- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- [ca. 1900]-2000
- Physical Description
- 49 cm of textual records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- Sol Edell, the son of Paul and Mollie Edell, was one of five siblings. He and Dolly Weinstock, the daughter of Moishe and Sylvia Weinstock, had two daughters and two sons and lived in Toronto. After Dolly died in 1961, he married Celia (née Rogen) Hoffman, a widow, in 1966. He became the stepfather to the two sons of Max and Celia Hoffman who had been residents of Hamilton. Some members of the family remained in Toronto while others moved to other parts of Canada, the United States and Israel. Sol Edell was actively involved in or provided financial support to many educational, professional and religious organizations.
- Scope and Content
- Series includes correspondence, invitations, publications, photographs, family films and a sound recording. The series is made up of seven sub-series: Associations, Charities, Community Activities, Education and Extra-Curricular Activities, Life Cycle and Family Events, Religious, and Residence.
- Notes
- Physical description note: includes 12 photographs, 7 film reels, 1 audio reel, 1 plaque, 4 badges, and 47 architectural drawings.
- Name Access
- Hoffman, Max
- Hoffman, Celia
- Rho Pi Phi
- Harbord Collegiate
- Subjects
- Education
- Greek letter societies
- Physical Condition
- Film and sound reels should be digitized.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- General community activities series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 11
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- 1950-2010
- Physical Description
- 77 cm of textual records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- In addition to his ongoing involvement with Clanton Park, the Canadian Jewish Congress Archives, the Aliyah Support Group, Jones Avenue Cemetery, Shomrai Shabbos and Adas Israel, Sol Edell undertook special projects on behalf of a wide array of Jewish organizations. These include cultural (Toronto Cantorial Scholarship Fund), educational (Netivot Hatorah and Yeshivat Or Chaim Ulpanat Orot), religious (Union of Jewish Orthodox Congregations), social welfare (Association of Jewish Seniors and Co-Ordinated Services to the Jewish Elderly) and Zionist (Canadian Friends of Yeshivat Hakotel and State of Israel Bonds) organizations.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records documenting Sol Edell's involvement with a wide variety of Jewish educational, social and religious organizations and institutions in Canada, the United States, and Israel. Included are meeting minutes, publications, reports, photographs, correspondence, invitations, programmes, financial records, an architectural drawing, and a sound recording. While many of these organizations such as Eitz Chaim, Or Chaim Ulpanat Orot (educational), Mizrachi Organization of Canada, Emunah Women (Zionist) and Beth Jacob V’Anshe Drildz (synagogue) are orthodox, others such as Associated Hebrew Day Schools (educational), State of Israel Bonds (Zionist) and Co-ordinated Services to the Jewish Elderly (social welfare) have no religious affiliation.
- Notes
- Physical description note: includes 26 photographs, 1 audio cassette, and 1 architectural drawing.
- Name Access
- Eitz Chaim
- Or Chaim Ulpanat Orot
- Mizrachi Men’s Organization
- Emunah Women
- Beth Jacob V'Anshei Drildz (Toronto, Ont.)
- Associated Hebrew Day Schools
- State of Israel Bonds
- Co-ordinated Services to the Jewish Elderly
- Camp Moshava
- Harbord Collegiate
- Netivot Hatorah
- Union of Jewish Orthodox Congregations
- B'Nei Akiva
- Toronto Committee for Bikur Cholim Hospital
- Subjects
- Charities
- Children
- Education
- Fund raising
- Older people
- Religion
- Zionism
- 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
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 2494
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2494
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1935
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 51 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Name Access
- Harbord Collegiate
- Toronto Secondary School Athletic Association
- Subjects
- Football teams
- 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
- 1981-1-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 453
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 453
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1928
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 11 x 13 cm and 7 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of several Harbord Collegiate female students from class IIIE.
- Notes
- Inscription on front: "IIIE".
- Name Access
- Harbord Collegiate
- Subjects
- High school students
- 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
- Acquired April 7, 1975.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3874
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3874
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1892
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Name Access
- Harbord Collegiate
- Subjects
- Education
- 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.
- Accession Number
- 1984-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3873
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3873
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1900
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Name Access
- Harbord Collegiate
- Subjects
- Education
- 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.
- Accession Number
- 1984-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 739
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 739
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [between 1947 and 1948]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of a young woman laid out on a stretcher while four students and possibly a teacher practice attending to her wounds. Identified third from the left is David Platnick.
- Notes
- Acquired June 28, 1976
- Name Access
- Harbord Collegiate
- Platnick, David
- 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.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ethel Mehr fonds
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Fonds 68; Item 4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ethel Mehr fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 68
- Item
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [between 1915 and 1917]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 24 cm on matte 30 x 35 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of the Harbord Collegiate rugby team, taken in the school field. Pictured 7th from left is Pincus Mehr. Pictured 13th from left is Bert Cooper.
- Name Access
- Cooper, Bert
- Harbord Collegiate
- Mehr, Pincus
- Subjects
- Portraits, Group
- Sports teams
- 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.
- Accession Number
- 1988-12-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ethel Mehr fonds
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Fonds 68; Item 2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ethel Mehr fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 68
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1914
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 22 cm on matte 25 x 30 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of the Harbord Collegiate indoor boys basketball team. Pictured standing in the centre rear is Pincus Mehr.
- Name Access
- Harbord Collegiate
- Mehr, Pincus
- Subjects
- Portraits, Group
- Sports teams
- 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
- 1988-12-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions