Level

Item

Item

747

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[195-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a portrait of Rabbi Reuben Slonim.

Notes

This photograph is identical to photo #764.

Acquired June 1976.

Name Access

Slonim, Rabbi Reuben

Subjects

Portraits

Rabbis

Repro Restriction

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

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

105

Material Format

textual record

Date

1971

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of newspaper articles and letters written by Rabbi Slonim

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Negev dinners series

Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

1

File

1

Item

28

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1956

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 11 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Rabbi Slonim was born on 27 February 1914. He was married to Rita Short and they had one daughter named Rena. He was a rabbi and a journalist working for the McCaul St. Synagogue, Beth Tzedec and the Telegram in Toronto. Rabbi Slonim held positions at several other institutions outside of Canada. He also belonged to many Jewish organizations and was active within the community.

Scope and Content

Photograph is of Rabbi Reuben Slonim giving a speech at the 1956 Negev dinner.

Notes

Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access

Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)

Slonim, Rabbi Reuben

Short, Rita

Jewish National Fund

McCaul Street Synagogue

The Telegram

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

General office subject and correspondence files series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

2

File

742

Material Format

textual record

Date

1974

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.

Accession Number

2005-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1217

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1958

Physical Description

2 photographs : (1 negative)

Notes

See accession record.

Acquired September 9, 1975.

Name Access

Israel

Slonim, Rabbi Reuben

Phillips, Nathan, 1892-1976

Phillips, Mrs. Nathan

Weinberg, Bernard

United Jewish Appeal

Subjects

Charities

Politicians

Rabbis

Places

Israel

Accession Number

1977-1-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Publicity photographs of people and events series

Level

File

Fonds

28

Series

6

File

265

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[195-?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

The file consists of 1 portrait photograph of Rabbi Reuven Slonim.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2009-1-1

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Date

[196-]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of one portrait of Rabbi William Rosenthal of Sudbury, Ontario.

Custodial History

The photograph was in the custody of Lilian Rosenthal, the daughter of Rabbi Rosenthal, before it was donated to the Archives on January 8, 2009.

Subjects

Portraits

Rabbis

Name Access

Rosenthal, William

Places

Sudbury (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Level

Item

Item

5085

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[198-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Rabbi Jack Riemer of Beth David Congregation in Miami, Florida. Riemer's photograph was kept by Beth Sholom's adult education department. It is unclear whether or not he was invited to speak in Toronto.

Name Access

Congregation Beth David (Miami, Fla.)

Riemer, Jack

Subjects

Portraits

Rabbis

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Miami (Fla.)

Accession Number

1989-6-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

5088

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1985

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Rabbi David Hartman. Hartman's photograph was kept by the Beth Sholom Synagogue adult education department. It is unclear whether or not he was invited to speak in Toronto.

Name Access

Hartman, David, 1931-2013

Subjects

Portraits

Rabbis

Repro Restriction

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

Accession Number

1989-6-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3347

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[195-]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Scope and Content

This item consists of two identical copy prints of Rabbi Abraham A. Price of Toronto.

Name Access

Price, Abraham A., 1900-1994

Subjects

Portraits

Rabbis

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1982-9-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Personal series

Life cycle and family events sub-series

Family photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

4

Series

1-5

File

1

Item

1

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1900]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait.

Subjects

Portraits

Rabbis

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.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gordon Mendly fonds

Portraits series

Level

Item

Fonds

18

Series

1

Item

19

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1973]

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Rabbi Benjamin J. Hollander was born in 1936 in New York City. He was the principal of the Beth Tzedec Congregational School during the early 1970s, until he was dismissed by Rabbi Stuart E. Rosenberg in 1972. This move led to the infamous lawsuit between the congregation's Board of Directors and Rabbi Rosenberg.

Rabbi Hollander made aliyah in 1972 and has lived in Jerusalem since, spending some time in a Negev development town and a Gush Etzion community. Ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary, Rabbi Hollander is affiliated with Conservative, Reform and Orthodox institutions in Israel and holds advanced degrees in literature and education from NYU and Hebrew University, respectively. A founding member of Rabbis for Human Rights, Rabbi Hollander has, since the 1970s, taught Jewish studies in Jerusalem at Hebrew Union College, Machon Schechter, the Hebrew University School for Overseas Students, and the Siegal (Cleveland) College of Jewish Studies. His field of specialization is Torah and classical commentary, which he learned, primarily, from the legendary Torah teacher, Nehama Leibowitz. He has also served as the weekly Torah commentator on Kol Yisrael radio and traveled the country as a tour educator. Over the past decade, Rabbi Hollander has regularly returned to North America as scholar-in-residence at Camp Ramah, as rabbi of alternative High Holy Day services at Congregation Beth Tzedec in Toronto and as teacher and speaker in over two hundred synagogues, communities, schools, and retreats.

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of Rabbi Benjamin J. Hollander.

Name Access

Hollander, Ben

Subjects

Portraits

Rabbis

Repro Restriction

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

Related Material

See Beth Tzedec fonds for further information on Rabbi Benjamin J. Hollander.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

908

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1955

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 5 cm

Scope and Content

This item is an original passport-style photograph of Rabbi A.M. Babb of Peterborough, Ontario.

Notes

Credit Morris Duke Studio, Peterborough.

Acquired in 1976

Name Access

Babb, Rabbi A. M.

Subjects

Portraits

Rabbis

Repro Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2523

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1931

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 studio portrait and corresponding negative of Rabbi Rabinowitz, of Kirkland Lake, Ontario. He is pictured standing next to a small table, holding a religious text. He is wearing a tallis.

Notes

The original photograph is a postcard with Hebrew writing on the verso. See accession record for more information.

Name Access

Rabinowitz, Rabbi A.

Subjects

Portraits

Rabbis

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

Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Accession Number

1981-2-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

757

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[195-]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of Rabbi Benjamin Hauer.

Notes

Acquired June 1976.

Name Access

Hauer, Rabbi Benjamin

Subjects

Portraits

Rabbis

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

5006

Material Format

graphic material

Date

24 Jun. 1958

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph is a portrait of Rabbi David Monson seated at a desk.

Notes

Photo by Graphic Artists.

Name Access

Monson, Rabbi David

Subjects

Portraits

Rabbis

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1990-1-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

5093

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1987

Physical Description

1 photograph ; b&w ; 14 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Rabbi Benjamin J. Segal. Segal's photograph was kept by the Beth Sholom Synagogue's adult education department. It is unclear whether or not he was invited to speak in Toronto.

Name Access

Segal, Benjamin J.

Subjects

Portraits

Rabbis

Repro Restriction

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

Accession Number

1989-6-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3251

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1930]

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 print and corresponding negative of Rabbi Gutman Tuvia Rapoport, taken en route to the United States.

Name Access

Rapoport, Gutman Tuvia

Subjects

Portraits

Rabbis

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

1981-11-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

749

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[196-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a portrait of Rabbi Karpol Bender from Kingston, Ontario.

Notes

Acquired in June 1976.

Photo taken by Herbert S. Sonnenfeld, Photographer, New York.

Name Access

Bender, Rabbi Karpol

Subjects

Portraits

Rabbis

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Kingston (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

751

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[195-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item is an original studio portrait of Rabbi Bernard Baskin of Hamilton, Ontario.

Notes

Acquired in June 1976.

Name Access

Baskin, Rabbi Bernard

Subjects

Portraits

Rabbis

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Hamilton (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

785

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[195-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a studio portrait of Rabbi David Kirshenbaum of London, Ontario.

Notes

Acquired in June 1976.

Reproduction restriction note: Copyright owned by Bill Barrett, London. Please credit upon publication.

Name Access

Kirshenbaum, David, 1902-

Subjects

Portraits

Rabbis

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

London (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

761

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[195-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print of a portrait of Rabbi J. Benjamin Friedberg of Congregation B'nai Israel in London, Ontario.

Notes

Acquired in June 1976.

Name Access

Friedberg, Rabbi J. Benjamin

Subjects

Portraits

Rabbis

Repro Restriction

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

Places

London (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3413

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[between 1930 and 1935]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Photograph was taken in Bronte, Ontario.

Name Access

Graubart, Yehuda Leib, 1862-1937

Subjects

Portraits

Rabbis

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

Bronte (Ont.)

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1982-10-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Scheuer family fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

47

Item

30

Material Format

graphic material

Date

8 June 1925

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 19 cm (sight) on mat 35 x 27 cm

Admin History/Bio

In 1920, Holy Blossom invited Rabbi Barnett R. Brickner (1892-1958) to be its rabbi. Rabbi Brickner was ordained at the Hebrew Union College in 1919.

Scope and Content

Item is a photographic portrait of Rabbi Barnett R. Brickner.

Notes

The mat is inscribed: "To Mr. Edmund Scheuer dear friend and councillor, Affectionately, Barnett R. Brickner" and dated 8 VI 1925.

Subjects

Portraits

Rabbis

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

1989-4-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4334

Material Format

graphic material

Date

11 Apr. 1980

Physical Description

2 photographs : (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Right to left: Rabbi Yitzchok Kerzner; Rabbi Gedalia Felder; Rabbi Zolty, chief rabbi of Jerusalem; Yitz Feldman; and Rabbi Nachman Shemen.

Name Access

Felder, Gedalia, 1922-1991

Feldman, Yitz

Kerzner, Yitzchok

Shemen, Nachman, Rabbi, 1912-1993

Zolty, Yaacov Bezalel, 1920-1982

Subjects

Portraits, Group

Rabbis

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1987-12-9

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2008-11-3

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 21 x 26 cm

Date

[between 1940 and 1947]

Scope and Content

The accession consists of two photographs of Reverend Saul Wolf Gringorten and his wife Rachel.

Administrative History

Saul Wolf Gringorten and his wife Rachel Gringorten (née Melnick) were born in Poland in 1876 and 1881 respectively. They moved to Canada in 1910 with their eldest child. They subsequently had five more after their arrival.Their children included Morris, Jennie, Jacob, Esther, Louis, and Isaac.

Rabbi Gringorten served as spiritual leader, teacher, shochet, and mohel for the Brantford Jewish community after his arrival for thirteen years. He then moved to Toronto during the early 1920s and became the principal of a Jewish school. The family lived at 26 Cecil Street at that time and then moved to 393 Markham Street during the late 1920s or early 1930s. He became active in the Jewish community, serving as vice-president of the Sons of Jacob, a board member of the Folks Fareign, and the first trustee of the Old Folks Home.

Rabbi Gringorten and his wife moved to California during the 1940s in order to live in a climate that was better for their health. Rachel passed away in 1947, and the rabbi followed in 1959.

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

Immigrants--Canada

Portraits

Rabbis

Name Access

Gringorten, Saul, Rabbi, 1876-1959

Source

Archival Accessions

• 

Part Of

Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds

Women's Auxiliary series

Festival Committee sub-series

Succoth program, photographs

Level

Item

Fonds

14

Series

4-5

File

9

Item

4

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1976

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Rabbi Greenspan taken Succoth 1976.

Notes

Photographer is unknown.

Subjects

Rabbis

Access Restriction

Conditional Access. Researchers must receive permission from the donor prior to accessing the records. Please contact the OJA for more information.

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

Level

Item

Item

420

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[189-?]

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 photograph and corresponding negative of Rabbi Silberstein, Dayan of Va'c Hungary and founder of the Rabbinical Institute of Sarkad.

Name Access

Silberstein, Rabbi

Subjects

Rabbis

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

Hungary

Accession Number

Acquired 4 April 1975.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[196-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

This item is an original portrait of Rabbi Richard J. Belson, the rabbi of Congregation B'nai Israel in St. Catharines, Ontario.

Notes

Acquired June 1976.

Name Access

Belson, Rabbi Richard J.

Congregation B'nai Israel (St. Catharines, Ont.)

Subjects

Portraits

Rabbis

Repro Restriction

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

Places

St. Catharines (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3060

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1877

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Notes

Original photograph by Symonds & Co., 39 High St., Portsmouth.

Name Access

Jacobs, Rabbi Solomon

Subjects

Portraits

Rabbis

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

England

Accession Number

1981-7-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

772

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[195-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print of Rabbi Harold Lerner, of Beth Isaiah Congregation in Guelph, Ontario.

Notes

Acquired in June 1976.

Name Access

Beth Isaiah Congregation (Guelph, Ont.)

Lerner, Harold

Subjects

Portraits

Rabbis

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Guelph (Ont.)

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

80

Material Format

textual record

Date

1948-1973

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Name Access

Celnicker, Michael

Subjects

Rabbis

Access Restriction

Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing the records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

1981-9-1

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

object

text

Physical Description

1.5 m of textual records and graphic material

Text

Artifacts

Date

1928-1981

Scope and Content

Accession consists of textual records and graphic material documenting the life and career of Rabbi David Kirshenbaum of London, Ontario. Included is material related to Congregation B’nai Moses Ben Judah and Congregation Or Shalom, communal records, minutes, articles, sermons, orations, correspondence, books, periodicals, notes, photographs, scrapbooks, personal and family records and awards. Also included are the following artifacts:

Shochet's knife and sharpening stone. -- [ca. 1925-1960]. -- 1 sharpening stone : stone, black ; 0.8 x 7.5 x 2 cm; 1 knife : metal, gold, black and silver ; 21 cm. This shochet’s chalef (ritual slaughtering knife) and sharpening stone belonged to Rabbi David Kirshenbaum (1903-1981), who served in London, Ontario from the mid 1920s until his retirement in the 1960s. This size of knife, used for poultry, was specially-designed to maximise cleanliness, speed, and efficiency, and minimise pain. During the height of the Jewish markets in the Kensington area, from the 1920s until the 1940s, buyers had the option of paying someone to pluck the chicken’s feathers, or they could bring the animal home and do it themselves.

Pen and pad given to the Zionist Organization of Canada, Central Division 27th Convention.

Ontario Zionist Region conference delegate badge. -- 1 badge : textile, blue and gold ; 10 cm in length. -- A light blue ribbon with a pin at the top saying "Rev Kirshenbaum, London".

Administrative History

Rabbi David Kirshenbaum (1902-1981) was born in Koriw, Poland and came to Canada in 1921. In 1926 he became rabbi of B’nai Moses Ben Judah Congregation in London, Ontario and remained in that position until his retirement in 1966. During his tenure in London he was active in many Jewish organizations including the Canadian Jewish Congress, the Jewish National Fund, the Israel Histadrut Campaign and the Jewish Community Council of London. He was a regular contributor to Yiddish and Anglo-Jewish publications. His articles appeared in the Hebrew Journal, Kanader Adler, Voice of Radom and The Jewish Standard. He was also the author of several books : Our Chassidic Treasuries, What is General Zionism?, Ships at Sea, A Journey to Israel, Mixed Marriages and the Jewish Future, Religion: Love or Hate? and Feast Days and Fast Days. He was also elected to the Board of the Victoria Hospital Trust and served on the University Assembly of the University of Western Ontario.

Rabbi David Kirshenbaum was married to Pearl Kirshenbaum.

MG_RG

MGC 6

Subjects

Rabbis

Name Access

Kirshenbaum, David, 1902-1981

Places

London (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1977-11-2

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

3 cm of textual records

Date

1911–1934

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photocopied material documenting Rabbi Jacob Gordon.

Descriptive Notes

Language: The bulk of the documents are in Hebrew or Yiddish.

MG_RG

MG 6 C

Subjects

Rabbis

Name Access

Gordon, Jacob, 1877-1934

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Level

Item

Item

918

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1965]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 22 cm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print depicting a gathering of rabbis in Brantford, Ontario. Pictured from left to right are:

Rabbi Klein of Guelph, Rabbi Phillip Rosensweig of Kitchener, and Rabbi Pruzinsky of Brantford.

Notes

Acquired in 1976.

Photo by Robert Bierstock. Please credit accordingly.

Subjects

Rabbis

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Brantford (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gordon Mendly fonds

Portraits series

Level

Item

Fonds

18

Series

1

Item

3

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1960]

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Rabbi Isaac Aronoff was born in Bialistock, Poland in 1908. He came to Canada in 1933 and was active in the Toronto Jewish community until his death in December 2004.

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of Rabbi Isaac Aronoff.

Name Access

Aronoff, Isaac

Subjects

Rabbis

Repro Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2012-2-1

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

object

Physical Description

45 cm of textual records and other material

Date

1949-2009

Scope and Content

Accession consists of the records created and accumulated by Rabbi Joseph Kelman. The records detail Kelman's involvement with a number of organizations, particluarly Reena, She'arim Hebrew Day School, and Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue. They also document the numerous awards and tributes he received in his life and detail his personal life. The records primarily consist of personal and professional correspondence, event invitations, photographs, news clippings, and biographical material. There is also one file folder related to Sol Edell, the brother of the donor, and an oversized photograph of the Harbord Collegiate choral society and orchestra.

Photo Captions:

001: Portrait of Rabbi Joseph Kelman, (Toronto, ON), ca. 1950s.

002: Simcaht Torah celebrations, Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue, 100 Elder St. (Toronto, ON), [197-].

003: Rabbi Kelman meets the chief of staff of the Israeli police, Mordecai Gur, [Israel], [197-].

004: Rabbi Joseph Kelman awarded with honorary doctorate, [198-?].

005: James Harris, Rabbi Joseph Kelman, Liberal leader John Turner and [identified], Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue, 100 Elder St. (Toronto, ON), 1984.

Custodial History

The records were in the possession of Rabbi Joseph Kelman until his death in 2009. They were donated to the Archives by his wife, Sara Edell Shafler Kelman, on 1 February 2012.

Administrative History

Rabbi Kelman was born in Vienna, Austria in 1927, the son of Rabbi Zvi Yehuda and Mirl Kelman and the descendent of a long line of distinguished rabbis. He immigrated to Toronto with his family at the age of three in 1930. He attended Harbord Collegiate and was ordained at Yeshiva University in New York. Beginning in 1953, Kelman became seved as a rabbi in Sherbrooke, QC; Beverley, MA; and Suffern, NY; before accepting the pulpit at Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagoge in Toronto in 1959. At the time, Beth Emeth was a small congregation in the fledgling Bathurst Manor neighbourhood. He facilitated its merging with Bais Yehuda to form BEBY, and under his guidance it grew to become the third-largest Conservative synagogue in the GTA with a membership of approximately 1,500 families.

Kelman's life work was dedicated to providing opportunities for the developmentally disabled and learning challenged in the Jewish community. He was the founder of the Ezra and Kadima Schools, the Kadima Centre, the Camp Tikvah program, the Reena Foundation, Chai Tikvah, and She'arim Hebrew Day School. He also served as a chaplain in Toronto hospitals and jails.

Rabbi Kelman was the recipeint of numerous awards for his contributions to Jewish education and community service, including a honorary doctorate from Ryerson University and Tel Aviv University. The Kelman School for Jewish Education at Tel Aviv University is named in his honour. Rabbi Kelman died on 27 June 2009 at the age of eighty-two.

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

Descriptive Notes

Includes approx. 50 photographs, 1 CD and 1 artifact.

Subjects

Rabbis

Name Access

Kelman, Joseph, 1927-2009

Source

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Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

Anti-Semitism cases sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-3

File

135

Material Format

textual record

Date

1962-1963

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence, news clippings, a legal submission, and reports documenting the inquiry and civil action law suit brought against Metropolitan police officers by Rabbi Norton Leiner, a visiting rabbi from New York who claimed the officers unlawfully arrested, detained and assaulted him.

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Subjects

Rabbis

Physical Condition

Some records appear to have water damage. Some items copied and the originals discarded due to mold.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

Anti-Semitism cases sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-3

File

136

Material Format

textual record

Date

1964

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence, news clippings, and reports documenting the civil action law suit brought against Metropolitan police officers by Rabbi Norton Leiner, a visiting rabbi from New York who claimed the officers unlawfully arrested, detained and assaulted him.

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Subjects

Rabbis

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Clanton Park Synagogue series

Rabbi Nachum Rabinovitch file

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

6

File

25

Material Format

textual record

Date

1983, 1995

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Admin History/Bio

Rabbi Rabinovitch left England to take a rabbinical postion in Israel.

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence relating to a visit to Toronto by Rabbi Nachum L. Rabinovitch and newspaper articles about his activities in Israel.

Name Access

Rabinovitch, Nachum L., 1928-2020

Subjects

Rabbis

Repro Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4939

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1981

Physical Description

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

Admin History/Bio

Rabbi Chaim Weber died on 8 February 1987 in Miami, Florida. He was the husband of Faye and father/father-in-law to Barry and Marsha, Sheryn, and Solomon and Shirey, as well as the grandfather of Mark, Rochelle, and Janna.

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Rabbi Chaim Weber of Pembroke, Ontario. He is pictured standing on a staircase wearing a tallis and holding a prayer book.

Name Access

Weber, Chaim

Subjects

Rabbis

Places

Pembroke (Ont.)

Accession Number

1987-3-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4940

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1981

Physical Description

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

Admin History/Bio

Rabbi Chaim Weber died on 8 February 1987 in Miami, Florida. He was the husband of Faye and father/father-in-law to Barry and Marsha, Sheryn, and Solomon and Shirey, as well as the grandfather of Mark, Rochelle, and Janna.

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Rabbi Chaim Weber of Pembroke, Ontario. He is pictured in a suit, standing in front of some bushes.

Name Access

Weber, Chaim

Subjects

Rabbis

Places

Pembroke (Ont.)

Accession Number

1987-3-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1461

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[193-?]

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Rabbi Leviser of Welland, Ontario. He is standing in front of a wooden house.

Name Access

Leviser, Rabbi

Subjects

Rabbis

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

Welland (Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-8-6

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

943

Material Format

graphic material

Date

25 Dec. 1915

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 photograph and corresponding negative of the Rabbi of Chenchin, Poland walking with three other Jewish men.

Notes

Acquired Jan. 1976.

Subjects

Rabbis

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

Poland

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dr. Alexander Brown fonds

Jewish communal activities series

Jewish communal portraits file

Level

Item

Fonds

95

Series

4

File

1

Item

1

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1970]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 8 cm

Admin History/Bio

Rabbi Witty was the Executive Director of the Board of Jewish Education.

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait.

Notes

Photograph is by Fredric Perry.

Subjects

Rabbis

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

Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Al Gilbert portraits series

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

4

Item

2

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca.1975]

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Rabbi Israel Hurwitz was rabbi for the congregation Anshe Lida during the 1930s and for the congregation Chevra Mikra during the 1960s and 1970s. He was also former president of the Toronto Rabbinical Association and was a shochtim for the Vaad Hoir, or United Jewry, which was established as a rival supervisory body to that of the kehillah.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a portrait taken of Rabbi Israel Hurwitz.

Name Access

Hurwitz, Rabbi Israel

Hurvitz [alternate spelling]

Toronto Rabbinical Association

Anshe Lida

Chevra Mikra

Kehilla

Vaad Hoir

Subjects

Rabbis

Repro Restriction

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

Related Material

see also Accession #1982-4-3 for Rabbi Israel Hurwitz records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gordon Mendly fonds

Portraits series

Level

Item

Fonds

18

Series

1

Item

10

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1965]

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Reuben Fenwick was born on 15 March 1925, to Sam and Dora Fenik. He had four brothers: Joseph, Martin, Carl and Earl. In 1952, he married his wife, Florence, and had five children: Gordon, Karen (Unterman), Paul, Stanley, and Joel. He was the founder and president of Fenwick Automotive Products, a manufacturing company founded in 1949. He was instrumental in developing the family-owned organization into one of North America's leading remanufacturers, with a production facility employing 800 people in Toronto, as well as six Canadian satellite warehouses and one in the United States. As a philanthropist, he supported over forty charities, including Baycrest Hospital and the Starlight Foundation.

He was a founding member of Beth Torah Congregation in Toronto. Fenwick died on 17 March 2004, at the age of 79.

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of Reuben Fenwick.

Subjects

Businesspeople

Philanthropists

Repro Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3043

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1933

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

This halftone photograph depicts an anti-Nazi protest meeting, Massey Hall.

Name Access

Gordon, Jacob, Rabbi

Sachs, Samuel, Rabbi

Subjects

Rabbis

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

6154

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1970

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item consists of an original portrait, which is hanging on the fourth-floor wall, and a copy negative. The negative is housed in the OJA's photo cabinet.

Name Access

Plaut, Rabbi Gunther

United Jewish Appeal

Subjects

Portraits

Rabbis

Repro Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions