Accession Number

1981-9-3

Material Format

object

Physical Description

1 pin

Date

[ca. 1928]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a member's pin with a ribbon and pendant celebrating the 25th jubilee of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU), Cloakmakers Union Toronto.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Labor unions

Name Access

International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2004-5-106

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

4 photographs : b&w and col. ; 21 x 25 cm or smaller

Date

1953-1983

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs documenting the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Tabelle Burns Chapter of Hadassah in London, the goundbreaking ceremony for the London Jewish Community Village, and the community council's fiftieth anniversary. Individuals identified in the photos include future senator Jerry Grafstein and actor Paul Soles.

Descriptive Notes

Availability of other formats: Digital reproductions available.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Places

London (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1979-9-9

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1975

Scope and Content

Accession consists of one 25th Anniversary book for the Hamilton Jewish Community Centre.

MG_RG

MG 2 N2A

Subjects

Anniversaries

Name Access

Hamilton Jewish Community Centre

Places

Hamilton, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1979-9-37

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

2 cm of textual records (1 vol.)

Date

1969

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a book entitled "History of Beth Jacob Congregation, 1896-1969", published in honour of the Hamilton congregation's 80th anniversary.

Administrative History

Beth Jacob Congregation was founded in 1886 by an Orthodox faction of the Reform Congregation Anshe Sholom, who withdrew from the congregation three years earlier to form an Orthodox minyan, due to differing views on the celebration of Rosh Hashanah.

Descriptive Notes

Beth Jacob Congregation.

Hamilton.

Multicultural History Society of Ontario.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Synagogues

Name Access

Beth Jacob Synagogue (Hamilton, Ont.)

Places

Hamilton, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1989-10-4

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1989

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a souvenier booklet celebrating the 65th anniversary of Achdut Ha-Avoda Poale Zion and the 40th anniversaries of Anielewitch Branch Labour Zionist Alliance (L.Z.A.) and Zerubavel - Federman Branch L.Z.A.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Labor Zionism

Name Access

Simon, Harry, 1909-1993

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2005-11-4

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Date

1956

Scope and Content

Accession consists of two photographs taken at a dinner honouring Ben Zion Hyman and the 15th anniversary of the Jewish Public Library. One photo is of the head table and several other smaller tables at the dinner, while the second photo is a posed group shot with Ben Zion Hyman. Also pictured are: Kalman Berger (top row, 6th from left), J. Marcus, Dave Green (top row, 9th from left), J. Bailin, Henry Papernik (top row, 2nd from left), R. Madesker, and Myer Gasner (bottom row, far right).

Subjects

Anniversaries

Dinners and dining

Libraries

Name Access

Hyman, Ben Zion

Berger, Kalman

Jewish Public Library (Toronto, Ont.)

Gasner, Myer

Marcus, J.

Green, Dave

Papernik, Henry

Bailin, J.

Madesker, R.

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Gordon Mendly fonds

Weddings, anniversaries and bar mitzvahs series

Level

Series

Fonds

18

Series

4

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1958]-[196-]

Physical Description

17 negatives : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm and 10 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

Series consists of images of Jewish weddings, anniversary celebrations, and bar mitzvahs. Celebratory events such as these constituted a large percentage of Mendly's commissioned work, and most likely supported the operational expenses of his studio. This series represents a small sampling of his work in this area. The files are arranged alphabetically by last name.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Bar mitzvah

Weddings

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Morris Norman collection

Level

Item

Fonds

22

Item

44

Material Format

textual record

Date

1960

Physical Description

1 item

Name Access

B'nai Israel Synagogue, (London, Ont.)

Congregation Or Shalom (London, Ont.)

Subjects

Anniversaries

Synagogues

Places

London (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Morris Norman collection

Level

Item

Fonds

22

Item

79

Material Format

object

Date

1949

Physical Description

1 item

Name Access

International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union

Subjects

Anniversaries

Labor unions

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Morris Norman collection

Level

File

Fonds

22

File

2

Material Format

textual record

Date

1991-1992

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Name Access

Beth Tikvah Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Anniversaries

Synagogues

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

General office subject and correspondence files series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

2

File

1121

Material Format

textual record

Date

1996

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Subjects

Anniversaries

Cities and towns

Access Restriction

Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.

Places

Jerusalem

Accession Number

2005-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

General office subject and correspondence files series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

2

File

1137

Material Format

textual record

Date

1996

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Name Access

Jewish National Fund

Subjects

Anniversaries

Cities and towns

Access Restriction

Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.

Places

Jerusalem

Accession Number

2005-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3594

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Aug. 1983

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 13 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

Item is photograph of the cake at the seventy-fifth anniversary celebration of the Beth David Congregation and Brantford's Jewish community. The celebration was held at the synagogue.

Notes

Acquired in 1983.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Cake

Communities

Places

Brantford (Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3595

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Aug. 1983

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 13 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of the Beth David Congregation's rabbi speaking at the podium at the seventy-fifth anniversary celebration of the synagogue and Brantford's Jewish community. The celebration took place in the synagogue.

Notes

Acquired in 1983.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Communities

Rabbis

Places

Brantford (Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3889

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Jul. 1983

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 7 x 8 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Sadie Stren speaking at the seventy-fifth anniversary celebration of the Beth David Congregation and Brantford's Jewish community. The celebration took place at the synagogue.

Notes

Acquired in 1983.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Communities

Synagogues

Related Material

See photo #3584.

Places

Brantford (Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3891

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Aug. 1983

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 5 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Willie Siegler, president of Beth David Congregation, speaking at the seventy-fifth anniversary celebration of the Congregation and Brantford's Jewish community. The celebration took place at the synagogue.

Notes

Acquired in 1983.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Communities

Synagogues

Related Material

See photo #3590.

Places

Brantford (Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3890

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Aug. 1983

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 7 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Dr. Melvin Wise standing behind the podium at the seventy-fifth anniversary celebration of the Beth David Congregation and Brantford's Jewish community. The celebration took place at the synagogue.

Notes

Acquired in 1983.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Communities

Synagogues

Places

Brantford (Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3892

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Aug. 1983

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 7 x 8 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Dr. Moishe Zaltz and Ron Kanter standing behind the podium at the seventy-fifth anniversary celebration of the Beth David Congregation and Brantford's Jewish community. The celebration took place at the synagogue.

Notes

Acquired in 1983.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Communities

Synagogues

Places

Brantford (Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3893

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Aug. 1983

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Lena Rothberg and Willie Ziegler at a podium at the seventy-fifth anniversary celebration of the Beth David Congregation and Brantford's Jewish community. The celebration took place at the synagogue.

Notes

Acquired in 1983.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Communities

Synagogues

Places

Brantford (Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

3894

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Aug. 1983

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 5 x 6 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Sam Resnick of the Canadian Jewish Congress standing behind the podium at the seventy-fifth anniversary celebration of the Beth Daivd Congregation and Brantford's Jewish community. The celebration took place at the synagogue.

Notes

Acquired in 1983.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Communities

Synagogues

Places

Brantford (Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4049

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1934

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the twenty-fifth anniversary banquet of the Arbeiter Ring's Self Educational Club in London, Ontario. The photograph depicts a group of members seated at several banquet tables in a decorated hall.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Clubs

Portraits, Group

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

1986-8-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds

Women's Auxiliary series

Events sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

14

Series

4-13

File

20

Material Format

textual record

Date

1979-1980

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of records documenting the planning and celebrations for the Women's Auxiliary's silver anniversary. Included are meeting notices, agendas and minutes for the Silver Anniversary Committee, correspondence, a speech delivered by Dora Till at the Silver Anniversary meeting in Oct. 1980, agendas for the Silver Anniversary meeting, and lists of Auxiliary memberships for "Silvers". Of note are hand written reminiscences by Pearl Freedhoff describing her mother's (Esther Narval) activities at the Home for the Aged and her own memory of the dedication of the Jewish Old Folks Home.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Toronto Holocaust Museum series

Special events and projects sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

28-18

File

25

Material Format

textual record

Date

1988

Physical Description

1 folder textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of notes for an introductory speech made by the German consul general for the event Germany Revisited: 50 Years after Kristallnacht.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Kristallnacht, 1938

Speeches, addresses, etc

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Toronto Holocaust Museum series

Special events and projects sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

28-18

File

44

Material Format

textual record

Date

1994-1995

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, and media releases regarding the production of a souvenir remembrance book to honour the fiftieth anniversary of the liberation.

Subjects

Anniversaries

World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Larry Becker collection

Level

File

Fonds

34

File

12

Material Format

textual record

Date

1949

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of an Adath Israel - Roumanian Ladies Auxillary list of board members, officers and committee members for their silver anniversary year in 1949.

Name Access

Adath Israel Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Anniversaries

Women

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Larry Becker collection

Level

File

Fonds

34

File

30

Material Format

textual record

Date

1952

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a golden jubilee book describing the history of the Adath Israel Congregation.

Name Access

Adath Israel Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Anniversaries

Synagogues

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ida Lewis Siegel fonds

Level

File

Fonds

15

File

10

Material Format

textual record

Date

1905-1929

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of one scrapbook containing telegrams and cards with notes of congratulations to mark occasions of wedding, anniversaries, and son's bar mitzvah

Subjects

Anniversaries

Scrapbooks

Weddings

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

23rd anniversary of the execution of Soviet Jewish writers and intellectuals file

Level

Item

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

49

Item

13

Material Format

textual record

Date

12 Aug. 1975

Physical Description

1 programme

Scope and Content

Item is a programme for a community assembly titled the 23rd Anniversary of the Execution of the Soviet Jewish Poets, Novelists and Artists. The community assembly took place at the youth chapel at Beth Tzedec Synagogue (1700 Bathurst Street). The programme lists the following speakers: Sam Filer, chairman, Steering Committee for Soviet Jewry; Joseph B. Salsberg, chairman, Committee for Yiddish; Milton E. Harris, chairman, Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region; Peretz Miransky, Yiddish poet; Lewis Feuer, professor of sociology and philosophy, University of Toronto; Israel Emiot, poet and essayist; and David I. Satok, chairman, Canadian Committee for Soviet Jewry.

Notes

Availability of other formats: Also available as a PDF/A file.

Name Access

Emiot, Israel

Feuer, Lewis S. (Lewis Samuel), 1912-2002

Filer, Sam, 1935-2007

Harris, Milton, 1927-2005

Miransky, Peretz

Salsberg, J. B.,1902-1998

Satok, David

Subjects

Anniversaries

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.

Places

Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

23rd anniversary of the execution of Soviet Jewish writers and intellectuals file

Level

Item

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

49

Item

16

Material Format

textual record

Date

1975

Physical Description

1 speech

Scope and Content

Item appears to be a speech written for David Satok for the occasion of the twenty-third anniversary of "the execution of the Soviet Jewish poets, novelists and artists." The speech deals principally with the situation of Jews in the Soviet Union.

Notes

Availability of other formats: Also available as a PDF/A file.

Name Access

Satok, David

Subjects

Anniversaries

Authors

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

2013-5-2

Material Format

multiple media

Physical Description

10 cm of textual records and other material

Date

2011-2012

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records documenting the 100th anniversary celebration of Congregation Knesseth Israel. The records were compiled in an indexed binder by Edwin Goldstein, president of the synagogue. Included are newsclippings, press releases and advertisements; invitations and programs; a commemorative calendar; a volunteer t-shirt, a kippa and a gift bag; correspondence with the Ontario Trillium Foundation; information on a guided architectural walking tour of the area; an Israel Today DVD featuring the synagogue; the book "One Hundred Years at the Junction Shul" written by Neil Ross and Lorne Miller; and a DVD compilation featuring video and photographic highlights from the various anniversary events.

Administrative History

Congregation Knesseth Israel was established in 1911 at 56 Maria Street in the West end of Toronto. Early 20th century membership in the synagogue consisted mainly of new jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, many of whom lived and worked in the Junction as artisans, peddlers, shop owners and scrap and metal collectors. Known as the Junction Shul, Knesseth Israel Synagogue was built with the labour and funds provided by the founding members and their families.

Orthodox services first began in 1913 and since the 1930s the synagogue has functioned without a rabbi, with services being led by a cantor or the congregants themselves. Some family names associated with this early period include: Alexandroff, Goldstein, Nickolaevsky, Kronis, Greenblatt, Usprich, Tanenbaum, and Naftalin.

Knesseth Israel is the oldest Toronto synagogue still in use as a synagogue today and is now cared for by the descendents of these founding families. Although members of the synagogue are now few (as the Jewish population of the Junction has waned greatly since the 1960s), the synagogue still performs High Holiday services for some 75-80 full members and 300 associate members.

Descriptive Notes

Physical description note: includes 1 text, 3 objects and 2 DVDs.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Synagogues

Name Access

Knesseth Israel (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2014-7-5

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

2013

Scope and Content

Accession consists of items gathered to comprise the time capsule commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Miles Nadal JCC. Documents include event programmes, ticket stubs, a timeline, a summary of the history of the Miles Nadal JCC, and several newspaper clippings.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Name Access

Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2015-9-5

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1982-1989

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a Jubilee Book in honour of 50 years of Zerubavel Branch (1982) and a Jubilee Dinner book (1989) celebrating the 65th anniversary of Achdut Ha-Avoda and the 40th anniversary of the Anielewitch Branch and the Zerubavel-Federman Branch, both of the Labour Zionist Alliance (L.Z.A.).

Custodial History

A card titled 'Donor Lead' states that the textual materials were provided by Ben Himel.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Labor Zionism

Name Access

Achdut Ha-Avoda - Poale Zion (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2015-10-2

Material Format

moving images

Physical Description

4 DVD's (ca. 4 hours)

Date

2005-2010

Scope and Content

Accession consists of video recordings of Transnistria Survivors' Association's annual commemmoration ceremonies. Included are six DVD recordings of the annual Transnistria Survivors Association Shoa commemoration ceremonies from 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010.

Administrative History

Founded in 1994, the Transnistria Survivors’ Association works to provide a voice for and raise awareness of a lesser known group of Holocaust survivors. Transnistria was the Romanian authorities’ name for the former Ukrainian region located between the Rivers Dniester and Bug. It was placed under Romanian administration following the German and Romanian conquest of Ukraine in the summer of 1941. Prior to the Second World War, Romania was home to the third largest Jewish population in Europe; but beginning with the Citizenship Revision Laws of 1938, the Jews of Romania were deprived their citizenship rights and became the targets of repressive antisemitic policies and laws. Neighbours turned on neighbours. Thousands of Jews were murdered in pogroms, either by Romanian or German troops, Nazi Einsatzgruppen, or the local population. In 1941, the Jews who remained alive in the Provinces of Bucovina and Bessarabia were deported to camps and ghettos in Transnistria. Thousands were jammed into freight trains while others were marched by foot. Many died along the way. Between 1941 and 1944, it is estimated that German and Romanian authorities, along with Ukrainian collaborators, murdered or caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Romanian and Ukrainian Jews in Transnistria. Some of those who survived these tragic circumstances, especially from Bucovina and Bessarabia, and made a new home in Toronto gathered together to lend each other support and to tell their largely unknown story of oppression and survival. The Transnistria Survivor’s Association organized yearly Hazkarah (memorial) services and its dedicated members continue to share their extraordinary stories of survival through speaking engagements at schools, colleges and synagogues. Past presidents include:

1. Felicia (Steigman) Carmelly

2.Osias Nadel

3.Etti Ziegler

4.Lou (Leizer) Hoffer

As of 2017, the current president is Joe Leinburd.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Societies

Name Access

Transnistria Survivors' Association (Toronto, Ont.)

Hoffer, Lou

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2015-11-8

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

ca. 83 photographs : b&w and col. (56 negatives) ; 18 x 13 cm or smaller

7 cm of textual records

Date

1997

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records related to the planning and production of a centenary journal and dinner in honour of the 100th anniversary of The Beth Jacob V’anshe Drildz Congregation. Included are submissions for the journal including a detailed history of the Beth Jacob Synagogue, print proofs of the journal, congratulatory letters from politicians and Jewish organizations and congratulatory ads. In addition there are copies of speeches from the dinner held on June 26, 1997, a sample of the invitation and general planning correspondence.

Photographs taken for the journal feature exterior shots of the Beth Jacob Synagogue on Henry St and Wilmington and interior shots of the Bimah, Aron ha-kodesh, stained glass windows, sanctuary from the Wilmington Street location along with clergy, members of the sisterhood and brotherhood, presidents and others involved in the synagogue.

Administrative History

Beth Jacob congregation was founded in 1897 and was located in three different locations in St. John’s Ward before the land at 23 Henry Street was purchased in 1919. Known as the Henry Street Shul or the Polishe Shul, the new purpose-built synagogue was dedicated in 1922. The dedication ceremonies attracted so many onlookers that the police had to be called in to manage the crowds.

The synagogue could accommodate up to 800 worshippers – 500 in the men’s section and 300 in the women’s balcony. According to Orthodox tradition, men and women sit separately during synagogue services. Its neo-Romanesque design was typical of other North American synagogues of the period that borrowed heavily from church architecture, often featured arched entranceways, rose windows and twin towers. Its vaulted ceiling was capped by a massive central dome and four smaller ones. It boasted a mikvah (ritual bath) in its basement as well as an assembly hall, a smaller chapel, a brick sukkah and a caretaker’s apartment. The synagogue’s intricately carved Aron ha-kodesh and Bimah were also designed by Brown and were removed in the mid 1960s when the congregation relocated to its current location in North York. The building was sold and converted into the Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church.

Benjamin Brown considered Beth Jacob Synagogue to be his crowning achievement. It was the first synagogue in Toronto (perhaps Canada) to be designed by a Jewish architect and signified the Jewish community’s increased confidence in its new generation of emerging professionals.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Synagogues

Name Access

Beth Jacob Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2017-8-9

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 36 x 31 cm

Date

1939

Scope and Content

Accession consists of an original photograph of the Arbeiter Ring (Workmen's Circle), Branch 670, 10th year jubilee celebration. The photo is dated March 1939 and was taken by Daylight Studio Toronto, Photograph by Simon.

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

Anniversaries

Nonprofit organizations

Name Access

Workmen's Circle (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2018-6-22

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1947, 1972-1992

Scope and Content

Accession consists of materials assembled by Stanley Emerson and donated to the Ontario Jewish Archives. Included are: one hardbound book commemorating the Toronto Hebrew Free School's liquidation of its capital debt on May 8, 1947; one spiral-bound book assembled on the occassion of Shomrai Shaboth Congregation's twentieth anniversary testimonial dinner honouring Rabbi Gedalia Felder to be held on Sunday, June 18, 1972; one Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto programme for its annual dinner to be held on Thursday, June 22, 1978; one programme for a Machanaim Testimonial Dinner honouring Dr. Isadore Cass on Wednesday, May 2, 1979; one Associated Hebrew Schools graduation programme for Wednesday, June 27, 1979; one newspaper clipping from the Thursday, June 6, 1985 edition of the Canadian Jewish News relating to Rabbi Gedalia Felder, former spiritual leader of Shomrai Shaboth-Chevra Mishnayoth Congregation; one newspaper clipping from the Thursday, June 13, 1985 edition of the Canadian Jewish News relating to Harold Dessen, former president of Associated Hebrew Schools; and one paperbound book assembled on the occassion of a Sol Edell tribute dinner commoemorating the fiftieth yahrzeit (death anniversary) of HaRav Yosef Weinreb and the establishment of the Saol Edell Family Endowment Fund to be held on Saturday, October 31, 1992.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Schools

Synagogues

Name Access

Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto

Cass, Isadore M., 1916-1996

Dessen, Harold

Felder, Gedalia, 1922-

Shomrai Shabbos Chevrah Mishnayos (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2018-6-24

Material Format

multiple media

Physical Description

90 cm of textual records and graphic material

5 architectural drawings

1 VHS : col. ; 33:50 min.

1 Hi8 video cassette

Date

[198-]-2011

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records documenting the operations of the Knesseth Israel Synagogue, including the preparations for the 100th anniversary celebrations in 2011. Records include meeting minutes for the Davening Committee, Fundraising Committee, Media Committee, Archives Committee, Book Committee, and the Board of Directors; membership lists; programming materials; notices for meetings and services; records related to the repair and restoration of the synagogue in the late 1980s including five architectural drawings of the synagogue showing required restorative work; general correspondence; a small amount of financial materials; planning records, research materials and publicity records related to the 100th celebrations; and a photo album and VHS recording of the provincial heritage plaquing of the synagogue in 2001. The video features remarks by Edwin Goldstein and Joey Tanenbaum as well as a short historical lecture by Dr. Stephen Speisman.

Custodial History

Records were housed in a storage locker belonging to the synagogue.

Subjects

Synagogues

Anniversaries

Name Access

Congregation Knesseth Israel (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

West Toronto Junction (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2019-4-1

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder

Date

1965

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a booklet issued on the occassion of the fifteenth anniversary of the Cloakmakers Branch of the Independent Workers Circle. The latter took place in 1965 and a celebration was held on Sunday, November 7 in the auditorium of the Borochov Centre at 272 Codsell Avenue, Downsview, Ontario. Also included is a certificate that was found inside the booklet. The latter, which appears to be dated to 1965, has not been translated.

Descriptive Notes

Language: Apart from its cover, booklet is mostly in Yiddish; certificate is also in Yiddish.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Places

Downsview (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Level

Item

Item

987

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1937

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content

Item is a composite photograph featuring portraits of the members of the Exeuctive and Ladies' Auxiliary of the Beth Hamidrash Hagadol Synagogue (the McCaul St. Synagogue) on their fiftieth anniversary.

Name Access

McCaul Street Synagogue

Beth Midrash Hagadol Synagogue

Chevra Tehillim

Ladies' Auxiliary

Subjects

Anniversaries

Portraits

Women

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

1976-10-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4201

Material Format

graphic material

Date

4 May 1986

Physical Description

1 photograph : col.

Scope and Content

Left to right: Jacob Bailin; Paul Brownstein (Executive Director); Hersh Fogul; Alex Fisher; Bernard Kamin; Monte Kwinter (MPP Wilson Hts.); Alan Zender.

Notes

Credit: Mark Stern.

Canadian Jewish News photo.

Name Access

Jewish Community Centre

JCC

Zender, Alan

Kwinter, Monte

Kamin, Bernard

Fisher, Alex

Fogul, Hersh

Brownstein, Paul

Bailin, Jacob

Young Men's Hebrew Althletic Association

YMHA

YWHA

BJCC

Subjects

Anniversaries

Places

Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1986-12-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2920

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1935

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Name Access

Farband

Subjects

Anniversaries

Students

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

1981-6-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1268

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1942

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

This photograph was taken at the Borochov Branch's 25th anniversary banquet.

Name Access

Borochov

Farband

Jewish Organizations

Subjects

Anniversaries

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

1977-4-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

415

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1961

Physical Description

1 photograph

Notes

Acquired January 28, 1975.

Name Access

Pioneer Women

Subjects

Anniversaries

Portraits, Group

Women

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1624

Material Format

graphic material

Date

March 1931

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Notes

Credit the Estate of Max Speisman.

Name Access

Poalei Zion

Jewish Organizations

Subjects

Anniversaries

Zionism

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

1978-4-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2319

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1940]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Name Access

Menachovsky, M.

Poalei Zion

Farband

Subjects

Anniversaries

Dinners and dining

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

1980-9-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4311

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1948

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Left to right: Helen Pullan, Elias Pullan, Harry Pullan, Rose Pullan.

Notes

Original by Cyril Cassidy.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Dinners and dining

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

1987-2-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4996

Material Format

graphic material

Date

14 Aug. 1961

Physical Description

1 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph is an exterior view of Shopsowitz Delicatessen's 40th Anniversary. The photographs depicts a line-up of customers outside the entrance. Shopsy's is advertising 1920s prices.

Notes

Graphic Artists.

Name Access

Shopsowitz, Sam

Shopsy's Delicatessen

Subjects

Anniversaries

Food

Restaurants

Small business

Repro Restriction

Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)

Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1990-1-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4009

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1884

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Admin History/Bio

Abraham Cohen provided the float for the Frankel Bros. who either owned or worked for the company. Their first company was Toronto Millstone and Metal Co.

Scope and Content

Taken at company yard, York and Wellington Streets, Toronto.

Second from right in back is Abraham Cohen, horse dealer.

Front left, Leo Frankel. Front Right, Maurice or Sigmund Frankel.

Subjects

Anniversaries

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

1986-9-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4338

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1936

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Notes

For identification, see accession record.

Subjects

Anniversaries

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

1988-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1276

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1938

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Name Access

Agudath Hamishpacha

Subjects

Anniversaries

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

1977-5-1

Source

Archival Descriptions