- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Community Relations Committee series
- Anti-Semitism cases sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 280
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a series of JCRC "Strictly Confidential" reports documenting the activities of various Canadian neo-Nazis and white supremacists, including: Ernst Zundel, John Beattie, members of the Western Guard and Paul Hartmann. Also included are photocopies of antisemitic publications, such as THOR.
- Notes
- Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Name Access
- Beattie, William John
- Zundel, Ernst, 1939-
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee fonds
- Letters from organizations series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 148
- Series
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1945-1950
- Physical Description
- 10 cm of textual records
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of correspondence and related documents from Ostrovtzer societies in North and South America, Europe, and Palestine, as well as other organizations collaborating with Ostrovtzer societies to provide aid to Holocaust survivors from Ostrowiec, Poland. A photograph is included with one of the letters. Materials were created between 1945 and 1950 and document the activities of the various organizations, including efforts to assist with immigration, distribution of financial and material aid, coordination with other organizations, conference planning, and other relief activities. The materials also provide insights into the post-war challenges faced by the Ostrovtzer community.
- Series is arranged into eighteen sub-series: Aid Society of Landsleyt from Ostrowiec; American ORT Foundation; Beth Yehudah Center; Canadian Federation for Polish Jews; Canadian Jewish Congress; Committee of Ostrowtzer Jews in Szczecin; Committee of Ostrowtzers in Italy; District Committee, Ostrowiec; Eargun Yozei Ostrowceh in Palestine; Jewish Immigrant Aid Society of Canada; Ostrovtzer Aid Committee in Costa Rica; Ostrovtzer Aid Society Michigan; Ostrovtzer Friendship Association; Ostrowiec Aid Society of Chicago; Ostrowiec Mutual Aid Committee in Paris; Ostrowtzer Committee in Munich; Ostrowtzer Relief Committee Los Angeles; and Ostrowtzer Relief Committee New York.
- Arrangement
- The archivist imposed an alphabetical order on the sub-series within the series.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee fonds
- Letters from individuals series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 148
- Series
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- [194-?]-1949, 1952
- Physical Description
- 26 cm of textual records
- 5 photograhs
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of correspondence, photographs, and related documents from Holocaust survivors from Ostrowiec, Poland, and other various individuals living in North and South America, Europe, and Palestine. The letters were primarily sent to Max Hartstone in his capacity as secretary for the United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee and included requests for financial and material aid, assistance with immigration, and requests to locate friends and family. Materials were created between 1940 and 1952, with the majority being produced between 1946 and 1947. They document the immediate postwar experiences of survivors from Ostrowiec and the ongoing challenges they faced in the aftermath of the Holocaust.
- Arrangement
- The files within the series are arranged alphabetically first, by surname of the letter writer, and chronologically second.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Joseph Baruch Salsberg fonds
- Writing and lecturing series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 92
- Series
- 5
- File
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1968]-1983
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of letters that were sent to J.B. Salsberg from various authors along with their books. Salsberg kept these letters inside the books with which they were sent.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- City of Toronto Controller series
- Campaign sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 3-1
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- object
- Date
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 2 rulers : plastic, blue and gold ; 15 cm in length
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two rulers handed out by Givens to voters while campaigning for re-election as controller for the City of Toronto.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1192
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1192
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1914]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 26 x 9 cm and 12 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of the town of Timmins, as seen atop the skating rink.
- Notes
- Title taken from writing on 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.
- Places
- Timmins (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1976-10-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee fonds
- Letters from Individuals series
- Letter from Shmul Nudelman to the Jewish Committee from Ostrowiec file
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 148
- Series
- 1
- File
- 116
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [194-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Shmul Nudelman (b. 1922) was born in Ostrowiec, Poland, to parents Moishe and Perla (née Tzimerman). His paternal grandparents were Joseph and Nakhe Nudelman, and his maternal grandparents were Mordchai Dreykop and Zlote Tzimerman. Before the Second World War, he lived in Kunów, Poland, where he may have worked as a fisherman. In 1944, he was taken to Dachau and, following the war, he lived in the Föhrenwald displaced persons camp in Germany.
- Alternate spellings of his first name include Szmul and Samuel.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a letter from Shmul Nudelman in Wolfratshausen, Germany, to the Jewish Committee from Ostrowiec. In this letter, Shmul expresses frustration at not receiving responses to his previous letters. He provides details about his family and requests information about potential relatives in Toronto. He writes that he has more to share in future letters and provides his address at the Föhrenwald displaced persons camp. Envelope with multiple stamps and post marks in included. File also contains a typed translation,.
- 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
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- General office subject and correspondence files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 2
- File
- 995
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 25 May 1949-18 Dec. 1953
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of passenger lists, loan agreements, applications for private housing, and registration information for Jewish refugees arriving in Canada from Shanghai, administered by the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society (JIAS). Information includes, name, gender, marital status, place of birth, names and ages of dependents, address in Canada, occupation and settlement arrangements.
- Subjects
- Refugees
- Access Restriction
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Accession Number
- 2005-2-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-94
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-94
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 35 photographs : b&w ; 15 x 11 cm or smaller
- Date
- [ca. 1940]-1951
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of correspondence and documents in Russian and Yiddish. One letter was written in Havana, Cuba. There is what appears to be a fundraising ticket for the Warsaw Ghetto, and several copies of memorial tree planting certificates in Palestine. The certificates were created by Karen Kaymeth of Israel for tree planting donations in memory of victims of the Nazis regime in the Polish Martyrs Forest. All donation certificates were issued to Moshe Salsberg in memory of the following victims: Leon Rothblatt, Yisroel Shlomo Salsberg, Anna Salsberg, Yedidiah Salsberg, Faygie Salsberg and Shimon Salsbeg The photographs were taken in diverse locations including concentration camps, war memorials, concert halls, and bomb-damaged cities.
- Descriptive Notes
- Language note: Russian and Yiddish
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Morris Norman collection
- Radio and television scripts series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 22
- Series
- 3
- File
- 10
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [194-]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of a typescript of a comedic poem, written by an unknown author for a CBC radio program.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Samuel Crystal fonds
- 1967 UJA Mission series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 145
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 96
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Other Title Information
- Title based on contents of image.
- Date
- 1967
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
- Notes
- Availability of other formats: Also available as TIFF file.
- 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
- United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee fonds
- Letters from Individuals series
- Lola Alexandrowicz correspondence file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 148
- Series
- 1
- File
- 6
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [194-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 letter
- Scope and Content
- Item is a letter from Lola Alexandrowicz in Salford, England, likely to the United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee. Lola expresses her gratitude for the letter and the efforts to help her family. She writes that she is sixteen years old, living in a hostel in England, attending an English school, and learning Hebrew. She also provides information about her father and aunt.
- 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
- United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee fonds
- Letters from Individuals series
- Letter from [Mania] Bronzait file
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 148
- Series
- 1
- File
- 22
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 10 Jul. 1946
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Mania Bronzait (b. 1912) was born in Ostrowiec, Poland. She was living in the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp in the mid-1940s.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a letter from [Mania] Bronzait in Bergen-Belsen, Germany, likely to the United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee, dated 10 July 1946. In this letter, Mania describes her current situation in the Bergen-Belsen displace persons camp and the lack of support from the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA). She requests assistance from the Ostrovtzer Society and provide a list of names ot Ostrovtzers in the English zone of the camp. She ask that packages be sent through the American Joint Distribution Committee. File also contains a typed translation.
- 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
- John J. Glass fonds
- Documents series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 109
- Series
- 2
- File
- 6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1936-1974
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of newspaper clippings on subjects such as provincial taxation, subversive organizations, and the Six-Day War in Israel. Publications include issues of the Canadian Jewish Chronicle ("The Jewish State" by A.M. Klein), Saturday Night (address by Chaim Weizmann before the formal establishment of Israel), and Canadian Jewish Congress Bulletin (story about Chaim Weizmann on his 10th yahrzeit).
- Physical Condition
- The newspaper clippings are in fragile condition.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
- Art exhibitions series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 100
- Series
- 8
- File
- 31
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1993
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a catalogue entitled The Modernists: from Rodin to Caro.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Samuel Posluns fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 70
- File
- 14
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1945-1949
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of letters written to or from displaced persons in Europe.
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee fonds
- Letters from Individuals series
- Letter from Hanke Kohn file
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 148
- Series
- 1
- File
- 87
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [1946 or 1947]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Hanke Kohn was from Ostrowiec, Poland. Her parents were Aron and Dyna (née Mincberg). In June 1940, Hanke left Ostrowiec for the Soviet Union, leaving her parents, younger brother, and grandmother behind. She was arrested at the border for crossing illegally and spent six months in prison until Moszek Klajman, whom she later married, arranged her release. They lived in Rowne in the early 1940s. After the war, they returned to Ostrowiec, only to discover that none of Hanke’s family had survived. Hanke and Moszek subsequently relocated to Szczecin, Poland, where they were living in the mid-1940s with their son.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a letter from Hanke Kohn, in Szczecin, Poland, to an unknown recipient, likely Max Hartstone. In this letter, the Hanke writes about her personal history, her decision to leave Poland in 1940 to go to the Soviet Union, and the challenges she faced, including being arrested at the border. She writes about returning to Ostrowiec after the war and discovering that none of her family had survived. She mentions that she has a fourteenth-month old son and that she and her family are now living in Szczecin. File also contains a typed translation.
- 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
- United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee fonds
- Letters from Individuals series
- Letter from Mordechai Topel file
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 148
- Series
- 1
- File
- 176
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 27 Oct. 1946
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Mordechai Topel (b.1920-d.2010) was born in Ostrowiec, Poland, to Moishe Jacob and Dina Topel. His father owned a shirt factory. When Mordechai was only three years old, Dina Topel passed away, and his father married a woman named Perle. He had two sisters, Ratze and Raizel, and was the nephew of David Topel.
- After surviving the Auschwitz, Majdenek, Blizyn, Oranienburg, and Flossenbürg camps, Mordechai was liberated by American soldiers while on a death march to Dachau. He lived temporarily with the 90th Infantry Division of the United States Army. He also spent time in the Winzer and Kloster Indersdorf displaced persons camps. In October 1945, he arrived in Thaxted, England, where he met and married his wife, Ester (née Koslowska). While in England, Mordechai pursued studies in engineering.
- Mordechai and Ester moved around, living in Israel, Chile, and New York before settling in New Jersey. While in New York, Mordechai served on the Yizkor Book Committee. He received rabbinic ordination and became an important member of Congregation B’nai Yeshurun in Teaneck, New Jersey. He passed away on 3 March 2010.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a letter from Mordechai Topel in Thaxted, England, to an unknown recipient, likely the United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee, dated 27 October 1946. Mordechai writes that he is writing another letter despite not having received an answer to his previous letters. He thanks the recipient for sending him the address of his cousin Leon, to whom he has written. He responds to the suggestion of forming an Ostrovtzer committee in England, noting challenges due to the small number of Ostrovtzers in the country. He also shares details about his life. File also contans a typed translation.
- 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
- United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee fonds
- Letters from Individuals series
- Notes from unknown senders file
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 148
- Series
- 1
- File
- 197
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [194-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of notes and letters sent by various unknown individuals in Europe and Palestine to unknown recipients, likely Max Hartstone and the United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee.
- 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
- Beta Sigma Rho Fraternity fonds
- Eta Chapter series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 73
- Series
- 2
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1946, 1984
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two "Epis From Eta" newsletters.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds
- Administration series
- Subject files sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 9
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 15
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1949-1950
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Subjects
- Jewish refugees--China--Shanghai
- Access Restriction
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.
- Places
- Shanghai (China)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
- Personal series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 2
- Series
- 1
- File
- 9
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1949
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a letter from Chaim Weizmann to David Dunkelman in connection with the Dedication of the Institute of Physics and Physical Chemistry.
- Name Access
- Weizmann, Chaim, 1874-1952
- Subjects
- Presidents--Israel
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Community Relations Committee series
- General office records sub-series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 5-5
- File
- 77
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 30 Apr. 1981
- Physical Description
- 1 letter
- Scope and Content
- Item is a letter addressed to Morley Wolfe from Frank Dimant and dated 30 April 1981. The letter concerns the Canadian Jewish Congress' reversal of "a long standing policy of theirs" in calling upon the Ontario government to provide day-school funding for Jewish schools.
- Notes
- Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Name Access
- Dimant, Frank
- Subjects
- Jewish day schools
- 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
- United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee fonds
- Letters from Individuals series
- Letter from Shmul Nudelman to Max Hartstone and the Jewish Committee from Ostrowiec file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 148
- Series
- 1
- File
- 114
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [1947]
- Physical Description
- 1 letter
- Scope and Content
- Item is a short letter from Shmul Nudelman to the Jewish Committee from Ostrowiec. Shmul expresses his frustration over not receiving a response to his previous letters. He provides details about his family background and connection to Ostrowiec. He mentions that he has relatives in Toronto and asks for information about them. He also provides his address at Camp Föhrenwald in Germany.
- 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
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Zionist Centre cornerstone ceremony series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 3
- Item
- 19
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- Name Access
- Gilbert, Al, 1922-
- 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
- Accession Number
- 2008-8-20
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-8-20
- Material Format
- text
- Physical Description
- 1 text
- Date
- 1930
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a 1930 school book belonging to the Talmud Torah in Sudbury and stamped "Sudbury Share Shumaim 1913." The book, published by the Department of Synagogue and School Extension of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, is called Entertaining Programs for the Assembly in the Jewish Religious School and features suggestions for teachers for dramatizations, songs, poems and programs in Jewish studies. The author is Elma Ehrlich Levinger.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
