- Accession Number
- 1997-11-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1997-11-3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- [ca. 1925]-1986
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one black-and-white photograph taken of a group of campers at Camp Kindervelt in Rouge Hill. Identified in the photograph is Rae Watson (standing at the far left).
- Also included were several newspaper clippings from 1976–1986, which have been integrated into the clipping files.
- Administrative History
- Camp Kindervelt was a Labour Zionist League camp in Rough Hill, in the east end of Toronto in the Rouge Valley.
- Subjects
- Camps
- Labor Zionism
- Name Access
- Camp Kindervelt
- Shiner, Sol
- Places
- Toronto, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1993-6-6
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1993-6-6
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 14 x 9 cm and 13 x 10 cm
- Date
- [ca. 1943]
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of one photographic postcard and one negative of a group of girls at Camp Yungvelt in Pickering. Some of the girls have been identified as follows: Terry Krever is in front row on far left; Miss Simon (M. Shainhouse) is next to her in center; Miss Naomi Strauss is in the far left-hand corner; Mrs. Danilak is in back row, second from right; and "Creed" is in back row, far right.
- Subjects
- Children
- Camps
- Name Access
- Krever, Terry
- Strauss, Naomi
- Danilak, Mrs.
- Camp Yungvelt
- Places
- Pickering, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1996-3-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1996-3-3
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2.4 m of textual records and graphic materials
- Date
- [ca. 1940]-[ca.1995]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of the records created and/or accumulated by Nechemiah Knobel. They relate to the work of the Labour Zionist Alliance and the Borochov movement. Of note are a series of photographs documenting the unveiling of the Holocaust monument at Mount Sinai Cemetery in 1968. Identified individuals include Mayor Phil Givens, Allan Grossman, Ben Himel and Max Federman.
- Use Conditions
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Subjects
- Holocaust memorials
- Cemeteries
- Labor unions
- Labor Zionism
- Name Access
- Knobel, Nechemiah
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1997-4-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1997-4-2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 50 photographs : b&w and col. (24 negatives)
- Date
- 1916-1988
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs and newspaper clippings documenting the life of the Levine Family. Photographs include class pictures from Port Whitby's Brock School, Purim celebrations at Oshawa's Beth Zion Synagogue, Camp Ogama staff and camper photos, Camp Winnibagoe cabin photos and Royal Winter Fair prize winning photos.
- Use Conditions
- 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.
- Subjects
- Camp counselors
- Camps
- Farms
- Farm tractors
- Purim
- Name Access
- Camp Winnebagoe
- Places
- Oshawa (Ont.)
- Whitby (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- 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
- 1980-2-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1980-2-2
- Material Format
- text
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 15 cm of textual records and other material
- Date
- 1935-1962
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting the Workmen's Circle (Arbeiter Ring). Included are: three architectural drawings of the summer cottage for Camp Yunvelt (Pickering, Ont.); two group portraits (one with identification and one without); a bound periodical/journal from 1935; a hardcopy of Fertsik yor arbeter-ring: a geshikhte in bilder (English: Forty Years Workmen's Circle: A History in Pictures) put out by the National Executive Committee of the Workmen's Circle in 1940; a bound periodical/journal of Kultur un dertsiung (English: Culture and Education) for the year 1942; a bound periodical/journal of Der freynd (English: The Friend) for the year 1942; a booklet by Rev. Nathan Stolnitz's titled Some of the Numerous Comments and Reviews on Music in Jewish Life (1957?); a newspaper clipping titled "A bukh vom oyngt" (English: A Book That Opens) that was published in 1957; a hardcopy of Workmen's Circle, Pioneers and Builders put out by the Workmen's Circle Pioneers and Builders Committee in 1962; and two other Yiddish-language publications that have not been identified.
- Administrative History
- The Workmen's Circle (Yiddish: Arbeiter Ring) was founded in the United States by Jewish immigrants in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Circle branches were established in Canada in Montreal and Toronto in 1907 and 1908. In 1917, the Toronto branches incorporated as nonprofit organization called the Arbeiter Ring. The organization celebrated its centenery in 2017.
- Descriptive Notes
- Language: Most of the material in the accession is in Yiddish. The drawings are in English and a few of the publications are in English and Yiddish.
- Subjects
- Camps
- Cottages
- Nonprofit organizations
- Name Access
- Workmen's Circle (Toronto, Ont.)
- Places
- Pickering (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-37
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-37
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 36 photographs : b&w and hand col. (12 negatives) ; 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Date
- 1938-1943
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs taken at Camp Balfour Manor on Morrison Lake in Muskoka, Ontario and Camp Yungvelt in Pickering, Ontario. Scenes include a group of young people on the steps of a building, a Shabbat service, a flag lowering ceremony, boxing lessons, an arts and crafts class, and a photograph of Hyman Riegelhaupt at Camp Yungvelt.
- Subjects
- Camps
- Name Access
- Balfour Manor Camp
- Camp Yungvelt
- Places
- Muskoka (Ont. : District municipality)
- Pickering (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-75
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-75
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs ; b&w and col. ; 21 x 25 cm or smaller
- Date
- [ca. 1930]-1998
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of photographs relating to Kirkland Lake, Ontario - Dubinsky family; synagogue; and Krugerdorf Cemetery.
- Descriptive Notes
- Identification keys and biographical information is provided for the group photos.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Synagogues
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-91
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-91
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1939-1957
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of records of B'nai Israel Synagogue, St. Catharines; Goel Tzedec Memorial Park, Toronto plan and deed; B'nai Israel Synagogue, St. Catharines, board of governors meetings 1975-1980 and 1981-1984; Congregation Beth Jacob, Hamilton, Ontario; and Temple Anshe Sholom, Hamilton, Ontario.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Synagogue records and registers
- Name Access
- Beth Jacob Synagogue (Hamilton, Ont.)
- Temple Anshe Sholom (Hamilton, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2005-6-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2005-6-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1946-1948
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of the Wabi-kronicle, the newsletter for Camp Wabi-Kon, a Jewish camp in Northern Ontario near Temagami.
- Subjects
- Camps
- Children
- Name Access
- Camp Wabi-Kon
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-6-9
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-6-9
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm or smaller
- Date
- August 1947
- Scope and Content
- Accession contains a photo album with six photos of Camp Tamarack, some of which have been identified. Included are photos of Duck Lake, Morty Weisberg, Sonny Moshenberg and a boy counting beans (believed to be Lionel Solrush). A numbered guide of all the photos is included.
- Subjects
- Camps
- Name Access
- Camp Tamarack
- Kirshin, Barry
- Weisberg, Morty
- Moshenberg, Sonny
- Solrush, Lionel
- 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
- 2007-12-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 90 cm of textual records
- 1000 photographs [approx.]
- Date
- 1919-2007
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of textual and graphic records documenting the programs and activities of Canadian Young Judaea. The records include newsletters and publications, photographs, anniversary books, and program books. There are also two compact discs containing scanned copies of the photographs from this accession.
- Custodial History
- These records were gathered together for an anniversary celebration held in November 2007. Most of the records were found in the basement of the office building on Marlee Avenue, before being donated to the archives.
- Administrative History
- Canadian Young Judaea was founded in 1909 as a Zionist movement for Canadian youth by members of the Herzl Zion Club. As a Zionist organization, Young Judaea continues to be committed to fostering a sense of Jewish identity and values in today's Jewish youth and to encouraging a lifelong commitment to Israel.
- In order to foster a closer connection to Israel, Canadian Young Judaea employs educational Shlichim from Israel who are posted at various Jewish communities throughout Canada and offices at the national level. In Toronto, Young Judaea also operates several Zionist summer camps located in each region of Canada, and a summer leadership institute called Camp Biluim in Quebec. In addition to the social programme of the organization, Young Judaea also offers educational seminars and conferences.
- Young Judaea's national structure includes a National Executive Board and an Administrative Council. Conventions are held regularly, as are regional conferences. In the past, Young Judaea operated as an associated, but distinct, organization from the Zionist Organization of Canada. However, Young Judaea operations were overseen by the ZOC executive, and Young Judaea received their budget from the ZOC Treasury. In addition, ZOC and Young Judaea worked in conjunction with one another on many projects and programmes, such as with the operation of the Zionist camps. They were therefore dependent on ZOC.
- Subjects
- Camps
- Youth
- Zionism
- Name Access
- Canadian Young Judaea
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-6-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-6-7
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 6.82 m of textual records and other material
- Date
- 1935-2008
- Scope and Content
- Accession contains records documenting the administration, programs and events of Beth Jacob Synagogue in Kitchener, from 1935 to 2008. Non-textual records include photographs, architectural drawings, artifacts, and a couple of books. The textual records include newsletters, correspondence, financial ledgers, community directories, event programmes, membership lists and dues ledgers. There is considerable material on the Talmud Torah, including teaching materials, curricula, student guides, notes on parent meetings, and correspondence. There are approximately 40 photographs in the accession, of which 25 are from one 1985 shul event. Other records relate to the cemetery, memorial plaques, adult education, nursery school, Sisterhood, youth programs, bar and bat mitzvots, clubs and chevra kadisha. There are several artifacts: Rabbi Rosensweig's quill pen, athletic trophies and medallions, I.D. bracelets, Tree of Life plaques, a Hadassah Convention name tag with ribbon from 1951, and an (empty) copper mezuzzah. Records of the Kitchener-Waterloo Hebrew Day School will form a second fonds when the accession is described (see accession file folder for proposed arrangement scheme). The Hebrew Day School records include parents and staff handbooks, procedure manual, teaching materials, certificates, correspondence, governance documents, student records and attendance books with class lists.
- Use Conditions
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Synagogues
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-11-8
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-11-8
- Material Format
- graphic material
- graphic material (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs : b&w ; 34 x 15 cm or smaller + identification key
- 55 photographs : b&w (jpgs) ; 300 dpi
- Date
- 1934-1975
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of photographs documenting the Moscoe family, Camp B'nai Brith near Ottawa, and the Kirkland Lake Jewish community. Also included are a few photographs taken at the amalgamation of Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue in 1975. The amalgamation photographs include: Syd Moscoe, Stuart Moscoe, Harry R. Moscoe, Irving Horowitz, Cantor David Bercovici, Cantor Louis Danto, and Rabbi Joseph Kelman.
- Custodial History
- The photographs were loaned to the Archives for copying. The donor has the original records.
- Use Conditions
- 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.
- Subjects
- Camps
- Communities
- Families
- Places
- Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-11-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-11-4
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm and 9 X7 cm
- 1 matchbook
- Date
- 1928-2009
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of mementos, family documents and clippings from Nancy Draper (née Frankel). The records include a birth announcement card for Nancy in 1928 and a matchbook party favour from her wedding to Darrell Draper in 1949. There is also a scholarship application letter from the donor's granddaughter, Haley Draper, to UJA. Other records include a staff list from Camp Wabi-Kon in 1946; a Globe and Mail obituary of Dr. Martin Wolfish, a past volunteer of OJA; a photograph of David Steinhauer; a clipping about an Inuit sculpture inspired by the experience of Holocaust survivor Leon Kahn; and three eulogies for Patricia Drevnig Goldstein (1940-2005) (née Jacobs). Patricia was the granddaughter of Rabbi Solomon Jacobs of Holy Blossom, and her mother, Edna, was a Frankel. Finally, the accession includes a photocopy of a photograph of members of the Siglen family of Meaford with Maurice Frankel, the great-uncle of the donor, and Irwin Rosen, ca. 1928.
- Administrative History
- Nancy Frankel (b. 1928) is the daughter of Carl and Dorothy Jacobs Frankel, past prominent members of the Toronto Jewish community and members of Holy Blossom Temple. Nancy attended Camp Wabi-Kon, a Jewish camp in northern Ontario near Temagami, and then worked there as a teenager. She married Darrell Draper on December 10th, 1949. Nancy is a longtime volunteer at the OJA.
- Subjects
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Camps
- Families
- Letters
- Obituaries
- Name Access
- Draper, Nancy
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-12-19
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-12-19
- Material Format
- textual record
- object
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual record
- 2 pennants
- Date
- 1943-1948
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of 1945 and 1946 campers' banners for Camp Tamarack, camp newsletters from 1945 and 1950, three souvenir programmes, a song sheet, a camp songbook and The Cub Book handbook published in 1943. The programs come from the dedication of the dining and recreation hall at Camp Tamarack in 1948, a Camp Tamarack Dedication Day (n.d.), and the silver anniversary celebration of the 59th Boy Scout Groups in 1946 at Shaarei Shomayim.
- Subjects
- Boy Scouts
- Camps
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2013-12-9
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2013-12-9
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Date
- 2009-2012
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records documenting UJA Federation's Maot Chittin program in Cuba and a campaign event featuring Shimon Peres.
- 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.
- Subjects
- Presidents--Israel
- Prime ministers--Israel
- Name Access
- Peres, Shimon, 1923-2016
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2014-8-15
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2014-8-15
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- ca. 20 cm textual records
- 3 photographs
- Date
- 1948-2007
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of documents and photographs related to Young Judaea programs. Photographs are group pictures from Camp Shalom and Camp Biluim. Among the documents are meeting minutes, newsletters, correspondence, songbooks, scripts, flyers, and guides for counsellors and group leaders. Also included are issues of Hebrew newsletters Daf Hat'Nua and Bat'Nua.
- Subjects
- Camps
- Youth
- Zionism
- Name Access
- Canadian Young Judaea
- Camp Shalom
- Camp Biluim
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2014-10-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2014-10-3
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 40 cm textual records
- ca. 50 photographs
- Date
- 1940-2012
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records of Canadian Young Judaea. Records include correspondence, camp committee meeting minutes, camp committee and staff lists, the CYJ constitution, organizational newsletters, donation lists, flyers and camp reunion ephemera. Records also include clippings and reproductions from the Zionist Archives, and Camp Solelim photographs, as well as publications from other Jewish organizations.
- Administrative History
- Canadian Young Judaea was founded in 1909 as a Zionist movement for Canadian youth by members of the Herzl Zion Club. As a Zionist organization, Young Judaea continues to be committed to fostering a sense of Jewish identity and values in today's Jewish youth and to encouraging a lifelong commitment to Israel.
In order to foster a closer connection to Israel, Canadian Young Judaea employs educational Shlichim from Israel who are posted to various Jewish communities throughout Canada and to offices at the national level in Toronto Young Judaea also operates several Zionist summer camps located in each region of Canada, and a summer leadership institute called Camp Biluim in Quebec. In addition to the social programme of the organization, Young Judaea also offers educational seminars and conferences.
- Use Conditions
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Descriptive Notes
- Access restriction note: Files contain personal information of donors, campers, committee members and applicants for subsidies.
- Subjects
- Camps
- Youth
- Zionism
- Name Access
- Canadian Young Judaea
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-8-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-8-7
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- ca. 70 cm of textual records and other material
- Date
- 1928-2013
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting the activities of Ben Zion Shapiro and his family. The bulk of the records document the Shapiro family's involvement in Young Judaea. The Young Judaea material includes: yearbooks, photographs, correspondence, meeting minutes, event programmes, song books, newsletters, and two Camp Biluim flags made by Bunny Shapiro. One flag contains Camp Biluim's crest (1951) and the other one was created for Camp Biluim's colour war and contains the text "We will try and we will succeed Camp Biluim" (1954?). Also included is a VHS tape containing a copy of the Toronto Zionist Council's video about Camp Shalom (1991?). Of note are minute books maintained by Roy Shapiro for the Toronto Young Judaea Administrative Board (1928-1934) and for the Leadership Club (1940-1948).
- Accession also contains material relating to Roy and Ben Zion's involvement with the following organizations: the Coordinated Services to the Jewish Elderly (Circle of Care), B'nai Israel Beth David Congregation, Beth Tzedec's Mispacha Program, Beth Tzedec's Israel Action Program, Congregation Beth Haminyan, and Holy Blossom Temple's Department for Jewish Living. These records include, minutes, correspondence, newsletters and publications, evaluation reports and other reports. Also included is a demographic report entitied "Rapid Growth and Transformation: Demographic Challenges Facing the Jewish Community of Greater Toronto" (1995), material from a conference at the University of Toronto on the university's partnership with Israel, CHAT alumni directories, and a CHAT book entitled, "Voices: Jewish Teens of the 90's". Of note are buttons, photographs, reports and correspondence documenting Bunny and Ben Zion's trip to the Soviet Union on behalf of the CJC's Committee for Soviet Jewry.
- Finally accession includes material documenting family activities of the Shapiro and Sherman family. Included is a transcript of Bessie Sherman telling her life story (1978), haggadot, PowerPoint presentations created by Ben Zion for his grandchildren and for a family reunion outlining the family history of his family and Bunny's family. There is also a video of Ben Zion presenting his PowerPoint at the Michalski / Cohen family reunion. Also included are family films and videos containing footage of Bunny and Ben Zion's wedding and honeymoon, Camp Biluim, Young Judaea events, Bunny on Machon, family wedding anniversaries and birthday parties, trips to Israel, the United States, and Europe as well as footage of the Cousin's Club. Also included is a VHS tape containing a recorded segment from CityPulse News featuring the family's Pesach festivities in 1995.
- Photo identification: Back row, left to right: Ray Markus, Michelle Landsberg, Menachem ?, Frank Narrol. Front row, left to right: Gilda Mitchell, Bunny Shapiro, BenZion Shapiro, Malka Rabinowitz.
- Administrative History
- Ben Zion Shapiro was born in Toronto in 1931 to Roy Shapiro and Beck Shapiro (née Cohen). He has a younger brother, Morden "Mort" Shapiro (b. 1940). His father worked as an office manager at Rotstein Furniture and Maple Leaf Cleaners, and his mother worked as a legal secretary until marriage. Roy was active in a number of organizations including: Young Judaea, Sons of Jacob Society, Toronto Camera Club, a founding member of Beth David Synagogue, Coordinated Services to the Jewish Elderly (Circle of Care) and president of the Association of Jewish Seniors. Beck was active in Young Judaea and Pioneer Women (president of the Golda Meir Club).
- Ben Zion received a master of social work degree from the University of Toronto and attended the Jewish Agency Institute for Youth Leaders from Abroad in Jerusalem (1951-1952). He has worked for a number of organizations throughout his career, including: Young Judaea (he was director of both Camp Shalom [1962-1969] and Camp Biluim [1954-1956]), B'nai Brith Youth Organization, University Settlement, St. Christopher's House and director of the Novomeysky Centre in Jerusalem (1957-1961). He was also professor and associate dean of social work at the University of Toronto and three times visiting professor at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
- Ben married Bunny "Bernice" Shaprio in 1955. Bunny was born in 1934 in Noranda, Quebec to Irving Sherman and Bessie (née Consky). Bunny attended public school in Noranda, Noranda High School and Forest Hill Collegiate in Toronto, University of Toronto (BA), the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (M.Ed. in special education), and the Jewish Agency Institute for Jewish Leaders from Abroad (1952-1953).
- Bunny graduated from the first Camp Biluim Institute for leadership training in 1951 and worked with Ben Zion at Camp Shalom as Camp Mother in 1962 and from 1964-1969. She also worked at Camp Biluim from 1955-1956. In 1983, Bunny and Ben Zion went to the Soviet Union to visit refuseniks on behalf of the Soviet Jewry Committee of the Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region.
- Bunny and Ben have two children: Ayala and Ilan. Since Ben Zion's retirement in 1996, he and Bunny have been living in Jerusalem for half of each year. In 2015, they moved full-time to Jerusalem.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Descriptive Notes
- Physical description note: includes ca. 300 photographs (256 tiff), 2 PowerPoint presentations, 1 textual record (doc), 4 buttons, 2 flags, 5 VHS tapes, and 18 film reels (8 mm).
- Subjects
- Camps
- Youth
- Zionism
- Name Access
- Shapiro, Ben Zion, 1931-
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-3-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-3-5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 2013-2015
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of textual records documenting the history of the Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks (THMP) and Sidney Freedman's role as founder. Included are writings created by Sid Freedman reflecting on mixed burial issues and the history of THMP (this writing accompanies audio recordings Freedman had created on this topic in 1997). Also included is correspondence between Freedman and Bill Draimin as well as a copy of Freedman's farewell letter to THMP's Board.
- Use Conditions
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and donor prior to accessing the records.
- Descriptive Notes
- Related material note: AC 237-240
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Name Access
- Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-10-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-10-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 2 folders of textual records
- Date
- 1948-1951
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of counter cheques, cancelled cheques, Statements of Account, deposit slips, promissory notes (1948-1950), a 1948 realty tax bill, an invoice from E. Hoffman Machinery Supply and letter of assignment of lien. Also included is a 1951 Camp Kvutza season price fees, a letter to parents, and a promotional pamphlet.
- Administrative History
- Camp Kvutza was a summer camp for children and adults and was promoted as the summer home of the Labour Zionist Movement. It was situated in Lowbanks, Ontario on the shores of Lake Erie. The children's program (ages 7-16) included swimming, baseball, basketball, ping-pong, arts and crafts, sabbath programs, Hebrew and Yiddish instruction, and Israeli songs and dances. The donor's father was associated with the camp.
- Subjects
- Camps
- Labor Zionism
- Name Access
- Camp Kvutza (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-10-6
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-10-6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 6 cm of textual records
- Date
- 1927-1977
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a leather bound cemetery ledger presented to the Board of Directors by Mr. & Mrs. S. Ulster. The ledger is referred to as the "Golden Book". The names of the Board of Directors are handwritten in Hebrew. Listed on the following pages are the names of the deceased, some including the date and cemetery name. Also included are 7 handwritten sheets of paper from 1940-1966, of individuals names, dates and cemetery name.
- Administrative History
- The Chenstochover Aid Society, incorporated December 1914, was established as a mutual benefit society which included sick benefits and burial. The two burial locations for the CAS were Dawes Road Cemetery and Bathurst Lawn Cemetery.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Societies
- Name Access
- Chenstochover Aid Society (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-1-24
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-1-24
- Material Format
- moving images (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 1 MP4 video (8 min., 58 sec.) : col. , sd.
- Date
- 27 Nov. 2016
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one MP4 video file containing a Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks tribute video to Sidney Freedman. It was produced by the Heritage Professionals.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Name Access
- Freedman, Sidney
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-6-19
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-6-19
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 79 photographs : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm or smaller
- Date
- 1941-1942
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting Balfour Manor Camp. Included are approximately eighty black and white photographs, most of which have identifications on the reverse.
- Individuals identified in the photographs include: Hanna[h?] Batnick, Gladys Bernstein, Judy Bernstein, Toshie Blackstone, L. Bolter, Jeanette Chapman, Doreen Cohen, [Suzy?] Davidson, Marcia Dillick, Sidney "Sid" Dillick, Dave Faber, R. Freedman, Ruby Freidman, Barbara Gitter, Gloria Glazier, Ruth Goldberg, Abbie Goldblatt, Marv Goldblatt, S. Goldblatt, Shiela Gould, J. Granovsky, Effie Greben, Mimi Hertz, Toni Hertz, Herk Herwitz, Annette Jacobson, Vera K., Marnie Kamin, Freddie Kohal, Sylvia Kohl, Lillian Lampkovitz, B. Levine, Herzel Levine, Esther Kolchin, Rhoda Magder, Ellie Markson, M. Markson, Marilyn Miller, M. Minden, Molly Mintz, Perky Nusbaum, R. Nusbaum, Gilbert Paskowitz, Herbie Paskowitz, J. Pattenick, Joan Pullan, Art Resnick, Lila Riven, Eleanor Rivlin, Lloyd Robstein, Faye Roefe, Les Roefe, Sandra Rose, Sid Rosen, Lewis Rosenberg, Audrey Rothschild, Yitta Rubin, Estelle Rucker, Seabiscuit, Gloria Shaffran, Selma Shone, Ruth Silver, Norm Simpson, Estelle Tucker, Lynda Weiss, and Irving Winston.
- Custodial History
- The photographs previously belonged to the donor's mother, Marcia Rose (née Dillick).
- Administrative History
- Irene Granovsky founded the Balfour Manor Camp in 1935 and subsequently served as its director. The camp took its name from British foreign secretary Arthur James Balfour, the author of the Balfour Declaration. The camp was situated on Morrison Lake and served as a private camp for Jewish youth, providing such activities as canoeing, swimming, and tennis. At its peak, the camp was home to two hundred or so campers. It closed in 1952.
- Use Conditions
- 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.
- Descriptive Notes
- RELATED MATERIAL NOTE: Other records relating to Balfour Manor Camp can be found in accession 1991-12-4.
- Subjects
- Camps
- Name Access
- Balfour Manor Camp
- Dillick, Sidney
- Granovsky (family)
- Rose, Marcia
- Places
- Muskoka (Ont. : District municipality)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-9-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-9-5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 20 x 90 cm
- Date
- 1942
- Scope and Content
- Item is a panoramic group portrait of Camp Winnebagoe campers taken in 1942. Identified are brother and sister Lyle Steinberg (third row up, the sixth boy from the right) and Shiela Steinberg (seated in the front row, second from the left). Later—possibly in 1947—the family changed its name to Stanway.
- Custodial History
- Margot Freedman, the daughter of Lyle Stanway (né Steinberg), one of the children identified in the portrait, donated the photograph to the Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre.
- Use Conditions
- 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.
- Subjects
- Camps
- Portraits, Group
- Name Access
- Camp Winnebagoe
- Places
- Muskoka (Ont. : District municipality)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-1-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-1-4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- ca. 2 cm of textual records
- 1 textual record (docx)
- Date
- 2017-2019
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of textual records documenting the history of the Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks (THMP) and Sidney Freedman's role as founder. Included are: printouts of email correspondence that touch on issues of interfaith burial; funding, specifically the Sidney Freedman Endowment Fund; and THMP's relationship to UJA Federation of Greater Toronto. There is also a short version of the speech Sidney delivered on the occassion of a tribute dinner in 2016.
- Administrative History
- Sidney Freedman was born in 1928 in Ivansk (Iwanska) Poland. In 1929 the family of eight immigrated to Canada, first to Winnipeg, and then in 1933 to Toronto. He put himself through law school by working in construction jobs and opened a law firm after graduation. He later became president of Temple Sinai and became interested in the operation of cemeteries. In 1970 he purchased the land that would become Pardes Shalom Cemetery and later founded the Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks.
- Use Conditions
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing the records.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Interfaith marriage
- Name Access
- Beit Olam (Toronto, Ont.)
- Pardes Chaim (Toronto, Ont.)
- Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks
- UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-2-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-2-7
- Material Format
- textual record (electronic)
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 8 textual records (electronic)
- 1 folder
- Date
- 2017-2018
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material collected and/or created by Sidney Freedman. The accession includes four hard copy records and eight records in electronic format. The hard copy records include a memoir of Ivansk Poland around the time of his birth, a visit to Poland and Ivansk in 2006, and an essay titled "The Book of Job and Related Matters." There is also a copy of the The Funeral Chronicle with an article by Mr. Freedman. The electronic records include Mr. Freedman's speech at the dedication of Pardes Shalom Cemetery, and essays/stories titled "Ecrite Intimes," "Holocaust Memorials," "Hungarian Rhapsody," "Israel and Palestinians," "O Canada," "Pride and Celebrity," and "The Enduring Hatred."
- Custodial History
- The donor emailed the eight records in electronic records to an OJA archivist in February 2019; he mailed the hard copies shortly thereafter to the same archivist shortly thereafter.
- Administrative History
- Sidney Freedman was born in 1928 in Ivansk (Iwanska) Poland. In 1929 the family of eight immigrated to Canada, first to Winnipeg, and then in 1933 to Toronto. He put himself through law school by working in construction jobs and opened a law firm after graduation. He later became president of Temple Sinai and became interested in the operation of cemeteries. In 1970 he purchased the land that would become Pardes Shalom Cemetery and later founded the Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks.
- Descriptive Notes
- Scope: Regarding the speech he made at the Pardes Shalom dedication, the donor noted: "Some of the comments I made at that time were adopted as a legend in THMP's promotional material. In reading it however I see how I schmaltzed up the audience with gratitude to the number of institutions and people who really didn't deserve it. The story about our priorities as to number one of first paying back invested monies to buy land etc. was completely false. In fact the only contribution came later as the archives will show when in serving the land a commercial loan from the predecessor to federation came up with something like $350,000 in increments which got paid back at 10% interest cumulatively and retired on five years. On that basis the speech I gave was feel-good but not one that was at all accurate in terms of who assisted in establishing the cemetery."
- Subjects
- Authors
- Cemeteries
- Essays
- Name Access
- Freedman, Sidney
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1194
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1194
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1947
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 26 x 21 cm and 12 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a the senior boys' section of Camp Winnebagoe, near Huntsville, Ontario. The boys are assembled in a filed for the photograph.
- Notes
- Title taken from writing on photograph.
- Name Access
- Camp Winnebagoe
- Subjects
- Camps
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- Huntsville (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1976-10-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 2329
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2329
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1941
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of several young people brushing their teeth near a lake at Camp Kvutza in Richmond Hill.
- Name Access
- Camp Kvutza (Richmond Hill, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Camps
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- Richmond Hill (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-9-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 2333
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2333
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1942
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of several young people making up their cots outside at Camp Kvutza.
- Name Access
- Camp Kvutza (Richmond Hill, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Camps
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- Richmond Hill (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-9-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 2334
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2334
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1942
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of several young people dancing the hora at Camp Kvutza in Richmond Hill.
- Name Access
- Camp Kvutza (Richmond Hill, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Hora (Dance)
- Camps
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- Richmond Hill (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-9-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 2342
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2342
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- July 1940
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a group of campers at their campsite at Camp Camperdown in Collingwood, Ontario. A mountain can be seen in the background.
- Name Access
- Camp Camperdown
- Subjects
- Camps
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- Collingwood (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-9-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 2359
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2359
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1948]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) : 20 x 26 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of the unveiling of the Kieltzer section of the Dawes Road cemetery. Left to right: Yankel Cooperberg, Rabbi Silverstein.
- Name Access
- Cooperberg, Yankel
- Dawes Road Cemetery (Toronto, Ont.)
- Silverstein, Rabbi S. Z.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Rabbis
- 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
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-11-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3422
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3422
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Aug. 1942
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a a small group seated on chairs at the lakefront at Camp Hagshama. The photograph depicts the backs of the individuals.
- Subjects
- Camps
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- Perth (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1982-5-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3426
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3426
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Aug. 1942
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a group of campers sitting on the beach at Camp Hagshama, on Otty Lake near Perth, Ontario.
- Subjects
- Camps
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- Perth (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1982-5-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3686
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3686
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1947]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of the members of the Camp Naivelt Committee in front of a monument to the Yiddish writer, Sholom Aleichem.
- Name Access
- Camp Naivelt
- Sholem Aleichem, 1859-1916
- Subjects
- Authors, Yiddish
- Camps
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Accession Number
- 1983-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3732
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3732
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [between 1940 and 1945]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of a group of people at a British camp in Rome.
- Subjects
- Camps
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- Rome (Italy)
- Accession Number
- 1981-2-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 6021
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 6021
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 3 Aug. 1942
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 24 x 29 cm and 11 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Back row: Syd Pascal, Harold Rosenbaum, Jack Gluskin, [Itch?] Litchman, Bernie Cowitz, Arnie Norman, George Riba, Syl [Sylvia?] Weiner, Danny Daniluk, Syl [Sylvia?] Krug.
- Centre row: Harold Pearson, Israel Gang, Lil Levine, Rhoda Goldberg, Ann Rose, Ida Epstein, Gordon Stahlberg, Rose Chilin.
- Front row: Pinny Saiger, Ruth Farber, Mannie Farber, Laura Rubenstein, Lou Herman, Syd Solway.
- Subjects
- Camps
- Portraits, Group
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- Pickering (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1991-5-8
- 2005-6-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 6026
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 6026
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1941
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 12 x 10 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Founded in the 1920s, Camp Yungvelt was originally situated on Lake Wilcox. It later moved to Pickering, where it operated until it closed in the 1950s. It was established by the Workmen's Circle (Arbeiter Ring), as a Yiddish summer camp for Jewish children. Camp Yungvelt was known for accepting the children of poor immigrants for a small fraction of the regular fee.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the staff at Camp Yungvelt, located in Pickering, Ontario. Identified individuals include: Bunny Bergstein, Phil Chasin, Bryna Minachovsky (Mann), Helen Lomage, Bertha Goldenthal, Israel Gang, Mr. Barzilei, Mr. Goldman, Manny Farber, Arthur Lerner, Mr. Altman, Lou Herman, Mr. Riba, Mrs. Barzilei, and Sadie Sherman.
- Notes
- See accession record for position of identified individuals.
- Name Access
- Altman, Mr.
- Barzilei, Mr.
- Barzilei, Mrs.
- Bergstein, Bunny
- Camp Yungvelt
- Chasin, Phil
- Farber, Manny
- Gang, Israel
- Goldenthal, Bertha
- Goldman, Mr.
- Herman, Lou
- Lerner, Arthur
- Lomage, Helen
- Mann, Bryna
- Minachovsky, Bryna
- Riba, Mr.
- Sherman, Sadie
- Subjects
- Camps
- Portraits, Group
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- Pickering (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1991-12-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 6027
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 6027
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1942
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 12 x 10 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Founded in the 1920s, Camp Yungvelt was originally situated on Lake Wilcox. It later moved to Pickering, where it operated until it closed in the 1950s. It was established by the Workmen's Circle (Arbeiter Ring), as a Yiddish summer camp for Jewish children. Camp Yungvelt was known for accepting the children of poor immigrants for a small fraction of the regular fee.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the staff at Camp Yungvelt, located in Pickering, Ontario. Pictured are:
- Back row, left to right: J. Abramovitch, Chuck Lestin, Hal Grossman, Helen Lomage, Dave Ritz, John Lomage, Harry [?], Andrew [?], Steve [?].
- Fifth row, left to right: D. Lerner, S. Gordener, Chana Goldberg, Percy Lipshitz, Babe Bronstein, Bea Goldman, Berny Wolinsky, Eleanor Smith, Bunny Bergstein, Goldie Grennis, [unidentified], Chonon Fine, Mrs. Mark, Mr. Mark.
- Fourth row, left to right: Red Silvers, Mona Gurland, Muni Frumhartz, Bertha Goldenthal, Mr. Brick, Ms. Abkin, Ms. Glazer, Ms. Langbord, [unidentified], Mrs. Niewtkewitcz, Mrs. Niewtkewitcz.
- Third row, left to right: Ms. Silverhart, Sonia Olin, Lou Herman.
- Second row, left to right: Mr. Riba, Israel Gang, Philip Chasin, Mr. Nodelman, Mr. Abramovitch, Mr. Frumhartz, Mr. Danielak, Mr. Langbord, Esther Levine, Mr. Orenstein.
- Front row, left to right: Chasha (Raina) Fishman, Ruth Price, Devy Abkin, Ethel Press, May Hoffman, Eleanor Tolub, Ruth Schwartz, Mitty Krieg.
- Notes
- See photo for numbered position of identified individuals.
- Name Access
- Abkin, Devy
- Abkin, Ms.
- Abramovitch, J.
- Abramovitch, Mr.
- Andrew
- Bergstein, Bunny
- Brick, Mr.
- Bronstein, Babe
- Camp Yungvelt
- Danielak, Mr.
- Fine, Chonon
- Fishman, Chasha
- Fishman, Raina
- Frumhartz, Mr.
- Frumhartz, Muni
- Glazer, Ms.
- Goldberg, Chana
- Goldenthal, Bertha
- Goldman, Bea
- Gordener, S.
- Grennis, Goldie
- Grossman, Hal
- Gurland, Mona
- Harry
- Hoffman, May
- Krieg, Mitty
- Langboard, Mr.
- Langboard, Ms.
- Lerner, D.
- Lestin, Chuck
- Levine, Esther
- Lipshitz, Percy
- Lomage, Helen
- Lomage, John
- Mark, Mr.
- Mark, Mrs.
- Niewtkewitcz, Mr.
- Niewtkewitcz, Mrs.
- Orenstein, Mr.
- Press, Ethel
- Price, Ruth
- Ritz, Dave
- Schwartz, Ruth
- Silvers, Red
- Smith, Eleanor
- Steve
- Tolub, Eleanor
- Wolinsky, Berny
- Subjects
- Camps
- Portraits, Group
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- Pickering (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1991-12-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 6064
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 6064
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1945
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Rev. Goldbloom was a respected Zionist leader in the United Kingdom, who was sent to Canada for protection during the Second World War.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Rev. J. K. Goldbloom giving a speech at the head of a table at Camp Hagshama. The camp was located on Otty Lake near Perth, Ontario, and was run by Young Judaea. Behind him is a sign which reads: welcome delegates, in both Yiddish and English.
- Name Access
- Goldbloom, Rev. J. K.
- Subjects
- Camps
- Speeches, addresses, etc
- Zionists
- 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
- Perth (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1992-9-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 6065
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 6065
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1945
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Rev. J. K. Goldbloom was a respected Zionist from the United Kingdom, who was sent to Canada for protection during the Second World War.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a group of people at Camp Hagshama on Otty Lake near Perth, Ontario. The camp was a Zionist youth camp run by Young Judaea. Pictured left to right are:
- Chaim Kirshenbaum (later Dr. Hyman Kirshenbaum, the son of Rabbi David Kirshenbaum), Anne Brown, Max Bookman (from Ottawa), Mrs. J. K. Goldbloom (from England), Nathan Sheister (national president of Canadian Young Judaea), Rev. J. K. Goldbloom (Zionist from England), Martin Stoler, Harry Geffen (camp director and national executive director of Young Judaea). Hanging on the wall behind the group is a sign which reads: welcome delegates, in both Yiddish and English.
- Name Access
- Bookman, Max
- Brown, Anne
- Camp Hagshama
- Geffen, Harry
- Goldbloom, Jacob Koppel, 1872-1961
- Goldbloom, Mrs. J. K.
- Kirshenbaum, Chaim
- Kirshenbaum, Dr. Hyman
- Sheister, Nathan
- Stoler, Martin
- Subjects
- Camps
- Portraits, Group
- Zionists
- 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
- Perth (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1992-9-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
- Personal series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 2
- Series
- 1
- File
- 9
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1949
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a letter from Chaim Weizmann to David Dunkelman in connection with the Dedication of the Institute of Physics and Physical Chemistry.
- Name Access
- Weizmann, Chaim, 1874-1952
- Subjects
- Presidents--Israel
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
- Personal series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 2
- Series
- 1
- File
- 10
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [194-]-[196-]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Ben Dunkleman's personal correspondence with various people including, David Ben-Gurion, Theodore Kollek, Chaim Herzog and Chaim Laskov. The correspondence relates to such topics as Ben and Yael Dunkelman's marriage, the death of Rose Dunkelman, and New Year celebrations.
- Name Access
- Ben-Gurion, David, 1886-1973
- Herzog, Chaim, 1918-1997
- Subjects
- Presidents--Israel
- Prime ministers--Israel
- Physical Condition
- Records are fragile but in good condition.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Mimi Wise fonds
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Fonds 16; Item 5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Mimi Wise fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 16
- Item
- 5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1946
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of a group of campers at Camp Winnebagoe, taken during the summer of 1946. Mimi Wise was one of the counselors at the camp and is pictured on the far left. The other counselor pictured is Miss. [?] Dicker.
- Subjects
- Camps
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Accession Number
- 2003-6-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds
- Toronto Section series
- Toronto Section archival material sub-series
- Camp Camperdown file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 38
- Series
- 7-13
- File
- 23
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Jul. 1940
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a black-and-white photograph of Camp Campdown.
- Notes
- Availability of other formats: Also available as a TIF file.
- Name Access
- Camp Camperdown
- Subjects
- Camps
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- Orillia (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds
- Toronto Section series
- Toronto Section archival material sub-series
- Camp Camperdown file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 38
- Series
- 7-13
- File
- 23
- Item
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Jul. 1941
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a black-and-white photograph of Camp Campdown.
- Notes
- Availability of other formats: Also available as a TIF file.
- Name Access
- Camp Camperdown
- Subjects
- Camps
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- Orillia (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Benjamin Brown fonds
- Jewish community building plans and drawings series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 49
- Series
- 1
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- architectural drawing
- Date
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 12 architectural drawings : pencil on tracing paper ; 48 cm length or smaller and 7 cm diam.
- Admin History/Bio
- Founded in the 1920s, Camp Yungvelt was originally situated on Lake Wilcox. Two years later it moved to Pickering, where it operated until it closed in the 1950s. It was established by the Workmen's Circle, as a Yiddish summer camp for Jewish children. Camp Yungvelt was known for accepting the children of poor immigrants for a small fraction of the regular fee.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of architectural drawings of several new buildings that were erected at Camp Yungvelt. Floor plans, a foundation plan, and several elevation drawings are included.
- Subjects
- Camps
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Pickering (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions