- Part Of
- David Vanek fonds
- Personal records series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 1
- Series
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1906-1999
- Physical Description
- 6 cm of textual records
- 4 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- Series includes correspondence and documents pertaining to the Vanek family in Russia and their early years in Ontario, recent letters from a cousin concerning family genealogy, and personal letters from Vanek to his wife, as well as correspondence concerning personal and professional matters from colleagues and friends. There is also an itinerary and notes from a judges' trip to China that took place in 1983 plus several photographs of the Vanek family.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- Jewish communal series
- Keren Hayesod sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 9-4
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- object
- Date
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 1 medallion : copper ; 6 cm in diam.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of one copper medallion given to Phil Givens by Keren Hayesod. The medallion has raised Hebrew lettering and a "KH" on one side, with Phil Givens' name engraved on the other side.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- Jewish communal series
- Keren Hayesod sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 9-4
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- object
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 coin : brass ; 5 cm in diam.
- Admin History/Bio
- Keren Hayesod is the central fundraising organization for the State of Israel. It operates in Canada under the name United Israel Appeal.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of one brass coin given to Givens' as a memento of his visit to Israel as part of the Keren Hayesod Toronto Top Leadership Study Mission in 1970. The coin has a raised emblem on one side and an engraving of Jerusalem on the other side.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- Jewish communal series
- Keren Hayesod sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 9-4
- Material Format
- object
- Date
- 1960,1970
- Physical Description
- 1 medallion
- 1 coin
- Admin History/Bio
- Keren Hayesod is the central fundraising organization for the State of Israel. It operates in Canada under the name United Israel Appeal.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of a medallion and a coin given to Phil Givens by Keren Hayesod.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Affiliated organizations sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-4
- File
- 12
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1972-1974
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 14 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Lev Levitin was a Soviet electrical and computer engineer and refusnik profiled in the Committee of Soviet Jewry campaigns.
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence in English and Russian, press releases, articles, transcripts and various petitions related to the efforts of the Canadian Friends of Soviet Jewry to raise the issue of Soviet emigration and freedom of religion policies among the candidates in the 1974 Canadian Federal Election. Also includes a photo of Lev Levitin with a child. Primary correspondents include H. Wayne Tannenbaum, Chairman of the Canadian Friends of Soviet Jewry. File also includes a number of documents related to the general administration and fundraising activities of the organization.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions