- Level
- Item
- ID
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Item 1604
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1604
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1935
- 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 of the Jewish community's parade float in honour of the Silver Jubilee celebrations of King George V and Queen Mary. The float has a Zionist theme, celebrating Palestine being under British rule. The front of the float has a sign which reads: The Jewish united community of Kirkland Lake expresses its profound joy and happiness on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary. On this day of rejoicing, it pledges to continue its unstinted support and efforts on behalf of Israel.
- Photo by Duke Studio
- Name Access
- George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936
- Mary, Queen, consort of George V, King of Great Britain, 1867-1953
- Subjects
- Parade floats
- Zionism
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-12-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 841
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 841
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1935
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of a parade float created by the Kirkland Lake Jewish community in honour of King George V and Queen Mary's silver jubilee. The float has a Zionist theme.
- Notes
- Photo by Duke Studio.
- Acquired in 1976.
- Name Access
- George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936
- Mary, Queen, consort of George V, King of Great Britain, 1867-1953
- Subjects
- Parade floats
- Wedding anniversaries
- Zionism
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Name
- Rose Kaplan
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 4 Aug. 1986
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Rose Kaplan
- Number
- OH 211
- Subject
- Zionism
- Communism
- Reform Judaism
- Interview Date
- 4 Aug. 1986
- Quantity
- 2 (1copy)
- 2 WAV files
- Total Running Time
- 53 min.
- Conservation
- Copied to cassette August 2003
- Digitized January 2015
- Notes
- Participants in the discussion are not clearly identified.
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Rose and Julius Kaplan were married in a Reform synagogue in 1924. They lived in Dundas, Ontario, where Julius ran a ladies' wear business. They were both members of a large extended family living in Dundas, Ontario; Hamilton, Ontario; and Guelph, Ontario. Rose passed away of a tumor.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Geographic Access
- Hamilton (Ont.)
- Guelph (Ont.)
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Transcript
- Side One:
A – female main interviewee (Ida’s niece), B- female, secondary participant (Rose?, Ida’s granddaughter, Millie’s daughter), C – male, secondary participant
00:25: Discusses B?’s mother, Millie’s childhood. Born in 1912. Had two brothers, Julius and Oscar. The family lived above a furniture store on a main street in Dundas, Ontario. Store sold general merchandise and furniture.
1:05: Discussion about photos and their location. Mentions that Julius has photos.
3:29: A’s father moved to St. Catharines and later to London.
3:40: Lou and Jenny Levine lived in St. Catharines and later Niagara Falls. Families would get together for family occasions, not Jewish holidays.
4:32: A’s parents were Max and Sophie. Adele was born in 1934, after Harry’s death.
4:55: A reminisces about family get-togethers.
5:55: Harry had a successful ladies wear store. Julius joined the business.
6:14: Harry bought a large home in Dundas, Ontario. A describes the grandeur and mentions servants. A mentions that Rose has a picture of the mansion.
8:00: Rose and Julius were married in 1924.
8:33: B is Millie’s daughter. Millie liked “the good life.” A discusses Millie’s relationship with her brothers.
9:58: Both Oscar and Julius were musical. Oscar played piano and Julius played violin.
10:43: A reports that the family (Harry and Ida) was not involved with the synagogue and felt isolated from Jewish society.
12:06: Harry and Ida joined a Reform temple in Hamilton (with services held on Sunday).
13:20: Rose and Julius were married in the Reform synagogue.
13:56: Rose’s family (Stoller) was more traditional and later became involved in a Conservative synagogue in London.
14:33: Oscar was never involved in religion but was involved with Jewish Congress.
15:00: Reminisce about Millie. Millie married Dave at age twenty-four. She ran the household and raised two children. Millie’s daughter was born in 1943.
18:00: Millie was devoted to her mother. Her mother died from cancer.
18:34: A discusses Ida and Harry’s marriage.
19:18:Oscar was married to Eva.
20:33: Ida, Millie and Nathan – all family members with hearing loss.
24:00: Henry, Harry’s brother, lived in Guelph. Harry also had a sister who lived in the United States.
25:17: Henry had two daughters, Celia and ?
26:32: Max went to Guelph when he came from Europe. He worked with Henry. A’s brother was born in Guelph.
28:17: A lists members of the family: Ida, Max, Nathan, Molly and Gertrude. Gertrude, who had Communist leanings, moved to a commune in Petaluna, California. Later, Gertrude moved to Israel, where she died of a heart ailment.
Side Two:
Side 2 focuses on a discussion of the family tree involving three-to-four individuals.
00:06: The family was anti-Zionist, but after the Holocaust views changed. Gertrude moved to Israel in the late 1950s.
1:38: Ida’s (B’s grandmother) siblings were Nathan, Molly (Carson), Gertrude, Max, Rose (died from a tumor), Chana, another sister(?Motla remained in Poland whose last name was Frank
List and discusses the offspring of the siblings: Nathan’s children, Molly’s children, Chana’s daughters (Jenny Levine and Genia and Genia’s children) and grandchildren who lived in Israel, Frank family children
9:50: The Frank brothers went to Palestine in the 1930s. The family that remained in Poland were exterminated during the war.
10:29: Genia’s son, Elisha, survived the war in Russia and Genia’s daughter, Raya escaped to Sweden. Elisha and Raya independently went to Israel after the war.
13:24: The participants discuss the family members in California.
Nathan’s family. Eugene married with daughter, Leah, married with two children, Jackie and ?, Lou married to Edith with 2 children, Trudy (joined a cult), Greg married twice, David married with 2 daughters, Ellen Berg and Jamie
19:35: Chana’s daughter, Jenny, was the only family member who came to Canada. The rest of the family died during the war. Jenny had two children, Harold Levine and Adele (Berg).
20:21: Max had two children, Leo and A. Discuss Leo’s family. Leo was married to Molly with daughter, Susie (married with two children) and Dick (married with two children).
21:35: A is married with three sons, ?, Bob, and Dave.
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 7
- File
- 20
- Item
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1 Feb. 1960
- Physical Description
- 1 letter
- Scope and Content
- Item is a letter addressed to Paul R. Edell, Esq., the then president of Shomrai Shabbos, dated 1 February 1960. Attached to this letter is "a copy of a self-explanatory letter addressed to Mr. Louis Rotenberg, of Toronto, to-day [1 February 1960]." The latter addresses "possible changes in the Shomrai Shabos Congregation," specifically a possible "move to a new site in the north end of the city." Said letter also outlines its author's attachment to the synagogue and his anti-Zionism.
- Subjects
- Zionism
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 7
- File
- 20
- Item
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 22 Mar. 1960
- Physical Description
- 1 letter
- Scope and Content
- Item is a letter addressed to Paul R. Edell, Esq., the then president of Shomrai Shabbos, dated 22 March 1960. Attached to this letter is a copy of a letter addressed to Rabbi G. Felder. In the latter, the author expresses his relief that Shomrai Shabbos does not intend to sell its synagogue on Brunswick Avenue. The author then goes on to express his hatred of "Political Zionism, the Godless State of Israel, and the modern Orthodox Synagogue with its compromises." Finally, the author expresses his desire that the synagogue remain independent "of any other organization, such as the Canadian Jewish Congress, etc."
- Name Access
- Canadian Jewish Congress
- Subjects
- Zionism
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 7
- File
- 20
- Item
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 29 Dec. 1961
- Physical Description
- 1 letter
- Scope and Content
- Item is a letter addressed to Paul R. Edell, Esq., the then president of Shomrai Shabbos, dated 29 December 1961. In the letter, the author touches upon a conversation he had with the recipient of the letter about the late Louis Rotenberg, his own last will and testament, and his intense dislike of political Zionism.
- Subjects
- Zionism
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 7
- File
- 20
- Item
- 8
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 12 Apr. 1963
- Physical Description
- 1 letter
- Scope and Content
- Item is a letter addressed to Paul R. Edell, Esq., the then president of Shomrai Shabbos, dated 12 April 1963. The letter includes the author's good wishes on the occassion of Passover and his reasons for not contributing to the "Moos Chittim Fund," specifically, "that the distribution from this Fund includes the State of Israel." The atuhor goes on to express his opposition to political Zionism and the State of Israel.
- Subjects
- Zionism
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 7
- File
- 20
- Item
- 9
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 20 Nov. 1964
- Physical Description
- 1 booklet
- Scope and Content
- Item is a letter addressed to Paul R. Edell, Esq., the then president of Shomrai Shabbos, dated 20 November 1964. In the letter, the author outlines his reasons for declining the invitation of the Shomrai Shabos Congregation to a Hanukkah banquet to be held on 6 December, which would mark the commencement of the construction of the new synagogue. The author goes on to explain that his decision is influenced by a recent development, namely, Shomrai Shabbos' mobilization for Israel Bonds. In the author's view, this constituted official support for political Zionism. Rabbi G. Felder is mentioned in the letter.
- Subjects
- Zionism
- Source
- Archival Descriptions