Accession Number

2004-5-43

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

12 photographs : b&w (4 negatives) ; 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Date

May 1948

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs and negatives of a parade on College Street, Toronto celebrating the establishment of the State of Israel. Identified is Mrs. Greenberg, the leader of the girl guides. The girl guide carrying the British flag is Gloria Mosoff (her married name is Roden).

Subjects

Israel--History--Declaration of Independence, 1948

Parades

Places

College Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

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Accession Number

2004-5-74

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

6 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Date

1948

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs taken on College Street in Toronto of a parade celebrating the establishment of the State of Israel in May 1948.

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

Israel--History--Declaration of Independence, 1948

Parades

Places

College Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

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Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Central Region sous-fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

28-1

Series

7

File

14

Material Format

textual record

Date

1942-1971

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

The file consists of a photostat of the letters patent for The Toronto Zionist Council, event programmes for the Zionist Herzl Club, programme for a mass demonstration on the occasion of the proclamation of a Jewish State in Palestine, and correspondence.

Subjects

Israel--History--Declaration of Independence, 1948

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2016-3-38

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1948

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a pamphlet for a mass rally to be held at Maple leaf Gardens on May 16 in solidarity with the Provisional Jewish Government in Palestine. The pamplet is not dated as to the year but since the State was proclaimed on May 14, 1948, it is logical that the document was for an event on May 16, 1948.

Custodial History

There is no information on the acquisition of this material.

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

Israel--History--Declaration of Independence, 1948

Name Access

United Zionist Council of Toronto

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

18

Material Format

sound recording

Date

15 Nov. 1987

Physical Description

1 audio reel (3 min., 33 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Notes

Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He starts the segment by mentioning what he considers to be four important anniversaries: the 70 years of the October Revolution, the 70 years of the Balfour Declaration, the 40 years since the vote in the United Nations authorizing the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine, and the 49 years since the Kristallnacht in Germany. He then proceeds to discuss the October Revolution and what it has meant for Russian Jews, from what he describes as hope to disenchantment; and the Balfour Declaration, which expressed the British Empire's favourable position to the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine, but criticizes it for what he sees as its ambiguity.

Subjects

Soviet Union--History--Revolution, 1917-1921

Israel--History--Declaration of Independence, 1948

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.

Physical Condition

Tape is in good condition. Sound quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.

Accession Number

1988-3-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Canada-Israel Committee series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

25

Item

1

Material Format

sound recording

Date

[Oct. 1986?]

Physical Description

1 audio reel (4 min., 17 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a recording of the Canada-Israel Committee segment. Eric Steadley talks about the October 1956 Suez Crisis on the occasion of its 30th anniversary. He provides background, the developments of the war, and its outcome.

Subjects

Israel--History--1948-1967

Physical Condition

Tape is in good condition. Audio quality is fair -- appears to have been recorded over the phone. No signs of mold or SBS.

Accession Number

1986-12-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2018-3-3

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm on mat 30 x 35 cm

Date

[1918 or 1919]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a photograph likely taken in the summer of 1918 or 1919 of a parade float in Fort William, Ontario. Eva Burgard (m. Lazarus) is pictured seated near the front driver's side tire holding a Red Ensign flag. Wording on the side of the truck reads: "We are Grateful to the Allies for Delivering Palestine to the Jewish Nation" and "The Wandering Jew, To Have a Home". Slightly obscured are the words: "One of the War Aims of the Allies was to Make a Reality [the Dream of Israel?]." Pictured in the background is a wooden stadium with people seated for an event.

Subjects

Parade floats

Balfour Declaration

Places

Fort William (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Canada-Israel Committee series

Level

Series

Fonds

135

Series

25

Material Format

sound recording

Date

1985-1987

Physical Description

4 audio reels (ca. 17 min.) : 1/4 in.

Admin History/Bio

A part of the CIJA (Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy) family of agencies, the Canada-Israel Committee (CIC) is the representative of the organized Canadian Jewish community on matters pertaining to Canada-Israel relations. With the aim of promoting and advancing all aspects of the Canada-Israel relationship, the CIC communicates on a regular basis with government officials, journalists, academics and others who have an impact on public opinion in Canada. It is affiliated with the Quebec-Israel Committee.

Scope and Content

Series consists of 4 audio reels containing the Canada-Israel Committee segment aired during The Jewish Hour, broadcast on CHIN Radio. Eric Steadly, Paul Michaels, and Shira Herzog Bessin discuss historical, social, and political issues pertaining to Israel.

Name Access

Canada-Israel Committee

Subjects

Israel--Foreign relations--Arab countries

Israel--History--1948-1967

Israel--History--1967-1993

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.

Accession Number

1986-12-5

1988-3-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gordon Mendly fonds

Events and organizations series

Zionist Organization of Canada sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

18

Series

3-5

File

19

Material Format

graphic material

Date

28 May 1967

Physical Description

10 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of images taken at the Israel Independence Day celebrations at the Royal York Hotel. The celebrations were sponsored by the Zionist Organization of Canada, Central Region. The images depict speakers at the podium addressing the large gathering, a flag ceremony featuring the Canadian and Israeli flags, and a choir on stage.

Subjects

Independence Day (Israel)

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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Part Of

Na'amat Canada Toronto fonds

Publications series

Yom Haatzmaut Israel Independence Day programme file

Level

File

Fonds

130

Series

1

File

3

Material Format

textual record

Responsibility

Canadian Pioneer Women

Date

1973

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a recommended program for family celebration of Yom Ha'atzmaut published by Pioneer Women Montréal. The latter includes songs, prayers, and quotes by famous Israelis.

Subjects

Independence Day (Israel)

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.

Accession Number

2019-3-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

David E. Newman collection

Level

Item

Item

4600

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1955

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Probably at the Shaarai Shomayim Synagogue at a Yom Ha'atzmaut celebration.

Notes

Photo by Graphic Artists, Toronto.

Name Access

Newman, David E.

Newman, Tamar

Shaarai Shomayim Synagogue

Subjects

Independence Day (Israel)

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1981-11-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Philip Givens fonds

Jewish communal series

Canadian Zionist Federation sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

51

Series

9-2

File

11

Material Format

graphic material

Date

20 Apr. 1980

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm + identification key

Scope and Content

File consists of one photograph of Min and Phil Givens attending a Yom Ha'atzmaut celebration at the Shaarei Shomayim Synagogue. Identified in the photograph are (left to right): Min Givens, Phil Givens, Roy McMurtry, Louis Moses, and Abba Gefen (Israel consul).

Notes

Photograph is by Leo Hausman of The Studio (Toronto)

Name Access

Gefen, Abba

Hausman, Leo, 1912-1982

McMurtry, Roy

Moses, Louis

Shaarei Shomayim Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Independence Day (Israel)

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.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4162

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Jan. 1948

Physical Description

2 photographs : (1 negative)

Notes

For identificaiton, see accession record.

Name Access

Grosbein, Norman

Shaw Street Synagogue

Weber family

Grosbein family

B'nai Israel Synagogue

Subjects

Bar mitzvah

Families

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.)

Accession Number

1986-10-10

Source

Archival Descriptions

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

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Photographic and audiovisual collection series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

27

File

7

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1952

Physical Description

3 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of three photos, two of which show the audience in an auditorium for the celebration of Yom Ha'atzmaut (Independence Day). The third photo is of the children onstage, with children in the back row waving Israeli flags.

Subjects

Children

Flags--Israel

Independence Day (Israel)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4163

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1912]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a black-and-white portrait of Nathan Grosbein sitting in a chair.

Name Access

Grosbein, Nathan

Subjects

Portraits

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

1986-10-10

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3185

Material Format

graphic material

Date

May 1948

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Name Access

Maple Leaf Gardens Ltd.

Subjects

Israel--Anniversaries, etc

Parades

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

1982-2-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

General Wingate Branch 256, Royal Canadian Legion fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

74

Item

8

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[194-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 22 cm

Name Access

Royal Canadian Legion

Yonge Street

Subjects

Flags--Israel

Parades

Streets

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

Yonge Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1976-9-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3186

Material Format

graphic material

Date

May 1948

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Subjects

Israel--Anniversaries, etc

Parades

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

1982-2-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Arab-Israeli War series

Level

Series

Fonds

2

Series

5

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

cartographic material

Date

1943-1991

Physical Description

15 cm of textual records

28 photographs

20 maps

Admin History/Bio

Dunkelman joined the Machal (foreign fighters for Israel) in 1948 at the onset of the First Arab-Israeli War and was active in helping the fledgling Israeli Army break out of Jerusalem and find a road to Tel Aviv. The Burma Road—named after a Second World War Burma supply route—was a makeshift route from Jerusalem to Tel-Aviv. Israeli soldiers, including Dunkelman, drove a convoy at night along a little-used route to reconnect the two cities. Later in the war, commanding the 7th Brigade, he captured Nazareth and northern Galilee. After Dunkelman had left the Israel Defense Forces in 1949 to seek work as a businessman, he kept in contact with the armed forces of Israel through such organizations as the Jewish War Veterans of Canada, the 7th Brigade Veterans Fund, American Veterans of Israel, the Association of Jewish War Veterans, and the Mahal Association.

Scope and Content

Series consists of reports, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and maps and documents recording Ben Dunkelman's involvement in the First Arab-Israeli War. The series branches into the following topics in this order: Machal; the 7th Brigade; Operation Hiram; Operation Dekel; the Burma Road; the Israel Defence Forces; a Profile of Ben Dunkelman; and Arab-Israeli War veterans.

Subjects

Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949

Physical Condition

Some records are fragile.

Related Material

See fonds 2, series 6 for more information on the war. Dunkelman wrote an autobiography, Dual Allegiance, based on his experiences in the First Arab-Israeli War and the Second World War.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Executive director series

Teacher files sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

2-4

File

69

Material Format

textual record

Date

1949-1951

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing the records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Publicity photographs of people and events series

Level

File

Fonds

28

Series

6

File

145

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[196-?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 cm

Scope and Content

The file consists of a portrait photograph of Norman Levitt.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2002-10-46

Material Format

object

Physical Description

1 trophy

Date

1960

Scope and Content

Accession consists of an Arts Theatre Club Trophy. This trophy has a wood base, on the left are theatrical masks in gold, on the right is a taller wood block with a plaque on the front, on top is a silver statue. This item has been deaccessioned and removed (11/24/15)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2008-6-5

Material Format

graphic material

object

Physical Description

2 posters : 56 x 36 cm and 57 x 36 cm

2 fans : cardboard ; 29 x 22 cm

Date

[ca.1928]-[1942]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of two Yiddish broadsides and two fans from Tip Top Tailors. The broadsides are from performances at Massey Hall and Centre Theatre at Dundas Street and Markham Street.

The Massey Hall broadside is for a November 1942 performance of Judas Maccabaeus, which included contributions by Jack Reid, Emil Gartner, Virginia Dobson, Igor Gorin, Irving Levine, and Ernest Shaeffer.

The Centre theatre broadside is for Joseph in the Land of Egypt, ca.1931.

Custodial History

The donor purchased the broadsides and fans at auction and therefore the custodial history is unknown.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2008-12-3

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

[191-]-1971

Scope and Content

This accession consists of textual records related to Toronto Jewish businesses and organizations including business receipts, United Jewish Appeal certificates, a Canadian Jewish Congress program and a U of T Jewish Studies program booklet.

Custodial History

The records were bought at auction by Morris Norman and then donated to the Archives on 4 December 2008.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2009-5-8

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records (2 vol.)

Date

1918-[196-]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of several short publications:

A four-page edition of the Canadian Daily Record from December 23, 1918; a 1938 report by the Canadian National Committee on Refugees and Victims of Political Persecution, entitled "Should Canada Admit Refugees? Some considerations and arguments submitted for the consideration of the people of Canada"; "Notes for an Address by the Honourable R[ichard]. A[lbert]. Bell, M.P., Minister of Citizenship and Immigration to the Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Canada," from January 20, 1963; and The Dynamics of Economic Adjustment of Canadian Jewry, an essay by Dr. Joseph Kage, [196-].

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2009-6-4

Material Format

object

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

M6 artifacts

1 postcard

1 textual record

Date

[193-?]-[195-?]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a Tip Top Tailors wall clock and five tzedakah boxes from Israel. Also included is a postcard of the Mossington Park resort on Lake Simcoe featuring a Gentiles Only sign, several copies from the mid-1940s of the CJC Committee on Social and Economic Studies Information and Comment bulletins, as well as a programme for the twenty-seventh anniversary celebrations for the Soviet Union, held at Maple Leaf Gardens in 1944. The program included a message from the prime minister, W. L. MacKenzie King, and a broadcast from Paul Robeson. The master of ceremonies was Lorne Greene. The content of the CJC studies include: research projects of the CJC (1946), racial discrimination and public policy (1946), the use of the terms "racial origin" and "religion" in the Canadian census (1946), opinion polls and social control (1946), intermarriage and children of intermarriages (1946), prejudice and Canadian unity (1946), comparative occupational distribution (1947), community action versus racial prejudice (1947), audience reaction analysis to the film "Don't Be a Sucker" (1947), Fair Employment Practices Laws for Canada (1947), age distribution of Jewish population in Ontario (1949), Immigration of Jews to Canada (1948), Saskatchewan Bill of Rights Act (1949), Jews in the professions in Canada (1949), answering the bigot: a summary of the Incident control project (1949), Canadian public opinion on racial restrictive covenants (1949), anti-minority discrimination and the law: a Canadian progress report (1950), immigration to Canada 1945 to 1949: official figures, refugee industries in Canada: latest available statistics (1947), and from juvenile immigrant to Canadian citizen (1950). Authors of CJC reports include Dr. A. F. Citron, Dr. J. Harding, Dr. Louis Rosenberg, Dr. Manfred Saalheimer, Professor F. R. Scott and Dr. Morris C. Shumiatcher.

Custodial History

The items were bought by Morris Norman, a collector of Judaica, and donated to the archives on 3 June 2009.

Subjects

Human rights

Discrimination in employment

Name Access

Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region (Toronto, Ont.)

Tip Top Tailors

Source

Archival Accessions

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Accession Number

2009-12-12

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

2 Dec. 1942

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a typed letter, written and signed by Dr. Otto Strasser, regarding an order for an article titled, "Memorandum for shortwave propaganda to Germany."

Custodial History

The item was bought by Morris Norman, a collector of Judaica, and donated to the Archives in December 2009.

Administrative History

Otto Strasser (1897-1974) was a German politician and member of the German Nazi party. He was expelled from the party in 1930 for creating and leading a leftist faction called the "Black Front," and was exiled from Germany until 1955. He spent his years in exile in various countries. In 1941 he immigrated to Canada, settling in Montreal and later Nova Scotia. As a dissenting Nazi, he sought the downfall of Hitler by heading the Free German Movement and writing articles on the Nazi leadership for newspapers in Canada, Britain and the U.S.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2010-6-17

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 6 cm

Date

[ca. 1944] - [ca. 2003]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of one photograph of Norman Gulko that was taken in Holland near the end of the Second World War and Norman's unpublished war memoir entitled "A Toronto Boy Goes to War."

Administrative History

Norman Gulko was born in Toronto on 4 March 1923. He was conscripted into the Royal Canadian Army in late 1942 and joined Canada's active service in 1944. Norman was initially stationed in Italy but was moved to various other cities in France, Holland, and Germany. After the war, Norman received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Toronto and worked as a social worker in Toronto from 1952 until his retirement in 1988.

Use Conditions

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

Descriptive Notes

Availability of other formats: Digitized material.

Subjects

Portraits

Veterans--Canada

World War, 1939-1945

Name Access

Gulko, Norman

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2010-10-6

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

5 photographs : col. and b&w ; 40 x 26 cm or smaller

Date

[ca. 1950]-[ca. 1999]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs, business cards, and a one-page history documenting Norman Sharpe and his department store, which was located on Dundas Street West in the Junction.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2015-3-2

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

ca. 100 photographs

1 folder of textual records

Date

1920-1980

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs of the Hersch family, a screenplay by Phillip Hersch, school certificates from Landsdowne School, Canadian naturalization certificates, thank you notes, a New Year's greeting card, and a Polish passport. Included are photographs of weddings, Europe vacations, class photos, houses in Toronto, bar mitzvah, Niagara falls, Channukah, Farms, studio sets, the beach, and snow scenes.

Custodial History

The records were in the possession of Norman Hersch until his death in the mid-1980s, at which point the donor took possession of the records and stored them until donating them to the OJA in March 2015.

Administrative History

Norman Hersch was a special effects technician for the CBC from the early 1950s until his retirement in the mid-1980s. He was married to a French woman from Western Canada named Margaret. He is buried in the Mount Albert area with his wife. He served in the Canadian military during the Second World War and graduated from Central Technical School upon his return. In later years, he started P & M Display in Yorkville. Norman's older brother Phillip was a screenwriter in Toronto. He wrote the CBC series Wojek. Their mother Lily (Polish) volunteered at Mount Sinai Hospital. Their father Alexander (Romanian) worked in stainless steel manufacturing. They lived around Cecil Street. Doug Wardle was a friend and colleague of Hersch's at CBC in the Special Effects Department.

Subjects

Bar mitzvah

Immigrants--Canada

Families

Name Access

Hersch, Norman

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of prominent Jewish Torontonians series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

1

Item

4

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[between Jan. and May 1953]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 11 x 8 cm and 13 x 18 cm

Admin History/Bio

Norman Cowan was the B'nai Brith's Toronto Lodge president in 1947.

Scope and Content

The item is a portrait of Norman Cowan.

Repro Restriction

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

Related Material

See Fonds 17: 2: 1309, and Fonds 28 : 6 : 307.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Passenger Names

Helpert, Norman

Page Number

280

Date Range

June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Photographer

Harvey and Adena Glasner

Source

Rotenberg Ledger

Passenger Names

Norman, G.

Page Number

791

Date Range

June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Photographer

Harvey and Adena Glasner

Source

Rotenberg Ledger

Accession Number

1980-12-8

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

3 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller

Date

1917

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a photograph of the Toronto Zionist parade to celebrate the Balfour Declaration along with a copy negative and copy print.

Descriptive Notes

See photo #4689 (accession 1988-3-3) for another photograph of this parade.

Subjects

Parades

Name Access

Balfour Declaration

Source

Archival Accessions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1942

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative); 17 x 10 cm

Name Access

B'nai B'rith

Subjects

Parades

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

Kingston (Ont.)

Accession Number

1981-6-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

418

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1917

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print of the Jewish community on parade in St. Catharines, in celebration of the Balfour Declaration. The photo depicts a group of children in white dresses marching down the street alongside several men and women.

Notes

Credit photographer Franklin Caplan when used.

Name Access

Balfour Declaration

Subjects

Parades

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

St. Catharines (Ont.)

Accession Number

Acquired 6 Feb. 1975.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

419

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1917

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print of the Jewish community on parade in St. Catharines, in celebration of the Balfour Declaration. The photo depicts a marching band and a group of men carrying a banner thanking Great Britain.

Notes

Credit photographer Franklin Caplan when used.

Name Access

Balfour Declaration

Subjects

Parades

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

St. Catharines (Ont.)

Accession Number

Acquired 6 Feb. 1975

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1917

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print of the Jewish community on parade in St. Catharines, in celebration of the Balfour Declaration. The photo depicts a decorated car leading the parade down the street.

Notes

Credit photographer Franklin Caplan when used.

Name Access

Balfour Declaration

Subjects

Parades

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

St. Catharines (Ont.)

Accession Number

Acquired 6 Feb. 1975.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

417

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1917

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print of the Jewish community on parade in St. Catharines, in celebration of the Balfour Declaration. The photo depicts a group of young girls dressed in white, marching down the street alongside several men and women.

Notes

Credit photographer Franklin Caplan when used.

Name Access

Balfour Declaration

Subjects

Parades

Access 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

St. Catharines (Ont.)

Accession Number

Acquired 6 Feb. 1975.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4689

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[Nov. 1917?]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Original and copy photographs of the Toronto Zionist parade to celebrate the signing of the Balfour Declaration, Toronto. From left to right: Mr. David Abramowitz, President of the Toronto Zionist Organization; Mr. Meyer Michalson, Secretary/Treasurer of the Toronto Zionist Organization; Esther Michalson (Cooper) representing "Britannia" flanked by two little girls representing "Palestine" and "Canada". The girl most pictured is Claire Bochner Palmer.

Notes

A copy negative for this photograph is available.

Photographer: James & Son Photographers.

Name Access

Toronto Zionist Organization

Abramowitz, David

Balfour Declaration

Michalson, Meyer

Michalson, Esther

Subjects

Parades

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.

Accession Number

1988-3-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sammy Luftspring fonds

Come out fighting scrapbook file

Level

Item

Fonds

82

File

2

Item

4

Material Format

graphic material

Date

29 Mar. 1985

Physical Description

1 photograph : col.

Scope and Content

Photograph of Sammy Luftspring riding down Yonge Street in the Canadian Cancer Society Parade with Earl Walls, Jim Proudfoot, and Stan Brock. This photograph was taken the same year Sammy was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.

Notes

Image is located on page 53 of the 34 x 30 cm scrapbook.

Name Access

Brock, Stan, 1936-2018

Canadian Cancer Society

Proudfoot, Jim, 1933-2001

Walls, Earl, 1928-1996

Subjects

Parades

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

Yonge Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2008-4-1

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

29 drawings : pen and ink ; 61 x 44 cm and smaller

2 paintings : oil and acrylic ; 49 x 22 cm and 40 x 31 cm

Date

1947-1948

Scope and Content

This accession consists of 29 pen and ink drawings by artist Norman Hersch, and two paintings. The drawings represent the history of the Jewish people, created for the magazine Jewish Life in 1947 or 1948. The paintings are an oil portrait of the artist's father and an acrylic abstract piece. There are also several magazine pages showcasing the final printed version of the drawings.

Custodial History

The records were in the possession of the artist, Norman Hersch until his death in the mid-1980s, at which point the donor took possession of the records and stored them in his garage, until donating them to the Archives on April 1, 2004.

Administrative History

Norman Hersch was a special effects technician for the CBC from the early 1950s until his retirement in the mid-1980s. He served in the Canadian military during the Second World War and graduated from Central Technical School upon his return. In later years, he started P & M Display in Yorkville. Doug Wardle was a friend and colleague of Hersch's at CBC in the Special Effects Department.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2008-7-7

Material Format

graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description

4 photographs : b&w (jpg)

Date

[ca. 1941]-[ca. 1955]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of 4 scanned photographs relating to the Springer and Palmer families of Kingston, Ontario. included are anniversary, wedding and family photos. Identified in the photograhs are: Hinda Palmer, Jerry Springer, Sarah Rebecca Springer, Nate Hendin, Sam Springer, Miriam Palmer, Morris Palmer, Moses Cramer, Maury Kaye, Eva Hendin, Ben Palmer, Leah Cramer, Sheina Kaye, Aaron Palmer, Seddy Springer, Samuel Springer, Moe Cramer, Birdie Cramer, Edith Cramer, and Fern Cramer.

Administrative History

Norman Springer is the son of Leddy Palmer and Samuel Springer of Kingston, Ontario. His maternal grandparents, Ben and Hinda Palmer, arrived in Kingston around 1900. They had five children: Lean, Sarah (Seddy; Norman's mother), Eva, Morris, and Shana. Around the same time Ben and Sarah Springer arrived in Belleville. They had four children: Fanny, Samuel (Norman's father), Jenny, and Charles.

Samuel and Seddy met in Sandbanks (near Picton) on holidays in the 1920s. They lived in Belleville for two years and then moved to Kingston in 1934/35. Sam had a strong affiliation with Belleville; he ran the Artistic Ladies’ Wear clothing store (taken over by Julius and Jenny Abramsky) in town. Later he swapped clothing stores with his brother-in-law (Abramsky) because the women wanted to be close to their families (Jenny Abramsky was originally from Belleville).

Norman's maternal grandfather, Ben Palmer, was very involved with the synagogue in Kingston, serving on the 1910 building committee. Sam was a business leader in Kingston and was also involved in Jewish activities and committees. He was the sole building chairman in charge of building the new synagogue in Kingston. His son, Jerry, and grandson, Ryan, were the committee chairs when the Robinson wing was built. Norm and his son Douglas (grandson) were chairs on the Otterburn House (Hillel) committee when major renovations were needed to it.

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.

Source

Archival Accessions

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Part Of

Morris Norman collection

Level

Collection

Fonds

22

Material Format

multiple media

Date

1856-1995

Physical Description

1.1 m of textual records and other material

Admin History/Bio

Morris Norman (b. 1946) is a chartered accountant living and working in Toronto. He is an avid collector of Canadiana, specifically Judaica. He purchases lots at auction and donates them to the Ontario Jewish Archives, as well as other institutions.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of the individual items collected at auction by Morris Norman. The records relate to the Toronto Jewish community and Ontario Jewry and include textual documents, photographs, near-prints, publications, artifacts, posters and broadsheets, sound recordings, and ephemera. Most of the items relate to various Jewish organizations, businesses, synagogues and individuals, and to Christian missionary work in Toronto. The material has been described at the file level, or where appropriate, the item level.

There are also four distinct series of records which document Berul Sugarman, who was a concert violinist and orchestral leader; the Franklin family, who owned a large amount of property in Toronto in the late 1800s and early 1900s; radio and television scripts written by Wayne and Shuster, Henry Karpus and Russell Bradley; and a collection of Turofsky photographs.

Notes

Physical description note: Includes 49 objects, 25 photographs, 7 audio recordings and 4 prints.

Name Access

Norman, Morris

Norman, Jessie

Creator

Norman, Morris (1946-)

Accession Number

1995-9-3

1995-9-4

1995-9-8

1996-6-3

1996-7-3

1996-9-1

1997-7-1

1998-1-1

1998-3-44

1998-7-2

1999-10-1

2000-7-4

2000-12-3

2001-3-3

2001-4-3

2001-8-5

2001-10-6

2001-11-1

2002-4-1

2002-5-1

2002-7-1

2002-9-1

2002-10-5

2002-10-58

2002-12-3

2003-5-3

2003-10-6

2004-7-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds

Art exhibitions series

Level

File

Fonds

100

Series

8

File

125

Material Format

textual record

Date

2004

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of records documenting the Koffler Gallery exhibitions. Included in the file is a media release, art reviews and an exhibit catalogue for Norm's Robots.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4152

Material Format

graphic material

Date

21 Oct. 1943

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Notes

No location is specified.

Name Access

Grosbein, Ben

Subjects

Canada--Armed Forces

World War, 1939-1945

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

1986-10-10

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2010-5-17

Material Format

moving images

Physical Description

1 DVD ( 58 mins., 41 secs.)

Date

2010

Scope and Content

Accession consists of 1 DVD titled "Reclaiming Our Pride: A documentary film about Pride and Prejudice" by Martin Gladstone. The film explores the controversy that surrounded the 2009 Gay Pride Parade generated by the inclusion of groups that branded Israel an apartheid state.

Descriptive Notes

Produced by Queer Films Corporation.

Subjects

Gay pride parades

Israel

Sexual minorities

Name Access

Gladstone, Martin

Pride Toronto

Queers Against Israeli Apartheid

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Cowan family fonds

Level

File

Fonds

102

File

59

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Date

[194-]-1989

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

8 photographs : b&w and col. ; 20 x 15 cm or smaller

Admin History/Bio

Norman Cowan was the eighth of the nine Cowan siblings and the fifth boy. He worked as an estate planner with Imperial Life.

Scope and Content

File consists of family correspondence and photographs of Norman Cowan and his wife Bertha from the 1940s to the 1980s in locations such as Wapaska Lodge, Gravenhurst, and Heritage Park, Calgary, as well as a photo of their son Phil as a young man. There are three greeting cards decorated with photographs of Norman's photography and Bertha's paintings, a speech delivered by Norman to the Toronto Jewish Historical Society on Ward 4 (Kensington) in Toronto during the depression years, and an article from the Canadian Jewish News about the presentation, as well as newspaper clippings about the couple's retirement activities, and an advertisement for an exhibit of their art at the Koffler Gallery in Toronto. Finally, there is a sympathy acknowledgement card for a donation to Baycrest written by Saul Cowan following the passing of his brother Norman.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2015-7-9

Material Format

graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w (tif)

Date

[193-]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of one digital photograph of a group of men inside Shaw Street Synagogue in the early 1930s. Identified in the image are: Avraham Calstein (far right) and Harry Weinstein (2nd from the left).

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

Synagogues

Name Access

Shaw Street Synagogue

Calstein, Avraham

Weinstein, Harry

Source

Archival Accessions