Accession Number

2004-5-164

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 17 cm + identification key

Date

1921

Scope and Content

This accession consists of a photograph of the official opening of the Hebrew Men of England Synagogue. The photograph was taken while the group was preparing for the official portrait and thus there is movement and a relaxed air about the subjects of the photo. A document identifying some of the individuals is included.

Subjects

Synagogues

Name Access

Hebrew Men of England Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2006-12-5

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

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

Date

1921

Scope and Content

This accession consists of one copy photograph and negative taken at the official opening of the Hebrew Men of England Synagogue on Spadina Avenue. The photograph is shows the group dressed in top hats and tails in front of the entrance to the shul. The photograph was taken before the official portrait and thus there is movement and an air of relaxation amongst the subject. The accession record states that this photograph was taken by the donor as he was passing by the shul and saw everyone assembled for the official portrait.

Subjects

Synagogues

Name Access

Hebrew Men of England Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Level

Item

Item

988

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1921

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Admin History/Bio

The congregation was formed in 1909, and its first building was opened on Spadina Avenue in 1921. Circa 1960, the congregation moved to the Bathurst and Sheppard area after the synagogue was damaged by fire. In 1975, the congregation merged with Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda.

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of opening of the Hebrew Men of England Synagogue on Spadina Avenue. The photograph depicts members in formal dress standing on the front steps. Cantor Jacob Dorskind and Rabbi Jacob Gordon are pictured.

Standing third row from the top is David Cohen (second from the left), and Chaim "Israel" Biback (fourth from the left), the president of the synagogue. Standing second row from the top is Jacob Fine (third from left).

Name Access

Anshei England

Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue

Hebrew Men of England Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Londoner Shul

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

Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)

Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-8-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2463

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1920]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a group photograph of members of the Farband group, taken in a yard. Identified are Willie Silverberg; Abi Shatz; Benny Shatz; and Mr. Frankel.

Notes

From the Seymour and Abi Shatz Collection.

Name Access

Farband

Frankel, Mr.

Shatz, Abi

Shatz, Benny

Silverberg, Willie

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

Item

2462

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1920]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a group photograph of members of the Farband, taken in a yard. Identified are Joe Cash and Louis Shatz.

Notes

From the Seymour and Abi Shatz Collection.

Name Access

Farband

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

Item

2919

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

2 photographs : (1 negative)

Scope and Content

For identification, see accession record.

Notes

Photo by Schlochter.

Name Access

Farband

Subjects

Students

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1981-6-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2471

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1920 or 1921]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of members of the Farband, Borochov Branch 124 at a picnic in Toronto. Pictured back row sixth from left, [?] Krackover; [?] Freedman.

Pictured middle row, second from left: Joe Cash; Willie Silverberg.

Pictured middle row, third from right: [?] Hoffman; Jack Herzog; Benny Cohen.

Pictured first row, left: Benny Shatz; [?] Frankel; [?] Manson (third from right).

Notes

From the Seymour and Abi Shatz Collection.

Name Access

Borochov

Cash, Joe

Cohen, Benny

Farband

Frankel

Freedman

Herzog, Jack

Hoffman

Krackover

Manson

Shatz, Benny

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

Item

2477

Material Format

graphic material

Date

25 July 1926

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Notes

See items #1271 and #2453 for similar image.

Name Access

Borochov

Jewish National Workers' Alliance

Farband

Trafalgar

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

Item

2916

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1928]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Seated, left to right: Esther Walerstein; Bayla Lax; Alte Freiman.

Standing, left to right: Haim Noach Kirshenbaum; Yisroel Starr; E. Chaikes (teacher); Yosef Lubek; Shlomo Zuker.

Notes

Half-tone photograph from newspaper.

Original photo by Schlachter.

Name Access

Chaikes, E.

Farband

Freiman, Alte

Kirshenbaum, Haim Noach

Lax, Bayla

Lubek, Yosef

Starr, Yisroel

Walerstein, Esther

Zuker, Shlomo

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

1981-6-3

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

Item

1271

Material Format

graphic material

Date

25 July 1926

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content

This photograph shows a group of people at a picnic for the Borochov Branch 124.

Name Access

Farband

Borochov

Trafalgar

Jewish Organizations

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.

Physical Condition

Poor condition.

Related Material

See photo 2453 for a copy print and negative of this image.

Accession Number

1977-4-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2561

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1927

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

For identification notes, please see accession record.

Notes

Photo by Modern Studio, 452 Queen St. W., Toronto.

Name Access

Sholom Aleichem Club

Farband

Subjects

Clubs

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

1981-3-7

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2538

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1926]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Name Access

Poalei Zion

Farband

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

Queenston (Ont.)

Accession Number

1981-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2914

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1925]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

For identification notes, please see accession record.

Name Access

Farband

Poalei Zion

Subjects

Zionism

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

1981-4-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2537

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1926]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Name Access

Poalei Zion

Farband

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

Queenston (Ont.)

Accession Number

1981-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2557

Material Format

graphic material

Date

March 1928

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Name Access

Farband

Poalei Zion

Yehoash

Subjects

Clubs

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

1981-3-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2319

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1940]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Name Access

Menachovsky, M.

Poalei Zion

Farband

Subjects

Anniversaries

Dinners and dining

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

1980-9-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2562

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1925 or 1926]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

For identification see accession record.

Notes

Photo by M. Schlochter, 452 Queen St. W., Toronto.

Name Access

Farband

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

1981-3-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2453

Material Format

graphic material

Date

25 July 1926

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

This photograph shows a group of people at a picnic for the Borochov Branch 124.

Name Access

Farband

Borochov

Trafalgar

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.

Related Material

See 1271 for an origianl photograph of this image.

Accession Number

1980-12-2

Source

Archival Descriptions