- Accession Number
- 1990-3-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1990-3-2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w; (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 11 x 13 cm
- Date
- [ca. 1905]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Cohen and their employees on the "Cohen Dock," Sault Ste. Marie, ca. 1905, in front of the office of Cohen's Clean Coal.
- Subjects
- Storefronts
- Name Access
- Traders Metal Company (Sault Ste. Marie).
- Cohen's Clean Coal (Sault Ste. Marie).
- Superior Iron and Metal Company (Sault Ste. Marie).
- Places
- Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1984-5-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1984-5-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1936-1948
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of minutes from the Beth Jacob Synagogue, Sault Ste. Marie (the Soo Hebrew Congregation), as well as financial ledger pages, burial forms and a United Jewish Refugee and War Relief Agency promotional brochure for their Rescue the Living campaign to help Holocaust survivors in Europe.
- MG_RG
- MG3B26
- Places
- Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1984-5-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1984-5-2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs
- 3 cm of textual records
- Date
- [192-]-[194-]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting Davis' clothing store. Included are three photographs. Also included are records related to Sault Ste. Marie Jewish organizations.
- MG_RG
- MG3B26
- Places
- Sault Ste. Marie (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
- Part Of
- Morley Torgov fonds
- Level
- Fonds
- Fonds
- 108
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Date
- 1938-2011
- Physical Description
- 5.2 m of textual records and graphic material
- Admin History/Bio
- Morley Torgov (b. 1927) is a Canadian novelist and short story writer and former commercial lawyer.
- Torgov was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario to Allan (b. Russia, 8 July 1895-1964?) and Janey (née Colish) Torgov (b. England, 1901-d. Sault Ste. Marie, July 1926). Allan Torgov owned and operated a clothing store in Sault Ste. Marie named Allan's. Morley married Anna Pearl (née Cohen) in 1948 and had two children, Sarah Jane Steinberg and Alexander Torgov (b. 1959-d. 2009), and four grandchildren.
- Torgov was educated at the University of Toronto, receiving his bachelor of laws degree from Osgoode Hall and was called to the bar in 1954. He became a partner in the law firm Olsch, Torgov, Cohen and specialized in commercial law. While practicing law in Toronto during the 1960s, he turned to writing. Torgov's first book, A Good Place to Come From (1974), a comic memoir of growing up Jewish in Sault Ste. Marie, was made into a CBC miniseries and won the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. Torgov continued to write other books including the Outside Chance of Maximillian Glick (1982), which won him his second Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. The CBC produced a television series based on this work and the book was published in several languages. This success was followed by St. Farb's Day (1990), which won the Toronto Book Award and the National Jewish Book Award for fiction. Other published works include the Abramsky Variations (1977), the War to End All Wars (1998), Stickler and Me (2002), Murder in A-major (2008), and the Mastersinger from Minsk (2012).
- Torgov's writings also include several screenplays for television and film and numerous essays and articles for the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, the Montreal Gazette, the Canadian Lawyer and the New York Times Sunday Magazine. Torgov has been honored by the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, naming their annual award the TORGI after Torgov, the first recipient of that award in 1984. In 2005, he received the Order of Mariposa, a lifetime recognition award from the Leacock Society. In 2010, he received the Order of Canada as an acknowledgement of his contributions to Canadian society.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of material related to the life and work of Morley Torgov. Included are literary drafts and working papers, reviews, speeches, presentations, public addresses, memorabilia, sketches and drawings, photographs, correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles, and Torgov's original file folders with jottings of ideas and references for future use.
- Notes
- SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE: The scope and content for most of the file level descriptions are taken verbatim from the original description provided by Mr. Torgov at the time of donation and therefore is written in the first person.
- Name Access
- Torgov, Morley, 1927-
- Subjects
- Authors
- Related Material
- Researchers should consult the Morley Torgov fonds at the Sault Ste. Marie Public Library for other records.
- Arrangement
- Records were arranged at the file level by the creator. This original arrangement has been maintained by the archivist.
- Places
- Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1984-12-8
- 1986-12-6
- 1989-12-7
- 1990-12-10
- 1992-12-4
- 1995-12-4
- 1998-12-2
- 1999-12-3
- 2000-12-2
- 2002-12-6
- 2003-12-4
- 2004-12-1
- 2005-3-2
- 2005-12-3
- 2006-12-6
- 2007-12-16
- 2008-12-7
- 2011-12-3
- 2018-8-18
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Ontario synagogues series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 2
- File
- 36
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Date
- 1979
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 4 photographs : col. slides, (1) b&w negative ; 35 mm and 12 x 9 cm
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 67
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1954
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains a copy of the historical sketch from the 1954 self-survey of the Jewish community of Sault Ste. Marie. Several self-surveys were conducted in the 1950s under the auspices of the Canadian Jewish Congress.
- Name Access
- Congregation Beth Jacob
- Subjects
- Communities
- 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
- Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Harold S. Kaplan fonds
- Architectural projects series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 27
- Series
- 1
- File
- 23
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1939, 1940
- Physical Description
- 7 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm and 13 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- 2 views of the theatre's exterior, 2 of the lobby, and 3 of the auditorium.
- 1 of the photographs taken in the lobby is a group photo of Leo Hatch (air conditioning contractor), Peter McForty (general contractor), and Harold Kaplan.
- Notes
- Title and creation date based on content of the photographs and inscriptions, and Mandel Sprachman's published Inventory of Kaplan & Sprachman theatre projects (Historic Theatres' Trust Bulletin, Spring-Summer 1996).
- Subjects
- 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
- Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 2003-6-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 2402
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2402
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 11 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of the exterior of the Congregation Beth Jacob building in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
- Name Access
- Beth Jacob Congregation (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Synagogues
- Places
- Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-9-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 2403
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2403
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 11 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of the exterior of the Congregation Beth Jacob building in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The photograph is a side view of the building.
- Name Access
- Beth Jacob Congregation (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Synagogues
- Places
- Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-9-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 2404
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2404
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 11 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of the interior of the Congregation Beth Jacob in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The photo features the sanctuary seating, the ark, and the bimah.
- Name Access
- Beth Jacob Congregation (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Places
- Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-9-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4834
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4834
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1950]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 26 x 21 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print and corresponding negative of services being held in the Congregation Beth Jacob in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The photograph depicts a group of men standing in the sanctuary and a rabbi on the bimah, facing the ark.
- Subjects
- Rabbis
- Synagogues
- Torah arks
- Places
- Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1984-4-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4835
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4835
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 5 Apr. 1954
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 26 x 21 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the Congregation Beth Jacob Talmud Torah students in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The photograph depicts a group of young children holding prayer books. The boys are also wearing tallisot. Standing on the far right is Rabbi Chodas.
- Subjects
- Rabbis
- Students
- Synagogues
- Places
- Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1984-5-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4815
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4815
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1940]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of Davis' clothing store on Queen Street in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The photograph depicts the exterior of the store, with four unidentified individuals standing in the doorway.
- Name Access
- Davis Clothing Store
- Subjects
- 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
- Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1984-5-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4814
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4814
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1970]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of Rebecca Garshowitz of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Places
- Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1984-5-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4818
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4818
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1950]
- 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 the store window of Himmel's Ladies' Wear, located at 312 Queen Street East in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. There are two mannequins in the window wearing dresses.
- Name Access
- Himmel's
- Subjects
- Show windows
- Women's clothing
- Places
- Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1984-5-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4823
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4823
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1913
- 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 the interior of A. Portnoy's store, located at 252 Queen Street East in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Mr. Portnoy is pictured standing on the far left. Pictured are men's hats and clothing, as well as a display case full of accordions.
- Name Access
- Portnoy, A.
- Subjects
- Men's clothing
- 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
- Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1984-4-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4824
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4824
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1913
- 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 the interior of Ben Kert's store, located at 250 Queen Street East in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Ben Kert is pictured standing next to a display counter. The store sold men's clothing and accessories and later became the "Soo" Bargain Centre.
- Name Access
- Kert, Ben
- 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
- Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1984-4-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4826
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4826
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1908]
- 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 an unidentified store interior in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. There is a man and woman in the store, which sells shoes, clothing and other general household goods.
- 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
- Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1984-4-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4827
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4827
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [192-]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 12 x 10 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Mrs. Portnoy later immigrated to Argentina.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Mrs. Portnoy of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The photograph is a studio portrait of Mrs. Portnoy wearing a hat and jacket, carrying a leather pouch and walking stick.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1984-4-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4830
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4830
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [192-]
- 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 the store window of Himmel's Ladies' Wear, located at 312 Queen Street East in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The window features four dresses and one hat from the 1920s.
- Name Access
- Himmel's
- Subjects
- Show windows
- Women's clothing
- 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
- Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1984-5-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4831
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4831
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [194-]
- 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 the exterior of the Davis' Men's Wear store, located at 302 Queen Street West in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
- Name Access
- Davis' Men's Wear
- Subjects
- Men's clothing
- 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
- Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1984-5-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4832
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4832
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 6 May 1957
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 11 cm and 12 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Helen O'Connor (left) and Inez Richardson (right) leading a cooking class for CJIC, a television station in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The photograph depicts Inez standing in a kitchen, wearing a Hadassah apron, and using a cake mixer while Helen looks on. In the foreground is the television camera.
- Notes
- On the verso of the photograph there is an address: 128 March Street. This is likely either the address of the studio or the home of Inez Richardson.
- Subjects
- Food
- Places
- Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1984-5-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions