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Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn2
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- sound recording
- moving images
- Physical Description
- Env. 361.57 metres of textual records. - Env. 14100 photographs. - 1531 sound elements. - 43 films. - 1017 videos.
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Date
- 1765-present.
- Scope and Content
- The collection consists of several classes of material, as described in the series descriptions below. While the CJC materials begin in 1919, Series Z, the documentation collection, contains material that precedes this date, a few items going back even as far as the earliest settlement of Jews in C…
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- sound recording
- moving images
- Physical Description
- Env. 361.57 metres of textual records. - Env. 14100 photographs. - 1531 sound elements. - 43 films. - 1017 videos.
- Scope and Content
- The collection consists of several classes of material, as described in the series descriptions below. While the CJC materials begin in 1919, Series Z, the documentation collection, contains material that precedes this date, a few items going back even as far as the earliest settlement of Jews in Canada in the late 18th century.
- Date
- 1765-present.
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- History / Biographical
- Canadian Jewish Congress was founded in Montreal in March 1919. "The Parliament of Canadian Jewry," CJC was constituted as the democratically elected, national organizational voice of the Jewish community of Canada, serving as the community's vehicle for defence and representation. Committed to preserving and strengthening Jewish life, CJC acted on matters affecting the status, rights and welfare of the Canadian Jewish community, other Diaspora communities and the Jewish people in Israel. CJC combatted antisemitism and racism, promoted human rights, fostered interfaith, cross-cultural relations and worked towards tolerance, understanding and goodwill among all segments of society in a multicultural Canada. The organization spoke on a broad range of public policy, humanitarian and social-justice issues on the national agenda that affected the Jewish community and Canadian society at large. Through its charitable operations, CJC provided domestic and international relief aid on a non-sectarian basis, following natural disasters and to isolated Jewish communities in need. The Archives department also fell under the mandate of CJC Charities Committee. In 1999 the CJC national office relocated to Ottawa, with three regional CJC offices (Quebec, Ontario and Pacific), as well as affiliated offices across the country. CJC ceased operations in July 2011, when it was absorbed into the newly-created Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), along with the Canada-Israel Committee, the Quebec-Israel Committee, National Jewish Campus Life and the University Outreach Committee. CJC and its charitable wing were formally disbanded in late 2015. Since that time the CJCCC National Archives, renamed the Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives as of January 2016, functions under the aegis of Jewish Federations Canada UIA.
- Custodial History
- Both the national headquarters and the Quebec Jewish Congress (formerly Quebec Region, Eastern Region) offices of the Canadian Jewish Congress were located in Montreal until 1999, when most of the national office relocated to Ottawa. The National Archives is the repository of records created and received in these offices. The collection also includes materials from the National Office in Ottawa, as well as the national records of Manuel Prutschi, Bernie Farber, and other national departments based in Toronto and Vancouver. The regional offices of Canadian Jewish Congress outside Quebec are little represented in the collection, aside from correspondence from across the country and certain publications which were addressed to the national office.
- Notes
- General note: The number of paper records in this collection is subject to change, due to additions to Documentation Series Z as well as the ongoing weeding of duplications. Most of the material was created after 1919, with the exception of Series Z, which includes photocopies and a small number of originals dating back as far as 1765.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
ADATH ISRAEL CONGREGATION
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn3
- Collection
- ADATH ISRAEL CONGREGATION
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 0.125 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- I0001
- Date
- 1935-1987.
- Scope and Content
- Minutes (1971). Documents about the sale of the building (1976). Agreement with Young Israel. Arbitration hearings documents. Correspondence. Notes. Report to Canadian Jewish Congress and other related documents (1977-1979). Financial reports (1947, 1957, 1966, 1968-1979). Money raised and owed (19…
- Collection
- ADATH ISRAEL CONGREGATION
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 0.125 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Minutes (1971). Documents about the sale of the building (1976). Agreement with Young Israel. Arbitration hearings documents. Correspondence. Notes. Report to Canadian Jewish Congress and other related documents (1977-1979). Financial reports (1947, 1957, 1966, 1968-1979). Money raised and owed (1963). Members lists (1957). Outremont documents (1974-1978). Building recommendations (1977). Press releases. Correspondence (1935-1936, 1944, 1978-1979). Bulletins (1941-1944, 1947, 1952-1972, 1978). School statistics (Canadian Jewish Congress 1948). Graduation booklet (1948). Dedication/ anniversary booklets (1947, 1965, 1980). Fundraising information (1953-1957). Model Seder report (1977). Proposed architectural plans (not used. c.1938). Flyers. Invitations. Clippings (1939-1940, 1944-1956, 1966, 1981, 1986-1987). Added in 2022: Charter and By-Laws booklet for Young Israel Congregation and Community Centre of Outremont, 1953, including congregational history, building photographs, and names of contributors to the Building Fund. The booklet is accompanied by a letter from its donor Phyllis Robinson describing her family's involvement with the synagogue.
- Date
- 1935-1987.
- Fonds No.
- I0001
- History / Biographical
- The Adath Israel Congregation first met in a rented hall in 1930. In 1936, land was bought in Outremont; in 1938 the synagogue was incorporated; by 1940 the building was completed. The Adath Israel, an Orthodox synagogue, also ran the first congregational day school in Canada in the synagogue building; a school was built in 1947. A Hebrew high school, the Adath Israel Academy, was begun in 1952, also with its own building. It was later called Hebrew Academy, and both schools amalgamated with Young Israel Synagogue's schools in 1965. The Adath Israel has its own cemetery. It also ran an afternoon school and developed a separate Sephardi service (Adat Yisrael S'faradi). Eventually, due to the shifting Jewish population, the Outremont buildings were sold and the congregation moved to a newly built synagogue in Hampstead in 1980. The Adath Israel had one of the first "contemporary" synagogue designs and was the first large, new synagogue built in the post-Depression era in Montreal.
- Notes
- Alpha-numeric designations: P22/12 (re: 1953 By-Laws).
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
APEX PANTS COMPANY.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn4
- Collection
- APEX PANTS COMPANY.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.33 metres of textual records. - 1 photograph.
- Fonds No.
- I0002
- Date
- 1900-1968.
- Scope and Content
- Journal of pants sales (1942-1959). Ledger (1959-1964). Accounts receivable binder (1961-1968). Payroll sheet (1962). Photo of Harry Hertz (early 1900s)
- Collection
- APEX PANTS COMPANY.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.33 metres of textual records. - 1 photograph.
- Scope and Content
- Journal of pants sales (1942-1959). Ledger (1959-1964). Accounts receivable binder (1961-1968). Payroll sheet (1962). Photo of Harry Hertz (early 1900s)
- Date
- 1900-1968.
- Fonds No.
- I0002
- History / Biographical
- There is very little information on the Apex Pants Company, other than that it was one of many businesses in the textile industry. It manufactured pants, probably in Montreal, and sold them all over Eastern Canada. It is no longer in existence
- Notes
- P90/02.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH LIBRARIES, Montreal Chapter.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn5
- Collection
- ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH LIBRARIES, Montreal Chapter.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.13 metres of textual records. - 2 photographs.
- Fonds No.
- I0003
- Date
- 1986-2006.
- Scope and Content
- Constitution and by-laws of AJL, and Montreal chapter's version. AJL meeting minutes and other member information (USA). Montreal membership lists. Correspondence (1986). Conference information and handouts. Flyers advertising lectures. Publicity . Stationery. Clippings Addition 2007: Minutes. News…
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.13 metres of textual records. - 2 photographs.
- Scope and Content
- Constitution and by-laws of AJL, and Montreal chapter's version. AJL meeting minutes and other member information (USA). Montreal membership lists. Correspondence (1986). Conference information and handouts. Flyers advertising lectures. Publicity . Stationery. Clippings Addition 2007: Minutes. Newsletter. Correspondence. Membership lists. Membership registration forms. 1 photo and 1 contact sheet for an event with Sol Katz and Marsha Lustigman. Administrative, programming and financial records, 1990s to 2006.
- Date
- 1986-2006.
- Fonds No.
- I0003
- History / Biographical
- After Montreal hosted the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) convention in 1986, the impetus was gained to form a Montreal chapter, which occurred in 1987. (The AJL was founded in the United States in 1965). Its goals include the promoting of Jewish library services and librarianship through education, establishing Judaic library collections, and providing technical assistance to these collections. The members also act as liaisons between Judaic and general libraries, and promote awareness of Judaic collections and their resource people
- Custodial History
- The collection was donated by Carol Katz for the Association of Jewish Libraries, Montreal Chapter, on February 27, 1997. Addition 2007 was donated by Sol Katz, Tresurer for the association, on March 22, 2007.
- Notes
- P97/03, P07/09.CJCCCNA was a founding member of this organization, or which the Archives Director is still currently co-president. These records add to the existing collection here.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
ASSOCIATION OF WARSAW JEWS.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn6
- Collection
- ASSOCIATION OF WARSAW JEWS.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.13 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- I0004
- Date
- 1953-1970.
- Scope and Content
- Minutes of meetings, 1953-1978 (with some gaps). Membership list (1960). Some clippings
- Collection
- ASSOCIATION OF WARSAW JEWS.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.13 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Minutes of meetings, 1953-1978 (with some gaps). Membership list (1960). Some clippings
- Date
- 1953-1970.
- Fonds No.
- I0004
- History / Biographical
- There is very little material available on this Montreal organization. The earliest documents date from 1953. It was one of many landsmanschaften that tried to both commemorate as well as aid the people of their communities of origin. They concentrated mostly on memorial (yizkor) work, such as assemblies to commemorate the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
BETH-EL CONGREGATION.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn7
- Collection
- BETH-EL CONGREGATION.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.07 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- I0005
- Date
- 1956-1989.
- Scope and Content
- Annual report (1960). National synagogue directory entry. Jewish yearbook entry (1964). Correspondence (1974-1975). Sermon text (1964). School curriculum (1966). Prayer sheet. Resolution on gambling. Bulletins (1956-1967, 1971-1979). Dedication book (1956, 1964, 1969). Sisterhood booklet (1959). Pr…
- Collection
- BETH-EL CONGREGATION.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.07 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Annual report (1960). National synagogue directory entry. Jewish yearbook entry (1964). Correspondence (1974-1975). Sermon text (1964). School curriculum (1966). Prayer sheet. Resolution on gambling. Bulletins (1956-1967, 1971-1979). Dedication book (1956, 1964, 1969). Sisterhood booklet (1959). Program booklets (1971-1974). Invitations. Flyers. Clippings (1956, 1964, 1966, 1979, 1985-1989).
- Date
- 1956-1989.
- Fonds No.
- I0005
- History / Biographical
- In 1952, with the influx of Jewish settlement there, a group of Town of Mount Royal Jews banded together to hold religious services, after deciding to join the Conservative Judaism movement. Originally held in the Town Hall, services moved to the new synagogue building on Lucerne in 1957. The Conservative Congregation, incorporated in 1954, had decided on the name Beth-El from the outset; it also ran an afternoon school, at first in rented space, then in the synagogue building. Expansion occurred in 1960, and the sanctuary was also remodelled in 1969. The afternoon school eventually included nursery to high school classes, and the synagogue also housed Akivah elementary school for several years. The Congregation Beth-El was the first synagogue in Montreal to introduce "family seating".
- Notes
- Monty Berger collection - Beth-El files.Mostly clippings and copies.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
BETH HAMEDRASH HAGADOL TIFERETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn8
- Collection
- BETH HAMEDRASH HAGADOL TIFERETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.105 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- I0006
- Date
- 1954-1980.
- Scope and Content
- Correspondence (1972). Bulletins (1954, 1956, 1960-1974). Program (1980). Jewish National Fund/ High Holidays pledge cards. Clipping (1956)
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.105 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Correspondence (1972). Bulletins (1954, 1956, 1960-1974). Program (1980). Jewish National Fund/ High Holidays pledge cards. Clipping (1956)
- Date
- 1954-1980.
- Fonds No.
- I0006
- History / Biographical
- In 1950, with young Jews moving into the Cote des Neiges area, about 100 families organized themselves into a community group. They held services in members' basements under the name Beth Shira. In 1951, they purchased land for a synagogue - the High Holiday services were conducted in a tent set up on the vacant land. The congregation also adopted the name Beth Hamedrash Hagedol, one which went back to 1917 and represented a congregation soon to disband on Notre Dame. With a change in city planning, new land was bought on Mackenzie in 1952. The building was completed in 1953. There was further expansion in 1959, and the Orthodox congregation also purchased a cemetery for its members. In 1963, the synagogue amalgamated with the Tifereth Israel, in existence since 1928. They ran an afternoon school from 1965 which has since closed. Shifting and ageing populations have resulted in a shrinking membership, but the synagogue has been rejuvenated somewhat by the formation of the Congregation Sepharade de la Langue Français. The synagogue closed in Sept. 1985 and merged with Congregation Shomrim Laboken Beth Yehuda
- Notes
- Shomrim Laboker Beth Yehuda file (ZH).Fonds consists of mostly copies and clippings.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
BETH ISRAEL BETH AARON CONGREGATION OF COTE ST. LUC.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn9
- Collection
- BETH ISRAEL BETH AARON CONGREGATION OF COTE ST. LUC.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.13 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- I0007
- Date
- 1947-1991.
- Scope and Content
- Beth Aaron: Minutes of Park Extension Jewish Community Association Women's Division (1949-1953). Lease (United Talmud Torah and Beth Aaron, 1957). Correspondence (1953-1954, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1965, 1976-1977). Bulletins (1964-1965). Wedding contracts (1969-1970). Date book (1970). Zemirot book (195…
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.13 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Beth Aaron: Minutes of Park Extension Jewish Community Association Women's Division (1949-1953). Lease (United Talmud Torah and Beth Aaron, 1957). Correspondence (1953-1954, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1965, 1976-1977). Bulletins (1964-1965). Wedding contracts (1969-1970). Date book (1970). Zemirot book (1954). Deposit slip (1969). Jewish Yearbook entry (1964). Seat ticket. List of officers' duties. Clippings (1958, 1965-1966, 1969, 1986). Beth Israel: Correspondence (1969). Clippings (1966-1967, 1969, 1980-1981, 1984) Beth Israel Beth Aaron: Photo of synagogue (copy, 1990). Flyers. Invitations. Clippings (1986-1991)
- Date
- 1947-1991.
- Fonds No.
- I0007
- History / Biographical
- The Beth Aaron Congregation was founded after World War II in Park Extension. Originally known as the Jewish Community Association of Park Extension, the name was changed to Beth Aaron in 1952 with the opening of the new synagogue building. Rented space had been used previously. The synagogue was chartered in 1954, grew in membership, and ran an afternoon school. Shifting populations and emigration caused the Beth Aaron to merge with the Beth Israel of Cote St. Luc in 1986 and sell its own building. The Beth Israel Congregation was founded in 1965 as an offshoot of the Beth Hamedrash Hagodol Tifreth Israel. After meeting in a variety of locations in Cote St. Luc, the Jewish Conservative Congregation became the Beth Israel in 1967. Their first synagogue was in an apartment on Kildare, which was used until the building on Mackle, built on land purchased in 1966, was completed in 1971. A new addition was added in 1986 when the synagogue merged with the Beth Aaron to become the Beth Israel Beth Aaron Congregation, the third major Orthodox synagogue in the community.
- Notes
- P89/27.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
BETH ORA SYNAGOGUE.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn10
- Collection
- BETH ORA SYNAGOGUE.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.13 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- I0008
- Date
- 1956-1991.
- Scope and Content
- Officers List (1976). Jewish yearbook entry (1969). Bulletins (1956-1965, 1967, 1969-1975, 1980). Dedication Booklet (1963). Program (1959). Speech text (1988). Hockey club statement (1973). Press release (1965). Fundraising information. Flyers. Poster. Clippings (1965-1966, 1986-1991).
- Collection
- BETH ORA SYNAGOGUE.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.13 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Officers List (1976). Jewish yearbook entry (1969). Bulletins (1956-1965, 1967, 1969-1975, 1980). Dedication Booklet (1963). Program (1959). Speech text (1988). Hockey club statement (1973). Press release (1965). Fundraising information. Flyers. Poster. Clippings (1965-1966, 1986-1991).
- Date
- 1956-1991.
- Fonds No.
- I0008
- History / Biographical
- The Beth Ora started out as a Ladies Auxiliary in 1953. The Ville St. Laurent Jewish community was small but growing, so members, under the inspiration of main founder William Weiss, met to plan their future synagogue. In 1953, land was donated, and services were held in a member's home until the synagogue was completed in 1957. The building also housed a school and community centre. The Orthodox synagogue adopted its constitution in 1956; known at first as the Jewish Congregation of St. Laurent, the name was changed to Beth Ora in 1959. Due to a growing membership, the building was expanded in 1961-1962. The Beth Ora won the Pioneer Congregations award in 1966 for "conducting creative programs for strengthening Jewish belief and observances." It also runs many activities for Jews and non-Jews, such as its St. Laurent Community Day.
- Notes
- Fonds consists mostly of copies.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
BETH ZION SYNAGOGUE.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn11
- Collection
- BETH ZION SYNAGOGUE.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.07 metres of textual records. - 3 photographs.
- Fonds No.
- I0009
- Date
- 1945-1981.
- Scope and Content
- Bulletins (1969-1975, 1981). Dedication book (1968). Jewish yearbook entry (1964). National Synagogue Directory entry. Course list (1972). New Year cards. Beth Zion information sheet (1969). Photos, flyers, clippings (1955, 1959, 1964-1967, 1984-1991). Three letters from Beth Zion of Verdun, 1945
- Collection
- BETH ZION SYNAGOGUE.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.07 metres of textual records. - 3 photographs.
- Scope and Content
- Bulletins (1969-1975, 1981). Dedication book (1968). Jewish yearbook entry (1964). National Synagogue Directory entry. Course list (1972). New Year cards. Beth Zion information sheet (1969). Photos, flyers, clippings (1955, 1959, 1964-1967, 1984-1991). Three letters from Beth Zion of Verdun, 1945
- Date
- 1945-1981.
- Fonds No.
- I0009
- History / Biographical
- In 1953, approximately 25 families had recently moved into the west end suburb of Cote St. Luc. They worked together to achieve their goal: the establishment of a synagogue and Hebrew school. At first, both functions were carried out in the homes of members until 1955, when land was purchased and a small cottage constructed. The Beth Zion Congregation soon outgrew this building, and after using a tent and a school auditorium, a new synagogue was built on Hudson Avenue, and dedicated in 1959. This too was outgrown, and by 1968 another addition was constructed. This large Orthodox synagogue is known for its active congregation, both within the synagogue and the community
- Notes
- Fonds consists of mostly clippings and copies 3 photos.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
A COAT OF MANY COLOURS, CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION (CBC) - Videotaped Interviews.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn12
- Collection
- A COAT OF MANY COLOURS, CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION (CBC) - Videotaped Interviews.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.7 metres of textual records. - 53 videos.
- Fonds No.
- I0010
- Date
- 1989.
- Scope and Content
- 53 VHS cassettes of A Coat of Many Colours interviews, and transcripts. Some of those interviewed include Harry Rasky, Dave Barrett, Al Waxman, Phil Gold, Irving Layton, Larry Zolf, Judith Feld Carr, Mordecai Richler, and Otto Lowy.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.7 metres of textual records. - 53 videos.
- Scope and Content
- 53 VHS cassettes of A Coat of Many Colours interviews, and transcripts. Some of those interviewed include Harry Rasky, Dave Barrett, Al Waxman, Phil Gold, Irving Layton, Larry Zolf, Judith Feld Carr, Mordecai Richler, and Otto Lowy.
- Date
- 1989.
- Fonds No.
- I0010
- History / Biographical
- These 53 VHS cassettes, and transcripts of their contents, consist of interviews by Donnalu Wigmore with Canadian Jews. These were later used for the CBC production A Coat of Many Colours, produced in conjunction with the Museum of Civilization exhibit of the same name.
- Notes
- P90/14.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
CANADIAN COUNCIL OF CHRISTIANS AND JEWS.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn13
- Collection
- CANADIAN COUNCIL OF CHRISTIANS AND JEWS.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.21 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- I0011
- Date
- 1935-1991.
- Scope and Content
- Minutes (1948-1949, 1954-1955, 1970-1973, 1979). Meeting agendas (1948, 1973, 1979). Reports (1940-1979, with gaps). Financial reports (1955, 1970). Board members list. Banquet seating plan (1967). Correspondence (1954, 1962, 1970-1981, 1989). Memos (1948-1955, 1975, 1977). Bulletins/newsletters (1…
- Collection
- CANADIAN COUNCIL OF CHRISTIANS AND JEWS.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.21 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Minutes (1948-1949, 1954-1955, 1970-1973, 1979). Meeting agendas (1948, 1973, 1979). Reports (1940-1979, with gaps). Financial reports (1955, 1970). Board members list. Banquet seating plan (1967). Correspondence (1954, 1962, 1970-1981, 1989). Memos (1948-1955, 1975, 1977). Bulletins/newsletters (1949-1978, with gaps). Ecumenism magazine (1975, 1984). Lecture (1955). CBC broadcast (1943). Papers (1978). Programs (1950-1971, with gaps). Press releases (1954, 1973, 1979). Brotherhood week reports and kits (1949-1950, 1953). Educational guide. Hayes library guide (1965). Round table manual (1941). Invitations, flyers, pamphlets (e/f). Promotional literature. Registration forms. Blank stationery. Clippings (1935, 1940, 1979-1991).
- Date
- 1935-1991.
- Fonds No.
- I0011
- History / Biographical
- The Canadian Council of Christians and Jews (CCCJ) began when several people met in 1933 to discuss inter-racial relations. From a small committee they eventually grew into an official organization in 1947. Religiously motivated, the CCCJ's clerical, educational and business community members aim to combat antisemitism, promote inter-faith dialogue, bring different ethnic groups together, and analyze, moderate and eliminate prejudice. Based on similar groups in America and Britain, their methods include folk and music festivals, student exchange programs, lectures, films, workshops, dances, radio and television spots, and the sponsoring of Brotherhood week. The CCCJ has a human relations award, and publishes extensive educational material for school, business, youth, men's and women's groups and labour-management organizations that it deals with. Run with the help of volunteers, the CCCJ has chapters across Canada, though it was started in Montreal and Toronto.
- Notes
- English and French.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
CANADIAN JEWISH ALLIANCE.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn14
- Collection
- CANADIAN JEWISH ALLIANCE.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.105 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- I0012
- Date
- 1915-1923.
- Scope and Content
- Information on the Protestant School Commission's appointment of a Jew (1917) and the controversy that followed. Correspondence (1915-1918), mainly in Yiddish. Most of it is from Montreal, but one file also contains letters from Jewish communities in Ontario, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan and Quebec …
- Collection
- CANADIAN JEWISH ALLIANCE.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.105 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Information on the Protestant School Commission's appointment of a Jew (1917) and the controversy that followed. Correspondence (1915-1918), mainly in Yiddish. Most of it is from Montreal, but one file also contains letters from Jewish communities in Ontario, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan and Quebec City. War relief correspondence and newspaper clippings. Various files including 1923 membership list of the Canadian Alliance of Ukrainian Jews.
- Date
- 1915-1923.
- Fonds No.
- I0012
- History / Biographical
- In 1915, Jewish communities across Canada and in other countries were realizing the need for national Jewish organizations, which could defend and represent Jewish concerns locally and internationally. The Canadian Jewish Alliance was founded in Montreal in 1915, so that it could establish such an organization. Because of the outbreak of World War I, the Canadian Jewish Alliance also engaged in war relief, to aid Jewish civilian sufferers throughout Europe. Its aims also included the advancement of Jewish education and social welfare. Similar committees were formed throughout Canada. The Canadian Jewish Alliance became the Canadian Jewish Congress in 1919, which incorporated all the above goals, as well as the democratic representation of the entire Canadian Jewish community.
- Notes
- Yiddish and English.Brainin, Reuben.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
CANADIAN OUTFITTING COMPANY.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn15
- Collection
- CANADIAN OUTFITTING COMPANY.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.3 metres of textual records. - 1 photograph. - 2 sound elements.
- Fonds No.
- I0013
- Date
- 1923-1982.
- Scope and Content
- Minute books of the Board of Directors, 1923-1982 (in Yiddish and English). 1 large framed photo of the company's officers and organizers. Share certificates. Interview with company president Samuel Kivenko, November 1990, by Eiran Harris (2 cassettes).
- Collection
- CANADIAN OUTFITTING COMPANY.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.3 metres of textual records. - 1 photograph. - 2 sound elements.
- Scope and Content
- Minute books of the Board of Directors, 1923-1982 (in Yiddish and English). 1 large framed photo of the company's officers and organizers. Share certificates. Interview with company president Samuel Kivenko, November 1990, by Eiran Harris (2 cassettes).
- Date
- 1923-1982.
- Fonds No.
- I0013
- History / Biographical
- Founded in 1923 by a group of independent peddlers who purchased shares in the company in order to provide capital to buy goods in greater quantities at better wholesale prices. The company dealt in dry goods and household goods. It was established and remained on St. Lawrence Blvd. for 67 years. The store closed in 1990
- Custodial History
- The material was donated in 1991 by company president Samuel Kivenko. Mr. Kivenko died in April 1999.
- Notes
- Alpha-numeric designations: P90/23, P91/15.Related groups of records: 2 colour photos (PC1-8-45C) of owner Sam Kivenko, taken by Eiran Harris around time of interview.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
CHABAD-LUBAVITCH.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16
- Collection
- CHABAD-LUBAVITCH.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.13 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- I0014
- Date
- 1941-1989.
- Scope and Content
- Information on Colel Chabad, Women of Chabad, and the Rabbinical College. Some Chabad publications. Calendars. Newspapers. Many clippings or ads/flyers on Chabad activities.
- Collection
- CHABAD-LUBAVITCH.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.13 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Information on Colel Chabad, Women of Chabad, and the Rabbinical College. Some Chabad publications. Calendars. Newspapers. Many clippings or ads/flyers on Chabad activities.
- Date
- 1941-1989.
- Fonds No.
- I0014
- History / Biographical
- The Lubavitch movement began in 18th century Russia, and was founded in Montreal in 1941. This Hasidic group is concerned mainly with study and religion, and as such they provide outreach to the Jewish community. This consists of educational and recreational programs to disseminate information on Judaism, particularly Chabad's Orthodox Judaism as propounded by the Lubavitcher Rebbe. They sponsor philanthropic activities, social programs, and engage in fund-raising. They established a Yeshiva and various "Beit Chabad" homes in Montreal.
- Notes
- Negatives in Drumond Photo Collection.This fonds has many clippings.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
CHEVRA KADISHA B'NAI JACOB CONGREGATION.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn17
- Collection
- CHEVRA KADISHA B'NAI JACOB CONGREGATION.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.105 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- I0015
- Date
- 1900-1991.
- Scope and Content
- Board members (1977). Correspondence (1963, 1965). Inaugural address for Sunday School (1915). Jewish yearbook entries (1936, 1946, 1954, 1964). Dedication book and bulletin (1958). Bulletins (1956, 1958, 1960, 1962-1966, 1969-1980). Course lists. Program (1964, 1967). Certificate from Israel (1958…
- Collection
- CHEVRA KADISHA B'NAI JACOB CONGREGATION.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.105 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Board members (1977). Correspondence (1963, 1965). Inaugural address for Sunday School (1915). Jewish yearbook entries (1936, 1946, 1954, 1964). Dedication book and bulletin (1958). Bulletins (1956, 1958, 1960, 1962-1966, 1969-1980). Course lists. Program (1964, 1967). Certificate from Israel (1958). Tickets and invitations. Clippings (1900-1902, 1910, 1912, 1927 (some copies), 1946, 1956, 1963, 1980, 1983, 1986-1991).
- Date
- 1900-1991.
- Fonds No.
- I0015
- History / Biographical
- The B'nai Jacob, founded in 1886, was located first on St. Constant (now called De Bullion), then on Fairmount from 1918 until 1956. The Chevra Kadisha was begun in 1893 as a burial society affiliated with a synagogue. It was incorporated in 1901, and met in a St. Lawrence street loft until a building was constructed. After a fire in 1920, the synagogue had a variety of locations, until in 1954 members began to plan and build a new permanent sanctuary and community centre. Although the B'nai Jacob merged in the middle of this construction, it was incorporated into the Clanranald building's plans. The new synagogue, which also houses an afternoon school and more recently the Creative Social Centre for seniors, opened in 1958. The Chevra Kadisha B'nai Jacob is the result of the amalgamation of two of the oldest Orthodox synagogues in Montreal
- Notes
- Mostly copies.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
CONGREGATION AGUDATH ACHIM, Sherbrooke, Quebec.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn18
- Collection
- CONGREGATION AGUDATH ACHIM, Sherbrooke, Quebec.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 microfilm. - 0.125 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- I0016
- Date
- 1906-1985.
- Scope and Content
- Minutes (1928-1969). Donation list. Register (1906-1985, on microfilm). Birth certificate (1924).
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 microfilm. - 0.125 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Minutes (1928-1969). Donation list. Register (1906-1985, on microfilm). Birth certificate (1924).
- Date
- 1906-1985.
- Fonds No.
- I0016
- History / Biographical
- Congregation Agudath Achim was founded in 1917. Its members, the Jewish community of Sherbrooke, Quebec, had emigrated there around the First World War, mainly from Estropol, Russia. The congregation prayed in a loft until the building was completed in the 1920s. It was further expanded in the 1950s. With the Jewish population dwindling, the community tried to sell the building and continue their activities in a smaller hall; their services were attended by Jews of the surrounding areas as well. The synagogue also maintained a cemetery. The Congregation ceased functioning in 1983.
- Notes
- P85/10.Originals. 1 reel microfilm.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
HEBREW SICK BENEFIT ASSOCIATION.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn19
- Collection
- HEBREW SICK BENEFIT ASSOCIATION.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1.66 metres of textual records. - 2 engravings.
- Fonds No.
- I0017
- Date
- 1892-1989.
- Scope and Content
- Constitution (original & photocopies, 1892, y) and 1892 charters. By-laws. Minutes (1941-1979 with gaps, y). Minutes (1978-1989 with gaps, e). Financial statements (1936-1938, 1946-1978 with gaps, 1966-1986 with gaps). Membership lists (1925-1933, y; 1936-1938, e; 1988). Cemetery plot sales and dee…
- Collection
- HEBREW SICK BENEFIT ASSOCIATION.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1.66 metres of textual records. - 2 engravings.
- Scope and Content
- Constitution (original & photocopies, 1892, y) and 1892 charters. By-laws. Minutes (1941-1979 with gaps, y). Minutes (1978-1989 with gaps, e). Financial statements (1936-1938, 1946-1978 with gaps, 1966-1986 with gaps). Membership lists (1925-1933, y; 1936-1938, e; 1988). Cemetery plot sales and deeds (1923-1978) and lists of reserved HSBA cemetery plots. Cemetery account book (1927-1950). Account book. Registers of deaths (1943-88). Books of forms filled out on aid recipients (1892-1945, y). Baron de Hirsch Cemetery Inc. Investment Committee & Budget Committee minutes. Correspondence and documentation (mostly 1980s). Notes of the Joint Cemetery Committee, the Cemetery Perpetual Fund Corporation, and the Perpetual Maintenance Fund meetings. De la Savanne Cemetery maps. Papers relating to the dissolution of the HSBA (1989). Jewish Convalescent Hospital information. Souvenir programs. Certificates, plaques, badges. Mounted photos (not with main collection). Clippings. Addition 1996: Membership books 1901-1905, 1917-1925, 1913-1916; personal payments book 1955; Histadrut Chanukah concert program books, 1962.
- Date
- 1892-1989.
- Fonds No.
- I0017
- History / Biographical
- Founded in Montreal in 1892, the Association was the first mutual aid group of its kind in the city. Its aims were to provide free medical care, invalid pensions, mortuary benefits and cemetery plots. Its members also provided visits to the sick, help to the bereaved, and donations to various charities (both local and for Israel). The HSBA was made redundant by Medicare, pensions, etc., and ceased its active work in 1989.
- Notes
- P86/06, P86/12, P87/20, P90/07, P96/07.Most of the early material is in Yiddish.Several panels of mounted photographs.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
DRUMMOND PHOTO INC. Photo Negatives = DRUMMOND JACQUOT INC.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn20
- Collection
- DRUMMOND PHOTO INC. Photo Negatives = DRUMMOND JACQUOT INC.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- Env. 223000 photographs. - Env. 3 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- I0018
- Date
- 1960-1991.
- Scope and Content
- An estimated 223,000 (8.6 metres) of negatives black and white and colour, 1960-1991, also 2 log books and 1 file of alphabetical log cards. The Jewish community organization negative subjects include AJCS (Allied Jewish Community Services) and CJA (Combined Jewish Appeal); Zionist organizations su…
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- Env. 223000 photographs. - Env. 3 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- An estimated 223,000 (8.6 metres) of negatives black and white and colour, 1960-1991, also 2 log books and 1 file of alphabetical log cards. The Jewish community organization negative subjects include AJCS (Allied Jewish Community Services) and CJA (Combined Jewish Appeal); Zionist organizations such as JNF (Jewish National Fund), ORT (Organization for Rehabilitation through Training), and the annual Negev Dinner; the Jewish General Hospital and the Hope and Cope Foundation of the hospital, Orthodox groups such as Chabad (Lubavitch organization), Mizrachi, and Emunah Women; Jewish day schools such as JPPS (Jewish People's and Peretz Schools), Hebrew Academy, Herzliah High School and the Ecole Sépharade; foundations such as Canadian Friends of Ben Gurion University and Claridge, as well as synagogues and Jewish businesses. The negatives depict both events and portraits of associated individuals. Negatives of individuals and families include individual and family portraits, "sweet sixteens" and anniversaries, weddings and Bar Mitzvahs, as well as some Bat Mitzvahs, and brits (circumcisions). Of particular interest in these negatives of family events are shots depicting the interiors of Montreal synagogues as well as aspects of Jewish ritual.Value to Researchers: The study of material culture and modern rituals has increased in recent years. The Canadian Jewish Congress Archives continually receives requests from researchers for photos showing "typical Canadian Jewish life." The Drummond Photo Collection depicts Jewish life from the early 1960s until 1991 with its traditions, rituals and religious practices. Included are men with kippot (skull caps) dancing at weddings, the bride being veiled, signing the marriage contract, Bar Mitzvah boys in synagogue with prayer shawls and siddurs (prayer book), portraits of Jewish community workers, and exteriors and interiors of synagogues. Typical photos include street scenes, the former AJCS building, women in interesting hats and formal dress, rabbis and cantors officiating at various functions, testimonial dinners, political figures, and the role of young adults in the community. These photos are invaluable to filmmakers, authors, journalists, professors, teachers, students and persons working for Jewish community organizations. The collection has historical value not only to the Jewish community but also to the community at- large in its depiction of events and activities unique to the city of Montreal. Given their lack of cultural or historical significance, most of the individual portrait, anniversary, graduation, and identity photo negatives were discarded during the cataloguing process.While negatives can be difficult to view clearly, a technique using the reverse polarity function of the Archives Department scanner allows researchers to view selected negatives as positive images on a computer screen
- Date
- 1960-1991.
- Fonds No.
- I0018
- History / Biographical
- Wedding photo by Drummond Photo Inc. Drummond Photo was founded in 1947. The company was pioneered by Sylvia and Syd Feldman in a studio at the Drummond Building, 1117 Ste. Catherine Street, in downtown Montreal. The location of the studio provided the company name. Two years later, the Feldmans shifted down the street to 1419 Drummond, and in 1951, they moved uptown to 5194 Cote des Neiges Road. Their nephew Ruby Shulman joined Drummond Photo in 1956, as they moved once again, to Van Horne Avenue. In 1991 Ruby Shulman merged Drummond Photo with photographer Jacquôt of Photo Jacquôt to form Drummond Jacquôt Inc. The company moved to 305 Decarie North in 1992, and to Dorval on Nov. 1, 1997. Over the years, Drummond Photo has been known throughout the Montreal Jewish community as a company specializing in depicting Jewish life-cycle events (such as weddings and Bar Mitzvahs), and for taking photographs commissioned by Jewish community agencies. In 1967 the company was chosen by the NFB (National Film Board) as the subject of a short film on various Canadian professions. In 1978 AJCS (Allied Jewish Community Services) presented the company with an award "in acknowledgement and recognition of 30 years of service to the AJCS and its predecessor organizations."
- Custodial History
- In preparation for a move on Nov. 1, 1997, Drummond Jaquot Inc. donated all its existing old photo negatives, as well as the right to reproduce them, to Canadian Jewish Congress National Archives. Negatives older than 1960 were not available, as they had been damaged in a flood in the 1980s and subsequently discarded
- Notes
- P97/12, PC 16.Finding Aid to the Drummond Photo Collection, Caruso, Katz, et al., Dec. 1999.Drummond Jacquot continues to operate in Montreal and retains all post-1991 negatives.As a general rule, negatives of a non-ritual, personal nature such as passport and graduation photos were discarded.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
DUFFERIN SCHOOL GRADUATES SOCIETY.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn21
- Collection
- DUFFERIN SCHOOL GRADUATES SOCIETY.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.105 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- I0019
- Date
- 1914-1927.
- Scope and Content
- Scrapbook including history of society (1922). Officers list (1915-1926, with gaps). Correspondence about meetings and events. Tickets, membership cards, programs, dance cards, invitations. Clippings (1914-1927, e/y).
- Collection
- DUFFERIN SCHOOL GRADUATES SOCIETY.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.105 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Scrapbook including history of society (1922). Officers list (1915-1926, with gaps). Correspondence about meetings and events. Tickets, membership cards, programs, dance cards, invitations. Clippings (1914-1927, e/y).
- Date
- 1914-1927.
- Fonds No.
- I0019
- History / Biographical
- The Dufferin School, the oldest Protestant school in Montreal, had a 90% Jewish enrolment by the early 1900s. In 1913 its alumni founded the Dufferin School Graduates Society, the first Jewish graduates society in Canada. Its aims were to guide students in career choices, suggest curriculum changes best adapted to the students' needs, keep statistics, and organize graduated to keep track of them and have them support the school. The society ran lectures, recitals and dances, raised money for various causes, sponsored graduation day receptions, and granted scholarships to keep Jewish students who otherwise could not afford it in school. Their other events included civic night (where resolutions were passed and then the reforms were sent to the city council), and mock parliaments. There was also a Junior Dufferin School Graduates Society, for students aged 13 to 17, to provide vocational guidance.
- Notes
- English and Yiddish.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
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