Part Of

David Vanek fonds

Personal records series

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

1

Series

1

File

9

Item

1

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1928

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Admin History/Bio

Ida Olidart was a second cousin of Vanek's mother. She was a member of the Winer family of Buffalo, New York and was married to Ben Olidart, who was a physician.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a photograph of Ida Olidart in front of a sign at "Cedarholm Camp Athletic and Picnic Grounds", which was located on Lake Wilcox.

Subjects

Camps

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.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

David Vanek fonds

Personal records series

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

1

Series

1

File

9

Item

2

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca 1939]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Jacob and Jesse Vanek taken in front of the Vanek Grocery and Confectionary Store in Oak Ridges, close to Lake Wilcox, with Joyce Lester who was David Vanek's fiancee at the time.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

David Vanek fonds

Personal records series

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

1

Series

1

File

9

Item

3

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[194-?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Aunt Sonya Clayman was the only sister of Jacob Vanek. She and her husband Nacham (Norman) had two children, Harry and Pearl.

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Sonya Clayman with an unidentified child, likely one of her grandchildren.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

David Vanek fonds

Personal records series

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

1

Series

1

File

9

Item

4

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1946

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 11 cm

Admin History/Bio

Sam Lester, his father-in-law, was one of the first people in the motion picture business in Toronto. For many years he operated the Doric Theatre on Bloor Street near Gladstone Avenue. David married Sam's daughter Joyce in Toronto in 1942.

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of David Vanek with his father-in-law Sam Lester. On the back of the photo David Vanek is described as "Lecturer in Law" as a humorous counterpart to Sam Lester, his father-in-law.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

1

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[192-?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 15 cm

Admin History/Bio

Solway notes in his autobiography that Ysaÿe encouraged his pupils to look beyond the study of music alone. He encouraged them to travel and to investigate other arts in order to enrich their understanding of the world.

Notes

Photo is signed with a stylized character, and inscribed on the back, "Vous avez connu ce lieue et vous y avez travaille avec le vrai [lu?]," roughly translated as "You have known this place and there understood its truth." In another hand it has been identified as "Ysaÿe's studio in Brussels." It is unclear who has made these inscriptions.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

2

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1924

Physical Description

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

Admin History/Bio

Boris Hambourg was one of Michael Hambourg's sons and a teacher at the Hambourg Conservatory, a private music school in Toronto, Ontario that operated from 1911-1951. The Hambourgs brought many European performers and music teachers to Toronto and their school was regarded as a cultural centre for the emerging artistic community of early 20th century Toronto. Maurice Solway studied at the conservatory with Henri Czaplinsky, before travelling to Europe.

Scope and Content

Dedication on the photograph reads: "To the gifted violinist Maurice Solway wishing him much success. Boris Hambourg. June 23 1924. [Marrall?] Toronto, Ont."

Notes

The negative is a copy taken from the original photograph. The print is a copy from the new negative.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

3

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1926

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

Solway and Koldofsky are pictured in a pension residence in Brussels.

Notes

Print and negative are copies from the original made by the archives.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

4

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1926

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 35 x 28 cm

Scope and Content

Maurice Solway is on the far right hand side of the photo. In the centre is Ysaÿe with his hands upon Viola Mitchell's shoulders. Beside her is Nathan Milstein. Other people depicted in the photograph, but not identified, are: Nina-Magda Lavanchy, Mary Lotte, Mozia Novomist, Jeannette Dincin (who became Ysaÿe's wife three years later, after the death of his first wife), Robert Velton, and Grish Monasevitch.

Notes

Not an original photograph. Oversize print and negative from original photograph.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

5

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1926

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

This photo is taken outside the entrance of Ysaÿe's home. Gingold and Solway are arm in arm and posturing jovially. The word written across the gate is "la chanterelle", which is the colloquial name for the highest string on the violin (the E string).

Notes

The photo is taped with transparent tape at the top and has been written upon the back in pencil. An earlier message appears to have been erased from under the newer identifying inscription.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

6

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1928

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

The photo depicts Solway with his teacher, circa his debut of Ysaÿe's "Kreisler" Sonata for solo violin.

Notes

The photo is signed, "[K. Lonthie?], Bruselles" [note: original French spelling], possibly indicating the photographer.

The print and negative are copies from the original.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

7

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1934

Physical Description

3 photographs ; b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller

Scope and Content

The photograph is of Maurice Solway with his pupils, who have formed a string orchestra with piano. The caption under the photograph indicates that the concert was a violin recital at the Canadian Forester's Hall on May 10th, 1934. Maurice Solway is conducting and the concert was assisted by the Musical Arts College String Orchestra. Two prints were made from the original by the archives.

Notes

Photographed by A.E. Mackintosh, commercial press, 58 Carlton St., Toronto, Ontario.

The original print is 19 x 26 cm.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

8

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1949]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Members of the quartet in this photograph are, left to right: Jack Groob (violin), Maurice Solway (violin), Marcus Adeney (cello), and Robert Warburton (viola).

Notes

Photograph by John Steele: 22 Sackville St. - Toronto 5 - Canada.

Stamped with a credit line copyright stamp No 49157-7.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

9

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1949]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Featured personnel of the quartet are, left to right: Maurice Solway and Jack Groob (violins), Marcus Adeney (cello), and Robert Warburton (viola).

Notes

Photograph is by Alex Gray, 90 Carlton St., Toronto.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

10

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1949

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

The photograph was taken on 9 Sept. 1949. Pictured are members of the Solway String Quartet: Maurice Solway and Jacob Groob (violins), Robert Warburton (viola) and Marcus Adeney (cello). On the back of the photograph the personnel are written in pencil, along with the inscription "Solway String Quartet - played at the Exhibition Shell before 40 000 people".

Notes

Photograph by the Toronto Star.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

11

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1955

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm

Scope and Content

This photo is taken from the Canadian debut of the Castelnuovo-Tedesco quintet for guitar and strings. The players visible in this photograph are, left to right: Ivan Romanoff (viola), Andres Segovia (guitar) and Maurice Solway (violin).

Notes

The photo is signed and dated by Andres Segovia in pen. The date and identification are written on the back in pencil.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

12

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1958]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

The quartet is posed, looking over a musical score, and holding their instruments. Members of the quartet are, left to right: Eugene Hudson (viola), Charles Dobias (violin), Marcus Adeney (cello), and leader Maurice Solway (holding the score).

Notes

Photo by Donald McKague.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

13

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1972

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

Depicted, left to right, are: Leon Weinstein (obscured), Maurice Solway, Aaron Waife, and Jack Benny.

Notes

Not an original photograph. Print and negative from original photograph.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

14

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1976

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm

Scope and Content

The photograph is of Maurice Solway from a performance in London, Ontario.

Notes

The photograph is mounted on a cardstock and inscribed on the back: "[Novack?] Residence, London/ 76. To Maurice, With my compliments and appreciation for a memorable evening of music and conversation. [Shirly?] Brownstone."

Places

London (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

15

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1977

Physical Description

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

Scope and Content

This photograph was taken at Blackwell School in Sarnia, Ontario.

Notes

The print and negative were created by the archives from the original.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

16

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1983]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 21 cm

Notes

Photo by Tony Hauser.

Black and white print is a copy from a colour negative.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

17

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1989

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 11 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

Solway leads a procession with his violin on a crowded city sidewalk, in Toronto. The event is the 20th anniversary (4 Jun. 1989) of the Inner City Angels. The day involved performing works by and for inner city youths.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Maurice Solway fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

13

File

1

Item

18

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1989

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 11 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

Maurice Solway is depicted playing his violin for a group of spectators and is surrounded by children. Most of these children are wearing white t-shirts that have "[?ing] Hands for the Arts 1989" written on them. The event is the 20th anniversary (4 Jun. 1989) of the Inner City Angels. The day involved performing works by and for inner city youths.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ida Lewis Siegel fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

15

File

37

Item

1

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1916

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 21 cm on matte 33 x 24 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of the 8 founders of the Home and School Council, standing in front of a building in Toronto. Mrs. A. C. Courtice is absent from the picutre. Her image was added during the development process.

Back row, left to right: Mrs. Ida Siegel, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Irwin.

Front row, left to right: Mrs. Ferguson, Mrs. Pain-Newton, Mrs. McTavish, Mr. Richard Davidson.

Centre: Mrs. A. C. Courtice, organizer and first president.

Subjects

Portraits, Group

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Physical Condition

Item is in very poor condition. It is broken in half and the edges of the matte are very brittle.

Accession Number

1988-2-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ida Lewis Siegel fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

15

File

37

Item

2

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1901

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 21 cm on matte 28 x 33 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of members of the Lewis, Boyaner, Grossman and Rittenberg families on a picnic in Oakville. The women were all members of the Toronto Hebrew Ladies' Aid Society. The subjects are sitting in a field.

Back row, left to right: Charles S. Lewis, Abe Lewis, Jennie Boyaner, Eva Rittenberg, Bella Rittenberg.

Third row, left to right: Ida Lewis, Isidore Siegel, Bessie (Rittenberg) Grossman.

Second row, left to right: Samy Rittenberg, Hannah Lewis, Uncle Rittenberg, Auntie Rittenberg, Sam Grossman.

Front row: Hattie Boyaner, Samy Boyaner, Danny Boyaner.

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

Oakville (Ont.)

Accession Number

1988-2-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ida Lewis Siegel fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

15

File

37

Item

3

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1938]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm

Admin History/Bio

Camp Winnebagoe is still operating today as a private co-ed Jewish summer camp for children eight to sixteen years of age. It was founded by Joseph B. and Sadie Danson and was located on 500 acres of land near Huntsville in Ontario's Muskoka region. The camp catered to the Jewish community and provided a variety of different athletic and social programmes, such as arts and crafts, canoeing, baseball, swimming, music and nature studies. Ida Siegel's son David, was a counsellor at the camp.

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of a group of campers and staff at Camp Winnebagoe near Huntsville, Ontario. The image shows the campers and counsellors in their uniforms, lined up for the photograph in front of one of the cabins.

Subjects

Camps

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

Huntsville (Ont.)

Accession Number

1988-2-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ida Lewis Siegel fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

15

File

37

Item

4

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1938]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm

Admin History/Bio

Camp Winnebagoe is still operating today as a private co-ed Jewish summer camp for children eight to sixteen years of age. It was founded by Joseph B. and Sadie Danson and was located on 500 acres of land near Huntsville in Ontario's Muskoka region. The camp catered to the Jewish community and provided a variety of different athletic and social programmes, such as arts and crafts, canoeing, baseball, swimming, music and nature studies. Ida Siegel's son David, was a counsellor at the camp.

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of a group of swimmers at Camp Winnebagoe in Huntsville, Ontario. The image shows both male and female swimmers in the lake.

Subjects

Camps

Outdoor recreation

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

Huntsville (Ont.)

Accession Number

1988-2-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ida Lewis Siegel fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

15

File

37

Item

5

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1933]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12 cm

Admin History/Bio

The Mothers' and Babes' Rest Home was established by Ida Siegel in the mid-1920s under the auspices of the Hebrew Ladies' Maternity Aid Society. The camp was created for poor women or women of modest means with children younger than nine years of age. It was located in Bronte and then moved to Lake Simcoe during the late 1930s and became a pay camp, attracting mostly newcomers from Europe.

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Ida Sigel speaking at a meeting at the Mothers' and Babes' Rest Home in Bronte, Ontario. There are several men and women seated around her.

Subjects

Speeches, addresses, etc

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Accession Number

1988-2-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ida Lewis Siegel fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

15

File

37

Item

6

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1933]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12 cm

Admin History/Bio

The Mothers' and Babes' Rest Home was established by Ida Siegel in the mid-1920s under the auspices of the Hebrew Ladies' Maternity Aid Society. The camp was created for poor women or women of modest means with children younger than nine years of age. It was located in Bronte from the mid-1920s to the late-1930s and then moved to Lake Simcoe and became a pay camp, attracting mostly newcomers from Europe.

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Ida Siegel speaking at a meeting at the Mothers' and Babes' Rest Home in Bronte, Ontario. There are several men and women seated around her and the house can be seen behind them.

Subjects

Meetings

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Accession Number

1988-2-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ida Lewis Siegel fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

15

File

37

Item

7

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[192-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 7 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of two women, possibly family relatives of Ida Siegel. The women are standing in a garden.

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Accession Number

1988-2-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ida Lewis Siegel fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

15

File

37

Item

8

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[190-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 cm on matte 9 x 11 cm

Admin History/Bio

A. Hershop may have been a cousin of Ida's, since she had a cousin named Max Wershop who lived in New York State.

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait photograph of the nephew of Ida Siegel and another unidentified man. The handwriting on the verso of the photo reads: From your affectionate nephew [A. Wershop?].

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Accession Number

1988-2-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ida Lewis Siegel fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

15

File

37

Item

9

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Dec. 1945

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 22 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Ida Seigel flanked by her sons Avrom (left) and David (right), who were both Canadian servicemen at the time. There are several other people standing behind them. The young woman in the front to the left is Ida's daughter Rivka.

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Accession Number

1988-2-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ida Lewis Siegel fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

15

File

37

Item

10

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1912

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm

Admin History/Bio

The Rycus family were neighbours to the Siegel family when they lived at 136 Elizabeth Street. Hinda Falick (née Swartz) was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Swartz, who were originally from Romania and later lived in Montreal. She married a man named Avrom Falick, who lived in Toronto. Their second daughter, Mary, married Goodman Rycus.

Scope and Content

Item is a formal portrait postcard of Dr. and Mrs. Schwab, Marv Rycus and Hinda Falick. Dr. Schwab is wearing a military uniform with a Magen David on his cap.

Standing, left to right: Marv Rycus; Hinda Falick; Dr. Schwab.

Seated: Mrs. Mary Schwab.

Notes

Title taken from notes of Ida Siegel. Her notes also state that Dr. Schwab was part of the medical unit for Palestine, however this is unconfirmed.

There is writing on the back of the photograph that reads: To our friends Mr. and Mrs. Siegal (sic). From Mary and [Arny?].

Subjects

Physicians

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Accession Number

1988-2-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ida Lewis Siegel fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

15

File

37

Item

11

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1940]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Leah Gittel, Rohama Lee, and David Isar were the first, second, and third children born to Ida and Isidore Siegel.

Leah Gittel moved to the United States to study nursing. She met and married Rabbi Jerome Labovitz in Philadelphia.

Rohama graduated from the University of Toronto and became a writer. She was a journalist in Canada during the late 1930s and early 1940s. She then moved to the United States in the 1940s and lived in New York City. She co-wrote the 1943 film "Tonight We Raid Calais" and the 1938 film "We're Going to Be Rich" and several short film scripts for the Office of War Information during the Second World War. Later, she edited Film News, a leading film industry magazine.

David served in the Second World War as a flight lieutenant in the RCAF. He graduated from McMaster University and the Ontario College of Education and became a public school teacher. He later moved to the United States and became executive director of several synagogues and Jewish centres in New York and New Jersey. David married Ada Steinberg.

Scope and Content

Item is a studio portrait of the Steinberg siblings. Identified from left, Shulamit, Ada and Leo Steinberg. Judging by the clothing, the photograph was likely taken around 1940.

Subjects

Brothers and sisters

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Accession Number

1988-2-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ida Lewis Siegel fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

15

File

37

Item

12

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1892

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 4 cm

Admin History/Bio

Ida would have been seven years old when this photograph was taken. Rebecca Schaeffer was likely a family friend or relative.

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait photograph of Rebecca Schaeffer and Ida Lewis as young girls, posed with a small tea set. The photograph was taken in Pittsburgh. Ida is standing on the right.

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Accession Number

1988-2-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ida Lewis Siegel fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

15

File

37

Item

13

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1899]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w (tintype) ; 9 x 7 cm

Admin History/Bio

The Daughters of Zion was the first ladies' Zionist society in Canada, founded in 1899 by Ida Lewis (Siegel). The society was involved in Zionist philanthropic work in Canada and abroad.

Scope and Content

Item is a studio portrait of eight members of the Daughters of Zion. Ida Lewis (Siegel) is standing in the back row on the far left.

Subjects

Portraits, Group

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.

Physical Condition

Photograph has sticky tape residue on it. The tin has also begun to rust and the image is brittle and chipping off. It is recommended that the item be looked at by a photo conservator.

Accession Number

1988-2-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ida Lewis Siegel fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

15

File

37

Item

14

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1902

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w (tintype) ; 10 x 6 cm

Admin History/Bio

The Daughters of Zion was the first ladies' Zionist society in Canada, founded in 1899 by Ida Lewis (Siegel). The society was involved in Zionist philanthropic work in Canada and abroad.

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of a group of women from the Daughters of Zion. The women are assembled in a park setting. Ida Siegel is pictured in the back row, second from left. Other women include:.

Back row, left to right: Bertha [?]; Ida Lewis; Ida Kaufman; Sue Lipsitz; Sarah Woldman.

Middle row, left to right: Ida Willinksy; Foley Willinsky; Mary L.

Front row, left to right: Kate Goldstein; Mary Goldstein; Dora Rogul; Bess Gottleib.

Notes

The names in the photograph have been taken from a slip of paper attached to the back. There are twelve names given but only eleven women pictured.

Photograph may have been taken in Syracuse.

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.

Physical Condition

Photograph has sticky tape residue on it. It is recommended that the item be looked at by a photo conservator.

Accession Number

1988-2-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ida Lewis Siegel fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

15

File

37

Item

15

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1962

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of a group of women from Beth Shalom. The women are dressed in costume as men, most likely for a theatrical production. Ida Siegel is in the back row, standing third from the left.

Repro Restriction

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

Accession Number

1988-2-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ida Lewis Siegel fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

15

File

37

Item

16

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1971

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Admin History/Bio

For ten years, while in her 80s, Ida volunteered her time to teach civics classes to immigrant children at the Dewson Street Public School in Toronto. She spoke with the children about her own experiences as an immigrant in Canada and arranged for special field trips.

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Ida Siegel standing in the centre of the back row, with students and teachers at the Dewson Street Public School in Toronto.

Repro Restriction

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

Accession Number

1988-2-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ida Lewis Siegel fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

15

File

37

Item

17

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1971]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph is a portrait of Ida Siegel, possibly taken at the Dewson Street Public School.

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

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

Accession Number

1988-2-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ida Lewis Siegel fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

15

File

37

Item

18

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1942

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 11 x 9 cm

Admin History/Bio

Avrom Siegel was the fifth child born to Ida and Isidore Siegel in 1916. During the start of the Second World War, Avrom signed up for active service with the RCAF. He was told that the RCAF had too many navigators and was reassigned as a radar operator instead. He was sent to the Agricultural College in Guelph, Ontario where he was educated in electricty and radio. He was then sent to a Royal Air Force radar training school in Clinton, Ontario. Once graduated, Avrom was stationed overseas in England with the operational radar wing of the RAF, known as the 72 Wing.

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Avrom Siegel in uniform, standing in a garden.

Notes

Photograph is a Kodacolor print made by the Eastman Kodak Company.

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.

Physical Condition

The colour dyes of the photograph have faded over the years and have become various shades of mustard yellow.

Accession Number

1988-2-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ida Lewis Siegel fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

15

File

37

Item

19

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[191-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w (tintype) ; 6 x 5 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of two women and Ida Siegel (standing far right). The three women are all wearing summer dresses.

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Accession Number

1988-2-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ida Lewis Siegel fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

15

File

37

Item

20

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1905]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a studio portrait of Ida Siegel in a profile position.

Notes

Photo by Milne Studios Limited, Toronto.

Subjects

Portraits

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.

Physical Condition

Photograph is in very poor condition. It has become brittle and cracked and is torn is several areas.

Accession Number

1988-2-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ida Lewis Siegel fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

15

File

37

Item

21

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[197-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

For ten years, during her 80s, Ida volunteered her time to teach civics classes to immigrant children at the Dewson Street Public School in Toronto. She spoke with the children about her own experiences as an immigrant in Canada and arranged for special field trips.

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait photograph of Ida Siegel in a children's library. It was likely taken at the Dewson Street Public School in Toronto.

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

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

Accession Number

1988-2-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ida Lewis Siegel fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

15

File

37

Item

22

Material Format

graphic material

Date

18 April 1926

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of a group of 8 young men standing in front of the Siegel house at 53 Lee Avenue in the Beaches. The men are all part of a club called the XV Club, also known as the "Exvi" Club. David was likely a member of the club.

Notes

Title taken from handwriting on back of photograph.

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Accession Number

1988-2-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ida Lewis Siegel fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

15

File

37

Item

23

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[191-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Annie Rittenberg, her daughter Eva and four of the family's children. Annie Rittenberg was the aunt of Ida Siegel.

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Accession Number

1988-2-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ida Lewis Siegel fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

15

File

37

Item

24

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1927]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm and 14 x 8 cm

Admin History/Bio

The Canadian Jewish Farm School was established in 1927 by Morris Saxe, president of the Federated Jewish Farmers of Ontario. It was a training school for Polish war orphans brought to Canada after the First World War. It was owned and operated by Morris Saxe on his Main Street South farm in Georgetown, Ontario. Saxe, along with Eli Greenblatt of Detroit, was responsible for bringing the orphans over from Mezritch, Poland. Greenblatt raised the funds for their transportation and Saxe arranged for their entry permits. The children were allowed to enter the country, provided that they lived and worked on the farm. Their duties involved milking cows, looking after chickens, and harvesting corn and other crops. The Saxe family also owned a creamery business, first in Acton, and then on Guelph Street in Georgetown.

The Jewish Farm School was the second attempt by Saxe to assist Jewish immigrants with agricultural training. The first was established a year prior in 1926, to help European immigrants gain knowledge of Canadian farm life. However, it succumbed to several problems, mostly related to Jewish interests in the community using the school as a way of gaining entry for immigrants who would otherwise not be eligible -- a plan which Saxe disapproved of, which created dissention within the community. When Greenblatt became involved the following year, the focus shifted to helping Jewish war orphans.

Edmund Scheuer and Ida Siegel were most likely at the school event because of their mutual interest and involvement in aiding Jewish immigrants and in Jewish education and training.

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Ida Siegel standing alongside Edmund Scheuer at the Jewish Farm School in Georgetown, Ontario. Edmund is wearing a tuxedo. The photograph may have been taken at the official opening of the school.

Notes

One photograph is a copy of the original.

The writing on the copy photograph indicates that the farm was located in Guelph, which is incorrect. The date is also written as 1923, which is also incorrect, since the first school was not established until 1926, with the likely date of the photograph being 1927.

The writing on the original photograph states that the photograph was taken in Acton, which is incorrect as the Jewish Farm School was located a short distance away in Georgetown.

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Accession Number

1988-2-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ida Lewis Siegel fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

15

File

37

Item

25

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1933

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Always involved in the field of education, Ida Siegel became the first Jewish woman to be elected to the Toronto Board of Education in 1930. She held this post for six years. She was later named honourary secretary of the Toronto Board of Jewish Education.

Scope and Content

Item is a studio portrait of Ida Siegel. She is in formal dress. The photograph was used for the Board of Education composite portrait for 1933.

Notes

Stamp, verso:

Photograph by Ashley & Crippen

Please give credit line

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Accession Number

1988-2-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ida Lewis Siegel fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

15

File

37

Item

26

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1933

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 11 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

The Board of Education for the city of Toronto in 1933 was made up of 20 members, including one Jewish representative -- Mrs. Ida L. Siegel. Ida Siegel was elected to the Board of Education in 1930 and held the post for six years.

Scope and Content

Item is a black and white composite photograph of the members of the Board of Education for the City of Toronto for 1933.

Name Access

Board of Education

City of Toronto

Siegel, Ida

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.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ida Lewis Siegel fonds

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

15

File

37

Item

27

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1901]

Physical Description

3 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 14 x 10 cm on matte 21 x 14 or smaller

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of Ida Lewis at the age of sixteen. The photograph was taken for Ida's high school graduation. She is dressed in a gown and hat and is standing next to an ornate chair in a studio setting.

Subjects

Portraits

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

2005-5-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Morris Norman collection

Berul Sugarman series

Photographs file

Level

Item

Fonds

22

Series

1

File

5

Item

1

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1945]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm

Scope and Content

This photograph depicts Berul Sugarman seated in front of fourteen unidentified members of an orchestra. The members are holding their instruments.

Source

Archival Descriptions