Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Adas Israel Synagogue series

Building sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

5-1

File

2

Material Format

textual record

moving images

Date

1959

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

1 film reel (ca. 15 min.) : col., si. ; 16 mm

Admin History/Bio

Max Hoffman's brother, David, was vice president of Adas Israel.

Scope and Content

File consists of material relating to the turning of the sod ceremony for the Adas Israel synagogue. It contains an invitation to the membership and the programme as well as the speech Max Hoffman delivered at the ceremony. It also includes a letter outlining the duties that David Hoffman performed during the ceremony and a home movie film of the event.

Name Access

Hoffman, Max

Hoffman, David

Repro Restriction

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

Physical Condition

The film should be digitized to improve access and needs to be housed in an archival canister.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Clanton Park Synagogue series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

6

File

8

Material Format

textual record

moving images

sound recording

Date

1961

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records and other material

Admin History/Bio

Rabbi Leo Jung of the Jewish Center in New York City was the guest speaker.

Scope and Content

File consists of records documenting the dedication ceremonies of the Clanton Park Synagogue. Included are invitations, a programme and souvenir book, and audio-visual recordings of the event. Also included are the order of services and speeches that were delivered at the dedication ceremony and dinner.

Notes

Includes 3 cassette tapes, 3 audio reels, 2 film reels, 1 videocassette.

Name Access

Jung, Leo, Rabbi

Physical Condition

Audio-visual records require digitization. The VHS and audiocassettes are copies of the sound and film reels.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Clanton Park Synagogue series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

6

File

20

Material Format

textual record

sound recording

moving images

Date

1972-1973

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records and other material

Admin History/Bio

Rabbi Kerzner served as spiritual leader of Clanton Park synagogue from 1973 until his retirement in 2002.

Scope and Content

File consists of an invitation to the installation dinner in honour of Rabbi Kerzner as well as the dinner programme and souvenir book. There also are letters congratulating Rabbi Kerzner on being appointed rabbi and a newspaper article about his previous position. In addition, there are speeches that were likely delivered at the dinner, and a film and sound recordings of the event.

Notes

Includes 2 audio cassettes, 1 audio reel, and 1 film reel (8 mm).

Physical Condition

Sound recordings and film reel should be digitized. The cassette tapes are likely copies of the audio reel, however, the audio reel has better sound quality.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Clanton Park Synagogue series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

6

File

43

Material Format

textual record

moving images

Date

1992

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

1 videocassette (ca. 30 min.) : col., sd. ; VHS

Admin History/Bio

Clanton Park sponsored a tribute dinner in honour of Sol Edell's dedicated service to the synagogue. The dinner also commorated the 50th yartzheit of his grandfather, Rabbi Yosef Weinreb.

Scope and Content

File consists of an invitation to the Sol Edell Tribute Dinner and correspondence soliciting advertisements for the commemorative journal. The file also contains a list of people who attended the dinner, notes for Sara Edell Kelman's speech about Sol, and other stories written for the commemorative journal. Also included is a video recording of various synagogue members speaking about Sol and his contributions to the community.

Name Access

Weinreb, Yosef, Rabbi

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Clanton Park Synagogue series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

6

File

50

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

moving images

Date

[ca. 1972]-1980

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

97 photographs (56 negatives) : b&w and col. ; 9 x 13 cm or smaller

1 film reel (ca. 10 min.) : col., si. ; super 8 mm

Scope and Content

File consists of photographs, a film, and a program for a musical documenting Purim celebrations at Clanton Park Synagogue.

Notes

Photograph is by Paul Brown.

Subjects

Purim

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Cemeteries and funeral homes series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

9

File

8

Material Format

textual record

architectural drawing

moving images

Date

1962, 1982-2000

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

1 architectural drawing : 62 x 62 cm

3 videocassettes (ca. 6 hr.) : col., sd. ; VHS

Scope and Content

File consists of a plot plan of Jones Avenue Cemetery which was prepared by Paul Edell (1962), and membership correspondence relating to the payment of dues and regulations regarding the arrangements for burial and the erection and dedication of monuments. Also included are financial reports and meeting agendas and minutes for annual general meetings. Finally, file contains moving images of the gravestones, outer wall, and chapel of the Cemetery with commentary likely by Sol Edell.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Personal series

Life cycle and family events sub-series

Level

Item

Fonds

4

Series

1-5

Item

3

Material Format

moving images

Date

[ca. 1972]

Physical Description

1 film reel (ca. 10 min.) : col., si. ; 8 mm

Scope and Content

Item is a film reel containing footage of a gangster themed home movie skit likely filmed by Sol Edell's children or step-children. Included are shots of young men driving in a car, pretending to have a gun fight on a residential street and pretending to dump a body in the forest.

Notes

During processing, assigned reel #22.

Physical Condition

A splice near the beginning of the film is damaged.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Personal series

Life cycle and family events sub-series

Level

Item

Fonds

4

Series

1-5

Item

4

Material Format

moving images

Date

[ca. 1972]

Physical Description

1 film reel (ca. 10 min.) : col., si. ; 8 mm

Scope and Content

Item is a film reel containing home movie footage of various Toronto scenes and a home movie skit likely filmed by Sol Edell's children and step-children based on the story of Frankenstein. The first few minutes includes footage of a woman walking down a Toronto street, a Lubavitch youth van, and various shots of Toronto from a moving car. This is followed by the Frankenstein skit, which includes scenes of Dr. Frankenstein and his hunchbacked assistant bringing the creature to life, the creature escaping from the laboratory, the creature climbing a tree and attacking people passing by, and various characters fighting the creature. The skit is filmed on a residential street.

Notes

During processing, reel was assigned reel #23.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Personal series

Life cycle and family events sub-series

Level

Item

Fonds

4

Series

1-5

Item

1

Material Format

moving images

Date

1952-[ca. 1965]

Physical Description

1 film reel (ca. 30 min.) : col. and b&w, si. ; 16 mm

Scope and Content

Item is a film reel containing footage of Sol and Dolly Edell's wedding reception as well as family vacations in the United States of America. Wedding footage includes shots of the greeting line, dancing, and guests socializing at the reception. Vacation footage includes shots of landmarks around Washington D.C. and Miami, Florida. Also included is footage of a family relaxing by a pool likely at a Miami hotel.

Notes

Title on film can was "Sol / Dolly Edell Wedding / Vacation / Home"

During processing, film was assigned reel #12.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Personal series

Life cycle and family events sub-series

Level

Item

Fonds

4

Series

1-5

Item

5

Material Format

moving images

Date

[21 Aug. 1956?]

Physical Description

2 film reels (ca. 10 min.) : col., si. ; 8 mm

Scope and Content

This item is a home movie of Phyllis Freed's wedding in Toronto. Phyllis Freed was the granddaughter of Rabbi Joseph Weinreb and the daughter of Ruth (née Weinreb) Freed and Murray Freed (a pharmacist).

Notes

During processing, reels were assigned reel #13 & #15.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Personal series

Life cycle and family events sub-series

Level

Item

Fonds

4

Series

1-5

Item

6

Material Format

moving images

Date

1955

Physical Description

1 film reel (ca. 4 min.) : col., si. ; 16 mm

Scope and Content

Item is a film reel containing home movie footage of an unidentified family celebration. Identified in the footage is Sol Edell, Dolly Edell, the Weinstock family, Ruth Freed, Murray Freed, Aaron Freed, Paul Edell, and the Kurtz family.

Notes

During processing, reel was assigned reel #17

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Personal series

Life cycle and family events sub-series

Level

Item

Fonds

4

Series

1-5

Item

7

Material Format

moving images

Date

June 1954

Physical Description

1 film reel (ca. 4 min.) : col., si. ; 16 mm

Scope and Content

Item is a film reel containing home movie footage of the reception party for David Freed's bar mitzvah. David was the son of Ruth Free (née Weinreb) and Murray Freed. He was the grandson of Rabbi Joseph Weinreb.

Notes

During processing, reel was assigned reel #16

Subjects

Bar mitzvah

Source

Archival Descriptions