Jewish Camp Council : sale of B’nai Brith site

Part Of: Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds; Executive director series; Subject files sub-series

Part Of: Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds; Executive director series; Subject files sub-series

Admin History/Bio: The Jewish Camp Council was formed in 1945 by five different groups running summer camps for Jewish youth: B’nai Brith, the National Council of Jewish Women, the Mothers’ and Babes’ Summer Rest Home Association, the United Jewish Welfare Fund of Toronto and the YM-YWHA.; The United Jewish Welfare Fund eventually assumed responsibility for all camp property, including Camp Northland in Haliburton, and programming for all camps was organized as a unified service. The Jewish Camp Council Board of Directors included representatives from all five organizations, while the executive director of the YM-YWHA acted as executive director of the Jewish Camp Council. Initially, the head office was located at Camp B'nai Brith, near Orillia, and then moved into the new YM-YWHA building at Spadina and Bloor in 1953.

Scope and Content: This file contains textual records relating the the sale of the former B’nai Brith summer camp site on Lake Couchiching in Orillia. The records include general correspondence and financial records, a copy of the original indenture for the land and the offer to purchase the land from the Y.M.-Y.W.H.A.