Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Canadian Young Judaea series

Level

Series

Fonds

28

Series

3

Material Format

textual record

Date

1957-1979

Physical Description

15 cm of textual records

Admin History/Bio

Canadian Young Judaea was founded in 1909 as a Zionist movement for Canadian youth by members of the Herzl Zion Club. As a Zionist organization, Young Judaea continues to be committed to fostering a sense of Jewish identity and values in today's Jewish youth and to encouraging a lifelong commitment to Israel.

In order to foster a closer connection to Israel, Canadian Young Judaea employs educational Shlichim from Israel who are posted to various Jewish communities throughout Canada and to offices at the national level in Toronto Young Judaea also operates several Zionist summer camps located in each region of Canada, and a summer leadership institute called Camp Biluim in Quebec. In addition to the social programme of the organization, Young Judaea also offers educational seminars and conferences.

Young Judaea's national structure includes a National Executive Board and an Administrative Council. Conventions are held regularly, as are regional conferences. In the past, Young Judaea operated as an associated, but distinct, organization from the Zionist Organization Canada. However, Young Judaea operations were overseen by the ZOC executive, and Young Judaea received their budget from the ZOC Treasury. In addition, ZOC and Young Judaea worked in conjuction with one another on many projects and programmes, such as with the operation of the Zionist camps.

Scope and Content

The series consists of files relating to the administrative operations of Canadian Young Judaea at the national level between 1957 and 1979. These records include: National Young Judaea meeting minutes, Young Judaea Adult Committee meeting minutes, executive meeting minutes and reports, Maskirut meeting minutes and reports, national kinus records, education programmes, national publications and newsletters, national studies, financial records, constitutions, staffing and administration records, and camp records.

Name Access

Canadian Young Judaea

Zionist Organization of Canada

Subjects

Children

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

292

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1911

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Dr. Harry Myer Jolley and Mrs. Eva Jolefsky (née Geller) as children.

Name Access

Berstein, Ida

Geller, Eva

Jolefsky, Eva

Jolley, Harry Myer

Subjects

Children

Repro Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

1993-6-6

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 14 x 9 cm and 13 x 10 cm

Date

[ca. 1943]

Scope and Content

This accession consists of one photographic postcard and one negative of a group of girls at Camp Yungvelt in Pickering. Some of the girls have been identified as follows: Terry Krever is in front row on far left; Miss Simon (M. Shainhouse) is next to her in center; Miss Naomi Strauss is in the far left-hand corner; Mrs. Danilak is in back row, second from right; and "Creed" is in back row, far right.

Subjects

Children

Camps

Name Access

Krever, Terry

Strauss, Naomi

Danilak, Mrs.

Camp Yungvelt

Places

Pickering, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2003-10-4

Material Format

moving images

Physical Description

1 videocassette : b&w, si., VHS

Date

1943

Scope and Content

Accession consists of one VHS videocassette copy of an 8mm silent film that was taken by Hy Rossman of campers at Camp Tamarack in 1943. The film includes scenes of the boys engaged in activities at camp as well as "mess hall" gatherings, training sessions and drills

Administrative History

Hy Rossman was the father of one of the campers. The donor, Dr. Martin Wolfish, was a friend of his son and was a camper in 1943 as well.

Descriptive Notes

A clip of the film can be viewed at: //www.youtube.com/embed/eFGNoca4vkw

Subjects

Camps

Children

Name Access

Camp Tamarack

Rossman, Hy

Places

Bracebridge, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1996-6-4

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1.5 m of textual records

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records of the North American Jewish Students Network.

Use Conditions

Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.

Subjects

Children

Nonprofit organizations

Name Access

North American Jewish Students Network (Canada)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1979-9-16

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1975

Scope and Content

Accession consists of textual records relating to a "Teach-In on Israel" held at the university on 22 January 1975. There is also an announcement of a meeting of the Revolutionary Marxist Group at York.

MG_RG

MG2 P1d

Subjects

Education

Children

Politics and government

Name Access

Jewish Student Federation (York University)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2005-6-1

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1946-1948

Scope and Content

Accession consists of the Wabi-kronicle, the newsletter for Camp Wabi-Kon, a Jewish camp in Northern Ontario near Temagami.

Subjects

Camps

Children

Name Access

Camp Wabi-Kon

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2006-8-5

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 23 cm on paper 22 x 28 cm

Date

[ca. 1945]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of one copy photograph of a group of Sudbury children, possibly the cheder, taken at the Jewish community centre in Sudbury. The rabbi and teacher are also pictured. Most of the individuals have been identified on a separate piece of paper, which is stored with the accession record.

Use Conditions

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

Subjects

Children

Portraits, Group

Places

Sudbury (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2007-6-16

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

9 photographs : col ; 15 x 10 cm

Date

1998-1999

Scope and Content

Accession consists of nine photographs of events at the Borochov Centre and the Toronto Heschel School. Seven of the photos are of childern observing Yom Hazikaron, one photo is of a Yom Ha'atz-Maul celebration, and one photo is a Yiddish Cultural Club group photo at the Borochov Centre.

Subjects

Religion

Education

Children

Name Access

Borochov Centre

Toronto Heschel School

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2007-6-17

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm

Date

[195-?]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of two group photographs taken in Stratford, Ontario. The first is a farewell party photograph for Alec and Ann and the second is a photograph of a children's Purim party.

Use Conditions

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

Subjects

Religion

Children

Communities

Name Access

Miller, Molly

Places

Stratford, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2008-4-3

Material Format

graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w (jpg)

Date

22 May 1948

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a scanned photograph of a group of children in Cornwall, Ontario, taken on 22 May 1948. The children are identified on the photograph: Eunice Shulman, Joan Horovitz, Evelyn Smolkin, Barbara-Ann Horovitz, Sydney Horovitz, Jack Miller, Cynthia Nyman, Avrona Miller, and Jack Horovitz.

Use Conditions

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

Subjects

Children

Places

Cornwall (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2009-9-4

Material Format

graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description

1 photograph (jpg)

Date

[ca. 1948]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of one scanned photograph of a cheder class in the basement of the synagogue in Belleville. Identified are: Bill Mayer, Rabbi Babb, Ron Gitelman, Sandra Yanover, Stanley Albert, Janet Salz (nee Charendoff), Steven Schwab, Barbara Abramsky, Jane Yanover, Paul Yanover, and Gloria Lipes.

Use Conditions

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

Subjects

Children

Heder

Portraits, Group

Places

Belleville (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Sadie Stren fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

78

File

3

Item

6

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[189-]

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 portrait of Rose Simon, of Brantford, Ontario.

Notes

Original photograph by J. C. Walker, 148 Colborne, Brantford.

Subjects

Children

Portraits

Repro Restriction

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

Accession Number

1978-11-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1147

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1913]

Physical Description

2 photographs : sepia and b&w (1 negative) ; 14 x 10 cm on mat 23 x 15 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print and copy negative of Jack Corsonsky (Corson) and David Moldaver of Brantford, Ontario.

Name Access

Corson, Jack

Corsonsky, Jack

Moldaver, David

Subjects

Children

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

Brantford (Ont.)

Accession Number

1976-6-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2313

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1922

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 Elliot Siegel seated in a stroller in front of his father David's dental office, in Cochrane, Ontario.

Name Access

Siegel, Elliot

Subjects

Children

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

Cochrane (Ont.)

Accession Number

1980-3-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3533

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1921]

Physical Description

1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 7 cm (sight) in matte 19 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Al Bochner became a psychiatrist in the United States. Mosie Bochner married the daughter of Yolles, who owned a furniture store on Yonge Street, south of Bloor Street in Toronto.

Scope and Content

This item is an original studio portrait of Al and Mosie Bochner of Guelph, Ontario.

Notes

Title taken from identification list provided by the donor.

Photographer was C. Burgess of Guelph, Ont.

Subjects

Children

Portraits

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Guelph (Ont.)

Accession Number

1981-4-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1923]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm

Notes

Photograph is a copy.

Name Access

Kizel, Aaron

Subjects

Children

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

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1900]

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

Item is a copy portrait of the Abramsky children, identified from left to right as: Ida, Katherine (Gould), Harry, Edith (Mrs. Hillel Weinberg, Toronto), Moe.

Notes

Original photograph by D. A. Weese, Elite Studio, Kingston.

Subjects

Brothers and sisters

Children

Portraits, Group

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Kingston (Ont.)

Accession Number

1982-7-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3535

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1907]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 10 cm, on matboard 23 x 15 cm

Admin History/Bio

Maxwell K. Bochner would grow up to found the Bochner Eye Institute in Toronto.

Scope and Content

This item is an original print of Max Bochner, Freda Bochner (m. Lipson) and Morris Bochner as children in Midland, Ontario.

Notes

Title taken from identification list provided by the donor.

Photograph taken by J. W. Bald of Midland, Ontario.

Subjects

Children

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

Midland (Ont.)

Accession Number

1981-4-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

May 1941

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of John Devor standing on the steps of Beth Israel Synagogue with a group of Sunday school children, taken at the closing of the school for the summer. John Devor was the teacher. Pictured are:

Top row, left to right: Jerry Dardick, Bernice Abramsky, John Devor, Betty Cohen, Barry Tenhouse.

Middle row, left to right: Teddy Tevan, [?] Dardick, Jerry Springer, Sydney Lannis, Isadore Lannis.

Front row, left to right: Marilyn Abramsky, Shirley Tenhouse.

Notes

This item is almost identical to photo #3421.

Name Access

Abramsky, Bernice

Abramsky, Marilyn

Beth Israel Congregation (Kingston, Ont.)

Cohen, Betty

Dardick, Jerry

Devor, John

Lannis, Isadore

Lannis, Sydney

Springer, Jerry

Tenhouse, Barry

Tenhouse, Shirley

Tevan, Teddy

Subjects

Children

Portraits, Group

Teachers

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Kingston (Ont.)

Accession Number

1981-6-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1919]

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

This item is a copy portrait of Moses Tobe and David Dime, business partners from Belleville, Ontario. Also pictured is a small child named Sam, who is standing on a wicker chair.

Subjects

Businessmen

Children

Portraits, Group

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Belleville (Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-7-10

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3362

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1913]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 11 x 14 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Admin History/Bio

Bunny was born in 1910, Ida in 1911 and Rita in 1908. There were five other children in the Moses family: Wolfe (b. 1913), Malca (b. 1915), Aubey (b. 1917), Nat (b. 1919), and Sid (b. 1921). Their parents were Hascal and Annie Moses.

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of siblings Bunny, Ida and Rita Moses as children.

Notes

Original photograph by J.A. McDonald, Sudbury.

Subjects

Brothers and sisters

Children

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

Sudbury (Ont.)

Accession Number

1982-10-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1950

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy negative of a Purim celebration at the Hebrew school in Sudbury, Ontario. The photograph depicts the children dressed in costume. Rabbi Rosenthal is pictured in the back. Pictured are:

Back row, left to right: Rose Holman, Rabbi William Rosenthal.

3rd row, left to right: Harold Nudelman, Susan Sticklers, Bill Braverman, Judy Leve, Douglas Sticklers, Claudia Greenspoon, Gilbert Zamonsky.

2nd row, left to right: [unidentified], Larry Waisberg, Alex Leve, Wally Greenspoon, Mitchell Speigel, Stanley Jaffe, Jackie Greenspoon.

Front row, left to right: Lynn Waisberg, Esther Steinberg, Goldie Greenspoon, Leslie Rosenthal, Sarah Zamonsky, Victor Greenspoon, Annabel Grimson, Dorothy Greenspoon, Debra Steinberg.

Name Access

Braverman, Bill

Children's costumes

Greenspoon, Claudia

Greenspoon, Dorothy

Greenspoon, Goldie

Greenspoon, Jackie

Greenspoon, Wally

Grimson, Annabel

Holman, Rose

Jaffe, Stanley

Leve, Alex

Leve, Judy

Nudelman, Harold

Purim

Rosenthal, Leslie

Rosenthal, Rabbi William

Speigel, Mitchell

Steinberg, Debra

Steinberg, Esther

Stickler, Douglas

Sticklers, Susan

Waisberg, Larry

Waisberg, Lynn

Zamonsky, Gilbert

Zamonsky, Sarah

Subjects

Children

Costume

Purim

Repro Restriction

Copyright owned by Sudbury Daily Star.

Places

Sudbury (Ont.)

Accession Number

1981-3-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[189-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Abraham Zivian lived in Gananoque and worked as a teacher in Kingston, Ontario.

Scope and Content

This item is a copy photograph of Abraham Zivian with twelve young students, in Grodno, Lithuania.

Subjects

Education

Children

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

Lithuania

Accession Number

1986-3-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3351

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[192-]

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a group of children and teachers in front of the Anshe Sholom Temple in Hamilton, Ontario. The temple was located on Hughson Street.

Notes

The photograph is somewhat pixilated and may have been copied from a book or newspaper.

Name Access

Temple Anshe Sholom (Hamilton, Ont.)

Subjects

Children

Synagogues

Teachers

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

Hamilton (Ont.)

Accession Number

1982-8-14

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

814

Material Format

graphic material

Responsibility

Duke Studio

Date

[195-]

Physical Description

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

Admin History/Bio

Mervyn Ross was the son of the station agent in Swastika, Ontario.

Scope and Content

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

Name Access

Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)

Ross, Mervyn

Subjects

Children

Hanukkah

Parties

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

922

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1922

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 16 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Admin History/Bio

The Gurevitch family arrived in Krugerdorf in 1906. Aaron was a blacksmith and also looked after the cemetery. The family later moved to Englehart.

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the Gurevitch children on the family farm in Krugerdorf, Ontario. Pictured from left to right are: Rebecca, Min, Dave, Esther, Hymie Lehrman, Ray, and Mendel.

Name Access

Gurevitch family

Subjects

Family farms

Children

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

1976-7-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Family photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

1

Item

12

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1925

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 14 x 9 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Admin History/Bio

Harry Glass was Joe and Esther (Rumianek) Glass' son.

Scope and Content

This item is a postcard photo of Bill Stern's cousin, Harry Glass, standing with Irving Ungerman's sister. Harry is dressed in a formal top hat and tails, and the young girl is dressed in a formal dress and veil and carrying a bouquet of flowers.

Subjects

Children

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

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Military photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

2

Item

13

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1943

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 26 x 21 cm and 35 mm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Max Stern dressed in his army uniform, holding two children, Sheldon Glass and an unknown girl. They are standing in the street in front of Mandel's Creamery. Max Stern was stationed in Toronto.

Subjects

Children

Military uniforms

Soldiers--Canada

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

1980-2-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Personal photographs and portraits

Level

Item

Fonds

52

Series

8

File

10

Item

1

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1932]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a portrait of Sigmund Till at approximately six years of age.

Subjects

Children

Repro Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

General community activities series

Level

Series

Fonds

4

Series

11

Material Format

multiple media

Date

1950-2010

Physical Description

77 cm of textual records and other material

Admin History/Bio

In addition to his ongoing involvement with Clanton Park, the Canadian Jewish Congress Archives, the Aliyah Support Group, Jones Avenue Cemetery, Shomrai Shabbos and Adas Israel, Sol Edell undertook special projects on behalf of a wide array of Jewish organizations. These include cultural (Toronto Cantorial Scholarship Fund), educational (Netivot Hatorah and Yeshivat Or Chaim Ulpanat Orot), religious (Union of Jewish Orthodox Congregations), social welfare (Association of Jewish Seniors and Co-Ordinated Services to the Jewish Elderly) and Zionist (Canadian Friends of Yeshivat Hakotel and State of Israel Bonds) organizations.

Scope and Content

Series consists of records documenting Sol Edell's involvement with a wide variety of Jewish educational, social and religious organizations and institutions in Canada, the United States, and Israel. Included are meeting minutes, publications, reports, photographs, correspondence, invitations, programmes, financial records, an architectural drawing, and a sound recording. While many of these organizations such as Eitz Chaim, Or Chaim Ulpanat Orot (educational), Mizrachi Organization of Canada, Emunah Women (Zionist) and Beth Jacob V’Anshe Drildz (synagogue) are orthodox, others such as Associated Hebrew Day Schools (educational), State of Israel Bonds (Zionist) and Co-ordinated Services to the Jewish Elderly (social welfare) have no religious affiliation.

Notes

Physical description note: includes 26 photographs, 1 audio cassette, and 1 architectural drawing.

Name Access

Eitz Chaim

Or Chaim Ulpanat Orot

Mizrachi Men’s Organization

Emunah Women

Beth Jacob V'Anshei Drildz (Toronto, Ont.)

Associated Hebrew Day Schools

State of Israel Bonds

Co-ordinated Services to the Jewish Elderly

Camp Moshava

Harbord Collegiate

Netivot Hatorah

Union of Jewish Orthodox Congregations

B'Nei Akiva

Toronto Committee for Bikur Cholim Hospital

Subjects

Charities

Children

Education

Fund raising

Older people

Religion

Zionism

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Cowan family fonds

Level

File

Fonds

102

File

49

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Date

[ca. 1944]-[199-]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

5 photographs : b&w and col. ; 13 x 20 cm or smaller

Admin History/Bio

Michael Cowan is the son of Saul and Lillian Cowan.

Scope and Content

File consists of photographs of Michael Cowan as a small child, in a group photo of the Homewood Public School choir, as a teenager in front of the family home on Brucewood in Toronto, and with his wife Nancy in Montreal. There is a commencement programme for his 1957 graduation from Bathurst Heights Collegiate, and programmes for recitals, concerts, and theatre events in which Michael was a participant or composed the music. These include the UC Follies at Hart House, University of Toronto, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Temple Sinai Religious School operetta, and The Jazz Singer at the Saidie Bronfman Yiddish Theatre in Montreal. As well there is correspondence between Michael and family members, and a letter written by him at the age of 11 to the Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society offering a suggestion for the cause of rheumatism.

Name Access

Cowan, Michael

Subjects

Children

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds

Toronto Section series

Toronto Section archival material sub-series

Head-Start Higher Horizons program

Level

Item

Fonds

38

Series

7-13

File

38

Item

1

Material Format

textual record

Date

12 Nov. 1966

Physical Description

1 newspaper clipping

Scope and Content

Item is a newspaper clipping from the 12 November 1966 edition of the Toronto Daily Star. Above the headline and to the left, there is the following text: "Everyone worries about the culturally deprived child, yet many a mother, house-bound with toddlers, often thinks she's the most culturally deprived of all. A few years ago, the National Council of Jewish Women inaugurated a Higher Horizons program for just such women. Best of all, mothers can bring the kids along." The clipping also features a photograph with the following caption, "While their mothers stretch their minds, the children stretch their muscles, pretending to be exotic animals in the zoo."

Subjects

Children

Mothers

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

Samuel Crystal fonds

1967 UJA Mission series

Level

Item

Fonds

145

Series

1

Item

54

Material Format

graphic material

Other Title Information

Title based on contents of image.

Date

1967

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Notes

Availability of other formats: Also available as TIFF file.

Subjects

Children

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

Samuel Crystal fonds

1967 UJA Mission series

Level

Item

Fonds

145

Series

1

Item

56

Material Format

graphic material

Other Title Information

Title based on contents of image.

Date

1967

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Notes

Availability of other formats: Also available as TIFF file.

Subjects

Children

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

Samuel Crystal fonds

1967 UJA Mission series

Level

Item

Fonds

145

Series

1

Item

60

Material Format

graphic material

Other Title Information

Title based on contents of image.

Date

1967

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph depicting a lively scene outside the Joseph and Gwen Secter Youth Center, as indicated by the sign above the entrance. A group of children of various ages are gathered on the steps, with some looking towards the camera with bright expressions, while others are engaged with adults among them. The children are dressed in warm clothing, suggesting a cooler season.

Notes

Physical description: Photographer's stamp on verso.

Availability of other formats: Also available as TIFF file.

General: The following is written on the back of the photograph: "Visiting a youth center in Safed 1967 UJA Mission Return to Crystal."

Photographer's stamp: ZEV RADOVAN PHOTOGRAPHER 21, ALFASI RD. JERUSALEM, ISRAEL.

Subjects

Children

Youth centers

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

Samuel Crystal fonds

1967 UJA Mission series

Level

Item

Fonds

145

Series

1

Item

66

Material Format

graphic material

Other Title Information

Title based on contents of image.

Date

1967

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Notes

Availability of other formats: Also available as TIFF file.

Subjects

Children

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

Samuel Crystal fonds

1967 UJA Mission series

Level

Item

Fonds

145

Series

1

Item

92

Material Format

graphic material

Other Title Information

Title based on contents of image.

Date

1967

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Notes

Availability of other formats: Also available as TIFF file.

Subjects

Children

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

Samuel Crystal fonds

1967 UJA Mission series

Level

Item

Fonds

145

Series

1

Item

95

Material Format

graphic material

Other Title Information

Title based on contents of image.

Date

1967

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph depicting a young woman surrounded by four small children.

Notes

Availability of other formats: Also available as TIFF file.

Subjects

Children

Women

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

Samuel Crystal fonds

1967 UJA Mission series

Level

Item

Fonds

145

Series

1

Item

119

Material Format

graphic material

Other Title Information

Title is based upon the contents of the image.

Date

1967

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Notes

Availability of other formats: Also available as TIFF file.

General: The following is written on the back of the photograph: "Tanks children playing Golan Hts."

Subjects

Children

Tanks (Military science)

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

Golan Heights

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2012-7-6

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

12 m of textual records

Date

[197-]-[199-]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records related to the North American Jewish Students Network and in particular, its Canadian division.

Programming and correspondence, 1983-1987. The bulk of the programming material is related to the trial of A. Shcharansky. Also included are resources materials and posters. (Shelf 65-1)

Custodial History

There is no acquisition information for this material. The accession number has been assigned by the archivist.

Use Conditions

Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.

Subjects

Children

Nonprofit organizations

Name Access

North American Jewish Students Network (Canada)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2014-5-4

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

4 photograph albums

ca. 450 photographs : b&w and col. (ca. 260 negatives) ; 36 x 30 cm and smaller

3 cm of textual records

Date

[ca. 1963]-[ca. 1995]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of graphic material and textual records documenting Canadian Young Judaea. Included are photographic albums, loose photographs, clippings, photographic contact sheets and negatives, and textual records, including meeting minutes, correspondences, etc. All of the items relate to Ontario-based Jewish summer camps such as Camp Solelim and Camp Biluim, as well as to Canadian Young Judaea.

Custodial History

Records came via Josefa Michaelson, c/o Canadian Young Judaea

Subjects

Nonprofit organizations

Children

Camps

Name Access

Canadian Young Judaea

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2014-9-4

Material Format

multiple media

Physical Description

1.2 m of textual records and other material

Date

[ca. 1936]-2012

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records documenting the activities of Eitz Chaim. Included are photographs, yearbooks, class lists and registers, teachers record books and student grade reports, curriculum materials, anniversary books and 2 DVDs from a gala dinner and fundraising event. Also included is the Beth Jacob High School dedication and founders dinner book.

Administrative History

Known then as the Poylishe Talmud Torah, Eitz Chaim began in 1915 with a few students in one classroom guided by one teacher. The school’s first premises were in the Elm Street Shul. Within a year, a second teacher, Reb Leibish Noble, was hired, and he remained actively involved in Eitz Chaim for 30 years. There were now 30 students in two classes. The four-hour nightly sessions were held at the end of the regular public school day with an additional six hours on Sunday. Classes continued throughout the summer as well.

The school’s first building on Chestnut Street was inaugurated in August 1916, with additional classes held at a branch on Simcoe Street. The second president of the school, Yosef Shidlowsky, in a move to be more inclusive of all Orthodox Jews, changed the name of the school to Talmud Torah Eitz Chaim.

In 1917, Mr. Shidlowsky, Itshe Meyer Korolnek, and Joseph Cooper managed not only to obtain a provincial charter to open a religious school, but were also instrumental in purchasing the Italian Club at 68 D’Arcy St. to accommodate the school’s growing enrollment.

In 1920, Rabbi Yehuda Leib Graubart arrived from Stashow, Poland, and assumed the post of spiritual leader of the Talmud Torah. He introduced more Hebrew instruction and a more intensive Torah curriculum.

In 1926, Rabbi Pinchas Ravad became the next principal, a position he retained for the next nine years. During that time, a separate girls’ class was formed and the first female teacher was hired. Although a fire in 1927 destroyed the wooden school building on D’Arcy St., a new, larger school was constructed on the same site and dedicated on December 30, 1927. After moving into the new building, student enrollment increased dramatically. Beginning with 300 students in 1929, the student body grew to 400 in 1931, 503 in 1933, and 600 in 1938.

After the passing of Rabbi Graubart, an evening high school yeshiva, the Maharil Graubart Yeshiva, was founded in 1939 to serve boys 14 years of age and up with Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky acting as rosh yeshiva beginning in 1941. The building next door to the Talmud Torah, at 80 D’Arcy Street, was purchased to provide space for the yeshiva and was connected via a walkway to the Talmud Torah. As the students of Eitz Chaim Talmud Torah graduated from the elementary school, they would eventually attend the Maharil Graubart Yeshiva. That same year, Rabbi Jacob I. Wohlgelernter became principal of the Talmud Torah and a kindergarten was added in 1942.

Seven years later, Rabbi Chaim Nussbaum officially assumed the role of principal of Eitz Chaim Schools. Beginning with only a grade 1, new grades were added every year until grades 1 through 9 were in place. Eitz Chaim gradually broadened its scope, welcoming Jewish students from many diverse backgrounds and establishing afternoon and day classes beginning in 1950 at a branch on Burnside Ave. To meet the growing demand for classes, the Torath Emeth Jewish Centre was established at 1 Viewmount Avenue in 1956.

By 1958, in response to the geographical shift of the Jewish population northward, the Tanenbaum Building was added to the complex, followed by the Korolnek Building in 1961, both at 1 Viewmount Avenue. By this time, Eitz Chaim had two principals: Rabbi Nussbaum, who oversaw Hebrew studies, and Rabbi Shlomo Jakubovitz, who oversaw general studies.

The two buildings on D’Arcy St. were sold in 1966 and the proceeds were designated toward purchasing a new school building to the north of the city. Rabbi Shlomo Jakobovits, Avraham Bleeman, Joe Goldwasser and Sam Wortsman led the way in persuading the Board of Directors to purchase the land at Patricia and Bathurst Streets. Patricia and Bathurst Streets served as the temporary location for portable units until the large, permanent building was completed in 1970. This location evolved into the boys’ campus, servicing students from all areas of the city.

Rabbi Shneur Weinberg succeeded Rabbi Nussbaum in 1969 and served as the Hebrew principal until his retirement in 1995, when Rabbi Aaron Levine took over. The position of Hebrew studies principal for the girls’ school was created in 1974 and was held by Rabbi Leibish Adler for 26 years. Rabbi Mordechai Gewirts succeeded Rabbi Adler in 2002 and was principal of the girls’ school until 2012. Eitz Chaim Schools developed rapidly and acquired an excellent reputation among North American day schools.

The female graduates of Eitz Chaim, for the most part, attended public high school. To counter this trend, Beth Jacob High School, with the guidance of Eitz Chaim, was launched in 1963, with classes conducted near the Viewmount branch. In 1966, the Beth Jacob High School and Teacher’s Seminary was completed on Lawrence Avenue, culminating in the opening of a girls’ high school that became completely independent of Eitz Chaim. Today, many female graduates of Etiz Chaim continue their education at Beth Jacob High School.

The Spring Farm campus, named for the farm formerly on that site, opened its doors in 1988. Currently, Eitz Chaim serves primarily as an elementary educational institute under the guidance of Rabbi Isser Pliner.

History from http://www.eitzchaim.com/index.php?page=history (viewed Oct. 6, 2014)

Use Conditions

Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.

Descriptive Notes

Physical Description note: Includes ca. 500 photographs, texts, 2 DVDs and 1 betacam cassette.

Use Conditions note: student grade reports are closed until 30 years after the death of the individual.

Subjects

Education

Children

Name Access

Eitz Chaim Schools (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

Toronto, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2014-12-1

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Date

1957-1958

Scope and Content

Accession consists of two photographs of Bernie Shiner's class at Associated Hebrew Schools on Neptune Avenue, Toronto.

Identified individuals from 1957 are: David Zweig; Mitchell (?); Phillip Granovsky; Ian Eckler; Mark Greenspan; Hillel Eisen; Mark Gottlieb; Heidi (?); Mark Shapiro; Bernie Shiner; Gordon Lindsay; Carol Ogden; Vernon Kurtz; Milton Davis; Allan Greenspan; Leonard Feldman; Bobby Posen; Avram Steinman; and Sima Godfrey. The teacher was Mr. Clodman.

Identified individuals from 1958 are: Avram Steinman; David Zweig; Evelyn Klein; Bobby Posen; Emma Applebaum; Vernon Kurtz; Gordon Lindsay; Leonard Feldman; Allan Greenspan; Alan Frankel; Henry Metkiewitz; Bernie Shiner; Ronnie Rosenberg; Phil Granovsky; Deena Mandel; Mitchell (?).

Descriptive Notes

See accession form for location of individuals.

Subjects

Education

Children

Name Access

Zweig, David

Granovsky, Phillip

Eckler, Ian

Greenspan, Mark

Eisen, Hillel

Gottlieb, Mark

Shapiro, Mark

Shiner, Bernie

Lindsay, Gordon

Ogden, Carol

Kurtz, Vernon

Davis, Milton

Greenspan, Allan

Feldman, Leonard

Posen, Bobby

Steinman, Avram

Godfrey, Sima

Shapiro, Mark

Davis, Milton

Klein, Evelyn

Applebaum, Emma

Frankel, Alan

Metkiewitz, Henry

Rosenberg, Ronnie

Mandel, Deena

Associated Hebrew Schools

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2015-4-1

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

15 cm of textual records

Date

1988-1993

Scope and Content

Accession consists of six yearbooks from Solomon's school years at Bialik Hebrew Day School, CHAT and Forest Hill Collegiate Institute.

Administrative History

Dara Solomon was born in Toronto in 1975 to Joseph and Maureen (Kokotow) Solomon. Her sister is Alida Solomon. In 2004, she married Jay Rosenthal of Natick, MA in San Francisco, CA. Solomon attended Bialik Hebrew Day School (1980-89), Arlington Senior Public School (1989), CHAT (1990), and Forest Hill Collegiate Institute (1991-93). She went on to the University of Toronto where she received her BA and to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she received her Masters in Arts Administration. She worked in museums in the San Francisco Bay Area for 11 years before returning to Toronto with her family in 2012. Since 2012, she has been the director of the Ontario Jewish Archives. She has a daughter named Stella Rosenthal and a son named Cy Rosenthal.

Subjects

Children

Education

Name Access

Solomon, Dara, 1975-

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2015-6-6

Material Format

graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description

17 photographs : b&w (tiffs)

Date

1958-1970

Scope and Content

Accession consists of 17 scanned photographs from Joe Solomon's time as a camper and tripper at Camp Timberlane, an overnight camp founded in 1957 by Barry and Philomena Lowes on Lake of Two Islands in the Haliburton Highlands. Since it's founding, Camp Timberlane has catered to Jewish campers from Toronto. There is a finding aid in the folder with the scanned photos.

Administrative History

Joseph Nathan Solomon was born on September 4, 1944 to Myer and Sarah (nee Grafstein) Solomon. He is their middle son. He has two brothers David (deceased 2013) and Robert. Solomon attended Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, University of Toronto for his Bachelors and Osgoode Law School. A highlight of Solomon's life is being a tripper at Camp Timberlane for over 15 years. Solomon practiced law with his father Myer Solomon for the firm Solomon & Solomon and independendly following Myer's retirement and death in the late 1980s. Solomon married Maureen (nee Kokotow) Solomon from Kirkland Lake, ON in 1968. They have two daughters Alida Solomon and Dara Solomon, who started serving as the director of the Ontario Jewish Archives in 2012. Alida Solomon is a chef and restaurant owner.

Subjects

Children

Camps

Name Access

Solomon, Joseph, 1944-

Camp Timberlane

Places

Haliburton, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

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Accession Number

2015-9-4

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1973-1977

Scope and Content

Accession consists of the Rules and Conditions for the Morris Black Memorial Essay Contest, essays submitted, correspondence from the Board of Jewish Education and the vote casting process for the 1976 contest.

Custodial History

There is no information on the acquisition of this material.

Administrative History

The Morris Black Memorial Essay Contest was established by the Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region's Department of Education and Culture. The rules and conditions stated in a booklet dated 1973 was that the 'prize or prizes for the best essay or essays or oral address or addresses on men famous in Jewish history...'. The Contest was open to 'All Jewish children in the Province of Ontario outside of Metropolitan Toronto and Ottawa.' The essays submitted in 1973 appeared to follow the Rules and Conditions. However, in the 1976 contest, now sponsored by The Board of Jewish Education, there were no restrictions on where the Jewish children lived or on the gender of the person in Jewish history being written about.

Subjects

Education

Children

Name Access

Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region (Toronto, Ont.)

Board of Jewish Education (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2015-9-11

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1979

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a document titled 'Educational Counseling Centre (Day School) Guidance and Counseling Program of the Jewish Vocational Service of Metropolitan Toronto (JVS).

Custodial History

There is no information on the acquisition of this material.

Administrative History

The Educational Counseling Centre of JVS provided a guidance and counseling program to the seven Hebrew Day Schools in Toronto.

Subjects

Children

Education

Name Access

Jewish Vocational Service of Metropolitan Toronto

Places

Toronto, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2015-12-4

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

24 photographs : col. ; 20 x 26 cm or smaller

Date

1988-2013

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs of the graduating classes of the Downtown Jewish Community School from the first class in 1988 through to 2013. Missing are the photographs from the years 1998, 1999 and 2011. Also included are identification keys as well as class lists detailing student names, addresses, home schools and parent names.

Subjects

Education

Children

Religion

Name Access

Downtown Jewish Community School (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2016-12-2

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1966

Scope and Content

Accession consists of one B'nai B'rith Girls Life Member card issued to Cyrel Troster as a leader in BBG leadership training, dated April 1966.

Subjects

Children

Name Access

Troster, Cyrel

B'nai Birth Youth Organization

Source

Archival Accessions