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Birthday sale at the Allan B. Collis Ltd. department store (Peterborough, ON) [graphic material] – 1961.

Level: Item

ID: Item 1629

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1629

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1961

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a photograph and corresponding negative of the birthday sale at the Allan B. Collis Limited department store in Peterborough, Ontario. The photo depicts a group of shoppers in a line-up outside the store.

Notes: Acquired July 10, 1978.

Name Access: Allan B. Collis Limited

Subjects: Consumers; Department stores; Special sales

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

Places: Peterborough (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1978-7-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Allan B. Collis Ltd. department store, children's day sale (Peterborough, ON) [graphic material] – [1955 or 1956].

Level: Item

ID: Item 1632

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1632

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [1955 or 1956]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a photograph and corresponding negative of the children's day sale at the Allan B. Collis Limited department store in Peterborough, Ontario. The photograph is of the interior of the store.

Notes: Acquired July 10, 1978.

Name Access: Allan B. Collis Ltd.

Subjects: Child consumers; Department stores; Special sales

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

Places: Peterborough (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1978-7-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Allan B. Collis Ltd. department store, children's day sale (Peterborough, ON) [graphic material] – [1955 or 1956].

Level: Item

ID: Item 1633

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1633

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [1955 or 1956]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a photograph and corresponding negative of the children's day sale at the Allan B. Collis Limited department store in Peterborough, Ontario. The photograph depicts a group of children receiving free Coca-Colas from a stand inside the store.

Notes: There are 4 x 5 negatives.; Acquired July 10, 1978.

Name Access: Allan B. Collis Limited

Subjects: Child consumers; Department stores; Special sales

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

Places: Peterborough (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1978-7-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Hanukkah party at Congregation Beth Israel (Peterborough, ON) [graphic material] – [1957 or 1958].

Level: Item

ID: Item 1631

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1631

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [1957 or 1958]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a photograph and corresponding negative of a children's Hanukkah performance at the Congregation Beth Israel on Reid Street in Peterborough, Ontario.

Notes: Acquired July 10, 1978.; See accession file for identifications of some of the individuals in the photographs.

Name Access: Congregation Beth Israel (Peterborough, Ont.)

Subjects: Hanukkah; Parties

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

Places: Peterborough (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1978-7-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Raxlen family [multiple media] – [192-?]-1975.

Accession Number: 2003-5-5

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2003-5-5

Material Format: multiple media

Date: [192-?]-1975

Scope and Content: The records in this accession document the Raxlen family and the Raxlen Clinic and Doctor's Hospital that was set up by the Raxlen brothers. The records also include personal correspondence between Katie Cherney and her mother, family photographs, greeting cards, press clippings and a booklet of articles written by Rabbi Fine of Peterborough. This booklet includes translated documents that he produced as rabbi from 1926 to 1934. Finally, there are three historic postcards documenting Holy Blossom's building on Bond Street, Jarvis Collegiate, and the Doctor's Hospital

Custodial History: Records were collected by Karen Fejer, the daughter of Alexander Raxlen.

Administrative History: The Raxlen brothers were born in Toronto in Cabbagetown, where their father operated a grocery store. The four brothers were Saul, Benjamin, Alexander, and Sam. All of the brothers graduated in medicine during the 1930s, except for Sam, who became a dentist. Together, they opened up the Raxlen Clinic in 1937, which was located on Carleton Street.; In 1953, the brothers opened their own private hospital, the Doctor's Hospital, which was located on Brunswick Avenue. The hospital started in a ninety-year-old building that was owned by a religious order. The brothers modernized and expanded it from a facility accomodating 59 patients to one that could hold up to 168 beds by 1955. It soon became the largest privately-held, non-profit hospital in North America. By the time the brothers sold it during the late 1970s, it had 554 full-time staff and five hundred hospital beds.; The other family documented in this accession is the Cherney family from Peterborough. The patriarch and matriarch were Abraham and B. Cherney. They had two children, Katie ("Kaye") and Meyer. Abraham and B. divorced, and Abraham remarried and had three more kids: Harry, Helen, and Louis. The family remained in Peterbough, but the ex-wife moved to Toronto. Kaye married Dr. Alexander Raxlen, and they had three children. Karen Fejer, their daughter, is the donor.

Use Conditions: Correspondence is restricted. Researchers must contact donor for permission to access them. The rest of the collection is open.

Descriptive Notes: Restrictions on access, use, reproduction, and publication: Some of the photographs are the property of the City of Toronto Archives.

Subjects: Families; Hospitals; Rabbis

Name Access: Doctor's Hospital (Toronto, Ont.); Fine, Abraham

Places: Peterborough (Ont.); Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Beatrice Collis|Beth Israel (Peterborough) [graphic material, textual record] – [ca. 1906-1960].

Accession Number: 1978-7-1

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 1978-7-1

Material Format: graphic material; textual record

Physical Description: 1 box of textual records; 16 photographs

Date: [ca. 1906-1960]

Scope and Content: This accession consists of photographs, Beth Israel Congregation annual almanacs, an account book, scrapbooks, and other material relating to the Florence and Collis families and the history of the Oshawa and Peterborough Jewish communities

Administrative History: Beatrice Collis (nee Florence) was married to Allan B. Collis, who owned a department store in Peterborough, Ontario called Allan B. Collis Limited. It was located on the west side of George Street, just north of Simcoe Street, and sold ladies' wear, mens' wear, and children's wear. Beatrice was active in the Peterborough Chapter of Hadassah. They had three children and later moved to Toronto.

MG_RG: MG 3 B 9

Places: Peterborough (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Toronto Hebrew Free School [textual record] – 1953-1956.

Accession Number: 1977-11-1

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 1977-11-1

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records (1 vol.)

Date: 1953-1956

Scope and Content: Accession consists of one bound register documenting the students of the Toronto Hebrew Free School (Brunswick Talmud Torah) in Toronto from 1953 to 1956.

MG_RG: MG2G1E

Subjects: Schools

Places: Toronto (Ont.); Brunswick Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Myer Cherney [graphic material] – [194-].

Accession Number: 1978-7-8

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 1978-7-8

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 28 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Date: [194-]

Scope and Content: Accession consists of a photograph of a farewell party at the Congregation Beth Israel in Peterborough, Ontario.

Places: Peterborough (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

152 Beverley Street, Toronto [graphic material] – 1983.

Accession Number: 1985-11-2

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 1985-11-2

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 slide : col.

Date: 1983

Scope and Content: Accession consists of a coloured slide of the former UJA Federation Building at 152 Beverley Street.

Subjects: Architecture

Name Access: UJA Federation of Greater Toronto

Places: Beverley Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region. Regional Community Services [graphic material] – 1977-1978.

Accession Number: 2005-7-3

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2005-7-3

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: ca. 300 slides : col. ; 35 mm

Date: 1977-1978

Scope and Content: Accession consists of photographs taken during visits by CJC Central Region officers to Ontario Jewish communities, and at Canadian Jewish Congress events and meetings in various communities. Accession also includes photos of Jewish interest in Italy.

Subjects: Communities

Name Access: Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region (Toronto, Ont.); Friedman, Morris; Markish, Esther; Eisenberg, Joe; Wexler, Boris; Acker, Abe; Brownstone, Sam; Klafter, Gershon; Rosen, Marty; Fackenheim, Emil; Rosensweig, Philip; Saiger, Norman; Sadowski, David; Gryfe, Mark; Hillel (Kingston, Ont.); Frey, Marcus; Horowitz, Shlomo; Katz, Stan; Pliscow, Morris

Places: Cambridge (Ont.); Chatham (Ont.); Sudbury (Ont.); Kirkland Lake (Ont.); Thunder Bay (Ont.); Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.); North Bay (Ont.); Oshawa (Ont.); Belleville (Ont.); Windsor (Ont.); Pembroke (Ont.); Peterborough (Ont.); Guelph (Ont.); Hamilton (Ont.); London (Ont.); Kitchener (Ont.); Owen Sound (Ont.); Toronto (Ont.); Barrie (Ont.); Orillia (Ont.); Kingston (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Congregation Iyr Hamelich (Kingston, ON) [textual record] – 1977-2003.

Accession Number: 2007-10-5

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2007-10-5

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Date: 1977-2003

Scope and Content: Accession consists of materials documenting Congregation Iyr Hamelich, the Reform synagogue in Kingston. The records include the constitution, Sunday school minutes and policy documents, synagogue bulletins, correspondence and "Welcome to our Congregation" booklets.

Subjects: Religion

Name Access: Congregation Iyr Hamelich

Places: Kingston, Ont.

Source: Archival Accessions

Joel Moldaver [moving images, graphic material (electronic), graphic material] – [195-]-[196-].

Accession Number: 2008-1-4

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2008-1-4

Material Format: moving images; graphic material (electronic); graphic material

Physical Description: 4 film reels (57 min., 32 sec.) : 16 mm; 1 DVD; 8 photographs (jpgs) : b&w; 1 photograph : b&w

Date: [195-]-[196-]

Scope and Content: This accession consists of four 16 mm films and one copy DVD, documenting the Moldaver family in Peterborough. The films were taken during the 1950s and 1960s and include images of a Camp Wahanowin family visit featuring people by the lake, boating, playing badminton and softball and waterskiing, as well as other cottage scenes of kids swimming and jumping off the dock, canoeing, and several families sitting by the lake.; The films also document several family and community events, such as a family vacation to Chicago, fancy parties, Hanukkah and Purim celebrations, family dinners, and bar mitzvahs, including the bar mitzvah of the donor Joel Moldaver. There are also several scenes of family life in Peterborough including people skating outdoors, and group shots of people standing outside of their homes and getting into cars.; In addition, the accession contains electronic scans of eight family photographs, including the donor's grandparents and great-parents, his parents' wedding which was the first Jewish wedding in Peterborough, and three images of his own bar mitzvah. There is also one oversize photograph of the 1942 Plenary session of the Canadian Jewish Congress, where the formation of Israel was addressed (photo credit: Federal Photos, Montreal).; Photographs are as follows:; 1. Annie and Philip Black in Peterborough, ca. 1939.; 2. Bar mitzvah at Reid Street.; 3. Bar mitzvah at Reid Street.; 4. Bar mitzvah at Reid Street with father Irving Moldaver, Aaron Black, and Rabbi Babb.; 5. David and Faigh Florence possibly on Aylmer Street, ca 1939.; 6. Irving Moldaver wedding portrait, 1938.; 7. Peterborough wedding, Ernie Fine, Annie Black, Ruth and Irving Moldaver, Clara and Oskar Moldaver, 1938.; 8. Ruth Moldaver (nee Black) wedding portrait, 1938.; 9. CJC fifth plenary session, Jan. 10-12, 1942, Montreal.

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

Subjects: Communities; Families; Religion

Name Access: Moldaver, Joel; Moldaver, Ruth; Moldaver, Irving

Places: Peterborough (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Erica Cherney (Peterborough, Ont.) [textual record, textual record (electronic), graphic material (electronic)] – [1915?]-[200-].

Accession Number: 2008-3-2

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2008-3-2

Material Format: textual record; textual record (electronic); graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records; 4 photographs : b&w and col. (jpg); 6 documents : b&w and col. (jpg)

Date: [1915?]-[200-]

Scope and Content: Accession consists of brochures from the Cherney family businesses: their furniture store of fifty years, followed by Cherney Realty, established after 1984. Also included are a pamphlet on the Erica Cherney Inspiration Fund of the Community Counselling and Resource Centre of Peterborough. There is also a memorial card for the death of Harry Cherney in 1984. Electronic records include articles about Cherney's and Erica Cherney, City of Peterborough Awards of Merit for Harry and Erica Cherney, and four photographs.; Photograhps are as follows:; 01. Award of Merit, Erica Cherney, 1977.; 02. Award of Merit, Harry Cherney, 1981.; 03. Harry Cherney on a sailboat, ca. 1978.; 04. 40th Anniversary of Cherney Store, 1975. Left to right: Myer and Harry and Lou Cherney.; 05. Rebecca Cherney, ca. 1915.; 06. Tree of Life donated in honour of Harry Cherney.; 07. Cherney business story in Peterborough Industrial Review, 1975.; 08. Erica Cherney article in Business Advantage February, 1997, page 13.; 09. Cherney ad, 1975.; 10. Harry Cherney newspaper article about his death, Peterborough Examiner, December 29 1984, page 1.

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: Business; Communities

Name Access: Cherney, Erica

Places: Peterborough (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Rose Brewda (Peterborough, ON) [textual record, graphic material (electronic)] – [ca. 1910]-1984.

Accession Number: 2008-3-7

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2008-3-7

Material Format: textual record; graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records; 7 photographs : b&w and col. (jpg)

Date: [ca. 1910]-1984

Scope and Content: Accession consists of two photocopied letters exchanged between Rose Brewda and Campbellford District High School in 1984 after her visit with students to speak as a survivor of the Holocaust. Two photocopied newspaper clippings relate to this visit. The scanned photographs include aerial photographs of three of the Brewda's four livestock farms; three were in Peterborough and one in Lindsay. There are two older family portraits with Rose's Zaidie taken in Rumania before the Second World War, one of the Brewda family in the 1950s, and one of Rose dancing with her son Irvin at his bar mitzvah, the first one held in Peterborough's new shul in 1965. Photo identification, L to R:; Formal portrait, ca. 1918: Rose's mother Ita, Zaidie Isaac Hert, father Nathan Rosenberg, older sisters Mindle and baby Rivka; In front of house, ca. 1930: Rose (in polka dots), Mindle, mother Ita, toddler Chai, Zaidie Isaac Hert, brother Mayer, sister Rivka. Sister Zisel was missing.; Brewda family on farm, ca. 1957: Kalman and Rose, children Ethyl, Joseph and Irvin.

Descriptive Notes: Textual records are photocopies.

Places: Peterborough (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Frank Gishman (Peterborough, ON) [graphic material (electronic)] – 1942-1944.

Accession Number: 2008-7-14

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2008-7-14

Material Format: graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description: 3 photographs (jpg)

Date: 1942-1944

Scope and Content: Accession consists of one military portrait of Frank Gishman and two wedding portraits of Frank and Ruth Gishman of Peterborough, Ontario.

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: Portraits

Places: Peterborough (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Ben Collis - 1 Jun. 1976

Name: Ben Collis

Material Format: sound recording

Interview Date: 1 Jun. 1976

Source: Oral Histories

Name: Ben Collis

Number: OH 93

Subject: Musicians; Cemeteries; Synagogues; Antisemitism; Farmers; Yiddish language

Interview Date: 1 Jun. 1976

Quantity: 2 audio cassettes (1 copy); 2 WAV files

Interviewer: Larry Troster and Elaine Kahn

Total Running Time: OH93_001:43.50 minutes OH93_002:18.45 minutes

Conservation: Copied August 2003; Digitized 2014

Notes: poor sound quality in some sections

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

Biography: Ben Collis, the son of Russian immigrants, was born in 1911. He grew up in Oshawa, Ontario. In 1944, he moved to Peterborough, Ontario. Ben's interest in music led him to form his own dance band and play gigs throughout Ontario.

Material Format: sound recording

Language: English

Geographic Access: Oshawa (Ont.); Peterborough (Ont.)

Original Format: Audio cassette

Copy Format: Audio cassette; Digital file

Transcript: G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 93 - Collis\OH93_001_Log.pdf; G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 93 - Collis\OH93_002_Log.pdf

Source: Oral Histories

Laura Bowman (née Petersiel) - 31 Oct. 2007

Name: Laura Bowman (née Petersiel)

Material Format: moving images

Interview Date: 31 Oct. 2007

Source: Oral Histories

Name: Laura Bowman (née Petersiel)

Number: OH 330

Subject: Antisemitism; Communities; Families

Interview Date: 31 Oct. 2007

Quantity: 1 mini DV; 1 archival DVD; 1 reference DVD

Interviewer: Sharon Gubbay Helfer

Total Running Time: 60 mins Microphone disconnected for final 10 minutes; volume is reduced but still audible.

Notes: Part of Ontario Small Jewish Communities Project. No restrictions.

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

Biography: Laura Bowman (née Petersiel) grew up in Peterborough when antisemitism was latent in the community. She experienced it personally when she went to work as a young teacher in the early 1950s for the Catholic School Board in Campbellford. Laura married Sydney Bowman and they had three children, Carol, David and Gayle, and six grandchildren. She passed away in February 2010.

Material Format: moving images

Geographic Access: Peterborough (Ont.)

Original Format: Mini DV

Copy Format: DVD

Source: Oral Histories

Phillip Black (Peterborough, ON) [graphic material] – 1912.

Level: Item

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1912

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a copy portrait and corresponding negative of Phillip Black of Peterborough, Ontario, taken on his wedding day.

Subjects: Bridegrooms; Portraits; Weddings

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: Peterborough (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1978-7-7

Source: Archival Descriptions

Farewell party for community members (Peterborough, ON) [graphic material] – [194-].

Level: Item

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [194-]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 28 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: This item is an original print and corresponding negative of a farewell party at the Congregation Beth Israel in Peterborough, Ontario. The party was given in honour of a family that was leaving Peterborough. They can be seen in the centre of the photo holding a silver tray.

Name Access: Congregation Beth Israel (Peterborough, Ont.)

Subjects: Communities; Parties; Portraits, Group

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

Places: Peterborough (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1978-7-8

Source: Archival Descriptions

Jacob Low with younger brother Louis Low (Peterborough, ON) [graphic material] – [ca. 1907].

Level: Item

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1907]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Jacob Low with his younger brother Louis Low, of Peterborough, Ontario.

Subjects: Boys; Brothers; 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: Peterborough (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1978-7-12

Source: Archival Descriptions

Rogow family photographs on the cottage wall (Peterborough, ON) [graphic material] – Aug. 1974.

Level: Item

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Material Format: graphic material

Date: Aug. 1974

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide (Kodachrome) ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: This item is a colour slide depicting several Rogow family photographs hanging on the wall of their cottage. The family photos are originally from the 1920s; however, this photograph was taken in August 1978.

Notes: This item is identical to photo #4098.

Subjects: Families; Photographs

Places: Peterborough (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1978-8-5

Source: Archival Descriptions

Rogow family photographs on the cottage wall (Peterborough, ON) [graphic material] – Aug. 1974.

Level: Item

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Material Format: graphic material

Date: Aug. 1974

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. slide (Kodachrome) ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: This item is a colour slide depicting several Rogow family photographs hanging on the wall of their cottage. The family photos are originally from the 1920s; however, this photograph was taken in August 1978.

Notes: This item is identical to photo #4099.

Subjects: Families; Photographs

Places: Peterborough (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1978-8-5

Source: Archival Descriptions

Rabbi J. A. Goldwasser, Signalman John A. Devor and Irving Moldaver (Peterborough, ON) [graphic material] – Nov. 1942.

Level: Item

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Material Format: graphic material

Date: Nov. 1942

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Rabbi J. A. Goldwasser, Signalman John A. Devor and Irving Moldaver, president of B'nai B'rith, of Peterborough, Ontario. The three men are standing in front of a microphone and Devor is shaking Moldaver's hand.

Notes: Credit Bert Krugel.

Subjects: Rabbis

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

Places: Peterborough (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1982-5-6

Source: Archival Descriptions

Hymie Abramson (Peterborough, ON) [graphic material] – [ca. 1900].

Level: Item

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1900]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 20 x 15 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a copy portrait and corresponding negative of Hymie Abramson of Peterborough, Ontario. Hymie was the cousin of Lou and Joe Abramson.

Name Access: Abramson, Hymie

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: Peterborough (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1982-7-5

Source: Archival Descriptions

Exterior of Congregation Beth Israel (Peterborough, ON) [graphic material] – 1977.

Level: Item

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1977

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 11 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a colour photograph of the exterior of the Congregation Beth Israel, located on Weller Street in Peterborough, Ontario.

Name Access: Congregation Beth Israel (Peterborough, Ont.)

Subjects: Architecture; Synagogues

Places: Peterborough (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1978-9-4

Source: Archival Descriptions

Rabbi M. Spar inside Congregation Beth Israel (Peterborough, ON) [graphic material] – 1977.

Level: Item

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1977

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 11 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a colour photograph of Rabbi M. Star inside the Congregation Beth Israel, located on Weller Street in Peterborough, Ontario. Pictured with the rabbi is (left to right): Isadore Black, Murray Grafstein, Rabbi M. Spar, and Skip Pulver.

Name Access: Black, Isadore; Congregation Beth Israel (Peterborough, Ont.); Grafstein, Murray; Pulver, Skip; Spar, Rabbi M.

Subjects: Rabbis

Places: Peterborough (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1978-9-4

Source: Archival Descriptions

Abramson's selling-out sale (Peterborough, ON) [graphic material] – Jan. 1944.

Level: Item

ID: Item 1144

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1144

Material Format: graphic material

Date: Jan. 1944

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

Scope and Content: This item is a copy negative of the selling-out sale at Abramson's in Peterborough, Ontario. The image depicts some women looking at clothing racks in the store.

Notes: Title taken from writing on negative.

Subjects: Shopping

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: Peterborough (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1976-6-11

Source: Archival Descriptions

Drawing of the Brunswick Avenue Talmud Torah [architectural drawing] – [ca. 1922].

Part Of: Benjamin Brown fonds; Jewish community building plans and drawings series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 49; Series 1; File 3

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Benjamin Brown fonds; Jewish community building plans and drawings series

Level: File

Fonds: 49

Series: 1

File: 3

Material Format: architectural drawing

Date: [ca. 1922]

Physical Description: 1 architectural drawing : pencil and hand col., watercolour, on cardboard backed paper ; 90 x 73 cm

Admin History/Bio: The Brunswick Avenue Talmud Torah Day School was established in 1907 and was originally situated on Simcoe Avenue. In 1922 the school received a charter from the Province of Ontario and relocated to Brunswick Avenue the same year. The new school opened in 1925 as a non-denominational afternoon school. It was the precursor to the Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto.

Scope and Content: File consists of one drawing of the exterior of the Brunswick Avenue Talmud Torah.

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

Related Material: See File 49-5-13 for plans of the Yorkville Talmud Torah Day School in New York, designed by Benjamin W. Levitan.

Places: Brunswick Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Apartment building on Beverley Street [architectural drawing] – 1924.

Part Of: Benjamin Brown fonds; Commercial building plans and drawings series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 49; Series 3; File 35

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Benjamin Brown fonds; Commercial building plans and drawings series

Level: File

Fonds: 49

Series: 3

File: 35

Material Format: architectural drawing

Date: 1924

Physical Description: 7 architectural drawings : blueprints ; 41 cm length or smaller and 8 cm diam.

Scope and Content: File consists of architectural drawings of an apartment building located on Beverley St. for Mr. Benjamin Brown (in trust). Floor plans, sections and elevation drawings are included.

Places: Beverley Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Alterations to house and new garage for Mr. Frank S. Hutner at 410 Brunswick Ave. [architectural drawing] – 1923.

Part Of: Benjamin Brown fonds; Residential building plans and drawings series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 49; Series 2; File 5

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Benjamin Brown fonds; Residential building plans and drawings series

Level: File

Fonds: 49

Series: 2

File: 5

Material Format: architectural drawing

Date: 1923

Physical Description: 5 architectural drawings : pencil, 1 hand col., watercolour, 2 on tracing paper ; 46 cm length or smaller and 5 cm diam.

Scope and Content: File contains architectural drawings of alterations to the two storey house, and a new garage for Mr. Frank S. Hutner. It is unknown whether the new garage was completed, since similar plans exist for a new garage to be shared by Mr. Hutner and Mr. Doidge at about the same time. Elevation drawings, a section, a block plan and watercolour drawings of windows and stairs are included.

Related Material: See File 49-2-12 for plans of garage to be shared by Mr. Hutner and Mr. Doidge.

Places: Brunswick Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Garage for Messrs. Frank S. Hutner & William A. Doidge at 410-412 Brunswick Ave. [architectural drawing] – [ca.1924].

Part Of: Benjamin Brown fonds; Residential building plans and drawings series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 49; Series 2; File 12

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Benjamin Brown fonds; Residential building plans and drawings series

Level: File

Fonds: 49

Series: 2

File: 12

Material Format: architectural drawing

Date: [ca.1924]

Physical Description: 3 architectural drawings : blueprints ; 55 cm length or smaller and 4 cm diam.

Scope and Content: File consists of a block plan, floor plan and elevation drawings of a garage to be shared by Mr. Hutner and Mr. Doidge, at 410 and 412 Brunswick Avenue respectively. It is unknown if this structure was built, since Benjamin Brown created plans of a private garage for Mr. Hutner at approximately the same time.

Notes: Formerly listed as Commission 1.

Physical Condition: Material is torn.

Related Material: See File 49-2-5 for plans of alterations to Mr. Hutner's house and the plans for his private garage.

Places: Brunswick Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Alterations to dwelling at 34 Brunswick Avenue for Mr. S. Wineberg [architectural drawing] – 1934.

Part Of: Benjamin Brown fonds; Residential building plans and drawings series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 49; Series 2; File 16

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Benjamin Brown fonds; Residential building plans and drawings series

Level: File

Fonds: 49

Series: 2

File: 16

Material Format: architectural drawing

Date: 1934

Physical Description: 1 architectural drawing : pencil on tracing paper ; 47 cm length and 3 cm diam.

Scope and Content: File consists of floor plans of alterations to a dwelling to be converted into a duplex for Mr. S. Wineberg.

Name Access: Wineberg, S.

Places: Brunswick Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Shemen's lecture on Polish Jewry and the struggle between existence and ruin [textual record] – 1936.

Part Of: Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds; Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 103; Series 1; File 1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds; Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series

Level: File

Fonds: 103

Series: 1

File: 1

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1936

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of handwritten lecture notes and a newspaper clipping documenting Shemen's lecture on Polish Jewry and the struggle between existence and ruin. Shemen presented this lecture to the "Not to Worry!" Club (or "Be of Good Cheer!" Club) in Radomer Hall, 210 Beverley Street.

Subjects: Jews--Poland; Lectures and lecturing

Physical Condition: The lecture notes are rolled and difficult to unfurl.

Places: Beverley Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Apter Synagogue, 1918-unknown

Address: 216 Beverley Street

Source: Landmarks

The Apter Synagogue was formed by a group of people who came to Toronto from the area of Opatow (Apt) in Poland around the turn of the century. They first established a small synagogue on Centre Avenue near Dundas Street in the Ward. In 1918, in anticipation of more Apter immigrants coming to Toronto after the First World War, the synagogue was sold and a larger one purchased on Beverley Street. Both the synagogue members and the Apter Friendly Society met there.

Address: 216 Beverley Street

Time Period: 1918-unknown

Scope Note: The Apter Synagogue was formed by a group of people who came to Toronto from the area of Opatow (Apt) in Poland around the turn of the century. They first established a small synagogue on Centre Avenue near Dundas Street in the Ward. In 1918, in anticipation of more Apter immigrants coming to Toronto after the First World War, the synagogue was sold and a larger one purchased on Beverley Street. Both the synagogue members and the Apter Friendly Society met there.

History: In later years, a bitter controversy between the synagogue and society erupted and the building was sold.

Category: Political; Religious; Private Clubs

Source: Landmarks

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Rogow family [graphic material (electronic)] – [ca. 1930]–[ca. 1950].

Accession Number: 2011-8-5

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2011-8-5

Material Format: graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description: 8 photographs (jpg) : b&w ; 6.4 MB

Date: [ca. 1930]–[ca. 1950]

Scope and Content: Accession consists of photographs of the Rogow family and business in Peterborough, Ontario. Included are images of Ralph, Sam, Mary, Itzhak Rogow, and Herbert and Stephen Shacher. There is also one image of the window display in the Rogow's ladies' wear store at the corner of Brock and George Streets.

Custodial History: These photographs were originally loaned to the OJA to scan and return as part of the Ontario's Small Jewish Communities exhbit. However, the copies were never accessioned at that time and thus the donor was asked to donate the copies in August, 2011.

Administrative History: Benjamin and Mary Rogow and had four sons–Alex, Joseph, Sam, and Ralph–as well as four daughters–Mrs. M. Levine, Mrs. Sam Davis, Mrs. Phil Moscoe, and Rose Rogow. In 1918, Benjamin Rogow established a ladies ready-to-wear store on the southeast corner of Brock and George Streets. For twenty-five years the family of four sons and four daughters lived in rooms above the store until they moved to 623 Walkerfield Avenue. Carried on by son Joseph Rogow, it was possibly one of Peterborough’s longest-running ladies’ wear store. In the early days, coats and suits were made on the premises but by the 1950s the store’s offering of suits and coats and dresses has expanded to skirts and slacks.; On 25 April 1942, Sgt-Instructor Sam Rogow died in a plane accident near Trois Rivieres, Quebec, three months after earning his wings as a training instructor.

Use Conditions: None

Subjects: Families

Name Access: Rogow (family)

Places: Peterborough (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region [textual record] – 1950-1972.

Accession Number: 2015-9-6

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2015-9-6

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Date: 1950-1972

Scope and Content: Accession consists of letters to and from Dr. Joseph Klinghofer, the Educational Director of Canadian Jewish Congress. The correspondence relates to the search for ritual and educational leaders for placement in Jewish communities outside of Toronto such as St. Catharines, Timmins, Belleville, Peterborough, Kirkland Lake, Guelph, Hamilton, Bramalea, North Bay, Windsor, Maritimes, Manitoba and the USA.

Custodial History: There is no information on the acquisition of this material.

Subjects: Education; Religion; Communities

Name Access: Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region (Toronto, Ont.); Klinghofer, Joseph

Places: St. Catharines (Ont.); Timmins (Ont.); Belleville (Ont.); Peterborough (Ont.); Kirkland Lake (Ont.); Guelph (Ont.); Hamilton (Ont.); Bramalea (Brampton, Ont.); North Bay (Ont.); Windsor (Ont.); Manitoba; United States; Maritime Provinces

Source: Archival Accessions

Children's Aid and Infant's Home [textual record] – 1953.

Accession Number: 2018-1-10

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2018-1-10

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Date: 1953

Scope and Content: Accession consists of correspondence from the acting director of the Children's Aid and Infants' Homes of Toronto located at 32 Isabella Street to the executive director of the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society located at 145 Beverly Street. The subject of the correspondence concerns a reference for an applicant for the position of investigator in the Protection Department of the Children's Aid and Infants' Homes.

Custodial History: Item was discovered while processing CJC Fonds 17 holdings.

Use Conditions: Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing the records.

Subjects: Orphanages

Name Access: Children's Aid and Infants' Homes of Toronto

Places: Beverley Street (Toronto, Ont.); Isabella Street(Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Telethon at Beverley Street [graphic material] – Nov. 1977.

Part Of: United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds; Photographic and audiovisual collection series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 67; Series 27; File 313

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds; Photographic and audiovisual collection series

Level: File

Fonds: 67

Series: 27

File: 313

Material Format: graphic material

Date: Nov. 1977

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (2 negatives) ; 28 x 28 mm

Scope and Content: File consists of two negatives depiciting a group of telethoners in the office at Beverley Street.

Notes: Photos by Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto.

Places: Beverley Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Exterior sign of the Toronto Hebrew Re-establishment Services (G'Milath Chassodim), 152 Beverley St., Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1978].

Level: Item

ID: Item 2636

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 2636

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1978]

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Name Access: Toronto Hebrew Re-establishment Services; G'Milath Chassodim

Subjects: Charities; Signs and signboards

Places: Beverley Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1981-2-9

Source: Archival Descriptions

Leon Neuschul, director of the Toronto Hebrew Re-establishment Services (G'Milath Chassodim), 152 Beverley St., Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1978].

Level: Item

ID: Item 2637-2638

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 2637-2638

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1978]

Physical Description: 2 photographs

Name Access: Neuschul, Leon; Toronto Hebrew Re-establishment Services; G'Milath Chassodim

Subjects: Charities

Places: Beverley Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1981-2-9

Source: Archival Descriptions

Rabbi Zoltan Zagon and Mr. H. Donsky, president of the Hungarian-Jewish Congregation, at founding meeting in chapel of Brunswick Ave. Talmud Torah, Toronto [graphic material] – 3 Jan. 1958.

Level: Item

ID: Item 1447

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1447

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 3 Jan. 1958

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Name Access: Zagon, Rabbi Zoltan; Donsky, Mr. H.; Hungarian-Jewish Congregation

Subjects: Rabbis; Talmud Torah (Judaism)

Places: Brunswick Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1977-8-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Kol Yaakov Anshei Emes Synagogue, exterior, Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1978].

Part Of: George Morrison fonds

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 99; Item 52

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: George Morrison fonds

Level: Item

Fonds: 99

Item: 52

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1978]

Physical Description: 1 slide : col. ; 35 mm

Name Access: Kol Yaakov Anshei Emes Synagogue

Subjects: Architecture; Synagogues

Repro Restriction: Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places: Brunswick Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1980-6-3

Source: Archival Descriptions

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First Narayever Synagogue, exterior, Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1977].

Part Of: George Morrison fonds

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 99; Item 145

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: George Morrison fonds

Level: Item

Fonds: 99

Item: 145

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1977]

Physical Description: 1 slide : col. ; 35 mm

Name Access: First Narayever Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects: Architecture; Synagogues

Repro Restriction: Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places: Brunswick Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1980-6-3

Source: Archival Descriptions

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First Narayever Synagogue, interior, Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1977].

Part Of: George Morrison fonds

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 99; Item 146

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: George Morrison fonds

Level: Item

Fonds: 99

Item: 146

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1977]

Physical Description: 1 slide : col. ; 35 mm

Name Access: First Narayever Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects: Architecture; Synagogues

Repro Restriction: Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places: Brunswick Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1980-6-3

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Jewish National Fund Ussishkin Jubilee Conference, Zionist building, Beverley St., Toronto [graphic material] – 1938.

Level: Item

ID: Item 3411

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3411

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1938

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content: Many prominent individuals are shown in this photograph, with names written on the bottom.

Name Access: Jewish National Fund; United Jewish Appeal

Subjects: Congresses and conventions; Zionism

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: Beverley Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1982-11-3

Source: Archival Descriptions

Wedding ceremony, Ethel Gary and Jack Halter, Rabbi M. Zimmerman, Apter Synagogue, 216 Beverley St., Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1948].

Level: Item

ID: Item 1545

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1545

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1948]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Name Access: Apter Synagogue; Gary, Ethel; Halter, Jack; Zimmerman, Rabbi M.

Subjects: Weddings

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: Beverley Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1978-11-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

YM-YWHA exterior, Brunswick Avenue [graphic material] – [ca. 1950].

Part Of: Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds; Combined Building Campaign Committee series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 61; Series 6; Item 14

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds; Combined Building Campaign Committee series

Level: Item

Fonds: 61

Series: 6

Item: 14

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1950]

Physical Description: 3 photographs : b&w (1 negative and 1 glass slide) ; 11 x 13 cm or smaller

Scope and Content: This item is a glass slide of the exterior of the first YM-YWHA building on Brunswick Avenue.

Notes: The copy print and negative were made from the original glass slide by the Archives.

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

Places: Brunswick Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1988-4-9

Source: Archival Descriptions

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National Young Judaea Convention, Oneg Shabbat in garden, Beverley St., Toronto [graphic material] – 31 August, 1935.

Level: Item

ID: Item 3872

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3872

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 31 August, 1935

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content: Identified in this photograph are: David Newman; Jack Burke.; For identification, see accession record.

Name Access: Burke, Jack; Newman, David; Young Judaea

Subjects: Congresses and conventions; Portraits, Group

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

Places: Beverley Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1984-1-8

Source: Archival Descriptions

Labour Zionist Movement dinner at new Chudleigh House, 136 Beverley St., Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1952].

Level: Item

ID: Item 6031

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 6031

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1952]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of a Labour Zionist banquet at the New Chudleigh House at 126 Beverley St. Invitees are seated around two long banquet tables. Identified are Myer Mandel, Mrs. Myer Mandel, Leibel Bagrad; Leibel Abella; Mr. Levinsky; Chaike Lovinsky; Nachman Lovinsky; Chaim Langer; Leah Langer; Archie Bennett; Sophie Bennett; Ida Krakover; Avrum Green; Charlie Krakover; I. S. Weinrot; and Baylke White.

Subjects: Dinners and dining; Labor Zionism; Portraits, Group

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: Beverley Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1992-2-8

Source: Archival Descriptions

Low & Co. junk dealers (Peterborough, ON) [graphic material] – [ca. 1913].

Level: Item

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1913]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 17 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a photograph of the Low & Co. junk business, located at 385 Bethune Street (west side of Bethune, near Hunter Street), in Peterborough. Abraham Low is standing in the doorway. The boy on the sidewalk is probably Jacob (Jack) Low.

Subjects: Business

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: Peterborough (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1978-7-12

Source: Archival Descriptions