- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 2
- File
- 215
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1939-1945
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of minutes from the meeting of the Eastern Division Campaign Committee, United Jewish Refugee Relief Agencies held November 1939 and a report by United Jewish Relief covering the period of March 22 to April 39, 1945. Included in the report is information concerning refugee families, services rendered to refugee families, financial costs, services rendered, etc.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Liaison with other social welfare organizations series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 14
- File
- 9
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1939-1940
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of textual records documenting the JCWA's role on the Canadian Welfare Council's Committee of Child Refugees. Included is correspondence, memos and meeting agendas.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Folks Farein fonds
- Services series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 105
- Series
- 4
- File
- 14
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1945
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a report of the United Jewish Refugee and War Relief Agencies. The report deals with topics such as recent refugee arrivals and composition of the groups, distribution of refugees based on country of origin, reception of refugees at the port of entry, housing, employment, financial costs incurred, medical and convalescent services, the reuniting of European children with their parents, education, social adjustment, ex-internees, urban and farm workers, students, farmers, urban loans, war guests, refugee case committee, and agencies utilized in the rehabilitation of refugees. The Folks Farein is among the agencies and committees acknowledged for their co-operation and services.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- United Jewish Relief Agencies, Toronto (UJRA) series
- Committee for Refugees sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 4-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1939-1940
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- In 1938, representatives from numerous national Jewish organizations formed the Canadian Coordinating Committee for Refugees. The Committee's purpose was to co-ordinate reception and aid for the many European Jews emigrating from Nazi-occupied regions, acting in the name of all Canadian Jewry in matters pertaining to "the refugee problem." The Committee's efforts were significantly curtailed by the limitations of Canadian immigration policy. However, its Farm Program succeeded in bringing many refugees to southern Quebec and the Ontario-Quebec border region as well as other areas across Canada. In 1939 the Committee merged with other Jewish aid organizations to form the United Jewish Refugee and War Relief Agencies (UJR&WRA), which became the UJRA following World War II.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of Settlers' Progress Reports outlining immigrants' property assets, crops produced, livestock owned, and the condition of their finances and assets.
- Notes
- This sub-series was formerly RG 286. It has been reduced to one file because it was determined that most of the records were created after the Canadian Coordinating Committee for Refugees merged and became UJRA. The rest of the RG 286 files have been integrated into the appropriate sub-series.
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds
- Administration series
- Subject files sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 9
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 69
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of lists and correspondence with the Joint Orthodox Jewish Refugees Committee.
- 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- United Jewish Relief Agencies, Toronto (UJRA) series
- Refugee case files sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 4-11
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1938-1960
- Physical Description
- 2.68 m of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This sub-series documents the relationship of the UJRA (CJC) with the refugees admitted to Canada. Often the UJRA office was a starting point for newly-arrived refugees, who would be referred to Jewish Employment Service/Jewish Vocational Services for help finding a job, to hospitals, dentists and other health care providers for medical care, to Toronto Hebrew Free Loan, and sometimes to Jewish Immigrant Aid Services for accommodations and loans. The office in Toronto worked in cooperation with local refugee committees in centres like Hamilton, London and Oshawa, which would sometimes assist with or take over cases. In most cases the form of assistance given by the UJRA was financial, with decisions taken by the UJRA Farm & Establishment Committee. They granted loans for the purchase of farms, to either individuals or in many cases, a partnership of two refugees wishing to buy jointly. Refugee farmers settled across southern Ontario, from towns in the Chatham/London area, to ones in eastern Ontario towards Kingston/Cornwall, and the southern Niagara region. The largest numbers were concentrated near Hamilton and Oshawa. The UJRA helped immigrants survey and appraise properties and offered advice and guidance on farming to those with no experience. UJRA loans were granted also for the furnishing of homes, equipping of farms with machinery and livestock, medical services, visas for family members, and short-term "maintenance" costs while new immigrants got on their feet. For "urban" refugees, UJRA arranged lodgings, helped with transportation and baggage, ensured a family had food, tickets to High Holiday services, and school for the children. In some cases UJRA was called upon as arbitrator between disputing farming partners or family members.
- Sub-series contains case files from clients of UJRA dating from 1938 to 1960. Until 1950, refugees were categorized as either "farmer" or "urban" settlers, and these designations remain written on the earlier files, while later ones are not categorized other than by name of the immigrant. Files include an identification form, either a "summary of contact" sheet with notes added over time, or a standard Loan Committee application form. Records also include correspondence.
- The files are arranged in alphabetical order by refugee surname.
- Notes
- This sub-series is composed of former RG 292, RG 293 and RG 296, three separated sets of case files. Unspecified, farmer, and urban case files were combined into this series, and case files from RG 296 were pulled from amongst the administrative files.
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.
- Related Material
- Related files regarding loans may be found in the minutes of the Loan Committee in sub-series 6 of this series (4-6).
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Settlement of Refugees in Canada series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 45
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1939-1950
- Physical Description
- 40 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- In 1939, The Canadian Jewish Congress Committee for Refugees was established in response to the persecution of Jews in Europe. It facilitated the entry into Canada of as many refugees as possible and provided assistance to those admitted. At the outbreak of the Second World War, it merged with other national and international organizations to form the United Jewish Refugee and War Relief Agencies, providing assistance to Jewish refugees in Canada and abroad. Following the war, the name of the organization was changed to United Jewish Relief Agencies (UJRA).
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of general files relating to the Settlement of Refugees in Canada.
- Notes
- Series formerly described and cited as RG286.
- 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
- Fonds
- 28-1
- Series
- 7
- File
- 12
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1967
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence including letters from Hon Paul Martin MP, Secretary of State for External Affairs, and His Excellency Gershon Avner, Ambassador of Israel to Canada and telegrams concerning the Canadian declaration on the status of the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Name Access
- Avner, Gershon
- Martin, Paul, 1938-
- 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
- Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds
- Administration series
- Subject files sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 9
- Series
- 5-3
- File
- 64
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1946-1948
- Physical Description
- 3 folders
- Scope and Content
- File contains landing documents with names and information about individual immigrants. Records also include correspondence and lists.
- 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.
- 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
- 109
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [194-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of documents most likely related to relief efforts. The documents are in Polish.
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing the records.
- 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
- 108
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1944-1953, 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence, reports and bulletins, lists of activities, memoranda, telegrams, copies of identification documentation, news clippings, and handwritten notes related to European relief efforts during and after the Second World War.
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must obtain permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing the records.
- 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
- 143
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [ca.1953]-[ca.1962]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of lists of financial disbursements, parcels sent, and mailing addresses of members of the Canadian Polish Farband. Lists are likely of the Canadian Federation of Polish Jews Toronto chapter.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 1992-11-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1992-11-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 2.1 m of textual records
- Date
- 1960-1988
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of the company files of the Kashruth Council from the 1960s through the 1980s.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1996-10-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1996-10-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 60 cm of textual records
- Date
- [197-] - [199-]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of two boxes transfered from Canadian Jewish Congress Kashruth Council.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds
- Toronto Section series
- House Committee sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 38
- Series
- 7-10
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1964-[198-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 36 photographs : b&w and col. ; 26 x 20 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs of the interior and exterior of new Council House; fact sheets about NCJWC and the Council House building; a letter soliciting donations to help pay the mortgage; a telephone script from the House Campaign Committee Vice Chairman for volunteers calling to check members have pledged donations; and a fact booklet about the new Council House of Service.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- City of Toronto Alderman series
- Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 2-2
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1955
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of one group portrait of the Municipality of Metro Toronto Council. Individuals are identified on the photograph. Of particular note is Phil Givens (second row, far right), and Nathan Phillips (front row, 5th from the left).
- Subjects
- Portraits, Group
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- City of Toronto Alderman series
- Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 2-2
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1957
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of one group portrait of the Municipality of Metro Toronto Council. Individuals are identified on the photograph. Of particular note is Phil Givens (back row, far right), and Nathan Phillips (front row, 5th from the left).
- Subjects
- Portraits, Group
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- City of Toronto Mayor series
- City of Toronto Council sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 4-2
- File
- 6
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Apr. 1971
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 26 x 21 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a group portrait of former City of Toronto Council members at a reunion in 1971. Identified is: Phil Givens, William Allen, Nathan Phillips and Fred Gardiner.
- Subjects
- Portraits, Group
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Board of Jewish Education fonds
- Principals councils series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 48
- Series
- 16
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1968-1997
- Physical Description
- 28 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The principals of BJE affiliated schools were organized into a Principals' Council in the early stages of the development of the BJE. The Principals' Council, chaired by the executive director of the BJE, was an advisory body to the bureau in all matters related to the educational interests of the affiliated schools and met to discuss common problems, such as the content and program of teachers' seminars, coordination of inter-school activities, professional welfare, and school policies and procedures. The Principals' Council also dealt with matters such as security in the schools, enrolment campaigns, professional development programs, the distribution of educational publications, evaluation of teacher performance, Israel study tours, and other matters. Implementation of decisions made by the Principals Council was typically the responsibility of BJE staff, if these decisions required action beyond the individual schools.
- In the late 1970s, due to the increase in the number and diversity of affiliated schools, separate councils were established for day school and supplementary school principals, known respectively as the Day School Principals Association, and Meetings of Supplementary School Principals and Coordinators.
- Scope and Content
- The series documents the meetings of the Principals Council and its successor bodies, the Day School Principals Association, and the Supplementary School Principals and Coordinators, and the relationships between these councils and BJE professional staff. The series consists of meeting minutes, memoranda, and correspondence between school principals and BJE staff. The files are organized by the name of the body, and then by date.
- 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
- 997
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 16 Jan. 1948 - 27 Aug. 1948
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a list of Jewish refugee passengers arriving in Canada, listing their name, country of citizenship, religion, marital status, sex, age, country of birth and occupation.
- Access Restriction
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Accession Number
- 2005-2-2
- 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
- 998
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 13 Sept. 1948 - 18 Nov. 1948
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a list of Jewish refugee passengers arriving in Canada, listing their name, country of citizenship, religion, marital status, sex, age, country of birth and occupation.
- 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.
- Accession Number
- 2005-2-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 694
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 694
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1 Jan. 1924
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 49 cm on mat 40 x 59 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of refugees seated in a large room at Halifax, Nova Scotia after arriving to Canada by ship.
- Subjects
- Refugees
- 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
- Halifax (N.S.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2008-11-3
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-11-3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w and sepia ; 21 x 26 cm
- Date
- [between 1940 and 1947]
- Scope and Content
- The accession consists of two photographs of Reverend Saul Wolf Gringorten and his wife Rachel.
- Administrative History
- Saul Wolf Gringorten and his wife Rachel Gringorten (née Melnick) were born in Poland in 1876 and 1881 respectively. They moved to Canada in 1910 with their eldest child. They subsequently had five more after their arrival.Their children included Morris, Jennie, Jacob, Esther, Louis, and Isaac.
- Rabbi Gringorten served as spiritual leader, teacher, shochet, and mohel for the Brantford Jewish community after his arrival for thirteen years. He then moved to Toronto during the early 1920s and became the principal of a Jewish school. The family lived at 26 Cecil Street at that time and then moved to 393 Markham Street during the late 1920s or early 1930s. He became active in the Jewish community, serving as vice-president of the Sons of Jacob, a board member of the Folks Fareign, and the first trustee of the Old Folks Home.
- Rabbi Gringorten and his wife moved to California during the 1940s in order to live in a climate that was better for their health. Rachel passed away in 1947, and the rabbi followed in 1959.
- Use Conditions
- 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.
- Subjects
- Immigrants--Canada
- Portraits
- Rabbis
- Name Access
- Gringorten, Saul, Rabbi, 1876-1959
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care fonds
- Women's Auxiliary series
- Festival Committee sub-series
- Succoth program, photographs
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 14
- Series
- 4-5
- File
- 9
- Item
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Rabbi Greenspan taken Succoth 1976.
- Notes
- Photographer is unknown.
- Subjects
- Rabbis
- Access Restriction
- Conditional Access. Researchers must receive permission from the donor prior to accessing the records. Please contact the OJA for more information.
- 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
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Subject files series
- Rabbi A. A. Price file
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 2
- File
- 180
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [between 1936 and 1949]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of a brief written by Rabbi A. A. Price.
- Name Access
- Price, Abraham A., 1900-1994
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 2
- File
- 184
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1937-1952
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of correspondence between Katz and several rabbis in Canada and the U.S. Included are letters from Katz when he served on the executive of Mizrachi Organization of Toronto and letters on the subject of Kashrut in hospitals.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Clanton Park Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 6
- File
- 22
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 24 Oct. 1995
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence relating to the Moshe Feinstein Award which was being given to Rabbi Kerzner by the Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem and the Yeshiva of Staten Island.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
