Part Of

Benjamin Brown fonds

Commercial building plans and drawings series

Level

File

Fonds

49

Series

3

File

27

Material Format

architectural drawing

Date

1932

Physical Description

4 architectural drawings and technical drawings : 2 blueprints, 2 pencil on tracing paper ; 53 cm length or smaller and 4 cm diam.

Admin History/Bio

Owned by Mr. A. Levy, Levy Auto Wreckers was one of Canada's largest auto wreckers during the 1930s. The head office was located at 735/737 Queen Street West and it had a branch office at 464 Queen Street East.

Scope and Content

File consists of floor plans, a block plan and drawings of joist framings for Levy Auto Wreckers at 464 Queen St. East.

Related Material

See File 49-5-10 for plans of stores for Mr. A. Levy on St. Clair Avenue that were designed by E. Telfer Arnoldi.

See File 49-3-13 for plans of the head office, located at 735/737 Queen Street West.

Places

Queen Street East (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3807

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[193-?]

Physical Description

2 photographs : (1 negative)

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

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1985-7-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1487

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[192-]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Pictured is Mr. Nusyna (Nusanovigh) in front of his appliance store.

Name Access

Nusanovigh

Nusyna

Subjects

Storefronts

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

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-8-28

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1486

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[192-]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Pictured are Mr. and Mrs. Nusyna (Nusanovigh) in front of their appliance store on Queen St. West. There are several items on display in the store window.

Name Access

Nusanovigh

Nusyna

Subjects

Storefronts

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

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-8-28

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Brown fonds

Commercial building plans and drawings series

Level

File

Fonds

49

Series

3

File

91

Material Format

architectural drawing

Date

1923-1924

Physical Description

65 architectural and technical drawings : 7 blueprints, 58 pencil, some hand col., pencil crayon and watercolour, some on tracing paper ; 86 cm length or smaller

Admin History/Bio

The Gelber Brothers, Louis and Moses, were born in what is now Austria in the late nineteenth century. Together they founded the Imperial Clothing Company, which later became Gelber Brothers Woollens. Their head office was located in the Gelber Building at 217-225 Richmond Street West. Although selling woollens was their main business, the brothers had other investments, including ownership of a service station at Simcoe and Richmond and a public garage at 287 Spadina Avenue. After the brothers died, the family sold the woollens business and invested in real estate.

Scope and Content

File consists of architectural and technical drawings of a large seven storey building at 205 Richmond Street West, commissioned for the Gelber Brothers. It does not appear that the Gelber Brothers ever used the building for their own operations, but rather, leased it out to other garment manufacturers. Elevations, sections, a roof plan, floor plans, a block plan and detailing of the entrance are included. Also included are technical drawings of structural elements of the building as well as schedules for the construction of the building.

Notes

Due to the fragility of these drawings, the description is partially based on the item level descriptions compiled by Steve Speisman. Drawings are located in two separate rolls.

This building was previously erroneously identified as the Gelber Building at 217-225 Richmond Street West.

Physical Condition

Some drawings are fragile and torn.

Related Material

See File 49-3-90 for the architectural drawings of a woollens warehouse for the Gelber Brothers at 355-359 Adelaide Street West.

See File 49-2-7 for the architectural drawings of alterations and additions to the house of Mr. Louis Gelber as well as his biography.

See File 49-3-46 for architectural drawings and plans of a service station for the Gelber Brothers at the corner of Richmond and Simcoe streets.

See File 49-3-68 for architectural drawings of a public garage at 287 Spadina Avenue for the Gelber Brothers.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3283

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1913]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Admin History/Bio

Samuel Harris was born in 1869, likely in Lithuania, and died in Toronto in 1936. His wife Sarah [Ruben] (1869-1940) had immigrated to Toronto from Svislocz (near Bialystock) in 1887. The couple lived for a time in the American Midwest before opening the Harris Delicatessen business in 1900 or 1901 at 233 Queen Street West in Toronto. In 1913 they moved the business across the street to 178 Queen Street West and re-opened as a new deli. Harris’ was the first Jewish delicatessen in Toronto. It was later converted by Mr. Harris from a deli to a tobacco store.

The family had three sons: Samuel Aaron (1888-1982) born in Toronto, Dr. William (1895-1955) born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Dr. Louis [Jacob] (1906-1986) born in Toronto. Samuel and Sarah Harris were the grandparents of, among others, Judge Sydney M. Harris; Thelma B. Harris [m. Prof. Albert Rose]; and Sgt. Frederick B. Harris of the Queen’s Own Rifles, who was killed at Juno Beach on D-Day.

Sarah Harris was the sister or half-sister of Abraham Rothbart (pharmacist). Samuel Harris was the founding chairman of the Toronto Hebrew Free School, a founder of the Toronto Free Loan Association, and a president of the Toronto Jewish Old Folks Home on Cecil Street.

Scope and Content

The photograph is an interior view of Harris' Deli located at 178 Queen St. W. near Simcoe Street in Toronto. Sarah Harris is pictured inside the deli.

Name Access

Harris, Samuel

Harris, Sarah

Subjects

Delicatessens

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

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Simcoe Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1982-6-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1906

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1957 or 1958]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Left to right: Jack Kerbel, Harry Kerbel, Rose Kerbel.

Name Access

Queen Wallpaper and Paint Co

Subjects

Storefronts

Places

Bloor Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1980-1-6

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1488

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1929]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of an unidentified man in front of a men's outfitters.

Name Access

Mr Brown Haberdashery

Subjects

Men's furnishing goods

Storefronts

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

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-8-28

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1485

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1920

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Left to right: Mrs. Greenburg, Goldie Sherman, Murray Greenburg, Phillip Greenburg.

Name Access

Greenburg, Goldie

Greenburg, Murray

Greenburg, Phillip

Subjects

Stores, Retail

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

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-8-28

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1725

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1920]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Identified in this photograph from left to right are: Mr. Rakofsky; Harry A. Pike.

Name Access

Pike, Harry A.

Rakofsky, Mr.

Subjects

Storefronts

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

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1979-5-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Level

File

Fonds

27

Series

1

File

3

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1931]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of the theatre in early stages of construction.

Notes

Title based on inscription on the photograph and information found in series 2 newspaper clippings.

Subjects

Theaters

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

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Brown fonds

Commercial building plans and drawings series

Level

File

Fonds

49

Series

3

File

12

Material Format

architectural drawing

Date

1934

Physical Description

1 architectural drawing : pencil and hand col. pencil crayon on tracing paper ; 44 cm length and 4 cm diam.

Scope and Content

File consists of architectural drawings of a two storey building that was converted into a hotel, situated at 628-632 Bloor St. West. Floor plans and an elevation drawing are included.

Notes

Formerly listed as Commission XXVI.

Physical Condition

Material is fragile.

Places

Bloor Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Brown fonds

Commercial building plans and drawings series

Level

File

Fonds

49

Series

3

File

52

Material Format

architectural drawing

Date

1933

Physical Description

4 architectural drawings : pencil on tracing paper, 1 hand col. pencil crayon ; 40 cm length or smaller and 5 cm diam.

Admin History/Bio

The Colonial Theatre was established in 1919 and occupied the main floor of the Franklin Building, across the street from Old Toronto City Hall. It was owned an operated by Henry Franklin. The theatre was later renamed the Bay Theatre and closed in 1965. The building itself was torn down shortly thereafter. The site is currently occupied by the Simpson Building.

Scope and Content

File consists of plans of the balcony, gallery, lobby and foyer.

Physical Condition

Poor condition, plans badly torn.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6080

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1910s-1920s]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Admin History/Bio

Joseph Graner, son of Leizer and Chaya Graner, was born in Russian-controlled Ukraine in 1879. He was educated in cheders and emigrated to England in the early twentieth century, where he remained for two and a half years. He settled in Toronto in 1907. He was the founder and first president of the Hebrew National Association and one of the founders of the Kehillah of Toronto. He was on the Board of the United Orthodox Synagogues of Canada, the Hebrew Free School, the Old Folks Home and the Goel Zedeck Synagogue. He was president of the Ukraine Verband of Toronto and Ontario in 1919, and directed the relief campaigns for the distressed. He was also chairman of the Ukraine Orphans' Campaign and was appointed a Justice of the Peace in July 1919. He had three children: Harry, Irwin, and Ida.

Scope and Content

Photograph of exterior of Graner & Company Bankers and steamship agents, Queen St. W., Toronto, n.d. Probably 1920s (perhaps 1910s). Standing in doorway is Joseph Graner.

Name Access

Graner & Company Bankers

Graner, Joseph

Subjects

Storefronts

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

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1991-5-9

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1505

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1921]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Jacob Hurvitz and his daughter Florence standing in front of the Western Furniture Exchange on Queen St. West in Toronto.

Name Access

Hurvitz, Florence

Hurvitz, Jacob

Western Furniture Exchange (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Fathers and sons

Storefronts

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

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-2-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1480

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1913 or 1914]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Max Wyman standing in front of his luggage shop on Queen St. West in Toronto.

Name Access

Wyman, Max

Subjects

Storefronts

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

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-1-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Edell's Drug Store and Elmhurst Pharmacy series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

2

File

7

Material Format

textual record

architectural drawing

Date

1953-1956

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

1 presentation drawing : brownline drawing, hand col. ; 41 x 82 cm

3 technical drawings : brownline prints ; 52 x 54 cm and 54 x 78 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of invoices from the architect relating to the construction of a new building which Sol Edell wanted to build on the site occupied by Edell's Drug Store. Also included is correspondence with the Municipality of Etobicoke regarding a building permit and a report from the Ontario Municipal Board regarding by-laws for apartment buildings. File also consists of a presentation drawing of what the proposed apartment building would look like and preliminary floor plans and elevation drawings by architect Sidney Samuels.

Name Access

Edell's Drug Store

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Brown fonds

Commercial building plans and drawings series

Level

File

Fonds

49

Series

3

File

18

Material Format

architectural drawing

Date

1948

Physical Description

4 architectural drawings : 3 pencil on tracing paper, 1 pen ; 55 cm length or smaller and 4 cm diam.

Admin History/Bio

Union Bakery was a large Jewish bakery owned by Abraham Stancer. The bakery was previously known as Stancer Brothers.

Scope and Content

File consists of proposed alterations to a two story building for Union Bakery Co. at 779 Dundas St. West. Several floor plans and sections are included.

Related Material

See Photo #1511 for a photo of Abraham Stancer.

Places

Dundas Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Brown fonds

Commercial building plans and drawings series

Level

File

Fonds

49

Series

3

File

33

Material Format

architectural drawing

Date

1936

Physical Description

1 architectural drawing : pencil on tracing paper ; 60 cm length and 4 cm diam.

Scope and Content

File consists of floor plans, sections and elevations of a laundry building for Mr. Peter Kin at 71 Queen St. West.

Places

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Brown fonds

Commercial building plans and drawings series

Level

File

Fonds

49

Series

3

File

36

Material Format

architectural drawing

Date

1934

Physical Description

1 architectural drawing : pencil and hand col. pencil crayon on tracing paper ; 58 cm length and 4 cm diam.

Scope and Content

File consists of architectural drawings of a store located at 1482 Queen St. W. for Mr. Louis M. Stern. Floor plans, a lot plan, a section and an elevation drawing are included.

Physical Condition

Material is fragile, somewhat torn.

Places

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3812

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1922]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Name Access

Gittelmacher's Photography Studio

Subjects

Storefronts

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

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1985-7-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Brown fonds

Reference materials series

Level

File

Fonds

49

Series

5

File

10

Material Format

architectural drawing

Date

1932

Physical Description

2 architectural drawings : blueprints; 50 cm length or smaller and 4 cm diam.

Scope and Content

File consists of elevations and a floor plan.

Notes

Building was designed by E. Telfer Arnoldi.

Related Material

See File 49-3-27 for plans of the branch office, located at 464 Queen Street East.

See File 49-3-13 for plans of the head office, located at 735/737 Queen Street West.

Places

St. Clair Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1305

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1904]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Identified in this photograph, pictured left to right: Mrs. Minnie Levi; Abba; Mattie; Paul Levi; Sarah; Rivka; Mrs. Fleishman. Seated on step: Henrietta Israelson; Margaret Fleishman (later a social worker in St. Louis).

Name Access

Levi family

Subjects

Dwellings

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

Regent Park (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-5-7

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1304

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1904]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Identified in this photograph, pictured left to right: Mrs. Minnie Levi; Rivka (Mrs. Morris Brown); Mattie (Mrs. Meyer Rotenberg); Sarah (Mrs. Samuel Godfrey); Mrs. J. Fleishman (mother of Mrs. Levi).

Name Access

Levi family

Subjects

Dwellings

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

Richmond Hill (Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-5-7

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Brown fonds

Commercial building plans and drawings series

Level

File

Fonds

49

Series

3

File

6

Material Format

architectural drawing

Date

1934

Physical Description

1 architectural drawing : blueprint ; 54 cm length and 4 cm diam.

Admin History/Bio

Mr. Morris Rubinoff was the owner of a drygoods store.

Scope and Content

File contains architectural drawings of additions and alterations to a store and dwelling for Mr. Morris Rubinoff at 510 Queen St. West. Sections, floor plans and an elevation drawing are included.

Notes

Formerly listed as Commission VIII.

Places

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2511

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1923

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Name Access

Wall, Charlie

Wall, Joe

Subjects

Family-owned business enterprises

Shoe stores

Storefronts

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

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1981-1-6

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1509

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1914

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of H. Stein standing in front of his jewellery store at 944 Queen St. West in Toronto.

Name Access

Stein, H.

Subjects

Jewelry stores

Storefronts

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

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-3-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3806

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[192-?]

Physical Description

2 photographs : (1 negative)

Name Access

Zakon, Jacob

Zakon's Second-Hand Furniture Store

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

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1985-7-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2510

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1943

Physical Description

2 photographs : (1 negative) b&w ; 12.5x 18cm

Admin History/Bio

Charlie Wall (b.1898-d.1996) owned Wall Bros. Shoes Store with his Brother Joe Wall (d.1975). Charlie married Nellie Rosenbaum (d.1993) and together they had two children, the late Charlette Mintz (d.1993) and Barbara Weingarten. Gloria Rosenbaum (d.2004), sister of Nellie is pictured with Joe and Charlie Wall.

Scope and Content

Item consists of portrait of Charlie Wall, Joe Wall (d.1975) and Gloria Rosenbaum (d.2004) in front of their shoe store Wall Bros. Shoes Store, located at 112 Queen Street West in Toronto.

Name Access

Rosenbaum, Gloria

Wall Bros

Wall, Charlie

Wall, Joe

Subjects

Portraits

Shoe stores

Storefronts

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

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1981-1-6

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2439

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1915

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of members of the Gerston family front of their general dry goods store on Queen Street West in Toronto. Pictured in the doorway, left to right: Mrs. Gerston, Salesman, Mr. Gerston.

Children, left to right: Harold Gerston, (Dr.) Harry Gerston, Helen Gerston (m. Sturman).

Name Access

Gerston family

Gerston, Harold

Gerston, Dr. Harry

Gerston, Helen

Sturman, Helen

Subjects

Families

Storefronts

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

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1980-12-11

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3036

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1925]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Name Access

Rosenblatt, Julius

Subjects

Storefronts

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

Chestnut Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Elizabeth Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1981-8-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3809

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1938]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Name Access

Zakon's Second-Hand Furniture Store

Zlot, David

Subjects

Storefronts

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

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1985-7-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Folks Farein fonds

Services series

Level

File

Fonds

105

Series

4

File

4

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1960-[196-]

Physical Description

45 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm or smaller

12 negatives : b&w ; 35mm

Scope and Content

File consists of photographs of concerts and religious services held at the Ontario Hospital, Queen St. Whitby. The majority of photographs are of patients, performers and Folks Farein volunteers. Mentioned are Mrs. P. Frieberg, Mrs. D. Wiener, Michael Ganz, Mr. S. Shuhyn, and Mr. B. Lampert.

Notes

ACCESS RESTRICTION NOTE: Photographs featuring hospital patients are closed for 100 years from the date of the photograph.

Access Restriction

Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.

Places

Whitby (Ont.)

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

255

Material Format

textual record

Date

1960-1976

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

2021-11-4

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

[19--]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting the family of Nancy Levy. Included are a biography of the orphan Meir Noss, which was translated from the Yiddish in 1921, and a copy of an undated clipping about the donor's mother, who was the only attendant at her friend Jean Kamarner's wedding. The first item describes events in Z'vil, Ukraine that took place in 1919/1920.

Subjects

Families

Name Access

Levy (family)

Places

Ukraine

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2022-12-9

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

object

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records and other material

Date

1958-1967

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting Nancy Levy, primarily education records, such as citizenship awards and scholarship awards issued by the Board of Education for the City of Hamilton, Ontario. It also consists of certificates and patches issued by the Canadian Red Cross Society and the Royal Life Saving Society of Canada while at Camp Kadimah and Hamilton's Recreation Centre as well a photograph of a Temple Anshe Sholom confirmation class taken in 1967. Identified in the photograph are: (back row) Michael Epstein, Paul Simon, Leslie Mitchinick, Rabbi Baskin, Michael Isaac, Robert Mitchnick, Harold Barnett, Brian Singer, (front row) Cheryl Hebscher, Sharon Leutcher, Robin Raphael, Gerrie Perrell, Nancy Levy, Jacqueline Houston, Elaine Hotz, Ethel Landrecht, and Debbie Minden.

Administrative History

Nancy Levy was born in 1951 to Corinne (née Cohn) and Edgar Levy. (Corinne and Edgar's name was originally Moshe Noss. He was born in the Ukraine and orphaned at an early age. Around 1921 he immigrated to Canada through the help of a Mr. Grafstein. Once in Canada, Edgar and his brothers were adopted into different families. The Levy family adopted Edgar and he took their name.

Edgar married Corrine Cohn in 1946. Edgar had a business in Hamilton called Piston Service, which was a wholesaler for car parts. Corrine drove a truck for this business and eventually became the bookkeeper for another firm. After marriage, they lived in Hamilton at 18 West Third.

Nancy had two younger siblings: Ann (1956–) and Lois (1958–2018). She married Wayne Greenberg in 1979 and they divorced around 1985. She studied medical lab technology at a community college and worked at various hospitals and businesses, including Henderson Hospital in Hamilton and Baycrest.

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.

Descriptive Notes

Availability of other formats: Digitized material.

Subjects

Confirmation (Jewish rite)

Education

Name Access

Temple Anshe Sholom (Hamilton, Ont.)

Places

Hamilton (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Central Region sous-fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

28-1

Series

7

File

68

Material Format

textual record

Date

1967-1968

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

The file consists of correspondence, invitations to receptions, press releases, biographical information and programmes of events.

Name Access

Eshkol, Levi, 1895-1969

Subjects

Prime ministers--Israel

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Publicity photographs of people and events series

Level

File

Fonds

28

Series

6

File

146

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[194-?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

The file consists of a portrait photograph of Mark Levy.

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

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Publicity photographs of people and events series

Level

File

Fonds

28

Series

6

File

148

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[194-?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm

3 embossed prints ; 7 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

The file consists of a portrait photograph and embossed prints of Mort Levy.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

1981-9-2

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1928-1936

Scope and Content

Accession consists of S. Levy's licence to operate radio receiving equipment in Toronto (1928-1929); gasoline handling licence granted to I. Levy of Levy's Hardware, Toronto (1934); and Isaac Levy's certificate of membership at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto (1936).

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1982-8-1

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

2 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 26 and 13 x 18 cm

Date

1908-1961

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a photograph of a group of people in front of the Ontario Legislative Building at Queens Park in the 1930s, a photograph of J. Irving Oelbaum, national vice president of Canadian Jewish Congress, presenting a Scroll of Honour to Mr. and Mrs. J. Donnenfeld (1961), and a United Zionists of Toronto certificate awarded to Paul Levi in 1908.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2015-9-33

Material Format

moving images

Physical Description

2 VHS tapes

13 film reels : 8 mm

Date

1957-1967

Scope and Content

Accession consists of home movies documenting the Levy family of Hamilton, Ontario. Included is footage of birthday parties, children playing at their home and in parks, swimming, sailing, a football game at Ivor Wynne Stadium, a trip to Algonquin Park, family picnics, and trips to Quebec and New York.

Administrative History

Nancy Levy was born in 1951 to Corinne (née Cohn) and Edgar Levy. (Corinne and Edgar's name was originally Moshe Noss. He was born in the Ukraine and orphaned at an early age. Around 1921 he immigrated to Canada through the help of a Mr. Grafstein. Once in Canada, Edgar and his brothers were adopted into different families. The Levy family adopted Edgar and he took their name.

Edgar married Corrine Cohn in 1946. Edgar had a business in Hamilton called Piston Service, which was a wholesaler for car parts. Corrine drove a truck for this business and eventually became the bookkeeper for another firm. After marriage, they lived in Hamilton at 18 West Third.

Nancy had two younger siblings: Ann (1956–) and Lois (1958–2018). She married Wayne Greenberg in 1979 and they divorced around 1985. She studied medical lab technology at a community college and worked at various hospitals and businesses, including Henderson Hospital in Hamilton and Baycrest.

Subjects

Families

Name Access

Levy family

Places

Hamilton, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2019-12-3

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Physical Description

ca. 33 cm of textual records and other material

Date

1913-2014

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting the maternal (Cohn) and paternal (Levy) branches of the donor's family. Included are cards, certificates, death certificates, degrees, diplomas, family trees, letters, an oral history transcript, passports, photographs, reference materials, telegrams, and other records.

Individuals documented in the records include: Al Berns, Etta Cohn, Judah Cohn, Natalie Cohn, Stanley Cohn, Sylvia Cohn, Al Cole, Myer Drazin, Manny Godfrey, Bert Gold, Dan Gold, Jonah Gold, Yenta Kohl, Ann Levy, Corinne Levy, Edgar Levy, Lois Levy, Nancy Levy, Joan Lipton, Joy Matsuzaki, Raymond Mock,Edythe Noss, Harvey Noss, Mark Noss, Walter Lyons, Judy Rubin, Richard Seymour, and Elaine Zimmerman.

Caption (030): Edgar Levy shortly after arrival in Canada, [ca. 1921]. Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, accession 2019-12-3.

Administrative History

The Noss family traces its origins to Russia/Ukraine. The patriarch, Avraham Noss, died after contracting typhus after being badly beaten in a pogrom. His wife, Toiba, died of either cholera, typhus, or influenza (accounts vary). They left behind four children: Raisa, Meyer, Joseph, and Moshe. The extended family took care of the four orphans but did not have enough food to feed them, so the three youngest were put in a Jewish orphanage. The eldest, Raisa, was too old but came every day to visit her brothers. One day, she arrived only to be told, "The missionaries took them away." The entire orphanage was brought to Canada. A Mr. Hershman from Toronto was involved as was a congregation of Christadelphians from Hamilton including a Mr. Farrar who owned a good-quality clothing store.

Raisa remained in Russia, where she received an education from the Communist Party and became an engineer. Meyer kept in touch with his sister for as long as possible, but the two eventually lost touch.

The Drazin family took in Meyer, the eldest brother, although the family never adopted him. Despite this, he changed his name to Drazin. Joseph ("Joe") was adopted but was returned to Children's Aid, where he went from foster home to foster home. He eventually took back the Noss family name. As for Moshe, he was adopted by Moses Levy and Marietta Steinert. Moshe's new parents changed his name to Edgar Steinert Levy. Edgar Levy is thus the same individual as Moshe Noss. Marietta was well-known in the Hamilton community, and a chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women was named after her.

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.

Descriptive Notes

Accompanying material: After donating the records in her possession, the donor emailed the archivist a document titled "Noss Family Story," which the archivist used to compose the biographical sketch. The document has been saved with other supporting documentation.

Subjects

Families

Genealogy

Name Access

Cohn (family)

Levy, Corinne,1917-1978

Levy, Edgar, 1915-1980

Levy (family)

Levy, Marietta Steinbert, 1858-1928

Noss (family)

Places

Canada

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds

Photographs and audio-visual material series

Audio cassettes file

Level

Item

Fonds

38

Series

8

File

11

Item

6

Material Format

sound recording

Date

28 Aug. 1984

Physical Description

1 audio cassette

Scope and Content

Item is an audio cassette of an interview with Levy Conglin. The survey results of a statistical analysis of disabled Jews are discussed.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds

Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee series

Photograph collection sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

61

Series

2-2

File

81

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Date

1951-1961

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 10 x 7 cm and 7 x 10 cm

0.5 cm of textual records

Scope and Content

This file consists of two photographs of Mort Levy. One features Mort Levy standing with Mr. A. Lipson on a dirt road and the other is Mort Levy sitting on the front steps of a cabin at Camp Frailoch, surrounded by campers. The cabin was probably the original Willison farmhouse, which was later bought by the YMCA in the 1940s and was destroyed by fire in the 1950s.There is also a letter from the Globe and Mail addressed to Mort Levy regarding the presentation of an engraving to Bobbie Rosenfeld and a membership certificate for the North Toronto YM-YWHA, signed by Sam Granatstein and Alex Fisher.

Repro Restriction

Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Source

Archival Descriptions

• 
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Part Of

Levine and Cass family fonds

Levy family series

Level

Item

Fonds

25

Series

15

Item

5

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[192-?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Rose Levy.

Name Access

Levy, Rose

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

Levy family series

Level

Item

Fonds

25

Series

15

Item

4

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[192-?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photographic portrait of Rose Levy taken at a studio in Toronto likely in the 1920's.

Notes

Mounted in card frame

Photographer: Rembrandt Studio, 141 Yonge Street, Toronto

Name Access

Levy, Rose

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

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Levine and Cass family fonds

Levy family series

Level

Series

Fonds

25

Series

15

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1902]-[192-?]

Physical Description

5 photographs : b&w ; 24 x 17 cm or smaller

Admin History/Bio

Mrs. Dora Levy was the daughter of Abraham and Rebecca Cass and the sister of Sarah (Cass) Levine. She was born in Russia in 1870 and immigrated to Canada in 1889. She married Charles Levy (b. 1869) on 10 February 1892 in Toronto.

Shortly thereafter, they moved to Allerston, Ontario, where he opened up a store. The couple had four children: Tobias (b. 1892), Louis (b. 1894), Benjamin (b. 1897) and Esther (b. 1899). Tobias, who was also referred to as Theodore or Ted, married Rhoda Davis on 12 June 1919. His sister, Esther, married Joseph Kert on 6 November 1921.

Scope and Content

Series consists of photographs of members of the Levy family.

Name Access

Levy family

Source

Archival Descriptions

Passenger Names

Levy, Abraham

Page Number

518

Date Range

June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Photographer

Harvey and Adena Glasner

Source

Rotenberg Ledger

Passenger Names

Levy, Abraham

Page Number

740

Date Range

June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Photographer

Harvey and Adena Glasner

Source

Rotenberg Ledger