- Part Of
- Sammy Luftspring fonds
- Sammy Luftspring scrapbook file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 82
- File
- 1
- Item
- 14
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1936
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Admin History/Bio
- The People's Olympics, in Barcelona, Spain was intended as a protest event against the 1936 Summer Olympics planned for Berlin during the period of Nazi rule. The newly-elected, left-wing Popular Front government in Spain decided to boycott the Berlin Olympics and host its own games following its election in February 1936. Invitations were made to the nations of the world. Buildings built for the 1929 World's Fair were supposed to be used for an Olympic Village. The games were scheduled to be held from 19 July to 26 July and would have therefore ended six days prior to the start of the Berlin games.
- A total of 6,000 athletes from twenty-two nations registered for the games, including boxers Sammy Luftspring and Norman "Baby" Yack from Canada.
- Many of the athletes were sent by trade unions, workers' clubs and associations, socialist and Communist parties, and other left-wing groups rather than by state-sponsored committees. Sammy Luftspring and Norman "Baby" Yack were sent with donations from the Canadian Jewish Congress.
- With the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War just as the games were to begin, the alternate games were cancelled.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Sammy Luftspring aboard the SS Alaunia on route to the People's Olympics in Barcelona.
- Notes
- Image is located on page 22 of the 65 x 48 cm scrapbook.
- 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
- Barcelona (Spain)
- Accession Number
- 2009-10-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Bella Diamant fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 117
- Item
- 17
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- Date
- 1927
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (tiff) ; 254 MB
- Scope and Content
- This item is a scanned photograph of Bella Diamant (fourth from right) aboard the S.S. Estonia en route to Canada. Included is a scan of the recto and verso of the photograph. Written on the back in Polish are several names including Turek and [Mr. Wasszawski?] and the address Reid Ave. 295.
- 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
- Part Of
- Sammy Luftspring fonds
- Sammy Luftspring scrapbook file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 82
- File
- 1
- Item
- 12
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1936
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Admin History/Bio
- The People's Olympics, in Barcelona, Spain was intended as a protest event against the 1936 Summer Olympics planned for Berlin during the period of Nazi rule. The newly-elected, left-wing Popular Front government in Spain decided to boycott the Berlin Olympics and host its own games following its election in February 1936. Invitations were made to the nations of the world. Buildings built for the 1929 World's Fair were supposed to be used for an Olympic Village. The games were scheduled to be held from 19 July to 26 July and would have therefore ended six days prior to the start of the Berlin games.
- A total of 6,000 athletes from twenty-two nations registered for the games, including boxers Sammy Luftspring and Norman "Baby" Yack from Canada.
- Many of the athletes were sent by trade unions, workers' clubs and associations, socialist and Communist parties, and other left-wing groups rather than by state-sponsored committees. Sammy Luftspring and Norman "Baby" Yack were sent with donations from the Canadian Jewish Congress.
- With the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War just as the games were to begin, the alternate games were cancelled.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph features Sammy Luftspring with an unknown child on his way to Barcelona to participate in the People's Olympics aboard the SS Alaunia.
- Notes
- Image is located on page 17 of the 65 x 48 cm scrapbook.
- 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
- 2009-10-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 2538
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2538
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1926]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Name Access
- Poalei Zion
- Farband
- Subjects
- Picnics
- 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
- Queenston (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1981-2-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 2537
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2537
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1926]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Name Access
- Poalei Zion
- Farband
- Subjects
- Picnics
- 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
- Queenston (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1981-2-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sammy Luftspring fonds
- Sammy Luftspring scrapbook file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 82
- File
- 1
- Item
- 9
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1936
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Admin History/Bio
- The People's Olympics, in Barcelona, Spain was intended as a protest event against the 1936 Summer Olympics planned for Berlin during the period of Nazi rule. The newly-elected, left-wing Popular Front government in Spain decided to boycott the Berlin Olympics and host its own games following its election in February 1936. Invitations were made to the nations of the world. Buildings built for the 1929 World's Fair were supposed to be used for an Olympic Village. The games were scheduled to be held from 19 July to 26 July and would have therefore ended six days prior to the start of the Berlin games.
- A total of 6,000 athletes from twenty-two nations registered for the games, including boxers Sammy Luftspring and Norman "Baby" Yack from Canada.
- Many of the athletes were sent by trade unions, workers' clubs and associations, socialist and Communist parties, and other left-wing groups rather than by state-sponsored committees. Sammy Luftspring and Norman "Baby" Yack were sent with donations from the Canadian Jewish Congress.
- With the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War just as the games were to begin, the alternate games were cancelled.
- Scope and Content
- Sammy Luftspring and Norman "Baby" Yack aboard the SS Alaunia en route to Barcelona and the People's Olympics.
- Notes
- Image is located on page 24 of the 65 x 48 cm scrapbook.
- 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
- Barcelona (Spain)
- Accession Number
- 2009-10-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sammy Luftspring fonds
- Sammy Luftspring scrapbook file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 82
- File
- 1
- Item
- 11
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1936
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Admin History/Bio
- The People's Olympics, in Barcelona, Spain was intended as a protest event against the 1936 Summer Olympics planned for Berlin during the period of Nazi rule. The newly-elected, left-wing Popular Front government in Spain decided to boycott the Berlin Olympics and host its own games following its election in February 1936. Invitations were made to the nations of the world. Buildings built for the 1929 World's Fair were supposed to be used for an Olympic Village. The games were scheduled to be held from 19 July to 26 July and would have therefore ended six days prior to the start of the Berlin games.
- A total of 6,000 athletes from twenty-two nations registered for the games, including boxers Sammy Luftspring and Norman "Baby" Yack from Canada.
- Many of the athletes were sent by trade unions, workers' clubs and associations, socialist and Communist parties, and other left-wing groups rather than by state-sponsored committees. Sammy Luftspring and Norman "Baby" Yack were sent with donations from the Canadian Jewish Congress.
- With the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War just as the games were to begin, the alternate games were cancelled.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Sammy Luftspring and Norman "Baby" Yack in a casual boxing match on route to Barcelona for the People's Olympics aboard the SS Alaunia.
- Notes
- Image is located on Page 11 of the 65 x 48 cm scrapbook.
- Subjects
- Boxing matches
- 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
- 2009-10-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sammy Luftspring fonds
- Sammy Luftspring scrapbook file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 82
- File
- 1
- Item
- 15
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1936
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Admin History/Bio
- Norman "Baby" Yack was born Benjamin Norman Yakubowitz in Toronto in 1915. As an amateur bantamweight boxer, Yack won over ninety of one hundred fights. In 1936, he opted out of competing in the Berlin Olympics as a protest to Nazi rule. Instead, he travelled to Barcelona with fellow Jewish boxer Sammy Luftspring to compete in the People's Olympics, which was cancelled at the last minute due to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Later that year, Yack turned professional and, under the management of Steve Rocco, became the fourth ranked bantamweight in the world. Yack retired in Toronto. He died in 1987.
- Harry Sniderman was a well-known Toronto sportsman. In 1936, Sniderman organized the financial backing from the Canadian Jewish Congress that allowed himself, Sammy Luftspring, and Norman "Baby" Yack to go to Barcelona to participate in the People's Olympics. His role at the event was to act as coach and organizer for the athletes. Later in life he was the owner of the Warwick Hotel, which was located at the corner of Jarvis and Dundas Street.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Sammy Luftspring, Harry Sniderman and Norman "Baby" Yack aboard the S.S. Alaunia as they travelled to Barcelona for the People's Olympics. They are dressed casually and are standing on the deck of the ship.
- Notes
- Image is located on page 75 of the 65 x 48 cm scrapbook.
- Name Access
- Sniderman, Harry
- Yakubowitz, Norman
- Subjects
- Pitchers (Baseball)
- 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.
- Creator
- Unknown
- Places
- Barcelona (Spain)
- Accession Number
- 2009-10-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sammy Luftspring fonds
- Sammy Luftspring scrapbook file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 82
- File
- 1
- Item
- 13
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1936
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Admin History/Bio
- The People's Olympics, in Barcelona, Spain was intended as a protest event against the 1936 Summer Olympics planned for Berlin during the period of Nazi rule. The newly-elected, left-wing Popular Front government in Spain decided to boycott the Berlin Olympics and host its own games following its election in February 1936. Invitations were made to the nations of the world. Buildings built for the 1929 World's Fair were supposed to be used for an Olympic Village. The games were scheduled to be held from 19 July to 26 July and would have therefore ended six days prior to the start of the Berlin games.
- A total of 6,000 athletes from twenty-two nations registered for the games, including boxers Sammy Luftspring and Norman "Baby" Yack from Canada.
- Many of the athletes were sent by trade unions, workers' clubs and associations, socialist and Communist parties, and other left-wing groups rather than by state-sponsored committees. Sammy Luftspring and Norman "Baby" Yack were sent with donations from the Canadian Jewish Congress.
- With the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War just as the games were to begin, the alternate games were cancelled.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is of Sammy Luftspring and Norman "Baby" Yack in a casual boxing match on their way to Barcelona and the People's Olympics aboard the SS Alaunia.
- Notes
- Image is located on page 19 of the 65 x 48 cm scrapbook.
- Subjects
- Boxing matches
- 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
- 2009-10-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions