- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Military photographs series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1942-[195-?]
- Physical Description
- 28 photographs : b&w (6 negatives) 26 x 21 cm or smaller
- Admin History/Bio
- Bill Stern enlisted in the Royal Canadian Airforce at the start of the Second World War, at the age of eighteen. He set out for Enlgand via Halifax, in 1942, and saw combat in France, Belgium and Germany as a Leading Aircraftsman.
- Scope and Content
- This series consists of photographs of Bill Stern and his fellow servicemen, taken during the Second World War. Most of the photographs were taken overseas, however there are a few of Bill, his brother Max, and his parents Moishe and Fanny Stern, which were taken in Toronto, and one of a fellow soldier taken after the war.
- The photographs have been arranged chronologically and are described at the item level.
- Name Access
- Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Accession Number
- 1980-2-1
- 2004-5-96
- 2006-2-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Military photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1942
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 7 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Bill Stern's parents were not supposed to take the train with him, but they insisted, and travelled as far as Newcastle, Ontario with their son.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of Bill and his mother Fanny Stern. The photograph was taken at Exhibition grounds before Bill boarded the train to Halifax, where he would sail overseas to the fighting in Europe. Bill is standing in front of the train with his arm around his mother's shoulder.
- Subjects
- Mothers and sons
- 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
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Military photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1942
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 10 x 7 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Bill Stern's parents were not supposed to take the train with him, but they insisted, and travelled as far as Newcastle, Ontario with their son.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of Bill Stern with his parents, Moishe and Fanny Stern. The photo was taken at Exhibition grounds, before Bill boarded the train for Halifax, where he would sail overseas to the fighting in Europe. Bill is dressed in his uniform and is standing in front of the train with his arms around his parents.
- Subjects
- Parent and child
- 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
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Military photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [between 1942 and 1945]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of David Solomon, taken during the Second World War. He is in his army uniform, leaning against a chain-link fence.
- Subjects
- Military uniforms
- 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
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Military photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [between 1942 and 1945]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of David Solomon, during the Second World War. He is in uniform and is standing on a street.
- Subjects
- Military uniforms
- 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
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Military photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [between 1942 and 1945]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of Dave Solomon standing in front of a parked car with another man seated inside it.
- Subjects
- Automobiles
- 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
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Military photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 6
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [between 1942 and 1945]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of David Solomon and Corporal Mike Atkins in uniform, during the Second World War. They are standing in front of a stone building. David Solomon is on the left.
- Subjects
- Military uniforms
- 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
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Military photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 7
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [between 1942 and 1945]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 7 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of David Solomon and Mike Atkins dressed in civilian clothing during the Second World War. Mike Atkins is on the left.
- 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
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Military photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 8
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [between 1942 and 1945]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of Corporal Mike Atkins, David Solomon and a third unidentified soldier, taken during the Second World War. They are all in uniform and are standing in a fenced garden. Pictured are:
- Left to right: Mike Atkins, [unidentified], David Solomon.
- Subjects
- Military uniforms
- 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
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Military photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 9
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [between 1942 and 1945]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of a group of men and women, including several uniformed soldiers, in London, England, during the Second World War. The people in the photo are standing in front of a brick house. Pictured are:
- Back row, left to right: [unidentified], [unidentified], Dave Solomon, [unidentified], [unidentified], [unidentified], Corporal Mike Atkins.
- Front row, left to right: L.A.C. Meyer Atkins, [unidentified], [unidentified], [unidentified].
- 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
- England
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Military photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 10
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [between 1942 and 1945]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of a group of uniformed army and airforce servicemen in London, England, during the Second World War. They are standing in front of a brick house. Pictured are:
- Back row, left to right: Corporal Mike Atkins, [unidentified], [unidentified], L.A.C. Meyer Atkins.
- Front row, left to right: David Solomon, [unidentified], [unidentified], [unidentified].
- Subjects
- Military uniforms
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Military photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 11
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [between 1942 and 1945]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of a group of uniformed soldiers in London, England. The man on the far right is Sammy Kwinter who died in the war in 1944.
- Subjects
- Military uniforms
- 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
- England
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Military photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 12
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1943]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a negative of Bill Stern standing next to his spitfire during the Second World War.
- 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
- 2006-2-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Military photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 13
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1943
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 26 x 21 cm and 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of Max Stern dressed in his army uniform, holding two children, Sheldon Glass and an unknown girl. They are standing in the street in front of Mandel's Creamery. Max Stern was stationed in Toronto.
- Subjects
- Children
- Military uniforms
- Soldiers--Canada
- 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
- 1980-2-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Military photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 14
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1944]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Rabbi Jacob Eisen was originally from Edmonton. He later moved to Toronto and became the Rabbi for Holy Blossom Synagogue. He was a chaplain with the Canadian service during the Second World War.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of Rabbi Jacob Eisen in his serviceman's uniform, standing on a road. There is writing on the front that reads, "To Mike, with all the very best, Rabbi Eisen."
- Subjects
- Rabbis
- 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
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Military photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 15
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1944
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 7 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of Max and Moishe Stern standing in front of Goldenberg's Restaurant in Toronto. Max is dressed in uniform on the left and Moishe is on the right. The photograph was sent to Bill during his time overseas with the airforce. The back of the photograph has the inscription "From your old man Genelal (sic) Moshe Stern and Corperal Maxie"
- Subjects
- Restaurants
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Military photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 16
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- April 1944
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 9 x 6 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of Bill Stern and his friends during Passover at Piccadilly Circus in London, England. All four men are in their airforce uniforms, standing on the street in front of several storefronts and billboards. Pictured from left to right are: Nicky Gluskin (Jack Gluskin's cousin), Bill Stern, Charlie "Chuck" Appel, and David Burman.
- Subjects
- Bands (Music)
- Passover
- 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
- England
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Military photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 17
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 9 June 1944
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 15 x 14 cm and 12 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of a group of officers in the mobile signals unit stationed in Normandy, France during the Second World War. Pictured are (descriptions in parenthesis were written by Bill Stern on the back of the original photograph):
- Front row, left to right: Dori Landry (the padre of the outfit); Joe Maddigan (farm boy from Saskatchewan -- brother-in-law of Joe [Linachio] -- remember Joe?); Bill Stern (some guy you wouldn't know); Murray Smail (nursing a bottle of beer -- as usual).
- Second row, left to right: Barney Gordon (eating a Compo biscuit -- bread to us in those days); "Jack" Sinclair (our Scottish representative -- has since left this world -- his place was taken by a Canadian lad -- did I tell you that we are now 100% Canadian -- all 23 of us); "Red" Macdonald (our problem child. Red can put away more liquor than any ten men I've ever known); "Taffy" Meredith (our wireless [mub?] from Wales -- has also since left this world to make way for a Canadian); [Dines Pinard?].
- Third row, left to right: Ed Ross; "Chuck" [Parker]; Junior Loman; Sgt. Larry White; [Red Alter]; Cpl. Art Adamson.
- Fourth row, left to right: Cpl. Ronnie Wilfred; [?] Simpkins; Paul Reinhardt (from B.C.); Jimmy Barton (from around Manchester way -- also left); and "Johnny Be Careful" (our politician from the wilds of Quebec, Shawinigan Falls to be exact).
- Subjects
- Military uniforms
- 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
- France
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Military photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 18
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Oct. 1944
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative); 21 x 26 cm and 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy photograph of a group of Jewish soldiers and civilians who had gathered together in Brussels, Belgium to celebrate Rosh Hashanah. The group is standing on the front steps of a building. Harold Eisenberg is pictured in the suit and sunglasses, crouching in the front row on the far left.
- Subjects
- Rosh ha-Shanah
- Soldiers
- 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
- Belgium
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Military photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 19
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1945
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of Bill Stern and [Maxie Lieberman?], taken in London, England, during the Second World War. Both men are wearing their military uniforms.
- Subjects
- Military uniforms
- 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
- England
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Military photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 20
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- March 1945
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of Bill Stern in uniform holding a little dog. The photo was taken while he was in Holland during the Second World War. On the back of the photograph is a caption that reads, "the one on the left is the dog".
- Name Access
- Stern, Bill
- Subjects
- Dogs
- 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
- Netherlands
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Military photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 21
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1945
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of Bill Stern in Celle, Germany with six other army and airforce servicemen. They are sitting in an army jeep, holding their rifles. Seated on the far right is Bill Stern and leaning against the jeep on the far left is Jimmy Thompson.
- Notes
- The photograph is mounted on cardboard.
- 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
- Germany
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Military photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 22
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- June 1945
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 5 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of Bill Stern and Maxie Lieberman in London, England. They are both in uniform and are standing in the street.
- Subjects
- Military uniforms
- 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
- England
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Military photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 2
- Item
- 23
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [195-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of Dave Solomon standing on a beach in his swim trunks.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions