Level

Item

Item

3598

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1954

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content

Pictured from left to right: Shammai Ogden, Dr. Joseph Klinghofer, Eleanor Roosevelt, J. Irving Oelbaum.

Notes

Arthur Kay Studios, Toronto.

Name Access

Oelbaum, J. Irving, 1899-1966

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962

Subjects

Exhibitions

Politicians

Portraits, Group

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

Item

5005

Material Format

graphic material

Date

29 May 1961

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph is a portrait of J. Irving Oelbaum, seated behind a desk with a cigar in his hand.

Notes

Photo by Graphic Artists.

Name Access

Oelbaum, J. Irving, 1899-1966

Subjects

Portraits

Accession Number

1990-1-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Al Gilbert portraits series

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

4

Item

4

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1950]

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

J. Irving Oelbaum was born in New York City to Mary Jacoby and Morris Oelbaum. He married Sadie Marulies, and they had two daughters. J. Irving was educated in social work and worked in the profession for ten years, after which he left the profession to enter the family business, Acme Paper Products Company Limited. He was very active within the Jewish community and held posts at numerous organizations including: president of B'nai B'rith, Toronto Lodge; president of United Jewish Welfare Fund; president, Jewish Family Welfare Bureau; and moreover, he was an officer for: Toronto Hebrew Free Loan Association; Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association; Jewish Immigrant Aid Services; Jewish Camp Council; United Jewish Refugee War Relief Agencies; Toronto Jewish Old Folks Home; Mount Sinai; and Hillel.

In 1954, J. Irving Oelbaum was honoured with a Negev Testimonial dinner and a Nachla in his name.

Scope and Content

Photograph is a group portrait of the Oelbaum family in formal attire.

J. Irving Oelbaum is standing in the centre of the back row with Leonard Simpson on the left and Jack Koven on the right. In the centre front row is Sadie Oelbaum with Helen Simpson (née Oelbaum) on the left and Dorothy Koven (née Oelbaum) on the right.

Name Access

Oelbaum (family)

Oelbaum, J. Irving, 1899-1966

Subjects

Families

Portraits, Group

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.

Related Material

See also photo #'s: 3709, 5005, 37-S1-1-Item-1, 37-S5-2-Item-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Jewish community events series

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

7

Item

3

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[197-?]

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph is of a group portrait consisting of several B'nai B'rith members.

Standing in back row: third from left, Arthur Hershon; sixth from left, Ben Rosenberg; ninth from left Mayor Wm. Denison, Stan Alter and Herb Orliffe. Seated in the front from left to right are: [unknown], Morris Kaufman, Bobby Zweig, Murray Ehrlich, Phil Givens, E. P. Taylor, two unidentified, and Rabbi David Monson.

Notes

This photograph was probably taken at a B'nai B'rith event.

Name Access

Alter, Stan

B'nai B'rith

Denison, Mayor Wm.

Ehrlich, Murray

Givens, Philip, 1922-1995

Hershon, Arthur

Kaufman, Morris

Monson, Rabbi David

Orliffe, Herb

Rosenberg, Ben

Taylor, E.P.

Zweig, Bobby

Subjects

Portraits, Group

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.

Source

Archival Descriptions