- Accession Number
- 1979-9-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1979-9-4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1977
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one invitation to a YMHA youth Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony, one Lubavitch Youth Organization flyer, and one Toronto Committee for Soviet Jewry worldwide solidarity flyer.
- Subjects
- Habad
- Hanukkah
- Human rights
- Youth
- Name Access
- Dorenman, Alexander
- Young Men's Hebrew Association (Toronto, Ont.)
- Toronto Committee for Soviet Jewry
- Lubavitch Youth Organization
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-11-13
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-11-13
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 7 photographs : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 2006
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of 7 colour photographs of Eisen speaking to students, a thank you card signed by the students and student art work in response to the Holocaust.
- Administrative History
- Alexander Eisen was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1929. After the Anschluss in 1938, the Eisen family fled to Hungary. In 1939, Alex’s father was arrested and fled to Palestine, leaving his wife alone with their three children. Alex and the rest of the family endured the hardships of the Budapest Ghetto, but later managed to escape and live in hiding until being liberated by the Soviet Army in 1945. He immigrated with his wife Renate to Canada in 1952. Eisen is a Neuberger Holocaust Survivor Speaker and author of A Time of Fear (2010).
- Subjects
- Children
- Education
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Name Access
- Eisen, Alexander
- Places
- Toronto
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 37
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 37
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1976]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 72
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 72
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1975
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 109
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 109
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [197-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 126
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 126
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1982]-1984
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11 cm
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 149
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 149
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1980]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 196
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 196
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1979-1983
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 214
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 214
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 231
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 231
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1988
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 261
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 261
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1973]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 12 cm
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 276
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 276
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1979
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 281
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 281
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1988
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 48; Series 2-4; File 9
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 2-4
- File
- 9
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1956-1957
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing the records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Passenger Names
- Scholaptur, Alexander
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Scholaptur, Alexander
- Page Number
- 362
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 27
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 27
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1970]-1977
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 91
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 91
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1987
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 17; Series 3-6-1; File 203
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Refusnik cases sub-series
- Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-6-1
- File
- 203
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1978-1984
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Passenger Names
- Belieff, Alexander & Manetta
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Belieff, Alexander & Manetta
- Page Number
- 468
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Accession Number
- 1979-9-39
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1979-9-39
- Material Format
- textual record (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 1 reel of microfilm
- Date
- [ca. 1932]-[1950]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one reel of microfilm containing the scrapbook of Cantor Alexander Steinberg.
- MG_RG
- MG 6 D
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Level
- Fonds
- Fonds
- 95
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1934-1982
- Physical Description
- 58 cm of textual records
- 125 photographs
- 1 print
- Admin History/Bio
- Dr. Alexander Brown (1909-1984) was a leader in the field of Jewish education in Toronto. He held various positions with Toronto’s Board of Jewish Education (BJE) and the Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto, and was actively involved with other Jewish organizations, such as the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) and the United Jewish Welfare Fund (UJWF).
- Brown was born in the Ukraine on 14 February 1909 to Louis and Bessie Brown. The family immigrated to Canada in 1920. Brown attended the Simcoe Street Talmud Torah and studied under Rabbi Jacob Gordon. He continued his education at the Hebrew Theological College of Chicago and returned to Toronto in 1933. Between 1934 and 1936 Brown served as the first executive secretary of the CJC, Central Region. From 1936 to 1937 he was an announcer for the Jewish Radio Hour, where he read the News of the Week. In 1945 he graduated from the University of Toronto with a BA and then again in 1948 with an MA in Oriental languages. Brown was married to Dorothy Mercovitch (1912-2009) of London, Ontario, and together they had two children: Martin and Paul.
- Brown entered the field of Jewish education as the principal of Shaarei Shomayim Hebrew School from 1942 to 1948, as a principal of the AHS of Toronto and as dean of the Midrasha L'Morim. From 1957 to 1964 he worked as a consultant with the BJE in Toronto and then became the BJE's associate director until the early 1980s. He also was a member of the UJWF’s Study Committee on Jewish Education, the National Council of Jewish Education, the Toronto Zionist Council, and the Educational and Cultural Committee of the CJC. In 1969, he received an honourary doctorate in Hebrew Letters from the Hebrew Theological College in Skokie, Illinois.
- Dr. Brown died on 15 September 1984 at the age of 75.
- Custodial History
- Records were in the possession of Paul Brown, Dr. Brown's son, until their donation to the OJA.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of textual and graphic material documenting the professional activities of Dr. Alexander Brown. The bulk of the material relates to his involvement with the BJE and the Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto. Included are meeting notices, agendas, and minutes, reports, studies, speeches, proposals, constitutions, correspondence, financial records, publications, questionnaires, photographs, booklets, articles, biographies, press releases, newspaper clippings, programmes, invitations, flyers, lists, applications, statistics, and a directory.
- Records have been arranged into the following four series: 1. Board of Jewish Education; 2. Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto; 3. United Jewish Welfare Fund Study Committee on Jewish Education; and, 4. Jewish communal activities. Two files are attached directly to the fonds level. Records are described to the file level with a selection of item level descriptions.
- Notes
- Fonds was reduced from approximately 1.2 metres to 0.74 metres. Records that were culled include duplicate or damaged photographs, duplicate graduation programmes and invitations, duplicate UJWF Study Committee Interim reports that are located elsewhere in OJA's holdings, and other duplicated material. Also removed were American and other non-Canadian booklets.
- Photographers and photography studios are identified on the photographs.
- Name Access
- Brown, Alexander, 1909-1984
- Gordon, Jacob, Rabbi
- Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto
- Board of Jewish Education (Toronto, Ont.)
- United Jewish Welfare Fund (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Education
- Physical Condition
- The photographs are in poor condition. They have begun to curl and have become stiff from being stored in a dry environment. They should be flattened through humidification and encapsulated in mylar to prevent re-curling.
- Related Material
- See: Oral history interview with Dr. Brown (AC 140), Board of Jewish Education fonds 48, United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds 67, AHS of Toronto MG2 G-1E, accession 1981-11-4, United Synagogue Day School accession 1990-5-2, accession 1991-12-5, and accession 1988-11-3. For photographs of Jewish schools see Gordon Mendly fonds 18, series 3.
- Arrangement
- Arrangement has been created by the archivist since there was no discernable original order.
- Creator
- Brown, Alexander, 1909-1984
- Accession Number
- 2009-7-9
- 2010-12-9
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Item 1698
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1698
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [192-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of the grandparents of Alexander Nepomnisha, taken in Russia.
- Name Access
- Nepomnisha, Alexander
- Subjects
- Married people
- Grandparents
- 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
- Russia
- Accession Number
- 1979-3-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 33; Series 3; Item 37
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 3
- Item
- 37
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1970]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of Lincoln Alexander, M.P. for Hamilton West, with two young well wishers. The photograph was taken at the Hamilton Jewish Community Centre.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 67; Series 27; File 327
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 27
- File
- 327
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 24 Jan. 1978
- Physical Description
- 11 photographs (8 negatives) : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm and 28 x 28 mm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of three photographs and eight negatives of a meeting of a UJA group. Identified on the back of the photographs are Rabbi Alexander Schindler, Joe Cole, Hy Isenbaum, Myrna Isenbaum, Lew Moses, Karl Bald, Joe Berman, Nat Hurwich, Mike Harris, Bill Dunn, Harry Solomon; identified in the negatives are Alan Offman, Tubby Cole and Mrs. Cole, and Nat Hurwich.
- Notes
- Photos by Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Name
- Dr. Alexander Brown
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 4 May 1977
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Dr. Alexander Brown
- Number
- OH 140
- Subject
- Education
- Interview Date
- 4 May 1977
- Quantity
- 1
- Interviewer
- Stephen Speisman
- Total Running Time
- Side 1: 46 minutes 22 seconds Side 2: 41 minutes 13 seconds good
- Conservation
- Copied August 2003
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Dr. Alexander Brown was a leader in the field of Jewish education in Toronto. He held various positions with Toronto's Board of Education and the Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto. He was actively involved with other Jewish organizations, such as the Canadian Jewish Congress and the United Jewish Welfare Fund. Dr. Brown was born in the Ukraine in 1909 and was the son of Louis and Bessie Brown.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Name Access
- Brown, Alexander
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region (Toronto, Ont.)
- Board of Jewish Education (Toronto, Ont.)
- United Jewish Welfare Fund (Toronto, Ont.)
- Associated Hebrew Schools (Toronto, Ont.)
- Geographic Access
- Toronto
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Source
- Oral Histories
In this clip, Dr. Brown describes his tenure as executive secretary of the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC), its organizational structure, and the CJC's position within the Toronto Jewish community.
In this clip, Dr. Brown discusses the Board of Jewish Education, the Welfare Fund, and the Canadian Jewish Congress in relation to the subsidization of Associated Hebrew Schools.
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 22; Series 4; Item 9
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 22
- Series
- 4
- Item
- 9
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1965]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Spencer Evans was the publicity chief for Maple Leaf Gardens during the 1940s and 1950s and in 1963, became the director of public relations for the Toronto Maple Leafs Baseball Club.
- Conn Smythe is best known as the principal owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1927 to 1961 and as the builder of Maple Leaf Gardens.
- Dale Alexander was a Major League baseball player for the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox. He won the American League batting crown in 1933 and was one of the best hitters in baseball between 1929 and 1932, but a leg injury shortened his major league career.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of Spiff Evans, Conn Smythe and Dale Alexander seated at a banquet table.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 49; Series 3; File 65
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 49
- Series
- 3
- File
- 65
- Material Format
- architectural drawing
- Date
- 1930
- Physical Description
- 9 architectural drawings : 8 pencil, 1 hand col. pencil crayon on tracing paper ; 49 cm length or smaller and 5 cm diam.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of architectural drawings of a two storey restaurant for Mr. Alexander Good. Elevations, sections, floor plans, a roof plan and a block plan are included.
- Notes
- Formerly listed as Commission XIV.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- ID
- Fonds 49; Series 3; File 31
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 49
- Series
- 3
- File
- 31
- Material Format
- architectural drawing
- Date
- 1935
- Physical Description
- 5 architectural drawings : 3 blueprints, 2 pencil on tracing paper ; 72 cm length or smaller and 4 cm diam.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of floor plans, sections and elevation drawings of a proposed battery and electric service station.
- Notes
- Formerly listed as Commission XVIII.
- Places
- Bay Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Walton Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions