Accession Number

2018-6-22

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1947, 1972-1992

Scope and Content

Accession consists of materials assembled by Stanley Emerson and donated to the Ontario Jewish Archives. Included are: one hardbound book commemorating the Toronto Hebrew Free School's liquidation of its capital debt on May 8, 1947; one spiral-bound book assembled on the occassion of Shomrai Shaboth Congregation's twentieth anniversary testimonial dinner honouring Rabbi Gedalia Felder to be held on Sunday, June 18, 1972; one Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto programme for its annual dinner to be held on Thursday, June 22, 1978; one programme for a Machanaim Testimonial Dinner honouring Dr. Isadore Cass on Wednesday, May 2, 1979; one Associated Hebrew Schools graduation programme for Wednesday, June 27, 1979; one newspaper clipping from the Thursday, June 6, 1985 edition of the Canadian Jewish News relating to Rabbi Gedalia Felder, former spiritual leader of Shomrai Shaboth-Chevra Mishnayoth Congregation; one newspaper clipping from the Thursday, June 13, 1985 edition of the Canadian Jewish News relating to Harold Dessen, former president of Associated Hebrew Schools; and one paperbound book assembled on the occassion of a Sol Edell tribute dinner commoemorating the fiftieth yahrzeit (death anniversary) of HaRav Yosef Weinreb and the establishment of the Saol Edell Family Endowment Fund to be held on Saturday, October 31, 1992.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Schools

Synagogues

Name Access

Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto

Cass, Isadore M., 1916-1996

Dessen, Harold

Felder, Gedalia, 1922-

Shomrai Shabbos Chevrah Mishnayos (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

General community activities series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

11

File

36

Material Format

textual record

Date

1978-1997

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of meeting notices and minutes, and correspondence.

Name Access

Yeshivot Bnai Akiva School Or Chaim

Ulpanot Orot Girls' School

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

General community activities series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

11

File

38

Material Format

textual record

Date

1974-1983

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of invitations and an annual report.

Name Access

Yeshivot Bnai Akiva School Or Chaim

Ulpanot Orot Girls' School

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

General community activities series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

11

File

39

Material Format

textual record

Date

1976-1978, 1993

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of reports.

Name Access

Yeshivot Bnai Akiva School Or Chaim

Ulpanot Orot Girls' School

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

General community activities series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

11

File

40

Material Format

textual record

Date

1971-2000

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence.

Name Access

Yeshivot Bnai Akiva School Or Chaim

Ulpanot Orot Girls' School

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

General community activities series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

11

File

41

Material Format

textual record

Date

1987, 1998

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of enrolment statistics (1987-1988), and a draft school constitution (1998).

Name Access

Yeshivot Bnai Akiva School Or Chaim

Ulpanot Orot Girls' School

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

General community activities series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

11

File

42

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

architectural drawing

Date

1977-1984

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

24 photographs : col. (14 negatives) ; 9 x 13 cm

1 technical drawing : blueline print ; 30 x 90 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of event invitations and correspondence as well as floor plans and photographs likely documenting the construction of the Ulpanot Orot Girls' High School.

Name Access

Ulpanot Orot Girls' School

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

General community activities series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

11

File

44

Material Format

textual record

Date

1983-1997

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence.

Name Access

Or Chaim Ulpanat Orot

Ulpanot Orot Girls' School

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

General community activities series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

11

File

45

Material Format

textual record

Date

1976-1981, 1999

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of school yearbooks.

Name Access

Or Chaim Ulpanat Orot

Ulpanot Orot Girls' School

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

General community activities series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

11

File

46

Material Format

textual record

Date

1966-1990

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a booklet created for the Yad Etzion Memorial campaign, a story-telling guide, and the cover of a Hebrew calendar.

Name Access

Or Chaim Ulpanat Orot

Ulpanot Orot Girls' School

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

General community activities series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

11

File

47

Material Format

textual record

Date

1975-1999

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of newsletters.

Name Access

Or Chaim Ulpanat Orot

Ulpanot Orot Girls' School

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

General community activities series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

11

File

48

Material Format

textual record

Date

1978-1999

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of graduation programmes and invitations.

Name Access

Or Chaim Ulpanat Orot

Ulpanot Orot Girls' School

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

General community activities series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

11

File

49

Material Format

textual record

Date

1979-1998

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of invitations, programmes, flyers, a programme book for the dedication of the Israel and Golda Koschitzky Torah Centre, and a 13th anniversary tribute book honouring Aron and Miriam Frankel

Name Access

Or Chaim Ulpanat Orot

Ulpanot Orot Girls' School

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dr. Isadore M. Cass fonds

Level

Fonds

Fonds

40

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Date

1909-1995

Physical Description

45 cm of textual records

14 photographs : b&w (8 negatives) ; 18 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

Dr. Isadore M. Cass (1916-1996), a well-known pathologist and practicing mohel--Jewish ritual circumcisor--for the Toronto Jewish community, was born and educated in Toronto, attending the University of Toronto's medical school. After serving with the army during the Second World War, Dr. Cass returned to Toronto to private practice. He began studying pathology in 1953, and performed research at the Ontario Cancer Institute, Connaught Labs and the Ontario Department of Health throughout his career. He was chief of pathology at Ajax and Pickering hospitals for twenty-three years, until his retirement in 1986.

In 1945, Dr. Cass began doing ritual circumcisions and was the first medical doctor in Toronto to do so. He performed over 40,000 circumcisions throughout Canada and the eastern United States and trained many physicians to perform them as well.

Dr. Cass was a member of the following organizations: New York Academy of Sciences; the Academy of Medicine, Toronto; the Israel Medical Association; General Wingate Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion; and many other associations and societies.

Dr. Cass studied Torah under Rabbi Jacob Gordon and was a Torah reader at Goel Tzedec Synagogue and later, Beth Tzedec. He also studied and taught Torah throughout his life, chairing the Canadian Jewish Congress' Tanach study group for many years, and leading weekly Gemara classes at Beth Tzedec. He belonged to Shaarei Shomayim and Beth Lida synagogues, as well as Lubavitch. In 1987, Dr. and Mrs. Cass were honoured as "Couple of the Year" by Machanaim, The Network of Educational Institutions in Kiryat Gat, Israel, for their great contributions to this charity over the years.

Dr. Cass was married to Miriam Cass and they had four daughters: Sharon, Hylah, Judy, and Elaine. He had four brothers: the late Rabbi Samuel Cass, Harry, Al, and Elie (who was a Reform mohel), and two sisters: Miriam Cass and Zelda Fink. He also had seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Dr. Cass died on January 24, 1996 of cancer.

Scope and Content

The fonds consists of records relating to the personal and professional life of Dr. Isadore Cass. These records include appointment books documenting circumcisions he performed, correspondence, writings, Tanach study group notes, a Machanaim invitation and programme, prayer books, certificates, memorial cards, and photographs.

Name Access

Cass, Isadore M., 1916-1996

Subjects

Physicians

Access Restriction

Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.

Physical Condition

The prayer book is in poor condition and some of the early daytimers are in fair condition.

Related Material

See also the Ontario Jewish Archives' reference news clipping file under "Cass, Dr. Isadore".

Creator

Cass, Isadore M., 1916-1996

Accession Number

1997-5-1

1997-8-2

Source

Archival Descriptions