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- Fonds 80; Series 5-1
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- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1936-1958
- Physical Description
- 43 photographs : b&w (28 negatives) ; 18 x 12 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of negatives and proofs of portraits taken by Sylvia Schwartz. Portraits were taken both in her studio and in her family home. Images taken in earlier years show the full body of the sitter in the interior of the family home. Later images are studio portraits, showing just the head and upper body of the subject.
- The earliest portraits taken are of Ruth Schwartz, Sylvia's sister. They are interesting in their use of props and lighting. Other early portraits are of Gertrude and Joseph Schwartz and Fanny Solway (née Schwartz).
- Other portraits include images of Gerald, Ralph and Rhoda Halbert (the children of Sylvia's cousin Faye Halbert), Jack and Jewell Schwartz (her uncle and cousin), Isaac, Jill and Jan Shleser (her brother-in-law and nieces) and Alex, Carol and Herbert Solway (her brother-in-law, niece and nephew).
- Also included in the sub-series are three self-portraits of Sylvia each taken in a different session.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Arrangement
- Every negative does not have a corresponding print.
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- Fonds 80; Series 5-1; Item 1
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- Archival Descriptions
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- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-1
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 5 Apr. 1945
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 10 cm and 11 x 9 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Gerald Halbert was born in 1935 to Hyman and Faye Halbert in Toronto. He is the brother of Dr. Ralph Halbert and Mrs. Rhoda Brown (née Halbert). Gerald's mother Faye was Sylvia Schwartz's cousin on her mother's side.
- Gerald Halbert received his medical degree in 1960 from the University of Toronto. Around that time he became very involved in the Jewish community, first volunteering for the UJA in 1960 and then traveling to Israel on a UJA Young Leadership Mission in 1962. Inspired and awed by the country, his lifelong commitment to the community was solidified. Since that time he has held many volunteer leadership roles within the Toronto community, including: chair and/or co-chair for three UJA Federation Campaigns and President of United Israel Appeal of Canada and of Canadian Friends of Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has also been active in the development of the Wolfond Centre for Jewish Campus Life at the University of Toronto.
- Outside of the Jewish community, he has helped to raise funds for and establish several research chairs at the University of Toronto and University Health Network and is a member of the Mount Sinai Hospital Board of Governors. He is a member of the Toronto General and Western Hospital Foundation Board of Directors, where he has volunteered significant time to a number of fundraising initiatives including the Spark of Life and Neurosurgery Chair Campaigns. He is also Board Champion for the Krembil Neuroscience Centre’s Krembil Discovery Tower and Krembil Neuro Program.
- In 2002 he was awarded the Order of Canada for his lifelong commitment and contributions to his community.
- He was married in 1960 to Sandra ("Tootsie") (née Sukerman) and they have two daughters: Wendy and Michelle.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Gerald Halbert as a child.
- 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.
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- Fonds 80; Series 5-1; Item 2
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- Archival Descriptions
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- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-1
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Apr. 1943
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 10 cm and 11 x 8 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Ralph Halbert was born in 1930 to Hyman and Faye Halbert. He is eldest brother to Dr. Gerald Halbert and Mrs. Rhoda Brown (née Halbert). His mother Faye was Sylvia Schwartz's cousin on her mother's side.
- Ralph Halbert graduated from North Toronto Collegiate in 1948 and went on to attain his medical degree from the University of Toronto.
- Since the early 1960s, he has been actively involved and supportive of the UJA and the Jewish community both in Toronto and Israel. In 1977, as the President of the Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University, Ralph and his wife Rosyln established the Programme of Canadian Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 1995 it was renamed The Halbert Centre for Canadian Studies. The centre fosters research and promotes the understanding and knowledge of Canadian civilization in all its aspects among Israeli academics and the public at large. The Halbert Centre for Canadian Studies activities focus on research, publications, public lectures, visiting professors program, courses in Canadian Studies, Library Resources, and Conferences.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Ralph Halbert.
- 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.
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- Fonds 80; Series 5-1; Item 3
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- Archival Descriptions
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- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-1
- Item
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1951
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Ralph Halbert was born in 1930 to Hyman and Faye Halbert. He is eldest brother to Dr. Gerald Halbert and Mrs. Rhoda Brown (née Halbert). Gerald Halbert was born in 1935, and Rhoda Brown (née halbert) was born in Their mother Faye was Sylvia Schwartz's cousin on her mother's side.
- Ralph Halbert graduated from North Toronto Collegiate in 1948 and went on to attain his medical degree from the University of Toronto.
- Since the early 1960s, he has been actively involved and supportive of the UJA and the Jewish community both in Toronto and Israel. In 1977, as the President of the Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University, Ralph and his wife Rosyln established the Programme of Canadian Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 1995 it was renamed The Halbert Centre for Canadian Studies. The centre fosters research and promotes the understanding and knowledge of Canadian civilization in all its aspects among Israeli academics and the public at large. The Halbert Centre for Canadian Studies activities focus on research, publications, public lectures, visiting professors program, courses in Canadian Studies, Library Resources, and Conferences.
- Gerald Halbert received his medical degree in 1960 from the University of Toronto. He was married in 1960 to Sandra ("Tootsie") (née Sukerman) and they have two daughters: Wendy and Michelle. Around that time he became very involved in the Jewish community, first volunteering for the UJA in 1960 and then traveling to Israel on a UJA Young Leadership Mission in 1962. Inspired and awed by the country, his lifelong commitment to the community was solidified. Since that time he has held many volunteer leadership roles within the Toronto community, including: chair and/or co-chair for three UJA Federation Campaigns and President of United Israel Appeal of Canada and of Canadian Friends of Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has also been active in the development of the Wolfond Centre for Jewish Campus Life at the University of Toronto.
- Outside of the Jewish community, he has helped to raise funds for and establish several research chairs at the University of Toronto and University Health Network and is a member of the Mount Sinai Hospital Board of Governors. He is a member of the Toronto General and Western Hospital Foundation Board of Directors, where he has volunteered significant time to a number of fundraising initiatives including the Spark of Life and Neurosurgery Chair Campaigns. He is also Board Champion for the Krembil Neuroscience Centre’s Krembil Discovery Tower and Krembil Neuro Program.
- In 2002 he was awarded the Order of Canada for his lifelong commitment and contributions to his community.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Rhoda, Ralph and Gerald Halbert.
- Notes
- This listing only contains a negative, no proofs.
- Subjects
- Brothers and sisters
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
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- Fonds 80; Series 5-1; Item 4
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- Archival Descriptions
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- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-1
- Item
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1940
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (1 negative) ; 17 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Gertrude Schwartz was married to Joseph Schwartz and had four daughters, Sylvia, Fanny, Helen and Ruth.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Gertrude Schwartz.
- Notes
- This listing only contains a negative, no proofs.
- 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.
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- Fonds 80; Series 5-1; Item 5
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- Archival Descriptions
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- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-1
- Item
- 5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Jan. 1942
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 9 cm and 17 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Gertrude Schwartz was married to Joseph Schwartz and had four daughters, Sylvia, Fanny, Helen and Ruth.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Gertrude Schwartz.
- 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.
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- Fonds 80; Series 5-1; Item 6
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- Archival Descriptions
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- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-1
- Item
- 6
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1940
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Gertrude Schwartz was married to Joseph Schwartz and had four daughters, Sylvia, Fanny, Helen and Ruth.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Gertrude Schwartz.
- Notes
- This listing only contains a negative, there are no proofs.
- Title note: Fanny Houzer (née Greisman) was identified by her daughter Carolyn Epstein on October 19, 2017. Carolyn submitted a research request stating that she was able to identify the women previously identified as an Older Woman. Fanny Houzer was Gertrude's eldest sister. In all there were three Greisman sisters, Fanny, rosetta and Gertrude. Fanny married Jacob Houzer and had five children, Cecil (m. Vise), Percy (m. Manace), Rosetta (m. Manace), Henry and Gertrude (m. Heartsfield). Elsa (m. Myers) and Carolyn (m. Epstein) are the daughters of Rosetta and Gordon Manace [among the first family physicians to practice in Toronto].
- Subjects
- Sisters
- 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.
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- Fonds 80; Series 5-1; Item 7
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- Archival Descriptions
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- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-1
- Item
- 7
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Apr. 1946
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 12 x 8 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Jack Schwartz was Sylvia Schwartz's uncle, and was married to Minnie Schwartz. Their daughter Jewell owned an art gallery in Yorkville for many years. Jack was in the fur business in Toronto.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Jack Schwartz.
- Notes
- This negative has two images on it.
- 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.
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- Fonds 80; Series 5-1; Item 8
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- Archival Descriptions
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- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-1
- Item
- 8
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 20 Sept. 1944
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 12 x 9 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Jewell Schwartz was the daughter of Jack and Minnie Schwartz, and was Sylvia Schwartz's cousin.
- In 1955, Jewell opened an upscale craft retail store called Trade Winds at 150 Bloor Street West. In 1963 she relocated the store to 138 Cumberland Street in Yorkville, due to the previous building being torn down. Trade Winds remained at this location until her retirement in 1984. Jewell was known to take courses in the construction of the wares she sold, such as jewelry and pottery to have a better idea of the materials she was selling.
- Jewell has donated several works of Inuit art to the University of Toronto Art Centre's permanent collection.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Jewell Schwartz.
- Notes
- This negative has two images on it.
- 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.
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- Fonds 80; Series 5-1; Item 9
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- Archival Descriptions
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- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-1
- Item
- 9
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1940
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (1 negative) ; 17 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Joseph Schwartz was married to Gertrude Schwartz and had four daughters, Sylvia, Fanny, Helen and Ruth.
- Joseph owned J. Schwartz and Company, a fur manufacturing firm, and eventually became a partner in the Park Plaza Hotel on Avenue road.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Joseph Schwartz.
- 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.
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- Fonds 80; Series 5-1; Item 10
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- Archival Descriptions
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- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-1
- Item
- 10
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- between 1944 and 1946
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 13 x 9
- Admin History/Bio
- Joseph Schwartz was married to Gertrude Schwartz and had four daughters, Sylvia, Fanny, Helen and Ruth.
- Joseph owned J. Schwartz and Company, a fur manufacturing firm, and eventually became a partner in the Park Plaza Hotel on Avenue road.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Joseph Schwartz.
- Notes
- This negative has two images on it.
- 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.
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- Fonds 80; Series 5-1; Item 11
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- Archival Descriptions
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- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-1
- Item
- 11
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1940
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Joseph Schwartz was married to Gertrude Schwartz and had four daughters, Sylvia, Fanny, Helen and Ruth.
- Joseph owned J. Schwartz and Company, a fur manufacturing firm, and eventually became a partner in the Park Plaza Hotel on Avenue road.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Joseph and Gertrude Schwartz.
- Notes
- This listing only contains a negative, there are no proofs.
- Subjects
- Married people
- 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.
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- Fonds 80; Series 5-1; Item 12
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- Archival Descriptions
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- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-1
- Item
- 12
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1936
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 9 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Ruth Schwartz was the daughter of Joseph and Gertrude Schwartz, and had three sisters, Sylvia, Fanny and Helen.
- A respected Toronto bookseller, the Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Award was established in 1976 by Sylvia Schwartz in her honour. In 2004, the Schwartz family renamed the award the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards. The administration of this award is shared by the Ontario Arts Council which selects the juries, the Ontario Arts Council Foundation and the Canadian Booksellers Association, whose members select the short list of books.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Ruth Schwartz.
- Notes
- This listing only contains a negative, there are no proofs.
- 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.
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- Fonds 80; Series 5-1; Item 13
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- Archival Descriptions
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- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-1
- Item
- 13
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1936
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 9 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Ruth Schwartz was the daughter of Joseph and Gertrude Schwartz, and had three sisters, Sylvia, Fanny and Helen.
- A respected Toronto bookseller, the Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Award was established in 1976 by Sylvia Schwartz in her honour. In 2004, the Schwartz family renamed the award the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards. The administration of this award is shared by the Ontario Arts Council which selects the juries, the Ontario Arts Council Foundation and the Canadian Booksellers Association, whose members select the short list of books.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Ruth Schwartz.
- Notes
- This listing only contains a negative, there are no proofs.
- 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.
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- Fonds 80; Series 5-1; Item 14
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- Archival Descriptions
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- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-1
- Item
- 14
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1936
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Ruth Schwartz was the daughter of Joseph and Gertrude Schwartz, and had three sisters, Sylvia, Fanny and Helen.
- A respected Toronto bookseller, the Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Award was established in 1976 by Sylvia Schwartz in her honour. In 2004, the Schwartz family renamed the award the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards. The administration of this award is shared by the Ontario Arts Council which selects the juries, the Ontario Arts Council Foundation and the Canadian Booksellers Association, whose members select the short list of books.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Ruth Schwartz.
- Notes
- This listing only contains a negative, there are no proofs.
- 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.
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- Fonds 80; Series 5-1; Item 15
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- Archival Descriptions
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- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-1
- Item
- 15
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1940
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Ruth Schwartz was the daughter of Joseph and Gertrude Schwartz, and had three sisters, Sylvia, Fanny and Helen.
- A respected Toronto bookseller, the Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Award was established in 1976 by Sylvia Schwartz in her honour. In 2004, the Schwartz family renamed the award the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards. The administration of this award is shared by the Ontario Arts Council which selects the juries, the Ontario Arts Council Foundation and the Canadian Booksellers Association, whose members select the short list of books.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Ruth Schwartz.
- Notes
- This listing only contains a negative, there are no proofs.
- 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.
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- Fonds 80; Series 5-1; Item 16
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- Archival Descriptions
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- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-1
- Item
- 16
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- June 1946
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 13 x 9 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Ruth Schwartz was the daughter of Joseph and Gertrude Schwartz, and had three sisters, Sylvia, Fanny and Helen.
- A respected Toronto bookseller, the Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Award was established in 1976 by Sylvia Schwartz in her honour. In 2004, the Schwartz family renamed the award the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards. The administration of this award is shared by the Ontario Arts Council which selects the juries, the Ontario Arts Council Foundation and the Canadian Booksellers Association, whose members select the short list of books.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Ruth Schwartz.
- Notes
- This negative has two images on it.
- 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.
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- Fonds 80; Series 5-1; Item 17
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- Archival Descriptions
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- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-1
- Item
- 17
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1950
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 10 x 13 cm and 11 x 7 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Sylvia Schwartz was born in 1914 in Toronto. Her parents were Joseph and Gertrude, who were respectively born in the United States and Austria. She had three sisters, Helen, Fannie and Rosetta (Ruth). Her family moved to Toronto around 1903. Joseph was a furier who eventually set up his own business, J. Schwartz & Co. Ltd., a fur manufacturing company on Madison Avenue. He later became a partner in the Park Plaza Hotel on Avenue Road. Unlike her siblings, Sylvia was a dwarf, who led a successful life despite her physical limitations. She became a prominent portrait photographer in Toronto and owned a studio on Grenville Road. She began her career during the 1940s, capturing images of families, servicemen during the war as well as brides. She eventually carved out a niche for herself mid-career, specializing in children's portraiture. In addition to her professional activities, she was also recognized for her commitment to Communism. She befriended many famous American artists who were supporters of the cause, such as Paul Robeson, Duke Ellington, Lena Horne and Cab Caloway, travelling across the border frequently to attend meetings and work with her American comrades. In 1976 she set up a special children's book award to honour her late sister Ruth, who was a respected Toronto bookseller. In 2004, six years after Sylvia's death, her family changed the name of the award to the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards. The awards are administered by the Ontario Arts Council which selects the school and juries. The Ontario Arts Foundation, the Schwartz Foundation and the Canadian Booksellers Association, in turn, are responsible for producing the shortlist of books for the jury.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Sylvia Schwartz.
- Name Access
- Schwartz, Sylvia, 1914-1998
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
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- Fonds 80; Series 5-1; Item 18
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- Archival Descriptions
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- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-1
- Item
- 18
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1950
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 9 x 7 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Sylvia Schwartz was born in 1914 in Toronto. Her parents were Joseph and Gertrude, who were respectively born in the United States and Austria. She had three sisters, Helen, Fannie and Rosetta (Ruth). Her family moved to Toronto around 1903. Joseph was a furier who eventually set up his own business, J. Schwartz & Co. Ltd., a fur manufacturing company on Madison Avenue. He later became a partner in the Park Plaza Hotel on Avenue Road. Unlike her siblings, Sylvia was a dwarf, who led a successful life despite her physical limitations. She became a prominent portrait photographer in Toronto and owned a studio on Grenville Road. She began her career during the 1940s, capturing images of families, servicemen during the war as well as brides. She eventually carved out a niche for herself mid-career, specializing in children's portraiture. In addition to her professional activities, she was also recognized for her commitment to Communism. She befriended many famous American artists who were supporters of the cause, such as Paul Robeson, Duke Ellington, Lena Horne and Cab Caloway, travelling across the border frequently to attend meetings and work with her American comrades. In 1976 she set up a special children's book award to honour her late sister Ruth, who was a respected Toronto bookseller. In 2004, six years after Sylvia's death, her family changed the name of the award to the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards. The awards are administered by the Ontario Arts Council which selects the school and juries. The Ontario Arts Foundation, the Schwartz Foundation and the Canadian Booksellers Association, in turn, are responsible for producing the shortlist of books for the jury.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Sylvia Schwartz.
- Notes
- This negative has two images on it.
- Name Access
- Schwartz, Sylvia, 1914-1998
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Records are closed for conservation reasons.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
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- Fonds 80; Series 5-1; Item 19
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- Archival Descriptions
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- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-1
- Item
- 19
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1950
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b&w (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Sylvia Schwartz was born in 1914 in Toronto. Her parents were Joseph and Gertrude, who were respectively born in the United States and Austria. She had three sisters, Helen, Fannie and Rosetta (Ruth). Her family moved to Toronto around 1903. Joseph was a furier who eventually set up his own business, J. Schwartz & Co. Ltd., a fur manufacturing company on Madison Avenue. He later became a partner in the Park Plaza Hotel on Avenue Road. Unlike her siblings, Sylvia was a dwarf, who led a successful life despite her physical limitations. She became a prominent portrait photographer in Toronto and owned a studio on Grenville Road. She began her career during the 1940s, capturing images of families, servicemen during the war as well as brides. She eventually carved out a niche for herself mid-career, specializing in children's portraiture. In addition to her professional activities, she was also recognized for her commitment to Communism. She befriended many famous American artists who were supporters of the cause, such as Paul Robeson, Duke Ellington, Lena Horne and Cab Caloway, travelling across the border frequently to attend meetings and work with her American comrades. In 1976 she set up a special children's book award to honour her late sister Ruth, who was a respected Toronto bookseller. In 2004, six years after Sylvia's death, her family changed the name of the award to the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards. The awards are administered by the Ontario Arts Council which selects the school and juries. The Ontario Arts Foundation, the Schwartz Foundation and the Canadian Booksellers Association, in turn, are responsible for producing the shortlist of books for the jury.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Sylvia Schwartz.
- Notes
- There is no proof for this item, only the negative.
- Name Access
- Schwartz, Sylvia, 1914-1998
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
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- ID
- Fonds 80; Series 5-1; Item 20
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- Archival Descriptions
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- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-1
- Item
- 20
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- June 1951
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs: b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 11 x 8 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Dr. Isaac Shleser was a doctor of internal medicine. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1937. He was married to Helen Schwartz (d. 3 August 2007), the sister of Sylvia Schwartz, and had two daughters, Jill and Jan. He had five grandchildren, Dean, Natalie, Samantha, Duncan and Douglas, and one greatgrandson, Henry. He died on the 10 July 2007.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Dr. Isaac Shleser.
- Notes
- This negative has two images on it.
- Subjects
- Physicians
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
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- Archival Descriptions
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- ID
- Fonds 80; Series 5-1; Item 21
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- Archival Descriptions
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- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-1
- Item
- 21
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Mar. 1951
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 11 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Jan Shleser (now Simonsky) is the daughter of Dr. Isaac Shleser and Helen (Schwartz) Shleser. She is the sister of Jill Shleser and the niece of Sylvia Schwartz. She is married to Rob Simonsky.
- Jan was nominated for the 2012/2013 Sisterhood Board of Directors at Holy Blossom Temple.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Jan Shleser.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Related Material
- See Fonds 80 Series 5-2 for photographs of Jan Shleser at the family cottage.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 80; Series 5-1; Item 22
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-1
- Item
- 22
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Dec. 1956
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 9 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Jill Shleser (now Gillian Gillison) is the daughter of Dr. Isaac Shleser and Helen (Schwartz) Shleser. She is the sister of Jan (née Shleser) Simonsky and the niece of Sylvia Schwartz.
- Gillian is an Associate Professor at Trinity College at the University of Toronto in the Theological Department, and has written several books and articles on the topics of the study of myth and ritual in non-literate societies, religion in the history of Anthropological theory, psychoanalysis, and peoples of Oceania.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Jill Shleser.
- Subjects
- College teachers
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Related Material
- See Fonds 80 Series 5-2 for photographs of Jill Shleser at the family cottage.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 80; Series 5-1; Item 23
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-1
- Item
- 23
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- June 1946
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs: b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 13 x 9 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Alex Solway was married to Fanny Schwartz, sister of Sylvia Schwartz, and had two children, Carol and Herbert. He had three grandchildren, Gary, Diane and Michael. He died on 1 July 1988.
- Alex was a member of the Board of Govenors of Beth Tzedec during the 1950s.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Alex Solway.
- Notes
- This negative has two images on it.
- 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 Fonds 80 Series 5-2 for photographs of Alex Solway at the family cottage.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 80; Series 5-1; Item 24
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-1
- Item
- 24
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- June 1946
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs: b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 15 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Fanny (née Schwartz) Solway was the sister of Sylvia Schwartz. She was married to Alex Solway (d. 1 July 1988) and had two children, Carol and Herbert. She had three grandchildren, Gary, Diane and Michael. She died on 22 April 1971.
- The Fanny Solway Award, is a University of Toronto Faculty of Law bursary set up by her family after her death to be given to a first year student that has obtained standing in pre-law studies satisfactory to the council and who satisfies the Council of capacity to be an outstanding law student, and demonstrates financial need.
- Herbert Solway received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto in 1953 and a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1955. He was called to the Bar in 1957. Herbert was a founding member of Goodmans LLP, joining the firm in 1955. He has played a significant role in helping build the foundation of the firm, serving as its chair from 1980 to 1992. He served as a Chariman until 1994 and Partner until 1998. He continues to serve as Counsel to Goodmans. He was appointed to the Queen's Counsel in 1968.
- Herbert has also been a Director of Gluskin Sheff and Associates Inc. since May 2006. He is a Director of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and a Founding director of the Tarragon Theatre Company. He was a Founding director of Sun Media Corporation, as well as a Director of John Labatt Ltd.
- Carol Solway is the daughter of Alex and Fanny Solway, brother of Herbert Solway and the niece of Sylvia Schwartz.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Fanny, Carol and Herbert Solway.
- Subjects
- Mothers and daughters
- Mothers and sons
- 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 Fonds 80 Series 5-2 for photographs of the Solways at the family cottage.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 80; Series 5-1; Item 25
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-1
- Item
- 25
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Dec. 1953
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs: b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 15 x 10 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Carol Solway is the daughter of Alex and Fanny Solway, brother of Herbert Solway and the niece of Sylvia Schwartz.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Carol Solway.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Related Material
- See Fonds 80 Series 5-2 for photographs of the Carol Solway at the family cottage.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 80; Series 5-1; Item 26
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-1
- Item
- 26
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1940
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Fanny (née Schwartz) Solway was the daughter of Joseph and Gertrude Schwartz and the sister of Sylvia Schwartz. She was married to Alex Solway (d. 1 July 1988) and had two children, Carol and Herbert. She had three grandchildren, Gary, Diane and Michael. She died on 22 April 1971.
- The Fanny Solway Award, is a University of Toronto Faculty of Law bursary set up by her family after her death to be given to a first year student that has obtained standing in pre-law studies satisfactory to the council and who satisfies the Council of capacity to be an outstanding law student, and demonstrates financial need.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Fanny Solway.
- Notes
- This item has no proofs
- 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 Fonds 80 Series 5-2 for photographs of the Fanny Solway at the family cottage.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 80; Series 5-1; Item 27
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-1
- Item
- 27
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Mar. 1941
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs: b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 11 x 9 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Fanny (née Schwartz) Solway was the daughter of Joseph and Gertrude Schwartz and the sister of Sylvia Schwartz. She was married to Alex Solway (d. 1 July 1988) and had two children, Carol and Herbert. She had three grandchildren, Gary, Diane and Michael. She died on 22 April 1971.
- The Fanny Solway Award, is a University of Toronto Faculty of Law bursary set up by her family after her death to be given to a first year student that has obtained standing in pre-law studies satisfactory to the council and who satisfies the Council of capacity to be an outstanding law student, and demonstrates financial need.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Fanny Solway.
- 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 Fonds 80 Series 5-2 for photographs of the Fanny Solway at the family cottage.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 80; Series 5-1; Item 28
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-1
- Item
- 28
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Nov. 1958
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs: b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 9 cm and 11 x 9 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Gary Solway was born in 1957 and is the eldest son of Herbert Solway and Elaine Solway (née Basin) and the great-nephew of Sylvia Schwartz. He began his Bachelor of Commerce at Queen's University in 1976, completeing three years there and then finishing the degree in 1981, after doing his first year of a Bachelor of Laws at Osgoode Hall Law School at York University in 1979-1980. He completed his Bachelor of Laws at the University of Toronto in 1983.
- Gary was a Partner with Torys LLP firm from 1983 to 2006 until becoming the Co-Head of the Bennett Jones LLP firm's Private Equity Group and Managing Partner of the Technology, Media and Entertainment Group.
- Gary speaks frequently at conferences on topics related to financing of technology businesses. A regular writer, he contributed a number of chapters to Directors' Duties in Canada, 5th Edition, published in Canada by CCH Canadian Limited in 2012, and the Ontario Corporations Law Guide, published in Canada by CCH Canadian Limited. Gary is also the secretary of the CVCA, Canada's venture capital and private equity association.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Gary Solway.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Related Material
- See Fonds 80, Series 5-3 for photographs of a Pidyon Ha'Ben ceremony for Gary Solway.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
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