- Part Of
- Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
- Performances and events series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 100
- Series
- 9
- File
- 38
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 2010
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a program guide for the Stars of the 21st Century, Koffler Centre of the Arts Gala held at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
- Performances and events series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 100
- Series
- 9
- File
- 8
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 2001-2003
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of meeting minutes, a communication plan to suport Stars of the 21st Century, funding opportunities, proposed budgets, promotional material, media reviews, contact lists, and event overviews.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
- Performances and events series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 100
- Series
- 9
- File
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 2002-2004
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of sponsorship proposals for the Stars of the 21st Century.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
- Performances and events series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 100
- Series
- 9
- File
- 12
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 2002-2008
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of program guides and promotional material for the Starts of the 21st Century event.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
- Performances and events series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 100
- Series
- 9
- File
- 16
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 2005-2010
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a copy of In Print, a compilation of press reviews, program guides and promotional material.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Passenger Names
- Star,
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Star,
- Page Number
- 394
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Part Of
- Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
- Artifacts series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 115
- Series
- 11
- Item
- 4
- Material Format
- object
- Date
- 1901
- Physical Description
- 1 necklace charm : gilded sterling silver ; 4 cm (diam.)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a metal star of David with a ring for attachment to a chain. The initials JFW are engraved lightly in the crest. Hallmarked Birmingham made by Ephraim Gooch & Co.
- Physical Condition
- Tarnished but good condition.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Harold S. Kaplan fonds
- Architectural projects series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 27
- Series
- 1
- File
- 26
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [1941?]
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- One exterior shot of the theatre marquee, one of the auditorium, and two of the theatre lobby.
- Notes
- Title and creation date based on content of the photographs and inscriptions and Mandel Sprachman's published Inventory of Kaplan & Sprachman theatre projects (Historic Theatres' Trust Bulletin, Spring-Summer 1996).
- Photographers: Commercial Engravers.
- Name Access
- Commercial Engravers
- Subjects
- Theaters
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- Hamilton (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 2003-6-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Central Region sous-fonds
- Conventions series
- Central Region conventions sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28-1
- Series
- 5-1
- File
- 26
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1952
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of photographs taken during the 21st conference held in St. Catharines. At the head table are: George Liban; Jack Pearstein; Shamai Degen; Lou Harris; Eddie Gelber; Chana Gelber; and Robert Soren.
- Name Access
- George Liban
- Jack Pearstein
- Shamai Degen
- Lou Harris
- Eddie Gelber
- Chana Gelber
- Robert Soren
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Jewish communal activities series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 4
- File
- 12
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 29 Apr. 1969
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of an invitation to an event put on by the United Jewish Appeal of Metropolitan Toronto, United Jewish Welfare Fund, Federated Zionist Organization of Canada, B'nai Brith, and the Canadian Jewish Congress.
- Subjects
- Israel--Anniversaries, etc
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
- Arab-Israeli War series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 2
- Series
- 5
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1955-1977
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence mainly between Dunkelman and Araleh Yariv related to the Israeli Military and the Arab-Israeli War. The file also contains one clipping about Yariv.
- Physical Condition
- Some records are fragile.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Canadian Overseas Garment Commission series
- Passenger lists sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 47-2
- File
- 9
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 29 Sep. 1948-17 Nov.1948
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains the master lists of boats arriving between 29 September 1948 and 17 November 1948. Lists are organized by boat name, arrival date, name, religion, marital status, gender, and address. Boats arriving were General Sturgis, SS Samaria, General Langfitt, General Stewart, SS Scynthia, and Marine Tiger.
- Access Restriction
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
- Dual Allegiance series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 2
- Series
- 6
- File
- 42
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Following the publication of Dual Allegiance in November 1976, Dunkelman published five excerpts from the book in the Toronto Star.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of excerpts from Dual Allegiance, along with unedited proofs of these excerpts from The Toronto Star. The five excerpt titles are: "Toronto War Hero's Career Began With Dual In Palestine", "Jew Had A 'Score To Settle' With Nazis", "War Hero Drew Pistol On Brother Officer", "Dunkelman Joins The Fight For Palestine," and "The Road To Nazareth--And Independence".
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Scenes from The Ward in the early 20th century fonds
- Level
- Collection
- Fonds
- 43
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1910]
- Physical Description
- 15 glass slides : b&w ; 8 x 8 cm
- 26 slides : b&w ; 3.5 x 3.5 cm
- 1 negative : b&w ; 13 x 10 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- St. John's Ward, popularly known as "the Ward", was an area in Toronto bounded by Queen Street to the south, Yonge Street to the east, College Street to the north, and University Avenue to the west. The Ward was considered to be one of the poorest and unhealthiest areas in the city.
- By the turn of the 20th Century, the majority of the Ward's inhabitants were Eastern European Jewish immigrants, who took up residence in the small stuccoed frame cottages dating from the 1850s and 1860s. Initially, settlers chose the Ward because of the need for inexpensive accomodations close to the central business district where employment was available. However, later Jewish immigrants also settled in the Ward because previous settlers had reconstructed the amenities and the security of the shtetl.
- By 1911, the Ward was a self-contained community of Jewish services and facilities, supporting education, religious, social and business institutions. But with the influx to the area came a higher demand for housing and as a result, rents increased, congestion became alarmingly high and living conditions deteriorated. Many cottages housed three or four families, plus a workshop, in fewer than five rooms with no plumbing or drainage.
- By the onset of the First World War, civic and business development began encroaching on the residential area of the Ward and many Jewish residents began the move westward into the Kensington Market area. The war also brought with it greater opportunities for the small merchant and salvage trades and as the economic conditions of the immigrant improved, the confidence and expectations of the younger generation increased. By the end of the war, only a few Jewish residents remained in the Ward.
- Custodial History
- There is no information on the source or the acquisition of the images. The slides were probably used as part of a study and presentation on the conditions of the Ward and its immigrant inhabitants.
- Scope and Content
- This fonds consists of 15 images depicting Jewish life in the Ward and Jewish religious practices during Rosh Hashana. The 15 glass slides are the original images, while the 26 slides and 1 negative are copies that were probably made for presentation purposes.
- There are several images of Jewish children of the Ward, including one of Jewish newsboys, as well as two images of Jewish businesses, one streetscape and a typical St. John's Ward home. There are also several images depicting men and women engaged in the tradition/custom of Tashlich at theToronto waterfront on the first day of Rosh Hashana.
- Subjects
- Neighborhoods
- Related Material
- Speisman, Steven. St. John's Shtetl: the Ward in 1911.
- 1977-7-2
- Places
- St. John's Ward (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 2005-5-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Larry Becker collection
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 34
- File
- 48
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1984
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of an advertisement briefly describing the suffering of Ethiopian Jews, as victims of the worse drought in Africa's history, and soliciting donations.
- Subjects
- Victims
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ben Kayfetz fonds
- Collected materials series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 62
- Series
- 3
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- object
- Date
- [1940?]-1946
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 badge
- Scope and Content
- File contains a yellow star badge that Jews were forced to wear by the Nazis and the letter Kayfetz sent along with it. He acquired the item while working in British-occupied Germany in 1946.
- 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
- 26
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 10 July 1973-12 Sept. 1973
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 17 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence, a report, an agenda of the planning meeting, promotional materials and articles concerning the commemorative demonstration held in Toronto on 13 Aug. 1973. The file also includes several photographs of the event.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Larry Becker collection
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 34
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1949
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of one booklet issued by Sniderman's Music Hall listing various Jewish artists, their record titles and prices.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Events and organizations series
- Zionist Organization of Canada sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 26
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 30 Apr. 1969
- Physical Description
- 10 negatives : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of images taken at the twenty-first anniversary celebrations for the State of Israel, held at the North York Centennial Centre. The images depict speakers at the podium, a choir on stage, individuals holding ceremonial flags, and group photographs of invited guests and delegates.
- 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
- Larry Becker collection
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 34
- File
- 41
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1956
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a programme book prepared by Hye Bossin for the Canadian Jewish Congress and the United Jewish Welfare Fund of Toronto, with articles about the Jewish contribution to theatre and cinema.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 26
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 13 Aug. 1973
- Physical Description
- 1 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 17 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Basya Hunter giving a dramatic reading at the twenty-first anniversary of the execution of the Soviet-Jewish writers and intellectuals event. The event took place at Beth Tzedec Chapel.
- Notes
- Photograph by Jacob El-Baz.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
