Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Refusnik cases sub-series

Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-6-1

File

146

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Date

1975-1979

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 8 cm

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2009-4-2

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

5 photographs : b&w ; 10 x 12 cm

Date

1918-[ca. 1940]

Scope and Content

This accession consists of five copy photographs of the Pearlman family of Lucknow, Ontario and the Levinson family of Toronto. Included is:

Photo 001: Louis and Rose Levinson, ca. 1930s.

Photo 002: Sophy and Ben Pearlman in front of B. Pearlman's Ladies' and Men's ready to wear store, 1940s.

Photo 003: B. Pearlman's Ladies' and Men's ready to wear store, 1940s.

Photo 004: Ada and Sol Lewis (Levinson) with son Austin, mid-1930s.

Photo 005: Rosa and Louis Levinson and extended Levinson family, 1918.

Administrative History

The Pearlman family were the only Jewish family in Lucknow, Ontario. They owned a men's and ladies' ready to wear store, which opened in 1923, was sold to new owners in 1945 and remained in operation until the 1970s. Through family connections in Toronto, the Pearlman's were founding members of both the Roumanian Shul on Centre St. (now Adath Israel Synagogue) as well as the Bais Yehuda Synagogue on Dovercourt (now Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue in North York).

The Levinson family were in-laws of the Pearlman family and were also founding members of Bais Yehuda Synagogue. The family owned an ice cream parlour on Terauley St. (Bay St.) in Toronto. Their son Sol Lewis was a soloist at Sheas Theatre in Toronto and his wife Ada was a pianist. During the 1930s and 1940s, they would perform during film screenings in between the changing of the reels.

Subjects

Families

Name Access

Levinson, Rosa

Levinson, Louis

Lewis, Sol

Lewis, Ada

Lewis, Austin

Pearlman, Ben

Pearlman, Sophy

Places

Lucknow (Ont.)

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

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Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Dual Allegiance series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

6

File

89

Material Format

textual record

Date

[ca. 1977]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains a draft letter from Dunkelman to Robert Levinson and Associates in connection with a possible film or television programme based on Dunkelman's book Dual Allegiance. The file also contains notes related to this letter.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4836

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[192-]

Physical Description

3 photographs : sepia and b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 21 cm and 9 x 14 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print, a copy photograph and a copy negative of Samuel Louis Garshowitz standing in the doorway of the Crown Shoe Store, located at 360 James St. North in Hamilton, Ontario.

Name Access

Crown Shoe Store

Subjects

Shoe stores

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Hamilton (Ont.)

Accession Number

1984-5-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4179

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1919

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content

Probably located at 3118 Dundas St. W., Toronto.

Name Access

Imperial Shoe Store (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Shoe stores

Storefronts

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Dundas Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1987-7-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

941

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1912

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the Levinson family from South Porcupine, Ontario. The photograph features David Levinson, his wife and four children.

Name Access

Levinson, David

Levinson family

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

South Porcupine (Timmins, Ont.)

Accession Number

1976-8-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Morris Norman collection

Level

Item

Fonds

22

Item

128

Material Format

textual record

Date

[194-?]

Physical Description

1 item

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

940

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1912]

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the Levinson family seated on the front porch of Saul Sky's home in South Porcupine, Ontario.

Name Access

Levinson, David

Levinson family

Sky, Saul

Subjects

Families

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

South Porcupine (Timmins, Ont.)

Accession Number

1976-8-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1602

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1912

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a group of miners standing in front of the Palace Hotel on Golden Avenue in South Porcupine, Ontario. The photograph was taken after a fire that damaged the hotel. Pictured is a group of men standing on the front porch and several people in the second floor windows. Bert Levinson is the child standing second from the far right.

Name Access

Levinson, Bert

Palace Hotel (Timmins, Ont.)

Subjects

Gold miners

Hotels

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

South Porcupine (Timmins, Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-12-6

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1442

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1928]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of the Runnymede Shoe Market located at 3341 Dundast Street West. The location was the residnece and business of Samuel and Elsie Kaufman. The shop was also known as Kaufman's Shoe Store.

Name Access

Runneymede Shoe Market (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Markets

Repro Restriction

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

Places

West Toronto Junction (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-7-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4105

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1910]

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Oscar Smith sitting in front of his boot and shoe repair shop on Surry Street in Guelph, Ontario.

Name Access

Smith, Oscar

Subjects

Storefronts

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Guelph (Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-7-17

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Brown fonds

Commercial building plans and drawings series

Level

File

Fonds

49

Series

3

File

34

Material Format

architectural drawing

Date

1934

Physical Description

6 architectural drawings : 1 blueprint, 3 pencil, 1 hand col. pastel, 2 on verso of blueprints, pencil and hand col. watercolour ; 35 cm length or smaller and 4 cm diam.

Admin History/Bio

Lazar Levinson was the owner of two Jewish restaurants in downtown Toronto. The original restaurant, named Lazar’s "Old Spain" restaurant and delicatessen specialized in catering, and was located at 128-130 Queen Street West. In the 1930s, a second restaurant was established in an Annex to the Balfour Building at 125 Spadina Avenue.

Scope and Content

File consists of architectural drawings of additions and alterations to Lazar's restaurant, located in a single storey Annex to the Balfour Building at 125 Spadina Avenue. Floor plans and elevations are included.

Physical Condition

Material is fragile, slightly torn.

Related Material

See File 49-3-32 for alterations to Balfour Annex stores for Messrs. Shiffer, Hillman and Lichtman.

See File 49-3-105 for architectural drawings of the Balfour Building and for a description of the building.

Places

Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2511

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1923

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Name Access

Wall, Charlie

Wall, Joe

Subjects

Family-owned business enterprises

Shoe stores

Storefronts

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1981-1-6

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2004-5-53

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

46 photographs : b&w (26 negatives) ; 9 x 13 cm and 35 mm

Date

1986

Scope and Content

This accession consists of interior and exterior photographs of United Bakers Dairy Restaurant on Spadina Avenue before the move to Lawrence Plaza; Anshe Minsk Synagogue; and Rotman's Shoe Store, Spadina Avenue.

Custodial History

Donated by Cyrel Troster.

Use Conditions

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

Subjects

Restaurants

Stores, Retail

Synagogues

Name Access

Anshei Minsk Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)

United Bakers Dairy Restaurant

Places

Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

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Level

Item

Item

2510

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1943

Physical Description

2 photographs : (1 negative) b&w ; 12.5x 18cm

Admin History/Bio

Charlie Wall (b.1898-d.1996) owned Wall Bros. Shoes Store with his Brother Joe Wall (d.1975). Charlie married Nellie Rosenbaum (d.1993) and together they had two children, the late Charlette Mintz (d.1993) and Barbara Weingarten. Gloria Rosenbaum (d.2004), sister of Nellie is pictured with Joe and Charlie Wall.

Scope and Content

Item consists of portrait of Charlie Wall, Joe Wall (d.1975) and Gloria Rosenbaum (d.2004) in front of their shoe store Wall Bros. Shoes Store, located at 112 Queen Street West in Toronto.

Name Access

Rosenbaum, Gloria

Wall Bros

Wall, Charlie

Wall, Joe

Subjects

Portraits

Shoe stores

Storefronts

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Queen Street West (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1981-1-6

Source

Archival Descriptions