- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Affiliated organizations sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-4
- File
- 15
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1977-1978
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Canadian Branch of Contact/ U.S.S.R. was closely affiliated with the Toronto Group of 35 activists.
- Scope and Content
- File includes guidelines related to the letter writing activities of this group based in Toronto. The file also includes form letters, campaign information regarding the Post Office Registration program and correspondence.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- World Zionist Organization series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 10
- File
- 6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1972
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of the list of participants, list of elected candidates, memoranda and correspondence.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- World Zionist Organization series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 10
- File
- 9
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1971-1972
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of telegrams and wires concerning: the election of World Zionist Congress delegates; information regarding congress delegate accreditation; agendas of the national elections committee; invitations to attend meetings; lists of members; a newspaper article on the Zionist election published on October 22, 1971 in the Jewish Observer and Middle East Review; election posters and notices.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- World Zionist Organization seriess
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 10
- File
- 15
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1971
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of the official nominations form for the list of candidates for election as delegates to the World Zionist Congress; notices of nomination including acceptance or rejection; and correspondence between the Federated Zionist Organization of Canada and potential delegates nominated for election.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds
- Liaison Project series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 87
- Series
- 10
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1941-1942
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of textual records documenting the meetings of the Liaison Project's Special Group. Included are meeting minutes and one financial statement of expenses.
- 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
- Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
- Performances and events series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 100
- Series
- 9
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1997-2008
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Custodial History
- File consists of program guides for special events such as the Kallah lecture series featuring Elie Wiesel and Alan Dershowitz, the Gesher Project, Annual Koffler Patron Gala and the Gala Mother's Day concert featuring violinist Shlomo Mintz.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- European Visits and Events series
- Ed Sullivan Show in Moscow file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 6
- File
- 3
- Item
- 8
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Aug. 1959
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (negative) ; 14 x 6 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- In August 1959, the Ed Sullivan show travelled to the USSR and taped a show in Moscow titled, "Invitation to Moscow". It aired September 27, 1959. Sylvia Schwartz photographed the show as she was in Moscow at the time.
- Acts that were featured at the show included Rise Stevens (a mezzo-soprano opera singer), the Barry Sisters (vocal group), Margaret Tynes (opera singer), Marge and Gower Champion (dancers), Dick Contino (accordian player) and Hubert Castle (tight-wire aerialist).
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a portrait of some unidentified audience members of the Ed Sullivan Show in the U.S.S.R..
- Notes
- This item has no proofs. This item shares a negative with F80_s6_f3_i7.
- 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
- Philip Givens fonds
- City of Toronto Mayor series
- Official engagements sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 4-6
- File
- 41
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Date
- May 1965
- Physical Description
- 23 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm or smaller
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs and newsclippings documenting a trip taken to Italy by Mrs. Summerville, Phil and Min Givens, and other Torontonians that was organized by the Italian Relief Fund of Toronto. Included are images of Phil and Min Givens at dinner receptions, meeting with Italian politicians, touring Italian ruins, and meeting Pope Paul VI at an event at St. Peter's Basillica. Also included is one newsclipping from The Telegram detailing Phil Givens' meeting with Pope Paul VI and one page of a news story entitled "Toronto in Italy - diary of a trip".
- Notes
- Photographers and photography studios are identified on the photographs.
- Places
- Italy
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Mizrachi series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 1
- File
- 34
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of letters to community leaders in Canada and the United States informing them of and inviting them to the convention sponsored by the Canadian Mizrachi Organization.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Mizrachi series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 1
- File
- 35
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of letters to community leaders encouraging attendance and selection of delegates for the convention sponsored by the Canadian Mizrachi Organization.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Mizrachi series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 1
- File
- 38
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of letters to guests attending the Mizrachi Organization banquet, April 29, 1939, featuring honoured speaker, Rabbi Meyer Berlin.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- General Wingate Branch 256, Royal Canadian Legion fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 74
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1965-1981
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of textual records documenting the social activities and programs of the General Wingate Branch. Included are dinner and dance invitations, raffle tickets from social events, and a fundraising brochure for the Cenotaph at the Jewish War Veterans Memorial Park in the Mount Sinai Cemetary.
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Accession Number
- 1987-12-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Special studies and surveys series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 12
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1936-1940
- Physical Description
- 2 folders of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of correspondence and reports documenting surveys of clients and programs in other Jewish social welfare institutions that were conducted by JCWA.
- Access Restriction
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing some of the records.
- Related Material
- See also the Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds 87, series 14.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Jewish Children's Bureau sous-fonds
- Special studies and surveys series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 86-1
- Series
- 8
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1933-1934
- Physical Description
- 2 folders of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of two surveys documenting the Jewish Children's Home. Included is a survey of the intelligence of children in the home and a "Mental Hygiene Survey" of the home's functioning.
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and the head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds
- Special projects and studies series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 87
- Series
- 14
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1932-1943
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- series consists of textual records documenting special projects and studies of the JFWB. Included is correspondence, memos, reports, statistics, case summaries, newsletters, meeting notices and minutes, newsclippings, legislation, and a questionnaire. Topics of the projects and studies include: birth control, housing conditions, nutrition clinics, family budgets and food relief costs, vocational guidance and juvenile delinquency. Many of the projects and studies were conducted in partnership with other agencies.
- Access Restriction
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and the head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing some of the records.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sharon Chapter of Hadassah fonds
- Special projects and events series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 90
- Series
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1959-1977
- Physical Description
- 9 folders of textual records
- 1 photograph
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records documenting the special projects and events of the Sharon Chapter. Included is correspondence, a photograph, certificates, invitations, programmes, financial statements, lists, speeches, an auditorium lease, a sales report, pledge cards, and a theatrical script.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sharon Chapter of Hadassah fonds
- Finance and accounting series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 90
- Series
- 4
- File
- 6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1958-[ca. 1970]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of financial statements for various funds and special collections, including; the World's Child Day collection (1966), Mogen Dovid Adam collection (ca. 1970), the Flower Fund, and the Jewish National Fund.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Central Region sous-fonds
- Zionist Book Club series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28-1
- Series
- 3
- File
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1964-1968
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of notices and invitations to events sponsored by the book club and the Education and Programme Department. Programmes include: independent study lessons in modern Hebrew co-sponsored by Karen Hatarbut, and the events surrounding Jewish Book Month 1967.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Toronto Holocaust Museum series
- Special Services Committee sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 28-8
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1991-1997
- Physical Description
- 5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of records documenting the Holocaust Remembrance Committee's Special Services Committee. Records include conference materials from the Annual Conference for Health Practitioners Working with Holocaust Survivors and committee meeting minutes and correspondence.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual General Meetings series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 1
- File
- 33
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- July 18, 1972
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of the minutes of a special meeting of the United Jewish Welfare Fund of Toronto.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1991 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-17
- File
- 12
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1991
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Special Recruitment Committee had a mandate to recruit Walk participants from organizations, agencies and synagogues.
- Scope and Content
- File contains minutes of a meeting of the Special Recruitment Group in January 1991, early in the planning stages of the Walk, as well as a form letter to potential community liaisons and a sample walker sign-up sheet.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1958-1975
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of studies and papers either about Baycrest Centre or regarding services for the aged in Toronto and Canada. Of note are papers presented by W. Lyons at various conferences, a United Jewish Welfare Fund report by Dr. Albert Rose on the Social Needs of the Aged in Toronto, and a report outlining the care given to the aged at Baycrest Centre.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- European Visits and Events series
- Ed Sullivan Show in Moscow file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 6
- File
- 3
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Aug. 1959
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (negative) ; 14 x 6 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- In August 1959, the Ed Sullivan show travelled to the USSR and taped a show in Moscow titled, "Invitation to Moscow". It aired September 27, 1959. Sylvia Schwartz photographed the show as she was in Moscow at the time.
- Acts that were featured at the show included Rise Stevens (a mezzo-soprano opera singer), the Barry Sisters (vocal group), Margaret Tynes (opera singer), Marge and Gower Champion (dancers), Dick Contino (accordian player) and Hubert Castle (tight-wire aerialist).
- Edward Vincent "Ed" Sullivan (b. 28 September 1901 - d. 13 October 1974) was a US entertainment writer and television host, best known as the presenter of the television variety program "The Toast of the Town," now usually remembered under its second name, "The Ed Sullivan Show." Broadcast for 23 years from 1948 to 1971, it set a record for long-running variety show in US broadcast history.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a group portrait of the cast of the Ed Sullivan Show onstage in the U.S.S.R.. From left to right: Unknown man, unknown woman, unknown man, unknown man, unknown man, unknown woman, unknown man with harmonica, Rise Stevens, Ed Sullivan, Dick Contino with accordian and one of the Barry Sisters.
- Notes
- This item has no proofs. This item shares a negative with F80_s6_f3_i1.
- Name Access
- Ed Sullivan show (Television program)
- Subjects
- Portraits, Group
- 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
- Philip Givens fonds
- National politics series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 7
- File
- 8
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Oct. 1968
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of one photograph of Phil Givens and other members of the Canadian parliamentary delegation to the United Nations building in New York. Identified in the photograph are (front row, left to right): Warren Allmand, Ed Broadbent, Phil Givens, and Ambassador George Ignatieff.
- Notes
- Photograph is by Max Machol (United Nations photographer)
- Name Access
- United Nations
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- New York (N.Y.).
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- National conventions series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 8
- File
- 24
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1975
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence and an application form for the convention.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- European Visits and Events series
- World Festival of Youth and Students file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 6
- File
- 2
- Item
- 7
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Jul. 1959
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (negative) ; 13 x 7 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item consists of a view of a group of unidentified Puerto Rican delegates holding the Puerto Rican flag at the World Festival of Youth and Students.
- Notes
- This item has no proofs. This item shares a negative with F80_s6-2_f2_i8.
- 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
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- European Visits and Events series
- World Festival of Youth and Students file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 6
- File
- 2
- Item
- 9
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Jul. 1959
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w (negative) ; 7 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item consists of a view of a group of unidentified delegates in traditional dress at the World Festival of Youth and Students.
- Notes
- This item has no proofs.
- 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
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Central Region sous-fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28-1
- Series
- 7
- File
- 243
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1967
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of a list of the Israeli delegation accompanying His Excellency Zalman Shazar, President of Israel, lists of guests, luncheon meeting participants and Rabbis.
- Name Access
- Shazar, Zalman, 1889-1974
- Subjects
- Presidents--Israel
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1992 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-18
- File
- 6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1992
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Special Interest Groups Committee was in charge of recruiting participants from sisterhoods, synagogues, Federation affiliate organizations, the Russian and Ethiopian communities, and other target groups. In 1992, the Committee decided to focus their recruitment efforts on teens, university students, seniors, and people with disabilities.
- Scope and Content
- File contains minutes of the Special Interest Groups Committee, the Teen Walker Recruitment Committee, as well as a script for school presentations.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds
- Welfare Council of Toronto series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 87
- Series
- 18
- File
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1936
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of meeting minutes for a special committee meeting of the Child Welfare Council of Toronto on city grants.
- Related Material
- See also the Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds 86, series 15, file 4.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions