Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
Fonds
ID
Fonds 21
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
Fonds
Fonds
21
Material Format
graphic material
textual record
Date
1937-[197-?]
Physical Description
37 cm of textual records
8 photographs : b&w and col. ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller
2 posters : 36 x 28 cm
Admin History/Bio
Yeshivah Torath Chaim was incorporated in December 1937 and was in operation until the mid-1980s. It was the first yeshivah in Canada. Following the Orthodox tradition, the yeshivah offered rabbinical training and ordination, after-school Jewish education for boys in elementary and high school, and operated Gan Yelodim, a day nursery and kindergarten for boys and girls. The yeshivah had a synagogue and banquet hall. Many graduates of the yeshivah went on to occupy rabbinical positions in the United States and Canada, including Rabbis Erwin Schild of Adath Israel Congregation, Gedalia Felder, Joseph Kelman, and Bernard Rosensweig.
The yeshiva's history can be traced to 1935, when Rabbi Nachman Shemen organized a small class in the attic of the Chevra Shass building on Cecil Street. Soon thereafter, lessons were relocated to a small rented home on College street. Philanthropist Moses Oelbaum, first president of the yeshivah, purchased a building for the yeshivah at 414 Markham Street in 1938. In 1942 the yeshivah took possession of a second building at 399 Markham to use as a dormitory for out of town students and refugees, and a chapel. In 1946 the yeshivah bought a new facility at 709 College Street. In 1949 they opened Gan Yelodim Hebrew Day Nursery and Kindergarten for boys and girls. In September 1959, the yeshivah moved to 475 Lawrence Avenue, where they remained until they closed. Yeshivah Torath Chaim received financial support from the United Jewish Welfare Fund from 1944 to 1960, and was affiliated with the Bureau of Jewish Education for many years.
The yeshivah had a board of directors with elected officers. Moses Oelbaum was the first president, succeeded after his death by his son J. Irving Oelbaum, who served from 1942 until 1946. J.I. Oelbaum served as president from 1942 To 1946. Louis Zuker took over as acting president, until elected to the position of president in 1948. Zuker was president until at least the mid-1970s. Rabbi Abraham Price served as dean of the yeshivah from its founding until his death in 1994.
The yeshivah was involved in several instances of refugee sponsorship. In 1942, Rabbi Price orchestrated the release of around 50 refugee students from European Yeshivas who were being interned at a camp in Quebec, and brought them to Yeshivah Torath Chaim. In 1949 the yeshivah collaborated with the Canadian Jewish Congress to bring over around 55 Holocaust survivors from a yeshivah in Prague. These students worked in Toronto while studying at Torath Chaim.
Custodial History
The custodial history for this fonds is unclear. No accession records exists for this fonds.
Scope and Content
The fonds documents the administrative, educational, and religious functions of Yeshivah Torath Chaim from 1942 to 1977. The 38 files include minutes, financial reports, correspondence, legal documents, and enrollment records. Most of the records relate to the school, but there is some documentation and financial records relating to the yeshivah synagogue, and a very little relating to Gan Yelodim kindergarten. The fonds also includes some personal correspondence of Rabbi Price.
Also included are 8 photographs, including two of the building on College Street.
Name Access
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada
Subjects
Yeshivas
Related Material
See accession 1995-8-1.
Creator
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary
Accession Number
2005-2-8
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 1
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
1
Material Format
textual record
Date
1947-1973
Physical Description
4 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains annual and interim financial reports for Yeshivah Torath Chaim and its capital account prepared by Eisenberg, Dworkin, Katz, Kirsh & Young Chartered Accountants, Jordan and Jordan Chartered Accountants, and Seymour B. Brudner Chartered Accountant.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 2
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
2
Material Format
textual record
Date
1947-1956
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains annual reports prepared for the Torath Chaim Congregation by Eisenberg, Dworkin, Katz, Kirsh & Young Chartered Accountants.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 3
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
3
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[between 1947 and 1959]
Physical Description
2 posters : 36 x 28 cm
Scope and Content
This file contains two copies of a poster advertising Yeshivah Torath Chaim.
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
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 4
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
4
Material Format
textual record
Date
1950-1954
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains two folded brochures and two advertising cards for Yeshivah Torath Chaim's school, synagogue and kindergarten.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 5
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
5
Material Format
textual record
Date
1937-1938
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains Yeshivah Torath Chaim's letters patent, indicating the first directors of the yeshivah.
Notes
The letters patent are bound with a blue ribbon and red provincial wax seal in the corner.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 6
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
6
Material Format
textual record
Date
1943-1958
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains lists of board members and the executive of Yeshivah Torath Chaim. They list members' addresses and positions.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 7
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
7
Material Format
textual record
Date
1947-1966
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains chronological minutes for board of directors meetings from 1947 to 1966. Most of the minutes are typed, but some are handwritten.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 8
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
8
Material Format
textual record
Date
1952
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains minutes of meetings to improve Yeshivah Torath Chaim's banquet hall. The committee dealt with painting, drapery, etc.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 9
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
9
Material Format
textual record
Date
1952-1953
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains minutes from two meetings of the board of education: one on November 5, 1952, and the second on June 15, 1953.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 10
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
10
Material Format
textual record
Date
1954
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains the minutes of a May 27, 1954 meeting of the parents teachers association.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 11
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
11
Material Format
textual record
Date
1942-1966
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains correspondence documenting the administrative functions of Yeshivah Torath Chaim, and documenting the relationship of the yeshivah with both their staff and with other organizations in Toronto, including the United Jewish Welfare Fund of Toronto. The correspondence includes both originals and copies, as well as the resignation letter of J.I. Oelbaum, president of the yeshivah from 1942-1946.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 12
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
12
Material Format
textual record
Date
1953-1962
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains correspondence documenting the relationship between Yeshivah Torath Chaim and the Bureau of Jewish Education between 1953 and 1962. Most of the correspondence is from the bureau to the yeshivah.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 13
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
13
Material Format
textual record
Date
1956-1973
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Admin History/Bio
Louis J. Zuker was a lawyer and president of the board of Yeshivah Torath Chaim from 1948 until at least the early 1970s.
Scope and Content
This file contains correspondence from Louis J. Zuker, Barrister and Solicitor, who acted as Yeshivah Torath Chaim's lawyer. It documents real estate transactions, mortgages, etc. which Zuker undertook on behalf of the yeshivah.
Name Access
Zuker, Louis J.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 14
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
14
Material Format
textual record
Date
[1947?]-1959
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains letters which Yeshivah Torath Chaim sent to supporters, dating from roughly 1947 to 1959. The letters ask for financial support, invite supporters to high holiday services, and alert them to special events and meetings.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 15
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
15
Material Format
textual record
Date
[between 1947 and 1959]
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains letters to parents from Yeshivah Torath Chaim, informing parents of school policies and meetings, and asking for support.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 16
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
16
Material Format
textual record
Date
1942-1962
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Admin History/Bio
Rabbi Abraham A. Price was a prominent Rabbi and Talmudic scholar in Toronto. He was born on December 10, 1900 in Stopnitz, Poland to Rabbi Joseph and Basia Price. He married Sarah Wine, and had two children: a son, Moshe Leib, who predeceased him, and a daughter, Leah (Lola) Zuchowsky. He also had a brother Lazar.
Price lived in Poland until 1923, when he moved to Berlin and became a banker. He left Berlin for Paris in 1931, and lived there for 6 years before fleeing to the United States in 1937. Rabbi Price originally went to New York City, but spent only ten days there before moving to Toronto.
Rabbi Price studied with world-famous scholars Rabbi Abraham Borenstein and Rabbi Sillman, by whom he was ordained at the Rabbinical Seminary Sochatzow (Sochatov), Poland in 1919. He was hired in 1937 by Moishe Oelbaum, Moishe Sigal, and W.J. Silverberg to head Yeshivah Torath Chaim and to act as the official rabbi of Chevra Shas Congregation. Price remained dean of the yeshivah until at least 1985. He published ten volumes of highly acclaimed rabbinical studies, including three volumes of Mishnath Avraham with commentaries of the Book of the Pious "Sefer Chasidim," which were awarded the Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook Award of Merit in 1965. It was the first time this prize was given to an author outside Israel.
Price was one of Toronto's most influential rabbinic authorities. He worked tirelessly to help European yeshivah students during and after the Second World War. In 1942 he orchestrated the release of over 50 German-Jewish men from an internment camp in Quebec, and brought them to study at the yeshivah. In 1948 he again intervened to sponsor 55 young yeshivah boys from Prague. He brought these boys to study at Torath Chaim as well.
Rabbi Price died on Thursday, March 31, 1994 in Toronto. His estate donated his collection of over 3000 printed rabbinical works to the University of Toronto Library, including over 300 items printed before 1800.
Scope and Content
This file contains correspondence sent and received by Rabbi Abraham A. Price between 1942 and 1962. The letters relate to Rabbi Price's involvement in having Jewish-German internees released from internment camps in 1942, and Czechoslovakian refugees brought over to study at the yeshivah in 1948. It also includes inquiries made and references given about former students.
Name Access
Price, Abraham A., 1900-1994
Subjects
Rabbis
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 17
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
17
Material Format
textual record
Date
1954-1964
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains eight Bureau of Jewish Education (BJE) class journals which were filled out by teachers at the yeshivah between 1954 and 1964. The journals give information on enrollment, attendance, as well as student names, ages, addresses, day-time public schools, and grades.
Physical Condition
The class journals are dirty and stained.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 18
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
18
Material Format
textual record
Date
1953
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains student registration cards detailing students' names, birthdates, addreesses, bpublic schools, previous Jewish education and parents' birthplaces and occupations.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 19
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
19
Material Format
textual record
Date
1955-1962
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains the enrollment applications for Yeshivah Torath Chaim for 1955, and for 1960 through 1962. The forms detail students' birthdates, addresses, public schools, grades, parents' names and occupations, synagogue and society affiliations, previous Jewish education and tuition fees.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 20
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
20
Material Format
textual record
Date
1952-1958
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains carbon copies of Yeshivah Torath Chaim's monthly enrollment reports from 1952 through 1958. These reports were created for the Bureau of Jewish Education.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 21
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
21
Material Format
textual record
Date
1952-1956
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains left reports for the Yeshivah Torath Chaim, which were filled out for students leaving school. They cover from 1952 to 1956, and document students' reasons for not continuing their education with the yeshivah.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 22
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
22
Material Format
textual record
Date
[ca. 195-?]
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains report cards created by the teachers of Yeshivah Torath Chaim. They provide information on enrollment and specific lessons and subjects taught.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 23
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
23
Material Format
textual record
Date
1953-1956
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains lists of Yeshivah Torath Chaim's students, indicating their names and addresses, parents' names and occupations, and the amount of tuition paid. It also includes list of those receiving free tuition.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 24
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
24
Material Format
textual record
Date
[194-]
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains the curricula of Yeshivah Torath Chaim from the 1940s. It contains details in both Hebrew and English for each grade.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 25
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
25
Material Format
textual record
Date
[between 1947 and 1959]
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains a blank report card of the Yeshivah Torath Chaim at their College Street location.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 26
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
26
Material Format
textual record
Date
1953
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains a programme from Yeshivah Torath Chaim's ordination exercises in honour of Rabbi Benjamin Hauer, Rabbi S. Phyvle Rosensweig, and Rabbi Benjamin L. P. Urman. The exercises were held Sunday, March 8, 1953 at the yeshivah synagogue.
Name Access
Hauer, Benjamin
Rosensweig, Rabbi S. Phyvle
Urman, Rabbi Benjamin
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 27
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
27
Material Format
textual record
Date
1954-[197-?]
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains an application form for Yeshivah Torath Chaim's Gan Yelodim Nursery School for the 1954-1955 school year, and an application form for membership at Yeshiva Torath Chaim Congregation.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 28
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
28
Material Format
textual record
Date
1947-1952
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains lists of tickets sold for high holiday services at Yeshivah Torath Chaim.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 29
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
29
Material Format
textual record
Date
1955-1974
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains six tickets for high holiday services at Yeshivah Torath Chaim.
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
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 30
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
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 31
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
31
Material Format
textual record
Date
1942-1946
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains: two statutory declarations in the matter of the 1942 sale of premises 399 Markham Street, Toronto to Yeshivah Torath Chaim the Deed of Land for 399 Markham St.; and an Offer to Purchase made by Yeshivah Torath Chaim to the Iwansker Mutual Benefit Society in 1946.
Name Access
First Hebrew Roumanian Congregation
Iwansker Mutual Benefit Society
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 32
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
32
Material Format
textual record
Date
1954
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains a guarantee made by Cudek Weinberg of Toronto to receive and maintain Moses Gerstner during his stay in Canada, and to assume financial responsibility for him. The guarantee is signed and dated April 22, 1954.
Name Access
Weinberg, Cudek
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 33
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
33
Material Format
textual record
Date
1945-1960
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains financial statements, budgets, and supporting records for Yeshivah Torath Chaim from 1945, and from 1952 to 1960. These records document teacher and office salaries, yeshivah activities, day-to-day administrative expenses, donations, enrollment, etc.
The record from 1945 shows food and clothing expenses incurred on behalf of internees released from German internment camps in Canada in 1942.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 34
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
34
Material Format
textual record
Date
[between 1942 and 1949]
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Admin History/Bio
In 1942, Rabbi Abraham A. Price of Yeshivah Torath Chaim orchestrated the release of around 50 German-Jews who were being interned in Canada and brought them to study at the yeshivah.
Scope and Content
This file contains a prospect card to raise money for internees studying at Yeshivah Torath Chaim.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 35
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
35
Material Format
textual record
Date
1945-1954, predominant 1945
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains monthly trial balances drawn up by Yeshivah Torath Chaim. These records document the yeshivah's operating costs. The balances from 1945 document the money spent on around 50 German-Jewish internees who were studying at the yeshivah.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 36
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
36
Material Format
textual record
Date
1954
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains a certificate of award presented to Yeshiva Torath Chaim by the 1954 Yiskor Fund Campaign of the Jewish National Fund and the United Jewish Relief Agencies of the Canadian Jewish Congress.
Physical Condition
The edges of the certificate are discoloured, perhaps from acid migration.
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 37
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
37
Material Format
graphic material
Date
[1947?]-[197-?]
Physical Description
8 photographs : b&w and col. ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller
Scope and Content
This file contains two photographs of Yeshivah Torath Chaim's premises on College Street, which they had from around 1947 to 1959. One of these photographs is a Turofsky.
This file also contains four colour photographs taken at a formal function. Two are family photos, one is a photo of an unidentified man, and the fourth is of another man with his wife walking down an aisle.
The seventh photograph shows two unidentified men sitting at a poolside.
The last photograph shows Rabbi Abraham A. Price addressing a group of people. A panel of men sits behind him. It appears as though this is taking place in a synagogue.
Name Access
Price, Abraham
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
ID
Fonds 21; File 38
Source
Archival Descriptions
Part Of
Yeshivah Torath Chaim Theological Seminary of Canada fonds
Level
File
Fonds
21
File
38
Material Format
textual record
Date
1938-1956
Physical Description
1 folder textual records
Scope and Content
This file contains three Hebrew primers used at Yeshivah Torath Chaim.
Name Access
Indelman, Elchanan
Bachrach, Kalman
Source
Archival Descriptions