- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Executive Committee series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1939-1975
- Physical Description
- 4.45 m of textual records
- 2 photographs
- Admin History/Bio
- The Executive Committee of the United Jewish Welfare Fund was the successor organization to the Executive Committee of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto. Its first Executive Director was Mr. Martin Cohn, whose responsibilities also included attending meetings of the Administrative Committee. Like its predecessor, the UJWF Executive Committee consisted of members appointed from and by the Board of Directors to manage the day-to-day activities and responsibilities of the UJWF. As the UJWF expanded its responsibilities, this committees' members also came to include the chairs of the most important permanent committees; Budget, Administration, and Social Planning. Based on the agendas of specific meetings, other committee chairs might also attend when requested. The Executive Committee included the Executive Director of the UJWF, who was also appointed by the Board. Meetings of this committee were chaired by various members, including the Executive Director.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of the records of the Executive Committee of the United Jewish Welfare Fund of Toronto. Records include minutes of all regular meetings of the Committee, various records of the Executive Directors of the Committee, and minutes of various special and sub-committee meetings on topics concerning joint fundraising efforts, education, and self-study.
- Records in this series have been arranged into seven sub-series: (5-1) Meeting Minutes; (5-2) New Mount Sinai fundraising; (5-3) Jewish Home for the Aged fundraising; (5-4) Earmarked gifts; (5-5) Executive Director; (5-6) Special Committee on Jewish Education; and (5-7) Self-Study Committee.
- Notes
- Access restriction note: Records documenting the meeting minutes and activities of this committee are CLOSED until they are more than ten years old.
- Related Material
- See Fonds 66, series 5 for records of the Executive Committee of the predecessor organization, the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Executive Committee series
- Meeting minutes sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 5-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1939-1976
- Physical Description
- 1.64 m of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of the minutes of regular and special meetings of the Executive Committee of the United Jewish Welfare Fund of Toronto. Meetings were originally on a monthly basis, with additional and special meetings occurring in late spring and at the end of the calendar year. By the 1970s, they occurred much more frequently, every week in many months. Most minute files also include agendas as well as reports and correspondence associated with meeting discussion topics. Records in this series have been arranged chronologically.
- Notes
- Executive Committee meeting minutes, sub-series 5-1, were previously described and cited as RG1-A
- Related Material
- See fonds 66, series 6-1 for the records of the predecessor series, meeting minutes of the Executive Committee of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Executive Committee series
- Executive director sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 5-5
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- 1940-2010
- Physical Description
- 7 m of of textual records
- 54 cassette tapes
- 52 photographs : col. ; 10 x 15 cm or smaller
- 1 DVD
- Admin History/Bio
- The position of executive director was created in the 1936–37 period during which the United Jewish Welfare Fund replaced the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies as Toronto's central Jewish community fundraising organization. The executive director always sat on the Executive Committee, sometimes as secretary, other times as chair. Most significantly, this person was the senior manager responsible for the day-to-day administration of the activities and responsibilities of the United Jewish Welfare Fund.
- The executive director was, at certain times, also known as the executive vice president. In 2001, new titles were adopted for the lay and professional leaders. The executive director was renamed president, while the lay leader formerly titled president became known as the chairman of the board.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of the correspondence and memoranda records of the executive directors of the UJWF. Records in this series are divided into five sub-series: correspondence, memoranda, subject files, Jewish Community Centre of Toronto, and Bequest and Endowment Fund.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Executive Committee series
- Executive director sub-series
- Executive director's correspondence sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 5-5-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1937-1982
- Physical Description
- 2.4 m of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Sub-sub-series consists of the correspondence files of of the executive directors of the United Jewish Welfare Fund. File titles are those supplied when they were created and may reflect the subject, origin, and/or recipient of the contents. Records in this sub-sub series are arranged in chronological order.
- Related Material
- See Fonds 67, Sub-sub-series 5-5-2, Memoranda for other records of the executive director.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Executive Committee series
- Executive director sub-series
- Executive director's correspondence sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 5-5-1
- File
- 171
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1966-1975
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence and several reports about the need to merge the local responsibilities of the Canadian Jewish Congress with the United Jewish Welfare Fund of Toronto. Also included is documentation about the divisive final debates, votes, and procedures which finally resulted in the 1976 creation of the Toronto Jewish Congress. A copy of the constitution and by-laws of the new organization is included.
- Notes
- See also: Fonds 67, Sub-sub-series 5-5-1, File 221.
- Name Access
- Toronto Jewish Congress
Harris, Milton
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Executive Committee series
- Executive director sub-series
- Executive director's correspondence sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 5-5-1
- File
- 183
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1969-1970
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of lists of members of the 1969-1970 Board of Directors, Executive Committee,Jewish Camp Council, Board of Jewish Education, UJA Board of Directors, Toronto Zionist Council, Pension Committee, Budget and Finance Committee, Central Fund for Traditional Institutions, Technical Committee, and various other UJWF small committees.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions