- Accession Number
- 2010-11-15
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-11-15
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- textual record (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff)
- 1 cm of textual records (jpg)
- Date
- 1946-2009
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs and textual records that document Boris' service in the Soviet Union's military during the Second World War. Included are two military portraits of Boris, letters from the Russian government to commemorate various anniversaries of the military's victory, Boris' Soviet Union travel pass (1990), and Boris' membership renewal booklet for the Association of Second World War Veterans Newkomers from USSR in Israel (1992–2000).
- Administrative History
- Boris was born in Belarus but moved to Israel later in his life. He was fourteen when the Second World War began. He served in Frontier Troops, NKVD (predecessor of KGB). Boris was a student in a military college until 1952. He began his military service as a private soldier but later became an officer. In 1944, he participated in the battles of Eastern Prussia, Latvia, and Belarus. He earned the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal and the Order of Patriotic War, 2nd Class for his war service.
- Descriptive Notes
- Language: Most of the material in Russian.
- Location of originals: The originals are in the possession of the donor. They were loaned to the archives for copying and returned to the donor on the same day as part of the Russian-Jewish war veteran oral history program.
- Subjects
- Soviet Union--Armed Forces
- Veterans
- World War, 1939-1945
- Name Access
- Kravitz, Boris
- Places
- Israel
- Russia
- Soviet Union
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 47
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 47
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1988
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 86
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 86
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1974, [ca. 1980]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 88
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 88
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1977]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 94
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 94
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1979-1980
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 97
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 97
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1983-1985
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 101
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 101
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 125
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 125
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1980-1982
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 132
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 132
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [197-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 7 cm
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 148
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 148
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 154
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 154
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1980]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 198
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 198
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1970]-1978
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 4 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 224
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 224
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 28; Series 6; File 69
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 6
- File
- 69
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [195-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of a portrait photograph of Boris Greis.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Community Relations Committee series
- Anti-Semitism cases sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 5-3; File 210
- 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
- 210
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1964
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence regarding Boris Sperberg, an immigrant to Canada from Russia who allegedly informed on Jews to the NKVD in Russia.
- Notes
- Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Subjects
- Immigrants--Canada
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 1976-10-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1976-10-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph
- Date
- [ca. 1935]-[ca. 1970]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting Cantor Boris Charloff. Included are a photograph of Cantor Charloff and choir, a book of music entitled "Tfilas N'yiloh," a composition for Psalm 30, and music for Hanukkah.
- Descriptive Notes
- Availability of other formats: two of the books of music—"Mizmor shir Chanukah" and "Music by Cantor Boris Charloff"—have been digitized and are available as PDF files.
- Subjects
- Cantors (Judaism)
- Name Access
- Charloff, Boris
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 29
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 29
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1976]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 7 cm
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 36
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 36
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1987]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11 cm
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 41
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 41
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- [197-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 10 cm
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 130
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 130
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1980
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 153
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 153
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1975]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Maurice Solway fonds
- Photographs file
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 13; File 1; Item 2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Maurice Solway fonds
- Photographs file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 13
- File
- 1
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1924
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 26 x 21 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Boris Hambourg was one of Michael Hambourg's sons and a teacher at the Hambourg Conservatory, a private music school in Toronto, Ontario that operated from 1911-1951. The Hambourgs brought many European performers and music teachers to Toronto and their school was regarded as a cultural centre for the emerging artistic community of early 20th century Toronto. Maurice Solway studied at the conservatory with Henri Czaplinsky, before travelling to Europe.
- Scope and Content
- Dedication on the photograph reads: "To the gifted violinist Maurice Solway wishing him much success. Boris Hambourg. June 23 1924. [Marrall?] Toronto, Ont."
- Notes
- The negative is a copy taken from the original photograph. The print is a copy from the new negative.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-5; File 23; Item 1-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 23
- Item
- 1-5
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- Mar. 1973-Apr. 1973
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 3 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence, a press release, and photographs concerning the art exhibit at Holy Blossom Temple.
- Name Access
- Pénson, Boris, 1946-
- Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Exhibitions
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 981
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 981
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1936]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- Pictured in centre: Boris Charloff. Immediately behind his right shoulder, Joseph Jacobovitch.
- Name Access
- Charloff, Cantor Boris
- Jacobovitch, Joseph
- Subjects
- Cantors (Judaism)
- Choirs (Music)
- 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
- 1976-10-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 65
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 65
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1978]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 11 x 7 cm
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 4760
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4760
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1904
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Notes
- For details, please see accession record.
- Name Access
- Alexandroff, Boris
- West Toronto
- Junction
- Subjects
- Immigrants--Canada
- 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
- 1989-3-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee series
- Photograph collection sub-series
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 61; Series 2-2; File 50; Item 8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee series
- Photograph collection sub-series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 61
- Series
- 2-2
- File
- 50
- Item
- 8
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph taken at the Hanukkah party at the Bloor JCC. Included in the photograph are Boris Bedin and Keva Barkin.
- 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
- ID
- Item 4764
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4764
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1927]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Notes
- For further information, see accession record.
- Name Access
- Alexandroff, Boris
- Alexandroff, Rebecca
- 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
- Niagara Falls (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1989-3-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Name
- Jennie Goldstein and Mr. and Mrs. Boris Coopersmith
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 26 Jan. 1975
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Jennie Goldstein and Mr. and Mrs. Boris Coopersmith
- Number
- OH 147
- OH 148
- Subject
- Theater, Yiddish
- Interview Date
- 26 Jan. 1975
- Quantity
- 2
- Interviewer
- Stephen Spiesman
- Total Running Time
- OH147A: 44. minutes
- OH148B: 45. minutes
- Conservation
- Copied August 2003
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Jennie Goldstein emigrated from Russia to Toronto in 1914. While living and working in the Ward, Jennie married Harry Goldstein, who was noted as both a "dresser" and an actor in Toronto's Lyric and Standard Theatres. After Harry's passing, Jennie became a supplier of costumes for the Yiddish theatre. In 1920, to help support the family, Jennie opened a deli stand alongside the original Shopsy's deli located in the area of Kensington Market. Jennie and Harry's daughter Bess married Boris Coppersmith whose parents, Yossel and Nessie, owned a variety store at Spadina Avenue and Baldwin Street.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Name Access
- Coopersmith, Bess
- Coopersmith, Boris
- Goldstein, Jennie
- Harris, Harry
- Lyric Theatre
- Pasternak, Chanina
- Speisman, Stephen
- Standard Theatre (Toronto, Ont.)
- Geographic Access
- St. John's Ward (Toronto, Ont.)
- Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Source
- Oral Histories
In this clip, Jennie Goldstein describes the early years of Toronto's Yiddish theatres such as the Tivoli and the Standard and cantors such as Harry Harris and Chanina Pasternak.
In this clip, Jennie Goldstein describes the performances and cantors of the Lyric Theatre circa 1914.
