Level

Item

Item

4348

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1957]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Name Access

Phillips, Nathan, 1892-1976

Becker, Joseph

Subjects

Politicians

Accession Number

1985-10-7

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Negev dinners series

Dinner honouring Nathan Silver file

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

1

File

3

Item

31

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1967

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Name Access

Phillips, Nathan, 1892-1976

Subjects

Politicians

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

Gilbert Studios fonds

Negev dinners series

Dinner honouring the Toronto Jewish community file

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

1

File

1

Item

25

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1956

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 11 x 13 cm

Notes

Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access

Phillips, Nathan, 1892-1976

Jewish National Fund

Subjects

Politicians

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

Jewish Family and Child fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

79

Item

25

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1953]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b & w ; 11 x 14 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a group portrait of ten individuals including Nathan Phillips (far left).

Name Access

Phillips, Nathan, 1923-

Subjects

Politicians

Portraits, Group

Access Restriction

Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.

Repro Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Larry Becker collection

Level

File

Fonds

34

File

66

Material Format

textual record

Date

1957

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of an annual 296 page Municipal Handbook containing official information relative to the administration of the City of Toronto, for citizens of Toronto and others. Book is dated May 1, 1957. It is signed by Mayor Nathan Phillips for Mrs. Edna Louise Sutherland.

Name Access

Phillips, Nathan, 1892-1976

Subjects

Politicians

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Larry Becker collection

Level

File

Fonds

34

File

67

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1961

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

File consists of a signed self-portrait of Mayor Nathan Phillips wearing his chain of office, given to his friend, Fred Shockinger. Photograph is signed Dec.1,1961 and taken by Studio Cavouk.

Name Access

Phillips, Nathan, 1892-1976

Subjects

Lawyers

Politicians

Portraits

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Annual Campaign series

Walk with Israel sub-series

1998 Israel 50 Fun Walk sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

17-1-24

File

12

Material Format

textual record

Date

Sept. 1997-Feb. 1998

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains documents relating to the location of the Walk's opening ceremonies at Nathan Phillips Square. The records include memos, security guidelines from the City of Toronto and a map of downtown Toronto.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

631

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1975

Physical Description

2 photographs : (1 negative)

Name Access

Phillips, Nathan, 1892-1976

Subjects

Anniversaries

Charities

Politicians

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

638

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1975

Physical Description

2 photographs : (1 negative)

Name Access

Herlick, Lily

Phillips, Nathan, 1892-1976

Toronto Hebrew Free Loan

Subjects

Anniversaries

Charities

Politicians

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2008-8-3

Material Format

graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description

3 photographs : b&w and col. (jpg)

Date

1890-[ca. 1935]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of three electronic scans of original photographs of Nathan Phillips' father Jacob, his mother Mary (nee Rosenbloom) and a group portrait of Nathan with his first son Lewis, his mother Mary and an unidentified older woman.

Custodial History

The original photographs are in the possession of the donor. They were loaned to the OJA for copying and then returned on Aug. 18, 2008.

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.

Subjects

Families

Places

Cornwall (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

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Level

Item

Item

4943

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1941

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Pictured are Joshua Singer, Tillie Singer, Nathan Phillips.

Name Access

Singer, Joshua

Singer, Eillie

Phillips, Nathan, 1892-1976

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

1987-2-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

Kosygin demonstration file

Level

Item

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

7

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Oct. 1971

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm

Notes

Photograph is by Gadi Hoz.

Subjects

Demonstrations

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Nathan Phillips Square (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1217

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1958

Physical Description

2 photographs : (1 negative)

Notes

See accession record.

Acquired September 9, 1975.

Name Access

Israel

Slonim, Rabbi Reuben

Phillips, Nathan, 1892-1976

Phillips, Mrs. Nathan

Weinberg, Bernard

United Jewish Appeal

Subjects

Charities

Politicians

Rabbis

Places

Israel

Accession Number

1977-1-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

1978-3-1

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

[ca. 1938]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of an election card for Nathan Phillips.

Administrative History

Nathan Phillips first ran for alderman in Toronto's Ward 4 in 1924. He won the position and was re-elected each year to 1951.

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Larry Becker collection

Level

File

Fonds

34

File

68

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1961

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

File consists of a signed self-portrait of Mrs. Nathan Phillips, taken by Studio Cavouk of Toronto.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Publicity photographs of people and events series

Level

File

Fonds

28

Series

6

File

46

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[196-?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

The file consists of a photograph of Philip Givens, Allan Grossman and Nathan Phillips.

Name Access

Phillips, Nathan, 1892-1976

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

Part Of

National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds

Toronto Section series

Special events sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

38

Series

7-12

File

3

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Date

1971

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

19 photographs : b&w and col. ; 9 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of an invitation to attend the proclamation of "Celebration 75 Day" to honour Council's 75th years of service to the community on Nov. 8, 1971 in the Nathan Phillips Square; a Celebration 75 program; a pamphlet about NCJW to honour Cenebration 75; and newsclippings and photos commemorating the event.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Negev dinners series

Negev dinner honouring Bert Godfrey file

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

1

File

2

Item

28

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1966

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Notes

Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access

Levy, Lil

Levy, Mark

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

Gilbert Studios fonds

Negev dinners series

Dinner honouring Nathan Silver file

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

1

File

3

Item

25

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1967

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Rose Wolfe was chancellor at the University of Toronto.

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

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Publicity photographs of people and events series

Level

File

Fonds

28

Series

6

File

25

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[196-?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

The file consists of a group photograph. From left to right are: Eliezer Dembitz, Consul General of Israel in Toronto; Allan Grossman, MP; Philip Givens; and Nathan Phillips.

Name Access

Eliezer Dembitz

Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991

Philip Givens

Phillips, Nathan, 1892-1976

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

2006-8-6

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

2 certificates

Date

1956

Scope and Content

Accession contains two certificates given to the Jewish community on the occasion of the centenary of the founding of the Jewish community of Toronto. The certificates are hand-signed by Mayor Nathan Phillips.

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Gordon Mendly fonds

Events and organizations series

Level

File

Fonds

18

Series

3

File

30

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1 Dec. 1965

Physical Description

20 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of images taken at the Jewish National Fund Negev dinner in honour of former mayor Nathan Phillips. The event was held at the Royal York Hotel. The images depict speakers at the podium, presentation of certificates and plaques, and photographs of invited guests and of Phillips with his family.

Name Access

Jewish National Fund

Phillips, Nathan, 1923-

Royal York Hotel (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Dinners and dining

Mayors

Repro Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

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Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Negev dinners series

Negev dinner honouring Bert Godfrey file

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

1

File

2

Item

15

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1966

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Notes

Photograph by Al Gilbert.

Name Access

Godfrey, Bert, 1908-2006

Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991

Phillips, Nathan, 1892-1976

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

Philip Givens fonds

City of Toronto Controller series

Official engagements sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

51

Series

3-5

File

3

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1961

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of one photograph of Mayor Nathan Phillips hosting the Israeli gymnastics team. Identified is (left to right): Harry Zifkin (Toronto Zionist Council treasurer), Miriam Kara (Israel gymnast), Controller Phil Givens, Ruth Abels (Israel gymnast), Mayor Nathan Phillips, and Agnes Keleti (coach of gymnastics team).

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

Part Of

Philip Givens fonds

City of Toronto Mayor series

Official engagements sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

51

Series

4-6

File

36

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Jan. 1965

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of one photograph of Phil and Min Givens skating in Nathan Phillips Square with the Federal Minister of Finance Mitchell Sharp and his wife (?).

Notes

Photograph is by The Globe and Mail.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Philip Givens fonds

City of Toronto Mayor series

Official engagements sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

51

Series

4-6

File

48

Material Format

textual record

Date

13 Sept. 1965

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of one programme for the official opening of Toronto City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

72

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1974

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of former mayor Nathan Phillips flanked by several Metro Toronto Chairmen. Phil Givens in second from left, while Paul Godrey is second from right.

Notes

Reproduction note: The Toronto Sun owns copyright to this photograph.

Acquired in Nov. 1974.

Name Access

Phillips, Nathan, 1892-1976

Subjects

Mayors

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

2018-11-11

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

2 scrapbooks

Date

2003-2005

Scope and Content

Accession consists of two scrapbooks documenting Carson Phillips' work in the field of Holocaust education. The scrapbooks contain newspaper articles; promotional postcards; Yom HaShoah remembrance cards; newsletters; and correspondence, much of it related to an exhibition titled Janusz Korczak and the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto. The latter was presented by the Regional Jewish Communities of Ontario, a partnership between UJA Federations Canada and Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region. Holocaust survivor Max Eisen features prominently in many of the articles.

Administrative History

Carson Phillips earned his doctor of philosophy degree from York University. Since 2008, he has served as managing director of the Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre. He is the recipient of several awards including the 2013 BMW Canada Award from the Canadian Centre for German and European Studies at York University. He also serves on the editorial board of Prism: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Holocaust Educators.

Subjects

Education

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)

Name Access

Eisen, Max

Phillips, Carson

Regional Jewish Communities of Ontario

Places

Ontario

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Levine and Cass family fonds

Cass family series

Level

Item

Fonds

25

Series

11

Item

4

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1914-1919]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 7 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Phillip Cass taken at a studio in Detroit.

Notes

Albumen print mounted on card.

Photographer: F. D. Brooks, Detroit.

Name Access

Cass, Phillip

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

Detroit (Mich.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Passenger Names

Phillips, H.

Page Number

271

Date Range

June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Photographer

Harvey and Adena Glasner

Source

Rotenberg Ledger

Passenger Names

Phillips, N.

Page Number

420

Date Range

June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Photographer

Harvey and Adena Glasner

Source

Rotenberg Ledger

Accession Number

2022-7-6

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

object

Physical Description

ca. 8 cm of textual records

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

1 medal : bronze

Date

1922-1997

Scope and Content

Accession consists of textual records, photographs, and a bronze Shekel Medal for Israel’s twenty-fifth anniversary, most of which document Pearl Freedhoff and her Jewish communal and public service activities.

Textual records include public speeches, handwritten notes and short writing pieces, invitation and greeting cards, correspondence, materials relating to the sisterhoods of Beth Tzedec and Goel Tzedec synagogues, Pearl’s 1940 National Registration certificate, materials documenting the Ontario Bicentennial Award and dinner, and the 1981 royal tour of Canada, newspaper clippings relating to Pearl’s Jewish communal and public service activities, and an advertisement that Pearl made for Lido Spa. Also included are newsletters, magazines, and bulletins, which document Pearl’s experience in wedding consultation and her active involvement in Toronto Hadassah-WIZO and the Women’s Auxiliary of the Jewish Home for the Aged; and travel itineraries and promotional materials for Israel and the Orient trips, which were issued by Toronto Hadassah-WIZO, B’nai Brith, and travel agencies they were in co-operation with. Textual records also include a small number of bulletins and magazines as well as a twenty-fifth anniversary book of Baycrest men’s service group, which document the accomplishments of Pearl’s husband, Dr. Samuel Freedhoff.

Photographs feature the Goel Tzedec Sisterhood, trips to Israel organized by Toronto Hadassah-WIZO, the wedding of Linda Greene (Lorne Greene’s daughter), and various social and political events that Pearl attended.

Accession also includes a bronze Shekel Medal for Israel’s twenty-fifth anniversary. It was presented to Pearl to commemorate her inscription as a governor of the Haifa Community College.

Custodial History

Records were in the possession of Judith Golden, Pearl's daughter, until being gifted to the Ontario Jewish Archives on 14 July 2022.

Administrative History

Pearl Freedhoff (née Narrol) (1906-1997) was born on 17 September 1906 in Toronto to Harry Narrol and Esther Narrol (née Newman). She had four siblings: Albert, Gertie, Hilda (m. Spivak), and Mendell (died as infant). Pearl married Dr. Samuel Osias Freedhoff (1903–1973) in 1927 and had two children: Stephen and Judith. Samuel was the son of Harry Freedhoff and Molli Freedhoff (née Bohnen). Pearl graduated from the University of Toronto, School of Social Work, and Samuel graduated from the School of Dentistry. Both were members of Goel Tzedec Synagogue, with Pearl serving as sisterhood president from 1949 to 1950 and Samuel as president of the men's club in 1952.

Pearl was an active member of the Jewish community and served on executives and boards in many Jewish communal organizations, including the Canadian Hadassah-WIZO Toronto Centre, the sisterhoods of Goel Tzedec and Beth Tzedec Synagogues, and the Women’s Auxiliary of the Jewish Home for the Aged. She had a political interest in the Progressive Conservative Party and was active in federal and provincial politics; she served on the boards of the Victorian Order of Nurses and Ontario Housing Commission and was included in special dinners such as dinners for the royal family. In addition, she had an outstanding reputation as a bridal and bar-mitzvah counsellor for over thirty years. In 1984, she was awarded the Ontario Bicentennial Medal in honour of her contributions to the community at large.

Pearl passed away on 18 December 1997.

Use Conditions

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

Subjects

Politicians

Name Access

Freedhoff, Pearl, 1906-1997

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Publicity photographs of people and events series

Level

File

Fonds

28

Series

6

File

73

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[196-?]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

The file consists of photographs of Allan Grossman.

Name Access

Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991

Subjects

Politicians

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

1990-4-3

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

object

Physical Description

1 m of textual records and graphic material

1 badge : felt and metal, blue, silver and white ; 10.5 x 10.5 cm

1 pin : metal, white, blue and gold ; 1 cm.

Date

[ca. 1922]-[194-]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of textual records and graphic material documenting the life and career of Allan Grossman. Also included is a Jewish Boys in Training Crest of Merit badge (ca. 1922-1924), a white felt badge with a blue Magen David in the middle and in the four corners with metal plates attached to the material, each one with a different symbol, and an Ostrovtzer Independent Mutual Benefit Society pin (ca. 1940s).

Subjects

Politicians

Name Access

Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1999-6-2

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

21 photographs : b&w ; 22 x 30 cm or smaller

Date

1895-1962

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs documenting the life, career and activities of Sam Factor and his family. Textual material include correspondence, press clippings, and Factor's education and law school records.

Administrative History

Sam Factor (1892 -1962) was a Liberal member of parliament for Spadina, served in the armed forces in the Second World War, and was appointed a judge in the County of York.

Descriptive Notes

Idenification is provided for the photographs.

Subjects

Politicians

Name Access

Factor, Sam

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Gordon Mendly fonds

Portraits series

Level

Item

Fonds

18

Series

1

Item

5

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1965]

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Irving Chapley was a North York city councillor and member of Metropolitan Toronto Council from 1974 until his death, making him one of the city's longest running representatives. He was born in 1924 and was married to Norma (née Levinson) and had two children: David and Rosanne. He was an active member of B'nai B'rith before entering into the political sphere. The Irving Chapley Community Centre and Park is located in his former North York ward on Wilmington Avenue. Chapley died on 21 June 1992, at the age of 68.

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of Irving Chapley.

Subjects

Politicians

Repro Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2019-11-6

Material Format

multiple media

Physical Description

25 cm of textual records and other material

Date

[ca. 1925]-1996

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records related to the Jewish communal and public service activities of Phil Givens. Included are textual records and photographs as well as a small number of artifacts. Included are numerous speeches, municipal, provincial and federal election materials, professional records related to Givens' legal career, Jewish communal records including the Canadian Zionist Federation, the Upper Canada Lodge B'nai Brith chapter, and the Yiddish Committee, biographical materials, letters of thanks, certificates and honours, school graduation composite photographs, and photographs of various events and of the Givens and Rubins families. Artifacts include a Metropolitan Toronto Police Commissioners badge, a City of Toronto Council member pin, a Wingate Legion felt patch, and notably, a Canadian flag and an Israeli flag. The Canadian flag flew over the Canadian parliament, while the Israel flag was raised in the Knesset. Both flags were requested by Givens and were draped on his casket at his funeral. Accompanying documentation is also in the accession.

Administrative History

Philip Gerard Givens (1922-1995) was a municipal, provincial and federal politician, a judge, a police commissioner and an active Jewish communal leader. He is largely remembered as the 54th Mayor of Toronto. Phil Givens was born in Toronto on April 24th, 1922, the only son of Hyman and Mary Gevertz (Gewercz). As a youth, he attended Harbord Collegiate and graduated from the University of Toronto in political science and economics in 1945 and from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1949. In 1947, he married Minnie "Min" Rubin (born February 7th, 1924) and together they had two children, Eleanor and Michael. Givens graduated as a lawyer from Osgoode Hall; however, shortly thereafter he decided to enter politics, running as a municipal school board trustee in 1950. In 1951 he was elected as alderman for Ward 5, serving in this capacity until 1960, when he was subsequently elected as a city Controller. Givens was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1962. Following the sudden death of Mayor David Summerville in 1963, Givens was appointed by City Council as the Mayor of Toronto and was officially elected to the position in 1964, winning a close race against the former mayor, Allan Lamport. As mayor, Givens was automatically a member of the Metropolitan Toronto Executive and Council, the Metropolitan Toronto Police Commission, the Consumer’s Gas Company Executive, the Toronto Hydro Commission and the governing boards of Toronto’s major hospitals. Givens was publicly seen as an affable and populist mayor but his tenure was not without controversy. His support for the construction of the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts and his decision to acquire Henry Moore’s bronze sculpture “the Archer” for the new Nathan Phillips Square were both highly controversial during his term in office. In particular, the Moore sculpture sparked intense controversy and public debate amongst council members and citizens alike. Although ultimately purchased with private solicited donations, the controversy surrounding the statue’s purchase was still partly to blame for Givens’ 1966 election defeat to William Dennison. In 1967 Givens entered national politics for the second time, the first being a failed 1957 bid in Toronto’s Spadina riding, winning a seat as a Liberal in Toronto’s York West riding. In 1971 he stepped down before the end of his term to campaign for a seat in the Provincial Legislature. Again running under the Liberal banner, Givens won his seat in York-Forest Hill and after the elimination of this riding in 1975, was re-elected in the new riding of Armourdale. In 1977 he retired from politics. He also worked briefly as a current affairs commentator for local radio broadcaster CHUM 1050 AM. In 1977, Givens was appointed as a provincial court judge and chairman of the Metropolitan Toronto Police Commission, serving in both capacities until 1985, when he left the Commission but continued in the judiciary as a civil trial judge until officially retiring from public life in 1988. An ardent Zionist, Givens was also a prominent leader of several Jewish communal organizations. He was the founder and first president of the Upper Canada Lodge of B’nai Brith and sat on the executives of the Canadian Jewish Congress, the United Jewish Welfare Fund, the Talmud Torah Eitz Chaim, the Zionist Organization of Canada, the Toronto Zionist Council, Jewish National Fund, State of Israel Bonds and the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care. He was chairman of the United Israel Appeal-Israel Emergency Fund in 1967 and the United Jewish Appeal-Israel Special Fund in 1968. From 1973 to 1985 he was the national president of the Canadian Zionist Federation and in the 1990s was the national chairman of the Canadian Jewish Congress’ Committee for Yiddish. Givens was honoured by Jewish community organizations, including the Jewish National Fund’s Negev Award in 1968 and the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews’ Human Relations Award in 1969. As well, in 1972, he received the Award of Honour from the Toronto Regional Council of B’nai Brith. Givens was also known to be a passionate sailor and was a member of both the Royal Canadian and the Island Yacht Clubs in Toronto. He died on November 30th, 1995 at the age of 73.

Descriptive Notes

Physical Description Note: Includes ca. 300 photographs, 1 pin, 1 felt patch, 1 badge, 2 flags, 1 poster, and 2 paper bags.

Subjects

Politicians

Name Access

Givens, Philip, 1922-1995

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Photographic and audiovisual collection series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

27

File

553

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[Aug.?] 1981

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of one photograph of Moshe Dayan and his wife at an unidentified event.

Notes

Photo by Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto.

Name Access

Dayan, Moshe, 1915-1981

Subjects

Politicians

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Photographic and audiovisual collection series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

27

File

569

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Nov. 1981

Physical Description

5 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of five photographs from a UJA event with Senator Jacob Javits of New York. Identified in the photos are James Kay, Peter Newman, Senator Jacob Javitz, Lionel Schipper, Ephraim Diamond, Hy Isenbaum, Myrna Isenbaum, Gay Berger, Dr. Chas Gold, Allan Offman, Adrienne Offman, and Issy Sharp.

Notes

Photos by Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto.

Availability of other formats: Also available as digital images.

Name Access

Javits, Jacob K. (Jacob Koppel), 1904-1986

Subjects

Politicians

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Photographic and audiovisual collection series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

27

File

587

Material Format

graphic material

Date

28 Mar. 1982

Physical Description

38 photographs : b&w (38 negatives) ; 28 x 28 mm

Scope and Content

File consists of thrity-eight negatives from a UJA event with Yitzhak Rabin. Identified in the negatives are Allan Offman, Adrienne Offman, Izy Stern, Gerry Halbert, Jack Gwartz, and Judy Gwartz.

Notes

Photos by Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto.

Name Access

Gwartz, Jack

Gwartz, Judy

Halbert, Gerry

Offman, Adrienne

Offman, Allan, 1938-2017

Rabin, Yitzhak, 1922-1995

Stern, Izy

Subjects

Politicians

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

John J. Glass fonds

Level

Fonds

Fonds

109

Material Format

multiple media

Date

1914–1974

Physical Description

71 cm of textual records and other material

Admin History/Bio

John Judah Glass was born in England on 31 October 1895 to Morris and Pearl Glass. In 1907, he immigrated to Toronto—two years after his father. In 1917, he graduated from the University of Toronto. During the First World War, he served overseas in the 58th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force and was awarded the Military Medal for bravery. In 1921, Glass he earned his law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School. That same year, he was called to the Ontario bar. Glass became a practicing barrister and solicitor and was a member of the Canadian Bar Association.

Glass went on to have a political career that spanned fifteen years. From 1928 to 1930, he served as trustee for the Toronto Board of Education. From 1931 to 1934, he represented the former Ward 4 as alderman in Toronto City Council. From 1934 to 1943, he represented the St. Andrew riding as Liberal MPP in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. In 1943, he left the world of active politics.

A significant portion of Glass' life was devoted to Jewish community work. For more than ten years, he was national president of the Canadian Federation of Polish Jews. He was also a member of Beth Tzedec Congregation's board of governors, a past president of the Toronto Zionist Council, a member of the Zionist Organization of Canada's national and regional executive, a founder of the Canadian Jewish Congress, a past president of Toronto B'nai Brith, and a founder and first president of the General Wingate Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion. His affiliations included the Toronto Council of Christians and Jews, the Palestine Lodge, the Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital, the Jewish Historical Society, United Jewish Appeal, the Jewish National Fund, and State of Israel Bonds.

In addition to his involvement in various Jewish organizations, Glass was a Mason and past-president of the Scarborough Liberal Association. He died on 22 September 1973 and was survived by his wife, Anne Ethel Glass (née Horowitz), and two sons, George and Jesse.

Scope and Content

Fonds documents the life of John Judah Glass (1895-1973), including his involvement in the military, politics, and the Jewish community. The fonds is divided into three series: Artifacts, Documents, and Photographs.

Of note are those records documenting Glass' military service in the First and Second World Wars and his progression through the ranks of public service from lawyer to trustee of the Board of Education, Toronto City Council alderman, and Liberal member of the Parliament of Ontario.

Records also document Glass' participation in the unveiling of the Vimy Ridge Memorial as representative of the Government of Ontario and his role in the purchase of a historic building on Spadina Avenue for a new Zionist headquarters. (The chain of ownership of that property since 1883 is detailed in the records.)

Name Access

Glass, John Judah, 1895-1973

Subjects

Politicians

Repro Restriction

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

Physical Condition

Some of the textual records are in poor condition and are enclosed in plastic. Panoramic photos are in fragile condition.

Creator

Glass, John Judah, 1895-1973

Places

Canada

France

Israel

United States

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

Anti-Semitism cases sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-3

File

22

Material Format

textual record

Date

19 July 1968

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of one news clipping regarding comments made by George Ben, Liberal MPP for Humber.

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Subjects

Politicians

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Photographic and audiovisual collection series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

27

File

34

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1969

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 15 x 23 cm and 13 x 18 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of two photographs of the 1969 UJA Women's Campaign Mission to Ottawa.

The first photo depicts members of the campaign on the steps of at Parliament Hill. Identified in the photo are Phil Givens, Sally Libman, Annette Naiman, Frances Seligman, Mirial Small, Inez Solish, and Marvelle Koffler.

The second photo is a group photo at an event; identified in the photo are Phil Givens, MP; Mitchell Sharp; Beatrice Minden (standing); Florence Cooper; and Barney Danson, MP (sitting).

Name Access

Danson, Barney

Givens, Philip, 1922-1995

Subjects

Politicians

Places

Ottawa (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Philip Givens fonds

City of Toronto Mayor series

Level

Series

Fonds

51

Series

4

Material Format

multiple media

Date

1963-1990

Physical Description

ca. 360 photographs : b&w, sepia toned, and col (99 contact sheet, 2 slides) ; 34 x 26 cm or smaller and other material

Scope and Content

Series consists of records documenting Phil Givens’ work as Mayor of Toronto from 1963 until 1966. The bulk of the records are photographs featuring Mayor Givens at various city and community events; of note are images of Givens meeting with Robert Kennedy, Israeli President Zalmon Shazar, Sam Shopsowitz, and Pope Paul VI. Also included is general correspondence, speeches, election campaign materials, cartoons, certificates, artifacts, textual records related to the acquisition of the Henry Moore sculpture, a VHS cassette of Givens discussing the building of the New City Hall and an audiocassette documenting a council trip to Montreal in 1966. In addition, there is a small number of photographs which document events that occurred outside the dates of his time in office, but which relate to his role as mayor.

The series has been arranged into nine sub-series: 4-1. Campaign; 4-2. City of Toronto Council; 4-3. Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto Council; 4-4. City of Toronto Board of Control; 4-5. Henry Moore Sculpture and artwork; 4-6. Official engagements; 4-7. Certificates and Awards; 4-8. Portraits and publicity; and 4-9. Political cartoons.

Notes

Includes 7.8 cm of textual records, 14 drawings, 1 DVD, 1 videocassette, 1 audiocassette, and 8 objects.

Photographers and photography studios are identified on the photographs.

Subjects

Politicians

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

144

Item

1-2

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Aug. 1987

Physical Description

22 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope and Content

File contains photographs of Anatoly Scharansky meeting with dignitaries and speaking in Ottawa. Included is a meeting with Joe Clark, the then secretary of state for external affairs, and one with Senator David Croll.

Notes

Photographs by Ben Lechtman.

Name Access

Clark, Joe, 1939-

Croll, David, 1900-1991

Subjects

Politicians

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Ottawa (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

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Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Al Gilbert portraits series

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

4

Item

52

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[197-?]

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Joe B. Salsberg was born in Lagov, Poland and emigrated to Canada in 1913 at the age of 11. His parents names were Sarah and Abraham. He initially studied to become a rabbi, but at the age of 13 was forced by economic circumstances to begin working the sweatshops. These experiences lead him to a life of activism, fighting to improve the wages and working conditions for labourers. Salsberg married Dora Wilensky.

He joined the Zionist worker's group and in 1926 the Communist Party of Canada. He worked as a Labour Zionist executive, a union organizer, Communist Party union strategist, journalist, activist and was president of Model Insurance Agency Limited. He was also a Toronto Alderman in 1938 and again in 1943 and was voted into parliament as an M.P.P. representative of the Labour Progressive Party in 1943-1955. He was actively involved in introducing the Ontario Human Rights Code in reaction to a decision to disallow Jews and blacks into certain pools as well as other anti-Semitic behavior in Ontario.

After visiting Russia on two occasions to study and discuss with Russian leaders the Jewish problems in Russia, Salsberg renounced Stalin and his own participation in Communism.

Scope and Content

Photograph of Joseph B. Salsberg taken by Al Gilbert.

Name Access

Salsberg, J. B.,1902-1998

Subjects

Politicians

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.

Related Material

See also Joe Salsberg fonds: Accession # 1998-2-2, 1998-12-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dorothy Dworkin fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

10

Item

31

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[194-?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Left to right: unidentified, Phil Givens, Dora Dworkin.

Notes

Stamp from A. Gilbert Studio on verso.

Subjects

Politicians

Repro Restriction

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

Accession Number

2005-4-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1912

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

This item is a copy portrait and corresponding negative of Phillip Black of Peterborough, Ontario, taken on his wedding day.

Subjects

Bridegrooms

Portraits

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

Peterborough (Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-7-7

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

260

Material Format

textual record

Date

1955-1963

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

Accession Number

2021-10-4

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 letter

Date

19 Jun. 1945

Scope and Content

Accession consists of one letter to Nathan "Sonny" Isaacs from Rabbi Jacob Eisen. The letter is dated 19 June 1945. In it, Jacob congratulates Nathan on getting engaged and expresses his regret he could not have been in Toronto when Nathan was welcomed home. He also mentions that Nathan's best friend, Percy, was sad to learn that Nathan had departed Europe just as he arrived.

Administrative History

Nathan Isaacs (né Isaacovitch) was born on 20 November 1922. He enlisted on 5 August 1942. After training, Nathan worked in the kitchen at a Royal Canadian Air Force base in Aylmer, Ontario, while awaiting deployment to Europe. After being flown to Yorkshire, England, Nathan went on to fly thirty-five missions. He was twenty-one when he flew his first.

Following the war, bombers like Nathan received little in the way of recognition on account of the heavy civilian casualties caused by bombing. In 2013, Julian Fantino, minister of veterans affairs, gave out the Bomber Command bar to recognize Second World Bombers, including Nathan. That same year, thanks to a photograph that accompanied a Toronto Star article about Second World War bombers, Nathan was reunited with John Mulholland, the pilot with whom he flew his final mission.

Use Conditions

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

Descriptive Notes

Related groups of records in different fonds external to the unit being described: A photograph of Rabbi Jacob Eisen in uniform can be found in the Military photographs series of the William Stern fonds. A photograph of Rabbi Eisen alongside other Jewish chaplains can be found in the Harry Moscoe fonds.

Subjects

Letters

Rabbis

World War, 1939-1945

Name Access

Isaacs, Nathan, 1922-

Places

Europe

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions