- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Toronto Holocaust Museum series
- Special events and projects sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 28-18
- File
- 54
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1995-2002
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph: col., ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a correspondence, meeting minutes, and clippings related to the Bar and Bat Mitzvah Project. Includes student projects a photograph and certificates of completion. Identified in the photograph: Max Eisen and Adam Banack.
- Name Access
- Eisen, Max
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Bat mitzvah
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2011-5-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2011-5-5
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 album
- 2 cm of textual records
- 25 photographs : b&w
- Date
- 1930-2006
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records documenting the Shaffer family of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Records include photographs of Sam Shaffer and his family, wartime letters written by Sam to his mother, correspondence related to Sam's bid to serve on the Thunder Bay Port Authority as well as the bar mitzvah album for Martin Feld Shaffer from April 3, 1971. The album includes greeting cards and telegrams from relatives and friends as well as several photographs.
- Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945
- Families
- Bar mitzvah
- Name Access
- Shaffer, Nancy, 1929-2013
- Shaffer, Martin, 1958-2012
- Shaffer, Samuel, 1925-2011
- Places
- Thunder Bay (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-3-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-3-2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- ca. 100 photographs
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1920-1980
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs of the Hersch family, a screenplay by Phillip Hersch, school certificates from Landsdowne School, Canadian naturalization certificates, thank you notes, a New Year's greeting card, and a Polish passport. Included are photographs of weddings, Europe vacations, class photos, houses in Toronto, bar mitzvah, Niagara falls, Channukah, Farms, studio sets, the beach, and snow scenes.
- Custodial History
- The records were in the possession of Norman Hersch until his death in the mid-1980s, at which point the donor took possession of the records and stored them until donating them to the OJA in March 2015.
- Administrative History
- Norman Hersch was a special effects technician for the CBC from the early 1950s until his retirement in the mid-1980s. He was married to a French woman from Western Canada named Margaret. He is buried in the Mount Albert area with his wife. He served in the Canadian military during the Second World War and graduated from Central Technical School upon his return. In later years, he started P & M Display in Yorkville. Norman's older brother Phillip was a screenwriter in Toronto. He wrote the CBC series Wojek. Their mother Lily (Polish) volunteered at Mount Sinai Hospital. Their father Alexander (Romanian) worked in stainless steel manufacturing. They lived around Cecil Street. Doug Wardle was a friend and colleague of Hersch's at CBC in the Special Effects Department.
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Immigrants--Canada
- Families
- Name Access
- Hersch, Norman
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Clanton Park Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 6
- File
- 21
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- 1985
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records and other material
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records documenting the bar mitzvah anniversary celebration in honour of Rabbi Kerzner. Included is an invitation, a programme, a tribute poem, a congratulatory telegram, and audiovisual recordings of the event. Also included are photographs of speakers, the head table, and guests at their tables.
- Notes
- Includes 93 photographs (57 negatives), 2 videocassettes, and 2 audio cassettes.
- Subjects
- Anniversaries
- Bar mitzvah
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Life cycle and family events sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-5
- File
- 14
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [1989?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of lyrics for songs that were written for the bar mitzvah of Yoel Micha Meir.
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Life cycle and family events sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-5
- File
- 15
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1962-1997
- Physical Description
- 5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of bar and bat mitzvah invitations.
- Notes
- A finding aid listing the names, dates, and locations for the celebrations can be found in the file.
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Bat mitzvah
- Invitation cards
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Henry Rosenbaum fonds
- Photograph series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 121
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1988
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; col ; 15 X 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a colour photograph taken in Israel. The trip was a gift in honour of grandson Michael Daniel Bornstein’s bar mitzvah, which took place in November 1988. Identified from left: Henry Rosenbaum, Bella Rosenbaum, Mrs. Glick, Leora Glick, and Mr. Glick. It is presumed that Daniel took the photo.
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Israel
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
