Accession Number
2000-4-8
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2000-4-8
Material Format
textual record
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records
Date
1959-1975
Scope and Content
Accession consists of records created and accumulated by the Moses family. The types of records include cemetery papers, such as correspondence, account receipts and the original constitution for Hasiatyner Klaus Beth Israel.
Also included are the original cemetery plans with the official stamp and seal and a copy of the blueprints for the Eitz Chiam School
Administrative History
Isadore Moses moved his family to Canada in 1928. He became president of Toronto’s Husiatiner Klaus Shul, volunteered to co-design Bathurst Lawn Cemetery’s floor plan, and was committed to Jewish education.
His son Lewis Moses, the youngest of seven children, was also deeply committed to the Jewish community. Despite running a busy chartered accountancy practice, the former air force officer devoted much of his energy to Jewish causes. He worked diligently for the Zionist Revisionist Organization, United Jewish Appeal, United Israel Appeal, State of Israel Bonds, Jewish National Fund, Canadian Zionist Federation, the Board of Jewish Education, Eitz Chaim Schools, and many other organizations. He was co-founder of Torath Emeth Congregation and a Board Member of Shaarei Shomayim Congregation. Lewis Moses was honoured at the Negev dinner in 1992
Subjects
Cemeteries
Name Access
Husiatiner Klaus Beth Israel.
Bathurst Lawn Cemetery.
Zionist Revisionist Organization.
United Jewish Appeal.
United Israel Appeal.
State of Israel Bonds.
Jewish National Fund.
Canadian Zionist Federation.
Board of Jewish Education.
Eitz Chaim.
Torath Emeth Congregation.
Shaarei Shomayim Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2002-10-3
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2002-10-3
Material Format
textual record
Physical Description
30 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Accession consists of the records of the Amalgamated Dawes Road Trustees, responsible for the maintenance and operations of the Dawes Road Cemetery. The Trustees reported to the Canadian Jewish Congress Central Region.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Name Access
Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region (Toronto, Ont.)
Amalgamated Dawes Road Trustees (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
1992-2-6
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
1992-2-6
Material Format
graphic material
Physical Description
4 photographs : b&w and col. ; 25 x 21 cm or smaller
Date
1991
Scope and Content
Accession consists of a colour photograph of Hanna Schusheim, Emunah Toronto Council co-president (centre) with bazaar co-chairman Agnes Deutsch (left) and Malka Deutsch; a photograph of the entrance to Pardes Shalom cemetery with (L-R) Rabbi Sheldon Steinberg, Jewish community chaplain; Sidney Freedman, founding president of Toronto Hebrew Memorial Park; Bill Draimin, current president; and Lorna Jackson, mayor of the city of Vaughan; a photograph of Rabbi Yitzchak Witty (right) and Mr and Mrs. Yitz Feldman; and a photograph of Anna Cohen and family.
Custodial History
Thes pohtographs came to the OJA from the Canadian Jewish News through Leila Speismanm, a former journalist with the paper.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Newspapers
Name Access
Canadian Jewish News
Pardes Shalom Cemetery (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
1992-7-2
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
1992-7-2
Material Format
graphic material
Physical Description
4 photographs : col. (slides) ; 35 mm
Date
[ca. 1965]
Scope and Content
This accession consists of 4 colour slides of the dedication of a Holocaust monument in Litvische-Latvische section of Bathurst Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, with Cantor N. Stolnitz.
Subjects
Holocaust memorials
Cemeteries
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
1993-2-2
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
1993-2-2
Material Format
graphic material
Physical Description
8 photographs : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Date
1993
Scope and Content
This accession consists of a series of photographs of the monuments in the Jewish cemetery at Massey, Ontario. The gravestones of Judith Rosenthal, Gay Selene, Rosie and Aaron Silverman, Itzhak Bar Yosef, Rose Iena Nellisks, Charles Rothenberg, Izik Aharon Ben Bezalel, and Etta Mozes are depicted. The majority of these individuals did not live to adulthood.
Descriptive Notes
Hebrew and English identifying information with dates is written on the back of each photo.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Name Access
Rosenthal, Judith
Selene, Gay
Silverman, Rosie
Silverman, Aaron
Bar Yosef, Itzhak
Nellisks, Rose Iena
Rothenberg, Charles
Ben Bezalel, Izik Aharon
Mozes, Etta
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
1996-3-3
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
1996-3-3
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
Physical Description
2.4 m of textual records and graphic materials
Date
[ca. 1940]-[ca.1995]
Scope and Content
Accession consists of the records created and/or accumulated by Nechemiah Knobel. They relate to the work of the Labour Zionist Alliance and the Borochov movement. Of note are a series of photographs documenting the unveiling of the Holocaust monument at Mount Sinai Cemetery in 1968. Identified individuals include Mayor Phil Givens, Allan Grossman, Ben Himel and Max Federman.
Use Conditions
Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
Subjects
Holocaust memorials
Cemeteries
Labor unions
Labor Zionism
Name Access
Knobel, Nechemiah
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
1976-10-3
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
1976-10-3
Material Format
textual record
Physical Description
26 cm of textual records and graphic material
Date
1925-1960
Scope and Content
Accession consists of: Toronto Jewish Medical Association minute book (1925–1936); minutes, clinical records, research papers and other records of the Mount Sinai Clinical Association (1932–1953); Mount Sinai Hospital medical staff minute book (1943–1953); a copy of Dr David Eisen's publication "Toronto's Jewish doctors" (1960); and a photograph of the installation of officers of the Mt. Sinai Hospital Clinical Society (1939).
Use Conditions
Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.
Descriptive Notes
Availability of other formats: Dr. Eisen's "Toronto's Jewish Doctors" publication has been digitized and is available as a PDF file. The photograph of the officers' installation has also been digitized and is available as a JPEG image.
Subjects
Hospitals
Physicians
Name Access
Eisen, David
Pollock, Ira
Mount Sinai Hospital
Toronto Jewish Medical Association
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2003-1-1
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2003-1-1
Material Format
textual record
Physical Description
2.1 m of textual records
Scope and Content
Accession consists of records documenting the operation of Pardes Shalom Cemetery in Toronto.
Use Conditions
Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Name Access
Pardes Shalom Cemetery
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2004-5-75
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2004-5-75
Material Format
graphic material
Physical Description
4 photographs ; b&w and col. ; 21 x 25 cm or smaller
Date
[ca. 1930]-1998
Scope and Content
This accession consists of photographs relating to Kirkland Lake, Ontario - Dubinsky family; synagogue; and Krugerdorf Cemetery.
Descriptive Notes
Identification keys and biographical information is provided for the group photos.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Synagogues
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2004-5-91
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2004-5-91
Material Format
textual record
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Date
1939-1957
Scope and Content
This accession consists of records of B'nai Israel Synagogue, St. Catharines; Goel Tzedec Memorial Park, Toronto plan and deed; B'nai Israel Synagogue, St. Catharines, board of governors meetings 1975-1980 and 1981-1984; Congregation Beth Jacob, Hamilton, Ontario; and Temple Anshe Sholom, Hamilton, Ontario.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Synagogue records and registers
Name Access
Beth Jacob Synagogue (Hamilton, Ont.)
Temple Anshe Sholom (Hamilton, Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
1986-10-1
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
1986-10-1
Material Format
graphic material
Physical Description
10 photographs : col.
Date
1986
Scope and Content
Accession consists of photographs of the Jewish cemetery in Harbin, Heilongjiang (a province in northeast China).
Descriptive Notes
Availability of other formats: Also available as JPEG and TIFF files.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Places
China
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2006-1-1
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2006-1-1
Material Format
textual record
object
Physical Description
1 marble plaque : 10 x 10 cm
1 textual record
Date
16 Oct. 2005
Scope and Content
Accession consists of one marble plaque from the opening commemoration of the Pardes Shalom Cemetery Memorial Garden. The plaque has the Magen David on carved into the averse, while on the reverse is the inscription: the Pardes Sholom Memorial Garden commemorating the opening, October 16, 2005.
The textual record is an informational/promotional single-fold booklet containing information about the cemetery and the garden, along with contact information.
Descriptive Notes
Pardes Shalom Cemetery Memorial Garden.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2007-3-3
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2007-3-3
Material Format
graphic material
Physical Description
70 photographs : b&w ; 50 x 40 cm. or smaller
Date
1994
Scope and Content
This accession consists of seventy photographs taken by Nir Bareket in 1994, documenting the March of the Living trip. This collection includes images of the participants visiting Jewish cemeteries in Warsaw and Lublin, the Jewish ghetto in Krakow, the Auschwitz Museum and Camp, Birkenau Camp, Majdanek Camp and Treblinka Camp, and finally, the Yad Vashem Museum and the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
Administrative History
Nir Bareket (né Zaidband) was born in Haifa, Palestine on May 7, 1939 to Esther and David Zaidband. Esther was of Sephardic heritage while David was of Ashkenazi heritage. Growing up, Nir had two siblings: an older brother, Yosi, and an older sister, Talila. Yosi, who was ten years older than Nir, was killed serving in the Palmach, an elite branch of the Haganah. Years later, while serving in the Israel Defense Forces, Nir adopted the surname Bareket (Hebrew for emerald) so that his name would sound more Israeli.
In 1964, Nir moved to the United States. He studied photography at the New York Institute of Photography and the New York School of Visual Art. In 1966, he became the chief photographer for Batten, Barton, Dustin & Osborne's communication design centre. In April 1967, he married Eti Belotzkervoskia; Eti and Nir's first daughter, Eedit, was born the next year.
In 1969 or 1970, the family of three moved to Geneva, Switzerland. During this time, Nir worked for Investors Overseas Services Ltd. (IOS) as their chief photographer. But while he lived in Geneva, Nir's job required him to frequently cross the border into France.
In 1971 or 1972, the family of three moved again, this time to Jerusalem. From 1972 to 1975, Nir worked for the Israel Museum as their chief photographer. In 1973, Eti and Nir's second daughter, Mika, was born.
In 1975, the family of four moved to Toronto. There, Nir started the Bareket Studio of Photography. In 1990, Eti and Nir split up.
Nir continued to be an active photographer, acting, for example, as the official photographer of the March of the Living trip, which is overseen by UJA Federation of Greater Toronto as part of the Canadian Israel Experience program. The trip, which takes place in Europe and the Middle East, operates each year and is intended to expose a new generation of Jews to two of the most significant events in modern Jewish history: the Shoah (Holocaust) and the creation of the State of Israel. The photographs he took on this trip were displayed at an exhibition held at the Koffler Centre of the Arts' Loggia Galery in 1995.
Throughout his career, Nir has taken part in approximately thity-five exhibitions that were held in a number of locations including Toronto, New York City, Jerusalem, China, and Cuba. Some of his notable displays have included the March of the Living (1995) and his series on Toronto's homeless population, which was held at BCE Place from 2000 to 2001.
Over the course of his career, Nir taught photography at several institutions including George Brown College, York University, Hebrew University, the Israel Museum, and the New York Institute of Photography.
Nir died on May 12, 2015. He left behind longtime partner Wendy Wright; daughters Eedit and Mika; and grandchildren Dar, Kallee, and Carmelle.
Use Conditions
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Subjects
Holocaust memorial tours
Cemeteries
Name Access
Bareket, Nir, 1939-2015
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2007-9-2
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2007-9-2
Material Format
graphic material (electronic)
textual record (electronic)
architectural drawing (electronic)
Physical Description
37 photographs : b&w and col. (jpg) + 2 identification keys
16 documents (28 jpgs)
2 architectural drawings (jpg)
Date
[189-]-2004
Scope and Content
Accession consists of scanned copies of original records documenting the Jewish community in Cornwall. The records relate to various individuals in the community, including the donor, as well as organizations such as B'nai Brith, Hebrew Ladies' Aid Society, and the Beth-El Congregation. The items include scans of cemetery plans, burial certificates, photographs, meeting minutes, memorial books and various legal documents.
Photographs are as follows:
01. Sixtieth anniversary of D-Day program.
02. Abe and Rose Goldhamer, Long Sault Rapids before the seaway, ca. 1941.
03. Al Burnes in uniform. Al lived in Cornwall and moved to Toronto, [between 1939 and 1945].
04. Archie Dover, first person buried in the new cemetery, pg. 1, 1962.
05. Archie Dover, first person buried in the new cemetery, pg. 2, 1962.
06. Beth El Synagogue, exterior, nd.
07. Beth El Synagogue, interior, nd.
08. Birdie Phillips Miller.
09. B’nai Brith, ca. 1961. [obverse]
10. B’nai Brith, ca. 1961. [reverse]
11. B’nai Brith entertaining seniors from Glen Stor Dun Lodge, 1964.
12. B’nai Brith girls temporary charter, 1967.
13. B’nai Brith Youth Organization temporary charter, 1967.
14. Boys playing hockey behind the shul, 1930s. Back row, left to right: unidentified, Jack Abrugov, Murray Berns, Julius Kolomier. Front row, left to right: unidentified, Jack Goldhamer, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified.
15. Braham Goldhamer on piano.
16. Cemetery plan from office of LP Stidwill, civil engineer and Ontario land surveyor, April 18 1958.
17. Cemetery plan, nd.
18. Construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway, Robert Saunders Dam, 1957.
19. B’nai Brith emergency meeting minutes, 1967.
20. Entertainer, Helen Goldhamer and her father, Julius Miller.
21. General meeting regarding building of the synagogue, pg. 1, Oct. 5, 1924.
22. General meeting regarding building of the synagogue, pg. 2, Oct. 5, 1924.
23. B’nai Brith Cornwall Lodge, 1961. [obverse] Pictured are, Standing left to right: Moe Helperin, Peter Solway, Oscar Niduvitch, Louis Dubinsky, Alex Abugor, Sam Nyman, Moe Schulman, Bernard Miller, I. Martin, Saul Schulman. Seated left to right: Mark Goldhamer, Sam Smolkin, Saul Kaye, Mrs. Eddie Cantor (guest speaker), Rabbi Matts, Julius Miller.
24. B’nai Brith Cornwall Lodge, 1961. [reverse]
25. Hebrew School, ca. 1958.
26. Helen, Mark and Brham Goldhamer, ca. 1958.
27. Helen Goldhamer on the St. Lawrence just west of Cornwall.
28. Helen Goldhamer speaking.
29. Helen Goldhamer thanking guest speaker.
30. Joel Horovitz, bar mitzvah programme, 1954.
31. Julius Miller and daughter Helen Goldhamer with father Moses Miller (seated) and grandson Braham Goldhamer at age 2.
32. Julius Miller and wife Birdie in front of their furniture company’s first truck, ca. 1946.
33. Julius Miller Grove invitation to ceremony, 1969.
34. Julius Miller Grove letter, 1969.
35. Julius Miller Grove plaque, ca. 1969.
36. [Phillips family?], ca. 1900.
37. Annette Phillips and Mary Phillips, ca. 1948.
38. Julius Miller presented with a pin by Mrs. Eddie Cantor at an Israel Bonds drive, 1961.
39. Nathan Phillips with unidentified boy.
40. Left to right: Annette Phillips, Mary Phillips, Birdie Phillips Miller and Riva Phillips, 1940s.
41. Left to right: Archie Dover, Julius Miller and Rabbi Lewin at the Memory Board dedication.
42. Left to right: Helen Goldhamer, Sarah Vineberg, Mrs. M. Phillips, Birdie Phillips Miller, Annette Phillips, ca. 1938.
43. Succot. Left to right: Margot Miller, Jack Miller and Braham Goldhamer, ca. 1956.
44. Left to right: Mark Goldhamer, Iruim Thaw, Saul Schulman and guest speaker, ca. 1961.
45. Nathan and Sam Phillips, ca. 1920.
46. Legal letter regarding the deed to the cemetery, pg. 1, 1929.
47. Legal letter regarding the deed to the cemetery, pg. 2, 1929.
48. Markus Goldhamer RCAF discharge papers, pg. 1, 1945.
49. Markus Goldhamer RCAF discharge papers, pg. 2, 1945.
50. Markus Goldhamer RCAF photo, Second World War.
51. Mary Phillips, life member of Hadassah-WIZO card, April 5, 1954.
52. Memorial book, pg. 1, 1926.
53. Memorial book, pg. 2, 1926.
54. Memorial book, pg. 3, 1926.
55. Memorial book, pg. 4, 1926.
56. Memory board.
57. Moses Miller.
58. Original minutes forming the B’nai Brith chapter in Cornwall, pg. 1, 1934.
59. Original minutes forming the B’nai Brith chapter in Cornwall, pg. 2, 1934.
60. Original minutes forming the B’nai Brith chapter in Cornwall, pg. 3, 1934.
61. Original minutes forming the B’nai Brith chapter in Cornwall, pg. 4, 1934.
62. Part of crowd at the annual dinner in Beth El Synagogue hall.
63. Photocopy of Hebrew Ladies’ Aid meeting minutes, pg. 1, Nov. 29, 1922.
64. Photocopy of Hebrew Ladies’ Aid meeting minutes, pg. 2, Nov. 29, 1922.
65. President of B’nai Brith Mark Goldhamer speaking. Helen Goldhamer seated to his left.
66. Riva Phillips beside Julius Miller Furniture shop, 1950s.
67. Thank you card to Mark Goldhamer, pg. 1.
68. Thank you card to Mark Goldhamer, pg. 2.
69. [Phillips family?], ca. 1900.
Custodial History
The original records are in the possession of the donor. The OJA was granted permission to scan the records in September 2007, as part of the Ontario Small Jewish Communities initiative. These copies were then donated to the Archives on 2007-09-04.
Subjects
Communities
Cemeteries
Name Access
Goldhamer, Mark
Places
Cornwall (Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2008-1-8
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2008-1-8
Material Format
graphic material
Physical Description
1665 photographs (approx.) ; b&w ; 10 x 15 cm
Date
[ca. 1997]-[ca. 1999]
Scope and Content
This accession consists of photographs of headstones at the Roselawn Cemetery in Toronto. The photographs were taken by volunteers working on the project which meant to capture genealogical information from the Jewish cemeteries around Toronto. Some of the information from the stones have been uploaded to the JewishGen's burial registry database, however, the photographs contain additional information such as Hebrew names and birth and death dates.
Taken alongside the stone in each photograph is an accompanying marker indicating the section and row of the grave, which corresponds to a physical list filed with each binder. Researchers will have to search for the deceased person's name on JewishGen first and locate the section and row of the stone, before being able to find the photograph in the binders.
Administrative History
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Canada (Toronto) was formally established in 1985. It is now one of seven Jewish genealogical societies in Canada. Its mission is to stimulate interest in the pursuit of Jewish genealogical research; to facilitate the pursuit of Jewish genealogical research locally and globally; and to provide an environment for fellowship and mutual exchange among persons with an interest in Jewish genealogy.
http://www.jgstoronto.ca/About.html
Subjects
Cemeteries
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2008-6-7
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2008-6-7
Material Format
multiple media
Physical Description
6.82 m of textual records and other material
Date
1935-2008
Scope and Content
Accession contains records documenting the administration, programs and events of Beth Jacob Synagogue in Kitchener, from 1935 to 2008. Non-textual records include photographs, architectural drawings, artifacts, and a couple of books. The textual records include newsletters, correspondence, financial ledgers, community directories, event programmes, membership lists and dues ledgers. There is considerable material on the Talmud Torah, including teaching materials, curricula, student guides, notes on parent meetings, and correspondence. There are approximately 40 photographs in the accession, of which 25 are from one 1985 shul event. Other records relate to the cemetery, memorial plaques, adult education, nursery school, Sisterhood, youth programs, bar and bat mitzvots, clubs and chevra kadisha. There are several artifacts: Rabbi Rosensweig's quill pen, athletic trophies and medallions, I.D. bracelets, Tree of Life plaques, a Hadassah Convention name tag with ribbon from 1951, and an (empty) copper mezuzzah. Records of the Kitchener-Waterloo Hebrew Day School will form a second fonds when the accession is described (see accession file folder for proposed arrangement scheme). The Hebrew Day School records include parents and staff handbooks, procedure manual, teaching materials, certificates, correspondence, governance documents, student records and attendance books with class lists.
Use Conditions
Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Synagogues
Source
Archival Accessions
Level
Item
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Material Format
graphic material
Date
Aug. 1978
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide (Kodachrome) ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original slide of the gates to the Jewish cemetery in Belleville, Ontario.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Gates
Places
Belleville (Ont.)
Accession Number
1978-8-5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Material Format
graphic material
Date
Aug. 1978
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide (Kodachrome) ; 35 mm.
Scope and Content
This item is an original slide depicting headstones in the Jewish cemetery in Belleville, Ontario.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Sepulchral monuments
Places
Belleville (Ont.)
Accession Number
1978-8-5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Material Format
graphic material
Date
Aug. 1978
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide (Kodachrome) ; 35 mm.
Scope and Content
This item is an original slide depicting the Mayer family headstone in the Jewish cemetery in Belleville, Ontario.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Sepulchral monuments
Places
Belleville (Ont.)
Accession Number
1978-8-5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Material Format
graphic material
Date
Aug. 1978
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide (Kodachrome) ; 35 mm.
Scope and Content
This item is an original slide depicting a headstone in the Jewish cemetery in Belleville, Ontario.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Sepulchral monuments
Places
Belleville (Ont.)
Accession Number
1978-8-5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Material Format
graphic material
Date
Aug. 1978
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide (Kodachrome) ; 35 mm.
Scope and Content
This item is an original slide depicting headstones in the Jewish cemetery in Belleville, Ontario.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Sepulchral monuments
Places
Belleville (Ont.)
Accession Number
1978-8-5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Material Format
graphic material
Date
Aug. 1978
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide (Kodachrome) ; 35 mm.
Scope and Content
This item is an original slide depicting a headstone in the Jewish cemetery in Belleville, Ontario.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Sepulchral monuments
Places
Belleville (Ont.)
Accession Number
1978-8-5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Material Format
graphic material
Date
Aug. 1978
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide (Kodachrome) ; 35 mm.
Scope and Content
This item is an original slide of the Jewish cemetery in Belleville, Ontario.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Places
Belleville (Ont.)
Accession Number
1978-8-5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Material Format
graphic material
Date
Aug. 1978
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide (Kodachrome) ; 35 mm.
Scope and Content
This item is an original slide of the Jewish cemetery in Belleville, Ontario.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Places
Belleville (Ont.)
Accession Number
1978-8-5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Sadie Stren fonds
Photographs file
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 78; File 3; Item 47
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Sadie Stren fonds
Photographs file
Level
Item
Fonds
78
File
3
Item
47
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[197-]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
Scope and Content
This item is a copy print of the Beth David Synagogue cemetery gates in Brantford, Ontario.
Subjects
Cemeteries
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
Brantford (Ont.)
Accession Number
1978-11-3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Name
Jack Abel
Material Format
sound recording
Interview Date
1986
Source
Oral Histories
Name
Jack Abel
Number
OH 34
OH 35
Subject
Antisemitism
Cemeteries
Labor unions
Occupations
Recreation
Societies
Interview Date
1986
Quantity
2
Interviewer
Morris Silbert
Total Running Time
034A: 31:10 minutes 034B: 31:10 minutes 035A: 31:10 minuets 035B: 13:52 minuets
Conservation
Copied August 2003
Notes
The end of the reference copy of AC 35 is not very audible. The original cassette may be clearer.
Use Restrictions
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Biography
Jack Abel's career in the garment industry began in the 1920s taking him through the dressmaker's strike of 1932. Abel's experiences with antisemitism were numerous. He participated in the Christie Pits riot, he was active in politics, and he became an early member of the Mozirer Society. Abel became financial secretary of the Mozirer Society and was involved in the purchase and administration of the Roselawn and Bathurst Lawn cemeteries.
Material Format
sound recording
Name Access
Abel, Jack
Mozirer Sick Benefit Society
Original Format
Audio cassette
Copy Format
Audio cassette
Digital file
Transcript
G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 34, OH 35 - Abel\OH34_001_Log.docx
G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 34, OH 35 - Abel\OH34_002_Log.docx
G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 34, OH 35 - Abel\OH35_001_Log.docx
G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 34, OH 35 - Abel\OH35_002_Log.docx
Source
Oral Histories
Name
Dr. Coleman Solursh
Material Format
sound recording
Interview Date
3 Jan. 1985
Source
Oral Histories
Name
Dr. Coleman Solursh
Number
OH 40
OH 41
Subject
Physicians
Societies
Occupations
Medical care
Interview Date
3 Jan. 1985
Quantity
2
Interviewer
Morris Silbert
Total Running Time
040A: 34 minutes 040B: 31 minutes 041A: 11 minutes
Conservation
Copied August 2003
Use Restrictions
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Biography
Coleman Solursh was born in Toronto in 1906. He graduated as a physician in 1932. He worked as a lodge doctor. He was involved in the Toronto Jewish Lodge Doctors Association. He worked in the field of family medicine and was appointed chief of the Department of Family Practice at Mount Sinai Hospital. He was appointed associate chief of medicine at Baycrest, Jewish Home for the Aged. He married Zelda Singer, a third-generation Canadian. Zelda's maternal grandfather was appointed colonization chairman in 1897 for Baron de Hirsch settlement for Jewish immigrants. Zelda's father, Manny Singer, was the first Jewish pharmacist in Toronto. Zelda's uncle, Fred Singer, was the first Jewish member of parliament for Ontario.
Material Format
sound recording
Language
English
Name Access
Solursh, Coleman
Silbert, Morris
Mount Sinai Hospital
Singer, Zelda
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care
Geographic Access
Toronto (Ont.)
Original Format
Audio cassette
Copy Format
Audio cassette
Digital file
Transcript
G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 40, OH 41 - Solursh\OH40_001_Log.pdf
G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 40, OH 41 - Solursh\OH40_002_Log.pdf
G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 40, OH 41 - Solursh\OH41_001_Log.pdf
Source
Oral Histories

In this clip, Dr. Coleman Solursh describes a meeting between executives from the Toronto Jewish Lodge Doctors' Association and representatives from various Jewish Lodges. The meeting resulted in significant changes to the way medical services and payment were provided to the physicians.

In this clip, Dr. Coleman Solursh describes his role as Chief of the Department of Family Practice in the new Mount Sinai Hospital in 1953. He explains how this department pioneered the model for family practice within a hospital setting across Canada.

Name
Ben Collis
Material Format
sound recording
Interview Date
1 Jun. 1976
Source
Oral Histories
Name
Ben Collis
Number
OH 93
Subject
Musicians
Cemeteries
Synagogues
Antisemitism
Farmers
Yiddish language
Interview Date
1 Jun. 1976
Quantity
2 audio cassettes (1 copy)
2 WAV files
Interviewer
Larry Troster and Elaine Kahn
Total Running Time
OH93_001:43.50 minutes OH93_002:18.45 minutes
Conservation
Copied August 2003
Digitized 2014
Notes
poor sound quality in some sections
Use Restrictions
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Biography
Ben Collis, the son of Russian immigrants, was born in 1911. He grew up in Oshawa, Ontario. In 1944, he moved to Peterborough, Ontario. Ben's interest in music led him to form his own dance band and play gigs throughout Ontario.
Material Format
sound recording
Language
English
Geographic Access
Oshawa (Ont.)
Peterborough (Ont.)
Original Format
Audio cassette
Copy Format
Audio cassette
Digital file
Transcript
G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 93 - Collis\OH93_001_Log.pdf
G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 93 - Collis\OH93_002_Log.pdf
Source
Oral Histories
Name
Ralph Weber
Material Format
sound recording
Interview Date
3 Feb. 1987
Source
Oral Histories
Name
Ralph Weber
Number
OH 190
OH 191
Subject
Cemeteries
Hevra kaddisha
Synagogues
Interview Date
3 Feb. 1987
Quantity
3 cassettes (2 copies)
3 WAV files
Interviewer
Stephen Spiesman
AccessionNumber
1987-2-8
Total Running Time
OH190_001: 31.04 minutes OH190_002: 31.05 minutes OH191_001: 25 minutes
Conservation
Copied August 2003
Digitized November 2013
Use Restrictions
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Biography
Samuel Weber was born 1875 in Vilna, Russia and immigrated to Toronto in 1899. He began his career working in real estate and clothing manufacturing. Sam became the largest real-estate owner of rental housing in Toronto and was one of first builders of roads in the city. He organized and was president of the Toronto Hebrew Burial Society (Chesed Shel Emes). In 1906, he purchased the property today known as the Roselawn Cemetery. Sam was a member of Goel Tzedec Synagogue's building committee.
Material Format
sound recording
Language
English
Name Access
Roselawn Cemetery
Weber, Ralph
Weber, Sam
Geographic Access
Toronto
Original Format
Audio cassette
Copy Format
Audio cassette
Digital file
Transcript
G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 190, OH 191 - Weber\OH190_001_Log.pdf
G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 190, OH 191 - Weber\OH190_002_Log.pdf
G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 190, OH 191 - Weber\OH191_001_Log.pdf
Source
Oral Histories
Name
Sid Freedman
Material Format
sound recording
Interview Date
1997
Source
Oral Histories
Name
Sid Freedman
Number
OH 237
OH 238
OH 239
OH 240
Subject
Cemeteries
Synagogue officers
Interview Date
1997
Quantity
4 cassettes (2 copies) 4 WAV files
Total Running Time
1:35 minutes
Conservation
Copied August 2003
Digitized September 2014
Digitized May 2016
Use Restrictions
Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director and the narrator prior to accessing the records.
Biography
Sidney Freedman became a member of Temple Sinai in 1965 and served as president of the board in 1970. He was instrumental in the development of Pardes Shalom Cemetery and became life president of Pardes Shalom and Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks.
Material Format
sound recording
Geographic Access
Toronto (Ont.)
Original Format
Audio cassette
Copy Format
Audio cassette
Digital file
Source
Oral Histories
Name
Dr. Sydney Wise
Material Format
sound recording
Interview Date
29 Sep. 2003
Source
Oral Histories
Name
Dr. Sydney Wise
Number
OH 278
Subject
Business
Immigrants--Canada
Physicians
Interview Date
29 Sep. 2003
Quantity
1
Interviewer
Ellen Scheinberg
Total Running Time
Side 1: 46 min.
Side 2: 30 min.
Conservation
Digital copy made April 11, 2011.
Use Restrictions
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Biography
Dr. Sydney Wise was a Toronto physician and a long-time volunteer at the Ontario Jewish Archives. Sydney was married to Mimi Wise, who had been an active member of Hadassah-WIZO for most of her life. Sydney's father, Anshel Wise, opened a cigar store on Dundas Street, which later turned into a steamship agency called A. Wise Travel Bureau. The latter helped bring immigrants over from Europe.
Material Format
sound recording
Name Access
Wise, Anshel
Wise, Sydney
Scheinberg, Ellen
Original Format
Audio cassette
Copy Format
Digital file
Source
Oral Histories

In this portion of the interview, Syd describes his father Anshel Wise’s cigar store and travel business, which opened in the Ward in 1918. Anshel was one of the first steamship agents in Toronto.

In this portion of the interview, Sydney describes his entry into medical school at the University of Toronto. He outlines some of the challenges encountered by Jewish medical students in their search for internship positions.

Name
Mike Rabovsky
Material Format
moving images
Interview Date
13 Jun. 2007
Source
Oral Histories
Name
Mike Rabovsky
Number
OH 296
Subject
Owen Sound
Family history
Cadesky family
Beth Ezekiel
furniture business
World War, 1939-1945
Rabbi Kirschenbaum
Bar mitzvah
Mr. Amsterdam
Antisemitism
Sauble Beach
Cemeteries
Interview Date
13 Jun. 2007
Quantity
2 mini DV's, 1 archival DVD and 1 reference DVD
Interviewer
Sharon Gubbay Helfer
Notes
Ontario Small Jewish Communities Project
Availability of other formats: Also available as an M4V Video File
Use Restrictions
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Biography
Mike Rabovsky married Miriam Levinson, and their story is best told through this historical narrative:
Owen Sound's Beth Ezekiel Synagogue, a designated building under Ontario’s Heritage Act, remains the last example of the early small town synagogue that was once so common across Canada. The most compelling window in the synagogue is dedicated to the Rabovsky and Levison's families and tells the story of two immigrant families and the establishment of a Jewish community in Owen Sound.
The jagged shards of glass depict the Levison family's harrowing experience of Kristallnacht (night of broken glass), prelude to the Holocaust. Desperate to escape Germany, the family was just one boat ticket away from freedom. Moments before they were to leave, an elderly couple offered their tickets to the Levisons, effectively sealing their own fate as victims of the Final Solution, while giving the young family a chance to escape the coming storm. Waiting out the war in China, the family eventually made it to Canada where Manfred Levison immediately began to look for work as a Rabbi. At the same time, Isaac Ezekiel Cadesky, a refugee of the Russian pogroms and the man for whom our Synagogue is named, was looking for a Rabbi to serve Owen Sound's bourgeoning Jewish community. Manfred Levison took the job, and in time his daughter Miriam married Isaac's grandson Mike.
Miriam met Myer (Mike) Rabovsky. He was 29 and she was 19. Theirs was a happy marriage, lasting more than fifty years. Miriam and Mike had one daughter, Goldie (m. Bruce Ronald) and two grandchildren.
Material Format
moving images
Original Format
Mini DV
Copy Format
DVD
Source
Oral Histories
Name
Doug Brown
Material Format
sound recording
Interview Date
2008
Source
Oral Histories
Name
Doug Brown
Number
OH 366
Subject
Cemeteries
Interview Date
2008
Quantity
1
Interviewer
Ellen Scheinberg
Total Running Time
1 hr. 7 min.
Use Restrictions
No release form. Permission of family required for use.
Biography
Doug Brown worked at Pape Avenue Cemetry, the first Jewish burial ground in Toronto, from 1962 and lived next door to the cemetery at 311 Pape Avenue. He was the groundskeeper for over fifty years. Doug's job was to maintain the site and provide extra care to a couple of graves for families that had set up trusts to plant fresh flowers every spring. He knew the location of every tombstone and the personal history of many of the deceased.
Material Format
sound recording
Language
English
Name Access
Brown, Doug
Scheinberg, Ellen
Geographic Access
Pape Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
Original Format
Digital file
Copy Format
Digital file
DVD
Source
Oral Histories
Part Of
Gordon Mendly fonds
Portraits series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 18; Series 1; Item 36
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Gordon Mendly fonds
Portraits series
Level
Item
Fonds
18
Series
1
Item
36
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1955]
Physical Description
1 negative : b&w ; 13 x 9 cm
Admin History/Bio
Dr. Murray (Moishe) Reingold was born in 1918. Reingold graduated from the University of Toronto in 1943, although his Canadian Medical Association license was issued as "Dr. Maurice Reingold". Reingold completed his training in thoracic surgery at Kings County Hospital Center in Brooklyn, New York. Reingold served as a Captain in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps as an MD. He worked as a Specialist in Thoracic Surgery, primarily lung surgery, and a Certified Specialist in General Surgery. He was married to Isabelle Ruth Reingold (née Rodger) by Rabbi Samuel Sachs in Toronto on Feb 26, 1944, and had two children: Debbie (Hamann) and Bryan. Wife Ruth Reingold worked as a Registered Nurse. Murray Reingold died on 25 December 2000, at the age of 82.
Scope and Content
Item is a portrait of Dr. Murray Reingold.
Name Access
Canada. Canadian Army. Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
Subjects
Physicians
Repro Restriction
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Material Format
graphic material
Date
Aug. 1978
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide (Kodachrome) ; 35 mm
Subjects
Cemeteries
Places
Belleville (Ont.)
Accession Number
1978-8-5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1074
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1074
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and corresponding negative of a road sign for the Hebrew cemetery in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The sign states "Hebrew cemetery 3mi".
Notes
Location of negative: 12:7:24.
This photograph is similar to photo #1075.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Street signs
Places
Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1075
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1075
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and corresponding negative of a road sign for the Hebrew cemetery in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The sign states "Hebrew cemetery 3mi".
Notes
Location of negative: 12:7:25.
This photograph is similar to photo #1074.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Street signs
Places
Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1085
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1085
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is a photograph and corresponding negative of the Edith Atkinson, daughter of one of the early Jewish settlers in northern Ontario at Krugerdorf cemetery.
Notes
Location of negative 13:3:35.
Name Access
Atkinson, Edith
Subjects
Cemeteries
Places
Krugerdorf (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1076
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1076
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 19 x 13 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and negative of the road sign for the Hebrew cemetery in Krugerdorf, Ontario.
Notes
Location of negative is 12:7:26.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Street signs
Places
Krugerdorf (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1077
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1077
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 19 x 13 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and negative of a small building located on the grounds of the Jewish cemetery in Krugerdorf, Ontario.
Notes
Location of negative is 13:1:27.
Subjects
Architecture
Cemeteries
Places
Chamberlain (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1078
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1078
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 19 x 13 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and negative of a headstone at the Jewish cemetery in Krugerdorf, Ontario.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Sepulchral monuments
Places
Krugerdorf (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1079
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1079
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 19 x 13 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and negative of several headstones at the Jewish cemetery in Krugerdorf, Ontario.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Sepulchral monuments
Places
Krugerdorf (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1080
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1080
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 19 x 13 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and negative of several headstones at the Jewish cemetery in Krugerdorf, Ontario.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Sepulchral monuments
Places
Chamberlain (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1081
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1081
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 19 x 13 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and negative of a headstone in the Jewish cemetery in Krugerdorf, Ontario.
Notes
.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Sepulchral monuments
Places
Krugerdorf (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1082
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1082
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 19 x 13 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and negative of several headstones in the Jewish cemetery in Krugerdorf, Ontario.
Notes
Location of negative is 13:2:32.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Sepulchral monuments
Places
Krugerdorf (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1083
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1083
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 19 x 13 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and negative of several headstones in the Jewish cemetery in Krugerdorf, Ontario, including those of the Kussner family.
Notes
Location of negative is 13:2:33.
Name Access
Kussner family
Subjects
Cemeteries
Sepulchral monuments
Places
Krugerdorf (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1084
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1084
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 19 x 13 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and negative of several headstones in the Jewish cemetery in Krugerdorf, Ontario.
Notes
Location of negative is 13:2:34.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Sepulchral monuments
Places
Krugerdorf (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1086
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1086
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 19 x 13 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and negative of several headstones in the Jewish cemetery in Krugerdorf, Ontario.
Notes
Location of negative is 13:3:36.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Sepulchral monuments
Places
Krugerdorf (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1087
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1087
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 19 x 13 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and negative of a building on the grounds of the Jewish cemetery in Krugerdorf, Ontario.
Notes
Location of negative is 13:3:36A.
Subjects
Architecture
Cemeteries
Places
Chamberlain (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 770
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
770
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1960]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm
Scope and Content
This item is studio portrait of Dr. Isadore Goldstick, of London, Ontario.
Notes
Acquired in June 1976.
Reproduction restriction note: Copyright owned by Bill Barrett, London. Please credit upon publication.
Name Access
Goldstick, Dr. Isadore
Subjects
Physicians
Portraits
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
London (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions