- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Canadian Overseas Garment Commission series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 47
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1947-1951, 1963-1964
- Physical Description
- 1.18 m of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- In late 1947 and early 1948 representatives of the Canadian garment industry organized what became known as the Tailor Project, an immigration program planned to select more than 2,200 skilled tailors from the Displaced Person camps of Europe, facilitate their immigration, and give them jobs in the garment trade and housing in Canada. The Tailor Project was based on similar schemes that had alleviated labour shortages in the logging and mining industries. Canadian Jewish Congress, eager to rescue Holocaust survivors from the DP camps, knew the government would approve a plan to bring in skilled workers to fill a shortage in the garment trades. Recognizing the plan had to come from within the garment industry itself, Congress provided guidance from behind the scenes.
- The Tailor Project was the first program that permitted large numbers of Jewish adults to immigrate to Canada following the Second World War. More than half of the immigrants were Jewish. Max E. Enkin (men's clothing), Max Federman (fur workers), Joe Mack and others were sent by the Commission to Europe as part of the selection team. Provided they had the requisite skills, both single and married displaced persons were eligible to come to Canada.
- Hundreds of tailoring firms in Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg and Vancouver were canvassed and many agreed to hire DP workers on 12-month contracts. The Canadian Overseas Commission, the industry's co-coordinating body, had to ensure proper housing for the expected workers. In response to Max Enkin's emphasis on providing accommodation, many individuals and community organizations reached out to those in need. Under the direction of the United Jewish Relief Agency, the office of the Canadian Overseas Garment Commission attended to the many and varying needs of the immigrant tailors, both Jewish and non-Jewish. In addition to providing financial assistance, the Commission gave attention to problems of landlord-tenant relationships, hospital, medical and dental care, gave direction and made referrals to other agencies for specialized services and co-operated with other organizations in their programs for immigrants.
- The Tailor Project became the template for the Furrier Project that followed and spurred the formation in 1947 of the Jewish Vocational Service of Toronto, the original purpose of which was to help survivors of the Holocaust find employment.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of the operational records of the Canadian Overseas Garment Commission. Records include agreements between garment industry manufacturers (employers) and employees, immigration records and passenger lists, general correspondence relating to the operation of the program, financial records, employee payroll records, contact and membership lists, the Canadian Overseas Garment Commission Toronto program report, statistical summaries, employee certificates of merit, discharge certificates, meeting minutes of the Toronto Program Steering Committee, employee worker cards and employee housing records. Also included is a hand drawn map locating the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society of Canada at 455 Spadina Ave., Toronto, circa 1947.
- Notes
- Series formerly described and cited as RG291.
- Access Restriction
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Canadian Overseas Garment Commission series
- Canadian Overseas Millinery Commission sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 47-6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1949
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series contains the records of Jewish Millinery workers who arrived in Canada between June 1, 1949 and August 19, 1949. The files are passenger lists documenting boat name, date of departure, port of departure, passenger names including children, country of birth and citizenship, religion, marital status, gender, age and occupation. Some lists include worker home addresses, and employer names and addresses. Boat arrivals include: General Howze, S.S. General McRae, S.S. Samaria, and S.S. Nea Hellas. Files also consist of correspondence between Benjamin Diamond of the Millinery Commission and Harry Cravit and Daniel Drutz of the Canadian Jewish Congress, telegrams, and a contact list of community service representatives.
- Access Restriction
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Canadian Overseas Garment Commission series
- Canadian Overseas Fur Commission agreements sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 47-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- cartographic material
- Date
- 1948-1949
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records
- 1 map : b&w ; 22 x 36 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- The Canadian Fur Industry Association was composed of The Independent Furriers Association of Toronto; Montreal Fur Manufacturers Guild Inc.; Fur Trade Association of Canada Inc.; Manitoba Division of the Furriers Guild; and the Associated Fur Manufacturers of Toronto. It was also referred to as "the association."
- Manufacturers (employers) entering into an agreement with the association undertook and agreed to accept responsibility for workers in relation to their transportation, housing, term of employment and wages.
- Employer deductions, not to exceed 10% from the weekly wages of the DPs, were to cover transportation costs from Halifax to Toronto, and financial assistance. Employees were hired for a period of twelve months and if the employee fulfilled all the terms of his agreement, no charge for transportation was made by the employer.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of executed agreements between garment industry manufacturers (employers) and the Canadian Fur Industry Association, letters to employers requesting employee names and date of employment, employee payroll deductions records and a hand drawn map locating the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society of Canada at 455 Spadina Ave., Toronto circa 1947.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- National Administrative Council and Executive Board series
- Commission of Enquiry Regarding Canadian Olim sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 1-5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1975-1977
- Physical Description
- 8 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Commission of Enquiry Regarding Canadian Olim was struck by the Zionist Organization of Canada and co-sponsored by Hadassah-Wizo in 1975 to investigate the situation and experience of Canadians who had emmigrated to Israel. The Commission was composed of members of the executive of the Zionist Organization of Canada and Hadassah-Wizo who interviewed Olim to document their experiences during the process of Aliyah and adjustment to life in Israel. The Commission of Enquiry disbanded in 1977.
- Scope and Content
- The sub-series includes Commission correspondence, minutes of meetings, lists of observers, reports, copies of the questionnaire distributed to Olim, and clippings from Canadian and Israeli newspapers concerning the Commission of Enquiry.
- Name Access
- Commission of Enquiry
- Hadassah-Wizo
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Canadian Overseas Garment Commission series
- Administration sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 47-7
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [1947?]-1949
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains the Canadian Overseas Garment Commission Toronto program report. The report provides a detailed explanation of the program's major functions and services including financial assistance, the relation of immigrants to the government, job placement, the payroll deduction plan, a description of other services, a statistical summary of immigrant tailors received in Toronto up to and including 31 March 1949 and a survey of average weekly earnings of immigrant tailors.
- 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
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Community Relations Committee series
- Research Records sub-series
- Civil and Human Rights Legislation sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 5-4-1
- File
- 152
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1972
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence related to the Ontario Human Rights Commission, including documentation of complaints of racial discrimination. There are also documents regarding the situation of Jews in Syria, including a "rebuttal" from the Federation of Arab Canadian Societies.
- Notes
- Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Name Access
- Federation of Canadian Arab Societies
- Ontario Human Rights Commission
- Subjects
- Human rights
- Jews--Syria
- Race discrimination
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Toronto Holocaust Museum series
- Special events and projects sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 28-18
- File
- 20
- Material Format
- textual record
- sound recording
- Date
- 1985
- Physical Description
- 1 folder textual records
- 1 audio cassette
- Scope and Content
- File consists of sheet music and a cassette tape recording of "Images of the Holocaust," by Srul Irving Glick, commissioned for the Holocaust Centre.
- Name Access
- Glick, Srul Irving, 1934-2002
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Photographic and audiovisual collection series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 27
- File
- 23
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1967
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of one photograph of the UJA Leadership Fact-Finding Commission. Identified on the back of the photo are Morry Wingold, Mark Levy, Harry Sherkin, Phil Granovsky, and Wendy Creed.
- Notes
- Availability of other formats: Also available as digital image.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- Metropolitan Toronto Police Commission series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- moving images
- Date
- 1977-1985
- Physical Description
- 51 photographs : b&w and col. ; 28 x 21 cm or smaller and other material
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of textual records and other material documenting Phil Givens’ activities as chairman of the Metropolitan Toronto Police Commission from 1977 to 1985. The textual records include messages of congratulations, general correspondence, speeches, and reports. The graphic material includes official portraits as well as snapshots documenting various police activities and events. Also included is a video cassette of a “sailpast” commemorating the merger of the harbour and port police forces with the Metropolitan Toronto Police Force in June 1983 as well as a video cassette of the retirement dinner for Givens held at the Island Yacht Club in July 1985.
- The series has been arranged into three sub-series: 5-1. Metropolitan Toronto Police Board of Commissioners; 5-2. Publicity; and 5-3. Official engagements.
- Notes
- Includes 13 cm of textual records, 2 DVDs and 2 videocassettes.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- David Pinkus fonds
- David Pinkus’ personal records series
- Insurance booklet of Unemployment Insurance Commission file
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 138
- Series
- 1
- File
- 7
- Material Format
- philatelic record
- Date
- 1946-1947
- Physical Description
- 1 booklet
- 5 revenue stamps
- 4 partial revenue stamps
- Scope and Content
- File consists of an Unemployment Insurance Commission insurance booklet for 1946-1947 with affixed revenue stamps issued by the Toronto office.
- Access Restriction
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- Metropolitan Toronto Police Commission series
- Official engagements sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1979
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 20 x 26 cm + identification key
- Scope and Content
- File consists of one photograph of Phil Givens and his staff at the Metro Toronto Police Commission. Identified in the photograph are (top row, left to right): H. Boyle, L. Perron, L. Walker, T. Osborne, E. Pollock, G. Cowie, J. Cambell, B. Shoemaker. Bottom row, left to right: I. Clifford, C. Bryden, P. Givens, N. McKinnon, F. O'Brien.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Canadian Overseas Garment Commission series
- Employee worker cards sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 47-9
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1949
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of employee worker cards documenting employee name, arrival date, trade, employer name and address, worker name, date of birth, nationality, gender, marital status, religion, children, employee place of residence, and sponsor name. These cards were held by the Commission.
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2016-12-68
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-12-68
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1967-1981
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of 9 monthly periodicals of The Canadian Zionist dating from December 1967 to September/October 1981. Published by Canadian Zionist Federation, national office, 1310 Greene Ave., Montreal, Quebec.
- Subjects
- Newspapers
- Name Access
- The Canadian Zionist
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 2
- File
- 44
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1946-1955
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of a letter from Canadian News inviting Katz to submit an ad and authorization from Katz to print an ad. Also included is an invitation to a general meeting and a letter from B'nai Zion Association.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 2
- File
- 45
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1957
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of a copy of the publication, "The Canadian Zionist".
- Source
- Archival Descriptions