- Accession Number
- 1995-5-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1995-5-1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 48 photographs : b&w (24 negatives) ; 20 x 25 cm and 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 13 cm
- Date
- [ca.1903]-1918
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of 24 copy photographs and 24 negatives. There are group photos of the Danson family, extended family and friends in Toronto locations such as High Park, the Canadian National Exhibition, the Humber Valley near the Old Mill, Northview Terrace (Bay and Davenport), and the Red Feather Camp in Monroe Park, Scarborough.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1990-12-9
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1990-12-9
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 14 photographs
- Date
- 1908-1990
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records created and collected by the Danson family. The records include a family history written by Bertram Danson, newspaper clippings, family portraits, a marriage certificate, an obiturary, correspondence and a brochure for Camp Winnebagoe, which was run by the Danson family.
- The photographs are housed in scrapbook sheets with some notations. They depict members of the Danson family
- Administrative History
- Barnett Danson emigrated to Canada from Russia in 1874. He returned to Russia in 1878 or 1879, divorced his wife and remarried to a Bertha Brase. Together they returned to Canada and had their first child, Rose, in 1885. The Dansons also had two sons, Joseph and Leo, who helped with their clothing and men's wear store in the west end of Toronto. There was another daughter named Flo.
- The Danson family belonged to the Toronto Hebrew Congregation--later to be know as Holy Blosson Synagogue. Barnett Danson was a charter member of the Bond Street Congregation.
- Bertha Danson died in 1914 and Barnett Danson died in 1919.
- Joseph B. Danson, along with his wife Sadie, was the founding director of Camp Winnebagoe in Muskoska, Ontario. The camp catered to the Jewish community and provided a variety of different athletic and social programmes.
- Joseph and Sadie had a son named Bertram Wolfe Danson in 1916 and two younger children named Marilyn and Barney.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1990-12-11
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1990-12-11
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 24 photographs : b&w ; 5 x 7 cm
- Date
- [ca. 1892]-1946
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of twenty-four black-and-white photographs with negatives. The photographs are of three generations of the Danson family. Some of the photographs depict family members at home, on holiday, and in group shots with friends.
- Included in the accession are photocopies of the original prints with notes indicating the names of the people, location and dates
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1990-11-11
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1990-11-11
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w (2 negatives)
- Date
- [ca. 1903]-1946
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of two black-and-white photographs depicting Joseph Danson. One photograph depicts a group of young men with Joseph Danson in the front row. It was taken in approximately 1903 at Red Feather Camp in Munro Park, Scarborough. The second photograph is of Joseph Danson canoeing at Camp Winnebagoe and is dated 1946.
- Included are negatives for both photographs
- Administrative History
- Barnett Danson emigrated to Canada from Russia in 1874. He returned to Russia in 1878 or 1879, divorced his wife and remarried to a Bertha Brase. Together they returned to Canada and had their first child, Rose, in 1885. The Dansons also had two sons, Joseph and Leo, who helped with their clothing and men's wear store in the west end of Toronto. There was another daughter named Flo.
- The Danson family belonged to the Toronto Hebrew Congregation--later to be know as Holy Blosson Synagogue. Barnett Danson was a charter member of the Bond Street Congregation.
- Bertha Danson died in 1914 and Barnett Danson died in 1919.
- Joseph B. Danson, along with his wife Sadie, was the founding director of Camp Winnebagoe in Muskoska, Ontario. The camp catered to the Jewish community and provided a variety of different athletic and social programmes.
- Joseph and Sadie had a son named Bertram Wolfe Danson in 1916 and two younger children named Marilyn and Barney
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Jewish military portraits series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 8
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1943
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 9 cm and 13 x 9 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Hon. Barnett Jerome Danson, PC, CC, (8 February 1921-17 October 2011) is a former Canadian politician and cabinet minister. His parents were Joseph (b. October 5, 1885) and Sadie (née Wolfe) Danson (1891-1981). They had 3 children: Bertram, Marilyn (Farber) and Barney. Joseph and Sadie founded Camp Winnebagoe in Muskoka, Ontario. The camp catered to the Jewish community and offered athletic and social programs.
- In 1939, at the age of 18, Barney joined the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada. He became a lieutenant and served in the Second World War until he was severely wounded at the Battle of Normandy in August, 1944. As a result of his wounds, Barney lost sight in one eye. This injury led Barney to a lifelong involvement with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) with a focus on education and educational materials for the visually impaired.
- After the war, Barney returned to Toronto to work briefly in his family's insurance business before entering the plastics industry, first as a sales manager for Maple Leaf Plastics (1950) and then as founder of his own company, the Danson Corporation (1958). During this time Barney served as the president of the Society of Plastics Industry of Canada.
- In 1968, Barney was elected to the House of Commons as a Liberal MP for the Toronto-area riding of York-North. He served in this position until he was defeated in 1978. From 1970-1972 he acted as Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. From 1974-1976, Barney held a position in the Cabinet as Minister of State for Urban Affairs. He later served as the Minister of National Defense from 1976-1979. During this time, Barney and Trudeau founded Katimavik, a national volunteer program for Canadian youth. Barney continued his political career by serving as Canada's Consul General in Boston from 1984-1986.
- Outside of politics, Barney has held positions on the Board of Trustees of the Museum of Civilization in Ottawa and spearheaded the advisory committee on the Canadian War Museum which opened in Ottawa on May 8, 2005. The main theatre at the Canadian War Museum is named in his honour. During this time he was also the producer of a 6 part mini-series for the CBC entitled "No Price Too High." The series documented Canada's role in the Second World War. Barney has also acted as the Director of the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews, is a founding member of Temple Emmanu-El in Toronto and was an officer of Sir Arthur Pearson Association of War Blinded.
- Over the last several decades Barney has been the recipient of a number of prestigious awards, including Honourary Life Member of Ontario Merit and Non-Status Indian Association (1975), Family of Man Award from B'nai Brith of Canada (1975), Officer of France - National Order of Merit (1994), Churchill Society's award for "excellence in the course of parliamentary democracy", the Vimy Award (2000) and an honourary Doctor of Law (York University, 2006). He was also made a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour in 2007. In addition, Barney was given the Order of Canada in 1996 and then further promoted to a Companion of Canada in 2007. Barney was also the chancellor of the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario for many years and received an honourary degree from them in 1993.
- Barney married Isobel (née Bull) (b. 3 June 1922) in London, England on February 6, 1943. The couple had four sons: Kenneth B., John A. H., Timothy S. B. and Peter T.J. Barney died on 17 October 2011.
- Barney's autobiography, "Not Bad for a Sergeant : The Memoir of Barney Danson" was published in 2002.
- Scope and Content
- The item is a portrait of Barney Danson.
- Name Access
- Canada. Canadian Armed Forces. Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
- Danson, Barney, 1921-2011 (subject)
- 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 also accession # 2006-8-15.
- See also Danson Family Papers, accession # 1990-11-11, 1990-12-9 and 1990-12-11.
- See also item #3173 for a portrait of Barney in the 1970s.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
- Arab-Israeli War series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 2
- Series
- 5
- File
- 25
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1976-1977
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of one letter and one telegram, both from Dunkelman to Barney Danson. The letter congratulates Danson on becoming the first Jewish Canadian cabinet minister and Defence Minister. The telegram invites Danson, on behalf of the Jewish War Veterans of Canada, to speak at a synagogue in Toronto just before a convention of the Jewish War Veterans of Canada.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Portraits of prominent Jewish Torontonians series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Feb. 1943
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 11 x 9 cm and 13 x 9 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Joseph "Joe" Danson was the founder of camp Winnebagoe in 1933, the first co-educational camp in Canada, and the father of Barney Danson, MP, and Marilyn Farber, the wife of Earl Farber.
- Scope and Content
- The item is a portrait of Joe Danson.
- 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
- Accession Number
- 2015-9-32
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-9-32
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs : b&w
- Date
- 1894-[191-]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of five photographs documenting the Danson family. One family photograph is of the children of Bertha and Barnett Danson: Rose (Mann), Joseph, Leo and Florence (Simmons). The second family phorograph is ca. 1904 and includes parents and children, as above. There is a photo ca. 1915 of Leo and his daughter Arna. Finally, there are two additional photos of members of the Danson family without any name identifiers or dates, although likely taken in the 1910s.
- Custodial History
- It is likely that these records were provided by W. Bertram Danson.
- Subjects
- Families
- Name Access
- Danson, Bertarm
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Passenger Names
- Batersby & family, & family
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Batersby & family, & family
- Page Number
- 501
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Blackburn family, Family
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Blackburn family, Family
- Page Number
- 505
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Family series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1936-[ca.1960]
- Physical Description
- 107 photographs : b&w and col. (88 negatives) ; 18 x 12 cm or smaller
- Admin History/Bio
- Sylvia Schwartz's parents were Joseph and Gertrude Schwartz. She had three sisters; Fanny, Helen and Ruth. Fanny married Alex Solway and had two children, Carol and Herbert. Helen married Dr. Isaac Shleser, a doctor of internal medicine, and had two daughters, Jill and Jan. Sylvia was a part of a large extended family that remained close throughout her life as they shared many similar interests and a family cottage in Bobcaygeon.
- Many members of her family were and are prominent individuals of the Jewish community in Toronto. Faye Halbert was Sylvia's cousin on her mother's side whose children, Ralph and Gerald, went on to become prominent doctors and members of the Jewish community. Jack Schwartz, Sylvia's uncle, was also in the fur business and was married to Minnie Schwartz. Their daughter was Jewell, who owned an art gallery in Yorkville for many years.
- Other related families include the Haussers and the Wintrobs.
- Scope and Content
- This series consists of negatives and proofs created by Sylvia Schwartz of members of her family. Images are primarily of the Schwartz, Solway, Shlesser and Halbert families. Types of photographs include formal portraits in the studio and home and informal and candid portraits of the family at leisure and at events.
- This series has been divided into three sub-series. Sub-series 1 contains formal portraits, Sub-series 2 contains images of the family at recreation and Sub-series 3 contains images of the family at events.
- Sub-series 1 consists of negatives and proofs of formal portraits done by Sylvia of her immediate family. They were taken both in her studio and in her family home. Those done in the home date from an earlier time. Generally, they are images of the head and upper body of the sitter. Some images feature full body shots of the sitter and some interior views of the Schwartz family home. Those photographed include Gerald, Ralph and Rhoda Halbert, Gertrude, Joseph, Ruth, Jack and Jewell Schwartz, Isaac, Jill and Jan Shleser, and Fanny, Alex, Herbert, Carol and Gary Solway. There are multiple portraits of Ruth Schwartz, the majority of them showcasing Sylvia's early experimentation with portraiture. There are also six self-portraits of Sylvia.
- Sub-series 2 consists of thirty-nine negatives and five prints taken by Sylvia Schwartz of the family at recreation. The majority of the images are of the family relaxing at their cottage in Bobcaygeon. There is one print of Herbert Solway reading the newspaper with his son Gary that may or may not have been taken at the cottage. Images consist of photographs of the family on the lawn, in the cottage and at the lake. There are both candid and staged photographs. Family members featured include Gertrude, Joseph, Ruth, Jack and Jewell Schwartz, Helen, Isaac, Jill and Jan Shleser, Fanny, Alex, Herbert, Carol and Gary Solway. Also pictured are members of the Hausser, Halbert and Wintrob families. Friends of the family also appear in these images, such as, Judith Wolfson, Frances and David Gruber and David Rotenberg and his brothers. Sylvia Schwartz is in some images. There is one print that is a view of the cottage from the lake.
- Sub-series 3 consists of thirty-one negatives taken by Sylvia Schwartz of family related events that she attended. These include a Pidyon Ha'Ben ceremony for Gary Solway, the first born son of Herbert, Sylvia's nephew and an opening at the Park Plaza Hotel. Images of the Pidyon Ha'Ben include Gertrude, Joseph, Ruth, Jack, Minnie and Jewell Schwartz, Helen, Jill and Jan Shleser, and Fanny, Alex, Herbert, Elaine and Carol Solway. Also included is David Rotenberg who acted as the Kohen at the ceremony. Images from the Park Plaza Hotel include views of the ballroom, the entertainers and family members. The Wintrob, Halbert and Yolles families are also present. Sylvia Schwartz is in two images.
- Subjects
- Families
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Henry Rosenbaum fonds
- Photograph series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 121
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 93
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1947
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 cm x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a black-and-white photo. Seated from left to right is Dave Anklewicz and the rest are unidentified. Standing from left to right, the second person is Sarah Anklewicz, the third person is Hela Anklewicz (née Rosenbaum), and the ninth person is Aaron Anklewicz. This photo was taken in 1947, as the date of the photo is written on the reverse side, apparently in Germany.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Henry Rosenbaum fonds
- Photograph series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 121
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 94
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca.1947]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 cm x 7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a black-and-white photo.From left to right; Aaron Anklewicz, unidentified boy, Hela Anklewicz (née Rosenbaum), Dave Anklewicz, unidentified woman, baby and her husband. This photo was likely taken on or about 1947.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Henry Rosenbaum fonds
- Photograph series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 121
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 97
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [194-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 cm x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a black-and-white photo of family of Henry. Seated from left are David Anklewicz, Hela Anklewicz, and Aaron Anklewicz. All others are unidentified. The event was a Passover seder in the mid 1940s.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Henry Rosenbaum fonds
- Photograph series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 121
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 98
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1953
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 cm x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a b&w photo of family of Henry. Standing from left to right are Brenda Rosenbaum and her 1st cousin, Linda Goldstein. This photo was taken in Toronto in 1953.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Henry Rosenbaum fonds
- Photograph series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 121
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 100
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [194-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 cm x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a b&w porrtrait photo of family of Henry. Seated in the front row from the left are Rachel Luftman, Jack Luftman and unidentified. Seated in the second row is Naphtali Luftman and unidentified. Standing in the back row is Clara Luftman, Henry Rosenbaum and two sisters to Clara Luftman. This photo was likely taken in Israel in the late 1940's.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Henry Rosenbaum fonds
- Photograph series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 121
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 101
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [195-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 cm x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a black-and-white photograph of family of Henry. Family From left are Alec Goldstein, daughter Linda (Ahuva) Goldstein and Regina Goldstein (née Rosenbaum). Photo was taken in Israel in the early 1950s.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Henry Rosenbaum fonds
- Photograph series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 121
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 102
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1953
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 cm x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a black-and-white photograph of Leon Rosenbaum, brother of Henry Rosenbaum, which was taken at the Mount of Olives cemetery in Jerusalem in 1953.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Portraits
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Mount of Olives (Jerusalem)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Henry Rosenbaum fonds
- Photograph series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 121
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 103
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [195-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 cm x 7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a b&w photo of family of henry. From left to right are Lida Rosenbaum, daughter Rochelle Rosenbaum, son Sam Rosenbaum and father Leon Rosenbaum (brother to Henry). This photo was taken in Israel in the mid 1950's..
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Henry Rosenbaum fonds
- Photograph series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 121
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 107
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1949
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 cm x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a b&w photo of nieces and daughter of Henry. From the left are Linda Goldstein, Rochelle Rosenbaum and Brenda Rosenbaum. This photo was taken in Israel in 1949.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 62
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1984-2005
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Max Altshuller was the great-grandfather of Saul Cowan's first wife Lillian Rosenthal.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of corrspondence between family members concerning reminiscences and genealogy, a family tree of Saul Cowan's parents Harris and Annie Cohen, two descendant family trees of Mayer Gollom (father of Annie Gollom Cohen), and a memoir titled "Altshuller Family Tree". Included in this document are photocopies of photographs, maps, a report on a 2005 reunion in Pontypool, Ontario, and a memoir of Belle Ewart by Al Sherman, which mentions the activities of the Rosenthal, Altshuller, Goldman, and Aiken families, as well as a 24-page descendant family tree of Max Altshuller.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 1992-7-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1992-7-1
- Material Format
- sound recording
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- 2 audio cassettes
- 1 audio disc
- 12 photographs (6 negatives)
- Date
- [ca. 1922]-1992
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records created and collected by Marc Bernstein. Included are the following records: audio cassettes; a Sacred Service record by Ernest Bloch with Leonard Bernstein conducting; and some individual scrapbook pages, photographs, and textual files from Cantor Bernstein's Summer Hotel at Lake Shore House and Cabins in Orillia.
- The audio cassettes contain recordings of Cantors Akiba Bernstein, Pinchos Borenstein, and Haynach Borenstein; a recording of Mary Simmons in early broadcasts; plus Cantors Akiva, Haynach, Hershal, and Archie Borenstein.
- Photographs include some portraits of family members and several group portraits
- Use Conditions
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Descriptive Notes
- Availability of other formats: Digitized material.
- Subjects
- Cantors (Judaism)
- Name Access
- Bernstein, Akiva
- Places
- Orillia (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2003-5-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2003-5-5
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- [192-?]-1975
- Scope and Content
- The records in this accession document the Raxlen family and the Raxlen Clinic and Doctor's Hospital that was set up by the Raxlen brothers. The records also include personal correspondence between Katie Cherney and her mother, family photographs, greeting cards, press clippings and a booklet of articles written by Rabbi Fine of Peterborough. This booklet includes translated documents that he produced as rabbi from 1926 to 1934. Finally, there are three historic postcards documenting Holy Blossom's building on Bond Street, Jarvis Collegiate, and the Doctor's Hospital
- Custodial History
- Records were collected by Karen Fejer, the daughter of Alexander Raxlen.
- Administrative History
- The Raxlen brothers were born in Toronto in Cabbagetown, where their father operated a grocery store. The four brothers were Saul, Benjamin, Alexander, and Sam. All of the brothers graduated in medicine during the 1930s, except for Sam, who became a dentist. Together, they opened up the Raxlen Clinic in 1937, which was located on Carleton Street.
- In 1953, the brothers opened their own private hospital, the Doctor's Hospital, which was located on Brunswick Avenue. The hospital started in a ninety-year-old building that was owned by a religious order. The brothers modernized and expanded it from a facility accomodating 59 patients to one that could hold up to 168 beds by 1955. It soon became the largest privately-held, non-profit hospital in North America. By the time the brothers sold it during the late 1970s, it had 554 full-time staff and five hundred hospital beds.
- The other family documented in this accession is the Cherney family from Peterborough. The patriarch and matriarch were Abraham and B. Cherney. They had two children, Katie ("Kaye") and Meyer. Abraham and B. divorced, and Abraham remarried and had three more kids: Harry, Helen, and Louis. The family remained in Peterbough, but the ex-wife moved to Toronto. Kaye married Dr. Alexander Raxlen, and they had three children. Karen Fejer, their daughter, is the donor.
- Use Conditions
- Correspondence is restricted. Researchers must contact donor for permission to access them. The rest of the collection is open.
- Descriptive Notes
- Restrictions on access, use, reproduction, and publication: Some of the photographs are the property of the City of Toronto Archives.
- Subjects
- Families
- Hospitals
- Rabbis
- Name Access
- Doctor's Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
- Fine, Abraham
- Places
- Peterborough (Ont.)
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1986-3-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1986-3-2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1900-1967
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of 6 photographs that document the Bossin Family. They include photographs of Hye Bossin, Sally, Bessie, Zossman and a friend, Mike Morrison. Other documents in this accession include publications such as: "If You Will It, It is No Fairy Tale: Theodore Herzl Fifty Years after his death," "A Saint in Street Clothes: Willie Frankel his Life and Loyalties," written by Hye Bossin, as well as three newsletters published by United Jewish People's Order (UJPO), Canadian Film Weekly and The Barker, and two editions of The Jewish Standard. There is also a Judean Glee Club programme for their third annual Kibitz under the direction of Hye Bossin. Finally, there is a copy of a certificate from the Jewish Colonial Trust made out to Sussi Bossin in 1900, and a Jewish Community Senior Softball League, Toronto programme and scorecard from 1932.
- Administrative History
- The Bossin family lived in Toronto. Hye Bossin (1906-1964) was editor, publisher, and columnist with the Canadian Film Weekly. He received many commendations and awards for his contribution to the motion picture industry and the promotion of the Canadian Film Archive.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1981-4-8
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1981-4-8
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1923-1930
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of Max Bochner's certificate of honour from City of Toronto Public Schools (1923-1929); Minnie Bochner's certificate of proficiency in typewriting at the High School of Commerce, Toronto (1925); and Arthur Bochner's certificate of admission to a collegiate institution high school in Ontario (1930).
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1981-9-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1981-9-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1928-1936
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of S. Levy's licence to operate radio receiving equipment in Toronto (1928-1929); gasoline handling licence granted to I. Levy of Levy's Hardware, Toronto (1934); and Isaac Levy's certificate of membership at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto (1936).
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1982-8-6
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1982-8-6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1913-[ca. 1915]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one postcard from Palestine (now Israel) to Mr. Ed Goldstick; one postcard from Palestine (now Israel) to Mrs. E. Goldstick; and an invitation from B'Noth Zion Kadimah to a social gathering (1913).
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1998-3-38
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1998-3-38
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1957-1961
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of Teddy Jacobson's copy of a "Bencher" (a book of prayers, blessings, and hymns) for the bar mitzvah of Ronald S. Kimel on December 1, 1957 at Beth Sholom Synagogue, Toronto, and a Canadian passport issued to Rose Jacobson (nee Pischokski) on October 6, 1961.
- Administrative History
- Rose Jacobson was born on October 1, 1889 in Lodz, Poland.
- Use Conditions
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1989-6-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1989-6-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1891-1948
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of documents concerning the application of Menachem Kernerman of Berdichev to live in Warsaw (1891-1892), and a 1912 London England birth certificate for Aaron Kernerman, son of Philip and Rebecca Kernerman. There are also immigration documents for the Kemerman family from Liverpool to Quebec City in 1914, a Certificate of Naturalization for Philip (1931) and a Certificate of Eligibility for Naturalization of Women of Foreign Birth for Rebecca (1934). Also included are University of Toronto Junior Matriculation reports for Morris Kernerman (1918-1920), a 1943 deed of land for cemetery plots for Philip and his wife in the McCaul Street Cemetery (Congregation Beth Medresh Hagodol Chevra Thilim), and two telegrams congratulating Philip and Rebecca on their 50th wedding anniversary in 1948.
- Descriptive Notes
- Language note: Russian, Yiddish and English.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1994-12-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1994-12-5
- Material Format
- object
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Artifacts
- Photographs
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1884-1986
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs, textual records, and artifacts documenting the Sadowski family from Massey, Ontario. Records include family photographs, family correspondence, geneological information, and business records. Of note are photographs of the Sadowski General Store in Massey, a meal token from the store, a notebook documenting animal fur transactions (1920-1922), and a land survey of the Sadowski family property (1893).
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1985-5-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1985-5-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1901-1931
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of the marriage certificate of Philip Loeb (Taube) and Annie Dratha (December 2, 1901), a seat indenture document between Jacob Sherman and Congregation Shaarei Tzedek (1922), and two Hebrew engagement certificates for Dr. John Sherman and Etta Taube (1931).
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1991-6-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1991-6-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1991
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of Nana's Memoirs, a book by Mina Sprachman (1900-1991) transcribed from audio tape recordings made between approximately 1978 and 1986 and a Sprachman family tree compiled by Carol Bleiwas.
- Use Conditions
- See donation record
- Name Access
- Sprachman, Mina
- Bliewas, Carol
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1991-1-11
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1991-1-11
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Date
- 1909
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of one photograph of the Rosenthal family at their home located at 328 Shaw Street in Toronto. From left to right is Adolph Rosenthal (1864-1933) with his children Ben Rosenthal (1893-?), Harry Rosenthal (1889-1936), Fanny Rosenthal (1891-1959) and his wife Eva Rosenthal (1869-1948).
- Administrative History
- Adolph Rosenthal was Geri Clever's maternal grandfather. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky on 29 July 1864 and died in Toronto on 26 September 1933. Adolph sold and traded in books, stamps, coins and manuscripts at his store at 179 York Street. The Rosenthal family lived above the store prior to their purchase of 328 Shaw Street in 1908. Adolph continued to conduct business at the store until his death in 1933.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1991-3-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1991-3-4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 20 x 25 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Date
- [ca 1921]-1978
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of one photograph and negative of (L-R) Molly, Anne, and Harold Haberman posing with their musical instruments in Toronto ca. 1921-23; a photocopy of the photo, identifying the children in the photo; and a pamphlet from Adath Israel Congregation regarding the consecration of the new cemetery, Pardes Shalom Memorial Park, 8 October 1978.
- Administrative History
- Harold Haberman was adopted by the Haberman family as a Russian war orphan when he was 11 years old in 1921 after their son Jack Haberman, a well-known Toronto saxophone player, drowned in the lagoon at Centre Island in Toronto on July 15, 1920, at 18 years old.
- Subjects
- Families
- Name Access
- Haberman, Jack
- Haberman, Harold
- Haberman, Anne
- Haberman, Molly
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1991-5-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1991-5-7
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 32 photographs : b&w (16 negatives) ; 25 x 20 cm and 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm
- Date
- [ca. 1903-ca. 1938]
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of 16 copy photographs with negatives of the Haberman family, Toronto. Pictured are Nessie, Mina, Mordechai, Jack, Abraham (?), Molly, Anne, and Harold. Also included are two photocopies of a clipping advertising a "Haberman Kiddies" special attraction on March 28, 1923.
- Administrative History
- The Haberman children, Molly, Anne, and Jack, were dancers/musicians who performed together in Toronto. Harold Haberman was adopted by the Haberman family as a Russian war orphan when he was 11 years old in 1921 after their son Jack Haberman, a well known Toronto saxophone player, drowned in the lagoon at Centre Island in Toronto on July 15, 1920, at age 18.
- Name Access
- Haberman, Jack
- Haberman, Harold
- Haberman, Nessie
- Haberman, Mina
- Haberman, Mordechai
- Haberman, Molly
- Haberman, Anne
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1993-5-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1993-5-5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Date
- [ca.1932]-[ca. 1933]
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of one photograph of the Dolman (Dauman) family in Chenstechov (?), Poland. In centre are mother, Gitel, and father, Leib. From left to right are children: Chaim, Berel, Rhoda, and Lipsha. Berel and Rhoda are twins.
- Name Access
- Dolman, Gitel
- Dolman, Leib
- Dolman, Chaim
- Dolman, Berel
- Dolman, Rhoda
- Dolman, Lipsha
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1982-6-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1982-6-5
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 40 photographs : b&w (20 negatives) ; 21 x 25 cm or smaller
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- [ca. 1905]-[ca. 1945]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of copy photographs and negatives and a family history of the Farber family. Photographs include members of the extended Farber, Spencer, Harris, Gallander, Rosen, and Nisker families.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1995-6-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1995-6-1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w (2 negatives) ; 20 x 25 cm and 18 x 13 cm and 10 x 13 cm
- Date
- 1908
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of copy photographs of a portrait of Fanny Goldhar Gertzbein and a group photo of the Myer and Tzyrel Goldhar family with identifying information. Both photos were taken in Toronto.
- Goldhar family studio portrait. Identified from left, Mary, Myer (holding Harry), Jack (seated on floor), Molly (m. Robins), Fanny (standing centre), Tzyrel (Cyrel) holding J. Barney, Eva (m. Applebaum), Tillie (m. Freeman).
- Descriptive Notes
- Related material note: OJA Accession 2019-7-2.
- Name Access
- Goldhar, Fanny
- Goldhar, Myer
- Goldhar, Tzyrel
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1984-4-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1984-4-7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1859
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of an indenture of bargain and sale of land on Wellington Street (formerly Market Street) in the City of Toronto by Abraham Nordheimer and Samuel Nordheimer, and Fanny Nordheimer, the wife of Abraham, to John Macdonald. The cost of the land was £3,425.
- Custodial History
- The custodial history for this accession is unknown.
- Administrative History
- Brothers Samuel and Abraham Nordheimer established the Nordheimer Piano & Organ Company Ltd. in 1844. The firm was located at 122 King Street in Toronto. At first the company imported pianos, organs, and melodeons; subsequently, they began manufacturing products of their own. In 1866, the brothers went into partnership with Gerhard Heintzman and opened Lansdowne Piano Company. In 1927, Heintzman purchased the Nordheimer name and produced their pianos until the 1960s.
- Descriptive Notes
- Document is on heavy linen parchment.
- Subjects
- Land titles--Registration and transfer--Ontario
- Name Access
- Nordheimer, Abraham, 1816-1862
- Nordheimer, Abraham, 1816-1862
- Places
- Wellington Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1985-9-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1985-9-5
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
- Date
- 1930-1959
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a group photograph of interns at Mount Sinai Hospital 1958-59 with identification on the back, a banquet program for the B'nai Mitzvah of Morris and Willie Shapiro (1930), a University of Toronto medical school publication "Epistaxis", and a booklet "Toronto's Jewish Doctors" written by Dr. David Eisen.
- Name Access
- Herlick family
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1990-1-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1990-1-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 2 postcards
- Date
- 1916-1924
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of documents relating to the immigration of Shyman, Chaia and Sara Klodman (1923-1924), sponsored by Thomas Clodman of Toronto and two postcards from Russia and Latvia. Also included is a programme for the First Annual Concert under the auspices of the De Sola Zion Society (1916).
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1992-8-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1992-8-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 3 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 7 cm
- Date
- 1918-1960
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a ketuba and marriage registration form for Philip Rotman and Jennie Haft, and three exterior photographs of the Berkeley Street Synagogue in Toronto.
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Places
- Berkeley Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1995-5-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1995-5-4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1973
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of materials documenting the bar mitzvah of Eric Grosbein at the Pride of Israel Temple, Toronto on August 11, 1973. Included are a guest list with addresses and their gifts, a table listing, a Toronto Dominion bankbook with transactions for July and August 1973, and contracts, licences, and receipts for hall rental, catering, liquor, musical entertainment, photography, formal attire rental, dressmaking and other purchases. In addition, there is an undated newspaper clipping about the 70th wedding anniversary of Nathan and Hinda Grosbein.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1978-12-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1978-12-4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1921
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of the 1921 registration of the birth of Isak Eisen in November 1891, an invitation to the wedding of Rebecca Gelbwachs and Isador Eisen on December 11, 1921 at the First Russian Congregation on Bellevue Avenue (The Kiever Synagogue), a portion of their certificate of marriage, and a letter written by David Eisen of Toronto in German.
- Subjects
- Birth certificates
- Families
- Letters
- Marriage records
- Name Access
- Eisen, David
- Eisen, Isak
- Eisen, Rebecca
- Eisen, Isador
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1995-11-6
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1995-11-6
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 13 cm
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1901-1949
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of original share certificates (with a photograph and negative of one of them) for Palestine/Israel companies including the Jewish Colonial Trust, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Hassneh Eretz Israel Development Company, Worker's Bank Ltd., and Nakhshon Ltd, as well as the Toronto Labour Lyceum. Owners of the shares are Abraham Reinwein (Rhinewine) and Vivian Rhinewine.
- Name Access
- Rhinewine, Abraham
- Rhinewine, Vivian
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-8
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-8
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm
- Date
- 1945
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a photograph of a banquet honouring servicemen of the family.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-110
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-110
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 36 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 9 cm or smaller
- 1 photograph : hand col. ; 10 x 7 cm
- Date
- 1920-[ca. 1955]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs of Max Hartstone, the owner of Crown Bakery at Augusta and College in Toronto, and his employees Max Federman and Harry Grossman. There are also pictures of Lilly Grossman's relatives in Poland (Ostrowiec, Lublin, and Radom), and South America.
- Photo Captions: Zisappel & Grossman Family, Poland, Toronto and South America, [1912-1946]
- Administrative History
- Morris Grossman was married to Lilly Grossman Rubenstein (née Zisappel). Lilly's father, Chiel Appel, (the grandfather of the donor Goldie Cantor), had three sisters who married in the 1920s and then immigrated to South America where they became well established. The offspring of this family dispersed to many different South American countries. Max Federman and Harry Grossman (the brother of Morris) worked as waiters for Morris when they arrived in Toronto. Max Hartstone was Morris and Harry's first cousin.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-147
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-147
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs: b&w ; (1 negative)
- Date
- [ca. 1905]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a group photograph of several generations of the Papernick family.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-148
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-148
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs: b&w ; (2 negatives)
- Date
- [ca. 1905]-[ca. 1945]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs of the Green family.
- Source
- Archival Accessions