Accession Number

2016-3-38

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1948

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a pamphlet for a mass rally to be held at Maple leaf Gardens on May 16 in solidarity with the Provisional Jewish Government in Palestine. The pamplet is not dated as to the year but since the State was proclaimed on May 14, 1948, it is logical that the document was for an event on May 16, 1948.

Custodial History

There is no information on the acquisition of this material.

Use Conditions

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.

Subjects

Israel--History--Declaration of Independence, 1948

Name Access

United Zionist Council of Toronto

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2004-5-43

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

12 photographs : b&w (4 negatives) ; 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Date

May 1948

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs and negatives of a parade on College Street, Toronto celebrating the establishment of the State of Israel. Identified is Mrs. Greenberg, the leader of the girl guides. The girl guide carrying the British flag is Gloria Mosoff (her married name is Roden).

Subjects

Israel--History--Declaration of Independence, 1948

Parades

Places

College Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

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Accession Number

2004-5-74

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

6 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Date

1948

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs taken on College Street in Toronto of a parade celebrating the establishment of the State of Israel in May 1948.

Use Conditions

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.

Subjects

Israel--History--Declaration of Independence, 1948

Parades

Places

College Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

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Accession Number

2004-5-116

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1948

Scope and Content

Accession consists of flyers regarding the mass meeting held at Maple Leaf Gardens on the occassion of the establishment of the State of Israel. The meeting followed a parade by the community down College St. There are also news stories and correspondence from the Jewish Agency For Palestine concerning the issues of the Irgun, the Haganah, and the attack on the Altelena ship on the beach of Tel Aviv.

Subjects

Israel--History--Declaration of Independence, 1948

Parades

Places

College Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Ben Kayfetz segment series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

17

Item

18

Material Format

sound recording

Date

15 Nov. 1987

Physical Description

1 audio reel (3 min., 33 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Notes

Item consists of a recording of Ben Kayfetz's segment. He starts the segment by mentioning what he considers to be four important anniversaries: the 70 years of the October Revolution, the 70 years of the Balfour Declaration, the 40 years since the vote in the United Nations authorizing the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine, and the 49 years since the Kristallnacht in Germany. He then proceeds to discuss the October Revolution and what it has meant for Russian Jews, from what he describes as hope to disenchantment; and the Balfour Declaration, which expressed the British Empire's favourable position to the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine, but criticizes it for what he sees as its ambiguity.

Subjects

Soviet Union--History--Revolution, 1917-1921

Israel--History--Declaration of Independence, 1948

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.

Physical Condition

Tape is in good condition. Sound quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.

Accession Number

1988-3-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Canada-Israel Committee series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

25

Item

1

Material Format

sound recording

Date

[Oct. 1986?]

Physical Description

1 audio reel (4 min., 17 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a recording of the Canada-Israel Committee segment. Eric Steadley talks about the October 1956 Suez Crisis on the occasion of its 30th anniversary. He provides background, the developments of the war, and its outcome.

Subjects

Israel--History--1948-1967

Physical Condition

Tape is in good condition. Audio quality is fair -- appears to have been recorded over the phone. No signs of mold or SBS.

Accession Number

1986-12-5

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Canada-Israel Committee series

Level

Series

Fonds

135

Series

25

Material Format

sound recording

Date

1985-1987

Physical Description

4 audio reels (ca. 17 min.) : 1/4 in.

Admin History/Bio

A part of the CIJA (Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy) family of agencies, the Canada-Israel Committee (CIC) is the representative of the organized Canadian Jewish community on matters pertaining to Canada-Israel relations. With the aim of promoting and advancing all aspects of the Canada-Israel relationship, the CIC communicates on a regular basis with government officials, journalists, academics and others who have an impact on public opinion in Canada. It is affiliated with the Quebec-Israel Committee.

Scope and Content

Series consists of 4 audio reels containing the Canada-Israel Committee segment aired during The Jewish Hour, broadcast on CHIN Radio. Eric Steadly, Paul Michaels, and Shira Herzog Bessin discuss historical, social, and political issues pertaining to Israel.

Name Access

Canada-Israel Committee

Subjects

Israel--Foreign relations--Arab countries

Israel--History--1948-1967

Israel--History--1967-1993

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

1986-12-5

1988-3-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Gordon Mendly fonds

Events and organizations series

Zionist Organization of Canada sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

18

Series

3-5

File

19

Material Format

graphic material

Date

28 May 1967

Physical Description

10 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of images taken at the Israel Independence Day celebrations at the Royal York Hotel. The celebrations were sponsored by the Zionist Organization of Canada, Central Region. The images depict speakers at the podium addressing the large gathering, a flag ceremony featuring the Canadian and Israeli flags, and a choir on stage.

Subjects

Independence Day (Israel)

Repro Restriction

Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Source

Archival Descriptions

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Part Of

Na'amat Canada Toronto fonds

Publications series

Yom Haatzmaut Israel Independence Day programme file

Level

File

Fonds

130

Series

1

File

3

Material Format

textual record

Responsibility

Canadian Pioneer Women

Date

1973

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a recommended program for family celebration of Yom Ha'atzmaut published by Pioneer Women Montréal. The latter includes songs, prayers, and quotes by famous Israelis.

Subjects

Independence Day (Israel)

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

David E. Newman collection

Level

Item

Item

4600

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1955

Physical Description

1 photograph

Scope and Content

Probably at the Shaarai Shomayim Synagogue at a Yom Ha'atzmaut celebration.

Notes

Photo by Graphic Artists, Toronto.

Name Access

Newman, David E.

Newman, Tamar

Shaarai Shomayim Synagogue

Subjects

Independence Day (Israel)

Repro Restriction

Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Accession Number

1981-11-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Philip Givens fonds

Jewish communal series

Canadian Zionist Federation sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

51

Series

9-2

File

11

Material Format

graphic material

Date

20 Apr. 1980

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm + identification key

Scope and Content

File consists of one photograph of Min and Phil Givens attending a Yom Ha'atzmaut celebration at the Shaarei Shomayim Synagogue. Identified in the photograph are (left to right): Min Givens, Phil Givens, Roy McMurtry, Louis Moses, and Abba Gefen (Israel consul).

Notes

Photograph is by Leo Hausman of The Studio (Toronto)

Name Access

Gefen, Abba

Hausman, Leo, 1912-1982

McMurtry, Roy

Moses, Louis

Shaarei Shomayim Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Independence Day (Israel)

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

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Photographic and audiovisual collection series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

27

File

7

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1952

Physical Description

3 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of three photos, two of which show the audience in an auditorium for the celebration of Yom Ha'atzmaut (Independence Day). The third photo is of the children onstage, with children in the back row waving Israeli flags.

Subjects

Children

Flags--Israel

Independence Day (Israel)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Arab-Israeli War series

Level

Series

Fonds

2

Series

5

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

cartographic material

Date

1943-1991

Physical Description

15 cm of textual records

28 photographs

20 maps

Admin History/Bio

Dunkelman joined the Machal (foreign fighters for Israel) in 1948 at the onset of the First Arab-Israeli War and was active in helping the fledgling Israeli Army break out of Jerusalem and find a road to Tel Aviv. The Burma Road—named after a Second World War Burma supply route—was a makeshift route from Jerusalem to Tel-Aviv. Israeli soldiers, including Dunkelman, drove a convoy at night along a little-used route to reconnect the two cities. Later in the war, commanding the 7th Brigade, he captured Nazareth and northern Galilee. After Dunkelman had left the Israel Defense Forces in 1949 to seek work as a businessman, he kept in contact with the armed forces of Israel through such organizations as the Jewish War Veterans of Canada, the 7th Brigade Veterans Fund, American Veterans of Israel, the Association of Jewish War Veterans, and the Mahal Association.

Scope and Content

Series consists of reports, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and maps and documents recording Ben Dunkelman's involvement in the First Arab-Israeli War. The series branches into the following topics in this order: Machal; the 7th Brigade; Operation Hiram; Operation Dekel; the Burma Road; the Israel Defence Forces; a Profile of Ben Dunkelman; and Arab-Israeli War veterans.

Subjects

Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949

Physical Condition

Some records are fragile.

Related Material

See fonds 2, series 6 for more information on the war. Dunkelman wrote an autobiography, Dual Allegiance, based on his experiences in the First Arab-Israeli War and the Second World War.

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

232

Material Format

textual record

Date

[196-?]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a note summarizing historical periods of antisemitism from pre-Christian to modern times

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Subjects

Antisemitism--History

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

28

Series

5

File

7

Material Format

textual record

Date

1974-1978

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

The file consists of the agreement between the dominion archivist of Canada and the Zionist Organization of Canada to create an archives within the National Ethnic Archives; correspondence between Dr. George Liban and Dr. Michael Hayman, archivist at the Central Zionist Archives in Jerusalem, concerning the preservation of archival records; a copy of the inventory description and finding aid for the Zionist Organization of Canada collection at the National Archives of Canada; photostats of a letter written by Theodor Herzl and the instructions for his funeral; and a letter of permission to examine Zionist Organization of Canada archives. The file also contains a copy of the pamphlet "Theodor Herzl: A Biography" written by Emanuel Neuman, a statement of subscription to United Palestine Appeal (1931), and cheques and promisary notes written to the Zionist Organization and United Palestine Appeal.

Name Access

National Archives of Canada

World Zionist Organization. Central Zionist Archives

Subjects

Archives

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2018-3-3

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm on mat 30 x 35 cm

Date

[1918 or 1919]

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a photograph likely taken in the summer of 1918 or 1919 of a parade float in Fort William, Ontario. Eva Burgard (m. Lazarus) is pictured seated near the front driver's side tire holding a Red Ensign flag. Wording on the side of the truck reads: "We are Grateful to the Allies for Delivering Palestine to the Jewish Nation" and "The Wandering Jew, To Have a Home". Slightly obscured are the words: "One of the War Aims of the Allies was to Make a Reality [the Dream of Israel?]." Pictured in the background is a wooden stadium with people seated for an event.

Subjects

Parade floats

Balfour Declaration

Places

Fort William (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2020-1-1

Material Format

textual record

text

Physical Description

1 book

1 folder of textual records

Date

1959-2011

Scope and Content

Accession consists of materials collected by Lil Blume for an anthology called "Letters and Pictures from the Old Suitcase". The anthology was published in 2011 for a Jewish Literary Festival that Lil Blume ran in 2010. Included in the collection is handwritten autobiographical pages as well as photocopied pages from Miriam Beckerman. In addition, there are two photocopies of a 1959 letter to the Irgun regarding redirecting of reparations due to Moshe Beckerman. The document provides a summary of Moshe Beckerman's wartime experience including enlistment with the British Military serving with the Regiment of Royal Engineers (1940), transfer to Greece (1941), capture by Germans (1941), escape and recapture in Italy and eventual internment in Minchen and then Danzig prior to his release in 1945 by the second British Army.

The Beckerman's contribution to the anthology included translated copies of four Yiddish language letters written by Miriam and Moshe Beckerman to Miriam's parents in Toronto while the couple were living in Palestine and then Israel in 1947 and 1948.

In addition, there is a copy of the publication "Letters and Pictures from the Old Suitcase" edited by Ellen S. Jaffe and Lil Blume. Contributors to the anthology listed in alphabetical order include Alvin Abram, Larry Anklewicz, Miriam Beckerman, Maxianne Berger, Steven Michael Berzensky, Helen Blum, Aha Blume, Lil Blume, Baila Ellenbogen, Shelley Halpern Evans, Joi Freed-Garrod, Ellen S. Jaffe, Beth Kaplan, Nomi Kaston, Agnes Klinghofer, Myrna Neuringer Levy, Carol Lipszyc, Malca Litovitz, Janice Masur, Seymour Mayne, Maria Meindl, Wendy Morton, Sharon H. Nelson, Aviva Ravel, Karen Shenfeld, Ken Sherman, Sharon Singer, Joan Sohn, J.J. Steinfeld, Pia Taavila, Carolynne Veffer, and Thomas Verny.

Custodial History

Miriam Beckerman sent handwritten autobiographical pages as well as photocopied pages to Lil Blume, as part of her contribution to the anthology that Lil Blume published in 2011.

Administrative History

In 2011, Lil Blume published an anthology called "Letters and Pictures from the Old Suitcase". The publication was edited by Ellen S. Jaffe and Lil Blume for a Jewish literary Festival that Lil Blume ran in Hamilton in 2010.

Miriam Beckerman (née Dashkin) is a Yiddish literature translator. She attended the Farband Folks Shule in Toronto during the 1930s and later worked as a bilingual secretary (Yiddish and English) at the Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region. In 1946, she travelled to Israel where she met her husband, Moshe Beckerman, at a kibbutz. The couple married in October 1947 and emigrated from Israel to Toronto with their children in 1952. Beckerman continues to work as a Yiddish translator for individuals, scholars and institutions. She has a number of published translations, including her recent collaborative work "A Thousand Threads: a story through Yiddish letters." Her work has been recognized by the Dora Teitelboim Foundation of Coral Gables, Florida. Her husband Moshe passed away in 1993.

Use Conditions

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Subjects

World War, 1939-1945

Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949

Israel--Emigration and immigration

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Zelda Young fonds

Canada-Israel Committee series

Level

Item

Fonds

135

Series

25

Item

3

Material Format

sound recording

Date

[1987?]

Physical Description

1 audio reel (6 min., 8 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a recording of the Canada-Israel Committee segment, presented by Paul Michaels. Inspired by a Toronto Star editorial titled "A Message to Israel," which was highly unfavourable to Israel's occupation of the West Bank, Michaels traces a historical panorama of the Arab-Israeli conflicts in the area since the 1947 UN resolution allowing the creation of the state of Israel. He blames Egypt and Jordan for the situation of Palestinian refugees in Gaza and the West Bank, respectively; comments on the occupation by Israel of the West Bank (from Jordan), Gaza (from Egypt), and the Golan Heights (from Syria), and claims that the occupation has brought development to these areas; and recognizes the frustration of Palestinians over the non-advancement of negotiations and their yearn for a national identity, but blames the impass on the Arab leaders for their refusal to recognize the state of Israel and for their belligerency, which stall negotiations.

Notes

Scope & Content: No air date specified.

Subjects

Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949

Israel-Arab War, 1967

Israel-Arab War, 1973

Israel--Foreign relations--Arab countries

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.

Physical Condition

Tape is in good condition. Sound quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.

Accession Number

1988-3-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

URL

http://www.ontariojewisharchives.org/Blog/Intersections-in-the-Archives

Source

OJA Website

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series

Sub-committees sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

2-2

File

1

Material Format

textual record

Date

1981-1982

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

General office records sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-5

File

70

Material Format

textual record

Date

1974

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence and other material related to the CJC Archives

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

National Archives file

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

29

Material Format

textual record

Date

1976-1978

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence between Dunkelman and Lawrence Tapper, an archivist at the Public Archives of Canada (now Library and Archives Canada), in connection with the records of the Jewish War Veterans of Canada. In addition, the file contains a contract between Dunkelman and the National Archives for the donation of his records to the institution.

Physical Condition

Records are fragile but in good condition.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Level

Fonds

Fonds

2

Material Format

multiple media

Date

1898, [192-?]-1997

Physical Description

80 cm of textual records and other material

Admin History/Bio

Benjamin Dunkelman (1913–1997) was a successful businessman and president of Tip Top Tailors. He had a distinguished military career in both the Canadian Army during the Second World War and in the Haganah during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

Benjamin was born in Toronto to David Dunkelman (1883–1978) and Rose (née Miller, 1889–1949). He had three sisters and two brothers: Joseph, a movie executive; Ernest, a manufacturer; Zelda; Veronica; and Theodora. His father, David, was a successful entrepreneur who established Tip Top Tailors in 1910. Both David and his wife Rose were fervent Zionists.

Benjamin attended Upper Canada College and, at the age of eighteen, visited Palestine for the first time. While in Palestine, he worked for a year on a kibbutz, mostly as a guard. During the Second World War, he served as a major in the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada; as major, he gained respect for his knowledge of mortars. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in 1945 for his role in the final Allied assault on Germany. Two years later, Benjamin returned to Palestine to join the Haganah in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. As a commander, he captured Nazareth and brought northern Galilee under Jewish control. Near the end of the war, he met and married Yael Lifshitz (m. Dunkelman), a corporal in the Israeli army. Benjamin was elected national commander of the Jewish War Veterans of Canada in 1977.

In addition to his work as a soldier, Benjamin was a successful businessman. He served as president of Tip Top Tailors after his father stepped down; he was also director of Colonial Finance Corporation, president of Cloverdale Shopping Centre, and president of Renforth Developments. Besides operating the Dunkelman Gallery, Benjamin and his wife, Yael, ran the Constellation Hotel and Dunkelman’s Restaurant.

Dunkelman later wrote of his experiences in both wars in his autobiography "Dual Allegiance" (published by MacMIllan). As well as the DSO, Dunkelman was awarded the Fighter’s Decoration of the State of Israel (1970), and an Israel Bonds Award Dinner in Tribute to Ben Dunkelman (1977). He was a guest of honour both at a reception hosted by the Canadian Society for the Weizmann Institute of Science and the veterans of the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada (1976) and at a 7th Brigade Reunion in Israel (1991).

Scope and Content

Fonds consists of records documenting Benjamin Dunkelman's personal, business, and military activities. Included is personal and business correspondence and other records, maps, photographs, news clippings, and scrapbooks assembled by Dunkelman. The bulk of the records relate both to Dunkelman’s autobiography Dual allegiance and to his military career in the Second World War and in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Other records relate to his business work with Tip Top Tailors, the Constellation Hotel, Dunkelman’s Restaurant, and the Dunkelman Gallery, as well as to his Zionist actvities, his writing and public speeches, and his personal life.

The fonds is organized into the following series: Personal records and correspondence, Zionist materials, Businesses, Second World War, Arab-Israeli War, Dual Allegiance, and Speeches.

Notes

Physical description note: Includes 218 photographs, 60 maps, 7 postcards, 5 architectural drawings, and 3 albums.

Associated material note: see the Ben Dunkelman fonds at Library and Archives Canada.

Name Access

Dunkelman, Benjamin, 1913-1997

Subjects

Authors

Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949

World War, 1939-1945

Related Material

See fonds #39 (Rose Dunkelman fonds).

Creator

Dunkelman, Benjamin, 1913-1997

Accession Number

2000-3-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Hamilton Jewish community photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

3

Item

22

Material Format

graphic material

Date

November 1962

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w : 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of the United Jewish Appeal study mission at the Timna Coppermines in Haifa. The group are from Hamilton and Bill Stern is picutred second from the right.

Subjects

Israel

Repro Restriction

Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Accession Number

2005-5-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Hamilton Jewish community photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

3

Item

23

Material Format

graphic material

Date

November 1962

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w : 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of the United Jewish Appeal study mission at the Timna Coppermines in Haifa. The group is from Hamilton and Bill Stern is pictured third from the left.

Subjects

Israel

Repro Restriction

Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.

Accession Number

2005-5-2

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

132

Material Format

textual record

Date

1973

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence related to various statements and positions expressed by the CCC pertaining to the State of Israel,

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Name Access

Canadian Council of Churches

Subjects

Israel

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

49

Material Format

textual record

Date

1991

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a lettters regarding a possible contravention of the Discriminatory Business Practices Act by DHL Express, specifically not providing express service to Israel.

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Name Access

Ontario Discriminatory Business Practices Act

Subjects

Israel

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

176

Material Format

textual record

Date

1964

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a letter and a news release regarding Norwich Union's bowing to Arab presssure to cease doing business with Israel.

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Name Access

Norwich Union (Firm)

Subjects

Israel

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Arab-Israeli War series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

5

File

7

Material Format

cartographic material

Date

1943-1950

Physical Description

13 maps

Scope and Content

File contains maps relating to Dunkelman's activities during the Arab-Israeli War of 1948-1949.

Subjects

Israel

Physical Condition

Some records are fragile.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

Research Records sub-series

Israel sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-4-3

File

2

Material Format

textual record

Date

1965

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of brochures and newsletters about Israel, including some from Arab sources.

Notes

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Subjects

Israel

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dr. A. I. Willinsky fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

81

Item

4

Material Format

moving images

Date

Mar. 1951

Physical Description

2 film reels (ca. 1 hr., 45 min.) : 18 fps, col., mute ; 16 mm

1 digi-beta cassette (ca. 1 hr., 45 min.) : master, digital, col., sd.

1 DVD (ca. 1 hr.' 45 min.) : duplicate, digital, col., sd.

Scope and Content

Item is an audio-visual production of Dr. Willinsky's trip to Israel. In the form of a travelogue, Willinsky accompanies footage of landmarks, ruins and the local population with audio commentary. The production includes a brief discussion of the formation of the state of Israel and features various cities, such as, Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv. Sadie is occassionally spotted in the footage interacting with locals and visiting the homes of friends.

Notes

Previously reels # 22 and 71

Subjects

Palestine--History--Partition, 1947

Physical Condition

Reel # 22 had slight mould prior to digitization

Places

Israel

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2009-3-4

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

12 photographs : col. ; 12 x 10 cm

Date

2002

Scope and Content

Accession consists of images of the Ontario Jewish Archives vault, processing room, research room, and reception area taken by Ellen Scheinberg upon being hired as the OJA's new director in 2002. The photographs illustrate the state of the archives upon her arrival.

Custodial History

The photographs were taken by Ellen Scheinberg, director of the Ontario Jewish Archives. They were kept in her office until she transferred them to the OJA on 4 March 2009.

Subjects

Archives

Nonprofit organizations

Name Access

Ontario Jewish Archives

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

General office subject and correspondence files series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

2

File

1232

Material Format

textual record

Date

1981

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

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

Accession Number

2005-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Toronto Holocaust Museum series

Documentation sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

28-17

File

1

Material Format

textual record

Date

1986-1987

Physical Description

1 folder textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of meeting minutes and correspondence related to the plans for taping and preservation of Holocaust survivor testimony.

Subjects

Archives

Committees

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Toronto Holocaust Museum series

Documentation sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

28-17

File

3

Material Format

textual record

Date

1984-1987

Physical Description

1 folder textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of the membership lists of the Archives Cataloguing Committee.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2011-2-3

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1972-2002, predominant 2001-2002

Scope and Content

Accession consists of textual records documenting the formation and activities of the Ontario Jewish Archives. Included is correspondence from the Canadian Jewish Congress regarding the formation of a communtiy archives, memos, a pamphlet outlining volunteer opportunities in the Jewish community, newsclippings, an event invitation, a survey of other Jewish historical societies and archives in Canada, a report of a tour of the Presbyterian Church Archives, and agendas, meeting minutes and correspondence of the Archives Restructuring and Vision Committee.

Name Access

Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2013-12-10

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

90 cm of textual records

Date

[ca. 2002]-2012

Scope and Content

Accession consists of the records of the Ontario Jewish Archives, particularly those originating from former Director, Ellen Scheinberg. The records include programming material, correspondence, memos, reports, meeting minutes, financial records and publicity material relating to the general operations and planning, programming, exhibit curation, special projects, and acquisition of records at the OJA.

Administrative History

The Ontario Jewish Archives (OJA) was established in 1973 and remains in operation today. The OJA’s mandate is to acquire, preserve, and make available records documenting Ontario’s Jewish community. The Archives became a legal corporation on 24 February 1977 with authorization from the Federal Corporations Act and the Provincial Letters Patent.

The Toronto Jewish Historical Society (TJHS) established an Archives Committee in 1971, to preserve the records of Toronto’s Jewish community. This prompted the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) Central Region to work with the TJHS to establish an organization that would preserve records of Jewish communities across Ontario. At a CJC Central Region Officers’ meeting in 1973, TJHS president Victor Sefton proposed that the Historical Society’s Archives Committee become an official arm of the CJC. After approving the proposal, the CJC Central Region allocated a budget for operation of the Archives, and the two Committees merged, forming one archival organization that operated under the umbrella of the CJC Central Region.

After the Toronto Jewish Congress (TJC) formed in 1976, the Archives became accountable to the TJC but continued to report to the CJC Central Region. In 1992, the TJC and CJC transferred responsibility for the Archives to the United Jewish Appeal (UJA) Federation, and the Archives remains part of that organization today.

The OJA’s administrative structure includes a Board of Directors, the director of the archives, archivists, an assistant archivist, contract employees, and volunteers. The Board of Directors consists of six to twelve members, each approved by UJA Federation and current Board members. Meetings are held a minimum four times per year and are presided by a Chair or the Vice Chair in the Chair’s absence. The Archives Director manages daily operation of the Archives. From 1973 to around 2000, Stephen Speisman acted as Director of the Archives. Ellen Scheinberg served as Archives Director from October 2002 to January 2011. Dara Solomon began as the OJA's Director in May 2012.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2016-11-17

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1969-1999

Scope and Content

Accession consists of correspondence to and from Stephen Speisman, former Director of the Ontario Jewish Archives. Also included is a report on the collection, conservation and utilization of the historical records of the Canadian Jewish community prepared by John Andreassen of the Records Management Company of Canada (1969), a condition report for the Knesseth Israel Synagogue (1986), an invitation to the opening of the archives in the new Lipa Green building (1984), and an invitation to the gala opening and an exhibit booklet from the Coat of Many Colours (1990).

Name Access

Speisman, Stephen A., 1943-2008

Ontario Jewish Archives

Source

Archival Accessions

URL

http://www.ontariojewisharchives.org/exhibits/ymha/history/imagebar_pic5.html

Format

textual record (electronic)

Language

English

Available Digital Content

Online Exhibits

Restrictions

No Restrictions

Place

Toronto

Source

History of the YMHA Online Exhibit

URL

http://www.ontariojewisharchives.org/exhibits/ymha/history/hl_hist_06.html

Format

textual record (electronic)

Language

English

Available Digital Content

Online Exhibits

Restrictions

No Restrictions

Place

Toronto

Source

History of the YMHA Online Exhibit

URL

http://www.ontariojewisharchives.org/exhibits/ymha/history/imagebar_pic4.html

Format

textual record (electronic)

Language

English

Available Digital Content

Online Exhibits

Restrictions

No Restrictions

Place

Toronto

Source

History of the YMHA Online Exhibit

URL

http://www.ontariojewisharchives.org/exhibits/ymha/history/imagebar_pic2.html

Format

textual record (electronic)

Language

English

Available Digital Content

Online Exhibits

Restrictions

No Restrictions

Place

Toronto

Source

History of the YMHA Online Exhibit

URL

http://www.ontariojewisharchives.org/exhibits/ymha/athletics.html

Format

textual record (electronic)

Language

English

Available Digital Content

Online Exhibits

Restrictions

No Restrictions

Place

Toronto

Source

History of the YMHA Online Exhibit

URL

http://www.ontariojewisharchives.org/exhibits/ymha/history/hl_hist_02.html

Format

textual record (electronic)

Language

English

Available Digital Content

Online Exhibits

Restrictions

No Restrictions

Place

Toronto

Source

History of the YMHA Online Exhibit

URL

http://www.ontariojewisharchives.org/exhibits/ymha/education.html

Format

textual record (electronic)

Language

English

Available Digital Content

Online Exhibits

Restrictions

No Restrictions

Place

Toronto

Source

History of the YMHA Online Exhibit

URL

http://www.ontariojewisharchives.org/exhibits/ymha/education/imagebar_edu_02.html

Format

textual record (electronic)

Language

English

Available Digital Content

Online Exhibits

Restrictions

No Restrictions

Place

Toronto

Source

History of the YMHA Online Exhibit

URL

http://www.ontariojewisharchives.org/exhibits/ymha/education/hl_edu_01.html

Format

textual record (electronic)

Language

English

Available Digital Content

Online Exhibits

Restrictions

No Restrictions

Place

Toronto

Source

History of the YMHA Online Exhibit

URL

http://www.ontariojewisharchives.org/exhibits/ymha/athletics/hl_ath_02.html

Format

textual record (electronic)

Language

English

Available Digital Content

Online Exhibits

Restrictions

No Restrictions

Place

Toronto

Source

History of the YMHA Online Exhibit