- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 25; Series 4; Item 3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 25
- Series
- 4
- Item
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1924]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm (oval)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Emma Levine taken in Toronto. She is wearing a pearl necklace and has a flower in her hair.
- Notes
- Silver gelatin print.
- Mounted in card frame.
- See also photo #128.
- Name Access
- Levine, Emma
- Subjects
- 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.
- Physical Condition
- There is some silver mirroring.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 25; Series 4; Item 4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 25
- Series
- 4
- Item
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1924]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm (oval)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Emma Levine taken in Toronto. Emma is facing away from the camera and has her head turned to one side. She is wearing a pearl necklace and has a flower in her hair.
- Notes
- See also photo #127.
- Name Access
- Levine, Emma
- Subjects
- 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.
- Physical Condition
- There is some silver mirroring.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 25; Series 4; Item 2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 25
- Series
- 4
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [192-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm (oval)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Emma Levine. She is wearing a pearl necklace and is dressed in a coat with a fur collar.
- Notes
- Inscribed in the bottom righthand corner: "Love, Emma".
- Name Access
- Levine, Emma
- Subjects
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Scheuer family fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 47
- Item
- 9
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [188-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Camilla, Emma, and Ida Scheuer. The photograph was taken in Europe in the late nineteenth century.
- Notes
- Albumen print mounted on cabinet card.
- 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.
- Physical Condition
- The image is stained and torn.
- Two of the corners of the card are broken off.
- Accession Number
- 1989-4-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 1982-8-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1982-8-3
- Material Format
- object
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 4 plaques
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1966-1976
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a four plaques awarded to Sarah Levine including a 94th birthday plaque from the Government of Ontario (1970); a 100th birthday plaque from the Government of Ontario (1976); a 90th birthday plaque from Baycrest (1966); a life membership plaque from Baycrest (1973); and 3 congratulatory telegrams honouring the occasion of her 94th birthday in 1970.
- Name Access
- Levine, Sarah
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1997-4-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1997-4-2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 50 photographs : b&w and col. (24 negatives)
- Date
- 1916-1988
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs and newspaper clippings documenting the life of the Levine Family. Photographs include class pictures from Port Whitby's Brock School, Purim celebrations at Oshawa's Beth Zion Synagogue, Camp Ogama staff and camper photos, Camp Winnibagoe cabin photos and Royal Winter Fair prize winning photos.
- 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.
- Subjects
- Camp counselors
- Camps
- Farms
- Farm tractors
- Purim
- Name Access
- Camp Winnebagoe
- Places
- Oshawa (Ont.)
- Whitby (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-7-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-7-7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1909-1939
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of textual records that document Sam's involvement in the Russian army and his immigration to Canada. Included is a copy of his naturalization certificate (1919), a JIAS shipping receipt for a package sent to Russia (1939), Russian army documents, and a temporary Russian passport (1914).
- Administrative History
- Sam Levine was born in Postov, Vilna, Russia on April 10th, 1885 to Mr. and Mrs. Eliahu Levine. Prior to immigrating to Canada, he received training as a blacksmith in the Russian army and had two daughters with his wife Sarah (d. 1968): Bessie (b. 1909) and Betty (b. 1913). His wife and daughters joined him in Canada around 1921; a year after he became a naturalized Canadian. After their arrival, Sam and his wife had two more daughters: Ethel (b. 1922) and Sylvia (b. 1924).
- The Levine family resided at 11 Euclid and owned a stable at 22 Euclid, which Sam used as a place to shoe horses for profit. Throughout his career, Sam took on various metal work jobs, including building gates for residences and cemeteries, such as Roselawn Lambton. He often did the metal work at home and soldered the completed pieces together on site. During the Second World War, Sam had a contract with Lincoln Electric to build casings for motors.
- Sam was part of the Grand Order of Israel and Sarah was a member of Folks Farein. Sam taught himself how to read English, and regularly frequented horse races. Sam passed away in 1976.
- Descriptive Notes
- Language note: some documents are in Russian and Yiddish
- Related material note: see also accession #1988-11-12.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-3-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-3-3
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 34 photographs (tiff)
- Date
- [between 1914 and 1916?], 1986-1998
- Scope and Content
- Accssion consists of photographs documenting the Levine family's immigration to Canada and activities in Saskatchewan and Ontario. Included are images of Mark and Bev during their first few years in Melford, Saskatchewan; family holiday celebrations (Hanukkah and Passover dinners); Shabbat dinners; the Edenbridge synagogue; trips to Niagara Falls; and images taken during trips Elfreda and Alec made to Canada from South Africa to visit Mark. Of note are images taken of Mark and Bev with other South African immigrants at a ski hill in Saskatchewan and at Shabbat dinners in Melford. Also included is a Sweiden family portrait taken in South Africa in the early 1900s.
- Photo Captions: 001: Romi’s birthday party at Green Lane school, [1993?]. 002: Isaac (Mark’s father-in-law), Mark and Romi in Toronto, [1991?] 003: Sweiden family portrait taken in South Africa, [between 1914 and 1916?]. Back row (left to right) Dora, Israel. Front row (left to right): Fanny, Becky, and Harry. 004: First Friday night that Elfreda and Alec were in Melford to visit son and daughter-in-law, Aug. 1987. At a Shabbat dinner with six other South African doctors who were in Melford. 005: Pesach dinner in Toronto at the Levine’s, [1993?]. Man on right is Robert Kahn (pharmacist), woman is Ruth Falkstein. Man on left is Sydney Flax (optometrist). Romi is seated at table. 006: First Friday after the birth of Jade, McKee Ave., Toronto, 1998. 007: First Friday night that Elfreda and Alec were in Melford to visit son and daughter-in-law, Aug. 1987. Shabbat with six other South African doctors who were in Melford. 008: Mark at a local ski hill, [1986 or 1987]. Inscription on back of photo reads “Mark in his ski-ing regalia proving he does know how to ski” 009: Mark and Bev standing on the middle of a frozen lake in Melford, Saskatchewan, [1986 or 1987] 010-011: Seder at the Silberbergs 012: Mark and Bev’s flat in Melford (bottom-right apartment), [1987?] 013-014: Group of South African doctors and their wives at a South African party at the local ski hill in Melford, [between 1986-1988]. 015: Mark in Niagara Falls, [ca. 1987]. 016: Mark and Bev at Saskatchewan hospital with newborn daughter Romi, 1987. 017: Mark, Bev, Romi, 1987. 018-023: Shul in Edenbridge, Saskatchewan, Aug. 1987. 024: Jewish cemetery in Edenbridge, Saskatchewan, Aug. 1987. 025-026: Interior of Shul in Edenbridge, Saskatchewan, Aug. 1987. 027:First Friday night that Elfreda and Alec were in Melford to visit son and daughter-in-law, Aug. 1987. Shabbat with six other South African doctors who were in Melford.
- Administrative History
- Leible and Esther Sweiden moved from Lithuania to Capetown in 1890. Leible's brother, Jacob followed him to Capetown around 1902. In 1906, Jacob and his wife Fanny (nee Vickers) immigrated with a small group of other Jewish South Africans to Edenbridge, Saskatchewan. Leible remained in South Africa. Leible's son Israel married Edith (Eadie) in 1934. Israel and Edith's daughter Elfreda (b. 1936) married Alec Levine in 1958. Elfreda was a bookkeeper for various companies and Alec worked for his family's plumbing business. They had three children together: Mark (b. 1959), Carol (b. 1962), and Adrian ( b. 1966).
- Mark Levine married Beverley in 1983. They immigrated to Melford, Saskatchewan in 1986. Mark did not know at the time that his great grandfather's brother had immigrated to a nearby area decades earlier and only learned of his story and the Edenbridge Jewish community soon after arriving there. Mark worked as a physician at a local hospital. Beverley had been a pharmacist in South Africa, however, her qualifications were not recognized in Canada and she focused on raising her family. Mark and Bev's daughter, Romi, was born in August 1987. After 18 months in Melford, they moved to Toronto after Mark found work as a pediatric anesiologist at Sick Kids Hospital. In 1998, thier second daughter, Jade, was born. Mark's parents, Elfreda and Alec, immigrated to Toronto in 1999. Mark and other relatives encouraged them to immigrate due to the increasingly dangerous political situation in South Africa. Mark is also an assoicate professor at the University of Toronto. Alec and Elfreda's daughter Carol lives in England and their son Adrian remains in South Africa.
- 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.
- Subjects
- Families
- Immigrants--Canada
- South Africa--Emigration and immigration
- Name Access
- Levine, Mark
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-6-9
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-6-9
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- textual record (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : b&w (jpg)
- 4 documents (jpg)
- Date
- [195-?]-1979
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of six electronic copies of photographs of Irving Levine and the Levine family and electronic copies of three invitations to Irving Levine's birthday party, and one newspaper clipping. Included is Irving and Ruth's wedding portrait and wedding photo with their parents (Sept. 6, 1952), two photographs of Irving with his mother Anne at Crystal Beach, a photograph of the Irving brothers in Grimsby, and a photo of Irving with business partner Lionel Robins (ca. 1978). Identified individuals in the photographs include: Irving Levine, Lionel Robins, Harry Levine, David Levine, Anne Levine, Ruth Levine, Sam Levine, Abraham Feldman, and Jennie Feldman.
- Administrative History
- Irving Levine was born in 1929 to Sam and Anne Levine. He was born in Grimsby, Ontario, where his father owned a junior department store. They were members of Beth Jacob Synagogue in Hamilton. Irving moved to Toronto in 1953, he married Ruth Fern in 1952 and they had three children: Alan, born in 1953, Suzy, born in 1956 and Michael, born in 1961. He has six grandchildren. He purchased Braemar clothing store in the early 1960s, with the first location in Cloverdale Mall. He became the top vice-president of Dylex, Ltd.,one of Canada's largest retail clothing companies, and general manager of Fairweather's division. Lionel Robins became his business partner in 1964.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Descriptive Notes
- Further identification can be found with the accession record.
- Subjects
- Families
- Name Access
- Levine, Irving, 1929-
- Places
- Crystal Beach (Fort Erie, Ont.)
- Grimsby (Ont.)
- Hamilton (Ont.)
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-8-10
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-8-10
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material (electronic)
- moving images (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 10 cm of textual records
- 2240 photographs (jpg and gif)
- 8 moving images
- Date
- 1944-2015 (predominent 2008-2015)
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records related to the activities of Alex Levin, a Jewish war veteran and Holocaust survivor. Records include letters written to Levin from school children following various speaking engagements; interviews with Crestwood School, CHAT, and Netivot Hatorah; a recording of the Saluting Our Italian Heroes commemorative event; recordings of Remembrance Day ceremonies hosted by the Canadian Jewish War Veterans (Toronto Post); and photographs documenting events attended by Levin including Holocaust remembrance events, Yom Hashoah, Remembrance Day ceremonies, March of the Living, Miracle Dinners and Proms, Azrieli Foundation events including the launch of Levin's book "Under the Yellow and Red Stars", school visits, JWV programs with Sunnybrook veterans, portraits of Levin through the years and various scanned images of Levin's family.
- Administrative History
- Alex Levin (1932-2016) was born in 1932 in Rokitno, Poland. In 1941, the Germans invaded Rokitno and established a ghetto and formed a Judenrat to carry out their orders. In 1942, the Ghetto was evacuated and the Jews were brought to the town's marketplace to be transported by train to be killed. Levin was ten years old when he escaped into the nearby forest with his brother Samuel where he lived for 18 months in a hole in the ground. He was twelve when he emerged from hiding to find that his parents and youngest brother Moishe had been murdered. In 1944, he joined the Soviet forces as a messenger boy. After the war, he was sent to the USSR and enrolled in cadet school, remaining in the Soviet army until forced out for being Jewish in the 1970s. An engineer by training, Alex came to Canada in 1975 via Austria and Italy, and now lives in Toronto where he regularly speaks about his experiences in the Holocaust.
- Subjects
- Education
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945
- Name Access
- Levin, Alex, 1932-2016
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-7-6
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-7-6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- [2010?]-[2015?]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of thank you cards from schools where Alex was a speaker, sharing his story of Holocaust survival.
- Administrative History
- Alex Levin (1932-2016) was born Joshua Levin in 1932 in Rokitno, Poland. (He was also known as Yehoshua and Shike.) Rokitno was occupied in 1941 by Nazi Germany and Alex escaped the Rokitno ghetto with his brother in 1942, hiding in the woods for eighteen months. Soviet troops found him in January of 1944 and invited him to join the 13th Army as a field hospital unit helper. Because his Yiddish nickname was unfamiliar (Shike, from his Hebrew name, Yehoshua), they called him Shura or Shurik, diminutive forms of Alexander, which became his formal name. He became an officer in the USSR and an engineer. He immigrated to Canada in 1975 and brought his family to join him in 1980.
- Subjects
- Education
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945
- Antisemitism
- Name Access
- Levin, Alex, 1932-
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 145
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 145
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1985]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 80; Series 2; Item 21
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 21
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 31 Mar. 1945
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 10 cm and 14 x 10 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Eddie Levine served overseas during the Second World War.
- Scope and Content
- The item is a portrait of Eddie Levine.
- 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
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 80; Series 2; Item 22
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 22
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Apr. 1944
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 10 cm and 11 x 8 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Gordon Levine was a Group C Tradesmen for the Canadian Army during the Second World War.
- Scope and Content
- The item is a portrait of Gordon Levine.
- 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
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 25; Series 3; Item 2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 25
- Series
- 3
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1902]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Mr. Abraham Levine, taken in Toronto.
- 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
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 25; Series 3; Item 3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 25
- Series
- 3
- Item
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1902]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 14 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a studio portrait of Abraham Levine. There are two identical copies.
- Notes
- Albumen print mounted on card.
- Subjects
- 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.
- Physical Condition
- One photograph is bent and both are fading.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 25; Series 3; Item 1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 25
- Series
- 3
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1900
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait identified as Abraham [Avram?] Levine.
- Notes
- Mounted on card.
- Photographer: Shorey, 324 Yonge Street, Toronto.
- Subjects
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 25; Series 3; Item 4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 25
- Series
- 3
- Item
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [193-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Harry Levine taken in Toronto. He is wearing a tuxedo.
- Notes
- Mounted in cardboard oval frame.
- Photographer: A. A. Gray and co., Toronto.
- Name Access
- Levine, Harry
- 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
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 25; Series 2; Item 3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 25
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 191-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Martha Levine, eldest child of Michael Levine and Anne Woods Levine, taken at a studio in Toronto. She is standing, leaning against the back of a large chair.
- Notes
- Mounted in cardboard frame.
- Photographer: Gledhill, 294 Queen St. West, Toronto.
- Name Access
- Levine, Martha
- 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
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 25; Series 4; Item 5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 25
- Series
- 4
- Item
- 5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1930]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Frances Levine when she was approximately five years old in Hanover, Ontario.
- Notes
- The photograph is inscribed in black script: "Love, Frances".
- Mounted in cardboard frame. The frame has a silver border with flowers.
- Photographer: N. Lorenz, Hanover.
- Name Access
- Levine, Frances
- Subjects
- Children
- 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
- Hanover (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 25; Series 5; Item 4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 25
- Series
- 5
- Item
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [194-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photographic portrait of Richard Levine, which may have been taken in San Francisco.
- Name Access
- Levine, Richard
- Subjects
- 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
- San Francisco (Calif.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 25; Series 1; Item 14
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 25
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 14
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1915]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Fanny Levine likely taken in Toronto.
- Notes
- Postcard photograph.
- Name Access
- Levine, Fanny
- 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
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 25; Series 1; Item 15
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 25
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 15
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1915]
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Fanny Levine likely taken in Toronto. She is seated on a chair with her hands folded on her lap.
- Notes
- Postcard photograph.
- There are four copies of this photograph.
- Name Access
- Levine, Fanny
- 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.
- Physical Condition
- Image is faded.
- Photo #201 has been torn in half.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 25; Series 1; Item 17
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 25
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 17
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1925]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Harry Levine taken in a Toronto studio when he was approximately twenty-two years old.
- Notes
- Photographer: Lyttle & Kennedy Studios.
- Name Access
- Levine, Harry
- Subjects
- 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.
- Physical Condition
- Photograph is in good condition.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 28-1; Series 7; File 164
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28-1
- Series
- 7
- File
- 164
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1963
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of a portrait photograph of B.D. Levin.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 28; Series 6; File 142
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 6
- File
- 142
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [196-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of a portrait photograph of Archie Levine.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Passenger Names
- Levin, Bashe
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Levin, Bashe
- Page Number
- 656
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Levin, Chane
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Levin, Chane
- Page Number
- 656
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Levin, Hene
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Levin, Hene
- Page Number
- 656
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Levin, Jos.
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Levin, Jos.
- Page Number
- 656
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Levin, Morris
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Levin, Morris
- Page Number
- 656
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Levin, Sarah
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Levin, Sarah
- Page Number
- 656
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Levine, Shoel
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Levine, Shoel
- Page Number
- 672
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Name
- Elfreda Levine and Alec Levine
- Material Format
- moving images
- Interview Date
- 9 Feb. 2017
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Elfreda Levine and Alec Levine
- Number
- OH 442
- Subject
- Canada--Emigration and immigration
- Jews--South Africa
- South Africa--Emigration and immigration
- Interview Date
- 9 Feb. 2017
- Interviewer
- Miriam Borden
- Total Running Time
- OH 422 part 1: 37 min.
- OH 422 part 2: 9 min.
- Biography
- Alec and Elfreda met when they were young teenagers. Elfreda was friends with Alec’s sister, and the two would play tennis together. Despite meeting at a young age, Alec and Elfreda did not begin dating until they were in their early twenties. They married in 1958 and subsequently had three children. It was largely on account of their two eldest children that they emigrated. Their eldest son had emigrated first, initially settling in Saskatchewan, while their daughter emigrated shortly thereafter, making a home in the United Kingdom. Their youngest son chose to remain in South Africa.
- Following the birth of their granddaughter in Saskatoon, Alec and Elfreda began making regular trips to Canada. As time went on and crime continued to rise in South Africa, Alec and Elfreda’s children started to encourage their parents to move to Canada. This they did in 1999, arriving in Toronto in the cold month of October. While the ice and snow initially made for a new and exciting experience, they quickly got over it.
- Arriving in their sixties, Alec and Elfreda initially struggled in their new country, but they soon found work and made friends. Making this process somewhat easier was the fact that the two enjoyed exploring the different areas of the city via subway, an activity they keep up to this day. Alec and Elfreda also continue to follow developments in South Africa—in part because one of their sons lives there—but now think of themselves as Canadians.
- Material Format
- moving images
- Language
- English
- Name Access
- Levine, Alec
- Levine, Elfreda
- Geographic Access
- Cape Town (South Africa)
- Johannesburg (South Africa)
- Saskatchewan
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Original Format
- Digital file
- Copy Format
- Digital file
- Transcript
- 00:40 Elfreda discusses her family's immigration to South Africa. Her maternal grandparents came to Cape Town from Riga, Latvia via London. Her paternal grandfather came to South Africa in his teens and settled in ?Aliwal North.
- 02:14 Alec discusses his family's immigration to South Africa. His parents were married in Riga, Latvia. His maternal grandfather came to South Africa. During the period of 1930-1936, he brought his five daughters and their husbands to South Africa.
- 03:30 Elfreda describes Jewish life in Aliwal North. She explains why the Jewish population declined over time.
- 05:08 Elfreda recalls travelling by train to cities for holidays and how she and Alec met during holiday.
- 06:41 Alec describes his Jewish life growing up in Johannesburg.
- 07:48 Elfreda continues to discuss Jewish life while growing up in a small community.
- 09:13 Alec and Elfreda discuss Jewish youth groups and camps.
- 10:35 Elfreda discusses her academic path: two years of nursing in Cape Town and commercial bookkeeping in Johannesburg.
- 12:13 Alec discusses his career path: architecture for two years then joining the family plumbing business.
- 13:00 Alec and Elfreda married in 1958.
- 13:24 Alec describes his limited involvement in politics in South Africa. Their daughter became involved with the African National Congress (ANC) while she attended university.
- 14:55 Elfreda shares her memories from her childhood. She recalls the impact of apartheid following the rise of the nationalists in 1948.
- 16:13 Alec and Elfreda discuss having household staff in their homes while growing up and after they were married.
- 19:50 Elfreda describes a party she held for her family's maid when she retired.
- 21:17 Alec and Elfreda explain when and why their two older children emigrated from South Africa. Their youngest son remained in South Africa.
- 22:49 Alec and Elfreda discuss the factors that contributed to their decision to immigrate to Canada.
- 25:13 Alec describes some incidents of violence he personally experienced in Johannesburg.
- 25:58 Alec and Elfreda describe their feeling about leaving South Africa and the challenges of immigrating at a later stage of life (e.g. upgrading their work skills, finding work, making new friends).
- 28:33 Alec and Elfreda share some of their earliest memories of moving to Canada.
- 30:35 Alec discusses his early efforts to find work in Canada.
- 33:52 Elfreda discusses her involvement with the Jewish community, notably the South African Jewish community since their arrival in Canada.
- 35:49 Elfreda discusses how their willingness to explore Toronto has helped with their integration.
- Part 2:
- 00:34 Alec and Elfreda describe the response from family and friends in South Africa to their decision to leave.
- 02:25 Alec and Elfreda came to Canada in October 1999. Their son, Mark, came in 1986.
- 02:50 Alec and Elfreda discuss the easier experience of integration by their son's family compared to their own.
- 03:49 Elfreda relates a family story. Mark settled in a small town in Saskatchewan when he arrived in Canada. He discovered that relatives of Elfreda had settled in a small neighbouring community in 1906.
- 5:00 Elfreda discusses their identity as Canadians.
- Elfreda discusses their ongoing connections with South Africa.
- 07:30 Elfreda notes that they did not experience culture shock as they settled in Canada.
- Source
- Oral Histories
Not the Way to Live
Afrikaners Dominated Politics
Leaving your Heart in South Africa
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 55; Series 2; File 145
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 2
- File
- 145
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of correspondence with Rabbi S. Levin, President of Mizrachi Organization of Hamilton.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 55; Series 2; File 146
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 2
- File
- 146
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1940-1941
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of correspondence with Rabbi S. Levin, President of Mizrachi Organization of Hamilton.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 55; Series 2; File 147
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 2
- File
- 147
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1943
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of a letter written to Dr. S. Levine, c/o Canadian Jewish Congress in Montreal, Quebec.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 4715
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4715
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1910]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Copy photograph of Sam Levine, Toronto.
- Name Access
- Levine, Sam
- 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
- 1988-11-12
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 4716
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4716
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1950s]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Copy photograph of Sam Levine with his daughters Rivka (left) and Sylvia (right), Toronto.
- Name Access
- Levine, Sam
- Levine, Rivka
- Levine, Sylvia
- Accession Number
- 1988-11-12
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 80; Series 7; Item 16
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 7
- Item
- 16
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- June 1951
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 15 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item consists of a wedding portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Levine.
- Subjects
- Married people
- Portraits
- Weddings
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 25; Series 1; Item 13
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 25
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 13
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [189-?]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 14 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Moses Levine's mother whose name was Sarah Levine (1832-1915).
- Name Access
- Levine, Sarah
- Subjects
- Mothers
- 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.
- Physical Condition
- Photograph is torn in half.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 25; Series 2; Item 2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 25
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1902]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a photograph of what may be Michael Levine's children, Martha, Rachael, Harry, Fanny, and Mary. A note has been included with the original description of this photo that in the front row, on the left is Mrs. Rae Rose of Hamilton and next to her is Mrs. Mary Ginsberg who lived at 2500 Bathurst Street in Toronto.
- Notes
- Mounted on black card with decorative design.
- Photographer: R. O. Stokes, Midland, Ontario.
- Name Access
- Ginsberg, Mary
- Levine, Fanny
- Levine, Harry
- Levine, Mary
- Levine, Michael
- Levine, Rachael
- Rose, Rae
- 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
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 25; Series 4; Item 6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 25
- Series
- 4
- Item
- 6
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1940]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Frances Levine Bederman taken at a studio in Hanover, Ontario.
- Notes
- Mounted in cardboard frame.
- Photographer: N. Lorenz, Hanover, Ontario.
- Name Access
- Bederman, Frances Levine
- 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
- Hanover (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 25; Series 1; Item 3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 25
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1906]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Abe and Harry Levine in matching sailor's outfits.
- Name Access
- Levine, Abe
- Levine, Harry
- Subjects
- Children
- 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
- Level
- Series
- ID
- Fonds 25; Series 1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 25
- Series
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [189-]-1976
- Physical Description
- 28 photographs : b&w and sepia toned (3 negative) ; 28 x 18 cm or smaller
- 3 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Moses (Moishe) Joseph Levine (1864-1919) immigrated to Toronto from Minsk in 1887. He was the son of Aaron and Sarah Levine (née Snider) (1832-1915). He began working as a peddler and later became a grocer. Sarah Levine (née Cass) (1876-1978) emigrated from Russia to Montreal around 1891, with her younger brother, Phillip. She then came to Toronto and initially lived with her sister, possibly Annie Smith, on York Street. Her first employment in the city was as a dressmaker. She was the daughter of Abraham Cass (1840-1897) and Rachel Rebecca Cass (née Cowart?) (1838-1903), who both immigrated to Canada in 1892.
- Moses and Sarah met in Toronto and were married in 1895. They went to Midland with Moses' brother, Michael, and opened a store there. Their first daughter, Mary Soskin (1895-1990), was born in Midland that same year. However, after a few years, Moses and Sarah decided to move back to Toronto while Michael stayed in Midland with his wife, Anne Woods, and their children.
- Moses and Sarah Levine first lived on Chestnut Street, then moved to Centre Avenue, then 115 Spadina Avenue near Dundas around 1903, and finally to 224 Beverley Street near College. Moses' mother, Sarah, lived with them for thirteen years. They had six additional children: Fanny (1898-1923), Anne Thuna (1899-1964), Abe (b. 1901), Harry (b. 1903), Rita (1905-1975), and Dorothy Bliss (1909-1992).
- In the 1910 Toronto City Directory, Moses is listed as a grocer at 115 Spadina Avenue at Adelaide. Once he was able to, he moved into a larger wholesale grocery at 25 Jarvis Street in Toronto and is listed there in the 1920 Toronto City Directory.
- The Levine family belonged to Goel Tzedec Congregation, which was located in a small church building purchased for the synagogue on University Avenue at Elm Street. A larger building was later built on University Avenue.
- Moses died in 1919 after accidentally falling down an elevator shaft at his grocery store. The family closed the business shortly thereafter and the family continued to live on Beverley Street.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of photographs which include the immediate family members and friends of the Moses Levine family. Series also contains one file of textual records relating to Sarah Levine's 90th and 94th birthdays and life membership in the Baycrest Women's Auxiliary.
- Name Access
- Levine, Moses
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Series
- ID
- Fonds 25; Series 2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 25
- Series
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1892]-[191-?]
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w ; 16 x 11 cm or smaller
- Admin History/Bio
- Michael Levine (1869-1918) and Anne Woods (1876-1933) immigrated to Canada in 1889 from Russia and England respectively. They were married in 1892 in Toronto. They lived at 116 Agnes Street around this time. Michael was a merchant and opened a store in Midland, where the family lived for some years, before eventually moving back to Toronto. Their children were Martha (m. Samuels) (b. 1893), Rachael “Rae” (m. Rose) (b. 1894), Aaron “Harry” (b. 1896), Fanny (m. Gunn) (b. 1897), Mary (m. Ginsberg) (b. 1899), Rebecca “Rita” (b. 1901), Moses “Morris” (b. 1904), Abe (b. 1905), and Lillian (b. 1909). In the 1901 Canada Census, a Joe Woods is also listed in Simcoe East, Midland. Joe was likely the brother of Anne Woods Levine. By 1911, the family was living in Toronto at 65 Sullivan Avenue.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of photographs of members of the Michael Levine family.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Series
- ID
- Fonds 25; Series 4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 25
- Series
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [192-]-[ca. 1940]
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 15 cm or smaller
- Admin History/Bio
- Abe Levine (b. 1901) was the son of Moses and Sarah Levine. He was married to Emma Ciglen Levine (b. 1903), an actress, originally from Meaford, Ontario. Emma was born in Wellington County to Jacob and Minnie Ciglen. Abe and Emma lived in Hanover, Ontario and had a daughter in 1925 named Frances. They eventually moved to Toronto. Frances' married name was Bederman. She became a drama teacher.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of photographs of members of the Abe Levine family.
- Name Access
- Levine, Abe
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Series
- ID
- Fonds 25; Series 3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 25
- Series
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1900-[193-]
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm and 14 x 10 cm and 10 x 5 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Abraham [Avram?] Levine, was Moses Levine’s brother. He died young, possibly in 1908. He married Sarah Freinkelstein (d. 1948) in 1894, and they lived at 100 Elizabeth St., in Toronto. They had two sons Harry (1899-[1966?]) and Philip, both of whom worked in the building industry. Abraham worked as a dry goods merchant.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of photographs of the Abraham Levine family.
- Name Access
- Levine, Abraham
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Series
- ID
- Fonds 25; Series 5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 25
- Series
- 5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1933]-[194-]
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm or smaller
- Admin History/Bio
- Harry Levine (b. 1903) was the son of Moses and Sarah Levine. He was married, possibly in 1929, to Doris (b. 1905?) and had a son named Richard. The family lived in Massachusetts in 1930 and later moved to Los Angeles.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of photographs of members of the Harry Levine family.
- Name Access
- Levine, Harry
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 28; Series 6; File 141
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 6
- File
- 141
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [195-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 20 cm
- 1 textual record
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of a portrait photograph of Mrs. Ethyle Levine by Herb Nott & Co and a brief biographical note including a list of news topics.
- 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