Level

Item

Item

1553

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1948

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print of a B'nai Brith banquet in Fort William (Thunder Bay), Ontario. The photograph depicts a group of men and women seated at several banquet tables.

Name Access

B'nai B'rith

Subjects

Dinners and dining

Repro Restriction

Original owned by the Manitoba Archives, Jewish Historical Society of Western Canada collection. Please credit accordingly.

Places

Thunder Bay (Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-4-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1942

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative); 17 x 10 cm

Name Access

B'nai B'rith

Subjects

Parades

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

1981-6-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1953

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print of a group of men and women of the Kingston Lodge B'nai B'rith standing in front of a banquet table.

Notes

The accession form for this item is missing.

Name Access

B'nai B'rith

Subjects

Dinners and dining

Places

Kingston (Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-3-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2378

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1950

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative depicting a group of members from the Kitchener Lodge B'nai B'rith.

Name Access

B'nai B'rith

Places

Kitchener (Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-8-16

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1963]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative depicting members of the B'nai B'rith Kitchener Lodge, seated with the lodge's standard and a menorah.

Name Access

B'nai B'rith

Places

Kitchener (Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-8-16

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1957

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the officers of the B'nai B'rith lodge in North Bay, Ontario. Pictured are:

Back row, 3rd from left: Abraham (Abe) Brown.

Front row (far right): Henry Wiseman

Other individuals who might be in the photograph are: Gordon Rosenberg, Joe Hoffman, Harry Himmel, Dr. Max Back, and Nathan Revels.

Name Access

B'nai B'rith

Back, Dr. Max

Brown, Abe

Brown, Abraham

Himmel, Harry

Hoffman, Joe

Rosenberg, Gordon

Repro Restriction

Copyright owned by The Daily Nugget, North Bay.

Places

North Bay (Ont.)

Accession Number

1979-2-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1549

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1915]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print depicting the exterior of the B'nai Brith house in Fort William (Thunder Bay), Ontario.

Name Access

B'nai B'rith

Subjects

Architecture

Repro Restriction

Original owned by Manitoba Archives, Jewish Historical Society of Western Canada collection. Please credit accordingly.

Places

Thunder Bay (Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-4-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1196

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[194-]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a group of representatives from various northern B'nai Brith lodges, at a northern region meeting in Kirkland Lake. Pictured are:

Back row, left to right: Abe Ginsberg (Kirkland Lake), William Berk (Kirkland Lake), Al Brown (Kirkland Lake).

Third row, left to right: Phil Mervin (Kirkland Lake), [unidentified], Jack Kussner (Kirkland Lake), Sam Davis (Kirkland Lake), Harry Moscoe (Kirkland Lake), Don Wertman (Kirkland Lake), Max Levine (Kirkland Lake), Joe Scott (Kirkland Lake), Irving Kokotow (Kirkland Lake).

Second row, left to right: Sam Langer (Kirkland Lake), Isaac Korman (Rouyn-Noranda), H. Levson (Rouyn-Noranda), Norman Koza (Timmins), Jack Halpert (Timmins), Manny Abrams (Timmins), M. Kaplan (Kirkland Lake), Sam Finkleman (Kirkland Lake).

Front row, left to right: Sol Shankman (Timmins), Harry Miller (Rouyn-Noranda), Montague Raisman (Toronto), Saul Ross (Kirkland Lake), M. Brown (North Bay), Rev. Rabinovitch (Kirkland Lake).

Notes

Finkelman may be an alternate spelling for Sam Finkleman.

Name Access

B'nai B'rith

Moscoe, Harry, 1905-

Subjects

Congresses and conventions

Portraits, Group

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.)

Accession Number

1977-1-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds

Executive director series

Subject files sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

61

Series

1-1

File

9

Material Format

textual record

Date

1955

Physical Description

1 cm of textual records

Scope and Content

This file contains correspondence between David Andrews and various representatives of B'nai Brith Youth Organization regarding the relationship between the YM-YWHA and the B'nai Brith.

Name Access

B'nai B'rith

Accession Number

2004-5-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Hoffman family fonds

Community Activities series

Level

Series

Fonds

6

Series

2

Material Format

textual record

Date

1957-1969

Physical Description

10 cm of textual records

Admin History/Bio

Max and Celia Hoffman were involved in many community activities including the synagogue and Jewish education. They raised funds on behalf of the community and also made financial contributions to a variety of Jewish organizations.

Scope and Content

Series consists of correspondence, financial reports and programme books relating to educational, religious and fraternal organizations and institutions in Hamilton. Series also contains material from local events such as the dedication of Adas Israel synagogue and regional events such as the convention of the Canadian Jewish Congress and the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Ontario Region. In addition, there are correspondence and a certificate from Yeshiva University in regards to a scholarship established by Max and Celia Hoffman. Other material includes a calendar published by the Hamilton chapter of B’Nai Brith and the Hamilton District Jewish Community Telephone Directory.

Name Access

B'nai B'rith

Canadian Jewish Congress

Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Ontario Region

Central Fund for Traditional Institutions

Hamilton Talmud Torah

National Society for Hebrew Day Schools

Hamilton District Jewish Community Telephone Directory

Subjects

Education

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

25

Material Format

sound recording

Date

6 Dec. 1987

Physical Description

1 audio reel (4 min., 8 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He talks about an upcoming event being held on 14 December 1987, at 8 pm, at the Lipa Green Centre. The event was promoted by the Community Relations Committee of the Canadian Jewish Congress and consisted of a discussion on how to handle the reading and study of controversial texts in Jewish schools, works that are considered literary classics but reflect prejudices and misconceptions that prevailed in the time of their writing, such as "The Merchant of Venice," "Oliver Twist," and "Huckleberry Finn." Panelists were Enid Lee (Supervisor of Race and Ethnic Relations at the North York Board of Education), Barbara Aggerholm (a journalist of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record), and a parent from Waterloo [name unintelligible], where this had been a recurrent and divisive issue. He also briefly talks about the return of Max Rosenfeld to Toronto, after having made Aliyah thirty years prior in order to join the Foreign Service. Rosenfeld was to serve as the new director of the Toronto office of Boys Town Jerusalem. Finally, he discusses the libel award against B'nai B'rith in Winnipeg, which he considers disturbing.

Name Access

B'nai B'rith

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.

Physical Condition

Tape is in good condition. Sound quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.

Accession Number

1988-3-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

General office records sub-series

CJC and the United Jewish Peoples Order (UJPO) file

Level

Item

Fonds

17

Series

5-5

File

49

Item

1

Material Format

textual record

Date

21 May 1969

Physical Description

1 letter

Admin History/Bio

Monroe Abbey (1904–1993) was a Canadian lawyer and president of the Canadian Jewish Congress from 1968 to 1971.

Scope and Content

Item is a copy of a letter sent to Mr. Monroe Abbey, QC, from B. G. Kayfetz. In the letter, Kayfetz clarifies "the relationship and status of the [United Jewish People's Order] to the Jewish community and to the Canadian Jewish Congress in particular." The letter also addresses an allegation that "Ben Kayfetz has instructed all B'nai B'rith lodges not to rent space in the Morris Winchevsky Centre." Kayfetz denies this claim. The final subject to be addressed in the letter is UJPO's "relationship to [the] USSR and Communism."

Notes

General: Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Name Access

Abbey, Monroe, 1904–1993

B'nai B'rith

Canadian Jewish Congress

Kayfetz, Ben, 1916-2002

United Jewish People's Order

Subjects

Communism

Repro Restriction

Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

General office records sub-series

CJC and the United Jewish Peoples Order (UJPO) file

Level

Item

Fonds

17

Series

5-5

File

49

Item

2

Material Format

textual record

Date

13 May 1969

Physical Description

1 letter

Admin History/Bio

Monroe Abbey (1904–1993) was a Canadian lawyer and president of the Canadian Jewish Congress from 1968 to 1971.

Jack Cowan was a founder of the Canadian Jewish Outlook and former president of the United Jewish People's Order.

Scope and Content

Item is a copy of a letter sent to Monroe Abbey, QC, from Jack Cowan, the national president of the United Jewish People's Order (UJPO). In the letter, Cowan takes issue with an article that appeared in the Toronto Telegram on 6 May 1969, in which it was claimed UJPO "was expelled from the Canadian Jewish Congress in 1951 because it felt it was communist-oriented." The same article then went on to cite Benjamin Kayfetz to the effect that UJPO was "a communist front organization." Cowan offers his own description of UJPO, highlights its contributions to Israel, and makes the allegation that Kayfetz had "instructed" B'nai B'rith chapters and lodges to "refrain from meeting in our Toronto Centre."

Notes

General: Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Name Access

Abbey, Monroe, 1904–1993

B'nai B'rith

Canadian Jewish Congress

Cowan, Jack

Kayfetz, Ben, 1916-2002

United Jewish People's Order

Subjects

Communism

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

Accession Number

2018-9-2

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

16 cm of textual records

1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm

Date

1945-1992

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records related to the Shaar Hashomayim Congregation and B'nai Brith of Sudbury, Ontario. Included are Shaar Hashomayim cash receipt books for donations and membership dues, income and expense ledgers, bank reconciliation statements, a change of address notice, list of members of the Jewish Community of Sudbury, B'nai Brith Sudbury Lodge No. 1592 membership record book, and a letter from the Canadian Jewish Congress with a population list of Jewish communities in Ontario based on the 1971 census. Also included is a photograph taken at a B'nai Brith banquet in the mid-1950s. Pictured in the photograph are David Schwartz, David Greenspan, David Valensky, Sam Speigel and D. Field.

Subjects

Synagogues

Fraternal organizations

Name Access

B'nai B'rith

Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue (Sudbury, Ont.)

Places

Sudbury (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

B'nai B'rith Sportsmen Lodge dinners series

Level

Series

Fonds

37

Series

2

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[196-]-1970

Physical Description

125 negatives : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm and 6 x 6 cm

Admin History/Bio

B’nai B’rith is the oldest Jewish service organization in North America. It was founded on October 13, 1843 by a group of eleven men in New York City.

Originally called Bundes-Brueder [League of Brothers], with the alternate title of “The Independent Order of B’nai B’rith”, they later shortened their name to simply “B’nai B’rith”, meaning sons of the covenant.

In an attempt to unite Jewish communities, they developed an inclusive membership mandate that does not discriminate against ethnic or religious sects. The initial vision of the organization was to develop a national Jewish organization, which would provide aide to all Jewish citizens. These goals have long since been realized. The organization currently has lodges internationally and B’nai B’rith membership is in the millions.

B’nai B’rith cites its main goals to be: reaching out to those in need, fighting antisemitism and prejudice of any kind, and promoting human rights and world peace. One of their most recognized accomplishments is the formation of the Anti-Defamation League, which combats anitsemitism and promotes human rights.

In Canada, the first B'nai B'rith lodge was founded in Toronto, the Canada Lodge, in 1875, but it folded in 1894. Other lodges were formed in Montreal, in 1881, and Victoria, in 1886. These lodges were disbanded around the turn of the century and the organization did not have much of a presence in Canada until the outbreak of the first World War. Shortly afterwards, in Toronto, B’nai B’rith had fifteen lodges and eleven chapters. The lodges were the men’s groups and the chapters were for the women; in addition, there was also the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization, called the Hillel Foundation, which was located at the University of Toronto.

In Toronto, the Sportsmen Lodge began as a modest sized group of 100 members in 1954, and doubled in membership over the next 10 years. They sponsored an annual baseball night and a sportswriters dinner that honoured an outstanding sports journalist. The dinner was well known amongst journalists and was well attended. The Sportsmen Lodge also hosted an annual Celebrity dinner, at which a outstanding Canadian personality was chosen and honoured for his or her achievements.

The lodge was also active in working with handicapped children and in fundraising campaigns.

Scope and Content

Series consists of images taken by Al Gilbert of the B’nai B’rith Sportsmen Lodge Dinners at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto. The files in this series document three different dinners for the years 1969, 1970 and an unidentified dinner from the 1960s.

Notes

Selection for this series was based on the various activities and functions of the event. The dinner was held as an annual award ceremony and installation for the newly appointed officers of the Sportsmen Lodge. The criteria used for selection included: awards, speeches, installation oaths, entertainment, and dinner tables.

Name Access

B'nai B'rith

Sportsmen Lodge

Hillel

Subjects

Dinners and dining

Sports

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Negev dinners series

Level

File

Fonds

37

Series

1

File

2

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1966

Physical Description

51 negatives : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Bert Godfrey was born on June 1, 1908 to Minnie Reisman and Solomon Godfrey. He married Ruth Grossman and they had two children named Corrine Leigh and Sheldon. Bert Godfrey was president of S. Godfrey Co. Ltd, a wool import and export company founded by Samuel Godfrey.

Godfrey contributed much time and energy to the cause of Israel and other philanthropic pursuits. Mr. Godfrey was founding president of Beth Tzedec and former president of Goel Tzedec. He served as president of the Bureau of Jewish Education and was founding president of of the United Synagogue Day School. He also sat on several different boards including: Mount Sinai, Jewish home for the Aged, United Jewish Welfare Fund and the Canadian Jewish Council.

Other awards presented to Bert Godfrey include, the Jewish Theological Seminary of America's Louis Marshall Award in 1961 and the National Human Relations Award from the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews in 1964.

Scope and Content

File consists of negatives documenting the 1966 Negev Dinner held in honour of Bert Godfrey. The dinner was hosted by the Jewish National Fund at the Royal York Hotel and was attended by members of the Toronto Jewish community.

Images are of the main activities and participants of the event including speeches and presentations from the following guests: Alfred Green, Rabbi Gedalia Felder, Rabbi Erwin Schild, Nat Hurwich, Manny Rotman, Honourable Gabriel Lourie, Honourable Allan A. Grossman, Mayor Philip G. Givens, Samuel Shainhouse, Morris B. Kaufman, Rabbi David Monson, Max Schecter, Honourable Mr. Justice Abraham H Lieff, Rabbi Stuart E. Rosenberg, Louis L. Lockshin, Rabbi Louis J Cashdan, and Julius Hayman.

Name Access

Negev Dinner

Jewish National Fund

Godfrey, Bert

Green, Alfred

Felder, Rabbi Gedalia

Schild, Rabbi Erwin

Hurwich, Nat

Rotman, Manny

Lourie, Honourable Gabriel

Grossman, Allan A.

Givens, Philip G.

Shainhouse, Samuel

Kaufman, Morris B.

Monson, Rabbi David

Schecter, Max

Lieff, Mr. Justice Abraham H.

Rosenberg, Rabbi Stuart E.

Lockshin, Louis L.

Cashdan, Rabbi Louis J.

Hayman, Julius

Source

Archival Descriptions

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

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

Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

B'nai B'rith Sportsmen Lodge dinners series

1970 dinner file

Level

File

Fonds

37

Series

2

File

2

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1970

Physical Description

54 negatives : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm and 6 x 6 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of images taken at the 1970 B'nai B'rith Sportsmen Lodge dinner held at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto.

Name Access

Sportsmen Lodge

B'nai B'rith

Rosen, Betty

Rosen, Leo

Lyons, Percy

Lyons, Firmette

Goldenberg, Morris

Trager, Phil

Trager, Sylvia

Rosen, Jack

Ladovsky, Sam

Mandel, Joe

Zweig, Bobby

Isenbaum, Hy

Ehrlick, Murray

Hershon, Art

Cooper, Jimmy

Lebow, Syd

Harris, Morrie

Spencer, Lou

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

B'nai B'rith Sportsmen Lodge dinners series

Level

File

Fonds

37

Series

2

File

3

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[196-]

Physical Description

35 negatives : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of negatives taken by Al Gilbert at the B'nai B'rith Sportsmen Lodge dinner during the 1970s at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto.

Name Access

B'nai B'rith

Sportsmen Lodge

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Negev dinners series

Level

File

Fonds

37

Series

1

File

3

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1967

Physical Description

50 negatives : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Nathan Silver was born in Warsaw, Poland to Blima and Shul Silver. He married Lily Anne Cooper and they had four children: Shul David, Deborah Ruth, Joseph Baruch, and Bonnie Suzanne. Nathan served in the Second World War as an artillery gunner in the Canadian Army. His occupation was that of a builder and developer and he played an active role within the Toronto Jewish community, operating as National Chairman of the Zionist Revisionist Organization of Canada, executive member of the United Zionist Congress, and, as well, he was a member of the World Executive Zionist Revisionist Movement. Nathan Silver was also an advocate of Jewish education and was Chairman for the Executive of the Associated Hebrew Schools.

Scope and Content

File consists of images documenting the Negev dinner held in honour of Nathan Silver at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto.

Included on the evening's programme were: Lewis J.E. Moses; Rabbi Emanuel Forman; Rabbi Joseph Kelman; Hon. Dr. Aba Gefen; Louis L. Lockshin; Eric Exton; Rabbi Dr. David Monson; Cantor Zvee Aroni accompanied by Leo Spellman; Philip G. Givens; William Stevenson; Samuel Shainhouse; and Stephen Berger. This file features several images of the aforementioned individuals participating in their assigned roles for the event.

Name Access

Moses, Lewis J.E.

Forman, Rabbi Emanuel

Kelman, Rabbi Joseph

Gefen, Hon. Dr. Aba

Lockshin, Louis L.

Exton, Eric, 1907-1997

Monson, Rabbi Dr. David

Aroni, Cantor Zvee

Spellman, Leo

Givens, Philip G.

Stevenson, William

Shainhouse, Samuel

Berger, Stephen

Negev dinners

Jewish National Fund

Subjects

Dinners and dining

Revisionist Zionists

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Negev dinners series

Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

1

File

1

Item

5

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1956

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 11 x 13 cm

Notes

Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access

Berger, Stephen

Rotman, Manny

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 the Toronto Jewish community file

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

1

File

1

Item

6

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1956

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 26 x 21 cm and 13 x 11 cm

Admin History/Bio

Stephen Berger was married to Dr. Edith Steinbach and they had two sons named John and Michael. He worked as a civil engineer and was actively involved in the Jewish community holding positions with the Jewish National Fund, the Jewish Welfare Fund, Zionist Organization of Canada and others.

Berger was nominated Man of the Year at a Negev Dinner in 1959 and a Nachla was founded in his name in Israel.

Scope and Content

Photograph of Stephen Berger, chairman of the Jewish National Fund of Toronto, giving a speech at the 1956 Negev dinner.

Notes

Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access

Berger, Stephen

Jewish National Fund of Toronto

Steinbach, Dr. Edith

Subjects

Dinners and dining

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.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Negev dinners series

Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

1

File

1

Item

7

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1956

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 11 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of a group of standing behind the podium presenting certificates at the 1956 Negev Dinner.

Standing from left to right are: unidentified, Mark Levy, Stephen Berger, unidentified woman, D. Lou Harris, unidentified woman.

Notes

Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access

Levy, Mark

Harris, D. Lou

Berger, Stephen

Jewish National Fund

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 the Toronto Jewish community file

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

1

File

1

Item

8

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1956

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 11 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Stephen Berger was married to Dr. Edith Steinbach and they had two sons named John and Michael. He worked as a civil engineer and was actively involved in the Jewish community holding positions with the Jewish National Fund, the Jewish Welfare Fund, Zionist Organization of Canada and others.

Berger was nominated Man of the Year at a Negev Dinner in 1959 and a Nachla was founded in his name in Israel.

Scope and Content

Photograph of Stephen Berger, chairman of the Jewish National Fund of Toronto.

Notes

Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access

Berger, Stephen

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 the Toronto Jewish community file

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

1

File

1

Item

11

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1956

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 11 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of the presentation of certificates at the Negev Dinner. Standing from left to right are: Mark Levy, Stephen Berger and D. Lou Harris.

Notes

Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access

Levy, Mark

Berger, Stephen

Harris, D. Lou

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 the Toronto Jewish community file

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

1

File

1

Item

23

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1956

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 11 x 13 cm

Notes

Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access

Rotman, Manny

Gulko, Harris

Berger, Stephen

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 the Toronto Jewish community file

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

1

File

1

Item

29

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1956

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 11 x 13 cm

Notes

Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access

Berger, Stephen

Rotman, Manny

Jewish National Fund

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 the Toronto Jewish community file

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

1

File

1

Item

30

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1956

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 11 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of a group portrait at the 1956 Negev dinner.

Standing from left to right are: Eddie Gelber, unknown, unknown, Sam Kronick [seated], Stephen Berger, Manny Rotman, and Harris Gulko.

Notes

Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access

Kronick, Sam

Gelber, Eddie

Berger, Stephen

Rotman, Manny

Gulko, Harris

Jewish National Fund

Subjects

Portraits, Group

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 the Toronto Jewish community file

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

1

File

1

Item

37

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1956

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Name Access

Berger, Stephen

Jewish National Fund

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 the Toronto Jewish community file

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

1

File

1

Item

34

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1956

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Notes

Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access

Berger, Stephen

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

11

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1966

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of Mrs. and Mr. Bert Godfrey at the Negev dinner held in the latter's honour. Mrs. Godfrey is holding a bouquet of flowers that were presented to her during the dinner by Samuel Shainhouse.

Notes

Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access

Godfrey, Bert, 1908-2006

Shainhouse, Samuel

Subjects

Married people

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

40

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1966

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of Samuel Shainhouse presenting flowers to Ruth Godfrey at the Negev Dinner held in her husband's honour. Bert Godfrey is seated behind his wife.

Notes

Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access

Godfrey, Ruth

Godfrey, Bert, 1908-2006

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

24

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1968

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w

Scope and Content

Photograph of Samuel Shainhouse giving a speech at the 1968 Negev dinner held in honour of Philip G. Givens. Sitting beside Mr. Shainhouse is Leon Weinstein.

Notes

Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access

Shainhouse, Samuel

Givens, Philip G.

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

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

48

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1968

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 9 x 9 cm and 6 x 6 cm

Name Access

Shainhouse, Samuel

Givens, Min

Givens, Philip G.

Jewish National Fund

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

2

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1970

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of the head table at the 1970 Negev dinner held in honour of Leon E. Weinstein.

Seated fourth from the left is Stephen Berger.

Name Access

Berger, Stephen

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

Level

Item

Item

6075-6079

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1983

Physical Description

5 photographs : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm

Scope and Content

Photographs of Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto honouring past presidents, 1983. From left to right: Donald Carr (dinner chairman), honoree, and Mel Finkelstein (president of CHAT). Honorees: 6075 - Samuel J. Sable; 6076 - Wilferd Gordon; 6077 - Harold Dessen; 6078 - Samuel Shainhouse; 6079 - David Rotenberg.

Notes

Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto.

Name Access

Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto

CHAT

CHAT presidents

Carr, Donald

Finkelstein, Mel

Sable, Samuel J

Gordon, Wilferd

Dessen, Harold

Shainhouse, Samuel

Rotenberg, David

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2497

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1959

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Left to right: Sam ruth, executive director of Baycrest Centre, Morry Wingold, president of Empire Lodge, Joe Litwin.

Notes

Photo taken by Harold Hundert.

Name Access

B'nai B'rith

Jewish Home for the Aged (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Awards

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1979-11-22

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2495

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1944 or 1945]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Notes

Photo by George Rutherford.

Name Access

B'nai B'rith

Subjects

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

1979-11-20

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2496

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1946 or 1947]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Notes

Photo by George Rutherford.

Name Access

B'nai B'rith

Subjects

Luncheons

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

1979-11-20

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ladovsky family fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

83

File

9

Item

29

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1945]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 9 x 13 cm + identification key

Scope and Content

Item is a group portrait. Members of the group include: Frank Wilson, Jack Van der Hout, Herman Ladovsky, Lou Soupcoff, [?] Chesley, Morris Rubenstein, [?] Dennis, Morris Ceresne, Harry Keystone, Irvine Miller, [Saul Goldstein?], Sam Yurman, Ben Winbaum, Sid Shankman, Jack Newman.

Notes

Group members identified by Dr. Syd Wise.

Originally cited as photo # 6707.

Name Access

B'nai B'rith

Subjects

Portraits, Group

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

1994-1-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Joseph Baruch Salsberg fonds

Jewish community involvement series

Level

File

Fonds

92

Series

4

File

17

Material Format

textual record

Date

1975-[ca. 1985]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a Jewish National Fund certificate and newsletters of the B'nai Brith International Council.

Name Access

B'nai B'rith

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1141

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1945

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 25 x 20 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print and copy negative of a B'nai Brith dinner in Oshawa, Ontario. The photograph depicts several men and women seated at banquet tables in a hall. Pictured are:

Seated at the back table, back row, left to right: Mrs. Marks, Mr. Marks, Eva Einhorn (née Collis), Max Einhorn, Mac Collis.

Seated at the back table, front row, left to right: Isaac Collis, Ruth Climans, Bea Collis, Ben Collis.

Standing at back, left to right: Essie Collis, Rose Marks (née Marder).

Front table is a group from Peterborough, Ontario.

Name Access

B'nai B'rith

Climans, Ruth

Collis, Bea

Collis, Ben

Collins, Essie

Collis, Eva

Collis, Isaac

Collis, Mac

Einhorn, Eva

Einhorn, Max

Marder, Rose

Marks, Rose

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

Oshawa (Ont.)

Accession Number

1976-7-9

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Jewish community events series

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

7

Item

3

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[197-?]

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph is of a group portrait consisting of several B'nai B'rith members.

Standing in back row: third from left, Arthur Hershon; sixth from left, Ben Rosenberg; ninth from left Mayor Wm. Denison, Stan Alter and Herb Orliffe. Seated in the front from left to right are: [unknown], Morris Kaufman, Bobby Zweig, Murray Ehrlich, Phil Givens, E. P. Taylor, two unidentified, and Rabbi David Monson.

Notes

This photograph was probably taken at a B'nai B'rith event.

Name Access

Alter, Stan

B'nai B'rith

Denison, Mayor Wm.

Ehrlich, Murray

Givens, Philip, 1922-1995

Hershon, Arthur

Kaufman, Morris

Monson, Rabbi David

Orliffe, Herb

Rosenberg, Ben

Taylor, E.P.

Zweig, Bobby

Subjects

Portraits, Group

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

Ellis I. and Fanny Shapiro fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

94

Item

5

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1961

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 16 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait photograph of Ellis I. Shapiro. The photograph is attached to the inside cover of a United Jewish Welfare Fund of Toronto annual president's report (1961). The UJWF annual meeting honoured Ellis I. Shapiro.

Name Access

B'nai B'rith

Shapiro, Ellis I.

Northwood Golf and Country Club

Primrose Club

Independent Order of Odd Fellows

Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Canadian Jewish Congress

Jewish Camp Council of Toronto

YM-YWHA

United Jewish Welfare Fund of Toronto

UJWF

United Jewish Appeal

Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

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

Accession Number

2005-8-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Executive Committee series

Executive director sub-series

Executive director's correspondence sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

5-5-1

File

252

Material Format

textual record

Date

26 Jan. 1972-24 Mar. 1972

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence.

Name Access

B'nai B'rith

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Annual Campaign series

Walk with Israel sub-series

Walk for Israel 1990 sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

17-1-16

File

31

Material Format

textual record

Date

1990

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence taking place after the Walk regarding a conflict between B'nai Brith and UJA relating to the participation of B'nai Brith lodges in the Walk by manning checkpoints.

Notes

Title based on contents of the file.

Name Access

B'nai B'rith

Source

Archival Descriptions