Part Of

Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds

Administration series

Subject files sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

9

Series

5-3

File

63

Material Format

textual record

Date

1946-1948

Physical Description

1 folder of textual 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.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

6581

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1941

Physical Description

3 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 25 x 30 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Admin History/Bio

The Jewish National Workers Alliance (Farband, later Poalei Zion) was a secular, pro-Zionist organization, founded about 1914.

Scope and Content

Item is a composite photograph of the Jewish National Workers Alliance, Branch 124 Borochov, Toronto, 1941.

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.

Physical Condition

A bit creased and torn.

Accession Number

1998-3-15

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

1998-3-15

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 25 x 30 cm and 12 x 10 cm

Date

1941

Scope and Content

This accession consists of one original composite photograph, one copy print, and one negative of the Jewish National Workers Alliance, Branch 124 Borochov, Toronto, 1941.

Administrative History

The Jewish National Workers Alliance (Farband, later Poalei Zion) was a secular pro-Zionist organization, founded about 1914.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2007-9-6

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 30 cm

Date

1941

Scope and Content

Accession consists of one composite photograph of the Jewish National Workers Alliance from 1941. The writing in Yiddish on the top of the photograph reads: 25th anniversary of the Borochov Branch 124, Jewish National Workers Alliance.

Name Access

Jewish National Workers Alliance

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Executive Committee series

Executive director sub-series

Executive director's correspondence sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

5-5-1

File

71

Material Format

textual record

Date

1953-1954

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Client agency correspondence series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

18

File

26

Material Format

textual record

Date

19 Mar. 1963

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence about the Jewish National Workers Alliance.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

Research Records sub-series

Advocacy, General sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-4-9

File

136

Material Format

textual record

Date

1973

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence related to the issue of Jewish teachers observing Jewish holidays

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Executive Committee series

Executive director sub-series

Executive director's correspondence sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

5-5-1

File

73

Material Format

textual record

Date

1953-1954

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Executive Committee series

Executive director sub-series

Executive director's correspondence sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

5-5-1

File

220

Material Format

textual record

Date

11 May 1970-8 July 1970

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Executive Committee series

Executive director sub-series

Executive director's correspondence sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

5-5-1

File

33

Material Format

textual record

Date

1951-1953

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Executive Committee series

Executive director sub-series

Executive director's correspondence sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

5-5-1

File

96

Material Format

textual record

Date

13 Jan. 1954-25 Nov. 1954

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Executive Committee series

Executive director sub-series

Executive director's correspondence sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

5-5-1

File

97

Material Format

textual record

Date

20 Jan. 1954-28 Nov. 1954

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

183

Material Format

textual record

Date

1970-1987

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Subjects

Labor Zionism

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2014-5-9

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

moving images

Physical Description

90 cm of textual records and graphic material

3 film ; 16 mm

7 VHS

Date

[194-]-1989

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records documenting the Labour Zionist Alliance and its precurssor organizations including the Borochov Branches and the Independent Friendly Worker's Circle.Records include photographs of past members, governance documents, correspondence, publicity materials and anniversary and program books for the Cloakmakers Branch of the Independent Worker's Circle, the Zerubavel Branch and the B. Borochov Branch 124 of the Farband. Also included are meeting minutes and membership ledgers for the Independent Worker's Circle (1944-1950; 1962-1971) and the Farband Labour Zionist Order (1959-1961). The films document the intiatives in Israel supported by the Labour Zionist Order.

Custodial History

Records were in the possession of the Labour Zionist Order until they ceased functioning in May 2014.

Subjects

Labor Zionism

Societies

Name Access

Labour Zionist Order (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Client agency correspondence series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

18

File

18

Material Format

textual record

Date

1961-1963

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence with the Toronto chapter of the Alliance Israelite Universelle.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2472

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[1920?]

Physical Description

2 photographs : (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of members of the Jewish National Workers Alliance of America. The are posed in front of a building draped in Yiddish banners. The location of the convention is uncertain.

Notes

Part of the Seymour and Abi Shatz Collection.

Name Access

Jewish National Workers Alliance

Subjects

Congresses and conventions

Labor unions

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.

Accession Number

1980-12-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2008-8-5

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 51 x 41 cm

Date

June 1942

Scope and Content

This accession consists of one oversized photograph of the executive members of the Jewish National Workers Alliance, taken by Famous Studio at their annual conference. The conference was held on June 12 to June 15, 1942. The photograph features some touch-ups and markings, as well as the name of the studio etched in white ink, presumably by the photographer. Prints of the photo were likely made from this proof. Pictured are:

Back row, left to right: B. Harold (Sec. Org.), A. Levinson (Rec. Sec.), G. Steinhouse (Yugnt), W. Eisenberg (Org. Chair), I. Weinert (Sec. Trade Union), M. Kachuk (Sec. Geverkshaften), Z. Cohen (Sec. Library), M. Witenberg (Sec. J.N.F.).

Middle row, left to right: S. Rapaport (Cultural Chair), B. Shatz (Library Chair), J. J. Zweig (Treas.), J. Cash (Trade Union Chair), D. Cooper (House Comm.), N. Levinsky (Fin. Sec.), H. Share (Cemetery).

Front row, left to right: S. Yollick (Cor. Sec.), H. M. Kirshenbaum (Vice Chair), I. J. Weinrot (Chair), Louis Segal (Gen. Sec. J.N.W.A.), Dr. S. B. Hurwich (Chair Actions Comm.), I Freeman (Shule Chair), P. Walerstein (Ex. Chair City Comm.).

Source

Archival Accessions

Level

Item

Item

1269

Material Format

graphic material

Date

June 1942

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content

Identified in the photo is: Shlomo Yollek, Hersh Meyer Kirshenbaum, Yitshak Weinroth, Louie Siegel, Dr. Sam Hurwich, Yisrael Fryman, Fishel Wallerstein, Shabbsai Rappaport, Ben Shatz, J. Zweig, Joe Cash, David Cooper, Nachman, Lovensky, Harry Sher, A. Levenson, George Sheinhouse, Moishe Kachuk, and Zalman, Cohen.

Notes

Original photo by Famous Studios, Toronto.

Name Access

Jewish National Workers' Alliance

Jewish Organizations

Subjects

Congresses and conventions

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.

Related Material

See photo #12: Jewish National Workers Alliance, Members of the Office Committee [graphic material]. -- 12 June 1942.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-4-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

513

Material Format

graphic material

Date

14 May 1921

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 19 x 76 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of the 7th convention of the Jewish National Workers' Alliance in Toronto.

Notes

Writing on the verso says: Donated in memory of Sholom Katz (July 5, 1893-April 5, 1975), born in Poland, came to Canada in 1910, by his wife Rochel.

Negative is missing (Oct. 2, 2013)

Name Access

Jewish National Workers' Alliance

Subjects

Congresses and conventions

Portraits, Group

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

Acquired June 22, 1975.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

12

Material Format

graphic material

Date

12 Jun. 1942

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of members of the Office[rs] Committee of the Jewish National Workers Alliance, taken at their annual conference in Toronto. The members are identified on the front of the photograph.

Notes

General: Photograph was acquired on 21 June 1974.

Name Access

Jewish National Workers Alliance

Subjects

Committees

Congresses and conventions

Portraits, Group

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.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Executive Committee series

Executive director sub-series

Executive director's correspondence sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

5-5-1

File

16

Material Format

textual record

Date

1950-1953

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

Research Records sub-series

Advocacy, General sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-4-9

File

162

Material Format

textual record

Date

1978

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence with the Urban Alliance on Race Relations.

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Midrasha L'Morim series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

8

File

120

Material Format

textual record

Date

1955-1959

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Midrasha L'Morim series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

8

File

121

Material Format

textual record

Date

1960

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Midrasha L'Morim series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

8

File

122

Material Format

textual record

Date

1964

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Midrasha L'Morim series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

8

File

123

Material Format

textual record

Date

1965

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Midrasha L'Morim series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

8

File

124

Material Format

textual record

Date

1966

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Midrasha L'Morim series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

8

File

125

Material Format

textual record

Date

1967

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Midrasha L'Morim series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

8

File

126

Material Format

textual record

Date

1968

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

443

Material Format

textual record

Date

[197-]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Toronto Holocaust Museum series

Education sub-series

Educators sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

28-12-2

File

28

Material Format

textual record

Date

1992

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence, flyers, conference materials, evaluation forms, and participant lists from the 12th Annual Seminar on Teaching the Holocaust, 'Racism Today...Echoes of the Holocaust."

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Toronto Holocaust Museum series

Education sub-series

Educators sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

28-12-2

File

29

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Date

1993

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

13 photographs: col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of photographs, programmes and correspondence from the 13th Annual Seminar on Teaching the Holocaust, "Resistance and Rescue." Those identified in the photographs include Robert Engel, Stan Schappson, and Eleanor Getzler.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Toronto Holocaust Museum series

Education sub-series

Educators sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

28-12-2

File

39

Material Format

textual record

Date

1998

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a registration form for a professional development workshop, "Age Appropriateness and Teaching of the Holocast 'The Question Child.'"

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

311

Material Format

textual record

Date

1962-1966

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

312

Material Format

textual record

Date

1960-1961

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

313

Material Format

textual record

Date

1958-1976

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

314

Material Format

textual record

Date

1984-1985

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

315

Material Format

textual record

Date

1977-1982

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

316

Material Format

textual record

Date

1976-1980

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Executive director series

Teacher files sub-series

Level

Sub-series

Fonds

48

Series

2-4

Material Format

textual record

Date

1936-1983

Physical Description

1.2 m of textual records

Admin History/Bio

The BJE was responsible for recruiting, hiring and dismissing teachers and principals at the request of the various schools, for setting codes of practice, and for establishing salary scales in accordance with provincial standards. As such, it was the responsibility of the executive director to perform these tasks and maintain the appropriate files. The executive director worked closely with the Jewish Teacher’s Alliance, which represented the teachers, specifically when dealing with salary, pension and discipline issues. The Personnel Committee was often consulted on matters of importance and for making procedural and other decisions on topics such as personnel budgeting, grievances or other problem cases, and when dealing with the Jewish Teacher’s Alliance. Any teacher appointed to a school had to be made in consultation with and approved by the BJE. This procedure had been in place since the BJE’s founding in 1950 until the late 1970s or early 1980s.

Scope and Content

The series contains teacher personnel records, organized alphabetically by the teacher's name. The files include resumes and teacher applications; employment records indicating affiliated school, salary, days absent and other administrative information; BJE questionnaires; information on work visas and related government requirements; correspondence to and from the BJE Executive Director regarding performance, special citations or awards, and school placements; letters of reference from past employers; and on occasion, grievance letters to the UJWF, BJE Executive Director and BJE Personnel Committee.

There are also several files documenting the recruitment of Israeli teachers for schools in Toronto, which include applications and resumes, correspondence between the BJE Executive Director and the Jewish schools in Toronto, as well as representatives of the Jewish Agency and other organizations in Israel.

Access Restriction

Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Executive director series

Teacher files sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

2-4

File

479

Material Format

textual record

Date

1964-1967

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

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Executive director series

Teacher files sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

2-4

File

488

Material Format

textual record

Date

1968-1973

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

Level

Item

Item

263

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[193-?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of delegates to the ninth convention of the Jewish National Workers' Alliance, held in Philadelphia..

Notes

Photograph is not the original print.

OJA has the negative for this photograph.

Name Access

Jewish National Workers' Alliance

Subjects

Congresses and conventions

Labor movement

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

Philadelphia (Pa.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2008-8-7

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1961

Scope and Content

This accession consists of one oversized charter for the Theodor Herzl branch no. 26A in Toronto of the Jewish National Workers Alliance. The charter is affixed with an official gold seal of the Alliance and features the names of the chapter's executive. They include: al Cohen, Sam Goldman, Harry Cohen, Ben Jakobs, S. Acks, W. Apolinsky, H. Baskin, H. Brenner, J. Bobbe, G. Fisher, S. Fryberg, L. Ford, T. Gold, Ch. Goldman, F. Hill, S. Kamin, M. Kates, L. Klug, L. Lahman, B. Lams, G. Laufer, A. H. Morrison, S. Sand, S. Schlifer, W. Schoenberger, M. Shuster, C. Snitman, L. Spellman, L. Stemeroff, S. Wagman, J. Walman, A. Wynberg, A. Swaigenbaum.

Name Access

Farband Labor Zionist Order

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

School files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

5

File

219

Material Format

textual record

Date

1949-1953

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

School files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

5

File

220

Material Format

textual record

Date

1949-1953

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1270

Material Format

graphic material

Date

July 1918

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

The Jewish National Workers Alliance's first Ontario District convention took place July 13-14, 1918. The convention was likely held in Toronto. Identified in this photograph are: Max Manson, Abe Shatz, Mr. Sheinhouse, Hershel Meyer Kirshenbaum, Avrom Fryman, Ben Shatz, Louie Shatz, Moishe Kirshenbaum, Mr. Heller, and Zalman Cohen.

Name Access

Jewish National Workers Alliance

Subjects

Congresses and conventions

Labor

Labor unions

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

1977-4-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

2473

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1918

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Item is a copy print of the members composite of the Borochov Branc 124 of the Jewish National Workers' Alliance.

Notes

From the Seymour and Abi Shatz Collection.

Name Access

Borochov

Farband

Jewish National Workers' Alliance

Subjects

Labor movement

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

1980-12-2

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

1256

Material Format

textual record

Date

1996

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Name Access

Ontario Alliance of Christian Schools

Subjects

Education

Access Restriction

Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.

Accession Number

2005-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dr. Alexander Brown fonds

Board of Jewish Education series

Level

File

Fonds

95

Series

1

File

12

Material Format

textual record

Date

1974

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions