- Accession Number
- 2018-10-10
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-10-10
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 7 cm of graphic material and textual records
- Date
- 1925-1980
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting the Kirschner family, in particular Maurice and Gertrude Kirschner. Included are family photographs, wedding telegrams, marriage certificates, certificates of naturalization, and passports. Individuals identified in the photographs include: Ann Kirschner, Chaim Kirschner, Gertrude Kirschner (née Taylor), Hannah Kirschner, Helen Kirschner, Joseph Kirschner, Maurice Kirschner, Shlomo Kirschner, Ruth Lowe, Bernice Taylor, Leah Taylor, and Saul Taylor.
- Administrative History
- Gertrude Kirschner (née Taylor) was born on 29 November 1907 in Toronto, Ontario. She lived with her parents at 770 Markham Street and finished high school. On 3 July 1932, she married Maurice Kirschner, with whom she had two daughters: Helen (b. 1934) and Elaine (b. 1942). The couple lived at 770 Markham Street until they bought their first home at 46 Gloucester Grove. They became founding members of Beth Sholom Synagogue on Englinton Avenue. Gertrude died 7 June 1982.
- Maurice Kirschner was born on 13 August 1904 in Lyck, Germany. He was trained as a watchmaker and opened a watch repair shop on Bay Street, just north of Queen. The shop was demolished to make way for the new city hall. Maurice subsequently went to work for Sayvette, where he remained for the rest of his career. He died on 15 February 1980.
- 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: Digital copies (jpg, tif) have been created for thirty-one documents.
- Subjects
- Families
- Immigrants--Canada
- Married people
- Name Access
- Kirschner (family)
- Kirschner, Gertrude
- Kirschner, Maurice
- Places
- Germany
- Ontario
- Soviet Union
- 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
- 199
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1965-1968
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence and memoranda, itineraries of tours, photostats of newspaper articles from The Daily Press in Timmins, The Canadian Jewish Review, and The Galt Evening Reporter.
- Name Access
- Noy, Yehuda
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
- Dual Allegiance series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 2
- Series
- 6
- File
- 26
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a letter from Yehuda Werber to Ben Dunkelman on the subject of Dunkelman's research for Dual Allegiance. In addition, the file contains notes Werber wrote, along with what seems to be a transcript Dunkelman wrote of a taped interview with Werber.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Portraits series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 40
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1955]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Rabbi Dov Yehuda Schochet was born on 26 July 1904, in Lithuania, the son of Meier and Rachel Schochet. He was married to Sarah (née Muenson) Schochet and had ten children: Shulamith, David, Ruth, Jacob Immanuel, Joseph Danien, Ezra Benjamin, Rachel Batya, Gershon Elisha, Obadiah Meri, and Amina.
- Rabbi Schochet was ordained at the Rabbinical Seminary of Telsh. He studied philosophy and Semitic languages at the University of Zurich and Basel. At the age of twenty-five, he was appointed Rabbi of the Orthodox Congregation of Basel, a post that he occupied for seventeen years. In 1947, he was elected Chief Rabbi of The Hague and South Holland and held that position for four years. At the same time, he was principal of the Yeshivah in Leiden. In 1951, his family immigrated to Toronto and he became the spiritual leader of the Ostrovtzer Synagogue until 1959, when he became the spiritual leader of Congregation Moriah. He was also an instructor at Midrasha L'Morin (Toronto Hebrew Teachers Seminary) and the author of many scholarly papers. Rabbi Schochet died on 22 September 1974, at the age of 70.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Rabbi Dov Yehuda Schochet.
- Subjects
- Immigrants--Canada
- Rabbis
- 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
- Rabbi Yehuda Leib Graubart fonds
- Level
- Fonds
- Fonds
- 42
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1884-1974
- Physical Description
- 21 cm of textual records
- 3 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 or smaller
- Admin History/Bio
- Rabbi Yehuda Leib Graubart (1862–1937) was chief rabbi to Toronto's Polish Jews, director of Eitz Chaim Talmud Torah, and a leading spokesman for Orthodox Jewry during the 1920s and 1930s. Rabbi Graubart was born in Poland, the descendant of a prominent rabbinical family. He was a noted rabbi and posek (legal decisor) in Poland, St. Louis (USA), and, later, Toronto. In Poland, he served in Stashov, the district from which most of Toronto's Polish Jews had emigrated. He was renowned for his religious knowledge and published works and for his efforts in creating rabbinical associations throughout Poland and Russia. He was also an enthusiastic Zionist.
- On 18 August 1920, Rabbi Graubart became the communal rabbi of Toronto's Polish Jews, succeeding Rabbi Judah Rosenberg. He soon took charge of the Eitz Chaim Talmud Torah, and, in 1922, he formed a yeshivah called Shaarei Torah. He was the recognized authority for Polish-Jewish congregations on the supervision of kosher food production, which involved him in ongoing disputes with other Toronto rabbis of the time, including Rabbis Jacob Gordon and Joseph Weinreb.
- Rabbi Graubart developed the first communal eruv in Toronto, enabling Jews to carry or move items outdoors on the Sabbath. He launched a campaign against Sabbath violation, publishing notices and holding open-air sermons in Kensington Market, urging Jewish workers and manufacturers not to work on Saturday. He also approached unions urging them to let their employees off for holy days. He was also a spokesman for Mizrachi, the movement of religious Zionists.
- Toward the end of his life, Rabbi Graubart withdrew from communal work and concentrated almost exclusively on his writings and the study of rabbinic literature. He was renowned internationally as a scholar and authority in his field. He wrote an autobiography entitled "Book of Memoirs." Rabbi Graubart was married to Esther Graubart (née Liebschuetz), and they had three children: David, Hinda, and Deborah.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of Rabbi Graubart's marriage registers and certificates, personal and professional correspondence, articles, speeches, sermons, photographs, copies of the introductions to "Chavalim Ba-Ne'Imim" in Hebrew and English, and other personal and family documents.
- Notes
- ACCESS RESTRICTION NOTE: Rabbi Graubart's marriage registers and certificates post-1937 are closed in accordance with the OJA's privacy policy. Pre-1937 records are open and can be consulted.
- Name Access
- Graubart, Yehuda Leib, 1862-1937
- Subjects
- Orthodox Judaism
- Rabbis
- Access Restriction
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.
- 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.
- Physical Condition
- Many of the records are in very fragile condition.
- Related Material
- See also Photo #3413 and the Ontario Jewish Archives' news clippings file under "Graubart, Rabbi Yehuda Leib"
- Creator
- Graubart, Yehuda Leib, 1862-1937
- Accession Number
- 1990-5-1
- 1992-8-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Events and organizations series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 3
- File
- 43
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 28 Jun. 1970
- Physical Description
- 6 negatives : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of images taken at the Toronto airport upon the arrival of Rabbi Yehuda Horowitz (Reb 'Yidele' Stitshiner) of Stitshin and later the Stitshiner Rav in Brooklyn.
- The images depict Rabbi Horowitz being greeted at the airport and Rabbi Horowitz and his family leaving the airport in a car. One photograph depicts Rabbi Horowitz and Rabbi Shlomo Langner of Toronto seated in a car.
- Notes
- Title note: This photograph was originally identified as Rabbi Dovid Flam of Montreal, the brother-in-law of Rabbi Shlomo Langner. This was contested by a family member who stated that Rabbi Flam died in Israel in 1971 after living there for several years and did not make a trip to Toronto in 1970. Further verification determined that the rabbi pictured is actually Rabbi Yehuda Horowitz of Brooklyn (later London, England).
- Subjects
- Airports
- Rabbis
- 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
- ID
-
Item 3208
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3208
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1944
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Bais Yehuda Congregation, Dovercourt Rd., Toronto with Talmud Torah students, teachers, and synagogue officials.
- Notes
- For identification information, see accession record.
- Name Access
- Bais Yehuda Congregation
- Talmud Torah
- Subjects
- Architecture
- 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
- Dovercourt Road (Toronto, Ont.)
- Ossington Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1982-5-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- George Morrison fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 99
- Item
- 19
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1978]
- Physical Description
- 1 slide : col. ; 35 mm
- Name Access
- Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue (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
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Ontario synagogues series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 2
- File
- 49
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1979
- Physical Description
- 86 photographs : col. slides, b&w prints and negatives ; 35 mm and 12 x 9 cm
- Name Access
- Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue (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
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3803
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3803
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1910]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of a Yaakov Yehuda Zelbovtiz (Silbert) with his wife Nechama and his three daughters.
- Notes
- See accession record for further identification.
- 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
- Lithuania
- Accession Number
- 1985-1-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 1992-8-6
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1992-8-6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1924-1937
- Scope and Content
- Accession includes Rabbi Graubart's marriage registers and marriage certificates (1926–1937). As well there are financial records in Yiddish for Kahal Adas Yisroel, Toronto. Accession also includes records of Eitz Chaim, which form part of the records contained in MG2 G1F.
- Administrative History
- Rabbi Yehuda Leib Graubart (1862–1937) was a noted rabbi and posek (legal decisor) in Poland, St. Louis, and later, Toronto. On 18 August 1920, Rabbi Graubart became the communal rabbi of Toronto. In 1922, he formed a yeshivah called Shaarei Torah. Rabbi Graubart also developed a communal eruv in Toronto to enable Jews to carry on the Sabbath. He was the spokesman of Orthodox Jewry of his time and for Mizrachi, the movement of religious Zionists.
- Descriptive Notes
- See fonds-level description (fonds 42) for further information.
- MG_RG
- MG 3 A 73
- MG 2 G 1F
- MG 6 C
- Subjects
- Marriage records
- Name Access
- Graubart, Yehuda Leib, 1862-1937
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Photographic and audiovisual collection series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 27
- File
- 321
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 30 Nov. 1977
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w (4 negatives) ; 28 x 28 mm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of four negatives depicting Col. Yehuda Levy addressing a women's seniors group.
- Notes
- Photos by Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 997
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 997
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1947
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of the reception held at the installation of Rabbi Abraham Kelman at Bais Yehuda Congregation in Toronto.
- Name Access
- Bais Yehuda Congregation
- Kelman, Rabbi Abraham
- Subjects
- Rabbis
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1977-8-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 992
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 992
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1957
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : (1 negative)
- Accession Number
- 1977-8-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 990
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 990
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1958
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : (1 negative)
- Name Access
- Snyder, Cantor Max
- Subjects
- Cantors (Judaism)
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1977-8-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 991
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 991
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1958
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : (1 negative)
- Name Access
- Snyder, Cantor Max
- Subjects
- Cantors (Judaism)
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1977-8-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Western Canada synagogues series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 3
- File
- 31
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 12 x 9 cm
- 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
- Vancouver (B.C.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Photographic and audiovisual collection series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 27
- File
- 225
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 2 Jun. 1976
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (2 negatives) ; 28 x 28 mm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two negatives depicting Izy Stern awarding Beth Emes Bais Yehuda the Special Service Award.
- Notes
- Photos by Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto.
- Name Access
- Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Quebec synagogues series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 1
- File
- 50
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Date
- 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 54 photographs : col. slides, (3) b&w prints ; 35 mm and 12 x 9 cm
- Name Access
- Beth Yehuda Congregation (Montréal, Québec)
- Congregation Shomrim Laboker (Montréal, Québec)
- Shaare Tefillah (Montréal, Québec)
- 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
- Montréal (Québec)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- George Morrison fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 99
- Item
- 20
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1978]
- Physical Description
- 1 slide : col. ; 35 mm
- Name Access
- Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue (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
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3420
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3420
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1941
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Name Access
- Bais Yehuda Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Portraits, Group
- 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
- Dovercourt Road (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1982-5-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3425
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3425
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1941
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph taken inside the synagogue.
- Subjects
- Bar mitzvah
- Portraits, Group
- 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
- Dovercourt Road (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1982-5-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 392a
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 392a
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1953
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : (1 negative)
- Admin History/Bio
- According to the Toronto Daily Star (19 November 1953, page 12), this Torah scroll was donated on 22 November 1953 to the Bais Yehuda Synagogue, located on Dovercourt Roard, near Bloor Street. The Torah was donated by the Love family in memory of congregation pioneer Yitchak ("Isaac") Love. During the ceremony, the Torah was officially consecrated by Rabbi Bernard Rosensweig and guest speaker Rabbi Abraham Kelman, former rabbi of the Bais Yehuda Congregation and leader of Brooklyn's Prospect Park Jewish Centre. Also present was Cantor M. Sayder, who led the congregation in song and prayer.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Harry Smith carrying Torah scroll donated to Congregation Bais Yehuda, Toronto, in memory of Isaac and Shifra Love.
- Notes
- Acquired Jan 21, 1975.
- Copyright Globe and Mail.
- Name Access
- Congregation Bais Yehuda
- Love, Isaac
- Smith, Harry
- Subjects
- Torah scrolls
- 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
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 393
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 393
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1952
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Arthur Caplan carrying a Torah scroll donated to Congregation Bais Yehuda, Toronto, in memory of Isaac Love.
- Notes
- Acquired Jan. 21, 1975.
- Copyright Toronto Daily Star.
- Name Access
- Caplan, Arthur
- Congregation Bais Yehuda
- Love, Isaac
- Subjects
- Torah scrolls
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 994
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 994
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : (1 negative)
- Notes
- Credit Gadi Hoz.
- Name Access
- Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Klein, Cantor Harold
- Subjects
- Cantors (Judaism)
- Choirs (Music)
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1977-8-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 999
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 999
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [196-]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : (1 negative)
- Name Access
- Aroni, Cantor Zvee
- Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Cantors (Judaism)
- Choirs (Music)
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1977-8-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 998
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 998
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [May 1946?]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of individuals at the farewell dinner for Mr. and Mrs. David Joseph at Bais Yehuda Synagogue in Toronto. Rabbi Avraham (Adolph) Kelman was the older brother of Rabbi Joseph Kelman.
- Name Access
- Kelman, Rabbi A
- Joseph, Mr. and Mrs. David
- Sporn, Mr. and Mrs
- Bais Yehuda Synagogue
- Subjects
- Dinners and dining
- 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
- 1977-8-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions