Part Of

Philip Givens fonds

City of Toronto Alderman series

Official engagements sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

51

Series

2-4

File

3

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1 Oct. 1956

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm in folder 15 x 20 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of one group portrait of Phil Givens with other guests at the 2nd Italian Festival in Toronto.

Notes

Photograph is by Corriere Canadese

Subjects

Festivals

Portraits, Group

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds

National biennial conventions and annual meetings series

Level

File

Fonds

38

Series

1

File

5

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1950

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of one photograph. On the back of the photograph is written: "1948–1953 (1950)!!! Biennial Meeting that year was held in Winnipeg."

Notes

Physical description: Photographer's stamp on verso.

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.

Places

Winnipeg (Man.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6034

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1927

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w, sepia toned

Scope and Content

Item is a black-and-white photograph taken at the 6th Poalei Zion Youth Convention in Toronto. Pictured is a group of approximately fifty people, men and women, posed in front of a building. There is a Yiddish-language banner in the background welcoming delegates.

The following individuals—delegates?—have been identified in the photograph: Dr. Sam Hurwich, M. Kramer, Sam Heller, Sarah Heller (née Nimon), Albert Edelstein, M. Kurtzman, Chana Meltzer, Nachman Lovinsky, Esther Kramer, Avrum Green, Esther Grant, I.S. Weinrot, Dave Gold, and Florence Manson.

The photograph was probably in front of 24 Cecil Street.

Notes

Attributions and conjectures: Photographed by Modern Studios.

General: For identification, see accession record.

Name Access

Poalei Zion

Subjects

Congresses and conventions

Portraits, Group

Youth

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

Cecil Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1992-2-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

513

Material Format

graphic material

Date

14 May 1921

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 19 x 76 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of the 7th convention of the Jewish National Workers' Alliance in Toronto.

Notes

Writing on the verso says: Donated in memory of Sholom Katz (July 5, 1893-April 5, 1975), born in Poland, came to Canada in 1910, by his wife Rochel.

Negative is missing (Oct. 2, 2013)

Name Access

Jewish National Workers' Alliance

Subjects

Congresses and conventions

Portraits, Group

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

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

Acquired June 22, 1975.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6068

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Dec. 1944

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Front row centre: Rabbi Rose, director of Young Judaea.

To his right: Mrs. Miller, president of Montreal Hadassah.

To her right: Chaim Kirshenbaum.

Mrs. Rose is sitting at end to left.

Dr. Issy Kreel, prominent surgeon, is at end right.

To Rabbi Rose's left is person who started first car rental (Hertz) in Israel.

Name Access

Rose, Rabbi

Miller, Mrs.

Hadassah-Wizo

Young Judaea

Kirshenbaum, Chaim

Kreel, Dr. Issy

Ottawa

Subjects

Congresses and conventions

Portraits, Group

Youth movements

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

Ottawa (Ont.)

Accession Number

1992-9-7

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Philip Givens fonds

Jewish communal series

B'nai B'rith sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

51

Series

9-1

File

14

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Apr. 1986

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 13 x 18 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of one photograph of Min and Phil Givens attending the fortieth anniversary dinner at the Upper Canada Lodge of B'nai Brith.

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

Level

Item

Item

4295

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[192-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content

Back row, left to right: Isadore Marcus (President, Goel Tzedec); [unknown]; Rabbi Jesse Schwartz; [unknown]; Sol Kauffman.

Front row, left to right: [unknown]; Ida Strauss; [unknown]; Capt. Lillian Smith.

Notes

Photo by Alexandra Studios.

Name Access

Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Kauffman, Sol

Marcus, Isadore

Schwartz, Rabbi Jesse

Smith, Lillian

Strauss, Ida

Subjects

Girl Guides

Portraits, Group

Synagogues

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

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1987-2-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Jewish clubs, businesses and organizations series

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

8

Item

2

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1924]

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

The Girl Scouts were officially founded in 1910 with the establishment of Girl Guides Association in the United Kingdom. They orginated in Britain, but within that same year groups were sprouting up all over the world, including in Canada. The Ontario Council was inaugurated in 1921.

The 69th division was founded on 3 July 1922. The name was changed several times to: Highland Glen, Humber Highlands, Westwinds, and then Smithfield. The director in 1922 was Lillian Smith. The 69th Toronto Co. met at 254 McCaul St. at the Church of the Redeemer, at Smithfield Public School, and at Clairville Public School. The company shut down on 6 June 1930 and reopened 17 May 1932.

Name Access

Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Girl Guides

Portraits, Group

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

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Jewish clubs, businesses and organizations series

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

8

Item

3

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1924]

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

The Girl Scouts were officially founded in 1910 with the establishment of Girl Guides Association in the United Kingdom. They orginated in Britain, but within that same year groups were sprouting up all over the world, including in Canada. The Ontario Council was inaugurated in 1921.

The 69th division was founded on 3 July 1922. The name was changed several times to: Highland Glen, Humber Highlands, Westwinds, and then Smithfield. The director in 1922 was Lillian Smith. The 69th Toronto Co. met at 254 McCaul St. at the Church of the Redeemer, at Smithfield Public School, and at Clairville Public School. The company shut down on 6 June 1930 and reopened 17 May 1932.

Name Access

Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Girl Guides

Portraits, Group

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

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

John J.Glass fonds

Photograph series

Level

File

Fonds

109

Series

3

File

2

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1926?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm

Admin History/Bio

Born in Odessa, Vladimir Jabotinski (1880-1940) was a Zionist leader notable for founding the Revionist movement within Zionism. In 1926, he travelled to Canada under the sponsorship of the Hebrew Veterans Association.

Scope and Content

File consists of a photograph of Vladimir Jabotinski in the uniform of Jewish Legion soldier. It was given to John Glass on the occasion of Jabotinsky's Toronto speaking tour in 1926. Faintly visible on the bottom right of the photograph is an inscription that reads, "To John J. with respect & fondness for a good friend V. Jabotinski."

Name Access

Jabotinsky, Vladimir, 1880-1940

Subjects

Portraits

Revisionist Zionists

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

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Responsibility

Duke Studio

Date

[ca. 1950]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a portrait photograph of Aaron Gurevitch, Jewish pioneer and farmer from Kirkland Lake.

Notes

Acquired in 1976.

Subjects

Farmers

Portraits

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

Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ladovsky family fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

83

File

9

Item

15

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1920]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 24 x 18 cm on matte 32 x 24 cm

Scope and Content

Item is 2 copies of a portrait of Aaron Ladovsky seated in a chair.

Notes

Photograph by Famous Photo Studios, G. Mendlevich, Prop., 402 Spadina Ave., Toronto

Originally cited as photo # 6222.

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.

Accession Number

1999-11-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ladovsky family fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

83

File

9

Item

9

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1910]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 17 x 8 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of Aaron Ladovsky in a suit and bowler hat.

Notes

Original photo by Michlethwaite, 243 Yonge St., Toronto.

Originally cited as photo #1618.

Name Access

Ladovsky, Aaron

United Bakers

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.

Accession Number

1978-12-7

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sadie Stren fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

78

File

3

Item

13

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1890]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Abe Myers and Lena Simon of Brantford, Ontario.

Notes

Original photograph by Park & Co., 124-26 Colborne St., Brantford.

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.

Accession Number

1978-11-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Levine and Cass family fonds

Samuels family series

Level

Item

Fonds

25

Series

9

Item

7

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1920]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photographic portrait of Abe Samuels taken at a studio in Toronto.

Notes

Photographer: Portrait by Leatherdale, 350 Yonge Street, Toronto.

Name Access

Samuels, Abe

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.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[between 1947 and 1949]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Abraham Duke with his grandson Lorne in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.

Notes

See notes on back of photograph for more details about Abraham Duke (difficult to read).

Acquired in 1976.

Photo by Duke Studio.

Name Access

Duke, Abraham

Subjects

Grandparent and child

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.

Related Material

See 2003-12-5

Places

Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

800

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[193-?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a portrait of Abraham Duke with his wife and daughter of Kirkland Lake, Ontario.

Notes

Photo by Duke Studios.

Acquired in 1976.

Name Access

Duke, Abraham

Subjects

Families

Portraits, Group

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

Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Levine and Cass family fonds

Abraham Levine family series

Level

Item

Fonds

25

Series

3

Item

3

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1902]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 14 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a studio portrait of Abraham Levine. There are two identical copies.

Notes

Albumen print mounted on card.

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.

Physical Condition

One photograph is bent and both are fading.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Levine and Cass family fonds

Abraham Levine family series

Level

Item

Fonds

25

Series

3

Item

1

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1900

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 5 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait identified as Abraham [Avram?] Levine.

Notes

Mounted on card.

Photographer: Shorey, 324 Yonge Street, Toronto.

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

Level

Item

Item

1684

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1914]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy photograph of Abraham Markson, a shochet (butcher) and storekeeper in Alexandria, Ontario.

Notes

Original photograph by D. Donovan, Alexandria.

Name Access

Markson, Abraham

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.

Places

Alexandria (Ont.)

Accession Number

1979-6-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2530

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1910 or 1911]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Admin History/Bio

Abraham Walerstein lived with the Finkelman family in Hamilton.

Notes

Photo by The Wilson Studio, 133 King St. E., Hamilton.

Name Access

Walerstein, Abraham

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.

Places

Hamilton (Ont.)

Accession Number

1981-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2531

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1923

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Name Access

Walerstein, Abraham

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.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1981-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1915

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Abraham Zivian taught in Kingston, Ontario.

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print of a portrait of Abraham Zivian and his family.

Subjects

Families

Portraits, Group

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

Gananoque (Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-3-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

753

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[195-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print of a portrait of A. B. Siskind, K. C., a lawyer from London, Ontario.

Notes

Acquired in June 1976.

Name Access

Siskind, A. B.

Subjects

Lawyers

Portraits

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

London (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1879

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1926 or 1927]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Name Access

Adelaide Girls' Group

Subjects

Clubs

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

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1980-1-11

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Henry Weingluck fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

44

Item

15

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1922]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Admin History/Bio

The group sang and danced together.

Scope and Content

Second from left identified as Leah Simon. On her right was her friend Lena Gang. Fanny Taube is pictured second row, third from right.

Name Access

Simon, Leah

Gang, Lena

Subjects

Girls

Portraits, Group

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

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1988-2-11

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Henry Weingluck fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

44

Item

18

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1922]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content

Leah Simon is pictured fifth from the right. Lena Gang is pictured third from the right.

Subjects

Girls

Portraits, Group

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

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1988-2-11

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Henry Weingluck fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

44

Item

17

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1922]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content

Leah Simon is pictured front row, second from left and Lena Gang is pictured front row, centre. Fanny Taube is pictured second row, second from right.

Subjects

Girls

Portraits, Group

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

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1988-2-11

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Henry Weingluck fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

44

Item

16

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1922]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content

Leah Simon is pictured fifth from the right. Lena Gang is pictured seventh from the right. Fanny Taube is pictured third from the right.

Subjects

Girls

Portraits, Group

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

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1988-2-11

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Lifecycle Events series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

7

Item

20

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Sept. 1943

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 15 x 11 cm

Scope and Content

This item consists of a bridal portrait of Adele Rotenberg.

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

Part Of

Scheuer family fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

47

Item

15

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1884

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 11 cm

Admin History/Bio

Adele Strauss' mother or grandmother was Oda Scheuer's sister (née Struass).

Scope and Content

Item is a photographic portrait taken of Adele Strauss in Hamilton, Ontario.

Notes

Albumen print mounted on cabinet card.

Studio: Eckerson and Millman, Hamilton, Ontario.

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.

Physical Condition

Good.

Places

Hamilton (Ont.)

Accession Number

1989-4-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

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

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

General office records sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-5

File

1

Material Format

textual record

Date

8 July 1947

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of the formal agreement between the Canadian Jewish Congress and the B'nai B'rith of Canada defining the rights and responsibilities of both these organizations while working together within the Joint Community Relations Committee,

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3871

Material Format

graphic material

Date

7 Mar. 1936

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content

For identification see accession record.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Portraits, Group

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

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1984-1-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3533

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1921]

Physical Description

1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 7 cm (sight) in matte 19 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Al Bochner became a psychiatrist in the United States. Mosie Bochner married the daughter of Yolles, who owned a furniture store on Yonge Street, south of Bloor Street in Toronto.

Scope and Content

This item is an original studio portrait of Al and Mosie Bochner of Guelph, Ontario.

Notes

Title taken from identification list provided by the donor.

Photographer was C. Burgess of Guelph, Ont.

Subjects

Children

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.

Places

Guelph (Ont.)

Accession Number

1981-4-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

553

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1895

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative); 18 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a copy photograph of a portrait of Albert Fine (b. 1880), probably in Russia.

Name Access

Fine, Albert

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.

Places

Russia

Accession Number

1977-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6147

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1978

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item consists of an original portrait, which is hanging on the fourth-floor wall, and a copy negative. The negative is housed in the OJA's photo cabinet.

Name Access

Cole, Albert Tubby

United Jewish Appeal

Subjects

Portraits

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

Level

Item

Item

1496

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1933

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content

Item is a composite photograph of the Aleph Zadik Aleph Toronto Chapter no. 103 Executive members. Individuals include: H. Appelbaum; S. Banks; H. Eugene; S. Goldberg; M. Gruner; G. Hertzman; R. Hurvitz; P. Kopman; H. Wintrob; R. Slan; M. Sherman; H. Stubbins; D. Pearl; K. Shulman; S. Levine; D. Wasserman; I. Puro; H. Zifkin; A. Dunn; J. Lokach; I Salsberg; L. Slan; [?] Rusonic; P. Martin; W. Pomerantz; M. Simon.

Name Access

Aleph Zadik Aleph. Toronto Chapter

Appelbaum, H.

Banks, S.

Dunn, A.

Eugene, H.

Goldberg, S.

Gruner, M.

Hertzman, G.

Hurvitz, R.

Hopman, P.

Levine, S.

Lokach, J.

Martin, P.

Pearl, D.

Pomerantz, W.

Puro, I.

Salsberg, I.

Sherman, M.

Shulman, K.

Simon, M.

Slan, R.

Stubbins, H.

Wasserman, D.

Wintrob, H.

Zifkin, H.

Subjects

Portraits

Societies

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

Toronto Islands (Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-8-28

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4272

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[between 1880 and 1900]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a black-and-white portrait of Alfred D. Benjamin.

Name Access

Benjamin, Alfred D

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.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1232

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1912]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Admin History/Bio

Alfred ("Alfie") Benjamin Geldzaeler was born in 1901, son of Mark and Yetta Shumer Geldzaeler. He died in the 1918 flu epidemic and is buried in the Pape Avenue Cemetery.

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of Alfred Geldzaeler in cadet uniform.

Notes

Photo by D.A.M., 330 1/2 Yonge St.

Name Access

Central Technical School (Toronto, Ont.)

Geldzaeler, Alfred

Subjects

Military cadets

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.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-2-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

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

2010-10-1

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

2 photographs: b & w ; 9 x 14 cm

Date

1922

Scope and Content

The donation includes two photographs that were taken at Gittelmacher's Studio in 1922. The first is a portrait of Leona, Ida and Albert Lenchner from Pittsburgh. The second is a portrait of Albert and Leona Lenchner with their cousin Bernard Segal, who was also from Pittsburgh.

Subjects

Portraits

Places

Pittsburgh (Pa.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Al Gilbert portraits series

Level

Series

Fonds

37

Series

4

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1941-1978]

Physical Description

56 negatives : b&w, 1 col. ; 18 x 13 cm or smaller

Admin History/Bio

Al Gilbert was born on November 18, 1922 in Toronto. His father Nathan Gittelmacher [Gilbert] owned a photography studio, called Elite Studios, where Al began to learn the photography trade. Al went to Central Technical High School for commercial art and started working at his father's store after he graduated at the age of 19. Al returned to school as an adult and earned his Master of Photography and Photographic Craftsmen degree from the Professional Photographers of America.

Al took over Gilbert Studios and moved to a larger location on Eglinton Street and then later to Davenport Road. Al married, and he and his wife Gail had two children named Nina and Michael.

Al began his career following in the tradition of his father photographing weddings and other significant events in the community. However, he also expanded his repertoire to include series of portraits documenting different cultural and religious groups. While still making a name for himself, Al arranged a deal with a local radio station -- CKEY -- that had a promotional programme called Club 580. The programme was designed to draw music celebrities down to an auditorium where school kids would get the chance to see them. He approached the station, asking if he could photograph these musicians, and in exchange, provide the station with picture postcards depicting the musicians. Some of the entertainers he photographed during this period included: Oscar Peterson, Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, and Dizzy Gillespie. One of his most personally significant series documents all of Israel's Prime Ministers starting in 1959 with David Ben Gurion up until the late 1990s. Most recently, Al finished a series of portraits depicting prominent Italian Canadian men and women.

One of Al Gilbert's photographic influences was George Hurrell, whose portraits of Hollywood movie starts were backlit with spotlights creating a glamorous effect. In 1943, Gilbert started to introduce some of Hurrell's lighting techniques into his portraits. He was constantly changing the window displays at his store to draw attention to his latest techniques and attract a new clientele. Twenty years later, still fascinated with lighting, Al started using more window lighting and doing outdoor photography; he also perfected the technique of simulating natural light using artificial sources of light.

Al Gilbert built his reputation as a portrait photographer. Due to his innovative style and the prominence of his subjects, Al's work has received much recognition -- he has been given the Canadian Photographer of the Year in 1968, 1969, and 1973 from the Professional Photographers of Canada. He was awarded the Order of Canada and held the Confederate Medal of Canada. In addition, he was also the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Photographic Industry of America and the International Award from the American Society of Photographers.

Scope and Content

Series consists of portraits taken by Al Gilbert. The portraits depict prominent individuals from the Toronto Jewish community, Jewish clubs, politicians, and several well-known personalities including the comedians Wayne and Shuster.

Notes

All portraits were selected with the exception of duplicates and portraits where the issue of ownership remains unresolved because the photographer is unknown.

Name Access

Wayne & Shuster

Hurvitz, Rabbi

Hennick, Nat

Posluns

Kayfetz, Carl

Sterling, Bob

Van Der Hout, Victor

Goodman, Eddy

Greenberg, David

Kay, Jimmy

Hall, Robert

Shopsowitz, Sam

Lockshin, Lou

Topper, Harry

Drevnick,Bill

Givens, Phil

Silver, Nathan

Tanenbaum, Wayne

Orliffe, Herbert

Leslie, Dr. Harold

Herman, Woody

Waxman, Al

Wayne, Johnny

Shuster, Frank

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Aliyah series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

8

File

14

Material Format

textual record

Date

8 Nov. 1988

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a letter from Helen Koven regarding forming a "Retiree Group" for potential Aliyah retirees.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1472

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1924 or 1925]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

This photograph is a studio portrait of members of the Alpha Omega Fraternity for Dentists at the University of Toronto. Pictured are:

Back row, left to right: Archie Rabinovitch; "Itch" Israelson; "Lou" Goldtstone; "Rube" Brown; "Charley" Feader; Sam Hellen; and "Sammy" Rosen.

Front row, left to right: Irving Abramson; "Mike" Stitt; "Jess" Schlosberg; Joe Finmark; "Scotty" Leith; "Sally" Copeland; and Maurice Dyment.

Name Access

Abramson, Irving

Alpha Omega (Fraternity)

Brown, Rube

Copeland, Sally

Dyment, Maurice

Feader, Charley

Finmark, Joe

Goldtstone, Lou

Hellen, Sam

Israelson, Itch

Leith, Scotty

Rabinovitch, Archie

Rosen, Sammy

Schlosberg, Jess

University of Toronto

Subjects

Dentists

Greek letter societies

Portraits, Group

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

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-1-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

551

Material Format

graphic material

Responsibility

Peake & White, Toronto

Date

1934

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Alpha Sigma Phi Delta Epsilon, University of Toronto, Nov. 1934. Back row: Dr. M. Bochner, J. Solway, A. Shulman, S. Wise, J. Minden, A. Zarsky, C. Hanish, A. Bochner, C. Trimble, I. Fine. Third row: P. Gold, D. Wise, C. Kaplan, E. Chankin, D. Trimble, S.H. Solway, L. Berenbaum, J. Goodfriend, S. Lichtman, O. Pollock. Second row: Dr. L. Kazdan, S. D. Solway, I. Speigel, S. Hart, B. Wintrob, A. Culiner, I. Herman, H. Himel, M. Lewis, M. Seltzer, Dr. H. Winesanker. Front row: Dr. S. Norris, Dr. B. Manace, Dr. I. R. Smith, Dr. J. Rosenthal, Dr. H. Falk, H. Saunders, Dr. Aaron Brown, Dr. J. Braun, Dr. G. Manace, Dr. I. Vaile, Dr. P. Ticktin, Dr. T. Lefton.

Name Access

Alpha Sigma - Phi Delta Epsilon Fraternity

Berenbaum, L.

Bochner, A.

Bochner, Dr. M

Braun, Dr. J

Brown, Dr. Aaron

Chankin, E.

Culiner, A.

Falk, Dr. H.

Fine, I.

Gold, P.

Goodfriend, J.

Hanish, C.

Hart, S.

Herman, I.

Himel, H.

Kaplan, C.

Kazdan, Dr. L.

Lefton, Dr. T.

Lewis, M.

Lichtman, S.

Manace, Dr. B.

Manace, Dr. G.

Minden, J.

Norris, Dr. S.

Pollock, O.

Rosenthal, Dr. J.

Saunders, H.

Seltzer, M.

Shulman, A.

Smith, Dr. I. R.

Solway, J.

Solway, S. H.

Solway, S. D.

Speigel, I.

Ticktin, Dr. P.

Trimble, C.

Trimble, D.

University of Toronto

Vaile, Dr. I.

Winesanker, Dr. H.

Wintrob, B.

Wise, D.

Wise, S.

Zarsky, A.

Subjects

Greek letter societies

Portraits, Group

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

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Betty Goldstick Lindgren fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

45

Item

33

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1912

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 8 cm on mat 20 x 14 cm

Admin History/Bio

Anna Nathanson was the wife of Dr. Isadore Goldstick. She was born in New Jersey in 1893. She married Isadore in 1917, and they had two daughters, Reva and Esther. She organized the first Hadassah in London, Ontario, and continued her involvement in that organization throughout her life. She also served the B'nai Israel Congregation in London and its Hebrew school.

Scope and Content

Portrait of Anna Nathanson as a teenager. The child in the photograph is likely her sibling or a cousin.

Name Access

Nathanson, Anna

Subjects

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

Other records for the Dr. Isadore Goldstick family can be found at the Ottawa Jewish Archives.

Accession Number

1978-10-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Rebecca Kamarner fonds

Family photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

11

File

1

Item

5

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1915

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 7 cm

Scope and Content

The portrait of Anne and Bessie is a studio photograph, taken in Toronto. Anne is standing to the right of her seated elder sister, Bessie.

Subjects

Portraits

Sisters

Physical Condition

The upper right and lower left corners of the photograph are torn.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-5-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sadie Stren fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

78

File

3

Item

16

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1924

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item consists of a copy photograph and corresponding negative of Anne Stemeroff (m. Tulchinsky) of Brantford, Ontario.

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.

Accession Number

1978-11-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1150

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1916]

Physical Description

1 photograph : sepia ; 14 x 10 cm on mat 23 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Annie and Sam (Shoika) Rovinsky with their son Jack (Rowan), of Brantford, Ontario. The photograph is a studio portrait.

Name Access

Rovinsky, Annie

Rovinsky family

Rovinsky, Sam

Subjects

Families

Portraits, Group

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

Brantford (Ont.)

Accession Number

1976-6-13

Source

Archival Descriptions