Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Audio reels series
Level
Series
ID
Fonds 67; Series 29
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Audio reels series
Level
Series
Fonds
67
Series
29
Material Format
sound recording
Date
1953-1973
Physical Description
40 audio reels (ca. 35 hr.) : 1/4 in.
Scope and Content
Series comprises 40 audio reels containing recordings created by the United Jewish Welfare Fund (later the United Jewish Appeal of Metropolitan Toronto) between 1953 and 1973. Includes recordings of study missions to Israel and Europe, events promoted by the organization, interviews with notable Israeli personalities (notably David Ben-Gurion, Pinchas Sapir, and General Chaim Herzog), campaign recordings, and detailed discussions of the Holocaust, the Six-Day War, the Yom Kippur War, and their repercussions to Israel, Israel-Arab relations, and Jews around the world and in Canada.
Subjects
Israel-Arab War, 1967
Israel-Arab War, 1973
Israel--Foreign relations--Arab countries
Access Restriction
Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.
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.
Physical Condition
Condition of the tapes varies from good to poor, depending on age and base.
Accession Number
2005-2-10
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Zelda Young fonds
Canada-Israel Committee series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 135; Series 25; Item 3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Zelda Young fonds
Canada-Israel Committee series
Level
Item
Fonds
135
Series
25
Item
3
Material Format
sound recording
Date
[1987?]
Physical Description
1 audio reel (6 min., 8 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono ; 1/4 in.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of the Canada-Israel Committee segment, presented by Paul Michaels. Inspired by a Toronto Star editorial titled "A Message to Israel," which was highly unfavourable to Israel's occupation of the West Bank, Michaels traces a historical panorama of the Arab-Israeli conflicts in the area since the 1947 UN resolution allowing the creation of the state of Israel. He blames Egypt and Jordan for the situation of Palestinian refugees in Gaza and the West Bank, respectively; comments on the occupation by Israel of the West Bank (from Jordan), Gaza (from Egypt), and the Golan Heights (from Syria), and claims that the occupation has brought development to these areas; and recognizes the frustration of Palestinians over the non-advancement of negotiations and their yearn for a national identity, but blames the impass on the Arab leaders for their refusal to recognize the state of Israel and for their belligerency, which stall negotiations.
Notes
Scope & Content: No air date specified.
Subjects
Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949
Israel-Arab War, 1967
Israel-Arab War, 1973
Israel--Foreign relations--Arab countries
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.
Physical Condition
Tape is in good condition. Sound quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.
Accession Number
1988-3-4
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
Fundraising series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 14; Series 9; File 7
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
Fundraising series
Level
File
Fonds
14
Series
9
File
7
Material Format
textual record
Date
1966-[ca. 1980]
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of booklets describing various memorial and endowments opportunities at the Baycrest Centre.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Toronto Holocaust Museum series
Documentation sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 28-17; File 13
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Toronto Holocaust Museum series
Documentation sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
28-17
File
13
Material Format
textual record
Date
1995
Physical Description
1 folder textual records
Scope and Content
File consists booklets of compiled written survivor testimonies and the original drafts of each testimony.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
Publicity photographs of people and events series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 28; Series 6; File 167
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
Publicity photographs of people and events series
Level
File
Fonds
28
Series
6
File
167
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[196-?]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
The file consists of a portrait photograph of Golda Meir.
Name Access
Meir, Golda, 1898-1978
Subjects
Prime ministers--Israel
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
John J. Glass fonds
Documents series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 109; Series 2; File 32
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
John J. Glass fonds
Documents series
Level
File
Fonds
109
Series
2
File
32
Material Format
textual record
Date
1953-1973
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence concerning the discharge of the Toronto Zionist Council Canada Life Assurance Company Mortgage, contact with other insurance companies, as well as documentation of tax filings for the council. and accounts of a successful mission to the Halifax Jewish community by way of a retreat at Camp Kadimah.
There is a report of the call-up of army reservists during the Six-Day War in Israel, a proposal and report concerning a move of the Zionist Organization of Canada headquarters from Montreal to Toronto, and a reprint of an article from the Jewish Standard titled "Zionism in Canada" by Julius Hayman, and conversations concerning revisions to the Zionist Organization of Canada's constitution.
Name Access
Toronto Zionist Council
Zionist Organization of Canada
Subjects
Israel-Arab War, 1967
Physical Condition
Some of the documentts are in fragile condition and are enclosed in plastic.
Places
Halifax (N.S.)
Montréal (Québec)
Toronto (Ont.)
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Philip Givens fonds
Jewish communal series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 51; Series 9; File 12
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Philip Givens fonds
Jewish communal series
Level
File
Fonds
51
Series
9
File
12
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[197-]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of one photograph of Phil Givens talking with Golda Meir, the fourth Prime Minister of the State of Israel.
Name Access
Meir, Golda, 1898-1978
Subjects
Prime ministers--Israel
Source
Archival Descriptions
Accession Number
1980-4-10
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
1980-4-10
Material Format
textual record
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records
Date
1921-1942
Scope and Content
Accession includes records related to Bernard Vise's professional career at The Imperial Life Assurance Company, and notes of condolence from communal organizations, regarding his sudden passing in December 1942. Records include: "Agents' News" published by The Imperial Life Assurance Company of Canada, (Dec 1942); a letter of condolence from the Zionist Organization of Canada (December 1, 1942); a letter announcing the postponement of the building opening of Yeshivah Torath Chaim scheduled for December 6, 1942 as it conflicted with Bernard Vise's funeral; a note of condolence from Toronto Young Judaea and a resolution by its administrative board establishing "The Bernard Vise Memorial Library of Toronto Young Judaea"; a hand written poem in memory of Bernard (Bernie) Vise with thank you note from Mrs. Bernard Vise written on reverse; a Canadian Jewish Chronicle clipping of "Between Ourselves" written by A. B. Bennett regarding Bernard Vise (December 4,1942, page 10); "Survival of the Fittest" article written by Bernard Vise, published in Manager's Magazine, from May-June 1942; correspondence regarding the establishment of the Bernard Vise Memorial Scholarship donated by the YM-YWHA: a copy of life insurance policy beneficiaries (1938); an empty calendar printed by Calvin K. Swartz, C.L.U (1942); and a marriage certificate (ketubah) between Bernard Vise and Cecil Houzer (November 21, 1920). Also included is a Liquidation of the Capital Debt book, 1947 and a tribute to Samuel Kronick in the form of a humourous legal judgement in the "Zionist Court of Honour." Bernard Vise is the "judge", Fred Catzman the "attorney for the people," and Henry Papernick the "clerk of the court."
Descriptive Notes
Language note: Hebrew
MG_RG
MG 6 H
MG2 G1C
Source
Archival Accessions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Arab-Israeli War series
Level
Series
ID
Fonds 2; Series 5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Arab-Israeli War series
Level
Series
Fonds
2
Series
5
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
cartographic material
Date
1943-1991
Physical Description
15 cm of textual records
28 photographs
20 maps
Admin History/Bio
Dunkelman joined the Machal (foreign fighters for Israel) in 1948 at the onset of the First Arab-Israeli War and was active in helping the fledgling Israeli Army break out of Jerusalem and find a road to Tel Aviv. The Burma Road—named after a Second World War Burma supply route—was a makeshift route from Jerusalem to Tel-Aviv. Israeli soldiers, including Dunkelman, drove a convoy at night along a little-used route to reconnect the two cities. Later in the war, commanding the 7th Brigade, he captured Nazareth and northern Galilee. After Dunkelman had left the Israel Defense Forces in 1949 to seek work as a businessman, he kept in contact with the armed forces of Israel through such organizations as the Jewish War Veterans of Canada, the 7th Brigade Veterans Fund, American Veterans of Israel, the Association of Jewish War Veterans, and the Mahal Association.
Scope and Content
Series consists of reports, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and maps and documents recording Ben Dunkelman's involvement in the First Arab-Israeli War. The series branches into the following topics in this order: Machal; the 7th Brigade; Operation Hiram; Operation Dekel; the Burma Road; the Israel Defence Forces; a Profile of Ben Dunkelman; and Arab-Israeli War veterans.
Subjects
Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949
Physical Condition
Some records are fragile.
Related Material
See fonds 2, series 6 for more information on the war. Dunkelman wrote an autobiography, Dual Allegiance, based on his experiences in the First Arab-Israeli War and the Second World War.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 4498
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
4498
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[between 1948 and 1952]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
Scope and Content
Copy photograph of Golda Meir at Montreal Windsor Station, late 1940s or early 1950s.
Name Access
Meir, Golda, 1898-1978
Subjects
Prime ministers--Israel
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.
Accession Number
1989-2-4
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Philip Givens fonds
Jewish communal series
United Jewish Welfare Fund / United Jewish Appeal sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 51; Series 9-7; File 5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Philip Givens fonds
Jewish communal series
United Jewish Welfare Fund / United Jewish Appeal sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
51
Series
9-7
File
5
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1974
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of one photograph of Phil Givens meeting with Israeli prime minister Golda Meir at a UJA event.
Notes
Photograph is by Graphic Artists Photographers (Toronto)
Name Access
Israel. Prime Minister (1969-1974 : Meir)
Subjects
Prime ministers--Israel
Repro Restriction
Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Mimi Wise fonds
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 16; Item 11
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Mimi Wise fonds
Level
Item
Fonds
16
Item
11
Material Format
graphic material (electronic)
Date
[ca. 1969]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w (jpg)
Scope and Content
This item is an electronic copy of a photograph of Dr. Sydney Wise meeting Prime Minister Golda Meir in Jerusalem on a Hadassah tour to Israel. Dr. Wise is receiving an autographed photo from the prime minister.
Name Access
Meir, Golda, 1898-1978
Wise, Mimi, 1920-2004
Subjects
Prime ministers--Israel
Repro Restriction
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Places
Jerusalem
Accession Number
2006-9-7
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds
Toronto Section series
Toronto Section archival material sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 38; Series 7-13; File 45
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds
Toronto Section series
Toronto Section archival material sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
38
Series
7-13
File
45
Material Format
textual record
Date
1973-1978
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of an Involvement 1973-1974 booklet and a 1977-1978 Select-A-Service booklet offering programs and volunteer opportunites in the community.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Accession Number
2008-8-8
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2008-8-8
Material Format
textual record
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 35 cm on matte 36 x 48 cm
1 folder of textual records
Date
1916, [194-]
Scope and Content
This accession consists of one portrait of Bernard Vise and a certificate of appreciation presented to Vise by the Herzl Zion Club in Toronto, in recognition of his work as treasurer of the club.
Source
Archival Accessions
Part Of
Board of Jewish Education fonds
Midrasha L'Morim series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 48; Series 8; File 7
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Board of Jewish Education fonds
Midrasha L'Morim series
Level
File
Fonds
48
Series
8
File
7
Material Format
textual record
Date
1960-1979
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Source
Archival Descriptions
Accession Number
2020-1-1
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2020-1-1
Material Format
textual record
text
Physical Description
1 book
1 folder of textual records
Date
1959-2011
Scope and Content
Accession consists of materials collected by Lil Blume for an anthology called "Letters and Pictures from the Old Suitcase". The anthology was published in 2011 for a Jewish Literary Festival that Lil Blume ran in 2010. Included in the collection is handwritten autobiographical pages as well as photocopied pages from Miriam Beckerman. In addition, there are two photocopies of a 1959 letter to the Irgun regarding redirecting of reparations due to Moshe Beckerman. The document provides a summary of Moshe Beckerman's wartime experience including enlistment with the British Military serving with the Regiment of Royal Engineers (1940), transfer to Greece (1941), capture by Germans (1941), escape and recapture in Italy and eventual internment in Minchen and then Danzig prior to his release in 1945 by the second British Army.
The Beckerman's contribution to the anthology included translated copies of four Yiddish language letters written by Miriam and Moshe Beckerman to Miriam's parents in Toronto while the couple were living in Palestine and then Israel in 1947 and 1948.
In addition, there is a copy of the publication "Letters and Pictures from the Old Suitcase" edited by Ellen S. Jaffe and Lil Blume. Contributors to the anthology listed in alphabetical order include Alvin Abram, Larry Anklewicz, Miriam Beckerman, Maxianne Berger, Steven Michael Berzensky, Helen Blum, Aha Blume, Lil Blume, Baila Ellenbogen, Shelley Halpern Evans, Joi Freed-Garrod, Ellen S. Jaffe, Beth Kaplan, Nomi Kaston, Agnes Klinghofer, Myrna Neuringer Levy, Carol Lipszyc, Malca Litovitz, Janice Masur, Seymour Mayne, Maria Meindl, Wendy Morton, Sharon H. Nelson, Aviva Ravel, Karen Shenfeld, Ken Sherman, Sharon Singer, Joan Sohn, J.J. Steinfeld, Pia Taavila, Carolynne Veffer, and Thomas Verny.
Custodial History
Miriam Beckerman sent handwritten autobiographical pages as well as photocopied pages to Lil Blume, as part of her contribution to the anthology that Lil Blume published in 2011.
Administrative History
In 2011, Lil Blume published an anthology called "Letters and Pictures from the Old Suitcase". The publication was edited by Ellen S. Jaffe and Lil Blume for a Jewish literary Festival that Lil Blume ran in Hamilton in 2010.
Miriam Beckerman (née Dashkin) is a Yiddish literature translator. She attended the Farband Folks Shule in Toronto during the 1930s and later worked as a bilingual secretary (Yiddish and English) at the Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region. In 1946, she travelled to Israel where she met her husband, Moshe Beckerman, at a kibbutz. The couple married in October 1947 and emigrated from Israel to Toronto with their children in 1952. Beckerman continues to work as a Yiddish translator for individuals, scholars and institutions. She has a number of published translations, including her recent collaborative work "A Thousand Threads: a story through Yiddish letters." Her work has been recognized by the Dora Teitelboim Foundation of Coral Gables, Florida. Her husband Moshe passed away in 1993.
Use Conditions
Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945
Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949
Israel--Emigration and immigration
Source
Archival Accessions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Photographic and audiovisual collection series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 27; File 95
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Photographic and audiovisual collection series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
27
File
95
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1974
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of two photographs from a UJA campaign event with Golda Meir held at the Inn on the Park. Identified on the back of the photos is also Eddie Creed; in the first photo, a banner reading "Keep the Promise - United Jewish Appeal/Israel Special Fund" hangs behind Ms. Meir and Mr. Creed.
Notes
Photos by Graphic Artists Photographers, Toronto.
Availability of other formats: Also available as digital images.
Name Access
Meir, Golda, 1898-1978
Subjects
Prime ministers--Israel
Related Material
Photographs of the same event can be found in fonds 17, series 2, file 1320.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
Community Relations Committee series
Research Records sub-series
Israel sub-sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 17; Series 5-4-3; File 6
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
Community Relations Committee series
Research Records sub-series
Israel sub-sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
17
Series
5-4-3
File
6
Material Format
textual record
Date
1967
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of articles and documents related to Israel. In particular there are several documents about Arab attitudes and antisemitism, and about Israel's "right to exist"
Notes
.
Subjects
Antisemitism--Arab countries
Israel
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Board of Jewish Education fonds
Executive director series
Teacher files sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 48; Series 2-4; File 90
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
90
Material Format
textual record
Date
1959-1965
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
Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
Publicity photographs of people and events series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 28; Series 6; File 75
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
Publicity photographs of people and events series
Level
File
Fonds
28
Series
6
File
75
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1959
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
The file consists of a portrait photograph of Meir Grossman.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
Publicity photographs of people and events series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 28; Series 6; File 168
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
Publicity photographs of people and events series
Level
File
Fonds
28
Series
6
File
168
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[195-?]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
The file consists of a portrait photograph of Israel Meir.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
Publicity photographs of people and events series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 28; Series 6; File 217
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
Publicity photographs of people and events series
Level
File
Fonds
28
Series
6
File
217
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[196-?]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
The file consists of a portrait photograph of Meir Rosenne.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Accession Number
2016-11-2
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2016-11-2
Material Format
textual record
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Date
1972-1973
Scope and Content
Accession consists of a stapled booklet honouring Meir Weiss (July 19, 1954-Oct. 16, 1973). It contains letters in Hebrew (with English translations) from Meir to his family while he was in the Israeli Army. Included is a letter from his best friend while in the army, explaining how Meir died in the Yom Kippur War, and letters of condolences and tributes addressed to his parents, from then president Ephriam Katzir, commander-in- chief, Izhak Mordehai and from the IDF. The booklet was compiled by Miriam Schai with the assistance of Yosef and Sarah Shoham.
Administrative History
Meir Weiss was born July 19, 1954 to Rabbi Abraham Yehuda L. Weiss and Sarah Weiss (née Kesler). Rabbi Weiss was a Holocaust survivor who lost his family during the war. Meir graduated from The United Talmud Torah School, Toronto. He enlisted in the Israeli army. He is buried in Israel.
Source
Archival Accessions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Level
Fonds
ID
Fonds 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Level
Fonds
Fonds
2
Material Format
multiple media
Date
1898, [192-?]-1997
Physical Description
80 cm of textual records and other material
Admin History/Bio
Benjamin Dunkelman (1913–1997) was a successful businessman and president of Tip Top Tailors. He had a distinguished military career in both the Canadian Army during the Second World War and in the Haganah during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
Benjamin was born in Toronto to David Dunkelman (1883–1978) and Rose (née Miller, 1889–1949). He had three sisters and two brothers: Joseph, a movie executive; Ernest, a manufacturer; Zelda; Veronica; and Theodora. His father, David, was a successful entrepreneur who established Tip Top Tailors in 1910. Both David and his wife Rose were fervent Zionists.
Benjamin attended Upper Canada College and, at the age of eighteen, visited Palestine for the first time. While in Palestine, he worked for a year on a kibbutz, mostly as a guard. During the Second World War, he served as a major in the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada; as major, he gained respect for his knowledge of mortars. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in 1945 for his role in the final Allied assault on Germany. Two years later, Benjamin returned to Palestine to join the Haganah in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. As a commander, he captured Nazareth and brought northern Galilee under Jewish control. Near the end of the war, he met and married Yael Lifshitz (m. Dunkelman), a corporal in the Israeli army. Benjamin was elected national commander of the Jewish War Veterans of Canada in 1977.
In addition to his work as a soldier, Benjamin was a successful businessman. He served as president of Tip Top Tailors after his father stepped down; he was also director of Colonial Finance Corporation, president of Cloverdale Shopping Centre, and president of Renforth Developments. Besides operating the Dunkelman Gallery, Benjamin and his wife, Yael, ran the Constellation Hotel and Dunkelman’s Restaurant.
Dunkelman later wrote of his experiences in both wars in his autobiography "Dual Allegiance" (published by MacMIllan). As well as the DSO, Dunkelman was awarded the Fighter’s Decoration of the State of Israel (1970), and an Israel Bonds Award Dinner in Tribute to Ben Dunkelman (1977). He was a guest of honour both at a reception hosted by the Canadian Society for the Weizmann Institute of Science and the veterans of the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada (1976) and at a 7th Brigade Reunion in Israel (1991).
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records documenting Benjamin Dunkelman's personal, business, and military activities. Included is personal and business correspondence and other records, maps, photographs, news clippings, and scrapbooks assembled by Dunkelman. The bulk of the records relate both to Dunkelman’s autobiography Dual allegiance and to his military career in the Second World War and in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Other records relate to his business work with Tip Top Tailors, the Constellation Hotel, Dunkelman’s Restaurant, and the Dunkelman Gallery, as well as to his Zionist actvities, his writing and public speeches, and his personal life.
The fonds is organized into the following series: Personal records and correspondence, Zionist materials, Businesses, Second World War, Arab-Israeli War, Dual Allegiance, and Speeches.
Notes
Physical description note: Includes 218 photographs, 60 maps, 7 postcards, 5 architectural drawings, and 3 albums.
Associated material note: see the Ben Dunkelman fonds at Library and Archives Canada.
Name Access
Dunkelman, Benjamin, 1913-1997
Subjects
Authors
Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949
World War, 1939-1945
Related Material
See fonds #39 (Rose Dunkelman fonds).
Creator
Dunkelman, Benjamin, 1913-1997
Accession Number
2000-3-4
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Photographic and audiovisual collection series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 27; File 188
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Photographic and audiovisual collection series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
27
File
188
Material Format
graphic material
Date
Dec. 1975
Physical Description
27 slides : col. ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
File consists of twenty-seven 35mm slides depicting a UJA-Israel Special Fund campaign event with Golda Meir. Murray Koffler, Eddie Creed, and Joan Lipson are shown in some of the slides.
Notes
Slides processed by Benjamin Film Labs.
Availability of other formats: Also available as digital images.
Name Access
Meir, Golda, 1898-1978
Subjects
Prime ministers--Israel
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
General office subject and correspondence files series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 17; Series 2; File 1319
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
1319
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1974
Physical Description
22 photographs : b&w : 18 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of twenty-two photographs featuring close-ups of Golda Meir speaking at an United Jewish Appeal and Israel Special Fund banquet and group photographs of Meir standing with and greeting various donors and board members of the United Jewish Appeal including Eddie Creed, Murray Koffler, and Joan Lipson. The event took place at the Inn on the Park.
Name Access
Meir, Golda, 1898-1978
Koffler, Murray
Lipson, Joan
Creed, Eddie
UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
Subjects
Prime ministers--Israel
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
Zelda Young fonds
Miscellaneous series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 135; Series 27; Item 3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Zelda Young fonds
Miscellaneous series
Level
Item
Fonds
135
Series
27
Item
3
Material Format
sound recording
Date
15 May 1985
Physical Description
1 audio reel (2 min., 30 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 1 tracks, mono ; 1/4 in.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of Zelda Young News in which she narrates news about the Arab world and the relations between Arab countries in the Middle East, particularly the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Jordan and Egypt, and how this scenario impacts Israel and the Palestinian cause.
Notes
Paper note originally enclosed mentioning content that is not the one in the tape, as follows: "Dr. Meir Isacsohn regarding Interferon Beta, 7' 39", Oct. 3/1984."
Subjects
Israel--Foreign relations--Arab countries
Palestinian Arabs
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.
Physical Condition
Tape is in overall poor condition -- some damage on recorded section, with considerable curling. Audio quality is fair -- somewhat muffled, but content intelligibility is not compromised. No signs of mold or SBS.
Accession Number
1986-12-5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Accession Number
2012-12-1
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2012-12-1
Material Format
textual record
Physical Description
2 v : 36 x 29 x 5 cm and 36 x 29 x 1.5 cm
Scope and Content
Accession consists of two volumes of the Canadian Jewish War Memorial Book of Remembrance. The first of these two volumes contains lists of Jewish soldiers who served in the Canadian military during the South African war, the First and Second World Wars and Korea. It also lists current day Jewish peacekeepers. There are photos and lists of Jewish chaplains who served in the military. For each war, it lists awards, casualties, soldiers' positions and identification numbers. The second volume contains lists of American soldiers who served in the Canadian military.
Custodial History
This book was presented by the Canadian Jewish War Memorial Association to the US Consulate who subsequently donated it to the Ontario Jewish Archives.
Subjects
Korean War, 1950-1953
South African War, 1899-1902
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1939-1945
Source
Archival Accessions
Part Of
Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
Board of Jewish Education series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 95; Series 1; File 18
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
Board of Jewish Education series
Level
File
Fonds
95
Series
1
File
18
Material Format
textual record
Date
1967
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Toronto Holocaust Museum series
Public relations sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 28-21; File 8
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Toronto Holocaust Museum series
Public relations sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
28-21
File
8
Material Format
textual record
Date
[1994?]
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a compilation of articles with accompanying educator's guide about the film Schindler's List.
Name Access
Schindler's list (Motion picture)
Subjects
Motion pictures
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
General office subject and correspondence files series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 17; Series 2; File 1122
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
1122
Material Format
textual record
Date
1996
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Name Access
Rabin, Yitzhak, 1922-1995
Subjects
Prime ministers--Israel
Access Restriction
Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
Accession Number
2005-2-2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 100; Series 9; File 11
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
Performances and events series
Level
File
Fonds
100
Series
9
File
11
Material Format
textual record
Date
2002
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a program guide honoring Marvelle Koffler as the 2002 Recipient of the Golda Meir Award, Israel Bonds Women's Division.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Julius P. Katz fonds
Photographs series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 55; Series 8; File 5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Julius P. Katz fonds
Photographs series
Level
File
Fonds
55
Series
8
File
5
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[193-?]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
This file consists of a photograph of [Rabbi Meir Berlin (aka Rabbi Meir Bar-Ilan)?].
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Gordon Mendly fonds
Portraits series
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 18; Series 1; Item 21
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Gordon Mendly fonds
Portraits series
Level
Item
Fonds
18
Series
1
Item
21
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[ca. 1960]
Physical Description
1 negative : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a portrait of Meir and Temma (née Winnerib) Kerbel.
Subjects
Immigrants--Canada
Married people
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 Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Photographic and audiovisual collection series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 67; Series 27; File 189
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
Photographic and audiovisual collection series
Level
File
Fonds
67
Series
27
File
189
Material Format
graphic material
Date
January 1975
Physical Description
12 slides : col. ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
File consists of twelve 35mm slides depicting a UJA-Israel Special Fund campaign event with Golda Meir at Beth Tzedec. Murray Koffler, Eddie Creed, and Joan Lipson are shown in some of the slides.
Notes
Slides processed by Benjamin Film Labs.
Name Access
Beth Tzedec Congregation (Toronto, Ont.)
Meir, Golda, 1898-1978
Subjects
Prime ministers--Israel
Synagogues
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Solomon Edell fonds
General community activities series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 4; Series 11; File 46
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Solomon Edell fonds
General community activities series
Level
File
Fonds
4
Series
11
File
46
Material Format
textual record
Date
1966-1990
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a booklet created for the Yad Etzion Memorial campaign, a story-telling guide, and the cover of a Hebrew calendar.
Name Access
Or Chaim Ulpanat Orot
Ulpanot Orot Girls' School
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Morris Norman collection
Level
Item
ID
Fonds 22; Item 58
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Morris Norman collection
Level
Item
Fonds
22
Item
58
Material Format
textual record
Date
[193-?]
Physical Description
1 item
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
Community Relations Committee series
Research Records sub-series
Israel sub-sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 17; Series 5-4-3; File 45
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
Community Relations Committee series
Research Records sub-series
Israel sub-sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
17
Series
5-4-3
File
45
Material Format
textual record
Date
1976
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of newspaper clippings and correspondence related to the Arab boycott of Israel.
Subjects
Arab countries--Foreign economic relations--Israel
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
Community Relations Committee series
Research Records sub-series
Israel sub-sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 17; Series 5-4-3; File 53
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
Community Relations Committee series
Research Records sub-series
Israel sub-sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
17
Series
5-4-3
File
53
Material Format
textual record
Date
1978
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and newspaper clippings related to the Arab boycott.
Subjects
Arab countries--Foreign economic relations--Israel
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
Community Relations Committee series
Research Records sub-series
Israel sub-sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 17; Series 5-4-3; File 54
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
Community Relations Committee series
Research Records sub-series
Israel sub-sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
17
Series
5-4-3
File
54
Material Format
textual record
Date
1978
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and newspaper clippings related to the Arab boycott.
Subjects
Arab countries--Foreign economic relations--Israel
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
Community Relations Committee series
Research records sub-series
Hate crimes and hate literature sub-sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
17
Series
5-4-6
File
97
Material Format
textual record
Date
1978
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of newspaper clippings related to the Arab boycott of Israel.
Notes
General: Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
Subjects
Arab countries--Foreign economic relations--Israel
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
Community Relations Committee series
Research Records sub-series
War Crimes and Criminals sub-sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
17
Series
5-4-7
File
37
Material Format
textual record
Date
1976
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consist of correspondence and newspaper clippings regarding the Arab boycott of Israel. Related documents concerning identifying Canadians wishing to travel to Arab countries as non-Jews is also included.
Notes
Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
Subjects
Arab countries--Foreign economic relations--Israel
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
ID
Item 3650
Source
Archival Descriptions
Level
Item
Item
3650
Material Format
graphic material
Date
1905
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
Scope and Content
This photograph was taken somewhere around Augusta Avenue in Toronto.
Name Access
Shapiro, Shmuel Meir
Augusta Avenue
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
Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.)
Accession Number
1984-5-4
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Board of Jewish Education fonds
Executive director series
Teacher files sub-series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 48; Series 2-4; File 401
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
401
Material Format
textual record
Date
1971-1975
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
Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
Central Region sous-fonds
Subject files series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 28-1; Series 7; File 21
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
Central Region sous-fonds
Subject files series
Level
File
Fonds
28-1
Series
7
File
21
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[194-]
Physical Description
7 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm or smaller
Scope and Content
Portrait photographs of Lt. Col. Meir Batz.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Accession Number
2005-9-7
Source
Archival Accessions
Accession Number
2005-9-7
Material Format
textual record
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Date
1939
Scope and Content
Accession consists of a notice in Yiddish from Rabbi Meir Levy announcing to the Jewish community that shochtim Yichiel Wagman and Soloway, Hymie Weisfeld, Lazar Salkovitch, and Moishe Gross are valid, certified kosher butchers. These shochtim, it states, are well known in Toronto, learned in Torah, and they have been certified under the strictest rules of kashrut.
Subjects
Religion
Food
Occupations
Name Access
Levy, Meir Zvi
Wagman, Yichiel
Weisfeld, Hymie
Salkovitch, Lazar
Gross, Moishe
Source
Archival Accessions
Passenger Names
Shiffman, Moses & Yosef Meir
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Passenger Names
Shiffman, Moses & Yosef Meir
Page Number
408
Date Range
June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
Photographer
Harvey and Adena Glasner
Source
Rotenberg Ledger
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Personal series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 2; Series 1; File 14
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
Personal series
Level
File
Fonds
2
Series
1
File
14
Material Format
textual record
Date
1975-1977
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence between Ben Dunkelman and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on such topics as the Arab boycott.
Name Access
Rabin, Yitzhak, 1922-1995
Subjects
Arab countries--Foreign economic relations--Israel
Prime ministers--Israel
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Solomon Edell fonds
Clanton Park Synagogue series
Level
File
ID
Fonds 4; Series 6; File 39
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Solomon Edell fonds
Clanton Park Synagogue series
Level
File
Fonds
4
Series
6
File
39
Material Format
textual record
Date
1976
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence, notes, and invoices relating to memorial plaques at Clanton Park Synagogue.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
Community Relations Committee series
Research Records sub-series
War Crimes and Criminals sub-sub-series
Level
File
Fonds
17
Series
5-4-7
File
27
Material Format
textual record
Date
1968
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consist of a brochure for the unveiling of memorial at Mount Sinai Cemetery to victims of the Holocaust.
Notes
Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
Subjects
Holocaust victims
Source
Archival Descriptions