- 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
- Accession Number
- 2021-11-28
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2021-11-28
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 3 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Date
- [194-]-2000
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records documenting the communal lives of Manny Grafstein and Reva Grafstein of London, Ontario. Included are certificates from B'nai Brith, Hadassah-WIZO, Jewish National Fund, London Jewish Youth Association, and the Canadian Technion Society. Also included are general correspondence related to the London Hadassah-WIZO, a copy of the Jewish Observor detailing the three Grafstein sons enlisted during the Second World War, a London Jewish Directory (1950–1951), a B'nai Brith Digest, newspaper clippings related to the Grafstein family, and three photographs of Al Siegel of B'nai Brith.
- Administrative History
- Manny Grafstein (1917–1984) was born in London, Ontario, to Max (Melech) W. Grafstein and Rose Grafstein. Max was an author, showman, and proprietor of the London Silk Shoppe. He used to serve as the editor of the Jewish Observor and was a member of the B'nai Israel Congregation. In his youth, Manny and his other two brothers served in Canada's Armed Forces. Later, he became the owner of Manney's Fabric Centre and once served as president of the East London Business Association. He was also an active member of the London Jewish Youth Association and B'nai Brith. Manny married Reva Grafstein (1924–2018), who used to be a communication team member of the London Hadassah-WIZO and the co-ordinator of a clinic at the Jewish Community Centre in London. Manny and Reva had three children together: Norman Grafstein, Karen Grafstein Reiss (Willie Reiss), and Susan Grafstein.
- 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
- Awards
- Families
- Married people
- Places
- London (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
- 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
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 44
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1978-1985
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : col. ; 18 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a portrait of Libbie and Saul Cowan at their wedding in June 1978 at Temple Sinai, Toronto, a photo of Libbie and Saul with Belle and Phil Aiken (Libbie's brother) at the Cowan wedding, and a portrait of Libbie and Saul in 1985.
- Name Access
- Aiken, Belle
- Aiken, Phil
- Cowan, Libbie
- Cowan, Saul
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Subjects
- Married people
- 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
- 2010-2-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-2-3
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 1 wedding invitation
- 21 photographs (jpg)
- Date
- 1941-1947, 1999
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of scanned photographs documenting the professional and personal lives of Libby Rosenberg and her husband, Ronald Rosenberg. Included are photographs of the Canadian Jewish Congress Servicemen's Centre, Libby and Ronald's wedding, and the Royal Canadian Air Force at Fort William. The accession also includes a scan of an invitation to Ronald and Libby's wedding in 1944.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Subjects
- Married people
- Weddings
- Name Access
- Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force
- Rosenberg, Libby
- Rosenberg, Ronald
- Places
- Fort William (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-10-10
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-10-10
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 7 cm of graphic material and textual records
- Date
- 1925-1980
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting the Kirschner family, in particular Maurice and Gertrude Kirschner. Included are family photographs, wedding telegrams, marriage certificates, certificates of naturalization, and passports. Individuals identified in the photographs include: Ann Kirschner, Chaim Kirschner, Gertrude Kirschner (née Taylor), Hannah Kirschner, Helen Kirschner, Joseph Kirschner, Maurice Kirschner, Shlomo Kirschner, Ruth Lowe, Bernice Taylor, Leah Taylor, and Saul Taylor.
- Administrative History
- Gertrude Kirschner (née Taylor) was born on 29 November 1907 in Toronto, Ontario. She lived with her parents at 770 Markham Street and finished high school. On 3 July 1932, she married Maurice Kirschner, with whom she had two daughters: Helen (b. 1934) and Elaine (b. 1942). The couple lived at 770 Markham Street until they bought their first home at 46 Gloucester Grove. They became founding members of Beth Sholom Synagogue on Englinton Avenue. Gertrude died 7 June 1982.
- Maurice Kirschner was born on 13 August 1904 in Lyck, Germany. He was trained as a watchmaker and opened a watch repair shop on Bay Street, just north of Queen. The shop was demolished to make way for the new city hall. Maurice subsequently went to work for Sayvette, where he remained for the rest of his career. He died on 15 February 1980.
- 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.
- Descriptive Notes
- Availability of other formats: Digital copies (jpg, tif) have been created for thirty-one documents.
- Subjects
- Families
- Immigrants--Canada
- Married people
- Name Access
- Kirschner (family)
- Kirschner, Gertrude
- Kirschner, Maurice
- Places
- Germany
- Ontario
- Soviet Union
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-10-11
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-10-11
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 24 cm of textual records
- Date
- 1954-2013
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records documenting Louise Starkman's involvement with the Mount Sinai Women's Auxiliary; Mount Sinai Hospital reports; and records documenting Dr. Stanley Starkman's involvement with Alpha Omega, Beta Sigma Rho, Kappa Sigma Rho, and the YMHA.
- Subjects
- Greek letter societies
- Hospitals
- Married people
- Name Access
- Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity, Toronto Chapter
- Alpha Omega (Fraternity)
- Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
- Starkman, Louise
- Starkman, Stanley
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-4-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-4-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- ca. 3 cm. of textual records
1 photograph
- Date
- 1976-1990
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting Glen Barry Eker. Included are university diplomas including graduation certificates from McMaster University, the University of Waterloo, and the University of Western Ontario. There is also an undated graduation photograph of Mr. Eker and a card given to Dorothy Eker, Glen Eker's mother, by her husband, Paul Eker.
- Administrative History
- Glen Eker was born in Toronto, Ontario to Paul Eker and Dorothy Horwitz. He grew up in the Forest Hill neighbourhood of Toronto before moving with his family to Hamilton. He received two master’s degrees (one in sociology, the other in political science) from McMaster University and a third master’s degree (in library science) from the University of Toronto.
- Glen's wife, Deborah Pekilis, was born in Montreal and lived there until her parents moved to Toronto. She was the librarian for the Jewish Genealogical Society and sat on the Hamilton Historical Board. She is currently a writer.
- Glen has worked as a research assistant and a teaching assistant at McMaster and has taught at Ryerson University and Mohawk College. At present, he works as an estate and genealogy researcher.
- Glen has published a book on Karl Marx, five indexes of Jews in Canada, and one index of Amish and Mennonites in Canada. His genealogy articles have appeared in various magazines and his short stories and poems have appeared in print as well.
- Glen has worked on his family genealogy for a number of years. His paternal family line derives from Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, and Poland while his maternal line derives from Byelorussia and Romania. He is descended from the Horwitz and Strachman families on the latter.
- Subjects
- Married people
- Portraits
- Postsecondary education
- Name Access
- Eker (family)
- Eker, Glen
- Places
- Hamilton (Ont.)
- London (Ont.)
- Waterloo (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1990-2-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1990-2-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 120 cm of textual records and other material
- Date
- 1955-1988
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting Harry and Florence Topper. Included are booklets, etchings, letters, magazines, scrapbooks, photographs, recipes, and other documents.
- Custodial History
- Materials were donated by Victor and Renee Topper.
- Subjects
- Married people
- Name Access
- Topper, Florence, 1900-1989
- Topper, Harry, 1900-1981
- Source
- Archival Accessions