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Camp Yungvelt, Pickering [graphic material] – [ca. 1943].

Accession Number: 1993-6-6

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 1993-6-6

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 14 x 9 cm and 13 x 10 cm

Date: [ca. 1943]

Scope and Content: This accession consists of one photographic postcard and one negative of a group of girls at Camp Yungvelt in Pickering. Some of the girls have been identified as follows: Terry Krever is in front row on far left; Miss Simon (M. Shainhouse) is next to her in center; Miss Naomi Strauss is in the far left-hand corner; Mrs. Danilak is in back row, second from right; and "Creed" is in back row, far right.

Subjects: Children; Camps

Name Access: Krever, Terry; Strauss, Naomi; Danilak, Mrs.; Camp Yungvelt

Places: Pickering, Ont.

Source: Archival Accessions

Camp Balfour Manor and Camp Yungvelt [graphic material] – 1938-1943.

Accession Number: 2004-5-37

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2004-5-37

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 36 photographs : b&w and hand col. (12 negatives) ; 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Date: 1938-1943

Scope and Content: Accession consists of photographs taken at Camp Balfour Manor on Morrison Lake in Muskoka, Ontario and Camp Yungvelt in Pickering, Ontario. Scenes include a group of young people on the steps of a building, a Shabbat service, a flag lowering ceremony, boxing lessons, an arts and crafts class, and a photograph of Hyman Riegelhaupt at Camp Yungvelt.

Subjects: Camps

Name Access: Balfour Manor Camp; Camp Yungvelt

Places: Muskoka (Ont. : District municipality); Pickering (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Workmen's Circle (Arbeiter Ring) [graphic material, moving images] – 1959-1965.

Accession Number: 1979-4-4

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 1979-4-4

Material Format: graphic material; moving images

Physical Description: 18 photographs : b&w (9 negatives); 1 film reel

Date: 1959-1965

Scope and Content: Accession consists of photographs documenting the Workmen's Circle (Arbeiter Ring) Peretz School and Camp Yungvelt. Also included is a film reel of activities at Camp Yungvelt from 1959.

Subjects: Camps; Schools

Name Access: Camp Yungvelt; Matenko, Isaac, 1874-1960; Workmen's Circle (Toronto, Ont.)

Places: Ontario

Source: Archival Accessions

Syd Wise [graphic material (electronic)] – [ca. 1925-1926].

Accession Number: 2006-12-3

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2006-12-3

Material Format: graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description: 3 photographs : b&w (tif)

Date: [ca. 1925-1926]

Scope and Content: This accession consists of electronic copies of three photographs of Syd at Camp Yungvelt on Lake Wilcox. Also pictured are some of Syd's relatives and childhood friends. Identified individuals include Sydney Wise, Isadore Tepperman, David Wise, Leo Tepperman, Reuben Goldstein, Ben Lapidus (Lappin), George Trimble, Sam Stellman, Lil Stellman, Min Stellman, Lillian Wise, Rose Hoffman, Archie Gordon, Nathan Langbord, and Jack Weinzweig.

Custodial History: The original records are in the possession of Dr. Sydney Wise. He loaned the records to the Archives for copying on 2006-12-20.

Use Conditions: 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.

Name Access: Camp Yungvelt

Source: Archival Accessions

B'nai Brith banquet (Fort William, ON) [graphic material] – 1948.

Level: Item

ID: Item 1553

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1553

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1948

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

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print of a B'nai Brith banquet in Fort William (Thunder Bay), Ontario. The photograph depicts a group of men and women seated at several banquet tables.

Name Access: B'nai B'rith

Subjects: Dinners and dining

Repro Restriction: Original owned by the Manitoba Archives, Jewish Historical Society of Western Canada collection. Please credit accordingly.

Places: Thunder Bay (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1978-4-8

Source: Archival Descriptions

Joseph Marin [graphic material (electronic)] – [ca. 1940].

Part Of: Mimi Wise fonds

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 16; Item 4

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Mimi Wise fonds

Level: Item

Fonds: 16

Item: 4

Material Format: graphic material (electronic)

Date: [ca. 1940]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w (jpg)

Admin History/Bio: Joseph Marin was a founder of the Beach Hebrew Institute and was involved in the Toronto Hebrew Free Loan and Farband.

Scope and Content: This item is an electronic copy photograph of a portrait of Joseph Marin.

Name Access: Beach Hebrew Institute (Toronto, Ont.); Farband; Toronto Hebrew Free Loan

Subjects: Portraits

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: 2006-9-7

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Beth Tikvah Synagogue High Holy Day services [textual record] – 1995.

Part Of: Morris Norman collection

Level: File

ID: Fonds 22; File 1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Morris Norman collection

Level: File

Fonds: 22

File: 1

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1995

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Name Access: Beth Tikvah Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects: High Holidays

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Beth Tikvah Synagogue twenty-fifth anniversary celebrations [textual record] – 1991-1992.

Part Of: Morris Norman collection

Level: File

ID: Fonds 22; File 2

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Morris Norman collection

Level: File

Fonds: 22

File: 2

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1991-1992

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Name Access: Beth Tikvah Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects: Anniversaries; Synagogues

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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B'nai Brith float, Victory Bond parade (Kingston, ON) [graphic material] – 1942.

Level: Item

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1942

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative); 17 x 10 cm

Name Access: B'nai B'rith

Subjects: Parades

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: Kingston (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1981-6-2

Source: Archival Descriptions

B'nai B'rith dinner (Kingston, ON) [graphic material] – 1953.

Level: Item

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1953

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

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print of a group of men and women of the Kingston Lodge B'nai B'rith standing in front of a banquet table.

Notes: The accession form for this item is missing.

Name Access: B'nai B'rith

Subjects: Dinners and dining

Places: Kingston (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1986-3-5

Source: Archival Descriptions

B'nai B'rith Kitchener Lodge #1127 (Kitchener, ON) [graphic material] – 1950.

Level: Item

ID: Item 2378

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 2378

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1950

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

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print and corresponding negative depicting a group of members from the Kitchener Lodge B'nai B'rith.

Name Access: B'nai B'rith

Places: Kitchener (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1977-8-16

Source: Archival Descriptions

B'nai B'rith Kitchener Lodge #1127 (Kitchener, ON) [graphic material] – [ca. 1963].

Level: Item

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1963]

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

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print and corresponding negative depicting members of the B'nai B'rith Kitchener Lodge, seated with the lodge's standard and a menorah.

Name Access: B'nai B'rith

Places: Kitchener (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1977-8-16

Source: Archival Descriptions

Officers of B'nai B'rith (North Bay, ON) [graphic material] – 1957.

Level: Item

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1957

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

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the officers of the B'nai B'rith lodge in North Bay, Ontario. Pictured are:; Back row, 3rd from left: Abraham (Abe) Brown.; Front row (far right): Henry Wiseman; Other individuals who might be in the photograph are: Gordon Rosenberg, Joe Hoffman, Harry Himmel, Dr. Max Back, and Nathan Revels.

Name Access: B'nai B'rith; Back, Dr. Max; Brown, Abe; Brown, Abraham; Himmel, Harry; Hoffman, Joe; Rosenberg, Gordon

Repro Restriction: Copyright owned by The Daily Nugget, North Bay.

Places: North Bay (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1979-2-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Exterior of B'nai Brith house, side view (Fort William, ON) [graphic material] – [ca. 1915].

Level: Item

ID: Item 1549

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1549

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1915]

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

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print depicting the exterior of the B'nai Brith house in Fort William (Thunder Bay), Ontario.

Name Access: B'nai B'rith

Subjects: Architecture

Repro Restriction: Original owned by Manitoba Archives, Jewish Historical Society of Western Canada collection. Please credit accordingly.

Places: Thunder Bay (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1978-4-8

Source: Archival Descriptions

B'nai Brith, Northern Ontario region meeting (Kirkland Lake, ON) [graphic material] – [194-].

Level: Item

ID: Item 1196

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1196

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [194-]

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

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a group of representatives from various northern B'nai Brith lodges, at a northern region meeting in Kirkland Lake. Pictured are:; Back row, left to right: Abe Ginsberg (Kirkland Lake), William Berk (Kirkland Lake), Al Brown (Kirkland Lake).; Third row, left to right: Phil Mervin (Kirkland Lake), [unidentified], Jack Kussner (Kirkland Lake), Sam Davis (Kirkland Lake), Harry Moscoe (Kirkland Lake), Don Wertman (Kirkland Lake), Max Levine (Kirkland Lake), Joe Scott (Kirkland Lake), Irving Kokotow (Kirkland Lake).; Second row, left to right: Sam Langer (Kirkland Lake), Isaac Korman (Rouyn-Noranda), H. Levson (Rouyn-Noranda), Norman Koza (Timmins), Jack Halpert (Timmins), Manny Abrams (Timmins), M. Kaplan (Kirkland Lake), Sam Finkleman (Kirkland Lake).; Front row, left to right: Sol Shankman (Timmins), Harry Miller (Rouyn-Noranda), Montague Raisman (Toronto), Saul Ross (Kirkland Lake), M. Brown (North Bay), Rev. Rabinovitch (Kirkland Lake).

Notes: Finkelman may be an alternate spelling for Sam Finkleman.

Name Access: B'nai B'rith; Moscoe, Harry, 1905-

Subjects: Congresses and conventions; 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: Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1977-1-4

Source: Archival Descriptions

B'nai Brith [textual record] – 1955.

Part Of: Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds; Executive director series; Subject files sub-series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 61; Series 1-1; File 9

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds; Executive director series; Subject files sub-series

Level: File

Fonds: 61

Series: 1-1

File: 9

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1955

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: This file contains correspondence between David Andrews and various representatives of B'nai Brith Youth Organization regarding the relationship between the YM-YWHA and the B'nai Brith.

Name Access: B'nai B'rith

Accession Number: 2004-5-2

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Community Activities [textual record] – 1957-1969.

Part Of: Hoffman family fonds; Community Activities series

Level: Series

ID: Fonds 6; Series 2

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Hoffman family fonds; Community Activities series

Level: Series

Fonds: 6

Series: 2

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1957-1969

Physical Description: 10 cm of textual records

Admin History/Bio: Max and Celia Hoffman were involved in many community activities including the synagogue and Jewish education. They raised funds on behalf of the community and also made financial contributions to a variety of Jewish organizations.

Scope and Content: Series consists of correspondence, financial reports and programme books relating to educational, religious and fraternal organizations and institutions in Hamilton. Series also contains material from local events such as the dedication of Adas Israel synagogue and regional events such as the convention of the Canadian Jewish Congress and the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Ontario Region. In addition, there are correspondence and a certificate from Yeshiva University in regards to a scholarship established by Max and Celia Hoffman. Other material includes a calendar published by the Hamilton chapter of B’Nai Brith and the Hamilton District Jewish Community Telephone Directory.

Name Access: B'nai B'rith; Canadian Jewish Congress; Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Ontario Region; Central Fund for Traditional Institutions; Hamilton Talmud Torah; National Society for Hebrew Day Schools; Hamilton District Jewish Community Telephone Directory

Subjects: Education

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Ben Kayfetz segment, 25 of 27 [sound recording] – 6 Dec. 1987.

Part Of: Zelda Young fonds; Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 135; Series 17; Item 25

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Zelda Young fonds; Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level: Item

Fonds: 135

Series: 17

Item: 25

Material Format: sound recording

Date: 6 Dec. 1987

Physical Description: 1 audio reel (4 min., 8 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He talks about an upcoming event being held on 14 December 1987, at 8 pm, at the Lipa Green Centre. The event was promoted by the Community Relations Committee of the Canadian Jewish Congress and consisted of a discussion on how to handle the reading and study of controversial texts in Jewish schools, works that are considered literary classics but reflect prejudices and misconceptions that prevailed in the time of their writing, such as "The Merchant of Venice," "Oliver Twist," and "Huckleberry Finn." Panelists were Enid Lee (Supervisor of Race and Ethnic Relations at the North York Board of Education), Barbara Aggerholm (a journalist of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record), and a parent from Waterloo [name unintelligible], where this had been a recurrent and divisive issue. He also briefly talks about the return of Max Rosenfeld to Toronto, after having made Aliyah thirty years prior in order to join the Foreign Service. Rosenfeld was to serve as the new director of the Toronto office of Boys Town Jerusalem. Finally, he discusses the libel award against B'nai B'rith in Winnipeg, which he considers disturbing.

Name Access: B'nai B'rith

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

Physical Condition: Tape is in good condition. Sound quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.

Accession Number: 1988-3-4

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Letter to Monroe Abbey from B. G. Kayfetz [textual record] – 21 May 1969.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series; CJC and the United Jewish Peoples Order (UJPO) file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 17; Series 5-5; File 49; Item 1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series; CJC and the United Jewish Peoples Order (UJPO) file

Level: Item

Fonds: 17

Series: 5-5

File: 49

Item: 1

Material Format: textual record

Date: 21 May 1969

Physical Description: 1 letter

Admin History/Bio: Monroe Abbey (1904–1993) was a Canadian lawyer and president of the Canadian Jewish Congress from 1968 to 1971.

Scope and Content: Item is a copy of a letter sent to Mr. Monroe Abbey, QC, from B. G. Kayfetz. In the letter, Kayfetz clarifies "the relationship and status of the [United Jewish People's Order] to the Jewish community and to the Canadian Jewish Congress in particular." The letter also addresses an allegation that "Ben Kayfetz has instructed all B'nai B'rith lodges not to rent space in the Morris Winchevsky Centre." Kayfetz denies this claim. The final subject to be addressed in the letter is UJPO's "relationship to [the] USSR and Communism."

Notes: General: Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Name Access: Abbey, Monroe, 1904–1993; B'nai B'rith; Canadian Jewish Congress; Kayfetz, Ben, 1916-2002; United Jewish People's Order

Subjects: Communism

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

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Letter to Monroe Abbey from Jack Cowan [textual record] – 13 May 1969.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series; CJC and the United Jewish Peoples Order (UJPO) file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 17; Series 5-5; File 49; Item 2

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series; CJC and the United Jewish Peoples Order (UJPO) file

Level: Item

Fonds: 17

Series: 5-5

File: 49

Item: 2

Material Format: textual record

Date: 13 May 1969

Physical Description: 1 letter

Admin History/Bio: Monroe Abbey (1904–1993) was a Canadian lawyer and president of the Canadian Jewish Congress from 1968 to 1971.; Jack Cowan was a founder of the Canadian Jewish Outlook and former president of the United Jewish People's Order.

Scope and Content: Item is a copy of a letter sent to Monroe Abbey, QC, from Jack Cowan, the national president of the United Jewish People's Order (UJPO). In the letter, Cowan takes issue with an article that appeared in the Toronto Telegram on 6 May 1969, in which it was claimed UJPO "was expelled from the Canadian Jewish Congress in 1951 because it felt it was communist-oriented." The same article then went on to cite Benjamin Kayfetz to the effect that UJPO was "a communist front organization." Cowan offers his own description of UJPO, highlights its contributions to Israel, and makes the allegation that Kayfetz had "instructed" B'nai B'rith chapters and lodges to "refrain from meeting in our Toronto Centre."

Notes: General: Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Name Access: Abbey, Monroe, 1904–1993; B'nai B'rith; Canadian Jewish Congress; Cowan, Jack; Kayfetz, Ben, 1916-2002; United Jewish People's Order

Subjects: Communism

Repro Restriction: Copyright is not 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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Beth Tikvah Synagogue [textual record] – 2011-2012.

Accession Number: 2017-1-7

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2017-1-7

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Date: 2011-2012

Scope and Content: Accession consists of two editions of Hakol bulletin published by Beth Tikvah and dated September/October 2011 and November/December 2011. Contents of the bulletins are messages from the rabbi and president, Sisterhood and Men's Club, activities, programs, donations, bereavements, as well as paid advertisements. Inserted in the November/December edition is a letter from Maurice Kulik, president, addressed to the members, informing them of proposed amendments to their constitution for consideration at the AGM. Also included is a flyer promoting their Pre-Hanukkah Choral concert on December 11, 2011.

Subjects: Synagogue bulletins

Name Access: Beth Tikvah Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Shaar Hashomayim Congregation and B'nai Brith, Sudbury [graphic material, textual record] – 1945-1992.

Accession Number: 2018-9-2

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2018-9-2

Material Format: graphic material; textual record

Physical Description: 16 cm of textual records; 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm

Date: 1945-1992

Scope and Content: Accession consists of records related to the Shaar Hashomayim Congregation and B'nai Brith of Sudbury, Ontario. Included are Shaar Hashomayim cash receipt books for donations and membership dues, income and expense ledgers, bank reconciliation statements, a change of address notice, list of members of the Jewish Community of Sudbury, B'nai Brith Sudbury Lodge No. 1592 membership record book, and a letter from the Canadian Jewish Congress with a population list of Jewish communities in Ontario based on the 1971 census. Also included is a photograph taken at a B'nai Brith banquet in the mid-1950s. Pictured in the photograph are David Schwartz, David Greenspan, David Valensky, Sam Speigel and D. Field.