- Part Of
- Na'amat Canada Toronto fonds
- Fundraising and event ephemera series
- Spiritual Adopt-a-Child file
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 130
- Series
- 3
- File
- 13
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1974-[200-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of invitations, a donation brochure, a flyer for Honour Roll for Adopt-a-Child dinner.
- 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.
- Accession Number
- 2019-3-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee fonds
- Letters from organizations series
- Ostrowtzer Relief Committee New York sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 148
- Series
- 2-18
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1947
- Physical Description
- 2 folders of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Ostrowtzer Relief Committee in New York, initially established in 1937 as the United Ostrowzer Relief Committee, brought together various Ostrowtzer organizations, including the two branches of the Workmen's Circle, the Ostrowtzer synagogue, and the International Worker’s Order Ostrowtzer branch. Its mission was to provide aid to Ostrowtzers in need. Over the following fifteen years, the committee successfully collected a total of $23,744.58.
- The funds collected were put to meaningful use. From 1937 to 1939, money was directed towards various charitable institutions in Ostrowiec, including the Orphan's home. In 1940, the committee extended its support to Ostrowtzers in Wilna and Kowno facing challenging circumstances. Following the Second World War, the committee continued its mission, collaborating with committees in North American and Europe to send money to aid survivors in Europe and Israel. The committee ceased operations in 1952.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of correspondence from the Ostrowtzer Relief Committee in New York to Max Hartstone and the United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee. The materials document various matters relating to relief efforts for Holocaust survivors and organizational concerns within the Ostrovtzer community.
- Places
- New York (N.Y.).
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Adoption series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1933-1942
- Physical Description
- 2 folders of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of correspondence documenting various adoptions JCWA attempted to arrange. Some correspondence relates to open cases and liaison with other social welfare organizations that JCWA inherited from the Jewish Children's Bureau.
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and head of the Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Jewish Children's Bureau sous-fonds
- Adoption series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 86-1
- Series
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1935-1936
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of correspondence relating to the JCB's adoption arrangements.
- 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
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Central Region sous-fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28-1
- Series
- 7
- File
- 138
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1964-1968
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence between Dr. George Liban and The Jewish Agency offices in New York concerning educational materials and film strips.
- Name Access
- George Liban
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- William Stern fonds
- Family photographs series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 33
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1916]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 19 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a photograph of the Rumianek family in New York visiting Harry Zimmerman (front left). In the back row, from left to right, are Moishe Stern, Fanny (Rumianek) Stern, Ester (Rumianek) Glass, and Joe Glass. Moishe Hamelech Rumianek is seated in the front on the right.
- Harry Zimmerman was the brother of Bill Stern's maternal grandmother, Golda (Zimmerman) Rumianek.
- Notes
- The location of this photograph is unknown. It currently exists in electronic format only. A photocopy has been filed in the box in place of the original, until it is located.
- 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
- New York (N.Y.).
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-96
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 5
- File
- 83
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1970-1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence between the Zionist Organization of Canada and the Jewish Agency offices in New York concerning remittances, summer camps and finances.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 2505
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 2505
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 17 April 1928
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of a poster for a performance by Isaac Nelson's New York Free Yiddisher Folk Theatre, which happened at the I.O.O.F. Temple at 41 Gore Street in Hamilton. The poster is written in Yiddish.
- Name Access
- Isaac Nelson's New York Free Yiddisher Folk Theatre
- Subjects
- Theatrical posters, Yiddish
- 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
- Hamilton (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-7-7
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Committees series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 3
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1939 - [ca.1941]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of reports of JCWA's Child Placement Committee. Included are reports on the selection of appropriate foster homes, the general activities of the Committee, and the Car Corp program.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- 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
- Accession Number
- 2016-12-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-12-4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1945
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of two pieces of correspondence from the Russian Union of Jews of New York.
- Descriptive Notes
- LANGUAGE NOTE: Records are in Yiddish.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1246
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1246
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [188-?]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a studio portrait of Lena Frankel.
- Name Access
- Frankel, Lena, 1866-1923
- Subjects
- Portraits
- 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
- New York (N.Y.).
- Accession Number
- 1977-4-7
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- John J. Glass fonds
- Artifacts series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 109
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 28
- Material Format
- object
- Date
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 pin : bronze ; 4 cm long
- Scope and Content
- Item is a bronze flattened penny turned into a pin. There is writing on the front: "New York's World Fair" and "The World of Tomorrow." The main symbols of the fair—the sphare and the spire—are shown.
- Physical Condition
- Good. Metal has faded. Pin is warped/dented.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- General community activities series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 11
- File
- 88
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1955
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of meeting notices and minutes.
- Name Access
- Canadian Jewish Congress
- 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
- 129
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1963-1965
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence between Dr. George Liban and Mr. Abbi ben Ari, Assistant Director of the Israel Government Tourist Office in New York.
- Name Access
- George Liban
- ben Ari, Abbi
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Benjamin Brown fonds
- Residential building plans and drawings series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 49
- Series
- 2
- File
- 28
- Material Format
- architectural drawing
- Date
- [ca.1924]
- Physical Description
- 1 architectural drawing : pencil and hand col. watercolour on cardboard ; 38 x 51 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a high quality colour drawing of three, two storey houses for the New York Dress Company.
- 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
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds
- Toronto Section series
- Toronto Section archival material sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 38
- Series
- 7-13
- File
- 28
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a statement of division of responsibilties between National Refugee Service, Inc. and Council of Service for Foreign Born, Inc. of the NCJW, October 11, 1939, and a report of the director of Council of Services for the Foreign Born, Inc. to the Board of Directors, November 13-16, 1939. These reports show the important work NCJW does to assist the foreign born.
- 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
- 198
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1963-1966
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of architectural drawings of 2nd and 3rd floor plans, the kitchen and coffee shop located in the new Zionist Centre, list of members of the office planning sub-committee, minutes of meetings and a report of the building committee.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds
- Welfare Council of Toronto series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 87
- Series
- 18
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1935-1936
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a meeting notice and correspondence from the Child Welfare Council of Toronto's Joint Committee on Child Health Protection.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Welfare Council of Toronto series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 15
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1935-1938
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of meeting notices, correspondence and one completed questionnaire documenting the JCWA's participation in a study conducted by the Welfare Council of Toronto's Committee on the Study of Feeble-Minded Child. Participation in the study originated with the Jewish Children's Bureau and was continued by the JCWA.
- Notes
- 2/1/2018: File missing. When labeling and segragating restricted files, this file was identified as missing.
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and the head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
- Related Material
- See also the Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds 87, series 18, file 3.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds
- Liaison with other social welfare organizations series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 87
- Series
- 16
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1931-1943
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of textual records documenting the JFWB's relationship with the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds of New York. Included is correspondence and annual and monthly statistical reports that the JFWB submitted the Council.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Publications and publicity sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-10
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1968-1978
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records documenting the activities of the Women's Auxiliary's Baycrest News Editorial Committee. Included are meeting notices and minutes, memos, correspondence, and articles submitted for publication. Also included is a photograph of editors of the Baycrest News, Miriam Kerzner (left) and Frances Wintrob (right).
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Toronto Zionist Council sous-fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28-2
- File
- 20
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1962-1964
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence related to the construction of the New Zionist Centre including lists of invitees to the committee meetings; an offer to purchase the Zionist Centre building at 651 Spadina Avenue, Toronto; minutes of meetings; reports; budgets; notices of meetings; memoranda and correspondence between committee members and a draft of House Rules for the New Zionist Centre.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Sylvia Schwartz fonds
- Child portraits series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1943-1953
- Physical Description
- 80 photographs : b&w (40 negatives) ; 18 x 12 cm or smaller
- Admin History/Bio
- As a portrait photographer, Sylvia Schwartz excelled at photographing children. Through the 1940s and 1950s she carved out a niche for herself, becoming well known in Toronto for specializing in this area. Because of her special relationship with children and the bond she was able to form with them, her child portraits display her most creative work.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of negatives and proofs produced by Sylvia Schwartz in her portrait studio. Images depict children aged four months to twelve years old. They are all formal portraits, showing the children with a variety of props, poses and backdrops. Some depict children by themselves, while others are pictured with their siblings.
- There are forty portraits total. For most images only the last name of the child is known.
- Children from prominent familes include Barbara Raxlan and David Winters. Records have been arranged alphabetically by last name at the item level.
- Subjects
- Children
- Portraits
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2012-7-17
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2012-7-17
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 30 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one box of records documenting the Jewish Free Loan Casa.
- Custodial History
- There is no acquisition information for these records. The accession number was assigned by the archvist.
- Use Conditions
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 2
- File
- 74
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1947
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of a letter notifying Katz of an executive meeting of the Talmud Torah Eitz Chaim.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Community Relations Committee series
- Anti-Semitism cases sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 139
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1974-1975
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a news clippings, correspondence, memos, and one essay regarding a possible antisemitic bias of the London Free Press newspaper (London, Ontario).
- Notes
- Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Subjects
- Newspapers
- Places
- London (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-153
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-153
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1972
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a photograph and supporting document of Phyllis Gordon of Toronto at her graduation commencement from Yeshiva College
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Morris Norman collection
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 22
- Item
- 94
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1949
- Physical Description
- 1 item
- Subjects
- Yeshivas
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- Legal career series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 8
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1979]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of one photograph of Phil Givens swearing in the mayor of the Borough of York, Gayle Christie. Accompanying the photograph is a signed Thank You postcard from Gayle Christie.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- Jewish communal series
- B'nai B'rith sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 9-1
- File
- 8
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1965
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of one photograph of Phil Givens addressing the audience at a B'nai B'rtih event being held at Grossinger's Resort in New York State.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Liaison with other social welfare organizations series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 14
- File
- 9
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1939-1940
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of textual records documenting the JCWA's role on the Canadian Welfare Council's Committee of Child Refugees. Included is correspondence, memos and meeting agendas.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4446
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4446
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 15 May 1960
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print of the sod-turning ceremonies for the new Shaarey Shomayim Synagogue in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The photograph is a half-tone copy taken from an unknown newspaper. Pictured are:
- Standing left to right: Dr. Jerry Stitt; Alderman Jack Stitt, acting mayor of Port Arthur; Alderman E. H. Reed, acting mayor of Fort William; Saul Laskin; [unidentified man from Lakehead Jewish community]; and Rabbi A. Sternberg.
- Seated: Mrs. Samuel Stitt.
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Places
- Thunder Bay (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1986-9-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Benjamin Brown fonds
- Jewish community building plans and drawings series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 49
- Series
- 1
- File
- 6
- Material Format
- architectural drawing
- Date
- [ca. 1915]
- Physical Description
- 2 architectural drawings : pencil and hand col., watercolour, 1 on cardboard backed paper ; 52 x 41 cm or smaller
- Admin History/Bio
- The Chevra Tehillim congregation was established in 1887 and held services at various locations until it moved to its permanent home at 69 McCaul Street in 1905. Around 1910, the congregation had the McCaul premises remodeled. The synagogue remained on McCaul Street until 1952, when it merged with Goel Tzedek to form the Beth Tzedek synagogue, currently Canada's largest. The Beth Tzedek synagogue is currently located on Bathurst Street. The McCaul Street premises was demolished in the late 1950s.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two colour drawings of a proposed new Ark for the McCaul Street Synagogue. They were drawn by Benjamin Brown as a proposal for redesigning the Ark during the 1910s. According to an interview with Brown in 1973, this ark was his first commission after he opened his office at 600 Bay St.
- Notes
- It is possible that Item #16 is a design of the Ark for the Beach Hebrew Institute.
- Subjects
- Torah arks
- 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
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Eastern Canada synagogues series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 4
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Date
- 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 24 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- 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
- Fredericton (N.B.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
