Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Board of directors and executive committee series

Fiscal Committee sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

1-1

File

86

Material Format

textual record

Date

1951-1953

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Board of directors and executive committee series

Fiscal Committee sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

1-1

File

87

Material Format

textual record

Date

1956-1960

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Board of directors and executive committee series

Fiscal Committee sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

1-1

File

88

Material Format

textual record

Date

1957-1958

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Board of directors and executive committee series

Fiscal Committee sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

1-1

File

89

Material Format

textual record

Date

1950-1953

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Board of directors and executive committee series

Fiscal Committee sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

1-1

File

90

Material Format

textual record

Date

1957-1958

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Board of directors and executive committee series

Fiscal Committee sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

1-1

File

91

Material Format

textual record

Date

1950

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Board of directors and executive committee series

Fiscal Committee sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

1-1

File

92

Material Format

textual record

Date

1953-1978

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Board of directors and executive committee series

Fiscal Committee sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

1-1

File

93

Material Format

textual record

Date

1970-1977

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Level

Series

Fonds

52

Series

8

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Date

1932-1984

Physical Description

15 cm of textual records (1 vol.)

24 photographs

Admin History/Bio

Dora Tobias married Morris S. Till on 21 May 1916, in Toronto. They had two children, Sigmund and Cecile, both of whom she outlived. Sigmund died tragicallyin 1938 at the age of 11 after a sudden illness. Cecile married Frank Goldhar and they had two children, Sheila Anne and Meyer Garson.

Morris Till (1892-1977) was born in Poland to Solomon and Cyril Till. The family later immigrated to Toronto in 1914. In business, Morris headed the M. S. Till and Company Limited, a lingerie manufacturing company.

Morris was one of Toronto's prominent communal leaders, holding positions on the boards and executives of Goel Tzedec Synagogue, the YM-YWHA, Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital, B'nai Brith, Mount Sinai Hospital, Zionist Council of Toronto and the United Jewish Welfare Fund. He was primarily responsible for merging the United Palestine and Jewish Welfare fund appeals into one campaign, now known as the United Jewish Appeal.

Morris Till was honoured on numerous occasions throughout his lifetime, including a citation from the Keren Hayesod United Israel Appeal in recognition of distinquished service to the State of Israel.

Scope and Content

This series consists of records documenting the personal life of Dora Till and the many awards and tributes conferred upon her during her lifetime. The records include personal wiritings and speeches, correspondence, newsclippings and photographs. There is one sub-sereis entitled Personal awards and tributes. The records are described to the file level and a selection of photographs are described at the item level.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

8

File

1

Material Format

textual record

Date

1952, 1975-1977

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

8

File

2

Material Format

textual record

Date

1961-[198-]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

8

File

3

Material Format

textual record

Date

1963-1981

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

8

File

4

Material Format

textual record

Date

1945-1946

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Admin History/Bio

Meyer Tobias was Dora Till's brother. Tobias owend the La Mode Dress Shop on Mount Pleasant Rd. where he was shot and killed during a robbery on December 26, 1945.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

8

File

5

Material Format

textual record

Date

1977

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

8

File

6

Material Format

textual record

Date

1965-1986

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

8

File

7

Material Format

textual record

Date

1938, 1982

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

8

File

8

Material Format

textual record

Date

[194-]-[198-]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

8

File

9

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1965

Physical Description

7 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This file consists of photographs depicting Dora Till and a group of men and women seated around a table dressed for Sukkot.

Subjects

Sukkot

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

8

File

10

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1932]-1979

Physical Description

17 photographs : b&w and col. ; 36 x 28 cm or smaller

Scope and Content

This file consists of portraits and snapshots of Dora Till and the Till family and friends.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Personal photographs and portraits

Level

Item

Fonds

52

Series

8

File

10

Item

1

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1932]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a portrait of Sigmund Till at approximately six years of age.

Subjects

Children

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

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Personal photographs and portraits

Level

Item

Fonds

52

Series

8

File

10

Item

2

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[194-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 17 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a studio portrait of Dora Till.

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

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Personal photographs and portraits

Level

Item

Fonds

52

Series

8

File

10

Item

3

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[194-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Admin History/Bio

Ira Berg was the founder and owner of a self-named high end women's fashion store, located at Yonge Street and St. Clair Avenue.

Scope and Content

This item is a snapshot of Morris Till seated on a sofa with Ira Berg.

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

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Personal photographs and portraits

Level

Item

Fonds

52

Series

8

File

10

Item

4

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[195-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a formal portrait of the Lunenfeld and Kunin wedding. Pictured from left to right are Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lunenfeld, Sybil Lunenfeld, Ruben Kunin, Mr. and Mrs. Kunin. The Lunenfeld family were friends with Dora and Morris Till.

Subjects

Weddings

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

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Personal photographs and portraits

Level

Item

Fonds

52

Series

8

File

10

Item

5

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1960]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a studio portrait of Dora Till. The photograph was taken by Sylvia Schwartz.

Name Access

Schwartz, Sylvia, 1914-1998

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

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Personal photographs and portraits

Level

Item

Fonds

52

Series

8

File

10

Item

6

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1969

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a studio portrait of Dora Till. It was used to publicize Dora as the recipient of UJWF's Ben Sadowski award in 1969.

Notes

Photo by Al Gilbert.

Subjects

Awards

Repro Restriction

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

Related Material

See fonds 37, series 4, item 11 for another portrait from this same sitting.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Personal photographs and portraits

Level

Item

Fonds

52

Series

8

File

10

Item

7

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[196-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a snapshot of Morris Till, taken at a black tie event.

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

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Personal photographs and portraits

Level

Item

Fonds

52

Series

8

File

10

Item

8

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1977

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a formal portrait of Dora Till on the ocassion of receiving the Queen's Silver Jubilee medal for outstanding community service. Dora is wearing the medal on her lapel, along with a Magen David pin. She is also holding the accompanying certificate.

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

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Personal photographs and portraits

Level

Item

Fonds

52

Series

8

File

10

Item

9

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[196-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 36 x 28 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a formal portrait of Dora Till seated at a desk.

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

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Personal awards and tributes sub-series

Level

Sub-series

Fonds

52

Series

8-1

Material Format

textual record

Date

1946-1984

Physical Description

11 cm of textual records (1 vol.)

Scope and Content

This sub-series consists of records documenting the various awards and tributes conferred upon Dora Till during her lifetime. The records include correspondence, speeches, event invitations and newsclipppings.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Personal awards and tributes sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

8-1

File

1

Material Format

textual record

Date

1946

Physical Description

3 cm of textual records (1 vol.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Personal awards and tributes sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

8-1

File

2

Material Format

textual record

Date

1959

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Personal awards and tributes sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

8-1

File

3

Material Format

textual record

Date

1969

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Personal awards and tributes sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

8-1

File

4

Material Format

textual record

Date

1972-1984

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Personal awards and tributes sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

8-1

File

5

Material Format

textual record

Date

1972

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Personal awards and tributes sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

8-1

File

6

Material Format

textual record

Date

1975

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Personal awards and tributes sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

8-1

File

7

Material Format

textual record

Date

1975

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Personal awards and tributes sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

8-1

File

8

Material Format

textual record

Date

1977-1978

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Personal awards and tributes sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

8-1

File

9

Material Format

textual record

Date

1980-1981

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Name Access

Primrose Club (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Personal awards and tributes sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

8-1

File

10

Material Format

textual record

Date

1983

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Personal awards and tributes sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

8-1

File

11

Material Format

textual record

Date

1984

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Personal series

Personal awards and tributes sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

8-1

File

12

Material Format

textual record

Date

1959-1983

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

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

1

Material Format

textual record

Date

1938

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence with, and a draft resolution of the Trades and Labour Congress condemning Fascism and Nazism.

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

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

2

Material Format

textual record

Date

1938

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence with regard to an invitation to Canadian Accountants to attend a conference in Nazi Germany

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

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

3

Material Format

textual record

Date

1939

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence regarding the Native Sons of Canada organization and a booklet issued by the organization.

Notes

Availability of other formats: File contents have been scanned and are available in PDF

General: Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Name Access

Native Sons of Canada

Source

Archival Descriptions

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

4

Material Format

textual record

Date

1939

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence between J. R. McNabb of Acton and the CJC regarding Nazi propaganda from Germany.

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

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

5

Material Format

textual record

Date

1939

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence and newspaper clippings regarding Dr. Ginsberg's attempt to change his name to a non-Jewish name.

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

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

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

7

Material Format

textual record

Date

1940

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of documentation of a meeting with the Deputy Minister of Education regarding intercultural education.

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

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

8

Material Format

textual record

Date

1940-1944

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence from and/or about Rev. Silcox regarding Christian-Jewish relations, antisemitism, and other matters of common interest.

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Name Access

Silcox, Claris Edwin, 1888-

Subjects

Antisemitism

Judaism--Relations--Christianity

Source

Archival Descriptions

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

9

Material Format

textual record

Date

1940

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence and other material regarding a luncheon with Erika Mann (daughter of Thomas Mann) during a visit to Toronto

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions