Accession Number

1993-6-6

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 14 x 9 cm and 13 x 10 cm

Date

[ca. 1943]

Scope and Content

This accession consists of one photographic postcard and one negative of a group of girls at Camp Yungvelt in Pickering. Some of the girls have been identified as follows: Terry Krever is in front row on far left; Miss Simon (M. Shainhouse) is next to her in center; Miss Naomi Strauss is in the far left-hand corner; Mrs. Danilak is in back row, second from right; and "Creed" is in back row, far right.

Subjects

Children

Camps

Name Access

Krever, Terry

Strauss, Naomi

Danilak, Mrs.

Camp Yungvelt

Places

Pickering, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2004-5-37

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

36 photographs : b&w and hand col. (12 negatives) ; 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Date

1938-1943

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs taken at Camp Balfour Manor on Morrison Lake in Muskoka, Ontario and Camp Yungvelt in Pickering, Ontario. Scenes include a group of young people on the steps of a building, a Shabbat service, a flag lowering ceremony, boxing lessons, an arts and crafts class, and a photograph of Hyman Riegelhaupt at Camp Yungvelt.

Subjects

Camps

Name Access

Balfour Manor Camp

Camp Yungvelt

Places

Muskoka (Ont. : District municipality)

Pickering (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1979-4-4

Material Format

graphic material

moving images

Physical Description

18 photographs : b&w (9 negatives)

1 film reel

Date

1959-1965

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs documenting the Workmen's Circle (Arbeiter Ring) Peretz School and Camp Yungvelt. Also included is a film reel of activities at Camp Yungvelt from 1959.

Subjects

Camps

Schools

Name Access

Camp Yungvelt

Matenko, Isaac, 1874-1960

Workmen's Circle (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

Ontario

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2006-12-3

Material Format

graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description

3 photographs : b&w (tif)

Date

[ca. 1925-1926]

Scope and Content

This accession consists of electronic copies of three photographs of Syd at Camp Yungvelt on Lake Wilcox. Also pictured are some of Syd's relatives and childhood friends. Identified individuals include Sydney Wise, Isadore Tepperman, David Wise, Leo Tepperman, Reuben Goldstein, Ben Lapidus (Lappin), George Trimble, Sam Stellman, Lil Stellman, Min Stellman, Lillian Wise, Rose Hoffman, Archie Gordon, Nathan Langbord, and Jack Weinzweig.

Custodial History

The original records are in the possession of Dr. Sydney Wise. He loaned the records to the Archives for copying on 2006-12-20.

Use Conditions

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Name Access

Camp Yungvelt

Source

Archival Accessions

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Accession Number

2009-3-4

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

12 photographs : col. ; 12 x 10 cm

Date

2002

Scope and Content

Accession consists of images of the Ontario Jewish Archives vault, processing room, research room, and reception area taken by Ellen Scheinberg upon being hired as the OJA's new director in 2002. The photographs illustrate the state of the archives upon her arrival.

Custodial History

The photographs were taken by Ellen Scheinberg, director of the Ontario Jewish Archives. They were kept in her office until she transferred them to the OJA on 4 March 2009.

Subjects

Archives

Nonprofit organizations

Name Access

Ontario Jewish Archives

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2011-6-4

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Physical Description

ca. 25 cm of textual records

1 photograph

Date

1980-2000, predominant 1980-1990

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records documenting Rolf Lederer's involvement with JIAS, the Canadian Jewish Congress's Chaplaincy Services Committee, the Toronto Jewish Congress Ontario Region Archives Committee, SAJAC, and the Jewish Genealogical Society. JIAS records make up the bulk of the accession and include; statistical reports; meeting notices; agendas and minutes for various committees, such as the Executive Committee, Immigrant Case Committee, Integration Committee and the Board of Directors; newsclippings, correspondence, programmes, reports, JIAS Information bulletins, and JIAS News newsletters.

Chaplaincy records include meeting notices, agendas and minutes, bulletins, invitations, brochures, and general correspondence. JGS records include one photograph of a plaque awarded to the agency and correspondence regarding its cemetery project. Archives Committee records include event invitations, correspondence, and documents related to the Sense of Spadina tour. Finally, accession also consists of SAJAC News publications (1989), correspondence with the Association of Orthodox Jewish Scientists and a Congregation B'nai Torah dedication banquet programme (1984).

Custodial History

The records were in the possession of Rolf Lederer until he donated them to the OJA on June 22, 2011.

Administrative History

Dr. Rolf Lederer was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1934. His family immigrated to South Africa in 1936 and Rolf remained there until 1961, earning his medical degree from Cape Town University. After completing his psychiatric training in Edinburgh and Boston, Rolf settled in Toronto in 1968. There he set up private practice as a General Psychiatrist.

After moving to Toronto, Rolf became actively involved in the Jewish community and served on a number of committees. He was on both the local and national board of directors of the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society (JIAS) as well as a number of JIAS sub-committees, including the South African Jewish Association of Canada (SAJAC), the Local Case File Committee and the Management Committee.

From 1985 to 1988 Rolf was chairman of the Canadian Jewish Congress’s (CJC) Chaplaincy Services Committee. He was also a member of other CJC committees; including, the Jewish Cultural Council and the Joint Adult Education Committee. In addition, Rolf co-founded the Jewish Genealogical Society (JGS) in 1985 and served as the society’s president from 1987 to 1991. Finally, he was an active member of B’nai Torah Congregation, serving as secretary and first vice-president in the early 1980s

Subjects

Immigrants--Canada

South Africa--Emigration and immigration

Name Access

Lederer, Rolf, 1934-

Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto

Southern African Jewish Association of Canada

Canadian Jewish Congress. Ontario Region

Ontario Jewish Archives

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2016-11-17

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1969-1999

Scope and Content

Accession consists of correspondence to and from Stephen Speisman, former Director of the Ontario Jewish Archives. Also included is a report on the collection, conservation and utilization of the historical records of the Canadian Jewish community prepared by John Andreassen of the Records Management Company of Canada (1969), a condition report for the Knesseth Israel Synagogue (1986), an invitation to the opening of the archives in the new Lipa Green building (1984), and an invitation to the gala opening and an exhibit booklet from the Coat of Many Colours (1990).

Name Access

Speisman, Stephen A., 1943-2008

Ontario Jewish Archives

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2018-6-7

Material Format

textual record

sound recording

Physical Description

30 cm of textual records

6 cassette tapes

Date

1973-2005

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting Cyrel Troster's involvement with various Jewish committees and organizations. Included are: transcripts of oral histories with prominent Jewish Torontonians that were conducted as part of an oral history project in 1973; correspondence between Cyrel Troster and interviewees; index cards listing the dates of the oral history interviews; promotional materials for Jewish arts festivals; public proposal document for the new Shaarei Shomayim Synagogue; and documents and records from Cyrel's involvement in various Jewish organizations. Also included are Local Initiatives Program application forms (1973), lists of presidents of various Jewish organizations, a map of the Jewish York Region (1999), issues of Exodus Magazine in both English and Russian from May 2018, and two issues of the Wilson Heights High School yearbook The Torch (1962-63).

The six tape cassettes are as follows: Cantor Paul Kowarsky Live in Concert (no date); Highlights from the 1994 Toronto Jewish Storytelling Festival; interview with Esther Volpe (two cassette tapes); interview with Samuel Harris; and one cassette marked "Dov Noy copy of Library tape" (Dov Noy was a Jewish folklorist).

The accession contains transcripts for the following interviewees: Mrs. Arbus, David Biderman, Benjamin Brown, Benjamin Sherman, Arthur Cohen, Mrs. Draimin, Max Federman, Morris Flicht, Joshua Gershman, Samuel Harris, Ben Heisel, Rose Heisel, Mr. Lean, Mary Levy, Harry Pullan, J. B. Salsberg, Yekil Silverman, A. S. Socol, Nathan Strauss, Esther Volpe, and Annie Zeidman.

The accession contains records related to Cyrel's involvement in the following committees and organizations: Committee for Yiddish (1997-2004); Cultural Services and Planning Committee (1990-2005), Jewish Public Library (2005); Canadian Jewish Congress, Orthodox Division (1982-1984); Holocaust Centre (1979-2004); Limmud (2000); Ontario Jewish Archives (1973-2004); Jewish Theatre (1996-2002); Jewish Arts Council (2000-2004); Jewish Toronto Tomorrow (1994-2004); Ashkenaz (1997-2004); UJA Federation (1978, 1984, 1990-2004).

Use Conditions

Credit to be given to Susan Cohen and Cyrel Troster—coordinators of the Local Initiatives Project project in 1973—and to interviewer(s) and transcribers when using tapes or transcribed interviews.

Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.

Descriptive Notes

RELATED MATERIAL NOTE: See accession 2017-4-6 for related sound recordings. Some may be duplicates.

Subjects

Nonprofit organizations

Name Access

Committee for Yiddish (Toronto, Ont.)

Limmud Toronto

Ontario Jewish Archives

Troster, Cyrel

UJA Federation of Greater Toronto

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2023-2-1

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

1 photograph : b&w ; 34 x 29 cm

Date

[19--]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material that belonged to the late Gilbert Seltzer. Included are handwritten copies of a Camp Yungvelt paper, the Whoosis, and a photograph of a Yiddish youth group, the Yiddisher Kunst-Tsenter (Yiddish/Jewish Art Centre). The Whoosis issues are undated, while the photograph is from 1929/30.

Custodial History

Richard Seltzer discovered the material after his father's death and donated it to the Ontario Jewish Archives.

Administrative History

Gilbert Seltzer was born on 11 October 1914 in Toronto, Ontario, to Julius Seltzer and Marion Seltzer (née Liss). Gilbert's parents were both Russian immigrants. Julius owned a knitting mill, and Marion was a homemaker. Julius was also an anarchist, and he and Marion had a cottage in the Workmen's Circle Colony in Pickering, Ontario. As a child, Gilbert attended Camp Yungvelt, a Yiddish summer camp for Jewish children. His son, Richard, would later recall that Gilbert "sang songs from there and vaguely spoke of the Whosis," the camp's publication.

Gilbert studied architecture at the University of Toronto, receiving a bachelor's degree in 1937. After graduating, he worked for an architectural firm in Manhattan. During the Second World War, he served with the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, a secret army unit that would become known as the Ghost Army. According to Gilbert's obituary in the New York Times, "The unit fooled German forces with inflatable tanks, dummy airplanes, fake radio transmissions and sound effects." In later years, Gilbert would serve as an ambassador for the unit's veterans.

After the war, Gilbert resumed work as an architect. His projects included the Utica Memorial Auditorium in Utica, New York; buildings at West Point and the US Merchant Marine Academy; and the East Coast Memorial in Battery Park, Lower Manhattan. He worked as an architect until January 2020.

Gilbert met his future spouse, Molly Gold (m. Seltzer), in New Jersey. The couple had two children together: Joan Seltzer and Richard Seltzer. Molly died in 1994, and Gilbert died on 14 August 2021. He was 106.

Use Conditions

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Subjects

Architects

Camps

Portraits, Group

Name Access

Camp Yungvelt

Seltzer, Gilbert, 1914-2021

Places

Ontario

Source

Archival Accessions

Level

Item

Item

2444

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1937

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Photo is a group shot of campers and staff at Camp Yungvelt with posters which read: "War is murder, the promoters - murderers" and "We want our fathers with us and not in war."

Name Access

Workmen's Circle

Camp Yungvelt

Arbeter Ring

Arbeiter Ring

Subjects

Demonstrations

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

Pickering (Ont.)

Accession Number

1979-4-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2964

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1934

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 a young boy and girl fishing in a river at Camp Yungvelt in Pickering, Ontario.

Notes

Title taken from writing on photograph.

Original photograph by Simon.

Name Access

Camp Yungvelt

Subjects

Camps

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

Pickering (Ont.)

Accession Number

1979-3-10

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3965

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1927

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm

Admin History/Bio

Founded in the 1920s, Camp Yungvelt was originally situated on Lake Wilcox. It later moved to Pickering, where it operated until it closed in the 1950s. It was established by the Workmen's Circle, as a Yiddish summer camp for Jewish children. Camp Yungvelt was known for accepting the children of poor immigrants for a small fraction of the regular fee.

Scope and Content

This item is an original postcard that features an image of a clean-up day at Camp Yungvelt in Pickering, Ontario. The image depicts a row of tents being inspected by two young girls. There is Yiddish type on the postcard which reads: the cleaning committee controlling the cleanliness of the sleeping quarters and beds in Arbeiter Ring Camp Yungvelt.

Name Access

Camp Yungvelt

Subjects

Camps

Postcards

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

Pickering (Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-4-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3966

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1928

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm

Admin History/Bio

Founded in the 1920s, Camp Yungvelt was originally situated on Lake Wilcox. It later moved to Pickering, where it operated until it closed in the 1950s. It was established by the Workmen's Circle, as a Yiddish summer camp for Jewish children. Camp Yungvelt was known for accepting the children of poor immigrants for a small fraction of the regular fee.

Scope and Content

This item is an original postcard that features an image of the children's bungalow at Camp Yungvelt in Pickering, Ontario. The image depicts a few children standing on the front porch. There is Yiddish type on the postcard that reads: a bungalow for small children in the Arbeiter Ring Camp Yungvelt.

Name Access

Camp Yungvelt

Subjects

Camps

Postcards

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

Pickering (Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-4-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3967

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1929

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm

Admin History/Bio

Founded in the 1920s, Camp Yungvelt was originally situated on Lake Wilcox. It later moved to Pickering, where it operated until it closed in the 1950s. It was established by the Workmen's Circle, as a Yiddish summer camp for Jewish children. Camp Yungvelt was known for accepting the children of poor immigrants for a small fraction of the regular fee.

Scope and Content

This item is an original postcard that features an image of the swimming area in Duffins Creek at Camp Yungvelt in Pickering, Ontario. The image depicts a large group gathered on the shore of the creek as well as several swimmers in the water and standing on the docks. There is Yiddish type on the postcard which reads: the swimming pool in the Arbeiter Ring Camp Yungvelt where the children bathe.

Name Access

Camp Yungvelt

Subjects

Camps

Postcards

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

Pickering (Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-4-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4014

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1939

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w and sepia (1 negative) ; 14 x 9 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Admin History/Bio

Founded in the 1920s, Camp Yungvelt was originally situated on Lake Wilcox. It later moved to Pickering, where it operated until it closed in the 1950s. It was established by the Workmen's Circle (Arbeiter Ring), as a Yiddish summer camp for Jewish children. Camp Yungvelt was known for accepting the children of poor immigrants for a small fraction of the regular fee.

Scope and Content

This item is an original print of a group of female campers seated on the front steps of a building located at Camp Yungvelt, in Pickering, Ontario.

Notes

Original photograph by Simon.

Name Access

Camp Yungvelt

Subjects

Camps

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

Pickering (Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-1-10

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6026

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1941

Physical Description

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

Admin History/Bio

Founded in the 1920s, Camp Yungvelt was originally situated on Lake Wilcox. It later moved to Pickering, where it operated until it closed in the 1950s. It was established by the Workmen's Circle (Arbeiter Ring), as a Yiddish summer camp for Jewish children. Camp Yungvelt was known for accepting the children of poor immigrants for a small fraction of the regular fee.

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the staff at Camp Yungvelt, located in Pickering, Ontario. Identified individuals include: Bunny Bergstein, Phil Chasin, Bryna Minachovsky (Mann), Helen Lomage, Bertha Goldenthal, Israel Gang, Mr. Barzilei, Mr. Goldman, Manny Farber, Arthur Lerner, Mr. Altman, Lou Herman, Mr. Riba, Mrs. Barzilei, and Sadie Sherman.

Notes

See accession record for position of identified individuals.

Name Access

Altman, Mr.

Barzilei, Mr.

Barzilei, Mrs.

Bergstein, Bunny

Camp Yungvelt

Chasin, Phil

Farber, Manny

Gang, Israel

Goldenthal, Bertha

Goldman, Mr.

Herman, Lou

Lerner, Arthur

Lomage, Helen

Mann, Bryna

Minachovsky, Bryna

Riba, Mr.

Sherman, Sadie

Subjects

Camps

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

Pickering (Ont.)

Accession Number

1991-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6027

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1942

Physical Description

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

Admin History/Bio

Founded in the 1920s, Camp Yungvelt was originally situated on Lake Wilcox. It later moved to Pickering, where it operated until it closed in the 1950s. It was established by the Workmen's Circle (Arbeiter Ring), as a Yiddish summer camp for Jewish children. Camp Yungvelt was known for accepting the children of poor immigrants for a small fraction of the regular fee.

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the staff at Camp Yungvelt, located in Pickering, Ontario. Pictured are:

Back row, left to right: J. Abramovitch, Chuck Lestin, Hal Grossman, Helen Lomage, Dave Ritz, John Lomage, Harry [?], Andrew [?], Steve [?].

Fifth row, left to right: D. Lerner, S. Gordener, Chana Goldberg, Percy Lipshitz, Babe Bronstein, Bea Goldman, Berny Wolinsky, Eleanor Smith, Bunny Bergstein, Goldie Grennis, [unidentified], Chonon Fine, Mrs. Mark, Mr. Mark.

Fourth row, left to right: Red Silvers, Mona Gurland, Muni Frumhartz, Bertha Goldenthal, Mr. Brick, Ms. Abkin, Ms. Glazer, Ms. Langbord, [unidentified], Mrs. Niewtkewitcz, Mrs. Niewtkewitcz.

Third row, left to right: Ms. Silverhart, Sonia Olin, Lou Herman.

Second row, left to right: Mr. Riba, Israel Gang, Philip Chasin, Mr. Nodelman, Mr. Abramovitch, Mr. Frumhartz, Mr. Danielak, Mr. Langbord, Esther Levine, Mr. Orenstein.

Front row, left to right: Chasha (Raina) Fishman, Ruth Price, Devy Abkin, Ethel Press, May Hoffman, Eleanor Tolub, Ruth Schwartz, Mitty Krieg.

Notes

See photo for numbered position of identified individuals.

Name Access

Abkin, Devy

Abkin, Ms.

Abramovitch, J.

Abramovitch, Mr.

Andrew

Bergstein, Bunny

Brick, Mr.

Bronstein, Babe

Camp Yungvelt

Danielak, Mr.

Fine, Chonon

Fishman, Chasha

Fishman, Raina

Frumhartz, Mr.

Frumhartz, Muni

Glazer, Ms.

Goldberg, Chana

Goldenthal, Bertha

Goldman, Bea

Gordener, S.

Grennis, Goldie

Grossman, Hal

Gurland, Mona

Harry

Hoffman, May

Krieg, Mitty

Langboard, Mr.

Langboard, Ms.

Lerner, D.

Lestin, Chuck

Levine, Esther

Lipshitz, Percy

Lomage, Helen

Lomage, John

Mark, Mr.

Mark, Mrs.

Niewtkewitcz, Mr.

Niewtkewitcz, Mrs.

Orenstein, Mr.

Press, Ethel

Price, Ruth

Ritz, Dave

Schwartz, Ruth

Silvers, Red

Smith, Eleanor

Steve

Tolub, Eleanor

Wolinsky, Berny

Subjects

Camps

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

Pickering (Ont.)

Accession Number

1991-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Heritage series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

10

File

4

Material Format

textual record

Date

1974, 1980-1981

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of reports submitted by the Toronto Jewish Congress Archives Committee to TJC's Executive Committee. Also included is a report likely regarding the creation of an archive for the records of the Alpha Omega Fraternity and a report by Stephen Speisman regarding his position and salary.

Name Access

Ontario Jewish Archives

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Heritage series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

10

File

5

Material Format

textual record

Date

1974-1980

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of lists of members of the Toronto Jewish Congress Archives Committee.

Name Access

Ontario Jewish Archives

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Heritage series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

10

File

6

Material Format

textual record

Date

1979-1987

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of meeting notices.

Name Access

Ontario Jewish Archives

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Heritage series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

10

File

7

Material Format

textual record

Date

1974-1983

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence and annual budgets.

Name Access

Ontario Jewish Archives

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Heritage series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

10

File

8

Material Format

textual record

Date

1975-[ca. 1980]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of publicity and acquisitions policies, a manuscript inventory list, a list of questions to ask small communities, a list of community institutions, and notes for the Charter of the Ontario Jewish Archives Foundation.

Name Access

Ontario Jewish Archives

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Heritage series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

10

File

34

Material Format

textual record

Date

1977-1980

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of reports regarding the travelling exhibit, Journey Into Our Heritage.

Name Access

Ontario Jewish Archives

Jewish Historical Society of Canada

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Heritage series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

10

File

35

Material Format

textual record

Date

1979

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of Wintario grant application forms for the Journey Into Our Heritage exhibit.

Name Access

Ontario Jewish Archives

Jewish Historical Society of Canada

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Heritage series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

10

File

36

Material Format

textual record

Date

1977-1980

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence.

Name Access

Ontario Jewish Archives

Jewish Historical Society of Canada

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Heritage series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

10

File

37

Material Format

textual record

Date

1978-1980

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence, financial statements, payment receipts, cost estimates, bank statements, and pages from a financial ledger.

Name Access

Ontario Jewish Archives

Jewish Historical Society of Canada

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Heritage series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

10

File

38

Material Format

textual record

Date

1972-1979

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of exhibit booklets, lists of media contacts, press releases, newspaper clippings, and a newsletter.

Name Access

Ontario Jewish Archives

Jewish Historical Society of Canada

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Heritage series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

10

File

39

Material Format

textual record

architectural drawing

Date

1972-1979

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

4 technical drawings : blackline prints ; 86 x 100 cm or smaller

Scope and Content

File consists of lists of artifacts on loan, exhibit captions, panel lists, an audio-visual production script, and packing instructions. Also included are floor plans for the travelling exhibit space at the Victoria Provincial Archives, Toronto City Hall, and Baycrest Residence.

Name Access

Ontario Jewish Archives

Jewish Historical Society of Canada

Physical Condition

Architectural drawings should be placed in melinex for protection and stored flat.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Heritage series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

10

File

40

Material Format

textual record

Date

1978-1980

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of invitations to various openings and receptions for the Journey Into Our Heritage exhibit in Winnipeg, Ottawa, and Toronto.

Name Access

Ontario Jewish Archives

Jewish Historical Society of Canada

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Heritage series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

10

File

41

Material Format

textual record

Date

1974, 1977-1978

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of lists of contacts.

Name Access

Ontario Jewish Archives

Jewish Historical Society of Canada

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Heritage series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

10

File

42

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1977]

Physical Description

8 photographs : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of photographs of the Journey Into Our Heritage exhibit, likely taken in Winnipeg.

Notes

Photographs are by David Portugal & Co.

Name Access

Ontario Jewish Archives

Jewish Historical Society of Canada

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

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Heritage series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

10

File

43

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Date

1974-1984

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

1photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of records documenting the Ontario Jewish Archives's Sense of Spadina walking tour. Included is correspondence, brochures, news releases, flyers, instructions for guides, and a grant application to take part in Ontario's bicentennial. Also included is a photograph of the exterior of the Kiever Synagogue.

Name Access

Ontario Jewish Archives

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Heritage series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

10

File

44

Material Format

textual record

Date

1979

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence.

Name Access

Ontario Jewish Archives

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Heritage series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

10

File

45

Material Format

textual record

Date

1975

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a flyer and a list of staff responsibilities for the exhibit.

Name Access

Ontario Jewish Archives

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Heritage series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

10

File

46

Material Format

textual record

Date

[ca. 1980]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of notes created by Sol Edell for a talk he delivered to the Sons of Jacob Benevolent Society on archives.

Name Access

Ontario Jewish Archives

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Heritage series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

10

File

47

Material Format

textual record

Date

1973-1974

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of conference agendas, and an "Archives Procedural Manual" which was prepared by the Ontario Jewish Archives for the First Conference on Archives held at the Toronto Zionist Centre.

Name Access

Ontario Jewish Archives

Jewish Historical Society of Toronto

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Heritage series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

10

File

48

Material Format

textual record

Date

[ca. 1975]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of lists of an oral history handbook prepared by Stephen Speisman and lists of individuals who were likely contacted by the Ontario Jewish Archives for interviews.

Name Access

Ontario Jewish Archives

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Heritage series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

10

File

49

Material Format

textual record

Date

1977-1981

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence, a brochure, and a list of Toronto synagogues up to 1938.

Name Access

Ontario Jewish Archives

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Heritage series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

10

File

50

Material Format

textual record

Date

1975-1982

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence and flyers documenting various outreach activities of the Ontario Jewish Archives. The bulk of the records are thank you letters for exhibit loans and special presentations.

Name Access

Ontario Jewish Archives

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Heritage series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

10

File

51

Material Format

textual record

Date

[1967?]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of lyrics written by Anne Kaplan for the 100th anniversary of Canada's conferderation. This document was likely collected by Sol Edell for the OJA.

Name Access

Ontario Jewish Archives

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dorothy Dworkin fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

10

Item

14

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1915]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Scope and Content

Identified is: second row (left to right): -- , -- , -- , -- , ? Rigelhaupt, Joseph? Daniluk, -- , --.

Bottom row (left to right) : -- , -- , Boris Litman, Morris Langbord, -- , Paul Frumartz, -- , ? Riba.

Rigelhaupt (or Rigelhoff), was the choirmaster.

Notes

Inscription of title in Yiddish, recto, bottom.

Inscription, recto, lower left: BY SIMON.

Name Access

Arbeiter Ring

Camp Yungvelt

Daniluk, Joseph

Frumartz, Paul

Langbord, Morris

Litman, Boris

Riba

Rigelhaupt

Rigelhoff

Subjects

Camps

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

2005-4-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Isaac Matenko fonds

Level

Fonds

Fonds

89

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Date

1911-1971, predominant 1911-1935

Physical Description

6 cm of textual records

17 photographs

Admin History/Bio

Isaac Matenko (1874–1960) was a founder, teacher, and principal of the I. L. Peretz School. He worked tirelessly to preserve and promote secular Jewish culture and the Yiddish language in Toronto. He was also a prominent member of local Jewish organizations, such as the Socialist-Territorialist Club and the Yiddish Kultur Gesellshaft.

Isaac was born on 1 February 1874 in the town of Makariv, located in the Kyiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine. He married Elke Yelia Moshkevitch (1878–19 November 1953) on 4 August 1900 in Yekaterinoslav (today Dnipro). They immigrated from czarist Russia to Toronto in 1906, passing first through New York with their two children, Percy (30 June 1901–May 1987) and Theodore (1903–1906, died of measles at Ellis Island), and Yelia’s three sisters, Dvora, Bracha, and Celia, and Isaac’s younger half-brother, Paul Frumhartz. They had two more children after arriving: Abraham (14 August 1908–October 24, 1989) and Shoshana (Sue) (1911–2001). Although he had been a teacher in Russia, Isaac worked as an operator in a cloak factory in Toronto, where he was instrumental in forming the union (likely the Cloakmakers’ Union of Toronto, which later affiliated with the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union).

As a child, Isaac received a traditional Jewish education. This, combined with his self-taught secular education and the teachings of Yiddish nationalist Dr. Chaim Zhitlovski, informed his future career and philosophies. He was described as an idealist by his friends, whose dedication to Yiddish culture and language motivated him to bring this knowledge to a younger generation.

On 11 July 1911, Isaac and his fellow Socialist-Territorialist members established the Toronto Yiddish National-Radical School. By 1916, it had been taken over by the Workmen’s Circle and renamed the I. L. Peretz School, after the well-known Yiddish author and playwright. The school began in a rented room at the Zionist Institute on Simcoe Street, moving to larger locations on Richmond Street West, then Beverley Street as it grew. Eventually, several more branches opened, such as the Maria Street school that Isaac was affiliated with. He taught at the school for free in the evenings after working during the day in a shop. His brother Paul was also a founding teacher at the school.

Isaac was described by family, friends, and community members as a passionate teacher with an iron will. He was well-versed in Jewish knowledge, with a desire to pass it on to a younger generation and his fellow union members. He remained involved in the school and in teaching, even after retirement. He died on 2 June 1960 at the age of eighty-six.

Custodial History

These records were donated to the OJA by Sue Levy, daughter of Isaac Matenko.

Scope and Content

Fonds consists of records documenting Isaac Matenko's involvement with the Workmen's Circle and other Jewish organizations. Included are photographs, programmes, certificates, I. L. Peretz School jubilee books, a songbook, a yearbook, articles, and newsclippings.

Fonds has been arranged into one series for the Workmen's Circle. There are also two files attached to the fonds-level. The records are described at the series and file-level, with some item-level descriptions.

Name Access

Arbeiter Ring

Arbeiter Ring Schools

Arbeter Ring

Camp Yungvelt

Frumhartz, Paul

I.L. Peretz

Matenko, Isaac, 1874-1960

Matenko, Percy

National Radical School

Peretz Shule

Workman's Circle

Workmen's Circle

Subjects

Schools

Teachers

Yiddish language

Related Material

For additional Workmen's Circle records, see: accessions 1979-4-4, 1980-2-2, 1983-6-3, 1984-10-1, 1986-4-1, 1992-1-2, 1997-2-1, 1998-3-32, 2004-5-41, 2004-5-105, and fonds 30.

For additional Camp Yungvelt records, see: accessions 1979-4-4, 1986-4-1, 1991-12-4, 1993-6-6, 1999-5-1, 2004-5-37, 2005-6-4, 2006-12-3, photographs # 2964, # 4014, # 6021, MG2N1K, Benjamin Brown fonds 49, and Dorothy Dworkin Fonds 10 (item 14).

Creator

Matenko, Isaac, 1874-1960

Accession Number

1987-11-4

1991-4-2

2007-5-3

2007-6-28

Source

Archival Descriptions