- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1967-1988
- Physical Description
- 70 cm of textual records
- 1238 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Admin History/Bio
- Activities undertaken by the Committee for Soviet Jewry in Ontario and its affiliated partner organizations included political lobbying, telephone and letter-writing campaigns, product boycotting, symposiums, public rallies, petitions, marches and demonstrations. Among the highest profile activities were the annual Simcha Torah rallies in October and the annual commemorations of the execution of twenty-four Soviet Jewish writers and intellectuals, which had occurred on August 12, 1952 at Moscow's Liubianka prison. As well as organizing public protest activities, the Committee for Soviet Jewry established, in the 1980s, the Ida Nudel Humanitarian Award which emphasized the humanitarian work of a number of prominent Canadian women. Other non-protest activities included bar/ bat mitzvah twinning, family and prisoner sponsorships, and holiday greetings, all programmes that tied the daily lives of Soviet Jews to their Canadian counterparts.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of records documenting the wide range of above-listed protest activities in which the CJC and various affiliated organizations participated. The files include numerous photographs of mass rallies and group demonstrations, planning notes, correspondence, event notices and other promotional materials.
- Subjects
- Demonstrations
- Arrangement
- Records of protest activities in this sub-series have been organized chronologically and by event. Indicated date ranges at the file level are of the documents themselves and are not necessarily indicative of the dates of specific events, such as rallies or marches, though such dates are noted in the file description where known.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association series
- Associated groups sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 52
- Series
- 1-6
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1926-1968
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- This sub-series consists of records related to acitivites of associated groups, whose existance and purpose was to support the mandate of the Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association series
- General photographs sub-series
- Campers and staff at Tollandale file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 52
- Series
- 1-7
- File
- 4
- Item
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1945]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (1 negative) : b&w ; 6 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph and corresponding negative of a group of campers at the Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home standing in front of a chartered bus. The group have either just arrived at the camp or are departing at the end of their stay.
- 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
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
- Events sub-series
- Baycrest building expansion groundbreaking and dedication file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 52
- Series
- 2-5
- File
- 5
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1968
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of the Executive Board of the Baycrest Centre standing in front of the new building at the dedication ceremonies. Dora Till is picture in the centre of the group. Other individuals identified inlucde Dr. Henry Himel (3rd from left), Sam Ruth (4th from left) and Abe Posluns (5th from left).
- 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
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 59
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- Mar. 1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence, notices and bulletins regarding the visit of the former refusnik and nuclear physicist to Toronto and his itinerary while visiting in Canada. Yevgeny Levich was the son of Benjamin Levich, also a physicist, denied permission to leave the Soviet Union for Israel.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Other organizations series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 52
- Series
- 7
- File
- 11
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1927-1970
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Protest activities sub-series
- 23rd anniversary of the execution of Soviet Jewish writers and intellectuals file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-5
- File
- 49
- Item
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 24 Jul. 1975
- Physical Description
- 1 letter
- Scope and Content
- Item is a form letter from Sam Filer, chairman of the Steering Committee for Soviet Jewry. In the letter, which is intended for one or more rabbis, Filer informs the recipient that "the Toronto Jewish Community is planning to commemorate the 23rd Anniversary of the Execution of Soviet-Jewish Writers in 1952." Written near the top of the letter is a note: "Sent to Toronto Rabbis + Presidents of Synagogues."
- Notes
- Availability of other formats: Also available as a PDF/A file.
- Name Access
- Filer, Sam, 1935-2007
- Subjects
- Rabbis
- Synagogue officers
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions