- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 113
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- Feb. 1982-Mar. 1982
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 36 photographs ; b&w ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence, programme, promotional materials, and photographs concerning the award given to Flora MacDonald at a ceremony held in Queen's Park, Toronto, on 29 April 1982.
- Notes
- Photographs are by Ben Lechtman.
- Name Access
- MacDonald, Flora, 1926-2015
- Subjects
- Awards
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Queen's Park (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 123
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- Dec. 1983-May 1984
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 4 photographs ; col. ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence, programme, promotional materials, newspaper clippings and photographs concerning the award given to Sister Mary Jo Leddy at a ceremony held in Queen's Park, Toronto, on 3 May 1984.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- Aug. 1967
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of an informative essay concerning the fifteenth anniversary of the 12 August 1967 execution of Soviet Jewish writers. This essay was prepared by the American Jewish Conference on Soviet Jewry, an organization based in New York City.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 26
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 10 July 1973-12 Sept. 1973
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 17 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence, a report, an agenda of the planning meeting, promotional materials and articles concerning the commemorative demonstration held in Toronto on 13 Aug. 1973. The file also includes several photographs of the event.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 36
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- July 1974-Aug. 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 4 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence, programmes and articles concerning the commemorative demonstration held in Toronto on 12 August 1974 at Associated Hebrew Skills. The file also includes photographs of the event. Individuals identified in the photos include Milton Harris; S. M. Harris, QC; Nathan O. Hurwich; David E. Newman, Q.C.; S.L. Shneiderman; J. B. Salsberg; Sam Blatt; Susan Paul, York University. The guest speaker for this event was S. L. Shneiderman, a columnist for the Jewish Daily Forward in New York City.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 49
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1975
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 5 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, news releases and programmes of the 12 August annual protest. Also included are a number of short biographical essays concerning the speakers at the event and photographs of these speakers, including the Yiddish poet Israel Emiot, who visited from Rochester, New York, to speak at the event.
- Notes
- Availability of other formats: Digitized material.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 71
- Item
- 1-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- May 1977-Sep. 1977
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 4 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence, photographs, news releases, fact sheets, and programmes concerning the annual commemoration held on 11 August 1977. Guest readers included Peretz Miransky, a Toronto area poet, and Mordechai Husid from Montreal. File also contains notes and notices in Hebrew.
- Notes
- Photographer unknown.
- Name Access
- Husid, Mordechai
- Miransky, Peretz
- Subjects
- Poets
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ben Kayfetz fonds
- Personal series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 62
- Series
- 1
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [1985?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ben Kayfetz fonds
- Published and unpublished works and research series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 62
- Series
- 8
- File
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains Ben Kayfetz's personal account of his experiences at Cheder (Jewish elementary school) during the 1920's and early 1930's.
- Subjects
- Heder
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ben Kayfetz fonds
- Published and unpublished works and research series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 62
- Series
- 8
- File
- 21
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1974-1975
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains articles and book reviews written by Ben Kayfetz which were either unpublished or the publisher is unknown.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ben Kayfetz fonds
- Published and unpublished works and research series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 62
- Series
- 8
- File
- 22
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1975-2000
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains articles and book reviews written by Ben Kayfetz which were either unpublished or the publisher is unknown.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ben Kayfetz fonds
- Published and unpublished works and research series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 62
- Series
- 8
- File
- 23
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains articles and book reviews written by Ben Kayfetz which were either unpublished or the publisher is unknown.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ben Kayfetz fonds
- Published and unpublished works and research series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 62
- Series
- 8
- File
- 24
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains articles and book reviews written by Ben Kayfetz which were either unpublished or the publisher is unknown.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ben Kayfetz fonds
- Published and unpublished works and research series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 62
- Series
- 8
- File
- 25
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains articles and book reviews written by Ben Kayfetz which were either unpublished or the publisher is unknown.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ben Kayfetz fonds
- Published and unpublished works and research series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 62
- Series
- 8
- File
- 26
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains articles and book reviews written by Ben Kayfetz which were either unpublished or the publisher is unknown.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ben Kayfetz fonds
- Published and unpublished works and research series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 62
- Series
- 8
- File
- 27
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains articles and book reviews written by Ben Kayfetz which were either unpublished or the publisher is unknown.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ben Kayfetz fonds
- Published and unpublished works and research series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 62
- Series
- 8
- File
- 28
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains articles and book reviews written by Ben Kayfetz which were either unpublished or the publisher is unknown.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ben Kayfetz fonds
- Published and unpublished works and research series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 62
- Series
- 8
- File
- 29
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains articles and book reviews written by Ben Kayfetz which were either unpublished or the publisher is unknown.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ben Kayfetz fonds
- Published and unpublished works and research series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 62
- Series
- 8
- File
- 30
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains articles and book reviews written by Ben Kayfetz which were either unpublished or the publisher is unknown.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ben Kayfetz fonds
- Published and unpublished works and research series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 62
- Series
- 8
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains articles written by Moses Kwasnievski, describing his account of the Kielce Pogrom, and his experiences in World War 2 Poland. The articles were translated by Ben Kayfetz.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ben Kayfetz fonds
- Published and unpublished works and research series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 62
- Series
- 8
- File
- 31
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains articles and book reviews written by Ben Kayfetz which were either unpublished or the publisher is unknown.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ben Kayfetz fonds
- Published and unpublished works and research series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 62
- Series
- 8
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1985-1998
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains several articles written in Yiddish and English, regarding the life of J.B. Salsberg written by Ben Kayfetz. Also included are interview transcripts, and other related research materials.
- Name Access
- Salsberg, J. B.,1902-1998
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ben Kayfetz fonds
- Associations series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 62
- Series
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- sound recording
- Date
- 1980-1995
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records
- 30 audio cassettes
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of correspondence, minutes and other materials accumulated by Ben Kayfetz during his involvement with various organizations, including the Toronto Jewish Historical Society, Canadian Jewish Historical Society, Learned Society and Yiddish Luncheon Circle.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 26
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 13 Aug. 1973
- Physical Description
- 1 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 17 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Basya Hunter giving a dramatic reading at the twenty-first anniversary of the execution of the Soviet-Jewish writers and intellectuals event. The event took place at Beth Tzedec Chapel.
- Notes
- Photograph by Jacob El-Baz.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ben Kayfetz fonds
- Personal series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 62
- Series
- 1
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1927-1999
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of certificates of honour, a high school diploma, a university diploma and other memorabilia of Ben Kayfetz and his family.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ben Kayfetz fonds
- Level
- Fonds
- Fonds
- 62
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- 1919-2001
- Physical Description
- 93 cm of textual records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- Benjamin Gershon Kayfetz was born on December 24, 1916 in Toronto, graduating from the University of Toronto in 1939, with a B.A. in modern languages. Between the years 1941 and 1943, he worked as a high school teacher in Huntsville and Niagara Falls. In 1943, he joined the war effort, working for the Department of National Defense in Postal Censorship and was responsible for reviewing prisoner of war mail. After the war, Kayfetz traveled to British Occupied Germany where he worked as a censor of telecommunications with the Control Commission until 1947.
- Upon returning to Toronto, he was hired as the National Director of Community Relations by the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC), and as the Executive (National) Director of the Joint Community Relations Committee (JCRC), a CJC - B'nai B'rith cooperative organization. He also served as the Central Region Executive Director of the CJC between 1973 and 1978. During his tenure, he worked with various churches, unions and minority groups to develop anti-discrimination laws and for the protection of minority and religious rights. Kayfetz was also actively involved in promoting the welfare of Jewish Communities worldwide, and made visits to Cuba in 1962 and 1965, and Russia in 1985, to study and report on the state of these Jewish Communities. After his retirement in 1985, he was awarded the Samuel Bronfman Medal by the Canadian Jewish Congress. In recognition of his efforts to promote Human Rights, he was also awarded the Order of Canada in 1986.
- In addition to his professional activities, Kayfetz wrote articles for various Jewish publications under both his own name and the pseudonym, Gershon B. Newman, and gave a weekly radio address on CHIN radio addressing various contemporary Jewish issues. He was also actively involved in the Toronto Jewish Historical Society (serving as its president), Canadian Jewish Historical Society and Yiddish Luncheon Circle. Ben Kayfetz died in 2002.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of materials produced or acquired by Ben Kayfetz in both his personal and professional capacity. It includes biographical materials, minutes, correspondence, recorded CJC and JCRC meetings, memorabilia, transcripts and recorded versions of CHIN radio broadcasts he delivered, as well as various interviews, speeches, articles, book reviews and works he composed. Fonds also consists of minutes, agendas and other records of various Yiddish and historical associations Mr. Kayfetz was involved in.
- Notes
- Physical Description note: includes 20 photographs, 107 audio cassettes, 1 Beta video cassette and 1 object.
- Fonds includes audio tapes 1-5, 7-32, 35-37, 39-42, 44-45, 47-50, 53-56, 58-64, 66-67, 70-85, A1-A5, A7-A9, A12-A14, A16-A20, A23-A28, A30, A32-A38 and A40-A43.
- Name Access
- Kayfetz, Ben, 1916-2002
- Access Restriction
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Related Material
- Audio tapes AC 246-AC 275 belonged to Ben Kayfetz and are related to this fonds.
- Creator
- Kayfetz, Ben, 1916-2002
- Accession Number
- 1975-012, 1976-10-4, 1980-12-13, 1982-2-2, 1983-6-2, 1985-4-2, 1987-2-3, 1996-5-4, 1998-3-22, 2000-11-4, 2004-3-1, 2004-5-20, 2006-2-9, 2006-8-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ben Kayfetz fonds
- Personal series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 62
- Series
- 1
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1933-1999
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph
- Scope and Content
- File consists of newspaper articles, resumes and other materials documenting and summarizing various aspects of Ben Kayfetz's personal and professional life and includes articles documenting awards he received, career changes and his retirement.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 23
- Item
- 1-5
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- Mar. 1973-Apr. 1973
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 3 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence, a press release, and photographs concerning the art exhibit at Holy Blossom Temple.
- Name Access
- Pénson, Boris, 1946-
- Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Exhibitions
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ben Kayfetz fonds
- Speeches series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 62
- Series
- 5
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1985
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a brochure advertising Ben Kayfetz as a speaker. The topic of the speech was his personal experiences working in the Jewish Community for the previous thirty-seven years.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ben Kayfetz fonds
- Canadian Jewish Congress and Joint Community Relations Committee series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 62
- Series
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- sound recording
- Date
- 1948-1986
- Physical Description
- 9 cm of textual records
- 45 audio cassettes
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of correspondence, minutes, reports, audio recordings of meetings and other materials relating to Ben Kayfetz’s tenure with the Canadian Jewish Congress and Joint Community Relations Committee. This series also includes records of the Joint Public Relations Committee, which was a precursor of the Joint Community Relations Committee.
- Notes
- Audio tapes 13-19, 26, 30-32, 36-37, 40-45, 50, 53-56, 58, 61, 64, 66, 70, 80, 85, A4, A8, A12, A14, A18, A23, A26, A34, A36, A38-A42 are part of this series. Materials in this series have been physically arranged into three categories: CJC materials, JCRC materials and correspondence. The files have been
arranged chronologically within these categories.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
