- Accession Number
- 1999-10-6
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1999-10-6
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs : b&w ; 11 x 15 cm on matte 21 x 25 cm or smaller
- 8 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 15 cm or smaller
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs and records relating to the Fox, Goldberg, and Dennis families, with the bulk of the materials relating to Joseph H. Fox, a storekeeper in Orillia and Toronto. Accession includes a photograph of the Canadian Hebrew Benevolent Society picnic at Port Dalhousie Park on July 23, 1939. Documents include translations in English of birth registrations for Chaim Fuchs and Rose Bleich, an affadavit by a police magistrate in Orillia, Ontario for Joseph Fox, deed of sale for a seat in the University Avenue Synagogue (Goel Tzedec) by Z. Shore to Joseph Fox, and a biography of Joseph Fox by his grandson Melville Goldberg. In addition there is a military passport in German for Chaim Frichs.
- Name Access
- Fox, Joseph H.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1990-10-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1990-10-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 24 cm
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1941-1990
- Scope and Content
- The accession consists of 1 photograph of the 1941-42 officers of Viceroy Reading Lodge, B'nai Brith, Hamilton; correspondence between Joseph Alexandroff and Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Lincoln M. Alexander, 1985; a bencher for the bar mitzvah of Joseph Alexandroff's great nephew, Brandon Alexandroff, May 19, 1990 at Congregation Knesseth Israel; and photocopies of letters written to, and newspaper clippings from, the Hamilton Spectator.
- Administrative History
- Joseph Alexandroff was born on October 19, 1907, the first-born son of Boris and Rebecca Alexandroff and one of the first Jewish children born in the Junction. He was a long-time member and supporter of Congregation Knesseth Israel.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Name Access
- Knesseth Israel (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-6-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-6-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 13 cm of textual records
- 2 photographs
- Date
- [ca. 1968]-1978
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of minutes of meetings and other records of the Mizrachi-Hapoel Hamizrachi Women's Organization of Toronto Minnie Etlin Chapter (ca.1972-ca.1978), and the B'nai Brith Young Adults Southern Ontario Region (BBYA SOR), ca.1968-1972. Accession also includes two polaroid photographs taken at a BBYA social event (ca. 1970).
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-6-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-6-2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 140 photographs : b&w; 30 x 24 cm or smaller
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1975]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records documenting Jewish entertainers, including Yiddish theatre actors, comedians, singers and screen actors. Most of the entertainers depicted were American, however, several photographs have been autographed indicating that they may have performed in Toronto at one of the early Jewish theatres. Records are predominantly photographs, with a few pamplets and a movie publicity brochure.
- Administrative History
- Joseph Eisenberg's was born in Poland on March 4, 1895. He came to Canada with his father Alexander and mother Rebeccah Eisenberg in 1906.
- Joseph Eisenberg married Sadie Schwartz and had three children named Ted, Thelma, and Julius.
- Both Alexander and Joseph became prominant members of the Conservative Party, each dedicating fifty odd years to the promotion and support of the party within Canada. In fact the Eisenberg home was known as the unofficial headquarters of the Ward 4 Conservatives.
- Joseph was involved with Jewish theatre in Toronto as the representative of the Hebrew Actors Union of America.
- He was also one of the first members of the Farband Labour Zionist Movements, and was actively involved the labour movement in Canada
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1979-9-9
- 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
- 2006-5-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-5-4
- Material Format
- sound recording
- moving images
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 5 cu. ft.
- Date
- 1972-[ca. 1985]
- Scope and Content
- The accession consists primarily of sound and videotape recordings of speakers at Toronto community events. The bulk of the recordings are of speakers at the Jewish Book Fair, including such authors as Morley Torgov, Mordecai Richler, and Chaim Potok. Other recordings are of Canadian Jewish Congress conferences, meetings, and special events. The accession also includes slides of Jewish Book Fair events.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-6-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-6-1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- ca. 135 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 25 cm or smaller
- Date
- 1948-1970
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of approximately 135 photographs and one negative of youth programs and events at the Hamilton Jewish Community Centre. Included are photographs of Camp Kadimah, the JCC nursery (including a Hanukkah iimage), the group work program, and the swimming pool. Photographs of the JCC building are also included. A guide describing the photographs is contained within.
- Places
- Hamilton (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-6-29
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2007-6-29
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- textual record (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (jpg)
- 1 document : col. (jpg)
- Date
- 1927, 1970
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of a scanned photograph of Joe and Fanny Diamond and a digital image of the Belleville Fashion Show Program from 1970.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Subjects
- Communities
- Name Access
- Diamond, Joe
- Diamond, Fanny
- Places
- Belleville, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-4-3 [Processed]
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-4-3 [Processed]
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- sound recording
- Physical Description
- 32 cm of textual records
- 1 CD
- 199 photographs (194 jpgs)
- Date
- 1967-1981, 1996-2007
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of textual records, photographs and a music CD from the Koffler Centre for the Arts. Records from the 1960s and 1970s concern the Koffler and the Northern YMHA/BJCC. These records include meeting minutes, agendas, correspondence, budgets, programme proposals, booklets, flyers, clippings and brochures. A box list was provided by the donor and can be found in box 1. The later records from the 2000s document Koffler programs and governance and include invitations, programs, clippings, Board meeting minutes and brochures. Approximately one third of the records concern the Stars of the 21st Century dance gala held annually since 2001. These files are working files of correspondence, communications packages put together, and also include invitations, programs, sponsorship proposals, promotional material and the text of a speech by Koffler president Tiana Koffler Boyman.
- The CD of music is a recording of the Children of a Vanished World show, a production that was staged at the Koffler in 2004.
- The accession also includes two CDs with digital photographs, including a double set of the 2003 gala performance of Stars of the 21st Century, 40 images from the gala reception, and 58 images taken at Koffler art and dance classes.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2011-12-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2011-12-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- ca. 12 photographs
- Date
- 1972, 1983–1990
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of booklets, photographs, correspondence, invitations, and fundraising material documenting the establishment and early activities of the Holocaust and Memorial Centre. Also included is one Yom Hashoah program of the CJC's Holocaust Remembrance Committee.
- Custodial History
- These records were in the possession of Gerda Frieberg until she donated them in 2011.
- Use Conditions
- None
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2012-2-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2012-2-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Physical Description
- 45 cm of textual records and other material
- Date
- 1949-2009
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of the records created and accumulated by Rabbi Joseph Kelman. The records detail Kelman's involvement with a number of organizations, particluarly Reena, She'arim Hebrew Day School, and Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue. They also document the numerous awards and tributes he received in his life and detail his personal life. The records primarily consist of personal and professional correspondence, event invitations, photographs, news clippings, and biographical material. There is also one file folder related to Sol Edell, the brother of the donor, and an oversized photograph of the Harbord Collegiate choral society and orchestra.
- Photo Captions:
- 001: Portrait of Rabbi Joseph Kelman, (Toronto, ON), ca. 1950s.
- 002: Simcaht Torah celebrations, Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue, 100 Elder St. (Toronto, ON), [197-].
- 003: Rabbi Kelman meets the chief of staff of the Israeli police, Mordecai Gur, [Israel], [197-].
- 004: Rabbi Joseph Kelman awarded with honorary doctorate, [198-?].
- 005: James Harris, Rabbi Joseph Kelman, Liberal leader John Turner and [identified], Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue, 100 Elder St. (Toronto, ON), 1984.
- Custodial History
- The records were in the possession of Rabbi Joseph Kelman until his death in 2009. They were donated to the Archives by his wife, Sara Edell Shafler Kelman, on 1 February 2012.
- Administrative History
- Rabbi Kelman was born in Vienna, Austria in 1927, the son of Rabbi Zvi Yehuda and Mirl Kelman and the descendent of a long line of distinguished rabbis. He immigrated to Toronto with his family at the age of three in 1930. He attended Harbord Collegiate and was ordained at Yeshiva University in New York. Beginning in 1953, Kelman became seved as a rabbi in Sherbrooke, QC; Beverley, MA; and Suffern, NY; before accepting the pulpit at Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagoge in Toronto in 1959. At the time, Beth Emeth was a small congregation in the fledgling Bathurst Manor neighbourhood. He facilitated its merging with Bais Yehuda to form BEBY, and under his guidance it grew to become the third-largest Conservative synagogue in the GTA with a membership of approximately 1,500 families.
- Kelman's life work was dedicated to providing opportunities for the developmentally disabled and learning challenged in the Jewish community. He was the founder of the Ezra and Kadima Schools, the Kadima Centre, the Camp Tikvah program, the Reena Foundation, Chai Tikvah, and She'arim Hebrew Day School. He also served as a chaplain in Toronto hospitals and jails.
- Rabbi Kelman was the recipeint of numerous awards for his contributions to Jewish education and community service, including a honorary doctorate from Ryerson University and Tel Aviv University. The Kelman School for Jewish Education at Tel Aviv University is named in his honour. Rabbi Kelman died on 27 June 2009 at the age of eighty-two.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Descriptive Notes
- Includes approx. 50 photographs, 1 CD and 1 artifact.
- Subjects
- Rabbis
- Name Access
- Kelman, Joseph, 1927-2009
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2012-3-8
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2012-3-8
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 58 photographs (tif) and other material
- Date
- 1945, 1965-2003
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records documenting the establishment and activities of Toronto's Holocaust Memorial and Education Centre as well as the personal life and professional activities of Gerda Frieberg. Holocaust Education Centre records include audiovisual material, sound recordings, meeting minutes, financial records, booklets and brochures, photographs, and flyers. Of note is a video of the opening and dedication of the Holocaust Museum in 1985 and the sheet music and sound recordings of the musical score Gerda commissioned for the centre by Srul Glick.
- Records in the Gerda Frieberg fonds document her involvement with the Holocaust Education Centre, the Jewish Holocaust Survivors of Canada, B'nai Brith Women, the Federation of Jewish Women's organizations, and her other activities. Included are photographs, newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, and correspondence. Also included is a sound recording from a Federation of Jewish Women's Organizations event and a DVD copy of the film "Mend the World," a CBC documentary that features Gerda and other Toronto Holocaust survivors. The electronic images were scanned from Gerda's personal scrapbooks.
- Custodial History
- Records were in the possession of Gerda Frieberg until she donated them to the OJA in 2012.
- 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.
- Descriptive Notes
- Includes 4 audio cassette tapes, 4 VHS tapes, 3 DVDs, 3 cm of textual records, and 8 photographs.
- Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Name Access
- Frieberg, Gerda
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2012-9-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2012-9-7
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- ca. 160 photographs : b&w and col. (ca. 80 tiff)
- 1 film reel (ca. 8 min.) : col., sd. ; super 8 mm
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- [ca. 1944]-[199-]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records documenting the life of Dr. John Ackerman. The bulk of the material consists of photographs that were taken by Dr. Ackerman. Included are photographs documenting Dr. Ackerman's family, military career during the Second World War, university education, and involvement in the Jewish scouting movement. Also included are photographs and one film of Jewish war veteran parades that took place in Toronto in the 1980s. The parades were likely led by the General Wingate Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion and probably took place along Bathurst Street. Of note are photos of the homecoming of Dr. Ackerman's brother, Albert, from military service overseas. Dr. John E. Ackerman, Albert Ackerman, and Robby Engel are identified in the photographs.
- Custodial History
- The Jewish war veterans parade photos were donated by Dr. Ackerman's wife, Frances. She had originally left the photos with the Jewish War Veterans of Canada. They brought the photos to the OJA, and the OJA contacted Frances directly to formally donate them to us. She then let us know about additional material in her possession and added this new material to the donation.
- Administrative History
- Dr. John E. Ackerman was born in Toronto on December 16, 1921 to Jacob and Mindel Ackerman. He was one of four children. Jacob initially worked as a presser in a factory. Mindel opened and ran a small grocery store at Dundas and Elizabeth Street. Jacob died around the age of fifty-seven.
- Dr. Ackerman went to school at Jarvis Collegiate and later enrolled in dentistry school at the University of Toronto. As part of the school's program, Dr. Ackerman had to enlist in the Canadian Army's General Corp. While in school, he also met his future wife, Frances, at a Hillel lecture on campus. Frances was a graduate student studying psychology. Dr. Ackerman graduated from university in 1946. He initially worked as a dental intern at the Toronto General Hospital, but after a few years he opened his own practice above the Royal Bank at Dundas and Elizabeth Street.
- Dr. Ackerman married Frances on September 12, 1954. They had three children together: Martin (b. 1959), Penina (b. 1963), and David (b. 1965).
- As a young teenager, Dr. Ackerman took up photography as a hobby and remained passionate about it for the remainder of his life. He took many photographs of family life, Toronto, his military involvement, and other activities. He also shot many family films and even converted part of his house into a darkroom.
- Dr. Ackerman became involved in the Jewish Boy Scouts after his son Martin became a cub. He was active in Troop 166 out of Beth Tzedec. Frances initially worked in the outpatient department of the Toronto Psychiatric Hospital, but later worked with the Toronto District School Board until her retirement. Dr. Ackerman retired his practice in 1995 or 1996. He passed away on December 13, 2008.
- Use Conditions
- Credit photos and films to Dr. John E. Ackerman.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2013-4-6
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2013-4-6
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- Physical Description
- ca. 500 photographs (tif) : b&w and col.
- Date
- [ca. 1937]-[ca. 1983]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of scanned copies of photographs taken by Dr. John E. Ackerman, which document his personal and professional activities. Included are images of family events, his mother's grocery store business, his dental practice and education at the University of Toronto and Jarvis Collegiate, his military involvement during the Second World War, his involvement in the scouting movement, and Jewish communal events. Also included are snapshots of individuals who lived in his Toronto neighbourhood near Dundas and Elizabeth as well as beach and resort images taken at Crystal Beach, Sunnyside Beach, Smith's Bay, Muskoka, Manor House, and the Greenspoon's resort in Glasgow (Bolton). Of note are images taken of the first Israel Day parade in Toronto (May 16, 1948); the opening of Baycrest Hospital (December 1954); the homecoming of Dr. Ackerman's brother, Al, from military service overseas; a Beth Tzedec Synagogue and Beaches Hebrew Institute event; B'nai Brith Institute events; an image taken of the Hillel House opening at the University of Toronto (1951); and an image of Dr. Ackerman's family at the UJA Walkathon (1973). Among the photographs of family and friends are images taken of Jewish families living in North Bay and Sudbury. Identified individuals include: Dr. John E. Ackerman, Al Ackerman, Frances Ackerman, Mindel Ackerman, Phil Halpern, Harold Nirenberg, Gary Nirenberg, Mrs. Tattlebaum, Jeffrey Halpern, Fran Halpern, and Lynn Reiss.
- Custodial History
- Records were inherited by Dr. Ackerman's son David after his death; he donated them to the OJA.
- Administrative History
- Dr. John E. Ackerman was born in Toronto on December 16, 1921 to Jacob and Mindel Ackerman. John was one of four children. Jacob initially worked as a presser in a factory. Mindel opened and ran a small grocery store at Dundas and Elizabeth Street. Jacob died around the age 57.
- Dr. Ackerman went to school at Jarvis Collegiate and later enrolled in dentistry school at the University of Toronto. As part of the school's program, Dr. Ackerman had to enlist in the Canadian Army's General Corp. While in school, he also met his future wife, Frances, at a Hillel lecture on campus. Frances was a graduate student studying psychology. Dr. Ackerman graduated from university in 1946. He initially worked as a dental intern at the Toronto General Hospital, but after a few years he opened his own practice above the Royal Bank at Dundas and Elizabeth Street.
- Dr. Ackerman married Frances on September 12, 1954. They had three children together: Martin (b. 1959), Penina (b. 1963), and David (b. 1965).
- As a young teenager, Dr. Ackerman took up photography as a hobby and remained passionate about it for the remainder of his life. He took many photographs of family life, Toronto, his military involvement, and other activities. He also shot many family films and even converted part of his house into a darkroom.
- Dr. Ackerman became involved in the Jewish Boy Scouts after his son Martin became a cub. He was active in Troop 166 out of Beth Tzedec. Frances initially worked in the outpatient department of the Toronto Psychiatric Hospital, but later worked with the Toronto District School Board until her retirement. Dr. Ackerman retired his practice in 1995 or 1996. He passed away on December 13, 2008.
- Use Conditions
- Credit Dr. John E. Ackerman for the photographs.
- Name Access
- Ackerman, John, 1921-2008
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2013-7-13
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2013-7-13
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- moving images
- Physical Description
- ca. 100 photographs (jpg)
- 1 DVD
- 3 film reels (ca. 25 min.) : col., sd. ; 16 mm and super 8 mm
- Date
- [ca. 1938]-1982
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of scanned photographs and home movies taken by Dr. John E. Ackerman, which document his personal and professional activities. Included are photographs of family gatherings, the grocery store owned by Ackerman's mother, Jarvis Collegiate, Dr. Ackerman's dental practice, the military involvement of Dr. Ackerman and his brother Al, beach activities, families living in North Bay and Sudbury, and individuals living in Dr. Ackerman's Toronto neighbourhood of Dundas and Elizabeth. Of note are photos taken by Al Ackerman of his military service overseas as well as an image of him arriving back in Toronto in uniform in front of Union Station. Also of note is an image of Dr. Ackerman in military uniform standing in front of Anshel Wise's cigar store at 100 Dundas Street West and images likely of the Hudson Street Tennis Club.
- The Home movies include footage of a Jewish War Veterans parade and service in front of a monument at Earl Bales Park (ca. 1980), a Beth Tzedec Sukkot service with the children of its Hebrew school (ca. 1978), other unidentified events at Beth Tzedec (one in its banquet hall), a family seder, and a family trip to Israel. Also included is footage of the seventy-fifth anniversary parade of the Boy Scouts, performances at Camp Shalom for visitor's day (1982), and a film with footage of a trade fair attended by Larry Grossman.
- Administrative History
- Dr. John E. Ackerman was born in Toronto on December 16, 1921 to Jacob and Mindel Ackerman. John was one of four children. Jacob initially worked as a presser in a factory. Mindel opened and ran a small grocery store at Dundas and Elizabeth Street. Jacob died around the age 57.
- Dr. Ackerman went to school at Jarvis Collegiate and later enrolled in dentistry school at the University of Toronto. As part of the school's program, Dr. Ackerman had to enlist in the Canadian Army's General Corp. While in school, he also met his future wife, Frances, at a Hillel lecture on campus. Frances was a graduate student studying psychology. Dr. Ackerman graduated from university in 1946. He initially worked as a dental intern at the Toronto General Hospital, but after a few years he opened his own practice above the Royal Bank at Dundas and Elizabeth Street.
- Dr. Ackerman married Frances on September 12, 1954. They had three children together: Martin (b. 1959), Penina (b. 1963), and David (b. 1965).
- As a young teenager, Dr. Ackerman took up photography as a hobby and remained passionate about it for the remainder of his life. He took many photographs of family life, Toronto, his military involvement, and other activities. He also shot many family films and even converted part of his house into a darkroom.
- Dr. Ackerman became involved in the Jewish Boy Scouts after his son Martin became a cub. He was active in Troop 166 out of Beth Tzedec. Frances initially worked in the outpatient department of the Toronto Psychiatric Hospital, but later worked with the Toronto District School Board until her retirement. Dr. Ackerman retired his practice in 1995 or 1996. He passed away on December 13, 2008.
- Use Conditions
- Credit Dr. John E. Ackerman for all photos and films
- Contact donor for permission to publish footage of the family seder and family trips. OJA has copyright of other film footage.
- Subjects
- Families
- Name Access
- Ackerman, John, 1921-2008
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2013-8-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2013-8-4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 13 photographs : col. ; 52 x 41 cm
- Date
- [195-]-1992
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of 13 portrait photographs of past presidents of the YM-YWHA and the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre. Included are: Sam Granatstein; Bernard J. Kamen, Q.C., 1985-1989; Allan B. Zender, 1989-1992; Jack Wahl, 1972-1974; Wilfred Posluns, 1974-1978; Irwin Soren; Bert Fine; Louis Borsook; Alex Fisher; Martin Mendelow, 1982-1985; Ellis I. Shapiro; Bernard S. Dales, 1978-1982; and Max Schwartz.
- Custodial History
- There is no acquisition information for these photographs. The accession number has been assigned by the archivist. It is likely that the photographs originated at the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre.
- Subjects
- Community centers
- Portraits
- Name Access
- Bathurst Jewish Community Centre (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-8-13
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-8-13
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- object
- Physical Description
- 45 photographs (tif) : b&w and col.
- 2 objects : 7 x 38 or smaller
- Date
- [192-?]-2015
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting Gary Wagman and his family. Included are: a commemorative key commemorating the grand opening of the Apter Centre on 13 Mar. 1949, a key to the Apter Centre, and 45 photographs in TIF format. The photographs are largely of members of the extended Gold-Wagman family including Gary Wagman, Gary's brother Howard "Hushy" Wagman, Gary's mother Ann Wagman (née Gold), and Gary's father Sollie Wagman along with various cousins, grandparents, aunts and uncles. The photographs also depict several unidentified individuals who may be related to Gary.
- Photo Caption (007): Ann Gold, [194-?]. Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, accession 2017-8-11.
- Photo Caption (008): Jack Gold with friends, [194-?]. Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, accession 2017-8-11.
- Photo Caption (010): Howard “Hushy” Wagman and Gary Wagman waiting for their grandparents at Union Station, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, [195-?]. Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, accession 2017-8-11.
- Photo Caption (013): Leonard Walker, Mrs. Leonard Walker, Bryan Davidson, Rosalie, Charles Davidson, Aaron Miller, and Marry Miller (née Davidson), [197-?]. Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, accession 2017-8-11.
- Photo Caption (014): Ann Gold, [193-?]. Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, accession 2017-8-11.
- Administrative History
- Gary Irving Wagman (1951-) was born 19 March 1951 and is the youngest son of Ann Wagman (née Gold, 1926-2017) and Sollie Wagman (1921-2014). His older brother Howard, known as Hushy (1947-2001), was born 9 October 1947. Gary is the grandson of David and Rose Gold (his maternal grandparents) and Celia and Jacob Wagman (his paternal grandparents).
- 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.
- Descriptive Notes
- Associated materials: Other records relating to the Wagman family can be found in accessions 2009-11-1 and 2017-7-6.
- Subjects
- Families
- Name Access
- Apter Friendly Society (Toronto, Ont.)
- Gold family
- Wagman, Gary, 1951-
- Wagman family
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-1-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-1-7
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Physical Description
- 6 cm of textual records
- 104 photographs : b&w and col. (3 slides) ; 30 x 23 cm and smaller
- 1 banner
- Date
- 1919-1991
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of handwritten Yiddish writings from the 1930s and 1940s; newspaper clippings about Salsberg's move away from the Communist Party; tributes to Dora Wilensky including newsletters and journals from the Canadian Association of Social Workers, the Ontario Welfare Council, and the Neighborhood Workers Association; correspondence and a newspaper clipping about the Dora Wilensky Fund; drafts and newspaper clippings of tributes to poet Melech Ravitch; and miscellany including a banner from the Labour Council of Kiryat Yam commemorating a medical centre named in honour of Salsberg, a floor plan of the 21st legislature of Ontario parliament, and a publication of the story The Young Wanderer by Eliezer Smoli and Moshe Smilansky 1945. In addition, the accession includes letters by J. B. Salsberg to his wife Dora Wilensky and various letters to Salsberg from individuals such as politician Leslie M. Frost, actor Lou Jacobi, and president of the Workmen's Circle Israel Breslow. Of particular note is a letter from the Consulate General of the United States, including a copy of an order from the Department of Justice confirming his defection from the Communist Party and granting entrance into the United States according to the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952. Also included are photographs of an art exhibition by Israel Kaplansky 1983; family photographs and portraits; photographs of J. B. Salsberg at various events; photographs of Dora Wilensky's family; and three 35 mm slides of J. B. Salsberg.
- Administrative History
- Joseph Baruch Salsberg (1902-1998) was a labour leader, political activist, politician, insurance salesman, and journalist. He was also active in various Jewish organizations, including: the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC), the Jewish Federation of Greater Toronto, and the New Fraternal Jewish Association. He is well-remembered by contemporaries, such as Sam Lipshitz, as a “champion of the people”, committed to social justice, the plight of the working class, and the preservation of Jewish culture.
- J. B. was born in Lagov, Poland on November 5, 1902 to Abraham and Sarah-Gittel Salsberg. Abraham immigrated to Toronto in 1910 and J. B. followed with his mother and two younger sisters in 1913. They settled at 73 Cecil Street. Abraham and Sarah-Gittel had additional children in Canada: Nathan (b. 1915), Reuven (Bob or Robert, b. 1917), Betty, and Thelma. Abraham worked as a peddler in Toronto.
- J. B. briefly attended Landsdowne Public School, but dropped out around 1915, against his parents' wishes, and took a job in a leather goods factory to contribute to his family’s income. J. B.’s parents had hoped he would become a rabbi and, despite his full-time employment, J. B. continued to study the Torah with scholars at the synagogue on Centre Avenue.
- In 1917, J. B. decided to pursue the ideas of Zionism and socialism and, abandoning his plans to become a rabbi, became involved in establishing the Young Poale Zion organization, a Labour Zionist youth group dedicated to secular aims. Around 1922, J. B. was made secretary general of the Young Poale Zion of America in New York, where he worked for one year. Shortly after returning to Toronto, he became the organizer for the Hat, Cap, and Millinery Workers Union of North America in Chicago. J. B. married Dora Wilensky in 1927.
- In 1926, J. B. joined the Communist Party of Canada (CPC). He was an active member of the CPC for 30 years, serving as the head of its Trade Union Department for two decades. In 1929 he was suspended from the party for one year as a dissenter. In 1932, he became the Southern Ontario District union organizer for the Communist Workers' Unity League.
- It was as a member of the CPC that J. B. entered electoral politics. After a series of failed bids in municipal and provincial elections between 1935 and 1937, J. B. was elected alderman of Ward 4 in Toronto in 1938. He only held the position for one year. In 1943, J. B. was elected to the Ontario Legislature as the representative for the St. Andrew riding. J. B. sat as Member of Provincial Parliament for the Labor-Progressive Party (the provincial wing of the CPC) for 12 years. For several years, he was the only elected Communist in North America. As MPP, he helped create legislation banning discrimination in public places and introduced a bill that would ensure fair employment practices in the province. He lost his seat to Allan Grossman in 1955 and unsuccessfully ran in the federal election later that year. Remembered by journalist Gordon Sinclair as “one of the best debaters in the house”, J. B. was well-respected by members of all political parties. Out of admiration for J. B., Conservative Premier Leslie Frost named Salsberg Township in Northern Ontario in his honour.
- Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, J. B. had grown increasingly concerned about reports of Soviet antisemitism and privately urged party leaders to pursue the issue. In 1956, when Soviet First Secretary Nikita Khrushchev exposed the transgressions of Stalin’s regime, J. B. went to Moscow as part of a CPC delegation. After meeting with Khrushchev himself, it became clear to J. B. that antisemitism was indeed a problem in the USSR and that his efforts to probe the situation were being stonewalled.
- J. B. publicly expressed his concerns about Soviet antisemitism in a series of articles published in the Vochenblatt from October 25, 1956 to December 13, 1956. He finally left the Communist Party in 1957. However, he remained a member of the United Jewish People’s Order (UJPO), a Communist Jewish fraternal organization.
- Entering the business world, J. B. established the Model Insurance Agency Limited in 1957, where he served as president for several years. In 1959 J. B.’s wife, Dora, passed away. Around this time J. B. also resigned from the UJPO, along with other members who felt the organization needed to be more critical of the Soviet Union. They founded an alternative, non-Communist left-wing Jewish organization, the New Fraternal Jewish Association, where J. B. served as president for several terms and edited its publication “Fraternally Yours”.
- In his later life, J. B. was active as an executive member of organizations, such as the CJC and the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care. He was the first chairman for the CJC Ontario Region’s Soviet Jewry Committee and the Committee for Yiddish. He also began writing an award-winning weekly column for the Canadian Jewish News. J. B. was awarded the CJC’s Samuel Bronfman Medal for distinguished service, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Toronto’s Ben Sadowski Award of Merit. A strong supporter of Israel, he was involved in the creation of two Israeli medical centres that are named in his honour. He also helped establish the J. B. and Dora Salsberg Fund and the J. B. Salsberg Fund for Yiddish at the Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto. J. B. passed away in 1998.
- Name Access
- Salsberg, J. B.,1902-1998
- Wilensky, Dora, 1902-1959
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Address
- 150 Beverley Street
- Source
- Landmarks
The Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto was made a charitable organization under the laws of Ontario in March, 1917. Its central goal was to end the frequent, uncontrolled, and competitive fund soliciting by a wide range of individual Toronto Jewish philanthropic and social service institutions and instead substitute a single coordinated city-wide community fundraising effort. This would ensure adequate and accountable funding for all its affiliated organizations and agencies in Toronto. The first office of the FJPT was at 206 Beverley St., but by 1924 it was headquartered at 218 Simcoe St. and by 1928 it had moved to 179 Beverley St., which was renamed "Scheuer House" after the FJPT's first president, Edmund Scheuer.
- Address
- 150 Beverley Street
- Time Period
- 1948-1983
- Scope Note
- The Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto was made a charitable organization under the laws of Ontario in March, 1917. Its central goal was to end the frequent, uncontrolled, and competitive fund soliciting by a wide range of individual Toronto Jewish philanthropic and social service institutions and instead substitute a single coordinated city-wide community fundraising effort. This would ensure adequate and accountable funding for all its affiliated organizations and agencies in Toronto. The first office of the FJPT was at 206 Beverley St., but by 1924 it was headquartered at 218 Simcoe St. and by 1928 it had moved to 179 Beverley St., which was renamed "Scheuer House" after the FJPT's first president, Edmund Scheuer.
- History
- They moved to Dundas Square in the late 1940s and then occupied a number of different buildings until they moved into their long term home at 150-152 Beverley Street in 1948 where they remained until July 1983. This building was called the J. Irving Olebaum. As the community moved north, the the J. Irving Oelbaum Centre building was eventually sold in 1983 and the United Jewish Welfare Fund moved to the Lipa Green building at Bathurst and Sheppard. The building on Beverley Street was mysteriously burned down.
- Category
- Social Service
- Organization
- Source
- Landmarks
- Accession Number
- 2022-8-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2022-8-4
- Material Format
- architectural drawing
- graphic material
- object
- textual record
- sound recording
- Physical Description
- ca. 11 m of textual records and other material
- Date
- 1930-2012
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records documenting the life and career of Rabbi Benjamin Friedberg. Included are subject files, eulogies, sermons, marriage records, funeral record cards, conversion certificates, gittin (Jewish divorce documents), addresses for High Holiday services, and photographs. Also include are a few artifacts, such as felt patches and medallions, as well as sound recordings. A large number of documents are relating to Rabbi Friedberg's rabbinical career at Beth Tzedec Congregation.
- Administrative History
- Rabbi Joseph Benjamin Friedberg (1927-2022) was born on June 26, 1927, in Toronto to Chaim (Chamel) and Rochel Rose Friedberg. Rochel Friedberg was born in Polaniec, Poland (Russian part of Poland), the daughter of Moshe and Sura Poss. Rochel had little formal education but learned Talmud from her father. In her youth, Moshe came to Toronto to make a living and had to leave the family behind; shortly thereafter, World War I broke out, and Rochel was sent to the town of Stopnitz. She was then sent to Crackow to work. Rochel married Chaim (Chamel) Friedberg from Patchenev, who was enlisted in Pilsudski’s army. Before the Great Depression, Rochel and Chaim immigrated to Canada. Later on, Chaim took ill and had to go to the Western Sanitarium; soon after that, he passed away in 1957. Rochel passed away in 1992.
- Rabbi Benjamin Friedberg was a native of Toronto and received his basic religious and secular education there. He attended Harbord Collegiate in his youth. After spending a number of years at the Yeshiva University in New York, he returned home to attended the University of Toronto, from which he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1949. In 1950, Rabbi Friedberg entered the Rabbinical School of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. He received his Master of Hebrew Letters degree and rabbinical ordination in 1954.
- Rabbi Friedberg’s first pulpit was in Rochester, New York. He served as assistant rabbi at Beth Tzedec Congregation in 1955; and then as rabbi of B’nai Israel Congregation in London, Ontario. In 1959, he received his Master of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario in Bible and Archaeology. As part of his doctorial program, he studied in the Department of Archaeology and Bible at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; he also spent several years studying in the Department of Religion at the University of Ottawa with special emphasis on the Samaritans.
- In 1961, Rabbi Friedberg was called to the pulpit of Agudath Israel Congregation in Ottawa, Ontario, where he served for thirteen years until 1974.
- In 1974, he was appointed senior rabbi at Beth Tzedec Congregation, Toronto. His major emphases in the congregation were the development of both child and adult education and emphasizing Israel as the dominant fact in Jewish life today. Much of the programming at Beth Tzedec that he instituted dealt with Israel.
- Rabbi Friedberg’s interest in Jewish education was responsible for the founding of a Hebrew High School in Ottawa. His concern with Jewish youth prompted him to devote his time as counsellor to the Hillel Organization on the campuses of the University of Western Ontario, Carleton University, and the University of Ottawa. He taught Bible, Biblical Hebrew, and courses in Judaism at the University of Ottawa; and was an occasional lecturer at the University of Western Ontario in the Orientals Department. While living in Ottawa, he was active in a number of Jewish communal organizations. He was the founder and the organizer of the Ottawa Soviet Jewry Committee and was head of the Jews in Foreign Lands Committee and Canada-Israel Committee. Also, he was on the Social Welfare Council and was chairman of the Aliyah Committee in Ottawa.
- Rabbi Friedberg was active with the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) and the Canadian Zionist Federation (CZF). He worked actively on behalf of the CJC’s Educational Department. He was on the executive of the CJC Central and Eastern Regions and served as national chairman of the CJC’s International Affairs Committee. As an active Zionist, he served as national chairman of the Hasbara Committee of the CZF and was president of Mercaz Canada, the Zionist organization of the Masorti (Conservative) Movement. He also organized Israel tours and led Israel tour groups for a number of times. Rabbi Friedberg was the recipient of citations of the UJA, State of Israel Bonds, and various other awards in recognition of his communal work. In addition, he had also been invited to serve as a member of Teddy Kollek’s Jerusalem Committee.
- Rabbi Friedberg was a contributor to Anglo-Jewish press, television work, and radio. He was chairman of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s Religious Advisory Committee and hosted his own television program called “Focus.” He had written for the London Free Press, and the Ottawa Citizen, and a number of Jewish periodicals.
- Rabbi Friedberg was married to the former Lola Constant of Montreal (1930-2022). They had three children together—Mark, Gilah, and Esther. Lola Friedberg had a degree from McGill University in Arts and Music. She had given two-piano recitals in conjunction with her twin sister, Miriam “Mitzi” Leboff, on a number of occasions. Lola had taught piano and conducted choirs in Montreal and Ottawa.
- 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
- Rabbis
- Sermons
- Eulogies
- Name Access
- Friedberg, Benjamin, 1927-2022
- Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Ottawa (Ont.)
- London (Ont.)
- Jerusalem
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 438-439
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 438-439
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1972
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Louis Lockshin affixing a mezuzah.
- Name Access
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care
- Lockshin, Louis
- Subjects
- Mezuzah
- Workshops
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 616
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 616
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1975
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : (1 negative)
- Notes
- Negative: 2:4:25.
- Acquired 1975.
- Name Access
- Or Hamaarav Sephardic Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Sephardim
- Synagogues
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 874
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 874
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Responsibility
- Duke Studio
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print of The Fashion Centre clothing store located in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The store was operated by Sam and Yetta Wertman from 1946 to 1973.
- Name Access
- Fashion Centre (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
- Wertman, Sam
- Wertman, Yetta
- Subjects
- Clothing trade
- 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
- Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photo of the front exterior of Hillel House in Kingston, Ontario.
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Physical Condition
- The photograph has faded considerably over time and is now a monotone pink hue.
- Places
- Kingston (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-9-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 19 Mar. 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of the exterior of Beth Israel Synagogue located on Centre Street in Kingston, Ontario.
- Name Access
- Beth Israel Congregation (Kingston, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Synagogues
- Physical Condition
- This photograph has faded considerably over time.
- Places
- Kingston (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-9-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 2434
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2434
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the exterior of the Jewish Community Centre, located on Hill Street in London, Ontario.
- Name Access
- Jewish Community Centre (London, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Jewish community centers
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-8-10
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 2652-2665
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2652-2665
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1979]
- Physical Description
- 14 slides
- Name Access
- Bernard Betel Centre for Creative Living (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Charities
- Places
- Hove Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1981-2-9
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 2669-2724
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2669-2724
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1979]
- Physical Description
- 56 slides
- Name Access
- Bernard Betel Centre for Creative Living (Toronto, Ont.)
- Places
- Hove Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1981-2-9
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 2975-2977
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2975-2977
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Sep. 1971
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs
- Notes
- See accession record for terms of use.
- Name Access
- Hadassah-Wizo
- Subjects
- Charities
- Dormitories
- Women
- Places
- Israel
- Accession Number
- 1978-1-2
- 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 4125
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4125
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Jul. 1978
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 9 x 9 cm and 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the exterior of the Hebrew community centre in Jackson's Point, Ontario.
- Notes
- Location of negative: 31:4.
- This photograph is similar to photo #4126.
- Places
- Jacksons Point (Georgina, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1977-8-20
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 4126
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4126
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Jul. 1978
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 9 x 9 cm and 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the exterior of the Hebrew community centre in Jackson's Point, Ontario.
- Notes
- Location of negative: 32:1
- This photograph is similar to photo #4125.
- Places
- Jackson's Point (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1977-8-20
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 4127
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4127
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Jul. 1978
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 9 x 9 cm and 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print and corresponding negative of Mr. Rubinoff conducting Humash class with the cottager's children at the Hebrew community centre in Jackson's Point, Ontario.
- Notes
- Location of negative: 32:2
- Places
- Jackson's Point (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1977-8-20
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 4128
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4128
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Jul. 1978
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 9 x 9 cm and 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the interior of the Hebrew community centre in Jackson's Point, Ontario. Pictured is the sanctuary seating, the bimah and the aron kodesh.
- Notes
- Location of negative: 32:2
- Accession Number
- 1977-8-20
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 4129
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4129
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Jul. 1978
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 9 x 9 cm and 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the interior of the Hebrew community centre in Jackson's Point, Ontario. Pictured is the sanctuary seating, the bimah, and the aron kodesh.
- Notes
- Location of negative: 32:2
- Subjects
- Torah arks
- Accession Number
- 1977-8-20
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 2; Series 2; File 27
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 2
- Series
- 2
- File
- 27
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a photocopied article from the Jewish Standard in connection with a Jerusalem youth centre sponsored by the Zionist Organization of Canada.
- Name Access
- Zionist Organization of Canada
- Subjects
- Youth centers
- Places
- Jerusalem
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 2; Series 5; File 28
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 2
- Series
- 5
- File
- 28
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1973-1980
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence between Dunkelman and Joseph (Yossie) Mann relating to the 7th Brigade. The correspondence also relates to Dunkelman's autobiography and to donations he made to the Brigade's Veterans Fund.
- Physical Condition
- Records are in good condition, but fragile.
- Related Material
- See fonds 2, series 6 for more information about Dunkelman's autobiography Dual Allegiance.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 2; Series 6; File 20
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 2
- Series
- 6
- File
- 20
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of three pages of notes written by Joseph Eisen in connection with the 7th Brigade's actions during the Arab-Israeli War. The notes provide a brief chronological account of the war from 7 July 1948 to 29 October 1948 and mention Operations Dekel and Hiram.
- Notes
- A more recent note on the first of these three pages indicates Eisen wrote these notes while Ben Dunkelman was on a visit to Israel in August, 1973.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 2; Series 6; File 63
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 2
- Series
- 6
- File
- 63
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1976-1977
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence, notes, and a business card related to the promotion of Dual Allegiance.
- Physical Condition
- Some records are fragile.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 4; Series 11; File 103
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 11
- File
- 103
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [19-]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a booklet containing a memorial service for the departed and Mourner's Kaddish.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Fonds
- ID
- Fonds 14
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Fonds
- Fonds
- 14
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Date
- 1917-2011
- Physical Description
- 2.82 m of textual records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- As early as 1916 the Ezras Noshem Society (a mutual benefit society for Jewish women) started to raise funds to purchase and renovate what would become The Toronto Jewish Old Folks' Home (Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care’s forerunner) after its members recognized the need for a home in Toronto where the Jewish elderly could receive kosher meals and communicate with staff in their own language. Property at 31 Cecil Street was purchased in 1917 and sometime between September 1918 and January 1920 the Home officially opened there. The Home was run by a small staff and the women of Ezras Noshem who volunteered their time to make beds, cook kosher meals, do laundry and sponsor fundraising events. By 1938 the Home had expanded into its neighboring houses at 29, 33, and 35 Cecil Street and was caring for 115 residents. It provided residents with synagogue services, a hospital ward and social activities. At this time the Home also became a member of the United Jewish Welfare Fund.
- In 1946, the need for a larger and more modern building prompted a fundraising campaign, which was headed by Abe Posluns, to purchase and build a new facility. In December 1954, the new building opened at 3650 Bathurst Street and consisted of two new institutions: The Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital. This location continued to expand over the years, including a new building for residents in 1968, an apartment building for seniors called the Baycrest Terrace in 1976, and a community centre known as The Joseph E. and Minnie Wagman Centre in 1977. These additions enabled Baycrest to expand its programs to include a day care program, recreational programs, and a Sheltered Workshop which was run in cooperation with the Jewish Vocational Service and provided residents with employment. In 1986 a new Baycrest Hospital was erected, and in 1989, the Rotman Research Institute, which is also affiliated with the University of Toronto, opened to create a research facility where top researchers could study and find new treatment methods for the elderly.
- In recent years, Baycrest’s services and programs have continued to expand. In 2000, the Apotex Centre, the Jewish Home for the Aged and the Louis and Leah Posluns Centre for Stroke and Cognition opened to help residents with progressive dementia caused by vascular disorders. In 2001 a condominium building opened at 2 Neptune Drive for seniors, and in 2003 the Sam and Ida Ross Memory Clinic was established to provide out-patient services for seniors with memory disorders. Baycrest Centre also provides numerous cultural and religious programs for the inhabitants and the greater community, including a heritage museum, art exhibits and a Holocaust program.
- Custodial History
- Records were donated to the OJA in a series of accessions from a variety of sources, including the Baycrest Women's Auxiliary and the Multicultural Historical Society of Ontario.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records documenting the history, governance, and activities of the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care. Included are meeting notices, agendas and minutes, correspondence, reports, speeches, photographs, artifacts, constitutions, publications, press releases, financial records, event invitations, programs, a scrapbook, a poster, lists, theatrical scripts, newspaper clippings, brochures and booklets, flyers, a land deed, certificates, schedules, annual calendars, cards, questionnaires, and lists.
- Fonds is arranged into eleven series: 1. Board of Directors and Executive Committee; 2. Annual General Meetings and Annual Reports; 3. Committees and meetings; 4. Women's Auxiliary; 5. Men's Service Group; 6. Toronto Jewish Old Folks Home; 7. Programs and services; 8. Religious services; 9. Fundraising; 10. Publications and publicity; and, 11. Events. Records are described to the file level with some item level descriptions.
- Notes
- Physical description note: Includes 1102 photographs, 4 coins, 2 posters, 1 badge, 1 pin, 1 key chain, 1 postcard, and 1 pen.
- Associated material note: related material at Library and Archives Canada includes a small Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds, and the Eric Exton fonds. For architectural records see the Irving D. Boigon fonds 243 at the City of Toronto Archives (Boigon was an architect who designed many of Baycrest's buildings between the 1970s and 1990s). Contact Baycrest Centre's Heritage Museum for committee records from the 1930s, and consult Baycrest's website to access electronic copies of current issues of Baycrest's publications.
- Name Access
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care
- Baycrest Hospital
- Ezras Noshem Society (Toronto, Ont.)
- Jewish Home for the Aged (Toronto, Ont.)
- Jewish Old Folks Home (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Hospitals
- Old age homes
- Related Material
- See Gordon Mendly Fonds 18, series 3-4; Jewish Vocational Services of Toronto fonds 75; United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds 67; accession # 2009-6-2; Dora Till Fonds 52; J. Irving Oelbaum Fonds 24; Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds 61, series 1-1; Gilbert Studios fonds 37; Ben Kayfetz fonds 62, series 3, file 3; JFWB fonds 87, series 6, files 5 and 6; JIAS fonds 9, series 7, file 1; Harold S. Kaplan fonds 27, series 1-4, and Morris Norman fonds 22.
- Creator
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, 1917-
- Accession Number
- 1982-11-1
- 1983-11-2
- 1988-2-7
- 1979-9-17
- 1979-9-23
- 1987-9-7
- 2004-5-50
- MG 2 O 1A
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 14; Series 4-8; File 30; Item 1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-8
- File
- 30
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- Jun. 1976
- Physical Description
- 1 certificate : col. ; 22 x 28 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a certificate of recognition for outstanding service presented to Baycrest Centre Women's Auxiliary - Office Staff. The text reads: "In grateful appreciation for your voluntary support, dedication and exemplary efforts in Lottery 5, 1975-76, on behalf of the Residents and Patients of Baycrest Centre. "Your assistance made an important and valued contribution to the successful conduct of the Lottery and you have earned the gratitude of the Lottery Staff and all associated with the project."
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Administrative functions sub-series
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 14; Series 4-12; File 4; Item 3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Administrative functions sub-series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-12
- File
- 4
- Item
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [196-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photographs : b&w ; 19 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait of Mrs. Wagman
- Name Access
- Wagman, Mrs.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- 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
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 14; Series 5-5; File 7
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 5-5
- File
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 14 Feb. 1971
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of an invitation.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Men's Service Group series
- Programs and events sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 14; Series 5-8; File 12
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Men's Service Group series
- Programs and events sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 5-8
- File
- 12
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 28 June 1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of an invitation.
- Name Access
- Terraces of Baycrest (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Men's Service Group series
- Programs and events sub-series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 14; Series 5-8; File 13
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Men's Service Group series
- Programs and events sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 5-8
- File
- 13
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 11 Sept. 1977
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a list of volunteers and their roles for the event.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 14; Series 8; File 4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 8
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1959-1970
- Physical Description
- 45 photographs : b&w (37 contact sheet) ; 26 x 21 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs documenting main centre synagogue services and displays; residents, patients and their families praying and studying in the synagogue; the donation of a Torah cover by Jennie Staiman (1967), and a sefer Torah presentation (1962).
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Religious services series
- Main centre synagogue photographs file
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 14; Series 8; File 4; Item 3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Religious services series
- Main centre synagogue photographs file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 8
- File
- 4
- Item
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Notes
- Photograph is by Graham Bezant.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Religious services series
- Main centre synagogue photographs file
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 14; Series 8; File 4; Item 4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Religious services series
- Main centre synagogue photographs file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 8
- File
- 4
- Item
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm
- Notes
- Photograph is by Frank Grant.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Religious services series
- Main centre synagogue photographs file
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 14; Series 8; File 4; Item 6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Religious services series
- Main centre synagogue photographs file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 8
- File
- 4
- Item
- 6
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [1970]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Harry/Hershel Applebaum.
- Notes
- Photo by National Film Board.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions