Part Of
Henry Weingluck fonds
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 44; Item 26
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Henry Weingluck fonds
Level
Item
Fonds
44
Item
26
Material Format
graphic material
Date
18 Apr. 1927
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 6 x 9cm
Admin History/Bio
Ben Simon (1906–1996) was born in Toronto and worked as a tailor. His family—mother Etta (1874–1967) and father Ephraim (Frederick) (1876–1938)—immigrated from Russia to Canada in 1904. Silblings included Rae (1904–1987), Leah (1905–1976), Helen (1911–1986), Albert (1913–2003), Irving (1915–1999), and George (1919–1981). Ben married Susan (née Givertz, 1915–2000) and together they had one son, Fred Simon.
Scope and Content
Image shows Ben Simon standing in from of the Chestnut Street Synagogue in 1927.
Name Access
Chestnut Street Synagogue
Simon, Ben
Subjects
Architecture
Portraits
Synagogues
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.
Physical Condition
Discoloured and fading
Places
Chestnut Street (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
1988-2-11
Source
Archival Descriptions