Accession Number

2015-9-13

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1977

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a bound document entitled National Convention 1977 of the Jewish War Veterans of Canada, held at Beth Sholom Synagogue.

Custodial History

There is no information on the acquisition of this material

Subjects

Congresses and conventions

Name Access

Jewish War Veterans of Canada

Places

Toronto, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Arab-Israeli War series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

5

File

24

Material Format

textual record

Date

1977-1984

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains two copies of minutes of the executive meeting of the Jewish War Veterans of Canada on 13 March 1977, which Dunkelman attended. The file also contains related correspondence and a 7-page newsletter.

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

15

Material Format

textual record

Date

1975

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

Accession Number

2010-8-5

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

4 cm of textual records

Date

2000-2007

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records documenting the Jewish War Veterans of Canada and its unfinished project to create a book relating to Canadian Jewish servicemen. Included are drafts of the book, correspondence relating to the book, a brochure, a commemorative dinner booklet, a newspaper clipping, and screen shots of the organization's now inactive website.

Administrative History

The Jewish War Veterans of Canada is an organization for Jewish veterans of all wars. The Toronto Post was formed in 1976 and sponsors community events, annual dinners, and assists veterans. Around 2005, the organization had plans to erect a monument at Earl Bales Park and publish a book to commemorate all Jewish veterans; however, the organization fell into financial trouble and this project never came to fruition. The Toronto Post has since undergone a complete change of leadership and continues to operate out of its office at 4600 Bathurst Street.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2012-4-1

Material Format

graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description

198 photographs : col. (jpgs) ; 520 MB

Date

2011

Scope and Content

Accession consists of 198 digital images on one CD documenting the groundbreaking, construction and dedication of the Jewish War Veterans of Canada monument on the Sherman Campus of the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto. The photographs were taken between September 11 and November 11, 2011.

Custodial History

The images were on the personal computer of Amek Adler, vice-president of the Jewish War Veterans of Canada and chair of the monument committee. They were copied onto CD for the archives.

Use Conditions

Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Descriptive Notes

Related material note: please see accession 2011-8/11.

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Photographic and audiovisual collection series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

27

File

537

Material Format

graphic material

Date

13 Jan. 1981

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (2 negatives) ; 28 x 28 mm

Scope and Content

File consists of two negatives of two unidentified men looking at a paper entitled, "Canadian Jewish War Veterans Memorial Park: An Urgent Appeal."

Notes

Photos by Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto.

Subjects

Veterans

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

142

Material Format

textual record

Date

1994

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

1139

Material Format

textual record

Date

1996

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

Morris Norman collection

Level

Item

Fonds

22

Item

91

Material Format

textual record

Date

1938

Physical Description

1 item

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

General Wingate Branch 256, Royal Canadian Legion fonds

Level

File

Fonds

74

File

2

Material Format

textual record

Date

1976-1979

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of records documeting meetings of the World Assembly of Jewish War Veterans. Included is a list of resolutions adopted at the January 1976 gathering and a booklet containing excerpts of keynote speeches from the February 1979 meeting.

Physical Condition

Good

Accession Number

1987-12-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Arab-Israeli War series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

5

File

31

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1977

Physical Description

13 photographs : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of 13 photographs depicting Dunkelman at a convention of the Association of Jewish War Veterans at which he was a speaker. The photographs also show Yael Dunkelman, Barney Danson, Phil Givens, and Min Givens.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

John J. Glass fonds

Artifacts series

Level

Item

Fonds

109

Series

1

Item

27

Material Format

object

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 medal : bronze

Scope and Content

Item shows a bronze lion standing on a banner with its claws reaching outwards. The banner reads: "Veterans Guard of Canada."

Subjects

Veterans

Physical Condition

Good.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

General Wingate Branch 256, Royal Canadian Legion fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

74

Item

7

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[193-]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 21 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of Jewish war veterans at a First World War memorial service, City Hall, Toronto. The people identified in this photograph include: Judge Samuel Factor, Fred Hamilton, Mr. (?) Mazurkoff, Mr. (?) Mazurkoff, Mrs. Joshua Smith, Joe Moscoe, and John J. Glass. Joe Moscoe is located standing in the second row near the woman in the dark jacket.

Name Access

Factor, Samuel

Hamilton, Fred

Mazurkoff, Mr

Smith, Joshua

Glass, John J.

Subjects

Canada--Armed Forces

Veterans

World War, 1914-1918

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

1976-9-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Second World War series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

4

File

12

Material Format

textual record

Date

1987

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence and clippings in connection with the Canadian Jewish Congress and its attempt to bring Second World War Nazi war criminals to justice. Some items refer to the Deschenes Inquiry, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, and former Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn. Ben Dunkelman assisted the CJC in persuading the federal government to track down Nazi war criminals.

Name Access

Canada. Prime Minister (1984-1993 : Mulroney)

Subjects

War crimes

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2018-10-6

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1937

Scope and Content

Accession consists of one souvenir programme produced by the Jewish Veterans' Branch 256 of the Royal Canadian Legion. This branch was later renamed Wingate. The programme celebrates the First annual benefit dance by the Ladies Auxiliary of Branch 256 and includes a brief history of the branch, which formed in 1934, a list of officers, a report on the year's activities and a number of sponsored advertisements.

Custodial History

Item was donated by the Royal Canadian Legion Brach 187 in Port Colborne.

Subjects

Veterans--Canada

Name Access

Royal Canadian Legion. General Wingate Branch 256

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Harry Moscoe fonds

Level

File

Fonds

69

File

14

Material Format

textual record

Date

1943

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of information about Canadian Jewish war heroes and includes information on their awards and decorations.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harry Moscoe fonds

Level

File

Fonds

69

File

15

Material Format

textual record

Date

1943-1944

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of copies of CJC Bureau of War Records reports listing individual Canadian Armed Forces Jewish casualties.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Toronto Holocaust Museum series

Second Generation sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

28-10

File

26

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Date

1986, 1997

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

15 photographs: col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of photographs and flyers from the protests against Nazi war criminals in Canada and correspondence raising awareness of the issue.

Subjects

Demonstrations

Nazis--Canada

War criminals--Canada

Places

Canada

Source

Archival Descriptions

• 
• 

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

Research Records sub-series

Israel sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-4-3

File

13

Material Format

textual record

Date

1969

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a press release and speech from the Canadian Veterans of Israel.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Arab-Israeli War series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

5

File

32

Material Format

textual record

Date

1979

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence referring to the Annual Israel Independence Day Dinner on 20 May 1979, held in New York by the American Veterans of Israel. Dunkelman was a guest of honour at the dinner.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Arab-Israeli War series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

5

File

35

Material Format

textual record

Date

1965-1977

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence on the subject of machal and American Jewish war veterans. The file also includes newsletters from the American Veterans of Israel, along with correspondence related to the Jewish War Veterans of the United States and the Jewish War Veterans of Canada. In addition, there is a small directory of New York members of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States.

Source

Archival Descriptions

URL

http://www.ontariojewisharchives.org/Blog/Russian-Veterans-Initiative

Source

OJA Website

Part Of

Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds

Executive director series

Subject files sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

61

Series

1-1

File

91

Material Format

textual record

Date

1942-1949

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Admin History/Bio

In 1945, the UJWF received two applications concerning capital needs -- one from the YM-YWHA and one from the General Wingate Branch. They suggested that a joint capital campaign for $750 000 be held for a Jewish War Memorial Centre, which would house the activities of the "Y" and the General Wingate Branch.

The campaign began in 1948, and was spearheaded by Samuel Godfrey, campaign chairman. The campaign raised approximately $350 000 which was later added to the $1 250 000 raised in the second campaign, to reach the "Y"s total Combined Building Campaign goal of $1 500 000. The legion never moved into the "Y" building, but the building was dedicated to the Jewish soldiers who fought for Canada in the world wars, during the cornerstone ceremony.

Scope and Content

This file contains a survey report of the Toronto Jewish community created by the National Welfare Board prior to the campaign launch, meeting minutes of the Wingate Branch, and general correspondence. There is also a copy of a "Victory" booklet from 1942, which contains a list of "Y" member names who were enlisted in the armed forces during the Second World War.

Accession Number

2004-5-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harry Moscoe fonds

Level

File

Fonds

69

File

20

Material Format

textual record

Date

1943-1944

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of copies of Jewish newspapers that included articles on the war effort in Canada.

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

3

Material Format

textual record

Date

1949-1950

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

Community Relations Committee series

Research Records sub-series

Religious Education in Public Schools sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-4-4

File

66

Material Format

textual record

Date

1971

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a paper on "Issues in Jewish Education in Canada" prepared for the Plenary Assembly of Canadian Jewish Congress

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Social Planning Committee series

Studies and surveys sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

9-2

File

28

Material Format

textual record

Parallel Title

Prospects for the Future Development of the Canadian Foundation for Jewish Culture

Date

June 1967

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a survey report by Dr. M. Lionel Rubinoff about the possible future development of the Canadian Foundation for Jewish Culture.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Photographic and audiovisual collection series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

27

File

37

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1978

Physical Description

4 photographs : col. (3 negatives, 1 slide) ; 35 mm

Scope and Content

File consists of three negatives and one slide depicting an unidentified event—Jewish veterans at Remembrance Day?—at Nathan Phillips Square circa 1978. Visible are veterans in uniform, a Canadian flag, and an Israeli flag.

Subjects

Flags

Remembrance Day (Canada)

Veterans

Places

Nathan Phillips Square (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Arab-Israeli War series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

5

File

26

Material Format

textual record

Date

1978

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a letter relating to a decision by the 7th Brigade Veterans Fund to give 6,000 in Israeli currency to Yaacov Haber.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

John J. Glass fonds

Artifacts series

Level

Item

Fonds

109

Series

1

Item

29

Material Format

object

Date

[19--]

Physical Description

1 medal : bronze ; 2 cm in diam.

Scope and Content

Item is a bronze, circular medal with a blue, white, and red border. There is bronze writing along the border. There is a blue, red, and white shield in the middle.

Physical Condition

Good.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

General Wingate Branch 256, Royal Canadian Legion fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

74

Item

30

Material Format

graphic material

Date

22 Sept. 1985

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of the General Wingate Branch, Royal Canadian Legion and Jewish war veterans memorial service held at Mount Sinai Cemetery. Identified in the photograph are Barry Goldman (5 yrs.) and Randy Goldman (6yrs.). Their father Israel Goldman is buried in the cemetery. On the far left is Ernie Stein, a Jewish war veteran and member of the colour party.

Notes

Photograph is by Graphic Artists, Toronto

Name Access

Goldman, Barry

Goldman, Randy

Stein, Ernie

Royal Canadian Legion

Mount sinai Cemetery

Goldman, Israel

Subjects

Canada--Armed Forces

Cemeteries

Physical Condition

Good

Accession Number

1986-12-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

URL

http://www.ontariojewisharchives.org/Exhibitions/Traces-of-War

Source

OJA Website

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

Publications, speeches, press releases, and reports sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-2

File

14

Material Format

textual record

Date

1951

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence concerning the need to properly identify the war graves of Jewish soldiers with Star of David, not Cross, monuments.

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

Publications, speeches, press releases, and reports sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-2

File

8

Material Format

textual record

Date

1950

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of reports about war graves of Jewish soldiers.

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Arab-Israeli War series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

5

File

9

Material Format

textual record

Date

1967-1973

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of clippings from such newspapers as the Jerusalem Post about Dunkelman's involvement in the 7th Brigade during the Arab-Israeli War.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Arab-Israeli War series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

5

File

16

Material Format

textual record

Date

1989

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of an article by Eric Margolis in the Toronto Sun dated 16 February 1989. The article refers to Ben Dunkelman's refusal to drive the Arab population out of Nazareth after his conquest of Nazareth during Operation Dekel in 1948.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

John J. Glass fonds

Artifacts series

Level

Item

Fonds

109

Series

1

Item

17

Material Format

object

Date

[ca. 1918]

Physical Description

1 medal : silver ; 5 cm long

Scope and Content

Item is a silver coin with a loop at the top for the ribbon to attach the coin to the pin. On one side of the coin is a profile of King George V with the following writing around the circumference: "GEORGIVS V BRITT. OMN REX ET IND. IMP." On the coin's other side, there is an image of a man on a horse with the years 1914-1918 above him.

Physical Condition

Fair. Missing ribbon. Tarnished around lettering.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ben Kayfetz fonds

Collected materials series

Level

File

Fonds

62

Series

3

File

1

Material Format

textual record

Date

[1942?]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

URL

http://www.ontariojewisharchives.org/Blog/Donation-to-the-OJA-Sheds-Light-on-the-Internment-of-Jewish-Communists-in-Canada-during-the-Second-World-War

Source

OJA Website

URL

http://www.ontariojewisharchives.org/Exhibitions/Online/For-King-and-Country/Toronto-s-Jewish-War-Heroes

Source

OJA Website

URL

http://ontariojewisharchives.org/Exhibitions/Online/For-King-and-Country/Toronto-s-Jewish-War-Heroes

Format

textual record (electronic)

Language

English

Available Digital Content

Online Exhibits

Restrictions

No Restrictions

Source

For King and Country

Accession Number

2021-10-5

Material Format

moving images

graphic material

Physical Description

1.2 m of graphic material and moving images

Date

[198-]-[202-]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting the Jewish National Fund of Canada. Much of the material is photographic and audiovisual.

Name Access

Jewish National Fund of Canada

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Julius P. Katz fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

55

Series

2

File

123

Material Format

textual record

Date

1945-1946

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

This file consists of publications distributed by the Jewish National Fund directed at education and fund-raising.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Edell's Drug Store and Elmhurst Pharmacy series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

2

File

3

Material Format

textual record

Date

1954

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence relating to medications ordered by the Department of Veteran's Affairs, Sunnybrook Hospital. The letters list the name and number of the patient and the price of the medication ordered.

Name Access

Edell's Drug Store

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2015-9-9

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1941-1942

Scope and Content

Accession consists of minutes of meetings of the War Efforts Committee, various newspapers from the USA (The Sentinel) and Canada (Army Week) and a Jewish Calendar for Men in the Canadian Armed Forces (1941-1942).

Custodial History

There is no information on the acquisition of this material.

Administrative History

One of the main roles of the committee was to raise funds from Jewish communities across Canada for the purchase and donation of furniture. According to a document 'Special bulletin on Furnishing project', Congress is the only organization supplying furniture under an agreement with the Department of National Defence. The Chairman of the committee was Gurston Allen of Toronto.

Subjects

Canada--Armed Forces

Meetings

World War, 1939-1945

Name Access

Canadian Jewish Congress, War Efforts Committee

Allen, Gurston

Places

Toronto, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

URL

http://www.ontariojewisharchives.org/Blog/Henry-Cassel-s-War

Source

OJA Website

Part Of

Julius P. Katz fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

55

Series

2

File

215

Material Format

textual record

Date

1939-1945

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

This file consists of minutes from the meeting of the Eastern Division Campaign Committee, United Jewish Refugee Relief Agencies held November 1939 and a report by United Jewish Relief covering the period of March 22 to April 39, 1945. Included in the report is information concerning refugee families, services rendered to refugee families, financial costs, services rendered, etc.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Julius P. Katz fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

55

Series

2

File

217

Material Format

textual record

Date

1940

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

This file consists of an invitation to attend a conference of the "United Jewish Relief" and a notice of a remembrance evening for Jewish war victims in Europe.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Philip Givens fonds

Metropolitan Toronto Police Commission series

Official engagements sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

51

Series

5-3

File

15

Material Format

graphic material

Date

11 Nov. 1984

Physical Description

3 photographs : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of three photographs of Phil Givens attending a Remembrance Day Ceremony for Jewish War veterans held by the General Wingate Branch 256 of the Royal Canadian Legion. Also identified in the photographs is J. Sacks.

Related Material

Fonds No.74 (OJA): Wingate Branch 256, Royal Canadian Legion.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Ben Kayfetz fonds

Canadian Jewish Congress and Joint Community Relations Committee series

Level

File

Fonds

62

Series

4

File

5

Material Format

textual record

Date

1975-1986

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains materials relating to the prosecution of Ukrainians living in Canada who were suspected of war crimes during the Second World War. Also contained are materials documenting the reactions of the Ukrainian community and Canadian Jewish Congress to that effort.

Source

Archival Descriptions