- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Canadian Overseas Garment Commission series
- Canadian Overseas Fur Commission agreements sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 47-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- cartographic material
- Date
- 1948-1949
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records
- 1 map : b&w ; 22 x 36 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- The Canadian Fur Industry Association was composed of The Independent Furriers Association of Toronto; Montreal Fur Manufacturers Guild Inc.; Fur Trade Association of Canada Inc.; Manitoba Division of the Furriers Guild; and the Associated Fur Manufacturers of Toronto. It was also referred to as "the association."
- Manufacturers (employers) entering into an agreement with the association undertook and agreed to accept responsibility for workers in relation to their transportation, housing, term of employment and wages.
- Employer deductions, not to exceed 10% from the weekly wages of the DPs, were to cover transportation costs from Halifax to Toronto, and financial assistance. Employees were hired for a period of twelve months and if the employee fulfilled all the terms of his agreement, no charge for transportation was made by the employer.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of executed agreements between garment industry manufacturers (employers) and the Canadian Fur Industry Association, letters to employers requesting employee names and date of employment, employee payroll deductions records and a hand drawn map locating the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society of Canada at 455 Spadina Ave., Toronto circa 1947.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Canadian Overseas Garment Commission series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 47
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1947-1951, 1963-1964
- Physical Description
- 1.18 m of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- In late 1947 and early 1948 representatives of the Canadian garment industry organized what became known as the Tailor Project, an immigration program planned to select more than 2,200 skilled tailors from the Displaced Person camps of Europe, facilitate their immigration, and give them jobs in the garment trade and housing in Canada. The Tailor Project was based on similar schemes that had alleviated labour shortages in the logging and mining industries. Canadian Jewish Congress, eager to rescue Holocaust survivors from the DP camps, knew the government would approve a plan to bring in skilled workers to fill a shortage in the garment trades. Recognizing the plan had to come from within the garment industry itself, Congress provided guidance from behind the scenes.
- The Tailor Project was the first program that permitted large numbers of Jewish adults to immigrate to Canada following the Second World War. More than half of the immigrants were Jewish. Max E. Enkin (men's clothing), Max Federman (fur workers), Joe Mack and others were sent by the Commission to Europe as part of the selection team. Provided they had the requisite skills, both single and married displaced persons were eligible to come to Canada.
- Hundreds of tailoring firms in Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg and Vancouver were canvassed and many agreed to hire DP workers on 12-month contracts. The Canadian Overseas Commission, the industry's co-coordinating body, had to ensure proper housing for the expected workers. In response to Max Enkin's emphasis on providing accommodation, many individuals and community organizations reached out to those in need. Under the direction of the United Jewish Relief Agency, the office of the Canadian Overseas Garment Commission attended to the many and varying needs of the immigrant tailors, both Jewish and non-Jewish. In addition to providing financial assistance, the Commission gave attention to problems of landlord-tenant relationships, hospital, medical and dental care, gave direction and made referrals to other agencies for specialized services and co-operated with other organizations in their programs for immigrants.
- The Tailor Project became the template for the Furrier Project that followed and spurred the formation in 1947 of the Jewish Vocational Service of Toronto, the original purpose of which was to help survivors of the Holocaust find employment.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of the operational records of the Canadian Overseas Garment Commission. Records include agreements between garment industry manufacturers (employers) and employees, immigration records and passenger lists, general correspondence relating to the operation of the program, financial records, employee payroll records, contact and membership lists, the Canadian Overseas Garment Commission Toronto program report, statistical summaries, employee certificates of merit, discharge certificates, meeting minutes of the Toronto Program Steering Committee, employee worker cards and employee housing records. Also included is a hand drawn map locating the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society of Canada at 455 Spadina Ave., Toronto, circa 1947.
- Notes
- Series formerly described and cited as RG291.
- Access Restriction
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Canadian Overseas Garment Commission series
- Canadian Overseas Millinery Commission sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 47-6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1949
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series contains the records of Jewish Millinery workers who arrived in Canada between June 1, 1949 and August 19, 1949. The files are passenger lists documenting boat name, date of departure, port of departure, passenger names including children, country of birth and citizenship, religion, marital status, gender, age and occupation. Some lists include worker home addresses, and employer names and addresses. Boat arrivals include: General Howze, S.S. General McRae, S.S. Samaria, and S.S. Nea Hellas. Files also consist of correspondence between Benjamin Diamond of the Millinery Commission and Harry Cravit and Daniel Drutz of the Canadian Jewish Congress, telegrams, and a contact list of community service representatives.
- Access Restriction
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Canadian Overseas Garment Commission series
- Administration sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 47-7
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [1947?]-1949
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains the Canadian Overseas Garment Commission Toronto program report. The report provides a detailed explanation of the program's major functions and services including financial assistance, the relation of immigrants to the government, job placement, the payroll deduction plan, a description of other services, a statistical summary of immigrant tailors received in Toronto up to and including 31 March 1949 and a survey of average weekly earnings of immigrant tailors.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Passenger Names
- Roberts, J. K.
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Roberts, J. K.
- Page Number
- 519
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Blakeman, J. Fur
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Blakeman, J. Fur
- Page Number
- 746
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Central Region sous-fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28-1
- Series
- 7
- File
- 36
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1965-1966
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of correspondence concerning The Canadian Commission on the re-organisation of the World Zionist Organization, lists of commission members, agendas and minutes of meetings, briefs and memoranda.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 31
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1946-1948
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 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.
- Accession Number
- 2008-12-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Men's Clothing Manufacturers' Association of Ontario fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 31
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1947-1948
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 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.
- Accession Number
- 2008-12-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- National Administrative Council and Executive Board series
- Commission of Enquiry Regarding Canadian Olim sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 1-5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1975-1977
- Physical Description
- 8 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Commission of Enquiry Regarding Canadian Olim was struck by the Zionist Organization of Canada and co-sponsored by Hadassah-Wizo in 1975 to investigate the situation and experience of Canadians who had emmigrated to Israel. The Commission was composed of members of the executive of the Zionist Organization of Canada and Hadassah-Wizo who interviewed Olim to document their experiences during the process of Aliyah and adjustment to life in Israel. The Commission of Enquiry disbanded in 1977.
- Scope and Content
- The sub-series includes Commission correspondence, minutes of meetings, lists of observers, reports, copies of the questionnaire distributed to Olim, and clippings from Canadian and Israeli newspapers concerning the Commission of Enquiry.
- Name Access
- Commission of Enquiry
- Hadassah-Wizo
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 5
- File
- 86
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1970-1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of inter-office information circulars, an invitation to a testimonial dinner honouring Rabbi David Kirshenbaum, correspondence concerning general finances of summer camps and events.
- Name Access
- Kirshenbaum, David, 1902-
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Passenger Names
- Duggan, K.
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Duggan, K.
- Page Number
- 311
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Gelber, K.
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Gelber, K.
- Page Number
- 614
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Gilleff, K.
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Gilleff, K.
- Page Number
- 321
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Kolachinsky, K.
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Kolachinsky, K.
- Page Number
- 663
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Kolaczynski, K.
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Kolaczynski, K.
- Page Number
- 304
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Mesla, K.
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Mesla, K.
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Ryder, K.
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Ryder, K.
- Page Number
- 586
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Zilberstein, K.
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Zilberstein, K.
- Page Number
- 464
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-66
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-66
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
- Date
- 1938
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of an original and a copy photograph of a salesman in a sparcely furnished fur shop in an unknown location.
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 6064
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 6064
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1945
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 18 x 13 cm and 12 x 10 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Rev. Goldbloom was a respected Zionist leader in the United Kingdom, who was sent to Canada for protection during the Second World War.
- Scope and Content
- This item is a copy print and corresponding negative of Rev. J. K. Goldbloom giving a speech at the head of a table at Camp Hagshama. The camp was located on Otty Lake near Perth, Ontario, and was run by Young Judaea. Behind him is a sign which reads: welcome delegates, in both Yiddish and English.
- Name Access
- Goldbloom, Rev. J. K.
- Subjects
- Camps
- Speeches, addresses, etc
- Zionists
- 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
- Perth (Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1992-9-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 21
- File
- 30
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1956-1966
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file contains signed contracts between Yeshivah Torath Chaim and contractors, caterer Mary Kirshenblatt, and a caretaker.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Community Relations Committee series
- General office records sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 5-5
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 8 July 1947
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of the formal agreement between the Canadian Jewish Congress and the B'nai B'rith of Canada defining the rights and responsibilities of both these organizations while working together within the Joint Community Relations Committee,
- Notes
- Previously processed and cited as part of MG8 S.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Passenger Names
- Anthur, G. K.
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Passenger Names
- Anthur, G. K.
- Page Number
- 601
- Date Range
- June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915
- Photographer
- Harvey and Adena Glasner
- Source
- Rotenberg Ledger
- Part Of
- Fur Workers' Union fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 12
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [194-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Atlantic Fur Company Ltd. was established in Toronto in the 1940s and is one of the largest Canadian fur companies
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph taken inside the Atlantic Fur Company showing several employees at their workstations and the interior of the workroom
- Notes
- Formerly cited as photo #24.
- Name Access
- Atlantic Fur Company Limited
- Fur Workers' Union
- Subjects
- Clothing workers
- 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.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Fur Workers' Union fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 12
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1942]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- National Fur Company was based in Toronto and employed over 200 people at the time this photograph was taken
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph taken inside the National Fur Company of several employees at their workstations
- Notes
- Formerly cited as photo #25
- Name Access
- National Fur Company
- Fur Workers' Union
- Subjects
- Clothing workers
- 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.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Fur Workers' Union fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 12
- Item
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [between 1935 and 1940]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Kelman Furs was located at 110 Spadina Avenue in the Tower building.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of an interior workroom at the Kelman Furs Company on Spadina Avenue. The photograph shows employees posing at their various work stations
- Notes
- Formerly cited as photo #26.
- Name Access
- Fur Workers' Union
- Kelman, S
- Kelman Furs
- Subjects
- Clothing workers
- 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
- Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Harry Simon fonds
- Level
- File
- ID
-
Fonds 23; File 1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Harry Simon fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 23
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1934-[198-]
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- 3 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 48 cm and 21 x 26 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- There was a major dispute within the International Fur Workers' Union in 1938, which is documented in the records of Harry Simon. It was due to the division between the Communist and anti-Communist elements of the union and resulted in the formation of a new fur workers' union affiliated with the American Federation of Labor (AFL).
- Scope and Content
- File consists of textual and graphic records related to Harry Simon's work as an organizer and representative of the International Fur Workers' Union and an officer of the break-away Fur Workers' Union (AFL.). This includes correspondence, rally posters and flyers, anniversary books, a bulletin, and photographs. Of particular interest are the records detailing a heated dispute between the International Fur Workers' Union, its Toronto Joint Board leadership and many of its members. An oversized newsprint poster referring to Max Federman's dispute is included.
- Subjects
- Labor unions
- Physical Condition
- One photograph requires conservation work.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions