Part Of

Benjamin Brown fonds

Jewish community building plans and drawings series

Level

File

Fonds

49

Series

1

File

4

Material Format

architectural drawing

Date

[ca. 1924]

Physical Description

9 architectural drawings : pencil, 6 hand col. pastel, 7 on tracing paper ; 36 x 50 cm or smaller

Admin History/Bio

The Brunswick Avenue Talmud Torah Day School was established in 1907 and was originally situated on Simcoe Avenue. In 1922 the school received a charter from the Province of Ontario and relocated to Brunswick Avenue the same year. The new school opened in 1925 as a non-denominational afternoon school. It was the precursor to the Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto.

Scope and Content

File consists of Benjamin Brown's designs for the Brunswick Avenue Talmud Torah. Contained within are sketches of various entrances and frontages for the Brusnwick Avenue Talmud Torah. Designs of the Ark are also included.

Physical Condition

Drawings are fragile, several are torn.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Morris Norman collection

Level

Item

Fonds

22

Item

149

Material Format

textual record

Date

1939

Physical Description

1 item

Name Access

Shaarei Shomayim Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3871

Material Format

graphic material

Date

7 Mar. 1936

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content

For identification see accession record.

Subjects

Anniversaries

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

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1984-1-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Brown fonds

Jewish community building plans and drawings series

Level

File

Fonds

49

Series

1

File

1

Material Format

architectural drawing

Date

1940

Physical Description

12 architectural drawings : pencil on tracing paper ; 48 cm length or smaller and 7 cm diam.

Admin History/Bio

Founded in the 1920s, Camp Yungvelt was originally situated on Lake Wilcox. Two years later it moved to Pickering, where it operated until it closed in the 1950s. It was established by the Workmen's Circle, as a Yiddish summer camp for Jewish children. Camp Yungvelt was known for accepting the children of poor immigrants for a small fraction of the regular fee.

Scope and Content

File consists of architectural drawings of several new buildings that were erected at Camp Yungvelt. Floor plans, a foundation plan, and several elevation drawings are included.

Subjects

Camps

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Pickering (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

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Level

Item

Item

5029

Material Format

graphic material

Date

30 Dec. 1962

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of several men and one woman standing behind a model of the proposed Temple Sinai School.Second from left: Harry Pollock. Third from right: Harold Green.

Notes

Photo by Graphic Artists.

Name Access

Green, Harold

Pollock, Harry

Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto

Subjects

Architecture

Schools

Synagogues

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1990-1-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4997

Material Format

graphic material

Date

6 Jul. 1957

Physical Description

1 photograph : b& w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph depicts three men outside standing on a scaffold in front of a CKEY microphone. Pictured from left to right are: Bob Howe, Martin Silbert, [?] Sussman.

Notes

Photo by Graphic Artists.

Name Access

Consolidated Building

Howe, Bob

Silbert, Martin

Sussman

Subjects

Building

Repro Restriction

Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1990-1-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2666-2668

Material Format

graphic material

Date

8 Jun. 1978

Physical Description

3 photographs (col. slides)

Scope and Content

Photographs of a meeting of the Social Planning Committee of the Toronto Jewish Congress, probably in the Baycrest Centre board room. Shown are Madeleine Epstein and Martin Mendelow.

Name Access

Epstein, Madeleine

Mendelow, Martin

Social Planning Committe

Toronto Jewish Congress

Subjects

Charities

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1981-2-9

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4207

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1986

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Left to right: Julia Koschitzsky, plenary chair; Chuck Zaionz, budget chairman; Mark Anshan, program co-chair; Raygie Schwartz, commemorative volume editorial chair.

Notes

Photo by Graphic Artists, Toronto.

Name Access

Canadian Jewish Congress

Repro Restriction

Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-12-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

George Morrison fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

99

Item

73

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1978]

Physical Description

1 slide : col. ; 35 mm

Name Access

Temple Har Zion

Subjects

Architecture

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1980-6-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1166

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Feb. 1918

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of engineering students standing on the front steps of the University of Toronto engineering building. Pictured in the back row, second from the left is Ben Zion Hyman.

Name Access

Hyman, Ben Zion

University of Toronto

Subjects

Engineering students

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

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-1-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4208

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1986

Physical Description

1 photograph

Notes

Photo by Graphic Artists, Toronto.

Name Access

Lipman, Roy

Big Brothers

Subjects

Volunteers

Repro Restriction

Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-12-3

Source

Archival Descriptions