- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Midrasha L'Morim series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 8
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1953-1999
- Physical Description
- 2.1 m of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Toronto Midrasha L'Morim (Toronto Jewish Teachers' Seminary) was founded in 1953, a joint effort of the Bureau of Jewish Education and the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) Central Region. The Midrasha provided interested day school graduates with the opportunity to pursue a career in Jewish education without having to leave Toronto for training. It also provided those already in the field with the opportunity to improve their qualifications. The Midrasha was created to meet the anticipated shortage of teachers in the late 1950s, as enrollment in Toronto's Jewish schools increased.
- J. Irving Oelbaum, chair of the CJC Central Region in the early 1950s and a well-known advocate for Jewish education, was named the founder of the Midrasha. The Midrasha was governed by a board of governors, appointed jointly by CJC-Central Region and the UJWF. The BJE Executive Director served as dean of the seminary, and the position of registrar was held by the BJE senior school consultant, Dr. S.B Ullman, until the late 1960s, when this responsibility was transferred to the BJE Associate Director. Funding of the Midrasha was shared by the BJE and CJC Central Region until the late 1970s, when the teachers seminary became solely the responsibility of the BJE and its parent organization, the Toronto Jewish Congress (TJC). During the 1950s and early 1960s, however, the bulk of the funding for the Midrasha came from the CJC, with the BJE responsible for the seminary's daily operations and administration.
- The Midrasha opened on 3 October 1953, with classes held at Community House, 44 St. George Street, Toronto, which was owned by the National Council of Jewish Women. Initial enrollment was 23 students divided into 2 classes by age group. The first class, aged 16-18, was enrolled in a four year program; the second class, aged 18-23, was in a two year program. Six teachers were employed, teaching courses in Hebrew literature, Torah, prophets, post-Biblical texts, Yiddish, and educational methodology & psychology. Subsequently, the four-year program became standard for the Midrasha. Locations for classes varied over the years, typically making use of classrooms in the Jewish day schools after school hours. The first class graduated in 1955 and was composed mainly of Toronto-born, female students. In the late fifties and early sixties, an increasing percentage of the students were recent immigrants from Israel. Graduates of the program helped to relieve the shortage of Hebrew teachers at day and supplementary schools in Toronto and across Ontario. The four-year program of study was extended to five years in 1970, divided into a two-year preparatory program and a three-year teacher training course.
- In 1967, the CJC Central Region conducted a review of the Midrasha L'Morim which led to the introduction of post-graduate and part-time programs. This study was soon followed by the UJWF Study on Jewish Education, one section of which dealt with the Midrasha and teacher training. In the 1975 report, the Study Committee on Jewish Education recommended the development of a degree-granting program in Jewish teacher education at York University, and this was established soon after. The Midrasha continued to operate alongside the York program, providing supplementary and specialized training. As of 2006, the Midrasha L'Morim continues to operate, offering teacher certification upon completion of the program. It includes evening, Sunday, and summer courses, conducted primarily in Hebrew, on a variety of Judaic subjects
- Scope and Content
- The series documents the work of the Midrasha board of governors and staff in guiding the operation of the Midrasha and responding to enquiries and reports from Midrasha study committees. The series also documents the work of the Midrasha registrar -- the BJE Associate Director -- in assisting students and organizing the Midrasha curriculum. The series consists of minutes of board meetings, reports and minutes of Midrahsa study committees, course outlines and course calendars, and records relating to the faculty, teacher seminars, student enrollment, graduation exercises and Midrasha budgets.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Board of Jewish Education series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 1
- File
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1967-1982
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of textual records documenting Dr. Brown's involvement with the Midrasha L'Morim (Toronto Jewish Teacher's Seminary). Included is a report on upgrading the Midrasha and creating a college of Jewish studies, enrolment statistics, a budget, graduation programmes and invitations, correspondence, a news release, a flyer, an admission application, and a list of contacts.
- 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
- 720
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence regarding Midrasha L'Morim, the Jewish Teacher's Seminary Committee, including a copy of the Central Region Senior Officers' meeting minutes for October 10, 1973 which discussed the committee.
- Access Restriction
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Accession Number
- 2005-2-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2006-2-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-2-7
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 34 cm
- Date
- 4 Oct. 1953
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a photograph of first convocation of graduates of the Bureau of Jewish Education's Midrasha L'morim (Jewish Teachers' Seminary), in the auditorium of Harbord Collegiate Institute
- Descriptive Notes
- Board of Jewish Education.
- Name Access
- Board of Jewish Education.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 3752
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 3752
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1957
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 26 cm
- Notes
- Item is a photograph of the first graduating class from the Midrasha L'Morim. Pictured is:
- Back row, left to right: [unidentified], [unidentified], Avi Rosen, Mrs. Schpindal, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Trumpeldor, [Shami?] Ogden, David Newman, [unidentifed], David Arzem, Mr. [Megori?], Mr. Schmuk, Mr. Boimal.
- Front row, left to right: Rabbi M. Jelniker, Rabbi Stuart Rosenberg (speaker), [Sam Simchovitch?], Dr. Joseph Diamond, Dr. Ullman, Rabbi Dov Schochet, Mr. Menachovsky, Dr. I. Rabinovich, A. Schkop.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1985-5-13
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds
- Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 103
- Series
- 1
- File
- 142
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1951-1969
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists primarily of correspondence requesting aid, and includes financial documentation and lists of selected letters from Israel.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 21
- File
- 33
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1945-1960
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file contains financial statements, budgets, and supporting records for Yeshivah Torath Chaim from 1945, and from 1952 to 1960. These records document teacher and office salaries, yeshivah activities, day-to-day administrative expenses, donations, enrollment, etc.
- The record from 1945 shows food and clothing expenses incurred on behalf of internees released from German internment camps in Canada in 1942.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ida Lewis Siegel fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 15
- File
- 36
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1914-1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a program for the dedication of The Martin Steinberg Cultural Center on June 22, 1976 in New York City, a list of the suggested programs at the Martin Steinberg Cultural Center, a newspaper clipping from the Toronto Daily Star February 9, 1960 containing a quote from Ida Lewis Siegel and 3 letters - one written June 27, 1914 following attending the 17th American Zionist Convention; one written by C.A.B. Brown, Chairman Finance Committee of the Toronto Board of Education dated June 19, 1917; a letter written by Ida Lewis Siegel to Rabbi Plaut from Holy Blossom Temple.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 21
- File
- 31
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1942-1946
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file contains: two statutory declarations in the matter of the 1942 sale of premises 399 Markham Street, Toronto to Yeshivah Torath Chaim the Deed of Land for 399 Markham St.; and an Offer to Purchase made by Yeshivah Torath Chaim to the Iwansker Mutual Benefit Society in 1946.
- Name Access
- First Hebrew Roumanian Congregation
- Iwansker Mutual Benefit Society
- 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
- 469
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1994
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Notes
- ACCESS RESTRICTION NOTE: File is closed for 30 years after last date of records.
- Access Restriction
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.
- 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
- 343
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1995
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Notes
- ACCESS RESTRICTION NOTE: File is closed for 30 years after last date of records.
- Access Restriction
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.
- Accession Number
- 2005-2-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Paul Edell fonds
- Business records series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 5
- Series
- 1
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1920
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence relating to the purchase of money orders and drafts.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Toronto Holocaust Museum series
- Documentation sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 28-17
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1976-2007
- Physical Description
- 5 cm of textual records
- 3 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of records documenting the efforts of the Holocaust Centre and partner organizations to record Holocaust survivor testimony. Records include meeting minutes, correspondence, proposals, membership lists, guides, release forms, and questionnaires. Of note are written testimonies submitted by Holocaust survivors and compiled commemorative booklets, "Stories of our Liberation."
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- John J. Glass fonds
- Documents series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 109
- Series
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1915-1974
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of documents pertaining to Glass' personal life and political career. Included are speeches and essays, personal correspondence, clippings, letters to newspaper editors, political correspondence, and miscellaneous military materials.
- Physical Condition
- The panoramic photographs are in very fragile condition.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- David Pinkus fonds
- The Kiever Shul series
- Financial documents and tax forms (part 1 of 2) file
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 138
- Series
- 5
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1929-1998
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of financial statements and tax forms of the Kiever Synagogue.
- Access Restriction
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- David Pinkus fonds
- The Kiever Shul series
- Financial documents and tax forms (part 2 of 2) file
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 138
- Series
- 5
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1999-2010
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of financial statements and tax forms of the Kiever Synagogue.
- Access Restriction
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds
- Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 103
- Series
- 1
- File
- 30
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1952-1954
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of budget reports, financial statements, committee meeting notes and correspondence with the Canadian Jewish Conference and United Jewish Welfare Fund regarding finances and expenditures.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Harry Moscoe fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 69
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1942-1943
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of administrative and financial correspondence concerning various ongoing legal cases.
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions