- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Board of Jewish Education series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1954-1983
- Physical Description
- 8 cm of textual records
- 4 photographs
- Admin History/Bio
- Established in 1949 as the Bureau of Jewish Education, the Board of Jewish Education (BJE) is the central Jewish agency in Toronto whose mandate is to preserve, enrich, and promote Jewish education in the Greater Toronto area. Its primary tasks are to coordinate and provide leadership in teacher training and professional development, curriculum development, school administration, and inter-school activities, and also to allocate funds to affiliated Jewish schools raised through the annual UJA Federation fundraising campaign.
- The BJE was established following the recommendations of a 1948 study of Jewish education in Toronto undertaken by Dr. Uriah Z. Engelman of the American Association for Jewish Education, and sponsored by the United Jewish Welfare Fund and the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC), Central Region. In its constitution, the bureau was described as having the dual characteristics of being an autonomous agency of the UJWF and also as acting for the UJWF in the field of Jewish education. The bureau was governed by a board of governors with representatives from affiliated schools, the UJWF, CJC Central Region, and from the community at large. The inaugural meeting of the board took place on 20 March 1950. The BJE served 21 day and supplementary schools at its founding.
- During the 1950s and early 1960s, the BJE sponsored adult education programs in Toronto through the Institute for Jewish Studies, in collaboration with the Jewish Community Centre (JCC) and CJC. The BJE also provided assistance and advice to the CJC in support of Jewish education in the smaller Jewish communities in Ontario. The BJE's role in adult education diminished significantly after its reorganization in 1968, but this again became a responsibility for the BJE in the late 1990s.
- Although its primary function is to support existing educational institutions, the BJE has also participated in establishing several new institutions in Toronto. In 1953, to meet the need for qualified teachers in affiliated schools, the BJE and CJC Central Region founded a Jewish teachers' seminary (Midrasha L'Morim) in Toronto, which was jointly funded by the BJE and CJC for many years. In 1960, the BJE and UJWF sponsored the establishment of a non-denominational Jewish high school, the Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto (CHAT), with the BJE Executive Director as its director. In 1978, the Orah School for Jewish Children from the Soviet Union was established by the BJE, to meet the special needs of the large numbers of recent immigrants from the Soviet Union.
- Dr. Alexander Brown worked for the BJE for over 20 years. His involvement began in 1957 when he became a consultant to the BJE. In the late 1960s, he became the BJE’s Associate Director, a position he held until the early 1980s. He also served as Dean of the Midrasha L’Morim and was a member of its faculty.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of textual and graphic material documenting Dr. Alexander Brown's involvement with Toronto's Board of Jewish Education. Included are meeting notices, agendas and minutes, reports, studies, proposals, statistics, financial records, correspondence, programmes, invitations, a news release, flyers, applications, publications, booklets, a directory, lists, and photographs.
- Notes
- Photographers and photography studios are identified on the photographs.
- Related Material
- See also Fonds 48.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Board of Jewish Education series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 1
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1965]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a proposal for amendments to the constitution of the Board of Jewish Education.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Board of Jewish Education series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 1
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1978-1983
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of slate of officers lists for the Board of Jewish Education.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Board of Jewish Education series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 1
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1962-1974
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of agendas, minutes, and accompanying meeting materials, such as enrolment statistics and reports.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Board of Jewish Education series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 1
- File
- 6
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1972-1974
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of studies and reports on Jewish education in Toronto and North America. Included is: a "Study of the Eitz Chaim Day School and of the United Synagogue Day School, Toronto, Ontario, Canada" (August 1972); a "Feasibility Report concerning the Integration of Jewish Schools" in North York (Dec. 1974); and, a National Conference of Jewish Communal Service report on the "Structure, Function, and Priorities of the Organized Jewish Community" (June 1974).
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Board of Jewish Education series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 1
- File
- 7
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1967-1982
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of textual records documenting Dr. Brown's involvement with the Midrasha L'Morim (Toronto Jewish Teacher's Seminary). Included is a report on upgrading the Midrasha and creating a college of Jewish studies, enrolment statistics, a budget, graduation programmes and invitations, correspondence, a news release, a flyer, an admission application, and a list of contacts.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Board of Jewish Education series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 1
- File
- 10
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1967-1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of projected and requested budgets for the administration of the BJE and operation of its schools.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Board of Jewish Education series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 1
- File
- 11
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1964-1966
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of meeting minutes of the Steering Committee, correspondence, and a report documenting the Jewish Education Deficit Campaign, which was authorized by the United Jewish Welfare Fund. The Steering Committee was composed of representatives from the following organizations: the Associated Hebrew Schools, Borochov School, Bialik Hebrew Day School, Jewish Folk Schools, Yeshiva Shlomei Emunei, Eitz Chaim Schools, Workmen's Circle schools, the UJWF, and the Board of Jewish Education.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Board of Jewish Education series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 1
- File
- 13
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1974]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of the job application of teacher Rivka Atzmony.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Board of Jewish Education series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 1
- File
- 15
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- June 1973
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of the American Association for Jewish Education's Jewish Education Directory, which includes the contact information for Canadian Jewish schools.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Board of Jewish Education series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 1
- File
- 16
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1954-1963
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of issues of the BJE's "Home and School" publication.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Board of Jewish Education series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 1
- File
- 19
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1975]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a flyer with a map indicating the location of all schools affiliated or approved by the BJE and their phone numbers.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Board of Jewish Education series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 1
- File
- 20
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1975
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a school calendar for the 1975-76 school year.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Board of Jewish Education series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 1
- File
- 21
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of an invitation to the school's 10th anniversary banquet.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Board of Jewish Education series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 1
- File
- 22
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1957
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of an invitation to a confirmation service.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Board of Jewish Education series
- Bialik Hebrew Day School file
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 1
- File
- 23
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1969-1975
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 4 photographs : b&w and col. ; 33 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of an invitation to a graduation and photographs of Purim celebrations and science class students looking at new chicks that were hatched in brooders they had made out of cardboard boxes. Identified in the photographs is Karen Goldstein.
- Notes
- Photographers are identified on the photographs.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Physical Condition
- The photographs of the hatched chicks was stored folded in half and has a large crease along the centre.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Board of Jewish Education series
- Bialik Hebrew Day School file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 1
- File
- 23
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1969
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 33 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of science class students looking at new chicks that were hatched in brooders they had made out of cardboard boxes. Identified is Karen Goldstein (standing in the very front in a white turtleneck).
- Notes
- Photograph is by F. Teskey.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Physical Condition
- Photograph was stored folded in half and has a large crease along the centre.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Board of Jewish Education series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 1
- File
- 24
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of an invitation to a graduation.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Board of Jewish Education series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 1
- File
- 25
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1970-1975
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of graduation and annual dinner invitations and programmes, correspondence, an advertisement calendar and an informational booklet.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Board of Jewish Education series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 1
- File
- 26
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1970]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a draft of the Hebrew Department's course of studies and text books.
- Physical Condition
- The documents have some tears along the edges.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Board of Jewish Education series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 1
- File
- 27
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [ca. 1960]-1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence and reports.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Dr. Alexander Brown fonds
- Board of Jewish Education series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 95
- Series
- 1
- File
- 28
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [1973?]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a booklet entitled, "How did Heroes Die" commemorating the life of Meir Vise, a Toronto Jew who fought and died in the Yom Kippur war.
- Subjects
- Israel-Arab War, 1973
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
