File consists of three photographs of Mayor Phil Givens cutting the ribbon at the Employers Overload Company. Also identified in the photographs is David Rotenberg.
Photograph of people registering at UJA's Walk for Israel checkpoint number 1. Man in the centre, registering, is 1980 UJA campaign chair Jerry Goldenberg.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph
Photograph by Graphic Artists Photographers
Repro Restriction
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
File contains Checkpoint Committee meeting minutes; a route map, checkpoint sitemaps, and checkpoint schedules; an entertainment schedule; letters and memos; property use permits; the "job description" package for agencies running the checkpoints; and a list of checkpoint captains.
File contains an outline for each checkpoint that lists the people in charge ("captains"), opening and closing times and special instructions. Other records in the file include lists of food and entertainment acts for each checkpoint, a job description for those staffing checkpoints, sitemaps, checkpoint information sheets, letters to organizations staffing the checkpoints, meeting agendas and notes, city permits, insurance certificates and thank you letters.
File contains a list of checkpoints, information bullet points for checkpoints related to the theme of the aliyah of Soviet Jews, summary sheet and map for each checkpoint, outgoing letters regarding land use, memos, meeting minutes, lists, checkpoints chairmen meeting minutes, and a Walk theme package.
Notes
Title based on contents of the file.
Related Material
A map of the 1991 Walk route can be found in series 17-1-19 (1993), file 9.
File contains records that document entertainment, medical services, space planning, signage, staff volunteers, use of a city park and rental of character costumes. Records include correspondence, an entertainment update from Walk Chair Corey Mandell of Mandell Entertainment Group, a site plan of the CNE grounds and a map of the Festival layout, lists, checkpoint sitemaps, a list of staff volunteers with their duties and an application to hold a special event in a city park. There is also a set of minutes from the Checkpoints and Logistics committee from February, 1998, and a list of organizations participating at registration.
File contains a timeline for the day, a map of the Walk area, notes from meetings for Route & Logistics and Checkpoints & Logistics meeting, correspondence and memos, a calendar with tasks and deadlines, lists. The records concern medical services, route planning, police coverage, transportation, signage, checkpoint attractions and costumed characters.
Accession consists of 9 digital photographs of Daniel Hoffman, owner of The Cutting Veg, teaching urban farming with the Global Garlic Project, and planting onions and garlic. Also included is one electronic textual document depicting The Cutting Veg's mission statement, issued as promotional material.
Administrative History
The Cutting Veg (TCV) is an eco-social enterprise rooted in organic farming. TCV runs four programs aimed at cultivating personal, social, environmental, and economic health. They cultivate multiple acres of mixed vegetables, making organic food more accessible to vegetable lovers of Southern Ontario. In addition to produce sales, TCV runs the “Global Garlic Project.” Specifically, they grow approximately 20 varieties of garlic from around the world, including Polish, Persian, Italian, Russian, Korean, and Israeli. TCV also provides Food Coaching Services, which offers garden & composting project support, agri-business training, food-based workshops, and part-time farming internships. Finally, TCV offers one-on-one “Wellness Counselling” for individuals who want to take steps forward with their health and happiness. Collectively, these programs are helping TCV towards the achievement of its quadruple bottom line: Personal health, Social health, Environmental health, and Economic health. TCV is owned and managed by Daniel Hoffmann. Daniel is an Organic Farmer, Social Worker (BSW), Counsellor, and has been farming in B.C. and Ontario since 2000.
Descriptive Notes
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION NOTE: The textual record is in a graphic file format but is a document.
Item consists of a Fashion Talk recording. [Vivienne Roche] talks about the Second Annual Festival of Canadian Fashion, which took place from 7 to 11 May 1986, at the Metro Convention Centre.
Repro Restriction
Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Item consists of a recording of Book Reviews in which Eleanor Johnston reviews three books: "Toronto in Art," a pictorial panorama of the city as seen by artists over 150 years compiled by Edith Firth; "A Little Wilderness: The Natural History of Toronto," by Bill Ivy, a naturalist and photographic appreciation of the fauna and flora of the city; and "Turn Out the Lights Before Leaving: The Story of Canada's Theatres," by John Lindsay, a history of movie theatres in Toronto and across Canada. Aired on Friday, 15 June 1984.
Repro Restriction
Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Physical Condition
Tape is in good condition. Audio quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.
Item consists of a recording of Travel World. Zelda and Ron talk about the Catskills, a popular destination among Torontonians due to their proximity to the city. Ron describes the region as seasonal, traditionally popular during the summer and Passover, but recently also becoming a Christmas destination. He mentiones that most hotels have Passover programs, and the choice of hotel depends on how religious the traveller is. Zelda then compares her stays at the Concord when she was a teenager and when she was an adult, after her father's passing. She describes it as a "concrete jungle" and "too New York." Ron argues that every hotel is different and has different things to offer.
Notes
Recorded on 28 March 1984, at Studio IV; aired on Sunday, 1 April 1984.
Subjects
Travel
Tourism
Access Restriction
Closed. Records are closed for conservation reasons.
Repro Restriction
Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Physical Condition
Tape is in poor condition. There is considerable stickiness and squealing, indicative of SBS. No signs of mold.
26 photographs : b&w and col. ; 10 x 13 cm or smaller
other material
Scope and Content
File consists of the first part of a scrapbook of David Pinkus. Different kinds of material have been used to compile this scrapbook, including newspaper and magazine clippings, postcards, brochures, booklets, invitation cards, photographs, and artifacts such as pinback buttons and felt patches.
Notes
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION NOTE: Also included are 2 pinback buttons and 6 felt patches.
STORAGE LOCATION NOTE: One of the pinback buttons is stored in the artifact box (box 9).
Arrangement
The scrapbook has been dismantled for preservation purposes. All pages have been recreated using Melinex covers. This file contains the first part of the scrapbook.
Item consists of a Dialogue recording. Zelda and Bunny discuss how adults need to set good examples for children and teach them how to be good listeners. They also talk about people who do not listen to others and about how to become a good listener.
Access Restriction
Closed. Records are closed for conservation reasons.
Repro Restriction
Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Physical Condition
Tape is in poor condition -- tape residue left on playback equipment, indicative of SBS. Audio quality is good. SBS present, no signs of mold.
Item consists of a Mideast Report recording discussing the applications of the word "Holocaust" in different contexts, the international reaction to Israel's domestic policy in relation to its Palestinian population, and what the host claims to be a rise in antisemitism disguised as political opposition to Israel.
Repro Restriction
Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Physical Condition
Tape is in good condition. Audio quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.
Item consists of an Edward's Choice recording. Edward Borins briefly talks about his bookstore and discusses Dr. Saul Levine's book about cults and deprogramming titled "Radical Departures: Desperate Detours to Growing Up."
Repro Restriction
Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Physical Condition
Tape is in good condition. Audio quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.
Item consists of a Sports Talk recording, presented by Ted Thompson. He talks about sports injuries, particularly ankle sprains, including the different degrees of injury, its causes, and treatments.
Repro Restriction
Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Physical Condition
Cracked reel with residue from sticker on it. Tape is in good condition. Audio quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.
Item consists of a Sports Trivia recording, presented by Stan Levenson. He criticizes the commercialism and politicization of the Olympic Games, talks about the Soviet boycott of the 1984 Olympic Games, praises the Eastern Bloc athletes for keeping the Olympic amateur tradition, and condemns the IOC for its political inclinations.
Repro Restriction
Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Physical Condition
Tape is in fair condition -- crumpling at head. Audio quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.
Item consists of a recording of Focus On Medicine. Professor Arthur Edelman (Shaare Zedek Medical Center), organizing chairman of the conference "Adolescence: A New Frontier in Medicine," talks about adolescence and its challenges, and discusses the specificities of adolescence within the field of paediatrics. He also describes the physical and psychological changes that adolescents go through and the social expectations and obligations of this period.
Notes
No air date specified.
Repro Restriction
Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Physical Condition
Tape is in good condition. Audio quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.
Item consists of a recording of Aliyah Corner. David Bale opens by announcing several nursing positions at Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Centre in Jerusalem and highlighting its benefits. He also talks about a one-year programme for recent graduates offered by the World Union of Jewish Students, in which young professionals take part in an intensive educational programme for the first six months, including Hebrew language, history of Judaism, Hebrew and Jewish literature, among others, followed by a six-month work placement in a specific professional field or kibbutz, professional retraining, or continuing education at an Israeli university. The study portion is spent in Arad. He then makes an announcement on behalf of the Toronto branch of Telem: they were looking for new immigrants to build a cooperative new village in the Lower Galilee. Finally, he promotes the Telem North American Convention and explains the process of affiliation.
Access Restriction
Closed. Records are closed for conservation reasons.
Repro Restriction
Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Physical Condition
Tape is in poor condition. Audio quality is good, but there is considerable squealing, indicative of SBS. No signs of mold.
Item consists of a recording of Page One about Natan Sharansky (born Anatoly Borisovich Shcharansky), a Soviet refusenik who had spent nine years in prison during the 1970s and 1980s. He was released in 1986 and immediately emigrated to Israel with his wife, Avital. Page One's national affairs editor Michael Barembaum provides a lengthy report about Sharansky.
Access Restriction
Closed. Records are closed for conservation reasons.
Repro Restriction
Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Physical Condition
Tape is in poor condition. Audio quality is good, but there is some stickiness and squealing, indicative of SBS. No signs of mold.
Item consists of voice-over recordings by Zelda Young. She introduces segments such as "Israel Magazine," "Fashion News" (presented by Young herself), and "Heritage of Jewish Songs." Young also mentions the Jewish Information Service and the Jewish Distress Line, as well as the 7 September debut of "Tapestry" on CityTV.
Repro Restriction
Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Physical Condition
Tape is in good condition. Audio quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.
File consists of a small notebook imprinted with the words “The Patterson Foundry and Machine Company” on its cover and two exam booklets of the University of Toronto that was used as notebooks.
File consists of a brochure advertising the 26th Annual Jewish Book Fair held 12-20 November 1977 in Detroit. The brochure says Ben Dunkelman will be speaking on "Israel and its Public Relations".
File consists of a speech Ben Dunkelman gave at Toronto's Temple Sinai for the Hadassah-Wizo Organization of Toronto Spring General Meeting on 18 April 1977. In the speech, Dunkelman refers to Hadassah, Youth Aliyah and to Israeli politics. The item includes a name tag with Dunkelman's name on it.
File consists of records documenting the activities of the Walker Recruitment Committee, including meeting minutes, notes of Walk Co-ordinator Rosie Sosnowicz, notices, guidelines to the Committee from Toronto Jewish Congress/United Jewish Appeal, school presentation schedule, enrolment table for schools, training session outline, news release, radio spot, and PR meeting minutes.
Item consists of a Table Talk recording. Sue Devor teaches how to make different types of tomato sauce. Recorded on Friday, 1 August 1986; aired on Friday, 15 August 1986.
Repro Restriction
Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Physical Condition
Tape is in good condition -- some splices (possibly editing), which have not been replaced. Audio quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.
Item consists of Your Money recording. The host talks about the government's budget approved the prior week and its impact on the financial market and planned impact on interest rates.
Access Restriction
Closed. Records are closed for conservation reasons.
Repro Restriction
Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Physical Condition
Tape is in poor condition -- some residue left on playback equipment, indicative of SBS. Audio quality is good. SBS present, no signs of mold.
Item consists of a Spotlight On Science recording. Bill Stern hosts the second part of a conversation between Dr. Allan Gordon, from Mount Sinai Hospital, in Toronto, and Professor Nathan Trainin, from the Weizmann Institute of Science, in Israel. Professor Trainin explains his work in developing new cancer treatments and the likely connection between the thymus, aging, and cancer. He also talks about myasthenia gravis in children and new research being conducted on the connection between the disease and the thymus. Finally, he talks more about cancer treatments and the future of partnerships between Canadian and Israeli researchers.
Access Restriction
Closed. Records are closed for conservation reasons.
Repro Restriction
Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Physical Condition
Tape is in poor condition -- residue left on playback equipment and loud squealing, indicative of SBS. Audio quality is good. SBS present, no signs of mold.
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Biography
Ben Collis, the son of Russian immigrants, was born in 1911. He grew up in Oshawa, Ontario. In 1944, he moved to Peterborough, Ontario. Ben's interest in music led him to form his own dance band and play gigs throughout Ontario.
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Biography
Lillian Gordon was born in Toronto in 1908. She was one of three women to graduate from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1928. Gordon opened her own real estate law practice in Toronto and continued her practice until she retired in 1981.
Material Format
sound recording
Name Access
University of Toronto
Geographic Access
Toronto (Ont.)
Original Format
Audio cassette
Copy Format
Audio cassette
Digital file
Transcript
0:00-6.56: Lillian Gordon was born in Toronto in 1908 to Annie and Aaron Sandler. In this portion of the interview, Gordon discusses her parents, the family catering business, and her father’s work as a union organizer in the needle trade.
7:15-8:59: Gordon discusses the requirements for entry into the Osgoode Law School in 1926.
9:00-10:19: Gordon discusses her fellow students at Osgoode Hall from 1926–1929.
10:20-11:48: Gordon discusses looking for a job within the legal profession after graduating from Osgoode Hall in 1929.
11:49-13:10: Gordon discusses looking for a location to open her own law office.
13:11-14:20: Gordon discusses being hired as an investigator for Eaton’s and being dismissed when it was learned she was Jewish.
14:21-15:34: Gordon discusses looking for a real estate office in which to open her own practice.
15:35-16:56: Gordon discusses antisemitism within the legal profession.
16:57-19:24: Gordon discusses her move to California in 1936.
19:25-20:34: Gordon discusses how the scarcity of male lawyers during the Second World War resulted in increased business within her own legal practice.
20:35-22:05: Gordon discusses the problems of being a woman within the legal profession (discussion strays).
22:06-24:45: Gordon discusses the challenges she faced as a female lawyer during the 1930s.
24:46-28:40: Gordon discusses her professional and personal dealings with financial institutions.
28:41-28:54: Gordon discusses how she came to be accepted as a woman and a Jew by her colleagues and clients.
28:55-29:42: Gordon discusses the reaction by colleagues to the hiring of the first Black person to work in the office.
29:43-31:13: Gordon discusses her choice of wardrobe for the office and the courtroom.
Side 2:
0-9:20: Gordon discusses early childhood memories.
9:21-11:32: Gordon discusses the diversity of her fellow students at Jarvis Collegiate.
11:33-13:32: Gordon discusses learning to skate and to ride a bicycle.
13:33-16:10: Gordon discusses learning to drive a car.
16:12-22:30: Gordon talks about the early years of her marriage to Sandy Gordon.
22:31-24:30: Gordon reminisces about her law career from her student days until her retirement from law.
24:31-29:00: Gordon discusses working for J. L. Cohen at the beginning of her law career.
Photo: Item 1216 Osgoode Hall graduation 1928
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Biography
Melvin Douglas Lastman was born in Toronto on 9 March 1933, the son of Rose and Louis Lastman. Raised in the Kensington Market area, he attended Ryerson Public School and Central High School of Commerce, where he was president of the school council. Lastman left high school to work at an appliance store and, in 1955, opened his own appliance store. By the late 1960s, he owned a chain of forty stores, Bad Boy Appliances, throughout Ontario. Lastman lived in North York and, in 1969, ran successfully for the North York Board of Control. In the 1972 municipal election, he was elected as mayor of North York, a position he held for twenty-five years until North York became part of the newly created City of Toronto on 1 January 1998. With the provincially-mandated creation of the new City of Toronto by the amalgamation of Metropolitan Toronto and the six local municipalities, Lastman decided to run for mayor against the other major contender, former City of Toronto mayor Barbara Hall. He won the 1997 election and was sworn in on 1 January 1998. Lastman was easily re-elected in the 2000 mayoralty election; however, in February 2003, Lastman announced that he would not be seeking re-election in the November municipal election.
In 1953, Mel Lastman married Marilyn Bornstein. They have two married sons and six grandchildren.
Material Format
moving images
Name Access
Anshei Minsk Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
Lastman, Mel
Scheinberg, Ellen
Geographic Access
Toronto
Kensington Market
Original Format
Digital videocassette
Copy Format
DVD
Source
Oral Histories
In this clip, former Toronto mayor Mel Lastman remembers playing as a child at the Minsk Shul in Kensington Market.