Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

4

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1915]

Physical Description

3 photographs : b&w (2 negatives) ; 18 x 13 cm or smaller

Scope and Content

This item is a copy photograph of Moishe Stern in London, Ontario as a young man.

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

London (Ont.)

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

24

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1934

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative); 9 x 6 cm and 35 mm

Admin History/Bio

Sam Stern left Canada for Israel in 1933. Upon his arrival, he joined the Degania Bet Kibbutz, where he stayed until 1934, when he moved to Tel Aviv and worked as a bookkeeper. In 1936, he helped found the Ginosar kibbutz. He was killed in 1939 while on guard duty.

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of a group of young Torontonians from the Young Poale Zion Alliance, the precursor to Habonim, at Degania Bet kibbutz in Palestine. The man crouching in the centre is Sam (Shlomo) Stern. Standing over his left shoulder is Sol Berkofsky and over his right shoulder is [?] Kaplansky.

Subjects

Kibbutzim

Portraits, Group

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

Palestine

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

26

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1935]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Sam Stern left Canada for Palestine in 1933. Upon his arrival, he joined the Degania Bet Kibbutz, where he stayed until 1934, when he moved to Tel Aviv and worked as a bookkeeper. In 1936, he helped found the Ginosar kibbutz. He was killed in 1939 while on guard duty.

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of a group of young people in Palestine just before leaving for the Ginosar kibbutz. Sam Stern is lying on the ground in front and standing in the back row second from the right is his girlfriend, Yael.

Subjects

Portraits, Group

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

Palestine

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

31

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1944

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 11 x 17 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Willie Stern's wedding. Max Stern is pictured at the second table wearing his army uniform. Bill Stern's cousin, [?] Shedlovsky, is at the front table fifth from the right. Ben Lapin officiated at the wedding.

Subjects

Portraits, Group

Weddings

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.

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

1

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1913]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 14 x 10 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a studio portrait of Bill Stern's mother, Fanny (Rumianek) Stern, his maternal grandfather Moishe Hamelech Rumianek, and his aunt Esther (Rumianek) Glass. This photograph was taken the same year the family arrived in Toronto.

Notes

Matte is inscribed with the studio stamp: Fraser, 694 Yonge, Toronto

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

15

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1929]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 15 x 10 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a portrait of the Stern family, taken at a photo studio in Toronto. Pictured are:

Back row, Sam Stern.

Middle row, left to right: Fanny Stern, Max Stern, Moishe Stern.

Front row, Bill Stern.

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

12

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1925

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 14 x 9 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Admin History/Bio

Harry Glass was Joe and Esther (Rumianek) Glass' son.

Scope and Content

This item is a postcard photo of Bill Stern's cousin, Harry Glass, standing with Irving Ungerman's sister. Harry is dressed in a formal top hat and tails, and the young girl is dressed in a formal dress and veil and carrying a bouquet of flowers.

Subjects

Children

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.

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

5

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1916]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 19 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of the Rumianek family in New York visiting Harry Zimmerman (front left). In the back row, from left to right, are Moishe Stern, Fanny (Rumianek) Stern, Ester (Rumianek) Glass, and Joe Glass. Moishe Hamelech Rumianek is seated in the front on the right.

Harry Zimmerman was the brother of Bill Stern's maternal grandmother, Golda (Zimmerman) Rumianek.

Notes

The location of this photograph is unknown. It currently exists in electronic format only. A photocopy has been filed in the box in place of the original, until it is located.

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

New York (N.Y.).

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

11

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1925]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm

Admin History/Bio

Lebil Shternshis was Bill Stern's paternal grandfather. His aunt Peah was brought to Canada by his father Mosihe in 1927, while his aunt Rivka was brought in 1930. Peah later married a Tepperman and Rivka married Phillip Greenspan.

Scope and Content

This item is a postcard photo of the Shternshis family in Lagov, Poland. Pictured from left to right is Rivka, Lebil and Peah. There is writing in Yiddish on the verso of the card.

Name Access

Shternshis family

Shternshis, Lebil

Shternshis, Peah

Shternshis, Rivka

Subjects

Postcards

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

Poland

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

• 

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

16

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1930

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative); 9 x 14 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a Rosh Hashana postcard with a photograph of Bill Stern's paternal aunt Peah. The card used for the New Year greeting is from a general design stock, since it has a drawing of an eagle, a canon and the American flag on it, but the photograph was taken at Bronstein's Studio, located at 618 Dundas Street West in Toronto.

Subjects

Rosh ha-Shanah cards

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

Dundas Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1991-5-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

18

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1931

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6 cm

Admin History/Bio

Moishe Stern was visiting his father, Libel Shternshis in Poland at the time of this photograph.

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Moishe Stern, along with six other men in Warsaw, Poland. Pictured from left to right are:

[unidentified], [unidentified], Mr. [Sam?] Nissenbaum, [unidentified], Moishe Stern, [unidentified].

Subjects

Men

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

Poland

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

7

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1917]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Lebil Shternshis was Bill Stern's paternal grandfather. Peah and Jonas were his aunt and uncle. Peah Shternshis was brought to Canada by Bill's father Moishe in 1927, and married a Tepperman in 1930. Jonas left Poland for Brazil in 1919.

Scope and Content

This item is a copy photograph of Lebil Sternshis with his daughter Peah and son Lebil in Lagov, Poland.

Pictured from left to right are: Peah, Lebil and Jonas.

Subjects

Father and child

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

Poland

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

10

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1924

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 35mm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy photograph of Bill Stern at age three, standing outside 306 Crawford Street.

Subjects

Boys

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

Crawford Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

17

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1931]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy portrait of Moishe Hamelech Rumianek, taken at a studio in Toronto.

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

21

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1933

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy photograph of Bill Stern with his brothers Sam (Shlomo) Stern, Max Stern and Howard Atin, the son of Irving Atin, tenants living in the Stern house on Crawford Street. This photograph was taken the day Sam Stern left for Palestine. Pictured from left to right are:

Back row: Bill Stern, Sam Stern, Max Stern.

In front: Howard Atin.

Subjects

Brothers

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

Crawford Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

35

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1966

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Fanny and Moishe Stern's 50th wedding anniversary. They are seated centre front and are surrounded by family members, many of whom Moishe Stern had arranged to bring to Canada from Poland years earlier.

Subjects

Married people

Portraits, Group

Wedding anniversaries

Repro Restriction

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

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

28

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1938

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 17 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a studio photograph of Bill Stern's paternal aunt, uncle and young cousins from Lagov, Poland. His aunt had previously been brought to Canada by Bill's father, Moishe Stern, before the Second World War. However, she fell ill while in Toronto and returned to Poland. The whole family pictured here were killed in the Holocaust. This photograph was taken in Lublin, Poland. His aunt's name was Chana Shternshis.

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

Poland

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

34

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1965]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative); 13 x 19 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Admin History/Bio

The Sols were Max Stern's inlaws.

Scope and Content

This item is a copy photograph of the Sols family reunion. Max Stern is pictured in the second row in the centre and his parents, Fanny and Moishe Stern, are in the back row 2nd and 3rd from the left. Standing to the left of Fanny Stern is Paul Sols.

Repro Restriction

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

Physical Condition

This is a copy photograph made from a faded original, which was in poor condition.

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

20

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1932]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Sam (Shlomo) Stern with his friends in High Park. Pictured from left to right are: David Weiss, Sam Stern, Harry Steiner and [?] Weiss (the brother of David).

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

High Park (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

19

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1931

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 19 cm

Admin History/Bio

Max was bar mitzvahed at the Hebrew Sick Benefit Society at 350 Dundas Street West, on the second floor.

Scope and Content

This item is a bar mitzvah portrait of Max Stern, taken at Hardy Studio in Toronto.

Subjects

Bar mitzvah

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

Dundas Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1991-5-6

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

14

Material Format

graphic material

Date

22 May 1926

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 14 cm x 19 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a studio photograph of Bill Stern's maternal uncle, Murray Rumack, (born Rumainek) holding a telephone.

Subjects

Boys

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.

Accession Number

2004-5-135

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

8

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1922]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 19 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a studio photograph of Bill Sten's paternal aunt, Toby (Stern) Melamed, wearing a winter coat and hat. The photograph was taken at L. Surdin's studio on Cameron Street.

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

Cameron Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

2004-5-135

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

27

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1938

Physical Description

3 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy photograph of Moishe Stern seated in his milk truck, with his son Bill standing on the running boards. Printed on the side of the truck is Canadian Dairy, M. Stern, 649 College St.

Notes

There are two copies of this photograph. One appears to have been made from the other, or they were both made from the same original. There is a slight difference in how each has been framed during the copying process.

Subjects

Trucks

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.

Accession Number

1981-9-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

3

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1915]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photo postcard of Miss [Rachel?] Glass, the niece of Bill Stern's maternal aunt and uncle, Joe and Esther (Rumianek) Glass. She is wearing a checkered jacket and a white wide-brimmed hat. The photo was taken at Empire Studio on Bathurst Street.

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

Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-1-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

22

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1934]

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Moishe Stern (on right), with his milk wagon and assistant, at the northeast corner of Soho and Queen Streets.

Subjects

Wagons

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Soho Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1980-2-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

32

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1946]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 9 x 7 cm and 35 mm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Bill Stern and his first wife Laura (Rubinstein) Stern, standing in front of the Forestry building at St. George Street and College Street.

Subjects

Married people

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

College Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Saint George Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

2006-2-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

13

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1926

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 35 mm

Scope and Content

This item is a negative of Bill Stern at the age of five, seated in a toy pedal car. He is in the yard of his home at 306 Crawford Street.

Subjects

Boys

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

Crawford Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

2006-2-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

25

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1934

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 35 mm

Scope and Content

This item is a bar mitzvah portrait of Bill Stern at age thirteen. The portrait was used on the front of his invitation card.

Subjects

Bar mitzvah

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.

Accession Number

2006-2-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

29

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1940]

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 35 mm

Admin History/Bio

Laura Rubinstein was Bill Stern's first wife.

Scope and Content

This item is a negative of Bill Stern's first wife, Laura Rubinstein with her friend Esther Chaplin, and Esther's brother Carl Chaplin, at Smith's Bay House in Port Carling.

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

Port Carling (Ont.)

Accession Number

2006-2-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

30

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1940]

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 35 mm

Scope and Content

This item is a negative of Bill's father Moishe Stern with an unidentified child and man. They are all wearing bathing suits and appear to be at a resort or cottage.

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.

Accession Number

2006-2-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

33

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1951]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is Bill Stern's graduation portrait from the University of Toronto's School of Social Work.

Name Access

University of Toronto

Subjects

Social workers

Repro Restriction

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

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

9

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1924

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 35 mm

Scope and Content

This item is a negative of Bill Stern as a young child standing on the front porch of 306 Crawford Street, with his older brother Max and his paternal aunt Toby (Stern) Melamed. All three are dressed in winter coats and hats.

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

Crawford Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

23

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1934

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 6 x 9 cm and 35 mm

Admin History/Bio

Sam Stern left Canada for Israel in 1933. Upon his arrival, he joined the Degania Bet Kibbutz, where he stayed until 1934, when he moved to Tel Aviv and worked as a bookkeeper. In 1936, he helped found the Ginosar kibbutz. He was killed in 1939 while on guard duty.

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of a group of young Torontonians from the Young Poale Zion Alliance, the precursor to Habonim, at Degania Bet kibbutz. Pictured are:

Back row, left to right: [unidentified], [unidentified], [unidentified], Dr. Sam Hurwich, Mrs. Hurwich, [unidentified], [unidentified].

Front row, left to right: Sam Stern, [unidentified], [unidentified], Sol Berkofsky.

Subjects

Kibbutzim

Portraits, Group

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

Palestine

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

2

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1914]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 7 cm in frame 20 x 17 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a studio photograph of Fanny (Rumianek) Stern and her sister Esther (Rumianek) Glass.

Subjects

Sisters

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.

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

6

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1917]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 16 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a studio portrait of Bessie Kuchar and Fanny (Rumainek) Stern. The two women are wearing spring hats and carrying umbrellas and white gloves.

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.

Accession Number

2004-5-141

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

23rd anniversary of the execution of Soviet Jewish writers and intellectuals file

Level

Item

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

49

Item

1

Material Format

graphic material

Date

12 Aug. 1975

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm

Scope and Content

The following caption appears on verso: "23rd Anniversary of the Execution of the Soviet-Jewish Poets, Novelists and Artists. Tuesday, August 12, 1975. Youth Chapel, Beth Tzedec Synagogue, Toronto. Sam N. Filer, Chairman, Steering Committee for Soviet Jewry addressing the gathering." According to a Toronto Star article that appeared shortly after Filer's death, Filer was a judge and "legal icon" who had "helped persecuted Jewish citizens of the former Soviet Union."

Notes

Availability of other formats: Also available as a TIFF file and a JPEG file.

Name Access

Filer, Sam, 1935-2007

Subjects

Judges

Speeches, addresses, etc

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.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

23rd anniversary of the execution of Soviet Jewish writers and intellectuals file

Level

Item

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

49

Item

2

Material Format

graphic material

Responsibility

Photograph by Gadi Hoz

Date

12 Aug. 1975

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm

Scope and Content

The following caption appears on verso: "23rd Anniversary of the Execution of the Soviet-Jewish Intellectuals, August 12, 1975 8:00pm, Beth Tzedec Synagogue Toronto, Ontario. Peretz Miransky addressing the gathering." Miransky was a Yiddish poet and writer of fables.

Notes

Physical description: Photographer's stamp on verso.

Availability of other formats: Also available as a TIFF file and a JPEG file.

Name Access

Miransky, Peretz

Subjects

Poets

Speeches, addresses, etc

Repro Restriction

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Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

23rd anniversary of the execution of Soviet Jewish writers and intellectuals file

Level

Item

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

49

Item

3

Material Format

graphic material

Responsibility

Photograph by Gadi Hoz

Date

12 Aug. 1975

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm

Scope and Content

The following caption appears on verso: "23rd Anniversary of the Execution of the Soviet Jewish Intellectuals, August 12, 1975 8:00pm, Beth Tzedec Synagogue Toronto, Ontario. Prof. Lewis Feuer addressing the gathering." Feuer was an American sociologist. According to an obituary that appeared in the New York Times, his "career and prolific writings reflected his intellectual journey from Marxist orthodoxy to neoconservatism."

Notes

Physical description: Photographer's stamp on verso.

Availability of other formats: Also available as a TIFF file and a JPEG file.

Name Access

Feuer, Lewis S. (Lewis Samuel), 1912-2002

Subjects

Ex-communists

Sociologists

Speeches, addresses, etc

Repro Restriction

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Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

23rd anniversary of the execution of Soviet Jewish writers and intellectuals file

Level

Item

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

49

Item

4

Material Format

graphic material

Responsibility

Photograph by Gadi Hoz

Date

12 Aug. 1975

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm

Scope and Content

The following caption appears on verso: "23rd Anniversary of the Execution of the Soviet-Jewish Intellectuals, August 12, 1975 8:00pm, Beth Tzedec Synagogue Toronto, Ontario. Israel Emiot, Yiddish Poet and Writer from Rochester, New York, addressing the gathering."

Notes

Physical description: Photographer's stamp on verso.

Availability of other formats: Also available as a TIFF file and a JPEG file.

Name Access

Emiot, Israel

Subjects

Poets, Yiddish

Speeches, addresses, etc

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.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

23rd anniversary of the execution of Soviet Jewish writers and intellectuals file

Level

Item

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

49

Item

5

Material Format

graphic material

Responsibility

Photograph by T. Gordon Massecar

Date

1975

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a black-and-white photograph of Yiddish poet Israel Emiot at his desk. Emiot is surrounded by stacks of books, papers, and boxes.

Notes

Physical description: Photographer's stamp on verso.

Availability of other formats: Also available as a TIFF file and a JPEG file.

Name Access

Emiot, Israel

Subjects

Poets, Yiddish

Repro Restriction

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Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

23rd anniversary of the execution of Soviet Jewish writers and intellectuals file

Level

Item

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

49

Item

6

Material Format

textual record

Date

18 Jul. 1975

Physical Description

1 memo

Scope and Content

Item is a memo sent to Sam N. Filer from Samuel Resnick regarding the commemoration set to take place on 12 August 1975. In the memo, Resnick informs Filer, "We have obtained as our main speaker Mr. Israel Emiot who presently resides in Rochester, New York."

Notes

Availability of other formats: Also available as a PDF/A file.

Name Access

Filer, Sam, 1935-2007

Resnick, Samuel

Repro Restriction

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Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

23rd anniversary of the execution of Soviet Jewish writers and intellectuals file

Level

Item

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

49

Item

7

Material Format

textual record

Date

24 Jul. 1975

Physical Description

1 letter

Scope and Content

Item is a form letter from Sam Filer, chairman of the Steering Committee for Soviet Jewry. In the letter, which is intended for one or more rabbis, Filer informs the recipient that "the Toronto Jewish Community is planning to commemorate the 23rd Anniversary of the Execution of Soviet-Jewish Writers in 1952." Written near the top of the letter is a note: "Sent to Toronto Rabbis + Presidents of Synagogues."

Notes

Availability of other formats: Also available as a PDF/A file.

Name Access

Filer, Sam, 1935-2007

Subjects

Rabbis

Synagogue officers

Repro Restriction

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Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

23rd anniversary of the execution of Soviet Jewish writers and intellectuals file

Level

Item

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

49

Item

8

Material Format

textual record

Date

24 Jul. 1975

Physical Description

1 letter

Scope and Content

Item is a form letter from Sam Filer, chairman of the Steering Committee for Soviet Jewry. In the letter, which is intended for one or more rabbis, Filer informs the recipient that "the Toronto Jewish Community is planning to commemorate the 23rd Anniversary of the Execution of Soviet-Jewish Writers in 1952."

Notes

Availability of other formats: Also available as a PDF/A file.

Name Access

Filer, Sam, 1935-2007

Subjects

Rabbis

Repro Restriction

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Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

23rd anniversary of the execution of Soviet Jewish writers and intellectuals file

Level

Item

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

49

Item

9

Material Format

textual record

Date

1975

Physical Description

1 document

Scope and Content

Item is an introduction to an unknown work that is either about or written by Yiddish poet Israel Emiot. The item, which is six pages in length, provides a biography of the poet. On the first page, someone has written (in all capital letters), "You are free to condense this for a biography."

Notes

Availability of other formats: Also available as a PDF/A file.

Name Access

Emiot, Israel

Subjects

Poets, Yiddish

Repro Restriction

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Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

23rd anniversary of the execution of Soviet Jewish writers and intellectuals file

Level

Item

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

49

Item

10

Material Format

textual record

Date

24 Jul. 1975

Physical Description

1 memo

Scope and Content

Item isa memo to Sam N. Filer from Sanuel Resnick regarding the commemoration to take place on 12 August 1975. In the memo, Resnick informs Filer that, "We have been fortunate (through the efforts of Joseph B. Salsberg) to obtain Dr. Lewis S. Feuer of the University of Toronto for our Commemoration evening."

Notes

Availability of other formats: Also available as a PDF/A file.

Name Access

Filer, Sam, 1935-2007

Resnick, Samuel

Repro Restriction

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Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

23rd anniversary of the execution of Soviet Jewish writers and intellectuals file

Level

Item

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

49

Item

11

Material Format

textual record

Date

24 Jul. 1975

Physical Description

1 news release

Scope and Content

Item is a news release put out by Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region, dated 24 July 1975. In the news release, Sam Filer "announces the annual commemoration of the Anniversary of the Execution of the Soviet-Jewish Writers and Poets in Moscow in 1952." The commemoration was to be held on 12 August 1975 at Beth Tzedec Synagogue (1700 Bathurst Street).

Notes

Availability of other formats: Also available as a PDF/A file.

Repro Restriction

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Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

23rd anniversary of the execution of Soviet Jewish writers and intellectuals file

Level

Item

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

49

Item

12

Material Format

textual record

Date

31 Jul. 1975

Physical Description

1 letter

Scope and Content

Item is a form letter from Sam Filer, chairman of the Steering Committee for Soviet Jewry. In the letter, which is dated 31 July 1975, Filer invites the recipient "to participate in the annual commemoration" of what he calls "a most important date in the history of Soviet Jews [12 August 1952]."

Notes

Availability of other formats: Also available as a PDF/A file.

Name Access

Filer, Sam, 1935-2007

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.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

23rd anniversary of the execution of Soviet Jewish writers and intellectuals file

Level

Item

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

49

Item

13

Material Format

textual record

Date

12 Aug. 1975

Physical Description

1 programme

Scope and Content

Item is a programme for a community assembly titled the 23rd Anniversary of the Execution of the Soviet Jewish Poets, Novelists and Artists. The community assembly took place at the youth chapel at Beth Tzedec Synagogue (1700 Bathurst Street). The programme lists the following speakers: Sam Filer, chairman, Steering Committee for Soviet Jewry; Joseph B. Salsberg, chairman, Committee for Yiddish; Milton E. Harris, chairman, Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region; Peretz Miransky, Yiddish poet; Lewis Feuer, professor of sociology and philosophy, University of Toronto; Israel Emiot, poet and essayist; and David I. Satok, chairman, Canadian Committee for Soviet Jewry.

Notes

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Name Access

Emiot, Israel

Feuer, Lewis S. (Lewis Samuel), 1912-2002

Filer, Sam, 1935-2007

Harris, Milton, 1927-2005

Miransky, Peretz

Salsberg, J. B.,1902-1998

Satok, David

Subjects

Anniversaries

Repro Restriction

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Places

Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

23rd anniversary of the execution of Soviet Jewish writers and intellectuals file

Level

Item

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

49

Item

14

Material Format

textual record

Date

1975

Notes

Availability of other formats: Also available as a PDF/A file.

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.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

23rd anniversary of the execution of Soviet Jewish writers and intellectuals file

Level

Item

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

49

Item

15

Material Format

textual record

Date

1975

Notes

Availability of other formats: Also available as a PDF/A file.

Repro Restriction

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Source

Archival Descriptions