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
ID
Fonds 14
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
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
ID
Fonds 48; Series 5; File 231
Source
Archival Descriptions
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
ID
Fonds 18; Series 4; File 1
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
ID
Fonds 14; Series 6
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
Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
Community Relations Committee series
Research Records sub-series
Advocacy, General sub-sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
17
Series
5-4-9
File
117
Material Format
textual record
Date
1972
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence with Rabbi Jordan Pearlson, Temple Sinai, Toronto.
Notes
Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
Name Access
Pearlson, Jordan
Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
Subjects
Rabbis
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
David Vanek fonds
Community organizations series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 1; Series 4; File 1
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
ID
Fonds 102; File 44
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
ID
Fonds 34; File 76
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
ID
Fonds 48; Series 4; File 318
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
ID
Fonds 48; Series 5; File 174
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
ID
Fonds 48; Series 5; File 175
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
ID
Fonds 67; Series 27; File 512
Source
Archival Descriptions
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
ID
Fonds 105; Series 5; File 8; Item 4
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
ID
Fonds 105; Series 4; File 16; Item 2
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
ID
Fonds 105; Series 4; File 16; Item 6
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
ID
Fonds 105; Series 4; File 15; Item 1
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
ID
Fonds 105; Series 4; File 15; Item 2
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
ID
Fonds 105; Series 4; File 15; Item 5
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
ID
Fonds 105; Series 4; File 15; Item 4
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
ID
Fonds 105; Series 4; File 15; Item 3
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
ID
Fonds 99; Item 4
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
ID
Fonds 99; Item 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
ID
Fonds 99; Item 2
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
ID
Fonds 99; Item 1
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
ID
Fonds 87
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
ID
Fonds 64; Series 2; File 98
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
ID
Fonds 64; Series 5; File 85
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
ID
Fonds 2; Series 7; File 12
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
ID
Fonds 9; Series 12; File 46
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
ID
Fonds 105; Series 4; File 15
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