Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

1

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[192-?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 15 cm

Admin History/Bio

Solway notes in his autobiography that Ysaÿe encouraged his pupils to look beyond the study of music alone. He encouraged them to travel and to investigate other arts in order to enrich their understanding of the world.

Notes

Photo is signed with a stylized character, and inscribed on the back, "Vous avez connu ce lieue et vous y avez travaille avec le vrai [lu?]," roughly translated as "You have known this place and there understood its truth." In another hand it has been identified as "Ysaÿe's studio in Brussels." It is unclear who has made these inscriptions.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

5

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1926

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

This photo is taken outside the entrance of Ysaÿe's home. Gingold and Solway are arm in arm and posturing jovially. The word written across the gate is "la chanterelle", which is the colloquial name for the highest string on the violin (the E string).

Notes

The photo is taped with transparent tape at the top and has been written upon the back in pencil. An earlier message appears to have been erased from under the newer identifying inscription.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

17

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1989

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 11 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

Solway leads a procession with his violin on a crowded city sidewalk, in Toronto. The event is the 20th anniversary (4 Jun. 1989) of the Inner City Angels. The day involved performing works by and for inner city youths.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

18

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1989

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 11 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

Maurice Solway is depicted playing his violin for a group of spectators and is surrounded by children. Most of these children are wearing white t-shirts that have "[?ing] Hands for the Arts 1989" written on them. The event is the 20th anniversary (4 Jun. 1989) of the Inner City Angels. The day involved performing works by and for inner city youths.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

10

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1949

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

The photograph was taken on 9 Sept. 1949. Pictured are members of the Solway String Quartet: Maurice Solway and Jacob Groob (violins), Robert Warburton (viola) and Marcus Adeney (cello). On the back of the photograph the personnel are written in pencil, along with the inscription "Solway String Quartet - played at the Exhibition Shell before 40 000 people".

Notes

Photograph by the Toronto Star.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

11

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1955

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm

Scope and Content

This photo is taken from the Canadian debut of the Castelnuovo-Tedesco quintet for guitar and strings. The players visible in this photograph are, left to right: Ivan Romanoff (viola), Andres Segovia (guitar) and Maurice Solway (violin).

Notes

The photo is signed and dated by Andres Segovia in pen. The date and identification are written on the back in pencil.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

4

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1926

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 35 x 28 cm

Scope and Content

Maurice Solway is on the far right hand side of the photo. In the centre is Ysaÿe with his hands upon Viola Mitchell's shoulders. Beside her is Nathan Milstein. Other people depicted in the photograph, but not identified, are: Nina-Magda Lavanchy, Mary Lotte, Mozia Novomist, Jeannette Dincin (who became Ysaÿe's wife three years later, after the death of his first wife), Robert Velton, and Grish Monasevitch.

Notes

Not an original photograph. Oversize print and negative from original photograph.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

13

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1972

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 26 x 21 cm

Scope and Content

Depicted, left to right, are: Leon Weinstein (obscured), Maurice Solway, Aaron Waife, and Jack Benny.

Notes

Not an original photograph. Print and negative from original photograph.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

2

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1924

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 26 x 21 cm

Admin History/Bio

Boris Hambourg was one of Michael Hambourg's sons and a teacher at the Hambourg Conservatory, a private music school in Toronto, Ontario that operated from 1911-1951. The Hambourgs brought many European performers and music teachers to Toronto and their school was regarded as a cultural centre for the emerging artistic community of early 20th century Toronto. Maurice Solway studied at the conservatory with Henri Czaplinsky, before travelling to Europe.

Scope and Content

Dedication on the photograph reads: "To the gifted violinist Maurice Solway wishing him much success. Boris Hambourg. June 23 1924. [Marrall?] Toronto, Ont."

Notes

The negative is a copy taken from the original photograph. The print is a copy from the new negative.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

14

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1976

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm

Scope and Content

The photograph is of Maurice Solway from a performance in London, Ontario.

Notes

The photograph is mounted on a cardstock and inscribed on the back: "[Novack?] Residence, London/ 76. To Maurice, With my compliments and appreciation for a memorable evening of music and conversation. [Shirly?] Brownstone."

Places

London (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

16

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1983]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 21 cm

Notes

Photo by Tony Hauser.

Black and white print is a copy from a colour negative.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

8

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1949]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Members of the quartet in this photograph are, left to right: Jack Groob (violin), Maurice Solway (violin), Marcus Adeney (cello), and Robert Warburton (viola).

Notes

Photograph by John Steele: 22 Sackville St. - Toronto 5 - Canada.

Stamped with a credit line copyright stamp No 49157-7.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Level

File

Fonds

13

File

9

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1958], 1972

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm on mount 28 x 36 cm

4 photographs : b&w (2 negatives) ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

The file consists of a photo mounted on an original poster of the Solway String Quartet. Pictured in the photograph are, left to right: Albert Pratz (back turned to camera), Leon Weinstein, Stanley Solomon, Maurice Solway and Jack Benny. On the poster Maurice Solway is depicted in the upper left corner of the poster image. Below him, from left to right are Charles Dobias (violin), Eugene Hudson (viola) and Marcus Adeney (cello). The faces of the quartet on the poster are superimposed upon the background of a hand playing the violin. The remaining images in the file were produced by the archive from the original.

Notes

The dimensions of the poster, adjusted for orientation, are 36 x 28 cm.

Poster photo images by Donald McKague.

The original is located in the reception map cabinet. The negatives and prints are kept in box 58-2-4.

Related Material

The photograph is from the same evening as file 1, item 13.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

12

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1958]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

The quartet is posed, looking over a musical score, and holding their instruments. Members of the quartet are, left to right: Eugene Hudson (viola), Charles Dobias (violin), Marcus Adeney (cello), and leader Maurice Solway (holding the score).

Notes

Photo by Donald McKague.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

9

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1949]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Featured personnel of the quartet are, left to right: Maurice Solway and Jack Groob (violins), Marcus Adeney (cello), and Robert Warburton (viola).

Notes

Photograph is by Alex Gray, 90 Carlton St., Toronto.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

6

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1928

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 26 x 21 cm

Scope and Content

The photo depicts Solway with his teacher, circa his debut of Ysaÿe's "Kreisler" Sonata for solo violin.

Notes

The photo is signed, "[K. Lonthie?], Bruselles" [note: original French spelling], possibly indicating the photographer.

The print and negative are copies from the original.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

7

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1934

Physical Description

3 photographs ; b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller

Scope and Content

The photograph is of Maurice Solway with his pupils, who have formed a string orchestra with piano. The caption under the photograph indicates that the concert was a violin recital at the Canadian Forester's Hall on May 10th, 1934. Maurice Solway is conducting and the concert was assisted by the Musical Arts College String Orchestra. Two prints were made from the original by the archives.

Notes

Photographed by A.E. Mackintosh, commercial press, 58 Carlton St., Toronto, Ontario.

The original print is 19 x 26 cm.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

3

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1926

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Solway and Koldofsky are pictured in a pension residence in Brussels.

Notes

Print and negative are copies from the original made by the archives.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

15

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1977

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 26 x 21 cm

Scope and Content

This photograph was taken at Blackwell School in Sarnia, Ontario.

Notes

The print and negative were created by the archives from the original.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Lifecycle Events series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

7

Item

8

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Oct. 1952

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 10 cm and 11 x 8 cm

Admin History/Bio

Raphael (Ralph) Wintrob is a former journalist, teacher and teacher-librarian. Since retiring he has taught a variety of courses at the senior studies program (L.I.F.E. Institute), Ryerson University, in the areas of philosophy and literature. He has also taught his Hebrew short novels course at a Toronto synagogue. He is now the co-ordinator of Wintrob Editorial Services.Ralph married Kitty, the author of "I'm Not Going Back," in 1959 while he was a journalist with the CBC. They have one daughter, Suzanne who is also a writer and editor. He is also the son of Gertrude Schwartz's sister, Zelda Wintrob. In 1989, Ralph was a founding member and chair of the Toronto Jewish Theatre Committee (TJTC), and the Canadian Jewish Playwriting Competition (CJPC). In 1999, the downtown Toronto Miles Nadal JCC adopted this program.

Scope and Content

This item consists of a graduation portrait of Ralph Wintrob.

Subjects

Portraits

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

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of prominent Jewish Torontonians series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

1

Item

1

Material Format

graphic material

Date

July 1943

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 12 x 8 cm and 13 x 9 cm

Admin History/Bio

Rose Abromowitz (1908–2001) was born in Toronto in 1908. Her parents were David Abromowitz (1884–1963) and Sarah Abromowitz (née Winfield) (1885–1955). David arrived in Toronto in 1906. Sarah and her parents, Jacob Winfield and Anna Winfield, settled in Scranton, Pennsylvania, around 1880. Jacob worked as a grocer and relocated his family to Toronto around 1894. Sarah and David were married at the McCaul Street Synagogue in Toronto on 6 March 1906. They resided at 159 York Street after their nuptuals. David's father, Shevach, served as the cantor at Adath Israel. Rose's siblings included Murray and Oscar. Several members of the family later changed their surname to Abron during the early 1940s.

Rose studied at the University of Toronto and became a physician in 1932. She married Harry Lahman. In November 1943, Rose and Harry moved from Toronto to Altanta, Georgia. Rose passed away on 7 January 2001 at the age of ninety-three. She was survived by a son, Jerome. Her obituary stated, "She officially retired in 1990, but continued to see herself as a doctor until the day she died."

Scope and Content

The item is a portrait of Dr. Abron.

Notes

Associated material note: See the New York Public Library's American Jewish Committee and Oral History Library for further holdings.

Name Access

Abron, Rose, Dr., 1908-2001

Subjects

Physicians

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.

Related Material

See accession 2010-3/1.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of prominent Jewish Torontonians series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

1

Item

6

Material Format

graphic material

Date

July 1943

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 9 cm and 13 x 9 cm

Admin History/Bio

Joseph Bernard Dunkelman was born on 18 December 1911 in Toronto. His parents, David Dunkelman (1883-1978) and Rose Dunkelman (née Miller), were married on 19 January 1910. Originally from Poland, David came to Canada with his parents in 1895 and settled in Toronto. Rose was born in Philadelphia in 1889 and moved to Canada at the age of thirteen and resided there until her death in 1949, at the age of fifty-nine. Her father, Harry, was an entrepreneur in the menswear business, and it was through his business contacts that she met and married David at the age of twenty. They had six children: Joseph, Ernest, Zelda, Veronica, Theodora, and Benjamin. The latter fought in both the Second World War and Israel's War of Independence.

In 1911, David Dunkelman founded Tip Top Tailors, a high-end men's clothing store, which currently has about one hundred branches nationwide. Joseph ran Tip Top Tailors from the early 1940s until the late 1940s, when Ben returned from the war and bought Joseph's shares of the business. The business was sold to Dylex, who subsequently sold it to Grafton-Fraser in 2000. Joseph used the money he received from selling his share of the family business to invest in a television and movie production company (possibly Sony Screen Gems).

Joseph married Jean Lenore Samuels (born 25 February 1912). Joseph and Jean had three children, Richard "Dick" Howard, Peter, and a third child who was handicapped and institutionalized. After Joe and Jean's marriage ended, Joe married Claire Olsen and remained with her until his death. They had one son, Lex. Claire was a movie reviewer and television interviewer.

Scope and Content

The item is a portrait of Joseph Dunkelman.

Name Access

Dunkelman, Joseph, 1911- (subject)

Subjects

Businesspeople

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

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of prominent Jewish Torontonians series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

1

Item

13

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Jan. 1953

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 11 x 8 cm and 13 x 9 cm

Admin History/Bio

Edward Elisha Gelber (1903–1970) was born on 16 November 1903 in Toronto. His parents were Moses Gelber and Sophie Gelber. Eddie married Anna David (m. Gelber), who later became a prominent obstetrician. Eddie and Anna had three children, Edna, Lynn, and David. Eddie died in Jerusalem in 1970.

Eddie received his BA from the University of Toronto in 1925 and his MA from Columbia University in 1929. He was also a graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, where he earned his master's degree in Hebrew literature. He was admitted to the Ontario bar, Osgoode Hall, in 1934 and the Palestine bar in 1937. A prominent communal worker, Eddie acted as president of the Zionist Council of Canada, president of the Hebrew Schools of Toronto, president of the Toronto Jewish Welfare Fund, and honourary vice-president of the Canadian Jewish Congress during his lifetime.

Name Access

Gelber, Edward E., 1903-1970

Subjects

Lawyers

Repro Restriction

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

Related Material

See Fonds 80, Series 1-1, Item 14 for portrait of Eddie's wife, Dr. Anna Gelber

See Fonds 36 (Edward E. Gelber fonds)

See MG6 E3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of prominent Jewish Torontonians series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

1

Item

14

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Feb. 1944

Physical Description

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

Admin History/Bio

Dr. Anna Gelber (née David) (1907-2007) was born in Palestine in 1907 and passed away on 20 November 2007. Anna received her doctor of science from Sorbonne Univeristy in Paris, France, and her doctor of medicine from the University of Toronto. An obstetrician, at one point she worked in the medical department of Toronto's Women's College Hospital. Anna was also a prominent communal worker, active as a member of the National Executive Board of the Canadian Hadassah.

Anna married Eddie Gelber, a prominent communal worker. They had three children, Edna, Lynn, and David. She and Eddie travelled significantly between Israel and Toronto during their marriage.

Scope and Content

The item is a portrait of Dr. Anna Gelber.

Name Access

Gelber, Anna, 1907-2007 (subject)

Subjects

Physicians

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.

Related Material

See also Fonds 80, Series 1-1, Item 13 for portrait of Anna's husband, Mr. Eddie Gelber.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of prominent Jewish Torontonians series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

1

Item

16

Material Format

graphic material

Date

July 1953

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 11 x 8 cm and 13 x 9 cm

Admin History/Bio

Ruth Godfrey (née Grossman) was the daughter of Rose Grossman and Moses Grossman. Ruth's siblings included Esther Grossman and Anne Grossman (m. Pescoe). The Grossman family left Galacia due to pogroms in 1921 and settled in Canada. Ruth married Bert Godfrey (b. 1 June 1908), son of Minnie Godfrey (née Reisman) and Solomon Godfrey. Bert became the president of S. Godfrey Co., a wool import and export company founded by Samuel Godfrey, and was the founding president of Beth Tzedec Synagogue. Ruth and Bert had two children, Corrine Leigh and Sheldon J.

An organization executive, Ruth acted as president of both the Scopus Chapter of Hadassah and of the UJA Service Council and an executive officer of fundraising for the Home for the Aged, the UJA, and the United Jewish Welfare Fund. She was also involved with the Federation of Women's Organizations and the Jewish Public Library in Toronto.

Scope and Content

The item is a portrait of Mrs. Ruth Godfrey.

Subjects

Executives

Repro Restriction

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

Related Material

See Fonds 37, series 1, file 2 for portraits of Ruth Godfrey at Negev Dinner.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of prominent Jewish Torontonians series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

1

Item

17

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Jan. 1943

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 11 x 8 cm, 13 x 9 cm

Admin History/Bio

Sam Gotfrid (1907–2007) was born 20 October 1907 in Toronto. His parents were Louis and Fannie. Sam had 3 siblings: Nathan, Sadie (Berg) and Harold. Sam studied at the University of Toronto, receiving a BA in Political Science and Economics in 1928. He also graduated from Osgood Hall in 1931 and received his QC in 1955. Sam practiced law for nearly sixty years, including many years as part of Gotfrid, Noble & Dennis. He specialized in commercial law, real estate, and general corporation law. Sam was also heavily involved in communal work. He acted as a board member of the United Jewish Welfare Fund of Toronto and as a member executive of the Canadian Jewish Congress (Central Region).

He married Freda Birnhaum (m. Gotfrid). They had two children: Peter H. and Mona Ellen. Sam died in his home on 3 December 2007.

Scope and Content

The item is a portrait of Sam Gotfrid.

Name Access

Gotfrid, Sam, 1907-2007 (subject)

Subjects

Lawyers

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

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of prominent Jewish Torontonians series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

1

Item

18

Material Format

graphic material

Date

24 Apr. 1946

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 12 x 9 cm, 13 x 9 cm

Admin History/Bio

Samuel Joseph Granatstein (1905–1979) was born on 20 April 1905 in Toronto. His parents were Fanny Yanover and Israel M. Granatstein. Samuel attended Upper Canada College before obtaining his BA from the University of Toronto in 1927. An industrialist, Samuel became the president of M. Granatstein and Son Ltd., which was founded in 1895 by his grandfather, Mendel Granatstein. A prominent communal worker, Sam was co-chair of the Bathurst Street JCC.

Sam married Frieda Rose (d. 2 September 1986) of Rochester, NY, whose mother was one of the founders of the American Hadassah. Frieda and Samuel had two children, Ruth Ann (Greisman) and Paul David. Samuel died on 11 March 1979.

Scope and Content

The item is a portrait of Mr. Sam J. Granatstein.

Name Access

Granatstein, Samuel Joseph, 1905-1979 (subject)

Schwartz, Sylvia, 1914-1998 (creator)

Subjects

Industrialists

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

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of prominent Jewish Torontonians series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

1

Item

20

Material Format

graphic material

Date

15 June 1944

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 12 x 8 cm 13 x 18 cm

Admin History/Bio

Florence "Faigie" Rosichan (née Hutner) (1907–1991) was born on 16 February 1907 in the United States to parents Pauline Cooper and Herman Hutner. They had three other children: Arthur, Melba (m. Pollock) and Beulah (m. Abramson). Florence married Arthur Rosichan. They had one son: Richard. Florence died on 6 January 1991.

She received her BA in social work from the University of Toronto and her MA from Columbia University. She spent many years as the executive director of the United Jewish Welfare Fund in Toronto during the 1940s and 1950s.

Scope and Content

The item is a portrait of Florence "Faigie" Hutner.

Notes

2 images on 1 negative.

Name Access

Hutner, Florence, 1907-1991 (subject)

Subjects

Executives

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.

Related Material

See accession 1992-6-4 for a video of Florence Hutner's memorial service.

See Fonds 28: 6: 104 for a portrait of Florence Hutner.

See accession 2001-6-5 for textual records.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of prominent Jewish Torontonians series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

1

Item

22

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Sept. 1945

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 11 x 8 cm, 13 x 10 cm.

Admin History/Bio

Joseph L. Kronick was born 30 September 1926. His parents were Samuel Kronick (d. 3 November 1962) and Gertrude Kronick (née Willinsky). Originally from Lithuania, Samuel immigrated to Canada in 1903. He founded the American Hat Company and was responsible for organizing Toronto's first union in the millnery trade. An agricultural settlement for Jewish refugees in Israel was established and named Kronick Colony in honour of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Kronick. The couple had two sons, Joseph L. and Dr. Moses B. Kronick, and two daughters, Miriam Kronick (Mrs. B. Horowitz) and Leah Kronick (Mrs. David D. Cohen). Dr. Moses B. Kronick resided in Toronto, while both of the daughters moved to Los Angeles, California.

Joe and his wife, Doreen Kronick (née Pape), had three children: Noah, Sarah, and Adam. Joe was the owner and director of Camp White Pine, a children's summer camp he opened in 1956. The camp is located in the Haliburton Highlands outside of Toronto. Joe's son, Adam, took over as director of Camp White Pine in 1987. He has run the camp with his wife, Dana, as co-director since 1990. Joe Kronick died on 10 March 2019.

Scope and Content

The item is a portrait of Joe Kronick.

Name Access

Kronick, Joseph, 1926-2019

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

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of prominent Jewish Torontonians series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

1

Item

30

Material Format

graphic material

Date

May 1944

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 12 x 8 cm 13 x 9 cm

Admin History/Bio

Alvin Benjamin Rosenberg was born on 26 February 1925. His parents were Esther and Henry. He married Ileen Perlman. Alvin and Ileen had seven children: Ellen, Paul, David, Anne, Joan, Lily, and Beth.

Alvin attended the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall. He began his career as a barrister and solicitor, during which time he practised with the firm Rosenberg, Smith for more than thirty years. He later became a judge and served from 1983–1990 on the High Court of Justice. From 1990–1999, he served on the Ontario Court of Justice. In addition, Alvin was a member of the editorial board for Advocate's Quarterly, a publication for which he wrote a number of articles. He also co-authored Appellate Advocacy with Marvin J. Huberman in 1996. Rosenberg was also appointed for a short-term position with the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Law.

Active in his community, Alvin was involved with the United Jewish Appeal Campaign, the Baycrest Hospital, and the Jewish Home for the Aged. Alvin also served as the vice-president of the United Jewish Welfare Fund.

Scope and Content

The item is a portrait of Alvin Rosenberg.

Name Access

Rosenberg, Alvin, 1925- (subject)

Subjects

Judges

Lawyers

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

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of prominent Jewish Torontonians series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

1

Item

27

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Mar. 1943

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 12 x 8 cm, 13 x 10 cm.

Admin History/Bio

Irving Posluns is a member of the Posluns family. His mother was Sadie Posluns from Los Angeles. Irving married Shirley Carpman (m. Posluns). They had three children: Marie Helaine (b. 1951), Harold Lewis (b. 1952), and Randi Lynn (b. 1960).

He originally worked at the family's ladies wear factory and later in life became a commercial portrait photographer. His business, the Irving Posluns Portrait Studio, is located on Broadview Avenue in Toronto. Ryerson University's Irving A. Posluns Scholarship for portrait photography is named in his honour.

A history of the Poslaniec (Posluns) family can be found online at: http://www.posluns.com/

Scope and Content

The item is a portrait of Irving Posluns.

Subjects

Photographers

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

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of prominent Jewish Torontonians series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

1

Item

32

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Aug. 1942

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 12 x 8 cm and 13 x 9 cm

Admin History/Bio

Ben Sadowski (1894–1974) was born 5 April 1894 in Massey, Ontario. He was the son of Rose (d. 3 February 1946) and Henry Sadowski (d. 15 July 1950), who immigrated to Canada and settled in Massey, Ontario, in the 1880s. Henry and Rose opened the Sadowski General Store in Massey. Ben eventually moved to Toronto and married Pearl (née Vise). Ben and Pearl had one child, Yvonne, who received her MA in sociology from the University of Toronto and married Dr. L. S. Davis, MD. Ben died on 20 November 1974. Pearl died 30 August 1982.

Ben received a BA in mathematics and physics from the University of Toronto in 1918 and spent three years as a fellow in the department of mathematics at the university. He was president of both National Motors Limited and the Federation of Automobile Dealers Association of Canada during his career. During the Second World War, Ben served with the Vehicle Production Committee.

Ben was one of the founders and the first president of the United Jewish Welfare Fund of Toronto and a president of Jewish Family and Child Service Agency. An active communal leader, Ben received an MBE in 1946 for distinguished service to the family rehabilitation programme of Toronto and became the recipient of two coronation medals from King George VI and Queen Elizabeth for outstanding communal endeavours. The UJA Federation's Ben Sadowski Award of Merit is named in his honour.

Scope and Content

The item is a portrait of Ben Sadowski.

Name Access

Sadowski, Ben, 1894-1974

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

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of prominent Jewish Torontonians series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

1

Item

33

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Apr. 1943

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 11 x 8 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Admin History/Bio

Ida Siegel (née Lewis) (1885-1982) was born 14 February 1885 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Originally from Lithuania, her parents Samuel and Hannah Ruth (née Ticktin) Lewis immigrated to the United States in the mid-1880s with their two sons, Abe and Charles. Ida was the only Lewis child to be born in the United States. In 1894, Ida and her family moved to Toronto. Ida was educated in both Pittsburgh and Toronto public schools and attended the University of Toronto.

On 14 February 1905, Ida married Isidore Hirsch Siegel at the Elm Street Synagogue. They had 6 children: Rohama, Leah Gittel (Labovitz), David Isar, Sarah (Sairlee), Avrom Fichel, Rivka Hadassah.

An extremely active communal leader, Ida helped found the Daughters of Zion, the first ladies Zionist society in Canada, in 1899. She was also responsible for founding the Herzl Girls Club in 1904 and Hadassah in 1916. She was instrumental in the organization of the first free Jewish dispensary in Toronto, located on Elizabeth Street in the Ward. This eventually developed into Mount Sinai Hospital. Ida was also very active in womens peace movements and the Toronto Board of Education (elected to Board, 1930-36) and the Toronto Bureau of Jewish Education (honorary secretary). In 1917, Ida helped to organize a fundraising body for the Jewish community known as the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies. This would later become the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto.

Scope and Content

The item is a portrait of Ida Siegel.

Name Access

Siegel, Ida, 1885-1982 (subject)

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.

Related Material

See Fonds 15 (Ida Lewis Siegel fonds).

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of prominent Jewish Torontonians series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

1

Item

11

Material Format

graphic material

Date

June 1945

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 11 x 9 cm and 13 x 9 cm

Admin History/Bio

Nancy Frankel (born ca. 1928) is the stepdaughter and daughter respectively of Leo and (Leola?) Frankel. Leo Frankel was the son of Morris Frankel and the nephew of Leo Frankel, who was the founder of Holy Blossom Temple. Nancy married Peter Theimer.

Scope and Content

The item is a portrait of Nancy Frankel at the age of seventeen.

Name Access

Frankel, Nancy, ca. 1928- (subject)

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

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of Prominent Entertainers series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

4

Item

1

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Feb. 1940

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 9 cm and 11 x 8 cm

Admin History/Bio

Willie Bryant (b. August 30, 1908) was an American jazz bandleader, vocalist, and disc jockey.

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Bryant grew up in Chicago. His first job in entertainment was dancing in the Whitman Sisters Show in 1926. He worked in various vaudeville productions for the next several years and in 1934 he appeared in the show Chocolate Revue with Bessie Smith.

In 1934, he put together his first big band, which at times included Teddy Wilson, Cozy Cole, Johnny Russell, Benny Carter, Ben Webster, Eddie Durham, Ram Ramirez, and Taft Jordan. They recorded six times between 1935 and 1938 with Bryant singing on 18 of the 26 sides recorded.

Once his ensemble disbanded, Bryant worked in acting and disc jockeying. He recorded R&B in 1945 and led another big band between 1946 and 1948. During September and October 1949, he hosted Uptown Jubilee, a short-lived all-black variety show on CBS-TV . The show aired on Tuesday nights.

In the 1950s he was the emcee at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem. He moved to California later in the 1950s and died of a heart attack in Los Angeles in February 9, 1964.

Scope and Content

This is a portrait of Willie Bryant. The photograph was taken at the Apollo Theatre in New York City.

Subjects

Musicians

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.).

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of Prominent Entertainers series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

4

Item

4

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Nov. 1943

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 13 x 9 cm

Admin History/Bio

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (b. April 29, 1899) was an American composer, pianist, and big band leader.

A prominent figure in the history of jazz, Ellington's music stretched into various other genres, including blues, gospel, film scores, popular, and classical. His career spanned more than 50 years and included leading his orchestra, composing an inexhaustible songbook, scoring for movies, and world tours.

Ellington called his music "American Music" rather than jazz, and liked to describe those who impressed him as "beyond category". These included many of the musicians who were members of his orchestra, some of whom are considered among the best in jazz in their own right, but it was Ellington who melded them into one of the most well-known jazz orchestral units in the history of jazz.

Ellington recorded for many American record companies, and appeared in several films.

Ellington led his band from 1923 until his death in 1974.

Scope and Content

This item is a portrait of Duke Ellington.

Name Access

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

Subjects

Musicians

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

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of Prominent Entertainers series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

4

Item

5

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Nov. 1943

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 8 cm

Admin History/Bio

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (b. April 29, 1899) was an American composer, pianist, and big band leader.

A prominent figure in the history of jazz, Ellington's music stretched into various other genres, including blues, gospel, film scores, popular, and classical. His career spanned more than 50 years and included leading his orchestra, composing an inexhaustible songbook, scoring for movies, and world tours.

Ellington called his music "American Music" rather than jazz, and liked to describe those who impressed him as "beyond category". These included many of the musicians who were members of his orchestra, some of whom are considered among the best in jazz in their own right, but it was Ellington who melded them into one of the most well-known jazz orchestral units in the history of jazz.

Ellington recorded for many American record companies, and appeared in several films.

Ellington led his band from 1923 until his death in 1974.

Scope and Content

This item is a portrait of Duke Ellington.

Name Access

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

Subjects

Musicians

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

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of Prominent Entertainers series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

4

Item

2

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Feb. 1940

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 9 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Willie Bryant (b. August 30, 1908) was an American jazz bandleader, vocalist, and disc jockey.

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Bryant grew up in Chicago. His first job in entertainment was dancing in the Whitman Sisters Show in 1926. He worked in various vaudeville productions for the next several years and in 1934 he appeared in the show Chocolate Revue with Bessie Smith.

In 1934, he put together his first big band, which at times included Teddy Wilson, Cozy Cole, Johnny Russell, Benny Carter, Ben Webster, Eddie Durham, Ram Ramirez, and Taft Jordan. They recorded six times between 1935 and 1938 with Bryant singing on 18 of the 26 sides recorded.

Once his ensemble disbanded, Bryant worked in acting and disc jockeying. He recorded R&B in 1945 and led another big band between 1946 and 1948. During September and October 1949, he hosted Uptown Jubilee, a short-lived all-black variety show on CBS-TV . The show aired on Tuesday nights.

In the 1950s he was the emcee at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem. He moved to California later in the 1950s and died of a heart attack in Los Angeles in February 9th,1964.

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of Willie Bryant with two companions of Sylvia Schwartz: Jewell Schwartz and Frances Gruber. The photograph was taken at the Apollo Theatre in New York City.

Subjects

Musicians

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.).

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of Prominent Entertainers series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

4

Item

6

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Nov. 1943

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 8 cm

Admin History/Bio

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (b. April 29, 1899) was an American composer, pianist, and big band leader.

A prominent figure in the history of jazz, Ellington's music stretched into various other genres, including blues, gospel, film scores, popular, and classical. His career spanned more than 50 years and included leading his orchestra, composing an inexhaustible songbook, scoring for movies, and world tours.

Ellington called his music "American Music" rather than jazz, and liked to describe those who impressed him as "beyond category". These included many of the musicians who were members of his orchestra, some of whom are considered among the best in jazz in their own right, but it was Ellington who melded them into one of the most well-known jazz orchestral units in the history of jazz.

Ellington recorded for many American record companies, and appeared in several films.

Ellington led his band from 1923 until his death in 1974.

Scope and Content

This item is a portrait of Duke Ellington.

Name Access

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

Subjects

Musicians

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

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of Prominent Entertainers series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

4

Item

3

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Mar. 1943

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 11 x 9 cm

Admin History/Bio

Robert Todd Duncan (b. February 12, 1903) was an American baritone opera singer and actor.

Todd Duncan was born in Danville, Kentucky in 1903. He obtained his musical training at Butler University in Indianapolis with a B.A. in music followed by an M.A. from Columbia University Teachers College.

In 1933, Duncan debuted in Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana at the Mecca Temple in New York with the Aeolian Opera, a black opera company.

Duncan was George Gershwin's personal choice as the first performer of the role of Porgy in Porgy and Bess in 1935 and played the role more than 1,800 times. He led the cast during the Washington run of Porgy and Bess at the National Theatre in 1936, a staging which protested the theatre's policy of segregation. Duncan stated that he, "would never play in a theater which barred him from purchasing tickets to certain seats because of his race." Eventually management would give into the demands and allow for the first integrated performance at National Theatre. Duncan was also the first performer for the role of Stephen Kumalo in Kurt Weill's Lost in the Stars.

In 1945, he became the first African American to sing with a major opera company, and the first black person to sing in an opera with an otherwise white cast, when he performed the role of Tonio in Leoncavallo's Pagliacci with the New York City Opera. In the same year he sang the role of Escamillo, the bullfighter, in Bizet's Carmen. In 1955, Duncan was the first to record Unchained Melody, a popular song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. The recording was made for the soundtrack of the obscure prison film Unchained. Following Duncan's version, the song went on to become one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century.

Duncan taught voice at Howard University in Washington, D.C. for more than fifty years. While teaching at Howard, he continued touring as a soloist with pianists William Duncan Allen and George Malloy. He had a very successful career as a concert singer with over 2,000 performances in 56 countries. He retired from Howard and opened his own voice studio teaching privately and giving periodic recitals.

He died of a heart ailment at his home in Washington, D.C., in 1998.

Scope and Content

This item is a portrait of Todd Duncan.

Notes

This negative has two images on it.

Subjects

Actors

Singers

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

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of Prominent Entertainers series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

4

Item

7

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Dec. 1952

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 11 x 8 cm

Admin History/Bio

Calvin Jackson (May 26, 1919, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader.

Jackson played piano from childhood and studied at Juilliard and New York University. Early in his career he worked with with Frankie Fairfax, then moved to Hollywood from 1943-47 as an assistant director of music for MGM. In 1947 he recorded with Phil Moore and also under his own name as a solo pianist for Discovery Records. He played with Mildred Bailey in New York in 1948, then moved to Toronto in 1950. His quartet appeared regularly at the Park Plaza Hotel, and he hosted a weekly program featuring jazz music on Canadian television. Over the course of the 1950s and early 1960s he released several LPs for labels such as Columbia Records.

In 1957 he returned to Los Angeles, where he continued to work as a composer for film and television. He also arranged for Ray Charles at one point, receiving an arrangement and co-producer credit for Charles' 1964 release "Sweet and Sour Tears".

By the early 1980s, he had moved to San Diego County, where he lived in semi-retirement in the Point Loma neighborhood, giving music lessons on a piano in his apartment.

Calvin Jackson died in Encinitas, California, in 1985.

Scope and Content

This item is a portrait of Calvin Jackson.

Notes

This negative has two imags on it.

Subjects

Musicians

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

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of Prominent Entertainers series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

4

Item

8

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Sept. 1952

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 9 cm and 12 x 8 cm

Admin History/Bio

Isabelle Harriet Lucas (b. 3 December 1927) was a Canadian-born actress and singer who gained prominence in Britain after achieving some notoriety in Canada.

Lucas was born in Toronto to a chef from Barbados who worked on the Canadian Pacific Railway.

After performing in amateur productions in Toronto, Isabelle Lucas moved to London in 1954. She made her first West End appearance in the show The Jazz Train in 1955. She also performed in Walk a Crooked Mile and Funny Girl. In addition to the theatre, she appeared in film and television roles during the 1950s and 1960s.

Lucas' first major television role was in The Fosters, playing the role of Pearl Foster. Since then she appeared in several minor British dramas and films. In 1985 she appeared in EastEnders. At the end of the 1980s she joined the long-running BBC Schools' show You and Me, and remained with it as a presenter until it finished in 1992. Lucas made several guest appearances in May to December from 1989 to 1992 and 1989 appeared as Gertrude in the CBBC series Bluebirds.

Lucas died in 1997 after a heart attack.

Scope and Content

This item is a portrait of Isabelle Lucas.

Name Access

Lucas, Isabelle, 1927-1997

Subjects

Actors

Singers

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

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of Prominent Entertainers series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

4

Item

9

Material Format

graphic material

Date

June 1946

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 11 x 8 cm

Admin History/Bio

Phyllis Marshall (b. Barrie, ON, 4 Nov 1921) was a Canadian singer and actress. She studied piano as a child and was known as a track athlete, but made her debut at 15 as a singer on radio station CRCT. She then performed with Jack Arthur and on CBC radio with Percy Faith.

Her first nightclub engagement was at Toronto's Silver Slipper, September 1938, with the Canadian Ambassadors. Encouraged by the CBC announcer Byng Whitteker to sing blues and jazz, she performed during the 1940s with various Toronto dance bands, including an 18-month stint at Toronto's Park Plaza Hotel 1944-46, with her own trio, and on tour 1947-8 in the USA with the Cab Calloway Orchestra.

A contemporary of Eleanor Collins among early black performers on the CBC, Marshall appeared 1949-52 on radio's 'Blues for Friday' (later 'Starlight Moods') and starred on TV's 'The Big Revue' 1952-4, 'Cross-Canada Hit Parade' 1956-9, and other shows. She performed with Canadian jazz notables including Oscar Peterson and Bert Niosi, and also starred in the Canadian National Exhibition grandstand show. She performed in England on BBC TV in 1959 (The Phyllis Marshall Special) and again in 1964 in nightclubs. Her LP That Girl (1964, Cap FS-614), recorded in the company of US jazz stars Buck Clayton and Buddy Tate, captures Marshall's light, secure singing style and received a Juno Award as 'good music product LP'. Marshall had earlier recorded for Monogram in 1949.

Her second career, as an actress, began in 1956 at Toronto's Crest Theatre and included dramatic and musical roles in stage, radio, and TV productions such as the revue Cindy-Ella (1964), CBC radio's 'The Amen Corner' (1970), and CBS-CTV's Night Heat in the mid-1980s. She continued to sing on occasion - eg, at the ACTRA Awards in 1977, and for Freedom Fest (Harbourfront) in 1988.

Marshall is remembered as one of Canadian television's earliest stars, and as a pioneer among black Canadian performers.

She died in Toronto in 1996.

Scope and Content

This item is a portrait of Phyllis Marshall.

Notes

This negative has two images on it.

Subjects

Actors

Black Canadians

Singers

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.

Related Material

Images of her performing at the Park Plaza Hotel in 1946 are included in Series 5, Sub-series 4, File 1 of this fonds.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of Prominent Entertainers series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

4

Item

10

Material Format

graphic material

Date

June 1952

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 12 x 9 cm

Admin History/Bio

Herbert Mills (b. April 2, 1912, Piqua, Ohio) belonged to the Mills Brothers, an American jazz and pop vocal quartet who made more than 2,000 recordings that combined sold more than 50 million copies, and garnered at least three dozen gold records.

Among their many achievements, the Mills Brothers became the first African-Americans to have a network show on radio in 1930.

In 1934, The Mills Brothers became the first African-Americans to give a command performance before British royalty. They performed at the Regal Theatre for a special audience: King George V and Queen Mary.

After two of his borthers died. Herbert Mills continued to perform with his remaining living brother until his death in 1989 and was survived by his second wife Dorothy.

Scope and Content

This item is a portrait of Herbert Mills with his wife Dorothy.

Name Access

Mills Brothers

Subjects

Musicians

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

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of Prominent Entertainers series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

4

Item

11

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Dec. 1952

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 11 x 8 cm

Admin History/Bio

Libby Morris (born 1930 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian comic actress and clown famous for her facial contortions and fast talking. She appeared in several BBC radio shows of the 1950s and moved into TV and film from the 1960s onwards.

She created her own one-woman show, which has played all over the world including off-Broadway and the West End. She has recorded several albums. In America she has appeared in cabaret in New York and Chicago, and has been a guest on various television shows including: The Johnny Carson Tonight Show, Merv Griffin, Jack Parr, and Art Linkletter.

She moved to London, England in the late 1950s, where she starred in her own show and became a successful actress where she is still working today.

Scope and Content

This item is a portrait of Libby Morris.

Notes

This negative has two images on it.

Subjects

Actors

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

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of Prominent Entertainers series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

4

Item

12

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Feb. 1944

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 10 cm and 12 x 8 cm

Admin History/Bio

Bert Niosi (b. London, Ontario, February 10, 1909) was a Canadian bandleader, clarinetist, saxophonist, composer and arranger, known as "Canada's King of Swing".

He began studying flute and saxophone at age nine with Pasquale Venuta in London, Ont, and for a time in his teens played with Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians in Cleveland. He then toured on the Loew's vaudeville circuit with his own band, the McPhillips Buescher Boys' Orchestra, which included his brother Joe (bassist, b London, Ont, 26 May 1906, d Toronto 14 May 1977), Tony Briglia (drummer, later a founding member of the Casa Loma Orchestra), and Hugo D'Ippolito (pianist, later a member of the Royal Canadians).

In 1931 Niosi formed a nine-piece band to play at the Embassy Club in Toronto. In 1932 he expanded the band and moved to the Palais Royale dance hall where, in an 18-year residence, he became an institution in Canadian pop music. The band was heard nationally on CBC broadcasts and toured Canada in 1945 and 1946. It included Niosi's brother Johnnie (drummer, b London, Ont, 26 Sep 1914, d Toronto 21 Nov 1965).

Niosi next embarked on a career with the CBC, first as a member 1952-9 of the Happy Gang, and then as music director of the TV series 'Four for the Show,' 'Cross-Canada Hit Parade,' and, 1965-76, 'The Tommy Hunter Show'. He continued to lead a dance band on occasion and returned to the Palais Royale for appearances as late as 1979.

A versatile musician, Niosi was proficient on trumpet and trombone as well as with the alto saxophone and clarinet; accompanied by his brothers he played all four instruments on a CBC TV show ca 1957. On an earlier occasion (1950) he played Mozart's Clarinet Quintet with the Solway String Quartet for CBC radio.

Niosi's recordings included several 78s from the 1940s with a jazz sextet for RCA Victor and Musicana, and one with his orchestra for Zephyr. He also made an LP as leader of the Jack Kane Band (1963, CTL CTLS-5036) and others as a soloist with the Albert Pratz Orchestra (RCI 173 and 174) and with the Johnny Burt Strings (1964, CTL CTLS-5044). His compositions have been recorded by Lucio Agostini and by the pianist Alexander 'Ragtime' Read.

Niosi died in 1987 in Mississauga.

Scope and Content

This item is a portrait of Bert Niosi.

Name Access

Niosi, Bert, 1909-1987

Subjects

Musicians

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

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of Prominent Entertainers series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

4

Item

13

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Oct. 1941

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 8 x 14 cm

Admin History/Bio

Bennie Payne (b. 18 June, 1907, Philadelphia, PA) was a pianist and arranger. He played with the likes of Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Chu Berry, and Fats Waller, but his longest collaboration was with the lounge singer Billy Daniels; during the 1950s, they were among the first African-American entertainers to appear on national television. In 1964, Payne appeared on Broadway in a revival of "Golden Boy" with Daniels and Sammy Davis, Jr.

He is best known as the pianist in Cab Calloway's band.

Payne died in 1986 in Los Angeles, CA.

Scope and Content

This item is a portrait of Bennie Payne with two companions of Sylvia Schwartz: Jewell Schwartz and Frances Gruber.

Subjects

Musicians

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

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of Prominent Entertainers series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

4

Item

14

Material Format

graphic material

Date

June 1951

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 10 cm and 11 x 8 cm

Admin History/Bio

Bennie Payne (b. 18 June, 1907, Philadelphia, PA) was a pianist and arranger. He played with the likes of Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Chu Berry, and Fats Waller, but his longest collaboration was with the lounge singer Billy Daniels; during the 1950s, they were among the first African-American entertainers to appear on national television. In 1964, Payne appeared on Broadway in a revival of "Golden Boy" with Daniels and Sammy Davis, Jr.

He is best known as the pianist in Cab Calloway's band.

Payne died in 1986 in Los Angeles, CA.

Scope and Content

This item is a portrait of Bennie Payne.

Subjects

Musicians

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

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of Prominent Entertainers series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

4

Item

15

Material Format

graphic material

Date

June 1951

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm

Admin History/Bio

Bennie Payne (b. 18 June, 1907, Philadelphia, PA) was a pianist and arranger. He played with the likes of Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Chu Berry, and Fats Waller, but his longest collaboration was with the lounge singer Billy Daniels; during the 1950s, they were among the first African-American entertainers to appear on national television. In 1964, Payne appeared on Broadway in a revival of "Golden Boy" with Daniels and Sammy Davis, Jr.

He is best known as the pianist in Cab Calloway's band.

Payne died in 1986 in Los Angeles, CA.

Scope and Content

This item is a portrait of Bennie Payne at his piano.

Subjects

Musicians

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

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of Prominent Entertainers series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

4

Item

16

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Oct. 1951

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 11 x 15 cm

Admin History/Bio

Frank Shuster (b. September 5, 1916, Toronto, ON) was a Canadian comedian best known as a member of the comedy duo Wayne and Shuster (with Johnny Wayne).

Wayne and Shuster met at Harbord Collegiate in Toronto, where they performed in annual revues. After receiving BAs in English from the University of Toronto, they were both studying for their masters when WWII intervened. After enlisting in the infantry, they were soon reunited, writing and performing for The Army Show.

Following the war, they returned to Canada and worked together on radio (by 1946 they had their own show on CBC) and later on television. In 1950 they began appearing as guests on various American TV programs, including a record sixty-seven performances on "The Ed Sullivan Show."

He was married to Ruth Shuster and had two children: Rosie and Steve. Rosie Shuster is a comedy writer for Saturday Night Live and other television programs, and former wife of Lorne Michaels. Steve Shuster is also in the entertainment industry.

In 1996, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and died in 2002 in Toronto.

Scope and Content

This item is a portrait of Frank Shuster with his wife, Ruth, and his two children, Rosie and Steve.

Name Access

Shuster, Frank 1916-2002

Subjects

Comedians

Families

Portraits, Group

Repro Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions