- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Jewish Education series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 28
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1950-1960
- Physical Description
- 3.6 m of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Canadian Jewish Congress assisted the communities in all aspects of Jewish education for both youth and adults. It recruited qualified teachers, provided pedagogical training, established a uniform curriculum and evaluated school programmes. It also helped the smaller communities in organizing cultural activities such as Jewish Book Month and Jewish Music month and supplied guest speakers in support of these projects.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of general files of Jewish Education.
- Notes
- Series formerly described and cited as RG260.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 1985-2-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1985-2-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 2 photographs b&w ; 21 x 26 cm and 12 x 20 cm
- Date
- 1918-1967
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records related to the role of Dr. Joseph Diamond as the first Director of the Toronto Bureau of Jewish Education. Included are copies of a 1918 letter from the Intercollegiate Menorah Society of New York, minutes of the founding organizations of the Bureau of Jewish Education (United Jewish Welfare Fund, Canadian Jewish Congress Central Agency for Jewish Education, Provisional Executive, Board of Trustees and Board of Directors of the new Bureau (1948-1950)), and programs for the BJE's Inaugural Meeting (1950) and the Eighteenth Anniversary (1967). There are several reports and surveys and a 1964 newspaper article from the Yiddish Standard about the Bureau and it's director. Finally there are two articles published in Hebrew in Israel about Jewish education in North America and a case study of Toronto, as well as a reprint of a 1951 article (in Yiddish) by Nachman Shemen about Dr. Joseph Diamond and Sam Posluns.The photographs show Dr. Diamond addressing an Eitz Chaim Annual Banquet and a Regional Education Conference in Hamilton, Ontario.
- Administrative History
- In 1949 Dr. Joseph Diamond was appointed executive director of the new Bureau of Jewish Education and Sam Posluns the provisional president.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1986-4-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1986-4-2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 38 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Date
- 1951-1959
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of 38 photographs documenting Toronto Board of Jewish education events and affiliated individuals, including the first annual dinner held on 7 June 1951 at Murray House in Toronto.
- Name Access
- Board of Jewish Education (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Board of Jewish Education series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1954-1983
- Physical Description
- 8 cm of textual records
- 4 photographs
- Admin History/Bio
- Established in 1949 as the Bureau of Jewish Education, the Board of Jewish Education (BJE) is the central Jewish agency in Toronto whose mandate is to preserve, enrich, and promote Jewish education in the Greater Toronto area. Its primary tasks are to coordinate and provide leadership in teacher training and professional development, curriculum development, school administration, and inter-school activities, and also to allocate funds to affiliated Jewish schools raised through the annual UJA Federation fundraising campaign.
- The BJE was established following the recommendations of a 1948 study of Jewish education in Toronto undertaken by Dr. Uriah Z. Engelman of the American Association for Jewish Education, and sponsored by the United Jewish Welfare Fund and the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC), Central Region. In its constitution, the bureau was described as having the dual characteristics of being an autonomous agency of the UJWF and also as acting for the UJWF in the field of Jewish education. The bureau was governed by a board of governors with representatives from affiliated schools, the UJWF, CJC Central Region, and from the community at large. The inaugural meeting of the board took place on 20 March 1950. The BJE served 21 day and supplementary schools at its founding.
- During the 1950s and early 1960s, the BJE sponsored adult education programs in Toronto through the Institute for Jewish Studies, in collaboration with the Jewish Community Centre (JCC) and CJC. The BJE also provided assistance and advice to the CJC in support of Jewish education in the smaller Jewish communities in Ontario. The BJE's role in adult education diminished significantly after its reorganization in 1968, but this again became a responsibility for the BJE in the late 1990s.
- Although its primary function is to support existing educational institutions, the BJE has also participated in establishing several new institutions in Toronto. In 1953, to meet the need for qualified teachers in affiliated schools, the BJE and CJC Central Region founded a Jewish teachers' seminary (Midrasha L'Morim) in Toronto, which was jointly funded by the BJE and CJC for many years. In 1960, the BJE and UJWF sponsored the establishment of a non-denominational Jewish high school, the Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto (CHAT), with the BJE Executive Director as its director. In 1978, the Orah School for Jewish Children from the Soviet Union was established by the BJE, to meet the special needs of the large numbers of recent immigrants from the Soviet Union.
- Dr. Alexander Brown worked for the BJE for over 20 years. His involvement began in 1957 when he became a consultant to the BJE. In the late 1960s, he became the BJE’s Associate Director, a position he held until the early 1980s. He also served as Dean of the Midrasha L’Morim and was a member of its faculty.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of textual and graphic material documenting Dr. Alexander Brown's involvement with Toronto's Board of Jewish Education. Included are meeting notices, agendas and minutes, reports, studies, proposals, statistics, financial records, correspondence, programmes, invitations, a news release, flyers, applications, publications, booklets, a directory, lists, and photographs.
- Notes
- Photographers and photography studios are identified on the photographs.
- Related Material
- See also Fonds 48.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Board of Jewish Education series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 1
- File
- 15
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- June 1973
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of the American Association for Jewish Education's Jewish Education Directory, which includes the contact information for Canadian Jewish schools.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ida Lewis Siegel fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 15
- File
- 19
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1955
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of an invitation to the Bureau of Jewish Education Fifth Annual Education Dinner, 1955 in honour of Ida Lewis Siegel and the speech of dedication presented by Dr. Joseph Diamond, Executive Vice President of the Bureau of Jewish Education that honours Ida Lewis Siegel.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2012-7-13
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2012-7-13
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 60 cm of textual records
- Date
- [198-]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records documenting the Jewish Educators Assembly. It is possible that there may be a connection between this assembly and the Toronto Jewish Congress' Holocaust Committee.
- Custodial History
- There is no acquisition information for this material. The accession number has been assigned by the archivist.
- Use Conditions
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-2-9
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-2-9
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 45 cm of textual records
- Date
- 1977-1996
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records related to the Board of Jewish Education. Included are records related to the Audio-Visual and Resource Centre, the National and Regional Bible Contests, the Meyer W. Gasner scholarship and an Association of Jewish Day Schools Administrators meeting in June 1996.
- Name Access
- Board of Jewish Education (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2014-12-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2014-12-3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 poster ; 8 cm (diam.)
- Date
- [195-?]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a large printed poster on heavy paper of the Hebrew alphabet in print and script. The poster bears a Bureau of Jewish Education stamp in the bottom left-hand corner. It was likely given out to affiliated schools to hang in their classrooms.
- Custodial History
- There is no acquisition information for this accession. The accession number has been assigned by the archivist.
- Subjects
- Education
- Name Access
- Board of Jewish Education (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 2
- File
- 18
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1952
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of a letter from the Chairman of the Board of Jewish Education.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3969
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3969
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1951
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- Speaker: J. Irving Oelbaum.
- Name Access
- Board of Jewish Education (Toronto, Ont.)
- Oelbaum, J. Irving, 1899-1966
- Accession Number
- 1986-4-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3970
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3970
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1951
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- Fourth from left: Eddie Gelber.
- Name Access
- Board of Jewish Education (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1986-4-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3988
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3988
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1955
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph
- Accession Number
- 1986-4-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Client agency correspondence series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 18
- File
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 2 Aug. 1963-18 Dec. 1963
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence with the Bureau of Jewish Education
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Board of Jewish Education series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 1
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1962-1974
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of agendas, minutes, and accompanying meeting materials, such as enrolment statistics and reports.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Board of Jewish Education series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 1
- File
- 11
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1964-1966
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of meeting minutes of the Steering Committee, correspondence, and a report documenting the Jewish Education Deficit Campaign, which was authorized by the United Jewish Welfare Fund. The Steering Committee was composed of representatives from the following organizations: the Associated Hebrew Schools, Borochov School, Bialik Hebrew Day School, Jewish Folk Schools, Yeshiva Shlomei Emunei, Eitz Chaim Schools, Workmen's Circle schools, the UJWF, and the Board of Jewish Education.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Jewish communal activities series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 4
- File
- 17
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1960]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of biographical sketches of Toronto Jewish educators that were likely written by Dr. Brown and Ben Kayfetz. Included are biographies of: Samuel Abraham Kurtz, J. Irving Oelbaum, Nathan Smith, Joseph Levine, Bernard Weinberg, Saul Sigler, Julius Wiener, Israel Weinberg, David E. Newman, Louis Gelber, Meyer W. Gasner, William Leibel, Bernard Vise, Jacob Andrews, Elias Pullan, Moses Oelbaum, Samuel Harris, Louis Levinsky, Isaac Brodey, Henry Greisman, Moses Gelber, and Rabbi Jacob Gordon.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions