Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Trustees series
Meeting minutes sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 66; Series 4-1; File 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Trustees series
Meeting minutes sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
66
Series
4-1
File
1
Material Format
textual record
Date
[25 Mar. 1918?]-29 Dec.1919
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of Board of Trustees meeting minutes.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Trustees series
Meeting minutes sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 66; Series 4-1; File 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Trustees series
Meeting minutes sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
66
Series
4-1
File
2
Material Format
textual record
Date
29 Jan.-25 Nov. 1920
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of Board of Trustees meeting minutes, reports, and correspondence. Of special note is a report detailing the response of the Toronto Jewish Community to the "Jewish needy" made sick by the deadly 1919–1920 influenza epidemic. This report details the numbers of families which received various sorts of assistance in cash and kind. It alo lists the names of Jewish community donors and the types of assistance they provided.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Trustees series
Meeting minutes sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 66; Series 4-1; File 3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Trustees series
Meeting minutes sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
66
Series
4-1
File
3
Material Format
textual record
Date
27 Jan.-29 Dec. 1921
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of Board of Trustees meeting minutes.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Trustees series
Meeting minutes sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 66; Series 4-1; File 4
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Trustees series
Meeting minutes sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
66
Series
4-1
File
4
Material Format
textual record
Date
28 Jan.-19 Sept. 1922
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of Board of Trustees meeting minutes.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Trustees series
Meeting minutes sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 66; Series 4-1; File 5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Trustees series
Meeting minutes sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
66
Series
4-1
File
5
Material Format
textual record
Date
25 Jan.-27 Sept.1923
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of Board of Trustees meeting minutes.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Trustees series
Meeting minutes sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 66; Series 4-1; File 6
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Trustees series
Meeting minutes sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
66
Series
4-1
File
6
Material Format
textual record
Date
13 Feb.-2 Nov. 1924
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of Board of Trustees meeting minutes.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Trustees series
Meeting minutes sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 66; Series 4-1; File 7
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Trustees series
Meeting minutes sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
66
Series
4-1
File
7
Material Format
textual record
Date
15 Jan.-5 Aug. 1925
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of Board of Trustees meeting minutes.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Fund-raising campaign series
Reports sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 66; Series 10-1; File 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Fund-raising campaign series
Reports sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
66
Series
10-1
File
1
Material Format
textual record
Date
28 Oct.-5 Nov. 1934
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of reports and copies of newspaper clippings about the 1934 annual fundraising campaign..
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Fund-raising campaign series
Reports sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 66; Series 10-1; File 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Fund-raising campaign series
Reports sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
66
Series
10-1
File
2
Material Format
textual record
Date
18-31 Oct. 1935
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of reports and copies of newspaper clippings about the 1935 annual fundraising campaign.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Management series
Meeting minutes sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 66; Series 13-1; File 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Management series
Meeting minutes sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
66
Series
13-1
File
2
Material Format
textual record
Date
1938-1939
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of minutes of meetings of the FJPT Board of Management.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Fund-raising campaign series
Reports sub-series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 66; Series 10-1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Fund-raising campaign series
Reports sub-series
Level
Item
Fonds
66
Series
10-1
Material Format
textual record
Date
1931
Physical Description
2 rulers : 6 in.
Scope and Content
Items are two identical six-inch wooden rulers distributed as promotional material for the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto annual fundraising campaign. The ruler bears the slogan "A Good Rule - Give While You Live."
Accession Number
2005-11-6
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Trustees series
Nominating Committee meeting minutes sub-series
Level
Sub-series
ID
Fonds 66; Series 4-2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Trustees series
Nominating Committee meeting minutes sub-series
Level
Sub-series
Fonds
66
Series
4-2
Material Format
textual record
Date
1935-1936
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Custodial History
This committee was actually a sub-committee of the Board of Trustees and was established to nominate possible future members of the board.
Scope and Content
Sub-series consists of one folder of meeting minutes of the Nominating Committee.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Trustees series
Nominating Committee sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 66; Series 4-2; File 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Trustees series
Nominating Committee sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
66
Series
4-2
File
1
Material Format
textual record
Date
1935-1936
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of meeting minutes of the Nominating Committee.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Incorporation series
Level
Series
ID
Fonds 66; Series 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Incorporation series
Level
Series
Fonds
66
Series
1
Material Format
textual record
Date
14 Sep. 1917
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of the original Province of Ontario letters patent legally incorporating the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto with the powers to collect and distribute funds for charitable or philanthropic purposes.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Budget Committee series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 66; Series 7-2; File 5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Budget Committee series
Level
File
Fonds
66
Series
7-2
File
5
Material Format
textual record
Date
1937-1938
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of the proposed budget for 1938. Also included are budgets of member agencies funded by the FJPT.
Accession Number
2004-6-4
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Management series
Level
Series
ID
Fonds 66; Series 13
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Management series
Level
Series
Fonds
66
Series
13
Material Format
textual record
Date
1934-1939
Physical Description
12 cm of textual records
Admin History/Bio
With the passage of time, and especially after the onset of the Great Depression, meetings of the forty-five member Board of Trustees diminished in frequency and attendance. In 1934, a twelve-member Board of Management was constituted to assume some of the responsibilities of the Board of Trustees. This new board was generally chaired by the FJPT's executive director. During 1934 and 1935, the Board of Management instituted a detailed study of the staff of the federation and of its member organizations with a view to standardizing staffing and compensation levels for all. Following the 1938 creation of the United Jewish Welfare Fund, the Board of Management of the FJPT remained to continue the redistribution of funds to its previous client agencies. In January 1939, the UJWF took over all responsibilities for disbursements and this FJPT Board was finally dissolved.
Scope and Content
Series consists of two sub-series; 13-1, Meeting Minutes, and 13-2, Personnel Study.
Related Material
For records of the FJPT Board of Trustees, see Fonds 66 Series 4.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Management series
Meeting minutes sub-series
Level
Sub-series
ID
Fonds 66; Series 13-1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Management series
Meeting minutes sub-series
Level
Sub-series
Fonds
66
Series
13-1
Material Format
textual record
Date
1937-1939
Physical Description
2 folders of textual records
Scope and Content
Sub-series consists of minutes of meetings of the Board of Management.
Related Material
For records of the FJPT Board of Trustees, see Fonds 66 Series 4.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Management series
Personnel study sub-series
Level
Sub-series
ID
Fonds 66; Series 13-2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Management series
Personnel study sub-series
Level
Sub-series
Fonds
66
Series
13-2
Material Format
textual record
Date
1934-1935
Physical Description
10 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Sub-series consists of files documenting the activities of the Board of Management's personnel study and including partial and final report of the study.
Related Material
For other records of the FJPT Board of Management, see Fonds 66, Sub-series 13-1
For records of the FJPT Board of Trustees, see Fonds 66 Series 4.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Management series
Personnel study sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 66; Series 13-2; File 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Management series
Personnel study sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
66
Series
13-2
File
1
Material Format
textual record
Date
1934
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a detailed report on the findings of the study.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Management series
Personnel study sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 66; Series 13-2; File 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Management series
Personnel study sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
66
Series
13-2
File
2
Material Format
textual record
Date
1934
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of the 1934 simple report on the findings of the study.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Management series
Personnel study sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 66; Series 13-2; File 3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Management series
Personnel study sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
66
Series
13-2
File
3
Material Format
textual record
Date
1934-1935
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of minutes of meetings of the Study Committee.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Management series
Personnel study sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 66; Series 13-2; File 4
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Management series
Personnel study sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
66
Series
13-2
File
4
Material Format
textual record
Date
1934
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of the report introduction and the segment concerning Federation. This is part one of ten of the report.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Management series
Personnel study sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 66; Series 13-2; File 5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Management series
Personnel study sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
66
Series
13-2
File
5
Material Format
textual record
Date
1934
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of the report introduction and the segment concerning the Jewish Boys' Club. This is part two of ten of the report.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Management series
Personnel study sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 66; Series 13-2; File 6
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Management series
Personnel study sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
66
Series
13-2
File
6
Material Format
textual record
Date
1934
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of the report introduction and the segment concerning the Jewish Girls' Club. This is part three of ten of the report.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Management series
Personnel study sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 66; Series 13-2; File 7
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Management series
Personnel study sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
66
Series
13-2
File
7
Material Format
textual record
Other Title Information
Part 4 of 10
Date
1934
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of the report segment concerning the Jewish Children's Bureau. This is part four of ten of the report.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Level
Fonds
ID
Fonds 66
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Level
Fonds
Fonds
66
Material Format
textual record
object
Date
1917-1939
Physical Description
49 cm of textual records
1 ruler : 6 in.
Admin History/Bio
For many years prior to 1917, Toronto Jewish community leaders had recognized the need to centralize fundraising for all local Jewish charities. The 1912 creation of the Associated Hebrew Charities was a partial improvement, but it proved unable to cope with the rapid growth in pre-war immigration, the effects of the 1916 economic recession, and the funding requirements of many still-unaffiliated agencies. The positive experiences of newly-established Jewish community federations in several American cities did, however, offer a better example for Toronto, where prominent Jewish leaders Edmund Scheuer, Abraham Cohen, and Ida Seigel provided the leadership that finally resulted in the establishment of a Toronto federation.
The Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto was chartered as a charitable organization under the laws of Ontario in September 1917. Its central goal was to end the frequent, uncontrolled, and competitive fund soliciting by a wide range of individual Toronto Jewish philanthropic and social service institutions and instead substitute a single, coordinated, city-wide community fundraising effort. This would ensure adequate and accountable funding for all its affiliated organizations and agencies in Toronto.
Original affiliated agencies of the FJPT were: the Ladies Co-operative Board, the Jewish Orphans' Home, the Jewish Girls Club, the Junior Council of Jewish Women, the Hebrew Ladies Maternity Aid and Sewing Circle, the Hebrew Young Ladies Boot and Shoe Society, the Jewish Branch of the Big Brotherhood Movement, the Hebrew Free Loan Society, the Jewish Dispensary, and the Hebrew Burial Society.
The original officers were: Edmund Scheuer (president), Joseph Singer (first vice-president), Jay J. Allen (second vice-president), Moses Gelber (third vice-president), Charles Draimin (forth vice-president), Eli Pullan (treasurer), and Abraham Cohen (honorary secretary). A board of trustees consisting of forty-five members was also constituted, one-third of whom were to be replaced each year.
Final decision powers of the federation were originally vested in the board, which met monthly and was responsible for funds distribution and the nomination of officers of the federation. The board also had the power to change, by a two-third vote, any federation bylaws, rules, or regulations. The president chaired all board meetings and had, along with the treasurer, signing authority for orders and cheques. In his absence, the president's responsibilities were transferred to the first or other vice-presidents, in order. The treasurer was responsible for receiving all donations and depositing them in the bank. He also had signing authority for disbursals.
A system of committees was also established in order to deal with individual issues such as annual meetings, fundraising, budgets, day-to-day administration, and policy, constitutional, and regulation changes. Recommendations from these committees were sent to an executive committee. When vetted, they were then forwarded to the board of trustees for final approval. By 1924, a new position of executive director was added to the list of officers in order to provide better management of the FJPT administration and to head up the executive committee. Also, by this time, six further agencies had become affiliated: Mount Sinai Hospital, the Jewish Boys' and Girls' Camps, Jewish Big Sisters, the Family Welfare Bureau, the Federation Health Clinic, and the Federation Employment Bureau.
The first office of the FJPT was at 206 Beverly Street, but by 1924 it was headquartered at 218 Simcoe Street. By 1928, it had moved to 179 Beverley Street, which was renamed Scheuer House after the FJPT's first president.
The onset of the Great Depression in 1929 created unprecedented and ever-growing service and monetary demands on the FJPT. Unable to cope, a major change was urgently required. In 1938, the FJPT was thus absorbed into a new and larger organization with an expanded mission and reorganized fundraising operations, the United Jewish Welfare Fund.
Although the FJPT was absorbed into the UJWF in 1938, meetings of the FJPT Board of Management (responsible for funds redistribution to the FJPT's affiliated agencies) continued to January 1939, when these responsibilities were finally transferred to the UJWF.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records documenting the incorporation, public reporting, planning, financial, administration and operational records of the FJPT. Included are: the incorporation certificate, committee meeting agendas and minutes, correspondence, budgets, annual reports and special reports. FJPT operational records document fund-raising, fund re-distribution and ongoing dialogues with member agencies. Records of specialized, short-lived committees document specific subjects such as salaries, a new community centre, funding of camps, and policies concerning the future of the organization are also included.
Series within this fonds are; 1. Incorporation, 2. Annual Meetings, 3. Annual Reports, 4. Board of Trustees, 5. Constitution Committee, 6. Executive Committee, 7. Budget Committee, 8. Sub-Committee Studying Salaries, 9. Policy Study Committee, 10. Fund-raising Campaign, 11. Federation and Camp Representative Group, 12. Committee on the Community Centre, and 13. Board of Management.
Name Access
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto
Subjects
Charities
Related Material
For records of the United Jewish Welfare Fund, successor to the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, see Fonds 67.
Creator
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto (1917-1939)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Annual, special and general Meeting minutes series
Level
Series
ID
Fonds 66; Series 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Annual, special and general Meeting minutes series
Level
Series
Fonds
66
Series
2
Material Format
textual record
Date
1918-1922, 1935-1936
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Admin History/Bio
Under the original articles of the FJPT, an annual meeting was to be held in March or April each year, commencing with 1918. The main business of such meetings was the submission of a full report on the previous year's activities and the election of a new group of fifteen trustees to replace the fifteen who were retiring. Forty members were necessary to constitute a quorum of annual meetings.
Scope and Content
Series consists of the minutes of the annual meetings of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies from 1918 to 1920 and for the 1935/36 year. Also included are minutes of a special meeting in 1935 and general meetings in 1918 and 1922.
Related Material
See Fonds 67, Series 1 for minutes of the annual meetings of the United Jewish Welfare Fund.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Annual reports series
Level
Series
ID
Fonds 66; Series 3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Annual reports series
Level
Series
Fonds
66
Series
3
Material Format
textual record
Date
1917-1929
Physical Description
4 cm of textual records
Admin History/Bio
From the beginning of its operation, the FJPT distributed an annual report. Although originally titled an "Annual Statement", it was meant to inform the community about its funding activities and organizational changes resulting from its annual meeting. Its central component, the alphabetical donor lists, was however seen by Toronto Jewish residents as a way of publicly lauding the generosity of donors while by implication shaming those community residents who were not contributing.
Scope and Content
Series consists of the published annual reports of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies. Only four of these publications are still extant; 1917-1918, 1918-1919, 1924-1925, and 1929. Reports contain lists of officers, managers and trustees as well as the names and descriptions of affiliated organizations receiving funds. Information about new by-laws, rules and internal organizational changes are also found here. The largest component of each report was always an alphabetical list of individual and corporate donors, showing how much each contributed.
Of special note are the descriptions of the various charitable organizations supported by the FJPT. Reports from some, but not all, years also contain donor addresses. In several cases these annual reports may be the sole source for information about these early Jewish community charities.
Related Material
See fonds 67, Series 2 for Annual Reports of the United Jewish Welfare Fund, successor to the FJPT.
Arrangement
The files are arranged in chronological order.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Trustees series
Level
Series
ID
Fonds 66; Series 4
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Trustees series
Level
Series
Fonds
66
Series
4
Material Format
textual record
Date
[1918?]-1936
Physical Description
5 cm of textual records
Admin History/Bio
The original FJPT Board of Trustees membership was set at forty-five, with fifteen serving at a time and fifteen being replaced annually. With the passage of time, and especially after 1929, new board members became harder to find, while remaining members rarely attended the occasional scheduled meetings. By the early 1930s, finding a quorum became virtually impossible, and a twelve-member Board of Management reporting to the Executive Committee was constituted to assume the responsibilities of the Board of Trustees. A small nominating sub-committee was utilized to select members of the Board of Trustees.
Scope and Content
Series consists of two sub-series. Sub-series 1 contains minutes, correspondence and reports of meeting of the Board from 1919 to 1925. Sub-series 2 contains Minutes of the Nominations Sub-committee of the Board from 1935 and 1936.
Related Material
For records of meetings of the FJPT Board of Management, see Fonds 66, Series 1.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Trustees series
Meeting minutes sub-series
Level
Sub-series
ID
Fonds 66; Series 4-1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Trustees series
Meeting minutes sub-series
Level
Sub-series
Fonds
66
Series
4-1
Material Format
textual record
Date
[1918?]-1925
Physical Description
5 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Sub-series consists of the minutes of meetings of the Board of Trustees of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies. Some files may also include related correspondence and reports. Of special note is a report in file 2 detailing the response of the Toronto Jewish Community to the "Jewish needy" made sick by the deadly 1919-1920 influenza epidemic.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Constitution Committee series
Level
Series
ID
Fonds 66; Series 5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Constitution Committee series
Level
Series
Fonds
66
Series
5
Material Format
textual record
Date
1935
Physical Description
2 folders of textual records
Admin History/Bio
The Constitution Committee was established in the spring of 1935 to attempt a revision the FJPT constitution by making it provide a more business-like and efficient environment for board members. This, it was hoped, would attract greater membership support from the community and improve the relationship between the FJPT and its membership agencies. The committee was chaired by Mr. H. G. Goodman and, in meetings in April 1935, devised a newly-revised version of the constitution to deal with these issues.
Scope and Content
Series consists of two files: Meeting minutes and New constitution.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Constitution Committee series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 66; Series 5; File 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Constitution Committee series
Level
File
Fonds
66
Series
5
File
1
Material Format
textual record
Date
3-11 April 1935
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of the minutes of meetings of the Constitution Committee.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Executive Committee series
Level
Series
ID
Fonds 66; Series 6
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Executive Committee series
Level
Series
Fonds
66
Series
6
Material Format
textual record
Date
1918-1924
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records
Admin History/Bio
The Executive Committee of the FJPT was the original management team responsible for the ongoing operations of the organization. It consisted of the officers of the FJPT: the honorary president, the president (who acted as committee chair), all four vice-presidents, the treasurer, the honorary secretary, and the executive director. Regular meetings were held monthly, but occasional special meetings were sometimes called to deal with emergencies or special events. All of its policy and procedures recommendations were passed to the Board of Trustees for final approval. Edmund Scheuer was its first chair and remained on the committee as honorary president throughout the 1920s.
Although this committee was established in 1918, and existed until at least 1934, no meeting minutes remain from the years between 1924 and 1937.
Scope and Content
Series consists of meeting minutes of the Executive Committee of the FJPT.
Related Material
See Fonds 67, Series 5 for records of the Executive Committee of the United Jewish Welfare Fund.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Executive Committee series
Meeting minutes sub-series
Level
Sub-series
ID
Fonds 66; Series 6-1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Executive Committee series
Meeting minutes sub-series
Level
Sub-series
Fonds
66
Series
6-1
Material Format
textual record
Date
1918-1924
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Sub-series consists of minutes of meetings of the Executive Committee of the FJPT.
Related Material
For meeting minutes records of the successor organization, see Fonds 67, Series 5-1, meeting minutes of the Executive Committee of the United Jewish Welfare Fund.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Constitution Committee series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 66; Series 5; File 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Constitution Committee series
Level
File
Fonds
66
Series
5
File
2
Material Format
textual record
Date
1935
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of the final version of a new constitution for the FJPT.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Sub-committee studying salaries series
Level
Series
ID
Fonds 66; Series 8
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Sub-committee studying salaries series
Level
Series
Fonds
66
Series
8
Material Format
textual record
Date
28 April-1 Sept. 1937
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Custodial History
This sub-committee was created by, and its members appointed by, the Board of Management of the FJPT to study existing salaries of employees of member agencies and to recommend a standard scale for their positions. Mr. M. G. Cohen acted as chair, and—after meetings in April, May, July, and September—the sub-committee produced and implemented a new schedule.
Scope and Content
Series consists of one file, the minutes of meetings of the sub-committee studying salaries. A copy of the new schedule of salaries is included.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Sub-committee studying salaries
Level
File
ID
Fonds 66; Series 8; File 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Sub-committee studying salaries
Level
File
Fonds
66
Series
8
File
1
Material Format
textual record
Date
28 April-1 Sept.1937
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of the minutes of meetings of the Sub-committee Studying Salaries. Included is a copy of the newly-recommended scale of salaries.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Policy Study Committee series
Level
Series
ID
Fonds 66; Series 9
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Policy Study Committee series
Level
Series
Fonds
66
Series
9
Material Format
textual record
Date
1937-1938
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Admin History/Bio
The Policy Study Committee was established in January 1937 to examine five major issues: the relationship of the FJPT to public welfare programs, FJPT financial and budgeting policies, the potential inclusion of the FJPT in a proposed Toronto Community Chest, the coordination of case work and relief activities, and solving relationship issues between FJPT case work and recreational agencies. Mr. H. M. Samuel was committee chairman.
A temporary sub-committee was struck to examine the issue of coordinating case work agencies. It met in February 1937 and reported back to the main committee in March, 1937 This appears to be the only issue that did result in specific recommendations by this committee.
The 1938 creation of the UJWF made the further existence of this FJPT committee unnecessary.
Scope and Content
Series consists of one file, the minutes of meetings of the Policy Study Committee. Included within the file are the minutes from the temporary sub-committee and its report to the main committee.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Policy Study Committee series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 66; Series 9; File 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Policy Study Committee series
Level
File
Fonds
66
Series
9
File
1
Material Format
textual record
Date
1937-1938
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of minutes of meetings of the committee, including minutes of the only meeting of a sub-committee and its reports to the main committee.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Fundraising campaign series
Level
Series
ID
Fonds 66; Series 10
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Fundraising campaign series
Level
Series
Fonds
66
Series
10
Material Format
textual record
Date
1934-1935
Physical Description
3 folders of textual records
1 ruler : 6 in.
Admin History/Bio
Although originally referred to as "contributions from subscribers", by the 1920s the annual fundraising campaign efforts of the FJPT were simply referred to as "Campaign." Beginning in 1917 with a collection of $25,000 used to support a group of eleven affiliated charitable organizations, early campaigns relied on face-to-face solicitations, door-to-door collections, and mailed instalments for most of the FJPT income.
By 1924, collections had risen to over $70,000 from more than 1,600 donors. Three more "affiliated" agencies could be supported. By 1929, donations had surpassed $140,000, but thereafter declined dramatically by almost 50%, as the Great Depression reduced wages and employment while multiplying need. At the same time, collections fell dramatically when many donors became unable to fulfill their pledges. Campaign results were thus woefully inadequate to fund the traditional social service organizations while now competing with the campaigns of newer organizations such as the Canadian Jewish Congress, the Palestine Appeal, and Toronto's impoverished Jewish educational institutions.
In 1938, the FJPT was supplanted by the United Jewish Welfare Fund. This successor organization was created with an expanded mandate to improve and re-unify fund-raising within Toronto's Jewish community. Its success would underwrite the following half-century of expansion of Toronto's Jewish community facilities and programs.
Scope and Content
Series consists of one sub-series containing reports, promotional materials and newsclippings documenting the 1934 and 1935 fund-raising campaigns of the FJPT. Series also contains one wooden ruler promoting the 1931 FJPT fund-raising campaign.
Notes
Although the organization was created in 1917, the only remaining documentation on FJPT campaigns from 1917 through 1933 is that found in the Annual Reports of 1917, 1924-25 and 1929.
Related Material
For records documenting the fund-raising campaigns by the United Jewish Welfare Fund from 1938 onwards see See Fonds 67, Series17.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Fund-raising campaign series
Reports sub-series
Level
Sub-series
ID
Fonds 66; Series 10-1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Fund-raising campaign series
Reports sub-series
Level
Sub-series
Fonds
66
Series
10-1
Material Format
textual record
Date
1931-1935
Physical Description
3 folders of textual records
1 ruler : 6 in.
Scope and Content
Sub-series consists of reports, copies of newspaper clippings, and promotional materials about annual fundraising campaigns. Also here is a six-inch wooden ruler used to promote the 1931 FJPT fund-raising campaign.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Federation and Camp Representatives Group series
Level
Series
ID
Fonds 66; Series 11
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Federation and Camp Representatives Group series
Level
Series
Fonds
66
Series
11
Material Format
textual record
Date
1935-1936
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Admin History/Bio
Representatives from the three Jewish camps met in 1935 and 1936 with FJPT staff to evaluate the financial needs of the camps and determine the extent of funding available to them from Federation. Formal planned meetings between the representatives appear to have occurred only during these two years.
Scope and Content
Series consists of one file of meeting minutes.
Related Material
Final FJPT financial support levels of these camps are documented within Fonds 66, Sub-series 7-2, Annual Budgets.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Federation and Camp Representatives Group series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 66; Series 11; File 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Federation and Camp Representatives Group series
Level
File
Fonds
66
Series
11
File
1
Material Format
textual record
Date
1935-1936
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of the minutes of meetings between the Federation officials and the representatives from Camp B'Nai B'rith, the Jewish Girls Camp, and the Mothers' and Babes' Rest Home.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Committee on a Community Centre Project series
Level
Series
ID
Fonds 66; Series 12
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Committee on a Community Centre Project series
Level
Series
Fonds
66
Series
12
Material Format
textual record
Date
11 June 1936
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Custodial History
This very-short-lived committee was created to review plans for the future re-organization of the responsibilities of the Jewish Community Centre (YMHA) in providing social services by the Jewish Welfare Board.
Scope and Content
Series consists of one file of the committee meeting minutes.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Committee on a Community Centre Project series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 66; Series 12; File 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Committee on a Community Centre Project series
Level
File
Fonds
66
Series
12
File
1
Material Format
textual record
Date
11 June 1936
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of minutes of a meeting of the Committee on a Community Centre Project.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Management series
Meeting minutes sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 66; Series 13-1; File 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Board of Management series
Meeting minutes sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
66
Series
13-1
File
1
Material Format
textual record
Date
21 Jan.- 9 Dec. 1937
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of minutes of meetings of the.FJPT Board of Management.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Budget Committee series
Level
Series
ID
Fonds 66; Series 7
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Budget Committee series
Level
Series
Fonds
66
Series
7
Material Format
textual record
Date
1933-1939
Physical Description
14 cm of textual records
Admin History/Bio
The Budget Committee was formed in 1934 based on a recommendation by the Executive Committee and was adopted by the FJPT Board of Trustees in January 1934. It appears to have been created to deal with the ongoing financial crisis of the FJPT caused by the expanded service demands and vastly reduced collections resulting from the economic collapse caused by the Great Depression. Its mandate was to examine in detail the proposed budgets of its affiliated organizations in order to identify whether adequate value was received in relation to the funds expended and, furthermore, to evaluate the relative importance of the benefits each affiliate delivered.
Although the FJPT was absorbed into the UJWF in 1938, memos specifying details of internal organization and pay scales continued until January 1939, when separate FJPT bank accounts and bookkeeping were eliminated, and all such responsibilities came under the Budget and Finance Committee of the UJWF.
Scope and Content
Series consists of meeting minutes of, and annual budgets prepared by, the Budget Committee. Included within are the budgets of member agencies financed by the FJPT.
Related Material
For records created by this committee's successor organization, see Fonds 67, Series 7, the records of the Budget and Finance Committee of the United Jewish Welfare Fund.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Budget Committee series
Meeting minutes and memoranda sub-series
Level
Sub-series
ID
Fonds 66; Series 7-1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Budget Committee series
Meeting minutes and memoranda sub-series
Level
Sub-series
Fonds
66
Series
7-1
Material Format
textual record
Date
1933-1939
Physical Description
9 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Sub-series consists of minutes of meetings of the Budget Committee from 1933 to 1936. Included are the budgets of member agencies financed by the FJPT. These records document the work of the committee which, because of the FJPT's diminished collections, was forced to limit the budgets of affiliated agencies during the Great Depression. Also included is one file of committee memoranda.
Related Material
For meeting minutes of this committee's successor organization, see Fonds 67, Sub-series 7-1, minutes of meetings of the Budget and Finance Committee of the United Jewish Welfare Fund.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Budget Committee series
Annual budgets sub-series
Level
Sub-series
ID
Fonds 66; Series 7-2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Budget Committee series
Annual budgets sub-series
Level
Sub-series
Fonds
66
Series
7-2
Material Format
textual record
Date
1934-1938
Physical Description
5 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Sub-series consists of annual budgets prepared by the Budget Committee of the FJPT. These documents contain the final detailed budgets of both the FJPT and its affiliated organizations and thus the final outcomes of the financial issues debated in the meetings of the committee and maintained within Fonds 66, Sub-series 7-1.
Related Material
For minutes of the Budget Committee of the FJPT see Fonds 66, Sub-series 14-1.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Annual reports series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 66; Series 3; File 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
Annual reports series
Level
File
Fonds
66
Series
3
File
1
Material Format
textual record
Date
1918
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of two copies of the "First Annual Statement of the Federation of the Jewish Philanthropies." Included within are the bylaws of this new organization and a list of its trustees, officers, and affiliated organizations.
Source
Archival Descriptions