- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Client agency correspondence series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 18
- File
- 44
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 31 Aug. 1957
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence with and about the Jewish Family and Child Service.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Other organizations series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 52
- Series
- 7
- File
- 8
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1940-1955
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 2
- File
- 107
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1944
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of an educational brochure published by the Jewish Family and Child Service.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- General community activities series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 11
- File
- 11
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1985]-2000
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records documenting various programs and events of the JF&CS. Included is correspondence, a foster care brochure, newsletters, a booklet outlining information on one-parent families in Canada (1999) and Chaplaincy Services reports and guides.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Client agency correspondence series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 18
- File
- 20
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1961-1963
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence with and about the Jewish Family and Child Service.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Canadian Overseas Garment Commission series
- Canadian Overseas Fur Commission agreements sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 47-1
- File
- 12
- Material Format
- cartographic material
- textual record
- Date
- 1948-1949
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 map : b&w ; 22 x 36 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of sample letters from the Canadian Overseas Fur Commission to employers regarding employee names, date of employment, commencement of payroll deductions, and Canadian citizenship. Also included are sample employment agreements, loan receipt forms, and a hand drawn JIAS location map.
- Access Restriction
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family and Child fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 79
- Item
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 12 May 1993
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of past presidents of Jewish Family & Child Service. Standing from left are: Gordon Wolfe, Marshall Kesten, Lorne Wolfson, Paul Forman, Yale Drazin, Les Scheininger, Howard Perlmutter, and Bernie Aaron. Seated from left are: former Jerome Diamond, Henry Goodman, Francis Storm, Morris Wayman, Rose Wolfe, and Gerald Slan.
- Name Access
- Aaron, Bernie
- Diamond, Jerome D.
- Drazin, Yale
- Forman, Paul
- Goodman, Henry G.
- Kesten, Marshall
- Perlmutter, Howard
- Scheininger, Les
- Slan, Gerald
- Storm, Francis
- Wayman, Morris
- Wolfe, Gordon
- Wolfe, Rose
- Wolfson, Lorne
- Jewish Family and Child (Toronto, Ont.)
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2019-11-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-11-4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 3 folders of textual records
- Date
- 1922–1936
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of three Jewish Family and Child case files.
- Administrative History
- Jewish Family & Child was established in 1943 from the amalgamation of a variety of different social agencies formed as early as 1868. These included the Ladies Benevolent Fund, the Free Burial Society, Jewish Family Welfare Bureau, Jewish Children’s Bureau, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, and the Ladies Maternal Aid Society. Much of its funding and support after its inception came from the United Jewish Welfare Fund.
- The first executive director of the agency was Dora Wilensky. She was a trained social worker who served for twenty-eight years, until her untimely death from cancer in 1959. Jerome Diamond took over in 1960 and Gordon Wolfe succeeded him in 1981. Ron Levin briefly replaced Wolfe after his retirement in 2003, and was succeeded in 2006 by Dr. Richard Cummings who then retired in 2015. As of 2017, Brian Prousky is the organization’s current executive director.
- During the early years, fees were established, but the agency never refused to assist clients because of their inability to pay. JF&CS became one of the first agencies to rely on trained social workers. It was also the first social agency in Canada to become unionized.
- Over the years the agency’s role has changed and it has expanded significantly, in terms of its staff and services. After the Second World War it played a pivotal role supporting the Holocaust orphans who came to Canada as refugees, particularly in the area of locating foster parents for these children. By 1957, the agency hired its first counsellor and became a member of the United Community Fund of Greater Toronto. The year 1968 marked the start of JF&CS’ new program involving the use of a mobile treatment centre to reach out to Jewish street kids and in 1974 they established the Jerome D. Diamond Adolescent Centre.
- In 1981, JF&CS was mandated by the Province of Ontario as a Jewish children’s aid society responsible for the care and protection of all Jewish youth in the GTA. In 1983 they established the Just-A-Second Shop at 3101 Bathurst Street, which took in used goods from the community to pass on to needy families. Two years later they established the Henry G. Goodman Home for developmentally handicapped children on Wilmington Avenue. The following year marked the opening of the Elm Ridge Group Living Residence for elderly people. In 1988, they opened a special shelter for abused women and children, and in 1994, they introduced their Homework Club for kids.
- The current mission of Jewish Family & Child is to support the healthy development of individuals, children, families, and communities through prevention, protection, counselling, education, and advocacy services, within the context of Jewish values. Their services include counselling, rehabilitation and support, foster care, family services, and community services. These services are offered in a host of different languages including Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian, French, and English.
- JF&CS is an independent organization that receives its funding from a variety of different sources such as UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, United Way Toronto and York Region, the Government of Ontario, and individual donations.
- As of 2017, JF&CS has nearly 130 staff providing more than thirty community services with a budget of almost $20 million. Their main office is located in the Lipa Green Centre for Community Services at 4600 Bathurst Street. They also maintain offices and run services out of their downtown branch at 35 Madison Avenue, their York Region branch inside UJA’s 1 Open Door at the Lebovic JCC, and their Jerome D. Diamond Adolescent Centre in midtown Toronto.
- Use Conditions
- Conditional Access. Researchers must receive permission from the donor prior to accessing the records. Please contact the OJA for more information.
- Subjects
- Charities
- Name Access
- Jewish Family and Child
- Places
- Canada
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-7-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2019-7-3
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (jpg) : col.
- Date
- 2019
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of two colour photographs. The first photograph is of Jewish Family & Child marching at Pride in 2019. The second photograph is of the JF&CS staff meeting in 2019.
- 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.
- Subjects
- Gay pride parades
- Meetings
- Portraits, Group
- Name Access
- Jewish Family and Child
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family and Child fonds
- Level
- Fonds
- Fonds
- 79
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- 1933-2011
- Physical Description
- ca. 4.8 m of texutal records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- Jewish Family & Child was established in 1943 from the amalgamation of a variety of different social agencies formed as early as 1868. These included the Ladies Benevolent Fund, the Free Burial Society, Jewish Family Welfare Bureau, Jewish Children’s Bureau, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, and the Ladies Maternal Aid Society. Much of its funding and support after its inception came from the United Jewish Welfare Fund.
- The first executive director of the agency was Dora Wilensky. She was a trained social worker who served for twenty-eight years, until her untimely death from cancer in 1959. Jerome Diamond took over in 1960 and Gordon Wolfe succeeded him in 1981. Ron Levin briefly replaced Wolfe after his retirement in 2003, and was succeeded in 2006 by Dr. Richard Cummings who then retired in 2015. As of 2017, Brian Prousky is the organization’s current executive director.
- During the early years, fees were established, but the agency never refused to assist clients because of their inability to pay. JF&CS became one of the first agencies to rely on trained social workers. It was also the first social agency in Canada to become unionized.
- Over the years the agency’s role has changed and it has expanded significantly, in terms of its staff and services. After the Second World War it played a pivotal role supporting the Holocaust orphans who came to Canada as refugees, particularly in the area of locating foster parents for these children. By 1957, the agency hired its first counsellor and became a member of the United Community Fund of Greater Toronto. The year 1968 marked the start of JF&CS’ new program involving the use of a mobile treatment centre to reach out to Jewish street kids and in 1974 they established the Jerome D. Diamond Adolescent Centre.
- In 1981, JF&CS was mandated by the Province of Ontario as a Jewish children’s aid society responsible for the care and protection of all Jewish youth in the GTA. In 1983 they established the Just-A-Second Shop at 3101 Bathurst Street, which took in used goods from the community to pass on to needy families. Two years later they established the Henry G. Goodman Home for developmentally challenged children on Wilmington Avenue. The following year marked the opening of the Elm Ridge Group Living Residence for elderly people. In 1988, they opened a special shelter for abused women and children, and in 1994, they introduced their Homework Club for kids.
- The current mission of Jewish Family & Child is to support the healthy development of individuals, children, families, and communities through prevention, protection, counselling, education, and advocacy services, within the context of Jewish values. Their services include counselling, rehabilitation and support, foster care, family services, and community services. These services are offered in a host of different languages including Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian, French, and English.
- JF&CS is an independent organization that receives its funding from a variety of different sources such as UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, United Way Toronto and York Region, the Government of Ontario, and individual donations.
- As of 2017, JF&CS has nearly 130 staff providing more than thirty community services with a budget of almost $20 million. Their main office is located in the Lipa Green Centre for Community Services at 4600 Bathurst Street. They also maintain offices and run services out of their downtown branch at 35 Madison Avenue, their York Region branch inside UJA’s 1 Open Door at the Lebovic JCC, and their Jerome D. Diamond Adolescent Centre in midtown Toronto.
- Name Access
- Jewish Family and Child
- Wilensky, Dora, 1902-1959
- Wolfe, Gordon
- Diamond, Jerome D.
- Subjects
- Charities
- Children
- Families
- Nonprofit organizations
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
- Related Material
- See also: Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds (fonds 86); Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds (fonds 87); Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds (fonds 66); and, United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds (fonds 67).
- Creator
- Jewish Family and Child (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-101
- 2004-1-8
- 2002-10-38
- 2006-6-7 (Shelf 03-6,Orphan index cards)
- 2009-12-9
- 2010-4-1 (Shelf 34-1)
- 2010-10-5
- 2015-8/11
- 2015-9/1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds
- Toronto Section series
- Education Portfolio sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 38
- Series
- 7-6
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1936-1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of 2 photographs, and a study of the day care needs in the Jewish community. NCJW Toronto Section were concerned with the need of quality day care services in the general and Jewish community of Toronto.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
- Dual Allegiance series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 2
- Series
- 6
- File
- 33
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1957-1996
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains drafts of Israel Assignment chapters, along with notes in connection with corrections to these drafts.
- Notes
- Israel Assignment was an early version of Dual Allegiance focusing on the Arab-Israeli War.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Larry Becker collection
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 34
- File
- 78
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1993
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Events and organizations series
- Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 3-4
- File
- 33
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 12 Jan. 1969
- Physical Description
- 2 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two images of the Jewish Home for the Aged, Men's Service Group fundraiser. The images depict members of the group seated in the auditorium of the Home and pointing to a sign that reads: Reach the Heart of M.S.G. Support the Honour Roll, $75,000.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family and Child fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 79
- Item
- 8
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1988
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col ; 10 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of individuals carrying Jewish Family and Child Service banners at the 1988 United Way Walkathon.
- Name Access
- Jewish Family and Child (Toronto, Ont.)
- United Way of Greater Toronto
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Fundraising sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-8
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1957-2002
- Physical Description
- 28 cm of textual records
- 48 photographs (4 negatives)
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of textual and graphic material documenting the various fundraising projects and activities of the Women's Auxiliary such as theatre nights, Auxilorama, gala events, raffles, card services, and memorial funds. Included are meeting notices, agendas, and minutes, invitations, reports, speeches, event programmes, financial records, brochures, donation receipt books, a certificate, lists, flyers, canvassing material, and newspaper clippings.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Fundraising series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 9
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1952-2001
- Physical Description
- 7 cm of textual records
- 2 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of textual records and graphic material documenting the Baycrest Centre's fundraising activities. Included are meeting minutes, reports, booklets, newsletters, bulletins, brochures, a speech, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and lists. Of note is a grant application from 1952 for funding to build the Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital.
- Subjects
- Fund raising
- Related Material
- See Fonds 67, series 5-3 for records documenting the relationship between the Jewish Home for the Aged and the United Jewish Welfare Fund with respect to fundraising in the 1950s.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Men's Service Group series
- Fundraising sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 5-4
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1963-1981
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records
- 2 posters
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of textual and graphic material documenting the MSG's fundraising activities. Included are meeting notices, agendas and minutes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports, lists, flyers, posters, programs, cards, and a certificate.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Adas Israel Synagogue series
- Programs and events sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 5-4
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1961-[199-]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence, notices, and publicity brochures advertising fundraising events and programs sponsored by the synagogue, including; antiques shows, the sale of yartzeit plaques, and a Brotherhood Social.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Clanton Park Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 6
- File
- 11
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1955-1963
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence and publicity material documenting Clanton Park's fundraising activities for the construction and running of the Synagogue. Included is a booklet with "Buy a Brick" certificates for the construction of the synagogue and passports from a Monte Carlo Night event.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 7
- File
- 24
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1949-1960, 1984
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of appeals for donations to Shomrai Shabbos synagogue funds including the Book Fund, the Yizkor Fund, the Building Fund and the Charity Fund as well as receipts for donations given to these funds.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 5
- File
- 58
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence concerning fundraising campaigns, press releases, and a photostat of a newspaper article that appeared in the Canadian Jewish News on May 31, 1974 concerning the postponing of a fundraising campaign.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family and Child fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 79
- Item
- 7
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1988
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col ; 13 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of a dozen or so individuals in front of a Jewish Family and Child Services banner at the 1988 United Way Walkathon.
- Name Access
- United Way of Greater Toronto
- Jewish Family and Child (Toronto, Ont.)
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
