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David Marks
- Accession Number
- 2006-3-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-3-3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 30 cm of textual and graphic material
- Date
- [192-?]-1982
- Scope and Content
- Accession includes three portraits from the 1920s that were sent to Helen Mark's mother as postcards. The majority of the records document David Mark's career as UJA Campaign Director and consist of: photographs, correspondence, invitations, UJA mission records, clippings as well as other material.
- Custodial History
- The records were donated by Helen Marks and were kept at their home.
- Administrative History
- David Marks was born in Toronto and was the youngest of three brothers. He moved to Hamilton after marrying his wife Helen during the 1950s and opened up a shoe store. They had two children together, Irving and Anita. After eight years, they returned to Toronto. In 1962, he accepted a position as manager of shelter workshops for Jewish Vocational Services (JVS). He then started working for UJA and in 1968 became its campaign director. He served in that capacity for fourteen years. During that time, he helped raise millions of dollars through the campaign and lead some of the earliest UJA missions to Israel. He travelled to Israel more than thirty times and organized the visits of Israeli leaders to Toronto including David Ben-Gurion, Golda Meier, Menachem Begin, Moshe Dayan, and others.
- In 1982, he left his position as campaign director and became the director of development at Mount Sinai Hospital. He then opened up a consulting business with three other community professionals, which provided help to other organizations with their fundraising efforts.
- In 2004, David passed away after battling cancer. He left behind his wife, two children and four grandchildren.
- Name Access
- Marks, David, 1927-2004
- Source
- Archival Accessions