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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 Russian-controlled Ukraine 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

Gang Dry Goods store, 121 Agnes St., Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1918].

Level: Item

ID: Item 1877

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1877

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1918]

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

Scope and Content: Identified in this photograph is Lena Gang in the store doorway. Her mother can be seen in the window. Remnants of a diphtheria quarantine notice can be seen on the door.

Name Access: Gang, Lena; Gang Dry Goods

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: St. John's Ward (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1980-1-11

Source: Archival Descriptions

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