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

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

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

Item

3697

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1929

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content

This photograph was probably taken at stop 21, Kingston Rd.

Name Access

Kingston Road

Workers' Sport Group

Subjects

Sports

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

Kingston (Ont.)

Accession Number

1985-1-5

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

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

Item

6067

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[between 31 Jul. 1938 and 1 Aug. 1 1938]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Dr. Mark Zimmerman standing in front row with book in hand.

Rabbi Morris (Kertzer?) front row with white pants.

Rabbi David Kirshenbaum, second row from back and next to him is Rabbi Kertzer's father (with moustache).

Chaim Kirshenbaum, last row right.

In front of London Talmud Torah.

Notes

Original photo by Art Photo Studio, London.

Name Access

Kertzer, Rabbi Morris

Kirshenbaum, Chaim

Kirshenbaum, David, 1902-

Zimmerman, Dr. Mark

Subjects

Congresses and conventions

Portraits, Group

Youth movements

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

London (Ont.)

Accession Number

1992-9-7

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

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

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

Item

6056

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1904]

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 photograph and corresponding negative of Max Lerner, junk peddler, aged seventeen, seated on a horse and buggy outside of the J. J. Peardon Practical Horse Shoer.

Subjects

Horse-drawn vehicles

Peddlers

Teenagers

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

London (Ont.)

Accession Number

1993-6-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6057

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 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 photograph and corresponding negative of Samuel Rosenthal and Gittel "Gertrude" Rosenthal of London, Ontario. Samuel and Gittel were the grandparents of Judge Mayer Lerner.

Notes

Original photograph by Edy Bros., London.

Subjects

Married people

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

London (Ont.)

Accession Number

1993-6-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6059

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1900]

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

This item is a copy photograph and corresponding negative of the Rosenthal family of London, Ontario. Pictured are:

Back row, left to right: Louis, Maurice, and Minnie.

Seated, left to right: Gittel (mother), Mollie, Libby, and Samuel (Shmiel) (father). Libby died of influenza in Los Angeles in 1918.

Notes

Original photograph by Westlake's Famous Studio, London, ON.

Name Access

Rosenthal (family)

Subjects

Families

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

London (Ont.)

Accession Number

1993-6-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6060

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1911

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 photograph and corresponding negative of Mayer Lerner on the shoulders of his grandfather, Samuel Rosenthal. They are pictured on the front porch of the Lerner home at 502 Hill Street, London, Ontario.

Subjects

Dwellings

Grandparent and child

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

London (Ont.)

Accession Number

1993-6-2

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

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

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

Level

Item

Item

1306

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1906 or 1907]

Physical Description

1 photograph: b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Photograph of a domestic science class at Lord Dufferin School on Berkeley St. Second from the left in the front row is Mattie Levi.

Name Access

Levi, Mattie

Lord Dufferin School

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

1977-5-7

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1390

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1974

Physical Description

1 slide : col.

Name Access

Jewish Immigrant Aid Services

Subjects

Signs and signboards

Places

Beverley Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4293

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1924

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Inset, left: William Shankman.

Inset, right: Louis Quit.

Subjects

Orchestra

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

London (Ont.)

Accession Number

1987-9-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

Anti-Semitism cases sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-3

File

139

Material Format

textual record

Date

1974-1975

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a news clippings, correspondence, memos, and one essay regarding a possible antisemitic bias of the London Free Press newspaper (London, Ontario).

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Subjects

Newspapers

Places

London (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

12

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1979

Physical Description

73 photographs : col. slides, b&w prints, b&w negatives ; 35 mm and 12 x 9 cm

Name Access

Beth Israel Congregation (Kingston, Ont.)

Subjects

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

Kingston (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

15

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1979

Physical Description

57 photographs : col. slides, b&w prints, negatives ; 35 mm and 12 x 9 cm

Subjects

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

London (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

16

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1979

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 12 x 9 cm

Name Access

Congregation Or Shalom (London, Ont.)

Subjects

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

London (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Reference series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

5

File

19

Material Format

textual record

Date

1955

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains copied pages from the Dedication programme of 1955.

Subjects

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

London (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Reference series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

5

File

18

Material Format

textual record

Date

1976

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains the programme from the tenth anniversary in 1976.

Name Access

Congregation Beth Tefilah (London, Ont.)

Subjects

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

London (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Level

File

Fonds

27

Series

1

File

27

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1941?]

Physical Description

3 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

3 photographs of the theatre's interior: the auditorium, lobby, and doorway.

Notes

Title and creation date based on content of the photographs, inscriptions and Mandel Sprachman's published Inventory of Kaplan & Sprachman theatre projects (Historic Theatres' Trust Bulletin, Spring-Summer 1996).

Subjects

Theaters

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

Kingston (Ont.)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Central Region sous-fonds

Young Judaea series

Level

File

Fonds

28-1

Series

4

File

43

Material Format

textual record

Date

1962

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

The file consists of correspondence regarding press and publicity for the conference, Congregation B'Nai Israel hosting the conference and the arrangement of billets and hotel accommodations, and preliminary draft of the schedule.

Subjects

Older people

Places

London (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3955

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1925

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print of Mr. Pomerantz (on left) standing with Leah and Harry Sugarman at Langbord's farm near Kingston, Ontario.

Subjects

Farms

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

Kingston (Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-3-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Betty Goldstick Lindgren fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

45

Item

7

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1938]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 8 cm on mat 28 x 20 cm

Admin History/Bio

Esther Goldstick Swartz was the daughter of Dr. Idadore Goldstick and Anna Goldstick (née Nathanson). They married in December 1917 and lived in London, Ontario. Esther was born during the early 1930s. She married Dr. Gerry Swartz in August 1952. The family moved to Buffalo in 1959. They had two children, Cellia and William, both of whom were born in Buffalo.

Scope and Content

Childhood photograph of Esther Goldstick taken in London, Ontario, during the late 1930s.

Notes

The photograph was taken at the Little Studio in London, Ontario.

Subjects

Girls

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

London (Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-10-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

General office subject and correspondence files series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

2

File

718

Material Format

textual record

Date

1973-1975

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Notes

Availability of other materials: Digital reproductions available.

Subjects

Communities

Places

London (Ont.)

Accession Number

2005-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2021-11-28

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

3 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Date

[194-]-2000

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records documenting the communal lives of Manny Grafstein and Reva Grafstein of London, Ontario. Included are certificates from B'nai Brith, Hadassah-WIZO, Jewish National Fund, London Jewish Youth Association, and the Canadian Technion Society. Also included are general correspondence related to the London Hadassah-WIZO, a copy of the Jewish Observor detailing the three Grafstein sons enlisted during the Second World War, a London Jewish Directory (1950–1951), a B'nai Brith Digest, newspaper clippings related to the Grafstein family, and three photographs of Al Siegel of B'nai Brith.

Administrative History

Manny Grafstein (1917–1984) was born in London, Ontario, to Max (Melech) W. Grafstein and Rose Grafstein. Max was an author, showman, and proprietor of the London Silk Shoppe. He used to serve as the editor of the Jewish Observor and was a member of the B'nai Israel Congregation. In his youth, Manny and his other two brothers served in Canada's Armed Forces. Later, he became the owner of Manney's Fabric Centre and once served as president of the East London Business Association. He was also an active member of the London Jewish Youth Association and B'nai Brith. Manny married Reva Grafstein (1924–2018), who used to be a communication team member of the London Hadassah-WIZO and the co-ordinator of a clinic at the Jewish Community Centre in London. Manny and Reva had three children together: Norman Grafstein, Karen Grafstein Reiss (Willie Reiss), and Susan Grafstein.

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

Awards

Families

Married people

Places

London (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2022-8-4

Material Format

architectural drawing

graphic material

object

textual record

sound recording

Physical Description

ca. 11 m of textual records and other material

Date

1930-2017

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records documenting the life and career of Rabbi Benjamin Friedberg. Included are subject files, eulogies, sermons, marriage records, funeral record cards, conversion certificates, gittin (Jewish divorce documents), addresses for High Holiday services, and photographs. Also include are a few artifacts, such as felt patches and medallions, as well as sound recordings. A large number of documents are relating to Rabbi Friedberg's rabbinical career at Beth Tzedec Congregation.

Administrative History

Rabbi Joseph Benjamin Friedberg (1927-2022) was born on June 26, 1927, in Toronto to Chaim (Chamel) and Rochel Rose Friedberg. Rochel Friedberg was born in Polaniec, Poland (Russian part of Poland), the daughter of Moshe and Sura Poss. Rochel had little formal education but learned Talmud from her father. In her youth, Moshe came to Toronto to make a living and had to leave the family behind; shortly thereafter, World War I broke out, and Rochel was sent to the town of Stopnitz. She was then sent to Crackow to work. Rochel married Chaim (Chamel) Friedberg from Patchenev, who was enlisted in Pilsudski’s army. Before the Great Depression, Rochel and Chaim immigrated to Canada. Later on, Chaim took ill and had to go to the Western Sanitarium; soon after that, he passed away in 1957. Rochel passed away in 1992.

Rabbi Benjamin Friedberg was a native of Toronto and received his basic religious and secular education there. He attended Harbord Collegiate in his youth. After spending a number of years at the Yeshiva University in New York, he returned home to attended the University of Toronto, from which he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1949. In 1950, Rabbi Friedberg entered the Rabbinical School of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. He received his Master of Hebrew Letters degree and rabbinical ordination in 1954.

Rabbi Friedberg’s first pulpit was in Rochester, New York. He served as assistant rabbi at Beth Tzedec Congregation in 1955; and then as rabbi of B’nai Israel Congregation in London, Ontario. In 1959, he received his Master of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario in Bible and Archaeology. As part of his doctorial program, he studied in the Department of Archaeology and Bible at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; he also spent several years studying in the Department of Religion at the University of Ottawa with special emphasis on the Samaritans.

In 1961, Rabbi Friedberg was called to the pulpit of Agudath Israel Congregation in Ottawa, Ontario, where he served for thirteen years until 1974.

In 1974, he was appointed senior rabbi at Beth Tzedec Congregation, Toronto. His major emphases in the congregation were the development of both child and adult education and emphasizing Israel as the dominant fact in Jewish life today. Much of the programming at Beth Tzedec that he instituted dealt with Israel.

Rabbi Friedberg’s interest in Jewish education was responsible for the founding of a Hebrew High School in Ottawa. His concern with Jewish youth prompted him to devote his time as counsellor to the Hillel Organization on the campuses of the University of Western Ontario, Carleton University, and the University of Ottawa. He taught Bible, Biblical Hebrew, and courses in Judaism at the University of Ottawa; and was an occasional lecturer at the University of Western Ontario in the Orientals Department. While living in Ottawa, he was active in a number of Jewish communal organizations. He was the founder and the organizer of the Ottawa Soviet Jewry Committee and was head of the Jews in Foreign Lands Committee and Canada-Israel Committee. Also, he was on the Social Welfare Council and was chairman of the Aliyah Committee in Ottawa.

Rabbi Friedberg was active with the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) and the Canadian Zionist Federation (CZF). He worked actively on behalf of the CJC’s Educational Department. He was on the executive of the CJC Central and Eastern Regions and served as national chairman of the CJC’s International Affairs Committee. As an active Zionist, he served as national chairman of the Hasbara Committee of the CZF and was president of Mercaz Canada, the Zionist organization of the Masorti (Conservative) Movement. He also organized Israel tours and led Israel tour groups for a number of times. Rabbi Friedberg was the recipient of citations of the UJA, State of Israel Bonds, and various other awards in recognition of his communal work. In addition, he had also been invited to serve as a member of Teddy Kollek’s Jerusalem Committee.

Rabbi Friedberg was a contributor to Anglo-Jewish press, television work, and radio. He was chairman of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s Religious Advisory Committee and hosted his own television program called “Focus.” He had written for the London Free Press, and the Ottawa Citizen, and a number of Jewish periodicals.

Rabbi Friedberg was married to the former Lola Constant of Montreal (1930-2022). They had three children together—Mark, Gilah, and Esther. Lola Friedberg had a degree from McGill University in Arts and Music. She had given two-piano recitals in conjunction with her twin sister, Miriam “Mitzi” Leboff, on a number of occasions. Lola had taught piano and conducted choirs in Montreal and Ottawa.

Use Conditions

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

Subjects

Rabbis

Sermons

Eulogies

Name Access

Friedberg, Benjamin, 1927-2022

Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Ottawa (Ont.)

London (Ont.)

Jerusalem

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1981-9-1

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

object

text

Physical Description

1.5 m of textual records and graphic material

Text

Artifacts

Date

1928-1981

Scope and Content

Accession consists of textual records and graphic material documenting the life and career of Rabbi David Kirshenbaum of London, Ontario. Included is material related to Congregation B’nai Moses Ben Judah and Congregation Or Shalom, communal records, minutes, articles, sermons, orations, correspondence, books, periodicals, notes, photographs, scrapbooks, personal and family records and awards. Also included are the following artifacts:

Shochet's knife and sharpening stone. -- [ca. 1925-1960]. -- 1 sharpening stone : stone, black ; 0.8 x 7.5 x 2 cm; 1 knife : metal, gold, black and silver ; 21 cm. This shochet’s chalef (ritual slaughtering knife) and sharpening stone belonged to Rabbi David Kirshenbaum (1903-1981), who served in London, Ontario from the mid 1920s until his retirement in the 1960s. This size of knife, used for poultry, was specially-designed to maximise cleanliness, speed, and efficiency, and minimise pain. During the height of the Jewish markets in the Kensington area, from the 1920s until the 1940s, buyers had the option of paying someone to pluck the chicken’s feathers, or they could bring the animal home and do it themselves.

Pen and pad given to the Zionist Organization of Canada, Central Division 27th Convention.

Ontario Zionist Region conference delegate badge. -- 1 badge : textile, blue and gold ; 10 cm in length. -- A light blue ribbon with a pin at the top saying "Rev Kirshenbaum, London".

Administrative History

Rabbi David Kirshenbaum (1902-1981) was born in Koriw, Poland and came to Canada in 1921. In 1926 he became rabbi of B’nai Moses Ben Judah Congregation in London, Ontario and remained in that position until his retirement in 1966. During his tenure in London he was active in many Jewish organizations including the Canadian Jewish Congress, the Jewish National Fund, the Israel Histadrut Campaign and the Jewish Community Council of London. He was a regular contributor to Yiddish and Anglo-Jewish publications. His articles appeared in the Hebrew Journal, Kanader Adler, Voice of Radom and The Jewish Standard. He was also the author of several books : Our Chassidic Treasuries, What is General Zionism?, Ships at Sea, A Journey to Israel, Mixed Marriages and the Jewish Future, Religion: Love or Hate? and Feast Days and Fast Days. He was also elected to the Board of the Victoria Hospital Trust and served on the University Assembly of the University of Western Ontario.

Rabbi David Kirshenbaum was married to Pearl Kirshenbaum.

MG_RG

MGC 6

Subjects

Rabbis

Name Access

Kirshenbaum, David, 1902-1981

Places

London (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1993-6-2

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

7 photographs : b&w

Date

[ca. 1900]-1969

Scope and Content

This accession consists of seven copy photographs of the Lerner and Rosenthal family in Woodstock; London, Ontario; and Detroit

Places

London (Ont.)

Woodstock (Ont.)

Detroit (Mich.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2004-5-106

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

4 photographs : b&w and col. ; 21 x 25 cm or smaller

Date

1953-1983

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs documenting the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Tabelle Burns Chapter of Hadassah in London, the goundbreaking ceremony for the London Jewish Community Village, and the community council's fiftieth anniversary. Individuals identified in the photos include future senator Jerry Grafstein and actor Paul Soles.

Descriptive Notes

Availability of other formats: Digital reproductions available.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Places

London (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1978-8-7

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1957–1973

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting the Jewish community of London, Ontario. Included are a copy of the Constitution of the London Jewish community, a speech form the dedication of the new B'nai Israel Synagogue, a community council report from January 1957, a copy of the Report to the Special Committee for the Study of the London Jewish Community by R. P. Kannee dated 24 April 1973, a 1975–1976 program guide to the Jewish Community Centre of London, and other documents.

MG_RG

MG2 M4

Subjects

Communities

Places

London (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1978-8-10

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

10 photographs : b&w (5 negatives) ; 21 x 26 cm and 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Date

[193-]-1973

Scope and Content

Accession consists of four pohtograph of the W. Leff & Co. scrap business in London, Ontario, and one photograph of the Jewish Communty Centre in London, Ontario.

Subjects

Scrap metal industry

Places

London (Ont.)

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

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

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

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

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

14

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1976

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm

Scope and Content

The photograph is of Maurice Solway from a performance in London, Ontario.

Notes

The photograph is mounted on a cardstock and inscribed on the back: "[Novack?] Residence, London/ 76. To Maurice, With my compliments and appreciation for a memorable evening of music and conversation. [Shirly?] Brownstone."

Places

London (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Morris Norman collection

Level

Item

Fonds

22

Item

44

Material Format

textual record

Date

1960

Physical Description

1 item

Name Access

B'nai Israel Synagogue, (London, Ont.)

Congregation Or Shalom (London, Ont.)

Subjects

Anniversaries

Synagogues

Places

London (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[189-?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy portrait of Mrs. Rivha Bennett with her children.

Name Access

Bennett, Rivha

Subjects

Mothers and sons

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

Kingston (Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-3-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1909]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm

Notes

Photograph is a copy.

Name Access

Walker, Benjamin

Walker, Edith

Walker, Leah

Walker, Mrs. Benjamin

Subjects

Families

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

Kingston (Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-3-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1909]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm

Notes

Photograph is a copy.

Name Access

Beth Israel Congregation (Kingston, Ont.)

Silverman, Echo

Silverman, Syd

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

Kingston (Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-3-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3952

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[194-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm

Notes

Photograph is a copy.

Name Access

Canada. Royal Canadian Navy

Edward, Ryan

Subjects

Canada--Armed Forces

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

Kingston (Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-3-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1923]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm

Notes

Photograph is a copy.

Name Access

Kizel, Aaron

Subjects

Children

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

Kingston (Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-3-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1950]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph is of the clothing store owned by Jack Rosen.

Notes

Photograph is a copy.

The accession form for this item is missing.

Name Access

Jack's Outfitting

Subjects

Storefronts

Places

Kingston (Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-3-5

Source

Archival Descriptions