Level

Item

Item

4415

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1985]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Notes

No restrictions on access.

Name Access

Hillel

University of Toronto

Subjects

Food

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-12-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1944]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of the Jewish community of Kirkland Lake assembled for the bar mitzvah of Joe Atkins, now a chartered accountant in Toronto. The photograph depicts that group seated at several banquet tables in the Legion Hall.

Notes

Typed notes on the back continue: "Rare view of Hyman with his hat off, the grandfather, standing next to Harry. The only one missing is the photographer - Eddie Duke - and to this day I wish I could have been included. Picture taken in the Legion Hall which was koshered for the occasion.".

Acquired in 1976.

Photo by Duke Studio.

Name Access

Atkins, Joe

Subjects

Bar mitzvah

Communities

Dinners and dining

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

5012

Material Format

graphic material

Date

7 Aug. 1961

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of a young boy waring a Shopsy's hat with a hot dog in each hand.

Notes

Graphic Artists.

Name Access

Shopsy's

Shopsowitz, Sam

Canadian National Exhibition

Subjects

Children

Food

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1990-1-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4996

Material Format

graphic material

Date

14 Aug. 1961

Physical Description

1 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph is an exterior view of Shopsowitz Delicatessen's 40th Anniversary. The photographs depicts a line-up of customers outside the entrance. Shopsy's is advertising 1920s prices.

Notes

Graphic Artists.

Name Access

Shopsowitz, Sam

Shopsy's Delicatessen

Subjects

Anniversaries

Food

Restaurants

Small business

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)

Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1990-1-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1780

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1914

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Name Access

Duke St. School

Subjects

Children

Education

Food

Repro Restriction

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

Accession Number

1979-9-42

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Congregation Beth David fonds

Level

Fonds

Fonds

88

Material Format

multiple media

Date

[ca. 1916]-1996, predominant 1940-1996

Physical Description

38 cm of textual records (9v.) and other material

Admin History/Bio

The Brantford Hebrew Association, Congregation Beth David’s precursor, was founded in 1907 when Rabbi Backer officiated Brantford’s first public Jewish religious service in an upper hall on George Street. Services had previously taken place in the homes of Jewish families, who had begun settling in the area around the turn of the century. By 1911, services had moved to the old Conservative Hall at Dalhousie and King Street. In 1915, the congregation purchased a building at 33 Palace Street and remodeled it into a synagogue. This building was also used as a community centre and for the Congregation’s Hebrew school.

On October 13th, 1911 the congregation was incorporated, and the following year it purchased land for a cemetery in the northeast corner of Mount Hope Cemetery. Due to increasing membership, a new synagogue was built at 50 Waterloo Street in 1948. In January 1950, the congregation changed its name to Beth David in honour of member David Axler, who died during the Second World War while training as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force.

The congregation was at its peak in the 1960s with 150 member families. However, membership drastically fell after the children of this generation moved to larger cities and their parents followed after retirement. By 1999, only 28 families remained as members and services were reduced to being held on the High Holidays and special occasions, such as, b'nai mitzvah. Dwindling resources and membership forced the congregation to close around 2001. Throughout its existence, over 30 rabbis served the congregation, including Rabbi Saul Wolfe Gringorten (ca. 1910-1923). Its cemetery continues to be looked after by Allan Norris, a past president of the congregation.

Scope and Content

Fonds consists of records documenting the acitivities, religious programs and services, membership, and finances of Congregation Beth David, as well as the recognition and honours awarded by and to Brantford's Jewish community. Included are meeting minutes, photographs, plaques, a key, a marriage register, general ledgers, ledgers and lists of membership dues and receipts, audited financial statements, budgets, correspondece, bulletins, office stationary, newsclippings, certificates, library book cards, bookplates, rabbi contracts, and surveys.

Fonds has been arranged into the following six series: 1. Meetings ; 2. Religious programs and services; 3. Finances & accounting ; 4. Administrative functions ; 5. Bulletins ; and, 6. Events.

Notes

Includes 10 microfiches of textual records, 5 architectural drawings, 11 photographs (4 negatives), 3 plaques, 1 mounted letter and 1 key.

Fonds was reduced from ca. 1 metre to ca. 45 cm. See accession 2001-10-3 for further information about the culled material.

Name Access

Congregation Beth David (Brantford, Ont.)

Subjects

Architecture

Communities

Synagogues

Physical Condition

The binding on some of the general ledgers is fragile and coming apart. They have been stored flat to reduce any strain.

The architectural drawings have some tears and should be flattened.

Related Material

Please see the Sadie Stren fonds 78 for other records documenting Brantford's Jewish community and the Beth David Congregation, including the synagogue's original letters of incorporation.

For other photographs documenting Congregation Beth David, see: accesssion 1976-6-5 (photo # 1133); accession 1976-6-6 (photos # 1138, 1137, 1136); accession 1976-6-13; accession 1986-2-2 (photos #3593-3595, 3856, 3889-3894), photo #918; and, photo #578.

For records related to Beth David's namesake, David Axler, and photographs of its cemetery, please see accession #2004-5-71.

For records of Rabbi Gringorten, see accession #2009-2-5 and 2008-11-3

For additional records related to Brantford families and other Jewish organizations, such as the Hadassah chapter and B'nai Brith lodge, please see accession #2001-10-3; MG 2J29a, #2009-7-1, 1978-11-4, 1977-8-16, 1992-8-3, 1980-1-14, 1978-1-2, 2008-7-1, photo# 109, photo# 755, and photo #758.

Arrangement

Fonds is arranged to the file-level, but only described to the series-level. Three file-level descriptions exist for files attached directly to the fonds. Photographs with existing item-level descriptions were also attached to the fonds.

Creator

Congregation Beth David (Brantford, Ont.)

Places

Brantford (Ont.)

Accession Number

2001-10-3

1978-11-4

1981-12-2 / MG3 B16

1976-6-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Reference series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

5

File

56

Material Format

textual record

Date

1952

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains a photocopy of the 1952 self-survey of the Jewish community of Port Colborne, Ontario. Several self-surveys were conducted in the 1950s under the auspices of the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Subjects

Communities

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Port Colborne (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Reference series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

5

File

60

Material Format

textual record

Date

1951

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains the 1951 self-survey of the Jewish community of St. Catharines, Ontario. Several self-surveys were conducted in the 1950s under the auspices of the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Subjects

Communities

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

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

Places

St. Catharines (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Reference series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

5

File

63

Material Format

textual record

Date

1959, 1978

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains a photocopied articles on the settlement and development the Jewish community of Saint John as well as a photocopied picture of the Shaare Zedek Synagogue.

Name Access

Congregation Shaare Zedek

Subjects

Communities

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Saint John (N.B.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Reference series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

5

File

67

Material Format

textual record

Date

1954

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains a copy of the historical sketch from the 1954 self-survey of the Jewish community of Sault Ste. Marie. Several self-surveys were conducted in the 1950s under the auspices of the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Name Access

Congregation Beth Jacob

Subjects

Communities

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Reference series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

5

File

69

Material Format

textual record

Date

1953

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains a copy of the 1953 self-survey conducted by the Jewish community of Sudbury. In the 1950s several such studies were commissioned by the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Name Access

Shaar Hashomayim

Subjects

Communities

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Sudbury (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Reference series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

5

File

71

Material Format

textual record

Date

[1979?]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains an article called "Jewish Population, Institutions & Commercial Facilities South of St. Clair Ave., Toronto," dating after 1976. The author is not identified.

Subjects

Communities

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Reference series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

5

File

95

Material Format

textual record

Date

1951

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains the 1951 self-survey of the Jewish community of Welland, Ontario. Several self-surveys were conducted in the 1950s under the auspices of the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Subjects

Communities

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Welland (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4832

Material Format

graphic material

Date

6 May 1957

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 11 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Helen O'Connor (left) and Inez Richardson (right) leading a cooking class for CJIC, a television station in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The photograph depicts Inez standing in a kitchen, wearing a Hadassah apron, and using a cake mixer while Helen looks on. In the foreground is the television camera.

Notes

On the verso of the photograph there is an address: 128 March Street. This is likely either the address of the studio or the home of Inez Richardson.

Subjects

Food

Places

Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)

Accession Number

1984-5-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3895

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Leonard Wise of Brantford, Ontario, with Marci Gilbert of the Canadian Jewish Congress, at a picnic organized by the CJC for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. There is also an unidentified man in the photo.

Subjects

Communities

Picnics

Places

Brantford (Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3896

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Rabbi Moshe Yeres at a picnic organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. He is standing with an unidentified man, woman and child.

Name Access

Yeres, Moshe

Subjects

Communities

Picnics

Rabbis

Places

Brantford (Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3897

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of a sing-along at a picnic organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The photo depicts a group of people seated in a semi-circle around a guitarist.

Notes

This photo is similar to photo #3900.

Subjects

Communities

Picnics

Places

Brantford (Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3900

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of a sing-along at a picnic organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The photo depicts a group of people seated in a semi-circle around a guitarist.

Notes

This photo is similar to photo #3897.

Subjects

Communities

Picnics

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3899

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of a sing-along at a picnic organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The photograph depicts a group of people seated on picnic benches listening to a man with a guitar.

Subjects

Communities

Picnics

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3901

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of an unidentified man barbequing hot dogs at a picnic for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The picnic was organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Subjects

Communities

Food

Picnics

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3903

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of a group of guests seated on lawn chairs at a picnic for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The picnic was organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Subjects

Communities

Picnics

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3904

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of two men standing in the field at a picnic for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The picnic was organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress. There are also several other people seated on lawn chairs and blankets.

Subjects

Communities

Picnics

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3905

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of several men and women conversing with each other at a picnic for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The picnic was organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Name Access

Canadian Jewish Congress

Subjects

Communities

Picnics

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3906

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of a mother and child at a picnic for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The picnic was organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Subjects

Communities

Picnics

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3907

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of two children and an adult standing in the water at a picnic for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The picnic was organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Subjects

Communities

Picnics

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3908

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of two children playing at the beach at a picnic for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The picnic was organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Subjects

Beaches

Communities

Picnics

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3909

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of several children playing in the beach sand at a picnic for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The picnic was organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Subjects

Beaches

Communities

Picnics

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3911

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of several adults and children playing volleyball at a picnic for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The picnic was organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Subjects

Communities

Picnics

Volleyball

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3912

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of several adults conversing with each other at a picnic for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The picnic was organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Name Access

Canadian Jewish Congress

Subjects

Communities

Picnics

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3913

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of several adults and children seated on lawn chairs and eating popsicles at a picnic for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The picnic was organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Name Access

Canadian Jewish Congress

Subjects

Communities

Picnics

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3914

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of an unidentified man and woman at a picnic for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The picnic was organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Subjects

Communities

Picnics

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3915

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of a young girl waiting for a hot dog at a picnic for members of the small Jewish communities of Ontario. The picnic was organized by the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Name Access

Canadian Jewish Congress

Subjects

Children

Communities

Picnics

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3788

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[192-]

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

This item is a copy photograph of Sam Berger (on right) and Mr. Iscowitz standing in front of a house in Belle Ewart, Ontario.

Name Access

Berger, Sam

Subjects

Communities

Single story houses

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

Belle Ewart (Ont.)

Accession Number

1985-7-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4122

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Jul. 1978

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 9 x 9 cm and 35 mm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of the exterior of the synagogue in Belle Ewart, Ontario. The plaque on the front of the synagogue reads "Hebrew Centre of Belle Ewart, 1944" in Hebrew and English.

Notes

Location of negatives: 31:4

Name Access

Hebrew Centre of Belle Ewart

Subjects

Communities

Synagogues

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

Belle Ewart (Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-8-20

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

General office subject and correspondence files series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

2

File

672

Material Format

textual record

Date

1997

Physical Description

1 folder of textual material

Subjects

Arab Canadians

Communities

Muslims--Canada

Access Restriction

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

Accession Number

2005-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

General office subject and correspondence files series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

2

File

688

Material Format

textual record

Date

1991

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence, promotional material and reports from the National Jews in Arab Lands Committee and the National Task Force for Syrian Jews, and the Bicentennial Foundation commemorating the 500th Anniversary of the Sephardic Jews in Turkey.

Subjects

Communities

Jews--Arab countries

Sephardim--Turkey

Access Restriction

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

Accession Number

2005-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

General office subject and correspondence files series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

2

File

718

Material Format

textual record

Date

1973-1975

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Notes

Availability of other materials: Digital reproductions available.

Subjects

Communities

Places

London (Ont.)

Accession Number

2005-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4121

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Jul. 1978

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 9 x 9 cm and 35 mm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of the exterior of the synagogue in Belle Ewart, Ontario.

Notes

Location of negatives: 31:3

Name Access

Hebrew Centre of Belle Ewart

Subjects

Communities

Synagogues

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

Belle Ewart (Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-8-20

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4123

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Jul. 1978

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 9 x 9 cm and 35 mm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of the synagogue's shed in Belle Ewart, Ontario.

Notes

Location of negatives: 31:4

Name Access

Hebrew Centre of Belle Ewart

Subjects

Communities

Synagogues

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

Belle Ewart (Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-8-20

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2021-11-7

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

7 cm of textual records

1 poster

Date

1922-2015

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material collected by Beverley Schaeffer. The bulk of the material consists of newspaper clippings documenting Jewish communities in northern Ontario, primarily Kirkland Lake. In addition to the clippings, there are several other items: the first draft of Eddie Duke's "The History of the Jewish Community of Kirkland Lake," a copy of a typed article titled "The Way We Were" by Bettyann Elliott (née Archer), two issues of Beth Tikvah Sisterhood Magazine (spring 1988 and spring 1990), and a typed document titled "Judaica - Canadian" that was prepared by Fred Schaeffer. Of note is an article written by Shelley Duke entitled "Somebody's Somebody: Jews from Small Communities" dated 16 December 1985.

Use Conditions

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

Descriptive Notes

Availability of other formats: Textual records available as PDF files.

Subjects

Communities

Name Access

Duke, Eddie

Elliott, Bettyann, 1928-2015

Places

Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2022-3-7

Material Format

textual record (electronic)

Physical Description

1 textual record (pdf)

Date

2006

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a digital version of a booklet titled "The Jewish Community of Jackson's Point: Then and Now" that was published in 2006 by PAZ Direct. Cary Elias was hired to produce the booklet in 2006.

Subjects

Communities

Places

Jackson's Point (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

Research Records sub-series

Small Ontario Jewish communities sub-sub-series

Level

Sub-sub-series

Fonds

17

Series

5-4-8

Material Format

textual record

Date

1944-1978

Physical Description

38 cm of textual records

Scope and Content

Sub-sub-series consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings and reports from Jewish individuals and organizations located within small (and medium-sized) Ontario Jewish communities about local antisemitism issues.

Communities documented are: Bellville, Brampton, Brantford, Chatham, Coburg, Cornwall, fort William, Galt, Guelph, Hamilton, Kingston, Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Mississauga, Niagara Falls, North Bay, Oakville, Orillia, Oshawa, Ottawa, Owen Sound, Peterborough, Port Arthur, Port Hope, Sarnia, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, St. Catherines, St. Thomas, Wallaceburg, Welland, and Windsor,

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Subjects

Communities

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

1987-6-3

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

ca. 7 cm of textual records

Date

1948–1966

Scope and Content

Accession consists of synagogue material, attendance records, and other information relating to the Jewish community of Sudbury, Ontario.

Use Conditions

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

Subjects

Communities

Rabbis

Synagogues

Name Access

Rosenthal, William, 1911-2008

Places

Sudbury (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1986-9-2

Material Format

object

textual record

graphic material

Physical Description

30 cm of textual records

7 photographs

artifacts

Date

1908-1970

Scope and Content

Accession consists of textual records, graphic materials, and artifacts documenting the Shaarey Shomayim Synagogue in Fort William (Thunder Bay) and the Jewish community of Thunder Bay. The records include a brass menorah and shivisi from the Synagogue, along with a wooden tablet of the ten commandments (1920s); a marriage register (1908-1951); a minute book of the chevra kadisha (1913-1986); B'nai Brith Lodge membership registration books, minute books, a dues book, and a framed citation (1911-1970); and several photographs including the Jewish community's float for the coronation of King George VI, the turning of the sod for the new synagogue, the B'nai Brith Lodge annual picnic in Port Arthur and a meeting honouring Jewish servicemen of the Second World War, and three portraits of the Synagogue's honourary presidents.

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MG 2 B 1ii

MG 3 B 23

Subjects

Communities

Synagogues

Name Access

Shaarey Shomayim Congregation (Thunder Bay, Ont.)

Places

Thunder Bay, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1992-3-2

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w : 21 x 25 cm

1 folder of textual records

Date

1959-1964

Scope and Content

This accession consists of one photograph and meeting minutes of the St. Thomas Jewish community. Pictured in the photograph from top are: Norman Kurtzman, Reuben Shepherd, Dave Gerrard, Max Zwickel, Gordon Kulman, Irving Feldman, Sophy Segal, Ida Green, Dave Klein, Eva Klein, Jack Wiseman, Jack State, Ruth Ross, Barney Ross, Eva Kurtzman, Gert Feldman, Rhoda Kulman, Francis State, Anne Wiseman, Lil Shepherd, Rose Gerrard, Jack Shepherd, Ethel Shepherd, Rebecca Robinson, Sara State, and Louie State

Use Conditions

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

Descriptive Notes

General: Individuals are identified on the back of the photograph.

Subjects

Communities

Places

St. Thomas (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1991-10-8

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

3 cm of textual records

Date

1974-1991

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material pertaining to the Sephardic community in Toronto including a "Final Report - Integration - North African Jewish Community in Metro Toronto" (1974), two reports by Joseph Kage, a presentation by Leon Oziel (1984), listings of Sephardic congregations and Chevra Kadisha and their officers, and letterheads for organizations and schools. In addition there is a paper titled "A History of the Sephardim in Toronto" written by a student William Myers for a university course in history. The course director was Professor Irving Abella.

Subjects

Communities

Sephardim

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1977-8-11

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1940-1966

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material from B'nai Jacob Congregation in Niagara Falls, Ontario. These include bank cheques, utility and hardware bills, insurance policy statements from the 1940s, general correspondence, as well as a report on the dedication of the rebuilt synagogue.

Subjects

Synagogues

Communities

Name Access

B'nai Jacob Congregation (Niagara Falls, Ont.)

Places

Niagara Falls, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2004-5-24

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

76 photographs : b&w (3 negatives) ; 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Date

[ca. 1960]-[ca.1980]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs documenting the Jewish community of Hamilton, Ontario. They include portraits of individuals, group and committee activities, a sculpture, and scenes from a "peaceful protest for Russian Jews."

Subjects

Communities

Places

Hamilton (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1978-8-7

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1957–1973

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting the Jewish community of London, Ontario. Included are a copy of the Constitution of the London Jewish community, a speech form the dedication of the new B'nai Israel Synagogue, a community council report from January 1957, a copy of the Report to the Special Committee for the Study of the London Jewish Community by R. P. Kannee dated 24 April 1973, a 1975–1976 program guide to the Jewish Community Centre of London, and other documents.

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MG2 M4

Subjects

Communities

Places

London (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1979-9-10

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

3 cm of textual records

Date

1941-1960

Scope and Content

Accession consists of 2 minute books containing the minutes from Kenora Jewish community meetings and Kenora Synagogue executive meetings, along with some financial records. Accession also includes synagogue executive correspondence in both English and Yiddish.

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MG 3 B20

Subjects

Meetings

Synagogues

Communities

Places

Kenora, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions