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Beth Tikvah, Toronto, Ontario [graphic material] – 1979.

Part Of: The Shuls Project fonds; Ontario synagogues series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 64; Series 2; File 56

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Part Of: The Shuls Project fonds; Ontario synagogues series

Level: File

Fonds: 64

Series: 2

File: 56

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1979

Physical Description: 29 photographs : col. slides, b&w prints and (1) negative ; 35 mm and 12 x 9 cm

Name Access: Beth Tikvah Synagogue (Toronto, 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: Toronto (Ont.)

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Police Event at Primrose Club [graphic material] – May 1984.

Part Of: Philip Givens fonds; Metropolitan Toronto Police Commission series; Official engagements sub-series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 51; Series 5-3; File 14

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Part Of: Philip Givens fonds; Metropolitan Toronto Police Commission series; Official engagements sub-series

Level: File

Fonds: 51

Series: 5-3

File: 14

Material Format: graphic material

Date: May 1984

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 13 x 10 cm

Admin History/Bio: The Primrose Club was founded in Toronto in 1907 as the Cosmopolitan Club, an elite Jewish men's social club. In 1959, the club's building at 41 Willcocks Street was expropriated by the University of Toronto (and currently houses the university's Faculty Club), and the club subsequently moved to a new building at Russell Road & St. Clair, designed by Kaplan & Sprachman. It has since been demolished and a condominium has been put up in its place by Ken Rotenberg, a Toronto developer.

Scope and Content: File consists of one photograph of Phil Givens meeting with a group of Police Chiefs. Identified in the photograph are (left to right): James Mackie, Harold Adamson, Jack Ackroyd, Jack Marks, Phil Givens.

Name Access: Primrose Club (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects: Police

Places: Russell Hill Road (Toronto, Ont.); Saint Clair Avenue West (Toronto, Ont.)

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State of Israel Bonds Luncheon for Christian friends [graphic material] – 13 Sept. 1964.

Part Of: Philip Givens fonds; Jewish communal series; State of Israel Bonds sub-series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 51; Series 9-6; File 1

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Part Of: Philip Givens fonds; Jewish communal series; State of Israel Bonds sub-series

Level: File

Fonds: 51

Series: 9-6

File: 1

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 13 Sept. 1964

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w : 20 x 25 cm

Admin History/Bio: The Primrose Club was founded in Toronto in 1907 as the Cosmopolitan Club, an elite Jewish men's social club. In 1959, the club's building at 41 Willcocks Street was expropriated by the University of Toronto (and currently houses the university's Faculty Club), and the club subsequently moved to a new building at Russell Road & St. Clair, designed by Kaplan & Sprachman. It has since been demolished and a condominium has been put up in its place by Ken Rotenberg, a Toronto developer.

Scope and Content: File consists of one photograph of Phil Givens attending a luncheon at the Primrose Club. Identified in the photograph are (left to right): John Bassett, Phil Givens, and George Hees.

Notes: Photograph is by Willy Lobel

Name Access: Primrose Club (Toronto, Ont.)

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Event at the Primrose Club [graphic material] – 27 Nov. 1965.

Part Of: Philip Givens fonds; Jewish communal series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 51; Series 9; File 4

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Part Of: Philip Givens fonds; Jewish communal series

Level: File

Fonds: 51

Series: 9

File: 4

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 27 Nov. 1965

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12 cm

Admin History/Bio: The Primrose Club was founded in Toronto in 1907 as the Cosmopolitan Club, an elite Jewish men's social club. In 1959, the club's building at 41 Willcocks Street was expropriated by the University of Toronto (and currently houses the university's Faculty Club), and the club subsequently moved to a new building at Russell Road & St. Clair, designed by Kaplan & Sprachman. It has since been demolished and a condominium has been put up in its place by Ken Rotenberg, a Toronto developer.

Scope and Content: File consists of one photograph of Phil and Min Givens attending an event at the Primrose Club.

Name Access: Primrose Club (Toronto, Ont.)

Physical Condition: Photograph has many stress and crease marks

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Ben Kayfetz [textual record] – 1973.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; Research Records sub-series; Advocacy, General sub-sub-series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 17; Series 5-4-9; File 127

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Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; Research Records sub-series; Advocacy, General sub-sub-series

Level: File

Fonds: 17

Series: 5-4-9

File: 127

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1973

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of correspondence from and to Ben Kayfetz related to various issues.

Notes: Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Name Access: Kayfetz, Benjamin, 1916-2002

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Ben Kayfetz correspondence [textual record] – 1960-1964.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 17; Series 5-5; File 20

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Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series

Level: File

Fonds: 17

Series: 5-5

File: 20

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1960-1964

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of correspondence to and from Ben Kayfetz related to various topics.

Notes: Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Name Access: Kayfetz, Benjamin, 1916-2002

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Ben Kayfetz correspondence [textual record] – 1962.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 17; Series 5-5; File 21

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series

Level: File

Fonds: 17

Series: 5-5

File: 21

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1962

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of correspondence with Ben Kayfetz related to various topics.

Notes: Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Name Access: Kayfetz, Benjamin, 1916-2002

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Ben Kayfetz general correspondence [textual record] – May-Dec.1962.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 17; Series 5-5; File 22

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Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series

Level: File

Fonds: 17

Series: 5-5

File: 22

Material Format: textual record

Date: May-Dec.1962

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of correspondence with Ben Kayfetz related to various topics.

Notes: Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Name Access: Kayfetz, Benjamin, 1916-2002

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Ben Kayfetz general correspondence and reports [textual record] – June-Sept. 1963.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 17; Series 5-5; File 23

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Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series

Level: File

Fonds: 17

Series: 5-5

File: 23

Material Format: textual record

Date: June-Sept. 1963

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of reports by and to, and correspondence with, Ben Kayfetz related to various topics.

Notes: Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Name Access: Kayfetz, Benjamin, 1916-2002

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Ben Kayfetz correspondence [textual record] – 1964-1965.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 17; Series 5-5; File 27

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Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series

Level: File

Fonds: 17

Series: 5-5

File: 27

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1964-1965

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of correspondence from or to Ben Kayfetz on various issues

Notes: Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Name Access: Kayfetz, Benjamin, 1916-2002

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Ben Kayfetz personal correspondence [textual record] – 1967.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 17; Series 5-5; File 39

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series

Level: File

Fonds: 17

Series: 5-5

File: 39

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1967

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of personal correspondence from and to Ben Kayfetz related to varous subjects.

Notes: Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Name Access: Kayfetz, Benjamin, 1916-2002

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Ben Kayfetz- general correspondence [textual record] – 1971.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 17; Series 5-5; File 64

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Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series

Level: File

Fonds: 17

Series: 5-5

File: 64

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1971

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of general correspondence from and to Ben Kayfetz

Notes: Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Name Access: Kayfetz, Benjamin, 1916-2002

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Ben Kayfetz = correspondence [textual record] – 1972 .

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 17; Series 5-5; File 67

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Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series

Level: File

Fonds: 17

Series: 5-5

File: 67

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1972

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of general correspondence from and to Ben Kayfetz

Notes: Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Name Access: Kayfetz, Benjamin, 1916-2002

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Ben Kayfetz - correspondence [textual record] – 1975.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 17; Series 5-5; File 73

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series

Level: File

Fonds: 17

Series: 5-5

File: 73

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1975

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of correspondence from and to Ben Kayfetz

Notes: Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Name Access: Kayfetz, Benjamin, 1916-2002

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Radio phone-in program [textual record] – 1981.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 17; Series 5-5; File 80

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series

Level: File

Fonds: 17

Series: 5-5

File: 80

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1981

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of a letter from Ben Kayfetz describing a negative experience with a phone-in program

Notes: Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Name Access: Kayfetz, Benjamin, 1916-2002

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Harold S. Kaplan fonds [multiple media] – [ca.1910]-1968.

Part Of: Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Level: Fonds

ID: Fonds 27

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Level: Fonds

Fonds: 27

Material Format: multiple media

Date: [ca.1910]-1968

Physical Description: 345 architectural drawings and other material

Admin History/Bio: Harold Solomon Kaplan (1895-1973) was a Toronto-based architect who, in partnership with Abraham Sprachman in the firm Kaplan & Sprachman, was well-known for the design of Art deco and Art moderne movie theatres in the 1930s and 1940s and for designing buildings for Jewish communities across Canada from the 1930s to the 1960s.; Kaplan was born 10 Sept. 1895, in Bucharest, Romania. At the age of three, he and his widowed mother, Tillie Hohan, moved to London, England, and in 1902 they moved to Toronto where his mother subsequently married Frank Kaplan. While in his teens, Kaplan spent time in Philadelphia living with an uncle and studying draftsmanship. Upon returning to Toronto, Kaplan attended Toronto Technical School where he took courses in architecture and building construction. He also served an apprenticeship with the architect Henry Simpson. In 1919-1920, Kaplan worked for the firm of Page & Warrington, before establishing Kaplan & Sprachman with Abraham Sprachman in 1922. In 1923, he married Dorothy Spain. They had two daughters, Phyllis (Pepper) and Ruthetta (Reiss).; Kaplan & Sprachman were best known for their more than 300 movie theatre projects completed from the 1920s to the 1960s, designing and renovating theatres across Canada in progressive "modern" styles and using innovative building materials. In 1937, they were awarded the bronze medal in the Sixth Biennial Toronto Exhibition for their interiors to the Eglinton Theatre (400 Eglinton Ave. W.) in Toronto, considered to be the finest example of their Art deco design work.; Over the course of their careers, they designed many synagogues for the Jewish community, such as the Anshei Minsk and Shaarei Shomayim synagogues in Toronto, Beth Israel Synagogue, Edmonton, and Beth Israel Synagogue in Vancouver. They also designed the new Mount Sinai Hospital, the Oakdale Golf & Country Club, the Jewish Home for the Aged (Baycrest), and the Jewish Community Centres of Toronto and Hamilton. Their design for the Oakdale Golf & Country Club was chosen as a Canadian entrant in the Arts Competition of the 14th Olympic Games in London, 1948.; In addition to the projects already mentioned, Kaplan & Sprachman worked on retail stores, warehouses and factories, apartment buildings, and single family residences. Their partnership continued until 1965, when the firm of Kaplan & Sprachman was dissolved as of 30 October 1965. Kaplan continued to work as an architectural consultant for several years after this date. Harold Kaplan died 1 April 1973 in West Palm Beach, Florida.; Kaplan was a member of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, the Ontario Association of Architects, and the Province of Quebec Association of Architects. Kaplan & Sprachman's contribution to the architecture profession was recognized by the Ontario Association of Architects when both Kaplan's and Abraham Sprachman's names were entered on the Honor Roll for prominent members of the profession, established by the association in 1989.

Scope and Content: The fonds documents Kaplan's work as an architect from the 1930s to the 1960s with Kaplan & Sprachman and some of the consulting work he undertook after the dissolution of the partnership in 1965, primarily through architectural drawings and photographs. The preponderance of the materials relates to a series of renovations of Loew's Yonge Street Theatre (189 Yonge St., Toronto, now the Elgin Theatre) and the Uptown Theatre (764 Yonge St., Toronto, just South of Bloor St.) between the 1930s and 1960s, and Kaplan & Sprachman's design of the Primrose Club (Russell Hill Rd at St. Clair Ave., Toronto) in 1958-1959. There is also a large number of photographs by commercial photographers of movie theatres designed or renovated by Kaplan & Sprachman.; Project records are arranged chronologically, with sub-sub-series defined for successive projects at the same site. Some of the materials document project proposals which were not carried out (e.g., proposed renovations of the Winter Garden Theatre).; Other series in the fonds contain business correspondence and newspaper clippings concerning Kaplan & Sprachman projects, and a small amount of personal material such as family photographs, awards Kaplan received over the years for his design work and a colour photocopy of the invitation to Kaplan's stag party in 1923.

Notes: Includes: 132 photographs (131 b&w, including 8 negatives; 1 col.), 8 cm of textual records, and 1 bronze medal.

Name Access: Kaplan, Harold S., 1895-1973; Kaplan & Sprachman (Firm); Loew's Yonge Street Theatre (Toronto, Ont.); Primrose Club (Toronto, Ont.); Uptown Theatre (Toronto, Ont.); Winter Garden Theatre (Toronto, Ont.)

Physical Condition: Some of the blueprints and drawings are torn or water-damaged. All of the architectural drawings are currently stored in rolls.

Related Material: Accession 2003-7-1 contains additional photographs of buildings designed or renovated by Kaplan & Sprachman, as well as a copy of a published inventory of Kaplan & Sprachman movie theatre projects, compiled by Mandel Sprachman from Kaplan & Sprachman records; Mina Sprachman, widow of Abraham Sprachman, discusses Kaplan & Sprachman in oral history recording AC-142; Kaplan & Sprachman records can also be found in the Mandel Sprachman fonds, at the City of Toronto Archives

Creator: Kaplan, Harold S., 1895-1973

Accession Number: 2003-6-1; 2004-3-4

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Invitations for Ben Kayfetz, Executive Director of the Central Region of the CJC [textual record] – 1974.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; General office subject and correspondence files series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 17; Series 2; File 712

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; General office subject and correspondence files series

Level: File

Fonds: 17

Series: 2

File: 712

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1974

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Name Access: Kayfetz, Benjamin, 1916-2002

Access Restriction: Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.

Accession Number: 2005-2-2

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Correspondence with Ben Kayfetz, Executive Director of the Central Region of the CJC and The Jewish Yearbook (London, England) [textual record] – 1974.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; General office subject and correspondence files series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 17; Series 2; File 713

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; General office subject and correspondence files series

Level: File

Fonds: 17

Series: 2

File: 713

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1974

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Name Access: Kayfetz, Benjamin, 1916-2002

Access Restriction: Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.

Accession Number: 2005-2-2

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General correspondence of Ben Kayfetz, Executive Director of the Central Region of the CJC [textual record] – 1974.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; General office subject and correspondence files series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 17; Series 2; File 714

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; General office subject and correspondence files series

Level: File

Fonds: 17

Series: 2

File: 714

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1974

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Name Access: Kayfetz, Benjamin, 1916-2002

Access Restriction: Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.

Accession Number: 2005-2-2

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Articles and public addresses by Ben Kayfetz, Executive Director of Central Region CJC [textual record] – 1973.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; General office subject and correspondence files series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 17; Series 2; File 764

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Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; General office subject and correspondence files series

Level: File

Fonds: 17

Series: 2

File: 764

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1973

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Name Access: Kayfetz, Benjamin, 1916-2002

Access Restriction: Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.

Accession Number: 2005-2-2

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Personal correspondence of Ben Kayfetz, Executive Director of CJC Central Region [textual record] – 1973.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; General office subject and correspondence files series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 17; Series 2; File 765

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Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; General office subject and correspondence files series

Level: File

Fonds: 17

Series: 2

File: 765

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1973

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Name Access: Kayfetz, Benjamin, 1916-2002

Access Restriction: Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.

Accession Number: 2005-2-2

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Correspondence of Ben Kayfetz, Executive Director of Central Region CJC [textual record] – 1973 - 1974.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; General office subject and correspondence files series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 17; Series 2; File 832

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Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; General office subject and correspondence files series

Level: File

Fonds: 17

Series: 2

File: 832

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1973 - 1974

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Name Access: Kayfetz, Benjamin, 1916-2002

Access Restriction: Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.

Accession Number: 2005-2-2

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Correspondence between Ben Kayfetz and Murray Shiff, Executive Director of Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle (WA) [textual record] – 1973 - 1974.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; General office subject and correspondence files series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 17; Series 2; File 833

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Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; General office subject and correspondence files series

Level: File

Fonds: 17

Series: 2

File: 833

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1973 - 1974

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Name Access: Kayfetz, Benjamin, 1916-2002

Access Restriction: Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.

Accession Number: 2005-2-2

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Ben Kayfetz [graphic material] – [ca. 1970].

Part Of: William Stern fonds; Toronto Jewish community photographs series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 33; Series 4; Item 20

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Part Of: William Stern fonds; Toronto Jewish community photographs series

Level: Item

Fonds: 33

Series: 4

Item: 20

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1970]

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

Admin History/Bio: Benjamin Gershon Kayfetz was born on December 24, 1916 in Toronto, graduating from the University of Toronto in 1939, with a B.A. in modern languages. Between the years 1941 and 1943, he worked as a high school teacher in Huntsville and Niagara Falls. 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. During his tenure, he worked with various churches, unions and minority groups 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, and made visits to Cuba in 1962 and 1965, and Russia in 1985, to study and report on the state of these Jewish Communities. After his retirement in 1985, he was awarded the Samuel Bronfman Medal by the Canadian Jewish Congress. In recognition of his efforts to promote Human Rights, he was also awarded 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 and is survived by his wife Eva.

Scope and Content: This item is a portrait of Ben Kayfetz.

Name Access: Kayfetz, Benjamin, 1916-2002

Subjects: Portraits

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

Accession Number: 2004-5-96

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Drawing of the Primrose Club at 41 Willcocks St. [architectural drawing] – [ca.1921].

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

Level: File

ID: Fonds 49; Series 1; File 9

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

Level: File

Fonds: 49

Series: 1

File: 9

Material Format: architectural drawing

Date: [ca.1921]

Physical Description: 1 architectural drawing : pencil and hand col. pencil crayon on cardboard ; 42 x 54 cm

Admin History/Bio: Originally named the Cosmopolitan Club, the Primrose Club was as an elite Jewish men's club (women were allowed to join in later years) that was founded in 1909 by prominent members of the Jewish Community. The building housing the club was located at 41 Willcocks Street, and was originally built in the 1880s as the residence of the Campbell family. In 1921, the home was redesigned by Benjamin Brown and Robert McConnell as the new home of the Primrose Club. In 1959, it was appropriated by the University of Toronto and is currently the home of the University of Toronto Faculty Club. It was designated as a heritage building in 1980.

Scope and Content: File consists of an elevation drawing of the Primrose Club at 41 Willcocks Street.

Notes: See - http://magazine.utoronto.ca/feature/history-of-faculty-club-u-of-t/ - for a more detailed history of the building.

Name Access: Primrose Club (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects: Clubs

Places: Willcocks Street (Toronto, Ont.)

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Primrose Club exterior [graphic material] – [194-].

Part Of: Dora Till fonds; Other organizations series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 52; Series 7; Item 1

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Part Of: Dora Till fonds; Other organizations series

Level: Item

Fonds: 52

Series: 7

Item: 1

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [194-]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 18 cm on matte 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a photograph of the exterior of the Primrose Club on Willcocks Street in Toronto.

Name Access: Primrose Club (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects: Clubs

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.