- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Toronto Zionist Council sous-fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28-2
- File
- 42
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1975
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of an introductory letter and the information sheet titled "Statement of facts." The "Statement of facts" sheet is the first in a series of responses to anti-Israel propaganda. It provides examples of "Big lie" allegations and responds to the allegations with fact.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Toronto Jewish community photographs series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1930-[ca. 1984]
- Physical Description
- 43 photographs : b&w and col. (15 negatives) ; 28 x 35 or smaller
- Admin History/Bio
- Bill Stern was very involved in the Toronto Jewish community. In particular, he was active with the United Jewish Welfare Fund, where he served as a divisional director, the Canadian Zionist Federation, as the executive director, the Canadian Society for the Weizmann Institute of Science, the Jewish Home for the Aged, the Jewish Film Festival and the Ontario Jewish Archives. He also assisted many organizations in a consulting capacity, following his leave from communal affairs.
- Scope and Content
- This series consists of photographs of individuals and organizations associated with the Toronto Jewish community. Bill Stern, along with other members of his family, are featured in many of the photographs, as they were members of the various organizations.
- The photographs have been arranged chronologically and described at the item level.
- Accession Number
- 1981-9-4
- 1985-6-6
- 1991-5-5
- 1991-5-6
- 1994-1-4
- 2004-5-96
- 2005-5-9
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds;
- Executive Committee series;
- Executive director sub-series;
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 5-5-4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1979-2003
- Physical Description
- 55 cm textual records
- Scope and Content
- Sub-sub-series consists of meeting minutes, reports, and correspondence arising from the executive director’s involvement in the management and restructuring of the Jewish Community Centre of Toronto (JCC). File titles are predominantly those supplied when they were created and may reflect the subject, origin, and/or recipient of the contents. Records in this sub-sub-series have been arranged chronologically.
- Name Access
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Photographic and audiovisual collection series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 27
- File
- 23
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1967
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of one photograph of the UJA Leadership Fact-Finding Commission. Identified on the back of the photo are Morry Wingold, Mark Levy, Harry Sherkin, Phil Granovsky, and Wendy Creed.
- Notes
- Availability of other formats: Also available as digital image.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Association for Ethiopian Jews fonds
- Poster series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 125
- Series
- 5
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- [1981 or 1987]
- Physical Description
- 1 poster : b&w ; 56 x 41 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a CAEJ poster publicizing an "emergency community wide meeting on the deteriorating fate of the Falashas." Set to speak at the event were representatives from the Consulate General of Israel, the Canadian Jewish Congress, the United Israel Appeal, and several Ethiopian Jews who managed to get out of their country. The event iself was held at the Inn-on-the-Park at 1100 Eglinton Avenue East, Don Mills.
- Name Access
- Canadian Jewish Congress
- United Israel Appeal
- Places
- Eglinton Avenue East (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 1974-003
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1974-003
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1970-1973
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records of the Orthodox Jewish Community Council, Toronto. Included are a description of the organization's mandate, correspondence, materials from a conference, and a memo.
- MG_RG
- MG3A7
- Subjects
- Orthodox Judaism
- Name Access
- Orthodox Jewish Community Council (Toronto, Ont.)
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Level
- Fonds
- Fonds
- 61
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- [ca. 1920]-1994
- Physical Description
- 3 m of textual records (19 v.) and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- The Schwartz-Reisman Jewish Community Centre, the Prosserman Jewish Community Centre (formerly the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre or BJCC) and the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre (MNJCC) in Toronto are the current incarnations of what began, in 1919, as the Hebrew Association of Young Men's and Young Women's Clubs, later known as the Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association of Toronto (YM-YWHA). The YM-YWHA, in turn, began as a merger between several other small athletic clubs operating in the city. The original mandate was strictly athletic, but soon broadened to include other areas of interest, in order to provide a sense of Jewish identity and camaraderie through physical, educational, cultural and community based programming. During the 1920s, the 'Y' became known simply as the Young Men’s Hebrew Association (YMHA) – the name under which it was incorporated in 1930.
- For close to two decades, the ‘Y’ had rented rooms in the Brunswick Avenue and College Street area, including the basement facilities of the Brunswick Avenue Talmud Torah. By the mid-1930s, these facilities were overcrowded and unable to support the growing membership, particularly when the young women’s programming was reintroduced in 1936.
- As a result, in 1937, the YM-YWHA constructed its own athletic building at 15 Brunswick Avenue, next door to the Talmud Torah, to ease the overcrowding. However, the ‘Y’ still had to make use of five scattered buildings to meet its needs, including the Central YMCA gym for its basketball teams. The early ‘Y’ was staffed by volunteers who were granted free memberships in exchange for their time and expertise.
- On 3 February 1953, a new Jewish Community Centre was dedicated at the corner of Bloor Street and Spadina Avenue. By the end of the 1950s, the ‘Y’ was providing services for all ages, ranging from a nursery school to their Good Age Club for seniors.
- As the Jewish community moved northward, so too did the ‘Y’, with the dedication of a new northern branch on 1 May 1961. This new branch, located at Bathurst Street and Sheppard Avenue, was created in order to address the athletic, educational, cultural and community needs of the expanding Jewish community in the north end of the city. Fourteen years later, an improved cultural and physical education wing was added as part of the completion campaign. This included the addition of the Leah Posluns Theatre and the Murray Koffler Centre of the Arts. In 1978, the YM-YWHA changed its name to the Jewish Community Centre of Toronto, in order to better reflect its broader role in the community. A new Northeast Valley branch was also established in Thornhill in the early 1980s and later closed in the late 1990s.
- In 1994, the Jewish Federation of Greater Toronto took over the operation of the northern branch, due to financial difficulties. At this point, all three branches became independent of one another and were no longer constituted as the Jewish Community Centre of Toronto. They each had independent boards of directors, while still receiving some of their operating funds from the Jewish Federation of Greater Toronto.
- Scope and Content
- This fonds consists of the records created and accumulated by the Jewish Community Centre of Toronto -- which included the Bloor branch and the northern Bathurst Jewish Community Centre -- and its predecessor, the YM-YWHA. The records include textual records maintained by the office of the executive director, financial reports, architectural plans, Y-Times newsletters, program material, photographs and oral histories.
- The records have been arranged into the following series: Executive director, Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee, Publication Committee, Communications Department, Sports Celebrity Dinner, and Combined Building Campaign Committee.
- Notes
- Includes 2539 photographs, 42 architectural drawings, 13 sound recordings, 4 artifacts, and 2 posters.
- Name Access
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto
- Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre
- Subjects
- Community centers
- Related Material
- See photo #2369-2646, 3412, 3519, 3804, 4201, 5004, 6125, accession #1986-7-8, MG2 N1a
- Creator
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto (Toronto, Ont.)
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 2004-6-6
- 2004-5-13
- 2004-5-2
- 1988-11-7
- 1988-4-9
- 1984-7-2
- 1983-12-1
- 1982-12-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Negev dinners series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 1
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1956
- Physical Description
- 73 photographs : b&w (42 negatives) ; 26 x 21 cm and 11 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of negatives documenting the 1956 Negev dinner held in honour of the Toronto Jewish community's centennial. The dinner was hosted by the Jewish National Fund at Toronto's Royal York Hotel. This honourary dinner was bestowed on the community in celebration of the ongoing committment to fostering a strong, supportive and vibrant Jewish community in Toronto.
- The dinner was attended and officiated by prominent members of the Toronto Jewish community, including: Rabbi Stuart Rosenberg, Rabbi David Monson, D. Lou Harris, Stephen E. Berger, Rabbi Charles Bender, Manny Rotman, Sol D. Granek, J. Irving Oelbaum, Meyer W. Gasner, Samuel Feldt, Edward E. Gelber, and Rabbi Abraham L. Feinberg. The images in this file reflect these individuals' participation in the event.
- Name Access
- Bender, Rabbi Charles
- Berger, Stephen E.
- Feinberg, Rabbi Abraham L.
- Feldt, Samuel
- Gasner, Meyer W.
- Gelber, Edward E., 1903-1970
- Granek, Sol D.
- Harris, D. Lou
- Jewish National Fund
- Monson, Rabbi David
- Negev Dinner
- Oelbaum, J. Irving, 1899-1966
- Rosenberg, Rabbi Stuart
- Rotman, Manny
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds
- Liaison with other social welfare organizations series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 87
- Series
- 16
- File
- 9
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1933-1940
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Jewish Community Centre Association (JCCA) was formed in the fall of 1936 through the coordination of the Jewish Girls’ and Boys’ Clubs to provide cultural, social, educational and athletic programming for members of the Jewish community. Located at 44 St. George Street, the JCCA offered a variety of classes; including, cooking, sewing, journalism, language, dance and art classes. It also ran a home camp and summer nursery school and organized celebrations for Jewish festivals and holidays.
- However, many similar organizations existed in Toronto at the time and the JCCA was absorbed into the larger and growing Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association around 1941. The YM-YWHA initially continued to operate many of the JCCA's programs at 44 St. George Street. Today, the YM-YWHA has evolved into the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre (BJCC) and the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre (MNJCC).
- Scope and Content
- File consists of textual records documenting the relationship between the JFWB and the Jewish Community Centre Association of Toronto (JCCA). Included is correspondence, memos, lists of club members, case summaries, and the meeting minutes from a joint meeting between the JFWB, the Jewish Child Welfare Association, and the JCCA.
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and the head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds
- External committees series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 9
- Series
- 7
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1965-1967
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 audio reel (ca. 1 hr.) : 1/4 in.
- Admin History/Bio
- Also known as the Jewish Community Services Institute Committee, this group was under the aegis of the United Jewish Welfare Fund. It included representatives from UJWF, JIAS, Jewish Vocational Services, the Board of Jewish Education, Young Men's Hebrew Association, Jewish Home for the Aged, and Canadian Jewish Congress.
- Scope and Content
- File includes minutes and correspondence relating to the Executive Committee of the Association.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds
- External committees series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 9
- Series
- 7
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1967-1971
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Also known as the Jewish Community Services Institute Committee, this group was under the aegis of the United Jewish Welfare Fund. It included representatives from UJWF, JIAS, Jewish Vocational Services, the Board of Jewish Education, Young Men's Hebrew Association, Jewish Home for the Aged, and Canadian Jewish Congress.
- Scope and Content
- File includes minutes and correspondence relating to the Executive Committee of the Association.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- General community activities series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 11
- File
- 10
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a memo summarizing an OJCC meeting held on June 24, 1970.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- General community activities series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 11
- File
- 21
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1991-1992
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of an invitation and an issue of the "Shofar" newsletter (Apr. 1992).
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Morris Norman collection
- Berul Sugarman series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 22
- Series
- 1
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [197-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of seven pieces of handwritten sheet music for the first and second violins, two violas, the Bass, the oboe and the cello. All seven scores are for the same musical piece.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Pamphlets series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 51
- File
- 142
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1938
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a pamphlet issued by the Committee on Jewish-Gentile Relationships (Toronto) listing facts and misperceptions about Jews.
- Name Access
- Committee on Jewish-Gentile Relationships
- Subjects
- Jews
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-72
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-72
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1980-1987
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material pertaining to the Toronto Association of Professionals in Jewish Communal Service. The records include lists of members, correspondence, minutes of the Association, and minutes of other committees including the Ad Hoc Steering Committee, the Executive Committee, and the Program Committee.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4750
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4750
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [1945 or 1946]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jewish community meeting at Massey Hall, Toronto. Includes: Rabbi Sachs, Edward Gelber, Rabbi Kamenetsky, Julius Katz, Cantor Wladowsky, and Wilferd Gordon.
- Notes
- Credit: W. H. James, Toronto.
- Name Access
- Sachs, Samuel, Rabbi
- Gelber, Edward
- Kamenetsky, Rabbi
- Katz, Julius
- Gordon, Wilferd
- Wladowsky, Bernard, 1870-1963
- 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
- 1989-2-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 1978-8-6
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1978-8-6
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm and 14 x 10 cm
- 1 cm of textual records
- Date
- [194-]-1976
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records created by the London Jewish Community Centre including a report to the special committee for the study of the London Jewish community, programmes for the centre and the constitution and by-laws for the London Jewish Youth Association. There is also a photograph of two unidentified men at the dedication of the Shimon Siegel Rabbi Study, as well as three photographs of an unknown motorcycle club.
- Administrative History
- The Jewish Community Centre of London was originally affiliated with the United Way; however, today they form a part of the United Jewish Appeal London Federation. Previously, the Centre offered programmes for the Jewish community of London including day camps, Hebrew schools, seniors groups, and other recreational events. Today, these programmes are still being offered, but have grown substantially to accommodate the increasing demand.
- MG_RG
- MG2 M4
- MG2 P4
- Source
- Archival Accessions