Israel Histradrut campaign

Physical Description: 8 photographs : b&w ; 18 x 12 cm and 13 x 9 cm; 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: Accession consists of material related to the Israel Histradrut campaign activities in Canada and abroad. Included are photos that document donation plaques in Israel, meeting minutes in Toronto, correspondence with donor organizations, societies and synagogues in Toronto and smaller cities in Ontario, meeting and conference announcements and programs, and newspaper and magazine clippings from North America and Israel. Many of the records are in Yiddish.

Administrative History: In 1946, the Jewish Folk Organizations in Toronto responded to the pioneers and workers in Palestine represented by the Histradrut Ha'Ovdim, and founded an aid organization. Projects in Israel have included medical clinics, hospital wings, trade schools, childrens' homes and the museum in the Kibbutz of the Ghetto Fighters.