- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Negev dinner honouring Phil Givens file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 4
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1968
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 9 x 9 cm and 6 x 6 cm
- Notes
- Photograph by Al Gilbert.
- Name Access
- Givens, Phil
- Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
- Allen, Wm. R.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Negev dinner honouring Bert Godfrey file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 2
- Item
- 41
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1966
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is of Allan Grossman giving a speech at the 1966 Negev Dinner held in honour of Bert Godfrey.
- Allan Grossman was born in 1910 to Morris and Sarah Grossman. He married Ethel Starkman and they had three children named Denyse, Larry and Susan. Allan Grossman was president of the Allan Grossman Insurance Services Ltd. He was involved in political life in Canada holding positions as Alderman, Council member for Metro Toronto, elected member of Ontario Legislature, and in 1960 he was appointed Minister without portfolio. He was re-appointed to Provincial Cabinet as Chairman of the Ontario Liquor Control Board.
- Notes
- Photograph by Al Gilbert.
- Name Access
- Godfrey, Bert, 1908-2006
- Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
- Subjects
- Speeches, addresses, etc
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Negev dinner honouring Phil Givens file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 4
- Item
- 35
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1968
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w
- Notes
- Photograph by Al Gilbert.
- Name Access
- Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Dinner honouring Leon E. Weinstein file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 5
- Item
- 33
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Leon Weinstein and Allan Grossman at the Negev dinner. Allan Grossman provided greetings from the Province of Ontario, as a provincial cabinet minister, for the Negev dinner and Leon Weinstein was the guest of honour.
- Name Access
- Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
- Weinstein, Leon E.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Negev dinner honouring Bert Godfrey file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 2
- Item
- 15
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1966
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- Notes
- Photograph by Al Gilbert.
- Name Access
- Godfrey, Bert, 1908-2006
- Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
- Phillips, Nathan, 1892-1976
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 1992-12-6
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1992-12-6
- Material Format
- graphic material
- object
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : b&w (3 negatives) ; 20 x 25 cm
- Artifacts
- Date
- 1929-1991
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of several artifacts including: Life member for Baycrest plaque awarded to Allan Grossman, 1981; American Israel Numismatic Association plaque awarded to Allan Grossman, November 1972; Minister of Revenue framed golden seal, ca. 1970s; Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Canada Award of Service plaque presented to Allan Grossman; Quinte Regional Detention Center plaque presented to Allan Grossman, 1971; B'nai Brith Convention guest badge, 1-4 June 1969; Grey Cup badge,1980; Jigsaw puzzles from the Allan Grossman Campaign; Federal-Provincial Conference of First Ministers delegate badge, 15-17 November 1991; Yellow and blue Davis sign; Yellow and blue Davis hats; Yellow and blue Davis jackets; plaque commemorating the new bridge in Toronto opened December 23, 1953; plaque commemorating 1956 visit with the Pope, 25 April 1956; Framed certificate given to Allan Grossman on his 70th Birthday from the Premier of Ontario, 4 March 1974; Harold King Farm plaque given to Allan Grossman; shovel from the Ground Breaking ceremony of the new Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, 30 June 1983; B'nai Brith Distinguished Citizen Award plaque given to Allan Grossman, 3 March 1974; Small plaque from Premier William Davis honouring Allan Grossman, 1972; Memorial Groves plaque.
- Photographs include a collage of portraits of members (including Allan Grossman) of the Toronto Boy Municipal Council 1929, and a photo of William McIntyre, acting clerk of the Executive Council, administering the oath of office to Allan Grossman, Minister Without Portfolio, at the Ontario Parliament on November 21, 1960. Also picured are Leslie Frost and Keiller McKay. A third photograph was taken at a visit in 1965 to the Ontario Legislature with ohn Robarts, Premier of Ontario, and Menachem Begin of Israel.
- Name Access
- Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1990-4-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1990-4-3
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 m of textual records and graphic material
- 1 badge : felt and metal, blue, silver and white ; 10.5 x 10.5 cm
- 1 pin : metal, white, blue and gold ; 1 cm.
- Date
- [ca. 1922]-[194-]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of textual records and graphic material documenting the life and career of Allan Grossman. Also included is a Jewish Boys in Training Crest of Merit badge (ca. 1922-1924), a white felt badge with a blue Magen David in the middle and in the four corners with metal plates attached to the material, each one with a different symbol, and an Ostrovtzer Independent Mutual Benefit Society pin (ca. 1940s).
- Subjects
- Politicians
- Name Access
- Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2012-7-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2012-7-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2.4 m of textual records and graphic material
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records related to the political life and community involvment of Allan Grossman. The records include a number of photographs and scrapbooks.
- Custodial History
- There is no information on the acquisition of this material. The accession number has been assigned by the archivist.
- Use Conditions
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Name Access
- Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1968
- Physical Description
- 77 photographs : b&w (53 negatives) ; 9 x 9 cm and 6 x 6 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Philip Gerald Givens (1922-1995) was born to Hyman and Mary Givens. He was married to Minnie Rubin and they had two children named Eleanor and Michael. He worked as a lawyer for the firm Pivnick, Givens, & Chusid, was Senior Alderman for the City of Toronto for ten years, a member of the Metropolitan Council for seven years, and in 1961, he was elected Controller of City of Toronto. After his term as mayor expired, Givens was elected into the House of Commons for York West in 1968.
- Philip Givens was founder and first president of the Upper Canada Lodge of B'nai Brith and past president of the Metropolitan Coordinating Council of B'nai B'rith. He was an active member of the Jewish community.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs documenting the 1968 Negev dinner held in honour of Philip G. Givens.The dinner was hosted by the Jewish National Fund at the Royal York Hotel and was attended by members of the Toronto Jewish community.
- The programme for the evening included speeches and presentations made by the following guests: Morley J. Pape, Rabbi Erwin Schild, Rabbi David Monson, Honourable Dr. Aba Gefen, Wm. R. Allen, Louis L. Lockshin, Charles Kent, Nathan Silver, Samuel Shainhouse, Nathan O. Hurwich, Stuart E. Rosenberg, Honourable Allan Grossman, and Leon E. Weintstein.
- Name Access
- Givens, Philip G.
- Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
- Pape, Morley J.
- Schild, Rabbi Erwin
- Monson, Rabbi David
- Gefen, Hon. Dr. Abba
- Allen, Wm. R.
- Lockshin, Louis L.
- Kent, Charles
- Silver, Nathan
- Shainhouse, Samuel
- Hurwich, Nathan O.
- Rosenberg, Stuart E.
- Weinstein, Leon E.
- Negev dinners
- Related Material
- See also Accession # 1990-9-7 for materials related to Phil Givens
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Negev dinner honouring Bert Godfrey file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 2
- Item
- 32
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1966
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- Notes
- Photograph by Al Gilbert.
- Name Access
- Adler, Jacob
- Adler, Rose
- Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
- Lieff, Judge Abe
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Dinner honouring Leon E. Weinstein file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 5
- Item
- 18
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Grossmans and the Lockshins at the Negev dinner held in honour of Leon E. Weinstein. Hon. Allan Grossman provided greetings from the Province of Ontario at the dinner.
- Name Access
- Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
- Lockshin, Louis
- Weinstein, Leon E.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Negev dinner honouring Phil Givens file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 4
- Item
- 39
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1968
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 9 x 9 cm and 6 x 6 cm
- Notes
- Photograph by Al Gilbert.
- Name Access
- Givens, Philip
- Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
- Hurwich, Nat
- Levy, Mark
- Rosenberg, Rabbi Stuart
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Publicity photographs of people and events series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 6
- File
- 72
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [196-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of a photograph of Allan Grossman as he gives a speech to the Toronto Zionist Council. Seated at the table is Max Goody.
- Name Access
- Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
- Max Goody
- Subjects
- Speeches, addresses, etc
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Negev dinner honouring Phil Givens file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 4
- Item
- 40
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1968
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 9 x 9 cm and 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of guests posing together with a JNF certificate at the 1968 Negev dinner held in honour of Phil Givens.
- Notes
- Photograph by Al Gilbert.
- Name Access
- Givens, Philip
- Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
- Exton, Eric
- Kent, Charles
- Lockshin, Louis
- Shainhouse, Samuel
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Negev dinner honouring Phil Givens file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 4
- Item
- 34
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1968
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 9 x 9 cm and 6 x 6 cm
- Notes
- Photograph by Al Gilbert.
- Name Access
- Givens, Phil
- Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
- Weinstein, Leon
- Exton, Eric
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Publicity photographs of people and events series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 6
- File
- 25
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [196-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of a group photograph. From left to right are: Eliezer Dembitz, Consul General of Israel in Toronto; Allan Grossman, MP; Philip Givens; and Nathan Phillips.
- Name Access
- Eliezer Dembitz
- Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
- Philip Givens
- Phillips, Nathan, 1892-1976
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Dinner honouring Leon E. Weinstein file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 5
- Item
- 29
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Name Access
- Diamond, A. E.
- Exton, Eric
- Gefen, Aba
- Givens, Philip
- Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
- Weinstein, Leon
- Weinstein, Anne
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1451
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1451
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1958]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph
- Admin History/Bio
- M. Grossman helped the Hungarian-Jewish Congregation get started.
- Name Access
- Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
- Winter, Andy
- Accession Number
- 1977-8-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Negev dinner honouring Bert Godfrey file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 2
- Item
- 42
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1966
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Allan Grossman presenting a letter to Bert Godfrey at the Negev Dinner held in Godfrey's honour.
- Notes
- Photograph by Al Gilbert.
- Name Access
- Godfrey, Bert, 1908-2006
- Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Negev dinner honouring Bert Godfrey file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 2
- Item
- 46
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1966
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- Notes
- Photograph by Al Gilbert.
- Name Access
- Godfrey, Bert, 1908-2006
- Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- 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
- 6
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 6 Dec. 1960
- Physical Description
- 8 negatives ; b&w ; 10 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of images taken at a celebratory party for Allan Grossman, on the occasion of his appointment as Minister Without Portfolio in the Ontario Legislature, the second Jewish person to be named a cabinet minister in Canada. The party was thrown for Grossman by the Zionist Organization of Canada, Central Region, and was held at the Regency Towers.
- The images depict Grossman and his wife cutting the cake, David Peters giving a speech and presenting Grossman with a certificate, Grossman and his wife responding to the presentation, and several group photographs of Grossman with the members of ZOC.
- Name Access
- Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 797
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 797
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1948]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Korman at a tribute dinner held in honour of Sam Davis at the Adath Israel Synagogue, in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The photograph depicts a group of men and women seated at banquet tables and Mr. Korman standing to say some remarks.
- Notes
- Photo by Duke Studios.
- Acquired in 1976.
- Name Access
- Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
- Davis, Sam
- Korman, Mr.
- Korman, Mrs.
- Subjects
- 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
- Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds
- Photographs series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 9
- Series
- 12
- File
- 20
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1958
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two photographs taken at the JIAS anniversary dinner. The guests are in formal wear. Identified are: Allan Grossman; Hon. Davey Fulton; and Carl Keyfetz.
- Name Access
- Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 828
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 828
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1948]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print of Mr. and Mrs. Kussner of Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The photograph may have been taken at a tribute dinner at the Adath Israel Synagogue, in honour of Sam Davis.
- Notes
- Photo by Duke Studio.
- Acquired in 1976.
- Name Access
- Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
- Davis, Sam
- Kussner, Mr.
- Kussner, Mrs.
- 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.
- Places
- Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 829
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 829
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1948]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print of Mr. and Mrs. Blackstein of Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The photograph may have been taken at a tribute dinner at the Adath Israel Synagogue, in honour of Sam Davis.
- Notes
- Photo by Duke Studio.
- Acquired in 1976.
- Name Access
- Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
- Blackstein, Mr.
- Blackstein, Mrs.
- Davis, Sam
- 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.
- Places
- Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 7
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 49 negatives : col. ; 6 x 6 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Philip Granovsky was born in Romania to Abraham and Pearl Granovsky. He moved to Toronto with his family at the age of five. He was a student at the Brunswick Talmud Torah. Philip married Shirley Rockfeld in 1946 and they had four children named: Fahla, Stanley, Maxine and Ronald. Phil and his brother Irv took over their father's business, Atlantic Packaging Company in 1959, which in turn, was expanded and became a thriving organization.
- In addition to his professional success, Phil Granovsky was regarded as a formidable fund raiser and devoted many years of his life assisting the United Jewish Appeal in their annual fundraising campaign. He was also past president of the United Jewish Welfare Fund of Toronto. Under the auspices of the United Jewish Appeal, and of his own initiative, Phil Granovsky was a frequent visitor and supporter of Israel.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of negatives documenting the Negev dinner honouring Philip Granovsky held at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto.
- The programme for the evening included speeches and presentations made by the following guests: Robert R. Hall, Jack Gwartz, Rabbi Erwin Schild, Charles A. Kent, Rabbi J. Benjamin Friedberg, Hon. Allan Grossman, Shmuel Ovnat, James F. Kay, Philip G. Givens, Rabbi Dr. W. Gunther Plaut, Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld, and George A. Cohon.
- Name Access
- Atlantic Packaging Company
- Cohon, George A.
- Friedberg, Rabbi J. Benjamin
- Granovsky, Philip
- Granovsky, Shirley
- Granovsky, Irv
- Gwartz, Jack
- Givens, Philip G.
- Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
- Hall, Robert R.
- Kay, James F.
- Kent, Charles A.
- Lelyveld, Rabbi Arthur J.
- Ovnat, Shmuel
- Plaut, Rabbi Dr. W. Gunther
- Schild, Rabbi Erwin
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 53 negatives : b&w and col. ; 6 x 6 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Leon E. Weinstein was born in the back room of his family's grocery store in Toronto on August 19, 1909. His parents names were Sam and Sarah Weinstein. Leon married Anna Sackin and together they had three children named: Carol Joy, Frances Lee, and Henry Jacob. Continuing in his family's line of work, Leon was President and General Manager for a large grocery corporation called Power Super Markets Limited.
- He was also actively involved in the Toronto Jewish community and held several appointments with B'nai B'rith, United Jewish Appeal Toronto, Israel Bond Drive, United Appeal of Greater Toronto, United Jewish Welfare Fund, Toronto Jewish Home for the Aged and many more. He was a member of the Holy Blossom Temple.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of negatives documenting the Negev dinner held in tribute to Leon E. Weinstein. The dinner was hosted by the Jewish National Fund at the Royal York Hotel and was attended by members of the Toronto Jewish community.
- The programme for the evening included speeches and presentations made by the following guests: Robert R. Hall, Rabbi Dr. Moses J. Burak, James F. Kay, Rabbi Harold Lerner, Eric Exton, Charles A. Kent, Lewish J. E. Moses, Philip Granovsky, David L. Dennis, Mrs. Arnold Finkler, Hon. Dr. Aba Gefen, Hon. Allan Grossman, Philip Givens, Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut, and Allen Ephraim Diamond.
- Name Access
- Weinstein, Leon E.
- Hall, Robert R.
- Burak, Rabbi Dr. Moses J.
- Kay, James F.
- Lerner, Rabbi Harold
- Exton, Eric, 1907-1997
- Kent, Charles A.
- Moses, Lewis J.E.
- Dennis, David L.
- Finkler, Mrs. Leona
- Gefen, Hon. Dr. Aba
- Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
- Givens, Phillip
- Plaut, Rabbi W. Gunther
- Diamond, Allen Ephraim
- Granovsky, Philip
- Jewish National Fund
- Negev dinners
- B'nai B'rith
- United Jewish Appeal
- United Jewish Welfare Fund
- Israel Bonds Drive
- Toronto Jewish Home for the Aged
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 796
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 796
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [194-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of a tribute dinner in honour of Sam Davis. The dinner took place at the Adath Israel Synagogue hall. The photograph features several people seated at a banquet table.
- Pictured left to right are: Fay Atkins, Sam Finkleman, Annie Finkleman, Mr. Gashon (Gabbai), Mrs. Gashon, Simcha Kaplan, Hyman Kaplan.
- Notes
- Photo by Duke Studio.
- Acquired in 1975
- Finkelman may be an alternate spelling for Sam and Annie Finkleman.
- Name Access
- Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
- Atkins, Fay
- Davis, Sam
- Finkelman, Annie
- Finkleman, Annie
- Gashon, Mr., Gabbai
- Gashon, Mrs.
- Hyman, Kaplan
- Kaplan, Simcha
- Subjects
- 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
- Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 795
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 795
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [194-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of a tribute dinner held in honour of Sam Davis of Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The dinner took place in the Adath Israel Synagogue hall. The photograph depicts several individuals seated at a banquet table.
- Pictured from left to right are: [unidentified woman], Rabbi and Rebbetzen Rabinovitch, Esther Davis, Sam Davis, Harry Atkins, and Fagie Atkins.
- Notes
- Photo by Duke Studio
- Acquired in 1975
- Name Access
- Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
- Atkins, Fagie
- Atkins, Harry
- Davis, Esther
- Davis, Sam
- Rabinovitch, Rabbi
- Rabinovitch, Rebbetzen
- Subjects
- 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
- Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
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Item 798
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 798
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1948]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of assembled guests at a tribute dinner held in honour of Sam Davis, in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The photograph depicts the men and women seated at banquet tables in the social hall of the Adath Israel Synagogue.
- Notes
- Photo by Duke Studios.
- Acquired in 1976.
- Name Access
- Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
- Davis, Sam
- Subjects
- 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
- Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
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Item 831
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
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- Item
- 831
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1948]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print of Mr. and Mrs. Zacks with their son, Ronald of Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The photograph may have been taken at a tribute dinner at the Adath Israel Synagogue, in honour of Sam Davis.
- Notes
- Photo by Duke Studio.
- Acquired in 1976.
- Name Access
- Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
- Davis, Sam
- Zacks, Mr.
- Zacks, Mrs.
- Zacks, Ronald
- Subjects
- Families
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
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Item 792
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 792
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1948]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of Fanny Scott walking down the aisle at the Adath Israel Synagogue in Kirkland Lake with Mr. Cohen of Cobalt, Ontario. This photograph was taken before the renovations of the synagogue.
- Notes
- Photo by Duke Studios.
- Acquired in 1975.
- Name Access
- Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
- Cohen, Mr.
- Scott, Fanny
- Subjects
- Weddings
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 6
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 45 negatives : col. ; 13 x 11 cm and 6 x 6 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- John G. Diefenbaker was born in Neustadt, Ontario on Sept. 18, 1895 to William and Mary. He joined the Canadian Officers' Training Corps and served as lieutenant with the 105th Saskatoon Fusiliers' Regiment between the years 1916-1917. Afterwards, he returned to school in Saskatchewan and became a lawyer starting up a practice in Wakaw.
- He married Edna Brauer, then after her death, he remarried in 1953 to Olive E. Freeman Palmer. He had no children.
- John G. Diefenbaker was elected to the house of Parliament in 1940 and won the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party in 1956. The Party won the 1957 election and John G. Diefenbaker became Canada's 13th Prime Minister. He was defeated in 1963 by the Liberals, and in 1967 Diefenbaker was replaced as the P.C. leader by Robert Stansfield.
- During his reign as Prime Minister, he initiated the Canadian Bill of Rights, which was later adopted in 1960. John G. Diefenbaker died on Aug. 16, 1979.
- The 1973 Negev dinner, along with the erection of the John G. Diefenbaker Parkway in Israel, was the Toronto Jewish Community's recognition of his humanitarian efforts and his commitment to Israel.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs documenting the Negev dinner held in honour of John G. Diefenbaker at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto.
- The programme for the evening included speeches and presentations from the following guests: Robert R. Hall, Rabbi David Monson, Leona Finkler, Cantor Joseph Cooper, Hon. Allan Grossman, Ambassador Theodor Meron, James F. Kay, Bernard M. Bloomfield, Philip G. Givens, Murray B. Koffler, and David L. Dennis.
- Name Access
- Bloomfield, Bernard M.
- Cooper, Cantor Joseph
- Dennis, David L.
- Diefenbaker, John G., 1895-1979
- Finkler, Leona
- Givens, Philip G.
- Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
- Hall, Robert R.
- Kay, James F.
- Koffler, Murray B.
- Meron, Theodor
- Monson, Rabbi David
- Palmer, Olive E. Freeman [Diefenbaker]
- Subjects
- Prime ministers--Canada
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
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Item 866
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 866
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [194-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Mr. Katz was a junior school teacher in Kirkland Lake.
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of Mr. Katz standing on the bimah with S. Finkleman in the Adath Israel Synagogue in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. There are some other men and women in the sanctuary.
- Notes
- Acquired in 1976.
- Photo by Duke Studio.
- Name Access
- Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
- Finkleman, S.
- Katz, Mr.
- 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
- Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 838
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 838
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Responsibility
- Duke Studio
- Date
- [195-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of Joe Dash, Mr. Blackstone, and Harry Atkins, of the Kirkland Lake B'nai Brith lodge, in the kitchen of the Adath Israel Synagogue. The men were helping to prepare some hot dogs for a group of Jewish boy cubs and boy scouts.
- Name Access
- Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
- Atkins, Harry
- Blackstone, Mr.
- Dash, Joe
- Subjects
- Food
- Kitchens
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
- 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
- 5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Oct. 1960
- Physical Description
- 4 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of four group photographs taken at Toronto City Hall and Queen's Park. The photographs depict Mayor Nathan Phillips and members of the Zionist Organization of Canada, Central Region, welcoming Israel's Ambassador to Canada in the Mayor's office.
Identified are Allan Grossman, David Peters Q.C., Yaacov Herzog, Israeli Ambassador to Canada; Mayor Nathan Phillips, Harry Zifkin, and Dr. George J. Liban.
- Name Access
- Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
- Phillips, Nathan, 1892-1976
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions