- Accession Number
- 2018-11-16
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-11-16
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 3 folders of textual records
- Date
- [1991?]-1998
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material donated by Janice Segal. Included are: a scrapbook, a 1998 gala tribute book for Canada-Israel Children's Centres, and a 1987 tribute book honouring Dr. Joel David Cooper. The scapbook includes an invitation to a tribute honouring Dr. Tovi Comet-Walerstein, an invitation to a benefit concert by the Canadian Friends of Ezrath Nashim-Herzog Hospital, and records regarding a Toronto exhibit by graduates of the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12-8
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12-8
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- ca. 2 cm of textual records and other material
- Date
- 1984-2015
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of Jewish-related articles, theatre programs, invitations, and other textual records collected by Janice Segal. Included are: remarks to the Windsor Jewish Federation about the Israel Crisis Relief Fund, a program for a production of Jacob Two-Tow and the Hooded Fang, another program for Hana's Suitcase, adult deducation booklets from Temple Emanu-El, and an address to the Canadian Friends of the Jerusalem College of Technology.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Child portraits series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 3
- Item
- 30
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Jan. 1953
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 11 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- The item is a portrait of a 1 year old girl who is seated an wearing a winter coat and hat while holding a tambourine.
- Notes
- This negative has two images on it.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Name
- Isaac Segal
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 1972
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Isaac Segal
- Number
- OH 25
- Subject
- Antisemitism
- Charities
- Communities
- Interview Date
- 1972
- Quantity
- 1
- Interviewer
- Morris Silbert
- AccessionNumber
- 1978-2-2
- Total Running Time
- Side 1: 46 minutes 15 seconds
- Side 2: 45 minutes 50 seconds
- Conservation
- Copied August 2003
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Isaac "Ike" Segel, the son of Russian immigrants, was born and lived in Toronto’s Ward district until 1900 when the family moved to Orillia, Ontario. Isaac recalls his experiences as one of three Jewish boys attending the local Orillia high school and working in his father’s general store. In order to provide a proper Jewish life for Isaac, the family returned to Toronto. In 1917 Isaac enlisted in the army and after his father’s death in 1918, Isaac made his home in Hamilton, Ontario. He was a business executive, active on several executive committees of Jewish and Zionist organizations in Hamilton.
- Issac maried Esther Segal (née Kenen) who was influential in the National Council of Jewish Women, Hamilton Branch, and their successful attempt to repeal the law that refused the right of women to serve on jury duty.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Name Access
- Beube, Lillian
- Segal, Esther
- Segal, Isaac
- Silbert, Morris
- Geographic Access
- Hamilton (Ont.)
- Orillia (Ont.)
- St. John's Ward (Toronto, Ont.)
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Transcript
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 25 - Segal\OH25_001_Log.docx
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 25 - Segal\OH25_002_Log.docx
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5093
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5093
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1987
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; b&w ; 14 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of Rabbi Benjamin J. Segal. Segal's photograph was kept by the Beth Sholom Synagogue's adult education department. It is unclear whether or not he was invited to speak in Toronto.
- Name Access
- Segal, Benjamin J.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Rabbis
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Accession Number
- 1989-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2015-12-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-12-7
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- ca. 10 cm of textual records and other material
- Date
- 1986, 1991-2015
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting the personal and professional activities of Janice Benatar. Personal records include a family tree, speeches Janice delivered at the Lipa Lippers Toastmaster's Group meetings, a Sephardic cookbook, immigration papers, and a Sharon School Reunion invitation for alumni living in Toronto. Also included are photographs of Janice with her family, performing in a ballet production with the Academy of Ballet and Jazz, with her newborn son, at her son's bar mitzvah at Chabad Flamingo, and with the keys to her first home in Thornhill. Also identified in photographs are: Elan Levitan, Viviane Benatar, Michael Benatar, Claudia Benatar, Rachel Pasternak, and Samuel Pasternak.
- Also included are speeches, invitations, event programs, and video recordings of Book Of Life events as well as a bookmark that was designed by artist Enya Keshet for Book of Life honourees. Finally, accession also includes Professional Advisory Committee meeting minutes (2009-2015) and breakfast seminar presentations (2014-2015).
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Descriptive Notes
- Physical description note: includes 7 photographs, 4 DVDs, 200 KB of textual records, and 1 bookmark.
- Subjects
- Immigrants--Canada
- Nonprofit organizations
- Philanthropy and fundraising
- Women
- Name Access
- Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Name
- Esther Segal
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 30 Jul. 1985
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Esther Segal
- Number
- OH 188
- Subject
- Synagogues
- Zionism
- Talmud Torah (Judaism)
- Peddlers
- Interview Date
- 30 Jul. 1985
- Quantity
- 2 cassettes (1 copy)
- 2 WAV file
- Interviewer
- Nancy Draper
- Total Running Time
- 43:08 minutes
- Conservation
- Copied August 2003
- Digitized October 2014
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Esther Segal was born in New York City. She moved to Saint Stephen, New Brunswick, and then to Toronto in 1911. Segal was influential in the National Council of Women’s attempt to repeal the law prohibiting women from jury duty. She served as secretary of the Anshe Shalom Synagogue in Hamilton, Ontario, and was on the Council of Jewish Women and Hadassah.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Name Access
- Dunkelman, Rose, 1889-1949
- Geographic Access
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Hamilton (Ont.)
- New Brunswick
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Transcript
- Side 1:
1:35-2:50: Segal discusses her involvement with the National Council of Women in their attempt to change the law prohibiting women from serving on jury duty.
2:51-4:29: Segal discusses being summoned to serve on jury duty.
4:30-6.25: Segal discusses the United Hebrew Charity of Hamilton and the administration of its public funding.
6:26-7:45: Segals discusses donations made to Hadassah of Hamilton.
7:45-8:24: Segal discusses the reasons for her resignation as secretary of the Anshe Shalom Synagogue of Hamilton.
8:25-9:10: Segal discusses moving to Toronto after resigning from the Anshe Shalom Synagogue and joining the University Avenue Synagogue.
9:15-9:52: Nancy Draper speaking: “The previous portion of Esther Segal’s interview about her early life was unfortunately unrecorded and may be tried to be recorded at a future date.”
9:53-11:05: No audio
Personal History
11:06-12.45: Esther Segal was born in New York City to Mendel Kovelesky and Rebecca Freidberg. After Mendel’s passing in 1898, Rebecca married Emmanuel Isaac Canon in 1903. They moved to St. Stephen in New Brunswick and then to Toronto in 1911.
12:46-17.50: Segal recalls her early school days in Toronto and discusses her various jobs working as a bookkeeper.
17:51-18:20: Conversation back and forth between Segal and Draper.
18:21-18:32: Segal discusses her memories of Toronto during the First World War.
18:33-20.25: Segal recalls her sister Anna Selig (née Segal), founder of Canadian Hadassah, who, together with and Rose Dunkleman, organized Hadassah chapters across Canada
20:26-22.40: Segal recalls her father as an ardent follower of the Zionist principle and the main influence on the family’s community mindedness.
22:41-23:03:Segal recalls the family home at 50 Bernard Avenue.
23:04-23.55: Segal recalls her brother who passed away of leukemia at the age of eighteen.
23.56-25:12: Segal recalls her brother Isiah Leo "Cy" Canon, a journalist and also author of “All My Causes.”
25:13-26:18: Segal recalls the Canon family's involvement in the Toronto community.
26:19-28:19:Segal discusses how she met her husband, her marriage in 1924, and the son born to them in 1925.
28:20-29:44:Segal discusses her organizational work in Hamilton with the Talmud Torah, the Council of Jewish Women, and Hadassah, as well as secretary of her temple.
29:45-30.32: Segal recalls an unpleasant situation between herself and Rabbi Baskin of Hamilton’s Anshe Shalom Synagogue.
30.33-31.07:Segal is asked if she remembers Louis Rosenberg of Hamilton. Segal says she does not remember him.
Side 2:
0:00-2.30:Side 2 begin mid conversation, Segal recalls a childhood experience while growing up in St. Stephen, New Brunswick.
2.31-5.40: Segal tells the story of how her parents got their start in the peddling business in St. Stephen, New Brunswick.
5.41-5.59: Segal discusses one of her first jobs in Toronto prior to her marriage in 1924.
6.00-11.59: Segal tells the story of her ship voyage to Europe 1918 and meeting with her father in England.
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Accession Number
- 2008-8-14
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-8-14
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 poster : col. ; 44 x 50 cm
- Date
- 6 June 1991
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of a volunteer recognition award given to Murray Segal by the Toronto Jewish Congress. The award is a poster printed on heavy card stock decorated with artwork.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
