Level

Item

Item

1634

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1950]

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph and copy negative of the opening of the Bond Clothes Shop in Lindsay, Ontario. The photograph depicts a crowd gathered at the front entrance. The store slogan is written on the front sign: Gentlemen prefer Bond's.

Name Access

Bond Clothes Shop (Lindsay, Ont.)

Subjects

Clothing trade

Crowds

Storefronts

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Lindsay (Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-7-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds

Level

Fonds

Fonds

31

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

sound recording

Date

1919-1988

Physical Description

3.15 m of textual records

459 photographs

1 audiocasette

Admin History/Bio

The Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario (MCMAO) was formed and incorporated in 1919 under the name of the Associated Clothing Manufacturers. The Association's primary mandate was the representation of its membership in negotiations with the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and later, the Toronto Joint Board of the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union. The MCMAO membership was comprised of the manufacturing firms of men's clothing in Toronto and Hamilton and inlcuded companies such as Tip Top Tailors, Empire Clothing and Shiffer-Hillman among others. The Association was also involved in furthering the interests of the clothing industry in Ontario and with all matters pertaining to the clothing business in which the Association's membership was interested. The MCMAO was a represented member of the Apparel Manufacturers' Associatoin of Ontario and the Apparel Manufacturers' Council of Canada. The MCMAO ceased operation around 1989.

Custodial History

There is no information on the acquisition of these records. They came into the Archives in the early 1990s but the original source from the Association is unknown. The records were stored at the OJA's offsite storage location until 2008, when they were transferred to the OJA vault for processing.

Scope and Content

Fonds consists of records documenting the Association’s role in negotiations with the employee’s union on behalf of their membership, as well as their work in lobbying senior levels of government on such matters as labour relations, tariffs and taxes, and other issues related to the production of men’s and boys’ garments. The records include legal documents; executive and committee meeting minutes; financial records; arbitration, mediation and negotiation reports and correspondence; collective agreements; labour statistics; general correspondence files; parliamentary briefs, submissions and reports; and seminar photographs. There are also files related to specific bodies that the Association collaborated or corresponded with, such as the Toronto Club of Clothing Designers. Of particular interest are the files of the Overseas Garment Workers Commission, which documents the Associations' role in helping bring over Jewish refugees and other Displaced Persons as tailors and garment workers.

The fonds has been divided into twelve series: Legal; Board of Directors meeting minutes and agendas; Executive Committee / Executive Board meeting minutes and agendas; Annual and general meeting minutes and agendas; Negotiations Committee; Finance Committee; Public Relations Committee; Labour Relations Committee; Other committee meeting minutes and agendas; General correspondence; Parliamentary briefs, submissions, reports and correspondence; and Seminars.

Name Access

Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario

Subjects

Clothing trade

Access Restriction

Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.

Related Material

Queen’s University Archives holds records of the MCMAO dating from 1920 to 1969. These records appear to have originated from the same source and at one point the collection had been split in two. The fonds at Queen’s is complementary to the OJA’s fonds and together, the two fonds provide a complete picture of the MCMAO and its work.

Library and Archives Canada holds the records of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America fonds.

Creator

Men's Clothing Manufacturer's Association of Ontario (1919-1989)

Accession Number

2008-12-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sadie Stren fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

78

File

3

Item

28

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[196-?]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the exterior of Noble's store in Brantford, Ontario.

Name Access

Noble

Subjects

Storefronts

Repro Restriction

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

Accession Number

1978-11-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1500

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1908]

Physical Description

3 photographs : b&w and sepia (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 9 x 14 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item is an original and copy photograph and copy negative of Louis Minden inside his clothing store in Webbwood, Ontario near Espanola.

Name Access

Minden, Louis

Subjects

Clothing trade

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

Webbwood (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1501

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1908]

Physical Description

1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 14 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a print of Louis Minden standing in front of his clothing store in Webbwood, Ontario near Espanola.

Name Access

Minden, Louis

Subjects

Clothing trade

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

Webbwood (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sadie Stren fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

78

File

3

Item

34

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[196-]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the exterior of Evelyn, a clothing store owned by Sam Perlman of Brantford, Ontario.

Name Access

Evelyn

Perlman, Sam

Subjects

Storefronts

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

Brantford (Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-11-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1498

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[192-?]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a photograh of an unidentified man standing in front of B. Feldman's Clothing.

Name Access

B. Feldman's Clothing

Subjects

Clothing trade

Storefronts

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-8-28

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

897

Material Format

graphic material

Responsibility

Duke Studios

Date

1976

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print of the Rosenstein building, owned by Mrs. Rosenstein of Sturgeon Falls, and Seymour's men's boys' and ladies' wear store in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. Seymour's was owned by Seymour Sukerman and was established in the early 1930s.

Name Access

Sukerman, Seymour

Subjects

Clothing trade

Streets

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2023-1-6

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1940, 1969

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a ladies' wear buyers' guide from spring 1940 listing coat and suit, dress, sportswear, skirts and blouses, children's wear, millinery and fur manufacturers; as well as a fall and winter market guide from 1969 for women's and children's wear.

Administrative History

Samuel Hershenhorn was the proprietor of Lady Utex and Czigler Imports.

Use Conditions

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

Subjects

Clothing trade

Source

Archival Accessions

Level

Item

Item

874

Material Format

graphic material

Responsibility

Duke Studio

Date

1976

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print of The Fashion Centre clothing store located in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The store was operated by Sam and Yetta Wertman from 1946 to 1973.

Name Access

Fashion Centre (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)

Wertman, Sam

Wertman, Yetta

Subjects

Clothing trade

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2016-4-13

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

6 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 50 cm or smaller

Date

1934-1977

Scope and Content

Accession consists of 5 photographs, a letter from Joan Sutton to Frank Laurie speaking about Nat Laurie's positive influence on her life and newsclippings. The photographs include a panoramic of a Dress Manufacturers Guild banquet (194-) featuring Nat Laurie at the head table in front of the microphone. Also identified are Sam, Abe and Joseph Posluns. Other photographs include images of Emma Laurie with daughter Marilyn and Emma's much younger half-sister Annie Pion Steinberg, a portrait of Emma Steinberg (ca. 1934) and one of Nat and Emma around the time of their wedding (ca. 1937) as well as a group photo of Marilyn Laurie at Camp Arowhon (ca. 1949-1950). Also identified in this photograph is Ruthie Silver.

Administrative History

Nathan (Nat) Laurie (ca. 1904-1958) was born around 1904 in Montreal, Quebec. He married Emma (nee Steinberg) (1914-1997) around 1937 after a brief courtship. Together they had one son, Frank and one daughter, Marilyn (m. Baker). Nat owned Nat Laurie Dresses at Spadina Avenue and Richmond Street in Toronto and was president of the Dress Manufacturers Guild. Notably, he was in charge of fabric allocations during the Second World War and provided a dress to the winner of the Miss Toronto pageant. In 1951, he opened the Zanzibar night club on Yonge Street as a live blues and jazz club. Nat died in 1958.

Subjects

Clothing trade

Name Access

Laurie, Nat, 1904-1958

Laurie, Emma, 1914-1997

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Level

Item

Item

22

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1905

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Item is one black-and-white photograph depicting the interior of the Imperial Shirt Company. The photograph is of several employees seated at their sewing machines with other employees supervising behind them. One of the workers is identified as Mr. Alex Hirschorn (located on the left hand side of the photo).

Notes

Photograph is a copy made by the archives in 1974.

Name Access

Imperial Shirt Company

Hirschorn, Alex

Subjects

Clothing trade

Employees

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

Level

Item

Item

2373

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1933]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item consists of photo of the Tip Top Tailors clothier factory with Sam Nudelman (?-1992) at rear with back to viewer (works for Canada Clothiers), Harvey Blackstein (1912-1986) is the boy at rear facing forward (now in insurance).

Name Access

Blackstein, Harvey

Canada Clothiers

Nudelman, Sam

Tip Top Tailors

Subjects

Clothing factories

Clothing trade

Clothing workers

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

1980-3-7

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sadie Stren fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

78

File

3

Item

20

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1917

Physical Description

1 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print of Sam Nyman (behind counter) and Ben Foster (at the back) inside Nyman's store on Market Street in Brantford, Ontario.

Name Access

Foster, Ben

Nyman, Sam

Subjects

Stores, Retail

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

1978-11-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2021-11-13

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

1 book

Date

[19--]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting Ira Noble. Included are one oversized photograph of Ira Noble as a baby and a prayer book for Jewish members of His Majesty's Forces.

Custodial History

The items were discovered by a colleague of Ira's, Merven Patey. Merven passed the items on to Marcia Yudin, who in turn donated them to the OJA.

Administrative History

Ira Noble fought in the Second World War as part of the Royal Canadian Air Force.

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

Language: English, Hebrew

Subjects

Great Britain--Armed Forces

Name Access

Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force

Source

Archival Accessions

Passenger Names

Noble, Chas.

Page Number

557

Date Range

June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Photographer

Harvey and Adena Glasner

Source

Rotenberg Ledger

Level

Item

Item

2877

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1945]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Admin History/Bio

Jack Leve was born in Russia. In 1904, after his brother was murdered in a pogrom, his parents put Jack—who was only nine at the time—on a ship to Montreal, where he lived with relatives. He did very well at Hebrew school, but one day he dipped a snowball in water to freeze it and hit the rabbi with it on his walk home, knocking him out. When he was caught, he decided to move to New York City and found a factory job, skinning skunks for fur coats.

After serving with the Canadian forces in the First World War, Jack decided to trade furs, working in James Bay. He spent most of his time with First Nations individuals, making many connections and even befriending Grey Owl. In 1938, Jack married Sarah Rives. When Judy was born in Montreal, the family had to send out a dog sled to notify Jack, who was in an igloo on Baffin Island.

Jack eventually settled in Sudbury around 1944. He had a base office just above Wolfe's book store where he kept two baby bears which he fed with baby bottles. He spent a great deal of time in the bush where he met with First Nations individuals, trapped, hunted, fished and purchased furs. Despite his rugged lifestyle, he was a staunch Zionist. In 1948, he relied on his contacts and skills as a fur trader to ship bullets hidden in mink, muskrat and otter furs to Israel to help the cause during the War of Independence. He was also an active member of the Jewish community in Sudbury. His wife kept a Kosher home and Jack served on the executive of the synagogue and B'nai Brith.

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Jack Leve's fur store in the Flatiron building in Sudbury, Ontario.

Name Access

Leve, Jack

Subjects

Architecture

Fur trade

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Sudbury (Ont.)

Accession Number

1981-3-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2004-5-90

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 21 cm

Date

[ca. 1937]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a photograph of Leo Hertzman in front of his United Clothing Store at 194 Queen Street West in Toronto.

Source

Archival Accessions

Level

Item

Item

1320

Material Format

graphic material

Date

June 1908

Physical Description

3 photographs : b&w (1 negative) 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is two copy prints and a corresponding negative of the Elk City Clothing Store in Elk Lake, Ontario. The store was owned by the Sky family. The store also shared space with the E.W. McClung Hardware Store. The picture features three men standing in front of the entrance and one man seated on a bench.

Name Access

Elk City Clothing Store (Elk Lake, Ont.)

Subjects

Family-owned business enterprises

Storefronts

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Elk Lake (Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-6-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4815

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1940]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print of Davis' clothing store on Queen Street in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The photograph depicts the exterior of the store, with four unidentified individuals standing in the doorway.

Name Access

Davis Clothing Store

Subjects

Storefronts

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)

Accession Number

1984-5-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sadie Stren fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

78

File

3

Item

3

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1919

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print of the interior of Harry Wise's menswear store in Paris, Ontario. Harry is pictured standing at the counter.

Name Access

Wise, Harry

Subjects

Men's clothing

Stores, Retail

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

Paris (Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-5-6

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sadie Stren fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

78

File

3

Item

21

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[196-]

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 exterior window display and sign of the Economy Men's Shop in Brantford, Ontario. It was owned by Ben Kanter.

Name Access

Economy Men's Shop

Kanter, Ben

Subjects

Men's clothing

Show windows

Storefronts

Repro Restriction

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

Accession Number

1978-11-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

1999-10-4

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 20 x 25 cm

Date

[192-]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a photograph of the Labish and Noble families of Toronto. Identified are Yehudah Laibish Noble, Zelda Bayla Noble, Bluma (Blanche) Janowski, Miriam Press, Rose Stone, Ruth Lister, and Moishe (Morris), Florence, and Gertie.

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Sadie Stren fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

78

File

3

Item

15

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1916]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Max (Motle) and Sarah (née Rovinsky) Moldaver, of Brantford, Ontario, with their sons David and Samuel and their daughter Bertha (Brucha).

Subjects

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.

Related Material

This photograph is a copy of photo #1149.

Accession Number

1978-11-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sadie Stren fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

78

File

3

Item

31

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[between 1939 and 1945]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Max Rapoport of Brantford, Ontario in his military uniform, taken during the Second World War.

Subjects

Portraits

World War, 1939-1945

Accession Number

1978-11-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1149

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1916]

Physical Description

1 photograph : sepia ; 15 x 10 cm on matte 23 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Max (Motle) and Sarah (née Rovinsky) Moldaver of Brantford, Ontario, with their sons David and Samuel and their daughter Bertha (Brucha). The photograph is a studio portrait.

Name Access

Moldaver, Bertha

Moldaver, Brucha

Moldaver, David

Moldaver family

Moldaver, Max

Moldaver, Samuel

Moldaver, Sarah

Rovinsky, Sarah

Subjects

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

Brantford (Ont.)

Accession Number

1976-6-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4831

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[194-]

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the exterior of the Davis' Men's Wear store, located at 302 Queen Street West in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

Name Access

Davis' Men's Wear

Subjects

Men's clothing

Storefronts

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)

Accession Number

1984-5-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4823

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1913

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the interior of A. Portnoy's store, located at 252 Queen Street East in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Mr. Portnoy is pictured standing on the far left. Pictured are men's hats and clothing, as well as a display case full of accordions.

Name Access

Portnoy, A.

Subjects

Men's clothing

Stores, Retail

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

Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)

Accession Number

1984-4-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2022-8-1

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

9 photographs : b&w

Date

1948-1970

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting Samuel Posluns. Included are nine black-and-white photographs, an El Al certificate certifying Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Posluns flew non-stop between the United States and Israel, one invitation to the bar mitzvah of Michael Wilfred Posluns, copies of an article by Bernard Shane about the Tailor Project that appeared in the Canadian Jewish Chronicle, and an issue of North York General Hospital News from 1970 that features Samuel Posluns.

Administrative History

Samuel Posluns (1910–1994) was born in Toronto to Abraham Isaac Poslaniec (1870–1922) and Sheindel Saltzman (1872–1960). He had three brothers and three sisters: Joseph, Louis, Abe, Gertrude Miriam, Anne, and Sarah. His father, Abraham, established the family-run clothing firm Superior Cloak Company in 1916. In 1934, it was bankrupted and closed after a lengthy strike. In 1936, Samuel opened his own business, Popular Cloak Company. In 1967, the Posluns family purchased Tip Top Tailors, in partnership with entrepreneur Jimmy Kay. A year later they incorporated their new venture under the name of Dylex as a holding company for the Tip Top chain of stores.

During the Second World War, Samuel Posluns served as a member of the air force reserves. After the war, he was elected president of the United Jewish Welfare Fund in 1947. That same year, in collaboration with the Canadian Jewish Congress and the Jewish Labour Committee, Posluns helped lead the Tailor Project along with Max E. Enkin, which was aimed at helping Jewish displaced persons immigrate to Canada by securing them employment as tailors. A committed advocate for Jewish education, Posluns also served as the first president and founding chair of the Board of Jewish Education (BJE) in 1949. He remained honorary president for life and continued to attend meetings until health problems held back his participation in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Posluns was also a founding board member of the North York General Hospital.

Samuel Posluns died in Toronto in 1994.

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: Photographs and textual records have been scanned and are available in digital form.

Subjects

Bar mitzvah

Clothing trade

Hospitals

Name Access

Posluns, Samuel, 1910-1994

Source

Archival Accessions

Level

Item

Item

27

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1937

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Custodial History

Jack Brill donated these photographs to the Ontario Jewish Archives in 1974.

Scope and Content

Item is a black-and-white photograph taken of a group of Brill Cap and Neckwear Company employees attending a sales conference held at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto on 12 January 1937.

Name Access

Brill, Jack

Brill Cap and Neckwear Co.

Royal York Hotel (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Clothing trade

Congresses and conventions

Employees

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

Benjamin Brown fonds

Commercial building plans and drawings series

Level

File

Fonds

49

Series

3

File

41

Material Format

architectural drawing

Date

[ca. 1935]

Physical Description

1 architectural drawing : pencil and hand col. pencil crayon on verso of blueprint ; 58 cm length and 3 cm diam.

Admin History/Bio

Mr. Simon Ramm was the owner of The New Fashion Shop, a high-end clothing store located at 496 St. Clements Avenue.

Scope and Content

File consists of architectural drawings of The New Fashion Shop clothing store, located on a single sheet. Included are floor plans and several high quality elevation drawings.

Notes

Drawn on the verso of a discarded blueprint.

Places

St. Clements Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1491

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1918

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Phillip Clarfield in front of his mens clothing store at 3080 Dundas Street West, in the West Toronto Junction.

Name Access

Clarfield, Philip

Subjects

Men's clothing

Storefronts

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Dundas Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-8-28

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2923

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1924 or 1925]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of a child standing in the doorway of Max Grossman's Furrier Shop. Visible in the right-side window is a broadside for the Standard Theatre.

Name Access

Max Grossman Furrier Shop

Subjects

Fur trade

Storefronts

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1981-3-9

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ethel Mehr fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

68

Item

64

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[194-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 18 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of the exterior of the Lady Ellis Shops store in Windsor, Ontario. The store was the thirty-second in the chain of women's wear stores.

Name Access

Lady Ellis Shop

Subjects

Show windows

Storefronts

Women's clothing

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

Windsor (Ont.)

Accession Number

1988-12-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ethel Mehr fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

68

Item

60

Material Format

graphic material

Date

11 Sept. 1948

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of the interior of the Lady Ellis Shop in Stratford, Ontario, taken on the opening day. The photograph depicts a large crowd of women looking at merchandise on tables.

Name Access

Lady Ellis Shop

Subjects

Consumers

Stores, Retail

Women's clothing

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

Stratford (Ont.)

Accession Number

1988-12-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4818

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1950]

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the store window of Himmel's Ladies' Wear, located at 312 Queen Street East in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. There are two mannequins in the window wearing dresses.

Name Access

Himmel's

Subjects

Show windows

Women's clothing

Places

Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)

Accession Number

1984-5-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4830

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[192-]

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the store window of Himmel's Ladies' Wear, located at 312 Queen Street East in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The window features four dresses and one hat from the 1920s.

Name Access

Himmel's

Subjects

Show windows

Women's clothing

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

Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)

Accession Number

1984-5-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2886

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1945]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Admin History/Bio

Jack Leve was born in Russia. In 1904, after his brother was murdered in a pogrom, his parents put Jack—who was only nine at the time—on a ship to Montreal, where he lived with relatives. He did very well at Hebrew school, but one day he dipped a snowball in water to freeze it and hit the rabbi with it on his walk home, knocking him out. When he was caught, he decided to move to New York City and found a factory job, skinning skunks for fur coats.

After serving with the Canadian forces in the First World War, Jack decided to trade furs, working in James Bay. He spent most of his time with First Nations individuals, making many connections and even befriending Grey Owl. In 1938, Jack married Sarah Rives. When Judy was born in Montreal, the family had to send out a dog sled to notify Jack, who was in an igloo on Baffin Island.

Jack eventually settled in Sudbury around 1944. He had a base office just above Wolfe's book store where he kept two baby bears which he fed with baby bottles. He spent a great deal of time in the bush where he met with First Nations individuals, trapped, hunted, fished and purchased furs. Despite his rugged lifestyle, he was a staunch Zionist. In 1948, he relied on his contacts and skills as a fur trader to ship bullets hidden in mink, muskrat and otter furs to Israel to help the cause during the War of Independence. He was also an active member of the Jewish community in Sudbury. His wife kept a Kosher home and Jack served on the executive of the synagogue and B'nai Brith.

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Jack Leve's fur store in Sudbury, Ontario. The image depicts a group of men standing on the sidewalk looking at two bear cubs on rope leashes in front of the store.

Name Access

Leve, Jack

Subjects

Bear cubs

Fur trade

Storefronts

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Sudbury (Ont.)

Accession Number

1981-3-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Central Region sous-fonds

Community correspondence series

Level

File

Fonds

28-1

Series

6

File

2

Material Format

textual record

Date

1965-1967

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

The file consists of correspondence between the Zionist Organization of Canada and members of the community concerning the Israel Art Exhibition, Israel Independence Day celebrations, statements of receipts and disbursements and a copy of the programme brochure for an event of Hadassah-Wizo.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Publicity photographs of people and events series

Level

File

Fonds

28

Series

6

File

304

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1951

Physical Description

4 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

The file consists of photographs of people participating in a clothing drive.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Publicity photographs of people and events series

Level

File

Fonds

28

Series

6

File

305

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1953

Physical Description

3 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

The file consists of photographs of participants in the clothing drive.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds

Clothing Centre series

Level

Series

Fonds

87

Series

9

Material Format

textual record

architectural drawing

Date

1934-1943

Physical Description

6 folders of textual records

1 architectural drawing : blueprint, ms. annotations ; 39 x 48 cm

Admin History/Bio

In the 1930s, the United Welfare Clothing Centre was established to provide clients of the Jewish Family Welfare Bureau, Jewish Big Sisters Committee, Jewish Big Brother Movement, and the JIAS Refugee Establishment Committee with clothing. The Centre’s finances and daily operations were managed by the JFWB’s Clothing Committee; however, other organizations also participated in its operation. For instance, the Rest Home Club collected, sorted and cleaned used clothing, and members of the Community Sewing Centre regularly made clothes for the Centre. The Centre was located at 55 Baldwin Street and likely stopped operating in the early 1940s due to a lack of funds and donations.

Scope and Content

Series consists of textual records and one architectual drawing documenting the renovation and operation of the JFWB's Clothing Centre. Included is correspondence, one blueprint, a building alteration proposal, reports, price lists, inventories, publicity articles and meeting notices, agendas and minutes.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds

Clothing Centre series

Level

File

Fonds

87

Series

9

File

3

Material Format

textual record

Date

1937-1941

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of textual records documenting the JFWB's Clothing Committee. Included is correspondence, memos, lists of Committee members, and meeting notices, agendas and minutes. Also included are the minutes of a joint meeting with the Committee on Community Sewing and the JFWB's Sewing Group.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Passenger Names

Toronto, Clothing

Page Number

457

Date Range

June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Photographer

Harvey and Adena Glasner

Source

Rotenberg Ledger

Part Of

Sadie Stren fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

78

File

3

Item

12

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1907]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the interior of Louis Henkle's store on Market Street in Brantford, Ontario. The photo shows several chairs, carpets, cushions and clothing for sale. There is a man, possibly Louis Henkle, pictured at the back of the store.

Name Access

Henkle, Louis

Subjects

Stores, Retail

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

1978-11-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1493

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1922

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Phillip Clarfield and his son Morris in front of their mens clothing store at 3124 Dundas St. W., in the West Toronto Junction.

Name Access

Clarfield, Morris

Clarfield, Phillip

Subjects

Fathers and sons

Men's clothing

Storefronts

Repro Restriction

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

Places

West Toronto Junction (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-8-28

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1129

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1916]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Louis and Bayla (Trayanko) Rapoport, of Brantford, Ontario, with their sons Max, Sam and Karl.

Name Access

Rapoport, Bayla

Rapoport family

Rapoport, Karl

Rapoport, Louis

Rapoport, Max

Rapoport, Sam

Trayanko, Bayla

Subjects

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

Brantford (Ont.)

Accession Number

1976-6-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

Research Records sub-series

Small Ontario Jewish Communities sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-4-8

File

67

Material Format

textual record

Date

1970

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of newspaper clippings regarding Jewish related issues in Galt

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

Research Records sub-series

Small Ontario Jewish Communities sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-4-8

File

100

Material Format

textual record

Date

1976

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence about Jewish related issues in Brantford, Ontario.

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions