- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Charities sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1957-1997
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Sol Edell made charitable donations to a large number of Jewish organizations mainly ones located in Canada, Israel and the United States.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of correspondence, receipts and certificates from Canadian, American and Israeli educational, religious and welfare organizations and institutions that received charitable donations from the Edell family.
- Subjects
- Charities
- Education
- Israel
- Religion
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2016-8-10
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-8-10
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Physical Description
- 177 audio cassettes
- Date
- 1973-2001
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting the diverse interests of Paul Brown. Included are: 177 audio recordings of various talks and events, most of which pertain to Judaism, the Holocaust, and Middle East politics and were held in Toronto. Speakers include Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel; New York Times best-selling author Rabbi Joseph Telushkin; former Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel Yisrael Meir Lau; and conservative talk show host Dennis Prager as well many other rabbis and prominent Jewish figures.
- Administrative History
- Paul Brown (1942-) was born 30 January 1942 in Toronto. As a young student, he attended Hebrew day school on Brunswick Avenue followed by North Toronto College Institute. Later, Brown majored in Psychology at the University of Toronto. After completing his undergradudate studies, he enrolled in a Master of Education program in Guidance and Counselling offered by the Ontario Institute for Sutdies in Education (OISE).
Brown taught for 30 years under the North York Board of Education (NYBE) and subsequently the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). He completed his formal teaching career with eight years at Bnei Akiva Schools.
Brown is a member of Shaarei Shomayim and Beth Lida Forest Hill Synagogue.
- 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
- Mr. Brown assigned numbers to some of the cassettes.
- Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Israel
- Religion
- Name Access
- Brown, Paul
- Places
- Toronto, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-7-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-7-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 20 cm of textual records
- Date
- 1979, 1989-2005
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting Shoel Silver's involvement with various committees, including: Project Renewal, NECHAMA. Keren Hayesod, Israel Center for Treatment of Psychotrauma and The Jewish Agency for Israel, UJA and others. Included are reports, correspondence, proposals, a 1979 edition of the Jewish Standard, first edition of the Children's Newspaper in Kfar Gvirol and assorted research material.
- Use Conditions
- Conditional Access. Researchers must receive permission from the donor prior to accessing the records. Please contact the OJA for more information.
- Descriptive Notes
- Language: Most of the items are in English, with some items partially or fully in Hebrew.
- Subjects
- Charities
- Israel
- Name Access
- Jewish Agency for Israel
- Jewish Federation of Greater Toronto
- Project Renewal (Israel)
- Silver, Shoel
- Toronto Jewish Congress
- Places
- Israel
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-7-20
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-7-20
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 120 cm of textual records (4 boxes)
- Date
- 1987-2011
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material involving Shoel Silver's involvement with various Jewish organizations including B'nai Brith Canada (BBC), the Canada-Israel Committee (CIC), the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI), UJA Federation of Greater Toronto (UJA), and the United Israel Appeal (UIA). Included are meeting minutes, reports, memoranda, correspondence, budgets, discussion documents, resource material, newspaper clippings, photocopies of newspaper articles, briefing papers, resolutions.
- Custodial History
- Records remained in the custody of Shoel Silver until 27 July 2018 when the OJA acquired the records from the former.
- Administrative History
- Shoel Silver is a Toronto businessman. He formerly co-chaired the Unity of the Jewish People Committee with Natan Sharansky. Prior to that, he was the scholar in residence for the first Federation Shabbaton.
- Use Conditions
- Accession is closed for 25 years from date of donation.
- Subjects
- Israel
- Nonprofit organizations
- Name Access
- B'nai Brith Canada
- Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs
- Jewish Agency for Israel
- Silver, Shoel
- UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
- United Israel Appeal
- Places
- Canada
- Israel
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Community Relations Committee series
- Anti-Semitism cases sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 49
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1991
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a lettters regarding a possible contravention of the Discriminatory Business Practices Act by DHL Express, specifically not providing express service to Israel.
- Notes
- Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Name Access
- Ontario Discriminatory Business Practices Act
- Subjects
- Israel
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Clanton Park Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 6
- File
- 56
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1969-1988
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records documenting fundraising programs sponsored by State of Israel Bonds in conjunction with Clanton Park synagogue. Included is correspondence, an invitation to a tribute dinner honouring Dr. Norman Shaul, one of the founding members of Clanton Park and a newspaper article about Sol Edell receiving the Tower of David Award.
- Name Access
- Israel
- Subjects
- Israel
- Zionism
- Source
- Archival Descriptions