File consists of one scrapbook documenting the Women's Auxiliary's programs and services. Included are photographs of special events, courier services, the Barber Shop, Yiddish reading groups, food services, the fashion show, volunteers, the Volunteen program, the Gardening Club, Baycrest Choir, the Residents Committee of the Jewish Home for the Aged, Festival Committee events, small group outings, family picnics, the Folk Dancing Group, and Concerts with the Franks. Also included are newspaper clippings, correspondence, flyers, and event programs. Of special note is an invitation to the wedding of two residents of the Jewish Home for the Aged. Scrapbook pages are likely not in their original order.
Subjects
Scrapbooks
Physical Condition
Scrapbook is unbound and many items are loose and falling off the pages.
Accession consists of two bound srapbooks documenting the political and communal life of Herbert Orliffe. Included are newsclippings and official invitations to ceremonies and events.
Administrative History
Herbert Orliffe (1905-1967) was a QC barrister and solicitor who owned his own practice, Herbert Orliffe QC. He specialized in labour law and was the first Chairman of the Ontario Jurisdictional Disputes Commission.
He was born on May 5, 1905 to Anne and Charles Orliffe in Newcastle, England. Herbert married Ida Goren and they had four children: Annabel, Joan, Barbara and Robert.
His affiliations included: Jewish Public Library, Canadian Jewish News, Jewish Welfare Fund, Board of Jewish Education, Beth Tzedec Congregation, Sunnyside Lodge IOOF, Palestine Lodge AF & AM, Toronto Board of Trade, and the Empire Club.
Herbert was also the first Jewish Chairman of the Toronto Board of Education in 1952, an alderman for Ward Four in 1954, and a member of Municipality Toronto Council in 1956. He died suddently of a heart attack in 1967.
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Biography
Edna Jacobs (née Frankel) was born on 20 March 1904 in Toronto. Her parents, Sigmund and Paula Frankel, were early immigrants from Germany. Edna attended Havergal from kindergarten through high school. She studied general arts for two years at the University of Toronto. She married Arthur Jacobs, the son of Rabbi Solomon Jacobs, in 1936. Together, they had one daughter, Patsy, and a baby who died during infancy. Edna was involved with the Girls Club and the Junior Council of Jewish Women.
The file contains low quality photocopies from the original scrapbook. These are primarily of newspaper clippings regarding recitals and reviews from Toronto newspapers in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
The Girl Scouts were officially founded in 1910 with the establishment of Girl Guides Association in the United Kingdom. They orginated in Britain, but within that same year groups were sprouting up all over the world, including in Canada. The Ontario Council was inaugurated in 1921.
The 69th division was founded on 3 July 1922. The name was changed several times to: Highland Glen, Humber Highlands, Westwinds, and then Smithfield. The director in 1922 was Lillian Smith. The 69th Toronto Co. met at 254 McCaul St. at the Church of the Redeemer, at Smithfield Public School, and at Clairville Public School. The company shut down on 6 June 1930 and reopened 17 May 1932.
Name Access
Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Girl Guides
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.
The Girl Guides were officially founded in 1910 with the establishment of Girl Guides Association in the United Kingdom. They orginated in Britain, but within that same year groups were sprouting up all over the world, including in Canada. The Ontario Council was inaugurated in 1921.
The 69th division was founded on 3 July 1922. The name was changed several times to: Highland Glen, Humber Highlands, Westwinds, and then Smithfield. The director in 1922 was Lillian Smith. The 69th Toronto Co. met at 254 McCaul St. at the Church of the Redeemer, at Smithfield Public School, and at Clairville Public School. The company shut down on 6 June 1930 and reopened 17 May 1932.
Name Access
Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Girl Guides
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.
The Girl Scouts were officially founded in 1910 with the establishment of Girl Guides Association in the United Kingdom. They orginated in Britain, but within that same year groups were sprouting up all over the world, including in Canada. The Ontario Council was inaugurated in 1921.
The 69th division was founded on 3 July 1922. The name was changed several times to: Highland Glen, Humber Highlands, Westwinds, and then Smithfield. The director in 1922 was Lillian Smith. The 69th Toronto Co. met at 254 McCaul St. at the Church of the Redeemer, at Smithfield Public School, and at Clairville Public School. The company shut down on 6 June 1930 and reopened 17 May 1932.
Name Access
Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Girl Guides
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.
File consists of one scrapbook containing telegrams and cards with notes of congratulations to mark occasions of wedding, anniversaries, and son's bar mitzvah
File consists of a scrapbook containing memorabilia to commemorate Ida Lewis Siegel's campaign to run as School Trustee with the Board of Education in Toronto in 1930. Included are newspaper clippings in English and Yiddish, letters endorsing Ida Lewis Siegel, congratulatory letters and telegrams, a municipal elections pamphlet listing the polling stations for Ward 4, 2 cards (in English and Yiddish) to promote Ida Lewis Siegel's campaign and a booklet titled "Text Book of the Toronto Jewish Free School".
File consists of a scrapbook assembled for Ida Siegel's 80th birthday in 1965. Included are newsclippings and various letters and cards of congratulations.
Subjects
Birthdays
Scrapbooks
Physical Condition
The scrapbook is very brittle. The items that had been taped onto the pages are all now loose within the scrapbook.
File consists of a scrapbook documenting Ida Siegel's involvment with vairous Jewish organizations, including the Bureau of Jewish Education and the Zionist Organization of Canada. Records include newsclippings, and letters, cards and telegrams of congratulations on her 70th birthday and for being honoured by the BJE.
Subjects
Scrapbooks
Physical Condition
The scrapbook is very brittle. The items that had been taped onto the pages are all now loose within the scrapbook.
Accession consists of a scrapbook documenting the military career of Seymour Bernard. Included in the scrapbook are photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, the transcript for a CFRB radio segment featuring Bernard, invitations for dinners honouring Bernard, a booklet (possibly by the Canadian Jewish Congress) entitled "Jews Have Always Fought for Freedom", and a torn black ribbon that was likely worn by Bernard's parents during shiva after he died in 1951 (kriah). The scrapbook was likely assembled by Bernard's parents.
Accession also includes material documenting Joel Snitman's confirmation at Holy Blossom Temple and involvement in the BBYO. Included are photographs and programs documenting Holy Blossom Temple's confirmation class of 1959, the program book of the B'nai Brith Youth Organization (BBYO) Southern Ontario Region Fall Conclave (1960), a BBYO AZA Sweetheart Ball booklet (1961), and the Lorac Letter newsletter (1959) which was a chapter of the AZA BBYO. Identified in the photographs are: Joel Snitman, Susie Romm, Karen Smith (?), Don Smith, Rabbi Eisen, and Rabbi Feinberg.
Administrative History
Beatrice Bernard (1913-1998) was born to Louie Bernard (1895?-1956) and Esther Berger (1892-1983) in Toronto in 1913. She had two younger siblings: Seymour (was a tailgunner in the RAF during the Second World War) and Gertrude. The family lived at 410 Crawford Street and Louie owned his own dress store at St. Clair and Yonge Street. Beatrice helped her father in the dress store in the 1930s. Louie eventually owned a coat manufacturing business which was located in the Balfour Building. Beatrice married Michael Snitman in 1935.
Michael Snitman (1910-1978) was born to Harry and Lottie in Russia in 1910. He immigrated to Canada with his parents in 1912 and had two younger siblings who were born in Toronto: Bill (1912-2013) and Judy (Judith). Michael attended Harbord Collegiate and ran his own business called Plastwood Products in the early 1940s. Around 1947 he entered the photographic business as a distributor. He ran the Toronto branch of Montreal-based Anglophoto, which was owned by his brother-in-law, Abe Feigelson.
Michael and Beatrice had two children together: Joel (b. 1943) and Bernard (Bernie) (b. 1948). Joel received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto and taught Biology for five years before entering the real estate and property management business. He met his wife Blossom (nee Houpt) in the B'nai Brith Youth Organization and they had their first date on April 9, 1960. They later married in Aug. 1964 and had three children together: Aryeh, Sheri, and Aviella.
Descriptive Notes
Availability of other formats: Digitized material.
File consists of one scrapbook (1958-1979), which contains graphic and textual material documenting initiation dinners and pledge shows, Founder's Day celebrations, fraternity picnics, themed frat parties (Hallowe'en, playboy, Hawaii luau, and beatnik), and tributes to members who passed away. The scrapbook also includes newspaper clippings of articles written by and about fraternity members; correspondence with members, alumni and other chapters of the fraternity; wedding invitations and holiday greeting cards; and the signatures of people who attended various events. There is a large reunion sign-in card tucked in at the back of the scrapbook as well as photographs.
Item is a photograph of Adelaide Cohen, taken outdoors. Adelaide was involved with the Jewish Girls' Club and the Jewish Girl Guides under the auspices of the National Council of Jewish Women.
Name Access
Cohen, Adelaide
Subjects
Girl Guides
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.
Fairview cottage was owned by the National Council of Jewish Women and operated by the Junior Council. It was purchased in 1916 as part of their "Fresh Air" work that afforded urban and working girls a respite from the city. It was located at Whitby Beach.
Located nearby was a cottage owned by Arthur Cohen and another owned by Mr. and Mrs. Charles and Bertha Draimin. Mrs. Bertha Draimin was president of the Council of Jewish Women at the time that Fairview Cottage was purchased. Adelaide Cohen was the leader of the Jewish Girl Guildes and was the superintendent of the Jewish Girls' Club, which was established in 1909 by the National Council of Jewish Women.
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Adelaide Cohen (centre) with a group of Jewish Girl Guides at Fairview Cottage in Whitby.
Name Access
Fairview Cottage
National Council of Jewish Women (Toronto, Ont.)
Jewish Girl Guides (Toronto, Ont.)
Cohen, Adelaide
Subjects
Girl Guides
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.
Item is photographs of Ida Strauss in guides uniform on steps of University Avenue Synagogue, Toronto. In one photo she is holding two flags - a Union Jack and a 69th Toronto Guides flag.
Notes
Remnants of black paper backing from original placement in album (?).
Name Access
Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
Strauss, Ida
University Avenue Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Girl Guides
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.
Item is a photograph of members of the 69th Toronto Co. Girl Guides at Hamilton City Hall. Right to left: Lil Shulman (married Dr. Ross), Ann Shroeder, Molly Lerner (married Rabbi Katz), Ida Strauss, Ann Albert (Ganz), Ethel Pugen (Dacks).
Notes
Inscribed "Hamilton 1927 69th Toronto Co." on front of photograph.
Remnants of black paper backing from original placement in album (?).
Name Access
Albert, Ann
Lerner, Molly
Pugen, Ethel
Shroeder, Ann
Shulman, Lil
Strauss, Ida
Subjects
Girl Guides
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.
This item is a photograph of a Girl Guide group in Bronte, Ontario. Pictured left to right are: Molly Lerner, Anna Kernerman, Ida Strauss, and Anne Schroeder.
Notes
Inscribed on front: "April 29/28".
Name Access
Kernerman, Anna
Lerner, Molly
Schroeder, Anne
Strauss, Ida
Subjects
Girl Guides
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.
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 8 cm and 12 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
This item is a photograph of Jewish Girl Guides in Bronte, Ontario. From left to right are: Ida Strauss, Molly Lerner, Anne Schroeder, and Anna Kernerman.
Notes
On the front is written April 29/28.
Name Access
Kernerman, Anna
Lerner, Molly
Schroeder, Anne
Strauss, Ida
Subjects
Girl Guides
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.
Photograph of members of the 69th Toronto Co. Girl Guides at Hamilton City Hall. Left to right: Ethel Pugen, Ann Albert, Lil Shulman. Top: Molly Lerner, Ann Shroeder, and Ida Strauss.
Notes
Inscription on front: "Hamilton 1927".
A 4x5 negative is available.
Name Access
Albert, Ann
Lerner, Molly
Pugen, Ethel
Shroeder, Ann
Shulman, Lil
Strauss, Ida
Subjects
Girl Guides
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.
File consists of scrapbook pages with newspaper articles and other material about Lucille Lorie and letters that were of importance to her during her presidency.
File consists of a scrapbook containing mass meeting information and an invitation, meeting notices, meeting minutes, resolutions, conference invites, clothing drive information, a member appeal letter, memorandum about Dr. Emil Sommerstein, Yiddish handwritten notes, and newspaper articles. Someone had labelled this material "scrapbook #5."
File consists of a scrapbook containing meeting minutes, meeting notices, conferece and convention invitations and publicity, a convention agenda, Yiddish handwritten notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and telegraphs.
See the first page in the file for further details on the contents of the folder. The 5 refers to someone labelling it "scrapbook #5".
File consists of a scrapbook containing meeting notices, meeting minutes, a speech for the national executive meeting in 1946, recommendations for organizing committee of national convention, a Canadian Jewish Congress people's conference invitation, a Canadian Federation of Polish Jews reception event invitation, copies of radiograms from Tenenbaum in Poland, a bulletin from the World Federation of Polish Jews, and newspaper clippings.
Someone had labelled this material "scrapbook #4".
File consists of a scrapbook containing conference invitations, meeting notices, meeting minutes, Yiddish handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, a membership appeal letter, telegrams, and welcoming remarks by Vincent R. Inpellitteri at the World Federation of Polish Jews Conference in 1947.
See the first page in the file for further details on the contents of the folder. The 1 refers to someone labelling it "scrapbook #1".
File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, book and clothing drive information, a "Polish Jew" publication, telegrams, a report from Joseph Tenenbaum, correspondence regarding relief efforts, notices and invitations for local and national executive meetings, meeting minutes, agendas, and reports.
See the first page in the file for further details on the contents of the folder. The 4 refers to someone labelling it "scrapbook #4".
File consists of a scrapbook containing meeting notices, meeting minutes, agendas, a summary of executive meetings, correspondence regarding adopted resolutions, property claims, telegrams, finances, annual membership and donations, and appeal letters, newspaper clippings, Kusevitsky concert planning material, Yizkor-Warsaw Ghetto Memorial posters from 1951, a Samuel Tenenbaum mass gathering poster, and a dinner invitation in honour of Montreal delegates.
See the first page in the file for further details on the contents of the folder. The 3 refers to someone labelling it "scrapbook #3".
File consists of a scrapbook containing meeting notices, meeting minutes, meeting agendas, memoranda regarding a schedule of a day in Montreal, a speech in Montreal, correspondence, newspaper clippings, fundraising appeal letters, Yizkor-Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Memorial material from 1952-53, Kusevitsky concert planning, a Shloyme Bikl ticket from 1953, a Congress Bulletin from1953, and a letter about Rachmil Bryks' book.
See the first page in the file for further details on the content of the folder. The 2 refers to someone labelling it "scrapbook #2".
File consists of a scrapbook containing various newspaper clippings and letters from organizations such as the Bergen Belsen Association, the Canadian Jewish Review, the Labour Zionist Order and Farband.
File consists of a scrapbook documenting the participation of Trudy Cowan, her brother Michael Cowan, and cousin Phil Cowan in dramatic productions in high school, university, and beyond. Included are events staged by the drama group at Bathurst Heights Collegiate, B'nai Brith Youth, Simpson's Collegiate Drama Festival, the Ontario One Act Play Festival, and the Univerity College Follies at Hart House, University of Toronto. Trudy played leading roles in many of the productions and Michael acted as musical director and played piano at rehearsals. Memorabilia in the scrapbook includes tickets, programmes, newspaper clippings, photographs, and correspondence. The last event is a 1989 production at Heritage Park Calgary in which Trudy Cowan portrayed Nellie McClung as well as producing the event.
Series consists of photocopied scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings relating to Folks Farein activities. The majority of clippings are from the Daily Hebrew Journal, the Daily Packet and Times, the Mail and Empire, the Evening Telegram, the Toronto Daily Star, the Globe and Mail, the Jewish Standard, the Yiddisher Zhurnal, View, the Toronto Jewish Reporter and the Canadian Jewish News. A large number of articles relate to Folks Farein charitable activities for the sick and needy in Ontario hospitals, sanatoriums, and asylums, Passover meals and seders, concerts, the annual fund raising campaign, beauty contest and New Years Eve Ball, the 50th Anniversary Jubilee Year celebration, the Children's Haven at Kfar Saba Israel, and the Toronto Israel Bond Drive. Of note is an article entitled Folks Farein 35 years of devoted service to the Jewish community. Included in the article are reprints of excerpts from the Hebrew Journal of 1914 addressing the activity of missionary groups seeking to convert members of the immigrant Jewish community and the Anti-Conversion Farein society organized to counteract the work of the missionaries.
2 cm of textual records and other material (1 vol.)
Scope and Content
File consists of a scrapbook documenting Phil Givens' B'nai Brith / State of Israel Bond Organization 1965 tribute. Included are: the text of several press releases; event tickets; flyers and posters; the text of the tributary scroll; and photographs of the event itself.
Notes
Scrapbook also contains photographs and ephemera
Subjects
Scrapbooks
Physical Condition
The paper on which the textual items and photographs are glued is acidic (browning and brittle)
File consists of one scrapbook documenting Phil Givens’ tenure as the City of Toronto Mayor. The scrapbook is made up entirely of newspaper clippings, including news coverage, editorials, editorial cartoons, and columns pertaining almost exclusively to Givens’ time as Mayor.
Subjects
Scrapbooks
Physical Condition
The clippings have been glued or taped onto highly acidic paper. The paper pages are browning and brittle, as are the clippings themselves. Some of the adhesive tape is failing.
File consists of one scrapbook documenting Phil Givens’ tenure as the City of Toronto Mayor. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings (including news coverage, editorials, editorial cartoons, and columns), an issue of “Canadian Weekly,” and ephemera pertaining almost exclusively to Givens’ time as Mayor.
Subjects
Scrapbooks
Physical Condition
The clippings have been glued or taped onto highly acidic paper. The paper pages are browning and brittle, as are the clippings themselves. Some of the adhesive tape is failing.
File consists of one scrapbook documenting Phil Givens’ tenure as the City of Toronto Mayor. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, including news coverage, editorials, editorial cartoons, and columns pertaining almost exclusively to Givens’ time as Mayor.
Subjects
Scrapbooks
Physical Condition
The clippings have been glued or taped onto highly acidic paper. The paper pages are browning and brittle, as are the clippings themselves. Some of the adhesive tape is failing.
File consists of one scrapbook documenting Phil Givens’ tenure as the City of Toronto Mayor. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, including news coverage, editorials, editorial cartoons, and columns pertaining almost exclusively to Givens’ time as Mayor.
Subjects
Scrapbooks
Physical Condition
The clippings have been glued or taped onto highly acidic paper. The paper pages are browning and brittle, as are the clippings themselves. Some of the adhesive tape is failing.
File consists of one scrapbook documenting Phil Givens’ tenure as the City of Toronto Mayor. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, including news coverage, editorials, editorial cartoons, and columns pertaining almost exclusively to Givens’ campaign for, and time as, mayor. Also included are letters of congratulation for his December 1964 election victory.
Subjects
Scrapbooks
Physical Condition
The clippings have been glued or taped onto highly acidic paper. The paper pages are browning and brittle, as are the clippings themselves. Some of the adhesive tape is failing.
File consists of one scrapbook documenting Phil Givens’ tenure as a Member of Parliament for Toronto’s York West riding. The scrapbook contains mostly newspaper clippings, including news coverage, editorials, editorial cartoons, and columns pertaining almost exclusively to Givens’ time as an MP. Some of his work / association with Jewish organizations is also covered.
Subjects
Scrapbooks
Physical Condition
The clippings have been glued or taped onto highly acidic paper. The paper pages are browning and brittle, as are the clippings themselves. Some of the adhesive tape is failing.
4 cm of textual records (1 vol.) and other material
Scope and Content
File consists of one scrapbook documenting Phil Givens’ tenure as a City of Toronto Alderman and his ongoing work with Jewish organizations. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, photographs, pins, and flyers.
Notes
Includes photographs, pins, and flyers.
Subjects
Scrapbooks
Physical Condition
The clippings have been glued or taped onto highly acidic paper. The paper pages are browning and brittle, as are the clippings themselves. Some of the adhesive tape is failing.
4 cm of textual records (1 vol.) and other material
Scope and Content
File consists of one scrapbook documenting Phil Givens’ tenure as a City of Toronto Alderman and his ongoing work with Jewish organizations. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, photographs, and ephemera such as balloons, flyers, and matchbook covers.
Notes
Includes photographs and ephemera.
Subjects
Scrapbooks
Physical Condition
The clippings have been glued or taped onto highly acidic paper. The paper pages are browning and brittle, as are the clippings themselves. Some of the adhesive tape is failing.