- Accession Number
- 1992-3-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1992-3-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual materials
- 2 photographs
- Date
- [ca. 1915]-1992
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records created and collected by Lawrence Cherniak. They include photographs, an American passport, naturalization papers for David Korinfelt, a marriage return form for Isaac Raefsky and Mollie Cornfield, and death certificates for both Isaac and Mollie Ray.
- The photographs are of a group of boys standing outside on Baldwin Street in 1915 and of the Jewish Boys' Club, Central Branch Senior Council for the years 1935-1936
- Administrative History
- Accession includes the records of the Raefsky family. Isaac Raefsky was born in Poland in 1896 and immigrated to Canada where he met Mollie Cornfeld, who was also from Poland. They were married in Toronto, Ontario in 1916 and had a son.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1993-3-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1993-3-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1917-1919
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of original and copies of documents and newspaper clippings pertaining to Lawrence Kert's service as a pilot during the First World War. Included are his graduation certificate from the Royal Flying Corps, his flight log, documents, and press clippings concerning his capture by the Germans.
- Administrative History
- Lawrence Kert left the University of Toronto to enlist in the 228th Battalion in 1915, and was transferred to the Royal Air Force in 1917. He was listed as missing, but was actually a prisoner of war. He survived and returned to Canada.
- Subjects
- Canada--Armed Forces
- World War, 1914-1918
- Name Access
- Kert, Lawrence
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-89
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-89
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 15 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 25 x 18 cm or smaller
- Date
- [ca. 1900]-[ca.1925]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs of Lawrence Richmond's family, most of which are formal portraits. Some are in folders and on mattes.
- Subjects
- Families
- Portraits
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Name
- Lawrence Kert
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 6 Oct. 1975
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Lawrence Kert
- Number
- OH 5, OH 6
- Subject
- Gold miners
- Lawyers
- Politicians
- Prisoners of war
- World War, 1914-1918
- Interview Date
- 6 Oct. 1975
- Quantity
- 3 WAV files
- 4 cassettes (2 copies)
- Interviewer
- Stephen Speisman
- Total Running Time
- 1:30 min.
- Conservation
- Copied to cassette in August 2003
- Digitized between December 2014 and February 2015
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Lawrence Kert was born in 1896 and graduated as a lawyer in 1920 from the University of Toronto's Osgoode Hall. Kert served as a lieutenant in the Canadian Army during the First World War and became a prisoner of war when his plane was shot down in Germany. After his return to Toronto, Kert became a member of the J. Singer & Company law firm. Kert was instrumental in organizing the Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto and the Oakdale Golf and Country Club; he also sat on the board of the Goel Tzedec Synagogue. Kert passed away in 1976.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Name Access
- Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Geographic Access
- Englehart (Ont.)
- Mattawa (Ont.)
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Transcript
- OH 005 Side 1:
00:24: Lawrence discusses his family’s arrival to Canada. His parents were born in Vilna and came to Montreal in the early 1880s. His parents met in Canada and were married in Sherbrook.
1:45: Lawrence explains how his father settled in Mattawa, Ontario, near North Bay.
3:15: Lawrence discusses the large Kert family, which settled in Canada and the United States. All the Kerts were related. He mentions one branch in Ottawa, Abram Kert, and shares an anecdote about a cousin, Big Isaac, who lived in Montreal.
6:23: Lawrence’s parents were Henry Isaac and Rachel Isaac (née Vineberg).
6:43: Lawrence chronicles his father’s start in Canada. Initially, his father peddled around Cornwall, Ontario. Then wet to the Klondike. By 1890, he had generals stores set up in Mattawa and Peterborough. He later returned to the Klondike for a short time. He remained in Mattawa for fifteen years. The family moved to Montreal in 1903.
8:34: Lawrence recalls one other Jewish family in Mattawa, the Stern family.
10:31: Lawrence explains why his father returned to Montreal. His father was invited to supply produce to the contractors who were constructing the Timiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway in northern Ontario from 1903 to 1905.
13:10:Lawrence explains how his father was able to earn the contract with the railway.
13:49: Lawrence’s father opened a store in Leskeard.
14:29: Lawrence shares an anecdote about the initial discovery of silver in Cobalt by Fred LaRose, a blacksmith.
15:40: Lawrence explains how his father agreed to build a hotel in the new town site of Englehart in 1904.
17:07: Lawrence’s father sold the produce business to a cousin, Charlie ?Bernstein, who maintained the business in Cochrane for about fifty years.
17:54: The hotel burned down in 1918. Lawrence’s family lived in Englehart from 1905 to 1921/22.
18:22: Lawrence discusses his father’s participation in communal activities in Mattawa and Englehart. He was elected to serve on the school board. He was a supporter of the Conservative Party. Lawrence describes both his parents as socially involved and well-liked.
21:18: Lawrence’s mother was active in the Daughters of the Empire.
21:36: Lawrence discusses the Jewish communities of Englehart and neighbouring Krugersdorf. The synagogue was burned down by a bush fire in 1906. Lawrence had his bar mitzvah in Englehart. After the synagogue burned down, services were held in private homes, including the hotel.
25:38: Lawrence discusses other Jews who lived in Englehart. He lists names and describes their businesses.
27:51: Lawrence discusses Jewish life, practice and education in Englehart in the time period of 1905/06 to 1911.
OH 005 Side 2:
00:33: Lawrence recounts a story involving a cousin who was staying with his family at the hotel.
3:24: Lawrence explains that his father built a hotel in Englehart in 1904 and stayed until 1920. The hotel was destroyed by a fire. Lawrence explains why his father did not rebuild the hotel.
4:18: Lawrence’s father started to work in the fur business. He sold the raw furs to St. Louis or to Montreal.
5:16: In 1922, Lawrence’s family moved to Montreal.
5:41: Lawrence was born in 1896. He moved to Englehart at age nine.
6:00: Lawrence discusses his Jewish education. His family belonged to Shaarei Shomayim in Montreal. When they moved to Englehart, they had a teacher.
7:10: Lawrence mentions a warm relationship between his father and Rabbi Jacobs, the head of Holy Blossom on Bond Street in Toronto.
9:13: Lawrence attended the Bond Street synagogue.
9:50: Lawrence became a member of Goel Tzedek.
10:00: Lawrence and his sibling attended high school in Hillbury. He reports not experiencing of antisemitism.
11:39: Lawrence explains how he moved from Englehart to study law at the University of Toronto in the summer of 1914.
12:55: At the outbreak of the war, Lawrence participated in the officers’ training corps at the University. He explains his training and describes how, in 1915, at age eighteen, he qualified as an officer with the Algonquin Rifles. While overseas, he trained as a pilot.
15:42: Before going overseas, Lawrence was the officer in charge of a scout troop in his battalion.
16:20: Lawrence describes the accommodations made for veterans who returned to University of Toronto in 1919. He explains how he was able to complete three years of law school and graduate in the summer of 1920.
18:28: Lawrence lists some of the prominent graduates from his year.
19:01: Lawrence explains that was shot down over Germany in 1917, where he spent the remainder of the war.
20:15: Lawrence explains where he resided while going to university.
21:43: Lawrence describes his involvement with the Jewish community in Toronto. He attended Goel Tzedek and had Jewish friends.
22:42: Lawrence discusses how he got involved at Goel Tzedek and lists some of the families who were members. He explains how he got know Toronto relatives of his oldest brother’s wife.
26:29: Lawrence suggests that university students were welcomed by both clergy (he cites Rabbi Price) and the lay community (he cites the Coopers).
27:22: Lawrence became a charter member of the first B’nai Brith Lodge in 1920.
28:32: Lawrence articled with a non-Jewish firm: Faskin-Robinson. After graduation, Lawrence started a small law firm with Joe Singer. They stayed together for forty-five years.
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Passenger Names
- Morgan, Mrs. & Vera
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Morgan, Mrs. & Vera
- Page Number
- 584
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Morgan, R.
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Morgan, R.
- Page Number
- 350
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Morgan,
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Morgan,
- Page Number
- 392
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Walsh, H. H., Anna, Sarah, Lawrence and Mary
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Walsh, H. H., Anna, Sarah, Lawrence and Mary
- Page Number
- 529
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 910
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 910
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 29 May 1972
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph
- Name Access
- Canadian Jewish Congress
- International Council of Jewish Women
- 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
- Toronto (Ont.)
- 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 2592-2599
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2592-2599
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1979]
- Physical Description
- 8 photographs (slides)
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of Jewish Information Service, 491 Lawrence Avenue West, Toronto. #2592-3, Joel Verbin, director.
- Notes
- No restrictions on access.
- Name Access
- Jewish Information Service
- Verbin, Joel
- Places
- Lawrence Avenue West (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1981-2-9
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5003
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5003
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 17 Apr. 1962
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of Phil Goldman, owner of Plaza Drugs.
- Notes
- Original by Graphic Artists.
- Name Access
- Goldman, Phil
- Plaza Drugs
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1990-1-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
- Zionist series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 2
- Series
- 2
- File
- 21
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [195-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a sheet of quotations in connection with T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) and Jewish settlement in Israel.
- Name Access
- Lawrence, T. E. (Thomas Edward), 1888-1935
- Subjects
- Land settlement--Palestine
- Physical Condition
- Record is fragile and torn.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Elmdale Investments series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 3
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1955-1956
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence and legal documents relating to the purchase of the property by Sol Edell and its subsequent purchase by Elmdale Developments, a holding company controlled by Sol Edell.
- Name Access
- Elmdale Developments
- Elmhurst Plaza
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Elmdale Investments series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 3
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- architectural drawing
- Date
- 1955-1957
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 22 technical drawings : 18 blueline drawings and 3 brownline drawings ; 63 x 120 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence with the architects, Bregman and Hamann, and the contractors relating to the cost of the construction of the plaza. Also included are floor plans, site plans, elevation drawings, electrical drawings, and a presentation sketch.
- Name Access
- Bregmann and Hamann
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Elmdale Investments series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 3
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1956-1957
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence relating to the sale of the South West corner of the property.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Elmdale Investments series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 3
- File
- 5
- Material Format
- architectural drawing
- Date
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 2 technical drawings : brownline ; 55 x 84 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of floor plans relating to the renovation of Powerfood Supermarket's A/C system.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 64
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- Oct. 1976-Nov. 1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 8 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of the rally held at Lawrence Plaza in Toronto, a poster for the event held on 31 Oct. 1976, newspaper clippings, correspondence and notes concerning the organization of the event. The protest was scheduled in response to the arrest of Soviet Jews for their participation in protests in Moscow.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Businesses series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 2
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 11 June 1968
- Physical Description
- 3 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of three images taken at the opening of the Steinberg's grocery store, located in Sheppard Plaza at Bathurst Street and Sheppard Avenue. The images depict the ribbon cutting, the check-out area of the store, and the kosher meat department.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Morris Norman collection
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 22
- Item
- 127
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [195-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- City of Toronto Alderman series
- Public works projects sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 2-3
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Nov. 1957
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two photographs of a City of Toronto Council visit to the St. Lawrence Power Project. Identified in the photographs are Herbert Orliffe, Philip and Min Givens, Nathan Phillips, Fred Gardiner and Don Summerville.
- Notes
- Photograph is by Ontario Hydro.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- City of Toronto Alderman series
- Public works projects sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 2-3
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Oct. 1958
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm and 25 x 20 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of four photographs of Phil Givens at a party for the opening of the Burlington Bridge or "Burlington Bay Skyway". Included are images of Phil seated at a head table, delivering a speech and mingling with other guests. Other individuals identified in the photographs include: Wayne Tanenbaum (Runnymede Steel) and Marvin Mandel.
- Notes
- Photographs are by Andrei Andersson Photography.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Photographic and audiovisual collection series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 27
- File
- 68
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 6 slides : col. ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of six 35mm slides depicting a group meeting at Lawrence Plaza. Armbands distributed read, "Freedom for Soviet Jews."
- Notes
- Availability of other formats: Also available as digital images.
- Subjects
- Jews--Soviet Union
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Family series
- Events sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1946
- Physical Description
- 12 photographs : b&w (12 negatives) ; 13 x 10 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- The Park Plaza Hotel, originally called the Queen's Park Plaza, began construction in 1928. However, because of financial problems in the Depression it was not completed until 1936. Prior to its completion it was bought by the Park Plaza Company, a group of investors including Harry Rotenberg of Yolles and Rotenberg and Joseph Schwartz, Sylvia Schwartz's father. It was originally used as a hotel, residences and office space. Through the 1940s and 1950s it was a popular hot spot, acting as a venue for entertainers such as Cab Calloway and Duke Ellington. In the 1960s it became a popular location with the literary crowd, including Margaret Atwood and Mordecai Richler.
- It was eventually bought by the Hyatt chain and re-named the Park Hyatt Toronto.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of images of a party in the ballroom at the Park Plaza Hotel. Those pictured include members of the Schwartz, Yolles, Halbert and Wintrob families. Also included are images of Sylvia Schwartz, the singer Phyllis Marshall and musicians.
- It is unknown what the party was for, but the original envelope indicated that it was an opening of some kind.
- Subjects
- Parties
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
- Bookmark Project series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 100
- Series
- 10
- File
- 8
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 2008
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records documenting the Koffler Centre of the Arts Bookmark Project. Included in the file is a submission by the artist including an artist statement, CV and bookmark description. The 2008 theme is entitled Insert.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
