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Camp Yungvelt staff (Pickering, ON)
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 6026
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 6026
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1941
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 12 x 10 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Founded in the 1920s, Camp Yungvelt was originally situated on Lake Wilcox. It later moved to Pickering, where it operated until it closed in the 1950s. It was established by the Workmen's Circle (Arbeiter Ring), as a Yiddish summer camp for Jewish children. Camp Yungvelt was known for accepting the children of poor immigrants for a small fraction of the regular fee.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the staff at Camp Yungvelt, located in Pickering, Ontario. Identified individuals include: Bunny Bergstein, Phil Chasin, Bryna Minachovsky (Mann), Helen Lomage, Bertha Goldenthal, Israel Gang, Mr. Barzilei, Mr. Goldman, Manny Farber, Arthur Lerner, Mr. Altman, Lou Herman, Mr. Riba, Mrs. Barzilei, and Sadie Sherman.
- Notes
- See accession record for position of identified individuals.
- Name Access
- Altman, Mr.
- Barzilei, Mr.
- Barzilei, Mrs.
- Bergstein, Bunny
- Camp Yungvelt
- Chasin, Phil
- Farber, Manny
- Gang, Israel
- Goldenthal, Bertha
- Goldman, Mr.
- Herman, Lou
- Lerner, Arthur
- Lomage, Helen
- Mann, Bryna
- Minachovsky, Bryna
- Riba, Mr.
- Sherman, Sadie
- Subjects
- Camps
- 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
- Pickering (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1991-12-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions