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Mattie Levi, aged one year [graphic material] – 1898.

Level: Item

ID: Item 268

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 268

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1898

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

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of Mattie Levi (m. Rotenberg) as an infant.

Name Access: Levi, Mattie; Rotenberg, Mattie

Subjects: Infants; 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.

Source: Archival Descriptions

Jacob Smith holding nephew Donald Davis (Cedar, Valley, ON) [graphic material] – [ca. 1922].

Level: Item

ID: Item 4059

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 4059

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1922]

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

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Jacob Smith holding his nephew Donald Davis, at his farm in Cedar Valley, Ontario.

Subjects: Farmers; Infants; 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: Ontario

Accession Number: 1985-12-6

Source: Archival Descriptions

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

Clara Bochner as a baby (Guelph, ON) [graphic material] – [ca. 1914].

Level: Item

ID: Item 3534

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3534

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1914]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia toned ; 10 x 7 cm (oval) on matte 19 x 14 cm

Admin History/Bio: Clara Bochner was sister to Mosie Bochner. She married Palmer/Perlmutter, an accountant.

Scope and Content: This item is an original studio portrait of Clara Bochner as an infant, of Guelph, Ontario.

Notes: Title taken from identification list provided by the donor.; Photographer was Charles Burgess, Guelph, Ont.

Subjects: Infants; 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: Guelph (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1981-4-8

Source: Archival Descriptions

David Smith (Guelph, ON) [graphic material] – [ca. 1908].

Level: Item

ID: Item 4110

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 4110

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1908]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 17 x 12 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of an infant David Smith, from Guelph, Ontario.

Notes: Photographer was C. Burgess of Guelph.

Subjects: Infants; 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: Guelph (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1978-7-17

Source: Archival Descriptions

Unidentified child (Guelph, ON) [graphic material] – [ca. 1915].

Level: Item

ID: Item 3552

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3552

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1915]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia toned ; 9 x 7 cm (sight) on matte 14 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: This item is an original studio portrait of an unidentified infant from Guelph, Ontario.

Notes: Photographer was Charles Burgess, Guelph, Ont.

Subjects: Infants; 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: Guelph (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1981-4-8

Source: Archival Descriptions

Rosie Bochner (Guelph, ON) [graphic material] – [ca. 1910].

Level: Item

ID: Item 3553

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3553

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1910]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 7 cm (oval) on matte 14 x 9 cm

Admin History/Bio: Rosie Bochner married Mr. Rotstein, who owned a furniture store on Queen Street in Toronto. Her daughter married a man named Kertzer and her nephew was Lloyd Bochner.

Scope and Content: This item is an original studio portrait of Rosie Bochner as an infant, of Guelph, Ontario.

Notes: Photographer was Charles Burgess, Guelph, Ont.

Subjects: Infants; 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: Guelph (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1981-4-8

Source: Archival Descriptions

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

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

Toba [Bochner] in baby carriage [graphic material] – 24 June, 1933.

Level: Item

ID: Item 3545

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3545

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 24 June, 1933

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of Toba Bochner seated in a carriage.

Notes: Title taken from inscription on verso of the photograph, which reads in full: "Dear Grandma, If you saw the funny faces Mother was making you'd have laughted out loud too -- Your loving Grand-child Toba. June 24/33."

Subjects: Infants

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: 1981-4-8

Source: Archival Descriptions

Unidentified Bochner child [graphic material] – [192-?].

Level: Item

ID: Item 3539

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3539

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [192-?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia toned ; 9 x 14 cm (oval) sight, in folio 17 x 28 cm

Name Access: Bochner

Subjects: Infants

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: 1981-4-8

Source: Archival Descriptions

Mosie Bochner, Guelph Ontario [graphic material] – [ca. 1910].

Level: Item

ID: Item 3526

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3526

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1910]

Physical Description: 1 photograph: b&w ; 9 x 13, (oval) on matboard

Admin History/Bio: Mosie Bochner was born in 1910.

Notes: Photo by Kennedy, Guelph.

Name Access: Bochner, Mosie

Subjects: Infants

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: Guelph (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1981-4-8

Source: Archival Descriptions

Dr. Lou Harris, Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1907].

Level: Item

ID: Item 3278

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3278

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1907]

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

Scope and Content: This photograph shows Dr. Lou Harris as a baby.

Name Access: Harris, Lou

Subjects: Infants

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: 1982-6-5

Source: Archival Descriptions

Carl Frankel baby portrait [graphic material] – 1895.

Part Of: Frankel and Draper family fonds; Carl and Dorothy Frankel photographs file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 104; File 2; Item 1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Frankel and Draper family fonds; Carl and Dorothy Frankel photographs file

Level: Item

Fonds: 104

File: 2

Item: 1

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1895

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 10 cm on matte 15 x 11 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a portrait of Carl Frankel at about the age of one year.

Subjects: Infants; 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.

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Tootsie Goldberg [graphic material] – 1917.

Part Of: Gordon Melamed fonds

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 7; Item 9

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gordon Melamed fonds

Level: Item

Fonds: 7

Item: 9

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1917

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

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of Tootsie Goldberg, the daughter of Ben Goldberg, a friend of the Melamed family. The portrait captures Tootsie as a baby, sitting in a wicker stroller.

Name Access: Goldberg, Ben; Goldberg, Tootsie

Subjects: Infants; 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.

Source: Archival Descriptions

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New Year's Card with baby [graphic material] – [192-].

Part Of: Gordon Melamed fonds

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 7; Item 19

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gordon Melamed fonds

Level: Item

Fonds: 7

Item: 19

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [192-]

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Content: Item is a Rosh Hashanah photograph.

Subjects: Infants; Rosh ha-Shanah

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.

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Etta Taube [graphic material] – [ca. 1909].

Level: Item

ID: Item 4527

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 4527

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1909]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 14 cm

Scope and Content: This item is an original portrait of Etta Taube at approximately one year of age.

Subjects: Infants; 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: 1988-4-7

Source: Archival Descriptions

Baby, Bardwell [graphic material] – 1944.

Part Of: Sylvia Schwartz fonds; Child portraits series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 80; Series 3; Item 3

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Sylvia Schwartz fonds; Child portraits series

Level: Item

Fonds: 80

Series: 3

Item: 3

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1944

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 9 cm and 11 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: The item is a portrait of a very animated baby, lying on its stomach and facing the camera.

Subjects: Infants

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.

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Baby, Bucove [graphic material] – 27 Nov. 1945.

Part Of: Sylvia Schwartz fonds; Child portraits series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 80; Series 3; Item 6

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Sylvia Schwartz fonds; Child portraits series

Level: Item

Fonds: 80

Series: 3

Item: 6

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 27 Nov. 1945

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 9 cm and 11 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: The item is a portrait of a baby boy leaning on a ledge in front of him, facing the camera.

Subjects: Infants

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.

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Baby, Saks [graphic material] – Apr. 1953.

Part Of: Sylvia Schwartz fonds; Child portraits series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 80; Series 3; Item 26

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Sylvia Schwartz fonds; Child portraits series

Level: Item

Fonds: 80

Series: 3

Item: 26

Material Format: graphic material

Date: Apr. 1953

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 9 cm and 11 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: The item is a portrait of a 4 month old baby lying on its stomach while facing the camera.

Subjects: Infants

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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Toba [Bochner] in baby carriage [graphic material] – 24 June, 1933.

Level: Item

ID: Item 3546

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3546

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 24 June, 1933

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of Toba Bochner seated in a carriage on the sidewalk.

Notes: Title taken from inscription on verso of the photograph, which reads in full: "This one isn't so good - The reason being it was my first attempt at sitting up and I was a little frightened - Love Toba. June 24/33."

Subjects: Infants

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: 1981-4-8

Source: Archival Descriptions

Baby photo [graphic material] – [1926?].

Part Of: Betty Goldstick Lindgren fonds

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 45; Item 16

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Betty Goldstick Lindgren fonds

Level: Item

Fonds: 45

Item: 16

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [1926?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 8 cm (oval, sight) on mat 20 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: The baby portrait is likely Betty's son Edward, who was born in 1926, or one of her nieces or nephews.

Subjects: Infants; 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: 1978-10-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Eddie Scheuer Jr. as a baby [graphic material] – 1884.

Part Of: Scheuer family fonds

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 47; Item 14

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Scheuer family fonds

Level: Item

Fonds: 47

Item: 14

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1884

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 11 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a photographic portrait of Eddie Scheuer Jr. as a baby taken in a studio in Hamilton, Ontario.

Notes: Albumen print mounted on cabinet card.; W. Farmer's Artistic Studio, Hamilton.

Subjects: Infants; 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.

Physical Condition: The emulsion and card are damaged.

Places: Hamilton (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1989-4-2

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Harvey Bliss [graphic material] – May 1934.

Part Of: Levine and Cass family fonds; Bliss family series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 25; Series 8; Item 2

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Levine and Cass family fonds; Bliss family series

Level: Item

Fonds: 25

Series: 8

Item: 2

Material Format: graphic material

Date: May 1934

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of Harvey Bliss at seven months old that may have been taken in Toronto.

Notes: Inscription on inside of card frame: "To Aunt Dorothy and Uncle Barney, From Harvey"; Mounted in card frame; Photographer: Thornton Johnston

Name Access: Bliss, Harvey

Subjects: Infants

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

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Evelyn Thuna at four months [graphic material] – 20 Oct. 1924.

Part Of: Levine and Cass family fonds; Thuna family series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 25; Series 7; Item 2

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Levine and Cass family fonds; Thuna family series

Level: Item

Fonds: 25

Series: 7

Item: 2

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 20 Oct. 1924

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of Evelyn Thuna at four months of age in St. Catharines, Ontario on 20 October 1924. She is being held by a woman, possibly an M. Dorfman, singer at Beth Tzedec.

Notes: Mounted in card frame; Inscribed on inside of card frame: "With Best Love To Ann - Evelyn at 4 months Oct. 20, 1924"

Name Access: Dorman, M.; Thuna, Evelyn

Subjects: Infants

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: St. Catharines (Ont.)

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Mortimer Thuna [graphic material] – Nov. 1929.

Part Of: Levine and Cass family fonds; Thuna family series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 25; Series 7; Item 6

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Levine and Cass family fonds; Thuna family series

Level: Item

Fonds: 25

Series: 7

Item: 6

Material Format: graphic material

Date: Nov. 1929

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of Mortimer Thuna at sixteen months of age. The photograph was taken in Montreal in November 1929.

Notes: Photographer: Thornton Johnston; Mounted on card frame; For another portrait from this sitting, see photo #187

Name Access: Thuna, Mortimer

Subjects: Infants; 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: Montréal (Québec)

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Estelle Rena Soskin as a baby [graphic material] – 27 Jul. 1922.

Part Of: Levine and Cass family fonds; Soskin family series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 25; Series 10; Item 6

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Levine and Cass family fonds; Soskin family series

Level: Item

Fonds: 25

Series: 10

Item: 6

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 27 Jul. 1922

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 18 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of Estelle Rena Soskin at age seven months in Pasadena, California taken on July 27th, 1922. She has been seated on a chair outside on the grass. There are houses in the background.

Name Access: Soskin, Estelle Rena

Subjects: Infants

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

Physical Condition: Photograph is faded and creased

Places: Pasadena (Calif.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Lillian Gold at six months [graphic material] – [192-?].

Part Of: Levine and Cass family fonds; Miscellaneous family members series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 25; Series 17; Item 4

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Levine and Cass family fonds; Miscellaneous family members series

Level: Item

Fonds: 25

Series: 17

Item: 4

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [192-?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 7 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of Lillian Gold at six months. She could possibly be the daughter of Ethel Gold, and the grand-daughter of David and Hannah Cass. Lillian has been seated on a table and is dressed in a sweater and skirt.

Notes: Mounted in card holder.; Frame inscribed: "Lillian Gold Age 6 Months".

Name Access: Gold, Lillian

Subjects: Infants

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.

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Soskin baby [graphic material] – 1946.

Part Of: Levine and Cass family fonds; Soskin family series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 25; Series 10; Item 15

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Levine and Cass family fonds; Soskin family series

Level: Item

Fonds: 25

Series: 10

Item: 15

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1946

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

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of Lee and Bud Soskin's newborn baby. The baby is crying.

Name Access: Soskin, Bud; Soskin, Lee

Subjects: Infants

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.

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Soskin baby [graphic material] – 1946.

Part Of: Levine and Cass family fonds; Soskin family series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 25; Series 10; Item 16

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Levine and Cass family fonds; Soskin family series

Level: Item

Fonds: 25

Series: 10

Item: 16

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1946

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

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of Lee and Bud Soskin's newborn baby taken in 1946.

Name Access: Soskin, Bud; Soskin, Lee

Subjects: Infants

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.

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Baby portrait of Richard Levine [graphic material] – [ca. 1933].

Part Of: Levine and Cass family fonds; Harry Levine family series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 25; Series 5; Item 1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Levine and Cass family fonds; Harry Levine family series

Level: Item

Fonds: 25

Series: 5

Item: 1

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1933]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 15 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a baby portrait of Richard Levine taken at York Studios in Toronto in approximately 1933.

Notes: Photographer: J. Horshave at York Studios, Toronto.

Name Access: Levine, Richard

Subjects: Infants; 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

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Baby Soskin [graphic material] – [1946?].

Part Of: Levine and Cass family fonds; Soskin family series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 25; Series 10; Item 20

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Levine and Cass family fonds; Soskin family series

Level: Item

Fonds: 25

Series: 10

Item: 20

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [1946?]

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

Scope and Content: This photo appears to be a match with the other photos of Bud and Lee's baby.

Name Access: Soskin, Bud; Soskin, Lee

Subjects: Infants

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.

Source: Archival Descriptions

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UJA Federation of Greater Toronto [textual record (electronic)] – 2015-2021.

Accession Number: 2021-11-3

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2021-11-3

Material Format: textual record (electronic)

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records (electronic)

Date: 2015-2021

Scope and Content: Accession consists of material documenting UJA Federation of Greater Toronto. Included are meeting minutes and other records for the UJA Arts, Culture & Heritage Committee (2015–2019) and the Kultura Collective (2018–2021).

Custodial History: At the time of the donation, Sam's job title was director, arts, culture & heritage. Her department was Community Capacity Building.

Administrative History: The Arts, Culture & Heritage Committee of UJA Federation oversaw a strategy to fund and support Jewish cultural institutions, programs and initiatives that offered meaningful connections to Jewish identity and engagement. The committee considered programs that included (but were not limited to) the realms of visual arts, music, literature, dance, film, and theatre.; The following seven agencies fell within the scope of the committee: Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre (UJA); the Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre (UJA); the Toronto Jewish Film Festival; the Ashkenaz Festival; the Committee for Yiddish; the Koffler Centre of the Arts; and the Harold Green Jewish Theatre Committee.; The committee reported to UJA's Community Capacity Building Committee (CCBC), which oversees UJA's investments in the Greater Toronto Area. The CCBC is accountable to UJA's board of directors.; The Kultura Collective is a network of modern Jewish arts, culture, and heritage organizations that coalesced to create the collective. The name is inspired by the Kultur-Lige, an interwar collective that promoted Jewish culture and community across eastern Europe and that was destroyed at the height of its reach and impact. Members of the collective include Ashkenaz; the Canadian-Israel Cultural Foundation; the Committee for Yiddish; the Consulate General of Israel in Toronto; Fentster; the Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company; Jewish Music Week; the Koffler Centre of the Arts; the Miles Nadal JCC; the Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre; the Prosserman JCC; the Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre; the Schwartz/Reisman Centre; and the Toronto Jewish Film Foundation.

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

Subjects: Arts

Name Access: UJA Federation of Greater Toronto

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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