- Name
- Edna Jacobs
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- Dec. 1985, Mar. 1986
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Edna Jacobs
- Number
- OH 125
- Subject
- Families
- Travel
- Education
- Occupations
- Antisemitism
- Girl Guides
- Religion
- Volunteers
- Interview Date
- Dec. 1985, Mar. 1986
- Quantity
- 1
- Interviewer
- Nancy Draper
- Total Running Time
- Side 1: 36 minutes Side 2: 46 minutes
- Conservation
- Copied August 2003
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Edna Jacobs (née Frankel) was born on 20 March 1904 in Toronto. Her parents, Sigmund and Paula Frankel, were early immigrants from Germany. Edna attended Havergal from kindergarten through high school. She studied general arts for two years at the University of Toronto. She married Arthur Jacobs, the son of Rabbi Solomon Jacobs, in 1936. Together, they had one daughter, Patsy, and a baby who died during infancy. Edna was involved with the Girls Club and the Junior Council of Jewish Women.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Language
- English
- Name Access
- Toronto Girl's Club
- Toronto Council of Jewish Women
- Geographic Access
- Toronto
- Germany
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Transcript
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 125 - Jacobs\OH125_001_Log.pdf
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 125 - Jacobs\OH125_002_Log.pdf
- Source
- Oral Histories
In this clip, Edna Jacobs shares memories from a trip she and her family took to Biblis, Germany to celebrate her grandparents’ golden anniversary.
In this clip, Edna Jacobs reminisces about several prominent Toronto Jewish families.
- Part Of
- Zelda Young fonds
- Travel World series
- Level
- Series
- ID
- Fonds 135; Series 23
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zelda Young fonds
- Travel World series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 135
- Series
- 23
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Date
- 1984
- Physical Description
- 1 audio reel (ca. 5 min.) : 1/4 in.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of one audio reel containing Travel World segment for The Jewish Hour, broadcast on Fridays by CHIN Radio, presented by Zelda Young and Ron Shusterman.
- Subjects
- Travel
- Tourism
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Accession Number
- 1986-12-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zelda Young fonds
- Travel World series
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 135; Series 23; Item 1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zelda Young fonds
- Travel World series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 135
- Series
- 23
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Responsibility
- Studio IV
- Date
- 1 Apr. 1984
- Physical Description
- 1 audio reel (5 min., 9 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 2 tracks, stereo ; 1/4 in.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of Travel World. Zelda and Ron talk about the Catskills, a popular destination among Torontonians due to their proximity to the city. Ron describes the region as seasonal, traditionally popular during the summer and Passover, but recently also becoming a Christmas destination. He mentiones that most hotels have Passover programs, and the choice of hotel depends on how religious the traveller is. Zelda then compares her stays at the Concord when she was a teenager and when she was an adult, after her father's passing. She describes it as a "concrete jungle" and "too New York." Ron argues that every hotel is different and has different things to offer.
- Notes
- Recorded on 28 March 1984, at Studio IV; aired on Sunday, 1 April 1984.
- Subjects
- Travel
- Tourism
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Records are closed for conservation reasons.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Physical Condition
- Tape is in poor condition. There is considerable stickiness and squealing, indicative of SBS. No signs of mold.
- Accession Number
- Shelf 149-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
Dr. Mark Friedlander
[graphic material (electronic), textual record (electronic)]
– 1965, 1990-2015.
- Accession Number
- 2016-2-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-2-2
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- textual record (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 92 photographs (jpgs) : col. and b&w
- 1.55 MB of textual records
- Date
- 1965, 1990-2015
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of textual and graphic material documenting the activities and history of Dr. Mark Friedlander and his family. Included is a family history written by Mark's father, Bertie Friedlander and a personal CV written by Mark. Also included are photographs documenting a wide variety of Mark's activities, including his work as an anesthesiologist, Jewish holiday celebrations, his cottage life in Buckhorn, his outdoor activities (such as skiing, canoeing, hiking, cycling, fishing, and ice hockey), Danny's bar mitzvah at Kehillat Shareei Torah, Mark's marriage to Lila, the university graduations of family members, Mark's involvement with March of the Living, his participation in Walk With Israel, and his various trips to Zimbabwe, South Africa and other parts of the world. Of note is a photograph of Mark and his son Danny on Mount Kilimanjaro and images of the Sharon School Reunion which took place at Mark's house in Thornhill. Individuals identified in the photographs include: Dr. Mark Friedlander, Lila Speigel, Eli Friedlander, Danny Friedlander, Paul Ciapparelli, Sergio Ciapparelli, Lou Silver, Dennis Scolnik, Bertie Friedlander, Jarred Goldberg, Mike Green, Warren Liebowitz, Sue Holmes, Hilda Cohen, Florence Weinberger, Vickie Campbell, Joe Feldman, and Martha Shemtov.
- Custodial History
- The material was in the possession of Dr. Mark Friedlander. All the images he has are digital. He does not have the original prints in his possession.
- Administrative History
- Dr. Mark Friedlander was born in Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe) in May 1958 to Bertie and Selma Friedlander. Bertie was a pharmacist whose career went from retail manufacturing to regulations, and later an academic in learning and teaching.
- Mark attended the University of Cape Town Medical School from 1976 to 1981. Between 1982 and 1987, he lived and worked in : Cape Town, South Africa; London, England; Saskatchewan, Canada and New York City, USA. In 1987 he married Lesley Kane (from London) in London, England and moved to Toronto for Specialty Residency in Anesthesia at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine. During his four year residency, he and Lesley had two sons: Danny (1989) and Eli (1991).
- Since 1992 Mark has worked as a staff anesthesiologist at North York General Hospital, Toronto. He is also a part time consultant at the Chronic Pain Management Allevio and Pinnacle Pain Clinics.
- Mark and Lesley divorced In 2011. In 2015, Mark married Lila Speigel. Lila had immigrated to Toronto in about 1986 after living in Israel and before that from Caracas, Venezuela. Mark’s community involvement includes acting as a chaperone and physician on the March of the Living in 1994, as a UJA supporter since 1991 and as host of a Sharon Jewish Day School Zimbabwe reunion. He has also volunteered on numerous surgical missions to various countries including, Ecuador, Peru, Russia and Vietnam. He has been a member of Kehillat Shaarei Torah synagogue since 1996.
- Mark has an older sister, Wendy (born in 1956), and a younger brother, Gary (born in 1960). Gary is married to a South African and Wendy is married to Dennis Scolnik also from Zimbabwe and they all live in the Toronto area. Mark’s parents, who moved to Israel with Gary in 1977, immigrated to Toronto in 1992 to be closer to their children and grandchildren. Mark's father passed away in 2012.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Subjects
- Occupations
- South Africa--Emigration and immigration
- Travel
- Source
- Archival Accessions
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- Accession Number
- 2016-5-13
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-5-13
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 55 photographs : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- Date
- 1962
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs documenting a United Jewish Appeal Young Leadership Mission to Israel in 1962. Identified individuals include Morris Adams, Moe Emer, Paul Baer (the group's guide), Bernie Persiko, Barney Barenholtz, Jeff Cohen, Harvey Wolfe, Albert Mandel, Gerry Halpert, Stan Paulin, Wayne Tanenbaum, Bill Stern, and Murray Rumack.
- Images show the group participating in various tours and visiting sites such as the Gadna training camp for teenagers, Israeli Air Force and naval bases, King Solomon's Mines, Yad Vashem, the Herzl memorial, a children's home, the Negev and Galilee, the Timma Copper Mines, the town of Acre, sitting in on an Ulpan Hebrew class for new immigrants, visiting sites of industry, greeting new aliyot disembarking at dock, and meeting with dignitaries and Israeli officials, such as Shimon Peres, Moshe Sharett, Levi Eshkol, and various military generals.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Descriptive Notes
- RELATED MATERIAL NOTE: See fonds 33, series 4 for additional photographs of this same trip.
- Subjects
- Israel
- Travel
- Name Access
- Adams, Morris
- United Jewish Welfare Fund (Toronto, Ont.)
- United Jewish Appeal (Toronto, Ont.)
- Places
- Israel
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-9-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-9-3
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 13 cm of textual records
- 5 photographs : b&w and col. ; 21 x 26 or smaller
- Date
- 1912-2015
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records documenting the life of Pearl Freedhoff. The bulk of the material are speeches and other writings related to Pearl's position as president of the Goel Tzedec Sisterhood around 1949-1950, as well as material related to her role with the Eastern Canadian Branch of the Women's League of the United Synagogue. Also included is Pearl's hand-written memoir and the final bound copy edited by her daughter Judith Golden. The remaining records relate to Pearl's work as a travel guide and organizer of trips to Israel, East Asia, and the Lido Spa in Florida; dance cards from the 1920s; a small amount of personal correspondence with a friend living in England; Pearl and Samuel's wedding invitation; a letter to Pearl and her sister Hilda from their mother, Esther; newsclippings; photographs; and a book won as a second place prize by Pearl at Edmund Scheuer's Zionist girls' school.
- Administrative History
- Pearl Freedhoff (née Narrol) was born on 17 September 1906 to Harry Narrol and Esther Narroll (née Newman). She had four siblings: She had four siblings: Albert, Gertie, Hilda (m. Spivak), and Mendell (died as infant). Pearl married Dr. Samuel Osias Freedhoff (1903–1973) in 1927 and had two children: Stephen and Judith. Samuel was the son of Harry Freedhoff and Molli Freedhoff (née Bohnen). Pearl graduated from the University of Toronto, School of Social Work, and Samuel graduated from the School of Dentistry. Both were members of Goel Tzedec Synagogue, with Pearl serving as sisterhood president from 1949–1950 and Samuel as president of the men's club in 1952. Pearl passed away on 18 December 1997.
- Subjects
- Manuscripts
- Speeches, addresses, etc
- Synagogues
- Travel
- Name Access
- Freedhoff, Pearl, 1906-1997
- Freedhoff, Samuel, 1903-1973
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-1-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-1-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1963-1964
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of textual records documenting Ab Nisker's involvement in B'nai Brith Canada. In particular, the bulk of the records relate to the B'nai Brith Eastern Canadian Council's fourth all Canadian tour of Israel and Europe. Included is correspondence, itineraries, event invitations, brochures, and participant lists.
- Subjects
- Clubs
- Societies
- Travel
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-10-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-10-4
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 11 film reels
- Date
- [ca. 1941]-[1956?]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of eleven film reels, which appear to document travel in Ontario and abroad as well as life in London, Ontario.
- Custodial History
- Material donated by Sandra Ainsley, widow of Morton Ainsley.
- Administrative History
- Morton (Mort) Ainsley (1937-1995) was born in London, Ontario to Esther and Irving Ainsley. Esther (née Rash) was born in Toronto and Irving in Russia; the two met at Stitsky’s textile store on Bathurst Street in Toronto and moved to London in the 1940s. In London, Irving Ainsley owned Ainsley’s dress store and was a co-founder and president of B’nai Israel congregation. The family were friends with the Siskinds and Rubinoffs, going on fishing trips with the Rubinoffs and cruises with others in the Jewish community. Irving loved to film, and filmed Second World War newsreels in the movie theatre.
- Morton graduated from the University of Western Ontario School of Business Administration, and then the University of Toronto Law School in 1962. Following graduation, he worked at the Department of Justice and at Minden, Gross, Grafstein and Greenstein. In 1969, he and Sandra Gula were married at Beth Tzedec Synagogue. They had three children, Efrem, Andrew, and Daniel. He died in September 1995 at Toronto General Hospital.
- Subjects
- Amateur films
- Families
- Travel
- Name Access
- Ainsley, Morton, 1937-1995
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Mexico
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Level
- Sub-series
- ID
- Fonds 2; Series 1-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 2
- Series
- 1-6
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- cartographic material
- Date
- 1931-1975
- Physical Description
- 2 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Following the Arab-Israeli War of 1948-49, Ben Dunkelman frequently travelled to Israel for pleasure as well as for business. Although he once went leopard hunting in Africa, Dunkelman usually visited the Middle East or the United States when outside Canada.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series contains maps, a passport, a 1953 travel diary and some correspondence. The records relate to Benjamin Dunkelman’s travels to Israel. The sub-series includes files for Dunkelman’s passport and his travel maps.
- Subjects
- Israel
- Travel
- Creator
- Dunkelman, Benjamin
- Source
- Archival Descriptions