- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 67; Series 27; File 556
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 27
- File
- 556
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 27 Sep. 1981
- Physical Description
- 14 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 28 x 28 mm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of one negative and thirteen photographs of the Lipa Green building groundbreaking ceremony on Sunday, Sept. 27, 1981. Identified in the photos are Wilf Posluns, Mr. and Mrs. Al Green, Ben Schneider, Irwin Gold, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Israeli, Mr. and Mrs. David Smuskovitz, J.B. Salsberg, Mel Lastman, David Rotenberg, Al Latner, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Green, and Jack Rose.
- Notes
- Photos by Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto.
- Availability of other formats: Also available as digital images.
- Subjects
- Building
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 440
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 440
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph
- Notes
- Credit: Gadi Hoz Photo.
- Acquired April 1975.
- Name Access
- Petah Tikva Anshe Castilla Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Building
- Sephardim
- Synagogues
- Places
- Danby Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- George Morrison fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 99
- Item
- 158
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1979
- Physical Description
- 1 slide : col. ; 35 mm
- Name Access
- Shaar Shalom Synagogue
- Subjects
- Building
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Don Mills Road (Toronto, Ont.)
- Thornhill (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 4415
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4415
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1985]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph
- Notes
- No restrictions on access.
- Name Access
- Hillel
- University of Toronto
- Subjects
- Food
- 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
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1986-12-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Series
- ID
- Fonds 37; Series 3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 21 negatives : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- The Zionist Centre's new building, home for the Toronto Zionist Council, was located at 788 Marlee Avenue.
- The Toronto Zionist Council, the Toronto branch for the Zionist Organization of Canada, was founded in 1907.Their mandate was to promote the ideals of Z.O.C in Toronto, which necessitated the responsibility of heading up and organizing local programmes for the Toronto Jewish community.
- This organization played a prominent role within the community, renting space to several Jewish organizations including: Ajalon Lodge, Camp Shalom, Canadian Zionist Federation, Hadassah Wizo, Herzl Zion Organization, Israel Medical Association, Jewish Agency, Jewish National Fund, Keltzer Sick Benefit Society, Keren Hatarbut, Linitzer Society, Sons of Abraham, Mozirer Society, Toronto Independent Benevolent Society, United Israel Appeal, Yavne Zion Congregation, Young Judaea, Youth & Hechalutz Zion Benevolent Society. The building also housed the Zionist Organization of Canada's national headquarters.
- Many of these organizations were affiliated with the Toronto Zionist Council. Due to the volume of Zionist organizations operating out of the Zionist Centre, the building came to be regarded as the official centre for all Zionist activities in Toronto.
- Plans for the new Zionist Centre of T.Z.C. were conceived in 1962 after the earlier building on Spadina Ave. was sold to the St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Institute.
- Ground was broken on November 1, 1962 and a drawing of the building was put on display at the Diamond Jubilee Convention of the Zionist Organization of Canada held in Toronto.
- The groundbreaking ceremony was held on Sunday December 23, 1962 at 11:00 am. The ceremony was officiated by members of the Toronto Zionist Council's building committee, which was comprised of: Louis L. Lockshin, Stephen E. Berger, John R. Devor, Controller Philip G. Givens, and Julius Hayman. Phil Givens--president--and Louis L. Lockshin--chairman of the building committee--conducted the ceremony.
- Also present were Eliezer N. Dembitz, Consul of Israel; Joseph N. Frank, National President of the Zionist Organization of Canada; and Julius Hayman, President of the Central Division of Z.O.C.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of the negatives documenting the laying of the cornerstone ceremony for the new Zionist Centre of the Toronto Zionist Council.
- Notes
- Selection for this series was based on the following criteria: site building, ceremonial, and members of the building committee.
- Name Access
- Zionist Centre
- Toronto Zionist Council
- Lockshin, Louis L.
- Berger, Stephen E.
- Devor, John R.
- Givens, Philip G.
- Hayman, Julius
- Dembitz, Eliezer N.
- Frank, Joseph N.
- Zionist Organization of Canada
- Ajalon Lodge
- Camp Shalom
- Canadian Zionist Federation
- Hadassah-Wizo
- Herzl Zion
- Israel Medical Association
- Jewish Agency
- Jewish National Fund
- Keltzer Sick Benefit Society
- Keren Hatarbut
- Linitzer Society
- Sons of Abraham
- Mozirer Society
- Toronto Independent Benevolent Society
- United Israel Appeal
- Yavne Zion Congregation
- Young Judeae
- Youth & Hechalutz
- Zion Benevolent Society
- Subjects
- Building
- Zionism
- Physical Condition
- Negatives are cellulose triacetate.
- Related Material
- see also Zionist Organization of Canada fonds [fonds 28]
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 5012
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5012
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 7 Aug. 1961
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of a young boy waring a Shopsy's hat with a hot dog in each hand.
- Notes
- Graphic Artists.
- Name Access
- Shopsy's
- Shopsowitz, Sam
- Canadian National Exhibition
- Subjects
- Children
- Food
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1990-1-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 4996
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4996
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 14 Aug. 1961
- Physical Description
- 1 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is an exterior view of Shopsowitz Delicatessen's 40th Anniversary. The photographs depicts a line-up of customers outside the entrance. Shopsy's is advertising 1920s prices.
- Notes
- Graphic Artists.
- Name Access
- Shopsowitz, Sam
- Shopsy's Delicatessen
- Subjects
- Anniversaries
- Food
- Restaurants
- Small business
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)
- Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1990-1-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 1000
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1000
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- April 1959
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Notes
- Graphic Artists.
- Name Access
- Beth Emeth Congregation
- Subjects
- Building
- Synagogues
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1977-8-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 1780
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1780
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1914
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Name Access
- Duke St. School
- Subjects
- Children
- Education
- Food
- 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
- 1979-9-42
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 2387
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2387
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Jun. 1955
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : (1 negative) b&w ; 21 x 26 cm and 10 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Left to right: Wilferd Gordon; Bernard Weinberg; Joseph Levine; Edward Gelber.
- Name Access
- Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto
- Gelber, Edward
- Gordon, Wilferd
- Levine, Joseph
- Weinberg, Bernard
- Subjects
- Building
- Places
- Neptune Drive (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1977-4-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 2388
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2388
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Jun. 1955
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph
- Scope and Content
- Left to right: Harry Pullan; J. Weil; William Leibel; Louis Gelber; Sam Kronick; Mrs. James.
- Name Access
- Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto
- Subjects
- Building
- Places
- Neptune Drive (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1977-4-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 4997
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4997
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 6 Jul. 1957
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b& w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph depicts three men outside standing on a scaffold in front of a CKEY microphone. Pictured from left to right are: Bob Howe, Martin Silbert, [?] Sussman.
- Notes
- Photo by Graphic Artists.
- Name Access
- Consolidated Building
- Howe, Bob
- Silbert, Martin
- Sussman
- Subjects
- Building
- 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
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1990-1-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds
- Toronto Section series
- Service Portfolio sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 38; Series 7-11; File 17
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds
- Toronto Section series
- Service Portfolio sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 38
- Series
- 7-11
- File
- 17
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 25 photographs : b&w (12 slides) ; 14 x 10 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of 13 photographs taken at the groundbreaking ceremony, and 12 slides taken of activities at the Bernard Betel Centre.
- Subjects
- Building
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds
- Toronto Section series
- Service Portfolio sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 38; Series 7-11; File 24
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds
- Toronto Section series
- Service Portfolio sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 38
- Series
- 7-11
- File
- 24
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1984-1987
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 59 photographs : b&w and col. (24 negatives) ; 18 x 13 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two reports: a review of the support services for adults with physcial disabilites, and a Needs and Demand study and a newsclipping about the housing project. The photographs and negatives are of the housing project, featuring the ground breaking, and also activities within the home for residents.
- Subjects
- Building
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee series
- Photograph collection sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 61; Series 2-2; File 39
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee series
- Photograph collection sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 61
- Series
- 2-2
- File
- 39
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1958
- Physical Description
- 11 photographs : b&w (2 negatives) ; 26 x 21 cm
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of photographs of the groundbreaking ceremonies for the northern YM-YWHA held in the winter of 1958. The photographs depict invited dignitaries and members of the executive reciting speeches at the podium. The photographs were used in the Y-Time newspaper.
- Identified individuals in the photographs include Fred Gardiner, Rabbi Abraham Feinberg, Charles Draimin, Vernon Singer, Sam Granatstein, Ellis I. Shapiro, Samuel Factor M.P., H. Max Swartz and Nathan Phillips.
- Subjects
- Building
- 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
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee series
- Photograph collection sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 61; Series 2-2; File 84
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee series
- Photograph collection sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 61
- Series
- 2-2
- File
- 84
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1955
- Physical Description
- 7 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of photographs taken at the groundbreaking for the second Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home in Tollandale, near Barrie. Present are Dora and Morris Till, Dr. Lipson, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lunenfeld and Al Ginsberg.
- Subjects
- Building
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee series
- Photograph collection sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 61; Series 2-2; File 91
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee series
- Photograph collection sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 61
- Series
- 2-2
- File
- 91
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1975
- Physical Description
- 35 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm and 13 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of photographs taken at the Northern Building Completion Program groundbreaking ceremonies on Sunday, 20 April 1975. The photos include images of the groundbreaking, plaque and flower presentations and the arrival and unveiling of the Jerusalem cornerstone flown in from Israel.
- Identified individuals include invited guest Premier William Davis and Mrs. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Posluns, Murray and Marvelle Koffler, Amnon Gilad, John Wahl, Harold Green, Alex Fisher, Sam Granatstein, David Andrews, and Bert Fine.
- Subjects
- Building
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. A. I. Willinsky fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 81
- Item
- 18
- Material Format
- moving images
- Date
- [ca. 1936]-1938
- Physical Description
- 1 film reel (ca. 19 min.) : original, b&w, si. ; 16 mm
- 1 film reel (ca. 19 min.) : duplicate, 16 fps, b&w, si. ; 16 mm
- 1 DVD (ca. 19 min.) : duplicate, digital, b&w, si.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a documentary film about the rationale for, the construction of, and the opening ceremonies of the Holy Blossom Synagogue. Seen are shots of the crowded and dim classrooms within the old Bond St. Synagogue, its predecessor. Also seen are scenes of the official sod turning, the laying of the corner-stone, and some of the construction work on Holy Blossom at its new location at the corner of Bathurst Street and Ava Road. These are followed by various scenes of the new building’s interior and exterior. The film ends with the May 16, 1937 official opening ceremonies of, and the transfer of the Torah scrolls to, the new facility. Identified in the footage is Edmund Scheuer.
- Notes
- In 1988 a dupe negative and new check print were struck from the original positive print. As part of the new print production, both the original magnetic and optical sound tracks were utilized. This work was commissioned by and paid for by the Toronto Jewish Congress for its Archives.
- Previously reel # 12
- Name Access
- Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Building
- Synagogues
- Torah scrolls
- Physical Condition
- Film has slight vinegar smell
- Places
- Ava Road (Toronto, Ont.)
- Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Bond Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 2; Series 3-1; File 7
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 2
- Series
- 3-1
- File
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1966
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm and 17 x 22 cm
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains a news clipping and two photographs in connection with David Dunkelman, Tip Top Tailors and Mount Sinai Hospital. Dunkelman took part in opening the hospital's new extension in 1966, along with Marvin Gerstein and Morry Wingold.
- Subjects
- Building
- Hospitals
- 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
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 4832
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4832
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 6 May 1957
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 11 cm and 12 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Helen O'Connor (left) and Inez Richardson (right) leading a cooking class for CJIC, a television station in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The photograph depicts Inez standing in a kitchen, wearing a Hadassah apron, and using a cake mixer while Helen looks on. In the foreground is the television camera.
- Notes
- On the verso of the photograph there is an address: 128 March Street. This is likely either the address of the studio or the home of Inez Richardson.
- Subjects
- Food
- Places
- Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1984-5-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 3901
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3901
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1982
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of an unidentified man barbequing hot dogs at a picnic for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The picnic was organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress.
- Subjects
- Communities
- Food
- Picnics
- Places
- Ontario
- Accession Number
- 1986-2-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Adas Israel Synagogue series
- Building sub-series
- Synagogue dedication and laying of the cornerstone file
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 4; Series 5-1; File 5; Item 2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Adas Israel Synagogue series
- Building sub-series
- Synagogue dedication and laying of the cornerstone file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 5-1
- File
- 5
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 22 Oct. 1961
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm
- Notes
- Photograph is by Aron Studio.
- Subjects
- Building
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- George Morrison fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 99
- Item
- 159
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1979
- Physical Description
- 1 slide : col. ; 35 mm
- Name Access
- Shaar Shalom Synagogue
- Subjects
- Building
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Don Mills Road (Toronto, Ont.)
- Thornhill (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- George Morrison fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 99
- Item
- 160
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1979
- Physical Description
- 1 slide : col. ; 35 mm
- Name Access
- Shaar Shalom Synagogue
- Subjects
- Building
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Don Mills Road (Toronto, Ont.)
- Thornhill (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 37; Series 7; Item 2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 7
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [1954?]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is of a groundbreaking ceremony that is likely for Baycrest Hospital, as the man standing third from the left is Abe Posluns, president of the Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital.
- Standing on the far left is J. Irving Oelbaum.
- Name Access
- Baycrest Hospital
- Oelbaum, J. Irving, 1899-1966
- Posluns, Abe
- Subjects
- Building
- Hospitals
- Portraits, Group
- 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
- Fonds 37; Series 7; Item 6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 7
- Item
- 6
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1951]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- In 1913 a charitable organization called the Ezras Noshim Society was formed to help elderly women. Ezras Noshim start collecting funds in 1917 to purchase a home that would be converted into Toronto's first Jewish Old Folks Home. The forerunner to Baycrest Centre opened in 1919 as the Toronto Jewish Old Folks Home on Cecil Street in downtown Toronto, where the women of Ezras Noshim made beds, cooked kosher meals, washed sheets, and sponsored fundraising events.
- In 1954, the Jewish Home for the Aged opened on Bathurst Street to accomodate their expanding needs and a new feature: Baycrest Hospital.
- This location continued to expand including a new building for residents in 1968, the Baycrest Terrace and The Joseph E. and Minnie Wagman Centre in 1976. These additions enabled Baycrest to expand their services to include a community centre, an enhanced apartment building, a home for the aged, a day care service and a hospital.
- In 1986 a new Baycrest Hospital was erected, and in 1989, the Rotman Research Institute, which is also affiliated with the University of Toronto, opened to create a research facility enabling top researchers to study and find new treatment methods for the elderly.
- In recent years, Baycrest's research activities have expanded to include the Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation Unit (est. 1995), which evaluates clinical programs and conducts long-term studies of health issues affecting older adults and the Kunin Lunenfeld Clinical Research Unit (est. 1996), which links researchers with Baycrest clinical departments to enable prompt implementation of research findings. These two programs merged in 1998 to become the Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit.
- Apotex Centre, the Jewish Home for the Aged and the Louis and Leah Posluns Centre for Stroke and Cognition opened in 2000. This centre is responsible for residents with progressive dementia and vascular dementia.
- Baycrest Centre also provides numerous cultural and religious programs for the inhabitants and the greater community, including a heritage museum, art exhibits and a Holocaust program.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the groundbreaking ceremony for Baycrest Hospital on Bathurst Street, which was erected along with the new building of the Jewish Home for the Aged.
- Abe Posluns is on the far right.
- Name Access
- Baycrest Hospital
- Posluns, Abe
- Subjects
- Building
- Hospitals
- Portraits, Group
- 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
- Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 37; Series 3; Item 1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 3
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- Name Access
- Gilbert, Al, 1922-
- Subjects
- Building
- 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
- Part Of
- Rose Dunkelman fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 39
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- October 4, 1966
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 26 x 21 cm and 10 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- David Dunkelman (1883-1978) was born in Poland to Elias and Leah Dunkelman. He came to Canada with his parents in 1895, settling in Toronto. On 19 January 1910, he married Rose Miller (1889-1949), and together they had 6 children: Joseph, Ernest, Benjamin, Theodora, Veronica (Ourisman), and Zelda (Wilner). David Dunkelman was very active throughout his life in Zionist causes and in philanthropic and communal work. He was the founder, president and chairman of the board of Tip Top Tailors Ltd. (1911) which was one of the largest clothing manufacturers in Canada. For over 50 years David was one of the leaders of the Zionist Organization of Canada. He was also director of the Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital, one of the founders of the North Toronto YMHA, a founder and supporter of the Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto, and one of the founders of a village in Israel known as Gan Chaim. He was a member of several clubs and lodges including B'nai Brith, the Empire Club, the Primrose Club and the Canadain Friends of Hebrew University. David married Pearl Greisman Rotenberg in 1950, after the death of his wife Rose Dunkelman in 1949.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is of (left to right) Marvin Gerstein, Morry Wingold and David Dunkelman with some other gentlemen at the Mount Sinai extension groundbreaking in Toronto. The view is through the handle of a shovel.
- Name Access
- Gerstein, Marvin
- Wingold, Morry
- Dunkelman, David
- Dunkelman, Benjamin
- Dunkelman, Ernest
- Dunkelman, Joseph
- Dunkelman, Zelda
- Dunkelman, Theodora
- Rotenberg, Pearl Greisman
- Subjects
- Building
- Hospitals
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 1988-2-12
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1988-2-12
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1.8 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records pertaining to the operation of the Kashruth Department of the Toronto Jewish Congress. The department was situated within the Orthodox Division.
- Use Conditions
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Subjects
- Religion
- Food
- Nonprofit organizations
- Name Access
- Toronto Jewish Congress
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2005-9-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2005-9-7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1939
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a notice in Yiddish from Rabbi Meir Levy announcing to the Jewish community that shochtim Yichiel Wagman and Soloway, Hymie Weisfeld, Lazar Salkovitch, and Moishe Gross are valid, certified kosher butchers. These shochtim, it states, are well known in Toronto, learned in Torah, and they have been certified under the strictest rules of kashrut.
- Subjects
- Religion
- Food
- Occupations
- Name Access
- Levy, Meir Zvi
- Wagman, Yichiel
- Weisfeld, Hymie
- Salkovitch, Lazar
- Gross, Moishe
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-5-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-5-4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 item
- Date
- 1985
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one Shopsy's Delicatessen menu from March 1985. The deli introduced a new menu on 1 April 1985. It is a laminated, oversized, three-panel menu and is from the deli located at Yonge and Front Streets, across from the former O'Keefe Centre.
- Administrative History
- Harry and Jennie Shopsowitz started the family business, Shopsy's Delicatessen, in 1921. The first location was on Spadina Avenue at Dundas Street and was initially an ice-cream parlour, although they quickly converted it into a delicatessen in 1922. Shopsy's became an institution in the city where the likes of Bob Hope, Al Waxman, Dennis Hull and Scotty Bowman were regular customers. Harry's three sons took over the business in 1947. The brothers, Sam and Israel, expanded the business by packaging and distributing their hotdogs and corned beef to grocery stores. Sam Shopsowitz, the more gregarious of the two brothers, was known as the "Corned Beef King."
- Subjects
- Food
- Business
- Restaurants
- Name Access
- Shopsy's Delicatessen (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-7-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-7-5
- Material Format
- textual record (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 1 document (pdf)
- Date
- 1962
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of one scanned copy of the Lakehead Hadassah cookbook from 1962.
- Custodial History
- The original records are in the possession of the donor. The OJA was granted permission to scan the records in July 2007, as part of the Ontario Small Jewish Communities initiative. These copies were then donated to the Archives on 2007-07-19.
- 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
- Communities
- Food
- Women
- Name Access
- Safir, Shari-Lyn
- Hadassah-WIZO Organization of Canada
- Places
- Thunder Bay (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-11-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-11-5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Date
- 1953, 1956-1957
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of three cookbooks produced by the Toronto B'nai Brith Women. The first is entitled "Party Book", the second is "Oven Magic", and the third is "What's Cooking?".
- Subjects
- Food
- Women
- Name Access
- Toronto B'nai B'rith Women
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Mimi Wise fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 16
- Item
- 7
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- Date
- 1959
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (jpg)
- Scope and Content
- This item is an electronic copy photograph of Mimi Wise cooking cabbage rolls in her kitchen for the Hadassah Bazaar. The photograph was taken for the Toronto Telegram.
- Subjects
- Food
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Toronto Telegram. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Accession Number
- 2006-9-7
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 838
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 838
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Responsibility
- Duke Studio
- Date
- [195-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of Joe Dash, Mr. Blackstone, and Harry Atkins, of the Kirkland Lake B'nai Brith lodge, in the kitchen of the Adath Israel Synagogue. The men were helping to prepare some hot dogs for a group of Jewish boy cubs and boy scouts.
- Name Access
- Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
- Atkins, Harry
- Blackstone, Mr.
- Dash, Joe
- Subjects
- Food
- Kitchens
- 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
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 892
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 892
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Responsibility
- Duke Studios
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of the former site of the M. & S. Fruit Company, owned by Sam Speigelman, which operated for thirty years on Kirkland Lake.
- Name Access
- Speigelman, Sam
- Subjects
- Building
- 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
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
- Events sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 52; Series 2-5; File 8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
- Events sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 52
- Series
- 2-5
- File
- 8
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Date
- 30 June 1983
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- 1 object
- Subjects
- Building
- Hospitals
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
- Events sub-series
- New Baycrest Hospital groundbreaking file
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 52; Series 2-5; File 8; Item 2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
- Events sub-series
- New Baycrest Hospital groundbreaking file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 52
- Series
- 2-5
- File
- 8
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 30 June 1983
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of Dora Till with Abe Posluns and an unidentified woman at the groundbreaking for the New Baycrest Hospital. All three are holding gold ceremonial shovels in the ground. Pictured on the far left is Sid Cooper.
- Subjects
- Building
- Hospitals
- 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
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 61; Series 1-1; File 52
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 61
- Series
- 1-1
- File
- 52
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1975
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The cultural and education wing of the northern branch of the YM-YWHA was supposed to be built as part of the original northern branch, opened in 1961. However, lack of funds caused the wing to be put on hold until the 1970 completion program began. The addition of the cultural and educational wing of the northern branch included the Koffler Centre for the Arts, the Leah Posluns Theatre and improved physical education facilities.
- Scope and Content
- This file contains two groundbreaking ceremony program booklets from 20 April 1975.
- Subjects
- Building
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 61; Series 1-1; File 110
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 61
- Series
- 1-1
- File
- 110
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1958
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file contains textual material documenting the groundbreaking ceremonies of the northern branch YM-YWHA on Bathurst Street. The records include invitations, community and executive correspondence, invite lists and ceremony itineraries.
- Subjects
- Building
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 14; Series 11; File 15
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 11
- File
- 15
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 30 June 1983
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- file consists of an invitation.
- Subjects
- Building
- Hospitals
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 14; Series 11; File 17
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 11
- File
- 17
- Material Format
- textual record
- object
- Date
- 28 Aug. 1997
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 key chain : blue and gold ; 3 x 8 cm in box 2 x 17 x 2 cm
- 1 pen : blue and gold ; 14 cm long in box 2 x 17 x 2 cm
- Scope and Content
- file consists of an invitation, programme, agenda, and a commemorative key chain and pen. The key chain and pen are stored together in the same box.
- Subjects
- Building
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Hoffman family fonds
- Personal series
- Level
- Series
- ID
- Fonds 6; Series 3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Hoffman family fonds
- Personal series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 6
- Series
- 3
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- [195-]-1962
- Physical Description
- 5 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Max and Celia Hoffman lived in Hamilton with their 2 children, Stephen and Jay. They were members of Adas Israel synagogue and the Beverley Golf and Country Club. The children attended the Hamilton Talmud Torah.
- Scope and Content
- Series contains correspondence and blueprints relating to the construction of the Hoffman residence. Also included are the Westlake Secondary School yearbook, the school attended by the Hoffman children and a biography of Meyer Hoffman, a relative of Max Hoffman. In addition, there is correspondence relating to the Hoffman family membership in the Beverly Golf and Country Club.
- Subjects
- Building
- Education
- Golf
- Recreation
- Places
- Hamilton (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Sub-series
- ID
- Fonds 4; Series 5-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 5-1
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- 1958-1961
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records and other material
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of material relating to the construction of Adas Israel synagogue's new building at 125 Cline Ave. South. This includes publicity brochures and financial records about the building campaign and correspondence, programmes, and a film of the turning of the sod. As well there is correspondence, programmes, photographs and audio recordings of the laying of the cornerstone and dedication of the synagogue. There is also a key to the synagogue which was presented at the dedication ceremony.
- Notes
- Physical description note: includes 27 photographs, 14 architectural drawings, 3 audio reels, 1 film reel, and 1 key.
- Name Access
- Adas Israel Congregation (Hamilton, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Building
- Synagogues
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2013-8-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2013-8-3
- Material Format
- text
- Physical Description
- 1 book : 166 p.
- Date
- [198-?]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one cookbook published by the Sisterhood of the Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue and the Dorothy Rothschild Chapter of Hadassah (Sudbury).
- Subjects
- Food
- Women
- Name Access
- Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue
- Hadassah-Wizo
- Places
- Subury, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-12-63
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-12-63
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 19 photographs : col. (jpgs) ; 72 MB
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- [2014?]-2016
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of 19 digital photos of Shoresh activities including beekeeping, farming, the Kavanah Garden in Vaughan, Maxie's Garden in Kensington Market, a map of Bela Farm in Hillsburgh, and gardening at Baycrest. Also included is a copy of Shoresh 2016 Year in Review.
- Administrative History
- Shoresh is a grassroots Jewish environmental organization in Southern Ontario. They exist to nurture a regional Jewish community that sees environmental ethics as a core element of Jewish identity, and is actively committed to responsible stewardship of the earth. They do this through educational programs that link Jewish texts and teachings with experiences of awe and wonder of the natural world; leadership opportunities that invest in the next generation of Jewish environmental leaders; and responsive action including environmental advocacy and the production of sustainable products that enrich Jewish life. They operate out of Shoresh’s Kavanah Garden in Vaughan, Bela Farm in Hillsburgh, and through schools, synagogues, camps, and community organizations throughout the Greater Toronto Area.
- Descriptive Notes
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION NOTE: There is a PDF version of image #19 of Bela Farm
- Subjects
- Agriculture
- Food
- Name Access
- Shoresh (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-11-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-11-3
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. (jpg) ; 10.3 MB
- Date
- 2013
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one digital photo of Ran Goel with produce. This is a publicity photo for Fresh City Farms.
- Administrative History
- Fresh City Farms is Canada’s largest commercial city farm located on six acres at Downsview Park in Toronto. Its mission is to create and perfect new ways to connect food makers and eaters. Founder Ran Goel lists “his grandmother’s stories about growing up on a Kibbutz, feeling democracy awaken in his childhood home of South Africa and his mom’s stuffed peppers” as inspiration.
- Subjects
- Agriculture
- Farms
- Food
- Name Access
- Fresh City Farms
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-11-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-11-3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 30 cm of textual records
- Date
- 1958-1976
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of B'nai Brith Women Toronto cookbooks from 1958, 1960-1963, 1967-1972, and B'nai Brith Women's Council of Toronto yearbooks from 1973, 1975-1976. Each cookbook has a specific theme: Food for Fun; Dinner Dates; Chef's Choice; Gourmet Goodies; Around the World; Candlelight and Wine; Calories a la Carte; Gourmet's Gallery; Confessions of a Bala Busta; Dinner Magic; and People Helping People. The 1972 issue is both a yearbook and a cookbook. From 1973 on, the yearbooks, entitled Pledged to Serve, no longer contained any recipes and instead focused solely on the work of the B'nai Birth Women's Council of Toronto and its chapters.
- Custodial History
- There is no acquisition information for this accession. The accession number was assigned by the archivist.
- Subjects
- Food
- Women in charitable work
- Name Access
- B'nai Brith Women's Council of Toronto
- B'nai Brith Women (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1990 sub-sub-series
- Walk and Festival event photographs file
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 67; Series 17-1-16; File 26
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1990 sub-sub-series
- Walk and Festival event photographs file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-16
- File
- 26
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 21 May 1990
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Negative of UJA Walk for Israel volunteers grilling hot dogs. Identified are Gerarld Halbert and Julia Koschitzky.
- Notes
- Title based on content of negative
- Negative by Graphic Artists Photographers
- Subjects
- Food
- Volunteers
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Name
- Joseph Fremar
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 14 May 1974
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Joseph Fremar
- Number
- OH 21
- Subject
- Business
- Food
- Occupations
- Interview Date
- 14 May 1974
- Quantity
- 2 cassettes (1 copy)
- 1 MP3 file
- Interviewer
- Bess Shockett
- Total Running Time
- 12:59 minutes
- Conservation
- Copied to cassette tape in August 2003.
- Digitized in June 2010.
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Joseph "Joe the Orange Man" Fremar was a produce merchant in Kensington Market and opened his location at 234 Augusta Avenue in 1938. Fremar, commonly referred to as the "Orange Man," was a member of the Kiever Synagogue.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Name Access
- Fremar, Joseph
- Kiever Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Shockett, Bess
- Geographic Access
- Augusta Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Source
- Oral Histories
In this clip, Joseph Fremar, also known as "Joe the Orange Man," talks about the social politics and financial expectations around belonging to certain Toronto synagogues versus others.
In this clip, Joseph Fremar, also known as "Joe the Orange Man," talks about the changing population of Toronto
