- Part Of
- Ladovsky family fonds
- Photographs file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 83
- File
- 9
- Item
- 24
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1943
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Herman Ladovsky and Elly Rotenberg with orphans in England in 1943.
- 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
- 2004-5-21
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ladovsky family fonds
- Photographs file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 83
- File
- 9
- Item
- 23
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1943
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Herman Ladovsky and Elly Rotenberg in England in 1943.
- 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
- 2004-5-21
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ladovsky family fonds
- Photographs file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 83
- File
- 9
- Item
- 26
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1943
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Elly Rotenberg in England in 1943.
- 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
- 2004-5-21
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ladovsky family fonds
- Photographs file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 83
- File
- 9
- Item
- 87
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1938
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 22 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Herman Ladovsky and his mother Sarah Ladovsky behind a counter, most probably in United Bakers at 338 Spadina Avenue, Toronto.
- Name Access
- Ladovsky (family)
- Subjects
- Restaurants
- Physical Condition
- The photograph is in poor condition with many creases and tears at the top and right side.
- Places
- Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2015-7-14
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-7-14
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- ca. 300 photographs
- ca. 10 cm of textual records
- 1 ledger
- Date
- [ca. 1910]-[ca. 1969]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of textual and graphic material documenting the activities of the Rotenberg family and Hertzel Rotenberg. The Rotenberg family material includes family photographs, documents pertaining to the will and estate of Rivka and Louis Rotenberg, income tax papers for Max and Sarah Rotenberg, and an invitation to a dance in honour of Leila Rotenberg. Also included are records relating to the family business, L. Rotenberg and Sons Ltd. This includes an indenture (1916) and a ledger relating to mortgage loans given out by the business.
- The bulk of the Hertzel Rotenberg material are photographs. Included are family portraits, school photos, a hockey team photo, images of the Toronto Ski Club at Haileybury, portraits of Hertzel, summer camp photos from various camps (Camp Winnebago, Camp Hiawatha, and Camp Wabi-kon Timagami), Pi Lambda Phi fraternity group photos, images likely taken at the family cottage, military portraits of Hertzel and images of him at Grossingers and attendending other events with family and friends. Also included is correspondence, newspaper clippings, Hertzel's report cards and immigration papers for the United States, and certificates.
- Identified in the photographs are: Louis Rotenberg, Rivka Rotenberg, Max Rotenberg, Sara Rotenberg, Marc Rotenberg, Cyril Rotenberg, Hertzel Rotenberg, Anne Rotenberg, Risa Rotenberg Sam Factor, and Murray Koffler.
- Custodial History
- Material was in the possession of Risa and Anne Rotenberg. Some of the material was inherited by Risa and Anne from their parents. The Hertzel Rotenberg material was inherited directly by Risa after Hertzel's death. She was the executor of his estate and found the material while cleaning out his home.
- Administrative History
- Louis (Elazar / Loozer) Rotenberg (b. 17 Feb. 1863-d. 31 Dec. 1936) immigrated to Toronto in 1893. He was possibly the first Jew to immigrate to Toronto from Ivansk, Poland. He had married Rivka (nee Cukier) (b. 9 Jan. 1864-d. 4 Jun. 1956) in 1883. She followed him to Toronto with their four children in 1895. They had an additional five children in Toronto. Their children were: Harry (b. 31 Oct. 1884-d. 26 May 1937), Max (Mordechai) (b. 25 Dec. 1886-d. 8 May 1958), Louis (Leibish) (b. 14 Dec. 1885-d. 24 Dec. 1961), Meta (b. 12 July 1892-d. 26 July 1954), Meyer (b. 9 Mar. 1894-d. 25 Jun. 1958), Charlie (b. 5 Aug. 1897-d. 21 Sept. 1949), Naftali Hertz (b. Jun. 1899-d. Feb. 1971), Zechariah (b. 1902-d. at age 4 in 1906), and Hilda (b. 16 Jun. 1904-d. 25 Mar. 1999). Louis opened a banking, steamship and insurance office in Toronto with three of his sons (Louis Jr., Harry and Max) in 1916. The business eventually became known as Rotenberg's Ltd. Louis passed away in 1936.
- Hertzel Rotenberg was born in Toronto to Max and Sara (nee Lavine) Rotenberg on July 27, 1923. He had two brothers: Marcus (b. 30 May 1925) and Cyril (b. 9 Mar. 1920). Hertzel studied medicine at the University of Toronto and served in the Canadian army's medical corps during the Second World War. After the war, he practiced medicine in the United States and joined the US army. He eventually worked as an ear, nose and throat doctor in Buffalo. In the 1970s he married Cecylia. He passed away in Florida in 2011.
- Name Access
- Rotenberg, Louis
- Rotenberg, Hertzel
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Passenger Names
- Englander, A.
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Englander, A.
- Page Number
- 415
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Publicity photographs of people and events series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 6
- File
- 250
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [193-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of one portrait photograph of Ellis Shapiro.
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Passenger Names
- Ellis, William
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Ellis, William
- Page Number
- 782
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Part Of
- David Pinkus fonds
- Genealogical research series
- The Rotenberg family file
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 138
- Series
- 3
- File
- 6
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1908-2011
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 3 photographs : b&w ; 19 x 13 cm and 10 x 7 cm and 7 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records documenting the Rotenberg family. Included are an invitation to Morris Rotenberg’s bar mitzvah, two letters sent from Morris Rotenberg to David Pinkus, and three photographs of Louis Rotenberg. One of the photographs was taken shortly after Louis arrived in Canada in 1908; the other two were taken in the 1940s, and one of them features Louis and his wife, Sarah Rotenberg, on vacation. Morris was the son of Louis and Sarah Rotenberg.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds
- Miscellaneous series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 9
- Series
- 13
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [1939?]-1957
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs, passports and miscellaneous documents belonging to Abraham Rotenberg.
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Lifecycle Events series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 7
- Item
- 20
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Sept. 1943
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 15 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item consists of a bridal portrait of Adele Rotenberg.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Weddings
- 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
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Lifecycle Events series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 7
- Item
- 21
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 4 Mar. 1945
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 14 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item consists of a bridal portrait of Myra Rotenberg.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Weddings
- 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
- Passenger Names
- Rotenberg, Sol
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Rotenberg, Sol
- Page Number
- 460
- Comments
- Name crossed out.
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Accession Number
- 2007-3-6
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-3-6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1926-1944
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of material documenting Louis Herman's career as an entertainer in Toronto during the late 1920s until the early 1940s. The records consist of concert programs, correspondence from Jewish organizations that hired him to perform, an invitation, press clippings as well as photocopies of photographs and concert posters.
- Administrative History
- Louis Herman was born on 4 January 1911. His father, Reverand Samuel Herman, was a cantor who first worked in Montreal and then moved with his family to Toronto. They lived at 20 Major Street during the 1920s and 1930s.
- Louis was a child prodigy who studied under Cantor Yossele Rosenblatt. He established a music career as a boy, singing soprano with the synagogue choir and later performing on the Maxwell Coffee Hour in the United States, which was hosted by the New York Jewish radio station WEVD.
- During the 1920s and 1930s he sang professionally and performed at a variety of venues, entertaining Jewish organizations and groups in Toronto. He also performed outside of the city at that time in the American mid-west and the northeast.
- After the start of the war, Louis enlisted and became a private in the Canadian Army. He entertained the troops, appearing in stage shows in Canada and overseas, often appearing with famous acts like Wayne and Shuster. He also saw combat duty.
- After the war he returned to Canada and studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music. After completing his studies, he decided to become a cantor like his father. He married Yetta and moved with their children to Camden, New Jersey in 1957 in order to serve as the cantor to Congregation Beth El. They lived there until the late 1960s, when the the synagogue was relocated to Cherry Hill. Cantor Herman retired in 1982. He passed away on December 16, 2004. His son David is the Rabbi Shaarei Tfiloh in Baltimore.
- Use Conditions
- None
- Subjects
- Entertainers
- Name Access
- Herman, Louis
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-5-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-5-3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records
- 15 photographs
- 1 album (467 photographs, 29 postcards)
- Date
- [1903-195?]
- Scope and Content
- The records include personal documents of Herman Berenblum and his family, including birth certificates, graduation certificates, and his certification as a tailor. Textual records also include 5 letters from the 1940s written to Berenblum from his parents in Germany and from a friend in South America. There are 15 loose photographs as well as a photo album that holds 467 photos and 39 postcards. The photographs document Berenblum's travels in Europe and South America, including an apparent visit to the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Records also include a folder of tailor patterns for men's suits.
- Custodial History
- The records were collected by OJA staff at Mr. Berenblum's apartment. They were in the custody of the property managers of his estate until probate was granted, at which time they were sent to the OJA as requested in April 2009.
- Administrative History
- Herman Berenblum (1914-2008) was born in 1914 in Lodz, Poland to Joseph (1896-1941) and Cypra (nee Geler) (1897-1941) Berenblum. Herman had a brother, Bernard (192?-2012) and sister, Klara (1923-1941). By the age of six, Berenblum's family had moved to Berlin, where he started school, graduating at the age of 16 in 1930. After graduating from public school, he studied as a tailor, earning his certificate after three years, in 1933. Sometime between 1936 and 1941 Herman was able to leave Germany, settling in La Paz, Bolivia, and by 1947, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 1941, Berenblum's mother, father and sister were deported from Berlin to the Riga Ghetto in German-occupied Latvia and then shot by German killing squads on Nov. 30, 1941. In the 1950s, Herman moved to Canada, where his brother Bernard was also living. Here he met his wife. They were married for approximately 50 years, with no children. Herman's wife predeceased him in 2002; he passed away in September, 2008, at the age of 94.
- Descriptive Notes
- Language: Records are in German, Polish, and Spanish.
- Name Access
- Berenblum, Herman, 1914-2008
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-5-18
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-5-18
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : b&w
- 1 folder textual records
- 1 poster
- Date
- [ca. 1920]-[ca. 1955]
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of material documenting the career of Louis Herman. It includes music programs dating from around 1920 until 1939, bulletins, the Y-Times (1938 & 1942) as well as correspondence, newsletters, skits, music and programs from the war years. Finally, it includes a poster as well as three photographs of Louis Herman taken during the course of his career.
- Custodial History
- The material was donated to the OJA by Louis' son.
- Administrative History
- Louis Herman was born on 4 January 1911. His father, Reverand Samuel Herman, was a cantor who first worked in Montreal and then moved with his family to Toronto. They lived at 20 Major Street during the 1920s and 1930s.
- Louis was a child prodigy who studied under Cantor Yossele Rosenblatt. He established a music career as a boy, singing soprano with the synagogue choir and later performing on the Maxwell Coffee Hour in the United States, which was hosted by the New York Jewish radio station WEVD.
- During the 1920s and 1930s he sang professionally and performed at a variety of venues, entertaining Jewish organizations and groups in Toronto. He also performed outside of the city at that time in the American mid-west and the northeast.
- After the start of the war, Louis enlisted and became a private in the Canadian Army. He entertained the troops, appearing in stage shows in Canada and overseas, often appearing with famous acts like Wayne and Shuster. He also saw combat duty.
- After the war he returned to Canada and studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music. After completing his studies, he decided to become a cantor like his father. He married Yetta and moved with their children to Camden, New Jersey in 1957 in order to serve as the cantor to Congregation Beth El. They lived there until the late 1960s, when the the synagogue was relocated to Cherry Hill. Cantor Herman retired in 1982. He passed away on December 16, 2004. His son David is the Rabbi Shaarei Tfiloh in Baltimore.
- 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
- Related material note: also see accession 2007-3-6.
- Subjects
- Entertainers
- Name Access
- Herman, Louis
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-3-26
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-3-26
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 4 folders of textual records
- ca. 10 photographs : col. ; 22 x 28 cm or smaller
- Date
- 1980-2016, predominant 1982-1994
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting the Herman family's immigration to Ontario, family life in Thornhill, education, communal involvement in Hamilton, and their business endeavours with the Firwin Corporation and Simply Extraordinary. Included are photographs; a family history that was written in commemoration of Paul and Miriam's fiftieth wedding anniversary; a selection of annual family newsletters that detail their life in Canada; correspondence documenting Paul's involvement with Temple Anshe Sholom in Hamilton, Ontario; their childrens' school certificates, secondary school diplomas, and post-secondary convocation programs. Also included is business ephemera, such as, business cards and images documenting Simply Extraordinary corporate gift products.
- Identified in the photographs are: Paul Herman, Miriam Herman, Brett Herman, and Adina Ward (nee Herman).
- Administrative History
- Paul Henry Herman was born on July 3, 1940 to Mr. Leslie Elkan and Mrs. Clare Herman (nee Emdon) of Dunkeld West, Johannesburg, South Africa. Paul is the eldest of five siblings. During his youth, Paul was involved in his synagogue and youth groups as well as the Boy Scouts. He attended Stellenbosch Afrikaans University where he earned a business degree and became fluent in Afrikaans. After university, he joined the family uniform business, H. J. Henochsberg, and was sent to England in 1962 for further clothing industry training.
- Paul married Miriam Riva Herman from Wynberg, Cape Town, SA on February 6th, 1965. Miriam worked as a social worker at the Johannesburg General Hospital. Their first son, Stanley, was born in 1966 followed by Rael in 1968, Brett in 1970 and Adina in 1974.
- The Herman’s were motivated to emigrate out of a desire to prevent their son from having to enlist in the South Africa army [and thereby become involved in military efforts that they did not support]. After the family business was sold, Paul worked as a quality manager at Edgars Stores while periodically travelling abroad with Miriam to seek out emigration opportunities.
- The Herman family came to Canada in 1982 and settled in Thornhill, Ontario. Upon arriving in Ontario, Paul found work at a uniform manufacturer (Saint Hill Levine Uniforms) then at Lady Manhattan and Sunshine T-Shirts. In 1989, Paul and Miriam purchased Firwin Corporation, a high temperature insulation manufacturing company. During the family’s early years in Canada, Miriam started a corporate gift business called Simply Extraordinary.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Subjects
- Immigrants--Canada
- Families
- Occupations
- Societies
- South Africa--Emigration and immigration
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Passenger Names
- Herman, D.
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Herman, D.
- Page Number
- 432
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Herman, J.
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Herman, J.
- Page Number
- 575
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Wall, & Herman
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Wall, & Herman
- Page Number
- 381
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Accession Number
- 2012-10-13
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2012-10-13
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 11 photographs : b&w and col. (2 negatives) ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller
- Date
- 1917-1956
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records related to Aaron Ladovsky. Included is an urgent memo from Kielce asking for relief money and the accompanying receipt from Anshel Wise's steamship agent office for the remittance of the requested money (1939), a letter to Ladovsky c/o of the United Jewish Relief Conference from the CJC (1944), a Kieltzer Sick Benefit Society of Toronto dues booklet (1917), a Kieltzer Landmanshaften in Israel pamphlet (1953), and a receipt from the Standard Theatres Ltd. for payment of $60 for Ladovsky. This payment was made two months after the theatre first opened in 1921 and was likely payment for seats. The photographs depict Aaron Ladovsky with family in Kielce (1928), the dedication of a monument to the Kielce martyrs at a Jewish cemetery in Paris (between 1945 and 1950), a negative of a Canadian Jewish Congress meeting (1943), the exhumation of Kielce Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust, a photo of Ruthie, Herman and Philip Ladovsky at United Bakers, (1990s), and an exterior view of United Bakers on Spadina Avenue (1956).
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2013-2-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2013-2-3
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 20 cm of textual records
- ca. 100 photographs
- Date
- [190-]-2012
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records related to three generations of the Ladovsky family and their restaurant, the United Bakers Dairy Restaurant. Also included is a small amount of material related to Jewish organizations in Toronto, such as the Kieltzer Society and B'nai Brith, as well as the Bakery and Confectionary Union. Records include family and business photographs, correspondence, newsclippings, UB menus and other ephemera, and records related to family simchas and celebrations.
- Custodial History
- The records were created and accumulated by Aaron Ladovsky, Herman Ladovsky and Ruthie Ladovsky.
- Administrative History
- Aaron Ladovsky was born in 1888 in Kielce, Poland. He immigrated with his wife Sarah to Toronto in 1906 at the age of 18. Soon after arriving, Aaron Ladovsky worked to help form a Jewish bakers’ union to advocate for collective rights among Jewish Bakers. In 1912 he opened the United Bakers Dairy Restaurant at Dundas and Bay Streets (known then as Agnes and Terauley Streets respectively) in the heart of the Ward. That same year, the couple had twin sons Herman and Samuel, who were born on September 23, 1912.
- Only a short time later, in 1920, Aaron moved the location of his restaurant to 338 Spadina Avenue, just north of Dundas. He and his family lived in an apartment upstairs. Herman and Samuel attended Hester How Elementary School until 1919, Lord Lansdowne Public School once the family moved to Spadina, and later Central Commerce. The twins worked in the family business in the 1920s delivering fresh breads and buns by horse cart.
- Aaron Ladovsky was involved in a number of community organizations. He was instrumental in founding the Kieltzer Society of Toronto in 1913; a community based immigrant-aid association extending aid to Kielcers in Poland and around the world. Ladovsky remained an active member of the organization until his death on April 5, 1960 . His restaurant provided a welcome gathering place for the Jewish community, serving traditional dishes and maintaining a friendly open-door policy. Aaron Ladovsky was known for his generosity and claimed that no one, whether they had money or not, left his restaurant hungry. The United Bakers' menu was mainly based on Sarah’s original recipes, and continues to be so to this day.
- During the Second World War, Herman served overseas as an electrician in the Canadian army show with comics Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster. After returning from the war, he married Dora Macklin in 1947, a registered nurse from Regina. He also began to take over management of the family business. Later, his son Philip and daughter Ruth would follow in his footsteps, helping to run the restaurant with him and later taking over managment. United Bakers remained on Spadina Avenue for 66 years – until 1986 when it moved to its current location at 506 Lawrence Avenue West, off of Bathurst Street. Herman was an active fixture in restaurant until his death on January 6, 2002. He also supported and was involved in the work of the Ontario Jewish Archives over the years. Today, Philip and Ruth carry on the family tradition of running United Bakers Dairy Restaurant.
- Descriptive Notes
- To be integrated into the Ladovsky family fonds 83.
- Subjects
- Families
- Restaurants
- Name Access
- Ladovsky, Herman
- Ladovsky, Aaron
- United Bakers Dairy Restaurant (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Ellis I. and Fanny Shapiro fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 94
- Item
- 5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1961
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 16 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait photograph of Ellis I. Shapiro. The photograph is attached to the inside cover of a United Jewish Welfare Fund of Toronto annual president's report (1961). The UJWF annual meeting honoured Ellis I. Shapiro.
- Name Access
- B'nai B'rith
- Shapiro, Ellis I.
- Northwood Golf and Country Club
- Primrose Club
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows
- Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Canadian Jewish Congress
- Jewish Camp Council of Toronto
- YM-YWHA
- United Jewish Welfare Fund of Toronto
- UJWF
- United Jewish Appeal
- Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Accession Number
- 2005-8-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1703
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1703
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1920]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 16 cm
- Custodial History
- This item is a studio photograph of the Rotenberg family, most likely taken in Poland. Rose Rotenberg (m. Nepom) is standing at the back.
- Name Access
- Nepom, Rose
- Rotenberg family
- Rotenberg, Rose
- 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
- Poland
- Accession Number
- 1979-3-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1702
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1702
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1926]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm on matte 21 x 22 cm
- Custodial History
- This item is a studio photograph of the Rotenberg family, most likely taken in Poland. The space between the two daughters in the back row was intentional, in honour of a son who had immigrated to the United States. Rose Rotenberg (Nepom) is standing third from the right.
- Name Access
- Nepom, Rose
- Rotenberg family
- Rotenberg, Rose
- 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
- Poland
- Accession Number
- 1979-3-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Passenger Names
- Rotenberg, Mr. & Mrs.
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Rotenberg, Mr. & Mrs.
- Page Number
- 677
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Accession Number
- 2021-9-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2021-9-1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of graphic material and textual records
- Date
- 1992, Nov. 1993
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting Joseph and Joyce Herman. Included are thirty-three photographs taken at a gathering held at the Beth Ezekiel Synagogue in Owen Sound, Ontario, on 10 November 1993, on the occasion of their move to British Columbia.
- Identified in the photographs are: Carol Brooman, David Brooman, Molly Cadesky, Sarah Cadesky, Marilyn Fedorenko, Rynaldo Fedorenko, Bernie Fishman, Myrna Fishman, Hy Fromstein, Sylvia Fromstein, Avrum "Av" Gorbet, Norman "Norm" Gorbet, Ruth Gorbet, Tillie Gorbet, Avrum Green, Emmy Green, Joe Herman, Joyce Herman, Steven Hershoran, Gary Levine, Julia Levine, Bertha Rabovsky, Mike Rabovsky, Miriam Rabovsky, Karen Rich, Lorne Rich, Goldie Ronald (née Rabovsky), and Alisa Van Wyck.
- Also included are two textual records: a copy of the speech given by Tillie Gorbet at the 1992 synagogue event held in honour of Joyce when she stepped down as synagogue president and Joyce’s acceptance speech from the same event.
- Administrative History
- Joe Herman (29 April 1925–21 April 2005) was born in Toronto. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force at age seventeen and trained as a navigator. He was a graduate of the the School of Optometry of Ontario. Joyce (11 July 1927–23 April 2020) was born Roslyn Joyce Cainer in Miami, Florida. Her family returned to Toronto in 1929. Joe and Joyce married in 1948 and moved first to Timmins, Ontario, and then to Owen Sound, where they lived for thirty-seven years. Joe maintained his optometric practice in Owen Sound from 1956 to 1993, with Joyce working alongside him in the office. Joyce was a weaver and an active member of the Pottawatomi Spinners and Weavers Guild and the Maker’s artist cooperative. Joe and Joyce had three children: Shawn Herman Hawkins, Nessa Herman, and David Herman.
- Joyce was president of Owen Sound’s Beth Ezekiel Synagogue from about 1973 to 1992. She was possibly the first woman president of a synagogue in Canada. Her father (Israel) David Cainer was president of Toronto’s Shaarei Shomayim Synagogue from 1943 to 1945.
- Use Conditions
- Conditional Use. Researchers must receive permission from the donor prior to publication. Please contact the OJA for more information.
- Descriptive Notes
- Availability of other formats: Accession has been digitized: photographs are available as JPEG images; textual records are available as PDF files.
- Terms governing use and reproduction: Not to be used for external advertising in any medium. Permission to publish required.
- General: Av Gorbet's wife is Tillie Gorbet, and Norm Gorbet's wife is Ruth Gorbet. The four were owners of B. Gorbet and Sons Furriers and clothing store.
- Subjects
- Married people
- Parties
- Synagogues
- Name Access
- Beth Ezekiel Synagogue (Owen Sound, Ont.)
- Herman, Joseph, 1925-2005
- Herman, Joyce, 1927-2020
- Places
- Owen Sound (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2020-10-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2020-10-4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records
- Date
- 1955-2004
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of speeches and other textual records primarily written by Gangolf Herman in his role as president of Congregation Habonim Toronto. Included are mostly speeches, addresses, and sermons (1955-2001) that Gangolf wrote for Friday night services; tribute dinners; memorial services; the congregation’s anniversaries; and Jewish festivals such as Yom Kippur, Shavuot, Passover, and Hanukkah. Also included are correspondence (1974, 1992, 2003), one copy of Mrs. Hildegard Herman’s address to the Sisterhood of Congregation Habonim in 1955, one poem, one play script, president messages that Gangolf wrote for Congregation Habonim’s bulletins (1958-1996), and the Congregation’s bulletin for June 2004.
- Administrative History
- Gangolf Herman (1921-2004) was one of the founding members of Congregation Habonim of Toronto—a liberal reform synagogue founded in 1954 and also one of the first Holocaust refugee/survivor congregations to develop in Canada. Gangolf served as secretary, treasurer, board member, and president of the Congregation and was one of the Congregation’s most active members for more than half a century.
Gangolf was born in 1921 in Berlin, Germany, to Georg and Rosa (née Wolff) Herman and was a Holocaust survivor. He had a younger sister, Ruth, who did not survive the Holocaust. Georg owned a boiler-making factory in Niederschönhausen and was trying to sell his business before leaving Berlin; however, he was taken from home with his wife Rosa, mother-in-law Therese, and daughter Ruth in 1942 to Riga. Georg died in Treblinka extermination camp [or in Kaiserwald concentration camp near the Riga suburb].
Gangolf left Germany in 1937 and went to school in Holland. Around 1939 and 1940, he left school and went to England where his family had friends. While in England, he was classified as an “enemy alien” and got shipped on HMT Dunera to Australia where he interned for three years. Gangolf had been writing letters to his family until 1942 when they were taken to Riga. Around 1944, Gangolf was brought back to London, England. Afterwards, he moved back in with friends and joined the Montefiore Circle, where he met his wife, Hildegard (Hilde) Stern. Gangolf and Hilde got married in 1946 and had two children born in London—Gavin (born in 1948) and Ruth (born in 1951).
Hilde Stern (1920-1990) was born to Martin and Flora Stern in Frankfurt, Germany. Martin survived the Holocaust and escaped to London during 1937 and 1938. Martin gave up his shoemaking factory and received restitution afterwards.
In 1951, Gangolf and his family bounded a ship from Southampton, England, to Halifax, Canada. After moving to Canada, Gangolf worked as a mechanical engineer, while Hilde was a homemaker. Hilde set up a nursery school inside Downsview United Church and worked at Holy Blossom Junior School. She was also active in the Sisterhood of Congregation Habonim.
After the war, Gangolf received restitution from the West German government for properties owned in Berlin.
- Descriptive Notes
- Pages of Testimony (issued by Yad Vashem) that filled out by Gangolf Herman containing information about his family members as victims of the Holocaust were discovered on MyHeritage’s website and are available at S:\Collections\2020-10-4_Herman
- Subjects
- Holocaust survivors
- Speeches, addresses, etc
- Name Access
- Congregation Habonim of Toronto
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Jewish military portraits series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 13
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [1943?]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 10 cm and 13 x 9 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Theodore (Ted) Herman (1912-1945) was a Lieutenant in the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, R.C.I.C. He was killed in action on April 13, 1945, three weeks before the close of the Second World War. Herman understated his age in order to enlist and was sent overseas in 1943. He was the son of Edward and Eva Herman. According to his entry in the Canadian Jewish Congress' Second World War casualities book, Herman had graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Arts degrees and was an accountant before his enlistment. It has conversly been stated in a Canadian Jewish News article that he was an attorney.
- Scope and Content
- The item is a portrait of Lt. Theodore Herman.
- Notes
- DATE RANGE NOTE: This item originally had a date of Jan. 1944, which is unlikely considering Herman went overseas in 1943. This may have been the date the negative was developed.
- Name Access
- Canada. Canadian Army. Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment)
- Herman, Theodore, 1912-1945
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Related Material
- See Accession # 2007-3-6 and 2010-5-18, for the Louis Herman Fonds.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Passenger Names
- Herman, Yankel & David
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Herman, Yankel & David
- Page Number
- 212
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Moskowitch, Jos. & Herman
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Moskowitch, Jos. & Herman
- Page Number
- 266
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Part Of
- Ladovsky family fonds
- Level
- Fonds
- Fonds
- 83
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1890]-2012
- Physical Description
- 3.5 cm of textual records
- 185 photographs : b&w and col. and sepia toned ( 10 negatives, 4 slides, 3 contact prints) ; 26 x 20 cm or smaller
- Admin History/Bio
- Aaron Ladovsky (1888-1960) was born in 1888 in Kielce, Poland. He immigrated to Toronto in 1906 at the age of 18. Soon after arriving, Aaron Ladovsky worked to help form a Jewish bakers’ union to advocate for collective rights among Jewish Bakers. In 1911 he married Sarah Eichler who was from his home town of Kielce, Poland. In 1912 he opened the United Bakers Dairy Restaurant at Dundas and Bay Streets (known then as Agnes and Terauley Streets respectively) in the heart of the Ward. That same year, the couple had twin sons, Herman and Samuel, who were born on September 23, 1912.
- Only a short time later, in 1920, Aaron moved the location of his restaurant to 338 Spadina Avenue, just north of Dundas. He and his family lived in an apartment upstairs. Herman and Samuel attended Hester How Elementary School until 1919, Lord Lansdowne Public School once the family moved to Spadina, and later Central Commerce. The twins worked in the family business in the 1920s delivering fresh breads and buns by horse cart.
- Aaron Ladovsky was involved in a number of community organizations. He was instrumental in founding the Kieltzer Society of Toronto in 1913, a community based immigrant-aid association extending aid to Kielcers in Poland and around the world. Ladovsky remained an active member of the organization until his death on April 5, 1960. His restaurant provided a welcome gathering place for the Jewish community, serving traditional dishes and maintaining a friendly open-door policy. Aaron Ladovsky was known for his generosity and claimed that no one, whether they had money or not, left his restaurant hungry. The United Bakers' menu was mainly based on Sarah’s original recipes, and continues to be so to this day.
- During the Second World War, Herman served overseas as an electrician in the Canadian army show with comics Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster. After returning from the war, he married Dora Macklin in 1947, a registered nurse from Regina. He also began to take over management of the family business. Later, his son Philip and daughter Ruth would follow in his footsteps, helping to run the restaurant with him and later taking over managment. United Bakers remained on Spadina Avenue for 66 years, until 1986 when it moved to its current location at 506 Lawrence Avenue West, off of Bathurst Street. Herman was an active fixture in restaurant until his death on January 6, 2002. He also supported and was involved in the work of the Ontario Jewish Archives over the years. Today, Philip and Ruth carry on the family tradition of running United Bakers Dairy Restaurant. In May 2012 the restaurant celebrated its 100th anniversary.
- Custodial History
- The records were donated in multiple small accessions by Herman Ladovsky from 1977 until 2004.
- It appears as though previous archivists integrated some materials into a manuscript group relating to Aaron Ladovsky and then later deconstructed a portion of this group into original accessions. Also, a number of periodicals and textual materials from these accessions were integrated into various other manuscript groups and remain there.
- One item, a Lord Lansdowne School anniversary booklet which contains a photocopy of Herman's student record, remained in the Aaron Ladovsky manuscript group. This item could not be identified as part of a previous accession, but has been integrated into the fonds as it appears to have been donated by Herman.
- Photo #3050 was not associated with an accession number, but documents United Bakers Dairy Restaurant and was likely donated by Herman Ladovsky.
- Recent accruals have been donated by Ruth Ladovsky.
- Scope and Content
- The fonds consists of records documenting the Ladovsky family in Kielce, Poland and Toronto. It is primarily made up of photographs of Ladovsky family members in Kielce and Toronto, and of various organizations that Aaron and Herman were involved in. There are also a few textual records that document the Ladovsky family and their involvement in the Kieltzer Society.
- Notes
- Newspaper clippings were photocopied and placed in the Aaron Ladovsky vertical file.
- Many photographs were originally cited with diifferent numbers. These numbers are mentioned below photo descriptions.
- Name Access
- Kieltzer Sick Benefit Society (Toronto, Ont.) (subject)
- Ladovsky, Aaron, 1888-1960 (creator)
- Ladovsky (family)
- Ladovsky, Herman, 1912-2002 (creator)
- United Bakers Dairy Restaurant (subject)
- Related Material
- Se MG 2B-1R
- See vertical file on Aaron Ladovsky
- Arrangement
- Records have been organized by media and chronology due to low volume and disparate subject matter. Textual records have been arranged in 17 files. Photographs have been arranged chronologically and are largely described at the item level.
- Places
- Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1977-7-5
- 1978-12-7
- 1981-1-2
- 1983-11-6
- 1988-4-12
- 1993-10-1
- 1994-1-3
- 1999-11-4
- 2000-4-4
- 2004-5-21
- 2004-5-82
- 2008-4-9
- MG 6 E6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ladovsky family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 83
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1936-1953
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a collection of letters sent to Aaron Ladovsky requesting help through his work with the Kieltzer Society.
- Accession Number
- 1983-11-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ladovsky family fonds
- Photographs file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 83
- File
- 9
- Item
- 15
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1920]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 24 x 18 cm on matte 32 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is 2 copies of a portrait of Aaron Ladovsky seated in a chair.
- Notes
- Photograph by Famous Photo Studios, G. Mendlevich, Prop., 402 Spadina Ave., Toronto
- Originally cited as photo # 6222.
- 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.
- Accession Number
- 1999-11-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ladovsky family fonds
- Photographs file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 83
- File
- 9
- Item
- 9
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1910]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 17 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Aaron Ladovsky in a suit and bowler hat.
- Notes
- Original photo by Michlethwaite, 243 Yonge St., Toronto.
- Originally cited as photo #1618.
- Name Access
- Ladovsky, Aaron
- United Bakers
- 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.
- Accession Number
- 1978-12-7
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Military photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 16
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- April 1944
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 9 x 6 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of Bill Stern and his friends during Passover at Piccadilly Circus in London, England. All four men are in their airforce uniforms, standing on the street in front of several storefronts and billboards. Pictured from left to right are: Nicky Gluskin (Jack Gluskin's cousin), Bill Stern, Charlie "Chuck" Appel, and David Burman.
- Subjects
- Bands (Music)
- Passover
- 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
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ladovsky family fonds
- Photographs file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 83
- File
- 9
- Item
- 10
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1910]]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of brothers Jack Ladovsky and Aaron Ladovsky with Shia Moshenberg. Jack is on the left, Aaron in the middle, and Shia on the right.
- Notes
- Originally cited as photo # 1619.
- Name Access
- Ladovsky, Jack
- Ladovsky, Aaron
- Moshenberg, Shia
- Subjects
- Brothers
- 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
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-12-7
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Family series
- Recreation sub-series
- Family Gathering at the Cottage in Bobcaygeon file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 5-2
- File
- 1
- Item
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- July 1941
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- David Rotenberg was born in Toronto on 24 July 1930, and is the son of Dr. Mattie and Meyer Rotenberg. He married Cecille Eisenberg, and received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto in 1952. He worked as an insurance agent, and served on Toronto City Council and Metro Toronto Council from 1961 to 1972. In the 1972 election he ran for mayor, and lost to David Crombie in a close, three-way race. Rotenberg was later appointed as a commissioner on the Toronto Transit Commission, and served from 1975 to 1977. He first campaigned for the Ontario legislature in the 1975 provincial election, and finished second against Liberal Vern Singer in Wilson Heights.
- David has been named as an honorary officer in the Canadian Jewish Congress.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of David Rotenberg and his brothers.
- Notes
- This item has no proofs.
- Subjects
- Brothers
- 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
- Passenger Names
- Rotenberg, Sol & Brawdel & fam.
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Rotenberg, Sol & Brawdel & fam.
- Page Number
- 460
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Al Gilbert portraits series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 4
- Item
- 18
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1972]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- William Bernard Herman was born 31 March 1911 to Rose and Joseph Herman. He married Alice Blanche Suroff and they had two children: Carole Helen and Wendy Ruth.
- Mr. Herman was a lawyer at his own firm, Herman & Herman. He was chairman for City Parking Limited of Toronto, President of Globe Parking Ltd. of Montreal and Secretary for Wilson Century Theatres Limited. His affiliations with the Jewish community include: Oakdale Golf and Country Club, Island Yacht Club, Toronto Board of Trade, Empire Lodge B'nai B'rith, Variety Club International, Toronto Israel Bonds, and United Jewish Appeal.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mr. William Bernard Herman.
- Name Access
- Herman, William Bernard
- Subjects
- Lawyers
- 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
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Al Gilbert portraits series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 4
- Item
- 44
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [197-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Izzy [Isaac] Shopsowitz was co-owner, along with his brother Sam, of Shopsy's Delicatessan. He was a member of Toronto's Beth Tzedec Synagogue.
- Woody (Woodrow) Charles Herman (1931-1987) was a well-known jazz musician and big band leader. He began playing saxophone at the age of 11 and turned professional at age 15. As a young man, he played with Tom Gervin, Harry Sosnik, and Gus Arnheim. In 1934, he joined the Isham Jones Orchestra, and in 1936, when the orchestra dissolved, Woody took over the group and changed the name to Woody Herman's Orchestra. In 1943, he renamed the group to Woody Herman and his Herd, which later became First Herd.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Izzy Shopsowitz and Woody Herman posing with a very long Shopsy's salami.
- Name Access
- Herman, Woody, 1913-1987
- Shopsowitz, Izzy
- Subjects
- Businessmen
- Jazz musicians
- 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
