- Accession Number
- 1979-11-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1979-11-1
- Material Format
- text
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 book
- 8 microfiche sheets
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Date
- 1889-1917
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records created by Goel Tzedec Congregation. Included are microfiche of minutes and ledgers, a copy of a Seder T'filas Yisroel donated to Goel Tzedec by Chaim Smith in 1917, and a class photograph for the Farband Shule taken in the late 1930s.
- Included in the photograph are Hershel Fogle, Rivkah G, Fayge Weingarten, Sarah Gingold, Aaron Hermaub, Shangle Atkin, Lil Newman, Etle Brody, Rochel Blumenshtein, Chava Smith, Sora Zweig, Yaacov Drexler, Malka, Yaacov Rosenzweig, Aaron Shnipper, Klumann, Shore, Aaron Folk and the teachers Fogle, Leah Lander, Shopsai Rappaport, Moishe Rigelhaupt, and Dr. Isaiah Rabinowich
- Custodial History
- Records were kept by Goel Tzedec and later Beth Tzedec and were donated by the museum on behalf of Dr. Fred Weinberg
- Administrative History
- Goel Tzedec was established in 1883. It was originally an orthodox congregation founded by a group of recent immigrants from Lithuania. The first synagogue was situated in a room on Richmond and York Streets. Three years later they purchased and remodelled a building on University Avenue at Elm Street that was owned by the Methodist Church. Finally, in 1904 they hired an architect to construct a large building that was perfectly suited to their needs. In February of 1907, the building on University Avenue was dedicated and became the largest synagogue in Toronto, accommodating 1200 congregants.
- During the early decades of the twentieth century, Goel Tzedec became more ethnically mixed and established a religious school and women's auxiliary to help raise money and run special events. In 1925, the Congregation joined the Conservative Synagogue Movement and introduced changes to its services.
- After the Second World War, Goel Tzedec and its sister synagogue, Beth Hamidrash Hagadol amalgamated in September 1952 to form Beth Tzedec. The two congregations worked together to build a synagogue which was built in the North end of the city on Bathurst and was dedicated 9 December 1955. Rabbi Stuart E. Rosenberg served as Beth Tzedec's first Rabbi and J. Benjamin Friedberg as its Assistant Rabbi. The Chazzan at the time was Cantor Joseph Cooper. The synagogue adhered to the principles of the Conservative Movement and represents the largest synagogue in Toronto
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Name Access
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- 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
- Accession Number
- 2005-8-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2005-8-4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1907
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a Goel Tzedec Synagogue seat deed for Harris Yanover, purchased in 1907.
- Administrative History
- Goel Tzedec was established in 1883. It was originally an orthodox congregation founded by a group of recent immigrants from Lithuania and was first situated in a room at Richmond and York Streets. Three years later a former Methodist church at University Avenue at Elm Street was purchased and remodelled. In 1904 the congregation hired an architect to construct a new building and in February of 1907, the synagogue on University Avenue was dedicated. It became the largest synagogue in Toronto, accommodating 1200 congregants.
- During the early decades of the twentieth century, Goel Tzedec became more ethnically mixed and established a religious school and women's auxiliary to help raise money and run special events. In 1925, the congregation joined the Conservative Synagogue Movement and introduced changes to its services.
- In September of 1952, Goel Tzedec and its sister synagogue Beth Hamidrash Hagadol, amalgamated to form Beth Tzedec.
- Harris Yanover was the grandfather of Rayna Rabin.
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Religion
- Name Access
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-11-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-11-1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 13 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Date
- 1903-[ca.1960]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of thirteen photographs documenting the Wagman family as well as wedding photographs of Charlotte Wagman and Martin Levene at the Goel Tzedec Synagogue. There is also a programme for the Goel Tzedec Religious School graduation exercises of 1944, with Charlotte Wagman as a graduate.
- The photographs are as follows:
- 1. Goel Tzedec Religious School graduation exercise program, 1944.
- 2. Tel Aviv Hadassah Chapter in Garden, ca. 1957.
- 3. State of Israel Bond Information Service reception in honour of the Toronto Israel Bond Oheh Regel Tour, at the home of the Canadian Ambassador, Margaret Meagher, in Ramat Gan, ca. 1960
- 4. Goel Tzedec Sunday School class, 1941.
- 5. El Al flight in Israel, ca.1961. The image features Mayor Nathan Phillips and his wife.
- 6. Portrait of the Wagman family, 1903. Includes from bottom row, left to right: Charles, Joseph, Zelic, Etta, Ceril (seated). Top row includes: Myer (nephew), Peter, Isadore and William.
- 7. Paskowitz family, ca. 1940. Includes Mary, Sadie, Hilda and Fanny.
- 8. Wedding photograph of Charlotte Wagman and Martin Levene taken in Goel Tzedec, 14 June 1947.
- 9. Martin and Charlotte under the chuppah at their wedding at Goel Tzedec, 14 June 1947.
- 10. Goel Tzedec graduation class in robes with Rabbi Sachs (centre), 1944. Front row (left to right): [unidentified], [unidentified], Selma Green, Selma Stone, [unidentified], Hoodis Sidonsky, Charlotte Wagman, Estelle Yolles, Rhea Tishler. Back row (left to right): [unidentified], Murray Mendelson, David Buckstein, Richard Greisman, Sheldon Kert, [unidentified], [unidentified], Austin Cooper, [unidentified].
- 11. Israel trip with David Ben-Gurion (centre), ca. 1952.
- 12. Trip to Israel with Nathan Philips at far right and Ambassador Meagher, taken in desert, ca. 1960.
- 13. Ladies Auxiliary from the Henry Street Synagogue, ca. 1908.
- Custodial History
- The photographs were donated by Charlotte Levine (née Wagman). She is the daughter of Charles Wagman.
- Administrative History
- The family patriarch, Zelick (also known as Zelig) Wagman, emigrated from Lodz, Poland to Canada around 1903. The following year, his wife Ceril and six children joined him. They included: Charles, Joseph, Etta, Peter, Isadore, and WIlliam. He arrived penniless and earned a living as a peddler. The family lived in the east end of Toronto at 34 Gerard Street.
- Zelick founded Z. Wagman & Sons and Toronto Cadmium Plating. Joseph took over his father's business. Charles became a supplier of electrical products, establishing Revere Electric. William and Isadore in turn ran Industrial Wire & Cable and owned the Fashion Building on Spadina Avenue. Finally, Peter owned his own business called P. Wagman & Sons and later Junior Maid Garment Company.
- The family became extremely successful over the years. They also were very active in the Jewish community. Zelick was one of the founders of the Henry Street Synagogue, Beth Jacob. William was the co-founder of the YMHA and the Talmud Torah. His brother Joseph was also involved in many Jewish organizations such as Mount Sinai Hospital, Baycrest and the Primrose Club. Joseph and his wife Minnie were also major philanthropists, funding the Joseph E. and Minnie Wagman Centre at Baycrest.
- Descriptive Notes
- ASSOCIATED MATERIALS: Other records relating to the Wagman family can be found
in Accessions 2017-7-6 and 2017-8-13.
- Subjects
- Families
- Weddings
- Name Access
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Places
- Israel
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Name
- Dr. Mattie Rotenberg
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 26 Feb. 1976
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Dr. Mattie Rotenberg
- Number
- OH 63
- Subject
- Antisemitism
- Rabbis
- Charities
- Influenza
- Balfour Declaration
- Immigrants--Canada
- Women's clothing
- Women
- Department stores
- Interview Date
- 26 Feb. 1976
- Quantity
- 2 cassettes (1 copy)
- 2 WAV files
- Total Running Time
- 62:52 sec.
- Conservation
- Copied to cassette in August 2003.
- Copied to digital file in June 2014.
- Side 2 of the original cassette is damaged. The tape continually speeds up and slows down.
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Mattie Rotenberg was the daughter of Russian immigrants. She grew up in Toronto's Ward district and received her degree in mathematics and physics at the University of Toronto. In 1920, she became the first secretary of the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society in Toronto.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Name Access
- Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto
- Hillcrest Progressive School
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- University of Toronto
- T. Eaton Co
- Geographic Access
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Transcript
- Introduction of Dr. Mattie Rotenberg to the audience
0:00-:49
Family History
0:50-4:00: Rotenberg, daughter of Russian immigrants, recounts the story of her parents’ immigration and arrival in Toronto during the early 1890s.
4:01-7:35: Rotenberg recalls her childhood memories of life growing up in Toronto’s Ward district during the era of “great” Jewish immigration.
7:40-11:10: Rotenberg recalls happy childhood memories living on Regent Street, then a primarily non-Jewish neighbourhood.
11:11-13:40: Rotenberg recalls the Great Fire of Toronto of 1904 that destroyed a large section of downtown Toronto.
13:45-15:19: Rotenberg recalls the open-air streetcar that ran along Toronto’s beltline, the City Dairy, and Riverdale Park.
15.20-18.02: Rotenberg recalls Rabbi Jacob Gordon of Goel Tzedec Synagogue and Rabbi Julius Price, the synagogue’s first English-speaking rabbi.
18:03-21:00: Rotenberg discusses her education at the Dufferin Elementary School and Jarvis Collegiate, her family’s first telephone, riding in a motor car, Massey Hall and Jarvis and Sherbourne Streets considered to be the choice residential district of the time.
21:01-22.00: Rotenberg recalls Dr. Sandler, Toronto’s first Jewish doctor to practice in Toronto’s non-Jewish community.
22:01-22:59: Rotenberg recalls the Queen Street shopping district, the Willinsky’s department store, and Hadassah’s first bazaar held at Toronto Armory.
23:00-23:47: Rotenberg recalls antisemitic incidents that occurred in Toronto during the late 1920s.
23:48-24.33: Rotenberg discusses the Orange Lodges’ influence on civic politics, prejudice towards the Jewish and Catholic communities, and the anti-French-language campaign
Rotenberg discusses life in Toronto then and now
24.34-25.30: Rotenberg recalls the changes to Gerrard Sreet East, from a tree-lined street to concrete sidewalks.
25.31-26.48: Rotenberg recalls being the only Jewish student at Jarvis Collegiate.
26.49-27.20: Rotenberg discusses her Jewish education.
27.22-28.06: Rotenberg provides an anecdote about local Jewish news and gossip.
28.07-29.18: Rotenberg discusses the hardships of housekeeping.
29.20-30.25: Rotenberg discusses women’s fashion during the early 1900s.
30.26-31.05: Rotenberg discusses Eatons and Simpsons before the introduction of the cash register.
31:26-33.23: Rotenberg discusses life in Toronto during the early years of the First World War. Rotenberg recalls recruitment meetings held at the Armoury and the crowds that gathered to view war bulletins posted in the window the Telegram’s office on Bay Street.
33.24-36.28: In this portion of the interview, Rotenberg describes the University of Toronto as being an extremely “WASPish” place run by professors with chauvinistic attitudes
36.29-37.23: Rotenberg discusses the problem faced by Jewish women looking for a teaching position.
37:24-39:12: Rotenberg recalls Dr. (Canon) Cody, president of U of T, and his witch hunts for students believed to have Communist leanings.
39:13-40:05: Rotenberg recalls Toronto’s flu epidemic following the First World War.
40:06-41:07: Rotenberg recalls the announcement of the Balfour Declaration in 1918 and the city’s commemoration parade to honour the declaration.
Side 2
0:00-:46 : Commemoration of the Balfour Declaration continued.
0:47-4.09: Rotenberg discusses her job as secretary to JIAS during the 1920s. She describes JIAS as an “embryo” started by a few dozen men working to provide aid for Jewish immigrants.
*Speech garbled in some sections*
4:10-6:24: Rotenberg discusses the founding in 1929 of the Hillcrest Progressive Day School, whose main motive was to provide a comprehensive Jewish education.
6.25-6.36: Rotenberg discusses the making of liquid hydrogen at the University of Toronto’s physics building during the early 1920s.
6.36-10.00: Here the sound quality becomes poor and Rotenberg’s voice is garbled.
10:00- 21.45: Question period. Sound quality poor and garbled.
END
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Lawrence Kert
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 6 Oct. 1975
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Lawrence Kert
- Number
- OH 5, OH 6
- Subject
- Gold miners
- Lawyers
- Politicians
- Prisoners of war
- World War, 1914-1918
- Interview Date
- 6 Oct. 1975
- Quantity
- 3 WAV files
- 4 cassettes (2 copies)
- Interviewer
- Stephen Speisman
- Total Running Time
- 1:30 min.
- Conservation
- Copied to cassette in August 2003
- Digitized between December 2014 and February 2015
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Lawrence Kert was born in 1896 and graduated as a lawyer in 1920 from the University of Toronto's Osgoode Hall. Kert served as a lieutenant in the Canadian Army during the First World War and became a prisoner of war when his plane was shot down in Germany. After his return to Toronto, Kert became a member of the J. Singer & Company law firm. Kert was instrumental in organizing the Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto and the Oakdale Golf and Country Club; he also sat on the board of the Goel Tzedec Synagogue. Kert passed away in 1976.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Name Access
- Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Geographic Access
- Englehart (Ont.)
- Mattawa (Ont.)
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Transcript
- OH 005 Side 1:
00:24: Lawrence discusses his family’s arrival to Canada. His parents were born in Vilna and came to Montreal in the early 1880s. His parents met in Canada and were married in Sherbrook.
1:45: Lawrence explains how his father settled in Mattawa, Ontario, near North Bay.
3:15: Lawrence discusses the large Kert family, which settled in Canada and the United States. All the Kerts were related. He mentions one branch in Ottawa, Abram Kert, and shares an anecdote about a cousin, Big Isaac, who lived in Montreal.
6:23: Lawrence’s parents were Henry Isaac and Rachel Isaac (née Vineberg).
6:43: Lawrence chronicles his father’s start in Canada. Initially, his father peddled around Cornwall, Ontario. Then wet to the Klondike. By 1890, he had generals stores set up in Mattawa and Peterborough. He later returned to the Klondike for a short time. He remained in Mattawa for fifteen years. The family moved to Montreal in 1903.
8:34: Lawrence recalls one other Jewish family in Mattawa, the Stern family.
10:31: Lawrence explains why his father returned to Montreal. His father was invited to supply produce to the contractors who were constructing the Timiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway in northern Ontario from 1903 to 1905.
13:10:Lawrence explains how his father was able to earn the contract with the railway.
13:49: Lawrence’s father opened a store in Leskeard.
14:29: Lawrence shares an anecdote about the initial discovery of silver in Cobalt by Fred LaRose, a blacksmith.
15:40: Lawrence explains how his father agreed to build a hotel in the new town site of Englehart in 1904.
17:07: Lawrence’s father sold the produce business to a cousin, Charlie ?Bernstein, who maintained the business in Cochrane for about fifty years.
17:54: The hotel burned down in 1918. Lawrence’s family lived in Englehart from 1905 to 1921/22.
18:22: Lawrence discusses his father’s participation in communal activities in Mattawa and Englehart. He was elected to serve on the school board. He was a supporter of the Conservative Party. Lawrence describes both his parents as socially involved and well-liked.
21:18: Lawrence’s mother was active in the Daughters of the Empire.
21:36: Lawrence discusses the Jewish communities of Englehart and neighbouring Krugersdorf. The synagogue was burned down by a bush fire in 1906. Lawrence had his bar mitzvah in Englehart. After the synagogue burned down, services were held in private homes, including the hotel.
25:38: Lawrence discusses other Jews who lived in Englehart. He lists names and describes their businesses.
27:51: Lawrence discusses Jewish life, practice and education in Englehart in the time period of 1905/06 to 1911.
OH 005 Side 2:
00:33: Lawrence recounts a story involving a cousin who was staying with his family at the hotel.
3:24: Lawrence explains that his father built a hotel in Englehart in 1904 and stayed until 1920. The hotel was destroyed by a fire. Lawrence explains why his father did not rebuild the hotel.
4:18: Lawrence’s father started to work in the fur business. He sold the raw furs to St. Louis or to Montreal.
5:16: In 1922, Lawrence’s family moved to Montreal.
5:41: Lawrence was born in 1896. He moved to Englehart at age nine.
6:00: Lawrence discusses his Jewish education. His family belonged to Shaarei Shomayim in Montreal. When they moved to Englehart, they had a teacher.
7:10: Lawrence mentions a warm relationship between his father and Rabbi Jacobs, the head of Holy Blossom on Bond Street in Toronto.
9:13: Lawrence attended the Bond Street synagogue.
9:50: Lawrence became a member of Goel Tzedek.
10:00: Lawrence and his sibling attended high school in Hillbury. He reports not experiencing of antisemitism.
11:39: Lawrence explains how he moved from Englehart to study law at the University of Toronto in the summer of 1914.
12:55: At the outbreak of the war, Lawrence participated in the officers’ training corps at the University. He explains his training and describes how, in 1915, at age eighteen, he qualified as an officer with the Algonquin Rifles. While overseas, he trained as a pilot.
15:42: Before going overseas, Lawrence was the officer in charge of a scout troop in his battalion.
16:20: Lawrence describes the accommodations made for veterans who returned to University of Toronto in 1919. He explains how he was able to complete three years of law school and graduate in the summer of 1920.
18:28: Lawrence lists some of the prominent graduates from his year.
19:01: Lawrence explains that was shot down over Germany in 1917, where he spent the remainder of the war.
20:15: Lawrence explains where he resided while going to university.
21:43: Lawrence describes his involvement with the Jewish community in Toronto. He attended Goel Tzedek and had Jewish friends.
22:42: Lawrence discusses how he got involved at Goel Tzedek and lists some of the families who were members. He explains how he got know Toronto relatives of his oldest brother’s wife.
26:29: Lawrence suggests that university students were welcomed by both clergy (he cites Rabbi Price) and the lay community (he cites the Coopers).
27:22: Lawrence became a charter member of the first B’nai Brith Lodge in 1920.
28:32: Lawrence articled with a non-Jewish firm: Faskin-Robinson. After graduation, Lawrence started a small law firm with Joe Singer. They stayed together for forty-five years.
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Mary Soskin
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 15 Nov. 1974
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Mary Soskin
- Number
- OH 1
- Subject
- Neighborhoods
- Schools
- Synagogues
- Interview Date
- 15 Nov. 1974
- Interviewer
- Sophie Milgram
- Total Running Time
- 001: 30.41 minutes
002: 20.58 minutes
- Conservation
- Copied August 2003
- Use Restrictions
- Conditional access. Researchers must receive permission from the interviewee or their heir prior to accessing the interview. Please contact the OJA for more information.
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Mary Soskin (née Levine), the eldest child of Moses Levine and Sarah Levine (née Cass), was born in 1896 in Midland, Ontario. Her father, Moses Joseph Levine (1864–1919), immigrated to Toronto from Minsk in 1887. Moses first worked as a peddler and later became a grocer. Mary’s mother, Sara Levine (b. 1876), emigrated from Russia to Toronto around 1892 and worked as a seamstress. Mary had six siblings: Fanny (1898–1923), Anne Thuna (1899–1964), Abraham (“Abe”) (b. 1901–1984), Harry (b. 1903), Rita (1905–1975), and Dorothy Bliss (1909–1992).
- Mary’s parents, Moses Levine and Sarah Cass, met in Toronto. Following their marriage in 1895, they moved to Midland, Ontario, where they opened a store. After several years in Midland, they returned to Toronto. The family lived in several locations in Toronto including Chestnut Street, Centre Avenue, Spadina Avenue, near Dundas, and 224 Beverley Street, near College. The Levine family belonged to the Goel Tzedec Synagogue, which was located in a former church on University Avenue at Elm Street.
- Mary attended both the McCaul Street School and Phoebe Street School, one of the oldest schools in Toronto. She completed her studies at the Shaw School of Business. Mary first worked as a bookkeeper for several years before joining her father in his wholesale grocery business, located at 25 Jarvis Street. Tragically, Moses died in 1919 at the age of fifty-four after accidentally falling down an elevator shaft. The family closed the business shortly thereafter and continued to live on Beverley Street.
- Mary Levine married Saul Soskin (d. 1953) around 1920. They lived in Toronto and later moved to Los Angeles. They had three children: Estelle (1922–2010), Morton (“Bud”) (d. 2001), and Fred (1929–2000). In 1945, during a family visit to Toronto, Estelle met Irving Liss, the son of Morris Liss, Mary’s long-time friend. Estelle and Irving were married at the Beth Am Synagogue in Los Angeles in 1946 and settled in Toronto.
- Mary Soskin returned to Toronto in 1964 and passed away in 1990.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Language
- English
- Name Access
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Levine, Moses
- Levine, Sarah
- Soskin, Mary
- Geographic Access
- Los Angeles (Calif.)
- Midland (Ont.)
- St. John's Ward (Toronto, Ont.)
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Transcript
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 1 - Soskin\OH1_001_Log.docx
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 1 - Soskin\OH1_002_Log.docx
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- School files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 5
- File
- 214
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1950-1953
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Name Access
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- School files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 5
- File
- 215
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1950-1953
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Name Access
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- [ca. 1900]-2000
- Physical Description
- 49 cm of textual records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- Sol Edell, the son of Paul and Mollie Edell, was one of five siblings. He and Dolly Weinstock, the daughter of Moishe and Sylvia Weinstock, had two daughters and two sons and lived in Toronto. After Dolly died in 1961, he married Celia (née Rogen) Hoffman, a widow, in 1966. He became the stepfather to the two sons of Max and Celia Hoffman who had been residents of Hamilton. Some members of the family remained in Toronto while others moved to other parts of Canada, the United States and Israel. Sol Edell was actively involved in or provided financial support to many educational, professional and religious organizations.
- Scope and Content
- Series includes correspondence, invitations, publications, photographs, family films and a sound recording. The series is made up of seven sub-series: Associations, Charities, Community Activities, Education and Extra-Curricular Activities, Life Cycle and Family Events, Religious, and Residence.
- Notes
- Physical description note: includes 12 photographs, 7 film reels, 1 audio reel, 1 plaque, 4 badges, and 47 architectural drawings.
- Name Access
- Hoffman, Max
- Hoffman, Celia
- Rho Pi Phi
- Harbord Collegiate
- Subjects
- Education
- Greek letter societies
- Physical Condition
- Film and sound reels should be digitized.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Hoffman family fonds
- Community activities series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 6
- Series
- 2
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1965
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of calendar published by B'Nai Brith, Hamilton Chapter.
- Name Access
- Hoffman, Max
- Hoffman, Celia
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Hoffman family fonds
- Community activities series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 6
- Series
- 2
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1954-1958
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Max Hoffman was a member of the Central Fund for Traditional Institutions Committee and raised funds on their behalf.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence relating to fundraising as well as lists of donors and their donations to the Central Fund of Traditional Institutions.
- Name Access
- Hoffman, Max
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Hoffman family fonds
- Community activities series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 6
- Series
- 2
- File
- 11
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1963
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Max Hoffman and his brother, David Hoffman, were members of the board of the United Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a letter from the United Hebrew Memorial Chapel giving details about the progress of the building campaign.
- Name Access
- Hoffman, Max
- Hoffman, David
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Hoffman family fonds
- Personal series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 6
- Series
- 3
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1956-1959
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Beverly Golf and Country Club was a club founded by members of the Jewish community living in the vicinity of the city of Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. Max Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. Sol Hoffman and Mr. and Mrs. Morris Kam were members.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence from the Beverly Golf and Country Club regarding general rules, membership fees and club programmes. As well, there is a copy of the constitution, an annual report for the year 1959 and a membership list.
- Name Access
- Hoffman, Max
- Hoffman, Sol
- Kam, Morris
- Subjects
- Golf
- Places
- Hamilton (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Hoffman family fonds
- Personal series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 6
- Series
- 3
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1957-1958; 1964
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of donations requests and receipts for donations made by the Hoffman family. The majority of the organizations are religious institutions located in Canada, the United States and Israel.
- Name Access
- Hoffman, Max
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Hoffman family fonds
- Personal series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 6
- Series
- 3
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [195-]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Hoffman residence in Hamilton had been custom built for the family.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence from the contractor listing the materials which would be used to build the Hoffman residence, the details of work which would be done and the construction timeline.
- Name Access
- Hoffman, Max
- Hoffman, Celia
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Jewish clubs, businesses and organizations series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 8
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1924]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- The Girl Scouts were officially founded in 1910 with the establishment of Girl Guides Association in the United Kingdom. They orginated in Britain, but within that same year groups were sprouting up all over the world, including in Canada. The Ontario Council was inaugurated in 1921.
- The 69th division was founded on 3 July 1922. The name was changed several times to: Highland Glen, Humber Highlands, Westwinds, and then Smithfield. The director in 1922 was Lillian Smith. The 69th Toronto Co. met at 254 McCaul St. at the Church of the Redeemer, at Smithfield Public School, and at Clairville Public School. The company shut down on 6 June 1930 and reopened 17 May 1932.
- Name Access
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Girl Guides
- Portraits, Group
- 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
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Jewish clubs, businesses and organizations series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 8
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1924]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- The Girl Guides were officially founded in 1910 with the establishment of Girl Guides Association in the United Kingdom. They orginated in Britain, but within that same year groups were sprouting up all over the world, including in Canada. The Ontario Council was inaugurated in 1921.
- The 69th division was founded on 3 July 1922. The name was changed several times to: Highland Glen, Humber Highlands, Westwinds, and then Smithfield. The director in 1922 was Lillian Smith. The 69th Toronto Co. met at 254 McCaul St. at the Church of the Redeemer, at Smithfield Public School, and at Clairville Public School. The company shut down on 6 June 1930 and reopened 17 May 1932.
- Name Access
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Girl Guides
- Portraits, Group
- 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
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Jewish clubs, businesses and organizations series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 8
- Item
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1924]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- The Girl Scouts were officially founded in 1910 with the establishment of Girl Guides Association in the United Kingdom. They orginated in Britain, but within that same year groups were sprouting up all over the world, including in Canada. The Ontario Council was inaugurated in 1921.
- The 69th division was founded on 3 July 1922. The name was changed several times to: Highland Glen, Humber Highlands, Westwinds, and then Smithfield. The director in 1922 was Lillian Smith. The 69th Toronto Co. met at 254 McCaul St. at the Church of the Redeemer, at Smithfield Public School, and at Clairville Public School. The company shut down on 6 June 1930 and reopened 17 May 1932.
- Name Access
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Girl Guides
- Portraits, Group
- 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
- Accession Number
- 2010-2-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-2-2
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 87 photographs : col. (jpg)
- 1 DVD (approx. 10 mins.)
- Date
- 1946-1949, 1980-2009
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs of synagogue exteriors, cornerstones, and doorways around Ontario, as well as in the cities of Moncton, Rouyn-Noranda, Saint John, St. John's, Victoria, and Winnipeg. There is one interior shot of the sanctuary of Beth-El Synagogue in St. John's, Newfoundland. The accession also contains a DVD with three home movies dated 1946 to 1949. The movies are of a wedding in Goel Tzedec Synagogue in Toronto, a bar mitzvah, and cottage scenes in Beaverton.
- 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
- Some jpg files contain two or three images scanned together.
- Subjects
- Amateur films
- Judaism--Customs and practices
- Synagogue architecture
- Name Access
- Beth El Synagogue (St. John's, N.L.)
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Places
- Beaverton (Ont.)
- Moncton (N.B.)
- Rouyn-Noranda (Québec)
- Saint John (N.B.)
- St. John's (N.L.)
- Victoria (B.C.)
- Winnipeg (Man.)
- 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
- 2017-8-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-8-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 7 cm of textual records
- Date
- 1945-1955
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records related to Pearl Freedhoff's volunteer work with the Goel Tzedec Sisterhood as well as general records of Goel Tzedec and Beth Tzedec Synagogues. Included are Goel Tzedec Sisterhood bulletins (1945-1950), Sisterhood Annual Torah Tea invitations (1946-1951), Sisterhood Luncheon and Dinner Meeting invitations (1945-1952), Sisterhood Sabbath service invitaions (194-?), a Sisterhood finanical statement (1950), general Goel Tzedec Sisterhood correspondence (1950-1952), a script for a Goel Tzedec Sisterhood play (194-?), a speech given by Pearl Freedhoff (195-?), Beth Tzedec Sisterhood meeting invitations (1955), records related to the binennial convention of the National Women's League of the United Synagogue of America (1950), Goel Tzedec graduation and confirmation programs (1950-1951), a program book for the consecration of the Goel Tzedec Memorial Park (1949), Goel Tzedec Weekly Bulletins (1950-1951), and records documenting the Beth Tzedec Syangogue Dedication (1955).
- 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
- Women
- Synagogues
- Name Access
- Freedhoff, Pearl, 1906-1997
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-1-11
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-1-11
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 6 cm of textual records (2 vol. and 1 folder)
- Date
- 1919-[195-?]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a bound volume of cantorial music used by Cantor Akiva Bernstein of Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto) from the 1930s to the 1950s; and a published book of synagogue music Synagogen-Gesange: fur kantor und gemischten chor by Cantor Joshua S. Weisser (Pilderwasser) and Cantor Samuel Kavetzky (Bedrokowetzky) from 1919. The accession also includes handwritten drafts of music scores by an unknown author, possibly Elie Spivak.
- Subjects
- Cantors (Judaism)
- Synagogue music
- Name Access
- Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toornto, Ont.)
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4845
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4845
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1894
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Admin History/Bio
- Hyman Stein was a founder of Goel Tzedec Synagogue. He died in 1907 in Toronto at the age of 63.
- Notes
- Photo by A. J. Miller, 294 Queen St. W., Toronto.
- Name Access
- Stein, Hyman
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- 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
- 1989-11-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- George Morrison fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 99
- Item
- 49
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1978]
- Physical Description
- 1 slide : col. ; 35 mm
- Name Access
- Beth Midrash Hagadol Synagogue
- Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- Goel Tzedec 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
- Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- George Morrison fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 99
- Item
- 50
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1978]
- Physical Description
- 1 slide : col. ; 35 mm
- Name Access
- Beth Midrash Hagadol Synagogue
- Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- Goel Tzedec 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
- Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3163
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3163
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1904]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col.
- Admin History/Bio
- The University Synagogue was located at 151 University Avenue at the north-east corner of Elm Street. It was founded in 1883 and about three years later they bought a former Methodist Church. It was the immediate ancestor of Goel Tzedec Synagogue located further down University Avenue at 77-81 and then later 93 University Avenue, below Dundas Street.
- Notes
- Photograph printed from slide.
- Name Access
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- University Avenue Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Synagogues
- 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
- St. John's Ward (Toronto, Ont.)
- University Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1769
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1769
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1955]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph
- Name Access
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- University Avenue Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Synagogues
- Places
- University Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1979-9-41
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1770
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1770
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1955]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller
- Name Access
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- University Avenue Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Synagogues
- Places
- University Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1979-9-41
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1873
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1873
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [1927 or 1928]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Admin History/Bio
- The teacher was David Siegel.
- Name Access
- Siegel, David
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Beth Midrash Hagadol Synagogue
- Subjects
- Students
- 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
- 1980-1-11
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1874
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1874
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1929
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Admin History/Bio
- The teacher was Mark Zimmerman.
- Name Access
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Beth Midrash Hagadol Synagogue
- Zimmerman, Mark
- Subjects
- College students
- 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
- University Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-1-11
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1876
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1876
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1932
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Identified in this photograph, pictured left to right, are: Israel Gang; Roy Shapiro; Rabbi Samuel Sachs; [unknown]; David Siegel; Sarah Siegel; Mark Zimmerman; [unknown]; [unknown]; [Carl or Murray] Keyfetz.
- This photograph was taken looking north on University Avenue.
- Notes
- Photo is the same as photo 3917.
- Name Access
- Gang, Israel
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Keyfetz, Murray
- Sachs, Samuel, Rabbi
- Shapiro, Dave
- Siegel, David
- Siegel, Sarah
- Zimmerman, Mark
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- 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
- University Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-1-11
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4321
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4321
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1950
- Physical Description
- 1 slide : colour (2 photographs : colour and b&w, 1 negative)
- Notes
- Item is a colour slide transparency. There are two copy prints in the photo cabinet (one colour and one black-and-white) and one negative.
- Name Access
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Beth Midrash Hagadol Synagogue
- Subjects
- Rosh ha-Shanah
- Synagogues
- 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.)
- Accession Number
- 1987-3-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4320
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4320
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1950
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w and col.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a colour slide transparency. There are two copy prints in the photo cabinet (one colour and one black-and-white) and one copy negative.
- Name Access
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Beth Midrash Hagadol Synagogue
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Rosh ha-Shanah
- Synagogues
- 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.)
- Accession Number
- 1987-3-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3917
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3917
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1932
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Identified in this photograph, pictured left to right, are: Israel Gang; Roy Shapiro; Rabbi Samuel Sachs; [unknown]; David Siegel; Sarah Siegel; Mark Zimmerman; [unknown]; [unknown]; [Carl or Murray] Keyfetz.
This photograph was taken looking north on University Avenue.
- Notes
- Photograph is the same as photo 1876.
- Name Access
- Gang, Israel
- Shapiro, Roy
- Keyfetz, Carl
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Beth Midrash Hagadol Synagogue
- Sachs, Samuel, Rabbi
- Subjects
- Education
- Religion
- 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
- 1979-11-15
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1923
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1923
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1920]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- For identification notes, please see accession record.
- Name Access
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Beth Midrash Hagadol Synagogue
- Subjects
- Students
- 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
- 1980-2-12
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 2451
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2451
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [between 1950 and 1955]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller
- Name Access
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Beth Midrash Hagadol Synagogue
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Synagogues
- Places
- University Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-12-12
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4068
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4068
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1939]
- Physical Description
- 1 postcard : col.
- Name Access
- Beth Midrash Hagadol Synagogue
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Streets
- Synagogues
- 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
- University Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1979-12-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1723
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1723
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1916
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : (1 negative)
- Admin History/Bio
- Hyman James was the son of Yuda and Esther James. He lived at 327 Palmerston Blvd. and he ran the Men's Clothing Manufacturing Company and later H. James and Company with his brother Philip. He married Augusta (Gussie) Rumm on February 22nd, 1916 at the University Avenue Synagogue. He was 33 years old at the time and she was 18. Her parents were Joseph and Rebecca Rumm. Hyman died at the age of 50 in 1933 due to accidental poisoning.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a wedding photograph of Hyman James and Augusta Rumm. It was taken at the University Avenue Synagogue where they were married. Augusta (Gussie) is located in the second row in the centre with the white hat and Hyman is on her left.
- Notes
- Original photo by Galbraith.
- Name Access
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- James, Hyman
- Rumm, Augusta
- Rumm, Gussie
- University Avenue Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Weddings
- 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
- University Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1979-4-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 471-472
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 471-472
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1947
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : (2 negatives)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of a wedding at the University Avenue Synagogue in Toronto
- Name Access
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- University Avenue Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Weddings
- 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
- University Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- Acquired April 22, 1975.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4295
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4295
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [192-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Back row, left to right: Isadore Marcus (President, Goel Tzedec); [unknown]; Rabbi Jesse Schwartz; [unknown]; Sol Kauffman.
- Front row, left to right: [unknown]; Ida Strauss; [unknown]; Capt. Lillian Smith.
- Notes
- Photo by Alexandra Studios.
- Name Access
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Kauffman, Sol
- Marcus, Isadore
- Schwartz, Rabbi Jesse
- Smith, Lillian
- Strauss, Ida
- Subjects
- Girl Guides
- Portraits, Group
- Synagogues
- 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
- 1987-2-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 2468
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2468
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1920]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a group photograph of the Ladies' auxiliary of Farband Borochov Branch 124, at a picnic in Toronto. Identified are Lillian Edelstein, Max Hoffman, Charlie Krackover; Ida Krackover; Joe Cash; [?] Frankel; Fanny Herzog; [?] Herzog; Willie Silverberg; [Leiblele?] Monson; Max Monson; Florence Monson; Chaika Levinsky; [Loyke?] Freedman; Penny Shatz; Mr. Freedman; Nachman Levinsky.
- Notes
- From the Seymour and Abi Shatz Collection.
- Name Access
- Borochov
- Cash, Joe
- Edelstein, Lillian
- Farband
- Frankel
- Freedman, Loyke
- Herzog, Fanny
- Hoffman, Max
- Krackover, Charlie
- Krackover, Ida
- Levinsky, Chaika
- Levinsky, Nachman
- Monson, Florence
- Monson, Leiblele
- Monson, Max
- Shatz, Penny
- Silverberg, Willie
- Subjects
- Picnics
- 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
- 1980-12-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4650
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4650
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [194-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Identified in this photograph are those seated, left to right: Samuel J. Zacks; Rabbi Jesse Schwartz (Goel Tzedec); Morris Bearg (Maurice Berg?).
- Name Access
- Berg, Maurice, 1913-1993
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Jewish Organizations
- Schwartz, Rabbi Jesse
- Zacks, Samuel J.
- Subjects
- Meetings
- Portraits, Group
- Zionists
- 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
- 1981-11-4
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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