930s. Some of the individuals have been identified in a photocopy of this item which is available in the accession records. A full delegates list can be found in Hart's "The Jew in Canada.".

Places: Montréal (Québec)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Anti-Nazi protest meeting, Massey Hall, Toronto [graphic material] – April 1933.

Level: Item

ID: Item 3045

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3045

Material Format: graphic material

Date: April 1933

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

Scope and Content: Identified in this photograph from left to right are: Joseph Graner; E.F. Singer; Samuel Factor, M.P.

Name Access: Factor, Samuel; Graner, Joseph; Singer, E. F.

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: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

Dinner honouring Nathan Silver [graphic material] – 1967.

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 37; Series 1; File 3

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series

Level: File

Fonds: 37

Series: 1

File: 3

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1967

Physical Description: 50 negatives : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio: Nathan Silver was born in Warsaw, Poland to Blima and Shul Silver. He married Lily Anne Cooper and they had four children: Shul David, Deborah Ruth, Joseph Baruch, and Bonnie Suzanne. Nathan served in the Second World War as an artillery gunner in the Canadian Army. His occupation was that of a builder and developer and he played an active role within the Toronto Jewish community, operating as National Chairman of the Zionist Revisionist Organization of Canada, executive member of the United Zionist Congress, and, as well, he was a member of the World Executive Zionist Revisionist Movement. Nathan Silver was also an advocate of Jewish education and was Chairman for the Executive of the Associated Hebrew Schools.

Scope and Content: File consists of images documenting the Negev dinner held in honour of Nathan Silver at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto.; Included on the evening's programme were: Lewis J.E. Moses; Rabbi Emanuel Forman; Rabbi Joseph Kelman; Hon. Dr. Aba Gefen; Louis L. Lockshin; Eric Exton; Rabbi Dr. David Monson; Cantor Zvee Aroni accompanied by Leo Spellman; Philip G. Givens; William Stevenson; Samuel Shainhouse; and Stephen Berger. This file features several images of the aforementioned individuals participating in their assigned roles for the event.

Name Access: Moses, Lewis J.E.; Forman, Rabbi Emanuel; Kelman, Rabbi Joseph; Gefen, Hon. Dr. Aba; Lockshin, Louis L.; Exton, Eric, 1907-1997; Monson, Rabbi Dr. David; Aroni, Cantor Zvee; Spellman, Leo; Givens, Philip G.; Stevenson, William; Shainhouse, Samuel; Berger, Stephen; Negev dinners; Jewish National Fund

Subjects: Dinners and dining; Revisionist Zionists

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Stephen Berger and Manny Rotman posing with certificate [graphic material] – 1956.

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 37; Series 1; File 1; Item 5

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

Fonds: 37

Series: 1

File: 1

Item: 5

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1956

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 11 x 13 cm

Notes: Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access: Berger, Stephen; Rotman, Manny

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

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Stephen Berger giving a speech at Negev dinner [graphic material] – 1956.

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 37; Series 1; File 1; Item 6

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

Fonds: 37

Series: 1

File: 1

Item: 6

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1956

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 26 x 21 cm and 13 x 11 cm

Admin History/Bio: Stephen Berger was married to Dr. Edith Steinbach and they had two sons named John and Michael. He worked as a civil engineer and was actively involved in the Jewish community holding positions with the Jewish National Fund, the Jewish Welfare Fund, Zionist Organization of Canada and others.; Berger was nominated Man of the Year at a Negev Dinner in 1959 and a Nachla was founded in his name in Israel.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Stephen Berger, Chairman of the Jewish National Fund of Toronto, giving a speech at the 1956 Negev dinner.

Notes: Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access: Berger, Stephen; Jewish National Fund; Steinbach, Dr. Edith

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

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Presentation of certificate at Negev dinner [graphic material] – 1956.

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 37; Series 1; File 1; Item 7

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

Fonds: 37

Series: 1

File: 1

Item: 7

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1956

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 11 x 13 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of standing behind the podium presenting certificates at the 1956 Negev dinner.; Standing from left to right are: unidentified, Mark Levy, Stephen Berger, unidentified woman, D. Lou Harris, unidentified woman.

Notes: Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access: Levy, Mark; Harris, D. Lou; Berger, Stephen; Jewish National Fund

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

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Stephen Berger [graphic material] – 1956.

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 37; Series 1; File 1; Item 8

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

Fonds: 37

Series: 1

File: 1

Item: 8

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1956

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 11 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio: Stephen Berger was married to Dr. Edith Steinbach and they had two sons named John and Michael. He worked as a civil engineer and was actively involved in the Jewish community holding positions with the Jewish National Fund, the Jewish Welfare Fund, Zionist Organization of Canada and others.; Berger was nominated Man of the Year at a Negev Dinner in 1959 and a Nachla was founded in his name in Israel.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Stephen Berger, Chairman of the Jewish National Fund of Toronto.

Notes: Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access: Berger, Stephen

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

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Presentation of certificates at Negev dinner [graphic material] – 1956.

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 37; Series 1; File 1; Item 11

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

Fonds: 37

Series: 1

File: 1

Item: 11

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1956

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 11 x 13 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the presentation of certificates at the Negev dinner. Standing from left to right are: Mark Levy, Stephen Berger and D. Lou Harris.

Notes: Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access: Levy, Mark; Berger, Stephen; Harris, D. Lou

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

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Stephen Berger, Manny Rotman and Harris Gulko holding JNF certificate [graphic material] – 1956.

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 37; Series 1; File 1; Item 23

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

Fonds: 37

Series: 1

File: 1

Item: 23

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1956

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 11 x 13 cm

Notes: Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access: Rotman, Manny; Gulko, Harris; Berger, Stephen

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

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Stephen Berger and Manny Rotman posing with certificate [graphic material] – 1956.

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 37; Series 1; File 1; Item 29

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

Fonds: 37

Series: 1

File: 1

Item: 29

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1956

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 11 x 13 cm

Notes: Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access: Berger, Stephen; Rotman, Manny; Jewish National Fund

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

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Negev dinner group portrait [graphic material] – 1956.

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 37; Series 1; File 1; Item 30

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

Fonds: 37

Series: 1

File: 1

Item: 30

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1956

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 11 x 13 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group portrait at the 1956 Negev dinner.; Standing from left to right are: Eddie Gelber, unknown, unknown, Sam Kronick [seated], Stephen Berger, Manny Rotman, and Harris Gulko.

Notes: Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access: Kronick, Sam; Gelber, Eddie; Berger, Stephen; Rotman, Manny; Gulko, Harris; Jewish National Fund

Subjects: Portraits, Group

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

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Stephen Berger [graphic material] – 1956.

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 37; Series 1; File 1; Item 37

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

Fonds: 37

Series: 1

File: 1

Item: 37

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1956

Physical Description: 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Name Access: Berger, Stephen; Jewish National Fund

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

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Stephen Berger giving a speech at Negev dinner [graphic material] – 1956.

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 37; Series 1; File 1; Item 34

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

Fonds: 37

Series: 1

File: 1

Item: 34

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1956

Physical Description: 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Notes: Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access: Berger, Stephen

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

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Montague Raisman - 11 July 1982

Name: Montague Raisman

Material Format: sound recording

Interview Date: 11 July 1982

Source: Oral Histories

Name: Montague Raisman

Number: AC 064

Subject: Nonprofit organizations; Human rights; Antisemitism; World War, 1939-1945

Interview Date: 11 July 1982

Quantity: 1

Interviewer: Jack Lipinsky

Total Running Time: 064: 39 minutes

Conservation: Copied August 2003

Notes: Low sound quality

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

Biography: Montague Raisman came to Canada from England in 1926. He was actively involved in B'nai Brith Toronto Lodge and held positions of office. He served as the Commanding Officer for the B'nai Brith Air Cadet Squadron in Toronto during the Second World War. He was instrumental in the formation of the Joint Public Relations Committee, a united Jewish voice in response to pro-Nazi activity.

Material Format: sound recording

Name Access: Raisman, Montague; B'nai Brith; Lipinsky, Jack; Canadian Jewish Congress

Geographic Access: Toronto

Original Format: Audio cassette

Copy Format: Audio cassette; Digital file

Source: Oral Histories

In this clip, Montague describes the formation of the B'nai Brith Air Cadet Squadron during the Second World War. He discusses the recruitment and training of the officers and cadets. He explains how this squadron was instrumental in changing recruitment qualifications to allow entry of new immigrants and black cadets.

In this clip, Montague Raisman discusses the events leading up to an association between B

Ben Kayfetz - March 4, 1984

Name: Ben Kayfetz

Material Format: sound recording

Interview Date: March 4, 1984

Source: Oral Histories

Name: Ben Kayfetz

Number: AC 210

Subject: Antisemitism; Human rights; Law; Nonprofit organizations

Interview Date: March 4, 1984

Quantity: 1

Interviewer: Phyllis Platnick

Total Running Time: 46 minutes

Conservation: Copied August 2003

Notes: Christie Pits riot at approximately minute 16:00

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

Biography: Benjamin Gershon Kayfetz was born on December 24, 1916 in Toronto. He married Eva Silver and had two children. Ben graduated from the University of Toronto in 1939, with a B.A. in modern languages. He worked as a high school teacher in Huntsville and Niagara Falls between 1941 and 1943. In 1943, he joined the war effort, working for the Department of National Defense in Postal Censorship and was responsible for reviewing prisoner of war mail. After the war, Kayfetz traveled to British Occupied Germany where he worked as a censor of telecommunications with the Control Commission until 1947. Upon returning to Toronto, he was hired as the National Director of Community Relations by the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC), and as the Executive (National) Director of the Joint Community Relations Committee (JCRC), a CJC - B'nai B'rith cooperative organization. He also served as the Central Region Executive Director of the CJC between 1973 and 1978. He worked to develop anti-discrimination laws and for the protection of minority and religious rights. Kayfetz was also actively involved in promoting the welfare of Jewish Communities worldwide. He was awarded the Samuel Bronfman Medal by the Canadian Jewish Congress in 1985 and the Order of Canada in 1986. In addition to his professional activities, Kayfetz wrote articles for various Jewish publications under both his own name and the pseudonym, Gershon B. Newman, and gave a weekly radio address on CHIN radio addressing various contemporary Jewish issues. He was also actively involved in the Toronto Jewish Historical Society (serving as its president), Canadian Jewish Historical Society and Yiddish Luncheon Circle. Ben Kayfetz died in 2002.

Material Format: sound recording

Name Access: Balmy Beach Swastika Club; Canadian Jewish Congress; UJA Federation of Greater Toronto

Geographic Access: Toronto; Kew Beach; Christie Pits

Original Format: Audio cassette

Copy Format: Audio cassette; Digital file

Transcript: G:\Description\Oral Histories\AC 210, Ben Kayfetz\AC 210 notes.pdf

Source: Oral Histories

In this clip, Ben Kayfetz describes the skirmish between antisemitic and Jewish youths at Kew Beach in July 1933.

In this clip, Ben Kayfetz discusses the laws that restricted “Jews or other objectionable races” from purchasing, owning or renting properties in Toronto and summer resort areas. He describes the steps taken to change the law.

Genya Intrator - November 26, 1990

Name: Genya Intrator

Material Format: sound recording

Interview Date: November 26, 1990

Source: Oral Histories

Name: Genya Intrator

Number: AC 223; AC 224

Subject: Antisemitism; Women; Human rights

Interview Date: November 26, 1990

Quantity: 2

Interviewer: Mindy A. Skapinker

AccessionNumber: 1993-9-1

Total Running Time: AC 223A: 46 minutes AC 223B: 46 minutes AC 224A: 16 minutes

Conservation: Copied August 2003

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

Biography: Genya was born in Moscow and moved as a child to Palestine in the 1930's. She was a member of the Israeli underground and served in the Israeli army during the War of Independence. She played a central leadership role in the Soviet Jewry Movement in Canada. She founded "Women for Soviet Jewry" and served as chair of "National Soviet Jewry Committee". She helped with creation of the Toronto "Group of 35", a Soviet Jewry activist group. Genya had regular contact by phone with Soviet activists and relayed their information back to Israeli consuls. She was an advisor to B'nai Brith on Soviet Jewry. She started an Inter-religious Task Force for Soviet Jewry in Canada.

Material Format: sound recording

Name Access: Intrator, Genya; Skapinker, Mindy A.; Canadian Jewish Congress

Geographic Access: Toronto

Original Format: Audio cassette

Copy Format: Audio cassette

Source: Oral Histories

In this clip, Genya Intrator discusses the formation of the "Group of 35", a Soviet Jewry activist group.

In this clip, Genya Intrator describes how information about Soviet Jews was passed on to the Israeli consulate in New York who tracked all the data. She explains how she was appointed as a "secret agent" who would report information from her many phone calls to the Soviet Union.

Community Activities [textual record] – 1957-1969.

Part Of: Hoffman family fonds; Community Activities series

Level: Series

ID: Fonds 6; Series 2

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Hoffman family fonds; Community Activities series

Level: Series

Fonds: 6

Series: 2

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1957-1969

Physical Description: 10 cm of textual records

Admin History/Bio: Max and Celia Hoffman were involved in many community activities including the synagogue and Jewish education. They raised funds on behalf of the community and also made financial contributions to a variety of Jewish organizations.

Scope and Content: Series consists of correspondence, financial reports and programme books relating to educational, religious and fraternal organizations and institutions in Hamilton. Series also contains material from local events such as the dedication of Adas Israel synagogue and regional events such as the convention of the Canadian Jewish Congress and the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Ontario Region. In addition, there are correspondence and a certificate from Yeshiva University in regards to a scholarship established by Max and Celia Hoffman. Other material includes a calendar published by the Hamilton chapter of B’Nai Brith and the Hamilton District Jewish Community Telephone Directory.

Name Access: B'nai B'rith; Canadian Jewish Congress; Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Ontario Region; Central Fund for Traditional Institutions; Hamilton Talmud Torah; National Society for Hebrew Day Schools; Hamilton District Jewish Community Telephone Directory

Subjects: Education

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Tribute dinner to Sam Davis (Kirkland Lake, ON) [graphic material] – [194-].

Level: Item

ID: Item 795

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 795

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [194-]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a photograph of a tribute dinner held in honour of Sam Davis of Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The dinner took place in the Adath Israel Synagogue hall. The photograph depicts several individuals seated at a banquet table.; Pictured from left to right are: [unidentified woman], Rabbi and Rebbetzen Rabinovitch, Esther Davis, Sam Davis, Harry Atkins and Fagie Atkins.

Notes: Photo by Duke Studio; Acquired in 1975

Name Access: Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.); Atkins, Fagie; Atkins, Harry; Davis, Esther; Davis, Sam; Rabinovitch, Rabbi; Rabinovitch, Rebbetzen

Subjects: Dinners and dining

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: Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

Tribute dinner to Sam Davis (Kirkland Lake, ON) [graphic material] – [194-].

Level: Item

ID: Item 796

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 796

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [194-]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a photograph of a tribute dinner in honour of Sam Davis. The dinner took place at the Adath Israel Synagogue hall. The photograph features several people seated at a banquet table.; Pictured left to right are: Fay Atkins, Sam Finkleman, Annie Finkleman, Mr. Gashon (Gabbai), Mrs. Gashon, Simcha Kaplan, Hyman Kaplan.

Notes: Photo by Duke Studio.; Acquired in 1975; Finkelman may be an alternate spelling for Sam and Annie Finkleman.

Name Access: Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.); Atkins, Fay; Davis, Sam; Finkelman, Annie; Finkleman, Annie; Gashon, Mr., Gabbai; Gashon, Mrs.; Hyman, Kaplan; Kaplan, Simcha

Subjects: Dinners and dining

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: Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

Mr. and Mrs. Kussner (Kirkland Lake, ON) [graphic material] – [ca. 1948].

Level: Item

ID: Item 828

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 828

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1948]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print of Mr. and Mrs. Kussner of Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The photograph may have been taken at a tribute dinner at the Adath Israel Synagogue, in honour of Sam Davis.

Notes: Photo by Duke Studio.; Acquired in 1976.

Name Access: Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.); Davis, Sam; Kussner, Mr.; Kussner, Mrs.

Subjects: Married people

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: Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

Sam Wertman and unidentified man (Kirkland Lake, ON) [graphic material] – [ca. 1948].

Level: Item

ID: Item 827

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 827

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1948]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print of Sam Wertman with an unidentified man of Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The photograph may have been taken at a tribute dinner at the Adath Israel Synagogue, in honour of Sam Davis.

Notes: Photo by Duke Studio.; Acquired in 1976.

Name Access: Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.); Davis, Sam; Wertman, Sam

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: Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

Mr. and Mrs. Blackstein (Kirkland Lake, ON) [graphic material] – [ca. 1948].

Level: Item

ID: Item 829

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 829

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1948]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print of Mr. and Mrs. Blackstein of Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The photograph may have been taken at a tribute dinner at the Adath Israel Synagogue, in honour of Sam Davis.

Notes: Photo by Duke Studio.; Acquired in 1976.

Name Access: Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.); Blackstein, Mr.; Blackstein, Mrs.; Davis, Sam

Subjects: Married people

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: Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

Bill Jacks, Sam Garshon and W. Skelly (Kirkland Lake, ON) [graphic material] – [ca. 1948].

Level: Item

ID: Item 830

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 830

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1948]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print of Bill Jacks, Sam Garshon and W. Skelly (town councilor) of Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The photograph may have been taken at a tribute dinner at the Adath Israel Synagogue, in honour of Sam Davis.

Notes: Photo by Duke Studio.; Acquired in 1976.

Name Access: Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.); Davis, Sam; Garshon, Sam; Jacks, Bill; Skelly, W.

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: Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

Rose and Mr. Zacks with son, Ronald (Kirkland Lake, ON) [graphic material] – [ca. 1948].

Level: Item

ID: Item 831

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 831

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1948]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print of Mr. and Mrs. Zacks with their son, Ronald of Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The photograph may have been taken at a tribute dinner at the Adath Israel Synagogue, in honour of Sam Davis.

Notes: Photo by Duke Studio.; Acquired in 1976.

Name Access: Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.); Davis, Sam; Zacks, Mr.; Zacks, Mrs.; Zacks, Ronald

Subjects: Families

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: Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

Mr. and Mrs. Korman at tribute dinner for Sam Davis (Kirkland Lake, ON) [graphic material] – [ca. 1948].

Level: Item

ID: Item 797

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 797

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1948]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Korman at a tribute dinner held in honour of Sam Davis at the Adath Israel Synagogue, in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The photograph depicts a group of men and women seated at banquet tables and Mr. Korman standing to say some remarks.

Notes: Photo by Duke Studios.; Acquired in 1976.

Name Access: Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.); Davis, Sam; Korman, Mr.; Korman, Mrs.

Subjects: Dinners and dining

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: Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

Guests at tribute dinner for Sam Davis (Kirkland Lake, ON) [graphic material] – [ca. 1948].

Level: Item

ID: Item 798

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 798

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1948]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a photograph of assembled guests at a tribute dinner held in honour of Sam Davis, in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The photograph depicts the men and women seated at banquet tables in the social hall of the Adath Israel Synagogue.

Notes: Photo by Duke Studios.; Acquired in 1976.

Name Access: Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.); Davis, Sam

Subjects: Dinners and dining

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: Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

Samuel Posluns fonds [cartographic material, graphic material, textual record] – 1925-1984.

Part Of: Samuel Posluns fonds

Level: Fonds

ID: Fonds 70

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Samuel Posluns fonds

Level: Fonds

Fonds: 70

Material Format: cartographic material; graphic material; textual record

Date: 1925-1984

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records; 91 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller; 1 map : 46 x 65 cm

Admin History/Bio: Samuel Posluns (1910-1994) was born in Toronto to Abraham Isaac Poslaniec (1870-1922) and Sheindel Saltzman (1872-1960). He had three brothers and three sisters: Joseph, Louis, Abe, Gertrude Miriam, Anne, and Sarah. His father Abraham established the family run clothing firm Superior Cloak Company in 1916. In 1934, it was bankrupted and closed after a lengthy strike. In 1936, Samuel opened his own business, Popular Cloak Company. In 1967, the Posluns family purchased Tip Top Tailors, in partnership with entrepreneur Jimmy Kay. A year later they incorporated their new venture under the name of Dylex as a holding company for the Tip Top chain of stores.; During the Second World War, Samuel Posluns served as a member of the Air Force reserves. After the war, he was elected president of the United Jewish Welfare Fund in 1947. That same year, in collaboration with the Canadian Jewish Congress and the Jewish Labour Committee, Posluns helped lead the Tailor Project along with Max E. Enkin, which was aimed at helping Jewish displaced persons immigrate to Canada by securing them employment as tailors. A commited advocate for Jewish Education, Posluns also served as the first president and founding chair of the Board of Jewish Education (BJE) in 1949. He remained Honorary President for life and continued to attend meetings until health problems held back his participation in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Posluns was also a founding board member of the North York General Hospital.; Samuel Posluns died in Toronto in 1994.

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of records related to the Posluns family and their clothing business, Popular Cloak Company. The records include correspondence, financial records, periodicals and newsletters, photographs, certificates and personal identification. The fonds also includes textual documents and photos documenting Samuel Posluns' involvement in the Tailor Project.

Name Access: Enkin, Max E.; Popular Cloak Company; Superior Cloak Company; Canadian Jewish Congress; Jewish Labour Committee; Posluns, Samuel, 1910-1994

Subjects: Clothing trade; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Immigrants--Canada

Access Restriction: Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.

Creator: Posluns, Samuel, 1910-1994

Accession Number: 1997-7/6; 2004-5/79

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Postcard to the War Efforts Committee of the Canadian Jewish Congress [textual record] – 1943.

Accession Number: 1993-11-4

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 1993-11-4

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: 1 folder of texual records

Date: 1943

Scope and Content: This accession consists of one postcard to the War Efforts Committee of the Canadian Jewish Congress, dated Nov. 2, 1943, signed David ?, RCAF, India Command, expressing thanks for receiving a message of cheer from Canada during the war.

Name Access: Canadian Jewish Congress; Moscoe, Sydney

Source: Archival Accessions

Joseph Graner [textual record] – 1910-1950.

Accession Number: 1991-5-9

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 1991-5-9

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Date: 1910-1950

Scope and Content: Accession consists of material documenting the business career and community involvement of Joseph Graner. Included are receipts, insurance release foms, bills, and an auditor's financial report. His company is decribed on letterheads as dealing with steamship tickets, real estate, foreign exchange, insurance, loans, mortgages, valuations, and rent collection. There are three items of historic paper foreign currency from Germany and Russia. As well there are order forms for Universal Garment Company Sportswear Specialists, and a seal for Joseph Graner, Justice of the Peace for Toronto and the County of York. Finally there are press clippings and correspondence pertaining to his community activities with organizations such as Associated Hebrew Schools, Goel Tzedec Synagogue, Ontario Zionist Association, the Conservative Association, and committees protesting the persecution of Jews in Poland and Gemany before the Second World War.

Administrative History: Joseph Graner was one of the founders of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies and the Jewish Dispensary (the forerunner of Mount Sinai Hospital). A biography is included with the Instrument of Donation.