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He was playing a solo on the accordion but Sam Shopsowitz, president of Shopsy's Foods Ltd
He was playing a solo on the accordion but Sam Shopsowitz, president of Shopsy's Foods Ltd

He was playing a solo on the accordion but Sam Shopsowitz, president of Shopsy's Foods Ltd

Date6/30/1970
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    ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0063653F
    Hot dog heaven: Israel Shopsowitz holds one of the hot dogs that have made Shopsy's one of the most famous delis in Toronto for generations
    Hot dog heaven: Israel Shopsowitz holds one of the hot dogs that have made Shopsy's one of the most famous delis in Toronto for generations
    Goode, Jeff
    3/8/1983
    Johnny Lombardi, president of CHN radio, and actress Barbara Hamilton dig in to a dog yesterday at Shopsy's celebrity outdoor barbecue in front of Sho(...)
    Johnny Lombardi, president of CHN radio, and actress Barbara Hamilton dig in to a dog yesterday at Shopsy's celebrity outdoor barbecue in front of Sho(...)
    Hamilton, Barbara
    2/4/1993
    Top Dog: Izzy Shopsowtiz, who turned 70 recently, shares a cake and a birthday with Shopsy's dell.
    Top Dog: Izzy Shopsowtiz, who turned 70 recently, shares a cake and a birthday with Shopsy's dell.
    Bull, Ron
    8/24/1992
    Several verbal salvos against popular misconceptions about today's food were fired by Robert Hurlbut, president of General Foods Ltd
    Several verbal salvos against popular misconceptions about today's food were fired by Robert Hurlbut, president of General Foods Ltd
    Bull, Ron
    11/4/1977
    Putting the squeeze on Yogi Shri Krishna (jack Powers) at Royal Alex on Monday, delicatessen owner Sam Shopsowitz is helped on to bed of nails by Powe(...)
    Putting the squeeze on Yogi Shri Krishna (jack Powers) at Royal Alex on Monday, delicatessen owner Sam Shopsowitz is helped on to bed of nails by Powe(...)
    Goode, Jeff
    5/31/1971
    Harbord Alumni Frank Shuster, left, of the Wayne and Shuster comedy team, and Sam Shopsowitz, of Shpsy fame, will be among 2,000 people expected at their high school's homecoming tonight
    Harbord Alumni Frank Shuster, left, of the Wayne and Shuster comedy team, and Sam Shopsowitz, of Shpsy fame, will be among 2,000 people expected at their high school's homecoming tonight
    Shuster, Frank
    5/24/1974
    Garlic King: Sam Geraci, owner of Deriea Brand Foods, hasparlayed his family-run business and his garlic products into a multi-million-dollar operation.
    Garlic King: Sam Geraci, owner of Deriea Brand Foods, hasparlayed his family-run business and his garlic products into a multi-million-dollar operation.
    Dunlop, Alan
    6/15/1989
    Critical of ruling: Len Schacter, part-owner of Nortown Foods Ltd
    Critical of ruling: Len Schacter, part-owner of Nortown Foods Ltd
    Beaty, Keith
    12/18/1986
    Montini Brand Foods Ltd. Milvan Dr
    Montini Brand Foods Ltd. Milvan Dr
    Millar, Cal
    9/21/1993
    Man in suit cuts ribbon surrounding large, corrugated, columnar structure using oversized sheer…
    Monarch Fine Foods Ltd., Belfield Road, southeast corner of Iron Street, Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario
    Herb Nott & Company Ltd.
    9/7/1963
    Food's the name of the game for Jack Proud, being served at the downtown Holiday Inn by Kang Chang, Proud, incoming president of Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association, says that despite Canada's high unemployment rate, industry has problem find
    Food's the name of the game for Jack Proud, being served at the downtown Holiday Inn by Kang Chang, Proud, incoming president of Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association, says that despite Canada's high unemployment rate, industry has problem find
    Lennon, Frank
    4/22/1977
    Ontario federation of labor President David Archer tells Dare Foods workers in Kitchener, who will have been on strike for a year tomorrow, the federa(...)
    Ontario federation of labor President David Archer tells Dare Foods workers in Kitchener, who will have been on strike for a year tomorrow, the federa(...)
    Goode, Jeff
    5/27/1973