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- Textual record
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[191-]-1964 (Creation)
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13 cm of textual records
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Paul Edell (1882-1966) was the owner of a Toronto printing business and a prominent member of Shomrai Shabbos Congregation.
Edell was born in Poland and emigrated to Toronto in 1910. He married Molly Weinreb in 1915 and they had 5 children: David, Sol, Ethel, Connie and Sara. When he arrived in Canada he found work as a clerk and salesman. He later apprenticed as a printer and in 1921, he opened his own business, Royal Printing, at 113 Elizabeth Street in Toronto. Edell continued to work at the business until his retirement in the 1960s. His customers included many Jewish businesses, institutions and organizations. Edell was also involved in a number of community activities, mostly centered around religious matters. He served as president of Shomrai Shabbos Congregation for many year and was also involved in the maintenance of the Jones Avenue cemetery. He passed away in 1966.
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The fonds consists of records related to Paul Edell's business and community activities. Included is business and synagogue correspondence, property documents, certificates and a ledger book.
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The fonds is described to the file level in the Ontario Jewish Archives descriptions database
Associated materials
For records related to Paul Edell's son, see the Solomon Edell fonds 4.
For further records on the Edell and Weinreb families, see accession 2012-10-9.
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- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.) (Subject)
- Royal Printing (Subject)