- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Publicity photographs of people and events series
- Dr. Rabinovich file
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 6
- File
- 202
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [195-?]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of portrait photographs of Dr. I. Rabinovich, principal of the Jewish Folk Shul 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
- Passenger Names
- McWilliam, Dr.
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- McWilliam, Dr.
- Page Number
- 475
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Lifecycle Events series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 7
- Item
- 17
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 8 June 1952
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 15 x 11 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- May Cohen was born in Montreal in 1931 to Sam and Mania Lipshitz and grew up in Toronto. After graduating from high school as the top student in Ontario, she attended medical school at the University of Toronto and again led her class, earning a gold medal for academic excellence. Dr. Cohen first practiced family medicine in Toronto and then joined McMaster University's Faculty of Health Sciences in 1977 to teach and practice family medicine. She co-founded the Women's Health Office at McMaster and also the Women's Health InterSchool Curriculum Committee for Ontario's medical schools. From 1991 to 1996 she served the Faculty of Health Sciences as associate dean of Health Services.
- Dr. May Cohen is married to Dr. Gerry Cohen, a semi-retired family practitioner in Hamilton, and is the mother of Eric, Russell, and the late Stuart. She has five grandchildren.
- Scope and Content
- This item consists of a wedding portrait of Drs Gerry Cohen and May Cohen.
- Subjects
- Married people
- Weddings
- 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
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 5
- File
- 130
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence and the programme of a Negev Dinner tribute dinner honouring Dr. John Secter.
- 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
- 193
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a memo and correspondence regarding a strike by interns at the Notre Dame Hospital in Montreal, and the attempt by a Jesuit group to dismiss Dr. Rabinovitch, one of the interns.
- Notes
- Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Name Access
- Hôpital Notre-Dame (Montréal, Quebec)
- Subjects
- Strikes and lockouts
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 1991-3-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1991-3-5
- Material Format
- object
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Artifacts
- Textual records
- Date
- [1950?]–[1989?]
- Scope and Content
- Textual records include flyers, invitations, mailings, form letters, newsletters, blank cheques, legal documents and correspondence. Organizations documented include Agudath Israel Congregation, Pirchei Agudas Yisroel of Toronto, Bnos Agudah Toronto, Bikur Cholim women's volunteer service of Toronto, Beth Jacob High School, Hachnosas Kallah, Va'ad Harabonim, Zichron Schnver, The Press Foundation and Ahavas Chesed.
- Artifacts include:
- Metal hooks used in the schitah process. -- [ca. 1960s]. -- 5 hooks : metal ; 25 cm in length. -- 5 bent pieces of metal with one sharp end and a hook on the other end. On the hook, it reads, "Perl's, Kosher". In good condition.
- Rolls of kashrut labels. -- [ca. 1960s]. -- 2 label rolls : beige and blue ; labels are either 6 cm or 3 cm in length. -- Rolls of stickers with the Hebrew letters symbolizing kashrut In fair condition. They are faded.
- Leather pouches with strings. -- [ca. 1960s]. -- 2 pouches : leather and textile, brown ; 8 cm in length. -- One tan, one dark brown leather pouch with a flap for closing. Both have shoe laces attached to the flap to close the pouch. In fair condition.
- Lead kashrut stamp. -- [ca. 1960s]. -- 1 stamp : lead ; 9 cm in length In good condition.
- The Associatin for Welfare of Soldiers in Israel Charity Box. -- 11 cm. -- Tin, no lid, white and blue paper wrapped around, picture of soldiers walking on the front. poor condition.
- Jewish National Fund Charity Box (2) but from different accession, not using. -- 8.5 x 3.5 x 11.5 cm. -- Tin, blue and white, Hebrew and English writing, map of Israel on one side. one is poor quality, one is good quality.
- Descriptive Notes
- Box 93-1-1 includes a Dept. of Public Health permit to operate a poultry slaughter house, dated 7 Jan. 1953, issued to Herman Gross and Abram Perl for their slaughter house located at the rear of 54-56 Kensington Ave.
- Records are in English and Yiddish.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1999-11-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1999-11-7
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 20 x 25 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Date
- 1999
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a group portrait of the University of Toronto Medical School class of 1939 taken at their sixtieth reunion in June 1999. Identified in the top row from the left are Dr. Harold Linton, Dr. Cam Gray, Dr Bernard Laski, and Dr. Dave Rogers. In the middle row from the left are Dr. Jack Birrell, Dr. C. McCulloch, Dr. Roger Barron, Dr. Harold Fine, and Dr. Alan Basset. In the front row from the left are Dr. J. Walmseley, Dr. Sydney Wise, Dr. Charles Sheard, Dr. McQuaid, and Dr. Phil Ryan.
- Subjects
- Portraits, Group
- Name Access
- Wise, Sydney, 1915-2013
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1986-2-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1986-2-4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 12 cm
- Date
- 1930-1931
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a two negatives: one of a composite photo of the graduating class from the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto, and one of a composite of the Toronto General Hospital house staff.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1981-8-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1981-8-3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 v. of textual records (80 p.)
- Date
- 1947-1981
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of Dr. David's personal records including a biography and curriculum vitai and a paper he authored for a conference on "The Evolving Jewish Family". As well there is material documenting his involvement with the Orthodox Jewish Community Council and Jewish Family and Child Service, and a Maimonides College (Toronto) Calendar. Finally there is Jewish Community Directory of Greater New York (1947).
- Administrative History
- Dr. Leo Davids is an ordained rabbi and a professor of sociology at York University, Toronto.
- Name Access
- Davids, Leo
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2002-10-9
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2002-10-9
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- ca. 50 photographs : b&w and col. ; 26 x 35 cm or smaller
- Date
- 1933-1971
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of textural records, including an Israel postage stamp (1954); a US postage stamp (1932); and Philip Martin's membership cards to Central High School of Commerce Literary Society (1930–31), Central Commerce Association (1933–34), Central High School of Commerce Old Boys' and Girls' Association (1932–33), General Accountants Association (1933–34), Aleph Zadik Aleph of the B’nai Brith (1934), Kibitzers Klub, and the Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild. The photo collection consists of studio portraits of various family members and a photograph of the exterior of United Clothing Store at Queen and Soho Streets in Toronto.
- Administrative History
- Philip Martin (5 Nov. 1913–20 Dec. 2002), the son of David Martin (b. ca. 1881, Romania) and Clara (née Herman) Martin (b. ca. 1884, Romania), was born in Ontario, Canada. In 1921, the Martin family lived in Toronto Ward 4, Kensington Market, at 59 Leonard Ave. Philip’s father David was a salesman for United Clothing Stores and his mother Clara was a homemaker who eventually worked as a saleslady (1931). In 1939, Philip married Dr. Laura (Lottie) (née Levine) Martin. Dr. Laura Levine graduated from University of Toronto medical school in 1938. She was one of 10 women to graduate in a class of 110 students. She continued her graduate studies, worked for a time at Windsor's Grace Hospital and eventually specialized in Dermatology. At one point, Phillip and Laura settled in Hamilton where Philip ran a successful sporting goods store. With an ambition to improve himself, Philip pursued a career in chiropractic medicine. He graduated from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in 1966 and went on to run a private practice for 20 years. Philip and Laura returned to Toronto in 1970 and Philip joined the CMCC staff as a clinician in 1980. He went on to specialize in the field of nutrition.
- Subjects
- Families
- Storefronts
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-42
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-42
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 25 x 20 cm and 24 x 19 cm
- Date
- [ca. 1914]-[ca. 1947]
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of two photographs of Dr. William Harris, father of Sgt. Fred Harris and a photograph identified as Dr. John M. Shane.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-8-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-8-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1964-1990
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records documenting Dr. Leo Davids participation in several community organizations and committees. Records include minutes, memorandum, correspondence, brochures and programmes.
- Documented here are the Jewish Marriage Education Committee, Jewish Family Education Committee, Orthodox Jewish Community Council, Toronto Regional Council of B'nai B'rith, Canadian Jewish Council, United Jewish Welfare Fund, and the Canadian Zionist Federation
- Administrative History
- Dr. Leo Davids is a professor of Sociology at York University. He was also actively involved in the Toronto Jewish community as a rabbi and as a member of various organizations and committees. He began the Jewish Marriage Education Committee in the 1970s, which hosted annual workshops on jewish themes for newly married or engaged couples. He was also involved in the Jewish Family Education Committee, whose purpose was to study the declining population of Jews in Canada. Dr. Leo Davids also worked as a prison chaplin, was a member of Canadian Zionist Federation and of the Toronto Regional Council of B'nai B'rith.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1977-6-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1977-6-7
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 8 photographs : col. slide (Kodachrome) ; 35 mm
- Date
- 1977
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of colour slides of Ahavas Isaac Synagogue in Sarnia, Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue in Windsor, Beth El Synagogue in Windsor, and Beth El Synagogue in Oakville.
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Places
- Windsor (Ont.)
- Oakville (Ont.)
- Sarnia (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Portraits series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 26
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1964]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 13 x 10 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Dr. Irwin Lightman was born on 22 October 1919, in Vienna, Austria. He was the son of Samuel and Sarah Lichtman of Galicia, Austria. On 20 July 1946, he married Selma (née Vise) and together they had three children: Bernard, Ellen and Jonathan. Lightman was a dentist by profession. He was an active supporter of the Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Dr. Irwin (Litch) Lightman.
- Subjects
- Dentists
- Immigrants--Canada
- 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
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Portraits series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 36
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1955]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 13 x 9 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Dr. Murray (Moishe) Reingold was born in 1918. Reingold graduated from the University of Toronto in 1943, although his Canadian Medical Association license was issued as "Dr. Maurice Reingold". Reingold completed his training in thoracic surgery at Kings County Hospital Center in Brooklyn, New York. Reingold served as a Captain in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps as an MD. He worked as a Specialist in Thoracic Surgery, primarily lung surgery, and a Certified Specialist in General Surgery. He was married to Isabelle Ruth Reingold (née Rodger) by Rabbi Samuel Sachs in Toronto on Feb 26, 1944, and had two children: Debbie (Hamann) and Bryan. Wife Ruth Reingold worked as a Registered Nurse. Murray Reingold died on 25 December 2000, at the age of 82.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Dr. Murray Reingold.
- Name Access
- Canada. Canadian Army. Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
- Subjects
- Physicians
- 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
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 14
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1965]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Dr. Syd Wax.
- Notes
- Photograph is by Gordon Mendly Famous Studio.
- Subjects
- Physicians
- Portraits
- 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
- Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds
- Photographs series
- Annual meeting file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 9
- Series
- 12
- File
- 8
- Item
- 5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [195-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm
- Notes
- Source of supplied title proper: Title based on contents of image.
- Name Access
- Kage, Joseph, 1918-1996
- Subjects
- Meetings
- 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
- Accession Number
- 2010-11-16
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-11-16
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 45 cm of textual records
- Date
- 1970-1997
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of records related to Rolf Lederer's role with the Canadian Jewish Congress' Chaplaincy Services Committee, JIAS, and Congregation B'nai Torah. The records include meeting minutes and agendas, correspondence, reports, financial records, bulletins, invitations, and pamphlets, In addition, there is one document that lists the founders of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto.
- Custodial History
- The records were in the possession of Rolf Lederer until they were donated to the Archives on 22 November 2010.
- Administrative History
- Dr. Rolf Lederer was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1934. His family immigrated to South Africa in 1936 and Rolf remained there until 1961, earning his medical degree from Cape Town University. After completing his psychiatric training in Edinburgh and Boston, Rolf settled in Toronto in 1968. There he set up private practice as a General Psychiatrist.
- After moving to Toronto, Rolf became actively involved in the Jewish community and served on a number of committees. He was on both the local and national board of directors of the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society (JIAS) as well as a number of JIAS sub-committees, including the South African Jewish Association of Canada (SAJAC), the Local Case File Committee and the Management Committee.
- From 1985 to 1988 Rolf was chairman of the Canadian Jewish Congress’s (CJC) Chaplaincy Services Committee. He was also a member of other CJC committees; including, the Jewish Cultural Council and the Joint Adult Education Committee. In addition, Rolf co-founded the Jewish Genealogical Society (JGS) in 1985 and served as the society’s president from 1987 to 1991. Finally, he was an active member of B’nai Torah Congregation, serving as secretary and first vice-president in the early 1980s
- Use Conditions
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Subjects
- Immigrants--Canada
- South Africa--Emigration and immigration
- Name Access
- Lederer, Rolf, 1934-
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2011-5-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2011-5-7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- ca. 10 cm of textual records
- Date
- [ca. 1968]–[ca. 1970]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of textual records documenting Dr. Stephen Speisman's research and writing activities roughly between 1968 and 1970. Included are copies of newsclippings and research articles relating to the early history of Toronto and its Jewish community, copies of Holy Blossom Temple correspondence from the late 1800s, copies of early maps of Toronto, and bibliographies and research notes compiled by Speisman. Of particular note is a file containing a handwritten paper by Speisman entitled, "Some Aspects of Jewry in Nineteenth Century Toronto," which is accompanied by the comments and corrections of his supervising professor, as well as another file containing a draft of Speisman's paper "Jewish Residential Area of Toronto 1911." Speisman's research material primarily relates to the late 1800s and early 1900s and documents topics related to the Jewish community of Toronto, including, religion in schools, early synagogues, charities and immigration.
- Finally, accession also contains a Congregation B'nai Torah dedication program (1970), a Toronto Jewish Teacher's Seminary graduation invitation (1970), and a Holy Blossom Temple program for its celebration of the 120th anniversary of the Jewish community of Toronto (1969).
- Custodial History
- The records were in the possession of B. Marly, a family friend of Mrs. Speisman. After recently helping Mrs. Speisman sort through boxes of material at her home she decided to bring this material to the OJA with Mrs. Speisman's consent.
- Descriptive Notes
- Some records are in Hebrew or Yiddish.
- Subjects
- Historians
- Name Access
- Speisman, Stephen A., 1943-2008
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2011-8-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2011-8-3
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 4 photographs : b&w ; 24 x 20 cm on mat 34 x 39 cm and 21 x 20 cm
- Date
- 1942-1993
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records related to the Hatikvah chapter of Toronto Hadassah. Included are speeches and a president's report as well as two photographs of the chapter's 35th anniversary. There are also two photographs of a presentation to Jack Maldaver form the B'nai Brith Lodge, Brantford. Individuals identified in the two photos include: Harry Solmon, Max Sherman, Dave Noble, Gordon Henkle, Harry Tulchinsky, Joe Poss, Itzik Sherman, Sam Sherman, Max Gazer, Lou Kwitko, Mr. Lipsy, Noach Zaltz, Harry Freedman and Louis Henkle.
- Custodial History
- The Hadassah records belonged to Kathryn Solmon, Arlene Gryfe's maternal aunt. She was at one point involved with Hadassah, but according to her son Kenneth Solmon, not the Hatikvah chapter and thus the reason for her possession of these records is unclear.
- The two photographs of Jack Maldaver were in the possession of Dr. Cyril Gryfe. Indentification of individuals were supplied by Mr. Harvey Ross, a friend of Cyril's whose father is pictured in the photo.
- Subjects
- Women--Societies and clubs
- Fraternal organizations
- Name Access
- Hadassah-WIZO Organization of Toronto
- B'nai Brith Canada
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Brantford (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2014-9-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2014-9-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 15 cm of textual records
- Date
- 1974-2011
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records documenting the involvement of Rolf Lederer in a variety of community organizations, including Congregation B'nai Torah, the Jewish Genealogical Society of Canada (Toronto), United Jewish Appeal, Jewish Immigrant Aid Society, the Chaplaincy Committees of the Toronto Jewish Congress and Jewish Family and Child Service. Included is general correspondence; newsletters; event, workshop and seminar materials; meeting minutes and agendas; and a SAJAC newsletter.
- Name Access
- Lederer, Rolf, 1934-
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-1-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-1-4
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 folder textual records
- 1 photograph: b&w ; 35 x 25 cm
- Date
- 1899-[ca. 1903]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of Dr. Samuel Lavine's certification from the State Board of Medical Colleges of New Jersey and and the Board of Medical Registration and Examination, State of Ohio. Also included is one photograph believed to be of Samuel and Ida Lavine.
- Custodial History
- Donor found items among her mother's papers, donor was Samuel Lavine's great-granddaughter.
- Administrative History
- Dr. Samuel Lavine (1874-1959) was the first Jewish doctor to practice in Toronto. He graduated from Trinity University Medical School in 1899. Understanding that Jewish practitioners had little future in Toronto, he moved to the United States and received his medical certification in New Jersey and Ohio. However, he returned to Toronto one year later and opened an office at John and Adelaide Streets. He was known for making house calls on his bicycle. Dr. Lavine was also part of the Pride of Israel Sick Benefit Society, and became the first Jewish Lodge doctor in 1907. In 1909, he helped found, and later remained active in, the Free Jewish Dispensary. As of 1911 he lived at 159 Beverly Street. After 1922 he lived and practiced at 30 Dunvegan Road. The building was designed by Benjamin Brown. By 1931, Lavine's practice was located at 2 Wells Hill. Around 1903 he married Ida (nee Levy? Levi?) (1880-1958), and they had two daughters, Ruth (Levinson) and Helen (Sterling), and a son Bernard. Helen's husband, Theodore "Ted" Sterling, is said to be the first Jewish stockbroker.
- Subjects
- Physicians
- Name Access
- Lavine, Samuel, 1874-1959
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-12-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-12-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1.2 m of textual records
- ca. 250 photographs : b&w and col.
- Date
- 1776, [191-]-2012
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of the records related to the life and career of Dr. Fred Wienberg. Included are textual and photographic records documenting his personal and family life, his medial career, scholarly activities, involvement with the Jewish community, his collecting of Judaica, medical antiques and art, and his synagogue involvement. Other items include the Ostrovtzer Mutual Benefit Society minute book and a 1776 letter from Jonas Phillips, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War and an American merchant in New York City and Philadelphia.
- Administrative History
- Fred Weinberg (1919-2003) was born in Ostrawiec, Poland on July 6, 1919 to Rose and Israel Weinberg. Israel immigrated to Canada in 1920 and his wife and children joined him several years later in March of 1924. The family settled in Toronto where Israel worked in the fur manufacturing business. Israel was a supporter and aficionado of cantorial music as well as a founder of the Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto and the Ostrovtzer Synagogue on Cecil Street.
- Fred completed his primary and secondary education at Clinton Street Public School and Harbord Collegiate. He also attended the Brunswick Talmud Torah, celebrating his bar mitzvah in 1932. Fred decided to pursue a medical career, graduating from the University of Toronto’s medical school in 1944. During his studies he enlisted in the army and completed officers’ training in April 1945, attaining the rank of Captain. During his military career he served in the RCAMC at Camp Borden, Christie St. Hospital and at the Stanley Barracks in Toronto. Towards the end of the war he served as Officer in charge of repatriation of the POWs.
- After the war Fred pursued his post-graduate work at Seaview and Bellevue hospitals in New York City from 1946 to 1947 and then moved on to the Children’s and Washington University hospitals in St. Louis, Missouri the following year. He was subsequently accepted as a resident at Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto and was ultimately appointed Chief Resident under the supervision of the internationally renowned paediatrician, Dr. Alan Brown. In 1950, Dr. Weinberg was hired as a physician in paediatrics at Sick Kids Hospital, making him the first Jewish doctor on staff. In addition to his staff responsibilities, he also lectured and was a faculty member at the University of Toronto’s Medical School for many years.
- By the mid-point of his career, Dr. Weinberg went on to specialise in Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), delivering lectures and publishing articles in medical journals. He also ran his own practice, which operated from 1950 to 1976, and later become Associate Medical Director of the Child Development Clinic, Neurology Division of Sick Kids until his retirement in 1984. He later continued his service at Sick Kids as a senior staff consultant and ran a specialized practice in Developmental Pediatrics for close to twenty years, which was later situated at 208 Bloor Street West.
- Fred married Joy Cherry on December 16, 1952 at Goel Tzedec Synagogue. The couple had four children: Joel (b. 1953), Barry (b. 1955), Sari (b. 1956) and Deena (b. 1961). Throughout his life, Fred was actively engaged in Jewish communal work in a variety of capacities: assisting with the establishment of the United Synagogue Day School during the 1950s; as a fundraiser for the United Jewish Appeal (UJA); and as a participant in two of UJA’s early study missions to Israel in 1960 and 1961. He was also an influential figure within his synagogue, joining the Board of Directors of Beth Tzedec Synagogue during the late 1960s and serving as president from 1972 to 1975.
- Fred and his wife Joy also collected Judaica, antiques and artwork. As a physician, Fred developed a passion and expertise in the area of medical antiques. He published articles in both the mainstream and Jewish press on subjects related to Jewish rituals, Judaica and art. He also had a regular column in the Canadian Journal of Diagnosis from 1998 to 2002 entitled “Antique instruments”. Over time, the Weinberg’s assembled a world-class collection of Judaica and became increasingly active in the museum world. Fred assisted in the establishment of Beth Tzedec’s Helene and Rubin Dennis Jewish Museum, contributing items from the couple’s Judaica collection and securing the acquisition of the renowned Cecil Roth collection for the Museum during the early to mid-1960s. As a result of his significant contributions, he was bestowed the title of honourary curator to the Museum. Dr. Weinberg later branched out and assisted with the Koffler Gallery’s Lifecycle exhibition in 1984 as guest curator. The following year, he served as a special presenter and instructor to the docents at the “Precious Legacy” Czech Judaica exhibition at the ROM. The Weinberg’s most significant contribution to the museum world, however, was marked in September of 2000, when they were honoured at the opening of the Dr. Fred and Joy Cherry Weinberg Gallery of Judaica at the ROM, featuring some of their most valuable and treasured pieces.
- Dr. Fred Weinberg passed away on October 30, 2003 at 84 years of age. The Weinberg Endowment Fund was established by the family at the University of Toronto’s Jewish Studies Program to honour Fred’s passion for Jewish history, rituals and artefacts. That year the Weinberg family also set up a fund in Fred’s name in support of the Therapeutic Clown Program, a highly visible and successful program within Sick Kids’ Pediatric Division.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Descriptive Notes
- Use Conditions Note: Records contain patient names and medical information.
- Subjects
- Families
- Physicians
- Societies
- Name Access
- Weinberg, Fred, 1919-2003
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-2-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-2-2
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- textual record (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 92 photographs (jpgs) : col. and b&w
- 1.55 MB of textual records
- Date
- 1965, 1990-2015
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of textual and graphic material documenting the activities and history of Dr. Mark Friedlander and his family. Included is a family history written by Mark's father, Bertie Friedlander and a personal CV written by Mark. Also included are photographs documenting a wide variety of Mark's activities, including his work as an anesthesiologist, Jewish holiday celebrations, his cottage life in Buckhorn, his outdoor activities (such as skiing, canoeing, hiking, cycling, fishing, and ice hockey), Danny's bar mitzvah at Kehillat Shareei Torah, Mark's marriage to Lila, the university graduations of family members, Mark's involvement with March of the Living, his participation in Walk With Israel, and his various trips to Zimbabwe, South Africa and other parts of the world. Of note is a photograph of Mark and his son Danny on Mount Kilimanjaro and images of the Sharon School Reunion which took place at Mark's house in Thornhill. Individuals identified in the photographs include: Dr. Mark Friedlander, Lila Speigel, Eli Friedlander, Danny Friedlander, Paul Ciapparelli, Sergio Ciapparelli, Lou Silver, Dennis Scolnik, Bertie Friedlander, Jarred Goldberg, Mike Green, Warren Liebowitz, Sue Holmes, Hilda Cohen, Florence Weinberger, Vickie Campbell, Joe Feldman, and Martha Shemtov.
- Custodial History
- The material was in the possession of Dr. Mark Friedlander. All the images he has are digital. He does not have the original prints in his possession.
- Administrative History
- Dr. Mark Friedlander was born in Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe) in May 1958 to Bertie and Selma Friedlander. Bertie was a pharmacist whose career went from retail manufacturing to regulations, and later an academic in learning and teaching.
- Mark attended the University of Cape Town Medical School from 1976 to 1981. Between 1982 and 1987, he lived and worked in : Cape Town, South Africa; London, England; Saskatchewan, Canada and New York City, USA. In 1987 he married Lesley Kane (from London) in London, England and moved to Toronto for Specialty Residency in Anesthesia at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine. During his four year residency, he and Lesley had two sons: Danny (1989) and Eli (1991).
- Since 1992 Mark has worked as a staff anesthesiologist at North York General Hospital, Toronto. He is also a part time consultant at the Chronic Pain Management Allevio and Pinnacle Pain Clinics.
- Mark and Lesley divorced In 2011. In 2015, Mark married Lila Speigel. Lila had immigrated to Toronto in about 1986 after living in Israel and before that from Caracas, Venezuela. Mark’s community involvement includes acting as a chaperone and physician on the March of the Living in 1994, as a UJA supporter since 1991 and as host of a Sharon Jewish Day School Zimbabwe reunion. He has also volunteered on numerous surgical missions to various countries including, Ecuador, Peru, Russia and Vietnam. He has been a member of Kehillat Shaarei Torah synagogue since 1996.
- Mark has an older sister, Wendy (born in 1956), and a younger brother, Gary (born in 1960). Gary is married to a South African and Wendy is married to Dennis Scolnik also from Zimbabwe and they all live in the Toronto area. Mark’s parents, who moved to Israel with Gary in 1977, immigrated to Toronto in 1992 to be closer to their children and grandchildren. Mark's father passed away in 2012.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Subjects
- Occupations
- South Africa--Emigration and immigration
- Travel
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 2
- File
- 49
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1941
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of correspondence between Katz and Dr. Pinkus Churgin, Vice-President of Mizrachi Organization of America.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 2
- File
- 75
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of a correspondence between Katz and Dr. Gafni, Vice-President of the Theological College of New Yishuv in Palestine, 1133 Broadway, New York City.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 2
- File
- 87
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1952
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of a letter from Dr. David Graubart.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 2
- File
- 147
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1943
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of a letter written to Dr. S. Levine, c/o Canadian Jewish Congress in Montreal, Quebec.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 2
- File
- 185
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1944
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of a letter to Dr. Rakonitz, 576 Roslyn Avenue, Westmount, Montreal, Quebec concerning the United Jewish Welfare Fund of Toronto.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Portraits of prominent Jewish Torontonians series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- July 1943
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 12 x 8 cm and 13 x 9 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Rose Abromowitz (1908–2001) was born in Toronto in 1908. Her parents were David Abromowitz (1884–1963) and Sarah Abromowitz (née Winfield) (1885–1955). David arrived in Toronto in 1906. Sarah and her parents, Jacob Winfield and Anna Winfield, settled in Scranton, Pennsylvania, around 1880. Jacob worked as a grocer and relocated his family to Toronto around 1894. Sarah and David were married at the McCaul Street Synagogue in Toronto on 6 March 1906. They resided at 159 York Street after their nuptuals. David's father, Shevach, served as the cantor at Adath Israel. Rose's siblings included Murray and Oscar. Several members of the family later changed their surname to Abron during the early 1940s.
- Rose studied at the University of Toronto and became a physician in 1932. She married Harry Lahman. In November 1943, Rose and Harry moved from Toronto to Altanta, Georgia. Rose passed away on 7 January 2001 at the age of ninety-three. She was survived by a son, Jerome. Her obituary stated, "She officially retired in 1990, but continued to see herself as a doctor until the day she died."
- Scope and Content
- The item is a portrait of Dr. Abron.
- Notes
- Associated material note: See the New York Public Library's American Jewish Committee and Oral History Library for further holdings.
- Name Access
- Abron, Rose, Dr., 1908-2001
- Subjects
- Physicians
- 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 accession 2010-3/1.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Portraits of prominent Jewish Torontonians series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 14
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Feb. 1944
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 12 x 9 cm and 12 x 9 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Dr. Anna Gelber (née David) (1907-2007) was born in Palestine in 1907 and passed away on 20 November 2007. Anna received her doctor of science from Sorbonne Univeristy in Paris, France, and her doctor of medicine from the University of Toronto. An obstetrician, at one point she worked in the medical department of Toronto's Women's College Hospital. Anna was also a prominent communal worker, active as a member of the National Executive Board of the Canadian Hadassah.
- Anna married Eddie Gelber, a prominent communal worker. They had three children, Edna, Lynn, and David. She and Eddie travelled significantly between Israel and Toronto during their marriage.
- Scope and Content
- The item is a portrait of Dr. Anna Gelber.
- Name Access
- Gelber, Anna, 1907-2007 (subject)
- Subjects
- Physicians
- 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 also Fonds 80, Series 1-1, Item 13 for portrait of Anna's husband, Mr. Eddie Gelber.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Jewish military portraits series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 35
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Dec. 1944
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 10 cm and 12 x 8 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Dr. Sydney Wise (1915-2013) was born in Toronto on May 3, 1915. His parents were Anshel (b. 10 Jan 1890) and Esther (née Weissblum) Wise. Born in Poland, Anshel came to Canada in August 1910 and became a travel agent. They had three children: Lillian (Sharpe), Dr. David K. Wise and Dr. Sydney Wise. Syd attended high school at Jarvis Collegiate Institute in Toronto, graduating in 1931. He then went on to complete his undergraduate education at the University of Toronto.
- Syd met his future wife, Mimi (née Marin) in 1938. Born in Toronto in 1920, Mimi (d. 2004) was the daughter of Joseph and Sonia (née Stern) Marin. The following year, Sydney moved to the United States to begin his medical internship at the Columbus Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Mimi stayed behind in Toronto and continued her studies at the University of Toronto. In 1941, she graduated with a degree in physiotherapy, although she never practiced. In 1942, Sydney and Mimi married and Mimi joined Syd in the United States. The couple had 2 children, Mark and Joel.
- In 1944, Sydney was sent overseas with the United States Army as a Captain in the Medical Corps. After the war Syd and Mimi returned to Toronto where Syd opened his own practice as a pediatrician. After more than 50 years, Syd retired from his medical practice in 1997. Since then, Syd has been an active volunteer at the OJA.
- During their marriage, Syd and Mimi traveled to Israel frequently, often as part of Mimi's volunteer commitments with Hadassah. On a trip to Jerusalem in 1969, Syd met and had his picture taken with Prime Minister Golda Meir.
- Scope and Content
- The item is a portrait of Dr. Sydney Wise.
- Name Access
- Wise, Sydney, 1915-1913, (subject)
- Subjects
- Physicians
- 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 Mimi Wise fonds (Fonds 16) for further records regarding Syd Wise (including the photo of Syd with Prime Minister Golda Meir).
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3176
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3176
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [197-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print of Dr. Ernest Sirluck, former president of the University of Manitoba and former dean of the School of Graduate Studies at the University of Toronto. The print was made from a slide.
- Name Access
- Sirluck, Ernest, 1918-2013
- University of Manitoba
- University of Toronto. School of Graduate Studies
- Subjects
- College teachers
- Deans (Education)
- Portraits
- Places
- Manitoba
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 143
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1974-1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 19 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Dr. Yevgeny Levich was born in Moscow in 1948, the son of the prominent physicist Dr. Benjamin Levich. Yevgeny received his Physics Ph.D.. in 1970, but was dismissed from his position after applying to emigrate to Israel in 1972. Subsequently ordered to report for military service, Yevgeny refused and was arrested in 1973. He was sentenced to heavy labour in an Arctic camp, despite a record of poor health. Following international protests, Yevgeny was released from prison in 1974 and granted permission to emigrate with his brother Alexander to Israel, where he was employed as a senior scientist in the Department of Nuclear Physics at the Weizman Institute of Science in Rehovoth, Israel.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Portraits of prominent Jewish Torontonians series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 21
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- July 1953
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 11 x 8 cm 13 x 9 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Dr. Mitchell Kohan was a prominent Toronto internist and cardiologist. He married Lena Kohan in July 1924. Dr. Kohan was also an associate professor of medicine in the University of Toronto and the chief of medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital. The Dr. Mitchell Kohan Scholarship was established in the Faculty of Medicine by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cohen in his memory; it is awarded annually to a student in the final year who has achieved honours standing, with an emphasis on excellence in medicine.
- Scope and Content
- The item is a portrait of Dr. Mitchell Kohan.
- Name Access
- Schwartz, Sylvia, 1914-1998 (creator)
- Subjects
- Physicians
- 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
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Jewish military portraits series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 17
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Jan. 1943
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 9 cm and 11 x 8 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Dr. Ira Kaplan was a Toronto dentist and a Captain in the Canadian Army Dental Corps during the Second World War.
- Scope and Content
- The item is a portrait of Dr. Ira Kaplan.
- Subjects
- Dentists
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Jewish military portraits series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 32
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- July 1946
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 9 cm and 11 x 8 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Dr. Leo Sussman (died 23 July 1993) was a Toronto dentist who served overseas as a Captain in the Canadian Army Dental Corps during the Second World War.
- Dr. Leo Sussman was the son of Rachel and David Sussman, and his brother was Henry B. Sussman, the real estate broker and developer. He married Kirsten Sussman and one child, Stephen, and two grandchildren, Rebecca and Lorne.
- Scope and Content
- The item is a portrait of Dr. Leo Sussman.
- Subjects
- Dentists
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Jewish military portraits series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 36
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Dec. 1944
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 10 cm and 12 x 8 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Dr. Sydney Wise (1915-2013) was born in Toronto on May 3, 1915. His parents were Anshel (b. 10 Jan 1890) and Esther (née Weissblum) Wise. Born in Poland, Anshel came to Canada in August 1910 and became a travel agent. They had three children: Lillian (Sharpe), Dr. David K. Wise and Dr. Sydney Wise. Syd attended high school at Jarvis Collegiate Institute in Toronto, graduating in 1931. He then went on to complete his undergraduate education at the University of Toronto.
- Syd met his future wife, Mimi (née Marin) in 1938. Born in Toronto in 1920, Mimi (d. 2004) was the daughter of Joseph and Sonia (née Stern) Marin. The following year, Sydney moved to the United States to begin his medical internship at the Columbus Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Mimi stayed behind in Toronto and continued her studies at the University of Toronto. In 1941, she graduated with a degree in physiotherapy, although she never practiced. In 1942, Sydney and Mimi married and Mimi joined Syd in the United States. The couple had 2 children, Mark and Joel.
- In 1944, Sydney was sent overseas with the United States Army as a Captain in the Medical Corps. After the war Syd and Mimi returned to Toronto where Syd opened his own practice as a pediatrician. After more than 50 years, Syd retired from his medical practice in 1997. Since then, Syd has been an active volunteer at the OJA.
- During their marriage, Syd and Mimi traveled to Israel frequently, often as part of Mimi's volunteer commitments with Hadassah. On a trip to Jerusalem in 1969, Syd met and had his picture taken with Prime Minister Golda Meir.
- Scope and Content
- The item is a portrait of Dr. Sydney Wise.
- Name Access
- Wise, Sydney, 1915-1913, (subject)
- Subjects
- Physicians
- 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 Mimi Wise fonds (Fonds 16) for further records regarding Syd Wise (including the photo of Syd with Prime Minister Golda Meir).
- Source
- Archival Descriptions