- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1956-1978
- Physical Description
- 447 photographs : b&w and col. (392 negatives) ; 26 x 21 cm or smaller
- Admin History/Bio
- The Negev dinners were established in 1948, coinciding with the creation of the State of Israel, as an annual fundraising dinner. The Jewish National Fund hosted these annual dinners in honour of a leading Canadian citizen, and the proceeds from the dinners were used to establish JNF projects in Israel in the name of the honouree. The JNF projects have, and continue to do so today, raised money to purchase land in Israel's Negev desert and for re-forestation efforts.
- The annual dinner was dedicated to a member of the Toronto Jewish community, who had demonstrated outstanding support and commitment to the Community and to the State of Israel. In honour of this individual's contributions, the secured land in Negev was named after them. The honourary guests were presented with awards of appreciation from members of the Canadian and International Jewish community, often including delegates from Israel. The dinners were attended by prominent members of Toronto's Jewish community, including politicians, business men, and philanthropists.
- Each subsequent dinner became larger and more successful in its aim to raise funds for Israel, as a result this event soon became the most significant Jewish event in Toronto. As well, it was also the largest annual kosher meal served in Toronto.
- The JNF produced an annual Negev Dinner yearbook, commemorating the event, and documenting both the lives of the honouree's family and the current activities of the JNF. As well, the names of individuals who donated money for the JNF projects were recorded in the Souvenir books under patrons and sponsors of the dinners.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of negatives taken by Al Gilbert documenting eight Negev Dinners hosted by the Jewish National Fund. The images depict the various activities undertaken at these dinners including: the procession and introduction of the head table guests, the presentation of awards, speeches, toasts, presentation of flowers to the honouree or the wife of the honouree, and the entertainment. The majority of the negatives are portraits taken of the guests posing with the honouree and his or her family. One dinner in this series was dedicated to the Toronto Jewish Community (1956) on the year of its centenary, while the others are in honour of one significant member of the community.
- There were Negev dinners held across Canada; however, the dinners in this series were all held in Toronto and were primarily attended by members of the Toronto Jewish community. The honourees documented in this series include: 1956, Toronto Jewish Community; 1966, Bert Godfrey; 1967, Nathan Silver; 1968, Phil Givens; 1970, Leon E. Weinstein; 1973, Rt. Hon. John G. Diefenbaker; 1974, Phil Granovsky; 1978, Eric and Esther Exton.
- Notes
- Selection for this series reflects the various activities of the Negev dinners, including: speeches, toasts, award presentations, dinner tables, introductions, honourees, entertainment and presentation of flowers. In addition, we selected a sample of images documenting the dinner tables and guests who were not part of the evening's programme, and therefore, would not be captured in the aforementioned criteria.
- Name Access
- Negev
- Jewish National Fund
- Godfrey, Bert
- Silver, Nathan
- Givens, Phil
- Weinstein, Leon E.
- Diefenbaker, Rt. Hon. John G.
- Granovsky, Phil
- Exton, Eric
- Exton, Esther
- Subjects
- Awards
- Dinners and dining
- Fund raising
- Arrangement
- Series has been arranged into files representing each annual dinner.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1968
- Physical Description
- 77 photographs : b&w (53 negatives) ; 9 x 9 cm and 6 x 6 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Philip Gerald Givens (1922-1995) was born to Hyman and Mary Givens. He was married to Minnie Rubin and they had two children named Eleanor and Michael. He worked as a lawyer for the firm Pivnick, Givens, & Chusid, was Senior Alderman for the City of Toronto for ten years, a member of the Metropolitan Council for seven years, and in 1961, he was elected Controller of City of Toronto. After his term as mayor expired, Givens was elected into the House of Commons for York West in 1968.
- Philip Givens was founder and first president of the Upper Canada Lodge of B'nai Brith and past president of the Metropolitan Coordinating Council of B'nai B'rith. He was an active member of the Jewish community.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs documenting the 1968 Negev dinner held in honour of Philip G. Givens.The dinner was hosted by the Jewish National Fund at the Royal York Hotel and was attended by members of the Toronto Jewish community.
- The programme for the evening included speeches and presentations made by the following guests: Morley J. Pape, Rabbi Erwin Schild, Rabbi David Monson, Honourable Dr. Aba Gefen, Wm. R. Allen, Louis L. Lockshin, Charles Kent, Nathan Silver, Samuel Shainhouse, Nathan O. Hurwich, Stuart E. Rosenberg, Honourable Allan Grossman, and Leon E. Weintstein.
- Name Access
- Givens, Philip G.
- Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
- Pape, Morley J.
- Schild, Rabbi Erwin
- Monson, Rabbi David
- Gefen, Hon. Dr. Abba
- Allen, Wm. R.
- Lockshin, Louis L.
- Kent, Charles
- Silver, Nathan
- Shainhouse, Samuel
- Hurwich, Nathan O.
- Rosenberg, Stuart E.
- Weinstein, Leon E.
- Negev dinners
- Related Material
- See also Accession # 1990-9-7 for materials related to Phil Givens
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 53 negatives : b&w and col. ; 6 x 6 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Leon E. Weinstein was born in the back room of his family's grocery store in Toronto on August 19, 1909. His parents names were Sam and Sarah Weinstein. Leon married Anna Sackin and together they had three children named: Carol Joy, Frances Lee, and Henry Jacob. Continuing in his family's line of work, Leon was President and General Manager for a large grocery corporation called Power Super Markets Limited.
- He was also actively involved in the Toronto Jewish community and held several appointments with B'nai B'rith, United Jewish Appeal Toronto, Israel Bond Drive, United Appeal of Greater Toronto, United Jewish Welfare Fund, Toronto Jewish Home for the Aged and many more. He was a member of the Holy Blossom Temple.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of negatives documenting the Negev dinner held in tribute to Leon E. Weinstein. The dinner was hosted by the Jewish National Fund at the Royal York Hotel and was attended by members of the Toronto Jewish community.
- The programme for the evening included speeches and presentations made by the following guests: Robert R. Hall, Rabbi Dr. Moses J. Burak, James F. Kay, Rabbi Harold Lerner, Eric Exton, Charles A. Kent, Lewish J. E. Moses, Philip Granovsky, David L. Dennis, Mrs. Arnold Finkler, Hon. Dr. Aba Gefen, Hon. Allan Grossman, Philip Givens, Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut, and Allen Ephraim Diamond.
- Name Access
- Weinstein, Leon E.
- Hall, Robert R.
- Burak, Rabbi Dr. Moses J.
- Kay, James F.
- Lerner, Rabbi Harold
- Exton, Eric, 1907-1997
- Kent, Charles A.
- Moses, Lewis J.E.
- Dennis, David L.
- Finkler, Mrs. Leona
- Gefen, Hon. Dr. Aba
- Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
- Givens, Phillip
- Plaut, Rabbi W. Gunther
- Diamond, Allen Ephraim
- Granovsky, Philip
- Jewish National Fund
- Negev dinners
- B'nai B'rith
- United Jewish Appeal
- United Jewish Welfare Fund
- Israel Bonds Drive
- Toronto Jewish Home for the Aged
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Dinner honouring Leon E. Weinstein file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 5
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut, A. E. Diamond, and Eric Exton at the 1970 Negev dinner held in honour of Leon E. Weinstein.
- Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut gave the closing address; A. E. Diamond was the dinner chairman; and Eric Exton provided the greetings from the Jewish National Fund.
- Name Access
- Plaut, Rabbi W. Gunther
- Diamond, A.E.
- Exton, Eric
- Weinstein, Leon E.
- Jewish National Fund
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Dinner honouring Leon E. Weinstein file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 5
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the head table at the 1970 Negev dinner held in honour of Leon E. Weinstein.
- Seated fourth from the left is Stephen Berger.
- Name Access
- Berger, Stephen
- Weinstein, Leon E.
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Dinner honouring Leon E. Weinstein file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 5
- Item
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of guests sitting at the head table of the Negev dinner held in honour of Leon E. Weinstein. Sitting from left to right are: Rabbi David Monson, Jacob and Rose Adler, and two unknown guests.
- Name Access
- Weinstein, Leon E.
- Monson, Rabbi David
- Adler, Rose
- Adler, Jacob
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Dinner honouring Leon E. Weinstein file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 5
- Item
- 5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Rabbi Dr. Moses J. Burak was an educator and rabbi at the Ner Israel Yishiva College in Toronto.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Rabbi Dr. Moses J. Burak presenting the invocation and hamotzi for the 1970 Negev dinner.
- Name Access
- Hamotzi
- Burak, Rabbi Dr. Moses J.
- Weinstein, Leon E.
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Dinner honouring Leon E. Weinstein file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 5
- Item
- 7
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Leona Finkler receiving a corsage at the Negev dinner held in honour of Leon E. Weinstein. Leon and Anne Weinstein are sitting to the left of the podium.
- Name Access
- Finkler, Leona
- Weinstein, Leon E.
- Weinstein, Anne
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Dinner honouring Leon E. Weinstein file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 5
- Item
- 10
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Rabbi Harold Lerner giving the Birkhat Hamazon reading at the 1970 Negev dinner honouring Leon E. Weinstein. Leon Weinstein is seated beside the rabbi.
- Name Access
- Lerner, Rabbi Harold
- Birkhat Hamazon
- Weinstein, Leon E.
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Dinner honouring Leon E. Weinstein file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 5
- Item
- 11
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Name Access
- Givens, Philip G.
- Weinstein, Leon E.
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Dinner honouring Leon E. Weinstein file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 5
- Item
- 13
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph depicts David Dennis presenting a certificate to an unknown guest at the Negev dinner. Also present in the photograph are [from left to right]: Rabbi Plaut, A. E. Diamond, Anne and Leon Weinstein, an unknown guest, David Dennis, and Ruth Diamond.
- Name Access
- Plaut, Rabbi
- Diamond, A.E.
- Weinstein, Leon E.
- Weinstein, Anne
- Dennis, David
- Diamond, Ruth
- Jewish National Fund
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Dinner honouring Leon E. Weinstein file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 5
- Item
- 17
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Name Access
- Weinstein, Leon E.
- Finkler, Leona
- Finkler, Arnold
- Lockshin, Louis
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Dinner honouring Leon E. Weinstein file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 5
- Item
- 18
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Grossmans and the Lockshins at the Negev dinner held in honour of Leon E. Weinstein. Hon. Allan Grossman provided greetings from the Province of Ontario at the dinner.
- Name Access
- Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
- Lockshin, Louis
- Weinstein, Leon E.
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Dinner honouring Leon E. Weinstein file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 5
- Item
- 19
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ida and Charles Kent at the 1970 Negev dinner held in honour of Leon E. Weinstein. Charles Kent was part of the evenings programme as a presenter of the Jewish National Fund Foundation Projects.
- Name Access
- Kent, Ida
- Kent, Charles
- Weinstein, Leon E.
- Jewish National Fund Foundation
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Dinner honouring Leon E. Weinstein file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 5
- Item
- 20
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Elaine and James F. Kay at the Negev dinner held in honour of Leon E. Weinstein. James F. Kay was part of the evening's proceedings offering a presentation of flowers to Anne Weinstein.
- Name Access
- Kay, Elaine
- Kay, James F.
- Weinstein, Anne
- Weinstein, Leon E.
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Dinner honouring Leon E. Weinstein file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 5
- Item
- 22
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Moses and Kents sitting at the head table of the Negev dinner held in honour of Leon E. Weinstein. Both Lewis Moses and Charles Kent made presentations for the Jewish National Fund Foundation Projects at the dinner.
- Name Access
- Moses, Lewis
- Kent, Ida
- Kent, Charles
- Jewish National Fund
- Weinstein, Leon E.
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Dinner honouring Leon E. Weinstein file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 5
- Item
- 24
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Name Access
- Weinstein, Leon E.
- Gulko, Harris
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Dinner honouring Leon E. Weinstein file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 5
- Item
- 27
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Name Access
- Weinstein, Leon E.
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Dinner honouring Leon E. Weinstein file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 5
- Item
- 28
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Philip Givens and Leon E. Weinstein at the Negev dinner. Leon E. Weinstein was the guest of honour and Phil Givens gave the presentation of the Nachla Citation.
- Name Access
- Weinstein, Leon E.
- Givens, Philip
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Dinner honouring Leon E. Weinstein file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 5
- Item
- 31
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Weinsteins with Phil Givens and Aba Gefen at the Negev dinner. The photograph depicts the four guests posing with a JNF certificate.
- Phil Givens made a presentation of Jewish National Fund Foundation Projects at the Negev dinner and Hon. Dr. Aba Gefen provided greetings from the State of Israel.
- Name Access
- Givens, Philip
- Gefen, Aba
- Jewish National Fund
- Weinstein, Anne
- Weinstein, Leon E.
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Dinner honouring Leon E. Weinstein file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 5
- Item
- 33
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Leon Weinstein and Allan Grossman at the Negev dinner. Allan Grossman provided greetings from the Province of Ontario, as a provincial cabinet minister, for the Negev dinner and Leon Weinstein was the guest of honour.
- Name Access
- Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
- Weinstein, Leon E.
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Dinner honouring Leon E. Weinstein file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 5
- Item
- 35
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Philip G. Givens giving the presentation of the Nachla Citation at the Negev dinner. Leon E. Weinstein is seated beside the podium.
- Name Access
- Givens, Philip G.
- Weinstein, Leon E.
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions