Part Of
Morley Torgov fonds
Level
Fonds
ID
Fonds 108
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Morley Torgov fonds
Level
Fonds
Fonds
108
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
object
Date
1938-2011
Physical Description
5.2 m of textual records and graphic material
Admin History/Bio
Morley Torgov (b. 1927) is a Canadian novelist and short story writer and former commercial lawyer.
Torgov was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario to Allan (b. Russia, 8 July 1895-1964?) and Janey (née Colish) Torgov (b. England, 1901-d. Sault Ste. Marie, July 1926). Allan Torgov owned and operated a clothing store in Sault Ste. Marie named Allan's. Morley married Anna Pearl (née Cohen) in 1948 and had two children, Sarah Jane Steinberg and Alexander Torgov (b. 1959-d. 2009), and four grandchildren.
Torgov was educated at the University of Toronto, receiving his bachelor of laws degree from Osgoode Hall and was called to the bar in 1954. He became a partner in the law firm Olsch, Torgov, Cohen and specialized in commercial law. While practicing law in Toronto during the 1960s, he turned to writing. Torgov's first book, A Good Place to Come From (1974), a comic memoir of growing up Jewish in Sault Ste. Marie, was made into a CBC miniseries and won the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. Torgov continued to write other books including the Outside Chance of Maximillian Glick (1982), which won him his second Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. The CBC produced a television series based on this work and the book was published in several languages. This success was followed by St. Farb's Day (1990), which won the Toronto Book Award and the National Jewish Book Award for fiction. Other published works include the Abramsky Variations (1977), the War to End All Wars (1998), Stickler and Me (2002), Murder in A-major (2008), and the Mastersinger from Minsk (2012).
Torgov's writings also include several screenplays for television and film and numerous essays and articles for the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, the Montreal Gazette, the Canadian Lawyer and the New York Times Sunday Magazine. Torgov has been honored by the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, naming their annual award the TORGI after Torgov, the first recipient of that award in 1984. In 2005, he received the Order of Mariposa, a lifetime recognition award from the Leacock Society. In 2010, he received the Order of Canada as an acknowledgement of his contributions to Canadian society.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of material related to the life and work of Morley Torgov. Included are literary drafts and working papers, reviews, speeches, presentations, public addresses, memorabilia, sketches and drawings, photographs, correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles, and Torgov's original file folders with jottings of ideas and references for future use.
Notes
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE: The scope and content for most of the file level descriptions are taken verbatim from the original description provided by Mr. Torgov at the time of donation and therefore is written in the first person.
Name Access
Torgov, Morley, 1927-
Subjects
Authors
Related Material
Researchers should consult the Morley Torgov fonds at the Sault Ste. Marie Public Library for other records.
Arrangement
Records were arranged at the file level by the creator. This original arrangement has been maintained by the archivist.
Places
Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)
Accession Number
1984-12-8
1986-12-6
1989-12-7
1990-12-10
1992-12-4
1995-12-4
1998-12-2
1999-12-3
2000-12-2
2002-12-6
2003-12-4
2004-12-1
2005-3-2
2005-12-3
2006-12-6
2007-12-16
2008-12-7
2011-12-3
2018-8-18
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Pappenheim family fonds
Genealogical research series
Level
Series
ID
Fonds 113; Series 5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Pappenheim family fonds
Genealogical research series
Level
Series
Fonds
113
Series
5
Material Format
multiple media
Date
1906-2011
Physical Description
26 cm of textual records and other material
Scope and Content
Series consists of records documenting the Pappenheim family history from the 1900s to the 1980s, collected by Irma Pappenheim in the course of doing genealogical research. Records primarily consist of copies or originals of correspondence between Albert and his siblings Ernst, Ruth Possen, and Karla Goldschmidt. Included are birth certificates and other related documents. Document summaries are provided in both print and electronic formats, and translations of the letters from German to English are also available. Also included is a transcript and recording of an interview with Erwin Schild and Albert on their internment experience, and childhood photographs of the Pappenheim family in Germany.
Notes
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION NOTE: includes 2 CDs (3 MB of textual records and 4 photographs), 1 USB key (7 MB of textual records), 4 photographs, and 1 audiocassette
Creator
Pappenheim (family)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Jewish Family and Child fonds
Level
Fonds
ID
Fonds 79
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Jewish Family and Child fonds
Level
Fonds
Fonds
79
Material Format
multiple media
Date
1933-2011
Physical Description
ca. 4.8 m of texutal records and other material
Admin History/Bio
Jewish Family & Child was established in 1943 from the amalgamation of a variety of different social agencies formed as early as 1868. These included the Ladies Benevolent Fund, the Free Burial Society, Jewish Family Welfare Bureau, Jewish Children’s Bureau, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, and the Ladies Maternal Aid Society. Much of its funding and support after its inception came from the United Jewish Welfare Fund.
The first executive director of the agency was Dora Wilensky. She was a trained social worker who served for twenty-eight years, until her untimely death from cancer in 1959. Jerome Diamond took over in 1960 and Gordon Wolfe succeeded him in 1981. Ron Levin briefly replaced Wolfe after his retirement in 2003, and was succeeded in 2006 by Dr. Richard Cummings who then retired in 2015. As of 2017, Brian Prousky is the organization’s current executive director.
During the early years, fees were established, but the agency never refused to assist clients because of their inability to pay. JF&CS became one of the first agencies to rely on trained social workers. It was also the first social agency in Canada to become unionized.
Over the years the agency’s role has changed and it has expanded significantly, in terms of its staff and services. After the Second World War it played a pivotal role supporting the Holocaust orphans who came to Canada as refugees, particularly in the area of locating foster parents for these children. By 1957, the agency hired its first counsellor and became a member of the United Community Fund of Greater Toronto. The year 1968 marked the start of JF&CS’ new program involving the use of a mobile treatment centre to reach out to Jewish street kids and in 1974 they established the Jerome D. Diamond Adolescent Centre.
In 1981, JF&CS was mandated by the Province of Ontario as a Jewish children’s aid society responsible for the care and protection of all Jewish youth in the GTA. In 1983 they established the Just-A-Second Shop at 3101 Bathurst Street, which took in used goods from the community to pass on to needy families. Two years later they established the Henry G. Goodman Home for developmentally challenged children on Wilmington Avenue. The following year marked the opening of the Elm Ridge Group Living Residence for elderly people. In 1988, they opened a special shelter for abused women and children, and in 1994, they introduced their Homework Club for kids.
The current mission of Jewish Family & Child is to support the healthy development of individuals, children, families, and communities through prevention, protection, counselling, education, and advocacy services, within the context of Jewish values. Their services include counselling, rehabilitation and support, foster care, family services, and community services. These services are offered in a host of different languages including Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian, French, and English.
JF&CS is an independent organization that receives its funding from a variety of different sources such as UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, United Way Toronto and York Region, the Government of Ontario, and individual donations.
As of 2017, JF&CS has nearly 130 staff providing more than thirty community services with a budget of almost $20 million. Their main office is located in the Lipa Green Centre for Community Services at 4600 Bathurst Street. They also maintain offices and run services out of their downtown branch at 35 Madison Avenue, their York Region branch inside UJA’s 1 Open Door at the Lebovic JCC, and their Jerome D. Diamond Adolescent Centre in midtown Toronto.
Name Access
Jewish Family and Child
Wilensky, Dora, 1902-1959
Wolfe, Gordon
Diamond, Jerome D.
Subjects
Charities
Children
Families
Nonprofit organizations
Access Restriction
Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
Related Material
See also: Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds (fonds 86); Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds (fonds 87); Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds (fonds 66); and, United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds (fonds 67).
Creator
Jewish Family and Child (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
2004-5-101
2004-1-8
2002-10-38
2006-6-7 (Shelf 03-6,Orphan index cards)
2009-12-9
2010-4-1 (Shelf 34-1)
2010-10-5
2015-8/11
2015-9/1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Ladovsky family fonds
Level
Fonds
ID
Fonds 83
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Ladovsky family fonds
Level
Fonds
Fonds
83
Material Format
graphic material
textual record
Date
[ca. 1890]-2012
Physical Description
3.5 cm of textual records
185 photographs : b&w and col. and sepia toned ( 10 negatives, 4 slides, 3 contact prints) ; 26 x 20 cm or smaller
Admin History/Bio
Aaron Ladovsky (1888-1960) was born in 1888 in Kielce, Poland. He immigrated to Toronto in 1906 at the age of 18. Soon after arriving, Aaron Ladovsky worked to help form a Jewish bakers’ union to advocate for collective rights among Jewish Bakers. In 1911 he married Sarah Eichler who was from his home town of Kielce, Poland. In 1912 he opened the United Bakers Dairy Restaurant at Dundas and Bay Streets (known then as Agnes and Terauley Streets respectively) in the heart of the Ward. That same year, the couple had twin sons, Herman and Samuel, who were born on September 23, 1912.
Only a short time later, in 1920, Aaron moved the location of his restaurant to 338 Spadina Avenue, just north of Dundas. He and his family lived in an apartment upstairs. Herman and Samuel attended Hester How Elementary School until 1919, Lord Lansdowne Public School once the family moved to Spadina, and later Central Commerce. The twins worked in the family business in the 1920s delivering fresh breads and buns by horse cart.
Aaron Ladovsky was involved in a number of community organizations. He was instrumental in founding the Kieltzer Society of Toronto in 1913, a community based immigrant-aid association extending aid to Kielcers in Poland and around the world. Ladovsky remained an active member of the organization until his death on April 5, 1960. His restaurant provided a welcome gathering place for the Jewish community, serving traditional dishes and maintaining a friendly open-door policy. Aaron Ladovsky was known for his generosity and claimed that no one, whether they had money or not, left his restaurant hungry. The United Bakers' menu was mainly based on Sarah’s original recipes, and continues to be so to this day.
During the Second World War, Herman served overseas as an electrician in the Canadian army show with comics Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster. After returning from the war, he married Dora Macklin in 1947, a registered nurse from Regina. He also began to take over management of the family business. Later, his son Philip and daughter Ruth would follow in his footsteps, helping to run the restaurant with him and later taking over managment. United Bakers remained on Spadina Avenue for 66 years, until 1986 when it moved to its current location at 506 Lawrence Avenue West, off of Bathurst Street. Herman was an active fixture in restaurant until his death on January 6, 2002. He also supported and was involved in the work of the Ontario Jewish Archives over the years. Today, Philip and Ruth carry on the family tradition of running United Bakers Dairy Restaurant. In May 2012 the restaurant celebrated its 100th anniversary.
Custodial History
The records were donated in multiple small accessions by Herman Ladovsky from 1977 until 2004.
It appears as though previous archivists integrated some materials into a manuscript group relating to Aaron Ladovsky and then later deconstructed a portion of this group into original accessions. Also, a number of periodicals and textual materials from these accessions were integrated into various other manuscript groups and remain there.
One item, a Lord Lansdowne School anniversary booklet which contains a photocopy of Herman's student record, remained in the Aaron Ladovsky manuscript group. This item could not be identified as part of a previous accession, but has been integrated into the fonds as it appears to have been donated by Herman.
Photo #3050 was not associated with an accession number, but documents United Bakers Dairy Restaurant and was likely donated by Herman Ladovsky.
Recent accruals have been donated by Ruth Ladovsky.
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of records documenting the Ladovsky family in Kielce, Poland and Toronto. It is primarily made up of photographs of Ladovsky family members in Kielce and Toronto, and of various organizations that Aaron and Herman were involved in. There are also a few textual records that document the Ladovsky family and their involvement in the Kieltzer Society.
Notes
Newspaper clippings were photocopied and placed in the Aaron Ladovsky vertical file.
Many photographs were originally cited with diifferent numbers. These numbers are mentioned below photo descriptions.
Name Access
Kieltzer Sick Benefit Society (Toronto, Ont.) (subject)
Ladovsky, Aaron, 1888-1960 (creator)
Ladovsky (family)
Ladovsky, Herman, 1912-2002 (creator)
United Bakers Dairy Restaurant (subject)
Related Material
Se MG 2B-1R
See vertical file on Aaron Ladovsky
Arrangement
Records have been organized by media and chronology due to low volume and disparate subject matter. Textual records have been arranged in 17 files. Photographs have been arranged chronologically and are largely described at the item level.
Places
Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
1977-7-5
1978-12-7
1981-1-2
1983-11-6
1988-4-12
1993-10-1
1994-1-3
1999-11-4
2000-4-4
2004-5-21
2004-5-82
2008-4-9
MG 6 E6
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Jewish Book Fair series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 7; File 19
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Jewish Book Fair series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
7
File
19
Material Format
textual record
Date
[between 2007 and 2012]
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of records docmenting the Jewish Book Fair. Included in the file are meeting minutes.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Jewish Book Fair series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 7; File 29
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Jewish Book Fair series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
7
File
29
Material Format
textual record
Date
2005, 2012
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of meeting minutes for the Jewish Book Fair.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Jewish Book Fair series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 7; File 32
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Jewish Book Fair series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
7
File
32
Material Format
textual record
Date
2010
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of records documenting the Jewish Book Fair. Included is a list of award winners for 2010, meeting minutes, financials, correspondence, welcoming remarks, timelines, to do lists, a special occasion permit application and event guides.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Jewish Book Fair series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 7; File 33
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Jewish Book Fair series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
7
File
33
Material Format
textual record
Date
2008-2013
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of records documenting the Jewish Book Fair. Included in the file are program guides for the annual Canadian Jewish Book Awards.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Jewish Book Fair series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 7; File 34
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Jewish Book Fair series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
7
File
34
Material Format
textual record
Date
2011-2012
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of records documenting the Jewish Book Fair. Included in the file is correspondence, a guideline for entries for 2011 and award winning titles for 2012.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Jewish Book Fair series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 7; File 35
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Jewish Book Fair series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
7
File
35
Material Format
textual record
Date
2011
Scope and Content
File consists of letters of correspondence to award winners and donors and a script for the order of the evening.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Jewish Book Fair series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 7; File 36
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Jewish Book Fair series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
7
File
36
Material Format
textual record
Date
2013
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a program guide for the Toronto Literary Festival.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Jewish Book Fair series
Level
Series
ID
Fonds 100; Series 7
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Jewish Book Fair series
Level
Series
Fonds
100
Series
7
Material Format
textual record
architectural drawing
Date
1976-2013
Physical Description
20 cm of textual records
1 drawing
Admin History/Bio
An annual Jewish Book Week had been considered for several years before the completion of the new Jewish Community Centre (formerly the YM-YWHA) in 1977 made it feasible. After considerable research, and communication with other communities which had sponsored similar programs (such as Detroit), it was agreed that the success of of the projected Fair would be dependent upon the ability to achieve total community sponsorship. An approach to the Federation of Jewish Women's Organization led to their agreement to serve as co-sponsors; they in turn were followed by the Jewish Cultural Council of the Toronto Jewish Congress and the Jewish Public Library. These four organizations were the initial sponsors, and provided the first representatives to the newly formed Board of Directors.
The first Jewish Book Fair was held in 1977 and featured a large book mart with books of Jewish relevance as well as programming for children and adults.
The Canadian Jewish Book Awards was founded in 1988 by Adam Fuerstenberg whose ambition was to celebrate excellence in Canadian Jewish writing. The Koffler Centre of the Arts was approached to manage the Awards in 1994 and has been administering the Awards program ever since. The name was eventually changed to the Canadian Jewish Book Awards and then again in 2004 to the Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book Awards following a 10-year donation from Lillian and Norman Glowinsky. In 2015, the Koffler Centre of the Arts put the Awards on hiatus for one year in order to reframe the program. It was relaunched in 2016 as The Vine Awards for Canadian Jewish Literature.
In 2012, the annual event evolved into Toronto Jewish Book Festival, combining the Book Fair and the Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book Awards into one week-long event. In 2013 its name was changed to the Toronto Jewish Literary Festival.
Scope and Content
Series consists of records documenting the Jewish Book Fair. Included in the files are meeting minutes, correspondence, press releases, award ceremony program guides, book award submissions and award winner lists, jury citations, financial statements, committee member lists, sales reports, book evaluation and submission criteria, mission statement, the 25th anniversary tribute book, an architectural drawing of the Lipa Green building, a letter from the Canadian Holocaust Remembrance Association addressing the participation of Edward Greenspan, lawyer for Ernst Zundel, at the Jewish Book Fair and a contract letter outlining the details of the donation made by Mr. and Mrs. Norman Glowinsky to the Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto and the subsequent renaming of the Canadian Jewish Book Awards to the Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book awards for a period of ten years commencing May 2005-June 2014.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Art exhibitions series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 8; File 162
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Art exhibitions series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
8
File
162
Material Format
textual record
Date
2010
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists an exhibit catalogue entitled Vagabond Vitrine.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Art exhibitions series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 8; File 163
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Art exhibitions series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
8
File
163
Material Format
textual record
Date
2010
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of an exhibit catalogue entitled How Good Are Your Dwelling Places, a list of works in the exhibit, and an art review.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Art exhibitions series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 8; File 164
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Art exhibitions series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
8
File
164
Material Format
textual record
Date
2010
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of an exhibit catalogue entitled Auguststrasse. The exhibit was held off-site at the Kiever Synagogue.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Art exhibitions series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 8; File 165
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Art exhibitions series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
8
File
165
Material Format
textual record
Date
2010
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of an exhibit catalogue entitled Margins, Contemporary Art Unraveling the Dead Sea Scrolls. The exhibit was held off-site at the Royal Ontario Museum.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Art exhibitions series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 8; File 167
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Art exhibitions series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
8
File
167
Material Format
textual record
Date
2011
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a flyer for the exhibit held off-site at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Weston Family Learning Centre.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Art exhibitions series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 8; File 168
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Art exhibitions series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
8
File
168
Material Format
textual record
Date
2011
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a flyer for the off-site exhibit held at the Gladstone Hotel, and an art review.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Art exhibitions series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 8; File 169
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Art exhibitions series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
8
File
169
Material Format
textual record
Date
2011
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of an exhibit catalogue entitled Spin Off: Contemparary Art Circling Mandala. Exhibiting artists included Aya Ben Ron, Mircea Cantor, Vandana Jain, Gary James Joynes/Clinker, Melissa Shiff and Jennifer Zackin.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Art exhibitions series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 8; File 170
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Art exhibitions series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
8
File
170
Material Format
textual record
Date
2011
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of an exhibit catalogue entitled Swing Stage. The exhibit was held off-site at the Olga Korper Gallery.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Art exhibitions series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 8; File 171
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Art exhibitions series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
8
File
171
Material Format
textual record
Date
2012
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a flyer for the exhibit The Son held off-site at Honest Ed's. Exhibit artists were Corinne Carlson, Robin Collyer, Barr Gilmore, Jen Hutton, Sarah Lazarovic and Ron Terada.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Art exhibitions series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 8; File 172
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Art exhibitions series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
8
File
172
Material Format
textual record
Date
2012
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a flyer for the Adi Nes exhibit held off-site at the Olga Korper Gallery.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Art exhibitions series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 8; File 173
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Art exhibitions series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
8
File
173
Material Format
textual record
Date
2013
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of an exhibit catalogue entitled Pipe Dreams of Madame Recamier. The exhibit was held off-site at General Hardware Contemporary.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Art exhibitions series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 8; File 174
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Art exhibitions series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
8
File
174
Material Format
textual record
Date
2013
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 9; File 6
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
9
File
6
Material Format
textual record
Date
2000-2013
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of program guides for the School of Music Concert and Special Performances series.
Subjects
Jews--Music
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 9; File 16
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
9
File
16
Material Format
textual record
Date
2005-2010
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a copy of In Print, a compilation of press reviews, program guides and promotional material.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Art exhibitions series
Level
Series
ID
Fonds 100; Series 8
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Art exhibitions series
Level
Series
Fonds
100
Series
8
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
Date
1969-2013
Physical Description
66 cm of textual records
56 photographs : col. (20 slides) : 21 x 6 cm or smaller
Scope and Content
Series consists of records documenting the Koffler Centre art exhibitions. Included are catalogues highlighting works by the artist, artist statements, bios and CVs, promotional material for Koffler Gallery and off-site exhibits, press releases and clippings, art reviews, exhibit program guides, exhibit proposals, program overviews, correspondence, legal contracts with artists, photographs and slides of works by the artist.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 9; File 28
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
9
File
28
Material Format
textual record
Date
2009-2010
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of promotional material and correspondence relating to the Treasures in Jewish Literature book review series.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 9; File 33
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
9
File
33
Material Format
textual record
Date
2010
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of administrative and promotional material for Elon Gold's performance: Half Jewish, Half Very Jewish held at the Just for Laughs Festival.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 9; File 34
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
9
File
34
Material Format
textual record
Date
2010
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of promotional material for Israeli jazz artist Avishai Cohen's CD launch Aurora held off-site at the Elizabeth Bader Theatre. Also included is correspondence, a Jewish Tribune review, license agreements, an artist bio, and Aurora lyrics.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 9; File 35
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
9
File
35
Material Format
textual record
Date
2010
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of records documenting the Koffler Centre of the Arts perfomances and events. Included in the file is promotional material for Jaffa Road with Eccodek held off-site at Lula Lounge.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 9; File 36
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
9
File
36
Material Format
textual record
Date
2010
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a schedule of events for Downtown Tikkun Leil Shavuot, a copy of a presentation by Sara Feldman Tauben entitled "Shuln and Shulelach; Here and There, Large and Small Synagogues Europe and Montreal; Late 19th and Early 20th centuries" and a brief bio of Les Klein, Architect and event speaker.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 9; File 37
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
9
File
37
Material Format
textual record
Date
2010
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of promotional material for the Jaffa Road concert, administrative material, an introduction for the event by Evelyn Tauben and completed evaluation forms of the event.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 9; File 38
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
9
File
38
Material Format
textual record
Date
2010
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a program guide for the Stars of the 21st Century, Koffler Centre of the Arts Gala held at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 9; File 39
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
9
File
39
Material Format
textual record
Date
2011
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of promotional material for Wanted, a fundraising concert performed by Kinky Friedman in support of the Koffler Centre of the Arts, a license agreement, an introduction to the event by Lori Starr, Executive Director of the Koffler Centre, and administrative material pertaining to the event
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 9; File 40
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
9
File
40
Material Format
textual record
Date
2011
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of an information brochure entitled Envision, 2011 Program Highlights promoting the Koffler Centre of the Arts membership campaign.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 9; File 41
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
9
File
41
Material Format
textual record
Date
2012
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of promotional material for Rikudiyah, an Israeli Dance Festival for Children.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 9; File 42
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
9
File
42
Material Format
textual record
Date
2012
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of promotional material for HoneyComb, a Musical Journey into the Sacred held at the Lawrence Centre for the Arts, a license agreement, correspondence and administrative material.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 9; File 43
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
9
File
43
Material Format
textual record
Date
2012
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of promotional material for the Koffler Centre of the Arts and 2012 Luminato presentation of Tel Aviv's Batsheva Dance Company's performance of Sadeh21.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 9; File 44
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
9
File
44
Material Format
textual record
Date
2012
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of promotional material and an invitation to an evening of live music and stories celebrating Jewish creativity in pop, rock, jazz and R&B. Concert performers include Randy Bachman, the Sadies and Melanie Fiona.
Subjects
Jews--Music
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
Series
ID
Fonds 100; Series 9
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
Series
Fonds
100
Series
9
Material Format
multiple media
Date
1977-2013
Physical Description
42 cm of textual records
1 sound recordings (1 CD)
7 moving images (2 DVDs, 4 VHS, 1 CD)
357 photographs : (1 DVD)
Scope and Content
Series consists of records documenting the Koffler Centre of the Arts' performances and events. Included are program guides, promotional material highlighting visiting Israeli artists and Koffler Centre of the Arts fundraisers, Stars of the 21st Century Galas and off-site performances, correspondence, administrative material, legal contracts, perfomance videos and photographs, media releases, press clippings and reviews.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Bookmark Project series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 10; File 25
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Bookmark Project series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
10
File
25
Material Format
textual record
Date
2010
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of records documenting the Koffler Centre of the Arts Bookmark Project entitled Amulet. Included in the file are submissions by the artist including an artist statement, CV and bookmark description.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Bookmark Project series
Level
Series
ID
Fonds 100; Series 10
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Bookmark Project series
Level
Series
Fonds
100
Series
10
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
Date
2002-2010
Physical Description
17 cm of textual records
48 slides : col. ; 35 mm
Admin History/Bio
The Bookmark Project was a part of FLEX, an ongoing program of site-works and interventions at the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre, organized by the Koffler Gallery and coinciding with the annual book fair at the BJCC.
Scope and Content
Series consists of records documenting the Koffler Centre of the Arts Bookmark Project. Included are Bookmark Project guidelines, submissions by individual artists with written statements identifying the relationship of their bookmark to the project theme, CVs, media releases, press clippings, slides and correspondence.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Level
Fonds
ID
Fonds 100
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Level
Fonds
Fonds
100
Material Format
multiple media
Date
1967-2013
Physical Description
1.9 m of textual records and other material
Admin History/Bio
The Koffler Centre of the Arts was established in 1977 as part of the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre at Bathurst Street and Sheppard Avenue to enrich the cultural life of Toronto through arts education and exhibitions. The centre exists to encourage and develop the creative and artistic potential of the diverse community it serves. The Koffler Gallery as a public gallery and member of the Ontario Association of Art Galleries exhibits, interprets, and documents works of excellence in the visual arts with a focus on contemporary Canadian art, including the work of visual artists, emerging artists, and programming of special interest in the Jewish community.
The Koffler has offered an array of programmatic, education, and learning programs, including national and international art exhibitions, educational tours, and workshops, literary arts programs, art classes, lectures, concerts, film screenings, and theatre performances. The Koffler has also served public and private school students and their teachers through Koffler Gallery exhibition tours and workshops.
The Koffler Centre is governed by an executive board and standing and ad-hoc committees and is funded by endowments, donations, and sponsorhips as its primary sources of funding. The Koffler also receives annual operating support from the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto and all levels of government, including the City of Toronto, the Ontario Arts Council, and the Canada Council. The staff consists of an executive director, curators, and administrative support staff.
In 2013, after five years of off-site programs, the Koffler Centre of the Arts opened its administrative offices and the new Koffler Gallery at Artscape Youngplace on Shaw Street in downtown Toronto. The Artscape Youngplace facilities showcase Koffler Gallery exhibitions, public programs, and expanded school and education programs, as well as Koffler cross-disciplinary programs: literary events, theatre readings and performances, concerts, workshops, and more.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records documenting the activities and functions of the Koffler Centre of the Arts and its role in bringing Jewish-inspired visual, dance, dramatic and musical arts to the community. Included are records related to its board of directors and committees, its former affiliation with the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre and the YM-YWHA, building campaigns, financial operations, art exhibitions, the Jewish Book Fair and Bookmark Project, educational programming, performances, and special events. Records include meeting minutes, memoranda, correspondence, committee reports, budget and financial statements, press clippings and reviews, program guides, art exhibition catalogues, artist statements and CVs, promotional material, photographs, architectural drawings, a sound recording, and moving images. The fonds is arranged into the following ten series: Board of directors, Committees, Planning and development, Financial and administrative, Public relations, Educational programming, Book fair, Art exhibitions, Performances and events, and the Bookmark Project.
Notes
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION NOTE: Includes 672 photographs, 3 architectural drawings, 1 sound recording, and 7 moving images.
Name Access
Koffler Centre of the Arts
Subjects
Art centers
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Solomon Edell fonds
General community activities series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 4; Series 11; File 32
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Solomon Edell fonds
General community activities series
Level
File
Fonds
4
Series
11
File
32
Material Format
textual record
Date
2010
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a 50th jubilee booklet.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Solomon Edell fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 4; File 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Solomon Edell fonds
Level
File
Fonds
4
File
1
Material Format
textual record
Date
1959-2010
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of Sol Edell's personal correspondence and general correspondence with a wide range of Jewish communal organizations.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Toronto Holocaust Museum series
Holocaust Education Week sub-series
Level
Sub-series
ID
Fonds 67; Series 28-15
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Toronto Holocaust Museum series
Holocaust Education Week sub-series
Level
Sub-series
Fonds
67
Series
28-15
Material Format
multiple media
Date
1977-2011
Physical Description
ca. 1 m of textual records
385 photographs
1 button
1 DVD
Scope and Content
Sub-series consists of records documenting the activities of the Holocaust Centre's flagship event, Holocaust Education Week, including those of the Jewish Book Fair. Records include photographs, meeting minutes, programs, program recordings, promotional materials, surveys, and correspondence.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Level
Fonds
ID
Fonds 67
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Level
Fonds
Fonds
67
Material Format
multiple media
Date
1936-2010, predominant 1938-1976
Physical Description
14.3 m of textual records
5593 photographs, 25 x 20 cm and smaller, and other media
Admin History/Bio
The Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto (FJPT) was incorporated in Ontario in March 1917 to coordinate the fundraising activities of Jewish charitable, philanthropic, and social service agencies in Toronto. In 1918, ten separate agencies were funded by the FJPT. By 1937, fourteen agencies were funded. The Great Depression of the 1930s and the development of several newer Jewish aid, education, and medical care organizations created both increased need for resources and growing competition for ever-more scarce dollars. Within a very few years, this funding crisis forced a major review of the organization.
During 1936, a series of special meetings of leading individuals were held to examine the income and expenditures of all Toronto Jewish agencies and also to speculate about the need for a new Toronto Jewish "community chest" as the sole fund-raising organization for a federation of all Jewish agencies, including the FJPT. In 1938, the new United Jewish Welfare Fund was formally constituted. Added to the FJPT's previous list of Toronto client agencies in 1938 were: the Canadian Jewish Congress, the Hebrew National Association, the Jewish Immigrant Aid Association, the Mizrachi Society, the Toronto Free Loan Association, the Geverkshaften, and Old Folks Home, and the United Palestine Appeal, raising the total number of agencies to twenty-two.
When the State of Israel was established in 1948, the UJWF's annual fundraising campaign was combined with the CJC's United Palestine appeal to form a new, combined campaign named the United Jewish Appeal (UJA). In 1967, the UJA name was legally changed to the United Jewish Appeal of Metropolitan Toronto.
In mid-1976, the organization's public name was changed to the Toronto Jewish Congress. Although initially thought of as a merger between the UJWF and the CJC, the actual result was the expansion of the UJWF responsibilities to include local education and welfare services previously shared with the Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region. The UJWF, however, remained the legal senior entity.
In 1991, the public name was again changed to the Jewish Federation of Greater Toronto and, in 1999, to UJA Federation of Greater Toronto. By this date, over thirty beneficiary and affiliated agencies, forty-nine affiliated schools and five federation departments were fully or partly funded by the federation.
In June 2010, the organization altered its legal structure, with the senior legal entity becoming the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of 25 series: Annual Meetings, Annual Reports, Board of Directors, Constitution Committee, Executive Committee, Officers Committee, Budget and Finance Committee, Administration Committee, Social Planning Committee, Committee on Capital Needs and Planning, Central Committee on Scholarships in Aid, Joint Committee of the BJE and UJWF Study on Jewish Education, Nominations Committee, Pension Fund Committee, Coordinating Committee, Special Ad Hoc and Temporary Committees, Annual Campaign, Client Agencies, Joint Committee of the CJC and the UJWF, Committee on Community Organization, Sub-Committee on Construction and Administration of Community Schools, Joint Committee on Fundraising, Personnel Committee, Community Leadership Development Council, and Israel at Fifty Community Celebration.
Over 4500 photographs and a variety of other media are managed within Series 17, Campaign records.
Notes
For exact details about the contents of individual series and sub-series, please review their scope and contents notes.
Name Access
United Jewish Welfare Fund
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto
United Jewish Appeal
Toronto Jewish Congress
Jewish Federation of Greater Toronto
UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
Subjects
Charities
Fund raising
Access Restriction
Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.
Related Material
For records of the predecessor of the UJWF, see Fonds 66, the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds.
Further detailed documentation of the proposed merger between the UJWF and the CJC (creation of the TJC) may be found in Fonds 67, Sub-sub-series 5-5-1, Files 171 and 221.
Further documentation on the United Jewish Welfare Fund may be found within Fonds 9, Series 7, records of the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society.
For further detailed records of a key community leader's involvement with the UJWF see Accession 1982-8-8, the records of Samuel Godfrey, 1943-1972.
Creator
United Jewish Welfare Fund (1938-)
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Executive Committee series
Executive director sub-series
Level
Sub-series
ID
Fonds 67; Series 5-5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Executive Committee series
Executive director sub-series
Level
Sub-series
Fonds
67
Series
5-5
Material Format
multiple media
Date
1940-2010
Physical Description
7 m of of textual records
54 cassette tapes
52 photographs : col. ; 10 x 15 cm or smaller
1 DVD
Admin History/Bio
The position of executive director was created in the 1936–37 period during which the United Jewish Welfare Fund replaced the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies as Toronto's central Jewish community fundraising organization. The executive director always sat on the Executive Committee, sometimes as secretary, other times as chair. Most significantly, this person was the senior manager responsible for the day-to-day administration of the activities and responsibilities of the United Jewish Welfare Fund.
The executive director was, at certain times, also known as the executive vice president. In 2001, new titles were adopted for the lay and professional leaders. The executive director was renamed president, while the lay leader formerly titled president became known as the chairman of the board.
Scope and Content
Sub-series consists of the correspondence and memoranda records of the executive directors of the UJWF. Records in this series are divided into five sub-series: correspondence, memoranda, subject files, Jewish Community Centre of Toronto, and Bequest and Endowment Fund.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
Level
Fonds
ID
Fonds 115
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
Level
Fonds
Fonds
115
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
object
Date
1880-2017
Physical Description
1040 photographs (2 vol.) : b&w, sepia and col. (168 negatives)
5 cm textual records
13 artifacts
Admin History/Bio
Thelma Harris Rose was born in 1922 in Toronto. Her parents were Samuel Aaron Harris (1888-1982) and Rose Geldzaeler Harris (1892-1966). Thelma had one sibling, Sydney Harris (1917-2009). Samuel Aaron’s parents, Samuel (1869-1936) and Sarah Ruben Harris (1869-1940) immigrated to North America from Lithuania and Belarus respectively during the 1880s. They met in Michigan and married in 1892 in Detroit. The couple raised Sarah’s son from a prior relationship, Samuel Aaron, and had two more boys, William (1895-1955) and Louis (1906-1986). The Harris family moved to Toronto around 1900 and opened up the first Jewish delicatessen in the city at 233 Queen Street West. They constructed a purpose-built deli across the street from that location and relocated to the new shop at 178 Queen St. West in 1910. A couple of years later, Samuel purchased the tobacco store next door to their business, operating it from around 1913 until his death. Samuel Aaron worked with his parents in the deli for a number of years, and after marrying Rose in 1916, he ventured into the clothing industry and later sales. His brothers William and Louis went on to become successful local doctors and respectively married Tillie Shayne and Helen Gallander.
Rose’s parents, Yetta Shumer Geldzaeler (1870-1952) and Mark Geldzaeler (1862-1932), hailed from Galicia and married in Toronto in 1890. The Geldzaeler’s had 5 children who survived to adulthood: Ben (1891-1974) who married Hortense Cohen; Rose (1892-1966); Rachel (1897-1941) who married Isidore W. Ruskin; Alfred (1901-1918); and Frances (1907-2002) who married Simon Ramm. Tragically, Solomon (1899-1902) passed away as a young child and Alfred perished of the Spanish flu during the great pandemic at the end of the First World War. Mark was a religious instructor who also served as the assistant chazan and the shamus at Holy Blossom Synagogue on Bond Street. During that period, the family lived in accommodations behind the shul. Because of his religious expertise and position, Mark Geldzaeler commanded tremendous respect within the Jewish community.
Rose and Samuel Aaron Harris lived at 107 Yorkville Avenue, across from the early Mount Sinai Hospital. Thelma married Albert Rose (1917-1996) in June, 1942. The couple eventually had two sons and a daughter. Thelma earned an undergraduate degree and an M.Ed. at the University of Toronto. Albert was gold medallist in Political Science and Economics at the University of Toronto and pursued his graduate studies at the University of Illinois, receiving his PhD in macroeconomics and statistics in 1942. He then enlisted in the Canadian Army and served in the Intelligence Corps until he was demobbed at the end of 1945. During most of his career, he was a professor and later Director of the School of Social Work at the University of Toronto, ultimately becoming the first Dean of their Faculty of Social Work. Albert Rose was an expert in and advocate for public housing and social welfare, as well as a prominent community leader who was actively involved in variety of municipal and Jewish organizations.
Thelma’s older brother, Sydney Harris, completed a law degree at Osgoode Hall Law School, and married Enid Perlman in November, 1949. The couple eventually had two sons. Sydney engaged in the general practice of law for three decades before being appointed Judge of the Ontario Provincial Court (Criminal Division) in 1976. He retired in 1992 but went on to serve as a Small Claims Court Judge, referee for the LSUC and lay appointee of Council for the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors. He was also active in Jewish causes and organizations, primarily the Canadian Jewish Congress, of which he was national president from 1974 to 1977, and the Canadian Council of Reform Congregations. He was also a civil liberties activist who promoted legislation aimed at eradicating hate speech and literature, along with capital punishment. Sydney Harris was also an active supporter of the civil rights movement in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s.
For more details about the many families documented within this fonds along with their respective businesses, careers and achievements, please consult the biographical and published reference materials in box 8.
Custodial History
The records in the fonds were assembled by the donor, Jeff Rose, from accumulations created and/or collected by Rose and Samuel Aaron Harris, Thelma Rose, Sydney and Enid Harris, Ruthe Rosenberg, Frances Ramm, Alfreda Henry, Tillie Harris, Marion Harris with permission, and by the donor himself. The donor hired Heritage Professionals to conduct the archival work – appraisal, selection, processing, preservation, arrangement and description – of the records. There was some specialized preservation and digitization work conducted on the photo albums to protect them and enhance their longevity. Finally, two conservators were commissioned to produce around ten high quality archival prints from the negatives and repair one of the artifacts.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records relating to the Rose, Harris, and Geldzaeler families, and some of their connected branches, including the Perlman, Ruskin, Ruben, Shumer, Shayne, Spiegel, and Rothbart families. The fonds is mainly comprised of loose photographs, photo prints, negatives and two photo albums documenting the different branches of the donor’s family. There are also some textual records and thirteen artifacts. One of the artifacts has been housed with the textual records. The remaining twelve artefacts are located in boxes 6 and 7. The two photo albums have been scanned for preservation purposes and are available in digital form.
The photographs mainly document the Harris and Geldzaeler families, and to a lesser extent, other branches of the family. The images capture the families’ lives and activities in Toronto and surrounding areas from the late nineteenth century to the early 2000s. The visuals include individual and family portraits, photobooth strips, and informal images of the family engaged in a variety of activities. Examples of the activities include: family get togethers, children playing outdoors, outings to the park or other Toronto locales, graduations, and military images. There are also many images capturing family vacations to the cottage, Bobcaygeon, Wasaga Beach, Niagara Falls, and Washington D.C. Finally, the fonds includes a photograph of Sydney Harris with Martin Luther King, Jr. in Chicago. Some of the files in the fonds contain negatives that were mostly grouped with and correspond to the photographs.
The fonds is arranged into twelve series: 1. Harris family, 2. Geldzaeler family, 3. Ruben family, 4. Shayne family, 5. Shumer family, 6. Perlman family, 7. Ruskin family, 8. Rose family, 9. Spiegel family, 10. Photo Albums, 11. Artifacts, 12. Reference materials. The first nine series are arranged by family and the last three pertain to special types of materials within the fonds. The sub-series are arranged by individual family member, couple, or family within each branch of the family.
Notes
ACCESS RESTRICTION NOTE: The records are open to the public except for series 1-3, file 4; and series 1-4, file 2. Researchers interested in viewing these files require permission from the donor. The photo albums are restricted for preservation purposes. The albums have been digitized and researchers can review the PDF copies of those records. There is also a family portrait of the Geldzaeler children in series 2-1, file 2 that is encased in glass and very fragile. It has been preserved and protected and a corresponding copy print is available and can be viewed by the public.
ATTRIBUTION NOTE: When citing records from this fonds, the full name of the fonds – Thelma Harris Rose Family Fonds – must be used by all parties and for all purposes as part of the reference.
Access Restriction
Conditional Access. Researchers must receive permission from the donor prior to accessing the records. Please contact the OJA for more information.
Physical Condition
The records are in good condition except for a small number of photographs that have some mirroring and tears. Some of the metal artifacts are also slightly tarnished.
Related Material
For other fonds and records documenting Sydney Harris, please see accessions 1976-7-1, 2015-4-3, 2008-8-10, 2008-11-14, 2016-3-56 and fonds 17 (CJC) and fonds 75 (JVS). For records relating to Mark Geldzaeler, Yetta Shumer Geldzaeler, Benjamin Geldzaeler and the Shumer family, see accession 1977-2-1 (items 1229, 1228, 1230, 1231, 1232). For additional records documenting Mark Geldzaeler's writing, see accession 2014-6-5. For records relating to the Harris family there are photo albums in accession 1986-7-6 and a photo of the Harris Delicatessen in accession 1982-6-5 (item 3283). For documentation relating to Albert Rose’s activities within the Jewish community one can consult the following fonds: 9 (JIAS), 14 (Baycrest), 61 (JCC), 67 (UJWF) and 75 (JVS). Finally, there is also a portrait of Albert Rose from the 1940s in item 748.
Arrangement
The fonds is arranged in series, sub-series and files. Artifacts are described at the item level.
Creator
Rose, Jeff
Source
Archival Descriptions