- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- architectural drawing
- Date
- 1859-1980
- Physical Description
- 35 cm of textual records
- 10 photographs
- 41 architectural drawings
- Scope and Content
- Series contains reference materials created by and written about the synagogues. Primary records include commemorative booklets, a small number of newsletters, brochures, and programs from special events. There are also newspaper clippings and copied articles providing histories of synagogues. There is a small number of photograph prints and negatives, but many of the files also include photographs from books, magazines or photocopies. The series is arranged in alphabetical order by city, then by synagogue. Not every synagogue the project team researched has a reference file, and there may be reference files for shuls for which no photographs survive.
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- 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
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Level
- Fonds
- Fonds
- 64
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- 1859-1980, predominant 1977-1979
- Physical Description
- ca. 5178 photographs and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- The “Shuls Project” was the work of three University of Toronto architecture students, who in 1977 wrote a research paper on the eight Toronto synagogues built before World War II. Concerned at the lack of resources on these synagogues, Sidney Tenenbaum, Lynn Milstone and Sheldon Levitt foresaw the loss of communities’ recorded history as membership dwindled and elders passed on. The students conceived a project that would photograph and document every synagogue in Canada, gathering visual evidence, memorabilia, plaques and stories before they disappeared and history was lost. The students’ goal was to document synagogues’ architecture, art, and historical development through research, interviews and site visits.
- The students secured a large portion of the required funding for the project from the Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Family Foundation in Montreal, funding which was matched by the Canadian Jewish Congress. This financial support enabled Levitt, Milstone and Tenenbaum to begin their study, named “Shuls… A Study of Canadian Synagogue Architecture.” They began in the summer of 1977, traveling through the Western provinces. The next summer, they visited eight Maritime cities, Montreal and other Quebec communities. Financial support in the project’s second year was again provided by the Bronfman Family Foundation, along with the Canadian government and donations in kind from businesses, including Benjamin Photo Finishers in Toronto, and Polaroid. The summer of 1979 was spent in Ontario, with an added grant from Wintario. In total, the Shuls project team traveled over 24,000 kilometres, taking thousands of photographs and conducting several hundred interviews. Photographs were taken by Tenenbaum, with Levitt and Milstone assuming primary responsibility for researching synagogues’ history and gathering historic records. Interviews were conducted by all three researchers, in both English and Yiddish.
- With no handy index of every shul in Canada, the researchers located small shuls by word of mouth. They spread word of their project and solicited assistance using press releases, letters to known communities, and slideshow presentations as they traveled. They would first examine a building to get an idea of a community’s character and heritage, then conduct interviews with designers, architects, rabbis and other prominent community members.
- With the research and photographs created, the team compiled three catalogues of the Western, Eastern/Quebec, and Ontario phases of the project. These catalogues have entries on each synagogue that include historical summaries highlighting the founding, growth, mergers and decline of Jewish communities, their changing needs, changing architectural expressions and trends, and the evolving uses of synagogues over the course of the twentieth century. There are also building descriptions, some with critical comments by the authors, and lists of the photographs and slides produced.
- The compilation of materials and preparation of these catalogues took place at the Project’s offices at 26 Ava Road in Toronto, and continued through the summer of 1980 when the Ontario catalogue was completed. In 1985, Tenenbaum, Milstone and Levitt published a book highlighting their work, called Treasures of a People: The Synagogues of Canada.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of the records created and collected by the team of students conducting the Shuls study from 1977 to 1980. The majority of the fonds is made up of graphic material, in the form of 35mm colour slides and black-and-white Polaroid prints and (print-size) negatives. There are approximately 5110 photographs in the fonds. Fonds also consists of notes and inventory forms of buildings' architectural features. There are no interview transcripts, but the fonds does include three audio cassettes with recorded interviews and shul tours. Reference materials used in researching the history of the shuls include dedication and anniversary commemorative books and programmes, newsletters, articles and newspaper clippings. In addition the fonds contains 47 blueprints, the majority from Montreal synagogues. The fonds is arranged in the following series: 1. Quebec synagogues; 2. Ontario synagogues; 3. Western Canada synagogues; 4. Eastern Canada synagogues; 5. Reference.
- Notes
- Physical description note: includes 92 cm of textual records, 42 architectural drawings, 3 audio cassettes, and 1 drawing.
- Physical extent note: many of the slides were culled because they were felt to be reproductions. Some of the synagogue images in the research book may therefore not be included in the fonds.
- Name Access
- Shuls Project
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Creator
- Levitt, Sheldon
- Milstone, Lynn
- Tenenbaum, Sidney T.
- Places
- Canada
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1956
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains a photocopied article, "Brief History of the Belleville Jewish Community."
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Belleville (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1955
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains a photocopy of the 1955 self-survey of the Jewish community of Cornwall, Ontario. Several self-surveys were conducted in the 1950s under the auspices of the Canadian Jewish Congress.
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Cornwall (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 9
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1956
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains a commemorative book for the Golden Jubilee of the Edmonton Hebrew Association (1956).
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Edmonton (Alta.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 11
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1951
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains a photocopied "Short History of the Congregation."
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Glace Bay (N.S.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 14
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1957-[ca. 1960]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains Souvenir Dedication Programme from 1957 and an information brochure.
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Halifax (N.S.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 19
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1955
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains copied pages from the Dedication programme of 1955.
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 23
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1910]-1978
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 4 photographs : b&w prints (2 negatives) ; 12 x cm
- Scope and Content
- File contains notes, lists, clippings, copied pages from directories and 4 unidentified photographs (2 negatives).
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Montréal (Québec)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 26
- Material Format
- textual record
- architectural drawing
- Date
- 1952-1977
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 5 architectural drawings
- Scope and Content
- File contains an information brochure, 25th anniversary commemoration book and five 1952 blueprints for the building.
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Montréal (Québec)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 27
- Material Format
- textual record
- architectural drawing
- Date
- 1951, 1969
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 2 architectural drawings
- Scope and Content
- File contains programme and newspaper advertisement for the sod turning ceremony of the synagogue (1969), as well as 2 1951 blueprints for the building.
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Montréal (Québec)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 30
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1959
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains 3 photocopied pages from newsletter (1959).
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Montréal (Québec)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 36
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1955-[ca. 1965]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains dedication booklet (1957); magazine (?) article from Architecture-Batiment-Construction (in French), "Extension de la Synagogue Beth Ora"; and dedication book (1963).
- Name Access
- Congregation Beth Ora
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Montréal (Québec)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 37
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1958
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains programme from dedication ceremonies (1958) and small photocopied floorplan drawing.
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Montréal (Québec)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 41
- Material Format
- textual record
- architectural drawing
- Date
- 1859-1978
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 4 architectural drawings
- Scope and Content
- File contains photocopied articles, a newspaper clipping, photocopied photographs, a greeting card with photograph on cover, copies of the 1859 contract commissioning the erection of the synagogue as well as a list of specifications for the masons, and blueprints for the 1967 extension.
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Montréal (Québec)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 42
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1954-[1960?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains copies of informational booklets with synagogue's history.
- Name Access
- Shaare Zedek
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Montréal (Québec)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 45
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1932-[ca. 1965]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains dedication book for new building (1960), copied articles, assorted pamphlets and programmes.
- Name Access
- Temple Emanu-El (Montréal, Quebec)
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Montréal (Québec)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 48
- Material Format
- textual record
- architectural drawing
- Date
- 1949, 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 architectural drawing
- Scope and Content
- File contains a form letter from the congregation regarding High Holiday services (17 July 1978), and a blueprint for the auditorium building (1949).
- Name Access
- Young Israel of Montreal
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Montréal (Québec)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 51
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1956, 1980
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains a newsletter and copied booklet on the synagogue.
- Name Access
- Congregation Beth Shalom (Ottawa, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Ottawa (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 53
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1952
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains 2 copied pages from synagogue documents.
- Name Access
- Jewish Community Memorial Chapel
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Ottawa (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 54
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1944, [1975?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains two short historical overviews.
- Name Access
- Temple Israel
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Ottawa (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 56
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1952
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains a photocopy of the 1952 self-survey of the Jewish community of Port Colborne, Ontario. Several self-surveys were conducted in the 1950s under the auspices of the Canadian Jewish Congress.
- Subjects
- Communities
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Port Colborne (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 59
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1951-[after 1978]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains an overview of the shul from the Journal, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (Jan. 1951). File also includes a promotional brochure for the Shuls project itself.
- Name Access
- Beth Jacob Synagogue (Regina, Sask.)
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Regina (Sask.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 60
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1951
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains the 1951 self-survey of the Jewish community of St. Catharines, Ontario. Several self-surveys were conducted in the 1950s under the auspices of the Canadian Jewish Congress.
- Subjects
- Communities
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- St. Catharines (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 61
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1951
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains a commemorative book for the shul's 25th anniversary (1951).
- Name Access
- Congregation B'nai Israel (St. Catharines, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Anniversaries
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- St. Catharines (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 63
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1959, 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains a photocopied articles on the settlement and development the Jewish community of Saint John as well as a photocopied picture of the Shaare Zedek Synagogue.
- Name Access
- Congregation Shaare Zedek
- Subjects
- Communities
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Saint John (N.B.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 64
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1958, 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains newspaper clippings and pages from an architectural magazine with pictures.
- Name Access
- Congregation Beth El
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- St. John's (N.L.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 65
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1951
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains a one-page historical overview of the Sarnia community.
- Name Access
- Ahavas Isaac Synagogue
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Sarnia (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 66
- Material Format
- textual record
- architectural drawing
- Date
- 1920-1977
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 architectural drawing
- Scope and Content
- File contains a copied photograph from The Jewish Post, the congregation's constitution adopted in 1920, and a blueprint from 1955.
- Name Access
- Agudas Israel
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Saskatoon (Sask.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 67
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1954
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains a copy of the historical sketch from the 1954 self-survey of the Jewish community of Sault Ste. Marie. Several self-surveys were conducted in the 1950s under the auspices of the Canadian Jewish Congress.
- Name Access
- Congregation Beth Jacob
- Subjects
- Communities
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 69
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1953
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains a copy of the 1953 self-survey conducted by the Jewish community of Sudbury. In the 1950s several such studies were commissioned by the Canadian Jewish Congress.
- Name Access
- Shaar Hashomayim
- Subjects
- Communities
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Sudbury (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 75
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1935-1979
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains a 1979 newsletter, "Voice of Radom," and copies from the 10th and 30th anniversary booklets.
- Name Access
- Beth Radom Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 76
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Date
- 1955-[ca. 1965]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph : col. ; 17 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- File contains an information brochure, a colour photograph in a cardboard folio, and copied pages from the 1955 dedication programme.
- Name Access
- Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 44
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1955-1968
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains several copied pictures, an article on Reform Judaism, a 1967 congregation yearbook and a 15th anniversary commemorative booklet.
- Subjects
- Reform Judaism
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Montréal (Québec)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 88
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1958-1977
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains clippings, research notes and two editions (1971) of The Jewish Western Bulletin.
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Vancouver (B.C.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 89
- Material Format
- textual record
- architectural drawing
- Date
- 1958, 1971
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 4 architectural drawings
- Scope and Content
- File contains copied newspaper article, "Congregation Beth Israel - Centre of Conservative Judaism," from the Jewish Western Bulletin, and blueprints from 1971 renovations.
- Name Access
- Beth Israel Synagogue
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Vancouver (B.C.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 92
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1957
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains the congregation's constitution and by-laws, adopted 1957.
- Name Access
- Schara Tzedec Synagogue
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Vancouver (B.C.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 94
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1958-1977
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains two articles from the Jewish Western Bulletin and a 10-page history of the synagogue compiled by Allan Klenman.
- Name Access
- Congregation Emanu-El of Victoria (B.C.)
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Victoria (B.C.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 95
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1951
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains the 1951 self-survey of the Jewish community of Welland, Ontario. Several self-surveys were conducted in the 1950s under the auspices of the Canadian Jewish Congress.
- Subjects
- Communities
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Welland (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 96
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1930-1978
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains the shul's dedication programme from 1930, the 25th (1954) and 49th anniversary programmes (1978).
- Name Access
- Congregation Shaar Hashomayim
- Subjects
- Anniversaries
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Windsor (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 105
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1955
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains two copied newspaper articles and a sketch of the exterior of the shul.
- Name Access
- Herzlia Academy
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Winnipeg (Man.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 107
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1950-1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains several copied articles and clippings.
- Name Access
- Rosh Pina Synagogue
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Winnipeg (Man.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 108
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1950, 1975
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains a photocopy of the 1950 dedication program and a newspaper clipping, "And it came to pass -- Shaarey Zedek 1890-1970," from The Western Jewish News (1975).
- Name Access
- Congregation Shaarey Zedek (Winnipeg, Man.)
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Winnipeg (Man.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 62
- Material Format
- architectural drawing
- Date
- 1952
- Physical Description
- 5 architectural drawings
- Scope and Content
- File contains five 1952 blueprints.
- Name Access
- House of Israel
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts (Québec)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Canadian Overseas Garment Commission series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 47
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1947-1951, 1963-1964
- Physical Description
- 1.18 m of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- In late 1947 and early 1948 representatives of the Canadian garment industry organized what became known as the Tailor Project, an immigration program planned to select more than 2,200 skilled tailors from the Displaced Person camps of Europe, facilitate their immigration, and give them jobs in the garment trade and housing in Canada. The Tailor Project was based on similar schemes that had alleviated labour shortages in the logging and mining industries. Canadian Jewish Congress, eager to rescue Holocaust survivors from the DP camps, knew the government would approve a plan to bring in skilled workers to fill a shortage in the garment trades. Recognizing the plan had to come from within the garment industry itself, Congress provided guidance from behind the scenes.
- The Tailor Project was the first program that permitted large numbers of Jewish adults to immigrate to Canada following the Second World War. More than half of the immigrants were Jewish. Max E. Enkin (men's clothing), Max Federman (fur workers), Joe Mack and others were sent by the Commission to Europe as part of the selection team. Provided they had the requisite skills, both single and married displaced persons were eligible to come to Canada.
- Hundreds of tailoring firms in Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg and Vancouver were canvassed and many agreed to hire DP workers on 12-month contracts. The Canadian Overseas Commission, the industry's co-coordinating body, had to ensure proper housing for the expected workers. In response to Max Enkin's emphasis on providing accommodation, many individuals and community organizations reached out to those in need. Under the direction of the United Jewish Relief Agency, the office of the Canadian Overseas Garment Commission attended to the many and varying needs of the immigrant tailors, both Jewish and non-Jewish. In addition to providing financial assistance, the Commission gave attention to problems of landlord-tenant relationships, hospital, medical and dental care, gave direction and made referrals to other agencies for specialized services and co-operated with other organizations in their programs for immigrants.
- The Tailor Project became the template for the Furrier Project that followed and spurred the formation in 1947 of the Jewish Vocational Service of Toronto, the original purpose of which was to help survivors of the Holocaust find employment.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of the operational records of the Canadian Overseas Garment Commission. Records include agreements between garment industry manufacturers (employers) and employees, immigration records and passenger lists, general correspondence relating to the operation of the program, financial records, employee payroll records, contact and membership lists, the Canadian Overseas Garment Commission Toronto program report, statistical summaries, employee certificates of merit, discharge certificates, meeting minutes of the Toronto Program Steering Committee, employee worker cards and employee housing records. Also included is a hand drawn map locating the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society of Canada at 455 Spadina Ave., Toronto, circa 1947.
- Notes
- Series formerly described and cited as RG291.
- Access Restriction
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Canadian Overseas Garment Commission series
- Employee case files sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 47-4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1948-1950
- Physical Description
- 16 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of correspondence and employee personnel files. Files include forms capturing the employee name, date of contact with employee and remarks about the individual's situation both financial and personal. Financial remarks relate to weekly earnings, payroll deductions and requests for assistance in the form of loans. Personal remarks relate to family situations regarding the health and welfare of spouses, children, and relatives. Correspondence includes letters from the Canadian Overseas Garment Commission to employees regarding updated contact information, financial assistance, notification to appear in person, and matters related to government services such as Family Allowance, immigration and issuance of employee certificates of merit.
- Files are arranged alphabetically by employee last name and religion and are grouped by Jewish and non-Jewish immigrants.
- Access Restriction
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Physical Condition
- Records are extremely fragile, careful handling of documents should be observed
- Source
- Archival Descriptions