Accession Number

1992-10-1

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

3 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm

Date

[ca. 1930]

Scope and Content

This accession consists of three copy photographs. Two of these photographs are of Camp Kindervelt in Rouge Hills, north of Ontario; the other photograph is of Branch 3, Labor League, Toronto.

Subjects

Camps

Places

Ontario

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1976-5-1

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1943-1944

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records relating to the work of the JPRC Summer Resorts Sub-Committee, which Hart D. Wintrob chaired. Material includes advice offered to Jews on appropriate behaviour at resorts frequented by non-Jews and efforts to have "Gentiles only" signs removed from resorts and other businesses. Also included is a list of JPRC members from which the members of the subcommitte were chosen and an agenda for a meeting of this group.

Subjects

Antisemitism

Resorts

Name Access

Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

Ontario

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1979-4-4

Material Format

graphic material

moving images

Physical Description

18 photographs : b&w (9 negatives)

1 film reel

Date

1959-1965

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs documenting the Workmen's Circle (Arbeiter Ring) Peretz School and Camp Yungvelt. Also included is a film reel of activities at Camp Yungvelt from 1959.

Subjects

Camps

Schools

Name Access

Camp Yungvelt

Matenko, Isaac, 1874-1960

Workmen's Circle (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

Ontario

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Level

Fonds

Fonds

17

Material Format

multiple media

Date

1936-1992

Physical Description

47 m of textual records and other material

Admin History/Bio

By 1919 the plight of post-war eastern European Jewry and the need for a united community voice for Canadian Jewry led to the creation of the Canadian Jewish Congress. Its founding meeting was held on March 16, 1919 in Montreal. Though it briefly maintained a tiny regional office in Toronto, the CJC remained inactive until 1933, when it fully reconvened by opening offices in Winnipeg, Montreal, and Toronto. Egmont L. Frankel was the first president of the new central division in Toronto. While the national office in Montreal focused on the overarching issues of the social and economic rights of European Jewry, assistance for Jewish immigrants, and combating prejudice in Canada, the Toronto office dealt with local, violent anti-Jewish demonstrations as well as continuing discrimination both in employment and in access to public recreational facilities. The structure was based on regular national biennial plenary conferences, at which policies were delineated and national and regional executives were elected. Between plenary sessions, national and regional councils were in charge. These were augmented by the following standing committees: administrative, officers, personnel, financial, publications, and educational and cultural. Special committees were created to deal with issues such as: youth, community loans, kashruth, fundraising, Israel, Russian Jewry, and various emergency issues such as refugees, immigration, and housing.

During the 1930s the central division office moved several times and occupied offices in the following locations: Yonge Street, the Bond Street Synagogue, Scheuer House, the Zionist Building, and its long-term home at 150-152 Beverley Street, where it remained until its July 1983 move to the Lipa Green Building in North York.

The CJC's activities expanded to include taking responsibility for Jewish educational standards, but by 1941 its main efforts shifted to support for Canada’s war effort. Immediately after the end of the war, the focus again shifted to Jewish immigration projects and the maintenance of Jewish identity in small communities. By 1950, the CJC’s use of the title “division” was changed to “region” to accommodate internal operational divisions within each region. Also, by then, the central region was busy expanding its programs for all Ontario Jewish communities, creating a province-wide council of youth groups, and working with the newly-created Bureau of Jewish Education (later Board of Jewish Education, now Mercaz). Standardization of kashruth rules in Ontario was implemented. As well, regular educational conferences and cultural events were held throughout the province, while province-wide fundraising efforts in support of Moess Chittin for relief projects in Israel and for local Congress activities were expanded. Many of its educational and cultural responsibilities necessitated working with other Jewish organizations such as the United Jewish Welfare Fund, Jewish Immigrant Aid Society (JIAS), Hadassah, the Canadian Legion, B’nai Brith, the World Jewish Congress, the American Jewish Congress, and the many landsmenshaften (Jewish mutual benefit societies, each formed by immigrants originating from the same Eastern European community).

During the 1960s, the central region began sending Moess Chittin relief shipments to Cuban Jews unable to acquire kosher foods for Passover. Its lobbying efforts included participation in the Royal Commissions on Hate Propaganda, and its greatest success came with the introduction and implementation of Ontario’s fair employment and fair accommodation practices legislation, an achievement in which Congress played a pivotal role.

From 1971 to 1989 the major focus became international and national lobbying for, and providing support to, Soviet Jewry. Virtually all local and Canadian efforts to assist the Soviet Jewish “refusniks” were organized and coordinated in Toronto by the Ontario region office, which provided staff and funding for the many lobbying activities and public demonstrations that characterized this successful effort.

As of November 1975, the central region’s responsibilities in Toronto were radically altered. To improve cost efficiency in Toronto, CJC educational and social service program activities were merged with similar programs already provided by Toronto’s United Jewish Appeal. The UJA assumed sole responsibility for these amalgamated programs in Toronto and was renamed Toronto Jewish Congress. The central region still retained province-wide responsibilities for Ontario’s smaller Jewish communities, and its office remained in Toronto. Also, following this reorganization, its name was changed to Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region. Although CJC no longer provided direct social and educational programs to Toronto, the TJC’s senior executive was, at the time, still obliged to continue to keep it notified about developments concerning previous Congress responsibilities.

From 1983, the Ontario Region's offices were located in the Lipa Green Building at 4600 Bathurst Street. It continued its work of financially supporting various Israeli institutions and fostering Canada-Israel relations. It also spearheaded the movement to support and protect Jews in Arab lands, especially in Syria. Funding for the CJC came from the Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy, which restributed a portion of the funds raised by the local Jewish federations across Canada.

The CJC dissolved in 2011. Today, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) acts as the Jewish community's primary lobby group.

Scope and Content

Fonds consists of the records of the Ontario Region office of the Canadian Jewish Congress. Of primary importance in documenting this organization’s history are its minutes of the Executive and Administrative Committees and the various standing, and short-term committees such as Community Organization, Finance, Fund Raising, Educational and Cultural, Research, Immigration, War Efforts, and Jewish Education. Most of these records are still managed all together within Fonds 17, Series 1. Fonds 17, Series 2 contains the general subject and correspondence files of these committees. Records in both series require further processing.

Records now found in Series 3 document the efforts of the Committee for Soviet Jewry in coordinating the activities of the many Toronto and Ontario organizations involved in assisting Soviet Jewry during the 1971 to 1989 period.

Series 4 consists of administrative and committee records of the United Jewish Refugee and War Relief Agencies in Toronto from 1938 through 1967. These document its work rescuing the survivors of European Jewish communities, settling as many as possible in Ontario, and providing assistance to those attempting to obtain restitution payments.

Series 5 consists of the records of the Community Relations Committee (1938-1976). Responding to depression-era anti-Semitism in Canada, the Canadian Jewish Congress and B’nai Brith together established in 1938 a new joint committee. Since then this Committee has documented racist threats in Canada; initiated advocacy activities to work for improved civil rights; promoted legislation combating hate; worked to ensure equality of access to employment, education and accommodation; and investigated specific incidents of discrimination. The Committee, for example, played a key role in achieving the Anti-Discrimination Act of 1944, and the Fair Employment Practices Act of 1951, key steps leading to Canada’s current Human Rights Code. Although originally named Joint Public Relations Committee in 1938, a series of name changes later occurred; s follows: Joint Community Relations Committee, Central Region (1962-1978), Joint Community Relations Committee, CJC, Ontario Region (ca. 1978-ca. 1991) Community Relations Committee, CJC, Ontario Region (ca. 1991-present) Records in this series were reorganized into 5 sub-series and a further 9 sub-sub-series during the 2009 to 2011 period. For further details please view the database records for Fonds 17, Series 5. Although this series will eventually hold all CRC records up to 1992, only those prior to 1979 are currently fully processed.

Notes

Physical description note: Includes 1839 photographs, 89 audio cassettes, 11 videocassettes, 4 drawings, and 6 microfilm reels (16 mm).

Processing note: Processing of this fonds is ongoing. Additional descriptive entries will be added in future.

Name Access

Canadian Jewish Congress. Ontario Region

Subjects

Pressure groups

Access Restriction

Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the Archivist prior to accessing some of the records

Arrangement

Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the Archivist prior to accessing some of the records.

Creator

Canadian Jewish Congress. Ontario Region (1919-2011)

Places

Ontario

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4057

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1920]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Samuel, Rose, and David Smith on the Smith farm in Cedar Valley, Ontario. The farm was owned by Jacob and Rose Smith.

Subjects

Farms

Mothers and sons

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

Ontario

Accession Number

1985-12-6

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4058

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1920]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print of Samuel and David Smith at their farm in Cedar Valley, Ontario. The Smith farm was owned by their parents, Jacob and Rose.

Subjects

Boys

Brothers

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

Ontario

Accession Number

1985-12-6

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4059

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1922]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Jacob Smith holding his nephew Donald Davis, at his farm in Cedar Valley, Ontario.

Subjects

Farmers

Infants

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

Ontario

Accession Number

1985-12-6

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4060

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1930]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of David Smith (pictured on the horse) with his brother-in-law, Max Weisbrod, at Jacob and Rose Smith's farm in Cedar Valley, Ontario.

Subjects

Farms

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

Ontario

Accession Number

1985-12-6

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4061

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1924]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Jacob Smith seated on horse-drawn field machinery at his farm in Cedar Valley, Ontario.

Subjects

Farms

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

Ontario

Accession Number

1985-12-6

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4062

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1922]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Jacob Smith with his brother-in-law Frank Davis at the Smith family farm in Cedar Valley, Ontario.

Subjects

Farms

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

Ontario

Accession Number

1985-12-6

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4063

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1925]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Admin History/Bio

Jacob Smith was married to Rose Smith.

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Jacob Smith with his dog at his farm in Cedar Valley, Ontario.

Name Access

Smith, Jacob

Subjects

Dogs

Farms

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

Ontario

Accession Number

1985-12-6

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3795

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1911

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Sam Kreiger with his brother Charles (on right) in front of the Kreiger Bros. store in Conn, Ontario.

Name Access

Kreiger Bros. Store

Kreiger, Charles

Kreiger, Sam

Subjects

Brothers

Storefronts

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

Ontario

Accession Number

1985-9-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Toronto Holocaust Museum series

Subject files sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

28-22

File

13

Material Format

textual record

Date

1993

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence and Legislative Assembly of Ontario transcripts related to the Government of Ontario's response to antisemitism.

Name Access

Harnick, Charles

Ontario. Legislative Assembly

Subjects

Antisemitism--Ontario

Legislative bodies--Ontario

Places

Ontario

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2018-4-2

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

4 photographs : b&w and col. ; 19 x 24 cm or smaller

2 folders of textual records

Date

1946-[197-]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting Dorothy and Paul Eker, the grandparents of Glen Eker. Included are: four photographs (one of Dorothy, two of Paul, and one of Osgoode Hall Law School Graduating Class of 1952); a document acknowledging the appointment of Paul to the position of notary public in the province of Ontario; a document calling Paul to the degree of barrister-at-law; and a document certifying Paul's swearing in as a solictor general of the Supreme Court of Ontario.

Custodial History

Associated materials: Other accessions donated by Glen Eker include 2018-3-1, 2018-4-1, 2018-4-16, and 2018-5-1.

Administrative History

Glen Eker was born in Toronto, Ontario to Paul Eker and Dorothy Horwitz. He grew up in the Forest Hill neighbourhood of Toronto before moving with his family to Hamilton. He received two master’s degrees (one in sociology, the other in political science) from McMaster University and a third master’s degree (in library science) from the University of Toronto.

Glen's wife, Deborah Pekilis, was born in Montreal and lived there until her parents moved to Toronto. She was the librarian for the Jewish Genealogical Society and sat on the Hamilton Historical Board. She is currently a writer.

Glen has worked as a research assistant and a teaching assistant at McMaster and has taught at Ryerson University and Mohawk College. At present, he works as an estate and genealogy researcher.

Glen has published a book on Karl Marx, five indexes of Jews in Canada, and one index of Amish and Mennonites in Canada. His genealogy articles have appeared in various magazines and his short stories and poems have appeared in print as well.

Glen has worked on his family genealogy for a number of years. His paternal family line derives from Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, and Poland while his maternal line derives from Byelorussia and Romania. He is descended from the Horwitz and Strachman families on the latter.

Use Conditions

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

Subjects

Lawyers

Name Access

Eker (family)

Eker, Glen

Places

Ontario

Source

Archival Accessions

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Accession Number

2018-5-1

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

5 photographs : b & w ; 23 x 18 cm or smaller

Date

[191-]-1949

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting members of Glen Eker's family. Included are: copies of Benjamin Eker's military records, black and white photographs of Dorothy Horwitz and Paul Eker from their wedding album, and a Bayview Pharmacy Christmas card.

Administrative History

Glen Eker was born in Toronto, Ontario to Paul Eker and Dorothy Horwitz. He grew up in the Forest Hill neighbourhood of Toronto before moving with his family to Hamilton. He received two master’s degrees (one in sociology, the other in political science) from McMaster University and a third master’s degree (in library science) from the University of Toronto.

Glen's wife, Deborah Pekilis, was born in Montreal and lived there until her parents moved to Toronto. She was the librarian for the Jewish Genealogical Society and sat on the Hamilton Historical Board. She is currently a writer.

Glen has worked as a research assistant and a teaching assistant at McMaster and has taught at Ryerson University and Mohawk College. At present, he works as an estate and genealogy researcher.

Glen has published a book on Karl Marx, five indexes of Jews in Canada, and one index of Amish and Mennonites in Canada. His genealogy articles have appeared in various magazines and his short stories and poems have appeared in print as well.

Glen has worked on his family genealogy for a number of years. His paternal family line derives from Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, and Poland while his maternal line derives from Byelorussia and Romania. He is descended from the Horwitz and Strachman families on the latter.

Descriptive Notes

Associated materials: Other accessions donated by Glen Eker include 2018-3,1, 2018-4-1, 2018-4-2, and 2018-4-16.

Subjects

Canada--Armed Forces

Families

Married people

Name Access

Eker (family)

Eker, Glen

Places

Ontario

Source

Archival Accessions

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Accession Number

2018-8-12

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

sound recording

Physical Description

4 folders

2 audio discs (ca. 82 min.) : vinyl

Date

1903-1986

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting the Nirenberg family. Included are four folders of textual and graphic material documenting folk singer Miriam Nirenberg (née Goldberg), her husband Eliezar Nirenberg, and their two sons, Les and Harvey Nirenberg. Included also are two copies of Miriam Nirenberg's Folksongs in the East European Jewish Tradition on vinyl.

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

Availability of other formats: Access copies (jpg) have been created for the photographs; preservation copies (tif) have been created for the most fragile documents.

Finding aids: Caption table available for photographs.

Asssociated material: Records of Mariam Nirenberg's niece, Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett,are located in the YIVO Archives and Library, including Kirshenblatt-Gimblett's field recordings of Mariam Nirenberg.

Accruals: Further accruals are expected.

Subjects

Families

Folk singers

Name Access

Nirenberg (family)

Nirenberg, Mariam

Places

Europe, Eastern

Ontario

Source

Archival Accessions

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Accession Number

2018-10-3

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

7 cm of textual records and graphic material

1 photo album

Date

1942-1986

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting the Strauss family. Included are: an invitation to a testimonial dinner in honour of Carl Strauss (1965), family photographs, interviews with Nathan Strauss (1983 and 1986), family trees, certificates for Naomi Fay Strauss, and a photo album made by Irene Strauss for her father.

Custodial History

Records were donated by Aviva Shiff Boedecker, the daughter of Naomi Fay Shiff (née Strauss).

Administrative History

Nathan Strauss was born on 8 July 1906 in Brooklyn, New York to Carl and Rose Strauss (née Rosen). In 1910, Nathan and his family immigrated to Toronto. The family lived on Benale Street for a short time before moving to Manning Avenue.

Nathan attended Manning Avenue Public School from 1911-1918. In 1918, he began attending Parkdale Collegiate Institute. In 1921, he began his postsecondary studies at University of Toronto, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1925. From 1925-1928, he trained as a lawyer at Osgoode Hall Law School.

Nathan began practicing law soon after graduating from Osgoode Hall. He founded a law firm and was active in the profession until his retirement in 1994.

Nathan also volunteered in the legal field. In 1961, he was elected president of the County of York Law Association. One year later, in 1962, he became bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada. Sixteen years later, in 1978, he became life bencher.

Nathan married twice. His first wife, Lena Fisher, died in 1952. His second wife was Dr. Lilly Offenbach Strauss. He had two children: Albert and Irene. Nathan died on 22 November 1999.

Descriptive Notes

Availability of other formats: JPEG and TIFF copies are available for many of the photographs.

Subjects

Families

Name Access

Strauss (family)

Places

Ontario

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2018-10-4

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

7 cm of graphic material and textual records

Date

[193-?]-[196-?]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting Glen Eker and his family. Included are photographs of Glen Eker and his parents in Banff Alberta, Glen's graduation pictures from McMaster University, and other family photographs.

Administrative History

Glen Eker was born in Toronto, Ontario to Paul Eker and Dorothy Horwitz. He grew up in the Forest Hill neighbourhood of Toronto before moving with his family to Hamilton. He received two master’s degrees (one in sociology, the other in political science) from McMaster University and a third master’s degree (in library science) from the University of Toronto.

Glen's wife, Deborah Pekilis, was born in Montreal and lived there until her parents moved to Toronto. She was the librarian for the Jewish Genealogical Society and sat on the Hamilton Historical Board. She is currently a writer.

Glen has worked as a research assistant and a teaching assistant at McMaster and has taught at Ryerson University and Mohawk College. At present, he works as an estate and genealogy researcher.

Glen has published a book on Karl Marx, five indexes of Jews in Canada, and one index of Amish and Mennonites in Canada. His genealogy articles have appeared in various magazines and his short stories and poems have appeared in print as well.

Glen has worked on his family genealogy for a number of years. His paternal family line derives from Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, and Poland while his maternal line derives from Byelorussia and Romania. He is descended from the Horwitz and Strachman families on the latter.

Descriptive Notes

Availability of other formats: JPEG and TIF copies are available for 30 of the photographs.

Subjects

Families

Name Access

Eker (family)

Eker, Glen

Places

Canada, Western

Ontario

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2018-10-10

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

7 cm of graphic material and textual records

Date

1925-1980

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting the Kirschner family, in particular Maurice and Gertrude Kirschner. Included are family photographs, wedding telegrams, marriage certificates, certificates of naturalization, and passports. Individuals identified in the photographs include: Ann Kirschner, Chaim Kirschner, Gertrude Kirschner (née Taylor), Hannah Kirschner, Helen Kirschner, Joseph Kirschner, Maurice Kirschner, Shlomo Kirschner, Ruth Lowe, Bernice Taylor, Leah Taylor, and Saul Taylor.

Administrative History

Gertrude Kirschner (née Taylor) was born on 29 November 1907 in Toronto, Ontario. She lived with her parents at 770 Markham Street and finished high school. On 3 July 1932, she married Maurice Kirschner, with whom she had two daughters: Helen (b. 1934) and Elaine (b. 1942). The couple lived at 770 Markham Street until they bought their first home at 46 Gloucester Grove. They became founding members of Beth Sholom Synagogue on Englinton Avenue. Gertrude died 7 June 1982.

Maurice Kirschner was born on 13 August 1904 in Lyck, Germany. He was trained as a watchmaker and opened a watch repair shop on Bay Street, just north of Queen. The shop was demolished to make way for the new city hall. Maurice subsequently went to work for Sayvette, where he remained for the rest of his career. He died on 15 February 1980.

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

Availability of other formats: Digital copies (jpg, tif) have been created for thirty-one documents.

Subjects

Families

Immigrants--Canada

Married people

Name Access

Kirschner (family)

Kirschner, Gertrude

Kirschner, Maurice

Places

Germany

Ontario

Soviet Union

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2018-11-3

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

7 cm of graphic material

Date

[191-?]-[197-?]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting Glen Eker and his family. Included are photographs of Glen Eker, his parents Paul and Dorothy Eker, his uncle Irving Howard, and his grandparents Joseph and Rebecca Horwitz.

Administrative History

Glen Eker was born in Toronto, Ontario to Paul Eker and Dorothy Horwitz. He grew up in the Forest Hill neighbourhood of Toronto before moving with his family to Hamilton. He received two master’s degrees (one in sociology, the other in political science) from McMaster University and a third master’s degree (in library science) from the University of Toronto.

Glen's wife, Deborah Pekilis, was born in Montreal and lived there until her parents moved to Toronto. She was the librarian for the Jewish Genealogical Society and sat on the Hamilton Historical Board. She is currently a writer.

Glen has worked as a research assistant and a teaching assistant at McMaster and has taught at Ryerson University and Mohawk College. At present, he works as an estate and genealogy researcher.

Glen has published a book on Karl Marx, five indexes of Jews in Canada, and one index of Amish and Mennonites in Canada. His genealogy articles have appeared in various magazines and his short stories and poems have appeared in print as well.

Glen has worked on his family genealogy for a number of years. His paternal family line derives from Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, and Poland while his maternal line derives from Byelorussia and Romania. He is descended from the Horwitz and Strachman families on the latter.

Descriptive Notes

Availability of other formats: JPEG and TIF copies are available for 22 of the photographs.

Subjects

Families

Name Access

Eker (family)

Eker, Glen

Places

Ontario

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2018-11-12

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Physical Description

ca. 7 cm of textual records and other material

Date

1930-[200-?]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting the Wahl family. Included are: certificates, clippings, correspondence, graduation exercises, ephemera, invitations, and photographs. Individuals documented in the records include: Carole Rohold, Charis Wahl, John "Jack" Wahl (1907-1994), Michael Wahl, Pauline Wahl, Stephen Wahl, and Sydney Wahl (1913-2015).

Administrative History

John "Jack" Wahl was born on 29 December 1907; Sydney Wahl (née Katzman) was born on 14 August 1913. The couple had three children: Pauline Willis (née Wahl), Stephen "Steve" Wahl, and Charis Wahl. Jack was a lawyer while Sydney was a homemaker. Jack died on 22 December 1994; Sydney died on 8 August 2015.

Subjects

Families

Name Access

Wahl (family)

Places

Ontario

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2018-11-13

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

7 cm of textual records

Date

1993-1998

Scope and Content

Accession consists of meeting minutes of the Southern African Jewish Association of Canada (SAJAC). The earliest minutes are from 8 May 1993; the latest minutes are from 12 January 1998.

Subjects

Immigrants--Canada

Name Access

Southern African Jewish Association of Canada

Places

Ontario

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2019-1-3

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

[1927?]-1974

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting members of Ellen Kurtz-Cohen's family. Included are a t'naim document and ketubah as well as marriage certificate for Anshel Tepperman and Fannie Tepperman and a death certificate for Anshel Tepperman.

Administrative History

The Tepperman family came to Canada from Poland: Anshel Tepperman was born in Ozarov in 1903; Fanny Tepperman was born in Ivaniska. Anshel was the first to arrive in Canada, arriving in Halifax, Nova Scotia on April 10, 1921. The two occupied at least two addresses once in Toronto: 62 Lipincott Street and 96 Roberta Drive. Fanny arrived almost three years later, arriving in Halifax on March 16, 1924. The couple had three children: Ruth (1928-2016), Maurice (1929-1984), and Cecile (b. 1936). Anshel died on July 17, 1974; Fanny died on September 27, 1994.

Subjects

Ketubah

Married people

Name Access

Tepperman, Fanny

Places

Ontario

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2018-11-11

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

2 scrapbooks

Date

2003-2005

Scope and Content

Accession consists of two scrapbooks documenting Carson Phillips' work in the field of Holocaust education. The scrapbooks contain newspaper articles; promotional postcards; Yom HaShoah remembrance cards; newsletters; and correspondence, much of it related to an exhibition titled Janusz Korczak and the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto. The latter was presented by the Regional Jewish Communities of Ontario, a partnership between UJA Federations Canada and Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region. Holocaust survivor Max Eisen features prominently in many of the articles.

Administrative History

Carson Phillips earned his doctor of philosophy degree from York University. Since 2008, he has served as managing director of the Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre. He is the recipient of several awards including the 2013 BMW Canada Award from the Canadian Centre for German and European Studies at York University. He also serves on the editorial board of Prism: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Holocaust Educators.

Subjects

Education

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)

Name Access

Eisen, Max

Phillips, Carson

Regional Jewish Communities of Ontario

Places

Ontario

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2019-11-9

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1922–1953

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting the Cohen family. Included are an agreement between Moses Nepomjesze and J. L. Shekter dated 18 April 1922 regarding the bringing of three individuals–Hannah Nepomjesze and, A. Yudel Nepomjesze, and Raphuel Nepomjesze–to Toronto on or before 20 July 1922; an unsigned document in which Goldie Sherman appoints Moses Nepomjesze (Cohen) as her attorney; an agreement made in duplicate on 17 July 1922 between Morris Cohen and Jas. L. Shekter; landing cards for Chana Niepomieszcze (the donor's grandmother) and Rafael Niepomieszcze (the donor's father) stamped 14 September 1922; a receipt of payment for $6 dated 29 December 1931 and issued to Morris Cohen; an undated application for vise [sic] form with Chana's signature in Yiddish; a youth aliyah certificate of honour issued to Mrs. M. Cohen in May 1942; a sworn oath dated 9 June `1953 by Benjamin Sherman saying he knew Morris Cohen as Moshe Gersch Nepomyashtski Berkovitch when he resided in Uman in Kiev, Russia; a sworn oath by Asher Olshinetsky saying he has known Morris for forty-two years; and the second page of a document signed by Goldie Herman and Jas L. Shekter.

Custodial History

Records were discovered in the house the donor's uncle, Harold Cohen, after he passed away.

Administrative History

Originally from Russia, Morris Cohen came to Canada in 1911. His wife, Chana, and son, Ralph (1911–2000), stayed behind until such time as Morris was able to bring them over. In 1922, Chana and Ralph made the trip to join Morris in Canada. Chana's visa application from that year gives her age as thirty-one and her son's age as nine. The same visa indicates that Morris was living at 537 Cannon Street in Hamilton, Ontario and that he was working as a merchant/tailor. Once in Canada, Morris and Chana had one more child, Harold. At some point, Morris, Chana, and their family relocated to 350 Euclid Avenue.

A note on names: Several of the individuals documented in the records changed their names. According to one record signed by an acquaintance of Morris' from Russia, Morris was originally named Moshe Gersch Nepomyashtski Berkovitch and changed his name Morris Cohen shortly after coming to Canada. In other records, the same individual is referred to as Moses Nepomjesze (Cohen). According to his granddaughter, Carol, Morris was told he could not keep his name and was given the surname Cohen–this despite the fact Morris was not a kohen. After arriving in Canada, Chana adopted her husband's new surname: a certificate issued to the former is made out to "Mrs. M. Cohen." In writing the above account, the archivist has used the names by which the individuals were best known.

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

Availability of other formats: Also available as PDF files.

Subjects

Families

Immigrants--Canada

Name Access

Cohen (family)

Places

Ontario

Russia

Source

Archival Accessions

Level

Item

Item

2927

Material Format

graphic material

Date

July 1940

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a panoramic photograph of individuals and families who were part of the Mozirer Sick Benefit Society sitting outside at a picnic at Appleton Farms, Ontario.

Notes

See also #1891 for negative.

Name Access

Appleton Farms

Mozirer Sick Benefit Society

Subjects

Picnics

Portraits, Group

Societies

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1981-7-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3519

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1936]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Admin History/Bio

Jack Sillen represented the Young Men's Hebrew Association (YMHA).

Name Access

Sillen, Jack

Ontario Amateur Wrestling Championships

YMHA

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

Ontario

Accession Number

1982-6-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3516

Material Format

graphic material

Date

June 20, 1942

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

This photograph depicts those who participated in the Airmens Physical Training Instructor (P.T.I.) course.

Identified in the third row, extreme left: Jack Sillen.

Name Access

Sillen, Jack

Trenton Air Station

Subjects

Canada--Armed Forces

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

Ontario

Accession Number

1982-6-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

457

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1937

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 7 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Ida Strauss and Rose Kenwick (Kanowich) now Hersh at Camp Camperdown, July 1937.

Notes

Inscribed on front: "Camp Camperdown 1937" and on back "Camp Camperdown July 25, 1937 Ida Strauss and Rose Kenwick".

Name Access

Camp Camperdown

Kenwick, Rose

Strauss, Ida

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

Ontario

Accession Number

Acquired April 7, 1975.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

537

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1943

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative); 13 x 18 cm and 4 x 5 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a copy photograph of Kiwa Torem at Camp Borden, Military W.W. II, 1943.

Name Access

Canadian Forces Base Borden (Ont.)

Torem, Kiwa

Subjects

Military bases

World War, 1939-1945

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

Ontario

Accession Number

Acquired June 22, 1975.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

538

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1943

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 4 x 5 cm)

Scope and Content

Item is a copy photograph of Kiwa Torem at Camp Borden, prior to going overseas, 1943.

Name Access

Canadian Forces Base Borden (Ont.)

Torem, Kiwa

Subjects

Military bases

World War, 1939-1945

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

Ontario

Accession Number

Acquired June 22, 1975.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1489

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1934

Physical Description

1 photograph: b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of the class of Mr. A. T. Humphrey standing on the front steps of the Ogden School. Some of the boys are wearing "Leafs" and "Comets" sweaters.

Name Access

Ogden School

Humphrey, A. T.

Subjects

Students

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1977-8-28

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1785

Material Format

graphic material

Date

June 1935

Physical Description

1 photograph: b&w (1 negative)

Name Access

Lansdowne School

Subjects

Students

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1979-11-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

Series

Fonds

64

Series

2

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Date

1979

Physical Description

5 cm textual records

ca. 3187 photographs : col. slides, b&w prints, b&w negatives

Scope and Content

Series consists of the records of 111 Ontario synagogues, sixty-seven of them in Toronto. The records include black-and-white Polaroid prints, some with negatives, of the exterior and interior of synagogues, including cornerstones and interior artifacts and furnishings; 35 mm colour slides of the same; and 35 mm black-and-white negatives with images of dedication, memorial, and donor plaques. Series also contains forms filled out (for some synagogues only) for the Canadian Inventory of Historic Buildings. These forms detail the buildings' architectural details such as size, shape, construction, windows, doors, trim, stairs, etc. As well, most files contain an inventory sheet of resources gathered (eg. articles, synagogue booklets), including a listing of photographs taken.

The series is arranged alphabetically by city, then synagogue.

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

Ontario

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6028

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1938

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 14 x 47 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy photograph and corresponding negative of the staff and campers at the Balfour Manor Camp on Morrison Lake in the Muskoka region of Ontario. Identified individuals include: Irene Granovsky, Israel Gang, Nurse Haber, Cliff Fotheringham, Reuben Frank, Lahmi Frankel, Jack Granovsky, Martin Friedland, Sheldon Friedland and Audrey Rothschild.

Notes

See accession record for position of identified individuals.

Subjects

Camps

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

Ontario

Accession Number

1991-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3900

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of a sing-along at a picnic organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The photo depicts a group of people seated in a semi-circle around a guitarist.

Notes

This photo is similar to photo #3897.

Subjects

Communities

Picnics

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3899

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of a sing-along at a picnic organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The photograph depicts a group of people seated on picnic benches listening to a man with a guitar.

Subjects

Communities

Picnics

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3901

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of an unidentified man barbequing hot dogs at a picnic for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The picnic was organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Subjects

Communities

Food

Picnics

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3903

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of a group of guests seated on lawn chairs at a picnic for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The picnic was organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Subjects

Communities

Picnics

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3904

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of two men standing in the field at a picnic for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The picnic was organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress. There are also several other people seated on lawn chairs and blankets.

Subjects

Communities

Picnics

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3905

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of several men and women conversing with each other at a picnic for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The picnic was organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Name Access

Canadian Jewish Congress

Subjects

Communities

Picnics

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3906

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of a mother and child at a picnic for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The picnic was organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Subjects

Communities

Picnics

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3907

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of two children and an adult standing in the water at a picnic for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The picnic was organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Subjects

Communities

Picnics

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3908

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of two children playing at the beach at a picnic for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The picnic was organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Subjects

Beaches

Communities

Picnics

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3909

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of several children playing in the beach sand at a picnic for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The picnic was organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Subjects

Beaches

Communities

Picnics

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3910

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of several adults and children playing soccer at a picnic for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The picnic was organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Subjects

Picnics

Soccer

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3911

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of several adults and children playing volleyball at a picnic for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The picnic was organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Subjects

Communities

Picnics

Volleyball

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3912

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of several adults conversing with each other at a picnic for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The picnic was organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Name Access

Canadian Jewish Congress

Subjects

Communities

Picnics

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3913

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of several adults and children seated on lawn chairs and eating popsicles at a picnic for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The picnic was organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Name Access

Canadian Jewish Congress

Subjects

Communities

Picnics

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3914

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of an unidentified man and woman at a picnic for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The picnic was organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Subjects

Communities

Picnics

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions