- Name
- Dr. Alexander Brown
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 4 May 1977
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Dr. Alexander Brown
- Number
- OH 140
- Subject
- Education
- Interview Date
- 4 May 1977
- Quantity
- 1
- Interviewer
- Stephen Speisman
- Total Running Time
- Side 1: 46 minutes 22 seconds Side 2: 41 minutes 13 seconds good
- Conservation
- Copied August 2003
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Dr. Alexander Brown was a leader in the field of Jewish education in Toronto. He held various positions with Toronto's Board of Education and the Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto. He was actively involved with other Jewish organizations, such as the Canadian Jewish Congress and the United Jewish Welfare Fund. Dr. Brown was born in the Ukraine in 1909 and was the son of Louis and Bessie Brown.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Name Access
- Brown, Alexander
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region (Toronto, Ont.)
- Board of Jewish Education (Toronto, Ont.)
- United Jewish Welfare Fund (Toronto, Ont.)
- Associated Hebrew Schools (Toronto, Ont.)
- Geographic Access
- Toronto
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Source
- Oral Histories
In this clip, Dr. Brown describes his tenure as executive secretary of the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC), its organizational structure, and the CJC's position within the Toronto Jewish community.
In this clip, Dr. Brown discusses the Board of Jewish Education, the Welfare Fund, and the Canadian Jewish Congress in relation to the subsidization of Associated Hebrew Schools.
