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Bernard Weinberg, age 8 in cowboy suit, Toronto [graphic material] – [1910 or 1911].

Level: Item

ID: Item 1198

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1198

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [1910 or 1911]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 14 x 9 cm and 13 x 11 cm

Admin History/Bio: Bernard Weinberg lived on Elm St.

Scope and Content: Item is a studio portrait of Bernard Wienberg in a cowboy costume.

Name Access: Weinberg, Bernard

Subjects: Children; Costume; 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: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1977-1-5; 1983-10-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Bernard Weinberg graduation in law, Osgoode Hall, Toronto [graphic material] – 1928.

Level: Item

ID: Item 1216

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1216

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1928

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content: Item is a graduation portrait of Bernard Weinberg.

Name Access: Osgoode Hall Law School; Weinberg, Bernard

Subjects: Lawyers; 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: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1977-1-5

Source: Archival Descriptions

Anti-war demonstration, Workmen's Circle Camp Yungvelt (Pickering, ON) [graphic material] – 1937.

Level: Item

ID: Item 2444

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 2444

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1937

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

Scope and Content: Photo is a group shot of campers and staff at Camp Yungvelt with posters which read: "War is murder, the promoters - murderers" and "We want our fathers with us and not in war."

Name Access: Workmen's Circle; Camp Yungvelt; Arbeter Ring; Arbeiter Ring

Subjects: Demonstrations

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: Pickering (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1979-4-4

Source: Archival Descriptions

Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region [textual record] – 1973-1974.

Accession Number: 2015-9-12

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2015-9-12

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual material

Date: 1973-1974

Scope and Content: Accession file consists of letters, posters, press releases, minutes of meeting and policy statements regarding Israeli prisoners of war in Syria. The documents are from many organizations such as the Labor Zionist Alliance, National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council, Toronto Jewish Youth Council, and the Canada-Israel Committee.

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

Subjects: Demonstrations; Israel--Armed Forces

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

Places: Toronto, Ont.

Source: Archival Accessions

Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region [sound recording] – 1968.

Accession Number: 2015-9-30

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2015-9-30

Material Format: sound recording

Physical Description: 2 audiotapes

Date: 1968

Scope and Content: Accession consists of two reel-to-reel audiotapes recording John Beattie at Allan Gardens on June 30, 1968.

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

Subjects: Antisemitism; Demonstrations; Human rights

Name Access: Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region (Toronto, Ont.); Beattie, John

Places: Toronto, Ont.

Source: Archival Accessions

Debby Solomon-Natan Sharansky [graphic material, textual record] – 1976-[ca. 1990].

Accession Number: 2016-6-12

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2016-6-12

Material Format: graphic material; textual record

Physical Description: ca. 60 cm of textual records; 11 photographs (3 negatives) : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller

Date: 1976-[ca. 1990]

Scope and Content: Accession consists of textual and graphic records that trace Natan Sharansky's history as a prisoner of political conscience; the broader Refusenik issue; and the community advocacy efforts of Debby and Stan Solomon from 1976 and into the late 1980s at the local, national and international scales. Included are memos and newsletters from the Committee for Soviet Jewry (Ontario Region and national-level); background information as well as petition templates, speeches and planning documentation produced by the Committee to Release Anatoly Sharansky and the Beth Tikvah Synagogue in conjunction with community organizations, including the CJC and its Soviet Jewry social action committees, to support on-going advocacy efforts; correspondence with Canadian and American political representatives at the provincial/state and national levels; white papers/grey literature from non-governmental organizations about the persecution of the Soviet Jewry; planning documentation from the First Annual Sharansky Lectureship on Human Rights in 1980; correspondence, articles and ephemera associated with the granting of Sharansky's honourary law doctorate from York University in 1982; 1985 Freedom Rally/Weekend in Ottawa planning documentation and correspondence; 1987 National Conference on the Soviet Jewry and Mobilization for Freedom planning documentation; 1987 Community Rally at Massey Hall promotional materials; and promotional materials from Sharansky's autobiographical "Fear No Evil" 1988 book launch. Graphic material includes photographs of Sharansky's release during the February 11, 1986 American-Soviet prisoner exchange on the Glienicke Bridge in Berlin.; Identified in the photographs are: Debby Solomon; Alan Solomon; Natan Sharansky; Avital Sharansky; U.S. Ambassador Richard Burt;

Custodial History: Material was collected and/or created by Debby Solomon, Natan Sharansky's cousin. Debby donated it to the OJA.

Administrative History: Debby Solomon is the cousin of Anatoly (Natan) Sharansky, the Soviet born Israeli politician, human activist and author who spent nine years in Soviet prisons. Debby's father Boris Landis (born 1900) and Sharansky's father were first cousins.Their grandfathers were brothers. Debby's father immigrated 1929 to Toronto from Russia as his older brothers were already in Toronto. Debby and her husband Stan Solomon got involved in the community's activism efforts to free Sharansky and other Refuseniks.They were worked for many years on these efforts by planning programs through their synagogue Beth Tikvah and with Sam Filer, a lawyer and volunteer at the CJC who was also a member of Beth Tikvah.

Subjects: Antisemitism; Politics and government; Human rights; Demonstrations; Synagogues; Committees

Source: Archival Accessions

E. Miller [textual record] – [192-?]-1953.

Accession Number: 2016-3-63

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2016-3-63

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Date: [192-?]-1953

Scope and Content: Accession consists of material primarily documenting kosher meat scandals and strikes in Toronto in the 1920s and 1930s. There are complete pages of some documents and portions of others. The documents are flyers (public notices) in Yiddish (with some Hebrew in religious context and quotations) to do with a scandal or several scandals in which it became clear a number of butchers were operating outside Rabbinical Board supervision and therefore selling (assumed to be) treif meat to Toronto Jews. Secondary scandal with Rabbi Yehuda Leib Graubart, who allegedly split off from the Rabbinical Board with six butchers to do business outside the union, with wholesalers, and gaining more money than union butchers and the rabbis working with them. Another thread relates to a strike for cheaper meat, including meetings of women picketers, and then for better conditions for local butchers. The flyers mostly fall between 1920-1940. All are from Toronto. Lists of local butchers’ shops with addresses and names are included.; Additional flyers cover Communist protests and protest meetings against German fascism and pogroms, specifically Hitler's government's prosecution of the Communist Party of Germany related to the Reichstag fire. Also included are a 1953 flyer for the tenth anniversary commemoration of the Lavian-Lithuanian Jews’ annihilation, and an open letter to Rabbi Abraham Aaron Price regarding his title.

Custodial History: There is no information on the acquisition of this material. However, retrieved from the original package in which the material was lodged was a note "Kashruth fliers from E. Miller" or Mitler.

Descriptive Notes: Language: Yiddish with some Hebrew (phrases and quotations).

Subjects: Demonstrations; Kosher food; Rabbis

Places: Augusta Avenue (Toronto. Ont.); College Street (Toronto, Ont.); Dundas Street West (Toronto, Ont.); Kensington Avenue (Toronto, Ont.); Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.); Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Morley Wolfe [textual record, graphic material, object] – 1978, 2016-2017.

Accession Number: 2018-1-6

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2018-1-6

Material Format: textual record; graphic material; object

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records; 20 photographs : col. ; 10 x 15 cm; 1 plaque

Date: 1978, 2016-2017

Scope and Content: Accession consists of two thank-you notes addressed to Morley Wolfe from Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella, as well as a plaque in appreciation presented to Wolfe for inspiring the genesis of CASTS (Canadians Against Slavery and Torture in Sudan), which led to a larger coalition in Canada against the genocide in Darfur. There is also an accompanying photo on printer paper of Wolfe receiving the plaque from Dr. Norman Epstein alongside C. Arthur Dowes. Finally, there is photo scrapbook compiled by Arnold Lipshitz documenting the Advocates Society's trip to Israel. The Advocates Society was made up of judges and lawyers in Ontario. Identified in the photographs are Franz Bowman; Barbara Bowman; Kathy Parkinson; Sandra Newman; Douglas Caruthers; Cecile Goldenberg and Morley Wolfe.

Administrative History: Morley S. Wolfe was born in Winnipeg in 1928 to Cecil (b. 1895) and Betty (nee Davidow) Wolfe. He spent his early childhood in various cities in Saskatchewan and Manitoba until moving to Toronto in 1940. Soon after graduating from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1955 he started his own practice as a senior member of the law firm Burt, Burt, Wolfe and Bowman. In 1971 he was appointed Queen’s Council, and from 1973 to 1977 he served as counsel for B’nai Brith Canada. After his retirement from practice in 1993, the Province of Ontario appointed him presiding Justice of the Peace for Ontario and Deputy Judge in Small Claims Court. His first marriage was to Sandra Newman in 1958 and they had three children together: Leslie, Lee, and Melanie. He later married Joan and became the step-father to her daughter, Erin. Throughout his life Morley was passionate about fighting prejudice and discrimination and became involved with organizations, such as the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews and the Urban Alliance on Race Relations. He was also a member of the Toronto Police Services Board Committee on Race Relations, served as Chair of the North York Committee on Community, Race and Ethnic Relations, and was appointed to the Canadian Multiculturalism Council. In addition, he was the founding president of Toronto Residents in Partnership (TRIP) from 2003 to 2006. His involvement extended to Jewish organizations. He served as National President of B’nai Brith Canada (BBC) from 1982 to 1983 and was a founding member of its League for Human Rights. He was also President of BBC’s Toronto Regional Council and Wilson Heights Lodge No. 1998, and of the Jewish Camp Council of Toronto as well as many other organizations. Morley’s hard work and involvement in the community earned him many awards, including, City of Toronto’s William P. Hubbard Race Relations Award, the YMCA Canada Peace Medal, B’nai Brith Canada Service Award, and the Province of Ontario’s Senior Achievement Award. Around 2002, Wilson Heights Lodge No. 1998 began filing a series of appeals with B’nai Brith International (BBI) over concerns that BBC’s national executive was governing undemocratically. Morley played a key role in filing these appeals and was the centre of one appeal filed after BBC censured him without advance notice or the opportunity for a hearing. These appeals were not all successful. Around 2006, Morley became involved in another appeal against BBC that was filed by a group of members who called themselves the Concerned Members of B’nai Brith Canada (CMOBBC). They alleged that BBC’s national executive had too much centralized power, was not governing transparently, failed to provide members with audited financial statements at multiple annual general meetings (AGMs), passed a constitution that members had defeated at the 2005 AGM, and was threatening and harassing some members. BBI’s appeal court rendered its verdict in 2007 in favour of BBC. Soon after this judgment was made BBC took steps to expel all the members of CMOBBC. In response, Morley resigned from the organization. Morley currently resides in Brampton.

Descriptive Notes: SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE: See accession record for page numbers of identified individuals.

Subjects: Lawyers

Name Access: Wolfe, Morley S., 1928-

Places: Israel

Source: Archival Accessions

Eker family [graphic material, textual record] – 1946-[197-].

Accession Number: 2018-4-2

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2018-4-2

Material Format: graphic material; textual record

Physical Description: 4 photographs : b&w and col. ; 19 x 24 cm or smaller; 2 folders of textual records

Date: 1946-[197-]

Scope and Content: Accession consists of material documenting Dorothy and Paul Eker, the grandparents of Glen Eker. Included are: four photographs (one of Dorothy, two of Paul, and one of Osgoode Hall Law School Graduating Class of 1952); a document acknowledging the appointment of Paul to the position of notary public in the province of Ontario; a document calling Paul to the degree of barrister-at-law; and a document certifying Paul's swearing in as a solictor general of the Supreme Court of Ontario.

Custodial History: Associated materials: Other accessions donated by Glen Eker include 2018-3-1, 2018-4-1, 2018-4-16, and 2018-5-1.

Administrative History: Glen Eker was born in Toronto, Ontario to Paul Eker and Dorothy Horwitz. He grew up in the Forest Hill neighbourhood of Toronto before moving with his family to Hamilton. He received two master’s degrees (one in sociology, the other in political science) from McMaster University and a third master’s degree (in library science) from the University of Toronto.; Glen's wife, Deborah Pekilis, was born in Montreal and lived there until her parents moved to Toronto. She was the librarian for the Jewish Genealogical Society and sat on the Hamilton Historical Board. She is currently a writer.; Glen has worked as a research assistant and a teaching assistant at McMaster and has taught at Ryerson University and Mohawk College. At present, he works as an estate and genealogy researcher.; Glen has published a book on Karl Marx, five indexes of Jews in Canada, and one index of Amish and Mennonites in Canada. His genealogy articles have appeared in various magazines and his short stories and poems have appeared in print as well.; Glen has worked on his family genealogy for a number of years. His paternal family line derives from Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, and Poland while his maternal line derives from Byelorussia and Romania. He is descended from the Horwitz and Strachman families on the latter.

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

Subjects: Lawyers

Name Access: Eker (family); Eker, Glen

Places: Ontario

Source: Archival Accessions

Morley Torgov [textual record, graphic material] – 1964-2015.

Accession Number: 2018-8-18

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2018-8-18

Material Format: textual record; graphic material

Physical Description: 30 cm of textual records and graphic material

Date: 1964-2015

Scope and Content: Accession consists of material documenting the life and careers of Morley Torgov. Subjects include his literary career (including drafts of novels), legal career, early years in Sault Ste. Marie, cartoons, poems, and his investiture into the Order of Canada.

Administrative History: Morley Torgov (b. 1927-) is a Canadian novelist and short story writer and former commercial lawyer.; Torgov was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario to Allan (b. Russia, 8 July 1895-1964?) and Janey (nee Colish) Torgov (b. England, 1901-d. Sault Ste. Marie, July 1926). Allan Torgov owned and operated a clothing store in Sault Ste. Marie named Allan's. Morley married Anna Pearl (nee Cohen) in 1952 and had two children, Sarah Jane Steinberg and Alexander Torgov (b. 1959-d. 2009), and four grandchildren.; Torgov was educated at the University of Toronto, receiving his LLB from Osgoode Hall and was called to the bar in 1954. He became a partner in the law firm, Olch, Torgov, Cohen and specialized in commerical law. While practicing law in Toronto during the 1960s, he turned to writing. Torgov's first book, "A Good Place to Come From" (1974), a comic memoir of growing up Jewish in Sault Ste. Marie, was made into a CBC mini-series and won the Stephen Leacock Award for humor. Torgov continued to write other books including "The Outside Chance of Maximillian Glick" (1982) winning him his second Stephen Leacock award. The CBC produced a television series based on this work and the book was published in several languages. This success was followed by St. Farb's Day (1990) which won The City of Toronto Book Award and the Jewish Award for fiction. Other published works include "The Abramsky Variations" (1977), "The War to End All Wars" (1998), "Stickler and Me" (2002), "Murder in A-major" (2008), and "The Mastersinger from Minsk" (2012).; Torgov's writings also include several screenplays for television and film, numerous essays and articles for the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Montreal Gazette, Canadian Lawyer and the New York Times Sunday Magazine. Torgov has been honored by the Canadian Institute for the Blind, naming their annual award the TORGI after Torgov, the first receipient of that award in 1984. In 2005, he received the Order of Mariposa, a lifetime recognition award from the Leacock Society and in 2015 received the Order of Canada as an acknowledgement of his contributions to Canadian Society.

Subjects: Authors; Lawyers

Name Access: Torgov, Morley, 1927-

Source: Archival Accessions

J.B. Salsberg - Sept. 1985

Name: J.B. Salsberg

Material Format: sound recording

Interview Date: Sept. 1985

Source: Oral Histories

Name: J.B. Salsberg

Number: AC 071

Subject: Labor movement; Labor unions; Women; Demonstrations

Interview Date: Sept. 1985

Quantity: 1

Total Running Time: 071A: 44:50 minuets 071B: 35:55 minuets

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: Joseph Baruch Salsberg (1902-1998) was a labour leader, political activist, politician, newspaper columnist and a man who dedicated his life to Yiddishkeit and the advancement of social justice. He was active in various Jewish organizations, including; the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC), the Jewish Federation of Greater Toronto, and the New Fraternal Jewish Association. In 1938 he was elected as Alderman on Toronto’s City Council and elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1943. He is well remembered by contemporaries, such as Sam Lipshitz, as a "champion of the people', committed to social justice, the plight of the working-class, and the preservation of Jewish culture.; This oral history includes Salsberg's personal reminiscences on the Toronto Jewish community, the Polish Jewish community and issues related to women's labour and the unions in the garment industry.

Material Format: sound recording

Name Access: International Ladies' Garment Workers Union; Salsberg, J. B. (Joseph B.), 1902-1998

Geographic Access: Toronto

Original Format: Audio cassette

Copy Format: Audio cassette; Digital file

Transcript: Side 1:; 0.0-6.30: Joseph Baruch Salsberg was born in Poland in 1902 to Abraham and Sara Salsberg. Abraham migrated to Toronto in 1910 and Joseph followed with his mother and two younger sisters in 1913.; 6.30-18.39: Prior to 1913 Poland was primarily a peasant and agricultural society with the majority of the Jewish population living and working as tradesmen in the villages. Salsberg discusses the difficult relationship between the Poles and Jews under the power of the Czar.; 18:40-24.14: Salsberg discusses the Canadian government’s collaboration with the CP Railroad to launch advertising campaigns attracting potential immigrants to come and live in Canada.; 24.22-33.24: Salsberg discusses the experiences of his mother as a young Jewish immigrant and her adjustment to life in Toronto.; 33.25-37.30: Salsberg discusses the Ward, an area between University and Yonge as being the heartland of early Jewish settlement. He describes the area as being the natural choice for Jews to live, the rents were cheap, Synagogues and community centers were nearby as were and their places of employment. The center for Jewish shopping was Kensington Market with shops along McCaul and Baldwin Streets, shopping at Eatons was reserved for “special occasions”.; 37.32-39.50: Salsberg discusses the hardships faced by Polish immigrant Jews arriving in Toronto after World War One.; 39.52-44.45: Salsberg discusses his father an Orthodox man who eventually went into the junk business and became one of the founders of the first Talmud Torah, his mother was active in the Ladies Auxillary of the School and remained it’s President for 50 years.; End; Side 2:; 0.03-5.37: Salsberg discusses the religious and cultural divisions that dominated social and communal living in Poland under Czarist rule and the resulting division between Jews and non- Jewish Polish immigrants in Toronto; 5.38-8.28: Salsberg discusses the example set by his mother on matters of religious observance and importance of the woman’s role in the family.; 8.29-11.08: Salsberg discusses his mother’s activities outside the home. Sarah Salsberg was the first woman to challenge the burial custom of not allowing husband and wife to be buried side by side. Sarah won her challenge and was buried alongside her husband.; 11.10-12.28: Salsberg discusses his orientation towards labor Zionism and his parent’s reaction to his political views. Sarah Salsberg was a “broad-minded” woman and friendly with those active in the movement, while his father clung to his own group.; 12.29-13.53: Salsberg discusses the garment trade and the organizers who become members of the Ladies Garment Workers Union. Salsberg goes on to speak of his mother’s approval and secret admiration of the women in the Ladies Garment Union.; 13.54-14.44: Salsberg discusses the role of Jewish immigrant women using the example of the Eatons strike in 1911 led by Jewish tailors, both men and women.; 14.45-15.00: Salsberg discusses the Triangle Fire in New York as the impetus that led to the birth of the ILGWU in America and the ILGWU’s influence on the Canadian Garment industry.; 15.03-15.40: Salsberg discusses the New York Yiddish Dailies the “Forward” and Tagblat delivered and read daily by Toronto’s Jewish community as another factor in the establishment of the Ladies Garment Workers Union in Canada.; 15.41-20.39: Salsberg discusses the introduction by Eatons to changes in production methods that would have tailors, mostly men, taking on the job of women finishers. The refusal by the tailors to take away the jobs of women would lead to the first sit down strike by tailors in Canada.; 20.40-21.20: Salsberg discusses the recognition of women’s rights in the early garment workers unions. The Dressmakers section of the ILGWU in Toronto was predominantly women who led strikes and fought on picket lines.; 21.21-23.44: Salsberg discusses Union sentiment within the Jewish community and the enforcement by some of the more militant women on community shopkeepers to use Union labels on their products.; 23.45-24.39: Salsberg discusses single Jewish women who confronted with financial hardship worked in predominately Jewish factories.; 24.40-26.07: Salsberg discusses the economic nature of the garment industry, the competition and undercutting in the industry factories and the continuous strikes and stoppages by employees opposed to wage cuts.; 26.08-31.15: Salsberg discusses the important contributions in the areas of the labor force, education and social responsibility made to Ontario by Jewish immigrant women. Women worked alongside men in order to improve their economic position and establish themselves within the community. Jewish women placed a great emphasis on education and as a result a high percentage of their children would graduate from institutions such as Harbord Collegiate and Jarvis Collegiate with scholarships. Salsberg speaks of his late wife Dora Wilensky who graduated from Jarvis Collegiate with the highest mark of any girl student in Ontario earning a five-year scholarship to McMaster University and becoming a prominent Social Worker within the Jewish community.; 31.16-33.09: Salsberg discusses the differences in opportunity for young Jewish men and young Jewish women. As the only boy in the family he was expected to set the path by going to a theological school in NY but to the dismay of his parents he became radicalized in leftist politics.; 33.10-35.55: Although Salsberg’s parents were never involved in the labour movement and disagreed with his leftist philosophy, they were pleased by his election in 1938 as Alderman on Toronto’s City Council and his election to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1943.; End

Source: Oral Histories

In this clip, Joseph Salsberg discusses the events that led to the birth of the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) in America and the ILGWU's influence on the Canadian Garment Industry.

In this clip, Joseph Salsberg discusses the first sit down strike by tailors in Canada in recognition of women

Purim carnival (Fort William, ON) [graphic material] – 1912.

Level: Item

ID: Item 1551

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1551

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1912

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

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print of a Purim carnival in Fort William (Thunder Bay), Ontario. The photo depicts many children and adults dressed in costume.

Subjects: Costume; Purim

Repro Restriction: Original owned by the Manitoba Archive, Jewish Historical Society of Western Canada collection. Please credit accordingly.

Places: Thunder Bay (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1978-4-8

Source: Archival Descriptions

B'nai Brith Chanukkah candle lighting ceremony for Soviet Refuseniks, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto [graphic material] – 1985.

Level: Item

ID: Item 4408

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 4408

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1985

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of Wally Reinstein, the National Hillel co-ordinator lighting a candle for Soviet refuseniks at Nathan Phillips Square. A Jewish Student's Union B'nai Brith Hillel banner can be seen in the background.

Notes: Original photos by Graphic Artists, Toronto.

Subjects: Demonstrations; Hanukkah; Refuseniks

Places: Nathan Phillips Square (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1986-12-3

Source: Archival Descriptions

B'nai Brith Chanukkah candle lighting ceremony for Soviet Refuseniks, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto [graphic material] – 1985.

Level: Item

ID: Item 4407

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 4407

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1985

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content: Wally Reinstein, National Hillel Co-ordinator.

Notes: Original photos by Graphic Artists, Toronto.

Subjects: Demonstrations; Hanukkah; Refuseniks

Places: Nathan Phillips Square (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1986-12-3

Source: Archival Descriptions

Jewish girls group [graphic material] – [ca. 1915].

Part Of: Ethel Mehr fonds

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 68; Item 5

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Ethel Mehr fonds

Level: Item

Fonds: 68

Item: 5

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1915]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm on matte 25 x 31 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a photograph of a Jewish girls group, dressed up in male costumes. Pictured in the centre row, fourth from the left is Ethel Mehr.

Subjects: Children; Costume; 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.

Accession Number: 1988-12-3

Source: Archival Descriptions

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David Vanek fonds [textual record, graphic material] – 1906-1999.

Part Of: David Vanek fonds

Level: Fonds

ID: Fonds 1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: David Vanek fonds

Level: Fonds

Fonds: 1

Material Format: textual record; graphic material

Date: 1906-1999

Physical Description: 12 cm of textual records; 10 photographs : b&w and col. ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller

Admin History/Bio: David Vanek (1915-2008) was born on a farm in Whitchurch Township, York County, Ontario in 1915. He was the sixth of seven children born to Jacob and Jesse Vanek, Jewish-Russian immigrants from the Ukraine who immigrated to Canada in 1913. The family lived in the Newmarket-Oak Ridges area, where they owned a farm and the Vanek Grocery and Confectionary Store in Oak Ridges. The family also owned Cedarholm Park in Lake Wilcox, which had a bandstand and cottages and sold refreshments. They opened the park specifically for Jews who were being excluded from other nearby social venues. The family also lived in Toronto.; Vanek completed his elementary school education at Annette Street Public School and attended Richmond Hill High School and Harbord Collegiate. He was admitted to the honour law course at the University of Toronto. In 1936, he graduated with a bachelor of arts in honour law and went on to law school at Osgoode Hall. While in law school he worked for Carswell’s Canadian Law Abridgement and was editor of the Obiter Dicta student publication at Osgoode Hall. He received his LLB in 1939.; During the Second World War Vanek served in the Canadian Intelligence Corps and Field Security in England from 1943 to 1945. Following his military service he returned to Toronto where he tried private practice briefly before beginning a new career as a lecturer in the newly created Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto. He taught a variety of subjects, including legal bibliography, real property, and public international law.; A community activist, Vanek was the founder of the Lawrence Manor Ratepayers Association. In 1963, he ran for the Ontario Provincial Legislature as a Conservative candidate, but failed to win the seat. He was the founder of the Credit Counselling Service of Metropolitan Toronto, which was established in 1965. Vanek was also actively involved in the new Reform congregation Temple Sinai and served as its third president.; In September 1968, Vanek was appointed to the magistrates' court. A few months later, the Provincial Courts Act came into being and he became a judge of the provincial court, criminal division. Vanek presided over and wrote judgements in many significant cases including Weightman and Cunningham, involving the residual power of a trial judge to stop unfair prosecution, and Squires, involving the lawful exclusion of cameras from the courtroom. His best known case was that of Susan Nelles, a nurse who was charged with the death of four babies at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children in the early 1980s. He also served as president of the Ontario Provincial Judges' Association. In 1989, after twenty-one years on the bench, David Vanek retired. A decade later he published his autobiography, Fulfilment : Memoirs of a Criminal Court Judge, which documents his life and career.; David Vanek married Joyce Lester in 1942 and the couple had three children. Vanek died in 2008.

Custodial History: The records were donated to the Ontario Jewish Archives by David Vanek in July 2000. The records were used to help with the researching of his autobiography.

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of textual records and graphic material that document Vanek's family history and career as a prominent lawyer and provincial court judge in Ontario. The fonds includes family records from Russia, newspaper articles, correspondence and documentation relating to his military service during the Second World War, and press clippings and photographs of his family and community activities. The fonds has been arranged into the following series: Personal records, Military service records, Occupational records, and Community organizations.

Name Access: Vanek, David, 1915-2008

Subjects: Judges; Lawyers

Creator: Vanek, David, 1915-2008

Accession Number: 2000-7-5

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Yiddish theatre (Kitchener, ON) [graphic material] – 1927.

Level: Item

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1927

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

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print and corresponding negative depicting members of the Yiddish theatre on stage in Kitchener, Ontario. The members are wearing costumes.

Subjects: Costume; Theater, Yiddish

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: Kitchener (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1977-8-16A

Source: Archival Descriptions

Silbert family Hallowe'en party (Hamilton, ON) [graphic material] – 1919.

Level: Item

ID: Item 4774

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 4774

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1919

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 14 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a studio portrait of the Silbert family of Hamilton, Ontario. The photograph features three women and two men dressed in costumes. Eva Cohen is seated in the centre and Fanny Cohen is seated on the right.

Subjects: Costume; Families; 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: Hamilton (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1986-3-3

Source: Archival Descriptions

Porcupine girls' league in native costumes (South Porcupine, ON) [graphic material] – 1922.

Level: Item

ID: Item 1603

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1603

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1922

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

Admin History/Bio: The Porcupine Girls' League was non-denominational.; The Slotnick family had a store in South Porcupine. Sarah and Dora Slotnick were sisters to Lillian Kaplan and Esther Lieberman of Kitchener, Ontario.

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of members of the Porcupine Girls' League dressed up as Native Canadians.; Pictured standing on the far left is Min Levinson (m. Gram). On the far right is Sarah Slotnick.; In the middle row, second from left is Dora Slotnick.; Seated in the front row on the left is Ethel Martin. Seated next to her is Fay Kideckel (m. Koza).

Name Access: Gram, Min; Koza, Fay; Kideckel, Fay; Levinson, Min; Martin, Ethel; Porcupine Girls' League; Slotnick, Dora; Slotnick, Sarah

Subjects: Costume

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: South Porcupine (Timmins, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1978-12-6

Source: Archival Descriptions

Protest activities [textual record, graphic material] – 1967-1988.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Committee for Soviet Jewry series; Protest activities sub-series

Level: Sub-series

ID: Fonds 17; Series 3-5

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Committee for Soviet Jewry series; Protest activities sub-series

Level: Sub-series

Fonds: 17

Series: 3-5

Material Format: textual record; graphic material

Date: 1967-1988

Physical Description: 70 cm of textual records; 1238 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller

Admin History/Bio: Activities undertaken by the Committee for Soviet Jewry in Ontario and its affiliated partner organizations included political lobbying, telephone and letter-writing campaigns, product boycotting, symposiums, public rallies, petitions, marches and demonstrations. Among the highest profile activities were the annual Simcha Torah rallies in October and the annual commemorations of the execution of twenty-four Soviet Jewish writers and intellectuals, which had occurred on August 12, 1952 at Moscow's Liubianka prison. As well as organizing public protest activities, the Committee for Soviet Jewry established, in the 1980s, the Ida Nudel Humanitarian Award which emphasized the humanitarian work of a number of prominent Canadian women. Other non-protest activities included bar/ bat mitzvah twinning, family and prisoner sponsorships, and holiday greetings, all programmes that tied the daily lives of Soviet Jews to their Canadian counterparts.

Scope and Content: Sub-series consists of records documenting the wide range of above-listed protest activities in which the CJC and various affiliated organizations participated. The files include numerous photographs of mass rallies and group demonstrations, planning notes, correspondence, event notices and other promotional materials.

Subjects: Demonstrations

Arrangement: Records of protest activities in this sub-series have been organized chronologically and by event. Indicated date ranges at the file level are of the documents themselves and are not necessarily indicative of the dates of specific events, such as rallies or marches, though such dates are noted in the file description where known.

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Allan Gardens Incident [textual record] – 1965-1966.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; Anti-Semitism Cases sub-series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 17; Series 5-3; File 1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; Anti-Semitism Cases sub-series

Level: File

Fonds: 17

Series: 5-3

File: 1

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1965-1966

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of detailed documentation about the public meeting and demonstration by the Canadian Nazi Party at Allan Gardens, May 30, 1965. This event provoked a a much larger same-day counter-demonstration at the park by members of Toronto's Jewish community, actions sometimes referred to as the Allan Gardens riot. Documentation of these events and the reactions of Toronto's Jewish community and the general populace are also contained within this file.

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

Subjects: Demonstrations; Riots

Places: Allan Gardens (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Beattie, John's Jewish lawyer [textual record] – 1965.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; Anti-Semitism Cases sub-series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 17; Series 5-3; File 14

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; Anti-Semitism Cases sub-series

Level: File

Fonds: 17

Series: 5-3

File: 14

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1965

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of news clippings about John Weisdorf, the Jewish lawyer of John Beattie (leader of the Canadian Nazi Party).

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

Subjects: Lawyers

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Beattie, John [textual record] – 1970.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; Anti-Semitism Cases sub-series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 17; Series 5-3; File 16

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; Anti-Semitism Cases sub-series

Level: File

Fonds: 17

Series: 5-3

File: 16

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1970

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of one news clipping documenting a rally held by John Beattie (leader of the Canadian National Socialist Party or Nazi Party of Canada) and one letter written by Beattie to apply for a salesclerk job.

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

Subjects: Demonstrations

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Haines, Edson L. [textual record] – 1954.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; Anti-Semitism Cases sub-series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 17; Series 5-3; File 101

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; Anti-Semitism Cases sub-series

Level: File

Fonds: 17

Series: 5-3

File: 101

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1954

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of correspondence regarding an antisemitic comment made by Edson L. Haines, Q.C. during a lecture at the Law Society of Upper Canada.

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

Name Access: Haines, Edson L; Law Society of Upper Canada

Subjects: Lawyers; Lectures and lecturing

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Western Guard [graphic material] – 1966.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; Anti-Semitism Cases sub-series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 17; Series 5-3; File 260

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; Anti-Semitism Cases sub-series

Level: File

Fonds: 17

Series: 5-3

File: 260

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1966

Physical Description: 15 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm

Scope and Content: File consists of photographs of members of the Western Guard white supremacist group at a mass demonstration in Toronto.

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

Name Access: Western Guard Party

Subjects: Demonstrations; White supremacy movements

Source: Archival Descriptions

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John J. Glass [graphic material] – [ca. 1960].

Part Of: Gordon Mendly fonds; Portraits series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 18; Series 1; Item 12

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gordon Mendly fonds; Portraits series

Level: Item

Fonds: 18

Series: 1

Item: 12

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1960]

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

Admin History/Bio: John Judah Glass was born 31 October 1897, in England, the son of Morris and Pearl Glass. In 1907, Glass immigrated to Toronto, two years after his father. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1917 and received his law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1921. He married Anne Ethel (née Horowitz) and had two children: George and Jesse.; Glass was a practicing barrister and solicitor and a member of the Canadian Bar Association. He served with the Canadian army during the First and Second World Wars. He was a member of the Toronto Board of Education (1928-1930), was Alderman with the Toronto City Council (1931-1934), and was a Liberal MPP for St. Andrew's Riding (1934-1943).; He was on the Board of Governors of Beth Tzedec Congregation; was the past president of the Toronto Zionist Council; was on the national and regional executive of the Zionist Organization of Canada; was a founder of the Canadian Jewish Congress; was the past president of Toronto B'nai B'rith; was a founder and first president of the General Wingate Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion; and was affiliated with the Toronto Council of Christians and Jews, the Palestine Lodge, the Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital, the Jewish Historical Society, United Jewish Appeal, Jewish National Fund, and the State of Israel Bonds.

Scope and Content: Item is a portrait of John J.Glass.

Subjects: Immigrants--Canada; Lawyers; Politicians

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

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Wilferd Gordon [graphic material] – [ca. 1965].

Part Of: Dr. Alexander Brown fonds; Jewish communal activities series; Jewish communal portraits file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 95; Series 4; File 1; Item 2

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Dr. Alexander Brown fonds; Jewish communal activities series; Jewish communal portraits file

Level: Item

Fonds: 95

Series: 4

File: 1

Item: 2

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1965]

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

Admin History/Bio: Wilferd Gordon, Q.C., was the son of Rabbi Jacob Gordon and was a President of the Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto.

Scope and Content: Item is a portrait.

Subjects: Lawyers

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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Children in costumes at a children's Purim party [graphic material] – 1980.

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds; Clanton Park Synagogue series; Purim celebrations file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 4; Series 6; File 50; Item 2

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds; Clanton Park Synagogue series; Purim celebrations file

Level: Item

Fonds: 4

Series: 6

File: 50

Item: 2

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1980

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm

Notes: Photograph is by Paul Brown.

Subjects: Children; Costume; Purim

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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Man dressed in costume at a Purim party for adults [graphic material] – 1979.

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds; Clanton Park Synagogue series; Purim celebrations file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 4; Series 6; File 50; Item 4

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds; Clanton Park Synagogue series; Purim celebrations file

Level: Item

Fonds: 4

Series: 6

File: 50

Item: 4

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1979

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm

Notes: Photograph is by Paul Brown

Subjects: Costume

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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Lloyd Fogler [graphic material] – May 1951.

Part Of: Sylvia Schwartz fonds; Portraits of Prominent Jewish Torontonians series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 80; Series 1; Item 10

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Sylvia Schwartz fonds; Portraits of Prominent Jewish Torontonians series

Level: Item

Fonds: 80

Series: 1

Item: 10

Material Format: graphic material

Date: May 1951

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 11 x 8 cm and 13 x 9 cm

Admin History/Bio: Lloyd S.D. Fogler is a prominent lawyer in Toronto, and one of the founding Senior partners of Fogler Rubinoff LLP law firm, established in 1982 by a merger of the Fogler, Siegler, and Rubinoff & Rubinoff law firms. He recieved his B.Comm (Hons.) from the University of Toronto in 1954, and his LL.B. (Hons.) from Osgoode in 1958. He was also admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1958. Fogler was appointed to the Queen's Councel in 1970 in the Province of Ontario.; Folger is a member of the Canadian Bar Association and the Upper Canada Law Society, and has held several directorial positions with organizations like the Canada land Company, Brampton Brick Limited, the Royal Ontario Museum, the Canadian Opera Company, the Canadian Society for the Weizmann Institute of Science and Mount Sinai Hospital.; Fogler is also Anne Farber's Son-in-law.

Scope and Content: The item is a portrait of Lloyd Fogler.

Subjects: Lawyers

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

Related Material: See accession #2010-12-13.

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Harry Goldstein and unknown man, Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1916].

Level: Item

ID: Item 425

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 425

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1916]

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

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of Harry Goldstein in costume (seated) with an unknown man.

Name Access: Goldstein, Harry

Subjects: Costume; Actors

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

Harry Goldstein in costume, Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1916].

Level: Item

ID: Item 426

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 426

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1916]

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

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of Harry Goldstein in costume.

Name Access: Goldstein, Harry

Subjects: Costume; Actors

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

Harry Goldstein in costume, Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1916].

Level: Item

ID: Item 432

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 432

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1916]

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

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of Harry Goldstein in costume.

Name Access: Goldstein, Harry

Subjects: Costume; Actors

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

Signed portrait of Nathan Phillips, Q.C. Mayor of Toronto [graphic material] – 1961.

Part Of: Larry Becker collection

Level: File

ID: Fonds 34; File 67

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Larry Becker collection

Level: File

Fonds: 34

File: 67

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1961

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content: File consists of a signed self-portrait of Mayor Nathan Phillips wearing his chain of office, given to his friend, Fred Shockinger. Photograph is signed Dec.1,1961 and taken by Studio Cavouk.

Name Access: Phillips, Nathan, 1892-1976

Subjects: Lawyers; Politicians; Portraits

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Ora and Zvi Ladovsky dressed up for Purim (Israel) [graphic material] – [195-?].

Part Of: Ladovsky family fonds; Photographs file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 83; File 9; Item 33

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Ladovsky family fonds; Photographs file

Level: Item

Fonds: 83

File: 9

Item: 33

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [195-?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a photograph of Ora and Zvi Ladovsky dressed up in costumes for Purim, in Israel. Both children are relatives of the Ladovsky family of Toronto.

Notes: Originally cited as photo # 3845

Subjects: Children; Costume; Purim

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: Israel

Accession Number: 1983-11-6

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Rally in Nathan Phillips Square [graphic material] – Oct. 1971.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Committee for Soviet Jewry series; Protest activities sub-series; Kosygin demonstration file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 17; Series 3-5; File 7

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Committee for Soviet Jewry series; Protest activities sub-series; Kosygin demonstration file

Level: Item

Fonds: 17

Series: 3-5

File: 7

Material Format: graphic material

Date: Oct. 1971

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm

Notes: Photograph is by Gadi Hoz.

Subjects: Demonstrations

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

Places: Nathan Phillips Square (Toronto, Ont.)

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Mr. Eddie Gelber [graphic material] – Jan. 1953.

Part Of: Sylvia Schwartz fonds; Portraits of Prominent Jewish Torontonians series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 80; Series 1; Item 13

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Sylvia Schwartz fonds; Portraits of Prominent Jewish Torontonians series

Level: Item

Fonds: 80

Series: 1

Item: 13

Material Format: graphic material

Date: Jan. 1953

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 11 x 8 cm and 13 x 9 cm

Admin History/Bio: Edward Elisha Gelber (1903-1970) was born on November 16th, 1903 in Toronto. His parents were Moses and Sophie Gelber. Eddie married Anna (nee David), who later became a prominent obstetrician. Eddie and Anna had three children, Edna, Lynn and David. Eddie died in Jerusalem in 1970.; Eddie received his BA from the University of Toronto in 1925 and his MA from Columbia University in 1929. He was also a graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America where he earned his Masters of Hebrew Literature. He was admitted to the Ontario Bar, Osgoode Hall in 1934 and the Palestine Bar in 1937. A prominent communal worker, Eddie acted as President of the Zionist Council of Canada, President of the Hebrew Schools of Toronto, President of the Toronto Jewish Welfare Fund and honourary vice-president of the Canadian Jewish Congress during his lifetime.

Name Access: Gelber, Edward E., 1903-1970

Subjects: Lawyers

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

Related Material: See Fonds 80, Series 1-1, Item 14 for portrait of Eddie's wife, Dr. Anna Gelber; See Fonds 36 (Edward E. Gelber fonds); See MG6 E3

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Sam Gotfrid [graphic material] – Jan. 1943.

Part Of: Sylvia Schwartz fonds; Portraits of Prominent Jewish Torontonians series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 80; Series 1; Item 17

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Sylvia Schwartz fonds; Portraits of Prominent Jewish Torontonians series

Level: Item

Fonds: 80

Series: 1

Item: 17

Material Format: graphic material

Date: Jan. 1943

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 11 x 8 cm, 13 x 9 cm

Admin History/Bio: Sam Gotfrid (1907-2007) was born 20 October 1907 in Toronto. His parents were Louis and Fannie. Sam had 3 siblings: Nathan, Sadie (Berg) and Harold. Sam studied at the University of Toronto, receiving a BA in Political Science and Economics in 1928. He also graduated from Osgood Hall in 1931 and received his QC in 1955. Sam practiced law for nearly 60 years, including many years as part of Gotfrid, Noble & Dennis. He specialized in commercial law, real estate and general corporation law. Sam was also heavily involved in communal work. He acted as a board member of the United Jewish Welfare Fund of Toronto and as a member executive of the Canadian Jewish Congress (Central Region).; He married Freda (nee Birnhaum). They had two children: Peter H. and Mona Ellen. Sam died in his home on December 3, 2007.

Scope and Content: The item is a portrait of Sam Gotfrid.

Name Access: Gotfrid, Sam, 1907-2007 (subject)

Subjects: Lawyers

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.

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Alvin Rosenberg [graphic material] – May 1944.

Part Of: Sylvia Schwartz fonds; Portraits of Prominent Jewish Torontonians series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 80; Series 1; Item 30

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Sylvia Schwartz fonds; Portraits of Prominent Jewish Torontonians series

Level: Item

Fonds: 80

Series: 1

Item: 30

Material Format: graphic material

Date: May 1944

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 12 x 8 cm 13 x 9 cm

Admin History/Bio: Alvin Benjamin Rosenberg was born on February 26th, 1925. His parents were Esther and Henry. He married Ileen Perlman. Alvin and Ileen had seven children: Ellen, Paul, David, Anne, Joan, Lily and Beth.; Alvin attended the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall. He began his career as a barrister and solicitor, during which time he practised with the firm Rosenberg, Smith for more than 30 years. He later became a judge and from 1983-1990 served on the High Court of Justice. From 1990-1999 he served on the Ontario Court of Justice. In addition, Alvin was a member of the editorial board for Advocate's Quarterly, a publication for which he wrote a number of articles. He also co-authored Appellate Advocacy with Marvin J. Huberman in 1996. Rosenberg was also appointed for a short-term position with the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Law.; Active in his community, Alvin was involved with the United Jewish Appeal Campaign, the Baycrest Hospital and the Jewish Home for the Aged. Alvin also served as the Vice-President of the United Jewish Welfare Fund.

Scope and Content: The item is a portrait of Alvin Rosenberg.

Name Access: Rosenberg, Alvin, 1925- (subject)

Subjects: Judges; Lawyers

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.

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Arab protest [graphic material] – 1966.

Part Of: Zionist Organization of Canada fonds; Central Region sous-fonds; Subject files series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 28-1; Series 7; File 13

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Zionist Organization of Canada fonds; Central Region sous-fonds; Subject files series

Level: File

Fonds: 28-1

Series: 7

File: 13

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1966

Physical Description: 7 photographs : b&w and col. ; 21 x 26 cm and 10 x 14 cm

Scope and Content: The file consists of photographs taken of an Arab protest against Israel.

Subjects: Demonstrations; Israel

Source: Archival Descriptions

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International Left Opposition demonstration [graphic material] – [1933?].

Part Of: Harry Clairmont fonds

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 32; Item 6

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Harry Clairmont fonds

Level: Item

Fonds: 32

Item: 6

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [1933?]

Physical Description: 3 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Admin History/Bio: On July 11, 1933 over 15,000 people (mostly Jewish and working class) walked off the job to protest Nazism, fascism, and other human rights issues. Reported in the Globe and Mail as the largest protest of its kind in Canada since the 1919 Winnipeg general strike, a united front of all the needle trade unions and over fifty Jewish organizations took part.

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of an International Left Opposition (ILO) demonstration depicting a large group of protestors walking carrying banners. This is likely the large anti-fascist protest, which took place in Toronto on July 11, 1933.

Notes: One copy is a close-up photograph.

Name Access: International Left Opposition

Subjects: Anti-fascist movements; Banners; Demonstrations

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.

Related Material: See also accession #1988-4/8 for a broadside notice for this strike and demonstration. For additional images of this protest see Fonds 32, items 8, 9, 11, 13, and 15.

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1979-11-18

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Workers' Party of Canada, Toronto Branches [graphic material] – [193-?].

Part Of: Harry Clairmont fonds

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 32; Item 7

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Harry Clairmont fonds

Level: Item

Fonds: 32

Item: 7

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [193-?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 7 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of a demonstration, likely organized by the International Left Opposition. Several people are walking together displaying banners, one of which reads the Workers' Party of Canada, Toronto Branches.

Name Access: International Left Opposition; Workers' Party of Canada

Subjects: Banners; Communism; Demonstrations

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: 1979-11-18

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Woman holding banner at International Left Opposition demonstration [graphic material] – [1933?].

Part Of: Harry Clairmont fonds

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 32; Item 8

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Harry Clairmont fonds

Level: Item

Fonds: 32

Item: 8

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [1933?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm

Admin History/Bio: On July 11, 1933 over 15,000 people (mostly Jewish and working class) walked off the job to protest Nazism, fascism, and other human rights issues. Reported in the Globe and Mail as the largest protest of its kind in Canada since the 1919 Winnipeg general strike, a united front of all the needle trade unions and over fifty Jewish organizations took part.

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of a woman holding a banner at an International Left Opposition demonstration. There are others holding banners behind her and people sitting along the side watching the demonstration. This image was likely taken during the large anti-fascist demonstration, which took place in Toronto on July 11, 1933.

Name Access: International Left Opposition

Subjects: Anti-fascist movements; Banners; Demonstrations

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.

Related Material: See also accession #1988-4/8 for a broadside notice for this strike and demonstration. For additional images of this protest see Fonds 32, items 6, 9, 11, 13, and 15.

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1979-11-18

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Protestors holding banners [graphic material] – [1933?].

Part Of: Harry Clairmont fonds

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 32; Item 9

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Harry Clairmont fonds

Level: Item

Fonds: 32

Item: 9

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [1933?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm

Admin History/Bio: On July 11, 1933 over 15,000 people (mostly Jewish and working class) walked off the job to protest Nazism, fascism, and other human rights issues. Reported in the Globe and Mail as the largest protest of its kind in Canada since the 1919 Winnipeg general strike, a united front of all the needle trade unions and over fifty Jewish organizations took part.

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of a group of male and female demonstrators holding banners at an International Left Opposition demonstration. This photo was likely taken during the large anti-fascist demonstration in Toronto on July 11, 1933.

Name Access: International Left Opposition

Subjects: Anti-fascist movements; Banners; Demonstrations

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.

Related Material: See also accession #1988-4/8 for a broadside notice for this strike and demonstration. For additional images of this protest see Fonds 32, items 6, 8, 11, 13, and 15.

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1979-11-18

Source: Archival Descriptions

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International Left Opposition demonstrators with banners [graphic material] – [1933?].

Part Of: Harry Clairmont fonds

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 32; Item 11

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Harry Clairmont fonds

Level: Item

Fonds: 32

Item: 11

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [1933?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm

Admin History/Bio: On July 11, 1933 over 15,000 people (mostly Jewish and working class) walked off the job to protest Nazism, fascism, and other human rights issues. Reported in the Globe and Mail as the largest protest of its kind in Canada since the 1919 Winnipeg general strike, a united front of all the needle trade unions and over fifty Jewish organizations took part.

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of a group of International Left Opposition demonstrators standing together with their banners. This photo was likely taken during the large anti-fascist demonstration, which took place in Toronto on July 11, 1933.

Name Access: International Left Opposition

Subjects: Anti-fascist movements; Banners; Demonstrations

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.

Related Material: See also accession #1988-4/8 for a broadside notice for this strike and demonstration. For additional images of this protest see Fonds 32, items 6, 8, 9, 13, and 15.

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1979-11-18

Source: Archival Descriptions

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International Left Opposition demonstrators marching along Bathurst Street [graphic material] – [193-?].

Part Of: Harry Clairmont fonds

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 32; Item 12

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Harry Clairmont fonds

Level: Item

Fonds: 32

Item: 12

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [193-?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of an International Left Opposition demonstration held in Toronto. The demonstrators are walking down Bathurst Street at Ulster and are carrying banners saying "Fight Wage Cuts", "Workers Organize or Starve", and "For the Revolutionary Defense of the Soviet Union".

Name Access: International Left Opposition

Subjects: Banners; Demonstrations; Socialism

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: Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.); Ulster Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1979-11-18

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Demonstrators holding banner at International Left Opposition demonstration [graphic material] – [1933?].

Part Of: Harry Clairmont fonds

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 32; Item 13

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Harry Clairmont fonds

Level: Item

Fonds: 32

Item: 13

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [1933?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm

Admin History/Bio: On July 11, 1933 over 15,000 people (mostly Jewish and working class) walked off the job to protest Nazism, fascism, and other human rights issues. Reported in the Globe and Mail as the largest protest of its kind in Canada since the 1919 Winnipeg general strike, a united front of all the needle trade unions and over fifty Jewish organizations took part.

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of two men holding a banner with a slogan which reads "To Victory! Under the Banner of Lenin and Trotsky" at an International Left Opposition demonstration in Toronto. This photo was likely taken during the large anti-fascist demonstration that took place in Toronto on July 11, 1933.

Name Access: International Left Opposition

Subjects: Banners; Communism; Demonstrations

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.

Related Material: See also accession #1988-4/8 for a broadside notice for this strike and demonstration. For additional images of this protest see Fonds 32, items 6, 8, 9, 11, and 15.

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1979-11-18

Source: Archival Descriptions

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International Left Opposition demonstrators marching [graphic material] – [193-?].

Part Of: Harry Clairmont fonds

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 32; Item 14

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Harry Clairmont fonds

Level: Item

Fonds: 32

Item: 14

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [193-?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of an International Left Opposition demonstration in Toronto. Demonstrators are carrying banners in support of socialist and Communist organizations and their tenets.

Notes: Image is slightly blurred.

Name Access: International Left Opposition

Subjects: Banners; Demonstrations

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: 1979-11-18

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Participants holding banners at International Left Opposition demonstration [graphic material] – [1933?].

Part Of: Harry Clairmont fonds

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 32; Item 15

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Harry Clairmont fonds

Level: Item

Fonds: 32

Item: 15

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [1933?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm

Admin History/Bio: On July 11, 1933 over 15,000 people (mostly Jewish and working class) walked off the job to protest Nazism, fascism, and other human rights issues. Reported in the Globe and Mail as the largest protest of its kind in Canada since the 1919 Winnipeg general strike, a united front of all the needle trade unions and over fifty Jewish organizations took part.

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of participants holding various banners at an International Left Opposition demonstration in Toronto. This photo was likely taken during the large anti-fascist demonstration which took place in Toronto on July 11, 1933.

Name Access: International Left Opposition

Subjects: Anti-fascist movements; Banners; Demonstrations

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.

Related Material: See also accession #1988-4/8 for a broadside notice for this strike and demonstration. For additional images of this protest see Fonds 32, items 6, 8, 9, 11, and 13.

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1979-11-18

Source: Archival Descriptions

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International Left Opposition demonstration [graphic material] – [193-?].

Part Of: Harry Clairmont fonds

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 32; Item 16

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Harry Clairmont fonds

Level: Item

Fonds: 32

Item: 16

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [193-?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of an International Left Opposition demonstration depicting participants carrying banners for the Workers Party of Canada, Toronto Branches and banners containing slogans against fascism.

Name Access: International Left Opposition; Workers' Party of Canada

Subjects: Banners; Communism; Demonstrations

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: 1979-11-18

Source: Archival Descriptions

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