From the Archives: Flea-free pets
Recent donation of records to the OJA shares the story of the Hazza family and the invention, promotion and demonstration of the “Flea-Free Pet Comb” at Toronto’s CNE Pictured here is 12-year-old Jimmy Keen demonstrating the pet comb on his dog. Keen earned $2 a day when his dog was selected to model the comb, […]
From the Archives: Summer camp
Campers, staff and Seabiscuit (horse) return from a hike to Sparrow Lake, Balfour Manor Camp, Morrison Lake, Ont, Aug. 1941. Irene Granovsky, founded Balfour Manor Camp on Morrison Lake in the Muskoka Region in 1935. Having previous experience running a day camp on Lake Simcoe, she set out with her husband Ted to create an […]
From the archives: Wedding celebration
Joseph and Mary Alexandroff, wedding portrait, Toronto, 1 Sept. 1930. Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, item 4766. Background: Born in 1907, Joseph Alexandroff was one of the first Jewish children born in Toronto’s west end neighbourhood The Junction. Joseph’s father Boris established York Wrecking Company. For a time, […]
OJA exhibit celebrates the Jewish wedding
Something Borrowed, an exhibit of over 50 wedding photographs, illustrates the importance of the nuptial ceremony in Jewish culture.
From the Archives: Summer Camp
A girl stands in front of a cabin at Camp New Moon, Muskoka, Ont., ca. 1957. Located on the Lake of Bays in Muskoka, Camp New Moon began as a family lodge before becoming a children’s camp in the 1950s. The camp was purchased by Al Goodman and Bert Fine in 1959 and is now […]
From the Archives: Early Pioneers
Portrait of Hechalutz Zionist youth group in 1933, a Toronto organization affiliated with the Histadrut Ivrit in Palestine, before travelling to Palestine. William Stern collection. Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto,, fonds 33, series 4, item 4.
From the Archives: Ontario Votes
Harry Moscoe, returning officer for the Timiskaming district stands with stenographer Olga Zebruk on the eve of the election, Kirkland Lake, Ont. ca. 1951. Timiskaming was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1908 to 1999. Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, item 823.
From the Archives: World Cup bound?
A picture of what is likely a soccer team from the Jewish Workers Sport Club,“Stern,” in Toronto, 1935. Surnames of individuals identified in the photo include; Glickman, Mager, Davidson and Brodsky. Photograph by Famous Studio. Lil Glickman collection. Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, accession 1995-5-3.
From the Archives: Founders
Founders of the Tzomer Friendly Society were all from the town of Sandomierz, Poland. Some of these founding members went on to establish prominent fur and cloak factories on Spadina Avenue in Toronto. Identified back row, left to right: Morris Samborsky; David Greenbloom; Lou Greenbloom; Nathan Green (Greenbloom). Front row, left to right: Irving Green […]
From the Archives: Celebrating royalty
Float created by the Fort William (Thunder Bay) Jewish community for King George VI’s coronation parade. The float is a car covered in a white fabric, simulating the King’s robe, and is topped with a crown. On the side of the car is a Star of David with the words: “blessed be their reign” (Fort […]
