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

Level

Item

Item

3366

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[192-]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 11 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the Moses family. Pictured are:

Standing, left to right: Annie, Rita (m. Mink), Bunny (m. Phillips), Ida (m. Shapiro), Wolfe, Malca (m. Kagan Muskin), Hascal.

Seated, left to right: aubey, Sid, Nathan.

Subjects

Families

Portraits, Group

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

Sudbury (Ont.)

Accession Number

1982-10-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3368

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[192-]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 11 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the Moses family of Sudbury, Ontario. The family are standing on the front porch of their house at 175 Spruce Street. Pictured are:

Back row, left to right: Rita (m. Mink), Annie, Ida (m. Shapiro), Bunny (m. Phillips).

Front row, left to right: Sidney, Aubey, Malca (m. Kagan Muskin), Nathan.

Subjects

Families

Portraits, Group

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

Sudbury (Ont.)

Accession Number

1982-10-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Levine and Cass family fonds

Michael Levine family series

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

Part Of

Levine and Cass family fonds

Abe Levine family series

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

Part Of

Levine and Cass family fonds

Abraham Levine family series

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

Part Of

Levine and Cass family fonds

Harry Levine family series

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

Passenger Names

Brown & Chauc & family, Moses

Page Number

400

Date Range

June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Photographer

Harvey and Adena Glasner

Source

Rotenberg Ledger

Part Of

Levine and Cass family fonds

Level

Fonds

Fonds

25

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Date

[188-]-1973

Physical Description

188 photographs : b&w, some sepia toned ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller

3 cm of textual records

Admin History/Bio

Aaron and Sarah (née Snider) Levine (1832-1915) were from Minsk. Sarah immigrated to Toronto with her children in 1887. In 1892, Abraham (1940-1897) and Rachel Cass (1838-1903) came to Toronto with their younger chilldren, following their elder children who had immigrated before them.

The Levine children consisted of the following individuals: Annie (m. Salamansky) (1861-1931); Moses (Moishe) Joseph (1864-1919); Michael (1869-1918); Abraham; Sam; and Rebecca (m. Samuels) (b. 1875).

The Cass children consisted of: Fayge (m. Sax) (1861-1942); Anna (Hannah) (m. Segel) (1863-1930); Martha (m. Soskin) (1866-1946); Dave Cass (1869-1959); Dora (m. Levy) (b.1870); Sarah (m. Levine) (1876-1978); Annie (m. Smith) (1880-1952); Bill Cass; and Phillip Cass.

Sarah Snider Levine lived with her son, Moses, and daughter-in-law Sarah for thirteen years. The couple first lived on Chestnut Street and then moved to Centre Avenue. They later relocated to Spadina Avenue near Dundas around 1903, and finally, moved to 224 Beverley Street near College.

Scope and Content

The fonds consists of family photographs that document the Cass and Levine families of Toronto. The records were donated by Mary Soskin, who was the daugher of Moses and Sarah (née Cass) Levine. The records document the donor's matriarchal and patriarchal families. In turn, the records also include photographs of her own family, as well as families related to her or her parents through marriage, such as: the Salamansky (Salem), Thuna, Bliss, Samuels, Soskin, Cass, Segel, Sax, Weiner, Levy, and Rosenbes families. The photographs date from the late nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century. The fonds also contains one file of textual records

The fonds has been arranged into 18 series by family, as well as one series for photographs that cannot be linked to an individual family and another for images that could not be identified. The series consist of the following: Series 1, Moses Levine family; Series 2, Michael Levine family; Series 3, Abraham Levine family; Series 4, Abe Levine family; Series 5, Harry Levine family; Series 6, Salamansky (Salem) family; Series 7, Thuna family; Series 8, Bliss family; Series 9, Samuels family; Series 10, Soskin family; Series 11, Cass family; Series 12, Segel family; Series 13, Sax family; Series 14, Weiner family; Series 15, Levy family; Series 16, Rosenbes family; Series 17, Miscellaneous family members; Series 18, Unidentified photographs.

The items have been arranged chronologically within each series.

Name Access

Cass (family)

Levine (family)

Subjects

Families

Related Material

1982-8-3

AC 1: Soskin, Mary (Levine)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4691

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[between 1936 and 1938]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Admin History/Bio

Sam Levine is Nancy Lusher's maternal grandfather.

Scope and Content

Copy photograph of the family of Sam and Sarah Levine, Toronto.

Back row, left to right: Sylvia Levine (youngest sister), Bessy Levine (oldest sister), Max Bloomberg (Bessy's husband), Percy Brenzel (Betty/Rifka's husband), Betty Levine (Nancy's mother), Ethel Levine (2nd youngest sister).

Middle row: Eli Levine (Sam Levine's father, Nancy's great-grandfather), Unknown relative, Sarah Levine (Sam's wife, Nancy's grandmother), Sam Levine (blacksmith, Nancy's grandfather).

Children: Jack Bloomberg (Max and Bessy's oldest son), Irving Bloomberg (Max and Bessy's second son), Miriam Brenzel (Percy and Betty's daughter, Nancy's half sister).

Name Access

Levine, Sam (1885-1976)

Levine, Sarah

Levine, Sylvia

Levine, Bessy

Bloomberg, Max

Brenzel, Percy

Levine, Betty

Levine, Ethel

Levine, Eli

Bloomberg, Jack

Bloomberg, Irving

Brenzel, Miriam

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

Part Of

Levine and Cass family fonds

Salamansky family series

Level

Item

Fonds

25

Series

6

Item

5

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1913]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of some of the female members of the Levine family including Mrs. Sarah Levine (1832-1915), Mrs. Chana (Annie) Salamansky, Mary Salamansky, and Ettie Salamansky. On the left is Mrs. Sarah Levine and on the far right is her daughter, Mrs. Chana (Annie) Salamansky. Standing behind them is Mrs. Lou (Mary) Salamansky and standing in the front is her daughter, Ettie.

Notes

A 4 x 5 negative is available

Photographer: Gledhill, 294 Queen W., 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

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Executive director series

Teacher files sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

2-4

File

417

Material Format

textual record

Date

1949-1965

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing the records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

1988-4-4

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1908-[192-]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of the Constitution of Chevre Kadisha Agudas Achim Congregation, Toronto (1925) and a Dues Book for the same synagogue. As well there are photocopied pages from a book printed in 1908 in Hebrew, Yiddish and Polish with the name Bernerd Weingerten stamped on one page.

Administrative History

Charles B. (Chone Ber) Weingarten served as president and secretary of the Chevre Kadisha Agudas Achim Congregation in the 1920s. The congregation was located on Markham Street, south of Ulster and was incorporated in April 1925.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2006-9-1

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

6 cm of textual records

Date

1941-1946

Scope and Content

The accession consists of two volumes of poetry that were produced by Moses Borshay during and immediately after the Second World War. The poems were written in Yiddish and document stories and issues from the news that were of concern to him. There are also poems that examine the seeasons, the sun or other themes that are not political. Some of these poems were read aloud at meetings that he attended at the Minsk Farbund and Agudas Hamishpocha.

Administrative History

Moses Borshay was born in Minsk, Russia in 1876. He came to Canada around 1900. He was married to Fanny Soloway and had approximately 8 children. He worked as a fruit and vegetable wholesaler and had a stall at the St. Lawrence Market. He passed away in 1951.

Subjects

Poetry

Poets, Yiddish

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2007-6-13

Material Format

graphic material

object

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm

1 name plate

Date

[ca. 1918]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a photo of Moses Gelber, his second wife (name unknown) and son Edward. Also included is the name plate of Dr. Anna D. Gelber.

Administrative History

Dr. Anna (nee David) Gelber (1907-2007) was born in Palestine in 1907 and passed away November 20th, 2007. Anna received her Doctor of Science from Sorbonne Univeristy in Paris, France and her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Toronto. An obstetrician, at one point she worked in the Medical Department of Toronto's Women's College Hospital. Anna was also a prominent communal worker, active as a member of the National Executive Board of the Canadian Hadassah. Anna married Eddie Gelber, a prominent communal worker. They had three children, Edna, Lynn and David. She and Eddie travelled significantly between Israel and Toronto during their marriage.

Descriptive Notes

Related material note: See item #50 for a portrait photo of Moses Gelber.

Name Access

Gelber, Moses

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2008-3-5

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Physical Description

15 cm of textual records

18 photographs : b&w

Date

1872-1991

Scope and Content

This accession consists of records related to the activities of the Pullan and Smith families of Toronto and the Moses family of Sudbury. The records consist of several ledger books including the minutes of the Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue in Sudbury, a financial ledger book belonging to the Cooperative Board of Jewish Charities, as well as the Jewish Ladies' Aid Society account book. Also included is the Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue's constitution and by-laws. There are also receipts, programs, stationary and other items documenting Jewish organizations in Toronto, such as the Menorah Society, the Associated Hebrew Schools, Holy Blossom Temple, and the Jewish Old Folks' Home, and two files of vital records related to the Rosen and Dubrofsky families.

In addition, there are several photographs of particular note, such as four photographs of the Jewish orphanage, both during the period at 218 Simcoe Street and later on Annette Street. There are also two early photographs of the U of T Menorah Society executive.

Custodial History

These records were in the custody of Susan Moses, the granddaughter of Elias Pullan and Hascal Moses.

Name Access

Associated Hebrew Charities of Toronto

Ladies' Hebrew Aid Society

Jewish Day Nursery and Children's Home

Smith, Lillian

Smith, Nathan

Pullan, Elias

Pullan, Harry

Moses, Hascal

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2016-7-2

Material Format

textual record (electronic)

Physical Description

1 electronic textual record

Date

2004

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a memoir written by Joan Moses describing her welcoming Golda Meir to Toronto on her visit in 1973.

Administrative History

Joan (Lipson) Moses was the Chair of UJA's Women's Division in 1973.

Use Conditions

None

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2018-12-7

Material Format

object

Physical Description

1 key : bronze

Date

1925

Scope and Content

Accession consists of one ceremonial bronze key to the Brusnwick Ave. Talmud Torah (Toronto Hebrew Free School) presented to Moses Gelber in 1925.

Custodial History

The key was discovered in the former Israeli home of Moses Gelber's son and daughter-in-law Edward E. and Anna Gelber. Sheila Lemonsky purchased the home and all its contents and kept the key for many years before sending it to friends Esme and Elly Gotz in Toronto, who in turn donated it to the OJA.

Administrative History

Moses Gelber (1876-1940) was a businessman and a prominent member of Toronto’s Jewish community in the early 1900s. He was born in Brzezany, Galicia on October 1, 1876 to Nathan Gelber and Rosie Altman. In 1894, he immigrated to Toronto where he and his brother, Louis Gelber, opened a clothing business. After operating this business for twenty-five years, Moses and Louis entered the woolen industry. Their company, Gelber Bros. Ltd., was located on 217 Richmond St. West. In 1901, Moses married Sophie Sparber (1882-1907) and together they had two sons; Israel Gelber (1902-1913) and Edward E. Gelber (1903-1970). In 1907 Sophie gave birth to a stillborn baby and passed away a few days later from an infection related to the birth. Moses was remarried later that year to Sophie Gradinger (1879-1953) of Montreal. They lived in Toronto on 483 Huron St. Moses was involved in many philanthropic and charitable activities. For instance, during the First World War he helped raise funds for Jewish people afflicted by the war in Europe, and was vice-president of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies. Moses also had close ties to Canada’s Zionist movement and was vice-president of the Dominion Organization, president of the Central Division of Ontario, and president of Toronto’s Zionist Council. Moses was active in many other Jewish community organizations. He was a member of the Board of Governors of the University Avenue Synagogue and president of the Talmud Torah and YMHA on Brunswick Avenue. He was also a member of B’nai Zion, IOBB, and the Primrose Club of Toronto. When the Canadian Jewish Congress was formed in 1919, Moses was elected as one of its founding delegates.

Subjects

Dedications

Name Access

Gelber, Edward E., 1903-1970

Gelber, Anna, 1907-2007

Gelber, Moses, 1876-1940

Brunswick Ave. Talmud Torah (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Level

Item

Item

50

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1925

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm

Admin History/Bio

Moses Gelber (1876–1940) was a businessman and a prominent member of Toronto’s Jewish community in the early 1900s. He was born in Brzezany, Galicia on 1 October 1876 to Nathan Gelber and Rosie Altman. In 1894, he immigrated to Toronto where he and his brother, Louis Gelber, opened a clothing business. After operating this business for twenty-five years, Moses and Louis entered the wool industry. Their company, Gelber Bros. Ltd., was located on 217 Richmond St. West.

In 1901, Moses married Sophie Sparber (1882–1907) and together they had two sons: Israel Gelber (1902–1913) and Edward E. Gelber (1903–1970). In 1907, Sophie gave birth to a stillborn baby and passed away a few days later from an infection related to the birth. Moses was remarried later that year to Sophie Gradinger (1879–1953) of Montreal. They lived in Toronto on 483 Huron Street.

Moses was involved in many philanthropic and charitable activities. For instance, during the First World War, he helped raise funds for Jewish people afflicted by the war in Europe and was vice-president of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies. Moses also had close ties to Canada’s Zionist movement and was vice-president of the Dominion Organization, president of the Central Division of Ontario, and president of Toronto’s Zionist Council. Moses was active in many other Jewish community organizations. He was a member of the board of governors of the University Avenue Synagogue and president of the Talmud Torah and YMHA on Brunswick Avenue. He was also a member of B’nai Zion, IOBB, and the Primrose Club of Toronto. When the Canadian Jewish Congress was formed in 1919, Moses was elected as one of its founding delegates.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a black-and-white photograph of Moses Gelber.

Name Access

Gelber, Moses

Gelber, Hannah

Subjects

Businesspeople

Philanthropists

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.

Related Material

Accession #2007-6-13

Fonds #45, Item #41 photo#629A

Photo #21

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Jewish military portraits series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

2

Item

19

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Sept. 1943

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 9 cm and 12 x 9 cm

Admin History/Bio

Moses Kronick was a Toronto dentist who served at home and overseas in the Canadian Army Dental Corps during the Second World War. Moses was the son of Samuel Kronick, a ladies wear manufacturer, and married twice, once to Harriance and later to Sandy Kronick. He had 5 children, 3 step-children and 7 grandchildren. Kronick died on 30 December, 1999 at Baycrest Hospital.

Scope and Content

The item is a portrait of Moses Kronick.

Subjects

Dentists

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

Passenger Names

Goldkind, Moses

Page Number

240

Date Range

June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Photographer

Harvey and Adena Glasner

Source

Rotenberg Ledger

Passenger Names

Langer, Moses

Page Number

731

Date Range

June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Photographer

Harvey and Adena Glasner

Source

Rotenberg Ledger

Passenger Names

Lipowitch, Moses

Page Number

258

Date Range

June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Photographer

Harvey and Adena Glasner

Source

Rotenberg Ledger

Passenger Names

Rosenberg, Moses

Page Number

327

Date Range

June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Photographer

Harvey and Adena Glasner

Source

Rotenberg Ledger

Passenger Names

Rosenberg, Moses

Page Number

654

Date Range

June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Photographer

Harvey and Adena Glasner

Source

Rotenberg Ledger

Level

Item

Item

3356

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1924]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 14 x 10 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Hascal and Bunny Moses, Harry Magder and Rita Moses. Bunny and Rita are wearing traditional Ukranian dress.

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

Sudbury (Ont.)

Accession Number

1982-10-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Central Region sous-fonds

Subject files series

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

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Publicity photographs of people and events series

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

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

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

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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

2015-6-9

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

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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

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

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

Part Of

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Jewish military portraits series

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

Part Of

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Jewish military portraits series

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

Part Of

Levine and Cass family fonds.

Abraham Levine family series

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

Part Of

Levine and Cass family fonds

Abraham Levine family series

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

Part Of

Levine and Cass family fonds

Abraham Levine family series

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

Part Of

Levine and Cass family fonds

Abraham Levine family series

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

Part Of

Levine and Cass family fonds

Michael Levine family series

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

Part Of

Levine and Cass family fonds

Abe Levine family series

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

Part Of

Levine and Cass family fonds

Abe Levine family series

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

Part Of

Levine and Cass family fonds

Abe Levine family series

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

Part Of

Levine and Cass family fonds

Abe Levine family series

Level

Item

Fonds

25

Series

4

Item

1

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1924]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Emma Levine wearing a white dress and pearl necklace. She is standing in front of a curtained backdrop and appears to be pregnant.

Notes

Inscribed in bottom right-hand corner: "Love, Emma".

Name Access

Levine, Emma

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 photograph is scratched.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Levine and Cass family fonds

Abe Levine family series

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

Levine and Cass family fonds

Harry Levine family series

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

Part Of

Levine and Cass family fonds

Moses Levine family series

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

Part Of

Levine and Cass family fonds

Moses Levine family series

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