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Joseph Graner [textual record] – 1910-1950.

Accession Number: 1991-5-9

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 1991-5-9

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Date: 1910-1950

Scope and Content: Accession consists of material documenting the business career and community involvement of Joseph Graner. Included are receipts, insurance release foms, bills, and an auditor's financial report. His company is decribed on letterheads as dealing with steamship tickets, real estate, foreign exchange, insurance, loans, mortgages, valuations, and rent collection. There are three items of historic paper foreign currency from Germany and Russia. As well there are order forms for Universal Garment Company Sportswear Specialists, and a seal for Joseph Graner, Justice of the Peace for Toronto and the County of York. Finally there are press clippings and correspondence pertaining to his community activities with organizations such as Associated Hebrew Schools, Goel Tzedec Synagogue, Ontario Zionist Association, the Conservative Association, and committees protesting the persecution of Jews in Poland and Gemany before the Second World War.

Administrative History: Joseph Graner was one of the founders of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies and the Jewish Dispensary (the forerunner of Mount Sinai Hospital). A biography is included with the Instrument of Donation.

Name Access: Graner, Joseph

Source: Archival Accessions

Constitution of Beth Israel Anshei Minsk [textual record] – 1912.

Accession Number: 1988-5-5

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 1988-5-5

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Date: 1912

Scope and Content: Accession consists of the Constitution of the Beth Israel Men of Minsk (Congregation Anshei Minsk) in the form of a small booklet. Material is in Yiddish and English.

Administrative History: The booklet belonged to Joshua Meslin, the grandfather of the donor. Joshua was a member of the congregation from its inception and its Shames for forty-two years. It was printed by the Royal Printing Company owned by Benjamin Meslin, Joshua's son.

Subjects: Synagogues

Name Access: Anshei Minsk Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Congregation Anshei Minsk minute book [textual record] – 1958-1984.

Accession Number: 2004-2-6

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2004-2-6

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records (1 v.)

Date: 1958-1984

Scope and Content: Accession consists of the minute book of Congregation Anshe Minsk with entries written in Yiddish.

Descriptive Notes: Language note: Yiddish

Subjects: Synagogues

Name Access: Anshei Minsk Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Anshe Minsk Synagogue [graphic material] – 1978.

Accession Number: 2004-1-2

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2004-1-2

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 drawing : pen & ink ; 36 x 30 cm

Date: 1978

Scope and Content: Accession consists of a drawing by Martin Mendelow of the Anshei Minsk synagogue.

Subjects: Drawing; Synagogues

Name Access: Anshei Minsk Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Robert Burley [graphic material] – 2002-2004.

Accession Number: 2005-12-1

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2005-12-1

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 22 photographs

Date: 2002-2004

Scope and Content: This accession consists of twenty-two photographs taken by the prominent architectural photographer Robert Burley. The photographs document the interior and exterior features of six of Toronto's original synagogues: the Kiever, Knesseth Israel, First Narayever, Anshei Minsk, Shaarei Tzedec, and the Beach Hebrew Institute.; These photographs were part of an exhibit held at the Arthur Anderson Gallery that ran from February to May 2005. Burley selected these synagogues for his project because they were the only synagogues in the city still operating in their original buildings. His images reveal the architectural details of the buildings as well as the rich interiors, highlighting the murals, religious artifacts, and interior structure of each building.

Administrative History: Robert Burley graduated with a master's degree in fine arts from the School of Art Institute in Chicago in 1986. He is an accomplished architectural photographer who has exhibited his work around the world. He is a professor at the School of Image Arts at Ryerson University.

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: Architecture; Synagogues

Name Access: Anshei Minsk Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.); Beach Hebrew Institute (Toronto, Ont.); Congregation Shaarei Tzedec (Toronto, Ont.); First Narayever Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Robert Burley [graphic material] – 2002-2004.

Accession Number: 2009-9-8

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2009-9-8

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 4 photographs : b&w and col. ; 56 cm x 71 cm

Date: 2002-2004

Scope and Content: This accession consists of four framed photographs taken by Robert Burley. The photographs document the Anshei Minsk Synagogue and were part of the exhibit "Recurrent Memories: Historic Jewish Sites in Canada and Poland," which was held at Gallery 345 from 23 April 2008 to 18 May 2008. The photographs are as follows:; 1) Burned Books, Anshei Minsk Synagogue, Toronto, 2002; 2) Anshei Minsk Synagogue, Toronto, 2002; 3) Fire Damage to the Women’s Gallery, Anshei Minsk Synagogue, 2002; 4) View from the Bima, Anshei Minsk Synagogue, Toronto, 2004

Administrative History: Robert Burley graduated with a master's degree in fine arts from the School of Art Institute in Chicago in 1986. He is an accomplished architectural photographer who has exhibited his work around the world. He is a professor at the School of Image Arts at Ryerson University.

Use Conditions: Robert Burley holds copyright for these photographs and should be credited.

Descriptive Notes: see 2005-12-1

Subjects: Architecture; Photographers; Synagogues

Name Access: Anshei Minsk Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.); Burley, Robert, 1957

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Mel Lastman - 1 Jun. 2006

Name: Mel Lastman

Material Format: moving images

Interview Date: 1 Jun. 2006

Source: Oral Histories

Name: Mel Lastman

Number: OH 290

Subject: Religion; Families

Interview Date: 1 Jun. 2006

Quantity: 1

Interviewer: Ellen Scheinberg

Total Running Time: 60 min.

Conservation: Copied November 2006

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

Biography: Melvin Douglas Lastman was born in Toronto on 9 March 1933, the son of Rose and Louis Lastman. Raised in the Kensington Market area, he attended Ryerson Public School and Central High School of Commerce, where he was president of the school council. Lastman left high school to work at an appliance store and, in 1955, opened his own appliance store. By the late 1960s, he owned a chain of forty stores, Bad Boy Appliances, throughout Ontario. Lastman lived in North York and, in 1969, ran successfully for the North York Board of Control. In the 1972 municipal election, he was elected as mayor of North York, a position he held for twenty-five years until North York became part of the newly created City of Toronto on 1 January 1998. With the provincially-mandated creation of the new City of Toronto by the amalgamation of Metropolitan Toronto and the six local municipalities, Lastman decided to run for mayor against the other major contender, former City of Toronto mayor Barbara Hall. He won the 1997 election and was sworn in on 1 January 1998. Lastman was easily re-elected in the 2000 mayoralty election; however, in February 2003, Lastman announced that he would not be seeking re-election in the November municipal election.; In 1953, Mel Lastman married Marilyn Bornstein. They have two married sons and six grandchildren.

Material Format: moving images

Name Access: Anshei Minsk Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.); Lastman, Mel; Scheinberg, Ellen

Geographic Access: Toronto; Kensington Market

Original Format: Digital videocassette

Copy Format: DVD

Source: Oral Histories

In this clip, former Toronto mayor Mel Lastman remembers playing as a child at the Minsk Shul in Kensington Market.

Michele Landsberg - Aug. 2006

Name: Michele Landsberg

Material Format: moving images

Interview Date: Aug. 2006

Source: Oral Histories

Name: Michele Landsberg

Number: OH 294

Subject: Religion; Families; Buildings

Interview Date: Aug. 2006

Quantity: 1

Interviewer: Ellen Scheinberg and Aviva Heller

Total Running Time: 60 min.

Conservation: Copied November 2006

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

Biography: An award-winning columnist, staunch feminist, and tireless activist for social justice and progressive causes at home and abroad, Michele Landsberg was a well-known and prominent Torontonian during the mid-to-late twentieth century. According to a biography posted by the University of Windsor where Landsberg was a distinguished visitor in women's studies in October 2003, her "zest for wanting to change the world has its roots in her childhood: growing up as a Jewish girl in 1950s Toronto, where sexual stereotyping and objectification were rampant and overt antisemitism was acceptable." As a result, Ms. Landsberg tackled a wide-range of related issues, often grounding her columns in events, places, and issues of particular interest to Torontonians.; Born on 12 July 1939, Ms. Landsberg attended Toronto public schools, spent time on a kibbutz in Israel, and graduated from the University of Toronto with honors in English language and literature in 1962. She was dissuaded from pursuing a master's degree by her male professors and instead became a reporter at the Globe and Mail newspaper and launched a remarkable career as a journalist and writer. In addition to freelance and full-time stints with the Globe and Mail (1962–1965; 1985–1988), Chatelaine magazine (1965–1971), and the Toronto Star (1978–1983; 1989–2003), Ms. Landsberg frequently appeared on television and radio and wrote three best-selling books. She garnered awards, including the first National Newspaper Award for column-writing, the YWCA Woman of Distinction Award, and the 2002 Governor-General's Award in Commemoration of the 1929 Persons Case, and received honourary degrees from several Canadian universities. She also served on the boards of many community organizations, such as CARAL (Canadian Abortion Rights League) and Opportunity for Advancement.; After her retirement from the Toronto Star in 2003, Ms. Landsberg planned to pursue other writing projects and to spend more time at home in her garden and with her family: husband Stephen Lewis, three grown children, and two grandchildren. In September 2005, she was acclaimed as the new Chair of the Women's College Hospital Board when the Hospital ended its partnership with Sunnybrook Hospital.

Material Format: moving images

Name Access: Anshei Minsk Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.); Landsberg, Michele; Scheinberg, Ellen; Heller, Aviva

Geographic Access: Toronto

Original Format: Digital videocassette

Copy Format: DVD

Source: Oral Histories

Canadian author and journalist Michele Landsberg provides recollections of attending the Minsk Synagogue with her grandfather in the 1940s.

Cantor Rubien Schwebel [graphic material] – [ca. 1955].

Part Of: Gordon Mendly fonds; Portraits series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 18; Series 1; Item 42

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gordon Mendly fonds; Portraits series

Level: Item

Fonds: 18

Series: 1

Item: 42

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1955]

Physical Description: 1 negative : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio: Cantor Rubien (Reuben) Schwebel was a well-known cantor in Toronto. Most notably, he became the cantor of the Anshei Minsk Synagogue in Kensington Market in 1949, and led the congregation in Shabbat and holiday services for over fifty years.

Scope and Content: Item is a portrait of Cantor Rubien Schwebel.

Name Access: Anshei Minsk Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.); Schwebel, Rubien

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism)

Repro Restriction: Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Places: Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Mordechai Chaim Scheinkman wearing badge of Mozirer Sick Benefit Society, Toronto [graphic material] – [between 1910 and 1920].

Level: Item

ID: Item 4161

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 4161

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [between 1910 and 1920]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Admin History/Bio: Scheinkman (or Shankman) was the first peddler from Mozir. He arrived in Toronto circa 1903/4. He was a founder of the Minsker Shul.

Name Access: Anshei Minsk Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.); Shankman, Mordechai Chaim; Mozirer Sick Benefit Society; Scheinkman, Mordechai Chaim

Subjects: Societies

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1986-10-10

Source: Archival Descriptions

Facade inscription, Minsker Synagogue, Toronto [graphic material] – Jun. 1974.

Level: Item

ID: Item 270

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 270

Material Format: graphic material

Date: Jun. 1974

Physical Description: 1 slide

Notes: Credit: Syd Shoub.

Name Access: Anshei Minsk Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects: Synagogue architecture

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.

Places: Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

Minsker Synagogue, interior sanctuary, Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1977].

Part Of: George Morrison fonds

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 99; Item 135

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: George Morrison fonds

Level: Item

Fonds: 99

Item: 135

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1977]

Physical Description: 1 slide : col. ; 35 mm

Name Access: Anshei Minsk Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects: Architecture; Synagogues

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

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1980-6-3

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Anti-war demonstration, Workmen's Circle Camp Yungvelt (Pickering, ON) [graphic material] – 1937.

Level: Item

ID: Item 2444

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 2444

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1937

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content: Photo is a group shot of campers and staff at Camp Yungvelt with posters which read: "War is murder, the promoters - murderers" and "We want our fathers with us and not in war."

Name Access: Workmen's Circle; Camp Yungvelt; Arbeter Ring; Arbeiter Ring

Subjects: Demonstrations

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: Pickering (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1979-4-4

Source: Archival Descriptions

Workmen's Circle choir, Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1960].

Level: Item

ID: Item 2443

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 2443

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1960]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : (1 negative)

Scope and Content: Director: Mrs. Diamond.; 2nd row, rear: Norman Nelson.

Name Access: Nelson, Norman; Diamond, Mrs.; Workmen's Circle; Arbeter Ring; Arbeiter Ring

Subjects: Choirs (Music); Jews--Music

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1979-4-4

Source: Archival Descriptions

Workmen's Circle mandolin orchestra, Toronto [graphic material] – 1935.

Level: Item

ID: Item 1184

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1184

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1935

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of the Workmen's Circle mandolin orchestra.

Name Access: Workmen's Circle; Arbeter Ring; Arbeiter Ring

Subjects: Mandolin orchestras

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1977-1-3

Source: Archival Descriptions

Workmen's Circle mandolin orchestra, Toronto [graphic material] – 1936.

Level: Item

ID: Item 1185

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1185

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1936

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content: Individuals in the photograph include Sam Shopsowitz (with accordian), Mannie Farber, Percy Lipshitz, Muni Frumhartz, [Mr. Gluskin?], and Al Rosenberg.

Name Access: Shopsowitz, Sam; Workmen's Circle; Arbeter Ring; Arbeiter Ring

Subjects: Mandolin orchestras

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1977-1-3

Source: Archival Descriptions

Arbeiter Ring group, Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1910].

Level: Item

ID: Item 3664

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3664

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1910]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content: Left to right: Abraham Rhinewine; Mrs. Rhinewine; Max Helfand; [unknown]; [unknown]; [unknown]; [unknown]; Sheiner; Paul Frumhartz.

Name Access: Arbeiter Ring; Arbeter Ring; Workmen's Circle; Rhinewine, Abraham; Rhinewine, Mrs.; Helfand, Max; Sheiner; Frumhartz, Paul

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1984-10-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Picnic at High Park of National Radical School (later Workmen's Circle I. L. Peretz School), Toronto [graphic material] – 1915.

Level: Item

ID: Item 4231

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 4231

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1915

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content: For identification, see accession record.

Name Access: National Radical School; Workmen's Circle; I.L. Peretz; Arbeter Ring; Arbeiter Ring

Subjects: Education; Picnics; Children

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: High Park (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1986-4-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Women's Auxiliary of Workmen's Circle I. L. Peretz School, Toronto [graphic material] – 1929.

Level: Item

ID: Item 4233

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 4233

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1929

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content: For identification, see accession record.

Name Access: Ladies' Auxiliary; Workmen's Circle; Arbeter Ring; Arbeiter Ring; I.L. Peretz

Subjects: Education; Women

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1986-4-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Arbeiter Ring youth group, Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1920].

Level: Item

ID: Item 3693

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3693

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1920]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content: Identified in this photograph in the second row, third from right: Abe Magerman.

Name Access: Magerman, Abe; Arbeter Ring; Arbeiter Ring; Workmen's Circle

Subjects: Youth

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1983-6-3

Source: Archival Descriptions

Founders and Directors of the Workmen's Circle Centre, Toronto [graphic material] – 1943.

Level: Item

ID: Item 3054

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3054

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1943

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content: This is a composite photograph.

Name Access: Workmen's Circle; Arbeiter Ring; Arbeter Ring

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1979-4-5

Source: Archival Descriptions

Dinner honouring Nathan Silver [graphic material] – 1967.

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 37; Series 1; File 3

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series

Level: File

Fonds: 37

Series: 1

File: 3

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1967

Physical Description: 50 negatives : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio: Nathan Silver was born in Warsaw, Poland to Blima and Shul Silver. He married Lily Anne Cooper and they had four children: Shul David, Deborah Ruth, Joseph Baruch, and Bonnie Suzanne. Nathan served in the Second World War as an artillery gunner in the Canadian Army. His occupation was that of a builder and developer and he played an active role within the Toronto Jewish community, operating as National Chairman of the Zionist Revisionist Organization of Canada, executive member of the United Zionist Congress, and, as well, he was a member of the World Executive Zionist Revisionist Movement. Nathan Silver was also an advocate of Jewish education and was Chairman for the Executive of the Associated Hebrew Schools.

Scope and Content: File consists of images documenting the Negev dinner held in honour of Nathan Silver at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto.; Included on the evening's programme were: Lewis J.E. Moses; Rabbi Emanuel Forman; Rabbi Joseph Kelman; Hon. Dr. Aba Gefen; Louis L. Lockshin; Eric Exton; Rabbi Dr. David Monson; Cantor Zvee Aroni accompanied by Leo Spellman; Philip G. Givens; William Stevenson; Samuel Shainhouse; and Stephen Berger. This file features several images of the aforementioned individuals participating in their assigned roles for the event.

Name Access: Moses, Lewis J.E.; Forman, Rabbi Emanuel; Kelman, Rabbi Joseph; Gefen, Hon. Dr. Aba; Lockshin, Louis L.; Exton, Eric, 1907-1997; Monson, Rabbi Dr. David; Aroni, Cantor Zvee; Spellman, Leo; Givens, Philip G.; Stevenson, William; Shainhouse, Samuel; Berger, Stephen; Negev dinners; Jewish National Fund

Subjects: Dinners and dining; Revisionist Zionists

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Stephen Berger and Manny Rotman posing with certificate [graphic material] – 1956.

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 37; Series 1; File 1; Item 5

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

Fonds: 37

Series: 1

File: 1

Item: 5

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1956

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 11 x 13 cm

Notes: Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access: Berger, Stephen; Rotman, Manny

Repro Restriction: Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Stephen Berger giving a speech at Negev dinner [graphic material] – 1956.

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 37; Series 1; File 1; Item 6

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

Fonds: 37

Series: 1

File: 1

Item: 6

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1956

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 26 x 21 cm and 13 x 11 cm

Admin History/Bio: Stephen Berger was married to Dr. Edith Steinbach and they had two sons named John and Michael. He worked as a civil engineer and was actively involved in the Jewish community holding positions with the Jewish National Fund, the Jewish Welfare Fund, Zionist Organization of Canada and others.; Berger was nominated Man of the Year at a Negev Dinner in 1959 and a Nachla was founded in his name in Israel.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Stephen Berger, chairman of the Jewish National Fund of Toronto, giving a speech at the 1956 Negev dinner.

Notes: Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access: Berger, Stephen; Jewish National Fund of Toronto; Steinbach, Dr. Edith

Subjects: Dinners and dining; Speeches, addresses, etc

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.

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Presentation of certificate at Negev dinner [graphic material] – 1956.

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 37; Series 1; File 1; Item 7

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

Fonds: 37

Series: 1

File: 1

Item: 7

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1956

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 11 x 13 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of standing behind the podium presenting certificates at the 1956 Negev Dinner.; Standing from left to right are: unidentified, Mark Levy, Stephen Berger, unidentified woman, D. Lou Harris, unidentified woman.

Notes: Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access: Levy, Mark; Harris, D. Lou; Berger, Stephen; Jewish National Fund

Repro Restriction: Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Stephen Berger [graphic material] – 1956.

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 37; Series 1; File 1; Item 8

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

Fonds: 37

Series: 1

File: 1

Item: 8

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1956

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 11 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio: Stephen Berger was married to Dr. Edith Steinbach and they had two sons named John and Michael. He worked as a civil engineer and was actively involved in the Jewish community holding positions with the Jewish National Fund, the Jewish Welfare Fund, Zionist Organization of Canada and others.; Berger was nominated Man of the Year at a Negev Dinner in 1959 and a Nachla was founded in his name in Israel.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Stephen Berger, chairman of the Jewish National Fund of Toronto.

Notes: Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access: Berger, Stephen

Repro Restriction: Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Presentation of certificates at Negev dinner [graphic material] – 1956.

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 37; Series 1; File 1; Item 11

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

Fonds: 37

Series: 1

File: 1

Item: 11

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1956

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 11 x 13 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the presentation of certificates at the Negev Dinner. Standing from left to right are: Mark Levy, Stephen Berger and D. Lou Harris.

Notes: Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access: Levy, Mark; Berger, Stephen; Harris, D. Lou

Repro Restriction: Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Stephen Berger, Manny Rotman and Harris Gulko holding JNF certificate [graphic material] – 1956.

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 37; Series 1; File 1; Item 23

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

Fonds: 37

Series: 1

File: 1

Item: 23

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1956

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 11 x 13 cm

Notes: Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access: Rotman, Manny; Gulko, Harris; Berger, Stephen

Repro Restriction: Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Stephen Berger and Manny Rotman posing with certificate [graphic material] – 1956.

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 37; Series 1; File 1; Item 29

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

Fonds: 37

Series: 1

File: 1

Item: 29

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1956

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 11 x 13 cm

Notes: Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access: Berger, Stephen; Rotman, Manny; Jewish National Fund

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.

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Negev dinner group portrait [graphic material] – 1956.

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 37; Series 1; File 1; Item 30

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

Fonds: 37

Series: 1

File: 1

Item: 30

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1956

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 11 x 13 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group portrait at the 1956 Negev dinner.; Standing from left to right are: Eddie Gelber, unknown, unknown, Sam Kronick [seated], Stephen Berger, Manny Rotman, and Harris Gulko.

Notes: Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access: Kronick, Sam; Gelber, Eddie; Berger, Stephen; Rotman, Manny; Gulko, Harris; Jewish National Fund

Subjects: Portraits, Group

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.

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Stephen Berger [graphic material] – 1956.

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 37; Series 1; File 1; Item 37

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

Fonds: 37

Series: 1

File: 1

Item: 37

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1956

Physical Description: 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Name Access: Berger, Stephen; Jewish National Fund

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.

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Stephen Berger giving a speech at Negev dinner [graphic material] – 1956.

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 37; Series 1; File 1; Item 34

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level: Item

Fonds: 37

Series: 1

File: 1

Item: 34

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1956

Physical Description: 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Notes: Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access: Berger, Stephen

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.

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Head table at Negev dinner [graphic material] – 1970.

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring Leon E. Weinstein file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 37; Series 1; File 5; Item 2

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Negev dinners series; Dinner honouring Leon E. Weinstein file

Level: Item

Fonds: 37

Series: 1

File: 5

Item: 2

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1970

Physical Description: 1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the head table at the 1970 Negev dinner held in honour of Leon E. Weinstein.; Seated fourth from the left is Stephen Berger.

Name Access: Berger, Stephen; Weinstein, Leon E.

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.

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Congregation Anshei Minsk [graphic material] – 1985.

Level: Item

ID: Item 4235

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 4235

Material Format: graphic material

Responsibility: Duncan McLaren

Date: 1985

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content: Copy photograph of Congregation Anshei Minsk, St. Andrews Street, Toronto, August 1985. Notice on door indicates that the High Holiday services conducted by the well-known cantor Rubien Schwebel.

Name Access: Anshei Minsk Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.); Schwebel, Rubien

Subjects: Architecture; Cantors (Judaism); Synagogues

Places: Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.); Saint Andrew Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1986-3-8

Source: Archival Descriptions

Graner & Company Bankers and steamship agents, Queen St. W., Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1910s-1920s].

Level: Item

ID: Item 6080

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 6080

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1910s-1920s]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Admin History/Bio: Joseph Graner, son of Leizer and Chaya Graner, was born in Russian-controlled Ukraine in 1879. He was educated in cheders and emigrated to England in the early twentieth century, where he remained for two and a half years. He settled in Toronto in 1907. He was the founder and first president of the Hebrew National Association and one of the founders of the Kehillah of Toronto. He was on the Board of the United Orthodox Synagogues of Canada, the Hebrew Free School, the Old Folks Home and the Goel Zedeck Synagogue. He was president of the Ukraine Verband of Toronto and Ontario in 1919, and directed the relief campaigns for the distressed. He was also chairman of the Ukraine Orphans' Campaign and was appointed a Justice of the Peace in July 1919. He had three children: Harry, Irwin, and Ida.

Scope and Content: Photograph of exterior of Graner & Company Bankers and steamship agents, Queen St. W., Toronto, n.d. Probably 1920s (perhaps 1910s). Standing in doorway is Joseph Graner.

Name Access: Graner & Company Bankers; Graner, Joseph

Subjects: Storefronts

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1991-5-9

Source: Archival Descriptions

Irwin Graner aboard steamship [graphic material] – [ca. 193-?].

Level: Item

ID: Item 6081

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 6081

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 193-?]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 26 x 21 cm

Scope and Content: Copy photograph of Irwin Graner, son of Joseph Graner, aboard steamship, possibly in the 1930s.

Name Access: Graner, Irwin; Graner, Joseph

Subjects: Transportation

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Accession Number: 1991-5-9

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Graner family, Toronto [graphic material] – [192-?].

Level: Item

ID: Item 6082

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 6082

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [192-?]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 26 x 21 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Admin History/Bio: Joseph Graner, son of Leizer and Chaya Graner, was born in Russian-controlled Ukraine in 1879. He was educated in cheders and emigrated to England in the early twentieth century, where he remained for two and a half years. He settled in Toronto in 1907. He was the founder and first president of the Hebrew National Association and one of the founders of the Kehillah of Toronto. He was on the Board of the United Orthodox Synagogues of Canada, the Hebrew Free School, the Old Folks Home and the Goel Zedeck Synagogue. He was president of the Ukraine Verband of Toronto and Ontario in 1919, and directed the relief campaigns for the distressed. He was also chairman of the Ukraine Orphans' Campaign and was appointed a Justice of the Peace in July 1919. He had three children: Harry, Irwin, and Ida.

Scope and Content: Item is a copy photograph of the Graner family, Toronto, 1920s. Seated from left to right are Joseph and his wife Temma (née Geller) and standing from left to right are their three children, Irwin, Ida, and Harry.

Notes: Original: Modern Studio, 452 Queen St. W., Toronto.

Name Access: Graner family; Graner, Joseph; Graner, Temma; Graner, Irwin; Graner, Ida; Graner, Harry

Subjects: Families

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1991-5-9

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Steamship company owners aboard the Queen Mary [graphic material] – [193-?].

Level: Item

ID: Item 6085

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 6085

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [193-?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of steamship company owners aboard the Queen Mary, probably 1930s. Includes: Dorothy Dworkin (8th from left, front) and Joe Graner (2nd from right, front).

Name Access: Dworkin, Dorothy, 1890-1976; Graner, Joseph

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Accession Number: 1991-5-9

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Joseph and Irwin Graner fixing a tire, Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1926].

Level: Item

ID: Item 6086

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 6086

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1926]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of Joseph Graner with his son, Irwin, changing a flat tire at the side of the road.

Name Access: Graner, Joseph; Graner, Irwin

Subjects: Fathers and sons

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1991-5-9

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Joseph Graner and daughter Ida changing tire, probably Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1926].

Level: Item

ID: Item 6087

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 6087

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1926]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of Joseph Graner changing a flat tire at the side of the road with his daughter Ida Graner.

Name Access: Graner, Joseph; Graner, Ida

Subjects: Fathers and daughters

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1991-5-9

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Enoch "Henry" Grunier and Joseph Graner, probably Toronto [graphic material] – [191-].

Level: Item

ID: Item 6090

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 6090

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [191-]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Admin History/Bio: Grunier was a furrier.

Scope and Content: Copy photograph of Enoch "Henry" Grunier (left) and Joseph Graner, probably Toronto, 1910s.

Name Access: Grunier, Enoch (Henry); Graner, Joseph

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1991-5-9

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Joseph Graner and Temma Graner [graphic material] – [191-].

Level: Item

ID: Item 6091

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 6091

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [191-]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a copy photograph from a carte de visite of Joseph Graner and Temma Graner, probably Toronto, 1910s.

Name Access: Graner, Joseph; Graner, Temma

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1991-5-9

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Workmen's Circle - I. L. Peretz School Mandolin Orchestra, Toronto [graphic material] – 1936.

Level: Item

ID: Item 3961

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3961

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1936

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Notes: Photo by Simon.; For identification see accession record.

Name Access: I.L. Peretz; Workmen's Circle; Arbeter Ring; Arbeiter Ring

Subjects: Education

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1986-4-1

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Workmen's Circle - I. L. Peretz Schools Educational Committee, Toronto [graphic material] – 1938.

Level: Item

ID: Item 3963

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3963

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1938

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Notes: Photo by Schlochter.

Name Access: I.L. Peretz; Workmen's Circle; Arbeter Ring; Arbeiter Ring

Subjects: Education

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1986-4-1

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Teaching Staff of Workmen's Circle - I. L. Peretz Schools, Toronto [graphic material] – 1937.

Level: Item

ID: Item 3962

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3962

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1937

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Notes: For identification see accession record.; Photo by Simon.

Name Access: I.L. Peretz; Workmen's Circle; Arbeter Ring; Arbeiter Ring

Subjects: Education

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Accession Number: 1986-4-1

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School Board and City Committee of the Workmen's Circle, Toronto [graphic material] – 1960.

Level: Item

ID: Item 2447

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 2447

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1960

Physical Description: 2 photographs : (1 negative)

Name Access: Workmen's Circle; Arbeter Ring; Arbeiter Ring; I.L. Peretz

Subjects: School boards

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1979-4-4

Source: Archival Descriptions

Children's play at the Workmen's Circle Peretz School, Toronto [graphic material] – 1960.

Level: Item

ID: Item 2446

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 2446

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1960

Physical Description: 2 photographs : (1 negative)

Name Access: Workmen's Circle; Arbeter Ring; Arbeiter Ring; I.L. Peretz

Subjects: Children's costumes; Children's theater

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1979-4-4

Source: Archival Descriptions

Workmen's Circle Peretz School graduation class, Toronto [graphic material] – 2 Dec. 1965.

Level: Item

ID: Item 2448

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 2448

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 2 Dec. 1965

Physical Description: 2 photographs : (1 negative)

Scope and Content: Head table from left to right: Mrs. M. Rosenberg; Mrs. Atkin; Joe Silver; I. Matenko; Wargan; Norman Nelson (chairman); Dr. J. Diamond (director, Bureau of Jewish Education); Mrs. Reinhartz (principal, Peretz Shul); Mrs. Dworkin; I. Immergluck; Mrs. B. Nelson.

Name Access: Arbeiter Ring; Arbeter Ring; Atkin, Mrs.; Diamond, Dr. J.; Dworkin, Mrs.; I. L. Peretz; Immergluck, I.; Matenko, Isaac, 1874-1960; Nelson, Mrs. B.; Nelson, Norman; Reinhartz, Mrs.; Rosenberg, Mrs. M.; Silver, Joe; Wargan; Workmen's Circle

Subjects: Students

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1979-4-4

Source: Archival Descriptions

Workmen's Circle Peretz School graduation class, Toronto [graphic material] – 1965.

Level: Item

ID: Item 2445

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 2445

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1965

Physical Description: 2 photographs : (1 negative)

Scope and Content: Teacher is Mrs. Reinhartz.

Name Access: Workmen's Circle; Arbeter Ring; Arbeiter Ring; I.L. Peretz

Subjects: Students

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1979-4-4

Source: Archival Descriptions

Anti-Nazi protest meeting, Massey Hall, Toronto [graphic material] – April 1933.

Level: Item

ID: Item 3045

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3045

Material Format: graphic material

Date: April 1933

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content: Identified in this photograph from left to right are: Joseph Graner; E.F. Singer; Samuel Factor, M.P.

Name Access: Factor, Samuel; Graner, Joseph; Singer, E. F.

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions