- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Level
- Fonds
- Fonds
- 14
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Date
- 1917-2011
- Physical Description
- 2.82 m of textual records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- As early as 1916 the Ezras Noshem Society (a mutual benefit society for Jewish women) started to raise funds to purchase and renovate what would become The Toronto Jewish Old Folks' Home (Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care’s forerunner) after its members recognized the need for a home in Toronto where the Jewish elderly could receive kosher meals and communicate with staff in their own language. Property at 31 Cecil Street was purchased in 1917 and sometime between September 1918 and January 1920 the Home officially opened there. The Home was run by a small staff and the women of Ezras Noshem who volunteered their time to make beds, cook kosher meals, do laundry and sponsor fundraising events. By 1938 the Home had expanded into its neighboring houses at 29, 33, and 35 Cecil Street and was caring for 115 residents. It provided residents with synagogue services, a hospital ward and social activities. At this time the Home also became a member of the United Jewish Welfare Fund.
- In 1946, the need for a larger and more modern building prompted a fundraising campaign, which was headed by Abe Posluns, to purchase and build a new facility. In December 1954, the new building opened at 3650 Bathurst Street and consisted of two new institutions: The Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital. This location continued to expand over the years, including a new building for residents in 1968, an apartment building for seniors called the Baycrest Terrace in 1976, and a community centre known as The Joseph E. and Minnie Wagman Centre in 1977. These additions enabled Baycrest to expand its programs to include a day care program, recreational programs, and a Sheltered Workshop which was run in cooperation with the Jewish Vocational Service and provided residents with employment. In 1986 a new Baycrest Hospital was erected, and in 1989, the Rotman Research Institute, which is also affiliated with the University of Toronto, opened to create a research facility where top researchers could study and find new treatment methods for the elderly.
- In recent years, Baycrest’s services and programs have continued to expand. In 2000, the Apotex Centre, the Jewish Home for the Aged and the Louis and Leah Posluns Centre for Stroke and Cognition opened to help residents with progressive dementia caused by vascular disorders. In 2001 a condominium building opened at 2 Neptune Drive for seniors, and in 2003 the Sam and Ida Ross Memory Clinic was established to provide out-patient services for seniors with memory disorders. Baycrest Centre also provides numerous cultural and religious programs for the inhabitants and the greater community, including a heritage museum, art exhibits and a Holocaust program.
- Custodial History
- Records were donated to the OJA in a series of accessions from a variety of sources, including the Baycrest Women's Auxiliary and the Multicultural Historical Society of Ontario.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records documenting the history, governance, and activities of the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care. Included are meeting notices, agendas and minutes, correspondence, reports, speeches, photographs, artifacts, constitutions, publications, press releases, financial records, event invitations, programs, a scrapbook, a poster, lists, theatrical scripts, newspaper clippings, brochures and booklets, flyers, a land deed, certificates, schedules, annual calendars, cards, questionnaires, and lists.
- Fonds is arranged into eleven series: 1. Board of Directors and Executive Committee; 2. Annual General Meetings and Annual Reports; 3. Committees and meetings; 4. Women's Auxiliary; 5. Men's Service Group; 6. Toronto Jewish Old Folks Home; 7. Programs and services; 8. Religious services; 9. Fundraising; 10. Publications and publicity; and, 11. Events. Records are described to the file level with some item level descriptions.
- Notes
- Physical description note: Includes 1102 photographs, 4 coins, 2 posters, 1 badge, 1 pin, 1 key chain, 1 postcard, and 1 pen.
- Associated material note: related material at Library and Archives Canada includes a small Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds, and the Eric Exton fonds. For architectural records see the Irving D. Boigon fonds 243 at the City of Toronto Archives (Boigon was an architect who designed many of Baycrest's buildings between the 1970s and 1990s). Contact Baycrest Centre's Heritage Museum for committee records from the 1930s, and consult Baycrest's website to access electronic copies of current issues of Baycrest's publications.
- Name Access
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care
- Baycrest Hospital
- Ezras Noshem Society (Toronto, Ont.)
- Jewish Home for the Aged (Toronto, Ont.)
- Jewish Old Folks Home (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Hospitals
- Old age homes
- Related Material
- See Gordon Mendly Fonds 18, series 3-4; Jewish Vocational Services of Toronto fonds 75; United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds 67; accession # 2009-6-2; Dora Till Fonds 52; J. Irving Oelbaum Fonds 24; Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds 61, series 1-1; Gilbert Studios fonds 37; Ben Kayfetz fonds 62, series 3, file 3; JFWB fonds 87, series 6, files 5 and 6; JIAS fonds 9, series 7, file 1; Harold S. Kaplan fonds 27, series 1-4, and Morris Norman fonds 22.
- Creator
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, 1917-
- Accession Number
- 1982-11-1
- 1983-11-2
- 1988-2-7
- 1979-9-17
- 1979-9-23
- 1987-9-7
- 2004-5-50
- MG 2 O 1A
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee series
- Photograph collection sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 61
- Series
- 2-2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- architectural drawing
- Date
- [ca. 1920]-1993
- Physical Description
- 1866 photographs : b&w, sepia and col. (199 negatives) ; 35 x 28 or smaller
- 3 cm of textual records
- 1 architectural drawing
- Custodial History
- Most of the photographs were in the custody of Ted Winick, who sat on the Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee. They were donated to the OJA in 1982 and 1984.
- Scope and Content
- This sub-series contains photographs collected by the Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee. The photographs document the executive and general membership, special events, sporting groups and teams, and YM-YWHA owned camps and properties, including the construction and completion program of the northern branch. There are also a small amount of textual records and an architectural drawing, which has been kept in the file with the accompanying graphic images.
- Arrangement of the photographs has been imposed by the archivist, as no original order existed when the records were acquired. The photos have been arranged into alphabetical files by function, where one exists, otherwise they have been grouped together by subject, event or individual. This approach was taken so that images pertaining to certain subjects or events could be easily accessed by the researcher. The images have been described at the file and item levels.
- Accession Number
- 1984-7-2
- 1982-12-2
- 2004-5-13
- 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
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1944, 1981
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w and col. ; 17 x 11 and 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of two photographs of Judge Joseph Addison, who was a member of the YM-YWHA and a handball enthusiast. One photograph is of Addison holding a handball and is affixed to a board which says: Although he is no longer playing handball, he was noted for his long arms and legs and excellent condition. He has, and is devoting a lot of time and effort into promoting handball from coast to coast and is the present Commissioner of Handball. The second is a snapshot of him sitting in an office chair, consulting some papers.
- 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
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee series
- Photograph collection sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 61
- Series
- 2-2
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 9 photographs : b&w (2 negatives) ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of photographs taken at the annual meeting of the YM-YWHA, held at the northern branch. The meeting coincided with the dedication of the northern building.
- Five of the images are of the head table, which included Mr. and Mrs. Sam Granatstein, Ellis and Fanny Shapiro, Gurston Allen, Alex Fisher and Max Swartz. One image is of Alex Fisher, Ellis I. Shapiro and Sam Granatstein unveiling the dedication plaque, one is of a boardroom dedication plaque presented to Sam Granatstein by H. Max Swartz and the remaining image is of people seated at the banquet tables. Also identified are Mr. and Mrs. David Andrews.
- 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
- 6
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1969
- Physical Description
- 10 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of ten photographs taken at the annual meeting of the YM-YWHA. The photographs include images of the head table, people seated at banquet tables, members of the executive at the podium, and three photographs of gymnastics, dance and music performances for the attendees.
- Identified individuals in the photograph include Mr. and Mrs. Alex Fisher, Ellis and Fanny Shapiro, Wilfred Posluns, David Andrews, Bert Fine, Irving Paisley and Bernie Lesk.
- 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
- 7
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of photographs taken at the YM-YWHA annual meeting. The photographs include images of people speaking at the podium, listening to executive reports and seated at banquet tables.
- Identified individuals in the photographs include David Andrews, Alex Fisher, Harvey Blackstein, Ben Schneider and Bert Fine.
- 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
- 8
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 12 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of photographs of the YM-YWHA annual meeting. The special guest was the Israeli Consulate of Toronto. The images are of the head table, people speaking at the podium and the unveiling of an Aba Bayefsky mural dedicated to the slain Israeli athletes of the 1972 Olympics.
- Identified individuals in the photographs include Jack Wahl, Wilfred Posluns, David Andrews, David Newman, Rabbi Irwin Schild and Alex Fisher.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Fundraising sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-8
- File
- 22
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1972-1973
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Treasury Gifts Committee established a "Tree of Life" around 1972 to honour organizations that have made donations. Names of donors who donated at least $200.00 were inscribed on the leaves of the tree.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence and a meeting summary regarding the Treasury Gifts Committee Tree of Life project.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Fundraising sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-8
- File
- 25
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1975, 1977
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm and 9 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of members of the Treasury Gifts Committee in a meeting and at a luncheon. Identified in the photographs are: Minnie Winters, Sarah Mendly, Esther Exton, Ella Himel, Zelma Solursh and Toby Isaacs.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Fundraising sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-8
- File
- 28
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1970]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a photograph of the Women's Auxiliary's Memorial Book, which memorialized contributions made to Baycrest in honour of loved ones or special anniversaries and occasions.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Fundraising sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-8
- File
- 29
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1960-[ca. 1978]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm and 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of textual and graphic material documenting the Women's Auxiliary's card services. Included are brochures, cards, donation receipt books, meeting summaries, correspondence, revenue reports, general reports, lists of Card Office volunteers, and photographs of volunteers at work in the card office. Identified in the photographs are: Belle Krangle, Mollie Goldman, Ethel Thompson, and Helen Kellerman.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Fundraising sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-8
- File
- 30
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1972-1977
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 5 photographs : b&w and col. ; 26 x 21 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of textual and graphic material documenting the Women's Auxiliary's role in the operation of the Baycrest Lottery. Included is correspondence, financial and general reports, lottery meeting notices, flyers, lottery telethon notices, lists of winners, minutes of the Lottery 4 Planning Committee, a certificate, lists of canvassers, and photographs of lottery telethon volunteers at work. Identified in the photographs are: Jean Wagman, Jeanne Kamarner, Dorothy Biback, Dora Track, Vera Gross, Jenny Seaman, Fannie Izenberg, Merle Seligman, Belle Krangle, Mollie Goldman, Ethel Thompson, B. Lucatch, D. Farrow, Luba Kleinstein and Lilian Baumwald.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Fundraising sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-8
- File
- 31
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1973-1979
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 6 photographs : b&w (4 negatives) ; 9 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence, schedules, lists of volunteers and sale summaries documenting the Women's Auxiliary's involvement in tag days, which were organized to help charities, such as the Canadian Cancer Society, raise money through the sale of flowers. Also included are photographs of volunteers selling the flowers. Identified in the photographs are: Rose Cohen, Bessie Worsh (?), and Bluma Cogan.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Fundraising sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-8
- File
- 32
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1967-[ca. 1975]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 2 photographs : b&w and col. ; 18 x 13 cm and 9 x 9 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- The Sabbath and Festival Lights project was a fundraising project initiated in 1967. Through donations made in honour of a loved one or to mark a special occasion, lights were placed in each residents room in Baycrest Centre.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of meeting minutes and an advertisement regarding the Women's Auxiliary's Sabbath and Festival Lights project. Also included are photographs of residents blessing the lights.
- 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
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Fundraising sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-8
- File
- 33
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [199-]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a flyer advertising the Baycrest Mezuzah Project, which was operated by the Women's Auxiliary and raised money for through the sale of mezuzah's that were hand-painted by residents and patients.
- Subjects
- Mezuzah
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Membership sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-9
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1957-1978, 1995
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- 10 photographs (2 negatives)
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of textual and graphic material documenting the Women's Auxiliary's membership campaigns and membership. Included are meeting notices, agendas and minutes, membership lists, reports, correspondence, invitations, and photographs.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Membership sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-9
- File
- 6
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1967-1978
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 20 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of invitations to the Women's Auxiliary's various membership teas. Also included is one photograph of a membership tea meeting.
- Physical Condition
- The photograph is actually composed of two photographs that have been taped together to create one image.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Membership sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-9
- File
- 7
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 5 May 1966
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of one photograph of a new members tea taken at the home of Mrs. Benjamin Levy. Identified in the photograph is (left to right): Leon Stein (resident, guest speaker), Mrs. Eisen, Mrs. Goodman, and Abe Posluns.
- Notes
- Photograph is by Graphic Artists Photographers.
- 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
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Membership sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-9
- File
- 8
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Oct. 1967
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two photographs of a Hamilton membership tea. Identified in the photographs are:
- Fourth from right: Birdie Smurlick
- Fourth from left: Annette Wonder.
- Also identified are Frances Wintrob and Dorothy Newman.
- Notes
- Photographs are by Bochsler Studios Ltd. (Hamilton, ON)
- 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
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Membership sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-9
- File
- 9
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1970], 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence and one photograph documenting the Women's Auxiliary's Junior Members program. Identified in the photograph is (left to right): Tara Berenstein and Lana Kerzner.
- Notes
- Photograph is by Jacob El-Baz.
- 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
