Accession Number
1977-8-12
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
1977-8-12
Material Format
graphic material
textual record
Physical Description
28 photographs : col (20 negatives) ; 9 x 13 cm and 35 mm
1 folder of textual records
Date
1955-[ca. 1970]
Scope and Content
Accession consists of records related to the B'nai Jacob Congregation Sisterhood of Niagara Falls, Ontario. Included are general and executive meeting minutes as well as photographs of a Shavuot event at the synagogue. Beverly Blackstien is identified in one of the photographs.
Subjects
Synagogues
Women
Name Access
B'nai Jacob Congregation (Niagara Falls, Ont.)
Places
Niagara Falls, Ont.
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2007-7-5
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2007-7-5
Material Format
textual record (electronic)
Physical Description
1 document (pdf)
Date
1962
Scope and Content
This accession consists of one scanned copy of the Lakehead Hadassah cookbook from 1962.
Custodial History
The original records are in the possession of the donor. The OJA was granted permission to scan the records in July 2007, as part of the Ontario Small Jewish Communities initiative. These copies were then donated to the Archives on 2007-07-19.
Use Conditions
Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Subjects
Communities
Food
Women
Name Access
Safir, Shari-Lyn
Hadassah-WIZO Organization of Canada
Places
Thunder Bay (Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2007-11-5
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2007-11-5
Material Format
textual record
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records
Date
1953, 1956-1957
Scope and Content
Accession consists of three cookbooks produced by the Toronto B'nai Brith Women. The first is entitled "Party Book", the second is "Oven Magic", and the third is "What's Cooking?".
Subjects
Food
Women
Name Access
Toronto B'nai B'rith Women
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2009-1-2
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2009-1-2
Material Format
textual record
moving images
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
2 videocassettes (each 44 min, 39 sec.)
Date
1969, 1997
Scope and Content
This accession consists of a 1969 letter from Senator A[rthur] W. Roebuck, responding to a thank-you letter sent by Mrs. Sydney Cooper and Mrs. Minden, co-chairs of Crown Gifts division, and Mrs. Allen A. Small, chair of the Women's Division of UJA. The letter refers to the recent visit of a group of women who visited the Parliament buildings in Ottawa and were received by Senator Roebuck. The other items in the accession are a video and guidebook set entitled 'Untying the Bonds... Jewish Divorce: a GET Education Video & Guidebook, Fall 1997."
Custodial History
The records were in the office of Frances Goldstein, associate director for Top Gifts at UJA's Centre for Philanthropy, before being transferred to the OJA. Goldstein was formerly the head of Women's Campaign.
Administrative History
The Canadian Coalition of Jewish Women for the GET was composed of all the major Jewish women's organizations, which joined forces in the late 1980s to have the federal Divorce Act amended. The Jewish Women's Federation was one of these organizations; the others were Jewish Women International of Canada, Emunah Women of Canada, Hadassah-WIZO Organization of Canada, Na’amat Canada, Canadian ORT, Women’s Federation CJA, National Council of Jewish Women of Canada, Status of Women Committee of Canadian Jewish Congress and Women’s League of Conservative Judaism. In 1990, as part of a lobbying group that included B'nai Brith, Canadian Jewish Congress, and religious groups of all faiths, the Coalition succeeded in having a protective clause added to the Divorce Act, ensuring that no spouse should retain barriers to the religious remarriage of their ex-spouse in a divorce in Canada. The Coalition went on after its successful legislative reform campaign to produce an educational video on Jewish divorce and continue with its activism and public awareness building.
Subjects
Women
Get (Jewish law)
Source
Archival Accessions
Part Of
Sadie Stren fonds
Photographs file
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 78; File 3; Item 37
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Sadie Stren fonds
Photographs file
Level
Item
Fonds
78
File
3
Item
37
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[between 1939 and 1945]
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a group of Jewish women at a flying school in Brantford, Ontario. The women are being shown by two military servicewomen how to fold a parachute. The school officer is pictured on the far left. Also identified are:
The school officer, Anne Tulchinsky, Kay Solomon, Rose Bloom, Mrs. Furman of New York (wife of New York district attorney and speaker on Youth Aliyah).
Subjects
Flight schools
Portraits, Group
Women
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.
Places
Brantford (Ont.)
Accession Number
1978-11-3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1132
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1132
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1959
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a Hadassah event in Brantford, Ontario. The photograph depicts a group of women standing or seated on a stage, next to a woman speaking into a microphone. She is holding a book with the title: This is your life Hadassah 1959.
Standing, left to right: Lena Rotberg, Clara Freedman, Terese Zwetchkenbaum, Edith Kanter, Anne Tulchinsky.
Seated, left to right: Mrs. (Rabbi) Michael Rosenberg, [Cealy] Willinsky, Evelyn Pearlman.
Notes
Acquired on June 28, 1976.
Name Access
Hadassah-WIZO Organization of Canada
Subjects
Women
Repro Restriction
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Places
Brantford (Ont.)
Accession Number
1976-6-5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1002
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1002
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1912]
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 15 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a group of Goldstein women with a horse and buggy outside of Goldstein's Butcher Shop and Ice Cream Parlour in Charlton, Ontario. Identified are Bessy Goldstein, Ida Goldstein, Mrs. Goldstein and [Rivi?] Levine.
Notes
Acquired in 1976.
Name Access
Goldstein, Bessy
Goldstein, Ida
Subjects
Women
Small business
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.
Places
Charlton (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Name
Ethel Abramsky
Material Format
sound recording
Interview Date
8 Nov. 1981
Source
Oral Histories
Name
Ethel Abramsky
Number
OH 42
Subject
World War, 1939-1945
Women
International Order Daughters of the Empire (IODE)
Interview Date
8 Nov. 1981
Quantity
2 cassettes (1 copy)
1 CD
4 WAV files
Interviewer
M. Feldman
Total Running Time
001: 30.53 minutes 002: 30.50 minutes 003: 31.25 minutes 004: 30.42 minutes
Conservation
Copied to cassette in August 2003.
Digitized in January 2015.
Notes
Sound quality poor in many sections.
Use Restrictions
Conditional access. Researchers must receive permission from the interviewee or their heir prior to accessing the interview. Please contact the OJA for more information.
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Biography
Ethel Abramsky (née Levin) came to live in Kingston after her marriage to Harry Abramsky in 1927. Ethel remained an active member of the Queen Esther Chapter of Hadassah throughout her life. Harry, an industrialist and business man, was a generous benefactor of Queens University and was instrumental in establishing Hillel House at Queens. Ethel and Harry had three children and eight grandchildren.
Material Format
sound recording
Language
English
Name Access
Abramsky, Ethel
Abramsky, Harry
Canadian Hadassah-WIZO
International Order Daughters of the Empire (IODE)
Geographic Access
Kingston (Ont.)
Florida
Poland
Original Format
Audio cassette
Copy Format
Digital file
Audio cassette
Transcript
G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 42 - Abramsky\OH42_001_Log.pdf
G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 42 - Abramsky\OH42_002_Log.pdf
G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 42 - Abramsky\OH42_003_Log.pdf
G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 42 - Abramsky\OH42_004_Log.pdf
Source
Oral Histories
Name
Dr. Mattie Rotenberg
Material Format
sound recording
Interview Date
26 Feb. 1976
Source
Oral Histories
Name
Dr. Mattie Rotenberg
Number
OH 63
Subject
Antisemitism
Rabbis
Charities
Influenza
Balfour Declaration
Immigrants--Canada
Women's clothing
Women
Department stores
Interview Date
26 Feb. 1976
Quantity
2 cassettes (1 copy)
2 WAV files
Total Running Time
62:52 sec.
Conservation
Copied to cassette in August 2003.
Copied to digital file in June 2014.
Side 2 of the original cassette is damaged. The tape continually speeds up and slows down.
Use Restrictions
Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Biography
Mattie Rotenberg was the daughter of Russian immigrants. She grew up in Toronto's Ward district and received her degree in mathematics and physics at the University of Toronto. In 1920, she became the first secretary of the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society in Toronto.
Material Format
sound recording
Name Access
Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto
Hillcrest Progressive School
Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
University of Toronto
T. Eaton Co
Geographic Access
Toronto (Ont.)
Original Format
Audio cassette
Copy Format
Audio cassette
Digital file
Transcript
Introduction of Dr. Mattie Rotenberg to the audience 0:00-:49 Family History 0:50-4:00: Rotenberg, daughter of Russian immigrants, recounts the story of her parents’ immigration and arrival in Toronto during the early 1890s. 4:01-7:35: Rotenberg recalls her childhood memories of life growing up in Toronto’s Ward district during the era of “great” Jewish immigration. 7:40-11:10: Rotenberg recalls happy childhood memories living on Regent Street, then a primarily non-Jewish neighbourhood. 11:11-13:40: Rotenberg recalls the Great Fire of Toronto of 1904 that destroyed a large section of downtown Toronto. 13:45-15:19: Rotenberg recalls the open-air streetcar that ran along Toronto’s beltline, the City Dairy, and Riverdale Park. 15.20-18.02: Rotenberg recalls Rabbi Jacob Gordon of Goel Tzedec Synagogue and Rabbi Julius Price, the synagogue’s first English-speaking rabbi. 18:03-21:00: Rotenberg discusses her education at the Dufferin Elementary School and Jarvis Collegiate, her family’s first telephone, riding in a motor car, Massey Hall and Jarvis and Sherbourne Streets considered to be the choice residential district of the time. 21:01-22.00: Rotenberg recalls Dr. Sandler, Toronto’s first Jewish doctor to practice in Toronto’s non-Jewish community. 22:01-22:59: Rotenberg recalls the Queen Street shopping district, the Willinsky’s department store, and Hadassah’s first bazaar held at Toronto Armory. 23:00-23:47: Rotenberg recalls antisemitic incidents that occurred in Toronto during the late 1920s. 23:48-24.33: Rotenberg discusses the Orange Lodges’ influence on civic politics, prejudice towards the Jewish and Catholic communities, and the anti-French-language campaign Rotenberg discusses life in Toronto then and now 24.34-25.30: Rotenberg recalls the changes to Gerrard Sreet East, from a tree-lined street to concrete sidewalks. 25.31-26.48: Rotenberg recalls being the only Jewish student at Jarvis Collegiate. 26.49-27.20: Rotenberg discusses her Jewish education. 27.22-28.06: Rotenberg provides an anecdote about local Jewish news and gossip. 28.07-29.18: Rotenberg discusses the hardships of housekeeping. 29.20-30.25: Rotenberg discusses women’s fashion during the early 1900s. 30.26-31.05: Rotenberg discusses Eatons and Simpsons before the introduction of the cash register. 31:26-33.23: Rotenberg discusses life in Toronto during the early years of the First World War. Rotenberg recalls recruitment meetings held at the Armoury and the crowds that gathered to view war bulletins posted in the window the Telegram’s office on Bay Street. 33.24-36.28: In this portion of the interview, Rotenberg describes the University of Toronto as being an extremely “WASPish” place run by professors with chauvinistic attitudes 36.29-37.23: Rotenberg discusses the problem faced by Jewish women looking for a teaching position. 37:24-39:12: Rotenberg recalls Dr. (Canon) Cody, president of U of T, and his witch hunts for students believed to have Communist leanings. 39:13-40:05: Rotenberg recalls Toronto’s flu epidemic following the First World War. 40:06-41:07: Rotenberg recalls the announcement of the Balfour Declaration in 1918 and the city’s commemoration parade to honour the declaration. Side 2 0:00-:46 : Commemoration of the Balfour Declaration continued. 0:47-4.09: Rotenberg discusses her job as secretary to JIAS during the 1920s. She describes JIAS as an “embryo” started by a few dozen men working to provide aid for Jewish immigrants. *Speech garbled in some sections* 4:10-6:24: Rotenberg discusses the founding in 1929 of the Hillcrest Progressive Day School, whose main motive was to provide a comprehensive Jewish education. 6.25-6.36: Rotenberg discusses the making of liquid hydrogen at the University of Toronto’s physics building during the early 1920s. 6.36-10.00: Here the sound quality becomes poor and Rotenberg’s voice is garbled. 10:00- 21.45: Question period. Sound quality poor and garbled. END
Source
Oral Histories
Name
J. B. Salsberg
Material Format
sound recording
Interview Date
Sep. 1985
Source
Oral Histories
Name
J. B. Salsberg
Number
OH 71
Subject
Labor movement
Labor unions
Women
Demonstrations
Interview Date
Sep. 1985
Quantity
1
Total Running Time
OH71_001: 44:50 minuets OH71_002: 35:55 minuets
Conservation
Copied August 2003
Use Restrictions
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Biography
Joseph Baruch Salsberg (1902–1998) was a labour leader, political activist, politician, newspaper columnist, and a man who dedicated his life to Yiddishkeit and the advancement of social justice. He was active in various Jewish organizations, including the Canadian Jewish Congress, the Jewish Federation of Greater Toronto, and the New Fraternal Jewish Association. In 1938, he was elected as alderman on Toronto’s City Council; in 1948, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. He is well remembered by contemporaries, such as Sam Lipshitz, as a "champion of the people," committed to social justice, the plight of the working-class, and the preservation of Jewish culture.
Material Format
sound recording
Language
English
Name Access
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
Salsberg, J. B.,1902-1998
Geographic Access
Toronto
Original Format
Audio cassette
Copy Format
Audio cassette
Digital file
Transcript
G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 71 - Salsberg\OH71_001_Log.pdf
G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 71 - Salsberg\OH71_002_Log.pdf
Source
Oral Histories

In this clip, Joseph Salsberg discusses the events that led to the birth of the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) in America and the ILGWU's influence on the Canadian garment industry.

In this clip, Joseph Salsberg discusses the first sit down strike by tailors in Canada in recognition of women

Name
Dora Till
Material Format
sound recording
Interview Date
4 May 1983
Source
Oral Histories
Name
Dora Till
Number
OH 151
Subject
Immigrants--Canada
Families
Labor
Labor unions
Women
Occupations
Interview Date
4 May 1983
Quantity
1
Interviewer
Stephen Speisman
Total Running Time
46 minutes
Conservation
Copied August 2003
Use Restrictions
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Biography
Dora Till (née Tobias) was born in New York City in 1896. She came to Toronto in 1900. She married Morris Till in 1918. They had one daughter, Cecile. As a youth, Dora was involved with Herzl Girls and the Boot and Shoe Society. Dora was active in community service and contributed greatly to social service work. She was co-founder and first president for the Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home, vice president of the Hebrew Maternity Aid Society, a board member for the Jewish Family and Child Services, an executive for the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, honorary vice president of United Jewish Welfare Fund, on the board of Canadian Jewish Congress and past president of the Naomi Chapter of Hadassah-WIZO.
Material Format
sound recording
Name Access
Herzl Girls Boot and Shoe Society, 1920
Mothers and Babes Summer Rest Home
Baycrest Hospital
United Jewish Welfare Fund
Beth Tzedec Synagogue
Timothy Eaton Company
Till, Dora
Geographic Access
Toronto
Bronte
Original Format
Audio cassette
Copy Format
Audio cassette
Digital file
Source
Oral Histories

In this clip, Dora Till discusses some of the services provided by Hebrew Maternity Aid.

Dora Till was co-founder and first president for Mothers and Babes Summer Rest Home. In this clip, Dora describes the efforts to solicit and fundraise on behalf of the Mothers and Babes Summer Rest Home.

Name
Lillian Gollom
Material Format
sound recording
Interview Date
8 Dec. 1986
Source
Oral Histories
Name
Lillian Gollom
Number
OH 122
Subject
Families
Women
Occupations
Antisemitism
Hospitals
Interview Date
8 Dec. 1986
Quantity
1
Interviewer
Morris Silbert and Nancy Draper
Total Running Time
OH122_001: 31.05 minutes
OH122_002: 17.07 minutes
Conservation
Copied August 2003
Use Restrictions
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Biography
Lillian Gollom (née Slovens) was born in Russia in 1903. She came to Toronto around 1907. She attended Ogness Public School and Canada Business College. She married Nat Gollom in 1924. They had a son and a daughter. Lillian was actively involved with the "Sinai's" and served as president of the organization in 1939. The fund-raising efforts of the the "Sinai's", Ezrat Nashim and "Twigs" assisted with the establishment of the first Mount Sinai Hospital on Yorkville Avenue. Lillian was a volunteer at the hospital. She remained active with the Sinais and involved with the establishment of the second Mount Sinai Hospital on University Avenue. Afterwards, the organization's focus shifted to fundraising for the Canadian Cancer Society.
Material Format
sound recording
Language
English
Name Access
Mount Sinai Hospital
Dworkin, Dorothy
Canadian Cancer Society
Singer, E.F.
Gollom, Lillian
Geographic Access
Toronto
Original Format
Audio cassette
Copy Format
Audio cassette
Digital file
Transcript
G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 122 - Gollom\OH122_001_Log.pdf
G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 122 - Gollom\OH122_002_Log.pdf
Source
Oral Histories

In this clip, Lillian Gollom discusses the establishment and early days of the first Mount Sinai Hospital. She describes the fundraising efforts of Ezrat Nashim, the Sinais, and the Twigs.

In this clip, Lillian Gollom relates anecdotes pertaining to the impact of the Great Depression on Jewish families in the early 1930s.

Name
Ida Siegel
Material Format
sound recording
Interview Date
22 Jul. 1971
Source
Oral Histories
Name
Ida Siegel
Number
OH 166
OH 167
Subject
Charities
Women
Interview Date
22 Jul. 1971
Quantity
2
Interviewer
Eva Kayfetz
Total Running Time
OH166A: 47.minutes OH166B: 5. minutes OH167A: 29. minutes
Conservation
Copied August 2003
Use Restrictions
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Biography
Ida Siegel (née Lewis) (1885-1982) was born 14 February 1885 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1894, Ida and her family moved to Toronto. On 14 February 1905, Ida married Isidore Hirsch Siegel. They had six children. An extremely active communal leader, Ida helped found Daughters of Zion in 1899, the Herzl Girls Club in 1904 and Hadassah in 1916. In the mid-1920s, Ida established The Mothers' and Babes' Rest Home,a camp for poor women with young children. She helped organize the first free Jewish dispensary in Toronto which eventually developed into Mount Sinai Hospital. Ida was also very active in womens peace movements, the Toronto Board of Education and the Toronto Bureau (elected to Board, 1930-36) of Jewish Education. In 1917, Ida helped to organize Federation of Jewish Philanthropies which later became the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto.
Material Format
sound recording
Name Access
Hadassah-WIZO of Toronto
Original Format
Audio cassette
Copy Format
Audio cassette
Digital file
Source
Oral Histories

In this clip, Ida Siegel discusses the formation of Hadassah in Canada and how it evolved into Hadassah-WIZO. She describes the creation of separate Hadassah branches.

In this clip, Ida Siegel explains the events that led up to the formation of a committee that she headed to write a aonstitution for Hadassah. She describes some of the struggles she encountered in the process.

Name
Genya Intrator
Material Format
sound recording
Interview Date
26 Nov. 1990
Source
Oral Histories
Name
Genya Intrator
Number
OH 223
OH 224
Subject
Antisemitism
Women
Human rights
Interview Date
26 Nov. 1990
Quantity
2
Interviewer
Mindy A. Skapinker
AccessionNumber
1993-9-1
Total Running Time
OH 223A: 46 minutes OH 223B: 46 minutes OH 224A: 16 minutes
Conservation
Copied August 2003
Use Restrictions
Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Biography
Genya Intrator was born in Moscow and moved as a child to Palestine in the 1930s. She was a member of the Israeli underground and served in the Israeli army during the War of Independence. She played a central leadership role in the Soviet Jewry movement in Canada. She founded Women for Soviet Jewry and served as chair of the National Soviet Jewry Committee. She helped with the creation of the Group of 35, a Soviet-Jewry activist group in Toronto. Genya had regular contact by phone with Soviet activists and relayed their information back to Israeli consuls. She was an advisor to B'nai Brith on Soviet Jewry. She started an inter-religious Task Force for Soviet Jewry in Canada.
Material Format
sound recording
Name Access
Intrator, Genya
Skapinker, Mindy A.
Canadian Jewish Congress
Geographic Access
Toronto
Original Format
Audio cassette
Copy Format
Audio cassette
Source
Oral Histories

In this clip, Genya Intrator discusses the formation of the Group of 35, a Soviet-Jewry activist group.

In this clip, Genya Intrator describes how information about Soviet Jews was passed on to the Israeli consulate in New York, who tracked all the data. She explains how she was appointed as a "secret agent" who would report information from her many phone calls to the Soviet Union.

Part Of
Morris Norman collection
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 22; Item 46
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Morris Norman collection
Level
Item
Fonds
22
Item
46
Material Format
textual record
Date
1987
Physical Description
1 item
Name Access
Congregation Shaarei Tzedec (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
High Holidays
Synagogues
Women
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1946
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 19 x 24 cm and 10 x 12 cm
Notes
Photograph is a copy.
Subjects
Congresses and conventions
Women
Zionism
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.
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Accession Number
1982-7-10
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1924
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 35 x 35 cm and 10 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and copy negative depicting a group of women from the Hebrew Ladies' Aid Society in Kitchener, Ontario. They are assembled around a long banquet table.
Name Access
Hebrew Ladies' Aid Society
Subjects
Societies
Women
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.
Places
Kitchener (Ont.)
Accession Number
1977-8-16A
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 3367
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
3367
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[192-]
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 13 x 11 cm and 10 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Lena Wichefsky Magder, a cousin from Philadelphia named Mirka, Esther Wichefsky and Annie Moses of Sudbury, Ontario. The women are standing on a front porch.
Notes
Wichefsky also spelled as Witchefsky.
Subjects
Women
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.
Places
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Sudbury (Ont.)
Accession Number
1982-10-1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1678
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1678
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1927
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 10 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Mrs. Dora Saxe (standing left) with a group of women at the Canadian Jewish Farm School in Georgetown, Ontario. Identified standing in the back row (left to right) is: Mrs. Dora Saxe, Sonia Goldfarb, Rivka (?), Sura Liba Goldman, and Esther Barnett. Identified in the front row, sitting fourth left is Rayzeleh (Rose) Rosenbloom (m. Plant).
Name Access
Barnett, Esther
Canadian Jewish Farm School
Goldfarb, Sonia
Goldman, Sura Liba
Rivka
Saxe, Dora
Subjects
Farms
Women
Orphans
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.
Places
Georgetown (Ont.)
Accession Number
1978-12-8
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1331
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1331
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1918
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 17 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Ruby Sky on the Sky farm in Hanbury, Ontario. She is seated in a garden.
Name Access
Sky, Ruby
Subjects
Family farms
Women
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.
Places
Hanbury (Ont.)
Accession Number
1977-6-5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 801
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
801
Material Format
graphic material
Responsibility
Duke Studio
Date
[195-]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
Scope and Content
This item is a copy print of four women seated in the pews of the newly-remodeled Adath Israel Synagogue in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. Pictured on the far right is Fanny Goldstein.
Name Access
Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
Goldstein, Fanny
Subjects
Women
Places
Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
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
ID
Fonds 52; Series 1-7; File 5; Item 5
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
5
Item
5
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1948]
Physical Description
2 photographs (1 negatives) : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
This item is a photograph and corresponding negative of a group of women dressed up in costume. Some of the costumes include a baby, an Indigenous person, and Little Red Riding Hood.
Subjects
Costume
Portraits, Group
Women
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
Larry Becker collection
Level
File
ID
Fonds 34; File 12
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Larry Becker collection
Level
File
Fonds
34
File
12
Material Format
textual record
Date
1949
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of an Adath Israel - Roumanian Ladies Auxillary list of board members, officers and committee members for their silver anniversary year in 1949.
Name Access
Adath Israel Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Anniversaries
Women
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Samuel Crystal fonds
1967 UJA Mission series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 145; Series 1; Item 59
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Samuel Crystal fonds
1967 UJA Mission series
Level
Item
Fonds
145
Series
1
Item
59
Material Format
graphic material
Other Title Information
Title based on contents of image.
Date
1967
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
Notes
Availability of other formats: Also available as TIFF file.
Subjects
Men
Portraits
Women
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
Part Of
Samuel Crystal fonds
1967 UJA Mission series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 145; Series 1; Item 95
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Samuel Crystal fonds
1967 UJA Mission series
Level
Item
Fonds
145
Series
1
Item
95
Material Format
graphic material
Other Title Information
Title based on contents of image.
Date
1967
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph depicting a young woman surrounded by four small children.
Notes
Availability of other formats: Also available as TIFF file.
Subjects
Children
Women
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
Accession Number
2013-8-3
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2013-8-3
Material Format
text
Physical Description
1 book : 166 p.
Date
[198-?]
Scope and Content
Accession consists of one cookbook published by the Sisterhood of the Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue and the Dorothy Rothschild Chapter of Hadassah (Sudbury).
Subjects
Food
Women
Name Access
Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue
Hadassah-Wizo
Places
Subury, Ont.
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2014-6-1
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2014-6-1
Material Format
textual record
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Date
1970-2008
Scope and Content
Accession consists of textual records documenting the activities of the Masada Chapter of Lithuanian Jews. Included are invitations, newspaper clippings, program books, membership lists, certificates and song lyrics.
Custodial History
Records were in the possession of Anna Kremer, Masada Chapter president. Brought to the archives by Mara Finkelstein, her granddaughter.
Subjects
Societies
Women
Name Access
Masada Chapter of Lithuanian Jews (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2014-10-1
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2014-10-1
Material Format
multiple media
Physical Description
10 cm textual records
ca. 70 photographs: b&w and col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm or smaller
1 scrapbook
Date
1963-2013
Scope and Content
Accession consists of records documenting the activities of "Council '63", a branch of the Toronto Section of the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada (NCJWC). Types of records include a photograph album, a scrapbook, correspondence, souvenirs, meeting minutes, membership lists, program materials and budgets.
Administrative History
The "Council '63" Branch of the Toronto Section of the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada (NCJWC) was formed in 1963. Currently consisting of 20 members, the group was initially spearheaded by Barbara Norwich (d. 2011), and they met regularly in homes in the Cedarvale area. The group primarily did volunteer work, although it later evolved into a study group and book club.
Subjects
Women
Nonprofit organizations
Name Access
National Council of Jewish Women (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2015-6-11
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2015-6-11
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
Physical Description
6 cm textual records
1 photograph
Date
1982-1983
Scope and Content
This accession consists of a scrapbook with materials documenting Morley Wolfe's presidency of B'Nai Brith Canada in 1982. Materials include congratulatory letters, tribute items, badges, pins, invitations, banquet programs, annual convention programs, speeches, awards, and certificates. There is also a photograph from a Harbord Collegiate reunion from the early 1990s. People identified in the photo: A. Kashen, I Cass, M. Barrett, G. Rumak, M. Silverberg, S. Rabinowitz, B. Federman, L. Novitsky, S. Friedberg, F. Gross, E. Robbins, B. Kleiman, B. Nightingale, S. Siegelman, G. Saunders, H. Freeman, M. Yasny, E. Fisher, L. Rosen, E. Smith, S. Landsberg, and M. Wolfe.
Administrative History
Morley S. Wolfe was born in Winnipeg in 1928 to Cecil (b. 1895) and Betty (nee Davidow) Wolfe. He spent his early childhood in various cities in Saskatchewan and Manitoba until moving to Toronto in 1940. Soon after graduating from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1955 he started his own practice as a senior member of the law firm Burt, Burt, Wolfe and Bowman. In 1971 he was appointed Queen’s Council, and from 1973 to 1977 he served as counsel for B’nai Brith Canada. After his retirement from practice in 1993, the Province of Ontario appointed him presiding Justice of the Peace for Ontario and Deputy Judge in Small Claims Court. His first marriage was to Sandra Newman in 1958 and they had three children together: Leslie, Lee, and Melanie. He later married Joan and became the step-father to her daughter, Erin. Throughout his life Morley was passionate about fighting prejudice and discrimination and became involved with organizations, such as the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews and the Urban Alliance on Race Relations. He was also a member of the Toronto Police Services Board Committee on Race Relations, served as Chair of the North York Committee on Community, Race and Ethnic Relations, and was appointed to the Canadian Multiculturalism Council. In addition, he was the founding president of Toronto Residents in Partnership (TRIP) from 2003 to 2006. His involvement extended to Jewish organizations. He served as national president of B’nai Brith Canada (BBC) from 1982 to 1983 and was a founding member of its League for Human Rights. He was also president of BBC’s Toronto Regional Council and Wilson Heights Lodge No. 1998, and of the Jewish Camp Council of Toronto as well as many other organizations. Morley’s hard work and involvement in the community earned him many awards, including, City of Toronto’s William P. Hubbard Race Relations Award, the YMCA Canada Peace Medal, B’Nai Brith Canada Service Award, and the Province of Ontario’s Senior Achievement Award. Around 2002, Wilson Heights Lodge No. 1998 began filing a series of appeals with B’nai Brith International (BBI) over concerns that BBC’s national executive was governing undemocratically. Morley played a key role in filing these appeals and was the centre of one appeal filed after BBC censured him without advance notice or the opportunity for a hearing. These appeals were not all successful. Around 2006, Morley became involved in another appeal against BBC that was filed by a group of members who called themselves the Concerned Members of B’nai Brith Canada (CMOBBC). They alleged that BBC’s national executive had too much centralized power, was not governing transparently, failed to provide members with audited financial statements at multiple annual general meetings (AGMs), passed a constitution that members had defeated at the 2005 AGM, and was threatening and harassing some members. BBI’s appeal court rendered its verdict in 2007 in favour of BBC. Soon after this judgment was made BBC took steps to expel all the members of CMOBBC. In response, Morley resigned from the organization. Morley currently resides in Brampton.
Subjects
Law
Women
Name Access
Wolfe, Morley, 1928-
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2015-12-7
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2015-12-7
Material Format
multiple media
Physical Description
ca. 10 cm of textual records and other material
Date
1986, 1991-2015
Scope and Content
Accession consists of material documenting the personal and professional activities of Janice Benatar. Personal records include a family tree, speeches Janice delivered at the Lipa Lippers Toastmaster's Group meetings, a Sephardic cookbook, immigration papers, and a Sharon School Reunion invitation for alumni living in Toronto. Also included are photographs of Janice with her family, performing in a ballet production with the Academy of Ballet and Jazz, with her newborn son, at her son's bar mitzvah at Chabad Flamingo, and with the keys to her first home in Thornhill. Also identified in photographs are: Elan Levitan, Viviane Benatar, Michael Benatar, Claudia Benatar, Rachel Pasternak, and Samuel Pasternak.
Also included are speeches, invitations, event programs, and video recordings of Book Of Life events as well as a bookmark that was designed by artist Enya Keshet for Book of Life honourees. Finally, accession also includes Professional Advisory Committee meeting minutes (2009-2015) and breakfast seminar presentations (2014-2015).
Use Conditions
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Descriptive Notes
Physical description note: includes 7 photographs, 4 DVDs, 200 KB of textual records, and 1 bookmark.
Subjects
Immigrants--Canada
Nonprofit organizations
Philanthropy and fundraising
Women
Name Access
Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2016-2-14
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2016-2-14
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
Physical Description
1.8 m of textual records and graphic material
Date
1989-2000
Scope and Content
Accession consists of records created by UJA Federation's Women's Campaign and Advocacy. The records consist of general subject files that document the breadth of work of the WC&A, including the operation of its executive board and committees, fundraising campaigns and the various giving levels, missions, volunteer management, outreach efforts, programming, as well as the WC&A's relationship with the Jewish Women's Federation.
Custodial History
These records appear to have originated with Frances Goldstein.
Use Conditions
UJA Federation meeting minutes and general correspondence are closed for 10 years from date of creation. Contracts and donor agreements are permanently closed.
Subjects
Philanthropy and fundraising
Women
Name Access
UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
Jewish Women's Federation (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2016-4-12
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2016-4-12
Material Format
moving images
Physical Description
1 DVD (55 min.)
Date
2013
Scope and Content
Accession consists of one DVD copy of a film David Nimmo created regarding the life and art of his late wife, Lea Vogel-Nimmo.
Administrative History
Lea Vogel-Nimmo was born in Rozniatov, Poland in 1937. She was saved from the Holocaust as one of the "Children of Tehran" and grew up in Israel. She became an artist and travelled to various countries to study and practice art, including, Florence, Amsterdam, Jamaica and the United States. She married Dr. David Nimmo in 1974 and later moved to Toronto, Canada. She passed away in March 2012 after living with cancer for 21 years.
Use Conditions
Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Subjects
Arts
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Women
Name Access
Vogel-Nimmo, Lea, 1937-2012
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2016-3-45
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2016-3-45
Material Format
graphic material
Physical Description
3 photographs : b&w ; 22 x 17 cm and 18 x 13 cm
Date
1950-[196-]
Scope and Content
Accession consists of three photographs. One photo is of a group of canvassers seated at a meeting for UJWF's Women's Division (1950). The Division broke its area down into districts, which appear on poster boards at the back of the room. The other two photographs appear to date from the 1960s and were taken in Israel. On the reverse side of a photo with three people is the name Prof. Lillian Kingstone, ORT and the other photo depicts Golda Meir, David Ben-Gurion and Aba Eban seated, along with others.
Custodial History
There is no information on the acquisition of this material.
Subjects
Women
Name Access
ORT
United Jewish Welfare Fund (Toronto, Ont.)
Ben-Gurion, David
Eban, Aba
Meir, Golda
Places
Israel
Toronto (Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2016-8-2
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2016-8-2
Material Format
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
Date
[ca. 1941]
Scope and Content
Accession consists of one black and white photograph of Charlotte Bochner ca. 1941. The photo appears to have been an official portrait, used when she served as Chairman of the Women's Division of the United Jewish Welfare Fund. The notes on the back of the photo are as follows: Charlotte Bochner, return to Toronto Jewish National Fund committee, 651 Spadina Ave.
Custodial History
The photograph was in the possession of Charlotte's Daughter Anne Bochner Stein.
Administrative History
Charlotte Bochner (1906-1979) was born in 1906 to Abraham and Annie (née Garofsky) Andrews. She married Maxwell Bochner (1900-1968) in Dec. 1928 and they had two children named Anne Constance and Joseph Harvey. Dr. Maxwell Bochner was born on October 8, 1900 to Charles and Ann (née Kurtz) Bochner.
Dr. Maxwell Bochner was an ophthalmologist and Chief of Staff and Chief of the Department of Ophthalmology for New Mount Sinai Hospital and Scarborough General Hospital. He was also Chief of the Eye Department for the Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital. He belonged to numerous medical associations, B'nai B'rith, the Primrose Club, Phi Delta Epsilon Fraternity, Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity and was a member of the Holy Blossom Temple. He founded the Bochner Eye Institute in 1929.
Charlotte served as chair of the Women's Division of the United Jewish Welfare Fund in 1941.
Use Conditions
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.
Subjects
Women
Portraits
Name Access
Bochner, Charlotte, 1906-1979
Bochner, Maxwell, 1900-1968
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2017-8-2
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2017-8-2
Material Format
textual record
Physical Description
7 cm of textual records
Date
1945-1955
Scope and Content
Accession consists of records related to Pearl Freedhoff's volunteer work with the Goel Tzedec Sisterhood as well as general records of Goel Tzedec and Beth Tzedec Synagogues. Included are Goel Tzedec Sisterhood bulletins (1945-1950), Sisterhood Annual Torah Tea invitations (1946-1951), Sisterhood Luncheon and Dinner Meeting invitations (1945-1952), Sisterhood Sabbath service invitaions (194-?), a Sisterhood finanical statement (1950), general Goel Tzedec Sisterhood correspondence (1950-1952), a script for a Goel Tzedec Sisterhood play (194-?), a speech given by Pearl Freedhoff (195-?), Beth Tzedec Sisterhood meeting invitations (1955), records related to the binennial convention of the National Women's League of the United Synagogue of America (1950), Goel Tzedec graduation and confirmation programs (1950-1951), a program book for the consecration of the Goel Tzedec Memorial Park (1949), Goel Tzedec Weekly Bulletins (1950-1951), and records documenting the Beth Tzedec Syangogue Dedication (1955).
Administrative History
Pearl Freedhoff (née Narrol) was born on 17 September 1906 to Harry Narrol and Esther Narroll (née Newman). She had four siblings: She had four siblings: Albert, Gertie, Hilda (m. Spivak), and Mendell (died as infant). Pearl married Dr. Samuel Osias Freedhoff (1903–1973) in 1927 and had two children: Stephen and Judith. Samuel was the son of Harry Freedhoff and Molli Freedhoff (née Bohnen). Pearl graduated from the University of Toronto, School of Social Work, and Samuel graduated from the School of Dentistry. Both were members of Goel Tzedec Synagogue, with Pearl serving as sisterhood president from 1949–1950 and Samuel as president of the men's club in 1952. Pearl passed away on 18 December 1997.
Subjects
Women
Synagogues
Name Access
Freedhoff, Pearl, 1906-1997
Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2017-6-8
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2017-6-8
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
Physical Description
1.4 m of textual records and graphic material
Date
1959-2001
Scope and Content
Accession consists of records related to Esther Matlow's involvement as both a member and as a former president of Hadassah-WIZO of Canada. By extension, the records also reflect the activities of World WIZO and Hadassah International. Included are meeting minutes and associated board reports; speeches and greetings; general correspondence; Hadassah publicity and informational materials including Orah Magazine; bulletins and president's newsletters; seminar materials; conference materials; and honours and certificates. There is also material related to Matlow's personal affairs, including letters written to news media outlets with her husband Irving, personal correspondence, and several cookbooks including one compiled of Esther's recipes created in 2001 in her honour. Also included is a personal memoir written by Irving Matlow for his children.
Administrative History
Esther (née Climans) Matlow (1930-2012) served as national president of the Hadassah-WIZO Organization of Canada from Nov. 1990 to Nov. 1993, presiding over the organizations 75th anniversary celebrations. Her term of office spanned an historic period from the events leading up to and including the Persian Gulf War to the signing of the Middle East peace accords. A forty-year member of the organization, she served it in a variety of executive capacities before her election as president. She was married to Irving Matlow for 60 years and had four children, Anne, Ruth, Elaine, and David. Esther passed away on 1 Dec. 2012.
Use Conditions
Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.
Descriptive Notes
ASSOCIATED MATERIAL NOTE: Library and Archives Canada hold the Esther Matlow fonds, MG31 H187.
Subjects
Women
Nonprofit organizations
Name Access
Matlow, Esther, 1930-2012
Hadassah-WIZO Organization of Canada
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2018-3-2
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2018-3-2
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
Physical Description
10 cm of textual and graphic material (2 vol.)
Date
1976-1993
Scope and Content
Accession consists of a scrapbook documenting the Yedidot Chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women and a photo album documenting programming of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Canada (Toronto). The Scrapbook includes photographs, invitations and notes, programmes and other related ephemera. The album includes photographs documenting the Summer Seminar on Jewish Genealogy held in Toronto on June 27-30, 1993 at the Park Plaza Hotel.
Administrative History
The Yedidot Chapter was formed in 1977. Chairpersons included Marsh Cohen (1976-1977); Cheryl Sonenberg (1977-1978); Noreen Horowitz (1978-1979); Adena Glasner (1979-1980); Elaine Safer (1980-1981); Blanca Abramson (1981-1982); Pauline Gold (1982-1983); Isabel Schnapp (1983-1984); Paula Frisch (1984-1985): Ellen Lewkowicz (1985-1986).
Subjects
Genealogy
Women
Name Access
National Council of Jewish Women of Canada
Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2018-7-21
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2018-7-21
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
multiple media
Physical Description
113 cm of textual and other records
1 scrapbook
Date
1938-2016
Scope and Content
Accession consists of material documenting the Act to End Violence Against Women organization. Included are: meeting minutes of the executive board; a ledger containing executive board waivers of notice; meeting minutes and resolutions from the yearly conventions; photographs of Act to End Violence Against Women members; correspondence with other organizations; correspondence, research material, public reactions, and ephemera from various campaigns; a commemorative booklet for a B'nai Brith cantorial concert; a scrapbook on the formation of the B'nai Brith Women Claire Morry Chapter; constitutions, constitutional amendments, reports, budgets, resolutions and other records of Act to End Violence Against Women; member lists and honour roll of past chapters; material and correspondence with B'nai Brith Washington; UJA material concerning assimilation and intermarriage and 2001 Jewish census data results.
Administrative History
The first Canadian chapter of B'nai Brith Women International was formed in Windsor, Ontario in 1923. Other chapters were soon formed throughout Eastern Canada and additional chapters were established in Winnipeg and British Columbia after 1949. The organization was initially administered by the American B'nai Brith Women. In 1976, it finally became autonomous (although still affiliated with the American agency) and changed its name to B'nai Brith Women of Eastern Canada. In 1981, its name was changed again to B'nai Brith Women of Canada. In 1995, the organization became known as Jewish Women International of Canada (JWIC). In November 2011, the organization underwent a final name change to Act to End Violence Against Women.
JWIC is committed to social change, with a particular focus on improving the lives of women and their families. In the 1980s, the agency initiated programs to counter domestic violence and began operating safe housing for Jewish women and children known as ASTEH (Alternative Safe Temporary Emergency Housing). JWIC also runs the JWI Residential Treatment Centre for emotionally disturbed youth.
Use Conditions
Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.
Descriptive Notes
Language note: Material in English, Russian and French.
Subjects
Charities
Family violence
Women
Name Access
Act to End Violence Against Women
Places
Canada
Source
Archival Accessions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Photographic and audiovisual collection series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 27; File 338
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Photographic and audiovisual collection series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
27
File
338
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
Date
7 Mar. 1978
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records ; 2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of materials relating to the Federation of Jewish Women's Organizations Conference of Women, held on 7 March 1978 at Beth Tzedec Synagogue. Photographs consist of one portrait of Edith Levy (Chairman, Conference of Women) and one photograph of (L to R) Esther Goodbaum, Robert Cooper, Flora MacDonald, and Ruth Bass. Documents consist of a press release form announcing the conference, a program, . The program featured a dialogue between Mel Hurtig (founding member of the Committee for an Independent Canada), Beverley Smith (former Liason Officer to Rene Levesque), and Peter Trueman (Global TV news anchorman), moderated by Ruth Schwartz (Federation of Jewish Women's Organizations); the afternoon featured a keynote talk by Mme. Solange Chaput-Rolland (member of the Task Force on Canadian Unity). File also consists of news clippings related to the conference, Beverley Smith's curriculum vitae, correspondence between Mel Hurtig and Edith Levy, a biography of Mel Hurtig, Beverley Smith, and Peter Trueman, and a letter from Maurice Lucow at the Toronto Jewish Congress to the Toronto Star requesting an article be written about Edith Levy and the conference.
Notes
Photos by Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto.
Availability of other formats: Also available as digital images.
Subjects
Women
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Photographic and audiovisual collection series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 27; File 523
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Photographic and audiovisual collection series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
27
File
523
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
Date
6 Nov. 1980
Physical Description
1 folder textual records
10 photographs : b&w (10 negatives) ; 28 x 28 mm
Scope and Content
File consists of ten negatives depicting the Women's Division-sponsored UJA Day event at Shaarei Shomayim Congregation. Two frames show set tables, with hats as a centrepiece; other frames depict Women's Division members with a female personality known for hats. Also included is a flyer for the event: "Women CAN make a difference! You can learn how on UJA Day, Thursday, November 6, 1980, at Shaarei Shomayim Synagogue, 47 Glencairn Ave. at 12 noon." The program names the guest speaker as former U.S. Congresswoman Bella Abzug.
Notes
Photos by Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto.
Availability of other formats: Also available as digital images.
Name Access
Abzug, Bella S., 1920-1998
Shaarei Shomayim Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Women
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Henry Weingluck fonds
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 44; Item 19
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Henry Weingluck fonds
Level
Item
Fonds
44
Item
19
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1923
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Item is a portrait of Leah Simon and Rae Simon in Toronto.
Name Access
Simon, Leah
Simon, Rae
Subjects
Portraits
Women
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.
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Accession Number
1988-2-11
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 3040
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
3040
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[between 1935 and 1939]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
This item is a photograph of members of the Ostrovtzer Independent Mutual Benefit Society Ladies' Auxiliary seated around a table in someone's home.
Subjects
Portraits, Group
Societies
Women
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.
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Accession Number
1974-001
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 2956
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
2956
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1929
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
Notes
Photo by Schlachter.
Name Access
Sons of Jacob Benevolent Society Ladies' Auxiliary
Subjects
Societies
Women
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.
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Accession Number
1980-3-5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 3764
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
3764
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1933
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
Admin History/Bio
The Jewish Community House women's basketball team was part of the National Council of Jewish Women in Canada. In 1933, the basketball team was the Ontario Junior Champions.
Scope and Content
This item is a photo of the Jewish Community House women's basketball team. Standing in a row posing for their team portrait, the team can be identified from left to right: Coach Maurice Black (1902-1973), Bunnie Shoom (1917-1981), Buschie Stone Kamin (?), Bess Pacter (1915-1971), Ann Feldman Gross (1916-2006), Adele (?), Mildred Appleby (?), [?], [?], Esther Parnes (1915-2008), Pearl Pascal Cole (?-1990), and Clara Freedhof Black (1909-1994)
Notes
For identification, see accession record.
Name Access
Jewish Community House
Subjects
Portraits, Group
Sports teams
Women
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.
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Accession Number
1985-6-7
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 5035
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
5035
Material Format
graphic material
Date
28 Oct. 1960
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Marlene Dietrich with a group of women from the Beth Sholom Sisterhood at a State of Israel Bonds dinner. Dietrich had toured Israel in 1960.
Notes
Graphic Artists
Name Access
Beth Sholom Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
State of Israel Bonds
Dietrich, Marlene
Subjects
Fund raising
Motion picture actors and actresses
Women
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Accession Number
1990-1-5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 5036
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
5036
Material Format
graphic material
Date
28 Oct. 1960
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of a woman from Beth Sholom's Sisterhood and Miss Israel at a State of Israel Bonds dinner.
Notes
Graphic Artists.
Name Access
Beth Sholom Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
State of Israel Bonds
Miss Israel
Subjects
Beauty contestants
Fund raising
Women
Places
Eglinton Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
1990-1-5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 987
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
987
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1937
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Item is a composite photograph featuring portraits of the members of the Exeuctive and Ladies' Auxiliary of the Beth Hamidrash Hagadol Synagogue (the McCaul St. Synagogue) on their fiftieth anniversary.
Name Access
McCaul Street Synagogue
Beth Midrash Hagadol Synagogue
Chevra Tehillim
Ladies' Auxiliary
Subjects
Anniversaries
Portraits
Women
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.
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Accession Number
1976-10-5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1005-1007
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1005-1007
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[5 Nov. 1976 or 6 Nov. 1976]
Physical Description
3 photographs
Notes
Acquired December 1976.
Name Access
Adath Israel Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
Adath Israel Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
Women's League for Conservative Judaism
Subjects
Conservative Judaism
Women
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Accession Number
1976-11-1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1311
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1311
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1907]
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of the Beth Jacob Synagogue Ladies' Auxiliary, seated in a yard.
Name Access
Beth Jacob Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
Ladies' Auxiliary
Subjects
Women
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.
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Accession Number
1977-6-3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 2926
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
2926
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph
Scope and Content
Standing, left to right: [unknown]; Mrs. Layefsky; Mrs. Leah Kayfetz, mother of Ben G. Kayfetz; [unknown]; [unknown]; [unknown]; Slova Keyfitz; Sarah (Mrs. Max?).
Seated, left to right: [unknown]; [unknown]; Mrs. H. Mangel; Mrs. Ralph Clair.
Name Access
Clair, Mrs. Ralph
Kayfetz, Mrs. Leah
Keyfitz, Slova
Layefsky, Mrs.
Mangel, Mrs. H.
Mozirer Ladies' Auxiliary
Subjects
Portraits, Group
Women
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Accession Number
1981-7-3
Source
Archival Descriptions