- Part Of
- Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
- Committees series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 100
- Series
- 2
- File
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1975-1980
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records related to the Music School Committe of the YM-YWHA. This committee predated the establishment of the Koffler Centre of the Arts. Records include memebership lists, a member description for the music committee, correspondence regarding co-operation between the Canada-Israel Cultural Foundation and the YMHA, meeting minutes and agendas, outline for further development of the existing music school, program guide for the music school, proposals for the establishment of music school scholarships, and the Co-Opera Theatre Proposal.
- Subjects
- Jews--Music
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Community Relations Committee series
- Anti-Semitism cases sub-series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 298
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 10 Jan. 1985
- Physical Description
- 2 newspaper clippings
- Scope and Content
- Item is a newspaper clipping with photographs about Holocaust denier Ernst Zundel's trial. The article was written by Paul Lungen.
- Notes
- Availabilty of other formats: Also available as a PDF file.
- Name Access
- Zündel, Ernst, 1939-2017
- Subjects
- Holocaust deniers
- Trials
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Community Relations Committee series
- Anti-Semitism cases sub-series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 298
- Item
- 6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1 Mar. 1985
- Physical Description
- 3 newspaper clippings
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of newspaper clippings with photograph from the 1 March 1985 edition of the Winnipeg Sun about the outcome of Holocaust denier Ernst Zundel's trial.
- Notes
- Availabity of other formats: Also available as a PDF file.
- Name Access
- Zundel, Ernst, 1939-
- Subjects
- Holocaust deniers
- Trials
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2015-8-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-8-4
- Material Format
- textual record
- object
- Physical Description
- ca. 15 cm of textual records
- 1 leather hide
- Date
- 1974-2009
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of documents related to UJA Federation committees and the Ontario Jewish Archives. Documents include correspondence, reports, meeting minutes and agendas, promotional material, budgets, and newspaper clippings. Accession also includes a shoe leather hide from Edna Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited that was used at a shoe conference.
- Administrative History
- Cyrel's grandfather, Charles Troster, owned the Edna Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited, a shoe factory, in Toronto. Cyrel's father and all of her uncles worked there. Names on the shoes were as follows: Celina, Lady Edna, Avanti, Charles (Studio of Canada), and Edna.
- Use Conditions
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Subjects
- Business
- Fashion and clothing
- Meetings
- Name Access
- Troster, Charles
- Troster, Cyrel
- Edna Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited (Toronto, Ont.)
- Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre
- UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
- Places
- Toronto, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-8-8
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-8-8
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Physical Description
- 2 folders of textual records
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm
- 1 pair of shoes
- Date
- 1958-1994
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting the activities of Cyrel Troster and the Edna Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited. Included are lists of elected officers and members for B'nai Brith Women (1970-1971), an invitation to a B'nai Brith Women Covenant Breakfast (1958), an issue of the Zionist student publication "masada" (1977), a schedule for High Holiday services at Darchei Noam (1994), an issue of the bulletin "The Window" of B'nai Israel Beth David Congregation (1977), and an issue of the newsletter "Shirayim" of the Canadian Union of Jewish Studies (1972). Also included are a pair of Edna shoes, a sketch of a shoe, a photograph of shoes, and two templates of shoes documenting the work of the Edna Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited.
- Custodial History
- Cyrel found the shoes at a secondhand store and purchased them.
- Administrative History
- Cyrel's grandfather, Charles Troster, owned the Edna Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited, a shoe factory, in Toronto. Cyrel's father and all of her uncles worked there.
- Subjects
- Business
- Fashion and clothing
- Occupations
- Name Access
- Troster, Cyrel
- Troster, Charles
- Edna Shoe Manufacturing Company Limited (Toronto, Ont.)
- Places
- Toronto, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-4-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-4-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- ca. 100 photographs : b&w and col. ; 61 x 27 or smaller
- 3 cm of textual records
- Date
- [ca. 1900]-1994, predominent 1920-1960
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a scrapbook compiled by Edward J. Levy documenting the personal lives and musical careers of Sidney Levy and Philip and Elie Spivak. The scrapbook primarily consists of photographs of the Spivak and Levy families but also includes the musical score for Dirge for Orchestra composed by Oskar Morawetz in memory of Elie Spivak, naturalization papers for Philip Spivak and Bella Spivak, bulletins of the Royal Conservatory of Music and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, photographs of other musicians including Zara Nelsova, newsclippings, Ed Levy's bar mitzvah certificate, postcards and invitations. There is also an oversized photograph of the 19th Season of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, featuring Elie Spivak, Philip Spivak and Sidney Levy.
- Administrative History
- Sidney (Solomon) Levy (1898-1971) was born in London, England in 1898, the son of Elizabeth (nee Goldstein) Levy. He was the oldest brother to six younger sisters. Sidney was a violist who first played in movie houses in East London, where he met Phillip and Elie Spivak. During the 1920s, he played on touring ocean liners. He immigrated to Toronto in 1929 where he again played movie theatres and then built a career with the CBC radio orchestra and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. He also played the O'Keefe Centre's opening night performance of Camelot.
- Elie (2 Feb. 1902-23 July 1960) and Phillip (1906-ca. 1962) Spivak were born in Uman, Ukraine, the sons of Reverend Joseph (d. 1965) and Bella (nee Finkler) (d. 1962) Spivak. They were two of five children: Elie, Clara (1904-1984), Philip, Siam (d. ca. 1964, New York) and Thelma (m. Heller) (1917-2008).Their paternal grandfather, Yankel Spivak, was a famous chazzan. Their maternal grandfather, Ezra Finkler, was a successful wheat merchant in Ukraine, who was killed during the pogroms. Joseph and Bella Spivak, who were living with their children on the Finkler's large estate at the time, managed to escape through Poland and Germany, eventually arriving in Paris in 1910. At this time, Elie entered the Paris Conservatoire at the age of seven and studied violin with Henri Berthelier from 1910-1915. Around 1915, the Spivak family immigrated to England, where Clara later met Sidney Levy through her brothers, who at the time was a theatre musician. Elie continued his studies at the Royal College of Manchester with Adolphe Brodsky in 1916. In 1923, he founded the Elie Spivak String Quartet in Manchester, the first ensemble to give chamber music concerts over the new BBC network.
- The Spivak family left London for Canada in the late 1920s. Elie was the first of the siblings to immigrate and after resideing for one year in New York City, he moved to Toronto in 1926. Philip and Clara followed in 1929, as did Sidney Levy. Joseph and Bella Spivak, along with their children Siam and Thelma, ended up settling in New York City. Sidney married Clara Spivak in a ceremony in New York in the year they immigrated. They had one son, Edward (b. 1934). Clara was active in the TSO's Women's Committee.
- In Toronto, Elie Spivak was first violin (1929-1942) of the Conservatory String Quartet and concertmaster (1931-1948) of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. In 1945, he gave the North American premiere of the Khachaturian Violin Concerto with the Boston Pops Orchestra. He was the first Canadian musician invited to Israel, touring the country for five months in 1950 as guest of the Jerusalem String Quartet. He led the Spivak String Quartet (1951-1956) and was heard frequently over CBC radio. He examined for the Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) in Toronto and adjudicated for Kiwanis Festivals and the Canadian National Exhibition. He taught violin at the RCM from 1922 until his death. He also taught in the University Settlement Music School. Elie was a member of Goel Tzedec Synagogue and was married to Hilda (nee Narrol) Spivak. He had two sons, David and Michael.
- Philip Spivak played the cello and was first stand with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. He also played in a chamber orchestra. He married the famous cellist Zara Nelsova, later divorced and remarried Iris Cooper. Philip was a member of Holy Blossom Temple.
- Subjects
- Jews--Music
- Name Access
- Spivak, Elie, 1902-1960
- Spivak, Phillip, 1906-ca. 1962
- Levy, Sidney, 1898-1971
- Levy, Edward, 1934-
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-9-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-9-4
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 38 cm of textual records
- 6 photographs : b&w and col. ; 10 x 15 cm or smaller
- Date
- 1914-2017
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records relating to labour and the garment industry in Toronto, Montreal, and Hamilton. Newspaper clippings, book chapters, scholarly articles, lecture notes, book reviews, short stories, statistical and demographic records, records relating to Queen's University, and records relating to Beth Israel Congregation in Kingston, Ontario are included. Organizations mentioned are the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) and the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA). Some personal family records are also included. Records printed on pink paper are photocopies from the ILGWU and ACWA archives at Cornell University.
- Administrative History
- Dr. Gerald Tulchinsky was Professor Emeritus at Queen's University, Department of History, and author of several books on the history of Canadian Jewry and labour issues in Canada. His books include: Shtetl on the Grand (2015); Joe Salsberg: A Life of Commitment (2013); Canada's Jews: A People's Journey (2008); Branching Out: The Transformation of the Canadian Jewish Community (1998); Taking Root: The Origins of the Canadian Jewish Community (1992); and The River Barons: Montreal Businessmen and the Growth of Industry and Transportation, 1837-53 (1977).
Tulchinsky was born in Brantford, Ontario in 1933 to Harry and Anne Tulchinsky. He resided in Kingston, Ontario until his death on 13 Dec. 2017.
- Use Conditions
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing the records.
- Descriptive Notes
- SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE: This accession also includes numerous books, some of which don't relate to our mandate. The books that we have retained have been integrated into the OJA's library holdings.
USE CONDITION NOTE: Access restricted until ten years after the donor's death, at the donor's request. Records will reopen on Dec. 14, 2027.
LANGUAGE NOTE: Some of the material is in French.
- Subjects
- Labour and unions
- Fashion and clothing
- Name Access
- Tulchinsky, Gerald, 1933-2017
- Places
- Hamilton (Ont.)
- Montréal (Québec)
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Community Relations Committee series
- Anti-Semitism cases sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 303
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1985
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of newspaper clippings analyzing the conviction of Ernst Zundel, a Holocaust denier, and the relation to freedom of speech.
- Notes
- Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Name Access
- Zundel, Ernst, 1939-
- Subjects
- Freedom of speech
- Holocaust deniers
- Trials
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Community Relations Committee series
- Anti-Semitism cases sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 304
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1985
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of newspaper clippings analyzing the conviction of Ernst Zundel, a Holocaust denier, and the relation to freedom of speech.
- Notes
- Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Name Access
- Zundel, Ernst, 1939-
- Subjects
- Freedom of speech
- Holocaust deniers
- Trials
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Community Relations Committee series
- Anti-Semitism cases sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 305
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1985
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of newspaper clippings analyzing the conviction of Ernst Zundel, a Holocaust denier, and the relation to freedom of speech.
- Notes
- Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Name Access
- Zundel, Ernst, 1939-
- Subjects
- Freedom of speech
- Holocaust deniers
- Trials
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Community Relations Committee series
- Anti-Semitism cases sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 306
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1985
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of newspaper clippings analyzing the conviction of Ernst Zundel, a Holocaust denier, and the relation to freedom of speech.
- Notes
- Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Name Access
- Zundel, Ernst, 1939-
- Subjects
- Freedom of speech
- Holocaust deniers
- Trials
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Community Relations Committee series
- Anti-Semitism cases sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 272
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1984-1993
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a CJC report, clippings from JCRC Matters, and correspondence documenting the criminal trials against Ernst Zundel for disseminating hate literature in Canada.
- Notes
- Availability of other formats: Digitized material.
- General: Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Name Access
- Zundel, Ernst, 1939-
- Subjects
- Trials
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Community Relations Committee series
- Anti-Semitism cases sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 273
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1989
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence and a report by Ben Kayfetz documenting the appeal hearings in the case against Ernst Zundel, who was under trial for disseminating antisemitic literature.
- Notes
- Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Name Access
- Kayfetz, Ben, 1916-2002
- Zundel, Ernst, 1939-
- Subjects
- Anti-Jewish propaganda
- Trials
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Community Relations Committee series
- Anti-Semitism cases sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 274
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1989
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of newspaper clippings documenting the appeal hearings in the court case of Ernst Zundel, who was under trial for distributing antisemitic literature.
- Notes
- Availability of other formats: Digitized material.
- General: Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Name Access
- Zundel, Ernst, 1939-
- Subjects
- Anti-Jewish propaganda
- Trials
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Community Relations Committee series
- Anti-Semitism cases sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 275
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1987-1990
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records documenting the appeal hearings in the court case of Ernst Zundel, who was under trial for distributing antisemitic literature. Included is correspondence, court transcripts, press releases, memos, and newspaper clippings.
- Notes
- Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Name Access
- Zundel, Ernst, 1939-
- Subjects
- Anti-Jewish propaganda
- Trials
- Source
- Archival Descriptions