Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

28

Series

5

File

85

Material Format

textual record

Date

1970-1975

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

The file consists of a confirmation of booking for a lecture by Leonard Slater, promotional information for the "Here Is Israel" programme, and correspondence regarding potential lectures.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds

Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee series

Photograph collection sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

61

Series

2-2

File

79

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1967-1977

Physical Description

3 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

This file consists of photographs of lecture audiences at the YMHA Bloor and Spadina and northern branches.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Central Region sous-fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

28-1

Series

7

File

31

Material Format

textual record

Date

1963-1967

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

The file consists of correspondence.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ida Lewis Siegel fonds

Level

File

Fonds

15

File

19

Material Format

textual record

Date

1955

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of an invitation to the Bureau of Jewish Education Fifth Annual Education Dinner, 1955 in honour of Ida Lewis Siegel and the speech of dedication presented by Dr. Joseph Diamond, Executive Vice President of the Bureau of Jewish Education that honours Ida Lewis Siegel.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

28

Material Format

textual record

Date

1952-1961

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2014-12-3

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

1 poster ; 8 cm (diam.)

Date

[195-?]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a large printed poster on heavy paper of the Hebrew alphabet in print and script. The poster bears a Bureau of Jewish Education stamp in the bottom left-hand corner. It was likely given out to affiliated schools to hang in their classrooms.

Custodial History

There is no acquisition information for this accession. The accession number has been assigned by the archivist.

Subjects

Education

Name Access

Board of Jewish Education (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Client agency correspondence series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

18

File

6

Material Format

textual record

Date

1962-1963

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence with the Bureau of Jewish Education

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Client agency correspondence series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

18

File

7

Material Format

textual record

Date

2 Aug. 1963-18 Dec. 1963

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence with the Bureau of Jewish Education

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds

Jewish Children's Bureau sous-fonds

Liaison with other social welfare organizations series

Level

File

Fonds

86-1

Series

10

File

1

Material Format

textual record

Date

1932-1936

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of general correspondence between the JCB and the Bureau for Jewish Children in Philadelphia.

Accession Number

2004-1-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds

Jewish Children's Bureau sous-fonds

Liaison with other social welfare organizations series

Level

File

Fonds

86-1

Series

10

File

5

Material Format

textual record

Date

May 1936

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of general correspondence between the JCB and the Jewish Children's Bureau of Chicago.

Accession Number

2004-1-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds

Board of Management series

Personnel study sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

66

Series

13-2

File

7

Material Format

textual record

Other Title Information

Part 4 of 10

Date

1934

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of the report segment concerning the Jewish Children's Bureau. This is part four of ten of the report.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds

Level

File

Fonds

21

File

12

Material Format

textual record

Date

1953-1962

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

This file contains correspondence documenting the relationship between Yeshivah Torath Chaim and the Bureau of Jewish Education between 1953 and 1962. Most of the correspondence is from the bureau to the yeshivah.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Board of directors and executive committee series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

1

File

7

Material Format

textual record

Date

1949

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Executive Committee series

Executive director sub-series

Executive director's correspondence sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

5-5-1

File

83

Material Format

textual record

Date

9 Mar. 1954-18 Nov. 1954

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Executive Committee series

Executive director sub-series

Executive director's correspondence sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

5-5-1

File

84

Material Format

textual record

Date

13 May 1954-26 Nov. 1954

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds

Men's Service Group series

Programs and events sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

14

Series

5-8

File

1

Material Format

textual record

Date

1957-1976

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of flyers advertising special talks and lectures given by guest speakers on various topics such as, the Kennedy assassination, Israel, and the unity of the Jewish community.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Joseph Baruch Salsberg fonds

Writing and lecturing series

Level

Series

Fonds

92

Series

5

Material Format

textual record

object

Date

[195-?]-[1990?]

Physical Description

4 cm of textual records

1 plaque

Scope and Content

Series consists of records documenting J.B. Salsberg's writing and lecturing activities. The bulk of the records are textual and include: correspondence, newspaper clippings, booklets, a Smolar Award plaque, notes, articles, transcripts, lists, and a course outline.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Central Region sous-fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

28-1

Series

7

File

267

Material Format

textual record

Date

1975

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

The file consists of correspondence concerning the creation of a national speakers bureau.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

413

Material Format

textual record

Date

1950-1951

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

409

Material Format

textual record

Date

1951-1956

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds

Board of Management series

Personnel study sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

66

Series

13-2

File

10

Material Format

textual record

Date

1934

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of the report segment concerning the Jewish Family Welfare Bureau. This is part seven of ten of the report.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Joint Committee with the Bureau of Jewish Education series

Level

Series

Fonds

67

Series

12

Material Format

textual record

Date

1957-1963

Physical Description

4 cm of textual records

Admin History/Bio

The Joint Committee with the Bureau of Jewish Education was established in order to study the relationship of the Bureau to the Welfare Fund and the relationships of both subsidized and non-subsidized schools to both organizations. Beyond establishing these precise formal relationships, its major accomplishment was to create a standard for the subsidizing of Jewish schools in Metropolitan Toronto

Scope and Content

Series consists of one sub-series: Meeting Minutes. Included within these records are correspondence and a final report of the Committee. Files are arranged chronologically within the sub-series.

Notes

Access restriction note: Records documenting the meeting minutes and activities of this committee are CLOSED until they are more than ten years old.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

29

Material Format

textual record

Date

1963-1995

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds

Level

Sous-fonds

Fonds

86-1

Material Format

textual record

Date

1932-1936

Physical Description

5 cm of textual records

Admin History/Bio

The Jewish Children’s Bureau (JCB) was established in the early 1930s. Staffed by professionals, its role was to “provide protection and supervision for neglected, dependent, illegitimate and maladjusted Jewish children.” This included arranging adoptions, placing children in foster homes, supervising children in their own homes, providing housekeeping services and assisting unmarried mothers. Prior to the JCB’s formation, welfare work with children in the Jewish community was performed by untrained staff and volunteers at the Hebrew Maternity Aid Society and the Jewish Children’s Home (JCH). Both the JCB and the JCH were members of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies and received most of their funding from them.

The JCB’s creation represented a move towards the professionalization of social work, a shift away from institutionalizing children in orphanages to placing them in foster homes, and the Federation’s need to cut costs. The agency’s formation came at a time when the relationship between the JCH and the Federation was poor. Since the late 1920s, the Federation received a grant from the Children’s Aid Society (CAS) for the cost of maintaining children at the JCH. However, CAS had become increasingly unhappy with the policies and practices of the JCH, such as allowing parents to visit children and returning children to their homes after they turned 16. In addition, the Federation and CAS were unhappy that the JCH was resistant to developing a foster home program even though this was becoming the professional norm.

When the JCB was created the JCH became a subcommittee of the agency. In 1934, the JCB took over control of the JCH’s administration and case work after a Mental Hygiene survey of the JCH’s conditions found that its Superintendent lacked the training necessary for her job. On February 22, 1935, the Federation finally closed the JCH to cut costs and focus on a foster care program. A year later, the JCB amalgamated with the Jewish Big Brother Movement and the Jewish Big Sister Committee to form the Jewish Child Welfare Association.

Scope and Content

Sous-fonds consists of textual records documenting the activities of the Jewish Children's Bureau and the closure and operation of the Jewish Children's Home in its final years. Included is correspondence, meeting agendas, surveys, financial records and news articles. Sous-fonds is divided into the following series: 1. Board of Trustees; 2. Executive Director; 3. Adoption; 4. Foster care; 5. Finance and accounting; 6. Human Resources; 7. Building administration; 8. Special projects, studies and surveys; 9. Publicity; and, 10. Liaison with other social welfare organizations.

Access Restriction

Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and the head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing some of the records.

Accession Number

2004-1-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds

Level

Fonds

Fonds

87

Material Format

textual record

architectural drawing

Date

1928-1943

Physical Description

67 cm of textual records

1 architectural drawing

Admin History/Bio

Sometime around 1919, the Family Welfare Committee was set up within the newly created Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto (FJPT) to perform social welfare work with Jewish families. Around 1931, the Committee was reorganized as an independent member agency of the FJPT and renamed the Jewish Family Welfare Bureau (JFWB). At the same time, Dora Wilensky (1902-1959), a professionally-trained social worker, was hired as the agency’s executive director. Throughout its existence, most of its funding came from the FJPT (later the United Jewish Welfare Fund).

Located at 179 Beverley Street, the JFWB’s core activities included: relief provision; helping families meet basic needs, such as medical care, heating and clothing; housekeeping assistance; counseling; and case work. The JFWB’s major concerns shifted over time from a rise of immigration and desertion cases in the 1920s to the dramatic increase of wife abuse, suicide, and unemployment cases during the Great Depression of the 1930s. After the outbreak of the Second World War, the JFWB sought ways of assisting soldiers and their families, such as, investigating special government grants to soldiers.

In an attempt to meet community needs, the JFWB initiated various programs, such as a Homemaking Club to teach women house management skills, and a Clothing Centre to provide families with inexpensive household goods. It also partnered with other local Jewish organizations in the early 1940s in the Liaison Project for troubled Jewish youth. In the 1930s, the Jewish Employment Service and Hebrew Free Burial Society became departments of the JFWB and, in 1941, the JFWB began guaranteeing loans for clients through the Hebrew Free Loan Association. In the same year, the Jewish Big Sister Committee became affiliated with the agency and the Jewish Big Brother Movement followed soon after.

In 1936, the JFWB became one of the first unionized social agencies in Canada when it formed the Staff Association with the Jewish Child Welfare Association (JCWA), another member of the FJPT. Although the JFWB’s focus was work with families and the JCWA’s focus was work with children, both agencies found it necessary at times to work with both children and families. In order to prevent service duplication and reduce confusion over casework responsibility, the Joint Application Bureau was set up within the FJPT to review all case work applications and determine the appropriate agency to provide assistance. However, a merger between the agencies was still believed necessary to improve service to the community and ease confusion. Discussions regarding the co-ordination of services between the JCWA and the JFWB began as early as 1935 and in February 1943, the JCWA and JFWB merged to form the Jewish Family and Child Services (JF & CS).

Scope and Content

Fonds consists of textual records and one architectural drawing documenting the programs, operation, finances, and special studies of the Jewish Family Welfare Bureau as well as its relationships with other organizations. Included are reports, meeting notices, agendas and minutes, correspondence, memos, budgets, statistics, theatrical scripts, newsclippings, and one architectural blueprint. A number of the records relate to special short-lived committees and projects that the JFWB participated in with other agencies, such as the Jewish Big Sister Committee, Jewish Big Brother Committee, Jewish Child Welfare Association, the Jewish Community Centre Association, the Young Men's and Women's Hebrew Association, and the Jewish Old Folks' Home.

Records have been arranged into the following 19 series: 1. Board of Directors; 2. Executive Director; 3. Jewish Federation Communal Council; 4. United Jewish Welfare Fund Men's and Women's Service Council; 5. Case Committe; 6. Joint Meetings and Committees; 7. Joint Application Bureau; 8. Homemaking Club; 9. Clothing Centre; 10. Liaison Project; 11. Operational statistics; 12. Finance and accounting; 13. Human Resources; 14. Special projects and studies; 15. Publicity; 16. Liaison with other social welfare organizations; 17. Canadian Association of Social Workers; 18. Welfare Council of Toronto; and, 19. Conferences.

Notes

Associated material note: for related records held at the City of Toronto Archives, see also: Welfare Council of Toronto records in the University Settlement House fonds (fonds 1024, series 658); and, Department of Public Welfare records in the Former City of Toronto fonds (fonds 200).

Name Access

Jewish Family Welfare Bureau

Jewish Community Centre Association

Young Men's-Young Women's Hebrew Athletic Association (Toronto, Ont.) (subject)

Jewish Old Folks Home (Toronto, Ont.)

United Jewish Welfare Fund (Toronto, Ont.) (subject)

Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto (subject)

Wilensky, Dora, 1902-1959

Subjects

Charities

Children

Families

Nonprofit organizations

Access Restriction

Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and the head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing some of the records.

Related Material

See also: Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds (fonds 86); Jewish Family and Child Services fonds (fonds 79); Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds (fonds 66); and, United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds (fonds 67).

Arrangement

Records relating to programs, committees and liaison with other organizations that continued after the formation of JF & CS are arranged with that fonds.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds

Liaison with other social welfare organizations series

Level

File

Fonds

87

Series

16

File

23

Material Format

textual record

Date

1936-1938

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence between the JFWB and the Jewish Social Service Bureau of Chicago.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Board of directors and executive committee series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

1

File

6

Material Format

textual record

Date

1969

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee meeting agendas, minutes, reports and correspondence series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

1

File

547

Material Format

textual record

Date

1964

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.

Accession Number

2005-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

General office subject and correspondence files series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

2

File

940

Material Format

textual record

Date

1964

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.

Accession Number

2005-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Toronto Holocaust Museum series

Special events and projects sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

28-18

File

33

Material Format

textual record

moving images

Date

1992

Physical Description

1 folder textual records

1 video cassette

Scope and Content

File consists of flyers, programs, correspondence, and a video recording of the lecture "The Wannsee Conference: The Blackest Day in European Jewish History."

Name Access

Wannsee-Konferenz (1942 : Berlin, Germany)

Subjects

Lectures and lecturing

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Toronto Holocaust Museum series

Special events and projects sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

28-18

File

57

Material Format

textual record

Date

1996

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence and flyers from David Silberklang's lecture "What Could Have Been Done?: Jewish and Non-Jewish Responses to the Holocaust."

Name Access

Silberklang, David

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

Anti-Semitism cases sub-series

Level

Item

Fonds

17

Series

5-3

File

51

Item

4

Material Format

textual record

Date

20 Aug. 1993

Physical Description

1 newspaper clipping

Scope and Content

Item is a newspaper clipping from the 20 August 1993 edition of the Toronto Sun about a contempt of court hearing for Wolfgang Droege and the Heritage Front. The article was written by Bill Dunphy.

Notes

Availability of other formats: Also available as a PDF file.

Name Access

Droege, Wolfgang, 1949-2005

Heritage Front (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Neo-Nazis

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Joseph Baruch Salsberg fonds

Writing and lecturing series

Level

File

Fonds

92

Series

5

File

8

Material Format

textual record

Date

1956-[ca. 1985]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of lecture notes, a reading list and a course outline for school courses related to Marxism and Canadian working class history.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Central Region sous-fonds

Zionist Book Club series

Level

File

Fonds

28-1

Series

3

File

4

Material Format

textual record

Date

1970

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

The file consists of correspondence and abstracts of book reviews It also contains a newspaper clipping taken from an unknown newspaper of the review of "The encyclopeadia of Zionism and Israel" by Reuven Surkis.

Name Access

Reuven Surkis

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Toronto Holocaust Museum series

Second Generation sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

28-10

File

16

Material Format

textual record

Date

1990

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence, promotional materials, clippings and press releases related to author and lecturer Helen Epstein's lecture.

Source

Archival Descriptions

URL

http://www.ontariojewisharchives.org/Programs/I.P.-Sharp-Lecture

Source

OJA Website

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

Research Records sub-series

Advocacy, General sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-4-9

File

6

Material Format

textual record

Date

1939

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence and documents regarding the Central Medical Bureau and its association with various Sick Benefit Societies and any impact on non-Jewish doctors.

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

27

Material Format

textual record

Date

1991-1997

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

30

Material Format

textual record

Date

1962-1963

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds

Joint Application Bureau series

Level

Series

Fonds

87

Series

7

Material Format

textual record

Date

1935-1937, 1940

Physical Description

3 folders of textual records

Scope and Content

Series consists of reports, meeting minutes and staff memos documenting the activities of the Joint Application Bureau (JAB), which was set up to centralize the intake of all case working agencies of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies (later the United Jewish Welfare Fund). Agencies served by the JAB include: the JFWB, the Jewish Children's Bureau (later the Jewish Child Welfare Association), the Jewish Big Brother Movement, the Jewish Big Sister Committee, the Federation Employment Service and the Toronto Hebrew Free Burial Society.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds

Toronto Section series

Service Portfolio sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

38

Series

7-11

File

6

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Date

1963-1982

Physical Description

9 photographs : b&w and col. ; 27 x 22 cm or smaller

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of photographs, newspaper cuttings, magazine articles, handbooks, and flyers on NCJW volunteers and the work they perform. Included is a handbook: "A Blueprint of a Volunteer Service Bureau for the Toronto Section National Council of Jewish Women of Canada".

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

1979-9-9

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1975

Scope and Content

Accession consists of one 25th Anniversary book for the Hamilton Jewish Community Centre.

MG_RG

MG 2 N2A

Subjects

Anniversaries

Name Access

Hamilton Jewish Community Centre

Places

Hamilton, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2006-5-4

Material Format

sound recording

moving images

graphic material

Physical Description

5 cu. ft.

Date

1972-[ca. 1985]

Scope and Content

The accession consists primarily of sound and videotape recordings of speakers at Toronto community events. The bulk of the recordings are of speakers at the Jewish Book Fair, including such authors as Morley Torgov, Mordecai Richler, and Chaim Potok. Other recordings are of Canadian Jewish Congress conferences, meetings, and special events. The accession also includes slides of Jewish Book Fair events.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2009-6-7

Material Format

architectural drawing (electronic)

Physical Description

5 architectural drawings (pdf)

Date

[1992?]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of five PDF files of architectural drawings for the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre. Three files show the floorplans for the three floors of the centre, and two files show the renovations to the building.

Custodial History

The original plans are in the possession of Makrimichalos Cugini Architects.

Source

Archival Accessions

Level

Item

Item

2434

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1973

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the exterior of the Jewish Community Centre, located on Hill Street in London, Ontario.

Name Access

Jewish Community Centre (London, Ont.)

Subjects

Architecture

Jewish community centers

Places

London (Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-8-10

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2013-8-4

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

13 photographs : col. ; 52 x 41 cm

Date

[195-]-1992

Scope and Content

Accession consists of 13 portrait photographs of past presidents of the YM-YWHA and the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre. Included are: Sam Granatstein; Bernard J. Kamen, Q.C., 1985-1989; Allan B. Zender, 1989-1992; Jack Wahl, 1972-1974; Wilfred Posluns, 1974-1978; Irwin Soren; Bert Fine; Louis Borsook; Alex Fisher; Martin Mendelow, 1982-1985; Ellis I. Shapiro; Bernard S. Dales, 1978-1982; and Max Schwartz.

Custodial History

There is no acquisition information for these photographs. The accession number has been assigned by the archivist. It is likely that the photographs originated at the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre.

Subjects

Community centers

Portraits

Name Access

Bathurst Jewish Community Centre (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2015-8-9

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

2.25 m of textual records

Date

2000-2008

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records related to the Centre for Jewish Education's (formerly, the Board of Jewish Education) Affiliations and Compliance Committee and the records received from affiliated schools and those wishing to affiliate. The records are arranged alphabetically by school. Included is correspondence between staff members of the CJE, the UJA Federation and the various schools; budgets; policy and procedural manuals; legal documents; curriculum; and miscellaneous school publications such as newsletters, flyers, pamphlets and anniversary books.

Subjects

Education

Name Access

Centre for Jewish Education (Toronto, Ont.)

UJA Federation of Greater Toronto

Mercaz (Toronto, Ont.)

Board of Jewish Education (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds

Liaison with other social welfare organizations series

Level

File

Fonds

86

Series

14

File

5

Material Format

textual record

Date

1935, 1937-1940

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Admin History/Bio

The Jewish Community Centre Association (JCCA) was formed in the fall of 1936 through the coordination of the Jewish Girls’ and Boys’ Clubs to provide cultural, social, educational and athletic programming for members of the Jewish community. Located at 44 St. George Street, the JCCA offered a variety of classes; including, cooking, sewing, journalism, language, dance and art classes. It also ran a home camp and summer nursery school and organized celebrations for Jewish festivals and holidays.

However, many similar organizations existed in Toronto at the time and the JCCA was absorbed into the larger and growing Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association around 1941. The YM-YWHA initially continued to operate many of the JCCA's programs at 44 St. George Street. Today, the YM-YWHA has evolved into the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre (BJCC) and the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre (MNJCC).

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence and client lists documenting the relationship between the JCWA and the Jewish Community Centre Association of Toronto (JCCA).

Access Restriction

Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and the head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.

Related Material

See also: The Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds 87, series 16, file 9, and The Jewish Family and Child fonds 79.

Accession Number

2004-1-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

28

Series

5

File

64

Material Format

textual record

Date

1971-1976

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

The file consists of correspondence concerning programming at the Hamilton Jewish Community Centre.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

George Morrison fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

99

Item

32

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1978]

Physical Description

1 slide : col. ; 35 mm

Scope and Content

This item is an original slide featuring the stone foundation of the Pontypool Jewish centre, after the collapse of the building.

Subjects

Architecture

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Pontypool (Ont.)

Accession Number

1980-6-3

Source

Archival Descriptions