This file consists of correspondence with regards to fund-raising on behalf of the Rabbinical Seminary of America. Included are official receipts, a Bank of Toronto bank book for the Rabbinical Seminary of America account and a list of donors.
This file consists of correspondence pertaining to fund-raising for The Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary and Yeshiva College in New York, N.Y. Included are lists of Canadian donors and bank deposit slips for the donated funds.
8 photographs : b&w and col. ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller
2 posters : 36 x 28 cm
Admin History/Bio
Yeshivah Torath Chaim was incorporated in December 1937 and was in operation until the mid-1980s. It was the first yeshivah in Canada. Following the Orthodox tradition, the yeshivah offered rabbinical training and ordination, after-school Jewish education for boys in elementary and high school, and operated Gan Yelodim, a day nursery and kindergarten for boys and girls. The yeshivah had a synagogue and banquet hall. Many graduates of the yeshivah went on to occupy rabbinical positions in the United States and Canada, including Rabbis Erwin Schild of Adath Israel Congregation, Gedalia Felder, Joseph Kelman, and Bernard Rosensweig.
The yeshiva's history can be traced to 1935, when Rabbi Nachman Shemen organized a small class in the attic of the Chevra Shass building on Cecil Street. Soon thereafter, lessons were relocated to a small rented home on College street. Philanthropist Moses Oelbaum, first president of the yeshivah, purchased a building for the yeshivah at 414 Markham Street in 1938. In 1942 the yeshivah took possession of a second building at 399 Markham to use as a dormitory for out of town students and refugees, and a chapel. In 1946 the yeshivah bought a new facility at 709 College Street. In 1949 they opened Gan Yelodim Hebrew Day Nursery and Kindergarten for boys and girls. In September 1959, the yeshivah moved to 475 Lawrence Avenue, where they remained until they closed. Yeshivah Torath Chaim received financial support from the United Jewish Welfare Fund from 1944 to 1960, and was affiliated with the Bureau of Jewish Education for many years.
The yeshivah had a board of directors with elected officers. Moses Oelbaum was the first president, succeeded after his death by his son J. Irving Oelbaum, who served from 1942 until 1946. J.I. Oelbaum served as president from 1942 To 1946. Louis Zuker took over as acting president, until elected to the position of president in 1948. Zuker was president until at least the mid-1970s. Rabbi Abraham Price served as dean of the yeshivah from its founding until his death in 1994.
The yeshivah was involved in several instances of refugee sponsorship. In 1942, Rabbi Price orchestrated the release of around 50 refugee students from European Yeshivas who were being interned at a camp in Quebec, and brought them to Yeshivah Torath Chaim. In 1949 the yeshivah collaborated with the Canadian Jewish Congress to bring over around 55 Holocaust survivors from a yeshivah in Prague. These students worked in Toronto while studying at Torath Chaim.
Custodial History
The custodial history for this fonds is unclear. No accession records exists for this fonds.
Scope and Content
The fonds documents the administrative, educational, and religious functions of Yeshivah Torath Chaim from 1942 to 1977. The 38 files include minutes, financial reports, correspondence, legal documents, and enrollment records. Most of the records relate to the school, but there is some documentation and financial records relating to the yeshivah synagogue, and a very little relating to Gan Yelodim kindergarten. The fonds also includes some personal correspondence of Rabbi Price.
Also included are 8 photographs, including two of the building on College Street.
Name Access
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada
In 1945, the UJWF received two applications concerning capital needs -- one from the YM-YWHA and one from the General Wingate Branch. They suggested that a joint capital campaign for $750 000 be held for a Jewish War Memorial Centre, which would house the activities of the "Y" and the General Wingate Branch.
The campaign began in 1948, and was spearheaded by Samuel Godfrey, campaign chairman. The campaign raised approximately $350 000 which was later added to the $1 250 000 raised in the second campaign, to reach the "Y"s total Combined Building Campaign goal of $1 500 000. The legion never moved into the "Y" building, but the building was dedicated to the Jewish soldiers who fought for Canada in the world wars, during the cornerstone ceremony.
Scope and Content
This file contains a survey report of the Toronto Jewish community created by the National Welfare Board prior to the campaign launch, meeting minutes of the Wingate Branch, and general correspondence. There is also a copy of a "Victory" booklet from 1942, which contains a list of "Y" member names who were enlisted in the armed forces during the Second World War.
The Beth Yehudah Center, a synagogue located in the Bronx, New York, played a significant role in connecting with and supporting the global Ostrovtzer community. Led by Rabbi Eli M. Bleiberg, the centre corresponded with Ostrovtzer committees across North America, as well as Holocaust survivors overseas. As part of its efforts to provide aid, the centre sent financial support to Ostrovtzers in Europe.
Scope and Content
Sub-series consists of correspondence addressed to Rabbi Eli M. Bleiberg of the Beth Yehudah Center in the Bronx, New York, forwarded to Max Hartstone. It includes letters from Rabbi Bleiberg and other related documents. The materials originate from various individuals and committees within the Ostrovtzer community, discussing a range of topics including aid requests, health updates, organizational matters, and community developments. The letters also document Rabbi Bleiberg’s efforts to provide aid to Ostrovtzers in Europe and his collaboration with Ostrovtzer societies globally.
File consists of deposit slips and lists of donors, including names, addresses and donation amounts paid to The Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary and Yeshiva College, Amsterdam Avenue and 186th Street, New York. Also included is correspondence with Yeshiva College and Yeshiva University.
Item is a photograph depicting a lively scene outside the Joseph and Gwen Secter Youth Center, as indicated by the sign above the entrance. A group of children of various ages are gathered on the steps, with some looking towards the camera with bright expressions, while others are engaged with adults among them. The children are dressed in warm clothing, suggesting a cooler season.
Notes
Physical description: Photographer's stamp on verso.
Availability of other formats: Also available as TIFF file.
General: The following is written on the back of the photograph: "Visiting a youth center in Safed 1967 UJA Mission Return to Crystal."
This file consists of correspondence pertaining to fund-raising for the Hebrew Theological College in Chicago, Illinois. Included are lists of Canadian donors and bank deposit slips for the donated funds.
This file consists of correspondence pertaining to fund-raising for the Hebrew Theological College in Chicago, Illinois. Katz served as Treasurer for the Canadian Scholarship Fund. Included are lists of Canadian donors and bank deposit slips for the donated funds.
This file consists of correspondence pertaining to fund-raising for the Hebrew Theological College in Chicago, Illinois. Katz served as Treasurer for the Canadian Scholarship Fund. Included are lists of Canadian donors and bank deposit slips for the donated funds.
This file consists of correspondence pertaining to fund-raising for the Hebrew Theological College in Chicago, Illinois. Katz served as Treasurer for the Canadian Scholarship Fund. Included are lists of Canadian donors and bank deposit slips for the donated funds.
This file consists of correspondence pertaining to fund-raising for the Hebrew Theological College in Chicago, Illinois. Katz served as Treasurer for the Canadian Scholarship Fund. Included are lists of Canadian donors, bank deposit slips and bank draft receipts for the donated funds and a Bank of Toronto bank book .
This file consists of correspondence pertaining to fund-raising for the Hebrew Theological College in Chicago, Illinois. Included are lists of Canadian donors and bank deposit slips for the donated funds. Also included is correspondence concerning the Jewish National Fund, Mizrachi Organizations in Canada and United States, Rabbi & Rebbetzin Taub, Mr. Margolit, Rabbi Avigdor Cyperstein and arrangements for Katz's trip to Israel in 1949.
This file consists of correspondence pertaining to fund-raising for the Hebrew Theological College in Chicago, Illinois. Included are lists of Canadian donors and bank deposit slips for the donated funds, bank books (1949-1958), bank draft receipts and a receipt book for donations to the scholarship fund for Canadian students at the Hebrew Theological College.
115 photographs : b&w and col. (16 negatives) ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
Scope and Content
Series consists of records pertaining to David Pinkus’ genealogical and biographical research. Included are photographs, research notes, postcards, legal documents, certificates, correspondence, invitations, newspaper clippings, thesis, daily logs, reports, articles, booklets, and printed copies of online sources and identification documents. Families being documented are the Stein family, the Greenberg family, the Smith family, the Rotenberg family, the Bader family, the Kofman (Kaufman) family, the Sokolsky family, and the Bossin family. Individuals being featured include Mr. and Mrs. Simon Cassels, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Morris, Sam Smith, Herbie Brodsky, Shaun Duffy, Sam Shiaman, Samuel Cass, Benjamin Swartz, David Wolgelernter, Meyer Wilson, Rabbi Solomon Langner, and others.
Notes
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE: Series contains a small number of photographs that need further identification.
Access Restriction
Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.
Series consists of records documenting the Pappenheim family history from the 1900s to the 1980s, collected by Irma Pappenheim in the course of doing genealogical research. Records primarily consist of copies or originals of correspondence between Albert and his siblings Ernst, Ruth Possen, and Karla Goldschmidt. Included are birth certificates and other related documents. Document summaries are provided in both print and electronic formats, and translations of the letters from German to English are also available. Also included is a transcript and recording of an interview with Erwin Schild and Albert on their internment experience, and childhood photographs of the Pappenheim family in Germany.
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PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION NOTE: includes 2 CDs (3 MB of textual records and 4 photographs), 1 USB key (7 MB of textual records), 4 photographs, and 1 audiocassette
This committee conducted studies of various aspects of Jewish community life in Ontario. These studies included "self surveys" of smaller Jewish communities in the province, interviews with immigrants from Israel and a study of the consumption of kosher meat in Toronto. Its objective was to study the nature and needs of the Jewish community so that proper services could be provided.
Scope and Content
Series consists of general files of the Research Committee.
This file contains one bound book in which Betty Lindgren recorded biographical information on the Goldstick family between 1958 and 1973. Beginning with her parents William (Wolf) and Sarah Goldstick (née Kohn), she devoted one page to each of her siblings' families, and additional pages to her nieces' and nephews' families. She recorded the date and place of birth, date of marriage (and spouse's name), and date and place of death.
Sub-series consists of the Research files of the Community Relations Committee, and has been divided into separate categories in a further 9 sub-sub-series; Civil liberties, Elections, Israel, Religious education in the public schools, Government funding of Jewish day schools, Hate crimes and hate literature, War crimes and criminals, Small Ontario Jewish communities, and General office records. For more detailed descriptions of these, please view scope and contents notes at the sub-sub-series level.
Notes
Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
Related Material
Library and Archives of Canada holds the records for the National B’nai Brith which contains 30cm of material on the National Joint Community Relations Committee. The Canadian Jewish Congress National Archives in Montreal holds the records for the National Joint Community Relations Committee, which contains some files on the Ontario Region, as they reported to the National office. The whereabouts of the B’nai Brith records pertaining to the Central Region activities are currently unknown.
Arrangement
Because records in this sub-series had previously been organized in a manner that proved impossible for use by archivists and researchers, they have been totally rearranged and described to comply with RAD standards, to provide ease of access by researchers, and to fully reflect the activities and organizational history of the Community Relations Committee of the Canadian Jewish Congress during and after the period when it was a joint committee with the B'Nai Brith.
File consists of correspondence and family trees documenting the genealogy of the Cassel (Kassel), Midas, Freeman, and Sugarman families. The family trees are traced back to the 1840s.
File consists of textual records collected by Henry Cassel documenting the history of his home town and its Jewish community, Aschaffenburg. Included is correspondence, newspaper clippings, a brochure and a booklet.
File consists of two negatives of two unidentified men and one unidentified woman looking at an article titled, "America's New Wave of Jewish Immigrants."