- Part Of
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Executive director series
- Subject files sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 61
- Series
- 1-1
- File
- 42
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1953-1955
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Community Service Group was a United Jewish Welfare Fund committee of individuals who were trained in an advisory capacity by UJWF and sent to Jewish agencies and organizations as committee observers or participants. Some members sat on the various YM-YWHA committees. The Jewish Camp Council offered the group the use of its camp B'nai Brith for its conferences.
- Scope and Content
- This file contains textual records relating to the Community Service Group of the United Jewish Welfare Fund of Toronto. Included is a conference itinerary, general correspondence and meeting minutes.
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Executive director series
- Subject files sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 61
- Series
- 1-1
- File
- 43
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1956
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Community Service Group was a United Jewish Welfare Fund committee of individuals who were trained in an advisory capacity by UJWF and sent to Jewish agencies and organizations as committee observers or participants. Some members sat on the various YM-YWHA committees. The Jewish Camp Council offered the group the use of its camp B'nai Brith for its conferences.
- Scope and Content
- This file contains a survey list sent to David Andrews, of Community Service Group members who had participated in the activities of the YM-YWHA.
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- General Campaign records sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-2
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1939-1942
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two editions of a UJWF fundraising circular organized and laid out as tabloid newspapers. Each contains a variety of short "articles" on the need for increase donations towards the Toronto campaign to support local Toronto agencies and assists in international aid for Jewish refugees.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Special, ad-hoc and temporary committees series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 16
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 20 Oct. 1964
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- This committee was created to study how well the UJWF is fulfilling its responsibilities as compared to othe federations in North America.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of minutes of one meeting of the committee and also includes the report of the committee.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Meeting minutes of the Joint Committee of the CJC and the UJWF series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 19
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1950-1957
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- From 1950 onwards, executives of the CJC and the UJWF met periodically to discuss the changing needs of the Toronto Jewish Community.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of 2 files containing minutes of meetings of the Joint Committee of the Canadian Jewish Congress and the United Jewish Welfare Fund.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- David Pinkus fonds
- Kensington Market series
- Kensington Community School file
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 138
- Series
- 2
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1973-1998
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a programme of the official opening of Kensington Community School in 1973 and a twenty-fifth anniversary book of the school (1998).
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Photographic and audiovisual collection series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 27
- File
- 585
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1982
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of one photograph of CHAT faculty examining pledge cards.
- Notes
- Photo by Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2006-8-18
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-8-18
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2.7 m of textual records and graphic material
- Date
- 1978-2001
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of textual and graphic records relating to the Downtown Jewish Community School. The records include family education grants, applications and reports, class lists, board meeting minutes and correspondence, financial records and audited statements, photographs, children's artwork, news clippings, program material, and a scrapbook.
- Custodial History
- The records were kept in the offices of Joan Schoenfeld, principal of the Downtown Jewish Community School until their transfer to the OJA on 2006-08-24.
- Administrative History
- The Downtown Jewish Community School is an independent afternoon and Sunday school of approximately 200 students affiliated with the Board of Jewish Education UJA Federation of Toronto. It caters to children in the public school system. Although the objectives of the DJCS are primarily educational, encouragement of a sense of community among Jews in downtown Toronto has always been, and continues to be, a prime concern.
- The DJCS opened in the Bloor "Y" on Sunday, September 7, 1979 with a full student enrollment of forty-seven children in three grade levels. The full school-community consisted of seventy-seven families -- members, whose children attended the school, and associate members, most of whose children were on the waiting list. Programs included classes in Jewish heritage, culture, values and Hebrew language, community holiday celebrations as well as adult and family education.
- Use Conditions
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- School files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 5
- File
- 89
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1997-1999
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2015-12-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-12-4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 24 photographs : col. ; 20 x 26 cm or smaller
- Date
- 1988-2013
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs of the graduating classes of the Downtown Jewish Community School from the first class in 1988 through to 2013. Missing are the photographs from the years 1998, 1999 and 2011. Also included are identification keys as well as class lists detailing student names, addresses, home schools and parent names.
- Subjects
- Education
- Children
- Religion
- Name Access
- Downtown Jewish Community School (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds
- Executive director series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 87
- Series
- 2
- File
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1938-1939
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of textual records documenting the involvement of JFWB's Executive Director on the United Jewish Welfare Fund's Council of Exectives. Included is general correspondence, meeting notices and minutes, and a report.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds
- Executive director series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 87
- Series
- 2
- File
- 6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1939-1943
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence between the JFWB's Executive Director and other United Jewish Welfare Fund agencies in Division I of the organization.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds
- Publicity series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 87
- Series
- 15
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1940-1941
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of news clippings and articles written by the Executive Director of the United Jewish Welfare Fund. The bulk of the articles were printed in the Canadian Jewish Review and document general issues concerning the social work profession and the programs and social concerns of the UJWF's social welfare agencies.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Executive director series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 2
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of general correspondece of the United Jewish Welfare Fund's Division I.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Community Relations Committee series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1938-1978, 1991
- Physical Description
- 6.5 m of textual records
- 15 photographs
- Admin History/Bio
- The Joint Community Relations Committee was created in 1938 by the Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region and the Toronto Lodge B’nai Brith. It was originally named the Joint Public Relations Committee and was responsible for combating antisemitism in Ontario. Public statements, by agreement, were made only by the Canadian Jewish Congress as B’nai Brith recognized the uniqueness of its national constitution. The committee was led by lay leaders from the community and a staff representative from the CJC. Shortly thereafter, similar committees were set up in Montreal and in Western Canada, and soon a National Joint Community Relations Committee was established.
- The committee played a key role in achieving the early anti-discrimination act of 1944, and the Fair Employment Practices Act of 1951, leading to the Human Rights Code of today. It was prominent in the action against the spread of sectarian religious teachings in the public schools and took the lead in pressing for legislation against the dissemination of racial hatred. It acted for the preservation of religious and human rights and worked with numerous religious, fraternal and ethnic organizations in the wider community. The committee also investigated and acted upon all complaints of discrimination, antisemitism and other such incidents. They supplied Jewish and secular schools with educational materials including pamphlets and books, and conducted intercultural and inter-religious work in the community through organized lectures, seminars, institutes, and plenary sessions.
- The committee was composed of equal representation from both the Canadian Jewish Congress, and the B’nai Brith. The money for the operation of the Committee was first provided by both organizations, however, in a 1947 agreement between the National CJC and B’nai Brith Canada, the parties stated that the finances for the committee would be raised in the name of the CJC, with B’nai Brith agreeing to make “token” contributions and co-operate with Congress’ fundraising campaign. As well, the professional staff and support persons for the committee, along with their salaries, came solely from the Central Region CJC.
- The executive director (also referred to as the executive secretary) was the primary staff person responsible for carrying out the policy and activities of the JPRC, which included preparing press releases, liaisoning with affiliated groups, organizations, individuals, journalists, government representatives and any others wanting or needing information on issues relating to the JPRC’s work. The executive director acted as the recording secretary at all committee meetings and was the keeper of all official documents.
- Around 1978, due in part to the earlier creation of the B’nai Brith’s League for Human Rights in 1970, the Canadian Jewish Congress and the B’nai Brith terminated their joint relationship with the committee. At the time, the CJC felt that B’nai Brith was playing a dual role in advocacy through the League and through the JPRC. B’nai Brith, in turn, felt that the CJC was shutting out the B’nai Brith’s voice. Nevertheless, the “Joint” was not dropped from the name until around 1991.
- In 2011 the Community Relations Committee ceased to exist when the CJC Ontario office was closed and the functions of the CJC were folded into the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA).
- Committee name changes were:
Community Relations Committee, CJC, Ontario Region (ca. 1991-2011)
Joint Community Relations Committee, CJC, Ontario Region (ca. 1978-ca. 1991)
Joint Community Relations Committee, Central Region (1962-1978)
Joint Community Relations Committee, (1938-1962)
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of five sub-series. Sub-series 1 contains the agendas, minutes and associated documentation supporting meetings of the Community Relations Committee. Sub-series 2 contains speeches , publications, press releases and reports presented and/or distributed by the Committee. Sub-series 3 consists of case files documenting the Committee's activities of combating specific antisemitism and Holocaust-denying activities in Canada. Extensive documentation about Ernst Zundel is included Sub-series 4 contains 9 sub-sub-series documenting various categories of research files accumulated by the Committee. Sub-series 5 contains the general office records of the Committee and includes correspondence and memos of the Executive Director and records providing insight to the internal organization and management of the Committee's internal functions.
- For more details see descriptions within the scope and contents notes at the sub-series and sub-sub-series levels.
- Notes
- Previously processed and cited a MG8 S
- Physical extent note: when originally listed in 1988, this series contained about 20.5 metres of textual records. When partial processing and reorganization had been completed in 2013, 14 metres had been culled because those documents were duplicates, newspaper clippings, created by outside agencies or maintained in other agencies.
- Associated material note:Library and Archives of Canada holds the records for the National B’nai Brith which does contain 30cm of material on the National Joint Community Relations Committee. The Canadian Jewish Congress National Archives in Montreal holds the records for the National Joint Community Relations Committee, which contains some files on the Ontario Region, as they reported to the National office. The whereabouts of the B’nai Brith records pertaining to the Central Region activities are currently unknown.
- Subjects
- Committees
- Arrangement
- Because records in this series had been previously organized in a manner that proved difficult for use by archivists and researchers, the records, during 2010 and 2011, were totally rearranged and described to comply with RAD standards, to provide ease of access by researchers, and to fully reflect the activities and organizational history of the Community Relations Committee of the Canadian Jewish Congress during and after the period when it was a joint committee with the B'Nai Brith.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Welfare Council of Toronto series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 15
- File
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1938-1941
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of meeting notices, minutes and correspondence of the Welfare Council of Toronto's Community Health Committee.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee on Community Organization series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 24
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1950-1957
- Physical Description
- 12 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Many of the smaller Jewish communities in Ontario could not support a central communal organization. This committee, therefore, assisted them in all aspects of their communal activities. Congress field workers would visit on a regular basis, assess local problems and refer them to the appropriate agencies for resolution. The name was later changed to the Committee on Community Services.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of general files of the Committee on Community Organization.
- Notes
- Series formerly described and cited as RG256.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
- Committees series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 100
- Series
- 2
- File
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1975-1980
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records related to the Music School Committe of the YM-YWHA. This committee predated the establishment of the Koffler Centre of the Arts. Records include memebership lists, a member description for the music committee, correspondence regarding co-operation between the Canada-Israel Cultural Foundation and the YMHA, meeting minutes and agendas, outline for further development of the existing music school, program guide for the music school, proposals for the establishment of music school scholarships, and the Co-Opera Theatre Proposal.
- Subjects
- Jews--Music
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee on Community Organization minutes series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 11
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1951-1958
- Physical Description
- 6 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Many of the smaller Jewish communities in Ontario could not support a central communal organization. This committee, therefore, assisted them in all aspects of their communal activities. Congress field workers would visit on a regular basis, assess local problems and refer them to the appropriate agencies for resolution. The name was later changed to the Committee on Community Services.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of minutes of the Committee on Community Organization.
- Notes
- Series formerly described and cited as RG205.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
- Committee on a Community Centre Project series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 66
- Series
- 12
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 11 June 1936
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Custodial History
- This very-short-lived committee was created to review plans for the future re-organization of the responsibilities of the Jewish Community Centre (YMHA) in providing social services by the Jewish Welfare Board.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of one file of the committee meeting minutes.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Isaac Matenko fonds
- Workmen's Circle series
- I. L. Peretz School photographs file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 89
- Series
- 1
- File
- 3
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1915]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Principal Matenko (in the middle of the top row) with members of the West Toronto School Committee for the Junction Peretz school located on Maria Street.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [194-]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 12 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a group of students standing in front of the Jewish community center and Hebrew school in Sudbury, Ontario.
- Front row, from left to right: Mitchell Speigel, Debbie Steinberg, Wally Greenspoon.
- Second row, from left to right: Ethel Helpert, Claudia Greenspoon, Judy Leve, Brenda Rubin, Susan Stickles, Mort Grimmson, Rabbi Bereson.
- Third row, from left to right: Steven Silverman, [identified], Billy Braverman, Jackie Greenspoon, Charles Schwartz.
- Back row, from left to right: Douglas Stickles, Donnie Richmond, Frances Goodman, Miriam Rubin, [identified], Mrs. Stickles, Ester Nudleman, Bill Greenspoon, [identified].
- Subjects
- Community centers
- Schools
- Students
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- Sudbury (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1982-6-10
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Photographic and audiovisual collection series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 27
- File
- 355
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 14 June 1978
- Physical Description
- 7 photographs (7 negatives) : b&w ; 28 x 28 mm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of seven negatives depicting a UJWF awards event at the Prince Hotel. Graham P. Butler is identified.
- Notes
- Photos by Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
