- Accession Number
- 1984-12-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1984-12-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2.1 m of textual records
- 1 photograph
- Artifacts
- Date
- 1918, 1940-1971
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of the records of the B'nai Zion Association. Included are the pinkus, financial records, photographs, correspondence, meeting minutes, newsletters, membership records, inviations and programs. Also included is a 1918 photograph of a manual training class at either the King Edward School or the Manning Ave. School.
- Administrative History
- In the years following the 1st Zionist Congress held in Basle, Switzerland in 1897, Zionist organizations were established around the world.
- In Toronto one of the first Zionist societies to be founded was the B'nai Zion Association. This organization was established as a mutual benefit society in 1903. It provided sick, funeral and unemployment benefits to its members.
- However, its main purpose was the promotion of Zionism. It was involved in the dissemination of Zionist material, and sponsored lectures and meetings, in addition to raising funds to suppo~t the establishment of Jewish settlements in Palestine. It continued to perform these same activities following the establishment of the state of Israel.
- B'nai Zion has also been involved in local activities. It was active in anti-missionary efforts and also provided educational and cultural programming for children.
- MG_RG
- MG20 J1F
- Subjects
- Zionism
- Name Access
- B'nai Zion Association (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Events and organizations series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 3
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1965
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 20 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is an image of the officers of the B'nai Zion Association.
- 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
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 2
- File
- 17
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1953
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of a copy of the Golden Jubilee Souvenir Program (1903-1953) for the B'nai Zion Association.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Personal series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 6
- File
- 51
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1951
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of a certificate of merit presented by B'nai Zion Association to Julius P. Katz.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Personal series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 6
- File
- 49
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1957
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of a certificate from the B'nai Zion Association to J. P. Katz in recognition of twenty-five years of service.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1911
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1911
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1923
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Notes
- Photo by L. Surdin, 16 Cameron St., Toronto.
- Name Access
- Zion Benevolent Association
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Societies
- 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
- 1980-2-10
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1912
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1912
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1923
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Name Access
- Zion Benefit Association
- Zion Benevolent Association
- Subjects
- Portraits, Group
- Societies
- 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
- 1980-2-10
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 1975-006
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1975-006
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Date
- 1912-1922
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a financial and meeting minute ledger book (1912–1922) and a photocopy of a financial and meeting minute ledger book (1914–1922) of the B'nai Zion Synagogue in Cobalt, Ontario.
- MG_RG
- MG3B15
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Name Access
- B'nai Zion Synagogue (Cobalt, Ont.)
- Places
- Cobalt, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Samuel Crystal fonds
- 1967 UJA Mission series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 145
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Other Title Information
- Title based on contents of image.
- Date
- 1967
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a colour photograph of Zion Gate in Jerusalem. Zion Gate is located in the south and was one of the main gates use by the Israel Defense Forces in 1967 to enter and capture the Old City.
- Notes
- Availability of other formats: Also available as TIFF file.
- Subjects
- Gates
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Jerusalem
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Associations sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1961-1995
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records
- 1 photograph
- Admin History/Bio
- Sol Edell was a member of the pharmaceutical fraternity Rho Pi Phi and the Rotary Club, a non sectarian businessman’s association.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of correspondence and publications from the international pharmaceutical fraternity Rho Pi Phi and from its Toronto alumni chapter, Rokeach. In addition, there are publications from Nu Chapter, the University of Toronto student chapter. As well, the sub-series includes correspondence and publications from the Rotary Club.
- Name Access
- Rho Pi Phi
- Rokeach
- Nu Chapter
- University of Toronto, School of Pharmacy
- Rotary Club
- Subjects
- Greek letter societies
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ben Kayfetz fonds
- Associations series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 62
- Series
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- sound recording
- Date
- 1980-1995
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records
- 30 audio cassettes
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of correspondence, minutes and other materials accumulated by Ben Kayfetz during his involvement with various organizations, including the Toronto Jewish Historical Society, Canadian Jewish Historical Society, Learned Society and Yiddish Luncheon Circle.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 1980-8-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1980-8-3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1947–1949
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of the May 1949 edition of the Herzl Zion Digest and the September 1947 and October 1947 editions of Toronto Lodge B'nai Brith's the Digest.
- MG_RG
- MG2 B1c
- MG2 J1m
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Larry Becker collection
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 34
- File
- 81
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1991
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a request toTemple Har Zion congregants to pay a security tax of $25 for the synagogue, post 'Persian Gulf War', a request for volunteers to provide extra security on the synagogue premises, and a request for donations towards an emergency cash drive.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- David Pinkus fonds
- Other societies and cemeteries series
- Herzl Zion Club file
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 138
- Series
- 9
- File
- 10
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1948]-1950
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of 1948, 1949, and 1950 issues of Herzl Zion Digest; and a group photograph featuring officers and members of the Executive of the Herzl Zion Club.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Samuel Crystal fonds
- 1967 UJA Mission series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 145
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Other Title Information
- Title based on contents of image.
- Date
- 1967
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 9 cm
- Notes
- Availability of other formats: Also available as TIFF file.
- Subjects
- Gates
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Jerusalem
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5091
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5091
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1985
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs ; b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 35 mm
- Admin History/Bio
- Noam Zion is an author whose works include A Day Apart: Shabbat at Home.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of Noam Sachs Zion. Zion's photograph was kept by the Beth Sholom Synagogue's adult education department. It is unclear whether or not he was invited to speak in Toronto.
- Name Access
- Zion, Noam
- Subjects
- Authors
- Portraits
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Accession Number
- 1989-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ida Lewis Siegel fonds
- Photographs file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 15
- File
- 37
- Item
- 14
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1902
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (tintype) ; 10 x 6 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- The Daughters of Zion was the first ladies' Zionist society in Canada, founded in 1899 by Ida Lewis (Siegel). The society was involved in Zionist philanthropic work in Canada and abroad.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of a group of women from the Daughters of Zion. The women are assembled in a park setting. Ida Siegel is pictured in the back row, second from left. Other women include:.
- Back row, left to right: Bertha [?]; Ida Lewis; Ida Kaufman; Sue Lipsitz; Sarah Woldman.
- Middle row, left to right: Ida Willinksy; Foley Willinsky; Mary L.
- Front row, left to right: Kate Goldstein; Mary Goldstein; Dora Rogul; Bess Gottleib.
- Notes
- The names in the photograph have been taken from a slip of paper attached to the back. There are twelve names given but only eleven women pictured.
- Photograph may have been taken in Syracuse.
- 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.
- Physical Condition
- Photograph has sticky tape residue on it. It is recommended that the item be looked at by a photo conservator.
- Accession Number
- 1988-2-13
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ida Lewis Siegel fonds
- Photographs file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 15
- File
- 37
- Item
- 13
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1899]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (tintype) ; 9 x 7 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- The Daughters of Zion was the first ladies' Zionist society in Canada, founded in 1899 by Ida Lewis (Siegel). The society was involved in Zionist philanthropic work in Canada and abroad.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a studio portrait of eight members of the Daughters of Zion. Ida Lewis (Siegel) is standing in the back row on the far left.
- Subjects
- Portraits, Group
- Societies
- 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.
- Physical Condition
- Photograph has sticky tape residue on it. The tin has also begun to rust and the image is brittle and chipping off. It is recommended that the item be looked at by a photo conservator.
- Accession Number
- 1988-2-13
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 1983-10-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1983-10-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 13 cm of textual records
- Date
- 1941-1946
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting B'nai Brith and its Aleph Zadik Aleph youth fraternal organization. Included are: correspondence, an AZA member's manual, a questionnaire for high school students prepared by the Committee on Vocational Guidance and filled out by the donor, correspondence, programs, and newsletters.
- Custodial History
- Evelyn Goodman passed along the material that Jack Schwartz left for the archives to Stephen Speisman, the then director of the Ontario Jewish Archives.
- Subjects
- Fraternal organizations
- Youth
- Name Access
- Aleph Zadik Aleph
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Executive director series
- Subject files sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 61
- Series
- 1-1
- File
- 9
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1955
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file contains correspondence between David Andrews and various representatives of B'nai Brith Youth Organization regarding the relationship between the YM-YWHA and the B'nai Brith.
- Name Access
- B'nai B'rith
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Hoffman family fonds
- Community activities series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 6
- Series
- 2
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1965
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of calendar published by B'Nai Brith, Hamilton Chapter.
- Name Access
- Hoffman, Max
- Hoffman, Celia
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- Jewish communal series
- B'nai Brith sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 9-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1946]-1986
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (1 vol.)
- 22 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of textual records, photographs and a scrapbook documenting Phil Givens tenure as founding president and member of the Upper Canada Lodge of B’nai B’rith. Included are: a B’nai Brith newspaper, a Phil Givens tribute scrapbook, and numerous photographs of various official functions.
- Notes
- Photographers and photography studios are identified on the photographs.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Joseph Baruch Salsberg fonds
- Jewish community involvement series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 92
- Series
- 4
- File
- 17
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1975-[ca. 1985]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a Jewish National Fund certificate and newsletters of the B'nai Brith International Council.
- Name Access
- B'nai B'rith
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
- Speeches series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 2
- Series
- 7
- File
- 6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1977]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains two drafts of a speech Ben Dunkelman gave to B'Nai B'rith in Toronto. In addition, the file includes two copies of the B'Nai B'rith Digest announcing that Dunkelman will be speaking. The speeches relate to Dunkelman's experiences in the Arab-Israeli War.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- General community activities series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 11
- File
- 28
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1961-1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of meeting minutes, bulletins, invitations, a calendar, a donation card, and correspondence.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association series
- Associated groups sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 52
- Series
- 1-6
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1926-1968
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- This sub-series consists of records related to acitivites of associated groups, whose existance and purpose was to support the mandate of the Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 1983-1-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1983-1-7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1845-1856
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of five mortgage and indenture documents for the property at Edward and Elizabeth Streets. The principals are John Coulter and George Bilton (1845, 1846); John and Agnes Coulter and Sophia Dalton (1849); George Bilton and John Coulter (1849); and William Crane and John Coulter (1856). This property was eventually owened by Jacob Ben Zion Frimer from approximately 1938-1939.
- Administrative History
- Eventually this land was sold to a dental company and then to the city, and then was used as a parking lot. It is currently located next to the bus station on Elizabeth Street.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1979-11-23
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1979-11-23
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 invitation
- Date
- 1948
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of an invitation to Herzl Zion Club, 27 July 1948.
- MG_RG
- MG2 J1m
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Events and organizations series
- Herzl Zion Club of Toronto sub-series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 3-3
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 6 Sep. 1967
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a negative of the Herzl Zion Club officers seated at a table, and holding an unidentified package.
- 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
- Events and organization series
- Herzl Zion Club of Toronto sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 3-3
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1958
- Physical Description
- 2 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two images of members of the Herzl Zion Club Executive at a meeting. One image features a banner that reads: Herzl Zion dedicated to Israel.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Physical Condition
- Segregated due to vinegar syndrome.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Events and organizations series
- Herzl Zion Club of Toronto sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 3-3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1958-1970
- Physical Description
- 27 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm and 6 x 6 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- The Herzl Zion Club of Toronto was organized in 1910 by John Shayne, as a Jewish boys fraternal club. Members of the club engaged in athletic activates, minstrel shows, debates and lecture series and other cultural activities such as dances and theatrical productions. They were famous for their staged follies at the Loew's Winter Garden Theatre on Yonge Street.
- The Club originally met on Sundays at the Zionist Institute, until they purchased their own clubhouse at 210 Beverley Street after the First World War. By the end of the 1920s, as many of the boys entered the professions and got married, the club experienced a waning in membership and was eventually forced to disband.
- In May 1943, a reunion was organized by former members Jack Samuel and Nat Gollom. The following year the club re-formed, but this time with a greater emphasis placed on fundraising, specifically for the Combined Palestine Appeal (later the United Jewish Appeal) and the Hebrew University. The Club also began publishing an internal newsletter entitled the Herzl Zion Digest. They later affiliated with the Zionist Organization of Canada, Central Region, and often sent delegates to ZOC conferences.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of negatives documenting the events and activities of the Herzl Zion Club of Toronto. The images depict members at installation banquets and officers' meetings, bowling league events, and various campaign fundraisers. The negatives have been arranged chronologically by event and are described at the file or item level.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Larry Becker collection
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 34
- File
- 73
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1972
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a poster advertising a new reform synagogue in the north-Bayview area community, whose Rabbi is Michael Stroh. An information meeting is scheduled for Wed. Aug. 30, 1972, at 20 Fleming Drive in the Cummer Avenue/Bayview Avenue area of Toronto.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions