- Name
- Elinor Einhorn Grill
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 13 Jul. 1976
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Elinor Einhorn Grill
- Number
- OH 99
- OH 100
- Subject
- family history
- Jewish education
- Refugees
- Antisemitism
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Farmers
- Young Judaea
- Camp Elohim
- Queen's University Hillel
- Rabbi Rosen
- St. Catharines
- Einhorn, Sol
- Israel
- Soviet Jewry
- Interview Date
- 13 Jul. 1976
- Quantity
- 2
- Interviewer
- Larry Troster
- Total Running Time
- 2 hrs 25 minutes
- Conservation
- February 2009
- Notes
- Detailed transcription: file://s-oja01\data\Grants\Trillium2005\Oral%20Histories\interview%20summaries\St.%20Catharines%20OH%20099-100.doc
Original tapes are damaged. Copies have been made, but the white noise interference is considerable.
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Raised and educated in Oshawa, Elinor Grill was an active member of the Jewish community and a keen bridge player. She was married to Earl Grill, with whom she had three daughters.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Geographic Access
- Oshawa (Ont.)
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Hamilton Jewish community photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 3
- Item
- 22
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- November 1962
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w : 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of the United Jewish Appeal study mission at the Timna Coppermines in Haifa. The group are from Hamilton and Bill Stern is picutred second from the right.
- Subjects
- Israel
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Accession Number
- 2005-5-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Hamilton Jewish community photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 3
- Item
- 23
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- November 1962
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w : 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of the United Jewish Appeal study mission at the Timna Coppermines in Haifa. The group is from Hamilton and Bill Stern is pictured third from the left.
- Subjects
- Israel
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Accession Number
- 2005-5-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Charities sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1957-1997
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Sol Edell made charitable donations to a large number of Jewish organizations mainly ones located in Canada, Israel and the United States.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of correspondence, receipts and certificates from Canadian, American and Israeli educational, religious and welfare organizations and institutions that received charitable donations from the Edell family.
- Subjects
- Charities
- Education
- Israel
- Religion
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2010-5-17
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-5-17
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 1 DVD ( 58 mins., 41 secs.)
- Date
- 2010
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of 1 DVD titled "Reclaiming Our Pride: A documentary film about Pride and Prejudice" by Martin Gladstone. The film explores the controversy that surrounded the 2009 Gay Pride Parade generated by the inclusion of groups that branded Israel an apartheid state.
- Descriptive Notes
- Produced by Queer Films Corporation.
- Subjects
- Gay pride parades
- Israel
- Sexual minorities
- Name Access
- Gladstone, Martin
- Pride Toronto
- Queers Against Israeli Apartheid
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-3-28
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-3-28
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 1 VHS : col. ; 8 min.
- Date
- 21 May 2001
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one VHS tape produced for publicity purposes for the UJA Federation's annual funwalk. It features Corey Mandell of Mandell Entertainment interacting with and interviewing kids at the Leo Baeck Day School.
- Custodial History
- This VHS was found loose on a shelf at UJA Federation's offsite storage. It was retrieved and brought back to the archives.
- 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
- Israel
- Philanthropy and fundraising
- Name Access
- UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-5-13
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-5-13
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 55 photographs : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- Date
- 1962
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs documenting a United Jewish Appeal Young Leadership Mission to Israel in 1962. Identified individuals include Morris Adams, Moe Emer, Paul Baer (the group's guide), Bernie Persiko, Barney Barenholtz, Jeff Cohen, Harvey Wolfe, Albert Mandel, Gerry Halpert, Stan Paulin, Wayne Tanenbaum, Bill Stern, and Murray Rumack.
- Images show the group participating in various tours and visiting sites such as the Gadna training camp for teenagers, Israeli Air Force and naval bases, King Solomon's Mines, Yad Vashem, the Herzl memorial, a children's home, the Negev and Galilee, the Timma Copper Mines, the town of Acre, sitting in on an Ulpan Hebrew class for new immigrants, visiting sites of industry, greeting new aliyot disembarking at dock, and meeting with dignitaries and Israeli officials, such as Shimon Peres, Moshe Sharett, Levi Eshkol, and various military generals.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Descriptive Notes
- RELATED MATERIAL NOTE: See fonds 33, series 4 for additional photographs of this same trip.
- Subjects
- Israel
- Travel
- Name Access
- Adams, Morris
- United Jewish Welfare Fund (Toronto, Ont.)
- United Jewish Appeal (Toronto, Ont.)
- Places
- Israel
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-8-10
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-8-10
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Physical Description
- 177 audio cassettes
- Date
- 1973-2001
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting the diverse interests of Paul Brown. Included are: 177 audio recordings of various talks and events, most of which pertain to Judaism, the Holocaust, and Middle East politics and were held in Toronto. Speakers include Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel; New York Times best-selling author Rabbi Joseph Telushkin; former Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel Yisrael Meir Lau; and conservative talk show host Dennis Prager as well many other rabbis and prominent Jewish figures.
- Administrative History
- Paul Brown (1942-) was born 30 January 1942 in Toronto. As a young student, he attended Hebrew day school on Brunswick Avenue followed by North Toronto College Institute. Later, Brown majored in Psychology at the University of Toronto. After completing his undergradudate studies, he enrolled in a Master of Education program in Guidance and Counselling offered by the Ontario Institute for Sutdies in Education (OISE).
Brown taught for 30 years under the North York Board of Education (NYBE) and subsequently the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). He completed his formal teaching career with eight years at Bnei Akiva Schools.
Brown is a member of Shaarei Shomayim and Beth Lida Forest Hill Synagogue.
- 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
- Mr. Brown assigned numbers to some of the cassettes.
- Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Israel
- Religion
- Name Access
- Brown, Paul
- Places
- Toronto, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-4-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-4-7
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 8 cm of textual records
- 1 photograph : col. ; 13 x 18 cm
- Date
- 2004-2010
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a photograph of Ted Sokolsky and textual records that include: Centre Square Seniors' Centre Program and Design Brief (2004), Israel Emergency Campaign Fact Finding Trip by Ted Sokolsky and Adam Minsky (2007), Israel Emergency Campaign Proposal Draft 1 (2007) and a photo scrapbook of the Hatzor Ha'Glilit Early Childhood Centre (2010) thanking the UJA for its contribution to the construction of its new building.
- Custodial History
- Donated by Adam Minsky's office.
- Use Conditions
- UJA Federation meeting minutes and general correspondence are closed for 10 years from date of creation. Contracts and donor agreements are permanently closed.
- Subjects
- Charities
- Israel
- Older people
- Name Access
- UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-7-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-7-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 20 cm of textual records
- Date
- 1979, 1989-2005
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting Shoel Silver's involvement with various committees, including: Project Renewal, NECHAMA. Keren Hayesod, Israel Center for Treatment of Psychotrauma and The Jewish Agency for Israel, UJA and others. Included are reports, correspondence, proposals, a 1979 edition of the Jewish Standard, first edition of the Children's Newspaper in Kfar Gvirol and assorted research material.
- Use Conditions
- Conditional Access. Researchers must receive permission from the donor prior to accessing the records. Please contact the OJA for more information.
- Descriptive Notes
- Language: Most of the items are in English, with some items partially or fully in Hebrew.
- Subjects
- Charities
- Israel
- Name Access
- Jewish Agency for Israel
- Jewish Federation of Greater Toronto
- Project Renewal (Israel)
- Silver, Shoel
- Toronto Jewish Congress
- Places
- Israel
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-7-20
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-7-20
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 120 cm of textual records (4 boxes)
- Date
- 1987-2011
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material involving Shoel Silver's involvement with various Jewish organizations including B'nai Brith Canada (BBC), the Canada-Israel Committee (CIC), the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI), UJA Federation of Greater Toronto (UJA), and the United Israel Appeal (UIA). Included are meeting minutes, reports, memoranda, correspondence, budgets, discussion documents, resource material, newspaper clippings, photocopies of newspaper articles, briefing papers, resolutions.
- Custodial History
- Records remained in the custody of Shoel Silver until 27 July 2018 when the OJA acquired the records from the former.
- Administrative History
- Shoel Silver is a Toronto businessman. He formerly co-chaired the Unity of the Jewish People Committee with Natan Sharansky. Prior to that, he was the scholar in residence for the first Federation Shabbaton.
- Use Conditions
- Accession is closed for 25 years from date of donation.
- Subjects
- Israel
- Nonprofit organizations
- Name Access
- B'nai Brith Canada
- Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs
- Jewish Agency for Israel
- Silver, Shoel
- UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
- United Israel Appeal
- Places
- Canada
- Israel
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 441
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 441
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Responsibility
- Photograph by The Studio.
- Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of executive members of Ostrovtzer Congregation, Toronto, buying $25,000 Israel bonds, Nov. 16, 1973. Identified left, Isidore Green.
- Notes
- Responsibility Note: Photograph by The Studio. 1720 Avenue Road, Toronto. Acquired in 1975.
- Name Access
- Ostrovtzer Congregation
- Subjects
- Bonds
- Checks
- Israel
- Related Material
- item 442
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 442
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 442
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Responsibility
- Photograph by Graphic Artists.
- Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- Identified second left is Isidore Green.
- Notes
- Responsiblity Note: Photograph by Graphic Artists, Toronto. Acquired in April 1975.
- Name Access
- Ostrovtzer Congregation
- Subjects
- Bonds
- Israel
- Related Material
- Item 441
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Community Relations Committee series
- Anti-Semitism cases sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 49
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1991
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a lettters regarding a possible contravention of the Discriminatory Business Practices Act by DHL Express, specifically not providing express service to Israel.
- Notes
- Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Name Access
- Ontario Discriminatory Business Practices Act
- Subjects
- Israel
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Clanton Park Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 6
- File
- 56
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1969-1988
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records documenting fundraising programs sponsored by State of Israel Bonds in conjunction with Clanton Park synagogue. Included is correspondence, an invitation to a tribute dinner honouring Dr. Norman Shaul, one of the founding members of Clanton Park and a newspaper article about Sol Edell receiving the Tower of David Award.
- Name Access
- Israel
- Subjects
- Israel
- Zionism
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
- Travel sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 2
- Series
- 1-6
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- cartographic material
- Date
- 1931-1975
- Physical Description
- 2 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Following the Arab-Israeli War of 1948-49, Ben Dunkelman frequently travelled to Israel for pleasure as well as for business. Although he once went leopard hunting in Africa, Dunkelman usually visited the Middle East or the United States when outside Canada.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series contains maps, a passport, a 1953 travel diary and some correspondence. The records relate to Benjamin Dunkelman’s travels to Israel. The sub-series includes files for Dunkelman’s passport and his travel maps.
- Subjects
- Israel
- Travel
- Creator
- Dunkelman, Benjamin
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
- Arab-Israeli War series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 2
- Series
- 5
- File
- 7
- Material Format
- cartographic material
- Date
- 1943-1950
- Physical Description
- 13 maps
- Scope and Content
- File contains maps relating to Dunkelman's activities during the Arab-Israeli War of 1948-1949.
- Subjects
- Israel
- Physical Condition
- Some records are fragile.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 6035
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 6035
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1929
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm on mat 31 x 33 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of the Buffalo Campaign Committee for the Workers in Israel. The individuals include people from Toronto, such as I. J. Wienrot.
- Notes
- See accession record for further identification.
- Subjects
- Employees
- Israel
- 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.
- Accession Number
- 1992-2-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- John J. Glass fonds
- Artifacts series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 109
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 12
- Material Format
- object
- Date
- 25 Dec. 1957
- Physical Description
- 1 pin : white ; 6 cm in diam.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a white circular pin with blue writing commemorating the State of Israel Bonds Channukah Festival. The writing on the pin reads:
- State of Israel Bonds Channukah Festival
- Coliseum, C.N.E.
- Dec. 25, 1957
- Israel 10th Anniversary.
- Subjects
- Anniversaries
- Hanukkah
- Israel
- Physical Condition
- Good.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
