Level

Item

Item

1146

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1910]

Physical Description

3 photographs : sepia and b&w (1 negative) ; 26 x 21 cm and smaller

Scope and Content

This item is an original and copy photograph and corresponding negative of Mike and Sheva (née Moldaver) Corsonsky (Corson), of Brantford, Ontario, with their son Jack. The three are dressed in formal attire and Mike is seated in a chair.

Name Access

Corson family

Corson, Jack

Corson, Mike

Corson, Sheva

Corsonsky family

Corsonsky, Mike

Corsonsky, Sheva

Moldaver, Sheva

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

1155

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1920]

Physical Description

1 photograph : sepia ; 18 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Sarah (née Rovinsky) Moldaver seated with her children, in Brantford, Ontario. Pictured are:

Back row, left to right: David, Sam, Sarah Moldaver.

Front row, left to right: Bertha, Isaac (Jack), Daniel, Abraham.

Name Access

Moldaver, Abraham

Moldaver, Bertha

Moldaver, David

Moldaver, Isaac

Moldaver, Jack

Moldaver, Sam

Moldaver, Sarah

Rovinsky, Sarah

Subjects

Mother and child

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

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

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

3513

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1912]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Name Access

Sillen, Jack

Subjects

Children

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1982-6-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3668

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1917]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Left to right: Jack Podolsky (Parr); Harold Podolsky (Parr).

Name Access

Podolsky, Jack

Parr, Jack

Podolsky, Harold

Parr, Harold

Subjects

Children

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

1984-10-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sadie Stren fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

78

File

3

Item

6

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[189-]

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 a portrait of Rose Simon, of Brantford, Ontario.

Notes

Original photograph by J. C. Walker, 148 Colborne, Brantford.

Subjects

Children

Portraits

Repro Restriction

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

Accession Number

1978-11-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

2

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1979

Physical Description

24 photographs : col. slides, (1) b&w print, b&w 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

Brantford (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2008-1-4

Material Format

moving images

graphic material (electronic)

graphic material

Physical Description

4 film reels (57 min., 32 sec.) : 16 mm

1 DVD

8 photographs (jpgs) : b&w

1 photograph : b&w

Date

[195-]-[196-]

Scope and Content

This accession consists of four 16 mm films and one copy DVD, documenting the Moldaver family in Peterborough. The films were taken during the 1950s and 1960s and include images of a Camp Wahanowin family visit featuring people by the lake, boating, playing badminton and softball and waterskiing, as well as other cottage scenes of kids swimming and jumping off the dock, canoeing, and several families sitting by the lake.

The films also document several family and community events, such as a family vacation to Chicago, fancy parties, Hanukkah and Purim celebrations, family dinners, and bar mitzvahs, including the bar mitzvah of the donor Joel Moldaver. There are also several scenes of family life in Peterborough including people skating outdoors, and group shots of people standing outside of their homes and getting into cars.

In addition, the accession contains electronic scans of eight family photographs, including the donor's grandparents and great-parents, his parents' wedding which was the first Jewish wedding in Peterborough, and three images of his own bar mitzvah. There is also one oversize photograph of the 1942 Plenary session of the Canadian Jewish Congress, where the formation of Israel was addressed (photo credit: Federal Photos, Montreal).

Photographs are as follows:

1. Annie and Philip Black in Peterborough, ca. 1939.

2. Bar mitzvah at Reid Street.

3. Bar mitzvah at Reid Street.

4. Bar mitzvah at Reid Street with father Irving Moldaver, Aaron Black, and Rabbi Babb.

5. David and Faigh Florence possibly on Aylmer Street, ca 1939.

6. Irving Moldaver wedding portrait, 1938.

7. Peterborough wedding, Ernie Fine, Annie Black, Ruth and Irving Moldaver, Clara and Oskar Moldaver, 1938.

8. Ruth Moldaver (nee Black) wedding portrait, 1938.

9. CJC fifth plenary session, Jan. 10-12, 1942, Montreal.

Use Conditions

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

Subjects

Communities

Families

Religion

Name Access

Moldaver, Joel

Moldaver, Ruth

Moldaver, Irving

Places

Peterborough (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

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Level

Item

Item

1150

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1916]

Physical Description

1 photograph : sepia ; 14 x 10 cm on mat 23 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Annie and Sam (Shoika) Rovinsky with their son Jack (Rowan), of Brantford, Ontario. The photograph is a studio portrait.

Name Access

Rovinsky, Annie

Rovinsky family

Rovinsky, Sam

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

Part Of

Sadie Stren fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

78

File

3

Item

45

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[197-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Scope and Content

This item a copy photograph of the exterior of Beth David Synagogue on Waterloo Street in Brantford, Ontario.

Subjects

Architecture

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

Brantford (Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-11-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sadie Stren fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

78

File

3

Item

47

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[197-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print of the Beth David Synagogue cemetery gates in Brantford, Ontario.

Subjects

Cemeteries

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

578

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Jun. 1975

Physical Description

2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 13 cm and 35 mm

Custodial History

This item is a photograph and corresponding negative of the exterior of Beth David Synagogue in Brantford, Ontario.

Notes

Acquired in June, 1975.

Name Access

Beth David Synagogue (Brantford, Ont.)

Subjects

Architecture

Synagogues

Places

Brantford (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

1976-6-13

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

22 photographs : b&w and sepia (5 negatives) ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller

Date

[ca. 1900]-1942

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs documenting the Moldaver and Rovinsky families of Brantford, Ontario.

Subjects

Families

Places

Brantford (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Level

Item

Item

1152

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[between 1900 and 1912]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 11 cm on card 17 x 11 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a cabinet card of the Moldaver family, of Brantford, Ontario in Kiev, Ukraine.

Name Access

Moldaver family

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

Ukraine

Accession Number

1976-6-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1154

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[193-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : sepia ; 14 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Max Moldaver's mother, at age 99. The photograph was taken in Russia, sometime in the 1930s. Max Moldaver lived in Brantford, Ontario.

Name Access

Moldaver, Max

Subjects

Mothers

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.

Physical Condition

This photo is in very poor condition. The gelatin on the bottom half of the image has curled and lifted off of the support paper.

Places

Russia

Accession Number

1976-6-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1160

Material Format

graphic material

Date

5 Oct. 1942

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 20 x 25 cm on mat 29 x 33 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Admin History/Bio

Jack Moldaver was sent back to Canada from England to attend officers' training school.

Scope and Content

This item is an original print and copy negative of Jack Moldaver (Maldaver) seated in the sanctuary of the Beth David Synagogue in Brantford, Ontario, with an assembled group of men from the B'nai Brith lodge. The lodge was presenting him with an honour award at the time of the photograph. Jack is pictured in his RCAF uniform, alongside four other Jewish servicemen. Identified individuals include:

Harry Hoffman, Max Harris, Sender Renzen, Gord Henkle, Harry Tulchinsky, Les Pasis, Sam Sherman, Sam Finklestein, Mike Harris, Wilf Stemeroff, Dave Rosenberg, Joel Lipovitch, Sam Neiman, Harry Wise, Louis Rapoport, Ben Hoffman, Sam Rovinsky, Merf Silverstein, Norm Zaltz, Sam Silverstein, Max Sherman, Harry Solomon, Gord White, I. Raimer, William Brown, Ira Smuckler, Hy Levine, Al Gazer, Jack Moldaver, David Noble, Ben Schacher, Charles Schleifer, Saul Rovinsky, Joe Poss, Louis Kwitko, I. Sherman, Max White, Max Gazer, Benny Markovitch, Sam Bloom, Joe Lunenfeld, Harry Friedman, Bill Brown, Louis Henkle.

Notes

Title taken from writing on photo.

See accompanying paper with photo for location of identified individuals.

Name Access

Beth David Synagogue (Brantford, Ont.)

B'nai B'rith. Brantford Lodge, No. 1154

Moldaver, Jack

Maldaver, Jack

Subjects

Awards

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

1159

Material Format

graphic material

Date

5 Oct. 1942

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 19 x 25 cm on mat 29 x 33 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print and copy negative of Jack Moldaver (Maldaver) being presented with an award by the Brantford B'nai Brith lodge. The photograph was taken inside the Beth David Synagogue in Brantford, Ontario. Jack is wearing his RCAF uniform. Pictured from left to right are:

Louis Henkle, Harry Tulchinsky, Sam Silverstein, Jack Moldaver, [unidentified], Harry Solomon.

Notes

Title taken from writing on photo.

Name Access

B'nai B'rith. Brantford Lodge, No. 1154

Moldaver, Jack

Maldaver, Jack

Subjects

Awards

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

Part Of

Sadie Stren fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

78

File

3

Item

42

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[197-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print of the former Beth David Synagogue at the corner of Palace and Albion streets, in Brantford, Ontario.

Subjects

Architecture

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.

Accession Number

1978-11-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sadie Stren fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

78

File

3

Item

43

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[197-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print of the former Beth David Synagogue at the corner of Palace and Albion Streets, in Brantford, Ontario.

Subjects

Architecture

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

Brantford (Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-11-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sadie Stren fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

78

File

3

Item

44

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[197-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print of the window of the former Beth David Synagogue at the corner of Palace and Albion Streets, in Brantford, Ontario. The window features a Magen David (Star of David).

Subjects

Synagogues

Windows

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

Part Of

Sadie Stren fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

78

File

3

Item

46

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[197-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Scope and Content

This item a copy photograph of the front entrance of the Beth David Synagogue on Waterloo Street in Brantford, Ontario.

Subjects

Architecture

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

Brantford (Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-11-3

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

Level

Item

Item

1156

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1910]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 21 cm on matte 25 x 30 cm

Scope and Content

This item is an original studio photograph of Max Moldaver of Brantford, Ontario, with a group of Russian soldiers.

Name Access

Moldaver, Max

Subjects

Soldiers--Russia

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

1976-6-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2004-5-71

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

7 photographs : b&w and col. ; 15 x 11 cm and 10 x 15 cm

Date

1941-[ca. 2000]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material pertaining to Leading Aircraftman David Richard Axler of Brantford, Ontario, who was killed in an air accident near Windsor, Ontario in 1941. Included are a photograph of Axler and photographs of his grave in the Brantford Jewish Cemetery, and the Beth David Synagogue in Brantford. In addition there is a photocopy of a page in a publication about Canadian Jews in the Second World War with information about Axler.

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Sadie Stren fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

78

File

3

Item

10

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1927

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a group of students from the Beth David Synagogue Sunday school, on a summer picnic. The photograph depicts the students wearing funny hats and seated on the grass.

Subjects

Picnics

Students

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

Part Of

Sadie Stren fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

78

File

3

Item

26

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Aug. 1947

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 cornerstone setting ceremonies of the new Beth David Synagogue in Brantford, Ontario. Pictured in the photograph are:

F. Wallace, Mrs. Celia Henkle, Louis Henkle, Rabbi Gedalia Felder, Mayor Matthews, David Miller, and W. Ross MacDonald.

Subjects

Rites and ceremonies

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

Part Of

Sadie Stren fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

78

File

3

Item

25

Material Format

graphic material

Date

18 Sept. 1955

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 donation of a sefer Torah to Beth David Synagogue in Brantford, Ontario, by the Rapoport family. The photo depicts members of the family and synagogue seated with the new Torah.

Subjects

Torah scrolls

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

Part Of

Sadie Stren fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

78

File

3

Item

1

Material Format

graphic material

Date

21 Mar. 1954

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 Beth David Synagogue's burning of the mortgage ceremony in Brantford, Ontario. The photograph depicts the members of the synagogue and invited guests seated at banquet tables and a group of men and women standing behind a large head table.

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

1976-6-9

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Negev dinners series

Negev dinner honouring Bert Godfrey file

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

1

File

2

Item

2

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1966

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Notes

Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access

Monson, Rabbi David

Bennett, Jack

Repro Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

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

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

111

Material Format

textual record

Date

1978

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

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1919]

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

This item is a copy portrait of Moses Tobe and David Dime, business partners from Belleville, Ontario. Also pictured is a small child named Sam, who is standing on a wicker chair.

Subjects

Businessmen

Children

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

Belleville (Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-7-10

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Executive director series

Teacher files sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

2-4

File

300

Material Format

textual record

Date

1949-1966

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

2021-11-26

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

36 photographs : col. and b&w ; 21 x 25 cm or smaller

Date

[ca. 1934]-2015

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records related to John Arthur (Jack) Geller's life and career. Of note are 36 colour and b&w photographs dated from ca. 1934 to 1984 documenting Geller's life and career; Spring Issue 1955 of Obiter Dicta magazine; a small poster with photos of the 1955 graduating class of Osgoode Hall Law School, when Geller was awarded the Gold Key Award; a Certificate of Honor awarded to Geller by the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation for the year of 1949-1950; the May 1999 issue of Fasken Link containing an interview with Geller; a draft of a speech delivered by Geller during a debate at Hart House with the presence of Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent as well as an invitation to and newspaper clippings about the debate; newspaper clippings about Geller's participation in several debates; correspondence relating to Geller's licensing examination and call to the Bar; the March 2015 issue of Holy Blossom Temple Bulletin containing a tribute to Geller; the section of the 18 May 1963 issue of Maclean's dealing with the Hal Banks case and the Norris commission, of which Geller was part representing Upper Lakes Shipping; awards given to Geller; and correspondence addressed to him.

Custodial History

Records were donated by Jack's daughter, Dana.

Administrative History

John Arthur Geller was born in 1930 in Toronto, Ontario, to Polish immigrants Kalman and Katy Geller (née Ladowsky). He attended Forest Hill Collegiate and University College at the University of Toronto, where he graduated with a BA degree in 1951. He met his wife, Sybil Gangbar (daughter of Phil and Sarah Gangbar), in 1948, during his second week at U of T, where she was also studying, and they were married two weeks after graduating. They had four children: Lawrence (b. 1955), Dana (b. 1957), Jan (b. 1960), and Harold (b. 1964). After enrolling at Osgoode Hall Law School later that year, and articling at the firm Campbell, Godfrey & Lewtas, he was called to the Bar in 1955. Geller began his legal practice with Campbell, Godfrey & Lewtas, where he remained for the entirety of his career. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1966. In 1993, Geller retired from legal practice and was appointed Vice-Chair of the Ontario Securities Commission. He served in different capacities with the Commission until his 2001 retirement. In addition to his work as a lawyer and for the Ontario Securities Commission, Geller served as a director on the board of Leitch Transport Limited and Ford Glass Limited. He was also a member of the Canadian Jewish Congress, served as president of B'nai Brith, Central Region, and was the National President of the Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Canada (JIAS), and a member and Honorary President for Life of Holy Blossom Temple. After suffering a stroke in 2002, Geller developed aphasia and spent five years working tirelessly to regain his reading abilities. He passed away on 7 January 2015. His funeral was held at Holy Blossom Temple, which he never stopped attending.

Subjects

Lawyers

Name Access

Geller, John Arthur (Jack), 1930-2015

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Central Region sous-fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

28-1

Series

7

File

91

Material Format

textual record

Date

1966-1967

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

The file consists of correspondence, budgets and financial reports.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Publicity photographs of people and events series

Level

File

Fonds

28

Series

6

File

154

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1942

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm

1 embossed print ; 7 x 9 cm

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Publicity photographs of people and events series

Level

File

Fonds

28

Series

6

File

189

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1949-1961

Physical Description

5 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 30 cm and 9 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

The file consists of portrait photographs of Jack Pearlstein.

Repro Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

1981-3-13

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

20 photographs : b&w

Date

1919-1956

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs of Jack Leve in Biscotasing and Sudbury, a Young Judaea convention for Northern Ontario in Sudbury, ca. 1955-56, a Purim play, and the Jewish Community Centre in Sudbury, ca. 1949-50.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1990-4-7

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

10 photographs : b&w (5 negatives) ; 20 x 25 cm and smaller

Date

1926-1950

Scope and Content

Accession consists of 5 copy photographs with negatives of Jack Jacobson's Jewish school, a Hashomir Hatzair concert in 1927, Histadruth June 1950, a building likely located at 24 Cecil St., and Avrum Yitzchak Pishofsky (one of the founders of D'Arcy Talmud Torah) ca. 1930.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1988-11-10

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

84 photographs : b&w ; 19 x 25 cm or smaller

1 collage (9 photos)

Date

[ca.1890]-[ca.1935]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs which include portraits and group photos taken in Vilna, Poland, Montreal, Quebec, and New York. Many are photo postcards. Identified individuals include Miriam and Isadore Zelker, Benjamin and Dora Zelker and Dr. Serge Koussevitzky. In addition there is a United States Certificate of Citizenship issued to Isadore Zelker by the Supreme Court in Bronx, New York (1930), a Polish passport belonging to Mary Dreazen of Vilno (1921), and her United States States Certificate of Naturalization issued in New York in 1927. Lastly there is an undated Western Union Telegram congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Dreazen of New York on their marriage.

Source

Archival Accessions

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Accession Number

1994-10-1

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

6 photographs : b&w (3 negatives) ; 13 x 18 cm and 13 x 10 cm

Date

1943-1945

Scope and Content

Accession consists of copy photographs documenting Lt. Jack Troster's Second World War military service as a machine gunner with the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa. Included is an image of a group of servicemen in Nymegen, Holland, in January 1945, an image of Jack in his uniform (July 1943), and an image of Jack and another servicemen holding up a picture of Hitler possibly in Germany (1945?).

Identified in the photographs are: Jack Troster, Capt. Butler, Lt. W. Sharp, Major MacPherson, Lt. R. Ashman, Lt. Col. R. Ross, Capt. J. Woodward, and Pipe Major Scott.

Use Conditions

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

Subjects

Canada--Armed Forces

World War, 1939-1945

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1983-1-10

Material Format

sound recording

textual record

Physical Description

2 audio cassettes

1 folder of textual records

Date

1977

Scope and Content

Accession consists of an interview and corresponding transcript, with Jack Shindman, past-president of JIAS, on immigration and his family.

Subjects

Immigrants--Canada

Families

Nonprofit organizations

Name Access

Shindman, Jack

Drutz, Danny

Jewish Immigrant Aid Services (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

Rovno, Ukraine

Toronto, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2004-5-117

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

6 photographs : b&w ; 12 x 8 cm and 7 x 12 cm

Date

1932-1945

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material pertaining to the life of Jack Goldhar. Included are his Polish passport issued to Jankiel Goldhar in 1932 for his immigration to Canada, and material documenting his career in the Canadian army during the Second world War such as letters in English and Yiddish written to his family from France in 1944, an original telegram sent to his mother advising her that he was wounded in action, and a discharge certificate from the army. The photographs were taken on Euclid Avenue in Toronto and on the army base at Camp Shilo, Manitoba.

Administrative History

Jack Goldhar passed away in 1997.

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Gordon Mendly fonds

Portraits series

Level

Item

Fonds

18

Series

1

Item

44

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1960]

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Jack Slan was born in 1918, in Winnipeg, Manitoba to Russian immigrant parents, Joseph and Sophie Slan. He had two brothers, Robert and Leon (Lennie Stein, Canadian Amateur Heavyweight Champion, 1935-1937, and Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame inductee). In 1922, the family moved to Toronto. Jack later met and married his first wife, Jerry Slan, and his second wife, Pearl (née Potash).

In 1945, Jack and his two brothers founded Dominion Luggage in Toronto's garment district. Jack was the designer and creative force behind the company, while his brothers handled the business aspects and the sales. The company was later sold in 1972 to Warrington Products. Jack passed away on 28 September 2002.

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of Jack Slan.

Repro Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

Research Records sub-series

Advocacy, General sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-4-9

File

95

Material Format

textual record

Date

1970

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence from an d to Jack Geller on various subjects

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

Advocacy, General sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-4-9

File

106

Material Format

textual record

Date

1971

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence from and to Jack Geller, as well as associated newspaper clippings.

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2017-10-3

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

15 photographs : b&w and col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Date

1991-1995

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs taken by Jack Kohane of three events: the walking of the Torah on Kenilworth Ave. in Toronto to celebrate the new Torah at the Beach Hebrew Institute on 25 June 1995 featuring Barbara Hall (mayor of Toronto), Howard Moscoe (city councillor) and Arie Newman (president); an open house at the Jewish Library in the Lipa Green Building in June 1991; and an anti-racism forum held in Nov. 1992 featuring Hari Lalla, the then curriculum advisor for race relations and multiculturalism with the Toronto Board of Education. These photos were taken for he Canadian Jewish News.

Administrative History

Jack Kohane is a retired freelance photographer.

Use Conditions

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

Name Access

Beach Hebrew Institute (Toronto, Ont.)

Jewish Public Library (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions