- Address
- 150 Beverley Street
- Source
- Landmarks
By 1919 the plight of post-war Eastern European Jewry and the need for a united community voice for Canadian Jewry led to the creation of the Canadian Jewish Congress. Its founding meeting was held on March 16, 1919 in Montreal. Though it briefly maintained a tiny regional office in Toronto, the CJC remained inactive until 1933, when it fully reconvened by opening offices in Winnipeg, Montreal, and Toronto. Egmont L. Frankel was the first President of the new Central Division in Toronto. While the National Office in Montreal focused on the overarching issues of the social and economic rights of European Jewry, assistance for Jewish immigrants, and combating prejudice in Canada, the Toronto office dealt with local violent anti-Jewish demonstrations as well as continuing discrimination both in employment and in access to public recreational facilities. The structure was based on regular national biennial plenary conferences at which policies were delineated and national and regional executives were elected. Between plenary sessions, National and Regional Councils were in charge.
- Address
- 150 Beverley Street
- Time Period
- 1919-2012
- Scope Note
- By 1919 the plight of post-war Eastern European Jewry and the need for a united community voice for Canadian Jewry led to the creation of the Canadian Jewish Congress. Its founding meeting was held on March 16, 1919 in Montreal. Though it briefly maintained a tiny regional office in Toronto, the CJC remained inactive until 1933, when it fully reconvened by opening offices in Winnipeg, Montreal, and Toronto. Egmont L. Frankel was the first President of the new Central Division in Toronto. While the National Office in Montreal focused on the overarching issues of the social and economic rights of European Jewry, assistance for Jewish immigrants, and combating prejudice in Canada, the Toronto office dealt with local violent anti-Jewish demonstrations as well as continuing discrimination both in employment and in access to public recreational facilities. The structure was based on regular national biennial plenary conferences at which policies were delineated and national and regional executives were elected. Between plenary sessions, National and Regional Councils were in charge.
- History
- During the 1930s the Central Division Office moved several times and occupied offices in the following locations; Yonge St., the Bond St. Synagogue, Scheuer House, the Zionist Building, and its long-term home at 150-152 Beverley Street where it remained until its July, 1983 move to the Lipa Green Building in North York. Its activities expanded to include taking responsibility for Jewish educational standards but, by 1941, its main efforts shifted to support for Canada’s war effort. Immediately after the end of the war, the focus again shifted to Jewish immigration projects and the maintenance of Jewish identity in small communities.By 1950, the CJC’s use of the title “division” was changed to “region” to accommodate internal operational “divisions” within each region. Also, by then, the Central Region was busy expanding its programs for all Ontario Jewish communities, creating a province-wide council of youth groups, and working with the newly-created Bureau of Jewish Education (later Board of Jewish Education).
- Category
- Organization
- Source
- Landmarks
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 3078
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3078
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 31 May 1981
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 10 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Ernst Zundel (pictured centre in a hard hat) with his supporters on the front lawn of his home in Cabbagetown. They are holding signs with various slogans denying the Holocaust.
- Notes
- Photo by Ben Lechtman.
- Name Access
- Zundel, Ernst, 1939-2017
- Subjects
- Demonstrations
- Holocaust deniers
- Portraits, Group
- Places
- Carlton Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 3076
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3076
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Responsibility
- Photograph by Ben Lechtman.
- Date
- 31 May 1981
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : (1 negative) ; b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of anti-Nazi demonstrators in front of neo-Nazi Ernst Zündels home.
- Notes
- Statement of responsibility: Photograph by Ben Lechtman.
- Name Access
- Zündel, Ernst, 1939-2017
- Subjects
- Demonstrations
- Neo-Nazis
- Places
- Carlton Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Community Relations Committee series
- Anti-Semitism cases sub-series
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 5-3; File 295; Item 1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Community Relations Committee series
- Anti-Semitism cases sub-series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 295
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [198-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 textual record
- Scope and Content
- Item is a printout soliciting donations for Ernst Zündel. A Carlton Street address and phone number are included.
- Notes
- Availability of other formats: Also available as a PDF file.
- Places
- Carlton Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Community Relations Committee series
- Anti-Semitism cases sub-series
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 5-3; File 295; Item 2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Community Relations Committee series
- Anti-Semitism cases sub-series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 295
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [198-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 textual record
- Scope and Content
- Item is a printout soliciting donations for Ernst Zündel. A Carlton Street address and phone number are included. The printout contains a death threat directed at Alan Shefman of B'nai Brith.
- Notes
- Availability of other formats: Also available as a PDF file.
- Name Access
- Shefman, Alan
- Places
- Carlton Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions