JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
- Collection
- JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- sound recording
- moving images
- Physical Description
- Env. 376.3 metres of textual records. - 3250 photographs. - 123 sound elements. - 9 videodiscs.
- Fonds No.
- I0037
- Date
- 1920-1989.
- Collection
- JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- sound recording
- moving images
- Physical Description
- Env. 376.3 metres of textual records. - 3250 photographs. - 123 sound elements. - 9 videodiscs.
- Date
- 1920-1989.
- Fonds No.
- I0037
- History / Biographical
- Jewish Immigrant Aid Services was established during the first Plenary Assembly of the Canadian Jewish Congress, in 1919. The need to settle Jewish post-World War I immigrants became apparent at this time, but the community organizations established in part for this purpose, such as the Baron de Hirsch Institute, were overwhelmed by the flow of Jews into Montreal and the rest of Canada. Thus JIAS, an organization devoted solely to helping immigrants, was founded. Since 1919, Jewish immigrants to Canada have depended on this organization during their period of adjustment to this country. The JIAS intervenes with the government on behalf of current and prospective immigrants, helps to locate housing and jobs, and organizes language and citizenship classes. JIAS assists new immigrants in following the proper application procedures, provides counselling, and offers a directional service to community resources. JIAS also makes submissions to the authorities on all matters affecting Jewish immigration to Canada, jointly with the Canadian Jewish Congress. The national office moved from Montreal to Toronto in the 1990s. In 2008 the Montreal office of JIAS merged with two other Jewish social service agencies under the name Agence Ometz.
- Notes
- Alpha-numeric designations: MA 4.General note: As of 2017 the total amount of textual records in the JIAS collection is 376.3 metres, of which 66.3 metres are administrative records and 310 metres are case files. 192 metres of the case files are preserved in off-site storage.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Less detail
Immigration - Europe. Hungary-Austria border scenes
- Collection
- JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 7 photographs : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0037; PC 02-01-001D
- Date
- 1956
DPs to Canada (5000th Jew) HIAS publicity
- Collection
- JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 10 photographs : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0037; PC 02-01-002
- Date
- 1951
War Orphans Project (?) Immigrant youths, including group
- Collection
- JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0037; PC 02-01-003
- Date
- [194-]
North African children on stairs at JIAS building
- Collection
- JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0037; PC 02-01-006C
- Date
- 1958
Immigrant family (European?) with girl at JIAS building
- Collection
- JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0037; PC 02-01-006D
- Date
- [195-]
North Africans arriving at airport. Includes A. BENHAIM family
- Collection
- JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0037; PC 02-01-007A
- Date
- [ca. 1972]
Arrivals at Dorval airport: family, including elderly Moroccan man (Sephardic)
- Collection
- JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0037; PC 02-01-007C
- Date
- [ca. 1972]
Arrivals at Dorval airport: North Africa or Eastern Europe - JIAS
- Collection
- JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0037; PC 02-01-007D
- Date
- [ca. 1972]
JIAS headquarters: Esplanade Avenue exterior
- Collection
- JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0037; PC 02-01-008A
- Date
- [195-?]
Classroom scenes - JIAS: citizenship and languages
- Collection
- JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0037; PC 02-01-010B
- Date
- 1945-1975
Citizenship vows, diploma. Includes KAGE, ABBEY, students
- Collection
- JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0037; PC 02-01-012B
- Date
- [194-]
Bar Mitzvah or Passover seder. Boy reading, matzah on tables
- Collection
- JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0037; PC 02-02-001B
- Date
- [ca. 1950]
New Canadian Social Centre: various activities
- Collection
- JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 10 photographs : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0037; PC 02-02-001E
- Date
- 1957
Children with ventriloquist. A. BERCOVICI in snow and indoors
- Collection
- JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0037; PC 02-02-001G
- Date
- [195-?]
Chanukah parties: North African children, Alliance Lodge, B'nai Brith
- Collection
- JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0037; PC 02-02-001J
- Date
- 1958-1959
JIAS children's party, no identification. Includes boy with accordion
- Collection
- JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : b&w ; standard size and undersized
- Fonds No.
- I0037; PC 02-02-001L
Circus outing, etc. North African children outside JIAS building.
- Collection
- JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0037; PC 02-02-001M
- Date
- [ca. 1961]
Purim parties for North African children. B'nai Brith, Knights of Pythias sponsors.
- Collection
- JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0037; PC 02-02-001N
- Date
- 1959
Children's bowling outing sponsored by JIAS, B'nai Brith Mount Scopus Lodge
- Collection
- JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0037; PC 02-02-001P
- Date
- 1961
- Collection
- JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w
- Date
- 1961
- Fonds No.
- I0037
- File No.
- PC 02-02-001P
- Notes
- Some are exhibit quality
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Less detail