Part Of

Henry Weingluck fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

44

Item

24

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1952]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Name Access

Simon, Etta

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Dundas Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1988-2-11

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1494

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca 1920]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Pictured are Celia Clarfield and daughter Rose (m. Weinstock) standing in front of the People's Home of Bargains store in the West Toronto Junction.

Name Access

Clarfield, Celia

Clarfield, Rose

Weinstock, Rose

Subjects

Mothers and daughters

Storefronts

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

Dundas Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

West Toronto Junction (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-8-28

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3282

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1907]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

This photograph shows Ida Gallander and her daughters Molly and Sarah, possibly taken in Toronto.

Name Access

Gallander, Hudis

Gallander, Ida

Gallander, Molly

Gallander, Sarah

Subjects

Mothers and daughters

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

1982-6-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Henry Weingluck fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

44

Item

14

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1950]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Etta Simon and her daughter Rae Simon (m. Weingluck) standing in front of Queen Circle Inn, Bernstein's Hotel and Restaurant in Crystal Beach, Ontario.

Subjects

Automobiles

Mothers and daughters

Portraits

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Crystal Beach (Fort Erie, Ont.)

Accession Number

1988-2-11

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

646

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1940]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Mres. Zalkin and her infant Daughter Gail in front of 65 Cartwright Ave.

Name Access

Zalkin, Gail

Zalkin, Mrs.

Cartwright Avenue

Subjects

Mothers and daughters

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

Cartwright Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

Acquired May 20, 1976.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4045

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1923

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 9 cm

Name Access

Cohen, Ida

Subjects

Bookstores

Mothers and daughters

Storefronts

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

1986-8-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Henry Weingluck fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

44

Item

4

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1940]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 7 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Etta Simon (née Blieberg) standing outside the front window of her store, Simon's Book Store, at 549 Dundas Street West, Toronto.

Name Access

Simon, Etta

Simon's Book Store

Subjects

Portraits

Storefronts

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

Dundas Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1988-2-11

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of prominent Jewish Torontonians series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

1

Item

15

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Sept. 1952

Physical Description

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

Admin History/Bio

Dr. Anna Gelber (née David) (1907-2007) was born in Palestine in 1907 and passed away on 20 November 2007. Anna received her doctor of science from Sorbonne Univeristy in Paris, France, and her doctor of medicine from the University of Toronto. An obstetrician, at one point she worked in the medical department of Toronto's Women's College Hospital. Anna was also a prominent communal worker, active as a member of the National Executive Board of the Canadian Hadassah.

Anna married Eddie Gelber, a prominent communal worker. They had three children, Edna, Lynn, and David. She and Eddie travelled significantly between Israel and Toronto during their marriage.

Scope and Content

The item is a portrait of Dr. Anna Gelber andher children, Edna, Lynn and David.

Name Access

Gelber, Anna, 1907-2007 (subject)

Schwartz, Sylvia, 1914-1998 (creator)

Subjects

Mothers and daughters

Mothers and sons

Physicians

Repro Restriction

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

Related Material

See also Fonds 80, Series 1-1, Item 13 for portrait of Anna's husband, Mr. Eddie Gelber.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1609

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[189-?]

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 photograph and corresponding negative of Bessie Perkus (m. Morris Breland), Betty Perkus (mother) and Fage Perkus (m. Kussner) in Russia. The family later moved to Cochrane, Ontario.

Name Access

Breland, Morris

Kussner, Fage

Perkus, Bessie

Perkus, Betty

Perkus family

Perkus, Fage

Subjects

Mothers and daughters

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

Russia

Accession Number

1978-12-6

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

833

Material Format

graphic material

Responsibility

Duke Studio

Date

1951

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print of Max Kaplan and his daughter Pearl walking down the aisle at her wedding in the Adath Israel Synagogue in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.

Name Access

Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)

Kaplan, Max

Kaplan, Pearl

Subjects

Fathers and daughters

Weddings

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

Item

Item

4440

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1916 or 1917]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content

Left to right: Joseph Lazarus (son, age nineteen), Samuel Lazarus (father), Rebecca Lazarus (daughter, age twelve or thirteen).

Name Access

Lazarus, Joseph

Lazarus, Rebecca

Lazarus, Samuel

Lazarus Tailoring and Dyeing Shop

Subjects

Fathers and daughters

Fathers and sons

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

Dundas Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1988-11-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[189-?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy portrait of Mrs. Rivha Bennett with her children.

Name Access

Bennett, Rivha

Subjects

Mothers and sons

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

Kingston (Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-3-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ethel Mehr fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

68

Item

11

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1917]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w; 14 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a studio portrait of Mendel Mehr with his daughters Lucille (left) and Bernice (right).

Notes

Photo by Rosevear, Queen and Bathurst Sts. Toronto.

Name Access

Mehr, Mendel

Mehr, Lucille

Mehr, Bernice

Subjects

Fathers and daughters

Portraits

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

1988-12-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Henry Weingluck fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

44

Item

5

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1940]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 8 cm

Admin History/Bio

Ben, George and Irving were the sons of Etta and Ephraim Simon.

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Ben Simon, George Simon, and Irving Simon in front of Simon's Book Store at 549 Dundas Street, Toronto.

Name Access

Simon, Al

Simon, Ben

Simon, George

Simon's Book Store

Subjects

Families

Portraits, Group

Storefronts

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

Dundas Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1988-2-11

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Henry Weingluck fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

44

Item

10

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[195-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Etta Simon (née Blieberg) lighting the candles at Passover.

Name Access

Simon, Etta

Subjects

Candles and lights (Judaism)

Portraits

Seder

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1988-2-11

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3789

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1920]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Sam Berger with his daughter Beatrice when she was about 2 years of age.

Name Access

Berger, Sam

Berger, Beatrice

Denison Avenue

Subjects

Fathers and daughters

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

Denison Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1985-7-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Levine and Cass family fonds

Bliss family series

Level

Item

Fonds

25

Series

8

Item

8

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1954 or 1955]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Helen Bliss with her mother, Dorothy, in Toronto. The two women are seated together on a chair, smiling for the camera. Helen has her arm around Dorothy.

Name Access

Bliss, Dorothy

Bliss, Helen

Subjects

Mothers and daughters

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4032

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[between 1920 and 1925]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

In back: Sam Silver (with hat); Moishe Barsht, son of Yehoshua Yekl and Golda Barsht.

Name Access

Barsht, Yehoshua Yekl

Barsht, Golda

Barsht, Moishe

Silver, Sam

Subjects

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

Baldwin Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-3-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6087

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1926]

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Joseph Graner changing a flat tire at the side of the road with his daughter Ida Graner.

Name Access

Graner, Joseph

Graner, Ida

Subjects

Fathers and daughters

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

1991-5-9

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3262

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[193-]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Notes

For the identification list, please view the accession record.

Name Access

Morris, Rivka

Subjects

Families

Portraits, Group

Sabbath

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

Robert Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1982-6-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4443

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[193-?]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Left: Boris Kotzer.

Name Access

Kotzer, Boris

United Barber Shop (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Barbershops

Storefronts

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

Dundas Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1988-10-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4444

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1952 or 1953]

Physical Description

2 photographs : (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Left to right: N. London, Boris Kotzer.

Name Access

Kotzer, Boris

London, N.

United Barber Shop (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Barbershops

Storefronts

Places

Dundas Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1988-10-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4533

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1928

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Etta Taube standing in her parents' backyard at 412 Palmerston Ave. in Toronto. The photograph was taken just prior to her marriage to Dr. John Sherman.

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

Level

Item

Item

1207

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1905

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 14 x 10 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a studio photograph or Rebecca Weinberg with her son Bernard, who is three years old at the time of the photo.

Name Access

Weinberg, Rebecca

Subjects

Mothers

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

Poland

Accession Number

1977-1-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6069

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1932]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content

Photograph of Mothers' Group Farband Shule, Toronto, probably in High Park.

Notes

Original: Modern Studio Toronto.

Name Access

Farband Shule

Subjects

Mothers

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

High Park (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1993-9-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2369

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1934]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Admin History/Bio

The Ha-Gi-La Club met on Stephanie Street. The club's name was suggested by Rabbi Gordon, which means Happy-Go-Lucky.

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of a group of women in of the Ha-Gi-La Club. The portrait was taken in a parlour.

Notes

Photo by A. Andreassen, 27 Gerrard St., Toronto.

Name Access

Ha-Gi-La Club

Subjects

Clubs

Mother's Day

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

Claremont Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1980-7-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4316

Material Format

graphic material

Date

11 May 1941

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Pictured in this photograph, left to right: Mrs. Bertha Goldberg, [unknown], Mrs. Disenhouse, Mrs. Weinrib, [unknown], Mrs. Gittel Rakowsky, [unknown], Mrs. Levy, Mrs. Gertrude Seifman.

Subjects

Mother's Day

Restaurants

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

Dundas Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)

Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1987-3-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Family series

Portraits sub-series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

5-1

Item

24

Material Format

graphic material

Date

June 1946

Physical Description

2 photographs: b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 15 cm

Admin History/Bio

Fanny Solway (née Schwartz) was the daughter of Joseph Schwartz and Gertrude Schwartz and the sister of Sylvia Schwartz. She was married to Alex Solway (d. 1 July 1988) and had two children, Carol and Herbert. She had three grandchildren, Gary, Diane, and Michael. She died on 22 April 1971.

The Fanny Solway Award is a University of Toronto Faculty of Law bursary set up by Fanny's family after her death to be given to a first-year student that has obtained standing in pre-law studies satisfactory to the council and who satisfies the council of capacity to be an outstanding law student and demonstrates financial need.

Herbert Solway received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Toronto in 1953 and a bachelor of laws degree in 1955. He was called to the bar in 1957. Herbert was a founding member of Goodmans LLP, joining the firm in 1955. He has played a significant role in helping build the foundation of the firm, serving as its chair from 1980 to 1992. He served as chair until 1994 and partner until 1998. He continues to serve as counsel to Goodmans. He was appointed to the Queen's Counsel in 1968.

Herbert has also been a director of Gluskin Sheff and Associates Inc. since May 2006. He is a director of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and a founding director of the Tarragon Theatre Company. He was a founding director of Sun Media Corporation and a director of John Labatt Ltd.

Carol Solway is the daughter of Alex and Fanny Solway, brother of Herbert Solway, and the niece of Sylvia Schwartz.

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of Fanny, Carol and Herbert Solway.

Subjects

Mothers and daughters

Mothers and sons

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.

Related Material

See Fonds 80 Series 5-2 for photographs of the Solways at the family cottage.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Henry Weingluck fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

44

Item

19

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1923

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of Leah Simon and Rae Simon in Toronto.

Name Access

Simon, Leah

Simon, Rae

Subjects

Portraits

Women

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

1988-2-11

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Brown fonds

Commercial building plans and drawings series

Level

File

Fonds

49

Series

3

File

19

Material Format

architectural drawing

Date

1921

Physical Description

10 architectural drawings : ink on linen weave ; 51 cm length or smaller and 5 cm diam.

Admin History/Bio

Nathan Rosenberg was the owner of several ladies' and children's clothing stores in downtown Toronto. Nathan, along with his brother Simon, were the co-owners of the Dainty Dress Company at 317 Adelaide West. He also owned the Exclusive Ladies Garment Company at 221 Richmond Street and was the president of the Exclusive Children's Cloak Company, which was headquartered at 44 York Street.

Scope and Content

File consists of various floor plans, sections and elevation drawings of a large three storey clothing store for Mr. Nathan Rosenberg on Dundas Street West. In 1925, Nathan Rosenberg owned Campbell Women's Wear, located at 124 & 130 Dundas St. West. These may be the drawings for this building.

Places

Dundas Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

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

Level

Item

Item

269

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1902]

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of the Levi family in Toronto.

Name Access

Levi, Paul

Rotenberg, Mattie

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

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Henry Weingluck fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

44

Item

9

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1950]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of the Simon family at their Passover seder in Toronto. Seated around the table, from left to right are: George and Helen (née Katz) Simon; Rae Simon; Leah Kernerman (née Simon); Faigie Kernerman (Phyllis, daughter of Leah); Fred (son of Al and Shirley); Al Simon; Etta Simon (née Blieberg, grandmother); and Shirley Simon (née Berk, wife of Dr. Al S. Simon).

Name Access

Kernerman, Faigie

Kernerman, Leah

Simon, Al

Simon, Dr. A. S.

Simon, Etta

Simon, Fred

Simon, George

Simon, Helen

Simon, Leah

Simon, Shirley

Subjects

Families

Portraits, Group

Seder

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

1988-2-11

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Henry Weingluck fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

44

Item

26

Material Format

graphic material

Date

18 Apr. 1927

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w; 6 x 9cm

Admin History/Bio

Ben Simon (1906–1996) was born in Toronto and worked as a tailor. His family—mother Etta (1874–1967) and father Ephraim (Frederick) (1876–1938)—immigrated from Russia to Canada in 1904. Silblings included Rae (1904–1987), Leah (1905–1976), Helen (1911–1986), Albert (1913–2003), Irving (1915–1999), and George (1919–1981). Ben married Susan (née Givertz, 1915–2000) and together they had one son, Fred Simon.

Scope and Content

Image shows Ben Simon standing in from of the Chestnut Street Synagogue in 1927.

Name Access

Chestnut Street Synagogue

Simon, Ben

Subjects

Architecture

Portraits

Synagogues

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

Discoloured and fading

Places

Chestnut Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1988-2-11

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2343

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1932

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content

Item is a studio portrait of Malka, Yom and Shirley Dashkin.

Name Access

Dashkin, Malka

Dashkin, Shirley

Dashkin, Yom Tov

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

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1980-9-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6041

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1923 or 1924]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Moishe and Tania Kachuck with daughter Bluma (Beulah) in Toronto.

Notes

Photo by Schlocter.

Name Access

Kachuck, Bluma (Beulah)

Kachuck, Moishe

Kachuck, Tania

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

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1993-1-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4527

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1909]

Physical Description

1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 14 cm

Scope and Content

This item is an original portrait of Etta Taube at approximately one year of age.

Subjects

Infants

Portraits

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

Level

Item

Item

4532a

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1915]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm on matte 27 x 16 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a studio portrait of Etta Taube at the age of six.

Notes

This photograph had been assigned the number 4532, which had also been assigned to another photograph within the same accession.

Subjects

Children

Portraits

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

Henry Weingluck fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

44

Item

27

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1921]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10cm

Admin History/Bio

Etta Simon (1874–1967) and her husband Ephram Simon (1876–1938) moved to Canada in 1904. Their children included Ben Simon (1905–1996), Rea (1902–?), Leah (1905–1976), and Helen (1911–?).

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait Leah Simon and her friends.

Left to right: Lena Gang, Fanny Taube, and Leah Simon.

Subjects

Friendship

Portraits, Group

Women

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

Corners have been folded. Black paper is glued to the verso of the photograph. Indentations and markings seen thoughout.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4688

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1907]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm and 17 x 19 cm

Scope and Content

Original and copy photograph of Mr. Meyer Michalson holding his daughter, Esther (m. Cooper), in his crockery store at Queen near Parliament at 360 Queen St. East. Eventually Mr. Michalson expanded his business to establish Michalson's Wholesale China at Parliament and Dundas Street. He also opened Michalson's East End Bargain House at the same corner.

Name Access

Cooper, Esther

Michalson, Esther

Michalson, Meyer

Michalson's Wholesale China

Subjects

Fathers and daughters

Stores, Retail

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

Queen Street East (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1988-3-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1710

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1901

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

This item is a copy photograph of Akiva Pitkowsky, the cantor of a shul in Grodno, Poland, with his two daughters. He is the grandfather of Benjamin Brown. Benjamin Brown's mother, Tema, is pictured on the right.

Name Access

Brown, Benjamin

Pitkowsky, Cantor Akiva

Pitkowsky, Tema

Subjects

Cantors (Judaism)

Fathers and daughters

Portraits

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

Poland

Accession Number

1979-3-7

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2551

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1940]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content

Zalman Cohen is pictured in the window.

Name Access

Cohen, Zalman

Subjects

Barbershops

Storefronts

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

Denison Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Dundas Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1981-2-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Henry Weingluck fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

44

Item

12

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1930]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Ephraim "Frederick" Simon, the founder of Simon's Book Store, Toronto.

Name Access

Simon, Efraim

Simon's Book Store

Subjects

Portraits

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

1988-2-11

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds

Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series

Level

File

Fonds

103

Series

1

File

125

Material Format

textual record

Date

1948-1949, 1956, 1978

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of prominent Jewish Torontonians series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

1

Item

19

Material Format

graphic material

Date

21 Apr. 1946

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 19 x 13 cm, 13 x 17 cm

Admin History/Bio

Ben and Elsie Harold were Labour Zionists, and Ben was a UJA chair in 1982. The family moved to Detroit, Michigan. Ben passed away before Elsie.

Elsie Harold (21 May 1915–12 May 2006) was born in 1915 and had three siblings, Saul Freeman, Ruth Netter, and Pearl Mekler. She married Ben Harold and had three children, Nancy Harold, Dr. David Harold, and Dr. Rena Harold. She was a grandmother to seven grandchildren and great-grandmother of four great-grandchildren prior to her death in 2006.

Scope and Content

The item is a portrait of Ben and Elsie Harold with their daughter.

Name Access

Schwartz, Sylvia, 1914-1998 (creator)

Subjects

Parent and child

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.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sadie Stren fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

78

File

3

Item

48

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[189-]

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 photograph of Mr. A. W. Myers, Mrs. Isaac Simon, and Mrs. A. W. Myers (née Lena Simon) of Alexandria, Ontario.

Subjects

Portraits

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

Alexandria (Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-11-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Brown fonds

Commercial building plans and drawings series

Level

File

Fonds

49

Series

3

File

18

Material Format

architectural drawing

Date

1948

Physical Description

4 architectural drawings : 3 pencil on tracing paper, 1 pen ; 55 cm length or smaller and 4 cm diam.

Admin History/Bio

Union Bakery was a large Jewish bakery owned by Abraham Stancer. The bakery was previously known as Stancer Brothers.

Scope and Content

File consists of proposed alterations to a two story building for Union Bakery Co. at 779 Dundas St. West. Several floor plans and sections are included.

Related Material

See Photo #1511 for a photo of Abraham Stancer.

Places

Dundas Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Brown fonds

Commercial building plans and drawings series

Level

File

Fonds

49

Series

3

File

77

Material Format

architectural drawing

Date

1935

Physical Description

2 architectural drawings : 1 blueprint, 1 pencil on tracing paper ; 55 cm length or smaller and 4 cm diam.

Admin History/Bio

Henry Adelberg was the president of H. Adelberg Ltd., a cloak manufacturing company.

Scope and Content

File consists of floor plans, a section and detailing of a public garage for Mr. Henry Adelberg at 33 Dundas St. West.

Related Material

See File 49-3-38 for architectural drawings of additions and alterations to store and dwelling for Mr. Henry Adelberg at Queen and Brookfield.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2951

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1920]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Mrs. Toba (Taube) Gang in doorway.

Name Access

Gang's Dry Goods Shop

Subjects

Storefronts

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

Dundas Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1980-1-16

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1493

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1922

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Phillip Clarfield and his son Morris in front of their mens clothing store at 3124 Dundas St. W., in the West Toronto Junction.

Name Access

Clarfield, Morris

Clarfield, Phillip

Subjects

Fathers and sons

Men's clothing

Storefronts

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

West Toronto Junction (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-8-28

Source

Archival Descriptions