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Liza and Sam Schein [graphic material (electronic)] – 1948-2010.

Accession Number: 2019-12-8

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2019-12-8

Material Format: graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description: 10 photographs : b&w & col. (jpeg)

Date: 1948-2010

Scope and Content: Accession consists of photographs of the Schein family. Included are Liza and Sam's wedding celebration in Salzburg, Austria (1948), Liza on board the RMS Samaria (1948), family portraits and snapshots of Liza, Sam and their daughter Gilda (1953-1954), their businesses Apex Uniforms (1960) and Apex Textiles (1980), and the front and back of Sam Schein's grave stone.

Administrative History: (Szymon (Sam) Schein (1923-2010) was born in Krakow, Poland, and was the eldest of three sons of Yitzchak and Leia Schein. Szymon's younger brothers were Alek, and Gershon. As a child, Szymon attended yeshiva and enjoyed singing. The Scheins were shopkeepers, and lived a modest lifestyle. Sam's immediate family were all murdered in the Holocaust. Szymon was the only member of his immediate family to survive. At the outset of the war he was sixteen years old. Sam survived four concentration camps – Plaszow, Mauthausen, Melk, and Ebensee. While living in a Displaced Persons camp in Bad Gastein, Austria, he met his wife, Liza Esanu. They were engaged in July 1948, and married a month later. Liza Esanu (1928-2017) was born in Romania in 1928, in the small town Tirgu Neamts, the third of four surviving children of Leib and Chaia Sura Esanu. Liza's father Leib died when Liza was only four years old, from a gall bladder attack. Chaia raised her four children on her own. In 1939, the family was forced to leave their home in the countryside, and over the next few years, were in hiding within Romania. Liza was eleven years old when the Second World War began in 1939. She was given a Singer sewing machine and learned how to sew. Her education as a seamstress progressed in the old European apprentice system, and before long, as a very young teenager, she was supporting her family with the money that she made with her sewing. After the war, she and her sister left Romania and ended up in a DP camp in Austria - Bad Gastein - where she met and married Szymon Schein. Liza and Sam sailed to Canada in September 1948 on the SS Samaria, and settled in Toronto. Although, Sam was accepted as a participant in the Tailor Project, it was Liza who was the sewer in the family. Eventually, they owned several businesses, including "Honest Sam's Cleaners" and a children's wear store. Their final two businesses were strongly related to the sewing –Apex Uniforms, where they manufactured and sold uniforms for gas station attendants and Apex Textiles, where they sold fabrics for clothing and drapery. Liza's sewing expertise was crucial to the success of those two businesses, while Sam handled the finances. Sam and Liza had one child, Gilda, born in Toronto in 1952. Their marriage broke up in 1986, and they each spent the rest of their lives separately. Sam died on New Year's Day, 2010, and Liza on October 15, 2017.

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Source: Archival Accessions

The Bagel Restaurant [graphic material] – [ca. 2000].

Accession Number: 2021-10-3

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2021-10-3

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 5 photographs : b&w (15 x 10cm)

Date: [ca. 2000]

Scope and Content: Accession consists of five photographs of the Bagel Restaurant located at 285 College Street. The photographs depict a table setting and framed autographed photo display, a waiter working behind the counter, menu card posted in their front window advertising the breakfast special and afternoon tea, closeup of plated home fries and sliced tomatoes, and a partial view of the chef working the grill next to dozens of eggs.; Photographs by Lisa Abram.

Administrative History: The Bagel Restaurant also knwon as the Bagel and by some the Dirty Bagel, was a popular diner located at 285 College Street, a few doors west of Spadina Avenue. The restaurant opened around 1952 and was favoured by local office workers, garment workers, and students enrolled at nearby U of T. The Bagel specialized in homestyle, eastern European Jewish foods. On the menu were offerings such as chicken soup and kreplach, borsht (both cold beet and hot cabbage varieties), kishka, chicken fricassee, boiled beef (flanken), and kasha (buckwheat). The service, often of note in local newspaper reviews, was described as both caring and instructive: “they fuss over you; they’re surrogate mothers.” The former tenant of 285 College Street was photographer Gordon Mendly, who lived and ran Famous Studios out of the same location from the 1940s–1960s.

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Descriptive Notes: Related Material Note: See accession 2022-5-4

Subjects: Restaurants

Places: College Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Goldy's Dairy & Appetizer [graphic material] – 1945-1972.

Accession Number: 2021-11-1

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2021-11-1

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 7 photographs : b&w ; 8 x 12 cm or smaller; 1 photograph : col. slide; 1 photograph : b&w (jpg); 1 folder of textual records

Date: 1945-1972

Scope and Content: Accession consists of photographs of the 604A College Street and 938 Eglinton Avenue West locations of Goldy's Dairy & Appetizer.; Photo captions; 001: Goldie Goldberg (standing left) with two customers in front of Goldy’s Dairy & Appetizer decorated in celebration of V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day), 604A College Street, (Toronto, ON), May 1945.; 002: Store clerk working behind the counter, Goldy’s Dairy & Appetizer, 938 Eglinton Avenue West, (Toronto, ON), 1950s.; 003: Exterior view of Goldy’s Dairy & Appetizer, 938 Eglinton Avenue West, (Toronto, ON), ca. 1960. Also visible in photo Wembley Custom Cleaners and [Giblons] Kosher Meats & Poultry.; 004; Employee working behind Goldy’s Dairy & Appetizer prepared food counter, serving items such as Shopsy’s potato salad, olives, cream cheese, gefilte fish and more, Goldy’s Dairy & Appetizer, 938 Eglinton Avenue West, (Toronto, ON), 1960s.; 005: Marvin Goldberg (left) and his older brother Sidney Goldberg (right), standing in front of Goldy’s Dairy & Appetizer decorated in celebration of V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day), 604A College Street, (Toronto, ON), 8 May 1945.; 006: Goldy’s Dairy & Appetizer Passover window display, 938 Eglinton Avenue West, (Toronto, ON), 1970s.; 007: Marvin Goldberg pictured in front of Goldy’s Dairy & Appetizer, 604A College Street, (Toronto, ON), ca. 1947.; 008: Sidney Goldberg (standing right) with friend in front of Goldy’s Dairy & Appetizer, 604A College Street, (Toronto, ON), ca. 1947.; 009: Magazine clipping promoting Goldy’s Dairy & Appetizer, 938 Eglinton Avenue West, (Toronto, ON), 1970s. Identified (L to R): Sharon Shaindy Dubinsky (m. Nathanson), Betty Dubinsky (m. London), Lyn Dubinsky (m. Lubelski); 010: Dave Goldberg (left), receiving bread delivery at Goldy’s Dairy & Appetizer 604A College Street, (Toronto, ON), May 1945.

Administrative History: Goldy’s Dairy & Appetizer was founded by Dave and Goldie Goldberg at 604A College Street, Toronto, in 1944. Dave Goldberg was born in Tarnopol, Russia in 1908; Goldie Goldberg (née Heiber) was born in Galicia, Poland in the same year. Goldie immigrated to Canada in 1911, and Dave came to the United States in the early 1920s, where he was employed as a shoe salesman in Detroit and Chicago until he moved to Toronto in the early 1930s. Dave and Goldie were married in June 1932. In February 1942, Dave was involved in a deadly motor vehicle accident on an icy road near Hamilton Ontario, in which two of the other passengers died. He was fortunate to survive, but the accident brought out a latent asthmatic condition, which prevented him from continuing his job as manager of Arliss Shoes on Yonge Street in Toronto. After unsuccessful efforts as an insurance salesman, and with some financial assistance from the Grand Order of Israel, a benevolent society of which he was a member, Dave, who often said he would “put his wife’s name up in lights,” opened Goldy’s Dairy & Appetizer with Goldie as his partner.; The store was located just west of Clinton Street on the same block that housed the Pylon Theatre, Pylon Drugs, the Health Bread, and Home Bread Bakeries, as well as Shapiro’s Delicatessen. Goldy’s specialized in fresh creamery and delicatessen products, smoked fish, and assorted dry groceries. Many of the “take-out specialties,” such as potato salad, egg salad, and chopped herring were personally prepared by Goldie Goldberg. In 1947, observing the migration of the Jewish population to the north Bathurst Street corridor, Dave and Goldie opened a second location at 938 Eglinton Avenue West (near Bathurst), which was eventually taken over and operated by Goldie’s sister, Sylvia (Chippy), better known as “Mrs. Goldy,” and her husband, Danny Dubinsky. Both locations were very successful with the owners offering tasty delicacies along with friendly personalized service to their clientele. Customers also enjoyed getting the latest news and gossip relating to their neighbourhood as well as the wider Jewish Community.; The College Street location was sold in 1953, while the Eglinton Avenue store was a fixture of the Forest Hill Jewish scene until the mid-1970s when it too was sold. Likely, many Jewish Torontonians have fond memories of shopping at Goldy’s and receiving the best of food served in a meticulously clean environment and a haimishe atmosphere.

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Yael Bendat-Appell, Camp Ramah [graphic material] – 1992-1995.

Accession Number: 2021-11-10

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2021-11-10

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 24 photographs : col. 10 x 15 cm or smaller

Date: 1992-1995

Scope and Content: Accession consists of photographs from Camp Ramah. The photographs document the interior of buildings, such as cabins and the dining hall; exterior shots of the waterfront and sports field; and activities, such as the annual colour wars program.

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Subjects: Camps

Name Access: Camp Ramah in Canada

Source: Archival Accessions

Alexandra Sipos-Kocsis, Camp Kinneret [graphic material] – Jul. 2000.

Accession Number: 2021-11-11

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2021-11-11

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. 20 x 30 cm

Date: Jul. 2000

Scope and Content: Accession consists of a colour photograph of Camp Kinneret taken in July 2000.

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Subjects: Camps

Name Access: Camp Kinneret

Source: Archival Accessions

Forman, Findlay and Olin Families [graphic material, textual record] – 1915-1969.

Accession Number: 2021-11-20

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2021-11-20

Material Format: graphic material; textual record

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records; 3 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller

Date: 1915-1969

Scope and Content: Accession consists of records documenting the activities of members of the Forman, Findlay, and Olin families. Documents include a 1922 Goel Tzedec Synagogue religious school diploma (Minnie Forman); a McCaul Street School class photo, Senior IV (Henry Findlay, back row, second left); Palestine Lodge Masons sheet music and lyrics for the composition "We Have Travelled Fiftee," music by Isha Goodman, lyrics by Jack S. Olin; and “Dimensions of 69 Senior Wardens District No. 7,” music and lyrics by Jim Johnson. In addition, there are two group photographs of Palestine Lodge Masons officers (ca. 1969).

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Subjects: Music by Jewish composers

Source: Archival Accessions

Jewish& Cookbook Workshop [graphic material (electronic)] – 16 Jan. 2022.

Accession Number: 2022-1-5

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2022-1-5

Material Format: graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description: 6 photographs (5 jpg, 1 heic); 5 textual records (png)

Date: 16 Jan. 2022

Scope and Content: Accession consists of photos and promotional material created for Jewish Cookbook Workshop "Capunti with Matthew Calverley." The Zoom program was hosted by Jewish&. The photographs depict Matthew Calverley in his kitchen leading the workshop and includes views of the camera and laptop set up. In addition, there is a copy of the recipe, an Instagram promotional post, and the logo for "Building the Jewish Cookbook."

Administrative History: Jewish& is department of Miles Nadal JCC. Jewish&'s mission is to create programs that engage multi-faith, multi-cultural and multi-ethnic families. Programs are designed to promote exploration, education, and celebration of their Jewishness.; Capunti with Matthew Calverley was the first of of a series of monthly workshops planned for 2022. The recipes workshoped will celebrate traditions and cultures from blended households.

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Morris Rose [graphic material] – [19--].

Accession Number: 2022-3-4

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2022-3-4

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 4 photographs : b&w and col. ; 34 x 34 cm or smaller

Date: [19--]

Scope and Content: Accession consists of four photographs of Morris "Murray" Rose. Three of the four photographs show Murray atop horse. In addition to M. Rose, Mrs. J Chesney (owner) and J. Chesny (trainer) are also identified in the 1929 photograph.

Custodial History: The photographs were donated by Roz Tobias, the daughter-in-law of Morris Rose (the subject of the photographs).

Administrative History: Morris "Murray" Rose was born in Poland and came to Toronto as a child. His love of riding dates back to this time: at the age of ten, he would ride his grandfather's horse up and down the lanes of Kensington. Rose never completed secondary school; instead, he ran away from home at the age of fourteen and became a stable boy at the Woodbine Racetrack. Subsequently, he became a jockey. The high point of his career came on 23 May 1931, when, at the Churchill Downs Racetrack in Kentucky, he ran five winners in a six-card race. Rose retired from riding horses after sustaining a serious head injury during a race.; After retiring from racing, Rose worked at a textile store on College Street. Later, he opened his own store on the south side of College Street at Spadina Avenue. He and his wife ran the store for many years with one or two employees. Rose eventually purchased the building in which his store was located and rented out space to a variety of businesses, including a smoke and confectionary store, a ticket agency, and an eyeglass store.; Rose's entrepreneurial activity extended to purchasing bankrupt businesses and building apartment buildings with a group of friends. In the 1960s, he was a co-partner in Triangle Billiards at Bathurst Sreet and Sheppard Avenue. He also purchased a fifty-acre farm in Buttonville on Woodbine Avenue, which he rented out until his death.; Rose died in July 1989 at the age of seventy-eight. He left behind a wife, Mary; two sons, Bobby and Ken; two daughters, Marjorie Swartz and Elaine Rubinoff; two sisters, Lil and Rae; a brother, Sam; fourteen grand children; and one great-grandchild.

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Descriptive Notes: Availability of other formats: Also available as digital images.; General note: The information for the biographical sketch was taken from an obituary written by Ben Rose titled "Leading Jockey Rose Dies at 78."

Subjects: Horses; Jockeys

Source: Archival Accessions

Sam Mogelonsky [graphic material (electronic), textual record (electronic)] – 2022.

Accession Number: 2022-4-4

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2022-4-4

Material Format: graphic material (electronic); textual record (electronic)

Physical Description: 3 photographs : col. (jpg); 1 slideshow (pdf)

Date: 2022

Scope and Content: Accession consists of material documenting a virtual seder held by Sam Mogelonsky and her partner on 17 April 2022. Included are three photographs and a slideshow. The latter includes prayers for Ukraine and prayers for those who aren't Jewish. Sam and her partner, Mat, used a humanist Haggadah to pull it together.; Commenting on the seder, the donor wrote:; "My partner and I did a virtual seder last night for the third night of Passover. We started doing this the first year of Covid, and now it’s sort of a tradition. It’s a mix of jewish and non-Jewish friends and very fun and inclusive. We made a special presentation deck for it so people could read off the screen. There are a lot of Simpsons, pop culture and baseball references.; "You are seeing the view as we did. I should have taken a photo of the set up! We had a webcam on a plinth and a microphone set up. Then we had the laptop and a wireless mouse.; "Also, mat is allergic to horse raddish, so we have Calabrian hot pepper paste for Maror!"; In a separate email, Sam explained that the chili paste was a nod to Mat's Italian background.

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Subjects: COVID-19 (Disease); Passover; Seder

Places: Toronto (Ont.); Ukraine

Source: Archival Accessions

Mark Drutz [graphic material, textual record] – 1940-2014.

Accession Number: 2022-4-6

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2022-4-6

Material Format: graphic material; textual record

Physical Description: 64 photographs : b&w and col. ; 13 x 18 cm or smaller; ca. 7 cm of textual records

Date: 1940-2014

Scope and Content: Accession consists of material documenting Mark Drutz's personal life; educational and professional experience; and his active engagement with Ha Mishpacha, which is one of the earliest gay-Jewish groups in Toronto and was co-founded by him. Included are: sixty-four photographs depicting Mark's personal life; newspaper and magazine clippings documenting the announcement of Mark's birth in 1951, an introduction to Ha Mishpacha (4 Nov. 1977), the assistance that Mark and his mother, Evelyn Quitt, provided for the Preyra family's immigration from India to Canada (1968, 1972, 1996), and Mark's support to the British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (2014). The accession also includes three yearbooks, two school photographs, certificates, diplomas, and academic records, which document his educational experience; and letters of recommendation, CV, and other documents related to his career and professional activities. Also included are: a newsletter of Ha Mishpacha (Nov. 1977), a divorce certificate of Mark's parents (8 Feb. 1972), and a certifiate of change of his name (28 Mar. 1978).

Administrative History: Mark Drutz is the youngest child of Harold "Hy" Drutz and Evelyn Sandra Drutz (née Quitt). Harold (1913–1998) was born to Phillip (Fyvish) and Annie Drutz of Russia. In 1946, he married Evelyn Quitt (1924–1999), the daughter of Samuel Quitt (1891–?) and Bertha Quitt (1890–1953), also of Russia. They had two children: Paul, who ultimately succumbed to AIDS (1947–1994) and Mark (aka Donald, 1951–). 'Evelyn raised Paul's son, her grandson Ezra Matthew (1975–).; Harold worked in the garment trade as a pattern cutter and also served in the Canadian Medical Corps during the Second World War. He was one of seven children. His siblings were: Meyer, Daniel, Harry (Drue), David, Pauline, and Mollie (Simmons). Evelyn was one of five chidren. Her siblings were: Estelle (Drue - married Harold's brother Harry), Rivka (Smolkin), Gordon (Gerhson), and Beverley (Brown).

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Descriptive Notes: Availability of other formats: Digitized material.

Subjects: Families; Sexual minorities

Places: Toronto (Ont.); Vancouver (B.C.)

Source: Archival Accessions

City Shul (Toronto, Ont.) [textual record] – 2022.

Accession Number: 2022-11-3

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2022-11-3

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: 1 book

Date: 2022

Scope and Content: Accession consists of material documenting City Shul, a Reform synagogue in downtown Toronto. Included is "Siddur Shirat HaLev: The City Shul Community Prayerbook." The siddur was designed by Baruch Sienna and edited by Rabbi Elyse Goldstein. Baruch described the siddur thus: "A contemporary, illustrated, liberal siddur for Shabbat, weekday, and festivals." The siddur features content from Canadian poets (e.g., Leonard Cohen, A. M. Klein) and artists. According to the donor, the siddur was "the product of many volunteer congregants over several years of effort."

Use Conditions: Copyright is not 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: Three pages of the siddur are available as digital files: page 80 (available as a PDF file), and page 98 (available as a JPEG file), and page 160 (available as a PDF file).; Rights: Copyright © 2022, City Shul. Translations, readings, and commentaries from Mishkan T'filah, World Union Edition: A Progressive Siddur, copyright © 2010 by the Central Conference of American Rabbis.

Subjects: Reform Judaism; Siddurim; Synagogues

Name Access: City Shul (Toronto, Ont.)

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Gerda Frieberg [textual record] – 1967-1978.

Accession Number: 2023-3-10

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2023-3-10

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Date: 1967-1978

Scope and Content: Accession consists of a pilot's log book belonging to Gerda Frieberg, documenting flights taken between 1967 and 1978. Also included is an accompanying form from the Department of Transport regarding the issuance of Gerda's licence and log book. On the inside cover, there is a newsclipping of a poem entitled High Flight taped to the inside front cover of the book. Notations made by Gerda include: her first solo flight on 24 Oct. 1967; completion of her government approved course in flying following her flight test on 15 Feb. 1968; and her last flight on 25 April 1978, logging a grand total of 978 hours and 45 minutes in the air.; Entries include dates, aircraft type and registration, names of first pilots and second pilots or passengers, routes flown and instrument notations. Airtime totals are tallied at the bottom of each page. Of note are flights taken as part of derbies as well as flights in Israel in 1973. Aircraft included both Cherokee and Cessna single-engine aircraft.

Administrative History: Gerda Frieberg (1925-2023) was a Holocaust survivor and educator born in 1925 in Bielschowitz, Poland to the sole Jewish family in the largely German speaking village. Her father was taken in October 1939. In 1940, Gerda, her mother Elfrieda and sister Hana were deported to the Jaworzno Ghetto. In 1942, Gerda was sent to the Oberaltstadt concentration camp where her sister was already interned. Their mother joined them in 1943. Gerda worked in the machine shop of a spinning mill until she was liberated on May 9, 1945. For four years after liberation Frieberg, her sister and mother were in displaced persons camps in Landserg, near Munich. There, she became a proficient seamstress and met her husband, Louis Frieberg. After moving to Canada in 1953, Gerda devoted herself to Holocaust education and various human rights causes. She began speaking of the Holocaust in 1962, first in local schools, then across Canada. Frieberg served as chair of the Ontario region of the Canadian Jewish Congress in the early 1990s and led fundraising efforts for the Toronto Holocaust Centre. Gerda Frieberg had three children, Josey, Jack, and Sandra, eleven grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Gerda passed away on January 3rd, 2023, at the age of 97 in her home in Toronto.

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Subjects: Holocaust survivors; Air pilots

Name Access: Frieberg, Gerda, 1925-2023

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Sid Caplan [graphic material, textual record] – 1929-1942.

Accession Number: 2003-9-1

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2003-9-1

Material Format: graphic material; textual record

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records and graphic material

Date: 1929-1942

Scope and Content: This accession consists of material donated by Sid Caplan. The records document Sid as a child, his parents, and their barbershop, which was located at 468 College Street. The records consist of the wedding ketubah of his parents from 1928 as well as photographs of Sid Caplan and his classmates at King Edward Public School, and finally, photographs of the family barbershop.

Administrative History: Alexander Caplan and Fannie Gangbar married in Toronto in 1928. They had a son named Sid Caplan. The Caplan's ran a barbershop located on College Street near Bathurst Street from the 1930s until the 1970s. The couple both worked there along with their employee, Sid Sugarman.

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Subjects: Barbershops

Places: College Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Sam Dime [graphic material] – 1909-[ca. 1980].

Accession Number: 1998-12-4

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 1998-12-4

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 56 photographs : b&w and col. (27 negatives) ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller; 1 postcard

Date: 1909-[ca. 1980]

Scope and Content: Accession consists of a collection of copy and original photographs documenting the life of the Dime family and their relatives in locations including Belleville, Oshawa, Toronto, the Muskoka Sanitorium, and Goose Bay, Labrador.; Photo Captions:; 001: Sam and Dorothy Dime, Dime’s Drug Store, 568 Jarvis Street, Toronto, [1957?].; 002: Street view of Dime’s Pharmacy, 568 Jarvis Street, Toronto, 1960.; 003: Sgt. Sam Dime, Pharmacy, Goose Bay Labrador, 1944.; 004: Ada Dime, with Ben [Safe] and Sam Dime, secondhand furniture, 56 King St. West, Oshawa, ON, 1921.; 005: Sam Dime with dog [4F], Goose Bay, Labrador, 1944.; 006: Sam Dime, 56 King St. W., Oshawa, ON, ca. 1920-21.; 007: Rabbi Isaac Stein with grandchildren Izzie (left) and Donna, Toronto, 1930.; 008: Portrait of Ada Dime (née Aronson) with her brother Sammy Aronson, 273 Yonge Street, Toronto, ca. 1915.; 009: Portrait of David and Sammy Tobe, Belleville, ON, [1909]. Photograph by R. McCormick Belleville.; 010: Morris Bernard of Belleville, Overseas, First World War, ca. 1918.; 011: David Dime, (age 25), 1914. The Dutch Studio Vander Feen, 318 Yonge St. Toronto, ON, [192-?].; 012: Unidentified group of children, [19--?].; 013: Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Tobe with their children David and Sammy, Belleville, ON, [1920]. Photograph by R. McCormick Belleville.; 014: Portrait of David and Ada Dime with daughter Anne, Belleville, ON, ca. 1915.; 015: Mickey and Riva Marcus, Belleville, ON, ca. 1917-18.; 016: Ada Dime, 30 Simcoe Street, Oshawa, ON, 1930.; 017: Tobie Green (m. Dime), her brother Hershel Goldman and Goldie Fryman, St. Patrick Street Between Elm & Dundas, [Toronto], ON, 1924.; 018: Cheder class, Oshawa Hebrew Congregation, Beth Zion,45 Albert Street in Oshawa, Ontario, 1922. Back row (L to R): Simma Engel, Rabbi Primack's son, Rabbi Primack's daughter, Annie Dime, Annie Hennick, Sara Rainish. Front row (L to R): Clara Engel (m. Rubin), Maxie Rainish, Irving Oilgissor, Becky Rainish, Sam Dime, [Primack child?], Rabbi Primack.; 019: David Dime (back row, right), Muskoka Sands, July ca. 1922; 020: Oshawa Belleville group, Belleville, Ontario, ca. 1930. Back row: Mr. Diamond, Goldie Engel, Abe Swartz, [unidentified], Faige Swartz, Sarah Golub, Sue [Sape], Hymie Golub. Front row: Mrs. Lepofsky, Mildred Golub.; 021: National Council of Jewish Women, 44 St. George Street, ca. 1943. Also pictured is Betty Stone and Dora Stein (4th left).; 022: Sam Dime, Dime’s Pharmacy, 568 Jarvis Street, Toronto, ca. 1951.; 023: Dorothy Stein (m. Dime) at closing of canteen, 44 St. George Street, Toronto, 1945. Photographer Globe & Mail.; 024: Ada and David Dime, Muskoka Sands, Gravenhurst, ca. 1922.; 025: Canadian Jewish Congress Service Mens Club postcard, ca. 1940s.; 026: Mrs. Ada Dime, Dime’s Dry Goods, 30 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa, ON, 1926.; 027: David Dime (left), with orphans in Baron de Hirsch Farm in Saskatchewan, ca. 1906.

Administrative History: The donor Sam Dime served in the Second World War. In 1947 Sam and his wife Dorothy Dime (née Stein) opened Dime's Drug Store at 568 Jarvis Street in Toronto. The pair operated the Jarvis Street institution for thirty-nine years and officially closed their store in 1986.

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Subjects: World War, 1939-1945

Places: Oshawa (Ont.); Belleville (Ont.); Muskoka (Ont. : District municipality); Saskatchewan

Source: Archival Accessions

Lagover Mutual Benefit Society [graphic material] – 1938-1976.

Accession Number: 1994-11-2

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 1994-11-2

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 23 photographs : b&w (10 negatives) ; 21 x 25 cm or smaller

Date: 1938-1976

Scope and Content: Accession consists of original and copy photographs of members and activities of the Toronto Lagover Mutual Benefit Society. Included are group and composite photographs, including a group photograph of the Lagover Society with J. B. Salsberg pictured, ca. 1940.

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: Societies

Name Access: Lagover Mutual Benefit Society

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

United Jewish Appeal events [graphic material] – 1973-1992.

Accession Number: 2004-5-4

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2004-5-4

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 43 photographs : b&w and col. ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller

Date: 1973-1992

Scope and Content: Accession consists of photographs documenting persons and events connected with the United Jewish Appeal of Toronto including the Campaign Cabinet, Advanced Gifts division, Womens' Campaign, Walk For Israel, and United Jewish Wefare Fund and a mission to Israel.Identified individuals include Shimon Peres, Menachem Begin, Pierre Trudeau, Murray and Marvelle Koffler, Isadore Sharp, Charles Bronfman, lawrence Bloomberg, Phil Granovsky, Gerald Halbert, Alvin Rosenberg, Sheila Engel, Carol Kassel, Al Green, Harold Green, J. B. Salsberg, and George Cohon.; Photo Captions:; 2004-5-4_003: Foreign Minister Shimon Peres meets with representatives from UJA Toronto. From left to right: Gerald Sheff, Paul Morton, Shimon Peres, Lisa Morrison and Neil Nisker, 1986; 2004-5-4_004: Rabbi Plaut and Barbara Frum, [197-]

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

Subjects: Presidents--Israel; Prime ministers--Israel

Name Access: Peres, Shimon, 1923-2016

Source: Archival Accessions

UJA photographs [graphic material] – 1971-1992.

Accession Number: 2004-5-15

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2004-5-15

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 11 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm and 18 x 13 cm

Date: 1971-1992

Scope and Content: Accession consists of United Jewish Appeal photographs documenting events including those of the Major Gifts and Women's Campaign Divisions. Identified individuals include Phil Granovsky, Ralph Halbert, Jack Chisvin, Issy Sharp, Tom Beck, David Azrieli, Lawrence Bloomberg, Roz Davidson, Didi Urbach and Carol Kassel.

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

Source: Archival Accessions

United Bakers Dairy Restaurant, Anshe Minsk Synagogue, and Rotman's Shoe Store, Spadina Ave [graphic material] – 1986.

Accession Number: 2004-5-53

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2004-5-53

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 46 photographs : b&w (26 negatives) ; 9 x 13 cm and 35 mm

Date: 1986

Scope and Content: This accession consists of interior and exterior photographs of United Bakers Dairy Restaurant on Spadina Avenue before the move to Lawrence Plaza; Anshe Minsk Synagogue; and Rotman's Shoe Store, Spadina Avenue.

Custodial History: Donated by Cyrel Troster.

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

Subjects: Restaurants; Stores, Retail; Synagogues

Name Access: Anshei Minsk Congregation (Toronto, Ont.); United Bakers Dairy Restaurant

Places: Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Springer's Kosher Meats [graphic material] – [ca. 1990]-[ca. 2000].

Accession Number: 2004-5-134

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2004-5-134

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 15 photographs : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Date: [ca. 1990]-[ca. 2000]

Scope and Content: Accession consists of photographs of Henry Springer outside and inside his kosher meat store on Bathurst Street in Toronto. His son, Jeff Springer, appears in one of the photographs.

Administrative History: Henry Springer (1921-2014) was born on 10 November 1921 to Mordechai and Leah Springer in Szczebrzeszyn, Poland. He had two sisters, Brenda and Faigie and one brother, Charles. Seven generations of Springers in Poland were butchers. During the Second World War, the whole family survived as prisoners of Russian labour camps. Following the end of the war, they spent four years in a displaced persons camp in Austria named Steyr, then immigrated to Canada, arriving in Quebec City in 1949. They migrated to Toronto with the assistance of JIAS and the Springer family in Kingston.; After a few years of working in an upholstery factory, Henry and his brother Charles partnered to open a kosher butcher store called Springer’s Kosher Meats, on Augusta Ave. in Kensington Market. In 1958, they opened a second location at 3393 Bathurst St., following the Jewish community's move north. A year or so later they closed the location on Augusta and focused exclusively on the Bathurst St. location until its closing in 1995. Their father Mordechai also worked at the business up until his death in 1982.; The store sold fresh meat, chicken and fish and some delicatessen and was well known for its chickens.; Henry Springer was married to Shriley Springer and together had three children: Rochelle, Hannah and Jeff. He died on 3 November 2014 just shy of his 93rd birthday.

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

Subjects: Butchers; Kosher food

Name Access: Springer's Kosher Meats; Springer, Jeff; Springer, Henry, 1921-2014

Places: Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Miscellaneous photographs [graphic material] – [ca. 1980]-1987.

Accession Number: 2004-5-55

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2004-5-55

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 19 photographs : b&w and col. ; 21 x 16 cm or smaller

Date: [ca. 1980]-1987

Scope and Content: Accession consists of photographs documenting the activities of a number of Toronto organizations and schools including several committees of B'nai Brith, the Canadian Jewish Congress Soviet Jewry Committee, the Toronto JCC, Baycrest Centre, the Toronto Committe for Ezrath Nashim, Eitz Chaim school, Leo Baeck Day school and CHAT (Community Hebrew Day School. There is also a photograph of an event in Cagary involving the Calgary Jewish Community Council.Identified individuals include Dorothy Reitman, Shirley Carr, Alan Rose, Frank Diamant, Alex Fisher, Rabbbi Sheldon Steinberg, Toronto Mayor Art Eggleton, and Larry Grossman.; 001: Grade 4 student Robbie Berger demonstrates the principles of electricity at the Leo Baeck Science Fair, [198-]. Photo by Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto, ON.

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.

Source: Archival Accessions

UJA Federation of Greater Toronto : Communications Department [graphic material, textual record] – 1983.

Accession Number: 2004-5-47

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2004-5-47

Material Format: graphic material; textual record

Physical Description: ca. 10 photographs : b&w; 1 folder of textual records

Date: 1983

Scope and Content: Accession consists of photographs of the UJA Federation on moving day from the J. Irving Oelbaum Centre at 150 Beverley Street to the Lipa Green Building at 4600 Bathurst Street. Also included is a program for the dedication ceremonies of the Lipa Green building.

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

Subjects: Charities

Name Access: UJA Federation of Greater Toronto

Source: Archival Accessions

Zeidenber family [graphic material] – 1951.

Accession Number: 2005-9-4

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2005-9-4

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w ; 17 x 10 cm

Date: 1951

Scope and Content: Accession consists of two copy photographs of Mr.and Mrs. Louis and Irene Miller with Sarah Zeidenber and Mrs. Irene Miller with Sarah Zeidenber and Thelma (Zeidenber) Greenblatt in Pontypool

Administrative History: Louis and Sarah Zeidenber lived in Toronto but spent most of their summers at their cottage on Bornstein hill in Pontypool, which was a popular summer resort spot for vacationing Jews from the 1940s to the 1960s. The area was relatively cheap and had a pond as its swimming spot. Kosher meals would often be brought in for the vacationers who arrived on two trains daily from Union station.; For approximately three years the Zeidenber's rented the rear half of their cottage to their friends Louis and Irene Miller, until the Miller's started to rent a cottage from the Bornsteins.; The Zeidenber's are the parents of the donor, Thelma (Zeidenber) Greenblatt

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

Subjects: Communities; Families; Outdoor recreation; Vacations

Name Access: Miller, Louis; Miller, Irene; Zeidenber, Thelma; Zeidenber, Sarah; Zeidenber, Louis

Places: Pontypool, Ont.

Source: Archival Accessions

Jewish Public Library [graphic material] – [ca. 1940]-[196-].

Accession Number: 2005-11-1

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2005-11-1

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w ; 51 x 41 cm and 21 x 26 cm; 1 item

Date: [ca. 1940]-[196-]

Scope and Content: Accession consists of 2 photographs and a sign related to the Jewish Public Library. One photograph is of Ben Zion Hyman, founder of the library, in graduation dress. There is writing in Hebrew on top of the photograph dated October 1940. A second photograph is of Bert Godfrey, Eddie Gelber and two other gentlemen sitting in the library. The sign is from the 1960s and has the address and operating hours of the library along with some other information for the patrons

Custodial History: The items were housed in the library and found during renovations.

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

Subjects: Libraries

Name Access: Jewish Public Library (Toronto, Ont.); Hyman, Ben Zion; Godfrey, Bert; Gelber, Eddie

Source: Archival Accessions

Harry Arthurs [textual record, graphic material] – 1901-2005.

Accession Number: 2006-1-2

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2006-1-2

Material Format: textual record; graphic material

Physical Description: ca. 190 photographs: b&w and col. ; 26 x 21 cm or smaller; 1 painting: oil on canvas ; 77 x 63 cm in frame 91 x 78; 35 cm of textual records

Date: 1901-2005

Scope and Content: The accession includes a oil painting of Henry Dworkin, the grandfather of the donor. The painting was created by Sam Soboloff, who owned a tobacco store on St. Clair Avenue West during the 1920s.; In addition, the accession consists of graphic and textual material including photographs of the Dworkin and Goldstick familes and the Dworkin travel business, correspondence written by the Dworkins, press clippings, an album of condolences on the death of Henry Dworkin in 1928, as well as other material. Item lists of the materials, compiled previously, are included in the box.

Custodial History: Item lists found in the boxes indicate that these records belonged to Ellen (Honey) Arthurs.

Administrative History: Harry William (Raxlen) Arthurs was born on May 9, 1935 in Toronto to Lewis and Ellen Honey Raxlen. He was adopted in 1942 by Leon Arthurs of Toronto, Honey's second husband. He is the grandson of Dorothy and Henry Dworkin. His sister Cinda was born on Sept. 1, 1942, also in Toronto. In 1958, Arthurs married Sheila Rubin. After their divorce, he remarried Penelope Milnes and together they had two sons, Joshua and Gideon.; Harry Arthurs received his B.A. in 1955 and his LL.B. in 1958, both from the University of Toronto. He received his Masters of Law in 1959 from Harvard and joined Osgoode Hall Law School's faculty in 1961. Between 1968 and 1970, Arthurs served as Associate Dean and then as Dean, from 1972 to 1977. Arthurs served as president and vice-chancellor of York University from 1985 to 1992.; Arthurs is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (1982), an Officer of the Order of Canada (1989), a Member of the Order of Ontario (1995), and a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy (2003). He was awarded the D.W. Mundell Medal in 1988, the first Killam Laureate in the Social Sciences in 2002, and the first Bora Laskin Award for Distinguished Contribution to Labour Law in 2003. His many publications include his book "Without the Law: Administrative Justice and Legal Pluralism in Nineteenth Century England."

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

Name Access: Dworkin, Dorothy, 1890-1976

Source: Archival Accessions

Wilfred Grosman [graphic material] – Aug. 1956.

Accession Number: 2006-1-3

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2006-1-3

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 3 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm

Date: Aug. 1956

Scope and Content: Accession consists of three photographs of Kensington Market taken by the donor. Depicted is the Augusta Fruit Market, Lottman's Bakery and an unidentified general store.

Custodial History: Photographs were in the possession of Wilfred Grosman.

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

Subjects: Markets

Name Access: Augusta Fruit Market; Lottman's Bakery; Grosman, Wilfred

Places: Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

William Gryfe [multiple media] – [ca. 1937]-1998.

Accession Number: 2006-3-16

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2006-3-16

Material Format: multiple media

Physical Description: 81 photographs and other material

Date: [ca. 1937]-1998

Scope and Content: Accession consists of records relating to the life and weightlifting career of Bill Gryfe. The textual records are photocopies of correspondence, clippings, and certificates from a family album. The photographs are scanned copies from this same album and include images of Bill with various individuals and images of weightlifting teams and individuals that he had coached. There are two trophies: one is a Grand Order of Israel bowling award and one is an award presented to Bill in 1979 by the JCC for over fifty years of service. There is also a CD with Bill Gryfe's memoirs and some additional photographs of Bill at a young age and of him at various weightlifting events and on vacation.

Administrative History: Bill Gryfe was an early member of the YMHA. He began as a weightlifter and in 1931 became a barbell coach of the YMHA weightlifting team.; He coached at many national and international competitions such as the Canada games, the Commonwealth Games, the Pan American Games, and the Maccabean Games. He also officiated and refereed at national and international competitions including the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.; Throughout his life, Bill was devoted to the promotion of physical fitness and competitive weightlifting. He was a founder of the Ontario Weightlifting Association and its first president in 1968. He also organized the national-championship weightlifting competitions, held annually at the Canadian National Exhibition, an institution that had a distinct effect on his life from his earliest years when it was first established by Bill Oliphant in 1935. Over the years, Bill Gryfe received numerous awards and citations, including a nomination for the Order of Canada in 1982. Bill died in 2005 at the age of ninety-five.

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: Physical description note: includes 3 cm of textual records, 2 items, and 1 electronic record.

Subjects: Weight lifters

Name Access: Gryfe, Bill

Source: Archival Accessions

Samuel and Gertrude Kronick [graphic material, textual record] – [192-]-1984.

Accession Number: 2006-9-3

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2006-9-3

Material Format: graphic material; textual record

Physical Description: 20 cm of textual records; ca. 75 photographs

Date: [192-]-1984

Scope and Content: This accession consists of textual and graphic records relating to the personal and professional lives of Samuel and Gertrude Kronick. The records include correspondence, congratualtory cards and letters, family photographs, naturalizaton, birth and marriage records, plaques and a Soboloff oil painting, commissioned by the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, the Toronto Hebrew Free Loan and possibly the Canadian Jewish Congress. Of note, is a photograph of Sam Kronick which was taken for the UJA campaign in 1944 as well as the accompanying flyer in which his photograph appeared.

Administrative History: Samuel Kronick was born near Kovno, Lithuania in 1880. In 1900 he moved to London, England for nine monthes before immigrating to the United States in 1901. He lived in Chicago and Minneapolis for a short time, working as a Singer sewing machine salesman. The following year he moved to Toronto and started the American Hat Company with his brother-in-law Max Manson.; In 1912, he married Gertrude Willinsky, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Willinsky. They had four children together: Miriam, Moses, Leah and Joseph.; Samuel was one of the founding members of the Federation of Jewish Philanthroipies. He founded the Hebrew Free Loan Association and was involved with the Brunswick Avenue Talmud Torah, the Zionist Organization, the Jewish Old Folks' Home, Mount Sinai Hospital, Folks Farein and the United Jewish Welfare Fund. Gertrude was involved with the Rose chapter of Hadassah-WIZO.; In 1933, the Kronicks made aliyah to Israel, and Samuel retired from the millinary business upon his return in 1934. He passed away in 1962 and Gertrude passed away in the mid-1980s.; Joe Kronick is the son of Samuel and Gertrude.

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.

Source: Archival Accessions

Rabovsky family (Owen Sound, Ont.) [graphic material (electronic)] – [ca. 1908-1961].

Accession Number: 2007-5-7

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2007-5-7

Material Format: graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description: 19 photographs : b&w (jpg)

Date: [ca. 1908-1961]

Scope and Content: This accession consists of digitized photographs depicting four generations of the Rabovsky family of Owen Sound, from the early 1900s to 1961.; The photographs are as follows:; 01. Goldie & Nathan Rabovsky, [ca. 1908].; 02. Goldie Rabovsky (9) and Gail (9) in summer of 1961 in front of cottage at Sauble Beach, July 1961.; 03. Bar mitzvah of Stan Rabovsky, at Beth Ezekiel Synagogue, Owen Sound, [ca. 1953].; 04. Rose Rabovsky, Stan Rabovsky & Irving Rabovsky at bar mitzvah of Stan Rabovsky, Owen Sound, [ca. 1953].; 05.Rabovskys at Sauble Beach, 1957.; 06. Marsha Rabovsky at Harrison Park, Owen Sound, 1957.; 07. Group in suits in front of building, [before 1944]. Back row L to R: Lillian Rabovsky, Goldie [Cadesky] Rabovsky, Rose [Schecter] Rabovsky, Nathan Rabovsky, Max Rabovsky, Celia [Gordon] Rabovsky, Sadie Rabovsky, Irving Rabovsky. Front row L to R: Mike [Meyer] Rabovsky, Stan Rabovsky (on shoulders), Moe [Moses] Rabovsky, Bertha Rabovsky; 08. Sauble Beach, Ontario, [1954]. Celia Rabovsky, Marsha Rabovsky, Max Rabovsky.; 09. Sadie Rabovsky, Miriam Levison Rabovsky, Celia Rabovsky, Marsha Rabovsky, Molly Cadesky, Max Rabovsky, [1954].; 10. Joel Cadesky, Debbie Cadesky, Marsha Rabovsky, Goldie Rabovsky (toddler) Sauble Beach, 1954.; 11. Nathan Rabovsky & Goldie Rabovsky in front of their furniture store, Owen Sound, [193-?].; 12. L to R: Moses (Moe) Rabovsky, Bertha Rabovsky, Max Rabovsky, Nathan Rabovsky, Owen Sound, [ca. 1940].; 13. Max Rabovsky & Celia (Gordon) Rabovsky, Owen Sound, [193-?].; 14. Ezekiel Cadesky, Owen Sound, [194-?].; 15. Max & Celia Rabovsky, Owen Sound, [193-?].; 16. Four young men in suits; second from left is Max Rabovsky, [ca. 1930].; 17. Max Rabovsky & Nettye Podnick, Owen Sound, [ca. 1930]; 18. Rabovsky family downtown Owen Sound, [before 1944]. Back row L to R: Lillian Rabovsky, Rose Rabovsky, Nathan Rabovsky, Irving Rabovsky, Goldie Rabovsky, Max Rabovsky, Celia Rabovsky, Sadie Rabovsky. Front row L to R: Meyer (Mike) Rabovsky, Stanley Rabovsky (on shoulders), Pvt. Moses (Moe) Rabovsky, Bertha Rabovsky (hugging).; 19. Isaac Ezekiel Cadesky, [195-?].

Administrative History: The Rabovsky family is one of the oldest in the Owen Sound Jewish community. Nathan Rabovsky arrived with his brother in 1907; his marriage to Goldie Cadesky in 1909 was the first Jewish wedding in Owen Sound, for which a rabbi was brought in from Toronto. Goldie was the eldest daughter of Ethel Lewisky and Isaac Ezekiel Cadesky, for whom the Beth Ezekiel Synagogue is named. Nathan and Goldie had seven children: Sadie, Meyer (Mike), Irving, Lillian, Moses (Moe), Bertha and Max. Moses, a pilot in the Second World War, was killed in 1944. Max married Celia Gordon, and their granddaughter is donor Julie Gonik.

Use Conditions: None

Descriptive Notes: Related records: 2007-5-5, 2007-6-37

Subjects: Communities; Families

Name Access: Rabovsky family

Places: Owen Sound (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Molly Miller [graphic material] – [195-?].

Accession Number: 2007-6-17

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2007-6-17

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm

Date: [195-?]

Scope and Content: Accession consists of two group photographs taken in Stratford, Ontario. The first is a farewell party photograph for Alec and Ann and the second is a photograph of a children's Purim party.

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

Subjects: Religion; Children; Communities

Name Access: Miller, Molly

Places: Stratford, Ont.

Source: Archival Accessions

Owen Sound Jewish community [textual record (electronic)] – 1948-1991.

Accession Number: 2007-6-38

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2007-6-38

Material Format: textual record (electronic)

Physical Description: 6 documents (13 jpgs)

Date: 1948-1991

Scope and Content: This accession consists of electronic copies of original textual records, documenting the Jewish community of Owen Sound, Ontario. The records include a community draw ticket (1959); the Canadian Jewish Congress Educational Department code of practice, for discussion at the sixth regional conference on Jewish education (1957); a page from a donation ledger for the United Palestine Appeal (1948); the Beth Ezekiel Synagogue historic plaquing program book (1991); and an employment contract between the Synagogue and Rabbi H. Lasher (1962).

Custodial History: The original records are in the possession of the donor. The OJA was granted permission to scan the documents in June 2007, as part of the Ontario Small Jewish Communities initiative. These copies were then donated to the Archives on 2007-06-11.

Administrative History: Jeff Elie is the current president of Beth Ezekiel Synagogue in Owen Sound. For a history of the Synagogue and the Owen Sound Jewish community, see the OJA's Small Communities Exhbit: http://ontariojewisharchives.org/exhibits/osjc/communities/owensound/index.html

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: Synagogues; Communities

Name Access: Beth Ezekiel Synagogue

Places: Owen Sound, Ont.

Source: Archival Accessions

Ruth Gorbet [graphic material (electronic)] – 1965, 1980.

Accession Number: 2007-6-35

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2007-6-35

Material Format: graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (jpg)

Date: 1965, 1980

Scope and Content: Accession consists of two scanned photographs documenting Ruth Gorbet in two Little Theatre productions. The first photograph is of Ruth playing Sherry in a local production of Bus Stop in 1965. The second image is of Ruth playing Yenta in Fiddler on the Ruth in 1980.

Custodial History: These photographs were donated as part of the Small Jewish Ontario Communities initiative. The donor kept the originals and provided the OJA with the scans.

Use Conditions: Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Subjects: Communities; Theater

Name Access: Gorbet, Ruth

Places: Owen Sound, Ont.

Source: Archival Accessions

Lee Jourard (Belleville, Ont.) [textual record (electronic), graphic material (electronic)] – 1954-1992.

Accession Number: 2007-6-40

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2007-6-40

Material Format: textual record (electronic); graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description: 16 documents (pdf and jpg); 7 photographs (jpg)

Date: 1954-1992

Scope and Content: Accession consists of scanned copies of material reflecting Lee Jourard's involvement in theatre in the Belleville area. There are eight theatre programmes, most of them of plays produced by the Belleville Theatre Guild, in which Jourard was a cast member and/or on the backstage crew. The records also include scanned newspaper clippings about Jourard's talks and plays (including photographs), and seven scanned copy photographs of Jourard.; The photographs are as follows:; 01. A Thurber Carnival programme, 1964; 02. Albert-St Catharines Review Playbill, Dec 3 1960; 03. Belleville Advertiser, June 1971, page 21. Cast of The Drunkard. Lee Jourard in top hat far left.; 04. Belleville Advertiser, June 1971, page21. Lee Jourard and Linda Archer dressed for their roles in The Drunkard.; 05. Belleville Intel, April 17 1969, page 3.; 06. Belleville Intel, Feb 13 1970. Flo Yannover as Queen Mother Yoland in the Lark.; 07. Lee Jourard talk advert.; 08. Programme Diary of Anne Frank, 1992.; 09. Belleville Theatre. Lee Jourard in A Man For All Seasons.; 10. Belleville Theatre. Photo of Lee Jourard at Rehersal, 1962.; 11. Belleville Theatre Programme, 1962.; 12. Birth announcement for Matthew Jourard, 1994.; 13. Lee Jourard in costume receiving news of birth of grandson Mathew Joseph Jourard, 1994.; 14. Cable Communications, Vol 43, No 10, Oct 1977.; 15. Lee Jourard. CableVue 4 went colour, 1977.; 16. Lee Jourard as Robert de Baudricourt and Milton A. Crystal as Brother Ladvenu in The Lark, March 1, 1970.; 17. My Three Angels, 1960.; 18. The Drunkard, June 2 to 12, 1971. Lee Jourard as Lawyer Cribbs and Edward Middleton as Stewart Arnott.; 19. The Lark, 1970.; 20. The Man Who Came to Dinner, 1956.; 21. You Can't Take It With You, cast photo on stage, 1954.; 22. You Can't Take It With You programme, 1954.

Administrative History: Entertainer Lee Jourard is well-known in the city of Belleville for his support of the arts and his community involvement. He worked as a broadcaster for CJBQ radio, was the first Community Programs Director at the Cablevue 4 television station, and was a founding member of Belleville's Cultural Awards Committee and the Harbour Improvement Committee. He is a longtime member of the Belleville Theatre Guild, having been in the cast and crew of many of its producations from the 1950s through the 1990s. Jourard is also a member of the Bay of Quinte Power Squadron and the Moira River Conservation Authority Advisory Board. In 2007 he was named Senior of the Year in the City of Belleville.

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: Theater

Name Access: Jourard, Lee

Places: Belleville, Ont.

Source: Archival Accessions

Nash family (St. Catharines, Ont.) [graphic material (electronic), textual record (electronic)] – [191-]-1980.

Accession Number: 2007-6-33

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2007-6-33

Material Format: graphic material (electronic); textual record (electronic)

Physical Description: 9 photographs : b&w and col. (jpg); 1 document (jpg)

Date: [191-]-1980

Scope and Content: This accession consists of nine electronic copies of original photographs documenting the Nash family of St. Catharines, Ontario. Included are studio portraits and snapshots, taken in St. Catharines and Port Dalhousie. Also included is one electronic copy of a typwritten remembrances of Buncie Nashman written by Harold Nash and Rhonda Applebaum.; The photographs are as follows:; 1. Rose Nash and Tzeine (sister) – two young women in photo, possibly before marriage to Jack.; 2. Clara Cohen with baking at cottage at Port Dalhousie (not Rose as suspected) perhaps 1940s.; 3. Jack and Rose Nash; 4. Nash children, ca. 1930. Top, left to right: Molly, Maurice. Bottom, left to right: Dorothy, Ruth.; 5. Nash family, 21 May 1929.; 6. Maurice Nash in uniform (air force) with cousin, Henry Wexler, in US Army early 1940s.; 7. Maurice Nash in uniform (air force) with cousin, Henry Wexler, in US Army, and unidentified woman, early 1940s.; 8. Nash women at Harold’s 50th birthday party, 1980.; 9. Harold and Eleanor in Port Dalhousie with cousins, ca. 1935.

Custodial History: The original photographs are in the possession of the donor. The OJA was granted permission to scan the photos in June 2007, as part of the Ontario Small Jewish Communities initiative. These copies were then donated to the Archives on 2007-06-05.

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

Subjects: Families

Name Access: Nash family

Places: St. Catharines (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Shari-Lyn Safir (Thunder Bay, Ont.) [textual record (electronic)] – 1962.

Accession Number: 2007-7-5

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2007-7-5

Material Format: textual record (electronic)

Physical Description: 1 document (pdf)

Date: 1962

Scope and Content: This accession consists of one scanned copy of the Lakehead Hadassah cookbook from 1962.

Custodial History: The original records are in the possession of the donor. The OJA was granted permission to scan the records in July 2007, as part of the Ontario Small Jewish Communities initiative. These copies were then donated to the Archives on 2007-07-19.

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: Communities; Food; Women

Name Access: Safir, Shari-Lyn; Hadassah-WIZO Organization of Canada

Places: Thunder Bay (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Joseph Burke (Belleville, Ont.) [graphic material (electronic), textual record (electronic)] – 1927, 1970.

Accession Number: 2007-6-29

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2007-6-29

Material Format: graphic material (electronic); textual record (electronic)

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w (jpg); 1 document : col. (jpg)

Date: 1927, 1970

Scope and Content: This accession consists of a scanned photograph of Joe and Fanny Diamond and a digital image of the Belleville Fashion Show Program from 1970.

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

Subjects: Communities

Name Access: Diamond, Joe; Diamond, Fanny

Places: Belleville, Ont.

Source: Archival Accessions

Freedman family [graphic material (electronic)] – 1941-[197-].

Accession Number: 2007-9-3

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2007-9-3

Material Format: graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description: 11 photographs : b&w and col. (jpg)

Date: 1941-[197-]

Scope and Content: Accession consists of scanned copies of eleven family photographs of the Freedman family of North Bay. Included are photos of Eunice and William Freedman when dating, on their wedding day, as well as of their three sons in Hebrew school and on their bar mitzvah days. In addition, there are three Hanukkah photographs.; Photographs are as follows:; 001: Abe Freedman, 1970s; 002: Left to right: Gordon Rosenberg, Bill Brown, Dolly Brown, Eunice Freedman, Bill Freedman, Goldie Garshowitz at Club Norman, 1941.; 003: Hanukkah performance at Hebrew school, (North Bay, ON), ca. 1963. Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, # 2007-9/3; Front Row (L to R): Elliot Rosenberg, Steven Freedman, Michael Back, Annette Metz, Mary Ellen Rosenberg, unidentified, unidentified, Jeff Freeman. Middle Row (L to R): Joy Price, unidentified, Paul Freeman, Helen Metz, unidentified, Steve Gurevitch, unidentified, Brian Back. Back Row (L to R): Billy Metz, Kenny Herman, Howard Kizell, Shelly Freedman, Martin Brown and Steve Kizell.; 004: Left to right: Elliot Rosenberg, unidentified girl, unidentified girl, Paul Freedman, Annette Metz.; 005: Left to right: unidentified, Billy Metz, Kenny Herman, Larry Freedman.; 006: Eunice and William Freedman wedding, 1948.; 007: Eunice and William Freedman when dating in Toronto, ca. 1947.; 008: Larry, Paul and Sheldon, Hebrew School photos 1959 to 1960.; 009: Paul Freedman bar mitzvah, ca. 1955.; 010: Shelly Freedman bar mitzvah, ca. 1952.; 011: Steven Freedman bar mitzvah, ca. 1957.

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

Subjects: Communities; Families

Name Access: Freedman, Eunice

Places: North Bay (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Solomon Waiser family [textual record, graphic material (electronic), graphic material] – 1910-1960.

Accession Number: 2007-9-8

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2007-9-8

Material Format: textual record; graphic material (electronic); graphic material

Physical Description: 8 photographs : b&w and col. (7 jpg); 1 naturalization paper

Date: 1910-1960

Scope and Content: Records include the 1911 naturalization certificate of Solomon Waiser; a 1948-1949 class composite photograph of the North Bay Hebrew School; and 7 scanned copies of original photographs. The photographs include images of Sol Waiser, his wife Essie, and children; the wedding of Mary Waiser and Milton Cossaver; Sol Waiser's house in North Bay; and two North Bay streetscapes outside Sol Waiser's clothing store.; Photographs are as follows:; 01. Esther and Jake Kizell (Cynthia Flesher's grandparents) dancing at Sol and Essie Waiser’s 50th wedding anniversary.; 02. Right to left: Sol Waiser and Essie, Zelda and William and Ceritta and Arthur, bound for Europe, 1927.; 03. Sol Waiser and Silverstein shops in North Bay, 1940s.; 04. Sol Waiser and wife standing outside store on parade route, 1910.; 05. Sol Waiser’s house at 133 Main Street West.; 06. Sol Waiser walking new torah to shul after son returned from war, ca. 1945.; 07. Wedding of Mary Waiser and Milton Cossever, March 26 1950. Front row, left to right: Frances Waiser, Michael Waiser, Cynthia Waiser, Rifka Wiseman, Lillian Wiseman, Bona Wiseman, Milton Cossaver, Mary Waiser Cossaver, Sylvia Black, Mrs. Cossaver, Bessie Waiser, Rae Black, Peter Schacter, Geety Waiser, Mrs. Cosaver, unknown. Second row, left to right: Gary ?, Art Waiser, Bill Waiser, Henry Wiseman, unknown, Louis Ritter, unknown, Sol Waiser, unknown, unknown.; 08. North Bay Hebrew School 1948-49. Identified are, top left: Henry Wiseman (father of Ricky Pasternak), Nathan Rivilis, Jack Stoller. Middle left: Rifkay (Ricky) Pasternak, Faegi Hoffman, Michael Cohen, Cynthia Waiser, Gloria Hockman. Bottom left: Irwin (Butch) Rivilis, Peter Brown, Bernice (Brooky) Himmel, Herbie Herman, Sandra Hockman.; 09. Soloman Waiser naturalization papes.

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

Subjects: Communities; Families

Name Access: Waiser, Solomon

Places: North Bay (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Sylvia Basch [textual record, graphic material] – 1943-1977.

Accession Number: 2007-11-2

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2007-11-2

Material Format: textual record; graphic material

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records; 9 photographs : b&w and col. ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller

Date: 1943-1977

Scope and Content: Accession consists of material related to the Belleville Jewish community, in particular, the Schwab family and the Sons of Jacob Synagogue. It includes one copy of the Sons of Jacob Synagogue dedication book, a programme from brotherhood week and several photographs of the Schwab family and other members of the community.; The photographs are as follows:; 1. Ben Safe and Julius Abramsky holding a large fish (1943).; 2. Sid Rose, Ted Schwab and Art Black (1947).; 3. Mike Levine, Paul Yanover, Ben Yanover, Eve Yanover, Vera Levine, Nellie Schwab, Sylvia Schwab and Stephen Schwab on the beach (1948).; 4. Stephen Schwab's bar mitzvah portrait (1952).; 5. Belleville Sisterhood group portrait (ca. 1960). Pictured, top row, left to right: Mrs. Pollak, unidentified, unidentified, Niomi Spiegel, Carol Albert, Cathy Mazer, Hilda Tuchmayer, unidentified, Mrs. Sylvia Freeman. Middle row, left to right: unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, Blooma Tobe, unidentified, Becky Shulman, Mrs. Gittleman, Mrs. Goldberg, Mrs. Esther Yanover, unidentified. Front row, left to right: Nellie Schwab, Sue Black, Jennie Nemtin, Bernice Mandel, Flo Yanover, Lil Albert.; 6. Sue and Art Black (ca. 1965).; 7. Copy family portrait of Theodore, Stephen, Nellie, and Sylvia Schwab (24 October 1952).; 8. Michael Basch with the Torah scrolls at his bar mitzvah (1977).; 9. Michael Basch at the bimah during his bar mitzvah (1977).

Administrative History: The Schwab family were one of the earliest Jewish families in Belleville. Theodore Schwab owned a stationary store.

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

Subjects: Communities; Families; Synagogues

Name Access: Basch, Sylvia

Places: Belleville (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Julius Miller dedication dinner [graphic material] – 5 May 1969.

Accession Number: 2007-9-1

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2007-9-1

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w ; 24 x 19 cm and 18 x 14 cm

Date: 5 May 1969

Scope and Content: Accession consists of two photographs of the reception at which Julius Miller was recognized by the Jewish community of Cornwall for his twenty-five years of service as president of Beth-El Congregation with a grove of trees planted in his name by the Jewish National Fund. (Julius Miller was the father of the donor.); Photo identification:; High Table --- Left: Father R. J. McDonald; Moe Schulman; Fern Guindon, MPP; Louis Horovitz; Nick Kaneb, mayor; Julius Miller; Pete Solway, Israeli consular; David Kaye; unknown; unknown; Louis Dubinsky; unknown; and Jack Miller.; Certificate presentation --- Hon. Lucien Lamoureux, speaker of the House of Commons; Nick Kaneb, mayor of Cornwall; Fern Guindon, MPP; and Julius Miller,

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

Subjects: Communities

Name Access: Beth El Congregation (Cornwall, Ont.); Jewish National Fund; Miller, Julius

Places: Cornwall (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Joel Moldaver [moving images, graphic material (electronic), graphic material] – [195-]-[196-].

Accession Number: 2008-1-4

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2008-1-4

Material Format: moving images; graphic material (electronic); graphic material

Physical Description: 4 film reels (57 min., 32 sec.) : 16 mm; 1 DVD; 8 photographs (jpgs) : b&w; 1 photograph : b&w

Date: [195-]-[196-]

Scope and Content: This accession consists of four 16 mm films and one copy DVD, documenting the Moldaver family in Peterborough. The films were taken during the 1950s and 1960s and include images of a Camp Wahanowin family visit featuring people by the lake, boating, playing badminton and softball and waterskiing, as well as other cottage scenes of kids swimming and jumping off the dock, canoeing, and several families sitting by the lake.; The films also document several family and community events, such as a family vacation to Chicago, fancy parties, Hanukkah and Purim celebrations, family dinners, and bar mitzvahs, including the bar mitzvah of the donor Joel Moldaver. There are also several scenes of family life in Peterborough including people skating outdoors, and group shots of people standing outside of their homes and getting into cars.; In addition, the accession contains electronic scans of eight family photographs, including the donor's grandparents and great-parents, his parents' wedding which was the first Jewish wedding in Peterborough, and three images of his own bar mitzvah. There is also one oversize photograph of the 1942 Plenary session of the Canadian Jewish Congress, where the formation of Israel was addressed (photo credit: Federal Photos, Montreal).; Photographs are as follows:; 1. Annie and Philip Black in Peterborough, ca. 1939.; 2. Bar mitzvah at Reid Street.; 3. Bar mitzvah at Reid Street.; 4. Bar mitzvah at Reid Street with father Irving Moldaver, Aaron Black, and Rabbi Babb.; 5. David and Faigh Florence possibly on Aylmer Street, ca 1939.; 6. Irving Moldaver wedding portrait, 1938.; 7. Peterborough wedding, Ernie Fine, Annie Black, Ruth and Irving Moldaver, Clara and Oskar Moldaver, 1938.; 8. Ruth Moldaver (nee Black) wedding portrait, 1938.; 9. CJC fifth plenary session, Jan. 10-12, 1942, Montreal.

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: Communities; Families; Religion

Name Access: Moldaver, Joel; Moldaver, Ruth; Moldaver, Irving

Places: Peterborough (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Hadassah chapter of Peterborough [textual record, graphic material] – [1915?-1995].

Accession Number: 2008-3-3

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2008-3-3

Material Format: textual record; graphic material

Physical Description: 30 cm of textual records; 3 photographs

Date: [1915?-1995]

Scope and Content: Accession consists of records from Peterborough's Hadassah chapter, including minute books 1951-1995; donation books 1960-1989; records from the 10th Annual Antique Sale, 1979; a notebook and scrapbook from the 1963 Bazaar; a clippings and photos file, 1915-1983; one poster on Hadassah-WIZO; and the guestbook from the 1974 Golden Anniversary dinner. There is also a copy of the 50th Anniversary commemorative book, Golden Jubilee: Canadian Hadassah-WIZO 1917-1967.

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.

Source: Archival Accessions

Erica Cherney (Peterborough, Ont.) [textual record, textual record (electronic), graphic material (electronic)] – [1915?]-[200-].

Accession Number: 2008-3-2

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2008-3-2

Material Format: textual record; textual record (electronic); graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records; 4 photographs : b&w and col. (jpg); 6 documents : b&w and col. (jpg)

Date: [1915?]-[200-]

Scope and Content: Accession consists of brochures from the Cherney family businesses: their furniture store of fifty years, followed by Cherney Realty, established after 1984. Also included are a pamphlet on the Erica Cherney Inspiration Fund of the Community Counselling and Resource Centre of Peterborough. There is also a memorial card for the death of Harry Cherney in 1984. Electronic records include articles about Cherney's and Erica Cherney, City of Peterborough Awards of Merit for Harry and Erica Cherney, and four photographs.; Photograhps are as follows:; 01. Award of Merit, Erica Cherney, 1977.; 02. Award of Merit, Harry Cherney, 1981.; 03. Harry Cherney on a sailboat, ca. 1978.; 04. 40th Anniversary of Cherney Store, 1975. Left to right: Myer and Harry and Lou Cherney.; 05. Rebecca Cherney, ca. 1915.; 06. Tree of Life donated in honour of Harry Cherney.; 07. Cherney business story in Peterborough Industrial Review, 1975.; 08. Erica Cherney article in Business Advantage February, 1997, page 13.; 09. Cherney ad, 1975.; 10. Harry Cherney newspaper article about his death, Peterborough Examiner, December 29 1984, page 1.

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: Business; Communities

Name Access: Cherney, Erica

Places: Peterborough (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Greenspoon family (Sudbury, Ont.) [graphic material (electronic)] – [ca. 1925]-[ca. 1975].

Accession Number: 2007-9-7

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2007-9-7

Material Format: graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description: 9 photographs : b&w and col. (jpg)

Date: [ca. 1925]-[ca. 1975]

Administrative History: Accession consists of scanned photographs of Goldie Barth's (nee Greenspoon) family in Sudbury, Ontario, including pictures of her parents Mary and Samuel, their backyard with scrap metal, and their general store. Other images include Mary Singer, Ghital Halman, a children's event in the basement of the synagogue, a group of Young Judea youth, and a group of young children.; Photographs include:; 01. Children outside shul, early 1940s.; 02. Event in basement of synagogue, late 1930s or early 1940s.; 03. Greenspoons inside shul, nd.; 04. Left to right: Mary Greenspoon and Mary Singer at Jewish community camp.; 05. Left to right: Ghital Halman, Mary Greenspoon, unidentified. Unidentified man behind.; 06. Mary Greenspoon in backyard with chickens, late 1930s.; 07. Mary Greenspoon with children in front of her grocery store, 1930s.; 08. Samuel Greenspoon in backyard with chickens and scrap metal.; 09. Young Judea event, February 1964. Far left Goldie Barth. Other children are Jewish and Catholic.

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

Subjects: Communities; Families

Name Access: Barth, Goldie

Places: Sudbury (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Ted Cole [graphic material (electronic), textual record (electronic), textual record] – 1981.

Accession Number: 2008-6-3

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2008-6-3

Material Format: graphic material (electronic); textual record (electronic); textual record

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records; 4 textual records (5 jpg files); 15 photographs : b&w and col. (jpg)

Date: 1981

Scope and Content: This accession consists of records related to the dedication of the Pearl and Carl Cole Athletic Wing at the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre in May 1981. The money for the wing was donated in their honour by their sons, Bruce and Ted.; The records consist of fifteen digital scans of photographs originally taken at the dedication ceremonies on 10 May 1981 along with a digital scan of the speech given by Ted Cole at the event. Also included is a digital copy of a brunch invitation and of two letters written to Pearl and Carl by Rabbi Irwin Schild and Rabbi Michael Stroh, as well as two hard copy invitations to the dedication ceremonies.

Custodial History: The original records are in the possession of the donor. They were loaned to the Archives in June 2008 for digitization.

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.

Source: Archival Accessions

Levison family (Owen Sound, Ont.) [graphic material, textual record] – 1902-[ca. 1990].

Accession Number: 2008-7-2

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2008-7-2

Material Format: graphic material; textual record

Physical Description: 42 photographs : b&w and col. (jpg); 1 folder of textual records

Date: 1902-[ca. 1990]

Scope and Content: Accession consists of electronic photographs of the Levison family from Owen Sound, Ontario. Included in the photos are Rabbi Manfred Levison and his wife Rega, their daughters Miriam and Lottie and their son Benny. Also pictured are Miriam's husband Mike Rabovsky and daughter Goldie; Lottie's husband Ralph Glass and their daughters Rochelle and Janice. The photographs depict the family in China, Medicine Hat, Owen Sound, Sauble Beach, Belle Ewart, and Toronto after the family moved to Palmerston Avenue in 1952.; The textual records consist of a German birth certificate for Rabbi Levison, a marriage certificate for Rabbi Levison and Rega Wolf and a marriage certificate for his parents Leib Levisohn and Josefine (née Kaufmann) Levisohn.; Photo Captions:; 001: Rochelle Glass and Janice Glass with their grandfather Manfred Levison, (Toronto, ON), ca. 1979.; 002: Goldie Ronald, Miriam Rabovsky, Bruce Ronald and Mike Rabovsky (front), (Owen Sound, ON), ca. 1982; 003: Goldie Ronald, Bruce Ronald, Miriam Rabovsky, and Mike Rabovsky at the wedding of Craig Levinson, (Toronto, ON), ca. 1990.; 004: Mike Rabovsky, Miriam Rabovsky (née Levison), Lottie Glass (née Levison) & Ralph Glass, (Owen Sound, ON), ca. 1989.; 005: [Unidentified], Lottie Levison, [unidentified] and Miriam Levison, China, ca. 1940.; 006: Benny and Lottie Levison, China, ca. 1940; 007: Rega Levison (née Wolf), (Medicine Hat, AB), ca. 1948; 008: Miriam Levison, (Medicine Hat, AB), ca. 1948; 009: Benny and Lottie Levison, (Owen Sound, ON), 1949.; 010: Mike Rabovsky, Miriam Levison, [unknown Cadesky], [unknown Cadesky] and Benny Levision (front), Harrison Park, (Owen Sound, ON), 1951.; 011: Mike Rabovsky and Miriam Levison, Harrison Park, (Owen Sound, ON), 1951.; 012: Siblings Lottie, Miriam and Benny Levison, Harrison Park, (Owen Sound, ON), 1951.; 013: Miriam and Lottie Levison, Harrison Park, (Owen Sound, ON), 1951.; 014: Mike Rabovsky and Lottie Levison, (Owen Sound, ON), 1951.; 015: Rega Levison (née Wolf), (Owen Sound, ON), 1951.; 016: Lottie Levision, (Owen Sound, ON), 1951.; 017: Rega and her daughter Lottie Levison, (Sauble Beach, ON), 1952.; 018: Lottie Levison, Palmerston Avenue, (Toronto, ON), 1952.; 019: Rega Levison, (Sauble Beach, ON), 1952.; 020: Benny Levison, (Toronto, ON), 1952.; 021: Benny Levison, (Owen Sound, ON), 1952.; 022: Benny Levison, Mike Rabovsky and Lottie Levison, (Sauble Beach, ON), 1952.; 023: Rega and Manfred Levison, (Sauble Beach, ON), 1952.; 024: Manfred, Rega, Lottie and: Studio portrait of Ralph Glass, ca. 1935. Benny Levison (front), (Sauble Beach, ON), 1952.; 025: Lottie and Benny Levison, (Sauble Beach, ON), 1952.; 026: Levison family at Sauble Beach. Back row: Manfred Levison, Rega Levison and Mike Rabovsky. Front row: Lottie and Benny Levison, (Sauble Beach, ON), 1952.; 027: Goldie Rabovsky held by her grandmother Rega Levison, Harrison Park, (Owen Sound, ON), 1953.; 028: Mike Rabovsky, Goldie Rabovsky, Rega Levison and Miriam Rabovsky (née Levison),Harrison Park, (Owen Sound, ON), 1953.; 029: Lottie Levison, Goldie Rabovsky, Rega Levison , Benny Levison and Miriam Rabovsky (née Levison),Harrison Park, (Owen Sound, ON), 1953.; 030: Goldie and Mike Rabovsky, Victoria Day Weekend, Palmerston Avenue, (Toronto, ON), 1954.; 031: Miriam and Goldie Rabovsky, Victoria Day Weekend, Palmerston Avenue, (Toronto, ON), 1954.; 032: Lottie Levison, Glass family cottage, (Belle Ewart, ON), June 1955.; 033: Ralph Glass, Glass family cottage, (Belle Ewart, ON), June 1955.; 034: Lottie Levison, Ralph Glass and Arlene Glass (front), Glass family cottage, (Belle Ewart, ON), June 1955.; 035: Arlene and Ralph Glass, Glass family cottage, (Belle Ewart, ON), June 1955.; 036: Ralph Glass, Glass family cottage, (Belle Ewart, ON), June 1955.; 037: Sally White and Lottie Levison, Palmerston Avenue, (Toronto, ON), November 1955.; 038: Lottie Levison and Ralph Glass, Palmerston Avenue, (Toronto, ON), November 1955.; 039: Miriam, Mike and Goldie Rabovsky, (Owen Sound, ON), August 1959.; 040: Goldie Rabovsky, backyard garden, (Owen Sound, ON), August 1959.; 041: Goldie Rabovsky, (Owen Sound, ON), August 1959.; 042: Studio portrait of Ralph Glass, ca. 1935.

Administrative History: Lottie Glass is the daughter of Rabbi Manfred Levison and Rega (née Wolf) Levison. The Glass family including Lottie's siblings Miriam (m. Rabovsky) and Benny moved to Canada in 1947. They emigrated from China where they had been living since 1939. In Canada, the family first settled in Medicine Hat, Alberta and moved to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in 1949. In 1950 they settled in Ontario first moving to Welland and then Owen Sound (1950-1952). In the summer of 1952, the family moved to Toronto and lived on Palmerston Avenue. Miriam and her husband Mike Rabovsky remained in Owen Sound. In 1954 after the death of his wife Rega, Rabbi Levison travelled to the United States in search of work and eventually settled in Brooklyn, New York.

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

Subjects: Families

Name Access: Levison, Rabbi Manfred; Levison, Rega (née Wolf); Levison, Benny; Glass, Lottie; Glass, Ralph; Glass, Rochelle; Glass, Janice; Rabovsky, Miriam; Rabovsky, Mike; Ronald, Goldie (née Rabovsky); Ronald, Bruce

Places: Owen Sound, Ont.

Source: Archival Accessions

Temple Shalom, (Kitchener-Waterloo) [graphic material, sound recording, textual record] – 1988-1997.

Accession Number: 2008-7-4

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2008-7-4

Material Format: graphic material; sound recording; textual record

Physical Description: 1 album; 1 audio cassette

Date: 1988-1997

Scope and Content: This accession consists of one album containing photographs, newsclippings, flyers and invitations related to the Temple Shalom community of Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario. The photographs depict members of the congregation celebrating various religious holidays and other communal events, as well as photos taken at the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Temple Shalom's new building "The Cedars Worship Centre". There are also two photographs of the exterior of the former Church of the Good Shepherd, where the Temple originally held their services.; The audio cassette consists of 21 Shabbat songs recorded in 1998 by the Temple Shalom community and features Neshama, a local folk music group consisting of Mark Pancer, Ruth Shushan, Wendy Weinberg and Laura Wolfson.

Custodial History: The records were in the possession of the donor until they were donated to the Archives on July 22, 2008.

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

Subjects: Synagogues

Name Access: Temple Shalom (Waterloo, Ont.)

Places: Kitchener (Ont.); Waterloo (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Joe Roseman (Kitchener, Ont.) [graphic material (electronic)] – [192?]-[1978].

Accession Number: 2007-9-10

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2007-9-10

Material Format: graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description: 9 photographs : b&w (jpg)

Date: [192?]-[1978]

Scope and Content: Accession consists of nine scanned copy photographs of the donor's parents, relatives, and community events in Kitchener, Ontario.; Photographs are the following:; 01. Bessie and David Roseman.; 02. Bessie and David Roseman.; 03. Beth Jacob Centre ribbon-cutting ceremony, Feb. 18, 1961. Left to right: Alex Orzy, Jack Rosen, and Rabbi Rosensweig.; 04. Kitchener gang at Joe Roseman’s daughter, Helene’s wedding, 1978. Bottom row, left to right: Burk and Rennie Brown, Fred and Nettie Steinhouse, Jules and Beatrice Speigel, Alex and Alice Orzy, Raymond and Shirley Cohen. Top row, left to right: Roy and Rose Klein, Jack and Eve Gordon, Morris and Freda Gartenberg, Murray and Mrs. Walman.; 05. Kitchener Jewish community picnic near Petersberg, ca. 1920s.; 06. Left to right: Sholom Brown (no relation), Al Brown (cousin) and Sam Moldaver (brother-in-law), Trafalgar Square, 1940s.; 07. Port Carling, 1950s. Left to right seated: Norman Orzy and wife,Alice Orzy, Bill Kosky with daughter on lap and Dora Kosky, Bessie Roseman and Sheldon Kosky. Left to right standing: Alex Orzy, Jean Roseman and Joe Roseman.; 08. Ruth Roseman Katz and Joe Roseman, 1940s.; 09. Sam Roseman, Sam Moldaver (brothers-in-law), 1940s.

Administrative History: Joe Roseman's parents, Bessie Baranski and David Roseman, came to Canada separately from Poland in 1918. Bessie had siblings already in Ontario: her sister Channah and brother-in-law Charles Glass, living in Kitchener at the time; brother Gordon; and brother Joe. All three brothers worked in second hand furniture and eventually switched to new furniture. They Anglicized the family name from Baranski to Brown.; Settling in Kitchener by 1920, David Roseman had a job running the tuck shop at McBrine Baggage. By 1922 he had joined his brother-in-law Charles Glass in his store, Central Furniture on King Street East. David's wife Bessie helped deliver furniture until her brother Joe came on. Joe died in 1945 after being hit by a car in front of the store.; David and Bessie had five children: Samuel, Esther (who married Sam Moldaver), Max, Ruth (married Henry Katz of Hamilton), and Joe. Samuel served and was killed in action in the Second World War. Joe began working at the furniture business in his second year of high school (1938) and stayed there until 1962 with his father retired and the business was sold. After this, Joe's brother Max opened his own store in Brantford; Joe opened one in Stratford; and Sam remained in Kitchener, opening his own small furniture store next to the original Central Furniture.

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

Subjects: Communities

Name Access: Roseman, Joe; Roseman, David; Roseman, Bessie

Places: Kitchener, Ont.

Source: Archival Accessions

Eve Rosen Gordon (Kitchener, Ont.) [graphic material (electronic)] – [193-]-1962.

Accession Number: 2007-9-9

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2007-9-9

Material Format: graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description: 3 photographs : b&w and col. (jpg)

Date: [193-]-1962

Scope and Content: Accession consists of three scanned family photographs as follows:; 01. Bat mitzvah of Richelle Gordon, 1962. Left to right: Moishe Laeb, Shaina Hanna, Jack Gordon, Richelle Gordon, Eve Gordon, Raizel Rosen, Yisroel Rosen, Brian Gordon. In front: Sheri Gordon.; 02. Family portrait, 1930s. Left to right: Mathew Gordon, Shaina Hana Gordon, Joe Gordon, Moishe Laeb Gordon, Sarah Polen. In front: Jack Gordon.; 03. Raizel and Yisroel Rosen (parents of Eve Gordon).

Administrative History: Eve Rosen Gordon was born in Russia in 1923. When she was three years old, her parents and paternal grandparents came to Canada with Eve's sister and brother. Her uncle Aaron Rosen had been in Kitchener, Ontario, since 1903. His business was scrap metal, and Eve's father joined him in the work to pay off their tickets from Russia. Following that, he peddled with a horse and buggy. In 1933, he launched his own business, clearing and filling the swampy land by hand to build a multi-generation business, Rosen and Sons, which eventually moved into industrial waste.

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

Subjects: Communities; Families

Name Access: Gordon, Eve

Places: Kitchener (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Norman Springer (Kingston, ON) [graphic material (electronic)] – [ca. 1941]-[ca. 1955].

Accession Number: 2008-7-7

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2008-7-7

Material Format: graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description: 4 photographs : b&w (jpg)

Date: [ca. 1941]-[ca. 1955]

Scope and Content: Accession consists of 4 scanned photographs relating to the Springer and Palmer families of Kingston, Ontario. included are anniversary, wedding and family photos. Identified in the photograhs are: Hinda Palmer, Jerry Springer, Sarah Rebecca Springer, Nate Hendin, Sam Springer, Miriam Palmer, Morris Palmer, Moses Cramer, Maury Kaye, Eva Hendin, Ben Palmer, Leah Cramer, Sheina Kaye, Aaron Palmer, Seddy Springer, Samuel Springer, Moe Cramer, Birdie Cramer, Edith Cramer, and Fern Cramer.

Administrative History: Norman Springer is the son of Leddy Palmer and Samuel Springer of Kingston, Ontario. His maternal grandparents, Ben and Hinda Palmer, arrived in Kingston around 1900. They had five children: Lean, Sarah (Seddy; Norman's mother), Eva, Morris, and Shana. Around the same time Ben and Sarah Springer arrived in Belleville. They had four children: Fanny, Samuel (Norman's father), Jenny, and Charles.; Samuel and Seddy met in Sandbanks (near Picton) on holidays in the 1920s. They lived in Belleville for two years and then moved to Kingston in 1934/35. Sam had a strong affiliation with Belleville; he ran the Artistic Ladies’ Wear clothing store (taken over by Julius and Jenny Abramsky) in town. Later he swapped clothing stores with his brother-in-law (Abramsky) because the women wanted to be close to their families (Jenny Abramsky was originally from Belleville).; Norman's maternal grandfather, Ben Palmer, was very involved with the synagogue in Kingston, serving on the 1910 building committee. Sam was a business leader in Kingston and was also involved in Jewish activities and committees. He was the sole building chairman in charge of building the new synagogue in Kingston. His son, Jerry, and grandson, Ryan, were the committee chairs when the Robinson wing was built. Norm and his son Douglas (grandson) were chairs on the Otterburn House (Hillel) committee when major renovations were needed to it.

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.

Source: Archival Accessions

Kastner family (Cornwall, ON) [graphic material (electronic)] – [ca. 1933]-[ca. 1962].

Accession Number: 2008-7-8

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2008-7-8

Material Format: graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description: 4 photographs : b&w (jpg)

Date: [ca. 1933]-[ca. 1962]

Scope and Content: Accession consists of 4 scanned photographs. One is a family snapshot of Tilla Kastner and the other three relate to Kastner's Clothing Store in Cornwall.

Administrative History: Sheila Kastner was born in Cornwall, Ontario in 1928, the same year her family moved there. Her father, Jacob Wolf Kastner, was born in the 1870s in Bukavina which was then part of Austria. He came to Canada in 1901. Sheila's mother was Tilla Brucer, born in 1895 in Rumania. She met and married Jacob in Montreal in 1923. Kastner's Clothing Store was originally located in what had been a house, on Pitt Street. The family lived behind the premises. Sheila's mother then rented a better location at 100 Pitt Street, as well as a house at 11 Augustus Street for the family. In 1939 the Kastners moved to Montreal. They moved four times there and had three stores. In 1942 her mother Tilla left her husband to return to Cornwall, accompanied by 14-year-old Sheila. After high school, Sheila went to Carleton College to study journalism. She married and had a child, which interrupted her degree. She and her husband moved to Cornwall and ran the successful men's and boy's clothing store Tilla had created, T. Kastner Limited, until they sold it in 1968. The new owners retained the respected name of Kastner and the store is still in business nearly seventy years later at 27 First Street East.

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Source: Archival Accessions