- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Jewish communal activities series
- Jewish communal portraits file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 4
- File
- 1
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1970]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 8 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Rabbi Witty was the Executive Director of the Board of Jewish Education.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a portrait.
- Notes
- Photograph is by Fredric Perry.
- Subjects
- Rabbis
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zelda Young fonds
- Rabbi Witty segment series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 135
- Series
- 1
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Date
- 1986-1988
- Physical Description
- 15 audio reels (ca. 1 hr., 24 min.) : 1/4 inch
- Admin History/Bio
- Rabbi Irwin E. Witty was born in New York City in 1932. He studied at the Mirrer Yeshiva in Brooklyn, Yeshiva University (where he was ordained), Columbia University, Dropsie University and Temple University. He had been a congregational rabbi, day school teacher and day school principal before becoming executive director of the Board of Jewish Education of Metropolitan Toronto in 1969. After 28 years of service at the Toronto board, Witty became the first director of the Coalition for Jewish Learning, the education program of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, a position he held from 1997 to 1999. After leaving Milwaukee, he returned to Toronto, where he lectured, taught and became executive director of the Albert and Tammy Latner Jewish Public Library. Witty passed away on 30 July 2005 and was survived by his wife, Shulamith, four children and 22 grandchildren.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of 15 audio reels containing Rabbi Witty's segment for The Jewish Hour, broadcast by CHIN Radio on Sundays. He comments on news both related and pertinent to the Jewish community in Toronto and around the world.
- Name Access
- Witty, Irwin, 1932-2005
- 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
- David Vanek fonds
- Personal records series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 1
- Series
- 1
- File
- 6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1946-1950
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File includes correspondence from David Vanek to his wife Joyce from New York and Washington, D.C.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Lipa Green fonds
- Personal series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 20
- Series
- 1
- File
- 8
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [194-]-[196-]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of an assortment of correspondence, most of which is in Yiddish. English written correspondence include personal letters to family members, a Mother's Day card, a poem to Zadie Green, a bar mitzvah speech, and legal papers.
- Subjects
- Speeches, addresses, etc
- Yiddish letters
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ida Lewis Siegel fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 15
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1904-1975
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of personal correspondence written and received by Ida Lewis Siegel. Included are letters and postcards.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- John J. Glass fonds
- Documents series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 109
- Series
- 2
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1937-1969
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of miscellaneous personal correspondence sent and recieved by John Glass concerning a variety of subjects including: sympathy notes; charitable donations; banking; financial matters; insurance claims; attendance at civic, social and sports events; family travel; and correspondence with Rabbi Samuel Sachs, who was the rabbi at Goel Tzedec Congregation before returning to the United States.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Folks Farein fonds
- David Green series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 105
- Series
- 7
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1940-1965
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of personal correspondence. Included are letters of appreciation, congratulations, requests for donations, invitations, program guides, and reports. The majority of correspondence is with the United Jewish Welfare Fund, Canadian Jewish Congress, National Jewish Welfare Fund and State of Israel Bonds. Mentioned is JIAS, the National War Finance Committee, B'nai Brith, Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto and the Zionist Organization of Canada. Of note is a copy of a speech given in honour of Menachem (Manny) Kraicer, Executive Director of JIAS central region. Included in the file is a copy of photograph of an unidentified woman.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions