Holy Blossom Temple [textual record] – 1856-1969.
Accession Number
1982-9-2
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
1982-9-2
Material Format
textual record
Physical Description
7 microfilm reels
Date
1856-1969
Scope and Content
Accession consists of seven microfilm reals documenting the early years of Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto. Reels are as follows:
Reel 1: Minutes, 1856-1901; Building Committee, 1894-1897.
Reel 2: Minutes, 1894-1900; Collection Books, 1902-1919; By-laws and Minutes, 1939-1956; By-laws for Holy Blossom Cemeteries; Minutes, 1930-1947; Building Committee, 1937; New Synagogue, 1938.
Reel 3: By-laws and Minutes, 1939-1956.
Reel 4: Register of Toronto Hebrew Congregation; Births, 1857-1868; Marriages, 1851-1894; Burials, 1848 -1900; Large Marriage Register 1858 -1878; By-laws 1876-? (Handwritten), 1894, 1904, 1929, 1949,1955 (printed); By-laws Cemeteries ?-1921; Cash Books, 1900; Monthly Cash Books, 1919; Letterpress copy book and instructions for use; Records and letters from 1891; Letterbooks, 1891-1894; Aliyah Book (which is a small hard cover indexed book containing names of members in English and Hebrew, used for calling members to bless and read the Torah) ca. 1890; January 1921- Ecumenical Service; February 1928- first Canadian exchange of pulpits with Rev. E. Crossley Hunter of Carlton Street United Church and Rabbi Abraham Feinberg participating; Toronto Hebrew Ladies Sick and Benevolent Society Minutes instituted in January 1868, original charter 9 July 1877, later became Toronto Hebrew Benevolent Society; Centennial preparation, committee, service, memorials and interview reports with older members of the congregation.
Reel 5: Collection Books, 1884 -1919.
Reel 6: Officers' Minutes, 1952-1964; Board and Annual Meeting Minutes, 1964-1965; Board Minutes, 1966-1967; Board of Trustees Minutes, 1968-1969; Officers, Trustees & Committee Chairmen; Minutes, 1965-1969.
Reel 7: 11 May 1967 onward
MG_RG
MG 3 A1
Subjects
Synagogues
Name Access
Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
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Holy Blossom Temple [graphic material] – 1959.
Level
Item
ID
Item 47
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
47
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1959
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of one black-and-white photograph of a sketch by Aba Bayefsky of Holy Blossom Temple on Bond Street.
Name Access
Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Synagogues
Repro Restriction
Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Places
Bond Street (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
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Holy Blossom Temple [textual record] – Nov.1964-June 1965.
Part Of
Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
Community Relations Committee series
General office records sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 17; Series 5-5; File 30
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
Community Relations Committee series
General office records sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
17
Series
5-5
File
30
Material Format
textual record
Date
Nov.1964-June 1965
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and other documents related to Holy Blossom Temple
Notes
Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Holy Blossom Temple [textual record] – 1952.
Part Of
Lipa Green fonds
Organizations series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 20; Series 3; File 11
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Lipa Green fonds
Organizations series
Level
File
Fonds
20
Series
3
File
11
Material Format
textual record
Date
1952
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a child-friendly Haggadah produced by the Holy Blossom Parent Council.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Holy Blossom Temple [textual record] – 1970-2010.
Accession Number
2012-2-6
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2012-2-6
Material Format
textual record
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Date
1970-2010
Scope and Content
Accession consists of records created by Holy Blossom Temple. Included is an introduction book to Reform Judaism written by Rabbi Dow Marmur, a collection of three sermons by Rabbi Harvey J. Fields, various pamphlets and event notices, board nomination documents, membership renewal documents, a tribute book to Cantor Benjamin Z. Maissner, an anniversary book celebrating 125 years, two newsletters prepared by Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut, and records related to the proposed renewal of the Temple and its sanctuary.
Custodial History
It is unclear where all of these items originated. Some may have been given to the Archives in passing by Nancy Draper, an OJA volunteer. They were pulled together by the archivist and assigned this accession number.
Source
Archival Accessions
Holy Blossom Temple [textual record] – 1953-1956, 1960-1961.
Accession Number
2016-3-30
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2016-3-30
Material Format
textual record
Physical Description
5 cm of textual records (3 vol.)
Date
1953-1956, 1960-1961
Scope and Content
Accession consists of three bound volumes of the Holy Blossom Temple Bulletin for the years September 1953 to June 1954; August 1955 to May 1956; and September 1960 to July 1961.
Custodial History
There is no information on the acquisition of these records. The accession number has been assigned by the archivist.
Descriptive Notes
RELATED MATERIAL NOTE: Holy Blossom Temple bulletins can also be found in MG3 A1.
Subjects
Synagogues
Name Access
Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Holy Blossom Temple [textual record] – 2006-2016.
Accession Number
2016-4-21
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2016-4-21
Material Format
textual record
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Date
2006-2016
Scope and Content
Accession consists of textual records documenting the history and activities of Holy Blossom Temple. Included are synagogue bulletins (2014-2016), pamphlets and a calendar of events. Of note are a series of pamphlets created by the Holy Blossom Temple Archives Committee on various topics including, the history of the synagogue, the synagogue building, the history of education at the synagogue and early founders/leaders (Edmund Scheuer, Abraham Nordheimer, Lewis Samuel, Sigmund Samuel, Alfred Benjamin, and Frank D. Benjamin).
Subjects
Synagogues
Name Access
Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Holy Blossom Temple [textual record] – 1987.
Part Of
Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
Committee for Soviet Jewry series
Affiliated organizations sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 17; Series 3-4; File 18
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
Committee for Soviet Jewry series
Affiliated organizations sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
17
Series
3-4
File
18
Material Format
textual record
Date
1987
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File contains one notice of special Oneg Shabbat service at the Holy Blossom Temple with guest speaker Alexander Mariasin, held 10 April 1987.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Holy Blossom Temple By-laws [textual record] – 1949.
Part Of
Morris Norman collection
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 22; Item 75
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Morris Norman collection
Level
Item
Fonds
22
Item
75
Material Format
textual record
Date
1949
Physical Description
1 item
Source
Archival Descriptions
Holy Blossom Temple bulletin [textual record] – 1969.
Part Of
Larry Becker collection
Level
File
ID
Fonds 34; File 17
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Larry Becker collection
Level
File
Fonds
34
File
17
Material Format
textual record
Date
1969
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a Holy Blossom Temple Bulletin, Volume XLV, no. 4, September 15, 1969.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Holy Blossom Temple, Toronto [graphic material] – Sep. 1963.
Level
Item
ID
Item 4138
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
4138
Material Format
graphic material
Date
Sep. 1963
Physical Description
1 photograph
Scope and Content
Left to right: Mrs. Gunther Plaut; Rabbi Gunther Plaut; Mr. Mort Levy; Mrs. B. Barry Shapiro.
Name Access
Plaut, Mrs. Gunther
Plaut, Rabbi Gunther
Levy, Mort
Shapiro, Mrs. B. Barry
Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Rabbis
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Accession Number
1985-3-7
Source
Archival Descriptions
Holy Blossom Temple Bulletins [textual record] – 1941, 1947.
Part Of
Scheuer family fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 47; File 5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Scheuer family fonds
Level
File
Fonds
47
File
5
Material Format
textual record
Date
1941, 1947
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of two volumes of the Holy Blossom Temple Bulletin with sections written about Edmund Scheuer on the back in the President's Corner. The first was written by Laurie T. Simonsky and discusses Scheuer's contributions on the occasion of his ninety-fourth birthday. The second was a testimonial written by then president, Max E. Enkin, in memory of Edmund Scheuer.
Accession Number
1989-4-2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Holy Blossom Temple Day School [textual record] – 1950, 1962-1970.
Part Of
Board of Jewish Education fonds
School files series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 48; Series 5; File 113
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Board of Jewish Education fonds
School files series
Level
File
Fonds
48
Series
5
File
113
Material Format
textual record
Date
1950, 1962-1970
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Source
Archival Descriptions
Holy Blossom Temple Religious School [textual record] – 1968-1971.
Part Of
Board of Jewish Education fonds
School files series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 48; Series 5; File 114
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Board of Jewish Education fonds
School files series
Level
File
Fonds
48
Series
5
File
114
Material Format
textual record
Date
1968-1971
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Source
Archival Descriptions
Holy Blossom Temple Religious School [textual record] – 1972-1984.
Part Of
Board of Jewish Education fonds
School files series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 48; Series 5; File 115
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Board of Jewish Education fonds
School files series
Level
File
Fonds
48
Series
5
File
115
Material Format
textual record
Date
1972-1984
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Source
Archival Descriptions
Holy Blossom Temple Religious School [textual record] – 1984-2000.
Part Of
Board of Jewish Education fonds
School files series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 48; Series 5; File 116
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Board of Jewish Education fonds
School files series
Level
File
Fonds
48
Series
5
File
116
Material Format
textual record
Date
1984-2000
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Source
Archival Descriptions
Holy Blossom Temple, 1937-present
Address
1950 Bathurst St.
Source
Landmarks

Holy Blossom was the first Jewish congregation in Ontario, established in September 1856 as the Toronto Hebrew Congregation. Many of Toronto’s earliest Jewish families were members of this congregation and were also responsible for establishing the city’s first Jewish cemetery on Pape Avenue. For 20 years, the congregation rented space over a drug store on Yonge Street until 1876 when a Synagogue was built on Richmond Street West. As the congregation grew, it moved to a new building on Bond Street in 1897, designed in the Byzantine Revival style (this building is now St. George’s Greek Orthodox Church).
Address
1950 Bathurst St.
Time Period
1937-present
Scope Note
Holy Blossom was the first Jewish congregation in Ontario, established in September 1856 as the Toronto Hebrew Congregation. Many of Toronto’s earliest Jewish families were members of this congregation and were also responsible for establishing the city’s first Jewish cemetery on Pape Avenue. For 20 years, the congregation rented space over a drug store on Yonge Street until 1876 when a Synagogue was built on Richmond Street West. As the congregation grew, it moved to a new building on Bond Street in 1897, designed in the Byzantine Revival style (this building is now St. George’s Greek Orthodox Church).
History
While Holy Blossom was first established as an Orthodox congregation, in the late 1800s a move toward Reform practices began, including changes to services and the introduction of music and family seating. In 1920, Holy Blossom became a Reform Congregation affiliated with the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (now the Union for Reform Judaism), and has remained a leading Reform Synagogue in Canada ever since. By the 1930s, Holy Blossom had outgrown its Bond Street location and a fundraising campaign began to raise money to purchase property and build a new larger synagogue. In 1937, Holy Blossom moved to its present location on Bathurst south of Eglinton, designed in the the Romanesque Revival style by architects Chapman and Oxley with Maurice Dalvin Klein.
Category
Religious
Architecture
Source
Landmarks
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Holy Blossom Temple, registration, Toronto [graphic material] – 1963.
Level
Item
ID
Item 4137
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
4137
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1963
Physical Description
1 photograph
Scope and Content
Mrs. Leo M. Frankel.
Mr. Morley Pape.
Mrs. Arthur Jacobs.
Mrs. David Palter.
Mrs. Howard Fisher.
Mrs. Mort Levy.
Mrs. Samuel Hellen.
Name Access
Frankel, Mrs. Leo M.
Pape, Morley
Jacobs, Mrs. Arthur
Palter, Mrs. David
Fisher, Mrs. Howard
Levy, Mrs. Mort
Hellen, Mrs. Samuel
Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Synagogues
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Accession Number
1985-3-7
Source
Archival Descriptions
Holy Blossom Temple, exterior, Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1978].
Part Of
George Morrison fonds
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 99; Item 137
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
George Morrison fonds
Level
Item
Fonds
99
Item
137
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1978]
Physical Description
1 slide : col. ; 35 mm
Name Access
Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Architecture
Synagogues
Repro Restriction
Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Places
Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
1980-6-3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Holy Blossom Temple dinner, Toronto [graphic material] – 1953.
Level
Item
ID
Item 4139
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
4139
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1953
Physical Description
1 photograph
Notes
There is a 4 x 5 negative.
Name Access
Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Dinners and dining
Synagogues
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Accession Number
1985-3-7
Source
Archival Descriptions
Holy Blossom Temple, Toronto, Ontario [graphic material] – 1979.
Part Of
The Shuls Project fonds
Ontario synagogues series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 64; Series 2; File 67
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
The Shuls Project fonds
Ontario synagogues series
Level
File
Fonds
64
Series
2
File
67
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1979
Physical Description
193 photographs : col. slides, b&w and col. prints and negatives ; 21 x 25 cm and smaller
Name Access
Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Synagogues
Repro Restriction
Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Holy Blossom – [192?]-[197?].
Accession Number
2002-10-10
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2002-10-10
Physical Description
ca. 13 film and glass slides ; 35 mm
Date
[192?]-[197?]
Scope and Content
Accession consists of graphic records relating to the personal and professional life of Heinz Warschauer, Youth Director at Holy Blossom. The slide collection was presumed to have been used for educational purposes and include slides from a personal collection of photos from Weimar, Germany (1920s - 1930s), Washington D.C., U.S.A. (1966), and Anne Frank House. There are slides of Israel demonstrating Arab and Israeli relations, Kibbutz Hazorea and additional slides of Israel from what appears to be an organized youth trip (ca. 1970). In addition there are glass slides of European cities including Warsaw, Poland and Rothenburg, Germany. Lastly, there is a newspaper clipping from the Toronto Daily Star regarding the sale and demolition of the N. Smith Belting Ltd. building at the northwest corner of Adelaide and York (1970).
Administrative History
Kibbutz Hazorea - Unlike other kibbutzim Hazorea is the only kibbutz founded by graduates of a German Jewish youth movement "Werkleute", young socialist-oriented liberals, who originally sought to find a new alternative to the Jewish community in Germany.
Use Conditions
Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
Source
Archival Accessions
Holy Blossom [textual record] – 1965-1969.
Part Of
Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
Central Region sous-fonds
Subject files series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 28-1; Series 7; File 111
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
Central Region sous-fonds
Subject files series
Level
File
Fonds
28-1
Series
7
File
111
Material Format
textual record
Date
1965-1969
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
The file consists of correspondence, notices and schedules of events.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Holy Blossom Temple, interior sanctuary, Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1978].
Part Of
George Morrison fonds
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 99; Item 138
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
George Morrison fonds
Level
Item
Fonds
99
Item
138
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1978]
Physical Description
1 slide : col. ; 35 mm
Name Access
Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Architecture
Synagogues
Repro Restriction
Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Places
Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
1980-6-3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Holy Blossom Temple, interior sanctuary, Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1978].
Part Of
George Morrison fonds
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 99; Item 139
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
George Morrison fonds
Level
Item
Fonds
99
Item
139
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1978]
Physical Description
1 slide : col. ; 35 mm
Name Access
Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Architecture
Synagogues
Repro Restriction
Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Places
Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
1980-6-3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Holy Blossom Temple good music concerts programme [textual record] – 1952.
Part Of
Morris Norman collection
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 22; Item 76
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Morris Norman collection
Level
Item
Fonds
22
Item
76
Material Format
textual record
Date
1952
Physical Description
1 item
Source
Archival Descriptions
University of Toronto Menorah Society|Holy Blossom Temple [graphic material] – 1921, 1927.
Accession Number
2016-12-8
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2016-12-8
Material Format
graphic material
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w ; 12 x 18 cm and 9 x 12 cm
Date
1921, 1927
Scope and Content
Accession consists of a photograph of the confirmation class at Holy Blossom Temple from 1927 and a photograph of the University of Toronto Menorah Society executive from 1920–21. The following individuals are pictured in the society photograph:
Back row, left to right: B. Caplan (correspondence secretary); David Goldstick (treasurer); Martin Zodroff (science representative); Joseph Greenberg (medicine representative); Jessie Lavine (arts representative); Jacob M. Stucken (general secretary); James Zimmerman (dental representative); and Charles Rotenberg (ex-president).
Front row, left to right: Jacob Markus (first vice-president); Rabbi Barnett Brickner (advisor); David Eisen (president); Prof. W. R. Taylor (honorary vice president).
Absent: Sir Robert Falconer (honorary president); Miss Matti Levi (second vice president); I. B. Levin (Osgoode representative.)
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
Students
Name Access
Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)
University of Toronto
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
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Holy Blossom Temple facade, Bathurst Street, Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1956].
Level
Item
ID
Item 933
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
933
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1956]
Physical Description
2 photographs : (1 negative)
Notes
Credit: Harold Robinson.
Acquired September 1976.
Name Access
Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Architecture
Synagogues
Places
Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
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Holy Blossom Temple, interior, Bathurst Street, Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1956].
Level
Item
ID
Item 934
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
934
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1956]
Physical Description
1 photograph
Notes
Credit: Harold Robinson.
Acquired September 1976.
Name Access
Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Architecture
Synagogues
Places
Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
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Holy Blossom Synagogue [textual record] – 1966.
Part Of
Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
Community Relations Committee series
Research Records sub-series
Advocacy, General sub-sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 17; Series 5-4-9; File 64
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
Community Relations Committee series
Research Records sub-series
Advocacy, General sub-sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
17
Series
5-4-9
File
64
Material Format
textual record
Date
1966
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence from the Rabbis and other representatives of Holy Blossom.
Notes
Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Holy Blossom Synagogue [graphic material] – [before 1937].
Accession Number
2017-1-3
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2017-1-3
Material Format
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
Date
[before 1937]
Scope and Content
Accession consists of photograph of Holy Blossom Synagogue on Bond Street, Toronto. It was located at this location from 1897-1937.
Name Access
Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Holy Blossom Synagogue [textual record] – [ca. 1937], Jan. 1967.
Part Of
Joseph Baruch Salsberg fonds
Jewish community involvement series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 92; Series 4; File 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Joseph Baruch Salsberg fonds
Jewish community involvement series
Level
File
Fonds
92
Series
4
File
2
Material Format
textual record
Date
[ca. 1937], Jan. 1967
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a transcript detailing the history of Holy Blossom Synagogue up to 1937and one Holy Blossom Temple bulletin (Jan. 1967).
Source
Archival Descriptions
Holy Blossom Synagogue [textual record] – 2006.
Part Of
Solomon Edell fonds
General community activities series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 4; Series 11; File 96
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Solomon Edell fonds
General community activities series
Level
File
Fonds
4
Series
11
File
96
Material Format
textual record
Date
2006
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a calendar of events.
Source
Archival Descriptions
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Exterior view of Holy Blossom Temple, Bathurst St., Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1956].
Level
Item
ID
Item 932
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
932
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1956]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Notes
Credit: Harold Robinson.
Name Access
Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Architecture
Synagogues
Places
Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
Acquired September 1976.
Source
Archival Descriptions
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Holy Blossom Temple dance at King Edward Hotel, Toronto [graphic material] – [192-?].
Level
Item
ID
Item 4141
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
4141
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[192-?]
Physical Description
2 photographs : (1 negative)
Name Access
Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)
King Edward Hotel
Subjects
Balls (Parties)
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.
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Accession Number
1985-3-7
Source
Archival Descriptions
Holy Blossom Religious School [textual record] – [ca. 1970].
Part Of
Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
Board of Jewish Education series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 95; Series 1; File 26
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
Board of Jewish Education series
Level
File
Fonds
95
Series
1
File
26
Material Format
textual record
Date
[ca. 1970]
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a draft of the Hebrew Department's course of studies and text books.
Physical Condition
The documents have some tears along the edges.
Source
Archival Descriptions
TJC meeting at Holy Blossom [graphic material] – 6 Mar. 1977.
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Photographic and audiovisual collection series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 27; File 271
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Photographic and audiovisual collection series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
27
File
271
Material Format
graphic material
Date
6 Mar. 1977
Physical Description
12 photographs : b&w (10 negatives) ; 20 x 25 cm and 28 x 28 mm
Scope and Content
File consists of two photographs and ten negatives of a Toronto Jewish Congress meeting held at Holy Blossom Temple. In one frame, a man holds a Leadership Development Award for Ronald Manes; a woman in another frame holds a similar award. Identified on the back of the photographs are Irwin Gold, Harry Steiner, Milton Harris, and David Satok.
Notes
Photos by Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Canvasser training - Holy Blossom [graphic material] – Nov. 1977.
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Photographic and audiovisual collection series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 27; File 304
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Photographic and audiovisual collection series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
27
File
304
Material Format
graphic material
Date
Nov. 1977
Physical Description
3 photographs : b&w (2 negatives) ; 20 x 25 cm and 28 x 28 mm
Scope and Content
File consists of one photograph and two negatives of women at a UJA canvasser training event held at Holy Blossom Temple. Identified on the back of the photo are (L to R) Marsha Slivka, Lorraine Cooper, Elaine Cooper, Caren Pass, and Roy Davidson.
Notes
Photos by Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto.
Availability of other formats: Also available as digital images.
Name Access
Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Synagogues
Source
Archival Descriptions
Holy Blossom|Mount Sinai Hospital [textual record, graphic material] – [195-?]-[197-?].
Accession Number
1998-3-5
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
1998-3-5
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
Physical Description
6 cm of textual records
120 photographs : b&w
Date
[195-?]-[197-?]
Scope and Content
Accession consists of invitations, programs, tributes and dedications relating to Holy Blossom Temple, along with photographs from Mount Sinai Hospital events.
Descriptive Notes
The photographs are contact prints.
Source
Archival Accessions
Rabbi Plaut - Holy Blossom Synagogue [textual record] – 1971.
Part Of
Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
Community Relations Committee series
General office records sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 17; Series 5-5; File 62
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
Community Relations Committee series
General office records sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
17
Series
5-5
File
62
Material Format
textual record
Date
1971
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence from and to Rabbi Plaut related to various issues.
Notes
Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
Source
Archival Descriptions
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Coombe's Drugstore, Holy Blossom, Toronto [graphic material] – 1856.
Level
Item
ID
Item 979
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
979
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1856
Physical Description
1 drawing
Admin History/Bio
From its inception in 1856 until the building of its first synagogue a block east on Richmond Street at Victoria Street in 1876, the Holy Blossom congregation held traditional Orthodox services in a rented room over Coombe's Drugstore on the south-east corner of Yonge and Richmond Streets.
Scope and Content
Item is a drawing of Coombe's Drugstore that appeared in the 1856 Toronto City Directory as part of an advertisement for said drugstore.
Name Access
Coombe's Drugstore
Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Architecture
Drugstores
Synagogues
Places
Richmond Street (Toronto, Ont.)
Yonge Street (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
1976-9-5
Source
Archival Descriptions
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Temple Sinai, holy ark, Toronto [graphic material] – [ca. 1978].
Part Of
George Morrison fonds
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 99; Item 3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
George Morrison fonds
Level
Item
Fonds
99
Item
3
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1978]
Physical Description
1 slide : col. ; 35 mm
Name Access
Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
Subjects
Torah arks
Repro Restriction
Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Accession Number
1980-6-3
Source
Archival Descriptions
General information on Dr. Tarik Kuposovic, Mayor of Sarajevo's visit to Holy Blossom Temple [textual record] – 1993 - 1994.
Part Of
Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
General office subject and correspondence files series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 17; Series 2; File 63
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
General office subject and correspondence files series
Level
File
Fonds
17
Series
2
File
63
Material Format
textual record
Date
1993 - 1994
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Name Access
Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)
Access Restriction
Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
Accession Number
2005-2-2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Holy Blossom Religious School, The Tempelite yearbook [textual record] – 1949.
Part Of
Morris Norman collection
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 22; Item 74
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Morris Norman collection
Level
Item
Fonds
22
Item
74
Material Format
textual record
Date
1949
Physical Description
1 item
Source
Archival Descriptions
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Holy Blossom watercolour, Richmond St., Toronto [graphic material] – 1966.
Level
Item
ID
Item 980
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
980
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1966
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Item is a black and white phtotograph of an original watercolour by artist Aba Bayefsky of the former Richmond St. location of Holy Blossom Temple.
Name Access
Bayefsky, Aba, 1923-2001
Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Architecture
Synagogues
Watercolor painting
Repro Restriction
Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Places
Richmond Street (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
1976-9-5
Source
Archival Descriptions
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Holy Blossom Synagogue, Bond St., Toronto [graphic material] – 1911.
Level
Item
ID
Item 1388-1389
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1388-1389
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1911
Physical Description
3 photographs : (2 col. slides, 1 b&w negative)
Notes
Item is a postcard of the Holy Blossom Temple on Bond Street in Toronto.
Name Access
Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Postcards
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.
Places
Bond Street (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
1976-8-3
Source
Archival Descriptions
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Holy Blossom Religious School filmstrip catalogue [textual record] – [ca. 1979].
Part Of
Board of Jewish Education fonds
Toronto Jewish Media Centre series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 48; Series 14; File 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Board of Jewish Education fonds
Toronto Jewish Media Centre series
Level
File
Fonds
48
Series
14
File
1
Material Format
textual record
Date
[ca. 1979]
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Source
Archival Descriptions
Holy Blossom Religious School filmstrip catalogue [textual record] – [ca. 1979].
Part Of
Board of Jewish Education fonds
Toronto Jewish Media Centre series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 48; Series 14; File 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Board of Jewish Education fonds
Toronto Jewish Media Centre series
Level
File
Fonds
48
Series
14
File
2
Material Format
textual record
Date
[ca. 1979]
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Source
Archival Descriptions
Holy Blossom Religious School filmstrip catalogue [textual record] – [ca. 1979].
Part Of
Board of Jewish Education fonds
Toronto Jewish Media Centre series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 48; Series 14; File 3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Board of Jewish Education fonds
Toronto Jewish Media Centre series
Level
File
Fonds
48
Series
14
File
3
Material Format
textual record
Date
[ca. 1979]
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Source
Archival Descriptions
Holy Blossom Pulpit sermons by Rabbi Maurice Eisendrath [textual record] – 1930-1937.
Part Of
Larry Becker collection
Level
File
ID
Fonds 34; File 57
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Larry Becker collection
Level
File
Fonds
34
File
57
Material Format
textual record
Date
1930-1937
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of nine pamphlets containing various sermons delivered by Rabbi Eisendrath from the pulpit at Holy Blossom Synagogue.
Source
Archival Descriptions