- Accession Number
- 1997-5-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1997-5-3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Date
- [193-]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a photograph of Cantor Bornstein's choir of boys and young men at Hebrew Men of England Synagogue on Spadina Avenue, Toronto.
- Subjects
- Choirs (Music)
- Name Access
- Bornstein, Cantor
- Hebrew Men of England Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Places
- Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-164
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-164
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 17 cm + identification key
- Date
- 1921
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of a photograph of the official opening of the Hebrew Men of England Synagogue. The photograph was taken while the group was preparing for the official portrait and thus there is movement and a relaxed air about the subjects of the photo. A document identifying some of the individuals is included.
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Name Access
- Hebrew Men of England Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-12-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-12-5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Date
- 1921
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of one copy photograph and negative taken at the official opening of the Hebrew Men of England Synagogue on Spadina Avenue. The photograph is shows the group dressed in top hats and tails in front of the entrance to the shul. The photograph was taken before the official portrait and thus there is movement and an air of relaxation amongst the subject. The accession record states that this photograph was taken by the donor as he was passing by the shul and saw everyone assembled for the official portrait.
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Name Access
- Hebrew Men of England Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Places
- Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Name
- Hebrew Men of England Synagogue
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Hebrew Men of England Synagogue
- Number
- OH 183
- OH 184
- OH 185
- Quantity
- 3
- Conservation
- Copied August 2003
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Hebrew Men of England Congregation was formed in 1909, and their first building was opened on Spadina Avenue in 1921. Around 1960, the congregation moved to the Bathurst and Sheppard area after the synagogue was damaged by fire. In 1975, the congregation merged with Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Name Access
- Hebrew Men of England Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Anne Stein
- Material Format
- moving images
- Interview Date
- 10 Dec. 2018
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Anne Stein
- Number
- OH 450
- Subject
- Arab-Israeli conflict
- Beauty operators
- Canadian newspapers
- Immigrants--Canada
- Jewish neighborhoods
- Refugees
- Revisionist Zionism
- United States--Politics and government
- Interview Date
- 10 Dec. 2018
- Interviewer
- Naomi Raichyk
- Total Running Time
- 1 hr. 25 min.
- Biography
- Anne Stein was born in Ostrowitz, Poland in 1919. She immigrated to Canada in 1936 and worked as a hairdresser in Toronto's Kensington Market. She married her husband in 1941. After the war, she had two children, the first born in 1945 and the second in 1950. It was in the 1950s that Anne moved to the Cedarvale area of Toronto. Anne continued to be involved in the Jewish community after the move.
- Material Format
- moving images
- Language
- English
- Name Access
- Abella, Irving, 1940-2022
- Betar
- Beth Sholom Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Clinton, Hillary Rodham
- Hebrew Men of England Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Jabotinsky, Vladimir, 1880-1940
- King, William Lyon Mackenzie, 1874-1950
- Klein, Naomi, 1970-
- Obama, Barack
- Shaarei Tefillah (Toronto, Ont.)
- Stein, Anne, 1919-
- Trump, Donald, 1946-
- Geographic Access
- Augusta Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Chicago (Ill.)
- Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)
- Israel
- Poland
- Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Original Format
- Digital file
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 6128
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 6128
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1954
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : (1 negative)
- Custodial History
- The congregation was formed in 1909, and its first building was opened on Spadina Avenue in 1921. Around 1960, the congregation moved to the Bathurst and Sheppard area after the synagogue was damaged by fire. In 1975, the congregation merged with Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a group photograph. Identified from left: Mr. Itzkowitz, David Newman, Leon Zelicki, Conductor A. Lutsky, Mr. Weiner, Cantor Jacob Zigelman, Mr. Shilit, [unknown], and Mr. Ber.
- Notes
- For identification, see accession record.
- No restrictions on access.
- Name Access
- Hebrew Men of England Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Zigelman, Cantor
- Subjects
- Cantors (Judaism)
- Choirs (Music)
- Synagogues
- 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
- Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1993-10-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1902
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1902
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [1910 or 1911]
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Admin History/Bio
- The congregation was formed in 1909 and operated out of a building on Simcoe Street. Its first synagogue building was opened on Spadina Ave. in 1921. Around 1960, the congregation moved to the Bathurst and Sheppard area after the Synagogue was damaged by fire. In 1975 the congregation merged with Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Chevre Gemilas Chasodim Anshei England, Toronto, taken in the back yard of the Hebrew Men of England Synagogue, Toronto (Simcoe Street).
- Identified in this photograph are:
- Back row, left to right: [unidentified]; Jacob Fine; [unidentified]; [unidentified]; [unidentified]; [unidentified]; Greenberg; Shlomo Taub.
- Second row, left to right: [unidentified]; [unidentified]; [unidentified]; [Max Landau]; [unidentified]; Solomon Blumstein, 1870-1931; Blumstein's son Charles, age 5; Rabbi [?]; [unidentified]; [unidentified].
- First row, left to right: [unidentified]; Yanikoff; Yarmolinsky (child); [unidentified]; [unidentified].
- Notes
- 11/30/2017: Max Landau identified by Marilyn Platnick Glass.
- Name Access
- Blumstein, Charles
- Blumstein, Solomon
- Chevre Gemilas Chasodim Anshei England
- Fine, Jacob
- Greenberg
- Hebrew Men of England Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Landau, Max
- Taub, Shlomo
- Yanikoff
- Yarmolinsky
- 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.
- Physical Condition
- The original photograph is quite brittle and the upper right corner is cracked. It is in need of conservation work.
- Places
- Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)
- Simcoe Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1979-11-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 988
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 988
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1921
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Admin History/Bio
- The congregation was formed in 1909, and its first building was opened on Spadina Avenue in 1921. Circa 1960, the congregation moved to the Bathurst and Sheppard area after the synagogue was damaged by fire. In 1975, the congregation merged with Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of opening of the Hebrew Men of England Synagogue on Spadina Avenue. The photograph depicts members in formal dress standing on the front steps. Cantor Jacob Dorskind and Rabbi Jacob Gordon are pictured.
- Standing third row from the top is David Cohen (second from the left), and Chaim "Israel" Biback (fourth from the left), the president of the synagogue. Standing second row from the top is Jacob Fine (third from left).
- Name Access
- Anshei England
- Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue
- Hebrew Men of England Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Londoner Shul
- 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
- Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)
- Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1977-8-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 989
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 989
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 10 Sept. 1933
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Admin History/Bio
- The congregation was formed in 1909 and it's first building was opened on Spadina Ave. in 1921. In c.1960 the congregation moved to the Bathurst and Sheppard area after the Synagogue was damaged by fire. In 1975 the congregation merged with Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a copy photograph and corresponding negative of members of the Hebrew Men of England in formal wear standing on the front steps of the Synagogue.
- Name Access
- Anshei England
- Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue
- Hebrew Men of England Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Londoner Shul
- 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
- Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)
- Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1977-8-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 996
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 996
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : (1 negative)
- Custodial History
- The congregation was formed in 1909, and its first building was opened on Spadina Avenue in 1921. Circa 1960, the congregation moved to the Bathurst and Sheppard area after the synagogue was damaged by fire. In 1975, the congregation merged with Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda.
- Notes
- Photo from the Toronto Telegram.
- Name Access
- Anshei England
- Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Hebrew Men of England Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Londoner Shul
- Subjects
- Processions
- Synagogues
- Torah scrolls
- Places
- Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)
- Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1977-8-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 993
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 993
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1918]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Admin History/Bio
- The congregation was formed in 1909 and its first building was opened on Spadina Avenue in 1921. In ca 1960 the congregation moved to the Bathurst and Sheppard area after the synagogue was damaged by fire. In 1975 the congregation merged with Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of three young men leaning on the side of a decorated car.
- Name Access
- Anshei England
- Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue
- Hebrew Men of England Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Londoner Shul
- Subjects
- Automobiles
- 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
- Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)
- Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1977-8-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 607-611, 695-701
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 607-611, 695-701
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Nov. 1975
- Physical Description
- 24 photographs : (12 negatives)
- Admin History/Bio
- The congregation was formed in 1909 and its first building was opened on Spadina Avenue in 1921. Around 1960, the congregation moved to the Bathurst and Sheppard area after the synagogue was damaged by fire. In 1975 the congregation merged with Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda.
- Notes
- Negatives: 8:6:17; 8:6:18; 8:7:19; 8:7:20; 8:7:20A; 9:2:0A; 9:2:1A; 9:3:2A; 9:3:3A; 9:3:4A; 9:3:5A; 9:4:6A.
- Name Access
- Anshei England
- Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue
- Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue
- Hebrew Men of England Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Londoner Shul
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Synagogues
- 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
- Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 995
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 995
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1918
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a studio portrait of the members of the Hebrew Men of England Ladies' Society. Pictured are Ms. Levy, Ms. Abrams; Ms. Katz; Ms. Neiman; Mrs. Rosen; Mrs. Brass.
- Name Access
- Abrams, Ms.
- Brass, Mrs.
- Hebrew Men of England Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Katz, Ms.
- Levy, Ms.
- Neiman, Ms.
- Rosen, Mrs.
- Subjects
- Portraits, Group
- Societies
- Women
- 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
- 1977-8-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ladovsky family fonds
- Photographs file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 83
- File
- 9
- Item
- 22
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [1942 or 1943]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of a family party at the Londoner Shul. Aaron Ladovsky is seated on the far left, between the third and fourth tapestry.
- Notes
- Formerly identified as photo # 3831.
- Name Access
- Anshei England
- Hebrew Men of England Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Londoner Shul
- Zarnitsky, Faivel
- Zarnitsky, Rochel
- Subjects
- Parties
- 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
- Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)
- Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1983-11-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Clanton Park Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 6
- File
- 13
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1955-1956
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence with the Hebrew Men of England congregation regarding the loan of a sefer Torah, and correspondence with the Community Service Division of Yeshiva University regarding the loan of prayer books. Also included is a letter thanking Beth Tzedec synagogue for donating a lectern, reading table, and other items to the newly established congregation.
- Name Access
- Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- Hebrew Men of England Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Yeshiva University
- Source
- Archival Descriptions