- Accession Number
- 2003-10-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2003-10-4
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 1 videocassette : b&w, si., VHS
- Date
- 1943
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one VHS videocassette copy of an 8mm silent film that was taken by Hy Rossman of campers at Camp Tamarack in 1943. The film includes scenes of the boys engaged in activities at camp as well as "mess hall" gatherings, training sessions and drills
- Administrative History
- Hy Rossman was the father of one of the campers. The donor, Dr. Martin Wolfish, was a friend of his son and was a camper in 1943 as well.
- Descriptive Notes
- A clip of the film can be viewed at: //www.youtube.com/embed/eFGNoca4vkw
- Subjects
- Camps
- Children
- Name Access
- Camp Tamarack
- Rossman, Hy
- Places
- Bracebridge, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-87
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-87
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 1 film strip : col. ; 43 images
- Date
- 1955
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a U.J.A. film strip narrated by Win Barron, with photography by Graphic Artists, and produced by Bernard Mandel. Images include synagogues and other buildings, children at school, swimmers in a pool, immigrants in Israel, and U.J.A. posters.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1979-4-4
- 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
- Accession Number
- 1992-6-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1992-6-4
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 1 videocassette : col., sd.
- Date
- 14 Jun. 1992
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one videocassette documenting Florence Hutner-Rosichan's memorial held at Holy Blossom Temple on June 14, 1992.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1999-6-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1999-6-4
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 1 videocassette (ca. 10 min.) : col., si.
- Date
- 1958
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one videocassette documenting the dedication of Sefer Torah scrolls held by the Shidlover Shul on D'Arcy Street in Toronto. The scrolls were brought to the shul from 3181 Bathurst Street by Jake and Esther Miltz and Rose and Nathan Weisblatt. They were transported to D'Arcy and Spadina Avenue and marched into the shul from Spadina Avenue going east. The celebration was held at the Weisblatt's home. Footage was originally filmed by Dr. Aaron Weisblatt on super 8 mm.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Subjects
- Torah scrolls
- Places
- Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)
- D'Arcy Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2005-8-6
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2005-8-6
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 1 videocassette : VHS
- Date
- 1959
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one VHS cassette of approximately 10 minutes of original family home movies of the Weinstock family vacationing in Pontypool. The video begins with an introduction to the home movies by Nathan Weinstock. The video contains scenes of activities including swimming, dancing, fishing, and playing cards.
- Administrative History
- Nathan Weinstock (b. 1950) is the son of Abraham (b. 1917) and Chanah (b. 1922) Weinstock who were both born in Poland. He has an older brother, Joseph (b. 1946) and a younger sister, Lily (b. 1954). The Weinstock family vacationed in Pontypool between 1956 and 1962.
- Subjects
- Outdoor recreation
- Communities
- Name Access
- Weinstock, Nathan
- Weinstock, Abraham
- Weinstock, Chanah
- Places
- Pontypool, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2005-11-8
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2005-11-8
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 1 film reel ; 8 mm
- Date
- [197-?]
- Scope and Content
- Accession is an 8mm home movie reel of Succah at an unknown religious school.
- Subjects
- Religion
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-5-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-5-4
- Material Format
- sound recording
- moving images
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 5 cu. ft.
- Date
- 1972-[ca. 1985]
- Scope and Content
- The accession consists primarily of sound and videotape recordings of speakers at Toronto community events. The bulk of the recordings are of speakers at the Jewish Book Fair, including such authors as Morley Torgov, Mordecai Richler, and Chaim Potok. Other recordings are of Canadian Jewish Congress conferences, meetings, and special events. The accession also includes slides of Jewish Book Fair events.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-6-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-6-3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 301 photographs : b&w (1 oversized, 2 albums)
- 16 film reels : 16 mm and 8 mm
- 7 cm of textual records
- Date
- [ca. 1900]-1970
- Scope and Content
- The accession consists of material documenting the Shedlowsky (later Shields) and Iseman families. The records consist of items such as: telegrams, invitations, photographs, and home movies.
- Custodial History
- The records were donated by Mel Shields, who had them in his apartment. He is planning to donate the business records to the OJA as well.
- Administrative History
- Melvin Shields was born in 1940 and was raised in Toronto. He was the son of Harry Shields and Esther Shields (née Iseman). Harry came to Canada after the First World War with his parents and attended school in Toronto. His family name was Sheldlowsky, which was changed to Shields before he married Esther in 1937. They had another son, Lorne, who was born in 1943.
- During their early years of marriage, the couple lived with Esther's parents, Rose and Harry. During the war, the Iseman's helped bring to Canada two Jewish boys, the Furmans, from England. The boys stayed with friends of the family when they arrived in Canada. The boys' parents wrote to the Isemans and were very appreciative of the sacrifices they made for their children.
- The family took many trips together to Niagara Falls, Pontypool, and other camping resorts. The couple also took trips with friends and adult family members to Acapulco and Miami. When they were older, the boys were sent to summer camps such as Camp Tamarack and Camp Rockwood, where Mel was a counsellor.
- Harry owned a sportswear business called Shields Sportswear Ltd., which was located at 349 Queen Street West. Esther served on the board of the Mozirer Society for many years.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-5-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-5-2
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 1 videocassette
- 1 DVD
- Date
- [200-]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one video cassette and a DVD documenting the history of Kirkland Lake. The material was originally aired on TV Ontario
- Descriptive Notes
- The video cassette has been converted to digital format.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-8-16
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-8-16
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 1 DVD
- Date
- 2006
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one DVD containing Toronto media coverage of the UJA emergency rally and campaign in support of Israel. The television coverage is from July and August of 2006 and was aired on CBC, CTV, City TV (CP 24) and Global.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-8-17
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-8-17
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 1 DVD
- Date
- Aug. 2006
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one DVD of the United Jewish Communities Israel Emergency Campaign video from August 2006.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-9-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-9-2
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- textual record (electronic)
- architectural drawing (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 37 photographs : b&w and col. (jpg) + 2 identification keys
- 16 documents (28 jpgs)
- 2 architectural drawings (jpg)
- Date
- [189-]-2004
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of scanned copies of original records documenting the Jewish community in Cornwall. The records relate to various individuals in the community, including the donor, as well as organizations such as B'nai Brith, Hebrew Ladies' Aid Society, and the Beth-El Congregation. The items include scans of cemetery plans, burial certificates, photographs, meeting minutes, memorial books and various legal documents.
- Photographs are as follows:
- 01. Sixtieth anniversary of D-Day program.
- 02. Abe and Rose Goldhamer, Long Sault Rapids before the seaway, ca. 1941.
- 03. Al Burnes in uniform. Al lived in Cornwall and moved to Toronto, [between 1939 and 1945].
- 04. Archie Dover, first person buried in the new cemetery, pg. 1, 1962.
- 05. Archie Dover, first person buried in the new cemetery, pg. 2, 1962.
- 06. Beth El Synagogue, exterior, nd.
- 07. Beth El Synagogue, interior, nd.
- 08. Birdie Phillips Miller.
- 09. B’nai Brith, ca. 1961. [obverse]
- 10. B’nai Brith, ca. 1961. [reverse]
- 11. B’nai Brith entertaining seniors from Glen Stor Dun Lodge, 1964.
- 12. B’nai Brith girls temporary charter, 1967.
- 13. B’nai Brith Youth Organization temporary charter, 1967.
- 14. Boys playing hockey behind the shul, 1930s. Back row, left to right: unidentified, Jack Abrugov, Murray Berns, Julius Kolomier. Front row, left to right: unidentified, Jack Goldhamer, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified.
- 15. Braham Goldhamer on piano.
- 16. Cemetery plan from office of LP Stidwill, civil engineer and Ontario land surveyor, April 18 1958.
- 17. Cemetery plan, nd.
- 18. Construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway, Robert Saunders Dam, 1957.
- 19. B’nai Brith emergency meeting minutes, 1967.
- 20. Entertainer, Helen Goldhamer and her father, Julius Miller.
- 21. General meeting regarding building of the synagogue, pg. 1, Oct. 5, 1924.
- 22. General meeting regarding building of the synagogue, pg. 2, Oct. 5, 1924.
- 23. B’nai Brith Cornwall Lodge, 1961. [obverse] Pictured are, Standing left to right: Moe Helperin, Peter Solway, Oscar Niduvitch, Louis Dubinsky, Alex Abugor, Sam Nyman, Moe Schulman, Bernard Miller, I. Martin, Saul Schulman. Seated left to right: Mark Goldhamer, Sam Smolkin, Saul Kaye, Mrs. Eddie Cantor (guest speaker), Rabbi Matts, Julius Miller.
- 24. B’nai Brith Cornwall Lodge, 1961. [reverse]
- 25. Hebrew School, ca. 1958.
- 26. Helen, Mark and Brham Goldhamer, ca. 1958.
- 27. Helen Goldhamer on the St. Lawrence just west of Cornwall.
- 28. Helen Goldhamer speaking.
- 29. Helen Goldhamer thanking guest speaker.
- 30. Joel Horovitz, bar mitzvah programme, 1954.
- 31. Julius Miller and daughter Helen Goldhamer with father Moses Miller (seated) and grandson Braham Goldhamer at age 2.
- 32. Julius Miller and wife Birdie in front of their furniture company’s first truck, ca. 1946.
- 33. Julius Miller Grove invitation to ceremony, 1969.
- 34. Julius Miller Grove letter, 1969.
- 35. Julius Miller Grove plaque, ca. 1969.
- 36. [Phillips family?], ca. 1900.
- 37. Annette Phillips and Mary Phillips, ca. 1948.
- 38. Julius Miller presented with a pin by Mrs. Eddie Cantor at an Israel Bonds drive, 1961.
- 39. Nathan Phillips with unidentified boy.
- 40. Left to right: Annette Phillips, Mary Phillips, Birdie Phillips Miller and Riva Phillips, 1940s.
- 41. Left to right: Archie Dover, Julius Miller and Rabbi Lewin at the Memory Board dedication.
- 42. Left to right: Helen Goldhamer, Sarah Vineberg, Mrs. M. Phillips, Birdie Phillips Miller, Annette Phillips, ca. 1938.
- 43. Succot. Left to right: Margot Miller, Jack Miller and Braham Goldhamer, ca. 1956.
- 44. Left to right: Mark Goldhamer, Iruim Thaw, Saul Schulman and guest speaker, ca. 1961.
- 45. Nathan and Sam Phillips, ca. 1920.
- 46. Legal letter regarding the deed to the cemetery, pg. 1, 1929.
- 47. Legal letter regarding the deed to the cemetery, pg. 2, 1929.
- 48. Markus Goldhamer RCAF discharge papers, pg. 1, 1945.
- 49. Markus Goldhamer RCAF discharge papers, pg. 2, 1945.
- 50. Markus Goldhamer RCAF photo, Second World War.
- 51. Mary Phillips, life member of Hadassah-WIZO card, April 5, 1954.
- 52. Memorial book, pg. 1, 1926.
- 53. Memorial book, pg. 2, 1926.
- 54. Memorial book, pg. 3, 1926.
- 55. Memorial book, pg. 4, 1926.
- 56. Memory board.
- 57. Moses Miller.
- 58. Original minutes forming the B’nai Brith chapter in Cornwall, pg. 1, 1934.
- 59. Original minutes forming the B’nai Brith chapter in Cornwall, pg. 2, 1934.
- 60. Original minutes forming the B’nai Brith chapter in Cornwall, pg. 3, 1934.
- 61. Original minutes forming the B’nai Brith chapter in Cornwall, pg. 4, 1934.
- 62. Part of crowd at the annual dinner in Beth El Synagogue hall.
- 63. Photocopy of Hebrew Ladies’ Aid meeting minutes, pg. 1, Nov. 29, 1922.
- 64. Photocopy of Hebrew Ladies’ Aid meeting minutes, pg. 2, Nov. 29, 1922.
- 65. President of B’nai Brith Mark Goldhamer speaking. Helen Goldhamer seated to his left.
- 66. Riva Phillips beside Julius Miller Furniture shop, 1950s.
- 67. Thank you card to Mark Goldhamer, pg. 1.
- 68. Thank you card to Mark Goldhamer, pg. 2.
- 69. [Phillips family?], ca. 1900.
- Custodial History
- The original records are in the possession of the donor. The OJA was granted permission to scan the records in September 2007, as part of the Ontario Small Jewish Communities initiative. These copies were then donated to the Archives on 2007-09-04.
- Subjects
- Communities
- Cemeteries
- Name Access
- Goldhamer, Mark
- Places
- Cornwall (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-10-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-10-4
- Material Format
- textual record
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 DVD ; 20 min.
- Date
- 2007
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one DVD detailing the history of Ralph and Helen Cohen entitled: 1947: Once Upon a Time. The video was created by Alan, the son of Ralph and Helen, in honour of his parents 60th wedding anniversary. It features still photographs of his parents and family friends with a narrative voice-over. As well, the video features several archival photographs from various institutions, including the OJA. Additionally, there is a publicity brochure for Alan's business producing family commemorative DVDs.
- Name Access
- Cohen, Helen
- Cohen, Ralph
- Cohen Alan
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-1-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-1-4
- Material Format
- moving images
- graphic material (electronic)
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 4 film reels (57 min., 32 sec.) : 16 mm
- 1 DVD
- 8 photographs (jpgs) : b&w
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Date
- [195-]-[196-]
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of four 16 mm films and one copy DVD, documenting the Moldaver family in Peterborough. The films were taken during the 1950s and 1960s and include images of a Camp Wahanowin family visit featuring people by the lake, boating, playing badminton and softball and waterskiing, as well as other cottage scenes of kids swimming and jumping off the dock, canoeing, and several families sitting by the lake.
- The films also document several family and community events, such as a family vacation to Chicago, fancy parties, Hanukkah and Purim celebrations, family dinners, and bar mitzvahs, including the bar mitzvah of the donor Joel Moldaver. There are also several scenes of family life in Peterborough including people skating outdoors, and group shots of people standing outside of their homes and getting into cars.
- In addition, the accession contains electronic scans of eight family photographs, including the donor's grandparents and great-parents, his parents' wedding which was the first Jewish wedding in Peterborough, and three images of his own bar mitzvah. There is also one oversize photograph of the 1942 Plenary session of the Canadian Jewish Congress, where the formation of Israel was addressed (photo credit: Federal Photos, Montreal).
- Photographs are as follows:
- 1. Annie and Philip Black in Peterborough, ca. 1939.
- 2. Bar mitzvah at Reid Street.
- 3. Bar mitzvah at Reid Street.
- 4. Bar mitzvah at Reid Street with father Irving Moldaver, Aaron Black, and Rabbi Babb.
- 5. David and Faigh Florence possibly on Aylmer Street, ca 1939.
- 6. Irving Moldaver wedding portrait, 1938.
- 7. Peterborough wedding, Ernie Fine, Annie Black, Ruth and Irving Moldaver, Clara and Oskar Moldaver, 1938.
- 8. Ruth Moldaver (nee Black) wedding portrait, 1938.
- 9. CJC fifth plenary session, Jan. 10-12, 1942, Montreal.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Subjects
- Communities
- Families
- Religion
- Name Access
- Moldaver, Joel
- Moldaver, Ruth
- Moldaver, Irving
- Places
- Peterborough (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-1-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-1-5
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 95 video cassettes
- Date
- Sept. 1998-March 2000
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of 95 video cassettes of lectures presented by the Wexner Heritage Foundation at their "Toronto sessions". There are 39 lectures in total, dealing with philosophical and religious based topics as well as one on the history of the Canadian Jewish community. The sessions are set up with a guest speaker at the head of a table facilitating the discussion amongst a group of participants.
- The guest speakers and facilitators include Rabbi Norman Laufer, Rabbi Reuven Kimelman, Rabbi Jacob Schacter, Dr. Benjamin Gampel, Dr. Michael Stanislawski, Dr. Steven Bayme, Dr. Michael Brown, Rabbi Shoshana Gelfand, Rabbi Tsvi Blanchard, Dr. Larry Hoffman, Erica Brown, Dr. Michal Chernick and Arna Poupko.
- The topics of discussion include:
- Genesis: cosmos and covenant.
- Genesis: Exodus, Abraham and Moses. The nature of leadership and relationship to the covenant.
- Books of Deuteronomy, Joshua. Judges, Samuel 1: land and politics.
- Prophets and kings or prophets vs. kings.
- Judaism and the destruction of the Temple.
- The Temple's end and beginnings of modern Judaism.
- Judaism in Middle Ages.
- Jews in the orbit of Islam.
- Sephardic and Ashkenaz Jews: 11th to 15th century.
- Crusades and expulsion of Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews: 13th to 16th century.
- Jews in Ashkenazi lands.
- Roads to modernity: 1550-1789.
- Jews in Medieval Spain.
- Eastern European Jewry through 1981.
- Transitions to modernity
- Enlightenment and emancipation and the Jewish response to modernity.
- Immigration and acculturation.
- Zionism first 50 years.
- The rise and decline of civic Judaism and the emergence of Jewish continuity agenda.
- Canadian Jewish history.
- Who are the hero/ines of Rosh Hashanah?
- Priest, prophet and kings: authority and rivalry.
- Triumphs and failures in biblical leadership.
- Refusing leadership: the complex leader.
- Judah, Tamar and the Book of Ruth: autonomy and vision as a foundation for leadership.
- Leadership as an outgrowth of faith and kindness.
- The risk of a leader in the Diaspora: Joseph and the Book of Esther.
- The leader as courtier: the Book of Esther.
- Suffering divine justice and personal communal redemption.
- The leader as nurturer.
- The anatomy of the Siddur.
- From Bible to Mishna: the process of Midrash.
- Rabbinic "liturature": the Mishna.
- The Talmud.
- The Mishna and its social context.
- Codes and responsa.
- The Aggadah: the spiritual world of the Talmudic tale.
- Custodial History
- These video cassettes were donated to the OJA by the Media Library, however they did not contain the usual coding used by the library. Therefore, their origins are unknown. It is possible that they were once used as a resource by the staff at the Board of Jewish Education.
- Administrative History
- The Wexner Foundation and the Wexner Heritage Foundation (now part of The Wexner Foundation) were established by Leslie Wexner in 1984. The Wexner Heritage program was designed to provide young American Jewish lay leaders with a two-year intensive Jewish learning program, thus deepening their understanding of Jewish history, values, and texts and enriching their leadership skills. By the end of 2007, over 1500 North American Jewish leaders from 31 cities will have participated in the program.
- http://www.wexnerfoundation.org/TheFoundation/HistoryandMission/tabid/61/Default.aspx
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-7-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-7-5
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 1 DVD (ca. 3 min.)
- Date
- 26 Nov. 2007
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of one DVD of Ze'ev Bielski, chair of the Jewish Agency, paying tribute to David Engel on the occassion of his end of term as chair of UJA Federation of Greater Toronto's Board of Directors.
- Name Access
- Engel, David
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-9-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-9-5
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 1 DVD (2 hrs. 2 mins.)
- Date
- [ca. 1957]-[ca. 1958]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of family movies from the late 1950s converted to digital format (DVD). The movies document the Nefsky (?) family of Toronto, their celebrations, vacations at the cottage and in Florida. The DVD runs approximately 2 hours. It was likely originally filmed on 8mm film and there appear to have been 13 reels combined onto this DVD, made over a couple of years ca. 1957-1958.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-11-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-11-2
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 1 DVD : 20 min.
- 8 videocassettes : 3/4"
- 1 videocassette (ca. 20 min.) : col., sd.
- Date
- 1991
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of one DVD, copied from an original videocassette entitled "J. B.!" The DVD features an interview with J. B. Salsberg and other individuals sharing their memories of Salsberg. The DVD was produced by Gabov Apor and Company Ltd. and was executive produced by Salsberg's niece, Dr. Sharyn A. Salsberg Ezrin. It was created for a dinner honouring J. B. Salsberg, which took place on 13 November 1991.
- Also included are the eight original broadcast U-matic videocassettes containing the raw footage and interviews as well as the finished product.
- Custodial History
- The DVD was in the possession of Ethel Cooper, Chair of the Yiddish Committee and was donated to the Archives on behalf of Dr. Salsberg Ezrin. The videocassettes were given to the Archives by the donor on 28 November, 2008 and was added on to this original accession.
- The videocassette version of the DVD footage was previously donated to OJA by Dr. Salsberg Ezrin and has been added to this accession.
- Name Access
- Salsberg, J. B.,1902-1998
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-10-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-10-7
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 28 cm of textual records
- 78 photographs : 24 x 19 cm or smaller
- 3 videocassetttes
- Date
- 1962-2003
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records documenting the education and professional life of Rabbi Domb. The photos are mostly of the Rabbi, his family, friends and congregational school students. Also included are files containing many of his speeches and sermons, his marriage register, his personal educational and certification records, correspondence and notes concerning his involvement with the B’nai Shalom North Congregation, and VHS videocassettes of a singing audition and a wedding at which he officiated. The accession also includes records containing many posthumous tributes to his life and work, as well as a DVD, brief obituary and personal history by his nephew, Alan Domb, donor of these records.
- Custodial History
- Donor was Rabbi's nephew.
- Administrative History
- Solomon Z. Domb was born in Israel on December 2, 1952. He was the fourth and youngest son of Polish Holocaust survivors Joseph and Golda Domb. The family immigrated to Toronto, Canada in 1960, where Solomon received his education at Yeshiva Day School Chaim Talmud Torah. His education continued at the Ner Israel Yeshiva and the Bais Medrash L’Rabonim in Brooklyn, New York. He also studied cantorial singing under famed cantor David Kusevitsky. After graduation as a rabbi in May1970 Rabbi Domb began his career at the House of Jacob in Calgary, Alberta. He then became Rabbi and Chazzan of Beth Isiah Congregation in Guelph and later at Toronto’s Beth Torah Congregation. In 1982 Rabbi Domb founded the B’nai Shalom North Congregation, B’nai Shalom Hebrew School, and B’nai Shalom Day Nursery. He was also a founder of the Vaughan Neighbourhood Support Centre. Rabbi Domb died on October 5, 2003.
- Descriptive Notes
- Language Note: Many of the speech and semon notes are in Hebrew or Yiddish.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-1-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-1-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 2 videocassettes (each 44 min, 39 sec.)
- Date
- 1969, 1997
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of a 1969 letter from Senator A[rthur] W. Roebuck, responding to a thank-you letter sent by Mrs. Sydney Cooper and Mrs. Minden, co-chairs of Crown Gifts division, and Mrs. Allen A. Small, chair of the Women's Division of UJA. The letter refers to the recent visit of a group of women who visited the Parliament buildings in Ottawa and were received by Senator Roebuck. The other items in the accession are a video and guidebook set entitled 'Untying the Bonds... Jewish Divorce: a GET Education Video & Guidebook, Fall 1997."
- Custodial History
- The records were in the office of Frances Goldstein, associate director for Top Gifts at UJA's Centre for Philanthropy, before being transferred to the OJA. Goldstein was formerly the head of Women's Campaign.
- Administrative History
- The Canadian Coalition of Jewish Women for the GET was composed of all the major Jewish women's organizations, which joined forces in the late 1980s to have the federal Divorce Act amended. The Jewish Women's Federation was one of these organizations; the others were Jewish Women International of Canada, Emunah Women of Canada, Hadassah-WIZO Organization of Canada, Na’amat Canada, Canadian ORT, Women’s Federation CJA, National Council of Jewish Women of Canada, Status of Women Committee of Canadian Jewish Congress and Women’s League of Conservative Judaism. In 1990, as part of a lobbying group that included B'nai Brith, Canadian Jewish Congress, and religious groups of all faiths, the Coalition succeeded in having a protective clause added to the Divorce Act, ensuring that no spouse should retain barriers to the religious remarriage of their ex-spouse in a divorce in Canada. The Coalition went on after its successful legislative reform campaign to produce an educational video on Jewish divorce and continue with its activism and public awareness building.
- Subjects
- Women
- Get (Jewish law)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-6-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-6-7
- Material Format
- architectural drawing (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 5 architectural drawings (pdf)
- Date
- [1992?]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of five PDF files of architectural drawings for the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre. Three files show the floorplans for the three floors of the centre, and two files show the renovations to the building.
- Custodial History
- The original plans are in the possession of Makrimichalos Cugini Architects.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-6-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-6-5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- sound recording
- moving images
- textual record
- object
- Physical Description
- 187 photographs : b&w and col. ; 24 x 20 cm or smaller
- 20 audiocassettes
- 10 videocassettes
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 object
- Date
- [193-]-2006
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists predominantly of records collected by Bess Shockett in her work with UJA Federation's Committee for Yiddish and Friends of Yiddish. The accession also contains some personal family records. The photographs document programmes of the Committee for Yiddish in the late 1980s and 1990s, including an outdoor Yiddish concert, several International Conferences of Yiddish Clubs (1995, 1998, 1999), Sunday morning Yiddish classes, and a 1993 Hanukah concert. There are also three photographs of the New Fraternal Jewish Association and its celebration of J. B. Salsberg's eightieth birthday in 1980. The videocassettes contain recordings of other events including a storytelling workshop, Purim Mystery Night, a farewell for Miriam Waddington and several Sof Vokh (weekend retreat) programmes of 1993.
- The twenty cassette tapes feature panel discussions, lectures and interviews, including "Yiddish education," "Yiddish and the Media," "Yiddish and the Younger Generation," "Yiddish and the Performing Arts," and "Yiddish Language and Translation." There are several interviews with Yiddish poet Avrom Sutzkever, as well as two Toronto Yiddish concerts. Other tapes contain radio interviews with [Aaron?] Lansky; "Chava Rosenfarb--Book Fair", 1988; "Plenary reports and presentations"; and an episode of the program The Forward Hour on Peretz Miransky, an influential Polish writer in the inter-war years.
- Personal records in the accession consist of family snapshots dating from the 1930s and 1940s. These were taken in Israel and include images of farming, landscapes, travel, a canal, groups of people, city buildings, and processions. These photos all have Yiddish writing on the back. There is one formal portrait, ca. 1890s, of an elderly Jewish man. As well, there is a folder of original and photocopied poetry (in Yiddish) written by a Jack Shockett.
- Accession also includes a Yiddish typewriter, in case, that Bess used in the late 1960s/early 1970s when the Committee for Yiddish was under Congress.
- Custodial History
- Records were entrusted to the estate of Bess Shockett after her death, and given to her Committee for Yiddish colleague Ethel Cooper, who brought them to the archives.
- Administrative History
- Bess Shockett was born in the Ukraine in 1919. Her father, Solomon Maltin, was the mayor of the town and helped establish a number of Jewish community institutions. He and his wife had two sons along with Bess: Sam and Ben. In 1925, the family moved to Montreal. As an adolescent, Bess became very active in the Jewish community and joined the United Jewish People's Order. She helped organize a union for workers in the knitting industry and later did the same for fur workers. She also travelled to Winnipeg to organize a laundry workers union. She met her husband, Barry Shockett, in Toronto and they married in 1952 and had three children: Michael, Elka and Eric. Bess eventually became very active in the Toronto Jewish community, particularly in regards to supporting and launching several innovative Yiddish programs. She staffed the office of CJC's Committee for Yiddish in its early years, and was Director from 1974 to 1989. She helped found the Friends of Yiddish in 1985 and served as executive vice-president until her death on August 27, 2007.
- Descriptive Notes
- There is little written material; what there is (captions and poetry) is mostly in Yiddish; some captions are in English.
- Subjects
- Committees
- Yiddish language
- Name Access
- Committee for Yiddish (Toronto, Ont.)
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-6-14
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-6-14
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 4.2 m of graphic, textual and audio/video material
- Date
- [197-?]-[2008?]
- Scope and Content
- This accession primarily consists of photographs documenting the events and activities of UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, as well as the staff and lay leadership. The events pictured include missions, rallies, fly-ins, telethons, Major Gifts dinners, March of the Living, and Birthright. They also include Campaign divisions like Women’s Division, Young Accountants, and Young Leadership and its program Hands On Toronto ("HOT”). Organizations include Knesseth Israel Synagogue, JCC, the Zaglembier and Ostrovtzer societies, and Bernard Betel Centre. One cubic foot box consists entirely of photographs of Israel @ 50 programs including the “Night of a Lifetime.” There is also a large Israel @ 50 scrapbook of clippings, programs, and feature articles. Two boxes of photographs contain portraits filed by name.
- There is a small amount of textual records in the accession, which include binders of newsclippings and brochures kept by the Creative Department, Tomorrow Campaign folios and booklets, and Central Campus vision documents from 2002. As well, there are sixty-eight CDs and DVDs, most of which are promotional videos relating to the Tomorrow Campaign and other UJA campaigns. There are also DVDs of 2008 UJA Big Ideas Forum and one cassette tape of the 2002 annual Lion of Judea luncheon. Finally, there is a DVCam cassette of the 2006 Campaign Closing celebration.
- Custodial History
- The records were in the custody of the Creative Department of UJA Federation of Greater Toronto. As part of Federation's "purge day" on 5 June 2009, the department gathered together their materials and transferred them to the archives.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Name Access
- UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-12-8
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-12-8
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 98 photographs (jpg)
- 1 optical disc (5 mins.)
- Date
- [2000?]-2007
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of ninety-eight photographs of the arrival in Israel of a Taglit-Birthright Israel group in May 2007. The trip celebrated Toronto's 10,000th participant in the programme, David Stein, and he is the subject of most of the photographs. The images are of the group's arrival at the airport in Israel and in front of their tour bus. Accession also includes a DVD video about Canadian youth's nifgashim (encounters) with soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces as part of the Taglit-Birthright Israel program.
- Name Access
- Canada Israel Experience
- Stein, David
- Places
- Israel
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-12-15
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-12-15
- Material Format
- textual record
- moving images
- graphic material (electronic)
- sound recording
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records
- 3 videocassettes
- 10 optical discs (196 mins., 38 secs.)
- 1278 photographs (jpg)
- Date
- 2000-2009
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of programmes and invitations for Campaign events including Major Gifts, telethons, missions, the Ben Gurion Society, Women's Philanthropy and other divisions' events. There are also three videocassettes with videos for Campaign 2002 ("Israel is Calling"), Campaign 2000 ("The Campaign For Our Children"), and the Campaign 2000 Launch ("Wings of a Butterfly"). Also included in the accession are 10 DVDs, containing: campaign videos for the years 2003 to 2009; a video conference on Jewish morality held for lay leaders in 2003; an audio-only recording of remarks by Professor Alan Dershowitz in 2002; and a canvasser motivation video produced by Federation. There are additional CDs with photographs relating to Hineni, Vision, L.O.J.E., H.O.T. Toronto (Young Leadership Division), Ben Gurion Society, missions and United Israel Appeal Canada; finally, there are audio recordings of speakers from the 2008 2nd Annual UJA Federation Big Ideas Forum. For a detailed list, click here: file://s-oja01\data\Description\Campaign\Creative%20CDs.doc
- Use Conditions
- Copyright of campaign videos is owned by the production company and NOT by UJA Federation. Researchers must contact Len Pearl to obtain copyright clearance to reproduce these videos. Researchers must be able to specify the exact video and clip when requesting copyright permission.
- Subjects
- Charities
- Fund raising
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-12-16
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-12-16
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- moving images
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 optical disc (92 mins., 48 secs.)
- 1 optical disc (8 mins., 40 secs.)
- 265 photographs (jpg)
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 2007-2008
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records relating to UJA Top Gifts events. The 2007 records include a printed invitation; an unfinished promotional Top Gifts video; and a professionally-produced DVD containing the Top Gifts Dinner program, including videos of speakers and the polished Top Gifts video (the two promo videos are similar but not identical). Another CD holds the Top Gifts Reception of the Campaign Launch in September 2007. For 2008, the records consist of a printed invitation to the Top Gifts Dinner and a CD with 120 photos from the event.
- Use Conditions
- UJA Federation meeting minutes and general correspondence are closed for 10 years from date of creation. Contracts and donor agreements are permanently closed.
- Descriptive Notes
- Photographs from 2008 by Caley Taylor.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-1-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-1-5
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 1 DVD ( ca. 96 min.)
- Date
- 2006
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one DVD recording of the Rally for Truth, Light and Freedom. The DVD covers the entire presentation, including speakers Linda Frum Sokolowski, Father Raymond De Souza, Peter Van Loan, Michael Bryant, Martin Maxwell, Max Eisen, and William McBurney; keynote speaker Professer Alan Dershowitz; and archival footage of a concentration camp liberation that was screened at the rally.
- Administrative History
- The Rally for Truth, Light and Freedom: Iran Exposed was held at Beth Tzedec Congregation on Thursday December 21, 2006 to express opposition to Iran's Holocaust denial conference. It was sponsored by a coalition of more than 120 Jewish and non-Jewish organizations, including the Archdiocese of Toronto's Office of Ecumenical and Interfaith Affairs, the National Congress of Italian-Canadians, the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews, and the Hindu Conference of Canada. Organizational support was provided by UJA Federation of Greater Toronto; Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region; and the Holocaust Centre of Toronto. Mark Anshan of UJA coordinated the event.
- Subjects
- Holocaust denial
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-2-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-2-2
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 87 photographs : col. (jpg)
- 1 DVD (approx. 10 mins.)
- Date
- 1946-1949, 1980-2009
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs of synagogue exteriors, cornerstones, and doorways around Ontario, as well as in the cities of Moncton, Rouyn-Noranda, Saint John, St. John's, Victoria, and Winnipeg. There is one interior shot of the sanctuary of Beth-El Synagogue in St. John's, Newfoundland. The accession also contains a DVD with three home movies dated 1946 to 1949. The movies are of a wedding in Goel Tzedec Synagogue in Toronto, a bar mitzvah, and cottage scenes in Beaverton.
- 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
- Some jpg files contain two or three images scanned together.
- Subjects
- Amateur films
- Judaism--Customs and practices
- Synagogue architecture
- Name Access
- Beth El Synagogue (St. John's, N.L.)
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Places
- Beaverton (Ont.)
- Moncton (N.B.)
- Rouyn-Noranda (Québec)
- Saint John (N.B.)
- St. John's (N.L.)
- Victoria (B.C.)
- Winnipeg (Man.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-5-17
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-5-17
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 1 DVD ( 58 mins., 41 secs.)
- Date
- 2010
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of 1 DVD titled "Reclaiming Our Pride: A documentary film about Pride and Prejudice" by Martin Gladstone. The film explores the controversy that surrounded the 2009 Gay Pride Parade generated by the inclusion of groups that branded Israel an apartheid state.
- Descriptive Notes
- Produced by Queer Films Corporation.
- Subjects
- Gay pride parades
- Israel
- Sexual minorities
- Name Access
- Gladstone, Martin
- Pride Toronto
- Queers Against Israeli Apartheid
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-5-19
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-5-19
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 2 DVDs
- Date
- 2003
- Scope and Content
- This accession contains one original and one copy of a digital video recording documentary relating to the life of Colonel Jack Marshall. It was produced by his nephew, Dr. Lawrence Gaum in 2003.
- Administrative History
- Jack Marshall was born in 1919 in Glace Bay, Cape Breton. His parents were Louis and Rose and he was the seventh of 11 children. His father owned a tailor shop and made a fair living. Unfortunately, Louis passed away in 1933 and the family had a difficult time making ends meet after his death during the Depression years. Jack was a fair student and a talented athlete. After he graduated, he completed a year of business studies at Mount Allison University but had to drop out due to lack of funds.
- He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Ordinance Corps on 6 May 1942. He was first stationed in Aldershot, England, where he was selected as a pre-officer cadet. Rather than attending officer training school, Jack decided to join the North Shore New Brunswick Regiment and head off for battle. His regiment partiicpated in the Normandy Beach invasion in 1944. He served for 58 days and after surviving that bloody battle, he returned to England to complete his officer training courses. After he graduated, he was appointed a Lieutenant with the Canadian Infantry Corps. For the following year he served in Holland and Germany and took over the D Company platoon.
- While in England, he married Sylvia Rothman who was from Britain. Towards the end of the war, he was promoted to the rank of Captain. The couple moved to Canada and established roots in Glace Bay and later Cornerbrook, Newfoundland, where they had their three children. Jack opened up a chain of drug stores on the island. In 1950, he joined the Royal Newfoundland Regiment and was promoted in 1953 to Major and Commander. He later was raised to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and ultimately in 1959, was apointed Commander of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment.
- In 1968 he decided to run for office for the Federal Conservative Party.He won his seat and served as the MP for his riding up until 1974. In 1978, Prime Minister Trudeau named him to the Senate. He subsequently established and chaired the Senate Sub-Committee on Veterans Affairs. During this time and later on, he became known as one of the great advocates for Canadian veterans. During the 1990s, in fact, he served as National Commander of the Jewish Veterans and was later appointed grand president of the Canadian Legion.
- He retired from the Senate in 1994 at the age of 75 and opened up a bed and breakfast with his second wife, Evelyn White. In 2004, Jack Marshall passed away at the age of 84.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-8-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-8-4
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 4 film reels (ca. 65 min.) : col. si. ; 8 mm
- Date
- 1952-1967
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of film reels that document the Walters family of Toronto. Included is one reel of a family gathering at Niagara Falls and Crystal Beach (1952), two reels of Marshall Walters' bar mitzvah (1966), and one reel of Donna Walters' sweet 16 birthday party (1967).
- Administrative History
- Benjamin Walters was born in Poland in 1922 to Rachael and Max Walters. He immigrated with his family to Toronto, Canada around 1927. His father was a watchmaker and jeweler. Benjamin learned the trade from his father and with his wife Sylvia, operated their own business on Queen Street East called Sunnybrook Credit Jewelers.
- Benjamin married Sylvia (nee Midanik) on January 10, 1950. Born in 1926, Sylvia was one of three children born to Sarah (nee Pullen) and Alick “Smokey Joe” Midanik. Alick was a real estate developer on Elizabeth Street.
- Together, Benjamin and Sylvia had two children: Donna (b. 8 March 1951) and Marshall (b. 27 March 1953). In his youth, Marshall sold flowers on the streets of downtown Toronto. He died at a young age in a car accident in Africa during his summer vacation from university.
- Donna took secretary courses at Seneca College and worked at various law firms until she became a mother. She married Gerald Swartz on November 21, 1976 and they had a son, Mark (b. 6 July 1978), and twin girls, Debra and Shari (b. 21 March 1981). Gerald was an accountant.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-10-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-10-3
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 3 videocassettes (ca. 65 min)
- Date
- 1989-1996
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a UJA Federation Operation Exodus campaign video (1993), a UJA Federation Community Matters campaign video (1996), and a Toronto Jewish Congress video documenting a book award night (1989).
- Use Conditions
- UJA Federation meeting minutes and general correspondence are closed for 10 years from date of creation. Contracts and donor agreements are permanently closed.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-10-12
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-10-12
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual recrods
- 1 videocassette
- 16 photographs : b&w ; 57 x 20 cm or smaller
- Date
- 1939-1964
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of records related to the Montrose Bowling League as well as several softball leagues in the city, including the Lizzies and the E. Baer Fur Supplys (sic) and Associated Furnituver Soft-ball team. Also included is the video of the cornerstone laying at the Temple Anshei Sholom in Hamilton in 1949.
- Custodial History
- The records belonged to Ben and Sally Robinson, the uncle and aunt of the donor. They were subsequently in the posession of the donor when they were gifted to the Archives on Oct. 26, 2010.
- Administrative History
- Ben and Sally Robinson were both founding members of the Montrose Bowling League, the first all-Jewish mixed bowling league in the city. The league had an active membership and also organized other social events such as drama groups and general banquets. Ben Robinson was also once involved in several softball leagues in the city, including the Lizzies.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-10-13
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-10-13
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 1 videocassette (ca. 12 minutes)
- Date
- 2000
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one B'nai Brith Youth Organization (BBYO Toronto) tribute video for the 75th anniversary of Aleph Zadik Aleph, B'nai B'rith Girls.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-10-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-10-7
- Material Format
- architectural drawing (electronic)
- graphic material (electronic)
- textual record (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 3 compact discs
- Date
- 1976-2008
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of three CDs containing 1. The original plans created by Jerome Markson for the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre along with relevant photographs and documents. These records were created between 1976 and 1984 and were digitized in 2007. 2. The mechanical as-builts for the Lipa Green Centre's Family Pavillion, created in 2008. 3. The drawings and specs issued for construction of the Lipa Green Centre's Family Pavillion created in May 2008.
- Custodial History
- The discs were in the possession of Stephanie Olin Chapman, Facilities Developer for the UJA Federation's Tomorrow Campaign.They were loaned to the Archives for copying and returned on Oct. 28, 2010.
- Administrative History
- UJA Federation's Tomorrow Campaign is Canada’s largest non-profit community development project. It is Federation's response to the need for new facilities and services brought about by the growth of Toronto’s Jewish community. The Tomorrow Campaign is mandated with the fundraising and creation of three campuses for Jewish life in the GTA. The Downtown District, serving Toronto's growing Jewish population in the city core, is anchored by the new Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre at Bloor & Spadina and the Wolfond Centre for Jewish Campus Life at Harbord & Huron. The new Sherman Campus, on Bathurst north of Sheppard, will include the new Prosserman Family Jewish Community Centre, where the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre is currently located, a new Koffler Centre for the Arts, a new National Centre for Jewish Heritage including the Canadian Jewish Musuem, the Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre and a renovated Lipa Green Building for Jewish Community Services. The Lebovic Jewish Community Campus, at Bathurst & Weldrick north of Rutherford, is designed to provide programs and services for York Region's Jewish community of 60,000 - the fastest growing in Canada. The Lebovic Campus will be highlighted by the Kimel Family Education Centre, housing the northern branch of the Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto (CHAT); the Schwartz-Reisman Centre offering recreational, educational, cultural, social and fitness facilities; community services; a United Synagogue Day School and other schools as well.
- Use Conditions
- UJA Federation meeting minutes and general correspondence are closed for 10 years from date of creation. Contracts and donor agreements are permanently closed.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2011-4-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2011-4-3
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 1 DVD
- Date
- July 1985
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one DVD copy of a July 1985 interview of Dr. Stephen Speisman by the donor, recorded at the TJC Archives. Dr. Speisman discusses his family's connections with the Gold family because of their common background in Ostrow, Poland. He also talks about the socialist views of many Jewish immigrants, the factors influencing their desire to emigrate in the First World War era, their early experiences learning English, the reasons for Anglicizing their names, and the cultural values that Polish Jews brought to Canadian life.
- Custodial History
- DVD copy created from original videocassette created by the donor.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Descriptive Notes
- Use Conditions: Any re-use requires written permission of the donor.
- Subjects
- Immigrants--Canada
- Families
- Socialism
- Name Access
- Speisman, Stephen A., 1943-
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2011-8-10
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2011-8-10
- Material Format
- textual record
- sound recording
- moving images
- Physical Description
- ca. 10 cm of textual records
- 1 audio disc : vinyl
- 1 DVD
- Date
- 1977-2006
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records documenting Cyrel's involvement in various Jewish organization's, including; Community Planning and Allocations (CP&A), Cultural Services Planning and Allocations Committee (CSPAC), the CJC Archives Committee (Ontario Jewish Archives), the UJA Federation (Toronto Jewish Congress) Board of Directors, the Latner Library (Jewish Public Library), and the Canadian Jewish Congress. Included are meeting minutes, reports, correspondence, a vinyl record issued by CJC and the Jewish Student Federation of York University entitled "Let my People Go", event invitations, and brochures.
- Also included are Jewish Women's Forum newsletters, Ashkenaz festival brochures, a Pardes Shalom Memorial Garden video, a Leah Posluns Theatre production booklet, and event invitations for the Narayever Congregation.
- Use Conditions
- UJA Federation meeting minutes and general correspondence are closed for 10 years from date of creation. Contracts and donor agreements are permanently closed.
- Name Access
- Troster, Cyrel
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2011-8-6
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2011-8-6
- Material Format
- textual record
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 4.2 m of textual records
- 8 DVDs
- Date
- [199-]-[2010]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records related to the legal operations and activities of UJA Federation of Greater Toronto during the 1990s and the 2000s. Records relate to a number of key events and institutions, including the legal reorganization of UJA Federation. There is no discernable order to the way in which the files have been arranged in the box. Each file is labelled with the title of the agency, organization or event to which it pertains. The files largely consist of correspondence and legal documents but they also contain reports, trial transcripts, financial records and a few DVDs titled: Rally For Sderot, Stand with Israel - UJA Israel Emergency campaign 2007, Israel Emergency Campaign Launch 2007, Hezbollah Terror Conflict, Rally for Truth, Light & Freedom, The Big Ideas Forum, Remembering Israel's MIA's Nov. 21/07, and Antisemitism in Canada.
- Custodial History
- The records were in the possession of Mark Anshan, legal counsel for UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, prior to him vacating this position in August 2011.
- Use Conditions
- UJA Federation meeting minutes and general correspondence are closed for 10 years from date of creation. Contracts and donor agreements are permanently closed.
- Name Access
- UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2011-9-6
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2011-9-6
- Material Format
- graphic material
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 22 photographs : b&w and col. ; 16 x 10 cm and 7 x 9 cm
- 1 DVD
- Date
- [197-]-[198-]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of 22 copy photographs documenting the political and personal career of Philip White, former mayor of York, as well as one DVD entitled the Life of Philip White, produced by Knowledge Media Design Institute in the Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto. Several of the photographs also depict politicians such as Nathan Phillips, Phil Givens, Paul Godfrey, Pierre Trudeau, David Crombie, Bob Rae and Mel Lastman.
- Administrative History
- Philip Cecil White was a Jewish mayor of York, a borough of the pre-amalgamated Toronto, from 1970 to 1978. He was the longest serving mayor of the region since 1850. He was also a pharmacist and owned White's pharmacy with his brother Murray at Jane St. and St. Clair Ave. from 1950 to 1972.
- Phil White was born in Toronto on October 23, 1923 to Harry and Sara (Steinhart) White, immigrants from Poland and Austria. He attended Harbord Collegiate and graduated from the University of Toronto in Pharmacy. He first served as alderman from 1959 to 1968, then as controller from 1968 to 1970 and again from 1982 to 1988. White was with partner Trudy Appleby from 1987 to 2013, following a first marriage to Helen Strachman from 1950 to 1978. He has four children, Bryon, Glenna, Lesley and Kevin. Philip White passed away on June 8, 2013.
- Subjects
- Mayors--Canada
- Name Access
- White, Philip, 1923-2013
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2012-3-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2012-3-7
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 2 CDs (1:22 and 52:15)
- Date
- 2009-2010
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of two CDs of the Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto's Book of Life ceremonies from 2009 and 2010. The CDs feature introductions and speeches as well as individual recognition of the honourees.
- Custodial History
- The CDs were transferred by Janice Benatar, senior endowment associate for the Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto.
- Administrative History
- The Book of Life, established by the Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto in 2003, is an ever-growing collection of stories written by donors who have left a legacy to the Jewish community by way of a bequest in their will, a life insurance policy, or with a permanent endowment fund at the Foundation. The Book of Life is stored at the Lipa Green Centre where it is also available in digital format. It is also on the internet; see http://www.feduja.org/bookoflife/.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Descriptive Notes
- Availability of other formats: VLC media file.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2012-4-6
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2012-4-6
- Material Format
- moving images
- sound recording
- Physical Description
- 4 videocassettes (ca. 2.5 hr.) : VHS
- 4 audio cassettes (ca. 4 hr.)
- Date
- [198-]-2003
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of four VHS tapes:
- JIAS, "We Are Our Brother's Keeper", ca. 1982; 22 minutes.
- Board of Jewish Education principals and administrators program at Blue Mountain in Colllingwood, Oct. 1995; 1 hour, 35 minutes.
- Bernard Betel english language program for Russian seniors graduation, June 27, 1994; 33 minutes.
- March of the Living, 2003; 63 minutes.
- Accession also consists of 4 cassette tapes:
- Julie and Esther Goodbaum's 50th (birthdays?) featuring Cantor David Bagley at Beth Sholom Synagogue, Jne 25, 1994; 90 minutes.
- Congregation Habonim presents Esther Ghan-Firestone: Echoes of the Past: a celebration of Yiddish song, 1991.
- Toronto Boys Choir, [198-]; 90 minutes.
- Toronto's Eitz Chaim Boys Choir, directed by Yehuda Gilden,
- Custodial History
- There is no acquisiton information on these items. It is quite possible that they all originated from the Toronto Jewish Media Library and were given to the OJA during its restructuring.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2012-5-6
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2012-5-6
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 6 film reels (ca. 120 min.) : col., si. ; 16 mm
- Date
- [ca. 1955]-[ca.1965]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of home movies documenting various vacations and graduations of the Shields family. Included are films of trips taken by Harry and Esther to Mexico, Disneyland in California, New York City and other American cities. Also included is footage of a cruise Harry and Esther took on the SS Shalom cruise liner and Mel Shields graduation in California.
- Administrative History
- Melvin Shields was born in 1940 and was raised in Toronto. He was the son of Harry and Esther (née Iseman) Shields. Harry came to Canada after the First World War with his parents and attended school in Toronto. His family name was Sheldlowsky, which was changed to Shields before he married Esther in 1937. They had another son Lorne, who was born in 1943. During their early years of marriage, the couple lived with Esther's parents, Rose and Harry. During the war, the Iseman's helped bring to Canada two Jewish boys, the Furman's, from England. The boys stayed with friends of the family when they arrived in Canada. The boys' parents wrote to the Iseman's and were very appreciative of the sacrifices they made for their children. The family took many trips together to Niagara Falls, Pontypool and other camping resorts. The couple also took trips with friends and adult family members to Acapulco and Miami. When they were older, the boys were sent to summer camps such as Camp Tamarack and Camp Rockwood, where Mel was a counsellor. Harry owned a sportswear business called Shields Sportswear Ltd., which was located at 349 Queen Street West. Esther served on the board of the Mozirer Society for many years.
- Use Conditions
- None.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2012-6-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2012-6-1
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 20 film reels (ca. 2 hr., 50 min.) : col., si. ; 8 mm
- 3 DVDs (ca. 2 hr., 50 min.)
- Date
- [196-]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of 8 mm home movie films documenting the Goldenberg family of Toronto. Included is footage of Neil Goldenberg's bar mitzvah at Clanton Park Synagogue (13 Feb. 1965), various family trips to Florida, California and other cities, the family at a Conklin fair, family gatherings at home, and the family at the Toronto Islands. Also included is every day footage of the family around their house, including shots of the children tobogganing, skating and playing hockey in the winter.
- Custodial History
- Films were donated c/o Barbara Barak (UJA Federation)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2012-6-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2012-6-5
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 6 films : pos. ; 16 mm and 8 mm
- Date
- [ca. 1957]-1969
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of 5 films documenting United Jewish Appeal (UJA) study missions to Israel in 1958, 1959, 1960, 1968 and 1969. A notation on the 1960 study mission reel indicates that there is also material related to Alvin Rosenberg. Two of the reels have notations indicating possible YMHA material as well. The sole 8 mm film dates from approximately 1957 and features the UJA offices at 150 and 152 Beverley Street, the Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital, the YMHA at Bloor and Spadina, Associated Hebrew Schools on Neptune, and Camp Fundale on the grounds of what would become the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre and the Lipa Green building.
- Custodial History
- There is no acquisition information on these films. The accession number was assigned by the archivist.
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2012-9-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2012-9-1
- Material Format
- textual record (electronic)
- graphic material (electronic)
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 72 CDs and DVDs
- Date
- 1999-2005
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of 72 CDs and DVDs containing the records of the Tomorrow Campaign documenting the Downtown (Miles Nadal JCC and Wolfond Centre), Central (Sherman) and City North (Lebovic) campuses. Included are architectural drawings, renderings, photographic images, videos, reports, powerpoint presentations and promotional material.
- Custodial History
- The records were left in the creative department by an unknown person. They were given to the Archives by Yael Maayani after she failed to locate the owner.
- Administrative History
- UJA Federation's Tomorrow Campaign is Canada’s largest non-profit community development project. It is Federation's response to the need for new facilities and services brought about by the growth of Toronto’s Jewish community. The Tomorrow Campaign is mandated with the fundraising and creation of three campuses for Jewish life in the GTA. The Downtown District, serving Toronto's growing Jewish population in the city core, is anchored by the new Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre at Bloor & Spadina and the Wolfond Centre for Jewish Campus Life at Harbord & Huron. The new Sherman Campus, on Bathurst north of Sheppard, will include the new Prosserman Family Jewish Community Centre, where the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre is currently located, a new Koffler Centre for the Arts, a new National Centre for Jewish Heritage including the Canadian Jewish Musuem, the Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre and a renovated Lipa Green Building for Jewish Community Services. The Lebovic Jewish Community Campus, at Bathurst & Weldrick north of Rutherford, is designed to provide programs and services for York Region's Jewish community of 60,000 - the fastest growing in Canada. The Lebovic Campus will be highlighted by the Kimel Family Education Centre, housing the northern branch of the Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto (CHAT); the Schwartz-Reisman Centre offering recreational, educational, cultural, social and fitness facilities; community services; a United Synagogue Day School and other schools as well.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
Troster family
[moving images, graphic material, textual record]
– 1939-1993, predominant 1939-1962.
- Accession Number
- 2013-1-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2013-1-1
- Material Format
- moving images
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 3 film reels (ca. 12 min.) : col., si. ; 8 mm
- 7 photographs
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1939-1993, predominant 1939-1962
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting the activities of Cyrel Troster and her family. Included is a Coronet Club invitation to an annual charity ball in aid of German refugees (1939), a fyler advertising the 100th anniversary of Beth Tzedec synagogue, a brochure for a Jewish Women's Voices conference (1993), and photographs of a Brownie group celebrating Purim at Clanton Park synagogue, a talent show at Camp Timberlane, and campers at Camp New Moon and Camp Shalom. Also included are home movies of a Jewish Cub Scout parade featuring Joel Troster and visiting day at Camp Tamarack and Camp Shalom. Identified in the photographs are: Cyrel Troster and Larry Troster. The home movies were filmed by Cyrel's father, Jack Troster.
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2013-4-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2013-4-3
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 2 film reels (ca. 6 min.) : b&w, si. ; 8 mm
- Date
- 1951-1952
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of two 8 mm film reels documenting the activities of Norman Burns and his family. Included is a film with footage of a Jewish resort near Muskoka (likely Arcadia House in Port Carling), such as shots of men leaving their cabins, diving in the water, men and women sun tanning and playing on a beach, men and women dressed in costume and men playing cards. Also included is a film documenting a family Passover seder.
- Subjects
- Outdoor recreation
- Vacations
- Name Access
- Burns, Norman
- Places
- Port Carling, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2013-7-10
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2013-7-10
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 1 film reel (ca. 30 min.) : col., si. ; 8mm
- Date
- 1973-1976
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one home movie documenting Eric Slavens and his family. Included is footage of a birthday party, the family playing hockey in front of their home, Eric and his son playing in their front lawn, and Eric's children celebrating Halloween. Also included is footage of Eric and his family at a family farm owned by Eric's parents in Dundalk, Ontario.
- Subjects
- Families
- Name Access
- Slavens family
- Places
- Toronto, Ont.
- Dundalk, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2013-7-8
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2013-7-8
- Material Format
- textual record
- moving images
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 optical disc (48:20 min.) : col. ; DVD
- 35 photographs : col. ; 16 x 11 cm
- Date
- 2006-2012
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records related to the military career of Corporal Tamar Freeman, particularly her 6-month deployment to Kandahar, Afghanistan. Included is postcard and email correspondence sent to her parents detailing issues of camp life, her religious observance, as well as her role as a medic; a DVD of the film "Sisters in Arms" written and directed by Tamar's sister, Beth Freeman; newspaper clippings and articles on Tamar and the film "Sisters in Arms"; photographs of Tamar receiving an award from the Canadian Jewish Congress, of her family greeting her at the airport upon return to Canada, a portrait of Tamar with another soldier and General Hillier, as well as images taken of fellow soldiers and the surroundings while in Afghanistan.
- Administrative History
- Corporal Tamar Freeman (1967-) is the daughter of Harvey and Gilda Freeman. She began her military career as an army reservist in 1990. As a reservist, she committed one day per week and one weekend per month to working in hospitals on board ships and in defence research facilities. In 2006, she joined the regular infantry as a medic in the Second Field Ambulance unit. She served in Kandahar for 6 months between 2006 and 2007 as a medic treating wounded soldiers, Afghan allies and civilians. She also served as part of the Provincial Reconstruction Team at a village medical clinic. She received the Alan Rose Award for International Human Dignity from the Canadian Jewish Congress in 2007. Corporal Freeman is currently stationed at Base Borden in Ontario.
- Use Conditions
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Descriptive Notes
- Use restrictions note: Personal emails are confidential and require the permission of Tamar Freeman before accessing.
- Subjects
- Afghan War, 2001-
- Soldiers--Canada
- Name Access
- Freeman, Tamar
- Places
- Afghanistan
- Source
- Archival Accessions