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Michael Garber's sixtieth birthday party photograph [graphic material] – Jun. 1952.

Accession Number: 2008-8-6

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2008-8-6

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 41 x 51 cm

Date: Jun. 1952

Scope and Content: This accession consists of one oversized photograph taken at the sixtieth birthday party for Michael Garber. The party was at a club in Montreal. Pictured in the photo are (left to right): Samuel Bronfman, Michael Garber and Edward Gelber.

Subjects: Birthdays; Parties

Places: Montréal (Québec)

Source: Archival Accessions

Cheder Hanukkah party (Brantford, ON) [graphic material] – [ca. 1959].

Level: Item

ID: Item 1133

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1133

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1959]

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

Scope and Content: Item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a group of cheder students from Beth David Synagogue in Brantford, Ontario, lighting the Hanukkah candles, while their rabbi looks on.; Pictured in rear are Rabbi Jerry Pruzansky and Mrs. Sybil Pruzansky. Pictured left to right are Neil Spiegal, Ian Gotlieb, Howard Rotberg, Marlene Cohen, Bobby Willinsky, Helene Raimer, Jeffrey Kanter, Andy Brown and Martin Abeles.

Notes: Acquired on June 28, 1976.

Name Access: Beth David Synagogue (Brantford, Ont.)

Subjects: Hanukkah; Heder; Parties

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

Places: Brantford (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1976-6-5

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

Jewish Home for the Aged Purim party [graphic material] – 2 Mar. 1966.

Part Of: Gordon Mendly fonds; Events and organizations series; Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 18; Series 3-4; File 23

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gordon Mendly fonds; Events and organizations series; Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series

Level: File

Fonds: 18

Series: 3-4

File: 23

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 2 Mar. 1966

Physical Description: 5 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm

Scope and Content: File consists of images taken during a Purim party at the Jewish Home for the Aged. The images depict residents seated at banquet tables wearing paper crowns, as well as the Jewish Home staff and a man carrying a Canadian flag.

Subjects: Parties; Purim

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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Jewish Home for the Aged Purim party [graphic material] – 12 Mar.1968.

Part Of: Gordon Mendly fonds; Events and organizations series; Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 18; Series 3-4; File 29

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gordon Mendly fonds; Events and organizations series; Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series

Level: File

Fonds: 18

Series: 3-4

File: 29

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 12 Mar.1968

Physical Description: 5 negatives : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm

Scope and Content: File consists of images taken at a Purim party, held for the residents of the Jewish Home for the Aged. The images include group and individuals photographs of residents in costume.

Subjects: Parties; Purim

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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Group at Hillel sleigh ride party (Kingston, ON) [graphic material] – [1945].

Level: Item

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [1945]

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

Admin History/Bio: Hillel House was located at 26 Barrie Street from 1945 to 1974, at which point it moved to 124 Centre Street.

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a group of Hillel students at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.

Subjects: Parties

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: Kingston (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1981-2-5

Source: Archival Descriptions

Birthday party for Libby Geller in basement of Beth Israel Synagogue (Kingston, ON) [graphic material] – [ca. 1943].

Level: Item

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1943]

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

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print of Libby Geller's birthday party, held in the basement of the Beth Israel Synagogue in Kingston, Ontario. The photograph depicts a large banquet table with many children seated around it, some wearing paper party hats. Libby Geller is seated at the head of the table, facing the camera.

Name Access: Beth Israel Congregation (Kingston, Ont.); Geller, Libby

Subjects: Birthdays; Parties

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: Kingston (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1986-3-5

Source: Archival Descriptions

Farewell party for community members (Peterborough, ON) [graphic material] – [194-].

Level: Item

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [194-]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 28 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: This item is an original print and corresponding negative of a farewell party at the Congregation Beth Israel in Peterborough, Ontario. The party was given in honour of a family that was leaving Peterborough. They can be seen in the centre of the photo holding a silver tray.

Name Access: Congregation Beth Israel (Peterborough, Ont.)

Subjects: Communities; Parties; Portraits, Group

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

Places: Peterborough (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1978-7-8

Source: Archival Descriptions

Hanukkah party, Kirkland Lake, Ontario [graphic material] – [195-].

Level: Item

ID: Item 814

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 814

Material Format: graphic material

Responsibility: Duke Studio

Date: [195-]

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

Admin History/Bio: Mervyn Ross was the son of the station agent in Swastika, Ontario.

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a Hanukkah celebration at the Adath Israel Synagogue in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. Pictured is a group of children standing around Mervyn Ross who is lighting the menorah.

Name Access: Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.); Ross, Mervyn

Subjects: Children; Hanukkah; Parties

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

Places: Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

Bar mitzvah party in honour of Larry Kussner (Kirkland Lake, ON) [graphic material] – 4 Oct. 1936.

Level: Item

ID: Item 2519

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 2519

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 4 Oct. 1936

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

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the Jewish community assembled in the Adath Israel Synagogue banquet hall for the bar mitzvah party of Larry Kussner. The large crowd is seated at several banquet tables in the hall, which is decorated for the occasion.

Notes: Title taken from writing on original photograph matte.; Duke Studio.

Name Access: Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.); Kussner, Larry

Subjects: Bar mitzvah; Parties

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

Places: Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1981-2-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

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

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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Twelfth birthday party for Kate Sprachman, Toronto [graphic material] – [19--].

Level: Item

ID: Item 3432

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3432

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [19--]

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

Notes: For identification, see accession record.; Photo by McLean.

Name Access: Sprachman, Kate

Subjects: Birthdays; Parties

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: 1982-7-4

Source: Archival Descriptions

Children at party, Primrose Club, Toronto [graphic material] – 1930.

Level: Item

ID: Item 4200

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 4200

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1930

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 55 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a panoramic photograph of children at the Primrose Club in Toronto at 41 Willcocks Street. Identified individuals include: Herbert Epstein, Bert Rosenberg, Boris Adelberg, Ruthetta Kaplan Reiss, Joseph Kronick, Cliff Solway, Gil Shully, Joel Freisman, Sheldon Kert, Selma Vise Lichtman, Martin Factor, Sid Schipper, Ken Rotenberg, Earl Rotenberg, Mandel Sprachman, Ira Pollock.

Notes: Please see accession record for locations of cited individuals.

Name Access: Primrose Club (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects: Children; Parties; Portraits, Group

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

Creator: The Panoramic Camera Company

Places: Willcocks Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1987-9-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

"Beatrix Girls" purim party at 44 St. George St., Toronto [graphic material] – 2 Mar. 1927.

Level: Item

ID: Item 1875

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1875

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 2 Mar. 1927

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

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of the Beatrix Girls at a purim party at Council House, 44 St. George St. Identified in this photograph, seated at front left: Adelaide Cohen.

Name Access: Cohen, Adelaide; Beatrix Girls; St. George Street

Subjects: Parties; Portraits, Group; Purim

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: Saint George Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1980-1-11

Source: Archival Descriptions

Mont engagement party at Adath Israel Congregation, Kirkland Lake, Ontario [graphic material] – [between 1930 and 1935].

Level: Item

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [between 1930 and 1935]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content: This item is an original and copy photograph of the engagement party of Mr. Mont's eldest daughter in the social hall of the Kirkland Lake synagogue (Legion Hall) in the early 1930s. Outside, left to right: Fanny Scott, Alter Scott, Eli Dubinsky, Mrs. D., Mrs. Friedman and husband, Rabbi Rabinowitz, Mr. Mont, Mary Mont, Mont family.; In corner, a young Bill Jacks and wife Bella, Kay Kadish and wife.; Facing camera, starting left corner: Mrs. Ben Portnoy, Mrs. Faye (Kaplan) Atkins, Mrs. Nathan Kaplan, Max Berjansky, Rose Berjansky, next unknown.; Back to camera with hat on: Hyman Kaplan, Mr. and Mrs. S. Garshon, Mrs. Rabinowitz, her daughter and son-in-law, Rabbi now in Detroit.

Notes: Photo by Duke Studio.; Acquired in 1976.; Identifications of individuals on sheet included with photo; also see accession 2003-12-5 for further identifications.

Name Access: Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.); Atkins, Faye; Berjansky, Max; Berjansky, Rose; Dubinsky, Eli; Mont, Mary; Scott, Alter; Scott, Fanny; Jacks, Bill; Kaplan, Hyman; Kadish, Kay; Kaplan, Nathan; Portnoy, Ben

Subjects: Bethrothal; Parties

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: 2003-12-5

Places: Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

Joe Atkin's birthday party [graphic material] – Sep. 1939.

Level: Item

ID: Item 6695

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 6695

Material Format: graphic material

Date: Sep. 1939

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of Joe Atkin's birthday party in Kirkland Lake. From left to right starting in the back row are: Jerry Kaplan, Marvin Temes, Manley Walters, Mike Roodman, Sydney Moscoe, Hinda Temes, Joe Atkins, David Walters, Ernest Raphael, and Harold Brown.

Notes: Photograph taken by Murray Wertman.

Name Access: Kirkland Lake; Atkins, Joe; Kaplan, Jerry; Temes, Marvin; Walters, Manley; Roodman, Mike; Moscoe, Sydney; Temes, Hinda; Walters, David; Raphael, Ernest; Brown, Harold

Subjects: Birthdays; Children; Parties

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.

Creator: Atkins, Joe

Places: Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Accession Number: 2004-6-11

Source: Archival Descriptions

Joe Atkins' birthday party, Kirkland Lake [graphic material] – Sep. 1939.

Level: Item

ID: Item 6696

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 6696

Material Format: graphic material

Date: Sep. 1939

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Joe Atkins' birthday party in Kirkland Lake. Depicted from left to right are: Jerry Kaplan, David Walters, Marvin Temes, Manley Walters, Mike Roodman, Harold Brown, Ernest Raphael, and Hinda Temes.

Notes: Photograph taken by Murray Wertman.

Name Access: Kirkland Lake; Atkins, Joe; Kaplan, Jerry; Walters, David; Temes, Marvin; Walters, Manley; Roodman, Mike; Brown, Harold; Raphael, Ernest; Temes, Hinda

Subjects: Birthdays; Parties

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.

Creator: Atkins, Joe

Places: Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Accession Number: 2004-6-11

Source: Archival Descriptions

Hanukkah party at Congregation Beth Israel (Peterborough, ON) [graphic material] – [1957 or 1958].

Level: Item

ID: Item 1630

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1630

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [1957 or 1958]

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

Scope and Content: This item is a photograph and corresponding negative of a children's Hanukkah performance at the Congregation Beth Israel on Reid Street in Peterborough, Ontario.

Notes: Acquired July 10, 1978.; See accession file for identifications of some of the individuals in the photographs.

Name Access: Congregation Beth Israel (Peterborough, Ont.)

Subjects: Hanukkah; Parties

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

Places: Peterborough (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1978-7-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Consolidated Paper Christmas Party, Toronto [graphic material] – 1940.

Level: Item

ID: Item 4450

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 4450

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1940

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Admin History/Bio: Consolidated paper was owned by Oelbaum.

Scope and Content: For identification see accession record.

Notes: Original by Turofsky.

Subjects: Christmas; Parties

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: 1988-11-16

Source: Archival Descriptions

Third birthday party in back of Sprachman Tailor shop, King St. E., Toronto [graphic material] – [between 1900 and 1910].

Level: Item

ID: Item 3430

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3430

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [between 1900 and 1910]

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

Scope and Content: Identified in the first row, third from end: E. M. Sprachman, Carl April, Kate Sprachman.; In photograph, also pictured are some Brodies and Taylors.

Name Access: April, Carol; Sprachman, E. M.; Sprachman, Kate

Subjects: Birthdays; Parties

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: King Street East (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1982-7-4

Source: Archival Descriptions

Hungarian-Jewish Congregation Hanukkah party on the second floor of the Brunswick Avenue Talmud Torah, Toronto [graphic material] – 1958.

Level: Item

ID: Item 1450

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1450

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1958

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Subjects: Hanukkah; Parties

Places: Brunswick Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1977-8-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Park Plaza Opening [graphic material] – 1946.

Part Of: Sylvia Schwartz fonds; Family series; Events sub-series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 80; Series 5-3; File 1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Sylvia Schwartz fonds; Family series; Events sub-series

Level: File

Fonds: 80

Series: 5-3

File: 1

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1946

Physical Description: 12 photographs : b&w (12 negatives) ; 13 x 10 cm

Admin History/Bio: The Park Plaza Hotel, originally called the Queen's Park Plaza, began construction in 1928. However, because of financial problems in the Depression it was not completed until 1936. Prior to its completion it was bought by the Park Plaza Company, a group of investors including Harry Rotenberg of Yolles and Rotenberg and Joseph Schwartz, Sylvia Schwartz's father. It was originally used as a hotel, residences and office space. Through the 1940s and 1950s it was a popular hot spot, acting as a venue for entertainers such as Cab Calloway and Duke Ellington. In the 1960s it became a popular location with the literary crowd, including Margaret Atwood and Mordecai Richler.; It was eventually bought by the Hyatt chain and re-named the Park Hyatt Toronto.

Scope and Content: File consists of images of a party in the ballroom at the Park Plaza Hotel. Those pictured include members of the Schwartz, Yolles, Halbert and Wintrob families. Also included are images of Sylvia Schwartz, the singer Phyllis Marshall and musicians.; It is unknown what the party was for, but the original envelope indicated that it was an opening of some kind.

Subjects: Parties

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Opening party for the Mercury Club [graphic material] – Nov. 1948.

Part Of: Sammy Luftspring fonds; Sammy Luftspring scrapbook file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 82; File 1; Item 24

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Sammy Luftspring fonds; Sammy Luftspring scrapbook file

Level: Item

Fonds: 82

File: 1

Item: 24

Material Format: graphic material

Date: Nov. 1948

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of the opening party for the Mercury Club, which was located at Dundas and Yonge Streets.; Individuals pictured include: Joe Spring, Max Eisen, Bobbie Rosenfeld, Shorty Grossman (playing the piano), and Lou Krugel.

Notes: Location of originals: Image is located on page 30 of the 65 x 48 cm scrapbook.; Availability of other formats: Also available as digital image.; General: Sammy Luftspring acted as the host at the Mercury Club.

Name Access: Eisen, Max, 1929-; Mercury Club (Toronto, Ont.); Rosenthal (family)

Subjects: Nightclubs; Parties

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: Dundas Street (Toronto, Ont.); Yonge Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 2009-10-3

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Family party, anniversary of Faivel and Rochel Zarnitsky, Londoner Shul, Toronto [graphic material] – [1942 or 1943].

Part Of: Ladovsky family fonds; Photographs file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 83; File 9; Item 22

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Ladovsky family fonds; Photographs file

Level: Item

Fonds: 83

File: 9

Item: 22

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [1942 or 1943]

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

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of a family party at the Londoner Shul. Aaron Ladovsky is seated on the far left, between the third and fourth tapestry.

Notes: Formerly identified as photo # 3831.

Name Access: Anshei England; Hebrew Men of England Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.); Londoner Shul; Zarnitsky, Faivel; Zarnitsky, Rochel

Subjects: Parties

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: Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.); Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number: 1983-11-6

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Stag party for Lionel Fogler, Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1929].

Part Of: Ethel Mehr fonds

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 68; Item 51

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Ethel Mehr fonds

Level: Item

Fonds: 68

Item: 51

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1929]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 35 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a photograph of a group of men at the stag party for Lionel Fogler. Identified individuals include Laurie Finberg, Lionel Fogler, Sam Yolles, Meyer Brenner, Jack Greenberg and Pincus Mehr.

Notes: For location of identified individuals, see accession record.

Name Access: Fogler, Lionel

Subjects: Parties; Portraits, Group

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

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1988-12-3

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Mayoral victory party [graphic material] – 1964.

Part Of: Philip Givens fonds; City of Toronto Mayor series; Campaign sub-series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 51; Series 4-1; File 3

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Philip Givens fonds; City of Toronto Mayor series; Campaign sub-series

Level: File

Fonds: 51

Series: 4-1

File: 3

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1964

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 35 cm

Scope and Content: File consists of one photograph of Phil and Min Givens celebrating with guests at Phil's mayoral victory party.

Subjects: Parties

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

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Stag party in honour of Dr. Bernard Manace [graphic material] – 1936.

Level: Item

ID: Item 66

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 66

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1936

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Admin History/Bio: Dr. Bernard Manace was a Toronto pediatrician. There is an award in his name at the University of Toronto for a medical student who is undertaking an elective or summer medical experience in Israel.

Scope and Content: Item is a black-and-white photograph at Dr. Bernard Manace's stag party. The photographs depicts a large group of men seated in a dining hall.; Back row, left to right: [Jack Slavens?]; [Trachter?]; [Solway?]; Dr. Louis Kazdan, father of Dr. Manace; Dr. Bernard Manace; Dr. M.A. Pollock; Dr. Harry Leizner; Dr. Charles Markson (Markowitz); Dr. Samuel Norris; Dr. M.K. Bochner; Dr. Bernard Willinsky; Dr. Joseph Gollom; Dr. David Perlman; [unknown]; Dr. Adolf A. Appell; Dr. I.M. Golden; Dr. Jacob Markowitz (at U.of T.); Dr. William Harris; Dr. Samuel Perlman, dentist, brother of David Perlman.; Front row, left to right: Emanuel Pullan; [Ed or Gordon Pullan]; Dr. Lou Harris; Dr. Murray Dyment; Dr. Ben Garfield; Dr. Irwin Smith; Dr. Milton Raymers; Dr. David Eisen; Dr. Gordon Manace; Dr. Nathan Shaul; Dr. Max Sibberman; Dr. Mitchell Cohen; Dr. Jacob Goldstein; Dr. Benjamin Cohen; Dr. Aaron G(lassberg) Volpe; Dr. A.A. Track; Dr. Oscar Lewin; Dr. Harold Taube; Dr. Jacob Pollack; Dr. Maurice Selznick; [unknown]; Mannie Starkman.

Notes: See photo for identification order of front row.

Name Access: Manace, Dr. Bernard; University of Toronto; Slavens, Dr. Jack; Trachter; Solway; Kazdan, Dr. Louis; Pollack, Dr. M.A.; Leizner, Dr. Harry; Markson, Dr. Charles; Norris, Dr. Samuel; Bochner, Dr. M.K.; Willinsky, Dr. Bernard; Gollom, Dr. Joseph; Perlman, Dr. David; Appell, Dr. Adolf; Golden, Dr. I.M.; Markowitz, Dr. Jacob; Harris, Dr. William; Perlman, Dr. Samuel; Pullan, Dr. Emanuel; Pullan, Dr. Gordon; Pullan, Dr. Ed; Harris, Dr. Lou; Dyment, Dr. Murray; Garfield, Dr. Ben; Smith, Dr. Irwin; Raymers, Dr. Milton; Eisen, Dr. David; Shaul, Dr. Nathan; Sibberman, Max; Cohen, Dr. Mitchell; Goldstein, Dr. Jacob; Cohen, Dr. Benjamin; Volpe, Dr. Aaron; Track, Dr. A.A.; Lewin, Dr. Oscar; Taube, Dr. Harold; Pollack, Dr. Jacob; Selznick, Dr. Maurice; Starkman, Mannie

Subjects: Parties; Physicians

Access Restriction: Restricted until April 1984.

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

Purim party (Port Colborne, ON) [graphic material] – [ca. 1951].

Level: Item

ID: Item 1456

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1456

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1951]

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

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a Purim party in Port Colborne, Ontario. The photograph depicts a large group dressed in various costumes.

Subjects: Costume; Parties; Purim

Places: Port Carling (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1977-8-18

Source: Archival Descriptions

Purim party (Port Colborne, ON) [graphic material] – [ca. 1952].

Level: Item

ID: Item 1457

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1457

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1952]

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

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a Purim party in Port Colborne, Ontario. The photograph depicts a large group dressed in various costumes.

Subjects: Costume; Parties; Purim

Places: Port Colborne (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1977-8-18

Source: Archival Descriptions

Farewell party for Alec Joseph and Ann Joseph (Stratford, ON) [graphic material] – [ca. 1948].

Level: Item

ID: Item 4080

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 4080

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1948]

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

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a farewell party for Alec Joseph and Ann Joseph of Stratford, Ontario. The photograph depicts a group of people gathered in a room. Pictured are:; Standing in back row, left to right: [Morris Segal?], Bernard Krakofsky, [unidentified], Sol Slockie, Sam Krakofsky, Irving Segal, Harry Carsen, [unidentified woman], Jo Greenberg (partially hidden), Al Brown, Jenny Carsen, [Ruth ?] (partially hidden), Mollie Miller, Violet Hirsch.; Sitting, front row, left to right: Mrs. Lena Gerofsky, Mrs. Krakofsky, Mrs. Bernard Krakofsky, Ann Joseph, Alec Joseph, Mary Segal, Nellie Brown, [unidentified woman], [unidentified man], [unidentified woman], [unidentified man]

Subjects: Parties; Portraits, Group

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

Places: Stratford (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1978-8-2

Source: Archival Descriptions

Purim party (Timmins, ON) [graphic material] – 1922.

Level: Item

ID: Item 1601

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1601

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1922

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

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a group of children dressed up for Purim celebrations, alongside Rabbi Shulman of the Congregation B'nai Israel in Timmins, Ontario.; Pictured in the back row, left to right: Rabbi Shulman (behind boys), Sam Kideckel, Izzie Kokotow, Harry Martin, Bill Shub, Barney Shulman (Rabbi Shulman's son - seated), Sam Katz, Sadie Gurevitch (half-sister to Manny), Sadie Shub (m. Pomerantz), Esther Shinehoft, Abe Shub, Mr. Nissen Katz (parent).; Front row, left to right: Ethel Martin, Fanny Kideckel, [unidentified], Esther Greenberg, Bertha Katz, Ann Gurevitch, Esther Shub.

Notes: This photo is identical to photo #1316.

Name Access: Congregation B'nai Israel (Timmins, Ont.)

Subjects: Children's costumes; Parties; Purim

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: Timmins (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1978-12-6

Source: Archival Descriptions

Entertainment at a children's Purim party [graphic material] – 1980.

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds; Clanton Park Synagogue series; Purim celebrations file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 4; Series 6; File 50; Item 1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds; Clanton Park Synagogue series; Purim celebrations file

Level: Item

Fonds: 4

Series: 6

File: 50

Item: 1

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1980

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm

Notes: Photograph is by Paul Brown.

Subjects: Children; Parties

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

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Dr. Simon G. Fines and Dora Dworkin at Mount Sinai Hospital staff Christmas party [graphic material] – [193-?].

Part Of: Dorothy Dworkin fonds

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 10; Item 20

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Dorothy Dworkin fonds

Level: Item

Fonds: 10

Item: 20

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [193-?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of Dr. Simon G. Fines and Dora Dworkin at Mount Sinai Hospital staff Christmas party. Though founded by Jews, Mount Sinai held Christmas parties since it had always served more non-Jewish patients than Jewish ones.

Notes: Associated material note: see book entitled: "From Generation to Generation: A History of Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital" by Lesley Marrus Barsky, p. 31, for another photograph from this Christmas party.

Name Access: Fines, S. G.; Fines, Simon G.; Mount Sinai Hospital

Subjects: Christmas; Parties

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: 2005-4-5

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Party in synagogue (Ansonville, ON) [graphic material] – [1924 or 1925].

Level: Item

ID: Item 4739

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 4739

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [1924 or 1925]

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

Scope and Content: This item is a copy photograph of a party at the synagogue in Ansonville, Ontario. Seated, front row, beginning second from left are Israel Kideckel, Minnie Kideckel, Esther Kideckel, and Annie Ludwig. The gentleman seated behind Minnie is Jack Perlmutter. Seated, front row, beginning fourth from right are Jack and Polly Abramson, and Tillie and Barney Nosov.

Notes: Original photograph by Couture Photo Ansonville, Ontario.

Subjects: Parties; Synagogues

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

Places: Ansonville (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1988-6-3

Source: Archival Descriptions

Rose Dunkelman birthday party [graphic material] – 1946.

Part Of: Rose Dunkelman fonds

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 39; Item 3

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Rose Dunkelman fonds

Level: Item

Fonds: 39

Item: 3

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1946

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 22 x 17 cm and 13 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rose Dunkelman cutting into her birthday cake as guests look on. The party was thrown for Rose's 57th birthday by Toronto Hadassah.; Far right: Rose Dunkelman.; To her left: [Mrs. Rotenberg].

Name Access: Dunkelman, David

Subjects: Birthdays; Parties

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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Head table at Rose Dunkelman's birthday party [graphic material] – 1946.

Part Of: Rose Dunkelman fonds

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 39; Item 5

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Rose Dunkelman fonds

Level: Item

Fonds: 39

Item: 5

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1946

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 21 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the head table at Rose Dunkelman's birthday party. The party was thrown in honour of Rose's 57th birthday by Toronto Hadassah.; Far right: [Mrs. Rotenberg].

Name Access: Dunkelman, David

Subjects: Birthdays; Parties

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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Guests at Rose Dunkelman's birthday party [graphic material] – 1946.

Part Of: Rose Dunkelman fonds

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 39; Item 6

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Rose Dunkelman fonds

Level: Item

Fonds: 39

Item: 6

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1946

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 22 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of guests seated at tables at Rose Dunkelman's birthday party. The party was thrown in honour of Rose's fifty-seventh birthday by Toronto Hadassah. The head table can also be seen on the far right.

Name Access: Dunkelman, David

Subjects: Birthdays; Parties

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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Max Jaffe, Harry Kay, and Leon Takefman at Hanukkah party [graphic material] – 1973.

Part Of: Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds; Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee series; Photograph collection sub-series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 61; Series 2-2; File 50; Item 2

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds; Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee series; Photograph collection sub-series

Level: Item

Fonds: 61

Series: 2-2

File: 50

Item: 2

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1973

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

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph taken at the Hanukkah party at the Bloor JCC. Pictured in the photograph (left to right) are Max Jaffe, Harry Kay, and Leon Takefman.

Subjects: Hanukkah; Parties

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

Places: Bloor Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Hanukkah party at Congregation Beth Israel (Peterborough, ON) [graphic material] – [1957 or 1958].

Level: Item

ID: Item 1631

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1631

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [1957 or 1958]

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

Scope and Content: This item is a photograph and corresponding negative of a children's Hanukkah performance at the Congregation Beth Israel on Reid Street in Peterborough, Ontario.

Notes: Acquired July 10, 1978.; See accession file for identifications of some of the individuals in the photographs.

Name Access: Congregation Beth Israel (Peterborough, Ont.)

Subjects: Hanukkah; Parties

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

Places: Peterborough (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1978-7-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Joseph and Joyce Herman [graphic material, textual record] – 1992, Nov. 1993.

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

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