- Accession Number
- 1994-6-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1994-6-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 4 photographs : col. ; 11 x 16 cm
- Date
- 1994
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a concert programme and photographs of the choir in performance.
- Administrative History
- Beit Shalom (Japan Christian Friends of Israel) is a Protestant Christian group which defines itself in large measure through its prayers for the peace of Jerusalem as well as its unselfish friendship for Israel and the Jewish people.
- Name Access
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1979-9-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1979-9-5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 2 May 1976
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one booklet for the annual meeting of the Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Canada, Central Region held at Temple Sinai with guest speaker Mr. Gaynor Jacobson, executive vice-president of HIAS.
- Subjects
- Immigrants--Canada
- Name Access
- Jewish Immigrant Aid Services (Toronto, Ont.)
- Jacobson, Gaynor
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Places
- Toronto, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- 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
- Name
- Fay Gardner
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 19 Nov. 1974
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Fay Gardner
- Number
- OH 3
- Subject
- Families
- Interview Date
- 19 Nov. 1974
- Quantity
- 1
- Interviewer
- Sophie Milgram
- Total Running Time
- Side one: 30 minutes
Side two: 2 minutes
- Conservation
- Copied August 2003
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Fay Gardner (née Haber) was born in Toronto in December 1896. Her parents came from Austria. They met and married in New York and moved to Toronto in about 1894. As a child, Fay's family lived on King Street, LaPlante Avenue, and Walton Street. She attended Elizabeth Street School (later Hester How Public School) and Wellesley Public School. At the age of sixteen, Fay and her family moved to Margueretta Street. She got married at age eighteen.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Language
- English
- Name Access
- Gardner, Fay
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Geographic Access
- King Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- LaPlante Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Margueretta Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- New York (N.Y.).
- Walton Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Transcript
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 3 - Gardner\OH3_001_Log.docx
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 3 - Gardner\OH3_002_Log.docx
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- School files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 5
- File
- 231
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1959-1972
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Name Access
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Weddings, anniversaries, Bar Mitzvahs series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 4
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 29 Dec. 1959
- Physical Description
- 8 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of images taken at the wedding of Bonnie Langbord to Sheldon M. Vogel. The wedding took place at Temple Sinai in Toronto. The images depict the interior of the synagogue during the ceremony, the family standing in front of the desert table, and several images of the bride and groom including the cutting of the cake.
- Name Access
- Langboard, Bonnie
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Vogel, Sheldon M.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Physical Condition
- Segregated due to vinegar syndrome.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- 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
- David Vanek fonds
- Community organizations series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 1
- Series
- 4
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1957
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of publicity brochure for the Temple Sinai building program.
- Name Access
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Cowan family fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 102
- File
- 44
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1978-1985
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : col. ; 18 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a portrait of Libbie and Saul Cowan at their wedding in June 1978 at Temple Sinai, Toronto, a photo of Libbie and Saul with Belle and Phil Aiken (Libbie's brother) at the Cowan wedding, and a portrait of Libbie and Saul in 1985.
- Name Access
- Aiken, Belle
- Aiken, Phil
- Cowan, Libbie
- Cowan, Saul
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Subjects
- Married people
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Larry Becker collection
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 34
- File
- 76
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- June 1986
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a flyer for the Hazzanim in Recital event held at Temple Sinai Synagogue on Wednesday, June 11, 1986.
- Name Access
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Toronto Council of Hazzanim
- Subjects
- Cantors (Judaism)
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 4
- File
- 318
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1983-1996
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Name Access
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- School files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 5
- File
- 174
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1973-1983
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Name Access
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- School files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 5
- File
- 175
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1984-1996
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Name Access
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2017-1-8
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2017-1-8
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 2011-2012
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of two monthly bulletins of Ei-ru'im published by Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto, dated December 2011 and January 2012. Each edition includes messages from the president and rabbi, time of services, calendar of events, milestones and bereavements.
- Subjects
- Synagogue bulletins
- Name Access
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Photographic and audiovisual collection series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 27
- File
- 512
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 15 May 1980
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs : b&w (4 negatives) ; 21 x 26 cm and 28 x 28 mm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of one photograph and four negatives of Ruth Bass, Rabbi Jordan Pearlson, and Edith Levy at the Federation of Jewish Women's Organizations closing meeting and installation. The accompanying press release reads, "Ruth Bass, left, has a warm smile for Edith Levy, who succeeds her as president of the Federation of Women's Organizations. The FJWO closing meeting and installation of new officers took place [recently] at Temple Sinai. Rabbi Jordan Pearlson installed Mrs. Levy in her new office."
- Notes
- Photos by Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto.
- Name Access
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Folks Farein fonds
- Celebrations and events series
- Passover banquet for volunteers file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 105
- Series
- 5
- File
- 8
- Item
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [196-]
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : b&w and col. (1 negative, 1 slide) ; 18 x 13 cm and 5 x 6 cm and 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Identified in the photo are volunteers Sharron Pollock (left) and Susan Apolinsky. Both were members of Temple Sinai's Youth Council.
- Name Access
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Subjects
- Passover
- 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
- Folks Farein fonds
- Celebrations and events series
- Passover at Folks Farein file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 105
- Series
- 4
- File
- 16
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [196-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Identified standing from left to right are Mrs. Berlin, Karen Jacob and Larry Robbins.
- Notes
- ACCESS RESTRICTION NOTE: Photograph is closed for 100 years from date of creation.
- Name Access
- Berlin, Mrs.
- Robbins, Larry
- Jacob, Karen
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Subjects
- Passover
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director 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.
- Places
- Cecil Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Folks Farein fonds
- Celebrations and events series
- Passover at Folks Farein file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 105
- Series
- 4
- File
- 16
- Item
- 6
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [196-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Temple Sinai Youth Group member Karen Jacob volunteering at Folks Farein during Pesach.
- Name Access
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Jacob, Karen
- Subjects
- Passover
- 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
- Folks Farein fonds
- Celebrations and events series
- Temple Sinai Youth Council volunteers file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 105
- Series
- 4
- File
- 15
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [196-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of members of Temple Sinai Youth Council preparing trays for Passover meals for Jewish patients in one of the hospitals in Ontario. Identified from left to right; Suanne Kelman, Karen Jacob and Peter Vanek.
- Notes
- Title taken from writing on back of photo.
- Name Access
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Jacob, Karen
- Vanek, Peter
- Kelman, Suanne
- Subjects
- Passover
- 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
- Folks Farein fonds
- Celebrations and events series
- Temple Sinai Youth Council volunteers file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 105
- Series
- 4
- File
- 15
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [196-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photo of Temple Sinai Junior Council members Peter Vanek and Karen Jacob, preparing meals for the Folks Farein Passover banquet.
- Name Access
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Jacob, Karen
- Vanek, Peter
- Subjects
- Passover
- 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
- Folks Farein fonds
- Celebrations and events series
- Temple Sinai Youth Council volunteers file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 105
- Series
- 4
- File
- 15
- Item
- 5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [196-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Temple Sinai Junior Council volunteers who prepared and carried food trays to Jewish patients during Passover.
- Notes
- Title taken from writing on back of photo.
- Name Access
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Subjects
- Passover
- 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
- Folks Farein fonds
- Celebrations and events series
- Temple Sinai Youth Council volunteers file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 105
- Series
- 4
- File
- 15
- Item
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [196-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Temple Sinai youth group volunteers Arlen Lapidus (centre) and Peter Vanek with an unidentified Folks Farein volunteer. They are loading matzot to the trunk of a car.
- Name Access
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Vanek, Peter
- Lapidus, Arlen
- Subjects
- Passover
- 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
- Folks Farein fonds
- Celebrations and events series
- Temple Sinai Youth Council volunteers file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 105
- Series
- 4
- File
- 15
- Item
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [196-]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Karen Jacob (left) and Suanne Kelman holding Passover meal trays. Written on the reverse of the photo is: "Full course meals are carried into the wards of the hospital. The girls are from Temple Sinai."
- Name Access
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Jacob, Karen
- Kelman, Suanne
- Subjects
- Passover
- 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 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
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5027
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5027
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 30 Dec. 1962
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Joe Berman and Harold Green examining a building model for Temple Sinai's new school building.
- Notes
- Graphic Artists.
- Name Access
- Berman, Joe
- Green, Harold
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Schools
- Synagogues
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1990-1-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5028
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5028
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 30 Dec. 1962
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of the Temple Sinai building model for the new school.
- Notes
- Photo by Graphic Artists.
- Name Access
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Schools
- Synagogues
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1990-1-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5029
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5029
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 30 Dec. 1962
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of several men and one woman standing behind a model of the proposed Temple Sinai School.Second from left: Harry Pollock. Third from right: Harold Green.
- Notes
- Photo by Graphic Artists.
- Name Access
- Green, Harold
- Pollock, Harry
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Schools
- Synagogues
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1990-1-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5026
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5026
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 30 Dec. 1962
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- Possibly the board of directors?
- Notes
- Photo by Graphic Artists.
- Name Access
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Synagogues
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1990-1-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- George Morrison fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 99
- Item
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1978]
- Physical Description
- 1 slide : col. ; 35 mm
- Name Access
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- George Morrison fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 99
- Item
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1978]
- Physical Description
- 1 slide : col. ; 35 mm
- Name Access
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Subjects
- Torah arks
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- George Morrison fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 99
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1978]
- Physical Description
- 1 slide : col. ; 35 mm
- Name Access
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- George Morrison fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 99
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1978]
- Physical Description
- 1 slide : col. ; 35 mm
- Name Access
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-6-3
- 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
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Ontario synagogues series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 2
- File
- 98
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1979
- Physical Description
- 75 photographs : col. slides, b&w prints, b&w negatives ; 35 mm and 12 x 9 cm\
- Name Access
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Reference series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 5
- File
- 85
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1980
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains a newspaper article, "Glass artist's vision fulfilled in Metro synagogue."
- Name Access
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
- Speeches series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 2
- Series
- 7
- File
- 12
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a speech Ben Dunkelman gave at Toronto's Temple Sinai for the Hadassah-Wizo Organization of Toronto Spring General Meeting on 18 April 1977. In the speech, Dunkelman refers to Hadassah, Youth Aliyah and to Israeli politics. The item includes a name tag with Dunkelman's name on it.
- Name Access
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- 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
- Part Of
- Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds
- Photographs series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 9
- Series
- 12
- File
- 46
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 29 Apr. 1979
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs taken at the annual meeting that took place at Temple Sinai. Images include group shots, speakers at the podium and a Jack Shindman Scholarship award presentation. Identified individuals include: Mrs. Jack Shindman; Yvette Tausinger; Herb Rosenfeld; Hon. John Roberts, M.P,; Joseph Casse; Dr. Henry Fenigstein; and Dr. Bob Diesenhouse.
- Name Access
- Fenigstein, Henry, 1913-1993
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- 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
- Part Of
- Folks Farein fonds
- Celebrations and events series
- Temple Sinai Youth Council volunteers file
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 105
- Series
- 4
- File
- 15
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [196-]
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm and 13 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of Temple Sinai Youth Council volunteers preparing trays of food for Passover for patients in an Ontario hospital.
- Name Access
- Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
- Subjects
- Passover
- Places
- Cecil Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions