- Accession Number
- 1982-7-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1982-7-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1939-1947
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of Canadian Jewish Congress records related to a study carried out by Saul Hayes and Jacob Finkelman on discriminatory employment practices in Ontario. The title of the resulting report is "Evidence of Unequal Opportunity in Employment and a Suggested Fair Employment Practices Legislation". Included are reports, memorandi, correspondence, sample applications from different employers, and a booklet by Gurston Allen entitled "Jewish Occupational Difficulties" (1939).
- Subjects
- Antisemitism
- Name Access
- Hayes, Saul
- Finkelman, Jacob
- Allen, Gurston
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-9-9
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-9-9
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1941-1942
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of minutes of meetings of the War Efforts Committee, various newspapers from the USA (The Sentinel) and Canada (Army Week) and a Jewish Calendar for Men in the Canadian Armed Forces (1941-1942).
- Custodial History
- There is no information on the acquisition of this material.
- Administrative History
- One of the main roles of the committee was to raise funds from Jewish communities across Canada for the purchase and donation of furniture. According to a document 'Special bulletin on Furnishing project', Congress is the only organization supplying furniture under an agreement with the Department of National Defence. The Chairman of the committee was Gurston Allen of Toronto.
- Subjects
- Canada--Armed Forces
- Meetings
- World War, 1939-1945
- Name Access
- Canadian Jewish Congress, War Efforts Committee
- Allen, Gurston
- Places
- Toronto, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-8-9
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-8-9
- Material Format
- textual record
- architectural drawing
- Physical Description
- 1.3 m of textual records
- ca. 50 architectural drawings
- Date
- 1974-2016
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records documenting the activities, programs and governance of Shaar Shalom Synagogue. Included are financial statements, meeting minutes, by-laws, brochures, architectural drawings, reports, membership lists, forms filled in by participants in life cycle events (such as weddings and conversions), holiday bulletins, invitations, speeches, Yizkor booklets, office manuals and correspondence. Of note is a land title document from 1981.
- Administrative History
- Shaar Shalom Synagogue was a conservative synagogue in Markham founded in 1972. The synagogue closed in 2016.
- Use Conditions
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Name Access
- Shaar Shalom Synagogue (Markham, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-7-11
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-7-11
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- architectural drawing
- Physical Description
- ca. 6 m textual records and graphic material
- ca. 20 architectural drawings
- Date
- 1972-2016
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records documenting the activities, programs and governance of Shaar Shalom Synagogue. Included are financial records, meeting minutes and agendas, architectural drawings, general administrative files, and photographs.
- Administrative History
- Shaar Shalom Synagogue was a conservative synagogue in Markham founded in 1972. The synagogue closed in 2016.`
- Use Conditions
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Name Access
- Shaar Shalom Synagogue (Markham, Ont.)
- Places
- Markham, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-2-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-2-3
- Material Format
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 plaque ; 28 x 35 cm
- Date
- 2016
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one plaque documenting Shaar Shalom Synagogue's presidents from 1974-2016.
- Administrative History
- Shaar Shalom Synagogue was a conservative synagogue in Markham founded in 1972. The synagogue closed in 2016.
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Name Access
- Shaar Shalom Synagogue (Markham, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions