- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Financial series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 4
- File
- 10
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1943-1951
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of deposit slips and lists of donors, including names, addresses and donation amounts paid to the credit of Rabbinical Seminary of America in Brooklyn, N.Y. Also included is correspondence with the Rabbinical Seminary of America
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Financial series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 4
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1944-1946
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of for deposit only slips and lists of donors, including names, addresses and donation amounts paid to the credit of Yeshivath Chachmey Lublin in Detroit, Michigan. Also included is correspondence with Yeshivath Chachmey Lublin.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Financial series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 4
- File
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1946-1950
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of deposit slips and lists of donors, including names, addresses and donation amounts paid to the credit of Yeshivath Torah Vodaath and Mesivta in Brooklyn 11, New York. Also included is correspondence with Yeshivath Torah Vodaath and Mesivta.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Financial series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 4
- File
- 8
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1950-1951
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of deposit slips and lists of donors, including names, addresses and donation amounts paid to the credit of Ezras Torah Fund in New York. Also included is correspondence with Ezras Torah Fund.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Financial series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 4
- File
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1950-1951
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of deposit slips and lists of donors, including names, addresses and donation amounts paid to the credit of The Theological Seminary Yeshivath Chachmey Lublin in Detroit, Michigan. Also included is correspondence with Yeshivath Chachmei Lublin and a Bank of Toronto bank book.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Financial series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 4
- File
- 9
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1950-1951
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of deposit slips and lists of donors, including names, addresses and donation amounts paid to the credit of Hebrew Theological College in Chicago, Illinois. Also included is correspondence with Hebrew Theological College.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Financial series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 4
- File
- 11
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1950-1952
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of deposit slips and lists of donors, including names, addresses and donation amounts paid to the credit of Yeshivath Torah Vodaath in Brooklyn, N.Y. Also included is correspondence with Yeshivath Torah Vodaath. Also included are collection lists for Jewish National Fund, September 1951.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Financial series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 4
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1941-1948
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of deposit slips and lists of donors, including names, addresses and donation amounts paid to The Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary and Yeshiva College, Amsterdam Avenue and 186th Street, New York. Also included is correspondence with Yeshiva College and Yeshiva University.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 2
- File
- 16
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1948-1950
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of correspondence between Katz and representatives from Beth Jacob Teachers Seminary of America.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Deltex Draperies Ltd. and Dodd's Draperies Ltd. series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 4
- File
- 23
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1979, 1984
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspodence relating to loans by Dodd's Draperies Ltd. and includes a personal statement and list of assets and liabilities.
- Name Access
- Dodd's Draperies Ltd.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 2
- File
- 181
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1947-1950
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of correspondence with Rabbi L. Rudensky, Executive Director of Rabbinical Seminary of America.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 2
- File
- 182
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1953-1959
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of correspondence with regards to fund-raising on behalf of the Rabbinical Seminary of America. Included are official receipts, a Bank of Toronto bank book for the Rabbinical Seminary of America account and a list of donors.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Personal series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 6
- File
- 39
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [between 1940 and 1959]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of a pad of blank savings deposit slips for the Bank of Toronto.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Financial series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 4
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1943-1944
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of for deposit only slips and lists of donors, including names, locations of donors and donation amounts paid to the credit of Hebrew Theological College in Chicago, Illinois. Donations were collected from communities across Canada. Also included is correspondence with the Hebrew Theological College.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Financial series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 4
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1946-1947
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of for deposit only slips and lists of donors, including names, addresses and donation amounts paid to the credit of Hebrew Theological College in Chicago, Illinois. Also included is correspondence with Hebrew Theological College.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Ontario synagogues series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 2
- File
- 51
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1979
- Physical Description
- 44 photographs : col. slides, b&w prints and negatives ; 35 mm and 12 x 9 cm
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 2
- File
- 8
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1939-1940
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of correspondence between the Mizrachi Organization of Canada and the Bank of Toronto.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- George Morrison fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 99
- Item
- 98
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1978]
- Physical Description
- 1 slide : col. ; 35 mm
- Admin History/Bio
- Beth Jacob Synagogue was located on Henry St. The building is now occupied by a Russian Orthodox church.
- Name Access
- Beth Jacob Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Henry Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- George Morrison fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 99
- Item
- 99
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1978]
- Physical Description
- 1 slide : col. ; 35 mm
- Admin History/Bio
- Beth Jacob Synagogue was located on Henry St. The building is now occupied by a Russian Orthodox Church.
- Name Access
- Beth Jacob Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Henry Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 46
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 46
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1959
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of one black-and-white photograph of a sketch by Aba Bayefsky of the Beth Jacob Synagogue on Henry Street.
- Name Access
- Bayefsky, Aba, 1923-2001
- Beth Jacob Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Henry Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Lipa Green fonds
- Organizations series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 20
- Series
- 3
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [196-]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a program book for the play "Carmen Cohen" presented by the Beth Jacob Synagogue Players.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2015-11-8
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-11-8
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- ca. 83 photographs : b&w and col. (56 negatives) ; 18 x 13 cm or smaller
- 7 cm of textual records
- Date
- 1997
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records related to the planning and production of a centenary journal and dinner in honour of the 100th anniversary of The Beth Jacob V’anshe Drildz Congregation. Included are submissions for the journal including a detailed history of the Beth Jacob Synagogue, print proofs of the journal, congratulatory letters from politicians and Jewish organizations and congratulatory ads. In addition there are copies of speeches from the dinner held on June 26, 1997, a sample of the invitation and general planning correspondence.
- Photographs taken for the journal feature exterior shots of the Beth Jacob Synagogue on Henry St and Wilmington and interior shots of the Bimah, Aron ha-kodesh, stained glass windows, sanctuary from the Wilmington Street location along with clergy, members of the sisterhood and brotherhood, presidents and others involved in the synagogue.
- Administrative History
- Beth Jacob congregation was founded in 1897 and was located in three different locations in St. John’s Ward before the land at 23 Henry Street was purchased in 1919. Known as the Henry Street Shul or the Polishe Shul, the new purpose-built synagogue was dedicated in 1922. The dedication ceremonies attracted so many onlookers that the police had to be called in to manage the crowds.
- The synagogue could accommodate up to 800 worshippers – 500 in the men’s section and 300 in the women’s balcony. According to Orthodox tradition, men and women sit separately during synagogue services. Its neo-Romanesque design was typical of other North American synagogues of the period that borrowed heavily from church architecture, often featured arched entranceways, rose windows and twin towers. Its vaulted ceiling was capped by a massive central dome and four smaller ones. It boasted a mikvah (ritual bath) in its basement as well as an assembly hall, a smaller chapel, a brick sukkah and a caretaker’s apartment. The synagogue’s intricately carved Aron ha-kodesh and Bimah were also designed by Brown and were removed in the mid 1960s when the congregation relocated to its current location in North York. The building was sold and converted into the Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church.
- Benjamin Brown considered Beth Jacob Synagogue to be his crowning achievement. It was the first synagogue in Toronto (perhaps Canada) to be designed by a Jewish architect and signified the Jewish community’s increased confidence in its new generation of emerging professionals.
- Subjects
- Anniversaries
- Synagogues
- Name Access
- Beth Jacob Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 278
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 278
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Jun. 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 slide
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photographic slide. Credit Syd Shoub.
- Name Access
- Beth Jacob Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Church buildings
- Synagogues
- 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.
- Places
- Henry Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- George Morrison fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 99
- Item
- 97
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1978]
- Physical Description
- 1 slide : col. ; 35 mm
- Admin History/Bio
- Beth Jacob Synagogue was located on Henry St. The building is now occupied by a Russian Orthodox Church.
- Name Access
- Beth Jacob Synagogue (Hamilton, Ont.)
- Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (Toronto, Ont.)
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Henry Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1980-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 1311
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 1311
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1907]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of the Beth Jacob Synagogue Ladies' Auxiliary, seated in a yard.
- Name Access
- Beth Jacob Synagogue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Ladies' Auxiliary
- Subjects
- Women
- 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
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1977-6-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2008-6-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-6-7
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 6.82 m of textual records and other material
- Date
- 1935-2008
- Scope and Content
- Accession contains records documenting the administration, programs and events of Beth Jacob Synagogue in Kitchener, from 1935 to 2008. Non-textual records include photographs, architectural drawings, artifacts, and a couple of books. The textual records include newsletters, correspondence, financial ledgers, community directories, event programmes, membership lists and dues ledgers. There is considerable material on the Talmud Torah, including teaching materials, curricula, student guides, notes on parent meetings, and correspondence. There are approximately 40 photographs in the accession, of which 25 are from one 1985 shul event. Other records relate to the cemetery, memorial plaques, adult education, nursery school, Sisterhood, youth programs, bar and bat mitzvots, clubs and chevra kadisha. There are several artifacts: Rabbi Rosensweig's quill pen, athletic trophies and medallions, I.D. bracelets, Tree of Life plaques, a Hadassah Convention name tag with ribbon from 1951, and an (empty) copper mezuzzah. Records of the Kitchener-Waterloo Hebrew Day School will form a second fonds when the accession is described (see accession file folder for proposed arrangement scheme). The Hebrew Day School records include parents and staff handbooks, procedure manual, teaching materials, certificates, correspondence, governance documents, student records and attendance books with class lists.
- Use Conditions
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Synagogues
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Board of Jewish Education series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 1
- File
- 21
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of an invitation to the school's 10th anniversary banquet.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Ontario synagogues series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 2
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Date
- 1979
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 17 photographs : col. slides, b&w negatives ; 35 mm
- Notes
- Availability of other formats: Digitized material.
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Brockville (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- The Shuls Project fonds
- Western Canada synagogues series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 64
- Series
- 3
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Calgary (Alta.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- General office subject and correspondence files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 2
- File
- 720
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence regarding Midrasha L'Morim, the Jewish Teacher's Seminary Committee, including a copy of the Central Region Senior Officers' meeting minutes for October 10, 1973 which discussed the committee.
- Access Restriction
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Accession Number
- 2005-2-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds
- Toronto Section series
- Membership Portfolio sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 38
- Series
- 7-5
- File
- 6
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [197-]-1987
- Physical Description
- 12 photographs : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of branch photographs of different Toronto chapters. The branches are York Mills, Zion, Orah, Yedidot, Shalom, Kadima, Zahau, International, Aviva and Tikvah. (Not all photographs are identified.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 1998-3-6
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1998-3-6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 v
- Date
- 1963-1976
- Subjects
- Labor Zionism
- Name Access
- Labour Zionist Alliance.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1989-10-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 1989-10-5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 6 cm of textual records
- Date
- [ca. 1964]-[ca. 1977]
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of B. Borochov Branch 124 of Farband Labor Zionist Order's programs. Programs are for annual theatrical events, annual concerts , the 50th Golden Jubilee Celebrations, and the 60th Festive Jubilee Celebrations
- Administrative History
- In 1917 a group of young people founded a club and decided to join the Toronto Farband. They were officially inaugurated as Farband Branch No. 124 on July 14, 1918 and took the name of the late labour zionist Ber Borochov.
- The Branch paid the bills for members who joined the Jewish Legion and also elected a committee to the Jewish Congress. They continued to raise funds for several other Jewish organizations and, as well, they purchased a house to accomodate the cultural programs they hosted. They hosted annual theatre events, concerts, lecture series and opened a library within their house where they could also conduct readings.
- Subjects
- Labor Zionism
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Personal series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 6
- File
- 11
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1942-1944
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of four bank books from The Bank of Toronto Elm St. branch.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- General community activities series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 11
- File
- 89
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1965-1972
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a board meeting minutes (Dec. 1969), a conference bulletin (1965), and a conference programme (1972).
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Family and Child fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 79
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Sep. 1985
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- The Elm Ridge Group Living Residence was opened in 1985. It was was operated by Baycrest and run in partnership with Jewish Family & Child Services.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of the construction of the Elm Ridge Group Living Residence taken in Sep. 1985.
- Name Access
- Elm Ridge Group Living Residence (Toronto, Ont.)
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing 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.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2018-6-8
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-6-8
- Physical Description
- ca. 20 cm of textual records
- 3 photographs : b&w ; 28 x 36 cm or smaller
- Date
- 1913-1977, predominant 1930-1977
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting the Toronto Grand Order of Israel. Included are eight oath books (Jul. 1930-Jan. 1977) containing information about new members, such as their address, marital status, number of children, affiliations with other groups, occupation, and state of health. Also included is one composite group photograph of officers and members (1913), a group photograph of members of the Grand Lodge (which consisted of both the Toronto and Hamilton Lodges), and a group photograph likely of members of the Toronto Lodge and its women's auxiliary (ca. 1928). Finally, accession also consists of one newspaper clipping relating to the Lodge's establishment of an endowment for the Perpetual Student Aid at the Hebrew University. Identified in the photographs are: Paul Albright and Percy Wright.
- Use Conditions
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Subjects
- Societies
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2021-11-12
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2021-11-12
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 box
- Date
- 1968-2004
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting the Toronto Grand Order of Israel. Included are financial statements, memoranda, and other records.
- Use Conditions
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Subjects
- Fraternal organizations
- Name Access
- Toronto Grand Order Of Israel
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
