- 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
- 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
- Level
- Item
- ID
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Item 685
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 685
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1928]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 26 x 21 cm and 12 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a banquet for the dedication of the new Torah scroll at the Congregation B'nai Israel in Timmins, Ontario. The Torah was donated by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Martin. Pictured is a large group seated at several banquet tables in the synagogue's basement. Identified individuals include:
- Chava Shub, Bert Levinson, Lillian Rotstein (née Feldman), Mrs. Gurevitch, Mrs. Brovender, Alice Atkins (née Martin), Malka Martin, Esther Winikoff (née Martin), Harry Martin, Joseph Martin, Sheva Martin, Sam Bucovetsky, Mrs. Bucovetsky, Mrs. Linder, Rabbi Linder, Mrs. Levinson, Anita Parker (née Levinson), Bella Bucovetsky, S. I. Bucovetsky, Min Gram, Lil Kaplun, Mrs. Greenberg, Louis Halperin, Phillip Sheinhoft, Irving Bucovetsky, Levy Shub, P. Levine, Mrs. Levine, Saul Shankman, Sophy Shankman (née Levine), Mr. Cohn, Shirley Brovender, Sarah Finkelman, Sam Finkelman, Harry Verner, David Sky, Mr. Slotnick, Mrs. Slotnick, Sam Goldstein, Cully Abrams, Rose Mallin, Frank Feldman, John Feldman, Vera Silver, Mr. Mitchell, Mrs. Mitchell, Mr. Cantor, Mrs. Cantor, Mrs. Bucovetsky, Louis Feldman, Harry Gram, Mrs. Gurevitch, Miss. Gurevitch, Mr. Raphael, Mrs. Raphael, Esther Finkelman.
- Notes
- See photo for location of identified individuals. Finkleman may be an alternate spelling for Sam Finkelman.
- Name Access
- Abrams, Cully
- Atkins, Alice
- Brovender, Shirley
- Bucovetsky, Bella
- Bucovetsky, Irving
- Bucovetsky, S. I.
- Bucovetsky, Sam
- Cantor
- Cohn, Mr.
- Feldman, Frank
- Feldman, John
- Feldman, Lillian
- Feldman, Louis
- Finkelman, Esther
- Finkelman, Sam
- Finkelman, Sarah
- Goldstein, Sam
- Gram, Harry
- Gram, Min
- Greenberg, Mrs.
- Gurevitch, Mrs.
- Halperin, Louis
- Kaplun, Lil
- Levine, P.
- Levine, Sophy
- Levinson, Anita
- Levinson, Bert
- Linder, Rabbi
- Mallin, Rose
- Martin, Alice
- Martin, Esther
- Martin, Harry
- Martin, Joseph
- Martin, Malka
- Martin, Sheva
- Mitchell
- Parker, Anita
- Raphael
- Rotstein, Lillian
- Shankman, Saul
- Shankman, Sophy
- Sheinhoft, Phillip
- Shub, Chava
- Shub, Levy
- Silver, Vera
- Sky, David
- Slotnick
- Vener, Harry
- Winikoff, Esther
- Subjects
- Dinners and dining
- Torah scrolls
- 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
- Timmins (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- Acquired in 1976.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
