- 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
- 1981-9-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1981-9-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- text
- Physical Description
- 1.5 m of textual records and graphic material
- Text
- Artifacts
- Date
- 1928-1981
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of textual records and graphic material documenting the life and career of Rabbi David Kirshenbaum of London, Ontario. Included is material related to Congregation B’nai Moses Ben Judah and Congregation Or Shalom, communal records, minutes, articles, sermons, orations, correspondence, books, periodicals, notes, photographs, scrapbooks, personal and family records and awards. Also included are the following artifacts:
- Shochet's knife and sharpening stone. -- [ca. 1925-1960]. -- 1 sharpening stone : stone, black ; 0.8 x 7.5 x 2 cm; 1 knife : metal, gold, black and silver ; 21 cm. This shochet’s chalef (ritual slaughtering knife) and sharpening stone belonged to Rabbi David Kirshenbaum (1903-1981), who served in London, Ontario from the
mid 1920s until his retirement in the 1960s. This size of knife, used for poultry, was specially-designed to maximise cleanliness, speed, and efficiency, and minimise pain. During the height of the Jewish markets in the Kensington area, from the 1920s until the 1940s, buyers had the option of paying someone to pluck the chicken’s feathers, or they could bring the animal home and do it themselves.
- Pen and pad given to the Zionist Organization of Canada, Central Division 27th Convention.
- Ontario Zionist Region conference delegate badge. -- 1 badge : textile, blue and gold ; 10 cm in length. -- A light blue ribbon with a pin at the top saying "Rev Kirshenbaum, London".
- Administrative History
- Rabbi David Kirshenbaum (1902-1981) was born in Koriw, Poland and came to Canada in 1921. In 1926 he became rabbi of B’nai Moses Ben Judah Congregation in London, Ontario and remained in that position until his retirement in 1966. During his tenure in London he was active in many Jewish organizations including the Canadian Jewish Congress, the Jewish National Fund, the Israel Histadrut Campaign and the Jewish Community Council of London. He was a regular contributor to Yiddish and Anglo-Jewish publications. His articles appeared in the Hebrew Journal, Kanader Adler, Voice of Radom and The Jewish Standard. He was also the author of several books : Our Chassidic Treasuries, What is General Zionism?, Ships at Sea, A Journey to Israel, Mixed Marriages and the Jewish Future, Religion: Love or Hate? and Feast Days and Fast Days. He was also elected to the Board of the Victoria Hospital Trust and served on the University Assembly of the University of Western Ontario.
- Rabbi David Kirshenbaum was married to Pearl Kirshenbaum.
- MG_RG
- MGC 6
- Subjects
- Rabbis
- Name Access
- Kirshenbaum, David, 1902-1981
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- 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
- 1983-7-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1983-7-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 6 cm of textual records
- Date
- 1899-1982
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting the life and career of Rabbi Ernest Klein. Records include personal as well as professional correspondence, certificates, newspaper clippings and book reviews, a marriage register, bar mitzvah invitations, and Klein's birth certificate.
- Administrative History
- Ernest Klein (1899-1983) was born in Szatmar, Hungary on 26 July 1899. He studied at the University of Vienna and served as a rabbi in several countries including Czechoslovakia, Romania, and France. The Second World War brought great hardship for Klein, who survived Auschwitz and Dachau (his wife and son were killed in Czechoslovakia just before the war). After the War, Klein came to Canada, where he became rabbi of Congregation Beth Yitshak in Toronto. A polyglot and a scholar, Klein wrote three etymological dictionaries, the most famous of which was his Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the English Language (1966-67). For his work, he received honourary degrees from McMaster University and the University of Guelph in 1977 and was awarded the Order of Canada in 1978. He passed away on 4 February 1983.
- Use Conditions
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Descriptive Notes
- USE CONDITION NOTE: Accession contains medical records that are closed to researchers until January 2034.
- MG_RG
- MG 6 D
- Subjects
- Birth certificates
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Invitation cards
- Marriage records
- Rabbis
- Name Access
- Klein, Ernest, 1899-1983
- 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
- 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
- 2012-2-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2012-2-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Physical Description
- 45 cm of textual records and other material
- Date
- 1949-2009
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of the records created and accumulated by Rabbi Joseph Kelman. The records detail Kelman's involvement with a number of organizations, particluarly Reena, She'arim Hebrew Day School, and Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue. They also document the numerous awards and tributes he received in his life and detail his personal life. The records primarily consist of personal and professional correspondence, event invitations, photographs, news clippings, and biographical material. There is also one file folder related to Sol Edell, the brother of the donor, and an oversized photograph of the Harbord Collegiate choral society and orchestra.
- Photo Captions:
- 001: Portrait of Rabbi Joseph Kelman, (Toronto, ON), ca. 1950s.
- 002: Simcaht Torah celebrations, Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue, 100 Elder St. (Toronto, ON), [197-].
- 003: Rabbi Kelman meets the chief of staff of the Israeli police, Mordecai Gur, [Israel], [197-].
- 004: Rabbi Joseph Kelman awarded with honorary doctorate, [198-?].
- 005: James Harris, Rabbi Joseph Kelman, Liberal leader John Turner and [identified], Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue, 100 Elder St. (Toronto, ON), 1984.
- Custodial History
- The records were in the possession of Rabbi Joseph Kelman until his death in 2009. They were donated to the Archives by his wife, Sara Edell Shafler Kelman, on 1 February 2012.
- Administrative History
- Rabbi Kelman was born in Vienna, Austria in 1927, the son of Rabbi Zvi Yehuda and Mirl Kelman and the descendent of a long line of distinguished rabbis. He immigrated to Toronto with his family at the age of three in 1930. He attended Harbord Collegiate and was ordained at Yeshiva University in New York. Beginning in 1953, Kelman became seved as a rabbi in Sherbrooke, QC; Beverley, MA; and Suffern, NY; before accepting the pulpit at Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagoge in Toronto in 1959. At the time, Beth Emeth was a small congregation in the fledgling Bathurst Manor neighbourhood. He facilitated its merging with Bais Yehuda to form BEBY, and under his guidance it grew to become the third-largest Conservative synagogue in the GTA with a membership of approximately 1,500 families.
- Kelman's life work was dedicated to providing opportunities for the developmentally disabled and learning challenged in the Jewish community. He was the founder of the Ezra and Kadima Schools, the Kadima Centre, the Camp Tikvah program, the Reena Foundation, Chai Tikvah, and She'arim Hebrew Day School. He also served as a chaplain in Toronto hospitals and jails.
- Rabbi Kelman was the recipeint of numerous awards for his contributions to Jewish education and community service, including a honorary doctorate from Ryerson University and Tel Aviv University. The Kelman School for Jewish Education at Tel Aviv University is named in his honour. Rabbi Kelman died on 27 June 2009 at the age of eighty-two.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Descriptive Notes
- Includes approx. 50 photographs, 1 CD and 1 artifact.
- Subjects
- Rabbis
- Name Access
- Kelman, Joseph, 1927-2009
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2013-9-2
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 2015-9-10
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-9-10
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1930-1989
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of various lettters, one in Polish and others in Hebrew and Yiddish. One of the letters appears to have been addressed to Rabbi Shemen's mother (Gitl), although undated, it appears to be from the late 1920s or early 1930s. A letter in Yiddish is addressed to the Boimoil family of Chodel, Poland. Boimol was the original last name of Rabbi Shemen.
- Custodial History
- It appears that the documents came directly from Rabbi Nachman Shemen
- Administrative History
- Rabbi Shemen was a Rabbinic scholar, author and Jewish civil servant. He held the following positions: Executive secretary of the Canadian Federation of Polish jews (1940-1993), Director of Orthodox Division of CJC, Ontario (1950-1992). Rabbi Shemen died in 1993.
- Subjects
- Families
- Letters
- Rabbis
- Name Access
- Shemen, Nachman, Rabbi, 1912-1993
- Places
- Toronto, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-3-69
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-3-69
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1950-1991
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of interviews with various persons concerning their link with Goel Tzedec and its successor synagogue, Beth Tzedec. The interviews were primarily conducted by Ben Keyfetz and Jack Orenstien, the latter serving as the executive director of Beth Tzedec at that time. Persons interviewed included Carl Keyfetz, N. N. Levine, Meyer Axler, and Bert Godfrey. There is also other information in the file concerning cantors and rabbis who served at Goel Tzedec, including Julius Price, Bernard Wladowsky, Jacob Gordon, and Samuel Sachs. There is a document from Bert Godfrey—undated but with a reference to 1950—titled "Report of Construction Sub-Committee." This presumably preceded the construction of the building housing the Beth Tzedec Synagogue on Bathurst Street. Also included is a 1955 publication of the Ne'ilah Service of Beth Tzedec to take place on 6 February 1955, concluding a half century of worship at the synagogue on University Avenue. Lastly, there are several pages of notes concerning the synagogue and its history.
- Custodial History
- There is no information on the acquisition of this material.
- Subjects
- Committees
- Synagogues
- Rabbis
- Name Access
- Kayfetz, Benjamin, 1916-2002
- Places
- Toronto, Ontario
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-12-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-12-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 15 cm of textual records
- 22 photographs : col. (12 negatives) ; 9 x 9 cm and 35 mm
- 3 signs
- Date
- 1938-1982
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records belonging to Rabbi Abraham A. Price. The bulk of the records are marriage registers from 1938 to 1982. There are also some loose marriage certificates spanning 1939 to 1946, Price's registration certificate as a marriage officiant from 1938, a letter in Yiddish, and his Isaac Kook Award of Merit certificate, as well as some photographs and corresponding negatives of a family vacation. Also included are three kashruth signs. One was issued by the Kashruth Council of the Canadian Jewish Congress (likely in the 1950s); the other two are hand-painted and were issued by Rabbi Price (likely in the 1940s). They are in both Yiddish and English and read: "Certificate of Kashruth. All meat and meat products of this butcher shop is strictly Kosher under the supervision of Rabbi Abraham A. Price."
- Custodial History
- The donor is the son-in-law of Rabbi Price.
- Administrative History
- Rabbi Abraham A. Price (1900–1994) was a prominent rabbi and Talmudic scholar in Toronto. He was born on 10 December 1900 in Stopnitz, Poland, to Rabbi Joseph and Basia Price. He married Sarah Wine and had two children: a son, Moshe Leib, who predeceased him, and a daughter, Leah (Lola) Zuchowsky. He also had a brother, Lazar.
- Price lived in Poland until 1923, when he moved to Berlin and became a banker. He left Berlin for Paris in 1931 and lived there for six years, before fleeing to the United States in 1937. Rabbi Price originally went to New York City but spent only ten days there before moving to Toronto.
- Rabbi Price studied with world-famous scholars Rabbis Abraham Borenstein and Sillman, by whom he was ordained at the Rabbinical Seminary Sochatzow (Sochatov), Poland, in 1919. He was hired in 1937 by Moishe Oelbaum, Moishe Sigal, and W. J. Silverberg to head Yeshivah Torath Chaim and to act as the official rabbi of Chevra Shas Congregation. Price remained dean of the yeshivah until at least 1985. He published ten volumes of highly-acclaimed rabbinical studies, including three volumes of Mishnath Avraham with commentaries of the Book of the Pious "Sefer Chasidim," which were awarded the Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook Award of Merit in 1965. It was the first time this prize was given to an author outside Israel.
- Price was one of Toronto's most influential rabbinic authorities. He worked tirelessly to help European yeshivah students during and after the Second World War. In 1942, he orchestrated the release of over fifty German-Jewish men from an internment camp in Quebec and brought them to study at the yeshivah. In 1948, he again intervened to sponsor fifty-five young yeshivah boys from Prague. He brought these boys to study at Torath Chaim as well.
- Rabbi Price died on Thursday, 31 March 1994, in Toronto.
- Descriptive Notes
- Language: Records are in Yiddish and English.
- Subjects
- Marriage records
- Rabbis
- Name Access
- Price, Abraham A., 1900-1994
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-5-3
- 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
- 2018-6-21 [Processed]
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-6-21 [Processed]
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 13 cm of textual records
- Date
- 1982-1989
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting Cantor Harold Klein and Rabbi Stuart Rosenberg. Cantor Klein's records include sound recordings and sheet music. Rabbi Rosenberg's records include certificates of conversion, divorce, and marriage; counselling and pastoral cards; decree absolutes; a letter to Mr. A. Copnick from Garry Goldberg regarding a "Burn the Mortgage Campaign" (the letter includes a note to the rabbi); a letter to Rabbi Rosenberg from Rabbi Bernard Baskin; and wedding record cards.
- Custodial History
- 6/25/2018: Rabbi Yossi Sapirman of Beth Torah Congregation donated the records to the Ontario Jewish Archives.
- Administrative History
- Cantor Harold Klein was the chazzan of the Shaarei Shomayim Congregation in Toronto. Cantor Klein was a classmate, and then later a student for many years, of Professor Noach Schall of Yeshiva University.
- Rabbi Stuart E. Rosenberg led Beth Torah Congregation for nine years. Prior to that, he was senior rabbi for seventeen years at Beth Tzedic, the largest Conservative congregation in Canada.
- Use Conditions
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Subjects
- Cantors (Judaism)
- Rabbis
- Name Access
- Klein, Harold
- Rosenberg, Stuart E
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2022-8-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2022-8-4
- Material Format
- architectural drawing
- graphic material
- object
- textual record
- sound recording
- Physical Description
- ca. 11 m of textual records and other material
- Date
- 1930-2012
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records documenting the life and career of Rabbi Benjamin Friedberg. Included are subject files, eulogies, sermons, marriage records, funeral record cards, conversion certificates, gittin (Jewish divorce documents), addresses for High Holiday services, and photographs. Also include are a few artifacts, such as felt patches and medallions, as well as sound recordings. A large number of documents are relating to Rabbi Friedberg's rabbinical career at Beth Tzedec Congregation.
- Administrative History
- Rabbi Joseph Benjamin Friedberg (1927-2022) was born on June 26, 1927, in Toronto to Chaim (Chamel) and Rochel Rose Friedberg. Rochel Friedberg was born in Polaniec, Poland (Russian part of Poland), the daughter of Moshe and Sura Poss. Rochel had little formal education but learned Talmud from her father. In her youth, Moshe came to Toronto to make a living and had to leave the family behind; shortly thereafter, World War I broke out, and Rochel was sent to the town of Stopnitz. She was then sent to Crackow to work. Rochel married Chaim (Chamel) Friedberg from Patchenev, who was enlisted in Pilsudski’s army. Before the Great Depression, Rochel and Chaim immigrated to Canada. Later on, Chaim took ill and had to go to the Western Sanitarium; soon after that, he passed away in 1957. Rochel passed away in 1992.
- Rabbi Benjamin Friedberg was a native of Toronto and received his basic religious and secular education there. He attended Harbord Collegiate in his youth. After spending a number of years at the Yeshiva University in New York, he returned home to attended the University of Toronto, from which he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1949. In 1950, Rabbi Friedberg entered the Rabbinical School of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. He received his Master of Hebrew Letters degree and rabbinical ordination in 1954.
- Rabbi Friedberg’s first pulpit was in Rochester, New York. He served as assistant rabbi at Beth Tzedec Congregation in 1955; and then as rabbi of B’nai Israel Congregation in London, Ontario. In 1959, he received his Master of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario in Bible and Archaeology. As part of his doctorial program, he studied in the Department of Archaeology and Bible at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; he also spent several years studying in the Department of Religion at the University of Ottawa with special emphasis on the Samaritans.
- In 1961, Rabbi Friedberg was called to the pulpit of Agudath Israel Congregation in Ottawa, Ontario, where he served for thirteen years until 1974.
- In 1974, he was appointed senior rabbi at Beth Tzedec Congregation, Toronto. His major emphases in the congregation were the development of both child and adult education and emphasizing Israel as the dominant fact in Jewish life today. Much of the programming at Beth Tzedec that he instituted dealt with Israel.
- Rabbi Friedberg’s interest in Jewish education was responsible for the founding of a Hebrew High School in Ottawa. His concern with Jewish youth prompted him to devote his time as counsellor to the Hillel Organization on the campuses of the University of Western Ontario, Carleton University, and the University of Ottawa. He taught Bible, Biblical Hebrew, and courses in Judaism at the University of Ottawa; and was an occasional lecturer at the University of Western Ontario in the Orientals Department. While living in Ottawa, he was active in a number of Jewish communal organizations. He was the founder and the organizer of the Ottawa Soviet Jewry Committee and was head of the Jews in Foreign Lands Committee and Canada-Israel Committee. Also, he was on the Social Welfare Council and was chairman of the Aliyah Committee in Ottawa.
- Rabbi Friedberg was active with the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) and the Canadian Zionist Federation (CZF). He worked actively on behalf of the CJC’s Educational Department. He was on the executive of the CJC Central and Eastern Regions and served as national chairman of the CJC’s International Affairs Committee. As an active Zionist, he served as national chairman of the Hasbara Committee of the CZF and was president of Mercaz Canada, the Zionist organization of the Masorti (Conservative) Movement. He also organized Israel tours and led Israel tour groups for a number of times. Rabbi Friedberg was the recipient of citations of the UJA, State of Israel Bonds, and various other awards in recognition of his communal work. In addition, he had also been invited to serve as a member of Teddy Kollek’s Jerusalem Committee.
- Rabbi Friedberg was a contributor to Anglo-Jewish press, television work, and radio. He was chairman of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s Religious Advisory Committee and hosted his own television program called “Focus.” He had written for the London Free Press, and the Ottawa Citizen, and a number of Jewish periodicals.
- Rabbi Friedberg was married to the former Lola Constant of Montreal (1930-2022). They had three children together—Mark, Gilah, and Esther. Lola Friedberg had a degree from McGill University in Arts and Music. She had given two-piano recitals in conjunction with her twin sister, Miriam “Mitzi” Leboff, on a number of occasions. Lola had taught piano and conducted choirs in Montreal and Ottawa.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Subjects
- Rabbis
- Sermons
- Eulogies
- Name Access
- Friedberg, Benjamin, 1927-2022
- Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Ottawa (Ont.)
- London (Ont.)
- Jerusalem
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3595
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3595
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Aug. 1983
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 13 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of the Beth David Congregation's rabbi speaking at the podium at the seventy-fifth anniversary celebration of the synagogue and Brantford's Jewish community. The celebration took place in the synagogue.
- Notes
- Acquired in 1983.
- Subjects
- Anniversaries
- Communities
- Rabbis
- Places
- Brantford (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1986-2-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3896
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3896
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1982
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of Rabbi Moshe Yeres at a picnic organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. He is standing with an unidentified man, woman and child.
- Name Access
- Yeres, Moshe
- Subjects
- Communities
- Picnics
- Rabbis
- Places
- Brantford (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1986-2-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4008
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4008
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 14 Sep. 1984
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col
- Notes
- No restrictions.
- For identification of others, see accession record.
- Name Access
- John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005
- Pearlson, Rabbi Jordan
- Toronto Board of Rabbis
- Subjects
- Rabbis
- Popes
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1986-9-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4334
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4334
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 11 Apr. 1980
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Right to left: Rabbi Yitzchok Kerzner; Rabbi Gedalia Felder; Rabbi Zolty, chief rabbi of Jerusalem; Yitz Feldman; and Rabbi Nachman Shemen.
- Name Access
- Felder, Gedalia, 1922-1991
- Feldman, Yitz
- Kerzner, Yitzchok
- Shemen, Nachman, Rabbi, 1912-1993
- Zolty, Yaacov Bezalel, 1920-1982
- Subjects
- Portraits, Group
- Rabbis
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1987-12-9
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4939
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4939
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1981
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 12 x 10 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Rabbi Chaim Weber died on 8 February 1987 in Miami, Florida. He was the husband of Faye and father/father-in-law to Barry and Marsha, Sheryn, and Solomon and Shirey, as well as the grandfather of Mark, Rochelle, and Janna.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Rabbi Chaim Weber of Pembroke, Ontario. He is pictured standing on a staircase wearing a tallis and holding a prayer book.
- Name Access
- Weber, Chaim
- Subjects
- Rabbis
- Places
- Pembroke (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1987-3-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4940
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4940
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1981
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 26 x 21 cm and 12 x 10 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Rabbi Chaim Weber died on 8 February 1987 in Miami, Florida. He was the husband of Faye and father/father-in-law to Barry and Marsha, Sheryn, and Solomon and Shirey, as well as the grandfather of Mark, Rochelle, and Janna.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Rabbi Chaim Weber of Pembroke, Ontario. He is pictured in a suit, standing in front of some bushes.
- Name Access
- Weber, Chaim
- Subjects
- Rabbis
- Places
- Pembroke (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1987-3-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5060
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5060
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1986
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of the graduation ceremony of Rabbi Harvey W. Meirovich from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City.
- Name Access
- Jewish Theological Seminary of America
- Subjects
- Graduation (School)
- Rabbis
- Places
- New York (N.Y.).
- Accession Number
- 1989-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5061
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5061
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1986
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of the graduation ceremony of Rabbi Harvey W. Meirovich from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City.
- Name Access
- Jewish Theological Seminary of America
- Subjects
- Graduation (School)
- Rabbis
- Places
- New York (N.Y.).
- Accession Number
- 1989-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5062
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5062
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1986
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of the graduation ceremony of Rabbi Harvey W. Meirovich from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City.
- Name Access
- Jewish Theological Seminary of America
- Subjects
- Graduation (School)
- Rabbis
- Places
- New York (N.Y.).
- Accession Number
- 1989-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5063
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5063
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1986
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of the graduation ceremony of Rabbi Harvey W. Meirovich from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City.
- Name Access
- Jewish Theological Seminary of America
- Subjects
- Graduation (School)
- Rabbis
- Places
- New York (N.Y.).
- Accession Number
- 1989-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5064
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5064
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1986
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of the graduation ceremony of Rabbi Harvey W. Meirovich from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City. Pictured are the rabbi's family.
- Name Access
- Jewish Theological Seminary of America
- Subjects
- Graduation (School)
- Rabbis
- Places
- New York (N.Y.).
- Accession Number
- 1989-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5065
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5065
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1986
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of the graduation ceremony of Rabbi Harvey W. Meirovich from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City. Pictured are the rabbi's family.
- Name Access
- Jewish Theological Seminary of America
- Subjects
- Graduation (School)
- 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.
- Places
- New York (N.Y.).
- Accession Number
- 1989-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5066
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5066
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1986
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of the graduation ceremony of Rabbi Harvey W. Meirovich from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City. Pictured are the rabbi's family.
- Name Access
- Jewish Theological Seminary of America
- Subjects
- Graduation (School)
- Rabbis
- Theological seminaries
- 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
- New York (N.Y.).
- Accession Number
- 1989-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5067
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5067
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1986
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of the graduation ceremony of Rabbi Harvey W. Meirovich from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City. Pictured are the rabbi's family.
- Name Access
- Jewish Theological Seminary of America
- Subjects
- Graduation (School)
- Rabbis
- Theological seminaries
- 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
- New York (N.Y.).
- Accession Number
- 1989-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5068
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5068
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1986
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of the graduation ceremony of Rabbi Harvey W. Meirovich from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City. Pictured are the rabbi's family and friends at a dinner.
- Name Access
- Jewish Theological Seminary of America
- Subjects
- Graduation (School)
- Rabbis
- Theological seminaries
- 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
- New York (N.Y.).
- Accession Number
- 1989-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5069
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5069
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1986
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of the graduation ceremony of Rabbi Harvey W. Meirovich from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City. Pictured are the rabbi's family.
- Name Access
- Jewish Theological Seminary of America
- Subjects
- Graduation (School)
- Rabbis
- Theological seminaries
- 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
- New York (N.Y.).
- Accession Number
- 1989-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5070
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5070
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1986
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of the graduation ceremony of Rabbi Harvey W. Meirovich from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City. Pictured are the rabbi's family.
- Name Access
- Jewish Theological Seminary of America
- Subjects
- Graduation (School)
- Rabbis
- Theological seminaries
- 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
- New York (N.Y.).
- Accession Number
- 1989-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5071
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5071
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1986
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of the graduation ceremony of Rabbi Harvey W. Meirovich from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City. Pictured are the rabbi's family.
- Name Access
- Jewish Theological Seminary of America
- Subjects
- Graduation (School)
- Rabbis
- Theological seminaries
- 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
- New York (N.Y.).
- Accession Number
- 1989-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5072
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5072
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1986
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of the graduation ceremony of Rabbi Harvey W. Meirovich from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City. Pictured are the rabbi's family.
- Name Access
- Jewish Theological Seminary of America
- Subjects
- Graduation (School)
- Rabbis
- Theological seminaries
- 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
- New York (N.Y.).
- Accession Number
- 1989-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5073
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5073
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1986
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of the graduation ceremony of Rabbi Harvey W. Meirovich from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City. Pictured are the rabbi's family and friends at a dinner.
- Name Access
- Jewish Theological Seminary of America
- Subjects
- Graduation (School)
- Rabbis
- Theological seminaries
- 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
- New York (N.Y.).
- Accession Number
- 1989-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5074
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5074
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1986
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of the graduation ceremony of Rabbi Harvey W. Meirovich from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City. Pictured are the rabbi's family.
- Name Access
- Jewish Theological Seminary of America
- Subjects
- Graduation (School)
- Rabbis
- Theological seminaries
- 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
- New York (N.Y.).
- Accession Number
- 1989-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5075
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5075
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1986
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of the graduation ceremony of Rabbi Harvey W. Meirovich from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City. Pictured is Rabbi Meirovich being presented with his scroll.
- Name Access
- Jewish Theological Seminary of America
- Subjects
- Graduation (School)
- Rabbis
- Theological seminaries
- 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
- New York (N.Y.).
- Accession Number
- 1989-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5081
- 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
- 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
- ID
-
Item 5085
- 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
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Miami (Fla.)
- Accession Number
- 1989-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
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Item 5088
- 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
- ID
-
Item 5093
- 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
- ID
-
Item 5096a
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5096a
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1985
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of Rabbi Harvey W. Meirovich at home of Ken Saltsman. The snapshot features several men and women.
- Notes
- There are two photographs that have been assigned the photo #5096.
- Subjects
- 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
- ID
-
Item 5096b
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5096b
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1985
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of Rabbi Harvey W. Meirovich at home of Ken Saltsman. The snapshot features several men and women.
- Notes
- There are two photographs that have been assigned the photo #5096.
- Subjects
- 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
- ID
-
Item 6000
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 6000
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1985
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of Simcha Dinitz, of Israel, standing with Rabbi Harvey and Cheryl Meirovich.
- Subjects
- Portraits, Group
- 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
- ID
-
Item 6001
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 6001
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1985
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 24 cm
- Subjects
- Cantors (Judaism)
- Couples
- 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
- ID
-
Item 6004
- 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
- ID
-
Item 6006
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 6006
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 13 Jul. 1986
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of members of Richard Seligman and Margaret Stinson's wedding party. Included is Rabbi Harvey Meirovich, who officiated the ceremony.
- Subjects
- Rabbis
- Weddings
- 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