Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Aliyah series

Level

Series

Fonds

4

Series

8

Material Format

textual record

architectural drawing

Date

1978-2008

Physical Description

17 cm of textual records

102 architectural drawings

Admin History/Bio

Sol Edell had always been an active Zionist and in 1979 his son, Simcha, immigrated to Isreal. Following his son's aliyah, he became the founding chairman of the Aliyah Support Committee of the Jewish Federation of Greater Toronto and an active member of the local chapter of the Parents of North American Israelis. These two organizations respectively provide support for Torontonians and North Americans who have immigrated to Israel. This support includes facilitating the immigration process, providing financial assistance and maintaining contacts between the immigrants and the Toronto Jewish community. He was also involved with a group of Mizrachi members who wanted to build a housing project in Israel. Simcha Edell was an active member of the Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel which is an Israeli based organization that assists immigrants from North America. Sol Edell served as a liaison between this organization and the Toronto Jewish community. In addition, Simcha Edell, with his father’s assistance, published a directory of former Torontonians living in Israel, the Directory of Toronto Olim.

Scope and Content

The series consists of material relating to the assistance provided by the Toronto Jewish community to Torontonians who had immigrated to Israel. Included are records documenting the Aliyah Support Committee of the Toronto Jewish Congress, the Parents of North American Israelis, and the Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel. Records include correspondence, meeting notices, agendas and minutes, reports, publications, newspaper clippings, and Olim directories. Also included are architectural drawings of a housing project in Israel.

Name Access

Aliyah Support Committee, Jewish Federation of Greater Toronto

Parents of North American Israelis

Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel

Simcha Edell

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Aliyah series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

8

File

1

Material Format

textual record

architectural drawing

Date

1965-1968, 1992

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

2 architectural drawings : brownline prints, hand col. ; 69 x 95 cm and 36 x 47 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence, notes, and site plans documenting various projects to build housing for new immigrants making Aliyah.

Physical Condition

Architectural drawings should be stored flat. One drawing has tears in it and looks like it has a section missing.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Aliyah series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

8

File

2

Material Format

textual record

Date

[ca. 1983]-1989

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence, a speech, and two issues of the Directory of Toronto Olim. Also included is a phone directory created by Simcha Edell and Avraham Weiss of the Jewish people living in Mitzpeh Nevo.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Aliyah series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

8

File

3

Material Format

textual record

Date

1984-1985

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of meeting notices, agendas and minutes, reports, notes, and correspondence.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Aliyah series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

8

File

4

Material Format

textual record

Date

1985

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of reports and correspondence.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Aliyah series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

8

File

5

Material Format

textual record

Date

1986-1992

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of reports, correspondence, flyers, and meeting notices and agendas. Also included is a brochure and report regarding the OTZMA Jewish Service Corps pioneer project.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Aliyah series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

8

File

6

Material Format

textual record

Date

23 Mar. 1989

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of an issue of the Canadian Jewish News Magazine, featuring an article on Aliyah.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Aliyah series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

8

File

7

Material Format

textual record

Date

[198-]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of event notices, correspondence, and a brochure documenting the Israel Aliyah Centre and the North American Aliyah Movement. Also included is an itinerary, correspondence, and a brochure related to a tour of Israel.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Aliyah series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

8

File

8

Material Format

textual record

architectural drawing

Date

[1989?]

Physical Description

100 architectural drawings

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of photocopies of a newspaper clipping and architectural drawings for a housing project in Israel. The architectural drawings were photocopied in sections and some of the photocopies have been taped together to re-create the form of the original.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Aliyah series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

8

File

9

Material Format

textual record

Date

[198-]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of records documenting the activities and projects of the Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel. Included are meeting minutes, correspondence, proposals and reports, brochures, newspaper clippings, and an annual conference programme book (1988).

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Aliyah series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

8

File

10

Material Format

textual record

Date

1984-1988

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of various newsletters published by the Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel. Included are issues of AACI Annual, The Israel Connection, AACI Central Region Newsletter, AACI Netanya News, AACI North, The Negev Newsletter of the Southern Region AACI, and the AACI Seniors Spectator.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Aliyah series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

8

File

11

Material Format

textual record

Date

1982-1998

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of issues of the Association of Parents of American Israelis's publication, The Bridge.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Aliyah series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

8

File

12

Material Format

textual record

Date

1980-1999

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence and issues of the Toronto Gersher publication of the Toronto Chapter of the Association of Parents of American Israelis.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Aliyah series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

8

File

13

Material Format

textual record

Date

1985, 1994

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of general correspondence.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Aliyah series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

8

File

14

Material Format

textual record

Date

8 Nov. 1988

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a letter from Helen Koven regarding forming a "Retiree Group" for potential Aliyah retirees.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Aliyah series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

8

File

15

Material Format

textual record

Date

1986-1992

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence, a newspaper clipping, a flyer, and an issue of the Derech Tehilla newsletter (1991).

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Aliyah series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

8

File

16

Material Format

textual record

Date

1986-[1989?]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence from Torontonians living in Israel to the Toronto Jewish Congress Aliyah Support Committee. Also included are completed information forms for the Olim Directory as well as annotated master lists for the directory.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Aliyah series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

8

File

17

Material Format

textual record

Date

1980-1989, 1999

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence, a newspaper clipping, and a photocopy of a brochure documenting the Toronto Chapter of Canadian Friends of Ethiopian Jews and the AMICHAI Canada educational fund for Ethiopian Jewry.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Aliyah series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

8

File

18

Material Format

textual record

Date

1985

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a report of Tour Va'aleh, which was an arm of the Aliyah and Absorption Department of the World Zionist Organization.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Aliyah series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

8

File

19

Material Format

textual record

Date

[198-]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of notes likely made by Sol Edell relating to various Aliyah projects.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Aliyah series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

8

File

20

Material Format

textual record

Date

[198-]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a letter from Tzvi Fishman regarding summer programs.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Aliyah series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

8

File

21

Material Format

textual record

Date

7 Apr. 2008

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a gala dinner booklet.

Source

Archival Descriptions