- Level
- Item
- ID
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Item 3895
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3895
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1982
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of Leonard Wise of Brantford, Ontario, with Marci Gilbert of the Canadian Jewish Congress, at a picnic organized by the CJC for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. There is also an unidentified man in the photo.
- Subjects
- Communities
- Picnics
- Places
- Brantford (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1986-2-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Paul Edell fonds
- Community activities series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 5
- Series
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1919-1978
- Physical Description
- 5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of correspondence and a certificate relating to some of Paul Edell’s community activities including Shomrai Shabbos and the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Hoffman family fonds
- Community Activities series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 6
- Series
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1957-1969
- Physical Description
- 10 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Max and Celia Hoffman were involved in many community activities including the synagogue and Jewish education. They raised funds on behalf of the community and also made financial contributions to a variety of Jewish organizations.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of correspondence, financial reports and programme books relating to educational, religious and fraternal organizations and institutions in Hamilton. Series also contains material from local events such as the dedication of Adas Israel synagogue and regional events such as the convention of the Canadian Jewish Congress and the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Ontario Region. In addition, there are correspondence and a certificate from Yeshiva University in regards to a scholarship established by Max and Celia Hoffman. Other material includes a calendar published by the Hamilton chapter of B’Nai Brith and the Hamilton District Jewish Community Telephone Directory.
- Name Access
- B'nai B'rith
- Canadian Jewish Congress
- Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Ontario Region
- Central Fund for Traditional Institutions
- Hamilton Talmud Torah
- National Society for Hebrew Day Schools
- Hamilton District Jewish Community Telephone Directory
- Subjects
- Education
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Community activities sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-3
- Material Format
- textual record
- object
- Date
- 1968-1995
- Physical Description
- 3 folders of textual records
- 1 plaque
- Admin History/Bio
- Sol Edell was involved in a variety of religious, educational and cultural organizations. Not only did he make financial donations to organizations, but he also became personally involved and organized specific projects. As well, representatives of foreign institutions would stay at his home when they came to Toronto on speaking engagements or fundraising missions.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of awards that relate to Sol Edell’s fundraising efforts on behalf of “Yeshiva Hatalmid” and for hosting speakers and fundraisers who were visiting Toronto. Also included is a day book listing community meetings as well as family events. As well, there is correspondence relating to an item loaned to the Baycrest Heritage Museum, and a plaque.
- Name Access
- Yeshiva Hatalmid
- Baycrest Heritage Museum
- Subjects
- Education
- Fund raising
- Religion
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Jewish communal activities series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1934-1982, predominant 1958-1982
- Physical Description
- 7 cm of textual records
- 37 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of textual records documenting Dr. Alexander Brown's various Jewish communal activities. Included are meeting minutes, speeches, publications, correspondence, invitations, flyers, photographs, biographies, newspaper clippings, brochures, a list, and a program.
- Notes
- Photographers and photography studios are identified on the photographs.
- Physical Condition
- A number of the photographs are starting to curl along the edges and have become stiff due to poor storage conditions.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- General community activities series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 11
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- 1950-2010
- Physical Description
- 77 cm of textual records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- In addition to his ongoing involvement with Clanton Park, the Canadian Jewish Congress Archives, the Aliyah Support Group, Jones Avenue Cemetery, Shomrai Shabbos and Adas Israel, Sol Edell undertook special projects on behalf of a wide array of Jewish organizations. These include cultural (Toronto Cantorial Scholarship Fund), educational (Netivot Hatorah and Yeshivat Or Chaim Ulpanat Orot), religious (Union of Jewish Orthodox Congregations), social welfare (Association of Jewish Seniors and Co-Ordinated Services to the Jewish Elderly) and Zionist (Canadian Friends of Yeshivat Hakotel and State of Israel Bonds) organizations.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records documenting Sol Edell's involvement with a wide variety of Jewish educational, social and religious organizations and institutions in Canada, the United States, and Israel. Included are meeting minutes, publications, reports, photographs, correspondence, invitations, programmes, financial records, an architectural drawing, and a sound recording. While many of these organizations such as Eitz Chaim, Or Chaim Ulpanat Orot (educational), Mizrachi Organization of Canada, Emunah Women (Zionist) and Beth Jacob V’Anshe Drildz (synagogue) are orthodox, others such as Associated Hebrew Day Schools (educational), State of Israel Bonds (Zionist) and Co-ordinated Services to the Jewish Elderly (social welfare) have no religious affiliation.
- Notes
- Physical description note: includes 26 photographs, 1 audio cassette, and 1 architectural drawing.
- Name Access
- Eitz Chaim
- Or Chaim Ulpanat Orot
- Mizrachi Men’s Organization
- Emunah Women
- Beth Jacob V'Anshei Drildz (Toronto, Ont.)
- Associated Hebrew Day Schools
- State of Israel Bonds
- Co-ordinated Services to the Jewish Elderly
- Camp Moshava
- Harbord Collegiate
- Netivot Hatorah
- Union of Jewish Orthodox Congregations
- B'Nei Akiva
- Toronto Committee for Bikur Cholim Hospital
- Subjects
- Charities
- Children
- Education
- Fund raising
- Older people
- Religion
- Zionism
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Samuel Posluns fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 70
- File
- 16
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1934-1979
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 2 photographs ; b&w ; 17 x 12 or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs, newspaper clippings and a copy of a front page of the YMHA Bulletin related to Posluns involvement in Jewish communal activities.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Community Services series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 26
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1958-1968
- Physical Description
- 12 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Many of the smaller Jewish communities in Ontario could not support a central communal organization. The Canadian Jewish Congress, therefore, assisted them in all aspects of their communal activities. Congress field workers would visit on a regular basis, assess local problems and refer them to the appropriate agencies for resolution. The name was formerly known as Community Organization.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of general files of the Community Services.
- Notes
- Series formerly described and cited as RG258.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Toronto Holocaust Museum series
- Youth for Youth sub-committee sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 28-7
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1990-2003
- Physical Description
- 10 cm textual records
- ca. 170 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of records documenting the Youth for Youth sub-committee. Records include meeting minutes, correspondence, membership lists, and promotional material. Much of the records are from the Holocaust Centre's annual essay contest, including student submissions and photographs of the winners' ceremony.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Client agency correspondence series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 18
- File
- 46
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1957-1958
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of lists of contacts with the Community Service Group executive.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds
- Toronto Section series
- Service Portfolio sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 38
- Series
- 7-11
- File
- 31
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1978-1986
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 94 photographs : b&w and col. (34 negatives, 8 slides) ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs taken at community service award events, newsclippings about the honorees and award winners and a press release announcing the selection of Marvelle Koffler as 1981 Community Service Award recipent.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- Jewish communal service series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 9
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Date
- [194-]-1988
- Physical Description
- 323 photographs : b&w and col. ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller and other material
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of textual records and graphic material documenting Phil Givens' involvement with the Jewish community. In particular, the textual records include general correspondence, speeches and convention materials documenting his role as national president of the Canadian Zionist Federation and his involvement with many other Jewish organizations. The records also consist of certificates, scrapbooks, objects, photographs of various events within the community as well as photographic albums presented to Givens on the occasion of his 1968 Jewish National Fund Negev dinner and his 1985 Canadian Zionist Federation testimonial dinner.
- The majority of the records has been arranged into nine sub-series: 9-1. B’nai Brith; 9-2. Canadian Zionist Federation; 9-3. Jewish National Fund; 9-4. Keren Hayesod; 9-5. Rho Pi Phi fraternity; 9-6. State of Israel Bonds; 9-7. United Jewish Welfare Fund / United Jewish Appeal; and 9-8. Other Jewish organizations.
- Notes
- Includes 12.15 cm of textual records, 2 objects and 1 presentation piece.
- Arrangement
- Any files not clearly associated with a specific Jewish organization were attached to the Jewish communal service series itself.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Congress Committee on Youth series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 38
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1956-1959
- Physical Description
- 52 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- This committee was composed of adults who determined how Congress in the Region could best serve the needs of youth. By this time, the Jewish Youth Council had ceased to exist.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of general files of the Congress Committee on Youth.
- Notes
- Series formerly described and cited as RG270.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Harry Moscoe fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 69
- File
- 10
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1943-1944
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of reports on various activities sponsored by the War Efforts Committee. Included is a July, 1943 photograph of a concert party for servicemen in Halifax.
- Places
- Halifax (N.S.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee meeting agendas, minutes, reports and correspondence series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 1
- File
- 334
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1963
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of meeting minutes of the Central Region Administrative Committee, financial records, statistical lists, correspondence and reports on small Jewish communities in Ontario by the Community Services Committee, including statistical information and reports on the communities in Ansonville, Brantford, Guelph, Hamilton, Kingston, Kirkland Lake, Kitchener, London, Oshawa, Peterborough, Rouyn-Noranda, Sarnia, St. Catharines, Sault Ste. Marie, Stratford, Timmins, and Windsor.
- Access Restriction
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Accession Number
- 2005-2-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2008-4-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-4-7
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm
- Date
- 2006
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of Julia Koschitzky, taken by Al Gilbert for a feature article in Lifestyles magazine. Accompanying the photograph is the resulting cover of the magazine.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12-17 [Processed]
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12-17 [Processed]
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 119 photographs : b&w and col. (43 tifs, 32 negatives, 1 slide) ; 41 x 51 cm or smaller and 300 dpi
- Date
- 1960-2007
- Scope and Content
- This accession includes forty-three black-and-white and colour portrait prints along with the accompanying digital images and some negatives. The sitters include nationally- and internationally-renowned entertainers, athletes, politicians, entrepreneurs, artists, and jurists. Individuals include: David Ben-Gurion, Dr. Charles Best, Conrad Black, A. J. Casson, John Diefenbaker, Gordie Howe, Yousuf Karsh, Betty Kennedy, Larry King, George Knudson, Jean Beliveau, Yehuda Menuhin, Lester Pearson, John Robarts, Sidney Robins, Peter Appleyard, Leona Boyd, George Cohon, David Crombie, Dizzy Gillespie, Dr. Bernie Goldman, Martin Luther King III, Murray Koffler, Moe Koffman, Eugene Levy, Edwin Mirvish, Raymond Moriyama, Frank Sinatra, Carl Schaeffer, Mandel Sprachman, Dr. Tile, Wayne and Shuster, Dr. Key, Joseph Biden, Matthew Teitlebaum, Guido Basso, Oscar Peterson, the director of the Department of Transportation in Maui, a man playing chess, and a diver in an aquarium.
- Administrative History
- Nathan Gittelmacher immigrated to Toronto from Kiev, Ukraine after the First World War. He first worked as a photographer at Empire Studios, and then in 1922, opened up his own studio, Elite Studios, at 615 Queen Street West. Many of Nathan’s portraits were produced with a large format view camera and from glass negatives.
- During the 1940s, the family changed its name to Gilbert and subsequently altered the name of the business to Gilbert Studios. Nathan’s son, Albert, who was born 18 November 1922, started working in the family business in 1941, when he was 19 years old. He eventually assumed control of it after his father retired. He moved the studio to Eglington Avenue and then later to Davenport Road, its current location, in order to accommodate its growing clientele.
- Al made a name for himself as a portrait photographer, using natural light in innovative ways to create more natural looking portraits. Al’s primary work involved producing portraits of families, weddings, bar mitzvahs, special events and dinners. Most of his early clients were from the Jewish community. In turn, he also was paid to produce portraits of local entrepreneurs, and his multi-year contract with the city, gave him sole responsibility for the production of portraits of the mayors and councilmen and women. He later branched out beyond the Jewish community, and began to produce images of businessmen and leaders from the Italian community in Toronto.
- n addition to the paid contracts involving local personalities and groups, Al Gilbert has also produced many artistic portraits of local, national and international celebrities, artists and leaders such as: Wayne and Shuster, Howie Mandel, Oscar Peterson, Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Robertson Davies, several Canadian prime ministers as well as Prince Charles, all of the Israeli prime ministers, which were made into stamps by the Israeli government, and finally, the last Pope. Gilbert’s work therefore captures a huge range of individuals from the ordinary bride to extraordinary world leaders.
- Al has won many awards as well as accolades from his peers throughout his career. He is the three-time recipient of the prestigious Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC) Photographer of the year honour. He has been named Fellow of the photographic societies in Canada, Britain and the United States. In 1990, he was awarded the Order of Canada and recently nominated for the Order of Ontario. In January 2007, the Professional Photographers of America presented him with their Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is the highest honor PPA can bestow on a person for their body of work and influence on professional photography.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Descriptive Notes
- File list is available here: S:\Appraisal\00 Monetary appraisals\CPERB\2007-12-17, Gilbert\2007-12-17 CPERB list.xls
- Processed as Fonds 37, series 4.
- USE CONDITION NOTE: Permission for use must be granted by Mr. Al Gilbert or his children. Attribution beneath Mr. Gilbert’s work to read: Al Gilbert C.M. or Portrait by Al Gilbert C.M. Reproduction Prints can only be made by Gilbert Studios under Mr. Gilbert’s direction. Mr. Gilbert’s work cannot be reproduced by any third party off these web sites or exhibits without permission. No cropping or alterations to the original image is allowed.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Name Access
- Biden, Joseph R.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-6-12
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-6-12
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 31 photographs (tiff)
- Date
- [1923?]-1935
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of thirty-one scanned family photographs of the Gilbert family of Toronto from the 1920s and 1930s. Four of the images scanned were modern reprints; two are composites, one of Albert and one of Jack. Some of the originals were produced as postcards to be sent to family members.
- Administrative History
- Nachman "Nathan" Gittelmacher was born in Kiev, Ukraine in 1898, the son of Shloima and Mattie Gittelmacher. Suffering terribly during the pogroms of 1918 and 1920, he fled from place to place and then immigrated to Canada in 1921. Trained as a photographer in Europe, he opened his own photography studio in Toronto in 1922, called Elite Studios. First located at 513 Queen Street West, he soon moved to 615 Queen Street West. Nathan serviced a largely Jewish clientele, photographing weddings, bar mitzvahs, as well as Jewish community events.
- Nathan was married to Nina Sokoloff and they had three sons and a daughter: Louis (Lou), Albert (Al), Jack, and Ruth.
- During the early 1940s, the family legally changed their name from Gittelmacher to Gilbert and subsequently altered the name of the business to Gilbert Studios. When Nathan retired, Al, who had been working there since a young age, took over the business and under his management it thrived. In order to accommodate his growing clientele, he moved the studio to Eglinton Avenue and later to 170 Davenport Road, where it is situated today.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-5-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-5-2
- Material Format
- philatelic record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 33 postage stamps (12 electronic)
- 1 photograph : col. ; 21 x 26 cm
- Date
- 1970-1998
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of a sheet of 15 postage stamps of former Prime Minister of Israel Levi Eshkol, printed in 1970 and featuring a portrait taken by Gilbert in 1968; a sheet of 6 postage stamps of former Israeli president Chaim Herzog printed in 1998 and featuring a portrait taken by Gilbert in 1989, as well as a CD featuring several Israeli stamps from the donor's personal collection. There is also a photograph of Conrad Black and American president Richard Nixon.
- Subjects
- Prime ministers--Israel
- Name Access
- Gilbert, Al
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-7-8
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-7-8
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : b&w ; 10 x 12 cm
- Date
- 1932-[ca. 1942]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of 3 acetate copy negatives produced by Gilbert Studios. Two negatives document the Rolex Club and one negative documents the Yolles-Herzls' softball team.
- Administrative History
- Nathan Gittelmacher (Gilbert) came to Canada from Kiev, Russia. He established Gilbert Studios in Toronto in 1922 the year his son Albert was born. His son Albert Gilbert took over the business in 1945.
- Albert Gilbert married Gail and they parented two children named Nina and Michael. Al became a well known portrait photographer and has had the opportunity to photograph many well known personalities, including a series documenting all of Israel's Prime Ministers.
- In 1997, the City of Toronto honoured him on the 75th Anniversary of Gilbert Studio with a gala reception and exhibition held at Metro Hall
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-6-18
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-6-18
- Material Format
- graphic material
- graphic material (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 222 photographs (negatives, prints, jpg) : col. and b&w ; 18 x 13 cm and smaller
- Date
- [191-]-[ca. 1970]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs which document the Gilbert family and Gilbert Studios. Photographs of the Gilbert family are predominately portraits of Nina and the children during the 1920s and 1930s. The Gilbert Studios material largely consist of portraits of members of the Jewish community and fashion and wedding photographs. Also included in the accession are both negatives and a print of the Elite Studios storefront taken in 1923. Other notable photograph subjects in the accession include the B. Sherman Hardware storefront, Lou and Nat Turofsky, Harry Sonshine, Leon Weinstein, J. Irving Oelbaum, and Alex Levinsky. All images in the accession are black and white except for a print of Nathan Phillips.
- Custodial History
- The photographs were donated in 2008 and notes indicate that the archivist was awaiting documentation from Jack Gilbert. Since that time, some materials have been returned to the donor upon request. Previous archivists placed the negatives in acid-free envelopes and scanned a portion of the material. The original conservation report for the glass negatives completed in 2008 evaluated 42 glass negatives, but only 26 remain in this accession.
- Administrative History
- Nachman "Nathan" Gittelmacher was born in Kiev, Ukraine in 1898, the son of Shloima and Mattie Gittelmacher. Suffering terribly during the pogroms of 1918 and 1920, he fled from place to place and then emigrated to Canada in 1921. Trained as a photographer in Europe, he opened his own photography studio in Toronto in 1922, called Elite Studios. First located at 513 Queen Street West, he soon moved to 615 Queen Street West. Nathan serviced a largely Jewish clientele, photographing weddings, bar mitzvahs, as well as Jewish community events.
- Nathan was married to Nina Sokoloff and they had three sons and a daughter: Louis ("Lou"), Albert ("Al"), Jack, and Ruth.
- During the early 1940s, the family legally changed their name from Gittelmacher to Gilbert and subsequently altered the name of the business to Gilbert Studios. When Nathan moved to the United States, Al, who had been working there since a young age, took over the business and under his management it thrived. In order to accommodate his growing clientele, he moved the studio to Eglinton Avenue and later to 170 Davenport Road, where it is situated today.
- Al made a name for himself as a portrait photographer, using natural light in innovative ways to create more natural looking portraits. Al’s primary work involved producing portraits of families, weddings, bar mitzvahs, special events, and dinners. Most of his early clients were from the Jewish community. In turn, he also was paid to produce portraits of local entrepreneurs, and his multi-year contract with the city gave him sole responsibility for the production of portraits of the mayors and councilmen and women. He later branched out beyond the Jewish community, and began to produce images of businessmen and leaders from the Italian community in Toronto.
- In addition to the paid contracts involving local personalities and groups, Al Gilbert has produced many artistic portraits of local, national, and international celebrities as well as artists and leaders such as Wayne and Shuster, Howie Mandel, Oscar Peterson, Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Robertson Davies, several Canadian prime ministers, Prince Charles, Israel's prime ministers (these portraits were made into stamps by Israel's government), and, finally, the last pope. Gilbert’s work therefore captures a huge range of individuals from the ordinary bride to extraordinary world leaders.
- Al has won many awards as well as accolades from his peers throughout his career. He is the three-time recipient of the prestigious Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC) Photographer of the year honour. He has been named Fellow of the photographic societies in Canada, Britain and the United States. In 1990, he was awarded the Order of Canada. In January 2007, the Professional Photographers of America presented him with their Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is the highest honor PPA can bestow on a person for their body of work and influence on professional photography.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Descriptive Notes
- Related material note: see fonds 37 and accessions 2007-12-17, 2007-12-18, 2008-4-7, 2008-6-12, 2009-5-2, 2009-7-8
- Subjects
- Commercial photography
- Families
- Name Access
- Gilbert Studios
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-10-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-10-1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs: b & w ; 9 x 14 cm
- Date
- 1922
- Scope and Content
- The donation includes two photographs that were taken at Gittelmacher's Studio in 1922. The first is a portrait of Leona, Ida and Albert Lenchner from Pittsburgh. The second is a portrait of Albert and Leona Lenchner with their cousin Bernard Segal, who was also from Pittsburgh.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Places
- Pittsburgh (Pa.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-12-10
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-12-10
- Material Format
- graphic material
- graphic material (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 68 photographs : b&w and col. (34 jpgs and tifs) ; 41 x 51 cm and 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- The accession consists of 34 portrait prints produced by photographer Al Gilbert. It also includes the corresponding digital images. The individuals documented are prominant Toronto Jews and include: Ronald Appleby, Michael Benjamin, Avi Bennett, Edward Bronfman, Judy Feld Carr, Lou Copeland, Dan Leslie, John Daniels, A. E. Diamond, Dr. Martin Dobkin, Anne Golden, Ed Goodman, Al Green, Alex Grossman, Carl Keifitz, Marvelle Koffler, Joseph and Wolf Lebovic, Murray Menkes, Miles Nadal, Sam Pencer, Nathan Phillips, Lou Posluns, Wilfred Posluns, Alex Schanider, Seymour Schulich, Izzy Sharpe, Sam Shopsowitz, Edward Sokolowski, Ed Sonshine, Fran Sonshine, Joseph Tanenbaum, Larry Tanenbaum, Max Tanenbaum, and Ray Wolfe.
- Administrative History
- Nachman (Nathan) Gittelmacher was born in Kiev, Ukraine in 1898, the son of Shloima and Mattie Gittelmacher. Suffering terribly during the pogroms of 1918 and 1920, he fled from place to place and then emigrated to Canada in 1921. Trained as a photographer in Europe, he opened his own photography studio in Toronto in 1922, called Elite Studios. First located at 513 Queen Street West, he soon moved to 615 Queen Street West. Nathan serviced a largely Jewish clientele, photographing weddings, bar mitzvahs, as well as Jewish community events.
- Nathan was married to Nina Sokoloff and they had three sons and a daughter: Louis (Lou), Albert (Al), Jack, and Ruth.
- During the early 1940s, the family legally changed their name from Gittelmacher to Gilbert and subsequently altered the name of the business to Gilbert Studios. When Nathan moved to the United States, Al, who had been working there since a young age, took over the business and under his management it thrived. In order to accommodate his growing clientele, he moved the studio to Eglinton Avenue and later to 170 Davenport Road, where it is situated today.
- Al made a name for himself as a portrait photographer, using natural light in innovative ways to create more natural looking portraits. Al’s primary work involved producing portraits of families, weddings, bar mitzvahs, special events and dinners. Most of his early clients were from the Jewish community. In turn, he also was paid to produce portraits of local entrepreneurs, and his multi-year contract with the city, gave him sole responsibility for the production of portraits of the mayors and councilmen and women. He later branched out beyond the Jewish community, and began to produce images of businessmen and leaders from the Italian community in Toronto.
- In addition to the paid contracts involving local personalities and groups, Al Gilbert has also produced many artistic portraits of local, national and international celebrities, artists and leaders such as: Wayne and Shuster, Howie Mandel, Oscar Peterson, Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Robertson Davies, several Canadian prime ministers as well as Prince Charles, all of the Israeli prime ministers, which were made into stamps by the Israeli government, and finally, the last Pope. Gilbert’s work therefore captures a huge range of individuals from the ordinary bride to extraordinary world leaders.
- Al has won many awards as well as accolades from his peers throughout his career. He is the three-time recipient of the prestigious Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC) Photographer of the year honour. He has been named Fellow of the photographic societies in Canada, Britain and the United States. In 1990, he was awarded the Order of Canada. In January 2007, the Professional Photographers of America presented him with their Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is the highest honor PPA can bestow on a person for their body of work and influence on professional photography.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-12-12
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-12-12
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 42 photographs : b&w and col. (21 jpgs) ; 41 x 51 cm and 300dpi
- Date
- 1965-2009
- Scope and Content
- The accession consists of 21 portrait prints and corresponding digital images. These items document national and international figures and include: Bill Barber, Tony and Elizabeth Comper, Barney Danson, Tony Esposito, Victor Feldbrill, Monty Hall, Beverley Harvard, Pope John Paul II, Robert Kaplan, Sophie Milman, Henry Moore, Benjamin Netanyahu, Brad Park, Shimon Peres, Gilbert Perreault, Marjorie Pigott, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Vladislav Alexander Tretiak, Pamela Wallen, Sara and Al Waxman, and Micahel Wilson.
- Administrative History
- Nachman (Nathan) Gittelmacher was born in Kiev, Ukraine in 1898, the son of Shloima and Mattie Gittelmacher. Suffering terribly during the pogroms of 1918 and 1920, he fled from place to place and then emigrated to Canada in 1921. Trained as a photographer in Europe, he opened his own photography studio in Toronto in 1922, called Elite Studios. First located at 513 Queen Street West, he soon moved to 615 Queen Street West. Nathan serviced a largely Jewish clientele, photographing weddings, bar mitzvahs, as well as Jewish community events.
- Nathan was married to Nina Sokoloff and they had three sons and a daughter: Louis (Lou), Albert (Al), Jack, and Ruth.
- During the early 1940s, the family legally changed their name from Gittelmacher to Gilbert and subsequently altered the name of the business to Gilbert Studios. When Nathan moved to the United States, Al, who had been working there since a young age, took over the business and under his management it thrived. In order to accommodate his growing clientele, he moved the studio to Eglinton Avenue and later to 170 Davenport Road, where it is situated today.
- Al made a name for himself as a portrait photographer, using natural light in innovative ways to create more natural looking portraits. Al’s primary work involved producing portraits of families, weddings, bar mitzvahs, special events and dinners. Most of his early clients were from the Jewish community. In turn, he also was paid to produce portraits of local entrepreneurs, and his multi-year contract with the city, gave him sole responsibility for the production of portraits of the mayors and councilmen and women. He later branched out beyond the Jewish community, and began to produce images of businessmen and leaders from the Italian community in Toronto.
- In addition to the paid contracts involving local personalities and groups, Al Gilbert has also produced many artistic portraits of local, national and international celebrities, artists and leaders such as: Wayne and Shuster, Howie Mandel, Oscar Peterson, Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Robertson Davies, several Canadian prime ministers as well as Prince Charles, all of the Israeli prime ministers, which were made into stamps by the Israeli government, and finally, the last Pope. Gilbert’s work therefore captures a huge range of individuals from the ordinary bride to extraordinary world leaders.
- Al has won many awards as well as accolades from his peers throughout his career. He is the three-time recipient of the prestigious Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC) Photographer of the year honour. He has been named Fellow of the photographic societies in Canada, Britain and the United States. In 1990, he was awarded the Order of Canada. In January 2007, the Professional Photographers of America presented him with their Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is the highest honor PPA can bestow on a person for their body of work and influence on professional photography.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Subjects
- Popes
- Presidents--Israel
- Prime ministers--Israel
- Queens--Great Britain
- Name Access
- Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-
- John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005
- Netanyahu, Binyamin, 1949-
- Peres, Shimon, 1923-2016
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-12-13
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-12-13
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 44 photographs : b&w and col. (22 jpgs) ; 41 x 51 cm and 300 dpi
- Date
- 1970-2010
- Scope and Content
- The records in this accession include 22 portrait prints and the corresponding digital images taken by photographer, Al Gilbert. These photographs document prominent Toronto figures including: Jalyn Bennett, Rudy Bratty, Michael Lee Chin, Archbishop Thomas Collins, Dr. James E. Cruise, Dominic D'Allesandro, Eric Exton, Julian Fantino, Saul Feldberg, Lloyd Fogler, Rabbi Baruch Frydman-Kohl, Harry Gorman, Ben and Hilda Katz, Medhat Mahdy, Rabbi David Monson, Dr. Nancy Olivieri, Rabbi Gunther Plaut, Rabbi Erwin Schild, Judy Sgro, John Tory, Bill Wen, and Joyce Weiland.
- Administrative History
- Nachman (Nathan) Gittelmacher was born in Kiev, Ukraine in 1898, the son of Shloima and Mattie Gittelmacher. Suffering terribly during the pogroms of 1918 and 1920, he fled from place to place and then emigrated to Canada in 1921. Trained as a photographer in Europe, he opened his own photography studio in Toronto in 1922, called Elite Studios. First located at 513 Queen Street West, he soon moved to 615 Queen Street West. Nathan serviced a largely Jewish clientele, photographing weddings, bar mitzvahs, as well as Jewish community events.
- Nathan was married to Nina Sokoloff and they had three sons and a daughter: Louis (Lou), Albert (Al), Jack, and Ruth.
- During the early 1940s, the family legally changed their name from Gittelmacher to Gilbert and subsequently altered the name of the business to Gilbert Studios. When Nathan moved to the United States, Al, who had been working there since a young age, took over the business and under his management it thrived. In order to accommodate his growing clientele, he moved the studio to Eglinton Avenue and later to 170 Davenport Road, where it is situated today.
- Al made a name for himself as a portrait photographer, using natural light in innovative ways to create more natural looking portraits. Al’s primary work involved producing portraits of families, weddings, bar mitzvahs, special events and dinners. Most of his early clients were from the Jewish community. In turn, he also was paid to produce portraits of local entrepreneurs, and his multi-year contract with the city, gave him sole responsibility for the production of portraits of the mayors and councilmen and women. He later branched out beyond the Jewish community, and began to produce images of businessmen and leaders from the Italian community in Toronto.
- In addition to the paid contracts involving local personalities and groups, Al Gilbert has also produced many artistic portraits of local, national and international celebrities, artists and leaders such as: Wayne and Shuster, Howie Mandel, Oscar Peterson, Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Robertson Davies, several Canadian prime ministers as well as Prince Charles, all of the Israeli prime ministers, which were made into stamps by the Israeli government, and finally, the last Pope. Gilbert’s work therefore captures a huge range of individuals from the ordinary bride to extraordinary world leaders.
- Al has won many awards as well as accolades from his peers throughout his career. He is the three-time recipient of the prestigious Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC) Photographer of the year honour. He has been named Fellow of the photographic societies in Canada, Britain and the United States. In 1990, he was awarded the Order of Canada. In January 2007, the Professional Photographers of America presented him with their Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is the highest honor PPA can bestow on a person for their body of work and influence on professional photography.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
- Art exhibitions series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 100
- Series
- 8
- File
- 114
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 2002
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 20 photographs : col. (slides) ; 35mm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence between the Koffler Gallery and Boyer regarding his solo exhibit, a bio of the artist, a Koffler Gallery exhibition contract, a proposal for Public Art Work commissioned for the BJCC's 40th anniversary, a list of funding sources available for community art projects, a price list for Works in the Teffilin exhibit, a media release for the Teffilin exhibit, 20 slides of works in the Teffilin exhibit, an exhbit catalogue entitled Teffilin, and reviews of the exhibit.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
