- Accession Number
- 1998-4-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1998-4-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1935-1966
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of an article in the Canadian Zionist written by John Devor, and two Jewish National Fund tree planting certificates in the form of small cards.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Al Gilbert portraits series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 4
- Item
- 46
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1965]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- John Devor was born on November 12, 1915 in St. Catharines to Kate and Harry Devor. He married Mildred Ritterspoon and they had three children: David Samuel, Marshall Gordon and Susan Hyla.
- He served as a radar instructor during the Second World War. John worked as a business executive and was the general manager for Van Kirk Chocolate Corporation Limited. An active member of the Jewish community, John Devor was affiliated with the Bureau of Jewish Education, United Jewish Appeal, Israel Bond Campaign, Associated Hebrew Schools, the Jewish Home for the Aged and the YMHA. In addition, he was also the national vice-president for ZMA, past president of Ajalon Lodge, and past president of the Toronto Zionist Council.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John R. Devor taken in a photography studio.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- June 1942
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 12 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of John Devor with a group of unidentified men in Kingston, Ontario. John Devor is pictured in the very back on the right side.
- 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
- Kingston (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1982-5-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Events and organizations series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 3
- File
- 27
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 5 Oct. 1964
- Physical Description
- 5 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of five images of groups of officers of the Jewish National Fund, taken at a gathering at John Devor's house.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 1990-6-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1990-6-1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 26 cm
- Date
- 1929-1970
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a photo and material relating to the life of Kate Devor and her family. Included are press clippings, certificates, donation cards, correspondence and publications documenting her association with Jewish organizations in Toronto such as Mizrachi Hapoel Hamizrachi, State of Israel Bonds, Shaarei Tefillah Synagogue, and Hadassah in St. Catharines, Ontario. There are also letters from her son David who served with the Irish Regiment of Canada during the Second World War and lost his life in December 1944, as well as the telegram to his mother from the Minister of National Defence announcing his passing.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1988-8-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1988-8-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 6 cm
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- [ca.1920]-1988
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a copy photograph of a small boy and an anecdote submitted by Berko Devor for the 100th anniversary of the Clinton Street School in Toronto (1988).
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1989-2-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1989-2-5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1895-1966
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of personal documents of Kate Risidore Devor including registration of her birth in 1895 in London, England; immigration inspection card issued at the Port of Quebec (1912); New York State marriage certificate for Harry Devor and Kate Risidore of St. Catharines, Ontario, married in 1914 in Niagara Falls, and their ketubah (Hebrew marriage certificate). As well, there is a newspaper clipping from the St. Catherines Standard of a speech by her son John, correspondence from two of her sons, Sydney and John serving in the military, and clippings and messages of condolence on the death of her son David while fighting in Italy (1944). These include cards and letters from King George of England, George Drew of Ontario, the Toronto War Memorial Committee, and Sam Bronfman, president of Canadian Jewish Congress. Finally there is Jewish National Fund correspondence documenting the planting of a tree by St. Catherines Hadassah in honour of Kate (1933), and a number of trees by Kate in memory of her brother and son (1966).
- Administrative History
- Four sons of Kate and William Harry Devor served in the Canadian forces during the Second World War - David, Berko, John, and Sydney.
- Descriptive Notes
- Availability of other formats: Digitzed material.
- Subjects
- Canada--Armed Forces
- World War, 1939-1945
- Name Access
- Devor, Kate
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Events and organizations series
- Zionist Organization of Canada sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 30
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 4 Jan. 1971
- Physical Description
- 4 negatives : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of images taken at the Zionist Organization of Canada, Central Region's Haskarah (memorial) night for John Devor. The images depict two speakers at the microphone, a group photograph of officers of ZOC, and an image of the gathered crowd.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Nov. 1942
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Rabbi J. A. Goldwasser, Signalman John A. Devor and Irving Moldaver, president of B'nai B'rith, of Peterborough, Ontario. The three men are standing in front of a microphone and Devor is shaking Moldaver's hand.
- Notes
- Credit Bert Krugel.
- Subjects
- Rabbis
- 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
- Peterborough (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1982-5-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4652
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4652
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [194-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Name Access
- Peters, Dave
- Devor, John R.
- Newman, David E.
- 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
- 1981-11-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1941
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of John Devor standing on the steps of Beth Israel Synagogue with a group of Sunday school children, taken at the closing of the school for the summer. John Devor was the teacher. Pictured are:
- Top row, left to right: Jerry Dardick, Bernice Abramsky, John Devor, Betty Cohen, Barry Tenhouse.
- Middle row, left to right: Teddy Tevan, [?] Dardick, Jerry Springer, Sydney Lannis, Isadore Lannis.
- Front row, left to right: Marilyn Abramsky, Shirley Tenhouse.
- Notes
- This item is almost identical to photo #3421.
- Name Access
- Abramsky, Bernice
- Abramsky, Marilyn
- Beth Israel Congregation (Kingston, Ont.)
- Cohen, Betty
- Dardick, Jerry
- Devor, John
- Lannis, Isadore
- Lannis, Sydney
- Springer, Jerry
- Tenhouse, Barry
- Tenhouse, Shirley
- Tevan, Teddy
- Subjects
- Children
- Portraits, Group
- Teachers
- 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
- Kingston (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1981-6-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1941
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of John Devor standing on the steps of Beth Israel Synagogue with a group of Sunday school children, taken at the closing of the school for the summer. John Devor was the teacher. Pictured are:
- Top row, left to right: Jerry Dardick, Bernice Abramsky, John Devor, Betty Cohen, Barry Tenhouse.
- Middle row, left to right: Teddy Tevan, [?] Dardick, Jerry Springer, Sydney Lannis, Isadore Lannis.
- Front row, left to right: Marilyn Abramsky, Shirley Tenhouse.
- Notes
- This item is almost identical to photo #3056.
- Name Access
- Abramsky, Bernice
- Abramsky, Marilyn
- Beth Israel Congregation (Kingston, Ont.)
- Cohen, Betty
- Dardick, Jerry
- Devor, John
- Lannis, Isadore
- Lannis, Sydney
- Springer, Jerry
- Tenhouse, Barry
- Tenhouse, Shirley
- Tevan, Teddy
- Subjects
- Portraits, Group
- Students
- Teachers
- 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
- Kingston (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1982-5-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Dinner honouring Nathan Silver file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 3
- Item
- 35
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1967
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- 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
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Lifecycle Events series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 7
- Item
- 10
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Aug. 1944
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 11 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item consists of a wedding portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Davis/Devore.
- Subjects
- Married people
- Weddings
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 1986-1-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1986-1-3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Date
- 1985
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting the get issue (Jewish divorce) and revisions to the Family Law Reform Act.
- MG_RG
- MH6 Jx
- Subjects
- Get (Jewish law)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Portraits of Prominent Entertainers series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 4
- Item
- 19
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Nov. 1945
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 10 cm and 12 x 8 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- John (Jacob) Weinzweig (b. March 11, 1913) was a Canadian composer of classical music.
- Born in Toronto, Weinzweig went to Harbord Collegiate Institute, and studied music at the University of Toronto. In 1937, he left for the United States to study under Bernard Rogers. During the Second World War, he began composing film music, and in 1952 he became a professor at the University of Toronto. In the previous year he had co-founded the Canadian League of Composers, and he was actively involved in several other organisations representing musicians and composers.
- In 1974, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 1988, he was awarded the Order of Ontario.
- Weinzweig died in 2006.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a portrait of John Weinzweig.
- Notes
- This negative has two images on it.
- Name Access
- Weinzweig, John, 1913-2006
- Subjects
- Musicians
- 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
- Negative is bent as if it has been rolled around something for a long period of time. Emulsion is still intact and not cracked as a result of the bending.
- 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
- 16
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of one news clipping documenting a rally held by John Beattie (leader of the Canadian National Socialist Party or Nazi Party of Canada) and one letter written by Beattie to apply for a salesclerk job.
- Notes
- Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Subjects
- Demonstrations
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
- Art exhibitions series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 100
- Series
- 8
- File
- 38
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1994
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of catalogue entitled Steel Furniture 1983-1993.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
- Dual Allegiance series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 2
- Series
- 6
- File
- 74
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a letter to Ben Dunkelman from John Bassett (president of Baton Broadcasting Incorporated), an acquaintance of Dunkelman's who, along with Dunkelman and Herb Mowat, had urged Prime Minister John Diefenbaker in the 1950s to support Israel. In this letter, Bassett thanks Dunkelman for sending him a copy of Dual Allegiance.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Passenger Names
- Bently, John
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Bently, John
- Page Number
- 360
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Biduarsky, John
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Biduarsky, John
- Page Number
- 732
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Borg, John
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Borg, John
- Page Number
- 761
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Brown, John
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Brown, John
- Page Number
- 789
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Burns, John
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Burns, John
- Page Number
- 362
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Clayton, John
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Clayton, John
- Page Number
- 764
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Curtis, John
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Curtis, John
- Page Number
- 352
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Davidson, John
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Davidson, John
- Page Number
- 781
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Deborna, John
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Deborna, John
- Page Number
- 761
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Driver, John
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Driver, John
- Page Number
- 333
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Freshwater, John
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Freshwater, John
- Page Number
- 784
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Friendly, John
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Friendly, John
- Page Number
- 306
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Gibson, John
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Gibson, John
- Page Number
- 231
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Harris, John
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Harris, John
- Page Number
- 563
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Hawker, John
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Hawker, John
- Page Number
- 794
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Higgins, John
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Higgins, John
- Page Number
- 351
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Hyde, John
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Hyde, John
- Page Number
- 735
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger