- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- Aug. 1967
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of an informative essay concerning the fifteenth anniversary of the 12 August 1967 execution of Soviet Jewish writers. This essay was prepared by the American Jewish Conference on Soviet Jewry, an organization based in New York City.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 13
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1971-1981
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File includes a representative sample of greeting cards and protest postcards that were typically sent to Soviet Jewish families for major holidays.
- 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
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 15
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- Mar. 1972
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of notices and order information concerning the publication of a special illustrated Soviet Jewry Passover Haggadah by Mark Podwal. The Haggadah is a religious text which lays out the order of the Passover seder ceremony.
- 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
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 23
- Item
- 1-5
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- Mar. 1973-Apr. 1973
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 3 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence, a press release, and photographs concerning the art exhibit at Holy Blossom Temple.
- Name Access
- Pénson, Boris, 1946-
- Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Exhibitions
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 28
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 21 Aug. 1973
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a photograph of women protestors outside the Soviet pavilion of the Canadian National Exhibition grounds.
- Notes
- Photograph is by Jacob El-Baz.
- 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
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 29
- Item
- 1-14
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- Sept. 1973-Nov. 1973
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 14 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence, posters, and articles concerning the annual rally, as well as photographs of the event held at Nathan Phillips Square on 20 October 1973. In addition, there is a photograph of the Simchat Torah Rally held in Montreal at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel on 7 October 1973. Photographs depict individuals carrying signs demonstrating solidarity with Israel and Soviet Jews. Individuals identified in photographs include: E. James Cooper; Philip Givens, Q.C.; Sydney M. Harris, Q.C.; Rabbi Dr. W. Gunther Plaut; Joseph B. Salsberg; Fern Faust; Cantor Louis G. Danto; Dr. Murray Freedman; Rev. B. Robert Bater; Julius Hayman; Prof. Dr. John C. Meagher; Rev. Canon Arthur Brown; H. Wayne Tanenbaum; Max Shecter; David Lewis, Q.C.; Max Federman; Barnett Danson; Sarah Shapiro; David Smith; Paul Godfrey; Mark Clarfield; Geoffrey Clarfield; and Brona Brown.
- Notes
- Photographer Stamp: Art Taylor, Photographer, Montreal.
- 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
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 36
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- July 1974-Aug. 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 4 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence, programmes and articles concerning the commemorative demonstration held in Toronto on 12 August 1974 at Associated Hebrew Skills. The file also includes photographs of the event. Individuals identified in the photos include Milton Harris; S. M. Harris, QC; Nathan O. Hurwich; David E. Newman, Q.C.; S.L. Shneiderman; J. B. Salsberg; Sam Blatt; Susan Paul, York University. The guest speaker for this event was S. L. Shneiderman, a columnist for the Jewish Daily Forward in New York City.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 50
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- Sept. 1975
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 6 photographs : b&w ; 18 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence, notices, speech transcripts and photographs of the event held 28 September 1975 at Queen's Park and Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto. The photographs are of the assembled crowd, boy musicians and speakers at the event.
- Notes
- Photograph by Gadi Hoz.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Nathan Phillips Square (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 62
- Item
- 1-4
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- Sept. 1976-Oct. 1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 92 photographs : b&w and col. ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence, notices, posters, committee meeting minutes and photographs of the event held 17 Oct. 1976 at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto. The photographs are of the assembled crowd, dancers and speakers at the event.
- Notes
- Photographer unknown.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Nathan Phillips Square (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 71
- Item
- 1-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1977-Sep. 1977
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 4 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence, photographs, news releases, fact sheets, and programmes concerning the annual commemoration held on 11 August 1977. Guest readers included Peretz Miransky, a Toronto area poet, and Mordechai Husid from Montreal. File also contains notes and notices in Hebrew.
- Notes
- Photographer unknown.
- Name Access
- Husid, Mordechai
- Miransky, Peretz
- Subjects
- Poets
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 73
- Item
- 1-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- Sept. 1977-Oct. 1977
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 7 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence, notices, posters, committee meeting minutes and photographs of the event held 2 October 1977 at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto. The photographs are of the assembled crowd, dancers and speakers at the event.
- Notes
- Photographer unknown.
- 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
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 76
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- Nov. 1977-Dec. 1977
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of rally, newspaper clippings, posters, correspondence, meeting notices, and programmes for activities and protests scheduled during World Solidarity Week for Soviet Jewry and coinciding with the International Human Rights Day on 10 December 1977.
- Notes
- Photographer unknown.
- 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
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 90
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- Sept. 1979-Nov. 1979
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 119 photographs : b&w and col. ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File contains notices, posters, correspondence, and photographs of the event held 14 October 1979 at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto. Pictured in photo 001 is David Sadowski speaking at the podium.
- Notes
- Photographs by Ben Lechtman.
- Name Access
- Sadowski, David
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Nathan Phillips Square (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 93
- Item
- 1-6
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- Nov. 1979-Dec. 1979
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 87 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs, correspondence, news releases, newspaper clippings, and programmes related to the annual demonstration for Soviet Jewry held on 10 December 1979 for International Human Rights Day. The demonstration took place at Nathan Phillips Square. Individuals depicted in photographs include Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut, Judy Feld Carr, and Genya Intrator.
- Notes
- Photographs by Ben Lechtman.
- Name Access
- Carr, Judy Fell, 1938-
- Intrator, Genya
- Plaut, W. Gunther, 1912-2012
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Nathan Phillips Square (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 98
- Item
- 1-3
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- Sept. 1980-Oct. 1980
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 3 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File contains programmes, notices, and photographs of the event held 5 October 1980 at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto.
- Notes
- Photographer unknown.
- Subjects
- Simhat Torah
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Nathan Phillips Square (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 113
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- Feb. 1982-Mar. 1982
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 36 photographs ; b&w ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence, programme, promotional materials, and photographs concerning the award given to Flora MacDonald at a ceremony held in Queen's Park, Toronto, on 29 April 1982.
- Notes
- Photographs are by Ben Lechtman.
- Name Access
- MacDonald, Flora, 1926-2015
- Subjects
- Awards
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Queen's Park (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 134
- Item
- 1-3
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- Jan. 1986-June 1986
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 8 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- File contains press materials, notices and photographs from the Passover poster contest for Soviet Jewry.
- Notes
- Photographs are by Graphic Artists Photographers.
- Subjects
- Passover
- 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
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 138
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- Apr. 1986
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains a programme for a special seder service for Soviet Jewry held 27 April 1986 at the Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto.
- Name Access
- Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Seder
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 144
- Item
- 1-2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Aug. 1987
- Physical Description
- 22 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Anatoly Scharansky meeting with dignitaries and speaking in Ottawa. Included is a meeting with Joe Clark, the then secretary of state for external affairs, and one with Senator David Croll.
- Notes
- Photographs by Ben Lechtman.
- Name Access
- Clark, Joe, 1939-
- Croll, David, 1900-1991
- Subjects
- Politicians
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Ottawa (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Family series
- Events sub-series
- Park Plaza Opening file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 1
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1946
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (negative) ; 10 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- The Park Plaza Hotel, originally called the Queen's Park Plaza, began construction in 1928. However, because of financial problems in the Depression it was not completed until 1936. Prior to its completion it was bought by the Park Plaza Company, a group of investors including Harry Rotenberg of Yolles and Rotenberg and Joseph Schwartz, Sylvia Schwartz's father. It was originally used as a hotel, residences and office space. Through the 1940s and 1950s it was a popular hot spot, acting as a venue for entertainers such as Cab Calloway and Duke Ellington. In the 1960s it became a popular location with the literary crowd, including Margaret Atwood and Mordecai Richler.
- It was eventually bought by the Hyatt chain and re-named the Park Hyatt Toronto.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a view of the ballroom with many people sitting at tables socializing.
- Notes
- This image has no proofs.
- Subjects
- Rooms
- 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
- Family series
- Events sub-series
- Park Plaza Opening file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 1
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1946
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (negative) ; 10 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- The Park Plaza Hotel, originally called the Queen's Park Plaza, began construction in 1928. However, because of financial problems in the Depression it was not completed until 1936. Prior to its completion it was bought by the Park Plaza Company, a group of investors including Harry Rotenberg of Yolles and Rotenberg and Joseph Schwartz, Sylvia Schwartz's father. It was originally used as a hotel, residences and office space. Through the 1940s and 1950s it was a popular hot spot, acting as a venue for entertainers such as Cab Calloway and Duke Ellington. In the 1960s it became a popular location with the literary crowd, including Margaret Atwood and Mordecai Richler.
- It was eventually bought by the Hyatt chain and re-named the Park Hyatt Toronto.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a view of a piano player performing.
- Notes
- This image has no proofs.
- 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
- Family series
- Events sub-series
- Park Plaza Opening file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 1
- Item
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1946
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (negative) ; 10 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- The Park Plaza Hotel, originally called the Queen's Park Plaza, began construction in 1928. However, because of financial problems in the Depression it was not completed until 1936. Prior to its completion it was bought by the Park Plaza Company, a group of investors including Harry Rotenberg of Yolles and Rotenberg and Joseph Schwartz, Sylvia Schwartz's father. It was originally used as a hotel, residences and office space. Through the 1940s and 1950s it was a popular hot spot, acting as a venue for entertainers such as Cab Calloway and Duke Ellington. In the 1960s it became a popular location with the literary crowd, including Margaret Atwood and Mordecai Richler.
- It was eventually bought by the Hyatt chain and re-named the Park Hyatt Toronto.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a view of a guitarist, accordianist and organist performing on stage.
- Notes
- This image has no proofs.
- 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
- Family series
- Events sub-series
- Park Plaza Opening file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 1
- Item
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1946
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (negative) ; 10 x 13 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 view of Phyllis Marshall performing on stage.
- Notes
- This image has no proofs.
- 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
- See Fonds 80, series 4 for a portrait of Phyllis Marshall by Sylvia Schwartz.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Family series
- Events sub-series
- Park Plaza Opening file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 1
- Item
- 5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1946
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (negative) ; 10 x 13 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 group portrait of, front row (left to right): Phyllis Marshall and Sylvia Schwartz. Everyone else in this photograph is unidentified (possibly musicians).
- Notes
- This image has no proofs.
- Subjects
- Portraits, Group
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Related Material
- See Fonds 80, series 4 for a portrait of Phyllis Marshall by Sylvia Schwartz.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Family series
- Events sub-series
- Park Plaza Opening file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 1
- Item
- 6
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1946
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (negative) ; 10 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a group portrait of, front row (left to right): Sylvia Schwartz, unknown man and unknown woman.
- Notes
- This image has no proofs.
- Subjects
- Portraits, Group
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Family series
- Events sub-series
- Park Plaza Opening file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 1
- Item
- 7
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1946
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (negative) ; 10 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Jack Schwartz was Sylvia Schwartz's uncle, and was married to Minnie Schwartz. Their daughter Jewell owned an art gallery in Yorkville for many years. Jack was in the fur business in Toronto.
- Gerald Halbert was born in 1935 to Hyman and Faye Halbert in Toronto. He is the brother of Dr. Ralph Halbert and Mrs. Rhoda Brown (nee Halbert). Gerald's mother Faye was Sylvia Schwartz's cousin on her mother's side.
- Gerald Halbert received his medical degree in 1960 from the University of Toronto. Around that time he became very involved in the Jewish community, first volunteering for the UJA in 1960 and then traveling to Israel on a UJA Young Leadership Mission in 1962. Inspired and awed by the country, his lifelong commitment to the community was solidified. Since that time he has held many volunteer leadership roles within the Toronto community, including: chair and/or co-chair for three UJA Federation Campaigns and president of United Israel Appeal of Canada and of Canadian Friends of Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has also been active in the development of the Wolfond Centre for Jewish Campus Life at the University of Toronto.
- Outside of the Jewish community, he has helped to raise funds for and establish several research chairs at the University of Toronto and University Health Network and is a member of the Mount Sinai Hospital Board of Governors. He is a member of the Toronto General and Western Hospital Foundation Board of Directors, where he has volunteered significant time to a number of fundraising initiatives including the Spark of Life and Neurosurgery Chair Campaigns. He is also Board Champion for the Krembil Neuroscience Centre’s Krembil Discovery Tower and Krembil Neuro Program.
- In 2002 he was awarded the Order of Canada for his lifelong commitment and contributions to his community.
- He was married in 1960 to Sandra ("Tootsie") (nee Sukerman) and they have two daughters: Wendy and Michelle.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a group portrait of members of the Schwartz's and Halbert's Families. From left: unknown woman, unknown man, Jack Schwartz, Minnie Schwartz, unknown woman, unknown man, unknown man,and Gerrald Halbert.
- Notes
- This image has no proofs.
- Subjects
- Portraits, Group
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Family series
- Events sub-series
- Park Plaza Opening file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 1
- Item
- 8
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1946
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (negative) ; 10 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Joseph Schwartz was married to Gertrude Schwartz and had four daughters, Sylvia, Fanny, Helen and Ruth.
- Joseph owned J. Schwartz and Company, a fur manufacturing firm, and eventually became a partner in the Park Plaza Hotel on Avenue road.
- The Halberts consist of Hyman and Faye Halbert, and their three children, Ralph Halbert, Dr. Gerald Halbert and Mrs. Rhoda Brown (née Halbert). Faye was Sylvia Schwartz's cousin on her mother's side.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a group portrait of members of the Schwartz, Halbert and Wintrob Families. Joseph Schwartz can be seen standing behind the group on the right. All other sitters are unidentified.
- Notes
- This image has no proofs.
- Subjects
- Portraits, Group
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Family series
- Events sub-series
- Park Plaza Opening file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 1
- Item
- 9
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1946
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (negative) ; 10 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Dr. Murray Simon was a Toronto dentist who married Sylvia Yolles, the daughter of L.S. Yolles who owned the Park Plaza.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a group portrait. From left: [unknown man], [unknown woman], Murray Simon, [unknown woman], [unknown man], [unknown woman], [unknown woman].
- Notes
- This image has no proofs.
- Subjects
- Dentists
- Portraits, Group
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Family series
- Events sub-series
- Park Plaza Opening file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 1
- Item
- 10
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1946
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (negative) ; 10 x 13 cm
- Custodial History
- Cecil Yolles was Louis Yolles' eldest grandchild. He was the eldest son of Sam and Mary (Wilder) Yolles.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a group portrait from the Park Plaza opening. Cecil and Denny Yolles are identified in the centre of the photo, seated fourth and fifth from the left.
- Notes
- This image has no proofs.
- Subjects
- Portraits, Group
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Family series
- Events sub-series
- Park Plaza Opening file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 1
- Item
- 11
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1946
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (negative) ; 10 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a group portrait.
- Notes
- This image has no proofs.
- Subjects
- Portraits, Group
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Family series
- Events sub-series
- Park Plaza Opening file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 1
- Item
- 12
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1946
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (negative) ; 10 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a snapshot of Cecil and Denny Yolles.
- Notes
- This image has no proofs.
- 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
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 26
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 13 Aug. 1973
- Physical Description
- 1 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 17 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Basya Hunter giving a dramatic reading at the twenty-first anniversary of the execution of the Soviet-Jewish writers and intellectuals event. The event took place at Beth Tzedec Chapel.
- Notes
- Photograph by Jacob El-Baz.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions