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Dora Till - 4 May 1983
- Name
- Dora Till
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 4 May 1983
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Dora Till
- Number
- OH 151
- Subject
- Immigrants--Canada
- Families
- Labor
- Labor unions
- Women
- Occupations
- Interview Date
- 4 May 1983
- Quantity
- 1
- Interviewer
- Stephen Speisman
- Total Running Time
- 46 minutes
- Conservation
- Copied August 2003
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Dora Till (née Tobias) was born in New York City in 1896. She came to Toronto in 1900. She married Morris Till in 1918. They had one daughter, Cecile. As a youth, Dora was involved with Herzl Girls and the Boot and Shoe Society. Dora was active in community service and contributed greatly to social service work. She was co-founder and first president for the Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home, vice president of the Hebrew Maternity Aid Society, a board member for the Jewish Family and Child Services, an executive for the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, honorary vice president of United Jewish Welfare Fund, on the board of Canadian Jewish Congress and past president of the Naomi Chapter of Hadassah-WIZO.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Name Access
- Herzl Girls Boot and Shoe Society, 1920
- Mothers and Babes Summer Rest Home
- Baycrest Hospital
- United Jewish Welfare Fund
- Beth Tzedec Synagogue
- Timothy Eaton Company
- Till, Dora
- Geographic Access
- Toronto
- Bronte
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Source
- Oral Histories
In this clip, Dora Till discusses some of the services provided by Hebrew Maternity Aid.
Dora Till was co-founder and first president for Mothers and Babes Summer Rest Home. In this clip, Dora describes the efforts to solicit and fundraise on behalf of the Mothers and Babes Summer Rest Home.