- Accession Number
- 1996-3-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1996-3-3
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2.4 m of textual records and graphic materials
- Date
- [ca. 1940]-[ca.1995]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of the records created and/or accumulated by Nechemiah Knobel. They relate to the work of the Labour Zionist Alliance and the Borochov movement. Of note are a series of photographs documenting the unveiling of the Holocaust monument at Mount Sinai Cemetery in 1968. Identified individuals include Mayor Phil Givens, Allan Grossman, Ben Himel and Max Federman.
- Use Conditions
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Subjects
- Holocaust memorials
- Cemeteries
- Labor unions
- Labor Zionism
- Name Access
- Knobel, Nechemiah
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-9-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-9-4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- object
- Physical Description
- 10 photographs : b&w
- 10 cm of textual records
- 1 doll
- 2 pins
- Date
- 1925-1985
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of material relating to the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) and the Jewish community in Toronto. They include published material from the ILGWU, Yiddish songbooks and benchers, Yiddish booklets distributed by various Toronto Jewish organizations such as the Poalei Zion and the Farband, a pin from Baycrest given to Jennie Magerman on completing 14, 000 hours of volunteer service, a pin from the Kieltzer Sick Benefit Society given to Abe Magerman in 1913, and several photographs of Abe Magerman participating in union activities. There is also a Miss Union Made plastic doll dating from circa 1950, which is wearing pink dress and sash and is enclosed in a plastic cover.
- Custodial History
- This material was originally in the possession of Abe and Jennie Magerman. It was later in the possession of his son, Alfred, until being donated to the OJA by Alfred's wife Barbara in September 2007.
- Administrative History
- Abe Magerman was the assistant manager for the International Ladies Garment Workers' Union for many years. He was married to Jennie (nee Shefsky) Magerman and had two children, Esther and Alfred. Jennie (nee Shefsky) Magerman was the daughter of Myer and Toba Rayzel (nee Nusynovitch) Shefsky.
- Descriptive Notes
- Magerman, Abe
- Farband Labour Zionist Alliance
- International Ladies Garment Workers Union
- Poalei Zion
- Toronto Labour Lyceum Association Limited
- Arbeiter Ring
- Israel Histadrut
- Baycrest
- Kieltzer Sick Benefit Society
- Subjects
- Communities
- Labor unions
- Name Access
- International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Harry Simon fonds
- Level
- File
- ID
-
Fonds 23; File 1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Harry Simon fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 23
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1934-[198-]
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- 3 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 48 cm and 21 x 26 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- There was a major dispute within the International Fur Workers' Union in 1938, which is documented in the records of Harry Simon. It was due to the division between the Communist and anti-Communist elements of the union and resulted in the formation of a new fur workers' union affiliated with the American Federation of Labor (AFL).
- Scope and Content
- File consists of textual and graphic records related to Harry Simon's work as an organizer and representative of the International Fur Workers' Union and an officer of the break-away Fur Workers' Union (AFL.). This includes correspondence, rally posters and flyers, anniversary books, a bulletin, and photographs. Of particular interest are the records detailing a heated dispute between the International Fur Workers' Union, its Toronto Joint Board leadership and many of its members. An oversized newsprint poster referring to Max Federman's dispute is included.
- Subjects
- Labor unions
- Physical Condition
- One photograph requires conservation work.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2017-8-14
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-8-14
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
ca. 2cm of textual records
- 12 photographs : b&w and col ; 30 x 35 cm or smaller
- 1 scrapbook
- Date
- 1900-1950, [196?], 1970-1995
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of 12 photographs (ca. 1900-1930, 196?) of members of the Schönberger family, including family portraits, class portraits, and a group photograph of the United Cloth Hat & Cap Makers Union Local No. 41. Accession also contains a scrapbook (ca.1937-1945) kept by Walter Schoenberger consisting of ca. 90 photographs and other graphic materials (eg. cigarette cards, photographic postcards) documenting his life in Vienna, England, Quebec and Toronto. This scrapbook includes photographs of Schoenberger's internment at a Kitchener Camp in Kent, England, as well as photographs of a parade at Old City Hall in Toronto.
- Accession also consists of 1 folder of textual records, including Canadian citizenship and naturalization documents, a Vienna drivers license, one postcard, wedding invitations and certificates, newspaper clippings, personal writings, and a death certificate. There are also a number of documents ca. 1939-1942 relating to Walter Schoenberger's time at the Kitchener Camp in England, including letters from the Red Cross, the American Embassy to Vienna, the American Consulate General in London, the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society, the Central Council for Jewish Refugees Agricultural Committee, and Tip Top Tailors.
- Accession also includes Victory Bonds certificates (1943-1945), an issue of the Toronto Star from December 3, 1992, a Toronto Transit Commission map, a program for a "Life Begins at 65" celebration for George Burns, and a book entitled "Collective Poems - The Terrace Holocaust Survivors Group" consisting of poetry by Holocaust survivors. Also included are documents relating to the Schwab family.
- Ancestor chart of Mindy Schönberger
- Custodial History
- Collection of Walter Schoenberger, donated by daughter Mindy Pollishuke.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Subjects
- Tailors
- Immigrants--Canada
- Labor unions
- Clothing workers
- Postcards
- Refugee camps
- Refugees
- World War, 1939-1945
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- England
- Austria
- Germany
- Source
- Archival Accessions