- Accession Number
- 2002-10-28
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2002-10-28
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 45 cm of textual records
- Date
- [1930-?]-[198-?]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records documenting the activities of the B'nai Brith Lord Melchett Lodge in St. Catharines, Ontario. Included is correspondence, booklets, ledgers, financial records, and lists.
- Subjects
- Fraternal organizations
- Places
- St. Catharines (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1976-7-9
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1976-7-9
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1927-1962
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of materials pertaining to the life of Saul Einhorn of Oshawa, Ontario. Included are his Canadian naturalization certificate, ketubah for his first marriage, newspaper obituaries, and a letter of condolence to his widow from the Canadian Jewish Congress.
- Administrative History
- Saul "Sol" Einhorn was born in Galicia on 12 December 1904. Sol moved to Oshawa, Ontario, in 1924, where he resided for the rest of his life. In 1927, he married Eva Collis. Eva and Sol had one daughter: Eleanor Grill. Eva died in 1950. In 1957, Sol married Tillie Newton.
- Sol Einhorn was the proprietor of Oshawa Appliances Ltd., which was located at 78 Simcoe Street North in Oshawa. He was a supporter of both the Canadian Brotherhood of Christians and Jews and the Zionist movement and an active member of Beth Zion Synagogue. According to an obituary that appeared in the Oshawa Times, Sol was known as "Mr. Synagogue" by other synagogue members.
- Sol died in 1962 on a Friday morning while at Beth Zion Synagogue just before the start of the service; he was fifty-eight years old. At the time of his death, he resided at 424 Rossland Road West. His funeral service was held Sunday morning in Toronto in the Park Memorial Funeral Chapel.
- Subjects
- Ketubah
- Letters
- Obituaries
- Name Access
- Einhorn, Saul
- Places
- Oshawa (Ont.)
- St. Catharines (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1976-9-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1976-9-4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- [ca. 1920]-[ca. 1945]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of originals and photocopies of posters in Yiddish (some with English translations) advertising events such as lectures, memorial meetings for Vladimir Jabotinsky, and concerts. Sponsors are Zionist organizations, including Betar, for events held in Montreal, Quebec; Toronto, Ontario; and St. Catharines, Ontario.
- Places
- Montreal (Que.)
- Toronto (Ont.)
- St. Catharines (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- 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
- 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
- Accession Number
- 2007-6-33
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-6-33
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- textual record (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 9 photographs : b&w and col. (jpg)
- 1 document (jpg)
- Date
- [191-]-1980
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of nine electronic copies of original photographs documenting the Nash family of St. Catharines, Ontario. Included are studio portraits and snapshots, taken in St. Catharines and Port Dalhousie. Also included is one electronic copy of a typwritten remembrances of Buncie Nashman written by Harold Nash and Rhonda Applebaum.
- The photographs are as follows:
- 1. Rose Nash and Tzeine (sister) – two young women in photo, possibly before marriage to Jack.
- 2. Clara Cohen with baking at cottage at Port Dalhousie (not Rose as suspected) perhaps 1940s.
- 3. Jack and Rose Nash
- 4. Nash children, ca. 1930. Top, left to right: Molly, Maurice. Bottom, left to right: Dorothy, Ruth.
- 5. Nash family, 21 May 1929.
- 6. Maurice Nash in uniform (air force) with cousin, Henry Wexler, in US Army early 1940s.
- 7. Maurice Nash in uniform (air force) with cousin, Henry Wexler, in US Army, and unidentified woman, early 1940s.
- 8. Nash women at Harold’s 50th birthday party, 1980.
- 9. Harold and Eleanor in Port Dalhousie with cousins, ca. 1935.
- Custodial History
- The original photographs are in the possession of the donor. The OJA was granted permission to scan the photos in June 2007, as part of the Ontario Small Jewish Communities initiative. These copies were then donated to the Archives on 2007-06-05.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Subjects
- Families
- Name Access
- Nash family
- Places
- St. Catharines (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- 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
- Accession Number
- 2008-8-26
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-8-26
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 8 photographs : b&w and col. ; 10 x 15 cm or smaller
- Date
- [ca. 1920]-1994
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs pertaining to the Salit family and the Jewish community of Niagara Falls, Ontario. There is a newspaper clipping, an advertisement for Myer Salit Limited and a fiftieth-anniversary commemorative book for Congregation B'Nai Israel, St Catharines, Ontario (1975).
- 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
- Communities
- Families
- Synagogues
- Places
- Niagara Falls (Ont.)
- St. Catharines (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-3-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-3-5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1980
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a report prepared by JIAS Canada detailing the situation of recent immigrant arrivals to various small communities in Ontario. The communities discussed are Cambridge, Hamilton, Kitchener, London, Ottawa, St. Catharines and Windsor.
- Custodial History
- The custodial history for this item is unknown. The accession number has been assigned by the assistant archivist.
- Subjects
- Immigrants--Canada
- Communities
- Name Access
- Jewish Immigrant Aid Services (Toronto, Ont.)
- Places
- Cambridge (Ont.)
- Hamilton (Ont.)
- Kitchener (Ont.)
- London (Ont.)
- Ottawa (Ont.)
- St. Catharines (Ont.)
- Windsor (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-8-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-8-2
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 19 photographs (jpg)
- Date
- [ca. 1940]-1974
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of nineteen scanned photographs of the Slepkov family of St. Catharines, friends, and community members at special events. These include B'nai Brith picnics, beach trips, Hebrew School, bar mitzvah classes, the synagogue board, and a B'nai Brith Cub Scout troop.
- Places
- St. Catharines (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-9-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-9-2
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (jpg) : b&w
- Date
- [ca.1925]-[ca.1932]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of two scanned photographs. The first image is an early photograph of the Tomarin family. Identified from left to right: Geraldine Woolfson, Rhona Tomarin, Rachael Shube, Millie Tomarin (née Rudolph), Harry Tomarin, Tillie Revzen, and Benjamin Newman. The second photograph is of Samuel and Millie Tomarin.
- Administrative History
- The individuals in the photograph were all members of the St. Catharines’ Jewish community.
- The Tomarin, Revzen, and Newman families were junk dealers whose plants flourished during the war, and the three families, who were related by marriage, became leading Canadian steel manufacturers.
- Abraham Newman emigrated to St. Catharines from Russia in 1909, living with his aunt and uncle and helping them with their junk business. His wife, Mary, arrived in 1914, and later their two children, Rhoda and Harry, arrived in 1919. They had four children in Canada: Norman, Benjamin, Rebecca, and Gordon. Benjamin took over the company after Abe’s retirement and turned it into one of the largest steel manufacturers in Canada.
- Abraham was also responsible for bringing many of his family members to Canada from Russia, including Morton Revzen in 1914; his orphaned niece, Geraldine Woolfson, in 1926; his mother, Rachael Shube; and his in-laws, the Tomarin family.
- Aided by Abe Newman, Samuel and Millie Tomarin, their children Harry and Rhona, and Geraldine Woolfson, all moved to St. Catharines in 1926. Harry later married Adele Slepkov, and Rhona married Max Alexandroff. Rhona and Max’s son, Alan Alexandroff, donated the photographs.
- 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
- Families
- Places
- St. Catharines (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-8-9
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-8-9
- Material Format
- graphic material
- graphic material (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 48 photographs : b&w and col. (1 jpg) ; 21x 25 cm or smaller
- Date
- [ca. 1910]-[ca. 1980]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of family snapshots and portraits of members of the Zet family of St. Catharines. They include images of the donor's grandmother, Sadie (Hyatt) Zet, and grandfather Morris Zet, their friends, children and grandchildren. Among the events documented are the wedding of Bernice Zet to Albert Shecter in 1946 at the Congregation B'nai Israel, officiated by Rabbi Herschel Shapiro (who officiated weddings from 1931-1956), and summer scenes at Crystal Beach including Bernice Zet, Freda Caplan, Claire Zet and Deborah Caplan. There are several photographs of a group of high school girls, including Anne Granek, Minnie Lefstein, Ann Caplan, Ethel Friedman, Sylvia and Frieda Greenberg, Rae Rosenberg, and Eve Luntz. There is also an image of twenty little girls dressed in white holding British flags on the occasion of the opening of the shul in 1925, and one of Celia Taube with her children. As well, there are pictures of "the gang" of couples at social occasions in the 1950s. Persons pictured include Bayla Katzman, Joel Zeldon, Anne Granek, Abe Herzog, Margaret Zeldon, Jenny Katzman, Joe Katzmean, Gert Granek, Bea Magder, Dave Kates, Sybil Cowitz, Elsie Kates, Chippie (Helen) Feldman, [unknown man], Syd Magder, Dolly Cooperman, Eleanor Lambert, Sarah (Sookie) Slepkov, and Sheila Newman.
- Finally, there is a ca. 1908 portrait of Berel and Nachama Kaplan, great-aunt and uncle of the donor.
- Administrative History
- Morris Zet (Zatulove) immigrated to Toronto in 1913 at age 18. In Romania his family enjoyed prosperity as dairy farmers, but after being conscripted into the Russian army, he left, walking from Russia to Austria. After a year in Toronto, Morris moved to St. Catharines, where he boarded with the Adelsteins. There, he made a living peddling to the many workers building the Welland Canal. In 1917, Morris married Sadie Hyatt (her brother changed the family name to Goldberg in Canada), who had come to Toronto in 1914. Morris opened a men’s wear store on St. Paul’s Street in St Catharines called Zet’s Clothing. Ten years later in 1929, he closed this store and opened Zet’s Men’s Wear in nearby Thorald, though the family continued to live in St Catharines. In 1935, Sadie opened Zet’s Ladies Wear across the street in Thorald. Morris and Sadie Zet had 3 daughters whom they raised in St Catharines: Anne, Clare and Bernice. Anne is the donor's mother. She married Kelley Granek in St. Catharines in 1939. Clare married Sam Kranitz in 1940; Bernice married Albert Schecter of Toronto, also at the St. Catharines shul, in 1946.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Descriptive Notes
- Physical Desription note: two of the photographs are colour copies.
- Subjects
- Communities
- Families
- Name Access
- Zet, Morris
- Zet, Sadie
- Places
- St. Catharines (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Name
- Mr. and Mrs. Ben Newman
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 4 Jan. 1975
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Mr. and Mrs. Ben Newman
- Number
- OH 19
- Subject
- Families
- Interview Date
- 4 Jan. 1975
- Quantity
- 1
- Interviewer
- Stephen Spiesman
- Conservation
- Copied August 2003.
- Notes
- Availability of other formats
- Use Restrictions
- Conditional access. Researchers must receive permission from the interviewee or their heir prior to accessing the interview. Please contact the OJA for more information.
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Ben Newman was born in July 1920 in St Catharines, Ontario. He married Sheila Gould from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Ben's father, Abraham, immigrated to St. Catharines from Russia in 1909, living with his aunt and uncle and helping them with their junk business. His wife, Mary, and two children followed later. Four more children were born in Canada: Norman, Benjamin, Rebecca, and Gordon. Benjamin took over the company after Abraham’s retirement and turned it into one of the largest steel manufacturers in Canada. Ben Newman was active in all phases of Jewish life in the community and was the first Jewish aldermen in St. Catharines, a position he held for several years.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Name Access
- Newman, Benjamin
- Newman, Sheila
- Geographic Access
- St. Catharines (Ont.)
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Larry Cohen
- Material Format
- moving images
- Interview Date
- 7 Jun. 2007
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Larry Cohen
- Number
- OH 302
- Interview Date
- 7 Jun. 2007
- Quantity
- 2 mini DV's, archival and reference copies
- Interviewer
- Sharon Gubbay Helfer
- Notes
- Ontario Small Jewish Communities Project.
- Availability of other formats: Also available as an M4V video file
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Larry Cohen lived in Buffalo for many years, where he met and married his wife,, Marlene. He joined the US Army during the Korean War and was stationed in New Jersey. After the army, he began working at his grandfather’s steel business and then in 1959 moved back to Niagara Falls. He held several positions with the synagogue in Niagara Falls including treasurer and president. He has three children—Bobby, Steven, and Michelle—and numerous grandchildren.
- Myer Salit, Larry Cohen's grandfather, was born in Brest Litovski, Poland. At the age of twenty-three, he booked passage to America on the SS Norge. On 28 June 1904, the ship struck a reef off the coast of Scotland and sank. Mr. Salit survived, along with approximately 160 other passengers, and made his way to New York and then St. Catharines, Ontario, where his brother-in-law, Harry Rubin, was a scrap metal dealer.
- In 1905, Mayer Salit moved to Niagara Falls, Ontario, and set up his own scrap metal business. He was the first Jewish resident of that community. Over time, the business prospered and grew. After the Second World War, his son-in-law, Irvin Feldman, joined the company followed by his grandson, Larry Cohen, in 1955. The company began to diversify, selling new and used steel products to local industry. Myer Salit passed away in 1958 and left the business in the hands of Irvin and Larry. By the 1960s, the company branched out and became a reinforcing steel (rebar) fabricator and changed its name to Salit Steel. During the 1980s, the family sold off the scrap metal division of the company. Mr. Feldman retired, and the responsibility for managing the firm was shared by Larry Cohen and Steven Cohen, Myer's great-grandson. The company has continued to expand and diversify and currently serves the needs of southern Ontario.
- Material Format
- moving images
- Geographic Access
- St. Catharines (Ont.)
- Niagara Falls (Ont.)
- Original Format
- Mini DV
- Copy Format
- DVD
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Norine Fenig
- Material Format
- moving images
- Interview Date
- 19 Jul. 2007
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Norine Fenig
- Number
- OH 303
- Interview Date
- 19 Jul. 2007
- Quantity
- 2 mini DV's, archival and reference copies
- Interviewer
- Sharon Gubbay Helfer
- Notes
- Ontario Small Jewish Communities Project.
- Physical condition: The last 5 minutes of CD 1 are missing; it may be worthwhile to redigitize the original media
- Availability of other formats: Also available as an M4V video file
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Norine Fenig (née Revzen)’s father, Morton, came to St. Catharines from Russia in the early 1900s. Her mother, Caroline, came to Rochester, New York with her family. Her father and uncle went into the scrap metal business, eventually starting Niagara Structural Steel. Norine went to the University of Wisconsin and taught elementary school in Buffalo after graduating. She met her husband Leonard in Rochester, New York and they lived there for a year before moving back to St. Catharines so that Leonard could take over the steel business. Norine and Leonard had two children – Abraham and Celia.
- Norine was involved in St. Catharines Young Judaea organization, which was founded in the community in 1931. During that time, they had two groups, one of which was an arts and crafts group led by Norine. She recalls attending meetings with members from Niagara Falls and Hamilton. They organized parties as well as other functions. She states that many of the teens met their spouses this way and “that’s how most of the marriages took place.”
- Norine Fenig was a member of her local Hadassah and was also involved in the group bat mitzvah at St. Catharines Congregation B’nai Israel, which occurred in 2003, and the preparation it entailed.
- Norine is a keen bridge player, playing duplicate bridge in clubs and competitions in St Catharines, Niagara Falls, Toronto, and Florida. She has reached life master status in the American Contract Bridge League.
- Material Format
- moving images
- Geographic Access
- St. Catharines (Ont.)
- Original Format
- Mini DV
- Copy Format
- DVD
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 418
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 418
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1917
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print of the Jewish community on parade in St. Catharines, in celebration of the Balfour Declaration. The photo depicts a group of children in white dresses marching down the street alongside several men and women.
- Notes
- Credit photographer Franklin Caplan when used.
- Name Access
- Balfour Declaration
- Subjects
- Parades
- 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
- St. Catharines (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- Acquired 6 Feb. 1975.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 419
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 419
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1917
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print of the Jewish community on parade in St. Catharines, in celebration of the Balfour Declaration. The photo depicts a marching band and a group of men carrying a banner thanking Great Britain.
- Notes
- Credit photographer Franklin Caplan when used.
- Name Access
- Balfour Declaration
- Subjects
- Parades
- 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
- St. Catharines (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- Acquired 6 Feb. 1975
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1917
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print of the Jewish community on parade in St. Catharines, in celebration of the Balfour Declaration. The photo depicts a decorated car leading the parade down the street.
- Notes
- Credit photographer Franklin Caplan when used.
- Name Access
- Balfour Declaration
- Subjects
- Parades
- 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
- St. Catharines (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- Acquired 6 Feb. 1975.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 417
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 417
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1917
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print of the Jewish community on parade in St. Catharines, in celebration of the Balfour Declaration. The photo depicts a group of young girls dressed in white, marching down the street alongside several men and women.
- Notes
- Credit photographer Franklin Caplan when used.
- Name Access
- Balfour Declaration
- Subjects
- Parades
- Access 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
- St. Catharines (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- Acquired 6 Feb. 1975.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [196-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original portrait of Rabbi Richard J. Belson, the rabbi of Congregation B'nai Israel in St. Catharines, Ontario.
- Notes
- Acquired June 1976.
- Name Access
- Belson, Rabbi Richard J.
- Congregation B'nai Israel (St. Catharines, Ont.)
- 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
- St. Catharines (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 49; Series 1; File 3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- 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
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 49; Series 3; File 35
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- 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
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 49; Series 2; File 5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- 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
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 49; Series 2; File 12
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- 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
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 49; Series 2; File 16
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- 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
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 103; Series 1; File 1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- 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
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 756
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 756
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [195-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of S. Halperin of St. Catharines, Ontario.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- St. Catharines (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 67; Series 27; File 313
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 61; Series 6; Item 14
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 423
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 423
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Benjamin Brown that was taken in Brown's apartment on Avenue Road, Toronto.
- Notes
- Photo by Stephen Speisman.
- Not for reproduction without written permission from donor.
- Acquired February 19, 1975.
- Name Access
- Brown, Benjamin, 1890-1974
- Speisman, Stephen A., 1943-
- Subjects
- Architects
- Places
- Avenue Road (Toronto, Ont.)
- Brunswick Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 3760
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3760
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1916]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- Two copy photographs of a Folk Shule, probably on Beverley Street, Toronto. Sadie Sorosky (Roebuck) is in the front row, second from right.
- Notes
- See also: photos #3757, #3758, and #3759.
- Name Access
- Sorosky, Sadie
- Subjects
- Children
- Education
- 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
- 1985-5-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 4234
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4234
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Responsibility
- Duncan McLaren
- Date
- 1979
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- Copy photograph of Tenenbaum's Kosher Poultry shop at 182 Brunswick Avenue, Toronto, Feb. 1979.
- Name Access
- Tenenbaum's Kosher Poultry
- 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
- Brunswick Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1986-3-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 3968
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3968
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 7 June 1951
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of the first annual Board of Jewish Eduacation dinner at Murray House in Torotno. The dinner took place on 7 June 1951. The speaker is Sam Posluns, to his left (partially hidden) is Joe Diamond and Rabbi Bernard Rosensweig.
- Name Access
- Board of Jewish Education (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Dinners and dining
- Places
- Beverley Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1986-4-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 1283
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1283
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Admin History/Bio
- Wellts delicatessen was founded by Peter and Fannie Wellts in the 1910s at 350 College Street. Peter Wellts was born in Tarnigrad, Poland in 1888 and Fannie Brown was born in New York City in 1889. They met in New York and moved with Fannie’s family to Toronto in 1910. Peter worked in the garment district prior at the start of the restaurant business. Fannie’s father David Brown had come earlier from New York to work for Eaton’s in the men’s clothing business. The rest of the Brown family, Fannie’s parents and siblings eventually returned to New York. Peter and Fannie married in Toronto on November 26, 1910. They had two daughters Sylvia (August 26, 1911) (m. Walfish) and Ethel (dob January 7, 1928) (m. Rochwerg). They lived in an apartment above the delicatessen. When Ethel married her husband Nathan Rochwerg in 1948, they moved in with Fannie and Peter above the deli. Ethel and Nathan had three children Martin, Arlene (m. Kochberg), and Sidney. When Peter was in his 70s, it was decided that the family would move north into the Bathurst Manor and close the deli. Peter had a heart attack on December 26, 1959, before the move, and Fannie moved in with Nathan and Ethel and their three children. The deli closed in 1959. The deli was known for 5 cent pastrami/corned beef sandwiches sold during the depression. Peter Wellts never let anyone go hungry during this period. They had Vernor's ginger ale on tap during a time when everything was in bottles. Deliveries would come in through the backyard by the garage. It was kosher. Ethel remembers people coming in to use the phone in the kitchen or the washroom in the basement.
- Subjects
- Delicatessens
- Places
- Brunswick Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- College Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 2858-2864
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2858-2864
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1979
- Physical Description
- 7 slides
- Notes
- Original by Simpson Bros., Toronto.
- Name Access
- Canadian Jewish Congress. Ontario Region
- Toronto Jewish Congress
- Subjects
- Archives
- Places
- Beverley Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1981-2-9
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 4036
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4036
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1942
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Name Access
- Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada
- Subjects
- Dinners and dining
- Posters
- Yeshivas
- 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
- Brunswick Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1986-3-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 3727
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3727
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1942
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Probable location is on Beverley Street.
- Notes
- For identification, see photo file.
- Subjects
- Graduation (School)
- 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
- 1985-1-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions