Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1978

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 11 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of the exterior of Beth Ezekiel Synagogue in Owen Sound, Ontario.

Name Access

Beth Ezekiel Synagogue (Owen Sound, Ont.)

Subjects

Architecture

Synagogues

Places

Owen Sound (Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-9-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

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4838

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1989

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 16 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print of the exterior of Beth Ezekiel Synagogue in Owen Sound, Ontario.

Notes

Credit donor.

Name Access

Beth Ezekiel Synagogue (Owen Sound, Ont.)

Subjects

Synagogues

Places

Owen Sound (Ont.)

Accession Number

1989-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4839

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1989

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 16 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print of the exterior of Beth Ezekiel Synagogue in Owen Sound, Ontario.

Notes

Credit donor.

Name Access

Beth Ezekiel Synagogue (Owen Sound, Ont.)

Subjects

Synagogues

Places

Owen Sound (Ont.)

Accession Number

1989-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Jul. 1978

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 9 x 9 cm and 35 mm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the exterior of Beth Ezekiel Synagogue in Owen Sound, Ontario.

Subjects

Architecture

Synagogues

Places

Owen Sound (Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-8-20

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1950

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a group of men inside the Beth Ezekiel Synagogue in Owen Sound, Ontario. The photograph was taken during the presentation of the synagogue's new Torah scrolls. Identified individuals include Phil Abrams, Mr. Weisfeld, Izzy Goldenberg, and Dave Cadesky.

Subjects

Synagogues

Torah scrolls

Places

Owen Sound (Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-7-19

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Jul. 1978

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 9 x 9 cm and 35 mm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the yahrzeit board inside the Beth Ezekiel Synagogue in Owen Sound, Ontario.

Notes

This image is dark and blurry.

Subjects

Synagogues

Yahrzeit

Places

Owen Sound (Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-8-20

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Jul. 1978

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 9 x 9 cm and 35 mm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the exterior of Beth Ezekiel Synagogue in Owen Sound, Ontario. Pictured are the front doors, featuring the synagogue's sign.

Subjects

Architecture

Synagogues

Places

Owen Sound (Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-8-20

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

29

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1979

Physical Description

17 photographs : col. slides, b&w prints, (1) b&w negative ; 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

Owen Sound (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Jul. 1978

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 9 x 9 cm and 35 mm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the interior of Beth Ezekiel Synagogue in Owen Sound, Ontario. Pictured are the bimah and the aron kodesh.

Subjects

Architecture

Synagogues

Places

Owen Sound (Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-8-20

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1954]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Ezekiel Cadesky seated in a chair holding the sefer Torah from the Beth Ezekiel Synagogue in Owen Sound, Ontario.

Subjects

Portraits

Torah scrolls

Places

Owen Sound (Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-7-19

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1950]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Ezekiel Cadesky and Ester Cadesky standing in front of 1043 3rd Avenue East in Owen Sound, Ontario.

Subjects

Portraits

Places

Owen Sound (Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-7-19

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Central Region sous-fonds

Community correspondence series

Level

File

Fonds

28-1

Series

6

File

18

Material Format

textual record

Date

1965-1967

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

The file consists of correspondence concerning meetings with community members, community events, a photostat of a newspaper article published in The Owen Sound Sun-Times on December 8, 1967, and list of contributors to the United Israel Appeal Emergency Fund.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

Research Records sub-series

Small Ontario Jewish Communities sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-4-8

File

13

Material Format

textual record

Date

1965

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence and newspaper clippings from Owen Sound concerning Jewish related issues

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

Research Records sub-series

Small Ontario Jewish Communities sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-4-8

File

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Material Format

textual record

Date

1967

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence concerning Jewish related issues in Owen Sound

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

Research Records sub-series

Small Ontario Jewish Communities sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

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Series

5-4-8

File

54

Material Format

textual record

Date

1969

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence regarding Jewish related issues in Sarnia. Of special interest is the correspondence about the recent rise of antisemitism among black Americans.

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Subjects

African Americans

Antisemitism

Places

Owen Sound (Ont.)

Sarnia (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

Research Records sub-series

Small Ontario Jewish Communities sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-4-8

File

106

Material Format

textual record

Date

1978

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a newspaper clipping about Jewish related issues in Owen Sound, Ontario and the problems of all small-town Jews.

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1953]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Ester Cadesky, Ezekiel Cadesky, and Sarah Cadesky from Owen Sound, Ontario.

Subjects

Portraits, Group

Places

Owen Sound (Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-7-19

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2007-6-38

Material Format

textual record (electronic)

Physical Description

6 documents (13 jpgs)

Date

1948-1991

Scope and Content

This accession consists of electronic copies of original textual records, documenting the Jewish community of Owen Sound, Ontario. The records include a community draw ticket (1959); the Canadian Jewish Congress Educational Department code of practice, for discussion at the sixth regional conference on Jewish education (1957); a page from a donation ledger for the United Palestine Appeal (1948); the Beth Ezekiel Synagogue historic plaquing program book (1991); and an employment contract between the Synagogue and Rabbi H. Lasher (1962).

Custodial History

The original records are in the possession of the donor. The OJA was granted permission to scan the documents in June 2007, as part of the Ontario Small Jewish Communities initiative. These copies were then donated to the Archives on 2007-06-11.

Administrative History

Jeff Elie is the current president of Beth Ezekiel Synagogue in Owen Sound. For a history of the Synagogue and the Owen Sound Jewish community, see the OJA's Small Communities Exhbit: http://ontariojewisharchives.org/exhibits/osjc/communities/owensound/index.html

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.

Subjects

Synagogues

Communities

Name Access

Beth Ezekiel Synagogue

Places

Owen Sound, Ont.

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graphic material (electronic)

textual record (electronic)

Physical Description

4 photographs : b&w & col. (jpg)

1 textual record (pdf)

Date

[ca. 1920]-[ca. 1950]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of four scanned photographs and one scanned newspaper clipping relating to the Gorbet family of Owen Sound, Ontario.

Administrative History

Benjamin Gorbach was born in Kiev, Russia in 1885, one of 13 children. Escaping harsh conditions there, he immigrated to North America at the age of 18, going first to New York City and then to Toronto in 1904. With his name changed to Gorbet, Benjamin met Russian-born Pearl Rudnitsky (b. 1890) and they married in 1909. Three children, Harry, Reuben and Bess, were born in Toronto. Reuben died tragically in a bathtub accident. Following an adventurous but unsuccessful attempt to make a living as farmers outside the city, the family returned to Toronto, where their son Frank was born. Previously, Gorbet had studied to be a furrier in New York, and when the couple moved to Owen Sound in 1919, he established Gorbet's Furs. Two more sons and a daughter, Avraham (Abe), Norman and Taubyl, were born in Owen Sound. Benjamin died at his home in 1955 at the age of 70. His wife, affectionately known as “Mom Gorbet” lived on in the community for 13 years.

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.

Places

Owen Sound (Ont.)

Source

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Accession Number

2007-5-7

Material Format

graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description

19 photographs : b&w (jpg)

Date

[ca. 1908-1961]

Scope and Content

This accession consists of digitized photographs depicting four generations of the Rabovsky family of Owen Sound, from the early 1900s to 1961.

The photographs are as follows:

01. Goldie & Nathan Rabovsky, [ca. 1908].

02. Goldie Rabovsky (9) and Gail (9) in summer of 1961 in front of cottage at Sauble Beach, July 1961.

03. Bar mitzvah of Stan Rabovsky, at Beth Ezekiel Synagogue, Owen Sound, [ca. 1953].

04. Rose Rabovsky, Stan Rabovsky & Irving Rabovsky at bar mitzvah of Stan Rabovsky, Owen Sound, [ca. 1953].

05.Rabovskys at Sauble Beach, 1957.

06. Marsha Rabovsky at Harrison Park, Owen Sound, 1957.

07. Group in suits in front of building, [before 1944]. Back row L to R: Lillian Rabovsky, Goldie [Cadesky] Rabovsky, Rose [Schecter] Rabovsky, Nathan Rabovsky, Max Rabovsky, Celia [Gordon] Rabovsky, Sadie Rabovsky, Irving Rabovsky. Front row L to R: Mike [Meyer] Rabovsky, Stan Rabovsky (on shoulders), Moe [Moses] Rabovsky, Bertha Rabovsky

08. Sauble Beach, Ontario, [1954]. Celia Rabovsky, Marsha Rabovsky, Max Rabovsky.

09. Sadie Rabovsky, Miriam Levison Rabovsky, Celia Rabovsky, Marsha Rabovsky, Molly Cadesky, Max Rabovsky, [1954].

10. Joel Cadesky, Debbie Cadesky, Marsha Rabovsky, Goldie Rabovsky (toddler) Sauble Beach, 1954.

11. Nathan Rabovsky & Goldie Rabovsky in front of their furniture store, Owen Sound, [193-?].

12. L to R: Moses (Moe) Rabovsky, Bertha Rabovsky, Max Rabovsky, Nathan Rabovsky, Owen Sound, [ca. 1940].

13. Max Rabovsky & Celia (Gordon) Rabovsky, Owen Sound, [193-?].

14. Ezekiel Cadesky, Owen Sound, [194-?].

15. Max & Celia Rabovsky, Owen Sound, [193-?].

16. Four young men in suits; second from left is Max Rabovsky, [ca. 1930].

17. Max Rabovsky & Nettye Podnick, Owen Sound, [ca. 1930]

18. Rabovsky family downtown Owen Sound, [before 1944]. Back row L to R: Lillian Rabovsky, Rose Rabovsky, Nathan Rabovsky, Irving Rabovsky, Goldie Rabovsky, Max Rabovsky, Celia Rabovsky, Sadie Rabovsky. Front row L to R: Meyer (Mike) Rabovsky, Stanley Rabovsky (on shoulders), Pvt. Moses (Moe) Rabovsky, Bertha Rabovsky (hugging).

19. Isaac Ezekiel Cadesky, [195-?].

Administrative History

The Rabovsky family is one of the oldest in the Owen Sound Jewish community. Nathan Rabovsky arrived with his brother in 1907; his marriage to Goldie Cadesky in 1909 was the first Jewish wedding in Owen Sound, for which a rabbi was brought in from Toronto. Goldie was the eldest daughter of Ethel Lewisky and Isaac Ezekiel Cadesky, for whom the Beth Ezekiel Synagogue is named. Nathan and Goldie had seven children: Sadie, Meyer (Mike), Irving, Lillian, Moses (Moe), Bertha and Max. Moses, a pilot in the Second World War, was killed in 1944. Max married Celia Gordon, and their granddaughter is donor Julie Gonik.

Use Conditions

None

Descriptive Notes

Related records: 2007-5-5, 2007-6-37

Subjects

Communities

Families

Name Access

Rabovsky family

Places

Owen Sound (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

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Material Format

graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w (jpg)

Date

1942

Scope and Content

Accession consists of one scanned photograph of three generations of the Rabovsky family of Owen Sound, headed by Nathan and Goldie Rabovsky (née Cadesky). In the back row are Celia, Max, Meyer (Mike), Moe, Irving, and Rose Rabovsky. In the front row are Lillian, Nathan, Sadie, Stanley (son of Irving and Rose), Goldie, and Bertha Rabovsky.

Administrative History

The Rabovsky family is one of the oldest in the Owen Sound Jewish community. Nathan Rabovsky arrived with his brother in 1907; his marriage to Goldie Cadesky in 1909 was the first Jewish wedding in Owen Sound, for which a rabbi was brought in from Toronto. Goldie was the eldest daughter of Ethel Lewisky and Isaac Ezekiel Cadesky, for whom the Beth Ezekiel Synagogue is named. Nathan and Goldie had seven children: Sadie, Meyer (Mike -- the donor of this photo), Irving, Lillian, Moses (Moe), Bertha and Max. Moses, a pilot in the Second World War, was killed in 1944.

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

Related records note: See also accession 2007-5-5 and 2007-5-7

Subjects

Communities

Families

Name Access

Rabovsky family

Places

Owen Sound (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2008-7-2

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

42 photographs : b&w and col. (jpg)

1 folder of textual records

Date

1902-[ca. 1990]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of electronic photographs of the Levison family from Owen Sound, Ontario. Included in the photos are Rabbi Manfred Levison and his wife Rega, their daughters Miriam and Lottie and their son Benny. Also pictured are Miriam's husband Mike Rabovsky and daughter Goldie; Lottie's husband Ralph Glass and their daughters Rochelle and Janice. The photographs depict the family in China, Medicine Hat, Owen Sound, Sauble Beach, Belle Ewart, and Toronto after the family moved to Palmerston Avenue in 1952.

The textual records consist of a German birth certificate for Rabbi Levison, a marriage certificate for Rabbi Levison and Rega Wolf and a marriage certificate for his parents Leib Levisohn and Josefine (née Kaufmann) Levisohn.

Photo Captions:

001: Rochelle Glass and Janice Glass with their grandfather Manfred Levison, (Toronto, ON), ca. 1979.

002: Goldie Ronald, Miriam Rabovsky, Bruce Ronald and Mike Rabovsky (front), (Owen Sound, ON), ca. 1982

003: Goldie Ronald, Bruce Ronald, Miriam Rabovsky, and Mike Rabovsky at the wedding of Craig Levinson, (Toronto, ON), ca. 1990.

004: Mike Rabovsky, Miriam Rabovsky (née Levison), Lottie Glass (née Levison) & Ralph Glass, (Owen Sound, ON), ca. 1989.

005: [Unidentified], Lottie Levison, [unidentified] and Miriam Levison, China, ca. 1940.

006: Benny and Lottie Levison, China, ca. 1940

007: Rega Levison (née Wolf), (Medicine Hat, AB), ca. 1948

008: Miriam Levison, (Medicine Hat, AB), ca. 1948

009: Benny and Lottie Levison, (Owen Sound, ON), 1949.

010: Mike Rabovsky, Miriam Levison, [unknown Cadesky], [unknown Cadesky] and Benny Levision (front), Harrison Park, (Owen Sound, ON), 1951.

011: Mike Rabovsky and Miriam Levison, Harrison Park, (Owen Sound, ON), 1951.

012: Siblings Lottie, Miriam and Benny Levison, Harrison Park, (Owen Sound, ON), 1951.

013: Miriam and Lottie Levison, Harrison Park, (Owen Sound, ON), 1951.

014: Mike Rabovsky and Lottie Levison, (Owen Sound, ON), 1951.

015: Rega Levison (née Wolf), (Owen Sound, ON), 1951.

016: Lottie Levision, (Owen Sound, ON), 1951.

017: Rega and her daughter Lottie Levison, (Sauble Beach, ON), 1952.

018: Lottie Levison, Palmerston Avenue, (Toronto, ON), 1952.

019: Rega Levison, (Sauble Beach, ON), 1952.

020: Benny Levison, (Toronto, ON), 1952.

021: Benny Levison, (Owen Sound, ON), 1952.

022: Benny Levison, Mike Rabovsky and Lottie Levison, (Sauble Beach, ON), 1952.

023: Rega and Manfred Levison, (Sauble Beach, ON), 1952.

024: Manfred, Rega, Lottie and: Studio portrait of Ralph Glass, ca. 1935. Benny Levison (front), (Sauble Beach, ON), 1952.

025: Lottie and Benny Levison, (Sauble Beach, ON), 1952.

026: Levison family at Sauble Beach. Back row: Manfred Levison, Rega Levison and Mike Rabovsky. Front row: Lottie and Benny Levison, (Sauble Beach, ON), 1952.

027: Goldie Rabovsky held by her grandmother Rega Levison, Harrison Park, (Owen Sound, ON), 1953.

028: Mike Rabovsky, Goldie Rabovsky, Rega Levison and Miriam Rabovsky (née Levison),Harrison Park, (Owen Sound, ON), 1953.

029: Lottie Levison, Goldie Rabovsky, Rega Levison , Benny Levison and Miriam Rabovsky (née Levison),Harrison Park, (Owen Sound, ON), 1953.

030: Goldie and Mike Rabovsky, Victoria Day Weekend, Palmerston Avenue, (Toronto, ON), 1954.

031: Miriam and Goldie Rabovsky, Victoria Day Weekend, Palmerston Avenue, (Toronto, ON), 1954.

032: Lottie Levison, Glass family cottage, (Belle Ewart, ON), June 1955.

033: Ralph Glass, Glass family cottage, (Belle Ewart, ON), June 1955.

034: Lottie Levison, Ralph Glass and Arlene Glass (front), Glass family cottage, (Belle Ewart, ON), June 1955.

035: Arlene and Ralph Glass, Glass family cottage, (Belle Ewart, ON), June 1955.

036: Ralph Glass, Glass family cottage, (Belle Ewart, ON), June 1955.

037: Sally White and Lottie Levison, Palmerston Avenue, (Toronto, ON), November 1955.

038: Lottie Levison and Ralph Glass, Palmerston Avenue, (Toronto, ON), November 1955.

039: Miriam, Mike and Goldie Rabovsky, (Owen Sound, ON), August 1959.

040: Goldie Rabovsky, backyard garden, (Owen Sound, ON), August 1959.

041: Goldie Rabovsky, (Owen Sound, ON), August 1959.

042: Studio portrait of Ralph Glass, ca. 1935.

Administrative History

Lottie Glass is the daughter of Rabbi Manfred Levison and Rega (née Wolf) Levison. The Glass family including Lottie's siblings Miriam (m. Rabovsky) and Benny moved to Canada in 1947. They emigrated from China where they had been living since 1939. In Canada, the family first settled in Medicine Hat, Alberta and moved to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in 1949. In 1950 they settled in Ontario first moving to Welland and then Owen Sound (1950-1952). In the summer of 1952, the family moved to Toronto and lived on Palmerston Avenue. Miriam and her husband Mike Rabovsky remained in Owen Sound. In 1954 after the death of his wife Rega, Rabbi Levison travelled to the United States in search of work and eventually settled in Brooklyn, New York.

Use Conditions

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

Subjects

Families

Name Access

Levison, Rabbi Manfred

Levison, Rega (née Wolf)

Levison, Benny

Glass, Lottie

Glass, Ralph

Glass, Rochelle

Glass, Janice

Rabovsky, Miriam

Rabovsky, Mike

Ronald, Goldie (née Rabovsky)

Ronald, Bruce

Places

Owen Sound, Ont.

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Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

General office subject and correspondence files series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

2

File

593

Material Format

textual record

Date

1962

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.

Accession Number

2005-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

General office subject and correspondence files series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

2

File

300

Material Format

textual record

Date

1989 - 1990

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.

Accession Number

2005-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1950]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a group of men in front of a store located at 1043 3rd Avenue East in Owen Sound, Ontario. Pictured left to right are: Jack Salter, Frank [?], Ezekiel Cadesky, Norman [?], Philipp [?], and Rabbi Klein.

Subjects

Portraits, Group

Rabbis

Stores, Retail

Places

Owen Sound (Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-7-19

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Julius P. Katz fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

55

Series

2

File

50

Material Format

textual record

Date

1941-1942

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

This file consists of correspondence between Katz and Ezekiel Cohen, 3595 St. Famille Street, Montreal.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

1983-7-1

Material Format

textual record

architectural drawing

Physical Description

30 cm of textual records and other material

Date

1948-1977

Scope and Content

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

Subjects

Synagogues

Name Access

Beth Israel Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Shaarei Shomayim (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Level

Item

Item

46

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1959

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

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

Name Access

Bayefsky, Aba, 1923-2001

Beth Jacob Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Henry Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Lipa Green fonds

Organizations series

Level

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Fonds

20

Series

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File

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Material Format

textual record

Date

[196-]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a program book for the play "Carmen Cohen" presented by the Beth Jacob Synagogue Players.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2015-11-8

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

ca. 83 photographs : b&w and col. (56 negatives) ; 18 x 13 cm or smaller

7 cm of textual records

Date

1997

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records related to the planning and production of a centenary journal and dinner in honour of the 100th anniversary of The Beth Jacob V’anshe Drildz Congregation. Included are submissions for the journal including a detailed history of the Beth Jacob Synagogue, print proofs of the journal, congratulatory letters from politicians and Jewish organizations and congratulatory ads. In addition there are copies of speeches from the dinner held on June 26, 1997, a sample of the invitation and general planning correspondence.

Photographs taken for the journal feature exterior shots of the Beth Jacob Synagogue on Henry St and Wilmington and interior shots of the Bimah, Aron ha-kodesh, stained glass windows, sanctuary from the Wilmington Street location along with clergy, members of the sisterhood and brotherhood, presidents and others involved in the synagogue.

Administrative History

Beth Jacob congregation was founded in 1897 and was located in three different locations in St. John’s Ward before the land at 23 Henry Street was purchased in 1919. Known as the Henry Street Shul or the Polishe Shul, the new purpose-built synagogue was dedicated in 1922. The dedication ceremonies attracted so many onlookers that the police had to be called in to manage the crowds.

The synagogue could accommodate up to 800 worshippers – 500 in the men’s section and 300 in the women’s balcony. According to Orthodox tradition, men and women sit separately during synagogue services. Its neo-Romanesque design was typical of other North American synagogues of the period that borrowed heavily from church architecture, often featured arched entranceways, rose windows and twin towers. Its vaulted ceiling was capped by a massive central dome and four smaller ones. It boasted a mikvah (ritual bath) in its basement as well as an assembly hall, a smaller chapel, a brick sukkah and a caretaker’s apartment. The synagogue’s intricately carved Aron ha-kodesh and Bimah were also designed by Brown and were removed in the mid 1960s when the congregation relocated to its current location in North York. The building was sold and converted into the Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church.

Benjamin Brown considered Beth Jacob Synagogue to be his crowning achievement. It was the first synagogue in Toronto (perhaps Canada) to be designed by a Jewish architect and signified the Jewish community’s increased confidence in its new generation of emerging professionals.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Synagogues

Name Access

Beth Jacob Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2017-1-7

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

2011-2012

Scope and Content

Accession consists of two editions of Hakol bulletin published by Beth Tikvah and dated September/October 2011 and November/December 2011. Contents of the bulletins are messages from the rabbi and president, Sisterhood and Men's Club, activities, programs, donations, bereavements, as well as paid advertisements. Inserted in the November/December edition is a letter from Maurice Kulik, president, addressed to the members, informing them of proposed amendments to their constitution for consideration at the AGM. Also included is a flyer promoting their Pre-Hanukkah Choral concert on December 11, 2011.

Subjects

Synagogue bulletins

Name Access

Beth Tikvah Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Affiliated organizations sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-4

File

3

Material Format

textual record

Date

1977

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence concerning lectures and activities at Beth Tzedec and the coordination of assistance from Sam Resnick on behalf of the Committee for Soviet Jewry. Also included with materials is a notice of a lecture series by Professor Irwin Cotler at Beth Tzedec Synagogue.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Passenger Names

Owens, Wm.

Page Number

539

Date Range

June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Photographer

Harvey and Adena Glasner

Source

Rotenberg Ledger

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

Research Records sub-series

Civil and Human Rights Legislation sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-4-1

File

114

Material Format

textual record

Date

1967

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of copies of the Beth Tzedec Bulletin and correspondence regarding the scheduling of Louis Lomax as a speaker.

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Toronto Holocaust Museum series

Subject files sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

28-22

File

5

Material Format

textual record

Date

1980-1983

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence and material related to programs at Beth El Synagogue in Newfoundland.

Name Access

Beth El Synagogue (St. John's, N.L.)

Subjects

Synagogues

Places

St. John's (N.L.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Larry Becker collection

Level

File

Fonds

34

File

27

Material Format

textual record

Date

1967

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a Beth Sholom Synagogue centennial bulletin celebrating Canada's 100th birthday.

Subjects

Synagogue bulletins

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

George Morrison fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

99

Item

88

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1978]

Physical Description

1 slide : col. ; 35 mm

Scope and Content

This photograph is an exterior view of the synagogue.

Name Access

Beth Am Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Temple Beth Am

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

Level

Item

Item

707-731

Material Format

graphic material

Date

May 1976

Physical Description

48 photographs : (24 negatives)

Scope and Content

Photographs include interior and exterior views of the synagogue.

Notes

Negative numbers: 9:5:12A; 9:6:14A; 9:6:15A; 9:6:16A; 9:6:17A; 9:7:18A; 9:7:19A; 9:7:20A; 9:7:21A; 10:1:22A; 10:1:23A; 10:1:25; 10:1:25A; 10:2:26A; 10:2:27A; 10:2:28A; 10:2:29A; 10:3:30; 10:3:31A; 10:3:32A; 10:3:33A; 10:4:34A; 10:4:35A; 10:4:36A.

Name Access

Beth Israel Synagogue

Husiatiner Klaus

Hushatine Kloise

Subjects

Architecture

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Level

File

Fonds

27

Series

1

File

32

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1952

Physical Description

12 photographs : b&w (8 negatives) ; 21 x 26 cm and 4 x 4 cm

Scope and Content

9 exterior views (including the 8 negatives), 1 of the sanctuary, and 2 of a gymnasium.

Notes

Title based on inscriptions on the photographs.

Photographers: Distinctive Commercial Photography.

Name Access

Distinctive Commercial Photography

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

Edmonton (Alta.)

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

George Morrison fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

99

Item

89

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1978]

Physical Description

1 slide : col. ; 35 mm

Scope and Content

This photograph is an exterior view of the synagogue.

Name Access

Beth Am Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Temple Beth Am

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

Sadie Stren fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

78

File

3

Item

45

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[197-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Scope and Content

This item a copy photograph of the exterior of Beth David Synagogue on Waterloo Street in Brantford, Ontario.

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

Brantford (Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-11-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sadie Stren fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

78

File

3

Item

47

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[197-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print of the Beth David Synagogue cemetery gates in Brantford, Ontario.

Subjects

Cemeteries

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

Brantford (Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-11-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

578

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Jun. 1975

Physical Description

2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 13 cm and 35 mm

Custodial History

This item is a photograph and corresponding negative of the exterior of Beth David Synagogue in Brantford, Ontario.

Notes

Acquired in June, 1975.

Name Access

Beth David Synagogue (Brantford, Ont.)

Subjects

Architecture

Synagogues

Places

Brantford (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4130

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Jul. 1978

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 8 x 8 cm and 35 mm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print and negative of the exterior of the Beth Isaiah Synagogue in Guelph, Ontario.

Name Access

Beth Isaiah Congregation (Guelph, Ont.)

Subjects

Architecture

Synagogues

Places

Guelph (Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-8-20

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4132

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Jul. 1978

Physical Description

2 photograph : b&w (1 negative) ; 8 x 8 cm and 35 mm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print and negative of the exterior of the Beth Isaiah Synagogue in Guelph, Ontario.

Name Access

Beth Isaiah Congregation (Guelph, Ont.)

Subjects

Architecture

Synagogues

Places

Guelph (Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-8-20

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

575

Material Format

graphic material

Date

June 1975

Physical Description

2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 13 cm and 35 mm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print and corresponding negative of Beth Israel Synagogue in Kingston, Ontario. The synagogue is slightly obscured by several trees.

Notes

Acquired in June 1975

Name Access

Beth Israel Congregation (Kingston, Ont.)

Subjects

Architecture

Synagogues

Places

Kingston (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

577

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Jun. 1975

Physical Description

2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 13 cm and 35 mm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the exterior of Beth Israel Synagogue in Kingston, Ontario.

Notes

Acquired in June 1975.

Name Access

Beth Israel Congregation (Kingston, Ont.)

Subjects

Architecture

Synagogues

Places

Kingston (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[194-?]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print of the exterior of the Beth Israel Synagogue, located on Queen Street in Kingston, Ontario.

Name Access

Beth Israel Congregation (Kingston, Ont.)

Subjects

Architecture

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Kingston (Ont.)

Accession Number

1981-1-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2380

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[193-]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the exterior of Beth Jacob Synagogue on Madison Avenue in Kitchener, Ontario.

Name Access

Beth Jacob Congregation (Kitchener, Ont.)

Subjects

Architecture

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

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

Related Material

See photo #2381.

Places

Kitchener (Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-8-16

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2381

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[193-]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the exterior of Beth Jacob Synagogue on Madison Avenue in Kitchener, Ontario.

Name Access

Beth Jacob Congregation (Kitchener, Ont.)

Subjects

Architecture

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

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

Related Material

See photo #2380.

Places

Kitchener (Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-8-16

Source

Archival Descriptions