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Freedman family [graphic material (electronic)] – 1941-[197-].

Accession Number: 2007-9-3

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2007-9-3

Material Format: graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description: 11 photographs : b&w and col. (jpg)

Date: 1941-[197-]

Scope and Content: Accession consists of scanned copies of eleven family photographs of the Freedman family of North Bay. Included are photos of Eunice and William Freedman when dating, on their wedding day, as well as of their three sons in Hebrew school and on their bar mitzvah days. In addition, there are three Hanukkah photographs.; Photographs are as follows:; 001: Abe Freedman, 1970s; 002: Left to right: Gordon Rosenberg, Bill Brown, Dolly Brown, Eunice Freedman, Bill Freedman, Goldie Garshowitz at Club Norman, 1941.; 003: Hanukkah performance at Hebrew school, (North Bay, ON), ca. 1963. Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, # 2007-9/3; Front Row (L to R): Elliot Rosenberg, Steven Freedman, Michael Back, Annette Metz, Mary Ellen Rosenberg, unidentified, unidentified, Jeff Freeman. Middle Row (L to R): Joy Price, unidentified, Paul Freeman, Helen Metz, unidentified, Steve Gurevitch, unidentified, Brian Back. Back Row (L to R): Billy Metz, Kenny Herman, Howard Kizell, Shelly Freedman, Martin Brown and Steve Kizell.; 004: Left to right: Elliot Rosenberg, unidentified girl, unidentified girl, Paul Freedman, Annette Metz.; 005: Left to right: unidentified, Billy Metz, Kenny Herman, Larry Freedman.; 006: Eunice and William Freedman wedding, 1948.; 007: Eunice and William Freedman when dating in Toronto, ca. 1947.; 008: Larry, Paul and Sheldon, Hebrew School photos 1959 to 1960.; 009: Paul Freedman bar mitzvah, ca. 1955.; 010: Shelly Freedman bar mitzvah, ca. 1952.; 011: Steven Freedman bar mitzvah, ca. 1957.

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

Subjects: Communities; Families

Name Access: Freedman, Eunice

Places: North Bay (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Sidney Freedman [textual record] – 3 Sep. 2020-25 May 2021.

Accession Number: 2021-6-1

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2021-6-1

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Date: 3 Sep. 2020-25 May 2021

Scope and Content: Accession consists of Sidney Freedman's testament regarding the funding of the Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks and its relationship to UJA Federation of Greater Toronto. Also included is a memorandum dated 3 September 2020 written by Sidney Freedman and sent to the president and board of Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks.

Administrative History: Sidney Freedman was born in 1928 in Ivansk (Iwanska) Poland. In 1929 the family of eight immigrated to Canada, first to Winnipeg, and then in 1933 to Toronto. He put himself through law school by working in construction jobs and opened a law firm after graduation. He later became president of Temple Sinai and became interested in the operation of cemeteries. In 1970 he purchased the land that would become Pardes Shalom Cemetery and later founded the Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks.

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: Related material note: 2015-3-5, 2019-1-4, 2019-2-7, 2017-1-24.

Source: Archival Accessions

Sidney Freedman [textual record] – 2013-2015.

Accession Number: 2015-3-5

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2015-3-5

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Date: 2013-2015

Scope and Content: Accession consists of textual records documenting the history of the Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks (THMP) and Sidney Freedman's role as founder. Included are writings created by Sid Freedman reflecting on mixed burial issues and the history of THMP (this writing accompanies audio recordings Freedman had created on this topic in 1997). Also included is correspondence between Freedman and Bill Draimin as well as a copy of Freedman's farewell letter to THMP's Board.

Use Conditions: Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and donor prior to accessing the records.

Descriptive Notes: Related material note: AC 237-240

Subjects: Cemeteries

Name Access: Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Sidney Freedman [textual record] – 2017-2019.

Accession Number: 2019-1-4

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2019-1-4

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: ca. 2 cm of textual records; 1 textual record (docx)

Date: 2017-2019

Scope and Content: Accession consists of textual records documenting the history of the Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks (THMP) and Sidney Freedman's role as founder. Included are: printouts of email correspondence that touch on issues of interfaith burial; funding, specifically the Sidney Freedman Endowment Fund; and THMP's relationship to UJA Federation of Greater Toronto. There is also a short version of the speech Sidney delivered on the occassion of a tribute dinner in 2016.

Administrative History: Sidney Freedman was born in 1928 in Ivansk (Iwanska) Poland. In 1929 the family of eight immigrated to Canada, first to Winnipeg, and then in 1933 to Toronto. He put himself through law school by working in construction jobs and opened a law firm after graduation. He later became president of Temple Sinai and became interested in the operation of cemeteries. In 1970 he purchased the land that would become Pardes Shalom Cemetery and later founded the Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks.

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

Subjects: Cemeteries; Interfaith marriage

Name Access: Beit Olam (Toronto, Ont.); Pardes Chaim (Toronto, Ont.); Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks; UJA Federation of Greater Toronto

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Sidney Freedman [textual record (electronic), textual record] – 2017-2018.

Accession Number: 2019-2-7

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2019-2-7

Material Format: textual record (electronic); textual record

Physical Description: 8 textual records (electronic); 1 folder

Date: 2017-2018

Scope and Content: Accession consists of material collected and/or created by Sidney Freedman. The accession includes four hard copy records and eight records in electronic format. The hard copy records include a memoir of Ivansk Poland around the time of his birth, a visit to Poland and Ivansk in 2006, and an essay titled "The Book of Job and Related Matters." There is also a copy of the The Funeral Chronicle with an article by Mr. Freedman. The electronic records include Mr. Freedman's speech at the dedication of Pardes Shalom Cemetery, and essays/stories titled "Ecrite Intimes," "Holocaust Memorials," "Hungarian Rhapsody," "Israel and Palestinians," "O Canada," "Pride and Celebrity," and "The Enduring Hatred."

Custodial History: The donor emailed the eight records in electronic records to an OJA archivist in February 2019; he mailed the hard copies shortly thereafter to the same archivist shortly thereafter.

Administrative History: Sidney Freedman was born in 1928 in Ivansk (Iwanska) Poland. In 1929 the family of eight immigrated to Canada, first to Winnipeg, and then in 1933 to Toronto. He put himself through law school by working in construction jobs and opened a law firm after graduation. He later became president of Temple Sinai and became interested in the operation of cemeteries. In 1970 he purchased the land that would become Pardes Shalom Cemetery and later founded the Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks.

Descriptive Notes: Scope: Regarding the speech he made at the Pardes Shalom dedication, the donor noted: "Some of the comments I made at that time were adopted as a legend in THMP's promotional material. In reading it however I see how I schmaltzed up the audience with gratitude to the number of institutions and people who really didn't deserve it. The story about our priorities as to number one of first paying back invested monies to buy land etc. was completely false. In fact the only contribution came later as the archives will show when in serving the land a commercial loan from the predecessor to federation came up with something like $350,000 in increments which got paid back at 10% interest cumulatively and retired on five years. On that basis the speech I gave was feel-good but not one that was at all accurate in terms of who assisted in establishing the cemetery."

Subjects: Authors; Cemeteries; Essays

Name Access: Freedman, Sidney

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Girl, Freedman [graphic material] – June 1944.

Part Of: Sylvia Schwartz fonds; Child portraits series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 80; Series 3; Item 11

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Sylvia Schwartz fonds; Child portraits series

Level: Item

Fonds: 80

Series: 3

Item: 11

Material Format: graphic material

Date: June 1944

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 10 cm and 12 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: The item is a portrait of a 12 year old girl, standing her hands together, next to a statue of a cat on a pedestal.

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

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Freedman, Harry

Passenger Names: Freedman, Harry

Date Range: June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Source: Rotenberg Ledger

Passenger Names: Freedman, Harry

Page Number: 281

Date Range: June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Photographer: Harvey and Adena Glasner

Source: Rotenberg Ledger

Freedman, Israel

Passenger Names: Freedman, Israel

Date Range: June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Source: Rotenberg Ledger

Passenger Names: Freedman, Israel

Page Number: 520

Date Range: June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Photographer: Harvey and Adena Glasner

Source: Rotenberg Ledger

Wagman family [graphic material] – 1903-[ca.1960].

Accession Number: 2009-11-1

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2009-11-1

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 13 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller

Date: 1903-[ca.1960]

Scope and Content: Accession consists of thirteen photographs documenting the Wagman family as well as wedding photographs of Charlotte Wagman and Martin Levene at the Goel Tzedec Synagogue. There is also a programme for the Goel Tzedec Religious School graduation exercises of 1944, with Charlotte Wagman as a graduate.; The photographs are as follows:; 1. Goel Tzedec Religious School graduation exercise program, 1944.; 2. Tel Aviv Hadassah Chapter in Garden, ca. 1957.; 3. State of Israel Bond Information Service reception in honour of the Toronto Israel Bond Oheh Regel Tour, at the home of the Canadian Ambassador, Margaret Meagher, in Ramat Gan, ca. 1960; 4. Goel Tzedec Sunday School class, 1941.; 5. El Al flight in Israel, ca.1961. The image features Mayor Nathan Phillips and his wife.; 6. Portrait of the Wagman family, 1903. Includes from bottom row, left to right: Charles, Joseph, Zelic, Etta, Ceril (seated). Top row includes: Myer (nephew), Peter, Isadore and William.; 7. Paskowitz family, ca. 1940. Includes Mary, Sadie, Hilda and Fanny.; 8. Wedding photograph of Charlotte Wagman and Martin Levene taken in Goel Tzedec, 14 June 1947.; 9. Martin and Charlotte under the chuppah at their wedding at Goel Tzedec, 14 June 1947.; 10. Goel Tzedec graduation class in robes with Rabbi Sachs (centre), 1944. Front row (left to right): [unidentified], [unidentified], Selma Green, Selma Stone, [unidentified], Hoodis Sidonsky, Charlotte Wagman, Estelle Yolles, Rhea Tishler. Back row (left to right): [unidentified], Murray Mendelson, David Buckstein, Richard Greisman, Sheldon Kert, [unidentified], [unidentified], Austin Cooper, [unidentified].; 11. Israel trip with David Ben-Gurion (centre), ca. 1952.; 12. Trip to Israel with Nathan Philips at far right and Ambassador Meagher, taken in desert, ca. 1960.; 13. Ladies Auxiliary from the Henry Street Synagogue, ca. 1908.

Custodial History: The photographs were donated by Charlotte Levine (née Wagman). She is the daughter of Charles Wagman.

Administrative History: The family patriarch, Zelick (also known as Zelig) Wagman, emigrated from Lodz, Poland to Canada around 1903. The following year, his wife Ceril and six children joined him. They included: Charles, Joseph, Etta, Peter, Isadore, and WIlliam. He arrived penniless and earned a living as a peddler. The family lived in the east end of Toronto at 34 Gerard Street.; Zelick founded Z. Wagman & Sons and Toronto Cadmium Plating. Joseph took over his father's business. Charles became a supplier of electrical products, establishing Revere Electric. William and Isadore in turn ran Industrial Wire & Cable and owned the Fashion Building on Spadina Avenue. Finally, Peter owned his own business called P. Wagman & Sons and later Junior Maid Garment Company.; The family became extremely successful over the years. They also were very active in the Jewish community. Zelick was one of the founders of the Henry Street Synagogue, Beth Jacob. William was the co-founder of the YMHA and the Talmud Torah. His brother Joseph was also involved in many Jewish organizations such as Mount Sinai Hospital, Baycrest and the Primrose Club. Joseph and his wife Minnie were also major philanthropists, funding the Joseph E. and Minnie Wagman Centre at Baycrest.

Descriptive Notes: ASSOCIATED MATERIALS: Other records relating to the Wagman family can be found in Accessions 2017-7-6 and 2017-8-13.

Subjects: Families; Weddings

Name Access: Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Places: Israel; Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Rabovsky family (Owen Sound, Ont.) [graphic material (electronic)] – [ca. 1908-1961].

Accession Number: 2007-5-7

Source: Archival Accessions

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

Rabovsky family (Owen Sound, Ont.) [graphic material (electronic)] – 1942.

Accession Number: 2007-6-37

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2007-6-37

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

Dodick family (Thunder Bay, Ont.) [graphic material (electronic)] – [194-?].

Accession Number: 2007-7-3

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2007-7-3

Material Format: graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. (jpg); 1 painting : col. (jpg)

Date: [194-?]

Scope and Content: This accession consists of one digital photograph of a painting depicting the Dodick family while in Poland, and one scanned copy of an original photograph. Identified in the painting are, left to right: Harry, Dora (mother), Sam (baby), Cecil, Fay, Abraham, Murray.

Custodial History: The original records are in the possession of the donor. The OJA was granted permission to scan the records in July 2007, as part of the Ontario Small Jewish Communities initiative. These copies were then donated to the Archives on 2007-07-19.

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

Name Access: Dodick, Vicki; Dodick, Cecil

Places: Thunder Bay, Ont.; Poland

Source: Archival Accessions

Carole and Norm Albert (Belleville, Ont.) [graphic material (electronic), textual record (electronic)] – [ca. 1955]-[2003?].

Accession Number: 2007-6-30

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2007-6-30

Material Format: graphic material (electronic); textual record (electronic)

Physical Description: 17 photographs : b&w and col. (jpg); 1 document : col. (jpg)

Date: [ca. 1955]-[2003?]

Scope and Content: Accession is comprised of family and community photographs of two generations of the Albert family of Belleville. Images include rabbis Moses Lewin and Walter Seligman, friends, events such as bar mitzvahs, Ethnic Day and a Purim Party, and the Trenton Airbase Jewish Servicemen memorial. People pictured are identified in the finding aid. There is also one electronic copy of a newsclipping about Rabbi Moses Lewin.; The photographs are as follows:; 01. Joe Burke far right Norman Albert in middle Ruth Goldberg far right, 1950s.; 02. Belleville Community Picnic at the Albert's Summer House.; 03. David Albert, 1960.; 04. David Albert bar mitzvah with Rabbi Seligmann and wife.; 05. Ethnic Day at the Shul, mid-1970s.; 06. Florence Yannover.; 07. Jacob Albert with grandsons, 1958.; 08. Left to right: Ruth Lear and Becky Shulmann and Sarah Lightstone in back.; 09. Left to right: Selma Bochnek, Shirley Osborne, Ethel Burke, Walter and Mrs Seligmann at synagogue dinner dance.; 10. Mark and Michelle and David Albert, March 20 1971, bar mitzvah.; 11. Norm and Lil and Jacob Albert and Rose.; 12. Purim Party, 1957.; 13. Purim Party. Joe Burke and Mynra Crystal of Peterborough, April 1957.; 14. Rabbi Moses Lewin.; 15. Shulman Departure, May 1985.; 16. Trenton Airbase Jewish Servicemen Memorial, ca. 2003.; 17. Ted and Eleanor Schwab.

Subjects: Communities; Families

Name Access: Albert, Carole; Albert, Norm

Places: Belleville (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Solomon Waiser family [textual record, graphic material (electronic), graphic material] – 1910-1960.

Accession Number: 2007-9-8

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2007-9-8

Material Format: textual record; graphic material (electronic); graphic material

Physical Description: 8 photographs : b&w and col. (7 jpg); 1 naturalization paper

Date: 1910-1960

Scope and Content: Records include the 1911 naturalization certificate of Solomon Waiser; a 1948-1949 class composite photograph of the North Bay Hebrew School; and 7 scanned copies of original photographs. The photographs include images of Sol Waiser, his wife Essie, and children; the wedding of Mary Waiser and Milton Cossaver; Sol Waiser's house in North Bay; and two North Bay streetscapes outside Sol Waiser's clothing store.; Photographs are as follows:; 01. Esther and Jake Kizell (Cynthia Flesher's grandparents) dancing at Sol and Essie Waiser’s 50th wedding anniversary.; 02. Right to left: Sol Waiser and Essie, Zelda and William and Ceritta and Arthur, bound for Europe, 1927.; 03. Sol Waiser and Silverstein shops in North Bay, 1940s.; 04. Sol Waiser and wife standing outside store on parade route, 1910.; 05. Sol Waiser’s house at 133 Main Street West.; 06. Sol Waiser walking new torah to shul after son returned from war, ca. 1945.; 07. Wedding of Mary Waiser and Milton Cossever, March 26 1950. Front row, left to right: Frances Waiser, Michael Waiser, Cynthia Waiser, Rifka Wiseman, Lillian Wiseman, Bona Wiseman, Milton Cossaver, Mary Waiser Cossaver, Sylvia Black, Mrs. Cossaver, Bessie Waiser, Rae Black, Peter Schacter, Geety Waiser, Mrs. Cosaver, unknown. Second row, left to right: Gary ?, Art Waiser, Bill Waiser, Henry Wiseman, unknown, Louis Ritter, unknown, Sol Waiser, unknown, unknown.; 08. North Bay Hebrew School 1948-49. Identified are, top left: Henry Wiseman (father of Ricky Pasternak), Nathan Rivilis, Jack Stoller. Middle left: Rifkay (Ricky) Pasternak, Faegi Hoffman, Michael Cohen, Cynthia Waiser, Gloria Hockman. Bottom left: Irwin (Butch) Rivilis, Peter Brown, Bernice (Brooky) Himmel, Herbie Herman, Sandra Hockman.; 09. Soloman Waiser naturalization papes.

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

Subjects: Communities; Families

Name Access: Waiser, Solomon

Places: North Bay (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Greenspoon family (Sudbury, Ont.) [graphic material (electronic)] – [ca. 1925]-[ca. 1975].

Accession Number: 2007-9-7

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2007-9-7

Material Format: graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description: 9 photographs : b&w and col. (jpg)

Date: [ca. 1925]-[ca. 1975]

Administrative History: Accession consists of scanned photographs of Goldie Barth's (nee Greenspoon) family in Sudbury, Ontario, including pictures of her parents Mary and Samuel, their backyard with scrap metal, and their general store. Other images include Mary Singer, Ghital Halman, a children's event in the basement of the synagogue, a group of Young Judea youth, and a group of young children.; Photographs include:; 01. Children outside shul, early 1940s.; 02. Event in basement of synagogue, late 1930s or early 1940s.; 03. Greenspoons inside shul, nd.; 04. Left to right: Mary Greenspoon and Mary Singer at Jewish community camp.; 05. Left to right: Ghital Halman, Mary Greenspoon, unidentified. Unidentified man behind.; 06. Mary Greenspoon in backyard with chickens, late 1930s.; 07. Mary Greenspoon with children in front of her grocery store, 1930s.; 08. Samuel Greenspoon in backyard with chickens and scrap metal.; 09. Young Judea event, February 1964. Far left Goldie Barth. Other children are Jewish and Catholic.

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

Subjects: Communities; Families

Name Access: Barth, Goldie

Places: Sudbury (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Eve Rosen Gordon (Kitchener, Ont.) [graphic material (electronic)] – [193-]-1962.

Accession Number: 2007-9-9

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2007-9-9

Material Format: graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description: 3 photographs : b&w and col. (jpg)

Date: [193-]-1962

Scope and Content: Accession consists of three scanned family photographs as follows:; 01. Bat mitzvah of Richelle Gordon, 1962. Left to right: Moishe Laeb, Shaina Hanna, Jack Gordon, Richelle Gordon, Eve Gordon, Raizel Rosen, Yisroel Rosen, Brian Gordon. In front: Sheri Gordon.; 02. Family portrait, 1930s. Left to right: Mathew Gordon, Shaina Hana Gordon, Joe Gordon, Moishe Laeb Gordon, Sarah Polen. In front: Jack Gordon.; 03. Raizel and Yisroel Rosen (parents of Eve Gordon).

Administrative History: Eve Rosen Gordon was born in Russia in 1923. When she was three years old, her parents and paternal grandparents came to Canada with Eve's sister and brother. Her uncle Aaron Rosen had been in Kitchener, Ontario, since 1903. His business was scrap metal, and Eve's father joined him in the work to pay off their tickets from Russia. Following that, he peddled with a horse and buggy. In 1933, he launched his own business, clearing and filling the swampy land by hand to build a multi-generation business, Rosen and Sons, which eventually moved into industrial waste.

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

Subjects: Communities; Families

Name Access: Gordon, Eve

Places: Kitchener (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Saul Laskin (Thunder Bay, ON) [graphic material (electronic)] – [193-]-1995.

Accession Number: 2008-8-19

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2008-8-19

Material Format: graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description: 10 photographs : b&w and col. (jpg)

Date: [193-]-1995

Scope and Content: This accession consists of ten electronic copies of photographs documenting the Laskin family and the Jewish community of Thunder Bay. The photographs depict a 1937 royal coronation parade float created by the Jewish community, as well as a portrait of Saul Laskin and members of the Laskin family and some photos of Saul during his political election campaign and during a store giveaway. Also included is the sod turning ceremony of the new synagogue and the street naming of Saul Laskin Drive in Thunder Bay. Also identified in the photographs are: Murray Stitt, Rabbi Sternberg, and Mayor Norman Wilson.

Custodial History: The original records are in the possession of the donor. They were loaned to the OJA for the small Jewish communities project for copying.

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: Communities; Families

Places: Thunder Bay (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Aaron J. Rosen family (Kitchener, Ont.) [graphic material, textual record] – 1912-1983.

Accession Number: 2009-8-8

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2009-8-8

Material Format: graphic material; textual record

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records; 6 photographs : b&w : 12 x 17 cm on matte 18 x 25 cm or smaller

Date: 1912-1983

Scope and Content: The accession consists of six photographs of the Rosen family of Kitchener. The pictures are all portraits involving multiple generations of the family taken between 1912 and 1944. The people pictured include Aaron J. Rosen, his parents, his children, and one with his brother Israel Rosen. There is also a Certificate of Canadian Citizenship issued to Aaron Rosen. It is dated 1951, however it makes reference to his naturalization in 1911. Later documents include a copy of the Rosen-Shpizel family tree, and a letter written by the donor recounting her mother's reminiscences of life in Kitchener. The letter was written to accompany photographs that the donor loaned to Mr. Donald Bierstock in Kitchener, who was compiling a history of Beth Jacob congregation for its 75th anniversary.

Custodial History: The photographs belonged to Aaron Rosen's daughter Mary until she passed them on to her son in the early 1990s. He gave them to his sister Phyllis, the donor, in July 2009.

Administrative History: Aaron J. Rosen (1879-1973) was born in Checholia, Russia, the son of Avraham Zvi Rosen and Pesa Cohn. He was the first of his family to come to Canada, in 1903. He came ahead of his wife Sima Leah (1873-1948), and their son Irving (d. 1962). In Kitchener, Aaron established himself in the peddling business, founding Rosen Rag & Metal. After his wife and son joined him, they had two more children, Mary (1908-1996) and Joseph (1906-1916). Joseph died of diphtheria at the age of ten. He was one of the first to be buried in the Beth Jacob Cemetery.; Aaron Rosen was one of the founders of Beth Jacob Congregation in 1908, and was among those who signed the mortgage for the synagogue in 1924. The family rented a house at 156 Church Street, and later lived next to the Rosen Rag & Metal warehouse at 123 Strange Street. In 1927, Aaron brought over his brother Israel with his family and their parents.; In 1938, Aaron's daughter, Mary Rosen, married Ben Coles. They settled in Toronto. They had two children, Alan and Phyllis (the donor). Irving Rosen married Tillie Minsky and his children (in the photos) are Estelle and Gerry.; Sima Leah Rosen predeceased Aaron, and when he was 70 he remarried, wedding Rebecca (usually called Bayla) Kaplan (grandmother of Robert Kaplan, MP and Attorney General). The marriage was religious but not civil. Aaron Rosen died at the age of 93 in 1973. He is buried next to his first wife at Roselawn Cemetery in Toronto.

Subjects: Communities; Families

Name Access: Rosen, Aaron, 1879-1973; Rosen, Sima Leah, 1873-1948

Places: Kitchener (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Zet and Granek families (St. Catharines, Ont.) [graphic material, graphic material (electronic)] – [ca. 1910]-[ca. 1980].

Accession Number: 2009-8-9

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2009-8-9

Material Format: graphic material; graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description: 48 photographs : b&w and col. (1 jpg) ; 21x 25 cm or smaller

Date: [ca. 1910]-[ca. 1980]

Scope and Content: Accession consists of family snapshots and portraits of members of the Zet family of St. Catharines. They include images of the donor's grandmother, Sadie (Hyatt) Zet, and grandfather Morris Zet, their friends, children and grandchildren. Among the events documented are the wedding of Bernice Zet to Albert Shecter in 1946 at the Congregation B'nai Israel, officiated by Rabbi Herschel Shapiro (who officiated weddings from 1931-1956), and summer scenes at Crystal Beach including Bernice Zet, Freda Caplan, Claire Zet and Deborah Caplan. There are several photographs of a group of high school girls, including Anne Granek, Minnie Lefstein, Ann Caplan, Ethel Friedman, Sylvia and Frieda Greenberg, Rae Rosenberg, and Eve Luntz. There is also an image of twenty little girls dressed in white holding British flags on the occasion of the opening of the shul in 1925, and one of Celia Taube with her children. As well, there are pictures of "the gang" of couples at social occasions in the 1950s. Persons pictured include Bayla Katzman, Joel Zeldon, Anne Granek, Abe Herzog, Margaret Zeldon, Jenny Katzman, Joe Katzmean, Gert Granek, Bea Magder, Dave Kates, Sybil Cowitz, Elsie Kates, Chippie (Helen) Feldman, [unknown man], Syd Magder, Dolly Cooperman, Eleanor Lambert, Sarah (Sookie) Slepkov, and Sheila Newman.; Finally, there is a ca. 1908 portrait of Berel and Nachama Kaplan, great-aunt and uncle of the donor.

Administrative History: Morris Zet (Zatulove) immigrated to Toronto in 1913 at age 18. In Romania his family enjoyed prosperity as dairy farmers, but after being conscripted into the Russian army, he left, walking from Russia to Austria. After a year in Toronto, Morris moved to St. Catharines, where he boarded with the Adelsteins. There, he made a living peddling to the many workers building the Welland Canal. In 1917, Morris married Sadie Hyatt (her brother changed the family name to Goldberg in Canada), who had come to Toronto in 1914. Morris opened a men’s wear store on St. Paul’s Street in St Catharines called Zet’s Clothing. Ten years later in 1929, he closed this store and opened Zet’s Men’s Wear in nearby Thorald, though the family continued to live in St Catharines. In 1935, Sadie opened Zet’s Ladies Wear across the street in Thorald. Morris and Sadie Zet had 3 daughters whom they raised in St Catharines: Anne, Clare and Bernice. Anne is the donor's mother. She married Kelley Granek in St. Catharines in 1939. Clare married Sam Kranitz in 1940; Bernice married Albert Schecter of Toronto, also at the St. Catharines shul, in 1946.

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: Physical Desription note: two of the photographs are colour copies.

Subjects: Communities; Families

Name Access: Zet, Morris; Zet, Sadie

Places: St. Catharines (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Cyrus Coppel - 21 Jul. 1976

Name: Cyrus Coppel

Material Format: sound recording

Interview Date: 21 Jul. 1976

Source: Oral Histories

Name: Cyrus Coppel

Number: OH 61; OH 62

Subject: Communities; Families

Interview Date: 21 Jul. 1976

Quantity: 2

Interviewer: Larry Troster

Total Running Time: 061A: 46:22 minuets 061B: 45:27 minuets 062A: 45:55 minuets 062B: 28:58 minuets

Conservation: Copied August 2003; Cassette tapes were digitized in 2012

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

Biography: Cyrus Coppel, son of Aaron Coppel and Chaya (Gertrude) Seigel, was born in 1911 in Galt, Ontario. Cyrus remained in Galt throughout his life and became a central figure within its Jewish community. Cyrus initially worked as a mechanic and later worked in the office of an auto shop trading in auto parts. Cyrus also traded in livestock as a hobby. Cyrus Coppel was one of the founders of the B'nai Israel Synagogue in Galt.

Material Format: sound recording

Language: English

Name Access: Coppel, Cyrus; Troster, Larry; B'nai Israel Synagogue (Galt, Ont.)

Geographic Access: Galt (Cambridge, Ont.)

Original Format: Audio cassette

Copy Format: Audio cassette; Digital file

Transcript: G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 61, OH 62 - Coppel\OH61_001_Log.pdf; G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 61, OH 62 - Coppel\OH61_002_Log.pdf; G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 61, OH 62 - Coppel\OH62_001_Log.pdf; G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 61, OH 62 - Coppel\OH62_002_Log.pdf

Source: Oral Histories

In this clip, Cyrus Coppel discusses the growth of Galt's Jewish community following the Second World War and the need to purchase a new and larger synagogue to accommodate the growing population.

In this clip, Cyrus Coppel discusses the difficulties of raising Jewish children in a small town.

Sid Freedman - 1997

Name: Sid Freedman

Material Format: sound recording

Interview Date: 1997

Source: Oral Histories

Name: Sid Freedman

Number: OH 237; OH 238; OH 239; OH 240

Subject: Cemeteries; Synagogue officers

Interview Date: 1997

Quantity: 4 cassettes (2 copies) 4 WAV files

Total Running Time: 1:35 minutes

Conservation: Copied August 2003; Digitized September 2014; Digitized May 2016

Use Restrictions: Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director and the narrator prior to accessing the records.

Biography: Sidney Freedman became a member of Temple Sinai in 1965 and served as president of the board in 1970. He was instrumental in the development of Pardes Shalom Cemetery and became life president of Pardes Shalom and Toronto Hebrew Memorial Parks.

Material Format: sound recording

Geographic Access: Toronto (Ont.)

Original Format: Audio cassette

Copy Format: Audio cassette; Digital file

Source: Oral Histories

Mark Freedman correspondence [textual record] – 1987.

Part Of: United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds; Toronto Holocaust Museum series; Holocaust Remembrance Executive Committee sub-series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 67; Series 28-2; File 9

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds; Toronto Holocaust Museum series; Holocaust Remembrance Executive Committee sub-series

Level: File

Fonds: 67

Series: 28-2

File: 9

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1987

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of correspondence of Mark Freedman, director of Holocaust Remembrance Committe. Most correspondence contains feedback from visitors to Holocaust Centre.

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Freedman, Sarah, Libe

Passenger Names: Freedman, Sarah, Libe

Date Range: June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Source: Rotenberg Ledger

Passenger Names: Freedman, Sarah, Libe

Page Number: 267

Date Range: June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Photographer: Harvey and Adena Glasner

Source: Rotenberg Ledger

Mina Sprachman [graphic material] – [ca. 1904]-1916.

Accession Number: 1979-4-2

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 1979-4-2

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 4 photographs : b&w (2 negatives)

Date: [ca. 1904]-1916

Scope and Content: The accession consists of two photographs. The first is a portrait of the Sprachman family taken around 1900 at Price's Lane, Toronto. The second is a wedding photograph of Hyman James and Gussie Rumm, taken on 22 February 1916 at the University Avenue Synagogue.; The Sprachman photograph includes the following family members from left to right and top to bottom: Hyman Sprachman, Sheindel Sprachman, Beckie Sprachman (?), unknown, unknown, Fanny Sprachman, Lena Sprachman, Abe Sprachman and Jacob Sprachman.; The second photograph include the newly married couple in the middle with the top hat and large white hat.

Administrative History: Hyman (Chaim) Sprachman (b. 1856) arrived in Toronto at the end of the nineteenth century with his eldest son Benjamin (b. 1877), who was twenty at the time. They both worked as peddlers and resided in a boarding home for a while. Hyman sent for his family in Austria and they arrived in 1904. His family included his wife Sheindel and children Rebecca (b. 1887), Lena (b. 1891), Fanny (b. 1892) and Abraham (b. 1894). The family originally lived at 30 Gerrard and then relocated to 123 Baldwin around 1914. Abraham became a prominent architect and married his cousin Mina Sprachman (b. 1900) in 1921. They had two children: Mendel and Sheila. Mandel followed in his father's footsteps and also became a nationally recognized and acclaimed architect. Both specialized in theatre design and renovations.; Hyman James ran a successful company called Men's Clothing Manufacturing Company. The company was later renamed to H. James Co. He married Gussie Rumm, who was 15 years his junior, on 22 February 1916 at the University Avenue Synagogue.

Subjects: Families; Portraits; Weddings

Places: Price's Lane (Toronto, Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Sylvia Basch [textual record, graphic material] – 1943-1977.

Accession Number: 2007-11-2

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2007-11-2

Material Format: textual record; graphic material

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records; 9 photographs : b&w and col. ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller

Date: 1943-1977

Scope and Content: Accession consists of material related to the Belleville Jewish community, in particular, the Schwab family and the Sons of Jacob Synagogue. It includes one copy of the Sons of Jacob Synagogue dedication book, a programme from brotherhood week and several photographs of the Schwab family and other members of the community.; The photographs are as follows:; 1. Ben Safe and Julius Abramsky holding a large fish (1943).; 2. Sid Rose, Ted Schwab and Art Black (1947).; 3. Mike Levine, Paul Yanover, Ben Yanover, Eve Yanover, Vera Levine, Nellie Schwab, Sylvia Schwab and Stephen Schwab on the beach (1948).; 4. Stephen Schwab's bar mitzvah portrait (1952).; 5. Belleville Sisterhood group portrait (ca. 1960). Pictured, top row, left to right: Mrs. Pollak, unidentified, unidentified, Niomi Spiegel, Carol Albert, Cathy Mazer, Hilda Tuchmayer, unidentified, Mrs. Sylvia Freeman. Middle row, left to right: unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, Blooma Tobe, unidentified, Becky Shulman, Mrs. Gittleman, Mrs. Goldberg, Mrs. Esther Yanover, unidentified. Front row, left to right: Nellie Schwab, Sue Black, Jennie Nemtin, Bernice Mandel, Flo Yanover, Lil Albert.; 6. Sue and Art Black (ca. 1965).; 7. Copy family portrait of Theodore, Stephen, Nellie, and Sylvia Schwab (24 October 1952).; 8. Michael Basch with the Torah scrolls at his bar mitzvah (1977).; 9. Michael Basch at the bimah during his bar mitzvah (1977).

Administrative History: The Schwab family were one of the earliest Jewish families in Belleville. Theodore Schwab owned a stationary store.

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

Subjects: Communities; Families; Synagogues

Name Access: Basch, Sylvia

Places: Belleville (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Joel Moldaver [moving images, graphic material (electronic), graphic material] – [195-]-[196-].

Accession Number: 2008-1-4

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2008-1-4

Material Format: moving images; graphic material (electronic); graphic material

Physical Description: 4 film reels (57 min., 32 sec.) : 16 mm; 1 DVD; 8 photographs (jpgs) : b&w; 1 photograph : b&w

Date: [195-]-[196-]

Scope and Content: This accession consists of four 16 mm films and one copy DVD, documenting the Moldaver family in Peterborough. The films were taken during the 1950s and 1960s and include images of a Camp Wahanowin family visit featuring people by the lake, boating, playing badminton and softball and waterskiing, as well as other cottage scenes of kids swimming and jumping off the dock, canoeing, and several families sitting by the lake.; The films also document several family and community events, such as a family vacation to Chicago, fancy parties, Hanukkah and Purim celebrations, family dinners, and bar mitzvahs, including the bar mitzvah of the donor Joel Moldaver. There are also several scenes of family life in Peterborough including people skating outdoors, and group shots of people standing outside of their homes and getting into cars.; In addition, the accession contains electronic scans of eight family photographs, including the donor's grandparents and great-parents, his parents' wedding which was the first Jewish wedding in Peterborough, and three images of his own bar mitzvah. There is also one oversize photograph of the 1942 Plenary session of the Canadian Jewish Congress, where the formation of Israel was addressed (photo credit: Federal Photos, Montreal).; Photographs are as follows:; 1. Annie and Philip Black in Peterborough, ca. 1939.; 2. Bar mitzvah at Reid Street.; 3. Bar mitzvah at Reid Street.; 4. Bar mitzvah at Reid Street with father Irving Moldaver, Aaron Black, and Rabbi Babb.; 5. David and Faigh Florence possibly on Aylmer Street, ca 1939.; 6. Irving Moldaver wedding portrait, 1938.; 7. Peterborough wedding, Ernie Fine, Annie Black, Ruth and Irving Moldaver, Clara and Oskar Moldaver, 1938.; 8. Ruth Moldaver (nee Black) wedding portrait, 1938.; 9. CJC fifth plenary session, Jan. 10-12, 1942, Montreal.

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: Communities; Families; Religion

Name Access: Moldaver, Joel; Moldaver, Ruth; Moldaver, Irving

Places: Peterborough (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Salit family (Niagara Falls, ON) [graphic material, textual record] – [ca. 1920]-1994.

Accession Number: 2008-8-26

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

Allen Rosenberg [graphic material, graphic material (electronic)] – 1918-1977.

Accession Number: 2008-9-10

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2008-9-10

Material Format: graphic material; graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description: 51 photographs : b&w and col. (45 negatives) ; 10 x 12 or smaller

Date: 1918-1977

Scope and Content: This accession consists of fifty-one photographs and negatives depicting various members of the Rosenberg family and the North Bay Jewish community. The images include Hanukkah and Father's Day celebrations at the Sons of Jacob Synagogue, a Lag B'Omer picnic, Joe Rosenberg inside his menswear store, and a community parade in North Bay.; Identified individuals in the photographs include: Leah Brown, Abe Brown, Philip Cait, Fae Cait, Morley Daiter, Chaim Edery, Amalia Edery, Harry Freeman, Adele Freeman, Sam Heisler, Rae Heisler, Ben Herman, Sonny Herman, Marv Himmel, Shirley Hockman, Marvin Hockman, Rose Hoffman, Joe Hoffman, Bill Klieman, Arnie Maizen, Evelyn Maizen, Alex Metz, Jean Metz, Jean Noek, Peggy Pachner, John Pachner, Harry Reiss, Nathan Rivelis, Ida Rivelis, Brooky Robins, Mr. and Mrs. Allen and Beverley Rosenberg, Gordon Rosenberg, Joe Rosenberg, Pearl Rosenberg, Marcia Rosenberg, Eleanor Sherman, Sam Sherman, Eckie Weisman, and Millie Weisman.

Administrative History: Allen Rosenberg was born in North Bay in 1930. His grandfather Moishe Rosenberg was from Russia and was the first to arrive in 1910. He opened a convenience store and pool hall in town. His grandmother Esther (nee Brown) followed soon after. HIs father Joe was married to Pearl Brown, who grew up in North Bay. Joe owned a successful men's and boys' wear store. Allen and his wife Beverly eventually moved to Toronto.

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

Name Access: Rosenberg, Allen, 1930-

Places: North Bay (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Sydney Moscoe [graphic material, graphic material (electronic)] – 1934-1975.

Accession Number: 2008-11-8

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2008-11-8

Material Format: graphic material; graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description: 5 photographs : b&w ; 34 x 15 cm or smaller + identification key; 55 photographs : b&w (jpgs) ; 300 dpi

Date: 1934-1975

Scope and Content: This accession consists of photographs documenting the Moscoe family, Camp B'nai Brith near Ottawa, and the Kirkland Lake Jewish community. Also included are a few photographs taken at the amalgamation of Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue in 1975. The amalgamation photographs include: Syd Moscoe, Stuart Moscoe, Harry R. Moscoe, Irving Horowitz, Cantor David Bercovici, Cantor Louis Danto, and Rabbi Joseph Kelman.

Custodial History: The photographs were loaned to the Archives for copying. The donor has the original records.

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: Camps; Communities; Families

Places: Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Laura Bowman (née Petersiel) - 31 Oct. 2007

Name: Laura Bowman (née Petersiel)

Material Format: moving images

Interview Date: 31 Oct. 2007

Source: Oral Histories

Name: Laura Bowman (née Petersiel)

Number: OH 330

Subject: Antisemitism; Communities; Families

Interview Date: 31 Oct. 2007

Quantity: 1 mini DV; 1 archival DVD; 1 reference DVD

Interviewer: Sharon Gubbay Helfer

Total Running Time: 60 mins Microphone disconnected for final 10 minutes; volume is reduced but still audible.

Notes: Part of Ontario Small Jewish Communities Project. No restrictions.

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

Biography: Laura Bowman (née Petersiel) grew up in Peterborough when antisemitism was latent in the community. She experienced it personally when she went to work as a young teacher in the early 1950s for the Catholic School Board in Campbellford. Laura married Sydney Bowman and they had three children, Carol, David and Gayle, and six grandchildren. She passed away in February 2010.

Material Format: moving images

Geographic Access: Peterborough (Ont.)

Original Format: Mini DV

Copy Format: DVD

Source: Oral Histories

Louis Freedman and Rose Rochman, Toronto [graphic material] – [between 1939 and 1945].

Level: Item

ID: Item 3267

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3267

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [between 1939 and 1945]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Admin History/Bio: Louis Freedman was in the Irish Regiment of Canada.

Scope and Content: This photograph was taken while Freedman was on leave, before they were married.

Name Access: Freedman, Louis; Rochman, Rose

Subjects: Couples

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

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1982-6-11

Source: Archival Descriptions

Freedman, Nucheme, Ruchel, Yaucab, Moishe

Passenger Names: Freedman, Nucheme, Ruchel, Yaucab, Moishe

Date Range: June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Source: Rotenberg Ledger

Passenger Names: Freedman, Nucheme, Ruchel, Yaucab, Moishe

Page Number: 281

Date Range: June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Photographer: Harvey and Adena Glasner

Source: Rotenberg Ledger

Finkelman wedding family portrait, Kirkland Lake, Ontario [graphic material] – [ca. 1947].

Level: Item

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1947]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a photograph of the Finkelman wedding party and family.

Notes: Acquired in 1976.; Photo by Duke Studio.

Name Access: Finkelman

Subjects: Families; Portraits, Group; Weddings

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: Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

Goldstick family at Thyrza's wedding, Toronto [graphic material] – 9 Nov. 1975.

Part Of: Betty Goldstick Lindgren fonds

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 45; Item 3

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Betty Goldstick Lindgren fonds

Level: Item

Fonds: 45

Item: 3

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 9 Nov. 1975

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Tycko and Betty Lindgren at a family wedding.

Subjects: Families; Portraits, Group; Weddings

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

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1978-10-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Luftspring family [graphic material] – 9 Jun. 1922.

Part Of: Sammy Luftspring fonds; Come out fighting scrapbook file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 82; File 2; Item 1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Sammy Luftspring fonds; Come out fighting scrapbook file

Level: Item

Fonds: 82

File: 2

Item: 1

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 9 Jun. 1922

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph of the Luftspring family. Picture was taken at the Cecil Street Synagogue to mark the wedding of Max Lightstone and Goldie Grossman.; Front row (left to right) are: Jean, Freida, Sammy. Back row (left to right) are: Annie, Bella Luftspring (Sammy's mother), Pearl, Sammy's grandfather, Molly, Sammy's grandmother, Clara, Yossel Luftspring (Sammy's father), Rose.

Notes: General: Image is located on page 28 of the 34 x 30 cm scrapbook.

Subjects: Families; Portraits, Group; Weddings

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

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Mehr family on Ethel Mehr's wedding day to Henry Greisman, Toronto [graphic material] – 15 Dec. 1925.

Part Of: Ethel Mehr fonds

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 68; Item 47

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Ethel Mehr fonds

Level: Item

Fonds: 68

Item: 47

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 15 Dec. 1925

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm on matte 33 x 33 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a photograph of the Mehr family taken on Ethel Mehr's wedding day. Pictured from left to right are: Pincus (brother), Lucille (sister), Leonard (brother), Bessie (mother), Ethel, Mendel (father), and Bernice Mehr (sister).

Name Access: Mehr, Pincus; Mehr, Ethel; Mehr, Lucille; Mehr, Leonard; Mehr, Bessie; Mehr, Mendel; Mehr, Bernice; Greisman, Henry

Subjects: Families; Portraits, Group; Weddings

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

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1988-12-3

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Bob Sterling family [graphic material] – [ca. 1960].

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Al Gilbert portraits series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 37; Series 4; Item 13

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Gilbert Studios fonds; Al Gilbert portraits series

Level: Item

Fonds: 37

Series: 4

Item: 13

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1960]

Physical Description: 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio: Robert Sterling was married to Dorothy Sterling. His family had a business called Button and Pleating Limited, where he was the vice-president.

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Bob Sterling family at a wedding or formal reception.

Name Access: Sterling, Bob

Subjects: Families; Portraits, Group; Weddings

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.

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Lambert family (St. Catharines, Ont.) [graphic material (electronic)] – [1933?].

Accession Number: 2007-6-34

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2007-6-34

Material Format: graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w (jpg)

Date: [1933?]

Scope and Content: Accession consists of a scanned copy of a photograph taken at the Lambert family's Port Dalhousie cottage. The donor, Eleanor Lambert (née Friedman), and her mother Channa Friedman are at the bottom right. Back row: Minna Anderson, Patty Walman, Sarah Meyers. Front row: Jean Matlow, Goldie Matlow, Esther Rivka Pomerantz, Channa Friedman, Eleanor Friedman.

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; Outdoor recreation

Name Access: Lambert family

Places: Port Dalhousie, Ont.; St. Catharines, Ont.

Source: Archival Accessions

Spencer "Spiff" and Eunice Evans in the stands at Maple Leaf Gardens [graphic material] – [ca. 1958].

Part Of: Morris Norman collection; Turofsky photographs series

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 22; Series 4; Item 11

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Morris Norman collection; Turofsky photographs series

Level: Item

Fonds: 22

Series: 4

Item: 11

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1958]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 24 cm

Admin History/Bio: Spencer Evans was the publicity chief for Maple Leaf Gardens during the 1940s and 1950s and in 1963, became the director of public relations for the Toronto Maple Leafs Baseball Club. He was married to Eunice Evans.

Scope and Content: This item is a photograph of Spiff and Eunice Evans seated in the stands at Maple Leaf Gardens.

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Sidney Freedman at dedication of Pardes Shalom Cemetery [graphic material] – 1975.

Level: Item

ID: Item 567

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 567

Material Format: graphic material

Responsibility: Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto

Date: 1975

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Sidney Freedman, president, Toronto Hebrew Memorial Park, at dedication of Pardes Shalom Cemetery, Toronto, Oct. 12, 1975.

Notes: Acquired Oct. 24, 1975.

Name Access: Freedman, Sidney; Hebrew Memorial Park; Pardes Shalom Cemetery

Subjects: Consecration of cemeteries; Cemeteries

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

Capitofsky (Cappe) family at 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Lazar Capitofsky, Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1926].

Level: Item

ID: Item 4052

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 4052

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1926]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content: For complete identification, see accession record.

Name Access: Capitofksy family; Cappe family; Capitofsky, Mrs. Lazar; Capitofsky, Mr. Lazar

Subjects: Families; Portraits, Group; Wedding anniversaries

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

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1986-6-2

Source: Archival Descriptions

Zeidenber family [graphic material] – 1951.

Accession Number: 2005-9-4

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2005-9-4

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w ; 17 x 10 cm

Date: 1951

Scope and Content: Accession consists of two copy photographs of Mr.and Mrs. Louis and Irene Miller with Sarah Zeidenber and Mrs. Irene Miller with Sarah Zeidenber and Thelma (Zeidenber) Greenblatt in Pontypool

Administrative History: Louis and Sarah Zeidenber lived in Toronto but spent most of their summers at their cottage on Bornstein hill in Pontypool, which was a popular summer resort spot for vacationing Jews from the 1940s to the 1960s. The area was relatively cheap and had a pond as its swimming spot. Kosher meals would often be brought in for the vacationers who arrived on two trains daily from Union station.; For approximately three years the Zeidenber's rented the rear half of their cottage to their friends Louis and Irene Miller, until the Miller's started to rent a cottage from the Bornsteins.; The Zeidenber's are the parents of the donor, Thelma (Zeidenber) Greenblatt

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

Subjects: Communities; Families; Outdoor recreation; Vacations

Name Access: Miller, Louis; Miller, Irene; Zeidenber, Thelma; Zeidenber, Sarah; Zeidenber, Louis

Places: Pontypool, Ont.

Source: Archival Accessions

Moe Greenspoon (Sudbury, ON) [graphic material, graphic material (electronic), textual record (electronic)] – [1910?]-2008.

Accession Number: 2008-2-4

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2008-2-4

Material Format: graphic material; graphic material (electronic); textual record (electronic)

Physical Description: 5 photographs : b&w and col. (jpg); 1 photograph : col.; 2 documents : col. (jpg)

Date: [1910?]-2008

Scope and Content: Accession consists of six photographs of the Greenspoon family of Sudbury, Ontario. There are also two scanned documents: Moe Greenspoon's 1918 birth certificate and his statement of service in the Canadian Armed Forces, issued in 1990.; Photographs include the following:; 01. Benjamin and Fanny Greenspoon ca. 1910. (photograph was a reprint of a scanned original); 02. Paul Allan Greenspoon with grandfather Benjamin and his second wife at bar mitzvah, ca. 1966.; 03. Greenspoon family gathering ca. 1942. L to R (back): Nathan, Doris, Moses (Moe), Max, Sydney, Irving, Bill, Ruth, Louis. L to R (front): Dave, wife Ann, Ben, Fanny, Harry, wife Millie.; 04. Greenspoons at the Nahala dedication plaque in Israel, Oct. 1972. L to R: Rose (married to Max), daughter Elaine, Max, son Ira, Ira's wife Merle, and Ben in front.; 05. Zady's Boyz - basketball team of all the grandsons with Moe, 2008.

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: Canada--Armed Forces; Communities; Families

Name Access: Greenspoon, Moe

Places: Sudbury, Ont.

Source: Archival Accessions

Sam and Evelyn Perlman [graphic material] – [ca. 1922].

Accession Number: 2007-6-18

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2007-6-18

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 20 x 26 cm and 10 x 13 cm

Date: [ca. 1922]

Scope and Content: Accession consists of a print and negative of a group photo from the wedding party of Sam Perlman and Evelyn Carman.

Subjects: Weddings

Name Access: Perlman, Sam; Perlman, Evelyn

Source: Archival Accessions

Harry Tulchinsky and Ann Stemeroff (Brantford, ON) [graphic material] – 22 Aug. 1927.

Level: Item

ID: Item 2376

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 2376

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 22 Aug. 1927

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 Harry and Ann (Stemeroff) Tulchinsky's wedding photo, taken in Brantford on 22 Aug. 1927.

Name Access: Stemeroff, Ann; Tulchinsky, Ann; Tulchinsky, Harry

Subjects: Weddings

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: Brandon (Man.)

Accession Number: 1977-8-16

Source: Archival Descriptions

Wedding of Syd & Echo Silverman in Beth Israel Synagogue (Kingston, ON) [graphic material] – [ca. 1909].

Level: Item

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [ca. 1909]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm

Notes: Photograph is a copy.

Name Access: Beth Israel Congregation (Kingston, Ont.); Silverman, Echo; Silverman, Syd

Subjects: Weddings

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: 1986-3-5

Source: Archival Descriptions

Wedding party of Rita Moses (Sudbury, ON) [graphic material] – 1940.

Level: Item

ID: Item 3360

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 3360

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 1940

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 11 x 13 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Admin History/Bio: Rita Moses married Morris Mink.

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Rita Moses' wedding party. The women are standing on the lawn of the Moses house in Sudbury, Ontario. Pictured from left to right are:; Grandma Annie Moses, Morris Mink's sister Marion from Montreal, Betty (née Magder) Sweet, Rita Moses, Lil (née Mink) Rossman, Ida (née Moses) Shapiro, Doris (née Wichefsky) Laskin, Howard Phillips.

Notes: Wichefsky also spelled as Witchefsky.

Subjects: Weddings

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: Sudbury (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1982-10-1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Wedding ceremony of David Leibman and Goldie Balinson, Beth Jacob Synagogue (Hamilton, ON) [graphic material] – 11 Oct. 1953.

Level: Item

ID: Item 1914

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1914

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 11 Oct. 1953

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the wedding ceremony of David Leibman and Goldie Balinson at Beth Jacob Synagogue, located on Hunter Street in Hamilton, Ontario. The photograph features the invited guests seated inside the synagogue, while the bride, groom, rabbi, and attendants stand under the chuppah.

Name Access: Balinson, Goldie; Beth Jacob Synagogue (Hamilton, Ont.); Leibman, David

Subjects: Weddings

Places: Hamilton (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1980-2-11

Source: Archival Descriptions

Wedding ceremony of David Leibman and Goldie Balinson, Beth Jacob Synagogue (Hamilton, ON) [graphic material] – 11 Oct. 1953.

Level: Item

ID: Item 1915

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 1915

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 11 Oct. 1953

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the wedding ceremony of David Leibman and Goldie Balinson at Beth Jacob Synagogue, located on Hunter Street in Hamilton, Ontario. The photograph features the bride and groom kissing under the chuppah.

Name Access: Balinson, Goldie; Beth Jacob Synagogue (Hamilton, Ont.); Leibman, David

Subjects: Weddings

Places: Hamilton (Ont.)

Accession Number: 1980-2-11

Source: Archival Descriptions

Malca Kagan's wedding at Chudleigh House [graphic material] – [193-?].

Level: Item

ID: Item 4619

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 4619

Material Format: graphic material

Date: [193-?]

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

Scope and Content: This item is a photograph of guests at Malca Kagan's wedding at Chudleigh House in Toronto. The guests are assembled outdoors in a garden. Pictured from left to right are: Nettie Magder (m. Harris), David Newman, Dr. Mac Rockman, Doris Witchell (m. Nefsky) (2nd m. Laskin), Syd Paul, and Betty Magder (m. Sweet).

Subjects: Weddings

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

Accession Number: 1981-11-4

Source: Archival Descriptions