Accession Number

1976-6-4

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

6 photographs : b&w

Date

[ca. 1901]-1952

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs of B'nai Israel Congregation in Galt, Ontario (now Cambridge, Ontario).

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

B'nai Israel Congregation (Galt, Ont.)

Places

Galt (Cambridge, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

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Accession Number

2008-11-12

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

technical drawing

Physical Description

56 cm textual records

172 photographs

2 technical drawings

Date

[194?]-1998

Scope and Content

Accession consists of minutes of meetings, ledgers, correspondence, notes, and photographs documenting the former B'nai Jacob Congregation in Niagara Falls. The material includes records of the Rose Dunkelman chapter of Hadassah (1940s–1950s), Sisterhood (1970s), the merged Hadassah-Sisterhood (1977–1986), Lundy's Lane Cemetery, and the Niagara Falls Jewish Federation (1943-1966). The records include a file with lists of Torah Fund donations, the constitutions of Sisterhood and of B'nai Jacob, many copied newspaper clippings about the Greenspans and Barbara Frum, and a copy of the 1953 CJC Community Self-Survey. There are also two copies of the 1977 Sisterhood New Year's community directory and textual and graphic material on the Holocaust Memorial at the cemetery. Records also include a photocopied chapter from a young adult book telling the story of Niagara Falls resident Irving Milchberg and how as an adolescent he survived the Second World War in Nazi-occupied Warsaw after escaping from the ghetto.

Accession includes 172 photographs; ninety-six are colour prints from the 1998 Holocaust Memorial dedication ceremony in the cemetery and the rest are special events and shul members in the 1960s and 1970s. In addition there is a collage of twelve photographs picturing music classes and performances. Finally, two oversized landscape technical drawings also relate to the proposed Holocaust Memorial.

Photo Caption 001-007: Festival of Holidays at B’nai Jacob Congregation, Niagara Falls, 1980.

Administrative History

B'nai Jacob Synagogue was a Conservative shul founded in 1918. It amalgamated with the Reform congregation in St. Catharines and became B'nai Tikvah in 1998 and is still located in the original shul building in Niagara Falls.

Use Conditions

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

Subjects

Communities

Synagogues

Name Access

B'nai Jacob Congregation (Niagara Falls, Ont.)

Places

Niagara Falls (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

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Accession Number

1984-12-2

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Physical Description

2.1 m of textual records

1 photograph

Artifacts

Date

1918, 1940-1971

Scope and Content

Accession consists of the records of the B'nai Zion Association. Included are the pinkus, financial records, photographs, correspondence, meeting minutes, newsletters, membership records, inviations and programs. Also included is a 1918 photograph of a manual training class at either the King Edward School or the Manning Ave. School.

Administrative History

In the years following the 1st Zionist Congress held in Basle, Switzerland in 1897, Zionist organizations were established around the world.

In Toronto one of the first Zionist societies to be founded was the B'nai Zion Association. This organization was established as a mutual benefit society in 1903. It provided sick, funeral and unemployment benefits to its members.

However, its main purpose was the promotion of Zionism. It was involved in the dissemination of Zionist material, and sponsored lectures and meetings, in addition to raising funds to suppo~t the establishment of Jewish settlements in Palestine. It continued to perform these same activities following the establishment of the state of Israel.

B'nai Zion has also been involved in local activities. It was active in anti-missionary efforts and also provided educational and cultural programming for children.

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MG20 J1F

Subjects

Zionism

Name Access

B'nai Zion Association (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Gordon Mendly fonds

Events and organizations series

Level

Item

Fonds

18

Series

3

Item

2

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1965

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 20 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Item is an image of the officers of the B'nai Zion Association.

Repro Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Julius P. Katz fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

55

Series

2

File

17

Material Format

textual record

Date

1953

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

This file consists of a copy of the Golden Jubilee Souvenir Program (1903-1953) for the B'nai Zion Association.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Central Region sous-fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

28-1

Series

7

File

27

Material Format

textual record

Date

1965-1968

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

The file consists of correspondence and events programmes.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

1975-005

Physical Description

15 cm of textual records

Date

1928, 1936-1959

Scope and Content

Accession consists of the account books and constitution for the Adath Israel Congregation in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.

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MG3B14

Subjects

Synagogues

Name Access

Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)

Places

Kirkland Lake, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1981-2-1

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

4 photographs : b&w (2 negatives) ; 21 x 26 cm and 11 x 13 cm

Date

1940-1945

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a photograph of the interior and one of the exterior of the Adath Israel Synagogue in Kirkland Lake with corresponding negatives.

Subjects

Synagogues

Name Access

Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)

Places

Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2007-6-31

Material Format

textual record (electronic)

Physical Description

1 document (4 jpgs) : col.

Date

[19--]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of scanned copy of the constitution of the B'nai Jacob Congregation of Niagara Falls, 4 pages in four separate files.

Subjects

Synagogues

Communities

Name Access

B'nai Jacob Congregation (Niagara Falls, Ont.)

Places

Niagara Falls (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

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Accession Number

1979-9-18

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1958-1976

Scope and Content

Accession consists of one program to a Celestial Ball held at the Agudath Israel Synagogue in Ottawa, an invitation a Cinderella Ball at the synagogue, invitations to the new synagogue's sod-turning ceremony, installation dinner and dedication ceremonies, bulletins, and a sisterhood newsletter.

MG_RG

MG3 B13

Subjects

Balls (Parties)

Newsletters

Synagogues

Name Access

Agudath Israel Synagogue (Ottawa, Ont.)

Places

Ottawa, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Western Canada synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

3

File

1

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1977

Physical Description

3 photographs : b&w ; 17 x 12 and smaller

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

Brandon (Man.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

1986-9-2

Material Format

object

textual record

graphic material

Physical Description

30 cm of textual records

7 photographs

artifacts

Date

1908-1970

Scope and Content

Accession consists of textual records, graphic materials, and artifacts documenting the Shaarey Shomayim Synagogue in Fort William (Thunder Bay) and the Jewish community of Thunder Bay. The records include a brass menorah and shivisi from the Synagogue, along with a wooden tablet of the ten commandments (1920s); a marriage register (1908-1951); a minute book of the chevra kadisha (1913-1986); B'nai Brith Lodge membership registration books, minute books, a dues book, and a framed citation (1911-1970); and several photographs including the Jewish community's float for the coronation of King George VI, the turning of the sod for the new synagogue, the B'nai Brith Lodge annual picnic in Port Arthur and a meeting honouring Jewish servicemen of the Second World War, and three portraits of the Synagogue's honourary presidents.

MG_RG

MG 2 B 1ii

MG 3 B 23

Subjects

Communities

Synagogues

Name Access

Shaarey Shomayim Congregation (Thunder Bay, Ont.)

Places

Thunder Bay, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

Research Records sub-series

Advocacy, General sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-4-9

File

52

Material Format

textual record

Date

1965

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence from B'nai B'rith and Herzl Zion.

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

George Morrison fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

99

Item

33

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1978]

Physical Description

1 slide : col. ; 35 mm

Name Access

Congregation B'nai Torah (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Architecture

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.)

Accession Number

1980-6-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

George Morrison fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

99

Item

34

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1978]

Physical Description

1 slide : col. ; 35 mm

Name Access

Congregation B'nai Torah (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Architecture

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.)

Accession Number

1980-6-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

George Morrison fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

99

Item

76

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1978]

Physical Description

1 slide : col. ; 35 mm

Name Access

Machzikei B'nai Israel Synagogue

Congregation Machzikei B'nai Israel

Subjects

Architecture

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.)

Accession Number

1980-6-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

George Morrison fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

99

Item

77

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1978]

Physical Description

1 slide : col. ; 35 mm

Name Access

Machzikei B'nai Israel Synagogue

Congregation Machzikei B'nai Israel

Subjects

Architecture

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.)

Accession Number

1980-6-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

George Morrison fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

99

Item

78

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1978]

Physical Description

1 slide : col. ; 35 mm

Name Access

Machzikei B'nai Israel Synagogue

Congregation Machzikei B'nai Israel

Subjects

Architecture

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.)

Accession Number

1980-6-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

15

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1979

Physical Description

57 photographs : col. slides, b&w prints, negatives ; 35 mm and 12 x 9 cm

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

London (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Reference series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

5

File

19

Material Format

textual record

Date

1955

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains copied pages from the Dedication programme of 1955.

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

London (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Julius P. Katz fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

55

Series

6

File

51

Material Format

textual record

Date

1951

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

This file consists of a certificate of merit presented by B'nai Zion Association to Julius P. Katz.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2015-7-12

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Physical Description

2.1 m of textual records and graphic material

Date

1904-2015

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records related to the precursor synagogues of Congregation Or Shalom: B'nai Israel and B'nai Moses ben Judah. Records include committee records, board meeting minutes, flyers and invitations, newsletters and bulletins, by-laws, sisterhood records, men's club records, photographs, Board of Education minutes, records related to the London Talmud Torah, minute books of the Daughters of Israel, correspondence, financial records and scrapbooks. There is also a small amount of material related to the National Council of Jewish Women, London Chapter and the London Jewish Community Council and Federation.

Custodial History

Records were donated to the OJA by Congregation Or Shalom, who has an archival repository at the synagogue under the guidance of Dr. Jack Rosen.

Subjects

Synagogues

Name Access

B'nai Israel Synagogue, (London, Ont.)

B'nai Moses ben Judah (London, Ont.)

Congregation Or Shalom (London, Ont.)

Rosen, Jack

Places

London, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Quebec synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

1

File

49

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Date

1978

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

63 photographs : col. slides, (4) b&w prints ; 35 mm and 12 x 9 cm

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

Montréal (Québec)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

93

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1979

Physical Description

4 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

Name Access

Shaarei Zion Congregation (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

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

104

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1979

Physical Description

4 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

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

Accession Number

2015-9-21

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1984

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a letter from Mort Pliskow, the president of the Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue of Sudbury Ontatrio, concerning the Passover Bulletin of 1984. The material includes a list of the congregants and their contact information.

Custodial History

There is no information on the acquisition of this material.

Subjects

Religion

Name Access

Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue (Sudbury, Ont.)

Places

Sudbury, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1977-12-4

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

ca. 120 cm of textual records

Date

1904–1969

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting the First Narayever Congregation of Toronto. Included are membership books, minute books, insert cards used to record aliyah pledges, correspondence, ledger sheets, contracts, and other material.

Administrative History

In 1914, Jews from eastern Galicia (now in modern Ukraine) established the First Narayever Congregation in Toronto as a landsmanshaf, i.e. a society of Jewish immigrants from the same town or region. The synagogue takes its name from the small market town of Narayev, which is located in eastern Galicia. The synagogue's founders belonged to the working class and many worked in Toronto's garment industry.

Initially, congregation members met in different locations, but by 1923 their numbers and financial means had grown such that they were able to rent a small house at 70 Huron Street at the corner of Huron and Dundas. This house served as the congregation's home for twenty years.

The congregation's first president was Israel Chaim Katz and its first meeting was held at the Katz home at 156 William Street. The congregation's first rabbi was Solomon Langner, who was hired by the congregation in 1923. He retained this affiliation despite serving the Kiever Synagogue as a full-time rabbi from 1929 until he died in 1973.

In 1943, the congregation purchased property at 187-189 Brunswick Avenue from Bethel Church. This is where the the synagogue is located today.

In 1950, Henry Young became president of the congregation. He occupied that position until his death in 1976. Shalom Langner, the son of Rabbi Solomon Langner, succeeded Young as president.

As Toronto's Jewish population began to move north, the First Narayever continued to serve Orthodox Jews living downtown. In the 1980s, the congregation struggled to balance the needs of this older generation with the young generation's desire to make the synagogue more egalitarian with respect to gender. In 1983, the congregation's new leadership team successfully advanced a proposal to allow the full participation of women in traditional services. This innovation led to several long-standing members taking legal action, but their case was dismissed on the grounds that it was not a matter for civil law.

The First Narayever's identity continued to evolve. In 2009, its membership voted to allow its rabbi, Edward Elkin, who began serving the congregation in 2000, to officiate at same-sex marriages.

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MG3 A55

Subjects

Synagogues

Name Access

First Narayever Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1979-11-12

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 volume

Date

1979

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a Shaarei Shomayim jubilee book, the First Fifty Years.

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MG3 A31

Subjects

Synagogues

Name Access

Shaarei Shomayim Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2022-2-4

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

13 cm of textual records

Date

[197-]-2008

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting the Sons of Jacob Congregation of Belleville, Ontario. Included are meeting minutes, handwritten notes, and a copy of the synagogue's constitution, as well as other textual records.

Custodial History

The files belonged to the donor's parents. The latter were active in the Sons of Jacob Congregation (Mike's mother was the secretary for a time).

Descriptive Notes

Availability of other formats: Constitution also available as a PDF file.

Subjects

Synagogues

Name Access

Sons of Jacob Congregation (Belleville, Ont.)

Places

Belleville (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Julius P. Katz fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

55

Series

6

File

49

Material Format

textual record

Date

1957

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

This file consists of a certificate from the B'nai Zion Association to J. P. Katz in recognition of twenty-five years of service.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

George Morrison fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

99

Item

119

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1978

Physical Description

1 slide : col. ; 35 mm

Name Access

Magen David Sephardic Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)

Shaarei Zion Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Architecture

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

McAllister Road (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1980-6-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

George Morrison fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

99

Item

120

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1978

Physical Description

1 slide : col. ; 35 mm

Name Access

Magen David Sephardic Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)

Shaarei Zion Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Architecture

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

McAllister Road (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1980-6-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

8

Material Format

textual record

Date

1985-1994

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Name Access

Congregation B'nai Torah (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Synagogues

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

97

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1979

Physical Description

14 photographs : col. slides, b&w negatives ; 35 mm

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

The Shuls Project fonds

Reference series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

5

File

43

Material Format

textual record

architectural drawing

Date

[ca. 1960]-1975

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

2 architectural drawings

Scope and Content

File contains 50th anniversary booklet (1975), and two blueprints of the building.

Name Access

Shaare Zion Congregation (Montréal, Québec)

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

Montréal (Québec)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

1982-2-3

Material Format

object

Physical Description

1 key

Date

1921

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a gold key presented on 18 September 1921 to Fred and Sophie Torno at the opening of the Eastern Children of Israel Congregation, popularly known as the Berkeley Street Synagogue.

Descriptive Notes

B'nai Israel Hamizrachim.

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MG 3 A 43

Subjects

Synagogues

Name Access

Eastern Children of Israel Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

Berkeley Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1990-1-6

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

22 photographs : col. (11 negatives) ; 10 x 15 cm and 35 mm

Date

1989

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs and negatives docmenting a B'Nai Brith "Never Again" rally in Minden, Ontario against white supremacists, and thanking the Minden United Church and other concerned citizens for their support.

Custodial History

Availability of other formats: Digitized material.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1979-9-37

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

2 cm of textual records (1 vol.)

Date

1969

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a book entitled "History of Beth Jacob Congregation, 1896-1969", published in honour of the Hamilton congregation's 80th anniversary.

Administrative History

Beth Jacob Congregation was founded in 1886 by an Orthodox faction of the Reform Congregation Anshe Sholom, who withdrew from the congregation three years earlier to form an Orthodox minyan, due to differing views on the celebration of Rosh Hashanah.

Descriptive Notes

Beth Jacob Congregation.

Hamilton.

Multicultural History Society of Ontario.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Synagogues

Name Access

Beth Jacob Synagogue (Hamilton, Ont.)

Places

Hamilton, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2021-5-3

Material Format

textual record (electronic)

Physical Description

69.5 MB of records in electronic form

Date

2020-2021

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting Shaari Shomayim's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Included are promotional materials for various online events and several of the congregation's bulletins.

Subjects

COVID-19 (Disease)

Synagogues

Name Access

Shaarei Shomayim (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2022-11-3

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 book

Date

2022

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting City Shul, a Reform synagogue in downtown Toronto. Included is "Siddur Shirat HaLev: The City Shul Community Prayerbook." The siddur was designed by Baruch Sienna and edited by Rabbi Elyse Goldstein. Baruch described the siddur thus: "A contemporary, illustrated, liberal siddur for Shabbat, weekday, and festivals." The siddur features content from Canadian poets (e.g., Leonard Cohen, A. M. Klein) and artists. According to the donor, the siddur was "the product of many volunteer congregants over several years of effort."

Use Conditions

Copyright is not 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: Three pages of the siddur are available as digital files: page 80 (available as a PDF file), and page 98 (available as a JPEG file), and page 160 (available as a PDF file).

Rights: Copyright © 2022, City Shul. Translations, readings, and commentaries from Mishkan T'filah, World Union Edition: A Progressive Siddur, copyright © 2010 by the Central Conference of American Rabbis.

Subjects

Reform Judaism

Siddurim

Synagogues

Name Access

City Shul (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1976-10-1

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

ca. 13 cm of textual records

Date

1937–1968

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records belonging to two manuscript groups.

The first manuscript group (MG2 B5) consists of material documenting B'nai Brith Lodge 1234 of Timmins, Ontario. Included are a minute book for the years 1962–1968, an attendance register for the years 1947–1951, a fifteenth anniversary souveneer program from September 1950, two copies of a program for an event featuring guest speaker Senator J. Bradette that was held on 10 January 1954, correspondence for the years 1956–1968, minutes from 1950–1968, and a constitution from 18 June 1936.

The second manuscript group (MG3 B22) consists of material documenting Congregation B'nai Israel of Timmins. Included are six membership cards for the years 1939–1940 and 1940–1941, three seat number cards (no date), a membership account ledger for the years 1942–1948 and 1948–1950, a general financial ledger for the years 1941–1949, membership assessment lists for the yeras 1942–1943 and 1946–1947, and financial statements for the years 1937–1954.

MG_RG

MG2B5

MG3B22

Subjects

Synagogues

Name Access

B'nai Israel Congregation (Timmins, Ont.)

Places

Timmins (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2018-2-5

Physical Description

14 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller

Date

[1955]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs from a B'nai Israel Congregation Purim carnival.

Responsibility

Photographs by Lou Lessin, London, Ont.

Administrative History

In 1899, London established its first permanent synagogue at the corner of Richmond and Simcoe Streets. The B'nai Israel Congregation operated from this location until 1917. With the rapid influx of Jewish residents at the turn of century, the congregation eventually relocated to the site of a former church located at the corner of Wellington and Grey. B'nai Israel operated from this new home until 1960. On September 11, 1960, B'nai Israel Congregation consecrated its new purpose built synagogue at the then northern border of the city. Praised for its ultramodern design, the synagogue complex designed by architect Philip Carter Johnson, housed a school, social hall and youth centre.

Use Conditions

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Descriptive Notes

HISTORY/BIO NOTE: A History of the Jewish Community of London Ontario by Bill Gladstone.

CONSERVATION NOTE: Photos were originally mounted on display boards. The photo backing has been removed where possible. All identifying information included in the photo captions was on the original display board.

Subjects

Synagogues

Purim

Places

London (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

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Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

60

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1979

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

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

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

61

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1979

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Notes

Also called the Shaw Street shul.

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

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

63

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1979

Physical Description

12 photographs : col. slides, (1) b&w print ; 35 mm and 12 x 9 cm

Name Access

Congregation B'nai Torah (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

The Shuls Project fonds

Western Canada synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

3

File

37

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Date

1977

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

4 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 9 cm and smaller

Scope and Content

Independent. 235 Enniskellen Ave.

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

Winnipeg (Man.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

General community activities series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

11

File

101

Material Format

textual record

Date

1971-1984

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of invitations and programmes.

Name Access

Congregation B'nai Torah (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Synagogues

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

George Morrison fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

99

Item

74

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1978]

Physical Description

1 slide : col. ; 35 mm

Name Access

Temple Har Zion

Subjects

Architecture

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

Markham (Ont.)

Accession Number

1980-6-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

George Morrison fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

99

Item

75

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1978]

Physical Description

1 slide : col. ; 35 mm

Name Access

Temple Har Zion

Subjects

Architecture

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

Markham (Ont.)

Accession Number

1980-6-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

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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