- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 2000 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-26
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- 2000
- Physical Description
- 10 cm of textual records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- The Israel Funwalk 2000 took place on Sunday, 28 May 2000. As in recent years, it began with a "MEGA [Mandell Entertainment Group Amusements] Carnival" at Nathan Phillips Square. That was followed by a route including Old Jewish Toronto, leading to Trinity Bellwoods Park, and then south to Ontario Place, where the Funwalk Festival was held. The co-chairs of the walk were Fran Grundman and Harvey Cooperberg. For the first time, an entertainment coordinator was specially named: Corey Mandell, a longtime participant in the planning and entertainment for the walk. The UJA coordinator was Naomi Cohen. A new feature of the event this year was a five-kilometre Fun Run for adults with its own attractions and incentives.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-sub-series contains photographs, a small amount of textual records and two videos from the Israel Funwalk 2000 and the festival. The files are arranged by function in this order: recruitment of participants, logistics, publicity and design, the walk event itself, and the festival. One video is a promotional one used for recruitment in schools; the other is a "TV spot" featuring Michael Landsberg on the TSN Sportsdesk, also promoting the funwalk. The videos feature still photographs from past falks and information about the route, entertainment, festival, and incentives.
- Notes
- Physical description note: Includes approximately 390 photographs, 1 t-shirt and 2 videocassettes.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 2000 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-26
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- moving images
- graphic material
- Date
- 2000
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph
- 1 videocassette
- Scope and Content
- File contains a letter to walkers who have returned their collection envelope and thus receive a free t-shirt and a coupon for one or more passes to Ontario Place. Two sample coupons are included. The file also includes a photograph of staff coordinator Naomi Cohen with three representatives from Associated Day School holding a Walk poster.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 2000 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-26
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 2000
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains records comprising a package that volunteering UJA staff received on the day of the Walk. The documents include a list of staff and assignments, signage placement, a timeline of the opening ceremonies, key contacts, timeline for the day and sitemaps of Nathan Phillips Square and the checkpoints.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 2000 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-26
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 2000
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains collection kits for both adults and children, which include collection envelopes, a sponsor sheet, a letter from the co-chairs and an information sheet. File also contains a Walk passport that features historical notes of locations along the route, a route map and highlights of the day.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 2000 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-26
- File
- 5 (2 of 2)
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 28 May 2000
- Physical Description
- ca. 575 photographs (257 negatives)
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs from the Funwalk 2000 and includes shots from the opening at Nathan Phillips Square, the checkpoints, the route along the way and the endpoint at Ontario Place. The images include: families, children and seniors; checkpoint tables; dogs wearing t-shirts or getting stamped; entertainment acts; Corey Mandell onstage at the opening; Funwalk chairs Fran Grundman and Harvey Cooperberg; crowd shots; costumed characters; three girls inside a synagogue; people walking along the route with Toronto streets in the background; volunteers; sponsors' trucks and booths; a group of youth from Israel; facepainting; henna tattoos; and adults at the Fun Run registration. In some pictures people are holding protest signs about funding for Jewish education. There are also groups with banners, including Reena, Birthright Israel, Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity, Just a Second Shop Clothing Drive, B.B.Y.O. A.Z.A. Greater Toronto Area Council and Jewish Campus Services of Greater Toronto. UJA Federation notables include Seymour Epstein and David Koschitsky.
- Notes
- Some photographs by Stephen Epstein.
- Accession Number
- 2009-6-14
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 2000 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-26
- File
- 6
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 28 May 2000
- Physical Description
- 69 photographs
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs from the Funwalk Festival at Ontario Place. The images include participants as they complete the Walk at the park's entrance; enjoying lunch and relaxing on the grass and picnic tables; the barbecue lunch being cooked and served; the ticket table for the barbecue; singers onstage; a craft table; the Jewish Discovery Museum Exhibit; a young man putting on (laying) tefillin; camel rides; The Kool Aid man; sponsor banners; the table giving out the Toronto Jewish Directory; a breakdancing group; Tony the Tiger enjoying a hot dog; and two individuals from Reena.
- Notes
- Some photographs by Stephen Epstein.
- Accession Number
- 2009-6-14
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 2001 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-27
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- 2001
- Physical Description
- 10 cm of textual records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- In 2001, the Israel Funwalk was held on Victoria Day, Monday, 21 May. The chairs this year were Abe Glowinsky and Elyza Litwin Polsky, and Naomi Cohen was once again the staff coordinator. An adult, seven-kilometre fun run commenced fifteen minutes before the walk and followed the same route. While the walk had had a web presence as early as 1999, 2001 was the first time online registration was offered. The route also changed this year, going south from Nathan Phillips Square to Wellington Street, then west to Blue Jays Way and north to the second checkpoint at Alexandra Park (at Bathurst and Dundas). From there, participants proceeded to the third checkpoint at Trinity Bellwoods Park, and then south to Ontario Place and the Israel Funwalk Festival.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-sub-series contains photographs, a small amount of textual records, a promotional video and a purple and white hat from the Israel Funwalk of 2001. The records include a promotional brochure and the organizational material distributed to participants (sponsor sheet, collection envelope and information pamphlet).
- Notes
- Physical description note: Includes 331 photographs (216 negatives), 1 videocassette (8 mins.), and 1 hat.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 2001 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-27
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 2001
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains a walker information package for Walk participants, which includes a collection envelope, a sponsor sheet, a letter from the co-chairs and an information pamphlet. Also in the file is a sample coupon for participants to present at registration. If they raised $36, they received an admission pass to Ontario Place, a Funwalk hat and a passport. Greater amounts had additional incentives.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk with Israel 2002 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-28
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 20 May 2002
- Physical Description
- 543 photographs (393 jpgs)
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of the crowds, families, children and seniors at the Walk opening at Roundhouse Park, along the route, and at the Western Wall replica that was constructed in Nathan Phillips Square. The images include crowd shots, Fun Run participants, dancing groups of people, flags, blue and white confetti, volunteers, the opening speeches, bikers, dogs, entertainment and Tony the Tiger. Also in the photos are several groups: Alpha Omega Toronto Alumni, the Birthright Israel Alumni committee and the Toronto Herschel School. Notables in the photos include Mel Lastman, Corey Mandell and co-chair Abe Glowinsky.
- Notes
- Photographic prints by Eve Marks.
- Digital photographs by Stephen Epstein. His discs include hi-resolution jpgs, thumbnail images and html index pages with the thumbnails.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Accession Number
- 2009-6-14
- 2005-12-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk with Israel 2002 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-28
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- 2002
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- In 2002, reacting to the recent wave of violence in Israel, the walk was renamed the Walk with Israel to underline that it was an act of community solidarity. With a new slogan, "Now. More Than Ever," the Walk was scheduled for 20 May 2002. The money raised went towards helping children affected by the crisis in Israel. The chairs were Abe Glowinsky and Elyza Polsky, with coordinator Naomi Cohen and administrator Cindy Bogach. Special guests were Mel Lastman, the then mayor of Toronto; Meir Romen, the then Israeli consul general; and Ra'anin Gissin, key advisor and principal spokesperson for the then Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon. Gissin gave the keynote speech at the festival.
- In addition to the usual sub-committees, there was a new one: School Projects. These were artistic menorahs created by each school that were displayed at the festival. Once again, the five-kilometre adult fun run took place. A new route this year took participants in a loop from the Sky Dome, north and across Nassau/Cecil/Elm streets, then south again on Bay Street to the Sky Dome, where the festival was held. The festival featured attractions from MEGA (Mandell Entertainment Group Amusements) such as "inflatables," as well as an Israeli-style shuk (open air market). A record crowd of almost twenty-five thousand people turned out.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-sub-series contains photographs, a small amount of textual records, a promotional video and a t-shirt from the Israel Funwalk of 2001. The records include a promotional brochure and the organizational material distributed to participants (sponsor sheet, collection envelope and information pamphlet).
- Notes
- Physical description note: Includes 890 photographs (747 negatives), 1 videocassette, and 1 T-shirt.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 2001 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-27
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 21 May 2001
- Physical Description
- 331 photographs (216 negatives)
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of the Funwalk, from the opening carnival at Nathan Phillips Square, along the route and at the endpoint, the Ontario Place gates. The images include families and children; adult Fun Run participants at the starting line; motorcyclists in Walk t-shirts; the Funwalk co-chairs; an M&M character; the crowd along busy downtown streets showing one lane cordoned off; Israel flags; checkpoint tables; entertainment acts and speakers at the opening; a Toronto Raptors truck with people shooting hoops and Raptors dancers; volunteers; the Mandell Entertainment truck; and dogs in Walk t-shirts. Groups with banners include the JF&CS Just a Second Shop Clothing Drive, JIAS and the Alpha Omega Fraternity. There is also an image of a table with a petition, "Bring Our Boys Home." UJA Federation notables in the photos include Seymour Epstein and David Koschitsky.
- Notes
- Photographs by Stephen Epstein.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk with Israel 2002 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-28
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 20 May 2002
- Physical Description
- 352 photographs (182 jpgs)
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of the festival that took place in the Sky Dome. The images include a children's choir and other musical groups, miniature golf, inflatables slides, the audience in the stands, speeches, vendors' tables, facepainting, children, the arts and crafts area, and bubble blowing. There are many candid shots of people at the event.
- Notes
- Photographic prints by Eve Marks.
- Digital photographs by Stephen Epstein. His discs include high-resolution jpgs, thumbnail images, and HTML index pages (a "web gallery") with the thumbnails to select from.
- Accession Number
- 2009-6-14.
- 2005-12-2.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk with Israel 2003 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-29
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- 2003
- Physical Description
- 10 posters (pdf) and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- In 2003, the Walk with Israel took place on Sunday, 25 May, featuring a brand-new, five-kilometre route from Coronation Park at the lakeshore, around downtown Toronto and back to the National Trade Centre at the CNE grounds. The slogan this year was "Together We're Stronger," and more than twenty thousand people came out to show their support for Israel. Approximately $500,000 was raised. The walk culminated in a festival at the National Trade Centre that had a drumming workshop and a seven-foot Magen David made out of balloons.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-sub-series contains photographs, a promotional video, two T-shirts, a windbreaker and a hat from the Israel Funwalk of 2001. One T-shirt has the sponsors listed on the back. There is also a royal-blue child's hat.
- Notes
- Physical description note: Includes 74 photographs (jpg), 1 videocassette, 2 T-shirts, 1 windbreaker jacket, 1 hat.
- Physical Condition
- The digital photographs in this sub-sub-series are currently housed on original CDs from 2003. They will need to be moved to another medium to extend their lifespan (i.e., server or archival-quality disc).
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk with Israel 2003 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-29
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- Date
- 2003
- Physical Description
- 74 photographs (jpg)
- Scope and Content
- File contains images of the Eitz Chaim Learnathons for girls and for boys, including images of students at work in small groups, speakers, teachers and room overview shots.
- Notes
- Photographs by Stephen Epstein. His discs include hi-resolution jpgs, thumbnail images and html index pages ("web gallery") with the thumbnails.
- Accession Number
- Epstein photographs from accession 2005-12-2.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk with Israel 2004 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-30
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- 2004
- Physical Description
- 830 MB textual and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- The 2004 Walk with Israel took place on Sunday, 30 May. The co-chairs were Peter Eckstein and David Peltz, and the walk was led by Police Chief Julian Fantino. The kick-off party at Coronation Park featured an attempt to create the world's largest hora. There was also a bone-marrow-donor registry and an opportunity for Jewish singles to be matched up through J-Date. The RioCan Festival at Ontario Place following the walk featured an Israel mini-mall. The event drew nearly twenty thousand people.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-sub-series contains photographs, a T-shirt, digital documents, and digital graphic images relating to the 2004 Walk with Israel.
- Notes
- Physcial description note: Includes 344 photographs (electronic), 1 moving image (electronic) and 1 T-shirt.
- Physical Condition
- The digital records in this sub-sub-series are currently housed on original CDs from 2004. They will need to be moved to another medium to extend their lifespan (i.e., server or archival-quality disc).
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk with Israel 2004 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-30
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- moving images
- Date
- 2004
- Physical Description
- 334 photographs (jpg)
- 1 optical disc (vob file) : 2 mins. 40 secs.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of 4 CDs containing digital photographs (jpgs). One disc (Black's Photography) contains images at the Walk opening of entertainment, children, the registration table, the crowd, dancing, Israel flags, sponsor banners, a clown and people along the route. The other 3 discs contain 308 photographs. These document the opening at Coronation Park, the crowd along the route and people at the RioCan Festival at Ontario Place. They include images of special guest, Police Chief Julian Fantino, the co-chairs of the Walk, a huge hora, opening speeches by the Walk chairs, one of the checkpoints, facepainting, games and putting on tefillin.
- At the Festival the images are of the marketplace, Ontario Place rides, a CIJA-PAC group and other vendors at tables. Groups represented include Leo Baeck Day School; Congregation BINA (Community of Jews from India); Canadian Jews & Christians (Together for Israel); the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, Canada; and Jews for Jesus. There are also pictures of anti-Israel protesters at the entrance to the checkpoint. UJA notables in the photos include Ted Sokolsky and Michelle Golfman.
- In addition, the file contains a DVD with video footage of the 2004 Walk set to music.
- Notes
- Black's-processed photographs by Eve [Marks]. This disc has Fujifilm Image Viewer software on it which must be used to view the photos.
- Other photographs by Stephen Epstein. Epstein's discs include thumbnails, high-resolution jpgs and html files forming a "web gallery" index to peruse the images. The three CDs each have 1/3 of the images in high-resolution.
- 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
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk with Israel 2005 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-31
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- 2005
- Physical Description
- 1.17 MB textual records (electronic) and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- In 2005, the Walk with Israel introduced its first-ever mascot. A city-wide competition to name the lion brought in 250 suggestions from children; the winning name was Arr-yeah, a combination of a cheer and the Hebrew word for lion, "aryeh." Close to fifteen thousand people, including eight-hundred volunteers, turned out for the event on Sunday, 29 May. There were four co-chairs this year: Beth Singer, Nelly Zagdanski, Sara Zagdanksi, and Felicia Posluns. Mike "Pinball" Clemens of the Toronto Argonauts appeared at the kick-off party, and the crowd was led by Police Chief Bill Blair. The six-kilometre downtown route began at Coronation Park near the gates to the CNE and ended up at Ontario Place for the RioCan Festival.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-sub-series contains photographs of Arr-yeah the lion mascot and electronic versions of the banners made for the event. It also includes a DVD and video version of the promotional video shown in schools.
- Notes
- Physical description note: Includes 23 photographs (jpg), 1 videocassette and 1 optical disc (3 mins., 28 secs.).
- Physical Condition
- The digital records in this sub-sub-series are currently housed on original CDs from 2005. They will need to be moved to another medium to extend their lifespan (i.e., server or archival-quality disc).
- Accession Number
- 2009-9-9
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk with Israel 2006 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-32
- Material Format
- textual record
- object
- Date
- 2006
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 T-shirt
- Admin History/Bio
- The Walk with Israel of 2006 took place on Sunday, 28 May 2006. The day started with a kick-off party in Coronation Park that included a dance party. Then the route led north and east to Spadina, west back to Bathurst, north to Dundas, west, then south again along Strachan Avenue to the RioCan Carnival at Ontario Place. This year the walk featured three "nosh stops"; those wanting a shorter route had the option to finish at the first one. Participants were also able to register and collect sponsors online. About $350,000 were raised for youth at risk. The event was co-chaired by Felicia Posluns, Nelly Zagdanski, and Sara Zagdanski. The ealk firector on the UJA staff was Michelle Golfman.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk with Israel 2007 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-33
- Material Format
- moving images
- object
- Date
- 2007
- Physical Description
- 1 optical disc (3 mins., 41 secs.)
- 2 t-shirts
- Admin History/Bio
- The 2007 Walk with Israel was held on Sunday, 27 May 2007. It started with a kick-off party in Coronation Park by the waterfront, which featured inflatables and music. Prominent attendees were Stéphane Dion, leader of the Liberal Party of Canada; John Baird, the federal minister of the environment; and more than twenty other elected officials. The walk was co-chaired by Ruth Eckstein and Helen Silverstein. The largest incentive for those raising money was to be a "chai walker": if one raised $1,800, one had the choice of a $500 prize and was invited onstage during the kick-off party. With a threatening weather forecast, only seven thousand people came out. The fundraising cause was a new daycare centre in northern Israel and providing employment training to Ethiopian women in a community near Tel Aviv.
- At the end of the ten-kilometre route, people enjoyed the kosher barbecue, games, rides, and arts and crafts at the RioCan Carnival at Ontario Place.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-sub-series consists of a recruitment video and two t-shirts from the 2007 Walk with Israel. One t-shirt is white and the other, for volunteers, is red. The t-shirts read "Heart and Sole!"
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk with Israel 2008 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-34
- Material Format
- textual record
- object
- Date
- 2008
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 t-shirt
- Admin History/Bio
- The 2008 Walk with Israel took place on Sunday, 25 May 2008. It was chaired by Ruth Ekstein and Helen Silverstein. The walk director at UJA was Michelle Golfman, who was assisted by staff Ellen Drazner, Shimmy Wenner, and Elena Livertovsky. In the wake of recent rocket attacks from Gaza, a portion of the $500,000 raised was earmarked for children and their families in Sderot and the Western Negev. New to the walk this year was an inter-school competition to raise the most money. There were many incentives and the "top sixty" were recognized in honour of Israel's sixtieth birthday. A new and major sponsor of the walk this year was "yogen fruz."
- The day began with a kick-off party in Coronation Park, then followed a square route around downtown Toronto as far north as Dundas Street, and returned to the lakefront for the RioCan Carnival at the Direct Energy Centre at Exhibition Place. A shorter route, ending at the first rest stop, formed the Bubbie Zaidie Walk. The crowd numbered more than fifteen thousand and included Stéphane Dion, leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, and Peter Shurman, MPP.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk with Israel 2003 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-29
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record (electronic)
- Date
- 25 May 2003
- Physical Description
- 317 photographs (jpg)
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs taken on the day of the Walk at the kick-off party, along the route and at the Festival that followed. The images are of volunteers, kids, flags, dogd, the chairs of the Walk, the registration table, sponsors' banners, some people 'laying' tefillin, the kickoff speakers and performers, crowd shots, dancing, people along the route, rest stops and the Western Wall replica. VIPs pictured include Mel Lastman. Groups with banners include the Downtown Jewish Day School, International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, Canada, Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue, March of the Living, and Jews for Jesus.
- The Festival photographs feature performers, MC Corey Mandell, members of the Walk committee, audience shots, people dancing, a drumming centre, an activity centre for kids, students' murals and inflatables.
- Notes
- Though the CD is not marked, it is likely these photographs are Steven Epstein's, since he usually included the html pages for viewing the thumbnails online.
- 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.
- Accession Number
- 2009-9-9
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 2000 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-26
- File
- 5 (1 of 2)
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 28 May 2000
- Physical Description
- ca. 575 photographs (257 negatives)
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs from the Funwalk 2000 and includes shots from the opening at Nathan Phillips Square, the checkpoints, the route along the way and the endpoint at Ontario Place. The images include: families, children and seniors; checkpoint tables; dogs wearing t-shirts or getting stamped; entertainment acts; Corey Mandell onstage at the opening; Funwalk chairs Fran Grundman and Harvey Cooperberg; crowd shots; costumed characters; three girls inside a synagogue; people walking along the route with Toronto streets in the background; volunteers; sponsors' trucks and booths; a group of youth from Israel; facepainting; henna tattoos; and adults at the Fun Run registration. In some pictures people are holding protest signs about funding for Jewish education. There are also groups with banners, including Reena, Birthright Israel, Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity, Just a Second Shop Clothing Drive, B.B.Y.O. A.Z.A. Greater Toronto Area Council and Jewish Campus Services of Greater Toronto. UJA Federation notables include Seymour Epstein and David Koschitsky.
- Notes
- Some photographs by Stephen Epstein.
- Accession Number
- 2009-6-14
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- [197-?]-2008
- Physical Description
- 1.8 m of textual records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- UJA Federation’s Walk with Israel was first held in May 1970, when it was called the UJA Walkathon. The first walk was organized quickly with no advance publicity, yet it still raised $55,000. In the early years, funds raised in the walk went into UJA’s Israel Special Fund. Since then, the money has supported particular projects in Israel that often involve children, since children are the main fundraisers in the event. The Walk with Israel has grown into the largest event in the Toronto Jewish community, with over twenty thousand people participating as volunteers or walkers and funds raised reaching as high as $400,000. The event has had several name changes since 1970: Walk for Israel (1978–1993); Community March for Israel (1994–1996); Israel Funwalk (1998–2002); and the current name, Walk with Israel.
- The Walk with Israel is one of the programs mounted by the Annual Campaign department of UJA Federation. It is planned by a Cabinet Committee, with one or two laypeople as chairs, and numerous sub-committees. The main UJA staff undertaking the planning and execution is the walk coordinator. Each year, sub-committees are formed for recruitment, logistics, marketing, and public relations, the festival, food, entertainment, etc. The walk also involves many outside entities: companies approached for prizes, donations or sponsorship; entertainment groups; the Toronto police force, which provides traffic control, marshalling and a parade permit; city government, for park use permits and outdoor signage; community groups mounting displays; costumed character rental companies; and manufacturers of the T-shirts, hats and buttons produced each year for walk participants.
- In addition to being a major fundraiser, the walk fashioned itself initially as a fitness challenge to children and athletes, with a route as long as thirty-one kilometres in 1976. Over the years, this length has been reduced significantly, with the event evolving into a more manageable and family-oriented event. In the last decade, with periods of tension overseas, it has been framed as a demonstration of solidarity with Israel. Alongside the main event, alternative fundraisers such as a large raffle, dance-a-thon, aerob-a-thon and learn-a-thon for Eitz Chaim day schools, have been held in some years to encourage more people to contribute. Incentives for those who collect sponsors have grown over the years, from free T-shirts to a succession of prizes depending on the amount of funds raised. The grand prize draw for many years was two El Al airline tickets to Israel.
- The location of the walk has moved from the Bathurst Street "corridor" of the Jewish community to a downtown route that for some years went through the historic Jewish neighbourhood of Kensington Market and, more recently, begins and ends at Coronation Park by the lakeshore and winds around the downtown streets. There is now also a kick-off party at the walk’s starting point. Since 1984, the walk has culminated in a big festival, featuring rides, petting zoos, a barbecue, musical entertainment, clowns, and other attractions. This was usually held in a park or the BJCC parking lot. When the walk route moved downtown, the festival shifted to Ontario Place, and, more recently, it has taken place on the CNE grounds by the lakeshore. Since 2007, the festival has been sponsored by RioCan, and "yogen fruz" became a major sponsor of the walk in 2008. Other walk sponsors have included Roots Canada (supplier of T-shirts), Shopper’s Drug Mart, Henry’s Camera Centre, Canada Trust, National Bank Financial Group, and the Canadian Zionist Federation.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series contains records that document the planning and coordination of the Walk for Israel each year, as well as photographs and other records from the day itself and post-walk evaluation and wrap-up activities. The records include meeting notices, agendas and minutes, information sheets, lists, schedules, sitemaps, correspondence, school presentations, permits, press releases, design work, invoices, flyers, and photographs. Materials distibuted to participants include walker passports that had to be verified at each checkpoint, sponsor books, collection envelopes, tickets, and other ephemera.
- Most of the records have been arranged by year, broken down by function, in the following order: walk oversight (the Walk Committee and chairs); recruitment of participants; volunteers; logistics such as route and police/security coverage; publicity and public relations, design of memorabilia (e.g., hats); sponsorship and prizes; financial management; the walk event itself; the festival; related fundraisers, particularly the Eitz Chaim Day Schools Learnathon; and post-event evaluation. The festival records document the planning of food, entertainment, displays, amusements, and volunteers, and include photographs taken on the day of the event.
- Sub-series 17-1 also includes individual files containing photographs from ranges of years. These were added to this series after the major portion of the "Walk" records had already been processed.
- Notes
- Physical description note: Includes ca. 4513 photographs (1948 negatives, 431 jpgs), 8 videocassettes, 4 optical discs (videos), 12 posters, 13 T-shirts, 4 buttons, 2 shoelaces, 1 jacket and several hats.
- Reproduction restriction note: Though there is no textual evidence indicating ownership of copyright, it is believed that all rights to the Graphic Artists negatives in this sub-series were transferred to UJA Federation (Communications department), since they were the ultimate possessors of the negatives. Copyright for photographs by Stephen Epstein remains in his possession. Other UJA staff photographs by Eve Marks are the physical and intellectual property of UJA Federation.
- 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
