Accession Number
1985-10-7
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
1985-10-7
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records and graphic material
Date
1907-[ca. 1957]
Scope and Content
This accession consists of a wedding invitation for Esther Litmanovitch to Joseph Becker, Toronto, 1907 and copies of photographs of Joseph and Esther Becker's wedding portrait; Samuel Weber and family; Nathan Phillips and Joseph Becker; and The Toronto Section, National Council of Jewish Women.
Name Access
Becker, Larry, 1939-1998
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
1998-5-1
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
1998-5-1
Material Format
graphic material
textual record
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
33 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
Date
1926-[ca.1945]
Scope and Content
Accession consists of original and copy photographs of the Literary Club of Toronto and a Purim play in Timmins, Ontario. In addition there is a minute book in Yiddish for the Literary Club, and a number of photographs of young people taken at Camp Yungvelt in the 1940s. Identified in the Purim play photograph (ca. 1930) Back row: Dorothy Vrovender, Carl Horowitz, [Jack Brovend], Mr. Brovender, [teacher], Esther Halperin, Cecil Hoffman, Lily Feldman, Sara Shankman, Sara Martin, and Zelda Sky. Middle row: Morris Halperin, Mitchell, Claire Korman, Ruth Halperin, Fanny Feldman, [unknown, Mitchell], Sadie Feldman, esther Shankman, [Bertha Perchesky], Mildred Buckovetsky, and Sophie Korman. Front row: Cecil Linder, Joe Greenberg, Myer Buckovetsky, Abe Martin, Joe Mallin, Vita Linder and Moses Shragg. Photoograph by the Royal Studio, A. Tomkinson, Timmins, Ont.
Source
Archival Accessions
Part Of
Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee series
Photograph collection sub-series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 61; Series 2-2; Item 50
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee series
Photograph collection sub-series
Level
Item
Fonds
61
Series
2-2
Item
50
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1974]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm
Scope and Content
This file consists of one photograph of Larry Sypierglass lifting up an unidentified child in the Bloor and Spadina YM-YWHA gymnasium.
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
Thelma Harris Rose family fonds
Harris family series
William and Tillie Harris sub-series
Level
Sub-series
ID
Fonds 115; Series 1-5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Thelma Harris Rose family fonds
Harris family series
William and Tillie Harris sub-series
Level
Sub-series
Fonds
115
Series
1-5
Material Format
graphic material
textual record
Date
[ca. 1917]-[196-]
Physical Description
49 photographs : b&w and sepia (3 negatives) ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller
1 folder of textual records
Admin History/Bio
William Harris was the son of Samuel and Sarah Harris (née Ruben). Tillie Harris (née Shayne) was the daughter of John and Olga Shayne (née Ginsberg).
Scope and Content
Sub-series consists of photographs of William and Tillie Harris (née Shayne) and their family as well as textual records related to their son Sgt. Fred Harris' enlistment in the Canadian military and his death at Normandy on D-Day.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
Harris family series
William and Tillie Harris sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 115; Series 1-5; File 5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
Harris family series
William and Tillie Harris sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
115
Series
1-5
File
5
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[193-]-[196-]
Physical Description
4 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 21 cm and 8 x 12 cm and 7 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of portraits and snapshots of Tillie (née Shayne) Harris, including a photograph of Tillie with her brother Alex Shayne.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Larry Becker collection
Level
Collection
ID
Fonds 34
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Larry Becker collection
Level
Collection
Fonds
34
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
Date
1882-1996
Physical Description
58 cm of textual records
11 photographs : col. and b&w ; 28 x 36 cm or smaller
4 lantern slides : col. (hand painted) ; 5 x 8 cm
Admin History/Bio
Larry Becker (1939-1998) was a collector with a focus on his native Toronto. He grew up in central Toronto, near Dundas and Ossington, where his father ran a cigar store. Around 1948, the family moved north to Vaughan. Larry attended Lakeshore Teachers' College and married fellow teacher, Rose Weber, in 1961. He taught primary school in Welland, Ontario
Larry returned to Toronto in June 1965, and began collecting for profit and posterity. That year, with the active assistance of his wife Rose, opened the first of three businesses that sold collectables. Both his father and grandfather had been small-scale collectors. From 1965 to 1996, the growing Becker family lived at 25 Lesgay Crescent in North York. In December 1996, the Beckers moved to a larger place in the Kettleby countryside, where Larry had planned to retire and work on his collection
Larry Becker died on February 20th, 1998
Scope and Content
The collection consists of items collected by Larry Becker including postcards, bulletins from Ontario Jewish organizations, sermons, periodicals, books, hand painted lantern slides documenting scenes of Jews in early Toronto, and other material relating to Ontario's Jewry
Notes
Information for biographical sketch gathered and cited from "Collecting Toronto: Through the Eyes of Larry Becker" virtual exhibit from the City of Toronto website at: http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/archives/becker_collections/
The lantern slides have been rehoused and moved to the negative cabinet.
Associated material note: The City of Toronto Archives has an extensive collection in the Larry Becker fonds, Fonds 70 (see Accession file for details)
Physical Condition
The textual records are in good condition. The colour photographs are suffering from severe dark fading and have taken on a distinct red cast.
Creator
Becker, Larry (1939-1998)
Accession Number
2002-12-1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1634
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1634
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 10 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
This item is a photograph and copy negative of the opening of the Bond Clothes Shop in Lindsay, Ontario. The photograph depicts a crowd gathered at the front entrance. The store slogan is written on the front sign: Gentlemen prefer Bond's.
Name Access
Bond Clothes Shop (Lindsay, Ont.)
Subjects
Clothing trade
Crowds
Storefronts
Repro Restriction
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Places
Lindsay (Ont.)
Accession Number
1978-7-1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1143
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1143
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1904]
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
This item is a copy photograph and corresponding negative of Joe Solway seated at a piano.
Name Access
Solway, Joe
Subjects
Children
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
1976-6-10
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
Harris family series
William and Tillie Harris sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 115; Series 1-5; File 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
Harris family series
William and Tillie Harris sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
115
Series
1-5
File
2
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1918]-[194-]
Physical Description
8 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm or smaller
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs of William and Tillie (née Shayne) Harris and their three sons including photographs of Sgt. Fred Harris in military dress and of William Harris ca. 1918, possibly during military training.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
Harris family series
William and Tillie Harris sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 115; Series 1-5; File 3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
Harris family series
William and Tillie Harris sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
115
Series
1-5
File
3
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1930]-[195-]
Physical Description
19 photographs : b&w (3 negatives) ; 19 x 22 cm or smaller
Admin History/Bio
Reva Levinson was Fred Harris' finance. Sophie Marcus was Tillie Harris' aunt.
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs of William and Tillie Harris and their family at the cottage at Young's Point, Ontario. Images include group shots with fish, lounging on lawn chairs and in swimsuits and canoeing. Also pictured are Samuel Aaron and Rose Harris, Sydney Harris, Thelma Harris, Fred Harris, Jack Harris, housekeeper Nellie Zepp, Reva Levinson, Lawrence Harris, and Sophie Marcus,
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
Harris family series
William and Tillie Harris sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 115; Series 1-5; File 4
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
Harris family series
William and Tillie Harris sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
115
Series
1-5
File
4
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1939
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 20 x 20 cm and 13 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of two photographs documenting a cruise that William and Tillie Harris took with friends and relations. Also identified are Dorothy and Dave Goodman and Izzie and Ray Rothbart. There are additional photos of this trip in the photo album documenting their family.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Accession Number
2007-6-32
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2007-6-32
Material Format
graphic material (electronic)
Physical Description
2 b&w photographs (copies)
Date
[193?]
Scope and Content
Accession consists of two scanned photographs of work scene in front of the Myer Salit Scrap Metal yard, Niagara Falls.
Custodial History
The records were transferred to the OJA as part of the Ontario Small Jewish Communities initiative.
Administrative History
The donor, Larry Cohen, was born 1931. His grandfather, Myer Salit, was born in Brest Litovski, Poland. At the age of twenty-three he booked passage to America on the S.S. Norge. On June 28, 1904 the ship struck a reef off the coast of Scotland and sank. Mr. Salit survived, along with approximately 160 other passengers, and made his way to New York and then St. Catharines, where his brother-in-law, Harry Rubin, was a scrap metal dealer. In 1905 he moved to Niagara Falls and set up his own scrap metal business. He was the first Jewish resident of that community.
Over time, the business prospered and grew. After the Second World War, his son-in-law Irvin Feldman and grandson Larry Cohen joined the business. The company began to diversify, selling new and used steel products to local industry. Myer Salit passed away in 1958 and left the business in the hands of Irvin and Larry. By the 1960s, the company branched out and became a reinforcing steel (rebar) fabricator and changed its name to Salit Steel.
During the 1980s the family sold off the scrap metal division of the company. Mr. Feldman retired and the responsibility for managing the firm was shared by Larry Cohen and Steven Cohen, Myer's great-grandson. The company has continued to expand and diversify and currently serves the needs of Southern Ontario.
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
Related Material Note: See AC 302 for an oral history for Larry Cohen.
Subjects
Occupations
Communities
Name Access
Salit, Myer
Places
Niagara Falls, Ont.
Source
Archival Accessions
Name
Larry Cohen
Material Format
moving images
Interview Date
7 Jun. 2007
Source
Oral Histories
Name
Larry Cohen
Number
OH 302
Interview Date
7 Jun. 2007
Quantity
2 mini DV's, archival and reference copies
Interviewer
Sharon Gubbay Helfer
Notes
Ontario Small Jewish Communities Project.
Availability of other formats: Also available as an M4V video file
Use Restrictions
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Biography
Larry Cohen lived in Buffalo for many years, where he met and married his wife,, Marlene. He joined the US Army during the Korean War and was stationed in New Jersey. After the army, he began working at his grandfather’s steel business and then in 1959 moved back to Niagara Falls. He held several positions with the synagogue in Niagara Falls including treasurer and president. He has three children—Bobby, Steven, and Michelle—and numerous grandchildren.
Myer Salit, Larry Cohen's grandfather, was born in Brest Litovski, Poland. At the age of twenty-three, he booked passage to America on the SS Norge. On 28 June 1904, the ship struck a reef off the coast of Scotland and sank. Mr. Salit survived, along with approximately 160 other passengers, and made his way to New York and then St. Catharines, Ontario, where his brother-in-law, Harry Rubin, was a scrap metal dealer.
In 1905, Mayer Salit moved to Niagara Falls, Ontario, and set up his own scrap metal business. He was the first Jewish resident of that community. Over time, the business prospered and grew. After the Second World War, his son-in-law, Irvin Feldman, joined the company followed by his grandson, Larry Cohen, in 1955. The company began to diversify, selling new and used steel products to local industry. Myer Salit passed away in 1958 and left the business in the hands of Irvin and Larry. By the 1960s, the company branched out and became a reinforcing steel (rebar) fabricator and changed its name to Salit Steel. During the 1980s, the family sold off the scrap metal division of the company. Mr. Feldman retired, and the responsibility for managing the firm was shared by Larry Cohen and Steven Cohen, Myer's great-grandson. The company has continued to expand and diversify and currently serves the needs of southern Ontario.
Material Format
moving images
Geographic Access
St. Catharines (Ont.)
Niagara Falls (Ont.)
Original Format
Mini DV
Copy Format
DVD
Source
Oral Histories
Name
Larry Helfand
Material Format
moving images
Interview Date
9 Jun. 2010
Source
Oral Histories
Name
Larry Helfand
Number
OH 373
Subject
Canada--Armed Forces
World War, 1939-1945
Interview Date
9 Jun. 2010
Quantity
1 reference DVD (WAV file); 1 archival DVD (WAV file)
Interviewer
Marie Eve Deleris
Total Running Time
18:21
Notes
Larry was interviewed as part of the Memory Project event held at Lipa Green on 13 May 2010 in partnership with the Historica-Dominion Institute.
Biography
Larry served in the RCA from 1940 to 1946 in anti-aircraft work. He was stationed in Aldershot, England and witnessed V-E (Victory in Europe) Day.
Material Format
moving images
Original Format
DVD
Source
Oral Histories
Name
Barney and Tillie Nosov
Material Format
sound recording
Interview Date
22 Sep. 1975
Source
Oral Histories
Name
Barney and Tillie Nosov
Number
OH 11
Subject
Families
Religion
Interview Date
22 Sep. 1975
Quantity
1
Interviewer
Fred Schaeffer
Total Running Time
side 1: 43:39 minutes
side 2: 43:36 minutes
Conservation
Copied August 2003
Notes
Most of the interview is conducted with Barney Nosov. Wilfred Kideckel is also featured on the tape, and Tillie Nosov is interviewed briefly.
Use Restrictions
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Conditional access. Researchers must receive permission from the interviewee or their heir prior to accessing the interview. Please contact the OJA for more information.
Biography
Barney Nosov arrived in Canada in 1916. Nosov lived in Ansonville, Ontario. He was a merchant, owned a store, and was also in politics for many years.
Wilfred Kideckel was born in Kreugerdorf on a farm in 1917. His father was one of the first immigrants to the area. Kideckel had ten people in his family. He moved to Ansonville and got married. Kideckel moved to Toronto in 1942.
Material Format
sound recording
Name Access
Nosov, Barney
Nosov, Tillie
Kideckel, Wilfred
Geographic Access
Ansonville (Ont.)
Cobalt (Ont.)
Cochrane (Ont.)
Original Format
Audio cassette
Copy Format
Audio cassette
Transcript
G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 11 - Nosov\OH11_Transcript.pdf
Source
Oral Histories
Part Of
Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
Harris family series
Samuel Aaron and Rose Harris sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 115; Series 1-2; File 16
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
Harris family series
Samuel Aaron and Rose Harris sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
115
Series
1-2
File
16
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1929]
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w ; 12 x 18 cm and 5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of one portrait of Samuel Aaron and Rose and their sister-in-law Tillie (née Shayne) Harris and a second portrait of Rose and Tillie.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
Photo albums series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 115; Series 10; File 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
Photo albums series
Level
File
Fonds
115
Series
10
File
1
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[192-]-[195-]
Physical Description
120 photographs (1 vol.) : b&w and sepia ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller
Scope and Content
File consists of one photo album documenting the family of William Harris and Tillie Harris (née Shayne). Included are portraits and snapshots of various members of the extended Shayne family including vacations and cruises, wedding and maternity photographs, leisure outings, and military-related images, particularly those related to Sgt. Fred Harris, the son of William and Tillie Harris.
Notes
Photo album has been scanned in its entirety.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 4238
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
4238
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[195-]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
Admin History/Bio
Larry Hillman played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, and Leo Labine played for the Boston Bruins. They played baseball for Joe Dash during the off-season to stay in shape.
Scope and Content
This item is an original print of Larry Hillman (left), Joe Dash (centre), and Leo Labine (right) in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. Both Hillman and Labine played baseball for Joe Dash.
Subjects
Baseball
Hockey players
Places
Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
Accession Number
1986-1-9
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 2519
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
2519
Material Format
graphic material
Date
4 Oct. 1936
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 10 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the Jewish community assembled in the Adath Israel Synagogue banquet hall for the bar mitzvah party of Larry Kussner. The large crowd is seated at several banquet tables in the hall, which is decorated for the occasion.
Notes
Title taken from writing on original photograph matte.
Duke Studio.
Name Access
Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
Kussner, Larry
Subjects
Bar mitzvah
Parties
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
Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
Accession Number
1981-2-1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Ethel Mehr fonds
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 68; Item 67
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Ethel Mehr fonds
Level
Item
Fonds
68
Item
67
Material Format
graphic material
Date
25 June 1950
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
This item is a photograph of Sally Greisman and Larry Brenzel walking down the aisle after their wedding ceremony at Goel Tzedec Synagogue.
Name Access
Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Married people
Weddings
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
University Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
1988-12-3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Ethel Mehr fonds
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 68; Item 68
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Ethel Mehr fonds
Level
Item
Fonds
68
Item
68
Material Format
graphic material
Date
25 June 1950
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
This item is a photograph of Sally Greisman and Larry Brenzel signing the marriage register on their wedding day. An unknown Rabbi is standing behind them.
Name Access
Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Newlyweds
Portraits
Rabbis
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
University Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
1988-12-3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 519
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
519
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[1905 or 1906]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 22 x 17 cm mounted on card
Scope and Content
tem is a photograph of Karl, Sarah and Tilli Goldenberg, dressed for a wedding.
Notes
No negative.
Name Access
Goldenberg, Karl
Goldenberg, Sarah
Goldenberg, Tilli
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.
Physical Condition
Top left corner torn.
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Accession Number
Acquired June 22, 1975.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Ethel Mehr fonds
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 68; Item 65
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Ethel Mehr fonds
Level
Item
Fonds
68
Item
65
Material Format
graphic material
Date
25 June 1950
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
This item is a photograph of the wedding ceremony of Sally Greisman to Larry Brenzel. The photograph was taken inside the Goel Tzedec Synagogue on University Avenue.
Name Access
Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Weddings
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
University Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
1988-12-3
Source
Archival Descriptions