- Level
- Series
- ID
- Fonds 27; Series 2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 27
- Series
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1931-1962
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The series consists of articles cut from newspapers and trade papers which mention Kaplan & Sprachman projects. The clippings range from classified-ad sized announcements from building trade papers of project plans or construction tendering, to newspaper feature articles on the openings of new or renovated movie theatres in various Ontario cities and towns. Handwriting on some of the clippings suggest that the clipping was done by Kaplan himself. The bulk of the material dates from the 1930s and 1940s. The clippings have not been placed in any order.
- Name Access
- Kaplan, Harold S., 1895-1973
- Physical Condition
- The newspaper clippings are in poor condition.
- Accession Number
- 2003-6-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 1981-1-9
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1981-1-9
- Material Format
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 button : metal ; 3 cm in diam.
- Date
- [19--]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a button featuring a religious scene. A bearded man is standing with his arms outstretched and an individual is kneeling before him. This is possibly a scene from the Book of Esther (Purim). Surrounding the image is either Hebrew or Yiddish text.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 899
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 899
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Responsibility
- Duke Studios
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of a streetscape of Government Road in Kirkland Lake, featuring several buildings original built by the Kaplan brothers in the 1930s. The store currently in use as a broadloom store, was the Kaplan brothers' original general store. The Royal Bank building was built by the Kaplans and the adjacent building housed Bill Jacks and his family. Jacks was the Kirkland Lake Chazan and unofficial Rabbi. He was also a furrier by trade.
- Name Access
- Kaplan
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1992 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 67; Series 17-1-18; File 17
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1992 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-18
- File
- 17
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1992
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains textual records relating to the design and procurement of the buttons and hats that were giveaways at the 1992 Walk. The records include memos (faxes), design mock-ups and logos, and price lists.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 138; Series 1; File 56
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 138
- Series
- 1
- File
- 56
- Material Format
- object
- Date
- [ca. 1980]-[ca. 1997]
- Physical Description
- 30 pinback buttons
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a collection of pinback buttons. The buttons cover the following themes: political campaigns, Toronto Blue Jays, Terry Fox marathon, Canadian Dental Association (CDA), Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), a celebration for Ed Mirvish’s eightieth birthday, travel souvenirs, unions, government funding for education, International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), Environment Ontario, and the Phantom of the Opera.
- Physical Condition
- Some pinback buttons have rust spots on the back side.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 1991-6-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1991-6-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1991
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of Nana's Memoirs, a book by Mina Sprachman (1900-1991) transcribed from audio tape recordings made between approximately 1978 and 1986 and a Sprachman family tree compiled by Carol Bleiwas.
- Use Conditions
- See donation record
- Name Access
- Sprachman, Mina
- Bliewas, Carol
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1988-8-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1988-8-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 9 cm
- 1 photographic printing plate : b&w ; 8 x 5 cm
- Date
- 1893-1962
- Scope and Content
- Accession includes a photostat of Sprachman's Polish birth certificate, a letter in Polish dating from 1893, Sprachman's public school diploma and school attendance certificate, a letter from Sprachman's public school principal attesting to his good character, membership certificates from architects' professional associations, a programme for a Beth Tzedec reception (3 Oct. 1961) honouring Sprachman and Abraham Ginsburg, a signed copy of the 1962 partnership agreement between Harold Kaplan and Abraham Sprachman, Kaplan & Sprachman business cards, and a photograph of Kaplan and Sprachman taken at their office at 46 Yorkville Ave. in Toronto. In addition there is a photographic printing plate of a portrait of Abraham Sprachman.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1987-3-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1987-3-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1918
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of a certificate that the Toronto Board of Education presented to Katie Sprachman of Lansdowne School in Toronto for her patriotic work during the First World War to increase farm and garden produce.
- Name Access
- Sprachman, Katie
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1979-4-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1979-4-2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w (2 negatives)
- Date
- [ca. 1904]-1916
- Scope and Content
- The accession consists of two photographs. The first is a portrait of the Sprachman family taken around 1900 at Price's Lane, Toronto. The second is a wedding photograph of Hyman James and Gussie Rumm, taken on 22 February 1916 at the University Avenue Synagogue.
- The Sprachman photograph includes the following family members from left to right and top to bottom: Hyman Sprachman, Sheindel Sprachman, Beckie Sprachman (?), unknown, unknown, Fanny Sprachman, Lena Sprachman, Abe Sprachman and Jacob Sprachman.
- The second photograph include the newly married couple in the middle with the top hat and large white hat.
- Administrative History
- Hyman (Chaim) Sprachman (b. 1856) arrived in Toronto at the end of the nineteenth century with his eldest son Benjamin (b. 1877), who was twenty at the time. They both worked as peddlers and resided in a boarding home for a while. Hyman sent for his family in Austria and they arrived in 1904. His family included his wife Sheindel and children Rebecca (b. 1887), Lena (b. 1891), Fanny (b. 1892) and Abraham (b. 1894). The family originally lived at 30 Gerrard and then relocated to 123 Baldwin around 1914. Abraham became a prominent architect and married his cousin Mina Sprachman (b. 1900) in 1921. They had two children: Mendel and Sheila. Mandel followed in his father's footsteps and also became a nationally recognized and acclaimed architect. Both specialized in theatre design and renovations.
- Hyman James ran a successful company called Men's Clothing Manufacturing Company. The company was later renamed to H. James Co. He married Gussie Rumm, who was 15 years his junior, on 22 February 1916 at the University Avenue Synagogue.
- Subjects
- Families
- Portraits
- Weddings
- Places
- Price's Lane (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1980 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 67; Series 17-1-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1980 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-6
- Material Format
- object
- Date
- 1980
- Physical Description
- 1 button ; 55 mm in diameter
- Scope and Content
- Item is a button that reads "Walk for the Youth of Israel, Sunday May 25, 1980" and pictures a red running shoe with wings against a blue background.
- Access Restriction
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1981 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 67; Series 17-1-7
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1981 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-7
- Material Format
- object
- Date
- 1981
- Physical Description
- 1 button ; 55 mm in diameter
- Scope and Content
- Item is a button that reads, "Walk for the Youth of Israel, Sunday May 3, 1981" and features a red running shoe with wings against a blue background.
- Access Restriction
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1982 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 67; Series 17-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1982 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-8
- Material Format
- object
- Date
- 1982
- Physical Description
- 1 button ; 55 mm in diameter
- Scope and Content
- Item is a button that features a red running shoe with wings on a blue background, and says "UJA Walkathon celebrates its bar mitzvah, May 2, 1982."
- Access Restriction
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1978 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 67; Series 17-1-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1978 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-4
- Material Format
- object
- Date
- 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 button ; 55 mm in diameter
- Scope and Content
- Item is a button for the Walk. It is blue and white with orange footprints going across it, and it says "United Jewish Appeal: Celebrate 30 Years with 30 kilometres. Walk for Israel, Sunday May 28, 1978."
- Access Restriction
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sadie Stren fonds
- Photographs file
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 78; File 3; Item 41
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sadie Stren fonds
- Photographs file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 78
- File
- 3
- Item
- 41
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [197-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- The Jewish services building was first established in 1907 and was located on St. George Street, between Colborne & Dalhousie.
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of the location of the first Jewish services building in Brantford, Ontario. The photograph shows the block of business that occupied the area in the 1970s, including the Wool Centre.
- Subjects
- Architecture
- 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
- Brantford (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-11-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2009-6-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-6-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph: b&w ; 25 x 20 cm
- Date
- 1923, 1932, 1960
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of the naturalization certificate of Harold Kaplan, a souvenir program from his stag party, and an original photograph of New Year's Eve 1959–1960 at the Primrose Club.
- Administrative History
- Harold Solomon Kaplan (1895–1973) was a Toronto-based architect who, in partnership with Abraham Sprachman in the firm Kaplan & Sprachman, was well-known for the design of art deco and art moderne movie theatres in the 1930s and 1940s and for designing buildings for Jewish communities across Canada from the 1930s to the 1960s.
- Descriptive Notes
- Photograph #6561 is a copy of this original.
- Related records may be found in the Harold S. Kaplan fonds 27.
- Name Access
- Kaplan, Harold, 1895-1973
- Primrose Club (Toronto, Ont.)
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 28; Series 6; File 115
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 6
- File
- 115
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [196-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of a portrait photograph of Al Kaplan.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 28; Series 6; File 117
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 6
- File
- 117
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [196-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of a photograph 1762/594 from the Keren Hayesod collection. The photograph is of of Eliezer Kaplan.
- Name Access
- Eliezer Kaplan
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 28; Series 6; File 118
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 6
- File
- 118
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [195-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 embossed print ; 5 x 8 cm
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 28; Series 6; File 119
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 6
- File
- 119
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [196-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of a portrait photograph of Ralph Kaplan.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Passenger Names
- Kaplan, Bros.
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Kaplan, Bros.
- Page Number
- 358
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Kaplan, Max
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Kaplan, Max
- Page Number
- 280
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Kaplan, Michal
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Kaplan, Michal
- Page Number
- 637
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Kaplan, N.
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Kaplan, N.
- Page Number
- 354
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Kaplan, Sure
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Kaplan, Sure
- Page Number
- 359
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Accession Number
- 2010-12-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-12-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- textual record (electronic)
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 textual records
- 2 textual records (digital)
- 24 photographs: b&w ; 19 x 24 cm or smaller
- Date
- [ca. 1913]-1967
- Scope and Content
- Accession includes two passports that belonged to Mina and Abraham Sprachman. It also consists of scanned images of the wedding invitation for the Fanny Sprachman and Jacob Caller nuptials and twenty-four photographs documenting the Sprachman family. Finally, it includes a letter written by Chester Sprachman, the son of Lena and Jake Sprachman, to his cousin in Chicago.
- Administrative History
- Hyman (Chaim) Sprachman (b. 1856) arrived in Toronto at the end of the nineteenth century with his eldest son, Benjamin (b. 1877), who was twenty at the time. They both worked as peddlars and resided in a boarding home for a while. Hyman sent for his family in Austria, and they arrived in 1904. His family included his wife, Sheindel, and children, Rebecca (b. 1887), Lena (b. 1891), Fanny (b. 1892), and Abraham (b. 1894). The family originally lived at 30 Gerrard and then relocated to 123 Baldwin around 1914. Abraham became a prominent architect and married his cousin Mina Sprachman (b. 1900) in 1921. They had two children: Mendel and Sheila. Mandel followed in his father's footsteps and also became a nationally recognized and acclaimed architect. Both specialized in theatre design and renovations.
- Descriptive Notes
- Related material note: See see accession 1979-4/2 for an early photograph of the Sprachman family.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 3431
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3431
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [before 1910]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Name Access
- Sprachman family
- Subjects
- Children
- 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
- 1982-7-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Morris Norman collection
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 22
- Item
- 85
- Material Format
- object
- Date
- [ca. 1945]
- Physical Description
- 1 item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Toronto Hadassah-WIZO fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 71
- Material Format
- object
- Date
- [1982]
- Physical Description
- 1 button ; 75 mm in diameter
- Scope and Content
- Item is a large red and white button with the CHW logo, a happy face and the words "Happiness is Helping!" in white lettering. A sticker on the back of the button says "Convention '82."
- Creator
- Canadian Hadassah-WIZO
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 869
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 869
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Responsibility
- Duke Studio
- Date
- 1975
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of the exterior of the Greenberg's first apartment building in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, which was adjoined to their cleaning business. The Greenbergs never lived in any of their buildings, rather their home was located above their shop. This photograph was taken from across the street.
- Name Access
- Greenberg
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 4; Series 6; File 7
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 6
- File
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1962-1963
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The property that Clanton Park bought was greater than needed for construction of the synagogue and they sold the excess land to Sam Smith Quality Homes.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of the agreement of purchase and sale between Clanton Park synagogue and Sam Smith Quality Homes. The file also contains lawyers' correspondence relating to the discharge of the mortgage and the closing of the transaction.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 80; Series 2; Item 17
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 17
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Jan. 1943
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 9 cm and 11 x 8 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Dr. Ira Kaplan was a Toronto dentist and a Captain in the Canadian Army Dental Corps during the Second World War.
- Scope and Content
- The item is a portrait of Dr. Ira Kaplan.
- Subjects
- Dentists
- 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
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 28; Series 6; File 116
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 6
- File
- 116
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [196-?]
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of Captain Ariel Kaplan.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Passenger Names
- Kaplan, Chaia Hena
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Kaplan, Chaia Hena
- Page Number
- 637
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Kaplan, Louis & Chiel
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Kaplan, Louis & Chiel
- Page Number
- 532
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Level
- Sub-series
- ID
- Fonds 4; Series 5-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 5-1
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- 1958-1961
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records and other material
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of material relating to the construction of Adas Israel synagogue's new building at 125 Cline Ave. South. This includes publicity brochures and financial records about the building campaign and correspondence, programmes, and a film of the turning of the sod. As well there is correspondence, programmes, photographs and audio recordings of the laying of the cornerstone and dedication of the synagogue. There is also a key to the synagogue which was presented at the dedication ceremony.
- Notes
- Physical description note: includes 27 photographs, 14 architectural drawings, 3 audio reels, 1 film reel, and 1 key.
- Name Access
- Adas Israel Congregation (Hamilton, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Building
- Synagogues
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 28-1; Series 7; File 30
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28-1
- Series
- 7
- File
- 30
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1963-1965
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence, building plans, rental information, and house rules.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds
- Parliamentary briefs, submissions, reports and correspondence series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 31; Series 11; File 8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds
- Parliamentary briefs, submissions, reports and correspondence series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 31
- Series
- 11
- File
- 8
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Accession Number
- 2008-12-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Name
- Mina Sprachman
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 12 Dec. 1978
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Mina Sprachman
- Number
- OH 142
- Subject
- Architects
- Buildings
- Occupations
- Interview Date
- 12 Dec. 1978
- Quantity
- 1
- Interviewer
- Stephen Speisman
- Total Running Time
- AC142: 31:34 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
- Abraham Sprachman (1896–1971) was as Toronto-based architect who, in partnership with Harold Kaplan in the firm Kaplan & Sprachman, was well-known for the design of art deco and art moderne movie theatres during the 1930s and 1940s and for designing buildings for Jewish communities across Canada from the 1930s to 1960s.
- Abraham married his cousin Mina Sprachman in 1921. They had two children, Mandel and Sheila. Mandel followed in his father's footsteps and became a nationally-recognized and acclaimed architect. Both specialized in theatre design and renovations. Mandel became an architect best known for his restoration of the Elgin Wintergarden.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Name Access
- Kaplan & Sprachman
- Kaplan, Harold
- Sprachman, Abraham, 1896-1971
- Speisman, Stephen
- Sprachman, Mina
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Source
- Oral Histories
In this clip, Mina Sprachman discusses her husband's architectural firm of Kaplan and Sprachman, its Jewish clientele, and the firm's commissions to design and renovate theatres, hospitals, and synagogues across Canada.
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 1722
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1722
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1904]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Admin History/Bio
- Hyman (Chaim) Sprachman (b. 1856) arrived in Toronto at the end of the nineteenth century with his eldest son Benjamin (b. 1877), who was twenty at the time. They both worked as peddlars and resided in a boarding home for a while. Hyman sent for his family in Austria and they arrived in 1904. His family included his wife Sheindel and children Rebecca (b. 1887), Lena (b. 1891), Fanny (b. 1892) and Abraham (b. 1897). The family originally lived at 30 Gerrard and then relocated to 123 Baldwin around 1914. Abraham became a prominent architect and married his cousin Mina Sprachman in 1921. They had two children: Mandel and Sheila. Mandel followed in his father's footsteps and also became a nationally recognized and acclaimed architect. Both specialized in theatre design and renovations.
- Scope and Content
- This photograph is a portrait of the Sprachman family taken around 1900 at Price's Lane, Toronto.
- The Sprachman photograph includes the following family members from left to right and top to bottom: Hyman Sprachman, Sheindel Sprachman, Beckie Sprachman (?), unknown, unknown, Fanny Sprachman, Lena Sprachman, Abe Sprachman and Jacob Sprachman.
- Name Access
- Price's Lane
- Sprachman, Abe
- Sprachman, Beckie
- Sprachman family
- Sprachman, Fanny
- Sprachman, Hyman
- Sprachman, Jacob
- Sprachman, Lena
- 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
- Price's Lane (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1979-4-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 135; Series 27; Item 10
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 135
- Series
- 27
- Item
- 10
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Date
- [between 1982 and 1986]
- Physical Description
- 1 audio reel (5 min., 24 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 2 tracks, stereo ; 1/4 in.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of an interview with Dr. Michael Kaplan, of Shaare Zedek Medical Center, about the baby boom in Israel, causing the maternity ward to be closed on Yom Kippur due to a lack of accommodations. He also discusses the possible link between fasting and the stimulation of labour.
- Subjects
- Interviews
- 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.
- Physical Condition
- Tape is in good condition. Audio quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.
- Accession Number
- 1986-12-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Harold S. Kaplan fonds
- Level
- Fonds
- Fonds
- 27
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- [ca.1910]-1968
- Physical Description
- 345 architectural drawings and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- Harold Solomon Kaplan (1895-1973) was a Toronto-based architect who, in partnership with Abraham Sprachman in the firm Kaplan & Sprachman, was well-known for the design of Art deco and Art moderne movie theatres in the 1930s and 1940s and for designing buildings for Jewish communities across Canada from the 1930s to the 1960s.
- Kaplan was born 10 Sept. 1895, in Bucharest, Romania. At the age of three, he and his widowed mother, Tillie Hohan, moved to London, England, and in 1902 they moved to Toronto where his mother subsequently married Frank Kaplan. While in his teens, Kaplan spent time in Philadelphia living with an uncle and studying draftsmanship. Upon returning to Toronto, Kaplan attended Toronto Technical School where he took courses in architecture and building construction. He also served an apprenticeship with the architect Henry Simpson. In 1919-1920, Kaplan worked for the firm of Page & Warrington, before establishing Kaplan & Sprachman with Abraham Sprachman in 1922. In 1923, he married Dorothy Spain. They had two daughters, Phyllis (Pepper) and Ruthetta (Reiss).
- Kaplan & Sprachman were best known for their more than 300 movie theatre projects completed from the 1920s to the 1960s, designing and renovating theatres across Canada in progressive "modern" styles and using innovative building materials. In 1937, they were awarded the bronze medal in the Sixth Biennial Toronto Exhibition for their interiors to the Eglinton Theatre (400 Eglinton Ave. W.) in Toronto, considered to be the finest example of their Art deco design work.
- Over the course of their careers, they designed many synagogues for the Jewish community, such as the Anshei Minsk and Shaarei Shomayim synagogues in Toronto, Beth Israel Synagogue, Edmonton, and Beth Israel Synagogue in Vancouver. They also designed the new Mount Sinai Hospital, the Oakdale Golf & Country Club, the Jewish Home for the Aged (Baycrest), and the Jewish Community Centres of Toronto and Hamilton. Their design for the Oakdale Golf & Country Club was chosen as a Canadian entrant in the Arts Competition of the 14th Olympic Games in London, 1948.
- In addition to the projects already mentioned, Kaplan & Sprachman worked on retail stores, warehouses and factories, apartment buildings, and single family residences. Their partnership continued until 1965, when the firm of Kaplan & Sprachman was dissolved as of 30 October 1965. Kaplan continued to work as an architectural consultant for several years after this date. Harold Kaplan died 1 April 1973 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
- Kaplan was a member of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, the Ontario Association of Architects, and the Province of Quebec Association of Architects. Kaplan & Sprachman's contribution to the architecture profession was recognized by the Ontario Association of Architects when both Kaplan's and Abraham Sprachman's names were entered on the Honor Roll for prominent members of the profession, established by the association in 1989.
- Scope and Content
- The fonds documents Kaplan's work as an architect from the 1930s to the 1960s with Kaplan & Sprachman and some of the consulting work he undertook after the dissolution of the partnership in 1965, primarily through architectural drawings and photographs. The preponderance of the materials relates to a series of renovations of Loew's Yonge Street Theatre (189 Yonge St., Toronto, now the Elgin Theatre) and the Uptown Theatre (764 Yonge St., Toronto, just South of Bloor St.) between the 1930s and 1960s, and Kaplan & Sprachman's design of the Primrose Club (Russell Hill Rd at St. Clair Ave., Toronto) in 1958-1959. There is also a large number of photographs by commercial photographers of movie theatres designed or renovated by Kaplan & Sprachman.
- Project records are arranged chronologically, with sub-sub-series defined for successive projects at the same site. Some of the materials document project proposals which were not carried out (e.g., proposed renovations of the Winter Garden Theatre).
- Other series in the fonds contain business correspondence and newspaper clippings concerning Kaplan & Sprachman projects, and a small amount of personal material such as family photographs, awards Kaplan received over the years for his design work and a colour photocopy of the invitation to Kaplan's stag party in 1923.
- Notes
- Includes: 132 photographs (131 b&w, including 8 negatives; 1 col.), 8 cm of textual records, and 1 bronze medal.
- Name Access
- Kaplan, Harold S., 1895-1973
- Kaplan & Sprachman (Firm)
- Loew's Yonge Street Theatre (Toronto, Ont.)
- Primrose Club (Toronto, Ont.)
- Uptown Theatre (Toronto, Ont.)
- Winter Garden Theatre (Toronto, Ont.)
- Physical Condition
- Some of the blueprints and drawings are torn or water-damaged. All of the architectural drawings are currently stored in rolls.
- Related Material
- Accession 2003-7-1 contains additional photographs of buildings designed or renovated by Kaplan & Sprachman, as well as a copy of a published inventory of Kaplan & Sprachman movie theatre projects, compiled by Mandel Sprachman from Kaplan & Sprachman records
- Mina Sprachman, widow of Abraham Sprachman, discusses Kaplan & Sprachman in oral history recording AC-142
- Kaplan & Sprachman records can also be found in the Mandel Sprachman fonds, at the City of Toronto Archives
- Creator
- Kaplan, Harold S., 1895-1973
- Accession Number
- 2003-6-1
- 2004-3-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Passenger Names
- Kaplan, Bros. Augusta Ave.
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Kaplan, Bros. Augusta Ave.
- Page Number
- 448
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1980 sub-sub-series
- Walk for Israel event file
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 67; Series 17-1-6; File 2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1980 sub-sub-series
- Walk for Israel event file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-6
- File
- 2
- Date
- 25 May 1980
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of two men sitting on a bench smiling and wearing UJA Walk for Israel hats and buttons.
- Notes
- Title based on content of photograph
- Photograph by Graphic Artist Photographers
- 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
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Jewish Children's Bureau sous-fonds
- Building administration series
- Level
- Series
- ID
- Fonds 86-1; Series 7
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Jewish Children's Bureau sous-fonds
- Building administration series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 86-1
- Series
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1934-1935
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of correspondence documenting the closing of the Jewish Children's Home.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 87; Series 9; File 1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 87
- Series
- 9
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- architectural drawing
- Date
- 1934-1936
- Physical Description
- 2 folders of textual records
- 1 architectural drawing : blueprint, ms. annotations ; 39 x 48 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- The architectural firm Kaplan & Sprachman was established by Harold S. Kaplan and Abraham Sprachman in 1922. Kaplan & Sprachman were best known for their more than 300 movie theatre projects completed from the 1920s to the 1960s, designing and renovating theatres across Canada in progressive "modern" styles and using innovative building materials. In 1937, they were awarded the bronze medal in the Sixth Biennial Toronto Exhibition for their interiors to the Eglinton Theatre (400 Eglinton Ave. W.) in Toronto, considered to be the finest example of their Art deco design work.
- Over the course of their careers, they designed many synagogues for the Jewish community, such as the Anshei Minsk and Shaarei Shomayim synagogues in Toronto, Beth Israel Synagogue, Edmonton, and Beth Israel Synagogue in Vancouver. They also designed the new Mount Sinai Hospital, the Oakdale Golf & Country Club, the Jewish Home for the Aged (Baycrest), and the Jewish Community Centres of Toronto and Hamilton. Their design for the Oakdale Golf & Country Club was chosen as a Canadian entrant in the Arts Competition of the 14th Olympic Games in London, 1948.
- In addition to the projects already mentioned, Kaplan & Sprachman worked on retail stores, warehouses and factories, apartment buildings, and single family residences. Their partnership continued until 1965, when the firm of Kaplan & Sprachman was dissolved as of 30 October 1965. Kaplan continued to work as an architectural consultant for several years after this date.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of textual records and one architectual drawing documenting the renovations to the Clothing Centre, which was located at 55 Baldwin Street. Included is one blueprint and a building alteration proposal by Kaplan & Sprachman Registered Architects, correspondence and job quotes.
- Name Access
- Clothing Centre
- Kaplan & Sprachman Registered Architects
- Related Material
- See also Harold S. Kaplan fonds 27.
- Places
- Baldwin Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds
- Toronto Section series
- House Committee sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 38; Series 7-10; File 2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds
- Toronto Section series
- House Committee sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 38
- Series
- 7-10
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1961-1963
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of minutes of meetings and correspondence related to the planning of the new Council House at 4700 Bathurst Street, and a photograph of the proposed sculptural panels for the front elevation of the builidng.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 105; Series 6; File 5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 105
- Series
- 6
- File
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1943-1947
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence relating to the renovation of the building at 37 Cecil St.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Series
- ID
- Fonds 105; Series 6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 105
- Series
- 6
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1937-1977
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- 3 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of correspondence and legal documents relating to the building and operations of the Folks Farein. Of note is the offer to purchase the Toronto Jewish Old Folks Home, a letter regarding the merger of the Folks Farein and the Chaplaincy division of the Canadian Jewish Congress and a copy of the motion of Kirshenbaum vs Green.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 27; Series 1; File 36
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 27
- Series
- 1
- File
- 36
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- 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
- 2003-6-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 28-2; File 21
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28-2
- File
- 21
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1963-1966
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence and inter-office memoranda concerning the manintenance of the Zionist Centre.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions