Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

24

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1934

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative); 9 x 6 cm and 35 mm

Admin History/Bio

Sam Stern left Canada for Israel in 1933. Upon his arrival, he joined the Degania Bet Kibbutz, where he stayed until 1934, when he moved to Tel Aviv and worked as a bookkeeper. In 1936, he helped found the Ginosar kibbutz. He was killed in 1939 while on guard duty.

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of a group of young Torontonians from the Young Poale Zion Alliance, the precursor to Habonim, at Degania Bet kibbutz in Palestine. The man crouching in the centre is Sam (Shlomo) Stern. Standing over his left shoulder is Sol Berkofsky and over his right shoulder is [?] Kaplansky.

Subjects

Kibbutzim

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.

Places

Palestine

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

23

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1934

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 6 x 9 cm and 35 mm

Admin History/Bio

Sam Stern left Canada for Israel in 1933. Upon his arrival, he joined the Degania Bet Kibbutz, where he stayed until 1934, when he moved to Tel Aviv and worked as a bookkeeper. In 1936, he helped found the Ginosar kibbutz. He was killed in 1939 while on guard duty.

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of a group of young Torontonians from the Young Poale Zion Alliance, the precursor to Habonim, at Degania Bet kibbutz. Pictured are:

Back row, left to right: [unidentified], [unidentified], [unidentified], Dr. Sam Hurwich, Mrs. Hurwich, [unidentified], [unidentified].

Front row, left to right: Sam Stern, [unidentified], [unidentified], Sol Berkofsky.

Subjects

Kibbutzim

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.

Places

Palestine

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Toronto Jewish community photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

4

Item

7

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1935]

Physical Description

3 photographs : b&w (2 negatives); 21 x 26 cm or smaller

Admin History/Bio

Bill's father Moishe Stern and his uncle Joseph Glass were active members of the Hebrew Sick Benefit Society, and both sat on the executive during the 1930s.

Scope and Content

This item is a studio portrait of the executive members of the Hebrew Sick Benefit Society in Toronto. Pictured are:

Back row, left to right: [unidentified], [unidentified], Joseph Frydman, Shime Dillick, [unidentified], [?] Zarnitsky.

Front row, left to right: Hymie Pozner, Joseph Glass, Hartzke Kornblum (president), Iszhe Kornblum, and Joseph Frankel.

Notes

There is an original photograph, a 35mm negative and a 10 x 12 cm negative for this item.

Subjects

Portraits, Group

Societies

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.

Accession Number

1991-5-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Hamilton Jewish community photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

3

Item

10

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1959

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 19 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Talmud Torah staff members honouring Mr. Joshua Katz for his years of service as a Talmud Torah teacher. They are dressed in formal evening dress and are standing in behind a banquet table with flowers on it. Pictured are:

Left to right: Eugene Weiner, Gordon Livingston (president), [unidentified[, Joshua Katz's son, Mr. Joshua Katz, [unidentified], Mrs. Katz, [unidentified], Sylvia Kroetsch (teacher), Rabbi Cong (principal), and Rabbi Green.

Subjects

Portraits, Group

Repro Restriction

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

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

35

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1966

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Fanny and Moishe Stern's 50th wedding anniversary. They are seated centre front and are surrounded by family members, many of whom Moishe Stern had arranged to bring to Canada from Poland years earlier.

Subjects

Married people

Portraits, Group

Wedding anniversaries

Repro Restriction

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

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Level

File

Fonds

33

Series

1

File

1

Item

1-35

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1976

Physical Description

35 negatives : col. ; 35 mm

Scope and Content

This file consists of snapshots taken at the 60th anniversary party for Moishe and Fanny Stern. The images depict people seated at banquet tables, mingling with one another, and Moishe and Fanny being greeted by various friends and family members, including Joseph B. Salsberg.

Subjects

Married people

Portraits, Group

Wedding anniversaries

Repro Restriction

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

Arrangement

A selection has been performed on this file, as there was a lot of duplication within the images.

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

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Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

26

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1935]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Sam Stern left Canada for Palestine in 1933. Upon his arrival, he joined the Degania Bet Kibbutz, where he stayed until 1934, when he moved to Tel Aviv and worked as a bookkeeper. In 1936, he helped found the Ginosar kibbutz. He was killed in 1939 while on guard duty.

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of a group of young people in Palestine just before leaving for the Ginosar kibbutz. Sam Stern is lying on the ground in front and standing in the back row second from the right is his girlfriend, Yael.

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.

Places

Palestine

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

31

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1944

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 11 x 17 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Willie Stern's wedding. Max Stern is pictured at the second table wearing his army uniform. Bill Stern's cousin, [?] Shedlovsky, is at the front table fifth from the right. Ben Lapin officiated at the wedding.

Subjects

Portraits, Group

Weddings

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.

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions