Part Of

Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds

Board of Directors and Executive Committee series

Level

Series

Fonds

14

Series

1

Material Format

textual record

Date

1955-1983, 1997

Physical Description

4 cm of textual records

Scope and Content

Series consists of records documenting the activities of the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care's Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Included are meeting minutes, correspondence, speeches and reports.

Subjects

Boards of directors

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2447

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1960

Physical Description

2 photographs : (1 negative)

Name Access

Workmen's Circle

Arbeter Ring

Arbeiter Ring

I.L. Peretz

Subjects

School boards

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1979-4-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

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

Level

Item

Item

6019

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1954

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 Shaar Hashomayim Congregation's religious school board members. Pictured are:

Back row, left to right: Mrs. Victor, M. M. Beranholtz, P. Strosberg, Rabbi Stollman, Mr. Victor (principal), Cantor [Nadvap?].

Front row, left to right: H. R. Schwartz, M. Tabachnik, Joe Cohen, Morris Mussman.

Subjects

Portraits, Group

School boards

Places

Windsor (Ont.)

Accession Number

1991-6-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3371

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[191-]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 11 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Admin History/Bio

Sudbury's flatiron building was built by Hascal Moses. The design was inspired by the Flatiron building in New York City.

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the Sudbury Hotel in the flatiron building.

Subjects

Architecture

Hotels

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

1982-10-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3372

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[194-]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 11 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Admin History/Bio

Sudbury's flatiron building was built by Hascal Moses. The design was inspired by the Flatiron building in New York City.

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the Sudbury Hotel, located in the flatiron building.

Subjects

Architecture

Hotels

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

1982-10-1

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

27

Material Format

textual record

Date

1965-1967

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

The file consists of correspondence concerning fundraising activities, community mailing lists, community lectures and events, and a list of donations to the United Israel Appeal Emergency Fund.

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

70

Material Format

textual record

Date

1962

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of newspaper clippings regarding the Sudbury Jewish community

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Central Region sous-fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

28-1

Series

7

File

134

Material Format

textual record

Date

1964-1970

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

The file consists of correspondence concerning the import of Israeli produced products into Canada and locations in Toronto where Israeli products can be purchased.

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

14

Material Format

textual record

Date

1965

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence and newspaper clippings from Sudbury concerning Jewish related issues.

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

21

Material Format

textual record

Date

1966

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence concerning Jewish related issues in Sudbury.

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

65

Material Format

textual record

Date

1970

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence and newspaper clippings regarding Jewish related issues in Sudbury

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds

Liaison with other social welfare organizations series

Level

File

Fonds

87

Series

16

File

8

Material Format

textual record

Date

1933

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of completed Joint Building Trades Council questionnaire applications. Included is the photocopy of one questionnaire with an English and Hebrew translation.

Access Restriction

Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and the head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Publicity photographs of people and events series

Level

File

Fonds

28

Series

6

File

334

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[196-?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

The file consists of a photograph of members of the Israel Trade and Commerce Committee taken with naval officers on the Yarden. David Peters stands second on the left.

Name Access

David Peters

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

1

Material Format

textual record

Date

1938

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence with, and a draft resolution of the Trades and Labour Congress condemning Fascism and Nazism.

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Publicity photographs of people and events series

Level

File

Fonds

28

Series

6

File

346

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[195-?]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

The file consists of photographs taken during a seminar on Israel that took place in sudbury.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2008-2-4

Material Format

graphic material

graphic material (electronic)

textual record (electronic)

Physical Description

5 photographs : b&w and col. (jpg)

1 photograph : col.

2 documents : col. (jpg)

Date

[1910?]-2008

Scope and Content

Accession consists of six photographs of the Greenspoon family of Sudbury, Ontario. There are also two scanned documents: Moe Greenspoon's 1918 birth certificate and his statement of service in the Canadian Armed Forces, issued in 1990.

Photographs include the following:

01. Benjamin and Fanny Greenspoon ca. 1910. (photograph was a reprint of a scanned original)

02. Paul Allan Greenspoon with grandfather Benjamin and his second wife at bar mitzvah, ca. 1966.

03. Greenspoon family gathering ca. 1942. L to R (back): Nathan, Doris, Moses (Moe), Max, Sydney, Irving, Bill, Ruth, Louis. L to R (front): Dave, wife Ann, Ben, Fanny, Harry, wife Millie.

04. Greenspoons at the Nahala dedication plaque in Israel, Oct. 1972. L to R: Rose (married to Max), daughter Elaine, Max, son Ira, Ira's wife Merle, and Ben in front.

05. Zady's Boyz - basketball team of all the grandsons with Moe, 2008.

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

Canada--Armed Forces

Communities

Families

Name Access

Greenspoon, Moe

Places

Sudbury, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2008-8-18

Material Format

graphic material (electronic)

textual record (electronic)

Physical Description

47 photographs : b&w and col. (jpg)

2 textual records (pdf)

Date

1919-2000, predominant 1940s

Scope and Content

Accession consists of forty-seven digital copies of family photographs and photocopied documents belonging to the Wichefsky (later Witchel) family of Sudbury, Ontario. The photographs are images of family members, the family's cabin near town, and their friends. There is also a Yiddish language letter from the yeshiva in Poland attesting to David Wichefsky's graduation and a family tree.

Administrative History

Doris Witchel Laskin is the daughter of Jacob Witchel and granddaughter of Rabbi David Wichefsky. David Wichefsky was Sudbury's first rabbi and Hebrew teacher. He arrived in 1894 and together with his wife Esther raised seven children. The family name was later changed to Witchel. David's son Jacob, the second eldest, was born before the family immigrated. Jacob married Bella Cohen in Montreal in 1918. They had six children: Doris, Jess, Shirley, David, Thora, and William (Bill). The Witchels are related to the Moses and Magder families of Sudbury.

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 note: Yiddish

Source

Archival Accessions

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Level

Item

Item

3357

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1906]

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Jake Witchel of Sudbury, Ontario.

Notes

Original photograph by Henderson, Sudbury.

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Sudbury (Ont.)

Accession Number

1982-10-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3359

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[191-]

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

This item is a copy portrait and corresponding negative of Hascal Moses of Sudbury, Ontario.

Notes

Original photograph by Carriere & ? or Montreal, Quebec.

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Sudbury (Ont.)

Accession Number

1982-10-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3364

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1903]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 11 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Annie (née Wichefsky) Moses of Sudbury, Ontario.

Notes

Also spelled as Witchefsky.

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

1982-10-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3366

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[192-]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 11 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the Moses family. Pictured are:

Standing, left to right: Annie, Rita (m. Mink), Bunny (m. Phillips), Ida (m. Shapiro), Wolfe, Malca (m. Kagan Muskin), Hascal.

Seated, left to right: aubey, Sid, Nathan.

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

Sudbury (Ont.)

Accession Number

1982-10-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3368

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[192-]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 11 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the Moses family of Sudbury, Ontario. The family are standing on the front porch of their house at 175 Spruce Street. Pictured are:

Back row, left to right: Rita (m. Mink), Annie, Ida (m. Shapiro), Bunny (m. Phillips).

Front row, left to right: Sidney, Aubey, Malca (m. Kagan Muskin), Nathan.

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

Sudbury (Ont.)

Accession Number

1982-10-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3373

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[191-]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 11 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Admin History/Bio

Sudbury's flatiron building was built by Hascal Moses. The design was inspired by the Flatiron building in New York City.

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the Flatiron building in Sudbury, Ontario. There are several people standing on the sidewalk in front of it.

Subjects

Architecture

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

1982-10-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3374

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[194-]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 11 x 12 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the interior of a confectionery store in Sudbury, Ontario. There is a man standing behind the counter.

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.

Places

Sudbury (Ont.)

Accession Number

1982-10-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Joseph Baruch Salsberg fonds

Labour Zionism and union activities series

Level

File

Fonds

92

Series

2

File

5

Material Format

object

Date

[1937?], 1939

Physical Description

2 pins : ribbon with hanging medallion, blue and gold ; 10.5 cm in length

Scope and Content

File consists of two delegate name tag pins for the 54th and 55th Trades and Labour Congress of Canada conventions.

Notes

Artifact numbers 150 and 153.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1282

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1927]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Name Access

Alter Furs

Subjects

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

Yonge Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-5-5

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

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

Level

Item

Item

2876

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1920]

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, of Sudbury, Ontario, seated on a stoop in front of his fur post in Biscotasing. There are several children standing nearby and his sign is partially visible.

Name Access

Leve, Jack

Subjects

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

Biscotasing (Ont.)

Accession Number

1981-3-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2885

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1920

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, of Sudbury, Ontario seated on a cart with three bags of fur, at Bisco station in Biscotasing, Ontario.

Name Access

Leve, Jack

Subjects

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

Biscotasing (Ont.)

Accession Number

1981-3-13

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

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

1890

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[192-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print of Max Noble standing in front of Noble's Clothing Store on 150 Market Street in Brantford, Ontario.

Name Access

Noble, Max

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

Brantford (Ont.)

Accession Number

1980-1-14

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

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

General community activities series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

11

File

7

Material Format

textual record

Date

1985

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a report.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gordon Mendly fonds

Events and organizations series

Level

File

Fonds

18

Series

3

File

40

Material Format

graphic material

Date

28 Nov. 1967

Physical Description

8 negatives : b&w ; 6 x 7 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of images taken during a meeting of the Ontario Histadrut Trade Union Council at the Park Plaza Hotel in Toronto. The images depict speakers at the podium and several men seated around tables.

Repro Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

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Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Ontario synagogues series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

2

File

38

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1979

Physical Description

28 photographs : col. slides, b&w prints and 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

Sudbury (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Reference series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

5

File

69

Material Format

textual record

Date

1953

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains a copy of the 1953 self-survey conducted by the Jewish community of Sudbury. In the 1950s several such studies were commissioned by the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Name Access

Shaar Hashomayim

Subjects

Communities

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

Sudbury (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2007-8-6

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

30 cm of textual records and graphic material

Date

1915-2000

Scope and Content

This accession consists of material accumulated by Vivian Ironstone Field. It includes an NHL contract for her father Joe Ironstone with the Ottawa Senators, a play about her father written in 1996, three volumes of Hadassah minutes, community executive minutes, correspondence and material -- including a photo album -- documenting a community reunion that they held in Sudbury in 1987.

Subjects

Hockey players

Women--Societies and clubs

Name Access

Hadassah-WIZO Organization of Canada

Ironstone, Joseph, 1898-1972

Places

Sudbury (Ont.)

Ottawa (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2007-9-7

Material Format

graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description

9 photographs : b&w and col. (jpg)

Date

[ca. 1925]-[ca. 1975]

Administrative History

Accession consists of scanned photographs of Goldie Barth's (nee Greenspoon) family in Sudbury, Ontario, including pictures of her parents Mary and Samuel, their backyard with scrap metal, and their general store. Other images include Mary Singer, Ghital Halman, a children's event in the basement of the synagogue, a group of Young Judea youth, and a group of young children.

Photographs include:

01. Children outside shul, early 1940s.

02. Event in basement of synagogue, late 1930s or early 1940s.

03. Greenspoons inside shul, nd.

04. Left to right: Mary Greenspoon and Mary Singer at Jewish community camp.

05. Left to right: Ghital Halman, Mary Greenspoon, unidentified. Unidentified man behind.

06. Mary Greenspoon in backyard with chickens, late 1930s.

07. Mary Greenspoon with children in front of her grocery store, 1930s.

08. Samuel Greenspoon in backyard with chickens and scrap metal.

09. Young Judea event, February 1964. Far left Goldie Barth. Other children are Jewish and Catholic.

Use Conditions

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

Subjects

Communities

Families

Name Access

Barth, Goldie

Places

Sudbury (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

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Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

15 Apr. 1978

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 11 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a colour photograph of the interior of the Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue in Sudbury, Ontario.

Notes

This photograph is very dark.

Name Access

Shaar Hashomayim Congregation of Sudbury (Sudbury, Ont.)

Subjects

Synagogues

Places

Sudbury (Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-9-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3375

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1911]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 11 x 12 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Annie Moses with her children. The older child is most likely Rita, the baby is most likely Ida, and the third child seen faintly is most likely Bunny.

Subjects

Mother and child

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

1982-10-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1948]

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 a junior Hebrew class in Sudbury, Ontario. The photograph depicts a group of students seated a two desks and the teacher standing in the middle.

Pictured from left to right are: Judy Leve, Wally Greenspoon, Bill Braverman, Gilbert Zamonsky, Susan Stickles, Brenda Rubin, Jackie Greenspoon, Harold Nudelman, Claudia Greenspoon.

Teacher: Florrie Smith.

Subjects

Students

Teachers

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

1982-6-10

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1950

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy negative of a Purim celebration at the Hebrew school in Sudbury, Ontario. The photograph depicts the children dressed in costume. Rabbi Rosenthal is pictured in the back. Pictured are:

Back row, left to right: Rose Holman, Rabbi William Rosenthal.

3rd row, left to right: Harold Nudelman, Susan Sticklers, Bill Braverman, Judy Leve, Douglas Sticklers, Claudia Greenspoon, Gilbert Zamonsky.

2nd row, left to right: [unidentified], Larry Waisberg, Alex Leve, Wally Greenspoon, Mitchell Speigel, Stanley Jaffe, Jackie Greenspoon.

Front row, left to right: Lynn Waisberg, Esther Steinberg, Goldie Greenspoon, Leslie Rosenthal, Sarah Zamonsky, Victor Greenspoon, Annabel Grimson, Dorothy Greenspoon, Debra Steinberg.

Name Access

Braverman, Bill

Children's costumes

Greenspoon, Claudia

Greenspoon, Dorothy

Greenspoon, Goldie

Greenspoon, Jackie

Greenspoon, Wally

Grimson, Annabel

Holman, Rose

Jaffe, Stanley

Leve, Alex

Leve, Judy

Nudelman, Harold

Purim

Rosenthal, Leslie

Rosenthal, Rabbi William

Speigel, Mitchell

Steinberg, Debra

Steinberg, Esther

Stickler, Douglas

Sticklers, Susan

Waisberg, Larry

Waisberg, Lynn

Zamonsky, Gilbert

Zamonsky, Sarah

Subjects

Children

Costume

Purim

Repro Restriction

Copyright owned by Sudbury Daily Star.

Places

Sudbury (Ont.)

Accession Number

1981-3-13

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

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

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