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First Mizrachi Canadian Convention, Toronto
- Accession Number
- 2016-11-39
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-11-39
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 16 x 42 cm
- Date
- 1939
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one panoramic photograph of the First Mizrachi Canadian Convention attendees seated at dinner tables. The convention took place on April 21-23, 1939. Identified in the photo is Morris Soberman, future cantor at Beth Tzedec.
- Administrative History
- Mizrachi is an international religious Zionist movement founded in Vilnius in 1902. Bnei Akiva, founded in 1929 is its youth movement. Mizrachi Canada is its Canadian branch. Allan Soberman is a singer/songwriter/musician and son of Cantor Morris Soberman. Cantor Morris Soberman was the Ba'al Koreh, Chazan Sheni and bar mitzvah teacher at Beth Tzedec Synagogue in Toronto with additional years spent at Goel Tzedec and the McCaul Street Shul.
- Use Conditions
- 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.
- Descriptive Notes
- ASSOCIATED MATERIAL NOTE: There is another photo from this convention in our collection. See photo #2433.
- Stamped on the back as taken by E. Mackintosh Photographer.
- Subjects
- Congresses and conventions
- Religious Zionism
- Name Access
- Soberman, Allan
- Mizrachi Canada
- Places
- Toronto
- Source
- Archival Accessions