- Accession Number
- 1975-007
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1975-007
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 74 cm
- Date
- 1919-1980
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a panoramic photograph of the opening game of the Jewish Fraternal Softball League. Pictured are the Judean Benevolent and B'nai Brith teams. In addition, accession includes a Sons of Jacob Benevolent Society Directory, and material pertaining to the Judean Benevolent and Friendly Society including several versions of its Constitution and By-Laws, an anniversary banquet programme, and two copies of the Golden Jubilee Book.
- MG_RG
- MG2B1E
- Subjects
- Sports
- Societies
- Name Access
- Sons of Jacob Benevolent Society (Toronto, Ont.)
- Judean Benevolent and Friendly Society (Toronto, Ont.)
- Jewish Fraternal Softball League (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Name
- Joseph Addison
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 12 May 1982
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Joseph Addison
- Number
- OH 128
- Subject
- Athletes
- Sports
- Associations, institutions, etc
- Interview Date
- 12 May 1982
- Quantity
- 1 cassette (1 copy)
- 1 WAV file
- Total Running Time
- 31:21 minutes
- Conservation
- Copied August 2003
- Digitized in November 2014 ceases to be audible at 14:03 minutes
- Recording fades and is not audible at 14:03 minutes
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Joseph Addison was an active member of the Brunswick Street YMHA and its executive committee member. He also held the position of vice president and chair of the board. Addison was a handball enthusiast and was the first chair of the Canadian Handball Association. Joseph Addison was a judge.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Language
- English
- Name Access
- Young Men's Hebrew Association (Toronto, Ont.)
- Geographic Access
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Transcript
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 128 - Addison\OH128_Log.pdf
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Part Of
- Morris Norman collection
- Turofsky photographs series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 22
- Series
- 4
- Item
- 1-18
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1945]-1974
- Physical Description
- 18 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller
- Admin History/Bio
- Noted brothers, Nat and Lou Turofsky, began taking photos in 1907. They photographed wedding banquets, social and public events, and celebrities, but were mostly known for their sports photography and quickly established themselves as the premier photographers in the sporting world. Their diverse hockey photographs truly captured the essence of the game, all of which chronicled the Original Six era.
- Lou Turofsky was born in 1892 in Chicago to Russian immigrant parents. The family moved to Toronto in 1900, and Lou began work as a photographer at Alexandra Studios in 1907. In 1910, he bought the business and in 1911, he hired his brother Nat to work with him. While Nat never married, Lou married Ruth Seigel in 1936, at the age of forty-five, and had two daughters, Carol (m. Grafstein) and Riki, who is now an opera singer.
- Nat and Lou Turofsky were perhaps the most famous sports photographers of the 1940s and 1950s, due in part to their contract as the official photographers of Maple Leaf Gardens from the 1930s until the mid-1950s. They also photographed baseball games for the Toronto Maple Leaf baseball club.
- Nat and Lou Turofsky died in 1956 and 1959 respectively.
- Scope and Content
- This series consists of eighteen photographs taken by the Turofsky brothers from the late 1940s up until 1974. The photographs depict members of the sports community in Toronto, including athletes, managers, newscasters, and reporters, as well as international athletes and celebrities such as Herb Elliot, Danny Kaye, Phil Silvers, and Liberace. Many of the photographs feature Spencer "Spiff" Evans, who was the publicity chief for the Maple Leaf Gardens during the 1940s and 1950s and, in 1963, became the director of public relations for the Toronto Maple Leafs baseball club.
- The series has been arranged and described at the item level.
- Notes
- Associated material note: The Hockey Hall of Fame possesses a Turofsky collection numbering 19,000 negatives.
- Subjects
- Sports
- Accession Number
- 2002-12-3
- 2004-7-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Sports Celebrity Dinners series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 61
- Series
- 5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- object
- Date
- 1987-1994
- Physical Description
- 427 photographs : col. ; 13 x 13 cm
- 3 cm of textual records
- 2 artifacts
- Admin History/Bio
- The Sports Celebrity Dinners were developed by the Jewish Community Centre of Toronto in 1985. Each year, a different person connected with the world of sports was honoured by the community for their contributions. The night included a dinner, guest speakers and celebrity appearances, and usually an athletic demonstration or participatory event that related to the honouree's sport. For example, a boxing match, a skating demonstration or a batting cage.
- Scope and Content
- This series consists of photographs and program books from eight of the annual Sports Celebrity Dinners held by the Jewish Community Centre of Toronto.
- Subjects
- Celebrities
- Sports
- Accession Number
- 2004-6-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2016-11-21
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-11-21
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Date
- 6 July 1927
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of a group of young men who were members of Hakoah Vienna, an all Jewish social-athletic sports club. On the reverse of the photograph are signatures of the famous sports club and a German inscription "In memmory of the cameraderie of the sport club Hakoah". Signatures identified include: Max Scheuer; [Béla Guttmann?]; [Schwartzbein?]; Joseph Stross.
- 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.
- Descriptive Notes
- History: According to Wikipedia article Hakoah Vienna, "Hakoah", Hebrew for strength, is the name of a Jewish sports club established in Vienna in ca. 1909 and and closed by the Nazis in [1938 or 1941]. In 1945, the club re-formed its football team only, which disbanded in 1949.
- Subjects
- Sports
- Clubs
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-12-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-12-1
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 21 photographs : b&w and col. (tiff)
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- [192-]-2001
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of electronic copies of photographs documenting Alby Garbe, his golf-related activities and athletic career and his family, particularly his grandparents Lily and James (Isadore) Levey and his father William Garbe. Also included are newsclippings and a 1969 certificate for the Maccabi Games.
- Administrative History
- Alby Garbe was born in 1943 to William and Lorna (née Levey) Garbe. He had one sister, Sally Finkelstein (19 Apr. 1941-27 Sept. 2016). William's parents were George and Sophie Garbe and Lorna's parents were James and Lily (née Albon) Levey.
- William Garbe (26 May 1908-Aug. 1998) was a Toronto-born dermatologist and the first Jewish graduate in his field from the University of Toronto. Upon graduating in 1932, William couldn't find a job in Toronto due to antisemitism so went to New York where he worked at the Skin and Cancer Clinic. Sulzberger-Garbe dermatosis was first described in 1937 based on observations performed by Garbe and fellow dermatologist, Marion B. Sulzberger. In the late 1930s, William returned to Toronto and opened his on practice at Bloor and Spadina, which then moved to 167 College St. and later to 199 Avenue Rd.
- Lily Levey was originally from Dublin. Her husband James was a violinist and quartet leader with the Hart House String Quartet. He was originally from London, England and played with the London String Quartet. James and Lily had a home at Lorne Park Estates, just west of Port Credit.
- Alby Garbe was a junior championship golfer and amateur athlete who played out of the Oakdale Golf and Country Club.
- 1. Lily Levey (née Albon) at home at Lorne Park Estates (just west of Port Credit), ca. 1970. The fence was designed by her husband James Levey who was a violinist with the Hart House Quartet.
2. South Prep. Forest Hill class photo, ca. 1951. Back row, left to right: Alan Libman; unidentified; Bruce Kitchen; Jeff Lipson; unidentified; Harold Kerbel; unidentified; David Hansen. Third row, left to right: Gail Smith; unidentified; unidentified; unidentified; Gail Starkman; unidentified; unidentified; unidentified; unidentified; [Miss A?]. Second row, left to right: unidentified; unidentified; Nancy Gaye Smith; unidentified; unidentified; unidentified; unidentified; Pam Turk; Bonnie Bronstein. Front row, left to right: Frank Richard; Eddie Lewis; unidentified; Barry Riggs; Alby Garbe; Lawrence Reubenstein; Warren Biback; Brain Handi.
3. Alby Garbe, Qualifying round for Ontario Junior Golf Championships, ca. 1959.
4. Norm Mogil and Alby Garbe at tryout for 1961 Maccabi Games, 1961.
5. Lizzie’s Football team, ca. 1926. Identified 10th from right: William Garbe; 9th from right: Joe Tator; 6th from right: Charlie Siegel.
6. Holy Blossom Sunday School, ca. 1955. Back row, left to right: Alby Garbe; Ken Pritzker; Elliot Edelstein; unidentified; Merrick Hart Engel; Chuck Ornstein; [Tom Shulman?]. Middle row, left to right: unidentified; Brian Leibel; Robbie Wolfe; Donnie Baker; Ed Isaacs; unidentified; unidentified; unidentified. Front row, left to right; unidentified; unidentified; Linda Cohen; unidentified; Fern Brown; unidentified; unidentified; unidentified; Louis Baker.
7. Leo Baeck Hockey Team, 2001. Alby Garbe as coach (on left).
8. B’nai Brith Hockey Team, Toronto Freedom Lodge, ca. 1980. Back row, left to right: Arthur Sanders; Bryon Alexandroff; [Allan?] Markowitz; Ken Daniels; Murray Covent; unidentified; Dave Kosoy; Roey Kert. Front row, left to right: Steve Lyons; Murray Rossman; Stan Axsmith; unidentified. Missing: Alby Garbe as he had broken his leg.
9. B’nai Brith Hockey League, All-Star Team, December 1980. Back row, left to right: Paul Wise; John Fine; Bryon Alexandroff; unidentified; Alby Garbe; unidentified; Dave Bronstein; Michael Albert; Ira Kaufman; Bernie Hertzman; Dave Schwartz. Front row, left to right: Ken Daniels; Murray Covant; Brian Stepak; Mel Solomon; Sandy Breslin.
10. Camp Winnebego, ca. 1955. Back row, left to right: Arnold Miller (counsellor); Marshal Henkel; Mel Goodman; Arnold Shapiro; Stan Shapiro; Eric Brewer; Stan Taube. Front row, left to right: Jerry Goldberg; Bernie Rubenstein (from Hamilton), Alby Garbe, Lorne Solish.
11. “Yid Line”, ca. 1965. Pick up Hockey League. Left to right: Ray Shoichet, Merv Glazier, Alby Garbe.
12. Alby Garbe, University of Toronto Basketball team, ca. 1965.
13. Golf tournament at the Maccabi Games in Israel, 1965. Left to right: Alby Garbe (Canada); P. Blumberg (Israel); E. Shamar (Great Britain); C. Rosen (USA).
14. YMHA Basketball Team, 1924. Back row, left to right: Joe Benjamin; Eddie Sniderman; [?] Goldman (coach); Irving Gold; Simon Ramm. Front row, left to right: Moe English; Harry Lister; William Garbe.
15. Maccabi Games, Israel, 1965. Left to right: Alby Garbe (Canada); Charles Rosen (USA-Baton Rouge); Derek Harrison (Scotland).
16. Alby Garbe at the Ontario Better Ball Tournament, at Oakdale Golf Club, 1976.
17. Forest Hill Collegiate Golf Team, 1961-1962. Left to right: L. F. Clayton (Director of Athletics); Norm Mogil; Alby Garbe; Stan Axsmith; David Pape; H. H. Mosey (Principal).
18. University of Toronto Baksetball Team, 1965-1966.
19. Kerns Junior Championship with Brian Kerns at Westmount in Kitchener, Ontario, 1959.
20. Hart House String Quartet, [194-?]. Left to right: James Levey; Allard De Ridder; Boris Hambourg; Adolf Koldofsky.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Subjects
- Sports
- Name Access
- Garbe, Alby, 1943-
- Garbe, William, 1908-1998
- Levey, Lily
- Levey, James
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-6-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-6-4
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1926-1990
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs of Esther and Jack Gelman, as well as of a sports team at the YMHA and the "Afro Communitee Negro Fliers" sports team. In addition, two copies of Yiddish dictionary books written by Jack Gelman and one copy of a book about Kensington Market by Jean Cochrane. Also included are two pieces of poetry by Jack Gelman, one about Toronto (1974) and one about Terry Fox (1981).
- Accession also consists of a number of original and photocopied newspaper clippings regarding the history of Kensington Market in Toronto (ca. 1988-2010). In addition, two booklets of self-guided tours and the history of Kensington Market are included in accession.
- Custodial History
- Donated by Esther Gelman. Clippings about the history of Kensington Market are from the collection of husband Jack Gelman.
- Administrative History
- Jack Gelman was born in Toronto, ON on October 28, 1929. Jack's parents emigrated to Canada from Eastern Europe in 1926. In the 1930s, the Gelman family lived at 105 Denison Street in Toronto, south of Dundas and near Spadina. His father, Philip Gelman, owned a horse and wagon that would stable at Sarah Kegerman's house, 26 Nassau St. Philip operated a vegetable stall at 206 Baldwin St. weekly from Thursday to Saturday. Jack attended Ryerson Public School in Alexander Park, and would often fight back at his peers that would beat and bully him for being Jewish.
- Esther Gelman (nee Davidson) was born August 18, 1934. In 1950 she worked at Homebread, and had her Sweet Sixteen party at Club Elgamour on Bloor Street. In 1951, after meeting at the YM-YWHA, Jack Gelman and Esther Davidson married.
- In 1953, Jack became a truck driver for Canadian Paper and Specialties. Esther and Jack's son Alan was born in 1953. The family lived above Jack's parents' shop on Baldwin Street. The couple had three other children: Sharon, Glenn (b. 1960), and Mandy. The children attended Camp Northland and Camp B'nai Brith.
- In 1959, the family moved from Baldwin Street to Bathurst Manor (235 Pannahill Road), as a group of Esther's friends had moved to the neighbourhood. Son Alan had his bar mitzvah at Beth Emeth Bais Yehudah in 1966.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Subjects
- Yiddish language
- Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)--Tours
- Sports
- Places
- Bathurst Manor (Toronto, Ont.)
- Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 804
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 804
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 12 May 1931
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 117 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a panoramic photograph of the opening game of the Jewish Fraternal Softball League at Trinity Bellwoods Park, Toronto.
- The Jewish Fraternal Softball League was affiliated with the Judean Benevolent and Friendly Society.
- Identified individuals include: 3rd from left, Sam Urman; 7th from left, Sam Feldt; 16th from left, Fred Hamilton; 17th from left, Jimmy Simpson; 20th from left, Henry S. Rosenberg; 24th from left, Arnold Hundert.
- Subjects
- Societies
- Sports
- 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
- Trinity Bellwoods (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1975-007
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3703
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3703
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Mar. 1928
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Name Access
- Workers' Sport Group
- Subjects
- Sports
- 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
- 1985-1-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3702
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3702
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Mar. 1928
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- The identification of those pictured is available with the original photograph.
- Name Access
- Workers' Sport Group
- Subjects
- Sports
- 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
- 1985-1-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3701
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3701
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1930
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Name Access
- Workers' Sport Group
- York Mills Tourist Camp
- Subjects
- Camps
- Sports
- 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
- York Mills (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1985-1-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3700
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3700
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Mar. 1928
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- The names of those pictured are identified on the original photograph.
- Name Access
- Workers' Sport Group
- Subjects
- Sports
- 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
- 1985-1-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3699
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3699
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1928
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Name Access
- Workers' Sport Group
- Kingston Road
- Subjects
- Sports
- 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
- Kingston Road (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1985-1-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3698
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3698
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1929
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- This photograph was probably taken at stop 21, Kingston Rd.
- Name Access
- Workers' Sport Group
- Kingston Road
- Subjects
- Sports
- 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
- Kingston Road (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1985-1-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3697
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3697
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1929
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- This photograph was probably taken at stop 21, Kingston Rd.
- Name Access
- Kingston Road
- Workers' Sport Group
- Subjects
- Sports
- 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
- Kingston (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1985-1-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3696
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3696
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 21 Apr. 1929
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- This photograph was probably taken at stop 21, Kingston Rd.
- Name Access
- Workers' Sport Group
- Kingston Road
- Subjects
- Sports
- 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
- Kingston Road (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1985-1-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 2639-2646
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2639-2646
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [1978 or 1979]
- Physical Description
- 8 slides
- Name Access
- YMHA
- YWHA
- Young Men's Hebrew Association
- Young Women's Hebrew Association
- BJCC
- Bathurst Jewish Community Centre
- Subjects
- Sports
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1981-2-9
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5004
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5004
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 13 May 1962
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph features three men wearing West End Y t-shirts and holding trophies for the Toronto Daily Star Canadian Handball Doubles Championship.
- Notes
- Photo by Graphic Artists.
- Name Access
- YM-YWHA
- Young Men's Hebrew Association
- Subjects
- Sports
- Places
- Bloor Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1990-1-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- B'nai B'rith Sportsmen Lodge dinners series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [196-]-1970
- Physical Description
- 125 negatives : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm and 6 x 6 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- B’nai B’rith is the oldest Jewish service organization in North America. It was founded on October 13, 1843 by a group of eleven men in New York City.
- Originally called Bundes-Brueder [League of Brothers], with the alternate title of “The Independent Order of B’nai B’rith”, they later shortened their name to simply “B’nai B’rith”, meaning sons of the covenant.
- In an attempt to unite Jewish communities, they developed an inclusive membership mandate that does not discriminate against ethnic or religious sects. The initial vision of the organization was to develop a national Jewish organization, which would provide aide to all Jewish citizens. These goals have long since been realized. The organization currently has lodges internationally and B’nai B’rith membership is in the millions.
- B’nai B’rith cites its main goals to be: reaching out to those in need, fighting antisemitism and prejudice of any kind, and promoting human rights and world peace. One of their most recognized accomplishments is the formation of the Anti-Defamation League, which combats anitsemitism and promotes human rights.
- In Canada, the first B'nai B'rith lodge was founded in Toronto, the Canada Lodge, in 1875, but it folded in 1894. Other lodges were formed in Montreal, in 1881, and Victoria, in 1886. These lodges were disbanded around the turn of the century and the organization did not have much of a presence in Canada until the outbreak of the first World War. Shortly afterwards, in Toronto, B’nai B’rith had fifteen lodges and eleven chapters. The lodges were the men’s groups and the chapters were for the women; in addition, there was also the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization, called the Hillel Foundation, which was located at the University of Toronto.
- In Toronto, the Sportsmen Lodge began as a modest sized group of 100 members in 1954, and doubled in membership over the next 10 years. They sponsored an annual baseball night and a sportswriters dinner that honoured an outstanding sports journalist. The dinner was well known amongst journalists and was well attended. The Sportsmen Lodge also hosted an annual Celebrity dinner, at which a outstanding Canadian personality was chosen and honoured for his or her achievements.
- The lodge was also active in working with handicapped children and in fundraising campaigns.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of images taken by Al Gilbert of the B’nai B’rith Sportsmen Lodge Dinners at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto. The files in this series document three different dinners for the years 1969, 1970 and an unidentified dinner from the 1960s.
- Notes
- Selection for this series was based on the various activities and functions of the event. The dinner was held as an annual award ceremony and installation for the newly appointed officers of the Sportsmen Lodge. The criteria used for selection included: awards, speeches, installation oaths, entertainment, and dinner tables.
- Name Access
- B'nai B'rith
- Sportsmen Lodge
- Hillel
- Subjects
- Dinners and dining
- Sports
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee series
- Photograph collection sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 61
- Series
- 2-2
- File
- 27
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1969
- Physical Description
- 37 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of photographs taken at the Bloor and Spadina YM-YWHA during an athletic competition. The photographs depict people participating in various sporting activities, such as boxing, karate and gymnastics in the Bloor gym, as well as people at a banquet held afterwards.
- Identified individuals include Hy Beck, John (Jack) Wahl, Sam Ozak, Mr. and Mrs. Cherry, Lou Friedman, Sam Helfenbaum, Kiva Barkin, Irving Soren, Mark Zimmerman and Bernard Dales.
- Subjects
- Sports
- 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
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee series
- Photograph collection sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 61
- Series
- 2-2
- File
- 97
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1965]-1982
- Physical Description
- 50 photographs : b&w and col. ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of photographs of children partaking in various physical education activities such as gymnastics, soccer and basketball. The file also includes contact sheets with four images on each sheet.
- Subjects
- Sports
- 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
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Sports Celebrity Dinner series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 61
- Series
- 5
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- object
- Date
- 1987
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 artifact
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of one program book from the 1987 Sports Celebrity Dinner and one plaque presented to William G. Davis, the recipient of the tribute. William G. Davis was the former Premier of Ontario, chairman of the Board of Governors of the Canadian Football League and a promoter of athletics. Davis was also a supporter of the building of the Skydome.
- The MC for the evening was Brian McFarlane. Celebrity guests included Mike Ditka, John Brophy, Stephen Condren, Leo Cahill, Sandra Post, Russ Howard, Jack Donohue, Sheila Forshaw, Bill Simmons, Sylvia Ruegger, Willie Pless and Milt Ottey.
- Subjects
- Celebrities
- Sports
- Accession Number
- 2004-6-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Sports Celebrity Dinner series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 61
- Series
- 5
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- 1989
- Physical Description
- 72 photographs : col. ; 13 x 13 cm
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 artifact : 30 x 23 cm
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of a program book and photographs taken at the 1989 Sports Celebrity Dinner. The dinner featured a tribute to R. Alan Eagleson, executive director of the National Hockey League Players Association, chief organizer of the Canada Cup and the driving force behind the 1972 series between Russia and Canada. The dinner was held at the Constellation Hotel on 13 June 1989. There is also a plaque that was presented to Eagleson by the JCC.
- The photographs are of the guest of honour and other celebrity guests, the JCC Executive Committee members and Sports Celebrity Committee members, along with the invited guests. The celebrity guests included Harry Neale, Brian McFarlane, Dennis Hull, Jack Donohue, John A. Ziegler Jr., Ron Kanter, Harry Ornest, Bruce Hood, David Edge, Ron Ellis, Paul Henderson, Carrie-Lynn Cohn, Darryl Sittler, Joseph Kibur, Marcel Dionne, Dubie Bader, Bobby Baun, George Chuvalo, John Karpis, Bethany Dworkin, Mike Palmateer and Keith Acton.
- Other identified individuals include Bernard Kaimin, Martin Atkins, Harold Cipin, Alan B. Zender, Ted Winick, Bert Fine, Robert Hall, Cantor Louis Danto, Harry Ungerman and Paul Henderson.
- Subjects
- Celebrities
- Sports
- Accession Number
- 2004-6-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Sports Celebrity Dinner series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 61
- Series
- 5
- File
- 6
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Date
- 1992
- Physical Description
- 67 photographs : col. ; 13 x 13 cm
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of a program book and photographs taken at the 1992 Sports Celebrity Dinner. The dinner featured a tribute to Bruce McNall, NHL team owner; John Candy, comedian; and Wayne Gretzky, hockey player. They were being honoured as new owners and promoters of the Toronto Argonauts. The dinner was held on 3 June 1992.
- The photographs are of the guest of honour and other celebrity guests, the JCC Executive Committee members and Sports Celebrity Committee members, along with the invited guests. The celebrity guests included Mark Hebscher, Ken Daniels, Howard Glassman, Jack Donohue, Brian J. Cooper, Larry W. Smith, Michael P. McCarthy, Adam Rita, Mike Clemons, Dan Ferrone, Hank Ilesic, Don Moen, Lance Chomyc, Darrel K. Smith, Wendel Clark, Eric Lindros, Darryl Sittler, Bobby Hull, Sandy Hawley, Ernie Samuel, Norman Jewison, Ed Mirvish, Garth Drabinsky, Brian Linehan, Dini Petty, Karen Preston, Peter Martin, Dave Quinn, and Bill Stephenson.
- Other identified individuals include Abe Glowinsky, Harold Cipin, Paul Brownstein, Alan B. Zender and Lt. Gov. Henry Jackman.
- Subjects
- Celebrities
- Sports
- Accession Number
- 2004-6-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
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Item 3798
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3798
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1933
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Prague hosted the first ever European Maccabi Games in 1929, followed by Antwerp a year later. After a thirty-year hiatus, the Jewish games finally returned to European soil, as Copenhagen hosted the 1959 competition. The choice of the Austrian capital as the host city of 2011 was highly symbolic, as it was the first time since the Second World War that Jewish athletes from all over Europe competed on the territory of the former German Reich.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy photograph and corresponding negative of Bill Engel, a sprinter from Oshawa, Ontario, at the Maccabi Games in Prague. Engel is pictured in the back row on the far left with four other men. The group are all wearing track and field clothing.
- Subjects
- Sports
- Societies
- 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
- Prague (Czech Republic)
- Accession Number
- 1984-12-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions