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- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- General office subject and correspondence files series
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- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 2; File 247
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- General office subject and correspondence files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 2
- File
- 247
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1997 - 1998
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Access Restriction
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Accession Number
- 2005-2-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- General office subject and correspondence files series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 2; File 1294
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- General office subject and correspondence files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 2
- File
- 1294
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1996
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Access Restriction
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Accession Number
- 2005-2-2
- 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
- Accession Number
- 1978-7-8
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1978-7-8
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 28 cm and 12 x 10 cm
- Date
- [194-]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a photograph of a farewell party at the Congregation Beth Israel in Peterborough, Ontario.
- Places
- Peterborough (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Passenger Names
- Kaufman, Myer
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Kaufman, Myer
- Page Number
- 266
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Koralnik, Myer
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Koralnik, Myer
- Page Number
- 240
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Weisman, Myer
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Weisman, Myer
- Page Number
- 368
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-4; File 320
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-4
- File
- 320
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1950-1951
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing the records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 1974-006
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1974-006
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w
- Date
- 1913, 1934
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a panoramic photograph of Viscount Allenby and the consecration of Jewish Legion banners and flags, and the Ogden School manual training class held at the Lansdowne School.
- Name Access
- Allenby, Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, Viscount, 1861-1936
- Great Britain. Army. Jewish Legion
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-6-23
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-6-23
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 44 photographs : b&w ; 13 negatives; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Date
- 1940-1943
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs of Mike Ordon, Fay Gordon and her family, a military parade and others. Several of the photos have yet to be identified.
- Name Access
- Cohen, Shirley
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-9-16
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-9-16
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- ca. 60 cm of textual records
- Date
- 1970-2014, predominant 1993-2014
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of textual records documenting the literary career and communal involvement of Shirley Kumove. The bulk of the accession includes correspondence, contracts, newspaper clippings and flyers relating to the publishing, marketing and promotion of Kumove’s various books. Also included is working content for Shirley’s unpublished book, Yet More Words, an unannotated manuscript for Kumove’s published book, Drunk From the Bitter Truth, and various book reviews written by Shirley. Of note are rejection letters Shirley received from publishers while trying to publish, Words Like Arrows, as well as correspondence with author Roger Greenwald in which he attached an original short story manuscript entitled, Conversations With Scott.
- Accession also includes, ALTA conference material, issues of Paken Trager, and brochures for the National Yiddish Book Centre, the Canadian Jewish Book Awards, and Yiddish Studies at the University of Toronto. Finally accession also includes minutes, flyers, and planning material for the Habonim Reunion Organizing Committee (1983). Of note is a document containing personal memories of Habonim activities and its history (author unknown).
- Custodial History
- Joel is the son of Shirley Kumove. He provided the OJA with the material while he was cleaning out Shirley's house to put it up for sale.
- Administrative History
- Shirley Kumove is a Toronto-based writer and translator of Yiddish literature and folklore who has published articles and books relating to folklore, literature and the art of Yiddish translation. She was born in 1931, the first of two children of Harry (Hersh Meyer) Recht and Rifka Lessman. Kumove received her education at Toronto's Borochov School and, less formally, in her parents' home where Yiddish was the language spoken. She then attended New York University and the University of Toronto. During her career she has worked as a teacher of Judaic Studies and a public relations and special projects consultant; then in the 1980s, she served as Executive Director of The United Synagogue of America, Ontario Region, and Executive Director of JIAS. From 1997 to 2003, she was also a columnist for Paken Trager (The Book Peddler), the journal of the National Yiddish Book Centre in Massachusetts. Through the years she also undertook short-term translating projects on contract.
- Kumove is the author of two books on Yiddish folksayings, Words Like Arrows: A Collection of Yiddish Folk Sayings (1984) and More Words, More Arrows (1999). A third volume is yet unpublished. She was a contributing editor of Found Treasures: Stories by Yiddish Women Writers (1994), and her most recent books are Drunk From the Bitter Truth: The Poems of Anna Margolin (2005), and a translated novel, Ordinary Jews (2009). She also worked for a time on a translation of the memoirs of Puah Rakovsky, "a Jewish revolutionary," but this work was not completed or published. In addition to her writing, Kumove has travelled extensively throughout North America giving lectures to Jewish Studies students, community groups and at conferences.
- Kumove is a member of the American Literary Translators Association (ATLA) and has served on the boards of several organizations including chairing the Jewish Affairs committee of the National Council of Jewish Women. Shirley is married to Leon Kumove and they have three sons, Martin (Moishe), Aaron and Joel, as well as many grandchildren.
- Shirley Kumove is the recipient of awards from the federal Multicultural Department and the Ontario Arts Council, and she won the 2007 Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book Award for Yiddish Translation for Drunk from the Bitter Truth.
- Descriptive Notes
- Related material note: accession #2009-7/11
- Subjects
- Authors
- Name Access
- Kumove, Shirley
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- General office subject and correspondence files series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 2; File 775
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- General office subject and correspondence files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 2
- File
- 775
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Access Restriction
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Accession Number
- 2005-2-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Passenger Names
- Fox, Myer & Max
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Fox, Myer & Max
- Page Number
- 442
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 37; Series 1; File 7; Item 13
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 7
- Item
- 13
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : col. ; 6 x 6 cm
- 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
- ID
- Item 3769
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3769
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1925]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia toned
- Admin History/Bio
- Shirley Rottenberg was the second to youngest daughter of Louis and Bertha Rottenberg.
- Scope and Content
- The item includes one portrait of Shirley Rottenberg taken in a Toronto studio.
- Notes
- Photo by the Modern Studio, M. Schlachter, 452 Queen St. W., Toronto.
- Name Access
- Rottenberg, Shirley
- 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
- 1985-7-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-4; File 179
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-4
- File
- 179
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1949-1950
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing the records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2018-5-11
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-5-11
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 15 cm of textual records and graphic material
- 1 U-matic 3/4" videocassette
- Date
- 1939-2006
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records documenting the life of Ellen Shirley Cole (née Robins) and her husband Albert (Tubby Cole). Included are elementary and high school records belonging to Ellen and Tubby Cole, and photographs of Ellen and Tubby and their parents and children. Also included are: newsclippings and photographs of UJA events featuring Tubby Cole as Man of the Year in 1977, as UJA Chairman in 1978, Yitzhak Rabin, Menachem Begin and Pierre Trudeau; Ellen's community activities; actress Toby Robins (Ellen's sister), and brothers Carl and Jack Cole of Cole's bookstores. Also included are programs and invitations to UJA yearly campaign events, a speech presented by Joe Clark, M.P., to Beth Emeth Bais Yehudah Synagogue, a scrapbook of Harbord Collegiate newsclippings featuring outstanding athlete Albert Cole, a possible UJA event donor list, and a 50th birthday poem written to Ellen from her sister Toby Robins.
- Administrative History
- Ellen Shirley Cole (née Robins) was born in 1929 in Toronto. Ellen and her husband Albert (Tubby) Cole were active and dedicated members of the Toronto Jewish community. She was a member of Hadassah and the UJA Women's Campaign where she had the opportunity to meet with dignitaries such as Yitzhak Rabin, Menachem Begin and Pierre Trudeau. Ellen was the sister of the late actress Toby Robins and sister-in-law of Carl and Jack Cole of Cole's bookstores. Ellen enjoyed her role as homemaker and was noted for being an outstanding hostess and cook. Ellen passed away March 22, 2018.
- Subjects
- Jewish women
- Philanthropists
- Politicians
- Name Access
- Cole, Ellen
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Shirley Baine fonds
- Level
- Fonds
- Fonds
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1936-1991
- Physical Description
- 8 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Shirley (Gertzbein) Baine (1910-2005) was born in Lithuania in 1910. She came to Toronto to live with her extended family during the 1930s. She later married Arthur Baine, a widower who had two children. Together, they had three additional children of their own.
- Soon after her arrival in Canada, Shirley Baine became very involved in the Mizrachi organization. She was first a member of the Bruria Girls, during the late 1930s, and then joined the Etzion women's chapter later in her life. The role of both groups was to raise funds and provide support for Palestine (and later Israel). In 1972, she was honoured by this chapter with an inscription of her name into their Golden Book. She died in Toronto in 2005.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records documenting Shirley Baine's activites in the Mizrachi movement as well as other initiatives. The fonds includes minutes of meetings, a dance program, a list of members from the Etzion chapter, correspondence, speeches, and a yiskor book.
- Name Access
- Baine, Shirley, 1910-2005
- Subjects
- Religious Zionism
- Related Material
- For related material on the Mizrachi movement, please see MG2 J1A.
- Arrangement
- By activity and chronological
- Creator
- Baine, Shirley, 1910-2005
- Accession Number
- 2003-3-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Passenger Names
- Wistosky, Myer, Manye & Burech
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Wistosky, Myer, Manye & Burech
- Page Number
- 214
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 37; Series 1; File 7; Item 47
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 7
- Item
- 47
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : col. ; 6 x 6 cm
- Name Access
- Gilbert, Al, 1922-
- 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
- Part Of
- Sadie Stren fonds
- Photographs file
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 78; File 3; Item 13
- 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
- Name
- Myer Pinsky
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 31 Jul. 1978
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Myer Pinsky
- Number
- OH 119
- OH 120
- Interview Date
- 31 Jul. 1978
- Quantity
- 4 cassettes (2 copies)
- 4 WAV file
- Interviewer
- Larry Troster
- Total Running Time
- OH119_001: 46.25 minutes OH119_002: 44.23 minutes OH120_001: 44.13 minutes OH120_002: 46.20 minutes
- Conservation
- Copied August 2003
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Conditional access. Researchers must receive permission from the interviewee or his/her heir prior to accessing the interview. Please contact the OJA for more information.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Language
- English
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 935
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 935
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1903
- 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 Mr. and Mrs. Myer Shear of Seaforth, Ontario with their children. The small boy pictured next to Mrs. Shear is George Shear.
- Notes
- Photo by Jackson Bros.
- Name Access
- Shear, Myer
- Shear, George
- 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
- Seaforth (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1976-7-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 37; Series 1; File 7; Item 22
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 7
- Item
- 22
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : col. ; 6 x 6 cm
- 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
- ID
- Fonds 37; Series 1; File 7; Item 28
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 7
- Item
- 28
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : col. ; 6 x 6 cm
- 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
- ID
- Item 3550
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3550
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [1926?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Myer Bochner (1878-1968?) immigrated from Austria in 1900. He and his wife Mollie (or Malka?) (b. 1881) lived at 90 Gordon Street in Guelph. They had five children: Thomas (b. 1900); Rosie (1904-1978); Henery (b. 1906); Minnie (or Mollie?) (b. 1908), and Bella (b.1910).
- Name Access
- Bochner, Meyer
- Bochner, Malka
- 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
- 1981-4-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Morris Norman collection
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 22
- Item
- 135
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1928]
- Physical Description
- 1 item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 37; Series 1; File 5; Item 25
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 5
- Item
- 25
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Exton's and Granovsky's sitting at the head table at the Negev dinner. Eric Exton provided the greetings from the Jewish National Fund for the dinner.
- Name Access
- Granovsky, Shirley
- Granovsky, Phil
- Exton, Esther
- Exton, Eric
- Jewish National Fund
- 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
- ID
- Fonds 37; Series 1; File 7; Item 2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 7
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : col. ; 6 x 6 cm
- 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
- Part Of
- Dorothy Dworkin fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 10
- Item
- 25
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1945]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Shirley Zamosky worked as a bookkeeper at Dworkin Travel.
- Name Access
- Zamsky, Shirley
- Zansky, Shirley
- 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
- 2005-4-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Name
- Hilton and Shirley Silberg
- Material Format
- moving images
- Interview Date
- 3 Sep. 2015
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Hilton and Shirley Silberg
- Number
- OH 419
- Subject
- Business
- Immigrants--Canada
- Families
- Occupations
- Interview Date
- 3 Sep. 2015
- Interviewer
- Naomi Raichyk
- Total Running Time
- 1 hr. 34 min.
- Biography
- Hilton and Shirley were born in Durban, South Africa in 1951. Although both were involved in the Habonim youth movement, the two did not meet until their first year in pharmacy school. After getting married and serving a brief stint in the military, Hilton left with Shirley on a trip overseas that included Europe and the United Sates, but whose ultimate purpose was the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
- Upon arriving in Montreal, the couple decided Canada would be a good place to live. By that point, they had resolved that they did not want their children to internalize the racial norms of apartheid South Africa. Cementing their decision was the fact Shirley’s sister was accepted into Canada shortly after the two returned to South Africa.
- Hilton and Shirley’s immigration to Canada was complicated by the fact they were regarded by the government as students, not full-fledged pharmacists. When they came to Canada in August 1977, they therefore had to qualify as pharmacists, which they did by attending university while holding down full-time jobs as pharmacy technicians. Once certified, they moved to Dundas, where they opened a series of pharmacies and raised their children.
- In 2007, the couple sold their Day Night Pharmacy chain to Rexall Pharma Plus. In 2014 Hilton and Shirley relocated to Toronto and now spend their time between Toronto and Vancouver to be close to their children and grandchildren.
- Material Format
- moving images
- Language
- English
- Name Access
- Silberg, Hilton, 1951-
- Silberg, Shirley, 1951-
- Geographic Access
- Dundas (Ont.)
- Durban (South Africa)
- Johannesburg (South Africa)
- Original Format
- Digital file
- Transcript
- 00:38 Shirley was born in Durban, South Africa in 1951.
- 00:44 Shirley discusses her family history. Her maternal grandparents came to Durban in early 1800s from England. They married in South Africa. Her paternal grandparents came to Durban from Lithuania in the late 1800s. They married in South Africa. Her father was a physician specializing in physical medicine; her mother worked as his secretary.
- 03:31 Shirley describes her privileged early home life.
- 04:26 Shirley attended Hebrew day school.
- 05:06 Shirley describes her education and involvement in sports.
- 07:28 Shirley attended the Habonim youth movement.
- 08:13 Shirley discusses her early memories of politics and apartheid.
- 09:57 Shirley describes the impact an overseas trip to Europe and Israel had on her.
- 12:34 Shirley explains that she and Hilton considered immigrating to Canada and Israel. Her sister had immigrated to Canada and her brother had immigrated to England.
- 13:31 Hilton and Shirley attended the pharmacy school in Durban.
- 14:48 Hilton and Shirley married and moved to Johannesburg. Hilton completed mandatory service in the army.
- 15:37 Hilton was born in Durban on 26 October 1951. He discusses his family history. His maternal grandparents came from Lithuania. His mother was born in South Africa. His father's family came from Lithuania. His father was born in Lithuania. Hilton shares a story about his paternal grandmother's voyage from Lithuania to Pretoria with five children. When his parents were married they moved to Durban in the mid-1950s.
- 17:46 Hilton discusses his parents. His mother was an occasional secretary. His father was initially a tool and diemaker. Later, he worked in business. Hilton notes that his father was a semi-professional football player.
- 20:30 Hilton explains that his mother had a strong Jewish identity, but was not religious.
- 21:06 Hilton discusses his education in public school and Hebrew school.
- 21:58 Hilton reminisces about his childhood.
- 23:25 Hilton discusses how he and his sister became competitive ballroom dancers.
- 25:50 Hilton discusses his bar mitzvah training.
- 27:02 Hilton was active in the Habonim youth movement.
- 27:31 Hilton shares his impressions growing up under apartheid. He discusses discrimination, restrictions, and censorship.
- 30:33 Hilton discusses his mandatory military service.
- 36:22 Hilton and Shirley discuss how they met and dated.
- 37:45 Hilton discusses some of the factors that triggered the couple's decision to leave South Africa.
- 43:07 Hilton and Shirley describe how they struggled to accumulate money before leaving South Africa.
- 44:12 Hilton describes the efforts made to secure work and a visa for entry into Canada.
- 48:31 Hilton and Shirley describe the sentiments that surrounded their departure from South Africa.
- 49:40 Hilton and Shirley arrived in Canada on 25 August 1977.
- 50:30 Shirley shares anecdotes about her first experiences with household chores.
- 54:20 Hilton and Shirley discuss their few acquaintances/contacts when they first arrived in Canada.
- 55:40 Hilton explains how his outlook has changed since he moved to Canada.
- 57:41 Shirley describes the challenges of juggling work and pharmacy classes at the University of Toronto. Hilton and Shirley share some examples of cultural differences between Canada and South Africa.
- 1:01:05 Hilton and Shirley worked as pharmaceutical technicians.
- 1:03:53 Hilton explains how they became partners in a pharmacy in Dundas, Ontario. Hilton and Shirley discuss how they settled in and were welcomed into the Jewish community.
- 1:10:05 Hilton and Shirley brought Hilton's two sisters, brother, parents, and Shirley's mother to Canada.
- 1:11:02 Hilton explains the circumstances that led to a split with his partners. He changed the name of the pharmacy from Amherst Pharmacy to Hilton Pharmacy. He describes the growth of the business.
- 1:18:00 Hilton describes the expansion and success of the business to five pharmacies.
- 1:20:12 Hilton discusses his involvement in the Jewish and secular communities in Dundas.
- 1:20:57 In 2007, the business was purchased by Rexall.
- 1:21:33 Shirley explains the circumstances that prompted their move to Toronto via Vancouver.
- 1:23:55 Shirley describes a return visit to South Africa with her two youngest children.
- 1:25:22 Hilton reminisces about a family trip to London and South Africa in 1980.
- 1:27:08 Hilton describes his discomfort during a visit to Durban, South Africa in 1986.
- 1:28:40 Shirley relates an anecdote that occurred during their family trip to South Africa.
- 1:30:46 Hilton reflects on how much he appreciates being in Canada.
- 1:32:50 Shirley identifies becoming Canadian citizens as a turning point in their new life in Canada.
- Source
- Oral Histories
https://vimeo.com/230208590
Immigration Tribulations
Who Has Left Over Matzah Balls?
The First Midnight Store
- 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
- Sadie Stren fonds
- Photographs file
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 78; File 3; Item 9
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sadie Stren fonds
- Photographs file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 78
- File
- 3
- Item
- 9
- 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 wedding photograph and corresponding negative of A. W. Myers and his wife Lena (née Simon) Myers. Their wedding was probably the first Jewish wedding in Brantford.
- Subjects
- Married people
- 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.
- Accession Number
- 1978-11-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Dinner honouring Rt. Hon. John G. Diefenbaker, P.C., Q.C., M.P. file
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 37; Series 1; File 6; Item 26
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Dinner honouring Rt. Hon. John G. Diefenbaker, P.C., Q.C., M.P. file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 6
- Item
- 26
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : col.
- 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
- ID
- Fonds 37; Series 1; File 7; Item 5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 7
- Item
- 5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : col. ; 6 x 6 cm
- 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
- ID
- Fonds 37; Series 1; File 7; Item 26
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 7
- Item
- 26
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : col. ; 6 x 6 cm
- 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
- ID
- Fonds 37; Series 1; File 7; Item 29
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 7
- Item
- 29
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : col. ; 6 x 6 cm
- 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
- ID
- Item 2343
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2343
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1932
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Item is a studio portrait of Malka, Yom and Shirley Dashkin.
- Name Access
- Dashkin, Malka
- Dashkin, Shirley
- Dashkin, Yom Tov
- 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
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-9-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sadie Stren fonds
- Photographs file
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 78; File 3; Item 48
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sadie Stren fonds
- Photographs file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 78
- File
- 3
- Item
- 48
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [189-]
- 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 Mr. A. W. Myers, Mrs. Isaac Simon, and Mrs. A. W. Myers (née Lena Simon) of Alexandria, 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.
- Places
- Alexandria (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-11-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 292
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 292
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1911
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Dr. Harry Myer Jolley and Mrs. Eva Jolefsky (nee Geller) as children.
- Name Access
- Berstein, Ida
- Geller, Eva
- Jolefsky, Eva
- Jolley, Harry Myer
- Subjects
- Children
- 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
- 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
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 37; Series 1; File 7; Item 36
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 7
- Item
- 36
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : col. ; 6 x 6 cm
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 37; Series 1; File 7; Item 34
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 7
- Item
- 34
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : col. ; 6 x 6 cm
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Maurice Berg fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 41
- File
- 18
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [192-?]-1950
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of personal and professional correspondence to and from Maurice Berg from various individuals and Zionist organizations, predominantly Canadian Young Judaea.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Betty Goldstick Lindgren fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 45
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1911-1938
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file contains Betty Lindgren's personal correspondence from between 1911 and 1938. A large portion of the letters are from Betty's mother (Sarah Goldstick), and her niece Ellen (Honey) Dworkin, but among them are letters from Betty's sisters Ellen Lurie (and daughter Mae), Jean Slone, Dora (Dorothy) Dworkin and Annie Constam. The file includes notes of condolence from when Betty's father Wolf Goldstick passed away in 1923, and dental x-rays made in 1925. The correspondence has been arranged in chronological order. The first folder covers 1911 to 1924, and the second covers 1925 to 1938, and includes undated correspondence.
- Name Access
- Sarah Goldstick
- Ellen Dworkin
- Honey Dworkin
- Wolf Goldstick
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Maurice Berg fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 41
- File
- 19
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1951-[198-?]
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of personal and professional correspondence to and from Maurice Berg from various individuals and Zionist organizations, predominantly Canadian Young Judaea.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 87; Series 1; File 2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 87
- Series
- 1
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1937-1943
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of general correspondence between members of JFWB's Board of Directors. Of particular note is correspondence relating to the problem of single unemployed men and women.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds
- United Jewish Welfare Fund Men's and Women's Service Council series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 87; Series 4; File 1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds
- United Jewish Welfare Fund Men's and Women's Service Council series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 87
- Series
- 4
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1937-1943
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of general correspondence between the JFWB and the UJWF's Men's and Women's Service Council.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
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- Administration sub-series 3
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- Ben Kayfetz fonds 17
- Benjamin Dunkelman fonds 4
- Board of directors and executive committee series 26
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- Canadian Committee for Soviet Jewry series 4
- Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series 110
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds 1645
- Canadian Zionist Federation sub-series 4
- Central Region conventions sub-series 7
- Central Region sous-fonds 55
- Civil and Human Rights Legislation sub-sub-series 8
- Committee correspondence sub-series 26
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- General office subject and correspondence files series 1012
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- Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association series 9
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- National Camps Association series 16
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- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds 7
- Negev dinners series 15
- Ontario Camps Association series 4
- Orah School for Russian Jewish Children series 12
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- Women's Auxiliary series 6
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- Zionist Book Club series 5
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- Anniversaries 3
- Antisemitism 6
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- Political parties 1
- Politicians 1
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- Presidents--Israel 1
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- Rabbis 1
- Religious Zionism 2
- Rotenberg Ledger 5
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- Yiddish letters 1
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- Granovsky, Shirley 1
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- Herzog, Chaim, 1918-1997 1
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- Honey Dworkin 1
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- Jewish Defense League 1
- Jewish Historical Society of Canada 1
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- Jolefsky, Eva 1
- Jolley, Harry Myer 1
- Kaplan, Harold S., 1895-1973 1
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- Kiever Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.) 1
- Kollek, Teddy, 1911-2007 1
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- Lester Pearson 1
- Lipson, Freda 1
- Louis Pincus 1
- Lutheran Church (Canada) 1
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- Naomi Raichyk 1
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- Ontario Jewish Archives 1
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