Accession Number
2004-6-12
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2004-6-12
Material Format
textual record
Physical Description
3.3 m of textual records
Date
[ca. 1970]-[ca. 1990]
Scope and Content
Accession consists of the records created or accumulated by the Committee for Yiddish, which operated under the auspices of the Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region and later, the Toronto Jewish Congress (UJA Federation of Greater Toronto).
Use Conditions
Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
Name Access
Committee for Yiddish (Toronto, Ont.)
Toronto Jewish Congress
Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
1990-5-3
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
1990-5-3
Material Format
textual record
Physical Description
12 m of textual records
Date
[197-]-[199-]
Scope and Content
Accession consists of records documenting various activities of the Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region, including the small communities, regional committees, eduction and culture. The records appear to have originated with E. Y. Lipsitz.
Use Conditions
Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
Subjects
Nonprofit organizations
Name Access
Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2005-7-3
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2005-7-3
Material Format
graphic material
Physical Description
ca. 300 slides : col. ; 35 mm
Date
1977-1978
Scope and Content
Accession consists of photographs taken during visits by CJC Central Region officers to Ontario Jewish communities, and at Canadian Jewish Congress events and meetings in various communities. Accession also includes photos of Jewish interest in Italy.
Subjects
Communities
Name Access
Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region (Toronto, Ont.)
Friedman, Morris
Markish, Esther
Eisenberg, Joe
Wexler, Boris
Acker, Abe
Brownstone, Sam
Klafter, Gershon
Rosen, Marty
Fackenheim, Emil
Rosensweig, Philip
Saiger, Norman
Sadowski, David
Gryfe, Mark
Hillel (Kingston, Ont.)
Frey, Marcus
Horowitz, Shlomo
Katz, Stan
Pliscow, Morris
Places
Cambridge (Ont.)
Chatham (Ont.)
Sudbury (Ont.)
Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
Thunder Bay (Ont.)
Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)
North Bay (Ont.)
Oshawa (Ont.)
Belleville (Ont.)
Windsor (Ont.)
Pembroke (Ont.)
Peterborough (Ont.)
Guelph (Ont.)
Hamilton (Ont.)
London (Ont.)
Kitchener (Ont.)
Owen Sound (Ont.)
Toronto (Ont.)
Barrie (Ont.)
Orillia (Ont.)
Kingston (Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1054
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1054
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the interior of the Adath Israel Synagogue in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.
Notes
Location of negative: 12:2:3.
Name Access
Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
Subjects
Classrooms
Places
Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1055
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1055
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the interior of the Adath Israel Synagogue in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.
Notes
Location of negative: 12:2:4.
Name Access
Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
Subjects
Classrooms
Places
Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1056
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1056
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the interior of the Adath Israel Synagogue hall in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.
Notes
Location of negative: 12:2:5.
Name Access
Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
Subjects
Synagogues
Places
Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1057
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1057
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the interior of the Adath Israel Synagogue hall in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.
Notes
Location of negative: 12:2:6.
Name Access
Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
Subjects
Synagogues
Places
Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1058
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1058
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the interior of the Adath Israel Synagogue hall in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The photograph features the synagogue's stage.
Notes
Location of negative: 12:3:7.
Name Access
Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
Subjects
Synagogues
Places
Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1059
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1059
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the aron kodesh at the Adath Israel Synagogue in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.
Notes
Location of negative: 12:3:8.
Name Access
Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
Subjects
Torah arks
Places
Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1060
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1060
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the seating in the sanctuary of the Adath Israel Synagogue in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.
Notes
Location of negative: 12:3:9.
Name Access
Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
Subjects
Synagogue seating
Places
Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1061
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1061
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the seating in the sanctuary of the Adath Israel Synagogue in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.
Notes
Location of negative: 12:3:10.
Name Access
Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
Subjects
Synagogue seating
Places
Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1062
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1062
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the aron kodesh in the sanctuary of the Adath Israel Synagogue in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.
Notes
Location of negative: 12:4:11.
Name Access
Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
Subjects
Torah arks
Places
Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1063
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1063
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the interior of the Adath Israel Synagogue in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.
Notes
Location of negative: 12:4:12.
This print is missing.
Name Access
Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
Subjects
Synagogues
Places
Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1064
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1064
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the Torah scrolls inside the aron kodesh in the sanctuary of the Adath Israel Synagogue in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.
Notes
Location of negative: 12:4:13.
Name Access
Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
Subjects
Torah arks
Torah scrolls
Places
Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1065
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1065
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the aron kodesh in the sanctuary of the Adath Israel Synagogue in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.
Notes
Location of negative: 12:4:14.
Name Access
Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
Subjects
Torah arks
Places
Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1066
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1066
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the woodworking details on the aron kodesh of the Adath Israel Synagogue in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.
Notes
Location of negative: 12:5:15.
Name Access
Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
Subjects
Torah arks
Places
Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1067
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1067
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the interior of the sanctuary in the Adath Israel Synagogue in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The photograph was taken while facing the west wall.
Notes
Location of negative: 12:5:16.
Name Access
Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
Subjects
Synagogues
Places
Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1070
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1070
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the hall in the Adath Israel Synagogue in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.
Notes
Location of negative: 12:6:21.
Name Access
Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
Subjects
Synagogues
Places
Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1072
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1072
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the exterior of the Adath Israel Synagogue in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.
Notes
Location of negative: 12:6:22.
Name Access
Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
Subjects
Architecture
Synagogues
Places
Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1073
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1073
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the exterior of the Adath Israel Synagogue in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.
Notes
Location of negative: 12:7:23.
Name Access
Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
Subjects
Architecture
Synagogues
Places
Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1051
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1051
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the exterior front of the Adath Israel Synagogue in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.
Notes
Location of negative: 12:1:0.
This photograph is similar to photo #1052 and photo #1053.
Name Access
Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
Subjects
Architecture
Synagogues
Places
Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1052
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1052
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the exterior front of the Adath Israel Synagogue in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.
Notes
Location of negative: 12:1:1.
This photograph is similar to photo #1051 and photo #1053.
Name Access
Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
Subjects
Architecture
Synagogues
Places
Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 1053
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
1053
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1976
Physical Description
2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the exterior front of the Adath Israel Synagogue in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.
Notes
Location of negative: 12:1:2.
This photograph is similar to photo #1051 and photo #1052.
Name Access
Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
Subjects
Architecture
Synagogues
Places
Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 868
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
868
Material Format
graphic material
Responsibility
Duke Studio
Date
1975
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
This item is an original print of the exterior of the Adath Israel Synagogue in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The photograph was taken from across the street.
Name Access
Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
Subjects
Architecture
Synagogues
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
Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 790
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
790
Material Format
graphic material
Responsibility
Duke Studio
Date
1975
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm
Scope and Content
This item is a copy print of the bimah and the aron kodesh in the sanctuary of the Adath Israel Synagogue in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. There is an unidentified man standing on the bimah.
Name Access
Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)
Subjects
Torah arks
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
Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Accession Number
2012-7-10
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2012-7-10
Material Format
textual record
Physical Description
37.8 m of textual records
Date
1958-[199-]
Scope and Content
Accession consists of general office files of the CJC as well as records related to the Education and Culture Committee, the Toronto Jewish Cultural Committee, Planning and Priorities/Assimilation, the Youth Committee, CJC plenaries, small communities, Chaplaincy, Orthodox Division, Political Liaison Committee, community services, the Audit Committee, Joint Community Relations Committee, Camp Massad and Moess Chitton.
Custodial History
There is no acquisition information for this material. The accession number has been assigned by the archivist.
Use Conditions
Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
Subjects
Nonprofit organizations
Name Access
Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2015-6-7
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2015-6-7
Material Format
multiple media
Physical Description
30 cm of textual records and other material
Date
1964-2003
Scope and Content
Accession consists of Canadian Jewish Congress Joint Community Relations Committee files pertaining to incidents of antisemitism in Canada. Files include examples of material distributed by neo-Nazi groups, clippings documenting hate crimes trials and antisemitism in scholarship, and JCRC correspondence.
Use Conditions
Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.
Subjects
Antisemitism
Name Access
Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2015-9-4
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2015-9-4
Material Format
textual record
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Date
1973-1977
Scope and Content
Accession consists of the Rules and Conditions for the Morris Black Memorial Essay Contest, essays submitted, correspondence from the Board of Jewish Education and the vote casting process for the 1976 contest.
Custodial History
There is no information on the acquisition of this material.
Administrative History
The Morris Black Memorial Essay Contest was established by the Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region's Department of Education and Culture. The rules and conditions stated in a booklet dated 1973 was that the 'prize or prizes for the best essay or essays or oral address or addresses on men famous in Jewish history...'. The Contest was open to 'All Jewish children in the Province of Ontario outside of Metropolitan Toronto and Ottawa.' The essays submitted in 1973 appeared to follow the Rules and Conditions. However, in the 1976 contest, now sponsored by The Board of Jewish Education, there were no restrictions on where the Jewish children lived or on the gender of the person in Jewish history being written about.
Subjects
Education
Children
Name Access
Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region (Toronto, Ont.)
Board of Jewish Education (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2015-9-6
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2015-9-6
Material Format
textual record
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Date
1950-1972
Scope and Content
Accession consists of letters to and from Dr. Joseph Klinghofer, the Educational Director of Canadian Jewish Congress. The correspondence relates to the search for ritual and educational leaders for placement in Jewish communities outside of Toronto such as St. Catharines, Timmins, Belleville, Peterborough, Kirkland Lake, Guelph, Hamilton, Bramalea, North Bay, Windsor, Maritimes, Manitoba and the USA.
Custodial History
There is no information on the acquisition of this material.
Subjects
Education
Religion
Communities
Name Access
Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region (Toronto, Ont.)
Klinghofer, Joseph
Places
St. Catharines (Ont.)
Timmins (Ont.)
Belleville (Ont.)
Peterborough (Ont.)
Kirkland Lake (Ont.)
Guelph (Ont.)
Hamilton (Ont.)
Bramalea (Brampton, Ont.)
North Bay (Ont.)
Windsor (Ont.)
Manitoba
United States
Maritime Provinces
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2015-9-12
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2015-9-12
Material Format
textual record
Physical Description
1 folder of textual material
Date
1973-1974
Scope and Content
Accession file consists of letters, posters, press releases, minutes of meeting and policy statements regarding Israeli prisoners of war in Syria. The documents are from many organizations such as the Labor Zionist Alliance, National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council, Toronto Jewish Youth Council, and the Canada-Israel Committee.
Custodial History
There is no information on the acquisition of this material.
Subjects
Demonstrations
Israel--Armed Forces
Name Access
Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region (Toronto, Ont.)
Places
Toronto, Ont.
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2015-9-28
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2015-9-28
Material Format
textual record
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Date
1973
Scope and Content
Accession consists of a Kashruth Directory of kosher products and services issued by the Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region.
Custodial History
There is no information on the acquisition of this material.
Subjects
Religion
Name Access
Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region (Toronto, Ont.)
Places
Toronto, Ont.
Source
Archival Accessions