- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Level
- Sous-fonds
- Fonds
- 28-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1907-1979
- Physical Description
- 18 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Formed in 1907 following the 1906 Zionist Congress in Toronto, the Toronto Zionist Council (TZC) was founded by the societies Agudath Zion, B'Nai Zion, Daughters of Zion, B'noth Zion Kadimah, Zion Literary Club, and the Young Men's Zion Club of Toronto. The purpose of the Council was to coordinate the efforts of its member organizations in promoting the aims of Zionism in the Toronto area. The formation of the Council was accompanied by the incorporation of the United Zionists of Toronto as a publicly traded corporation, which purchased property and acquired assets for use in TZC activities and for rental by TZC member organizations.
- In 1912, United Zionist of Toronto purchased a building at 249 Simcoe Street, Toronto, as the first Zionist Institute. The Institute included meeting rooms, a Zionist and Hebrew library, and a small gymnasium. In 1913, the Institute moved to a building at 206 Beverley Street. The Institute subsequently moved to 651 Spadina Avenue in 1924 and was renamed the Zionist Centre. In 1962 the Centre moved to a new building at 188 Marlee Avenue, Toronto.
- Scope and Content
- The sous-fonds includes: records relating to the incorporation of the United Zionists of Toronto (1907), copies of the Toronto Zionist Council constitution and proposals for constitutional ammendments, minutes of meetings of United Zionists of Toronto Board of Directors (ca. 1912) and Toronto Zionist Council and committees (1952-1953, 1962-1977), property management records and correspondence concerning rental arrangements for offices and meeting rooms in the Zionist Institute/Centre. The sous-fonds also includes some administrative records and correspondence with affiliated organizations created by TJC officers and Zionist Centre staff.
- Related Material
- See also Al Gilbert; accession # 1991-4-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1958
- Physical Description
- 1 scrapbook : 47 x 31 cm.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of 1 scrapbook containing newspaper and magazine clippings, invitations, correspondence, telegrams, and advertisements about the various celebrations in Canada of the tenth anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel.
- Subjects
- Israel--Anniversaries, etc
- Scrapbooks
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Level
- Fonds
- Fonds
- 28
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- moving images
- Date
- 1908-1979, predominant 1955-1976
- Physical Description
- 7.4 m of textual records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- The Zionist Organization of Canada (ZOC) (1921-1978) acted as the official voice of Zionism in Canada, promoting the aims of Zionism in communities across the country. The ZOC adhered to the principles of the Jerusalem Program of the Zionist movement founded by Theodor Herzl in 1898 during the First Zionist Congress held in Basle Switzerland. These principles included: 1) the promotion of immigration to Israel; 2) raising funds to carry out the aims of Zionism; 3) encouraging investment in Israel; 4) fostering Jewish consciousness; and 5) mobilizing public opinion about Israel and the Jewish communities of the Diaspora.
- The Federation of Zionist Societies of Canada (FZSOC) was founded in 1898 as the national collective of groups representing Zionist interests in Canada. In 1921 the organization changed its name and was incorporated as the Zionist Organization of Canada, becoming the primary umbrella organization for Zionist groups in Canada.
- The ZOC was a broad-based organization that embraced an ideology of nationhood which attracted influential national leaders within the Jewish community as well as thousands of members across the country. ZOC's main office was located in Montreal until 1970, when it moved to the Toronto Zionist Centre on Marlee Ave, Toronto. ZOC provided smaller communities, which had few institutional supports, with vital linkages to the metropolitan centres through their programs that were run out of the regional offices and local Zionist councils. The Zionist Organization of Canada operated as an umbrella group that oversaw Zionist funds and administered the budgets of such organizations as Canadian Hadassah-WIZO, the Men's Zionist Organization of Canada and Young Judaea. ZOC programs promoted a stronger Jewish identity amongst Canadian Jews and familiarity with Hebrew through the periodical, Canadian Zionist. These programs included book clubs, lunch clubs, film exhibits, youth camps, travel offices, and two television programs during the 1970s on cable television in Montreal and Toronto.
- In 1967, ZOC became a constituent member of the new Federated Zionist Organization of Canada (FZOC), along with Canadian Hadassah-WIZO, the Labour Zionist Movement of Canada, Mizrachi Hapoel Hamizrachi Organization of Canada, Zionist Revisionist Organization of Canada, Achdut Avoda, and Friends of Pioneering Israel (Mapam). In 1972, FZOC became the Canadian Zionist Federation (CZF). During the 1970s, ZOC's functions were gradually absorbed by the Canadian Zionist Federation, the CZF Central Region based in Toronto, and by the Toronto Zionist Council. By 1978, the Zionist Organization of Canada had ceased to function as an organization.
- Scope and Content
- The Zionist Organization of Canada (ZOC) records span a 70 year period between 1908, with the formation of the Toronto Zionist Council (and its affiliated corporation, the United Zionists of Toronto) and the creation of the Zionist Organization of Canada in 1921, until 1978. The bulk of the records in the fonds were created after 1950.
- The fonds is organized into two sous-fonds and eight record series. The sous-fonds contain records of the ZOC Central Region and the Toronto Zionist Council, which exercised considerable autonomy in their work under the ZOC umbrella. The record series include records relating to: ZOC's executive bodies, the National Administrative Council and Executive Board, and their predecessor, the Executive Committee of the Federation of Zionist Societies of Canada (1919-1976); the National Camps Association, responsible for overseeing the administration of summer camps owned by ZOC (1961-1968); Canadian Young Judaea, the youth wing of ZOC which was also responsible for the operation of ZOC summer camps (1957-1978); the ZOC Department of Education and Culture's cable television programme, Shalom (1971-1977); ZOC national conventions (1946-1975); the Federated Zionist Organization of Canada, of which ZOC became a member organization on its formation in 1967 (1972-1978); and the 28th World Zionist Congress held in 1972. The fonds also includes a series of subject files, the primary recordkeeping system for ZOC's administration, and a series of photographs of prominant persons and events maintained by ZOC for its public relations work.
- Notes
- Physical description note: Includes: ca. 1100 photographs (b&w and col.; some negatives), 24 embossed prints, 3 film reels (col., Super 8 mm), and 1 videocassette (col., VHS).
- Associated material note: Additional records of the Zionist Organization of Canada can be found at the Canadian Jewish Congress National Archives (Montreal), Library & Archives Canada (Ottawa), and the World Zionist Organization's Central Zionist Archives (Jerusalem)
- Name Access
- Zionist Organization of Canada
- Subjects
- Zionism
- Access Restriction
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Creator
- Zionist Organization of Canada (1921-1978)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Shalom series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 4
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1972
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence concerning television interviews.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Shalom series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 4
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence concerning broadcast times and interviews.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Shalom series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 4
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence concerning media equipment usage, programming and media proposals.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Shalom series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 4
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1975
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence concerning programming and the American Academy of Judaism.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Shalom series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 4
- File
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence concerning arrangements for interviews and advertising.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Shalom series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 4
- File
- 6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence concerning a mailing list, a letter to The Hon. Rene Levesque, Primier of Quebec concerning a potential interview, and programming.
- Name Access
- Rene Levesque
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Shalom series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 4
- File
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1971-1977
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of lists of members of the executive board, minutes of meetings and notices of meetings, reports and budget statements.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Shalom series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 4
- File
- 8
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1972
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of programming copy.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Shalom series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 4
- File
- 10
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1971-1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of press releases, newspaper and magazine advertisements and exerpts from news bulletins.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Shalom series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 4
- File
- 12
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1972
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of programme time line sheets.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Shalom series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 4
- File
- 13
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1972
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of format notes for programme taping.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Shalom series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 4
- File
- 14
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1972
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of format notes for taping of programmes.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Shalom series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 4
- File
- 15
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1972
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of the format notes for taping of shows and news copy.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Shalom series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 4
- File
- 16
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of format notes for taping of programmes and news copy.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Shalom series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 4
- File
- 17
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of formatting notes for taping of programmes and news copy.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Shalom series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 4
- File
- 18
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of format notes for taping of programmes and news copy.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Shalom series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 4
- File
- 19
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of format notes for taping of programmes and news copy.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Shalom series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 4
- File
- 20
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of format notes for taping of programmes and news copy.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Shalom series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 4
- File
- 21
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1975
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of format notes for taping of programmes and correspondence concerning interviews.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Shalom series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 4
- File
- 22
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of format notes for the taping of programmes.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Shalom series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 4
- File
- 23
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of format notes for taping of programmes.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Shalom series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 4
- File
- 24
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1971-1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of drafts of public service announcements and advertising copy and drafts of promotional brochures.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Shalom series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 4
- File
- 9
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1971-1975
- Physical Description
- 29 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm and 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of photographs taken during the broadcast of the Shalom television programme broadcast on metro cable television. It includes photographs taken during interviews and other programme activities and photographs taken of activities in the production booth.
- The file also contains photographs of Phyllis Panet; Dr. Mark Zimmerman; Carol Epstein; Dr. Arnold Ages; Daniel Monson taken during Shalom broadcasts; and a photograph of the Hudson Brothers used to promote their television programme - The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Comedy Show - that was produced by the CTV Television Network in Toronto during the 1974 to 1975 season.
- Name Access
- Mark Zimmerman
- Carol Epstein
- Arnold Ages
- Daniel Monson
- Hudson Brothers
- Bill Hudson
- Brett Hudson
- Mark Hudson
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Charitable Fund series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 7
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1970-1975
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence, agendas, minites of meetings, notices and reports of the Charitable Fund.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 5
- File
- 155
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1973-1975
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Finance Committee budget reports.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 5
- File
- 16
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1969-1974
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of programme director's activity reports, expense reports, notices, agendas of meetings and meeting attendance lists, general correspondence and information regarding the summer camps that are owned and operated by the Zionist Organization of Canada. These camps include: Biluim Canada; Hagshamah; Hatikvah; Kadima; Massad; Shachar; Shalom and Solelim. These summer camps are co-sponsored by Canadian Young Judaea and Hadassah-Wizo.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Charitable Fund series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 7
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [197-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of a description and overview of the mandate, scope and history of the Zionist Organization of Canada Charitable Fund.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Charitable Fund series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 7
- File
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1972-1975
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence regarding special projects of the Charitable Fund.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Charitable Fund series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 7
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1970-1975
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence, agendas, minites of meetings, notices and reports of the Charitable Fund.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Charitable Fund series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 7
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1972-1980
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of the annual reports of the Charitable Fund.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Charitable Fund series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 7
- File
- 8
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1971
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence regarding the Companies Information Act.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Charitable Fund series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 7
- File
- 6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1968-1969
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of the articles of indenture, notification of registration, application for registration and preceedings correspondence.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Charitable Fund series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 7
- File
- 10
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1969-1977
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence, memoranda, annual summaries, company by-laws, reports, and a listing of tax deductables for Canadian Young Judaea.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 5
- File
- 169
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1971-1978
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence regarding shlichim (ambassadors) for Canadian Young Judaea, letters to Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut, the Canadian Zionist Federation, general correspondence to leaders and inter-office memoranda.
- Name Access
- Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 5
- File
- 168
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1971-1974
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of issues of the newsletter, Yidiyon, Machshvah, Kliton, and Ekronot.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- National conventions series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 8
- File
- 20
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1972
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence, lists of delegates, notices of election meetings, information for delegates, a special invitation list, list of pre-registered delegates, and list of delegates.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- National conventions series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 8
- File
- 19
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1972
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of the presidential report, zionist Organization of Canada Inc. report, report on activities - April 1970- October 1972, and the draft of a speech.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- National conventions series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 8
- File
- 18
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1972
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of memoranda, session agendas, agenda of pre-convention activities (2nd, 3rd and 4th drafts), art exhibition, and the November 1, 1972 edition of the Jewish Standard.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions