Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Reference series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

5

File

16

Material Format

textual record

Date

1969

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains a copy of the synagogue's history.

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Hamilton (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

1979-9-37

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

2 cm of textual records (1 vol.)

Date

1969

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a book entitled "History of Beth Jacob Congregation, 1896-1969", published in honour of the Hamilton congregation's 80th anniversary.

Administrative History

Beth Jacob Congregation was founded in 1886 by an Orthodox faction of the Reform Congregation Anshe Sholom, who withdrew from the congregation three years earlier to form an Orthodox minyan, due to differing views on the celebration of Rosh Hashanah.

Descriptive Notes

Beth Jacob Congregation.

Hamilton.

Multicultural History Society of Ontario.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Synagogues

Name Access

Beth Jacob Synagogue (Hamilton, Ont.)

Places

Hamilton, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

13

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Date

1979

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

96 photographs : col. slides, b&w prints, b&w negatives ; 35 mm and 12 x 9 cm

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Kitchener (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Reference series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

5

File

17

Material Format

textual record

Date

1979

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains a copy of an article on the synagogue's history.

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Kitchener (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2008-6-7

Material Format

multiple media

Physical Description

6.82 m of textual records and other material

Date

1935-2008

Scope and Content

Accession contains records documenting the administration, programs and events of Beth Jacob Synagogue in Kitchener, from 1935 to 2008. Non-textual records include photographs, architectural drawings, artifacts, and a couple of books. The textual records include newsletters, correspondence, financial ledgers, community directories, event programmes, membership lists and dues ledgers. There is considerable material on the Talmud Torah, including teaching materials, curricula, student guides, notes on parent meetings, and correspondence. There are approximately 40 photographs in the accession, of which 25 are from one 1985 shul event. Other records relate to the cemetery, memorial plaques, adult education, nursery school, Sisterhood, youth programs, bar and bat mitzvots, clubs and chevra kadisha. There are several artifacts: Rabbi Rosensweig's quill pen, athletic trophies and medallions, I.D. bracelets, Tree of Life plaques, a Hadassah Convention name tag with ribbon from 1951, and an (empty) copper mezuzzah. Records of the Kitchener-Waterloo Hebrew Day School will form a second fonds when the accession is described (see accession file folder for proposed arrangement scheme). The Hebrew Day School records include parents and staff handbooks, procedure manual, teaching materials, certificates, correspondence, governance documents, student records and attendance books with class lists.

Use Conditions

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

Subjects

Cemeteries

Synagogues

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

36

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Date

1979

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

4 photographs : col. slides, (1) b&w negative ; 35 mm and 12 x 9 cm

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Reference series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

5

File

67

Material Format

textual record

Date

1954

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains a copy of the historical sketch from the 1954 self-survey of the Jewish community of Sault Ste. Marie. Several self-surveys were conducted in the 1950s under the auspices of the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Name Access

Congregation Beth Jacob

Subjects

Communities

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

3

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Date

1979

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

17 photographs : col. slides, b&w negatives ; 35 mm

Notes

Availability of other formats: Digitized material.

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Brockville (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

51

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1979

Physical Description

44 photographs : col. slides, b&w prints and negatives ; 35 mm and 12 x 9 cm

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

8

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Date

1979

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

94 photographs : col. slides, (12) b&w prints (4 negatives), b&w negatives ; 35 mm and 12 x 9 cm

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Hamilton (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

10

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Date

1979

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

61 photographs : col. slides, (8) b&w prints ; 35 mm and 12 x 9 cm

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Hamilton (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Western Canada synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

3

File

20

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Date

1977

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

7 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Related Material

An audio recording of an interview with a Prince Albert community member can be found in file 53 of this series.

Places

Prince Albert (Sask.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

6

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Date

1979

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

26 photographs : col. slides, (1) b&w print, b&w negatives ; 35 mm and 12 x 9 cm

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Cornwall (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

12

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1979

Physical Description

73 photographs : col. slides, b&w prints, b&w negatives ; 35 mm and 12 x 9 cm

Name Access

Beth Israel Congregation (Kingston, Ont.)

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Kingston (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

20

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1979

Physical Description

15 photographs : col. slides, b&w prints ; 35 mm and 12 x 9 cm

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Oakville (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

24

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1979

Physical Description

59 photographs : col. slides, b&w negatives ; 35 mm

Name Access

Congregation Beth Shalom (Ottawa, Ont.)

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Ottawa (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

30

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Date

1979

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

12 photographs : col. slides, b&w prints, b&w negatives ; 35 mm and 12 x 9 cm

Name Access

Beth Israel Congregation (Pembroke, Ont.)

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Pembroke (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

32

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1979

Physical Description

28 photographs : col. slides, b&w negatives ; 35 mm

Name Access

Congregation Beth Israel (Peterborough, Ont.)

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Peterborough (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Reference series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

5

File

7

Material Format

textual record

Date

1955

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains a photocopy of the 1955 self-survey of the Jewish community of Cornwall, Ontario. Several self-surveys were conducted in the 1950s under the auspices of the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Cornwall (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Reference series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

5

File

18

Material Format

textual record

Date

1976

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains the programme from the tenth anniversary in 1976.

Name Access

Congregation Beth Tefilah (London, Ont.)

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

London (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Reference series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

5

File

51

Material Format

textual record

Date

1956, 1980

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains a newsletter and copied booklet on the synagogue.

Name Access

Congregation Beth Shalom (Ottawa, Ont.)

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Ottawa (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Reference series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

5

File

55

Material Format

textual record

Date

1965

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains one arcticle, "Historical Sketch of Peterborough Jewish Community."

Name Access

Congregation Beth Israel (Peterborough, Ont.)

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Peterborough (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

19

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1979

Physical Description

18 photographs : col. slides, b&w prints ; 35 mm and 12 x 9 cm

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

North Bay (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

18

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1979

Physical Description

17 photographs : col. slides, b&w prints ; 35 mm and 12 x 9 cm

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Niagara Falls (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2404

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1977

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 11 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print of the interior of the Congregation Beth Jacob in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The photo features the sanctuary seating, the ark, and the bimah.

Name Access

Beth Jacob Congregation (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.)

Subjects

Synagogues

Places

Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-9-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

29

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1979

Physical Description

17 photographs : col. slides, b&w prints, (1) b&w negative ; 35 mm and 12 x 9 cm

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Owen Sound (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

46

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1959

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Item consists of one black-and-white photograph of a sketch by Aba Bayefsky of the Beth Jacob Synagogue on Henry Street.

Name Access

Bayefsky, Aba, 1923-2001

Beth Jacob Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Henry Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2402

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1977

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 11 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print of the exterior of the Congregation Beth Jacob building in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

Name Access

Beth Jacob Congregation (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.)

Subjects

Architecture

Synagogues

Places

Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-9-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

1978-5-2

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

15 cm of textual records

Date

[ca. 1971]-[ca. 1976]

Scope and Content

This accession consists of newspaper clippings and correspondence relating to the dismissal of Rabbi Stuart Rosenberg by the Beth Tzedec Board and relating to the Rabbi Hollander case; copies of "The Committee of 10 Report" and "Setting the Records Straight: Analysis and refutation of The Committee of 10 report"; Beth Tzedec Board letters and Bulletins; Beth Tzedec Congregational School Education and Youth Committee minutes and newsletters; Beth Tzedec Congregation Constitution and By-Laws; a report on membership dues policy; and records relating to the Board elections.

Subjects

Synagogues

Name Access

Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)

Rosenberg, Stuart E., 1922-1990

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2015-11-8

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

ca. 83 photographs : b&w and col. (56 negatives) ; 18 x 13 cm or smaller

7 cm of textual records

Date

1997

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records related to the planning and production of a centenary journal and dinner in honour of the 100th anniversary of The Beth Jacob V’anshe Drildz Congregation. Included are submissions for the journal including a detailed history of the Beth Jacob Synagogue, print proofs of the journal, congratulatory letters from politicians and Jewish organizations and congratulatory ads. In addition there are copies of speeches from the dinner held on June 26, 1997, a sample of the invitation and general planning correspondence.

Photographs taken for the journal feature exterior shots of the Beth Jacob Synagogue on Henry St and Wilmington and interior shots of the Bimah, Aron ha-kodesh, stained glass windows, sanctuary from the Wilmington Street location along with clergy, members of the sisterhood and brotherhood, presidents and others involved in the synagogue.

Administrative History

Beth Jacob congregation was founded in 1897 and was located in three different locations in St. John’s Ward before the land at 23 Henry Street was purchased in 1919. Known as the Henry Street Shul or the Polishe Shul, the new purpose-built synagogue was dedicated in 1922. The dedication ceremonies attracted so many onlookers that the police had to be called in to manage the crowds.

The synagogue could accommodate up to 800 worshippers – 500 in the men’s section and 300 in the women’s balcony. According to Orthodox tradition, men and women sit separately during synagogue services. Its neo-Romanesque design was typical of other North American synagogues of the period that borrowed heavily from church architecture, often featured arched entranceways, rose windows and twin towers. Its vaulted ceiling was capped by a massive central dome and four smaller ones. It boasted a mikvah (ritual bath) in its basement as well as an assembly hall, a smaller chapel, a brick sukkah and a caretaker’s apartment. The synagogue’s intricately carved Aron ha-kodesh and Bimah were also designed by Brown and were removed in the mid 1960s when the congregation relocated to its current location in North York. The building was sold and converted into the Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church.

Benjamin Brown considered Beth Jacob Synagogue to be his crowning achievement. It was the first synagogue in Toronto (perhaps Canada) to be designed by a Jewish architect and signified the Jewish community’s increased confidence in its new generation of emerging professionals.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Synagogues

Name Access

Beth Jacob Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

21

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1979

Physical Description

14 photographs : col. slides, (1) b&w print ; 35 mm and 12 x 9 cm

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Oshawa (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2017-1-6

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

2011-2012

Scope and Content

Accession consists of three editions of the Beth Tzedec Bulletin dated January 2011, September 2011 and January 2012. The contents of each contain a commentary by the rabbi and president, news, milestones, celebrations, tributes and activities going on at the synagogue. Paid advertising also appears in each bulletin. A monthly calendar of events is printed on the back cover of each edition.

Subjects

Synagogue bulletins

Name Access

Beth Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Level

Item

Item

4834

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1950]

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

This item is an original print and corresponding negative of services being held in the Congregation Beth Jacob in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The photograph depicts a group of men standing in the sanctuary and a rabbi on the bimah, facing the ark.

Subjects

Rabbis

Synagogues

Torah arks

Places

Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)

Accession Number

1984-4-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Western Canada synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

3

File

3

Material Format

textual record

Date

1977

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Calgary (Alta.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

General community activities series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

11

File

100

Material Format

textual record

Date

1983-1997

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of invitations, correspondence, a programme, and a 100th anniversary book.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Beth Isaiah Congregation fonds

Level

Fonds

Fonds

59

Material Format

textual record

Date

1929-1976

Physical Description

65 cm of textual records

Admin History/Bio

The Guelph Hebrew Congregation, precursor of Beth Isaiah Congregation, was established in the early 1900s by the Jewish families which settled in Guelph shortly after 1900. Rev. Pearl was the congregation's first spiritual leader and teacher. Services were held in private homes until 1925, when the congregation purchased a building at the intersection of Surrey and Dublin Streets and remodeled it as a synagogue. An extension was added to this building in 1935 to meet the needs of the increasing membership. Planning for a new synagogue began in the early 1940s, and construction was completed in 1949 of the new synagogue on the same site. The name of the congregation was changed to Beth Isaiah, in honour of congregation member Isaiah (Sidney) Acker, who was killed on active service on 3 November 1942, while with the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Over the years, congregation members formed other organizations whose activities were tightly intertwined with the congregation, given the relatively small size of Guelph's Jewish community. These organizations included the Beth Isaiah Congregation Hebrew School, the Guelph Jewish Welfare Fund, the Ir Shalom Chapter of Hadassah, and the B'nai Brith Guelph Lodge. The B'nai Brith Guelph Lodge was chartered in Apr. 1942. It held the first Brotherhood dinner in Canada in 1947, which gave impetus to the formation of the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews. Beth Isaiah celebrated the 100th anniversary of the congregation in 2004.

Scope and Content

The fonds documents the activities, membership, and finances of Beth Isaiah Congregation and affiliated organizations, including the Beth Isaiah Ladies' Auxiliary, Beth Isaiah Congregation Hebrew School, the Guelph Jewish Welfare Fund, the Ir Shalom Chapter of Hadassah, and the B'nai Brith Guelph Lodge. The records in the fonds include financial records, membership ledgers, meeting minutes, correspondence and newsletters, and fundraising materials. The fonds also includes blueprints and other records relating to the construction of Beth Isaiah Synagogue in 1949.

Name Access

Beth Isaiah Congregation (Guelph, Ont.)

Subjects

Synagogues

Creator

Beth Isaiah Congregation (Guelph, Ont.)

Places

Guelph (Ont.)

Accession Number

1985-3-11

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Beth Isaiah Congregation fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

59

Item

1

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1948

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph is of the sod-turning for Beth Isaiah Synagogue in Guelph, Ontario.

Individuals in the photograph include: Nimoy Wolfond, Lou Brown, Joe Brown, Sam Acker, Jacob Adler, Joe Wolfond, Henry Rozen, Moshe Enushevsky, Mothie Brown, and Rubin Brown.

Notes

Identifying information is with accession record.

Name Access

Acker, Sam

Adler, Jacob

Beth Isaiah Congregation (Guelph, Ont.)

Brown, Joe

Brown, Lou

Brown, Mothie

Brown, Rubin

Enushevsky, Moshe

Rosen, Henry

Wolfond, Joe

Wolfond, Nimoy

Subjects

Synagogues

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

1993-1-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2018-1-11

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

6 cm of textual records (2 vol. and 1 folder)

Date

1919-[195-?]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a bound volume of cantorial music used by Cantor Akiva Bernstein of Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto) from the 1930s to the 1950s; and a published book of synagogue music Synagogen-Gesange: fur kantor und gemischten chor by Cantor Joshua S. Weisser (Pilderwasser) and Cantor Samuel Kavetzky (Bedrokowetzky) from 1919. The accession also includes handwritten drafts of music scores by an unknown author, possibly Elie Spivak.

Subjects

Cantors (Judaism)

Synagogue music

Name Access

Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toornto, Ont.)

Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

11

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1979

Physical Description

45 photographs : col. slides, b&w prints, b&w negatives ; 35 mm and 12 x 9 cm

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Hamilton (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2403

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1977

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 11 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print of the exterior of the Congregation Beth Jacob building in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The photograph is a side view of the building.

Name Access

Beth Jacob Congregation (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.)

Subjects

Architecture

Synagogues

Places

Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-9-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2022-2-4

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

13 cm of textual records

Date

[197-]-2008

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting the Sons of Jacob Congregation of Belleville, Ontario. Included are meeting minutes, handwritten notes, and a copy of the synagogue's constitution, as well as other textual records.

Custodial History

The files belonged to the donor's parents. The latter were active in the Sons of Jacob Congregation (Mike's mother was the secretary for a time).

Descriptive Notes

Availability of other formats: Constitution also available as a PDF file.

Subjects

Synagogues

Name Access

Sons of Jacob Congregation (Belleville, Ont.)

Places

Belleville (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2017-1-9

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

2011-2012

Scope and Content

Accession consists of three "The Shofar" bulletins, dated September-October 2011, November-December 2011 and January-February 2012. Contents of the bulletins contain a list of the Board of Directors, message from the Rabbi, Youth Group news, Adult Education programs, calendar of events, updates from the Social Action Committee, yahrzeits, birthdays, anniversaries, birth announcements as well as paid advertisements.

Subjects

Synagogue bulletins

Name Access

Shaarei-Beth El Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Level

Item

Item

1636

Material Format

graphic material

Date

24 May 1930

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 10 x 7 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the exterior of Beth Jacob Synagogue on Madison Avenue in Kitchener, Ontario. There are two women posed in front of the building; on the left is Ida Florence.

Name Access

Beth Jacob Congregation (Kitchener, Ont.)

Florence, Ida

Subjects

Synagogues

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

Kitchener (Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-7-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Western Canada synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

3

File

10

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Date

1977

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

4 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Estevan (Sask.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Western Canada synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

3

File

21

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Date

1977

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

11 photographs : col. slides, b&w prints ; 14 x 12 cm and smaller

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Regina (Sask.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Reference series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

5

File

59

Material Format

textual record

Date

1951-[after 1978]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains an overview of the shul from the Journal, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (Jan. 1951). File also includes a promotional brochure for the Shuls project itself.

Name Access

Beth Jacob Synagogue (Regina, Sask.)

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Regina (Sask.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4835

Material Format

graphic material

Date

5 Apr. 1954

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the Congregation Beth Jacob Talmud Torah students in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The photograph depicts a group of young children holding prayer books. The boys are also wearing tallisot. Standing on the far right is Rabbi Chodas.

Subjects

Rabbis

Students

Synagogues

Places

Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)

Accession Number

1984-5-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

70

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1979

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. slides ; 35 mm

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Quebec synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

1

File

4

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1978

Physical Description

5 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Lachine (Québec)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Quebec synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

1

File

20

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1978

Physical Description

36 photographs ; col. slides, (1) b&w print ; 35 mm and 12 x 9 cm

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Montréal (Québec)

Source

Archival Descriptions