- Part Of
- Rabbi Samuel Sachs fonds
- Sermons series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 106
- Series
- 1
- File
- 17
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [192-?]-[194-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Samuel Sachs fonds
- Sermons series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 106
- Series
- 1
- File
- 18
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [192-?]-[194-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Samuel Sachs fonds
- Sermons series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 106
- Series
- 1
- File
- 19
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [192-?]-[194-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Samuel Sachs fonds
- Sermons series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 106
- Series
- 1
- File
- 20
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [192-?]-[194-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Samuel Sachs fonds
- Sermons series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 106
- Series
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [192-?]-[194-?]
- Physical Description
- 30 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of sermons and related notes written by Rabbi Sachs on a variety of topics.
- Subjects
- Sermons
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Pappenheim family fonds
- Sermons and writings series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 113
- Series
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1943-1983
- Physical Description
- 56 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of written sermons, essays, and related documents. Sermons cover the five books of the Torah, special Sabbaths, and holidays. Series also includes published articles, essays, and other writings and subject files and clippings on topics related to Judaism.
- Creator
- Pappenheim (family)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Samuel Sachs fonds
- Sermons series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 106
- Series
- 1
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [192-?]-[194-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Samuel Sachs fonds
- Sermons series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 106
- Series
- 1
- File
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [192-?]-[194-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Samuel Sachs fonds
- Sermons series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 106
- Series
- 1
- File
- 6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [192-?]-[194-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Samuel Sachs fonds
- Sermons series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 106
- Series
- 1
- File
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [192-?]-[194-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Samuel Sachs fonds
- Sermons series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 106
- Series
- 1
- File
- 8
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [192-?]-[194-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Samuel Sachs fonds
- Sermons series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 106
- Series
- 1
- File
- 9
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [192-?]-[194-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Samuel Sachs fonds
- Sermons series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 106
- Series
- 1
- File
- 10
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [192-?]-[194-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Samuel Sachs fonds
- Sermons series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 106
- Series
- 1
- File
- 12
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [192-?]-[194-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Samuel Sachs fonds
- Sermons series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 106
- Series
- 1
- File
- 15
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [192-?]-[194-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Samuel Sachs fonds
- Sermons series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 106
- Series
- 1
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [192-?]-[194-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Samuel Sachs fonds
- Sermons series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 106
- Series
- 1
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [192-?]-[194-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Samuel Sachs fonds
- Sermons series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 106
- Series
- 1
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [192-?]-[194-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Samuel Sachs fonds
- Sermons series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 106
- Series
- 1
- File
- 16
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [192-?]-[194-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2001-5-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2001-5-7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1948-1951
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of correspondence between Esther Glass of the Slupier Ladies Hilfs Farein in Toronto and refugees in displaced persons' camps. The letters are in Yidddish and postmarked from Gemany, Poland, Paraguay, England and Israel. There are two New Year's cards, one from Bergen Belsen, lists of names and addresses of displaced persons in Germany, Poland, and Austria, and a list of contacts in England, Scotland, and Israel. In addition there is an invitation to a charity tea given by the Slupier Ladies Hilfs Farein in Toronto in 1948.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-136
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-136
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 205 photographs : b&w and col. (88 negatives) ; 15 x 10 cm or smaller
- Date
- 1988
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of photographs depicting the 40th anniversary of the state of Israel celebrations at Massey Hall, UJA's Walk for Israel at Earl Bales Park, and a UJA festival.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1977-4-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1977-4-2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 8 photographs : b&w
- Date
- 1917-1942
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of eight photographs depicitng various conventions and gatherings of the Borochov Branch of Farband and a Cohen family portrait.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-5-14
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-5-14
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 27 photgraphs : b&w and col. (jpg)
- Date
- 1940-[2004?], predominant 1940-1945
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of scanned photographs documenting Esther Mager's experience serving in the Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. Also included is one wedding portrait of her husband and one photograph of Esther with her children and grandchildren. The verso of scanned photographs were also scanned to show annotations and dates on the originals.
- Administrative History
- Esther (nee Mendelson) Mager was born in Montreal on December 3, 1917 to Max and Lillian Ray (nee Bloomfield) Mendelson. Her mother passed away nine months after her birth, duing the flu epidemic of 1918, and her father remarried Sarah Wallman. Max had six additional children with Sarah. From the age of tweleve to about the age of eighteen, Esther worked in her father's jewellery store, Thompson's Jewellery, located on Philips Square. There she performed various jobs such as, polishing jewellery and assisting customers. Around the age of eighteen she began work as an assistant bookkeeper for a company that manufactured refrigerators where she was paid $25 per week.
- In 1941, Esther joined up with the Canadian Air Force, where she performed motor transport and was paid $28 per week. She met her husband, Saul Mager, on a blind date in Montreal while on leave from her post in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Saul was in the dress manufacturing business in Toronto. They married in 1945 and had two sons together; Mark (b. 1946) and Howard (b. 1949).
- 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
- World War, 1939-1945
- Name Access
- Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2011-11-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2011-11-3
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 3 photograps (jpgs) : b&w ; 12 MB
- Date
- 1943
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of three electronic copies of original photographs documenting Esther Mager's military service during the Second World War. Included is a photograph of Esther and a friend, Judith Pictin, in Montreal; Esther and two other people attending to a downed aircraft in Quebec; Esther helping to shovel snow from Mount Joli with LAC Beauchemin, LAC McEnroe, LAW Frances Coghill, and AWZ Laura Larsen.
- Custodial History
- The photographs were loaned to the OJA for copying in preparation for a possible Remembrance Day exhibit in 2011.
- Administrative History
- Esther (née Mendelson) Mager was born in Montreal on 3 December 1917 to Max and Lillian Ray (née Bloomfield) Mendelson. Her mother passed away nine months after her birth, duing the flu epidemic of 1918, and her father remarried Sarah Wallman. Max had six additional children with Sarah. From the age of tweleve to about the age of eighteen, Esther worked in her father's jewellery store, Thompson's Jewellery, located on Philips Square. There she performed various jobs such as, polishing jewellery and assisting customers. Around the age of eighteen she began work as an assistant bookkeeper for a company that manufactured refrigerators where she was paid $25 per week.
- In 1941, Esther joined up with the Canadian Air Force, where she performed motor transport and was paid $28 per week. She met her husband, Saul Mager, on a blind date in Montreal while on leave from her post in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Saul was in the dress manufacturing business in Toronto. They married in 1945 and had two sons together; Mark (b. 1946) and Howard (b. 1949).
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-6-8
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-6-8
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1.4 m of textual records and graphic material
- Date
- 1959-2001
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records related to Esther Matlow's involvement as both a member and as a former president of Hadassah-WIZO of Canada. By extension, the records also reflect the activities of World WIZO and Hadassah International. Included are meeting minutes and associated board reports; speeches and greetings; general correspondence; Hadassah publicity and informational materials including Orah Magazine; bulletins and president's newsletters; seminar materials; conference materials; and honours and certificates. There is also material related to Matlow's personal affairs, including letters written to news media outlets with her husband Irving, personal correspondence, and several cookbooks including one compiled of Esther's recipes created in 2001 in her honour. Also included is a personal memoir written by Irving Matlow for his children.
- Administrative History
- Esther (née Climans) Matlow (1930-2012) served as national president of the Hadassah-WIZO Organization of Canada from Nov. 1990 to Nov. 1993, presiding over the organizations 75th anniversary celebrations. Her term of office spanned an historic period from the events leading up to and including the Persian Gulf War to the signing of the Middle East peace accords. A forty-year member of the organization, she served it in a variety of executive capacities before her election as president. She was married to Irving Matlow for 60 years and had four children, Anne, Ruth, Elaine, and David. Esther passed away on 1 Dec. 2012.
- Use Conditions
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Descriptive Notes
- ASSOCIATED MATERIAL NOTE: Library and Archives Canada hold the Esther Matlow fonds, MG31 H187.
- Subjects
- Women
- Nonprofit organizations
- Name Access
- Matlow, Esther, 1930-2012
- Hadassah-WIZO Organization of Canada
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-12-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-12-4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1906-1909
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of Hebrew Publishing Company Jewish greeting cards. The vintage cards depict Jewish holidays & rituals including Rosh Hashanah, Tashlikh, Kaparot (symbolic atonement ceremony for Yom Kippur), Sukkot, blessing children on Jewish holidays or Shabbat, birth and education.
- 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
- Rosh ha-Shanah cards
- Tashlikh
- Sukkot
- Yom Kippur
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-6-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-6-4
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1926-1990
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs of Esther and Jack Gelman, as well as of a sports team at the YMHA and the "Afro Communitee Negro Fliers" sports team. In addition, two copies of Yiddish dictionary books written by Jack Gelman and one copy of a book about Kensington Market by Jean Cochrane. Also included are two pieces of poetry by Jack Gelman, one about Toronto (1974) and one about Terry Fox (1981).
- Accession also consists of a number of original and photocopied newspaper clippings regarding the history of Kensington Market in Toronto (ca. 1988-2010). In addition, two booklets of self-guided tours and the history of Kensington Market are included in accession.
- Custodial History
- Donated by Esther Gelman. Clippings about the history of Kensington Market are from the collection of husband Jack Gelman.
- Administrative History
- Jack Gelman was born in Toronto, ON on October 28, 1929. Jack's parents emigrated to Canada from Eastern Europe in 1926. In the 1930s, the Gelman family lived at 105 Denison Street in Toronto, south of Dundas and near Spadina. His father, Philip Gelman, owned a horse and wagon that would stable at Sarah Kegerman's house, 26 Nassau St. Philip operated a vegetable stall at 206 Baldwin St. weekly from Thursday to Saturday. Jack attended Ryerson Public School in Alexander Park, and would often fight back at his peers that would beat and bully him for being Jewish.
- Esther Gelman (nee Davidson) was born August 18, 1934. In 1950 she worked at Homebread, and had her Sweet Sixteen party at Club Elgamour on Bloor Street. In 1951, after meeting at the YM-YWHA, Jack Gelman and Esther Davidson married.
- In 1953, Jack became a truck driver for Canadian Paper and Specialties. Esther and Jack's son Alan was born in 1953. The family lived above Jack's parents' shop on Baldwin Street. The couple had three other children: Sharon, Glenn (b. 1960), and Mandy. The children attended Camp Northland and Camp B'nai Brith.
- In 1959, the family moved from Baldwin Street to Bathurst Manor (235 Pannahill Road), as a group of Esther's friends had moved to the neighbourhood. Son Alan had his bar mitzvah at Beth Emeth Bais Yehudah in 1966.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Subjects
- Yiddish language
- Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)--Tours
- Sports
- Places
- Bathurst Manor (Toronto, Ont.)
- Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Administrative functions sub-series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-12
- File
- 4
- Item
- 5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [196-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photographs : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Esther Exton.
- Name Access
- Exton, Esther
- Subjects
- Portraits
- 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
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4682
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4682
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- July 1946
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- On back is written: "Hollywood is our next stop." Eleanor and Esther.
- Name Access
- Newman, David E.
- Eleanor
- Esther
- 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.
- Related Material
- See photo #4678.
- Accession Number
- 1981-11-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Dinner honouring Eric and Esther Exton file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 8
- Item
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : col. ; 6 x 6 cm
- Name Access
- Gilbert, Al, 1922-
- 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
- Betty Goldstick Lindgren fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 45
- Item
- 7
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1938]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 8 cm on mat 28 x 20 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Esther Goldstick Swartz was the daughter of Dr. Idadore Goldstick and Anna Goldstick (née Nathanson). They married in December 1917 and lived in London, Ontario. Esther was born during the early 1930s. She married Dr. Gerry Swartz in August 1952. The family moved to Buffalo in 1959. They had two children, Cellia and William, both of whom were born in Buffalo.
- Scope and Content
- Childhood photograph of Esther Goldstick taken in London, Ontario, during the late 1930s.
- Notes
- The photograph was taken at the Little Studio in London, Ontario.
- Subjects
- Girls
- Portraits
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-10-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Bella Diamant fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 117
- Item
- 19
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- Date
- 1930
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (tiff) ; 101 MB
- Scope and Content
- This item is a scanned photograph of Esther Diamant, Bella's sister. The photograph was given to Chaim Myer by Esther prior to him leaving for Canada to live with Bella and Samuel. Included is a scan of the recto and verso of the photograph. The inscription written on the back in Polish reads: Brother, in the day you are leaving Poland for Canada.
- Notes
- PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION NOTE: Digitization of the original photograph was done by the OJA Archivist. Both recto and verso were digitized as tiff files and a jpg access copy was made.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Passenger Names
- Goodman, Esther
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Goodman, Esther
- Page Number
- 739
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Miengarten, Esther
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Miengarten, Esther
- Page Number
- 264
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Weinberg, Esther
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Weinberg, Esther
- Page Number
- 689
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Weingarten, Esther
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Weingarten, Esther
- Page Number
- 685
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Part Of
- Ida Lewis Siegel fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 15
- File
- 31
- Material Format
- text
- Date
- 1912-[ca. 1930]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of 5 books belonging to Ida Lewis Siegel: "True Friendship Like the Ivy Clings", "Lays of Ancient Rome", "The Vision of Sir Launfal" by Lowell, "Gems from Longfellow" and "Mumu and Kassyan of Fair Springs" by Ivan Turgenev".
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- David Pinkus fonds
- The Kiever Shul series
- Chapel-booking record book file
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 138
- Series
- 5
- File
- 40
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1981-[1988?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a chapel-booking record book of the Kiever Synagogue and the accompanying notes written on paper slips. Also included is Yetta Lucatch’s proof of death certification issued by Steeles College Memorial Chapel.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1527
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1527
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1940]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 8 cm on matte 28 x 20 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of Esther Goldstick, the daughter of Isadore Goldstick, taken in London, Ontario.
- Notes
- Photograph taken at the Little Studio of London, Ontario.
- Name Access
- Goldstick, Esther
- Subjects
- Girls
- Portraits
- 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
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-10-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Family photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1914]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 7 cm in frame 20 x 17 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a studio photograph of Fanny (Rumianek) Stern and her sister Esther (Rumianek) Glass.
- Subjects
- Sisters
- 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
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
