Part Of
The Shuls Project fonds
Level
Fonds
ID
Fonds 64
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
The Shuls Project fonds
Level
Fonds
Fonds
64
Material Format
multiple media
Date
1859-1980, predominant 1977-1979
Physical Description
ca. 5178 photographs and other material
Admin History/Bio
The “Shuls Project” was the work of three University of Toronto architecture students, who in 1977 wrote a research paper on the eight Toronto synagogues built before World War II. Concerned at the lack of resources on these synagogues, Sidney Tenenbaum, Lynn Milstone and Sheldon Levitt foresaw the loss of communities’ recorded history as membership dwindled and elders passed on. The students conceived a project that would photograph and document every synagogue in Canada, gathering visual evidence, memorabilia, plaques and stories before they disappeared and history was lost. The students’ goal was to document synagogues’ architecture, art, and historical development through research, interviews and site visits.
The students secured a large portion of the required funding for the project from the Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Family Foundation in Montreal, funding which was matched by the Canadian Jewish Congress. This financial support enabled Levitt, Milstone and Tenenbaum to begin their study, named “Shuls… A Study of Canadian Synagogue Architecture.” They began in the summer of 1977, traveling through the Western provinces. The next summer, they visited eight Maritime cities, Montreal and other Quebec communities. Financial support in the project’s second year was again provided by the Bronfman Family Foundation, along with the Canadian government and donations in kind from businesses, including Benjamin Photo Finishers in Toronto, and Polaroid. The summer of 1979 was spent in Ontario, with an added grant from Wintario. In total, the Shuls project team traveled over 24,000 kilometres, taking thousands of photographs and conducting several hundred interviews. Photographs were taken by Tenenbaum, with Levitt and Milstone assuming primary responsibility for researching synagogues’ history and gathering historic records. Interviews were conducted by all three researchers, in both English and Yiddish.
With no handy index of every shul in Canada, the researchers located small shuls by word of mouth. They spread word of their project and solicited assistance using press releases, letters to known communities, and slideshow presentations as they traveled. They would first examine a building to get an idea of a community’s character and heritage, then conduct interviews with designers, architects, rabbis and other prominent community members.
With the research and photographs created, the team compiled three catalogues of the Western, Eastern/Quebec, and Ontario phases of the project. These catalogues have entries on each synagogue that include historical summaries highlighting the founding, growth, mergers and decline of Jewish communities, their changing needs, changing architectural expressions and trends, and the evolving uses of synagogues over the course of the twentieth century. There are also building descriptions, some with critical comments by the authors, and lists of the photographs and slides produced.
The compilation of materials and preparation of these catalogues took place at the Project’s offices at 26 Ava Road in Toronto, and continued through the summer of 1980 when the Ontario catalogue was completed. In 1985, Tenenbaum, Milstone and Levitt published a book highlighting their work, called Treasures of a People: The Synagogues of Canada.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of the records created and collected by the team of students conducting the Shuls study from 1977 to 1980. The majority of the fonds is made up of graphic material, in the form of 35mm colour slides and black-and-white Polaroid prints and (print-size) negatives. There are approximately 5110 photographs in the fonds. Fonds also consists of notes and inventory forms of buildings' architectural features. There are no interview transcripts, but the fonds does include three audio cassettes with recorded interviews and shul tours. Reference materials used in researching the history of the shuls include dedication and anniversary commemorative books and programmes, newsletters, articles and newspaper clippings. In addition the fonds contains 47 blueprints, the majority from Montreal synagogues. The fonds is arranged in the following series: 1. Quebec synagogues; 2. Ontario synagogues; 3. Western Canada synagogues; 4. Eastern Canada synagogues; 5. Reference.
Notes
Physical description note: includes 92 cm of textual records, 42 architectural drawings, 3 audio cassettes, and 1 drawing.
Physical extent note: many of the slides were culled because they were felt to be reproductions. Some of the synagogue images in the research book may therefore not be included in the fonds.
Name Access
Shuls Project
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.
Creator
Levitt, Sheldon
Milstone, Lynn
Tenenbaum, Sidney T.
Places
Canada
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
David Pinkus fonds
The Kiever Shul series
Level
Series
ID
Fonds 138; Series 5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
David Pinkus fonds
The Kiever Shul series
Level
Series
Fonds
138
Series
5
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
graphic material (electronic)
architectural drawing
object
Date
1912-2016
Physical Description
ca. 76 cm of textual records
ca. 150 photographs : b&w and col. (29 negatives) ; 22 x 28 cm or smaller
other material
Admin History/Bio
The Kiever synagogue, also known as the Kiever Shul, is a Modern Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Toronto. It was founded in 1912 by a small congregation of Jewish immigrants from the Kiev Gubernia of the Russian Empire (now Ukraine) and formally incorporated in 1914 by the granting of the Letters Patent by the Provincial Secretary. The congregation’s formal name is "The First Russian Congregation of Rodfei Sholem Anshei Kiev." According to the earliest congregational records, Max Bossin was president in 1912. At first, services were held in members’ homes and later in a rented house on Centre Avenue in The Ward. Not being able to afford a rabbi, services were led by members, including Cantor Herschel Litvak.
In 1917, sufficient funds were raised to mortgage a house at 25 Bellevue Avenue on the outskirts of Kensington Market. The congregation relocated there, and the facilities were enlarged in 1921 with the acquisition of a second house. In 1927, a new synagogue, which was built on the site of the two houses and designed by a Jewish architect named Benjamin Swartz in the Byzantine Revival style, was completed to accommodate increasing number of congregants. During the construction from 1924 to 1927, religious services were conducted at the home of Mr. Silverman at 29 Wales Avenue. Equipped with a rabbi and a proper synagogue, the Kiever was able to play a larger role in the Toronto Jewish community. The shul offered Yiddish and bar-mitzvah lessons, a youth minyan led by Fischel Cooper, a credit society, as well as a women’s auxiliary.
Several decades later, the Kiever’s membership declined in the 1950s and 1960s due to demographic changes—Jews began leaving the downtown core for the north end of town. The synagogue building deteriorated. In 1973, the Archives Committee of the Canadian Jewish Congress Central Region decided to help preserve it, and by 1982, sufficient funds had been raised to restore the building. In 1979, the Kiever Synagogue became the first building of Jewish significance to be designated a historical site by the province of Ontario and has been protected under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act since then.
Some of the founders included: Molly and Isadore Pinkus, B. B. Smith, Yehudah Leib "Louis" Bossin, Isaac Mosten, Jake Dubin, Harry Cohen, and Wolf Ganz. The congregation's first and longest-tenured rabbi was Solomon Langner, who served from around 1929 until his death in 1973. Sheldon Steinberg served as rabbi from the time of Langner's death until the mid-1990s. David Pinkus served as president of the Kiever Shul from the late 1970s to 2011. As of 2022, the synagogue president is Adam S. Cohen.
Scope and Content
Series consists of records documenting the administration and activities of the Kiever Synagogue. Included are financial documents, tax forms, insurance documents, receipts and invoices, the 50th jubilee book, accounting ledger books, address books, membership lists and application forms, printed copies of emails, correspondence, meeting minutes, by-laws and regulations, legal documents, certificates, cemetery deeds, funeral record books, files on construction and restoration, seats arrangement charts, raffle tickets, High Holiday service cards, artworks, and historic papers dating from the 1920s and 1930s. Also included are photographs featuring the Kiever Shul, two architectural drawings, and a wooden gavel.
Notes
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION NOTE: Also included are 9 architectural drawings, 1 photo collage, 4 sketches, 2 drawings, 1 wooden gavel, and 1 optical disc that contains 225 MB photographs.
Access Restriction
Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Accession Number
2010-6-3
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2010-6-3
Material Format
graphic material (electronic)
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w (jpg)
Date
[194-]
Scope and Content
Accession consists of a scanned photograph of a bar mitzvah celebration at the Shedlover Synagogue. The photograph was taken from the balcony where the women would sit during services. The man standing in front of the leaded window in the centre is Max Fruchtman, who was president of the shul at that time.
Custodial History
Linda Fruchtman, the secretary of the Shedlover Young Men's Society, brought in the photograph. She retains the original.
Administrative History
The Shedlover shul was located at 134 D’Arcy. It was a small synagogue of immigrants from Szylow, Poland. It has been completely torn down.
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
The synagogue is sometimes referred to as the Shidlower shul.
Source
Archival Accessions
Part Of
Solomon Edell fonds
Clanton Park Synagogue series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 4; Series 6; File 85
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Solomon Edell fonds
Clanton Park Synagogue series
Level
File
Fonds
4
Series
6
File
85
Material Format
graphic material
Date
Feb. 1973
Physical Description
79 photographs (negatives) : col.
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs of an inauguration celebration for Clanton Park Synagogue. Included are images of speakers delivering speeches, guests seated at their tables, musicians playing their instruments and people dancing.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Solomon Edell fonds
Clanton Park Synagogue series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 4; Series 6; File 91
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Solomon Edell fonds
Clanton Park Synagogue series
Level
File
Fonds
4
Series
6
File
91
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1974
Physical Description
39 photographs : col. (negatives)
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs of an event at the Clanton Park Synagogue.
Notes
Title transcribed from envelope.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
David Pinkus fonds
The Kiever Shul series
Photographs of the Kiever Shul file
Level
File
ID
Fonds 138; Series 5; File 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
David Pinkus fonds
The Kiever Shul series
Photographs of the Kiever Shul file
Level
File
Fonds
138
Series
5
File
2
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1935-[201-?]
Physical Description
122 photographs : b&w and col. (2 negatives) ; 22 x 28 cm or smaller
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs featuring the Kiever Shul from different periods of time, including before and after the restoration that took place in the 1980s; photographs of 1935 Kiever outing; and those that depict a Torah reading at the Kiever. Also included are photographs featuring Sydney Bossin and Morris Cohen at the Kiever. Sydney Bossin was Max Bossin’s son.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
The Shuls Project fonds
Ontario synagogues series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 64; Series 2; File 83
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
The Shuls Project fonds
Ontario synagogues series
Level
File
Fonds
64
Series
2
File
83
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1979
Physical Description
10 photographs : col. ; 13 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
File contains colour photographs courtesy of Joey Silver, of various Toronto synagogues: Chevra Shas; Bet Haknesset Talmud Torah Divnei Israel Hamezrachim (?) - Eastern Children's Congregation; and Chevrah Tefferet Israel Anshei New York.
Name Access
Chevra Shas (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 954
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
954
Material Format
graphic material
Date
23 Nov. 1941
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a copy photograph of a wedding at the Hebrew Men of England Synagogue (the Londoner Shul), Toronto, Nov. 23, 1941.
Name Access
Londoner Shul
Subjects
Weddings
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
1975-12-1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
The Shuls Project fonds
Ontario synagogues series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 64; Series 2; File 14
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
The Shuls Project fonds
Ontario synagogues series
Level
File
Fonds
64
Series
2
File
14
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1979
Physical Description
4 photographs : col. slides, b&w prints ; 35 mm and 12 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the shuls of Belle Ewart and Jackson's Point.
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
Belle Ewart (Ont.)
Jackson's Point (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Solomon Edell fonds
Clanton Park Synagogue series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 4; Series 6; File 87
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Solomon Edell fonds
Clanton Park Synagogue series
Level
File
Fonds
4
Series
6
File
87
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1980
Physical Description
37 photographs : b&w (26 negatives) ; 9 x 13 cm or smaller
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs of an unidentified Clanton Park Synagogue event. Included are images of a choir performing and speakers making speeches. Identified in the images is Sol Edell.
Notes
Photographs are by Paul Brown.
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
Accession Number
2022-11-3
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2022-11-3
Material Format
textual record
Physical Description
1 book
Date
2022
Scope and Content
Accession consists of material documenting City Shul, a Reform synagogue in downtown Toronto. Included is "Siddur Shirat HaLev: The City Shul Community Prayerbook." The siddur was designed by Baruch Sienna and edited by Rabbi Elyse Goldstein. Baruch described the siddur thus: "A contemporary, illustrated, liberal siddur for Shabbat, weekday, and festivals." The siddur features content from Canadian poets (e.g., Leonard Cohen, A. M. Klein) and artists. According to the donor, the siddur was "the product of many volunteer congregants over several years of effort."
Use Conditions
Copyright is not 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: Three pages of the siddur are available as digital files: page 80 (available as a PDF file), and page 98 (available as a JPEG file), and page 160 (available as a PDF file).
Rights: Copyright © 2022, City Shul. Translations, readings, and commentaries from Mishkan T'filah, World Union Edition: A Progressive Siddur, copyright © 2010 by the Central Conference of American Rabbis.
Subjects
Reform Judaism
Siddurim
Synagogues
Name Access
City Shul (Toronto, Ont.)
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Annual Campaign series
Walk with Israel sub-series
Community March for Israel 1994 sub-sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 17-1-20; File 25
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Annual Campaign series
Walk with Israel sub-series
Community March for Israel 1994 sub-sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
17-1-20
File
25
Material Format
textual record
Date
1993-1994
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Admin History/Bio
Project Renewal is a joint project between the government of Israel and the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI). Begun in 1978, it involves Diaspora populations in empowering distressed communities in Israel. The project has had an impact on over 120 cities and neighborhoods throughout Israel.
Scope and Content
File contains records relating to the costs of funding a variety of causes, functions and activities in Israel. A list of the costs of causes for youth specifically, came from the JAFI's Communications Division. The other sheets were compiled by UJA and comprise funding proposals for Project Renewal and a list of equipment needed by communities in Israel with the costs associated with each. The youth-related costs are a connection to the 1994 March's theme, which focussed on the needs of teenage olim (immigrants).
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
Men's Service Group series
Fundraising sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 14; Series 5-4; File 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
Men's Service Group series
Fundraising sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
14
Series
5-4
File
1
Material Format
textual record
Date
24 Apr. 1963
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of meeting minutes.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
Community Relations Committee series
Research Records sub-series
Advocacy, General sub-sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
17
Series
5-4-9
File
158
Material Format
textual record
Date
1976
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and reports on various subjects being researched by the CRC.
Notes
Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Toronto Holocaust Museum series
Documentation sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 28-17; File 6
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Toronto Holocaust Museum series
Documentation sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
28-17
File
6
Material Format
textual record
Date
1981-1982
Physical Description
1 folder textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence regarding procedures for Phase I of the Holocaust Documentation Bank Project.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Toronto Holocaust Museum series
Special events and projects sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 28-18; File 40
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Toronto Holocaust Museum series
Special events and projects sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
28-18
File
40
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
Date
1992-1994
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
1 photograph: col., ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and an information sheet related to the Holocaust Centre's involvement in Holocaust-themed exhibitions at the Royal Ontario Museum.
Name Access
Royal Ontario Museum
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds
Liaison Project series
Level
Series
ID
Fonds 87; Series 10
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds
Liaison Project series
Level
Series
Fonds
87
Series
10
Material Format
textual record
Date
1941-1943
Physical Description
5 cm of textual records
Admin History/Bio
In 1941 the Jewish Family Welfare Bureau, the Jewish Child Welfare Association and the Young Men's Hebrew Association initiated an experimental program known as the Liaison Project to help children adjust to normal social situations through guided group activities. A liaison worker was hired as a staff member of all three agencies and was responsible for assisting the YMHA with programming and the referral of children in need of case work service; placing referrals from the case work agencies into appropriate YMHA groups; following the progress of each child placed into YMHA groups; and, conferencing with case workers. A Liaison Committee provided direction for the project, managed its publicity and looked after its budget. Through the program two new groups were created at the YMHA: the “Protected Group” for 9 year old boys who displayed aggressive behaviour at the YMHA, but were not suitable for case work; and, the “Special Group” for working female clients of the JFWB and the Jewish Big Sisters Committee between the ages of 18 and 21 with below average intelligence. The Liaison Project continued to operate just after the formation of the Jewish Family and Child Services in 1943; however, it likely petered out soon afterwards.
Scope and Content
Series consists of textual records documenting the JFWB's participation in the Liaison Project. Included are meeting minutes, financial statements, correspondence, and staff memos.
Access Restriction
Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and the head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing some of the records.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Bookmark Project series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 10; File 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Bookmark Project series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
10
File
1
Material Format
textual record
Date
2002
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a call for submissions, submissions by artists, correspondence, a copy of the speech presented by Carolyn Bell Farrell, curator of the Koffler Gallery at the reception for the 2002 Bookmark Project, and a program guide for the 2002 Jewish Book Fair.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Bookmark Project series
Level
Series
ID
Fonds 100; Series 10
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Bookmark Project series
Level
Series
Fonds
100
Series
10
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
Date
2002-2010
Physical Description
17 cm of textual records
48 slides : col. ; 35 mm
Admin History/Bio
The Bookmark Project was a part of FLEX, an ongoing program of site-works and interventions at the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre, organized by the Koffler Gallery and coinciding with the annual book fair at the BJCC.
Scope and Content
Series consists of records documenting the Koffler Centre of the Arts Bookmark Project. Included are Bookmark Project guidelines, submissions by individual artists with written statements identifying the relationship of their bookmark to the project theme, CVs, media releases, press clippings, slides and correspondence.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds
Administration series
Correspondence sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 9; Series 5-2; File 31
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds
Administration series
Correspondence sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
9
Series
5-2
File
31
Material Format
textual record
Date
1964-1965
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence and lists for projects dealing with Moroccan immigrants.
Access Restriction
Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds
Administration series
Subject files sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 9; Series 5-3; File 41
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds
Administration series
Subject files sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
9
Series
5-3
File
41
Material Format
textual record
Date
1951
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Access Restriction
Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Harold S. Kaplan fonds
Architectural projects series
Level
Series
ID
Fonds 27; Series 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Harold S. Kaplan fonds
Architectural projects series
Level
Series
Fonds
27
Series
1
Material Format
architectural drawing
graphic material
textual record
Date
1913-1968
Physical Description
348 architectural drawings
123 photographs
2 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
The series consists primarily of architectural drawings and photographs of buildings designed or renovated by Kaplan & Sprachman, or by Harold Kaplan following the dissolution of Kaplan & Sprachman in 1965. Many projects are documented through only a few interior and exterior photographs of the building or photographs of architectural models and drawings. The architectural drawings include floor plans, elevations, sections, mechanical and electrical plans and lot plans. Approximately a third of the drawings are originals done in pencil, while the remainder are blueprints, blueline prints and other reproductions.
The series is organized chronologically into sub-series by the buildings worked on: Loew's Theatre, 189 Yonge Street, Toronto (now the Elgin Theatre); Loew's Uptown Theatre, 764 Yonge Street; Loew's Winter Garden Theatre (189 Yonge St., Toronto); the Jewish Home for the Aged; the Kaplans' homes in North York and in an apartment or condominium bulding, Park Towers; Atlas Radio Corporation; R.J. Sapera's store at Sheppard Ave. E. and Willowdale Ave.; Mr. & Mrs. P. Cooper's residence (Pembroke); the Primrose Club, Russell Hill Rd. & St. Clair Ave., Toronto; Precast Building Products (Vaughn Township); Thorncliffe Theatre (East York); and, Mr. & Mrs. S. Greenberg's residence, 19 Dellbank Drive.
Sub-sub-series are defined for the series of projects undertaken at Loew's Theatre, and at the Uptown Theatre. These sub-sub-series are organized by the original project reference code or by date when a reference code is not available.
In some cases, the project materials include plans prepared by other architects who carried out earlier work on the building in question, or by contractors for Kaplan & Sprachman projects. The sub-sub-series for Uptown Theatre projects includes, for example, photostatic reproductions of the 1919 theatre plans by Thomas W. Lamb.
Notes
The Thorncliffe Theatre plans were created by Mandel Sprachman, architect, son of Abraham Sprachman. Harold Kaplan's role in this project is not known.
Accession Number
2003-6-1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
Committee for Soviet Jewry series
Protest activities sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 17; Series 3-5; File 48
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
Committee for Soviet Jewry series
Protest activities sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
17
Series
3-5
File
48
Material Format
graphic material
Date
June 1975
Physical Description
3 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
Scope and Content
File contains three photographs student leaders involved in the Trailer Project, an outreach information campaign to raise awareness of Soviet Jewry issues in Ontario Jewish summer camps.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Toronto Holocaust Museum series
Projects and events sub-series
Level
Sub-series
ID
Fonds 67; Series 28-18
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Toronto Holocaust Museum series
Projects and events sub-series
Level
Sub-series
Fonds
67
Series
28-18
Material Format
multiple media
Date
1974-2006
Physical Description
0.8 m of textual records
312 photographs
3 audio cassettes
4 video cassettes
2 DVDs
4 architectural drawings
6 postage stamps
3 buttons
3 posters
Scope and Content
Sub-series consists of records documenting various Holocaust Centre exhibitions, programs, and events. Records include: photographs, meeting minutes, correspondence, audio and video recordings, promotional items, flyers, and educational materials.
Access Restriction
Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Board of Jewish Education fonds
Canada-Israel Secondary School Program series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 48; Series 10; File 11
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Board of Jewish Education fonds
Canada-Israel Secondary School Program series
Level
File
Fonds
48
Series
10
File
11
Material Format
textual record
Date
1983-1984
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
The school moved to Talpiot in 1984-85. Most of the records in this file are from Givat in Washington.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
Central Region sous-fonds
Subject files series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 28-1; Series 7; File 44
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
44
Material Format
textual record
Date
1966
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
The file consists of a bulletin, memoranda and correspondence.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
Subject files series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 28; Series 5; File 6
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
Subject files series
Level
File
Fonds
28
Series
5
File
6
Material Format
graphic material
textual record
Date
[196-?]
Physical Description
16 photographs : b&w ; 10 x 14 cm
1 p
Scope and Content
The file consists of a letter written by Karl Silberman, Special Representative for Projects at Keren Hayesod - United Israel Appeal to George Liban concerning Aliyah Project photographs. the file also includes 3 Aliyah Project photographs taken by David Harris, and a set of mounted and captioned photographs - numbered 23 to 33.
Name Access
Karl Silberman
George Liban
David Harris
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
General office subject and correspondence files series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 17; Series 2; File 1316
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
General office subject and correspondence files series
Level
File
Fonds
17
Series
2
File
1316
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[between 1965 and 1975?]
Physical Description
4 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of four photographs of a bar mitzvah at the Kiever Shul. They depict a young man at various points in the temple.
Name Access
Kiever Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Bar mitzvah
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 2558
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
2558
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1941]
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
Scope and Content
"Mittle Shule" -- Miriam Daskin; Michael Herzog; Belle Freiman.
Others in lower graduating class.
Notes
Photo by Famous Studios, Toronto.
Subjects
Students
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
1981-3-4
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
Executive director series
Subject files sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 61; Series 1-1; File 31
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
Executive director series
Subject files sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
61
Series
1-1
File
31
Material Format
textual record
architectural drawing
Date
1954
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
1 architectural drawing : detail ; 32 x 57 cm folded to 16 x 23 cm
Scope and Content
This file contains correspondence written to David Andrews from Michael Gelber, regarding the possible creation of a children's synagogue within theYM-YWHA building. There is also an accompanying detail drawing of the proposed ark and bimah.
Accession Number
2004-5-2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
Women's Auxiliary series
Fundraising sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 14; Series 4-8; File 33
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
Women's Auxiliary series
Fundraising sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
14
Series
4-8
File
33
Material Format
textual record
Date
[199-]
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a flyer advertising the Baycrest Mezuzah Project, which was operated by the Women's Auxiliary and raised money for through the sale of mezuzah's that were hand-painted by residents and patients.
Subjects
Mezuzah
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
Men's Service Group series
Fundraising sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 14; Series 5-4; File 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
Men's Service Group series
Fundraising sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
14
Series
5-4
File
2
Material Format
textual record
Date
1977-1979
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of meeting notices and minutes, reports, and a newspaper clipping.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Toronto Holocaust Museum series
Documentation sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 28-17; File 7
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Toronto Holocaust Museum series
Documentation sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
28-17
File
7
Material Format
textual record
Date
1979-1995
Physical Description
1 folder textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence regarding the Shoah Survivors Documentation Project.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Toronto Holocaust Museum series
Documentation sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 28-17; File 9
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Toronto Holocaust Museum series
Documentation sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
28-17
File
9
Material Format
textual record
Date
[ca. 1981-1988]
Physical Description
1 folder textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of release forms and questionnaires for Holocaust Survivor Interview projects
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Board of Jewish Education fonds
Subject files series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 48; Series 4; File 303
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Board of Jewish Education fonds
Subject files series
Level
File
Fonds
48
Series
4
File
303
Material Format
textual record
Date
1983-1985
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Photographic and audiovisual collection series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 27; File 384
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Photographic and audiovisual collection series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
27
File
384
Material Format
graphic material
Date
13 Dec. 1978
Physical Description
4 photographs (4 negatives) : b&w ; 28 x 28 mm
Scope and Content
File consists of four negatives of a meeting for Project Renewal. Gerald Halbert is identified.
Notes
Photo by Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto.
Availability of other formats: Also available as digital images.
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
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Photographic and audiovisual collection series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 27; File 389
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Photographic and audiovisual collection series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
27
File
389
Material Format
graphic material
Date
Dec. 1978
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (2 negatives) ; 28 x 28 mm
Scope and Content
File consists of two negatives of the Project Renewal sign. The sign reads, "Project Renewal will determine the Quality of Life for Israel as a people and as a nation."
Notes
Photos by Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto.
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
Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds
Special projects and studies series
Level
Series
ID
Fonds 87; Series 14
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds
Special projects and studies series
Level
Series
Fonds
87
Series
14
Material Format
textual record
Date
1932-1943
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
series consists of textual records documenting special projects and studies of the JFWB. Included is correspondence, memos, reports, statistics, case summaries, newsletters, meeting notices and minutes, newsclippings, legislation, and a questionnaire. Topics of the projects and studies include: birth control, housing conditions, nutrition clinics, family budgets and food relief costs, vocational guidance and juvenile delinquency. Many of the projects and studies were conducted in partnership with other agencies.
Access Restriction
Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and the head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing some of the records.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds
Special projects and studies series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 87; Series 14; File 6
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds
Special projects and studies series
Level
File
Fonds
87
Series
14
File
6
Material Format
textual record
Date
Nov. 1942
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of one survey questionnaire created by the JFWB to determine the needs of the Jewish community. The questionnaire contains questions for unions, schools, and schules regarding their members and clients.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Sharon Chapter of Hadassah fonds
Special projects and events series
Level
Series
ID
Fonds 90; Series 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Sharon Chapter of Hadassah fonds
Special projects and events series
Level
Series
Fonds
90
Series
2
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
Date
1959-1977
Physical Description
9 folders of textual records
1 photograph
Scope and Content
Series consists of records documenting the special projects and events of the Sharon Chapter. Included is correspondence, a photograph, certificates, invitations, programmes, financial statements, lists, speeches, an auditorium lease, a sales report, pledge cards, and a theatrical script.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Bookmark Project series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 10; File 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Bookmark Project series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
10
File
2
Material Format
textual record
Date
2003
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of records documenting the Koffler Centre of the Arts Bookmark Project entitled Pause. Included in the file is a call for submissions, a media release, and a curatorial statement by Mark Prier.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Bookmark Project series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 10; File 3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Bookmark Project series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
10
File
3
Material Format
graphic material
textual record
Date
2004
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
38 slides : col. ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
File consists of records documenting the Koffler Centre of the Arts Bookmark Project entitled Interstate. Included in the file are slides of submitted works, curatorial statements by submitting artists, artist cvs, an in-house schedule of exhibitons and public programs, a Koffler Gallery organizational profile, media reviews, and a program guide for the 2004 Jewish Book Fair.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Bookmark Project series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 10; File 4
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Bookmark Project series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
10
File
4
Material Format
textual record
Date
2005
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of records documenting the Koffler Centre of the Arts Bookmark Project entitled Outpost. Included in the file is a call for submissionsm, a description of Helmbrechts Walk, and a photo presentation by artist Susan Silas done in conjunction with Holocaust Education Week.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Bookmark Project series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 10; File 5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Bookmark Project series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
10
File
5
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
Date
2006
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
10 slides : col. ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
File consists of records documenting the Koffler Centre of the Arts Bookmark Project entitled Epoch. Included in the file are submissions by the artists, artist CVs, a media release.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Bookmark Project series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 10; File 6
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Bookmark Project series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
10
File
6
Material Format
textual record
Date
2007
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of records documenting the Koffler Centre of the Arts Bookmark Project entitled Parallax. Included in the file is a call for submissions, artist statements, artist CVs.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Bookmark Project series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 10; File 24
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Bookmark Project series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
10
File
24
Material Format
textual record
Date
2009
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of records documenting the Koffler Centre of the Arts Bookmark Project entitled Obsolete. Included in the file is a list of participating artists, artist submissions, artist statements and CVs.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Bookmark Project series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 10; File 25
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Bookmark Project series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
10
File
25
Material Format
textual record
Date
2010
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of records documenting the Koffler Centre of the Arts Bookmark Project entitled Amulet. Included in the file are submissions by the artist including an artist statement, CV and bookmark description.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Samuel Posluns fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 70; File 5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Samuel Posluns fonds
Level
File
Fonds
70
File
5
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1947
Physical Description
51 photographs : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm or smaller
Scope and Content
File consists of black-and-white photographs related to the Tailor Project, including photos taken at Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons Camp showing the Tailor Project team testing candidates. Other photos include scenes of devastation in Hanover, documentation of concentration camps at Belsen and Dachau, and two photos of Posluns with unidentified individuals taken at the Munich Military Post Officers Club. Other identified individuals include Max Enkin and Samuel Herbst.
Subjects
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Refugee camps
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
Germany
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Samuel Posluns fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 70; File 4
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Samuel Posluns fonds
Level
File
Fonds
70
File
4
Material Format
textual record
Date
1947
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of letters regarding the Tailor Project from organizers and federal government officials. Also included is a letter from Ontario MPP J. B. Salsberg in which he describes the "very definite anti-Jewish bias in the Canadian immigration policies and their application."
Name Access
Salsberg, J. B.,1902-1998
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
Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds
Administration series
Programs and services sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 9; Series 5-1; File 78
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds
Administration series
Programs and services sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
9
Series
5-1
File
78
Material Format
textual record
Date
1972-1973
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File contains memoranda, minutes and correspondence on the Moroccan Integration Project Committee.
Access Restriction
Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
Source
Archival Descriptions