- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 4
- File
- 71
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1974-1988
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Subjects
- Judaism--Relations--Christianity
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 5
- File
- 61
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1971-1972
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of general correspondence, a notice of a meeting of Christians and Jews held at B'Nai Israel Beth David Synagogue and a list of participants, a press release announcing Rev. Gustafson's visit to Canada in 1971, correspondence regarding a screening of the film "His Land", biographic information and an itinerary of travel plans for a tour of Canada.
- Name Access
- Gustafon, Roy W., 1914-2002
- Subjects
- Judaism--Relations--Christianity
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Toronto Holocaust Museum series
- Christian Jewish Dialogue sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 28-11
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1977-1997
- Physical Description
- ca. 20 cm of textual records
- 41 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of records documenting the Holocaust Education Centre's affiliation with Christian Jewish Dialogue. Records include: correspondence, photographs, promotional materials, meeting minutes, and membership lists.
- Subjects
- Judaism--Relations--Christianity
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Central Region sous-fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28-1
- Series
- 7
- File
- 211
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1964-1968
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of the text of a sermon delivered on 20 March 1964 - "The Deputy - Reflections on the Christian Jewish dialogue," correspondence and memoranda.
- Name Access
- Plaut, W. Gunther, 1912-2012
- Subjects
- Judaism--Relations--Christianity
- 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
- 247
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1971
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence and newspaper clippings related to beliefs of the United Church leadership, in particular Dr. A. C. Forrest, that many in the Jewish community judged to be antisemitic.
- Notes
- Availability of other formats: Digitized material.
- General: Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Name Access
- United Church of Canada
- Subjects
- Judaism--Relations--Christianity
- 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
- Anti-Semitism cases sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 248
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1971-1973
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence and newspaper clippings documenting the court case between B'nai Brith Canada and Dr. A.C. Forrest, the General Council of the United Church of Canada and United Church Publishing House. B'nai Brith launched the case in response to the United Church's publication of an article entitled, "How Zionists Manipulate Your News".
- Notes
- Availability of other formats: Digitized material.
- General: Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Name Access
- Forest, Dr. A. C.
- United Church of Canada. General Council
- United Church Publishing House
- Subjects
- Judaism--Relations--Christianity
- 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
- Anti-Semitism cases sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 250
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, memos, and briefs regarding publications and statements of the United Church of Canada that many in the Jewish community judged to be antisemitic.
- Notes
- Availability of other formats: Digitized material.
- General: Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Name Access
- United Church of Canada
- Subjects
- Judaism--Relations--Christianity
- 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
- Anti-Semitism cases sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 251
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1967, 1973-1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, memos, and briefs regarding publications and statements of the United Church of Canada that many in the Jewish community judged to be antisemitic.
- Notes
- Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Name Access
- United Church of Canada
- Subjects
- Judaism--Relations--Christianity
- 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
- 252
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, memos, and briefs regarding publications and statements of the United Church of Canada that many in the Jewish community judged to be antisemitic.
- Notes
- Availability of other formats: Also available as PDF/A files.
- General: Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Name Access
- United Church of Canada
- Subjects
- Judaism--Relations--Christianity
- 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
- 246
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1969-1970
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence and newspaper clippings related to beliefs of the United Church leadership, in particular Dr. A. C. Forrest, that many in the Jewish community judged to be antisemitic.
- Notes
- Availability of other formats: Contents of folder have been digitized.
- General: Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Name Access
- Forest, Rev. A. C.
- United Church of Canada
- Subjects
- Judaism--Relations--Christianity
- United Church of Canada--Relations--Judaism
- 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
- Publications, speeches, press releases, and reports sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 5-2
- File
- 98
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of issues of the United Church Observer and letters and documents regarding the church's relations with the Jewish community and Israel.
- Notes
- Availability of other formats: Digitized material.
- General: Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Name Access
- United Church of Canada
- Subjects
- Judaism--Relations--Christianity
- United Church of Canada--Periodicals
- United Church of Canada--Relations--Judaism
- 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
- Anti-Semitism cases sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 249
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1971-1972
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence and a transcript of a sermon delivered by Father Gregory Baum at the Eglinton United Church, in which he discusses the March issue of the United Church Observer in relation to the depth of "anti-Jewish ideology . . . in the Christian imagination." (Father Baum's sermon is critical of Observer editor Dr. A. C. Forrest.)
- Notes
- Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Name Access
- Baum, Gregory, 1923-
- Subjects
- Judaism--Relations--Christianity
- Sermons
- United Church of Canada--Periodicals
- 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
- 11
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 13 Oct. 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence between the CJC and the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Canada regarding antisemitic material received by the Baha'is.
- Notes
- Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Name Access
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canada
- Subjects
- Judaism--Relations--Bahai Faith
- 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
- 117
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1991
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence regarding Jews for Jesus, including concern over their activities outside the Skydome in Toronto.
- Notes
- Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Name Access
- Jews for Jesus
- Subjects
- Jewish Christians
- Messianic Judaism
- Mission to Jews
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Pamphlets series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 51
- File
- 71
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [1938?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a pamphlet documenting an address delivered over the Columbia Broadcasting System under the auspices of the Council Against Intolerance in America. The presentation was made by Rev. Dr. Maurice S. Sheehy, head of the Department of Religious Education at the Catholic University of America and reprinted by the Canadian Conference of Christians and Jews. The address delves into the history of antisemitism and includes a call to action to denounce antisemitism.
- Name Access
- Catholic University of America
- Subjects
- Antisemitism
- Catholic Church--Relations--Judaism
- Papacy
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Toronto Holocaust Museum series
- Special events and projects sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 28-18
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1975-1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of flyers, correspondence, and speeches related to the public meeting "Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust: A Christian View." The event featured a public lecture by Dr. G. Douglas Young, director of the Institute of Holy Land Studies, Jerusalem, and took place on 27 October 1976 at the College of Education Auditorium, located at 371 Bloor Street West, Toronto. The event was sponsored by the B'nai Brith Hillel Foundation and the Toronto Jewish Congress Holocaust Remembrance Committee.
- Notes
- Availability of other formats: Digitized material.
- General: The spelling of the word antisemitism as it appears in the title has been preserved for historical accuracy.
- Subjects
- Christianity and antisemitism
- Holocaust (Christian theology)
- 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
- 150
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1952
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence regarding Rev. A. U. Michelson, a California radio Hebrew Christian missionary who was accused of financial fraud.
- Notes
- Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Name Access
- Michelson, A. U.
- Subjects
- Jewish Christians
- Places
- California
- 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
- 244
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1938
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a note regarding antisemitic speeches at a Ukrainian church
- Notes
- Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Name Access
- St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Christianity and antisemitism
- Places
- Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Name
- Harvey Brownstone and Howard Levine
- Material Format
- moving images
- Interview Date
- 18 Oct. 2019
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Harvey Brownstone and Howard Levine
- Number
- OH 451
- Subject
- AIDS (Disease)
- Homophobia
- Judaism--Relations--Christianity
- Same-sex marriage
- Sexual minorities
- Social movements
- Synagogues
- Interview Date
- 18 Oct. 2019
- Interviewer
- Michael Friesen
- Total Running Time
- 1 hr. 18 min.
- Notes
- Associated material: Records of Chutzpah are located in the ArQuives: Canada's LGBTQ2+ Archives.
- General note: The OJA has a copy of Harvey Brownstone's article "I Now Pronounce You Wife and Wife," which was originally published in the fall 2014 edition of Reform Judaism Magazine. The article mentions Chutzpah and may be of interest to researchers.
- Use Restrictions
- See administrative notes.
- Biography
- Harvey Brownstone was born on 24 July 1956 in Paris, France and raised in Hamilton, Ontario. His father was a social worker who worked at the Hamilton Jewish Community Centre for thirty-five years and was director for twenty-one years (from 1967–1988). Brownstone obtained his LLB degree from Queen's University and was appointed a provincial judge with the Ontario Court of Justice in 1995. He was the first openly gay judge appointed in Canada. He resides in Toronto.
- Howard Levine was born in Toronto on 29 June 1947. He earned his bachelor of arts (political science with urban planning) from the University of Waterloo and his master in environmental studies (urban planning and public transportation) from York University. From 1973 to 1975, he worked as a consultant with Peat, Marwick and Partners. From 1976 to 1982, he worked as an area and general planner with the City of Toronto's Planning and Development Department. From 1982 to 1988, he was sole proprietor of HJL Consulting. From 1988 to 1994, he served as councillor for Ward 14. After serving his second term as city councillor, Levine returned to HJL Consulting.
- Material Format
- moving images
- Language
- English
- Name Access
- Bolton, Elizabeth
- Brownstone, Harvey, 1956-
- Canadian Jewish Congress
- Canadian Jewish News
- Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives
- Casey House (Toronto, Ont.)
- Cecil Community Centre (Toronto, Ont.)
- Church of the Holy Trinity (Toronto, Ont.)
- Chutzpah (Toronto, Ont.)
- Congregation B'nai Kehillah of Toronto
- Eggleton, Art, 1943-
- Farber, Bernie
- Hamilton JCC
- Hawkes, Brent, 1950-
- Hudson, Rock, 1925-1985
- Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)
- Keshet Shalom (Toronto, Ont.)
- Levine, Howard, 1947-
- Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto
- Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre
- Primrose Club (Toronto, Ont.)
- Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.)
- Robinson, Svend, 1952-
- Royal Ontario Museum
- Slater, Ruth
- Temple Emanu-El (Toronto, Ont.)
- World Congress of Gay & Lesbian Jewish Organizations
- York University (Toronto, Ont.)
- Geographic Access
- Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Hamilton (Ont.)
- Kingston (Ont.)
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Waterloo (Ont.)
- Original Format
- Digital file
- Transcript
- 0:00.20 Harvey Brownstone and Howard Levine introduce themselves.
- 0:00:27 Harvey discusses what it was like coming of age as a gay Jewish man in Ontario. Harvey grew up in Hamilton, Ontario, where his father was the director of the Hamilton JCC. His mother had a French-imported ladies' wear store. After coming out to his parents in the 1970s, he moved to Kingston, Ontario, where he attended Queen's University.
- 0:03:13 Howard discusses how his experience was different. He was born and raised in downtown Toronto. His father died when he was a teenager; his mother got sick soon after. As a result, Harvey was largely on his own. He went off to Waterloo for university and then York for graduate school. It's around that time he came to terms with who he was.
- 0:05:05 Howard discusses a gay Jewish group, B'nai Kehillah, that existed before Chutzpah. It met at the Church of the Holy Trinity, an Anglican church in Toronto.
- 0:06:19 Harvey and Howard discuss what Chutzpah was, when it started, and how they became involved.
- 0:09:40 Harvey discusses a trip Chutzpah took to the Royal Ontario Museum, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were being exhibited. It was on this trip that Harvey "really met" Howard.
- 0:10:10 Harvey discusses how he and Howard came to the conclusion that Chutzpah could be more than "just a place to meet."
- 0:11:11 Harvey discusses the impact the AIDS epidemic had on Chutzpah's focus. Harvey explains that after American Actor Rock Hudson's death, AIDS was front page news in big cities like Toronto.
- 0:12:03 Harvey discusses the decision to have Friday night Oneg Shabbats in the late 1980s. Initially, these were held at the Cecil Community Centre on Cecil Street in Toronto. Howard used his position as city councillor to make this happen.
- 0:13:14 Harvey discusses why the Cecil Community Centre was not an ideal location for the group's services. Howard, therefore, approached the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre and got the group a room for Friday nights.
- 0:14:52 Harvey discusses Chutzpah’s decision to join the World Congress of Gay & Lesbian Jewish Organization (today, World Congress of GLBT Jews).
- 0:15:40 Harvey discusses the group's decision to attend a World Congress of Gay & Lesbian Jewish Organizations conference in Amsterdam.
- 0:17:40 Harvey relates an event hosted by the then mayor of Amsterdam, in which the mayor laid a wreath with a pink triangle to honour gay victims of the Holocaust. Harvey and Howard discuss being moved by this.
- 0:18:50 Harvey mentions some of the things that came out of the Amsterdam conference.
- 0:20:05 Harvey and Howard discuss Chutzpah's decision to host a conference in Toronto. The conference, which took place in 1990, was held at the Primrose Hotel.
- 0:23:16 Harvey and Howard discuss the decision to invite Svend Robinson, Canada's first openly-gay member of parliament, to speak at the conference.
- 0:23:38 Howard interjects to explain that he was never "out" while on city council. Despite this, he "did a number of things," including getting benefits for same-sex couples and proclaiming Pride Day in Toronto. Howard notes that Art Eggleton, Toronto's mayor at the time, was opposed to proclaiming Pride Day.
- 0:24:37 Harvey and Howard discuss the Toronto conference some more. Harvey discusses a group of five women cantors who performed at the banquet. The group included Elizabeth Bolton, a cantor at Temple Emanu-El, and Ruth Slater, a cantor at Temple Anshe Sholom.
- 0:26:50 Harvey and Howard discuss the lack of press coverage for the conference. An exception was the Canadian Jewish News.
- 0:28:30 Harvey and Howard discuss some of Chutzpah's other initiatives: having a booth at Pride, selling corned beef sandwiches to raise money, and selling rainbow yarmulkes. The group also marched in Pride with a banner.
- 0:28:56 Harvey discusses Chutzpah's support for Pflag (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays). He notes that many gay Jews found the most traumatic part of coming out to be the issue of the parents.
- 0:29:48 Harvey and Howard discuss the mainstream Jewish community's response to the AIDS crisis. Howard says it was in denial. He also discusses his involvement with the Canadian Jewish Congress' Community Relations Committee and Bernie Farber inviting him to join the committee.
- 0:31:15 Howard discusses how things have changed. He says Chutzpah dissolved because it wasn't needed anymore.
- 0:32:55 Harvey expands on Howard's point that there was no more need for Chutzpah.
- 0:33:30 Harvey and Howard clarify Chutzpah's timeline: Harvey joined the group in the mid-1980s. It lasted until the mid-1990s. At that point, it transformed into Keshet Shalom. That group became defunct in the early 2000s. That's when Howard donated his records to the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives (now the ArQuives).
- 0:34:14 Harvey and Howard discuss how they never agreed that Chutzpah should have become Keshet Shalom (a congregation). They discuss their reasons for not wanting to be a congregation.
- 0:35:43 Harvey and Howard discuss how many members Chutzpah had at its peak.
- 0:36:11 Harvey and Howard discuss Chutzpah's relationship with the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto and Brent Hawkes, one of the church's pastors. They also discuss an unnamed member of the church, a reverend, who identified as both Jewish and Christian and who attended several of Chutzpah's Friday night services.
- 0:39:28 Harvey and Howard discuss the lack of antisemitism they encountered in non-Jewish gay and lesbian communities.
- 0:40:28 Harvey and Howard discuss the presence (or lack thereof) of Chutzpah ads in the Jewish press. They note that the Canadian Jewish News did cover the Toronto conference.
- 0:41:59 Harvey and Howard discuss issues facing the Jewish LGBT community in 2019. Harvey mentions the ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) community as one area of concern. He also discusses elevated rates of suicide among gay youth.
- 0:45:56 Howard discusses the isolation of gay and lesbian Hasids.
- 0:46:22 Howard discusses the viewpoint of Toronto's established Jewish community today.
- 0:47:34 Harvey and Howard share their final thoughts.
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Part Of
- George Morrison fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 99
- Item
- 73
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1978]
- Physical Description
- 1 slide : col. ; 35 mm
- Name Access
- Temple Har Zion
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Pamphlets series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 51
- File
- 219
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1949
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a pamphlet advertising a talk in Toronto by Dr. Trude Weiss-Rosmarin, editor of the Jewish Spectator.
- Subjects
- Judaism
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Photographic and audiovisual collection series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 27
- File
- 48
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- ca. 1974-1978
- Physical Description
- 104 slides : col. ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of 104 35 mm slides of photos for public relations use. Categories include the Association of Senior Clubs, YMHA, Hebrew Re-establishment Centre, Creative Living Centre, Co-ordinated Services for Jewish Elderly, Meals on Wheels, Jewish Information Services, Jewish Public Library, North-East Jewish Community Services, the anniversary of the State of Israel, chaplaincy and kashruth, contact with the government, schools, archives, the Warsaw Ghetto Rally, and the Sharansky Protest.
- Subjects
- Public relations
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 1992-7-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1992-7-1
- Material Format
- sound recording
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- 2 audio cassettes
- 1 audio disc
- 12 photographs (6 negatives)
- Date
- [ca. 1922]-1992
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records created and collected by Marc Bernstein. Included are the following records: audio cassettes; a Sacred Service record by Ernest Bloch with Leonard Bernstein conducting; and some individual scrapbook pages, photographs, and textual files from Cantor Bernstein's Summer Hotel at Lake Shore House and Cabins in Orillia.
- The audio cassettes contain recordings of Cantors Akiba Bernstein, Pinchos Borenstein, and Haynach Borenstein; a recording of Mary Simmons in early broadcasts; plus Cantors Akiva, Haynach, Hershal, and Archie Borenstein.
- Photographs include some portraits of family members and several group portraits
- 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
- Availability of other formats: Digitized material.
- Subjects
- Cantors (Judaism)
- Name Access
- Bernstein, Akiva
- Places
- Orillia (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- 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
- Accession Number
- 1976-12-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1976-12-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 13 cm of textual records
- Date
- 1930--1969
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting Cantor Nathan Stolnitz, his interests, and the organizations he was involved in. Included are clippings, bulletins, letters, minutes, and promotional materials for a variety of events and organizations.
- Administrative History
- Cantor Nathan Stolnitz was born in Vilna. He settled in Toronto in 1926. He founded the Ontario Cantors Association and was involved with Yivo, the Canada Jewish Congress, and Toronto's Jewish Public Library. He was also an author. Cantor Stolnitz died on 11 March 1969 while vacationing in Miami Beach. He was seventy-seven.
- MG_RG
- MG6C
- Subjects
- Cantors (Judaism)
- Name Access
- Stolnitz, Nathan
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1989-2-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1989-2-7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1927-1974
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of programs for music concerts in Toronto including a childrens' Yiddish concert at Farband Folk Shule (1928), the Toronto Centennial Public and High School Concert (1934), the Jewish National Choir "Hazamir" (1939-1941), Hashomer Hatzair Ninth Annual Concert (1940), The Toronto Star Good Music Concert (1955) and a concert at Beth Tikvah Synagogue (1974). There is a newspaper clipping about a choir concert at Beth Sholom Synagogue (1950). Also included are pages from a book which display cameo photos of teachers at Peretz School, and the Toronto Arbeiter Ring Workmen's Circle School and Camp Committees (1927-1928). This material was collected by Cantor Louis Danto of Toronto.
- Subjects
- Cantors (Judaism)
- Name Access
- Danto, Louis
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1974-003
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1974-003
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1970-1973
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records of the Orthodox Jewish Community Council, Toronto. Included are a description of the organization's mandate, correspondence, materials from a conference, and a memo.
- MG_RG
- MG3A7
- Subjects
- Orthodox Judaism
- Name Access
- Orthodox Jewish Community Council (Toronto, Ont.)
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-5-9
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-5-9
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 17 cm
- Date
- [between 1912 and 1916]
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of one original photograph of Cantor Bernhard Wladowsky wearing a top hat. The writing on the photograph reads: Bernhard Wladowsky, Obercantor, Der -- Goal -- Zedek -- Gemeinde, 42 Boldwin (sic) Street, Toronto Canada.
- Custodial History
- This item was left on top of one of the exhibit display cases on the fourth floor of the Lipa Green building. There is no information on the original owner of the item.
- Descriptive Notes
- This item is the same image as photo 985.
- Subjects
- Cantors (Judaism)
- Name Access
- Wladowsky, Bernard, 1870-1963
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Portraits series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 18
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1960]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Cantor Harry Harris.
- Subjects
- Cantors (Judaism)
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Portraits series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 42
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1955]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Cantor Rubien (Reuben) Schwebel was a well-known cantor in Toronto. Most notably, he became the cantor of the Anshei Minsk Synagogue in Kensington Market in 1949, and led the congregation in Shabbat and holiday services for over fifty years.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Cantor Rubien Schwebel.
- Name Access
- Anshei Minsk Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Schwebel, Rubien
- Subjects
- Cantors (Judaism)
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 2524
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2524
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1928]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Crystal Beach is approximately ten kilometres from Kirkland Lake. It was a popular summer destination for Jewish residents in the area.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy photograph and corresponding negative of a group of children from Kirkland Lake with their cantor, Mr. Rabin, at Crystal Beach, Ontario. The photograph depicts the assembled group in front of a log house on the beach. Standing on the far right is David Duke.
- Name Access
- Duke, David
- Rabin, Mr.
- Subjects
- Cantors (Judaism)
- 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
- Crystal Beach (Fort Erie, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1981-2-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Larry Becker collection
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 34
- File
- 76
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- June 1986
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a flyer for the Hazzanim in Recital event held at Temple Sinai Synagogue on Wednesday, June 11, 1986.
- Name Access
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Toronto Council of Hazzanim
- Subjects
- Cantors (Judaism)
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds
- Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 103
- Series
- 1
- File
- 15
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1948-[1951?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence with Nioma Waldman and Cantor Moshe Kusevitsky regarding Kusevitsky's performances in 1950 and 1951.
- Subjects
- Cantors (Judaism)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds
- Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 103
- Series
- 1
- File
- 16
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1950-1952
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of tickets, invoices, newspaper clippings, programs, pamphlets, and correspondence related to Cantor Moshe Kusevitsky's performances in 1950, 1951, and 1952.
- Subjects
- Cantors (Judaism)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
