- Accession Number
- 2008-4-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-4-1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 29 drawings : pen and ink ; 61 x 44 cm and smaller
- 2 paintings : oil and acrylic ; 49 x 22 cm and 40 x 31 cm
- Date
- 1947-1948
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of 29 pen and ink drawings by artist Norman Hersch, and two paintings. The drawings represent the history of the Jewish people, created for the magazine Jewish Life in 1947 or 1948. The paintings are an oil portrait of the artist's father and an acrylic abstract piece. There are also several magazine pages showcasing the final printed version of the drawings.
- Custodial History
- The records were in the possession of the artist, Norman Hersch until his death in the mid-1980s, at which point the donor took possession of the records and stored them in his garage, until donating them to the Archives on April 1, 2004.
- Administrative History
- Norman Hersch was a special effects technician for the CBC from the early 1950s until his retirement in the mid-1980s. He served in the Canadian military during the Second World War and graduated from Central Technical School upon his return. In later years, he started P & M Display in Yorkville. Doug Wardle was a friend and colleague of Hersch's at CBC in the Special Effects Department.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4162
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4162
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Jan. 1948
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : (1 negative)
- Notes
- For identificaiton, see accession record.
- Name Access
- Grosbein, Norman
- Shaw Street Synagogue
- Weber family
- Grosbein family
- B'nai Israel Synagogue
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Families
- Portraits, Group
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1986-10-10
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2017-7-6
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-7-6
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 65 photographs : b&w and col. (tiff)
- Date
- 1948-1964
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting Gary Wagman and his family. Included are: sixty-five photographs of the Gold-Wagman family. Twenty-eight of the photographs were taken at Gary's bar mitzvah party, which was held on 8 March 1964 at the North Bathurst Talmud Torah.
- Administrative History
- Gary Irving Wagman (1951–) was born 19 March 1951 and is the youngest son of Ann Wagman (née Gold, 1926–2017) and Sollie Wagman (1921–2014). His older brother Howard, known as Hushy (1947–2001), was born 9 October 1947. Gary is the grandson of David Gold and Rose Gold (his maternal grandparents) and Celia Wagman and Jacob Wagman (his paternal grandparents).
- Photo Caption (027): Gary Wagman holding chumash given to him by his grandmother, 8 Mar. 1964. Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, accession 2017-7-6.
- Photo Caption (017): Gary Wagman swinging baseball bat, 1964. Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, accession 2017-7-6.
- 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.
- Descriptive Notes
- ASSOCIATED MATERIALS: Other records relating to the Wagman family can be found
in Accessions 2009-11-1 and 2017-8-13.
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Families
- Name Access
- North Bathurst Talmud Torah
- Wagman family
- Wagman, Gary, 1951-
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-3-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-3-1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : col. ; 21 x 15 cm or smaller
- Date
- [197-?]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting the Airst family. Included are five photographs taken at Malcolm Airst's bar mitzvah, which was held at Beth Tzedec in Toronto, and one photograph of Malcolm's sister, Lisa. Also depicted in the bar mitzvah photographs are: maternal grandfather Alexander Stolberg; parents Herman Airst and Faye Airst; and younger brother Randall Airst.
- Descriptive Notes
- Physical description: The five bar mitzvah photographs are glued to a matte board.
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Families
- Name Access
- Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12-4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 7 cm of graphic material and textual records
- 1 film reel
- Date
- [194-]-1960
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of textual records and photographs documenting Gerry Freiman and his family. Included are Gerry Freiman's Camp Föhrenwald identity card, an assignment card and meal ticket, photographs taken at the camp, photographs taken at Jack Freiman's bar mitzvah, and film footage of the bar mitzvah that was held at Murray House in Toronto on 24 April 1960, as well as other records documenting the Freiman family's immigration process.
- Administrative History
- Gerry Freiman was born on 20 June 1910 in Poland. Rose Freiman was born on 4 November 1914. After the Second World War, Freiman found himself at the Föhrenwald displaced persons camp in Bavaria, Germany. On 13 September 1948, Gerry, Rose, and their son Jack departed Germany on the USS General Heintzelmann for Canada.
- Upon arriving in Canada, the Freimans stayed with a family they met in Föhrenwald. (The name of the family has, unfortunately, been lost.) This family offered Gary and Rose employment in the shoe manufacturing trade. The Freimans subsequently moved to 348 Northcliffe Boulevard, where they bought a fourplex and lived in one of the units on the ground floor. Gary and Rose remained at this address until their deaths: Gerry died on 8 November 1960; Rose Freiman died on 13 June 1983.
- Jack Freiman attended Rawlinson Community School and then Vaughan Road Collegiate. He did his postsecondary studies at the University of Toronto, where he studied pre-medicine and medicine. After graduating, he went on to specialize and practice as an internist in a hospital in Brampton, Ontario. Jack died on 6 November 2016.
- 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.
- Descriptive Notes
- Availability of other formats: Film also available as MP4 file. Photographs also available as JPEG and TIFF files.
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Immigrants--Canada
- Refugee camps
- Name Access
- Föhrenwald (Displaced persons camp)
- Freiman (family)
- Freiman, Gerry, 1910-1960
- Freiman, Rose, 1914-1983
- Places
- Bavaria (Germany)
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-1-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-1-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 19 May 1950
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of one letter from Rabbi Abraham Feinberg of Holy Blossom Temple to Mrs. Jack Silverman of Sudbury regarding the bar mitzvah of her son, Stephen. The letter includes instructions and procedures for bar mitzvahs held at Holy Blossom.
- Administrative History
- Lilian Rosenthal is the daughter of Rabbi William Rosenthal. Rabbi Rosenthal had been the rabbi in Sudbury for many years. The family currently owns a Judaica store on Bathurst Street, named Miriam's.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Descriptive Notes
- Availability of other formats: Also available as PDF.
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Name Access
- Feinberg, Abraham L., 1899-
- Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Events and organizations series
- B'nai Brith lodges sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 3-1
- File
- 13
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 14 Feb. 1966
- Physical Description
- 2 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two images of the B'nai Brith Toronto Lodge presenting a cheque to the Anti-Defamation League, and to a group of bar mitzvah boys.
- Name Access
- Anti-defamation League
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Events and organizations series
- Zionist Organization of Canada sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 7
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 20 Apr. 1961
- Physical Description
- 11 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of images taken at the State of Israel's bar mitzvah celebration, held by the Zionist Organization of Canada, Central Region, at Massey Hall. The images depict speakers at the podium, overhead photographs of the stage, several bar mitzvah boys taking part in the ceremonies, and group photographs of members of ZOC.
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Weddings, anniversaries and bar mitzvahs series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 4
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1958]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of one bar mitzvah portrait of [Howard?] Reitapple. The boy is holding a prayer book and has a tallis wrapped around his shoulders.
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Weddings, anniversaries and bar mitzvahs series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 4
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1 June 1963
- Physical Description
- 4 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of images taken at the bar mitzvah celebration for [?] Rotstein. The images depict the Rotstein family in their home, the bar mitzvah boy lighting the candles on his cake, and a group photograph of the invited children standing behind a beverage table.
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- General office subject and correspondence files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 2
- File
- 1316
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [between 1965 and 1975?]
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of four photographs of a bar mitzvah at the Kiever Shul. They depict a young man at various points in the temple.
- Name Access
- Kiever Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Family photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 19
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1931
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 19 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Max was bar mitzvahed at the Hebrew Sick Benefit Society at 350 Dundas Street West, on the second floor.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a bar mitzvah portrait of Max Stern, taken at Hardy Studio in Toronto.
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- 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
- Dundas Street West (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1991-5-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Family photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 25
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1934
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a bar mitzvah portrait of Bill Stern at age thirteen. The portrait was used on the front of his invitation card.
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- 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
- 2006-2-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2012-10-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2012-10-3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1970
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of an invitation and guest list for the bar mitzvah of Dale Lastman, the son of former mayor Mel Lastman. The bar mitzvah took place at Adath Israel Synagogue on 28 March 1970, was followed by a luncheon the same day and then a dinner at the Royal York Hotel the following night.
- Custodial History
- There is no aquisition information for this material. The documents were found in the processing room in a box containing other unprocessed and orphaned material.
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Name Access
- Adath Israel Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-2-8
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-2-8
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 folders
- Date
- 1970-1973
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting the Airst family. Included are photographs of Malcolm Airst at his bar mitzvah in 1970 and Randall Airst at his bar mitzvah in 1973. The b'nai mitzvah took place at Beth Tzedec in Toronto where the family were members and Malcolm completed ninth grade at the United Synagogue Day School.
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Name Access
- Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- General correspondence series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 3
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1926
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of an invitation for the bar mitzvah of Bennie, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Katz.
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 489
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 489
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1899]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 18 x 12 and 9 x 12
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph William Samuel on the occassion of his bar mitzvah.
- Name Access
- Samuel, William
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- 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.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sammy Luftspring fonds
- Sammy Luftspring scrapbook file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 82
- File
- 1
- Item
- 26
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1953
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Sammy, Elsie, and Brian Luftspring at Brian's bar mitzvah at the Barclay Hotel, Toronto.
- Notes
- Image is located on page 55 of the 65 x 48 cm scrapbook.
- Name Access
- Barclay Hotel (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 2009-10-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Clanton Park Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 6
- File
- 26
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1957
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of newspaper article about Eddy Weisblatt who learned to recite his bar mitzvah Torah and Haftorah readings even though he was deaf.
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Life cycle and family events sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-5
- File
- 14
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [1989?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of lyrics for songs that were written for the bar mitzvah of Yoel Micha Meir.
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Life cycle and family events sub-series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-5
- Item
- 7
- Material Format
- moving images
- Date
- June 1954
- Physical Description
- 1 film reel (ca. 4 min.) : col., si. ; 16 mm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a film reel containing home movie footage of the reception party for David Freed's bar mitzvah. David was the son of Ruth Free (née Weinreb) and Murray Freed. He was the grandson of Rabbi Joseph Weinreb.
- Notes
- During processing, reel was assigned reel #16
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Lifecycle Events series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 7
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Oct. 1952
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 11 x 8 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Melvin Himel (1939-2021) was the son of Howard and Ruth (Clavir) Himel.
- Scope and Content
- This item consists of a bar mitzvah portrait of Melvin Himel.
- Notes
- This negative has two images.
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Levine and Cass family fonds
- Thuna family series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 25
- Series
- 7
- Item
- 10
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 14 Jul. 1941
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of family and guests of Mortimer Thuna's bar mitzvah, which was held at the Tic-Tac Club in Montreal on 14 July 1941. Mortimer is seated in the center, with his father Jack on his right and his mother Anne on his left. Sarah Levine is in the front row, seventh from the left. Abe Levine is the second from the left, his daughter is next to him, and his wife next to her.
- Notes
- Photographer: Society Studio, Montreal
- Name Access
- Levine, Abe
- Levine, Sarah
- Thuna, Jack
- Thuna, Mortimer
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- 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
- Montréal (Québec)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Client agency correspondence series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 18
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1962-1963
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence with the Bar Mitzvah Foundation.
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Henry Rosenbaum fonds
- Photograph series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 121
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1967
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: col ; 13 cm X 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a colour photograph of the Rosenbaum and Anklewicz familes gathered for the bar mitzvah of Sheldon Anklewicz in Toronto. Standing from left: Henry Rosenbaum, Bella Rosenbaum, Murray Rosenbaum, Sheldon Anklewicz, Honey Anklewicz, Bella Simon, and Boris Simon. Standing in back are Hela and Aaron Anklewicz, grandparents of Sheldon.
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- 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
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1988
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; col ; 15 X 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a colour photograph taken in Israel. The trip was a gift in honour of grandson Michael Daniel Bornstein’s bar mitzvah, which took place in November 1988. Identified from left: Henry Rosenbaum, Bella Rosenbaum, Mrs. Glick, Leora Glick, and Mr. Glick. It is presumed that Daniel took the photo.
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Israel
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Henry Rosenbaum fonds
- Photograph series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 121
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 9
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1975]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col ; 25 cm x 20 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Adler bar mitzvah candle lighting, ca. 1975. Standing from left to right are Murray Rosenbaum, Bella Rosenbaum, Henry Rosenbaum, Mark Adler, Yitkah Adler, and Benny Adler.
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- 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
- Central Region sous-fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28-1
- Series
- 7
- File
- 100
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1963-1964
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence, memoranda and a copy of "Bar Mitzvah in Lusaka: A Tale of Judasim in Northern Rhodesia" written by Mildred Teicher and reprinted from the Jewish Digest, June 1963.
- Name Access
- Mildred Teicher
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Publicity photographs of people and events series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 6
- File
- 315
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1961
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of a photograph taken during the thirteenth anniversary celebration of Iaraeli Statehood. From left to right are: Al Brown; Leslie Raetzen; Julius Hayman; Mrs. James Wexler; Rabbi Gene Klein; Karl Silberman; Syd Brown; and Simon Witt.
- Name Access
- Al Brown
- Leslie Raetzen
- Julius Hayman
- Mrs. James Wexler
- Rabbi Gene Klein
- Karl Silberman
- Syd Brown
- Simon Witt
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2010-6-17
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-6-17
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 6 cm
- Date
- [ca. 1944] - [ca. 2003]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one photograph of Norman Gulko that was taken in Holland near the end of the Second World War and Norman's unpublished war memoir entitled "A Toronto Boy Goes to War."
- Administrative History
- Norman Gulko was born in Toronto on 4 March 1923. He was conscripted into the Royal Canadian Army in late 1942 and joined Canada's active service in 1944. Norman was initially stationed in Italy but was moved to various other cities in France, Holland, and Germany. After the war, Norman received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Toronto and worked as a social worker in Toronto from 1952 until his retirement in 1988.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Descriptive Notes
- Availability of other formats: Digitized material.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Veterans--Canada
- World War, 1939-1945
- Name Access
- Gulko, Norman
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Toronto Holocaust Museum series
- Special events and projects sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 28-18
- File
- 54
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1995-2002
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph: col., ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a correspondence, meeting minutes, and clippings related to the Bar and Bat Mitzvah Project. Includes student projects a photograph and certificates of completion. Identified in the photograph: Max Eisen and Adam Banack.
- Name Access
- Eisen, Max
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Bat mitzvah
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2009-6-9
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-6-9
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpg)
- Date
- 1926
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one scanned family photograph of Eve's family shortly before their emigration from Russia to Canada.
- Back row, left to right: Raizel Rosen, Yisroel Rosen. Front, left to right: Pesa Rosen holding Edith Rosen, Eve Rosen and Avraham Rosen.
- 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 in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Subjects
- Families
- Immigrants--Canada
- Places
- Kitchener (Ont.)
- Russia
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2013-3-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2013-3-1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- ca. 71 photographs
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1919-1939, [ca. 2005]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists primarily of photographs documenting the early life of Bella Wilder (née Goldbach) and her family in Poland. Included are images of Bella with her siblings and friends, group photos of Bella at her Jewish school in Poland, a group image of Victor in the Polish army, and other photographs of Bella's family and friends. Also included are two family histories documenting the story of Bella's mother, Shifra Frimeth Goldbach, and the story of Max and Bella Wilder, which was written by their granddaughter Sandee Sharpe. Of particular note is a 1925 school photograph of the Workers Evening School in Opatow (?), which has Yiddish writing suggesting that the school may have received aid from an organization referred to as "Gives Relief" in Toronto.
- Custodial History
- The records were originally donated to the Jewish Genealogical Society of Canada (Toronto section) by Bella's daughter Ann Sharpe. JGS Toronto donated the material to the OJA a few months later with her consent.
- Administrative History
- Bella (nee Goldbach) Wilder was born on May 12, 1910 in Opatow, Poland to Chaim Shlomo Goldbach and Shifra Frimeth Schatz Goldbach. Bella's older brothers, Victor, Jack and Hymie began immigrating to Toronto in the 1920s and had saved enough money by 1936 to bring Bella and her mother to Toronto. After arriving in Toronto Bella found work sewing in a factory.
- Bella married Max Wilder on September 29, 1939. Max worked at Superior Men's Tailoring where he sewed zippers into men's pants. They had two children together: Ann (born 5 April 1940, married Norman Sharpe) and Stan (born 21 Jan. 1945, died June 1974). Max passed away in 1999 and Bella passed away in 2002.
- Descriptive Notes
- Availability of other formats: Photographs have been digitized and are available as digital images.
- Subjects
- Immigrants--Canada
- Families
- Name Access
- Goldbach, Shifra
- Sharpe, Ann
- Wilder, Bella, 1910-2002
- Wilder, Max, ?-1999
- Places
- Poland
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-1-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-1-5
- Material Format
- textual record
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 3 objects
- Date
- [190-?]-1967
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of materials documenting the Grosman family, in particular Max Grosman. Included are Max's certificate of naturalization, various Polish-language documents including Max's Polish passport, an old age security application, and an insurance book. The accession also includes a pin commemorating the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union's fortieth anniversary and two rings that belonged to Max.
- Custodial History
- Max Grosman's son, Wilfred Grosman, came into possession of the records constituting Accession 2018-1-5 following the death of his father. He donated the records to the Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre on 17 January 2018.
- Administrative History
- Max Grosman was born 25 March 1884 in Novoradomsk, Poland. He became a naturalized British subject in 1914. Max's wife, Minnie "Majja" Grosman (née Bocian), came to Canada in 1913. Together, they had four sons: Jack, Morris, Samuel, and Wilfred. Max made his living as a tailor. He passed away on 17 October 1960 at the age of seventy-seven.
- Descriptive Notes
- LANGUAGE: Accession contains records in both English and Polish.
- Subjects
- Families
- Immigrants--Canada
- Name Access
- Bocian, Majja
- Bocian, Minnie
- Grosman, Majja
- Grosman, Minnie
- Grosman, Max
- Grosman, Wilfred
- International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
- Places
- Canada
- Poland
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-11-9
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-11-9
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1922–1953
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting the Cohen family. Included are an agreement between Moses Nepomjesze and J. L. Shekter dated 18 April 1922 regarding the bringing of three individuals–Hannah Nepomjesze and, A. Yudel Nepomjesze, and Raphuel Nepomjesze–to Toronto on or before 20 July 1922; an unsigned document in which Goldie Sherman appoints Moses Nepomjesze (Cohen) as her attorney; an agreement made in duplicate on 17 July 1922 between Morris Cohen and Jas. L. Shekter; landing cards for Chana Niepomieszcze (the donor's grandmother) and Rafael Niepomieszcze (the donor's father) stamped 14 September 1922; a receipt of payment for $6 dated 29 December 1931 and issued to Morris Cohen; an undated application for vise [sic] form with Chana's signature in Yiddish; a youth aliyah certificate of honour issued to Mrs. M. Cohen in May 1942; a sworn oath dated 9 June `1953 by Benjamin Sherman saying he knew Morris Cohen as Moshe Gersch Nepomyashtski Berkovitch when he resided in Uman in Kiev, Russia; a sworn oath by Asher Olshinetsky saying he has known Morris for forty-two years; and the second page of a document signed by Goldie Herman and Jas L. Shekter.
- Custodial History
- Records were discovered in the house the donor's uncle, Harold Cohen, after he passed away.
- Administrative History
- Originally from Russia, Morris Cohen came to Canada in 1911. His wife, Chana, and son, Ralph (1911–2000), stayed behind until such time as Morris was able to bring them over. In 1922, Chana and Ralph made the trip to join Morris in Canada. Chana's visa application from that year gives her age as thirty-one and her son's age as nine. The same visa indicates that Morris was living at 537 Cannon Street in Hamilton, Ontario and that he was working as a merchant/tailor. Once in Canada, Morris and Chana had one more child, Harold. At some point, Morris, Chana, and their family relocated to 350 Euclid Avenue.
- A note on names: Several of the individuals documented in the records changed their names. According to one record signed by an acquaintance of Morris' from Russia, Morris was originally named Moshe Gersch Nepomyashtski Berkovitch and changed his name Morris Cohen shortly after coming to Canada. In other records, the same individual is referred to as Moses Nepomjesze (Cohen). According to his granddaughter, Carol, Morris was told he could not keep his name and was given the surname Cohen–this despite the fact Morris was not a kohen. After arriving in Canada, Chana adopted her husband's new surname: a certificate issued to the former is made out to "Mrs. M. Cohen." In writing the above account, the archivist has used the names by which the individuals were best known.
- 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.
- Descriptive Notes
- Availability of other formats: Also available as PDF files.
- Subjects
- Families
- Immigrants--Canada
- Name Access
- Cohen (family)
- Places
- Ontario
- Russia
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-1-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-1-1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- object
- Physical Description
- 2 objects
- 1 photograph : col. ; 36 x 28 cm
- Date
- 1971
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a large portrait of Martin Shaffer during his bar mitzvah at Shaarey Shomayim Synagogue in 1971. There are also two Shaffer family kiddish cups, one inscribed with Hebrew lettering. Nancy's husband, Sam, received one of the cups at his bar mitzvah and the second was given to Martin.
- Custodial History
- Photograph and cups were mailed in by Nancy Shaffer to be included with the Shaffer family records.
- Descriptive Notes
- For related material see accessions 2007-7-4, 2009-8-4, 2009-9-3
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Families
- Kiddush cups
- Places
- Thunder Bay (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1214
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1214
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1915]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a studio portrait of Samuel and Rebecca Weinberg with their son, Bernard on the occasion of his bar mitzvah.
- Name Access
- Weinberg, Samuel
- Weinberg, Rebecca
- Weinberg, Bernard
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Families
- Portraits, Group
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1977-1-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gordon Melamed fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 7
- Item
- 20
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1935
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- David Greenberg was an electrical engineer, who married at the age of nineteen. He later became a chiropracter in Toronto. His father, Louis Greenberg, was a tailor whose shop was located in the Jarvis and Parliament area on Queen Street East. The family originally belonged to the Berkeley Street Synagogue, but there was no minyan for David's bar mitzvah and they moved to the McCaul Street Synagogue. David's stepmother's name was Sadie.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of David Greenberg, his father Louis Greenberg and his stepmother Sadie. The picture was taken for David's bar mitzvah on October 13, 1935.
- Name Access
- Greenberg, David
- Greenberg, Louis
- Greenberg, Sadie
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Families
- Portraits, Group
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Portraits series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 27
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1965]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 12 x 8 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Martin Irwin Lockshin was born in Toronto in 1952, the son of Louis Leon and Sylvia Lockshin (née Freedman). He received his PhD from Brandeis University in 1984 and is also an ordained rabbi.
- Currently, Professor Martin Lockshin is an associate professor of humanities in the Department of Languages, Literature, and Linguistics at York University. He has published extensively and recently completed a term as director of York's Centre for Jewish Studies.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a bar mitzvah portrait of Martin Lockshin.
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Rabbis
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 2519
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2519
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 4 Oct. 1936
- 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 Jewish community assembled in the Adath Israel Synagogue banquet hall for the bar mitzvah party of Larry Kussner. The large crowd is seated at several banquet tables in the hall, which is decorated for the occasion.
- Notes
- Title taken from writing on original photograph matte.
- Duke Studio.
- Name Access
- Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
- Kussner, Larry
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Parties
- 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.)
- Accession Number
- 1981-2-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 33
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1917-1934
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of one invitation to the wedding of Esther Rumianek and Joe Glass and an invitation to Bill Stern's bar mitzvah.
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Weddings
- Accession Number
- 1994-1-4
- 2004-5-135
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 947
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 947
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1942
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- David Day and his brother Jacob Day started a Hebrew school in Toronto on Major Street. Eventually, David Day started his own cheder on Markham Street and Jacob Day operated another cheder on Ulster Street. They both taught during the mid 1900s, from approximately 1925 to 1940.
- David Day had two sons named Sam and Nat. Nat Day was in the army and was married to Evelyn Day.
- Scope and Content
- Copy photograph of Mr. Day's cheder that was taken for a student's bar mitzvah. David Day is in the middle of the group and his son is standing behind him in uniform. The photograph was taken in 1942.
- Name Access
- Day, David
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Heder
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Related Material
- See accession #2003-8-3 for another copy of the same photograph
- Accession Number
- 1975-12-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3800
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3800
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [1927?]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : (1 negative)
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Portraits
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1985-7-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 2456
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2456
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1920]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Notes
- Photo by L. Surdin, 26 Cameron Street, Toronto.
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Portraits
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-12-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
