- Accession Number
- 1981-9-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1981-9-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- text
- Physical Description
- 1.5 m of textual records and graphic material
- Text
- Artifacts
- Date
- 1928-1981
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of textual records and graphic material documenting the life and career of Rabbi David Kirshenbaum of London, Ontario. Included is material related to Congregation B’nai Moses Ben Judah and Congregation Or Shalom, communal records, minutes, articles, sermons, orations, correspondence, books, periodicals, notes, photographs, scrapbooks, personal and family records and awards. Also included are the following artifacts:
- Shochet's knife and sharpening stone. -- [ca. 1925-1960]. -- 1 sharpening stone : stone, black ; 0.8 x 7.5 x 2 cm; 1 knife : metal, gold, black and silver ; 21 cm. This shochet’s chalef (ritual slaughtering knife) and sharpening stone belonged to Rabbi David Kirshenbaum (1903-1981), who served in London, Ontario from the
mid 1920s until his retirement in the 1960s. This size of knife, used for poultry, was specially-designed to maximise cleanliness, speed, and efficiency, and minimise pain. During the height of the Jewish markets in the Kensington area, from the 1920s until the 1940s, buyers had the option of paying someone to pluck the chicken’s feathers, or they could bring the animal home and do it themselves.
- Pen and pad given to the Zionist Organization of Canada, Central Division 27th Convention.
- Ontario Zionist Region conference delegate badge. -- 1 badge : textile, blue and gold ; 10 cm in length. -- A light blue ribbon with a pin at the top saying "Rev Kirshenbaum, London".
- Administrative History
- Rabbi David Kirshenbaum (1902-1981) was born in Koriw, Poland and came to Canada in 1921. In 1926 he became rabbi of B’nai Moses Ben Judah Congregation in London, Ontario and remained in that position until his retirement in 1966. During his tenure in London he was active in many Jewish organizations including the Canadian Jewish Congress, the Jewish National Fund, the Israel Histadrut Campaign and the Jewish Community Council of London. He was a regular contributor to Yiddish and Anglo-Jewish publications. His articles appeared in the Hebrew Journal, Kanader Adler, Voice of Radom and The Jewish Standard. He was also the author of several books : Our Chassidic Treasuries, What is General Zionism?, Ships at Sea, A Journey to Israel, Mixed Marriages and the Jewish Future, Religion: Love or Hate? and Feast Days and Fast Days. He was also elected to the Board of the Victoria Hospital Trust and served on the University Assembly of the University of Western Ontario.
- Rabbi David Kirshenbaum was married to Pearl Kirshenbaum.
- MG_RG
- MGC 6
- Subjects
- Rabbis
- Name Access
- Kirshenbaum, David, 1902-1981
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1993-6-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1993-6-2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 7 photographs : b&w
- Date
- [ca. 1900]-1969
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of seven copy photographs of the Lerner and Rosenthal family in Woodstock; London, Ontario; and Detroit
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Woodstock (Ont.)
- Detroit (Mich.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-106
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-106
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w and col. ; 21 x 25 cm or smaller
- Date
- 1953-1983
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs documenting the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Tabelle Burns Chapter of Hadassah in London, the goundbreaking ceremony for the London Jewish Community Village, and the community council's fiftieth anniversary. Individuals identified in the photos include future senator Jerry Grafstein and actor Paul Soles.
- Descriptive Notes
- Availability of other formats: Digital reproductions available.
- Subjects
- Anniversaries
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1978-8-7
- 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.
- MG_RG
- MG2 M4
- Subjects
- Communities
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1978-8-10
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1978-8-10
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 10 photographs : b&w (5 negatives) ; 21 x 26 cm and 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Date
- [193-]-1973
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of four pohtograph of the W. Leff & Co. scrap business in London, Ontario, and one photograph of the Jewish Communty Centre in London, Ontario.
- Subjects
- Scrap metal industry
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2005-7-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2005-7-3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- ca. 300 slides : col. ; 35 mm
- Date
- 1977-1978
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs taken during visits by CJC Central Region officers to Ontario Jewish communities, and at Canadian Jewish Congress events and meetings in various communities. Accession also includes photos of Jewish interest in Italy.
- Subjects
- Communities
- Name Access
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region (Toronto, Ont.)
- Friedman, Morris
- Markish, Esther
- Eisenberg, Joe
- Wexler, Boris
- Acker, Abe
- Brownstone, Sam
- Klafter, Gershon
- Rosen, Marty
- Fackenheim, Emil
- Rosensweig, Philip
- Saiger, Norman
- Sadowski, David
- Gryfe, Mark
- Hillel (Kingston, Ont.)
- Frey, Marcus
- Horowitz, Shlomo
- Katz, Stan
- Pliscow, Morris
- Places
- Cambridge (Ont.)
- Chatham (Ont.)
- Sudbury (Ont.)
- Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
- Thunder Bay (Ont.)
- Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)
- North Bay (Ont.)
- Oshawa (Ont.)
- Belleville (Ont.)
- Windsor (Ont.)
- Pembroke (Ont.)
- Peterborough (Ont.)
- Guelph (Ont.)
- Hamilton (Ont.)
- London (Ont.)
- Kitchener (Ont.)
- Owen Sound (Ont.)
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Barrie (Ont.)
- Orillia (Ont.)
- Kingston (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-3-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-3-5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1980
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a report prepared by JIAS Canada detailing the situation of recent immigrant arrivals to various small communities in Ontario. The communities discussed are Cambridge, Hamilton, Kitchener, London, Ottawa, St. Catharines and Windsor.
- Custodial History
- The custodial history for this item is unknown. The accession number has been assigned by the assistant archivist.
- Subjects
- Immigrants--Canada
- Communities
- Name Access
- Jewish Immigrant Aid Services (Toronto, Ont.)
- Places
- Cambridge (Ont.)
- Hamilton (Ont.)
- Kitchener (Ont.)
- London (Ont.)
- Ottawa (Ont.)
- St. Catharines (Ont.)
- Windsor (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Maurice Solway fonds
- Photographs file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 13
- File
- 1
- Item
- 14
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- The photograph is of Maurice Solway from a performance in London, Ontario.
- Notes
- The photograph is mounted on a cardstock and inscribed on the back: "[Novack?] Residence, London/ 76. To Maurice, With my compliments and appreciation for a memorable evening of music and conversation. [Shirly?] Brownstone."
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Morris Norman collection
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 22
- Item
- 44
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 1 item
- Name Access
- B'nai Israel Synagogue, (London, Ont.)
- Congregation Or Shalom (London, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Anniversaries
- Synagogues
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1527
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1527
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1940]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 8 cm on matte 28 x 20 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of Esther Goldstick, the daughter of Isadore Goldstick, taken in London, Ontario.
- Notes
- Photograph taken at the Little Studio of London, Ontario.
- Name Access
- Goldstick, Esther
- Subjects
- Girls
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-10-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3209
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3209
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1924]
- 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 print and corresponding negative of Rabbi Jacob Gordon of Toronto, officiating at the cornerstone setting of the Horton Street Synagogue in London, Ontario. The Rabbi is standing on a stage addressing the crowd.
- Name Access
- Gordon, Jacob, 1877-1934
- Subjects
- Rabbis
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1982-5-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4047
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4047
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1928
- 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 the executive board of Congregation B'nai Moses standing in front of the synagogue on Horton Street in London, Ontario. Pictured are:
- Back row, left to right: [unidentified], Mr. Slobasky, [unidentified], Mr. Goldman, H. Ken Kendall, Isaac Siskind, Mr. Tafler, Mr. Goldstein.
- Third row, left to right: Neoman Grace, Solomon Grafstein, Louis Silverstein, Nachum Brickman, [unidentified]. Mr. Apple, Mr. Bonder, Mr. Bonder.
- Second row, left to right: Sam Lipovich, Hershel Grace, Solomon Brand, Mr. Slobasky, Joseph Lipovich, Alter Goldstein, Harry Kalmanson.
- Front row, left to right: Mr. David, H. Grenstein, Hyman Warshawsky, Joseph [Schue?], Max Jack, Meyer [Aoctson?], Moses Siskind, Rabbi David Kirshenbaum, Chaim Siegel.
- Name Access
- Kirshenbaum, David, 1902-
- Subjects
- Portraits, Group
- Synagogues
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1986-8-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4048
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4048
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1909
- 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 the Ginsberg grocery store interior, located at Clarence and Horton Streets in London, Ontario. Pictured from left to right are: Rose Ginsberg, William Ginsberg (in apron), Nathan Freidkin, Bary Hyman Ginsberg (son of Rose and William), Dave Ginsberg, Joseph Levine.
- Name Access
- Freidkin, Nathan
- Ginsberg, Bary Hyman
- Ginsberg, Dave
- Ginsberg, Rose
- Ginsberg, William
- Levine, Joseph
- Subjects
- Stores, Retail
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1986-8-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4049
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4049
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1934
- 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 the twenty-fifth anniversary banquet of the Arbeiter Ring's Self Educational Club in London, Ontario. The photograph depicts a group of members seated at several banquet tables in a decorated hall.
- Subjects
- Anniversaries
- Clubs
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1986-8-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4050
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4050
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [196-]
- 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 six men dressed in tuxedos. Pictured third from the left is Milton Harris, who is congratulating Rabbi David Kirshenbaum.
- Name Access
- Kirshenbaum, David, 1902-
- Harris, Milton, 1927-2005
- Subjects
- Businessmen
- Portraits, Group
- Rabbis
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1986-8-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3256
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3256
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 15 May 1947
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 7 x 12 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print and copy negative of Louis and Jenny Fingold standing with their daughter in front of their Elmwood Theatre in London, Ontario.
- Name Access
- Elmwood Theatre (London, Ont.)
- Fingold, Jenny
- Fingold, Louis
- Subjects
- Families
- Theaters
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1982-6-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3257
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3257
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 15 May 1947
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 8 x 7 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print and copy negative of Louis and Jenny Fingold, and their daughter, standing in front of their Elmwood Theatre in London, Ontario.
- Name Access
- Elwood Theatre (London, Ont.)
- Fingold, Jenny
- Fingold, Louis
- Subjects
- Families
- Theaters
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1982-6-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 2398
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2398
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of the exterior view of the Congregation Or Shalom in London, Ontario.
- Name Access
- Congregation Or Shalom (London, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Synagogues
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-9-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 2434
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2434
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1973
- 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 print and corresponding negative of the exterior of the Jewish Community Centre, located on Hill Street in London, Ontario.
- Name Access
- Jewish Community Centre (London, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Jewish community centers
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-8-10
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 2435
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2435
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1937]
- 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 print and corresponding negative of the exterior of the W. Leff & Co. plant in London, Ontario. The company specialized in waste paper, rags and scrap.
- Name Access
- W. Leff & Co.
- Subjects
- Architecture
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-8-10
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 2436
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2436
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1937
- 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 print and corresponding negative of the W. Leff & Co. delivery truck in London, Ontario. The company specialized in waste paper, rags and scrap.
- Name Access
- W. Leff & Co.
- Subjects
- Trucks
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-8-10
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 2437
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2437
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [193-]
- 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 print and corresponding negative of the destruction caused by fire at the W. Leff scrap plant in London, Ontario. The photograph depicts the burned out building, surrounded by rubble.
- Name Access
- W. Leff & Co.
- Subjects
- Factories
- Fires
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-8-10
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 2438
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2438
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1937
- 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 wagon of scrap metal being unloaded at the W. Leff scrap yard in London, Ontario.
- Subjects
- Scrap metal industry
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-8-10
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 785
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 785
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [195-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a studio portrait of Rabbi David Kirshenbaum of London, Ontario.
- Notes
- Acquired in June 1976.
- Reproduction restriction note: Copyright owned by Bill Barrett, London. Please credit upon publication.
- Name Access
- Kirshenbaum, David, 1902-
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Rabbis
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 761
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 761
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [195-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of a portrait of Rabbi J. Benjamin Friedberg of Congregation B'nai Israel in London, Ontario.
- Notes
- Acquired in June 1976.
- Name Access
- Friedberg, Rabbi J. Benjamin
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Rabbis
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 753
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 753
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [195-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of a portrait of A. B. Siskind, K. C., a lawyer from London, Ontario.
- Notes
- Acquired in June 1976.
- Name Access
- Siskind, A. B.
- Subjects
- Lawyers
- Portraits
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 770
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 770
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1960]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is studio portrait of Dr. Isadore Goldstick, of London, Ontario.
- Notes
- Acquired in June 1976.
- Reproduction restriction note: Copyright owned by Bill Barrett, London. Please credit upon publication.
- Name Access
- Goldstick, Dr. Isadore
- Subjects
- Physicians
- Portraits
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Family photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1915]
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : b&w (2 negatives) ; 18 x 13 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy photograph of Moishe Stern in London, Ontario as a young man.
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Military photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 10
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [between 1942 and 1945]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of a group of uniformed army and airforce servicemen in London, England, during the Second World War. They are standing in front of a brick house. Pictured are:
- Back row, left to right: Corporal Mike Atkins, [unidentified], [unidentified], L.A.C. Meyer Atkins.
- Front row, left to right: David Solomon, [unidentified], [unidentified], [unidentified].
- Subjects
- Military uniforms
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- David Pinkus fonds
- Other societies and cemeteries series
- Congregations in London and Windsor, ON file
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 138
- Series
- 9
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1980]-[ca. 1999]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records documenting Beth El (Windsor, ON), Shaar Hashomayim (Windsor, ON), and Or Shalom (London, ON). Included are pamphlets, booklets, and a donation card.
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Windsor (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2011-5-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2011-5-2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Date
- [ca. 1942]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one copy print of a photograph taken circa 1942. The photograph depicts the congregation of the B'nai Moses ben Judah Synagogue in London, Ontario, standing in front of the synagogue. Murray Brickman, the late husband of the donor, is pictured as a child in the second row on the far right, wearing a cap.
- Custodial History
- This item was in the possession of Elaine Brickman. It was mailed to Stan Federman who subsequently gave it to the Ontario Jewish Archives.
- Administrative History
- The London Jewish community had a single congregation until disagreements led to Moses Leff organizing an alternative minyan. This became Congregation B'nai Moses Ben Judah, named after Moses Pollock. Their first synagogue building, a remodelled wooden church, opened in 1907. This building was supplanted by a new and enlarged structure in 1924. The building was renovated and enlarged again in 1955 but did retain some elements of the old structure. In 1966, B'nai Moses Ben Judah amalgamated with B'nai Israel, and consequently, Congregation Or Shalom was created. The B'nai Israel building was chosen to house the new congregation and the the B'nai Moses building was sold to the Roman Catholic Diocese of London.
- Subjects
- Portraits, Group
- Synagogues
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-2-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-2-5
- Physical Description
- 14 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Date
- [1955]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs from a B'nai Israel Congregation Purim carnival.
- Responsibility
- Photographs by Lou Lessin, London, Ont.
- Administrative History
- In 1899, London established its first permanent synagogue at the corner of Richmond and Simcoe Streets. The B'nai Israel Congregation operated from this location until 1917. With the rapid influx of Jewish residents at the turn of century, the congregation eventually relocated to the site of a former church located at the corner of Wellington and Grey. B'nai Israel operated from this new home until 1960. On September 11, 1960, B'nai Israel Congregation consecrated its new purpose built synagogue at the then northern border of the city. Praised for its ultramodern design, the synagogue complex designed by architect Philip Carter Johnson, housed a school, social hall and youth centre.
- 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.
- Descriptive Notes
- HISTORY/BIO NOTE: A History of the Jewish Community of London Ontario by Bill Gladstone.
- CONSERVATION NOTE: Photos were originally mounted on display boards. The photo backing has been removed where possible. All identifying information included in the photo captions was on the original display board.
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Purim
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-4-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-4-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- ca. 3 cm. of textual records
1 photograph
- Date
- 1976-1990
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting Glen Barry Eker. Included are university diplomas including graduation certificates from McMaster University, the University of Waterloo, and the University of Western Ontario. There is also an undated graduation photograph of Mr. Eker and a card given to Dorothy Eker, Glen Eker's mother, by her husband, Paul Eker.
- Administrative History
- Glen Eker was born in Toronto, Ontario to Paul Eker and Dorothy Horwitz. He grew up in the Forest Hill neighbourhood of Toronto before moving with his family to Hamilton. He received two master’s degrees (one in sociology, the other in political science) from McMaster University and a third master’s degree (in library science) from the University of Toronto.
- Glen's wife, Deborah Pekilis, was born in Montreal and lived there until her parents moved to Toronto. She was the librarian for the Jewish Genealogical Society and sat on the Hamilton Historical Board. She is currently a writer.
- Glen has worked as a research assistant and a teaching assistant at McMaster and has taught at Ryerson University and Mohawk College. At present, he works as an estate and genealogy researcher.
- Glen has published a book on Karl Marx, five indexes of Jews in Canada, and one index of Amish and Mennonites in Canada. His genealogy articles have appeared in various magazines and his short stories and poems have appeared in print as well.
- Glen has worked on his family genealogy for a number of years. His paternal family line derives from Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, and Poland while his maternal line derives from Byelorussia and Romania. He is descended from the Horwitz and Strachman families on the latter.
- Subjects
- Married people
- Portraits
- Postsecondary education
- Name Access
- Eker (family)
- Eker, Glen
- Places
- Hamilton (Ont.)
- London (Ont.)
- Waterloo (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-10-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-10-4
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 11 film reels
- Date
- [ca. 1941]-[1956?]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of eleven film reels, which appear to document travel in Ontario and abroad as well as life in London, Ontario.
- Custodial History
- Material donated by Sandra Ainsley, widow of Morton Ainsley.
- Administrative History
- Morton (Mort) Ainsley (1937-1995) was born in London, Ontario to Esther and Irving Ainsley. Esther (née Rash) was born in Toronto and Irving in Russia; the two met at Stitsky’s textile store on Bathurst Street in Toronto and moved to London in the 1940s. In London, Irving Ainsley owned Ainsley’s dress store and was a co-founder and president of B’nai Israel congregation. The family were friends with the Siskinds and Rubinoffs, going on fishing trips with the Rubinoffs and cruises with others in the Jewish community. Irving loved to film, and filmed Second World War newsreels in the movie theatre.
- Morton graduated from the University of Western Ontario School of Business Administration, and then the University of Toronto Law School in 1962. Following graduation, he worked at the Department of Justice and at Minden, Gross, Grafstein and Greenstein. In 1969, he and Sandra Gula were married at Beth Tzedec Synagogue. They had three children, Efrem, Andrew, and Daniel. He died in September 1995 at Toronto General Hospital.
- Subjects
- Amateur films
- Families
- Travel
- Name Access
- Ainsley, Morton, 1937-1995
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Mexico
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-10-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-10-4
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- moving images
- Physical Description
- ca. 60 cm of textual records and other material
- Date
- 1953-2018
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting the London Hadassah-WIZO Council, predominantly under the direction of Patricia Alpert. Included are minutes of council meetings, London Jewish city directories, and a small number of negatives and CD-ROMs. In addition to London activity, the collection also includes communication and direction received from the Canadian Hadassah-WIZO headquarters.
- 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.
- Name Access
- Alpert, Patricia Joy, 1931-2001
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 6067
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 6067
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [between 31 Jul. 1938 and 1 Aug. 1 1938]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Dr. Mark Zimmerman standing in front row with book in hand.
- Rabbi Morris (Kertzer?) front row with white pants.
- Rabbi David Kirshenbaum, second row from back and next to him is Rabbi Kertzer's father (with moustache).
- Chaim Kirshenbaum, last row right.
- In front of London Talmud Torah.
- Notes
- Original photo by Art Photo Studio, London.
- Name Access
- Kertzer, Rabbi Morris
- Kirshenbaum, Chaim
- Kirshenbaum, David, 1902-
- Zimmerman, Dr. Mark
- Subjects
- Congresses and conventions
- Portraits, Group
- Youth movements
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1992-9-7
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 6056
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 6056
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1904]
- 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 photograph and corresponding negative of Max Lerner, junk peddler, aged seventeen, seated on a horse and buggy outside of the J. J. Peardon Practical Horse Shoer.
- Subjects
- Horse-drawn vehicles
- Peddlers
- Teenagers
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1993-6-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 6057
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 6057
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1912]
- 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 photograph and corresponding negative of Samuel Rosenthal and Gittel "Gertrude" Rosenthal of London, Ontario. Samuel and Gittel were the grandparents of Judge Mayer Lerner.
- Notes
- Original photograph by Edy Bros., London.
- Subjects
- Married people
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1993-6-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 6059
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 6059
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1900]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 12 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy photograph and corresponding negative of the Rosenthal family of London, Ontario. Pictured are:
- Back row, left to right: Louis, Maurice, and Minnie.
- Seated, left to right: Gittel (mother), Mollie, Libby, and Samuel (Shmiel) (father). Libby died of influenza in Los Angeles in 1918.
- Notes
- Original photograph by Westlake's Famous Studio, London, ON.
- Name Access
- Rosenthal (family)
- Subjects
- Families
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1993-6-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 6060
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 6060
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1911
- 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 photograph and corresponding negative of Mayer Lerner on the shoulders of his grandfather, Samuel Rosenthal. They are pictured on the front porch of the Lerner home at 502 Hill Street, London, Ontario.
- Subjects
- Dwellings
- Grandparent and child
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1993-6-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4293
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4293
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1924
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Inset, left: William Shankman.
- Inset, right: Louis Quit.
- Subjects
- Orchestra
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1987-9-5
- 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
- 139
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1974-1975
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a news clippings, correspondence, memos, and one essay regarding a possible antisemitic bias of the London Free Press newspaper (London, Ontario).
- Notes
- Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Subjects
- Newspapers
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Ontario synagogues series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 2
- File
- 15
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1979
- Physical Description
- 57 photographs : col. slides, b&w prints, negatives ; 35 mm and 12 x 9 cm
- Subjects
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Ontario synagogues series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 2
- File
- 16
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1979
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 12 x 9 cm
- Name Access
- Congregation Or Shalom (London, Ont.)
- Subjects
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 19
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1955
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains copied pages from the Dedication programme of 1955.
- Subjects
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 18
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains the programme from the tenth anniversary in 1976.
- Name Access
- Congregation Beth Tefilah (London, Ont.)
- Subjects
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Central Region sous-fonds
- Young Judaea series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28-1
- Series
- 4
- File
- 43
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence regarding press and publicity for the conference, Congregation B'Nai Israel hosting the conference and the arrangement of billets and hotel accommodations, and preliminary draft of the schedule.
- Subjects
- Older people
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Betty Goldstick Lindgren fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 45
- Item
- 7
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1938]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 8 cm on mat 28 x 20 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Esther Goldstick Swartz was the daughter of Dr. Idadore Goldstick and Anna Goldstick (née Nathanson). They married in December 1917 and lived in London, Ontario. Esther was born during the early 1930s. She married Dr. Gerry Swartz in August 1952. The family moved to Buffalo in 1959. They had two children, Cellia and William, both of whom were born in Buffalo.
- Scope and Content
- Childhood photograph of Esther Goldstick taken in London, Ontario, during the late 1930s.
- Notes
- The photograph was taken at the Little Studio in London, Ontario.
- Subjects
- Girls
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-10-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2021-11-28
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2021-11-28
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 3 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Date
- [194-]-2000
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records documenting the communal lives of Manny Grafstein and Reva Grafstein of London, Ontario. Included are certificates from B'nai Brith, Hadassah-WIZO, Jewish National Fund, London Jewish Youth Association, and the Canadian Technion Society. Also included are general correspondence related to the London Hadassah-WIZO, a copy of the Jewish Observor detailing the three Grafstein sons enlisted during the Second World War, a London Jewish Directory (1950–1951), a B'nai Brith Digest, newspaper clippings related to the Grafstein family, and three photographs of Al Siegel of B'nai Brith.
- Administrative History
- Manny Grafstein (1917–1984) was born in London, Ontario, to Max (Melech) W. Grafstein and Rose Grafstein. Max was an author, showman, and proprietor of the London Silk Shoppe. He used to serve as the editor of the Jewish Observor and was a member of the B'nai Israel Congregation. In his youth, Manny and his other two brothers served in Canada's Armed Forces. Later, he became the owner of Manney's Fabric Centre and once served as president of the East London Business Association. He was also an active member of the London Jewish Youth Association and B'nai Brith. Manny married Reva Grafstein (1924–2018), who used to be a communication team member of the London Hadassah-WIZO and the co-ordinator of a clinic at the Jewish Community Centre in London. Manny and Reva had three children together: Norman Grafstein, Karen Grafstein Reiss (Willie Reiss), and Susan Grafstein.
- 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
- Awards
- Families
- Married people
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions