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

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.)

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Accession Number

2007-5-2

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

1 item

Date

1981

Scope and Content

This accession consists of one oversized portrait photograph of Joseph Shoham, the first director of the BJE Media and Resource Centre, from 1972 to 1980. The photograph is a print created in 1981 from an original negative and is fixed onto a matte. The original frame has been discarded.

Custodial History

The portrait was in the possession of the BJE Media Library until donated to the Archives on 2007-05-03.

Subjects

Portraits

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

2007-12-17 [Processed]

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

119 photographs : b&w and col. (43 tifs, 32 negatives, 1 slide) ; 41 x 51 cm or smaller and 300 dpi

Date

1960-2007

Scope and Content

This accession includes forty-three black-and-white and colour portrait prints along with the accompanying digital images and some negatives. The sitters include nationally- and internationally-renowned entertainers, athletes, politicians, entrepreneurs, artists, and jurists. Individuals include: David Ben-Gurion, Dr. Charles Best, Conrad Black, A. J. Casson, John Diefenbaker, Gordie Howe, Yousuf Karsh, Betty Kennedy, Larry King, George Knudson, Jean Beliveau, Yehuda Menuhin, Lester Pearson, John Robarts, Sidney Robins, Peter Appleyard, Leona Boyd, George Cohon, David Crombie, Dizzy Gillespie, Dr. Bernie Goldman, Martin Luther King III, Murray Koffler, Moe Koffman, Eugene Levy, Edwin Mirvish, Raymond Moriyama, Frank Sinatra, Carl Schaeffer, Mandel Sprachman, Dr. Tile, Wayne and Shuster, Dr. Key, Joseph Biden, Matthew Teitlebaum, Guido Basso, Oscar Peterson, the director of the Department of Transportation in Maui, a man playing chess, and a diver in an aquarium.

Administrative History

Nathan Gittelmacher immigrated to Toronto from Kiev, Ukraine after the First World War. He first worked as a photographer at Empire Studios, and then in 1922, opened up his own studio, Elite Studios, at 615 Queen Street West. Many of Nathan’s portraits were produced with a large format view camera and from glass negatives.

During the 1940s, the family changed its name to Gilbert and subsequently altered the name of the business to Gilbert Studios. Nathan’s son, Albert, who was born 18 November 1922, started working in the family business in 1941, when he was 19 years old. He eventually assumed control of it after his father retired. He moved the studio to Eglington Avenue and then later to Davenport Road, its current location, in order to accommodate its growing clientele.

Al made a name for himself as a portrait photographer, using natural light in innovative ways to create more natural looking portraits. Al’s primary work involved producing portraits of families, weddings, bar mitzvahs, special events and dinners. Most of his early clients were from the Jewish community. In turn, he also was paid to produce portraits of local entrepreneurs, and his multi-year contract with the city, gave him sole responsibility for the production of portraits of the mayors and councilmen and women. He later branched out beyond the Jewish community, and began to produce images of businessmen and leaders from the Italian community in Toronto.

n addition to the paid contracts involving local personalities and groups, Al Gilbert has also produced many artistic portraits of local, national and international celebrities, artists and leaders such as: Wayne and Shuster, Howie Mandel, Oscar Peterson, Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Robertson Davies, several Canadian prime ministers as well as Prince Charles, all of the Israeli prime ministers, which were made into stamps by the Israeli government, and finally, the last Pope. Gilbert’s work therefore captures a huge range of individuals from the ordinary bride to extraordinary world leaders.

Al has won many awards as well as accolades from his peers throughout his career. He is the three-time recipient of the prestigious Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC) Photographer of the year honour. He has been named Fellow of the photographic societies in Canada, Britain and the United States. In 1990, he was awarded the Order of Canada and recently nominated for the Order of Ontario. In January 2007, the Professional Photographers of America presented him with their Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is the highest honor PPA can bestow on a person for their body of work and influence on professional photography.

Use Conditions

Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Descriptive Notes

File list is available here: S:\Appraisal\00 Monetary appraisals\CPERB\2007-12-17, Gilbert\2007-12-17 CPERB list.xls

Processed as Fonds 37, series 4.

USE CONDITION NOTE: Permission for use must be granted by Mr. Al Gilbert or his children. Attribution beneath Mr. Gilbert’s work to read: Al Gilbert C.M. or Portrait by Al Gilbert C.M. Reproduction Prints can only be made by Gilbert Studios under Mr. Gilbert’s direction. Mr. Gilbert’s work cannot be reproduced by any third party off these web sites or exhibits without permission. No cropping or alterations to the original image is allowed.

Subjects

Portraits

Name Access

Biden, Joseph R.

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

2010-6-17

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 6 cm

Date

[ca. 1944] - [ca. 2003]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of one photograph of Norman Gulko that was taken in Holland near the end of the Second World War and Norman's unpublished war memoir entitled "A Toronto Boy Goes to War."

Administrative History

Norman Gulko was born in Toronto on 4 March 1923. He was conscripted into the Royal Canadian Army in late 1942 and joined Canada's active service in 1944. Norman was initially stationed in Italy but was moved to various other cities in France, Holland, and Germany. After the war, Norman received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Toronto and worked as a social worker in Toronto from 1952 until his retirement in 1988.

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: Digitized material.

Subjects

Portraits

Veterans--Canada

World War, 1939-1945

Name Access

Gulko, Norman

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2013-8-4

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

13 photographs : col. ; 52 x 41 cm

Date

[195-]-1992

Scope and Content

Accession consists of 13 portrait photographs of past presidents of the YM-YWHA and the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre. Included are: Sam Granatstein; Bernard J. Kamen, Q.C., 1985-1989; Allan B. Zender, 1989-1992; Jack Wahl, 1972-1974; Wilfred Posluns, 1974-1978; Irwin Soren; Bert Fine; Louis Borsook; Alex Fisher; Martin Mendelow, 1982-1985; Ellis I. Shapiro; Bernard S. Dales, 1978-1982; and Max Schwartz.

Custodial History

There is no acquisition information for these photographs. The accession number has been assigned by the archivist. It is likely that the photographs originated at the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre.

Subjects

Community centers

Portraits

Name Access

Bathurst Jewish Community Centre (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2013-9-2

Material Format

moving images

Physical Description

1 film reel (ca. 5 min.) : col., si. ; super 8 mm

Date

1983

Scope and Content

Accession consists of one film reel documenting the Slavens family at Camp Wahanowin and at a family farm owned by Eric's parents in Dundalk, Ontario.

Use Conditions

None

Subjects

Amateur films

Camps

Farms

Name Access

Camp Wahanowin

Slavens (family)

Places

Dundalk (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2014-5-4

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

4 photograph albums

ca. 450 photographs : b&w and col. (ca. 260 negatives) ; 36 x 30 cm and smaller

3 cm of textual records

Date

[ca. 1963]-[ca. 1995]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of graphic material and textual records documenting Canadian Young Judaea. Included are photographic albums, loose photographs, clippings, photographic contact sheets and negatives, and textual records, including meeting minutes, correspondences, etc. All of the items relate to Ontario-based Jewish summer camps such as Camp Solelim and Camp Biluim, as well as to Canadian Young Judaea.

Custodial History

Records came via Josefa Michaelson, c/o Canadian Young Judaea

Subjects

Nonprofit organizations

Children

Camps

Name Access

Canadian Young Judaea

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

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

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-

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Accession Number

2018-3-4

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

3 photographs : b&w and col. ; 10 x 15 cm and 12 x 11 cm and 9 x 9 cm

Date

1950, [196-], 1982

Scope and Content

Accession consists of 3 photographs of Henry Weingluck. Included is Weingluck's wedding photo to Rae Simon in 1950, a photo of Henry and Rae at Simon's Restaurant on their 32nd anniversary on 26 March 1982, and a photograph of Weingluck riding a camel in Israel, possibly in the late 1960s.

Subjects

Wedding anniversaries

Portraits

Name Access

Weingluck, Henry, 1902-1987

Places

Israel

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2018-5-3

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

90 photographs : b&w and col. ; 18 x 13 cm or smaller

2121 slides : col. ; 35 mm

Date

[1972]-2002

Scope and Content

Accession consists of slides primarily from Camp Solelim. There are additional photos from Camp Biluim and Biluim Israel.

Custodial History

One photo album belonged to Biluim Israel staff member, Aubrey Zimmerman.

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. 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 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.

Camp Solelim was founded in 1965. Its name comes from Kibbutz HaSolelim in Israel which recognizes the builders who were integral to the establishment of the State of Israel. The program is infused with informal social, Jewish and Zionist educational programs. Like many of the camps founded earlier, campers are encouraged to participate in the functioning of the camp and derive a strong sense of responsibility through daily camp operations and camp projects.

Camp Biluim was founded in 1961 under the auspices of the Zionist Organization of Canada as a national leadership training institute for Canadian youth. Originally located in Huntsville Ontario, the camp moved to Mont Tremblant, Quebec in 1976, where it remains today under the full operation of Canadian Young Judaea. The purpose of the camp was to provide practical and transferable leadership training to a slightly older group of Jewish Canadian youths, most of whom were members of Young Judaea. Many Camp Biluim graduates later returned to ZOC summer camps as counsellors or found senior administrative positions in Canadian Young Judaea. Camp Biluim was co-administered by the National Camps Association, and during its period in Ontario, the Ontario Camps Association. However, daily operation and staffing of the summer camp was provided by Canadian Young Judaea.

Subjects

Youth

Camps

Name Access

Canadian Young Judaea

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2019-4-2

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Physical Description

ca. 3 cm. of textual records 1 photograph

Date

1976-1990

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting Glen Barry Eker. Included are university diplomas including graduation certificates from McMaster University, the University of Waterloo, and the University of Western Ontario. There is also an undated graduation photograph of Mr. Eker and a card given to Dorothy Eker, Glen Eker's mother, by her husband, Paul Eker.

Administrative History

Glen Eker was born in Toronto, Ontario to Paul Eker and Dorothy Horwitz. He grew up in the Forest Hill neighbourhood of Toronto before moving with his family to Hamilton. He received two master’s degrees (one in sociology, the other in political science) from McMaster University and a third master’s degree (in library science) from the University of Toronto.

Glen's wife, Deborah Pekilis, was born in Montreal and lived there until her parents moved to Toronto. She was the librarian for the Jewish Genealogical Society and sat on the Hamilton Historical Board. She is currently a writer.

Glen has worked as a research assistant and a teaching assistant at McMaster and has taught at Ryerson University and Mohawk College. At present, he works as an estate and genealogy researcher.

Glen has published a book on Karl Marx, five indexes of Jews in Canada, and one index of Amish and Mennonites in Canada. His genealogy articles have appeared in various magazines and his short stories and poems have appeared in print as well.

Glen has worked on his family genealogy for a number of years. His paternal family line derives from Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, and Poland while his maternal line derives from Byelorussia and Romania. He is descended from the Horwitz and Strachman families on the latter.

Subjects

Married people

Portraits

Postsecondary education

Name Access

Eker (family)

Eker, Glen

Places

Hamilton (Ont.)

London (Ont.)

Waterloo (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Level

Item

Item

744

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--?]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Admin History/Bio

Born in Lithuania, Koussevitsky was a world-renowned cantor. His last post was in Brooklyn, New York. He toured extensively during his career.

Custodial History

Item is a portrait of the Lithunian-born cantor Moshe Koussevitsky.

Name Access

Koussevitsky, Cantor Moshe

Subjects

Cantors (Judaism)

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Lithuania

New York (N.Y.).

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

5052

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1986]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Rabbi Harvey W. Meirovich of Beth Sholom Synagogue in Toronto.

Name Access

Beth Sholom Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Meirovich, Harvey Warren

Subjects

Portraits

Accession Number

1989-6-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

5081

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1987

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Rabbi Avraham Feder grew up in New York and attended the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. After being ordained a rabbi, he moved to Canada. In 1967, he was involved in the founding of Toronto's Beth Tikvah Synagogue and the Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto. A cantor as well as a rabbi, he was known for incorporating singing into his sermons. Later, he earned a PhD in philosophy of education from the University of Toronto. He also held master's degrees in Hebrew literature and sacred music.

An arden Zionist, Rabbi Feder made aliyah with his first wife, Leona, in 1981. Despite this move, he made repeated trips to Toronto to deliver lectures and visit with friends. In 1983, he was appointed rabbi of Beit Knesset Moreshet Yisrael in Jerusalem, retiring in 2003.

Rabbi Feder died in 2018. He was surivived by his second wife, Tzipora; his seven children; and his six grandchildren.

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Rabbi Abraham Feder. The photograph was kept by Beth Sholom's adult education department. It is unclear whether or not he spoke in Toronto.

Name Access

Feder, Abraham

Subjects

Cantors (Judaism)

Portraits

Rabbis

Repro Restriction

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Accession Number

1989-6-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

5083

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1988

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Professor Mark R. Cohen, a professor of Near Eastern studies at Princeton University. Cohen's photograph was kept by Beth Sholom's adult education department. It is unclear whether or not he spoke in Toronto.

Name Access

Cohen, Mark R., 1943-

Subjects

College teachers

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Accession Number

1989-6-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

5084

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1988

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 4 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Michael Rosenak, Mandel Professor of Jewish Education at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Rosenak's photograph was kept by Beth Sholom's adult education department. It is unclear whether or not Rosenak was invited to speak in Toronto.

Name Access

Rosenak, Michael, 1932-2013

Subjects

College teachers

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Accession Number

1989-6-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

5085

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[198-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Rabbi Jack Riemer of Beth David Congregation in Miami, Florida. Riemer's photograph was kept by Beth Sholom's adult education department. It is unclear whether or not he was invited to speak in Toronto.

Name Access

Congregation Beth David (Miami, Fla.)

Riemer, Jack

Subjects

Portraits

Rabbis

Repro Restriction

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Places

Miami (Fla.)

Accession Number

1989-6-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

5086

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1986

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Dr. Edward L. Greenstein. Greenstein's photograph was kept by the Beth Sholom Synagogue adult education department. It is unclear whether or not he was invited to speak in Toronto.

Name Access

Greenstein, Edward L.

Subjects

Authors

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Accession Number

1989-6-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

5088

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1985

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Rabbi David Hartman. Hartman's photograph was kept by the Beth Sholom Synagogue adult education department. It is unclear whether or not he was invited to speak in Toronto.

Name Access

Hartman, David, 1931-2013

Subjects

Portraits

Rabbis

Repro Restriction

Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Accession Number

1989-6-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

5091

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1985

Physical Description

2 photographs ; b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 35 mm

Admin History/Bio

Noam Zion is an author whose works include A Day Apart: Shabbat at Home.

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Noam Sachs Zion. Zion's photograph was kept by the Beth Sholom Synagogue's adult education department. It is unclear whether or not he was invited to speak in Toronto.

Name Access

Zion, Noam

Subjects

Authors

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Accession Number

1989-6-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

5092

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1988

Physical Description

1 photograph ; b&w ; 9 x 7 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Mervin F. Verbit. Verbit's photograph was kept by the Beth Sholom Synagogue's adult education department. It is unclear whether or not he was invited to speak in Toronto.

Name Access

Verbit, Mervin F.

Subjects

Portraits

Sociologists

Repro Restriction

Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Accession Number

1989-6-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

5093

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1987

Physical Description

1 photograph ; b&w ; 14 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Rabbi Benjamin J. Segal. Segal's photograph was kept by the Beth Sholom Synagogue's adult education department. It is unclear whether or not he was invited to speak in Toronto.

Name Access

Segal, Benjamin J.

Subjects

Portraits

Rabbis

Repro Restriction

Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Accession Number

1989-6-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6002

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[198-]

Physical Description

4 photographs : b&w ; 5 x 4 cm

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Accession Number

1989-6-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6003

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1985

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 9 cm

Admin History/Bio

Born in America, Dr. Deborah Weissman made aliyah in 1972. She pursued her doctorate at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and spent her adult life in education. An Orthodox Jew as well as a feminist, Dr. Weissman was active in interfaith dialogue and spoke passionately about the need for peace and justice between Israelis and Palestinians.

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Dr. Deborah Weissman. The photo was kept by Beth Sholom Synagogue's adult education department. It is unclear whether or not Weissman was invited to speak at the synagogue.

Name Access

Weissman, Deborah

Subjects

Educators

Feminists

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Accession Number

1989-6-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6004

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[198-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Steven Saltzman. The photo was kept by Beth Sholom Synagogue's adult education department.

Name Access

Saltzman, Steven

Subjects

Portraits

Rabbis

Repro Restriction

Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Accession Number

1989-6-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6104

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a man, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6105

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a woman, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6106

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a man, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

Europe

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6107

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a man, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6108

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a man, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6109

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a woman, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

Europe

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6110

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a woman and a man, possibly members of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6111

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a woman, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6112

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a woman and a man, possibly members of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

Europe

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6113

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a woman and a man, possibly members of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

Europe

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6114

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a man, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

Europe

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6116

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a woman, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6117

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a woman, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

Europe

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6118

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a man, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

Europe

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6119

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a man wearing a coat, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6120

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a boy, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6121

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a woman, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6122

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a girl, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family. She is holding a book in one hand.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

Europe

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6123

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a girl, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6149

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 10 x 12 cm b&w ; 10 x 12 cm

Admin History/Bio

Campaign Chairman: United Jewish Appeal 1976.

President: Toronto Jewish Congress1980-1982.

Scope and Content

This item consists of an original portrait, which is hanging on the fourth-floor wall, and a copy negative. The negative is housed in the OJA's photo cabinet.

Name Access

Posluns, Wilfred

United Jewish Appeal

Toronto Jewish Congress

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

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 Descriptions