- Part Of
- Ben Kayfetz fonds
- Canadian Jewish Congress and Joint Community Relations Committee series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 62
- Series
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- sound recording
- Date
- 1948-1986
- Physical Description
- 9 cm of textual records
- 45 audio cassettes
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of correspondence, minutes, reports, audio recordings of meetings and other materials relating to Ben Kayfetz’s tenure with the Canadian Jewish Congress and Joint Community Relations Committee. This series also includes records of the Joint Public Relations Committee, which was a precursor of the Joint Community Relations Committee.
- Notes
- Audio tapes 13-19, 26, 30-32, 36-37, 40-45, 50, 53-56, 58, 61, 64, 66, 70, 80, 85, A4, A8, A12, A14, A18, A23, A26, A34, A36, A38-A42 are part of this series. Materials in this series have been physically arranged into three categories: CJC materials, JCRC materials and correspondence. The files have been
arranged chronologically within these categories.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Community Relations Committee series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1938-1978, 1991
- Physical Description
- 6.5 m of textual records
- 15 photographs
- Admin History/Bio
- The Joint Community Relations Committee was created in 1938 by the Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region and the Toronto Lodge B’nai Brith. It was originally named the Joint Public Relations Committee and was responsible for combating antisemitism in Ontario. Public statements, by agreement, were made only by the Canadian Jewish Congress as B’nai Brith recognized the uniqueness of its national constitution. The committee was led by lay leaders from the community and a staff representative from the CJC. Shortly thereafter, similar committees were set up in Montreal and in Western Canada, and soon a National Joint Community Relations Committee was established.
- The committee played a key role in achieving the early anti-discrimination act of 1944, and the Fair Employment Practices Act of 1951, leading to the Human Rights Code of today. It was prominent in the action against the spread of sectarian religious teachings in the public schools and took the lead in pressing for legislation against the dissemination of racial hatred. It acted for the preservation of religious and human rights and worked with numerous religious, fraternal and ethnic organizations in the wider community. The committee also investigated and acted upon all complaints of discrimination, antisemitism and other such incidents. They supplied Jewish and secular schools with educational materials including pamphlets and books, and conducted intercultural and inter-religious work in the community through organized lectures, seminars, institutes, and plenary sessions.
- The committee was composed of equal representation from both the Canadian Jewish Congress, and the B’nai Brith. The money for the operation of the Committee was first provided by both organizations, however, in a 1947 agreement between the National CJC and B’nai Brith Canada, the parties stated that the finances for the committee would be raised in the name of the CJC, with B’nai Brith agreeing to make “token” contributions and co-operate with Congress’ fundraising campaign. As well, the professional staff and support persons for the committee, along with their salaries, came solely from the Central Region CJC.
- The executive director (also referred to as the executive secretary) was the primary staff person responsible for carrying out the policy and activities of the JPRC, which included preparing press releases, liaisoning with affiliated groups, organizations, individuals, journalists, government representatives and any others wanting or needing information on issues relating to the JPRC’s work. The executive director acted as the recording secretary at all committee meetings and was the keeper of all official documents.
- Around 1978, due in part to the earlier creation of the B’nai Brith’s League for Human Rights in 1970, the Canadian Jewish Congress and the B’nai Brith terminated their joint relationship with the committee. At the time, the CJC felt that B’nai Brith was playing a dual role in advocacy through the League and through the JPRC. B’nai Brith, in turn, felt that the CJC was shutting out the B’nai Brith’s voice. Nevertheless, the “Joint” was not dropped from the name until around 1991.
- In 2011 the Community Relations Committee ceased to exist when the CJC Ontario office was closed and the functions of the CJC were folded into the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA).
- Committee name changes were:
Community Relations Committee, CJC, Ontario Region (ca. 1991-2011)
Joint Community Relations Committee, CJC, Ontario Region (ca. 1978-ca. 1991)
Joint Community Relations Committee, Central Region (1962-1978)
Joint Community Relations Committee, (1938-1962)
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of five sub-series. Sub-series 1 contains the agendas, minutes and associated documentation supporting meetings of the Community Relations Committee. Sub-series 2 contains speeches , publications, press releases and reports presented and/or distributed by the Committee. Sub-series 3 consists of case files documenting the Committee's activities of combating specific antisemitism and Holocaust-denying activities in Canada. Extensive documentation about Ernst Zundel is included Sub-series 4 contains 9 sub-sub-series documenting various categories of research files accumulated by the Committee. Sub-series 5 contains the general office records of the Committee and includes correspondence and memos of the Executive Director and records providing insight to the internal organization and management of the Committee's internal functions.
- For more details see descriptions within the scope and contents notes at the sub-series and sub-sub-series levels.
- Notes
- Previously processed and cited a MG8 S
- Physical extent note: when originally listed in 1988, this series contained about 20.5 metres of textual records. When partial processing and reorganization had been completed in 2013, 14 metres had been culled because those documents were duplicates, newspaper clippings, created by outside agencies or maintained in other agencies.
- Associated material note:Library and Archives of Canada holds the records for the National B’nai Brith which does contain 30cm of material on the National Joint Community Relations Committee. The Canadian Jewish Congress National Archives in Montreal holds the records for the National Joint Community Relations Committee, which contains some files on the Ontario Region, as they reported to the National office. The whereabouts of the B’nai Brith records pertaining to the Central Region activities are currently unknown.
- Subjects
- Committees
- Arrangement
- Because records in this series had been previously organized in a manner that proved difficult for use by archivists and researchers, the records, during 2010 and 2011, were totally rearranged and described to comply with RAD standards, to provide ease of access by researchers, and to fully reflect the activities and organizational history of the Community Relations Committee of the Canadian Jewish Congress during and after the period when it was a joint committee with the B'Nai Brith.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Joseph Baruch Salsberg fonds
- Jewish community involvement series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 92
- Series
- 4
- File
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1964, 1967
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Inter-office Information bulletins of the CJC's National Joint Community Relations Committee.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2006-3-6
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-3-6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1.8 m of textual records
- Date
- [195-]-[196-]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records created by Sydney Harris in his role with the CJC's Joint Community Relations Committee.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-3-9 [Processed]
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-3-9 [Processed]
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 2.4 m of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records related to the CJC's Joint Community Relations Committee. Some of the records appear to have originated from Ben Kayfetz.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-6-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-6-7
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 30 cm of textual records and other material
- Date
- 1964-2003
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of Canadian Jewish Congress Joint Community Relations Committee files pertaining to incidents of antisemitism in Canada. Files include examples of material distributed by neo-Nazi groups, clippings documenting hate crimes trials and antisemitism in scholarship, and JCRC correspondence.
- Use Conditions
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Subjects
- Antisemitism
- Name Access
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Central Region (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Joint National Committee on Community Organization series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 20
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1952-1953
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- In the Spring of 1952, the UJWF set up The Committee of Community Organization to examine the financial and organizational structures of Canadian Jewish Community organizations and their relationships with one-another. Its first meeting was held on May 12, 1953. Although the issues facing smaller Jewish communities were discussed at first, the Committee's focus on shared responsibilities between CJC and all local communities soon became the major issues of discussion. In 1953 the name of the Committee had altered to The Joint National Committee on Community Organization.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of two files of committee meeting minutes and other support documents.
- 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
- 147
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1962-1968
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of memoranda and financial statements, lists of donors, fundraising bulletins and recommendations for activities.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 2
- File
- 135
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1940-1942
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of a bulletin entitled "War Relief Activities of J.D.C. (Poland and Refugees from Poland)" from January 1940 and a copy of "The J.D.C. Digest" from December 1942.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds
- Joint meetings and committees series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 87
- Series
- 6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1933-1942
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of textual records documenting the JFWB's participation in various short-lived joint committees and special meetings with other agencies. Included are meeting agendas and minutes, reports, surveys, correspondence and news articles.
- 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
- Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds
- Joint meetings and committees series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 87
- Series
- 6
- File
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1942
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of meeting notices and agendas for joint meetings of the Executive Committees of the JFWB and the Jewish Child Welfare Association.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Joint Committee on Fundraising series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 22
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1950-1953
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- In May 1950, a conference on unified fund-raising was held in London, Ontario. Attending were leaders of many Ontario Jewish Communities, and the Canadian Jewish Congress, who were brought together to examine the possibility of moving from municipally-based individual campaigns to regionally-based sharing systems. Following this conference, further meetings were held over the following three years, mostly in Toronto. No final sharing system based on larger geographical areas appears to have emerged.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of two files of committee meeting minutes, reports and correspondence.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ben Kayfetz fonds
- Canadian Jewish Congress and Joint Community Relations Committee series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 62
- Series
- 4
- File
- 8
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1956
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains a report of Ben Kayfetz's visits to the Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver Jewish Communities undertaken in his capacity as National Director of the JCRC. The report summarizes the state of each community as well as the prevalent issues.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds
- Public Relations Committee series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 31
- Series
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1957-1979
- Physical Description
- 5 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Public Relations Committee was responsible for communicating with the press on issues related to the men's clothing industry, as well as the publication of the trade magazine Threads. They were also in charge of the publicity for the Association's general meetings and seminars.
- Scope and Content
- This series consists of meeting minutes and agendas taken at the Public Relations Committee meetings and the committee's general correspondence, as well as five issues of the committee-produced trade magazine, "Threads".
- Accession Number
- 2008-12-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Publications and publicity series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 10
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1963, 1972
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a meeting notice and minutes, and a memo regarding Baycrest's public relations program.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Men's Service Group series
- Public Relations and Publicity sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 5-6
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1962-1963
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Public Relations Committee was responsible for producing the Men's Service Group's publicity material and publications. It later seems to have joined with the Program Committee to form the Program and Public Relations Committee. The primary function of this joint committee was to plan the annual dinner meetings.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a meeting notice and minutes.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Special, ad-hoc and temporary committees series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 16
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1969-1970
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- This committee was formed to explore better methods to renew Toronto Jewish Community financial support for Israel.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of minutes of meetings of the committee..
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Client agency correspondence series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 18
- File
- 38
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 19 Feb. 1963
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence about meetings of the Public Relations (Publicity) Committee.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions