Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Level
Series
ID
Fonds 2; Series 3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Level
Series
Fonds
2
Series
3
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
architectural drawing
Date
1898, 1941-1988
Physical Description
56 photographs and other material
Admin History/Bio
Ben Dunkelman’s involvement in business was wide-ranging. He served as president of Tip Top Tailors after his father and as president of Cloverdale Shopping Centre. Along with his wife, Yael, he also opened the Dunkelman Gallery for modern art and Dunkelman's restaurant.
Scope and Content
Series consists of photographs, correspondence, pamphlets and papers documenting Benjamin Dunkelman’s business activities. The files are organized into three sub-series: Tip-Top Tailors, Constellation Hotel, and Dunkelman Gallery.
Notes
Physical description: Includes 6 cm of textual records, 5 architectural drawings, and 1 postcard.
Subjects
Business
Physical Condition
Most photographs are warped.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 2; Series 3; File 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Level
File
Fonds
2
Series
3
File
1
Material Format
textual record
Date
1985-1986
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Admin History/Bio
Dunkelman's was a restaurant near the corner of Yonge and St. Clair that Ben and Yael Dunkelman opened in the early 1980s. They provided customers with a Californian-style cuisine.
Scope and Content
File consists of two favourable reviews of Dunkelman’s restaurant from the Toronto Sun and Avenue magazine.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Tip Top Tailors sub-series
Level
Sub-series
ID
Fonds 2; Series 3-1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Tip Top Tailors sub-series
Level
Sub-series
Fonds
2
Series
3-1
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
Date
1898, 1941-1988
Physical Description
4 cm of textual records
16 photographs
Admin History/Bio
David Dunkelman, Benjamin's father, started Tip Top Tailors in Toronto in 1909, and by 1950 it had become a thriving business, with more than 1000 outlets across the country. During the 1930s, Ben had worked for the company, and following the Arab-Israeli War in 1948-49, he returned to Tip Top. He took over as company CEO in the 1950s until the company was sold to Dylex Ltd. in 1967.
Scope and Content
Sub-series consists of photographs, correspondence and clippings documenting David and Ben Dunkelman's involvement in the family firm, Tip Top Tailors.
Name Access
Tip Top Tailors
Physical Condition
Most photographs are warped.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Tip Top Tailors sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 2; Series 3-1; File 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Tip Top Tailors sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
2
Series
3-1
File
1
Material Format
textual record
Date
1941-1949
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File contains two clippings from Tip Topics, the magazine published by Tip Top Tailors. The earlier clipping announces that Ben Dunkelman has gone overseas to fight in the Second World War; the later clipping contains a tribute to Rose Dunkelman, who died in 1949.
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.
Physical Condition
Records are fragile and stained.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Tip Top Tailors sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 2; Series 3-1; File 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Tip Top Tailors sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
2
Series
3-1
File
2
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[194-?]-[195-?]
Physical Description
3 photographs : b&w ; 23 x 33 cm or smaller
Scope and Content
File contains three photographs of David Dunkelman in his role as president of Tip Top Tailors.
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.
Physical Condition
Records are extremely fragile.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Tip Top Tailors sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 2; Series 3-1; File 3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Tip Top Tailors sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
2
Series
3-1
File
3
Material Format
textual record
Date
[195-]
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File contains one newspaper clipping announcing Ben Dunkelman's appointment as General Manager of Tip Top Tailors.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Tip Top Tailors sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 2; Series 3-1; File 4
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Tip Top Tailors sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
2
Series
3-1
File
4
Material Format
textual record
Date
Oct. 1950
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of an issue of the Coronet magazine which contains an article about David Dunkelman and Tip Top Tailors.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Tip Top Tailors sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 2; Series 3-1; File 5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Tip Top Tailors sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
2
Series
3-1
File
5
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1963
Physical Description
10 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs documenting the Tip Top Tailors 1963 convention.
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.
Physical Condition
Records are warped.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Tip Top Tailors sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 2; Series 3-1; File 6
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Tip Top Tailors sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
2
Series
3-1
File
6
Material Format
textual record
Date
1966
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File contains photocopies of newspaper articles from the Globe and Mail, the Telegram and the Toronto Daily Star about Tip Top Tailors.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Tip Top Tailors sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 2; Series 3-1; File 7
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Tip Top Tailors sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
2
Series
3-1
File
7
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
Date
1966
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm and 17 x 22 cm
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File contains a news clipping and two photographs in connection with David Dunkelman, Tip Top Tailors and Mount Sinai Hospital. Dunkelman took part in opening the hospital's new extension in 1966, along with Marvin Gerstein and Morry Wingold.
Subjects
Building
Hospitals
Repro Restriction
Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Tip Top Tailors sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 2; Series 3-1; File 8
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Tip Top Tailors sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
2
Series
3-1
File
8
Material Format
textual record
Date
1975-1979
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence, clippings, notes and booklets in connection with the Hall of Fame business awards, which were given at the Canadian Business Leadership Conference on 24 April 1979. David Dunkelman, who had died the year before, was inducted into the Business Hall of Fame.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Tip Top Tailors sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 2; Series 3-1; File 9
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Tip Top Tailors sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
2
Series
3-1
File
9
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
Date
[197-?]-1979
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
Scope and Content
File contains clippings, correspondence and one photograph relating chiefly to David Dunkelman's inclusion in the Business Hall of Fame.
Repro Restriction
Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Physical Condition
Photograph is scratched.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Tip Top Tailors sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 2; Series 3-1; File 10
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Tip Top Tailors sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
2
Series
3-1
File
10
Material Format
textual record
Date
1898-1988
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of notes and documents Ben Dunkelman wrote or gathered to provide biographical information about David Dunkelman for a Zionist encyclopedia.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Constellation Hotel sub-series sub-series
Level
Sub-series
ID
Fonds 2; Series 3-2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Constellation Hotel sub-series sub-series
Level
Sub-series
Fonds
2
Series
3-2
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
architectural drawing
Date
[196-?]-1988
Physical Description
39 photographs and other material
Admin History/Bio
Ben Dunkelman and Alex Hacker started the Constellation Hotel near Toronto's international airport in 1962. The hotel, at 900 Dixon Road, is now called the Regal Constellation Hotel.
Scope and Content
Sub-Series consists of photographs, architectural drawings and papers relating to the Constellation Hotel. These documents were originally organized in a scrapbook. The sub-series also includes a 1988 Toronto Star article referring to Dunkelman, co-owner Alex Hacker and the Constellation Hotel.
Notes
Physical description: Includes 2 folders of textual records, 5 architectural drawings, and 1 postcard.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Constellation Hotel sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 2; Series 3-2; File 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Constellation Hotel sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
2
Series
3-2
File
1
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
architectural drawing
Date
[1962?]-[196-]
Physical Description
39 photographs : b&w & col and other material
Scope and Content
File contains photographs, a postcard, floor plans and a list of head table guests documenting the construction and opening of the Constellation Hotel. Identified in the photographs are: Ben Dunkelman, Reeve Waffle, Alex Hacker, Richard Nash, J.F. Spragge, William Allen, Monsieur Guy Scalabre, Brian L. Cathcart, Allan Grossman, H. Leslie Rowntree, E.P. Taylor, Bev Lewis, and Reeve R.W. Speck.
Notes
Physical description: Includes 1 folder of textual records, 5 architectural drawings and 1 postcard.
Name Access
Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Constellation Hotel sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 2; Series 3-2; File 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Constellation Hotel sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
2
Series
3-2
File
2
Material Format
textual record
Date
1988
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File contains a Toronto Star article about the Constellation Hotel. The article, written by Pat Brennan, mentions Ben Dunkelman and Alex Hacker.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Dunkelman Gallery sub-series
Level
Sub-series
ID
Fonds 2; Series 3-3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Dunkelman Gallery sub-series
Level
Sub-series
Fonds
2
Series
3-3
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
Date
1967-[197-?]
Physical Description
3 folders of textual records
1 photograph : b&w ; 21 X 26 cm
Admin History/Bio
In 1967, Ben and Yael Dunkelman opened the Dunkelman Gallery near the intersection of Bedford and Bloor streets in Toronto. Intending to provide a forum for contemporary art, the Dunkelmans organized large exhibitions and sculpture shows on the works of such artists as Picasso, Henri, Dubuffet and Davis. The gallery, which ran from 1967 to 1973, championed a variety of art, from the avant-garde to older work by the early Twentieth Century School of Paris painters.
Scope and Content
Sub-Series consists of a photograph of Ben Dunkelman and his father at the gallery, a newspaper clipping about the opening of the gallery, and correspondence between Dunkelman and Jerusalem mayor Teddy Kollek about the possibility of a Picasso museum in Jerusalem.
Notes
Associated Material: The Dunkelman Gallery Fonds at the National Archives of Canada consists of 1.5 m of textual and graphic records ranging in date from 1959 to 1979.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Dunkelman Gallery sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 2; Series 3-3; File 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Dunkelman Gallery sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
2
Series
3-3
File
1
Material Format
textual record
Date
1967
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File contains one Globe and Mail article about the opening of the Dunkelman Gallery on 3 April 1967.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Dunkelman Gallery sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 2; Series 3-3; File 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Dunkelman Gallery sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
2
Series
3-3
File
2
Material Format
textual record
Date
1957-1969
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence related to the Dunkelman Gallery chiefly between Ben Dunkelman and Theodore "Teddy" Kollek. Some of the correspondence deals with the possibility of a Picasso museum in Jerusalem.
Physical Condition
Records are fragile but in good condition.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Dunkelman Gallery sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 2; Series 3-3; File 3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Business series
Dunkelman Gallery sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
2
Series
3-3
File
3
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
Date
1968-[197-?]
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
File contains one letter to Ben Dunkelman from Dora Gad, a Tel-Aviv architect, in connection with the Dunkelman Gallery and the possibility of a Picasso museum in Jerusalem. The file also contains one photograph of Ben and David Dunkelman.
Physical Condition
The photograph is a little scratched and warped.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Hoffman family fonds
Business series
Level
Series
ID
Fonds 6; Series 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Hoffman family fonds
Business series
Level
Series
Fonds
6
Series
1
Material Format
architectural drawing
textual record
Date
1950-1976
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
1 architectural drawing
Admin History/Bio
Max Hoffman was the owner of Hamilton Heating and Plumbing and part owner of M. and S. Real Estate Holdings. His partner in the latter company, Sol Hoffman, was also the executor of Max Hoffman's estate. Celia Hoffman was a member of a women's investment club, Iona Share.
Scope and Content
Series consists of correspondence and cheques relating to Max Hoffman's business Hamilton Heating and Plumbing. Also included are a ledger and the financial statements of the Estate of Max Hoffman and M. and S. Real Estate Holding. In addition, there are legal documents and a newspaper clipping about an investment club, Iona Share.
Name Access
Hoffman, Sol
Hamilton Heating and Plumbing
Iona Share Investment Club
M. and S. Hoffman Real Estate Holdings
Subjects
Business
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Hoffman family fonds
Business series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 6; Series 1; File 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Hoffman family fonds
Business series
Level
File
Fonds
6
Series
1
File
1
Material Format
textual record
Date
1946-1950
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Admin History/Bio
Max Hoffman's and his partner, M. B. Kam owned a real estate holding company.
Scope and Content
File consists of financial material relating to the real estate holding company owned by Max Hoffman and M. B. Kam.
Name Access
Kam, M. B.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Hoffman family fonds
Business series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 6; Series 1; File 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Hoffman family fonds
Business series
Level
File
Fonds
6
Series
1
File
2
Material Format
textual record
Date
1966-1976
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Admin History/Bio
Max Hoffman and his partner, Sol Hoffman, owned the M. and S. Real Estate Holding Company. The Estate of Max Hoffman assumed his interest in the company after his death.
Scope and Content
File consists of the financial reports of the M. and S. Real Estate Holding Company. The reports contain information about income, expenses, assets and liabilities.
Name Access
Hoffman, Sol
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Hoffman family fonds
Business series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 6; Series 1; File 3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Hoffman family fonds
Business series
Level
File
Fonds
6
Series
1
File
3
Material Format
textual record
Date
1964-1965
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Admin History/Bio
Celia Hoffman was one of the founding members of the Iona share Investment Club.
Scope and Content
File consists of a newpaper clipping and a contract relating to the Iona Share Investment Club, which was founded by a group of Jewish women.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Lipa Green fonds
Business series
Level
Series
ID
Fonds 20; Series 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Lipa Green fonds
Business series
Level
Series
Fonds
20
Series
2
Material Format
textual record
Date
1934-[196-]
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of records documenting Lipa Green's business in the building trades. Included are two business patents, Greenview (later Greenwin) Construction Co. business correspondence and tenders, and financial records.
Subjects
Business
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Lipa Green fonds
Business series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 20; Series 2; File 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Lipa Green fonds
Business series
Level
File
Fonds
20
Series
2
File
1
Material Format
textual record
Date
1934-1938
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of two business patents Lipa Green filed with the Dominion of Canada Patent Office. One is dated March 1934 and is for "Drain Pipes", and the other, dated Sept. 1938, is for "Fume Safety Lock Pipes and Fume Protectors".
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Lipa Green fonds
Business series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 20; Series 2; File 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Lipa Green fonds
Business series
Level
File
Fonds
20
Series
2
File
2
Material Format
textual record
Date
1948-[196-]
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of various documents including the announcement of the opening of a new office of Greenview Construction Co; a legal contract between the Green Construction Co. and the Apter Congregation to build a synagogue on Beverly Street, Toronto; tenders to Greenview for building construction; a land survey of 44 Majestic Court, Lipa's home; and an order book.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Lipa Green fonds
Business series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 20; Series 2; File 3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Lipa Green fonds
Business series
Level
File
Fonds
20
Series
2
File
3
Material Format
textual record
Date
1956-1960
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of financial records pertaining to Greenwin Six-Plexes at 48 Meadowbrook Avenue, Toronto. There is a list of buyers who have prepaid a sum of money to secure an apartment.
Source
Archival Descriptions