- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- [197-?]-2008
- Physical Description
- 1.8 m of textual records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- UJA Federation’s Walk with Israel was first held in May 1970, when it was called the UJA Walkathon. The first walk was organized quickly with no advance publicity, yet it still raised $55,000. In the early years, funds raised in the walk went into UJA’s Israel Special Fund. Since then, the money has supported particular projects in Israel that often involve children, since children are the main fundraisers in the event. The Walk with Israel has grown into the largest event in the Toronto Jewish community, with over twenty thousand people participating as volunteers or walkers and funds raised reaching as high as $400,000. The event has had several name changes since 1970: Walk for Israel (1978–1993); Community March for Israel (1994–1996); Israel Funwalk (1998–2002); and the current name, Walk with Israel.
- The Walk with Israel is one of the programs mounted by the Annual Campaign department of UJA Federation. It is planned by a Cabinet Committee, with one or two laypeople as chairs, and numerous sub-committees. The main UJA staff undertaking the planning and execution is the walk coordinator. Each year, sub-committees are formed for recruitment, logistics, marketing, and public relations, the festival, food, entertainment, etc. The walk also involves many outside entities: companies approached for prizes, donations or sponsorship; entertainment groups; the Toronto police force, which provides traffic control, marshalling and a parade permit; city government, for park use permits and outdoor signage; community groups mounting displays; costumed character rental companies; and manufacturers of the T-shirts, hats and buttons produced each year for walk participants.
- In addition to being a major fundraiser, the walk fashioned itself initially as a fitness challenge to children and athletes, with a route as long as thirty-one kilometres in 1976. Over the years, this length has been reduced significantly, with the event evolving into a more manageable and family-oriented event. In the last decade, with periods of tension overseas, it has been framed as a demonstration of solidarity with Israel. Alongside the main event, alternative fundraisers such as a large raffle, dance-a-thon, aerob-a-thon and learn-a-thon for Eitz Chaim day schools, have been held in some years to encourage more people to contribute. Incentives for those who collect sponsors have grown over the years, from free T-shirts to a succession of prizes depending on the amount of funds raised. The grand prize draw for many years was two El Al airline tickets to Israel.
- The location of the walk has moved from the Bathurst Street "corridor" of the Jewish community to a downtown route that for some years went through the historic Jewish neighbourhood of Kensington Market and, more recently, begins and ends at Coronation Park by the lakeshore and winds around the downtown streets. There is now also a kick-off party at the walk’s starting point. Since 1984, the walk has culminated in a big festival, featuring rides, petting zoos, a barbecue, musical entertainment, clowns, and other attractions. This was usually held in a park or the BJCC parking lot. When the walk route moved downtown, the festival shifted to Ontario Place, and, more recently, it has taken place on the CNE grounds by the lakeshore. Since 2007, the festival has been sponsored by RioCan, and "yogen fruz" became a major sponsor of the walk in 2008. Other walk sponsors have included Roots Canada (supplier of T-shirts), Shopper’s Drug Mart, Henry’s Camera Centre, Canada Trust, National Bank Financial Group, and the Canadian Zionist Federation.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series contains records that document the planning and coordination of the Walk for Israel each year, as well as photographs and other records from the day itself and post-walk evaluation and wrap-up activities. The records include meeting notices, agendas and minutes, information sheets, lists, schedules, sitemaps, correspondence, school presentations, permits, press releases, design work, invoices, flyers, and photographs. Materials distibuted to participants include walker passports that had to be verified at each checkpoint, sponsor books, collection envelopes, tickets, and other ephemera.
- Most of the records have been arranged by year, broken down by function, in the following order: walk oversight (the Walk Committee and chairs); recruitment of participants; volunteers; logistics such as route and police/security coverage; publicity and public relations, design of memorabilia (e.g., hats); sponsorship and prizes; financial management; the walk event itself; the festival; related fundraisers, particularly the Eitz Chaim Day Schools Learnathon; and post-event evaluation. The festival records document the planning of food, entertainment, displays, amusements, and volunteers, and include photographs taken on the day of the event.
- Sub-series 17-1 also includes individual files containing photographs from ranges of years. These were added to this series after the major portion of the "Walk" records had already been processed.
- Notes
- Physical description note: Includes ca. 4513 photographs (1948 negatives, 431 jpgs), 8 videocassettes, 4 optical discs (videos), 12 posters, 13 T-shirts, 4 buttons, 2 shoelaces, 1 jacket and several hats.
- Reproduction restriction note: Though there is no textual evidence indicating ownership of copyright, it is believed that all rights to the Graphic Artists negatives in this sub-series were transferred to UJA Federation (Communications department), since they were the ultimate possessors of the negatives. Copyright for photographs by Stephen Epstein remains in his possession. Other UJA staff photographs by Eve Marks are the physical and intellectual property of UJA Federation.
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1978
- Physical Description
- 4 contact sheets (105 images) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- File contains contact sheets from 35 mm film featuring images of checkpoint staff at picnic tables; walkers at the starting line; groups with banners, and representatives, of Beth Tikvah Hebrew School and United Synagogue Day School; a bagpiper; "Mr. Peanut" character in costume; juice stop; speakers; "Happy Birthday Israel" cake; CB radio operators; and groups of young people. Identified in the photographs is Al Waxman signing autographs. There are also men, who may have been popular sports figures at the time signing autographs.
- Notes
- Photography by Action Photographics (Miles Spencer Nadal).
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1
- Material Format
- object
- Date
- [198-]
- Physical Description
- 1 hat
- Scope and Content
- Item is a blue and white painter's cap that reads "UJA Walk for Israel" along the front. There is a footprint printed on the top and the sponsors' logos are across the back. The sponsors are Paul Slavens Real Estate Limited, Coca-Cola, H. Halpern men's shirts and accessories, Shoppers Drug Mart, Henry's camera centre, and Beaver Canoe clothing company.
- Access Restriction
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walkathon 1977 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 1 poster : 33 x 51 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- In 1977, the 8th annual UJA Walkathon was part of the UJA of Metropolitan Toronto's Maccabiah '77 games. The Maccabiah is a "Jewish Olympics" that offers Jewish athletes a premier opportunity to compete and, more generally, encourages the community to participate in a day of sports and activity. The games were first held in Toronto in 1970. For Maccabiah '77, the walk took place alongside a fundraising run for UJA-B'nai Brith and a YM-YWHA Swimathon. One feature of this walk were amateur radio stations set up at the checkpoints for walkers to send out messages. The route took participants from Baycrest Centre, downtown to the Bloor JCC, then north to Bathurst and Sheppard.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walkathon 1977 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 1 poster : 33 x 51 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a poster, white with green printing, of the United Jewish Appeal of Metropolitan Toronto Maccabiah '77, taking place Sunday, May 29. It lists three component events: 8th annual UJA Walkathon, UJA-B'nai B'rith Runathon, and YM-YWHA Swimathon. The slogan reads "Join the community-wide sport day for UJA." Poster also features a symbol of the event: a Star of David with a walker, runner and swimmer inside it.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walkathon 1974 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 22 Apr. 1974
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs (negatives) : 6 x 6 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- The 1974 Walk for Israel was "a family affair" that attracted 5,000 participants, including a busload of students from Kingston. It took place on Sunday, 12 May. The route started at Lawrence and Bathurst, went downtown, and then north again to the BJCC. Walk pledges were collected on a per-mile basis, with money being collected after the walk took place.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of photographs of the walk.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walkathon 1974 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-1
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 22 Apr. 1974
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs (negatives) : 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of five images of a group of people with a costumed fox, presumably a mascot that year, and a Walk sign. The images were taken at 11 Goldfinch Court in the Finch and Bathurst area, which appears to be simply an apartment building complex.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of the file.
- Photography by Graphic Artists Photographers.
- Name Access
- UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
- Subjects
- Fund raising
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walkathon 1976 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 9 photographs (negatives) : 6 x 6 cm
- 1 poster : 34 x 51 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- The 1976 Walkathon was held on 30 May. Funds raised went towards UJA's Israel Special Fund. This year's walk was the first in which community groups took charge of each of the checkpoints, beginning a long tradition of B'nai Brith's involvement in the walk.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walkathon 1976 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-2
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (negatives) : 6 x 6 cm
- 1 poster : 34 x 51 cm
- Scope and Content
- File contains images of three runners in motion in the parking lot outside The Fitness Institute. File also includes a green and white poster for the UJA Walkathon on May 30, 1976, featuring a stylized hand holding a Jewish star.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of the file.
- Photography by Graphic Artists Photographers.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walkathon 1976 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-2
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 30 May 1976
- Physical Description
- 7 photographs (negatives) : 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- File contains five images of a crowd of children with Al Waxman walking along Augusta St., and two images of people at a checkpoint table along a Toronto residential street.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of the file.
- Photography by Graphic Artists Photographers.
- 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
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 1999 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-25
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1999
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains records that document Cabinet planning and decision-making from October 1998 through April of 1999. The records include notices, agendas and minutes of meetings, chairman's notes, memos, outlines of each committee's responsibilities, a timeline of tasks for the months of January through June, general updates and notes.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 1999 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-25
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- 1999
- Physical Description
- 13 cm of textual records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- The Israel Funwalk '99, "Let's Step Together," was held on Sunday, 30 May 1999. It was chaired by Harvey Cooperberg, Fran Grundman, and Corey Mandell. The UJA staff person was Naomi Cohen. Similar to 1998, the walk started from Nathan Phillips Square, this year with a big kickoff carnival there. The route led through Old Jewish Toronto, through three checkpoints, to the entrance of Ontario Place, where participants could continue on to the festival. For the first time, there was also a shorter Bub 'n' Zaid-a-thon to encourage multi-generation families to walk together. More than five hundred volunteers and approximately fifteen thousand people participated in the "Funwalk '99," making it the largest turnout the Walk for Israel had ever had.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-sub-series contains textual records, photographs, artifacts (giveaways), and a promotional video from the Israel Funwalk '99, the festival, and the learnathon. The files are arranged by function in this order: walk oversight (the Cabinet Committee and chairs), recruitment of participants and staff volunteers, logistics, entertainment, publicity and design, corporate sponsorship, finances, the walk event itself, the festival, and related fundraisers.
- Notes
- Physical description note: Includes 467 photographs (394 negatives), 2 hats, 1 T-shirt and 1 videocassette.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 1999 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-25
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- moving images
- Date
- 1999
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 videocassette
- Scope and Content
- File contains form letters sent to school principals, youth group contacts, participants and presenters. The material for presenters includes notes and instructions. File also includes school population numbers and an agreement with the Promenade Shopping Centre to set up a table there promoting the Walk. File also includes a promotional video shown in schools.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 1999 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-25
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1999
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains form letters to adult community members, correspondence, a calendar showing tasks and deadlines and one set of minutes from an Adult Recruitment Committee meeting. There are also task lists for the Recruitment Committee and form letters to organization heads and potential volunteers.
- Notes
- Lists of recent graduates with their phone numbers were culled from this file.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 1999 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-25
- File
- 8
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1999
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains a timeline for the day, a map of the Walk area, notes from meetings for Route & Logistics and Checkpoints & Logistics meeting, correspondence and memos, a calendar with tasks and deadlines, lists. The records concern medical services, route planning, police coverage, transportation, signage, checkpoint attractions and costumed characters.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 1999 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-25
- File
- 10
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1999
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains a package of documents given to Walk staff with all the key logistical information for the day. The package contains a list of staff, volunteers and their placements, volunteer job descriptions, a timeline, signage placement, sitemaps, a list of marshals and their locations and a complete volunteer list.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 1999 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-25
- File
- 12
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1999
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains mockups of logo and t-shirt designs; correspondence with the marketing designer and amongst P.R. Committee members; historical notes for the passport written by Stephen Speisman; a brief PR report; copy for an advertisement; past marketing plans; a clipping and a couple of events listings.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 1999 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-25
- File
- 15
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1999
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains form letters to potential sponsors, a grant application to the Raptors Foundation, other correspondence, lists of confirmed sponsors, and letters to Air Canada and El Al Airlines regarding the tickets they usually donate for the raffle.
- Notes
- The Raptors Foundation is the charitable arm of the Toronto Raptors Basketball Club. It has a mandate to assist registered charitable organizations that support community athletic and recreational programs that offer youth-oriented opportunities, particularly for those at risk.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 1999 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-25
- File
- 17
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 30 May 1999
- Physical Description
- 290 photographs (271 negatives)
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs from the Walk kick-off Carnival at Nathan Phillips Square, along the route and at checkpoints. The images include crowd scenes, groups of kids, parents with children, volunteers, dogs, strollers, costumed characters and entertainment. There are photos of the Mandell Entertainment truck, the fire truck and firemen with kids, musicians, the JF&CS clothing drive, the Kiever shul, the Kensington Market area and City Hall. Groups with banners include USDS, Associated Hebrew Schools, B.B.Y.O. B'nai Brith Girls, and the Downtown Jewish Community School.
- Notes
- Photographs by Stephen Epstein.
- 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.
- Accession Number
- 2005-12-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 1999 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-25
- File
- 18
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1999
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 53 photographs (49 negatives)
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence and a contract documenting the arrangements for holding the Festival at Ontario Place. There is also an order form for wristbands and 53 photographs. The photographs are of people selling the raffle tickets, a family eating a pizza lunch, two boys at the craft table, the barbecue and a man putting on tefillin.
- Notes
- Photographs by Stephen Epstein.
- Accession Number
- Epstein photographs from accession 2005-12-2.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 1999 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-25
- File
- 20
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1999
- Physical Description
- 124 photographs (74 negatives)
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of the Eitz Chaim Learnathon, which at the boys' school featured speaker Abe Glowinsky. One set of negatives is for the girls' Learnathon. The images are of students at work, reading aloud, conversing with teachers and Mr. Glowinsky, as well as shots of the room and speakers.
- Notes
- Photographs by Stephen Epstein. One set of negatives matches the prints.
- Accession Number
- Accession 2005-12-2.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 2000 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-26
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- 2000
- Physical Description
- 10 cm of textual records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- The Israel Funwalk 2000 took place on Sunday, 28 May 2000. As in recent years, it began with a "MEGA [Mandell Entertainment Group Amusements] Carnival" at Nathan Phillips Square. That was followed by a route including Old Jewish Toronto, leading to Trinity Bellwoods Park, and then south to Ontario Place, where the Funwalk Festival was held. The co-chairs of the walk were Fran Grundman and Harvey Cooperberg. For the first time, an entertainment coordinator was specially named: Corey Mandell, a longtime participant in the planning and entertainment for the walk. The UJA coordinator was Naomi Cohen. A new feature of the event this year was a five-kilometre Fun Run for adults with its own attractions and incentives.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-sub-series contains photographs, a small amount of textual records and two videos from the Israel Funwalk 2000 and the festival. The files are arranged by function in this order: recruitment of participants, logistics, publicity and design, the walk event itself, and the festival. One video is a promotional one used for recruitment in schools; the other is a "TV spot" featuring Michael Landsberg on the TSN Sportsdesk, also promoting the funwalk. The videos feature still photographs from past falks and information about the route, entertainment, festival, and incentives.
- Notes
- Physical description note: Includes approximately 390 photographs, 1 t-shirt and 2 videocassettes.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 2000 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-26
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- moving images
- graphic material
- Date
- 2000
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph
- 1 videocassette
- Scope and Content
- File contains a letter to walkers who have returned their collection envelope and thus receive a free t-shirt and a coupon for one or more passes to Ontario Place. Two sample coupons are included. The file also includes a photograph of staff coordinator Naomi Cohen with three representatives from Associated Day School holding a Walk poster.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 2000 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-26
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 2000
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains records comprising a package that volunteering UJA staff received on the day of the Walk. The documents include a list of staff and assignments, signage placement, a timeline of the opening ceremonies, key contacts, timeline for the day and sitemaps of Nathan Phillips Square and the checkpoints.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 2000 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-26
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 2000
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains collection kits for both adults and children, which include collection envelopes, a sponsor sheet, a letter from the co-chairs and an information sheet. File also contains a Walk passport that features historical notes of locations along the route, a route map and highlights of the day.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 2000 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-26
- File
- 5 (2 of 2)
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 28 May 2000
- Physical Description
- ca. 575 photographs (257 negatives)
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs from the Funwalk 2000 and includes shots from the opening at Nathan Phillips Square, the checkpoints, the route along the way and the endpoint at Ontario Place. The images include: families, children and seniors; checkpoint tables; dogs wearing t-shirts or getting stamped; entertainment acts; Corey Mandell onstage at the opening; Funwalk chairs Fran Grundman and Harvey Cooperberg; crowd shots; costumed characters; three girls inside a synagogue; people walking along the route with Toronto streets in the background; volunteers; sponsors' trucks and booths; a group of youth from Israel; facepainting; henna tattoos; and adults at the Fun Run registration. In some pictures people are holding protest signs about funding for Jewish education. There are also groups with banners, including Reena, Birthright Israel, Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity, Just a Second Shop Clothing Drive, B.B.Y.O. A.Z.A. Greater Toronto Area Council and Jewish Campus Services of Greater Toronto. UJA Federation notables include Seymour Epstein and David Koschitsky.
- Notes
- Some photographs by Stephen Epstein.
- Accession Number
- 2009-6-14
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 2000 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-26
- File
- 6
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 28 May 2000
- Physical Description
- 69 photographs
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs from the Funwalk Festival at Ontario Place. The images include participants as they complete the Walk at the park's entrance; enjoying lunch and relaxing on the grass and picnic tables; the barbecue lunch being cooked and served; the ticket table for the barbecue; singers onstage; a craft table; the Jewish Discovery Museum Exhibit; a young man putting on (laying) tefillin; camel rides; The Kool Aid man; sponsor banners; the table giving out the Toronto Jewish Directory; a breakdancing group; Tony the Tiger enjoying a hot dog; and two individuals from Reena.
- Notes
- Some photographs by Stephen Epstein.
- Accession Number
- 2009-6-14
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 2001 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-27
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- 2001
- Physical Description
- 10 cm of textual records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- In 2001, the Israel Funwalk was held on Victoria Day, Monday, 21 May. The chairs this year were Abe Glowinsky and Elyza Litwin Polsky, and Naomi Cohen was once again the staff coordinator. An adult, seven-kilometre fun run commenced fifteen minutes before the walk and followed the same route. While the walk had had a web presence as early as 1999, 2001 was the first time online registration was offered. The route also changed this year, going south from Nathan Phillips Square to Wellington Street, then west to Blue Jays Way and north to the second checkpoint at Alexandra Park (at Bathurst and Dundas). From there, participants proceeded to the third checkpoint at Trinity Bellwoods Park, and then south to Ontario Place and the Israel Funwalk Festival.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-sub-series contains photographs, a small amount of textual records, a promotional video and a purple and white hat from the Israel Funwalk of 2001. The records include a promotional brochure and the organizational material distributed to participants (sponsor sheet, collection envelope and information pamphlet).
- Notes
- Physical description note: Includes 331 photographs (216 negatives), 1 videocassette (8 mins.), and 1 hat.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 2001 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-27
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 2001
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains a walker information package for Walk participants, which includes a collection envelope, a sponsor sheet, a letter from the co-chairs and an information pamphlet. Also in the file is a sample coupon for participants to present at registration. If they raised $36, they received an admission pass to Ontario Place, a Funwalk hat and a passport. Greater amounts had additional incentives.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 2001 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-27
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 21 May 2001
- Physical Description
- 331 photographs (216 negatives)
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of the Funwalk, from the opening carnival at Nathan Phillips Square, along the route and at the endpoint, the Ontario Place gates. The images include families and children; adult Fun Run participants at the starting line; motorcyclists in Walk t-shirts; the Funwalk co-chairs; an M&M character; the crowd along busy downtown streets showing one lane cordoned off; Israel flags; checkpoint tables; entertainment acts and speakers at the opening; a Toronto Raptors truck with people shooting hoops and Raptors dancers; volunteers; the Mandell Entertainment truck; and dogs in Walk t-shirts. Groups with banners include the JF&CS Just a Second Shop Clothing Drive, JIAS and the Alpha Omega Fraternity. There is also an image of a table with a petition, "Bring Our Boys Home." UJA Federation notables in the photos include Seymour Epstein and David Koschitsky.
- Notes
- Photographs by Stephen Epstein.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 1999 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-25
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1999
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains a schedule for school presentations, correspondence, form letters, a calendar, school population numbers, minutes of a Youth Recruitment Committee meeting and samples of older form letters.
- Notes
- Lists of recent graduates with their phone numbers were culled from this file.
- Much of the correspondence concerns the conflict in scheduling the Walk on a Sunday when supplementary schools have their classes and students must miss either school or the Walk. The frustration of school principals leads some to refuse to allow any promotion of the Walk in their school.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Israel Funwalk 2000 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-26
- File
- 5 (1 of 2)
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 28 May 2000
- Physical Description
- ca. 575 photographs (257 negatives)
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs from the Funwalk 2000 and includes shots from the opening at Nathan Phillips Square, the checkpoints, the route along the way and the endpoint at Ontario Place. The images include: families, children and seniors; checkpoint tables; dogs wearing t-shirts or getting stamped; entertainment acts; Corey Mandell onstage at the opening; Funwalk chairs Fran Grundman and Harvey Cooperberg; crowd shots; costumed characters; three girls inside a synagogue; people walking along the route with Toronto streets in the background; volunteers; sponsors' trucks and booths; a group of youth from Israel; facepainting; henna tattoos; and adults at the Fun Run registration. In some pictures people are holding protest signs about funding for Jewish education. There are also groups with banners, including Reena, Birthright Israel, Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity, Just a Second Shop Clothing Drive, B.B.Y.O. A.Z.A. Greater Toronto Area Council and Jewish Campus Services of Greater Toronto. UJA Federation notables include Seymour Epstein and David Koschitsky.
- Notes
- Some photographs by Stephen Epstein.
- Accession Number
- 2009-6-14
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1991 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-17
- File
- 26
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1991
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 2 posters : 22 x 28 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a suggested marketing plan and CJN story schedule for the 1991 walk, along with three different flyers, two posters, and a press release. The posters bear the "Operation Exodus : The Journey Home" Walk theme title. One reads "Operation Exodus: the time is now!" and has a pair of "UJA Walk for Israel" shoelaces attached. Both posters have a large black and white photograph of a girl holding Israel flags.
- Notes
- Title based on file contents.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1991 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-17
- File
- 27
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1991
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains a participation certificate for walkers that is modelled like a certificate of citizenship to match the Walk's theme. There are also stickers for several checkpoints with the themes and trivia facts, which were likely affixed to walkers' passports as they passed through each checkpoint. The file also contains a package for Walk participants, which consists of a letter to parents, a collection envelope, and a sponsor book.
- Notes
- Title based on file contents.
- Related Material
- Series 17-1-18 (1992), file 18, contains a promotional booklet on the 1991 Walk.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1991 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-17
- File
- 28
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1991
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains lists of potential sponsors, memos, form letters, organizing lists, company literature, sponsor logos, a list of sponsorship commitments, and a corporate sponsorship plan. There is also a memo from Walk coordinator Avrum Rosensweig outlining the sponsorship items lined up for the Walk: recruitment video, hats, sponsorship book, and posters. As well, there are a number of sample thank you letters that indicate the sponsoring companies and what they donated.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of the file.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1991 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-17
- File
- 32
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1991
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains an application for a project grant to the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship to support the Festival, followed by correspondence related to this application. As such, the file includes information about the planned entertainment, publicity and rental expenses, and other financial information relating to the Festival. File also contains correspondence and a tentative budget.
- Notes
- Title based on file contents.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
