- Part Of
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Portraits series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 47
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1960]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Marvin Ungerman married Sharon (née Friendly) on 9 May 1961. He was involved in the family poultry business, opening up a chick-raising operation outside of Port Perry.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Marvin Ungerman.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2016-10-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-10-4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 31 cm
- Date
- [ca. 1960]
- Scope and Content
- The accession consists of one black and white copy of the original YM-YWHA building, located at 15 Brunswick Avenue.
- Administrative History
- Marvin Chapley, the original owner of the photograph, was educated at Central Tech in Toronto. He was trained in the printing trade and owned several print shops including an original location on Adelaide, and later The Invitation House [ca. 1960s]. Marvin would often barter services with a local antique shop which is how he came to acquire this copy print photo of the YMHA on Brunswick Avenue. Having been an active member of YMHA, his ownership of this photo was a point of pride.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Name Access
- Young Men's Hebrew Association (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-12-62
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-12-62
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1965
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a certificate awarded to Marvin Allen by the District Grand Lodge No. 22, B'nai B'rith in recognition of his outstanding services and devotion of the ideals and principles of B'nai B'rith. Dated March 31, 1965.
- Administrative History
- Marvin Allen (1931-1995) was born 15 Jan. 1931 to Percy and Anne Appelbaum. As a child he attended the Palmerston Ave. school and Harbord Collegiate. He then took his chartered accountancy exam though Queen's Univeristy. In 1952, he married Bertha Allen and had four children: Marlee (Petroff), Laurel (Sandler), Kelvin and Jordan. Marvin was introduced to the YMHA society through his friends. He was also a member of Beth Tikvah Synagogue. Marvin died on 5 Feb. 1995 at the age of 64.
- Name Access
- Allen, Marvin, 1931-1995
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-1-15
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-1-15
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 10 cm of textual records
- 132 photographs : b&w and col. ; 19.5 x 25 cm or smaller.
- 1 DVD
- 1 artifact
- Date
- 1919-2008
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records documenting the lives of Rose, Sam, and Norman Herskowitz and extended family; Irwin "Red" Kates, pharmacist; and Toby and Nathan Gries. Records include photographs of the Herskowitz family taken in Oshawa and Toronto, Rose's Polish family, Sam and Rose in Germany, Sam's first family, the Fishman-Gries family, and Irwin "Red" Kates; Sam and Rose's immigration and identification records; Rose's restitution and indemnification records; and a small number of textual records from the Fishman-Gries family and Irwin "Red" Kates. DVD contains Rose Herskovitz's oral history given to the USC Shoah Foundation Institute. Lastly, the accession contains one artificat: "Red" Kates' Thistletown Lions vest.
- Custodial History
- Marvin Gries, a relative of Rose Herskowitz, donated the records of the Herskovitz family along with the records of his own Fishman-Gries relatives and Irwin "Red" Kates.
- Administrative History
- The Herskowitzes: Rose (née Malec) Herskowitz (1926-2007) was a Polish Holocaust survivor. Prior to the war, her father had been a tailor. Following the war, Rose went on to marry Sam Herskowitz, who was also a survivor, and together they had a son, Norman. Upon hearing that their niece had survived, Jake and Esther Miltz, Rose’s aunt and uncle on her father’s side, arranged for her and her family to join them in Canada. This was in the late 1940s. (It seems likely that the pre-War photographs in the accession were sent to Jake and Esther prior to the War.) Upon arriving in Canada, Rose worked for a poultry processing plant before moving with her family to Oshawa in the early 1950s. The family lived in Oshawa for five years, operating a variety store. In 1955, the family moved to Hallam St. in the Dovercourt area. It is possible they bought a fish and chips store. For approximately five-to-eight years, they owned Indorval, a confectionary, afterwhich they opened a variety store on Eglinton near Avenue Rd. Norman later opened a hobby shop they called Norm’s Hobbies. After Sam died in 1979, Rose went to work for Pearl’s Meat on Bathurst St. Rose herself died in 2007.
The Kates: Irwin “Red” Kates was a pharmacist who owned a pharmacy called Kates Drugs that was located at the corner of College and Lippincott. Irwin married Molly Kelman with whom he had four children: Sheila, Bonnie, Gerald, and Kevin. Their firstborn, Sheila, died when only six years old. The family lived on Markham St. and was involved with the Young Men’s Hebrew Association (YMHA). Later, Irwin opened up a drugstore in Thistletown with Lou Stillman.
The Malecs: Toby Malec came to Canada with her mother, Hannah Fishman, from whom she took the name Fishman (Hannah’s second marriage was to Gordon Fishman who already lived in Toronto). Toby married Nathan Gries in 1935.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1991-12-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1991-12-5
- Material Format
- sound recording
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 8 audio microcassettes
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1991
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of 8 microcassettes of taped interviews, conducted by Marvin Ross in 1991 for research on his book about Toronto and the Jewish community. Interviewees include: Rabbi Schild; J. L. Burke - Associated Hebrew Schools; Harry Shore - Apter Centre; Joe Packman - UJPO; Irv Chapley; Milton Berger; S. Englander - ACWU; Allan Lamport; Stanley Grizzle; ILGW retirees; Allan Grossman; Ed Mirvish; Joe Goldwasser - Eitz Chaim; and Bill Bolton - St. Albans.
- The accession also contains a copy of Ross's personal essay featuring remembrances of Toronto in the post-Second World War years.
- Name Access
- Ross, Marvin
- Schild, Irwin
- Burke, J. L.
- Packman, Joe
- Shore, Harry
- Chapley, Irving
- Berger, Milton S.
- Lamport, Allan
- Grizzle, Stanley
- Grossman, Allan
- Goldwasser, Joe
- Bolton, Bill
- Mirvish, Ed
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Name
- Marvin Mandell
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 3 Jul. 2003
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Marvin Mandell
- Number
- OH 277
- Subject
- Boy Scouts
- Camps
- Interview Date
- 3 Jul. 2003
- Quantity
- 1 cassette (1 copy)
- 1 WAV file
- Interviewer
- Martin Wolfish
- Total Running Time
- 13 minutes
- Conservation
- Copied to cassette in August 2003
- Digitized in February 2015
- Notes
- The interview ends at 12:59 but Martin continued to converse with Marvin after the formal Q/A.
- Biography
- Marvin Mandell was a member of the Cubs and Scouts at John R. Wilcox School and became a camper at Camp Tamarack in Bainbridge, Ontario in 1951.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Geographic Access
- Muskoka (Ont. : District municipality)
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Transcript
- Side 1
00:32: Marvin discusses his involvement with 59E Troop of Cubs and Scouts at John R. Wilcox. While in Cubs, he attended Camp Tamarack. First attended camp in 1951.
1:31: Marvin reminisces about staff and campers.
3:30: Marvin recalls camp experiences including canoe trips, activities, special events, camp fires, etc.
4:49: Martin Wolfish comments that Wayne and Shuster had worked at Camp Tamarack earlier.
6:08: The lake was called “Duck Lake” during that period. Was later formally changed to “Lake of the Summer Sun.”
6:28: Marvin briefly discusses Mr. Edgar Reason, the head of Camp Tamarack.
7:35: Marvin and Martin discuss the Jewish content of the camp.
8:00: Marvin recalls the camp food.
10:10: Marvin recalls an old army truck used to bring food to campers on canoe trips.
11:28: Marvin and Martin recall the camp layout and daily schedule.
The interview ends at 12:59, but Martin continued to converse with Marvin after the formal Q/A. Martin mentions that Marvin recalled more names, told an anecdote about Mr. Reason’s “Paddle,” and that Marvin may have a Cub sweater to add to the collection.
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Part Of
- Larry Becker collection
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 34
- File
- 55
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1964
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a speech given by Marvin Gelber, M.P for York South entitled "Group Libel and the Criminal Code". The speech was published in the House of Commons debates.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rose Dunkelman fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 39
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- October 4, 1966
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 26 x 21 cm and 10 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- David Dunkelman (1883-1978) was born in Poland to Elias and Leah Dunkelman. He came to Canada with his parents in 1895, settling in Toronto. On 19 January 1910, he married Rose Miller (1889-1949), and together they had 6 children: Joseph, Ernest, Benjamin, Theodora, Veronica (Ourisman), and Zelda (Wilner). David Dunkelman was very active throughout his life in Zionist causes and in philanthropic and communal work. He was the founder, president and chairman of the board of Tip Top Tailors Ltd. (1911) which was one of the largest clothing manufacturers in Canada. For over 50 years David was one of the leaders of the Zionist Organization of Canada. He was also director of the Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital, one of the founders of the North Toronto YMHA, a founder and supporter of the Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto, and one of the founders of a village in Israel known as Gan Chaim. He was a member of several clubs and lodges including B'nai Brith, the Empire Club, the Primrose Club and the Canadain Friends of Hebrew University. David married Pearl Greisman Rotenberg in 1950, after the death of his wife Rose Dunkelman in 1949.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is of (left to right) Marvin Gerstein, Morry Wingold and David Dunkelman with some other gentlemen at the Mount Sinai extension groundbreaking in Toronto. The view is through the handle of a shovel.
- Name Access
- Gerstein, Marvin
- Wingold, Morry
- Dunkelman, David
- Dunkelman, Benjamin
- Dunkelman, Ernest
- Dunkelman, Joseph
- Dunkelman, Zelda
- Dunkelman, Theodora
- Rotenberg, Pearl Greisman
- Subjects
- Building
- Hospitals
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
