Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Soskin family series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 25; Series 10; Item 15
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Soskin family series
Level
Item
Fonds
25
Series
10
Item
15
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1946
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Lee and Bud Soskin's newborn baby. The baby is crying.
Name Access
Soskin, Bud
Soskin, Lee
Subjects
Infants
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
Levine and Cass family fonds
Soskin family series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 25; Series 10; Item 20
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Soskin family series
Level
Item
Fonds
25
Series
10
Item
20
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[1946?]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
This photo appears to be a match with the other photos of Bud and Lee's baby.
Name Access
Soskin, Bud
Soskin, Lee
Subjects
Infants
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
Levine and Cass family fonds
Soskin family series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 25; Series 10; Item 6
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Soskin family series
Level
Item
Fonds
25
Series
10
Item
6
Material Format
graphic material
Date
27 Jul. 1922
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 18 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Estelle Rena Soskin at age seven months in Pasadena, California taken on July 27th, 1922. She has been seated on a chair outside on the grass. There are houses in the background.
Name Access
Soskin, Estelle Rena
Subjects
Infants
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 faded and creased
Places
Pasadena (Calif.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Sylvia Schwartz fonds
Child portraits series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 80; Series 3; Item 3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Sylvia Schwartz fonds
Child portraits series
Level
Item
Fonds
80
Series
3
Item
3
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1944
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 9 cm and 11 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
The item is a portrait of a very animated baby, lying on its stomach and facing the camera.
Subjects
Infants
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
Sylvia Schwartz fonds
Child portraits series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 80; Series 3; Item 6
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Sylvia Schwartz fonds
Child portraits series
Level
Item
Fonds
80
Series
3
Item
6
Material Format
graphic material
Date
27 Nov. 1945
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 9 cm and 11 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
The item is a portrait of a baby boy leaning on a ledge in front of him, facing the camera.
Subjects
Infants
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
Sylvia Schwartz fonds
Child portraits series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 80; Series 3; Item 26
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Sylvia Schwartz fonds
Child portraits series
Level
Item
Fonds
80
Series
3
Item
26
Material Format
graphic material
Date
Apr. 1953
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 9 cm and 11 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
The item is a portrait of a 4 month old baby lying on its stomach while facing the camera.
Subjects
Infants
Repro Restriction
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Soskin family series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 25; Series 10; Item 14
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Soskin family series
Level
Item
Fonds
25
Series
10
Item
14
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1946
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Lee Soskin feeding her new born baby with a bottle. The picture was taken in Los Angeles in 1946.
Name Access
Soskin, Lee
Subjects
Mother and child
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
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Soskin family series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 25; Series 10; Item 17
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Soskin family series
Level
Item
Fonds
25
Series
10
Item
17
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1946
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Lee Soskin holding her newborn baby. The photograph was taken in 1946.
Name Access
Soskin, Lee
Subjects
Mother and child
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
Betty Goldstick Lindgren fonds
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 45; Item 16
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Betty Goldstick Lindgren fonds
Level
Item
Fonds
45
Item
16
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[1926?]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 8 cm (oval, sight) on mat 20 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
The baby portrait is likely Betty's son Edward, who was born in 1926, or one of her nieces or nephews.
Subjects
Infants
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.
Accession Number
1978-10-1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 3545
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
3545
Material Format
graphic material
Date
24 June, 1933
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Toba Bochner seated in a carriage.
Notes
Title taken from inscription on verso of the photograph, which reads in full: "Dear Grandma, If you saw the funny faces Mother was making you'd have laughted out loud too -- Your loving Grand-child Toba. June 24/33."
Subjects
Infants
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
1981-4-8
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 3546
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
3546
Material Format
graphic material
Date
24 June, 1933
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Toba Bochner seated in a carriage on the sidewalk.
Notes
Title taken from inscription on verso of the photograph, which reads in full: "This one isn't so good - The reason being it was my first attempt at sitting up and I was a little frightened - Love Toba. June 24/33."
Subjects
Infants
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
1981-4-8
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 3534
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
3534
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1914]
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia toned ; 10 x 7 cm (oval) on matte 19 x 14 cm
Admin History/Bio
Clara Bochner was sister to Mosie Bochner. She married Palmer/Perlmutter, an accountant.
Scope and Content
This item is an original studio portrait of Clara Bochner as an infant, of Guelph, Ontario.
Notes
Title taken from identification list provided by the donor.
Photographer was Charles Burgess, Guelph, Ont.
Subjects
Infants
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
Guelph (Ont.)
Accession Number
1981-4-8
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Frankel and Draper family fonds
Carl and Dorothy Frankel photographs file
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 104; File 2; Item 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Frankel and Draper family fonds
Carl and Dorothy Frankel photographs file
Level
Item
Fonds
104
File
2
Item
1
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1895
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 10 cm on matte 15 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a portrait of Carl Frankel at about the age of one year.
Subjects
Infants
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
ID
Fonds 47; Item 14
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Scheuer family fonds
Level
Item
Fonds
47
Item
14
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1884
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photographic portrait of Eddie Scheuer Jr. as a baby taken in a studio in Hamilton, Ontario.
Notes
Albumen print mounted on cabinet card.
W. Farmer's Artistic Studio, Hamilton.
Subjects
Infants
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
The emulsion and card are damaged.
Places
Hamilton (Ont.)
Accession Number
1989-4-2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Harry Levine family series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 25; Series 5; Item 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Harry Levine family series
Level
Item
Fonds
25
Series
5
Item
1
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1933]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a baby portrait of Richard Levine taken at York Studios in Toronto in approximately 1933.
Notes
Photographer: J. Horshave at York Studios, Toronto.
Name Access
Levine, Richard
Subjects
Infants
Portraits
Repro Restriction
Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Gordon Melamed fonds
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 7; Item 19
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Gordon Melamed fonds
Level
Item
Fonds
7
Item
19
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[192-]
Physical Description
1 photograph
Scope and Content
Item is a Rosh Hashanah photograph.
Subjects
Infants
Rosh ha-Shanah
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
Levine and Cass family fonds
Soskin family series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 25; Series 10; Item 8
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Soskin family series
Level
Item
Fonds
25
Series
10
Item
8
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1924
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photographic portrait of Mrs. Martha Soskin taken in a studio in Hamilton in 1924.
Notes
Gelatin silver-print.
Photographer: Max Beube, King Studio, 181 King East, Hamilton, Ontario.
Mounted in card frame.
Name Access
Soskin, Martha
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
Silver mirroring
Places
Hamilton (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Soskin family series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 25; Series 10; Item 10
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Soskin family series
Level
Item
Fonds
25
Series
10
Item
10
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[192-]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 3 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a small photograph of Mrs. Martha Soskin taken in Toronto in the 1920s.
Notes
Photographer: Chic Photo, 293 Yonge St., Toronto.
Name Access
Soskin, 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
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Soskin family series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 25; Series 10; Item 12
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Soskin family series
Level
Item
Fonds
25
Series
10
Item
12
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[193-?]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Freddy Soskin probably taken in California in the early 1930s.
Notes
Photographer: Ronald Kasmith.
Inscribed in bottom right-hand corner: "To Grandma with Love Freddy".
Mounted in card frame.
Name Access
Soskin, Freddy
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
California
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Soskin family series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 25; Series 10; Item 11
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Soskin family series
Level
Item
Fonds
25
Series
10
Item
11
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1932
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Fred Soskin at two and a half years of age. He is standing in front of a door and is wearing a coat and hat. He has his hands in his pockets and is smiling. The photograph was taken in Los Angeles in 1932.
Notes
Mounted in card frame.
Name Access
Soskin, Fred
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
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Soskin family series
Level
Series
ID
Fonds 25; Series 10
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Soskin family series
Level
Series
Fonds
25
Series
10
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[189-]-1951
Physical Description
23 photographs : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm or smaller
Admin History/Bio
Martha Soskin (née Cass) (1866-1946), Sarah Levine's sister, was married to George Soskin (b.1858), a storekeeper in Waubaushene, Ontario. George was born in Poland and had been previously married. Martha and George were already married when they immigrated to Canada in 1888, via the U.S., where their first child was born, in St. Louis, Missouri. They had as many as ten children: Isaac (1886-1976); Libby (m.Rothbart) (b.1888); Minnie “Hannah” (m.Rotenberg) (b.1891); Benjamin (1894); Beulah (m.Cole) (1896-1953); Sarah Mary (m.Mendel) (b.1898); Lobe Yente “Tesa” (m.Narrol) (b.1900); Abram Benjamin (b.1902); Aaron (b.1905); and “Ralph” Ruben (b.1907). The family moved from Waubaushene after 1901, and were listed as residents at 16 Lansdowne Ave. in the Toronto West region in the 1911 Census.
Isaac married Channah Aungene Abramson (d.1979) in Saskatchewan in 1913. They lived in Los Angeles, where Isaac worked as a clothing merchant, and the couple later moved to San Francisco, where they lived until their deaths. Libby married Maurice Rothbart in 1912 and they moved to Chicago. Beulah married Al Cole in 1916, and the younger Soskin daughters, Sarah and Tesa, were both married in 1919, to Paul Mendel and Albert Narrol respectively. George retired and moved with Martha and the other adult children to Los Angeles, where Benjamin worked in the real estate business. The 1930 US Census record also lists Aaron, Tesa (then divorced), and her son, Albert Narrol (b.1921) as residing in the same Los Angeles household.
Mary Levine (1895-1990), daughter of Moses and Sarah Levine, married Saul Soskin (d.1953), George Soskin's son from his first marriage. They lived in Toronto and later moved to Los Angeles. They had three children: Morton “Bud”, Estelle (b.1922), and Fred (1929-2000). Estelle was married to Irving Liss and worked as a secretary. They were married in Los Angeles in 1946 and lived in Toronto, while the other members of the family remained in California. Bud married Lee and had a son. Fred worked in production control for an aircraft company. He married Diane [?] and had four children: Scott, Christopher, Robin (m.Barnes), and Maria.
Scope and Content
Series consists of photographs of members of the Soskin family.
Name Access
Soskin family
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Personal series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 2; Series 1; File 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Personal series
Level
File
Fonds
2
Series
1
File
2
Material Format
textual record
Date
1952
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File contains a United States patent for an infant's walking aid. The patent includes a certificate, along with diagrams and a description of the invention.
Related Material
See fonds 2, series 3 for information on Dunkelman's other enterprises.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Sylvia Schwartz fonds
Child portraits series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 80; Series 3; Item 39
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Sylvia Schwartz fonds
Child portraits series
Level
Item
Fonds
80
Series
3
Item
39
Material Format
graphic material
Date
Sept. 1944
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 9 cm and 11 x 8cm
Scope and Content
The item is a portrait of a 1 year old baby seated on a fur rug with a set of play keys in its hands, while looking away from the camera.
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
Sylvia Schwartz fonds
Child portraits series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 80; Series 3; Item 37
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Sylvia Schwartz fonds
Child portraits series
Level
Item
Fonds
80
Series
3
Item
37
Material Format
graphic material
Date
Dec. 1951
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 13 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
The item is a portrait of a 1 year old baby who is seated and had a toy in his hands while facing the camera.
Notes
The neagative has two portraits on it.
Repro Restriction
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Soskin family series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 25; Series 10; Item 4
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Soskin family series
Level
Item
Fonds
25
Series
10
Item
4
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[191-?]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Libby Soskin Rothbart taken at a studio in Chicago.
Notes
Mounted on card.
Photographer: N. L. Gordon, 663 W. Taylor St., Chicago.
Name Access
Rothbart, Libby Soskin
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
Chicago (Ill.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Soskin family series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 25; Series 10; Item 13
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Soskin family series
Level
Item
Fonds
25
Series
10
Item
13
Material Format
graphic material
Date
24 June 1945
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photographic portrait of Lee and Bud Soskin taken in California in June 1945.
Notes
Photographer: Austin Studios, California.
Inscription on inside of card frame: "Love, Lee and Bud 6-24-45".
Name Access
Soskin, Bud
Soskin, Lee
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
California
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Soskin family series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 25; Series 10; Item 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Soskin family series
Level
Item
Fonds
25
Series
10
Item
1
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[189-]
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 14 x 10 cm
Admin History/Bio
Unknown.
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of three Soskin children in formal dress. There are two little boys standing on either side of their baby sibling who has been seated on a chair. The age of the photograph suggests that they are most likely from among the older children of George and Martha Soskin: perhaps Isaac, Benjamin and Beulah; however, they cannot be positively identified.
Notes
Mounted on card frame.
Name Access
Soskin, Benjamin
Soskin, Beulah
Soskin, Isaac
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.
Physical Condition
Photograph has faded and also has some stains on it.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 3539
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
3539
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[192-?]
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia toned ; 9 x 14 cm (oval) sight, in folio 17 x 28 cm
Name Access
Bochner
Subjects
Infants
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
1981-4-8
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 3526
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
3526
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1910]
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w ; 9 x 13, (oval) on matboard
Admin History/Bio
Mosie Bochner was born in 1910.
Notes
Photo by Kennedy, Guelph.
Name Access
Bochner, Mosie
Subjects
Infants
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
Guelph (Ont.)
Accession Number
1981-4-8
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 3278
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
3278
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1907]
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
Scope and Content
This photograph shows Dr. Lou Harris as a baby.
Name Access
Harris, Lou
Subjects
Infants
Repro Restriction
Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Accession Number
1982-6-5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Bliss family series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 25; Series 8; Item 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Bliss family series
Level
Item
Fonds
25
Series
8
Item
2
Material Format
graphic material
Date
May 1934
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harvey Bliss at seven months old that may have been taken in Toronto.
Notes
Inscription on inside of card frame: "To Aunt Dorothy and Uncle Barney, From Harvey"
Mounted in card frame
Photographer: Thornton Johnston
Name Access
Bliss, Harvey
Subjects
Infants
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
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Thuna family series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 25; Series 7; Item 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Thuna family series
Level
Item
Fonds
25
Series
7
Item
2
Material Format
graphic material
Date
20 Oct. 1924
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Evelyn Thuna at four months of age in St. Catharines, Ontario on 20 October 1924. She is being held by a woman, possibly an M. Dorfman, singer at Beth Tzedec.
Notes
Mounted in card frame
Inscribed on inside of card frame: "With Best Love To Ann - Evelyn at 4 months Oct. 20, 1924"
Name Access
Dorman, M.
Thuna, Evelyn
Subjects
Infants
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
St. Catharines (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Miscellaneous family members series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 25; Series 17; Item 4
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Miscellaneous family members series
Level
Item
Fonds
25
Series
17
Item
4
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[192-?]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Lillian Gold at six months. She could possibly be the daughter of Ethel Gold, and the grand-daughter of David and Hannah Cass. Lillian has been seated on a table and is dressed in a sweater and skirt.
Notes
Mounted in card holder.
Frame inscribed: "Lillian Gold Age 6 Months".
Name Access
Gold, Lillian
Subjects
Infants
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
Sylvia Schwartz fonds
Child portraits series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 80; Series 3; Item 13
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Sylvia Schwartz fonds
Child portraits series
Level
Item
Fonds
80
Series
3
Item
13
Material Format
graphic material
Date
21 Sept. 1945
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 10 cm and 12 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
The item is a portrait of a 1 year girl, seated on a fur rug with her hands in the air, facing the camera.
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
Levine and Cass family fonds
Soskin family series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 25; Series 10; Item 7
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Soskin family series
Level
Item
Fonds
25
Series
10
Item
7
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1922]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photographic portrait of Mr. and Mrs. George Soskin in Toronto.
Notes
Mounted in cardboard frame.
Photographer: The Eaton Studio, Toronto.
Name Access
Soskin, George
Subjects
Married people
Portraits
Repro Restriction
Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 4110
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
4110
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1908]
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 17 x 12 cm and 12 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of an infant David Smith, from Guelph, Ontario.
Notes
Photographer was C. Burgess of Guelph.
Subjects
Infants
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
Guelph (Ont.)
Accession Number
1978-7-17
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 3552
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
3552
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1915]
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia toned ; 9 x 7 cm (sight) on matte 14 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
This item is an original studio portrait of an unidentified infant from Guelph, Ontario.
Notes
Photographer was Charles Burgess, Guelph, Ont.
Subjects
Infants
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
Guelph (Ont.)
Accession Number
1981-4-8
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 3553
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
3553
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1910]
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 7 cm (oval) on matte 14 x 9 cm
Admin History/Bio
Rosie Bochner married Mr. Rotstein, who owned a furniture store on Queen Street in Toronto. Her daughter married a man named Kertzer and her nephew was Lloyd Bochner.
Scope and Content
This item is an original studio portrait of Rosie Bochner as an infant, of Guelph, Ontario.
Notes
Photographer was Charles Burgess, Guelph, Ont.
Subjects
Infants
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
Guelph (Ont.)
Accession Number
1981-4-8
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Gordon Melamed fonds
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 7; Item 9
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Gordon Melamed fonds
Level
Item
Fonds
7
Item
9
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1917
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Tootsie Goldberg, the daughter of Ben Goldberg, a friend of the Melamed family. The portrait captures Tootsie as a baby, sitting in a wicker stroller.
Name Access
Goldberg, Ben
Goldberg, Tootsie
Subjects
Infants
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
Item 4527
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
4527
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1909]
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
This item is an original portrait of Etta Taube at approximately one year of age.
Subjects
Infants
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.
Accession Number
1988-4-7
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Thuna family series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 25; Series 7; Item 6
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Thuna family series
Level
Item
Fonds
25
Series
7
Item
6
Material Format
graphic material
Date
Nov. 1929
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Mortimer Thuna at sixteen months of age. The photograph was taken in Montreal in November 1929.
Notes
Photographer: Thornton Johnston
Mounted on card frame
For another portrait from this sitting, see photo #187
Name Access
Thuna, Mortimer
Subjects
Infants
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
Montréal (Québec)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 268
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
268
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1898
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Mattie Levi (m. Rotenberg) as an infant.
Name Access
Levi, Mattie
Rotenberg, Mattie
Subjects
Infants
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
Item 2889
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
2889
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1921
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm
Admin History/Bio
Jack Leve was born in Russia. In 1904, after his brother was murdered in a pogrom, his parents put Jack—who was only nine at the time—on a ship to Montreal, where he lived with relatives. He did very well at Hebrew school, but one day he dipped a snowball in water to freeze it and hit the rabbi with it on his walk home, knocking him out. When he was caught, he decided to move to New York City and found a factory job, skinning skunks for fur coats.
After serving with the Canadian forces in the First World War, Jack decided to trade furs, working in James Bay. He spent most of his time with First Nations individuals, making many connections and even befriending Grey Owl. In 1938, Jack married Sarah Rives. When Judy was born in Montreal, the family had to send out a dog sled to notify Jack, who was in an igloo on Baffin Island.
Jack eventually settled in Sudbury around 1944. He had a base office just above Wolfe's book store where he kept two baby bears which he fed with baby bottles. He spent a great deal of time in the bush where he met with First Nations individuals, trapped, hunted, fished and purchased furs. Despite his rugged lifestyle, he was a staunch Zionist. In 1948, he relied on his contacts and skills as a fur trader to ship bullets hidden in mink, muskrat and otter furs to Israel to help the cause during the War of Independence. He was also an active member of the Jewish community in Sudbury. His wife kept a kosher home and Jack served on the executive of the synagogue and B'nai Brith.
Scope and Content
This item is a copy photograph and corresponding negative of Jack Leve of Sudbury, Ontario, holding two baby beavers.
Name Access
Leve, Jack
Subjects
Beavers
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
1981-3-13
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Scenes from The Ward in the early 20th Century fonds
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 43; Item 14
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Scenes from The Ward in the early 20th Century fonds
Level
Item
Fonds
43
Item
14
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1910]
Physical Description
1 slide : b&w ; 8 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man, woman and baby with a covered pull-cart in the Ward. The baby is in a bassinet resting on the handles of the cart which may be housing musical instruments. It is unclear what the (solo by the baby) in the title refers to.
Notes
This is a glass slide.
Title taken from a label on the slide.
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
2005-5-6
Source
Archival Descriptions
Name
Mary Soskin
Material Format
sound recording
Interview Date
15 Nov. 1974
Source
Oral Histories
Name
Mary Soskin
Number
OH 1
Subject
Neighborhoods
Schools
Synagogues
Interview Date
15 Nov. 1974
Interviewer
Sophie Milgram
Total Running Time
001: 30.41 minutes 002: 20.58 minutes
Conservation
Copied August 2003
Use Restrictions
Conditional access. Researchers must receive permission from the interviewee or their heir prior to accessing the interview. Please contact the OJA for more information.
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Biography
Mary Soskin (née Levine), the eldest child of Moses Levine and Sarah Levine (née Cass), was born in 1896 in Midland, Ontario. Her father, Moses Joseph Levine (1864–1919), immigrated to Toronto from Minsk in 1887. Moses first worked as a peddler and later became a grocer. Mary’s mother, Sara Levine (b. 1876), emigrated from Russia to Toronto around 1892 and worked as a seamstress. Mary had six siblings: Fanny (1898–1923), Anne Thuna (1899–1964), Abraham (“Abe”) (b. 1901–1984), Harry (b. 1903), Rita (1905–1975), and Dorothy Bliss (1909–1992).
Mary’s parents, Moses Levine and Sarah Cass, met in Toronto. Following their marriage in 1895, they moved to Midland, Ontario, where they opened a store. After several years in Midland, they returned to Toronto. The family lived in several locations in Toronto including Chestnut Street, Centre Avenue, Spadina Avenue, near Dundas, and 224 Beverley Street, near College. The Levine family belonged to the Goel Tzedec Synagogue, which was located in a former church on University Avenue at Elm Street.
Mary attended both the McCaul Street School and Phoebe Street School, one of the oldest schools in Toronto. She completed her studies at the Shaw School of Business. Mary first worked as a bookkeeper for several years before joining her father in his wholesale grocery business, located at 25 Jarvis Street. Tragically, Moses died in 1919 at the age of fifty-four after accidentally falling down an elevator shaft. The family closed the business shortly thereafter and continued to live on Beverley Street.
Mary Levine married Saul Soskin (d. 1953) around 1920. They lived in Toronto and later moved to Los Angeles. They had three children: Estelle (1922–2010), Morton (“Bud”) (d. 2001), and Fred (1929–2000). In 1945, during a family visit to Toronto, Estelle met Irving Liss, the son of Morris Liss, Mary’s long-time friend. Estelle and Irving were married at the Beth Am Synagogue in Los Angeles in 1946 and settled in Toronto.
Mary Soskin returned to Toronto in 1964 and passed away in 1990.
Material Format
sound recording
Language
English
Name Access
Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
Levine, Moses
Levine, Sarah
Soskin, Mary
Geographic Access
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Midland (Ont.)
St. John's Ward (Toronto, Ont.)
Original Format
Audio cassette
Copy Format
Audio cassette
Digital file
Transcript
G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 1 - Soskin\OH1_001_Log.docx
G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 1 - Soskin\OH1_002_Log.docx
Source
Oral Histories
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Soskin family series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 25; Series 10; Item 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Levine and Cass family fonds
Soskin family series
Level
Item
Fonds
25
Series
10
Item
2
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1901]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 16 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Mr. and Mrs. George Soskin and family taken in either Waubaushene or Midland, Ontario. There are six children and one baby in the photograph. The likely identification is from left to right:
Front: Beulah, baby Tesa (on Mother's lap), Minnie, and Sarah.
Middle: Martha (seated), Benjamin, and George (seated).
Back: Isaac and Libby.
Notes
Mounted on card frame.
Name Access
Soskin, Benjamin
Soskin, Beulah
Soskin, George
Soskin, Isaac
Soskin, Libby
Soskin, Martha
Soskin, Minnie
Soskin, Sarah
Soskin, Tesa
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 fairly good condition. One corner is torn, the colour is fading and there are some visible marks and scratches.
Places
Midland (Ont.)
Waubaushene (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Sharon Chapter of Hadassah fonds
Special projects and events series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 90; Series 2; File 3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Sharon Chapter of Hadassah fonds
Special projects and events series
Level
File
Fonds
90
Series
2
File
3
Material Format
textual record
Date
1968-1977
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of two certificates and correspondence documenting the Sharon Chapter's involvement in Hadassah-WIZO's Baby Creche and Youth Village projects in Acco, Isreal.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds
Toronto Section series
Toronto Section archival material sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 38; Series 7-13; File 11
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds
Toronto Section series
Toronto Section archival material sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
38
Series
7-13
File
11
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
Date
[192-]
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of a photograph of a mother and baby, and parliamentary procedure handwritten on West End Laundry and French Cleaners Limited stationery.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 4059
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
4059
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1922]
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Jacob Smith holding his nephew Donald Davis, at his farm in Cedar Valley, Ontario.
Subjects
Farmers
Infants
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
Ontario
Accession Number
1985-12-6
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 2875
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
2875
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1921
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm
Admin History/Bio
Jack Leve was born in Russia. In 1904, after his brother was murdered in a pogrom, his parents put Jack—who was only nine at the time—on a ship to Montreal, where he lived with relatives. He did very well at Hebrew school, but one day he dipped a snowball in water to freeze it and hit the rabbi with it on his walk home, knocking him out. When he was caught, he decided to move to New York City and found a factory job, skinning skunks for fur coats.
After serving with the Canadian forces in the First World War, Jack decided to trade furs, working in James Bay. He spent most of his time with First Nations individuals, making many connections and even befriending Grey Owl. In 1938, Jack married Sarah Rives. When Judy was born in Montreal, the family had to send out a dog sled to notify Jack, who was in an igloo on Baffin Island.
Jack eventually settled in Sudbury around 1944. He had a base office just above Wolfe's book store where he kept two baby bears which he fed with baby bottles. He spent a great deal of time in the bush where he met with First Nations individuals, trapped, hunted, fished and purchased furs. Despite his rugged lifestyle, he was a staunch Zionist. In 1948, he relied on his contacts and skills as a fur trader to ship bullets hidden in mink, muskrat and otter furs to Israel to help the cause during the War of Independence. He was also an active member of the Jewish community in Sudbury. His wife kept a kosher home and Jack served on the executive of the synagogue and B'nai Brith.
Scope and Content
This item is a copy photograph and corresponding negative of Jack Leve (right) of Sudbury, Ontario standing with an Indigenous man from Shawinigan, Ontario. They are both holding a baby beaver in their hands.
Name Access
Leve, Jack
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
1981-3-13
Source
Archival Descriptions