- 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
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1959-2010
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Sol Edell's personal correspondence and general correspondence with a wide range of Jewish communal organizations.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1981-1982
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of financial statements, an annual meeting notice, an annual report, and a stock certificate for Springpole Lake Resources Ltd., a mining company. Sol Edell was a shareholder in the company.
- 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
- Personal series
- Associations sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1961-1995
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records
- 1 photograph
- Admin History/Bio
- Sol Edell was a member of the pharmaceutical fraternity Rho Pi Phi and the Rotary Club, a non sectarian businessman’s association.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of correspondence and publications from the international pharmaceutical fraternity Rho Pi Phi and from its Toronto alumni chapter, Rokeach. In addition, there are publications from Nu Chapter, the University of Toronto student chapter. As well, the sub-series includes correspondence and publications from the Rotary Club.
- Name Access
- Rho Pi Phi
- Rokeach
- Nu Chapter
- University of Toronto, School of Pharmacy
- Rotary Club
- Subjects
- Greek letter societies
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Associations sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-1
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1962-1995, predominant 1983-1989
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of dues statements and notices of meetings of the Rokeah Chapter of Rho Pi Phi. The meetings are either social events or continuing education programmes sponsored by the chapter. Also included is correspondence from Rho Pi Phi's head office.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Associations sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-1
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1968-1970, 1975
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of yearbooks published by the Rokeah chapter of Rho Pi Phi as well as an issue of the chapter's "Rokean" bulletin (Jan. 1975). The yearbooks include articles about the chapter's activities and lists of members.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Associations sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-1
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- July 1980
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Rho Pi Phi convention was held in Toronto in 1980.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of the 57th annual convention Rho Pi Phi programme book which includes a schedule of convention events and articles about the chapters throughout the United States and Canada.
- Name Access
- Rokeach chapter
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Associations sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-1
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1984-1992
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of ROPE, the Rho Pi Phi newsletter.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Associations sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-1
- File
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- Nov. 1961
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of an issue of the ROPE newsletter, published by Nu, the University of Toronto undergaduate chapter of Phi Pi Rho.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Associations sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-1
- File
- 6
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1961-1974
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of newsletters for 1961 and 1962 as well as a 1974 membership list for the Rexdale Rotary Club and a directory of Canadian Rotary Clubs. In addition, there is a letter from the Rexdale chapter to Sol Edell asking if he would be interested in making a donation to the Etobicoke General Hospital in memory of his late wife, Celia. Finally file consists of a photograph of foreign students who were hosted by the Rotary Club at the airport.
- Notes
- Photograph is by Howard Anderson Photography Ltd.
- Physical Condition
- Photograph has a tear part-way through the centre.
- 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
- Charities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-2
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1957-1995, predominant 1972-1986
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of receipts for charitable donations.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Charities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-2
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1973-1992, predominant 1980-1982
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of receipts for donations and letters soliciting funds for charitable organizations, the majority of which were religious, educational and social welfare institutions located in Canada and Israel.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Charities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-2
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1966-1997
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of receipts for donations and letters soliciting funds for charitable organizations, the majority of which were religious, educational and social welfare institutions located in Canada and Israel.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Charities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-2
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1967
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a certificate issued to Sol Edell.
- 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
- Community activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-3
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1968-1969
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Sol Edell's day book for the 1968-1969 calendar year, which lists some of his appointments and activities.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Community activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-3
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- object
- Date
- 26 Mar. 1995
- Physical Description
- 1 plaque : metal ; 28 x 22 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a plaque honouring Sol Edell for his service to the community.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Community activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-3
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1970]-1987
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Hotel Edell certificates, which were given to guests who stayed at the Edell's home at 15 Ericka. Also included are thank you letters from past guests.
- 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
- Education and extracurricular activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-4
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- object
- Date
- 1936-[ca. 1946], 1980
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 4 badges : felt, col. ; 17 x 11 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records documenting Sol and Sara Edell's high school education. Included are newspaper clippings regarding Sol Edell's membership on Harbord Collegiate's First Aid Team, Sol Edell's diploma, various Harbord Collegiate badges likely belonging to Sol and Sara Edell, and a Harbord Review yearbook documenting Sara Edell's time at the school. File also consists of correspondence regarding contributions to Harbord Collegiate as an alumni.
- Physical Condition
- Sol Edell's diploma is rolled and should be flattened. The cover of the issue of Harbord Review has torn apart from the rest of the book.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Education and extracurricular activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-4
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Date
- 1943
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 15 cm mounted on board 36 x 26 cm
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Sol Edell's university degree and graduation portrait from the Toronto College of Pharmacy.
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 2
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Date
- [197-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 audio reel (2 hr., 56 min., 38 sec.) : polyester, 3 3/4 ips, 4 tracks, mono ; 1/4 in.
- Admin History/Bio
- Dr. Judah Goldwasser was a research chemist in the Synthesis and Formations Branch of the Naval Surface Weapons Centre in the United States of America. He earned his PhD in polymer chemistry from the University of Waterloo in Ontario. He married Sol Edell's daughter, Ethel.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of the recording of Ethel and Judah Goldwasser's orthodox wedding ceremony and reception. After the procession and kiddushin, Rabbi Mordechai, the groom's cousin, reads the ketubah, followed by the Sheva Brachot, recited by seven different Rabbis and male family members. The recording follows into the reception, at the Four Seasons Hotel, MC'ed by Aaron Weinstock, the bride's maternal uncle. He invites Solomon Rogen, father of Celia Rogen, Solomon Edell's second wife, to make the HaMotzi, followed by the introduction of the head table. After the formal start of the banquet, speeches follow, in English, Yiddish, and Hebrew. Speakers are: Harry Botnick, member of the presidium of Eitz Chaim, who presents a gift on its behalf; Aaron Weinstock; Rabbi Yitzchok Kerzner, of Clanton Park Synagogue; Rabbi Moses J. Burak, Rav of Beth Jacob Synagogue; Moishe Weinstock, the bride's maternal grandfather; Joseph Goldwasser, the groom's father; Solomon Edell, the bride's father; and Rabbi Samuel Schafler, the bride's paternal uncle. The speeches are followed by the Birkat Hamazon, after which more music is played until the end of the recording (interrupted).
- Notes
- Physical Descr.: Only tracks 1 and 2 are recorded.
- Subjects
- Marriage service
- Weddings
- 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.
- Physical Condition
- Tape is tail out. Tape is in good condition. Audio quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.
- 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
- 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
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Life cycle and family events sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-5
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1900]-[ca. 1960]
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of family photographs. Included is a portrait of Rabbi Joseph Weinreb (ca. 1900), the first Eastern European Rabbi in Toronto and head of the Galacian community in Toronto, a portrait of Mrs. Weinberg (1921), and a photograph of Sol Edell's girlfriend, Lillian Hollinger at Niagara Falls (1948). Also included is a photograph of Sol's parents and Dolly Edell at an unidentified event, and of Sol's cousin, David Yaffe (third from the left), being honoured with colleagues upon retiring as a tailor from the ladies garment industry.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Life cycle and family events sub-series
- Family photographs file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-5
- File
- 1
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1900]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Rabbis
- 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.
- 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
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1910]-[ca. 1950]
- Physical Description
- 7 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of unidentified photographs. Included is a graduation portrait of Melvin from Trinity College, an image of a couple in Atlantic City, two boys dressed in Russian costumes, Second World War soldiers boarding a St. Clair Streetcar in Toronto, a woman standing with her two sons, a portrait of a woman with the name Willy Lobel written on the bottom, and a shot of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip receiving flowers from a girl at a train station. These photographs may document the Edell, Weinstock, Hoffman, or Rogan families.
- 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
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Life cycle and family events sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-5
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1942-1961
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of newspaper clippings of obituaries, death notices, and memorial service notices for Rabbi Joseph Weinreb.
- 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
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1950]-[ca. 1961]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of newspaper clippings documenting the activities of the Edell family. Included are articles regarding Clanton Park Synagogue, Belle Ewart, and Oshawa's B'nai Brith Lodge. Also included is a death notice for Malka Edell.
- 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
- 6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1954-1961
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of newspaper clippings documenting the activities of the Edell family and their friends. Included are articles regarding Clanton Park Synagogue and death notices for Berl Sapirstein, Duora Tenen, Yoshua Barsh and Leah Nobel.
- 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
- 8
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1978-1999
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of funeral cards and obituaries for the following individuals: Arje Krengel, Louis Kesten, Solomon Rogen, Louis Weisfeld, Rebecca Feldman, Joseph Hafner, Max Podolski, Lillian Troster, Jennie Silverberg, Philip Givens, Cheryl Kleinberg, Anna Shaul, and Moishe (Maurice) Weinstock.
- 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
- 9
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1969-1975
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence and an agreement documenting Jack Collins's application for the Jewish Home for the Aged and the payment of his account after being admitted. Mr. Collins was the uncle of Celia Edell.
- 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
- 11
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1954-1982
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of graduation programmes and correspondence regarding the Ethel Edell Prize at Harbord Collegiate Institute.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
