Part Of

Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds

Reports series

Level

Series

Fonds

9

Series

3

Material Format

textual record

Date

1926-1956

Physical Description

18 cm of textual records

Scope and Content

Series consists of official (published) and unofficial reports the Toronto JIAS office produced between 1926 and 1952. Several different kinds of reports were produced over time: executive secretary reports were those presented to the Toronto JIAS executive at its monthly meetings. These are detailed reports that record the number of clients and describe the services offered by the Toronto office: information bureau, legal aid, location of relatives overseas, reception of newly-arrived immigrants, employment, detention work, United States visas, remittances, refugees and fundraising efforts. Unique cases are often described in detail. Executive secretary reports may correspond to extant executive meeting minutes in Series 1.

The reports after 1935 are more concise “Monthly Reports” and “Reports of Activities” that the regional offices were required to submit to the National Office. These record statistics for meeting immigrant trains, the legal aid department, international services, remittances, information bureau, correspondence department, parcels, naturalization, translations, visits, U.S. visas, deportation, immigrants arrived, and the employment bureau. The Monthly Report was a form shared by the Montreal, Winnipeg, Toronto and Vancouver offices, though the reports in this series have only the Toronto numbers filled in.

Social Services reports from the 1950s give departmental statistics not included in the general JIAS monthly reports, including the total expenditure, the number of new applicants, the number assisted, the cases carried over from the previous month and to the next month, the total caseload and the number of cases closed.

In addition the series contains some year-in-review reports from the annual meetings of the executive and membership, and annual reports which include meeting proceedings. As well there is a small number of monthly cash statements.

Notes

This series is an amalgam of series formerly known as MG2 I1a B and MG2 I1a D.

Access Restriction

Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.

Arrangement

Series has been compiled and arranged chronologically by the archivist.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds

Reports series

Level

File

Fonds

9

Series

3

File

5

Material Format

textual record

Date

1929-1930

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains executive secretary reports and monthly cash statements.

Notes

Title based on contents of the file.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds

Reports series

Level

File

Fonds

9

Series

3

File

6

Material Format

textual record

Date

1930-1931

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains summary of activities, executive secretary reports and a summary of the year’s work.

Notes

Title based on contents of the file.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds

Reports series

Level

File

Fonds

9

Series

3

File

7

Material Format

textual record

Date

1935

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of 11 montly reports of the Toronto branch for 1935.

Notes

Title based on contents of the file.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds

Reports series

Level

File

Fonds

9

Series

3

File

8

Material Format

textual record

Date

1936

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of monthly reports for the Toronto branch for the year 1936.

Notes

Title based on contents of the file.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds

Reports series

Level

File

Fonds

9

Series

3

File

9

Material Format

textual record

Date

1937

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of montly reports for the Toronto branch for the year 1937.

Notes

Title based on contents of the file.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds

Reports series

Level

File

Fonds

9

Series

3

File

10

Material Format

textual record

Date

1938

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of montly reports and an annual report for the Toronto branch for the year 1938.

Notes

Title based on contents of the file.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds

Reports series

Level

File

Fonds

9

Series

3

File

11

Material Format

textual record

Date

1939

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of monthly reports for the Toronto branch for the year 1939.

Notes

Title based on contents of the file.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds

Reports series

Level

File

Fonds

9

Series

3

File

12

Material Format

textual record

Date

1939-1941

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of reports of activities for the Toronto branch for various months during 1939, 1940 and 1941.

Notes

Title based on contents of the file.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Jewish community events series

Level

Series

Fonds

37

Series

7

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1936-1979

Physical Description

8 negatives : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

Series consists of photographs taken by Al and/or Nathan Gilbert that document Jewish events held in the city of Toronto. The kind of events included are dedication ceremonies, groundbreaking ceremonies, city council meetings, dinners and walks.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gilbert Studios fonds

Jewish community events series

Level

Item

Fonds

37

Series

7

Item

7

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1936]

Physical Description

1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm

Admin History/Bio

The Pride of Israel Sick Benefit Society was founded in 1905 to provide assistance to newly arrived immigrants and to promote a prosperous Jewish community. The Pride of Israel Sick Benefit Society's Ladies Auxiliary was founded in 1922 with Mrs. Sophie Torno as the first Chairlady. The Ladies Auxiliary assisted the Society in collecting funds for various philanthropic causes. Moreover, they organized lectures and entertainment.

Scope and Content

Item is a negative of the the Pride of Israel Sick Benefit Society's Ladies' Auxiliary parade. The image depicts a group of women walking down a street carrying a large banner with the inscription: "Pride of Israel Sick Benefit Society Ladies Auxiliary, Friendship, Established 1921." The women have sashes with Pride of Israel across them and 15th Jubilee.

Name Access

Pride of Israel Sick Benefit Society Ladies' Auxiliary

Subjects

Parade

Societies

Women

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.

Source

Archival Descriptions