Part Of

Jewish Vocational Services of Toronto fonds

Formation and history series

Level

File

Fonds

75

Series

1

File

2

Material Format

textual record

Date

1947

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a document containing the results of a survey conducted to determine the necessity of establishing a vocational services agency in Toronto.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

174

Material Format

textual record

Date

1975-1997

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

4

File

175

Material Format

textual record

Date

1975-1997

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds

Level

File

Fonds

14

File

1

Material Format

textual record

Date

1961-1963

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of transcripts documenting the history of the Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Dr. Alexander Brown fonds

Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto series

Level

File

Fonds

95

Series

2

File

1

Material Format

textual record

Date

[ca. 1955]-1979

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of reports summarizing the history of the Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

Research Records sub-series

Advocacy, General sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-4-9

File

119

Material Format

textual record

Date

1972

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of reports documenting the history of the organization and the agreement between its two founding organizations.

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Vocational Services of Toronto fonds

Formation and history series

Level

Series

Fonds

75

Series

1

Material Format

textual record

Date

1946-1947, [ca. 1980]

Physical Description

3 folders of textual records

Scope and Content

Series consists of records related to the history of JVS. Included is a document outlining the decision to close the Canadian Jewish Congress' Rehabilitation Committee, a survey conducted to determine the necessity of establishing a vocational services agency in Toronto, and a document on the history of the JVS.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds

Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee series

Oral history program sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

61

Series

2-1

File

1

Material Format

sound recording

Date

1982

Physical Description

3 audio cassettes

Scope and Content

File consists of three oral histories of Sara Godfrey, Lou Zimmerman and Alex Wineck.

Accession Number

1984-7-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds

Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee series

Oral history program sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

61

Series

2-1

File

2

Material Format

sound recording

Date

1982

Physical Description

4 audio cassettes

Scope and Content

File consists of four oral histories of Harvey Blackstein, Lou Borsook, Harry Pullen and Bert Godfrey.

Notes

Availability of other formats: Harvey Blackstein's oral history is available as a WAV file.

Name Access

Blackstein, Harvey, 1912-1986

Accession Number

1984-7-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds

Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee series

Oral history program sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

61

Series

2-1

File

3

Material Format

sound recording

Date

1982

Physical Description

5 audio cassettes

Scope and Content

File consists of five oral histories Joe Addison, Anne Roher, Abe Posluns, Jack Oelbaum, and Stan Krivy.

Accession Number

1984-7-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds

Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee series

Oral history program sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

61

Series

2-1

File

4

Material Format

textual record

Date

1982

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of the release forms for interviews with Harry Pullan, Stan Krivy, Sara Godfrey, Jack Oelbaum, Joe Addison, Lou Zimmerman, and Anne Roher.

Accession Number

1984-7-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Toronto Holocaust Museum series

Second Generation sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

28-10

File

1

Material Format

textual record

Date

1990-1991

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a mission statement and report for the Generation to Generation program.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds

Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee series

Oral history program sub-series

Level

Sub-series

Fonds

61

Series

2-1

Material Format

sound recording

textual record

Date

1982

Physical Description

13 audio cassettes

1 folder of textual records

Admin History/Bio

The oral history program was one part of the archives program. The interviewers were Molly Willer, Gay Lokash and Frances Gotkin, volunteers working under the direction of the Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee.

Scope and Content

This sub-series consists of twelve oral histories of various past and present members of the YM-YWHA in Toronto and the signed release forms. The interviewees include Judge Joe Addison, Harvey Blackstein, Lou Borsook, Bert Godfrey, Mrs. Sara Godfrey, Stan Kivy, Jack Oelbaum, Abe Posluns, Harry Pullen, Anne Roher, Max Swartz, Alex Winick and Lou Zimmerman. The interviewees discuss different aspects of their association with the "Y", including the history and structure of the organization, the various sports teams and clubs, social events and other reminiscences.

The recordings are in cassette format and are located in three separate file folders. The signed release forms are located in a fourth file folder.

Accession Number

1984-7-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

Research Records sub-series

Advocacy, General sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-4-9

File

72

Material Format

textual record

Date

1966

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of demographic research reports on the Canadian Jewish Community.

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Toronto Holocaust Museum series

Education sub-series

Educators sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

28-12-2

File

7

Material Format

textual record

Date

1981-1984

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of reports, flyers, newsletters, and correspondence related to "Facing History and Ourselves" programs.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Toronto Holocaust Museum series

Subject files sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

28-22

File

30

Material Format

textual record

Date

1981-1984

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence clippings, educational materials, and bylaws of Facing History and Ourselves.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds

National history research and subject files series

Level

File

Fonds

38

Series

5

File

1

Material Format

textual record

Date

1967-1997

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a book about the history of the NCJW of Canada by Ethel Vineberg and two copies of the book, "Faith and Humanity: One Hundred Years of the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada".

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

Publications, speeches, press releases, and reports sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-2

File

85

Material Format

textual record

Date

1974

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of writings on the history of the Jews in Canada.

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Joseph Baruch Salsberg fonds

Level

File

Fonds

92

File

1

Material Format

textual record

sound recording

Date

1976-1991

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

1 audio cassette

Scope and Content

File consists of oral history interviews primarily documenting J. B. Salsberg's labour Zionist and political career. Included is one transcript of P. Pomerant's interview with J. B., one audio cassette recording of an interview conducted with J. B., and transcripts of interviews conducted by Sharyn Salsberg Ezrin with the following individuals: Al Hershkovitz, Norman Penner, Harry Simon, Robert Nixon, Sam Lipshitz, and Morris Biderman. Also included is correspondence regarding Ezrin's interviews.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds

Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee series

Photograph collection sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

61

Series

2-2

File

96

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1982

Physical Description

2 photographs : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

This file consists of two photographs of Lou Zimmerman being interviewed by Molly Willee and Frances Gotkin in May 1982.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Solomon Edell fonds

Heritage series

Level

File

Fonds

4

Series

10

File

48

Material Format

textual record

Date

[ca. 1975]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of lists of an oral history handbook prepared by Stephen Speisman and lists of individuals who were likely contacted by the Ontario Jewish Archives for interviews.

Name Access

Ontario Jewish Archives

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Board of Jewish Education fonds

Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto series

Level

File

Fonds

48

Series

11

File

16

Material Format

textual record

Date

1961-1964

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2008-4-8

Material Format

sound recording

Physical Description

1 audio cassette

Date

22 Aug. 2007

Scope and Content

This accession consists of one copy audio cassette of an oral history of Karen Stekel, conducted by Doris Manetta. Karen's husband Moe can be heard making comments at the end of the interview.

Custodial History

The donor has the original copy of the cassette. She allowed the OJA to copy the original and donated the copy to the Archives.

Administrative History

Karen Stekel is the granddaughter of the Samuels family, who had a farm in Pontypool before moving to Toronto. After moving, the family went into the toy manufacturing business and started Reliable Toys.

Places

Pontypool (Ont.)

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

Dora Till fonds

Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Women's Auxiliary series

Press and publicity sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

52

Series

2-6

File

3

Material Format

textual record

Date

1953-1981

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Toronto Holocaust Museum series

Subject files sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

28-22

File

28

Material Format

textual record

Date

1994-1997

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence related to the Shoah Visual History Foundation and the project to record and preserve Holocaust-survivor testimony.

Name Access

Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds

Financial and administrative series

Level

File

Fonds

100

Series

4

File

2

Material Format

textual record

Date

1977-2001

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of records documenting the history of the Koffler Centre of the Arts. Included is a report on the background of the KCOA, a report on the history and profile of the Koffler Gallery, and the KCOA mission statement.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Rabbi Nachman Shemen fonds

Canadian Federation to Aid Polish Jews in Israel series

Level

File

Fonds

103

Series

1

File

24

Material Format

textual record

Date

1951

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence regarding the publication of a book on Polish Jewish history.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Na'amat Canada Toronto fonds

Administrative records and foundational narratives series

Na'amat history and worldwide movement file

Level

File

Fonds

130

Series

2

File

1

Material Format

textual record

Date

[ca. 2000]-2015

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File includes a history of Na'amat and Na'amat World Movement, Declaration of Solidarity and Support listing worldwide affiliates, and Na'amat Canada facts in brief.

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

2019-3-2

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Julius P. Katz fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

55

Series

6

File

1

Material Format

textual record

Date

1923-1959

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

This file consists of copies of medical tests performed in 1923 and 1928 by Dr. A. I. Willinsky and a copy of a recommended diet. Also included is a medical report from 1959 with diagnosis written by Dr. Sternbach while Katz was visiting in Israel.

Source

Archival Descriptions

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

111

Material Format

textual record

Date

1978

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of an article describing the history of antisemitism in Canada.

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Subjects

Antisemitism--Canada

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Toronto Holocaust Museum series

Holocaust Remembrance Executive Committee sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

28-2

File

2

Material Format

textual record

Date

1992

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of two copies of Gerda Frieberg's account of the history of the establishment of the Holocaust Centre.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Publicity photographs of people and events series

Level

File

Fonds

28

Series

6

File

344

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1953

Physical Description

4 photographs : b&w (2 negatives) ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller

Scope and Content

The file consists of mounted display photographs of the book Pictorial History of the Jewish People by Nathan Ausubel. The file also includes the photographic negatives of the mounted display photographs.

Name Access

Nathan Ausubel

Source

Archival Descriptions

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

232

Material Format

textual record

Date

[196-?]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a note summarizing historical periods of antisemitism from pre-Christian to modern times

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Subjects

Antisemitism--History

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds

Toronto Holocaust Museum series

Special events and projects sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

67

Series

28-18

File

34

Material Format

textual record

Date

1992

Physical Description

1 folder textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of treatment's, budgets, and correspondence related to the film Dennis Urstein's Living History Class, a documentary that records Holocaust survivor Dennis Urstein's testimony at the Holocaust Centre.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

David Pinkus fonds

Mount Sinai Memorial Park and Mount Sinai Cemetery Association series

History of Mount Sinai Cemetery Association file

Level

File

Fonds

138

Series

7

File

10

Material Format

textual record

Date

1935-1993

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a printed document named “A Look Back to the Beginning” and a small booklet, both of which document the history of Mount Sinai Cemetery Association and Mount Sinai Memorial Park. The booklet contains a speech titled “Down Memory Lane” given by David Pinkus at the fiftieth anniversary dinner.

Source

Archival Descriptions

URL

http://www.ontariojewisharchives.org/About-Us/Our-History

Source

OJA Website

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

Publications, speeches, press releases, and reports sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-2

File

49

Material Format

textual record

Date

1965

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of editorials and articles

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Name Access

Kayfetz, Benjamin, 1916-2002

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

Publications, speeches, press releases, and reports sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-2

File

88

Material Format

textual record

Date

1974

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a history of JF&CS on its 108th anniversary

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds

Toronto Section series

Communication Portfolio sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

38

Series

7-4

File

8

Material Format

textual record

Date

[196-]-1994

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of the histories of the Toronto Section and information about its volunteers, programming and contributions.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds

Toronto Section series

Communication Portfolio sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

38

Series

7-4

File

14

Material Format

graphic material

sound recording

Date

[197-]

Physical Description

36 photographs : col. ; 5 x 5 cm

1 audio cassette

Scope and Content

File consists of 36 slides of Toronto Section council members, executive and their activities. There is an accompanied sound recording for the slide presentation relaying the history of NCJW.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds

National history research and subject files series

Level

Series

Fonds

38

Series

5

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Date

1928-1997

Physical Description

23 cm of textual records

73 photographs (18 slides)

Admin History/Bio

The National Council of Jewish Women of Canada made a number of efforts over the years to compile historical and archival collections.

Scope and Content

Series consists of news clippings, published histories, correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, listings of presidents and other materials, which were gathered as part of the effort to document the NCJW's history. Records include a clippings scrapbook and photographs of prominant president Lucille Lorie, two published national histories, and photographs from a 1947 or 1954 presidential installation. There are also subject files generated by the various sections across Canada, which include section bulletins and publications, year books, photographs and newsclippings.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2000-7-1

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

sound recording

Physical Description

31 audio cassettes

18 cm of textual records

3 photographs

Date

[192-?]-1976

Scope and Content

This accession consists primarily of materials created during an oral history project with seniors from the Hamilton Jewish community. This project was coordinated by Sylvia Klein initially through funding from a government Local Initiative Programme and then on a volunteer basis. Klein conducted this work under the guidance of Dr. Stephen Speisman, then Director of the Canadian Jewish Congress Central Region Archives. The records include oral histories on audio cassettes, transcripts, notes, reports, programmes, handbooks, and photographs.

Source

Archival Accessions

Part Of

David Vanek fonds

Personal records series

Level

File

Fonds

1

Series

1

File

2

Material Format

textual record

Date

1913-1954

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of mortgages, assignments of mortgage, chattel mortgage, and an abstract of title from the Newmarket land registry office pertaining to the family farm called Cedar Valley.

Physical Condition

Records are good condition.

Source

Archival Descriptions

• 

Part Of

David Vanek fonds

Personal records series

Level

File

Fonds

1

Series

1

File

5

Material Format

textual record

Date

1968-1999

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a copy of an 1878 map of Whitchurch and newspaper articles about the history of the Oak Ridges/Lake Wilcox/Richmond Hill areas.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds

National Executive Council series

Administration sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

38

Series

2-2

File

1

Material Format

textual record

Date

1957-1965

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of two identical magazines produced by the NCJW of Canada describing who they are, what they do, how they do it and details of the council programming.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2017-3-2

Material Format

moving images (electronic)

sound recording (electronic)

graphic material (electronic)

Physical Description

ca. 91.5 GB of moving images : MP4

ca. 1.5 GB of sound recordings : AIFF and WAV

11 photographs : JPG

Date

2015-2016

Scope and Content

Accession consists of photographs and oral history interviews created as part of the Prosserman JCC's Intergenerational Oral History Program. Interviews were conducted by CHAT and CHAR grade 9 students with seniors about their memories growing up in Toronto, particularly in the Kensington Market area. Clips from many of the interviews were used in the film, Shtetl in the City, which was created by the Prosserman JCC. The photographs depict the seniors with the students who interviewed them.

Included are interviews with the following people: Bunny Bergstein, Jetta Bergstein, Aaron Nussbaum, Barry Muroff, Bea Muroff, Bernice Shuster, Bill Mondrow, Brenda (Brindle) Burkes, David Bisgould, Fran Shaul, Fred Goren, Gerald Ziedenberg, Gerry Ross, Gertrude Ludwig, Gloria Roden, Helen Marks, Irene Fritz, Janet Page, Marvin Givertz, Miriam Beckerman, Nina Rezmovitz, Norm Solomon, Pauline Goldberg, Pauline Ross, Rene Daiter, Ruth Cohen, Sandy Greenberg, and Sydney Moscoe.

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: A copy of "Shtetl in the City" is in the OJA's library

Source

Archival Accessions

URL

http://www.ontariojewisharchives.org/Exhibitions/Online/The-History-of-Torontos-YMHA

Source

OJA Website

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Community Relations Committee series

Publications, speeches, press releases, and reports sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

5-2

File

41

Material Format

textual record

Date

1964

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a report

Notes

Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds

Miscellaneous series

Level

File

Fonds

9

Series

13

File

6

Material Format

textual record

Date

[1942?]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains a “Brief Sketch of National JIAS History” perhaps written by M. A. Solkin.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Refusnik cases sub-series

Reference publications sub-sub-series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-6-3

File

2

Material Format

text

Responsibility

Written and edited by Judith Matz and Margery Sanford ; coordinated by Tina Freiman and Myriam Wolf ; translation by Irving Dalin

Date

Aug. 1976

Physical Description

1 v. : unbound

Source

Archival Descriptions