Part Of

Ethel Mehr fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

68

Item

61

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[194-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 7 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Leonard Mehr wearing a military uniform in front of the Mehr family home on Burnside Dr. in Toronto. He is standing with his niece Carole Warren and nephew Fred Dunkelman. Several people are standing behind him on the porch.

Name Access

Dunkelman

Mehr, Leonard

Subjects

Military uniforms

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

Burnside Drive (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1988-12-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Military photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

2

Item

3

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[between 1942 and 1945]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of David Solomon, taken during the Second World War. He is in his army uniform, leaning against a chain-link fence.

Subjects

Military uniforms

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

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Military photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

2

Item

4

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[between 1942 and 1945]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of David Solomon, during the Second World War. He is in uniform and is standing on a street.

Subjects

Military uniforms

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

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Military photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

2

Item

22

Material Format

graphic material

Date

June 1945

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 5 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Bill Stern and Maxie Lieberman in London, England. They are both in uniform and are standing in the street.

Subjects

Military uniforms

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

England

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ethel Mehr fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

68

Item

49

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1928]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Bessie Mehr standing in front of a stone building. The photograph was most likely taken in Mt. Clemens, Michigan.

Name Access

Mehr, Bessie

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

Mount Clemens (Mich.)

Accession Number

1988-12-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Betty Goldstick Lindgren fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

45

Item

5

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[between 1939 and 1945]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 7 cm

Admin History/Bio

Ralph Constam was the son of Annie Goldstick and Jake Constam. The parents were married in 1910 in Toronto. Ralph was born on 19 September 1912. He served overseas during the Second World War and married Annaca "Ann" Spero in Holland in 1945. They had a second wedding in Toronto in May 1946. Ann and Ralph had two children, Jacqui and Simon.

Scope and Content

Photograph of Ralph Constam and Manny, who was likely a cousin or a friend.

Subjects

Military uniforms

Portraits

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-10-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Military photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

2

Item

13

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1943

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 26 x 21 cm and 35 mm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Max Stern dressed in his army uniform, holding two children, Sheldon Glass and an unknown girl. They are standing in the street in front of Mandel's Creamery. Max Stern was stationed in Toronto.

Subjects

Children

Military uniforms

Soldiers--Canada

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

1980-2-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1203

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[189-]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Harry Rosenthal with his mother Finkle in a horse-drawn carriage. The location is likely High Park.

Name Access

Rosenthal, Harry

Subjects

Carriages and carts

Mothers and sons

Repro Restriction

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

Places

High Park (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-1-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ethel Mehr fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

68

Item

1

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1898]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 10 cm

Custodial History

This item is a photograph of Bessie and Mendel Mehr of Toronto, taken in Buffalo, New York.

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.

Physical Condition

This photograph is cracked in several places and scratched.

Places

Buffalo (N.Y.)

Accession Number

1988-12-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ethel Mehr fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

68

Item

14

Material Format

graphic material

Date

11 Feb. 1918

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a studio portrait of Bessie and Mendel Mehr, taken in Mt. Clemens, Michigan.

Name Access

Mehr, Mendel

Mehr, Bessie

United States

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

Mount Clemens (Mich.)

Accession Number

1988-12-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1154

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[193-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : sepia ; 14 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Max Moldaver's mother, at age 99. The photograph was taken in Russia, sometime in the 1930s. Max Moldaver lived in Brantford, Ontario.

Name Access

Moldaver, Max

Subjects

Mothers

Repro Restriction

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

Physical Condition

This photo is in very poor condition. The gelatin on the bottom half of the image has curled and lifted off of the support paper.

Places

Russia

Accession Number

1976-6-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Portraits of prominent Jewish Torontonians series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

1

Item

15

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Sept. 1952

Physical Description

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

Admin History/Bio

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

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

Scope and Content

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

Name Access

Gelber, Anna, 1907-2007 (subject)

Schwartz, Sylvia, 1914-1998 (creator)

Subjects

Mothers and daughters

Mothers and sons

Physicians

Repro Restriction

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

Related Material

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Military photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

2

Item

17

Material Format

graphic material

Date

9 June 1944

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 15 x 14 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of a group of officers in the mobile signals unit stationed in Normandy, France during the Second World War. Pictured are (descriptions in parenthesis were written by Bill Stern on the back of the original photograph):

Front row, left to right: Dori Landry (the padre of the outfit); Joe Maddigan (farm boy from Saskatchewan -- brother-in-law of Joe [Linachio] -- remember Joe?); Bill Stern (some guy you wouldn't know); Murray Smail (nursing a bottle of beer -- as usual).

Second row, left to right: Barney Gordon (eating a Compo biscuit -- bread to us in those days); "Jack" Sinclair (our Scottish representative -- has since left this world -- his place was taken by a Canadian lad -- did I tell you that we are now 100% Canadian -- all 23 of us); "Red" Macdonald (our problem child. Red can put away more liquor than any ten men I've ever known); "Taffy" Meredith (our wireless [mub?] from Wales -- has also since left this world to make way for a Canadian); [Dines Pinard?].

Third row, left to right: Ed Ross; "Chuck" [Parker]; Junior Loman; Sgt. Larry White; [Red Alter]; Cpl. Art Adamson.

Fourth row, left to right: Cpl. Ronnie Wilfred; [?] Simpkins; Paul Reinhardt (from B.C.); Jimmy Barton (from around Manchester way -- also left); and "Johnny Be Careful" (our politician from the wilds of Quebec, Shawinigan Falls to be exact).

Subjects

Military uniforms

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

France

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Military photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

2

Item

11

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[between 1942 and 1945]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of a group of uniformed soldiers in London, England. The man on the far right is Sammy Kwinter who died in the war in 1944.

Subjects

Military uniforms

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

England

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Military photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

2

Item

10

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[between 1942 and 1945]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 8 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of a group of uniformed army and airforce servicemen in London, England, during the Second World War. They are standing in front of a brick house. Pictured are:

Back row, left to right: Corporal Mike Atkins, [unidentified], [unidentified], L.A.C. Meyer Atkins.

Front row, left to right: David Solomon, [unidentified], [unidentified], [unidentified].

Subjects

Military uniforms

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

London (Ont.)

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Military photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

2

Item

6

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[between 1942 and 1945]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of David Solomon and Corporal Mike Atkins in uniform, during the Second World War. They are standing in front of a stone building. David Solomon is on the left.

Subjects

Military uniforms

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

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Military photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

2

Item

8

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[between 1942 and 1945]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Corporal Mike Atkins, David Solomon and a third unidentified soldier, taken during the Second World War. They are all in uniform and are standing in a fenced garden. Pictured are:

Left to right: Mike Atkins, [unidentified], David Solomon.

Subjects

Military uniforms

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

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Military photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

2

Item

19

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1945

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Bill Stern and [Maxie Lieberman?], taken in London, England, during the Second World War. Both men are wearing their military uniforms.

Subjects

Military uniforms

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

England

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ethel Mehr fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

68

Item

10

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1917

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 7 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Leonard, Bernice and Lucille Mehr standing in the backyard of the Mehr family home at 374 Markham St., Toronto.

Name Access

Mehr, Leonard

Mehr, Bernice

Mehr, Lucille

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

Markham Street (Toronto, Ont.).

Accession Number

1988-12-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Military photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

2

Item

1

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1942

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 7 cm

Admin History/Bio

Bill Stern's parents were not supposed to take the train with him, but they insisted, and travelled as far as Newcastle, Ontario with their son.

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Bill and his mother Fanny Stern. The photograph was taken at Exhibition grounds before Bill boarded the train to Halifax, where he would sail overseas to the fighting in Europe. Bill is standing in front of the train with his arm around his mother's shoulder.

Subjects

Mothers and sons

Repro Restriction

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

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6054

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1906

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 Minnie Lerner with her son, Mayer in Woodstock, Ontario. Mayer is in a wicker baby carriage.

Subjects

Mothers and sons

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Woodstock (Ont.)

Accession Number

1993-6-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Nathan Gilbert portraits series

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

5

Item

1

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1928

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Nathan Gittelmacher was an immigrant from the Ukraine who moved to Toronto and first worked as a photographer at Empire Studios. In 1922, he opened up his own business called Elite Studios, located at 615 Queen Street West. He specialized in portraits and catered to a largely Jewish clientele.

Nathan Gittelmacher changed his family's name to Gilbert in the early 1940s and subsequently altered the family business name to Gilbert Studios. Nathan was married to Nina and they had four children named: Lou, Jack, Albert and Ruth.

Scope and Content

Image of Nina Gilbert with her three sons: Lou, Jack, and Albert. The photograph was taken by Nathan Gilbert.

Name Access

Gilbert, Nina

Subjects

Mothers and sons

Repro Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Levine and Cass family fonds

Harry Levine family series

Level

Item

Fonds

25

Series

5

Item

2

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1938]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Doris Levine and her son Richard, taken in Montreal in approximately 1938.

Notes

Photographer: Bain Studio, Montreal.

Name Access

Levine, Doris

Levine, Richard

Subjects

Mothers and sons

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Montréal (Québec)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Levine and Cass family fonds

Miscellaneous family members series

Level

Item

Fonds

25

Series

17

Item

5

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[193-?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photographic postcard of the Winebergs with Mrs. Wineberg in the center and possibly her two sons on either side.

Name Access

Wineberg family

Wineberg, Mrs.

Subjects

Mothers and sons

Repro Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Henry Weingluck fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

44

Item

11

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1942]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Helen Fineberg (née Simon) and Sam Fineberg (in uniform), walking down a Toronto street.

Name Access

Simon, Helen

Fineberg, Sam

Fineberg, Helen

Subjects

Military uniforms

Streets

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1988-2-11

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ethel Mehr fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

68

Item

28

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1919

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph taken at Leonard Mehr's bar mitzvah in Toronto. Pictured are:

Back row, left to right: Mendel Mehr (father), Ethel, Pincus, Bessie (mother).

Front row, left to right: Lucille, Bernice, Leonard.

Subjects

Bar mitzvah

Portraits, Group

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1988-12-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Negev dinners series

Dinner honouring Leon E. Weinstein file

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

1

File

5

Item

46

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1970

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm

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

Part Of

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Family series

Portraits sub-series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

5-1

Item

24

Material Format

graphic material

Date

June 1946

Physical Description

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

Admin History/Bio

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

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

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

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

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

Scope and Content

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

Subjects

Mothers and daughters

Mothers and sons

Repro Restriction

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

Related Material

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1462

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[194-]

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Rabbi Leviser of Welland, Ontario in an army chaplain's uniform.

Name Access

Leviser, Rabbi

Subjects

Military chaplains

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

Welland (Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-8-6

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3363

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1940]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 11 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Joey Magder in cadet uniform, standing in front of the Moses house at 175 Spruce Street in Sudbury, Ontario.

Subjects

Dwellings

Military cadets

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

Sudbury (Ont.)

Accession Number

1982-10-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds

Toronto Section series

Toronto Section archival material sub-series

Head-Start Higher Horizons program

Level

Item

Fonds

38

Series

7-13

File

38

Item

1

Material Format

textual record

Date

12 Nov. 1966

Physical Description

1 newspaper clipping

Scope and Content

Item is a newspaper clipping from the 12 November 1966 edition of the Toronto Daily Star. Above the headline and to the left, there is the following text: "Everyone worries about the culturally deprived child, yet many a mother, house-bound with toddlers, often thinks she's the most culturally deprived of all. A few years ago, the National Council of Jewish Women inaugurated a Higher Horizons program for just such women. Best of all, mothers can bring the kids along." The clipping also features a photograph with the following caption, "While their mothers stretch their minds, the children stretch their muscles, pretending to be exotic animals in the zoo."

Subjects

Children

Mothers

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3260

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1948?]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 9 x 7 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print and copy negative of Esther Fingold holding her son, Douglas, in front of the Capitol Theatre in Meaford, Ontario.

Name Access

Capitol Theatre (Meaford, Ont.)

Fingold, Douglas

Fingold, Esther

Subjects

Mothers and sons

Theaters

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

Meaford (Ont.)

Accession Number

1982-6-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6069

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1932]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content

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

Notes

Original: Modern Studio Toronto.

Name Access

Farband Shule

Subjects

Mothers

Portraits, Group

Repro Restriction

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

Places

High Park (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1993-9-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Samuel Crystal fonds

1967 UJA Mission series

Level

Item

Fonds

145

Series

1

Item

94

Material Format

graphic material

Other Title Information

Title taken from writing on the back of the photograph.

Date

1967

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Notes

Availability of other formats: Also available as TIFF file.

General: The following is written on the back of the photograph: "Dr. Leonard Goldberg Syrian Bunker."

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

Syria

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Family series

Recreation sub-series

Family Gathering at the Cottage in Bobcaygeon file

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

5-2

File

1

Item

9

Material Format

graphic material

Date

July 1941

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Dr. Isaac Shleser was a doctor of internal medicine. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1937. He was married to Helen Schwartz (d. 3 August 2007), the sister of Sylvia Schwartz, and had two daughters, Jill and Jan. He had five grandchildren, Dean, Natalie, Samantha, Duncan and Douglas, and one greatgrandson, Henry. He died on the 10 July 2007.

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of Dr. Isaac Shleser and Leonard Hauser.

Notes

This item has no proofs.

Subjects

Physicians

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

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[189-?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

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

Name Access

Bennett, Rivha

Subjects

Mothers and sons

Portraits, Group

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Kingston (Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-3-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4812

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1915]

Physical Description

1 photograph : sepia

Admin History/Bio

Lou Roseman was a relative of Ray Havelock, Toronto.

Name Access

Roseman, Lou

Subjects

Fathers and sons

Fur trade

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

1985-10-9

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Negev dinners series

Dinner honouring Philip Granovsky file

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

1

File

7

Item

26

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1974

Physical Description

1 negative : col. ; 6 x 6 cm

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

Accession Number

2022-5-12

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Physical Description

30 cm of textual records

10 photographs : b&w and col. ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller

Date

1939-1987

Scope and Content

Accession consists of materials documenting the Hebrew Weston Sanitarium and Service Club. Included are meeting lists, minutes, financial statements, photographs, and invitations for charitable luncheon and tea events. Other organizations documented in the records include: Federation of Jewish Women's Organizations; Israel Lung and Tuberulosis League; Mount Sinai Women's Auxilliary; Shaare Zedek Hospital Foundation; and Shaarei Shomayim.

Administrative History

Bessie Frisch was the president of the Hebrew Weston Sanitarium Club between 1967-1971; 1974-1976; and co-president with Ivy Freiman in 1980-1982. She was married to Harry Frish and had one daughter. Rhoda.

HWSC was founded in 1928 and became Hebrew Weston Charitable Services in 1967. It was a volunteer group that was formed to provide aid to the Jewish patients at the Toronto Hospital for Consulptives (more commonly known as the Weston Sanitorium), now West Park Healthcare Centre. Meals on Wheels was funded in part by HWCS in 1965 and was in full operation by 1966.

Subjects

Women

Medical care

Source

Archival Accessions

Passenger Names

Kohn, Bessie

Page Number

689

Date Range

June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Photographer

Harvey and Adena Glasner

Source

Rotenberg Ledger

Passenger Names

Shwalb, Bessie

Page Number

265

Date Range

June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Photographer

Harvey and Adena Glasner

Source

Rotenberg Ledger

Level

Item

Item

4057

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1920]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Samuel, Rose, and David Smith on the Smith farm in Cedar Valley, Ontario. The farm was owned by Jacob and Rose Smith.

Subjects

Farms

Mothers and sons

Portraits, Group

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Ontario

Accession Number

1985-12-6

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2010-5-4

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

object

Physical Description

5 cm textual records and other material

Date

1923-1950, predominant 1942-1950

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records that document Leonard Berger's activities as a bomber in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War as well as his activities in the immediate post-war years. Textual records include letters written by Leonard to his family during the war, in which he discusses such things as his fellow servicemen, the contents of parcels received from his family, his responsibilities as second navigator, and his plans for upcoming leave's of absence. Also included is Leonard's Royal Canadian Air Force flying log book (1943-1948).

Scrapbook contains photographs of Leonard's childhood and wartime experience, such as images of his airforce crew and fellow servicemen on leave. Scrapbook also contains images of Leonard's family and friends from the post-war era, as well as some textual records, including Leonard's wartime identity card, will, and map of Germany.

Administrative History

Leonard was born in Toronto on March 3, 1923 to Samuel and Rebecca (nee Rottenberg) Berger. He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force as a bomber during the Second World War and married Goldie Fine in 1950.

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.

Descriptive Notes

Includes 1 scrapbook, 1 RCAF flying log book, and 1 RCAF patch.

Source

Archival Accessions

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Accession Number

2015-8-1

Material Format

sound recording

graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description

2 mp3 files (ca. 2 hours)

2 photographs (jpg)

Date

[ca. 1940]-1975

Scope and Content

Accession consists of sound recordings created by Kay Radio. Included is a recording of the North Y groundbreaking ceremonies at 4600 Bathurst Street in the winter of 1958. Some of the individuals identified speaking are: Rabbi Feinberg, Ellis I. Shapiro, Sam Granatstein, Kelso Roberts (Attorney General of Ontario), Fred Gardiner, Vernon Singer, and Mayor Nathan Phillips.

Also included is a recording of the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Nothern Completion Program at the North Y on April 20, 1975. Finally, accession includes one photograph of the Leonard Kay and other men standing outside Kay Radio and one family photograph taken at a wedding reception.

Custodial History

The donor is the son of Leonard Kay. He found the reels in his parents home in Toronto after they passed away. He had them shipped to his home in Florida and digitized them.

Administrative History

Leonard Kay was born in Winnipeg in 1908. Leonard opened Kay Radio near Bloor and Bathurst Street around 1938. The store later moved to 3419 Bathurst Street in the mid to late 1950s. The business installed sound systems, sound trucks, recorded weddings, bar mitzvahs and other events, repaired TVs and installed TV attenae on apartment buildings. Kay Radio installed the sound systems in many of the synagogues around Toronto. Around 1985, Leonard's son, Michael, took over the business. Leonard passed away in 1991.

Subjects

Occupations

Name Access

Kay, Leonard, 1908-1991

Kay Radio (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

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Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

6

Material Format

textual record

Date

1948

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a photocopy of a letter composer Leonard Bernstein wrote to Ben Dunkelman while the latter was in Israel.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Sylvia Schwartz fonds

Lifecycle Events series

Level

Item

Fonds

80

Series

7

Item

3

Material Format

graphic material

Date

May 1951

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 9 cm and 12 x 8 cm

Scope and Content

This item consists of a graduation portrait of Leonard Hanzer.

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

Passenger Names

Hookins, Leonard

Page Number

759

Date Range

June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Photographer

Harvey and Adena Glasner

Source

Rotenberg Ledger

Passenger Names

Wright, Leonard

Page Number

708

Date Range

June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Photographer

Harvey and Adena Glasner

Source

Rotenberg Ledger

Level

Item

Item

4316

Material Format

graphic material

Date

11 May 1941

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

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

Subjects

Mother's Day

Restaurants

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Dundas Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)

Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1987-3-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1257

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1915 or 1916]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Name Access

Benstein, Isadore

Frankel, Roy

Geldzaeler, Ben

Jacobs, Arthur

Lyons, Sigmund

Subjects

Military uniforms

World War, 1914-1918

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

1977-4-7

Source

Archival Descriptions