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Admin History/Bio: Carl Keyfetz was born in 1907 to Leah and Mark Keyfetz, who was a Toronto Jewish pioneer arriving in 1887. Carl was co-founder of the 59th Toronto Troup in 1921, the first Jewish Boy Scout Troup in Ontario. He was the superintendent at the McCaul Street Synagogue and first principal at the St. Clair Avenue Synagogue. President of the Toronto Lodge, B'nai Brith in 1939, he also founded Guelph Lodge in 1941 and Empire Lodge in 1946. He was extremely involved in the Toronto Jewish community and sat on numerous committees and boards.

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of (left to right) Min Givens, Phil Givens, and Carl Keyfetz eating dinner at the Moulin Rouge restaurant. The Moulin Rouge Restaurant was owned by Irme Finta, and was located at Avenue Road and Dupont Street in Toronto.

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Scope and Content: File consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence and cards related to the Israel Bond Award Dinner held in honour of Ben Dunkelman on 10 November 1977. Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin addressed the dinner.