Level

Item

Item

2524

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1928]

Physical Description

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

Admin History/Bio

Crystal Beach is approximately ten kilometres from Kirkland Lake. It was a popular summer destination for Jewish residents in the area.

Scope and Content

This item is a copy photograph and corresponding negative of a group of children from Kirkland Lake with their cantor, Mr. Rabin, at Crystal Beach, Ontario. The photograph depicts the assembled group in front of a log house on the beach. Standing on the far right is David Duke.

Name Access

Duke, David

Rabin, Mr.

Subjects

Cantors (Judaism)

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

Crystal Beach (Fort Erie, Ont.)

Accession Number

1981-2-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2013-6-4

Material Format

graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description

13 photographs : b&w (11 tif, 2 jpg)

Date

1909-[ca. 1952]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs documenting the Gryfe, Silverman, Saul and Greenberg families. The majority of the images are family portraits, however, also included is a school photograph of Sandy Greenberg at Charles G. Fraser School in Toronto, a photograph of Feda and Izzy Greenberg in Ottawa, a photograph of the Silverman family at Crystal Beach, and a photograph of a family celebration for Morris Silverman's birthday. Also identified in the photographs are: Sam Silverman, Bill Gryfe, Esther (Gryfe) Silverman, Lizzie Gryfe, Bayla Gryfe, Fae Silverman, Tillie Silverman, Sam Silverman, Bertha Silverman, Sam Saul, Joseph Saul, Ida Saul, Anna Saul, Rachel Saul, Nancy Silverman, Ruth Silverman, Lou Weitzman, and Ruth Weitzman.

Administrative History

Izzy Greenberg and Anna (nee Nathan) Greenberg immigrated to Ottawa from Romania around 1910. They had six children together: Freda, Harry, Joe, Anne, Helen, and Earl (b. 1920). Izzy likely worked as a peddler. When Anna passed away in 1923 all of the children, except for Freda, were sent to a Jewish orphanage in Montreal (the Montefiore orphanage). The orphanage closed in 1936 when Earl was 16 years old. He came to Toronto where he met Sandy (or Sylvia) Silverman. They were married in 1947. Earl initially worked as a shoe salesman, but later opened his own business, Sanmarcoda, where he bought and sold electronic surplus. He and Sandy had three children together: Marsha, Corey, and David. Sandy worked as a secretary with the provincial government and sold baby's clothing at flea markets on Sundays.

Joseph and Anna Saul came to Canada from Romania in the early 1900s. They had six children together: Sam (b. 1908), Rachel (Rae, b. 1910), Ida, Jeanette, Bonnie, and Dorothy. Joseph abandoned the family around 1923 and travelled to California to become an actor. Although his family never heard from him again, they later recognized him in movies under the name Maurice Samuels. Anna was deaf and mute and worked as a seamstress, making ladies clothing out of her own home. Rae obtained work in a hat factory when she was 13 years old and continued in this trade throughout the remainder of her life. Around 1950 she opened her own hat store at Eglinton and Dufferin called Rae's Hats. She briefly lived above the store with her husband, Sam Silverman.

Morris Silverman, Esther (Gryfe) Silverman, and their two daughters Fae and Tillie immigrated to Hamilton from Romania in 1907. Esther's sister, Lizzie Gryfe, was already living in Hamilton at the time. In 1909, Morris and Esther had another son together, Sam. By 1922, the family had moved to Nassau Street in Toronto where Morris worked as a tailor for Tip Top Tailors. They lived next door to the Saul Family. Sam married Rae Saul in 1927. Sam had had various jobs throughout his life including, cab driver, venetian blind salesman, and driver for a cleaner's.

Subjects

Families

Portraits

Name Access

Greenberg, Sandy

Places

Crystal Beach (Fort Erie, Ont.)

Ottawa (Ont.)

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

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Accession Number

2015-6-9

Material Format

graphic material (electronic)

textual record (electronic)

Physical Description

6 photographs : b&w (jpg)

4 documents (jpg)

Date

[195-?]-1979

Scope and Content

Accession consists of six electronic copies of photographs of Irving Levine and the Levine family and electronic copies of three invitations to Irving Levine's birthday party, and one newspaper clipping. Included is Irving and Ruth's wedding portrait and wedding photo with their parents (Sept. 6, 1952), two photographs of Irving with his mother Anne at Crystal Beach, a photograph of the Irving brothers in Grimsby, and a photo of Irving with business partner Lionel Robins (ca. 1978). Identified individuals in the photographs include: Irving Levine, Lionel Robins, Harry Levine, David Levine, Anne Levine, Ruth Levine, Sam Levine, Abraham Feldman, and Jennie Feldman.

Administrative History

Irving Levine was born in 1929 to Sam and Anne Levine. He was born in Grimsby, Ontario, where his father owned a junior department store. They were members of Beth Jacob Synagogue in Hamilton. Irving moved to Toronto in 1953, he married Ruth Fern in 1952 and they had three children: Alan, born in 1953, Suzy, born in 1956 and Michael, born in 1961. He has six grandchildren. He purchased Braemar clothing store in the early 1960s, with the first location in Cloverdale Mall. He became the top vice-president of Dylex, Ltd.,one of Canada's largest retail clothing companies, and general manager of Fairweather's division. Lionel Robins became his business partner in 1964.

Use Conditions

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

Descriptive Notes

Further identification can be found with the accession record.

Subjects

Families

Name Access

Levine, Irving, 1929-

Places

Crystal Beach (Fort Erie, Ont.)

Grimsby (Ont.)

Hamilton (Ont.)

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

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Level

Item

Item

1503

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[192-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Sadie Minden and Viola Effenor standing in front of a rollercoaster at Crystal Beach, Ontario.

Name Access

Minden, Sadie

Effenor, Viola

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

Crystal Beach (Fort Erie, Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-2-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Henry Weingluck fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

44

Item

13

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1950]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of the exterior of Queen Circle Inn, Bernstein's, Hotel and Restaurant at Crystal Beach, Ontairo.

Subjects

Architecture

Hotels

Restaurants

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Crystal Beach (Fort Erie, Ont.)

Accession Number

1988-2-11

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Henry Weingluck fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

44

Item

14

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1950]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Etta Simon and her daughter Rae Simon (m. Weingluck) standing in front of Queen Circle Inn, Bernstein's Hotel and Restaurant in Crystal Beach, Ontario.

Subjects

Automobiles

Mothers and daughters

Portraits

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Crystal Beach (Fort Erie, Ont.)

Accession Number

1988-2-11

Source

Archival Descriptions