- Accession Number
- 2018-2-7
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-2-7
- Material Format
- textual record (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records (pdf)
- Date
- 23 Oct. 2017
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of speech written and presented by Gloria Roden. She presented the early history of National Council of Jewish Women, (1897-1957) at a government of Canada ceremony in which NCJW’s Council House, formerly located at 44 St. George Street, Toronto, was designated an institution of national historic significance by Parks Canada Historic Sites and Monuments Board. The event took place at Council House, 4700 Bathurst Street on October 23, 2017.
- Administrative History
- Gloria Roden is a a second generation volunteer National Council of Jewish Women member.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Subjects
- Speeches, addresses, etc
- Name Access
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- Ida Lewis Siegel fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 15
- File
- 27
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1968
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of National Council of Jewish Women of Canada Toronto Section Board Meeting minutes February 1, 1968 containing Ida Lewis Siegel's hand-written notes.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Accession Number
- 2018-2-8
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2018-2-8
- Material Format
- moving images (electronic)
- graphic material (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording : (mov)
- 6 photographs : col. (jpg) ;
- Date
- 23 Oct. 2017
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a video recording of a speech written and presented by Gloria Roden. She presented the early history of National Council of Jewish Women, (1897-1957) at a Government of Canada ceremony in which NCJW’s Council House, formerly located at 44 St. George Street, Toronto, was designated an institution of national historic significance by Parks Canada Historic Sites and Monuments Board. The event took place at Council House, 4700 Bathurst Street on October 23, 2017. In addition, there are several photos of Gloria Roden, along with NCJW representatives and government officials with a commemorative plaque to be installed at 44 St. George Street.
- Administrative History
- Gloria Roden is a a second generation volunteer council member.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Name Access
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2014-10-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2014-10-1
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 10 cm textual records
- ca. 70 photographs: b&w and col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm or smaller
- 1 scrapbook
- Date
- 1963-2013
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records documenting the activities of "Council '63", a branch of the Toronto Section of the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada (NCJWC). Types of records include a photograph album, a scrapbook, correspondence, souvenirs, meeting minutes, membership lists, program materials and budgets.
- Administrative History
- The "Council '63" Branch of the Toronto Section of the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada (NCJWC) was formed in 1963. Currently consisting of 20 members, the group was initially spearheaded by Barbara Norwich (d. 2011), and they met regularly in homes in the Cedarvale area. The group primarily did volunteer work, although it later evolved into a study group and book club.
- Subjects
- Women
- Nonprofit organizations
- Name Access
- National Council of Jewish Women (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Part Of
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds
- Level
- Fonds
- Fonds
- 38
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- [190-]-2002
- Physical Description
- 2.6 m of textual records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- The National Council of Jewish Women of Canada (NCJWC) was the first national Jewish women's organization in Canada. The council had its beginnings among the urban elite, and played a strong role over the years in influencing public policy in such areas as relations with Israel, national unity, and the plight of world Jewry. The NCJWC is dedicated, in the spirit of Judaism, to furthering human welfare in the Jewish and general communities -- locally, nationally and internationally. It operated around three main pillars: service, education, and social action.
- The National Council of Jewish Women was founded in the United States in 1893 by activist Hannah G. Solomon. In 1897, its first Canadian chapter was established in Toronto. In 1925, with seven chapters in Canada, a Canadian liaison position to the National Council of Jewish Women was created. A full-fledged “Canadian Division” of the NCJW was formed in 1934, with rules drafted at the first conference in Winnipeg three years later. Irene Samuel served as the Canadian Division’s first national president. In 1943, the division was renamed the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada, and was officially incorporated in 1944, though it did not receive its letters patent until three years later. Even so, the NCJWC still retained some affiliation with the NCJW, whereby they paid per-capita dues to the Americans in return for program and administrative materials. In 1967 the NCJWC ceased these payments altogether, thereby separating from NCJW completely.
- The early NCJWC focused on providing service to young girls and immigrants. They also involved themselves in contemporary politics through support for the war effort; the council donated vehicles to the Red Cross, turned Council House into a servicemen's centre, and even built several libraries at Canadian army camps. A national office opened ca. 1950 in Toronto, but until 1966 it moved to the national president's home city with every election. That year the office was permanently anchored in Toronto. In the 1950s and 1960s the council established Good Age clubs, the Irene Samuel Scholarship Fund, and developed the national Higher Horizons child-care and Newer Horizons elder-care programs. It expanded its overseas programs with support for the Israel Family Counseling Association and Ship-a-Box. The Soviet Jewry projects in the 1970s and 1980s reflected the council’s increasing emphasis on social action. Since the late 1990s, the council has focused on women's issues with efforts such as the Breast Self-Examination (BSE) program.
- The NCJWC was governed by an executive council, led by a president. Vice-presidents were each responsible for one portfolio, such as membership, public affairs, etc., which were in turn made up of a number of national committees. The national executive was responsible for producing by-laws, guidelines, policies and procedures, as well as developing national service and social action programs. National also provided support and program materials to the sections, and held biennial meetings every other year from 1937 in cities across Canada. Its decentralized structure meant that while the national office remained in Toronto, officers of the executive have resided right across the country.
- As of 1997, the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada was an affiliate member of the International Council of Jewish Women, a member of UNESCO Canadian Subcommission of the Status of Women, and a member of the Coalition of Jewish Women Against Domestic Violence and the Coalition for Agunot Rights. Prominent past presidents include Mrs. Harry (Irene) Samuel, Mrs. Lucille Lorie, Dr. Reva Gerstein, Mozah Zemans, Mina Hollenberg, Sophie Drache, Thelma Rolingher, Helen Marr, Bunny Gurvey, Sheila Freeman, Penny Yellen, and Gloria Strom. The council’s national office moved to Winnipeg in November, 1993. As of 2006, the council still had 5 active sections in Canada: Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto and Montreal.
- Custodial History
- NCJWC donated these records to the OJA after they had finished a historical exhibit and catalogue in 1997 called "Faith and Humanity," celebrating 100 years of NCJWC.
- Scope and Content
- The fonds documents NCJWC’s fundraising, social service and social action work in Toronto, in other cities across the country, and overseas. Records include conference and meeting programs, minutes, hand-written correspondence, speeches and reports, national newsletters, published histories, by-laws and policies, photographs, publicity material, historical subject files and artifacts. The records have been arranged into nine series: National biennial conventions and annual meetings; National Executive Council; National portfolios and committees; National program and event materials; National history research and subject files; International Council of Jewish Women; Toronto Section; Photos and audio-visual material; and National Council of Jewish Juniors, Toronto Section.
- Notes
- Physical description note: includes ca. 2470 photographs, 13 architectural drawings, 2 artistic drawings, 3 badges, 3 medals, 1 pin, 28 audio cassettes, and 1 videocassette.
- Name Access
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada
- Subjects
- Women
- Related Material
- See also: photographs 3207, 3192, 4140, 4067, 4066, 4434; Accession 1977-8-7 for National Council of Jewish Women of Welland; National Council of Jewish Juniors, photographs 458, 459, 460, 463, 464, 465, 466, 468; MG2 B-1K
- Arrangement
- Records have been arranged by function, in accordance with information gleaned from NCJWC's organizational charts and annual reports
- Creator
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada
- Accession Number
- 2001-8-4
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dora Till fonds
- Other organizations series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 52
- Series
- 7
- File
- 11
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1927-1970
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Joseph Baruch Salsberg fonds
- Jewish community involvement series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 92
- Series
- 4
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1947
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of one booklet commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Council of Jewish Women, Toronto Section.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds
- Committee for Soviet Jewry series
- Affiliated organizations sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 17
- Series
- 3-4
- File
- 19
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1973-1987
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 6 photographs : col. ; 11 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- File contains six unidentified colour photographs of participants in an event, newsletters, facsimiles and originals of letters sent to Parliament and meeting reports, notices and minutes of the World Jewry Committee. Case files are attached to several of the letters. The file also contains a petition, a Passover program, with guest speaker Jim Peterson M.P., and an event poster. Among the members of the organization identified in the documents are Helen Marr, Jeanette Goldman and Stella Rozan.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Morris Norman collection
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 22
- Item
- 162
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [196-?]
- Physical Description
- 1 item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds
- International Council of Jewish Women series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 38
- Series
- 6
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1940-1996
- Physical Description
- 30 cm of textual records
- 11 photographs
- Admin History/Bio
- The International Council of Jewish Women is made up of Jewish women's organizations from across the world. Founded in 1912 and revived in 1949, the ICJW's goals were to promote equal rights, women's rights, understanding, and peace throughout the world. It sought to spread knowledge about and strengthen Jewish cultural traditions, to help build Israel, and to encourage women to participate in community services. It cooperated actively as a non-governmental organization with UNESCO, and was an accredited observer at the United Nations. The National Council of Jewish Women has been a vital member of the ICJW, with a number of its members having served on the executive and as vice-presidents and presidents of the ICJW.
- In a first attempt to form an international council of Jewish women, representatives from the National Council of Jewish Women in the United States, along with similar organizations in Great Britain and Germany, met in Rome in 1912. Their efforts were aborted with the onset of World War I, but in the 1920s, Jewish women's groups reconvened and ended up holding three meetings. After a long hiatus due to the devastation of World War II and the Holocaust, the International Council of Jewish Women was officially re-born in 1949 in Paris. The ICJW has held conventions every three years since 1954, and in countries around the world, including in Toronto in 1972, and in Vancouver in 1987.
- The ICJW was organized in a committee system which communicated through a network of newsletters, mailings, and triennial meetings. Committees have included By-Laws, Community Services, Herczeg Israel Seminar, Newsletter, North American Committee, Public Relations, Resolutions, Soviet Jewry, Status of Women, and United Nations. The ICJW also held regional meetings, seminars such as the Rosa and Esteban Herczeg seminars in Jerusalem, and field trips.
- Canadian presidents of the ICJW have included Antonia S. Robinson (1957-1960), and Helen Marr (1990-1993). While serving as president, Tony Robinson represented Jewish women of Canada at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
- Helen Marr served as president of National Council of Jewish Women of Canada, Toronto Section from 1973 to 1976, and as president of the NCJWC from 1981 to 1985. She married Gerald Marr, and has three children. Helen served as Canada's Vice-President to the ICJW from 1986-1989, and chaired the ICJW's triennial convention in Vancouver in 1987. She also held leadership positions with the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Ben Gurion University, Canadian Jewish Congress, and the Skylight Theatre.
- Scope and Content
- Series contains records documenting the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada's involvement in the International Council of Jewish Women. It includes pamphlets and publicity material, newsletters, the 75th anniversary tribute book, by-laws and resolutions, material from conventions and other activities, correspondence, and photographs.
- A portion of the records were generated during Helen Marr's presidency of the ICJW. These records include by-laws and guidelines, committee files, and mailings.
- Notes
- The International Council of Jewish Women was variously called the World Congress of Jewish Women, the World Conference of Jewish Women, and the World Organization of Jewish Women between 1912 and 1929.
- Name Access
- Helen Marr
- World Congress of Jewish Women
- World Conference of Jewish Women
- World Organization of Jewish Women
- Subjects
- Human rights
- Women
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Julius P. Katz fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 55
- Series
- 2
- File
- 121
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1942
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of a copy of the meeting minutes of the Jewish National Fund Council, December, 1942.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 460
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 460
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1932
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of members of the National Council of Jewish Juniors taken at 44 St. George Street, Toronto.
- Name Access
- National Council of Jewish Juniors
- 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
- Saint George Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- Acquired April 7, 1975.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 463
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 463
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1932
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22 x 17 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of some members of the National Council of Jewish Juniors. Right: Sam Sherman.
- Notes
- Inscription on back: "Ida Strauss, 12 Dewson Street, Toronto, Ontario, Jewish Juniors play".
- Name Access
- National Council of Jewish Juniors
- Sherman, Sam
- 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
- Acquired April 7, 1975.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 464
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 464
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Responsibility
- Alexandra Studio, News Photos for News Papers, Toronto, Canada
- Date
- 1935
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 22 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of three women from the National Council of Jewish Juniors, holding a review for charity at Eaton Auditorium: On right: Gerry Bene (m. Zimmerman).
- Name Access
- Bene, Gerry
- Eaton Auditorium
- National Council of Jewish Juniors
- Zimmerman, Gerry
- 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
- Acquired April 7, 1975.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 465
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 465
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1936
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of the cast of a review by the National Council of Jewish Juniors at the Eaton Auditorium, Toronto. R. Sammy Sales.
- Notes
- A 4 x 5 negative is available.
- Name Access
- Eaton Auditorium
- National Council of Jewish Juniors
- Sales, Sammy
- 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
- Acquired April 7, 1975.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds
- International Council of Jewish Women series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 38
- Series
- 6
- File
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1989-1996
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of seven copies of "The Newsletter", three published by ICJW France and four by ICJW Canada. The newsletters provide information about council activities and conferences, both local and international, and news of interest to council members.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds
- International Council of Jewish Women series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 38
- Series
- 6
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [195-?]-1995
- Physical Description
- 9 photographs : b&w, sepia and col. ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two photocopies of photographs taken at the opening session of the ICJW in London, England on May 23, 1954; a photograph taken at the 11th Regional Lation American Congress; a scrapbook page of four photographs celebrating Jewish culture; a photograph of 8 pictures of activities in council homes in Paris and Athens and a portrait of a group of council members.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds
- National Executive Council series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 38
- Series
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1933-1988
- Physical Description
- 8 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The National Executive Council was the main governing body of the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada.
- Scope and Content
- Series is composed of two sub-series: National Presidents and National Administration.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ida Lewis Siegel fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 15
- File
- 20
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1925
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a programme for the Toronto Local Council of Women banquet, 1925 with handwritten notes.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4140
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4140
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1928
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Admin History/Bio
- The gymnasium was added onto Council House at 44 St. George Street in 1928.
- Name Access
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada
- Subjects
- Portraits, Group
- 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
- Saint George Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1985-3-7
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Toronto fonds
- Administration series
- Correspondence sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 9
- Series
- 5-2
- File
- 26
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1960, 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains several letters and an immigration application form.
- 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
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds
- National Council of Jewish Juniors, Toronto Section series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 38
- Series
- 9
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1933-1940
- Physical Description
- 7.5 cm of textual records
- 1 photograph
- Admin History/Bio
- The National Council of Jewish Juniors section opened in Toronto circa 1932. Members of the Junior Council conducted the Jewish Girls' Clubs as well as other study and cultural groups. Its social service activities ran parallel to those of Toronto Section of the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada (referred to as Senior Council). The juniors disbanded in 1946, and integrated into the NCJWC's evening groups.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of scrapbook pages and newsletters from the 1930s. The scrapbooks contain programs, news clippings, and photographs from Junior Council productions and conventions.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gordon Mendly fonds
- Events and organizations series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 18
- Series
- 3
- File
- 41
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 11 Dec. 1967
- Physical Description
- 2 negatives : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two images of the officers of the Pionéer Women's National Board, taken at the Sutton Hotel in Toronto.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada fonds
- International Council of Jewish Women series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 38
- Series
- 6
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1940-1948
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of pamphlets from South Africa, England and Australia and a radio broadcast announcement from National Council of Jewish Women, New York.
- Name Access
- National Council of Jewish Women. New York Section
- Subjects
- Women
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 4067
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 4067
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1930
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative)
- Name Access
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada
- Subjects
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada--Presidents
- Portraits, Group
- 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
- Saint George Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1985-3-7
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 5
- File
- 104
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1970-1971
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of financial statements, resolutions, correspondence and memoranda, minutes of meetings and meeting attendance lists.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions