Accession Number

2021-7-4

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

moving images

Physical Description

2.1 m of textual records, graphic material, and moving images

Date

1975-2020, predominantly 2000s

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs and audiovisual materials documenting the Jewish National Fund of Toronto's Negev dinners and other programming, as well as annual general meeting booklets.

Box 4: Audio Visual recordings on VHS, DVD, Beta (2000-2006, 2011)

Box 4: Negev Dinner photographs honouring Alex Grossman (2001)

Box 5: Negev Dinner photographs, honouring Toby & Saul Feldberg (2002), Elie & Renee Rubenstein (2003), Ron Appleby (2004), Joe & Wolf Lebovic (2005).

Box 6: Roots Magazine, incomplete run, issues from 2001-2019

Box 6: JNF Annual Meeting booklets, incomplete run, issues from 1975-1997.

Box 7: JNF Annual Meeting booklets, incomplete run, issues from 1998-2020.

Name Access

Jewish National Fund of Toronto

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2021-10-5

Material Format

moving images

graphic material

Physical Description

1.2 m of graphic material and moving images

Date

[198-]-[202-]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting the Jewish National Fund of Canada. Much of the material is photographic and audiovisual.

Name Access

Jewish National Fund of Canada

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2022-8-14

Material Format

moving images

sound recording (electronic)

graphic material

Physical Description

ca. 260 optical discs

83 videocassettes

27 photographs

Date

1988-2016

Scope and Content

Accession consists of audiovisual materials documenting the events and programs of the Canadian Society for Yad Vashem. Most of the recordings are DVDs and VHS tapes and document Holocaust commemoration and memorialization programs, and include some Canadian and international dignitaries, as well as survivor speakers. There are also a few DVD-ROMs featuring Yad Vashem educational content and a few CDs containing photographs of events.

Name Access

Canadian Society for Yad Vashem

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2023-9-1

Material Format

moving images

textual record

Physical Description

16 videocassettes : VHS

1 folder of textual records and graphic material

1 optical disc

Date

2000-2012

Scope and Content

Accession consists primarily of audiovisual material documenting Jewish veterans in the Second World War. The bulk of the material consists of VHS tapes, most of which have labels. The following labels are found on the tapes and give a sense of their contents: Getto Warszawske [sic] 1993 ceremony, Jewish war veteran parade, M. Lipman, Marie Thérese Fournier Dumont, Mr. Franklin, Mr. Hart, Sam Borod, Saul Gordon, Sen. Jack Marshal, Testaments of Honour, veterans, Warsaw Ghetto Uprising 1943–1993. Of note is a documentary produced by the Jewish War Veterans of Canada titled "No Greater Honour: A Record of Canadian Jewish Military Service," which "provides an historical account of Jewish participation in Canada's military efforts, from the British Naval Captain who covered General Wolfe's landing at the Plains of Abraham in 1759, to Passover services on the European front in World War II" (from back cover).

Also included is one CD-R containing documents, images, and videos from a Remembrance Day service held at the Old City Hall Cenotaph (60 Queen Street West) on 11 November 2012.

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.

Descriptive Notes

Availability of other formats: Digitized material.

Subjects

Veterans

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Central Region sous-fonds

Ontario Camps Association series

Camp Solelim sub-series

Level

Sub-series

Fonds

28-1

Series

1-4

Material Format

textual record

moving images

Date

1965, 1974, 2003

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

3 film reels (ca. 1 hr.) : col. ; Super 8 mm

1 videocassette (ca. 1 hr.) : col. ; VHS

Admin History/Bio

Camp Solelim was founded in 1965 by the Zionist Organization of Canada as a leadership camp for Canadian Jewsih youth between the ages of 14 and 15. The camp was located just outside of Sudbury, Ontario and was under the direct supervision of the Ontario Camps Association, who recieved their standards and guidelines from the National Camps Association. However, daily operation and staffing of the camp was provided by Canadian Young Judaea, which still operates the camp today.

Scope and Content

The sub-series consists of procedure records, press and publicity records, programming records, financial records, and a visitor's day camp booklet, created between 1965 and 1968. The sub-series also contains 3 film reels created in 1974 and 1 videocassette transfer of those reels, depicting various camp activities.

Name Access

Camp Solelim

Canadian Young Judaea

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Central Region sous-fonds

Ontario Camps Association series

Camp Solelim sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

28-1

Series

1-4

File

6

Material Format

moving images

Date

1974, 2003

Physical Description

3 film reels (ca. 1 hr.) : col. ; Super 8 mm

1 videocassette (ca. 1 hr.) : col. , VHS

Scope and Content

The file consists of three Super 8 film reels shot by Camp Solelim campers and staff of camp activities, Visitors' Day, and skits performed by the campers. One reel consists of various views and episodes of camp life, apparently to be used for publicity purposes.

Notes

The films were transferred to videotape by the archives in 2003.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2006-5-2

Material Format

moving images

Physical Description

1 videocassette

1 DVD

Date

[200-]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of one video cassette and a DVD documenting the history of Kirkland Lake. The material was originally aired on TV Ontario

Descriptive Notes

The video cassette has been converted to digital format.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2006-8-16

Material Format

moving images

Physical Description

1 DVD

Date

2006

Scope and Content

Accession consists of one DVD containing Toronto media coverage of the UJA emergency rally and campaign in support of Israel. The television coverage is from July and August of 2006 and was aired on CBC, CTV, City TV (CP 24) and Global.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2006-8-17

Material Format

moving images

Physical Description

1 DVD

Date

Aug. 2006

Scope and Content

Accession consists of one DVD of the United Jewish Communities Israel Emergency Campaign video from August 2006.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2007-9-2

Material Format

graphic material (electronic)

textual record (electronic)

architectural drawing (electronic)

Physical Description

37 photographs : b&w and col. (jpg) + 2 identification keys

16 documents (28 jpgs)

2 architectural drawings (jpg)

Date

[189-]-2004

Scope and Content

Accession consists of scanned copies of original records documenting the Jewish community in Cornwall. The records relate to various individuals in the community, including the donor, as well as organizations such as B'nai Brith, Hebrew Ladies' Aid Society, and the Beth-El Congregation. The items include scans of cemetery plans, burial certificates, photographs, meeting minutes, memorial books and various legal documents.

Photographs are as follows:

01. Sixtieth anniversary of D-Day program.

02. Abe and Rose Goldhamer, Long Sault Rapids before the seaway, ca. 1941.

03. Al Burnes in uniform. Al lived in Cornwall and moved to Toronto, [between 1939 and 1945].

04. Archie Dover, first person buried in the new cemetery, pg. 1, 1962.

05. Archie Dover, first person buried in the new cemetery, pg. 2, 1962.

06. Beth El Synagogue, exterior, nd.

07. Beth El Synagogue, interior, nd.

08. Birdie Phillips Miller.

09. B’nai Brith, ca. 1961. [obverse]

10. B’nai Brith, ca. 1961. [reverse]

11. B’nai Brith entertaining seniors from Glen Stor Dun Lodge, 1964.

12. B’nai Brith girls temporary charter, 1967.

13. B’nai Brith Youth Organization temporary charter, 1967.

14. Boys playing hockey behind the shul, 1930s. Back row, left to right: unidentified, Jack Abrugov, Murray Berns, Julius Kolomier. Front row, left to right: unidentified, Jack Goldhamer, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified.

15. Braham Goldhamer on piano.

16. Cemetery plan from office of LP Stidwill, civil engineer and Ontario land surveyor, April 18 1958.

17. Cemetery plan, nd.

18. Construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway, Robert Saunders Dam, 1957.

19. B’nai Brith emergency meeting minutes, 1967.

20. Entertainer, Helen Goldhamer and her father, Julius Miller.

21. General meeting regarding building of the synagogue, pg. 1, Oct. 5, 1924.

22. General meeting regarding building of the synagogue, pg. 2, Oct. 5, 1924.

23. B’nai Brith Cornwall Lodge, 1961. [obverse] Pictured are, Standing left to right: Moe Helperin, Peter Solway, Oscar Niduvitch, Louis Dubinsky, Alex Abugor, Sam Nyman, Moe Schulman, Bernard Miller, I. Martin, Saul Schulman. Seated left to right: Mark Goldhamer, Sam Smolkin, Saul Kaye, Mrs. Eddie Cantor (guest speaker), Rabbi Matts, Julius Miller.

24. B’nai Brith Cornwall Lodge, 1961. [reverse]

25. Hebrew School, ca. 1958.

26. Helen, Mark and Brham Goldhamer, ca. 1958.

27. Helen Goldhamer on the St. Lawrence just west of Cornwall.

28. Helen Goldhamer speaking.

29. Helen Goldhamer thanking guest speaker.

30. Joel Horovitz, bar mitzvah programme, 1954.

31. Julius Miller and daughter Helen Goldhamer with father Moses Miller (seated) and grandson Braham Goldhamer at age 2.

32. Julius Miller and wife Birdie in front of their furniture company’s first truck, ca. 1946.

33. Julius Miller Grove invitation to ceremony, 1969.

34. Julius Miller Grove letter, 1969.

35. Julius Miller Grove plaque, ca. 1969.

36. [Phillips family?], ca. 1900.

37. Annette Phillips and Mary Phillips, ca. 1948.

38. Julius Miller presented with a pin by Mrs. Eddie Cantor at an Israel Bonds drive, 1961.

39. Nathan Phillips with unidentified boy.

40. Left to right: Annette Phillips, Mary Phillips, Birdie Phillips Miller and Riva Phillips, 1940s.

41. Left to right: Archie Dover, Julius Miller and Rabbi Lewin at the Memory Board dedication.

42. Left to right: Helen Goldhamer, Sarah Vineberg, Mrs. M. Phillips, Birdie Phillips Miller, Annette Phillips, ca. 1938.

43. Succot. Left to right: Margot Miller, Jack Miller and Braham Goldhamer, ca. 1956.

44. Left to right: Mark Goldhamer, Iruim Thaw, Saul Schulman and guest speaker, ca. 1961.

45. Nathan and Sam Phillips, ca. 1920.

46. Legal letter regarding the deed to the cemetery, pg. 1, 1929.

47. Legal letter regarding the deed to the cemetery, pg. 2, 1929.

48. Markus Goldhamer RCAF discharge papers, pg. 1, 1945.

49. Markus Goldhamer RCAF discharge papers, pg. 2, 1945.

50. Markus Goldhamer RCAF photo, Second World War.

51. Mary Phillips, life member of Hadassah-WIZO card, April 5, 1954.

52. Memorial book, pg. 1, 1926.

53. Memorial book, pg. 2, 1926.

54. Memorial book, pg. 3, 1926.

55. Memorial book, pg. 4, 1926.

56. Memory board.

57. Moses Miller.

58. Original minutes forming the B’nai Brith chapter in Cornwall, pg. 1, 1934.

59. Original minutes forming the B’nai Brith chapter in Cornwall, pg. 2, 1934.

60. Original minutes forming the B’nai Brith chapter in Cornwall, pg. 3, 1934.

61. Original minutes forming the B’nai Brith chapter in Cornwall, pg. 4, 1934.

62. Part of crowd at the annual dinner in Beth El Synagogue hall.

63. Photocopy of Hebrew Ladies’ Aid meeting minutes, pg. 1, Nov. 29, 1922.

64. Photocopy of Hebrew Ladies’ Aid meeting minutes, pg. 2, Nov. 29, 1922.

65. President of B’nai Brith Mark Goldhamer speaking. Helen Goldhamer seated to his left.

66. Riva Phillips beside Julius Miller Furniture shop, 1950s.

67. Thank you card to Mark Goldhamer, pg. 1.

68. Thank you card to Mark Goldhamer, pg. 2.

69. [Phillips family?], ca. 1900.

Custodial History

The original records are in the possession of the donor. The OJA was granted permission to scan the records in September 2007, as part of the Ontario Small Jewish Communities initiative. These copies were then donated to the Archives on 2007-09-04.

Subjects

Communities

Cemeteries

Name Access

Goldhamer, Mark

Places

Cornwall (Ont.)

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Accession Number

2007-10-4

Material Format

textual record

moving images

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

1 DVD ; 20 min.

Date

2007

Scope and Content

Accession consists of one DVD detailing the history of Ralph and Helen Cohen entitled: 1947: Once Upon a Time. The video was created by Alan, the son of Ralph and Helen, in honour of his parents 60th wedding anniversary. It features still photographs of his parents and family friends with a narrative voice-over. As well, the video features several archival photographs from various institutions, including the OJA. Additionally, there is a publicity brochure for Alan's business producing family commemorative DVDs.

Name Access

Cohen, Helen

Cohen, Ralph

Cohen Alan

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2008-1-5

Material Format

moving images

Physical Description

95 video cassettes

Date

Sept. 1998-March 2000

Scope and Content

This accession consists of 95 video cassettes of lectures presented by the Wexner Heritage Foundation at their "Toronto sessions". There are 39 lectures in total, dealing with philosophical and religious based topics as well as one on the history of the Canadian Jewish community. The sessions are set up with a guest speaker at the head of a table facilitating the discussion amongst a group of participants.

The guest speakers and facilitators include Rabbi Norman Laufer, Rabbi Reuven Kimelman, Rabbi Jacob Schacter, Dr. Benjamin Gampel, Dr. Michael Stanislawski, Dr. Steven Bayme, Dr. Michael Brown, Rabbi Shoshana Gelfand, Rabbi Tsvi Blanchard, Dr. Larry Hoffman, Erica Brown, Dr. Michal Chernick and Arna Poupko.

The topics of discussion include:

Genesis: cosmos and covenant.

Genesis: Exodus, Abraham and Moses. The nature of leadership and relationship to the covenant.

Books of Deuteronomy, Joshua. Judges, Samuel 1: land and politics.

Prophets and kings or prophets vs. kings.

Judaism and the destruction of the Temple.

The Temple's end and beginnings of modern Judaism.

Judaism in Middle Ages.

Jews in the orbit of Islam.

Sephardic and Ashkenaz Jews: 11th to 15th century.

Crusades and expulsion of Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews: 13th to 16th century.

Jews in Ashkenazi lands.

Roads to modernity: 1550-1789.

Jews in Medieval Spain.

Eastern European Jewry through 1981.

Transitions to modernity

Enlightenment and emancipation and the Jewish response to modernity.

Immigration and acculturation.

Zionism first 50 years.

The rise and decline of civic Judaism and the emergence of Jewish continuity agenda.

Canadian Jewish history.

Who are the hero/ines of Rosh Hashanah?

Priest, prophet and kings: authority and rivalry.

Triumphs and failures in biblical leadership.

Refusing leadership: the complex leader.

Judah, Tamar and the Book of Ruth: autonomy and vision as a foundation for leadership.

Leadership as an outgrowth of faith and kindness.

The risk of a leader in the Diaspora: Joseph and the Book of Esther.

The leader as courtier: the Book of Esther.

Suffering divine justice and personal communal redemption.

The leader as nurturer.

The anatomy of the Siddur.

From Bible to Mishna: the process of Midrash.

Rabbinic "liturature": the Mishna.

The Talmud.

The Mishna and its social context.

Codes and responsa.

The Aggadah: the spiritual world of the Talmudic tale.

Custodial History

These video cassettes were donated to the OJA by the Media Library, however they did not contain the usual coding used by the library. Therefore, their origins are unknown. It is possible that they were once used as a resource by the staff at the Board of Jewish Education.

Administrative History

The Wexner Foundation and the Wexner Heritage Foundation (now part of The Wexner Foundation) were established by Leslie Wexner in 1984. The Wexner Heritage program was designed to provide young American Jewish lay leaders with a two-year intensive Jewish learning program, thus deepening their understanding of Jewish history, values, and texts and enriching their leadership skills. By the end of 2007, over 1500 North American Jewish leaders from 31 cities will have participated in the program.

http://www.wexnerfoundation.org/TheFoundation/HistoryandMission/tabid/61/Default.aspx

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2008-7-5

Material Format

moving images

Physical Description

1 DVD (ca. 3 min.)

Date

26 Nov. 2007

Scope and Content

This accession consists of one DVD of Ze'ev Bielski, chair of the Jewish Agency, paying tribute to David Engel on the occassion of his end of term as chair of UJA Federation of Greater Toronto's Board of Directors.

Name Access

Engel, David

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2008-10-7

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

moving images

Physical Description

28 cm of textual records

78 photographs : 24 x 19 cm or smaller

3 videocassetttes

Date

1962-2003

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records documenting the education and professional life of Rabbi Domb. The photos are mostly of the Rabbi, his family, friends and congregational school students. Also included are files containing many of his speeches and sermons, his marriage register, his personal educational and certification records, correspondence and notes concerning his involvement with the B’nai Shalom North Congregation, and VHS videocassettes of a singing audition and a wedding at which he officiated. The accession also includes records containing many posthumous tributes to his life and work, as well as a DVD, brief obituary and personal history by his nephew, Alan Domb, donor of these records.

Custodial History

Donor was Rabbi's nephew.

Administrative History

Solomon Z. Domb was born in Israel on December 2, 1952. He was the fourth and youngest son of Polish Holocaust survivors Joseph and Golda Domb. The family immigrated to Toronto, Canada in 1960, where Solomon received his education at Yeshiva Day School Chaim Talmud Torah. His education continued at the Ner Israel Yeshiva and the Bais Medrash L’Rabonim in Brooklyn, New York. He also studied cantorial singing under famed cantor David Kusevitsky. After graduation as a rabbi in May1970 Rabbi Domb began his career at the House of Jacob in Calgary, Alberta. He then became Rabbi and Chazzan of Beth Isiah Congregation in Guelph and later at Toronto’s Beth Torah Congregation. In 1982 Rabbi Domb founded the B’nai Shalom North Congregation, B’nai Shalom Hebrew School, and B’nai Shalom Day Nursery. He was also a founder of the Vaughan Neighbourhood Support Centre. Rabbi Domb died on October 5, 2003.

Descriptive Notes

Language Note: Many of the speech and semon notes are in Hebrew or Yiddish.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2009-6-5

Material Format

graphic material

sound recording

moving images

textual record

object

Physical Description

187 photographs : b&w and col. ; 24 x 20 cm or smaller

20 audiocassettes

10 videocassettes

1 folder of textual records

1 object

Date

[193-]-2006

Scope and Content

Accession consists predominantly of records collected by Bess Shockett in her work with UJA Federation's Committee for Yiddish and Friends of Yiddish. The accession also contains some personal family records. The photographs document programmes of the Committee for Yiddish in the late 1980s and 1990s, including an outdoor Yiddish concert, several International Conferences of Yiddish Clubs (1995, 1998, 1999), Sunday morning Yiddish classes, and a 1993 Hanukah concert. There are also three photographs of the New Fraternal Jewish Association and its celebration of J. B. Salsberg's eightieth birthday in 1980. The videocassettes contain recordings of other events including a storytelling workshop, Purim Mystery Night, a farewell for Miriam Waddington and several Sof Vokh (weekend retreat) programmes of 1993.

The twenty cassette tapes feature panel discussions, lectures and interviews, including "Yiddish education," "Yiddish and the Media," "Yiddish and the Younger Generation," "Yiddish and the Performing Arts," and "Yiddish Language and Translation." There are several interviews with Yiddish poet Avrom Sutzkever, as well as two Toronto Yiddish concerts. Other tapes contain radio interviews with [Aaron?] Lansky; "Chava Rosenfarb--Book Fair", 1988; "Plenary reports and presentations"; and an episode of the program The Forward Hour on Peretz Miransky, an influential Polish writer in the inter-war years.

Personal records in the accession consist of family snapshots dating from the 1930s and 1940s. These were taken in Israel and include images of farming, landscapes, travel, a canal, groups of people, city buildings, and processions. These photos all have Yiddish writing on the back. There is one formal portrait, ca. 1890s, of an elderly Jewish man. As well, there is a folder of original and photocopied poetry (in Yiddish) written by a Jack Shockett.

Accession also includes a Yiddish typewriter, in case, that Bess used in the late 1960s/early 1970s when the Committee for Yiddish was under Congress.

Custodial History

Records were entrusted to the estate of Bess Shockett after her death, and given to her Committee for Yiddish colleague Ethel Cooper, who brought them to the archives.

Administrative History

Bess Shockett was born in the Ukraine in 1919. Her father, Solomon Maltin, was the mayor of the town and helped establish a number of Jewish community institutions. He and his wife had two sons along with Bess: Sam and Ben. In 1925, the family moved to Montreal. As an adolescent, Bess became very active in the Jewish community and joined the United Jewish People's Order. She helped organize a union for workers in the knitting industry and later did the same for fur workers. She also travelled to Winnipeg to organize a laundry workers union. She met her husband, Barry Shockett, in Toronto and they married in 1952 and had three children: Michael, Elka and Eric. Bess eventually became very active in the Toronto Jewish community, particularly in regards to supporting and launching several innovative Yiddish programs. She staffed the office of CJC's Committee for Yiddish in its early years, and was Director from 1974 to 1989. She helped found the Friends of Yiddish in 1985 and served as executive vice-president until her death on August 27, 2007.

Descriptive Notes

There is little written material; what there is (captions and poetry) is mostly in Yiddish; some captions are in English.

Subjects

Committees

Yiddish language

Name Access

Committee for Yiddish (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2009-6-14

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

moving images

Physical Description

4.2 m of graphic, textual and audio/video material

Date

[197-?]-[2008?]

Scope and Content

This accession primarily consists of photographs documenting the events and activities of UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, as well as the staff and lay leadership. The events pictured include missions, rallies, fly-ins, telethons, Major Gifts dinners, March of the Living, and Birthright. They also include Campaign divisions like Women’s Division, Young Accountants, and Young Leadership and its program Hands On Toronto ("HOT”). Organizations include Knesseth Israel Synagogue, JCC, the Zaglembier and Ostrovtzer societies, and Bernard Betel Centre. One cubic foot box consists entirely of photographs of Israel @ 50 programs including the “Night of a Lifetime.” There is also a large Israel @ 50 scrapbook of clippings, programs, and feature articles. Two boxes of photographs contain portraits filed by name.

There is a small amount of textual records in the accession, which include binders of newsclippings and brochures kept by the Creative Department, Tomorrow Campaign folios and booklets, and Central Campus vision documents from 2002. As well, there are sixty-eight CDs and DVDs, most of which are promotional videos relating to the Tomorrow Campaign and other UJA campaigns. There are also DVDs of 2008 UJA Big Ideas Forum and one cassette tape of the 2002 annual Lion of Judea luncheon. Finally, there is a DVCam cassette of the 2006 Campaign Closing celebration.

Custodial History

The records were in the custody of the Creative Department of UJA Federation of Greater Toronto. As part of Federation's "purge day" on 5 June 2009, the department gathered together their materials and transferred them to the archives.

Use Conditions

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Name Access

UJA Federation of Greater Toronto

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Annual Campaign series

Walk with Israel sub-series

Israel Funwalk 2000 sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

17-1-26

File

1

Material Format

textual record

moving images

graphic material

Date

2000

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

1 photograph

1 videocassette

Scope and Content

File contains a letter to walkers who have returned their collection envelope and thus receive a free t-shirt and a coupon for one or more passes to Ontario Place. Two sample coupons are included. The file also includes a photograph of staff coordinator Naomi Cohen with three representatives from Associated Day School holding a Walk poster.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Annual Campaign series

Walk with Israel sub-series

Walk with Israel 2004 sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

17-1-30

File

2

Material Format

graphic material (electronic)

moving images

Date

2004

Physical Description

334 photographs (jpg)

1 optical disc (vob file) : 2 mins. 40 secs.

Scope and Content

File consists of 4 CDs containing digital photographs (jpgs). One disc (Black's Photography) contains images at the Walk opening of entertainment, children, the registration table, the crowd, dancing, Israel flags, sponsor banners, a clown and people along the route. The other 3 discs contain 308 photographs. These document the opening at Coronation Park, the crowd along the route and people at the RioCan Festival at Ontario Place. They include images of special guest, Police Chief Julian Fantino, the co-chairs of the Walk, a huge hora, opening speeches by the Walk chairs, one of the checkpoints, facepainting, games and putting on tefillin.

At the Festival the images are of the marketplace, Ontario Place rides, a CIJA-PAC group and other vendors at tables. Groups represented include Leo Baeck Day School; Congregation BINA (Community of Jews from India); Canadian Jews & Christians (Together for Israel); the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, Canada; and Jews for Jesus. There are also pictures of anti-Israel protesters at the entrance to the checkpoint. UJA notables in the photos include Ted Sokolsky and Michelle Golfman.

In addition, the file contains a DVD with video footage of the 2004 Walk set to music.

Notes

Black's-processed photographs by Eve [Marks]. This disc has Fujifilm Image Viewer software on it which must be used to view the photos.

Other photographs by Stephen Epstein. Epstein's discs include thumbnails, high-resolution jpgs and html files forming a "web gallery" index to peruse the images. The three CDs each have 1/3 of the images in high-resolution.

Repro Restriction

Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Annual Campaign series

Walk with Israel sub-series

Walk with Israel 2007 sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

17-1-33

File

1

Material Format

moving images

Date

2007

Physical Description

1 optical disc : 3 mins., 41 secs.

Scope and Content

File consists of a recruitment video on DVD for use in schools. It features Anthony Parker of the Toronto Raptors.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Annual Campaign series

Walk with Israel sub-series

Walk with Israel 2007 sub-sub-series

Level

Sub-sub-series

Fonds

67

Series

17-1-33

Material Format

moving images

object

Date

2007

Physical Description

1 optical disc (3 mins., 41 secs.)

2 t-shirts

Admin History/Bio

The 2007 Walk with Israel was held on Sunday, 27 May 2007. It started with a kick-off party in Coronation Park by the waterfront, which featured inflatables and music. Prominent attendees were Stéphane Dion, leader of the Liberal Party of Canada; John Baird, the federal minister of the environment; and more than twenty other elected officials. The walk was co-chaired by Ruth Eckstein and Helen Silverstein. The largest incentive for those raising money was to be a "chai walker": if one raised $1,800, one had the choice of a $500 prize and was invited onstage during the kick-off party. With a threatening weather forecast, only seven thousand people came out. The fundraising cause was a new daycare centre in northern Israel and providing employment training to Ethiopian women in a community near Tel Aviv.

At the end of the ten-kilometre route, people enjoyed the kosher barbecue, games, rides, and arts and crafts at the RioCan Carnival at Ontario Place.

Scope and Content

Sub-sub-series consists of a recruitment video and two t-shirts from the 2007 Walk with Israel. One t-shirt is white and the other, for volunteers, is red. The t-shirts read "Heart and Sole!"

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Toronto Holocaust Museum series

Holocaust Education Week sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

28-15

File

41

Material Format

moving images

Date

2005

Physical Description

1 DVD

Scope and Content

File consists of a DVD of the closing program of Holocaust Education Week

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Toronto Holocaust Museum series

Special events and projects sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

28-18

File

18

Material Format

moving images

textual record

Date

1985, 2006

Physical Description

1 folder textual records

2 DVDs and other material.

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence, press releases, invitations, and DVD and VHS recordings related to the dedication ceremony of the Holocaust Education Centre. One DVD and the video cassette includes a recording of a speech by Gerda Frieberg at the Holocaust Education Centre.

Notes

Physical description note: includes one video cassette and two audio cassettes.

Name Access

Frieberg, Gerda, 1925-

Subjects

Dedication services

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2009-12-8

Material Format

graphic material (electronic)

moving images

Physical Description

98 photographs (jpg)

1 optical disc (5 mins.)

Date

[2000?]-2007

Scope and Content

Accession consists of ninety-eight photographs of the arrival in Israel of a Taglit-Birthright Israel group in May 2007. The trip celebrated Toronto's 10,000th participant in the programme, David Stein, and he is the subject of most of the photographs. The images are of the group's arrival at the airport in Israel and in front of their tour bus. Accession also includes a DVD video about Canadian youth's nifgashim (encounters) with soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces as part of the Taglit-Birthright Israel program.

Name Access

Canada Israel Experience

Stein, David

Places

Israel

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2009-12-15

Material Format

textual record

moving images

graphic material (electronic)

sound recording

Physical Description

4 cm of textual records

3 videocassettes

10 optical discs (196 mins., 38 secs.)

1278 photographs (jpg)

Date

2000-2009

Scope and Content

Accession consists of programmes and invitations for Campaign events including Major Gifts, telethons, missions, the Ben Gurion Society, Women's Philanthropy and other divisions' events. There are also three videocassettes with videos for Campaign 2002 ("Israel is Calling"), Campaign 2000 ("The Campaign For Our Children"), and the Campaign 2000 Launch ("Wings of a Butterfly"). Also included in the accession are 10 DVDs, containing: campaign videos for the years 2003 to 2009; a video conference on Jewish morality held for lay leaders in 2003; an audio-only recording of remarks by Professor Alan Dershowitz in 2002; and a canvasser motivation video produced by Federation. There are additional CDs with photographs relating to Hineni, Vision, L.O.J.E., H.O.T. Toronto (Young Leadership Division), Ben Gurion Society, missions and United Israel Appeal Canada; finally, there are audio recordings of speakers from the 2008 2nd Annual UJA Federation Big Ideas Forum. For a detailed list, click here: file://s-oja01\data\Description\Campaign\Creative%20CDs.doc

Use Conditions

Copyright of campaign videos is owned by the production company and NOT by UJA Federation. Researchers must contact Len Pearl to obtain copyright clearance to reproduce these videos. Researchers must be able to specify the exact video and clip when requesting copyright permission.

Subjects

Charities

Fund raising

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2009-12-16

Material Format

graphic material (electronic)

moving images

textual record

Physical Description

1 optical disc (92 mins., 48 secs.)

1 optical disc (8 mins., 40 secs.)

265 photographs (jpg)

1 folder of textual records

Date

2007-2008

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records relating to UJA Top Gifts events. The 2007 records include a printed invitation; an unfinished promotional Top Gifts video; and a professionally-produced DVD containing the Top Gifts Dinner program, including videos of speakers and the polished Top Gifts video (the two promo videos are similar but not identical). Another CD holds the Top Gifts Reception of the Campaign Launch in September 2007. For 2008, the records consist of a printed invitation to the Top Gifts Dinner and a CD with 120 photos from the event.

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.

Descriptive Notes

Photographs from 2008 by Caley Taylor.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2010-1-5

Material Format

moving images

Physical Description

1 DVD ( ca. 96 min.)

Date

2006

Scope and Content

Accession consists of one DVD recording of the Rally for Truth, Light and Freedom. The DVD covers the entire presentation, including speakers Linda Frum Sokolowski, Father Raymond De Souza, Peter Van Loan, Michael Bryant, Martin Maxwell, Max Eisen, and William McBurney; keynote speaker Professer Alan Dershowitz; and archival footage of a concentration camp liberation that was screened at the rally.

Administrative History

The Rally for Truth, Light and Freedom: Iran Exposed was held at Beth Tzedec Congregation on Thursday December 21, 2006 to express opposition to Iran's Holocaust denial conference. It was sponsored by a coalition of more than 120 Jewish and non-Jewish organizations, including the Archdiocese of Toronto's Office of Ecumenical and Interfaith Affairs, the National Congress of Italian-Canadians, the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews, and the Hindu Conference of Canada. Organizational support was provided by UJA Federation of Greater Toronto; Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region; and the Holocaust Centre of Toronto. Mark Anshan of UJA coordinated the event.

Subjects

Holocaust denial

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2010-2-2

Material Format

graphic material (electronic)

moving images

Physical Description

87 photographs : col. (jpg)

1 DVD (approx. 10 mins.)

Date

1946-1949, 1980-2009

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs of synagogue exteriors, cornerstones, and doorways around Ontario, as well as in the cities of Moncton, Rouyn-Noranda, Saint John, St. John's, Victoria, and Winnipeg. There is one interior shot of the sanctuary of Beth-El Synagogue in St. John's, Newfoundland. The accession also contains a DVD with three home movies dated 1946 to 1949. The movies are of a wedding in Goel Tzedec Synagogue in Toronto, a bar mitzvah, and cottage scenes in Beaverton.

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.

Descriptive Notes

Some jpg files contain two or three images scanned together.

Subjects

Amateur films

Judaism--Customs and practices

Synagogue architecture

Name Access

Beth El Synagogue (St. John's, N.L.)

Goel Tzedec Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

Beaverton (Ont.)

Moncton (N.B.)

Rouyn-Noranda (Québec)

Saint John (N.B.)

St. John's (N.L.)

Victoria (B.C.)

Winnipeg (Man.)

Source

Archival Accessions

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Accession Number

2010-5-19

Material Format

moving images

Physical Description

2 DVDs

Date

2003

Scope and Content

This accession contains one original and one copy of a digital video recording documentary relating to the life of Colonel Jack Marshall. It was produced by his nephew, Dr. Lawrence Gaum in 2003.

Administrative History

Jack Marshall was born in 1919 in Glace Bay, Cape Breton. His parents were Louis and Rose and he was the seventh of 11 children. His father owned a tailor shop and made a fair living. Unfortunately, Louis passed away in 1933 and the family had a difficult time making ends meet after his death during the Depression years. Jack was a fair student and a talented athlete. After he graduated, he completed a year of business studies at Mount Allison University but had to drop out due to lack of funds.

He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Ordinance Corps on 6 May 1942. He was first stationed in Aldershot, England, where he was selected as a pre-officer cadet. Rather than attending officer training school, Jack decided to join the North Shore New Brunswick Regiment and head off for battle. His regiment partiicpated in the Normandy Beach invasion in 1944. He served for 58 days and after surviving that bloody battle, he returned to England to complete his officer training courses. After he graduated, he was appointed a Lieutenant with the Canadian Infantry Corps. For the following year he served in Holland and Germany and took over the D Company platoon.

While in England, he married Sylvia Rothman who was from Britain. Towards the end of the war, he was promoted to the rank of Captain. The couple moved to Canada and established roots in Glace Bay and later Cornerbrook, Newfoundland, where they had their three children. Jack opened up a chain of drug stores on the island. In 1950, he joined the Royal Newfoundland Regiment and was promoted in 1953 to Major and Commander. He later was raised to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and ultimately in 1959, was apointed Commander of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment.

In 1968 he decided to run for office for the Federal Conservative Party.He won his seat and served as the MP for his riding up until 1974. In 1978, Prime Minister Trudeau named him to the Senate. He subsequently established and chaired the Senate Sub-Committee on Veterans Affairs. During this time and later on, he became known as one of the great advocates for Canadian veterans. During the 1990s, in fact, he served as National Commander of the Jewish Veterans and was later appointed grand president of the Canadian Legion.

He retired from the Senate in 1994 at the age of 75 and opened up a bed and breakfast with his second wife, Evelyn White. In 2004, Jack Marshall passed away at the age of 84.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2010-10-13

Material Format

moving images

Physical Description

1 videocassette (ca. 12 minutes)

Date

2000

Scope and Content

Accession consists of one B'nai Brith Youth Organization (BBYO Toronto) tribute video for the 75th anniversary of Aleph Zadik Aleph, B'nai B'rith Girls.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2010-10-7

Material Format

architectural drawing (electronic)

graphic material (electronic)

textual record (electronic)

Physical Description

3 compact discs

Date

1976-2008

Scope and Content

This accession consists of three CDs containing 1. The original plans created by Jerome Markson for the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre along with relevant photographs and documents. These records were created between 1976 and 1984 and were digitized in 2007. 2. The mechanical as-builts for the Lipa Green Centre's Family Pavillion, created in 2008. 3. The drawings and specs issued for construction of the Lipa Green Centre's Family Pavillion created in May 2008.

Custodial History

The discs were in the possession of Stephanie Olin Chapman, Facilities Developer for the UJA Federation's Tomorrow Campaign.They were loaned to the Archives for copying and returned on Oct. 28, 2010.

Administrative History

UJA Federation's Tomorrow Campaign is Canada’s largest non-profit community development project. It is Federation's response to the need for new facilities and services brought about by the growth of Toronto’s Jewish community. The Tomorrow Campaign is mandated with the fundraising and creation of three campuses for Jewish life in the GTA. The Downtown District, serving Toronto's growing Jewish population in the city core, is anchored by the new Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre at Bloor & Spadina and the Wolfond Centre for Jewish Campus Life at Harbord & Huron. The new Sherman Campus, on Bathurst north of Sheppard, will include the new Prosserman Family Jewish Community Centre, where the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre is currently located, a new Koffler Centre for the Arts, a new National Centre for Jewish Heritage including the Canadian Jewish Musuem, the Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre and a renovated Lipa Green Building for Jewish Community Services. The Lebovic Jewish Community Campus, at Bathurst & Weldrick north of Rutherford, is designed to provide programs and services for York Region's Jewish community of 60,000 - the fastest growing in Canada. The Lebovic Campus will be highlighted by the Kimel Family Education Centre, housing the northern branch of the Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto (CHAT); the Schwartz-Reisman Centre offering recreational, educational, cultural, social and fitness facilities; community services; a United Synagogue Day School and other schools as well.

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.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2011-8-10

Material Format

textual record

sound recording

moving images

Physical Description

ca. 10 cm of textual records

1 audio disc : vinyl

1 DVD

Date

1977-2006

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records documenting Cyrel's involvement in various Jewish organization's, including; Community Planning and Allocations (CP&A), Cultural Services Planning and Allocations Committee (CSPAC), the CJC Archives Committee (Ontario Jewish Archives), the UJA Federation (Toronto Jewish Congress) Board of Directors, the Latner Library (Jewish Public Library), and the Canadian Jewish Congress. Included are meeting minutes, reports, correspondence, a vinyl record issued by CJC and the Jewish Student Federation of York University entitled "Let my People Go", event invitations, and brochures.

Also included are Jewish Women's Forum newsletters, Ashkenaz festival brochures, a Pardes Shalom Memorial Garden video, a Leah Posluns Theatre production booklet, and event invitations for the Narayever Congregation.

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.

Name Access

Troster, Cyrel

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2011-8-6

Material Format

textual record

moving images

Physical Description

4.2 m of textual records

8 DVDs

Date

[199-]-[2010]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records related to the legal operations and activities of UJA Federation of Greater Toronto during the 1990s and the 2000s. Records relate to a number of key events and institutions, including the legal reorganization of UJA Federation. There is no discernable order to the way in which the files have been arranged in the box. Each file is labelled with the title of the agency, organization or event to which it pertains. The files largely consist of correspondence and legal documents but they also contain reports, trial transcripts, financial records and a few DVDs titled: Rally For Sderot, Stand with Israel - UJA Israel Emergency campaign 2007, Israel Emergency Campaign Launch 2007, Hezbollah Terror Conflict, Rally for Truth, Light & Freedom, The Big Ideas Forum, Remembering Israel's MIA's Nov. 21/07, and Antisemitism in Canada.

Custodial History

The records were in the possession of Mark Anshan, legal counsel for UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, prior to him vacating this position in August 2011.

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.

Name Access

UJA Federation of Greater Toronto

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2012-3-7

Material Format

moving images

Physical Description

2 CDs (1:22 and 52:15)

Date

2009-2010

Scope and Content

Accession consists of two CDs of the Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto's Book of Life ceremonies from 2009 and 2010. The CDs feature introductions and speeches as well as individual recognition of the honourees.

Custodial History

The CDs were transferred by Janice Benatar, senior endowment associate for the Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto.

Administrative History

The Book of Life, established by the Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto in 2003, is an ever-growing collection of stories written by donors who have left a legacy to the Jewish community by way of a bequest in their will, a life insurance policy, or with a permanent endowment fund at the Foundation. The Book of Life is stored at the Lipa Green Centre where it is also available in digital format. It is also on the internet; see http://www.feduja.org/bookoflife/.

Use Conditions

Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Descriptive Notes

Availability of other formats: VLC media file.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2012-4-6

Material Format

moving images

sound recording

Physical Description

4 videocassettes (ca. 2.5 hr.) : VHS

4 audio cassettes (ca. 4 hr.)

Date

[198-]-2003

Scope and Content

Accession consists of four VHS tapes:

JIAS, "We Are Our Brother's Keeper", ca. 1982; 22 minutes.

Board of Jewish Education principals and administrators program at Blue Mountain in Colllingwood, Oct. 1995; 1 hour, 35 minutes.

Bernard Betel english language program for Russian seniors graduation, June 27, 1994; 33 minutes.

March of the Living, 2003; 63 minutes.

Accession also consists of 4 cassette tapes:

Julie and Esther Goodbaum's 50th (birthdays?) featuring Cantor David Bagley at Beth Sholom Synagogue, Jne 25, 1994; 90 minutes.

Congregation Habonim presents Esther Ghan-Firestone: Echoes of the Past: a celebration of Yiddish song, 1991.

Toronto Boys Choir, [198-]; 90 minutes.

Toronto's Eitz Chaim Boys Choir, directed by Yehuda Gilden,

Custodial History

There is no acquisiton information on these items. It is quite possible that they all originated from the Toronto Jewish Media Library and were given to the OJA during its restructuring.

Use Conditions

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2012-9-1

Material Format

textual record (electronic)

graphic material (electronic)

moving images

Physical Description

72 CDs and DVDs

Date

1999-2005

Scope and Content

Accession consists of 72 CDs and DVDs containing the records of the Tomorrow Campaign documenting the Downtown (Miles Nadal JCC and Wolfond Centre), Central (Sherman) and City North (Lebovic) campuses. Included are architectural drawings, renderings, photographic images, videos, reports, powerpoint presentations and promotional material.

Custodial History

The records were left in the creative department by an unknown person. They were given to the Archives by Yael Maayani after she failed to locate the owner.

Administrative History

UJA Federation's Tomorrow Campaign is Canada’s largest non-profit community development project. It is Federation's response to the need for new facilities and services brought about by the growth of Toronto’s Jewish community. The Tomorrow Campaign is mandated with the fundraising and creation of three campuses for Jewish life in the GTA. The Downtown District, serving Toronto's growing Jewish population in the city core, is anchored by the new Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre at Bloor & Spadina and the Wolfond Centre for Jewish Campus Life at Harbord & Huron. The new Sherman Campus, on Bathurst north of Sheppard, will include the new Prosserman Family Jewish Community Centre, where the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre is currently located, a new Koffler Centre for the Arts, a new National Centre for Jewish Heritage including the Canadian Jewish Musuem, the Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre and a renovated Lipa Green Building for Jewish Community Services. The Lebovic Jewish Community Campus, at Bathurst & Weldrick north of Rutherford, is designed to provide programs and services for York Region's Jewish community of 60,000 - the fastest growing in Canada. The Lebovic Campus will be highlighted by the Kimel Family Education Centre, housing the northern branch of the Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto (CHAT); the Schwartz-Reisman Centre offering recreational, educational, cultural, social and fitness facilities; community services; a United Synagogue Day School and other schools as well.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2013-7-8

Material Format

textual record

moving images

graphic material

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

1 optical disc (48:20 min.) : col. ; DVD

35 photographs : col. ; 16 x 11 cm

Date

2006-2012

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records related to the military career of Corporal Tamar Freeman, particularly her 6-month deployment to Kandahar, Afghanistan. Included is postcard and email correspondence sent to her parents detailing issues of camp life, her religious observance, as well as her role as a medic; a DVD of the film "Sisters in Arms" written and directed by Tamar's sister, Beth Freeman; newspaper clippings and articles on Tamar and the film "Sisters in Arms"; photographs of Tamar receiving an award from the Canadian Jewish Congress, of her family greeting her at the airport upon return to Canada, a portrait of Tamar with another soldier and General Hillier, as well as images taken of fellow soldiers and the surroundings while in Afghanistan.

Administrative History

Corporal Tamar Freeman (1967-) is the daughter of Harvey and Gilda Freeman. She began her military career as an army reservist in 1990. As a reservist, she committed one day per week and one weekend per month to working in hospitals on board ships and in defence research facilities. In 2006, she joined the regular infantry as a medic in the Second Field Ambulance unit. She served in Kandahar for 6 months between 2006 and 2007 as a medic treating wounded soldiers, Afghan allies and civilians. She also served as part of the Provincial Reconstruction Team at a village medical clinic. She received the Alan Rose Award for International Human Dignity from the Canadian Jewish Congress in 2007. Corporal Freeman is currently stationed at Base Borden in Ontario.

Use Conditions

Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.

Descriptive Notes

Use restrictions note: Personal emails are confidential and require the permission of Tamar Freeman before accessing.

Subjects

Afghan War, 2001-

Soldiers--Canada

Name Access

Freeman, Tamar

Places

Afghanistan

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2013-12-2

Material Format

moving images

textual record

Physical Description

3 DVDs

1 folder of textual records

Date

2007-2013

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records collected by Miriam Beckerman. Included are oral history interviews with Miriam in Yiddish, a video of Miriam reading the Megillah in Yiddish on Purim at the Free Times Cafe on College Street in Toronto, a recording of author Lily Poritz Miller's appearance on the TV Show Israel Today as well as a brochure for her novel The Newcomers. Finally, the accession includes a program booklet for the Simcoe Chapter Lambda Alpha International fraternity's 46th annual meeting. Edward Levy was honoured at this meeting.

Administrative History

Miriam Beckerman (nee Dashkin) is a Yiddish literature translator. She attended the Farband Folkshule in Toronto during the 1930s and later worked as a bilingual secretary (Yiddish and English) at the Ontario Region, Canadian Jewish Congress. In 1946, she travelled to Israel where she met her husband, Moshe Beckerman, at a kibbutz. The couple and their children emigrated from Israel to Toronto in 1952. Beckerman continues to work as a Yiddish translator. She has a number of published translations, including her recent collaborative work "A Thousand Threads: A story through Yiddish letters." Her work has been recognized by the Dora Teitelboim Foundation of Coral Gables, Fla. Moshe passed away in 1993.

Descriptive Notes

Language note: Yiddish and English.

Subjects

Purim

Name Access

Beckerman, Miriam

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2013-12-4

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

moving images

Physical Description

11.1 m of textual records and other material

Date

[ca. 2000]-[ca. 2010]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records related to the operations of the CJC Ontario Region. Included are records related to the activities of the Community Relations Committee, reports, correspondence, political affairs records, communications, meeting minutes and agendas, photographs, and moving images of various events.

Descriptive Notes

Physical description note: Includes graphic material and audio-visual records

Subjects

Nonprofit organizations

Name Access

Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2014-1-16

Material Format

moving images

textual record

textual record (electronic)

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

1 document (electronic)

4 DVDs

1 scrapbook

Date

1988-2001

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material relating to the Maccabees Royal Canadian Legion branch 343, including a 1998 membership register, poppy sale information, correspondence and notes regarding Ben Sussman's application for a lifetime membership, information about the ticket sales and a copy of the certificate from 1997 JNF tribute dinner that honoured Albert and Pearl Cohen, and planning notes for the 50th anniversary banquet of the Maccabees in 1995. The accession also contains the draft of Albert Cohen's speech that he presented at the 50th anniversary dinner, as well as newspaper clippings from the Hamilton Jewish News and the Canadian Jewish News relating to the Maccabees, two certificates from the Grand Order of Israel Benefit Society recognizing Albert Cohen's 40 years of membership and an award of merit, and a eulogy in Yiddish, with some translation, written by a father about the son he lost, Balinson, in the line of duty. The DVDs contain footage from the 1997 JNF dinner honouring the Cohens, including Pearl Cohen speaking about early Hamilton, one clip from 1994 of Albert Cohen telling the history of the Maccabees, and video from the 50th anniversary dinner of the Maccabees where there were various speakers including an address by the guest speaker, Commander Sam Pasternack, who spoke about the contribution of Jewish soldiers in WWII (DVD, Maccabees dinner part 3).

Custodial History

Michael Cohen is the son of Albert and Pearl Cohen, and was in possession of the records prior to donating them.

Administrative History

Albert Cohen (1918-2006) who also went by the nickname "Boomie," was born on November 12, 1918 in Hamilton, Ontario. Pearl Cohen (nee Chaunce) (1919-2008) was born in Hamilton on September 2, 1919. Albert and Pearl married in 1941. In the same year, Albert volunteered to serve in the army as a staff sargeant stationed in Hamilton. He was later discharged in May 1946 after the war. Albert then joined Hamilton's Maccabees, Branch 343 of the Royal Canadian Legion. The branch was founded in 1947 and had a membership of 150 people. The Maccabees' membership was made up of Jewish veterans of WWII, and some veterans of WWI. The branch held meetings in Hamilton's Jewish centre. Albert served as president of the branch for almost 20 years, from 1975 to around 2000. The Maccabees were quite active, and helped raise money by selling poppies for Remembrance Day. The money raised would be sent to general hospitals, veterans hospitals, and families of needy veterans. Albert passed away on August 7, 2006, and Pearl passed away April 18, 2008.

Subjects

Canada--Armed Forces

World War, 1939-1945

Name Access

Cohen, Albert, 1918-2006

Cohen, Pearl, 1919-2008

Places

Hamilton, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2014-2-3

Material Format

textual record

moving images

sound recording

Physical Description

40 cm of textual records

19 DVDs

11 audio cassettes

Date

2001-2011

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records documenting The Joshua Institute for Jewish Communal Leadership initiative of UJA Federation, material related to Sherman Campus/Central Square/Tomorrow Campaign, Itanu Toronto Community Inclusion Awards 2008-2011, vision interviews for Sherman Campus 2001, and records related to UJA's community planning and programming.

Custodial History

Transferred by Robin Gofine, VP of Strategic Community Planning & Engagement.

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.

Name Access

UJA Federation of Greater Toronto

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2014-2-2

Material Format

graphic material

moving images

textual record

Physical Description

22 photographs : col. (album)

8 cm of textual records

1 DVD

Date

1998-2013

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records related to the Schwartz/Reisman Centre and the MNJCC planning and programs from the 2000s, as well as photographs from Israel at 50, a DVD titled SRC Presentation Lebovic Campus, and J.Roots and J.Wave material and newsletters.

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.

Descriptive Notes

Availability of other formats: Photographs from Israel at 50 have been digitized and are available as digital images.

Name Access

UJA Federation of Greater Toronto

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2014-5-5

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

moving images

Physical Description

ca. 30 cm of textual records and other material

Date

1996-2010, predominant 2004-2009

Scope and Content

Accession consists of textual, graphic and audio-visual material created and accumulated by UJA Federation's Creative Department. Included are DVDs and VHS tapes containing annual campaign videos, tommorrow campaign videos and footage, as well as footage of other events, such as an Israel Emergency Campaign event. Also included is a binder of CDs containing photos of various events, such as, Walk with Israel, Book of Life, Holocaust Education Week, Annual General Meetings and Major Gifts events. There are also binders containing invitations, flyers and other promotional material for a variety of events related to campaign, the Israel Emergency Campaign, leadership development, Impact Toronto and the Walk with Israel. Finally, accession also includes one binder of meeting minutes for UJA Federation's Pension Plan Committee (2005-2010).

Custodial History

Material was located in the Creative Department and transferred to the OJA during the department's move to another office.

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.

Descriptive Notes

Physical description note: includes ca. 40 DVDs, ca. 30 CDs, and ca. 8 videocassettes (VHS)

Use Conditions note: UJA Federation records are closed for 10 years from date of creation.

Name Access

UJA Federation of Greater Toronto

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2014-1-13

Material Format

textual record

moving images

Physical Description

2.1 m of textual records

3 VHS tapes

Date

2000-2010

Scope and Content

Accession consists of demographic records and those documenting the community planning and allocations process of UJA Federation of Greater Toronto. Included are Agency Relations Committee meeting minutes, reports and correspondence; Jewish Community Employment initiative records; budgetary documents, agency allocation submissions and proposals; funded projects and successful allocations records; census data and reports; records related to UJA Federation's housing program, Orthodox outreach program and Centre Square Seniors Centre program; a few Jewish Foundation newsletters as well as a report on the evaluation of the Supplemental Financial Assistance Program offered by Jewish Family and Child.

Custodial History

The records were in the possession of Kim Smiley, vice president of Community Capacity Building, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto.

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.

Descriptive Notes

Use conditions note: UJA Federation records are closed for 10 years from date of creation.

Name Access

UJA Federation of Greater Toronto

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2014-1-15

Material Format

textual record

moving images

sound recording

Physical Description

ca. 3 m of textual records

ca. 20 video cassettes

ca. 5 audio cassettes

Date

[ca. 1970]-[ca. 2010]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of textual records, and audio-visual material documenting the operations of Hillel and its predecessor organization, the Jewish Students Federation.

Subjects

Education

Nonprofit organizations

Name Access

Hillel of Greater Toronto

Places

Toronto, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2014-8-13

Material Format

moving images

sound recording

Physical Description

1 videocassette : VHS

1 audio CD

Date

1996-2003

Scope and Content

Accession consists of 1 videocassette of a party honouring Sylvia and Ralph Millrod. The audio CD is a copy of Lachan The Toronto Jewish Chamber Choir Live in Concert.

Name Access

Toronto Jewish Chamber Choir

Milrod, Ralph

Milrod, Sylvia

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2014-5-8

Material Format

textual record

moving images

graphic material

Physical Description

2 m of textual records

10 film reels : 8mm

ca. 300 photographs

Date

[192-]-[200-]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting the Steinberg family. The bulk of the material was collected and created by Elise Steinberg. Included are photographs and slides, family films, Israel and Miriam's wedding album and honeymoon scrapbook, correspondence and greeting cards, newsletters, Holy Blossom Temple bulletins, newsletters, certificates, Elise's school notebooks and assignments, and financial and legal records pertaining to the estate of Joseph Steinberg. Of particular note are Elise Steinberg's diaries which span the years from 1974 to 1984. Also of note is material documenting the family's resignation from Holy Blossom Temple.

Custodial History

The material came into the possession of Charles Levi and his parents after the death of Israel and Miriam Steinberg.

Administrative History

Irving (Israel) Steinberg was born to Joseph and Leah Steinberg (Schindermann) on January 16, 1919. Joseph and Leah had immigrated to Canada in 1914. They initially lived in Peterborough, but moved to Toronto by 1921. They lived in Toronto for a few years, but evetually settled in Sudbury and opened the Toronto Bargain Store.

Irving joined the Canadian army in 1942 and served in Canada. He married Miriam (from Philadelphia) and they lived in Toronto. They had one daughter, Elise, on September 25, 1955. Israel worked as an accountant and Miriam was a musician and patron of the arts. In her teen years, Elise developed an intellectual and physical disability (possibly scoliosis). Elise was an avid doll collector and volunteered for many years at Holy Blossom Temple's library. The family were members of Holy Blossom Temple for many years and tried advocating for better access to the synagogue for individuals with disabilities. They resigned their membership in the 1990s.

Elise passed away on April 5, 2005. Miriam passed away on February 28, 2011. Irving passed away the following day on March 1, 2011.

Subjects

Diaries

Families

Synagogues

Name Access

Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.)

Steinberg, Elise, 1955-2005

Steinberg, Irving, 1919-2011

Steinberg, Miriam, ?-2011

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2015-3-10

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

moving images

Physical Description

ca. 20 cm of textual records

ca. 50 photographs

2 videocassettes : VHS

Date

1985-2014

Scope and Content

Accession consists of mixed media material documenting SAJAC Seniors and the SAJAC News. SAJAC Seniors material includes newsletters, certificates, videocassettes, and photographs of events, such as Hanukkah luncheons and a group trip to 1000 Islands in Gananoque. Also included is one composite photograph with images of all the members in 2002 and a minute book (2000-2010) which contains minutes of general and annual meetings, financial statements, and annual reports. Accession also includes issues of the SAJAC News publication (2010-2014).

Administrative History

Thea was born in Estonia (Liebau) in 1918. She lived with her family in Berlin until they moved to Johannesberg, South Africa in 1923. Thea married Abe Bernard Abramson in 1942 and they had two children: Michael Julian (b. 1964) and Colleen "Chips". Michael passed away at a young age. Thea was a concert pianist and also worked as a bookeeper. She was a first league tennis player in South Africa and also played field hockey. She knits and does needlepoint as a hobby.

Colleen married Paul Klein around 1970. Colleen and Paul immigrated to Guelph in 1975. Thea and Abe immigrated to North York in 1981 (after the passing of Thea's mother). Abe was retired, but Thea continued to work as a pianist and accountant. She became involved with SAJAC Seniors in 1985. She alternated with other members as Chairperson of SAJAC Seniors for a few years, but held the role for over twenty-five straight years starting around 1990. Abe passed away in 2006.

SAJAC Seniors is a social organization that was formed in 1978 by Nancy Rubenstein for older South Africans who immigrated to Toronto. Many members had immigrated to Canada later in life to join children who had already moved here. The organization raises funds for various causes in Israel, holds luncheons, dinners, lectures and other social occassions, and organizes trips to cities across Canada.

Subjects

Newsletters

South Africa--Emigration and immigration

Name Access

Southern African Jewish Association of Canada

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2015-3-7

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

moving images

Physical Description

7.2 m of textual records and other material

Date

1923-2014

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records related to the Alpha Omega Fraternity, Pi Chapter, the Ladies Auxiliary, the AO Alumni Association, the AO Foundation and the AO House Association. Records include meeting minutes and reports, convention programs, general correpondence, newsletters, membership rosters, legal records, programs, photographs, budgets and other financial records, scrapbooks, AORTA yearbooks and efficiency reports detailing the activities of the AO during the year. Of particular note are the meeting minutes of the Mount Sinai Dental Society (1939-1946) and the Toronto Jewish Dental Society (1934-1935). There are also early photographs of John Sherman, one of the original founders of the AO, which were collected for an event in his honour.

Custodial History

The records were housed at the Fraternity House on Willowdale Rd. until its sale and the Fraternity's move to 4600 Bathurst St.

Administrative History

Alpha Omega is an international dental fraternity. It is the oldest international dental organization and was founded in Baltimore, Maryland in 1907 by a group of dental students originally to fight discrimination in dental schools. Today, with headquarters relocated to Glen Rock, NJ, it is primarily an educational and philanthropic organization. There are chapters and members in cities and dental schools in the United States, Canada, South America, Europe, Israel, South Africa and Australia/New Zealand. Alpha Omega represents about 6,000 active dentists worldwide.

The Alpha Omega International Dental Fraternity is dedicated to the following: to be "The Voice of the Jew In Dentistry"; to be "The Voice of Dentistry in all problems concerned with the Jewish Fate"; to uphold "The Image of the Jew in Dentistry"; to fight discrimination in the graduation of dental students from their respective schools, in procedures of licensing boards, in organized dentistry and in the private practice of dentistry.

The objectives of the Fraternity are to promote the profession of dentistry; to establish, foster and develop high standards of Scholarship, Leadership and Character; to inculcate a spirit of fellowship amongst all its members; to create and bind together a body of professional people, who, by scholarly attainments, faithful service and the maintenance of ethical ideals and principles, have achieved distinction; to honour achievement in others; to strive for breadth of vision, unity in action and accomplishment of ideals; to commend all worthy deeds, and if fraternal welfare demands, to call and counsel with its members; to accept, sponsor and develop the cultural and traditional achievements of our faith; to build within our fraternity a triangle, the base of which is Judaism, the supporting sides, professionalism and fraternalism.

The Toronto undergraduate chapter was founded in 1921 at the University of Toronto and the alumni chapter in 1924. The alumni continue to meet regularly and organize a variety of educational, networking, fundraising and social events for its membership.

Use Conditions

Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.

Descriptive Notes

Physical Description Note: Accession inclucdes scrapbooks, graphic material and a film reel.

Use Conditions Note: Financial materials and executive meeting minutes are closed for 15 years from date of creation. Membership rosters are closed for 50 years from date of creation.

Subjects

Greek letter societies

Occupations

Name Access

Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity, Toronto Chapter

Places

Toronto, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

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Accession Number

2015-10-2

Material Format

moving images

Physical Description

4 DVD's (ca. 4 hours)

Date

2005-2010

Scope and Content

Accession consists of video recordings of Transnistria Survivors' Association's annual commemmoration ceremonies. Included are six DVD recordings of the annual Transnistria Survivors Association Shoa commemoration ceremonies from 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010.

Administrative History

Founded in 1994, the Transnistria Survivors’ Association works to provide a voice for and raise awareness of a lesser known group of Holocaust survivors. Transnistria was the Romanian authorities’ name for the former Ukrainian region located between the Rivers Dniester and Bug. It was placed under Romanian administration following the German and Romanian conquest of Ukraine in the summer of 1941. Prior to the Second World War, Romania was home to the third largest Jewish population in Europe; but beginning with the Citizenship Revision Laws of 1938, the Jews of Romania were deprived their citizenship rights and became the targets of repressive antisemitic policies and laws. Neighbours turned on neighbours. Thousands of Jews were murdered in pogroms, either by Romanian or German troops, Nazi Einsatzgruppen, or the local population. In 1941, the Jews who remained alive in the Provinces of Bucovina and Bessarabia were deported to camps and ghettos in Transnistria. Thousands were jammed into freight trains while others were marched by foot. Many died along the way. Between 1941 and 1944, it is estimated that German and Romanian authorities, along with Ukrainian collaborators, murdered or caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Romanian and Ukrainian Jews in Transnistria. Some of those who survived these tragic circumstances, especially from Bucovina and Bessarabia, and made a new home in Toronto gathered together to lend each other support and to tell their largely unknown story of oppression and survival. The Transnistria Survivor’s Association organized yearly Hazkarah (memorial) services and its dedicated members continue to share their extraordinary stories of survival through speaking engagements at schools, colleges and synagogues. Past presidents include:

1. Felicia (Steigman) Carmelly

2.Osias Nadel

3.Etti Ziegler

4.Lou (Leizer) Hoffer

As of 2017, the current president is Joe Leinburd.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Societies

Name Access

Transnistria Survivors' Association (Toronto, Ont.)

Hoffer, Lou

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2016-1-4

Material Format

moving images

graphic material (electronic)

moving images (electronic)

Physical Description

9 film reels (ca. 2 hr. 15 min.) : pos., col., si, ; 16 mm

4.51 GB of photographs (8 CDs)

3 DVDs

Date

1958-2005

Scope and Content

Accession consists of moving images and graphic material documenting activities at the Island Yacht Club. Included are film reels, DVDs, and CDs containing photographs. The moving images document various sailpasts from 1958 through to 1970 as well as club activities during this time, such as fashion shows, the fishers, a can-can show, birthday parties and other celebrations. Also included is footage of the interior and exterior of the IYC clubhouse and members relaxing by the pool. One DVD contains a promotional video for IYC likely from the 1990s.

The photographs document club activities and events from 2001 through to 2005. Included are images of the IYC Juniors, sailpasts, BBQs, competitions, and the clubhouse fire and reconstruction.

Custodial History

The records were donated to the OJA by Hartley Robins. Hartley Robins has been a member of the Island Yacht Club since 1956 and served as commodore from 1973 to 1976; Hartley's wife, Brooky Robins, served as archivist for the Island Yacht Club.

Administrative History

The Island Yacht Club (IYC) was founded in 1951 by a small group of Jewish sailing enthusiasts at a time when Jewish applicants were denied membership to Toronto's yacht clubs. The founding members included Cecil Yolles, Dr. Bernard “Bunny” Willinsky, Ben Dunkelman, John Bussin, Eon Gilmore, Mel and Irving Gould, Mark Speyer, Norm Kerzner, Joe Kitz, Boris Adelberg, and Bill Ackerman. The group obtained a lease from the City of Toronto for a parcel of undeveloped land on Mugg's Island in Blockhouse Bay. They then obtained a provincial charter incorporating the Island Yacht Club as a non-profit corporation. A board of directors was elected, with Bunny Willinsky as its first Commodore.

In 1952, the original group had grown to approximately 35 members. Work parties were formed from among the members to clear the land and a prefabricated building was purchased by the club which served as the early clubhouse. A generator was donated by member Al Jacobs for electricity and two floating docks were built. As the club membership grew, more land was acquired; the original clubhouse was expanded; grounds were landscaped; a swimming pool, lockers, dining room, lounge, docks, and marine railway were installed; and a tender was purchased. By 1956, the membership had grown to 350 with a fleet of eighty sail and power boats and the IYC was accepted into the Lake Yacht Racing Association (LYRA), the oldest association of its kind in North America.

In 1957, the IYC hosted its first open sailing regatta for the seven Toronto area yacht clubs and has since hosted many other regattas including four LYRA events. In order to accommodate its more junior members, a Junior Sailing Club was founded by Commodore John Zeldin in 1958, which has played a large role in the development of the IYC. In 1964, an adult sailing program was instituted to teach members and non-members racing tactics and rules. Racing competitions have been an important part of the IYC’s history. IYC sailors have been members of Canada’s Olympic sailing team and have competed in the Pan-American Games, Maccabiah Games, CORK regattas and other competitions in Canada and the United States.

Over the years, the purpose of the IYC has changed from a racing club that has developed champion sailors, to a more recreational club, oriented to family and leisurely activities. The IYC has also played a large social role in the lives of its membership, hosting galas, auctions, fashion shows, theme nights, bowling events, anniversary parties, the Commodore's Ball, and other activities during both the sailing season and off-season months.

The IYC has suffered from two fires in its fifty-five year history. The first fire occurred in 1986 in the IYC’s boat yard, destroying several boats. The second fire occurred in 2004 and destroyed the IYC’s clubhouse and its contents. A new clubhouse was officially opened on June 18th, 2006 and the IYC continues to serve its members in boating, socializing, dining, and marine services.

Name Access

Island Yacht Club

Source

Archival Accessions