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

11

Material Format

textual record

Date

1971

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of signed petitions addressed to the Prime Minister of the Soviet Union, Alexei Kosygin.

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

8

Material Format

textual record

Date

1971

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of signed petitions addressed to the Prime Minister of the Soviet Union, Alexei Kosygin.

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

9

Material Format

textual record

Date

1971

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of signed petitions addressed to the Prime Minister of the Soviet Union, Alexei Kosygin.

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

25

Material Format

textual record

Date

6 May 1973

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a single poster for a protest rally sponsored by the Toronto Conference on Soviet Jewry.

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

137

Material Format

textual record

Date

Mar. 1986-May 1986

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains an itinerary, correspondence and promotional material concerning a Soviet Jewry awareness campaign across Canada.

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

138

Material Format

textual record

Date

Apr. 1986

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains a programme for a special seder service for Soviet Jewry held 27 April 1986 at the Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto.

Name Access

Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Seder

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

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

13

Material Format

textual record

Date

1971-1981

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File includes a representative sample of greeting cards and protest postcards that were typically sent to Soviet Jewish families for major holidays.

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

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

152

Material Format

textual record

Date

1988

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains a report, background information, press sheet and event itinerary.

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

44

Material Format

textual record

Date

1974-1976

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of letters to Soviet Jews returned by postal authorities.

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

94

Material Format

textual record

Date

1979-1980

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence from the Winnipeg branch of the Canadian Committee for Soviet Jewry, both copies and originals, as well as some correspondence between Winnipeg and Toronto members.

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

125

Material Format

textual record

Date

Mar. 1984

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains printed prayer services, a programme, notices and correspondence concerning services held 15 Mar. 1984 in Toronto.

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

105

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Date

Mar. 1981-May 1981

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

15 photographs : col. ; 12 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence, photographs, programmes and newspaper clippings concerning a symposium held at Shaarei Shomayim Synagogue on 21 April, 1981.

Name Access

Shaarei Shomayim Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

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

3

Material Format

textual record

Date

[197-?]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of an undated list of the synagogue's activities for the Soviet Jewry cause.

Name Access

Beth Tikvah Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

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

99

Material Format

textual record

Date

Oct. 1980-Dec. 1980

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence, news releases, fact sheets and programme details concerning a conference organized by the Ontario region of the Canadian Committee for Soviet Jewry held on 6 and 7 Dec. 1980 in Toronto.

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

27

Material Format

textual record

Date

30 July 1973-17 Aug. 1973

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence and an article concerning a cross-country hike to raise awareness of the plight of Soviet Jews undertaken by youth from Camp New Moon.

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

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

32

Material Format

textual record

Date

1973

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a package of background information on Soviet Jewry assembled for school and camp teach-in programmes in 1973.

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

40

Material Format

textual record

Date

3 Oct. 1974

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence, press release and letters of protest concerning the decision of the Austrian government to close a transit station maintained by the Jewish Agency for Soviet Jewish emigrants at Schonau Castle near Vienna in Austria.

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

52

Material Format

textual record

Date

Nov. 1975-Dec. 1975

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains a clipping, a poster and a letter concerning a Soviet Jewry conference on 7 Dec. 1975 in Toronto at Adath Israel Synagogue.

Name Access

Adath Israel Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)

Adath Israel Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Congresses and conventions

Places

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

129

Material Format

textual record

Date

June 1984-Nov. 1984

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains programmes, promotional materials, articles and administrative records related to the rally held 15 Nov. 1984 at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto.

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

24

Material Format

textual record

Date

19 Apr. 1973

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a single poster for a protest rally sponsored by the Committee for the Jews in Bondage held at Maple Leaf Gardens.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Canadian Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-3

File

24

Material Format

textual record

Date

1990

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains copies of the committee's Soviet Jewry Bulletin, several articles and general correspondence regarding the dissemination of updates on Soviet Jewry.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Canadian Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-3

File

25

Material Format

textual record

Date

1991

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains copies of the committee's Soviet Jewry Bulletin and action alerts to the affiliated organizations of the committee.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Canadian Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-3

File

2

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Date

1972

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

2 photographs : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of reports, notes and digest updates, transcripts, correspondence and press releases of the National Committee. Also included in this file are two photos from a committee meeting in Winnipeg on 27 April 1972.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Canadian Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-3

File

3

Material Format

textual record

Date

1973

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists primarily of correspondence and reports. The file also contains an executive membership list, as well as various transcripts, news clippings, fact sheets and press releases of the National Committee.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Canadian Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-3

File

5

Material Format

textual record

Date

Jun. 1973-Dec. 1973

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of six copies of the "News Bulletin" publication of the National Committee, assembled by Leah Feinman, the Committee's National Coordinator.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Canadian Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-3

File

9

Material Format

textual record

Date

1975

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File includes news briefs, correspondence, bulletins and newsletters, a conference programme, resource books, a mailing list, a budget, various reports, fact sheets, transcriptions and articles.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Canadian Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-3

File

11

Material Format

textual record

Date

1976

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists primarily of correspondence and reports.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Canadian Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-3

File

13

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Date

1977

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

28 photographs : b&w on single contact sheet ; 3 x 4 cm

Scope and Content

File consists primarily of correspondence and reports. Also included are publicity materials regarding a talk by Arthur Maloney and Rabbi Gunther Plaut on 30 March 1977 in Toronto, including a contact sheet of photos taken at this event. File also includes press releases and fact sheets.

Name Access

Plaut, W. Gunther, 1912-2012

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Canadian Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-3

File

14

Material Format

textual record

Date

1978

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists primarily of correspondence and reports, but also includes an annual budget and various press releases and fact sheets of the committee.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Canadian Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-3

File

17

Material Format

textual record

Date

1980

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains several newsletters and general correspondence concerning the accounts of the committee and other activities.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Canadian Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-3

File

18

Material Format

textual record

Date

Jan. 1981-Jun. 1981

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists primarily of reports and press releases, but also includes general correspondence of the committee. These documents often include copies of articles from newspapers and magazines and other kinds of fact sheets. Also included in this file is a copy of the minutes from a meeting between the Canadian Jewish Congress and the Canadian Zionist Federation held in Montreal on 25 Mar. 1981, concerning the topic of Soviet Jews.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Canadian Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-3

File

19

Material Format

textual record

Date

Aug. 1981-Dec. 1981

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains a report by Genya Intrator, National Chairman, on his Western Canada visit to meet with fellow Soviet Jewry activists; materials concerning the "Adopt a Family" programme; and, documents from the "Conference on the Critical Status of Soviet Jews" held in Ottawa on 9 Dec. 1981.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Canadian Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-3

File

20

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

4 photographs : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm

Scope and Content

File contains reports and correspondence of the committee, as well as assorted fact sheets, budget documents and photographs of a rally in front of the Ontario Legislature in support of Anatoly Scharansky.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Canadian Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-3

File

21

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Date

1983

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 19 cm

Scope and Content

File contains reports, fact sheets and correspondence of the committee, as well as several speech transcriptions for speeches delivered by Serge Joyal, Secretary of State for Canada, Goldie Hershon, Chairman of the Montreal Committee for Soviet Jewry, and David Peterson, M.P.P. and Leader of the Opposition in the Ontario Provincial Legislature. The file also contains a photograph of the British politician Greiville Janner, Q.C., M.P. on his visit to Canada, with James Breithaupt, M.P.P. in the Ontario Legislature.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Canadian Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-3

File

22

Material Format

textual record

Date

1984

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains primarily press releases and information packages produced by the committee. Also included are several reports, programmes for meetings and correspondence.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Canadian Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-3

File

23

Material Format

textual record

Date

1986

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains budget documents, press materials and fact sheets. Also included is a transcript of Anatoly Scharansky's press conference upon his release from prison.

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

6

Material Format

textual record

Date

1 Oct. 1971-Feb. 1972

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a list of CJC activities for Soviet Jewry, a notice of events sponsored by the Federation of Jewish Women's Organizations and a printed action program.

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

16

Material Format

textual record

Date

Mar. 1972-Apr. 1972

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of notices and recommendations for seder services on behalf of Soviet Jews.

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

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

41

Material Format

textual record

Date

Oct. 1974-Nov. 1974

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of meeting notices, membership lists and a conference programme for an inter-agency Soviet Jewry conference that took place in Yorkdale on 3 Nov. 1974.

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

47

Material Format

graphic material

Date

May 1975

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

File contains a photograph of a meeting with Mayor David Crombie during the activities for Solidarity Week. Also pictured is Sam Filer, Chairman of the Committee for Soviet Jewry, Central Region.

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

51

Material Format

textual record

Date

Oct. 1975

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence and newspaper clippings concerning emigration statistics and letters in the press regarding statements from the Soviet embassy in Ottawa.

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

63

Material Format

graphic material

Date

27 Oct. 1976

Physical Description

3 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm

Scope and Content

File contains three photos of a dinner event at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto.

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

78

Material Format

textual record

Date

1977

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains a contact list of Hebrew teachers in Moscow.

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

79

Material Format

textual record

Date

1977

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence, fact sheets, news reports and telegrams concerning the ban on the importing of matzoh into the U.S.S.R.

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

92

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Date

May 1979-June 1979

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

86 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller

Scope and Content

File contains photographs, news releases, fact sheets and programmes related to the second annual summer vigil held on 13 and 14 June 1979 at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto.

Places

Nathan Phillips Square (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

112

Material Format

textual record

Date

Feb. 1982-Mar. 1982

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains a notice and an agenda for an event held on 18 Mar. 1982 in Toronto.

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

118

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Date

Mar. 1983

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

2 photographs : b&w ; 17 x 23 cm

Scope and Content

File contains photographs of the Canadian participants in the conference, a declaration report and a programme.

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

124

Material Format

textual record

Date

Feb. 1984

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains a notice for a lecture held 26 Feb. 1984 in Toronto.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Canadian Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-3

File

16

Material Format

textual record

Date

1979

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists primarily of transcripts of phone conversations with Soviet dissidents, however, there is also a copy of a letter of response from a Soviet official to a petition and several other pieces of correspondence.

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

64

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Date

Oct. 1976-Nov. 1976

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

8 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm

Scope and Content

File contains photographs of the rally held at Lawrence Plaza in Toronto, a poster for the event held on 31 Oct. 1976, newspaper clippings, correspondence and notes concerning the organization of the event. The protest was scheduled in response to the arrest of Soviet Jews for their participation in protests in Moscow.

Source

Archival Descriptions