- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Fonds 102; File 90; Item 1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 90
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1965
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of CIT counsellor girls taken in 1965. Trudy Cowan is one of the girls photographed. Seated in a plaid shirt in the front row is Renee Barsh.
- Notes
- Photograph is by Willy Lobel.
- Name Access
- Barsh, Renee
- Subjects
- Camps
- Places
- Huntsville (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Fonds 102; File 90; Item 2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 90
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1965
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 36 x 29 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of CIT counsellors taken in 1965. Trudy Cowan is one of the girls photographed. Identified in the photo; Adrienne Haas, Valerie Bricks, Judy Resnick, Stephen Kay, Susan Fisher, Marlene Rosenfeld, Bailey Davidson, Ellie Chitel, Trudy Cowan, Denise London, Gail Cohen, Candy Burstein, Lynn Gordon, Steven Green, Shelley Freeman, Laurie Lubin, Leslie Goldenberg, Donna Lebo, Susan Applebaum, Risa Stein, Jay Schwartz, Carolyn Wainberg, Murray Singer and Zevi Shainhouse.
- Notes
- Photograph is by Willy Lobel.
- Name Access
- Barsh, Renee
- Subjects
- Camps
- Places
- Huntsville (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 84
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1971
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a certificate presented to Saul Cowan by his Trustee colleagues at the Board of Education for the Borough of North York in appreciation for his dedicated service as a Trustee since 1957.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 85
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1988]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a certificate awarded to Saul Cowan by the Toronto Chapter of Canadian Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (CPPNW) in appreciation for his many years of dedication and service.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 86
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Responsibility
- Photograph by Alex J. McLean, 438 Spadina Ave., Toronto.
- Date
- [1920 or 1921]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 19 x 24 cm on matte 30 x 34 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a group photograph of a childrens' Purim party, probably sponsored by the Arbiter Ring (Workmen's Circle). Lillian Rosenthal is identified in the second row from the front, second from the left, wearing a Chinese costume.
- Subjects
- Purim
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 87
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [193-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a group photograph of nine members of the Gollom family. Identification is provided on the back of a cardboard matte. It states that the individuals include two Gollom brothers, six Gollom sisters, and a husband, possibly a cousin of the family. Annie Gollom Cohen, the mother of the nine Cohen (Cowan) siblings is on the left in the back row.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 88
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [194-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm on matte 29 x 31 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a group photograph of the Cohen (Cowan) family, adults and children, on the occasion of Annie and Harris Cohen's 50th anniversary. The picture was taken in Annie and Harris' back yard on Henry Street, Toronto with the synagogue next door in the background.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 89
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1905]-[ca. 1946]
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w and sepia with hand tinting ; 25 x 21 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a group photograph of members of the Soren and Rosenthal families taken early in the twentieth century, a photo of Lillian Rosenthal Cowan with her baby son Michael and the two grandmothers Celia Soren Rosenthal and Annie Harris Cohen, and a photograph of Lillian Cowan and her children Michael and Trudy with the same grandmothers about seven years later.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 90
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1942-[ca. 2001]
- Physical Description
- 32 photographs : b&w and col. ; 28 x 32 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs documenting the life of Trudy Cowan Luker from infancy to age 60. Included are pictures of Trudy as a baby with her parents Saul and Lillian Cowan and brother Michael Cowan, as a young child with family and friends at Wapaska Lodge, and in group photos at Homewood Elementary School. Photographs of Trudy as a teenager include those taken with the Bathurst Heights Collegiate Drama Club, group photos of campers and staff at Camp Ogama, several photos taken in front of the family home on Brucewood, and her high school graduation portrait. There are images taken at her graduation in Physical and Occupational Therapy from the University of Toronto in 1962, and a studio portrait taken in 1980. Later photographs showcase her involvement in cultural, civic, and historical pursuits including activities at Fort Calgary and a heritage event in Markham, Ontario attended by Prince Charles. As well, there is a photograph of Trudy wlcoming the family of her husband Leonid Luker when they landed at Mirabel Airport, Montreal as immigrants from the former Soviet Union.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 91
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Date
- 1956-1989
- Physical Description
- 1 scrapbook ; 32 x 31 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a scrapbook documenting the participation of Trudy Cowan, her brother Michael Cowan, and cousin Phil Cowan in dramatic productions in high school, university, and beyond. Included are events staged by the drama group at Bathurst Heights Collegiate, B'nai Brith Youth, Simpson's Collegiate Drama Festival, the Ontario One Act Play Festival, and the Univerity College Follies at Hart House, University of Toronto. Trudy played leading roles in many of the productions and Michael acted as musical director and played piano at rehearsals. Memorabilia in the scrapbook includes tickets, programmes, newspaper clippings, photographs, and correspondence. The last event is a 1989 production at Heritage Park Calgary in which Trudy Cowan portrayed Nellie McClung as well as producing the event.
- Subjects
- Scrapbooks
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- Fonds
- Fonds
- 102
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- 1902-2002
- Physical Description
- 90 cm of textual records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- Saul Cowan (1910-2002) was the seventh of nine children born to Zvi Hirsh (Harris) Cohen (1872-1954) and Chana Leah (Annie) (née Gollom) Cohen (1873-1960). His siblings were Woolf Cowan (Colvin) (1896-1987), Kate Cowan (b.1898) (m. Wener), Jack Cowan (1900-1992), Rivka (Reva) Cowan (1902-ca.2002) (m. Lieberman), Moe Cowan (b.1904), Jeanne Cowan (b.1906) (m. Kallman), Norman Cowan (b. 1909) and Miriam Cowan (b. 1919) (m. Rose).
- The Cowan family immigrated to Toronto from England with their six oldest children circa 1908. Harris worked as a tailor in England and as an operator in men's clothing factory Tip Top Tailors in Toronto.
- Saul graduated from the University of Toronto in 1931 in honours philosophy.
- In 1932, Cowan married Lillian Rosenthal (1910-1978), the daughter of Morris (1883-1967) and Nessie (Celia) (née Soren) Rosenthal (1881-1969). Together, they had two children, Michael (b. 1939) and Trudy (b. 1941). The Rosenthal family ran a boarding house on Hanlan's Point and had a place at Belle Ewart. In 1945, Morris and Celia purchased Wapaska Lodge on Muskoka Bay just outside Gravenhurst and ran it as a family resort from 1948-1965.
- Lillian, who was a public school teacher, passed away in 1978 and the following year Saul married Libbie Aiken (d. 2006). Libbie had been the head physiotherapist at the Toronto General Hospital during the late 1940s.
- Saul pursued a career with the North York Board of Education serving as both trustee and chairman from 1958 to 1976. He was also very involved with the Jewish community and the growing North York community. He was also involved with organizations such as B'nai Brith, Canadian Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (CPPNW), and the North York Social Planning Committee. He was a founder of the York Finch General Hospital.
- Trudy studied physical and occupational therapy at the University of Toronto but changed career direction when she moved to Calgary in 1969 and became involved in historical organizations such as the Glenbow Museum, the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation, and the Lougheed House Conservation Society. She married Leonid Luker (b. 1937) in 1982.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records documenting the Cowan (Cohen) family and their connected branches including the Rosenthal, Soren, Gollom, Aiken, and Altshuller families. The records originated from Saul Cowan, his first and second wives, Lillian Rosenthal and Libbie Aiken, and his daughter, Trudy Cowan Luker. Records include photographs of family members at graduations, weddings, school, religious events, camping activities, and milestone celebrations. Textual records include traditional and email correspondence, marriage certificates, passports, immigration documents, family histories, theatre and concert programmes, and newspaper clippings. Many of the records document Saul Cowan's personal and professional activities. The majority of the material relates to the Cowan and Rosenthal families.
- Notes
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION NOTE: Includes 386 photographs, 2 audiotapes, and 6 objects.
- Four books from the collection have been removed and integrated into the OJA's library holdings. These include titles Have I Ever lied To You Before? by Jerry Goodis, My Outlook by Jack Cowan, When Partners Become Parents by Carolyn Pape Cowan and Philip A. Cowan, and Front Page Challenge: History of a Television Legend by Alex Barris.
- Name Access
- Cowan (family)
- Subjects
- Families
- Accession Number
- 2008-6-11
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1967-1988
- Physical Description
- 70 cm of textual records
- 1238 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Admin History/Bio
- Activities undertaken by the Committee for Soviet Jewry in Ontario and its affiliated partner organizations included political lobbying, telephone and letter-writing campaigns, product boycotting, symposiums, public rallies, petitions, marches and demonstrations. Among the highest profile activities were the annual Simcha Torah rallies in October and the annual commemorations of the execution of twenty-four Soviet Jewish writers and intellectuals, which had occurred on August 12, 1952 at Moscow's Liubianka prison. As well as organizing public protest activities, the Committee for Soviet Jewry established, in the 1980s, the Ida Nudel Humanitarian Award which emphasized the humanitarian work of a number of prominent Canadian women. Other non-protest activities included bar/ bat mitzvah twinning, family and prisoner sponsorships, and holiday greetings, all programmes that tied the daily lives of Soviet Jews to their Canadian counterparts.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of records documenting the wide range of above-listed protest activities in which the CJC and various affiliated organizations participated. The files include numerous photographs of mass rallies and group demonstrations, planning notes, correspondence, event notices and other promotional materials.
- Subjects
- Demonstrations
- Arrangement
- Records of protest activities in this sub-series have been organized chronologically and by event. Indicated date ranges at the file level are of the documents themselves and are not necessarily indicative of the dates of specific events, such as rallies or marches, though such dates are noted in the file description where known.
- 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
- 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
- 17
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1 Sept. 1972-7 Oct. 1972
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of brief correspondence and an article concerning secret meetings with Soviet Jews in the Soviet Union during the Soviet-Canada hockey series in 1972 by a delegation of Canadian visitors to Moscow, including Wayne Tanenbaum.
- Subjects
- Sports teams
- Places
- Russia
- 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
- 26
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 10 July 1973-12 Sept. 1973
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 17 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence, a report, an agenda of the planning meeting, promotional materials and articles concerning the commemorative demonstration held in Toronto on 13 Aug. 1973. The file also includes several photographs of the event.
- 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
- 27
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 30 July 1973-17 Aug. 1973
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence and an article concerning a cross-country hike to raise awareness of the plight of Soviet Jews undertaken by youth from Camp New Moon.
- 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
- 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
- 31
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- Nov. 1973-Dec. 1973
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 73 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of large prints and contact sheet photographs of Soviet Jewry activities, including a meeting with Toronto Mayor David Crombie, on Human Rights Day, 10 Dec. 1973. The file also includes correspondence, a programme of activities and a programme leaflet for events in Ottawa.
- 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
