- Accession Number
- 2021-11-28
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2021-11-28
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 3 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Date
- [194-]-2000
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records documenting the communal lives of Manny Grafstein and Reva Grafstein of London, Ontario. Included are certificates from B'nai Brith, Hadassah-WIZO, Jewish National Fund, London Jewish Youth Association, and the Canadian Technion Society. Also included are general correspondence related to the London Hadassah-WIZO, a copy of the Jewish Observor detailing the three Grafstein sons enlisted during the Second World War, a London Jewish Directory (1950–1951), a B'nai Brith Digest, newspaper clippings related to the Grafstein family, and three photographs of Al Siegel of B'nai Brith.
- Administrative History
- Manny Grafstein (1917–1984) was born in London, Ontario, to Max (Melech) W. Grafstein and Rose Grafstein. Max was an author, showman, and proprietor of the London Silk Shoppe. He used to serve as the editor of the Jewish Observor and was a member of the B'nai Israel Congregation. In his youth, Manny and his other two brothers served in Canada's Armed Forces. Later, he became the owner of Manney's Fabric Centre and once served as president of the East London Business Association. He was also an active member of the London Jewish Youth Association and B'nai Brith. Manny married Reva Grafstein (1924–2018), who used to be a communication team member of the London Hadassah-WIZO and the co-ordinator of a clinic at the Jewish Community Centre in London. Manny and Reva had three children together: Norman Grafstein, Karen Grafstein Reiss (Willie Reiss), and Susan Grafstein.
- 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
- Awards
- Families
- Married people
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2022-5-15
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2022-5-15
- Material Format
- textual record
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 armband : white fabric ; 18 x 5 cm
- Date
- 1947-1948
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of Leslie Mezei's certificate of identity in lieu of passport, issued on 2 Dec. 1947 by the Office of the Military Governor, US Zone of Germany. It contains Leslie's picture and signature, as well as the 13 Jan. 1948 Canadian stamp of arrival in Halifax. Also included is the armband worn by Leslie on his way to Canada, which says, "Sponsored by the Canadian Jewish Congress. Chief Welfare Officer Ethel Ostry-Genkind."
- Custodial History
- Records were donated by Leslie Mezei himself.
- Administrative History
- Leslie (Laszlo) Mezei was born in Budapest, Hungary, on 9 July 1931. After the war, he and his siblings stayed at the Leipheim DP camp, in Germany, and at a children's camp in Prien am Chiemsee, in Southern Germany. After going on the Exodus 1947 illegal immigration to then Mandatory Palestine, they were sent back to Prien, where a Canadian social worker signed them up for immigration. They arrived in January 1948 on board the USS General SD Sturgis, an American troop carrier that had been used for carrying refugees. They landed at Pier 21, in Halifax. Then, they took a train to Montreal, and, after spending some time at the YMHA, Leslie was taken in by the Winkler family, with whom he stayed with for five years. After completing his basic education, he enrolled at McGill University for a BSc in mathematic and physics followed by an MA in meteorology in Toronto, where he got married in August 1953 to his fiancée, Annie Wasserman, a Holocaust survivor from Poland. Leslie became a computer programmer in 1954 and a systems analyst in 1958. His wife, Annie, with whom he had two children, Frances and Michael, developed a brain tumor and died in January 1977. After Annie's death, Leslie started to work with the interfaith movement. He later married Kathy, a seventh-generation Canadian of English, Irish, and Scottish background. Between them, they have five children, ten grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. In 2021, Leslie was awarded a certificate of recognition signed by the mayor of Toronto, the president of the Interfaith Council, and the head of the Toronto Sufi Order International. In 2019, the Azrieli Foundation published the Holocaust story of his family in a book titled "A Tapestry of Survival."
- Descriptive Notes
- Physical Description note: Armband has been measured in flattened position.
- Subjects
- Holocaust survivors
- Refugee children
- Immigrants--Canada
- Name Access
- Mezei, Leslie (Laszlo), 1931-
- Places
- Germany
- Halifax (N.S.)
- Montréal (Québec)
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2022-8-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2022-8-4
- Material Format
- architectural drawing
- graphic material
- object
- textual record
- sound recording
- Physical Description
- ca. 11 m of textual records and other material
- Date
- 1930-2017
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records documenting the life and career of Rabbi Benjamin Friedberg. Included are subject files, eulogies, sermons, marriage records, funeral record cards, conversion certificates, gittin (Jewish divorce documents), addresses for High Holiday services, and photographs. Also include are a few artifacts, such as felt patches and medallions, as well as sound recordings. A large number of documents are relating to Rabbi Friedberg's rabbinical career at Beth Tzedec Congregation.
- Administrative History
- Rabbi Joseph Benjamin Friedberg (1927-2022) was born on June 26, 1927, in Toronto to Chaim (Chamel) and Rochel Rose Friedberg. Rochel Friedberg was born in Polaniec, Poland (Russian part of Poland), the daughter of Moshe and Sura Poss. Rochel had little formal education but learned Talmud from her father. In her youth, Moshe came to Toronto to make a living and had to leave the family behind; shortly thereafter, World War I broke out, and Rochel was sent to the town of Stopnitz. She was then sent to Crackow to work. Rochel married Chaim (Chamel) Friedberg from Patchenev, who was enlisted in Pilsudski’s army. Before the Great Depression, Rochel and Chaim immigrated to Canada. Later on, Chaim took ill and had to go to the Western Sanitarium; soon after that, he passed away in 1957. Rochel passed away in 1992.
- Rabbi Benjamin Friedberg was a native of Toronto and received his basic religious and secular education there. He attended Harbord Collegiate in his youth. After spending a number of years at the Yeshiva University in New York, he returned home to attended the University of Toronto, from which he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1949. In 1950, Rabbi Friedberg entered the Rabbinical School of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. He received his Master of Hebrew Letters degree and rabbinical ordination in 1954.
- Rabbi Friedberg’s first pulpit was in Rochester, New York. He served as assistant rabbi at Beth Tzedec Congregation in 1955; and then as rabbi of B’nai Israel Congregation in London, Ontario. In 1959, he received his Master of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario in Bible and Archaeology. As part of his doctorial program, he studied in the Department of Archaeology and Bible at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; he also spent several years studying in the Department of Religion at the University of Ottawa with special emphasis on the Samaritans.
- In 1961, Rabbi Friedberg was called to the pulpit of Agudath Israel Congregation in Ottawa, Ontario, where he served for thirteen years until 1974.
- In 1974, he was appointed senior rabbi at Beth Tzedec Congregation, Toronto. His major emphases in the congregation were the development of both child and adult education and emphasizing Israel as the dominant fact in Jewish life today. Much of the programming at Beth Tzedec that he instituted dealt with Israel.
- Rabbi Friedberg’s interest in Jewish education was responsible for the founding of a Hebrew High School in Ottawa. His concern with Jewish youth prompted him to devote his time as counsellor to the Hillel Organization on the campuses of the University of Western Ontario, Carleton University, and the University of Ottawa. He taught Bible, Biblical Hebrew, and courses in Judaism at the University of Ottawa; and was an occasional lecturer at the University of Western Ontario in the Orientals Department. While living in Ottawa, he was active in a number of Jewish communal organizations. He was the founder and the organizer of the Ottawa Soviet Jewry Committee and was head of the Jews in Foreign Lands Committee and Canada-Israel Committee. Also, he was on the Social Welfare Council and was chairman of the Aliyah Committee in Ottawa.
- Rabbi Friedberg was active with the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) and the Canadian Zionist Federation (CZF). He worked actively on behalf of the CJC’s Educational Department. He was on the executive of the CJC Central and Eastern Regions and served as national chairman of the CJC’s International Affairs Committee. As an active Zionist, he served as national chairman of the Hasbara Committee of the CZF and was president of Mercaz Canada, the Zionist organization of the Masorti (Conservative) Movement. He also organized Israel tours and led Israel tour groups for a number of times. Rabbi Friedberg was the recipient of citations of the UJA, State of Israel Bonds, and various other awards in recognition of his communal work. In addition, he had also been invited to serve as a member of Teddy Kollek’s Jerusalem Committee.
- Rabbi Friedberg was a contributor to Anglo-Jewish press, television work, and radio. He was chairman of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s Religious Advisory Committee and hosted his own television program called “Focus.” He had written for the London Free Press, and the Ottawa Citizen, and a number of Jewish periodicals.
- Rabbi Friedberg was married to the former Lola Constant of Montreal (1930-2022). They had three children together—Mark, Gilah, and Esther. Lola Friedberg had a degree from McGill University in Arts and Music. She had given two-piano recitals in conjunction with her twin sister, Miriam “Mitzi” Leboff, on a number of occasions. Lola had taught piano and conducted choirs in Montreal and Ottawa.
- 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
- Rabbis
- Sermons
- Eulogies
- Name Access
- Friedberg, Benjamin, 1927-2022
- Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Ottawa (Ont.)
- London (Ont.)
- Jerusalem
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2023-6-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2023-6-3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 4 photo albums
- Date
- 1928-1943
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting Willi Holz. Included are four photo albums that belonged to the same. The first three albums consist of photographs taken in Germany between the years 1928 and 1936. The fourth album consists of photographs taken in Germany between the years 1936 and 1939 and Canada circa 1943. The photographs primarily depict individuals (family members, friends), but street scenes, airplanes, and landscapes are also depicted.
- Custodial History
- Records were in the possession of Camille Norton, Willi Holz's stepdaughter, prior to Camile donating them to the Ontario Jewish Archives.
- Administrative History
- Willi Israel Holz was born on 6 April 1912 in Breslau, Germany (today Wroclaw, Poland). From 1919–27, he attended elementary school in the same city. Starting in 1927, he attended technical high school. In 1929, he joined the Kommunistischer Jugendverband Deutschlands (Young Communist League of Germany). In 1931, he received his electrician's license. Apart from a period of unemployment in 1932, he worked from 1931–38 with several firms, acquiring experience in electrical installations. In 1933, he lost his membership in the German Metal Workers' Union (Deutscher Metallarbeiter-Verband) on racial grounds.
- In 1938, Willi was put in a Nazi concentration camp. In January 1939, he was released from the concentration camp. He nevertheless had to report to the Gestapo headquarters on a monthly basis until he was able to leave Germany. This proved difficult, as Willi tried and failed to immigrate to a number of countries, including Palestine, Bolivia, and China. (In the latter case, the Republic of China granted Willi and his mother visas, but there were no ship tickets available.) In February, Willi applied to be accepted for a transit camp for Jewish emigrants that was located in Richborough, England; in July, he was accepted. He arrived in Richborough on 8 August 1939. Willi's mother was unable to come with him.
- From Richborough, Willi was moved between several locations before departing from Liverpool, England, on the SS Ettrick. He arrived in Quebec, Canada, on 13 July 1940 at Internment Camp "L." (He was interned as an enemy alien.) From there, he was transferred to Internment Camp "N" in Sherbrook. In January 1941, he was provided with an affidavit for immigration to the United States, but he was unable to enter owing to an unspecified condition. In 1942, Willi's mother was deported to eastern Europe (she died in Auschwitz). In November of that same year, Willi was transferred to yet another camp.
- In February 1943, Willi was released from internment for work at Stark Electrical Instrument Co. in Toronto, Ontario. In 1944, Willi started working as foreman of the machine shop for the same company. In 1946, the plant at which Willi was working ended up moving to a different location, and Willi started work on the production line. That same year, Willi appeared before a county court judge to take the oath of allegiance. He became a Canadian citizen on 4 May 1946.
- Willi died on 10 October 1979. His funeral took place at Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel.
- 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
- Language: Captions are in German.
- Availability of other formats: Digitized material.
- Subjects
- Electricians
- Holocaust survivors
- Immigrants--Canada
- Name Access
- Holz, Willi, 1912-1979
- Places
- Canada
- Germany
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2023-12-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2023-12-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 2 letters
- Date
- May 1945
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting Shelly Grimson. Included are two Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) letters written by Shelly's uncle Harry Fistell to Shelly's grandmother/Harry's mother. The first letter, written May 1945, describes Harry's impressions after visiting the recently liberated Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The second letter, also written May 1945, describes Harry's feelings upon the Second World War ending and recounts trips to Holland, Antwerp, and Hamburg.
- 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
- Concentration camps
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945
- Name Access
- Grimson (family)
- Grimson, Shelly
- Places
- Germany
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2024-3-11
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2024-3-11
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 book
- 2 booklets
- Date
- 1915-1952
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of propaganda from Nazi Germany. Included are one propaganda book book from 1935 titled "Adolf Hitler" and two booklets, one for workers and one for army members.
- Custodial History
- Records originally possessed by Ulrike Groppler's father. Ulrike inherited them from her parents.
- 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.
- Descriptive Notes
- Language: German.
- Subjects
- Antisemitism
- Nazis
- Propaganda
- Places
- Germany
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Community Relations Committee series
- Research records sub-series
- Hate crimes and hate literature sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 5-4-6; File 35
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Community Relations Committee series
- Research records sub-series
- Hate crimes and hate literature sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 5-4-6
- File
- 35
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1965
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence related to the German Statute of Limitation on Nazi War Criminals. Also included are other correspondence related to Germany, including information on a CBC program about Jewish survivors living in Germany and the treatment of a Jewish grave.
- Notes
- General: Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Places
- Germany
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 1981-9-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1981-9-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- text
- Physical Description
- 1.5 m of textual records and graphic material
- Text
- Artifacts
- Date
- 1928-1981
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of textual records and graphic material documenting the life and career of Rabbi David Kirshenbaum of London, Ontario. Included is material related to Congregation B’nai Moses Ben Judah and Congregation Or Shalom, communal records, minutes, articles, sermons, orations, correspondence, books, periodicals, notes, photographs, scrapbooks, personal and family records and awards. Also included are the following artifacts:
- Shochet's knife and sharpening stone. -- [ca. 1925-1960]. -- 1 sharpening stone : stone, black ; 0.8 x 7.5 x 2 cm; 1 knife : metal, gold, black and silver ; 21 cm. This shochet’s chalef (ritual slaughtering knife) and sharpening stone belonged to Rabbi David Kirshenbaum (1903-1981), who served in London, Ontario from the mid 1920s until his retirement in the 1960s. This size of knife, used for poultry, was specially-designed to maximise cleanliness, speed, and efficiency, and minimise pain. During the height of the Jewish markets in the Kensington area, from the 1920s until the 1940s, buyers had the option of paying someone to pluck the chicken’s feathers, or they could bring the animal home and do it themselves.
- Pen and pad given to the Zionist Organization of Canada, Central Division 27th Convention.
- Ontario Zionist Region conference delegate badge. -- 1 badge : textile, blue and gold ; 10 cm in length. -- A light blue ribbon with a pin at the top saying "Rev Kirshenbaum, London".
- Administrative History
- Rabbi David Kirshenbaum (1902-1981) was born in Koriw, Poland and came to Canada in 1921. In 1926 he became rabbi of B’nai Moses Ben Judah Congregation in London, Ontario and remained in that position until his retirement in 1966. During his tenure in London he was active in many Jewish organizations including the Canadian Jewish Congress, the Jewish National Fund, the Israel Histadrut Campaign and the Jewish Community Council of London. He was a regular contributor to Yiddish and Anglo-Jewish publications. His articles appeared in the Hebrew Journal, Kanader Adler, Voice of Radom and The Jewish Standard. He was also the author of several books : Our Chassidic Treasuries, What is General Zionism?, Ships at Sea, A Journey to Israel, Mixed Marriages and the Jewish Future, Religion: Love or Hate? and Feast Days and Fast Days. He was also elected to the Board of the Victoria Hospital Trust and served on the University Assembly of the University of Western Ontario.
- Rabbi David Kirshenbaum was married to Pearl Kirshenbaum.
- MG_RG
- MGC 6
- Subjects
- Rabbis
- Name Access
- Kirshenbaum, David, 1902-1981
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1993-6-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1993-6-2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 7 photographs : b&w
- Date
- [ca. 1900]-1969
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of seven copy photographs of the Lerner and Rosenthal family in Woodstock; London, Ontario; and Detroit
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Woodstock (Ont.)
- Detroit (Mich.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1984-5-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1984-5-7
- Material Format
- object
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 coin
- 16 photographs : b&w ; 7 x 10 cm
- Date
- 1939-1945
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of one Mount Sinai Lodge A.F. & A.M. No. 522 G.R.C. 25th anniversary coin. The coin has the lodge's coat of arms on the recto and a set of tablets with the words "keep these and good fortune will be yours" on the verso.
- Also included are 16 photographs of the Allied Forces (including the Canadian Army) at Bergen-Belsen in April 1945 following the liberation of the camp. Pictured are the general grounds, mass graves with sign markers, a group of (local German?) women crowded around the back of an army truck, army personnel observing and taking photographs of a deceased victim, a crematoria, and Sam Pizel (standing right) and other servicemen with a box of human ashes.
- Administrative History
- Sam Pizel (?-29 Sept. 2004) was married to Lily and was the brother of Irving Pizel.
- 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: Digitized material.
- Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945
- Name Access
- Pizel, Sam
- Bergen-Belsen
- Places
- Germany
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-106
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-106
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w and col. ; 21 x 25 cm or smaller
- Date
- 1953-1983
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs documenting the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Tabelle Burns Chapter of Hadassah in London, the goundbreaking ceremony for the London Jewish Community Village, and the community council's fiftieth anniversary. Individuals identified in the photos include future senator Jerry Grafstein and actor Paul Soles.
- Descriptive Notes
- Availability of other formats: Digital reproductions available.
- Subjects
- Anniversaries
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1978-8-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1978-8-7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1957–1973
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting the Jewish community of London, Ontario. Included are a copy of the Constitution of the London Jewish community, a speech form the dedication of the new B'nai Israel Synagogue, a community council report from January 1957, a copy of the Report to the Special Committee for the Study of the London Jewish Community by R. P. Kannee dated 24 April 1973, a 1975–1976 program guide to the Jewish Community Centre of London, and other documents.
- MG_RG
- MG2 M4
- Subjects
- Communities
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1978-8-10
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1978-8-10
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 10 photographs : b&w (5 negatives) ; 21 x 26 cm and 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Date
- [193-]-1973
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of four pohtograph of the W. Leff & Co. scrap business in London, Ontario, and one photograph of the Jewish Communty Centre in London, Ontario.
- Subjects
- Scrap metal industry
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2005-7-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2005-7-3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- ca. 300 slides : col. ; 35 mm
- Date
- 1977-1978
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs taken during visits by CJC Central Region officers to Ontario Jewish communities, and at Canadian Jewish Congress events and meetings in various communities. Accession also includes photos of Jewish interest in Italy.
- Subjects
- Communities
- Name Access
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region (Toronto, Ont.)
- Friedman, Morris
- Markish, Esther
- Eisenberg, Joe
- Wexler, Boris
- Acker, Abe
- Brownstone, Sam
- Klafter, Gershon
- Rosen, Marty
- Fackenheim, Emil
- Rosensweig, Philip
- Saiger, Norman
- Sadowski, David
- Gryfe, Mark
- Hillel (Kingston, Ont.)
- Frey, Marcus
- Horowitz, Shlomo
- Katz, Stan
- Pliscow, Morris
- Places
- Cambridge (Ont.)
- Chatham (Ont.)
- Sudbury (Ont.)
- Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
- Thunder Bay (Ont.)
- Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)
- North Bay (Ont.)
- Oshawa (Ont.)
- Belleville (Ont.)
- Windsor (Ont.)
- Pembroke (Ont.)
- Peterborough (Ont.)
- Guelph (Ont.)
- Hamilton (Ont.)
- London (Ont.)
- Kitchener (Ont.)
- Owen Sound (Ont.)
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Barrie (Ont.)
- Orillia (Ont.)
- Kingston (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-2-10
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-2-10
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 32 photographs : b&w ; 16 x 10 cm
- Date
- [ca. 1940]-[ca. 1949]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of thirty-two copy photographs of the Smith family, including images of the donor's father David during the Second World War while stationed in Quebec City, Halifax, England and eventually imprisoned in prisoner of war (POW) camp Stalag Luft III in Germany. In addition there are photographs of the donor's grandparents Max and Rose's singles resort at Port Carling in the Muskokas called Smith's Bay House and holiday photos from Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and a Passover seder. Additional locations of photos include Young Judaea's Camp Hagshama in Perth, Ontario and Toronto city street views of Bloor Street and Palmerston Boulevard.
- Administrative History
- Max and Rose Smith opened a resort for Jewish singles in Port Carling, Muskoka in 1938. The resort was kosher and offered Jewish content to visitors. Boys and girls bunked seperately.
- Rose Smith sold the resort in 1955 shortly after Max passed away.
- According to David Smith's daughter Miriam "What my dad and my aunt told me is that Smith's Bay House is where the young people went, not the older folks, as is stated in Andrew's article. I think the discrepancy is that after the war, when the soldiers came home, there were more young people around working and going on vacation. They told me that my grandfather would go around at 11pm, making sure all the visitors were sleeping where they should be and that there were no shenanigans going on! Also of note, the first summer they opened, 1938, in the first group of visitors included a young man who would become my aunt's husband. They met there. My aunt loved to tell that story."
- Suzanne Smith (née Beskin) and David Samuel Smith met at Cornell University in the spring of 1946, after David returned from service in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. Suzanne was living in the United States and attending Columbia University. She worked as a libraian at Cornell. David studied hotel administration. They married in 1947 and moved back to Toronto in 1948.
- 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.
- Subjects
- Fasts and feasts--Judaism
- Summer resorts
- World War, 1939-1945
- Places
- Germany
- Halifax (N.S.)
- Muskoka (Ont. : District municipality)
- Perth (Ont.)
- Québec (Province)
- Québec (Québec)
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-3-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-3-5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1980
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a report prepared by JIAS Canada detailing the situation of recent immigrant arrivals to various small communities in Ontario. The communities discussed are Cambridge, Hamilton, Kitchener, London, Ottawa, St. Catharines and Windsor.
- Custodial History
- The custodial history for this item is unknown. The accession number has been assigned by the assistant archivist.
- Subjects
- Immigrants--Canada
- Communities
- Name Access
- Jewish Immigrant Aid Services (Toronto, Ont.)
- Places
- Cambridge (Ont.)
- Hamilton (Ont.)
- Kitchener (Ont.)
- London (Ont.)
- Ottawa (Ont.)
- St. Catharines (Ont.)
- Windsor (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Name
- Max Federman
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 19 Mar. 1976
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Max Federman
- Number
- OH 149
- OH 150
- Subject
- Communism
- Immigrants--Canada
- Labor unions
- Interview Date
- 19 Mar. 1976
- Quantity
- 2
- Interviewer
- Ben Schneider
- Total Running Time
- OH149A: 30. minutes OH149B: 30. minutes OH150A: 1. minute
- Conservation
- Copied August 2003
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Max Federman was born in Poland. In 1919, he moved to Germany where he attended school. He joined his father in Toronto in 1920. A union leader, labour Zionist, and ardent anti-Communist, Max became actively involved in the union movement and served as representative of the Local Fur Workers Union. He was involved in a twenty-year battle with the Communist leadership of the International Furrier Union until they disbanded and merged with the International Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union. Max was involved in Jewish community organizations including the Histadrut, Borochov School, and the United Jewish Welfare Fund.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Name Access
- Federman, Max
- Goldman, Emma
- Schneider, Ben
- Geographic Access
- Germany
- Poland
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Transcript
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 149, 150, Max Federman\OH 149, 150 notes.pdf
- Source
- Oral Histories
In this clip, Max Federman describes the conflict between the Federation of Labour and Communist International Union from 1938–1956. He discusses the steps by which the International Fur and Leather Union disaffiliated with the International Union to join the Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union in 1956.
In this clip, Max Federman discusses his early involvement with a trade union while living in Germany in 1919.
- Name
- Edna Jacobs
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- Dec. 1985, Mar. 1986
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Edna Jacobs
- Number
- OH 125
- Subject
- Families
- Travel
- Education
- Occupations
- Antisemitism
- Girl Guides
- Religion
- Volunteers
- Interview Date
- Dec. 1985, Mar. 1986
- Quantity
- 1
- Interviewer
- Nancy Draper
- Total Running Time
- Side 1: 36 minutes Side 2: 46 minutes
- Conservation
- Copied August 2003
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Edna Jacobs (née Frankel) was born on 20 March 1904 in Toronto. Her parents, Sigmund and Paula Frankel, were early immigrants from Germany. Edna attended Havergal from kindergarten through high school. She studied general arts for two years at the University of Toronto. She married Arthur Jacobs, the son of Rabbi Solomon Jacobs, in 1936. Together, they had one daughter, Patsy, and a baby who died during infancy. Edna was involved with the Girls Club and the Junior Council of Jewish Women.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Language
- English
- Name Access
- Toronto Girl's Club
- Toronto Council of Jewish Women
- Geographic Access
- Toronto
- Germany
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Transcript
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 125 - Jacobs\OH125_001_Log.pdf
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 125 - Jacobs\OH125_002_Log.pdf
- Source
- Oral Histories
In this clip, Edna Jacobs shares memories from a trip she and her family took to Biblis, Germany to celebrate her grandparents’ golden anniversary.
In this clip, Edna Jacobs reminisces about several prominent Toronto Jewish families.
- Name
- Roy Waisberg
- Material Format
- moving images
- Interview Date
- 9 Jun. 2010
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Roy Waisberg
- Number
- OH 369
- Subject
- Canada--Armed Forces
- World War, 1939-1945
- Interview Date
- 9 Jun. 2010
- Quantity
- 1 reference DVD (WAV file)
- 1 archival DVD (WAV file)
- Interviewer
- Marie Eve Deleris
- Total Running Time
- 23:57 seconds
- Notes
- This interview is part of the Memory Project event held at Lipa Green on 13 May 2010 in partnership with the Historica Dominion Institute.
- http://www.thememoryproject.com/search?query=waisberg
- Biography
- Roy Waisberg born in Toronto in 1920. He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force with 409 squadron as an airplane electrician from 1941 to 1945. Stationed overseas in various cities in Britain, France, Belgium, and Germany, Roy married his wife Hila while serving in Europe. Hilda came to Canada as a war bride.
- Material Format
- moving images
- Geographic Access
- Belgium
- France
- Germany
- United Kingdom
- Original Format
- DVD
- Transcript
- 00:00: Roy served in the RCAF with the rank of aircraftsman, second class. 00:21: Roy was born in Toronto and lived in the Queen and Broadview area. His parents immigrated to Canada from Russia circa 1904. 00:59: Roy briefly addresses his Jewish upbringing. 1:46: Roy explains why he enlisted. 2:56: Roy discusses other Jews who served with him. In particular, he mentions (?)Wunch and Norman Layton (formerly Leibowitz). Norman later became president of General Wingate Branch and is buried in that section of the cemetery. 5:08: Roy comments that Jews in his squadron were treated well. He did not follow kashrut. 620: Roy shares some memories. 7:30: Roy lists the countries in Europe in which he was stationed. He points out that Normandy was a war zone. He describes his duties as an electrician in the ground crew. 9:02: Roy mentions his contact with civilians while overseas and continues to list locations where he served. 11:40: Roy recalls when the war was over. 14:21: Roy discusses how he met and married his wife while he was serving in Europe. His wife, Hilda, came to Canada after the war with other war brides. 18:04: Roy explains that his wife adjusted well to Canada. He discusses how they brought his mother-in-law to Toronto and how they cared for her. 19:43: After the war, Roy worked in his father’s business selling lighting fixtures and electrical parts. 22:25: Roy discusses his involvement in Jewish life (e.g., attending synagogue daily).
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Harold Wolfman
- Material Format
- moving images
- Interview Date
- 9 Jun. 2010
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Harold Wolfman
- Number
- OH 377
- Subject
- Canada--Armed Forces
- Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
- World War, 1939-1945
- Interview Date
- 9 Jun. 2010
- Quantity
- 1 reference DVD (WAV file); 1 archival DVD (WAV file)
- Interviewer
- Shayla Howell
- Total Running Time
- 30:36
- Notes
- Harold was interviewed as part of the Memory Project event held at Lipa Green on 13 May 2010 in partnership with the Historica Dominion Institute.
- Biography
- Harold served in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1941 to 1945 as an air frame mechanic. He was stationed in England, France, Holland, Belgium, and Germany.
- Material Format
- moving images
- Geographic Access
- Belgium
- England
- France
- Germany
- Netherlands
- Original Format
- DVD
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Jack Gang
- Material Format
- moving images
- Interview Date
- 9 Jun. 2010
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Jack Gang
- Number
- OH 378
- Subject
- World War, 1939-1945
- Interview Date
- 9 Jun. 2010
- Quantity
- 1 reference DVD (WAV file); 1 archival DVD (WAV file)
- Interviewer
- Stephanie Markowitz
- Total Running Time
- 34:19
- Notes
- Jack was interviewed as part of the Memory Project event held at Lipa Green on 13 May 2010 in partnership with the Historica Dominion Institute.
- Biography
- Jack was a private in the Polish Army from 1944 to 1946. He was stationed in Europe and involved in liberation campaigns in Poland and Germany.
- Material Format
- moving images
- Geographic Access
- Germany
- Poland
- Original Format
- DVD
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- David Abells
- Material Format
- moving images
- Interview Date
- 14 Jun. 2010
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- David Abells
- Number
- OH 389
- Subject
- Canada--Armed Forces
- World War, 1939-1945
- Interview Date
- 14 Jun. 2010
- Quantity
- 1 reference DVD (WAV file); 1 archival DVD (WAV file)
- Interviewer
- Shayla Howell
- Total Running Time
- 39:26
- Notes
- David was interviewed as part of the Memory Project event held at Lipa Green on 13 May 2010 in partnership with the Historica Dominion Institute.
- Biography
- David served in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1942 to 1945 as a wireless operator. He was stationed in Europe in Normandy, Holland, Denmark, Belgium, and Germany.
- Material Format
- moving images
- Geographic Access
- Belgium
- Denmark
- Germany
- Netherlands
- Normandy (France)
- Original Format
- DVD
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Hyman Arlin
- Material Format
- moving images
- Interview Date
- 14 Jun. 2010
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Hyman Arlin
- Number
- OH 393
- Subject
- Canada--Armed Forces
- World War, 1939-1945
- Interview Date
- 14 Jun. 2010
- Quantity
- 1 reference DVD (WAV file) 1 archival DVD (WAV file)
- Interviewer
- Stephanie Markowitz
- Total Running Time
- 27:33
- Notes
- This interview was part of the Memory Project event held at Lipa Green on 13 May 2010 in partnership with the Historica Dominion Institute.
- http://www.thememoryproject.com/stories/1113:hyman-arlin/
- Biography
- Hyman Arlin was born in 1924. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force and served as a tank gunner with the Canadian Artillery from 1942 to 1946. Hyman was stationed in Europe and was involved in the liberation of the Netherlands and the occupation of Germany.
- Material Format
- moving images
- Geographic Access
- Germany
- Netherlands
- Original Format
- DVD
- Transcript
- 00:15: Hyman was born in Bailystok, Poland in 1923. He came to Montreal with his family at age two. 00:59: Hyman explains why and when he moved to Toronto. 2:04: Hyman explains that while his father, a teacher of “cantors and rabonim,” was Orthodox, the family home was quite liberal. 2:58: Hyman explains his reasons for enlisting in the army at age nineteen in 1942. He completed basic training in Camp Shiloh, Manitoba, where he learned to drive a tank and took a course in signaling. 4:39: Hyman went overseas and was stationed in England at Camp Borden. He explains he met his future wife there. They were married two years later. 5:41: Hyman served in Belgium, Holland, and Germany. He was part of the occupation of Germany. 6:04: Hyman recalls the voyage overseas and to Camp Borden. He learned to drive a tank. 7:01: Hyman recalls his first time he saw action in Holland near the end of the war. 7:34: Hyman remained for six months after the war to serve in occupied Germany. 7:50: Hyman returned to Canada in May 1946. Betty, his wife, arrived in September 1946. 8:18: Hyman shares an anecdote from the war. He describes his regiment being saved by other Canadian troops when they were surrounded by three companies of Nazi paratroopers. 9:36: Hyman recalls an incident when he briefly served as an interpreter in charge of repatriation of Austrian prisoners of war in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. 11:45: Hyman’s three brothers and brother-in-law served in the Canadian army. 12:09: Hyman relates an anecdote involving meeting up with one of his brothers in Brussels. 15:14: Hyman reports that he did not encounter any direct antisemitism while serving in the army. 17:37: Betty speaks of the her family’s evacuation from London. 19:04: Hyman relates how he and Betty met and courted. He describes how he snuck out of camp to visit her. 21:40: Following the war, Hyman returned to Montreal. He worked as a grocery clerk in 1946. In 1947, he opened his first grocery store. 22:35: His first child was born five years later. 24:49: Hyman relates that he was the youngest of eleven children. He describes the demands of running a small grocery business. He notes that, because of time constraints, he was not involved in the Jewish branch of the Canadian Legion until he moved to Toronto.
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Sam Rose
- Material Format
- moving images
- Interview Date
- 29 Jul. 2010
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Sam Rose
- Number
- OH 400
- Subject
- Canada--Armed Forces
- World War, 1939-1945
- Royal Canadian Army (RCA) 29 July 2010 1 reference DVD (Wav file); 1 archival DVD (WAV file)
- Interview Date
- 29 Jul. 2010
- Quantity
- 1 reference DVD (Wav file); 1 archival DVD (WAV file)
- Interviewer
- Historica Dominion Institute
- Total Running Time
- 51:02
- Notes
- Sam was interviewed as part of the Memory Project event held at Lipa Green on 13 May 2010 in partnership with the Historica Dominion Institute.
- Biography
- Sam Rose served in the Royal Canadian Army in the Second World War. He participated in the invasion of Juno, acting as a member of the advance party. He was also stationed in France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany.
- Material Format
- moving images
- Geographic Access
- Belgium
- France
- Germany
- Netherlands
- Original Format
- DVD
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Max Moskoske
- Material Format
- moving images
- Interview Date
- 29 Jul. 2010
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Max Moskoske
- Number
- OH 401
- Subject
- Canada--Armed Forces
- World War, 1939-1945
- Interview Date
- 29 Jul. 2010
- Quantity
- 1 reference DVD (WAV file); 1 archival DVD (WAV file)
- Interviewer
- Sam Gojonovich
- Total Running Time
- 14:33
- Notes
- Max was interviewed as part of the Memory Project event held at Lipa Green on 13 May 2010 in partnership with the Historica Dominion Institute.
- Biography
- Max served in the Royal Canadian Army from 1941 to 1945 as an engineer. He was involved in building roads and bridges in England, Holland, and the border of Germany.
- Material Format
- moving images
- Geographic Access
- England
- Germany
- Netherlands
- Original Format
- DVD
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Part Of
- Maurice Solway fonds
- Photographs file
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 13; File 1; Item 14
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Maurice Solway fonds
- Photographs file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 13
- File
- 1
- Item
- 14
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- The photograph is of Maurice Solway from a performance in London, Ontario.
- Notes
- The photograph is mounted on a cardstock and inscribed on the back: "[Novack?] Residence, London/ 76. To Maurice, With my compliments and appreciation for a memorable evening of music and conversation. [Shirly?] Brownstone."
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Morris Norman collection
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 22
- Item
- 44
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 1 item
- Name Access
- B'nai Israel Synagogue, (London, Ont.)
- Congregation Or Shalom (London, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Anniversaries
- Synagogues
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 1527
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1527
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1940]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 8 cm on matte 28 x 20 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of Esther Goldstick, the daughter of Isadore Goldstick, taken in London, Ontario.
- Notes
- Photograph taken at the Little Studio of London, Ontario.
- Name Access
- Goldstick, Esther
- Subjects
- Girls
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-10-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 3209
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3209
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1924]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Rabbi Jacob Gordon of Toronto, officiating at the cornerstone setting of the Horton Street Synagogue in London, Ontario. The Rabbi is standing on a stage addressing the crowd.
- Name Access
- Gordon, Jacob, 1877-1934
- Subjects
- Rabbis
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1982-5-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 4047
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4047
- 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 the executive board of Congregation B'nai Moses standing in front of the synagogue on Horton Street in London, Ontario. Pictured are:
- Back row, left to right: [unidentified], Mr. Slobasky, [unidentified], Mr. Goldman, H. Ken Kendall, Isaac Siskind, Mr. Tafler, Mr. Goldstein.
- Third row, left to right: Neoman Grace, Solomon Grafstein, Louis Silverstein, Nachum Brickman, [unidentified]. Mr. Apple, Mr. Bonder, Mr. Bonder.
- Second row, left to right: Sam Lipovich, Hershel Grace, Solomon Brand, Mr. Slobasky, Joseph Lipovich, Alter Goldstein, Harry Kalmanson.
- Front row, left to right: Mr. David, H. Grenstein, Hyman Warshawsky, Joseph [Schue?], Max Jack, Meyer [Aoctson?], Moses Siskind, Rabbi David Kirshenbaum, Chaim Siegel.
- Name Access
- Kirshenbaum, David, 1902-
- Subjects
- Portraits, Group
- 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.
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1986-8-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 4048
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4048
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1909
- 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 the Ginsberg grocery store interior, located at Clarence and Horton Streets in London, Ontario. Pictured from left to right are: Rose Ginsberg, William Ginsberg (in apron), Nathan Freidkin, Bary Hyman Ginsberg (son of Rose and William), Dave Ginsberg, Joseph Levine.
- Name Access
- Freidkin, Nathan
- Ginsberg, Bary Hyman
- Ginsberg, Dave
- Ginsberg, Rose
- Ginsberg, William
- Levine, Joseph
- Subjects
- Stores, Retail
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1986-8-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
Arbeiter Ring Self Educational Club 25th anniversary banquet (London, ON)
[graphic material]
– 1934.
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 4049
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4049
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1934
- 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 the twenty-fifth anniversary banquet of the Arbeiter Ring's Self Educational Club in London, Ontario. The photograph depicts a group of members seated at several banquet tables in a decorated hall.
- Subjects
- Anniversaries
- Clubs
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1986-8-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 4050
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4050
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [196-]
- 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 group of six men dressed in tuxedos. Pictured third from the left is Milton Harris, who is congratulating Rabbi David Kirshenbaum.
- Name Access
- Kirshenbaum, David, 1902-
- Harris, Milton, 1927-2005
- Subjects
- Businessmen
- Portraits, Group
- Rabbis
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1986-8-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
Louis and Jenny Fingold outside their Elmwood Theatre (London, ON)
[graphic material]
– 15 May 1947.
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 3256
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3256
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 15 May 1947
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 7 x 12 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print and copy negative of Louis and Jenny Fingold standing with their daughter in front of their Elmwood Theatre in London, Ontario.
- Name Access
- Elmwood Theatre (London, Ont.)
- Fingold, Jenny
- Fingold, Louis
- Subjects
- Families
- Theaters
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1982-6-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
Louis and Jenny Fingold outside their Elmwood Theatre (London, ON)
[graphic material]
– 15 May 1947.
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 3257
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3257
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 15 May 1947
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 8 x 7 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print and copy negative of Louis and Jenny Fingold, and their daughter, standing in front of their Elmwood Theatre in London, Ontario.
- Name Access
- Elwood Theatre (London, Ont.)
- Fingold, Jenny
- Fingold, Louis
- Subjects
- Families
- Theaters
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1982-6-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 2398
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2398
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of the exterior view of the Congregation Or Shalom in London, Ontario.
- Name Access
- Congregation Or Shalom (London, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Synagogues
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-9-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 2434
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2434
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the exterior of the Jewish Community Centre, located on Hill Street in London, Ontario.
- Name Access
- Jewish Community Centre (London, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Jewish community centers
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-8-10
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 2435
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2435
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1937]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the exterior of the W. Leff & Co. plant in London, Ontario. The company specialized in waste paper, rags and scrap.
- Name Access
- W. Leff & Co.
- Subjects
- Architecture
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-8-10
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 2436
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2436
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1937
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the W. Leff & Co. delivery truck in London, Ontario. The company specialized in waste paper, rags and scrap.
- Name Access
- W. Leff & Co.
- Subjects
- Trucks
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-8-10
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 2437
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2437
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [193-]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the destruction caused by fire at the W. Leff scrap plant in London, Ontario. The photograph depicts the burned out building, surrounded by rubble.
- Name Access
- W. Leff & Co.
- Subjects
- Factories
- Fires
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-8-10
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 2438
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2438
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1937
- 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 wagon of scrap metal being unloaded at the W. Leff scrap yard in London, Ontario.
- Subjects
- Scrap metal industry
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-8-10
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 785
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 785
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [195-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a studio portrait of Rabbi David Kirshenbaum of London, Ontario.
- Notes
- Acquired in June 1976.
- Reproduction restriction note: Copyright owned by Bill Barrett, London. Please credit upon publication.
- Name Access
- Kirshenbaum, David, 1902-
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Rabbis
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 761
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 761
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [195-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of a portrait of Rabbi J. Benjamin Friedberg of Congregation B'nai Israel in London, Ontario.
- Notes
- Acquired in June 1976.
- Name Access
- Friedberg, Rabbi J. Benjamin
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Rabbis
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 753
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 753
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [195-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of a portrait of A. B. Siskind, K. C., a lawyer from London, Ontario.
- Notes
- Acquired in June 1976.
- Name Access
- Siskind, A. B.
- Subjects
- Lawyers
- Portraits
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 770
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 770
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1960]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is studio portrait of Dr. Isadore Goldstick, of London, Ontario.
- Notes
- Acquired in June 1976.
- Reproduction restriction note: Copyright owned by Bill Barrett, London. Please credit upon publication.
- Name Access
- Goldstick, Dr. Isadore
- Subjects
- Physicians
- Portraits
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 33; Series 1; Item 4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1915]
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : b&w (2 negatives) ; 18 x 13 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy photograph of Moishe Stern in London, Ontario as a young man.
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 33; Series 2; Item 10
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 10
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [between 1942 and 1945]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of a group of uniformed army and airforce servicemen in London, England, during the Second World War. They are standing in front of a brick house. Pictured are:
- Back row, left to right: Corporal Mike Atkins, [unidentified], [unidentified], L.A.C. Meyer Atkins.
- Front row, left to right: David Solomon, [unidentified], [unidentified], [unidentified].
- Subjects
- Military uniforms
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 33; Series 2; Item 21
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 21
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1945
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of Bill Stern in Celle, Germany with six other army and airforce servicemen. They are sitting in an army jeep, holding their rifles. Seated on the far right is Bill Stern and leaning against the jeep on the far left is Jimmy Thompson.
- Notes
- The photograph is mounted on cardboard.
- 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
- Germany
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- David Pinkus fonds
- Other societies and cemeteries series
- Congregations in London and Windsor, ON file
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 138; Series 9; File 2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- David Pinkus fonds
- Other societies and cemeteries series
- Congregations in London and Windsor, ON file
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 138
- Series
- 9
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1980]-[ca. 1999]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records documenting Beth El (Windsor, ON), Shaar Hashomayim (Windsor, ON), and Or Shalom (London, ON). Included are pamphlets, booklets, and a donation card.
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Windsor (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2011-5-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2011-5-2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Date
- [ca. 1942]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one copy print of a photograph taken circa 1942. The photograph depicts the congregation of the B'nai Moses ben Judah Synagogue in London, Ontario, standing in front of the synagogue. Murray Brickman, the late husband of the donor, is pictured as a child in the second row on the far right, wearing a cap.
- Custodial History
- This item was in the possession of Elaine Brickman. It was mailed to Stan Federman who subsequently gave it to the Ontario Jewish Archives.
- Administrative History
- The London Jewish community had a single congregation until disagreements led to Moses Leff organizing an alternative minyan. This became Congregation B'nai Moses Ben Judah, named after Moses Pollock. Their first synagogue building, a remodelled wooden church, opened in 1907. This building was supplanted by a new and enlarged structure in 1924. The building was renovated and enlarged again in 1955 but did retain some elements of the old structure. In 1966, B'nai Moses Ben Judah amalgamated with B'nai Israel, and consequently, Congregation Or Shalom was created. The B'nai Israel building was chosen to house the new congregation and the the B'nai Moses building was sold to the Roman Catholic Diocese of London.
- Subjects
- Portraits, Group
- Synagogues
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions