Accession Number

2008-8-23

Material Format

multiple media

Physical Description

5 cm textual records

22 photographs : b&w (4 jpg)

Date

ca.1928-1994

Scope and Content

Accession consists of textual records and photographs pertaining to the interrelated Bogomolny and Greenspan families of Niagara Falls. Included is correspondence and speeches relating to Hadassah, a 1957 Sisterhood cookbook, a Hadassah-WIZO 75th anniversary Commemorative Book, a syngagogue yearbook 1960-1961, B'nai B'rith certificates of Abe Bogomolny's, programmes and invitations to special events, two picture postcards and other family photographs, newspaper clippings relating to the Bogomolnys, and immigration documents from 1928. Also included is a senior undergraduate research paper written by Gerald Enchin (originally of Kitchener), entitled, "A Locational Analysis of the Kitchener-Waterloo Jewish Community," 1971.

Custodial History

Many of these records were collected and created by Jennie Greenspan Bogomolny, mother of the donor. They were passed to Brenda upon Jennie's death and kept until they came to the OJA.

Administrative History

Brenda Bogomolny Enchin is the daughter of Jennie Greenspan and Abe Bogomolny. Jennie was 8 years old in 1928 when she came to Canada with her mother and three brothers. Jennie's mother, Faige Bracha Pomerantz, posed as a widow coming to marry Morris Greenspan, even though they were already married. Morris had come ahead to Ontario where his brother Samuel was already settled. The accession includes documents from the rabbi in Poland attesting to Faige's widowed status so that she could get into Canada. Jennie's older brother was Joseph (father of Eddie and Brian Greenspan). Her younger brother, Abram, is living in Dundas as of 2008. The youngest child was Samuel, who was born in Sept. 1927 just a month after Morris had left Poland, so he met his youngest son a year later. Samuel died at age 48 in 1975.

Brenda’s mother Jennie married Abraham Bogomolny in 1946. He came to Niagara Falls in the 1930s, and with his brother Hymie opened the Niagara Rug Company, with braided and woven rugs. They were the biggest suppliers to department stores like Woolworths and Eaton’s. There was a fire in May 1968. Jennie was an elementary school teacher, she taught at Memorial School where the Greenspan children went, and Battleford Elementary School, which now gives out the Jennie Bogomolny Citizenship Award every year.

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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Accession Number

2008-8-25

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

7 photographs : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm

Date

1929-1952 (copied 2008)

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs of Harold Stein with his parents, brother Richard, and grandmother Emma Levine taken between 1929 and 1949. There is also a photo of Harold's wife Ann Bochner Stein in 1952.

Administrative History

Louis Stein and Sadie Levine were children of Polish immigrants who met and married in Toronto around 1920. Louis Stein opened Stein's Ladies Wear in Niagara Falls, running the successful business for many decades. In the 1950s the store merged with his brother-in-law's store, Zuker's Furs and Ladies' Wear (owned by Phil Zuker, married to Sadie's sister Esther). The stores soon separated again, however. Harold Stein was born in 1929 in Niagara Falls.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2008-8-26

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

8 photographs : b&w and col. ; 10 x 15 cm or smaller

Date

[ca. 1920]-1994

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs pertaining to the Salit family and the Jewish community of Niagara Falls, Ontario. There is a newspaper clipping, an advertisement for Myer Salit Limited and a fiftieth-anniversary commemorative book for Congregation B'Nai Israel, St Catharines, Ontario (1975).

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

Communities

Families

Synagogues

Places

Niagara Falls (Ont.)

St. Catharines (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

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Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Central Region sous-fonds

Community correspondence series

Level

File

Fonds

28-1

Series

6

File

14

Material Format

textual record

Date

1965-1967

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

The file consists of correspondence concerning community events, programmes and fundraising activities.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds

Harris family series

Samuel Aaron and Rose Harris sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

115

Series

1-2

File

10

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1928]-[ca. 1935]

Physical Description

51 photographs : b&w (28 negatives) ; 11 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope and Content

File contains negatives and photographs documenting the family’s trips to Niagara Falls. Pictured in the photographs are Samuel Aaron, Rose, Sydney, Thelma and Yetta Geldzaeler.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Henry Rosenbaum fonds

Photograph series

Level

Item

Fonds

121

Series

1

Item

190

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1967

Physical Description

1 photograph : b & w ; 13 cm x 9 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a b & w photo taken in 1967 at the floral clock close to Niagara Falls Canada. Standing from left to right are Bella Rosenbaum, Henry Rosenbaum, Linda Goldstein, Murray Rosenbaum, lady behind Murray is Leah Oren, Regina Goldstein, Hela Anklewicz, Rivi Anklewicz and David Oren on the far right.

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Publicity photographs of people and events series

Level

File

Fonds

28

Series

6

File

340

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1961

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

The file consists of a photograph of Phil Givens and George Liban at a fundraising dinner in Niagara Falls.

Name Access

Phil Givens

George Liban

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

33

Material Format

textual record

Date

1966-1967

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence and newspaper clippings concerning Jewish related issues in Niagara Falls

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2004-5-145

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

3 photographs : b&w

Date

[195-?]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs of a conference at Niagara Falls Ontario.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2008-11-15

Material Format

graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description

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

Date

1945-[1966?]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of thirty-six scanned photographs documenting Sandy Roff's family and friends in Niagara Falls. There are five wedding photographs, nineteen photographs of the wedding of donor Sandra Gold to Harvey Roff in 1966, and other snapshots of family and friends such as the Bogomolny and Greenspan families. There is also a photograph of the 1954/55 Niagara Falls Hebrew School students and rabbi.

Use Conditions

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

Source

Archival Accessions

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Part Of

Henry Rosenbaum fonds

Photograph series

Level

Item

Fonds

121

Series

1

Item

189

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1958

Physical Description

1 photograph : b & w ; 9 cm x 9 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a b & w photo taken in Niagara Falls, Canada in May 1958. From left to right are Henry Rosenbaum, Brenda Rosenbaum, Bella Rosenbaum and Larry Anklewicz.

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

1977-8-11

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1940-1966

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material from B'nai Jacob Congregation in Niagara Falls, Ontario. These include bank cheques, utility and hardware bills, insurance policy statements from the 1940s, general correspondence, as well as a report on the dedication of the rebuilt synagogue.

Subjects

Synagogues

Communities

Name Access

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

Places

Niagara Falls, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2007-6-32

Material Format

graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description

2 b&w photographs (copies)

Date

[193?]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of two scanned photographs of work scene in front of the Myer Salit Scrap Metal yard, Niagara Falls.

Custodial History

The records were transferred to the OJA as part of the Ontario Small Jewish Communities initiative.

Administrative History

The donor, Larry Cohen, was born 1931. His grandfather, Myer Salit, was born in Brest Litovski, Poland. At the age of twenty-three he booked passage to America on the S.S. Norge. On June 28, 1904 the ship struck a reef off the coast of Scotland and sank. Mr. Salit survived, along with approximately 160 other passengers, and made his way to New York and then St. Catharines, where his brother-in-law, Harry Rubin, was a scrap metal dealer. In 1905 he moved to Niagara Falls and set up his own scrap metal business. He was the first Jewish resident of that community.

Over time, the business prospered and grew. After the Second World War, his son-in-law Irvin Feldman and grandson Larry Cohen joined the business. The company began to diversify, selling new and used steel products to local industry. Myer Salit passed away in 1958 and left the business in the hands of Irvin and Larry. By the 1960s, the company branched out and became a reinforcing steel (rebar) fabricator and changed its name to Salit Steel.

During the 1980s the family sold off the scrap metal division of the company. Mr. Feldman retired and the responsibility for managing the firm was shared by Larry Cohen and Steven Cohen, Myer's great-grandson. The company has continued to expand and diversify and currently serves the needs of Southern 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.

Descriptive Notes

Related Material Note: See AC 302 for an oral history for Larry Cohen.

Subjects

Occupations

Communities

Name Access

Salit, Myer

Places

Niagara Falls, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

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Part Of

Frankel and Draper family fonds

Carl and Dorothy Frankel photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

104

File

2

Item

10

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1919]

Physical Description

1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Carl Frankel (on the right) and two other men identified as Louis and Herman at Niagara Falls.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Henry Rosenbaum fonds

Photograph series

Level

Item

Fonds

121

Series

1

Item

191

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[195-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b & w ; 8 cm x 12 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a b & w photo taken in Niagara Falls, Canada. Standing on the far left is Bella Rosenbaum, with Esther and Joe Tzashnik and their daughter Lydia, in the late 1950's.

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

1977-8-12

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

28 photographs : col (20 negatives) ; 9 x 13 cm and 35 mm

1 folder of textual records

Date

1955-[ca. 1970]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records related to the B'nai Jacob Congregation Sisterhood of Niagara Falls, Ontario. Included are general and executive meeting minutes as well as photographs of a Shavuot event at the synagogue. Beverly Blackstien is identified in one of the photographs.

Subjects

Synagogues

Women

Name Access

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

Places

Niagara Falls, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

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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Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

General office subject and correspondence files series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

2

File

1223

Material Format

textual record

Date

1979

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

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

18

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1979

Physical Description

17 photographs : col. slides, 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

Niagara Falls (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

18

Material Format

textual record

Date

1978

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence between Ben Dunkelman and Shirley Gold, who wrote on behalf of the Rose Dunkelman Chapter of Hadassah in Niagara Falls, Ontario, inviting Ben to be the chapter's guest speaker at its upcoming 35th anniversary.

Notes

For more information about Rose Dunkelman, please see the Rose Dunkelman Fonds.

Physical Condition

Records are fragile but in good condition.

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

589

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

Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds

Women's Auxiliary series

Festival Committee sub-series

Succoth program, photographs

Level

Item

Fonds

14

Series

4-5

File

9

Item

4

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1976

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Rabbi Greenspan taken Succoth 1976.

Notes

Photographer is unknown.

Subjects

Rabbis

Access Restriction

Conditional Access. Researchers must receive permission from the donor prior to accessing the records. Please contact the OJA for more information.

Repro Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

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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Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

General office subject and correspondence files series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

2

File

201

Material Format

textual record

Date

1978 - 1979

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

287

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

Item

4764

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1927]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Notes

For further information, see accession record.

Name Access

Alexandroff, Boris

Alexandroff, Rebecca

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

Niagara Falls (Ont.)

Accession Number

1989-3-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1949

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 20 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a group of men and women at a joint meeting of the Niagara Falls and Welland B'nai Brith lodges. The individuals are dressed in formal wear. Present at the meeting were:

Sidney Goldsmith (secretary), [Sanyan?] and Maxwell Harris, and Hy Singer.

Name Access

Goldsmith, Sidney

Harris, Maxwell

Jacob Goldblatt Lodge

Singer, Hy

Subjects

Meetings

Places

Niagara Falls (Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-8-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

732

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1976

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 19 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print of Congregation B'nai Jacob's stained glass window, which was designed by Ira Ginsburg. The congregation is located on Ferry Street in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Notes

Acquired June 1976.

Name Access

Ginsburg, Ira

Subjects

Stained glass windows

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

Niagara Falls (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

437

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1912

Physical Description

3 photographs : b&w (1 negative) 21 x 26 cm and 17 x 22 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Admin History/Bio

The Davidovitch (Davidson) family were the only Jewish family in Burks Falls. They owned a general store and lived there for five years. A rabbi, a mohel, and a shoichet would visit Burks Falls for the benefit of the family.

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and two corresponding negatives of the Davidovitch (Davidson) family seated around the seder table. Pictured are:

Standing, left to right: Hym Davidson, Harry Davidson, Isaac Davidson, Rabbi.

Seated, left to right: Mrs. Gert Sher, Mrs. Lillian Fink, Irving Fink, Ada Davidson, Mohel, Shoichet, Mrs. Davidson's father.

Notes

Scope and content note: It has been pointed out that the sideboard mirror is covered with a cloth, indicating that this may be a family sitting shiva.

Name Access

Davidovitch family

Davidson, Ava

Davidson family

Davidson, Harry

Davidson, Hym

Davidson, Isaac

Fink, Irving

Fink, Lillian

Sher, Gert

Subjects

Families

Seder

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

Burk's Falls (Ont.)

Accession Number

Acquired June 3, 1975.

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

635

Material Format

textual record

Date

Dec. 1953

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

Accession Number

2009-3-1

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

5 photographs : b&w and col. ; 20 x 26 cm or smaller

1 folder of textual records

Date

1941-1963

Scope and Content

This accession consists of five photographs documenting the Niagara Rug Company of Niagara Falls, Ontario. The photos include a group image of the company's staff and owner Abe Bogomolny standing in front of the original building on Centre Street, an interior shot of the factory on Victoria Street featuring the looms, two photos of Abe and Hymie Bogomolny inspecting raw materials in the factory on Victoria Street, and a portrait of Abe Bogomolny. The accession also includes one copy of a Niagara Rug Co. promotional flyer.

Subjects

Business

Name Access

Niagara Rug Company

Enchin, Brenda

Bogomolny, Abe

Bogomolny, Hymie

Places

Niagara Falls (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

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

68

Material Format

textual record

Date

1970

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence regarding Jewish related issues in the Niagara Peninsula

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds

Jewish Book Fair series

Level

File

Fonds

100

Series

7

File

7

Material Format

textual record

Date

1987

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence from the Canadian Holocaust Remembrance Association to Marlene Ruderman, chairman of the Jewish Book Fair and a letter from the Canadian Holocaust Remembrance Association expressing disapproval at the participation of Edward Greenspan, lawyer for Ernst Zundel, at the Jewish Book Fair.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds

Women's Auxiliary series

Events sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

14

Series

4-13

File

13

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1973

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of a photograph of Sophie Mandel (a Women's Auxiliary volunteer) presenting a matzo cover that she purchased in Israel for the resident's Seder to Rabbi Greenspan and Resident Council President Hyman Pechenick.

Notes

Photographer unknown.

Repro Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Publicity photographs of people and events series

Level

File

Fonds

28

Series

6

File

178

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[196-?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

The file consists of a group photograph. From left to right are: Mrs. H, Muller; H. Rosenberg; F. Muller; H. Rosenberg; J. Ackerman; and M Gasner.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Central Region sous-fonds

Young Judaea series

Level

File

Fonds

28-1

Series

4

File

52

Material Format

textual record

Date

1963

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

The file consists of an agenda for the retreat held in 1963, a hand-written copy of the master control billetting list, a list of participants, correspondence regarding accommodations and notices regarding the event.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3424

Material Format

graphic material

Date

June 1941

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 Beck Goldberg and Lucy Hayes of Smiths Falls, Ontario. They are seated on a window ledge in front of a women's clothing store.

Subjects

Storefronts

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

Smiths Falls (Ont.)

Accession Number

1982-5-6

Source

Archival Descriptions

Passenger Names

Batersby & family, & family

Page Number

501

Date Range

June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Photographer

Harvey and Adena Glasner

Source

Rotenberg Ledger

Passenger Names

Blackburn family, Family

Page Number

505

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

Anti-Semitism cases sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-3

File

64

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Date

1940

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

photographs

Scope and Content

File consists of documents and photos relating to a sign stating "Gentiles Only" at the Forest Hill Lodge at Burleigh Falls near Peterborough.

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Subjects

Signs and signboards

Places

Peterborough (Ont. : County)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Family series

Level

Series

Fonds

80

Series

5

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1936-[ca.1960]

Physical Description

107 photographs : b&w and col. (88 negatives) ; 18 x 12 cm or smaller

Admin History/Bio

Sylvia Schwartz's parents were Joseph and Gertrude Schwartz. She had three sisters; Fanny, Helen and Ruth. Fanny married Alex Solway and had two children, Carol and Herbert. Helen married Dr. Isaac Shleser, a doctor of internal medicine, and had two daughters, Jill and Jan. Sylvia was a part of a large extended family that remained close throughout her life as they shared many similar interests and a family cottage in Bobcaygeon.

Many members of her family were and are prominent individuals of the Jewish community in Toronto. Faye Halbert was Sylvia's cousin on her mother's side whose children, Ralph and Gerald, went on to become prominent doctors and members of the Jewish community. Jack Schwartz, Sylvia's uncle, was also in the fur business and was married to Minnie Schwartz. Their daughter was Jewell, who owned an art gallery in Yorkville for many years.

Other related families include the Haussers and the Wintrobs.

Scope and Content

This series consists of negatives and proofs created by Sylvia Schwartz of members of her family. Images are primarily of the Schwartz, Solway, Shlesser and Halbert families. Types of photographs include formal portraits in the studio and home and informal and candid portraits of the family at leisure and at events.

This series has been divided into three sub-series. Sub-series 1 contains formal portraits, Sub-series 2 contains images of the family at recreation and Sub-series 3 contains images of the family at events.

Sub-series 1 consists of negatives and proofs of formal portraits done by Sylvia of her immediate family. They were taken both in her studio and in her family home. Those done in the home date from an earlier time. Generally, they are images of the head and upper body of the sitter. Some images feature full body shots of the sitter and some interior views of the Schwartz family home. Those photographed include Gerald, Ralph and Rhoda Halbert, Gertrude, Joseph, Ruth, Jack and Jewell Schwartz, Isaac, Jill and Jan Shleser, and Fanny, Alex, Herbert, Carol and Gary Solway. There are multiple portraits of Ruth Schwartz, the majority of them showcasing Sylvia's early experimentation with portraiture. There are also six self-portraits of Sylvia.

Sub-series 2 consists of thirty-nine negatives and five prints taken by Sylvia Schwartz of the family at recreation. The majority of the images are of the family relaxing at their cottage in Bobcaygeon. There is one print of Herbert Solway reading the newspaper with his son Gary that may or may not have been taken at the cottage. Images consist of photographs of the family on the lawn, in the cottage and at the lake. There are both candid and staged photographs. Family members featured include Gertrude, Joseph, Ruth, Jack and Jewell Schwartz, Helen, Isaac, Jill and Jan Shleser, Fanny, Alex, Herbert, Carol and Gary Solway. Also pictured are members of the Hausser, Halbert and Wintrob families. Friends of the family also appear in these images, such as, Judith Wolfson, Frances and David Gruber and David Rotenberg and his brothers. Sylvia Schwartz is in some images. There is one print that is a view of the cottage from the lake.

Sub-series 3 consists of thirty-one negatives taken by Sylvia Schwartz of family related events that she attended. These include a Pidyon Ha'Ben ceremony for Gary Solway, the first born son of Herbert, Sylvia's nephew and an opening at the Park Plaza Hotel. Images of the Pidyon Ha'Ben include Gertrude, Joseph, Ruth, Jack, Minnie and Jewell Schwartz, Helen, Jill and Jan Shleser, and Fanny, Alex, Herbert, Elaine and Carol Solway. Also included is David Rotenberg who acted as the Kohen at the ceremony. Images from the Park Plaza Hotel include views of the ballroom, the entertainers and family members. The Wintrob, Halbert and Yolles families are also present. Sylvia Schwartz is in two images.

Subjects

Families

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Henry Rosenbaum fonds

Photograph series

Level

Item

Fonds

121

Series

1

Item

93

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1947

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 14 cm x 9 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a black-and-white photo. Seated from left to right is Dave Anklewicz and the rest are unidentified. Standing from left to right, the second person is Sarah Anklewicz, the third person is Hela Anklewicz (née Rosenbaum), and the ninth person is Aaron Anklewicz. This photo was taken in 1947, as the date of the photo is written on the reverse side, apparently in Germany.

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Henry Rosenbaum fonds

Photograph series

Level

Item

Fonds

121

Series

1

Item

94

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca.1947]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 cm x 7 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a black-and-white photo.From left to right; Aaron Anklewicz, unidentified boy, Hela Anklewicz (née Rosenbaum), Dave Anklewicz, unidentified woman, baby and her husband. This photo was likely taken on or about 1947.

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Henry Rosenbaum fonds

Photograph series

Level

Item

Fonds

121

Series

1

Item

97

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[194-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 17 cm x 13 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a black-and-white photo of family of Henry. Seated from left are David Anklewicz, Hela Anklewicz, and Aaron Anklewicz. All others are unidentified. The event was a Passover seder in the mid 1940s.

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Henry Rosenbaum fonds

Photograph series

Level

Item

Fonds

121

Series

1

Item

98

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1953

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 cm x 9 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a b&w photo of family of Henry. Standing from left to right are Brenda Rosenbaum and her 1st cousin, Linda Goldstein. This photo was taken in Toronto in 1953.

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Henry Rosenbaum fonds

Photograph series

Level

Item

Fonds

121

Series

1

Item

100

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[194-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 cm x 9 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a b&w porrtrait photo of family of Henry. Seated in the front row from the left are Rachel Luftman, Jack Luftman and unidentified. Seated in the second row is Naphtali Luftman and unidentified. Standing in the back row is Clara Luftman, Henry Rosenbaum and two sisters to Clara Luftman. This photo was likely taken in Israel in the late 1940's.

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Henry Rosenbaum fonds

Photograph series

Level

Item

Fonds

121

Series

1

Item

101

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[195-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 14 cm x 9 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a black-and-white photograph of family of Henry. Family From left are Alec Goldstein, daughter Linda (Ahuva) Goldstein and Regina Goldstein (née Rosenbaum). Photo was taken in Israel in the early 1950s.

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Henry Rosenbaum fonds

Photograph series

Level

Item

Fonds

121

Series

1

Item

102

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1953

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 7 cm x 9 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a black-and-white photograph of Leon Rosenbaum, brother of Henry Rosenbaum, which was taken at the Mount of Olives cemetery in Jerusalem in 1953.

Subjects

Cemeteries

Portraits

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Mount of Olives (Jerusalem)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Henry Rosenbaum fonds

Photograph series

Level

Item

Fonds

121

Series

1

Item

103

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[195-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 cm x 7 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a b&w photo of family of henry. From left to right are Lida Rosenbaum, daughter Rochelle Rosenbaum, son Sam Rosenbaum and father Leon Rosenbaum (brother to Henry). This photo was taken in Israel in the mid 1950's..

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions