Part Of
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
Events series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 14; Series 11; File 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
Events series
Level
File
Fonds
14
Series
11
File
2
Material Format
graphic material
textual record
Date
1954
Physical Description
6 photographs : b&w ; 10 x 12 cm and 12 x 10 cm
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of records documenting the opening of the Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital. Included are programmes, correspondence, and photographs of Fred Gardiner (mayor of North York) speaking at a podium, a crowd gathered outside the building, and people looking out the windows in the building. Leslie Frost is also likely captured in the photographs standing with his wife.
Physical Condition
The photographs were removed from a scrapbook and still have some glue residue on the verso. Some of the photographs also have bent and missing corners.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
Events series
Official opening of the Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital file
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 14; Series 11; File 2; Item 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
Events series
Official opening of the Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital file
Level
Item
Fonds
14
Series
11
File
2
Item
2
Material Format
graphic material
Date
12 Dec. 1954
Physical Description
1 booklet
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.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Julius P. Katz fonds
Subject files series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 55; Series 2; File 108
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Julius P. Katz fonds
Subject files series
Level
File
Fonds
55
Series
2
File
108
Material Format
textual record
Date
1954
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file consists of a brochure announcing the official opening of the Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital, December 12, 1954.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Folks Farein fonds
David Green series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 105; Series 7; File 4
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Folks Farein fonds
David Green series
Level
File
Fonds
105
Series
7
File
4
Material Format
textual record
Date
1953-1969
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of meeting minutes and agendas, correspondence, annual reports and administrative forms for or related to the Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital. Included in the file is the code of intake policies and procedures, the final draft of the constitution and general by-laws.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Julius P. Katz fonds
Personal series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 55; Series 6; File 41
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Julius P. Katz fonds
Personal series
Level
File
Fonds
55
Series
6
File
41
Material Format
textual record
Date
[195-?]
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file consists of a plaque inscribing J. P. Katz as a Charter Life Member of the Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital.
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
205
Material Format
textual record
Date
25 Jan. 1970-11 June 1970
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Solomon Edell fonds
Personal series
Life cycle and family events sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 4; Series 1-5; File 9
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Solomon Edell fonds
Personal series
Life cycle and family events sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
4
Series
1-5
File
9
Material Format
textual record
Date
1969-1975
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and an agreement documenting Jack Collins's application for the Jewish Home for the Aged and the payment of his account after being admitted. Mr. Collins was the uncle of Celia Edell.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Philip Givens fonds
City of Toronto Alderman series
Public works projects sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 51; Series 2-3; File 3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Philip Givens fonds
City of Toronto Alderman series
Public works projects sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
51
Series
2-3
File
3
Material Format
graphic material
textual record
Date
8 Aug. 1958
Physical Description
3 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of three photographs of Phil Givens delivering a speech at the opening ceremony of the Frederick G. Gardiner Expressway and one programme for the opening ceremony.
Notes
Photographs are by Turofsky.
Physical Condition
Photographs have two hole punches on them.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 18; Series 3-4; File 10
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
18
Series
3-4
File
10
Material Format
graphic material
Date
27 Jun. 1961
Physical Description
2 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of one image of Rabbi Gunther Plaut visiting the Jewish Home for the Aged, and one image of the architectural model of the new Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital.
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
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 18; Series 3-4; File 31
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
18
Series
3-4
File
31
Material Format
graphic material
Date
17 Dec. 1968
Physical Description
5 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of images of residents of the Jewish Home for the Aged visiting children at the Bloorview Hospital, during Christmas. The Bloorview Hospital was a hospital for children with disabilities. The images depict the residents interacting with several of the children.
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
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 18; Series 3-4; File 21
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
18
Series
3-4
File
21
Material Format
graphic material
Date
13 Oct. 1965
Physical Description
3 photographs : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of three images taken at the Jewish Home for the Aged, Women's Auxiliary's opening meeting. The images include a choir singing on stage, a photograph of the banquet room with attendees seated at the tables, and a photograph of the executive at the podium.
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
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
Sub-series
ID
Fonds 18; Series 3-4
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
Sub-series
Fonds
18
Series
3-4
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1959-[ca. 1972]
Physical Description
216 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm or smaller
Admin History/Bio
In 1913, a mutual benefit society for women called the Ezras Noshim Society was formed in Toronto. Ezras Noshim started collecting funds around 1916 to purchase a home that would be converted into Toronto's first Jewish Old Folks Home. The forerunner to Baycrest Centre opened in 1919 as the Toronto Jewish Old Folks Home. It was located on Cecil Street in downtown Toronto and the women of Ezras Noshim made beds, cooked kosher meals, washed sheets and sponsored fund-raising events.
In 1954, the Jewish Home for the Aged opened on Bathurst Street to accommodate their expanding needs with the addition of a new feature -- Baycrest Hospital. This location, known as the Baycrest Centre, expanded to include several new buildings that were better able to meet the needs of the Jewish community in Toronto.
Scope and Content
Sub-series consists of negatives documenting the events and activities of several Jewish Home for the Aged groups, including the men's service group, the women's auxiliary, and the staff and residents. The images depict meetings and banquets, fundraising campaigns, images of the interior of the building, the residents partaking in daily activities and classes, and special visits by dignitaries. The negatives have been arranged chronologically by event and are described at the file or item level.
Name Access
Jewish Home for the Aged (Toronto, Ont.)
Subjects
Old age homes
Places
Toronto (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
Executive director series
Subject files sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 61; Series 1-1; File 85
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
Executive director series
Subject files sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
61
Series
1-1
File
85
Material Format
textual record
Date
1954-1956
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains general correspondence between David Andrews and representatives of the Jewish Home for the Aged, along with financial records relating to outstanding money pledged during the Combined Building Campaign.
Accession Number
2004-5-2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Julius P. Katz fonds
Subject files series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 55; Series 2; File 109
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Julius P. Katz fonds
Subject files series
Level
File
Fonds
55
Series
2
File
109
Material Format
textual record
Date
1935-1957
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file consists of five pocket calendar/directories for the years 1935-36, 1953-54, 1954-55 and 1956-56 published by the Jewish Home for the Aged. The booklets include details about the organization such as listings of the medical staff, past and current officers, statistical information of the residents, statement of operating costs, etc.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Photographic and audiovisual collection series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 27; File 36
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Photographic and audiovisual collection series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
27
File
36
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1950-1960
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm on matte and gloss
Scope and Content
File consists of two photographs from the Jewish Home for the Aged (Baycrest Hospital). The first photo depicts women dancing with two elderly residents. The second photo is a portrait of a resident and staff member weaving material on a loom.
Notes
Availability of other formats: Also available as digital images.
Name Access
Jewish Home for the Aged (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Harold S. Kaplan fonds
Architectural projects series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
Sub-series
ID
Fonds 27; Series 1-4
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Harold S. Kaplan fonds
Architectural projects series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
Sub-series
Fonds
27
Series
1-4
Material Format
graphic material
textual record
Date
1951-1952
Physical Description
21 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm and 9 x 12 cm
0.5 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Sub-series consists of two files of photographs of the Jewish Home for the Aged at various stages of its construction and correspondence between Kaplan & Sprachman and the construction company, George Hardy Ltd, in which the architects request photographs of the building and construction progress.
Notes
Photographers: Panda Photography; Ames & Holtom; McCullagh Studio.
Accession Number
2003-6-1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Client agency correspondence series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 18; File 21
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Client agency correspondence series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
18
File
21
Material Format
textual record
Date
8 Jan. 1963-15 Nov. 1963
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence about the Jewish Home for the Aged.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
Fundraising series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 14; Series 9; File 9
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
Fundraising series
Level
File
Fonds
14
Series
9
File
9
Material Format
textual record
Date
1983
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of textual records documenting Baycrest's fundraising activities for a new Baycrest Hospital building. Included are booklets and "Making It Happen" newsletters.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 18; Series 3-4; File 4
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
18
Series
3-4
File
4
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[196-]
Physical Description
4 negatives : b&w ; 6 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
This file consist of images of the interior of the Jewish Home for the Aged, including the pharmacy, a resident getting a haircut, and a resident distributing Yiddish newspapers to other residents. The images appear to have been taken for publicity reasons, perhaps for a fundraising campaign.
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
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 18; Series 3-4; File 8
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
18
Series
3-4
File
8
Material Format
graphic material
Date
Apr. 1961
Physical Description
6 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of images taken at a Jewish Home for the Aged banquet, which involved the presentation of plaques and the Herbert J. Weiss Endowment Fund award. The images include speakers at the podium, members receiving awards, and images of the invited guests seated at banquet tables.
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
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 18; Series 3-4; File 15
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
18
Series
3-4
File
15
Material Format
graphic material
Date
19 Jun. 1964
Physical Description
5 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of images documenting a Jewish Home for the Aged carnival, held as a fundraising event for the expansion campaign. The images depict residents and community members playing bingo and other carnival games, people at food tables, and images of a women's choir on stage at the Jewish Home for the Aged.
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
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 18; Series 3-4; File 16
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
18
Series
3-4
File
16
Material Format
graphic material
Date
2 Nov. 1964
Physical Description
3 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of images depicting residents and staff of the Jewish Home for the Aged participating in leisure dancing.
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
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 18; Series 3-4; File 27
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
18
Series
3-4
File
27
Material Format
graphic material
Date
11 Jun. 1967
Physical Description
7 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of images taken at a Jewish Home for the Aged carnival. Included are images residents playing bingo, a clown in make-up, a little girl on a pony, and various images of individuals attending the carnival.
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
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 18; Series 3-4; File 40
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
18
Series
3-4
File
40
Material Format
graphic material
Date
5 Nov. 1971
Physical Description
2 negatives : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of two images of female staff at the Jewish Home for the Aged.
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
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
Events series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 14; Series 11; File 4
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
Events series
Level
File
Fonds
14
Series
11
File
4
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1966?
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of a photograph of a rendering of the exterior of the New Jewish Home for the Aged.
Repro Restriction
Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 5022
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
5022
Material Format
graphic material
Date
27 Oct. 1961
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Sam Ruth showing a model of the new Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital to two women.
Notes
Graphic Artists.
Name Access
Baycrest Hospital
Jewish Home for the Aged (Toronto, Ont.)
Ruth, Sam
Subjects
Architecture
Places
Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
1990-1-5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Executive Committee series
Jewish Home for the Aged fundraising sub-series
Level
Sub-series
ID
Fonds 67; Series 5-3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Executive Committee series
Jewish Home for the Aged fundraising sub-series
Level
Sub-series
Fonds
67
Series
5-3
Material Format
textual record
Date
1949-1959
Physical Description
18 cm of textual records
Admin History/Bio
With the post-war expansion of Toronto's Jewish population, the original Jewish Home for the Aged on Cecil Street had become totally outmode in size and treament capability. By 1949, an expanding economy made it possible to begin the necessary planning for a much larger replacement facility, which included the Baycrest Hospital, at 3560 Bathurst Street in North York. The sod-turning ceremony occurred on 7 June 1951. Although fundraising for the construction this facility was not the responsibility of the United Jewish Welfare Fund, the entire Toronto Jewish community was to be canvassed for the funds to build it. The proven fundraising expertise of the UJWF, its donor lists, and the goals of its own annual campaign ensured that constant correspondence and cooperation between the campaigns was both necessary for success and vital to the avoidance of campaign competition. The continued success and growth of community contributions to all was the outcome of this ongoing collaboration.
Scope and Content
Series consists of correspondence and occasional reports documenting the relationship between the UJWF and the fundraising campaigns for the new Home for the Aged being constructed during the 1950s. Files in this sub-series have been arranged chronologically.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Executive Committee series
Jewish Home for the Aged fundraising sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 5-3; File 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Executive Committee series
Jewish Home for the Aged fundraising sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
5-3
File
1
Material Format
textual record
Date
1949-1951
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence about fundraising for a new Toronto Jewish Home for the Aged.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Executive Committee series
Jewish Home for the Aged fundraising sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 5-3; File 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Executive Committee series
Jewish Home for the Aged fundraising sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
5-3
File
2
Material Format
textual record
Date
16 Jan. 1952-4 Dec. 1952
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence about fundraising for a new Toronto Jewish Home for the Aged.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Executive Committee series
Jewish Home for the Aged fundraising sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 5-3; File 3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Executive Committee series
Jewish Home for the Aged fundraising sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
5-3
File
3
Material Format
textual record
Date
8 Jan. 1953-26 June 1953
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence about fundraising for a new Toronto Jewish Home for the Aged.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Executive Committee series
Jewish Home for the Aged fundraising sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 5-3; File 4
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Executive Committee series
Jewish Home for the Aged fundraising sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
5-3
File
4
Material Format
textual record
Date
7 July 1953-31 Dec. 1953
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence about fundraising for a new Toronto Jewish Home for the Aged.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Executive Committee series
Jewish Home for the Aged fundraising sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 5-3; File 5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Executive Committee series
Jewish Home for the Aged fundraising sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
5-3
File
5
Material Format
textual record
Date
1 Jan. 1954-30 Dec. 1954
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence about fundraising for a new Toronto Jewish Home for the Aged.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Executive Committee series
Jewish Home for the Aged fundraising sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 5-3; File 6
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Executive Committee series
Jewish Home for the Aged fundraising sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
5-3
File
6
Material Format
textual record
Date
6 Mar. 1955-31 Dec. 1955
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence about fundraising for a new Toronto Jewish Home for the Aged.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Executive Committee series
Jewish Home for the Aged fundraising sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 5-3; File 7
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Executive Committee series
Jewish Home for the Aged fundraising sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
5-3
File
7
Material Format
textual record
Date
1956-1957
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence about fundraising for a new Toronto Jewish Home for the Aged.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Executive Committee series
Jewish Home for the Aged fundraising sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 5-3; File 8
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Executive Committee series
Jewish Home for the Aged fundraising sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
5-3
File
8
Material Format
textual record
Date
6 July 1955-31 Dec. 1955
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence about fundraising for a new Toronto Jewish Home for the Aged.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Executive Committee series
Jewish Home for the Aged fundraising sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 5-3; File 9
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Executive Committee series
Jewish Home for the Aged fundraising sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
5-3
File
9
Material Format
textual record
Date
1 Jan. 1956-30 Dec. 1956
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence about fundraising for a new Toronto Jewish Home for the Aged.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Executive Committee series
Jewish Home for the Aged fundraising sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 5-3; File 10
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Executive Committee series
Jewish Home for the Aged fundraising sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
5-3
File
10
Material Format
textual record
Date
20 Jan. 1957-23 Dec. 1957
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence about fundraising for a new Toronto Jewish Home for the Aged.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 14; File 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
Level
File
Fonds
14
File
2
Material Format
textual record
Date
3 Jan. 1957
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a document outlining changes to the constitution of the Jewish Home for the Aged.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
Events series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 14; Series 11; File 16
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
Events series
Level
File
Fonds
14
Series
11
File
16
Material Format
textual record
Date
4 May 1986
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
file consists of an invitation and programmes.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Dora Till fonds
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
Events sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 52; Series 2-5; File 8
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Dora Till fonds
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series
Events sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
52
Series
2-5
File
8
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
object
Date
30 June 1983
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
1 object
Subjects
Building
Hospitals
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
Programs and services series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 14; Series 7; File 5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
Programs and services series
Level
File
Fonds
14
Series
7
File
5
Material Format
textual record
Date
[ca. 1965]-1980, 1988
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of general brochures, information handbooks, patient lists, and Audiology Clinic appointment form, and a map and directions to the Baycrest Centre.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
Events series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 14; Series 11; File 15
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
Events series
Level
File
Fonds
14
Series
11
File
15
Material Format
textual record
Date
30 June 1983
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
file consists of an invitation.
Subjects
Building
Hospitals
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Gilbert Studios fonds
Jewish community events series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 37; Series 7; Item 6
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Gilbert Studios fonds
Jewish community events series
Level
Item
Fonds
37
Series
7
Item
6
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1951]
Physical Description
1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
Admin History/Bio
In 1913 a charitable organization called the Ezras Noshim Society was formed to help elderly women. Ezras Noshim start collecting funds in 1917 to purchase a home that would be converted into Toronto's first Jewish Old Folks Home. The forerunner to Baycrest Centre opened in 1919 as the Toronto Jewish Old Folks Home on Cecil Street in downtown Toronto, where the women of Ezras Noshim made beds, cooked kosher meals, washed sheets, and sponsored fundraising events.
In 1954, the Jewish Home for the Aged opened on Bathurst Street to accomodate their expanding needs and a new feature: Baycrest Hospital.
This location continued to expand including a new building for residents in 1968, the Baycrest Terrace and The Joseph E. and Minnie Wagman Centre in 1976. These additions enabled Baycrest to expand their services to include a community centre, an enhanced apartment building, a home for the aged, a day care service and a hospital.
In 1986 a new Baycrest Hospital was erected, and in 1989, the Rotman Research Institute, which is also affiliated with the University of Toronto, opened to create a research facility enabling top researchers to study and find new treatment methods for the elderly.
In recent years, Baycrest's research activities have expanded to include the Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation Unit (est. 1995), which evaluates clinical programs and conducts long-term studies of health issues affecting older adults and the Kunin Lunenfeld Clinical Research Unit (est. 1996), which links researchers with Baycrest clinical departments to enable prompt implementation of research findings. These two programs merged in 1998 to become the Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit.
Apotex Centre, the Jewish Home for the Aged and the Louis and Leah Posluns Centre for Stroke and Cognition opened in 2000. This centre is responsible for residents with progressive dementia and vascular dementia.
Baycrest Centre also provides numerous cultural and religious programs for the inhabitants and the greater community, including a heritage museum, art exhibits and a Holocaust program.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the groundbreaking ceremony for Baycrest Hospital on Bathurst Street, which was erected along with the new building of the Jewish Home for the Aged.
Abe Posluns is on the far right.
Name Access
Baycrest Hospital
Posluns, Abe
Subjects
Building
Hospitals
Portraits, Group
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.
Places
Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 18; Series 3-4; File 3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
18
Series
3-4
File
3
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[196-]
Physical Description
2 negatives : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of one image of the Jewish Home for the Aged bowling group engaged in a game and one image of a tournament trophy.
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
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 18; Series 3-4; File 5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
18
Series
3-4
File
5
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[196-]
Physical Description
2 negatives : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of two negatives taken at the Jewish Home for the Aged fundraising lottery draw. The images depict a man standing in front of the lottery board and at a podium. The grand prize of the lottery totaled $25,000.
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
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 18; Series 3-4; File 41
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
18
Series
3-4
File
41
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1972]
Physical Description
5 negatives : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of images of the Jewish Home for the Aged lottery draw. The images depict members of the executive on stage, pulling tickets out of a drum, standing in front of the lottery draw board and people outside at a barbecue.
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
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 18; Series 3-4; File 9
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
18
Series
3-4
File
9
Material Format
graphic material
Date
22 Jun. 1961
Physical Description
4 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of images taken during a fundraising campaign for the Jewish Home for the Aged. The images depict members processing pledges, and officers addressing the membership.
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
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 18; Series 3-4; Item 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
Item
Fonds
18
Series
3-4
Item
2
Material Format
graphic material
Date
13 Sep. 1962
Physical Description
1 negative : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Item is an image of the Jewish Home for the Aged Women's Auxiliary, seated around a banquet table.
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
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 18; Series 3-4; Item 3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
Item
Fonds
18
Series
3-4
Item
3
Material Format
graphic material
Date
13 Jan. 1965
Physical Description
1 negative : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Item is an image of a Jewish Home for the Aged coin and lapel pin. Written on the coin is the inscription: Jewish Old Folks Home Toronto: the only Jewish home for the aged in Ontario: contribution 25 cents. Written on the lapel pin is the inscription: Jewish Old Folks Home.
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
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 18; Series 3-4; File 22
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Gordon Mendly fonds
Events and organizations series
Jewish Home for the Aged sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
18
Series
3-4
File
22
Material Format
graphic material
Date
Feb. 1966
Physical Description
4 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of images taken at a dance class at the Jewish Home for the Aged. The images depict several residents of the Jewish Home dancing with each other and with an instructor.
Repro Restriction
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Source
Archival Descriptions