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Jack Goldberg: Furrier inherited the Bloor St. business from his Polish father.
Jack Goldberg: Furrier inherited the Bloor St. business from his Polish father.

Jack Goldberg: Furrier inherited the Bloor St. business from his Polish father.

Date12/27/1988
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0127775F
Thirteen-year-old Jonathan Goldberg and his father, David Goldberg, discuss television commercials in their home on Restwell Cres
Thirteen-year-old Jonathan Goldberg and his father, David Goldberg, discuss television commercials in their home on Restwell Cres
6/13/1973
Doreen MacDonald picked up a toaster from a pile of battered appliances in the Qeen St. E. Soup-to-nuts junk store run by Jack Himself Cohen. One dollar. Himself said. Does it work? Doreen asked. I don't know. Why don't you plug it in and find out? All I do is sell as is. You won't plug it in? No. Doreen paid the $1 and once again proved Himself's credo: I don't polish anything. I learned my lesson when I polished the $25 special finish off a candelabra early in business. Since then I sell everything just as it is. [Incomplete]
Doreen MacDonald picked up a toaster from a pile of battered appliances in the Qeen St. E. Soup-to-nuts junk store run by Jack Himself Cohen. One dollar. Himself said. Does it work? Doreen asked. I don't know. Why don't you plug it in and find out? All I do is sell as is. You won't plug it in? No. Doreen paid the $1 and once again proved Himself's credo: I don't polish anything. I learned my lesson when I polished the $25 special finish off a candelabra early in business. Since then I sell everything just as it is. [Incomplete]
6/13/1972
Left, Kong with good-luck wheat sheaf and small silver frame inherited from his grandmother.
Left, Kong with good-luck wheat sheaf and small silver frame inherited from his grandmother.
4/19/1985
Lawyer John Bell, who is with the firm of Shibley, Righton, McCutcheon inherited most of his office furniture when he took over his office. He decided he liked the existing green color scheme but added personal touches like the multi-textured wool hanging, family photographs.
Lawyer John Bell, who is with the firm of Shibley, Righton, McCutcheon inherited most of his office furniture when he took over his office. He decided he liked the existing green color scheme but added personal touches like the multi-textured wool hanging, family photographs.
8/14/1975
It's his fault: Union manager Max Federman, left, and furrier Joe Kerbel, above blame each other for the loss of Toronto's once-thriving fur industry to Montreal. They've been each other 60 years - back to a time when workers were paid $3 for a 60-hour we
It's his fault: Union manager Max Federman, left, and furrier Joe Kerbel, above blame each other for the loss of Toronto's once-thriving fur industry to Montreal. They've been each other 60 years - back to a time when workers were paid $3 for a 60-hour we
7/25/1984
It's his fault: Union manager Max Federman, left, and furrier Joe Kerbel, above, blame each other for the loss of Toronto's once-thriving fur industry to Montreal
It's his fault: Union manager Max Federman, left, and furrier Joe Kerbel, above, blame each other for the loss of Toronto's once-thriving fur industry to Montreal
7/27/1984
The die is cast: Casino-game buff Larry Goldberg, who has honed his gambling skills in Las Vegas and Nassau, is passing on tips to novices in a course at Centennial College
The die is cast: Casino-game buff Larry Goldberg, who has honed his gambling skills in Las Vegas and Nassau, is passing on tips to novices in a course at Centennial College
2/17/1982
Bay St. Wheel: Jack Mosevich biked to his job as president of Burns Fry Analytics every day in the last year but two: only an ice storm and a blizzard stopped him. Of course he doesn't always wear a business suit and carry a briefcase in city traffic.
Bay St. Wheel: Jack Mosevich biked to his job as president of Burns Fry Analytics every day in the last year but two: only an ice storm and a blizzard stopped him. Of course he doesn't always wear a business suit and carry a briefcase in city traffic.
6/3/1991
Bed-top publisher: Quadriplegic jack McLellan operates a publishing business from his bed at Whitby General Hosptial.
Bed-top publisher: Quadriplegic jack McLellan operates a publishing business from his bed at Whitby General Hosptial.
11/19/1989
Unfinished business: Isaac Ehrlich prepares for jewelry sale and the eventual disposal of his father's jewelry store in Leaside. Ehrlich's father, Israel, who had operated the Bayview Ave. shop for 22 years, was gunned down Dec. 8. Now, says Isaac, the store holds too many memories for the family to keep it operating.
Unfinished business: Isaac Ehrlich prepares for jewelry sale and the eventual disposal of his father's jewelry store in Leaside. Ehrlich's father, Israel, who had operated the Bayview Ave. shop for 22 years, was gunned down Dec. 8. Now, says Isaac, the store holds too many memories for the family to keep it operating.
12/30/1987
Business goes flat: Bloor Cycle owner Michael Shulman says traffic at his downtown location and the proliferation of bike shops contributed to his store's demise
Business goes flat: Bloor Cycle owner Michael Shulman says traffic at his downtown location and the proliferation of bike shops contributed to his store's demise
5/11/1990
Repair man: Good old shoe polish is the cheapest way to extend the life of footwear, says Peter George, owner of Market Square Shoe Service. He has been in business for 23 years.
Repair man: Good old shoe polish is the cheapest way to extend the life of footwear, says Peter George, owner of Market Square Shoe Service. He has been in business for 23 years.
2/8/1989