- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1
- Material Format
- multiple media
- Date
- [197-?]-2008
- Physical Description
- 1.8 m of textual records and other material
- Admin History/Bio
- UJA Federation’s Walk with Israel was first held in May 1970, when it was called the UJA Walkathon. The first walk was organized quickly with no advance publicity, yet it still raised $55,000. In the early years, funds raised in the walk went into UJA’s Israel Special Fund. Since then, the money has supported particular projects in Israel that often involve children, since children are the main fundraisers in the event. The Walk with Israel has grown into the largest event in the Toronto Jewish community, with over twenty thousand people participating as volunteers or walkers and funds raised reaching as high as $400,000. The event has had several name changes since 1970: Walk for Israel (1978–1993); Community March for Israel (1994–1996); Israel Funwalk (1998–2002); and the current name, Walk with Israel.
- The Walk with Israel is one of the programs mounted by the Annual Campaign department of UJA Federation. It is planned by a Cabinet Committee, with one or two laypeople as chairs, and numerous sub-committees. The main UJA staff undertaking the planning and execution is the walk coordinator. Each year, sub-committees are formed for recruitment, logistics, marketing, and public relations, the festival, food, entertainment, etc. The walk also involves many outside entities: companies approached for prizes, donations or sponsorship; entertainment groups; the Toronto police force, which provides traffic control, marshalling and a parade permit; city government, for park use permits and outdoor signage; community groups mounting displays; costumed character rental companies; and manufacturers of the T-shirts, hats and buttons produced each year for walk participants.
- In addition to being a major fundraiser, the walk fashioned itself initially as a fitness challenge to children and athletes, with a route as long as thirty-one kilometres in 1976. Over the years, this length has been reduced significantly, with the event evolving into a more manageable and family-oriented event. In the last decade, with periods of tension overseas, it has been framed as a demonstration of solidarity with Israel. Alongside the main event, alternative fundraisers such as a large raffle, dance-a-thon, aerob-a-thon and learn-a-thon for Eitz Chaim day schools, have been held in some years to encourage more people to contribute. Incentives for those who collect sponsors have grown over the years, from free T-shirts to a succession of prizes depending on the amount of funds raised. The grand prize draw for many years was two El Al airline tickets to Israel.
- The location of the walk has moved from the Bathurst Street "corridor" of the Jewish community to a downtown route that for some years went through the historic Jewish neighbourhood of Kensington Market and, more recently, begins and ends at Coronation Park by the lakeshore and winds around the downtown streets. There is now also a kick-off party at the walk’s starting point. Since 1984, the walk has culminated in a big festival, featuring rides, petting zoos, a barbecue, musical entertainment, clowns, and other attractions. This was usually held in a park or the BJCC parking lot. When the walk route moved downtown, the festival shifted to Ontario Place, and, more recently, it has taken place on the CNE grounds by the lakeshore. Since 2007, the festival has been sponsored by RioCan, and "yogen fruz" became a major sponsor of the walk in 2008. Other walk sponsors have included Roots Canada (supplier of T-shirts), Shopper’s Drug Mart, Henry’s Camera Centre, Canada Trust, National Bank Financial Group, and the Canadian Zionist Federation.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series contains records that document the planning and coordination of the Walk for Israel each year, as well as photographs and other records from the day itself and post-walk evaluation and wrap-up activities. The records include meeting notices, agendas and minutes, information sheets, lists, schedules, sitemaps, correspondence, school presentations, permits, press releases, design work, invoices, flyers, and photographs. Materials distibuted to participants include walker passports that had to be verified at each checkpoint, sponsor books, collection envelopes, tickets, and other ephemera.
- Most of the records have been arranged by year, broken down by function, in the following order: walk oversight (the Walk Committee and chairs); recruitment of participants; volunteers; logistics such as route and police/security coverage; publicity and public relations, design of memorabilia (e.g., hats); sponsorship and prizes; financial management; the walk event itself; the festival; related fundraisers, particularly the Eitz Chaim Day Schools Learnathon; and post-event evaluation. The festival records document the planning of food, entertainment, displays, amusements, and volunteers, and include photographs taken on the day of the event.
- Sub-series 17-1 also includes individual files containing photographs from ranges of years. These were added to this series after the major portion of the "Walk" records had already been processed.
- Notes
- Physical description note: Includes ca. 4513 photographs (1948 negatives, 431 jpgs), 8 videocassettes, 4 optical discs (videos), 12 posters, 13 T-shirts, 4 buttons, 2 shoelaces, 1 jacket and several hats.
- Reproduction restriction note: Though there is no textual evidence indicating ownership of copyright, it is believed that all rights to the Graphic Artists negatives in this sub-series were transferred to UJA Federation (Communications department), since they were the ultimate possessors of the negatives. Copyright for photographs by Stephen Epstein remains in his possession. Other UJA staff photographs by Eve Marks are the physical and intellectual property of UJA Federation.
- 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
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1
- Material Format
- object
- Date
- [198-]
- Physical Description
- 1 hat
- Scope and Content
- Item is a blue and white painter's cap that reads "UJA Walk for Israel" along the front. There is a footprint printed on the top and the sponsors' logos are across the back. The sponsors are Paul Slavens Real Estate Limited, Coca-Cola, H. Halpern men's shirts and accessories, Shoppers Drug Mart, Henry's camera centre, and Beaver Canoe clothing company.
- Access Restriction
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1978 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- object
- Date
- 1978
- Physical Description
- 7 photographs (5 negatives)
- 1 button
- Admin History/Bio
- In 1978, the Walkathon was renamed the Walk for Israel, a name that highlighted the event's connection to Israel. The walk's theme was celebrating thirty years of Israel's statehood, emphasized with a thirty-kilometre route. The walk was chaired by David Bloom and was distinguished by the amount of competition it involved. Walkers could sign up in teams and compete to raise the most money and/or cover the greatest distance. Teams were registered from schools, brotherhoods, clubs, youth groups, and various professions. A number of professional athletes, from the Toronto Argos, Maple Leafs, and Blue Jays, were present at various checkpoints to greet walkers. About nine thousand people turned out on the day of the walk, which finished up with a gala birthday celebration at Earl Bales Park.
- Access Restriction
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1978 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-4
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Apr. 1978-May 1978
- Physical Description
- 7 photographs (5 negatives)
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs promoting the Walk: three images depict leaders of the six professional teams in a starting position with Walk for Israel posters. They are (back row): Paul Schreider, Harvey Shaul, Stan Salsberg. (Front row): Rick Rodney, Carl Goldenberg, Izzy Snyder.
- Another pair of images is of three Toronto Jewish Congress staff, Hedy Nivoix, Kurt Kramer and Shoshana Kalmus, with a sign that says, "We are Walking for U.J.A. on May 28th!!" A seventh photograph depicts a group of people with Walkathon passports at a meeting table. They include Stan Rose, Steve Poolovey, Adi Kolber, Howard Stilberg, Gord Stromberg, David and Molly Bloom, and Elliot Novak.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of the file.
- Photography by Graphic Artists Photographers.
- Physical Condition
- One print has masking tape across the edge. In the other, part of the background has been painted out.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1979 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Apr. 1979-June 1979
- Physical Description
- 52 photographs : b&w and col. (21 negatives) : 10 x 15 cm or smaller
- Admin History/Bio
- In 1979, the Walk with Israel had a second name: the Canada-Israel Friendship Walk. This name highlighted the year's focus on walking for Israel's children, although the official name was still used. The walk featured sports and show business personalities signing autographs and drew twelve thousand participants. Continuing with the Bathurst corridor route, the walk started at the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre, went south to St. Clair, and back to Earl Bales Park.
- The walk this year also featured an Early Bird prize. First introduced in 1978, the Early Bird draw was an incentive for walkers to collect and return their pledges soon after the walk. Those who did so within two weeks of the walk had their names entered in a draw to win one of a number of prizes donated by local businesses.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1979 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-5
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Apr.1979-May 1979
- Physical Description
- 14 photographs (12 negatives)
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 button : metal; 5.5 cm in diam.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs from three different photography jobs shooting publicity images for the 1979 Walk for Israel. The photos include the UJA 30th anniversary Walkathon challenge, with a meeting of men in suits and the head of the Pharmacy team, Izzy Snider, being awarded a plaque by David Bloom for raising the most money; runners photographed in a field at 183 Gordon Road; and students at Beth Tikvah Synagogue, with Elliott Novak and Stuart Razin holding a poster and passport and wearing buttons. The poster reads, "United We Walk: The Canada-Israel Friendship Walk. Walk for an Israeli Child, Sunday May 27, 1979."
- Also included is an envelope containing one of the passports and one of the buttons referred to above.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of the file.
- Photography by Graphic Artists Photographers.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1979 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-5
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 27 May 1979
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs (negatives) : 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of images of walkers on Bathurst Street by the BJCC (then the YM-YWHA), one image of people registering, and two of the sculpture in front of the BJCC.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of the file.
- Photography by Graphic Artists Photographers.
- Photos of the sculpture are unrelated to the Walk and could be culled.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1979 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-5
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 27 May 1979
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (negatives) : 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of image of walkers on Bathurst Street by the BJCC (then the YM-YWHA). Identified in the second row of walkers from left is Joanne Dubrofsky, Marsha Weisleder, and Lisa Kerbel.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of the file.
- Photograph by Graphic Artists
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1980 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-6
- Material Format
- graphic material
- object
- Date
- Mar. 1980-May 1980
- Physical Description
- 18 photographs : b&w (11 negatives)
- 1 button
- Admin History/Bio
- The 1980 Walk for Israel took place on Sunday, 25 May. It was chaired by Verne Chelin and Jerry Panet, and the Toronto Jewish Congress staff coordinator was Mark Gryfe. New to the walk this year was a "leadership mile," in which twenty-five prominent community leaders participated. These included Robert Kaplan, the solicitor general of Canada; Larry Grossman, the provincial minister of industry, trade and tourism; Art Eggleton, a Toronto alderman; John Roberts; Wilfred Posluns, the president of Toronto Jewish Congress; Murray Koffler; and MIlton Harris. The eleven checkpoints along the twenty-five-kilometre route were named after Israeli cities. Thirteen thousand people turned out for the event.
- Part of the walk's promotion included a letter from Henry "The Fonz" Winkler to the students of Jewish schools in Toronto. The popular celebrity could not attend the walk, but, in his letter, he expressed encouragement for the students' fundraising efforts and wished them well.
- Access Restriction
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1980 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-6
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Mar. 1980 - May 1980
- Physical Description
- 9 photographs (5 negatives)
- Scope and Content
- File consists of publicity photographs for the Walk for Israel in 1980. Images include a group looking at a poster titled, "Walk for the Sport of Israel"; they are Pearl Teitelbaum, Isobel Berlin, Elliott Novak, Brian Katz, Adi Kilber, Vern Chelin and Jerry Ponet. Other photographs are of: Sid Chelsky and four unidentified individuals at a table; a portrait of Henry "The Fonz" Winkler; and a group of joggers warming up. The joggers are: Martin and Jeff Berger; their grandfather Stephen Berger; Toronto Jewish Congress president, Wilfred Posluns; Sam Filer, associate chairman of the CJC national executive; and his daughter, Marnie Filer.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of the file.
- Photography by Graphic Artists Photographers.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1980 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-6
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 25 May 1980
- Physical Description
- 9 photographs (6 negatives)
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs from the Walk for Israel in 1980. Images include Checkpoint #1, a crowd waiting to start at Earl Bales Park, and two smiling men wearing Walk hats and buttons. In the photograph of the checkpoint, the man in the centre, registering, is the 1980 UJA campaign chairman, Jerry Goldenberg.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of the file.
- Photography by Graphic Artists Photographers.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1981 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-7
- Material Format
- graphic material
- object
- Date
- 1981
- Physical Description
- 11 photographs (negatives) : 6 x 6 cm
- 1 button
- Admin History/Bio
- The 1981 Walk for Israel took place on Sunday, 3 May. Its theme was "Walk for the Youth of Israel," because monies raised went to build a sports complex for the children of Mazkeret Batya. Advertised highlights of the 1981 walk included Al Waxman, a celebrity photo booth, the Blue Jays bird, Mr. Peanut, and the Toronto Argos cheerleaders. The walk ended with a celebration of the northern JCC's (BJCC's) twentieth anniversary. As an adjunct fundraiser, a fiftteen-hour danceathon was held at the BJCC, where participants could dance from 11 p.m. to 2 p.m. the next day. The danceathon was organized by Ruth Lootsteen and Jack Samuel.
- Access Restriction
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1981 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-7
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1981
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs : b&w (negatives) ; 6 x 6 cm
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of five black and white negatives of the Walk for Israel and the Dance-a-thon on May 3. There are two images of a group of walkers, one of people at a checkpoint table, and two of dancers. As well, the file contains photocopied photograph image of the registration table.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1982 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-8
- Material Format
- graphic material
- object
- Date
- Apr. 1982-May 1982
- Physical Description
- 16 photographs (14 negatives) : 24 x 20 cm and 6 x 6 cm
- 1 button
- Admin History/Bio
- In 1982, UJA's Walk for Israel took place on 2 May and had a twenty-five-kilometre route. It was chaired by Verne Chelin and Jerry Panet. The walk celebrated its bar mitzvah year in 1982 with a celebration and carnival at the route's end at the BJCC. The cause for which funds were raised was the construction of a community centre in the town of Beit Dagar in Israel. Special appearances were made along the walk route by Miss Toronto 1981, the Coca Cola robot, and a giant Smurf. An adjunct fundraiser, the 15-Hour Danceathon, was held for the second year.
- Access Restriction
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1982 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-8
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 6 Apr. 1982, 19 Apr. 1982
- Physical Description
- 7 photographs (6 negatives) : 24 x 20 cm and 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs from two different photography jobs shooting publicity images for the 1982 Walk for Israel. They include a crowd of grade-seven students from Associated Hebrew Schools with Walk poster.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of the file.
- Photography by Graphic Artists Photographers.
- Access Restriction
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA director prior to accessing some of the records.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1982 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-8
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 2 May 1982
- Physical Description
- 8 photographs (negatives) : 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of three photographs of the Walk for Israel on 2 May 1982. Two are of a small crowd at an intersection accompanied by a clown and a banner that reads, "Toronto Freedom Lodge." One is of Paul Godfrey and his family signing up at the registration table. Four other images are of dancers at the UJA Dance-a-thon. File also includes a Walk button.
- Notes
- Photography by Graphic Artists Photographers.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1983 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-9
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1 May 1983-2 May 1983
- Physical Description
- 7 photographs (6 negatives) : 24 x 20 cm and 6 x 6 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- The 1983 Walk for Israel on Sunday, 1 May had a record turnout of seventeen thousand people. It was chaired by veteran walk chairs Jerry Panet and Verne Chelin, and the cause was the construction of a community centre for Beit Dagon. Attractions along the twenty-five-kilometre route included Big Bird, a Smurf, and Miss Canada. A draw was held for anyone who raised at least $50; the grand prize was two round-trip tickets to Israel courtesy of El Al airlines. The walk route began at the Bathurst and Sheppard plaza, and the day finished with a Lag B'Omer celebration in the parking lot of the BJCC. In these years, the walk began around 7:30 in the morning, with volunteers arriving to set up as early as 4:30 a.m.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1984 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-10
- Material Format
- graphic material
- object
- Date
- Mar. 1984-June 1984
- Physical Description
- 11 photographs (8 negatives) : 24 x 20 cm and 6 x 6 cm
- 1 hat
- Admin History/Bio
- The 1984, the Walk for Israel took place on Sunday, 3 June. It began at the Bathurst and Sheppard plaza and ended at the Bathurst JCC. The route was a new one and was twenty kilometres long. As per the usual procedure, walkers handed in their money at the first checkpoint. The walk chairs this year were Bobby Katz and Larry Shapiro. As in past years, B'nai Brith manned the checkpoints and acted as marshalls in overseeing traffic safety. The walk this year had all the features that had become tradition: refreshments at the checkpoints, cartoon characters, appearances by public figures, and the grand prize of two El Al tickets to Israel.
- Access Restriction
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1984 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-10
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 7 May 1984
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs (2 negatives) : 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of images of three experienced participants in the Walk for Israel: Louis Goldman, Rachel Kanner and Nat Hurwich. Rachel Kanner is holding a large poster for the Walk for Israel, Sunday June 3, 1984.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of the file.
- Photography by Graphic Artists Photographers.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1985 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-11
- Material Format
- graphic material
- object
- textual record
- Date
- Mar. 1985-July 1985
- Physical Description
- 8 photographs : b&w and col. (5 negatives) ; 10 x 15 cm and 6 x 6 cm
- 1 hat
- 1 folder of textul records
- Admin History/Bio
- The 1985 Walk for Israel, held on Sunday, 19 May, was chaired by Bobby Katz and Larry Shapiro. Celebrity appearances along the eighteen-kilometre route included Toronto mayor Art Eggleton, Miss Canada, and Allison Hope of television's 20 Minute Workout. At the end of the walk was the Yom Yerushalayim Festival in the parking lot of the BJCC. The festival included musical entertainment by the Stan Hiltz Orchestra and the Spoons, karate demonstrations, and a replica of the Western Wall. For another year, El Al airlines donated two round trip tickets to Israel for a grand prize.
- Access Restriction
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1985 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-11
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- object
- Date
- 1985
- Physical Description
- 1 hat
- Scope and Content
- Item is a blue and white painter's cap that reads "UJA Walk for Israel '85: Official" across the front. A large footprint is printed on the top, and sponsors' logos around the back. The sponsors are Paul Slavens Real Estate Limited, Shoppers Drug Mart, and Toy Sales.
- Access Restriction
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1985 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-11
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 15 July 1985
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs (2 negatives) : 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of images of the winner of a round trip ticket to Israel, the grand prize of the Walk for Israel. Winner Elie Mouyal is flanked by his children, Adam and Joanne, as Walk chairmen Bobby Katz and Larry Shapiro present him with his prize.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of the file.
- Photography by Graphic Artists Photographers.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1986 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-12
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Jan. 1986-May 1986
- Physical Description
- 9 photographs (6 negatives) : 6 x 6 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- In 1986, thirteen thousand people participated in UJA's Walk for Israel, raising $180,000. This year, each checkpoint along the eighteen-kilometre route was named for one of Israel's eight prime ministers. The "Festival of Festivals," which ended the walk, organized by UJA in support of Israel's children, marked Israel Independence Day. The festival featured booths set up by various community agencies.
- Related Material
- Series 17-1-18 (1992), file 18, includes a facsimile copy of a poster for the 1986 walk.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1986 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-12
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 18 May 1986
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs (2 negatives) : 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of 3 images of Checkpoint 5 (named for Golda Meir) with a clown on stilts, and one image of Eddie Creed, a Toronto businessman, posing with Golda Meir.
- Notes
- Photography by Graphic Artists Photographers.
- Name Access
- Meir, Golda, 1898-1978
- Subjects
- Prime ministers--Israel
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1987 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-13
- Material Format
- graphic material
- object
- textual record
- Date
- Mar. 1987-[May] 1987
- Physical Description
- 7 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 24 cm
- 1 t-shirt
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Eighteenth Annual Walk for Israel drew twelve thousand participants and an additional three thousand who came to the festival. The walk was held on Sunday, 17 May and had the traditional route—eighteen kilometres for the eighteenth walk—south along Bathurst to Eglinton and then north on Avenue Road/Bathurst to the festival at the Bathurst JCC. The event came together, as always, with the energy and organization of hundreds of volunteers, as well as the UJA Committee, which was chaired by Gloria Clamen. The money raised this year went towards a daycare centre in Kfar Gvirol. At the festival, two artists in their eighties, Henry Weingluck and Hannah Sandberg, displayed their paintings. A bonfire for Lag B'Omer wrapped up the day.
- Access Restriction
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Related Material
- A map of the 1987 walk route can be found in series 17-1-19 (1993), file 9.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1987 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-13
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- object
- Date
- 1987
- Physical Description
- 1 t-shirt
- Scope and Content
- Item is a t-shirt from the Festival '87 Committee for the Walk. The t-shirt is light blue and has a large footprint outlined, with the words "United Jewish Appeal of Metropolitan Toronto 1987 Walk for Israel" inside it.
- Notes
- The t-shirt is in good condition.
- Access Restriction
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1988 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-14
- Material Format
- graphic material
- object
- Date
- Jan. 1988-May 1988
- Physical Description
- ca. 131 photographs : b&w and col. (116 negatives) ; 20 x 24 cm or smaller
- 1 t-shirt
- Admin History/Bio
- The 1988 walk was a celebration of Israel's fortieth birthday. Held on Sunday, 15 May, it was chaired by Gloria Clamen and Barbara Lampcov. The day's radio communication network was headquarted as usual in the Lipa Green Building. One planning committee was dedicated to planning for accessibility on the walk, and its chair, Helen Wolfe, led seventy people with physical and developmental disabilities along the route. Celebrity appearances included Olympic figure-skating pair Lyndon Johnston and Denise Benning. The festival at the BJCC included a gala carnival with rides and an open air café. Honorary cake cutters sliced an enormous blue-and-white birthday cake that measured twelve feet by three feet. The coordinator of the festival was Ted Sokolsky; the coordinator of the walk was David Gotfrid.
- Access Restriction
- Records in off-site storage; advance notice required to view.
- Related Material
- Series 17-1-18 (1992), file 18, includes a sponsor/collection book for the 1988 walk.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1988 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-14
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 15 May 1988
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a black and white negative of special dignitaries signing the Happy Birthday banner for Israel. They are, left to right: 40th Anniversary Committee chair, Sidney Greenberg; Ontario Minister of Health, Elinor Caplan; MP, Aideen Nicholson; Minister of Employment and Immigration, Barbara McDougall; and Israel Consul-General, Benjamin Abileah.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1988 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-14
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 15 May 1988
- Physical Description
- ca. 100 photographs : b&w and col. ; (28 negatives)
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs from the Walk for Israel, including images of registration at Earl Bales Park, checkpoint tables and decorated "gateways", a group of individuals with disabilities, musicians, clown, Polkaroo, communications support on ham radios, people having hot dogs and other snacks, UJA staff and community volunteers and participants along the route. Among those photographed is Julia Koschitsky with her family.
- Notes
- Negatives were created by Graphic Artists Photographers.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1989 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-15
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1989
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 8 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 24 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- In 1989, the Walk Committee, headed by Elaine Lightstone, attempted to get an even-larger turnout by having two routes that covered the expansive Jewish community area in Toronto. The north route commenced at the Promenade Mall on Bathurst north of Clark; the south route started at Bathurst and Lawrence. Where the two routes crossed, at Beth Tikvah Synagogue on Bayview Avenue, a checkpoint featured an art display by students of eight Toronto day schools. About thirteen thousand people came out to take part in the walk, the theme of which was "Footsteps for Freedom." Funds raised supported the absorption of immigrants in Israel. As it had for many years, B'nai Brith manned several checkpoints, but it was joined this year by a number of UJA divisions: the New Leadership Council, Societies, Young Executives and Professionals, and Students. The UJA staff coordinators for the walk and the festival were Rosie Sosnowicz and David Gotfrid. New to the festival this year were displays by Metro Toronto emergency services. The festival was chaired by David and Judy Engel.
- Related Material
- A map of the 1989 walk route can be found in series 17-1-19 (1993), file 9.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1989 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-15
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1989
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : 24 x 20 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of four photographs taken the day of the Walk for Israel. They are images of the ribbon cutting, communications control room, checkpoint at Beth Tikvah Synagogue, and individuals in a parking lot, possibly the registration table. People in the photographs include Elaine Lightstone and Carol Kassel.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of the file.
- Physical Condition
- 1 photograph has a small area of the surface ripped away.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1990 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-16
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1989-1990
- Physical Description
- 16 cm of textual records
- 259 photographs (238 negatives)
- Admin History/Bio
- The 1990 Walk for Israel, called "Operation Exodus," helped launch the UJA campaign of that name for 1990. The theme was Soviet aliyah, reflecting the tens of thousands of Soviet Jews leaving the USSR since the late 1980s. Each checkpoint was planned to inform participants about a different phase of the emigration-absorption-integration process.
- The 1990 walk, which took place on Monday, 21 May, was chaired by Elaine Lightstone and David Engel, with coordination by Federation staff member Rosie Sosnowicz. Recruitment at this time was carried out in day schools across Toronto, where volunteers made presentations to student assemblies in which the personal story of one young Soviet 'oleh' (immigrant to Israel) was shared. In addition to the Recruitment Committee and the overseeing Walkathon Committee, there were committees for the following functions: sponsorship, checkpoints, food, and the festival. Public relations and advertising, carried out by an ad-hoc Publicity Committee, included the design of hats and shoelaces as giveaways to participants.
- The fifteen-kilometre route made a square along Sheppard Avenue West, north on Yonge Street, east on Steeles and Clarke, and south on Bathurst to the BJCC, where the festival was held in the north parking lot. The festival featured games, rides, a petting zoo, live entertainment, and plenty of food.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-sub-series contains textual records and photographs from the 1990 Walk for Israel and the festival. The files are arranged by function in this order: Walk oversight (the Cabinet Committee and chairs), recruitment of participants and volunteers, logistics, publicity and design, corporate sponsorship, finances, the Walk event itself, the Festival and post-event evaluation and follow-up.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1990 sub-sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-16
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1990
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains a letter regarding UJA's development of the Soviet Aliyah theme, and a copy of the proposed agreement between JAFI and the Government of Israel, Meeting of the Coordinating Committee, 30 October 1989. This document discusses the government of Israel's plans for absorbing approximately 100,000 Jews emigrating from the Soviet Union.
- Related Material
- Series 17-1-18 (1992), file 18, includes an "Operation Exodus" quiz from 1990.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1991 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Sub-sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-17
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Date
- 1990-1991
- Physical Description
- 23 cm of textual records
- 17 photographs : col.
- 1 t-shirt
- 1 hat
- 2 shoelaces
- Admin History/Bio
- The theme of the 1991 Walk for Israel, which was held on Sunday, 2 June, was "Operation Exodus: The Journey Home." This corresponded to UJA Federation's campaign that year. The goal of the walk was to raise enough money for five hundred Russian Jews (two planeloads) to make aliyah to Israel. Each of the eight checkpoints portrayed a different theme or "step" to freedom: "invitation to freedom," "permission to freedom," "flight to freedom," etc. Great effort was made to expand recruitment from the traditional children who participated to reach parents and other adults from UJA's divisions. The chairs of the Walk were David William Brown and David Engel, and the UJA staff coordinator was Avrum Rosensweig. Sponsors included Shopper's Drug Mart, Spring Valley Spring Water, Beatrice Foods, and Meadowvale Security. There were 8,500 participants this year, but only 2,700 of these collected any sponsors, a fact that highlights a longstanding problem facing the Walk Committee. After the event, expenditures were estimated at $23,000 and revenue (from the festival) at $14,000. The difference was made up by UJA.
- The festival in 1991 was called "The Journey Home: Sharing Our Ethnicity," and it focused on the multiculturalism in the Toronto Jewish community. This year, the festival was reenvisioned as a family-picnic type of event rather than the expansive carnival atmosphere of previous years. The staff coordinator of the festival was Mark Freedman, and the lay chairs were Judy Engel and Judy Shulman. The festival included arts and crafts, puppets, storytellers, games, pony rides, and a petting zoo. There was also a varied line-up of performers and musicians and an "Israeli café" food experience.
- Scope and Content
- Sub-sub-series contains textual records, photographs, and a T-shirt, hat, and pair of shoelaces from the 1991 Walk for Israel. The files are arranged by function in this order: walk oversight (the Cabinet Committee and chairs), recruitment of participants and volunteers, logistics, publicity and design, sponsorship and prizes, finances, the walk event itself, the festival and post-event evaluation.
- Related Material
- A map of the 1991 walk route can be found in series 17-1-19 (1993), file 9.
- Expenses of the 1991 walk (from July 1990 to June 1991) are in a report in Series 17-1-19, file 18 (1993).
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Annual Campaign series
- Walk with Israel sub-series
- Walk for Israel 1991 sub-sub-series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 17-1-17
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- object
- Date
- 2 June 1991
- Physical Description
- 1 hat
- Scope and Content
- Item is a white painter's cap with blue printing, ordered in bulk for participants. On the front it says "United Jewish Appeal Operation Exodus" and on the sides, "UJA Walk for Israel"; "1991 The Journey Home." The sponsors are listed on the top of the hat: Beatrice Foods, Premier Ceramics, Meadowvale Security, Shoppers Drug Mart, and Industrial Alliance Life Insurance Company.
- Notes
- Title based on file contents.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
