- Accession Number
- 1994-1-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1994-1-2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 10 x 13 cm
- Date
- [ca. 1922]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a copy photograph of Joe Nesker, Bella Nesker and their son, Manny Nesker, standing in the doorway of Nesker & Co. Wholesale and Retail Produce, located at 193 1/2 Baldwin Street, Toronto.
- Subjects
- Families
- Small business
- Name Access
- Nesker, Joe
- Nesker, Bella
- Nesker, Manny
- Nesker & Co.
- Places
- Baldwin Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1002
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1002
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1912]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 15 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a group of Goldstein women with a horse and buggy outside of Goldstein's Butcher Shop and Ice Cream Parlour in Charlton, Ontario. Identified are Bessy Goldstein, Ida Goldstein, Mrs. Goldstein and [Rivi?] Levine.
- Notes
- Acquired in 1976.
- Name Access
- Goldstein, Bessy
- Goldstein, Ida
- Subjects
- Women
- Small business
- 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
- Charlton (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1001
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1001
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1912]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a group of men and women on the front porch of Goldstein's Butcher Shop and Ice Cream Parlour, in Charlton, Ontario. Identified individuals include Ida Goldstein, Mrs. Goldstein, Dora Goldstein, Walter Goldstein and Sam Levine. The other individuals are the Goldstein's non-Jewish neighbours.
- Notes
- Acquired in 1976.
- Name Access
- Goldstein, Ida
- Goldstein, Dora
- Goldstein, Walter
- Levine, Sam
- Subjects
- Small business
- 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
- Charlton (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 923
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 923
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1929-1933
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 11 cm and 12 x 10 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- The Englehart Bargain Store was run by Louis Schwartz from Toronto. The Gurevitch family lived behind it and rented out the front to use on Shabbos when they were not on their farm.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Min (née Gurevitch) and Hymie [Lebiman?] standing in front of the Englehart Bargain Store.
- Name Access
- Englehart Bargain Store
- Subjects
- Small business
- 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
- Englehart (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1976-7-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Name
- Nathan Rivelis
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 3 Aug. 2010
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Nathan Rivelis
- Number
- OH 405
- Subject
- Immigrants--Canada
- Small business
- Communities
- Interview Date
- 3 Aug. 2010
- Quantity
- 1 reference CD
- 1 archival DVD
- Interviewer
- Rheta (nee Rivelis) Rosen
- AccessionNumber
- OH 405
- Total Running Time
- 1:11 minutes
- Biography
- Nathan Rivelis, father of Rheta Rosen (née Rivelis), was born in the early 1900s in the Ukraine. Nathan immigrated to Canada in 1919, making his home in Lachine and Saint-Jérôme, Quebec. In 1926, Nathan moved to North Bay, Ontario. There, he opened a small, family-run clothing store and grew it into Rivelis' Department Store, remaining in business until 1983.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Name Access
- Rivelis' Department Store (North Bay, Ont.)
- Geographic Access
- North Bay (Ont.)
- Québec (Province)
- Ukraine
- Original Format
- DVD
- Transcript
- 0.0-.39: Interviewer checking the tape recorder
Family History
.40-35.54: Nathan Rivelis was born in the early 1900s in Miskiva, (spelling) a town located between Odessa and Kiev in the Ukraine. Approximately 2,000 Jews lived in Miskiva alongside a small non-Jewish population. The market place was the primary source of income for the Jewish population.
Nathan had five siblings: Tzipa, Moshe, Hannah, Eva, and Esther. When Nathan was ten years old, his father passed away, leaving his mother, Bluma Rivelis (née Dubin) to provide for the family on her own. With Nathan’s help, Bluma supported the family by running a grocery store and selling liquor.
Nathan describes the difficult life and persecution of Miskiva’s Jewish peasantry from the early 1900s through the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. Many Russian Jews fled Russia for America, and it was Abram, Nathan’s brother-in-law, who was the first family member to immigrate to Canada. With money received from Abram, Nathan secured passage to Canada for the rest of the family.
Immigration to Canada
35.55-42.47: Nathan arrived in Canada in 1919, making his home in Lachine, Quebec. After six years working as a presser and in dry goods, Nathan opened a business in St. Jerome, Quebec.
North Bay
42.48-48.50: In 1926, after vacationing with the Herman family and encouraged by a positive impression of North Bay, Nathan closed his dry goods business in St. Jerome and moved to North Bay. After a brief stint as a peddler, Rivelis purchased the dry goods business of E. I. Green. To help with the business, Rivelis moved his mother and sister Esther to North Bay. After his marriage in 1929, they returned to Montreal. Rivelis grew his small, family-run clothing store to a large department store and remained in business until 1983.
Family history continued
48.51-57.21: In this portion of the interview, Nathan discusses his feelings of fear while living in Russia, always worrying what the next day would bring. When Nathan arrived in Canada, he felt free and happy. Nathan discusses his father’s family. Some family members immigrated to Milwaukee while some remained in Russia.
57.28-1.02.29: This is a personal conversation between Nathan and his daughter. They discuss Nathan’s mother, her difficult life in Russia, her life in Canada, and her death at the age of ninety-four.
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Level
- Item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [1918 or 1919]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print of the interior of Routbard's second-hand shop, located at 287 Princess Street in Kingston, Ontario. The photograph features Louis Routbard (on left) standing behind the counter with an employee.
- Name Access
- Routbard, Louis
- Subjects
- Small business
- 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
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 867
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 867
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [193-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print of the Service Supply store in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The store was operated by Dave and Saidie Lavut from 1937 to 1954.
- Notes
- Acquired in 1976.
- Photo by Duke Studio.
- Name Access
- Lavut, Dave
- Lavut, Saidie
- Subjects
- Small business
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 872
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 872
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Responsibility
- Duke Studio
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of a sign for Eddie Duke's photography studio in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The sign is attached to the side of a building.
- Name Access
- Duke, Eddie
- Subjects
- Signs and signboards
- Small business
- 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
- 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
- Part Of
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Executive director series
- Subject files sub-series
- 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
- Part Of
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Executive director series
- Subject files sub-series
- 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
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Events series
- 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
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Events series
- 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
- 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
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Adas Israel Synagogue series
- Building sub-series
- 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
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Photographic and audiovisual collection series
- 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 1441
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1441
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [between 1909 and 1911]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of an unidentified man holding a child in front of store in St. John's Ward, Toronto.
- Subjects
- Small business
- 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
- Elizabeth Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- St. John's Ward (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1977-7-2
- 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
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Zionist Centre cornerstone ceremony series
- 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 1468
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1468
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1909
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Admin History/Bio
- Leah Hershorn's maiden name was Cornfield.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Leah Hershorn standing behind the counter of her tobacco shop.
- Notes
- Photo by J. W. Wilson Co., 143 Queen St. W.
- Name Access
- Hershorn, Leah
- Subjects
- Small business
- Tobacco
- 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
- Yonge Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1977-12-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1171
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1171
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1926]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of the exterior of Hyman's Book and Art Shop.
- Name Access
- Hyman's Book and Art Shop (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Small business
- 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
- 1977-1-1
- 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 1202
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1202
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1908
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Mrs. [Finkle?] Wienberg standing in front of the S. Weinberg Paint Store in Toronto.
- Subjects
- Small business
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1977-1-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1174
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1174
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1930]
- Physical Description
- 1 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of the interior of Hyman's Book and Art Shop.
- Name Access
- Hyman's Book and Art Shop (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Small business
- 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
- 1977-1-1
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Part Of
- Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
- Business series
- Tip Top Tailors sub-series
- 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
- 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
-
Item 1172
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1172
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1926]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of the interior of Hyman's Book and Art Shop.
- Name Access
- Hyman's Book and Art Shop (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Small business
- 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
- 1977-1-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1176
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1176
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1933]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of a display in the window of Hyman's Book and Art Shop.
- Name Access
- Hyman's Book and Art Shop (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Small business
- 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
- 1977-1-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1182
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1182
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1944
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Faye Hyman in front of Hyman's Book Shop.
- Name Access
- Hyman's Book and Art Shop (Toronto, Ont.)
- Hyman, Faye
- Subjects
- Small business
- 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
- 1977-1-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Jewish community events series
- 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
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Jewish community events series
- 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
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Zionist Centre cornerstone ceremony series
- 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
