Accession Number

1989-10-5

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

6 cm of textual records

Date

[ca. 1964]-[ca. 1977]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of B. Borochov Branch 124 of Farband Labor Zionist Order's programs. Programs are for annual theatrical events, annual concerts , the 50th Golden Jubilee Celebrations, and the 60th Festive Jubilee Celebrations

Administrative History

In 1917 a group of young people founded a club and decided to join the Toronto Farband. They were officially inaugurated as Farband Branch No. 124 on July 14, 1918 and took the name of the late labour zionist Ber Borochov.

The Branch paid the bills for members who joined the Jewish Legion and also elected a committee to the Jewish Congress. They continued to raise funds for several other Jewish organizations and, as well, they purchased a house to accomodate the cultural programs they hosted. They hosted annual theatre events, concerts, lecture series and opened a library within their house where they could also conduct readings.

Subjects

Labor Zionism

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1997-11-3

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

1 folder of textual records

Date

[ca. 1925]-1986

Scope and Content

Accession consists of one black-and-white photograph taken of a group of campers at Camp Kindervelt in Rouge Hill. Identified in the photograph is Rae Watson (standing at the far left).

Also included were several newspaper clippings from 1976–1986, which have been integrated into the clipping files.

Administrative History

Camp Kindervelt was a Labour Zionist League camp in Rough Hill, in the east end of Toronto in the Rouge Valley.

Subjects

Camps

Labor Zionism

Name Access

Camp Kindervelt

Shiner, Sol

Places

Toronto, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1996-3-3

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Physical Description

2.4 m of textual records and graphic materials

Date

[ca. 1940]-[ca.1995]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of the records created and/or accumulated by Nechemiah Knobel. They relate to the work of the Labour Zionist Alliance and the Borochov movement. Of note are a series of photographs documenting the unveiling of the Holocaust monument at Mount Sinai Cemetery in 1968. Identified individuals include Mayor Phil Givens, Allan Grossman, Ben Himel and Max Federman.

Use Conditions

Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.

Subjects

Holocaust memorials

Cemeteries

Labor unions

Labor Zionism

Name Access

Knobel, Nechemiah

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2002-10-44

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

20 cm of textual material

120 photographs : col. and b&w ; 29 x 50 cm or smaller

Date

1940-1979

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material related to the Borochov School and Kindergarten, the Labour Zionist Alliance of Toronto, the Independent Workers Circle, the Jewish National Workers Alliance and the Farband Labour Zionist Order. The records include clippings and press releases, scrapbooks, invitations, photographs, and the 30th Anniversary book of the Borochov School and Independent Workers Circle in conjunction with the formal opening of the new Borochov Centre on Codsell Avenue at Wilson Heights (1963).

Subjects

Labor Zionism

Name Access

Jewish National Workers Alliance.

Indpendent Workers Circle.

Borochov School and Kindergarten.

Labour Zionist Alliance.

Farband Labour Zionist Order.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1998-3-6

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 v

Date

1963-1976

Subjects

Labor Zionism

Name Access

Labour Zionist Alliance.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2004-5-131

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

[ca. 1946]-[ca.1948]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a flyer documenting the resistance efforts of the Haganah in Palestine. The flyers were printed and paid for by the young people of Habonim, Labour Zionist Youth, and Bilu, Labour Zionist Organization in Toronto.

Subjects

Labor Zionism

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1989-10-4

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1989

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a souvenier booklet celebrating the 65th anniversary of Achdut Ha-Avoda Poale Zion and the 40th anniversaries of Anielewitch Branch Labour Zionist Alliance (L.Z.A.) and Zerubavel - Federman Branch L.Z.A.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Labor Zionism

Name Access

Simon, Harry, 1909-1993

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Gordon Mendly fonds

Events and organization series

Level

Item

Fonds

18

Series

3

Item

5

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[196-]

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 20 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a group portrait of members of the Farband of Lithuanian Jews.

Subjects

Labor Zionism

Portraits, Group

Repro Restriction

Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gordon Mendly fonds

Events and organizations series

Israel Histadrut of Toronto sub-series

Level

Sub-series

Fonds

18

Series

3-2

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

82 negatives : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Admin History/Bio

Israel Histadrut of Toronto was a fundraising organization, whose annual campaign raised money for the Israel Histadrut in Israel (the Federation of Labour in Israel). The Federation was founded in 1920 by Labour Zionist parties in Palestine. The campaign money was used to fund economic, trade union, military, social, and cultural activities in Israel, as well as to provide a comprehensive system of health insurance and hospital services to workers.

The Israel Histadrut campaign in Toronto had an autonomous executive board, however its activities were overseen by the Labour Zionist Movement, who also operated the Bialik Hebrew Day School, their educational arm; and the Labour Zionist Alliance or Farband, their mutual benefit society (formally known as the Jewish National Workers Alliance, Farband Labour Zionist Order).

Scope and Content

Sub-series consists of negatives documenting the events and activities of the Israel Histadrut campaigns. The images depict members at banquets and meetings, special events, and campaign fundraisers. The negatives have been arranged chronologically by event and are described at the file or item level.

Subjects

Fund raising

Labor Zionism

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harry Simon fonds

Level

File

Fonds

23

File

7

Material Format

textual record

Date

1980-1987

Physical Description

3 cm of textual records

Scope and Content

This file consists of textual records relating to Harry Simon's work as the Chairman of the National Co-ordinating Committee of the Labour Zionist Movement, and as representative of Achdut Ha'Avodah on the Jewish Labour Council. The records consist of correspondence, bulletins, program booklets and meeting minutes.

Subjects

Labor Zionism

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

125

Material Format

textual record

Date

1973

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of newsletters from Farband Labour Zionist Order and from Canadian Friends of Pioneering Israel

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Subjects

Labor Zionism

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Lipa Green fonds

Organizations series

Level

File

Fonds

20

Series

3

File

9

Material Format

textual record

Date

1956-1975

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of records related to the Farband Labour Zionist Order including invitations to meetings and dinners, pledges, newsletters, minutes of a committee meeting, a musical revue program and an almanac directory of committee members.

Subjects

Labor Zionism

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

183

Material Format

textual record

Date

1970-1987

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Subjects

Labor Zionism

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2013-10-4

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

9 photographs : b&w and col. ; 20 x 25 cm and 12 x 20 cm

Date

1937-1977, predominant 1963-1970

Scope and Content

Accession consists of textual and graphic material documenting Harry Share's involvement in the B. Borochov Branch 124 of the Farband Labour Zionist Order. Included are speeches, photographs and anniversary books documenting the B. Borochov Branch 124's 20th, 50th, 55th, and 60th anniversaries. Also included are invitations to Labour Zionist events in Toronto and two issues of the Jewish Standard which contain articles on the Farband Labour Zionist Movement, one of which was written by Harry.

Custodial History

Records were donated to the OJA by Harry's daughter Razy Share Stolberg.

Administrative History

Harry Share was born in 1895 in Poland. By the age of 21 he was living in Toronto and married Sonia (or Sofie) Dworkin (1897-1956) on February 11, 1916. They had four children together: Belle Lewis, Francis, Stanley, and Razy. Harry briefly ran a restaurant on College and Brunswick called Segals and later operated a cafeteria in the Silknit factory. He was very active in the labour Farband movement out of the B. Borochov Branch 124. He was also involved on committees concerning Camp Kvutza and served as the camp's chef at one point. Sonia was also active in Farband movement through Pioneer Women. Harry passed away in 1983 at the age of 89.

Subjects

Labor Zionism

Societies

Name Access

Share, Harry, 1895-1983

Share, Sonia

Farband Labour Zionist Order

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2014-5-9

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

moving images

Physical Description

90 cm of textual records and graphic material

3 film ; 16 mm

7 VHS

Date

[194-]-1989

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records documenting the Labour Zionist Alliance and its precurssor organizations including the Borochov Branches and the Independent Friendly Worker's Circle.Records include photographs of past members, governance documents, correspondence, publicity materials and anniversary and program books for the Cloakmakers Branch of the Independent Worker's Circle, the Zerubavel Branch and the B. Borochov Branch 124 of the Farband. Also included are meeting minutes and membership ledgers for the Independent Worker's Circle (1944-1950; 1962-1971) and the Farband Labour Zionist Order (1959-1961). The films document the intiatives in Israel supported by the Labour Zionist Order.

Custodial History

Records were in the possession of the Labour Zionist Order until they ceased functioning in May 2014.

Subjects

Labor Zionism

Societies

Name Access

Labour Zionist Order (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2015-9-5

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1982-1989

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a Jubilee Book in honour of 50 years of Zerubavel Branch (1982) and a Jubilee Dinner book (1989) celebrating the 65th anniversary of Achdut Ha-Avoda and the 40th anniversary of the Anielewitch Branch and the Zerubavel-Federman Branch, both of the Labour Zionist Alliance (L.Z.A.).

Custodial History

A card titled 'Donor Lead' states that the textual materials were provided by Ben Himel.

Subjects

Anniversaries

Labor Zionism

Name Access

Achdut Ha-Avoda - Poale Zion (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2016-10-1

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

2 folders of textual records

Date

1948-1951

Scope and Content

Accession consists of counter cheques, cancelled cheques, Statements of Account, deposit slips, promissory notes (1948-1950), a 1948 realty tax bill, an invoice from E. Hoffman Machinery Supply and letter of assignment of lien. Also included is a 1951 Camp Kvutza season price fees, a letter to parents, and a promotional pamphlet.

Administrative History

Camp Kvutza was a summer camp for children and adults and was promoted as the summer home of the Labour Zionist Movement. It was situated in Lowbanks, Ontario on the shores of Lake Erie. The children's program (ages 7-16) included swimming, baseball, basketball, ping-pong, arts and crafts, sabbath programs, Hebrew and Yiddish instruction, and Israeli songs and dances. The donor's father was associated with the camp.

Subjects

Camps

Labor Zionism

Name Access

Camp Kvutza (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Photographic and audiovisual collection series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

27

File

578

Material Format

graphic material

Date

13 Dec. 1981

Physical Description

3 photographs : b&w (2 negatives) ; 21 x 26 cm and 28 x 28 mm

Scope and Content

File consists of one photograph and two negatives of three men seated at a table, presenting cheques to the four other men standing behind them. An accompanying description reads: Labour Zionist Alliance. A meeting for UJA took place on Sunday, 13 December. Standing from left: Mr. Max Caplan, Israel Appeal, Pres.; Haim Divon, Israel Vice Consul to Toronto, Morris Koffman. Sitting: Harvey Feldman, Morris Prel, and Joe Krystal." The back of the photo reads, "Labour Zionist Alliance. Missing: Harvey Naiman, Al Cohen, and Al Schelberg."

Notes

Photos by Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto.

Availability of other formats: Also available as digital images.

Subjects

Labor Zionism

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6031

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1952]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of a Labour Zionist banquet at the New Chudleigh House at 126 Beverley St. Invitees are seated around two long banquet tables. Identified are Myer Mandel, Mrs. Myer Mandel, Leibel Bagrad; Leibel Abella; Mr. Levinsky; Chaike Lovinsky; Nachman Lovinsky; Chaim Langer; Leah Langer; Archie Bennett; Sophie Bennett; Ida Krakover; Avrum Green; Charlie Krakover; I. S. Weinrot; and Baylke White.

Subjects

Dinners and dining

Labor Zionism

Portraits, Group

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.

Places

Beverley Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1992-2-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6032

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[193-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content

For identification, see accession record.

Perhaps Geverkshaften.

Includes: Abe Freeman, Max Manson, Nachman Lovinsky, A. Rhinewine; H.M.Kirshenbaum; Dr. Sam Hurwich; Israel Freeman; I.J. Weinrob; Louis Coldoff; Yisroel Meriminski of Israel; Sonya and Joseph Marin.

Notes

Photo by M. Schlachter, Modern Studio, Toronto.

Name Access

Coldoff, Louis

Freeman, Israel

Kirshenbaum, H.M.

Rhinewine, A.

Weinrob, I.J.

Subjects

Committees

Labor Zionism

Portraits, Group

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1992-2-8

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4335

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Nov. 1947

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a panoramic photograph taken of individuals at the Labour Zionist Movement's Actions Committee at the Fourth National Convention eating dinner.

Name Access

Labour Zionist Movement

Montreal

Jewish Organizations

Subjects

Congresses and conventions

Labor Zionism

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.

Creator

Federal Photos

Places

Montréal (Québec)

Accession Number

1987-10-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

4752

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[between 1955 and 1965]

Physical Description

2 photographs : (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Left to right: Dr. Sam Hurwich; Israel Freeman; [unknown]; [unknown]; Abba Eban.

Notes

Photo by Stoppel, 300 Rushton Rd, Toronto.

Name Access

Eban, Abba, 1915-2002

Freeman, Israel

Hurwich, Dr. Sam

Subjects

Dinners and dining

Labor Zionism

Statesmen

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1989-2-4A

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1267

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1917 or 1918]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 36 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a group portrait of the attendees at the Toronto Poalei Zion convention. The group is gathered in front of a brick building. Pictured are:

Back row, left to right: [unknown], Avrom Walerstein, Sholom Katz, [unknown], Chaim Langer, [unknown], [unknown], [? Lapidus], [? Gertler], Max Kramer, Laibe Bograd (Leibel Begrad), Hersh Mayer Kirshenbaum, Louis Coldoff (Kaldovsky), [unknown], Sam Shapiro, Minnie Shapiro, Florence Manson, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Green, David Lewis, [unknown], Max Manson, [unknown].

Second row, left to right: [unknown], Esther Walerstein (child), [unknown], [unknown], S. Sokol, Mrs. Sokol, Harry Sher, Mrs. Schwartzbaum, Mr. Schwartzbaum, [unknown], Mr. Heller, [unknown], [unknown].

Third row, left to right, [unknown], Archie Edelstein, [unknown], [unknown], [unknown], Kalman Wagner, Edelstein, [unknown], [unknown], Harry Green, [unknown], [unknown], [unknown], [unknown], [unknown], [unknown], [? Shatz], [unknown], [unknown].

Front row, left to right: [unknown], [unidentified child], [?Edelstein], Yitshok Edelstein, Sarah Heller, [unknown], Mrs. Frankel, Mr. Frankel, [unknown], Percy Kates, Mrs. Kates, [unknown], [unknown], [? Ginsberg], [unknown], Chaike Appelbaum, Dave Gold, [unknown], [unknown].

Front row, left to right: [unknown], Avrom Feldman, [? Lindbaum], Zalman Cohen; Abe Shatz.

Subjects

Congresses and conventions

Labor Zionism

Portraits, Group

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-4-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2559

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1933

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a studio portrait of members of the Moses Hess, Young Poalei Zion Club.

Top row: Louis Lazoniek; Daniel Jessel; [?] Garber; Akiva Skidell, [unidentified]; Ben Harold.

Fourth row: Joshua Wohlgelenter; Hymie Kirshenbaum; Al Pearlstein; David Wise; Sam Greenbaum; Louis Sand.

Third row: Harrie Steiner; Sadie Sorosky (m. Roebuck); Lillian Dworkin (m. Singer); Sophie Chait; Esther Sorosky (m. Steinhouse); [unidentified]; [unidentified].

Second row: Sol Barkai (Borkofsky); Ben Taub; Jacob Katzman; Zalman Yonai (Yanofsky); [unidentified]; George Steinhouse.

Front row: Esther Wallerstein (m. Grant); Elsie Freeman (m. Harold); [Mucie?] Brick (m. Kaplansky); Pearl Tennenbaum (m. Boxenbaum); [unidentified].

Name Access

Chait, Sophie

Farband

Hess, Moses

Poalei Zion

Roebuck, Sadie

Sorosky, Sadie

Sorosky, Esther

Steinhouse, Esther

Subjects

Clubs

Labor Zionism

Portraits, Group

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1981-3-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Joseph Baruch Salsberg fonds

Labour Zionism and union activities series

Level

Series

Fonds

92

Series

2

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

object

Date

1918-1981

Physical Description

5 cm of textual records (1 v.) and other material

Scope and Content

Series consists of records related to J. B. Salsberg's labour Zionism and union activities. Of note are records documenting Salsberg's early Poale Zion activities in New York. Included are photographs, correspondence, a medallion, pins, bulletins, newsletters, booklets, a book, and a pamphlet.

Notes

Physical description note: includes 11 b&w photographs (3 negatives), 3 pins, and 1 medallion.

Subjects

Labor Zionism

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Joseph Baruch Salsberg fonds

Labour Zionism and union activities series

Level

File

Fonds

92

Series

2

File

6

Material Format

textual record

Date

[ca. 1952]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of one pamphlet printed by the Labour Zionist Organization of Toronto.

Subjects

Labor Zionism

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

28

Series

5

File

53

Material Format

textual record

Date

1967

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

The file consists of a memorandum of agreement between the Zionist Organization of Canada, Canadian Hadassah-Wizo, Labour Zionist Movement of Canada, Mizrachi Hapoel-Hamizrachi Organization of Canada, Zionist Revisionist Organization of Canada, Achdut Ha'avoda - Poale Zion and Friends of Pioneering Israel (Mapam).

Subjects

Labor Zionism

Religious Zionism

Revisionist Zionism

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

General office subject and correspondence files series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

2

File

500

Material Format

textual record

Date

1962

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Subjects

Labor Zionism

Access Restriction

Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.

Accession Number

2005-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Central Region sous-fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

28-1

Series

7

File

161

Material Format

textual record

Date

1964-1970

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Admin History/Bio

Kalmen Berger arrived in Toronto from Stashiv, Poland in 1927. He became involved with multiple groups and organizations within the Jewish community, including the Canadian Jewish Congress, landsmanshaften, the Yiddish Culture Society and Welfare, the Jewish Library, Israel Bonds, and the Jewish National Fund. His energy found a special outlet in the Labour Zionist Movement: Farband, Histadrut, youth and camps, and education. The latter was a passion of his: he was associated with the Folk shul before associating himself with Bialik Hebrew Day School, which was a major commitment in the final eleven years of his life.

Scope and Content

The file consists of correspondence between the Zionist Organization of Canada and the Labour Zionist Movement of Canada concerning the birthday celebrations honouring Kalmen Berger, The Farband, and a copy of the June 1967 edition of the View.

Notes

Availability of other formats: Also available in PDF.

Name Access

Berger, Kalman

Labour Zionist Movement of Canada

Subjects

Labor Zionism

Source

Archival Descriptions