- Part Of
- Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
- Educational programming series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 100
- Series
- 6
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1967, 1975-1980
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records documenting the Jewish Community Centre, YM-YWHA. Included are meeting minutes of the Human Affairs Committee, a memo to Wilfred Posluns regarding the the direction of the YM-YWHA for the next decade, an evaluation report of the JCC volunteer department, programming and educational material prepared by the Centre for Human Affairs, Women's Resource Centre. Also included is a program guide for a one-day symposium presented by the New York Cultural Showcase Foundation in 1967 and a newspaper clipping recounting the story of a Toronto career woman who quits city life for life in the Yukon.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 103
- Series
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- [192-?]-1993
- Physical Description
- 1.5 m of textual records
- 35 photographs
- Admin History/Bio
- The Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel, originally called the Canadian Federation of Polish Jews (CFPJ), was established in 1933 to assist Jews in Poland who were victims of anti-Semitism as expressed in economic boycotts and political discrimination. The CFPJ provided political action and advocacy on behalf of Polish Jews, as well as social help, moral strength and material support. It was a constituent member of the World Federation of Polish Jews, established in 1935, which provided relief and economic assistance to Jews in Poland, and coordinated the assistance given to Jewish communal organizations in Poland. In addition, the CFPJ assisted Canadian landsmanshaften (mutual benefit societies) which were giving support to those communities from which their members had emigrated.
- In 1939, following the outbreak of the Second World War, the CFPJ was among those Canadian Jewish organizations which founded the United Jewish Refugee and War Relief Agencies, the purpose of which was to assist in the war effort and to aid war victims. At the conclusion of the war, the UJRWR was renamed the United Jewish Relief Agencies, with an aim to assist refugees in their effort to settle in Canada.
- The scope and mandate of the CFPJ has changed over time as new challenges and projects have emerged. In January 1950, its activities expanded to include building homes in Israel for Polish Jewish immigrants, providing local relief to newly arrived Polish Jewish immigrants in Canada, locating relatives and providing legal advice on matters related to passports and visas, contributing to and participating in memorials honouring lost Jewish communities, and maintaining contact with its sister Farbands across the world.
- In December 1951, the name of the organization was officially changed to Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel, and as of March 1953, its priorities had shifted to focus increasingly on providing support to Israel.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records documenting the activities of the Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel. Many records provide insight into the relief efforts carried out to assist Jews in Poland and Israel. Included are meeting minutes, agendas, reports, correspondence, speeches, newspaper articles, financial records, conference material, a ledger book, posters and invitations, membership and donation lists, scrapbooks, leaflets, photographs of important events, letters of appeal, visa and identification applications, property claims applications, and letters from individuals requesting aid.
- Name Access
- Canadian Federation of Polish Jews
- Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel
- Subjects
- Jews--Israel
- Jews, Polish
- Access Restriction
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Places
- Israel
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
- Educational programming series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 100
- Series
- 6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1967-2013
- Physical Description
- 10 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records documenting the educational programming for the Koffler Centre of the Arts. Included are program and educational guides for the School of Music, Theatre, Dance, and Visual Arts. Also included is a program guide for the Kallah, the Gathering lecture series, an education plan, and a guide for Dedication Week highlighting guest speaker Isaac Bashevis Singer and Cantor Louis Danto.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds
- Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 103
- Series
- 1
- File
- 11
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [ca.1944]-[1960?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of notes, agendas, meeting minutes, conference delegate cards, Shemen's conference badge, and lists of delegates for various conferences and conventions. Shemen's badge is from the 1945 conference and the delegate cards are from the 1947 conference.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds
- Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 103
- Series
- 1
- File
- 21
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [1944?]-[1963?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of financial records including: lists of cheques and disbursements, dues and contributions, and pledges; ledger pages; and financial statements.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds
- Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 103
- Series
- 1
- File
- 87
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [1951 or 1952]-[197-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Notes
- Date range is based on and reflects the change in the name of the organization.
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds
- Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 103
- Series
- 1
- File
- 91
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Date
- [194-?]-[196-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 5 photographs : b&w ; 12 x 10 cm and 24 x 19 cm
- Physical Condition
- There is some slight discolouration on the smaller photographs.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds
- Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 103
- Series
- 1
- File
- 102
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- [195-]-[196-]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a biographical sketch, mailing address, and photograph of Dr. Ignacy Isaac Schwarzbart, Director of World Jewish Congress.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds
- Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 103
- Series
- 1
- File
- 108
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1944-1953, 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence, reports and bulletins, lists of activities, memoranda, telegrams, copies of identification documentation, news clippings, and handwritten notes related to European relief efforts during and after the Second World War.
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must obtain permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing the records.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds
- Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 103
- Series
- 1
- File
- 112
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1944-1962
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of newspaper clippings and letters from individuals searching for friends and relatives.
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds
- Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 103
- Series
- 1
- File
- 134
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [194-?]-[196-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a newspaper clipping, a memorial issue of Polish Jew, and notes on the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and Yizkor memorials.
- Subjects
- Warsaw (Poland)--History--Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, 1943
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds
- Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 103
- Series
- 1
- File
- 137
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1960-1965
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of pamphlets, notes, meeting minutes, and correspondence on the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising memorials.
- Subjects
- Warsaw (Poland)--History--Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, 1943
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds
- Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 103
- Series
- 1
- File
- 138
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1958-1964
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of planning material including pamphlets, notes, committee meeting minutes, program drafts and correspondence on the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising memorials.
- Subjects
- Warsaw (Poland)--History--Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, 1943
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds
- Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 103
- Series
- 1
- File
- 142
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1951-1969
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists primarily of correspondence requesting aid, and includes financial documentation and lists of selected letters from Israel.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds
- Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 103
- Series
- 1
- File
- 143
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [ca.1953]-[ca.1962]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of lists of financial disbursements, parcels sent, and mailing addresses of members of the Canadian Polish Farband. Lists are likely of the Canadian Federation of Polish Jews Toronto chapter.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds
- Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 103
- Series
- 1
- File
- 144
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1959-1963
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of lists of contributions and donations, and correspondence regarding relief for Israel, with a focus on relief for Rosh Hashanah and Passover.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions