- Accession Number
- 1979-9-22
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- 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.
- MG_RG
- MG2 B1Y
- Subjects
- Religion
- Societies
- Name Access
- Toronto Secular Jewish Association
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- General community activities series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 11
- File
- 19
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1981
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of issues of the News and Views newsletter, a program for the tenth annual conference, and an information sheet for prospective members.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 1988-2-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1988-2-3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1961-1965
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a typed constitution of the New Fraternal Jewish Association MBS (Mutual Benefit Society) with additional hand written page inserts.
- Administrative History
- The head office of this association was in Toronto.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Liaison with other social welfare organizations series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 14
- File
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1935, 1937-1940
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Jewish Community Centre Association (JCCA) was formed in the fall of 1936 through the coordination of the Jewish Girls’ and Boys’ Clubs to provide cultural, social, educational and athletic programming for members of the Jewish community. Located at 44 St. George Street, the JCCA offered a variety of classes; including, cooking, sewing, journalism, language, dance and art classes. It also ran a home camp and summer nursery school and organized celebrations for Jewish festivals and holidays.
- However, many similar organizations existed in Toronto at the time and the JCCA was absorbed into the larger and growing Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association around 1941. The YM-YWHA initially continued to operate many of the JCCA's programs at 44 St. George Street. Today, the YM-YWHA has evolved into the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre (BJCC) and the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre (MNJCC).
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence and client lists documenting the relationship between the JCWA and the Jewish Community Centre Association of Toronto (JCCA).
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and the head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
- Related Material
- See also: The Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds 87, series 16, file 9, and The Jewish Family and Child fonds 79.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Joseph Baruch Salsberg fonds
- Jewish community involvement series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 92
- Series
- 4
- File
- 13
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1963-1982
- Physical Description
- 2 folders of textual records
- 9 photographs : b&w and col. ; 12 x 19 cm or smaller
- Admin History/Bio
- The New Fraternal Jewish Organization was established around 1959 by J.B. Salsberg and other ex-members of the United Jewish People’s Order. The NFJO was a fraternal organization open to men and women who shared a common interest in the welfare of Jewish communities around the world, the preservation of Jewish culture, the support of Israel, and democratic rights for all people. J.B. Salsberg served as president for several terms and also edited the organization’s publication “Fraternally Yours”.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records documenting J.B. Salsberg's involvement in the New Fraternal Jewish Association. Included are two copies of the NFJA's publication Fraternally Yours (1963 and 1982), notes for an obituary delivered by J.B. Salsberg for member Leo Sax (Nov. 1970), and photographs and a certificate documenting a 70th birthday celebration thrown by the NJFA for Salsberg. Also included are photographs and a newspaper clipping documenting the opening of the medical clinic in Kiryat Yam (Israel) that was built by the NFJA in honour of J.B. Salsberg. Identified in the photographs are: J.B. Salsberg, M. Biderman, Ambassador C.E. McGaughey, Sam Lipshitz, Malka Portugali, Sarah-Gittel Salsberg, David Lewis, and Harry Binder.
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Personal series
- Associations sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 1-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1961-1995
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records
- 1 photograph
- Admin History/Bio
- Sol Edell was a member of the pharmaceutical fraternity Rho Pi Phi and the Rotary Club, a non sectarian businessman’s association.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of correspondence and publications from the international pharmaceutical fraternity Rho Pi Phi and from its Toronto alumni chapter, Rokeach. In addition, there are publications from Nu Chapter, the University of Toronto student chapter. As well, the sub-series includes correspondence and publications from the Rotary Club.
- Name Access
- Rho Pi Phi
- Rokeach
- Nu Chapter
- University of Toronto, School of Pharmacy
- Rotary Club
- Subjects
- Greek letter societies
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ben Kayfetz fonds
- Associations series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 62
- Series
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- sound recording
- Date
- 1980-1995
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records
- 30 audio cassettes
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of correspondence, minutes and other materials accumulated by Ben Kayfetz during his involvement with various organizations, including the Toronto Jewish Historical Society, Canadian Jewish Historical Society, Learned Society and Yiddish Luncheon Circle.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 1983-1-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1983-1-4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Date
- 1973-1977
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of documents including constitution, correspondence, meeting minutes, membership lists and reports of the Principals' Association of Jewish Schools in Toronto.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-11-13
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-11-13
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 7 cm of textual records
- Date
- 1993-1998
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of meeting minutes of the Southern African Jewish Association of Canada (SAJAC). The earliest minutes are from 8 May 1993; the latest minutes are from 12 January 1998.
- Subjects
- Immigrants--Canada
- Name Access
- Southern African Jewish Association of Canada
- Places
- Ontario
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Level
- Fonds
- Fonds
- 86
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1932-1943
- Physical Description
- 23 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Jewish Child Welfare Association (JCWA) was formed in 1936 through the amalgamation of the Jewish Children’s Bureau, the Jewish Big Brother Movement, and the Jewish Big Sister Committee. This merger was intended to improve service to families in the community by making one agency responsible for all cases dealing with children and adolescents. The JCWA’s funding primarily came from the Federation for Jewish Philanthropies (later the United Jewish Welfare Fund) and municipal and provincial grants.
- The JCWA’s chairman was Bertram N. Davis and first executive secretary was Anne Gussack. Gussack was succeeded by Freda Manson in 1939 and Aaron B. Feld in 1941. Soon after its formation in 1936, the JCWA became one of the first unionized social agencies in Canada when it formed the Staff Association with the Jewish Family Welfare Bureau (JFWB).
- Located at 179 Beverley Street, the JCWA’s core activities included placing children in foster homes, arranging adoptions, supervising children in their own homes, providing housekeeping services to families, and providing supervision and guidance to unmarried mothers. The JCWA paid for the foster children’s room and board, clothing, and medical care; supervised their religious education; and supplied scholarships for vocational training through its Jewish Children’s Vocational Fund. The JCWA also ran the Foster Mothers’ Parent Education Group, initiated a foster day care program to allow foster mothers to work, and arranged for the placement of children in summer camps. A constant problem for JCWA was the lack of appropriate foster homes. In order to secure more homes, the agency regularly engaged in a foster homefinding publicity campaign.
- The Child Welfare Committee of the Hebrew Maternity Aid Society assisted the JCWA with finding and visiting foster homes, arranging adoptions, and attending to chronic clinical cases. The Hebrew Maternity Aid Society also participated in a Car Corp program with the JCWA by providing its social workers with volunteer drivers to help them travel to different locations.
- The JCWA’s Big Brother and Big Sister Departments provided guidance for delinquent, troubled, and developmentally disabled adolescents through individual and group work. Both departments assisted troubled youth with employment, vocational training, school adjustment, and recreational activities. In 1941, the Big Sister Committee left the JCWA to become affiliated with the JFWB.
- Discussions regarding the co-ordination of services between the JCWA and the JFWB began as early as 1935. Since both agencies worked with children and families, a merger was believed necessary to improve service to the community and ease confusion. In February 1943, the JCWA and the JFWB merged to form the Jewish Family and Child Services (JF & CS).
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of textual records documenting the programs, operation, finances and special projects and studies of the Jewish Child Welfare Association and its predecessor the Jewish Children's Bureau. Included is correspondence, reports, surveys, memos, meeting notices, agendas and minutes, financial records, questionnaires, speeches, client and membership lists, case presentations, news articles, theatrical scripts, event invitations and statistics.
- Fonds has been arranged with one sous-fonds, which contains the records of the Jewish Children's Bureau. In total there are 25 series. The Jewish Child Welfare Association (main fonds) series are: 1. Board of Trustees; 2. Executive Director; 3. Committees; 4. Adoption; 5. Foster care; 6. Summer camp program; 7. Nursery school; 8. Jewish Children's Vocational Board; 9. Finance and accounting; 10. Human Resources; 11. Operational statistics; 12. Special studies and surveys; 13. Publicity; 14. Liaison with other social welfare organizations; and 15. Welfare Council of Toronto. The Jewish Children's Bureau (sous-fonds) series are: 1. Board of Trustees; 2. Executive Director; 3. Adoption; 4. Foster care; 5. Finance and accounting; 6. Human resources; 7. Building administration; 8. Special studies and surveys; 9. Publicity; and, 10. Liaison with other social welfare organizations.
- Notes
- Associated material note: for related records held at the City of Toronto Archives, see also: Children's Aid Society of Toronto fonds (fonds 1001); Welfare Council of Toronto records in the University Settlement House fonds (fonds 1024, series 658); and, Department of Public Welfare records in the Former City of Toronto fonds (fonds 200).
- Name Access
- Jewish Child Welfare Association
- Jewish Children's Home
- Jewish Children's Vocational Fund
- Davis, Bertram N.
- Gussack, Anne
- Manson, Freda
- Feld, Aaron B.
- Jewish Big Sisters Committee
- Jewish Big Brothers Movement
- Jewish Family and Child Services
- Federation of Jewish Philanthropies
- United Jewish Welfare Fund
- Department of Public Welfare
- Welfare Council of Toronto
- Children's Aid Society
- Subjects
- Charities
- Children
- Families
- Nonprofit organizations
- Access Restriction
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and the head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing some of the records.
- Related Material
- See also: Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds (fonds 87); Jewish Family and Child fonds (fonds 79); Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds (fonds 66); and, United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds (fonds 67).
- Arrangement
- Records of the Jewish Big Sisters Committee, the Jewish Big Brothers Movement and records documenting programs of the JCWA that continued after the formation of JF & CS, such as the Foster Homefinding Campaign and the Foster Mothers' Parent Education Group, are arranged with the JF & CS fonds 79.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds
- Liaison with other social welfare organizations series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 87
- Series
- 16
- File
- 9
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1933-1940
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Jewish Community Centre Association (JCCA) was formed in the fall of 1936 through the coordination of the Jewish Girls’ and Boys’ Clubs to provide cultural, social, educational and athletic programming for members of the Jewish community. Located at 44 St. George Street, the JCCA offered a variety of classes; including, cooking, sewing, journalism, language, dance and art classes. It also ran a home camp and summer nursery school and organized celebrations for Jewish festivals and holidays.
- However, many similar organizations existed in Toronto at the time and the JCCA was absorbed into the larger and growing Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association around 1941. The YM-YWHA initially continued to operate many of the JCCA's programs at 44 St. George Street. Today, the YM-YWHA has evolved into the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre (BJCC) and the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre (MNJCC).
- Scope and Content
- File consists of textual records documenting the relationship between the JFWB and the Jewish Community Centre Association of Toronto (JCCA). Included is correspondence, memos, lists of club members, case summaries, and the meeting minutes from a joint meeting between the JFWB, the Jewish Child Welfare Association, and the JCCA.
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and the head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds
- External committees series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 9
- Series
- 7
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1965-1967
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 audio reel (ca. 1 hr.) : 1/4 in.
- Admin History/Bio
- Also known as the Jewish Community Services Institute Committee, this group was under the aegis of the United Jewish Welfare Fund. It included representatives from UJWF, JIAS, Jewish Vocational Services, the Board of Jewish Education, Young Men's Hebrew Association, Jewish Home for the Aged, and Canadian Jewish Congress.
- Scope and Content
- File includes minutes and correspondence relating to the Executive Committee of the Association.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds
- External committees series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 9
- Series
- 7
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1967-1971
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Also known as the Jewish Community Services Institute Committee, this group was under the aegis of the United Jewish Welfare Fund. It included representatives from UJWF, JIAS, Jewish Vocational Services, the Board of Jewish Education, Young Men's Hebrew Association, Jewish Home for the Aged, and Canadian Jewish Congress.
- Scope and Content
- File includes minutes and correspondence relating to the Executive Committee of the Association.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
- Arab-Israeli War series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 2
- Series
- 5
- File
- 31
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 13 photographs : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of 13 photographs depicting Dunkelman at a convention of the Association of Jewish War Veterans at which he was a speaker. The photographs also show Yael Dunkelman, Barney Danson, Phil Givens, and Min Givens.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Association of Jewish Day School Administrators series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 17
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1983-1999
- Physical Description
- 38 cm of textual records
- 4 photographs : col. ; 10 x 16 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Regular meetings between the BJE professional staff and school administrators began in the late 1970s, as recommended by the UJWF Study Committee on Jewish Education. This body was initially known as the Executive Directors Council, or, Meetings of Executive Directors. In 1981, the council was renamed the Association of Jewish Day School Administrators. The chair of the association is elected from amongst the administrators, while BJE staff are responsible for coordinating and supporting the meetings. The purpose of the association is to discuss administrative matters of common concern to the day schools, including the hiring of personnel, contract negotiations with teachers' unions, taxes and insurance, the annual budgeting process, centralized purchasing of equipment and materials, and standards for school administration. The association often has invited speakers at their meetings, to speak on topics such as risk management and health insurance plans. Staff responsibility for working with the Association has shifted over the years, from the associate director to the director of school finances, but meetings have often been attended by all of the BJE's senior staff.
- Scope and Content
- The series consists of minutes of meetings of the association, correspondence and memoranda. The series also contains several photographs of a meeting of the association at which Ira Berman was presented with a plaque marking the end of his term as chairman. The files in the series are arranged chronologically.
- Related Material
- Minutes of the Executive Directors Council can be found filed with other records in series 6, Chronological correspondence and memoranda
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- General community activities series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 11
- File
- 28
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1961-1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of meeting minutes, bulletins, invitations, a calendar, a donation card, and correspondence.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association series
- Associated groups sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 52
- Series
- 1-6
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1926-1968
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- This sub-series consists of records related to acitivites of associated groups, whose existance and purpose was to support the mandate of the Mothers' and Babes' Summer Rest Home Association.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-72
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-72
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1980-1987
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material pertaining to the Toronto Association of Professionals in Jewish Communal Service. The records include lists of members, correspondence, minutes of the Association, and minutes of other committees including the Ad Hoc Steering Committee, the Executive Committee, and the Program Committee.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Events and organization series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 3
- File
- 26
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 29 May 1964
- Physical Description
- 4 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of four images of a representative handing out Jewish National Fund Tzedakah boxes to students at the Associated Hebrew School, located at Neptune and Bathurst Streets.
- 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
- Toronto Hebrew Free Loan Association fonds
- Level
- Fonds
- Fonds
- 85
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1922-1999
- Physical Description
- 6.6 m of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The original Toronto Hebrew Free Loan agency was formed in 1911 under the Associated Hebrew Charities. Its Hebrew name was G'milath Chasodim, which means to do good deeds. Initially all of the loans that it gave out were guaranteed by individuals from the community. This body went into debt in 1917. In 1922, with the administrative support of the Toronto Federation of Jewish Philanthropies and the financial support of B'nai Brith, a new free loan society was established.
- The first president was Sam Kronick, the vice president was Nathan Phillips, and the treasurer was Elias Pullan—three extremely high profile citizens within the community and Toronto. The first meeting was held at the Zionist Institute on Beverley Street. By 1923 they had hired a secretary and executive secretary, Moses Oelbaum. The society was incorporated on 12 July 1924. Their mandate was to prevent pauperism and preserve the self respect of individuals. Many of the early loans that came in during that period were through referrals from other Jewish organizations. In 1925, they reviewed 625 applications and approved 510 loans which ranged from $25 to $200, allocating $9307.92 in total. They did not charge interest and had the borrower repay the loan at a rate of $2 to $10 a week.
- In 1942 the Moses Oelbaum fund was established with capital of $10,000. Historically, B'nai Brith and the National Council of Women provided the funds for student loans. In 1957, the Scholarship Aid program began to operate under the auspices of the United Jewish Welfare Fund. By 1974, the THLA had given out over 5 million dollars in loans to over 20,000 families. In 1985, through a merger of Toronto's business, personal and educational loan agencies, the Toronto Jewish Free Loan Cassa was formed.
- Today, the Loan Cassa has over 700 active clients and gives out over $1,500,000 in loans each year to the needy as well as in the form of scholarships and business start up loans. The rate of defaults has been extremely low, less than one percent. As a result, this program has helped strengthen the community by sustaining and investing in its members. The name was formally changed to Jewish Free Loan Toronto in 2012.
- Scope and Content
- The records consist of minutes of meetings, correspondence, financial statements, loan ledger books, loan guarantee cards, case files, cash books and receipts, court records relating to trusts and wills and other material.
- Name Access
- Toronto Jewish Free Loan Association
- Access Restriction
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Creator
- Toronto Jewish Free Loan Association
- Accession Number
- 1986-11/4; MG 201D; 1989-12/2, 1999-7/1; 2004-5/122.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- General community activities series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 11
- File
- 18
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1982-1986
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of meeting notices.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 1976-10-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1976-10-3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 26 cm of textual records and graphic material
- Date
- 1925-1960
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of: Toronto Jewish Medical Association minute book (1925–1936); minutes, clinical records, research papers and other records of the Mount Sinai Clinical Association (1932–1953); Mount Sinai Hospital medical staff minute book (1943–1953); a copy of Dr David Eisen's publication "Toronto's Jewish doctors" (1960); and a photograph of the installation of officers of the Mt. Sinai Hospital Clinical Society (1939).
- Use Conditions
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Descriptive Notes
- Availability of other formats: Dr. Eisen's "Toronto's Jewish Doctors" publication has been digitized and is available as a PDF file. The photograph of the officers' installation has also been digitized and is available as a JPEG image.
- Subjects
- Hospitals
- Physicians
- Name Access
- Eisen, David
- Pollock, Ira
- Mount Sinai Hospital
- Toronto Jewish Medical Association
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2023-1-10
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2023-1-10
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 8 cm of textual records
- Date
- 1 Feb. 1976
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of one Associated Hebrew Schools ledger book from 1 Feb. 1976
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- National Camps Association series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1958-1978
- Physical Description
- 31 cm of textual records
- 25 photographs : b&w and col. ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller
- Admin History/Bio
- The National Camps Association was established by the Zionist Organization of Canada as an administrative body responsible for overseeing the operation of the ZOC-owned summer camps in Canada. The Executive Vice-President was in charge of supervising the Camps Association which, after 1970, included a National Camps Committee comprised of regional camp chairmen and alternate representatives appointed by the regional presidents. The National Committee members were also de-facto members of the Regional Camp Committees.
- The National Camps Association created all of the standards and guidelines for the camps, which were implemented by the Regional Camp Committees as a way of streamlining operations. The Association also handled all budgetary matters. Staffing and daily camp operation was conducted in co-operation with Canadian Young Judaea, a Zionist organization of Canadian youth and young adults.
- The National Camps Association was responsible for Camp Biluim, the leadership training institutue; the Biluim Summer Programme in Israel; Camp Solelim and Camp Shalom in Ontario; Camp Hagshama and Camp Kinneret in Quebec; Camp Hatikvah in British Columbia; and Camp Kadima in Nova Scotia.
- Scope and Content
- The files in this series consist of textual records and photographs created between 1958 and 1978. These recordes relate to the administrative functioning of the National Camps Association and the operations of the various summer camps under its governance.
- Name Access
- Camp Shalom
- Camp Kadima
- Camp Biluim
- Camp Solelim
- Camp Hatikvah
- Camp Hagshama
- Camp Kinneret
- National Camps Committee
- Subjects
- Camps
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Central Region sous-fonds
- Ontario Camps Association series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 28-1
- Series
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- moving images
- Date
- 1957-1978
- Physical Description
- 60 cm of textual records
- 3 film reels (ca. 1 hr.) : col. ; Super 8 mm
- 1 videocassette (ca. 1 hr.) : col. ; VHS
- Admin History/Bio
- The Ontario Camps Association was established by the Zionist Organization of Canada as a regional administrative body reponsible for overseeing the operation of the ZOC-owned summer camps in Ontario. The Regional Executive Vice-President was in charge of supervising the Ontario Camps Association which also included the Ontario Zionist Region Committee on Camping. In addition to being charged with the general maintenence, upkeep, and operation of the Ontario camps, the Ontario Camps Association was also responsible for implementing the standards and guidelines set forth by the National Camps Association.
- The Ontario Camps Association oversaw the operation of three camps in Ontario: Camp Shalom, Camp Solelim, and Camp Massad. Responsibility for Camp Biluim was shared by the Ontario Camps Association and the National Camps Association. Although it was located in the Ontario region, it was a leadership training institute and thus of national significance.
- Scope and Content
- The series is organized into 5 sub-series, containing records relating to the administrative functions of the Camps Association and the Ontario Zionist Region Committee on Camping (1965-1968), and to the summer camps under its governance: Camp Biluim (1963-1967); Camp Massad (1957-1970); Camp Shalom (1965-1978); and Camp Solelim (1965, 1974). The Camp Solelim sub-series also contains three Super 8 film reels depicting camp activities, and a videocassette transfer of these film reels created by the archives in 2003.
- Name Access
- National Zionist Camps Committee
- Central Region Zionist Camps Committee
- Camp Massad
- Camp Shalom
- Camp Solelim
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
