UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- 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
Less detail
Administrative Files
- 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
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Annual Files
- 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
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Formation and Operation of UJRA
- 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
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Location cases
- 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
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Memoranda
- 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
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Minutes of meetings
- 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
Less detail
Professional Licensing
- 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
Less detail
Interned Refugees
- 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
Less detail
Administrative Files
- 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
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Index cards : A-K and L-Z
- 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
Less detail
Case Files
- 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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Nominal Lists
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- SubSeries
- Physical Description
- N.a.
- Fonds No.
- I0062; BD
- Date
- [1940-1941].
- Scope and Content
- May include vital data such as occupation, record of application for U.S. registration and passport number, identification card number for individual internees. Alphabetical arrangement.
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- SubSeries
- Physical Description
- N.a.
- Scope and Content
- May include vital data such as occupation, record of application for U.S. registration and passport number, identification card number for individual internees. Alphabetical arrangement.
- Date
- [1940-1941].
- Fonds No.
- I0062
- Series No.
- BD
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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Questionnaires
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- SubSeries
- Physical Description
- N.a.
- Fonds No.
- I0062; BE
- Date
- N.a.
- Scope and Content
- Issued by the Central Committee for Interned Refugees and completed by interned refugees to facilitate their release. Arranged by case name alphabetically or by specialty required by Canadian War Industry or non-German or non-Italian nationality.
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- SubSeries
- Physical Description
- N.a.
- Scope and Content
- Issued by the Central Committee for Interned Refugees and completed by interned refugees to facilitate their release. Arranged by case name alphabetically or by specialty required by Canadian War Industry or non-German or non-Italian nationality.
- Date
- N.a.
- Fonds No.
- I0062
- Series No.
- BE
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Less detail
War Orphans Immigration Project
- 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
Less detail
Subject Files
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- SubSeries
- Physical Description
- N.a.
- Fonds No.
- I0062; CA
- Date
- 1947-1953.
- Scope and Content
- These files include diverse administrative records of the war orphans project. The subject matter includes files of staff and agencies, files according to cities of settlement, progress reports on individual cases, sailing lists and committee reports. Personal histories with photographs may be incl…
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- SubSeries
- Physical Description
- N.a.
- Scope and Content
- These files include diverse administrative records of the war orphans project. The subject matter includes files of staff and agencies, files according to cities of settlement, progress reports on individual cases, sailing lists and committee reports. Personal histories with photographs may be included. Contents may note country of origin, acceptance for emigration, caseworker, agency, or community of settlement.
- Date
- 1947-1953.
- Fonds No.
- I0062
- Series No.
- CA
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Less detail
Case Files
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- SubSeries
- Physical Description
- N.a.
- Fonds No.
- I0062; CB
- Date
- N.a.
- Scope and Content
- Various categories of cases pertaining to War Orphans Immigration Project
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- SubSeries
- Physical Description
- N.a.
- Scope and Content
- Various categories of cases pertaining to War Orphans Immigration Project
- Date
- N.a.
- Fonds No.
- I0062
- Series No.
- CB
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Less detail
U.S. Zone Hq. : Germany and Austria.
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA).
- Description Level
- SubSubSeries
- Fonds No.
- I0062; CB01
- Date
- 1947-1949.
- Scope and Content
- Cases processed through the special departments of the American Zone headquarters in Germany and Austria which were established after WWII to process the emigration of displaced persons to new countries of settlement. These files created by Ethel Ostry, Chief Welfare Officer may include Immigration…
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA).
- Description Level
- SubSubSeries
- Scope and Content
- Cases processed through the special departments of the American Zone headquarters in Germany and Austria which were established after WWII to process the emigration of displaced persons to new countries of settlement. These files created by Ethel Ostry, Chief Welfare Officer may include Immigration Referral Forms, EUCOM Release Forms, Nominal Lists of Approvals and of Rejections, Clothing Requisitions and Policy Statements
- Date
- 1947-1949.
- Fonds No.
- I0062
- Series No.
- CB01
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Less detail
Special Case Files.
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA).
- Description Level
- SubSubSeries
- Fonds No.
- I0062; CB02
- Scope and Content
- These files include applications for the immigrations of Jewish war orphans through this project that have been withdrawn by the applicant, cancelled by the death of one of the individuals listed on the file, or refused because the applicant did not qualify within the terms of the project regulatio…
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA).
- Description Level
- SubSubSeries
- Scope and Content
- These files include applications for the immigrations of Jewish war orphans through this project that have been withdrawn by the applicant, cancelled by the death of one of the individuals listed on the file, or refused because the applicant did not qualify within the terms of the project regulations. Asterisks indicate the absence of documents in the file to confirm action taken.
- Fonds No.
- I0062
- Series No.
- CB02
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Less detail
General Case Files.
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA).
- Description Level
- SubSubSeries
- Fonds No.
- I0062; CB03
- Scope and Content
- Alphabetical case files integrating cases of orphans who did or did not realize their Canadian immigration. (Of a total of 450 applicants 140 did not arrive in Canada, i.e., 31.33%). Personal histories of the applicants are included in the files. This sub-division includes a file containing the nom…
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA).
- Description Level
- SubSubSeries
- Scope and Content
- Alphabetical case files integrating cases of orphans who did or did not realize their Canadian immigration. (Of a total of 450 applicants 140 did not arrive in Canada, i.e., 31.33%). Personal histories of the applicants are included in the files. This sub-division includes a file containing the nominal roll for those children arrived in Canada in 1947.
- Fonds No.
- I0062
- Series No.
- CB03
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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