Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Miscellaneous collection series

Level

Series

Fonds

37

Series

9

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1914-1935]

Physical Description

7 negatives : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Custodial History

This series was compiled by the Gilbert family and transferred to the Archives in 1991.

Scope and Content

Series consists of photographs collected by the Gilbert family. The Gilbert family collected historically significant photographs. Included in the sub-series are photographs of the Koffler family, Leon Mendelson, and Elias Pullan, which were given to Al Gilbert by the families.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Miscellaneous collection series

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

9

Item

1

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1927]

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Murray Bernard Koffler was born in a four-room flat over his father's drugstore on College Street on 22 January 1924. His parents' names were Leon and Tiana Koffler (née Reinhorn). Murray married Marvelle Seligman, and they had five children: Leon, Theo, Tom, Adam, and Tiana.

Following in his father's footsteps, Murray was educated as a pharmacist and eventually took over the family drugstore when he was twenty-two years old. After making some profitable real-estate investments, he helped to co-found the Four Seasons Hotel chain and created the first self-serve pharmacy in Canada. His entrepreneurial talents led the way to the creation of the giant pharmacy franchise Shoppers Drug Mart.

A world-renowned philanthropist, Murray Koffler’s donations and commitments have helped fund the creation of the Koffler Centre of the Arts, the Koffler Institute of Pharmacy Management, the Canadian Council for Native Business, and the Council on Drug Abuse. He has also held positions on numerous boards and organizations. His tireless efforts and achievements have been recognized with many awards including becoming a member of the Order of Canada in 1977.

Scope and Content

Photograph is of Murray Koffler with his Aunt Anne, outside of Koffler's Drug Store, located at 376 College Street in Toronto.

Name Access

Anne

Koffler, Murray, 1924-2017

Koffler's Drug Store

Subjects

Drugstores

Storefronts

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.

Places

College Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Miscellaneous collection series

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

9

Item

2

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1939

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Leon Koffler was born in Romania. He moved to Canada and settled in the Toronto area at the age of fifteen with his mother and his three sisters. He graduated from the Ontario College of Pharmacy in 1921 and, two years later, opened his first pharmacy on College Street. Leon lived in the apartment above his store with his wife Tiana Koffler (née Reinhorn) and their son Murray.

Scope and Content

Photograph of Leon Koffler standing inside Koffler's Drug Store preparing pharmaceuticals.

Name Access

Koffler's Drug Store

Koffler, Leon

Subjects

Drugstores

Pharmacists

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.

Related Material

see also photographs: 37-S4-3-item-2, 37-S4-3-item-3, 37-S4-3-item-15, 37-S4-3-item-20

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Miscellaneous collection series

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

9

Item

3

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca 1915]

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Tiana Koffler was born in Romania but moved to Saskatchewan with her family while still a baby. She attended the University of Saskatchewan for liberal arts and married Leon Koffler in 1922. Together, they parented their only child, Murray Koffler.

Scope and Content

Photograph of a sixteen-year-old Tiana Reinhorn Koffler (née Reinhorn).

Name Access

Koffler, Ernestiana (Mrs. Leon)

Koffler's drugstore

Subjects

Immigrants--Canada

Portraits

Teenagers

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.

Related Material

see also photographs: 37-S4-3-item-2, 37-S4-3-item-3, 37-S4-3-item-9, 37-S4-3-item-20

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Miscellaneous collection series

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

9

Item

4

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1914

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Leon Koffler was born in Romania. He moved to Canada and settled in the Toronto area at the age of fifteen with his mother and his three sisters. Leon Koffler worked for Nelson's when he first moved to Canada as a fruit peddler. He graduated from the Ontario College of Pharmacy in 1921 and two years later opened his first pharmacy on College Street. Leon lived in the apartment above his store with his wife Tiana Koffler (née Reinhorn) and their son, Murray.

Scope and Content

Photograph is of Leon Koffler seated in a horse-drawn buggy, peddling fruit and vegetables at age eighteen.

The buggy has a Nelson's sign on it and the address for 460 Yonge Street.

Name Access

Koffler, Leon

Nelson's

Subjects

Immigrants--Canada

Peddlers

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.

Related Material

see also photographs: 37-S4-3-item-2, 37-S4-3-item-3, 37-S4-3-item-9, 37-S4-3-item-15

Places

Yonge Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Miscellaneous collection series

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

9

Item

5

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1935]

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Elias Pullan was born in Telz—a town in the province of Kovno, Lithuania—in 1865. He came to Canada in 1885 and started a waste-paper and scrap business called E. Pullan Limited. He married Bertha Helner in 1890, and, together, they had ten children: Harry, Joe, Emanuel, Gordon, Martha, Dorothy, Bessie, Rita, Jennie and Helen. Elias Pullan was the president of the kehillah in Toronto and president, treasurer, and parnas of Goel Tzedec Synagogue. He was also the founder and first president of the Simcoe Street Talmud Torah.

Scope and Content

Image is of Elias Pullan.

Name Access

E. Pullan Limited

Pullan, Elias

Subjects

Businesspeople

Immigrants--Canada

Portraits

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

Gilbert Studios fonds

Miscellaneous collection series

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

9

Item

6

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[192-?]

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

S. Leon Mendelson, QC, was an advocate, barrister, and solicitor who was born in Lithuania in 1902 to Maxwell and Rose Mendelson. Leon Mendelson married Edythe Rubin, and they had a daughter, Paula Ruth. His affiliations included: Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, YW-YMHA (past-president), and Elmridge Golf and Country Club (president).

Scope and Content

Photograph of S. Leon Mendelson standing on a dock by the water in a bathing suit.

Name Access

Mendelson, S. Leon

Subjects

Portraits

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

Gilbert Studios fonds

Miscellaneous collection series

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

9

Item

7

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[between 1890 and 1910]

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Jake Wolfe was related to Max and Maurice Wolfe who started the Ontario Produce Company, which was the forerunner of the IGA grocery franchise.

Scope and Content

Photograph of Jake (Yael) Wolfe and Sarah Frieidel.

Name Access

Frieidel, Sarah

Wolfe, Jake

Subjects

Portraits

Weddings

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