- 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
- 1991-1-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1991-1-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1.2 m of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of the records of the Jewish National Fund. Included are Negev dinner books.
- Use Conditions
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Name Access
- Jewish National Fund
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1978-5-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1978-5-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 15 cm of textual records
- Date
- [ca. 1971]-[ca. 1976]
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of newspaper clippings and correspondence relating to the dismissal of Rabbi Stuart Rosenberg by the Beth Tzedec Board and relating to the Rabbi Hollander case; copies of "The Committee of 10 Report" and "Setting the Records Straight: Analysis and refutation of The Committee of 10 report"; Beth Tzedec Board letters and Bulletins; Beth Tzedec Congregational School Education and Youth Committee minutes and newsletters; Beth Tzedec Congregation Constitution and By-Laws; a report on membership dues policy; and records relating to the Board elections.
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Name Access
- Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- Rosenberg, Stuart E., 1922-1990
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-84
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-84
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1930
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a Jewish National Fund memorial card inscribed in the name of Hartley Steinberg by Mrs. Charles Foster.
- Name Access
- Jewish National Fund
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-9-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-9-1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 24 x 19 cm and 18 x 14 cm
- Date
- 5 May 1969
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of two photographs of the reception at which Julius Miller was recognized by the Jewish community of Cornwall for his twenty-five years of service as president of Beth-El Congregation with a grove of trees planted in his name by the Jewish National Fund. (Julius Miller was the father of the donor.)
- Photo identification:
- High Table --- Left: Father R. J. McDonald; Moe Schulman; Fern Guindon, MPP; Louis Horovitz; Nick Kaneb, mayor; Julius Miller; Pete Solway, Israeli consular; David Kaye; unknown; unknown; Louis Dubinsky; unknown; and Jack Miller.
- Certificate presentation --- Hon. Lucien Lamoureux, speaker of the House of Commons; Nick Kaneb, mayor of Cornwall; Fern Guindon, MPP; and Julius Miller,
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Subjects
- Communities
- Name Access
- Beth El Congregation (Cornwall, Ont.)
- Jewish National Fund
- Miller, Julius
- Places
- Cornwall (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Name
- Rabbi Reuben Slonim
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 23 Jul. 1982
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Rabbi Reuben Slonim
- Number
- OH 65
- OH 66
- Subject
- Development of Toronto Jewish community from 1930s
- Rabbis
- Interview Date
- 23 Jul. 1982
- Quantity
- 2
- Interviewer
- Jack Lipinsky
- Total Running Time
- OH65_001: 26.25 minutes
- OH65_002: 15.07 minutes
- OH66: 32.48 minutes
- Conservation
- Copied August 2003
- Notes
- Poor sound quality
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Conditional access. Researchers must receive permission from the interviewee or their heir prior to accessing the interview. Please contact the OJA for more information.
- Biography
- Reuben Slonim was born on in Winnipeg in 1914 and ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York in 1937. That year, he became Canada’s first Canadian-born rabbi when he was hired by the McCaul Street Synagogue in downtown Toronto. After it merged with Goel Tzedec to become the Beth Tzedec Congregation, Rabbi Slonim served at the new Beth Tzedec for one year. He then served for twenty-three years as rabbi of Beth Habonim on Glen Park Avenue.
- Slonim also worked as a jounalist and associate editor of the Toronto Telegram and was known for his outspoken views on the Arab-Israeli conflict and Zionism.
- He married Rita Short, and they had a daughter named Rena. Rabbi Reuben Slonim died on 20 January 2000 at the age of eight-five.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Language
- English
- Name Access
- McCaul Street Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- Geographic Access
- Winnipeg (Man.)
- New York (N.Y.).
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Part Of
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Events and organizations series
- B'nai Brith lodges sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 3-1
- File
- 14
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 17 Apr.1966
- Physical Description
- 9 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of images taken at the B'nai Brith Toronto Lodge installation of officers banquet, held at Beth Tzedec Synagogue. The images depict a number of members accepting awards and plaques, speakers at the podium, as well as several images of lodge members and invited guests.
- Name Access
- Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- 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
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Events and organizations series
- B'nai Brith lodges sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 3-1
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 21 Oct. 1964
- Physical Description
- 2 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two images of members of the B'nai Brith Mazel Lodge receiving a plaque from the Jewish National Fund and a certificate from the State of Israel Bonds. The event took place at Murray House.
- Name Access
- Jewish National Fund
- 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
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Events and organizations series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 3
- File
- 30
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1 Dec. 1965
- Physical Description
- 20 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of images taken at the Jewish National Fund Negev dinner in honour of former mayor Nathan Phillips. The event was held at the Royal York Hotel. The images depict speakers at the podium, presentation of certificates and plaques, and photographs of invited guests and of Phillips with his family.
- Name Access
- Jewish National Fund
- Phillips, Nathan, 1923-
- Royal York Hotel (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Dinners and dining
- Mayors
- 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
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Events and organizations series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 3
- File
- 49
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 9 Sep. 1963
- Physical Description
- 5 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of five images taken at the opening banquet for the thirteenth annual State of Israel Bonds drive. The banquet was held at Beth Tzedec Synagogue. The images include individuals seated around banquet tables and at the head table, and speakers at the podium. The banner behind the head table reads: build a better Israel with Israel Bonds in the bar mitzvah year.
- Item 1: The woman seated on the far right facing the camera at the centre banquet table is Bertha Kaplan, who for many years was the treasurer at Adath Israel Synagogue.
- Name Access
- Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Dinners and dining
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Adas Israel Synagogue series
- Clergy sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 5-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1963-2008
- Physical Description
- 3 folders of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of correspondence relating to Adas Israel's search for a rabbi and cantor. It also includes programme books from tribute dinners honouring Rabbi Morton Green and Cantor Kirshblum.
- Name Access
- Adas Israel Congregation (Hamilton, Ont.)
- Jewish National Fund
- Green, Morton (Rabbi)
- Subjects
- Cantors (Judaism)
- Rabbis
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- 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
- Accession Number
- 2013-7-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2013-7-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 31 Mar. 1985
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one Jewish National Fund certificate issued to Louis Gelber and Sara (Morris) Gelber.
- Name Access
- Gelber, Louis
- Gelber, Sara
- Jewish National Fund
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2013-9-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2013-9-4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 15 cm
- Date
- [ca. 1950]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a photograph of Ella Fleischmann standing in her kitchen in Toronto next to her Jewish National Fund (JNF) Charity box (tzedakah box).
- Custodial History
- The photograph was in the possession of Ella's niece, Lilian Rosenthal. She gave it to the OJA on behalf the Ella's daughter who lives in Israel.
- Use Conditions
- None
- Name Access
- Fleischmann, Ella
- Jewish National Fund
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-3-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-3-5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 43 x 18 cm
- Date
- 1944
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a photograph of guests at the Weigman Tribute Dinner, Toronto, 1944. Photographer is E. MacKintosh.
- Name Access
- Jewish National Fund
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-1-9
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-1-9
- Material Format
- textual record
- sound recording
- Physical Description
- 10 cm of textual records
- 1 audio cassette
- Date
- 1960-1997
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records related to Gordon Kushner's activities as music director of Beth Tzedec Congregation. The accession includes Kushner's compositions for V'al Kulam (1982), Mi Sheberach (1983), and Tikanta (1987) along with a collection of compositions by Srul Irving Glick, Paul Kowarsky, and Sid Robinovitch. Of particular note is a composition commissioned by the Canadian Jewish Congress for the Jewish Music Festival 1960. Recordings of selections from Robonvitch's compositions are included in an audio cassette. Also included are correspondence, meeting minutes, repertoire and music lists, and choir membership lists, and program books related to the activities of the Beth Tzedec choir and its performances, such as its participation in various Jewish music festivals. In addition, there are records related to Mel Sach's resignation from the Toronto Jewish Cultural Council as program coordinator; bulletins of Beth Tzedec Congregation, and Jewish Music Committee meeting minutes.
- Administrative History
- Gordon Kushner (1916-2007) was the music director of the Beth Tzedec Congregation (previously Goel Tzedec) in Toronto from 1948 to 1999. Born in Winnipeg, Kushner trained as a pianist under Gwendda Owen Davies and appeared with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra in 1940. After serving as a bandsman in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War, he resumed his studies at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto under John Weinzweig in theory and conducting in 1946. As music director for Beth Tzedec Congregation, he composed several choral compositions for the synagogue and coordinated the Beth Tzedec Choir's participation in various concerts and events across Toronto, including the Jewish Music Festival sponsored by the Music Committee of the Toronto Jewish Cultural Council of Toronto Jewish Congress. Kushner was active in the cultural activities of the Toronto Jewish community. He was a member of the education and cultural committee of the Canadian Jewish Congress in 1950 and became co-chair of the central region music committee in 1967.
Kushner was also a music educator and during the 1960s taught at the University of Toronto and the Royal Conservatory of Music Summer School, which he became director of in 1969. He served as the Principal and Vice-Principal of the Royal Conservatory of Music from 1978 to 1991.
- Subjects
- Music festivals
- Synagogue music
- Name Access
- Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- Kushner, Gordon, 1916-2007
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-11-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-11-5
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material (electronic)
- textual record (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 7 cm of textual records
- 285 MB of photographs and textual records
- Date
- [188-]-2018
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting the From Latkes to Laffa exhibition that was held at Beth Tzedec Congregation in 2017. Included are textual records organized into the following files: Planning, Introduction, The Ward, Kensington, Eglinton, Dairy/bagels, Delis, Kosher, and New trends. There are two additional files without names that contain additional material related to the exhibition. Also included are electronic records, primarily graphic, that relate to the exhibition. The latter have been organized into two folders: Photographs and USB.
- Administrative History
- From Latkes to Laffas was an exhibition at Beth Tzedec Congregation's Reuben & Helene Dennis Museum that explored the history of Toronto's Jewish restaurants. The exhibition opened on Wednesday the 6 September 2017.
- Descriptive Notes
- Source of supplied title proper: Title based on a label on the side of the binder.
- Subjects
- Ethnic restaurants
- Name Access
- Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- Rothstein, Gella
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-2-8
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-2-8
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 folders
- Date
- 1970-1973
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting the Airst family. Included are photographs of Malcolm Airst at his bar mitzvah in 1970 and Randall Airst at his bar mitzvah in 1973. The b'nai mitzvah took place at Beth Tzedec in Toronto where the family were members and Malcolm completed ninth grade at the United Synagogue Day School.
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Name Access
- Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-3-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-3-1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : col. ; 21 x 15 cm or smaller
- Date
- [197-?]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting the Airst family. Included are five photographs taken at Malcolm Airst's bar mitzvah, which was held at Beth Tzedec in Toronto, and one photograph of Malcolm's sister, Lisa. Also depicted in the bar mitzvah photographs are: maternal grandfather Alexander Stolberg; parents Herman Airst and Faye Airst; and younger brother Randall Airst.
- Descriptive Notes
- Physical description: The five bar mitzvah photographs are glued to a matte board.
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Families
- Name Access
- Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Photographic and audiovisual collection series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 27
- File
- 189
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- January 1975
- Physical Description
- 12 slides : col. ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of twelve 35mm slides depicting a UJA-Israel Special Fund campaign event with Golda Meir at Beth Tzedec. Murray Koffler, Eddie Creed, and Joan Lipson are shown in some of the slides.
- Notes
- Slides processed by Benjamin Film Labs.
- Name Access
- Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- Meir, Golda, 1898-1978
- Subjects
- Prime ministers--Israel
- Synagogues
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Photographic and audiovisual collection series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 27
- File
- 206
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 3 Feb. 1976
- Physical Description
- 41 photographs : b&w (37 negatives) ; 28 x 28 mm and 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of four photographs and thirty-seven negatives of a UJA event with Menachem Begin at Beth Tzedec. Lionel Schipper, Issy Sharp, and Wilf Posluns are identified.
- Notes
- Photos by Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto.
- Availability of other formats: Also available as digital images.
- Name Access
- Begin, Menachem, 1913-1992
- Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Prime ministers--Israel
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Photographic and audiovisual collection series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 27
- File
- 424
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 15 May 1979
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs (2 negatives) : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm and 28 x 28 mm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of one photograph and two negatives of USDS students (and teacher?) holding a $600 cheque for UJA, raised by a Bowlathon. Rachel Forman, Jessica Rudolph, Lisi Tesher, Moshe Bell, Jessica Benattar, Greg Sigel, and Danny Morgenstein are identified.
- Notes
- Photos by Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto.
- Availability of other formats: Also available as digital images.
- Name Access
- Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- George Morrison fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 99
- Item
- 49
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1978]
- Physical Description
- 1 slide : col. ; 35 mm
- Name Access
- Beth Midrash Hagadol Synagogue
- Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- George Morrison fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 99
- Item
- 50
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1978]
- Physical Description
- 1 slide : col. ; 35 mm
- Name Access
- Beth Midrash Hagadol Synagogue
- Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1175
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1175
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [1933 or 1934]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Admin History/Bio
- This group was organized by Mrs. Faye Hyman who swept streetcars at night for the Jewish National Fund and who had Tisha B'av collections.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of members of the Agudah Lemaan Hakeren. Faye Hyman is pictured in the front row, second from the left.
- Name Access
- Jewish National Fund
- Agudah Lemaan Hakeren
- Hyman, Faye
- 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
- 1977-1-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4215
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4215
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1968
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph
- Notes
- Photo by Graphic Artists.
- Name Access
- Ben-Gurion, David, 1886-1973
- Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- United Jewish Appeal
- Subjects
- Dinners and dining
- Prime ministers--Israel
- 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
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1986-1-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4216
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4216
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1968
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph
- Notes
- Photo by Graphic Artists.
- Name Access
- Ben-Gurion, David, 1886-1973
- Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- United Jewish Appeal
- Subjects
- Dinners and dining
- Prime ministers--Israel
- Synagogues
- Accession Number
- 1986-1-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4217
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4217
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1968
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph
- Notes
- Photo by Graphic Artists.
- Name Access
- Ben-Gurion, David, 1886-1973
- Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- United Jewish Appeal
- Subjects
- Dinners and dining
- Prime ministers--Israel
- Synagogues
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1986-1-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3411
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3411
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1938
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Many prominent individuals are shown in this photograph, with names written on the bottom.
- Name Access
- Jewish National Fund
- United Jewish Appeal
- Subjects
- Congresses and conventions
- Zionism
- 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
- 1982-11-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 2355
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2355
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1 Jun. 1965
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph
- Scope and Content
- Possibly taken at Beth Tzedec.
- Notes
- Photo by Graphic Artists.
- Name Access
- Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- Smith, Mr.
- United Jewish Appeal
- Sugar, Mrs. David
- Subjects
- Awards
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4430
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4430
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1986
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph
- Scope and Content
- Identified in the photograph (left to right) are: Ydave Yacoby; Shmuel Mizrahi; Michael Pluznik; Harvey Joseph, president, Aid to Disabled War Veterans of Israel (Canada).
- Name Access
- Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- Yacoby, Ydave
- Mizrahi, Shmuel
- Pluznik, Michael
- Joseph, Harvey
- Disabled War Veterans of Israel (Canada)
- Subjects
- Disabled veterans--Israel
- Synagogues
- Accession Number
- 1986-12-3
- 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
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1956-1978
- Physical Description
- 447 photographs : b&w and col. (392 negatives) ; 26 x 21 cm or smaller
- Admin History/Bio
- The Negev dinners were established in 1948, coinciding with the creation of the State of Israel, as an annual fundraising dinner. The Jewish National Fund hosted these annual dinners in honour of a leading Canadian citizen, and the proceeds from the dinners were used to establish JNF projects in Israel in the name of the honouree. The JNF projects have, and continue to do so today, raised money to purchase land in Israel's Negev desert and for re-forestation efforts.
- The annual dinner was dedicated to a member of the Toronto Jewish community, who had demonstrated outstanding support and commitment to the Community and to the State of Israel. In honour of this individual's contributions, the secured land in Negev was named after them. The honourary guests were presented with awards of appreciation from members of the Canadian and International Jewish community, often including delegates from Israel. The dinners were attended by prominent members of Toronto's Jewish community, including politicians, business men, and philanthropists.
- Each subsequent dinner became larger and more successful in its aim to raise funds for Israel, as a result this event soon became the most significant Jewish event in Toronto. As well, it was also the largest annual kosher meal served in Toronto.
- The JNF produced an annual Negev Dinner yearbook, commemorating the event, and documenting both the lives of the honouree's family and the current activities of the JNF. As well, the names of individuals who donated money for the JNF projects were recorded in the Souvenir books under patrons and sponsors of the dinners.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of negatives taken by Al Gilbert documenting eight Negev Dinners hosted by the Jewish National Fund. The images depict the various activities undertaken at these dinners including: the procession and introduction of the head table guests, the presentation of awards, speeches, toasts, presentation of flowers to the honouree or the wife of the honouree, and the entertainment. The majority of the negatives are portraits taken of the guests posing with the honouree and his or her family. One dinner in this series was dedicated to the Toronto Jewish Community (1956) on the year of its centenary, while the others are in honour of one significant member of the community.
- There were Negev dinners held across Canada; however, the dinners in this series were all held in Toronto and were primarily attended by members of the Toronto Jewish community. The honourees documented in this series include: 1956, Toronto Jewish Community; 1966, Bert Godfrey; 1967, Nathan Silver; 1968, Phil Givens; 1970, Leon E. Weinstein; 1973, Rt. Hon. John G. Diefenbaker; 1974, Phil Granovsky; 1978, Eric and Esther Exton.
- Notes
- Selection for this series reflects the various activities of the Negev dinners, including: speeches, toasts, award presentations, dinner tables, introductions, honourees, entertainment and presentation of flowers. In addition, we selected a sample of images documenting the dinner tables and guests who were not part of the evening's programme, and therefore, would not be captured in the aforementioned criteria.
- Name Access
- Negev
- Jewish National Fund
- Godfrey, Bert
- Silver, Nathan
- Givens, Phil
- Weinstein, Leon E.
- Diefenbaker, Rt. Hon. John G.
- Granovsky, Phil
- Exton, Eric
- Exton, Esther
- Subjects
- Awards
- Dinners and dining
- Fund raising
- Arrangement
- Series has been arranged into files representing each annual dinner.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Zionist Centre cornerstone ceremony series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 21 negatives : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- The Zionist Centre's new building, home for the Toronto Zionist Council, was located at 788 Marlee Avenue.
- The Toronto Zionist Council, the Toronto branch for the Zionist Organization of Canada, was founded in 1907.Their mandate was to promote the ideals of Z.O.C in Toronto, which necessitated the responsibility of heading up and organizing local programmes for the Toronto Jewish community.
- This organization played a prominent role within the community, renting space to several Jewish organizations including: Ajalon Lodge, Camp Shalom, Canadian Zionist Federation, Hadassah Wizo, Herzl Zion Organization, Israel Medical Association, Jewish Agency, Jewish National Fund, Keltzer Sick Benefit Society, Keren Hatarbut, Linitzer Society, Sons of Abraham, Mozirer Society, Toronto Independent Benevolent Society, United Israel Appeal, Yavne Zion Congregation, Young Judaea, Youth & Hechalutz Zion Benevolent Society. The building also housed the Zionist Organization of Canada's national headquarters.
- Many of these organizations were affiliated with the Toronto Zionist Council. Due to the volume of Zionist organizations operating out of the Zionist Centre, the building came to be regarded as the official centre for all Zionist activities in Toronto.
- Plans for the new Zionist Centre of T.Z.C. were conceived in 1962 after the earlier building on Spadina Ave. was sold to the St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Institute.
- Ground was broken on November 1, 1962 and a drawing of the building was put on display at the Diamond Jubilee Convention of the Zionist Organization of Canada held in Toronto.
- The groundbreaking ceremony was held on Sunday December 23, 1962 at 11:00 am. The ceremony was officiated by members of the Toronto Zionist Council's building committee, which was comprised of: Louis L. Lockshin, Stephen E. Berger, John R. Devor, Controller Philip G. Givens, and Julius Hayman. Phil Givens--president--and Louis L. Lockshin--chairman of the building committee--conducted the ceremony.
- Also present were Eliezer N. Dembitz, Consul of Israel; Joseph N. Frank, National President of the Zionist Organization of Canada; and Julius Hayman, President of the Central Division of Z.O.C.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of the negatives documenting the laying of the cornerstone ceremony for the new Zionist Centre of the Toronto Zionist Council.
- Notes
- Selection for this series was based on the following criteria: site building, ceremonial, and members of the building committee.
- Name Access
- Zionist Centre
- Toronto Zionist Council
- Lockshin, Louis L.
- Berger, Stephen E.
- Devor, John R.
- Givens, Philip G.
- Hayman, Julius
- Dembitz, Eliezer N.
- Frank, Joseph N.
- Zionist Organization of Canada
- Ajalon Lodge
- Camp Shalom
- Canadian Zionist Federation
- Hadassah-Wizo
- Herzl Zion
- Israel Medical Association
- Jewish Agency
- Jewish National Fund
- Keltzer Sick Benefit Society
- Keren Hatarbut
- Linitzer Society
- Sons of Abraham
- Mozirer Society
- Toronto Independent Benevolent Society
- United Israel Appeal
- Yavne Zion Congregation
- Young Judeae
- Youth & Hechalutz
- Zion Benevolent Society
- Subjects
- Building
- Zionism
- Physical Condition
- Negatives are cellulose triacetate.
- Related Material
- see also Zionist Organization of Canada fonds [fonds 28]
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1956
- Physical Description
- 73 photographs : b&w (42 negatives) ; 26 x 21 cm and 11 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of negatives documenting the 1956 Negev dinner held in honour of the Toronto Jewish community's centennial. The dinner was hosted by the Jewish National Fund at Toronto's Royal York Hotel. This honourary dinner was bestowed on the community in celebration of the ongoing committment to fostering a strong, supportive and vibrant Jewish community in Toronto.
- The dinner was attended and officiated by prominent members of the Toronto Jewish community, including: Rabbi Stuart Rosenberg, Rabbi David Monson, D. Lou Harris, Stephen E. Berger, Rabbi Charles Bender, Manny Rotman, Sol D. Granek, J. Irving Oelbaum, Meyer W. Gasner, Samuel Feldt, Edward E. Gelber, and Rabbi Abraham L. Feinberg. The images in this file reflect these individuals' participation in the event.
- Name Access
- Bender, Rabbi Charles
- Berger, Stephen E.
- Feinberg, Rabbi Abraham L.
- Feldt, Samuel
- Gasner, Meyer W.
- Gelber, Edward E., 1903-1970
- Granek, Sol D.
- Harris, D. Lou
- Jewish National Fund
- Monson, Rabbi David
- Negev Dinner
- Oelbaum, J. Irving, 1899-1966
- Rosenberg, Rabbi Stuart
- Rotman, Manny
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 1
- 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
- J. Irving Oelbaum was vice-president of Canadian Jewish Congress.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of J. Irving Oelbaum giving a speech at the 1956 Negev dinner held in honour of the Toronto Jewish community on the occasion of its centennial 1856-1956.
- Notes
- Photograph by Al Gilbert.
- Name Access
- Jewish National Fund
- Oelbaum, J. Irving, 1899-1966
- 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
- 2
- 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
- Samuel Feldt was president of Feldt's Sandwich Bar and co-owner of Queen City Bowling. He was the Ontario Jewish National Fund Chairman and was actively involved in several other Jewish organizations. In 1961, he was nominated the Man of the Year by the Negev Dinner association, for which a dinner was held in his honour.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is of Samuel Feldt giving a speech at the Negev Dinner in 1956 held in honour of Toronto's Jewish community on the anniversary of its centennial.
- Notes
- Photograph by Al Gilbert.
- Name Access
- Feldt, Samuel
- Jewish National Fund
- 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
- 3
- 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
- D. Lou Harris was born in Birmingham, England in 1897 to Esther and Harry Harris. He came to Canada in 1911 and married Eva Feldstein; they had two children named Molly and Charlotte. Harris worked as an industrialist and founded Atlas Radio Corporation in 1920. He was president of Holy Blossom Temple and national chairman for the Bonds of Israel.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is of D. Lou Harris giving a speech at the 1956 Negev dinner held in honour of the Toronto Jewish community on the anniversary of its centennial. Harris was chairman for the dinner.
- Notes
- Photograph by Al Gilbert.
- Name Access
- Harris, D. Lou
- Feldstein, Eva
- Jewish National Fund
- Atlas Radio Corporation
- 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
- 4
- 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
- Manny Rotman was born in 1909 to Chaya and Hersh Leib. He married Goldie Kestenbaum and they had three children: Millie, Jennie and Joe. Rotman was president of a hotel corporation and also worked as a business consultant. He was past president of Jewish National Fund, Toronto B'nai B'rith Lodge, and was actively involved with several Jewish organizations.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Manny Rotman giving a speech as the Negev Dinner Committee Chairman for the 1956 Negev dinner.
- Notes
- Photograph by Al Gilbert.
- Name Access
- Rotman, Manny
- Jewish National Fund
- 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.
- 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