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Gilbert Seltzer [textual record] – [19--].

Accession Number: 2023-2-1

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2023-2-1

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records; 1 photograph : b&w ; 34 x 29 cm

Date: [19--]

Scope and Content: Accession consists of material that belonged to the late Gilbert Seltzer. Included are handwritten copies of a Camp Yungvelt paper, the Whoosis, and a photograph of a Yiddish youth group, the Yiddisher Kunst-Tsenter (Yiddish/Jewish Art Centre). The Whoosis issues are undated, while the photograph is from 1929/30.

Custodial History: Richard Seltzer discovered the material after his father's death and donated it to the Ontario Jewish Archives.

Administrative History: Gilbert Seltzer was born on 11 October 1914 in Toronto, Ontario, to Julius Seltzer and Marion Seltzer (née Liss). Gilbert's parents were both Russian immigrants. Julius owned a knitting mill, and Marion was a homemaker. Julius was also an anarchist, and he and Marion had a cottage in the Workmen's Circle Colony in Pickering, Ontario. As a child, Gilbert attended Camp Yungvelt, a Yiddish summer camp for Jewish children. His son, Richard, would later recall that Gilbert "sang songs from there and vaguely spoke of the Whosis," the camp's publication.; Gilbert studied architecture at the University of Toronto, receiving a bachelor's degree in 1937. After graduating, he worked for an architectural firm in Manhattan. During the Second World War, he served with the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, a secret army unit that would become known as the Ghost Army. According to Gilbert's obituary in the New York Times, "The unit fooled German forces with inflatable tanks, dummy airplanes, fake radio transmissions and sound effects." In later years, Gilbert would serve as an ambassador for the unit's veterans.; After the war, Gilbert resumed work as an architect. His projects included the Utica Memorial Auditorium in Utica, New York; buildings at West Point and the US Merchant Marine Academy; and the East Coast Memorial in Battery Park, Lower Manhattan. He worked as an architect until January 2020.; Gilbert met his future spouse, Molly Gold (m. Seltzer), in New Jersey. The couple had two children together: Joan Seltzer and Richard Seltzer. Molly died in 1994, and Gilbert died on 14 August 2021. He was 106.

Use Conditions: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Subjects: Architects; Camps; Portraits, Group

Name Access: Camp Yungvelt; Seltzer, Gilbert, 1914-2021

Places: Ontario

Source: Archival Accessions

Postcard to the War Efforts Committee of the Canadian Jewish Congress [textual record] – 1943.

Accession Number: 1993-11-4

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 1993-11-4

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: 1 folder of texual records

Date: 1943

Scope and Content: This accession consists of one postcard to the War Efforts Committee of the Canadian Jewish Congress, dated Nov. 2, 1943, signed David ?, RCAF, India Command, expressing thanks for receiving a message of cheer from Canada during the war.

Name Access: Canadian Jewish Congress; Moscoe, Sydney

Source: Archival Accessions

Camp Yungvelt, Pickering [graphic material] – [ca. 1943].

Accession Number: 1993-6-6

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 1993-6-6

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 14 x 9 cm and 13 x 10 cm

Date: [ca. 1943]

Scope and Content: This accession consists of one photographic postcard and one negative of a group of girls at Camp Yungvelt in Pickering. Some of the girls have been identified as follows: Terry Krever is in front row on far left; Miss Simon (M. Shainhouse) is next to her in center; Miss Naomi Strauss is in the far left-hand corner; Mrs. Danilak is in back row, second from right; and "Creed" is in back row, far right.

Subjects: Children; Camps

Name Access: Krever, Terry; Strauss, Naomi; Danilak, Mrs.; Camp Yungvelt

Places: Pickering, Ont.

Source: Archival Accessions

Camp Balfour Manor and Camp Yungvelt [graphic material] – 1938-1943.

Accession Number: 2004-5-37

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2004-5-37

Material Format: graphic material

Physical Description: 36 photographs : b&w and hand col. (12 negatives) ; 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Date: 1938-1943

Scope and Content: Accession consists of photographs taken at Camp Balfour Manor on Morrison Lake in Muskoka, Ontario and Camp Yungvelt in Pickering, Ontario. Scenes include a group of young people on the steps of a building, a Shabbat service, a flag lowering ceremony, boxing lessons, an arts and crafts class, and a photograph of Hyman Riegelhaupt at Camp Yungvelt.

Subjects: Camps

Name Access: Balfour Manor Camp; Camp Yungvelt

Places: Muskoka (Ont. : District municipality); Pickering (Ont.)

Source: Archival Accessions

Canadian Jewish Congress ballot [textual record] – 1919.

Accession Number: 2004-5-162

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2004-5-162

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: 1 folder textual records

Date: 1919

Scope and Content: Accession consists of a 1919 ballot for the first meeting of the Canadian Jewish Congress. Names on the ballot are listed in English and Yiddish and include: Eisen, Saul, student; Organick, M., Student; Bogard, L., Cloakmaker; Bochonick, J., Manufacturer; Blackman, H., Mechanic; Ben-Ezra, L., Student; Bennett, A. B., Journalist; Bennett, D., Real Estate Bkr.; Brown, S., Cloakmaker; Bromberg, A., Teacher; Brody, J., Tailor; Breslin, S., Merchant; Goldstick, M., Contractor; Goldstick, Miss B., Stenog'r; Gebirtig, M., Theatre Manager; Gelberg, M. Manufacturer; Graner, J., Insurance Agt.; Dworkin, H. News Dealer; James, Philip, Manufacturer; Davis, M. D., Bookkeeper; Hyman, BenZion, Teacher; Herman, J., Merchant; Waldman, L., Manufacturer; Walhendler, Bennie, Pres'r; Wolfson, M. Merchant; White, A. Merchant; Weinberg, H., Painter; Weiner, J. Merchant; Weis, B. Wholesaler; Weber, S., Manufacturer; Zimel, S., Manufacturer; Zurman, M.; Tarnowsky, M. Merchant; Yaffy, K., Traveller; Lewis C. S., Traveller; Libman, Ch., Cloakmaker; Levy, P., INsurance Agent; Matenko, I., Teacher; Murofchick, M., Merchant; Marin, M. Manufacturer; Moroshnick, M. Druggist, Manson, M., Hatmaker; Nathenson, BenZion, Teach.; Noodelman, A. Cloackmaker; Nisnewitch, A., Manufacturer; Solomon, S., Manufacturer; Solomon, C. H., Manufacturer; Solway, Minnie, Shapiro; Sapero, K. L., Merchant; Stone, B. Manufacturer; Siegel, Mrs. J. J.; Singer, J., Lawyer; Singer, L. M., Lawyer; Samuel, M. Skirtmaker; Samuels, S., Cloakmaker; Soolko, M. Mechanic; Ellenberg, M., Merchant; Epstein, S., Barber; Pollock. Dr. M. A., Physician; Pasternack, C., Merchant; Pivnick, Dr. M., Dentist; Feinberg, L., Merchant; Factor, S., Lawyer; Friman, I., Merchant; Frumhartz, F., Printer; Frankel, E., Hatmaker; Cohen, A., Lawyer; Koldofsky, Fannie; Koldofsky, S., Organizer; Kominker, A., Merchant, Konikoff, H. Cloakmaker; Kurtz, R., Manufacturer; Kirshenbaum, H. M., Jour'st; Kirshner, A., Cloakmaker; Kertzer, D., Merchant; Clavir, Harry, Manufacturer; Kamin, J., Carpenter; Kamin, M., Presser; Kessner, W., Photographer; Kronick, S., Manufacturer; Kruger, H., Cloakmaker; Rogul, S., Merchant; Rosenberg, L., Secretary; Rosen, M., Manufacturer; Rosenbaum, T., Shochet; Rosenbloom, D., Organizer; Ross, S. M., Merchant; Rubinoff, I., Wholesaler; Rhinewine, A., Journalist; Riby, A., Cloakmaker; Shapiro, S. M., Journalist; Shapiro, M. Merchant; Shapiro, S., Insurance; Schwartz, Dr. M., Dentist; Shulman, P., Lawyer; Stein, D., Tailor; Stein, M., Merchant; Schiff, K., Manufacturer; Sher, A., Insurance Agt.; Spier, BenZiion, Merchant.

Name Access: Canadian Jewish Congress

Source: Archival Accessions

Workmen's Circle (Arbeiter Ring) [graphic material, moving images] – 1959-1965.

Accession Number: 1979-4-4

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 1979-4-4

Material Format: graphic material; moving images

Physical Description: 18 photographs : b&w (9 negatives); 1 film reel

Date: 1959-1965

Scope and Content: Accession consists of photographs documenting the Workmen's Circle (Arbeiter Ring) Peretz School and Camp Yungvelt. Also included is a film reel of activities at Camp Yungvelt from 1959.

Subjects: Camps; Schools

Name Access: Camp Yungvelt; Matenko, Isaac, 1874-1960; Workmen's Circle (Toronto, Ont.)

Places: Ontario

Source: Archival Accessions

Syd Wise [graphic material (electronic)] – [ca. 1925-1926].

Accession Number: 2006-12-3

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2006-12-3

Material Format: graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description: 3 photographs : b&w (tif)

Date: [ca. 1925-1926]

Scope and Content: This accession consists of electronic copies of three photographs of Syd at Camp Yungvelt on Lake Wilcox. Also pictured are some of Syd's relatives and childhood friends. Identified individuals include Sydney Wise, Isadore Tepperman, David Wise, Leo Tepperman, Reuben Goldstein, Ben Lapidus (Lappin), George Trimble, Sam Stellman, Lil Stellman, Min Stellman, Lillian Wise, Rose Hoffman, Archie Gordon, Nathan Langbord, and Jack Weinzweig.

Custodial History: The original records are in the possession of Dr. Sydney Wise. He loaned the records to the Archives for copying on 2006-12-20.

Use Conditions: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Name Access: Camp Yungvelt

Source: Archival Accessions

Montague Raisman - 11 Jul. 1982

Name: Montague Raisman

Material Format: sound recording

Interview Date: 11 Jul. 1982

Source: Oral Histories

Name: Montague Raisman

Number: OH 64

Subject: Nonprofit organizations; Human rights; Antisemitism; World War, 1939-1945; Zionism

Interview Date: 11 Jul. 1982

Quantity: 1

Interviewer: Jack Lipinsky

Total Running Time: 39:42 minutes

Conservation: Copied August 2003

Notes: Low sound volume

Use Restrictions: Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Biography: Montague Raisman came to Canada from England in 1926. He was actively involved in B'nai Brith Toronto Lodge and held positions of office. He served as the commanding officer for the B'nai Brith Air Cadet Squadron in Toronto during the Second World War. He was instrumental in the formation of the Joint Public Relations Committee, a united Jewish voice in response to pro-Nazi activity.

Material Format: sound recording

Language: English

Name Access: Raisman, Montague; B'nai Brith; Lipinsky, Jack; Canadian Jewish Congress

Geographic Access: Toronto; Calgary (Alta.); Montréal (Québec)

Original Format: Audio cassette

Copy Format: Audio cassette; Digital file

Transcript: G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 64 - Raisman\OH64_Log.pdf

Source: Oral Histories

In this clip, Montague describes the formation of the B'nai Brith Air Cadet Squadron during the Second World War. He discusses the recruitment and training of the officers and cadets. He explains how this squadron was instrumental in changing recruitment qualifications to allow entry of new immigrants and Black cadets.

In this clip, Montague Raisman discusses the events leading up to an association between B

Al Hershkovitz - 19 Nov. 1985

Name: Al Hershkovitz

Material Format: sound recording

Interview Date: 19 Nov. 1985

Source: Oral Histories

Name: Al Hershkovitz

Number: OH 111

Subject: Immigrants--Canada; Labor; Labor unions; Refugees--Canada; Zionists

Interview Date: 19 Nov. 1985

Quantity: 1 cassette (1 copy); 1 WAV file

Interviewer: Phyllis Platnick

Total Running Time: 40.30 minutes

Conservation: November 2006; Digitized in 2014

Use Restrictions: Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Biography: Al Hershkovitz was a fur union representative who helped organize the project that brought furriers from the displaced persons camps of Europe to Canada in the late 1940s. As a union representative, Al was granted temporary military rank in order to enter the displaced persons camps in Europe. He became part of the selection committee responsible for determining which displaced persons could come to Canada.

Material Format: sound recording

Language: English

Name Access: Hershkovitz, Al; Federman, Max; Kerbel, Joe; Silver, Harris; Jewish Labor Committee; Canadian Jewish Congress; Jewish Immigrant Aid Society; International Fur and Leather Workers Union; American Federation of Labor

Geographic Access: Toronto (Ont.); Europe

Original Format: Audio cassette

Copy Format: Audio cassette; Digital file

Transcript: G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 111 - Hershkovitz\OH111_Log.wav

Source: Oral Histories

Ben Kayfetz - 4 Mar. 1984

Name: Ben Kayfetz

Material Format: sound recording

Interview Date: 4 Mar. 1984

Source: Oral Histories

Name: Ben Kayfetz

Number: OH 210

Subject: Antisemitism; Human rights; Law; Nonprofit organizations

Interview Date: 4 Mar. 1984

Quantity: 1

Interviewer: Phyllis Platnick

Total Running Time: 46 minutes

Conservation: Copied August 2003

Notes: Christie Pits riot at approximately minute 16:00

Use Restrictions: Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Biography: Benjamin "Ben" Gershon Kayfetz was born on 24 December 1916 in Toronto. He married Eva Silver and had two children. Ben graduated from the University of Toronto in 1939, with a bachelor of arts in modern languages. He worked as a high school teacher in Huntsville, Ontario and Niagara Falls, Ontario between 1941 and 1943. In 1943, he joined the war effort, working for the Department of National Defense in postal censorship and was responsible for reviewing prisoner of war mail. After the war, Kayfetz traveled to British-occupied Germany, where he worked as a censor of telecommunications with the Control Commission until 1947. Upon returning to Toronto, he was hired as the national director of community relations by the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) and as the executive (national) director of the Joint Community Relations Committee (JCRC), a CJC-B'nai B'rith cooperative organization. He also served as the central region executive director of the CJC between 1973 and 1978. He worked to develop anti-discrimination laws and for the protection of minority and religious rights. Kayfetz was also actively involved in promoting the welfare of Jewish communities worldwide. He was awarded the Samuel Bronfman Medal by the Canadian Jewish Congress in 1985 and the Order of Canada in 1986. In addition to his professional activities, Kayfetz wrote articles for various Jewish publications under both his own name and the pseudonym Gershon B. Newman. He also gave a weekly radio address on CHIN radio addressing various contemporary Jewish issues and was actively involved in the Toronto Jewish Historical Society (serving as its president), the Canadian Jewish Historical Society, and the Yiddish Luncheon Circle. He died in 2002.

Material Format: sound recording

Name Access: Balmy Beach Swastika Club; Canadian Jewish Congress; UJA Federation of Greater Toronto

Geographic Access: Toronto; Kew Beach; Christie Pits

Original Format: Audio cassette

Copy Format: Audio cassette; Digital file

Transcript: G:\Description\Oral Histories\AC 210, Ben Kayfetz\AC 210 notes.pdf

Source: Oral Histories

In this clip, Ben Kayfetz describes the skirmish between antisemitic and Jewish youths at Kew Beach in July 1933.

In this clip, Ben Kayfetz discusses the laws that restricted “Jews or other objectionable races” from purchasing, owning, or renting properties in Toronto and summer resort areas. He describes the steps taken to change the law.

Genya Intrator - 26 Nov. 1990

Name: Genya Intrator

Material Format: sound recording

Interview Date: 26 Nov. 1990

Source: Oral Histories

Name: Genya Intrator

Number: OH 223; OH 224

Subject: Antisemitism; Women; Human rights

Interview Date: 26 Nov. 1990

Quantity: 2

Interviewer: Mindy A. Skapinker

AccessionNumber: 1993-9-1

Total Running Time: OH 223A: 46 minutes OH 223B: 46 minutes OH 224A: 16 minutes

Conservation: Copied August 2003

Use Restrictions: Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Biography: Genya Intrator was born in Moscow and moved as a child to Palestine in the 1930s. She was a member of the Israeli underground and served in the Israeli army during the War of Independence. She played a central leadership role in the Soviet Jewry movement in Canada. She founded Women for Soviet Jewry and served as chair of the National Soviet Jewry Committee. She helped with the creation of the Group of 35, a Soviet-Jewry activist group in Toronto. Genya had regular contact by phone with Soviet activists and relayed their information back to Israeli consuls. She was an advisor to B'nai Brith on Soviet Jewry. She started an inter-religious Task Force for Soviet Jewry in Canada.

Material Format: sound recording

Name Access: Intrator, Genya; Skapinker, Mindy A.; Canadian Jewish Congress

Geographic Access: Toronto

Original Format: Audio cassette

Copy Format: Audio cassette

Source: Oral Histories

In this clip, Genya Intrator discusses the formation of the Group of 35, a Soviet-Jewry activist group.

In this clip, Genya Intrator describes how information about Soviet Jews was passed on to the Israeli consulate in New York, who tracked all the data. She explains how she was appointed as a "secret agent" who would report information from her many phone calls to the Soviet Union.

Harvey Brownstone and Howard Levine - 18 Oct. 2019

Name: Harvey Brownstone and Howard Levine

Material Format: moving images

Interview Date: 18 Oct. 2019

Source: Oral Histories

Name: Harvey Brownstone and Howard Levine

Number: OH 451

Subject: AIDS (Disease); Homophobia; Judaism--Relations--Christianity; Same-sex marriage; Sexual minorities; Social movements; Synagogues

Interview Date: 18 Oct. 2019

Interviewer: Michael Friesen

Total Running Time: 1 hr. 18 min.

Notes: Associated material: Records of Chutzpah are located in the ArQuives: Canada's LGBTQ2+ Archives.; General note: The OJA has a copy of Harvey Brownstone's article "I Now Pronounce You Wife and Wife," which was originally published in the fall 2014 edition of Reform Judaism Magazine. The article mentions Chutzpah and may be of interest to researchers.

Use Restrictions: See administrative notes.

Biography: Harvey Brownstone was born on 24 July 1956 in Paris, France and raised in Hamilton, Ontario. His father was a social worker who worked at the Hamilton Jewish Community Centre for thirty-five years and was director for twenty-one years (from 1967–1988). Brownstone obtained his LLB degree from Queen's University and was appointed a provincial judge with the Ontario Court of Justice in 1995. He was the first openly gay judge appointed in Canada. He resides in Toronto.; Howard Levine was born in Toronto on 29 June 1947. He earned his bachelor of arts (political science with urban planning) from the University of Waterloo and his master in environmental studies (urban planning and public transportation) from York University. From 1973 to 1975, he worked as a consultant with Peat, Marwick and Partners. From 1976 to 1982, he worked as an area and general planner with the City of Toronto's Planning and Development Department. From 1982 to 1988, he was sole proprietor of HJL Consulting. From 1988 to 1994, he served as councillor for Ward 14. After serving his second term as city councillor, Levine returned to HJL Consulting.

Material Format: moving images

Language: English

Name Access: Bolton, Elizabeth; Brownstone, Harvey, 1956-; Canadian Jewish Congress; Canadian Jewish News; Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives; Casey House (Toronto, Ont.); Cecil Community Centre (Toronto, Ont.); Church of the Holy Trinity (Toronto, Ont.); Chutzpah (Toronto, Ont.); Congregation B'nai Kehillah of Toronto; Eggleton, Art, 1943-; Farber, Bernie; Hamilton JCC; Hawkes, Brent, 1950-; Hudson, Rock, 1925-1985; Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto, Ont.); Keshet Shalom (Toronto, Ont.); Levine, Howard, 1947-; Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto; Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre; Primrose Club (Toronto, Ont.); Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.); Robinson, Svend, 1952-; Royal Ontario Museum; Slater, Ruth; Temple Emanu-El (Toronto, Ont.); World Congress of Gay & Lesbian Jewish Organizations; York University (Toronto, Ont.)

Geographic Access: Amsterdam (Netherlands); Hamilton (Ont.); Kingston (Ont.); Toronto (Ont.); Waterloo (Ont.)

Original Format: Digital file

Transcript: 0:00.20 Harvey Brownstone and Howard Levine introduce themselves.; 0:00:27 Harvey discusses what it was like coming of age as a gay Jewish man in Ontario. Harvey grew up in Hamilton, Ontario, where his father was the director of the Hamilton JCC. His mother had a French-imported ladies' wear store. After coming out to his parents in the 1970s, he moved to Kingston, Ontario, where he attended Queen's University.; 0:03:13 Howard discusses how his experience was different. He was born and raised in downtown Toronto. His father died when he was a teenager; his mother got sick soon after. As a result, Harvey was largely on his own. He went off to Waterloo for university and then York for graduate school. It's around that time he came to terms with who he was.; 0:05:05 Howard discusses a gay Jewish group, B'nai Kehillah, that existed before Chutzpah. It met at the Church of the Holy Trinity, an Anglican church in Toronto.; 0:06:19 Harvey and Howard discuss what Chutzpah was, when it started, and how they became involved.; 0:09:40 Harvey discusses a trip Chutzpah took to the Royal Ontario Museum, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were being exhibited. It was on this trip that Harvey "really met" Howard.; 0:10:10 Harvey discusses how he and Howard came to the conclusion that Chutzpah could be more than "just a place to meet."; 0:11:11 Harvey discusses the impact the AIDS epidemic had on Chutzpah's focus. Harvey explains that after American Actor Rock Hudson's death, AIDS was front page news in big cities like Toronto.; 0:12:03 Harvey discusses the decision to have Friday night Oneg Shabbats in the late 1980s. Initially, these were held at the Cecil Community Centre on Cecil Street in Toronto. Howard used his position as city councillor to make this happen.; 0:13:14 Harvey discusses why the Cecil Community Centre was not an ideal location for the group's services. Howard, therefore, approached the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre and got the group a room for Friday nights.; 0:14:52 Harvey discusses Chutzpah’s decision to join the World Congress of Gay & Lesbian Jewish Organization (today, World Congress of GLBT Jews).; 0:15:40 Harvey discusses the group's decision to attend a World Congress of Gay & Lesbian Jewish Organizations conference in Amsterdam.; 0:17:40 Harvey relates an event hosted by the then mayor of Amsterdam, in which the mayor laid a wreath with a pink triangle to honour gay victims of the Holocaust. Harvey and Howard discuss being moved by this.; 0:18:50 Harvey mentions some of the things that came out of the Amsterdam conference.; 0:20:05 Harvey and Howard discuss Chutzpah's decision to host a conference in Toronto. The conference, which took place in 1990, was held at the Primrose Hotel.; 0:23:16 Harvey and Howard discuss the decision to invite Svend Robinson, Canada's first openly-gay member of parliament, to speak at the conference.; 0:23:38 Howard interjects to explain that he was never "out" while on city council. Despite this, he "did a number of things," including getting benefits for same-sex couples and proclaiming Pride Day in Toronto. Howard notes that Art Eggleton, Toronto's mayor at the time, was opposed to proclaiming Pride Day.; 0:24:37 Harvey and Howard discuss the Toronto conference some more. Harvey discusses a group of five women cantors who performed at the banquet. The group included Elizabeth Bolton, a cantor at Temple Emanu-El, and Ruth Slater, a cantor at Temple Anshe Sholom.; 0:26:50 Harvey and Howard discuss the lack of press coverage for the conference. An exception was the Canadian Jewish News.; 0:28:30 Harvey and Howard discuss some of Chutzpah's other initiatives: having a booth at Pride, selling corned beef sandwiches to raise money, and selling rainbow yarmulkes. The group also marched in Pride with a banner.; 0:28:56 Harvey discusses Chutzpah's support for Pflag (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays). He notes that many gay Jews found the most traumatic part of coming out to be the issue of the parents.; 0:29:48 Harvey and Howard discuss the mainstream Jewish community's response to the AIDS crisis. Howard says it was in denial. He also discusses his involvement with the Canadian Jewish Congress' Community Relations Committee and Bernie Farber inviting him to join the committee.; 0:31:15 Howard discusses how things have changed. He says Chutzpah dissolved because it wasn't needed anymore.; 0:32:55 Harvey expands on Howard's point that there was no more need for Chutzpah.; 0:33:30 Harvey and Howard clarify Chutzpah's timeline: Harvey joined the group in the mid-1980s. It lasted until the mid-1990s. At that point, it transformed into Keshet Shalom. That group became defunct in the early 2000s. That's when Howard donated his records to the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives (now the ArQuives).; 0:34:14 Harvey and Howard discuss how they never agreed that Chutzpah should have become Keshet Shalom (a congregation). They discuss their reasons for not wanting to be a congregation.; 0:35:43 Harvey and Howard discuss how many members Chutzpah had at its peak.; 0:36:11 Harvey and Howard discuss Chutzpah's relationship with the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto and Brent Hawkes, one of the church's pastors. They also discuss an unnamed member of the church, a reverend, who identified as both Jewish and Christian and who attended several of Chutzpah's Friday night services.; 0:39:28 Harvey and Howard discuss the lack of antisemitism they encountered in non-Jewish gay and lesbian communities.; 0:40:28 Harvey and Howard discuss the presence (or lack thereof) of Chutzpah ads in the Jewish press. They note that the Canadian Jewish News did cover the Toronto conference.; 0:41:59 Harvey and Howard discuss issues facing the Jewish LGBT community in 2019. Harvey mentions the ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) community as one area of concern. He also discusses elevated rates of suicide among gay youth.; 0:45:56 Howard discusses the isolation of gay and lesbian Hasids.; 0:46:22 Howard discusses the viewpoint of Toronto's established Jewish community today.; 0:47:34 Harvey and Howard share their final thoughts.

Source: Oral Histories

Joseph Marin [graphic material (electronic)] – [ca. 1940].

Part Of: Mimi Wise fonds

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 16; Item 4

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Mimi Wise fonds

Level: Item

Fonds: 16

Item: 4

Material Format: graphic material (electronic)

Date: [ca. 1940]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w (jpg)

Admin History/Bio: Joseph Marin was a founder of the Beach Hebrew Institute and was involved in the Toronto Hebrew Free Loan and Farband.

Scope and Content: This item is an electronic copy photograph of a portrait of Joseph Marin.

Name Access: Beach Hebrew Institute (Toronto, Ont.); Farband; Toronto Hebrew Free Loan

Subjects: Portraits

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number: 2006-9-7

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Beth Tikvah Synagogue High Holy Day services [textual record] – 1995.

Part Of: Morris Norman collection

Level: File

ID: Fonds 22; File 1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Morris Norman collection

Level: File

Fonds: 22

File: 1

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1995

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Name Access: Beth Tikvah Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects: High Holidays

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Beth Tikvah Synagogue twenty-fifth anniversary celebrations [textual record] – 1991-1992.

Part Of: Morris Norman collection

Level: File

ID: Fonds 22; File 2

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Morris Norman collection

Level: File

Fonds: 22

File: 2

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1991-1992

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Name Access: Beth Tikvah Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects: Anniversaries; Synagogues

Places: Toronto (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

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Canadian Jewish Congress meeting (Brantford, ON) [graphic material] – 25 Jan. 1962.

Level: Item

ID: Item 907

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 907

Material Format: graphic material

Date: 25 Jan. 1962

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content: This item is an original print of a Canadian Jewish Congress meeting in Brantford, Ontario. The photograph depicts a group of men and women standing behind a banquet table, which is situated at the front of the room. Pictured from left to right are:; Mrs. J. Hyman, Rabbi A. Hartman, Louis Henkle, S. B. Spiegel, Ben Kayfetz, L. Kwitko, D. Noble, M.G., Minna Levitas, D. Henkle, Mrs. L. Rotberg.

Name Access: Canadian Jewish Congress; Kayfetz, Benjamin, 1916-2002

Subjects: Congresses and conventions; Portraits, Group

Repro Restriction: Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Places: Brantford (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

Professor Morris Ben-Nathan addressing the Ninth Regional Conference on Jewish Education (Hamilton, ON) [graphic material] – Nov. 1963.

Level: Item

ID: Item 502

Source: Archival Descriptions

Level: Item

Item: 502

Material Format: graphic material

Date: Nov. 1963

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: This item is an original print of a Professor Morris Ben-Nathan, from Yeshiva University and the Board of Jewish Education in New York, addressing a group at the CJC's Ninth Regional Conference on Jewish Education, held in Hamilton, Ontario. Pictured at the head table are: Meyer W. Gasner, Harry Steiner, [Shammai Ogden?] and several rabbis and educators from the various Ontario communities.

Notes: Original photograph by Aron Studio, Hamilton.; Acquired in July 1975.

Name Access: Ben-Nathan, Morris; Board of Jewish Education (New York, N.Y.); Canadian Jewish Congress; Gasner, Meyer W.; Ogden, Shammai; Steiner, Harry; Yeshiva University

Subjects: Congresses and conventions; Education

Places: Hamilton (Ont.)

Source: Archival Descriptions

Community Activities [textual record] – 1957-1969.

Part Of: Hoffman family fonds; Community Activities series

Level: Series

ID: Fonds 6; Series 2

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Hoffman family fonds; Community Activities series

Level: Series

Fonds: 6

Series: 2

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1957-1969

Physical Description: 10 cm of textual records

Admin History/Bio: Max and Celia Hoffman were involved in many community activities including the synagogue and Jewish education. They raised funds on behalf of the community and also made financial contributions to a variety of Jewish organizations.

Scope and Content: Series consists of correspondence, financial reports and programme books relating to educational, religious and fraternal organizations and institutions in Hamilton. Series also contains material from local events such as the dedication of Adas Israel synagogue and regional events such as the convention of the Canadian Jewish Congress and the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Ontario Region. In addition, there are correspondence and a certificate from Yeshiva University in regards to a scholarship established by Max and Celia Hoffman. Other material includes a calendar published by the Hamilton chapter of B’Nai Brith and the Hamilton District Jewish Community Telephone Directory.

Name Access: B'nai B'rith; Canadian Jewish Congress; Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Ontario Region; Central Fund for Traditional Institutions; Hamilton Talmud Torah; National Society for Hebrew Day Schools; Hamilton District Jewish Community Telephone Directory

Subjects: Education

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Committee of consultants to the Holocaust Documentation Bank [textual record] – 1981.

Part Of: United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds; Toronto Holocaust Museum series; Documentation sub-series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 67; Series 28-17; File 2

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds; Toronto Holocaust Museum series; Documentation sub-series

Level: File

Fonds: 67

Series: 28-17

File: 2

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1981

Physical Description: 1 folder textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of the Canadian Jewish Congress proposal for the Holocaust Documentation Bank, a collection of interviews of Holocaust survivors.

Name Access: Canadian Jewish Congress

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Letter to Paul R. Edell, Esq., from I. M. Rabinowitch [textual record] – 22 Mar. 1960.

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds; Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series

Level: File

ID: Fonds 4; Series 7; File 20; Item 4

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Solomon Edell fonds; Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series

Level: File

Fonds: 4

Series: 7

File: 20

Item: 4

Material Format: textual record

Date: 22 Mar. 1960

Physical Description: 1 letter

Scope and Content: Item is a letter addressed to Paul R. Edell, Esq., the then president of Shomrai Shabbos, dated 22 March 1960. Attached to this letter is a copy of a letter addressed to Rabbi G. Felder. In the latter, the author expresses his relief that Shomrai Shabbos does not intend to sell its synagogue on Brunswick Avenue. The author then goes on to express his hatred of "Political Zionism, the Godless State of Israel, and the modern Orthodox Synagogue with its compromises." Finally, the author expresses his desire that the synagogue remain independent "of any other organization, such as the Canadian Jewish Congress, etc."

Name Access: Canadian Jewish Congress

Subjects: Zionism

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Letter to Monroe Abbey from B. G. Kayfetz [textual record] – 21 May 1969.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series; CJC and the United Jewish Peoples Order (UJPO) file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 17; Series 5-5; File 49; Item 1

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series; CJC and the United Jewish Peoples Order (UJPO) file

Level: Item

Fonds: 17

Series: 5-5

File: 49

Item: 1

Material Format: textual record

Date: 21 May 1969

Physical Description: 1 letter

Admin History/Bio: Monroe Abbey (1904–1993) was a Canadian lawyer and president of the Canadian Jewish Congress from 1968 to 1971.

Scope and Content: Item is a copy of a letter sent to Mr. Monroe Abbey, QC, from B. G. Kayfetz. In the letter, Kayfetz clarifies "the relationship and status of the [United Jewish People's Order] to the Jewish community and to the Canadian Jewish Congress in particular." The letter also addresses an allegation that "Ben Kayfetz has instructed all B'nai B'rith lodges not to rent space in the Morris Winchevsky Centre." Kayfetz denies this claim. The final subject to be addressed in the letter is UJPO's "relationship to [the] USSR and Communism."

Notes: General: Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Name Access: Abbey, Monroe, 1904–1993; B'nai B'rith; Canadian Jewish Congress; Kayfetz, Ben, 1916-2002; United Jewish People's Order

Subjects: Communism

Repro Restriction: Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.

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Letter to Monroe Abbey from Jack Cowan [textual record] – 13 May 1969.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series; CJC and the United Jewish Peoples Order (UJPO) file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 17; Series 5-5; File 49; Item 2

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series; CJC and the United Jewish Peoples Order (UJPO) file

Level: Item

Fonds: 17

Series: 5-5

File: 49

Item: 2

Material Format: textual record

Date: 13 May 1969

Physical Description: 1 letter

Admin History/Bio: Monroe Abbey (1904–1993) was a Canadian lawyer and president of the Canadian Jewish Congress from 1968 to 1971.; Jack Cowan was a founder of the Canadian Jewish Outlook and former president of the United Jewish People's Order.

Scope and Content: Item is a copy of a letter sent to Monroe Abbey, QC, from Jack Cowan, the national president of the United Jewish People's Order (UJPO). In the letter, Cowan takes issue with an article that appeared in the Toronto Telegram on 6 May 1969, in which it was claimed UJPO "was expelled from the Canadian Jewish Congress in 1951 because it felt it was communist-oriented." The same article then went on to cite Benjamin Kayfetz to the effect that UJPO was "a communist front organization." Cowan offers his own description of UJPO, highlights its contributions to Israel, and makes the allegation that Kayfetz had "instructed" B'nai B'rith chapters and lodges to "refrain from meeting in our Toronto Centre."

Notes: General: Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Name Access: Abbey, Monroe, 1904–1993; B'nai B'rith; Canadian Jewish Congress; Cowan, Jack; Kayfetz, Ben, 1916-2002; United Jewish People's Order

Subjects: Communism

Repro Restriction: Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

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Letter to Jack Cowan from Sol Kanee [textual record] – 16 May 1969.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series; CJC and the United Jewish Peoples Order (UJPO) file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 17; Series 5-5; File 49; Item 3

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series; CJC and the United Jewish Peoples Order (UJPO) file

Level: Item

Fonds: 17

Series: 5-5

File: 49

Item: 3

Material Format: textual record

Date: 16 May 1969

Physical Description: 1 letter

Admin History/Bio: Jack Cowan was a founder of the Canadian Jewish Outlook and former president of the United Jewish Peoples' Order.; Sol Kanee (1909–2007) was a Canadian lawyer who served as president of the Canadian Jewish Congress from 1971 to 1974.

Scope and Content: Item is a copy of a letter sent to Jack Cowan, national president of the United Jewish Peoples' Order, from Sol Kanee. Kanee's letter acknowledges the receipt of Cowan's letter dated 27 April. The letter touches briefly upon "fundamental differences of opinion between us [Cowan and Kanee] with particular reference to Soviet Jewry."

Notes: General: Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Name Access: Canadian Jewish Congress; Cowan, Jack; Kanee, Sol, 1909–2007; United Jewish People's Order

Subjects: Jews--Soviet Union

Repro Restriction: Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

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Letter to Sol Kanee from Jack Cowan [textual record] – 27 Apr. 1972.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series; CJC and the United Jewish Peoples Order (UJPO) file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 17; Series 5-5; File 49; Item 4

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Community Relations Committee series; General office records sub-series; CJC and the United Jewish Peoples Order (UJPO) file

Level: Item

Fonds: 17

Series: 5-5

File: 49

Item: 4

Material Format: textual record

Date: 27 Apr. 1972

Physical Description: 1 letter

Admin History/Bio: Jack Cowan was a founder of the Canadian Jewish Outlook and former president of the United Jewish Peoples' Order.; Sol Kanee (1909–2007) was a Canadian lawyer who served as president of the Canadian Jewish Congress from 1971 to 1974.

Scope and Content: Item is a copy of a letter sent to Sol Kanee, national president of the Canadian Jewish Congress, from Jack Cowan, national president of the United Jewish Peoples' Order (UJPO). The letter consists of Cowan's observations on the 16th National Plenary Assembly of the Canadian Jewish Congress, which took place in Montreal in November 1971.

Notes: General: Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Name Access: Canadian Jewish Congress; Cowan, Jack; Kanee, Sol, 1909–2007; United Jewish People's Order

Subjects: Jews--Soviet Union

Repro Restriction: Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

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Canadian Jewish Congress press release on twentieth anniversary of Soviet Jewish writers' execution [textual record] – 1975.

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Committee for Soviet Jewry series; Protest activities sub-series; 23rd anniversary of the execution of Soviet Jewish writers and intellectuals file

Level: Item

ID: Fonds 17; Series 3-5; File 49; Item 25

Source: Archival Descriptions

Part Of: Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds; Committee for Soviet Jewry series; Protest activities sub-series; 23rd anniversary of the execution of Soviet Jewish writers and intellectuals file

Level: Item

Fonds: 17

Series: 3-5

File: 49

Item: 25

Material Format: textual record

Date: 1975

Physical Description: 1 press release

Scope and Content: Item is a press release from the Canadian Jewish Congress regarding the commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of the death of twenty-four Jewish writers. The press release notes, "Coupled with the commemoration of this tragic historic date is the demand by Canadian Jewry that Soviet Jewry be permitted the right to emigrate, an elementary principle of human rights as guaranteed by the United Nations Charter on Human Rights."

Notes: Availability of other formats: Also available as a PDF/A file.

Name Access: Canadian Jewish Congress

Repro Restriction: Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

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Beth Tikvah Synagogue [textual record] – 2011-2012.

Accession Number: 2017-1-7

Source: Archival Accessions

Accession Number: 2017-1-7

Material Format: textual record

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Date: 2011-2012

Scope and Content: Accession consists of two editions of Hakol bulletin published by Beth Tikvah and dated September/October 2011 and November/December 2011. Contents of the bulletins are messages from the rabbi and president, Sisterhood and Men's Club, activities, programs, donations, bereavements, as well as paid advertisements. Inserted in the November/December edition is a letter from Maurice Kulik, president, addressed to the members, informing them of proposed amendments to their constitution for consideration at the AGM. Also included is a flyer promoting their Pre-Hanukkah Choral concert on December 11, 2011.