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Harold Kaplan [textual record, graphic material] – 1923, 1932, 1960.

Accession Number: 2009-6-1

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2009-6-1

Material Format: textual record; graphic material

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records; 1 photograph: b&w ; 25 x 20 cm

Date: 1923, 1932, 1960

Scope and Content: Accession consists of the naturalization certificate of Harold Kaplan, a souvenir program from his stag party, and an original photograph of New Year's Eve 1959–1960 at the Primrose Club.

Administrative History: Harold Solomon Kaplan (1895–1973) was a Toronto-based architect who, in partnership with Abraham Sprachman in the firm Kaplan & Sprachman, was well-known for the design of art deco and art moderne movie theatres in the 1930s and 1940s and for designing buildings for Jewish communities across Canada from the 1930s to the 1960s.

Descriptive Notes: Photograph #6561 is a copy of this original.; Related records may be found in the Harold S. Kaplan fonds 27.

Name Access: Kaplan, Harold, 1895-1973; Primrose Club (Toronto, Ont.)

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Harvey Brownstone and Howard Levine - 18 Oct. 2019

Name: Harvey Brownstone and Howard Levine

Material Format: moving images

Interview Date: 18 Oct. 2019

Source: Oral Histories

Name: Harvey Brownstone and Howard Levine

Number: OH 451

Subject: AIDS (Disease); Homophobia; Judaism--Relations--Christianity; Same-sex marriage; Sexual minorities; Social movements; Synagogues

Interview Date: 18 Oct. 2019

Interviewer: Michael Friesen

Total Running Time: 1 hr. 18 min.

Notes: Associated material: Records of Chutzpah are located in the ArQuives: Canada's LGBTQ2+ Archives.; General note: The OJA has a copy of Harvey Brownstone's article "I Now Pronounce You Wife and Wife," which was originally published in the fall 2014 edition of Reform Judaism Magazine. The article mentions Chutzpah and may be of interest to researchers.

Use Restrictions: See administrative notes.

Biography: Harvey Brownstone was born on 24 July 1956 in Paris, France and raised in Hamilton, Ontario. His father was a social worker who worked at the Hamilton Jewish Community Centre for thirty-five years and was director for twenty-one years (from 1967–1988). Brownstone obtained his LLB degree from Queen's University and was appointed a provincial judge with the Ontario Court of Justice in 1995. He was the first openly gay judge appointed in Canada. He resides in Toronto.; Howard Levine was born in Toronto on 29 June 1947. He earned his bachelor of arts (political science with urban planning) from the University of Waterloo and his master in environmental studies (urban planning and public transportation) from York University. From 1973 to 1975, he worked as a consultant with Peat, Marwick and Partners. From 1976 to 1982, he worked as an area and general planner with the City of Toronto's Planning and Development Department. From 1982 to 1988, he was sole proprietor of HJL Consulting. From 1988 to 1994, he served as councillor for Ward 14. After serving his second term as city councillor, Levine returned to HJL Consulting.

Material Format: moving images

Language: English

Name Access: Bolton, Elizabeth; Brownstone, Harvey, 1956-; Canadian Jewish Congress; Canadian Jewish News; Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives; Casey House (Toronto, Ont.); Cecil Community Centre (Toronto, Ont.); Church of the Holy Trinity (Toronto, Ont.); Chutzpah (Toronto, Ont.); Congregation B'nai Kehillah of Toronto; Eggleton, Art, 1943-; Farber, Bernie; Hamilton JCC; Hawkes, Brent, 1950-; Hudson, Rock, 1925-1985; Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.); Keshet Shalom (Toronto, Ont.); Levine, Howard, 1947-; Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto; Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre; Primrose Club (Toronto, Ont.); Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.); Robinson, Svend, 1952-; Royal Ontario Museum; Slater, Ruth; Temple Emanu-El (Toronto, Ont.); World Congress of Gay & Lesbian Jewish Organizations; York University (Toronto, Ont.)

Geographic Access: Amsterdam (Netherlands); Hamilton (Ont.); Kingston (Ont.); Toronto (Ont.); Waterloo (Ont.)

Original Format: Digital file

Transcript: 0:00.20 Harvey Brownstone and Howard Levine introduce themselves.; 0:00:27 Harvey discusses what it was like coming of age as a gay Jewish man in Ontario. Harvey grew up in Hamilton, Ontario, where his father was the director of the Hamilton JCC. His mother had a French-imported ladies' wear store. After coming out to his parents in the 1970s, he moved to Kingston, Ontario, where he attended Queen's University.; 0:03:13 Howard discusses how his experience was different. He was born and raised in downtown Toronto. His father died when he was a teenager; his mother got sick soon after. As a result, Harvey was largely on his own. He went off to Waterloo for university and then York for graduate school. It's around that time he came to terms with who he was.; 0:05:05 Howard discusses a gay Jewish group, B'nai Kehillah, that existed before Chutzpah. It met at the Church of the Holy Trinity, an Anglican church in Toronto.; 0:06:19 Harvey and Howard discuss what Chutzpah was, when it started, and how they became involved.; 0:09:40 Harvey discusses a trip Chutzpah took to the Royal Ontario Museum, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were being exhibited. It was on this trip that Harvey "really met" Howard.; 0:10:10 Harvey discusses how he and Howard came to the conclusion that Chutzpah could be more than "just a place to meet."; 0:11:11 Harvey discusses the impact the AIDS epidemic had on Chutzpah's focus. Harvey explains that after American Actor Rock Hudson's death, AIDS was front page news in big cities like Toronto.; 0:12:03 Harvey discusses the decision to have Friday night Oneg Shabbats in the late 1980s. Initially, these were held at the Cecil Community Centre on Cecil Street in Toronto. Howard used his position as city councillor to make this happen.; 0:13:14 Harvey discusses why the Cecil Community Centre was not an ideal location for the group's services. Howard, therefore, approached the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre and got the group a room for Friday nights.; 0:14:52 Harvey discusses Chutzpah’s decision to join the World Congress of Gay & Lesbian Jewish Organization (today, World Congress of GLBT Jews).; 0:15:40 Harvey discusses the group's decision to attend a World Congress of Gay & Lesbian Jewish Organizations conference in Amsterdam.; 0:17:40 Harvey relates an event hosted by the then mayor of Amsterdam, in which the mayor laid a wreath with a pink triangle to honour gay victims of the Holocaust. Harvey and Howard discuss being moved by this.; 0:18:50 Harvey mentions some of the things that came out of the Amsterdam conference.; 0:20:05 Harvey and Howard discuss Chutzpah's decision to host a conference in Toronto. The conference, which took place in 1990, was held at the Primrose Hotel.; 0:23:16 Harvey and Howard discuss the decision to invite Svend Robinson, Canada's first openly-gay member of parliament, to speak at the conference.; 0:23:38 Howard interjects to explain that he was never "out" while on city council. Despite this, he "did a number of things," including getting benefits for same-sex couples and proclaiming Pride Day in Toronto. Howard notes that Art Eggleton, Toronto's mayor at the time, was opposed to proclaiming Pride Day.; 0:24:37 Harvey and Howard discuss the Toronto conference some more. Harvey discusses a group of five women cantors who performed at the banquet. The group included Elizabeth Bolton, a cantor at Temple Emanu-El, and Ruth Slater, a cantor at Temple Anshe Sholom.; 0:26:50 Harvey and Howard discuss the lack of press coverage for the conference. An exception was the Canadian Jewish News.; 0:28:30 Harvey and Howard discuss some of Chutzpah's other initiatives: having a booth at Pride, selling corned beef sandwiches to raise money, and selling rainbow yarmulkes. The group also marched in Pride with a banner.; 0:28:56 Harvey discusses Chutzpah's support for Pflag (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays). He notes that many gay Jews found the most traumatic part of coming out to be the issue of the parents.; 0:29:48 Harvey and Howard discuss the mainstream Jewish community's response to the AIDS crisis. Howard says it was in denial. He also discusses his involvement with the Canadian Jewish Congress' Community Relations Committee and Bernie Farber inviting him to join the committee.; 0:31:15 Howard discusses how things have changed. He says Chutzpah dissolved because it wasn't needed anymore.; 0:32:55 Harvey expands on Howard's point that there was no more need for Chutzpah.; 0:33:30 Harvey and Howard clarify Chutzpah's timeline: Harvey joined the group in the mid-1980s. It lasted until the mid-1990s. At that point, it transformed into Keshet Shalom. That group became defunct in the early 2000s. That's when Howard donated his records to the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives (now the ArQuives).; 0:34:14 Harvey and Howard discuss how they never agreed that Chutzpah should have become Keshet Shalom (a congregation). They discuss their reasons for not wanting to be a congregation.; 0:35:43 Harvey and Howard discuss how many members Chutzpah had at its peak.; 0:36:11 Harvey and Howard discuss Chutzpah's relationship with the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto and Brent Hawkes, one of the church's pastors. They also discuss an unnamed member of the church, a reverend, who identified as both Jewish and Christian and who attended several of Chutzpah's Friday night services.; 0:39:28 Harvey and Howard discuss the lack of antisemitism they encountered in non-Jewish gay and lesbian communities.; 0:40:28 Harvey and Howard discuss the presence (or lack thereof) of Chutzpah ads in the Jewish press. They note that the Canadian Jewish News did cover the Toronto conference.; 0:41:59 Harvey and Howard discuss issues facing the Jewish LGBT community in 2019. Harvey mentions the ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) community as one area of concern. He also discusses elevated rates of suicide among gay youth.; 0:45:56 Howard discusses the isolation of gay and lesbian Hasids.; 0:46:22 Howard discusses the viewpoint of Toronto's established Jewish community today.; 0:47:34 Harvey and Howard share their final thoughts.

Source: Oral Histories

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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Canada Israel Development Corporation [graphic material] – 20 June 1963.

Part Of: Gordon Mendly fonds; Events and organizations series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 18; Series 3; File 9

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gordon Mendly fonds; Events and organizations series

Level: File

Fonds: 18

Series: 3

File: 9

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 20 June 1963

Physical Description: 3 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm

Scope and Content: File consists of images taken at a meeting of the Canada Israel Development Corporation at the Primrose Club. The images depict several men seated at a table, speaking into a microphone, including Mark Levy.

Name Access: Primrose Club (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects: Meetings; Speeches, addresses, etc

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

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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State of Israel Bonds meeting [graphic material] – 21 May 1963.

Part Of: Gordon Mendly fonds; Events and organizations series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 18; Series 3; File 48

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gordon Mendly fonds; Events and organizations series

Level: File

Fonds: 18

Series: 3

File: 48

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 21 May 1963

Physical Description: 2 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm

Scope and Content: File consists of two images taken at a State of Israel Bonds meeting at the Primrose Club. The images depict several people seated at a meeting table, as well as a group photograph of three individuals holding State of Israel Bonds certificates.

Name Access: Primrose Club (Toronto, Ont.); State of Israel Bonds Organization

Subjects: Meetings

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

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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State of Israel Bonds meeting [graphic material] – 21 Jun. 1966.

Part Of: Gordon Mendly fonds; Events and organizations series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 18; Series 3; File 50

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gordon Mendly fonds; Events and organizations series

Level: File

Fonds: 18

Series: 3

File: 50

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 21 Jun. 1966

Physical Description: 3 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm

Scope and Content: File consists of images taken at a State of Israel Bonds meeting held at the Primrose Club. The images depict speakers at the podium, and an image of the head table. The banner behind the head table reads: celebrate the year of Chai - buy Israel bonds.

Name Access: Primrose Club (Toronto, Ont.)

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

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Zionist Organization of Canada, Central Region, hosts Mr. Leon Dultzin [graphic material] – 8 Dec. 1965.

Part Of: Gordon Mendly fonds; Events and organizations series; Zionist Organization of Canada sub-series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 18; Series 3-5; File 16

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gordon Mendly fonds; Events and organizations series; Zionist Organization of Canada sub-series

Level: File

Fonds: 18

Series: 3-5

File: 16

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 8 Dec. 1965

Physical Description: 3 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm

Scope and Content: File consists of images taken at a Zionist Organization of Canada, Central Region meeting held at the Primrose Club. The guest speaker was Leon Dultzin, executive member of the World Zionist Organization. The images depict members of ZOC sitting and standing with Leon Dultzin.

Name Access: Primrose Club (Toronto, Ont.)

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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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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Primrose Club dues receipts [textual record] – 1932.

Part Of: Morris Norman collection

Level: File

ID: Fonds 22; File 15

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Morris Norman collection

Level: File

Fonds: 22

File: 15

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1932

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Name Access: Primrose Club (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Drawing of the Primrose Club at 41 Willcocks St. [architectural drawing] – [ca.1921].

Part Of: Benjamin Brown fonds; Jewish community building plans and drawings series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 49; Series 1; File 9

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Benjamin Brown fonds; Jewish community building plans and drawings series

Level: File

Fonds: 49

Series: 1

File: 9

Material Format: architectural drawing

Date: [ca.1921]

Physical Description: 1 architectural drawing : pencil and hand col. pencil crayon on cardboard ; 42 x 54 cm

Admin History/Bio: Originally named the Cosmopolitan Club, the Primrose Club was as an elite Jewish men's club (women were allowed to join in later years) that was founded in 1909 by prominent members of the Jewish Community. The building housing the club was located at 41 Willcocks Street, and was originally built in the 1880s as the residence of the Campbell family. In 1921, the home was redesigned by Benjamin Brown and Robert McConnell as the new home of the Primrose Club. In 1959, it was appropriated by the University of Toronto and is currently the home of the University of Toronto Faculty Club. It was designated as a heritage building in 1980.

Scope and Content: File consists of an elevation drawing of the Primrose Club at 41 Willcocks Street.

Notes: See - http://magazine.utoronto.ca/feature/history-of-faculty-club-u-of-t/ - for a more detailed history of the building.

Name Access: Primrose Club (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects: Clubs

Places: Willcocks Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Primrose Club exterior [graphic material] – [194-].

Part Of: Dora Till fonds; Other organizations series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 52; Series 7; Item 1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Dora Till fonds; Other organizations series

Level: Item

Fonds: 52

Series: 7

Item: 1

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [194-]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 18 cm on matte 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a photograph of the exterior of the Primrose Club on Willcocks Street in Toronto.

Name Access: Primrose Club (Toronto, Ont.)

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: Willcocks Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Primrose Club award [textual record] – 1980-1981.

Part Of: Dora Till fonds; Personal series; Personal awards and tributes sub-series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 52; Series 8-1; File 9

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Dora Till fonds; Personal series; Personal awards and tributes sub-series

Level: File

Fonds: 52

Series: 8-1

File: 9

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1980-1981

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Name Access: Primrose Club (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Solomon Edell fonds [multiple media] – [ca. 1900]-2010.

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds

Level: Fonds

ID: Fonds 4

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds

Level: Fonds

Fonds: 4

Material Format: multiple media

Date: [ca. 1900]-2010

Physical Description: 3.1 metres of textual records and other material

Admin History/Bio: Sol Edell (1919-2000) was a prominant member of the Toronto Jewish community who initially pursued a career as a pharmacist and was later founder and president of the property development company, Elmdale Investments. He held positions as board member or chair in a wide variety of religious, educational and social service organizations and institutions both in Canada and Israel. In Toronto, these included: Clanton Park Synagogue, Adas Israel Synagogue, Jones Avenue Cemetery, Canadian Jewish Congress and the Jewish Federation of Greater Toronto (formerly Toronto Jewish Congress, and now the United Jewish Appeal Federation of Greater Toronto).; Edell was born in Toronto on 5 March 1919, the son of Pesach and Molly Edell. He attended Harbord Collegiate and graduated from the Toronto College of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, in 1943 while on leave of absence from the army. He was enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces during the Second World War and served in the signal corps.; After he completed his army service, he opened Edell’s Drug Store at 1978 Queen Street in Etobicoke in 1948, the first shomer Shabbat drug store in the city. He operated a second store at 494 Spadina Avenue in the late 1940s. In 1955 the Queen Street location was expropriated by the City of Toronto. Subsequently, Edell founded Elmdale Investments, the company which built and managed the Elmhurst Plaza in Etobicoke. He reopened the drug store, which was renamed Elmhurst Drugs in the plaza. He also invested in two retail textile stores, Deltex Drapery and Dodd’s Drapery which had been founded by group of businessmen including his cousin Israel Edell.; In 1952 he married Dolly Weinstock, the daughter of Moishe and Sylvia Weinstock. They lived in the newly developed suburb of North York with their four children: Ethel, Simcha, Malka and Joseph. After 10 years of marriage, Dolly died and in 1966, he married Celia Rogen Hoffman.; Sol Edell was a founding member and first president of the Clanton Park Congregation. He was actively involved in the construction of the synagogue and its development. He continued to be affiliated with Shomrai Shabbos where his grandfather Rabbi Yosef Weinreb had been the rabbi. He was also involved with Adas Israel, the synagogue in Hamilton where his wife Celia had been an active member.; He was chair of the Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region -- Toronto Jewish Congress Archives Committee, which subsequently became the Ontario Jewish Archives. During his tenure, the archives was responsible for the reconstruction of the Kiever Synagogue which had been built in the early 1900s but had fallen into a state of disrepair by the 1960s.; Sol Edell was also involved in a number of Zionist organizations. He was the founding chair of the Aliyah Support Committee of the Jewish Federation of Greater Toronto, whose mandate was to assist Torontonians who had moved to Israel and ease their transition into Israeli society. He was also an active member of the Mizrachi organization and its affiliated institutions. Another one of Sol Edell’s interests was ensuring the preservation of local cemeteries. He was president of the Jones Avenue Cemetery and on the board of Pardes Shalom and the Bathurst Lawn Cemetery, Clanton Park section.

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of records documenting Sol Edell's business activities, community involvement and personal life. Included is correspondence, meeting minutes, photographs, financial records, legal records, publications, audio-visual material, invitations, newspaper clippings, artifacts, lists, reports, speeches, and architectural drawings.; The fonds is organized into the following eleven series: Personal; Edell's Drug Store and Elmhurst Pharmacy; Elmdale Investments; Deltex Drapery and Dodd's Drapery; Adas Israel Synagogue; Clanton Park Synagogue; Shomrai Shabbos; Aliyah; Cemetery and funeral home; Historical materials; and, Activities and organizations.

Notes: Physical description note: includes 739 photographs, 232 architectural drawings, 11 audio cassettes, 9 audio reels, 13 film reels, 7 videocassettes, 4 slides, 1 plaque, 4 badges, and 1 key.

Name Access: Edell Solomon, 1919-2000; Clanton Park Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.); Edell, Dolly; Edell, Celia; Edell's Drug Store; Elmhurst Pharmacy; Jones Avenue Cemetery; Canadian Jewish Congress/ Toronto Jewish Congress Archives; Aliyah Support Committee

Subjects: Business; Pharmacists

Access Restriction: Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.

Physical Condition: The bulk of the architectural drawings are currently being stored rolled up. They should be flattened and encapsulated in melinex.; Film and sound reels should be digitized.

Related Material: See fonds #5 for material related to Paul Edell.; See accession #2012-10/9 for material related to the Edell family.

Creator: Edell, Solomon, 1919-2000

Accession Number: 2002-12-2; 2008-8-29; 2011-5-4; 2012-10-9

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Edell's Drug Store and Elmhurst Pharmacy [textual record, architectural drawing, graphic material] – 1947-1969.

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds; Edell's Drug Store and Elmhurst Pharmacy series

Level: Series

ID: Fonds 4; Series 2

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds; Edell's Drug Store and Elmhurst Pharmacy series

Level: Series

Fonds: 4

Series: 2

Material Format: textual record; architectural drawing; graphic material

Date: 1947-1969

Physical Description: 17 cm of textual records; 3 photographs; 7 architectural plans

Admin History/Bio: Sol Edell graduated with a degree in pharmacy in 1943. After completing his military service, he opened Edell's Drug Store and began working as a pharmacist. He subsequently opened two other drug stores, Edell's Drug Store located on Spadina Avenue and Elmhurst Drugs. Although he continued to own Elmhurst Drugs until his death in 2000, he retired from pharmacy in 1962.

Scope and Content: Series consists of material relating to the establishment and operation of Sol Edell’s pharmacy from the three locations where he operated drug stores. Series consists of financial records, newspaper advertisements, ink blotters, and flyers and prescription envelopes from the 1940s and 1950s with the name and logo of Edell’s Drug Store. In addition, there is correspondence and legal documents pertaining to a planned renovation of the Queen Street Store and the expropriation of the building by the City of Toronto. Also included is a photograph of a group of Toronto pharmacists.

Name Access: Edell's Drug Store; Elmhurst Pharmacy; Elmhurst Plaza

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Advertising and promotional stationery [textual record] – [between 1948 and 1955].

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds; Edell's Drug Store and Elmhurst Pharmacy series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 4; Series 2; File 2

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds; Edell's Drug Store and Elmhurst Pharmacy series

Level: File

Fonds: 4

Series: 2

File: 2

Material Format: textual record

Date: [between 1948 and 1955]

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of advertising flyers announcing an anniversary drug sale and promotional prescription envelopes from Edell's Drug Store at 1978 Queen Street West. The name, address and phone number of the store are printed on the prescription envelopes. Also included is a blank prescription slip of Dr. I.A. Grenville, which advertises Edell's Drug Store on Queen Street.

Name Access: Edell's Drug Store

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Department of Veteran's Affairs, Sunnybrook Hospital [textual record] – 1954.

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds; Edell's Drug Store and Elmhurst Pharmacy series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 4; Series 2; File 3

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds; Edell's Drug Store and Elmhurst Pharmacy series

Level: File

Fonds: 4

Series: 2

File: 3

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1954

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of correspondence relating to medications ordered by the Department of Veteran's Affairs, Sunnybrook Hospital. The letters list the name and number of the patient and the price of the medication ordered.

Name Access: Edell's Drug Store

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Construction of new Queen Street building [textual record, architectural drawing] – 1953-1956.

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds; Edell's Drug Store and Elmhurst Pharmacy series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 4; Series 2; File 7

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds; Edell's Drug Store and Elmhurst Pharmacy series

Level: File

Fonds: 4

Series: 2

File: 7

Material Format: textual record; architectural drawing

Date: 1953-1956

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records; 1 presentation drawing : brownline drawing, hand col. ; 41 x 82 cm; 3 technical drawings : brownline prints ; 52 x 54 cm and 54 x 78 cm

Scope and Content: File consists of invoices from the architect relating to the construction of a new building which Sol Edell wanted to build on the site occupied by Edell's Drug Store. Also included is correspondence with the Municipality of Etobicoke regarding a building permit and a report from the Ontario Municipal Board regarding by-laws for apartment buildings. File also consists of a presentation drawing of what the proposed apartment building would look like and preliminary floor plans and elevation drawings by architect Sidney Samuels.

Name Access: Edell's Drug Store

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Expropriation of Queen Street store [textual record] – 1955-1956.

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds; Edell's Drug Store and Elmhurst Pharmacy series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 4; Series 2; File 9

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds; Edell's Drug Store and Elmhurst Pharmacy series

Level: File

Fonds: 4

Series: 2

File: 9

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1955-1956

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of correspondence relating to the expropriation of the Queen Street property by the Metropolitan Toronto. An appraisal report which outlines the compensation that Sol Edell would receive is also included.

Name Access: Edell's Drug Store

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Lease of Queen Street Store [textual record] – 1947.

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds; Edell's Drug Store and Elmhurst Pharmacy series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 4; Series 2; File 4

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds; Edell's Drug Store and Elmhurst Pharmacy series

Level: File

Fonds: 4

Series: 2

File: 4

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1947

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Admin History/Bio: In 1947, Sol Edell opened his drug store at 1978 Queen Street in a building which he had rented from Ross Cameron.

Scope and Content: File consists of lease agreement between Sol Edell and Ross Cameron, the owner of the building. Also included is a description of the janitor services referred to in the lease.

Name Access: Edell's Drug Store

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Purchase and mortgage of Queen Street store [textual record] – 1947-1952.

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds; Edell's Drug Store and Elmhurst Pharmacy series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 4; Series 2; File 5

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds; Edell's Drug Store and Elmhurst Pharmacy series

Level: File

Fonds: 4

Series: 2

File: 5

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1947-1952

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of legal documents relating to Sol Edell's purchase of the Queen Street store and adjacent property from Ross and Yvonne Cameron. Also included is Sol Edell's mortgage for the property.

Name Access: Edell's Drug Store

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Sale of Queen Street store [textual record] – 15 Oct. 1956.

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds; Edell's Drug Store and Elmhurst Pharmacy series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 4; Series 2; File 10

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds; Edell's Drug Store and Elmhurst Pharmacy series

Level: File

Fonds: 4

Series: 2

File: 10

Material Format: textual record

Date: 15 Oct. 1956

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of a legal document relating to the sale of the Queen Street store to Metropolitan Toronto.

Name Access: Edell's Drug Store

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Financial statements [textual record] – 1951-1955.

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds; Edell's Drug Store and Elmhurst Pharmacy series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 4; Series 2; File 11

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds; Edell's Drug Store and Elmhurst Pharmacy series

Level: File

Fonds: 4

Series: 2

File: 11

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1951-1955

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of annual trading, profit and loss statements for Edell's Drug Store.

Name Access: Edell's Drug Store

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Edell’s anniversary drug sale flyer [textual record] – [between 1948 and 1955].

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds; Edell's Drug Store and Elmhurst Pharmacy series; Advertising and promotional stationery file; Edell’s anniversary drug sale flyer item

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 4; Series 2; File 2; Item 1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds; Edell's Drug Store and Elmhurst Pharmacy series; Advertising and promotional stationery file; Edell’s anniversary drug sale flyer item

Level: Item

Fonds: 4

Series: 2

File: 2

Item: 1

Material Format: textual record

Date: [between 1948 and 1955]

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Name Access: Edell's Drug Store

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.