- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1987 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-13
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [May] 1987
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of black and white prints from the 1987 Festival of the Walk for Israel. The images are of fire trucks on display, the petting zoo, people under the marquee with organizations' booths on display, the midway rides, a juggler performing, and a crowd of people at the central booth with the Festival attractions in the background. File also contains a photocopied photograph of three elephants and their trainer performing to a crowd of onlookers behind the BJCC.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of the file.
- Photography by Graphic Artists Photographers.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Related Material
- A map of the 1987 Festival can be found in 17-1-17, file 38.
- Series 17-1-18 (1992), file 18, includes a programme from the Festival.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- 1938-2008
- Physical Description
- 2.18 m of textual records and other materials
- Admin History/Bio
- Superseding the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, the first Annual Campaign of the new United Jewish Welfare Fund took place in 1938. It combined the appeals of 37 organizations into one, eliminating much of the inefficiency and competition of the previous twenty years. Money raised was for agencies and causes new and traditional, local and overseas. Recipients included; the Jewish Immigrant Aid Services, Canadian Jewish Congress, the United Jewish Relief Agencies, the Joint Distribution Committee, and Palestine. In 1938, Campaign could be completed within a mere two weeks and raised $161,000. This figure rose to $348,000 in 1942 and surpassed one million dollars in 1951. When the State of Israel was established in 1948, Campaign was combined with the CJC and the United Palestine appeals into a new, combined campaign and re-named The United Jewish Appeal (UJA).
- With different local and world challenges and crises over time, annual campaigns have had a variety of foci: for example, the plight of Displaced Persons in Europe after the Second World War; the 1957 Rescue Campaign for refugees in Russia, Europe and North Africa; the first Emergency Campaign in 1967 in response to the Six Days’ War; and Operation Exodus 1990-1991, which raised funds to aid Soviet Jews.
- Early Campaign leadership was provided by lay people. Chairmen of the Campaign Cabinet included Samuel Godfrey, Ben Sadowski, Samuel J. Granatstein, Bernard Vise, Morris S. Till, and Samuel J. Zacks. A small administration committee carried out daily operations, but the bulk of the fundraising work was performed by the Service Council, a group of volunteers who planned, canvassed and evaluated each campaign, as well as organizing educational programs and public meetings. A Women’s Service Council and a Young Peoples’ Service Council also played key fundraising roles.
- Canvassing was conducted by volunteers from each professional or trade Division, such as doctors, lawyers, retail sales, etc. The volunteers were responsible for canvassing the members of their own group. A special Women’s Campaign had its own chair, sub-committees and programming. Divisions were further added to reflect the amounts of donations, Top Gifts, and Major Gifts for example. By the 1980s, the Service Councils had given way to professional Campaign Associates employed by UJWF. With further changes to UJWF/UJA Federation’s structure, Campaign first fell under the Financial Resource Development Department, then Integrated Development, and, in 2009, the Centre for Philanthropy. It is now supported by the Donor Relations Management, Donor Research, and Missions/VIP departments which cater to the diverse interests of individual donors.
- Through the 1940s and 1950s, face-to-face canvassing was the norm, with donor’s names and gifts published in the UJWF annual report. By the 1960s, an expanding community and a need for efficiency increased the use of the telephone, with regular telethons involving hundreds of volunteers. In 1970, a regular springtime Walk with Israel was included within the rest of Campaign events. In the 21st Century, the internet is used to solicit donations, publicize campaign news and events, and register volunteers for telethons and events like the Walk.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of two sub-series, Walk with Israel (sub-series 17-1) and General Campaign Records (sub-series 17-2).
- Notes
- Physical description note: Includes photographs, videocassettes, posters, DVDs, artfacts and books.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Ontario Jewish Archives sous-fonds
- Level
- Sous-fonds
- Fonds
- 67-1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Date
- 1971-2008
- Physical Description
- 2.1 m of textual records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- The Ontario Jewish Archives (OJA) was established in 1973 and remains in operation today. The OJA’s mandate is to acquire, preserve, and make available records documenting Ontario’s Jewish community. The Archives became a legal corporation on 24 February 1977 with authorization from the Federal Corporations Act and the Provincial Letters Patent.
- The Toronto Jewish Historical Society (TJHS) established an Archives Committee in 1971, to preserve the records of Toronto’s Jewish community. This prompted the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) Central Region to work with the TJHS to establish an organization that would preserve records of Jewish communities across Ontario. At a CJC Central Region Officers’ meeting in 1973, TJHS president Victor Sefton proposed that the Historical Society’s Archives Committee become an official arm of the CJC. After approving the proposal, the CJC Central Region allocated a budget for operation of the Archives, and the two Committees merged, forming one archival organization that operated under the umbrella of the CJC Central Region.
- After the Toronto Jewish Congress (TJC) formed in 1976, the Archives became accountable to the TJC but continued to report to the CJC Central Region. In 1992, the TJC and CJC transferred responsibility for the Archives to the United Jewish Appeal (UJA) Federation, and the Archives remains part of that organization today.
- The OJA’s administrative structure includes a Board of Directors, the director of the archives, archivists, an assistant archivist, contract employees, and volunteers. The Board of Directors consists of six to twelve members, each approved by UJA Federation and current Board members. Meetings are held a minimum four times per year and are presided by a Chair or the Vice Chair in the Chair’s absence. The Archives Director manages daily operation of the Archives. From 1973 to around 2000, Stephen Speisman acted as Director of the Archives. Ellen Scheinberg served as Archives Director from October 2002 to January 2011. Dara Solomon began as the OJA's Director in May 2012.
- Since 1973, the Archives has undergone unofficial and official name changes. When first established in 1973, the Archives was called the “Canadian Jewish Congress Central Region Archives.” After the Archives became accountable to the TJC, OJA letterheads and publicity material occasionally bore the name “Toronto Jewish Congress / Canadian Jewish Congress Central Region Archives.” When the Archives became a legal corporation in 1977, the corporation was named the “Ontario Jewish Archives Foundation” but the Archives’ public name remained unchanged. In 1992, the Archives’ public name officially became the “Ontario Jewish Archives.”
- Scope and Content
- This sous-fonds documents the formation, administration, and operation of the OJA. Records relating to the establishment of the Archives date from 1971-1973, while those relating to administration and operation date from 1973-2008.
- This sous-fonds consists of Archives Committee meeting minutes, memoranda, policies, communications with parent organizations (mainly TJC), financial records, correspondence, records documenting the development of the OJA website, and a small amount of acquisition files. Records in the sous-fonds relate to Archives programs and projects, including tours, exhibits, presentations, workshops, and services. Activities of employee and volunteer work are also documented. Also present are budgets and posters from the Oskar Asher Schmidt Museum, which the Archives operated.
- Notes
- Access restriction note: The financial records, personnel and competition files and grant files are restricted to the public.
- Access Restriction
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Related Material
- Additional records related to this sous-fonds can be found in the Sol Edell fonds, Victor Sefton fonds, accession 2006-7/7 and Cyrel Troster's records.
- Arrangement
- Correspondence was originally organized in chronological order and remains in the original order. Other records have been arranged according to function or activity.
- Creator
- Ontario Jewish Archives (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- This sous-fonds is comprised of accessions 2005-8/2, 2004-5/99 and 2004-6/5 along with MG8J and materials from the Sol Edell fonds.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1988 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-14
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 15 May 1988
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a black and white negative of special dignitaries signing the Happy Birthday banner for Israel. They are, left to right: 40th Anniversary Committee chair, Sidney Greenberg; Ontario Minister of Health, Elinor Caplan; MP, Aideen Nicholson; Minister of Employment and Immigration, Barbara McDougall; and Israel Consul-General, Benjamin Abileah.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1992 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-18
- File
- 18
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1986-1992
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 2 posters (facsimiles) : 22 x 32 cm
- Scope and Content
- File contains a collection of published and promotional material from several years of the Walk. The records include: the "Operation Exodus quiz" from 1990; facsimile copies of the 1986 and 1989 posters; a promotional booklet on the 1991 Walk; a 1987 passport with the routemap; a programme from the 1987 Festival; a walk sponsor book and collection envelope from 1992; a 1987 sponsor/collection booklet; two packages of quotations, cartoons, articles and stories about tzedakah; a full-page newspaper adverstisement for the 1987 Walk for Israel; a collection book for the 1988 Israel 40 Walk; and a sheet of passport stickers from a checkpoint at a early 1990s Walk. Also included is a Baycrest fun run/walk sponsor form for 1992.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1987 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-13
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1987
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains a blank 1987 sponsor book, which includes instructions for participants collecting donations, a map of the Walk route with checkpoints listed, sponsor "stubs", and the receipts for sponsors, which have advertisements for sponsoring businesses and "Festival '87" as well as a list of sponsors. The back page has a list of tips for walkers.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of the file.
- Related Material
- Series 17-1-18 (1992), file 18, includes a passport and a full-page newspaper advertisement for the 1987 Walk.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Constitution Committee series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1948-1985
- Physical Description
- 8 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Constitutional Committee of the UJWF appears to have met irregularly over the years whenever the potential need for its constitution and/or by-laws appears to require changing, updating or modernizing.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of one sub-series: 4-1 Constitutional development records, which document the continuing efforts of the Constitution Committee of the UJWF to improve and update its constitution and by-laws.
- Notes
- Access restriciton note: Records documenting the meeting minutes and activities of this committee are CLOSED until they are more than ten years old.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual General Meetings series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 1
- File
- 46
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 27 May 1985
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 12 photographs : b&w (8 negatives) ; 24 x 20 cm and 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a meeting notice, the programme, minutes, notes for the chairman, related clippings, correspondence, the list of nominees, the slate of officers and photographs from the 1985 Annual Meeting of Toronto Jewish Congress. People in the photographs include: Irving Feldman, the outgoing president; Ronald Appleby, incoming president; Leadership Development Award recipients Samuel Schwartz and Marlene Walker; Toronto Jewish Cultural Council Writer's Award winners Harold Troper and Irving Abella; Meyer Feldman; Wilfred Posluns, winner of the Ben Sadowski Award of Merit; Dr. Arnold "Bucky" Epstein; and TJC Executive Director Steven Ain.
- Accession Number
- Textual records from 2004-6-9
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual General Meetings series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 1
- File
- 44
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 21 Feb. 1983-22 Mar. 1983
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 8 negatives : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records from the 1983 Annual Meetings of Toronto Jewish Congress and United Jewish Welfare Fund. The TJC records include the agenda, minutes, a blank ballot, the head table list, notes for the chairman, the president's address, lists of officers and nominees, clippings and photographs. The photographs are of: Wilfred Posluns and J. B. Salsberg speaking at the podium; the awarding of the Ben Sadowski Award for community leadership to J. B. Salsberg; and the passing of a gavel between 1982-1983 TJC president Wilfred Posluns and incoming president, Irving Feldman, Q.C.
- The UJWF Annual Meeting records include a set of unofficial minutes.
- Accession Number
- Textual records from 2004-6-9
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual General Meetings series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 1
- File
- 47
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 23 Oct. 1985-20 May 1986
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 9 negatives : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of the programme, agenda, minutes, the head table list, notes for the chairman and chair of the nominating committee, speeches, lists of nominees and the slate of officers, related clippings, correspondence and photographs from the 1986 Annual Meeting of Toronto Jewish Congress. The images include Steven Ain, Irving Feldman, Wilfred Posluns and Ronald Appleby. They also include a shot of the audience, Judy Scheininger and Elizabeth Wolfe receiving the TJC Leadership Development Award, and Harry Steiner receiving the Ben Sadowski Award of Merit from Dr. Arnold "Bucky" Epstein.
- Accession Number
- Textual records from 2004-6-9
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual General Meetings series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 1
- File
- 49
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 11 Nov. 1987-25 May 1988
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 8 negatives : 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of the agenda, a programme, minutes, lists of officers, nominees and the head table, notes for the chairman and chair of the nominating committee, speeches, correspondence, a flyer, related clippings and photographs from the 1988 Annual Meeting of Toronto Jewish Congress. The records also include a CJC calendar for May 1988, the International Solidarity Month for Soviet Jewry, with organizations' events listed, including the TJC AGM and its salute to two Soviet Jews.
- The photographs in the file include volunteer recognition award winners Professor Sydney Eisen and Richard Krelstein, Dr. Arnold "Bucky" Epstein presenting the Ben Sadowski Award of Merit, TJC executive member Adrienne Offman presenting the Leadership Development Award to Linda Kahn, and TJC president, Herb Rosenfeld.
- Accession Number
- Textual records from 2004-6-9
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual General Meetings series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 1
- File
- 41
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 10 Jan. 1980-9 Mar. 1980
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of the agenda, minutes, lists of delegates and nominees, a ballot, notes for the chair and nominations chairman, speeches and memoranda, related to the 1978 Annual Meeting of Toronto Jewish Congress. The records also include the minutes from a special meeting of the Council of TJC, convened in conjunction with the regular AGM, and several TJC-related clippings.
- Accession Number
- 2004-6-9
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual General Meetings series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 1
- File
- 42
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 29 Mar. 1981-29 May 1981
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records of the 1981 Annual Meetings of Toronto Jewish Congress and United Jewish Welfare Fund. The TJC records include the programme, agenda, minutes, a list of nominees, a ballot, notes for the chair and nominations chairman, the president's report and memoranda. The records also include the minutes from a special meeting of the Council of TJC, convened in conjunction with the regular AGM.
- The UJWF meeting records include the agenda and minutes.
- Accession Number
- 2004-6-9
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual General Meetings series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 1
- File
- 43
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 5 Mar. 1982-29 Mar. 1982
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of the programme, the agenda, minutes, a list of the head table, a list of nominees, the slate of officers, notes for the chair and nominations chairman, several clippings and memoranda related to the 1982 Annual Meeting of Toronto Jewish Congress.
- Accession Number
- 2004-6-9
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual General Meetings series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 1
- File
- 45
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1984
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a meeting notice, the programme, minutes, a blank ballot, the head table list, notes for the chairman and chair of the nominating committee, the president's address, a ballot and several clippings related to the 1984 Annual Meeting of the Toronto Jewish Congress.
- Notes
- The president's address of Irving Feldman is a hand-written photocopy.
- Accession Number
- 2004-6-9
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual General Meetings series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 1
- File
- 48
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 21 May 1987
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 2 photographs : 24 x 20 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of the programme, minutes, notes for the chairman and chair of the nominating committee, speeches, related clippings, a poster and correspondence relating to the 1987 Annual Meeting of the Toronto Jewish Congress. There are two photographs, one of Dr. Arnold ("Bucky") Epstein presenting the Ben Sadowski Award of Merit to Murray Koffler, and the other with outgoing president Ronald Appleby and president elect Herb Rosenfeld. The records in the file also include lists of officers, nominees, the head table and recipients of the volunteer recognition awards.
- Accession Number
- 2004-6-9
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual General Meetings series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 1
- File
- 50
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 10 Nov. 1988-29 May 1989
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a set of unofficial minutes and the year-end financial statement from the 1989 Annual Meeting of United Jewish Welfare Fund. The file also contains records from the Annual Meeting of Toronto Jewish Congress: the agenda, minutes, lists of officers, the head table and nominees for TJC Council, notes for the chairman and chair of the nominating committee, the president's address and other speeches, correspondence and a related clipping.
- Accession Number
- 2004-6-9
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1987 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-13
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1987
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- File contains a photograph of Walk for Israel and Festival chairpersons, Gloria Clamen and Barbara Lampcov.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of the file.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Related Material
- Series 17-1-18 (1992), file 18, includes a passport and a full-page newspaper advertisement for the 1987 Walk.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1983 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-9
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 2 May 1983
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : 24 x 20 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- The 1983 Eitz Chaim Learnathon raised $3000.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a photograph of three Eitz Chaim boys' school students with school principal, Rabbi Shnayer Weinberg, during the annual Learnathon fundraiser for UJA.
- Notes
- Photography by Graphic Artists Photographers.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1989 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-15
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1989
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : 24 x 20 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of four photographs taken the day of the Walk for Israel. They are images of the ribbon cutting, communications control room, checkpoint at Beth Tikvah Synagogue, and individuals in a parking lot, possibly the registration table. People in the photographs include Elaine Lightstone and Carol Kassel.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of the file.
- Physical Condition
- 1 photograph has a small area of the surface ripped away.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Toronto Holocaust Museum series
- Christian Jewish Dialogue sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 28-11
- File
- 9
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1987
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a Program/Activities report for the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews; and the Christian Jewish Dialogue of Toronto.
- Name Access
- Canadian Council of Christians and Jews
- Christian Jewish Dialogue of Toronto
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Toronto Holocaust Museum series
- Christian Jewish Dialogue sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 28-11
- File
- 14
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1980
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 5 photographs: b&w, ; 16.5 cm x 11.5 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of flyers, correspondence, rsvp lists, photographs and conference material from the Sixth Annual Conference on Christian-Jewish Relations. Identified in the photograph: Dr. Emil Fackenheim.
- Name Access
- Fackenheim, Emil L., 1916-2013
- Subjects
- Congresses and conventions
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
