- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 4771
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4771
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph
- Notes
- JCRC Box 44, File 155A.
- Copyright: Globe and Mail.
- See photos for negative number.
- Name Access
- Simchat Torah
- City Hall
- Subjects
- Demonstrations
- Human rights
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 4428
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4428
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Apr. 1986
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph
- Notes
- Photo by Graphic Artists.
- Name Access
- North American High School Network
- Subjects
- Demonstrations
- Human rights
- Places
- Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1986-12-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2011-6-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2011-6-5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 scrapbook : 28 x 41 cm
- Date
- 1949-1985
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one scrapbook documenting the Supreme Court of Canada case between Bernard Wolf, Annie Noble and property owners at the Beach O' Pines resort regarding antisemitic restrictive property covenants. The scrapbook includes news clippings, correspondence, CJC Public Relations Information bulletins, one photograph of Wolf, factums of court proceedings and a resolution of London's B'nai Brith Lodge #1012. Also included are event programmes and invitations that do not appear related to the court case.
- Use Conditions
- None
- Subjects
- Antisemitism
- Human rights
- Name Access
- Wolf, Bernard
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Name
- Genya Intrator
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 26 Nov. 1990
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Genya Intrator
- Number
- OH 223
- OH 224
- Subject
- Antisemitism
- Women
- Human rights
- Interview Date
- 26 Nov. 1990
- Quantity
- 2
- Interviewer
- Mindy A. Skapinker
- AccessionNumber
- 1993-9-1
- Total Running Time
- OH 223A: 46 minutes OH 223B: 46 minutes OH 224A: 16 minutes
- Conservation
- Copied August 2003
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Genya Intrator was born in Moscow and moved as a child to Palestine in the 1930s. She was a member of the Israeli underground and served in the Israeli army during the War of Independence. She played a central leadership role in the Soviet Jewry movement in Canada. She founded Women for Soviet Jewry and served as chair of the National Soviet Jewry Committee. She helped with the creation of the Group of 35, a Soviet-Jewry activist group in Toronto. Genya had regular contact by phone with Soviet activists and relayed their information back to Israeli consuls. She was an advisor to B'nai Brith on Soviet Jewry. She started an inter-religious Task Force for Soviet Jewry in Canada.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Name Access
- Intrator, Genya
- Skapinker, Mindy A.
- Canadian Jewish Congress
- Geographic Access
- Toronto
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Source
- Oral Histories
In this clip, Genya Intrator discusses the formation of the Group of 35, a Soviet-Jewry activist group.
In this clip, Genya Intrator describes how information about Soviet Jews was passed on to the Israeli consulate in New York, who tracked all the data. She explains how she was appointed as a "secret agent" who would report information from her many phone calls to the Soviet Union.
- Part Of
- John J. Glass fonds
- Documents series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 109; Series 2; File 27
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- John J. Glass fonds
- Documents series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 109
- Series
- 2
- File
- 27
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1937-1972
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence relating to John Glass' battle against discrimination based on race and religion in Ontario and society in general. Included are commentaries on his newspaper article proposing amendments to the Ontario Libel and Slander Act, his correspondence with the Canadian Jewish Congress, and the prime minister (premier) of Ontario regarding offensive "Gentiles Only" signs on highways, at country resorts, and in parks. In addition there is a report on the operation of Nazi-affiliated groups in the province and a telegram expressing support from a "Negro Youth Group," as well as an impassioned speech delivered by Glass in the Ontario legislature, in which he pleads for human rights and the end of intlolerance and bigotry.
- Name Access
- Canadian Jewish Congress
- Ontario Libel and Slander Act
- Ontario. Premier
- Subjects
- Antisemitism
- Discrimination
- Human rights
- Physical Condition
- Several of the letters are in fagile condition and are enclosed in plastic.
- Places
- Ontario
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Community Relations Committee series
- Research Records sub-series
- Civil and Human Rights Legislation sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 5-4-1; File 12
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Community Relations Committee series
- Research Records sub-series
- Civil and Human Rights Legislation sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 5-4-1
- File
- 12
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1950
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings and a statement by Rabbi A.L. Feinberg regarding the Forest Hill Village Board of Education's experimental project to segregate Jewish and non-Jewish students.
- Notes
- Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Subjects
- Human rights
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 1979-9-8
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1979-9-8
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- April 1977-March 1978
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one Information Bulletin on Soviet Jewry (vol. 3, issue 4) and two Communique (No. 10, No. 21), both produced by the Canadian Committee for Soviet Jewry.
- Subjects
- Human rights
- Name Access
- Canadian Committee for Soviet Jewry
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-7-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-7-2
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records and other materials
- Date
- [197-]-2015
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records documenting personal and professional achievements of Morley S. Wolfe. It includes a photograph of Morley being introduced as B'Nai Brith Toronto Regional Council president, and a photograph of Morley addressing a group at B'Nai Brith Canada. Also includes two medals, one from Harbord Collegiate and a Peace Medal from the YMCA. There is a paper copy of a family tree created on the internet, a letter to the Toronto Star editor written by Wolfe, an article he wrote about jobs, a speech from his daughters for his 75th birthday, B'Nai Brith Central region mailing lists, material related to a donation to the Osgoode collections library from Morley Wolfe and the Osgoode class of 1955, two of Morley Wolfe's passports, a "Harbord Romeos" members list, a form nominating Karen Mock for the William Hubbard Award, and the text for a League for Human Rights of B'Nai Brith Canada brochure.
- Administrative History
- Morley S. Wolfe was born in Winnipeg in 1928 to Cecil (b. 1895) and Betty (nee Davidow) Wolfe. He spent his early childhood in various cities in Saskatchewan and Manitoba until moving to Toronto in 1940. Soon after graduating from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1955 he started his own practice as a senior member of the law firm Burt, Burt, Wolfe and Bowman. In 1971 he was appointed Queen’s Council, and from 1973 to 1977 he served as counsel for B’nai Brith Canada. After his retirement from practice in 1993, the Province of Ontario appointed him presiding Justice of the Peace for Ontario and Deputy Judge in Small Claims Court. His first marriage was to Sandra Newman in 1958 and they had three children together: Leslie, Lee, and Melanie. He later married Joan and became the step-father to her daughter, Erin. Throughout his life Morley was passionate about fighting prejudice and discrimination and became involved with organizations, such as the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews and the Urban Alliance on Race Relations. He was also a member of the Toronto Police Services Board Committee on Race Relations, served as Chair of the North York Committee on Community, Race and Ethnic Relations, and was appointed to the Canadian Multiculturalism Council. In addition, he was the founding president of Toronto Residents in Partnership (TRIP) from 2003 to 2006. His involvement extended to Jewish organizations. He served as national president of B’nai Brith Canada (BBC) from 1982 to 1983 and was a founding member of its League for Human Rights. He was also president of BBC’s Toronto Regional Council and Wilson Heights Lodge No. 1998, and of the Jewish Camp Council of Toronto as well as many other organizations. Morley’s hard work and involvement in the community earned him many awards, including, City of Toronto’s William P. Hubbard Race Relations Award, the YMCA Canada Peace Medal, B’Nai Brith Canada Service Award, and the Province of Ontario’s Senior Achievement Award. Around 2002, Wilson Heights Lodge No. 1998 began filing a series of appeals with B’nai Brith International (BBI) over concerns that BBC’s national executive was governing undemocratically. Morley played a key role in filing these appeals and was the centre of one appeal filed after BBC censured him without advance notice or the opportunity for a hearing. These appeals were not all successful. Around 2006, Morley became involved in another appeal against BBC that was filed by a group of members who called themselves the Concerned Members of B’nai Brith Canada (CMOBBC). They alleged that BBC’s national executive had too much centralized power, was not governing transparently, failed to provide members with audited financial statements at multiple annual general meetings (AGMs), passed a constitution that members had defeated at the 2005 AGM, and was threatening and harassing some members. BBI’s appeal court rendered its verdict in 2007 in favour of BBC. Soon after this judgment was made BBC took steps to expel all the members of CMOBBC. In response, Morley resigned from the organization. Morley currently resides in Brampton.
- Subjects
- Human rights
- Name Access
- Wolfe, Morley, 1928-
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-7-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-7-5
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 3 cm textual records
- 7 photographs
- Date
- 1955-2005
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records documenting the professional achievements of Morley S. Wolfe. It includes academic certificates and awards, plaques and certificates honouring his service to the community, a composite photograph of his graduating class at Osgoode Law School, and photographs of Morley Wolfe with notable people. Idenitifed in the photographs: Jean Chretien, Hilary Weston and Rosa Parks.
- Administrative History
- Morley S. Wolfe was born in Winnipeg in 1928 to Cecil (b. 1895) and Betty (nee Davidow) Wolfe. He spent his early childhood in various cities in Saskatchewan and Manitoba until moving to Toronto in 1940. Soon after graduating from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1955 he started his own practice as a senior member of the law firm Burt, Burt, Wolfe and Bowman. In 1971 he was appointed Queen’s Council, and from 1973 to 1977 he served as counsel for B’nai Brith Canada. After his retirement from practice in 1993, the Province of Ontario appointed him presiding Justice of the Peace for Ontario and Deputy Judge in Small Claims Court. His first marriage was to Sandra Newman in 1958 and they had three children together: Leslie, Lee, and Melanie. He later married Joan and became the step-father to her daughter, Erin. Throughout his life Morley was passionate about fighting prejudice and discrimination and became involved with organizations, such as the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews and the Urban Alliance on Race Relations. He was also a member of the Toronto Police Services Board Committee on Race Relations, served as Chair of the North York Committee on Community, Race and Ethnic Relations, and was appointed to the Canadian Multiculturalism Council. In addition, he was the founding president of Toronto Residents in Partnership (TRIP) from 2003 to 2006. His involvement extended to Jewish organizations. He served as national president of B’nai Brith Canada (BBC) from 1982 to 1983 and was a founding member of its League for Human Rights. He was also President of BBC’s Toronto Regional Council and Wilson Heights Lodge No. 1998, and of the Jewish Camp Council of Toronto as well as many other organizations. Morley’s hard work and involvement in the community earned him many awards, including, City of Toronto’s William P. Hubbard Race Relations Award, the YMCA Canada Peace Medal, B’Nai Brith Canada Service Award, and the Province of Ontario’s Senior Achievement Award. Around 2002, Wilson Heights Lodge No. 1998 began filing a series of appeals with B’nai Brith International (BBI) over concerns that BBC’s national executive was governing undemocratically. Morley played a key role in filing these appeals and was the centre of one appeal filed after BBC censured him without advance notice or the opportunity for a hearing. These appeals were not all successful. Around 2006, Morley became involved in another appeal against BBC that was filed by a group of members who called themselves the Concerned Members of B’nai Brith Canada (CMOBBC). They alleged that BBC’s national executive had too much centralized power, was not governing transparently, failed to provide members with audited financial statements at multiple annual general meetings (AGMs), passed a constitution that members had defeated at the 2005 AGM, and was threatening and harassing some members. BBI’s appeal court rendered its verdict in 2007 in favour of BBC. Soon after this judgment was made BBC took steps to expel all the members of CMOBBC. In response, Morley resigned from the organization. Morley currently resides in Brampton.
- Subjects
- Human rights
- Name Access
- Wolfe, Morley, 1928-
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-9-23
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-9-23
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- [194-]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a bound document entitled 'This Is Our Faith'. The subtitle is 'The Religion of the Jews' and it appears to have been presented at a seminar of religions, under the auspices of Community Programs Branch, Department of Education, Province of Ontario.
- Custodial History
- There is no information on the acquisition of this material.
- Subjects
- Religion
- Politics and government
- Name Access
- Cohen, Julius
- Places
- Toronto, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 2647-2651
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2647-2651
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Jul. 1979
- Physical Description
- 5 slides
- Name Access
- Sharansky, Anatoly
- Toronto City Hall (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Demonstrations
- Refuseniks
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1981-2-9
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2015-11-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-11-4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 19 photographs : b&w and col. ; 20 x 26 cm and smaller
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 poster ; 35 x 51 cm
- Date
- [194-]-2014
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs and textual records related to the personal and professional life of Morley S. Wolfe. Photographs include a snapshot of Morely dressed in a Harbord Collegiate sweater; his first year law class at Osgoode Hall (1951); attendance at B'nai Brith Wilson Height Heights Lodge events and publicity stills from Branson Hospital. Textual records include a Branson Hospital promotional flyer; correspondence with Sir Martin Gilbert, the official biographer of Winston Churchill; email print outs of a series of letter to the editor correspondnece from Morely to the Toronto Star concerning human rights,immigration and Israel's right to exist.
- In addition, there is a photocopy of a Toronto Star photo of Mayor Art Eggleton, awarding Morley S. Wolfe with the William P. Hubbard race relations award; a print out from Harbordite (page 21) of Morely's entry into the Harbord club; a print out of his review of the book Walking with Giants by Saoul Feldberg; and a poster presented to Morely by the Children's Breakfast Club's presdient Rick Gosling, on the occasion of his 75th birthday (2003), in hounour of Morely's volunteer work with the club.
- Administrative History
- Morley S. Wolfe was born in Winnipeg in 1928 to Cecil (b. 1895) and Betty (nee Davidow) Wolfe. He spent his early childhood in various cities in Saskatchewan and Manitoba until moving to Toronto in 1940. Soon after graduating from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1955 he started his own practice as a senior member of the law firm Burt, Burt, Wolfe and Bowman. In 1971, he was appointed Queen’s Council, and from 1973 to 1977 he served as counsel for B’nai Brith Canada. After his retirement from practice in 1993, the Province of Ontario appointed him presiding Justice of the Peace for Ontario and Deputy Judge in Small Claims Court. His first marriage was to Sandra Newman in 1958 and they had three children together: Leslie, Lee, and Melanie. He later married Joan and became the step-father to her daughter, Erin. Throughout his life Morley was passionate about fighting prejudice and discrimination and became involved with organizations, such as the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews and the Urban Alliance on Race Relations. He was also a member of the Toronto Police Services Board Committee on Race Relations, served as Chair of the North York Committee on Community, Race and Ethnic Relations, and was appointed to the Canadian Multiculturalism Council. In addition, he was the founding president of Toronto Residents in Partnership (TRIP) from 2003 to 2006. His involvement extended to Jewish organizations. He served as national president of B’nai Brith Canada (BBC) from 1982 to 1983 and was a founding member of its League for Human Rights. He was also president of BBC’s Toronto Regional Council and Wilson Heights Lodge No. 1998, and of the Jewish Camp Council of Toronto as well as many other organizations. Morley’s hard work and involvement in the community earned him many awards, including, City of Toronto’s William P. Hubbard Race Relations Award, the YMCA Canada Peace Medal, B’Nai Brith Canada Service Award, and the Province of Ontario’s Senior Achievement Award. Around 2002, Wilson Heights Lodge No. 1998 began filing a series of appeals with B’nai Brith International (BBI) over concerns that BBC’s national executive was governing undemocratically. Morley played a key role in filing these appeals and was the centre of one appeal filed after BBC censured him without advance notice or the opportunity for a hearing. These appeals were not all successful. Around 2006, Morley became involved in another appeal against BBC that was filed by a group of members who called themselves the Concerned Members of B’nai Brith Canada (CMOBBC). They alleged that BBC’s national executive had too much centralized power, was not governing transparently, failed to provide members with audited financial statements at multiple annual general meetings (AGMs), passed a constitution that members had defeated at the 2005 AGM, and was threatening and harassing some members. BBI’s appeal court rendered its verdict in 2007 in favour of BBC. Soon after this judgment was made BBC took steps to expel all the members of CMOBBC. In response, Morley resigned from the organization. Morley currently resides in Brampton.
- Subjects
- Law
- Human rights
- Name Access
- Wolfe, Morley, 1928-
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds
- International Council of Jewish Women series
- Level
- Series
- ID
- Fonds 38; Series 6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds
- International Council of Jewish Women series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 38
- Series
- 6
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1940-1996
- Physical Description
- 30 cm of textual records
- 11 photographs
- Admin History/Bio
- The International Council of Jewish Women is made up of Jewish women's organizations from across the world. Founded in 1912 and revived in 1949, the ICJW's goals were to promote equal rights, women's rights, understanding, and peace throughout the world. It sought to spread knowledge about and strengthen Jewish cultural traditions, to help build Israel, and to encourage women to participate in community services. It cooperated actively as a non-governmental organization with UNESCO, and was an accredited observer at the United Nations. The National Council of Jewish Women has been a vital member of the ICJW, with a number of its members having served on the executive and as vice-presidents and presidents of the ICJW.
- In a first attempt to form an international council of Jewish women, representatives from the National Council of Jewish Women in the United States, along with similar organizations in Great Britain and Germany, met in Rome in 1912. Their efforts were aborted with the onset of World War I, but in the 1920s, Jewish women's groups reconvened and ended up holding three meetings. After a long hiatus due to the devastation of World War II and the Holocaust, the International Council of Jewish Women was officially re-born in 1949 in Paris. The ICJW has held conventions every three years since 1954, and in countries around the world, including in Toronto in 1972, and in Vancouver in 1987.
- The ICJW was organized in a committee system which communicated through a network of newsletters, mailings, and triennial meetings. Committees have included By-Laws, Community Services, Herczeg Israel Seminar, Newsletter, North American Committee, Public Relations, Resolutions, Soviet Jewry, Status of Women, and United Nations. The ICJW also held regional meetings, seminars such as the Rosa and Esteban Herczeg seminars in Jerusalem, and field trips.
- Canadian presidents of the ICJW have included Antonia S. Robinson (1957-1960), and Helen Marr (1990-1993). While serving as president, Tony Robinson represented Jewish women of Canada at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
- Helen Marr served as president of National Council of Jewish Women of Canada, Toronto Section from 1973 to 1976, and as president of the NCJWC from 1981 to 1985. She married Gerald Marr, and has three children. Helen served as Canada's Vice-President to the ICJW from 1986-1989, and chaired the ICJW's triennial convention in Vancouver in 1987. She also held leadership positions with the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Ben Gurion University, Canadian Jewish Congress, and the Skylight Theatre.
- Scope and Content
- Series contains records documenting the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada's involvement in the International Council of Jewish Women. It includes pamphlets and publicity material, newsletters, the 75th anniversary tribute book, by-laws and resolutions, material from conventions and other activities, correspondence, and photographs.
- A portion of the records were generated during Helen Marr's presidency of the ICJW. These records include by-laws and guidelines, committee files, and mailings.
- Notes
- The International Council of Jewish Women was variously called the World Congress of Jewish Women, the World Conference of Jewish Women, and the World Organization of Jewish Women between 1912 and 1929.
- Name Access
- Helen Marr
- World Congress of Jewish Women
- World Conference of Jewish Women
- World Organization of Jewish Women
- Subjects
- Human rights
- Women
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 1979-9-16
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1979-9-16
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1975
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of textual records relating to a "Teach-In on Israel" held at the university on 22 January 1975. There is also an announcement of a meeting of the Revolutionary Marxist Group at York.
- MG_RG
- MG2 P1d
- Subjects
- Education
- Children
- Politics and government
- Name Access
- Jewish Student Federation (York University)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Name
- Ben Kayfetz
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 4 Mar. 1984
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Ben Kayfetz
- Number
- OH 210
- Subject
- Antisemitism
- Human rights
- Law
- Nonprofit organizations
- Interview Date
- 4 Mar. 1984
- Quantity
- 1
- Interviewer
- Phyllis Platnick
- Total Running Time
- 46 minutes
- Conservation
- Copied August 2003
- Notes
- Christie Pits riot at approximately minute 16:00
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Benjamin "Ben" Gershon Kayfetz was born on 24 December 1916 in Toronto. He married Eva Silver and had two children. Ben graduated from the University of Toronto in 1939, with a bachelor of arts in modern languages. He worked as a high school teacher in Huntsville, Ontario and Niagara Falls, Ontario between 1941 and 1943. In 1943, he joined the war effort, working for the Department of National Defense in postal censorship and was responsible for reviewing prisoner of war mail. After the war, Kayfetz traveled to British-occupied Germany, where he worked as a censor of telecommunications with the Control Commission until 1947. Upon returning to Toronto, he was hired as the national director of community relations by the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) and as the executive (national) director of the Joint Community Relations Committee (JCRC), a CJC-B'nai B'rith cooperative organization. He also served as the central region executive director of the CJC between 1973 and 1978. He worked to develop anti-discrimination laws and for the protection of minority and religious rights. Kayfetz was also actively involved in promoting the welfare of Jewish communities worldwide. He was awarded the Samuel Bronfman Medal by the Canadian Jewish Congress in 1985 and the Order of Canada in 1986. In addition to his professional activities, Kayfetz wrote articles for various Jewish publications under both his own name and the pseudonym Gershon B. Newman. He also gave a weekly radio address on CHIN radio addressing various contemporary Jewish issues and was actively involved in the Toronto Jewish Historical Society (serving as its president), the Canadian Jewish Historical Society, and the Yiddish Luncheon Circle. He died in 2002.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Name Access
- Balmy Beach Swastika Club
- Canadian Jewish Congress
- UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
- Geographic Access
- Toronto
- Kew Beach
- Christie Pits
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Transcript
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\AC 210, Ben Kayfetz\AC 210 notes.pdf
- Source
- Oral Histories
In this clip, Ben Kayfetz describes the skirmish between antisemitic and Jewish youths at Kew Beach in July 1933.
In this clip, Ben Kayfetz discusses the laws that restricted “Jews or other objectionable races” from purchasing, owning, or renting properties in Toronto and summer resort areas. He describes the steps taken to change the law.
- Accession Number
- 2009-6-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-6-4
- Material Format
- object
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- M6 artifacts
- 1 postcard
- 1 textual record
- Date
- [193-?]-[195-?]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a Tip Top Tailors wall clock and five tzedakah boxes from Israel. Also included is a postcard of the Mossington Park resort on Lake Simcoe featuring a Gentiles Only sign, several copies from the mid-1940s of the CJC Committee on Social and Economic Studies Information and Comment bulletins, as well as a programme for the twenty-seventh anniversary celebrations for the Soviet Union, held at Maple Leaf Gardens in 1944. The program included a message from the prime minister, W. L. MacKenzie King, and a broadcast from Paul Robeson. The master of ceremonies was Lorne Greene. The content of the CJC studies include: research projects of the CJC (1946), racial discrimination and public policy (1946), the use of the terms "racial origin" and "religion" in the Canadian census (1946), opinion polls and social control (1946), intermarriage and children of intermarriages (1946), prejudice and Canadian unity (1946), comparative occupational distribution (1947), community action versus racial prejudice (1947), audience reaction analysis to the film "Don't Be a Sucker" (1947), Fair Employment Practices Laws for Canada (1947), age distribution of Jewish population in Ontario (1949), Immigration of Jews to Canada (1948), Saskatchewan Bill of Rights Act (1949), Jews in the professions in Canada (1949), answering the bigot: a summary of the Incident control project (1949), Canadian public opinion on racial restrictive covenants (1949), anti-minority discrimination and the law: a Canadian progress report (1950), immigration to Canada 1945 to 1949: official figures, refugee industries in Canada: latest available statistics (1947), and from juvenile immigrant to Canadian citizen (1950). Authors of CJC reports include Dr. A. F. Citron, Dr. J. Harding, Dr. Louis Rosenberg, Dr. Manfred Saalheimer, Professor F. R. Scott and Dr. Morris C. Shumiatcher.
- Custodial History
- The items were bought by Morris Norman, a collector of Judaica, and donated to the archives on 3 June 2009.
- Subjects
- Human rights
- Discrimination in employment
- Name Access
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region (Toronto, Ont.)
- Tip Top Tailors
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-8-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-8-7
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 12 photographs : b&w and col ; 26 x 21 cm or smaller
- Date
- 1929-[198-]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting the life of Debby Alter (née Speyer). Included are: certificates and diplomas for Alter and her brother Lloyd; newspaper clippings relating to Alter and her family; photographs of Alter and her family, and a small amount of correspondence addressed to Alter, primarily from her father.
- Custodial History
- Debby Alter's daughter, Bonnie, donated the records to the Archives following her mother's death in May 2017.
- Administrative History
- Debby Cecil Speyer was born on 18 Aug. 1918 to Boris Speyer and Etta Speyer (née Prager). Debby's father worked as an insurance broker in Toronto. Years later when he became ill, Etta went into real estate, becoming Toronto's first female commercial and industrial real-estate agent in 1935. Debby was one of three children, having two brothers: Mark and Lloyd. Lloyd died in 1943 fighting in the Second World War.
- Debby's connection to Hadassah-WIZO goes back to an early age. She attended the first Hadassah-WIZO Bazaar in 1924, for example, when she was five years old. As a youth, she attended the Goel Tzedec Congregation's religious school and later the Toronto Normal Model School, receiving her diploma in June 1933. She went on to marry Gabriel Alter, with whom she had two children: Bonnie and Lloyd (named after his late uncle). Their daughter, Bonnie, was entered in a lovely child photo-contest as part of the annual Hadassah Bazaar.
- In 1969, Debby was named chairman of the Women's Division of 1969 State of Israel Bonds in Toronto. By that point, she had been a member of Toronto Hadassah's executive board for years. Debby remained involved in Hadassah until her later years, attending the very last Bazaar in 2008, where she was honoured along with other long-time volunteers at a special cake-cutting ceremony. She passed away at her home on Friday, 12 May 2017. A service was held at Holy Blossom Memorial Park the following Sunday. She is survived by her two children, two children-in-law, and three grandchildren.
- Use Conditions
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Name Access
- Alter, Debby, 1918-2017
- Hadassah Organization of Toronto
- Hadassah-WIZO Organization of Canada
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-4; File 32
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-4
- File
- 32
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1962-1974
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing the records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 28; Series 6; File 12
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 6
- File
- 12
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of a portrait photograph of Asher ben Natan.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 1979-9-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1979-9-4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1977
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one invitation to a YMHA youth Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony, one Lubavitch Youth Organization flyer, and one Toronto Committee for Soviet Jewry worldwide solidarity flyer.
- Subjects
- Habad
- Hanukkah
- Human rights
- Youth
- Name Access
- Dorenman, Alexander
- Young Men's Hebrew Association (Toronto, Ont.)
- Toronto Committee for Soviet Jewry
- Lubavitch Youth Organization
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 64; Series 1; File 54
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 1
- File
- 54
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Date
- 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 41 photographs : col. slides, (7) b&w prints, (4 negatives) ; 35 mm and 12 x 9 cm
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Montréal (Québec)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Name
- Montague Raisman
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 11 Jul. 1982
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Montague Raisman
- Number
- OH 64
- Subject
- Nonprofit organizations
- Human rights
- Antisemitism
- World War, 1939-1945
- Zionism
- Interview Date
- 11 Jul. 1982
- Quantity
- 1
- Interviewer
- Jack Lipinsky
- Total Running Time
- 39:42 minutes
- Conservation
- Copied August 2003
- Notes
- Low sound volume
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Montague Raisman came to Canada from England in 1926. He was actively involved in B'nai Brith Toronto Lodge and held positions of office. He served as the commanding officer for the B'nai Brith Air Cadet Squadron in Toronto during the Second World War. He was instrumental in the formation of the Joint Public Relations Committee, a united Jewish voice in response to pro-Nazi activity.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Language
- English
- Name Access
- Raisman, Montague
- B'nai Brith
- Lipinsky, Jack
- Canadian Jewish Congress
- Geographic Access
- Toronto
- Calgary (Alta.)
- Montréal (Québec)
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Transcript
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 64 - Raisman\OH64_Log.pdf
- Source
- Oral Histories
In this clip, Montague describes the formation of the B'nai Brith Air Cadet Squadron during the Second World War. He discusses the recruitment and training of the officers and cadets. He explains how this squadron was instrumental in changing recruitment qualifications to allow entry of new immigrants and Black cadets.
In this clip, Montague Raisman discusses the events leading up to an association between B
- Name
- Kalmen Kaplansky
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 20 Sep. 1985
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Kalmen Kaplansky
- Number
- OH 109
- Subject
- Antisemitism
- Human rights
- Immigrants--Canada
- Labor
- Labor unions
- Refugees--Canada
- Interview Date
- 20 Sep. 1985
- Quantity
- 1
- Interviewer
- Phyllis Platnick
- Total Running Time
- 109A: 60 minutes 109B: 6 minutes
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Kalmen was born on 5 January 1912 in Poland. He worked in Montreal as a typesetter and linotype operator. He was active in the labour and human rights movements in Canada. Kalmen served as the director of the Jewish Labour Committee in 1945. In collaboration with the Canadian Jewish Congress, the Canadian government, and trade unions, the Jewish Labour Committee helped Jewish displaced persons immigrate to Canada by securing them employment. Kalman sat on the Refugee Status Advisory Committee for the federal government.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Language
- English
- Name Access
- Kaplansky, Kalmen
- Platnick, Phyllis
- Jewish Labour Committee
- Geographic Access
- Toronto
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Digital file
- Transcript
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 109 - Kaplansky\OH109_001_Log.pdf
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 109 - Kaplansky\OH109_002_Log.pdf
- Source
- Oral Histories
In this clip, Kalmen Kaplansky discusses some of the obstacles to the relocation of displaced Jews to Canada after the Second World War. He describes a tripartite proposal involving consultation and cooperation among trade unions, management, and government, which enabled the immigration project.
In this clip, Kalmen Kaplansky explains that bribery, corruption, and perjury were a way of life after the Second World War. He relates anecdotes as an example.
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Community Relations Committee series
- Research Records sub-series
- Civil and Human Rights Legislation sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 5-4-1; File 152
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Community Relations Committee series
- Research Records sub-series
- Civil and Human Rights Legislation sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 5-4-1
- File
- 152
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1972
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence related to the Ontario Human Rights Commission, including documentation of complaints of racial discrimination. There are also documents regarding the situation of Jews in Syria, including a "rebuttal" from the Federation of Arab Canadian Societies.
- Notes
- Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Name Access
- Federation of Canadian Arab Societies
- Ontario Human Rights Commission
- Subjects
- Human rights
- Jews--Syria
- Race discrimination
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Address
- 346 Spadina Avenue
- Source
- Landmarks
Established in 1913 by Henry Dworkin and Sam Easser, the Labor Lyceum Association sought to advance the interests of the city's Jewish trade union movement. Through the sale of $5.00 stock certificates, the community purchased two houses at 344 and 346 Spadina in 1924, adding a new front and meeting rooms in 1929.
- Address
- 346 Spadina Avenue
- Time Period
- 1924-1971
- Scope Note
- Established in 1913 by Henry Dworkin and Sam Easser, the Labor Lyceum Association sought to advance the interests of the city's Jewish trade union movement. Through the sale of $5.00 stock certificates, the community purchased two houses at 344 and 346 Spadina in 1924, adding a new front and meeting rooms in 1929.
- History
- The Labor Lyceum operated as the headquarters for the non-Communist unions of the primarily Jewish garment district. The seasonal nature of the textile industry meant that workers had time to socialize and strategize during slow work periods. The Labour Lyceum also served as an important cultural centre for various Jewish societies and fraternal organizations. It hosted a range of activities from lectures and rallies to dances, plays, and concerts. The provincial Cooperative Commonwealth Federation held conventions here in the 1940s. The importance of the Labor Lyceum lessened as the Jewish community began to move out of the Spadina Avenue area, however it remained significant to the continued labour activism taken up by newer immigrant groups. In 1971, the building was sold and the Labor Lyceum moved to Cecil Street.
- Category
- Political
- Source
- Landmarks
![Portrait of Henry Dworkin, [ca. 1925]. Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, fonds 10, item 32.|Henry (Harry) Dworkin, husband of Dorothy (Goldstick) Dworkin, was born in 1886 in Russia and came to Canada in 1905. In the early years, Henry dispersed food to the hungry and helped people from Poland, Rumania, and Latvia after they settled in Canada. Henry opened E. & H. Dworkin Steamship and Bankers in 1917 with his brother Edward. The business continued as Dworkin Travel at 525 Dundas West.
Dworkin Travel was the oldest travel agency in Toronto which also carried a wholesale tobacco business at the rear. Henry was also the founder of the Labour Lyceum. Henry and Dorothy had one daughter, Ellen, whose nickname was Honey. He died in an auto accident in 1928 and 20,000 people attended the funeral.](/media/Digital Assets/10-Dworkin/F10_i032.jpg?maxheight=1000&maxwidth=1000&watermark=wmk)
- Accession Number
- 2017-2-12
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-2-12
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 45 cm of textual records and other material
- 230 photographs : sepia and b&w ; 23 x 30 cm and smaller
- 8 sound recordings (50 wav files; 1 microcassette)
- 1 artifact
- Date
- 1937-2004
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of textual records, photographs and audio recordings documenting the lives of Dick Steele, his wife Esther, and friend Bill Walsh. The materials are mostly correspondences between Dick and Esther during his internment at the Don Jail and Ontario Reformatory in Guelph, and from Dick and Bill's military service overseas during the Second World War. They also include correspondences between Esther and Bill, Bill and Anne Walsh, "Jack" and Esther, and other family and friends. Some of the letters show evidence of being censored. There are news clippings in English and Yiddish about the family from various newspapers including the Canadian Tribune (a Communist Party paper). There is a letter Esther wrote to campaign for Dick's release from internment, part of women's activism in this period. There is also a photocopy of a memoir written by Moses Kosowatsky and Moses Wolofsky "From the Land of Despair to the Land of Promise" ca. 1930s.
- The photographs include Dick and Bill in the army during the Second World War, a signed picture of Tim Buck addressed to Esther and the twins and a photo of Dick delivering a speech related to the Steel Workers. Also included is a recording of edited sound clips of Bill and Esther talking about Dick, Esther speaking about the letters, (how she received letters and flowers from Dick after he had already been killed), Bill reading a letter Dick wrote to Esther that he left with friends in England to send her in the case that he was killed (which he was), recordings of "Bill Walsh Oral history" Vols.1 and 2 compiled by Leib Wolofsky's (Bill's nephew), and 5 audio recordings by Adrianna Steele-Card with her grandparents Bill and Esther. There is also a microcassette labelled "Joe Levitt."
- The accession also includes the stripe of a German corporal that Bill captured as a prisoner, peace stamps and an early copy of Cy Gonick's A Very Red Life: The Story of Bill Walsh, edited by Bill.
- Administrative History
- Richard "Dick" Kennilworth Steele is the name adopted by Moses Kosowatsky. He was born in 1909 in Montreal to Samuel Kosowatsky and Fanny Held. He lived in a laneway off Clark Street, below Sherbrooke, where his father collected and recycled bottles. He grew up with his siblings, Joseph, Mortimer, Matthew, Gertrude, and Edward.
- Bill Walsh (birth name Moishe Wolofsky) was born in 1910, to Sarah and Herschel Wolofsky, the editor of the Keneder Adler (Montreal's prominent Yiddish newspaper). He attended Baron Byng and then Commercial High School, where he met Dick Steele. Bill recalled that Dick denounced militarism in the school when a teacher tried to recruit students to be cadets.
- Bill moved to New York City in 1927. His brother, who was living there, helped him get a job as a messenger on Wall Street. He also worked in the drug department at Macy's while attending courses at Columbia University in the evening. Dick worked on a ship for a year and then joined Bill in New York City in 1928. Dick worked at a chemical plant called Linde Air Products while also studying in the evenings at Columbia University.
- In 1931, Dick and Bill boarded a ship together in New York bound for Copenhagen. Together, they travelled across Europe, witnessed a Nazi demonstration in Breslau, Germany, and found work in Minsk and Moscow, Russia. This trip inspired them to become Communists. In 1933, Bill's father was on a Canadian trade mission to Poland, which he left to "rescue" his son from the Bolsheviks. Bill agreed to return to Canada after being advised to do so by the Comintern. He then changed his name to Bill Walsh to protect his family.
- In 1934, Bill moved to Toronto. He worked as the educational director for the Industrial Union of Needle Trade Workers and the Communist Party, where he met Esther Slominsky/Silver, the organization's office manager. Dick joined Bill in Toronto soon after. Bill introduced Dick and Esther, who then married. In 1940, Esther gave birth to twin sons, Michael and John Steele. Esther was born in Toronto in 1914 to Joseph Slominsky and Fanny (Blackersany?). Her siblings were Bella, Eileen, Morris, and step-sister Eva. Her father, Joseph, was a cloak maker and Esther also worked in the garment industry. Her mother Fanny passed away in 1920 at the age of twenty-six from tuberculosis.
- Dick was a metal worker and became a union organizer in the east end of Toronto. He was the head organizer of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) and the Steel Workers Organizing Committee of Canada (SWOC) until 1940, when he was dismissed for being a Communist. Bill helped organize Kitchener's rubber workers into an industrial union and was also an organizer for the United Auto Workers of Windsor, Ontario.
- Jack Steele, an alias for Dick's brother Mortimer, fought with the Mackenzie-Papineau Brigade in the Spanish Civil War. Jack Steele was recalled to Canada in October 1937 to rally support for the efforts in Spain, returned to the front in June 1938, and was killed in action in August. Some of Dick's letters to his wife, Esther, are signed "Salud, Jack" and were likely written in 1940 when the Communist Party (CP) was banned by the Canadian government under the War Measures Act.
- In November 1941, after Mackenzie King's call for enlistment, Dick wrote to the Department of Justice to ask permission to join the army. He never received a reply. On 1 April 1942, Dick's home was raided and he was interned at the Don Jail until September 1942, when he was moved to the Ontario Reformatory in Guelph. Esther wrote a letter to the minister of justice, Louis St. Laurent, to appeal on his behalf.
- Major public campaigning by Communists and the wartime alliance with the USSR after 1941 shifted public opinion toward the CP, and the Canadian government slowly began releasing internees in January 1942. Dick was released in October 1942 and enlisted at the end of the month. Dick died on 17 August 1944 in Normandy, France. He was a tank driver in the Canadian Army.
- Bill was similarly arrested in 1941, spending time in jail and then an internment camp with other members of the CP. He joined the Canadian Army in 1943 and fought in Holland and Belgium. Bill was first married to Anne Weir who died of a brain hemorrhage in 1943, just before he enlisted. The family believes this may have been due to drinking unpasteurized milk. Encouraged by Dick Steele to take care of his family should he pass in the war, Bill married Esther Steele in 1946. They had a daughter named Sheri and were members of the United Jewish People's Order. For twenty years, Walsh worked for the Hamilton region of the United Electrical Workers (UE). Bill remained a member of the CP until 1967, when we was expelled for criticizing another union leader. He died in 2004. Esther passed away in 2010 at age ninety-six.
- Use Conditions
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Descriptive Notes
- RELATED MATERIAL NOTE: Library and Archives Canada has the William Walsh fonds and MG 28, ser. I 268, USWA, vol.4, SWOC Correspondence, has various letters from Dick Steele ca. 1938. Museum of Jewish Montreal has an oral history with Leila Mustachi (daughter of Max Wolofsky, Bill's brother) where she speaks about Bill, Dick and Esther. USE CONDITION NOTES: For "Bill Walsh Oral history" Vols.1 and 2, some contributors stipulate that recordings are restricted to personal use only and must not be used for any commercial purpose.
- Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945
- Politics and government
- Labour and unions
- Name Access
- Steele, Michael
- Steele, Dick
- Walsh, Bill
- Walsh, Esther Steele
- Places
- England
- Fort William (Ont.)
- Germany
- Guelph (Ont.)
- Hamilton (Ont.)
- Montréal (Québec)
- Netherlands
- Oshawa (Ont.)
- Ottawa (Ont.)
- Thunder Bay (Ont.)
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-3-69
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-3-69
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1950-1991
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of interviews with various persons concerning their link with Goel Tzedec and its successor synagogue, Beth Tzedec. The interviews were primarily conducted by Ben Keyfetz and Jack Orenstien, the latter serving as the executive director of Beth Tzedec at that time. Persons interviewed included Carl Keyfetz, N. N. Levine, Meyer Axler, and Bert Godfrey. There is also other information in the file concerning cantors and rabbis who served at Goel Tzedec, including Julius Price, Bernard Wladowsky, Jacob Gordon, and Samuel Sachs. There is a document from Bert Godfrey—undated but with a reference to 1950—titled "Report of Construction Sub-Committee." This presumably preceded the construction of the building housing the Beth Tzedec Synagogue on Bathurst Street. Also included is a 1955 publication of the Ne'ilah Service of Beth Tzedec to take place on 6 February 1955, concluding a half century of worship at the synagogue on University Avenue. Lastly, there are several pages of notes concerning the synagogue and its history.
- Custodial History
- There is no information on the acquisition of this material.
- Subjects
- Committees
- Synagogues
- Rabbis
- Name Access
- Kayfetz, Benjamin, 1916-2002
- Places
- Toronto, Ontario
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 1794
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1794
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [1975?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph
- Scope and Content
- Sol Edell is on left.
- Notes
- Photograph was taken by the archives.
- Name Access
- Edell, Sol, 1919-2000
- Mendelow, Martin
- Subjects
- Architects
- Committees
- Synagogues
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 70
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 70
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a photograph taken of the CJC Central Region Archives Exhibition Committee at the Kiever Synagogue in 1974. Committee members include from left to right: Stephen Speisman, Susan Cohen, Cyrel Troster, Bess Shockett, Susan Geller, and Martin Mendelow.
- Name Access
- Canadian Jewish Congress. Central Region
- Subjects
- Archives
- Committees
- Synagogues
- 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
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-4; File 303
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-4
- File
- 303
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1957-1963
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing the records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-4; File 408
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-4
- File
- 408
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1967-1968
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing the records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 1979-9-32
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1979-9-32
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 folders of textual records
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm
- Date
- 1917-1948
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a certificate of membership to the Independent Order of Foresters, membership dues slips from the Adoniram Council of the Masonic Lodge, and a photographic reproduction of a certificate of membership in the Pride of Israel Sick Benefit Society. Accession also includes business correspondence and newsclippings.
- MG_RG
- MG 6 E 3
- Subjects
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Freemasonry--Lodges
- Societies
- Name Access
- Independent Order of Foresters
- Pride of Israel Sick Benefit Society
- Eisen, Solomon
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-4-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-4-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 15 cm of textual records
- Date
- 1988-1993
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of six yearbooks from Solomon's school years at Bialik Hebrew Day School, CHAT and Forest Hill Collegiate Institute.
- Administrative History
- Dara Solomon was born in Toronto in 1975 to Joseph and Maureen (Kokotow) Solomon. Her sister is Alida Solomon. In 2004, she married Jay Rosenthal of Natick, MA in San Francisco, CA. Solomon attended Bialik Hebrew Day School (1980-89), Arlington Senior Public School (1989), CHAT (1990), and Forest Hill Collegiate Institute (1991-93). She went on to the University of Toronto where she received her BA and to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she received her Masters in Arts Administration. She worked in museums in the San Francisco Bay Area for 11 years before returning to Toronto with her family in 2012. Since 2012, she has been the director of the Ontario Jewish Archives. She has a daughter named Stella Rosenthal and a son named Cy Rosenthal.
- Subjects
- Children
- Education
- Name Access
- Solomon, Dara, 1975-
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-6-6
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-6-6
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 17 photographs : b&w (tiffs)
- Date
- 1958-1970
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of 17 scanned photographs from Joe Solomon's time as a camper and tripper at Camp Timberlane, an overnight camp founded in 1957 by Barry and Philomena Lowes on Lake of Two Islands in the Haliburton Highlands. Since it's founding, Camp Timberlane has catered to Jewish campers from Toronto. There is a finding aid in the folder with the scanned photos.
- Administrative History
- Joseph Nathan Solomon was born on September 4, 1944 to Myer and Sarah (nee Grafstein) Solomon. He is their middle son. He has two brothers David (deceased 2013) and Robert. Solomon attended Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, University of Toronto for his Bachelors and Osgoode Law School. A highlight of Solomon's life is being a tripper at Camp Timberlane for over 15 years. Solomon practiced law with his father Myer Solomon for the firm Solomon & Solomon and independendly following Myer's retirement and death in the late 1980s. Solomon married Maureen (nee Kokotow) Solomon from Kirkland Lake, ON in 1968. They have two daughters Alida Solomon and Dara Solomon, who started serving as the director of the Ontario Jewish Archives in 2012. Alida Solomon is a chef and restaurant owner.
- Subjects
- Children
- Camps
- Name Access
- Solomon, Joseph, 1944-
- Camp Timberlane
- Places
- Haliburton, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-7-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-7-4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 6 VHS tapes
- 1 folder of textual records
- 16 photographs
- Date
- 1940-1978
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs and videos documenting the Solomon family, descendents of Harry and Dora Solomon. There are 6 videos. One video has been transferred to DVD and a finding aid has been created. A finding aid has been created for the photos. There is also a Toronto Life article, "Meet a Slumlord" about Harry Solomon, 1968. There is also a Rosh Hashana (New Years Card) and a baby Record for Stanley Solomon.
- Custodial History
- Stanley Solomon is the son of Alex and Gert Solomon, and was in possession of the records prior to donating them.
- Administrative History
- Stanley Solomon is the son of Gert and Alex Solomon. His brother is Leslie. Alex was the eldest son of Harry and Dora (nee Rogow) Solomon. Dora's parents were Sorita and Itche Rogowitch, eventually shortened to Rogow. There were 5 brothers: Alex (Gert), Joe (Ceal), Mike (Sarah Grafstein), Abe (Muriel), and Max (Lillian) and two sisters named Rose (m. Friedman) and Ida (m. Wagman). There was another brother named Sam who died young. Harry was a landlord and the owner of a scrapyard. A number of his sons worked with him in the family business. The family lived on Shaw Street between Dundas and Queen. In the 1930s, he began spending time in Miami, Florida. Harry died in 1972 and Dora died a few months later. Most of the films were shot by Joe Solomon.
- Descriptive Notes
- There is related material in accession 1980-11-2.
- Name Access
- Solomon, Stanley, 1939-
- Places
- North Bay, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 8
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 136
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 136
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1976]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 221
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 221
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1976]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Passenger Names
- Kersh, Solomon
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Kersh, Solomon
- Page Number
- 374
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Keshen, Solomon
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Keshen, Solomon
- Page Number
- 732
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Solomon, Joseph
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Solomon, Joseph
- Page Number
- 410
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Solomon, P.
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Solomon, P.
- Page Number
- 643
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Williams, Solomon
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Williams, Solomon
- Page Number
- 223
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Wilner, Solomon A.
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Wilner, Solomon A.
- Page Number
- 620
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Zadic, Solomon
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Zadic, Solomon
- Page Number
- 682
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Zoddic, Solomon
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Zoddic, Solomon
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Level
- Series
- ID
- Fonds 14; Series 3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1953-1985
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records documenting the various committees and ad hoc meetings of Baycrest Centre as well as its participation on joint committees with other agencies. Included are meeting notices, agendas and minutes, reports, correspondence and lists.
- Subjects
- Committees
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Harry Simon fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 23
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1960-1966
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of textual records relating to Harry Simon's work as Chairman of the Jewish Labour Committee. The records include correspondence, event invitations and flyers and activity summaries.
- Subjects
- Committees
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Harry Simon fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 23
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1967-1972
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 26 x 21 cm and 12 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of records relating to Harry Simon's work as Chairman of the Jewish Labour Committee. The records include correspondence, event invitations and flyers, activity summaries, press releases, speeches and one photograph.
- Subjects
- Committees
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Harry Simon fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 23
- File
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1973-1975
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of textual records relating to Harry Simon's work as Chairman of the Jewish Labour Committee. The records include correspondence, event invitations and flyers, press releases and meeting minutes.
- Subjects
- Committees
- Source
- Archival Descriptions