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
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Toronto Holocaust Museum series
Special events and projects sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 28-18; File 64
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Toronto Holocaust Museum series
Special events and projects sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
28-18
File
64
Material Format
textual record
Date
1998
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and clippings related to a Sault Ste. Marie event featuring survivor speakers from the Holocaust Education Centre.
Places
Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Morley Torgov fonds
Level
Fonds
ID
Fonds 108
Source
Archival Descriptions
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
ID
Fonds 64; Series 2; File 36
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
ID
Fonds 64; Series 5; File 67
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
ID
Fonds 27; Series 1; File 23
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