- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Central Region sous-fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28-1
- Series
- 7
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1964-1967
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence between Dr. George Liban and Mr. Zvi Avrami, General Manager of the King David Hotel and a subscription form for literature produced by the Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel.
- Name Access
- George Liban
- Zvi Avrami
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Central Region sous-fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28-1
- Series
- 7
- File
- 112
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1964-1978
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence between Dr. George Liban and The Canadian Chapter of the Israel Medical Association and a suggested indemnity of Directors.
- Name Access
- George Liban
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Central Region sous-fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28-1
- Series
- 7
- File
- 124
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1963-1969
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence between Dr. George Liban and Mr. Max Veron, Charge D'Affaires of the Embassy of the State of Israel in Canada, His Excellency Gershon Avner, and His Excellency Arieh Eshel, Ambassadors of the State of Israel in Canada.
- Name Access
- George Liban
- Max Veron
- Gershon Avner
- Arieh Eshel
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Central Region sous-fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28-1
- Series
- 7
- File
- 129
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1963-1965
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence between Dr. George Liban and Mr. Abbi ben Ari, Assistant Director of the Israel Government Tourist Office in New York.
- Name Access
- George Liban
- ben Ari, Abbi
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Central Region sous-fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28-1
- Series
- 7
- File
- 138
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1964-1968
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence between Dr. George Liban and The Jewish Agency offices in New York concerning educational materials and film strips.
- Name Access
- George Liban
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Central Region sous-fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28-1
- Series
- 7
- File
- 197
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1965-1966
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence between Dr. George Liban and Marvin Needelman concerning The Canadian Zionist, press releases, memoranda and news bulletins.
- Name Access
- George Liban
- Marvin Needelman
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 5
- File
- 6
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Date
- [196-?]
- Physical Description
- 16 photographs : b&w ; 10 x 14 cm
- 1 p
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of a letter written by Karl Silberman, Special Representative for Projects at Keren Hayesod - United Israel Appeal to George Liban concerning Aliyah Project photographs. the file also includes 3 Aliyah Project photographs taken by David Harris, and a set of mounted and captioned photographs - numbered 23 to 33.
- Name Access
- Karl Silberman
- George Liban
- David Harris
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 5
- File
- 33
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of a photograph of George Liban standing in the Jerusalem Bazaar Pavillion at Toronto Caravaan 1973.
- Name Access
- George Liban
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 5
- File
- 44
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1967
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b&w; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of a photograph of the District Chairmen of the Zionist Organization of Canada. Featured in the photograph are: John Devor; Max Goody; and George Liban.
- Name Access
- John Devor
- Max Goody
- George Liban
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Publicity photographs of people and events series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 6
- File
- 316
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1952
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of a photograph of the head table at a United Jewish Appeal fundraising event. Seated second to the left of the speaker is George Liban.
- Name Access
- George Liban
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Publicity photographs of people and events series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 6
- File
- 84
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [196-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of a photograph of Julius Hayman giving a speech. At the table are George Liban and Irving Matlow.
- Name Access
- Julius Hayman
- George Liban
- Irving Matlow
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Publicity photographs of people and events series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 6
- File
- 319
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1955
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of a photograph of the head table of the Herzl Zion Club Charter Presentation. At the head table are Sol Granek; George Liban; and Robert Soren.
- Name Access
- Sol Granek
- George Liban
- Robert Soren
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Publicity photographs of people and events series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 6
- File
- 329
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [196-?]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of photographs of the reception for the first Israeli naval vessel in Toronto Harbour. Included in the photographs are David Peters; Harry Zifkin and George Liban.
- Name Access
- David Peters
- Harry Zifkin
- George Liban
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Central Region sous-fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28-1
- Series
- 7
- File
- 125
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1963-1964
- Physical Description
- 8 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of photographs taken during a reception held for Ambassador Yaacov Herzog on 4 July 1963 and a reception for Ambassador Gershon Avner in 1964. Included in the photographs are Rabbi Plaut; Elizabeth Plaut; George Liban; Ben Keyfetz; Louis Lockshin; Yaacov Herzog and Shira Herzog.
- Name Access
- Gershon Avner
- Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut
- Elizabeth Plaut
- George Liban
- Kayfetz, Benjamin, 1916-2002
- Louis Lockshin
- Yaacov Herzog
- Shira Herzog
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- National conventions series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 8
- File
- 41
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1975
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of photographs of George Liban during the 41st convention held in Israel.
- Name Access
- George Liban
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Central Region sous-fonds
- Conventions series
- Central Region conventions sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28-1
- Series
- 5-1
- File
- 26
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1952
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of photographs taken during the 21st conference held in St. Catharines. At the head table are: George Liban; Jack Pearstein; Shamai Degen; Lou Harris; Eddie Gelber; Chana Gelber; and Robert Soren.
- Name Access
- George Liban
- Jack Pearstein
- Shamai Degen
- Lou Harris
- Eddie Gelber
- Chana Gelber
- Robert Soren
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 5
- File
- 149
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [196-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of a photograph of George Liban; Manny Rotman; Mark Zimmerman and Morley Pape.
- Name Access
- George Liban
- Manny Rotman
- Mark Zimmerman
- Morley Pape
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Publicity photographs of people and events series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 6
- File
- 288
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of a presentation to Irving Matlow, out-going President, by George Liban and incoming President, Helen Smollack. The file also includes a group photograph of the Toronto Zionist Council members. Identified individuals include: Irving Matlow, Esther Matlow, Helen Smolack, Maurice Berg, George Liban, and Max Goody.
- Name Access
- Irving Matlow
- George Liban
- Helen Smollack
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Publicity photographs of people and events series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 6
- File
- 30
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [195-]
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of photographs. # 1 to 3 are a photograph featuring from left to right: Leslie Frost; Mrs. Frost; Alan Grossman and David Peters. Photograph #4 features from left to right: Leslie Frost; Ithak ben Zvi; George Liban; and Alan Grossman. Photograph #5 features from left to right: David Peters; Alan Grossman; Leslie Frost; and George Liban.
- Name Access
- Leslie Frost
- Mrs. Frost
- Alan Grossman
- David Peters
- George Liban
- Izhak ben Zvi
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Publicity photographs of people and events series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 6
- File
- 99
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1960]
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of public relations photographs.
- Photograph #1, left to right: Harry Zifkin; Yaacov Herzog; J. Keiller Mackay; George Liban; Allan Grossman and David Peters.
- Photograph #2, left to right: Harry Zifkin; David Peters; Yaacov Herzog; Leslie Frost; Allan Grossman; and James Allen.
- Photograph #3, left to right: Nathan Phillips and Yaacov Herzog.
- Photograph #4, left to right: Allan Grossman; David Peters; Yaacov Herzog; Nathan Phillips; Harry Zifkin; and George Liban.
- Name Access
- Grossman, Allan, 1910-1991
- Harry Zifkin
- Herzog, Yaakov, 1921-1972
- J. Keiller Mackay
- George Liban
- David Peters
- Leslie Frost
- James Allen
- Subjects
- Ambassadors
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Level
- Fonds
- Fonds
- 14
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Date
- 1917-2011
- Physical Description
- 2.82 m of textual records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- As early as 1916 the Ezras Noshem Society (a mutual benefit society for Jewish women) started to raise funds to purchase and renovate what would become The Toronto Jewish Old Folks' Home (Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care’s forerunner) after its members recognized the need for a home in Toronto where the Jewish elderly could receive kosher meals and communicate with staff in their own language. Property at 31 Cecil Street was purchased in 1917 and sometime between September 1918 and January 1920 the Home officially opened there. The Home was run by a small staff and the women of Ezras Noshem who volunteered their time to make beds, cook kosher meals, do laundry and sponsor fundraising events. By 1938 the Home had expanded into its neighboring houses at 29, 33, and 35 Cecil Street and was caring for 115 residents. It provided residents with synagogue services, a hospital ward and social activities. At this time the Home also became a member of the United Jewish Welfare Fund.
- In 1946, the need for a larger and more modern building prompted a fundraising campaign, which was headed by Abe Posluns, to purchase and build a new facility. In December 1954, the new building opened at 3650 Bathurst Street and consisted of two new institutions: The Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital. This location continued to expand over the years, including a new building for residents in 1968, an apartment building for seniors called the Baycrest Terrace in 1976, and a community centre known as The Joseph E. and Minnie Wagman Centre in 1977. These additions enabled Baycrest to expand its programs to include a day care program, recreational programs, and a Sheltered Workshop which was run in cooperation with the Jewish Vocational Service and provided residents with employment. In 1986 a new Baycrest Hospital was erected, and in 1989, the Rotman Research Institute, which is also affiliated with the University of Toronto, opened to create a research facility where top researchers could study and find new treatment methods for the elderly.
- In recent years, Baycrest’s services and programs have continued to expand. In 2000, the Apotex Centre, the Jewish Home for the Aged and the Louis and Leah Posluns Centre for Stroke and Cognition opened to help residents with progressive dementia caused by vascular disorders. In 2001 a condominium building opened at 2 Neptune Drive for seniors, and in 2003 the Sam and Ida Ross Memory Clinic was established to provide out-patient services for seniors with memory disorders. Baycrest Centre also provides numerous cultural and religious programs for the inhabitants and the greater community, including a heritage museum, art exhibits and a Holocaust program.
- Custodial History
- Records were donated to the OJA in a series of accessions from a variety of sources, including the Baycrest Women's Auxiliary and the Multicultural Historical Society of Ontario.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records documenting the history, governance, and activities of the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care. Included are meeting notices, agendas and minutes, correspondence, reports, speeches, photographs, artifacts, constitutions, publications, press releases, financial records, event invitations, programs, a scrapbook, a poster, lists, theatrical scripts, newspaper clippings, brochures and booklets, flyers, a land deed, certificates, schedules, annual calendars, cards, questionnaires, and lists.
- Fonds is arranged into eleven series: 1. Board of Directors and Executive Committee; 2. Annual General Meetings and Annual Reports; 3. Committees and meetings; 4. Women's Auxiliary; 5. Men's Service Group; 6. Toronto Jewish Old Folks Home; 7. Programs and services; 8. Religious services; 9. Fundraising; 10. Publications and publicity; and, 11. Events. Records are described to the file level with some item level descriptions.
- Notes
- Physical description note: Includes 1102 photographs, 4 coins, 2 posters, 1 badge, 1 pin, 1 key chain, 1 postcard, and 1 pen.
- Associated material note: related material at Library and Archives Canada includes a small Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds, and the Eric Exton fonds. For architectural records see the Irving D. Boigon fonds 243 at the City of Toronto Archives (Boigon was an architect who designed many of Baycrest's buildings between the 1970s and 1990s). Contact Baycrest Centre's Heritage Museum for committee records from the 1930s, and consult Baycrest's website to access electronic copies of current issues of Baycrest's publications.
- Name Access
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care
- Baycrest Hospital
- Ezras Noshem Society (Toronto, Ont.)
- Jewish Home for the Aged (Toronto, Ont.)
- Jewish Old Folks Home (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Hospitals
- Old age homes
- Related Material
- See Gordon Mendly Fonds 18, series 3-4; Jewish Vocational Services of Toronto fonds 75; United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds 67; accession # 2009-6-2; Dora Till Fonds 52; J. Irving Oelbaum Fonds 24; Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds 61, series 1-1; Gilbert Studios fonds 37; Ben Kayfetz fonds 62, series 3, file 3; JFWB fonds 87, series 6, files 5 and 6; JIAS fonds 9, series 7, file 1; Harold S. Kaplan fonds 27, series 1-4, and Morris Norman fonds 22.
- Creator
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, 1917-
- Accession Number
- 1982-11-1
- 1983-11-2
- 1988-2-7
- 1979-9-17
- 1979-9-23
- 1987-9-7
- 2004-5-50
- MG 2 O 1A
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Jewish Old Folks' Home series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 6
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Date
- 1917-[ca. 1950]
- Physical Description
- 16 photographs and other material
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records documenting the activities of the Jewish Old Folks' Home. Included are photographs, annual calendars, a badge, coins, a land deed, and a donation receipt.
- Notes
- Includes 3 folders of textual records, 1 badge, and 2 coins.
- Name Access
- Jewish Old Folks Home (Toronto, Ont.)
- Related Material
- For additional photographs of the Jewish Old Folks' Home see Fonds 61, series 6.
- For minutes of the Jewish Old Folks' Home Committee (1934-1935) see Fonds 62, series 3, file 3.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family and Child fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 79
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1968
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 20 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- In 1968, Jewish Family & Child Services used a mobile treatment centre known as The Trailer to reach out to Jewish youth.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a reproduction of a photograph of Jewish Family & Child Services' Trailer in the Yorkville neighbourhood of Toronto taken in 1968.
- Notes
- A digital scan was made from a reproduction of the photograph that appeared on page four of a glossy brochure titled Jewish Family and Child Services: A Tradition of Caring that was published in Spring 1993.
- Name Access
- Jewish Family and Child (Toronto, Ont.)
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family and Child fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 79
- Item
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 12 May 1993
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of past presidents of Jewish Family & Child Service. Standing from left are: Gordon Wolfe, Marshall Kesten, Lorne Wolfson, Paul Forman, Yale Drazin, Les Scheininger, Howard Perlmutter, and Bernie Aaron. Seated from left are: former Jerome Diamond, Henry Goodman, Francis Storm, Morris Wayman, Rose Wolfe, and Gerald Slan.
- Name Access
- Aaron, Bernie
- Diamond, Jerome D.
- Drazin, Yale
- Forman, Paul
- Goodman, Henry G.
- Kesten, Marshall
- Perlmutter, Howard
- Scheininger, Les
- Slan, Gerald
- Storm, Francis
- Wayman, Morris
- Wolfe, Gordon
- Wolfe, Rose
- Wolfson, Lorne
- Jewish Family and Child (Toronto, Ont.)
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family and Child fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 79
- Item
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Nov. 1988
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a group photograph taken at the Dora Wilensky portrait presentation in Nov. 1988.
- Name Access
- Jewish Family and Child (Toronto, Ont.)
- Wilensky, Dora, 1902-1959
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family and Child fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 79
- Item
- 5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1987
- Physical Description
- 1 flyer : col. ; 28 x 22 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a flyer for an event - Domestic Violence: A Jewish Family Affair - scheduled to take place Tuesday, 10 March 1987 at the Lipa Green Building. It featured Barbara Harris, Executive Director of Transition Center, as its keynote speaker. David Currie, Chief Social Worker, Forensic Services at the Clarke Institute and Director of OPPORTUNITY, and Geraldine Waldman, a practicing family lawyer, were the panelists. Arlene Perly Rae, a local freelance journalist, served as moderator.
- Name Access
- Currie, David
- Harris, Barbara
- Rae, Arlene Perly
- Waldman, Geraldine
- Jewish Family and Child (Toronto, Ont.)
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family and Child fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 79
- Item
- 6
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1988]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of teenagers seeling ribbons for child abuse awareness. Behind them is a poster that reads: "Help Prevent Child Abuse."
- Name Access
- Jewish Family and Child (Toronto, Ont.)
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family and Child fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 79
- Item
- 7
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1988
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col ; 13 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of a dozen or so individuals in front of a Jewish Family and Child Services banner at the 1988 United Way Walkathon.
- Name Access
- United Way of Greater Toronto
- Jewish Family and Child (Toronto, Ont.)
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family and Child fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 79
- Item
- 8
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1988
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col ; 10 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of individuals carrying Jewish Family and Child Service banners at the 1988 United Way Walkathon.
- Name Access
- Jewish Family and Child (Toronto, Ont.)
- United Way of Greater Toronto
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family and Child fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 79
- Item
- 9
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1988
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col ; 10 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph taken at the 1988 United Way Walkathon. Visible in the photograph is a Jewish Family and Child Services banner.
- Name Access
- United Way of Greater Toronto
- Jewish Family and Child (Toronto, Ont.)
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family and Child fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 79
- Item
- 10
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Jan. 1996
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of three individuals at a mezuzah affixing ceremony at Youthdale.
- Name Access
- Youthdale
- Jewish Family and Child (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Mezuzah
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 6037
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 6037
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1950]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is an exterior photograph of the Jewish Old Folks' Home on Cecil St.
- Notes
- Same image as photo #4365 and photo #45
- Name Access
- Jewish Home for the Aged (Toronto, Ont.)
- Jewish Old Folks Home (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Old age homes
- Places
- Cecil Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1986-11-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1712
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1712
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1946
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Name Access
- Jewish Home for the Aged (Toronto, Ont.)
- Jewish Old Folks Home (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Old age homes
- Older people
- 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
- Cecil Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1979-3-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
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Item 2925
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2925
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1915
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Identified in this photograph at the front, from left to right are: David Brown (Superindendent of Jewish Old Folks Home); [unknown]; [unknown]; Layefsky; Jacob Zelick Rosenberg (father of Henry S. Rosenberg).
- Name Access
- Brown, David
- Jewish Old Folks Home (Toronto, Ont.)
- Layefsky
- Mozirer Mutual Benefit Society
- Rosenberg, Henry S.
- Rosenberg, Jacob Zelick
- Subjects
- Portraits, Group
- Societies
- 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
- 1981-7-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family and Child fonds
- Level
- Fonds
- Fonds
- 79
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- 1933-2011
- Physical Description
- ca. 4.8 m of texutal records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- Jewish Family & Child was established in 1943 from the amalgamation of a variety of different social agencies formed as early as 1868. These included the Ladies Benevolent Fund, the Free Burial Society, Jewish Family Welfare Bureau, Jewish Children’s Bureau, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, and the Ladies Maternal Aid Society. Much of its funding and support after its inception came from the United Jewish Welfare Fund.
- The first executive director of the agency was Dora Wilensky. She was a trained social worker who served for twenty-eight years, until her untimely death from cancer in 1959. Jerome Diamond took over in 1960 and Gordon Wolfe succeeded him in 1981. Ron Levin briefly replaced Wolfe after his retirement in 2003, and was succeeded in 2006 by Dr. Richard Cummings who then retired in 2015. As of 2017, Brian Prousky is the organization’s current executive director.
- During the early years, fees were established, but the agency never refused to assist clients because of their inability to pay. JF&CS became one of the first agencies to rely on trained social workers. It was also the first social agency in Canada to become unionized.
- Over the years the agency’s role has changed and it has expanded significantly, in terms of its staff and services. After the Second World War it played a pivotal role supporting the Holocaust orphans who came to Canada as refugees, particularly in the area of locating foster parents for these children. By 1957, the agency hired its first counsellor and became a member of the United Community Fund of Greater Toronto. The year 1968 marked the start of JF&CS’ new program involving the use of a mobile treatment centre to reach out to Jewish street kids and in 1974 they established the Jerome D. Diamond Adolescent Centre.
- In 1981, JF&CS was mandated by the Province of Ontario as a Jewish children’s aid society responsible for the care and protection of all Jewish youth in the GTA. In 1983 they established the Just-A-Second Shop at 3101 Bathurst Street, which took in used goods from the community to pass on to needy families. Two years later they established the Henry G. Goodman Home for developmentally challenged children on Wilmington Avenue. The following year marked the opening of the Elm Ridge Group Living Residence for elderly people. In 1988, they opened a special shelter for abused women and children, and in 1994, they introduced their Homework Club for kids.
- The current mission of Jewish Family & Child is to support the healthy development of individuals, children, families, and communities through prevention, protection, counselling, education, and advocacy services, within the context of Jewish values. Their services include counselling, rehabilitation and support, foster care, family services, and community services. These services are offered in a host of different languages including Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian, French, and English.
- JF&CS is an independent organization that receives its funding from a variety of different sources such as UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, United Way Toronto and York Region, the Government of Ontario, and individual donations.
- As of 2017, JF&CS has nearly 130 staff providing more than thirty community services with a budget of almost $20 million. Their main office is located in the Lipa Green Centre for Community Services at 4600 Bathurst Street. They also maintain offices and run services out of their downtown branch at 35 Madison Avenue, their York Region branch inside UJA’s 1 Open Door at the Lebovic JCC, and their Jerome D. Diamond Adolescent Centre in midtown Toronto.
- Name Access
- Jewish Family and Child
- Wilensky, Dora, 1902-1959
- Wolfe, Gordon
- Diamond, Jerome D.
- Subjects
- Charities
- Children
- Families
- Nonprofit organizations
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
- Related Material
- See also: Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds (fonds 86); Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds (fonds 87); Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds (fonds 66); and, United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds (fonds 67).
- Creator
- Jewish Family and Child (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-101
- 2004-1-8
- 2002-10-38
- 2006-6-7 (Shelf 03-6,Orphan index cards)
- 2009-12-9
- 2010-4-1 (Shelf 34-1)
- 2010-10-5
- 2015-8/11
- 2015-9/1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds
- Level
- Fonds
- Fonds
- 87
- Material Format
- textual record
- architectural drawing
- Date
- 1928-1943
- Physical Description
- 67 cm of textual records
- 1 architectural drawing
- Admin History/Bio
- Sometime around 1919, the Family Welfare Committee was set up within the newly created Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto (FJPT) to perform social welfare work with Jewish families. Around 1931, the Committee was reorganized as an independent member agency of the FJPT and renamed the Jewish Family Welfare Bureau (JFWB). At the same time, Dora Wilensky (1902-1959), a professionally-trained social worker, was hired as the agency’s executive director. Throughout its existence, most of its funding came from the FJPT (later the United Jewish Welfare Fund).
- Located at 179 Beverley Street, the JFWB’s core activities included: relief provision; helping families meet basic needs, such as medical care, heating and clothing; housekeeping assistance; counseling; and case work. The JFWB’s major concerns shifted over time from a rise of immigration and desertion cases in the 1920s to the dramatic increase of wife abuse, suicide, and unemployment cases during the Great Depression of the 1930s. After the outbreak of the Second World War, the JFWB sought ways of assisting soldiers and their families, such as, investigating special government grants to soldiers.
- In an attempt to meet community needs, the JFWB initiated various programs, such as a Homemaking Club to teach women house management skills, and a Clothing Centre to provide families with inexpensive household goods. It also partnered with other local Jewish organizations in the early 1940s in the Liaison Project for troubled Jewish youth. In the 1930s, the Jewish Employment Service and Hebrew Free Burial Society became departments of the JFWB and, in 1941, the JFWB began guaranteeing loans for clients through the Hebrew Free Loan Association. In the same year, the Jewish Big Sister Committee became affiliated with the agency and the Jewish Big Brother Movement followed soon after.
- In 1936, the JFWB became one of the first unionized social agencies in Canada when it formed the Staff Association with the Jewish Child Welfare Association (JCWA), another member of the FJPT. Although the JFWB’s focus was work with families and the JCWA’s focus was work with children, both agencies found it necessary at times to work with both children and families. In order to prevent service duplication and reduce confusion over casework responsibility, the Joint Application Bureau was set up within the FJPT to review all case work applications and determine the appropriate agency to provide assistance. However, a merger between the agencies was still believed necessary to improve service to the community and ease confusion. Discussions regarding the co-ordination of services between the JCWA and the JFWB began as early as 1935 and in February 1943, the JCWA and JFWB merged to form the Jewish Family and Child Services (JF & CS).
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of textual records and one architectural drawing documenting the programs, operation, finances, and special studies of the Jewish Family Welfare Bureau as well as its relationships with other organizations. Included are reports, meeting notices, agendas and minutes, correspondence, memos, budgets, statistics, theatrical scripts, newsclippings, and one architectural blueprint. A number of the records relate to special short-lived committees and projects that the JFWB participated in with other agencies, such as the Jewish Big Sister Committee, Jewish Big Brother Committee, Jewish Child Welfare Association, the Jewish Community Centre Association, the Young Men's and Women's Hebrew Association, and the Jewish Old Folks' Home.
- Records have been arranged into the following 19 series: 1. Board of Directors; 2. Executive Director; 3. Jewish Federation Communal Council; 4. United Jewish Welfare Fund Men's and Women's Service Council; 5. Case Committe; 6. Joint Meetings and Committees; 7. Joint Application Bureau; 8. Homemaking Club; 9. Clothing Centre; 10. Liaison Project; 11. Operational statistics; 12. Finance and accounting; 13. Human Resources; 14. Special projects and studies; 15. Publicity; 16. Liaison with other social welfare organizations; 17. Canadian Association of Social Workers; 18. Welfare Council of Toronto; and, 19. Conferences.
- Notes
- Associated material note: for related records held at the City of Toronto Archives, see also: Welfare Council of Toronto records in the University Settlement House fonds (fonds 1024, series 658); and, Department of Public Welfare records in the Former City of Toronto fonds (fonds 200).
- Name Access
- Jewish Family Welfare Bureau
- Jewish Community Centre Association
- Young Men's-Young Women's Hebrew Athletic Association (Toronto, Ont.) (subject)
- Jewish Old Folks Home (Toronto, Ont.)
- United Jewish Welfare Fund (Toronto, Ont.) (subject)
- Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto (subject)
- Wilensky, Dora, 1902-1959
- Subjects
- Charities
- Children
- Families
- Nonprofit organizations
- Access Restriction
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and the head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing some of the records.
- Related Material
- See also: Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds (fonds 86); Jewish Family and Child Services fonds (fonds 79); Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds (fonds 66); and, United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds (fonds 67).
- Arrangement
- Records relating to programs, committees and liaison with other organizations that continued after the formation of JF & CS are arranged with that fonds.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
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Item 249
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 249
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [195-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Notes
- Item is a publictiy poster for the Jewish Home for the Aged. The poster is in Yiddish.
- Name Access
- Jewish Old Folks Home (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Old age homes
- Posters
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Cecil Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Toronto Zionist Council sous-fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28-2
- File
- 6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1962-1964
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence, invitations, member lists and minutes of meetings.
- Name Access
- Allan Small
- George Liban
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Central Region sous-fonds
- Conventions series
- Central Region conventions sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28-1
- Series
- 5-1
- File
- 83
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1966
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of drafts of resolutions submitted to the 27th Conference, the approved resolutions, correspondence between committee members and a letter written by George Liban, Executive Director of the Zionist Organization of Canada to Hon. John Robarts, Prime Minister of Ontario. This letter is an expression of thanks for the government, leader of the opposition and leader of the New Democratic Party sponsoring the passage of a resolution in support of proposed federal legislation to prohibit and curb the promotion of hatred and hate literature.
- Name Access
- John Robarts
- George Liban
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1713
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1713
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1946
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Name Access
- Jewish Home for the Aged (Toronto, Ont.)
- Jewish Old Folks Home (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Old age homes
- Older people
- 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
- Cecil Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1979-3-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1714
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1714
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1946
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Name Access
- Jewish Home for the Aged (Toronto, Ont.)
- Jewish Old Folks Home (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Old age homes
- Women
- Older people
- 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
- Cecil Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1979-3-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
