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University of Toronto's Engineering Department [textual record] – 1939.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; Anti-Semitism cases sub-series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 17; Series 5-3; File 253

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; Anti-Semitism cases sub-series

Level: File

Fonds: 17

Series: 5-3

File: 253

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1939

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of correspondence regarding antisemitism in the Engineering Department of the University of Toronto.

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

Name Access: University of Toronto

Subjects: Discrimination in education

Source: Archival Descriptions

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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

Dr. Mattie Rotenberg - 26 Feb. 1976

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

Ben Lappin - 14 May 1981

Name: Ben Lappin

Material Format: sound recording

Interview Date: 14 May 1981

Source: Oral Histories

Name: Ben Lappin

Number: OH 69

Subject: A.M. Klein and S.Bronfman

Interview Date: 14 May 1981

Quantity: 1

Interviewer: Adam Fuerstenberg

Total Running Time: OH69_001: 31.36 minutes; OH69_002: 11.28 minutes

Conservation: Copied August 2003

Notes: Very poor sound quality; difficult to make out the content of this oral history.

Use Restrictions: Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.; Conditional access. Researchers must receive permission from the interviewee or their heir prior to accessing the interview. Please contact the OJA for more information.

Biography: Ben Lappin was bom in Kielce, Poland, in 1915, the son of Leibish and Sarah Lapidus. Ben moved with his family to Canada in 1924. He married Adah Auerbach, and they had four children: Shalom, David, Naomi, and Daniel.; Ben received his undergraduate degree from McMaster University and his master's and doctoral degrees in social work from the University of Toronto. He spent several years at the Training Bureau for Jewish Communal Service in New York and returned to the University of Toronto in 1958, where he was a professor in the School of Social Work until 1970. He then accepted an appointment at the School of Social Work at Bar Ilan University in Israel, later becoming its director.; In 1963, he published "The Redeemed Children: The Story of the Rescue of the War Orphans by the Jewish Community of Canada." He later wrote a number of other books, several humorous pieces for the CBC and Macleans Magazine, and served as editor of the Toronto Yiddisher Zhurnal’s English-language page.; From 1948 to 1958, he was the executive director of the Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region and was involved with the national executive committee of the Canadian Jewish Congress; the Canadian Association of Social Workers; and the Farband Labour Zionist Organization of Canada.; He died in January 2001 at the age of eighty-four.

Material Format: sound recording

Language: English

Name Access: University of Toronto; Canadian Jewish Congress. Central Region

Geographic Access: Kielce (Poland); Toronto (Ont.); Hamilton (Ont.); Israel

Original Format: Audio cassette

Copy Format: Audio cassette

Source: Oral Histories

Pauline Burns - 6 Jun. 1976

Name: Pauline Burns

Material Format: sound recording

Interview Date: 6 Jun. 1976

Source: Oral Histories

Name: Pauline Burns

Number: OH 92

Subject: Kosher food; Jewish youth--Religious life; Jewelry stores; Fasts and feasts--Judaism; Berit milah; Jewish day schools

Interview Date: 6 Jun. 1976

Quantity: 1 audio cassette (1 copy) 1 WAV file

Interviewer: Larry Troster

Total Running Time: 31.54 minute

Conservation: Copied August 2003; Digitized 2014

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

Biography: Pauline Burns was born in Oshawa, Ontario on 3 July 1935. She attended North Simcoe Public School and O’Neill High School (formerly OCVI) in Oshawa and studied dental nursing at the University of Toronto. Pauline married Sidney Burns in 1956 and had two children. She worked in the family business, Burns Jewellers. In her youth, Pauline was involved in Young Judaeans and BBYO. Once married, she became a member of Hadassah.

Material Format: sound recording

Language: English

Name Access: BBYO; University of Toronto; Hadassah-WIZO Organization of Canada

Geographic Access: Oshawa (Ont.); Brantford (Ont.); Toronto (Ont.)

Original Format: Audio cassette

Copy Format: Audio cassette; Digital file

Transcript: G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 92 - Burns\OH92_Log.pdf

Source: Oral Histories

Lillian Gordon - 1 Jan. 1985

Name: Lillian Gordon

Material Format: sound recording

Interview Date: 1 Jan. 1985

Source: Oral Histories

Name: Lillian Gordon

Number: OH 209

Subject: Lawyers; Antisemitism; Discrimination

Interview Date: 1 Jan. 1985

Quantity: 2 cassettes (1 copy); 2 WAV files

Interviewer: Phyllis Platnick

Total Running Time: 60 min.

Conservation: Copied August 2003; Digitzed September 2014

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

Biography: Lillian Gordon was born in Toronto in 1908. She was one of three women to graduate from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1928. Gordon opened her own real estate law practice in Toronto and continued her practice until she retired in 1981.

Material Format: sound recording

Name Access: University of Toronto

Geographic Access: Toronto (Ont.)

Original Format: Audio cassette

Copy Format: Audio cassette; Digital file

Transcript: 0:00-6.56: Lillian Gordon was born in Toronto in 1908 to Annie and Aaron Sandler. In this portion of the interview, Gordon discusses her parents, the family catering business, and her father’s work as a union organizer in the needle trade. 7:15-8:59: Gordon discusses the requirements for entry into the Osgoode Law School in 1926. 9:00-10:19: Gordon discusses her fellow students at Osgoode Hall from 1926–1929. 10:20-11:48: Gordon discusses looking for a job within the legal profession after graduating from Osgoode Hall in 1929. 11:49-13:10: Gordon discusses looking for a location to open her own law office. 13:11-14:20: Gordon discusses being hired as an investigator for Eaton’s and being dismissed when it was learned she was Jewish. 14:21-15:34: Gordon discusses looking for a real estate office in which to open her own practice. 15:35-16:56: Gordon discusses antisemitism within the legal profession. 16:57-19:24: Gordon discusses her move to California in 1936. 19:25-20:34: Gordon discusses how the scarcity of male lawyers during the Second World War resulted in increased business within her own legal practice. 20:35-22:05: Gordon discusses the problems of being a woman within the legal profession (discussion strays). 22:06-24:45: Gordon discusses the challenges she faced as a female lawyer during the 1930s. 24:46-28:40: Gordon discusses her professional and personal dealings with financial institutions. 28:41-28:54: Gordon discusses how she came to be accepted as a woman and a Jew by her colleagues and clients. 28:55-29:42: Gordon discusses the reaction by colleagues to the hiring of the first Black person to work in the office. 29:43-31:13: Gordon discusses her choice of wardrobe for the office and the courtroom. Side 2: 0-9:20: Gordon discusses early childhood memories. 9:21-11:32: Gordon discusses the diversity of her fellow students at Jarvis Collegiate. 11:33-13:32: Gordon discusses learning to skate and to ride a bicycle. 13:33-16:10: Gordon discusses learning to drive a car. 16:12-22:30: Gordon talks about the early years of her marriage to Sandy Gordon. 22:31-24:30: Gordon reminisces about her law career from her student days until her retirement from law. 24:31-29:00: Gordon discusses working for J. L. Cohen at the beginning of her law career. Photo: Item 1216 Osgoode Hall graduation 1928

Source: Oral Histories

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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Bill Stern graduation photo [graphic material] – [ca. 1951].

Part Of: William Stern fonds; Family photographs series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 33; Series 1; Item 33

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: William Stern fonds; Family photographs series

Level: Item

Fonds: 33

Series: 1

Item: 33

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1951]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: This item is Bill Stern's graduation portrait from the University of Toronto's School of Social Work.

Name Access: University of Toronto

Subjects: Social workers

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

Accession Number: 2004-5-96

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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Education and extracurricular activities [textual record, graphic material, object] – 1921-1999.

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds; Personal series; Education and extracurricular activities sub-series

Level: Sub-series

ID: Fonds 4; Series 1-4

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds; Personal series; Education and extracurricular activities sub-series

Level: Sub-series

Fonds: 4

Series: 1-4

Material Format: textual record; graphic material; object

Date: 1921-1999

Physical Description: 4 folders of textual records; 1 photograph; 4 badges

Admin History/Bio: Sol Edell attended Harbord Collegiate and was an honours student winning awards in several extra curricular activities. His children and grandchildren also excelled scholastically while attending a variety various Jewish parochial schools in Toronto such as the Associated Hebrew Day Schools, Eitz Chaim, Netivot Hatorah and Yeshivat Bnei Akiva Or Chaim Ulpanat Orot.

Scope and Content: Sub-series consists of material relating to the educational and recreational activities of the Edell family. There are newspaper clippings relating to Sol Edell’s participation in the Harbord Collegiate’s First Aid team and a University of Toronto graduation photograph. Sub-series includes correspondence, notices and booklets from his sisters’ and children’s elementary, high school and university graduation commencement exercises. In addition, sub-series consists of correspondence with the Associated Hebrew Day Schools relating to a scholarship awarded in memory of Sol Edell's grandfather, Rabbi Yosef Weinreb.

Name Access: Harbord Collegiate; First Aid team; Rabbi Yosef Weinreb Scholarship; University of Toronto

Subjects: Education

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Saul Cowan photographs [graphic material] – 1926-1995.

Part Of: Cowan family fonds

Level: File

ID: Fonds 102; File 1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Cowan family fonds

Level: File

Fonds: 102

File: 1

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1926-1995

Physical Description: 8 photographs : b&w and col. ; 15 x 10 cm or smaller

Scope and Content: File consists of photographs of Saul Cowan. Included are images of Saul on Maria Street in Toronto, at Humber River, Saul's University of Toronto Honours of Philosophy graduation portrait (1931), Saul at a cottage in Jackson's Point, in Mexico and at other locations. Identified in the photograph from Cancun, Mexico is Trudy Cowan and Nancy [Wargny?].

Name Access: University of Toronto

Subjects: Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae--Ontario--Toronto.

Places: Jackson's Point (Ont.); West Toronto Junction (Toronto, Ont.); Humber (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine [graphic material] – 1909.

Accession Number: 2013-7-3

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2013-7-3

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 51 x 44 cm on mat 62 x 55 cm

Date: 1909

Scope and Content: Accession consists of one composite photograph of the University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine's graduating class of 1909. Included is L. J. Solway.

Custodial History: There is no acquisition informaiton for this photograph. It was found in the processing room in July 2013.

Subjects: Education; Physicians

Name Access: University of Toronto

Source: Archival Accessions

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

University of Toronto Menorah Society|Holy Blossom Temple [graphic material] – 1921, 1927.

Accession Number: 2016-12-8

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2016-12-8

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w ; 12 x 18 cm and 9 x 12 cm

Date: 1921, 1927

Scope and Content: Accession consists of a photograph of the confirmation class at Holy Blossom Temple from 1927 and a photograph of the University of Toronto Menorah Society executive from 1920–21. The following individuals are pictured in the society photograph:; Back row, left to right: B. Caplan (correspondence secretary); David Goldstick (treasurer); Martin Zodroff (science representative); Joseph Greenberg (medicine representative); Jessie Lavine (arts representative); Jacob M. Stucken (general secretary); James Zimmerman (dental representative); and Charles Rotenberg (ex-president).; Front row, left to right: Jacob Markus (first vice-president); Rabbi Barnett Brickner (advisor); David Eisen (president); Prof. W. R. Taylor (honorary vice president).; Absent: Sir Robert Falconer (honorary president); Miss Matti Levi (second vice president); I. B. Levin (Osgoode representative.)

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.

Subjects: Students

Name Access: Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.); University of Toronto

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Cyrel Troster [textual record] – 1964-2018.

Accession Number: 2018-10-14

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2018-10-14

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: 7 cm of textual records

Date: 1964-2018

Scope and Content: Accession consists of material documenting different public and Jewish organizations in Toronto. Included are: 1964 and 1965 issues of the William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute's Advocate yearbook; a record of the Eglinton chapter of B'nai Brith Women of Canada's opening meeting on 16 September 1992; a booklet with short profiles of the 1998-99 UJA Federation Board of Directors; a 2013 commemorative booklet celebrating Darchei Noam's fortieth anniversary and Rabbi Tina Grimberg's ten-year anniversary at the synagogue; a program for the 8th Annual Symposium in Germanic Studies University of Toronto, which was titled Global Yiddish Culture, 1938-1948; various materials from the 2018 Ashkenaz Festival; newspaper clippings; and informational material for the Canadian Jewish Congress/Toronto Jewish Congress' Heritage-in-a-Box project

Subjects: Festivals; Public schools; Synagogues

Name Access: Ashkenaz Festival; B'nai Brith Women of Canada; Canadian Jewish Congress. Central Region; Congregation Darchei Noam (Toronto, Ont.); Grimberg, Tina; Toronto Jewish Congress; Troster, Cyrel; University of Toronto; William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute