- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 2455
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2455
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1919
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of three men and three women having their photograph taken in front of a cutout of the "Blue Bell" ferry in Toronto, possibly taken at the Toronto islands. Rear, left to right: Joe Cash; [Oscar?] Leibman; Mr. Morrison.
- Notes
- From the Seymour and Abi Shatz Collection.
- Name Access
- Cash, Joe
- Leibman, Sher
- Morrison
- Subjects
- Ferries
- 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 Islands (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-12-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 2316
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2316
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [192-?]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Name Access
- Centre Island
- Subjects
- Picnics
- 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 Islands (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-3-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 2317
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2317
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [192-?]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Name Access
- Centre Island
- Subjects
- Picnics
- 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 Islands (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-3-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1612
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1612
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1925
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Notes
- Photo by Modern Studio.
- Name Access
- Ukrainian Immigrants' Society of Toronto
- Subjects
- Immigrants--Canada
- Societies
- Ukrainians--Canada
- 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 Islands (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-12-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1554
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1554
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1930
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Composite photograph of team members and their trophies.
- Name Access
- Yolles-Herzls
- Subjects
- Sports teams
- 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 Islands (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-11-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1478
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1478
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 15 April 1916
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Max Wyman flexing his muscles.
- Name Access
- Wyman, Max
- Subjects
- Wrestlers
- 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 Islands (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1558
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1558
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Jul. 1963
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : (1 negative)
- Admin History/Bio
- Identified in the photo: Back row, left to right: Goodman, Salita, Lipofsky, M. Goldenberg, Brown. Middle row, right to left: I. Schwartz, J. Brown, Noodelman, Zagalsksy, S. Fain, Wiskin, Ginsberg. Front row, left to right: S. Korberg, M. Gelman, B. Copelovic (secretary), O. Cohen (president), B Yakubowitz (treasurer), Shatz Charly
- Notes
- No restrictions on access.
- Name Access
- Agudath Israel Anshei Sfard
- Places
- Toronto Islands (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-6-9
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1623
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1623
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1929
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Notes
- Credit: Estate of Max Speisman.
- Name Access
- Jewish Marxist Youth
- Zerubauel, Ch.
- Subjects
- Communism
- Youth
- Socialism and youth
- 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 Islands (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-4-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1496
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1496
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1933
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Item is a composite photograph of the Aleph Zadik Aleph Toronto Chapter no. 103 Executive members. Individuals include: H. Appelbaum; S. Banks; H. Eugene; S. Goldberg; M. Gruner; G. Hertzman; R. Hurvitz; P. Kopman; H. Wintrob; R. Slan; M. Sherman; H. Stubbins; D. Pearl; K. Shulman; S. Levine; D. Wasserman; I. Puro; H. Zifkin; A. Dunn; J. Lokach; I Salsberg; L. Slan; [?] Rusonic; P. Martin; W. Pomerantz; M. Simon.
- Name Access
- Aleph Zadik Aleph. Toronto Chapter
- Appelbaum, H.
- Banks, S.
- Dunn, A.
- Eugene, H.
- Goldberg, S.
- Gruner, M.
- Hertzman, G.
- Hurvitz, R.
- Hopman, P.
- Levine, S.
- Lokach, J.
- Martin, P.
- Pearl, D.
- Pomerantz, W.
- Puro, I.
- Salsberg, I.
- Sherman, M.
- Shulman, K.
- Simon, M.
- Slan, R.
- Stubbins, H.
- Wasserman, D.
- Wintrob, H.
- Zifkin, H.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- 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.
- Places
- Toronto Islands (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1977-8-28
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1617
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1617
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [1939 or 1940]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Notes
- Photo by Modern Studio
- Name Access
- Farband
- Independent Workers' Circle Joint Committee
- Leivick, H.
- Jewish Organizations
- Subjects
- Committees
- Lectures and lecturing
- 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 Islands (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-11-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4156
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4156
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1943]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- A woman is seen showing a peace sign with a group of people. Identified in the photograph is:
- Back row (left to right): Anne Shankman, Merle Hambourg, Hettie Hambourg, Doris Lang, and Abe Lang.
- Front row (left to right): Margo Shankman and Raymond Shankman.
- Notes
- Original photo by Arcade Photo Studio, 20 Yonge Arcade, Toronto.
- Name Access
- Governor General's Horse Guards
- Toronto Island
- Subjects
- Canada--Armed Forces
- Picnics
- 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 Islands (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1986-10-10
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Betty Goldstick Lindgren fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 45
- Item
- 25
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1910
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- The image is a copy photograph of Wolf and Sarah Goldstick, taken on Toronto Centre Island around 1910.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- 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 Islands (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-10-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Betty Goldstick Lindgren fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 45
- Item
- 30
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [between 1907 and 1920]
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 15 x 20 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Goldstick family at a picnic held on Toronto Island. The image was taken by the Turofsky brothers studio. Harry Dworkin is sixth from the right and beside him is his wife Dorothy. Third from the right is Maurice Goldstick, Dorothy's brother.
- Notes
- Since the Turofsky brothers started taking photographs in 1907, it was likely taken after this date.
- Subjects
- Picnics
- 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.
- Physical Condition
- Good.
- Places
- Toronto Islands (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-10-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Betty Goldstick Lindgren fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 45
- Item
- 36
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1906
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 12 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Herzl Girls' Zionist Society on what is probably Toronto Island. Ida Siegel is second from the left in the back row. Betty Goldstick was an active member of this organization and was likely included in this photograph.
- Subjects
- Portraits, Group
- Societies
- Zionists
- 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.
- Related Material
- The textual records for the Herzl Girls' Zionist Society that Betty donated can be found in MG2J1K.
- Places
- Toronto Islands (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-10-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1477
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1477
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [192-]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of members of the Orion Club as well as some women.
- Name Access
- Orion Club
- Subjects
- Clubs
- 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 Islands (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1977-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1476
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1476
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [192-]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of members of the Orion Club in athletic clothing and showing off their athleticism.
- Name Access
- Orion Club
- Subjects
- Clubs
- 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 Islands (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1475
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1475
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [192-]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of members of the Orion club. Some are wearing athletic clothing and boxing gloves and are standing with barbells.
- Name Access
- Orion Club
- Subjects
- Clubs
- 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 Islands (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 2550
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2550
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1938
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Notes
- For identification notes, please see accession record.
- Name Access
- Eitz Chaim Talmud Torah
- Yaakov, B'nos
- 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 Islands (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1981-2-7
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3180
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3180
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1914]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia toned
- Name Access
- T. Eaton Co
- Subjects
- Employees
- Picnics
- 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 Islands (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1982-1-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1622
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1622
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1925
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Individuals identified in photograph include, Max Federman, Lipa Green, Harry Green, Sam Green, Benny Himmel, Edith Himmel, Moishe Hoffmitz, Abie Magerman, Moishe Meslin, Morris Speisman, Max Speisman.
- Notes
- Credit: Estate of Max Speisman.
- Name Access
- Poalei Zion
- Subjects
- Zionism
- 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 Islands (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-4-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3783
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3783
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Aug. 1912
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- The item is a photograph of a group taken at Island Park in August of 1912. Sam Berger is featured in the front row, second from the left.
- Name Access
- Berger, Sam
- 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
- Toronto Islands (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1985-7-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ethel Mehr fonds
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Fonds 68; Item 3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ethel Mehr fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 68
- Item
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [1914?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 21 cm on matte 25 x 30 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of a group of children at Centre Island in Toronto with an unidentified man. Picture in the rear centre is Pincus Mehr.
- Name Access
- Mehr, Pincus
- Subjects
- Children
- 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 Islands (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1988-12-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Ontario synagogues series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 2
- File
- 39
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Date
- 1979
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 25 photographs : col. slides, b&w prints, (1) b&w negatives ; 35 mm and 12 x 9 cm
- Subjects
- 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
- Thunder Bay (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3102
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3102
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of a group of female campers in front of the main building at Camp Camperdown, near Collingwood, Ontario. Pictured are:
- Back row, left to right: [unidentified], Lil Goldstick, Miriam Mayson, [unidentified], Reggie [?], Ida Crystal, Frances Hadler, Mildred Turofsky, Rivvy Oren.
- Middle row, left to right: Leah Kronick, Riva Goldstick, Phyllis Carmen, Ruthie Freeman.
- Front row: left to right: [unidentified], Rita Steinhouse.
- Name Access
- Camp Camperdown
- Carmen, Phyllis
- Crystal, Ida
- Freeman, Ruthie
- Goldstick, Lil
- Goldstick, Riva
- Hadler, Frances
- Kronick, Leah
- Mayson, Miriam
- Oren, Rivvy
- Reggie
- Steinhouse, Rita
- Turofsky, Mildred
- Subjects
- Camps
- 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
- Collingwood (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1981-11-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3103
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3103
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of a group of underprivileged campers at Camp Camperdown, near Collingwood, Ontario. They are pictured in the ball field.
- Name Access
- Camp Camperdown
- Subjects
- Camps
- 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
- Collingwood (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1981-11-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3104
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3104
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of a group of campers playing volleyball in the ball field at Camp Camperdown, near Collingwood, Ontario.
- Name Access
- Camp Camperdown
- Subjects
- Camps
- 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
- Collingwood (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1981-11-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3105
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3105
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of a group of three campers standing in the field in front of the main building at Camp Camperdown, near Collingwood, Ontario.
- Name Access
- Camp Camperdown
- Subjects
- Camps
- 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
- Collingwood (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1981-11-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3106
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3106
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of a group of counsellors at Camp Camperdown, near Collingwood, Ontario. Pictured from left to right are: Leah Kronick, [unidentified camper laying down], Lil Goldstick, Reggie [?], [unidentified].
- Name Access
- Camp Camperdown
- Subjects
- Camps
- 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
- Collingwood (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1981-11-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3107
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3107
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of a group of campers returning from a swim at Camp Camperdown, near Collingwood, Ontario.
- Name Access
- Camp Camperdown
- Subjects
- Camps
- 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
- Collingwood (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1981-11-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 2342
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2342
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- July 1940
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a group of campers at their campsite at Camp Camperdown in Collingwood, Ontario. A mountain can be seen in the background.
- Name Access
- Camp Camperdown
- Subjects
- Camps
- 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
- Collingwood (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-9-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2022-3-11
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2022-3-11
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- ca. 200 photographs (15 negatives): b&w ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller
- 1 small metal pendant
- Date
- [ca. 1900]-[ca. 1943]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs, textual records, and an artifact relating to or collected by Mooney Stitt. Textual records include receipts, correspondence, immigration documents, a trademark certificate issued by the United States Patent Office, material related to Mooney’s municipal election in Sioux Lookout, and Mooney’s British Columbia free miner’s certificate. Photographs make up the majority of this accession, featuring Mooney’s family and personal life. Also included is a small metal pendant with Russian inscriptions.
- Custodial History
- Records were in the possession of Peter Marcovitz’s mother, Lillian Averson, until her death in 1965. Since then, the records have been stored possibly in the family house until being found and gifted to the Ontario Jewish Archives in 2021 by Peter and his wife, Joyce Borenstein.
- Administrative History
- Mooney Stitt (1904-1943), also known as Munya Studnitz, was born in 1904 in Poland to Simcha Studnitz and Miriam Woyler. He might also be referred to as Chaim Studnic or Hiame Studnitz. Mooney had four siblings: David, Dina (Dinah/Diana), Dora, and Miron. In 1923, Mooney and Dina Studnitz immigrated to Canada from Poland under the sponsorship of their uncle, Nathan Stitt, who resided in the City of Fort William (now Thunder Bay) and had a clothing store named Stitt & Sons. Mooney and Dina lived in the City of Lemberg (now Lviv) before moving to Canada. By taking the ship Laconia, Mooney landed in Halifax in 1923; then he made his way to Thunder Bay and started working on a farm of David J. Piper in the Township of Paipoonge. Later, he moved to Sioux Lookout, where he presented himself in a municipal election. Mooney relocated to Montreal in the mid-1930s and founded a company called Canadian Art Studios, which manufactured silk scarves. In 1939, he married Lillian Averson (1916-1965). It is possible that Lillian also helped him operate the business. On March 13, 1943, Mooney passed away of heart ailments in Montreal.
Upon his death, one of Lillian’s brothers-in-law joined the company, and a children’s wear division was launched shortly afterwards. The company ceased manufacturing scarves in the early 1950s and grew into a successful children’s wear manufacturer under the name Tam O’Shanter (spelling uncertain). Lillian was bought out by her brother-in-law in the late 1950s. The company finally ceased operating in the late 1980s.
Mooney and Lillian did not have children together. In 1945, Lillian married her second husband, Joel Marcovitz. Peter Marcovitz was born in 1947 to Lillian and Joel.
- Use Conditions
- 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.
- Descriptive Notes
- Availability of other formats: photographs and documents have been scanned and are available in PDF, TIF, and JPG formats.
- LANGUAGE NOTE: A small number of records are in Russian and Polish.
- RELATED MATERIAL NOTE: See accession 2008-7-13 and OH 308 for additional information on the Stitt family and the Stitt & Sons clothing store.
- Subjects
- Families
- Name Access
- Stitt, Mooney, 1904-1943
- Places
- Fort William (Ont.)
- Sioux Lookout (Ont.)
- Thunder Bay (Ont.)
- Montréal (Québec)
- Poland
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-8-19
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-8-19
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 10 photographs : b&w and col. (jpg)
- Date
- [193-]-1995
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of ten electronic copies of photographs documenting the Laskin family and the Jewish community of Thunder Bay. The photographs depict a 1937 royal coronation parade float created by the Jewish community, as well as a portrait of Saul Laskin and members of the Laskin family and some photos of Saul during his political election campaign and during a store giveaway. Also included is the sod turning ceremony of the new synagogue and the street naming of Saul Laskin Drive in Thunder Bay. Also identified in the photographs are: Murray Stitt, Rabbi Sternberg, and Mayor Norman Wilson.
- Custodial History
- The original records are in the possession of the donor. They were loaned to the OJA for the small Jewish communities project for copying.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Subjects
- Communities
- Families
- Places
- Thunder Bay (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1551
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1551
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1912
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print of a Purim carnival in Fort William (Thunder Bay), Ontario. The photo depicts many children and adults dressed in costume.
- Subjects
- Costume
- Purim
- Repro Restriction
- Original owned by the Manitoba Archive, Jewish Historical Society of Western Canada collection. Please credit accordingly.
- Places
- Thunder Bay (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-4-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1552
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1552
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1920]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print of a Hebrew Sunday school class in Fort William (Thunder Bay), Ontario. The photograph depicts several young children and their teacher standing on the front steps of the Shaarey Shomayim Synagogue.
- Name Access
- Shaarey Shomayim Congregation (Thunder Bay, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Students
- Repro Restriction
- Original owned by the Manitoba Archives, Jewish Historical Society of Western Canada collection. Please credit accordingly.
- Places
- Thunder Bay (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-4-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1553
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1553
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1948
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print of a B'nai Brith banquet in Fort William (Thunder Bay), Ontario. The photograph depicts a group of men and women seated at several banquet tables.
- Name Access
- B'nai B'rith
- Subjects
- Dinners and dining
- Repro Restriction
- Original owned by the Manitoba Archives, Jewish Historical Society of Western Canada collection. Please credit accordingly.
- Places
- Thunder Bay (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-4-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Name
- Oren Shafir and Shari-Lyn Safir
- Material Format
- moving images
- Interview Date
- 18 Sep. 2007
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Oren Shafir and Shari-Lyn Safir
- Number
- OH 306
- Interview Date
- 18 Sep. 2007
- Quantity
- 2 mini DVs ; 2 reference DVDs; 2 archival DVDs
- Interviewer
- Sharon Gubbay Helfer
- Notes
- Opening sequence with Oren's daughter, Shari-Lyn.
- Part of Ontario Small Jewish Communities Project
- Availability of other formats: Also available as an M4V video file.
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Dr. Oren Hebert Safir (d. May 2013) was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, but lived in Toronto during the Great Depression. He was married to Dorothy Safir (née Goldman) for sixty years and had three children: Jay Safir (Diane), Lansa Parker (Larry), and Shari-Lyn Safir. They also had five grandchildren.
- Affectionately known as the "Big O" to his Thunder Bay friends, Oren led an accomplished life. He was the president of Kiwanis for Western Canada. Always ready with a joke, Oren taught Dale Carnegie and provided chiropractic care for the Fort William Redskins. Oren proudly captured the Canadian amateur heavyweight boxing title in 1946. In 1948, he turned down an offer to go to the Olympic Games to attend chiropractor college. Oren was also an avid cyclist who participated in the 1989 World Masters Games in Denmark and could be seen cycling all over town. In 1987, at the age of sixty, Oren was a member of an eight-man cycling team that undertook a trek to Edmonton to submit Thunder Bay's bid to host the 1994 Commonwealth Games. A facilitator, athlete, enthusiast, and doctor of chiropractic, he demonstrated the attributes of an outstanding athlete for more than half a century. The culmination of these athletic accomplishments was his induction into the Thunder Bay Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.
- Oren's daughter, Shari-Lyn Shafir, is a master gardener, president of the National Canadian Rose Society. and president of the Greater Toronto Rose Society. She was a featured guest speaker at Bolton and District Horticultural Society 2009 meeting. She grows roses in her Toronto garden and at her Thunder Bay cottage. She danced with the Winnipeg ballet for several years as a teenager.
- Material Format
- moving images
- Geographic Access
- Thunder Bay (Ont.)
- Original Format
- Mini DV
- Copy Format
- DVD
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Syd Halter
- Material Format
- moving images
- Interview Date
- 19 Sep. 2007
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Syd Halter
- Number
- OH 309
- Subject
- Thunder Bay
- synagogue
- Rabbi Katz
- Rabbi Polanski
- Rabbi Siegal
- Young Judea
- Schaffer family
- Interview Date
- 19 Sep. 2007
- Quantity
- 2 mini DVs ; 2 reference DVDs ; 2 archival copy DVDs
- Interviewer
- Sharon Gubbay Helfer
- Notes
- Part of Ontario Small Jewish Communities Project
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- G. Sydney "Syd" Halter (1925–2012) was born and raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario, the child of Max and Freda Halter. His father was from England, and his mother was from Russia. Both came to Canada in the early 1900s. Syd attended the University of Manitoba, where he graduated in 1946 with his bachelor of science-engineering. After obtaining his FEIC, P. Eng. Syd joined C. D. Howe Company Limited as a design engineer. In 1976, he became the president and general manager, senior vice-president of Howe International Ltd. (the overseas arm covering over fifty countries overseas) and director of the Howe Group of Companies.
- Syd's main fields of expertise involved dock-and-harbor installations and bulk material handling, on which he lectured and wrote numerous published papers. He designed and supervised the construction of step-down electrical substations for a variety of industrial and institutional clients. Syd was involved in the design, additions, electrical power works, and automation at various facilities in Canada and overseas. He had project responsibility for major grain terminal and harbour works across Canada and in Acajutla, El Salvador. He was honoured twice by the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario with the Sons of Martha Medal for outstanding service and also with the Citizenship Award; he received the Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada in 1987 in recognition of his excellence in engineering and for services to his profession and to society.
- Both before and after his retirement in 1989, Syd was involved in a large number of volunteer activities, including: chairman of the Board of Governors for fifteen years and a member of the Executive Committee of Lakehead University; president of the Board of Governors of McKellar General Hospital for nine years; director Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce and chairman of the Communications Committee; director Ontario Chamber of Commerce; member Related Land and Water Management Committee of Lakehead Regional Conservation Authority; programme chairman and international director of Grain Elevator and Processing Society; past secretary-treasurer, past chairman and past branch councillor of Lakehead Branch Engineering Institute of Canada; president of Consulting Engineers of Ontario for six years and a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, BC, and the State of Wisconsin; member of numerous committees of APEO, including chairman of the fees Committee; chairman since inception of CEO/POC Committee regarding new Engineers and Architects Act; member of the Rotary Club; president Fraternal Service Club - B'Nai Brith Lodge 696; vice-president and director of Shaarey Shomayim.
- He was married to Dorothea Halter (née Cross) of Thunder Bay for sixty-one years. They had three daughters and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
- Material Format
- moving images
- Geographic Access
- Thunder Bay (Ont.)
- Original Format
- Mini DV
- Copy Format
- DVD
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Level
- Item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [192-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 33 x 17 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of M. Spector, J. Lefton and H. Gurevich.
- 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
- This item is in very poor condition. It has suffered water and mould damage and is stuck to the glass.
- Places
- Thunder Bay (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1986-9-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1943]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print, which features:
- Left of plaque: Sgt. Major J. Gurevich, R.C.A.
- Right of plaque: Officer M. Helper, R.C.A.F.
- Seated, left to right: Mr. I Orenstein, Rev. F.E. James, Mr. Sam Stitt (chairman), Mr. Sam Kirsch.
- 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
- This photograph is in very poor condition. It has suffered fire damage and as a result, one third of the image has peeled off.
- Places
- Thunder Bay (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1986-9-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1549
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1549
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1915]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print depicting the exterior of the B'nai Brith house in Fort William (Thunder Bay), Ontario.
- Name Access
- B'nai B'rith
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Repro Restriction
- Original owned by Manitoba Archives, Jewish Historical Society of Western Canada collection. Please credit accordingly.
- Places
- Thunder Bay (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-4-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1550
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1550
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1915]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print depicting the exterior of the Shaarey Shomayim Synagogue in Fort William (Thunder Bay), Ontario.
- Name Access
- Shaarey Shomayim Congregation (Thunder Bay, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Original owned by Manitoba Archives, Jewish Historical Society of Western Canada collection. Please credit accordingly.
- Places
- Thunder Bay (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-4-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4446
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4446
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 15 May 1960
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print of the sod-turning ceremonies for the new Shaarey Shomayim Synagogue in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The photograph is a half-tone copy taken from an unknown newspaper. Pictured are:
- Standing left to right: Dr. Jerry Stitt; Alderman Jack Stitt, acting mayor of Port Arthur; Alderman E. H. Reed, acting mayor of Fort William; Saul Laskin; [unidentified man from Lakehead Jewish community]; and Rabbi A. Sternberg.
- Seated: Mrs. Samuel Stitt.
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Places
- Thunder Bay (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1986-9-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4445
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4445
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1937
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm.
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of the float created by the Fort William (Thunder Bay) Jewish community for King George VI's coronation parade. The float is a car covered in a white fabric, simulating the King's robe, and is topped with a crown. On the side of the car is a Star of David with the words: "blessed be their reign".
- Name Access
- George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952
- Subjects
- Parade floats
- 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
- Fort William (Ont.)
- Thunder Bay (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1986-9-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Nov. 1977
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a colour photograph of the exterior of Shaarey Shomayim Synagogue in Thunder Bay, Ontario. There are two men standing near the front entrance.
- Name Access
- Shaarey Shomayim Congregation (Thunder Bay, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Synagogues
- Places
- Thunder Bay (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-9-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Nov. 1977
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a colour photograph of the exterior of Shaarey Shomayim Synagogue in Thunder Bay, Ontario. There are two men standing near the front entrance.
- Name Access
- Shaarey Shomayim Congregation (Thunder Bay, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Synagogues
- Places
- Thunder Bay (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-9-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Nov. 1977
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a colour photograph of the interior of Shaarey Shomayim Synagogue in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Pictured is the bimah and the aron kodesh.
- Notes
- This photograph is very dark.
- Name Access
- Shaarey Shomayim Congregation (Thunder Bay, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Places
- Thunder Bay (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-9-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Nov. 1977
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a colour photograph of the interior of Shaarey Shomayim Synagogue in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Two men and a young boy are pictured at the bimah.
- Notes
- This photograph is very dark.
- Name Access
- Shaarey Shomayim Congregation (Thunder Bay, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Places
- Thunder Bay (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-9-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1648
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1648
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1928
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a boy with a horse-drawn plough in the fields of the Canadian Jewish Farm school in Georgetown, Ontario.
- Name Access
- Canadian Jewish Farm School
- Subjects
- Boys
- Farms
- Plows
- Orphans
- 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
- Georgetown (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-12-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1649
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1649
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1928
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a boy seated behind a horse-drawn tiller in front of the barn at the Canadian Jewish Farm school in Georgetown, Ontario.
- Notes
- This photograph is similar to photo #1671.
- Name Access
- Canadian Jewish Farm School
- Subjects
- Boys
- Farms
- Plows
- Orphans
- 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
- Georgetown (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-12-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1650
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1650
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1928
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a two men with a horse-drawn hay wagon in the fields of the Canadian Jewish Farm School in Georgetown, Ontario.
- Name Access
- Canadian Jewish Farm School
- Subjects
- Wagons
- Orphans
- 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
- Georgetown (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-12-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions