Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

11

File

18

Material Format

textual record

Date

1971-1973

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds

JIAS committees series

Level

File

Fonds

9

Series

6

File

17

Material Format

textual record

Date

1976

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Admin History/Bio

This committee succeeded the United Jewish Welfare Fund Task Force on Soviet Jews.

Scope and Content

File consists of reports, statistics, correspondence and minutes of the Co-ordinating Committee.

Access Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds

JIAS committees series

Level

File

Fonds

9

Series

6

File

18

Material Format

textual record

Date

1977

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee on Co-ordinated Fund Raising minutes series

Level

Series

Fonds

17

Series

12

Material Format

textual record

Date

1959

Physical Description

6 cm of textual records

Admin History/Bio

Ontario was divided into four zones: East, West, North and South. The communities within each zone co-ordinated their activities. This commitee was responsible for co-ordinating the fundraising campaigns within each zone.

Scope and Content

Series consists of minutes of the Commitee on Co-ordinated Fund Raising.

Notes

Series formerly described and cited as RG206.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds

Committees and meetings series

Level

File

Fonds

14

Series

3

File

8

Material Format

textual record

Date

16 Jan. 1979

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of meeting minutes.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds

Toronto Section series

Service Portfolio sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

38

Series

7-11

File

9

Material Format

textual record

Date

[196-?]-1973

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a newsletter, and a leaflet listing its purpose and by-laws, published by Co-ordinated Services to the Jewish Elderly.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds

Toronto Section series

Service Portfolio sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

38

Series

7-11

File

12

Material Format

textual record

Date

1970-1973

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a binder given to volunteers. Included is a Tentative Training Program for Potential Trainees as Friendly Visitors, JFCS pamphlet, Friendly Visiting Services Follow-Up form, Guidlines for Weekly Volunteer Report form, Intake form, Service Evaluation form, and other information.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds

Administration series

Programs and services sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

9

Series

5-1

File

4

Material Format

textual record

Date

1975-1976

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds

Administration series

Programs and services sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

9

Series

5-1

File

5

Material Format

textual record

Date

1975-1976

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds

Administration series

Programs and services sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

9

Series

5-1

File

6

Material Format

textual record

Date

1976

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds

Administration series

Programs and services sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

9

Series

5-1

File

7

Material Format

textual record

Date

1976-1977

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds

Administration series

Programs and services sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

9

Series

5-1

File

8

Material Format

textual record

Date

1976-1977

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds

Administration series

Programs and services sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

9

Series

5-1

File

9

Material Format

textual record

Date

1977

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds

Administration series

Programs and services sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

9

Series

5-1

File

10

Material Format

textual record

Date

1977-1979

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds

Administration series

Programs and services sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

9

Series

5-1

File

11

Material Format

textual record

Date

1978

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

11

File

39

Material Format

textual record

Date

1972-1978

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dr. Alexander Brown fonds

Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto series

Level

File

Fonds

95

Series

2

File

41

Material Format

textual record

Date

1950-1970

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of textual records likely collected by Dr. Brown for curriculum planning. Included is a document outlining the Hebrew curriculum for the 1950-1951 school year at the Toronto Hebrew Day School, weekly teaching schedules, model lesson plans, and other teaching resources.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

11

File

45

Material Format

textual record

Date

1978-1980

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

1978-12-4

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Date

1921

Scope and Content

Accession consists of the 1921 registration of the birth of Isak Eisen in November 1891, an invitation to the wedding of Rebecca Gelbwachs and Isador Eisen on December 11, 1921 at the First Russian Congregation on Bellevue Avenue (The Kiever Synagogue), a portion of their certificate of marriage, and a letter written by David Eisen of Toronto in German.

Subjects

Birth certificates

Families

Letters

Marriage records

Name Access

Eisen, David

Eisen, Isak

Eisen, Rebecca

Eisen, Isador

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

1979-9-32

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Physical Description

2 folders of textual records

1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm

Date

1917-1948

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a certificate of membership to the Independent Order of Foresters, membership dues slips from the Adoniram Council of the Masonic Lodge, and a photographic reproduction of a certificate of membership in the Pride of Israel Sick Benefit Society. Accession also includes business correspondence and newsclippings.

MG_RG

MG 6 E 3

Subjects

Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)

Freemasonry--Lodges

Societies

Name Access

Independent Order of Foresters

Pride of Israel Sick Benefit Society

Eisen, Solomon

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2010-7-3

Material Format

textual record

Physical Description

30 cm of textual records

Date

1911-1949

Scope and Content

The accession includes a variety of items such as a bound volume of the Toronto UJWF annual reports (1940-1949), a hagadah from 1911 used by Sol Eisen, a first edition volume of the Naomi Cook Book (1928), ketubot for Sol and Rebecca Eisen and Ethel Soloway to Ben Litvack and scrapbook and diaries produced by Sol Eisen (1915-1943). The scrapbooks include many clippings documenting his own accomplishments, family simchas or other topics that were of interest to him. The diaries are mostly hand written and detail his thoughts and activities from the time that he was a student until he was employed with the Canada Life Assurance Company.

Custodial History

The donor is Sol Eisen's son. He gave Steve Speisman the diaries and scrapbooks to microfilm in 1979 and the OJA has had those copies in their holdings since that time. A copy of the microfilm was also provided to the Multicultural History Society of Ontario.

Administrative History

Sol Eisen was born in Toronto on 15 February 1898. He was the son of Abraham and Nettie (Baker) Eisen. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Toronto. It was there that he established the Menorah Society in 1917. He graduated in 1918. He then completed a post-graduate degree at Harvard (1919) and completed his law studies at Osgoode Law School (1921).

Soon after completing his studies, he married Rebecca Dunkelman on 14 June 1922. The wedding took place at Holy Blossom and was officiated by Rabbi Brickner. The couple had three children: Morton, Annette (m. Yolles) and Gloria (m. Baskin).

He initially worked as a barister and had an office within the Dominion Bank Building at Queen and Bay. In 1936 he was offered a position with the Canada Life Assurance Company. He became one of their leading sellers in North America. He served on the board of the companies Millionaire's Club for many years.

Eisen was very involved in the Jewish community as well. He was a member of the Primrose Club, the Island Yacht Club, the Palestine Lodge and the Holy Blossom Brotherhood. He assisted in the formation of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto as well as the Canadian Jewish Congress. In fact, he attended the first CJC meeting in Montreal in 1919 as a Toronto delegate. He was also one of the founders of JIAS.

Outside of the community he was involved in and was a founder and president of the Forest Hill Lion's Club (1954) and was active in the Masons, the ROM and the Toronto Board of Trade.

Eisen was also an avid collector of Canadiana. His holdings included books, pamphlets, printed ephemera from across the country. He passed away in 1974 and left his collection or rare books and other items to the University of Waterloo.

Use Conditions

Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Descriptive Notes

Related material note: see accession 1979-9/38 for the microfilm version of the scrapbooks and diaries.

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2016-11-13

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

7 photographs : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

1 folder of textual records

Date

2006

Scope and Content

Accession consists of 7 colour photographs of Eisen speaking to students, a thank you card signed by the students and student art work in response to the Holocaust.

Administrative History

Alexander Eisen was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1929. After the Anschluss in 1938, the Eisen family fled to Hungary. In 1939, Alex’s father was arrested and fled to Palestine, leaving his wife alone with their three children. Alex and the rest of the family endured the hardships of the Budapest Ghetto, but later managed to escape and live in hiding until being liberated by the Soviet Army in 1945. He immigrated with his wife Renate to Canada in 1952. Eisen is a Neuberger Holocaust Survivor Speaker and author of A Time of Fear (2010).

Subjects

Children

Education

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)

Name Access

Eisen, Alexander

Places

Toronto

Source

Archival Accessions

Accession Number

2016-11-31

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 cm

Date

May 1918

Scope and Content

Accession consists of a photograph of David Eisen with members of the Univeristy Zionist Circle. Pictured from left to right are H. Papernick, S. Appel, A. Glassberg and David Eisen. The are standing in front of the house at the corner of Bellevue Ave. and Denison Square that was used by the Kiever Congregation before it was demolished in 1926 and replaced by the current-day synagogue.

Descriptive Notes

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE: Description taken from notations on accompanying envelope.

Places

Toronto (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Dual Allegiance series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

6

File

20

Material Format

textual record

Date

1973

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of three pages of notes written by Joseph Eisen in connection with the 7th Brigade's actions during the Arab-Israeli War. The notes provide a brief chronological account of the war from 7 July 1948 to 29 October 1948 and mention Operations Dekel and Hiram.

Notes

A more recent note on the first of these three pages indicates Eisen wrote these notes while Ben Dunkelman was on a visit to Israel in August, 1973.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Executive director series

Teacher files sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

2-4

File

103

Material Format

textual record

Date

1955-1958

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Access Restriction

Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing the records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds

Administration series

Programs and services sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

9

Series

5-1

File

3

Material Format

textual record

Date

1975-1978

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains records of the Jewish Educaiton Subcommittee of the Task Force on Russian Jewry, and the Task Force Subcommittee on Social, Cultural and Religious Integration.

Access Restriction

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

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee meeting agendas, minutes, reports and correspondence series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

1

File

636

Material Format

textual record

Date

1950 - 1951

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

Level

Item

Item

2602-2604

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1979]

Physical Description

3 slides

Name Access

Co-ordinated Services to Jewish Elderly

Subjects

Charities

Older people

Places

Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)

Accession Number

1981-2-9

Source

Archival Descriptions

• 
• 

Level

Item

Item

2452

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Oct. 1962

Physical Description

2 photographs : (1 negative)

Scope and Content

Simchas Torah, 1962.

Right to left: Ben Kayfetz, Nissan Yoeli (Mapam shaliach and principal in Albert Einstein School), Israeli ambassador and wife (Prato), Moises Baldas (chairman of Co-ordinating Committee), Elizer Anonowski, [unknown], Jaime Terner.

Name Access

Anonowski, Elizer

Baldas, Moises

Kayfetz, Benjamin, 1916-2002

Terner, Jaime

Yoeli, Nissan

Subjects

Committees

Places

Havana (Cuba)

Accession Number

1980-12-13

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

School files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

5

File

98

Material Format

textual record

Date

1970-1973

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

School files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

5

File

99

Material Format

textual record

Date

1970-1973

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Midrasha L'Morim series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

8

File

6

Material Format

textual record

Date

1951-1979

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Canada-Israel Secondary School Program series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

10

File

3

Material Format

textual record

Date

1977-1980

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

William Stern fonds

Military photographs series

Level

Item

Fonds

33

Series

2

Item

14

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[ca. 1944]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6 cm

Admin History/Bio

Rabbi Jacob Eisen was originally from Edmonton. He later moved to Toronto and became the Rabbi for Holy Blossom Synagogue. He was a chaplain with the Canadian service during the Second World War.

Scope and Content

This item is a photograph of Rabbi Jacob Eisen in his serviceman's uniform, standing on a road. There is writing on the front that reads, "To Mike, with all the very best, Rabbi Eisen."

Subjects

Rabbis

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.

Accession Number

2004-5-96

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

68

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1920

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 9 cm and 6 x 4 cm

Admin History/Bio

David Eisen was a Toronto physician.

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of David Eisen standing at Bellevue Square in Toronto.

Notes

Includes original photograph and a larger copy.

Name Access

Eisen, David

Bellevue Square

Subjects

Physicians

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

Bellevue Square Park (Toronto, Ont.)

Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

11

File

22

Material Format

textual record

Date

20 Aug. 1973

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Passenger Names

Peiman, & Co.

Page Number

443

Date Range

June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Photographer

Harvey and Adena Glasner

Source

Rotenberg Ledger

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

Research Records sub-series

Religious Education in Public Schools sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-4-4

File

81

Material Format

textual record

Date

1974

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence related to concerns over the High School curriculum

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

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

1277

Material Format

textual record

Date

1954 - 1961

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of five curriculum report outlines by the Central Region Educational and Cultural Committee.

Access Restriction

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

Accession Number

2005-2-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

11

File

21

Material Format

textual record

Date

21 Feb. 1972

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds

External committees series

Level

File

Fonds

9

Series

7

File

16

Material Format

textual record

Date

1967-1968

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence, organizational charts, constitution and minutes.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds

External committees series

Level

File

Fonds

9

Series

7

File

17

Material Format

textual record

Date

1969-1970

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds

Level

File

Fonds

21

File

26

Material Format

textual record

Date

1953

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

This file contains a programme from Yeshivah Torath Chaim's ordination exercises in honour of Rabbi Benjamin Hauer, Rabbi S. Phyvle Rosensweig, and Rabbi Benjamin L. P. Urman. The exercises were held Sunday, March 8, 1953 at the yeshivah synagogue.

Name Access

Hauer, Benjamin

Rosensweig, Rabbi S. Phyvle

Urman, Rabbi Benjamin

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Harold S. Kaplan fonds

Architectural projects series

Level

File

Fonds

27

Series

1

File

35

Material Format

graphic material

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of the building front.

Notes

Title based on content of and inscriptions on the photograph.

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.

Accession Number

2003-6-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Annual Campaign series

Walk with Israel sub-series

Walk for Israel 1990 sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

17-1-16

File

2

Material Format

textual record

Date

1989-1990

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains notices of meetings and brief memos, most from Walk chairs Elaine Lightstone and David Engel. The communications were sent to Walk volunteers, the Walkathon Committee, Walk staff, the Walk Sponsorship Committee and other sub-committees.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Passenger Names

Christo, S. & Co.

Page Number

705

Date Range

June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Photographer

Harvey and Adena Glasner

Source

Rotenberg Ledger

Passenger Names

Crown Printing Co.,

Page Number

725

Date Range

June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Photographer

Harvey and Adena Glasner

Source

Rotenberg Ledger

Passenger Names

Levinter, S. & Co.

Page Number

661

Date Range

June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Photographer

Harvey and Adena Glasner

Source

Rotenberg Ledger

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Toronto Holocaust Museum series

Education sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

28-12

File

21

Material Format

textual record

Date

1984

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence encouraging recipients to write letters to the minister of education advocating increased discussion of the Holocaust in the public education system.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Annual Campaign series

Walk with Israel sub-series

Community March for Israel 1994 sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

17-1-20

File

3

Material Format

textual record

Date

Mar. 1994-May 1994

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains minutes and notes from conference calls held between the co-chairs of the March and the staff coordinator, Vicki Weiss.

Notes

Title based on file contents.

Source

Archival Descriptions