- Accession Number
- 2009-3-10
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- 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
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- 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
- Accession Number
- 2010-2-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- 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
- Accession Number
- 2010-5-14
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- 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
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1545
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1545
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1948]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Name Access
- Apter Synagogue
- Gary, Ethel
- Halter, Jack
- Zimmerman, Rabbi M.
- 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
- Beverley Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-11-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Farb family fonds
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Fonds 96; Item 20
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- 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
- Gary family fonds
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Fonds 97; Item 8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gary family fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 97
- Item
- 8
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1947
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 9 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Mrs. Burke owned a farm near the pond in Pontypool. The Garys rented a room from her in the summer of 1947 while they looked for a home to purchase in the town.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Mrs. Burke, Ethel Halter and Goldie Gary standing in Mrs. Burke's cornfield.
- Name Access
- Gary, Ethel
- Gary, Leslie
- Gary, Shirley
- Gary, Goldie
- Gary, Joseph
- Burke, Mrs.
- 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.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gary family fonds
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Fonds 97; Item 10
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gary family fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 97
- Item
- 10
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1947]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 9 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Joseph Gary and Goldie Gary (née Lawrence) married in 1921 in Rochester, N.Y. Shortly thereafter they moved to Toronto. Joseph and Goldie had three children; daughters Ethel (Halter) and Shirley (Cohen), and son Leslie. In 1950, after three years of visiting the region, Joseph and Goldie purchased a home on Amelia Street in Pontypool, ON. As the area was a popular summer resort spot for vacationing Jews from the 1940s to the 1960s, Joseph and Goldie decided to build 10 cottages on their land for rental, which they named Gary's Cottages. The cottages were sold around 1970 and are no longer in existence, however their home is still standing.
- Mrs. Burke owned a farm near the pond in Pontypool. Joseph and Goldie rented a room from her in the summer of 1947 while they looked for a home to purchase in the town.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Goldie and Joseph Gary standing in Mrs. Burke's cornfield. They are holding onto a large sunflower.
- Notes
- Title taken from back of original photograph.
- Name Access
- Gary, Ethel
- Gary, Leslie
- Gary, Shirley
- Gary, Goldie
- Gary, Joseph
- Burke, Mrs.
- 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.)
- 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