- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 2
- File
- 102
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1938-1942
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of correspondence with Rabbi Dr. Jacob Hoffman.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Larry Becker collection
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 34
- File
- 50
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1946]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photocopies of various news articles announcing the death of Dr. Cecile Markowitz and her life and career, and the announcement and biography of Dr. Jacob Markowitz, a lieutenant in the Imperial forces, who was missing in the Malaya Peninsula.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4538
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4538
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1927
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph
- Name Access
- Markowitz, Dr. Jacob
- Sherman, John A
- 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
- 1988-4-7
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 1981-9-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1981-9-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1928-1936
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of S. Levy's licence to operate radio receiving equipment in Toronto (1928-1929); gasoline handling licence granted to I. Levy of Levy's Hardware, Toronto (1934); and Isaac Levy's certificate of membership at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto (1936).
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1982-8-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1982-8-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 26 and 13 x 18 cm
- Date
- 1908-1961
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a photograph of a group of people in front of the Ontario Legislative Building at Queens Park in the 1930s, a photograph of J. Irving Oelbaum, national vice president of Canadian Jewish Congress, presenting a Scroll of Honour to Mr. and Mrs. J. Donnenfeld (1961), and a United Zionists of Toronto certificate awarded to Paul Levi in 1908.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-9-33
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-9-33
- Material Format
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 2 VHS tapes
- 13 film reels : 8 mm
- Date
- 1957-1967
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of home movies documenting the Levy family of Hamilton, Ontario. Included is footage of birthday parties, children playing at their home and in parks, swimming, sailing, a football game at Ivor Wynne Stadium, a trip to Algonquin Park, family picnics, and trips to Quebec and New York.
- Administrative History
- Nancy Levy was born in 1951 to Corinne (née Cohn) and Edgar Levy. (Corinne and Edgar's name was originally Moshe Noss. He was born in the Ukraine and orphaned at an early age. Around 1921 he immigrated to Canada through the help of a Mr. Grafstein. Once in Canada, Edgar and his brothers were adopted into different families. The Levy family adopted Edgar and he took their name.
- Edgar married Corrine Cohn in 1946. Edgar had a business in Hamilton called Piston Service, which was a wholesaler for car parts. Corrine drove a truck for this business and eventually became the bookkeeper for another firm. After marriage, they lived in Hamilton at 18 West Third.
- Nancy had two younger siblings: Ann (1956–) and Lois (1958–2018). She married Wayne Greenberg in 1979 and they divorced around 1985. She studied medical lab technology at a community college and worked at various hospitals and businesses, including Henderson Hospital in Hamilton and Baycrest.
- Subjects
- Families
- Name Access
- Levy family
- Places
- Hamilton, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-12-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-12-3
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- ca. 33 cm of textual records and other material
- Date
- 1913-2014
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting the maternal (Cohn) and paternal (Levy) branches of the donor's family. Included are cards, certificates, death certificates, degrees, diplomas, family trees, letters, an oral history transcript, passports, photographs, reference materials, telegrams, and other records.
- Individuals documented in the records include: Al Berns, Etta Cohn, Judah Cohn, Natalie Cohn, Stanley Cohn, Sylvia Cohn, Al Cole, Myer Drazin, Manny Godfrey, Bert Gold, Dan Gold, Jonah Gold, Yenta Kohl, Ann Levy, Corinne Levy, Edgar Levy, Lois Levy, Nancy Levy, Joan Lipton, Joy Matsuzaki, Raymond Mock,Edythe Noss, Harvey Noss, Mark Noss, Walter Lyons, Judy Rubin, Richard Seymour, and Elaine Zimmerman.
- Caption (030): Edgar Levy shortly after arrival in Canada, [ca. 1921]. Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, accession 2019-12-3.
- Administrative History
- The Noss family traces its origins to Russia/Ukraine. The patriarch, Avraham Noss, died after contracting typhus after being badly beaten in a pogrom. His wife, Toiba, died of either cholera, typhus, or influenza (accounts vary). They left behind four children: Raisa, Meyer, Joseph, and Moshe. The extended family took care of the four orphans but did not have enough food to feed them, so the three youngest were put in a Jewish orphanage. The eldest, Raisa, was too old but came every day to visit her brothers. One day, she arrived only to be told, "The missionaries took them away." The entire orphanage was brought to Canada. A Mr. Hershman from Toronto was involved as was a congregation of Christadelphians from Hamilton including a Mr. Farrar who owned a good-quality clothing store.
- Raisa remained in Russia, where she received an education from the Communist Party and became an engineer. Meyer kept in touch with his sister for as long as possible, but the two eventually lost touch.
- The Drazin family took in Meyer, the eldest brother, although the family never adopted him. Despite this, he changed his name to Drazin. Joseph ("Joe") was adopted but was returned to Children's Aid, where he went from foster home to foster home. He eventually took back the Noss family name. As for Moshe, he was adopted by Moses Levy and Marietta Steinert. Moshe's new parents changed his name to Edgar Steinert Levy. Edgar Levy is thus the same individual as Moshe Noss. Marietta was well-known in the Hamilton community, and a chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women was named after her.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Descriptive Notes
- Accompanying material: After donating the records in her possession, the donor emailed the archivist a document titled "Noss Family Story," which the archivist used to compose the biographical sketch. The document has been saved with other supporting documentation.
- Subjects
- Families
- Genealogy
- Name Access
- Cohn (family)
- Levy, Corinne,1917-1978
- Levy, Edgar, 1915-1980
- Levy (family)
- Levy, Marietta Steinbert, 1858-1928
- Noss (family)
- Places
- Canada
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- 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
- 81
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Date
- 1951-1961
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 10 x 7 cm and 7 x 10 cm
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of two photographs of Mort Levy. One features Mort Levy standing with Mr. A. Lipson on a dirt road and the other is Mort Levy sitting on the front steps of a cabin at Camp Frailoch, surrounded by campers. The cabin was probably the original Willison farmhouse, which was later bought by the YMCA in the 1940s and was destroyed by fire in the 1950s.There is also a letter from the Globe and Mail addressed to Mort Levy regarding the presentation of an engraving to Bobbie Rosenfeld and a membership certificate for the North Toronto YM-YWHA, signed by Sam Granatstein and Alex Fisher.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Levine and Cass family fonds
- Levy family series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 25
- Series
- 15
- Item
- 5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [192-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Rose Levy.
- Name Access
- Levy, Rose
- 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
- Levine and Cass family fonds
- Levy family series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 25
- Series
- 15
- Item
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [192-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photographic portrait of Rose Levy taken at a studio in Toronto likely in the 1920's.
- Notes
- Mounted in card frame
- Photographer: Rembrandt Studio, 141 Yonge Street, Toronto
- Name Access
- Levy, Rose
- 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.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Levine and Cass family fonds
- Levy family series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 25
- Series
- 15
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1902]-[192-?]
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs : b&w ; 24 x 17 cm or smaller
- Admin History/Bio
- Mrs. Dora Levy was the daughter of Abraham and Rebecca Cass and the sister of Sarah (Cass) Levine. She was born in Russia in 1870 and immigrated to Canada in 1889. She married Charles Levy (b. 1869) on 10 February 1892 in Toronto.
- Shortly thereafter, they moved to Allerston, Ontario, where he opened up a store. The couple had four children: Tobias (b. 1892), Louis (b. 1894), Benjamin (b. 1897) and Esther (b. 1899). Tobias, who was also referred to as Theodore or Ted, married Rhoda Davis on 12 June 1919. His sister, Esther, married Joseph Kert on 6 November 1921.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of photographs of members of the Levy family.
- Name Access
- Levy family
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2021-11-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2021-11-4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- [19--]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting the family of Nancy Levy. Included are a biography of the orphan Meir Noss, which was translated from the Yiddish in 1921, and a copy of an undated clipping about the donor's mother, who was the only attendant at her friend Jean Kamarner's wedding. The first item describes events in Z'vil, Ukraine that took place in 1919/1920.
- Subjects
- Families
- Name Access
- Levy (family)
- Places
- Ukraine
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2022-12-9
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2022-12-9
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records and other material
- Date
- 1958-1967
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting Nancy Levy, primarily education records, such as citizenship awards and scholarship awards issued by the Board of Education for the City of Hamilton, Ontario. It also consists of certificates and patches issued by the Canadian Red Cross Society and the Royal Life Saving Society of Canada while at Camp Kadimah and Hamilton's Recreation Centre as well a photograph of a Temple Anshe Sholom confirmation class taken in 1967. Identified in the photograph are: (back row) Michael Epstein, Paul Simon, Leslie Mitchinick, Rabbi Baskin, Michael Isaac, Robert Mitchnick, Harold Barnett, Brian Singer, (front row) Cheryl Hebscher, Sharon Leutcher, Robin Raphael, Gerrie Perrell, Nancy Levy, Jacqueline Houston, Elaine Hotz, Ethel Landrecht, and Debbie Minden.
- Administrative History
- Nancy Levy was born in 1951 to Corinne (née Cohn) and Edgar Levy. (Corinne and Edgar's name was originally Moshe Noss. He was born in the Ukraine and orphaned at an early age. Around 1921 he immigrated to Canada through the help of a Mr. Grafstein. Once in Canada, Edgar and his brothers were adopted into different families. The Levy family adopted Edgar and he took their name.
- Edgar married Corrine Cohn in 1946. Edgar had a business in Hamilton called Piston Service, which was a wholesaler for car parts. Corrine drove a truck for this business and eventually became the bookkeeper for another firm. After marriage, they lived in Hamilton at 18 West Third.
- Nancy had two younger siblings: Ann (1956–) and Lois (1958–2018). She married Wayne Greenberg in 1979 and they divorced around 1985. She studied medical lab technology at a community college and worked at various hospitals and businesses, including Henderson Hospital in Hamilton and Baycrest.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Descriptive Notes
- Availability of other formats: Digitized material.
- Subjects
- Confirmation (Jewish rite)
- Education
- Name Access
- Temple Anshe Sholom (Hamilton, Ont.)
- Places
- Hamilton (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Central Region sous-fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28-1
- Series
- 7
- File
- 68
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1967-1968
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence, invitations to receptions, press releases, biographical information and programmes of events.
- Name Access
- Eshkol, Levi, 1895-1969
- Subjects
- Prime ministers--Israel
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Publicity photographs of people and events series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 6
- File
- 146
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [194-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of a portrait photograph of Mark Levy.
- 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
- Passenger Names
- Levy, Abraham
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Levy, Abraham
- Page Number
- 518
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Levy, Abraham
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Levy, Abraham
- Page Number
- 740
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Levy, David
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Levy, David
- Page Number
- 312
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Levy, Issy
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Levy, Issy
- Page Number
- 398
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Accession Number
- 2007-6-21
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-6-21
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 slide : b&w ; 35 mm
- Date
- [194-?]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a portrait of Mr. D. M. Levy's father.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Morris Norman collection
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 22
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- object
- Date
- [between 1912 and 1932]
- Physical Description
- 1 item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- David Pinkus fonds
- David Pinkus’ personal records series
- Artworks of the Levy-Benchetons file
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 138
- Series
- 1
- File
- 49
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1989-1999 [donation made in 2001]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of brochures containing printed copies of Joseph and Jaime Haim Levy-Bencheton’s artworks; the artworks are accompanied by explanatory text. Also included is a booklet containing the list of Sephardic religious congregations to whom the works of art have been presented as personal donations. The Levy-Benchetons are an old family that originated in Spain and settled in North Africa. Shalom Levy-Bencheton was the father of Jaime Haim and Joseph. The brochures were a donation made by Jaime Haim Levy-Bencheton in 2001 to the Hawaii Jewish Congregation.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2013-8-6
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2013-8-6
- Material Format
- textual record (electronic)
- graphic material (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records and graphic material : b&w and sepia (tiff and jpg) ; 780 MB
- Date
- 1915-[ca. 1955]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of electronic copies of original records documenting the Zack and Levy families from Hamilton and Toronto. Records included family photographs, a border crossing identification card, a military identity document and a war service badge certificate, Irving Levy's intern registration card for Barnert Memorial Hospital, a graduation diploma and a sworn declaration regarding Irving Levy's name.
- Administrative History
- Isaac (d. 1955) Zack and Rose (d. ca 1965) Chertkoff were both born in Russia and came separately to Canada in the early 1900s. They married in Toronto in 1907 and then moved to Hamilton. Together, they had five children: Hy (b. ca. 1909); Betty (Joseph) (b. ca. 1911); Sadie (Levy) (1913-2013); Mannie (b. ca. 1915); and Gordie (b. ca. 1922). Isaac and Rose ran "Zack's Furniture" store on York Street in Hamilton. They were ardent Labour Socialists.
- Nathan (d. 1965) Levy and Annie (d. 1975) Persofsky both came spearately to Toronto with their families. They married in Toronto sometime before 1908 and had seven children: Frances (Hendricks) (b. ca. 1908); Morris; Mary (Rubin); Irving (1916-ca. 1998); Godie (Nass); Larry (b. ca. 1924); and Jackie. Nathan was a barber.
- Nathan's son Irving studied medicine at the University of Toronto. Following graduation in 1941, Irving went to the United States and interned for one year at the Barnert Memorial Hospital in Patterson, New Jersey. Following his internship, Irving returned to Canada and married Sadie Zack sometime after February 1943. The two had met at a National Council of Jewish Women's party in Hamilton. Irving enlisted in the Royal Canadan Army Medical Corps in February of 1943 and served on active duty until 1946. He attained the rank of Captain and served in Italy as a physician. Upon returning to Canada, Irving opened his own medical practice in Hamilton. Together, Irving and Sadie had three children: Marsha (Slavens) (b. 1947); Richard (b. 1949); and Ira (b. 1952). Irving and Sadie were active memebers of the Hamilton Jewish community, Sadie being a long-time member of the National Council of Jewish Women and the Temple Ahshe Shalom Sisterhood and Irving a member of B'nai Brith. Irving died ca. 1998 and Sadie died in 2013 in Hamilton.
- Name Access
- Slavens, Marsha, 1947- (subject)
- Levy, Irving, 1916-1998 (subject)
- Levy, Sadie, 1913-2013 (creator)
- Zack, Isaac, -1955 (subject)
- Zack, Rose, -1965 (subject)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2014-9-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2014-9-3
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- architectural drawing (electronic)
- textual record (electronic)
- Physical Description
- ca. 30 photographs (tiff)
- ca. 15 architectural drawings (tiff)
- 3 textual records (pdf)
- Date
- [1945?]-[ca. 1990]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs and architectural drawings documenting Jaime Levy-Bencheton's architectural career in Ontario and Morocco. The bulk of the material relates to projects Levy-Bencheton designed while working for the Government of Ontario including: a greenhouse for the Ontario Science Centre, OPP Headquarters building in London, ON, Rideau Correctional Centre, and Chestnut Hill (Southwestern Ontario regional archaeological office). Also included are architectutal drawings and photographs related to Levy-Bencheton's private practices in Morocco and Toronto and work for architect Martin Mendelow.
- Administrative History
- Jaime Levy-Bencheton was born on July 6, 1918 in Casablanca, Morocco. Jaime started a private architectural practice in Morocco in 1945. He immigrated to Canada in 1963 and initially found work with the architect Martin Mendelow. In 1965, he started working for the Government of Ontario's Department of Public Works as a draftsman. Starting in 1969, he worked for the Ministry of Government Services as an architectural job captain until his retirement in 1985. During his career Levy-Bencheton specialized in designing facilities for persons with disabilities and worked on a variety of buildings across Ontario including, industrial, institutional, and office use buildings. In his retirement, Levy-Bencheton became devoted to the study of the Bible and creating Jewish religious art.
- Subjects
- Architects
- Occupations
- Name Access
- Levy-Bencheton, Jaime, 1918-
- Places
- Casablanca, Morocco
- Toronto, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-6-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-6-4
- Material Format
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 book, 8 x 12 cm
- Date
- 1989-1990
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a day planner produced by the Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-4-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-4-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- ca. 100 photographs : b&w and col. ; 61 x 27 or smaller
- 3 cm of textual records
- Date
- [ca. 1900]-1994, predominent 1920-1960
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a scrapbook compiled by Edward J. Levy documenting the personal lives and musical careers of Sidney Levy and Philip and Elie Spivak. The scrapbook primarily consists of photographs of the Spivak and Levy families but also includes the musical score for Dirge for Orchestra composed by Oskar Morawetz in memory of Elie Spivak, naturalization papers for Philip Spivak and Bella Spivak, bulletins of the Royal Conservatory of Music and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, photographs of other musicians including Zara Nelsova, newsclippings, Ed Levy's bar mitzvah certificate, postcards and invitations. There is also an oversized photograph of the 19th Season of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, featuring Elie Spivak, Philip Spivak and Sidney Levy.
- Administrative History
- Sidney (Solomon) Levy (1898-1971) was born in London, England in 1898, the son of Elizabeth (nee Goldstein) Levy. He was the oldest brother to six younger sisters. Sidney was a violist who first played in movie houses in East London, where he met Phillip and Elie Spivak. During the 1920s, he played on touring ocean liners. He immigrated to Toronto in 1929 where he again played movie theatres and then built a career with the CBC radio orchestra and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. He also played the O'Keefe Centre's opening night performance of Camelot.
- Elie (2 Feb. 1902-23 July 1960) and Phillip (1906-ca. 1962) Spivak were born in Uman, Ukraine, the sons of Reverend Joseph (d. 1965) and Bella (nee Finkler) (d. 1962) Spivak. They were two of five children: Elie, Clara (1904-1984), Philip, Siam (d. ca. 1964, New York) and Thelma (m. Heller) (1917-2008).Their paternal grandfather, Yankel Spivak, was a famous chazzan. Their maternal grandfather, Ezra Finkler, was a successful wheat merchant in Ukraine, who was killed during the pogroms. Joseph and Bella Spivak, who were living with their children on the Finkler's large estate at the time, managed to escape through Poland and Germany, eventually arriving in Paris in 1910. At this time, Elie entered the Paris Conservatoire at the age of seven and studied violin with Henri Berthelier from 1910-1915. Around 1915, the Spivak family immigrated to England, where Clara later met Sidney Levy through her brothers, who at the time was a theatre musician. Elie continued his studies at the Royal College of Manchester with Adolphe Brodsky in 1916. In 1923, he founded the Elie Spivak String Quartet in Manchester, the first ensemble to give chamber music concerts over the new BBC network.
- The Spivak family left London for Canada in the late 1920s. Elie was the first of the siblings to immigrate and after resideing for one year in New York City, he moved to Toronto in 1926. Philip and Clara followed in 1929, as did Sidney Levy. Joseph and Bella Spivak, along with their children Siam and Thelma, ended up settling in New York City. Sidney married Clara Spivak in a ceremony in New York in the year they immigrated. They had one son, Edward (b. 1934). Clara was active in the TSO's Women's Committee.
- In Toronto, Elie Spivak was first violin (1929-1942) of the Conservatory String Quartet and concertmaster (1931-1948) of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. In 1945, he gave the North American premiere of the Khachaturian Violin Concerto with the Boston Pops Orchestra. He was the first Canadian musician invited to Israel, touring the country for five months in 1950 as guest of the Jerusalem String Quartet. He led the Spivak String Quartet (1951-1956) and was heard frequently over CBC radio. He examined for the Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) in Toronto and adjudicated for Kiwanis Festivals and the Canadian National Exhibition. He taught violin at the RCM from 1922 until his death. He also taught in the University Settlement Music School. Elie was a member of Goel Tzedec Synagogue and was married to Hilda (nee Narrol) Spivak. He had two sons, David and Michael.
- Philip Spivak played the cello and was first stand with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. He also played in a chamber orchestra. He married the famous cellist Zara Nelsova, later divorced and remarried Iris Cooper. Philip was a member of Holy Blossom Temple.
- Subjects
- Jews--Music
- Name Access
- Spivak, Elie, 1902-1960
- Spivak, Phillip, 1906-ca. 1962
- Levy, Sidney, 1898-1971
- Levy, Edward, 1934-
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4439
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4439
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [between 1909 and 1911]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Admin History/Bio
- Morris Levi lived at 48 Nelson Street.
- Notes
- Photo by The Dutch Studio, 318 Yonge St., Toronto.
- Name Access
- Levi, Morris
- 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
- 1988-11-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Levine and Cass family fonds
- Levy family series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 25
- Series
- 15
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1902]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 7
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Esther Levy (Kert) taken in a studio in Alliston, Ontario when she was approximately three years old.
- Notes
- Mounted on card
- Photographer: Lawrence, Alliston, Ontario
- Name Access
- Kert, Esther
- Levy, Esther
- 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.
- Places
- Alliston (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Levine and Cass family fonds
- Levy family series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 25
- Series
- 15
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1905]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Ted and Louis Levy taken in Toronto. The oldest brother, Ted, was approximately three years old when the photograph was taken and the younger one, Louis, was about one years old.
- Notes
- Mounted on card
- Photographer: A. R. Ward, 311 Yonge Street, Toronto
- There is a corresponding 4 x 5 negative for this photograph
- Name Access
- Levy, Louis
- Levy, Ted
- 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.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- 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
- 69
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1968
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : b&w ; 33 x 28 cm and 16 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of 2 portraits of Levi Eshkol and one of Miriam Eshkol.
- Name Access
- Eshkol, Levi, 1895-1969
- Subjects
- Prime ministers--Israel
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Passenger Names
- Levy, Eli, Fanny
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Levy, Eli, Fanny
- Page Number
- 271
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Part Of
- Frankel and Draper family fonds
- Carl and Dorothy Frankel photographs file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 104
- File
- 2
- Item
- 24
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1913]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a studio portrait of Dorothy Jacobs (on the right) and her sister Bobbie Jacobs.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Sisters
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 2
- File
- 9
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of correspondence with Rabbi Samuel Bension, a representative of the World Mizrachi Executive.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Publicity photographs of people and events series
- Dr. Rabinovich file
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 6
- File
- 202
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [195-?]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of portrait photographs of Dr. I. Rabinovich, principal of the Jewish Folk Shul of Toronto.
- 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
- Passenger Names
- McWilliam, Dr.
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- McWilliam, Dr.
- Page Number
- 475
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Accession Number
- 2005-9-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2005-9-7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1939
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a notice in Yiddish from Rabbi Meir Levy announcing to the Jewish community that shochtim Yichiel Wagman and Soloway, Hymie Weisfeld, Lazar Salkovitch, and Moishe Gross are valid, certified kosher butchers. These shochtim, it states, are well known in Toronto, learned in Torah, and they have been certified under the strictest rules of kashrut.
- Subjects
- Religion
- Food
- Occupations
- Name Access
- Levy, Meir Zvi
- Wagman, Yichiel
- Weisfeld, Hymie
- Salkovitch, Lazar
- Gross, Moishe
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Morris Norman collection
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 22
- Item
- 101
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1911]
- Physical Description
- 1 item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3284
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3284
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1909]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Name Access
- Levy, Alec
- Levy, Masha
- Subjects
- Married people
- 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
- Levine and Cass family fonds
- Levy family series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 25
- Series
- 15
- Item
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1925]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 17 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photographic portrait of Charles and Dora Levy taken at a studio in Toronto.
- Name Access
- Levy, Charles
- Levy, Dora
- Subjects
- Married people
- 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.
- Physical Condition
- Photograph is in good condition
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Passenger Names
- Levy, Reuben, David, Becky
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Levy, Reuben, David, Becky
- Page Number
- 258
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Levy, Wolf, Minnie, Annie
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Levy, Wolf, Minnie, Annie
- Page Number
- 258
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Part Of
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Portraits series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1960]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Jacob Adler was born circa 1896, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Adler. He was married to Rose Adler. Adler was originally from Guelph, Ontario where he worked in the clothing business, and was a founding member of Guelph's Beth Isaiah Synagogue. In the 1950s, Jacob and Rose moved to Toronto. He was the Gabbai of Beth David Synagogue in Toronto for over twenty-five years and a supporter of Jewish and non-Jewish charities, schools and hospitals. Adler died on 15 November 1989, at the age of ninety-three.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Jacob "Jack" Adler.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Portraits series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 6
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1960]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Jacob Egit was born 27 August 1912, in Poland, the son of Moses and Shindel Egit. He married Clara (née Schwartzbard) and had three children: Mary (Betel), Ryszard and Mark.
- After completing his schooling in Poland, he became a journalist and was a staff member of the Polish and Jewish press and active in communal work in pre-war Poland. After the Second World War, Egit became associated with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRA) and the Joint Distribution Committee, and took part in the rehabilitation of Jewish persons from DP camps. He later became director of a book publishing firm.
- In 1958 he came to Toronto with his family and became the associate executive director of the Israel Histadrut Campaign, a member of the Speakers Bureau of the Canadian Jewish Congress, secretary of the Organization of the Jews from Poland and a member of the Executive of the Toronto Jewish Cultural Association.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Jacob Egit.
- Subjects
- Immigrants--Canada
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4512
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4512
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1948
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 36 cm on matte 41 x 51 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of Jacob Andrews, former director of the Toronto Hebrew Free Loan Association from 1929 to 1948.
- Notes
- Photo by Murray Sandler.
- Name Access
- Toronto Hebrew Free Loan Association
- 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
- 1986-11-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Jewish military portraits series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 16
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1943
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 9 cm and 11 x 8 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Lillian Jacobs was in the Royal Canadian Air Force Women's Division during the Second World War.
- The photograph has some handwritten notes by Jacobs: What do you think of this? I am not sure. The more I look at it the better I like it. Get one of these only see that the hair at the back is fixed.
- Scope and Content
- The item is a portrait of Lillian Jacobs.
- Notes
- This negative has two portraits.
- Name Access
- Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force. Women's Division
- 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