Accession Number

2009-3-10

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 12 cm

Date

1945

Scope and Content

Accession consists of one photograph of Jewish members of the Royal Canadian Air Force at a seder in London, England. Standing at the head of the table is Rabbi I. Eisen of Holy Blossom Temple. Seated on the far right with his head bowed is Squadron Leader Al Glazer. The photograph was taken by the donor.

Subjects

Fighter pilots

Portraits, Group

Seder

Name Access

Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force

Glazer, Al

Isaacs, Nathan

Places

London (England)

Source

Archival Accessions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1940]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print of Arnold Feldman and Helen Samuels. Arnold is dressed in his RCAF uniform and Helen is wearing a winter fur-trimmed coat.

Name Access

Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force

Feldman, Arnold

Samuels, Helen

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

1986-3-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sadie Stren fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

78

File

3

Item

36

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[between 1939 and 1945]

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Flight Officer Sam Finkelstein of the RCAF, pictured in his military uniform.

Name Access

Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force

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

Brantford (Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-11-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Military photographs series

Level

Series

Fonds

33

Series

2

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1942-[195-?]

Physical Description

28 photographs : b&w (6 negatives) 26 x 21 cm or smaller

Admin History/Bio

Bill Stern enlisted in the Royal Canadian Airforce at the start of the Second World War, at the age of eighteen. He set out for Enlgand via Halifax, in 1942, and saw combat in France, Belgium and Germany as a Leading Aircraftsman.

Scope and Content

This series consists of photographs of Bill Stern and his fellow servicemen, taken during the Second World War. Most of the photographs were taken overseas, however there are a few of Bill, his brother Max, and his parents Moishe and Fanny Stern, which were taken in Toronto, and one of a fellow soldier taken after the war.

The photographs have been arranged chronologically and are described at the item level.

Name Access

Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force

Subjects

Portraits

Accession Number

1980-2-1

2004-5-96

2006-2-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2010-2-3

Material Format

graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description

1 wedding invitation

21 photographs (jpg)

Date

1941-1947, 1999

Scope and Content

Accession consists of scanned photographs documenting the professional and personal lives of Libby Rosenberg and her husband, Ronald Rosenberg. Included are photographs of the Canadian Jewish Congress Servicemen's Centre, Libby and Ronald's wedding, and the Royal Canadian Air Force at Fort William. The accession also includes a scan of an invitation to Ronald and Libby's wedding in 1944.

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

Married people

Weddings

Name Access

Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force

Rosenberg, Libby

Rosenberg, Ronald

Places

Fort William (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

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Accession Number

2010-5-14

Material Format

graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description

27 photgraphs : b&w and col. (jpg)

Date

1940-[2004?], predominant 1940-1945

Scope and Content

Accession consists of scanned photographs documenting Esther Mager's experience serving in the Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. Also included is one wedding portrait of her husband and one photograph of Esther with her children and grandchildren. The verso of scanned photographs were also scanned to show annotations and dates on the originals.

Administrative History

Esther (nee Mendelson) Mager was born in Montreal on December 3, 1917 to Max and Lillian Ray (nee Bloomfield) Mendelson. Her mother passed away nine months after her birth, duing the flu epidemic of 1918, and her father remarried Sarah Wallman. Max had six additional children with Sarah. From the age of tweleve to about the age of eighteen, Esther worked in her father's jewellery store, Thompson's Jewellery, located on Philips Square. There she performed various jobs such as, polishing jewellery and assisting customers. Around the age of eighteen she began work as an assistant bookkeeper for a company that manufactured refrigerators where she was paid $25 per week.

In 1941, Esther joined up with the Canadian Air Force, where she performed motor transport and was paid $28 per week. She met her husband, Saul Mager, on a blind date in Montreal while on leave from her post in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Saul was in the dress manufacturing business in Toronto. They married in 1945 and had two sons together; Mark (b. 1946) and Howard (b. 1949).

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

Families

World War, 1939-1945

Name Access

Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force

Source

Archival Accessions

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Part Of

Farb family fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

96

Item

20

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1942

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 26 x 21 cm

Admin History/Bio

Herb was born in Pontypool in 1914, and in 1944 he recieved the Distinguished Flying Cross (D.F.C.) from the Royal Canadian Air Force for displayed courage and devotion to duty while flying in active operations against the enemy.

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait photograph of Herb Farb in Air Force dress.

Name Access

Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force

Farb, Herb

Farb, Nathan

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

Pontypool (Ont.)

Accession Number

2005-8-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Jewish military portraits series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

2

Item

10

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Feb. 1942

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 11 x 9 cm and 13 x 9 cm

Admin History/Bio

Saul Fox was a Leading Aircraftsman in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War.

Scope and Content

The item is a portrait of Saul Fox.

Name Access

Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force

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.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Jewish military portraits series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

2

Item

18

Material Format

graphic material

Date

May 1943

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 13 x 9 cm

Admin History/Bio

Alan Kaye was an overseas Royal Canadian Air Force Wireless Operator during the Second World War.

Scope and Content

The item is a portrait of Alan Kaye.

Notes

This negative has two images.

Name Access

Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force

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.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Jewish military portraits series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

2

Item

24

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Apr. 1944

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 10 cm and 11 x 8 cm

Admin History/Bio

Mr. Mehr served overseas in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War.

Scope and Content

The item is a portrait of Mr. Mehr.

Name Access

Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force

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.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Jewish military portraits series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

2

Item

28

Material Format

graphic material

Date

27 Apr. 1943

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 10 cm and 11 x 8 cm

Admin History/Bio

Avrom Siegel (4 December 1916 - 18 November 2010) was the fifth child born to Ida and Isidore Siegel in 1916. During the start of the Second World War, Avrom signed up for active service with the RCAF. He was told that the RCAF had too many navigators and was reassigned as a radar operator instead. He was sent to the Agricultural College in Guelph, Ontario where he was educated in electricty and radio. He was then sent to a Royal Canadian Air Force radar training school in Clinton, Ontario. Once graduated, Avrom was stationed overseas in England as a Flight Lieutenant with the operational radar wing of the RCAF, known as the 72 Wing.

After the war, he was a successful businessman in two businesses. He was also an enthusiastic contributor of his time and energy to many community causes. Avrom was married to his wife Liv for 64 years and had three children, Herman, Leonard (Patti), and Eric (Denyse). He also had five grandchildren, Margaret, Aaron, Jessica, Simon, and Phillipe.

Scope and Content

The item is a portrait of Avrom Siegel.

Name Access

Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force

Siegel, Avrom, 1916-2010 (subject)

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 Fonds 18 for items on the Siegel family, and item 18 for a portrait of Avrom in 1942.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Jewish military portraits series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

2

Item

30

Material Format

graphic material

Date

18 Mar. 1943

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 10 cm and 11 x 8 cm

Admin History/Bio

Victor Spiegel served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War.

Scope and Content

The item is a portrait of Victor Spiegel.

Name Access

Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force

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.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Jewish military portraits series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

2

Item

33

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Dec. 1944

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 11 x 8 cm

Admin History/Bio

Mr. Switzer served as a Sergeant with the St. John Ambulance Association in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War.

Scope and Content

The item is a portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Switzer.

Name Access

Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force

St. John Ambulance Association

Subjects

Married people

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.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2021-11-13

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

1 book

Date

[19--]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting Ira Noble. Included are one oversized photograph of Ira Noble as a baby and a prayer book for Jewish members of His Majesty's Forces.

Custodial History

The items were discovered by a colleague of Ira's, Merven Patey. Merven passed the items on to Marcia Yudin, who in turn donated them to the OJA.

Administrative History

Ira Noble fought in the Second World War as part of the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Use Conditions

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

Descriptive Notes

Language: English, Hebrew

Subjects

Great Britain--Armed Forces

Name Access

Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force

Source

Archival Accessions