- Accession Number
- 2022-2-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2022-2-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 8 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm or smaller
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- [ca. 1913]-1923
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of 8 photographs and three letters addressed to Fannie Adelman from Berul Sugarman, as well as one recital program. The photographs depict:
- A young child, dressed in white, standing on a large chair and holding and violin and bow, likely Abie Sugarman
- An unknown child in a dark sweater with two buttons on the shoulder, standing in front of a small table holding a violin at his side.
- A head-and-shoulders shot of a young man, likely Abie Sugarman, perhaps about age 8 or 9. A note in pencil on the back of this photo reads "A MERRY XMAS GREET your father and mother and sister"
- A portrait of Abie Sugarman, perhaps about age 10 or 11, holding his violin as if to play, standing beside a seated gentleman who might be his instructor Broadus Farmer
- A full-length portrait of Abie Sugarman holding his violin as if to play, about age 13
- A portrait of Abie Sugarman standing with his violin tucked under his right arm and his bow hanging from his right hand, about age 13. There is a ring visible on his right hand
- A small head-and-shoulders photo of Abie Sugarman, perhaps in his late teens or early twenties
- A portrait of Fannie Adelman, taken in 1923 when she was 13 or 14, about two years after these letters were written to her.
- The other items are: the programme of a recital given at The Hambourg Conservatory Recital Hall on Tuesday June 21, 1921; a partial letter from Abie Sugarman to Fannie Adelman, dated June 29, 1921; a two-page letter from Abie Sugarman to Fannie Adelman, undated; a four-page letter from Abie Sugarman to Fannie Adelman, undated; a stamped empty envelope. It is believed by the donor that at least one of these letters was in this envelope, and delivered by hand despite the stamp. All three letters were send from 240 Dundas St. West, where the Sugarman family was living at the time.
- Administrative History
- Berul Sugarman (Abram Berul Sugarman) was born to Jacob (Jake) and Annie (Starkman) Sugarman on 28 May 1908, in Toronto, where he lived for most but not all of his life. The Sugarman family appears to have lived briefly in Welland; the Welland directory for 1919 includes a listing for "Jake Sugarman, restaurant, west side of Main Street, house same." This would have been when Abie (he began calling himself "Berul" later in life; he went by "Abie" in his younger years) met Fannie Adelman, older daughter of Joseph Adelman and Baila (Moschiach, anglicised to Miller). Fannie was born in Montreal in 1909 and moved to Welland with her parents and younger sister Minnie sometime after 1915.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Subjects
- Musicians
- Letters
- Portraits
- Name Access
- Sugarman, Abram Berul, 1908-1982
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2023-2-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2023-2-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 34 x 29 cm
- Date
- [19--]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material that belonged to the late Gilbert Seltzer. Included are handwritten copies of a Camp Yungvelt paper, the Whoosis, and a photograph of a Yiddish youth group, the Yiddisher Kunst-Tsenter (Yiddish/Jewish Art Centre). The Whoosis issues are undated, while the photograph is from 1929/30.
- Custodial History
- Richard Seltzer discovered the material after his father's death and donated it to the Ontario Jewish Archives.
- Administrative History
- Gilbert Seltzer was born on 11 October 1914 in Toronto, Ontario, to Julius Seltzer and Marion Seltzer (née Liss). Gilbert's parents were both Russian immigrants. Julius owned a knitting mill, and Marion was a homemaker. Julius was also an anarchist, and he and Marion had a cottage in the Workmen's Circle Colony in Pickering, Ontario. As a child, Gilbert attended Camp Yungvelt, a Yiddish summer camp for Jewish children. His son, Richard, would later recall that Gilbert "sang songs from there and vaguely spoke of the Whosis," the camp's publication.
- Gilbert studied architecture at the University of Toronto, receiving a bachelor's degree in 1937. After graduating, he worked for an architectural firm in Manhattan. During the Second World War, he served with the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, a secret army unit that would become known as the Ghost Army. According to Gilbert's obituary in the New York Times, "The unit fooled German forces with inflatable tanks, dummy airplanes, fake radio transmissions and sound effects." In later years, Gilbert would serve as an ambassador for the unit's veterans.
- After the war, Gilbert resumed work as an architect. His projects included the Utica Memorial Auditorium in Utica, New York; buildings at West Point and the US Merchant Marine Academy; and the East Coast Memorial in Battery Park, Lower Manhattan. He worked as an architect until January 2020.
- Gilbert met his future spouse, Molly Gold (m. Seltzer), in New Jersey. The couple had two children together: Joan Seltzer and Richard Seltzer. Molly died in 1994, and Gilbert died on 14 August 2021. He was 106.
- 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
- Architects
- Camps
- Portraits, Group
- Name Access
- Camp Yungvelt
- Seltzer, Gilbert, 1914-2021
- Places
- Ontario
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2023-4-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2023-4-3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 46 x 36 cm
- Date
- 1951
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a photograph of Chaim Weizmann taken by Lotte Jacobs. The photograph used to hang in the New Arcadia House in Port Carling, Ontario.
- Custodial History
- The picture of Chaim Weizmann was hung at the New Arcadia House in Port Carling, Ontario. The donor's father, Sydney Muscoe, rescued it before the building was torn down and passed it on to the donor.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Name Access
- New Arcadia House (Port Carling, Ont.)
- Weizmann, Chaim, 1874-1952
- Places
- Port Carling (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2023-5-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2023-5-4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 receipt book
- Date
- 1971–1973
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting the Lorac Chapter of the B'nai Brith Youth Organization. Included is one receipt book.
- Administrative History
- On 2 December 1957, the B'nai Brith Youth Commission issued a chapter charter to Lorac AZA Chapter No. 995. The chapter was instructed to "perpetuate said Chapter according to the Constitution and By-Laws of the Aleph Zadik Aleph of the B'nai Brith Youth Organization." The charter members were Frederick Berg, Stanley Bloom, Gary Brandes, Ernie Gore, Paul King, Paul Kochberg, Gord Laderman, Sydney Lederman, Thomas Lobl, Robert Parnes, Michael Shapiro, Laurie Shier, Norman Simon, Freb Weber, Leonard Wise, Jerry Wiseberg, and Rodney Woolf.
- Subjects
- Youth movements
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2024-3-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2024-3-7
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 portrait : colour ; 61 x 51 cm on mat 77 x 67 cm
- Date
- 1978
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a portrait of Pearl Langer taken by Al Gilbert. There is a small metal tag beneath the portrait on the mat reads "Pearl Langer, founder and first president, Co-ordinated Services to Jewish Elderly, 1975-1978. In recognition of outstanding community service."
- Custodial History
- Portrait was donated by Fern Glicksman, who is Pearl Langer's niece.
- Administrative History
- Pearl Vera Langer (née Rosenberg) (1924–2002) was born in Toronto. She was the daughter of immigrant parents, Shainka and Joseph Rosenberg, who emigrated from Ivansk, Poland, to Toronto. Pearl had a sister named Ruth Glicksman (née Rosenberg) (1929–2024) and a half-brother named Nat Ross.
- On 23 May 1943, Pearl married Michael “Mair” Langer. They had two daughters together, Janis Carol Shifrin (née Langer) (1947–1996) and Sheri Langer. Michael Langer graduated from the University of Toronto, where he studied pharmacy. He started his career as an apprentice pharmacist and subsequently owned and managed multiple drug stores. Michael passed away in 2010.
- Pearl lived all her life in Toronto. She graduated from Harbord Collegiate and took multiple university courses.
- Pearl volunteered in various organizations including the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada. She developed an interest in and concern for the needs of the elderly and became a strong supporter of seniors, particularly in assessing the governmental services for the elderly and finding ways to enable them to remain in their homes instead of being placed in long-term care facilities. One of her most significant achievements was to establish Coordinated Services to Jewish Elderly in 1974, which is now recognized as Circle of Care. She was also instrumental in founding various Meals on Wheels and Meals to Wheels programs.
- Throughout her career, she served on several provincial and mayoral task forces addressing the increasing needs of seniors and individuals with disabilities. Notably, she contributed to Mayor David Crombie’s Task Force on the Handicapped and held positions on various boards. She was also active with the Canadian Jewish Congress, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, and the Jewish Federation of North America. Her expertise and experience made her a highly sought-after keynote speaker.
- Later on, Pearl became involved with the CBC program "From Now On" (1982–[1984?]), developed for the "over-fifty” demographic, as its co-host after initially acting as a consultant. She delved into research and government affairs and also interviewed notable figures such as Peter Ustinov and Maggie Smith. Following the program's cancellation due to budget constraints, she transitioned to become the on-air ombudsman for a new CBC morning show, where she remained for several more years.
- In 1975, appointed by the premier of Ontario, she was among the very first group of women in Ontario to be awarded a medal for the International Women’s Year.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1983-10-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1983-10-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 13 cm of textual records
- Date
- 1941-1946
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting B'nai Brith and its Aleph Zadik Aleph youth fraternal organization. Included are: correspondence, an AZA member's manual, a questionnaire for high school students prepared by the Committee on Vocational Guidance and filled out by the donor, correspondence, programs, and newsletters.
- Custodial History
- Evelyn Goodman passed along the material that Jack Schwartz left for the archives to Stephen Speisman, the then director of the Ontario Jewish Archives.
- Subjects
- Fraternal organizations
- Youth
- Name Access
- Aleph Zadik Aleph
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1984-12-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1984-12-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2.1 m of textual records
- 1 photograph
- Artifacts
- Date
- 1918, 1940-1971
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of the records of the B'nai Zion Association. Included are the pinkus, financial records, photographs, correspondence, meeting minutes, newsletters, membership records, inviations and programs. Also included is a 1918 photograph of a manual training class at either the King Edward School or the Manning Ave. School.
- Administrative History
- In the years following the 1st Zionist Congress held in Basle, Switzerland in 1897, Zionist organizations were established around the world.
- In Toronto one of the first Zionist societies to be founded was the B'nai Zion Association. This organization was established as a mutual benefit society in 1903. It provided sick, funeral and unemployment benefits to its members.
- However, its main purpose was the promotion of Zionism. It was involved in the dissemination of Zionist material, and sponsored lectures and meetings, in addition to raising funds to suppo~t the establishment of Jewish settlements in Palestine. It continued to perform these same activities following the establishment of the state of Israel.
- B'nai Zion has also been involved in local activities. It was active in anti-missionary efforts and also provided educational and cultural programming for children.
- MG_RG
- MG20 J1F
- Subjects
- Zionism
- Name Access
- B'nai Zion Association (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2002-10-28
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2002-10-28
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 45 cm of textual records
- Date
- [1930-?]-[198-?]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records documenting the activities of the B'nai Brith Lord Melchett Lodge in St. Catharines, Ontario. Included is correspondence, booklets, ledgers, financial records, and lists.
- Subjects
- Fraternal organizations
- Places
- St. Catharines (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1976-10-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1976-10-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- ca. 13 cm of textual records
- Date
- 1937–1968
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records belonging to two manuscript groups.
- The first manuscript group (MG2 B5) consists of material documenting B'nai Brith Lodge 1234 of Timmins, Ontario. Included are a minute book for the years 1962–1968, an attendance register for the years 1947–1951, a fifteenth anniversary souveneer program from September 1950, two copies of a program for an event featuring guest speaker Senator J. Bradette that was held on 10 January 1954, correspondence for the years 1956–1968, minutes from 1950–1968, and a constitution from 18 June 1936.
- The second manuscript group (MG3 B22) consists of material documenting Congregation B'nai Israel of Timmins. Included are six membership cards for the years 1939–1940 and 1940–1941, three seat number cards (no date), a membership account ledger for the years 1942–1948 and 1948–1950, a general financial ledger for the years 1941–1949, membership assessment lists for the yeras 1942–1943 and 1946–1947, and financial statements for the years 1937–1954.
- MG_RG
- MG2B5
- MG3B22
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Name Access
- B'nai Israel Congregation (Timmins, Ont.)
- Places
- Timmins (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1999-11-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1999-11-7
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 20 x 25 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Date
- 1999
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a group portrait of the University of Toronto Medical School class of 1939 taken at their sixtieth reunion in June 1999. Identified in the top row from the left are Dr. Harold Linton, Dr. Cam Gray, Dr Bernard Laski, and Dr. Dave Rogers. In the middle row from the left are Dr. Jack Birrell, Dr. C. McCulloch, Dr. Roger Barron, Dr. Harold Fine, and Dr. Alan Basset. In the front row from the left are Dr. J. Walmseley, Dr. Sydney Wise, Dr. Charles Sheard, Dr. McQuaid, and Dr. Phil Ryan.
- Subjects
- Portraits, Group
- Name Access
- Wise, Sydney, 1915-2013
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1991-11-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1991-11-2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 21 cm on mat 17 x 21 cm
- Date
- [192-]
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of the Cohen family wedding portrait in Liverpool, England.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Weddings
- Places
- Liverpool (England)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1991-5-11
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1991-5-11
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1972-1984
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of meeting minutes and correspondence relating to Congregation B'nai Israel and the Cambridge Jewish community, as well as a plan for a synagogue to be built in Moshav Bar-Giora in the Jerusalem corridor.
- Name Access
- Congregation B'nai Israel (Cambridge, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1993-3-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1993-3-2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Date
- 1947
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of a photograph of the London Ontario Chapter of B'nai Brith, St. Thomas, March 24, 1947. Some of the members identified include: David Rubinoff, Abe Siskind, Isaac Siskind, David Wolfe, Mayer Lerner (president), Nate Fox, Laibe Wolfe, Sam Lerner, Dr. Isadore Goedrich, Harry Silverstein (incoming president), Pat Silverstein, Bernard Wolfe, Lou Kaufman and others. The Honourable Mitchell Hepburn was speaker.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1988-11-6
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1988-11-6
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1961
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a group photo of men of B'nai Brith A.Z.A. Chapter 103 (BBYO) and a reunion card featuring a photo of the same group in 1929.
- Some individuals have been identified. They include: Morris Mink, Sam Solway, Hart Wintrob, Percy Kopman, Larry Pifko, and Joe Lokach.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1998-3-13
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1998-3-13
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1974-1980
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records of Congregation B'Nai Israel in Galt, Ontario. Included are minutes of general and executive meetings, letters to the congregation from the executive, a list of congregation members and non- members in the community, a list of the executive, sisterhood,and committee chairs, and information about religious services and cultural activities.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1977-8-11
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1977-8-11
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1940-1966
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material from B'nai Jacob Congregation in Niagara Falls, Ontario. These include bank cheques, utility and hardware bills, insurance policy statements from the 1940s, general correspondence, as well as a report on the dedication of the rebuilt synagogue.
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Communities
- Name Access
- B'nai Jacob Congregation (Niagara Falls, Ont.)
- Places
- Niagara Falls, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1977-8-12
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1977-8-12
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 28 photographs : col (20 negatives) ; 9 x 13 cm and 35 mm
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1955-[ca. 1970]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records related to the B'nai Jacob Congregation Sisterhood of Niagara Falls, Ontario. Included are general and executive meeting minutes as well as photographs of a Shavuot event at the synagogue. Beverly Blackstien is identified in one of the photographs.
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Women
- Name Access
- B'nai Jacob Congregation (Niagara Falls, Ont.)
- Places
- Niagara Falls, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1976-7-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1976-7-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 27 cm of textual records
- Date
- 1942–1968
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of two manuscript groups: MG 2 B-16A and MG 3 B 14.
- The first manuscript group (MG 3 B 14) consists of material documenting the Adath Israel Congregation of Kirkland Lake. Included are miscellaneous correspondence from 16 September 1952–18 September 1958; accounts from 1949–1954; schedule of services for the years 1955–1956, 1956–1957, 1961–1962, 1962–1963, 1963–1964, and 1965–1966; Board of Education minutes from 25 November 1951–17 June 1955; and a letter to Rabbi B[?] dated 1956.
- The second manuscript group (MG 2 B-16A) consists of material documenting B'nai Brith Lodge 1123 of Kirkland Lake. Included are executive meeting minutes from 3 September 1942—3 March 1948; correspondence for the periods 1944–1954, 1947—1949, July 1948–November 1948, and 1960; membership applications for 1947; and a dues book for the years 1944–1946.
- MG_RG
- MG2B16A
- MG3B14
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Places
- Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1990-1-6
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1990-1-6
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 22 photographs : col. (11 negatives) ; 10 x 15 cm and 35 mm
- Date
- 1989
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs and negatives docmenting a B'Nai Brith "Never Again" rally in Minden, Ontario against white supremacists, and thanking the Minden United Church and other concerned citizens for their support.
- Custodial History
- Availability of other formats: Digitized material.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-92
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-92
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 9 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 19 cm or smaller
- Date
- 1954-1973
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material pertaining to Congregation B'Nai Israel of Galt/Cambridge, Ontario and the Jewish communities of Galt/Cambridge, Preston, and Hespeler, Ontario. Materials include newspaper clippings, photographs, minutes of the synagogue executive and general meetings, a program for an arts and crafts sale at B'Nai Israel, and a 1954 survey of the three communities prepared by the Research Committe of the Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region.
- Administrative History
- The City of Galt changed it's name to Cambridge in 1973.
- Name Access
- Congregation B'nai Israel (Cambridge, Ont.)
- Places
- Cambridge, Ont.
- Galt, Ont.
- Preston, Ont.
- Hespeler, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-6-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-6-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 13 cm of textual records
- 2 photographs
- Date
- [ca. 1968]-1978
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of minutes of meetings and other records of the Mizrachi-Hapoel Hamizrachi Women's Organization of Toronto Minnie Etlin Chapter (ca.1972-ca.1978), and the B'nai Brith Young Adults Southern Ontario Region (BBYA SOR), ca.1968-1972. Accession also includes two polaroid photographs taken at a BBYA social event (ca. 1970).
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-22
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-22
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 19 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm or smaller
- Date
- 1973
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of photographs documenting Dora Wasserman's theatre group (Montreal) at Toronto's Central Tech for Israel's 25th Anniversary.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-38
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-38
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 2 folders of textual records
- Date
- 1953-1968
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of synagogue material including minutes of meetings, a list of members, bulletins, school information, correspondence, and a JNF tree order application form.
- Administrative History
- In 1973 the City of Galt, the towns of Preston and Hespeler, and the hamlet of Blair were amalgamated to form the City of Cambridge.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-49
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-49
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1950-1961
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a brief prepared by Irving Paisley, interim chair of the York General Hospital, for the Reeve and Council of the Township of North York and documents, correspondence, financial records and newspaper clippings pertaining to the activities of the B'Nai Brith Empire Lodge Charitable Foundation.
- Administrative History
- The Empire Lodge raised funds for medical research and hospital facilities in Toronto.
- Irving Paisley was was active in politics in North York and Metropolitan Toronto from 1951-1984.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-58
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-58
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual reccords
- Date
- 1926-[ca. 1936]
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of letters patent and ledger of B'nai Israel Hushatine Kloise Synagogue, Toronto.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-62
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-62
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 180 photographs : b&w and col. ( 24 negatives) ; 21 x 25 cm or smaller
- Date
- 1928-2004
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of original and copy photographs and 35 mm slides documenting activities of the Jewish communities in Toronto and other cities, including organizations, synagogues, and schools. There are photographs of rabbis, cantors, and community leaders, as well as publicity photos of prominent politicians, artists, journalists, actors, and academics. Included are photos of Israeli politicians and events, as well as a few historic images from Toronto and archives in other cities. In addition there are several photos from newspapers and magazines and some 1990 textual material from Beit Halochem (Aid to Disabled Veterans of Israel).
- 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
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-94
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-94
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 35 photographs : b&w ; 15 x 11 cm or smaller
- Date
- [ca. 1940]-1951
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of correspondence and documents in Russian and Yiddish. One letter was written in Havana, Cuba. There is what appears to be a fundraising ticket for the Warsaw Ghetto, and several copies of memorial tree planting certificates in Palestine. The certificates were created by Karen Kaymeth of Israel for tree planting donations in memory of victims of the Nazis regime in the Polish Martyrs Forest. All donation certificates were issued to Moshe Salsberg in memory of the following victims: Leon Rothblatt, Yisroel Shlomo Salsberg, Anna Salsberg, Yedidiah Salsberg, Faygie Salsberg and Shimon Salsbeg The photographs were taken in diverse locations including concentration camps, war memorials, concert halls, and bomb-damaged cities.
- Descriptive Notes
- Language note: Russian and Yiddish
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-102
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-102
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 56 photographs : b&w (48 negatives) ; 12 x 8 cm or smaller
- Date
- 1947
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs and negatives documenting campers, staff, and activities during the summer of 1947. At the time these photographs were taken, Camp B'nai Brith was located near Longford Mills, Ontario. In addition to the photographs and negatives the accession includes an envelope with the camp's name and location on the back flap.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-159
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-159
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w
- Date
- 1924
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of 2 photographs. "John St." is written on the back of one photo.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1974-005
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1974-005
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Date
- [ca. 1948]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one photograph of members of the Herzl Zion Club executive inside the Zionist Building at 651 Spadina Avenue, Toronto.
- Subjects
- Clubs
- Portraits, Group
- Name Access
- Pearlstein, Jacob D., 1894-1983
- Places
- Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1975-006
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1975-006
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Date
- 1912-1922
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a financial and meeting minute ledger book (1912–1922) and a photocopy of a financial and meeting minute ledger book (1914–1922) of the B'nai Zion Synagogue in Cobalt, Ontario.
- MG_RG
- MG3B15
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Name Access
- B'nai Zion Synagogue (Cobalt, Ont.)
- Places
- Cobalt, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1976-6-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1976-6-4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : b&w
- Date
- [ca. 1901]-1952
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs of B'nai Israel Congregation in Galt, Ontario (now Cambridge, Ontario).
- 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
- Synagogues
- Name Access
- B'nai Israel Congregation (Galt, Ont.)
- Places
- Galt (Cambridge, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1979-4-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1979-4-2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w (2 negatives)
- Date
- [ca. 1904]-1916
- Scope and Content
- The accession consists of two photographs. The first is a portrait of the Sprachman family taken around 1900 at Price's Lane, Toronto. The second is a wedding photograph of Hyman James and Gussie Rumm, taken on 22 February 1916 at the University Avenue Synagogue.
- The Sprachman photograph includes the following family members from left to right and top to bottom: Hyman Sprachman, Sheindel Sprachman, Beckie Sprachman (?), unknown, unknown, Fanny Sprachman, Lena Sprachman, Abe Sprachman and Jacob Sprachman.
- The second photograph include the newly married couple in the middle with the top hat and large white hat.
- Administrative History
- Hyman (Chaim) Sprachman (b. 1856) arrived in Toronto at the end of the nineteenth century with his eldest son Benjamin (b. 1877), who was twenty at the time. They both worked as peddlers and resided in a boarding home for a while. Hyman sent for his family in Austria and they arrived in 1904. His family included his wife Sheindel and children Rebecca (b. 1887), Lena (b. 1891), Fanny (b. 1892) and Abraham (b. 1894). The family originally lived at 30 Gerrard and then relocated to 123 Baldwin around 1914. Abraham became a prominent architect and married his cousin Mina Sprachman (b. 1900) in 1921. They had two children: Mendel and Sheila. Mandel followed in his father's footsteps and also became a nationally recognized and acclaimed architect. Both specialized in theatre design and renovations.
- Hyman James ran a successful company called Men's Clothing Manufacturing Company. The company was later renamed to H. James Co. He married Gussie Rumm, who was 15 years his junior, on 22 February 1916 at the University Avenue Synagogue.
- Subjects
- Families
- Portraits
- Weddings
- Places
- Price's Lane (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-1-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-1-4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
- Date
- 1922
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one photograph of the founders of the Tzomer Friendly Society. Some of the members established some of the prominent fur and cloak factories on Spadina Avenue.
- Top, left to right: Morris Samborsky; David Greenbloom; Lou Greenbloom; Nathan Green (Greenbloom).
- Bottom, left to right: Irving Green (Greenbloom), Joe Stone (Milstein), Joe Kerbel.
- Administrative History
- Sheila Zeldin was the daughter of Irving Green, one of the members of the Tzomer Friendly Society.
- Subjects
- Portraits, Group
- Name Access
- Tzomer Friendly Society.
- Sambirsky, Morris.
- Greenbloom, David.
- Greenbloom, Lou.
- Green, Nathan.
- Green, Irving.
- Stone, Joe.
- Kerbel, Joe.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-6-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-6-1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm
- Date
- Aug. 1925
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one photograph of a group of boys from the Jewish Boys Club at Camp Bnai Brith. The boys are having their hands inspected for cleanliness. One of the counsellors in the background is reading from a merit book and another is setting up a tent. Pictured are:
- Standing, third from the left: Sydney Blinick.
- Inspecting the hands: Nadie Bronstein
- Administrative History
- The Jewish Boys’ Club was formed in 1921, under the leadership of M. M. Cohen, and was funded by the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies. The club operated out of a house on Simcoe Street, which had a games room, meeting rooms, library and offices. The Boys’ Club used various facilities around the city for its athletic programming.
- The club primarily targeted disadvantaged boys from low income homes. It addressed the YMHA’s gap in programming, since their focus at the time was on young adults rather than boys. The club offered cultural programming, had basketball teams and ran a summer camp in cooperation with B’nai Brith
- Name Access
- Jewish Boys' Club.
- Camp B'nai Brith.
- Blinick, Sydney.
- Bronstein, Nadie.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-6-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-6-2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 22 cm on matte 25 x 30cm
- Date
- 1913
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a group portrait of the employees of the Ontario Cloak Co. on a picnic in Oakville. The photo was taken in a park
- Descriptive Notes
- Ontario Cloak Co.
- Oakville.
- Subjects
- Employees
- Picnics
- Portraits, Group
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-8-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-8-5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 23 cm on paper 22 x 28 cm
- Date
- [ca. 1945]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one copy photograph of a group of Sudbury children, possibly the cheder, taken at the Jewish community centre in Sudbury. The rabbi and teacher are also pictured. Most of the individuals have been identified on a separate piece of paper, which is stored with the accession record.
- 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
- Children
- Portraits, Group
- Places
- Sudbury (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-8-8
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-8-8
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 84 cm
- Date
- 20 May 1930
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of one panoramic photograph of the opening of the Jewish Fraternal Softball League at Bellwoods Park. The photograph depicts the Judean and B'nai Brith teams standing in front of home plate, along with some city dignitaries. The crowd can be seen in the background on the bleachers.
- Left to right: [unidentified], Harry Polevoy, [unidentified], Frank Garber, [unidentified], Sam Felot, "Lefty" Starr, [unidentified], [unidentified], [unidentified], Joe Benjamin, Natie Duke, "Curly" Rosen, [unidentified], Max Sheff, [Sam Gold?], [unidentified], Alderman Joe Gordon, [unidentified], [unidentified], [unidentified], [unidentified], Jimmy Simpson, [unidentified], Sam Factor, Alderman Fred Hamilton, [unidentified], Arnold Hundert, [unidentified], [unidentified], [unidentified], Harry Sniderman, [unidentified], Issie Wilson, [unidentified], [unidentified], [unidentified], Herb Weiss, [unidentified], [unidentified], [unidentified], Jack Rumak, [Sam Gold?].
- 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
- Baseball teams
- Portraits, Group
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-9-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-9-5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm
- Date
- 2003
- Scope and Content
- Accession is a portrait photograph of Howard Sokolowski, UJA Federation campaign chair of 2003, taken by Al Gilbert for Lifestyles magazine. The photograph is signed by Gilbert in the bottom left hand corner.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-5-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-5-2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 item
- Date
- 1981
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of one oversized portrait photograph of Joseph Shoham, the first director of the BJE Media and Resource Centre, from 1972 to 1980. The photograph is a print created in 1981 from an original negative and is fixed onto a matte. The original frame has been discarded.
- Custodial History
- The portrait was in the possession of the BJE Media Library until donated to the Archives on 2007-05-03.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-6-15
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-6-15
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 11 cm
- Date
- 1919
- Scope and Content
- Accession contains a portrait of an unidentified couple. Writing on the original folder of the photo says Mr. & Mrs. Sheinberg, 1919.
- Subjects
- Married people
- Portraits
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-6-21
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-6-21
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 slide : b&w ; 35 mm
- Date
- [194-?]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a portrait of Mr. D. M. Levy's father.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-6-31
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-6-31
- Material Format
- textual record (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 1 document (4 jpgs) : col.
- Date
- [19--]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of scanned copy of the constitution of the B'nai Jacob Congregation of Niagara Falls, 4 pages in four separate files.
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Communities
- Name Access
- B'nai Jacob Congregation (Niagara Falls, Ont.)
- Places
- Niagara Falls (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-8-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-8-3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1935
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a program from the installation dinner and dance of the Toronto Lodge B'nai Brith, held on 14 January 1935 at the Royal York Hotel.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-11-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-11-5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Date
- 1953, 1956-1957
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of three cookbooks produced by the Toronto B'nai Brith Women. The first is entitled "Party Book", the second is "Oven Magic", and the third is "What's Cooking?".
- Subjects
- Food
- Women
- Name Access
- Toronto B'nai B'rith Women
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12-17 [Processed]
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12-17 [Processed]
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 119 photographs : b&w and col. (43 tifs, 32 negatives, 1 slide) ; 41 x 51 cm or smaller and 300 dpi
- Date
- 1960-2007
- Scope and Content
- This accession includes forty-three black-and-white and colour portrait prints along with the accompanying digital images and some negatives. The sitters include nationally- and internationally-renowned entertainers, athletes, politicians, entrepreneurs, artists, and jurists. Individuals include: David Ben-Gurion, Dr. Charles Best, Conrad Black, A. J. Casson, John Diefenbaker, Gordie Howe, Yousuf Karsh, Betty Kennedy, Larry King, George Knudson, Jean Beliveau, Yehuda Menuhin, Lester Pearson, John Robarts, Sidney Robins, Peter Appleyard, Leona Boyd, George Cohon, David Crombie, Dizzy Gillespie, Dr. Bernie Goldman, Martin Luther King III, Murray Koffler, Moe Koffman, Eugene Levy, Edwin Mirvish, Raymond Moriyama, Frank Sinatra, Carl Schaeffer, Mandel Sprachman, Dr. Tile, Wayne and Shuster, Dr. Key, Joseph Biden, Matthew Teitlebaum, Guido Basso, Oscar Peterson, the director of the Department of Transportation in Maui, a man playing chess, and a diver in an aquarium.
- Administrative History
- Nathan Gittelmacher immigrated to Toronto from Kiev, Ukraine after the First World War. He first worked as a photographer at Empire Studios, and then in 1922, opened up his own studio, Elite Studios, at 615 Queen Street West. Many of Nathan’s portraits were produced with a large format view camera and from glass negatives.
- During the 1940s, the family changed its name to Gilbert and subsequently altered the name of the business to Gilbert Studios. Nathan’s son, Albert, who was born 18 November 1922, started working in the family business in 1941, when he was 19 years old. He eventually assumed control of it after his father retired. He moved the studio to Eglington Avenue and then later to Davenport Road, its current location, in order to accommodate its growing clientele.
- Al made a name for himself as a portrait photographer, using natural light in innovative ways to create more natural looking portraits. Al’s primary work involved producing portraits of families, weddings, bar mitzvahs, special events and dinners. Most of his early clients were from the Jewish community. In turn, he also was paid to produce portraits of local entrepreneurs, and his multi-year contract with the city, gave him sole responsibility for the production of portraits of the mayors and councilmen and women. He later branched out beyond the Jewish community, and began to produce images of businessmen and leaders from the Italian community in Toronto.
- n addition to the paid contracts involving local personalities and groups, Al Gilbert has also produced many artistic portraits of local, national and international celebrities, artists and leaders such as: Wayne and Shuster, Howie Mandel, Oscar Peterson, Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Robertson Davies, several Canadian prime ministers as well as Prince Charles, all of the Israeli prime ministers, which were made into stamps by the Israeli government, and finally, the last Pope. Gilbert’s work therefore captures a huge range of individuals from the ordinary bride to extraordinary world leaders.
- Al has won many awards as well as accolades from his peers throughout his career. He is the three-time recipient of the prestigious Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC) Photographer of the year honour. He has been named Fellow of the photographic societies in Canada, Britain and the United States. In 1990, he was awarded the Order of Canada and recently nominated for the Order of Ontario. In January 2007, the Professional Photographers of America presented him with their Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is the highest honor PPA can bestow on a person for their body of work and influence on professional photography.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Descriptive Notes
- File list is available here: S:\Appraisal\00 Monetary appraisals\CPERB\2007-12-17, Gilbert\2007-12-17 CPERB list.xls
- Processed as Fonds 37, series 4.
- USE CONDITION NOTE: Permission for use must be granted by Mr. Al Gilbert or his children. Attribution beneath Mr. Gilbert’s work to read: Al Gilbert C.M. or Portrait by Al Gilbert C.M. Reproduction Prints can only be made by Gilbert Studios under Mr. Gilbert’s direction. Mr. Gilbert’s work cannot be reproduced by any third party off these web sites or exhibits without permission. No cropping or alterations to the original image is allowed.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Name Access
- Biden, Joseph R.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-7-14
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-7-14
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs (jpg)
- Date
- 1942-1944
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one military portrait of Frank Gishman and two wedding portraits of Frank and Ruth Gishman of Peterborough, Ontario.
- 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
- Portraits
- Places
- Peterborough (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-8-9
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-8-9
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 36 cm on matte 44 x 36 cm
- Date
- [193-?]
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of one orignal portrait of Chaim Greenberg. The photo has Hebrew writing on the front which reads: In memory of [?] Levinsky.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-8-16
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-8-16
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 41 x 51 cm
- Date
- [196-]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of an original oversized portrait of Archie B. Bennett.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Source
- Archival Accessions