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Chazzan Jacob Dorskind and choir, Hebrew Men of England Synagogue [graphic material] – [ca. 1923].

Level: Item

ID: Item 6578

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 6578

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1923]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a copy photograph and negative of Chazzan Dorskind and choir at a Toronto synagogue. Percy Levy is the second from the left in the front row.

Name Access: Levy, Percy; Dorskind, Chazzan; Gould, Joseph; Schwartz, Abe; Applebaum, M; Lastman, H; Zimmerman, H; Bornstein, M; Kaminsky, M.

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism); Choirs (Music); Synagogues

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

Related Material: See photo 1904.

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1992-1-4

Source: Archival Descriptions

Bernstein family [sound recording, graphic material, textual record] – [ca. 1922]-1992.

Accession Number: 1992-7-1

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 1992-7-1

Material Format: sound recording; graphic material; textual record

Physical Description: 1.5 cm of textual records; 2 audio cassettes; 1 audio disc; 12 photographs (6 negatives)

Date: [ca. 1922]-1992

Scope and Content: Accession consists of records created and collected by Marc Bernstein. Included are the following records: audio cassettes; a Sacred Service record by Ernest Bloch with Leonard Bernstein conducting; and some individual scrapbook pages, photographs, and textual files from Cantor Bernstein's Summer Hotel at Lake Shore House and Cabins in Orillia.; The audio cassettes contain recordings of Cantors Akiba Bernstein, Pinchos Borenstein, and Haynach Borenstein; a recording of Mary Simmons in early broadcasts; plus Cantors Akiva, Haynach, Hershal, and Archie Borenstein.; Photographs include some portraits of family members and several group portraits

Use Conditions: Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Descriptive Notes: Availability of other formats: Digitized material.

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism)

Name Access: Bernstein, Akiva

Places: Orillia (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Cantor Boris Charloff [textual record, graphic material] – [ca. 1935]-[ca. 1970].

Accession Number: 1976-10-2

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 1976-10-2

Material Format: textual record; graphic material

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records; 1 photograph

Date: [ca. 1935]-[ca. 1970]

Scope and Content: Accession consists of material documenting Cantor Boris Charloff. Included are a photograph of Cantor Charloff and choir, a book of music entitled "Tfilas N'yiloh," a composition for Psalm 30, and music for Hanukkah.

Descriptive Notes: Availability of other formats: two of the books of music—"Mizmor shir Chanukah" and "Music by Cantor Boris Charloff"—have been digitized and are available as PDF files.

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism)

Name Access: Charloff, Boris

Source: Archival Accessions

Rabbi Mordechai Oppenheim [textual record, graphic material] – [ca. 1960]-1966.

Accession Number: 2002-10-7

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2002-10-7

Material Format: textual record; graphic material

Physical Description: 32 cm of textual records; 4 photographs

Date: [ca. 1960]-1966

Scope and Content: Accession consists of records created and collected by Rabbi Mordechai Oppenheim. There are several music books with Oppenheim's compositions, as well as loose sheet music and other composers song sheets. There is a concert program and correspondence from the Cantor's Assembly of America and the Jewish Ministers Cantors' Association.; Included is a record of Canto Eliazar Zaslavsky's Prayers and Songs.; Photographs depict Mordechai Oppenheim, as well as an unidentified individual and group portrait

Administrative History: Rabbi Mordechai Oppenheim was a cantor who lived in Toronto

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism); Rabbis

Source: Archival Accessions

Cantor Nathan Stolnitz [textual record] – 1930--1969.

Accession Number: 1976-12-1

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 1976-12-1

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: 13 cm of textual records

Date: 1930--1969

Scope and Content: Accession consists of material documenting Cantor Nathan Stolnitz, his interests, and the organizations he was involved in. Included are clippings, bulletins, letters, minutes, and promotional materials for a variety of events and organizations.

Administrative History: Cantor Nathan Stolnitz was born in Vilna. He settled in Toronto in 1926. He founded the Ontario Cantors Association and was involved with Yivo, the Canada Jewish Congress, and Toronto's Jewish Public Library. He was also an author. Cantor Stolnitz died on 11 March 1969 while vacationing in Miami Beach. He was seventy-seven.

MG_RG: MG6C

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism)

Name Access: Stolnitz, Nathan

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Cantor Louis Danto [textual record] – 1927-1974.

Accession Number: 1989-2-7

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 1989-2-7

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Date: 1927-1974

Scope and Content: Accession consists of programs for music concerts in Toronto including a childrens' Yiddish concert at Farband Folk Shule (1928), the Toronto Centennial Public and High School Concert (1934), the Jewish National Choir "Hazamir" (1939-1941), Hashomer Hatzair Ninth Annual Concert (1940), The Toronto Star Good Music Concert (1955) and a concert at Beth Tikvah Synagogue (1974). There is a newspaper clipping about a choir concert at Beth Sholom Synagogue (1950). Also included are pages from a book which display cameo photos of teachers at Peretz School, and the Toronto Arbeiter Ring Workmen's Circle School and Camp Committees (1927-1928). This material was collected by Cantor Louis Danto of Toronto.

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism)

Name Access: Danto, Louis

Source: Archival Accessions

Cantor Bernhard Wladowsky [graphic material] – [between 1912 and 1916].

Accession Number: 2009-5-9

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2009-5-9

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 17 cm

Date: [between 1912 and 1916]

Scope and Content: This accession consists of one original photograph of Cantor Bernhard Wladowsky wearing a top hat. The writing on the photograph reads: Bernhard Wladowsky, Obercantor, Der -- Goal -- Zedek -- Gemeinde, 42 Boldwin (sic) Street, Toronto Canada.

Custodial History: This item was left on top of one of the exhibit display cases on the fourth floor of the Lipa Green building. There is no information on the original owner of the item.

Descriptive Notes: This item is the same image as photo 985.

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism)

Name Access: Wladowsky, Bernard, 1870-1963

Source: Archival Accessions

Dr. Minnie Cohen - October/November 1976

Name: Dr. Minnie Cohen

Material Format: sound recording

Interview Date: October/November 1976

Source: Oral Histories

Name: Dr. Minnie Cohen

Number: OH 143

Subject: Cantors (Judaism); Discrimination in higher education; Women physicians

Interview Date: October/November 1976

Quantity: 2 cassettes (1 copy)

Interviewer: Doris Newman

Total Running Time: 1:25 minutes

Conservation: Copied August 2003; Digitied

Use Restrictions: Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please conact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Biography: Minnie Cohen was born in Russia in 1900. She immigrated to Toronto around 1910. After graduating as the first Jewish woman from the University of Toronto's medical school, she interned and joined the staff of Women's College Hospital. Dr. Cohen specialized in pediatrics. worked as a clinician in the 1920s for Toronto's first well baby clinic, and was on the staff of Mount Sinai's pediatric clinic. Her husband, Dr. Benjamin Cohen, was the first Jewish specialist in obstetrics and gynecology to practice in Toronto, and he was chief at the old Mount Sinai Hospital on Yorkville Avenue.

Material Format: sound recording

Name Access: Cohen, Ben; Cohen, Minnie; Wladowsky, Bernard, 1870-1963

Geographic Access: Berlin (Germany); Boston (Mass.); Chicago (Ill.); Dublin (Ireland); Moscow (Russia); New York (N.Y.).; Paris (France); Romania; Saint Petersburg (Russia); Toronto (Ont.); Turkey; Ukraine

Original Format: Audio cassette

Copy Format: Audio cassette; Digital file

Transcript: Personal Family History 0-14.20-25.35: Minnie born in Russia in 1900 tells the story of her family’s move from Russia to Turkey and subsequently to Romania, where they remained from 1907–1909. Minnie talks about her father, Bernard, a renowned cantor, and about her life in Romania as an accomplished child pianist. In 1909, the family moved to New York and then Chicago, where Bernard Wladowsky continued his cantorial career. Education 29.00-32.00: Minnie graduated high school from Jarvis Collegiate and went on to study medicine at the University of Toronto’s medical school between 1919 and 1922. Life in Toronto 32.04-38.38: In 1912, the family moved to Toronto, where Bernard Wladowsky began a five-year contract as cantor of the Goel Tzedec Synagogue. Bernard Wladowsky and Goel Tzedec went into arbitration, with Wladowsky subsequently leaving Goel Tzedec prior to the end of his contract. In 1915, Wladowsky become the cantor of the Londoner Shul, and for the following thirty-four years Wladowsky remained cantor of the McCaul Street Synagogue Side 2: University of Toronto Medical School 0.18-8.04: Minnie discusses the discrimination she experienced as the first and only Jewish woman enrolled in the University of Toronto’s medical school. Minnie discusses her internship and personal experiences at Women’s College Hospital and talks about her medial school colleagues David Eisen, Joe Trachman, Ivan Vale, and Aaron Volpe Medical Career 8:09-8:57: Minnie tells about her job offer with the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in New York. Rather than leave her husband, Minnie gave her job offer to her classmate Dr. Glenna Garrett, one of the leading psychiatrists in the United States. 8:58-9:59: Minnie talks about her husband, Dr. Ben Cohen, and his medical education and service overseas during the First World War. 10:00-11:37: Minnie discusses Ben's medical career at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin, Ireland, and his close relationhip with Robert Briscoe, the then mayor of Dublin. 11:38- 14:06: Minnie talks about Ben's return to Toronto in 1920 and their marriage in 1922. 14:07-15:11 Minnie talks about her first office at 62 Brunswick Avenue and Ben's first office on Dundas Street. Minnie limited her practice to pediatrics and as a fill in for other doctors. 15:12:- 15:45: Minnie talks about her husband's practice, which he shared with Dr. Abe Roby and Dr. Soloway 15:46-16:36: Minnie talks about how they found their first apartment. 16:37-17:32: Minnie recounts how her husband was the first surgeon who operated at Mt. Sinai Hospital. In 1928, he was the first doctor in the world to make his patients get out of bed and walk after surgery. 17:33-18:16: Minnie discusses how the idea of the first Mt. Sinai Hospital came to be in 1923 and the physicians who were instrumental in the formation of the original Mt. Sinai Hospital in 1923. Mentioned are Drs. Ben Cohen, Abraham Wilinsky, M. A. Pollack, Louis Breslin, and Simon Fine. 18:17- 19:37: Minnie explains the Ezras Noshim Women’s Auxillary, which, together with Dorothy Dworkin, worked to fundraise for Mt. Sinai Hospital. 19:38:- 20:23: Minnie describes some the Mt. Sinai fundraising campaigns. 20:24:-20:31: Minnie talks about Ben's role with the hospital's planning committee and his passing before the hospital's completion. 20:32:-21:23: Minnie talks about going with Ben to Boston to investigate the obstetric and gynecology services of the Beth Israel Hospital. 21:24:-22:44: Minnie talks about becoming part of the Mt. Sinai staff following the passing of her husband and working in the outpatient department doing free pediatric clinics. 21:45:-25:28: Minnie discusses the billing of patients for their medical care. 25:29-25:56: Minnie talks about working as a clinician in the 1920s at Toronto’s first “Well Baby Free Clinic,” which was located at Euclid and College. 25:57:-27:06: Minnie talks about working for the government for free as a restaurant inspector. 27:07-28:08: Minnie talks about working on the staff of the Mt. Sinai Hospital's pediatric clinic. 28:09-29:00: Minnie recalls Dr. Lowry, with whom she brought soup to miners and their families living in northern Ontario during the Depression. 29:01:-30:32: Minnie talks Toronto's first social service on McCaul Street and bringing soup to women frequenting the service. 30:33:-31:12: Minnie talks about her work as she travelled to locations outside of Toronto. 31:13:-32:55: Minnie recalls Ben's invitation in to perform a surgical operation in Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) in 1932. 32:56:-34:49: Minnie recalls the honour bestowed on Ben for the surgery he performed. 34:50:-36:07: Minnie recalls their experiences traveling by train through Communist Russia. 36:08:-36:56: Minnie recalls relatives they visited in the Ukraine. 36:57:-38:37: Minnie recalls her first plane ride from Leningrad to Paris. 38:38:-39:13 Minnie recalls refueling in Berlin during the time when there was already Hitler talk. 39:14:-40:10: Minnie describes the quality of life in Leningrad during the late 1930s. 40:11:-41:10: Minnie recalls their experiences dealing with customs while aboard a ship. 41:11:-42:54: Minnie recalls their hotel, the Metropol, in Moscow. 42:53-45:00: Minnie recalls overhearing a conversation with a relative who spoke out against the Communist government. 45:01-46:15 Minnie recalls the tense atmosphere in Berlin during the late 1930s.

Source: Oral Histories

Arthur Gelber - 28 Nov. 1990

Name: Arthur Gelber

Material Format: sound recording

Interview Date: 28 Nov. 1990

Source: Oral Histories

Name: Arthur Gelber

Number: OH 241

Subject: Antisemitism; Arts; Charities

Interview Date: 28 Nov. 1990

Quantity: 2 cassettes (1 copy)

Total Running Time: 1:6 minutes

Conservation: Copied August 2003; Digitized 2014

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

Biography: Arthur Gelber was born on 22 June 1915 in Toronto. He was educated at Upper Canada College. He married Esther Salomon and had four daughters. Arthur was actively involved in Jewish and general community activity. Among his accomplishments, Arthur served as chair of the National Arts Centre Corporation, chair of the Advisory Council Ontario Cabinet, past president of the Canadian Conference of the Arts, past president of the National Ballet, Board of Directors of the American Council for the Arts, Ballet Opera House, National Ballet, Stratford Festival, life director of the National Theatre School of Canada, governor of National Theatre School of Canada, former honorary chair of the Performing Arts Development Fund, and former governor of York University, trustee of the AGO, decorated with the Order of Canada, recipient of the Centennial medal in 1967, Diploma D’honneur 1978, Queen’s Jubilee Medal, vice-president of America-Israel Cultural Foundation, executive of Canadian Jewish Congress, president of Toronto Zionist Council, president of United Jewish Welfare Fund, second chair of the UJA in 1949, chair of the United Jewish Relief Agency, and chair of the United Jewish Appeal.

Material Format: sound recording

Name Access: United Jewish Relief Agency; UJA Federation of Greater Toronto; Ontario Arts Council

Geographic Access: Toronto

Original Format: Audio cassette

Copy Format: Audio cassette; Digital file

Source: Oral Histories

Cyrel Troster - 28 Nov. 2016

Name: Cyrel Troster

Material Format: moving images

Interview Date: 28 Nov. 2016

Source: Oral Histories

Name: Cyrel Troster

Number: OH 441

Subject: Arts; Charities; Committees

Interview Date: 28 Nov. 2016

Interviewer: Melissa Caza

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

Material Format: moving images

Name Access: Ontario Jewish Archives

Original Format: Digital file

Transcript: OH 441 Part 1 0:22 Cyrel outlines her academic background and discusses her volunteer & professional positions, including Chair of the OJA, Chair of Cultural Planning & Allocation, served on the Board of the Canadian Jewish Congress & Ontario Jewish Congress and currently serves on the Board of OJA. 0:53 Cyrel discusses the history of the Ontario Jewish Archives. Cyrel. & Susan Cohen obtained federal grants to create a local initiative project with the initial focus to collect information on prominent members of the Toronto Jewish community. Cyrel identifies the organizations & individuals who assisted them initially (e.g. Toronto Jewish Historical Society,Victor Sefton) . She discusses the staff, including Steven Speisman, Bess Shockett & Ruth Ladovsky and the location in Shaarei Shomayim Synagogue. 4:53 Cyrel describes the creation of the Sense of Spadina Walking tours which were an offshoot of a living exhibit designed for the Triennial for the Canadian Jewish Congress in 1974. She discusses the contributors to the project, including Steven Speisman, Bess Shockett, Marty Mendelow, Charlie & Peggy Goldsbie and Mrs. Langner, the wife of the Rabbi from the Kiever Synagogue. 6:05 Cyrel describes the successful Sense of Spadina Walking Tours held in June 1974. 7:47 Cyrel discusses the formation of day & evening volunteer committees to help catalogue material in OJA’s new location in the basement of 150 Beverly St. She discusses some of the archival donations e.g. Sidney Harris, Ben Kayfetz. 9:12 Cyrel recalls the move to Lipa Green building in early 1980’s. 9:48 Cyrel describes the OJA office at 150 Beverly. St. She describes some of the historical documents that were discovered in the basement. She discusses the volunteers’ responsibilities. 11:27 Cyrel discusses the function of the OJA committee. She discusses Photo Committee. 13:00 Cyrel discusses early efforts to acquire material for the OJA. 15:56 Cyrel explains why an archive specific to the Ontario Jewish community was established. The effort to establish the OJA arose from a small group of researchers, including Steven Speisman, who recognized the importance of preserving ethnic Jewish history. 17:18 Cyrel explains how the material collected by OJA is unique to & valued by the Ontario Jewish community. 18:48 Cyrel discusses some of the challenges faced by OJA in the early years. 19:58 Cyrel discusses the end result of the Toronto Jewish Historical Society. 20:45 Cyrel discusses the evolvement of the Sense of Spadina Walking Tours. She explains how Ellen Scheinberg, archivist, was pivotal in the advancement of the walking tours. Spadina Walking Tours became a part of “Jane’s Walk”. 24:02 Cyrel shares an amusing story about Henry Papernick, retired lawyer & OJA volunteer. 25:35 Cyrel discusses the contributions made by Brooky Robins, assistant to Steven Speisman. She spearheaded the collection of material from northern Ontario. Also involved was Fred Schaeffer. 26:46 Cyrel discusses OJA hosting various community events to donate materials to the archives. 27:41 Cyrel explains that due to the volume of donated material, off-site storage facilities were used at Yonge & Eglinton. 28:04 Cyrel describes the changes and improvements that occurred after moving to the facilities at Lipa Green. 28:55 Cyrel discusses her responsibilities as Chair of OJA between 1983 and 1998. She mentions that she also served on the Ontario Jewish Congress, Ontario Region Executive & the Toronto Jewish Congress. 30:11 Cyrel explains that Jewish Communist papers were passed on to the collection of Multicultural History at St. Michael’s. 30:36 Cyrel discusses some of the projects and exhibits that OJA pursued. 32:05 Cyrel discusses the efforts made by Sol Edell & Marty Mendelow to fix up the Kiever synagogue in the early 1980’s. 34:25 Cyrel explains why the Kiever synagogue was chosen as a focus for an OJA project. 35:25 Cyrel discusses the special projects & direction of the OJA during the period she was Chair. 36:19 Cyrel discusses the biggest challenges faced by the OJA during her sevice as Chair. OH 441 Part 2 00:00 Cyrel discusses the changes in leadership and operation at the OJA ca 2000. Staff included Brooky Robins, Susan Jackson and Ellen Scheinberg. 1:54 Cyrel discusses the major projects that occurred while Ellen Scheinberg was Director. 3:09 Cyrel discusses her role with the OJA while Ellen served as Director. 4:07 Cyrel discusses the challenges faced by OJA while Ellen served as Director. 5:23 Cyrel discusses the relationship between OJA and other archives and agencies. 8:00 Cyrel addresses the factors that contributed to the success of the Sense of Spadina Walking Tours. 11:13 Cyrel points that out the general groups participating in the Sense of Spadina Walking Tours tend to be Jewish but Jane’ Walk groups are varied & drawn to the neighbourhood. 11:53 Cyrel discusses why the OJA has played a major role in her life. 12:25 Cyrel shares a story from her personal life in order to illustrate the importance of preserving oral histories. 13:51 Cyrel relates a story told to her by Ben Kayfetz about the Strettiner Rebbe on Cecil Street. OH 441 Part 3 00:00 Cyrel describes the efforts of Sol Edell, Susan Brown and Cyrel to put together an audio-visual presentation to mark the opening of the archives. 2:17 Cyrel describes a conceived project that was not realized.

Source: Oral Histories

Cantor Harry Harris [graphic material] – [ca. 1960].

Part Of: Gordon Mendly fonds; Portraits series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 18; Series 1; Item 18

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gordon Mendly fonds; Portraits series

Level: Item

Fonds: 18

Series: 1

Item: 18

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1960]

Physical Description: 1 negative : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a portrait of Cantor Harry Harris.

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism)

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

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Cantor Rubien Schwebel [graphic material] – [ca. 1955].

Part Of: Gordon Mendly fonds; Portraits series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 18; Series 1; Item 42

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gordon Mendly fonds; Portraits series

Level: Item

Fonds: 18

Series: 1

Item: 42

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1955]

Physical Description: 1 negative : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio: Cantor Rubien (Reuben) Schwebel was a well-known cantor in Toronto. Most notably, he became the cantor of the Anshei Minsk Synagogue in Kensington Market in 1949, and led the congregation in Shabbat and holiday services for over fifty years.

Scope and Content: Item is a portrait of Cantor Rubien Schwebel.

Name Access: Anshei Minsk Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.); Schwebel, Rubien

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism)

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

Places: Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Cantor Samuel Stolnitz [graphic material] – [ca. 1960].

Part Of: Gordon Mendly fonds; Portraits series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 18; Series 1; Item 45

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gordon Mendly fonds; Portraits series

Level: Item

Fonds: 18

Series: 1

Item: 45

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1960]

Physical Description: 1 negative : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio: Cantor Samuel Stolnitz was born in 1914, in Vilna, Lithuania, the son of Cantor Nathan and Jennie Stolnitz. He came to Canada with his parents at the age of twelve, first arriving in Ottawa in 1926. The family later moved to Toronto in 1929. He was married to Anne Stolnitz.; Cantor Stolnitz first served as Cantor in Vancouver and Minneapolis, before becoming the Cantor of Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto, and later, the Shaarei Tefillah Synagogue. Cantor Stolnitz died on 19 April 2004.

Scope and Content: Item is a portrait of Cantor Samuel Stolnitz.

Name Access: Stolnitz, Samuel

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism); Immigrants--Canada

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

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Rev. Ephraim Daviat (Kirkland Lake, ON) [graphic material] – [ca. 1956].

Level: Item

ID: Item 3661

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3661

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1956]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 4 cm

Scope and Content: This item is an original portrait of Rev. Ephraim Daviat, cantor in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism); Portraits

Places: Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

Mr. Rabin and children at Crystal Beach [graphic material] – [ca. 1928].

Level: Item

ID: Item 2524

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 2524

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1928]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Admin History/Bio: Crystal Beach is approximately ten kilometres from Kirkland Lake. It was a popular summer destination for Jewish residents in the area.

Scope and Content: This item is a copy photograph and corresponding negative of a group of children from Kirkland Lake with their cantor, Mr. Rabin, at Crystal Beach, Ontario. The photograph depicts the assembled group in front of a log house on the beach. Standing on the far right is David Duke.

Name Access: Duke, David; Rabin, Mr.

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism)

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: Crystal Beach (Fort Erie, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1981-2-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Cantor Rabin (Kirkland Lake, ON) [graphic material] – [192-].

Level: Item

ID: Item 2527

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 2527

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [192-]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a copy studio portrait and corresponding negative of Cantor Rabin, of Kirkland Lake, Ontario.

Notes: The original photograph has Hebrew writing on the verso. See accession record for more information.

Name Access: Rabin, Cantor

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism); Portraits

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

Places: Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1981-2-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Clergy [textual record] – 1963-2008.

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds; Adas Israel Synagogue series; Clergy sub-series

Level: Sub-series

ID: Fonds 4; Series 5-2

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

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Toronto Council of Hazzanim recital [textual record] – June 1986.

Part Of: Larry Becker collection

Level: File

ID: Fonds 34; File 76

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Larry Becker collection

Level: File

Fonds: 34

File: 76

Material Format: textual record

Date: June 1986

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of a flyer for the Hazzanim in Recital event held at Temple Sinai Synagogue on Wednesday, June 11, 1986.

Name Access: Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto; Toronto Council of Hazzanim

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism)

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Cantor Moshe Kusevitsky concerts [textual record] – 1948-[1951?].

Part Of: Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds; Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 103; Series 1; File 15

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds; Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series

Level: File

Fonds: 103

Series: 1

File: 15

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1948-[1951?]

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of correspondence with Nioma Waldman and Cantor Moshe Kusevitsky regarding Kusevitsky's performances in 1950 and 1951.

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Cantor Moshe Kusevitsky concerts [textual record] – 1950-1952.

Part Of: Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds; Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 103; Series 1; File 16

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds; Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series

Level: File

Fonds: 103

Series: 1

File: 16

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1950-1952

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of tickets, invoices, newspaper clippings, programs, pamphlets, and correspondence related to Cantor Moshe Kusevitsky's performances in 1950, 1951, and 1952.

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Ledger book for Cantor Moshe Kusevitsky concerts [textual record] – 1950-1952.

Part Of: Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds; Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 103; Series 1; File 17

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds; Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series

Level: File

Fonds: 103

Series: 1

File: 17

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1950-1952

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of a ledger for the Cantor Moshe Kusevitsky concerts.

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Cantor Jacob Goldstein leading services [textual record] – 1954.

Part Of: Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds; Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 103; Series 1; File 18

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds; Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series

Level: File

Fonds: 103

Series: 1

File: 18

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1954

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of posters and tickets for the Cantor Jacob Goldstein leading services.

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Cantor Benzion Miller Live in Concert – Program I [sound recording] – [between 1982 and 1986].

Part Of: Zelda Young fonds; Miscellaneous series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 135; Series 27; Item 7

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Zelda Young fonds; Miscellaneous series

Level: Item

Fonds: 135

Series: 27

Item: 7

Material Format: sound recording

Date: [between 1982 and 1986]

Physical Description: 1 audio reel (27 min., 42 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 2 tracks, stereo ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of Cantor Benzion Miller live in concert, accompanied by piano, on unspecified date and place. Program consists of three songs: 1 - L'Olam Yehai 2 - Hashem Moloch 3 - Habeit Mishomayim

Name Access: Miller, Benzion, 1947-

Subjects: Cantorial music; Cantors (Judaism)

Repro Restriction: Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Physical Condition: Tape is in good condition. Audio quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.

Accession Number: 1986-12-5

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Textiles, Toronto [multiple media] – 1982-2011.

Accession Number: 2011-10-1

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2011-10-1

Material Format: multiple media

Physical Description: 2 m of textual records and other material

Date: 1982-2011

Scope and Content: Accession consists of records documenting the activities and the membership of the Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Textiles, Toronto. Included are meeting minutes, agendas, newsletters, program and event materials, slides, and audio-visual materials documenting Guild events.

Custodial History: The records were in the possession of Harriet Liebman, the Guild's archivist. They were donated to the archives by the immediate past president, Rikki Blitt.

Administrative History: The Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Textiles was formed in 1982 for those interested in studying and creating textile art and needlework based on Jewish themes. The Guild charges a yearly membership, which supports its programming, exhibits, and newsletter entitled "The Pomegramme".

Use Conditions: Full citation crediting the Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Textiles, Toronto must appear in all publications alongside the OJA's required caption.

Descriptive Notes: PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION NOTE: Includes approx. 500 slides (col.), 5 VHS, 1 DVD, 1 audio cassette.

Subjects: Arts

Name Access: Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Textiles, Toronto

Source: Archival Accessions

Koffler Centre of the Arts [textual record] – 2002-2010.

Accession Number: 2014-2-6 [Processed]

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2014-2-6 [Processed]

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: 2.7 m of textual records

Date: 2002-2010

Scope and Content: Accession consists of records related to the operations and activities of the Koffler Center of the Arts. Records include programming and exhibitions materials and catalogues; records related to the Jewish Book Awards; prombotion material in print and AV and assembled into media binders; meeting minutes and general correspondence.

Custodial History: These records were left for the Archives when Koffler moved from the Prosserman JCC to the Artscape Youngplace.

Subjects: Arts

Name Access: Koffler Centre of the Arts

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Cyrel Troster [textual record] – 1997-2004.

Accession Number: 2014-6-3

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2014-6-3

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: 8 cm of textual records

Date: 1997-2004

Scope and Content: Accession consists of textual records documenting Cyrel Troster's involvement with UJA Federation's Cultural Services Planning and Allocation Committee, Cultural Planning and Allocation, and the development of cultural policy. Also included is a program book and silent auction catalogue for an exhibit held at the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto.

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

Subjects: Arts

Name Access: Troster, Cyrel; UJA Federation of Greater Toronto

Source: Archival Accessions

Steinberg family [textual record, graphic material] – 1928-2014.

Accession Number: 2015-3-1

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2015-3-1

Material Format: textual record; graphic material

Physical Description: 30 cm of textual records; 7 photographs : b&w ; 23 x 36 cm or smaller

Date: 1928-2014

Scope and Content: Accession consists of records documenting the life and cantorial career of Rev. Alexander Steinberg, and to a lesser extent his son, Ben Steinberg. Included are photographs of Cantor Steinberg, fellow cantors and the Shaarei Shomayim cheder class; Cantor Steinberg's scrapbook; hand-copied solo and choral music books; correspondence; and materials relating to Ben Steinberg's cantata Echoes of Children memorializing the children who perished in the Holocaust.; Students identified in Cheder class include: Avrom Buckstein, Arnie Morrison, Reuvein Landsberg, Jack Geller, David Satok, Norman Rasky, Leon Gasner, Gerry Benson, Harvey Kofman, Leo Snowbell, Ben Steinberg, Earl Farber, Albert Strauss, Jerome Levine, and Saul Goodman (sitting third from the front against the wall).

Administrative History: Chazzan Alexander Steinberg was born Eliyahu Steinberg in Zhitomeir, Ukraine in 1893 to Chava and Chaim Steinberg. His father was the owner and operator of a lumber yard and, as a devout Jew, brought his son Eliyahu regularly to the synagogue where he developed a love of chazzanut and, in the then traditional apprenticeship method, studied the skills which would lead him eventually to a lifetime career in the music of the traditional synagogue.; At the age of 15 he emigrated to Winnipeg, Canada and worked in a men's clothing store until he could find employment as a cantor. He began his professional life as a visiting cantor in the 1920s, travelling to smaller communities in Alberta and Saskatchewan, officiating at services for Shabbat, High Holy Days and the Fesitvals, as well as presenting concerts of Hebrew and Yiddish song.; By the 1930s, he officiated regularly at the Atereth Yisrael Synagogue in Winnipeg and appeared as a concert cantor throughout the western Canadian provices (Lethbridge, Regina, Prince Albert, Edenbridge, Melville, Edmonton, Calgary, etc.) as well as Ontario (London, Hamilton, Kitchener, Sarnia, Ottawa, Fort William and Toronto) and as far away as St. Louis, Missouri and Detroit, Michigan.; He was appointed cantor of Atereth Yisrael Congregation of Winnipeg in 1930 and maintained a relationship with that Shul throughout his time in Toronto, visiting regularly to daven and present concerts.; After the death of his first wife, he married Polly Shapiro in 1928, and in 1933 he moved his family including four children (three, Sam, Ida and Laurie from his previous marriage) to Toronto, where for a time he served as cantor at Goel Tzedec Congregation.; In Toronto, Cantor Steinberg became renowned for his beautiful tenor voice and his knowledge of the liturgy. He was much sought after and officiated througout the Toronto area in synagogues such as the Hebrew Men of England, Ostrovtzer, Beth Jacob, Kiever, Goel Tzedec, Palmerston, Anshei Minsk and Lubavitcher. All this activity brought him to the attention of various synagogues in the United States as well and he travelled to Detroit and Rochester on several occasions.; In 1941, he was appointed Cantor at Shaarei Shomayim on St. Clair Ave., a congreation he served until 1950. He continued to serve outlying congregations in Hamilton, London and Sarnia until he was invited in 1953 to establish the King David Congregation in Toronto, to serve the unaffiliated during the High Holy Days. His cantorial career came to an end in April 1960 when he experienced a heart attach in London, Ontario while leading that community's Pesach service. He died at home in Toronto two days before Yom Kippur in 1960.; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------; Benjamin Steinberg is a composer, conductor, organist, and teacher. He was born in Winnipeg on 22 January 1930 and received his Bachelor of Music from the University of Toronto in 1961. He and his wife Mildred have two children.; A soloist at age 8 in the synagogue choir conducted by his father, Cantor Alexander Steinberg, he began conducting choirs himself at age 12. At the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto from 1948-1951 and 1957-1960 he studied composition with John Weinzweig, piano with Samuel Dolin, and voice with Weldon Kilburn. After teaching from 1953-1958 in public schools in the Toronto area and studying music education at the University of Toronto, he served from 1961-1964 as head of the music department at Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute and from 1961-1964 and in the same capacity at Forest Hill Collegiate Institute from 1964-1986. He was director of school music (1950-1960) and music director (1960-1969) at Holy Blossom Temple, and in 1970 he became music director at Temple Sinai. His method for youth choirs, "Together Do They Sing" (New York 1961), was commissioned and published by the Union of American Hebrew Congregations.; Steinberg's music includes five sacred services (four published - 1963, 1969, 1969, and 1990 - by Transcontinental Music); works for choir and/or soloist and organ or orchestra (some published by Transcontinental Music and Israeli Music Publications); The Vision of Isaiah (1970) for tenor, choir, and organ or instrumental ensemble; Yerushalayim (1973) for soprano, choir, and orchestra; Echoes of Children (1979), a cantata for soloist, narrator, chorus, and orchestra (which won the International Gabriel Award and has twice been televised on PBS); and instrumental works including a suite for flute and string trio based on Israeli folksongs. Steinberg was invited by the city of Jerusalem to be an artist-in-residence in 1978 and 1980; he received the Kavod (Honour) Award of the Cantor's Assembly in 1983, and that same year received a composer's award from the American Harp Society for his Suite for Flute, Viola and Harp (1981, commissioned by Suzanne Shulman). A number of temples, synagogues, and congregations in the USA commissioned some 18 works from Steinberg between 1980 and 1991. He has also received commissions from Paul Brodie (Suite Sephardi 1980), the Chamber Players of Toronto (Suite for String Orchestra 1983), and Lawrence Cherney (Invocations 1990). Baritone Richard Allen recorded several of Steinberg's works on the cassette A Ben Steinberg Concert. (ca 1989, Transcontinental unnumbered).; Of Steinberg's music Michael Isaacson wrote, 'While conservative, pragmatic and always well-mannered, it is also gratefully mindful of its tradition in a deeply lyrical way' (Journal of Synagogue Music, June 1973). Steinberg has presented Jewish music on the CBC, has published articles on it, and has given many lecture-recitals on it in Australia, Canada, Japan, and the USA. He is a contributor to EMC, a member of the CLComp, and an associate of the Canadian Music Centre.

Descriptive Notes: Biographical Note: Further biographical information on Ben Steinberg is available with the accession record.

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism); Families; Heder

Name Access: Steinberg, Alexander, 1893-1960; Steinberg, Ben

Source: Archival Accessions

A Blessed Rage for Order : The Life & Art of Lea Vogel [moving images] – 2013.

Accession Number: 2016-4-12

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2016-4-12

Material Format: moving images

Physical Description: 1 DVD (55 min.)

Date: 2013

Scope and Content: Accession consists of one DVD copy of a film David Nimmo created regarding the life and art of his late wife, Lea Vogel-Nimmo.

Administrative History: Lea Vogel-Nimmo was born in Rozniatov, Poland in 1937. She was saved from the Holocaust as one of the "Children of Tehran" and grew up in Israel. She became an artist and travelled to various countries to study and practice art, including, Florence, Amsterdam, Jamaica and the United States. She married Dr. David Nimmo in 1974 and later moved to Toronto, Canada. She passed away in March 2012 after living with cancer for 21 years.

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

Subjects: Arts; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Women

Name Access: Vogel-Nimmo, Lea, 1937-2012

Source: Archival Accessions

Salsberg family [graphic material, textual record] – 1913, 1954-1984.

Accession Number: 2017-11-7

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2017-11-7

Material Format: graphic material; textual record

Physical Description: 2 photographs : col. ; 13 x 10 cm or smaller; 1 folder of textual records; 3 photographs : b&w (jpg)

Date: 1913, 1954-1984

Scope and Content: Accession consists of two photographs from a 1984 Salsberg family reunion, photo copies of Irving Salsberg's birth registration, and a Canadian Jewish News article reviewing Gerry Salsberg in his role of Tevye in the 1994 production of Fiddler on the Roof. In addition, there are colour photo copies of the Salsberg siblings, Gerry Salsberg and cast from the 1972 production of Godspell and another of Gerry with what appears to be an acting troupe in celebration of "Neigbours" at Burks Falls arena in 1976. In addition, there are two photos of Sammy Salsberg, who was a famous pitcher in the sand lot leagues in Toronto in the early 1930s, throwing the opening pitch at the 2012 opening game at the Rogers Centre on the occasion of his 90th birthday.; Photo Captions:; 001: Salsberg family reunion with J. B. Salsberg (centre) distributing "I am a Salsberg" t-shirts, 51 Cliftwood, (Toronto, ON), 23 Jun. 1984.; 002: Salsberg family reunion with J. B. Salsberg (centre) viewing the distribution of "I am a Salsberg" t-shirts, 51 Cliftwood, (Toronto, ON), 23 Jun. 1984.; 003: Celebration of [performance] at Burks Falls Arena, August 1976. Standing right Gerry Salsberg.; 004: Siblings Karen, Stan, Gerry and Barry Salsberg at the wedding of their cousin Marjorie Rose to Malcolm Swartz, Beth Shalom, (Toronto, ON), ca. 1954; 005: Cast from 1972 Godspell production at the Royal Alexander Theatre. Pictured from left to right are Jayne Eastwood, Martin Short, Andrea Martin, Avril Chown, [Derek McGrath], [unidentified], Eugene Levy, Gilda Radner, Gerry Salsberg and Rudy Webb. 006: Original cast of Toronto's Second City with Gilda Radner (holding Honest Ed's shopping bag), Brian Doyle-Murray, Gerry Salsberg, Dan Aykroyd, Joe Flaherty, Jane Eastwood and Valri Bromfield, (Toronto, ON), June 1973. 007: Barry, Gerry and Sammy Salsberg, Blue Jay's opening pitch, Rogers Centre, Toronto, 2012. 008: Sammy Salsberg's 90th birthday, Blue Jay's opening pitch, Rogers Centre, Toronto, 2012.

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

Descriptive Notes: Physical description note: All textual records donated are photo copies.; Associated Material: Second City Chicago Archives (digital record donation)

Subjects: Arts; Theater

Name Access: Salsberg, Gerry, 1949-2010; Salsberg, J. B.,1902-1998

Source: Archival Accessions

Beth Tzedec Congregation [textual record] – 1919-[195-?].

Accession Number: 2018-1-11

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2018-1-11

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: 6 cm of textual records (2 vol. and 1 folder)

Date: 1919-[195-?]

Scope and Content: Accession consists of a bound volume of cantorial music used by Cantor Akiva Bernstein of Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto) from the 1930s to the 1950s; and a published book of synagogue music Synagogen-Gesange: fur kantor und gemischten chor by Cantor Joshua S. Weisser (Pilderwasser) and Cantor Samuel Kavetzky (Bedrokowetzky) from 1919. The accession also includes handwritten drafts of music scores by an unknown author, possibly Elie Spivak.

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism); Synagogue music

Name Access: Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toornto, Ont.); Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Harold Klein|Stuart Rosenberg [multiple media] – 1982-1989.

Accession Number: 2018-6-21 [Processed]

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2018-6-21 [Processed]

Material Format: multiple media

Physical Description: 13 cm of textual records

Date: 1982-1989

Scope and Content: Accession consists of material documenting Cantor Harold Klein and Rabbi Stuart Rosenberg. Cantor Klein's records include sound recordings and sheet music. Rabbi Rosenberg's records include certificates of conversion, divorce, and marriage; counselling and pastoral cards; decree absolutes; a letter to Mr. A. Copnick from Garry Goldberg regarding a "Burn the Mortgage Campaign" (the letter includes a note to the rabbi); a letter to Rabbi Rosenberg from Rabbi Bernard Baskin; and wedding record cards.

Custodial History: 6/25/2018: Rabbi Yossi Sapirman of Beth Torah Congregation donated the records to the Ontario Jewish Archives.

Administrative History: Cantor Harold Klein was the chazzan of the Shaarei Shomayim Congregation in Toronto. Cantor Klein was a classmate, and then later a student for many years, of Professor Noach Schall of Yeshiva University.; Rabbi Stuart E. Rosenberg led Beth Torah Congregation for nine years. Prior to that, he was senior rabbi for seventeen years at Beth Tzedic, the largest Conservative congregation in Canada.

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

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism); Rabbis

Name Access: Klein, Harold; Rosenberg, Stuart E

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Harold Klein [multiple media] – [19--].

Accession Number: 2018-7-12

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2018-7-12

Material Format: multiple media

Physical Description: 450 cm of textual records and other material; ca. 350 audio cassettes; 164 audio discs : vinyl

Date: [19--]

Scope and Content: Accession consists of material documenting Cantor Harold Klein. Included are audio recordings that belonged to Klein, sheet music, and other textual records.

Administrative History: Cantor Harold Klein was born in Borough Park, Brooklyn in 1929. The child of eastern European immigrants, Klein was the second of three sons. When he was four, the family moved to Williamsburg. It was there that he attended yeshiva.; As a child, Klein was inspired by Rabbi Levi Greenwald, Rabbi Dovid Rabinowitz, and Earl Spero to pursue his vocation as a cantor. He studied with Cantor Noah Schall and [Frederick?] Pugel. In a 1984 interview with author Mark Slobin, Klein credited both with his later success.; In the course of his career, Klein sung for several congregations. The first was Sutton Place Synagogue, aka the U.N. Synagogue, where he introduced congregational singing. In 1968, he moved to Toronto and became cantor at Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue. After several years at Beth Emeth, he went to Shaarei Shomayim, where he sung for many years.; In addition to regular singing, Klein occupied a number of important posts within the cantorial community. In the 1970s, he was elected to the executive council of the Cantors Assembly of America. At the time he was elected, Klein was serving as the president of the Toronto Council of Hazzanim.; Klein was also a published author. After a friend encouraged him to write a songbook, he formed Mydas Music Company, which published his Let's Sing and Daven songbook in 1985. The songbook, which was accompanied by a ninety-minute cassette of Klein singing to piano accompaniment, won praise from a number of cantors. A sequel, Let's Sing and Celebrate,was released in 1987.; In 1988, the Cantors Institute of the Jewish Theological Seminary inducted Klein as one of its honourary fellows.

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

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism); Music by Jewish composers; Synagogue music

Name Access: Klein, Harold

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Harold Klein [sound recording] – [19--].

Accession Number: 2018-11-2

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2018-11-2

Material Format: sound recording

Physical Description: 71 audio cassettes

Date: [19--]

Scope and Content: Accession consists of 71 cassette tapes that belonged to Cantor Harold Klein.

Administrative History: Cantor Harold Klein was born in Borough Park, Brooklyn in 1929. The child of eastern European immigrants, Klein was the second of three sons. When he was four, the family moved to Williamsburg. It was there that he attended yeshiva.; As a child, Klein was inspired by Rabbi Levi Greenwald, Rabbi Dovid Rabinowitz, and Earl Spero to pursue his vocation as a cantor. He studied with Cantor Noah Schall and [Frederick?] Pugel. In a 1984 interview with author Mark Slobin, Klein credited both with his later success.; In the course of his career, Klein sung for several congregations. The first was Sutton Place Synagogue, aka the U.N. Synagogue, where he introduced congregational singing. In 1968, he moved to Toronto and became cantor at Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue. After several years at Beth Emeth, he went to Shaarei Shomayim, where he sung for many years.; In addition to regular singing, Klein occupied a number of important posts within the cantorial community. In the 1970s, he was elected to the executive council of the Cantors Assembly of America. At the time he was elected, Klein was serving as the president of the Toronto Council of Hazzanim.; Klein was also a published author. After a friend encouraged him to write a songbook, he formed Mydas Music Company, which published his Let's Sing and Daven songbook in 1985. The songbook, which was accompanied by a ninety-minute cassette of Klein singing to piano accompaniment, won praise from a number of cantors. A sequel, Let's Sing and Celebrate,was released in 1987.; In 1988, the Cantors Institute of the Jewish Theological Seminary inducted Klein as one of its honourary fellows.

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism)

Name Access: Klein, Harold

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Hyman's Books and Art

Address: 371 Spadina Avenue

Source: Landmarks

Hyman's Books and Art was a popular locale for the literary crowd. Hebraists were known to spend time here, discussing the latest trends in the world of literature. The owner Ben Zimon Hyman was also a Hebrew teacher but had originally trained as an engineer both in Russia and at the University of Toronto.

Address: 371 Spadina Avenue

Time Period: 1925-1973

Scope Note: Hyman's Books and Art was a popular locale for the literary crowd. Hebraists were known to spend time here, discussing the latest trends in the world of literature. The owner Ben Zimon Hyman was also a Hebrew teacher but had originally trained as an engineer both in Russia and at the University of Toronto.

History: The store was operated by Ben Zion Hyman and his wife Fanny. Their hours were 8:30 a.m. to 1pm daily (except for Saturday). There was a mimeograph machine, pop cooler, newspapers and a bar mitzvah registry. They carried Yiddish and Hebrew books, Judaica, tickets for the Standard Theatre, stationary, and school supplies. The store later moved to 412 Spadina Ave. (Donegan, Spadina Ave., p.138)

Category: Education; Arts; Retail store

Source: Landmarks

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Yiddisher Zhurnal, 1910-1975

Address: 542 Dundas Street West

Source: Landmarks

The Yiddisher Zhurnal (or the Daily Hebrew Journal) was the primary organ for the Yiddish-speaking population in Toronto. This newspaper covered events in the Jewish world in Toronto and abroad. The paper was also a forum for Yiddish essayists. The long-time editor of the newspaper was Abraham Rhinewine (1887-1932). Born in Poland in 1887, he immigrated to London, England in 1902 and then came to Toronto with his wife Amy in 1907.

Address: 542 Dundas Street West

Time Period: 1910-1975

Scope Note: The Yiddisher Zhurnal (or the Daily Hebrew Journal) was the primary organ for the Yiddish-speaking population in Toronto. This newspaper covered events in the Jewish world in Toronto and abroad. The paper was also a forum for Yiddish essayists. The long-time editor of the newspaper was Abraham Rhinewine (1887-1932). Born in Poland in 1887, he immigrated to London, England in 1902 and then came to Toronto with his wife Amy in 1907.

History: The newspaper eventually moved to 409 College Street West (at Lippincott). The OJA has the Yiddisher Zhurnal on microfiche from 1915-1959.

Category: Political; Education; Arts

Source: Landmarks

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H. W. Art Gallery

Address: 665 College Street

Source: Landmarks

Henry Weingluck (1902-1987) was an artist and Toronto art gallery owner, who immigrated to Canada in 1948 after being imprisoned in concentration camps in France during the Second World War. He studied at art academies in Crakow, Copenhagen, and Berlin and was a pupil of Professor Max Lieberman, president of Berlin's Academy of Arts prior to the Nazi takeover of Germany. Weingluck often depicted Jewish themes in his paintings, in a style he called "academic impressionism." He exhibited in Paris with Kandinsky and Chagall, as well as at the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Jewish Museum, Berlin. He painted portraits of such prominent figures as Albert Einstein, Max Schmelin, Yehudi Menuhin, and Chaim Weizmann.

Address: 665 College Street

Scope Note: Henry Weingluck (1902-1987) was an artist and Toronto art gallery owner, who immigrated to Canada in 1948 after being imprisoned in concentration camps in France during the Second World War. He studied at art academies in Crakow, Copenhagen, and Berlin and was a pupil of Professor Max Lieberman, president of Berlin's Academy of Arts prior to the Nazi takeover of Germany. Weingluck often depicted Jewish themes in his paintings, in a style he called "academic impressionism." He exhibited in Paris with Kandinsky and Chagall, as well as at the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Jewish Museum, Berlin. He painted portraits of such prominent figures as Albert Einstein, Max Schmelin, Yehudi Menuhin, and Chaim Weizmann.

History: From 1933 to 1942, Weingluck lived in France and, during the Nazi occupation of France, was imprisoned in eight concentration camps from 1942 to 1945. The Nazis made use of his artistic talent as a barracks designer and portraitist. During this time, the Germans confiscated 375 of his paintings. After the war, Weingluck moved to Tangiers, Morocco, and then immigrated to Canada to join his brother in Toronto. Henry opened H. W. Art Gallery, at 665 College Street, around 1948, and then Weingluck's Art Gallery and Gift Shoppe at 623 College Street, in the 1950s. In 1950, he married his wife Rae (née Simon), whom he met in Canada. Henry died in Toronto in 1987.

Category: Arts; Retail store

Source: Landmarks

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Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association, 1937-1953

Address: 15 Brunswick Avenue

Source: Landmarks

At the turn of the twentieth-century, the Jewish population of Toronto grew with large numbers of Eastern European families fleeing hardship back home. Soon, a variety of clubs began forming, providing a place for Jewish boys and girls to participate in athletic and social programming. In 1919, several of the athletic and social groups decided to amalgamate and formed an umbrella organization known as the Hebrew Association of Young Men’s and Young Women’s Clubs. By 1930, they were known as the YM-YWHA (Young Men’s and Young Women’s Hebrew Association. Through the 1920s and 30s, they occupied a number of facilities in the Brunswick Avenue and College Street area.

Address: 15 Brunswick Avenue

Time Period: 1937

Scope Note: At the turn of the twentieth-century, the Jewish population of Toronto grew with large numbers of Eastern European families fleeing hardship back home. Soon, a variety of clubs began forming, providing a place for Jewish boys and girls to participate in athletic and social programming. In 1919, several of the athletic and social groups decided to amalgamate and formed an umbrella organization known as the Hebrew Association of Young Men’s and Young Women’s Clubs. By 1930, they were known as the YM-YWHA (Young Men’s and Young Women’s Hebrew Association. Through the 1920s and 30s, they occupied a number of facilities in the Brunswick Avenue and College Street area.

History: As a result of the overcrowding and de-centralized facilities, in 1937, the YM-YWHA constructed its own athletic building at 15 Brunswick Avenue, next door to the Talmud Torah, to ease the overcrowding. Similar to the JCCs of today, the early YM-YWHA provided a sense of Jewish identity and camaraderie through physical, educational, cultural and community based programming.

Category: Arts; Education; Private Clubs

Source: Landmarks

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New Years card of Cantor Bernard Wladowsky, Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1913].

Level: Item

ID: Item 1266

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1266

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1913]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Notes: Negative #1266A has no writing.

Name Access: Wladowsky, Bernard, 1870-1963

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism); Portraits

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

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

Cantor Zigelman and choir, Hebrew Men of England Synagogue, Toronto [graphic material] – 1954.

Level: Item

ID: Item 6128

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 6128

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1954

Physical Description: 2 photographs : (1 negative)

Custodial History: The congregation was formed in 1909, and its first building was opened on Spadina Avenue in 1921. Around 1960, the congregation moved to the Bathurst and Sheppard area after the synagogue was damaged by fire. In 1975, the congregation merged with Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda.

Scope and Content: Item is a group photograph. Identified from left: Mr. Itzkowitz, David Newman, Leon Zelicki, Conductor A. Lutsky, Mr. Weiner, Cantor Jacob Zigelman, Mr. Shilit, [unknown], and Mr. Ber.

Notes: For identification, see accession record.; No restrictions on access.

Name Access: Hebrew Men of England Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.); Zigelman, Cantor

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism); Choirs (Music); Synagogues

Repro Restriction: Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places: Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1993-10-2

Source: Archival Descriptions

Cantor Ben-Zion Miller at amalgamation of Shaarie Tefillah and Anshei Libavitch, Toronto [graphic material] – Sep. 1976.

Level: Item

ID: Item 1046-1047

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1046-1047

Material Format: graphic material

Date: Sep. 1976

Physical Description: 4 photographs : (2 negatives)

Notes: Negative: 11:6:33; 11:6:34.

Name Access: Anshei Libavitch Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.); Miller, Cantor Ben-Zion; Shaarei Tefillah Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism); Synagogues

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

Isadore M. (Itshe) Applebaum, Toronto [graphic material] – [1929 or 1930].

Level: Item

ID: Item 3828

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3828

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [1929 or 1930]

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content: Applebaum was cantor in New York and New Jersey.; Was a founder of Mendelsohn choir and Tzozmirer Society.; He worked as a salesman for Henzman Piano Co.; He died in 1963.

Name Access: Applebaum, Isadore M.; Heinzman Piano Co.

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism); Portraits

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: 1985-10-6

Source: Archival Descriptions

Congregation Anshei Minsk [graphic material] – 1985.

Level: Item

ID: Item 4235

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 4235

Material Format: graphic material

Responsibility: Duncan McLaren

Date: 1985

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content: Copy photograph of Congregation Anshei Minsk, St. Andrews Street, Toronto, August 1985. Notice on door indicates that the High Holiday services conducted by the well-known cantor Rubien Schwebel.

Name Access: Anshei Minsk Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.); Schwebel, Rubien

Subjects: Architecture; Cantors (Judaism); Synagogues

Places: Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.); Saint Andrew Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1986-3-8

Source: Archival Descriptions

Cantor Abraham Barkin (1882-1939) [graphic material] – 1923.

Level: Item

ID: Item 473

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 473

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1923

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of Cantor Abraham Barkin.

Notes: Sticker on back: "Cantor Abraham Barkin 1882-1939".; Inscription on back: "Taken in New York - 1923".

Name Access: Barkin, Cantor Abraham

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism); Portraits

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: New York (N.Y.).

Source: Archival Descriptions

Cantor Zalman Shechter [graphic material] – [ca. 1935].

Level: Item

ID: Item 532

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 532

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1935]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative); 18 x 13 cm and 4 x 5 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a copy photograph of Cantor Zalman Shechter, Poland.

Name Access: Shechter, Cantor Zalman

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism); Portraits

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: Poland

Accession Number: Acquired June 22, 1975.

Source: Archival Descriptions

Kiever Synagogue, Toronto, reception [graphic material] – [195-?].

Level: Item

ID: Item 534

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 534

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [195-?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content: Copy photograph of a reception at the Kiever Synagogue, Toronto. From left to right: Harry Bobrowsky, P. Balsky, Rabbi Solomon Langner, and Cantor Rosenberg.

Notes: Acquired June 22, 1975.; A 4 x 5 negative is available.

Name Access: Balsky, P.; Bobrowsky, Harry; Kiever Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.); Langner, Solomon; Rosenberg, Cantor

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism); Rabbis; Synagogues

Places: Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

Poster for High Holiday services conducted by Cantor Wladowsky under the auspices of Bnai Yaakov Benevolent Society, Standard Theatre, Toronto [graphic material] – [between 1925 and 1935].

Level: Item

ID: Item 4039

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 4039

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [between 1925 and 1935]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Name Access: Wladowsky, Bernard, 1870-1963

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism); High Holidays; Posters

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: 1986-3-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Cantor B. Wladowksy and the members of his choir, Toronto [graphic material] – [between 1945 and 1955].

Level: Item

ID: Item 3662

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3662

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [between 1945 and 1955]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Notes: Photo by Alex Gray.

Name Access: Wladowsky, Bernard, 1870-1963

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism); Choirs (Music)

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: 1980-7-2

Source: Archival Descriptions

Cantor Moses I. Seitz [graphic material] – [192-?].

Level: Item

ID: Item 4054

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 4054

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [192-?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Admin History/Bio: Cantor Seitz (also spelled Zeitz, Zayetz, Saitz) served at the McCaul Street Synagogue Toronto, 1922-1926, then went to Camden, New Jersey.

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism); Portraits

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

Accession Number: 1986-9-6

Source: Archival Descriptions

Cantor Harold Klein and choir at Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Congregation, Toronto [graphic material] – 1970.

Level: Item

ID: Item 994

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 994

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1970

Physical Description: 2 photographs : (1 negative)

Notes: Credit Gadi Hoz.

Name Access: Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.); Klein, Cantor Harold

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism); Choirs (Music)

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1977-8-2

Source: Archival Descriptions

Cantor Zvee Aroni and choir at Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Congregation, Toronto [graphic material] – [196-].

Level: Item

ID: Item 999

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 999

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [196-]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : (1 negative)

Name Access: Aroni, Cantor Zvee; Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects: Cantors (Judaism); Choirs (Music)

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1977-8-2

Source: Archival Descriptions