Accession Number
2008-6-9
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2008-6-9
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
1 poster : col. ; 44 x 28 cm
6 photographs : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Date
2008
Scope and Content
This accession consists of records related to the national historical designation of Kensington Market in Toronto, including materials from the unveiling ceremony, held on May 25, 2008. This includes the event package, media releases, formal invitations to politicians and guest speakers, the official invitation and programme, an historical backgrounder on the Market, Chair of UJA Federation David Koschitzky's speech, a poster, as well as six photographs taken at the event.
Custodial History
The records were in the possession of Cyrel Troster, who was a member of the Kensington Market National Historic Site Designation Working Group.
Subjects
Markets
Name Access
Koschitzky, David
Places
Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2008-8-2
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2008-8-2
Material Format
graphic material (electronic)
Physical Description
9 photographs : b&w (jpg)
Date
1930-1977
Scope and Content
This accession consists of nine scanned copies of original photographs documenting the Samuel and Marcus families of Belleville. Pictured in the photographs are: Harry Samuels, Rose (née Samuels) Berman, Sidney Samuels, Dorey (née Samuels) Safe, Helen (née Samuels) Sussman, Reta (née Samuels) Marcus, Max Marcus, Percy Marcus, Sidney Marcus, Sophie Marcus, Samuel Springer and Thomas Samuels.
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.
Source
Archival Accessions
Name
Percy Skuy
Material Format
moving images
Interview Date
12 May 2015
Source
Oral Histories
Name
Percy Skuy
Number
OH 416
Subject
Canada--Emigration and immigration
Jews--South Africa
South Africa--Emigration and immigration
Interview Date
12 May 2015
Interviewer
Naomi Raichyk
Total Running Time
1 hr. 19 min.
Use Restrictions
NONE
Biography
The child of Latvian immigrants to South Africa, Percy grew up in the small town of Vryheid, South Africa with his parents and two siblings. Years later, when asked what the population of Vryheid was, Percy’s mother replied, “Forty Jewish families.” Those families formed a tight-knit community that was able to support not only a synagogue and a rabbi, but a Talmud Torah school and a butcher’s shop with a kosher section.
At seventeen years old, Percy began an apprenticeship to become a pharmacist. He qualified in 1954 and worked for a year before leaving South Africa to travel the world. He never planned on visiting Canada, but found himself in Toronto for a stopover and ended up liking the city so much he decided to stay. In 1959, Percy became the first South African pharmacist registered in Ontario.
Percy met his first wife, Frances Goodman, in 1960 on a blind date and married her that same year. Together, they had two children: Beth (born in 1961) and David (born in 1963). In 1961, Percy began his thirty-four-year career with Johnson and Johnson Corporation, taking on a number of roles in the company during that time. In 1977, Frances passed away. Two years later, he married his second wife, Elsa Ruth Snider.
In addition to his professional accomplishments, Percy is the founder of the only museum devoted exclusively to the history of contraception. The museum is located at the Dittrick Medical History Centre in Cleveland, Ohio.
Material Format
moving images
Language
English
Name Access
Skuy, Percy, 1932-
Geographic Access
Canada
Europe
Israel
South Africa
United States
Original Format
Digital file
Copy Format
Digital file
Transcript
00:30 Percy was born in 1932 in Vryheid in northern Natal, South Africa.
00:41 Percy's parents emigrated from Latvia to South Africa in 1929.
00:53 Percy discusses his parents and their early lives in South Africa and the Jewish community in Vryheid.
04:10 Percy discusses his family's practice of Judaism while growing up.
05:02 Percy's father ran a small business. Later he worked with his brother-in-law to run a mill. At age fifty-nine, his father was killed in an automobile accident.
06:00 Percy discusses his mother. Percy has two siblings: an older brother, Max, and a younger sister, Rita.
07:19 Percy shares some of his childhood memories.
09:29 Percy was involved in the Habonim youth movement.
11:27 Percy reminisces about the establishment of the State of Israel.
13:23 Percy discusses his impressions of apartheid. He discusses his relationships with Black men and women.
15:15 Percy discusses his involvement with an anti-apartheid group.
17:19 Percy shares a story that illustrates his opposition to apartheid. His parents were not politically active.
19:06 Percy discusses how he became interested in pharmacy and the training for pharmacists.
21:21 Percy describes his two years of travel following graduation from pharmacy.
26:58 Percy relates how, en route to a pre-arranged job in the Arctic, he serendipitously secured a job with Glaxo as a medical sales representative on a stop-over in Toronto.
29:49 Percy describes his sales route.
30:46 Percy explains how he became the first South African registered pharmacist in Ontario.
32:31 Percy describes some of his early social/business pursuits in Canada.
34:12 Percy married his wife, Francis, originally from Sudbury. She graduated from the University of Toronto in nursing.
34:26 Following travel to Europe, Israel and South Africa, Percy and Francis decided to return to live in Canada.
35:35 Percy discusses the importance of maintaining family connection despite distance.
36:41 Percy describes the slow trickle of relatives who emigrated from South Africa. He notes that he has no close relatives remaining in South Africa and comments on the disappearance of the Jewish community in Vryheid.
38:39 Percy discusses some of the challenges he faced integrating socially into the Jewish community.
40:36 Percy explains how he became involved with working for the company Ortho.
45:15 Percy explains the factors that guided his integration into Canada.
47:08 Percy discusses his involvement in the Jewish community in Toronto.
48:30 Percy contrasts his own upbringing with how he raised his own children in Toronto.
52:00 Percy discusses his grandchildren.
52:26 Percy is the founder of a museum of the history of contraception. He explains how he developed an interest in the history of contraception and how he collected artifacts.
58:18 Percy describes his work history, his involvement in professional committee work, and his pursuits following his retirement in 1995.
1:00:11 Percy explains how he found a permanent location for the museum at the Dittrick Museum at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
1:02:50 Percy married Elsa in 1979. He discusses their range of hobbies.
1:03:38 Percy discusses the three documentaries he created. The topics included the formation of the Jewish pharmacy fraternity, the history of Jewish pharmacists in Canada, and the extracurricular involvement of Jewish pharmacists in Canada.
1:06:47 Percy addresses some of the issues faced by South African Jewish pharmacists who integrated to Canada.
1:09:20 Percy lists the languages he speaks.
1:10:00 Percy reminisces about his mother. He recalls his mother's relationship with their family servant.
1:13:14 Percy describes his training in pharmacy in South Africa.
1:15:27 Percy shares stories about their family's Black servants.
1:17:40 Percy reminisces about the opportunities that came his way since his arrival in Canada.
Source
Oral Histories

Becoming Canadian

The History of Contraception

40 Jewish Families

Not Long Before the Police Arrived

Accession Number
2015-5-2
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2015-5-2
Material Format
graphic material (electronic)
textual record
Physical Description
98 photographs (tiff)
1 folder of textual records
Date
1932-2014, predominant 1947-1978
Scope and Content
Accession consists of textual and graphic material documenting the personal and professional activities of Percy Skuy. Photographs include: family portraits, school photographs, images of Percy as an apprentice pharmacist, images of Habonim camp in Vryheid, images of Frances as a child in Sudbury, images of Percy and Frances's honeymoon, images of Percy with his family in Toronto, images of trips back to South Africa, photos from the cottage, images of Percy receiving awards, and street scenes of Kensington Market (1978).
Also included is Percy's memoir entitled "My Story Unfolds", articles written by Percy for the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, and a book written by Percy entitled "Tales of Contraception."
Administrative History
Percy Skuy was born in Vryheid, South Africa on February 17, 1932 to Benjamin and Chana (nee Cilevitz) Skuy. Percy is the middle of three children. His siblings are Max (b. 1929) and Rita (b. 1942). At seventeen, Percy began his apprenticeship and education to be a pharmacist. After qualifying as a pharmacist in 1954, he worked for a year at a pharmacy near Johannesburg before starting his travels through Europe, Australia and the United States. He had planned to return to South Africa, however, he did not have enough money for the fare back. Although he did not originally intend to visit Canada, he headed to Toronto to find a job so he could earn money for the passage home. He eventually secured a job with Glaxo Pharmaceuticals as a Medical Sales Representative and decided to stay. In 1959 he completed his requirements to become a liscenced pharmacist in Ontario and was the first South African pharmacist registered in Ontario.
Percy met Frances Goodman in 1960 on a blind date and they married that same year. Frances was a nurse from Sudbury. They had two children together: Beth (b. 1961) and David (b. 1963).
In 1961, Percy began his thirty-four-year long career with the Johnson and Johnson Corporation. He had a variety of roles within the company and was president for twenty-two years with two Johnson & Johnson affiliate companies, namely Ortho Pharmaceutical (Canada) Ltd and Ortho-McNeil Inc. Percy is also the founder of the only museum devoted exclusively to the history of contraception located at the Dittrick Medical History Centre in Cleveland, Ohio.
Throughout his career, Percy has been appointed to a number of government and research councils including: the Premier's Council of Ontario, the Federal National Advisory Council on Pharmaceutical Research, and the Board of Governors of the Riverdale Hospital. In September 1995, Percy was inducted as a Candian Pioneer in Family Planning. He has also been an active member of the Rokeah Chapter of the Rho Pi Phi fraternity.
in 1977, Frances passed away. Percy eventually re-married to Elsa Ruth Snider on December 16, 1979.
Subjects
Immigrants--Canada
South Africa--Emigration and immigration
Name Access
Skuy, Percy, 1932-
Places
Vryheid, South Africa
Toronto, Ont.
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2016-12-25
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2016-12-25
Material Format
graphic material
Physical Description
5 photographs : col. (slides) ; 35 mm
Date
[ca. 1970]
Scope and Content
Accession consists of five 35 mm slides documenting Kensington Market, Toronto. Included is an image of N. Goldlist's poultry truck with an unidentified man holding chickens, Brodsky's Fruit Market, A. Litvak Hardware, and the street sign for Kensington Avenue.
Use Conditions
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Subjects
Markets
Street vendors
Street signs
Places
Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2019-6-4
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2019-6-4
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
Date
1926-1990
Scope and Content
Accession consists of photographs of Esther and Jack Gelman, as well as of a sports team at the YMHA and the "Afro Communitee Negro Fliers" sports team. In addition, two copies of Yiddish dictionary books written by Jack Gelman and one copy of a book about Kensington Market by Jean Cochrane. Also included are two pieces of poetry by Jack Gelman, one about Toronto (1974) and one about Terry Fox (1981).
Accession also consists of a number of original and photocopied newspaper clippings regarding the history of Kensington Market in Toronto (ca. 1988-2010). In addition, two booklets of self-guided tours and the history of Kensington Market are included in accession.
Custodial History
Donated by Esther Gelman. Clippings about the history of Kensington Market are from the collection of husband Jack Gelman.
Administrative History
Jack Gelman was born in Toronto, ON on October 28, 1929. Jack's parents emigrated to Canada from Eastern Europe in 1926. In the 1930s, the Gelman family lived at 105 Denison Street in Toronto, south of Dundas and near Spadina. His father, Philip Gelman, owned a horse and wagon that would stable at Sarah Kegerman's house, 26 Nassau St. Philip operated a vegetable stall at 206 Baldwin St. weekly from Thursday to Saturday. Jack attended Ryerson Public School in Alexander Park, and would often fight back at his peers that would beat and bully him for being Jewish.
Esther Gelman (nee Davidson) was born August 18, 1934. In 1950 she worked at Homebread, and had her Sweet Sixteen party at Club Elgamour on Bloor Street. In 1951, after meeting at the YM-YWHA, Jack Gelman and Esther Davidson married.
In 1953, Jack became a truck driver for Canadian Paper and Specialties. Esther and Jack's son Alan was born in 1953. The family lived above Jack's parents' shop on Baldwin Street. The couple had three other children: Sharon, Glenn (b. 1960), and Mandy. The children attended Camp Northland and Camp B'nai Brith.
In 1959, the family moved from Baldwin Street to Bathurst Manor (235 Pannahill Road), as a group of Esther's friends had moved to the neighbourhood. Son Alan had his bar mitzvah at Beth Emeth Bais Yehudah in 1966.
Use Conditions
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Subjects
Yiddish language
Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)--Tours
Sports
Places
Bathurst Manor (Toronto, Ont.)
Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2020-4-15
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2020-4-15
Material Format
graphic material (electronic)
Date
6 May 2020
Scope and Content
Accession consists of one photograph of Osnat Steiman in hospital scrubs and personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The donor provided the following commentary: "Remembering to keep a positive attitude in difficult times. Just a small cog in the large wheel of frontline workers. Geriatrician - UHN/Sinai Health System."
Subjects
COVID-19 (Disease)
Medical care
Source
Archival Accessions
Address
234 Augusta Avenue
Source
Landmarks
Address
234 Augusta Avenue
Category
Food-related business
Source
Landmarks
Accession Number
1990-10-4
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
1990-10-4
Material Format
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
Date
1940
Scope and Content
This accession consists of one original photograph of a Consumers' Gas Labour Day Parade float that appears in front of Goel Tzedec Synagogue on University Avenue in Toronto, 1940.
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.
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
1988-10-3
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
1988-10-3
Material Format
graphic material
Physical Description
3 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 20 x 25 cm and 10 x 12 cm
Date
[1940 or 1941]
Scope and Content
Accession consists of two copy photographs and one negative of William "Bill" Laber standing in front of S. Laber's Meat Market and Poultry (Kosher) on Harbord Street, Toronto. A small Yiddish sign in the bottom-left of the shop window certifies it as kashruth.
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.
Subjects
Storefronts
Poultry
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2006-1-3
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2006-1-3
Material Format
graphic material
Physical Description
3 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm
Date
Aug. 1956
Scope and Content
Accession consists of three photographs of Kensington Market taken by the donor. Depicted is the Augusta Fruit Market, Lottman's Bakery and an unidentified general store.
Custodial History
Photographs were in the possession of Wilfred Grosman.
Use Conditions
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Subjects
Markets
Name Access
Augusta Fruit Market
Lottman's Bakery
Grosman, Wilfred
Places
Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Passenger Names
Bale, Percy
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Passenger Names
Bale, Percy
Page Number
231
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Photographer
Harvey and Adena Glasner
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Passenger Names
Bubu, Percy
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Passenger Names
Bubu, Percy
Page Number
795
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Photographer
Harvey and Adena Glasner
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Passenger Names
Galardo, Augusta
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Passenger Names
Galardo, Augusta
Page Number
788
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Photographer
Harvey and Adena Glasner
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Passenger Names
Gorham, Geo. & Percy
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Passenger Names
Gorham, Geo. & Percy
Page Number
332
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Photographer
Harvey and Adena Glasner
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Passenger Names
Greenwood, Percy, Elizabeth
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Passenger Names
Greenwood, Percy, Elizabeth
Page Number
550
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Photographer
Harvey and Adena Glasner
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Passenger Names
Kaplan, Bros. Augusta Ave.
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Passenger Names
Kaplan, Bros. Augusta Ave.
Page Number
448
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Photographer
Harvey and Adena Glasner
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Passenger Names
Mosra, Harry, Eliz., & Percy
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Passenger Names
Mosra, Harry, Eliz., & Percy
Page Number
256
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Photographer
Harvey and Adena Glasner
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Passenger Names
Nochols, Mr. & Mrs. Percy
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Passenger Names
Nochols, Mr. & Mrs. Percy
Page Number
800
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Photographer
Harvey and Adena Glasner
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Passenger Names
Stein, Percy
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Passenger Names
Stein, Percy
Page Number
273
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Photographer
Harvey and Adena Glasner
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Passenger Names
Winterbourne, Percy
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Passenger Names
Winterbourne, Percy
Page Number
737
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Photographer
Harvey and Adena Glasner
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Passenger Names
Winterbourne, Percy
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Passenger Names
Winterbourne, Percy
Page Number
646
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Photographer
Harvey and Adena Glasner
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Level
Item
ID
Item 271
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
271
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1974
Physical Description
1 slide : col. ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Item is a slide of chickens hanging in a window in Kensington Market. It is possible that the photo was taken by Syd Shoub.
Subjects
Chickens
Markets
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
Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 274
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
274
Material Format
graphic material
Date
June 1974
Physical Description
I slide
Scope and Content
Item is a photographic slide. The photograph was taken by Syd Shoub.
Subjects
Markets
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
Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 275
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
275
Material Format
graphic material
Date
Jun. 1974
Physical Description
2 photographs : (1 negative)
Scope and Content
Item is a photographic slide. The photograph was taken by Syd Shoub.
Subjects
Markets
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
Augusta Avenue (Toronto. Ont.)
Baldwin Street (Toronto, Ont.)
Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 284
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
284
Material Format
graphic material
Date
16 Jun. 1974
Physical Description
1 slide
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
Cecil Street (Toronto, Ont.)
Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)
Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 446
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
446
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1923]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
The item is a photograph of Samuel Strauss on a bicycle on Bellwoods Avenue,
Name Access
Struass, Samuel
Subjects
Boys
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
Bellwoods Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
Acquired April 7, 1975.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 447
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
447
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1917]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Ida Strauss (Rogers) as a young girl standing in front of 137 Bellwoods Ave., Toronto
Name Access
Rogers, Ida
Strauss, Ida
Subjects
Children
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
Bellwoods Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 448-449
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
448-449
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1927
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
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.
Places
University Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
Acquired April 7, 1975.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 471-472
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
471-472
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1947
Physical Description
4 photographs : (2 negatives)
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of a wedding at the University Avenue Synagogue in Toronto
Name Access
Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
University Avenue Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Weddings
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
University Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
Acquired April 22, 1975.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 613
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
613
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1975
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative)
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Perl's Meat and Delicatessen, located in a strip mall at 3013 Bathurst St. La Pizza and a Becker's convenience store are also pictured in the photo.
Name Access
Perl's Meat Market
Subjects
Delicatessens
Repro Restriction
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Places
Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 615
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
615
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1975
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative)
Name Access
Sunnybrook Food Market
Subjects
Markets
Places
Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 646
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
646
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1940]
Physical Description
1 photograph
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Mres. Zalkin and her infant Daughter Gail in front of 65 Cartwright Ave.
Name Access
Zalkin, Gail
Zalkin, Mrs.
Cartwright Avenue
Subjects
Mothers and daughters
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
Cartwright Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
Acquired May 20, 1976.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 682
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
682
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1941
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
Admin History/Bio
Born on February 1, 1922, in Toronto, Irving Ungerman was Canada’s premier boxing promoter and manager of championship-class boxers, most notably George Chuvalo. He was the first person ever elected to the Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame in 1973 and received the Order of Ontario in 2000.
Ungerman instituted boxing on Canadian closed-circuit television in the early 1960s and was responsible for establishing Canada’s Friday Night at the Fights on commercial TV.
In addition to the world of boxing, Ungerman served on the 1972 organizing committee that developed the inaugural hockey series between Team Canada and the Soviet National Team. And he was a key figure on the organizing committee responsible for bringing Major League Baseball to Toronto.
Scope and Content
Royce Ave. is now Dupont St.
Name Access
Royce Avenue Poultry Market
Ungerman, Irv
Ungerman, Irving
Subjects
Matchmakers (Boxing)
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
Dupont Street (Toronto. Ont.)
Royce Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
1976-12-5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 683
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
683
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1953
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 Irving Ungerman seated behind a desk in the office of the Royce Poultry shop in Toronto. An unidentified man is standing on his right.
Name Access
Royce Poultry Shop
Ungerman, Irving
Subjects
Storefronts
Places
Royce Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
1976-12-5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 693
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
693
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1922
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
Admin History/Bio
The store was located on St. Clair Ave., west of Landsdowne.
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Sylvia Kaplan inside the I. Rosenbaum Dry Goods store at 1651 St. Clair Avenue West in Toronto. I. Rosenbaum was Sylvia Kaplan's father.
Name Access
I. Rosenbaum Dry Goods
Kaplan, Sylvia
Subjects
Dry-goods
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
Saint Clair Avenue West (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Material Format
graphic material
Responsibility
Photograph by Duke Studio
Date
[ca. 1916]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm
Scope and Content
This item is an original wedding portrait of Mrs. Percy Waxer (née Jessie Breland) of Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The photograph was likely taken in Cochrane, Ontario.
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Photograph by Duke Studio.
General: Acquired in 1976.
Name Access
Breland, Jessie
Waxer, Jessie
Waxer, Mrs. Percy
Subjects
Portraits
Weddings
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
Cochrane (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 892
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
892
Material Format
graphic material
Responsibility
Duke Studios
Date
1976
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print of the former site of the M. & S. Fruit Company, owned by Sam Speigelman, which operated for thirty years on Kirkland Lake.
Name Access
Speigelman, Sam
Subjects
Building
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
Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 938
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
938
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1926
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 a group of men and women standing along side a car on Golden Avenue in South Porcupine, Ontario. Pictured from left to right are: Rose Varner (m. Malin), Morris Bucovetsky, Anita Levinson, Rose Bucovetsky, Lily Slotnick (m. Kaplan), Sonia Bucovetsky, Fanny Sky and Min Levinson Gram.
Name Access
Malin, Rose
Bucovetsky, Morris
Levinson, Anita
Bucovetsky, Rose
Kaplan, Lily
Bucovetsky, Sonia
Sky, Fanny
Levinson Gram, Min
Subjects
Automobiles
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
South Porcupine (Timmins, Ont.)
Accession Number
1976-8-1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1224-1227
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1224-1227
Material Format
graphic material
Date
10 Nov. 1976
Physical Description
8 photographs : (4 negatives)
Subjects
Bazaars (Charities)
Religious Zionism
Places
St. Lawrence Market (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1384
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1384
Material Format
graphic material
Date
Spring 1976
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide
Notes
Acquired Nov. 1976.
Name Access
Jewish Information Service
Subjects
Offices
Places
Glen Park Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1442
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1442
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1928]
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of the Runnymede Shoe Market located at 3341 Dundast Street West. The location was the residnece and business of Samuel and Elsie Kaufman. The shop was also known as Kaufman's Shoe Store.
Name Access
Runneymede Shoe Market (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Markets
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
West Toronto Junction (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
1977-7-3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1449
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1449
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1958
Physical Description
1 photograph
Scope and Content
The children pictured are refugees of the Hungarian revolution. They are receiving the first Jewish education of their lives.
Name Access
Brunswick Avenue Talmud Torah
Hungarian Jewish Congregation
Subjects
Children
Hanukkah
Refugees
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
Brunswick Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
1977-8-1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1450
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1450
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1958
Physical Description
1 photograph
Subjects
Hanukkah
Parties
Places
Brunswick Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
1977-8-1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1499
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1499
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1970]
Physical Description
1 photograph
Name Access
Max Karry Dry Goods (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Dry-goods
Places
Augusta Avenue (Toronto. Ont.)
Dundas Street West (Toronto, Ont.)
Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
1977-8-28
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1547
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1547
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1921]
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
Scope and Content
Mirochnick's Drug Store was located at 811 Dundas St. West.
Name Access
Mirochnick's Drug Store
Subjects
Drugstores
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
Dundas Street West (Toronto, Ont.)
Pembroke (Ont.)
Accession Number
1978-2-4
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1556
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1556
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1913]
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
Admin History/Bio
The Hoffmans emigrated to Toronto from Czestochowa, Poland in 1908. According to The Might Directory, the Hoffmans opened their first grocery store in "The Ward" in 1909 at 134 Centre Avenue. Subsequent locations listed include 141 Centre Avenue (1910-1913), 339 Spadina Avenue (1914-1920), 350 Spadina Avenue 1922-1928 and 270 Spadina Avenue (1936 - ca. 1950).
Scope and Content
This photograph was likely taken at 141 Centre Avenue (1910-1913) prior to the Hoffmans moving their shop to 339 Spadina Avenue in 1914. Pictured are Rivka and Nathan (Nahum) Hoffman.
Name Access
Hoffman family
Hoffman, Nahum
Hoffman, Nathan
Hoffman, Rivka
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
Centre Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
1978-9-2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1708
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1708
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1923
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
Scope and Content
Brown Family Reunion. Identified form left to right (Back Row): Sadie, Abe, Leah, Max Fannie, Max, Lilly and Morris. (Centre Row): Becky, Hersh, Massi, and William. Front Row: [Sydney], Sylvia, baby Harold and Rose.
Notes
Accession record contains identification list for this photograph.
Original photo by Modern Studios.
Name Access
Brown 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
Euclid Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
1979-2-1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1741-1743
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1741-1743
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1975]
Physical Description
3 photographs : col. ; 9 x 9 cm
Notes
Acquired in 1975.
Subjects
Streets
Places
Ansonville (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions