- Accession Number
- 2021-9-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2021-9-1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of graphic material and textual records
- Date
- 1992, Nov. 1993
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting Joseph and Joyce Herman. Included are thirty-three photographs taken at a gathering held at the Beth Ezekiel Synagogue in Owen Sound, Ontario, on 10 November 1993, on the occasion of their move to British Columbia.
- Identified in the photographs are: Carol Brooman, David Brooman, Molly Cadesky, Sarah Cadesky, Marilyn Fedorenko, Rynaldo Fedorenko, Bernie Fishman, Myrna Fishman, Hy Fromstein, Sylvia Fromstein, Avrum "Av" Gorbet, Norman "Norm" Gorbet, Ruth Gorbet, Tillie Gorbet, Avrum Green, Emmy Green, Joe Herman, Joyce Herman, Steven Hershoran, Gary Levine, Julia Levine, Bertha Rabovsky, Mike Rabovsky, Miriam Rabovsky, Karen Rich, Lorne Rich, Goldie Ronald (née Rabovsky), and Alisa Van Wyck.
- Also included are two textual records: a copy of the speech given by Tillie Gorbet at the 1992 synagogue event held in honour of Joyce when she stepped down as synagogue president and Joyce’s acceptance speech from the same event.
- Administrative History
- Joe Herman (29 April 1925–21 April 2005) was born in Toronto. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force at age seventeen and trained as a navigator. He was a graduate of the the School of Optometry of Ontario. Joyce (11 July 1927–23 April 2020) was born Roslyn Joyce Cainer in Miami, Florida. Her family returned to Toronto in 1929. Joe and Joyce married in 1948 and moved first to Timmins, Ontario, and then to Owen Sound, where they lived for thirty-seven years. Joe maintained his optometric practice in Owen Sound from 1956 to 1993, with Joyce working alongside him in the office. Joyce was a weaver and an active member of the Pottawatomi Spinners and Weavers Guild and the Maker’s artist cooperative. Joe and Joyce had three children: Shawn Herman Hawkins, Nessa Herman, and David Herman.
- Joyce was president of Owen Sound’s Beth Ezekiel Synagogue from about 1973 to 1992. She was possibly the first woman president of a synagogue in Canada. Her father (Israel) David Cainer was president of Toronto’s Shaarei Shomayim Synagogue from 1943 to 1945.
- Use Conditions
- Conditional Use. Researchers must receive permission from the donor prior to publication. Please contact the OJA for more information.
- Descriptive Notes
- Availability of other formats: Accession has been digitized: photographs are available as JPEG images; textual records are available as PDF files.
- Terms governing use and reproduction: Not to be used for external advertising in any medium. Permission to publish required.
- General: Av Gorbet's wife is Tillie Gorbet, and Norm Gorbet's wife is Ruth Gorbet. The four were owners of B. Gorbet and Sons Furriers and clothing store.
- Subjects
- Married people
- Parties
- Synagogues
- Name Access
- Beth Ezekiel Synagogue (Owen Sound, Ont.)
- Herman, Joseph, 1925-2005
- Herman, Joyce, 1927-2020
- Places
- Owen Sound (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- 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
- Accession Number
- 2021-11-28
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2021-11-28
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 3 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Date
- [194-]-2000
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records documenting the communal lives of Manny Grafstein and Reva Grafstein of London, Ontario. Included are certificates from B'nai Brith, Hadassah-WIZO, Jewish National Fund, London Jewish Youth Association, and the Canadian Technion Society. Also included are general correspondence related to the London Hadassah-WIZO, a copy of the Jewish Observor detailing the three Grafstein sons enlisted during the Second World War, a London Jewish Directory (1950–1951), a B'nai Brith Digest, newspaper clippings related to the Grafstein family, and three photographs of Al Siegel of B'nai Brith.
- Administrative History
- Manny Grafstein (1917–1984) was born in London, Ontario, to Max (Melech) W. Grafstein and Rose Grafstein. Max was an author, showman, and proprietor of the London Silk Shoppe. He used to serve as the editor of the Jewish Observor and was a member of the B'nai Israel Congregation. In his youth, Manny and his other two brothers served in Canada's Armed Forces. Later, he became the owner of Manney's Fabric Centre and once served as president of the East London Business Association. He was also an active member of the London Jewish Youth Association and B'nai Brith. Manny married Reva Grafstein (1924–2018), who used to be a communication team member of the London Hadassah-WIZO and the co-ordinator of a clinic at the Jewish Community Centre in London. Manny and Reva had three children together: Norman Grafstein, Karen Grafstein Reiss (Willie Reiss), and Susan Grafstein.
- 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.
- Subjects
- Awards
- Families
- Married people
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1990-2-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1990-2-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 120 cm of textual records and other material
- Date
- 1955-1988
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting Harry and Florence Topper. Included are booklets, etchings, letters, magazines, scrapbooks, photographs, recipes, and other documents.
- Custodial History
- Materials were donated by Victor and Renee Topper.
- Subjects
- Married people
- Name Access
- Topper, Florence, 1900-1989
- Topper, Harry, 1900-1981
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-6-15
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-6-15
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 11 cm
- Date
- 1919
- Scope and Content
- Accession contains a portrait of an unidentified couple. Writing on the original folder of the photo says Mr. & Mrs. Sheinberg, 1919.
- Subjects
- Married people
- Portraits
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Sadie Stren fonds
- Photographs file
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 78; File 3; Item 9
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sadie Stren fonds
- Photographs file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 78
- File
- 3
- Item
- 9
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1890]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy wedding photograph and corresponding negative of A. W. Myers and his wife Lena (née Simon) Myers. Their wedding was probably the first Jewish wedding in Brantford.
- Subjects
- Married people
- Portraits
- Weddings
- 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
- 1978-11-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- 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
- 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
- Part Of
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Portraits series
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 18; Series 1; Item 2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Portraits series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1965]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Jacob Adler was born in circa 1896, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Adler. He was married to Rose Adler (ca. 1899-1998). Jacob was originally from Guelph, Ontario where he worked in the clothing business, and was a founding member of Guelph's Beth Isaiah Synagogue. In the 1950s, Jacob and Rose moved to Toronto. He was the Gabbai of Beth David Synagogue in Toronto for over twenty-five years and both Jacob and Rose were supporters of Jewish and non-Jewish charities, schools and hospitals. Jacob died on 15 November 1989, at the age of ninety-three, and Rose died on 30 October 1998, at the age of ninety-nine.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Jacob "Jack" and Rose Adler.
- Subjects
- Married people
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Portraits series
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 18; Series 1; Item 15
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Portraits series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 15
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1962]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Isadore Green was born 22 September 1898, in Poland, the son of Younison and Rivka Green. He married Toby (née Goldman) and had three children: Goldie, Carl and Jerry.
- Green was an active member of the Toronto Jewish community. He was the past president and secretary of the Ostrovtzer Congregation; president of the Adeth Israel Congregation in Oshawa; president of the Radomer Mutual Benefit Society; founder and secretary of the Radomer Co-operative Credit Association Ltd.; founder and treasurer of the Canadian Polish Farband; executive member of the Canadian Jewish Congress Board; national recording secretary of the United Radomer Relief, USA and Canada; founder of the Warsaw Lodzer; founder of the Toronto branch of the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society; founder of Beth Radom Congregation, and an active Israel Bonds salesman.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Isadore and Toby Green.
- Subjects
- Married people
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Portraits series
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 18; Series 1; Item 21
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Portraits series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 21
- 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 Meir and Temma (née Winnerib) Kerbel.
- Subjects
- Immigrants--Canada
- Married people
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 3531
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3531
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia toned ; 9 x 14 cm (sight) in folio, 15 x 23 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Stein's daughter married Pezim.
- Notes
- Enclosed note reads: "Prob Mr. Heller"
- Photograph by Dixon, 249 Yonge Street, Toronto
- Photographer's stamp is embossed on bottom of mat.
- Name Access
- Stein, Hersh
- Stein, Mrs. Hersh
- Subjects
- Married people
- 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
- 1981-4-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 1459
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1459
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1928]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Rabbi Krivy came from Vilna. He was a shochet and teacher who served in Welland and Galt, Ontario, and by 1911, in Cobalt. Around 1917, he moved to Kitchener. He later moved to Toronto and opened a butcher shop at Dundas Street and Kensington Avenue. His store was subsequently bought by Barenholtz.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy portrait and corresponding negative of Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Krivy, taken in Kitchener or Galt, Ontario.
- Name Access
- Krivy, Joseph
- Krivy, Mrs.
- Subjects
- Married people
- Portraits
- Rabbis
- 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
- Jewish Business Directory listing for Slaughterers, Joseph Krivy, 589 Dundas St. West (p. 292, 1931)
- Jewish Business Directory listing for Slaughterers, Rev. W. Barneholtz, 584 Dundas Street West. (p. 217, 1925)
- Places
- Galt (Cambridge, Ont.)
- Kitchener (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1977-8-16
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 828
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 828
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1948]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print of Mr. and Mrs. Kussner of Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The photograph may have been taken at a tribute dinner at the Adath Israel Synagogue, in honour of Sam Davis.
- Notes
- Photo by Duke Studio.
- Acquired in 1976.
- Name Access
- Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
- Davis, Sam
- Kussner, Mr.
- Kussner, Mrs.
- Subjects
- Married people
- 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.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 829
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 829
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1948]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print of Mr. and Mrs. Blackstein of Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The photograph may have been taken at a tribute dinner at the Adath Israel Synagogue, in honour of Sam Davis.
- Notes
- Photo by Duke Studio.
- Acquired in 1976.
- Name Access
- Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
- Blackstein, Mr.
- Blackstein, Mrs.
- Davis, Sam
- Subjects
- Married people
- 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.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 33; Series 1; Item 35
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 35
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1966
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of Fanny and Moishe Stern's 50th wedding anniversary. They are seated centre front and are surrounded by family members, many of whom Moishe Stern had arranged to bring to Canada from Poland years earlier.
- Subjects
- Married people
- Portraits, Group
- Wedding anniversaries
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 33; Series 4; Item 9
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 4
- Item
- 9
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1936]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 14 x 13 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Both Joseph B. Salsberg and Bill's father, Moishe Stern, were from Lagov, Poland.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of Joseph B. Salsberg and his wife, Dora Wilenksy. They are both seated in a chair.
- Name Access
- Salsberg, J. B.,1902-1998
- Wilensky, Dora, 1902-1959
- Subjects
- Married people
- 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
- 1991-5-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 33; Series 1; Item 32
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 32
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1946]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 9 x 7 cm and 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of Bill Stern and his first wife Laura (Rubinstein) Stern, standing in front of the Forestry building at St. George Street and College Street.
- Subjects
- Married people
- 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
- College Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Saint George Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 2006-2-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 33; Series 1; File 1; Item 1-35
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 1
- File
- 1
- Item
- 1-35
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 35 negatives : col. ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of snapshots taken at the 60th anniversary party for Moishe and Fanny Stern. The images depict people seated at banquet tables, mingling with one another, and Moishe and Fanny being greeted by various friends and family members, including Joseph B. Salsberg.
- Subjects
- Married people
- Portraits, Group
- Wedding anniversaries
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Arrangement
- A selection has been performed on this file, as there was a lot of duplication within the images.
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 44
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1978-1985
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : col. ; 18 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a portrait of Libbie and Saul Cowan at their wedding in June 1978 at Temple Sinai, Toronto, a photo of Libbie and Saul with Belle and Phil Aiken (Libbie's brother) at the Cowan wedding, and a portrait of Libbie and Saul in 1985.
- Name Access
- Aiken, Belle
- Aiken, Phil
- Cowan, Libbie
- Cowan, Saul
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Subjects
- Married people
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
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- Accession Number
- 2010-2-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-2-3
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 1 wedding invitation
- 21 photographs (jpg)
- Date
- 1941-1947, 1999
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of scanned photographs documenting the professional and personal lives of Libby Rosenberg and her husband, Ronald Rosenberg. Included are photographs of the Canadian Jewish Congress Servicemen's Centre, Libby and Ronald's wedding, and the Royal Canadian Air Force at Fort William. The accession also includes a scan of an invitation to Ronald and Libby's wedding in 1944.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Subjects
- Married people
- Weddings
- Name Access
- Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force
- Rosenberg, Libby
- Rosenberg, Ronald
- Places
- Fort William (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
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- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Accession Number
- 2018-5-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-5-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 5 photographs : b & w ; 23 x 18 cm or smaller
- Date
- [191-]-1949
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting members of Glen Eker's family. Included are: copies of Benjamin Eker's military records, black and white photographs of Dorothy Horwitz and Paul Eker from their wedding album, and a Bayview Pharmacy Christmas card.
- Administrative History
- Glen Eker was born in Toronto, Ontario to Paul Eker and Dorothy Horwitz. He grew up in the Forest Hill neighbourhood of Toronto before moving with his family to Hamilton. He received two master’s degrees (one in sociology, the other in political science) from McMaster University and a third master’s degree (in library science) from the University of Toronto.
- Glen's wife, Deborah Pekilis, was born in Montreal and lived there until her parents moved to Toronto. She was the librarian for the Jewish Genealogical Society and sat on the Hamilton Historical Board. She is currently a writer.
- Glen has worked as a research assistant and a teaching assistant at McMaster and has taught at Ryerson University and Mohawk College. At present, he works as an estate and genealogy researcher.
- Glen has published a book on Karl Marx, five indexes of Jews in Canada, and one index of Amish and Mennonites in Canada. His genealogy articles have appeared in various magazines and his short stories and poems have appeared in print as well.
- Glen has worked on his family genealogy for a number of years. His paternal family line derives from Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, and Poland while his maternal line derives from Byelorussia and Romania. He is descended from the Horwitz and Strachman families on the latter.
- Descriptive Notes
- Associated materials: Other accessions donated by Glen Eker include 2018-3,1, 2018-4-1, 2018-4-2, and 2018-4-16.
- Subjects
- Canada--Armed Forces
- Families
- Married people
- Name Access
- Eker (family)
- Eker, Glen
- Places
- Ontario
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-10-10
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-10-10
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 7 cm of graphic material and textual records
- Date
- 1925-1980
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting the Kirschner family, in particular Maurice and Gertrude Kirschner. Included are family photographs, wedding telegrams, marriage certificates, certificates of naturalization, and passports. Individuals identified in the photographs include: Ann Kirschner, Chaim Kirschner, Gertrude Kirschner (née Taylor), Hannah Kirschner, Helen Kirschner, Joseph Kirschner, Maurice Kirschner, Shlomo Kirschner, Ruth Lowe, Bernice Taylor, Leah Taylor, and Saul Taylor.
- Administrative History
- Gertrude Kirschner (née Taylor) was born on 29 November 1907 in Toronto, Ontario. She lived with her parents at 770 Markham Street and finished high school. On 3 July 1932, she married Maurice Kirschner, with whom she had two daughters: Helen (b. 1934) and Elaine (b. 1942). The couple lived at 770 Markham Street until they bought their first home at 46 Gloucester Grove. They became founding members of Beth Sholom Synagogue on Englinton Avenue. Gertrude died 7 June 1982.
- Maurice Kirschner was born on 13 August 1904 in Lyck, Germany. He was trained as a watchmaker and opened a watch repair shop on Bay Street, just north of Queen. The shop was demolished to make way for the new city hall. Maurice subsequently went to work for Sayvette, where he remained for the rest of his career. He died on 15 February 1980.
- 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: Digital copies (jpg, tif) have been created for thirty-one documents.
- Subjects
- Families
- Immigrants--Canada
- Married people
- Name Access
- Kirschner (family)
- Kirschner, Gertrude
- Kirschner, Maurice
- Places
- Germany
- Ontario
- Soviet Union
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-11-10
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-11-10
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- ca. 30 cm of graphic materials and textual records
- Date
- 1936-[2004]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting Ray and Rose Wolfe. Included are numerous photographs of Ray and Rose Wolfe with different individuals and at different events as well as a small number of textual records. Individuals identified in the photographs include: Bluma Appel, David Ben-Gurion, George H. W. Bush, Elizabeth Comper, Tony Comper, Mikhail Gorbachev, Golda Meier, Brian Mulroney, Gunthar Plaut, Yitzhak Rabin, Bob Rae, Shimon Peres, Justin Trudeau, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, John Turner, Desmond Tutu, Elizabeth Wolfe, and Morris Wolfe.
- Custodial History
- Records were in the possession of Elizabeth Wolfe, daughter of Ray and Rose Wolfe, prior to donation.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is not 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: Selected images also available as JPEG and TIFF files.
- Subjects
- Married people
- Philanthropists
- Name Access
- Wolfe, Ray, 1917-1990
- Wolfe, Rose, 1916-2016
- Places
- Canada
- Israel
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-10-11
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-10-11
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 24 cm of textual records
- Date
- 1954-2013
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records documenting Louise Starkman's involvement with the Mount Sinai Women's Auxiliary; Mount Sinai Hospital reports; and records documenting Dr. Stanley Starkman's involvement with Alpha Omega, Beta Sigma Rho, Kappa Sigma Rho, and the YMHA.
- Subjects
- Greek letter societies
- Hospitals
- Married people
- Name Access
- Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity, Toronto Chapter
- Alpha Omega (Fraternity)
- Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
- Starkman, Louise
- Starkman, Stanley
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-1-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-1-3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- [1927?]-1974
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting members of Ellen Kurtz-Cohen's family. Included are a t'naim document and ketubah as well as marriage certificate for Anshel Tepperman and Fannie Tepperman and a death certificate for Anshel Tepperman.
- Administrative History
- The Tepperman family came to Canada from Poland: Anshel Tepperman was born in Ozarov in 1903; Fanny Tepperman was born in Ivaniska. Anshel was the first to arrive in Canada, arriving in Halifax, Nova Scotia on April 10, 1921. The two occupied at least two addresses once in Toronto: 62 Lipincott Street and 96 Roberta Drive. Fanny arrived almost three years later, arriving in Halifax on March 16, 1924. The couple had three children: Ruth (1928-2016), Maurice (1929-1984), and Cecile (b. 1936). Anshel died on July 17, 1974; Fanny died on September 27, 1994.
- Subjects
- Ketubah
- Married people
- Name Access
- Tepperman, Fanny
- Places
- Ontario
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-4-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-4-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- ca. 3 cm. of textual records 1 photograph
- Date
- 1976-1990
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting Glen Barry Eker. Included are university diplomas including graduation certificates from McMaster University, the University of Waterloo, and the University of Western Ontario. There is also an undated graduation photograph of Mr. Eker and a card given to Dorothy Eker, Glen Eker's mother, by her husband, Paul Eker.
- Administrative History
- Glen Eker was born in Toronto, Ontario to Paul Eker and Dorothy Horwitz. He grew up in the Forest Hill neighbourhood of Toronto before moving with his family to Hamilton. He received two master’s degrees (one in sociology, the other in political science) from McMaster University and a third master’s degree (in library science) from the University of Toronto.
- Glen's wife, Deborah Pekilis, was born in Montreal and lived there until her parents moved to Toronto. She was the librarian for the Jewish Genealogical Society and sat on the Hamilton Historical Board. She is currently a writer.
- Glen has worked as a research assistant and a teaching assistant at McMaster and has taught at Ryerson University and Mohawk College. At present, he works as an estate and genealogy researcher.
- Glen has published a book on Karl Marx, five indexes of Jews in Canada, and one index of Amish and Mennonites in Canada. His genealogy articles have appeared in various magazines and his short stories and poems have appeared in print as well.
- Glen has worked on his family genealogy for a number of years. His paternal family line derives from Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, and Poland while his maternal line derives from Byelorussia and Romania. He is descended from the Horwitz and Strachman families on the latter.
- Subjects
- Married people
- Portraits
- Postsecondary education
- Name Access
- Eker (family)
- Eker, Glen
- Places
- Hamilton (Ont.)
- London (Ont.)
- Waterloo (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- 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
![Hyman's Book Store (exterior view from window), 412 Spadina Ave., Toronto, [ca. 1930]-[ca. 1944]. Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, item 1176|](/media/Digital Assets/1176.jpg?maxheight=1000&maxwidth=1000&watermark=wmk)
![Hyman's Book and Art Shop (interior view), 371 Spadina Ave., Toronto, [ca. 1926]. Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, item 1172.|](/media/Digital Assets/1172.jpg?maxheight=1000&maxwidth=1000&watermark=wmk)
![Hyman's Book Store (interior), 412 Spadina Ave., Toronto, [ca. 1930]-[ca. 1944]. Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, item 1174|](/media/Digital Assets/1174.jpg?maxheight=1000&maxwidth=1000&watermark=wmk)
- 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
- 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
![H. W. Art Gallery, 665 College St., Toronto, [ca. 1948]. Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, item 4462.|This was the location of Henry Weingluck's first gallery in Toronto. His second store was at 623 College Street, which he opened in the 1950s. He, himself, was a prominent artist, exhibiting in Paris and Berlin before the war.](/media/Digital Assets/4462.jpg?maxheight=1000&maxwidth=1000&watermark=wmk)
- 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
![Y.M.-Y.W.H.A. front desk, Brunswick Avenue, [ca. 1950]. Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, fonds 61, series 6, item 29.|](/media/Digital Assets/61-JCC/F61_s6_i029.jpg?maxheight=1000&maxwidth=1000&watermark=wmk)
![Y.M.-Y.W.H.A. theatre group, [ca. 1950]. Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, fonds 61, series 6, item 17.|](/media/Digital Assets/61-JCC/F61_s6_i017.jpg?maxheight=1000&maxwidth=1000&watermark=wmk)
![Y.M.-Y.W.H.A. exercise room, Brunswick Avenue, [ca. 1950]. Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, fonds 61, series 6, item 15.|This item is a glass slide of a group of young men lifting weights in the exercise room of the Y.M.-Y.W.H.A. on Brunswick Avenue. The room is visibly overcrowded.](/media/Digital Assets/61-JCC/F61_s6_i015.jpg?maxheight=1000&maxwidth=1000&watermark=wmk)
![Y.M.-Y.W.H.A. boys' club, Brunswick Avenue, [ca. 1950]. Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, fonds 61, series 6, item 25.|This item is a glass slide of a group of members of a Y.M.-Y.W.H.A. boys' club having a discussion while sitting around a table. There is Hebrew writing on the chalkboard behind them.](/media/Digital Assets/61-JCC/F61_s6_i025.jpg?maxheight=1000&maxwidth=1000&watermark=wmk)
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 3037
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3037
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [192-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Admin History/Bio
- Solly Nisker and Sarah Nisker (née Rubinstein) were married on February 14, 1926 in Toronto.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph might be Solly and Sarah's wedding portrait.
- Name Access
- Nisker, Mr. Solly
- Nisker, Mrs. Solly
- Nisker, Mr. Zelig
- Nisker, Mrs. Zelig
- Rubinstein, Miss
- Subjects
- Married people
- 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
- 1974-001
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 4766
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4766
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1 Sep. 1930
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Admin History/Bio
- Joseph and Mary Alexandroff were residents of the Junction in West Toronto. Joseph was the son of Boris Alexandroff, one of the founding members of the Knesseth Israel Synagogue.
- Notes
- USE CONDITIONS: As a courtesy, kindly notify Joseph Alexandroff's daughter Cheryl Zener in advance of publishing.
- Name Access
- Alexandroff, Mary
- Alexandroff, Joseph
- Subjects
- Married people
- Portraits
- Weddings
- 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
- West Toronto Junction (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1989-3-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 1210
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1210
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1902
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a studio wedding portrait of Joseph and Mollie Caplin.
- Name Access
- Caplin, Joseph
- Caplin, Mollie
- Subjects
- Married people
- Portraits
- Weddings
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1977-1-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 4324
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4324
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1920
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Notes
- Original photo by: Micklethwaite, 245 Yonge St., Toronto.
- Name Access
- Bellovin, Rose
- Kroll, Hilliard
- Subjects
- Married people
- Portraits
- Weddings
- 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.).
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1987-1-7
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 4325
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4325
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 28 Nov. 1926
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Name Access
- Broderson, Anne
- Kroll, Harry
- Subjects
- Married people
- Portraits
- Weddings
- 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
- 1987-1-7
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 3810
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3810
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1935
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- For identification, see accession record.
- Name Access
- Grant, Gert Wilson
- Grant, Moe
- Subjects
- Married people
- Portraits
- Weddings
- 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
- 1985-7-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 3041
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3041
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- February 15, 1925
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Photo may have been taken at Ostrovtzer Synagogue.
- Notes
- Credit: Harry Brown.
- Original photo by Gittelmacher.
- Name Access
- Nesker, Sylvia
- Ostrovtzer Synagogue
- Rayman, Isidore
- Rayman, Isadore
- Subjects
- Married people
- Portraits
- Weddings
- 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
- 1974-001
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 3667
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3667
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1907]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Name Access
- Podolsky, Mary
- Podolsky, Frank
- Subjects
- Married people
- Portraits
- Weddings
- 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
- 1984-10-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 4669
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4669
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 30 Nov. 1941
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Notes
- Physical description: Yiddish note on back translates as: "To David, Simply because of jealousy - maybe".
- Name Access
- Hart House
- Mandel, Jack
- University of Toronto
- Subjects
- Married people
- 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
- 1981-11-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 37; Series 1; File 2; Item 11
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 2
- Item
- 11
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1966
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mrs. and Mr. Bert Godfrey at the Negev dinner held in the latter's honour. Mrs. Godfrey is holding a bouquet of flowers that were presented to her during the dinner by Samuel Shainhouse.
- Notes
- Photograph by Al Gilbert.
- Name Access
- Godfrey, Bert, 1908-2006
- Shainhouse, Samuel
- Subjects
- Married people
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 6057
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 6057
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1912]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy photograph and corresponding negative of Samuel Rosenthal and Gittel "Gertrude" Rosenthal of London, Ontario. Samuel and Gittel were the grandparents of Judge Mayer Lerner.
- Notes
- Original photograph by Edy Bros., London.
- Subjects
- Married people
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1993-6-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1947]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original wedding portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Finkelman. Vic served in the RCAF air crew and was the first Jewish child born in Kirkland Lake. The Finkelman family now lives in Toronto.
- Notes
- Acquired in 1976.
- Photo by Duke Studio.
- Name Access
- Finkelman, Victor
- Subjects
- Married people
- Portraits
- Weddings
- 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.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 4345
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4345
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1907
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm
- Name Access
- Becker, Joseph
- Becker, Esther
- Subjects
- Married people
- Portraits
- Weddings
- 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
- 1985-10-7
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Betty Goldstick Lindgren fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 45
- Item
- 35
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [192-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b&w; 15 x 10 cm in mat 24 x 16 cm
- Scope and Content
- Wedding portrait of a couple taken during the 1920s. It was likely one of the Goldstick children. The portrait was taken by Farmer Brothers studio on Spadina Avenue in Toronto.
- Subjects
- Married people
- Portraits
- Weddings
- 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
- Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-10-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions