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UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
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- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 37.67 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- I0062
- Date
- 1930-1978.
- Scope and Content
- This fonds is divided into 11 major series, relfecting the principal activities of the organization, with an emphasis on the WWII and postwar period.
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 37.67 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- This fonds is divided into 11 major series, relfecting the principal activities of the organization, with an emphasis on the WWII and postwar period.
- Date
- 1930-1978.
- Fonds No.
- I0062
- History / Biographical
- The United Jewish Refugee and War Relief Agencies of Canada was established with the assistance of Samuel Bronfman in 1938. Later known as the United Jewish Relief Agencies, or UJRA, it at first helped escapees, evacuees, and interned refugees from England, providing food, shelter, and diplomatic and moral support. There were as yet no Jewish refugee immigrants to aid, due to Canada's restrictive wartime immigration policies. After the war, UJRA sent supplies and helped trace families for DPs, brought skilled immigrants to Canada, facilitated the immigration of refugee youth ("The War Orphans Project"), and also sent aid to the new State of Israel. Working with other organizations, it sent Passover supplies to needy Jews in Israel, Europe and Canada and with the Canadian Jewish Congress formed the United Restitution Organization for war reparations. Though its duties lessened over the decades, the UJRA continued to function for several decades after WWII.
- Notes
- General note: Also contains 5 boxes of unprocessed material 1.55 m.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
Administrative Files
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn408
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 0.93 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- I0062; A
- Date
- 1938-1969.
- Scope and Content
- Includes documents dealing with the formation and operation of the UJRA, such as its charter, budgets and statistics. Other data includes memoranda and minutes, information on relief, immigration, and diplomatic efforts, and correspondence with the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society regarding location of…
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 0.93 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Includes documents dealing with the formation and operation of the UJRA, such as its charter, budgets and statistics. Other data includes memoranda and minutes, information on relief, immigration, and diplomatic efforts, and correspondence with the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society regarding location of families of individual immigrants. There is also documentation on professional licensing, which deals with policies for those immigrants wanting to enter professions
- Date
- 1938-1969.
- Fonds No.
- I0062
- Series No.
- A
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Interned Refugees
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn409
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 6.5 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- I0062; B
- Date
- 1937-1948.
- Scope and Content
- Assistance to refugees from Germany and Austria, most of whom were Jewish, interned in Britain as "Prisoners of War" in May 1940 and transferred to Australia and Canada shortly thereafter.
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 6.5 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Assistance to refugees from Germany and Austria, most of whom were Jewish, interned in Britain as "Prisoners of War" in May 1940 and transferred to Australia and Canada shortly thereafter.
- Date
- 1937-1948.
- Fonds No.
- I0062
- Series No.
- B
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
War Orphans Immigration Project
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn410
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 5.3 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- I0062; C
- Date
- c.1947-1953.
- Scope and Content
- Information on UJRA's attempts to settle war orphans in Canada. There are three types of case files: 1) general personal histories of those who applied to Canada. 2) withdrawn applications and 3) referrals, release forms, policy statements and case histories, processed through DP emigration departm…
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 5.3 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Information on UJRA's attempts to settle war orphans in Canada. There are three types of case files: 1) general personal histories of those who applied to Canada. 2) withdrawn applications and 3) referrals, release forms, policy statements and case histories, processed through DP emigration departments of the American Zone Headquarters in Germany and Austria. There are also subject files which contain progress reports, sailing lists, more personal histories, and information on the staff and agencies involved.
- Date
- c.1947-1953.
- Fonds No.
- I0062
- Series No.
- C
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Skilled Labourers Immigration Projects for Displaced Persons
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn411
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 2.5 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- I0062; D
- Date
- 1947-1957.
- Scope and Content
- This series documents special immigration projects to bring craftsmen needed by certain Canadian industries from European Displaced Persons camps to specific employers who participated in the project as established by their particular industry. These include the furriers', garment workers' and mill…
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 2.5 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- This series documents special immigration projects to bring craftsmen needed by certain Canadian industries from European Displaced Persons camps to specific employers who participated in the project as established by their particular industry. These include the furriers', garment workers' and milliners' projects. Reference is also made to a number of "domestic worker" cases.
- Date
- 1947-1957.
- Fonds No.
- I0062
- Series No.
- D
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Canadian Jewish Congress Special Immigration Cases
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn412
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 0.31 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- I0062; E
- Date
- 1943-1960.
- Scope and Content
- Information on settlement of escapees (to Spain, Portugal, Tangier and Japan), refugees with extreme disabilities ("Hard Core Cases") and cases of deportation, inheritance, and Nazi war crimes. Also includes participants in the family unification program, and various subject files by Dr. Saalheimer.
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 0.31 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Information on settlement of escapees (to Spain, Portugal, Tangier and Japan), refugees with extreme disabilities ("Hard Core Cases") and cases of deportation, inheritance, and Nazi war crimes. Also includes participants in the family unification program, and various subject files by Dr. Saalheimer.
- Date
- 1943-1960.
- Fonds No.
- I0062
- Series No.
- E
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
UJRA Refugee Case Files
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn413
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 0.62 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- I0062; F
- Date
- 1939-1947.
- Scope and Content
- UJRA refugee assistance program including immigration, vocational placement, location service, loans and relief. This series concerns such cases opened at the outbreak of the war and often not closed until after the war.
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 0.62 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- UJRA refugee assistance program including immigration, vocational placement, location service, loans and relief. This series concerns such cases opened at the outbreak of the war and often not closed until after the war.
- Date
- 1939-1947.
- Fonds No.
- I0062
- Series No.
- F
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
JDC Refugee and Relief Program
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn414
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 6.5 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- I0062; G
- Date
- 1940-1964.
- Scope and Content
- A residual category designating all immigration cases not fully within specific CJC immigration programs. Includes one file of messages from overseas. Notification of sailings, overseas relief, special cases other than Displaced Persons. Interventions by UJRA personnel with Canadian government on b…
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 6.5 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- A residual category designating all immigration cases not fully within specific CJC immigration programs. Includes one file of messages from overseas. Notification of sailings, overseas relief, special cases other than Displaced Persons. Interventions by UJRA personnel with Canadian government on behalf of individual immigration applicant, financing and subsequent retrieval of part or all of immigrant's transportation costs, resettlement assistance such as vocational guidance, relief and loan referrals. Also requests for information concerning property restitution and for assistance in location of individuals in Canadian and other Jewish communities. The cooperating agencies in Canada were the CJC and the JIAS, while the American and European organization most active in these cases were the WJC, the IRO, the AJDC, and the USNA.
- Date
- 1940-1964.
- Fonds No.
- I0062
- Series No.
- G
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Overseas Relief Shipments
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn415
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1.24 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- I0062; H
- Date
- 1930-1962.
- Scope and Content
- Carried out through cooperation of UJRA, JDC, OSE, ORT and other agencies for the relief of Jewish victims of World War II.
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1.24 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Carried out through cooperation of UJRA, JDC, OSE, ORT and other agencies for the relief of Jewish victims of World War II.
- Date
- 1930-1962.
- Fonds No.
- I0062
- Series No.
- H
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Transmission of Funds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn416
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1.86 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- I0062; J
- Date
- 1945-1976.
- Scope and Content
- Concerns wide range of financial transmissions between associated agencies where funds were either transmitted to a particular agency or a particular individual for indirect or direct relief assistance respectively. These transmissions, or allocations, were made to individuals or agencies both in C…
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1.86 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Concerns wide range of financial transmissions between associated agencies where funds were either transmitted to a particular agency or a particular individual for indirect or direct relief assistance respectively. These transmissions, or allocations, were made to individuals or agencies both in Canada and overseas.
- Date
- 1945-1976.
- Fonds No.
- I0062
- Series No.
- J
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Financial Records
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn417
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 4.96 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- I0062; K
- Date
- 1936-1978.
- Scope and Content
- Extensive documentation of financial operation of agency including loans, relief, income, expenditures.
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 4.96 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Extensive documentation of financial operation of agency including loans, relief, income, expenditures.
- Date
- 1936-1978.
- Fonds No.
- I0062
- Series No.
- K
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Annual Files
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn38924
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- SubSeries
- Physical Description
- N.a.
- Fonds No.
- I0062; AA
- Date
- 1960-1967.
- Scope and Content
- UJRA assistance to and on behalf of refugees in terms of relief, location of relatives and immigration. Casework, diplomatic efforts, resource material. Location requests all referred to JIAS.
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- SubSeries
- Physical Description
- N.a.
- Scope and Content
- UJRA assistance to and on behalf of refugees in terms of relief, location of relatives and immigration. Casework, diplomatic efforts, resource material. Location requests all referred to JIAS.
- Date
- 1960-1967.
- Fonds No.
- I0062
- Series No.
- AA
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Formation and Operation of UJRA
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn38925
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- SubSeries
- Physical Description
- N.a.
- Fonds No.
- I0062; AB
- Date
- 1939-1945.
- Scope and Content
- A diversified collection of documents related to the establishment and administration of the agency. Includes administrative records such as company charter, membership lists, budgetary requirements, publicity for fund-raising campaigns, lists of beneficiary agencies, principal Jewish communities, …
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- SubSeries
- Physical Description
- N.a.
- Scope and Content
- A diversified collection of documents related to the establishment and administration of the agency. Includes administrative records such as company charter, membership lists, budgetary requirements, publicity for fund-raising campaigns, lists of beneficiary agencies, principal Jewish communities, and displaced persons camps. Also administrative data such as addresses of overseas offices of cooperating agencies, government regulations concerning postage and shipping, immigration statistics, printed matter in support of refugee immigration. Some casework pertaining to searches for surviving kin is also included.
- Date
- 1939-1945.
- Fonds No.
- I0062
- Series No.
- AB
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Location cases
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn38926
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- SubSeries
- Physical Description
- N.a.
- Fonds No.
- I0062; AC
- Date
- 1962-1969.
- Scope and Content
- Cases received by CJC staff member Midge Raymond for location assistance and referred to JIAS
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- SubSeries
- Physical Description
- N.a.
- Scope and Content
- Cases received by CJC staff member Midge Raymond for location assistance and referred to JIAS
- Date
- 1962-1969.
- Fonds No.
- I0062
- Series No.
- AC
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Memoranda
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn38927
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- SubSeries
- Physical Description
- N.a.
- Fonds No.
- I0062; AD
- Date
- 1940-1946.
- Scope and Content
- From Saul Hayes National Executive Director on behalf of UJRA or the Central Committee for Interned Refugees. Related to wartime refugee programs.
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- SubSeries
- Physical Description
- N.a.
- Scope and Content
- From Saul Hayes National Executive Director on behalf of UJRA or the Central Committee for Interned Refugees. Related to wartime refugee programs.
- Date
- 1940-1946.
- Fonds No.
- I0062
- Series No.
- AD
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Minutes of meetings
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn38928
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- SubSeries
- Physical Description
- N.a.
- Fonds No.
- I0062; AE
- Date
- 1939-1954.
- Scope and Content
- Central Region, Eastern Region, UJRA Committees, Internment, Operations Committee.
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- SubSeries
- Physical Description
- N.a.
- Scope and Content
- Central Region, Eastern Region, UJRA Committees, Internment, Operations Committee.
- Date
- 1939-1954.
- Fonds No.
- I0062
- Series No.
- AE
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Professional Licensing
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn38929
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- SubSeries
- Physical Description
- N.a.
- Fonds No.
- I0062; AF
- Date
- 1948-1951.
- Scope and Content
- Policies with respect to immigrants wishing to enter professions in Canada.
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- SubSeries
- Physical Description
- N.a.
- Scope and Content
- Policies with respect to immigrants wishing to enter professions in Canada.
- Date
- 1948-1951.
- Fonds No.
- I0062
- Series No.
- AF
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Administrative Files
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn38930
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- SubSeries
- Physical Description
- N.a.
- Fonds No.
- I0062; BA
- Date
- 1941-1943.
- Scope and Content
- Welfare, release and immigration to Canada and other countries. Diverse documents including memoranda, minutes of meetings, reports, newsletters, case records.
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- SubSeries
- Physical Description
- N.a.
- Scope and Content
- Welfare, release and immigration to Canada and other countries. Diverse documents including memoranda, minutes of meetings, reports, newsletters, case records.
- Date
- 1941-1943.
- Fonds No.
- I0062
- Series No.
- BA
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Index cards : A-K and L-Z
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn38931
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- SubSeries
- Physical Description
- N.a.
- Fonds No.
- I0062; BB
- Date
- N.a.
- Scope and Content
- Index card by name of internees noting vital data such as internment camp, date and place of birth, citizenship, religion, education, occupation and passport information. Releases were recorded on the form as they were secured.
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- SubSeries
- Physical Description
- N.a.
- Scope and Content
- Index card by name of internees noting vital data such as internment camp, date and place of birth, citizenship, religion, education, occupation and passport information. Releases were recorded on the form as they were secured.
- Date
- N.a.
- Fonds No.
- I0062
- Series No.
- BB
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Case Files
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn38932
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- SubSeries
- Physical Description
- N.a.
- Fonds No.
- I0062; BC
- Date
- N.a.
- Scope and Content
- Includes information on name, country of origin, religion, education, occupation, relatives in North America, requests for basic necessities, release for employment, naturalization.
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- SubSeries
- Physical Description
- N.a.
- Scope and Content
- Includes information on name, country of origin, religion, education, occupation, relatives in North America, requests for basic necessities, release for employment, naturalization.
- Date
- N.a.
- Fonds No.
- I0062
- Series No.
- BC
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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