Search Results

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

437

Material Format

textual record

Date

1949-1975

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

438

Material Format

textual record

Date

1974-1976

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

84

Material Format

textual record

Date

1983-1985

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

85

Material Format

textual record

Date

1984-1985

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

86

Material Format

textual record

Date

1986

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

87

Material Format

textual record

Date

1986

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

88

Material Format

textual record

Date

1987

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

89

Material Format

textual record

Date

1989-1994

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Protest activities sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-5

File

103

Material Format

textual record

Date

1980-1982

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence, notices and newspaper clippings concerning the activities of the council in relation to Soviet Jewry. The primary correspondent is the Chairman of the committee, Jeanette Goldman.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

83

Material Format

textual record

Date

1992-1994

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

Research Records sub-series

Advocacy, General sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-4-9

File

145

Material Format

textual record

Date

1974

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a newsletter from the Council

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2018-2-7

Material Format

textual record (electronic)

Physical Description

1 file of textual records (pdf)

Date

23 Oct. 2017

Scope and Content

Accession consists of speech written and presented by Gloria Roden. She presented the early history of National Council of Jewish Women, (1897-1957) at a government of Canada ceremony in which NCJW’s Council House, formerly located at 44 St. George Street, Toronto, was designated an institution of national historic significance by Parks Canada Historic Sites and Monuments Board. The event took place at Council House, 4700 Bathurst Street on October 23, 2017.

Administrative History

Gloria Roden is a a second generation volunteer National Council of Jewish Women member.

Use Conditions

Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Subjects

Speeches, addresses, etc

Name Access

National Council of Jewish Women of Canada

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Executive Committee series

Executive director sub-series

Executive director's correspondence sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

5-5-1

File

2

Material Format

textual record

Date

1944-1952

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence with, and publications of, the National Council of Jewish Women.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Executive Committee series

Executive director sub-series

Executive director's correspondence sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

5-5-1

File

48

Material Format

textual record

Date

20 Jan. 1953-21 Dec. 1953

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Executive Committee series

Executive director sub-series

Executive director's correspondence sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

5-5-1

File

218

Material Format

textual record

Date

28 Aug. 1970-14 Oct. 1970

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Executive Committee series

Executive director sub-series

Executive director's correspondence sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

5-5-1

File

280

Material Format

textual record

Date

19 Jan. 1973-8 June 1973

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

460

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1932

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of members of the National Council of Jewish Juniors taken at 44 St. George Street, Toronto.

Name Access

National Council of Jewish Juniors

Subjects

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.

Places

Saint George Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

Acquired April 7, 1975.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

463

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1932

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 22 x 17 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of some members of the National Council of Jewish Juniors. Right: Sam Sherman.

Notes

Inscription on back: "Ida Strauss, 12 Dewson Street, Toronto, Ontario, Jewish Juniors play".

Name Access

National Council of Jewish Juniors

Sherman, Sam

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.

Accession Number

Acquired April 7, 1975.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

464

Material Format

graphic material

Responsibility

Alexandra Studio, News Photos for News Papers, Toronto, Canada

Date

1935

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 22 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of three women from the National Council of Jewish Juniors, holding a review for charity at Eaton Auditorium: On right: Gerry Bene (m. Zimmerman).

Name Access

Bene, Gerry

Eaton Auditorium

National Council of Jewish Juniors

Zimmerman, Gerry

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.

Accession Number

Acquired April 7, 1975.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

465

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1936

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of the cast of a review by the National Council of Jewish Juniors at the Eaton Auditorium, Toronto. R. Sammy Sales.

Notes

A 4 x 5 negative is available.

Name Access

Eaton Auditorium

National Council of Jewish Juniors

Sales, Sammy

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.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

Acquired April 7, 1975.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Julius P. Katz fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

55

Series

2

File

121

Material Format

textual record

Date

1942

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

This file consists of a copy of the meeting minutes of the Jewish National Fund Council, December, 1942.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

General office subject and correspondence files series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

2

File

1064

Material Format

textual record

Date

1972

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.

Accession Number

2005-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

100

Material Format

textual record

Date

1991-1996

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2014-10-1

Material Format

multiple media

Physical Description

10 cm textual records

ca. 70 photographs: b&w and col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm or smaller

1 scrapbook

Date

1963-2013

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records documenting the activities of "Council '63", a branch of the Toronto Section of the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada (NCJWC). Types of records include a photograph album, a scrapbook, correspondence, souvenirs, meeting minutes, membership lists, program materials and budgets.

Administrative History

The "Council '63" Branch of the Toronto Section of the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada (NCJWC) was formed in 1963. Currently consisting of 20 members, the group was initially spearheaded by Barbara Norwich (d. 2011), and they met regularly in homes in the Cedarvale area. The group primarily did volunteer work, although it later evolved into a study group and book club.

Subjects

Women

Nonprofit organizations

Name Access

National Council of Jewish Women (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Ida Lewis Siegel fonds

Level

File

Fonds

15

File

27

Material Format

textual record

Date

1968

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of National Council of Jewish Women of Canada Toronto Section Board Meeting minutes February 1, 1968 containing Ida Lewis Siegel's hand-written notes.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2018-2-8

Material Format

moving images (electronic)

graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description

1 video recording : (mov)

6 photographs : col. (jpg) ;

Date

23 Oct. 2017

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a video recording of a speech written and presented by Gloria Roden. She presented the early history of National Council of Jewish Women, (1897-1957) at a Government of Canada ceremony in which NCJW’s Council House, formerly located at 44 St. George Street, Toronto, was designated an institution of national historic significance by Parks Canada Historic Sites and Monuments Board. The event took place at Council House, 4700 Bathurst Street on October 23, 2017. In addition, there are several photos of Gloria Roden, along with NCJW representatives and government officials with a commemorative plaque to be installed at 44 St. George Street.

Administrative History

Gloria Roden is a a second generation volunteer council member.

Use Conditions

Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Name Access

National Council of Jewish Women of Canada

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

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Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Executive Committee series

Executive director sub-series

Executive director's correspondence sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

5-5-1

File

260

Material Format

textual record

Date

4 May 1972-6 Dec. 1972

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

General office subject and correspondence files series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

2

File

1017

Material Format

textual record

Date

1959

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.

Accession Number

2005-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds

National Executive Council series

Level

Series

Fonds

38

Series

2

Material Format

textual record

Date

1933-1988

Physical Description

8 cm of textual records

Admin History/Bio

The National Executive Council was the main governing body of the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada.

Scope and Content

Series is composed of two sub-series: National Presidents and National Administration.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

224

Material Format

textual record

Date

1993-1994

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

225

Material Format

textual record

Date

1994-1995

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Central Region sous-fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

28-1

Series

7

File

192

Material Format

textual record

Date

1965

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

The file consists of correspondence and lists of members.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

439

Material Format

textual record

Date

1972-1973

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

91

Material Format

textual record

Date

1947-1950

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds

Level

File

Fonds

21

File

12

Material Format

textual record

Date

1953-1962

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

This file contains correspondence documenting the relationship between Yeshivah Torath Chaim and the Bureau of Jewish Education between 1953 and 1962. Most of the correspondence is from the bureau to the yeshivah.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

General office subject and correspondence files series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

2

File

400

Material Format

textual record

Date

1993

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.

Accession Number

2005-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

General office subject and correspondence files series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

2

File

424

Material Format

textual record

Date

1981

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.

Accession Number

2005-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

General office subject and correspondence files series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

2

File

791

Material Format

textual record

Date

1974

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.

Accession Number

2005-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee meeting agendas, minutes, reports and correspondence series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

1

File

221

Material Format

textual record

Date

1990

Physical Description

1 folder of textual materials

Access Restriction

Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.

Accession Number

2005-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

General office subject and correspondence files series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

2

File

515

Material Format

textual record

Date

1990

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.

Accession Number

2005-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

General office subject and correspondence files series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

2

File

273

Material Format

textual record

Date

1962

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.

Accession Number

2005-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Other organizations series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

7

File

11

Material Format

textual record

Date

1927-1970

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds

National Council of Jewish Juniors, Toronto Section series

Level

Series

Fonds

38

Series

9

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Date

1933-1940

Physical Description

7.5 cm of textual records

1 photograph

Admin History/Bio

The National Council of Jewish Juniors section opened in Toronto circa 1932. Members of the Junior Council conducted the Jewish Girls' Clubs as well as other study and cultural groups. Its social service activities ran parallel to those of Toronto Section of the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada (referred to as Senior Council). The juniors disbanded in 1946, and integrated into the NCJWC's evening groups.

Scope and Content

Series consists of scrapbook pages and newsletters from the 1930s. The scrapbooks contain programs, news clippings, and photographs from Junior Council productions and conventions.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds

National Executive Council series

Administration sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

38

Series

2-2

File

1

Material Format

textual record

Date

1957-1965

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of two identical magazines produced by the NCJW of Canada describing who they are, what they do, how they do it and details of the council programming.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds

National portfolios and committees series

Level

File

Fonds

38

Series

3

File

3

Material Format

textual record

Date

1970-1971

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a newsletter describing NCJW's history of social action, what it is and how to implement it.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds

Level

Fonds

Fonds

38

Material Format

multiple media

Date

[190-]-2002

Physical Description

2.6 m of textual records and other material

Admin History/Bio

The National Council of Jewish Women of Canada (NCJWC) was the first national Jewish women's organization in Canada. The council had its beginnings among the urban elite, and played a strong role over the years in influencing public policy in such areas as relations with Israel, national unity, and the plight of world Jewry. The NCJWC is dedicated, in the spirit of Judaism, to furthering human welfare in the Jewish and general communities -- locally, nationally and internationally. It operated around three main pillars: service, education, and social action.

The National Council of Jewish Women was founded in the United States in 1893 by activist Hannah G. Solomon. In 1897, its first Canadian chapter was established in Toronto. In 1925, with seven chapters in Canada, a Canadian liaison position to the National Council of Jewish Women was created. A full-fledged “Canadian Division” of the NCJW was formed in 1934, with rules drafted at the first conference in Winnipeg three years later. Irene Samuel served as the Canadian Division’s first national president. In 1943, the division was renamed the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada, and was officially incorporated in 1944, though it did not receive its letters patent until three years later. Even so, the NCJWC still retained some affiliation with the NCJW, whereby they paid per-capita dues to the Americans in return for program and administrative materials. In 1967 the NCJWC ceased these payments altogether, thereby separating from NCJW completely.

The early NCJWC focused on providing service to young girls and immigrants. They also involved themselves in contemporary politics through support for the war effort; the council donated vehicles to the Red Cross, turned Council House into a servicemen's centre, and even built several libraries at Canadian army camps. A national office opened ca. 1950 in Toronto, but until 1966 it moved to the national president's home city with every election. That year the office was permanently anchored in Toronto. In the 1950s and 1960s the council established Good Age clubs, the Irene Samuel Scholarship Fund, and developed the national Higher Horizons child-care and Newer Horizons elder-care programs. It expanded its overseas programs with support for the Israel Family Counseling Association and Ship-a-Box. The Soviet Jewry projects in the 1970s and 1980s reflected the council’s increasing emphasis on social action. Since the late 1990s, the council has focused on women's issues with efforts such as the Breast Self-Examination (BSE) program.

The NCJWC was governed by an executive council, led by a president. Vice-presidents were each responsible for one portfolio, such as membership, public affairs, etc., which were in turn made up of a number of national committees. The national executive was responsible for producing by-laws, guidelines, policies and procedures, as well as developing national service and social action programs. National also provided support and program materials to the sections, and held biennial meetings every other year from 1937 in cities across Canada. Its decentralized structure meant that while the national office remained in Toronto, officers of the executive have resided right across the country.

As of 1997, the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada was an affiliate member of the International Council of Jewish Women, a member of UNESCO Canadian Subcommission of the Status of Women, and a member of the Coalition of Jewish Women Against Domestic Violence and the Coalition for Agunot Rights. Prominent past presidents include Mrs. Harry (Irene) Samuel, Mrs. Lucille Lorie, Dr. Reva Gerstein, Mozah Zemans, Mina Hollenberg, Sophie Drache, Thelma Rolingher, Helen Marr, Bunny Gurvey, Sheila Freeman, Penny Yellen, and Gloria Strom. The council’s national office moved to Winnipeg in November, 1993. As of 2006, the council still had 5 active sections in Canada: Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto and Montreal.

Custodial History

NCJWC donated these records to the OJA after they had finished a historical exhibit and catalogue in 1997 called "Faith and Humanity," celebrating 100 years of NCJWC.

Scope and Content

The fonds documents NCJWC’s fundraising, social service and social action work in Toronto, in other cities across the country, and overseas. Records include conference and meeting programs, minutes, hand-written correspondence, speeches and reports, national newsletters, published histories, by-laws and policies, photographs, publicity material, historical subject files and artifacts. The records have been arranged into nine series: National biennial conventions and annual meetings; National Executive Council; National portfolios and committees; National program and event materials; National history research and subject files; International Council of Jewish Women; Toronto Section; Photos and audio-visual material; and National Council of Jewish Juniors, Toronto Section.

Notes

Physical description note: includes ca. 2470 photographs, 13 architectural drawings, 2 artistic drawings, 3 badges, 3 medals, 1 pin, 28 audio cassettes, and 1 videocassette.

Name Access

National Council of Jewish Women of Canada

Subjects

Women

Related Material

See also: photographs 3207, 3192, 4140, 4067, 4066, 4434; Accession 1977-8-7 for National Council of Jewish Women of Welland; National Council of Jewish Juniors, photographs 458, 459, 460, 463, 464, 465, 466, 468; MG2 B-1K

Arrangement

Records have been arranged by function, in accordance with information gleaned from NCJWC's organizational charts and annual reports

Creator

National Council of Jewish Women of Canada

Accession Number

2001-8-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dr. Alexander Brown fonds

Jewish communal activities series

Level

File

Fonds

95

Series

4

File

9

Material Format

textual record

Date

1963-1982

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of meeting agendas and minutes, correspondence, newsletters documenting national and regional conferences on Jewish education, and an issue of the Canadian Jewish Congress's Quarterly Report (Vol. 1, no. 2).

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds

Liaison with other social welfare organizations series

Level

File

Fonds

87

Series

16

File

29

Material Format

textual record

Date

Apr. 1943

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of textual records documenting the JFWB's participation in a study on the Second World War's effect on Jewish education conducted by the National Conference of Jewish Social Welfare and Education. Included is correspondence and a completed questionnaire submitted by the Peretz Schule.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds

National history research and subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

38

Series

5

File

4

Material Format

textual record

Date

[1989?]-1997

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of lists of 20 national presidents and past presidents of different sections of NCJWC and photocopies of a few of them.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds

National biennial conventions and annual meetings series

Level

File

Fonds

38

Series

1

File

28

Material Format

textual record

Date

1986

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of various reports of the National Executive Council meeting, November 16-18, 1986.

Source

Archival Descriptions