- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Executive director series
- Teacher files sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1936-1983
- Physical Description
- 1.2 m of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The BJE was responsible for recruiting, hiring and dismissing teachers and principals at the request of the various schools, for setting codes of practice, and for establishing salary scales in accordance with provincial standards. As such, it was the responsibility of the executive director to perform these tasks and maintain the appropriate files. The executive director worked closely with the Jewish Teacher’s Alliance, which represented the teachers, specifically when dealing with salary, pension and discipline issues. The Personnel Committee was often consulted on matters of importance and for making procedural and other decisions on topics such as personnel budgeting, grievances or other problem cases, and when dealing with the Jewish Teacher’s Alliance. Any teacher appointed to a school had to be made in consultation with and approved by the BJE. This procedure had been in place since the BJE’s founding in 1950 until the late 1970s or early 1980s.
- Scope and Content
- The series contains teacher personnel records, organized alphabetically by the teacher's name. The files include resumes and teacher applications; employment records indicating affiliated school, salary, days absent and other administrative information; BJE questionnaires; information on work visas and related government requirements; correspondence to and from the BJE Executive Director regarding performance, special citations or awards, and school placements; letters of reference from past employers; and on occasion, grievance letters to the UJWF, BJE Executive Director and BJE Personnel Committee.
- There are also several files documenting the recruitment of Israeli teachers for schools in Toronto, which include applications and resumes, correspondence between the BJE Executive Director and the Jewish schools in Toronto, as well as representatives of the Jewish Agency and other organizations in Israel.
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Executive director series
- Subject files sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 61
- Series
- 1-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- architectural drawing
- Date
- 1936-1993
- Physical Description
- 2.1 m of textual records and other material
- Scope and Content
- This sub-series contains the operating files created and accumulated by the office of the executive director of the YM-YWHA during the years 1937-1978. The files contain correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, program material, photographs, reports, financial records and other related records. They are arranged by subject in alphabetical and chronological order. The photographs and architectural drawings are located in the subject files with the related textual material.
- Notes
- Includes 142 photographs, 11 architectural drawings, 2 artifacts, and 2 posters.
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-2
- 1988-11-7
- 1983-12-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Executive director series
- Financial reports sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 61
- Series
- 1-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1937-1984
- Physical Description
- 30 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The treasurer was responsible for overseeing all financial operations of the YM-YWHA. The treasurer was chairman of the Finance Committee which recommended, discussed and approved the day-to-day financial requirements for the operation of the "Y". The committee was also responsible for submitting the financial information to the accounting houses who prepared the "Y's" audited financial reports.
- Scope and Content
- This sub-series contains the financial reports and statements for the YM-YWHA., the Jewish Community Centre of Toronto, the Combined Building Campaign, the Northern Building Fund Campaign, the Jewish Camp Council, Camp Northland, Camp B’nai Brith, the Mothers' and Babes' Rest Home and Camp Fundale.
- The reports are organized chronologically by year. Each year often contains more than one report, either for different periods of the same year, or for different structures under the control of the YM-YWHA. The reports were kept by the office of the executive director.
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Executive director series
- Architectural plans sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 61
- Series
- 1-3
- Material Format
- architectural drawing
- textual record
- Date
- 1950-1981
- Physical Description
- 10 cm of textual records (4 v.)
- 30 architectural drawings
- Admin History/Bio
- Page & Steele Architects were responsible for the design and construction of the Spadina and Bloor and Spadina YM-YWHA along with associate architects, Kaplan & Sprachman. The Bloor "Y" was completed in 1952.
- The northern building was designed and constructed by W. Sefton & Associates Ltd. Consulting Engineers and Gordon S. Adamson & Associates Architects. The northern building was completed in 1961.
- Scope and Content
- This sub-series contains records relating to the design and construction of the YM-YWHA at Bloor and Spadina and the YM-YWHA on Bathurst Street in North York. The records include bound specifications detailing the labour, material and building methods for each of the buildings, as well as some architectural drawings of the northern building.
- The records are arranged by project.
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Executive director series
- Subject files sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 61
- Series
- 1-1
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1961-[ca. 1992]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 67 photographs : col. ; 13 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- This file contains member correspondence and invitations to the annual meetings and receptions held between 1961 and 1969. There are also photographs taken at the annual meetings in 1988, [ca. 1989] and [ca. 1992]. The photographs show members of the Executive Committee at the podium as well as the general membership.
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Executive director series
- Subject files sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 61
- Series
- 1-1
- File
- 75
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1957-1981
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Jewish Camp Council was formed in 1945 by five different groups running summer camps for Jewish youth: B’nai Brith, the National Council of Jewish Women, the Mothers’ and Babes’ Summer Rest Home Association, the United Jewish Welfare Fund of Toronto and the YM-YWHA
- The United Jewish Welfare Fund eventually assumed responsibility for all camp property, including Camp Northland in Haliburton, and programming for all camps was organized as a unified service. The Jewish Camp Council Board of Directors included representatives from all five organizations, while the executive director of the YM-YWHA acted as executive director of the Jewish Camp Council. Initially, the head office was located at Camp B'nai Brith, near Orillia, and then moved into the new YM-YWHA building at Spadina and Bloor in 1953.
- Scope and Content
- This file contains textual records relating to the operation of the Jewish Camp Council and the camps it oversaw. Records include reports, executive and community correspondence, financial records, camp pamphlets and program itineraries.
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Executive director series
- Subject files sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 61
- Series
- 1-1
- File
- 104
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1959-1980
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The National Jewish Welfare Board was an international association of Jewish community centres and YM-YWHAs, based in New York City.
- Scope and Content
- This file contains textual records relating to the National Jewish Welfare Board. The records include correspondence between David Andrews and various representatives of the NJWB and program material. There is also a program book from the 1980 volleyball tournament held at the Jewish Community Centres of Toronto.
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Executive director series
- Subject files sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 61
- Series
- 1-1
- File
- 128
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1976-1992
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 poster ; 63 x 54 cm
- Scope and Content
- This file contains program brochures and pamphlets for both the northern and Bloor and Spadina YM-YWHAs. and material related to the Jewish Book Fair. There is also a poster entitled "The promise fulfilled..." outlining the northern branch's programming schedule for the fall session.
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Executive director series
- Subject files sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 61
- Series
- 1-1
- File
- 129
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1953-1987
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file contains program reports and studies for the various departments of the YM-YWHA. This incudes reports on cultural programming, club and education, the junior and teenage departments, athletics and the day camps. There is a report on the future service role of the Bloor building, dated 1964 and two for the northern building, dated 1964 and 1968. Also included are reports created by the Group Services Study Committee, the YMHA Study Committee, the Northern Building Task Force to the Overall Study Committee, the Implementation Committee on Fiscal and Program Operations and the Dance Committee.
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Executive director series
- Subject files sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 61
- Series
- 1-1
- File
- 157
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1970-1993
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- By the 1960s, the Cultural and Educational Department was running a program known as the Y-Arts Council. The council promoted education through the arts, providing both adult and children's classes, many of which were free to ‘Y’ members. The council comprised schools of dance, art, music, drama, Jewish Studies and recreational activities.
- Scope and Content
- This file contains program books for the Y-Arts Council and two program books from the Arts Person of the Year gala tribute dinners honouring Louis Applebaum in 1991 and Oscar Peterson in 1993.
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions