- Accession Number
- 2004-3-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-3-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Physical Description
- ca. 3 cm of textual records and other material
- 7 photographs b&w and col ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Date
- 1900-1979
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of material documenting the donor's grandparents Dora and Bernard Coffler. It includes portraits of her grandparents and an exterior photograph of the Coffler Bedding Co., activities and fiftieth wedding celebration. This accession also includes: documents such as their passports, wedding certificate and identification cards; correspondence from David Croll; press clippings relating to their wedding and anniversary; an Ezras Noshem Society pin (1927); an Adath Israel Congregation Golden Jubilee Book and key chain (1952); and a Mount Sinai Hospital Auxiliary 25th Anniversary Year Book.
- Administrative History
- Bernard and Dora Coffler arrived in Canada from Roumania in 1900 and 1901 respectively. They met in 1902 and married on 21 May 1904 in Toronto. They reportedly were the first couple to be married on a Sunday in Toronto. They had three children: Myer (1905), Goldie (1910), and Sam (1914).
- The Coffler's opened up a business called Coffler Bedding Co., which was located at 391 Parliament Street.
- Dora Coffler was very active in two organizations, the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire (IODE) as well as the Mount Sinai Hospital Auxiliary called the Ezras Noshem Society.
- Bernard and Dora Coffler passed away in 1960 and 1971 respectively.
- Descriptive Notes
- Physical description note: includes 7 photographs, 1 key chain, 1 pin and 1 coin.
- Subjects
- Weddings
- Storefronts
- Name Access
- Coffler Bedding Co.
- Adath Israel Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
- Croll, David, 1900-1991
- Ezras Noshem Society (Toronto, Ont.)
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-11-32
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-11-32
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1953
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of an election pamphlet for Liberal Party candidate David Croll for the Spadina riding.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Subjects
- Political campaigns
- Politicians
- Name Access
- Croll, David, 1900-1991
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-5-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-5-2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- object
- Physical Description
- ca. 78 cm of graphic material, textual records, and 1 stamp
- Date
- 1919-1992
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting David Croll. Included are: forty photographs (military, political, and sport) of Croll; two scrapbooks (one a congratulatory scrapbook on Croll's appointment to the Ontario provincial cabinet, the other a scrapbook of the 1939 royal visit to Windsor, Ontario); several personal documents including Croll's marriage certificate and address book/phone book; and Croll's stamp.
- Custodial History
- Records were donated to the Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre by Croll's granddaughter.
- Descriptive Notes
- Related groups of records external to the unit being described: Other records relating to David Croll can be found in the Rebecca Kamarner fonds; the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds; the Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; the Zionist Organization of Canada fonds; the Philip Givens fonds; the Dora Till fonds; Julius P. Katz fonds; the Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds; the United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds; and the Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds.
- Subjects
- Legislators--Canada
- Royal visitors
- Veterans
- Name Access
- Croll, David, 1900-1991
- Places
- Windsor (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Central Region sous-fonds
- Conventions series
- National conventions sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28-1
- Series
- 5-2
- File
- 46
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence with the speakers scheduled during the convention and letters inviting individuals to the convention as speakers or seminar leaders. Correspondence includes letters to Hon. Abba Eban MK, Minister of Education for the Government of Israel and a photostat of the handwritten reply letter, Hon. Dr. Dov Joseph MK, Minister of Justice for the Government of Israel, Hon. John Robarts, Premier of Ontario. Hon. Senator David Croll, and the Right Hon. Lester Pearson, Prime Minister of Canada.
- Name Access
- Croll, David, 1900-1991
- Eban, Abba
- Dov Joseph
- John Robarts
- Lester Pearson
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 45
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1974-1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of documents related to the issue of censorship and anti-Communist broadcasts at the CBC, as well as the mandate of Radio Canada International to present Canadian issues via shortwave radio to the Soviet Union. The file contains primarily correspondence of the CJC and National Committee for Soviet Jewry executive, as well as documents related to Felix Yaroshevsky's broadcasts concerning the issue of Soviet Jewry in the U.S.S.R. The file also includes newspaper articles and transcriptions of telephone conversations.
- Name Access
- Radio Canada International
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 144
- Item
- 1-2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Aug. 1987
- Physical Description
- 22 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Anatoly Scharansky meeting with dignitaries and speaking in Ottawa. Included is a meeting with Joe Clark, the then secretary of state for external affairs, and one with Senator David Croll.
- Notes
- Photographs by Ben Lechtman.
- Name Access
- Clark, Joe, 1939-
- Croll, David, 1900-1991
- Subjects
- Politicians
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Ottawa (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions