- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Jewish community events series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 7
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1936-1979
- Physical Description
- 8 negatives : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of photographs taken by Al and/or Nathan Gilbert that document Jewish events held in the city of Toronto. The kind of events included are dedication ceremonies, groundbreaking ceremonies, city council meetings, dinners and walks.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Jewish community events series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 7
- Item
- 7
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1936]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- The Pride of Israel Sick Benefit Society was founded in 1905 to provide assistance to newly arrived immigrants and to promote a prosperous Jewish community. The Pride of Israel Sick Benefit Society's Ladies Auxiliary was founded in 1922 with Mrs. Sophie Torno as the first Chairlady. The Ladies Auxiliary assisted the Society in collecting funds for various philanthropic causes. Moreover, they organized lectures and entertainment.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a negative of the the Pride of Israel Sick Benefit Society's Ladies' Auxiliary parade. The image depicts a group of women walking down a street carrying a large banner with the inscription: "Pride of Israel Sick Benefit Society Ladies Auxiliary, Friendship, Established 1921." The women have sashes with Pride of Israel across them and 15th Jubilee.
- Name Access
- Pride of Israel Sick Benefit Society Ladies' Auxiliary
- Subjects
- Parade
- Societies
- Women
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Bella Diamant fonds
- Level
- Fonds
- Fonds
- 117
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material (electronic)
- Date
- 1926-1947
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- 11 photographs : b&w and sepia (tiff)
- Admin History/Bio
- Bella Diamant (m. Hershenhorn) was the daughter of Moishe and Sarah Diamant. She was born in Ostrowiec (Ostrovietz), Poland and had five siblings: Esther, Chaim Myer, David, Baruch, and Ruth.
Bella met her future husband, Samuel Hershenhorn, in Poland. He was the son of Mendel and Miriam Hershenhorn from Drildz. The family arrived in Toronto sometime during the early 1920s; Mendel arriving first followed by Miriam and Samuel. The marriage between Bella and Samuel was arranged by their families and so Bella was sent to Toronto to be with him in 1927. They married on 13 Nov. 1927. Together they had three children: Ruth (Rishie), Esti and Lee. Samuel worked for a slipper and spat manufacturer and then started his own company: The Canadian Spat and Slipper Company. He was a member of the Drildzer Sick Benefit Society. Bella was a housewife.
Many of Bella's relatives perished during the Holocaust, including both her parents, her brother David who died with his wife and daughter on a forced march, and her sister Ruth who was murdered by the Nazis alongside her young daughter. Chaim Myer was sent to live with Bella and Samuel in Toronto prior to the onset of the war and therefore survived. Baruch and Esther both survived the Holocaust and eventually moved to New York City.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of letters written to Bella Diamant Hershenhorn from relatives in Poland and Frankfurt. The pre-war letters are from Bella's father Moishe in Poland as well as Bella's siblings and cousins, usually added as additional notes and postscripts onto Moishe's letters. The post-war letters are from Bella's sister Esther and brother Baruch in Frankfurt, who both survived the Holocaust. The letters are written in Yiddish and Polish and have accompanying English translations. Also included are several scanned copies of photographs depicting Bella on the SS Estonia, en route to Canada (ca. 1927), and with various relatives in Poland prior to immigration.
- Notes
- REPRODUCTION RESTRICTION NOTE: Donor must be notified prior to publication of letters.
- Name Access
- Hershenhorn, Bella, ca. 1906-1999
- Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Letters
- Arrangement
- The letters have been arranged chronologically.
- Places
- Ostrowiec (Sokolów Podlaski, Poland)
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
- Accession Number
- 2016-12-44
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Bella Diamant fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 117
- Item
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [1929 or 1930]
- Physical Description
- 1 letter
- Scope and Content
- This item is a letter written in Polish to Bella and Bella's brother Myer from sisters Ruth and Esther and cousin Bela in Poland. It was written sometime during 1929 or 1930 Included are hand-written and typed translations.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Bella Diamant fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 117
- Item
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1 Nov. 1930
- Physical Description
- 1 letter
- Scope and Content
- This item is a letter with six sections. Two sections written in Yiddish were addressed to Bella and her husband Shmuel from Bella's father Moishe. One section in Yiddish was addressed to Bella from her brother Baruch. One section in Yiddish was addressed to Bella's brother Chaim-Myer from their father Moishe. Two short postscripts in Polish were sent to Bella and Myer from their sister Ruth. Included are hand-written and typed translations.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Bella Diamant fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 117
- Item
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 15 [April?] 1930
- Physical Description
- 1 letter
- Scope and Content
- This item consists of two letters. One letter, written in Polish, is addressed to Bella from her brother David in Poland. This letter has been translated in hand-written and typed versions. On the reverse side is a letter in Yiddish from David addressed to Bella's brother Myer. This letter has not been translated.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Bella Diamant fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 117
- Item
- 6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 12 Oct. 1930
- Physical Description
- 1 letter
- Scope and Content
- This item consists of two letters and greetings on the recto and verso of a single page. One letter written in Polish is addressed to Bella and her brother Myer from their brother David. Also included are greetings in Polish to Bella and brother Myer from a female friend, sister Ruth, sister Esther and cousins Ayrla and Bela. This letter has been translated in hand-written and typed versions. Inside is a letter written in Yiddish, which has not been translated.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Bella Diamant fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 117
- Item
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- Sept. 1934
- Physical Description
- 1 letter
- Scope and Content
- This item consists of a letter. The letter written in Yiddish is addressed to Bella and her brother Myer from their father Moishe In Poland. Also included are Rosh Hashana greetings in Polish from sisters Ruth and Esther. This letter has been translated in hand-written and typed versions.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Bella Diamant fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 117
- Item
- 8
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 21 Nov. 1937
- Physical Description
- 1 letter
- Scope and Content
- This item consists of a letter. The first part of the letter is written in Yiddish to Bella from her father Moishe in Poland. The second part of the letter is written in Polish to Bella from sister Ruth. This letter has been translated in hand-written and typed versions.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Bella Diamant fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 117
- Item
- 9
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 20 Nov. 1938
- Physical Description
- 1 postcard
- Scope and Content
- This item consists of a postcard. The postcard was written in Yiddish to Bella from her father Moishe in Poland. This letter has been translated in hand-written and typed versions.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Bella Diamant fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 117
- Item
- 10
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 21 March 1938
- Physical Description
- 1 postcard
- Scope and Content
- This item consists of a postcard. One side of the postcard was written in Yiddish to Bella from her father Moishe. The reverse side was written in Yiddish to Bella from her brother-in-law Ovadyah Barnstein (husband of sister Ruth). This postcard has been translated in hand-written and typed versions.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Bella Diamant fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 117
- Item
- 11
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 6 Dec. 1938
- Physical Description
- 1 postcard
- Scope and Content
- This item consists of a postcard. The postcard was written in Yiddish to Bella from her father Moishe in Poland. This postcard has been translated in hand-written and typed versions.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Bella Diamant fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 117
- Item
- 12
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 12 Jan. 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 postcard
- Scope and Content
- This item consists of a postcard. The postcard was written in Polish and Yiddish to Bella from her sister Esther and an unknown author, presumably Bella's father, in Poland. Included is a hand-written translation of the Polish part of the letter.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Bella Diamant fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 117
- Item
- 19
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- Date
- 1930
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (tiff) ; 101 MB
- Scope and Content
- This item is a scanned photograph of Esther Diamant, Bella's sister. The photograph was given to Chaim Myer by Esther prior to him leaving for Canada to live with Bella and Samuel. Included is a scan of the recto and verso of the photograph. The inscription written on the back in Polish reads: Brother, in the day you are leaving Poland for Canada.
- Notes
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION NOTE: Digitization of the original photograph was done by the OJA Archivist. Both recto and verso were digitized as tiff files and a jpg access copy was made.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Bella Diamant fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 117
- Item
- 21
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- Date
- [ca. 1930]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (tiff) ; 208 MB
- Scope and Content
- This item is a scanned photograph of Myer Diamant.
- Notes
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION NOTE: Digitization of the original photograph was done by the OJA Archivist. A master tiff file and a jpg access copy were made.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions