- 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
-
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
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1956-1978
- Physical Description
- 447 photographs : b&w and col. (392 negatives) ; 26 x 21 cm or smaller
- Admin History/Bio
- The Negev dinners were established in 1948, coinciding with the creation of the State of Israel, as an annual fundraising dinner. The Jewish National Fund hosted these annual dinners in honour of a leading Canadian citizen, and the proceeds from the dinners were used to establish JNF projects in Israel in the name of the honouree. The JNF projects have, and continue to do so today, raised money to purchase land in Israel's Negev desert and for re-forestation efforts.
- The annual dinner was dedicated to a member of the Toronto Jewish community, who had demonstrated outstanding support and commitment to the Community and to the State of Israel. In honour of this individual's contributions, the secured land in Negev was named after them. The honourary guests were presented with awards of appreciation from members of the Canadian and International Jewish community, often including delegates from Israel. The dinners were attended by prominent members of Toronto's Jewish community, including politicians, business men, and philanthropists.
- Each subsequent dinner became larger and more successful in its aim to raise funds for Israel, as a result this event soon became the most significant Jewish event in Toronto. As well, it was also the largest annual kosher meal served in Toronto.
- The JNF produced an annual Negev Dinner yearbook, commemorating the event, and documenting both the lives of the honouree's family and the current activities of the JNF. As well, the names of individuals who donated money for the JNF projects were recorded in the Souvenir books under patrons and sponsors of the dinners.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of negatives taken by Al Gilbert documenting eight Negev Dinners hosted by the Jewish National Fund. The images depict the various activities undertaken at these dinners including: the procession and introduction of the head table guests, the presentation of awards, speeches, toasts, presentation of flowers to the honouree or the wife of the honouree, and the entertainment. The majority of the negatives are portraits taken of the guests posing with the honouree and his or her family. One dinner in this series was dedicated to the Toronto Jewish Community (1956) on the year of its centenary, while the others are in honour of one significant member of the community.
- There were Negev dinners held across Canada; however, the dinners in this series were all held in Toronto and were primarily attended by members of the Toronto Jewish community. The honourees documented in this series include: 1956, Toronto Jewish Community; 1966, Bert Godfrey; 1967, Nathan Silver; 1968, Phil Givens; 1970, Leon E. Weinstein; 1973, Rt. Hon. John G. Diefenbaker; 1974, Phil Granovsky; 1978, Eric and Esther Exton.
- Notes
- Selection for this series reflects the various activities of the Negev dinners, including: speeches, toasts, award presentations, dinner tables, introductions, honourees, entertainment and presentation of flowers. In addition, we selected a sample of images documenting the dinner tables and guests who were not part of the evening's programme, and therefore, would not be captured in the aforementioned criteria.
- Name Access
- Negev
- Jewish National Fund
- Godfrey, Bert
- Silver, Nathan
- Givens, Phil
- Weinstein, Leon E.
- Diefenbaker, Rt. Hon. John G.
- Granovsky, Phil
- Exton, Eric
- Exton, Esther
- Subjects
- Awards
- Dinners and dining
- Fund raising
- Arrangement
- Series has been arranged into files representing each annual dinner.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1966
- Physical Description
- 51 negatives : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Bert Godfrey was born on June 1, 1908 to Minnie Reisman and Solomon Godfrey. He married Ruth Grossman and they had two children named Corrine Leigh and Sheldon. Bert Godfrey was president of S. Godfrey Co. Ltd, a wool import and export company founded by Samuel Godfrey.
- Godfrey contributed much time and energy to the cause of Israel and other philanthropic pursuits. Mr. Godfrey was founding president of Beth Tzedec and former president of Goel Tzedec. He served as president of the Bureau of Jewish Education and was founding president of of the United Synagogue Day School. He also sat on several different boards including: Mount Sinai, Jewish home for the Aged, United Jewish Welfare Fund and the Canadian Jewish Council.
- Other awards presented to Bert Godfrey include, the Jewish Theological Seminary of America's Louis Marshall Award in 1961 and the National Human Relations Award from the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews in 1964.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of negatives documenting the 1966 Negev Dinner held in honour of Bert Godfrey. The dinner was hosted by the Jewish National Fund at the Royal York Hotel and was attended by members of the Toronto Jewish community.
- Images are of the main activities and participants of the event including speeches and presentations from the following guests: Alfred Green, Rabbi Gedalia Felder, Rabbi Erwin Schild, Nat Hurwich, Manny Rotman, Honourable Gabriel Lourie, Honourable Allan A. Grossman, Mayor Philip G. Givens, Samuel Shainhouse, Morris B. Kaufman, Rabbi David Monson, Max Schecter, Honourable Mr. Justice Abraham H Lieff, Rabbi Stuart E. Rosenberg, Louis L. Lockshin, Rabbi Louis J Cashdan, and Julius Hayman.
- Name Access
- Negev Dinner
- Jewish National Fund
- Godfrey, Bert
- Green, Alfred
- Felder, Rabbi Gedalia
- Schild, Rabbi Erwin
- Hurwich, Nat
- Rotman, Manny
- Lourie, Honourable Gabriel
- Grossman, Allan A.
- Givens, Philip G.
- Shainhouse, Samuel
- Kaufman, Morris B.
- Monson, Rabbi David
- Schecter, Max
- Lieff, Mr. Justice Abraham H.
- Rosenberg, Rabbi Stuart E.
- Lockshin, Louis L.
- Cashdan, Rabbi Louis J.
- Hayman, Julius
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Negev dinner honouring Bert Godfrey file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 2
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1966
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- Notes
- Photograph by Al Gilbert.
- Name Access
- Godfrey, Frank
- Godfrey, Bert
- 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
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Negev dinner honouring Bert Godfrey file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 2
- Item
- 6
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1966
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Rabbi Stuart Rosenberg speaking at the 1966 Negev Dinner held in honour of Bert Godfrey. Seated from left to right are: Mr. & Mrs. Bert Godfrey, Rabbi S. Rosenberg, Mr. & Mrs. Julius Hayman.
- Notes
- Photograph by Al Gilbert.
- Name Access
- Godfrey, Bert
- Hayman, Julius
- Rosenberg, Stuart E., 1922-1990
- Subjects
- Dinners and dining
- Rabbis
- Speeches, addresses, etc
- 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
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Negev dinner honouring Bert Godfrey file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 2
- Item
- 17
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1966
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Rabbi Stuart E. and Hadassah Rosenberg at the Negev dinner held in Bert Godfrey's honour. Rabbi Rosenberg was a guest speaker for the event.
- Notes
- Photograph by Al Gilbert.
- Name Access
- Rosenberg, Rabbi Stuart E.
- Rosenberg, Hadassah
- Godfrey, Bert
- 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
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Negev dinner honouring Bert Godfrey file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 2
- Item
- 18
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1966
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- Notes
- Photograph by Al Gilbert.
- Name Access
- Godfrey, Bert
- Hayman, Julius
- 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 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
-
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
- 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
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1715
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1715
- 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 1716
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1716
- 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 1717
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1717
- 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 1718
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1718
- 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
- Accession Number
- 2005-11-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2005-11-1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 51 x 41 cm and 21 x 26 cm
- 1 item
- Date
- [ca. 1940]-[196-]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of 2 photographs and a sign related to the Jewish Public Library. One photograph is of Ben Zion Hyman, founder of the library, in graduation dress. There is writing in Hebrew on top of the photograph dated October 1940. A second photograph is of Bert Godfrey, Eddie Gelber and two other gentlemen sitting in the library. The sign is from the 1960s and has the address and operating hours of the library along with some other information for the patrons
- Custodial History
- The items were housed in the library and found during renovations.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Subjects
- Libraries
- Name Access
- Jewish Public Library (Toronto, Ont.)
- Hyman, Ben Zion
- Godfrey, Bert
- Gelber, Eddie
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- 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
- 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