Accession Number

1975-007

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 74 cm

Date

1919-1980

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a panoramic photograph of the opening game of the Jewish Fraternal Softball League. Pictured are the Judean Benevolent and B'nai Brith teams. In addition, accession includes a Sons of Jacob Benevolent Society Directory, and material pertaining to the Judean Benevolent and Friendly Society including several versions of its Constitution and By-Laws, an anniversary banquet programme, and two copies of the Golden Jubilee Book.

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Subjects

Sports

Societies

Name Access

Sons of Jacob Benevolent Society (Toronto, Ont.)

Judean Benevolent and Friendly Society (Toronto, Ont.)

Jewish Fraternal Softball League (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds

Sports Celebrity Dinners series

Level

Series

Fonds

61

Series

5

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

object

Date

1987-1994

Physical Description

427 photographs : col. ; 13 x 13 cm

3 cm of textual records

2 artifacts

Admin History/Bio

The Sports Celebrity Dinners were developed by the Jewish Community Centre of Toronto in 1985. Each year, a different person connected with the world of sports was honoured by the community for their contributions. The night included a dinner, guest speakers and celebrity appearances, and usually an athletic demonstration or participatory event that related to the honouree's sport. For example, a boxing match, a skating demonstration or a batting cage.

Scope and Content

This series consists of photographs and program books from eight of the annual Sports Celebrity Dinners held by the Jewish Community Centre of Toronto.

Subjects

Celebrities

Sports

Accession Number

2004-6-6

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2016-12-1

Material Format

graphic material (electronic)

textual record

Physical Description

21 photographs : b&w and col. (tiff)

1 folder of textual records

Date

[192-]-2001

Scope and Content

Accession consists of electronic copies of photographs documenting Alby Garbe, his golf-related activities and athletic career and his family, particularly his grandparents Lily and James (Isadore) Levey and his father William Garbe. Also included are newsclippings and a 1969 certificate for the Maccabi Games.

Administrative History

Alby Garbe was born in 1943 to William and Lorna (née Levey) Garbe. He had one sister, Sally Finkelstein (19 Apr. 1941-27 Sept. 2016). William's parents were George and Sophie Garbe and Lorna's parents were James and Lily (née Albon) Levey.

William Garbe (26 May 1908-Aug. 1998) was a Toronto-born dermatologist and the first Jewish graduate in his field from the University of Toronto. Upon graduating in 1932, William couldn't find a job in Toronto due to antisemitism so went to New York where he worked at the Skin and Cancer Clinic. Sulzberger-Garbe dermatosis was first described in 1937 based on observations performed by Garbe and fellow dermatologist, Marion B. Sulzberger. In the late 1930s, William returned to Toronto and opened his on practice at Bloor and Spadina, which then moved to 167 College St. and later to 199 Avenue Rd.

Lily Levey was originally from Dublin. Her husband James was a violinist and quartet leader with the Hart House String Quartet. He was originally from London, England and played with the London String Quartet. James and Lily had a home at Lorne Park Estates, just west of Port Credit.

Alby Garbe was a junior championship golfer and amateur athlete who played out of the Oakdale Golf and Country Club.

1. Lily Levey (née Albon) at home at Lorne Park Estates (just west of Port Credit), ca. 1970. The fence was designed by her husband James Levey who was a violinist with the Hart House Quartet. 2. South Prep. Forest Hill class photo, ca. 1951. Back row, left to right: Alan Libman; unidentified; Bruce Kitchen; Jeff Lipson; unidentified; Harold Kerbel; unidentified; David Hansen. Third row, left to right: Gail Smith; unidentified; unidentified; unidentified; Gail Starkman; unidentified; unidentified; unidentified; unidentified; [Miss A?]. Second row, left to right: unidentified; unidentified; Nancy Gaye Smith; unidentified; unidentified; unidentified; unidentified; Pam Turk; Bonnie Bronstein. Front row, left to right: Frank Richard; Eddie Lewis; unidentified; Barry Riggs; Alby Garbe; Lawrence Reubenstein; Warren Biback; Brain Handi. 3. Alby Garbe, Qualifying round for Ontario Junior Golf Championships, ca. 1959. 4. Norm Mogil and Alby Garbe at tryout for 1961 Maccabi Games, 1961. 5. Lizzie’s Football team, ca. 1926. Identified 10th from right: William Garbe; 9th from right: Joe Tator; 6th from right: Charlie Siegel. 6. Holy Blossom Sunday School, ca. 1955. Back row, left to right: Alby Garbe; Ken Pritzker; Elliot Edelstein; unidentified; Merrick Hart Engel; Chuck Ornstein; [Tom Shulman?]. Middle row, left to right: unidentified; Brian Leibel; Robbie Wolfe; Donnie Baker; Ed Isaacs; unidentified; unidentified; unidentified. Front row, left to right; unidentified; unidentified; Linda Cohen; unidentified; Fern Brown; unidentified; unidentified; unidentified; Louis Baker. 7. Leo Baeck Hockey Team, 2001. Alby Garbe as coach (on left). 8. B’nai Brith Hockey Team, Toronto Freedom Lodge, ca. 1980. Back row, left to right: Arthur Sanders; Bryon Alexandroff; [Allan?] Markowitz; Ken Daniels; Murray Covent; unidentified; Dave Kosoy; Roey Kert. Front row, left to right: Steve Lyons; Murray Rossman; Stan Axsmith; unidentified. Missing: Alby Garbe as he had broken his leg. 9. B’nai Brith Hockey League, All-Star Team, December 1980. Back row, left to right: Paul Wise; John Fine; Bryon Alexandroff; unidentified; Alby Garbe; unidentified; Dave Bronstein; Michael Albert; Ira Kaufman; Bernie Hertzman; Dave Schwartz. Front row, left to right: Ken Daniels; Murray Covant; Brian Stepak; Mel Solomon; Sandy Breslin. 10. Camp Winnebego, ca. 1955. Back row, left to right: Arnold Miller (counsellor); Marshal Henkel; Mel Goodman; Arnold Shapiro; Stan Shapiro; Eric Brewer; Stan Taube. Front row, left to right: Jerry Goldberg; Bernie Rubenstein (from Hamilton), Alby Garbe, Lorne Solish. 11. “Yid Line”, ca. 1965. Pick up Hockey League. Left to right: Ray Shoichet, Merv Glazier, Alby Garbe. 12. Alby Garbe, University of Toronto Basketball team, ca. 1965. 13. Golf tournament at the Maccabi Games in Israel, 1965. Left to right: Alby Garbe (Canada); P. Blumberg (Israel); E. Shamar (Great Britain); C. Rosen (USA). 14. YMHA Basketball Team, 1924. Back row, left to right: Joe Benjamin; Eddie Sniderman; [?] Goldman (coach); Irving Gold; Simon Ramm. Front row, left to right: Moe English; Harry Lister; William Garbe. 15. Maccabi Games, Israel, 1965. Left to right: Alby Garbe (Canada); Charles Rosen (USA-Baton Rouge); Derek Harrison (Scotland). 16. Alby Garbe at the Ontario Better Ball Tournament, at Oakdale Golf Club, 1976. 17. Forest Hill Collegiate Golf Team, 1961-1962. Left to right: L. F. Clayton (Director of Athletics); Norm Mogil; Alby Garbe; Stan Axsmith; David Pape; H. H. Mosey (Principal). 18. University of Toronto Baksetball Team, 1965-1966. 19. Kerns Junior Championship with Brian Kerns at Westmount in Kitchener, Ontario, 1959. 20. Hart House String Quartet, [194-?]. Left to right: James Levey; Allard De Ridder; Boris Hambourg; Adolf Koldofsky.

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

Sports

Name Access

Garbe, Alby, 1943-

Garbe, William, 1908-1998

Levey, Lily

Levey, James

Source

Archival Accessions

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Accession Number

2019-6-4

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Date

1926-1990

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs of Esther and Jack Gelman, as well as of a sports team at the YMHA and the "Afro Communitee Negro Fliers" sports team. In addition, two copies of Yiddish dictionary books written by Jack Gelman and one copy of a book about Kensington Market by Jean Cochrane. Also included are two pieces of poetry by Jack Gelman, one about Toronto (1974) and one about Terry Fox (1981).

Accession also consists of a number of original and photocopied newspaper clippings regarding the history of Kensington Market in Toronto (ca. 1988-2010). In addition, two booklets of self-guided tours and the history of Kensington Market are included in accession.

Custodial History

Donated by Esther Gelman. Clippings about the history of Kensington Market are from the collection of husband Jack Gelman.

Administrative History

Jack Gelman was born in Toronto, ON on October 28, 1929. Jack's parents emigrated to Canada from Eastern Europe in 1926. In the 1930s, the Gelman family lived at 105 Denison Street in Toronto, south of Dundas and near Spadina. His father, Philip Gelman, owned a horse and wagon that would stable at Sarah Kegerman's house, 26 Nassau St. Philip operated a vegetable stall at 206 Baldwin St. weekly from Thursday to Saturday. Jack attended Ryerson Public School in Alexander Park, and would often fight back at his peers that would beat and bully him for being Jewish.

Esther Gelman (nee Davidson) was born August 18, 1934. In 1950 she worked at Homebread, and had her Sweet Sixteen party at Club Elgamour on Bloor Street. In 1951, after meeting at the YM-YWHA, Jack Gelman and Esther Davidson married.

In 1953, Jack became a truck driver for Canadian Paper and Specialties. Esther and Jack's son Alan was born in 1953. The family lived above Jack's parents' shop on Baldwin Street. The couple had three other children: Sharon, Glenn (b. 1960), and Mandy. The children attended Camp Northland and Camp B'nai Brith.

In 1959, the family moved from Baldwin Street to Bathurst Manor (235 Pannahill Road), as a group of Esther's friends had moved to the neighbourhood. Son Alan had his bar mitzvah at Beth Emeth Bais Yehudah in 1966.

Use Conditions

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

Subjects

Yiddish language

Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)--Tours

Sports

Places

Bathurst Manor (Toronto, Ont.)

Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

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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

97

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1965]-1982

Physical Description

50 photographs : b&w and col. ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller

Scope and Content

This file consists of photographs of children partaking in various physical education activities such as gymnastics, soccer and basketball. The file also includes contact sheets with four images on each sheet.

Subjects

Sports

Repro Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds

Sports Celebrity Dinner series

Level

File

Fonds

61

Series

5

File

1

Material Format

textual record

object

Date

1987

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

1 artifact

Scope and Content

This file consists of one program book from the 1987 Sports Celebrity Dinner and one plaque presented to William G. Davis, the recipient of the tribute. William G. Davis was the former Premier of Ontario, chairman of the Board of Governors of the Canadian Football League and a promoter of athletics. Davis was also a supporter of the building of the Skydome.

The MC for the evening was Brian McFarlane. Celebrity guests included Mike Ditka, John Brophy, Stephen Condren, Leo Cahill, Sandra Post, Russ Howard, Jack Donohue, Sheila Forshaw, Bill Simmons, Sylvia Ruegger, Willie Pless and Milt Ottey.

Subjects

Celebrities

Sports

Accession Number

2004-6-6

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds

Sports Celebrity Dinner series

Level

File

Fonds

61

Series

5

File

3

Material Format

multiple media

Date

1989

Physical Description

72 photographs : col. ; 13 x 13 cm

1 folder of textual records

1 artifact : 30 x 23 cm

Scope and Content

This file consists of a program book and photographs taken at the 1989 Sports Celebrity Dinner. The dinner featured a tribute to R. Alan Eagleson, executive director of the National Hockey League Players Association, chief organizer of the Canada Cup and the driving force behind the 1972 series between Russia and Canada. The dinner was held at the Constellation Hotel on 13 June 1989. There is also a plaque that was presented to Eagleson by the JCC.

The photographs are of the guest of honour and other celebrity guests, the JCC Executive Committee members and Sports Celebrity Committee members, along with the invited guests. The celebrity guests included Harry Neale, Brian McFarlane, Dennis Hull, Jack Donohue, John A. Ziegler Jr., Ron Kanter, Harry Ornest, Bruce Hood, David Edge, Ron Ellis, Paul Henderson, Carrie-Lynn Cohn, Darryl Sittler, Joseph Kibur, Marcel Dionne, Dubie Bader, Bobby Baun, George Chuvalo, John Karpis, Bethany Dworkin, Mike Palmateer and Keith Acton.

Other identified individuals include Bernard Kaimin, Martin Atkins, Harold Cipin, Alan B. Zender, Ted Winick, Bert Fine, Robert Hall, Cantor Louis Danto, Harry Ungerman and Paul Henderson.

Subjects

Celebrities

Sports

Accession Number

2004-6-6

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds

Sports Celebrity Dinner series

Level

File

Fonds

61

Series

5

File

6

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Date

1992

Physical Description

67 photographs : col. ; 13 x 13 cm

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

This file consists of a program book and photographs taken at the 1992 Sports Celebrity Dinner. The dinner featured a tribute to Bruce McNall, NHL team owner; John Candy, comedian; and Wayne Gretzky, hockey player. They were being honoured as new owners and promoters of the Toronto Argonauts. The dinner was held on 3 June 1992.

The photographs are of the guest of honour and other celebrity guests, the JCC Executive Committee members and Sports Celebrity Committee members, along with the invited guests. The celebrity guests included Mark Hebscher, Ken Daniels, Howard Glassman, Jack Donohue, Brian J. Cooper, Larry W. Smith, Michael P. McCarthy, Adam Rita, Mike Clemons, Dan Ferrone, Hank Ilesic, Don Moen, Lance Chomyc, Darrel K. Smith, Wendel Clark, Eric Lindros, Darryl Sittler, Bobby Hull, Sandy Hawley, Ernie Samuel, Norman Jewison, Ed Mirvish, Garth Drabinsky, Brian Linehan, Dini Petty, Karen Preston, Peter Martin, Dave Quinn, and Bill Stephenson.

Other identified individuals include Abe Glowinsky, Harold Cipin, Paul Brownstein, Alan B. Zender and Lt. Gov. Henry Jackman.

Subjects

Celebrities

Sports

Accession Number

2004-6-6

Source

Archival Descriptions