Part Of

Julius P. Katz fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

55

Series

7

File

8

Material Format

textual record

Date

1935

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

This file consists of a copy of "The Voice of Mizrachi" dated February 13, 1935.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Henry Rosenbaum fonds

Community organizations

Level

File

Fonds

121

Series

3

File

1

Date

1962-2010

Physical Description

9 cm of textual records

Scope and Content

File includes bound copies of the Voice of Radom 1963-1965 (Yiddish), and 1983–1989.

Source

Archival Descriptions

URL

http://www.ontariojewisharchives.org/Blog/Voices-of-the-Past-at-the-OJA

Source

OJA Website

Part Of

Ben Kayfetz fonds

Collected materials series

Level

File

Fonds

62

Series

3

File

14

Material Format

textual record

Date

1947

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains issues no.12 and 18 of Unzer Sztyme (sometimes spelled Unzer Sztime), a Yiddish periodical expressing the concerns of post-WWII Jewish refugees. Unzer Sztyme was published in the Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons camp after the Second World War.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Samuel Posluns fonds

Level

File

Fonds

70

File

11

Material Format

textual record

Date

1947

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a copy of the publication "Our Voice", self-described as the organ of liberated Jews in the British zone of Germany.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

General office subject and correspondence files series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

2

File

1303

Material Format

textual record

Date

1996

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

Accession Number

2002-10-70

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

2 posters

1 folder of textual records

Date

1976-1984

Scope and Content

Accession includes yellow and blue promotional posters for Jewish Book Month in November 1976 and December 1985 produced by the Toronto Jewish Book Committee of Toronto Jewish Congress. and one file outlining activities of the Standing Committee of the TJC Cultural Council.

Source

Archival Accessions

• 

Accession Number

1996-9-3

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

66 photographs : b&w and col. ; 19 x 24 cm or smaller

Date

1908-1972

Scope and Content

Accession consists of group photos of organizatons including delegates to the 1910 Zionist convention in Toronto on the steps of the Goel Tzedec Synagogue, volunteer collectors for the War Relief Conference in Toronto during the First World War, founders of the Toronto Hebrew Students Association, the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine holders of "T" for athletics, the University of Toronto Medical Alumni Association, the University of Toronto Zionist Circle, the University of Toronto Menorah Society, the Nordau Zion Club picnic at Long Branch, and the Associated Hebrew Charities Childrens Home (orphanage). Many of the photos have identification of individuals including David Eisen, Henry Dworkin, Morris Goldstick, A.G. Volpe, Jacob Singer and Fred Catzman.

In addition there are a series of photographs of the University of Toronto St. George Campus, and buildings along Queen Street West, Nathan Phillips Square, New City Hall, Kensington Avenue and other downtown locations taken in 1965 and 1966. Some of the buildings have since been demolished.

Finally, a clipping from the Canadian Jewish Congress Supplement written by Stephen Speisman outlines the history of the Central Region Archives Committee, later the Ontario Jewish Archives. Photo Captions: 002 Associated Hebrew Charities Children's Home, Simcoe St., (Toronto, ON), 1916. Adults indtified in the back row (L to R): [Unknown], Sam Miller (Dr. Miller of Chicago), [unkown woman], [Unkown woman], [unknown man], Reuben Lieberman (Toronto Lawyer), A.G. Volpe. 003 "T" holders in the Faculty of Medicine, 1920. See reverse for identification of the members of the boxing and wrestling teams. 005 Founders of Toronto Hebrew Students Association, September 1918. Front Row (L to R): P. Phillips, Henry Lipsett, A. Glassberg-Volpe, and Harry Fine. Back Row (L to R): Sam Moss, Henry Papernick, A. Kaminsky, Reuben Lieberman. 006 Members of the Hebrew Club, 1921. Front Row: K.I. Freeman, Fred Catzman, and Goodman; Middle Row: Reuben Hurwich, Shirley Freeman (Kraicer), I. Wallerstein, Miss Madorsky, S.W. Leslie, Riva Bronstein and Sam Hurwich. Back Row: Himel, Unidentified, Miss Wallerstein, Unidentified, Miss Goodman, Tomashinsky (Tomson), Unidentified, Lachovsky, Yitzhak (Itche) Goldberg and Abe Katz. 007 Toronto Hebrew Student Association cast of actors in sketch presented at Orange Hall, (College at Euclid), Toronto, ON JAN 7, 1918.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1982-1-5

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1905-1959

Scope and Content

Accession consists of material documenting the Toronto Jewish Mission. Included are a record of the location from 1896, legal correspondence, declarations, deeds of land, and indentures.

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MG2 L1b

Subjects

Missions

Name Access

Toronto Jewish Mission

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1984-5-13

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 directory

Date

1931

Scope and Content

Accession consists of the 1931 Toronto Jewish Directory.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2008-11-5

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

2006-2008

Scope and Content

This accession consists of textual records related to the UJA Federation's Tomorrow Campaign. The records include event invitations, a Schwartz/Reisman Centre program guide.

Custodial History

The records were in the possession of Carol Seidman, Director of Capital Campaigns for UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, before they were transferred to the Archives on 13 November 2008.

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

David Pinkus fonds

David Pinkus’ personal records series

Jewish Toronto Tomorrow file

Level

File

Fonds

138

Series

1

File

47

Material Format

textual record

Date

2000

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of speeches given by Robbie Roth and Mayor Mel Lastman during the launch ceremony of Jewish Toronto Tomorrow at the Kiever Shul. The speeches contain David Pinkus’ notations.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

149

Material Format

textual record

Date

1965-1971

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

323

Material Format

textual record

Date

1972-1989

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

324

Material Format

textual record

Date

1976-1979

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

325

Material Format

textual record

Date

1979-1983

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

333

Material Format

textual record

Date

1970

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2015-9-22

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual material

Date

1979

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a Directory of Jewish Community Services produced under the auspices of the Jewish Information Service.

Custodial History

There is no information on the acquisition of this material.

Name Access

Toronto Jewish Congress

Jewish Information Services (Toronto, Ont.)

Places

Toronto, Ont.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2016-2-11

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1981-1988

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records created and collected by the Toronto Jewish Congress. Included are speaker registry books, correspnodence with the Associaton of the Soviet Jewry in Canada, newsletters of TJC's Task Force on Soviet Jewry, records related to the Jewish Women's Federation, a collective agreement between CUPE Local 2063 and the UJWF/UJA/TJC and Toronto Employees of the CJC, as well as a Baycrest Centre speakers bureau booklet, a Jewish Information Services list of volunteer opportunities and Lubavitch Women's League correspondence.

Custodial History

There is no acquisition information for these records. The accession number was assigned by the archivist.

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Scenes from The Ward in the early 20th Century fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

43

Item

5

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1910]

Physical Description

3 slides : b&w ; 8 x 8 cm or smaller

Scope and Content

Photograph of 11 Jewish newsboys of various ages holding newspapers on a street in the Ward. The sixth newsboy from the left (standing centre) is Sam Lichtman.

Notes

Original photo is a glass slide.

Title taken from writing on original slide.

Sam Lichtman was identified by his daughter, Maxine Cadsby.

Subjects

Children

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Places

St. John's Ward (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

2005-5-6

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Heritage series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

10

File

3

Material Format

textual record

Date

1978-1991

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of records documenting Sol Edell's participation on the TJC Executive Committee as a chairman for the Archives Committee. Included are meeting notices, agendas and minutes, correspondence, proposed lists of Officers and Executive Committee members, and a report of the Cultural Services Task Force.

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

165

Material Format

textual record

Date

1965-1968

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence.

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

139

Material Format

textual record

Date

1964-1968

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

The file consists of correspondence concerning flights to Israel, activity reports, lists of departures, minutes of meetings of The Aliyah Committee, notices of meetings and information concerning summer programmes for volunteers in Israel.

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

275

Material Format

textual record

Date

1965

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

The file consists of press releases, memoranda and advertising copy.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

330

Material Format

textual record

Date

1994-1996

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

331

Material Format

textual record

Date

1990-1994

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

1979-9-22

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1973-1983

Scope and Content

Accession consists of Toronto Secular Jewish Association newsletters from 1980 to 1983 and a photocopy of the SJA constitution and by-laws (1973).

Administrative History

Toronto's Secular Jewish Association (SJA) was founded in the late 1960s by 15 families who felt a strong identification with the humanistic, ethical and cultural roots of Judaism rather than with theistic or political affiliations.

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MG2 B1Y

Subjects

Religion

Societies

Name Access

Toronto Secular Jewish Association

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2006-5-4

Material Format

sound recording

moving images

graphic material

Physical Description

5 cu. ft.

Date

1972-[ca. 1985]

Scope and Content

The accession consists primarily of sound and videotape recordings of speakers at Toronto community events. The bulk of the recordings are of speakers at the Jewish Book Fair, including such authors as Morley Torgov, Mordecai Richler, and Chaim Potok. Other recordings are of Canadian Jewish Congress conferences, meetings, and special events. The accession also includes slides of Jewish Book Fair events.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2008-1-8

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

1665 photographs (approx.) ; b&w ; 10 x 15 cm

Date

[ca. 1997]-[ca. 1999]

Scope and Content

This accession consists of photographs of headstones at the Roselawn Cemetery in Toronto. The photographs were taken by volunteers working on the project which meant to capture genealogical information from the Jewish cemeteries around Toronto. Some of the information from the stones have been uploaded to the JewishGen's burial registry database, however, the photographs contain additional information such as Hebrew names and birth and death dates.

Taken alongside the stone in each photograph is an accompanying marker indicating the section and row of the grave, which corresponds to a physical list filed with each binder. Researchers will have to search for the deceased person's name on JewishGen first and locate the section and row of the stone, before being able to find the photograph in the binders.

Administrative History

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Canada (Toronto) was formally established in 1985. It is now one of seven Jewish genealogical societies in Canada. Its mission is to stimulate interest in the pursuit of Jewish genealogical research; to facilitate the pursuit of Jewish genealogical research locally and globally; and to provide an environment for fellowship and mutual exchange among persons with an interest in Jewish genealogy.

http://www.jgstoronto.ca/About.html

Subjects

Cemeteries

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Toronto Jewish community photographs series

Level

Series

Fonds

33

Series

4

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1930-[ca. 1984]

Physical Description

43 photographs : b&w and col. (15 negatives) ; 28 x 35 or smaller

Admin History/Bio

Bill Stern was very involved in the Toronto Jewish community. In particular, he was active with the United Jewish Welfare Fund, where he served as a divisional director, the Canadian Zionist Federation, as the executive director, the Canadian Society for the Weizmann Institute of Science, the Jewish Home for the Aged, the Jewish Film Festival and the Ontario Jewish Archives. He also assisted many organizations in a consulting capacity, following his leave from communal affairs.

Scope and Content

This series consists of photographs of individuals and organizations associated with the Toronto Jewish community. Bill Stern, along with other members of his family, are featured in many of the photographs, as they were members of the various organizations.

The photographs have been arranged chronologically and described at the item level.

Accession Number

1981-9-4

1985-6-6

1991-5-5

1991-5-6

1994-1-4

2004-5-96

2005-5-9

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

142

Material Format

textual record

Date

1949-1955

Physical Description

1 cm of textual records

Admin History/Bio

The Toronto Jewish Youth Council was a body composed of Jewish youth groups throughout the city. Its purpose was to co-ordinate the groups, supplement their programs and develop a spirit of community camaraderie.

Scope and Content

This file contains meeting minutes of the Toronto Jewish Youth Council, as well as correspondence and reports. There is also one copy of the Hebrew Youth Club News, which was a club affiliated with the Toronto Jewish Youth Council that met at the Brunswick Avenue YM-YWHA building.

Accession Number

2004-5-2

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

144

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Date

1952-1954

Physical Description

1 cm of textual records

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

This file contains correspondence between the United Jewish Appeal of Toronto and the YM-YWHA regarding fundraising campaigns, as well as a photograph of the opening luncheon of the youth campaign of the UJA.

Accession Number

2004-5-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dr. Alexander Brown fonds

Jewish communal activities series

Level

File

Fonds

95

Series

4

File

7

Material Format

textual record

Date

[ca. 1965]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a list of names and addresses.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dr. Alexander Brown fonds

Jewish communal activities series

Level

File

Fonds

95

Series

4

File

17

Material Format

textual record

Date

[ca. 1960]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of biographical sketches of Toronto Jewish educators that were likely written by Dr. Brown and Ben Kayfetz. Included are biographies of: Samuel Abraham Kurtz, J. Irving Oelbaum, Nathan Smith, Joseph Levine, Bernard Weinberg, Saul Sigler, Julius Wiener, Israel Weinberg, David E. Newman, Louis Gelber, Meyer W. Gasner, William Leibel, Bernard Vise, Jacob Andrews, Elias Pullan, Moses Oelbaum, Samuel Harris, Louis Levinsky, Isaac Brodey, Henry Greisman, Moses Gelber, and Rabbi Jacob Gordon.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Lipa Green fonds

Organizations series

Level

File

Fonds

20

Series

3

File

12

Material Format

textual record

Date

1953-1965

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of meeting minutes of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Public Library, a receipt of membership, a letter about the Library's membership campaign and an invitation to a panel presentaiton at the Library.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

46

Material Format

textual record

Date

1976-1991

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

307

Material Format

textual record

Date

1956-1974

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2010-1-3

Material Format

graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description

157 photographs (jpg)

Date

2007

Scope and Content

Accession consists of digital photographs of 2007 Book of Life inductees and of former Foundation chair Liz Wolfe and her family. The Book of Life photographs feature fifteen different family donors: Ariella Rohringer and Earl Rotman, Michael and Sandra Florence, Itz Fine, Henrietta and Micky Kestenbaum, Regina Eisenstein, Carol and William Kassel, Gitta Ganz, Steve and Rosanne Ain, Robert and Elizabeth Erlich, Helen and David William Brown, the Chenstochover Aid Society, Larry and Judy Tanenbaum, and Maurice and Ester Kagan.

Responsibility

Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto

Administrative History

The Book of Life, established by the Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto in 2003, is an ever-growing collection of family stories of the organization's donors. Each year the Foundation recognizes new donors who have left a legacy to the Jewish community by way of a bequest in their will, a life insurance policy, or with a permanent endowment fund at the Foundation. The Book of Life is stored at the Lipa Green Centre, where it is also available in digital format. It is also on the internet at www.feduja.org/bookoflife.

Descriptive Notes

"Book of Life" folder contains 170 photographs with various poses. "Photos" folder contains one image of each donor. "Liz Wolfe" photographs were taken for a feature article in a Foundation 'Report to the Community'.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2012-3-7

Material Format

moving images

Physical Description

2 CDs (1:22 and 52:15)

Date

2009-2010

Scope and Content

Accession consists of two CDs of the Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto's Book of Life ceremonies from 2009 and 2010. The CDs feature introductions and speeches as well as individual recognition of the honourees.

Custodial History

The CDs were transferred by Janice Benatar, senior endowment associate for the Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto.

Administrative History

The Book of Life, established by the Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto in 2003, is an ever-growing collection of stories written by donors who have left a legacy to the Jewish community by way of a bequest in their will, a life insurance policy, or with a permanent endowment fund at the Foundation. The Book of Life is stored at the Lipa Green Centre where it is also available in digital format. It is also on the internet; see http://www.feduja.org/bookoflife/.

Use Conditions

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

Descriptive Notes

Availability of other formats: VLC media file.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2012-6-2

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Physical Description

30 cm of textual records

24 photographs : b&w and col. ; 13 x 18 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Date

1991-2002

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records documenting the activities of the Jewish Theatre Committee. Included is correspondence, press releases, theatre programs and handbills, scripts, meeting minutes and agendas and photographs of members of the committee.

Custodial History

The records were in the possession of Ralph Wintrob, chair of the Jewish Theatre Committee during the late 1980s and 1990s.

Administrative History

The Jewish Theatre Committee was founded in 1984 as a standing committee of the Toronto Jewish Cultural Council of the Toronto Jewish Congress. Its goal was to promote dramatic activities as a medium of Jewish cultural programming by encourageing new theatre groups, offering guidance in Jewish drama programming, to promote and develop new talent and scripts, and to work towards a Jewish Drama Festival. In 1984, a series of developmental workshops resulted in the formation of the Medina Theatre Ensemble, which presented creative theatrical programmes of Jewish content. The committee also organized workshops, school programmes, symposiums, lectures and readings and a yearly playwriting competition. The Jewish Theatre Committee disbanded sometime in the early 2000s.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2012-7-3

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

2.4 m of textual records

Scope and Content

Accession consists of the records created by the office of the president of the Jewish Federation of Greater Toronto (UJA Federation of Greater Toronto).

Custodial History

There is no acquisition information on this material. The accession number has been assigned by the archivist.

Use Conditions

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

Name Access

UJA Federation of Greater Toronto

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2013-1-2

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

13 cm of textual records

Date

1983-1996

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records related to the Jewish Free Loan Toronto (formerly the Toronto Jewish Free Loan Cassa or the G’milath Chasodim). Records include executive and board of directors meeting minutes, agendas, correspondance, reports and case summaries from the 1980s and 1990s.

Custodial History

Records were in the possession of Marlee Petroff, who works for JFLT.

Administrative History

The Jews who immigrated to Toronto in the early 1900s had difficulty finding employment, in particular the Shabbat observant members of the community. Consequently, these individuals had to seek out entrepreneurial possibilities which were financed by the early versions of communal loan societies.

The Loan Cassa originally served the community by offering loans to settle Jews in agricultural colonies on lands purchased by the Jewish Colonization Association of Canada. With funding from the estate of Baron de Hirsch, these loans were intended only for new immigrants who had been in Canada for less than 8 years. As Loan Cassa evolved over the years, it operated in partnership with the United Jewish Relief Agency and the Canadian Jewish Congress, and became the agency that provided business loans to the community.

A Free Loan Society was formed in Toronto in 1911, under the Associated Hebrew Charities. It operated on a very informal basis, with promissory notes being guaranteed by prominent individuals. By 1917 it was deeply in debt, with only two dollars in its treasury. In 1922, Rabbi Barnett Brickner recommended a new Free Loan Society, to be financed by B’nai Brith and private donors. With $3,800 from B’nai Brith and $1,350 from community members, the first meeting of the Hebrew Free Loan Association was held on Dec.7, 1922 at the Zionist Institute, at the corner of Beverly and Cecil Streets. On July 12, 1924, Letters Patent were signed and sealed, incorporating Toronto G’Milath Chasodim Association. Twelve Jewish men, “all of the City of Toronto, in the County of York and Province of Ontario” were the founding members of the corporation, which was established “to assist deserving applicants for relief.”

Historically, the B’nai Brith Organization and the National Council of Jewish Women provided the funds for student loans. Their original contributions were effective in establishing this community service, “by providing funds through loans to those students academically capable but financially unable to continue studies leading to vocational preparation.” In 1957, when additional community support was required, the Scholarship In Aid program began operating under the auspices of the United Jewish Welfare Fund. Toronto Hebrew Re-Establishment Services assumed responsibility for, and administered, the program.

Recognizing that the community would be best served by one free loan organization, TJFLC (Toronto Jewish Free Loan Cassa (G’milath Chasodim) Association) was formed in 1985 through a merger of Toronto’s business, personal and educational loan agencies. In 2011, the board of directors approved a new name, Jewish Free Loan Toronto (JFLT) in furtherance of a new marketing and outreach initiative.

JFLT supports the position that the Jewish community assumes a responsibility to assist and to invest in the future of its community members. JFLT is proud to carry on with the important work of G’milath Chasodim – Helping Others To Help Themselves.

Use Conditions

Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.

Descriptive Notes

Use Conditions note: Case summaries contain confidential information and are closed to researchers until 30 years after the death of the documented individual.

Admin History from (http://tjflc.com/history) Accessed 22 January 2013.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2014-2-4

Material Format

textual record

graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

1 CD

Date

2008-2013

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records related to the Societies Division of Jewish Foundation including invitations to Spring Luncheon for Societies and other events, and 1 CD of Masada chapter of Lithuanian Jews photographs and society member lists. Accession also contains 2013 Book of Life signed stories.

Administrative History

The Book of Life is an archival collection of family stories from those who have left a legacy to ensure the future of the Jewish community through tzedakah.

Name Access

Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2018-11-7

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

45 cm of textual records

Date

1953, 1955, 2010-2017

Scope and Content

Accession consists of Negev Dinner books for 1953, 1955, 2003 and 2010-2017 along with a few annual reports, invitations and Roots magazines.

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MG2 A1B

Name Access

Jewish National Fund of Toronto

Source

Archival Accessions

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

Level

Item

Item

6013

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Apr. 1969

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of the exterior of the building housing the Toronto Jewish Public Library.

Name Access

Jewish Public Library (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Architecture

Libraries

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.)

Accession Number

1988-11-7

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Photographic and audiovisual collection series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

27

File

35

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1959-1971

Physical Description

27 photographs : b&w (4 negatives) ; 21 x 26 cm and smaller

Scope and Content

File consists of twenty-three photographs and four negatives of interior and exterior scenes at the Jewish Public Library at Glen Park Avenue from 1959 to 1971. Photographs include exterior shots of the old building at Markham Street and Harbord Street, the new building at Bathurst Street and Glen Park Avenue (including a negative of a drawing of the proposed building plan by architect Ralph M. Goldman), several portraits of visitors reading and browsing the stacks, and a study group with Rabbi Israel Frankel; all are publicity photos. Identified on the back of a photo from the 1962 opening ceremonies are Vernon Singer (Reeve, North York), Sam Sable, Florence Hutner (Executive Director, UJWF), Edward G. Gelber, William Allen (Metro Chairman), Bert Godfrey, Nathan Phillips (Mayor, Toronto), Allan Grossman (MPP), Irving Paisley (Councillor, North York), Rabbi Stuart Rosenberg, Rabbi W. Wurzburger, Rabbi I. Frankel, Mirial Small, Myer Sharer, Meyer Gasner, and Dr. Joseph Diamond.

Notes

Photos by Jack Mitchell Photography, The Globe and Mail, Graphic Artists Photographers, and Federal Newsphotos of Canada.

Name Access

Jewish Public Library (Toronto, Ont.)

Subjects

Libraries

Places

Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Glen Park Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)

Harbord Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Markham Street (Toronto, Ont.).

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

The Shuls Project fonds

Reference series

Level

File

Fonds

64

Series

5

File

71

Material Format

textual record

Date

[1979?]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains an article called "Jewish Population, Institutions & Commercial Facilities South of St. Clair Ave., Toronto," dating after 1976. The author is not identified.

Subjects

Communities

Synagogues

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not 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

Solomon Edell fonds

Heritage series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

10

File

10

Material Format

textual record

Date

1970-1986

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of meeting notices, correspondence, an event announcement, and a programme schedule.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Toronto Jewish Youth Council series

Level

Series

Fonds

17

Series

37

Material Format

textual record

Date

1949-1955

Physical Description

58 cm of textual records

Admin History/Bio

This body was made up of representatives of Toronto youth organizations: AZA, synagogue and various Zionist groups (Young Judea, Hashomer Ha'tzair etc). It proposed to coordinate youth activities in the city and foster joint programmes whenever possible. A major event it sponsored, jointly with the Bureau of Jewish Education, was an adult education programme held at Oakwood Collegiate.

Scope and Content

Series consists of general files of the Toronto Jewish Youth Council.

Notes

Series formerly described and cited as RG269.

Source

Archival Descriptions