- Accession Number
- 1986-7-9
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1986-7-9
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 13 m of textual records and graphic material
- Date
- 1936-1983
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records documenting the operations of the Hamilton Jewish Federation, the United Jewish Welfare Fund of Hamilton, the Hamilton Talmud Torah, the Jewish Board of Education of Hamilton and the Hamilton Jewish Community Centre. Included are meeting minutes, subject files, correspondence files, newsletters, student files and photographs related to all areas of Jewish life in the city.
- Shelf 84-4: Audio Reels (2); posters; ledger; reports
- Map Cabinet 1, drawer 8: Chail Folk Ensemble Poster, (January 11, 1975)
- Use Conditions
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.
- MG_RG
- MG2 O2A
- MG2 O2B
- MG2 M2A
- MG2 N2A
- MG2 G2A
- MG2 G2B
- Name Access
- Hamilton Jewish Federation
- Hamilton Jewish Community Centre
- Council of Jewish Organizations (Hamilton, Ont.)
- United Jewish Welfare Fund (Hamilton, Ont.)
- Jewish Board of Education (Hamilton, Ont.)
- Places
- Hamilton, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1979-9-9
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1979-9-9
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1975
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one 25th Anniversary book for the Hamilton Jewish Community Centre.
- MG_RG
- MG 2 N2A
- Subjects
- Anniversaries
- Name Access
- Hamilton Jewish Community Centre
- Places
- Hamilton, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1979-9-37
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1979-9-37
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (1 vol.)
- Date
- 1969
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a book entitled "History of Beth Jacob Congregation, 1896-1969", published in honour of the Hamilton congregation's 80th anniversary.
- Administrative History
- Beth Jacob Congregation was founded in 1886 by an Orthodox faction of the Reform Congregation Anshe Sholom, who withdrew from the congregation three years earlier to form an Orthodox minyan, due to differing views on the celebration of Rosh Hashanah.
- Descriptive Notes
- Beth Jacob Congregation.
- Hamilton.
- Multicultural History Society of Ontario.
- Subjects
- Anniversaries
- Synagogues
- Name Access
- Beth Jacob Synagogue (Hamilton, Ont.)
- Places
- Hamilton, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-6-22
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-6-22
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
- Date
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a photograph of Sam Gryfe with his family and the Silverman family, and a photo of Sam Gryfe with a horse and cart in Hamilton, Ontario.
- Descriptive Notes
- Related material note: See photo #4517 for another photo of Sam Gryfe with his horse and cart in Hamilton.
- Name Access
- Gryfe, Sam
- Places
- Hamilton, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Name
- Jack Shapiro
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 1973
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Jack Shapiro
- Number
- OH 31
- Interview Date
- 1973
- Quantity
- 1
- Interviewer
- Morris Silbert
- AccessionNumber
- 1978-2-2
- Conservation
- Copied August 2003
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Conditional access. Researchers must receive permission from the interviewee or their heir prior to accessing the interview. Please contact the OJA for more information.
- Biography
- Jack served as a private in the 4th Division Algonquin Tank Corps in the Canadian military in Holland. He worked as a pants presser in Toronto when he first emigrated from Poland in 1927. He lived in both Toronto and Hamilton.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Geographic Access
- Toronto, Ont.
- Hamilton, Ont.
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Transcript
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 31 - Shapiro\OH31_Log.doc
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Accession Number
- 2014-1-16
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2014-1-16
- Material Format
- moving images
- textual record
- textual record (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 document (electronic)
- 4 DVDs
- 1 scrapbook
- Date
- 1988-2001
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material relating to the Maccabees Royal Canadian Legion branch 343, including a 1998 membership register, poppy sale information, correspondence and notes regarding Ben Sussman's application for a lifetime membership, information about the ticket sales and a copy of the certificate from 1997 JNF tribute dinner that honoured Albert and Pearl Cohen, and planning notes for the 50th anniversary banquet of the Maccabees in 1995. The accession also contains the draft of Albert Cohen's speech that he presented at the 50th anniversary dinner, as well as newspaper clippings from the Hamilton Jewish News and the Canadian Jewish News relating to the Maccabees, two certificates from the Grand Order of Israel Benefit Society recognizing Albert Cohen's 40 years of membership and an award of merit, and a eulogy in Yiddish, with some translation, written by a father about the son he lost, Balinson, in the line of duty. The DVDs contain footage from the 1997 JNF dinner honouring the Cohens, including Pearl Cohen speaking about early Hamilton, one clip from 1994 of Albert Cohen telling the history of the Maccabees, and video from the 50th anniversary dinner of the Maccabees where there were various speakers including an address by the guest speaker, Commander Sam Pasternack, who spoke about the contribution of Jewish soldiers in WWII (DVD, Maccabees dinner part 3).
- Custodial History
- Michael Cohen is the son of Albert and Pearl Cohen, and was in possession of the records prior to donating them.
- Administrative History
- Albert Cohen (1918-2006) who also went by the nickname "Boomie," was born on November 12, 1918 in Hamilton, Ontario. Pearl Cohen (nee Chaunce) (1919-2008) was born in Hamilton on September 2, 1919. Albert and Pearl married in 1941. In the same year, Albert volunteered to serve in the army as a staff sargeant stationed in Hamilton. He was later discharged in May 1946 after the war. Albert then joined Hamilton's Maccabees, Branch 343 of the Royal Canadian Legion. The branch was founded in 1947 and had a membership of 150 people. The Maccabees' membership was made up of Jewish veterans of WWII, and some veterans of WWI. The branch held meetings in Hamilton's Jewish centre. Albert served as president of the branch for almost 20 years, from 1975 to around 2000. The Maccabees were quite active, and helped raise money by selling poppies for Remembrance Day. The money raised would be sent to general hospitals, veterans hospitals, and families of needy veterans. Albert passed away on August 7, 2006, and Pearl passed away April 18, 2008.
- Subjects
- Canada--Armed Forces
- World War, 1939-1945
- Name Access
- Cohen, Albert, 1918-2006
- Cohen, Pearl, 1919-2008
- Places
- Hamilton, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-9-33
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-9-33
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 2 VHS tapes
- 13 film reels : 8 mm
- Date
- 1957-1967
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of home movies documenting the Levy family of Hamilton, Ontario. Included is footage of birthday parties, children playing at their home and in parks, swimming, sailing, a football game at Ivor Wynne Stadium, a trip to Algonquin Park, family picnics, and trips to Quebec and New York.
- Administrative History
- Nancy Levy was born in 1951 to Corinne (née Cohn) and Edgar Levy. (Corinne and Edgar's name was originally Moshe Noss. He was born in the Ukraine and orphaned at an early age. Around 1921 he immigrated to Canada through the help of a Mr. Grafstein. Once in Canada, Edgar and his brothers were adopted into different families. The Levy family adopted Edgar and he took their name.
- Edgar married Corrine Cohn in 1946. Edgar had a business in Hamilton called Piston Service, which was a wholesaler for car parts. Corrine drove a truck for this business and eventually became the bookkeeper for another firm. After marriage, they lived in Hamilton at 18 West Third.
- Nancy had two younger siblings: Ann (1956–) and Lois (1958–2018). She married Wayne Greenberg in 1979 and they divorced around 1985. She studied medical lab technology at a community college and worked at various hospitals and businesses, including Henderson Hospital in Hamilton and Baycrest.
- Subjects
- Families
- Name Access
- Levy family
- Places
- Hamilton, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions