- Accession Number
- 2018-6-22
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-6-22
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1947, 1972-1992
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of materials assembled by Stanley Emerson and donated to the Ontario Jewish Archives. Included are: one hardbound book commemorating the Toronto Hebrew Free School's liquidation of its capital debt on May 8, 1947; one spiral-bound book assembled on the occassion of Shomrai Shaboth Congregation's twentieth anniversary testimonial dinner honouring Rabbi Gedalia Felder to be held on Sunday, June 18, 1972; one Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto programme for its annual dinner to be held on Thursday, June 22, 1978; one programme for a Machanaim Testimonial Dinner honouring Dr. Isadore Cass on Wednesday, May 2, 1979; one Associated Hebrew Schools graduation programme for Wednesday, June 27, 1979; one newspaper clipping from the Thursday, June 6, 1985 edition of the Canadian Jewish News relating to Rabbi Gedalia Felder, former spiritual leader of Shomrai Shaboth-Chevra Mishnayoth Congregation; one newspaper clipping from the Thursday, June 13, 1985 edition of the Canadian Jewish News relating to Harold Dessen, former president of Associated Hebrew Schools; and one paperbound book assembled on the occassion of a Sol Edell tribute dinner commoemorating the fiftieth yahrzeit (death anniversary) of HaRav Yosef Weinreb and the establishment of the Saol Edell Family Endowment Fund to be held on Saturday, October 31, 1992.
- Subjects
- Anniversaries
- Schools
- Synagogues
- Name Access
- Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto
- Cass, Isadore M., 1916-1996
- Dessen, Harold
- Felder, Gedalia, 1922-
- Shomrai Shabbos Chevrah Mishnayos (Toronto, Ont.)
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Photographic and audiovisual collection series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 27
- File
- 555
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 22 Sept. 1981
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs : b&w (4 negatives) ; 21 x 26 cm and 28 x 28 mm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of four negatives and one photograph of the Food and Services Division at the Primrose Club. Identified on the back of the photo are Aaron Bitman, Don Rich, Hersh Taylor, and Larry Crystal.
- Notes
- Photos by Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto.
- Name Access
- Primrose Club (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Clubs
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Photographic and audiovisual collection series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 27
- File
- 576
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 7 Dec. 1981
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w (4 negatives) ; 28 x 28 mm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of four negatives of men at the Primrose Club. Identified in the negatives are Issy Sharp and Mark Gryfe, and (possibly) Allan Offman.
- Notes
- Photos by Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto.
- Name Access
- Primrose Club (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Clubs
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- Metropolitan Toronto Police Commission series
- Official engagements sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 14
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1984
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 13 x 10 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- The Primrose Club was founded in Toronto in 1907 as the Cosmopolitan Club, an elite Jewish men's social club. In 1959, the club's building at 41 Willcocks Street was expropriated by the University of Toronto (and currently houses the university's Faculty Club), and the club subsequently moved to a new building at Russell Road & St. Clair, designed by Kaplan & Sprachman. It has since been demolished and a condominium has been put up in its place by Ken Rotenberg, a Toronto developer.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of one photograph of Phil Givens meeting with a group of Police Chiefs. Identified in the photograph are (left to right): James Mackie, Harold Adamson, Jack Ackroyd, Jack Marks, Phil Givens.
- Name Access
- Primrose Club (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Police
- Places
- Russell Hill Road (Toronto, Ont.)
- Saint Clair Avenue West (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. Isadore M. Cass fonds
- Level
- Fonds
- Fonds
- 40
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1909-1995
- Physical Description
- 45 cm of textual records
- 14 photographs : b&w (8 negatives) ; 18 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Dr. Isadore M. Cass (1916-1996), a well-known pathologist and practicing mohel--Jewish ritual circumcisor--for the Toronto Jewish community, was born and educated in Toronto, attending the University of Toronto's medical school. After serving with the army during the Second World War, Dr. Cass returned to Toronto to private practice. He began studying pathology in 1953, and performed research at the Ontario Cancer Institute, Connaught Labs and the Ontario Department of Health throughout his career. He was chief of pathology at Ajax and Pickering hospitals for twenty-three years, until his retirement in 1986.
- In 1945, Dr. Cass began doing ritual circumcisions and was the first medical doctor in Toronto to do so. He performed over 40,000 circumcisions throughout Canada and the eastern United States and trained many physicians to perform them as well.
- Dr. Cass was a member of the following organizations: New York Academy of Sciences; the Academy of Medicine, Toronto; the Israel Medical Association; General Wingate Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion; and many other associations and societies.
- Dr. Cass studied Torah under Rabbi Jacob Gordon and was a Torah reader at Goel Tzedec Synagogue and later, Beth Tzedec. He also studied and taught Torah throughout his life, chairing the Canadian Jewish Congress' Tanach study group for many years, and leading weekly Gemara classes at Beth Tzedec. He belonged to Shaarei Shomayim and Beth Lida synagogues, as well as Lubavitch. In 1987, Dr. and Mrs. Cass were honoured as "Couple of the Year" by Machanaim, The Network of Educational Institutions in Kiryat Gat, Israel, for their great contributions to this charity over the years.
- Dr. Cass was married to Miriam Cass and they had four daughters: Sharon, Hylah, Judy, and Elaine. He had four brothers: the late Rabbi Samuel Cass, Harry, Al, and Elie (who was a Reform mohel), and two sisters: Miriam Cass and Zelda Fink. He also had seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
- Dr. Cass died on January 24, 1996 of cancer.
- Scope and Content
- The fonds consists of records relating to the personal and professional life of Dr. Isadore Cass. These records include appointment books documenting circumcisions he performed, correspondence, writings, Tanach study group notes, a Machanaim invitation and programme, prayer books, certificates, memorial cards, and photographs.
- Name Access
- Cass, Isadore M., 1916-1996
- Subjects
- Physicians
- Access Restriction
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Physical Condition
- The prayer book is in poor condition and some of the early daytimers are in fair condition.
- Related Material
- See also the Ontario Jewish Archives' reference news clipping file under "Cass, Dr. Isadore".
- Creator
- Cass, Isadore M., 1916-1996
- Accession Number
- 1997-5-1
- 1997-8-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions