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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Level

Item

Item

6104

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a man, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

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

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6105

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a woman, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

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

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6106

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a man, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

Europe

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

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6107

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a man, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

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

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6108

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a man, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

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

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6109

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a woman, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

Europe

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

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6110

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a woman and a man, possibly members of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

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

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6111

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a woman, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

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

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6112

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a woman and a man, possibly members of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

Europe

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

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6113

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a woman and a man, possibly members of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

Europe

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

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6114

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a man, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

Europe

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

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6115

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a grou portrait, possibly of members of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

Subjects

Portraits, Group

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

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6116

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a woman, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

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

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6117

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a woman, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

Europe

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

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6118

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a man, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

Europe

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

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6119

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a man wearing a coat, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

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

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6120

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a boy, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

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

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6121

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a woman, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

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

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6122

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a girl, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family. She is holding a book in one hand.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

Europe

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

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6123

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of a girl, possibly a member of the Reubenson (Robinson) family.

Name Access

Reubenson family

Robinson family

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

Lublin (Poland)

Accession Number

1984-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions