Accession Number
2004-3-2
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2004-3-2
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
object
Physical Description
ca. 3 cm of textual records and other material
7 photographs b&w and col ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
Date
1900-1979
Scope and Content
This accession consists of material documenting the donor's grandparents Dora and Bernard Coffler. It includes portraits of her grandparents and an exterior photograph of the Coffler Bedding Co., activities and fiftieth wedding celebration. This accession also includes: documents such as their passports, wedding certificate and identification cards; correspondence from David Croll; press clippings relating to their wedding and anniversary; an Ezras Noshem Society pin (1927); an Adath Israel Congregation Golden Jubilee Book and key chain (1952); and a Mount Sinai Hospital Auxiliary 25th Anniversary Year Book.
Administrative History
Bernard and Dora Coffler arrived in Canada from Roumania in 1900 and 1901 respectively. They met in 1902 and married on 21 May 1904 in Toronto. They reportedly were the first couple to be married on a Sunday in Toronto. They had three children: Myer (1905), Goldie (1910), and Sam (1914).
The Coffler's opened up a business called Coffler Bedding Co., which was located at 391 Parliament Street.
Dora Coffler was very active in two organizations, the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire (IODE) as well as the Mount Sinai Hospital Auxiliary called the Ezras Noshem Society.
Bernard and Dora Coffler passed away in 1960 and 1971 respectively.
Descriptive Notes
Physical description note: includes 7 photographs, 1 key chain, 1 pin and 1 coin.
Subjects
Weddings
Storefronts
Name Access
Coffler Bedding Co.
Adath Israel Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
Croll, David, 1900-1991
Ezras Noshem Society (Toronto, Ont.)
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
1979-12-13
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
1979-12-13
Material Format
textual record
Physical Description
5 newsletters
Date
1978–1979
Scope and Content
Accession consists of material documenting Mount Sinai Hospital. Included are issues of Highlights for February 1978, June 1978, October 1978, April 1979, and November 1979.
MG_RG
MG2 01c
Subjects
Hospitals
Name Access
Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2009-3-6
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2009-3-6
Material Format
graphic material
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. ; 10 x 13 cm
Date
2006
Scope and Content
This accession consists of two photographs taken by Judith Ghert of the former Mount Sinai Hospital facade on Yorkville Ave. The facade was saved from demolition, moved back from the sidewalk and is now being incorporated into a new condo development on the site that will feature retail space on the ground level.
Subjects
Hospitals
Name Access
Ghert, Judith
Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2018-10-11
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2018-10-11
Material Format
textual record
Physical Description
24 cm of textual records
Date
1954-2013
Scope and Content
Accession consists of records documenting Louise Starkman's involvement with the Mount Sinai Women's Auxiliary; Mount Sinai Hospital reports; and records documenting Dr. Stanley Starkman's involvement with Alpha Omega, Beta Sigma Rho, Kappa Sigma Rho, and the YMHA.
Subjects
Greek letter societies
Hospitals
Married people
Name Access
Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity, Toronto Chapter
Alpha Omega (Fraternity)
Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
Starkman, Louise
Starkman, Stanley
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Part Of
Rabbi Sheldon Steinberg fonds
Level
Item
ID
Item 247
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Rabbi Sheldon Steinberg fonds
Level
Item
Item
247
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1974
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
President and board during or shortly after the mezuzah affixing ceremony.
Name Access
Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Hospitals
Mezuzah
Repro Restriction
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
George Morrison fonds
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 99; Item 59
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
George Morrison fonds
Level
Item
Fonds
99
Item
59
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1978]
Physical Description
1 slide : col. ; 35 mm
Name Access
Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Architecture
Synagogues
Repro Restriction
Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Accession Number
1980-6-3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 579
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
579
Material Format
graphic material
Date
Sep. 1975
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Unfinished bronze ark doors for Mount Sinai Hospital Synagogue, Toronto (Sorel Etrog), Sept. 1975.
Notes
Acquired Dec. 1975.
35 mm negative location: 7:6:11.
Name Access
Etrog, Sorel
Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Bronze doors
Synagogues
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 580
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
580
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1975
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm
Notes
Acquired Dec. 1975.
35 mm negative location: 7:6:12.
Name Access
Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Bronze doors
Synagogues
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 581-582
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
581-582
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1975
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. ; 13 x 9 cm
Notes
Acquired Dec. 1975.
35 mm negative location: 7:6:13 and 7:6:14.
Name Access
Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
Steinberg, Rabbi Sheldon
Subjects
Bronze doors
Rabbis
Synagogues
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 4319
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
4319
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[1942 or 1943]
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 17 cm
Admin History/Bio
The Sinais were a women's organization of about thirty-five people formed in 1939 to raise money for Mount Sinai Hospital, Yorkville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group at the Sinais Valentine dance held annually at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto. From left to right are: Ephraim Frederick Singer, Mrs. L. Gollom, Mrs. Raynor Kay, Mrs. D. Dworkin, Mrs. Conboy, Mayor Frederick J. Conboy, and Mrs. Ben Rosenberg.
Notes
Stamp on verso: Photograph by Keith Edgar, 84 Gerrard W., Toronto, Canada.
See also: Dorothy Dworkin fonds for programme from the 1953 Sinais Valentine dance
Name Access
Singer, E. F.
Singer, Ephraim Frederick
Gollom, L.
Kay, Raynor
Dworkin, D.
Conboy, Mrs.
Conboy, Frederick J.
Rosenberg, Ben
Sinais
Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
Royal York Hotel (Toronto, Ont.)
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: Dorothy Dworkin fonds for programme from the 1953 Sinais Valentine dance
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Accession Number
1987-6-2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 4318
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
4318
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1942]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Admin History/Bio
Sinais were a women's organization of about thirty-five people formed in 1939 to raise money for Mount Sinai Hospital, Yorkville.
Scope and Content
Left to right: Beatrice (Mrs. Ben) Rosenberg; Mrs. (Mayor) Conboy; Mrs. Dorothy Dworkin; Mrs. Lillian Gollom.
Name Access
Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
Royal York Hotel (Toronto, Ont.)
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
Toronto (Ont.)
Accession Number
1987-6-2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 4317
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
4317
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1942]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Admin History/Bio
Sinais were a women's organization of about thirty-five people formed in 1939 to raise money for Mount Sinai Hospital, Yorkville.
Scope and Content
Left to right: Mrs. Lillian Gollom; Mrs. Dorothy Dworkin.
Notes
Photo by Zifkin.
Name Access
Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
Royal York Hotel (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Fund raising
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
Toronto (Ont.)
Accession Number
1987-6-2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1782
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1782
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1953
Physical Description
1 photograph
Scope and Content
Mrs. H. Bocknek.
Name Access
Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Hospitals
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Accession Number
1979-9-42
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 3670
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
3670
Material Format
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph
Notes
Contact prints from proof sheets.
Name Access
Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Hospitals
Places
Yorkville Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
1983-5-2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 3678
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
3678
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca.1960]
Physical Description
1 photograph
Name Access
Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Hospitals
Places
University Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
1983-5-2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1464
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1464
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[197-]
Physical Description
2 photographs : (1 negative)
Name Access
Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Hospitals
Places
Yorkville Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
1977-7-7
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 3680
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
3680
Material Format
graphic material
Date
26 Oct. 1975
Physical Description
1 photograph
Name Access
Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Synagogue dedication services
Places
University Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
1983-5-2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 3675
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
3675
Material Format
graphic material
Date
26 Jun. 1973
Physical Description
1 photograph
Name Access
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-
Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
Philip, Prince, consort of Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1921-
Subjects
Heads of state
Hospitals
Lawyers
Places
University Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
1983-5-2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1465
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1465
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1976]
Physical Description
2 photographs : (1 negative)
Name Access
Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Hospitals
Places
University Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
1977-7-7
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1446
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1446
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1977
Physical Description
1 photograph
Name Access
Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Hospitals
Portraits, Group
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 3684
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
3684
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1983]
Physical Description
1 photograph
Scope and Content
Left to right: Alvin Rosenberg, Q.C.; Bert Gerstein; Gerald P. Turner (Executive Director); Irving Gerstein; Monty Simmonds, Q.C.
Name Access
Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Lawyers
Portraits, Group
Accession Number
1983-5-2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 3673
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
3673
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[1934 or 1935]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Name Access
Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Hospitals
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
Yorkville Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
1983-5-2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
Community Relations Committee series
Anti-Semitism cases sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 17; Series 5-3; File 7
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
7
Material Format
textual record
Date
1954
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a formal declaration by Mark Ash regarding the antisemitic working environment he found as a porter in the cafeteria. Letters from Ben Kayfetz are also included.
Notes
Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
Name Access
Kayfetz, Ben, 1916-2002
Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
Community Relations Committee series
Anti-Semitism cases sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 17; Series 5-3; File 27
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
27
Material Format
textual record
Date
15 July 1954
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of one statement made by Sandor Brief regarding discrimination against Jewish kitchen staff employees at the Mount Sinai Hospital.
Notes
Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
Name Access
Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Discrimination in employment
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Photographic and audiovisual collection series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 27; File 5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Photographic and audiovisual collection series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
27
File
5
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1950-1960
Physical Description
7 photographs : b&w ; 26 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of two exterior views of the new Mount Sinai Hospital at 550 University Avenue, Toronto. The remaining five photos are interior shots of equipment, a research lab, and Dr. N. N. Levinne.
Name Access
Levinne, N. N.
Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Hospitals
Physicians
Places
550 University Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
Toronto Zionist Council sous-fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 28-2; File 12
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
Toronto Zionist Council sous-fonds
Level
File
Fonds
28-2
File
12
Material Format
textual record
Date
1962-1964
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
The file consists of lists of Toronto Zionist Council members and officers; correspondence and memos; and a listing of the Board of Directors of the New Mount Sinai Hospital; the Board of Directors for the Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital.
Name Access
Baycrest Hospital
Jewish Home for the Aged (Toronto, Ont.)
Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 3672
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
3672
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[193-?]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
Scope and Content
This item is a copy photograph of Dr. Harold Pritzker seated in his laboratory at Mount Sinai Hospital, located at 100 Yorkville Avenue in Toronto. Dr. Pritzker was a pathologist with the hospital.
Name Access
Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
Pritzker, Harold G., 1909-1963
Subjects
Hospitals
Laboratories
Pathologists
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
Yorkville Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
1983-5-2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 3685
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
3685
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1955
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w. ; 21 x 26 cm
Scope and Content
This item is a copy print of a portrait of Ben Sadowski, president of Mount Sinai Hospital (1943-1966) and chairman of the board (1966-1971). The painting is currently hanging in the lobby of the hospital. It was painted by Augustus May.
Name Access
Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
Sadowski, Ben, 1894-1974
Subjects
Portraits
Accession Number
1983-5-2
Source
Archival Descriptions