P0093

JACOBS, Samuel William. - 1880-1984. - 0.62 metres of textual records. - Ca. 50 photographs. - Ca. 5 artefacts.

Biographical Sketch: Born in Lancaster, Ontario in 1871, Samual William Jacobs’ family was one of the earliest to come to Canada from Eastern Europe, arriving in the mid-1800s. Educated at McGill and Laval Universities, he became a lawyer and an expert on Canada's legal code and its railway law. From 1917 until his death he was also Liberal member of Parliament for Cartier. He was President of the Baron de Hirsch Institute from 1912-1914, of the Canadian Jewish Congress from 1934-1938, and life governor of the Montreal General Hospital, Notre Dame Hospital, Mount Sinai Sanatorium, the Young Men’s Hebrew Association and the Hebrew Free Loan Association. He was also involved with the Jewish Immigrant Aid Services and the Montreal Hebrew Orphans' Home, and was the Canadian director of the Jewish Colonization Association. Jacobs was renowned for defending Jewish interests, combating anti-Semitism, and promoting increased Jewish immigration to Canada. He was also very active in the Quebec school question. As a lawyer he was famous for such incidents as having murderer Harry K. Thaw extradited to the United States, as well as for winning the Plamondon libel case in 1913. As an MP, Jacobs was involved in removing certain discriminatory acts that were anti-Jewish, and is known for his amendment respecting the status of Jews in Quebec’s constitutional law. S. W. Jacobs, called “the wit of Parliament,” established the Jewish Times in 1897 with his friend Lyon Cohen - the first Canadian Jewish periodical. He died in 1938.

Samuel William Jacobs

Scope and Content:
Correspondence 1880-1980. House of Commons pass 1929, 1936. Buckingham Palace certificate 1937. Travel permit 1917. Certificates, bank books, accounting records, contracts, entries in various year books. House of Commons Debates. Flyers, articles, reports, book chapters, reviews, lecture text, broadcasts. Protestant School Board report. Baron de Hirsch Institute minutes. Clippings (e/f/y). Son M. Jacobs' camp report and school certificate. Also contains artefacts (JIAS commemorative chalice, desk ornament, cigarette case, walking stick) and photos of S. W. Jacobs, family - home.

Notes:
Alpha-Numeric Designation: MC 16.
Note Arrangement: For this collection, S1 and S2 refers to Box numbers 1 and 2. These are no series.
Language: English, French, and Yiddish.
Related Materials: Photos Stored in PC1-Box 4, Photo-personalia file, and overside photos.
General Note: A preliminary inventory of the document section of this collection at the time of its purchase by CJC in 1971 can be found in the Montreal Book Auctions Ltd. catalogue for July 8, 1971 (copy in collection, photocopy in Accessions file).

P0094

JACOBSON, Percy N.. - 1907, 1928-1955. - 0.44 metres of textual records.

Biographical Sketch:
Born in 1887, Percy Jacobson was a Westmount businessman who, from 1939 to 1949, typed a nearly day-by-day diary. In it he portrayed Montreal's view of the World War II era, and he included his comments on the news, overheard conversations, his son's involvement in the armed forces, and the Holocaust. An aspiring playwright, with several plays published, Jacobson was a member of P.E.N., as well as involved in various Jewish organizations, such as the CJC Rehabilitation Committee for war veterans. He died in 1952.

Scope and Content:
Correspondence. Typed diary 1939-1949, Montreal. Plays (some published). Legal and financial documents. McGill University Scholarships. Canadian Authors' Association programs. Minutes. Reports. Documents relating to the sale and copyright of his plays. Contracts. Copyright act. Publications. Magazines. Newsletters. Clippings. There is one photo.

P0159

JEDWAB, Henryk [memoirs of Poland 1918-1945]. - 1990. - 0.01 metres of textual records.

Biographical Sketch:
A Polish-Jewish survivor of the Holocaust, Henryk Jedwab now lives in Ottawa.

Custodial History:
Donated by Mr. Henryk Jedwab in April 1997 via archives volunteer Willie Glaser, also a Polish army veteran.

Scope and Content:
The fonds consists of 48 page typed memoir (photocopy) about his life in Poland, service in Polish army during World War II, Holocaust experiences, relations with Catholic faith in Poland. Memoir includes photocopies of photos. Originals are with the author. Author now lives in Ottawa.

Notes:
Alpha-Numeric Designation: P97/07.
Language: English.

P0095

JESSEL, Dr. Levic. - 1918-1919. - 0.02 metres of textual records.

Biographical Sketch: Born in England in 1896, Dr. Levic Jessel was a physician. He was the founder of the Student Zionist Society and of the Kadimah Society, both at the University of Toronto. Scope and Content: Book of Minutes of Toronto Hebrew Students Association, Zionist Circle 1918, includes minutes of Kadimah Society 1919. Handwritten resolution to change Toronto Hebrew Students Association into a Zionist society 1919. Mimeographed flyer An Appeal to the Hebrew Students of Toronto, 1918, about Jewish national home. Mimeographed constitution of Kadimah Society 1918-1919.

Page from minutebook Toronto Hebrew Students Association

I0091

JEWISH ALLIANCE AGAINST THE OCCUPATION (JAAO) & JEWISH PEOPLES LIBERATION ORGANIZATION (JPLO) . - 2000-2006. - Ca. 0.12 metres of textual records.

Administrative History:
Formative and organizational records of two organizations which reflect an anti-Israeli government policy position. The JPLO is now primarily run by Eibie Weizfeld as an Internet listserve. The JAAO group has demonstrated and organized lectures and events, which are reflected in the records.

Custodial History:
The collection was donated by Abraham (Eibie) WEIZFELD on June 1, 2006.

Scope and Content:
Documents of both organizations (unprocessed). The collection includes an anti-Zionist book by Eibie Weizfeld, The End of Zionism and the Liberation of the Jewish People (1989).

Notes:
Alpha-Numeric Designations: P06/03, MCAT.
General Note: Provides an alternate perspective to that of the more mainstream Jewish organizations.

I0082

JEWISH ARCHIVES OF HALIFAX = Documents. - 1961-1981, 2000. - 0.09 metres of textual records.

Administrative History:
JASH (Jewish Archives for the Study of Halifax) received funding for a summer project allowing Tristan Stewart-Robertson to arrange and compile an inventory of the Halifax Jewish community archives. This inventory, a historical study, and a sampling of financial documents comprise the present collection. The documents were preserved by CJCNA to prevent their destruction in their home community, as they will eventually be a useful guide to identifying community members and settlement patterns.
Documentation from a small Jewish community for which little archival information is available. Early synagogue and community history. The financial records, when open, will further describe small Jewish community activities.

Custodial History:
The collection was donated by Tristan Stewart-Robertson from JASH.

Scope and Content:
Halifax United Jewish Appeal fundraising documents. Atlantic Jewish Council financial documents (1961-1981) - de-accessioned from Jewish Archives for the Study of Halifax. Research paper by T. Stewart-Robertson on Halifax's first synagogue. JASH inventory.

Notes:
Alpha-Numeric Designations: P00/08, MCAT, ZD.
Restrictions: Restrictions on the financial and nominal information.

I0032

JEWISH COLONIZATION ASSOCIATION (JCA or ICA). - 1884-1978. - 26 metres of textual records. - Ca. 370 photographs.

Administrative History: The Jewish Colonization Association (JCA, in Yiddish ICA) was created in 1891 by the Baron Maurice de Hirsch. Its aim was to facilitate the mass emigration of Jews from Russia and other Eastern European countries, by settling them in agricultural colonies on lands purchased by the committee, particularly in North and South America. A Canadian Committee of the JCA was established in November 1906 to assist in the settlement of the thousands of Jewish refugees fleeing Russia, and to oversee the development of all the JCA settlements in the country. Colonies were established prior to 1906 throughout the west and in Quebec. These colonies included: in Saskatchewan - Hirsch (1892), Qu'Appelle or Lipton (1901), Cupar near Regina (1901), Edenbridge east of Prince Albert (1906), and Sonnenfeld west of Estevan (1906); in Manitoba - Bender Hamlet or Narcisse north of Winnipeg (1903); in Quebec - La Macaza (1904) and Ste-Sophie (1904), both north of Montreal; and Trochu (1906) and Rumsey (1906), halfway between Calgary and Edmonton in Alberta. After the establishment of the Canadian committee the JCA founded several others: Pine Ridge (1907), not far from Winnipeg; Eyre (1910), and Montefiore (1911), near Alsask in Saskatchewan; Bird's Hill (1911), east of Winnipeg; Camper or New Hirsch (1911), 150 kilometres north of Winnipeg; and Rosetown (1911), near the town of the same name in Saskatchewan. Economic factors, notably the Great Depression, led to the dissolving of all the western colonies by the end of World War II. Thereafter concentrating its work in the east, the Canadian JCA purchased farms or made loans to farmers in Ontario and Quebec: the Niagara Peninsula, the regions of Brantville-Woodstock, Spencerville-Kemptville, and Beamsville in Ontario, and Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Damase, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Frelighsburg, and Clarenceville, in Quebec. The JCA Canadian Committee made no more loans after 1970 and ceased all legal existence in 1978.

A Jewish farmer and his son Saskatchewan, 1920s

The JCA deposited the major part of its papers at the National Archives of the Canadian Jewish Congress in 1978, and the remainder of its documents (the "S" collection) there in 1989.

Notes:
Finding Aids: There is a finding aid, supplementary series aid and computer listing.
Related Materials : Simon Belkin, Clara Hoffer, and Louis Rosenberg.

See a more detailed description about the JCA/ICA collection

I0033

JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MONTREAL (VA’AD HA’IR). - 1923-1981c. - 0.31 metres of textual records.

Administrative History: The Va’ad Ha’ir was formed in 1922 in Montreal, to “organize and control the Orthodox religious life of local Jewry.” It acts as a unifying umbrella organization for Jewish schools, charities and social groups, provides legal arbitration and regulates such religious legal issues as kashrut. During the 1940s the Va’ad was concerned with war relief work. Scope and Content: Fundraising and meeting notices (1924-1926). Cases seen in the Jewish courts (1920s). Correspondence dealing with: 1923 poultry by-law; kosher butcher legal proceedings 1923-1925); various organizations sending representatives to Va’ad conferences or nominees for the JCC (1923-1924); rabbinical delegation visit to Montreal, incl. Rabbis Cooke (Kook), Epstein, and Shapiro (1924); on kashruth, hashgacha for Pesach. War relief correspondence (1937-1942). Publications and clippings. Various guides to kosher restaurants, butchers, and food products. Notes: General Note: Half originals and half copies of clippings in oversize box.

50th anniversary newsletter November 1972

I0034

JEWISH GENERAL HOSPITAL (JGH). - 1933-1991. - 0.57 metres of textual records.

Administrative History: In 1929, a committee was formed in Montreal to establish a Jewish hospital. The Jewish General Hospital, an outgrowth of the Herzl Dispensary, was completed in 1934. Its goals were to provide up-to-date, non-sectarian hospital care, but at the same time featuring a kosher kitchen, Jewish atmosphere, and concern for the health care of the city’s Jewish citizens (especially the poor). It expanded over the decades, eventually incorporated the Herzl Clinic, and has become a teaching hospital as well. Scope and Content: By-laws (1933). Board meeting minutes. Presidents’ reports (1957-1978, with gaps). Annual reports (1936-1984 with gaps). Campaign fund invitations and literature. Correspondence. Souvenir books.

Groundbreaking ceremony 1931

News magazines (1959-1961, 1963-1988, 1991 with gaps). Patient handbook. Women’s Auxiliary publications and reports, souvenir book, member list and minutes of 1990. JGH medical library publications. Dedication program (1934).

Notes:
Finding Aid: “Federation” Guide for boxes one and two. Computer listings.

I0035

JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETIES IN CANADA (JHS). - 1938-1991. - 0.355 metres of textual records.

Administrative History: The eight Jewish historical societies across Canada collect and catalogue Jewish community archives to preserve Canadian Jewish history, to make it available for research or cultural purposes, and to promote awareness of it. They present papers and lectures, issue publications, record oral histories, and mount exhibitions. The JHS of Canada was formed in 1976 to link all these societies across Canada. I0035,S1 Jewish Historical Society of British Columbia. - 1970-1991. - 0.05 metres of textual records. Scope and Content: Mandate (1970). Minutes (1971, 1975). Correspondence (1978-1981, 1983, 1985-1987, 1990). Activities list (1978-1979). Book list (1981, 1983, 1985). Booklets on Victoria Cemetery (c.1985) and Vancouver Jewish Life (1986). Bulletins (1980-1991). Flyers, clippings (1986-1987, 1991).

Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta logo

I0035,S2
Jewish Historical Society of Canada = Canadian Jewish Historical Society (1976), Association of Canadian Jewish Studies (1996). - 1974-1991. - 0.065 metres of textual records.

Administrative History:
The Canadian Jewish Historical Society was officially founded at the Canadian Jewish Congress Plenary Assembly of 1976. Other Jewish historical societies were founded at various times in regions across Canada. The CJHS officially changed its name to the Association of Canadian Jewish Studies in 1996.

Scope and Content:
Society proposal (1974). Draft constitution (1976). List of functions (1975) and guidelines (1976). AJHS constitution and by-laws. Minutes (1975-1976). Meeting agendas (1976-1977). Conference agendas (1976, 1979-1980, 1989-1990). Financial statement (1978). Local Historical Society lists. Directory of JHS in North America (1988). Correspondence (1971-1981, 1985-1986, 1991). CHA correspondence (1976). Journal (1977, 1979-1980). Press releases (1972-1976). Articles on historical societies. Oral History Handbook (1975). Invitations. Clippings (1975-1977, 1980, 1990-1991).

I0035,S3
Jewish Historical Society of Halifax. - 1981-1987. - 0.05 metres of textual records.

Scope and Content:
Correspondence (1981, 1986-1987). Press release. Exhibit brochure (1987). Clipping (1987).

I0035,S4
Jewish Historical Society of Montreal. - 1938-1988. - 0.07 metres of textual records.

Administrative History:
Jewish Historical Society of Montreal was originally named Canadian Jewish Historical Society. It was founded in 1937, disbanded and revived again in 1960s and in 1976 as JHS of Montreal.

Scope and Content:
Minutes (1938-1944, 1976-1977). Correspondence (1940-1944, 1969-1970, 1977-1979, 1987). Bulletins (1982-1983). Press release (1971). Meeting agenda (1943). Flyers, clippings (1942-1943).

I0035,S5
Jewish Historical Society of Ottawa. - 1982-1989. - 0.01 metres of textual records.

Scope and Content:
Minutes (1987-1988). Conference program (1982). Lecture text (1982). Correspondence (1982, 1987-1988). Newsletters (1986-1989). Flyers (1987-1988).

I0035,S6
Jewish Historical Society of Saint John, N.B. = Saint John Jewish Historical Museum (1986). - 1986-1991. - 0.15 metres of textual records.

Scope and Content:
Inventory list (1990). Correspondence (1986, 1989). Museum pamphlet (1987). Newsletters (1987-1989, 1991).

I0035,S7
Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta. - 1989-1991. - 0.05 metres of textual records.

Scope and Content:
Correspondence (1991). Bulletin (1991). Application form (1989).

I0035,S8
Jewish Historical Society of Toronto. - 1977-1989. - 0.01 metres of textual records.

Scope and Content:
Flyers (1982-1986). Report from Multicultural Historical Society of Ontario (1977). Also some Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto newsletters (1988-). Clippings (1988-1989).

I0035,S9
Jewish Historical Society of Western Canada (1968). - 1967-1990. - 0.125 . - 0.125 metres of textual records.

Scope and Content:
Constitution, by-laws (1975). Minutes (1971-1974, 1980). Canadian Jewish Congress Western Region minutes (1971). Reports (1972-1973, 1980, 1983-1986). Inventory list. Correspondence (1971-1976, 1981, 1983, 1990). Canadian Jewish Congress memos (1971-1973). Press releases (1973, 1988). Newsletter (1972-1974, 1980, 1989). Finding aid (1988). Papers presented (1968-1970). Historical Society Journals (1973-1990). Exhibit information (1967, 1974, 1977, 1980) and booklets. society pamphlets, invitations and flyers. Clippings (1971-1974, 1988).

 

I0036

JEWISH HOSPITAL OF HOPE. - 1931-1991. - 0.07 metres of textual records.

Administrative History: Montreal’s Jewish Hospital of Hope, originally named the Jewish Incurable Hospital, was opened in 1942. Located in the east end, it expanded its premises several times and is now located in the Snowdon area. A non-sectarian institution, the Hospital of Hope admits the chronically ill or physically handicapped and cares for them with a variety of therapy programs, an x-ray clinic, dental department and laboratory. To further improve the lives of chronic-care patients, the hospital runs a wide selection of recreational and religious activities, including pet visits and arts and crafts. Scope and Content: Annual reports (1944-1967, with gaps). Financial reports (1967). Building campaign literature (1940s). Fundraising correspondence (1940s and 1950s). Correspondence (requests for admittance 1953). Invitations to events and raffle

Admission of first patient September 4, 1942

tickets. Dedication booklet. History of the hospital (1931-1966). Clippings (1931, 1941-1956, 1970, 1985-1990).

Notes:
Finding Aid: Federation Finding Aid.
General Note: Half originals, half copies.

I0037

JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS). - 1920-1989. - 275 metres of textual records. - 3250 photographs.

Administrative History: The Jewish Immigrant Aid Services was established during the first Plenary Assembly of 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 solely devoted 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 Designation: MA 4.

Welcoming Displaced Persons Halifax, 1940s

See a more detailed description of the JIAS collection

I0098

I0038

JEWISH PEOPLE’S SCHOOLS (Folk Shule). - 1914-1991. - 0.31 metres of textual records.

Administrative History:
The Jewish People’s School of Montreal was created by members or sympathizers of the Poale Zion (Labour Zionist) movement in 1914. They wanted to provide Montreal’s Jewish school children with a curriculum of Hebrew (h), Yiddish (y), Zionism, Jewish history, literature and culture and a “modified program of teaching about religion.” Also stressed were Jewish and world social issues along with regular secular studies. It has moved locations several times over the decades, and changed from providing afternoon and evening classes to Montreal’s first Hebrew kindergarten and Day School. In 1971, the “Folk Shule” merged with the Peretz Schools and became known as the Jewish People’s and Peretz School (JPPS) at the elementary level. In 1972 the Bialik High School was founded.

Scope and Content:
Financial statements (1919-1920, 1930s and 1940s). School prospectus (1926, 1933-1934, y/e). Student magazines (1923, 1925-1928, y/e; 1929, 1932 (?); 1941-1946, y; also 1941-1946, y/e). Graduating class magazine (1926, y/e; 1976-1977, e/f/y/h). Graduation program (1956, y/e, 1973-1976). Curriculum guide (1924). Sample report cards. School sponsored bazaar, concert and Yiddish play programs (1925-1968 with gaps, Yiddish/ English or English only). Folk Shule Buch (1914-1924, 1914-1929, 1914-1934, y). Dedication ceremony programs (1941-1954). Anniversary books (1944, 1947, 1989). School publications. 50th anniversary exhibit program (1964). Assorted tickets to school events. Fundraising information. Newsletters (1933, 1951 y; 1966 e/y; 1989, 1991). Manuscript history of the school by B.G. Sack (y). School informational literature (1930s and on).

Notes:
Language: English, Yiddish, French, and Hebrew.
Related Materials: Jewish Peretz Schools.

I0039

JEWISH PERETZ SCHOOL (Peretz). - 1913-1988. - 0.235 metres of textual records. - 2 photographs.

Administrative History: The Jewish Peretz School, originally called the National Radical School, was founded in Montreal in 1913. The curriculum and mandate of the school was similar to the Folk Shule (Jewish People’s School), providing Yiddish and Hebrew studies, regular secular studies, including progress, science, justice and social issues, and a Jewish education of language, literature, history and folklore.

School letterhead, 1919

The differences were in the added emphasis on Yiddish and on Jewish culture as opposed to religion. Loyalty to Israel and to the Jewish people was also stressed. The school began with afternoon and evening classes, then expanded to a day school (1940), adding a nursery (1959) and a high school. The school changed locations several times and nearly closed in the 1950s due to financial difficulties. It merged with the Jewish People’s Schools in 1971.

Scope and Content:
Minutes (1958, 1960). Report on founding of JPS (y/e) and 1963 update. Report on completion of Côte St. Luc building (1959). Financial reports (1940s). Financial statements (1947-1951). Budget (1951-1952). Letters, etc., on school fundraising campaign. Donor lists (1949-1951, 1969-1970). Board members (1969-1970). Statistics on students and teachers (1935-1951). Correspondence (1930s-1980s). Dedication of building books (1941, 1959, 1961). School books and workbooks (1940s-1970s). Two photos (student at work, original school principals 1913). Student writings (1926-1927, 1930, 1933, 1935, y). Student play (y). Graduation program (1945, 1956, 1959, y; 1979, 1982, 1985). Graduate Students book (1974, 1978, e/f/h/y). Student cookbook (1988). Concert, play, banquet, lecture tickets, invitations, programs (1920s-1980s). Newsletters (1959, e/y; 1963-1964, 1988). Clippings (1930s-1990s, photocopies of 1910 clipping on school, y).

Notes:
Language: English, Yiddish, Hebrew and French.
Related Materials: Jewish People's Schools.

I0040

JEWISH PUBLIC LIBRARY. - 1914-1990. - 0.62 metres of textual records.

Administrative History: The Jewish Public Library was the brainchild of R. Brainin and Y. Kaufman, who founded it in 1914 in Montreal. It has grown and developed over the decades from a collection that was fifty percent Yiddish to a large selection of books in four languages, audio-visual materials, archives, a children’s library, and wide-ranging recreational activities. It is non-sectarian, has (in addition to the main branch) a branch in Chomedey, and has 75% of its collection relating to Judaica. It has moved several times. Its aim is to foster and preserve Jewish culture and literature. It is the largest Jewish library in Canada. Scope and Content: One file contains correspondence. Mostly ephemera (flyers, bulletins, clippings).

Annual library book March 23, 1947

I0076

JEWISH SINGLES GROUPS - 1970s. - [1976-1980]. - Ca. 0.3 metres of textual
records.

Administrative History: The Jewish Singles Association was founded in the 1970s to offer activities for Jewish singles to meet other unmarried people in the community. This early group was a precursor to the numerous organizations that were founded in the 1980s to combat the problems of interfaith marriage and out-migration from Quebec. Organized activities included dances, dining out, country excursions, cooking groups and lectures on topics such as income tax, divorce and sex therapy. Custodial History: The collection was donated by Mrs. Rita Finestone, wife of CJC Quebec Region Officer Bernard J. Finestone. Scope and Content: Newspaper clippings. Correspondence. Flyers. Reports. Minutes. Notes: Alpha-Numeric Designation: P99/08. Unprocessed as of 10/99.

Jewish Singles Association logo

JEWISH TEACHERS SEMINARY - see United Jewish Teachers Seminary

I0097

JEWISH WOMEN INTERNATIONAL OF CANADA = JWIC: formerly B’nai Brith Women. - 1950? - 2008. - Ca. 1.5 metres of textual records. - 11 videos. - 2 compact discs (CD-ROM). - Ca. 374 photographs. - Ca. 49 artifacts.

Administrative History: Jewish Women International is the name of the former B’nai Brith Women. The head office of JWIC Canada is in Toronto, and the Montreal office has been sending copies of all its minutes, publications and other documents to the head office. B’nai Brith of Canada was established in 1875, disbanded by 1900 and re-established in 1909. The Montreal women’s lodge was first founded in [1939]. Its spheres of interest are Canada and Israel, but it provides non-sectarian aid to those who need it. B’nai Brith Women’s services include youth and adult Jewish education programs, human rights activism, community service, assistance to Israel, programs for the disadvantaged and the handicapped, and public affairs.

Queen Esther from the Dolls for Democracy collection

Custodial History:
The collection was donated by Tzipie Freedman, JWIC regional director, on June 11, 2009.

Scope and Content:
Approximately 1.5 m. of documents loose and in decorated albums, 11 videos of activities and conferences, 2 mini promotional CDs, a folder containing 374 photos, numerous artifacts, including 32 historical figure dolls with explanatory scripts. Numerous textiles: 11 large appliquéd banners for the various Montreal chapters* and for B’nai Brith Women in general; also 2 smaller podium banners for BB and JWIC (previous logo.) One large textile wall hanging with embroidered signatures. The document part of the collection includes 3 framed charters, 5 mostly framed letters with notable signatures (Jeanne Sauvé, Brian Mulroney, Chalom Schirman, B. Rainville), nine large scrapbook albums, including one from a Sephardic chapter, made of varnished wood with photos, one from 1955-1966 including clippings and other documents, one with an embroidered cover, one with a pillow-like textile cover, one with a half bagel stuck to a page as a display item (bagel may have to be removed). Numerous lapel pins, at least one example of each type. 3 or 4 glass paperweight plaques (for Soviet Jewry work, from Israel Bonds, etc.). Assorted publications, minutes, flyers, mostly post-2000, also one handwritten older minute book (1970s?) (*Dedication chapter banner not sent for donation by JWIC because too damaged.).

Notes:
Alpha-Numeric Designations: P09/13.
General Note: Documents women’s activities and the evolution of B’nai Brith Women/Jewish Women International’s focus. The organization is now concerned primarily with the prevention of violence against women.

I0088,S58

JIVOTOVSKY, Fania Hilelson (see also Russian Jewish Archives Project). - [2003]. - 1 textual record. - 3 records in electronic form.

Biographical Sketch:
Born in Kaunas, Lithuania after WWII to parents who had fled to Uzbekistan during the war. Came to Canada 1978, was in charge of Russian Jewish programs at the Y before the current organizer. Is now an immigration and investment councilor.

Custodial History:
Fania Hilelson Jivotovsky donated this collection in Nov. 26, 2004.

Scope and Content:
Vizkor book of Lithuanian Jewish community of Yurburg, and 3 diskettes of family photos pre-war Lithuania and of her as a child in Kaunas post-war. Some of the photos are large-format zipped - total of about 12.

Notes:
Alpha-Numeric Designations: P04/01-50.

I0041

JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE - publicity photographs. - 1920-1970. - Ca. 2500 photographs.

Administrative History: The American Joint Distribution Committee, popularly known as the JDC or “Joint,” was founded in 1914 to alleviate the suffering of Jews in wartime. Functioning to a greater or lesser extent through the pre-WWII period, the JDC became very active in relief and rescue schemes during the war. Efforts reached a peak in the immediate post-war period, with the feeding, clothing and rehabilitation of Jews in displaced persons camps and in the remnants of the European Jewish communities. Work was also carried out in North Africa and other non-European Jewish communities. Based in New York, the organization is still in operation. Custodial History: The photographs were most likely received by CJC during and after World War II as a function of the shared goals of the JDC and CJC/ UJRA in the area of refugee assistance.

Egyptian refugee family 1957

Scope and Content:
Publicity photos and accompanying press captions depicting overseas relief to Jews in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Photos are organized chronologically and by location. Subjects include displaced person camps, Jewish ghettos, mellahs, and poor neighbourhoods in Europe and North Africa.

Note:
Finding Aid: The file subjects are listed in the computer database (collection PC 4).
Alpha-Numeric Designation: PC 4
Restrictions: Photos less than 50 years old may only be published with the permission of the American Joint Distribution Committee in New York.

P0215

JOSEPH, Anne = Illustrated A. Joseph historical articles, transcriptions of Clarence de Sola writings. - 2002-2007. - 0.05 metres of textual records.

Biographical Sketch:
Anne Joseph, who was born in 1935 in Portsmouth, England, and has lived in Montreal since 1959. Throughout her working life in both medical research and business, Anne was heavily involved in research and writing. She developed an interest in early Quebec Jewish history through her husband, William K. Joseph. Her book Heritage of a Patriarch on nine of Canada’s earliest Jewish families was published by Editions du Septentrion in 1995, and she has also had many articles published in England, France and Canada. Anne has worked as a volunteer in many organizations. She was a founding member of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal in 1995 and has served on its executive from the beginning. She is also editor of the Society’s journal, Montreal Forum.

Custodial History:
The collection was donated by Anne Joseph on June 7, 2007. An addition was made on July 4, 2008.

Scope and Content:
11 articles written by Anne Joseph, most of them with photographic illustrations. Includes biographies of: David David (1764-1824), David Salisbury Franks, (1740-1793), Aaron Hart (1724-1800), Moses Judah Hays (1789-1861), Henry Joseph (1775 -1832 ), Jacob Henry Joseph (1814 -1907), Levy Solomons (1729 -1792). Clarence de Sola’s 1886 biography of Abraham de Sola (1825-1882) and David Aaron de Sola (1796-1860) and history of the De Sola family, transcribed by A.J. in 2006 from his notes, with added illustrations and photocopies of the original handwritten notes. Also article about Stanley Diamond and various family trees of Quebec Jewish families, De Sola, Joseph, etc.
Addition 2008: Includes Henry Joseph prayerbook records; Montefiore and Annette Joseph Bible records; marriage settlement dated 25 July 1882 between Montefiore Joseph and Annette Pinto; a copy of a two-page letter dated 3 October 1882 from Henry Pinto in London to his son-in-law Montefiore Joseph and his daughter Annette (Pinto) Joseph in Montreal; a sketch of Tiddlewinks, the summer home of Montefiore and Annette Joseph; notes about the Hart and Judah families by Lewis A. Hart, including annotated transcription and additional material, such as a family tree and two-page biography of Lewis Hart; reconciliation of conflicting dates of birth recorded for the family of Aaron and Dorothea (Judah) Hart; an illustrated biography of Abraham Joseph (November 14, 1815-March 20, 1886) written in June 2008; and an article based on a presentation in Quebec City on May 21, 2008, for the Voices from the Crossroads series to mark the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec City.

Notes:
Alpha-Numeric Designations: P07/20 and P08/14.
General Note: Contains information and illustrations not found elsewhere in this Archives.

P0096

JOSEPH, Edward. - 0.07 metres of textual records.

Biographical Sketch:
Born in Quebec City in 1887, Edward Joseph was the son of Montefiore and Annette Joseph. He was president of Joseph and Company Ltd., the oldest wholesale grocery business in Canada. He was the Chairman of the Board of Directors, High School of Quebec (1962).

Scope and Content:
Unpublished manuscript of poems Life Lines. Correspondence about the distribution of E. C. Woodley's book The House of Joseph in the Life of Quebec (1947). Joseph business letterhead. Braille publication (London). Small Hebrew textbooks (1890s). New Testament in Hebrew (1907). St. Mathew in Arabic.

Notes:
Language: English, Hebrew and Arabic.

I0088,S01

JOUR, Tatiana = Russian Jewish Community events (see also Russian Jewish Archives Project). - 2004. - 80 photographs.

I0088,S02

JOUR, Tatiana = Archives Juives de Montréal and other Russian Jewish subjects. - 2004- . - Ca. 0.03 metres of textual records. - 6 photographs. - 4 compact discs (CD-ROM) (photographs).

Custodial History:
Tatiana Jour donated this collection in June 2004. Addition on Sept. 12, 2005. Addition on August 16, 2006. Addition on November 13, 2006.

Scope and Content:
5 documents.
Addition 2005: Documents about the Jews and Jewish sites in Lithuania, visited in 2005. Also material about the new Archives Juives de Montréal organization which she founded, which includes a Journal and a documentation collection function.
Addition 2006: First edition of the Russian language magazine MONTREAL GENIZA published and edited by Tatiana Jour, printed in Moscow, with Canadian contributors (most of whom are represented in the Russian Jewish Archives collection.) CD of photos documenting the visit to Montreal of Russian writer Rimma Korsakova, including visit to CJC Archives. Paper prints of some photos. CD of photos of old Montreal Jewish sites, with Eiran Harris.
Addition 2006-add: 1 CD of digital photos of Montreal Jewish sites commissioned by Tatiana Jour and photographed by Vladimir Vandalofsky. Also a CD of an audio recording of McGill professor Eugene Orenstein speaking about the origins of the Poale Zion (Labour Zionist) movement, at the 100 years of Labour Zionism conference in Montreal at the Gelber Centre, Nov. 2005. One page printed of a painting. 1 booklet of commentary on the Yom Kippur Vidui prayer by Simcha Tomachpolsky (of Montreal?) and Eliahu Krupnik, printed in Jerusalem.

Notes:
Alpha-Numeric Designations: P04/01-0 (addition B), P05/01-2 (additions), P06/07-1 (additions), P06/11add (additions)

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