- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Self Study Committee series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 32
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1950-1951
- Physical Description
- 6 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- In Toronto, there was overlap between the services offered by Canadian Jewish Congress and by the United Jewish Welfare Fund which was established in 1937. This committee was set up to reduce the duplication of service and redefine the mandates of both organizations.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of general files of the Self Study Committee.
- Notes
- Series formerly described and cited as RG264.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
- Policy Study Committee series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 66
- Series
- 9
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1937-1938
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Policy Study Committee was established in January 1937 to examine five major issues: the relationship of the FJPT to public welfare programs, FJPT financial and budgeting policies, the potential inclusion of the FJPT in a proposed Toronto Community Chest, the coordination of case work and relief activities, and solving relationship issues between FJPT case work and recreational agencies. Mr. H. M. Samuel was committee chairman.
- A temporary sub-committee was struck to examine the issue of coordinating case work agencies. It met in February 1937 and reported back to the main committee in March, 1937 This appears to be the only issue that did result in specific recommendations by this committee.
- The 1938 creation of the UJWF made the further existence of this FJPT committee unnecessary.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of one file, the minutes of meetings of the Policy Study Committee. Included within the file are the minutes from the temporary sub-committee and its report to the main committee.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Executive Committee series
- Self Study Committee sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 5-7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1952-1953
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Self Study Committee was established by the board of directors in early 1952 to examine the mandate, organization, and constitution of the United Jewish Welfare Fund.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of two files of correspondence and reports produced by the committee.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Board of Jewish Education series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 1
- File
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1967-1982
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of textual records documenting Dr. Brown's involvement with the Midrasha L'Morim (Toronto Jewish Teacher's Seminary). Included is a report on upgrading the Midrasha and creating a college of Jewish studies, enrolment statistics, a budget, graduation programmes and invitations, correspondence, a news release, a flyer, an admission application, and a list of contacts.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Midrasha L'Morim series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 8
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1953-1999
- Physical Description
- 2.1 m of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Toronto Midrasha L'Morim (Toronto Jewish Teachers' Seminary) was founded in 1953, a joint effort of the Bureau of Jewish Education and the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) Central Region. The Midrasha provided interested day school graduates with the opportunity to pursue a career in Jewish education without having to leave Toronto for training. It also provided those already in the field with the opportunity to improve their qualifications. The Midrasha was created to meet the anticipated shortage of teachers in the late 1950s, as enrollment in Toronto's Jewish schools increased.
- J. Irving Oelbaum, chair of the CJC Central Region in the early 1950s and a well-known advocate for Jewish education, was named the founder of the Midrasha. The Midrasha was governed by a board of governors, appointed jointly by CJC-Central Region and the UJWF. The BJE Executive Director served as dean of the seminary, and the position of registrar was held by the BJE senior school consultant, Dr. S.B Ullman, until the late 1960s, when this responsibility was transferred to the BJE Associate Director. Funding of the Midrasha was shared by the BJE and CJC Central Region until the late 1970s, when the teachers seminary became solely the responsibility of the BJE and its parent organization, the Toronto Jewish Congress (TJC). During the 1950s and early 1960s, however, the bulk of the funding for the Midrasha came from the CJC, with the BJE responsible for the seminary's daily operations and administration.
- The Midrasha opened on 3 October 1953, with classes held at Community House, 44 St. George Street, Toronto, which was owned by the National Council of Jewish Women. Initial enrollment was 23 students divided into 2 classes by age group. The first class, aged 16-18, was enrolled in a four year program; the second class, aged 18-23, was in a two year program. Six teachers were employed, teaching courses in Hebrew literature, Torah, prophets, post-Biblical texts, Yiddish, and educational methodology & psychology. Subsequently, the four-year program became standard for the Midrasha. Locations for classes varied over the years, typically making use of classrooms in the Jewish day schools after school hours. The first class graduated in 1955 and was composed mainly of Toronto-born, female students. In the late fifties and early sixties, an increasing percentage of the students were recent immigrants from Israel. Graduates of the program helped to relieve the shortage of Hebrew teachers at day and supplementary schools in Toronto and across Ontario. The four-year program of study was extended to five years in 1970, divided into a two-year preparatory program and a three-year teacher training course.
- In 1967, the CJC Central Region conducted a review of the Midrasha L'Morim which led to the introduction of post-graduate and part-time programs. This study was soon followed by the UJWF Study on Jewish Education, one section of which dealt with the Midrasha and teacher training. In the 1975 report, the Study Committee on Jewish Education recommended the development of a degree-granting program in Jewish teacher education at York University, and this was established soon after. The Midrasha continued to operate alongside the York program, providing supplementary and specialized training. As of 2006, the Midrasha L'Morim continues to operate, offering teacher certification upon completion of the program. It includes evening, Sunday, and summer courses, conducted primarily in Hebrew, on a variety of Judaic subjects
- Scope and Content
- The series documents the work of the Midrasha board of governors and staff in guiding the operation of the Midrasha and responding to enquiries and reports from Midrasha study committees. The series also documents the work of the Midrasha registrar -- the BJE Associate Director -- in assisting students and organizing the Midrasha curriculum. The series consists of minutes of board meetings, reports and minutes of Midrahsa study committees, course outlines and course calendars, and records relating to the faculty, teacher seminars, student enrollment, graduation exercises and Midrasha budgets.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds
- Welfare Council of Toronto series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 87
- Series
- 18
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1935-1938
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of textual records documenting the JFWB's liaison with the Welfare Council of Toronto's Committee on the Study of the Feeble Minded. Included is correspondence, a completed questionnaire, and meeting notices and minutes. Some records are of the Council's predecessor agency, the Child Welfare Council of Toronto.
- 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 Child Welfare Association fonds 86, series 15, file 2.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds
- Sub-committee studying salaries series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 66
- Series
- 8
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 28 April-1 Sept. 1937
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Custodial History
- This sub-committee was created by, and its members appointed by, the Board of Management of the FJPT to study existing salaries of employees of member agencies and to recommend a standard scale for their positions. Mr. M. G. Cohen acted as chair, and—after meetings in April, May, July, and September—the sub-committee produced and implemented a new schedule.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of one file, the minutes of meetings of the sub-committee studying salaries. A copy of the new schedule of salaries is included.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Special, ad-hoc and temporary committees series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 16
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 20 Oct. 1964
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- This committee was created to study how well the UJWF is fulfilling its responsibilities as compared to othe federations in North America.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of minutes of one meeting of the committee and also includes the report of the committee.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Welfare Council of Toronto series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 15
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1935-1938
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of meeting notices, correspondence and one completed questionnaire documenting the JCWA's participation in a study conducted by the Welfare Council of Toronto's Committee on the Study of Feeble-Minded Child. Participation in the study originated with the Jewish Children's Bureau and was continued by the JCWA.
- Notes
- 2/1/2018: File missing. When labeling and segragating restricted files, this file was identified as missing.
- 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 18, file 3.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- 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
- 720
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence regarding Midrasha L'Morim, the Jewish Teacher's Seminary Committee, including a copy of the Central Region Senior Officers' meeting minutes for October 10, 1973 which discussed the committee.
- Access Restriction
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Accession Number
- 2005-2-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2006-2-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2006-2-7
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 34 cm
- Date
- 4 Oct. 1953
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a photograph of first convocation of graduates of the Bureau of Jewish Education's Midrasha L'morim (Jewish Teachers' Seminary), in the auditorium of Harbord Collegiate Institute
- Descriptive Notes
- Board of Jewish Education.
- Name Access
- Board of Jewish Education.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Volunteer program sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-7
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1955-1978
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of studies and reports documenting the Women's Auxiliary's volunteer program. Included are reports regarding prospective and active volunteers, and the dissolution of the Blue Smock volunteer service. Of note is a report by volunteer Mrs. Frankel describing how and why she became a volunteer, and a study on the "Present Use of Volunteers and the Potential Opportunities for Volunteer Service at the Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital" (1955).
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Board of Jewish Education series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 1
- File
- 6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1972-1974
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of studies and reports on Jewish education in Toronto and North America. Included is: a "Study of the Eitz Chaim Day School and of the United Synagogue Day School, Toronto, Ontario, Canada" (August 1972); a "Feasibility Report concerning the Integration of Jewish Schools" in North York (Dec. 1974); and, a National Conference of Jewish Communal Service report on the "Structure, Function, and Priorities of the Organized Jewish Community" (June 1974).
- Source
- Archival Descriptions