- Accession Number
- 2000-4-8
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2000-4-8
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Date
- 1959-1975
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records created and accumulated by the Moses family. The types of records include cemetery papers, such as correspondence, account receipts and the original constitution for Hasiatyner Klaus Beth Israel.
- Also included are the original cemetery plans with the official stamp and seal and a copy of the blueprints for the Eitz Chiam School
- Administrative History
- Isadore Moses moved his family to Canada in 1928. He became president of Toronto’s Husiatiner Klaus Shul, volunteered to co-design Bathurst Lawn Cemetery’s floor plan, and was committed to Jewish education.
- His son Lewis Moses, the youngest of seven children, was also deeply committed to the Jewish community. Despite running a busy chartered accountancy practice, the former air force officer devoted much of his energy to Jewish causes. He worked diligently for the Zionist Revisionist Organization, United Jewish Appeal, United Israel Appeal, State of Israel Bonds, Jewish National Fund, Canadian Zionist Federation, the Board of Jewish Education, Eitz Chaim Schools, and many other organizations. He was co-founder of Torath Emeth Congregation and a Board Member of Shaarei Shomayim Congregation. Lewis Moses was honoured at the Negev dinner in 1992
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Name Access
- Husiatiner Klaus Beth Israel.
- Bathurst Lawn Cemetery.
- Zionist Revisionist Organization.
- United Jewish Appeal.
- United Israel Appeal.
- State of Israel Bonds.
- Jewish National Fund.
- Canadian Zionist Federation.
- Board of Jewish Education.
- Eitz Chaim.
- Torath Emeth Congregation.
- Shaarei Shomayim Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2002-10-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2002-10-3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 30 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of the records of the Amalgamated Dawes Road Trustees, responsible for the maintenance and operations of the Dawes Road Cemetery. The Trustees reported to the Canadian Jewish Congress Central Region.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Name Access
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region (Toronto, Ont.)
- Amalgamated Dawes Road Trustees (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1992-2-6
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1992-2-6
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w and col. ; 25 x 21 cm or smaller
- Date
- 1991
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a colour photograph of Hanna Schusheim, Emunah Toronto Council co-president (centre) with bazaar co-chairman Agnes Deutsch (left) and Malka Deutsch; a photograph of the entrance to Pardes Shalom cemetery with (L-R) Rabbi Sheldon Steinberg, Jewish community chaplain; Sidney Freedman, founding president of Toronto Hebrew Memorial Park; Bill Draimin, current president; and Lorna Jackson, mayor of the city of Vaughan; a photograph of Rabbi Yitzchak Witty (right) and Mr and Mrs. Yitz Feldman; and a photograph of Anna Cohen and family.
- Custodial History
- Thes pohtographs came to the OJA from the Canadian Jewish News through Leila Speismanm, a former journalist with the paper.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Newspapers
- Name Access
- Canadian Jewish News
- Pardes Shalom Cemetery (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1992-7-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1992-7-2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : col. (slides) ; 35 mm
- Date
- [ca. 1965]
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of 4 colour slides of the dedication of a Holocaust monument in Litvische-Latvische section of Bathurst Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, with Cantor N. Stolnitz.
- Subjects
- Holocaust memorials
- Cemeteries
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1993-2-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1993-2-2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 8 photographs : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Date
- 1993
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of a series of photographs of the monuments in the Jewish cemetery at Massey, Ontario. The gravestones of Judith Rosenthal, Gay Selene, Rosie and Aaron Silverman, Itzhak Bar Yosef, Rose Iena Nellisks, Charles Rothenberg, Izik Aharon Ben Bezalel, and Etta Mozes are depicted. The majority of these individuals did not live to adulthood.
- Descriptive Notes
- Hebrew and English identifying information with dates is written on the back of each photo.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Name Access
- Rosenthal, Judith
- Selene, Gay
- Silverman, Rosie
- Silverman, Aaron
- Bar Yosef, Itzhak
- Nellisks, Rose Iena
- Rothenberg, Charles
- Ben Bezalel, Izik Aharon
- Mozes, Etta
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1996-3-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1996-3-3
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2.4 m of textual records and graphic materials
- Date
- [ca. 1940]-[ca.1995]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of the records created and/or accumulated by Nechemiah Knobel. They relate to the work of the Labour Zionist Alliance and the Borochov movement. Of note are a series of photographs documenting the unveiling of the Holocaust monument at Mount Sinai Cemetery in 1968. Identified individuals include Mayor Phil Givens, Allan Grossman, Ben Himel and Max Federman.
- Use Conditions
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Subjects
- Holocaust memorials
- Cemeteries
- Labor unions
- Labor Zionism
- Name Access
- Knobel, Nechemiah
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2003-1-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2003-1-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 2.1 m of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records documenting the operation of Pardes Shalom Cemetery in Toronto.
- Use Conditions
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Name Access
- Pardes Shalom Cemetery
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-75
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-75
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs ; b&w and col. ; 21 x 25 cm or smaller
- Date
- [ca. 1930]-1998
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of photographs relating to Kirkland Lake, Ontario - Dubinsky family; synagogue; and Krugerdorf Cemetery.
- Descriptive Notes
- Identification keys and biographical information is provided for the group photos.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Synagogues
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-91
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-91
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1939-1957
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of records of B'nai Israel Synagogue, St. Catharines; Goel Tzedec Memorial Park, Toronto plan and deed; B'nai Israel Synagogue, St. Catharines, board of governors meetings 1975-1980 and 1981-1984; Congregation Beth Jacob, Hamilton, Ontario; and Temple Anshe Sholom, Hamilton, Ontario.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Synagogue records and registers
- Name Access
- Beth Jacob Synagogue (Hamilton, Ont.)
- Temple Anshe Sholom (Hamilton, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1986-10-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1986-10-1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 10 photographs : col.
- Date
- 1986
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs of the Jewish cemetery in Harbin, Heilongjiang (a province in northeast China).
- Descriptive Notes
- Availability of other formats: Also available as JPEG and TIFF files.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Places
- China
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-1-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-1-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 marble plaque : 10 x 10 cm
- 1 textual record
- Date
- 16 Oct. 2005
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one marble plaque from the opening commemoration of the Pardes Shalom Cemetery Memorial Garden. The plaque has the Magen David on carved into the averse, while on the reverse is the inscription: the Pardes Sholom Memorial Garden commemorating the opening, October 16, 2005.
- The textual record is an informational/promotional single-fold booklet containing information about the cemetery and the garden, along with contact information.
- Descriptive Notes
- Pardes Shalom Cemetery Memorial Garden.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-3-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-3-3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 70 photographs : b&w ; 50 x 40 cm. or smaller
- Date
- 1994
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of seventy photographs taken by Nir Bareket in 1994, documenting the March of the Living trip. This collection includes images of the participants visiting Jewish cemeteries in Warsaw and Lublin, the Jewish ghetto in Krakow, the Auschwitz Museum and Camp, Birkenau Camp, Majdanek Camp and Treblinka Camp, and finally, the Yad Vashem Museum and the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
- Administrative History
- Nir Bareket (né Zaidband) was born in Haifa, Palestine on May 7, 1939 to Esther and David Zaidband. Esther was of Sephardic heritage while David was of Ashkenazi heritage. Growing up, Nir had two siblings: an older brother, Yosi, and an older sister, Talila. Yosi, who was ten years older than Nir, was killed serving in the Palmach, an elite branch of the Haganah. Years later, while serving in the Israel Defense Forces, Nir adopted the surname Bareket (Hebrew for emerald) so that his name would sound more Israeli.
- In 1964, Nir moved to the United States. He studied photography at the New York Institute of Photography and the New York School of Visual Art. In 1966, he became the chief photographer for Batten, Barton, Dustin & Osborne's communication design centre. In April 1967, he married Eti Belotzkervoskia; Eti and Nir's first daughter, Eedit, was born the next year.
- In 1969 or 1970, the family of three moved to Geneva, Switzerland. During this time, Nir worked for Investors Overseas Services Ltd. (IOS) as their chief photographer. But while he lived in Geneva, Nir's job required him to frequently cross the border into France.
- In 1971 or 1972, the family of three moved again, this time to Jerusalem. From 1972 to 1975, Nir worked for the Israel Museum as their chief photographer. In 1973, Eti and Nir's second daughter, Mika, was born.
- In 1975, the family of four moved to Toronto. There, Nir started the Bareket Studio of Photography. In 1990, Eti and Nir split up.
- Nir continued to be an active photographer, acting, for example, as the official photographer of the March of the Living trip, which is overseen by UJA Federation of Greater Toronto as part of the Canadian Israel Experience program. The trip, which takes place in Europe and the Middle East, operates each year and is intended to expose a new generation of Jews to two of the most significant events in modern Jewish history: the Shoah (Holocaust) and the creation of the State of Israel. The photographs he took on this trip were displayed at an exhibition held at the Koffler Centre of the Arts' Loggia Galery in 1995.
- Throughout his career, Nir has taken part in approximately thity-five exhibitions that were held in a number of locations including Toronto, New York City, Jerusalem, China, and Cuba. Some of his notable displays have included the March of the Living (1995) and his series on Toronto's homeless population, which was held at BCE Place from 2000 to 2001.
- Over the course of his career, Nir taught photography at several institutions including George Brown College, York University, Hebrew University, the Israel Museum, and the New York Institute of Photography.
- Nir died on May 12, 2015. He left behind longtime partner Wendy Wright; daughters Eedit and Mika; and grandchildren Dar, Kallee, and Carmelle.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Subjects
- Holocaust memorial tours
- Cemeteries
- Name Access
- Bareket, Nir, 1939-2015
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-9-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-9-2
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- textual record (electronic)
- architectural drawing (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 37 photographs : b&w and col. (jpg) + 2 identification keys
- 16 documents (28 jpgs)
- 2 architectural drawings (jpg)
- Date
- [189-]-2004
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of scanned copies of original records documenting the Jewish community in Cornwall. The records relate to various individuals in the community, including the donor, as well as organizations such as B'nai Brith, Hebrew Ladies' Aid Society, and the Beth-El Congregation. The items include scans of cemetery plans, burial certificates, photographs, meeting minutes, memorial books and various legal documents.
- Photographs are as follows:
- 01. Sixtieth anniversary of D-Day program.
- 02. Abe and Rose Goldhamer, Long Sault Rapids before the seaway, ca. 1941.
- 03. Al Burnes in uniform. Al lived in Cornwall and moved to Toronto, [between 1939 and 1945].
- 04. Archie Dover, first person buried in the new cemetery, pg. 1, 1962.
- 05. Archie Dover, first person buried in the new cemetery, pg. 2, 1962.
- 06. Beth El Synagogue, exterior, nd.
- 07. Beth El Synagogue, interior, nd.
- 08. Birdie Phillips Miller.
- 09. B’nai Brith, ca. 1961. [obverse]
- 10. B’nai Brith, ca. 1961. [reverse]
- 11. B’nai Brith entertaining seniors from Glen Stor Dun Lodge, 1964.
- 12. B’nai Brith girls temporary charter, 1967.
- 13. B’nai Brith Youth Organization temporary charter, 1967.
- 14. Boys playing hockey behind the shul, 1930s. Back row, left to right: unidentified, Jack Abrugov, Murray Berns, Julius Kolomier. Front row, left to right: unidentified, Jack Goldhamer, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified.
- 15. Braham Goldhamer on piano.
- 16. Cemetery plan from office of LP Stidwill, civil engineer and Ontario land surveyor, April 18 1958.
- 17. Cemetery plan, nd.
- 18. Construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway, Robert Saunders Dam, 1957.
- 19. B’nai Brith emergency meeting minutes, 1967.
- 20. Entertainer, Helen Goldhamer and her father, Julius Miller.
- 21. General meeting regarding building of the synagogue, pg. 1, Oct. 5, 1924.
- 22. General meeting regarding building of the synagogue, pg. 2, Oct. 5, 1924.
- 23. B’nai Brith Cornwall Lodge, 1961. [obverse] Pictured are, Standing left to right: Moe Helperin, Peter Solway, Oscar Niduvitch, Louis Dubinsky, Alex Abugor, Sam Nyman, Moe Schulman, Bernard Miller, I. Martin, Saul Schulman. Seated left to right: Mark Goldhamer, Sam Smolkin, Saul Kaye, Mrs. Eddie Cantor (guest speaker), Rabbi Matts, Julius Miller.
- 24. B’nai Brith Cornwall Lodge, 1961. [reverse]
- 25. Hebrew School, ca. 1958.
- 26. Helen, Mark and Brham Goldhamer, ca. 1958.
- 27. Helen Goldhamer on the St. Lawrence just west of Cornwall.
- 28. Helen Goldhamer speaking.
- 29. Helen Goldhamer thanking guest speaker.
- 30. Joel Horovitz, bar mitzvah programme, 1954.
- 31. Julius Miller and daughter Helen Goldhamer with father Moses Miller (seated) and grandson Braham Goldhamer at age 2.
- 32. Julius Miller and wife Birdie in front of their furniture company’s first truck, ca. 1946.
- 33. Julius Miller Grove invitation to ceremony, 1969.
- 34. Julius Miller Grove letter, 1969.
- 35. Julius Miller Grove plaque, ca. 1969.
- 36. [Phillips family?], ca. 1900.
- 37. Annette Phillips and Mary Phillips, ca. 1948.
- 38. Julius Miller presented with a pin by Mrs. Eddie Cantor at an Israel Bonds drive, 1961.
- 39. Nathan Phillips with unidentified boy.
- 40. Left to right: Annette Phillips, Mary Phillips, Birdie Phillips Miller and Riva Phillips, 1940s.
- 41. Left to right: Archie Dover, Julius Miller and Rabbi Lewin at the Memory Board dedication.
- 42. Left to right: Helen Goldhamer, Sarah Vineberg, Mrs. M. Phillips, Birdie Phillips Miller, Annette Phillips, ca. 1938.
- 43. Succot. Left to right: Margot Miller, Jack Miller and Braham Goldhamer, ca. 1956.
- 44. Left to right: Mark Goldhamer, Iruim Thaw, Saul Schulman and guest speaker, ca. 1961.
- 45. Nathan and Sam Phillips, ca. 1920.
- 46. Legal letter regarding the deed to the cemetery, pg. 1, 1929.
- 47. Legal letter regarding the deed to the cemetery, pg. 2, 1929.
- 48. Markus Goldhamer RCAF discharge papers, pg. 1, 1945.
- 49. Markus Goldhamer RCAF discharge papers, pg. 2, 1945.
- 50. Markus Goldhamer RCAF photo, Second World War.
- 51. Mary Phillips, life member of Hadassah-WIZO card, April 5, 1954.
- 52. Memorial book, pg. 1, 1926.
- 53. Memorial book, pg. 2, 1926.
- 54. Memorial book, pg. 3, 1926.
- 55. Memorial book, pg. 4, 1926.
- 56. Memory board.
- 57. Moses Miller.
- 58. Original minutes forming the B’nai Brith chapter in Cornwall, pg. 1, 1934.
- 59. Original minutes forming the B’nai Brith chapter in Cornwall, pg. 2, 1934.
- 60. Original minutes forming the B’nai Brith chapter in Cornwall, pg. 3, 1934.
- 61. Original minutes forming the B’nai Brith chapter in Cornwall, pg. 4, 1934.
- 62. Part of crowd at the annual dinner in Beth El Synagogue hall.
- 63. Photocopy of Hebrew Ladies’ Aid meeting minutes, pg. 1, Nov. 29, 1922.
- 64. Photocopy of Hebrew Ladies’ Aid meeting minutes, pg. 2, Nov. 29, 1922.
- 65. President of B’nai Brith Mark Goldhamer speaking. Helen Goldhamer seated to his left.
- 66. Riva Phillips beside Julius Miller Furniture shop, 1950s.
- 67. Thank you card to Mark Goldhamer, pg. 1.
- 68. Thank you card to Mark Goldhamer, pg. 2.
- 69. [Phillips family?], ca. 1900.
- Custodial History
- The original records are in the possession of the donor. The OJA was granted permission to scan the records in September 2007, as part of the Ontario Small Jewish Communities initiative. These copies were then donated to the Archives on 2007-09-04.
- Subjects
- Communities
- Cemeteries
- Name Access
- Goldhamer, Mark
- Places
- Cornwall (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-1-8
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-1-8
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1665 photographs (approx.) ; b&w ; 10 x 15 cm
- Date
- [ca. 1997]-[ca. 1999]
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of photographs of headstones at the Roselawn Cemetery in Toronto. The photographs were taken by volunteers working on the project which meant to capture genealogical information from the Jewish cemeteries around Toronto. Some of the information from the stones have been uploaded to the JewishGen's burial registry database, however, the photographs contain additional information such as Hebrew names and birth and death dates.
- Taken alongside the stone in each photograph is an accompanying marker indicating the section and row of the grave, which corresponds to a physical list filed with each binder. Researchers will have to search for the deceased person's name on JewishGen first and locate the section and row of the stone, before being able to find the photograph in the binders.
- Administrative History
- The Jewish Genealogical Society of Canada (Toronto) was formally established in 1985. It is now one of seven Jewish genealogical societies in Canada. Its mission is to stimulate interest in the pursuit of Jewish genealogical research; to facilitate the pursuit of Jewish genealogical research locally and globally; and to provide an environment for fellowship and mutual exchange among persons with an interest in Jewish genealogy.
- http://www.jgstoronto.ca/About.html
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-6-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- 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
- Level
- Item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Aug. 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide (Kodachrome) ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original slide of the gates to the Jewish cemetery in Belleville, Ontario.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Gates
- Places
- Belleville (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-8-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Aug. 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide (Kodachrome) ; 35 mm.
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original slide depicting headstones in the Jewish cemetery in Belleville, Ontario.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Sepulchral monuments
- Places
- Belleville (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-8-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Aug. 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide (Kodachrome) ; 35 mm.
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original slide depicting the Mayer family headstone in the Jewish cemetery in Belleville, Ontario.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Sepulchral monuments
- Places
- Belleville (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-8-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Aug. 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide (Kodachrome) ; 35 mm.
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original slide depicting a headstone in the Jewish cemetery in Belleville, Ontario.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Sepulchral monuments
- Places
- Belleville (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-8-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Aug. 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide (Kodachrome) ; 35 mm.
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original slide depicting headstones in the Jewish cemetery in Belleville, Ontario.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Sepulchral monuments
- Places
- Belleville (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-8-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Aug. 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide (Kodachrome) ; 35 mm.
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original slide depicting a headstone in the Jewish cemetery in Belleville, Ontario.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Sepulchral monuments
- Places
- Belleville (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-8-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Aug. 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide (Kodachrome) ; 35 mm.
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original slide of the Jewish cemetery in Belleville, Ontario.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Places
- Belleville (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-8-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Aug. 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide (Kodachrome) ; 35 mm.
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original slide of the Jewish cemetery in Belleville, Ontario.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Places
- Belleville (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-8-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sadie Stren fonds
- Photographs file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 78
- File
- 3
- Item
- 47
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [197-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print of the Beth David Synagogue cemetery gates in Brantford, Ontario.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- 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
- Brantford (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-11-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Name
- Jack Abel
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 1986
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Jack Abel
- Number
- OH 34
- OH 35
- Subject
- Antisemitism
- Cemeteries
- Labor unions
- Occupations
- Recreation
- Societies
- Interview Date
- 1986
- Quantity
- 2
- Interviewer
- Morris Silbert
- Total Running Time
- 034A: 31:10 minutes
034B: 31:10 minutes
035A: 31:10 minuets
035B: 13:52 minuets
- Conservation
- Copied August 2003
- Notes
- The end of the reference copy of AC 35 is not very audible. The original cassette may be clearer.
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Jack Abel's career in the garment industry began in the 1920s taking him through the dressmaker's strike of 1932. Abel's experiences with antisemitism were numerous. He participated in the Christie Pits riot, he was active in politics, and he became an early member of the Mozirer Society. Abel became financial secretary of the Mozirer Society and was involved in the purchase and administration of the Roselawn and Bathurst Lawn cemeteries.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Name Access
- Abel, Jack
- Mozirer Sick Benefit Society
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Transcript
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 34, OH 35 - Abel\OH34_001_Log.docx
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 34, OH 35 - Abel\OH34_002_Log.docx
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 34, OH 35 - Abel\OH35_001_Log.docx
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 34, OH 35 - Abel\OH35_002_Log.docx
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Ben Collis
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 1 Jun. 1976
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Ben Collis
- Number
- OH 93
- Subject
- Musicians
- Cemeteries
- Synagogues
- Antisemitism
- Farmers
- Yiddish language
- Interview Date
- 1 Jun. 1976
- Quantity
- 2 audio cassettes (1 copy)
- 2 WAV files
- Interviewer
- Larry Troster and Elaine Kahn
- Total Running Time
- OH93_001:43.50 minutes
OH93_002:18.45 minutes
- Conservation
- Copied August 2003
- Digitized 2014
- Notes
- poor sound quality in some sections
- Use Restrictions
- 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.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Language
- English
- Geographic Access
- Oshawa (Ont.)
- Peterborough (Ont.)
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Transcript
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 93 - Collis\OH93_001_Log.pdf
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 93 - Collis\OH93_002_Log.pdf
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Ralph Weber
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 3 Feb. 1987
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Ralph Weber
- Number
- OH 190
- OH 191
- Subject
- Cemeteries
- Hevra kaddisha
- Synagogues
- Interview Date
- 3 Feb. 1987
- Quantity
- 3 cassettes (2 copies)
- 3 WAV files
- Interviewer
- Stephen Spiesman
- AccessionNumber
- 1987-2-8
- Total Running Time
- OH190_001: 31.04 minutes
OH190_002: 31.05 minutes
OH191_001: 25 minutes
- Conservation
- Copied August 2003
- Digitized November 2013
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Samuel Weber was born 1875 in Vilna, Russia and immigrated to Toronto in 1899. He began his career working in real estate and clothing manufacturing. Sam became the largest real-estate owner of rental housing in Toronto and was one of first builders of roads in the city. He organized and was president of the Toronto Hebrew Burial Society (Chesed Shel Emes). In 1906, he purchased the property today known as the Roselawn Cemetery. Sam was a member of Goel Tzedec Synagogue's building committee.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Language
- English
- Name Access
- Roselawn Cemetery
- Weber, Ralph
- Weber, Sam
- Geographic Access
- Toronto
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Transcript
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 190, OH 191 - Weber\OH190_001_Log.pdf
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 190, OH 191 - Weber\OH190_002_Log.pdf
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 190, OH 191 - Weber\OH191_001_Log.pdf
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Sid Freedman
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 1997
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Sid Freedman
- Number
- OH 237
- OH 238
- OH 239
- OH 240
- Subject
- Cemeteries
- Synagogue officers
- Interview Date
- 1997
- Quantity
- 4 cassettes (2 copies)
4 WAV files
- Total Running Time
- 1:35 minutes
- Conservation
- Copied August 2003
- Digitized September 2014
- Digitized May 2016
- Use Restrictions
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director and the narrator prior to accessing the records.
- Biography
- Sidney Freedman became a member of Temple Sinai in 1965 and served as president of the board in 1970. He was instrumental in the development of Pardes Shalom Cemetery and became life president of Pardes Shalom and Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Geographic Access
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Mike Rabovsky
- Material Format
- moving images
- Interview Date
- 13 Jun. 2007
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Mike Rabovsky
- Number
- OH 296
- Subject
- Owen Sound
- Family history
- Cadesky family
- Beth Ezekiel
- furniture business
- World War, 1939-1945
- Rabbi Kirschenbaum
- Bar mitzvah
- Mr. Amsterdam
- Antisemitism
- Sauble Beach
- Cemeteries
- Interview Date
- 13 Jun. 2007
- Quantity
- 2 mini DV's, 1 archival DVD and 1 reference DVD
- Interviewer
- Sharon Gubbay Helfer
- Notes
- Ontario Small Jewish Communities Project
- Availability of other formats: Also available as an M4V Video File
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Mike Rabovsky married Miriam Levinson, and their story is best told through this historical narrative:
- Owen Sound's Beth Ezekiel Synagogue, a designated building under Ontario’s Heritage Act, remains the last example of the early small town synagogue that was once so common across Canada. The most compelling window in the synagogue is dedicated to the Rabovsky and Levison's families and tells the story of two immigrant families and the establishment of a Jewish community in Owen Sound.
- The jagged shards of glass depict the Levison family's harrowing experience of Kristallnacht (night of broken glass), prelude to the Holocaust. Desperate to escape Germany, the family was just one boat ticket away from freedom. Moments before they were to leave, an elderly couple offered their tickets to the Levisons, effectively sealing their own fate as victims of the Final Solution, while giving the young family a chance to escape the coming storm. Waiting out the war in China, the family eventually made it to Canada where Manfred Levison immediately began to look for work as a Rabbi. At the same time, Isaac Ezekiel Cadesky, a refugee of the Russian pogroms and the man for whom our Synagogue is named, was looking for a Rabbi to serve Owen Sound's bourgeoning Jewish community. Manfred Levison took the job, and in time his daughter Miriam married Isaac's grandson Mike.
- Miriam met Myer (Mike) Rabovsky. He was 29 and she was 19. Theirs was a happy marriage, lasting more than fifty years. Miriam and Mike had one daughter, Goldie (m. Bruce Ronald) and two grandchildren.
- Material Format
- moving images
- Original Format
- Mini DV
- Copy Format
- DVD
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Doug Brown
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 2008
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Doug Brown
- Number
- OH 366
- Subject
- Cemeteries
- Interview Date
- 2008
- Quantity
- 1
- Interviewer
- Ellen Scheinberg
- Total Running Time
- 1 hr. 7 min.
- Use Restrictions
- No release form. Permission of family required for use.
- Biography
- Doug Brown worked at Pape Avenue Cemetry, the first Jewish burial ground in Toronto, from 1962 and lived next door to the cemetery at 311 Pape Avenue. He was the groundskeeper for over fifty years. Doug's job was to maintain the site and provide extra care to a couple of graves for families that had set up trusts to plant fresh flowers every spring. He knew the location of every tombstone and the personal history of many of the deceased.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Language
- English
- Name Access
- Brown, Doug
- Scheinberg, Ellen
- Geographic Access
- Pape Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Original Format
- Digital file
- Copy Format
- Digital file
- DVD
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Level
- Item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Aug. 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide (Kodachrome) ; 35 mm
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Places
- Belleville (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-8-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1074
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1074
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print and corresponding negative of a road sign for the Hebrew cemetery in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The sign states "Hebrew cemetery 3mi".
- Notes
- Location of negative: 12:7:24.
- This photograph is similar to photo #1075.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Street signs
- Places
- Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1075
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1075
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print and corresponding negative of a road sign for the Hebrew cemetery in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The sign states "Hebrew cemetery 3mi".
- Notes
- Location of negative: 12:7:25.
- This photograph is similar to photo #1074.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Street signs
- Places
- Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1085
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1085
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph and corresponding negative of the Edith Atkinson, daughter of one of the early Jewish settlers in northern Ontario at Krugerdorf cemetery.
- Notes
- Location of negative 13:3:35.
- Name Access
- Atkinson, Edith
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Places
- Krugerdorf (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1076
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1076
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 19 x 13 cm and 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print and negative of the road sign for the Hebrew cemetery in Krugerdorf, Ontario.
- Notes
- Location of negative is 12:7:26.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Street signs
- Places
- Krugerdorf (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1077
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1077
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 19 x 13 cm and 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print and negative of a small building located on the grounds of the Jewish cemetery in Krugerdorf, Ontario.
- Notes
- Location of negative is 13:1:27.
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Cemeteries
- Places
- Chamberlain (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1078
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1078
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 19 x 13 cm and 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print and negative of a headstone at the Jewish cemetery in Krugerdorf, Ontario.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Sepulchral monuments
- Places
- Krugerdorf (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1079
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1079
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 19 x 13 cm and 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print and negative of several headstones at the Jewish cemetery in Krugerdorf, Ontario.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Sepulchral monuments
- Places
- Krugerdorf (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1080
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1080
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 19 x 13 cm and 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print and negative of several headstones at the Jewish cemetery in Krugerdorf, Ontario.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Sepulchral monuments
- Places
- Chamberlain (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1081
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1081
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 19 x 13 cm and 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print and negative of a headstone in the Jewish cemetery in Krugerdorf, Ontario.
- Notes
- .
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Sepulchral monuments
- Places
- Krugerdorf (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1082
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1082
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 19 x 13 cm and 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print and negative of several headstones in the Jewish cemetery in Krugerdorf, Ontario.
- Notes
- Location of negative is 13:2:32.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Sepulchral monuments
- Places
- Krugerdorf (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1083
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1083
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 19 x 13 cm and 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print and negative of several headstones in the Jewish cemetery in Krugerdorf, Ontario, including those of the Kussner family.
- Notes
- Location of negative is 13:2:33.
- Name Access
- Kussner family
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Sepulchral monuments
- Places
- Krugerdorf (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1084
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1084
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 19 x 13 cm and 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print and negative of several headstones in the Jewish cemetery in Krugerdorf, Ontario.
- Notes
- Location of negative is 13:2:34.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Sepulchral monuments
- Places
- Krugerdorf (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1086
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1086
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 19 x 13 cm and 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print and negative of several headstones in the Jewish cemetery in Krugerdorf, Ontario.
- Notes
- Location of negative is 13:3:36.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Sepulchral monuments
- Places
- Krugerdorf (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1087
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1087
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 19 x 13 cm and 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print and negative of a building on the grounds of the Jewish cemetery in Krugerdorf, Ontario.
- Notes
- Location of negative is 13:3:36A.
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Cemeteries
- Places
- Chamberlain (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Cemeteries and funeral homes series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 9
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- 1953-2000
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- One of Sol Edell’s interests was ensuring the preservation of Jewish cemeteries. He was the president of the Jones Avenue cemetery, a member of the Board of Pardes Shalom and also served as chair of the Cemetery Committee of Clanton Park. He designed the archway at the entrance to Clanton Park's section located in the Roselawn Cemetery. He was also the synagogue’s representative on the Board of Directors of Steeles College Memorial Park.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of correspondence relating to the operation of various cemeteries and funeral homes including the Jones Avenue Cemetery, which was established in the late Nineteenth century. Also included is correspondence and financial reports from Steeles College Memorial Park. As well, there is a plot map of the International Workmen's Circle section in the Mount Sinai Cemetery, Bathurst Lawn Cemetery and Jones Avenue Cemetery. Finally, there are photographs of the Pardes Shalom Cemetery and three audio-visual recordings of Jones Avenue Cemetery.
- Notes
- Physical description note: includes 11 photographs, 4 architectural drawings, and 3 videocassettes.
- Name Access
- Pardes Shalom
- Dawes Road
- Jones Avenue
- International Workmen's Circle
- Roselawn
- Steeles College Memorial Chapel
- Mount sinai Cemetery
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Funeral homes
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- David Pinkus fonds
- Level
- Fonds
- Fonds
- 138
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- graphic material (electronic)
- architectural drawing
- philatelic record
- sound recording
- cartographic material
- object
- Date
- 1854-2021
- Physical Description
- ca. 2.4 m of textual records
- ca. 600 photographs : b&w and col. (ca. 90 negatives); 30 x 35 cm or smaller
- other material
- Admin History/Bio
- David Pinkus (1924-2021) was born on May 11, 1924, at the Toronto General Hospital to Isadore Pinkus (1887-1947) and Molly (Mollie) Pinkus (née Parelstein) (1892-1990). Isadore was born in Kiev Gubernia of the Russian Empire; Molly was born in Podolia Gubernia of the Russian Empire and later moved to Ukraine with her family. Isadore and Molly met and married in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1910 and moved to Toronto in 1911. The Pinkus family settled in Kensington Market in around 1914 and was one of the first Jewish settlers to the Kensington neighbourhood. David spent his entire life living in the Kensington Market area. He lived on 83 Huron Street until 1927 when the Pinkus family moved to 34 Nassau Street, which has been the house of the Pinkus family ever since. David had two siblings: brother Max and sister Goldie.
- In his childhood, David attended the Brunswick Talmud Torah daily and learned Hebrew. He had his bar mitzvah at the Kiever Shul. David attended William Houston School until 1930 and Ryerson Public School until grade eight. Later, he attended Harbord School for high school and was also involved with sports at Harbord Collegiate and YMHA. In 1947, David obtained his Bachelor of Applied Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Toronto. After graduation, he worked at Goodyear for one year and returned to the University of Toronto as an instructor of engineering drawing and machine design. Later, he worked at various places such as Canadian Industries Limited in Maitland, Toronto Iron Works, and Avro Aircraft Limited.
- David’s father, Isadore, was one of the founders of the Kiever Synagogue. David’s involvement with the Kiever Synagogue started in 1947, following Isadore’s death. David served as president and held positions on the executive of the Kiever Shul and played a principal role in the restoration of the shul. He also served on Toronto’s Board of Health as well as the boards of the Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, and St. Christopher House. In addition, David was an active community leader and local historian. He did genealogical research for many Toronto Jewish families. David had been recognized by the National Jewish Federation of North America as a Jewish community hero in 2011. He passed away on May 6, 2021.
- Custodial History
- Records received after the death of David Pinkus through Joseph Solomon, the executor of David Pinkus’ estate. Records have been selected by archivists following a site visit at David’s home at 34 Nassau Street, Toronto.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of textual records, graphic material, sound recordings, architectural drawings, artifacts, and a small number of philatelic records, most of which document David Pinkus’ career and personal life, the Pinkus family, the Kiever Shul, the Kiever Cemetery, as well as Mount Sinai Cemetery Association (Mount Sinai Memorial Park) and the Dawes Road Cemeteries (Amalgamated Dawes Road Trustees), of which the Kiever Congregation is a member organization. Also included are documents and photographs of other individuals and families, which David collected for his genealogical research, and those that are pertaining to Kensington Market and other congregations and cemeteries.
- Textual records include correspondence; scrapbooks; education records; identification documents; research notes and clippings relating to David’s genealogical research; documents pertaining to his Kensington Market activism and community work; files on David’s engineering career and his role as president of the Kiever Shul; and files documenting the Pinkus family members, such as funeral documents, notebooks, family correspondence, voters’ lists, and records relating to Pinkus Fruit Co. and 34 Nassau Street. Also included are records documenting the Kiever Shul, which include meeting minutes, ledger books, financial documents, legal documents, membership lists and application forms, address books, high holiday service cards, and historic papers dating from the 1920s and 1930s. Textual records documenting the Kiever Cemetery, Mount Sinai Memorial Park, and the Dawes Road Cemeteries are mainly comprised of cemetery maps, burial plot cards, burial record books, by-laws and regulations, and meeting minutes. Also present are records pertaining to other congregations and cemeteries, such as constitution books, brochures, booklets, and copies of legal documents.
- Photographs mainly feature David Pinkus and the Kiever Cemetery, with a small number featuring the Pinkus family members, the Junction Synagogue (Congregation Knesseth Israel), the Great Choral Synagogue of Kyiv, and those that David collected for his genealogical research.
- Architectural drawings of this fonds include the restoration and renovation plan for the Kiever Shul and the alteration plan for Mount Sinai Cemetery Administration Building.
- Also present are sound recordings, including cassettes and microcassettes of David Pinkus; and artifacts, including felt patches, pin back buttons, medals, Toronto foot-pedlar registration badges, and a wooden gavel of the Kiever Shul.
- Fonds has been arranged into the following series: David Pinkus’ personal records; Kensington Market; David Pinkus’ genealogical research; the Pinkus family; the Kiever Shul; the Kiever Cemetery; Mount Sinai Memorial Park; the Dawes Road Cemeteries; and other associations, congregations, and cemeteries.
- Notes
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION NOTE: Also included are 22 architectural drawings, 7 maps, 4 audio cassettes, 2 microcassettes, 1 optical disc, 8 drawings, 2 prints, 1 photo collage, 34 pinback buttons, 15 Toronto padler-on-foot registration badges, 8 felt patches, 3 medals, 3 brooches, 1 wooden gavel, 2 tax tokens, 2 postage stamps, 1 sales tax stamp, and 9 revenue stamps.
- SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE: Books that were initially included in this fonds have been removed and incorporated into the OJA’s library collection. These books are: Spadina Avenue by Rosemary Donegan with an introduction by Rick Salutin, Toronto No Mean City by Eric Arthur revised by Stephen A. Otto, Canadian Jewish Directory edited by Edmond Y. Lipsitz, The Toronto Jewish Directory, and The Canada Year Book 1905 (second series).
- HISTORY/BIO NOTE: Information is sourced from OH 413 and the content of the fonds.
- Name Access
- Pinkus, David, 1924-2021
- Kiever Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Mount Sinai Cemetery Association (Toronto, Ont.)
- Mount Sinai Memorial Park (Toronto, Ont.)
- Dawes Road Cemetery (Toronto, Ont.)
- Amalgamated Dawes Road Trustees (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Families
- Synagogues
- Genealogy
- Cemeteries
- Access Restriction
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.
- 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.
- Related Material
- See accessions 2004-1-5, 2004-1-6, 2004-2-1, 2008-11-9, 2016-3-48, and 2021-10-1 for additional information on the Kiever Shul; and OH 413 for more information on David Pinkus and the Pinkus family.
- Arrangement
- Records came into the OJA with no discernible order. Arrangement has been imposed by the archivist.
- Creator
- Pinkus, David, 1924-2021
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 2021-7-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Samuel Crystal fonds
- 1967 UJA Mission series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 145
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 15
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Other Title Information
- Title based on contents of image.
- Date
- 1967
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 9 cm
- Notes
- Availability of other formats: Also available as TIFF file.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Samuel Crystal fonds
- 1967 UJA Mission series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 145
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 26
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Other Title Information
- Title based on contents of image.
- Date
- 1967
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 9 cm
- Notes
- Availability of other formats: Also available as TIFF file.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2011-5-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2011-5-1
- Material Format
- cartographic material
- Physical Description
- 1 map
- Date
- Feb. 1975
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one map of Section D of the THBS cemetery at Dawes Road, Scarborough.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Name Access
- Toronto Hebrew Benevolent Society
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions