Part Of

Levine and Cass family fonds

Moses Levine family series

Level

Item

Fonds

25

Series

1

Item

7

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1913]

Physical Description

3 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 15 x 21 cm (sight) on mat 25 x 30 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of boys at work, using various woodworking tools, in a manual training class at the Lansdowne School in Toronto. Abe Levine is located fourth from the right.

Name Access

Levine, Abe

Subjects

Manual training

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.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Levine and Cass family fonds

Moses Levine family series

Level

Item

Fonds

25

Series

1

Item

8

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1915]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 21 cm (sight) on mat 25 x 30 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a class portrait of the students and teacher in the Lansdowne School manual training class. Harry Levine is fourth from the right.

Name Access

Levine, Harry

Subjects

Manual training

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

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Levine and Cass family fonds

Moses Levine family series

Level

Item

Fonds

25

Series

1

Item

9

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1915]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 21 cm (sight) on mat 25 x 30 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of the teacher and students in the Lansdowne School manual training class in Toronto. Many of the boys are wearing aprons and are holding various woodworking tools. The second boy from the right in the front row may be Abe Levine.

Name Access

Levine, Abe

Subjects

Manual training

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.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2017-10-6

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w., mounted on backing board ; 16 x 21 cm on backing board 25 x 30 cm

Date

11 Apr. 1919

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a photograph of the senior fourth class of King Edward Public School taken on April 11, 1919 and mounted on a backing board. Written on the back of the backing board is the following:

April 11th 1919

Senior Fourth Class

Manual Training

King Edward School

Boys of 1918-1919

Jolly Good Fellows

Left to Right.

(1) Alex Mosoff (Mozes)

(2) Sam Rosenbloom ([Liprosy?])

(3) Harry Isaacson (Eggs)

(4) Morris Heller (Heller ["Moishe" in Yiddish])

(5) John Burton (Farmer)

(6) Max Goldberg (Truck-Horse [illegible])

(7) Murray Cooper (Tony)

(8) Leo Friedman (Longzy)

(9) Sol Luxenberg ([Chalk?])

(10) Max Lexchin (Lexshit)

(11) Jacob Kaplan

(12) [Morris?] Stulberg (Koony)

(13) Coo-Coo Jessel

(14) Izzie Shapiro (Knowledge)

(15) Abie Soltz (Epson Saltz)

(16) Harry Bied[illegible]vitz (Bugsy)

(17) Alex Mosoff (Mozas)

(18) Leonard Stein (Shtinker)

(19) Max Mandel

Photo caption (001): Senior fourth class, manual training, King Edward [Public] School, boys of 1918-19, 11 Apr. 1919. Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, accession 2017-10-6.

Custodial History

Gloria Roden (née Mosoff), the daughter of Alex Mosoff (pictured in photograph), donated the photograph.

Administrative History

Alexander Elliott "Alex" Mosoff (1904-1998) was born in Szydlowiec, Poland on 12 April 1904. Mosoff came to Toronto in 1906. It was there that he married his wife, Fay Layefsky, on 23 March 1924; the two would stay married for 74 years, during which time they had two children: a son, Harold, and a daughter, Gloria.

Mosoff worked for a wholesale groceteria for a time before joining Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in 1924, eventually becoming a manager at a time when it was unusual for a Jewish person to go beyond the position of salesperson. In all, Mosoff spent 44 years at MetLife, retiring in 1968.

Mosoff passed away on 27 April 1998. He was 94 years old.

Use Conditions

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.

Subjects

Education

Name Access

Burton, John

Cooper, Murray

Friedman, Leo

Goldberg, Max

Heller, Morris

Isaacson, Harry

Jessel, Coo-Coo

Kaplan, Jacob

King Edward Public School (Toronto, Ont.)

Lexchin, Max

Luxenberg, Sol

Mandel, Max

Mosoff, Alex, 1904-1998

Rosenbloom, Sam

Shapiro, Izzie

Soltz, Abie

Stein, Leonard

Places

Toronto, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

• 

Level

Item

Item

4329

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1924

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Notes

There is a negative for this photograph.

Name Access

Ogden Schools

Subjects

Children

Education

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

1986-1-12

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Toronto Jewish community photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

4

Item

3

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1933]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy photograph of the manual training class at the Givens Street School, which Bill attended as a young boy. The photograph depicts a group of students and their teacher in the classroom with several tool benches. Pictured are:

Back row, left to right: David Green, [unidentified], Bert West, [unidentified], Moshe Kurtz, [unidentified], [unidentified], [unidentified], [unidentified], [unidentified], [unidentified], Bill Stern, [unidentified], [unidentified].

Front row, left to right: [unidentified], [unidentified], Wilfred Rovansky (Rovan), [unidentified], [unidentified], Sam Titcher, [unidentified], [unidentified], [unidentified], [unidentified], Percy Leibovitz (Lyons), Alec Estrin (Wheezer).

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4330

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1922]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Notes

There is a negative for this photograph.

Name Access

Ogden School

Subjects

Children

Education

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

1986-1-12

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4331

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1927]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w (1 negative)

Name Access

Ogden School

Subjects

Children

Education

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

1986-1-12

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4525

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[191-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy photograph of John Sherman with his public school class. He is pictured in the middle row, second from the right.

Subjects

Children

Education

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

1988-4-7

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Frankel and Draper family fonds

Carl and Dorothy Frankel photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

104

File

2

Item

3

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1905]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w : 12 x 18 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a group photograph of a manual training class at the Model School. Featured is a teacher and class of boys with woodworking tools such as hammers, mallets, drills, and vices. Carl Frankel is seated in the front row, third from the right.

Subjects

Students

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.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4323

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[between 1932 and 1934]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Notes

There is a negative for this photograph.

Name Access

Clinton St. School

Miss Chambers

Subjects

Children

Education

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

Clinton Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1987-1-7

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ladovsky family fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

83

File

9

Item

11

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1919

Physical Description

3 photographs : b&w and sepia ( 1 negative) ; 17 x 24 cm and 10 x 16 cm on matte 14 x 23 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of an elementary school class at Hester Howe School on Elizabeth Street. Front row: David Wise (4th from left), Harry Greenberg (3rd from right).

Notes

Herman and Samuel Ladovsky are likely in the photograph as they attended the school in 1919, but have not been identified.

Originally cited as photo # 2487.

Name Access

Hester Howe School

Subjects

Children

Education

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

The top of the matte has been cut off and the existing corners are in poor condition.

Accession Number

1981-1-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4153

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1940]

Physical Description

2 photographs : (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Circled: Norman Grosbein.

Subjects

Children

Education

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

1986-10-10

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1306

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1906 or 1907]

Physical Description

1 photograph: b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Photograph of a domestic science class at Lord Dufferin School on Berkeley St. Second from the left in the front row is Mattie Levi.

Name Access

Levi, Mattie

Lord Dufferin School

Subjects

Children

Education

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

Beverley Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-5-7

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1882

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1913

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Ogden schoolboys holding various tools of trade. Identified in the photograph is Jacob Wolfson, Morris Siegel, David Shulman, [Moos?], Norman [Ramin?], Gerald Hoffman, Morley Pape, H. Max Swartz, and Jack Griss.

Notes

See accession record for locations of identified individuals.

Name Access

Ogden School

Subjects

Manual training

Students

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

1974-006

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1780

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1914

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Name Access

Duke St. School

Subjects

Children

Education

Food

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

1979-9-42

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Photographic and audiovisual collection series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

27

File

13

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[196-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of one photograph of a music class of seven children playing various percussion instruments. Identified on the back of the photo are Cheryl Polson, Ricky Fine, Elliot Greenberg, and Larry Rosen.

Notes

Availability of other formats: Also available as digital image.

Subjects

Children

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4687

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1932

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content

Photograph of graduating class, University College, University of Toronto. Includes T.K. Draimin, D. Newman, Manny Spring.

Name Access

University College

University of Toronto

Draimin, T.K.

Newman, D.

Spring, Manny

Subjects

Education

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

Item is in poor condition. It is ripped in several places.

Accession Number

1981-11-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Budget and Finance Committee series

Meeting minutes sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

7-1

File

17

Material Format

textual record

Date

30 June 1970

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of the manual of the UJWF Budget Committee.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[189-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Abraham Zivian lived in Gananoque and worked as a teacher in Kingston, Ontario.

Scope and Content

This item is a copy photograph of Abraham Zivian with twelve young students, in Grodno, Lithuania.

Subjects

Education

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

Lithuania

Accession Number

1986-3-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2014-9-4

Material Format

multiple media

Physical Description

1.2 m of textual records and other material

Date

[ca. 1936]-2012

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records documenting the activities of Eitz Chaim. Included are photographs, yearbooks, class lists and registers, teachers record books and student grade reports, curriculum materials, anniversary books and 2 DVDs from a gala dinner and fundraising event. Also included is the Beth Jacob High School dedication and founders dinner book.

Administrative History

Known then as the Poylishe Talmud Torah, Eitz Chaim began in 1915 with a few students in one classroom guided by one teacher. The school’s first premises were in the Elm Street Shul. Within a year, a second teacher, Reb Leibish Noble, was hired, and he remained actively involved in Eitz Chaim for 30 years. There were now 30 students in two classes. The four-hour nightly sessions were held at the end of the regular public school day with an additional six hours on Sunday. Classes continued throughout the summer as well.

The school’s first building on Chestnut Street was inaugurated in August 1916, with additional classes held at a branch on Simcoe Street. The second president of the school, Yosef Shidlowsky, in a move to be more inclusive of all Orthodox Jews, changed the name of the school to Talmud Torah Eitz Chaim.

In 1917, Mr. Shidlowsky, Itshe Meyer Korolnek, and Joseph Cooper managed not only to obtain a provincial charter to open a religious school, but were also instrumental in purchasing the Italian Club at 68 D’Arcy St. to accommodate the school’s growing enrollment.

In 1920, Rabbi Yehuda Leib Graubart arrived from Stashow, Poland, and assumed the post of spiritual leader of the Talmud Torah. He introduced more Hebrew instruction and a more intensive Torah curriculum.

In 1926, Rabbi Pinchas Ravad became the next principal, a position he retained for the next nine years. During that time, a separate girls’ class was formed and the first female teacher was hired. Although a fire in 1927 destroyed the wooden school building on D’Arcy St., a new, larger school was constructed on the same site and dedicated on December 30, 1927. After moving into the new building, student enrollment increased dramatically. Beginning with 300 students in 1929, the student body grew to 400 in 1931, 503 in 1933, and 600 in 1938.

After the passing of Rabbi Graubart, an evening high school yeshiva, the Maharil Graubart Yeshiva, was founded in 1939 to serve boys 14 years of age and up with Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky acting as rosh yeshiva beginning in 1941. The building next door to the Talmud Torah, at 80 D’Arcy Street, was purchased to provide space for the yeshiva and was connected via a walkway to the Talmud Torah. As the students of Eitz Chaim Talmud Torah graduated from the elementary school, they would eventually attend the Maharil Graubart Yeshiva. That same year, Rabbi Jacob I. Wohlgelernter became principal of the Talmud Torah and a kindergarten was added in 1942.

Seven years later, Rabbi Chaim Nussbaum officially assumed the role of principal of Eitz Chaim Schools. Beginning with only a grade 1, new grades were added every year until grades 1 through 9 were in place. Eitz Chaim gradually broadened its scope, welcoming Jewish students from many diverse backgrounds and establishing afternoon and day classes beginning in 1950 at a branch on Burnside Ave. To meet the growing demand for classes, the Torath Emeth Jewish Centre was established at 1 Viewmount Avenue in 1956.

By 1958, in response to the geographical shift of the Jewish population northward, the Tanenbaum Building was added to the complex, followed by the Korolnek Building in 1961, both at 1 Viewmount Avenue. By this time, Eitz Chaim had two principals: Rabbi Nussbaum, who oversaw Hebrew studies, and Rabbi Shlomo Jakubovitz, who oversaw general studies.

The two buildings on D’Arcy St. were sold in 1966 and the proceeds were designated toward purchasing a new school building to the north of the city. Rabbi Shlomo Jakobovits, Avraham Bleeman, Joe Goldwasser and Sam Wortsman led the way in persuading the Board of Directors to purchase the land at Patricia and Bathurst Streets. Patricia and Bathurst Streets served as the temporary location for portable units until the large, permanent building was completed in 1970. This location evolved into the boys’ campus, servicing students from all areas of the city.

Rabbi Shneur Weinberg succeeded Rabbi Nussbaum in 1969 and served as the Hebrew principal until his retirement in 1995, when Rabbi Aaron Levine took over. The position of Hebrew studies principal for the girls’ school was created in 1974 and was held by Rabbi Leibish Adler for 26 years. Rabbi Mordechai Gewirts succeeded Rabbi Adler in 2002 and was principal of the girls’ school until 2012. Eitz Chaim Schools developed rapidly and acquired an excellent reputation among North American day schools.

The female graduates of Eitz Chaim, for the most part, attended public high school. To counter this trend, Beth Jacob High School, with the guidance of Eitz Chaim, was launched in 1963, with classes conducted near the Viewmount branch. In 1966, the Beth Jacob High School and Teacher’s Seminary was completed on Lawrence Avenue, culminating in the opening of a girls’ high school that became completely independent of Eitz Chaim. Today, many female graduates of Etiz Chaim continue their education at Beth Jacob High School.

The Spring Farm campus, named for the farm formerly on that site, opened its doors in 1988. Currently, Eitz Chaim serves primarily as an elementary educational institute under the guidance of Rabbi Isser Pliner.

History from http://www.eitzchaim.com/index.php?page=history (viewed Oct. 6, 2014)

Use Conditions

Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.

Descriptive Notes

Physical Description note: Includes ca. 500 photographs, texts, 2 DVDs and 1 betacam cassette.

Use Conditions note: student grade reports are closed until 30 years after the death of the individual.

Subjects

Education

Children

Name Access

Eitz Chaim Schools (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

Toronto, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2014-12-1

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Date

1957-1958

Scope and Content

Accession consists of two photographs of Bernie Shiner's class at Associated Hebrew Schools on Neptune Avenue, Toronto.

Identified individuals from 1957 are: David Zweig; Mitchell (?); Phillip Granovsky; Ian Eckler; Mark Greenspan; Hillel Eisen; Mark Gottlieb; Heidi (?); Mark Shapiro; Bernie Shiner; Gordon Lindsay; Carol Ogden; Vernon Kurtz; Milton Davis; Allan Greenspan; Leonard Feldman; Bobby Posen; Avram Steinman; and Sima Godfrey. The teacher was Mr. Clodman.

Identified individuals from 1958 are: Avram Steinman; David Zweig; Evelyn Klein; Bobby Posen; Emma Applebaum; Vernon Kurtz; Gordon Lindsay; Leonard Feldman; Allan Greenspan; Alan Frankel; Henry Metkiewitz; Bernie Shiner; Ronnie Rosenberg; Phil Granovsky; Deena Mandel; Mitchell (?).

Descriptive Notes

See accession form for location of individuals.

Subjects

Education

Children

Name Access

Zweig, David

Granovsky, Phillip

Eckler, Ian

Greenspan, Mark

Eisen, Hillel

Gottlieb, Mark

Shapiro, Mark

Shiner, Bernie

Lindsay, Gordon

Ogden, Carol

Kurtz, Vernon

Davis, Milton

Greenspan, Allan

Feldman, Leonard

Posen, Bobby

Steinman, Avram

Godfrey, Sima

Shapiro, Mark

Davis, Milton

Klein, Evelyn

Applebaum, Emma

Frankel, Alan

Metkiewitz, Henry

Rosenberg, Ronnie

Mandel, Deena

Associated Hebrew Schools

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2015-4-1

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

15 cm of textual records

Date

1988-1993

Scope and Content

Accession consists of six yearbooks from Solomon's school years at Bialik Hebrew Day School, CHAT and Forest Hill Collegiate Institute.

Administrative History

Dara Solomon was born in Toronto in 1975 to Joseph and Maureen (Kokotow) Solomon. Her sister is Alida Solomon. In 2004, she married Jay Rosenthal of Natick, MA in San Francisco, CA. Solomon attended Bialik Hebrew Day School (1980-89), Arlington Senior Public School (1989), CHAT (1990), and Forest Hill Collegiate Institute (1991-93). She went on to the University of Toronto where she received her BA and to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she received her Masters in Arts Administration. She worked in museums in the San Francisco Bay Area for 11 years before returning to Toronto with her family in 2012. Since 2012, she has been the director of the Ontario Jewish Archives. She has a daughter named Stella Rosenthal and a son named Cy Rosenthal.

Subjects

Children

Education

Name Access

Solomon, Dara, 1975-

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2015-9-4

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1973-1977

Scope and Content

Accession consists of the Rules and Conditions for the Morris Black Memorial Essay Contest, essays submitted, correspondence from the Board of Jewish Education and the vote casting process for the 1976 contest.

Custodial History

There is no information on the acquisition of this material.

Administrative History

The Morris Black Memorial Essay Contest was established by the Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region's Department of Education and Culture. The rules and conditions stated in a booklet dated 1973 was that the 'prize or prizes for the best essay or essays or oral address or addresses on men famous in Jewish history...'. The Contest was open to 'All Jewish children in the Province of Ontario outside of Metropolitan Toronto and Ottawa.' The essays submitted in 1973 appeared to follow the Rules and Conditions. However, in the 1976 contest, now sponsored by The Board of Jewish Education, there were no restrictions on where the Jewish children lived or on the gender of the person in Jewish history being written about.

Subjects

Education

Children

Name Access

Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region (Toronto, Ont.)

Board of Jewish Education (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2015-9-11

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1979

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a document titled 'Educational Counseling Centre (Day School) Guidance and Counseling Program of the Jewish Vocational Service of Metropolitan Toronto (JVS).

Custodial History

There is no information on the acquisition of this material.

Administrative History

The Educational Counseling Centre of JVS provided a guidance and counseling program to the seven Hebrew Day Schools in Toronto.

Subjects

Children

Education

Name Access

Jewish Vocational Service of Metropolitan Toronto

Places

Toronto, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

Level

Item

Item

3760

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1916]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Two copy photographs of a Folk Shule, probably on Beverley Street, Toronto. Sadie Sorosky (Roebuck) is in the front row, second from right.

Notes

See also: photos #3757, #3758, and #3759.

Name Access

Sorosky, Sadie

Subjects

Children

Education

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

Beverley Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1985-5-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ethel Mehr fonds

Level

Fonds

Fonds

68

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Date

[ca. 1898]-1965

Physical Description

70 photographs

1 folder of textual records

Admin History/Bio

Ethel Mehr (1901-1975) was born in Toronto in March 1901, the daugther of Mendel and Bessie Mehr. She attended Bishop Strachan School in Toronto. On December 15, 1925, Ethel married Henry Greisman (1897-1950) who was a partner in the Balfour Building Company and later owned the Lady Ellis chain of clothing stores. They had two children, John Richard and Sally Barbara (m. Brenzel). After Henry Greisman's death, Ethel married Myer Brenner, whom she had first met as a young women.

Ethel had four siblings, Pincus, Leonard, Lucille (Warshavsky) and Bernice (Dunkelman).

Custodial History

The materials in this fonds were donated to the Archives in 1988 by Sally (Greisman) Brenzel, the daughter of Ethel Mehr.

Scope and Content

This fonds consists of photographs and a small amount of textual records documenting the Mehr, Greisman and Brenner families. The photographs include images of the Mehr family and friends, including individual members of the Greisman and Brenner families, and images of the Lady Ellis Shops in Toronto, Stratford, Ottawa and Windsor. The textual records include Ethel Mehr's confirmation diploma from Holy Blossom Temple as well as a personal letter and a Bishop Strachan domestic science workbook.

Name Access

Mehr, Ethel, 1901-1975

Subjects

Children

Education

Creator

Mehr, Ethel, 1901-1975

Accession Number

1988-12-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds

Executive director series

Subject files sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

61

Series

1-1

File

99

Material Format

textual record

Date

1948

Physical Description

1 cm of textual records

Scope and Content

This file contains two hand-bound membership manuals outlining regulations for staff on all membership procedures at the YM-YWHA.

Accession Number

2004-5-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

National Camps Association series

Camp Hagshamah sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

28

Series

2-3

File

8

Material Format

textual record

Date

[196-?]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

The file consists of the counsellor's manual for staff at Camp Hagshamah.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Association for Ethiopian Jews fonds

Administrative records

Level

File

Fonds

125

Series

2

File

5

Material Format

textual record

Date

1989

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a CAEJ office manual with a list of executive board members.

Access Restriction

Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2007-6-16

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

9 photographs : col ; 15 x 10 cm

Date

1998-1999

Scope and Content

Accession consists of nine photographs of events at the Borochov Centre and the Toronto Heschel School. Seven of the photos are of childern observing Yom Hazikaron, one photo is of a Yom Ha'atz-Maul celebration, and one photo is a Yiddish Cultural Club group photo at the Borochov Centre.

Subjects

Religion

Education

Children

Name Access

Borochov Centre

Toronto Heschel School

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2015-12-4

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

24 photographs : col. ; 20 x 26 cm or smaller

Date

1988-2013

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs of the graduating classes of the Downtown Jewish Community School from the first class in 1988 through to 2013. Missing are the photographs from the years 1998, 1999 and 2011. Also included are identification keys as well as class lists detailing student names, addresses, home schools and parent names.

Subjects

Education

Children

Religion

Name Access

Downtown Jewish Community School (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Level

Item

Item

4231

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1915

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

For identification, see accession record.

Name Access

National Radical School

Workmen's Circle

I.L. Peretz

Arbeter Ring

Arbeiter Ring

Subjects

Education

Picnics

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

High Park (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-4-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2006-5-1

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Date

[1941 or 1942]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a photograph of recent graduates of the Goel Tzedec Sunday School.including Murray Mendelson, David Buckspan, Sheldon Kert, Austin Cooper, Naomi Rosenberg, Helen Weisblatt (now, Helen Marks), Rhea Tishler, Malka Prager, and Rabbi Sachs

Administrative History

The teacher training class was organized by Rabbi Sachs for recent graduates of the Goel Tzedec Sunday School. The students were 13 or 14 years old.

Source

Archival Accessions

Level

Item

Item

3351

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[192-]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a group of children and teachers in front of the Anshe Sholom Temple in Hamilton, Ontario. The temple was located on Hughson Street.

Notes

The photograph is somewhat pixilated and may have been copied from a book or newspaper.

Name Access

Temple Anshe Sholom (Hamilton, Ont.)

Subjects

Children

Synagogues

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

Hamilton (Ont.)

Accession Number

1982-8-14

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

1976-9-4

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

[ca. 1920]-[ca. 1945]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of originals and photocopies of posters in Yiddish (some with English translations) advertising events such as lectures, memorial meetings for Vladimir Jabotinsky, and concerts. Sponsors are Zionist organizations, including Betar, for events held in Montreal, Quebec; Toronto, Ontario; and St. Catharines, Ontario.

Places

Montreal (Que.)

Toronto (Ont.)

St. Catharines (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Toronto Holocaust Museum series

Special events and projects sub-series

We Were Children Just Like You sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

28-18-3

File

6

Material Format

textual record

Date

1991

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of docent guides, schedules, and application forms for the exhibition We Were Children Just Like You.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

11

File

11

Material Format

textual record

Date

1986

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Director of school finances series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

3

File

35

Material Format

textual record

Date

1989-1990

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

1979-9-16

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1975

Scope and Content

Accession consists of textual records relating to a "Teach-In on Israel" held at the university on 22 January 1975. There is also an announcement of a meeting of the Revolutionary Marxist Group at York.

MG_RG

MG2 P1d

Subjects

Education

Children

Politics and government

Name Access

Jewish Student Federation (York University)

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Annual Campaign series

General Campaign records sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

17-2

File

3

Material Format

textual record

Date

1949

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of the UJA Manual of Campaign office procedures.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Board of directors and executive committee series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

1

File

1

Material Format

textual record

Date

1979

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Toronto Holocaust Museum series

Museum sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

28-13

File

13

Material Format

textual record

Date

1992

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence and forms related to docent training for the Holocaust Education Centre.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds

National program and event materials series

Level

File

Fonds

38

Series

4

File

1

Material Format

textual record

Date

1960, 1975-1976

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of information and suggested guidelines for section councillors and presidents on leadership training for 1960 and 1975-76.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Samuel Crystal fonds

1967 UJA Mission series

Level

Item

Fonds

145

Series

1

Item

64

Material Format

graphic material

Other Title Information

Title based on contents of image.

Date

1967

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Notes

Availability of other formats: Also available as TIFF file.

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

Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds

Human Resources series

Level

File

Fonds

87

Series

13

File

4

Material Format

textual record

Date

10 Jan. 1940

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of one report outlining an In-Service training programme for the staffs of the JFWB and the Jewish Child Welfare Association.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Photographic and audiovisual collection series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

27

File

25

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1967]

Physical Description

40 slides : col. ; 35 mm

Scope and Content

File consists of forty 35 mm slides of graphics related to fundraising training for UJA canvassers.

Notes

Availability of other formats: Also available as digital images.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Congregation Beth David fonds

Religious programs and services series

Beth David Hebrew School file

Level

Item

Fonds

88

Series

2

File

1

Item

1

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1916]

Physical Description

2 photographs (1 negative) : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a Brantford Hebrew Association (later Congregation Beth David) cheder class. Pictured is Rabbi Jack Corsonsky (Corson) surrounded by his students. Pictured in the front—second and third from the left—are Ida and Alice Gazer.

Subjects

Heder

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

1976-6-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds

Executive director series

Subject files sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

61

Series

1-1

File

55

Material Format

textual record

Date

1953

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

This file contains meeting minutes of the UJRA Committee which contain a report by David Andrews on English classes held at the YM-YWHA, a report on English classes for new Canadians and general correspondence.

Accession Number

2004-5-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds

Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee series

Photograph collection sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

61

Series

2-2

File

3

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1963-1977

Physical Description

32 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller

Scope and Content

This file consists of several snapshots of group aerobics classes at the Bloor and northern branches of the YM-YWHA.

Repro Restriction

Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Source

Archival Descriptions

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