Accession Number

1979-11-1

Material Format

text

textual record

graphic material

Physical Description

1 book

8 microfiche sheets

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Date

1889-1917

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records created by Goel Tzedec Congregation. Included are microfiche of minutes and ledgers, a copy of a Seder T'filas Yisroel donated to Goel Tzedec by Chaim Smith in 1917, and a class photograph for the Farband Shule taken in the late 1930s.

Included in the photograph are Hershel Fogle, Rivkah G, Fayge Weingarten, Sarah Gingold, Aaron Hermaub, Shangle Atkin, Lil Newman, Etle Brody, Rochel Blumenshtein, Chava Smith, Sora Zweig, Yaacov Drexler, Malka, Yaacov Rosenzweig, Aaron Shnipper, Klumann, Shore, Aaron Folk and the teachers Fogle, Leah Lander, Shopsai Rappaport, Moishe Rigelhaupt, and Dr. Isaiah Rabinowich

Custodial History

Records were kept by Goel Tzedec and later Beth Tzedec and were donated by the museum on behalf of Dr. Fred Weinberg

Administrative History

Goel Tzedec was established in 1883. It was originally an orthodox congregation founded by a group of recent immigrants from Lithuania. The first synagogue was situated in a room on Richmond and York Streets. Three years later they purchased and remodelled a building on University Avenue at Elm Street that was owned by the Methodist Church. Finally, in 1904 they hired an architect to construct a large building that was perfectly suited to their needs. In February of 1907, the building on University Avenue was dedicated and became the largest synagogue in Toronto, accommodating 1200 congregants.

During the early decades of the twentieth century, Goel Tzedec became more ethnically mixed and established a religious school and women's auxiliary to help raise money and run special events. In 1925, the Congregation joined the Conservative Synagogue Movement and introduced changes to its services.

After the Second World War, Goel Tzedec and its sister synagogue, Beth Hamidrash Hagadol amalgamated in September 1952 to form Beth Tzedec. The two congregations worked together to build a synagogue which was built in the North end of the city on Bathurst and was dedicated 9 December 1955. Rabbi Stuart E. Rosenberg served as Beth Tzedec's first Rabbi and J. Benjamin Friedberg as its Assistant Rabbi. The Chazzan at the time was Cantor Joseph Cooper. The synagogue adhered to the principles of the Conservative Movement and represents the largest synagogue in Toronto

Subjects

Synagogues

Name Access

Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

• 

Part Of

Morris Norman collection

Level

Item

Fonds

22

Item

61

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1910

Physical Description

1 item

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Morris Norman collection

Level

Item

Fonds

22

Item

62

Material Format

textual record

Date

[193-?]

Physical Description

1 item

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1873

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1927 or 1928]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Admin History/Bio

The teacher was David Siegel.

Name Access

Siegel, David

Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Beth Midrash Hagadol Synagogue

Subjects

Students

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

Level

Item

Item

1876

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1932

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Identified in this photograph, pictured left to right, are: Israel Gang; Roy Shapiro; Rabbi Samuel Sachs; [unknown]; David Siegel; Sarah Siegel; Mark Zimmerman; [unknown]; [unknown]; [Carl or Murray] Keyfetz.

This photograph was taken looking north on University Avenue.

Notes

Photo is the same as photo 3917.

Name Access

Gang, Israel

Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Keyfetz, Murray

Sachs, Samuel, Rabbi

Shapiro, Dave

Siegel, David

Siegel, Sarah

Zimmerman, Mark

Subjects

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

University Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1980-1-11

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3917

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1932

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content

Identified in this photograph, pictured left to right, are: Israel Gang; Roy Shapiro; Rabbi Samuel Sachs; [unknown]; David Siegel; Sarah Siegel; Mark Zimmerman; [unknown]; [unknown]; [Carl or Murray] Keyfetz. This photograph was taken looking north on University Avenue.

Notes

Photograph is the same as photo 1876.

Name Access

Gang, Israel

Shapiro, Roy

Keyfetz, Carl

Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Beth Midrash Hagadol Synagogue

Sachs, Samuel, Rabbi

Subjects

Education

Religion

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

1979-11-15

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2451

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[between 1950 and 1955]

Physical Description

2 photographs : (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller

Name Access

Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Beth Midrash Hagadol Synagogue

Subjects

Architecture

Synagogues

Places

University Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1980-12-12

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4321

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1950

Physical Description

1 slide : colour (2 photographs : colour and b&w, 1 negative)

Notes

Item is a colour slide transparency. There are two copy prints in the photo cabinet (one colour and one black-and-white) and one negative.

Name Access

Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Beth Midrash Hagadol Synagogue

Subjects

Rosh ha-Shanah

Synagogues

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

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1987-3-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4320

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1950

Physical Description

4 photographs : b&w and col.

Scope and Content

Item is a colour slide transparency. There are two copy prints in the photo cabinet (one colour and one black-and-white) and one copy negative.

Name Access

Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Beth Midrash Hagadol Synagogue

Subjects

Architecture

Rosh ha-Shanah

Synagogues

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

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1987-3-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ethel Mehr fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

68

Item

66

Material Format

graphic material

Date

25 June 1950

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Sally Greisman in her wedding dress with her father Henry Greisman and her mother Ethel Mehr. The photograph was taken just before she walked down the aisle at Goel Tzedec Synagogue. This photograph was taken two months before the death of Henry Greisman.

Name Access

Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Brides

Parent and child

Weddings

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

University Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1988-12-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ethel Mehr fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

68

Item

67

Material Format

graphic material

Date

25 June 1950

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Sally Greisman and Larry Brenzel walking down the aisle after their wedding ceremony at Goel Tzedec Synagogue.

Name Access

Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Married people

Weddings

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

University Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1988-12-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ethel Mehr fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

68

Item

68

Material Format

graphic material

Date

25 June 1950

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Sally Greisman and Larry Brenzel signing the marriage register on their wedding day. An unknown Rabbi is standing behind them.

Name Access

Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Newlyweds

Portraits

Rabbis

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

University Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1988-12-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1874

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1929

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Admin History/Bio

The teacher was Mark Zimmerman.

Name Access

Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Beth Midrash Hagadol Synagogue

Zimmerman, Mark

Subjects

College students

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

University Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1980-1-11

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ethel Mehr fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

68

Item

65

Material Format

graphic material

Date

25 June 1950

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of the wedding ceremony of Sally Greisman to Larry Brenzel. The photograph was taken inside the Goel Tzedec Synagogue on University Avenue.

Name Access

Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Weddings

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

University Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1988-12-3

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

350

Material Format

textual record

Date

1994

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

Level

Item

Item

4068

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[between 1930 and 1939]

Physical Description

1 postcard : col.

Name Access

Beth Midrash Hagadol Synagogue

Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Architecture

Streets

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

University Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1979-12-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1923

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1920]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

For identification notes, please see accession record.

Name Access

Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Beth Midrash Hagadol Synagogue

Subjects

Students

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

1980-2-12

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

62

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1943

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Admin History/Bio

Goel Tzedec was established in 1883. It was originally an Orthodox congregation founded by a group of recent immigrants from Lithuania. The first synagogue was situated in a room on Richmond and York Streets. Three years later they purchased and remodelled a building on University Avenue at Elm Street that was owned by the Methodist Church. Finally, in 1904, they hired an architect to construct a large building that was perfectly suited to their needs. In February 1907, the building on University Avenue was dedicated and became the largest synagogue in Toronto, accomodating 1200 congregants.

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of the Sunday school graduation at Goel Tzedec in May 1943. Pictured in the second row from the back, far left is David E. Newman.

Name Access

Eisens

Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Students

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

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

Accession Number

1990-10-4

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm

Date

1940

Scope and Content

This accession consists of one original photograph of a Consumers' Gas Labour Day Parade float that appears in front of Goel Tzedec Synagogue on University Avenue in Toronto, 1940.

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.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2006-5-1

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Date

[1941 or 1942]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a photograph of recent graduates of the Goel Tzedec Sunday School.including Murray Mendelson, David Buckspan, Sheldon Kert, Austin Cooper, Naomi Rosenberg, Helen Weisblatt (now, Helen Marks), Rhea Tishler, Malka Prager, and Rabbi Sachs

Administrative History

The teacher training class was organized by Rabbi Sachs for recent graduates of the Goel Tzedec Sunday School. The students were 13 or 14 years old.

Source

Archival Accessions

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

1

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1924]

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

The Girl Guides 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

Accession Number

2021-10-1

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

object

Physical Description

30 cm of textual records

5 photographs : b&w & col. ; 30 x 20 cm or smaller

2 metal award certificates : 28 x 21 cm

1 key : framed in a wooden box

Date

1913-2013

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records related to the Kiever Synagogue or had been stored at the synagogue. Included are certificates (1930-[1961?]); a print of the 1913 Officers and Members of the Grand Order of Israel of Canada; a poster of Yitzhak Ben-Zvi (president of Israel) presented by National Committee for Labour Israel for Israel Histadrut campaign; National Synagogue Directory issued by Canadian Jewish Congress Charities Committee (2011-2012); The Jewish Magazine (2006); Baycrest Men's Service Group Honour Roll books (1993-1997, 1999); shabbat, wedding, and bar mitzvah/bat mitzvah benchers (1965-2013); newspaper clippings; blessing guides; and administrative material such as receipt books (1933-1934), Synagogue Laws and Customs (1976), and a memorandum of agreement (1920). Also included are photographs featuring David Pinkus, Nate Leipciger, students of Talmud Torah Eitz Chaim (1936), and the top view of bimah and chuppah of the Kiever Synagogue, which was taken at Samara Kaplan’s wedding (2004); and miscellaneous material such as raffle tickets (1928), invitation tickets from Chevra Kadisha (1928), and record books of Toronto Free Loan Association. This accession also includes the following artifacts: two metal certificates of Recognition of Service Award granted by State of Israel Bond and Canada-Israel Securities Limited (1964 and 1965) and a skeleton key framed in a wooden shadow box, which is possibly the original key to the building. People identified in the photograph of students of Talmud Torah Eitz Chaim (1936) are: Solly Speisman (second row, fourth from left), Myer Orzench (second row, far right), Hymie Reingewietz (second row, sixth from left), Mr. Hoffman (teacher, left-hand side), and Mr. Nobleman (teacher, right-hand side). Myer Orzench was the second vice-president of the Kiever Synagogue; Mr. Nobleman was father of Ben Nobleman, the municipal politician of York Region.

Custodial History

Records deposited by David Moyal of the Kiever Synagogue.

Administrative History

The Kiever synagogue, also known as the Kiever Shul, is a Modern Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Toronto. It was founded in 1912 by a small congregation of Jewish immigrants from the Kiev Gubernia of the Russian Empire (now Ukraine) and formally incorporated in 1914 by the granting of the Letters Patent by the Provincial Secretary. The congregation’s formal name is "The First Russian Congregation of Rodfei Sholem Anshei Kiev." According to the earliest congregational records, Max Bossin was president in 1912. At first, services were held in members’ homes and later in a rented house on Centre Avenue in the Ward. Not being able to afford a rabbi, services were led by members, including Cantor Herschel Litvak. In 1917, sufficient funds were raised to mortgage a house at 25 Bellevue Avenue on the outskirts of Kensington Market. The congregation relocated there and the facilities were enlarged in 1921 with the acquisition of a second house. In 1927, a new synagogue, which was built on the site of the two houses and designed by a Jewish architect named Benjamin Swartz in the Byzantine Revival style, was completed to accommodate increasing number of congregants. During the construction from 1924 to 1927, religious services were conducted at the home of Mr. Silverman at 29 Wales Avenue. Equipped with a rabbi and a proper synagogue, the Kiever was able to play a larger role in the Toronto Jewish community. The shul offered Yiddish and bar-mitzvah lessons, a youth minyan led by Fischel Cooper, a credit society, as well as a women’s auxiliary. Several decades later, the Kiever’s membership declined in the 1950s and 1960s due to demographic changes—Jews began leaving the downtown core for the north end of town. The synagogue building deteriorated. In 1973, the Archives Committee of the Canadian Jewish Congress Central Region decided to help preserve it, and by 1982, sufficient funds had been raised to restore the building. In 1979, the Kiever Synagogue became the first building of Jewish significance to be designated a historical site by the province of Ontario and has been protected under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act since then. Some of the founders included: B. B. Smith, Yehudah Leib "Louis" Bossin, Isaac Mosten, Jake Dubin, Harry Cohen, and Wolf Ganz. The congregation's first and longest-tenured rabbi was Solomon Langner, who served from around 1929 until his death in 1973. Sheldon Steinberg served as rabbi from the time of Langner's death until the mid-1990s. David Pinkus served as president of the Kiever Shul from the late 1970s to 2011. His parents, Molly and Isadore Pinkus, were co-founders of the shul. As of 2022, the synagogue president is Adam S. Cohen.

Descriptive Notes

LANGUAGE NOTE: material is in Yiddish, Hebrew, and English.

Availability of other formats: digital preservation copies for some documents have been created and are available in PDF, JPG, and TIF formats.

Subjects

Synagogues

Name Access

Kiever Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1983-1-1

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1914-1929

Scope and Content

Accession consists of constitutions for Congregation Agudath Israel Anshei Sfard (Palmerston Avenue, Toronto, 1914) and Beth Haknesseth Hagodol (Ostrovtzer Synagogue, Toronto). Material is in Yiddish and English.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2004-2-1

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

34 photographs : col. ; 26 x 21 cm and 10 x 15 cm

Date

1980

Scope and Content

Accession consists of 33 photographs of the interior of the Kiever Synagogue at 28 Denison Square, Toronto, and one exterior view of the shule, as well as a letter from the Toronto Historical Board to Dr Stephen Speisman, Director of the Ontario Jewish Archives.

Name Access

Kiever Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2008-11-9

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

29 photographs : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

2 folder of textual records

Date

1988-1989

Scope and Content

This accession consists of photographs taken at the Kiever Synagogue and two pieces of correspondence regarding services at the shul. The photographs depict people inside the sanctuary during a service, possibly a bar mitzvah, as well as people seated outside at patio tables. The photographs were taken on 15 July 1989.

Custodial History

There is no acquisition information for these records. This accession number has been assigned by the archivist.

Use Conditions

Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Subjects

Synagogues

Name Access

Kiever Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

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Level

Item

Item

48

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1959

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Item consists of one black-and-white photograph of a sketch by Aba Bayefsky of the Kiever Synagogue.

Notes

Credit: Aba Bayefsky

Name Access

Bayefsky, Aba, 1923-2001

Kiever Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Brown fonds

Jewish community building plans and drawings series

Level

File

Fonds

49

Series

1

File

8

Material Format

architectural drawing

Date

[ca.1920]

Physical Description

2 architectural drawings : pencil on tracing paper, 1 hand col. pencil crayon ; 54 cm length or smaller and 5 cm diam.

Scope and Content

File contains two drawings of synagogues drawn by Benjamin Brown. The first is a pencil and colour sketch of the front of a synagogue crowned by two small domes on the sides and one large dome in the centre; and the second is a pencil sketch of the front and side of a two storey synagogue.

Subjects

Synagogues

Physical Condition

One drawing has a portion torn out.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2016-3-48

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

15 photographs : b&w and col.

Date

[196-?]-1985

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs of the Kiever Synagogue. There are 12 images in black and white of both the exterior and the interior. These photos appear to be from the 1960s. There are also three colour photographs, two of which are of the exterior and one of which is of the interior during a service.

Custodial History

There is no information on the acquisition of this material. There is a name on the envelope that holds the photographs but the name cannot be deciphered.

Subjects

Synagogues

Name Access

Kiever Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

Toronto, Ontario

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Photographic and audiovisual collection series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

27

File

460

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1979

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of one photograph of the Synagogues Division: Saul Goldberg, Jerry Goldenberg, Nat Hurwich, and Lawrence Rosenfeld are identified.

Notes

Photo by Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Photographic and audiovisual collection series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

27

File

574

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Dec. 1981

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of one photograph of members of the Synagogues Division: Abe Stern, Larry Eisen, Meir Rottem, Gerry Frankel, and UJA Chairman Philip Maker.

Notes

Photos by Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto.

Availability of other formats: Also available as digital images.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Congregation Beth David fonds

Level

File

Fonds

88

File

3

Material Format

architectural drawing

Date

1946-1947

Physical Description

4 architectural drawings : blueprint ; 45 x 74 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of blueprints for the construction of the Congregation's new synagogue on Waterloo Street.

Accession Number

2001-10-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Quebec synagogues series

Level

Series

Fonds

64

Series

1

Material Format

multiple media

Date

1978

Physical Description

ca. 1350 photographs : col. slides and b&w prints and other material

Scope and Content

Series consists of the records of sixty-nine Quebec synagogues, fifty-nine of them in Montreal. The records include black-and-white Polaroid prints of the exterior and interior of synagogues and 35 mm colour slides of the same. Series also contains forms filled out for each synagogue for the Canadian Inventory of Historic Buildings. These forms detail the buildings' architectural details such as size, shape, construction, windows, doors, trim, stairs, etc. Series includes one audio cassette from Temple Emanu-el in Montreal, containing a recorded interview with Rabbi Stern.

The series is arranged alphabetically by city, then synagogue.

Notes

Physical description note: includes 28 cm of textual records, 1 audio cassette, and 1 architectural drawing.

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Québec (Province)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

Series

Fonds

64

Series

2

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Date

1979

Physical Description

5 cm textual records

ca. 3187 photographs : col. slides, b&w prints, b&w negatives

Scope and Content

Series consists of the records of 111 Ontario synagogues, sixty-seven of them in Toronto. The records include black-and-white Polaroid prints, some with negatives, of the exterior and interior of synagogues, including cornerstones and interior artifacts and furnishings; 35 mm colour slides of the same; and 35 mm black-and-white negatives with images of dedication, memorial, and donor plaques. Series also contains forms filled out (for some synagogues only) for the Canadian Inventory of Historic Buildings. These forms detail the buildings' architectural details such as size, shape, construction, windows, doors, trim, stairs, etc. As well, most files contain an inventory sheet of resources gathered (eg. articles, synagogue booklets), including a listing of photographs taken.

The series is arranged alphabetically by city, then synagogue.

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Ontario

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Clanton Park Synagogue series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

6

File

1

Material Format

multiple media

Date

1955-1961

Physical Description

11 technical drawings : 73 x 90 cm or smaller and other material

Admin History/Bio

Bregman and Hamann was the architectural firm which was hired to design Clanton Park synagogue.

Scope and Content

File consists of records documenting the construction of Clanton Park Synagogue. Included is the contract between the architects and Clanton Park, correspondence, floor plans, plot plans, elevation drawings, and detail drawings. Also included are slides with architectural renderings of the Synagogue's reception hall and two drawings of a goblet and a crown. Finally, file consists of one 16 mm film reel featuring scenes of the Synagogue's construction.

Notes

Physical description note: includes 1 folder of textual records, 2 drawings, 4 slides, and 1 film reel (ca. 3 min.).

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Clanton Park Synagogue series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

6

File

15

Material Format

textual record

architectural drawing

Date

1969-1976

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

1 architectural drawing : 35 x 59 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence with contractors and architects dealing with renovations and repairs to Clanton Park synagogue. Also included is an architectural drawing of suggested renovations for the Synagogue's kitchen.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

1975-4-1

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w

Date

1926

Scope and Content

Accession consists of two photographs of the Chestnut Street Synagogue. One photograph is of the exterior of the synagogue with Yankel Jessel and Shlomo Dov Jessel standing in front. The other photograph is of the interior and shows the front arch.

Administrative History

The Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue, also known as the Chestnut Street Synagogue, was located at 109 Chestnut Street in Toronto.

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.

Subjects

Architecture

Synagogues

Name Access

Shomrai Shaboth-Chevra Mishnayoth Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

Chestnut Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

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Accession Number

1983-7-1

Material Format

textual record

architectural drawing

Physical Description

30 cm of textual records and other material

Date

1948-1977

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting Beth Israel Synagogue in Toronto. Included are a Hebrew prayer book, a plan showing the Beth Israel Synagogue cemetery, correspondence, an inventory, a general by-law (constitution) of the Shaarei Shomayim Congregation, a journal listing members and disbursements, a folder of indentures, minutes, and other materials.

Subjects

Synagogues

Name Access

Beth Israel Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Shaarei Shomayim (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2004-1-5

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

86 photographs : col. (26 negatives) ; 10 x 15 cm or smaller

Date

1975-1982

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs of the synagogue interior during the restoration and one exterior view dated 1975.

Descriptive Notes

Photographs taken by Michael Shockett, for the Archives Committee.

Subjects

Architecture

Synagogues

Name Access

Kiever Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2004-1-6

Material Format

architectural drawing

Physical Description

7 drawings : blueline prints ; 61 x 50 cm

Date

[ca. 1923]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting the Kiever Synagogue in downtown Toronto. Included are architectural drawings of south and west elevations, cross section, details of window frames and balcony basement, the ground floor, and roof and balcony plans. Benjamin Swartz was the architect.

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.

Subjects

Synagogue architecture

Name Access

Kiever Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Swartz, Benjamin, 1899-1961

Places

Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2004-1-7

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 ledger

Date

[1910?]-[1930?]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of the pinkus for the Knesseth Israel Synagogue. Material is in Hebrew and Yiddish.

Name Access

Knesseth Israel (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2004-5-91

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1939-1957

Scope and Content

This accession consists of records of B'nai Israel Synagogue, St. Catharines; Goel Tzedec Memorial Park, Toronto plan and deed; B'nai Israel Synagogue, St. Catharines, board of governors meetings 1975-1980 and 1981-1984; Congregation Beth Jacob, Hamilton, Ontario; and Temple Anshe Sholom, Hamilton, Ontario.

Subjects

Cemeteries

Synagogue records and registers

Name Access

Beth Jacob Synagogue (Hamilton, Ont.)

Temple Anshe Sholom (Hamilton, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1980-12-7

Material Format

object

Physical Description

1 stone artifact : granite ; 40 x 40 cm

Date

[194-?]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of the cornerstone from the Pontypool Synagogue, ca. 1940s. The stone is granite, black and grey and measures 40 x 40 cm. There is a carved inscription and a rough border. The inscription reads: In memory of our beloved parents Abraham and Sarah Crystal.

Subjects

Synagogue dedication services

Places

Pontypool (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2004-1-2

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

1 drawing : pen & ink ; 36 x 30 cm

Date

1978

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a drawing by Martin Mendelow of the Anshei Minsk synagogue.

Subjects

Drawing

Synagogues

Name Access

Anshei Minsk Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2007-6-26

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

1 photograph ; b&w ; 26 x 21 cm

Date

[194-?]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a photo of the Cecil Street Shul Choir. People in the photo that can be identified are Sam Katzman, Hyman Maker, "Butch" Landsberg, Sam Steinberg, Morris Adams, Lawrence Steinberg, Ben Steinberg, Norman Bellick and Cantor Alexander Steinberg.

Subjects

Religion

Name Access

Gollon, Marvin

Katzman, Sam

Maker, Hyman

Landsberg, "Butch"

Steinberg, Sam

Steinberg, Alexander

Steinberg, Ben

Adams, Morris

Steinberg, Lawrence

Bellick, Norman

Ostrovtzer Synagogue

Source

Archival Accessions

Level

Item

Item

46

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1959

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Item consists of one black-and-white photograph of a sketch by Aba Bayefsky of the Beth Jacob Synagogue on Henry Street.

Name Access

Bayefsky, Aba, 1923-2001

Beth Jacob Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Henry Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gordon Mendly fonds

Events and organizations series

Level

File

Fonds

18

Series

3

File

31

Material Format

graphic material

Date

22 Sep. 1963

Physical Description

5 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of four group photographs of members of the Kiever Synagogue seated with Rabbi Solomon Langner and one image of a member standing next to the Aron Kodesh.

Name Access

Kiever Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Langner, Solomon

Repro Restriction

Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Source

Archival Descriptions

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