- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Level
- Fonds
- Fonds
- 4
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- [ca. 1900]-2010
- Physical Description
- 3.1 metres of textual records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- Sol Edell (1919-2000) was a prominant member of the Toronto Jewish community who initially pursued a career as a pharmacist and was later founder and president of the property development company, Elmdale Investments. He held positions as board member or chair in a wide variety of religious, educational and social service organizations and institutions both in Canada and Israel. In Toronto, these included: Clanton Park Synagogue, Adas Israel Synagogue, Jones Avenue Cemetery, Canadian Jewish Congress and the Jewish Federation of Greater Toronto (formerly Toronto Jewish Congress, and now the United Jewish Appeal Federation of Greater Toronto).
- Edell was born in Toronto on 5 March 1919, the son of Pesach and Molly Edell. He attended Harbord Collegiate and graduated from the Toronto College of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, in 1943 while on leave of absence from the army. He was enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces during the Second World War and served in the signal corps.
- After he completed his army service, he opened Edell’s Drug Store at 1978 Queen Street in Etobicoke in 1948, the first shomer Shabbat drug store in the city. He operated a second store at 494 Spadina Avenue in the late 1940s. In 1955 the Queen Street location was expropriated by the City of Toronto. Subsequently, Edell founded Elmdale Investments, the company which built and managed the Elmhurst Plaza in Etobicoke. He reopened the drug store, which was renamed Elmhurst Drugs in the plaza. He also invested in two retail textile stores, Deltex Drapery and Dodd’s Drapery which had been founded by group of businessmen including his cousin Israel Edell.
- In 1952 he married Dolly Weinstock, the daughter of Moishe and Sylvia Weinstock. They lived in the newly developed suburb of North York with their four children: Ethel, Simcha, Malka and Joseph. After 10 years of marriage, Dolly died and in 1966, he married Celia Rogen Hoffman.
- Sol Edell was a founding member and first president of the Clanton Park Congregation. He was actively involved in the construction of the synagogue and its development. He continued to be affiliated with Shomrai Shabbos where his grandfather Rabbi Yosef Weinreb had been the rabbi. He was also involved with Adas Israel, the synagogue in Hamilton where his wife Celia had been an active member.
- He was chair of the Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region -- Toronto Jewish Congress Archives Committee, which subsequently became the Ontario Jewish Archives. During his tenure, the archives was responsible for the reconstruction of the Kiever Synagogue which had been built in the early 1900s but had fallen into a state of disrepair by the 1960s.
- Sol Edell was also involved in a number of Zionist organizations. He was the founding chair of the Aliyah Support Committee of the Jewish Federation of Greater Toronto, whose mandate was to assist Torontonians who had moved to Israel and ease their transition into Israeli society. He was also an active member of the Mizrachi organization and its affiliated institutions. Another one of Sol Edell’s interests was ensuring the preservation of local cemeteries. He was president of the Jones Avenue Cemetery and on the board of Pardes Shalom and the Bathurst Lawn Cemetery, Clanton Park section.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records documenting Sol Edell's business activities, community involvement and personal life. Included is correspondence, meeting minutes, photographs, financial records, legal records, publications, audio-visual material, invitations, newspaper clippings, artifacts, lists, reports, speeches, and architectural drawings.
- The fonds is organized into the following eleven series: Personal; Edell's Drug Store and Elmhurst Pharmacy; Elmdale Investments; Deltex Drapery and Dodd's Drapery; Adas Israel Synagogue; Clanton Park Synagogue; Shomrai Shabbos; Aliyah; Cemetery and funeral home; Historical materials; and, Activities and organizations.
- Notes
- Physical description note: includes 739 photographs, 232 architectural drawings, 11 audio cassettes, 9 audio reels, 13 film reels, 7 videocassettes, 4 slides, 1 plaque, 4 badges, and 1 key.
- Name Access
- Edell Solomon, 1919-2000
- Clanton Park Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Edell, Dolly
- Edell, Celia
- Edell's Drug Store
- Elmhurst Pharmacy
- Jones Avenue Cemetery
- Canadian Jewish Congress/ Toronto Jewish Congress Archives
- Aliyah Support Committee
- Subjects
- Business
- Pharmacists
- Access Restriction
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Physical Condition
- The bulk of the architectural drawings are currently being stored rolled up. They should be flattened and encapsulated in melinex.
- Film and sound reels should be digitized.
- Related Material
- See fonds #5 for material related to Paul Edell.
- See accession #2012-10/9 for material related to the Edell family.
- Creator
- Edell, Solomon, 1919-2000
- Accession Number
- 2002-12-2
- 2008-8-29
- 2011-5-4
- 2012-10-9
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- [ca. 1900]-2000
- Physical Description
- 49 cm of textual records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- Sol Edell, the son of Paul and Mollie Edell, was one of five siblings. He and Dolly Weinstock, the daughter of Moishe and Sylvia Weinstock, had two daughters and two sons and lived in Toronto. After Dolly died in 1961, he married Celia (née Rogen) Hoffman, a widow, in 1966. He became the stepfather to the two sons of Max and Celia Hoffman who had been residents of Hamilton. Some members of the family remained in Toronto while others moved to other parts of Canada, the United States and Israel. Sol Edell was actively involved in or provided financial support to many educational, professional and religious organizations.
- Scope and Content
- Series includes correspondence, invitations, publications, photographs, family films and a sound recording. The series is made up of seven sub-series: Associations, Charities, Community Activities, Education and Extra-Curricular Activities, Life Cycle and Family Events, Religious, and Residence.
- Notes
- Physical description note: includes 12 photographs, 7 film reels, 1 audio reel, 1 plaque, 4 badges, and 47 architectural drawings.
- Name Access
- Hoffman, Max
- Hoffman, Celia
- Rho Pi Phi
- Harbord Collegiate
- Subjects
- Education
- Greek letter societies
- Physical Condition
- Film and sound reels should be digitized.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Adas Israel Synagogue series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 5
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- 1958-2008
- Physical Description
- 21 cm of textual records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- Adas Israel is an orthodox congregation that was founded in the 1920s. The original building was on Cannon Street in downtown Hamilton. After the arrival of Rabbi Morton Green in 1958, a decision was made to move the synagogue to the western suburbs of Hamilton. The new building was built in 1961 and also included the Hamilton Hebrew Academy Day School. Since its move, synagogue membership has increased from 75 families to 350 families. Sol Edell became a member in 1966 after he married Celia Hoffman who was a member of the congregation. He did not attend the synagogue and had no regular involvement but did supervise a number synagogue renovation projects.
- Custodial History
- The material in this series was originally collected by the Hoffman family who were members of the congregation in the 1960s. Sol Edell became a member of the congregation after his marriage to Celia Hoffman in 1966. After her death in 1973, he inherited the material that she had collected and he continued to receive material from the congregation since he maintained his membership until his death in 2000.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of correspondence, blueprints, photographs, audiotapes and films relating to the establishment and construction of the new synagogue in 1961. It also includes correspondence and anniversary books documenting a variety of synagogue activities such as the dedication of the synagogue and a tribute dinner honouring Rabbi Mordechai Green. Also included are synagogue bulletins from 1958 to 2000. The series is made up of 6 sub series: Building, Clergy, Religious, Programmes, Administration and Finance, and Publications.
- Notes
- Physical description note: includes 27 photographs, 3 audio reels, 1 film reel, 15 architectural drawings, and 1 key.
- Name Access
- Green, Morton, Rabbi
- Hoffman, Celia
- Hamilton Hebrew Academy Day School
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Education
- Synagogues
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- architectural drawing
- graphic material
- Date
- 1913-1999
- Physical Description
- 22 cm of textual records
- 4 architectural drawings
- 2 photographs
- Admin History/Bio
- Shomrai Shabbos is an orthodox congregation which was founded in 1896. Sol Edell’s grandfather, Rabbi Yosef Weinreb, served as rabbi of the congregation from 1900 until 1942. The synagogue was in several downtown locations until it moved to its present location on Glengrove Avenue in North York in 1966. The congregation has grown steadily over the years and now has a membership of over 350 families. Sol Edell’s family were members of the congregation when he was a child. Although he retained his membership in the congregation after his marriage, he rarely attended the services at the synagogue. However, he did continue to participate in fundraising on behalf of the synagogue.
- Custodial History
- The earlier records were collected by Sol's grandfather, Rabbi Yosef Weinreb, or his father, Paul Edell. After their deaths, Sol maintained his membership in the congregation and continued to receive material from the synagogue.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records documenting the establishment, construction, membership and activities of the Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue. Included is correspondence, speeches, technical drawings, financial records, ledgers, a tribute book, legal records, flyers, bulletins, marriage certificate receipts, certificates, invitations, a photograph, and stationary.
- Name Access
- Felder, Gedalia, Rabbi
- Yosef, Weinreb, Rabbi
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Synagogues
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Aliyah series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 8
- Material Format
- textual record
- architectural drawing
- Date
- 1978-2008
- Physical Description
- 17 cm of textual records
- 102 architectural drawings
- Admin History/Bio
- Sol Edell had always been an active Zionist and in 1979 his son, Simcha, immigrated to Isreal. Following his son's aliyah, he became the founding chairman of the Aliyah Support Committee of the Jewish Federation of Greater Toronto and an active member of the local chapter of the Parents of North American Israelis. These two organizations respectively provide support for Torontonians and North Americans who have immigrated to Israel. This support includes facilitating the immigration process, providing financial assistance and maintaining contacts between the immigrants and the Toronto Jewish community. He was also involved with a group of Mizrachi members who wanted to build a housing project in Israel. Simcha Edell was an active member of the Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel which is an Israeli based organization that assists immigrants from North America. Sol Edell served as a liaison between this organization and the Toronto Jewish community. In addition, Simcha Edell, with his father’s assistance, published a directory of former Torontonians living in Israel, the Directory of Toronto Olim.
- Scope and Content
- The series consists of material relating to the assistance provided by the Toronto Jewish community to Torontonians who had immigrated to Israel. Included are records documenting the Aliyah Support Committee of the Toronto Jewish Congress, the Parents of North American Israelis, and the Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel. Records include correspondence, meeting notices, agendas and minutes, reports, publications, newspaper clippings, and Olim directories. Also included are architectural drawings of a housing project in Israel.
- Name Access
- Aliyah Support Committee, Jewish Federation of Greater Toronto
- Parents of North American Israelis
- Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel
- Simcha Edell
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- General community activities series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 11
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- 1950-2010
- Physical Description
- 77 cm of textual records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- In addition to his ongoing involvement with Clanton Park, the Canadian Jewish Congress Archives, the Aliyah Support Group, Jones Avenue Cemetery, Shomrai Shabbos and Adas Israel, Sol Edell undertook special projects on behalf of a wide array of Jewish organizations. These include cultural (Toronto Cantorial Scholarship Fund), educational (Netivot Hatorah and Yeshivat Or Chaim Ulpanat Orot), religious (Union of Jewish Orthodox Congregations), social welfare (Association of Jewish Seniors and Co-Ordinated Services to the Jewish Elderly) and Zionist (Canadian Friends of Yeshivat Hakotel and State of Israel Bonds) organizations.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records documenting Sol Edell's involvement with a wide variety of Jewish educational, social and religious organizations and institutions in Canada, the United States, and Israel. Included are meeting minutes, publications, reports, photographs, correspondence, invitations, programmes, financial records, an architectural drawing, and a sound recording. While many of these organizations such as Eitz Chaim, Or Chaim Ulpanat Orot (educational), Mizrachi Organization of Canada, Emunah Women (Zionist) and Beth Jacob V’Anshe Drildz (synagogue) are orthodox, others such as Associated Hebrew Day Schools (educational), State of Israel Bonds (Zionist) and Co-ordinated Services to the Jewish Elderly (social welfare) have no religious affiliation.
- Notes
- Physical description note: includes 26 photographs, 1 audio cassette, and 1 architectural drawing.
- Name Access
- Eitz Chaim
- Or Chaim Ulpanat Orot
- Mizrachi Men’s Organization
- Emunah Women
- Beth Jacob V'Anshei Drildz (Toronto, Ont.)
- Associated Hebrew Day Schools
- State of Israel Bonds
- Co-ordinated Services to the Jewish Elderly
- Camp Moshava
- Harbord Collegiate
- Netivot Hatorah
- Union of Jewish Orthodox Congregations
- B'Nei Akiva
- Toronto Committee for Bikur Cholim Hospital
- Subjects
- Charities
- Children
- Education
- Fund raising
- Older people
- Religion
- Zionism
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Charities sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1957-1997
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Sol Edell made charitable donations to a large number of Jewish organizations mainly ones located in Canada, Israel and the United States.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of correspondence, receipts and certificates from Canadian, American and Israeli educational, religious and welfare organizations and institutions that received charitable donations from the Edell family.
- Subjects
- Charities
- Education
- Israel
- Religion
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Community activities sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-3
- Material Format
- textual record
- object
- Date
- 1968-1995
- Physical Description
- 3 folders of textual records
- 1 plaque
- Admin History/Bio
- Sol Edell was involved in a variety of religious, educational and cultural organizations. Not only did he make financial donations to organizations, but he also became personally involved and organized specific projects. As well, representatives of foreign institutions would stay at his home when they came to Toronto on speaking engagements or fundraising missions.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of awards that relate to Sol Edell’s fundraising efforts on behalf of “Yeshiva Hatalmid” and for hosting speakers and fundraisers who were visiting Toronto. Also included is a day book listing community meetings as well as family events. As well, there is correspondence relating to an item loaned to the Baycrest Heritage Museum, and a plaque.
- Name Access
- Yeshiva Hatalmid
- Baycrest Heritage Museum
- Subjects
- Education
- Fund raising
- Religion
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Education and extracurricular activities sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-4
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Date
- 1921-1999
- Physical Description
- 4 folders of textual records
- 1 photograph
- 4 badges
- Admin History/Bio
- Sol Edell attended Harbord Collegiate and was an honours student winning awards in several extra curricular activities. His children and grandchildren also excelled scholastically while attending a variety various Jewish parochial schools in Toronto such as the Associated Hebrew Day Schools, Eitz Chaim, Netivot Hatorah and Yeshivat Bnei Akiva Or Chaim Ulpanat Orot.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of material relating to the educational and recreational activities of the Edell family. There are newspaper clippings relating to Sol Edell’s participation in the Harbord Collegiate’s First Aid team and a University of Toronto graduation photograph. Sub-series includes correspondence, notices and booklets from his sisters’ and children’s elementary, high school and university graduation commencement exercises. In addition, sub-series consists of correspondence with the Associated Hebrew Day Schools relating to a scholarship awarded in memory of Sol Edell's grandfather, Rabbi Yosef Weinreb.
- Name Access
- Harbord Collegiate
- First Aid team
- Rabbi Yosef Weinreb Scholarship
- University of Toronto
- Subjects
- Education
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Life cycle and family events sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-5
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- [ca. 1900]-2000
- Physical Description
- 37 cm of textual records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- Sol Edell had a large family and a large circle of friends and aquaintenances. Consequently, he was invited to many circumcisions, weddings and bar and bat mitzvahs. He also set up several memorial funds in memory of his sister and wives.There are also documents in this sub-series that relate to family members.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of correspondence, receipts, diplomas, photographs and films documenting various family celebrations, vacations and home life. There is a selection of invitations, cards and benchers sent by the Edell, Weinstock and Hoffman families as well as ones that they received from family and friends. In addition, there are newspaper clippings and notices of the deaths of Edell family members and friends as well as correspondence and receipts relating to memorial funds set up in their memory. The sub-series also contains films of family and friends taken at home, on vacation and at family celebrations.
- Notes
- Physical description note: includes 10 photographs, 7 film reels, and 1 audio reel.
- Name Access
- Hoffman family
- Weinstock family
- Edell, Dolly
- Edell, Celia
- Subjects
- Families
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Religious sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1962-1997
- Physical Description
- 3 folders of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- During his lifetime Sol Edell regularly attended or maintained membership in a number of different synagogues. As a child Sol Edell’s family were members of Shomrai Shabbos. After he married he became a founding member of Clanton Park. His second wife Celia was a member of Adas Israel prior to their marriage. The Edell’s also had a cottage in Belle Ewart and they attended the synagogue which the Jewish cottagers had established for the summer.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of correspondence, receipts and newspaper clippings relating to the religious activities of the Edell family. This includes dues and donations to Adas Israel, Clanton Park and Shomrai Shabbos synagogues. As well there are newspaper clippings about the synagogue in Belle Ewart. Also included are contracts for the sale of chametz for Passover.
- Name Access
- Shomrai Shabbos
- Adas Israel Congregation (Hamilton, Ont.)
- Clanton Park Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Ewart, Belle
- Subjects
- Religion
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Adas Israel Synagogue series
- Publications sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 5-6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1958-1999
- Physical Description
- 12 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of the weekly, bimonthly and New Years bulletins that were published by the Adas Israel synagogue from 1958 to 1999.
- Name Access
- Adas Israel Congregation (Hamilton, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Newsletters
- Synagogues
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 7
- File
- 20
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 4 Sep. 1954
- Physical Description
- 1 booklet
- Scope and Content
- Item is a booklet titled "The Shomrai Shabos Congregation of Toronto: An Appreciation (With Comments on Decorum in Synagogues)." The following is written near the bottom of the front cover: "A sholosh se'udos address to the Shomrai Shabos Congregation, Toronto, Ont., Sept. 4, 1954."
- Subjects
- Speeches, addresses, etc
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 7
- File
- 20
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 17 Dec. 1955
- Physical Description
- 1 booklet
- Scope and Content
- Item is a booklet titled "The Sedra Mikketz: Its Significance." The following is written near the bottom of the front cover: "A yahrzeit address to the Shomrai Shabos Congregation of Toronto, at kiddush, Saturday, December 17th, 1955."
- Subjects
- Speeches, addresses, etc
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 7
- File
- 20
- Item
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1 Feb. 1960
- Physical Description
- 1 letter
- Scope and Content
- Item is a letter addressed to Paul R. Edell, Esq., the then president of Shomrai Shabbos, dated 1 February 1960. Attached to this letter is "a copy of a self-explanatory letter addressed to Mr. Louis Rotenberg, of Toronto, to-day [1 February 1960]." The latter addresses "possible changes in the Shomrai Shabos Congregation," specifically a possible "move to a new site in the north end of the city." Said letter also outlines its author's attachment to the synagogue and his anti-Zionism.
- Subjects
- Zionism
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 7
- File
- 20
- Item
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 22 Mar. 1960
- Physical Description
- 1 letter
- Scope and Content
- Item is a letter addressed to Paul R. Edell, Esq., the then president of Shomrai Shabbos, dated 22 March 1960. Attached to this letter is a copy of a letter addressed to Rabbi G. Felder. In the latter, the author expresses his relief that Shomrai Shabbos does not intend to sell its synagogue on Brunswick Avenue. The author then goes on to express his hatred of "Political Zionism, the Godless State of Israel, and the modern Orthodox Synagogue with its compromises." Finally, the author expresses his desire that the synagogue remain independent "of any other organization, such as the Canadian Jewish Congress, etc."
- Name Access
- Canadian Jewish Congress
- Subjects
- Zionism
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 7
- File
- 20
- Item
- 6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 31 Aug. 1961
- Physical Description
- 1 letter
- Scope and Content
- Item is a letter addressed to Paul R. Edell, Esq., the then president of Shomrai Shabbos, dated 31 August 1961. The letter mentions an enclosed cheque for $165.00 that is intended for annual dues for the author in the coming year, annual dues for Mrs. S. Rabinowitch, annual dues for the hevra kadisha, a yahrzeit donation to the synagogue in memory of the author's father, an annual High Holidays donation to the synagogue, an annual High Holidays donation to the rabbi, an annual High Holidays donation to the ba'al t'fillah, and an annual High Holidays donation to the ba'al kora.
- Subjects
- High Holidays
- Yahrzeit
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 7
- File
- 20
- Item
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 29 Dec. 1961
- Physical Description
- 1 letter
- Scope and Content
- Item is a letter addressed to Paul R. Edell, Esq., the then president of Shomrai Shabbos, dated 29 December 1961. In the letter, the author touches upon a conversation he had with the recipient of the letter about the late Louis Rotenberg, his own last will and testament, and his intense dislike of political Zionism.
- Subjects
- Zionism
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 7
- File
- 20
- Item
- 8
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 12 Apr. 1963
- Physical Description
- 1 letter
- Scope and Content
- Item is a letter addressed to Paul R. Edell, Esq., the then president of Shomrai Shabbos, dated 12 April 1963. The letter includes the author's good wishes on the occassion of Passover and his reasons for not contributing to the "Moos Chittim Fund," specifically, "that the distribution from this Fund includes the State of Israel." The atuhor goes on to express his opposition to political Zionism and the State of Israel.
- Subjects
- Zionism
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 7
- File
- 20
- Item
- 9
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 20 Nov. 1964
- Physical Description
- 1 booklet
- Scope and Content
- Item is a letter addressed to Paul R. Edell, Esq., the then president of Shomrai Shabbos, dated 20 November 1964. In the letter, the author outlines his reasons for declining the invitation of the Shomrai Shabos Congregation to a Hanukkah banquet to be held on 6 December, which would mark the commencement of the construction of the new synagogue. The author goes on to explain that his decision is influenced by a recent development, namely, Shomrai Shabbos' mobilization for Israel Bonds. In the author's view, this constituted official support for political Zionism. Rabbi G. Felder is mentioned in the letter.
- Subjects
- Zionism
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 7
- File
- 20
- Item
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 7 Sep. 1960
- Physical Description
- 1 booklet
- Scope and Content
- Item is a letter addressed to Paul R. Edell, Esq., the then president of Shomrai Shabbos, dated 7 September 1960. The letter mentions an enclosed cheque for $140.00 that is intended for a yahrzeit donation in memory of the author's father; a yahrzeit donation to the chevra kadisha; dues for himself in the coming year; dues for Mrs. R. Rabinowitch for the coming year; a seat for High Holidays for the author's sister, Mrs. B. Fox; a High Holidays donation for the rabbi; a High Holidays donation for the baal t'fillah; and a High Holy Days donation for the baal t'fillah.
- Subjects
- High Holidays
- Yahrzeit
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Adas Israel Synagogue series
- Religious sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1979-1999
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence sent to the synagogue membership relating to the laws and customs of the Passover seder as well as a list of the candle lighting times for 1998-1999.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Clanton Park Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 6
- File
- 30
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1963
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of the members' sale of chametz forms as well as the contract authorizing the sale.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Clanton Park Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 6
- File
- 45
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1974-1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Clanton Park synagogue established a charitable fund, the Gemilas Chesed Charity Fund.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of bank statements, cheques and deposits slips for the Gemilas Chesed Charity Fund. As well there is a letter authorizing use of the funds by the rabbi.
- Name Access
- Gemilas Chesed Charity Fund
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Clanton Park Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 6
- File
- 76
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [197-?], 1992
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two benchers (grace after meals book) with the name Clanton Park Synagogue imprinted on the front cover.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Clanton Park Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 6
- File
- 77
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1955-1959
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of bulletins published by Clanton Park synagogue.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Clanton Park Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 6
- File
- 78
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1961-1969
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of bulletins published by Clanton Park Synagogue.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Clanton Park Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 6
- File
- 79
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1970-1972
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of bulletins published by Clanton Park synagogue.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Clanton Park Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 6
- File
- 80
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1973-1979
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of bulletins published by Clanton Park synagogue.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Clanton Park Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 6
- File
- 81
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1980-1989
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of bulletins published by Clanton Park synagogue.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Clanton Park Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 6
- File
- 82
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1990-1996
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of bulletins published by Clanton Park synagogue.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 7
- File
- 12
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1980, 1989
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of an invitation to a testimonial dinner honouring Rabbi Felder, the spiritual leader of Shomrai Shabbos synagogue as well as a commemorative dinner journal.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 7
- File
- 18
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1958
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence relating to the purchase of trees by the Shamrai Shabbos synagogue as well as a certificate from the Jewish National Fund.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 7
- File
- 20
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1954-1964
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Dr. I. M. Rabinowitch was a Montreal physician who had originally lived in Toronto and was a member of Shomrai Shabbos. In addition to his medical practice, he also lectured on topics related to Orthodox Judaism.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence from Dr. Rabinowitch relating to Zionist programs sponsored by Shomrai Shabbos as well as his dues and donations. The file also contains copies of speeches delivered by Dr. Rabinowitch at the synagogue. Of note are letters from Dr. Rabinowitch regarding the possible relocation of the synagogue and his strong opposition to political Zionism.
- Name Access
- Rabinowitch, I. M., 1890-1983
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 7
- File
- 24
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1949-1960, 1984
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of appeals for donations to Shomrai Shabbos synagogue funds including the Book Fund, the Yizkor Fund, the Building Fund and the Charity Fund as well as receipts for donations given to these funds.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 7
- File
- 30
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1956-1959
- Physical Description
- 1 folder textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Shomrai Shabbos synagogue bulletins.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 7
- File
- 31
- Date
- 1960-1967
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Shomrai Shabbos synagogue bulletins.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 7
- File
- 32
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1971-1973
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Shomrai Shabbos synagogue bulletins.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 7
- File
- 33
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1975-1979
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Shomrai Shabbos synagogue bulletins.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 7
- File
- 34
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1980-1984
- Physical Description
- 1 folder textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Shomrai Shabbos synagogue bulletins.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 7
- File
- 35
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1985-1989
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Shomrai Shabbos synagogue bulletins.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 7
- File
- 36
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1990-1993
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Shomrai Shabbos synagogue bulletins.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 7
- File
- 37
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1994-1995
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Shomrai Shabbos synagogue bulletins.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 7
- File
- 38
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1998-1999
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Shomrai Shabbos synagogue bulletins.
- 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
- 71
- Item
- 1-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1977-Sep. 1977
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 4 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence, photographs, news releases, fact sheets, and programmes concerning the annual commemoration held on 11 August 1977. Guest readers included Peretz Miransky, a Toronto area poet, and Mordechai Husid from Montreal. File also contains notes and notices in Hebrew.
- Notes
- Photographer unknown.
- Name Access
- Husid, Mordechai
- Miransky, Peretz
- Subjects
- Poets
- 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
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Life cycle and family events sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-5
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1951-1952
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of textual records documenting the marriage of Sol Edell and Dolly Weinstock. Included are invitations, a list of people invited to the bridal shower, a greeting card, a bencher, and a scrapbook containing telegrams from well-wishers.
- Subjects
- Weddings
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
