Accession Number

2021-12-2

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

5 photographs : b&w

Date

1944-1984

Scope and Content

Accession consists of correspondence to Ben Kayfetz from an American friend in Berlin in 1951 and 1952, a 1944 Central Commerce yearbook belonging to Eva Kayfetz (née Silver), five photographs, an armed forces prayer book formerly belonging to Chaplain Rabbi Jacob Eisen, a speech about Soviet Jewry, and Ben Kayfetz's retirement speech.

Custodial History

The donor, Zena Tenenbaum, is Ben's daughter.

Administrative History

Ben Kayfetz was a well-known leader of the Jewish community and advocate for human rights. He completed a degree in modern languages from the University of Toronto. During the Second World War, he worked for the Wartime Information Board reading prisoners-of-war letters, and from 1945 to 1947, worked with the Canadian Control Commission in the British-controlled sector of Germany.

He served with the Canadian Jewish Congress from 1947 to 1985 in various positions, including director of public relations and executive director of the Central Region. He was instrumental in the development of government anti-discriminatory policies and legislation in the 1950s and 1960s onward and received the Order of Canada in 1986.

Ben Kayfetz also founded the Yiddish Luncheon Club, was president of the Toronto Jewish Historical Society, and was a frequent contributor to various periodicals in Canada and abroad, under his own name and his pseudonym, Gershon B. Newman. He was viewed as the local authority on Toronto Jewish history and also had his own radio spot on CHIN.

Use Conditions

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

Descriptive Notes

Availability of other formats: correspondence have been scanned and available in PDF format.

Subjects

Prayer books

Yearbooks

Human rights workers

Speeches, addresses, etc

Name Access

Kayfetz, Ben, 1916-2002

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2010-11-6

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

sound recording

Physical Description

ca. 60 cm of textual records and other material

Date

[ca. 1930] - 2002

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records documenting the personal and professional activities of Ben Kayfetz. Personal records include correspondence with family and friends, including letters home while serving overseas, Kayfetz's marriage and high school certificates, Kayfetz's memoirs, tributes and obituaries written about Kayfetz, as well as a portrait of him. Personal records also include audio cassettes of Yiddish music by Toronto musicians Honey Novick and Faye Kellerstein.

Professional records include articles, book reviews and newspaper clippings written by Kayfetz, event invitations, correspondence, lecture notes, and speeches. Professional records also include an Order of Canada membership book and event programme, meeting minutes for various organizations Kayfetz was involved in, such as, the Association for Canadian Jewish Studies, photographs of Kayfetz receiving various awards, and photographs of various Canadian Jewish Congress and B'Nai Zion Club events. Finally, professional records include sound recordings of interviews, lectures given at various events, and the meeting minutes of various organizations, such as, CJC, JCRC and the Yiddish Dialects in Toronto.

Administrative History

Benjamin Gershon Kayfetz was born on December 24, 1916 in Toronto, graduating from the University of Toronto in 1939, with a B.A. in modern languages. Between the years 1941 and 1943, he worked as a high school teacher in Huntsville and Niagara Falls. In 1943, he joined the war effort, working for the Department of National Defense in Postal Censorship and was responsible for reviewing prisoner of war mail. After the war, Kayfetz traveled to British Occupied Germany where he worked as a censor of telecommunications with the Control Commission until 1947. Upon returning to Toronto, he was hired as the National Director of Community Relations by the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC), and as the Executive (National) Director of the Joint Community Relations Committee (JCRC), a CJC - B'nai B'rith cooperative organization. He also served as the Central Region Executive Director of the CJC between 1973 and 1978. During his tenure, he worked with various churches, unions and minority groups to develop anti-discrimination laws and for the protection of minority and religious rights. Kayfetz was also actively involved in promoting the welfare of Jewish Communities worldwide, and made visits to Cuba in 1962 and 1965, and Russia in 1985, to study and report on the state of these Jewish Communities. After his retirement in 1985, he was awarded the Samuel Bronfman Medal by the Canadian Jewish Congress. In recognition of his efforts to promote Human Rights, he was also awarded the Order of Canada in 1986.

In addition to his professional activities, Kayfetz wrote articles for various Jewish publications under both his own name and the pseudonym, Gershon B. Newman, and gave a weekly radio address on CHIN radio addressing various contemporary Jewish issues. He was also actively involved in the Toronto Jewish Historical Society (serving as its president), Canadian Jewish Historical Society and Yiddish Luncheon Circle. Ben Kayfetz died in 2002 and is survived by his wife Eva.

Use Conditions

Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.

Descriptive Notes

Physical description note: includes ca. 20 audio cassettes, 1 audio reel, and ca. 25 photographs (4 negatives)

Name Access

Kayfetz, Benjamin, 1916-2002

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2016-3-69

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1950-1991

Scope and Content

Accession consists of interviews with various persons concerning their link with Goel Tzedec and its successor synagogue, Beth Tzedec. The interviews were primarily conducted by Ben Keyfetz and Jack Orenstien, the latter serving as the executive director of Beth Tzedec at that time. Persons interviewed included Carl Keyfetz, N. N. Levine, Meyer Axler, and Bert Godfrey. There is also other information in the file concerning cantors and rabbis who served at Goel Tzedec, including Julius Price, Bernard Wladowsky, Jacob Gordon, and Samuel Sachs. There is a document from Bert Godfrey—undated but with a reference to 1950—titled "Report of Construction Sub-Committee." This presumably preceded the construction of the building housing the Beth Tzedec Synagogue on Bathurst Street. Also included is a 1955 publication of the Ne'ilah Service of Beth Tzedec to take place on 6 February 1955, concluding a half century of worship at the synagogue on University Avenue. Lastly, there are several pages of notes concerning the synagogue and its history.

Custodial History

There is no information on the acquisition of this material.

Subjects

Committees

Synagogues

Rabbis

Name Access

Kayfetz, Benjamin, 1916-2002

Places

Toronto, Ontario

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2018-4-13

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1984-1992

Scope and Content

Accession consists of letters to Ben Kayfetz from Florence Hutner and Bernard Wind, a memoriam for Florence Hutner and general writings.

Name Access

Kayfetz, Ben, 1916-2002

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Ben Kayfetz fonds

Level

Fonds

Fonds

62

Material Format

multiple media

Date

1919-2001

Physical Description

93 cm of textual records and other material

Admin History/Bio

Benjamin Gershon Kayfetz was born on December 24, 1916 in Toronto, graduating from the University of Toronto in 1939, with a B.A. in modern languages. Between the years 1941 and 1943, he worked as a high school teacher in Huntsville and Niagara Falls. In 1943, he joined the war effort, working for the Department of National Defense in Postal Censorship and was responsible for reviewing prisoner of war mail. After the war, Kayfetz traveled to British Occupied Germany where he worked as a censor of telecommunications with the Control Commission until 1947.

Upon returning to Toronto, he was hired as the National Director of Community Relations by the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC), and as the Executive (National) Director of the Joint Community Relations Committee (JCRC), a CJC - B'nai B'rith cooperative organization. He also served as the Central Region Executive Director of the CJC between 1973 and 1978. During his tenure, he worked with various churches, unions and minority groups to develop anti-discrimination laws and for the protection of minority and religious rights. Kayfetz was also actively involved in promoting the welfare of Jewish Communities worldwide, and made visits to Cuba in 1962 and 1965, and Russia in 1985, to study and report on the state of these Jewish Communities. After his retirement in 1985, he was awarded the Samuel Bronfman Medal by the Canadian Jewish Congress. In recognition of his efforts to promote Human Rights, he was also awarded the Order of Canada in 1986.

In addition to his professional activities, Kayfetz wrote articles for various Jewish publications under both his own name and the pseudonym, Gershon B. Newman, and gave a weekly radio address on CHIN radio addressing various contemporary Jewish issues. He was also actively involved in the Toronto Jewish Historical Society (serving as its president), Canadian Jewish Historical Society and Yiddish Luncheon Circle. Ben Kayfetz died in 2002.

Scope and Content

Fonds consists of materials produced or acquired by Ben Kayfetz in both his personal and professional capacity. It includes biographical materials, minutes, correspondence, recorded CJC and JCRC meetings, memorabilia, transcripts and recorded versions of CHIN radio broadcasts he delivered, as well as various interviews, speeches, articles, book reviews and works he composed. Fonds also consists of minutes, agendas and other records of various Yiddish and historical associations Mr. Kayfetz was involved in.

Notes

Physical Description note: includes 20 photographs, 107 audio cassettes, 1 Beta video cassette and 1 object.

Fonds includes audio tapes 1-5, 7-32, 35-37, 39-42, 44-45, 47-50, 53-56, 58-64, 66-67, 70-85, A1-A5, A7-A9, A12-A14, A16-A20, A23-A28, A30, A32-A38 and A40-A43.

Name Access

Kayfetz, Ben, 1916-2002

Access Restriction

Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.

Related Material

Audio tapes AC 246-AC 275 belonged to Ben Kayfetz and are related to this fonds.

Creator

Kayfetz, Ben, 1916-2002

Accession Number

1975-012, 1976-10-4, 1980-12-13, 1982-2-2, 1983-6-2, 1985-4-2, 1987-2-3, 1996-5-4, 1998-3-22, 2000-11-4, 2004-3-1, 2004-5-20, 2006-2-9, 2006-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Series

Fonds

135

Series

17

Material Format

sound recording

Date

1984-1988

Physical Description

27 audio reels (ca. 1 hr., 45 min.) : 1/4 inch

Admin History/Bio

Born in Toronto in 1916, Benjamin Gershon Kayfetz (1916–2002) was the fourth of five children. He would grow up to become a leading figure in the Jewish community through his work as a Canadian-Jewish public servant, journalist, broadcaster, and human rights activist. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1939 with an honours bachelor of arts degree in modern languages. He then continued his education at the Ontario Teachers College, graduating in 1940 with a specialization in language teaching. In 1943, he joined the war effort, taking on a position with the Department of National Defense in Postal Censorship. After the war, Kayfetz stayed on with the Canadian military and was sent to British-occupied Germany in the immediate post-war years. In Germany, he worked as a telecommunications censor for the Control Commission until 1947. Upon returning to Toronto in 1947, Kayfetz was hired as the National Director of Community Relations by the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC), where he worked until 1985. In addition, he also served as the National Director of the Joint Community Relations Committee in 1955 and as the Central Region Executive Director of the CJC in 1973. Ben married his wife Eva Silver in 1954 and over the course of their marriage they had three daughters together: Zena, Tamara, and Rebecca. In addition to his professional activities, Kayfetz wrote articles for various Jewish publications under both his own name and the pseudonym Gershon B. Newman. He also gave a weekly radio address on CHIN radio, in which he addressed various contemporary Jewish issues. He was also actively involved in the Toronto Jewish Historical Society, serving as its president and founder; the Canadian Jewish Historical Society; and the Yiddish Luncheon Circle. After his retirement in 1985, he was awarded the Samuel Bronfman Medal by the Canadian Jewish Congress. In recognition of his efforts to promote human rights, he was also awarded the Order of Canada in 1986. Ben Kayfetz died on 15 February 2002 at the age of eighty-five.

Scope and Content

Series consists of 27 audio reels containing Ben Kayfetz's segment for The Jewish Hour, broadcast by CHIN Radio on Sundays. He comments on several issues related to contemporaty Jewish life in Canada and around the world, news related to the Jewish experience, and his travels in Eastern Europe.

Name Access

Kayfetz, Ben, 1916-2002

Repro Restriction

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

Accession Number

1986-12-5

1988-3-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ben Kayfetz fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

62

Series

1

File

3

Material Format

textual record

Date

1927-1999

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of certificates of honour, a high school diploma, a university diploma and other memorabilia of Ben Kayfetz and his family.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

1

Material Format

sound recording

Date

1 Apr. 1984

Physical Description

1 audio reel (3 min., 49 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He gives a eulogy for Bora Laskin, a Canadian jurist who served as the 14th Chief Justice of Canada from 1973 to 1984 and had passed away on 26 March 1984. Kayfetz also pays tribute to the late Joseph (Joe) Levine, whom he describes as a "stalwart of Jewish education," president of the former Kehillah, which had gone out of existence 40 years prior. Finally, he shares an annecdote about Archie Bennett and Samuel (Sam) Bronfman.

Name Access

Bronfman, Samuel, 1889-1971

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.

Physical Condition

Tape is in good condition. Audio quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.

Accession Number

1986-12-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

2

Material Format

sound recording

Date

9 Nov. 1986

Physical Description

1 audio reel (4 min., 17 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He narrates his visit to Prague, highlighting the Old Jewish Cemetery, where one of his wife's ancestors had been buried, and the Alt-neu Shul (Old New Synagogue), the oldest active synagogue in Europe. He provides his impressions of the trip and his view of Jewish life behind the Iron Curtain.

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.

Physical Condition

Tape is in good condition. Audio quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.

Places

Europe, Eastern

Accession Number

1986-12-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

3

Material Format

sound recording

Date

3 Aug. 1986

Physical Description

1 audio reel (4 min., 2 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He reviews the book "Spadina Avenue," edited by Rosemary Donegan, with an introduction by Rick Salutin. The book consists of an expanded collection of photographs that had been exhibited two years prior to its release at Gallery A, on Spadina Avenue. Kayfetz highlights the diversity of the area, its historical milestones, and its connection to the Jewish community of Toronto.

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.

Physical Condition

Tape is in good condition. Audio quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.

Places

Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-12-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

4

Material Format

sound recording

Date

30 Nov. 1986

Physical Description

1 audio reel (4 min., 5 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He discusses the Jews for Jesus movement and reads the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto's declaration distancing itself from it. He also talks about the reports published by the Israeli government and the World Jewish Congress about Austrian president Kurt Waldheim. According to him, the Israeli government conducted an investigation and concluded that there was no evidence that Waldheim was involved in atrocities or mass killings in the Balkans, while the WJC declared that it had new evidence of atrocities carried out or ordered by Waldheim. Kayfetz states that the lack of cooperation between the two institutions may hinder their credibility. He then briefly talks about Vayera. Finally, he talks about a dinner sponsored by the Canadian-Portuguese Business and Professional Organization the week before in porthumous honour of Aristides de Sousa Mendes, who, as Portuguese consul in Bordeaux during the Second World War, saved thousands of Jews, and Mendes' overall legacy.

Access Restriction

Closed. Records are closed for conservation reasons.

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.

Physical Condition

Tape is in poor condition. Audio quality is good, but there is considerable squealing, indicative of SBS. No signs of mold.

Accession Number

1986-12-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

5

Material Format

sound recording

Date

6 May 1984

Physical Description

1 audio reel (3 min., 39 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He gives a eulogy to Rabbi David [Grobart?], who had died earlier in the week; talks about a protest attended by 700 people against the proposed sale of West German munitions and armours to Saudi Arabia; gives his impressions of Holy Blossom's new rabbi, Doug [surname unintelligible], after his address at the Community Assembly on the Holocaust at Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue. There is also a section in Yiddish. Finally, Kayfetz briefly mentions the upcoming 36th anniversary of Israel.

Name Access

Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)

Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

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.

Physical Condition

Tape is in good condition. Audio quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.

Accession Number

1986-12-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

6

Material Format

sound recording

Date

7 Dec. 1986

Physical Description

1 audio reel (4 min., 7 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He talks about Lipa Green's legacy and invites his audience to an upcoming event commemorating the 10th anniversary of his death at the Workmen's Circle; he also mentions his work with Misha Allen and the AAA (Anti-Aleichem Association), whose purpose is unclear, but apparently related to misuse of Sholem Aleichem's name; he quickly mentions the advantages of that year's Hanukkah's (27 December) proximity to Boxing Day and the possible good shopping deals; finally, he discusses Kurt Waldheim's interview to the Daily Star and his alleged connection to the German Nazi government.

Name Access

Green, Lipa, 1899-1976

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.

Physical Condition

Tape is in good condition. Audio quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.

Accession Number

1986-12-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

7

Material Format

sound recording

Date

23 Nov. 1986

Physical Description

1 audio reel (3 min., 58 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He talks about Aaron Lansky's visit to Toronto and his planned talks at Beth Tzedec Synagogue (about his effort to collect Yiddish books and the founding of the National Yiddish Book Center) and at the University of Toronto (an introduction to Yiddish literature). Kayfetz also briefly mentiones his surprise at listening to The Voice of America on the radio of his hotel room in Prague.

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.

Physical Condition

Tape is in fair condition condition -- some binder dust (cleaned). Audio quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.

Accession Number

1986-12-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

8

Material Format

sound recording

Date

30 Dec. 1984

Physical Description

1 audio reel (7 min., 3 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He gives a eulogy to singer Jan Peerce, who had passed away the previous week at the age of 80 at the Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged in New York City. Kayfetz provides biographical information about Peerce, as well as career highlights, his Jewish identity and pride, his involvement with and contributions to the Jewish community, and his support of the Israel Bonds Campaign.

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.

Physical Condition

Tape is in good condition. Audio quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.

Accession Number

1986-12-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

9

Material Format

sound recording

Date

2 Nov. 1986

Physical Description

1 audio reel (4 min., 12 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He comments on the death of Rabbi Abraham Feinberg, who had passed away a few weeks prior in Reno, Nevada, at the age of 87. He also talks about his three-week trip to Belgium, Holland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia. He notes his visit to a Belzer synagogue in Antwerp and his visits to the main synagogues of Brussels and Budapest.

Name Access

Feinberg, Abraham L., 1899-

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.

Physical Condition

Tape is in good condition. Audio quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.

Places

Europe, Eastern

Europe, Western

Accession Number

1986-12-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

10

Material Format

sound recording

Date

[12 and 14 Nov. 1982]

Physical Description

1 audio reel (3 min., 29 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He comments on his surprise to stumble upon an Israeli soft-porn movie titled "Hot Bubblegum" playing at a movie theatre he walked past in Belgium; comments the results of the municipal elections; mentions the sale of Cadillac Fairview residential apartments to Saudi Arabians, which he considers too early to comment on, but shows his surprise; explains that the influx of Orthodox boys at the Workmen's Circle building is due to an overflow of enrollment at the Yesodei Yeshurun Yeshiva, which rented a space in the building; and comments on the Rauca Case and the extradition order by Chief Justice Gregory Evans, which he considers a milestone decision.

Name Access

Rauca, Albert Helmut

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.

Physical Condition

Tape is in good condition. Audio quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.

Accession Number

1986-12-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

11

Material Format

sound recording

Date

7 Feb. 1988

Physical Description

1 audio reel (5 min., 18 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 2 tracks, stereo ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He discusses the murder of a Toronto Jewish woman by a convicted murderer and sex offender who was on an authorized leave from prison. He goes on to criticize the Canadian penal system for allowing such breaches.

Access Restriction

Closed. Records are closed for conservation reasons.

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.

Physical Condition

Tape is in poor condition, with 16 splices (all safe). Sound quality is good. There is some squealing and stickiness, indicative of early SBS. No signs of mold.

Accession Number

1988-3-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

12

Material Format

sound recording

Date

22 Nov. 1987

Physical Description

1 audio reel (3 min., 49 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He talks about attending the graveside service of Sarah Reinwein, who he describes as a pioneer of social work in Toronto's Jewish community. He provides brief biographic information about her and a brief eulogy. He also talks about his visit to the John David Eaton wing of Toronto General Hospital and criticizes a poster for its bad spelling of the Hebrew translation to the phrase "Good Health and Life," which he claims to be unninteligible. Finally, he briefly reviews the new edition of David Mendel Haduf's Yiddish/English dictionary.

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.

Physical Condition

Tape is in good condition. Sound quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.

Accession Number

1988-3-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

13

Material Format

sound recording

Date

20 Dec. 1987

Physical Description

1 audio reel (4 min., 14 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He criticizes Canada's effort to support the Palestine Liberation Organization as an observer mission at the United Nations and its opposition to a resolution proposing the restoration of Palestine territories occupied by Israel. He also briefly reports on the recent death of Shimon Weber, former editor of Forverts, a New York Yiddish newspaper, and his career. He also mentions the Hanukkah menorahs in front of government buildings in Toronto and expresses his concern that Hanukkah will become a generalized holiday like Christmas and lose its character. He finally talks about the demolition underway on the north side of College St., an entire block between Brunswick Ave. and Major St., which, according to him, was the heart of Toronto's Jewish community from the mid-1920s to the mid-1950s. He describes the buildings and institutions that existed in the area.

Access Restriction

Closed. Records are closed for conservation reasons.

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.

Physical Condition

Tape is in poor condition. Sound quality is good. There is squealing and stickiness, indicative of early SBS. No signs of mold.

Accession Number

1988-3-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

14

Material Format

sound recording

Date

3 May 1987

Physical Description

1 audio reel (4 min., 9 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He talks about a new organization called Kimpatorin Aid, founded in the United States, that provides household service for pre and postpartum women who cannot perform it for a number of reason. According to him, these duties are usually performed by newly-arrived women from the Soviet Union. He also talks about the United States ban on Kurt Waldheim's admission to the country and goes on to criticize his allegedly Nazi past and political career.

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.

Physical Condition

Tape is in good condition. Sound quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.

Accession Number

1988-3-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

15

Material Format

sound recording

Date

31 Jan. 1988

Physical Description

1 audio reel (3 min., 49 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He talks about the death of Polish-Canadian painter Gershon Iskowitz, a Holocaust survivor who had died recently, and provides a brief eulogy. He also discusses the case of Mahmoud Mohammad Issa Mohammad, a former member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, who was living in Canada as a refugee. Kayfetz considers that the coverage of his case is an attempt to manipulate the public opinion through the media.

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.

Physical Condition

Tape is in good condition. Sound quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.

Accession Number

1988-3-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

16

Material Format

sound recording

Date

17 Jan. 1988

Physical Description

1 audio reel (3 min., 53 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He talks about Douglas Christie, who had defended James Keegstra and was defending Ernst Zündel for a second time in his retrial, as well as Imre Finta, all of which were accused of antisemitism and/or being Nazi war criminals and collaborator. Kayfetz briefly discusses accusations made against Christie for being a Nazi sympathizer. He then talks about a report from the International Council of B'nai B'rith about what he describes as the consistent record of hostility and opposition to Israel and Israeli interests by the government of India, and discusses the history of Israel-India relations.

Access Restriction

Closed. Records are closed for conservation reasons.

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.

Physical Condition

Tape is in poor condition -- stepped pack, stickiness and considerable squealing, indicative of SBS. No signs of mold.

Accession Number

1988-3-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

17

Material Format

sound recording

Date

24 Jan. 1988

Physical Description

1 audio reel (4 min., 35 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He regrets that he is not able to give a full report about the second Zündel trial, since the proceedings are not reportable before the jury is chosen, but gives a brief report about what is permitted, focusing on the judge, prosecutor, and defense lawyer. He also briefly mentions the Mahmoud Mohammad Issa Mohammad case and compares it to the Nazi officials who escaped to several countries around the world. Finally, he favourably comments on the Canadian and US media coverage given to the John Demjanjuk trial taking place in Israel and to another case of unintelligible name.

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.

Physical Condition

Tape is in fair condition -- contains five splices, all stable. Sound quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.

Accession Number

1988-3-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

18

Material Format

sound recording

Date

15 Nov. 1987

Physical Description

1 audio reel (3 min., 33 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Notes

Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He starts the segment by mentioning what he considers to be four important anniversaries: the 70 years of the October Revolution, the 70 years of the Balfour Declaration, the 40 years since the vote in the United Nations authorizing the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine, and the 49 years since the Kristallnacht in Germany. He then proceeds to discuss the October Revolution and what it has meant for Russian Jews, from what he describes as hope to disenchantment; and the Balfour Declaration, which expressed the British Empire's favourable position to the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine, but criticizes it for what he sees as its ambiguity.

Subjects

Soviet Union--History--Revolution, 1917-1921

Israel--History--Declaration of Independence, 1948

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.

Physical Condition

Tape is in good condition. Sound quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.

Accession Number

1988-3-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

19

Material Format

sound recording

Date

28 Jun. 1987

Physical Description

1 audio reel (4 min., 35 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He comments on an article published on the Toronto Star about David [Crow] and his accomplishments. Kayfetz notes, however, that the man was not born in Moscow, where only few Jews were allowed to live in 1905, the year he was born, but rather in Mogilev, present-day Belarus. He also talks about the acquirement of all 85,000 record copies of the Metro Music collection by the National Yiddish Book Center. Metro Music was a New York publisher of Jewish music that went out of business in 1970, and its entire collection was acquired and put on sale by the National Yiddish Book Center.

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.

Physical Condition

Tape is in good condition. Sound quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.

Accession Number

1988-3-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

20

Material Format

sound recording

Date

10 Jan. 1988

Physical Description

1 audio reel (3 min., 18 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He comments on two upcoming trials that week. Monday, 18 January, would mark the start of the second trial of Ernst Zündel over Holocaust denial; Kayfetz grievously recalls the first trial. He also talks about the upcoming trial of Imre Finta at Old City Hall.

Access Restriction

Closed. Records are closed for conservation reasons.

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.

Physical Condition

Tape is in poor condition -- stickiness and squealing, indicative of SBS. No signs of mold.

Accession Number

1988-3-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

21

Material Format

sound recording

Date

3 Jan. 1988

Physical Description

1 audio reel (4 min., 17 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He provides a retrospect of 1987's main events and changes that occured in the Jewish world, both locally and in the larger scene, such as the deaths of Lorne Greene and Pola Negri; the free trade controversy, with Jewish participants on both sides; the granting of the Order of Canada to Jewish individuals, notably Allan Gottlieb, Monty Hall, and Ed Mirvish, with emphasis on Monty Hall's voluntary work with the United Jewish Appeal; the first arrest of an accused war criminal to be put on trial in Canada; among others.

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.

Physical Condition

Tape is in good condition. Sound quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.

Accession Number

1988-3-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

22

Material Format

sound recording

Date

27 Dec. 1987

Physical Description

1 audio reel (3 min., 21 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He talks about the 50th anniversary of Julius Hayman as the publisher of the Jewish Standard, the paper's importance, and Hayman's editorial position. He also briefly talks about Hayman's participation in the Jewish community. Finally, he briefly mentions the upcoming trials of Ernst Zündel and Imre Finta.

Access Restriction

Closed. Records are closed for conservation reasons.

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.

Physical Condition

Tape is in poor condition -- stepped pack; stickiness and squealing, indicative of SBS. No signs of mold.

Accession Number

1988-3-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

23

Material Format

sound recording

Date

13 Dec. 1987

Physical Description

1 audio reel (3 min., 45 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He talks about an event with Elaine Dewar, author of an article about the Reichmann family that was published in Toronto Life Magazine. The event was to be held at the Bloor and Spadina branch of the Jewish Community Centre, but was cancelled due to a threat of lawsuit by the Reichmann family upon the author, publisher, and editor. He also talks about new resolutions on the Sunday shopping ban, which he believes is about to end. In addition, he discusses the Canadian participation in the Freedom Sunday for Soviet Jews, held the previous week in Washington. Finally, he announces the Symposium on Controversial Literature in Our Schools, deadling with "The Merchant of Venice" and other works, to be held the following day at the Lipa Green Centre.

Name Access

Reichmann (family)

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.

Physical Condition

Tape is in good condition. Sound quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.

Accession Number

1988-3-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

24

Material Format

sound recording

Date

9 Aug. 1987

Physical Description

1 audio reel (3 min., 54 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He starts by remembering what he describes as the judicial murder by the Soviet authorities of twenty-three Jewish authors, on 12 August 1952, and expresses his strong condemnation of Stalin, the Soviet leader at the time. He talks about Robert Wistrich's book "Hitler's Apocalypse: Jews and the Nazi Legacy." According to him, based on converstations recorded by Hitler's close circle, he saw Stalin as his alterego and considered an alliance with him for what he perceived as Stalin's shared despise for the Jewish people. He then briefly discusses the 1952 trials and announces an event to be held the following Wednesday, 12 August 1987, at Beth Tzedec, to mourn that deaths. Finally, he briefly talks about Peter Ustinov's sojourn in Israel while working on a film and expresses his wishes that Ustinov abandon his support for the Palestine Liberation Organization.

Access Restriction

Closed. Records are closed for conservation reasons.

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.

Physical Condition

Tape is in poor condition -- popped strands; stickiness and squealing, indicative of SBS. No signs of mold.

Accession Number

1988-3-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

25

Material Format

sound recording

Date

6 Dec. 1987

Physical Description

1 audio reel (4 min., 8 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He talks about an upcoming event being held on 14 December 1987, at 8 pm, at the Lipa Green Centre. The event was promoted by the Community Relations Committee of the Canadian Jewish Congress and consisted of a discussion on how to handle the reading and study of controversial texts in Jewish schools, works that are considered literary classics but reflect prejudices and misconceptions that prevailed in the time of their writing, such as "The Merchant of Venice," "Oliver Twist," and "Huckleberry Finn." Panelists were Enid Lee (Supervisor of Race and Ethnic Relations at the North York Board of Education), Barbara Aggerholm (a journalist of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record), and a parent from Waterloo [name unintelligible], where this had been a recurrent and divisive issue. He also briefly talks about the return of Max Rosenfeld to Toronto, after having made Aliyah thirty years prior in order to join the Foreign Service. Rosenfeld was to serve as the new director of the Toronto office of Boys Town Jerusalem. Finally, he discusses the libel award against B'nai B'rith in Winnipeg, which he considers disturbing.

Name Access

B'nai B'rith

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.

Physical Condition

Tape is in good condition. Sound quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.

Accession Number

1988-3-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

26

Material Format

sound recording

Date

11 Oct. 1987

Physical Description

1 audio reel (3 min., 38 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He gives a brief eulogy for Yechiel Green, former Executive Secretary of Ahdut HaAvoda Poale Zion and later the administrator of the Yod Lamed Peretz publishing firm in Tel Aviv. He also discusses the case of Mahmoud Mohammad Issa Mohammad, who, according to him, had told Canadian immigration authorities in Spain that, although he was a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization, he did not hold a rank in it. Kayfetz questions the policy of the Canadian immigration office and whether not holding a rank is enough. Finally, he discusses a new development in the Ernst Zündel trial, wherein the judge had established that the reality of the Holocaust was not to be put into question. According to Kayfetz, the Crown then only needed to prove that Zündel deliberately disseminated false information about the Holocaust.

Name Access

Zündel, Ernst, 1939-2017

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.

Physical Condition

Tape is in good condition. Sound quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.

Accession Number

1988-3-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

27

Material Format

sound recording

Date

29 Nov. 1987

Physical Description

1 audio reel (3 min., 30 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He expresses his congratulations to Anne Golden, who had been chosen to succeed Gordon Cressy as executive head of the United Way. He talks about Golden's career and praises her as an example of the new Jewish woman. He then talks about his attendance that afternoon to the Canadian Jewish Congress' regional conference, at the Lipa Green, and his dificulty in choosing a session to attend, mentioning some of them. He goes on to talk about the Reichmann family's filing action for liable against the publisher and editor of Toronto Life Magazine and Elaine Dewer, author of the article "The Mysterious Reichmanns: The Inside Story." He then talks about the participation of the Soviet Jewry Committee of the CJC in the march on Washignton on 6 December, the day of the summit meeting between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. Finally, he briefly mentions the reports that the B'nai B'rith League for Human Rights was ordered by a jury to pay reparations to a Winnipeg complainant in a liable case as a reflection of the poor state of East-West Jewish communications in Canada, as he had not heard about the case before.

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.

Physical Condition

Tape is in poor condition -- stepped pack and a few popped strands, some lubricant/binder dust, stickiness and some squealing, indicative of SBS. No signs of mold.

Accession Number

1988-3-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ben Kayfetz fonds

Published and unpublished works and research series

Level

File

Fonds

62

Series

8

File

5

Material Format

textual record

Date

[ca. 1985]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains a draft article by Ben Kayfetz about the visit of Edmond Lipsitz, former president of the Canadian Jewish Congress Ontario Region, to Cuba and of the state of the Jewish Community there.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ben Kayfetz fonds

Published and unpublished works and research series

Level

File

Fonds

62

Series

8

File

3

Material Format

textual record

Date

[1987?]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ben Kayfetz fonds

Published and unpublished works and research series

Level

File

Fonds

62

Series

8

File

6

Material Format

textual record

Date

1985

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains a report of Ben and Eva Kayfetz's visit to the Soviet Union and with members of the Jewish community in Leningrad (St.Petersburg) and Moscow.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ben Kayfetz fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

62

Series

1

File

2

Material Format

textual record

Date

[1985?]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ben Kayfetz fonds

Speeches series

Level

File

Fonds

62

Series

5

File

1

Material Format

textual record

Date

1985

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a brochure advertising Ben Kayfetz as a speaker. The topic of the speech was his personal experiences working in the Jewish Community for the previous thirty-seven years.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ben Kayfetz fonds

Published and unpublished works and research series

Level

File

Fonds

62

Series

8

File

4

Material Format

textual record

Date

[1984?]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains an autobiography of Maria Gersin (Gersen) and includes her experiences during the First and Second World Wars. Autobiography was translated by Ben Kayfetz and derived from taped interviews conducted in the early 1980's - these are tapes A1, A2, A3 and A25.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ben Kayfetz fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

62

Series

1

File

5

Material Format

textual record

Date

1984-1986

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of newspaper clippings and congratulatory correspondence received by Ben Kayfetz upon his receiving the Order of Canada and Bronfman Medal.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2011-4-2

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

15 cm of textual records

Date

1989-1991

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records documenting Ben Libman's involvement with the Kielcer Synagogue and the Amalgamated Dawes Road Trustees during the early 1990s. The records primarily consist of financial documents and correspondence.

Custodial History

Records were in the possession of Dena Libman, the granddaughter of Ben Lipman.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2013-9-5

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

3 photographs : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm

Date

1943-2001

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs of Ben Grossman's graduation from the University of Toronto in 1943 and a photograph of his parents Etta and Jacob Grossman. Also included is Ben Grossman's 2001 memoir entitled "Toronto to Jerusalem".

Administrative History

Ben Grossman (d. 2011) was the son of Etta dn Jacob Grossman. Ben's father was the founder of Billy Bee Honey which started in the Kensington Market neighbourhood in the late 1920s. Ben had his bar mitzvah at Beth Jacob Synagogue on Henry Street. He helped in the family business, especially during the war when his brother Jack was overseas. He went on to law school at the University of Toronto and eventually practiced immigration law. He helped many survivors navigate the Canadian immigration laws.

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Ben Kayfetz fonds

Correspondence series

Level

File

Fonds

62

Series

2

File

9

Material Format

textual record

Date

1979-1992

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

Item

Fonds

2

Series

1

Item

1

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[198-?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a formal portrait of Ben Dunkelman.

Notes

Photograph is by Leo Hausman.

Name Access

Hausman, Leo, 1912-1982

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

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

Physical Condition

Item is in good condition.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Dual Allegiance series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

6

File

8

Material Format

textual record

Date

1954-1984

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence between former Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion and Ben Dunkelman. In addition, the file contains a newspaper clipping reporting a trip by Ben-Gurion to Canada. Further correspondence in the file reveals that the Israeli government has decided to grant Dunkelman the rank of Colonel.

Name Access

Ben-Gurion, David, 1886-1973

Subjects

Prime ministers--Israel

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

30

Material Format

textual record

Date

1976-1990

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence between Dunkelman and National Archives archivist Lawrence Tapper relating to Dunkelman's papers at the Archives. The file also contains a list of files from the National Archives Dunkelman collection.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds

Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee series

Photograph collection sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

61

Series

2-2

File

37

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Date

1984

Physical Description

12 photographs : b&w and col. ; 21 x 26 and 18 x 13 cm

1 cm of textual records

Scope and Content

This file consists of twelve photographs taken at the Ben Weider weight room dedication at the northern branch of the YMHA. The photographs are of Ben Weider standing with members of the YMHA executive and staff and speaking at a podium. There is also one photograph taken of him seated on a machine in the weight room. There is also an invitation to the official opening, along with a press release and some news clippings.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Second World War series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

4

File

9

Material Format

textual record

Date

1981-1987

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains photocopies from a book about the liberation of Holland signed for Dunkelman by the author, Margot van Boldrik. The file also includes a newspaper article by Lew Gloin about Canadians--including Dunkelman--fighting in the Second World War.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Dual Allegiance series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

6

File

67

Material Format

textual record

Date

1976-1984

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains reviews and correspondence related to Dual Allegiance.

Source

Archival Descriptions