Level
Item
ID
Item 558
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
558
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1925
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 41 x 46 cm
Name Access
University College
University of Toronto
Subjects
Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae--Ontario--Toronto
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
Acquired Aug. 1975.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Accession Number
1983-12-9
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
1983-12-9
Material Format
textual record
Physical Description
7 cm of textual records
Date
1979-1983
Scope and Content
Accession consists of copies of the Harbordite newsletter. Included are the following issues number 1 (April 1979), 2 (October 1979), 3 (February 1980), 4 (May 1980), 5 (September 1980), 6 (16 March 1981), 7 (6 June 1981), 8 (22 September 1981), 9 (26 January 1982), 10 (15 October 1982), 11 (15 April 1983), and 12 (15 October 1983).
Administrative History
The Harbodite is the official newsletter of the Harbord Club alumni group.
Subjects
High schools--Alumni and alumnae--Ontario
Newsletters
Name Access
Harbord Club
Harbord Collegiate Institute
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Part Of
Philip Givens fonds
City of Toronto Mayor series
Official engagements sub-series
Mayoral visit to Israel file
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 51; Series 4-6; File 40
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Philip Givens fonds
City of Toronto Mayor series
Official engagements sub-series
Mayoral visit to Israel file
Level
Item
Fonds
51
Series
4-6
File
40
Material Format
graphic material
Date
May 1965
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
Admin History/Bio
Ed Gelber, a communal leader, was born on 16 November 1903. He married Anna David, and they had three children named Edna, Lynn, and David. Gelber was educated as a lawyer and rabbi but worked mostly within Jewish organizations as an upper administrator. He was the past president for the Zionist Council of Canada, the Hebrew Schools of Toronto, and the Toronto Jewish Welfare Fund. He also held high posts at several other Jewish organizations and devoted his time and energy volunteering for the Jewish community and the cause of Israel. Ed Gelber eventually relocated to Israel.
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Min and Phil Givens (left) visiting the "The Garden of Canada Hall" on the grounds of the Jerusalem University with Eddie Gelber (right)
Notes
Photograph is by R. M. Kneller (Jerusalem)
Subjects
Universities and colleges
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
Jerusalem
Source
Archival Descriptions
Accession Number
2018-2-2
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2018-2-2
Material Format
textual record
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Date
1944-1948
Scope and Content
Accession consists of brochures from the Hebrew Institute of Technology in Haifa as well as correspondence from Montague Raisman, the chairman of the membership committee, requesting financial support from members of the Toronto Technion Society. In addition, there are lists of local Toronto supporters identifying their name, address and contribution for 1947, and a page of names and dollars contributed by members of the Toronto Technion Society.
Custodial History
File was discovered while processing CJC Fonds 17 records.
Administrative History
The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology is a public research university, located in Haifa. The institute was founded in 1912 and is the oldest university in Israel. Since its founding it has awarded more than 100,000 degrees and its graduates are cited for providing the skills and education behind the creation and protection of Israel. The Toronto chapter was located at 651 Spadina Avenue and 102 Beverley Street. The Toronto executive was comprised of Asher Pritzker (Chairman), Myron Samuel (Co-Chairman), Nicholas Munk (Treasurer), Eli Schatz (Secretary), Hugo Blum (Financial Secretary) and M. Landsburg (Secretary).
Subjects
Universities and colleges
Places
Israel
Source
Archival Accessions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 102; File 44
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
Fonds
102
File
44
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1978-1985
Physical Description
3 photographs : col. ; 18 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of a portrait of Libbie and Saul Cowan at their wedding in June 1978 at Temple Sinai, Toronto, a photo of Libbie and Saul with Belle and Phil Aiken (Libbie's brother) at the Cowan wedding, and a portrait of Libbie and Saul in 1985.
Name Access
Aiken, Belle
Aiken, Phil
Cowan, Libbie
Cowan, Saul
Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
Subjects
Married people
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 102; File 77
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
Fonds
102
File
77
Material Format
object
Date
1965-1978
Physical Description
2 plaques
Scope and Content
File consists of an acrylic plaque with an embedded key presented to Saul Cowan, Chairman of the North York Board of Education on the opening of Downsview Heights Junior High School by Irving D. Bogdon Associates, Architects, 1965 and a glass or acrylic plaque inscribed as the D. B.(Bing) Caswell Award presented to Saul Cowan in 1978.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 102; File 46
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
Fonds
102
File
46
Material Format
textual record
Date
1980-1995
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of handwritten correspondence between Saul, Libbie and Trudy Cowan and between Saul and Libbie Cowan and Saul's sister Jean Kalman.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Sylvia Schwartz fonds
Portraits of prominent Jewish Torontonians series
Level
Series
ID
Fonds 80; Series 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Sylvia Schwartz fonds
Portraits of prominent Jewish Torontonians series
Level
Series
Fonds
80
Series
1
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1942-1953
Physical Description
74 photographs : b&w (37 negatives) ; 18 x 12 cm or smaller.
Scope and Content
Series consists of negatives and proofs produced by Sylvia Schwartz in her portrait studio. The images depict prominent members of the Jewish community. They are formal portraits, all showing the head and upper body of the sitters.
There are thirty-seven portraits in total. They depict doctors, lawyers and business people, as well as individuals who were active in the community in leadership positions.
Subjects
Jews--Ontario--Toronto
Portraits
Arrangement
Records have been arranged alphabetically by last name at the item level.
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 102; File 42
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
Fonds
102
File
42
Material Format
textual record
Date
1959-1971
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of handwriiten correspondence between Lillian and Saul Cowan and Saul's sister Rivka Lieberman and her family, and between Lillian and Saul and their daughter Trudy and her husband Michael Soby in Calgary.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 102; File 78
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
Fonds
102
File
78
Material Format
textual record
Date
1995
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of handwritten and typed notes (in a hardcovered notebook and on sheets of paper) of Saul Cowan's memoirs tentatively called "Pictures In My Mind".
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 102; File 90
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
Fonds
102
File
90
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1942-[ca. 2001]
Physical Description
32 photographs : b&w and col. ; 28 x 32 cm or smaller
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs documenting the life of Trudy Cowan Luker from infancy to age 60. Included are pictures of Trudy as a baby with her parents Saul and Lillian Cowan and brother Michael Cowan, as a young child with family and friends at Wapaska Lodge, and in group photos at Homewood Elementary School. Photographs of Trudy as a teenager include those taken with the Bathurst Heights Collegiate Drama Club, group photos of campers and staff at Camp Ogama, several photos taken in front of the family home on Brucewood, and her high school graduation portrait. There are images taken at her graduation in Physical and Occupational Therapy from the University of Toronto in 1962, and a studio portrait taken in 1980. Later photographs showcase her involvement in cultural, civic, and historical pursuits including activities at Fort Calgary and a heritage event in Markham, Ontario attended by Prince Charles. As well, there is a photograph of Trudy wlcoming the family of her husband Leonid Luker when they landed at Mirabel Airport, Montreal as immigrants from the former Soviet Union.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 102; File 51
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
Fonds
102
File
51
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1916-[ca.1997]
Physical Description
11 photographs : b&w and col. ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs of the nine Cowan (Cohen) siblings from childhood to senior adulthood. Their spouses are included in many of the images, and the children and grandchildren of Norman Cowan in one group picture. Highlights include studio portraits of five of the siblings in 1916, a family seder on Henry Street in the 1930s, and Saul Cowan and his sisters Rivka and Jean in Florida in the late 1990s.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 102; File 27
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
Fonds
102
File
27
Material Format
textual record
Date
1999
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a diary handwritten by Saul Cowan's daughter Trudy, from January 27, 1999 to February 8, 1999 while visiting Toronto from her home in Calgary. She relates his physical and mental struggles.
Access Restriction
Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 102; File 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
Fonds
102
File
2
Material Format
textual record
Date
1957-1975
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a pamphlet titled "What Is North York Branch of the Social Planning Council?" and a booklet "160 Years of Progress - Education In North York".
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 102; File 11
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
Fonds
102
File
11
Material Format
textual record
Date
[ca. 1970]-1973
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a reprint of an essay from "My Pedagogic Creed" originally published in 1897 and a 1973 research report on intervention programs to reduce failure rates of selected grade one students.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 102; File 23
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
Fonds
102
File
23
Material Format
textual record
object
Date
1994
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
1 badge
Scope and Content
Fle consists of Saul Cowan's personal report card issued by the Zodiac Swim School and a maroon Red Cross badge awarded for his completion of the maroon level instruction. This was the fourth level of an eight level program.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 102; File 25
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
Fonds
102
File
25
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
Date
1990
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
4 photographs : col. ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of an address prepared by Saul's sister Jeanne Kallman, and her grandson Clay, for Saul's 80th birthday party at the Markham Hotel in Toronto, and four photographs of family members at the celebration.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 102; File 41
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
Fonds
102
File
41
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. (slide) ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
File consists of a colour slide of Saul Cowan, his wife Lillian, and their children Michael and Trudy taken outside of their home at 420 Vaughan Road, Toronto.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 102; File 43
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
Fonds
102
File
43
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[197-]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of a photograph of the exterior of Lillian and Saul Cowan's family home at 39 Brucewood in North York, Ontario.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 102; File 47
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
Fonds
102
File
47
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
Date
1994
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
1 photograph : col ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of five copies of the menu for Libbie and Saul's 15th anniversary dinner on June 12, 1994, two speeches by Libbie's family delivered at the event, a donation card to the York-Finch General Hospital Foundation in honour of the couple, and a photograph of Saul with his children Michael and Trudy at the celebration dinner.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 102; File 28
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
Fonds
102
File
28
Material Format
textual record
Date
2000-2002
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of email correspondence between Trudy Cowan and her brother Michael Cowan concerning their father's illness, financial issues, funeral arrangements and death on May 11, 2001.
Access Restriction
Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 102; File 66
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
Fonds
102
File
66
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[195-]-1961
Physical Description
4 photographs : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm on matte 27 x 20 cm and 9 x 9 cm
Admin History/Bio
Ruth Bush was the daughter of Kate Cowan Wener, the eldest sister of Saul Cowan. Trudy Cowan was a bridesmaid at the Firestone-Weintraub wedding.
Scope and Content
File consists of two photographs of an unidentified elderly couple, a photograph of Ruth Bush in London, England, and a 1961 wedding portrait of Phyllis Firestone and Allan Weintraub.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 102; File 67
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
Fonds
102
File
67
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[197-]-[199-]
Physical Description
3 photographs : b&w and col. (1 photocopy) ; 16 x 14 cm and 12 x 6 cm and 10 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of an unidentified photograph of a teenage girl, of a young woman and baby taken at Hanukkah 1988 at 46 Braemar, and a photocopy of a couple holding wine glasses.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Toronto Holocaust Museum series
Subject files sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 28-22; File 14
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Toronto Holocaust Museum series
Subject files sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
28-22
File
14
Material Format
textual record
Date
1982-1986
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and clippings of Rota Herzberg Lister, professor of English at University of Waterloo. Correspondence mainly pertains to issues of antisemitism in Waterloo.
Name Access
Lister, Rota Herzberg, 1928-2016
University of Waterloo
Subjects
Antisemitism--Ontario--Waterloo
College teachers
Places
Waterloo (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 102; File 29
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
Fonds
102
File
29
Material Format
textual record
Date
2000-2002
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of material pertaining to the passing of Saul Cowan on May 11, 2001. Included is funeral service information from Steeles Memorial Chapel, obituaries, sympathy cards, letters and emails, correspondence regarding estate issues, and material documenting the unveiling of his monument at Mount Sinai Cemetery, Toronto in June 2002.
Access Restriction
Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Passenger Names
Saul, A.
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Passenger Names
Saul, A.
Page Number
458
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Photographer
Harvey and Adena Glasner
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 102; File 49
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
Fonds
102
File
49
Material Format
graphic material
textual record
Date
[ca. 1944]-[199-]
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
5 photographs : b&w and col. ; 13 x 20 cm or smaller
Admin History/Bio
Michael Cowan is the son of Saul and Lillian Cowan.
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs of Michael Cowan as a small child, in a group photo of the Homewood Public School choir, as a teenager in front of the family home on Brucewood in Toronto, and with his wife Nancy in Montreal. There is a commencement programme for his 1957 graduation from Bathurst Heights Collegiate, and programmes for recitals, concerts, and theatre events in which Michael was a participant or composed the music. These include the UC Follies at Hart House, University of Toronto, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Temple Sinai Religious School operetta, and The Jazz Singer at the Saidie Bronfman Yiddish Theatre in Montreal. As well there is correspondence between Michael and family members, and a letter written by him at the age of 11 to the Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society offering a suggestion for the cause of rheumatism.
Name Access
Cowan, Michael
Subjects
Children
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 102; File 89; Item 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
Item
Fonds
102
File
89
Item
2
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[1939?]
Physical Description
1 photographs : b&w
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Lillian "Lil" Cowan with her maternal grandmother, maternal great-grandmother, and two children. From left to right: Trudy Cowan, Nessie Soren (née Altshuler), Lillian "Lil" Cowan (née Rosenthal), Celia Rosenthal (née Soren), and Michael Cowan.
Subjects
Portraits, Group
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Toronto Holocaust Museum series
Subject files sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 28-22; File 13
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Toronto Holocaust Museum series
Subject files sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
28-22
File
13
Material Format
textual record
Date
1993
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and Legislative Assembly of Ontario transcripts related to the Government of Ontario's response to antisemitism.
Name Access
Harnick, Charles
Ontario. Legislative Assembly
Subjects
Antisemitism--Ontario
Legislative bodies--Ontario
Places
Ontario
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Sylvia Schwartz fonds
Jewish military portraits series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 80; Series 2; Item 10
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Sylvia Schwartz fonds
Jewish military portraits series
Level
Item
Fonds
80
Series
2
Item
10
Material Format
graphic material
Date
Feb. 1942
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 11 x 9 cm and 13 x 9 cm
Admin History/Bio
Saul Fox was a Leading Aircraftsman in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War.
Scope and Content
The item is a portrait of Saul Fox.
Name Access
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force
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
Board of Jewish Education fonds
Executive director series
Teacher files sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 48; Series 2-4; File 28
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Board of Jewish Education fonds
Executive director series
Teacher files sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
48
Series
2-4
File
28
Material Format
textual record
Date
1957-1958
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Access Restriction
Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing the records
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
Publicity photographs of people and events series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 28; Series 6; File 55
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
Publicity photographs of people and events series
Level
File
Fonds
28
Series
6
File
55
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[196-]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
The file consists of a portrait photograph of Saul Goldstein.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
Publicity photographs of people and events series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 28; Series 6; File 83
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
Publicity photographs of people and events series
Level
File
Fonds
28
Series
6
File
83
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[194-?]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
The file consists of a portrait photograph of Saul Hayes, Executive Director of Canadian Jewish Congress (1942-1971).
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
Publicity photographs of people and events series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 28; Series 6; File 169
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
Publicity photographs of people and events series
Level
File
Fonds
28
Series
6
File
169
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[195-?]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
Scope and Content
The file consists of a portrait photograph of Saul Meisels.
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
62
Material Format
textual record
Date
1966
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence from and to Saul Hayes, Executive VP of the CJC
Notes
Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
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
63
Material Format
textual record
Date
1966
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of meeting minutes and correspondence from and to Saul Hayes, Executive VP of the CJC
Notes
Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
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
144
Material Format
textual record
Date
1974
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of newspaper clippings related to Saul Hayes' appointment to the Order of Canada
Notes
Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Accession Number
2010-5-5
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2010-5-5
Material Format
textual record
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records (1 v.)
Date
1941-1942
Scope and Content
Accession consists of one prayer book that was used by Saul Pecker during the Second World War. Book is entitled Prayer Book for Jewish Members of H.M. Forces. There are some handwritten notes of names and military numbers on the inside front and back covers.
Administrative History
Saul Pecker served with the Canadian Armed Forces in France in 1941 as a field medic.
Descriptive Notes
Fingerprint is visible on page 35 from soot reading prayer to wounded
Saul's surname was formerly Pecharsky
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
1976-7-9
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
1976-7-9
Material Format
textual record
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Date
1927-1962
Scope and Content
Accession consists of materials pertaining to the life of Saul Einhorn of Oshawa, Ontario. Included are his Canadian naturalization certificate, ketubah for his first marriage, newspaper obituaries, and a letter of condolence to his widow from the Canadian Jewish Congress.
Administrative History
Saul "Sol" Einhorn was born in Galicia on 12 December 1904. Sol moved to Oshawa, Ontario, in 1924, where he resided for the rest of his life. In 1927, he married Eva Collis. Eva and Sol had one daughter: Eleanor Grill. Eva died in 1950. In 1957, Sol married Tillie Newton.
Sol Einhorn was the proprietor of Oshawa Appliances Ltd., which was located at 78 Simcoe Street North in Oshawa. He was a supporter of both the Canadian Brotherhood of Christians and Jews and the Zionist movement and an active member of Beth Zion Synagogue. According to an obituary that appeared in the Oshawa Times, Sol was known as "Mr. Synagogue" by other synagogue members.
Sol died in 1962 on a Friday morning while at Beth Zion Synagogue just before the start of the service; he was fifty-eight years old. At the time of his death, he resided at 424 Rossland Road West. His funeral service was held Sunday morning in Toronto in the Park Memorial Funeral Chapel.
Subjects
Ketubah
Letters
Obituaries
Name Access
Einhorn, Saul
Places
Oshawa (Ont.)
St. Catharines (Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
1987-5-4
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
1987-5-4
Material Format
graphic material
textual record
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm
1 folder of textual records
Date
1944-1946
Scope and Content
Accession consists of records documenting Saul Sheffer's service in the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War as a Sick Berth Attendant and a group photo of the personnel of "I Division" H.M.C. York.
Administrative History
Saul Sheffer held a degree in Pharmacy from the University of Toronto (1938).
Subjects
Canada--Armed Forces
World War, 1939-1945
Name Access
Sheffer, Saul
Source
Archival Accessions
Passenger Names
Goldkind, Saul
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Passenger Names
Goldkind, Saul
Page Number
240
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Photographer
Harvey and Adena Glasner
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Passenger Names
Kershenbaum, Saul
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Passenger Names
Kershenbaum, Saul
Page Number
466
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Photographer
Harvey and Adena Glasner
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Passenger Names
Meingarten, Saul
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Passenger Names
Meingarten, Saul
Page Number
220
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Photographer
Harvey and Adena Glasner
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Passenger Names
Polak, Saul
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Passenger Names
Polak, Saul
Page Number
463
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Photographer
Harvey and Adena Glasner
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Part Of
Sylvia Schwartz fonds
Portraits of prominent Jewish Torontonians series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 80; Series 1; Item 4
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Sylvia Schwartz fonds
Portraits of prominent Jewish Torontonians series
Level
Item
Fonds
80
Series
1
Item
4
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[between Jan. and May 1953]
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 11 x 8 cm and 13 x 18 cm
Admin History/Bio
Norman Cowan was the B'nai Brith's Toronto Lodge president in 1947.
Scope and Content
The item is a portrait of Norman Cowan.
Repro Restriction
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Related Material
See Fonds 17: 2: 1309, and Fonds 28 : 6 : 307.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 102; File 37
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
Fonds
102
File
37
Material Format
textual record
Date
[ca. 1958]-2002
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of material documenting the life of Trudy Cowan from high school in Toronto to retirement in Calgary. Included are programs for a high school drama performance and a Historic Sites and Monuments Board Canada event honouring explorer Alexander Henry, membership cards for the Canadian Club and Hadassah-Wizo, a Canadian passport, a high school alumni bulletin, a Father's Day card written by Trudy to her father Saul Cowan, and a speech she delivered at a Hadassah-Wizo annual meeting. In addition, there is email correspondences and newspaper clippings related to Trudy's association with historical organizations such as the Lougheed House Conservation Society, the Glenbow Museum, Fort Calgary, and the Jewish Historical Society Calgary.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 102; File 50
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
File
Fonds
102
File
50
Material Format
graphic material
textual record
Date
[ca.1976]-[ca.1996]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
1 folder of textual records
Admin History/Bio
Rebecca Cowan is the daughter of Saul Cowan's son Michael and his wife Nancy.
Scope and Content
File consists of a photograph of Rebecca as an infant and a programme of a concert titled "Musica Orbium Requiem op. 9", in which she sung as a soprano.
Subjects
Sopranos (Singers)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Accession Number
2002-10-46
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2002-10-46
Material Format
object
Physical Description
1 trophy
Date
1960
Scope and Content
Accession consists of an Arts Theatre Club Trophy. This trophy has a wood base, on the left are theatrical masks in gold, on the right is a taller wood block with a plaque on the front, on top is a silver statue. This item has been deaccessioned and removed (11/24/15)
Source
Archival Accessions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 102; File 89; Item 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Cowan family fonds
Level
Item
Fonds
102
File
89
Item
1
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[1939?]
Physical Description
1 photographs : b&w
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Lillian "Lil" Cowan with her maternal grandmother, maternal great-grandmother, and two children. From left to right: Trudy Cowan, Nessie Soren (née Altshuler), Lillian "Lil" Cowan (née Rosenthal), Celia Rosenthal (née Soren), and Michael Cowan.
Subjects
Portraits, Group
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1874
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1874
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1929
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
Admin History/Bio
The teacher was Mark Zimmerman.
Name Access
Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
Beth Midrash Hagadol Synagogue
Zimmerman, Mark
Subjects
College 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
University Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
1980-1-11
Source
Archival Descriptions