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Jewish Archival Holdings in Canadailes Possessions Archiviques Juives Au Canada* Janice Rosen JEWISH ARCHIVAL HOLDINGS IN CANADAILES POSSESSIONS ARCHIVIQUES JUIVES AU CANADA* Scholars interested in the Jewish experience in Canada are probably familiar with the riches of Archives in Canada. Few of the articles appearing in Canadian Jewish StudieslEtudes juives canadiennes could have been written without a visit to at least one institution housing archival records. Material about Jews in Canada can be found in archives across this country. "Jewish Archival Holdings" will be an ongoing section of CJSIEJC, providing descriptions of archival resources of interest to readers of this journal. In this first instalment, I survey the seven largest collections of Canadian Jewish archives in the country. In the future, I will profile other collections, as well as provide information on recent acquisitions. If you would like to see a particular collection discussed in an upcoming issue, please contact Janice Rosen, at the Canadian Jewish Congress National Archives, 1590ave Dr. Penfield, Montreal, Que. H3G 1C5, (514)931-7531. Les lecteurs de ce journal, les chercheurs int6ressCs aux Ctudes sur l 'histoire juive-canadienne, ne son t probablement pas Ctrangers au dornaine des archives du Canada Rares sont les articles apparaissant clans ce journal, qui ont6tCr6digCs sans avoirCtC prCca6s d'unevisite aupr8s d'une institution abritant des dossiers archiviques. 11 est possible de retrouver de ladocumentation concernant les Juifs 102 Janice Rosen du Canada, dans les archives h travers le pays. "Les possessions archiviques juives au Canada" constitue le premier d'une sCrie d'articles concernant la location de ressources archiviques, lesquels paraitront au MnCfice des lecteursdu CJSIEJC. Cepremier article fait 6tat des sept plus grosses collections d'archives juives-canadiennes au pays. Lors de notre prochaine parution, nous tracerons le profil de d'autres collections et ferons 6tat de rkentes acquisitions. Si vous d6sirezqu'unecollection particulikre soit discut6edansnos prochaines parutions, n'hksitez pas h contacter Janice Rosen aux Archives nationales du Congrks juif canadien, 1590 Dr. Penfield, Montr6al, Qu~.H3G 1C5, (514)931-7531. Des informations en franpis concernan t des collections rkpertoriCes, sont Cgalement disponibles en appelant au numCroci-haut mentionnC. NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA Lawrence F. Tapper 395 Wellington St. Ottawa, Ont. K1A ON3 tel.: (6 13)996-7373 fax: (613)943-8 1 12 SUMMARY OF HOLDINGS:The National Archives acquires, preserves and makes available to researchers, public and private records of national significance. Within the National Archives, the Manuscript Division preserves historical papers of prominent individuals and corporate bodies of Canada's Jewish community. Researchers are advised to consult our publication Archival Sources forthestudy of Canadian Jewry, 1987foracomprehensive discussion of our programme and holdings. The guide is available free of charge by writing to the National Archives. NUMBER OF JEWISH COLLECTIONS: 160. SIZE OF COLLECTION: 400 linear metres. Jewish Archival Holdings in Canada 103 MNOR COLLECTIONS: 1) B'nai Brith Canada 1925-1984 - 19 metres. MG 28, V133. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:B 'nai Brith Canada, Canadian Jewry's senior organization with a membership of 20,000 families, works for many sectors of Canadian society. The League for Human Rights (LHR) of B'nai Brith combats racism and bigotry through education and maintains a high profile in the area of multicultural dialogue. The LHR publishes the Annual Review of Anti-Semitism in Canada. B'nai Brith sponsors the B'nai Brith Youth Organization, University Hillel Foundations and co-sponsors the Canada-Israel Committee. It also maintains the Soviet Jewry and Foreign Affairs Committees. KINDS OF DOCUMENTS: Minute books of the Canadian Conference, Independent Order of B 'nai Brith, 1925- 1960; national office files of B'nai Brith Canada and the LHR, 1964-1983; records of several lodges in Winnipeg, Hamilton, Montreal and Toronto, 1938-1984. There is a finding aid. Access is restricted. 2) Hadassah Wizo of Canada 1912-1975 - 11.30 metres. MG 28, V74. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Established in 1917, it is this country 'sleadingorganizationofJewish women. Its 16,000members are organized in 304chapters in 52 cities and towns. The organization has as its aims and aspirations: to support needy individuals in Hadassah-WIZ0 institutions in Israel; to strengthen and foster Jewish ideals and to encourage Jewish and Hebrew culture in Canada; to extend material and moral support of the Jewish women of Canada to the people of Israel requiring such assistance; to cooperate with other organizations in the promotion of Canadian idealsof democracy. KINDS OF DOCUMENTS: Conventions, 1924-1970, 2 m; minutes 1925-1970,85cm; national officers administrativerecords, 1924-1972, 3 m; organizations, 1922-1972, 95 cm; projects and activities in Canada, 1912-1972, 1.35 m; projects and activities in Israel, 1939-1973, 2.05 m; publications and scrapbooks, 60 cm; Hadassah-WIZO, Vancouver records, 1925-1969,lO cm; additional records, 20 cm. There is a finding aid. Access is restricted. 104 Janice Rosen 3) Jewish National Fund of Canada 1941-1981 - 5.55 centimetres. MG 28, V57. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: The JNF, whose objective is land redemption and reclamation in the Stateof Israel, was established in 1906 and began its Canadian activities in the same year. The JNF received its budget from annual campaigns organized by the Zionist Organization of Canada (ZOC). It also derived a great deal of income from box collections. In 1962 the JNF separated from the ZOC and regional offices were established in major Canadian cities, with headquarters in Montreal, Quebec. Major projects undertaken by the JNF are the creation of Canada Forest at Ein Kerem near Jerusalem, Canada Park situated between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, and funding for the town of Ilot in the Negev. KINDS OF DOCUMENTS: Minute books, 1941-1961,15cm; directors' records, 1959-1973,35 cm; shlichim (emissaries) records, 1962-1972,49cm; subject files, 1954-1975,3.42m; printed matter, 1963-1976, 31 cm; souvenir programs of Negev Dinners which contain biographies of honourees, 1949-1975, originals, 1956-1984, 77 cm; JNFGolden Bookof Inscriptions, 1923-1948,5 cm, originals, 1941-1981, 55.55 cm; microfilm, 1949-1975, 6 reels. There is a finding aid. Access is restricted. 4) Canadian Zionist Federation 1950,1964-1980 - 11.4metres. MG 28, V 64. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Established in 1967, the aim of the CZF is to promote the Zionist ideal in Canada and to assist in the strengthening of the State of Israel. The CZF seeks to enrich Canadian Jewish life through Jewish education, Israel and Zionist information, promotion of Aliyah, and activities among Canadian Jewish youth. The CZF is a mixed territorial body composed of sixteen constituent organizations operating in six regions and encompasses a membership of 7 1,500Zionists in Canada. The CZF is the official representative of the World Zionist Organization in Canada. KINDS OF DOCUMENTS: Records of national and regional conventions; files of the national executive director and executive vice-president, 1967-1980; subject files; financialrecords; records of the Youth and Hechalutz Department; Public Relations Department; Jewish Archival Holdings in Canada 105 1976 membership campaign files; Israel Philharmonic Concert September 1978files andother national office files. There is a finding aid. Access is restricted. 5) Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut 1939-1986 - 43.85 metres. MG 3 1, F 6. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut was born in Munster,Germany in 1912. He received hisLL.B. in 1933and a Doctorate in International Law in 1934, but was prevented from practising law by Nazi racial laws. In 1935 he received a scholarship from the Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati and was ordained a Rabbi in 1939. He served as Rabbi in Chicago, 1939-1948, as Chaplain, 104th Infantry Division, United States Army in Europe during W.W. I1 and as Rabbi in St. Paul, Minnesota, 1948-1961. In that year he was called to Holy Blossom Temple, Toronto He retired as Senior Rabbi in 1977 and became Senior Scholar in 1978. In 1975 he was the Toronto Negev Dinner honouree and was appointed an Officerof the Order of Canada in 1978.Rabbi Plaut served as national president of the Canadian Jewish Congress, 1977-1980 and occupied leadership positions in the World Federalists of Canada, The Canada- Israel Committee, the Ontario Human Rights Commission and others. He writes a column in the Canadian Jewish News and the Globe and Mail. He has written 12 books including The Torah: A Modern Commentary, 1981. KINDS OFDOCUMENTS: Pre-Warpapers, 1939-1940,40cm; U.S. Army chaplaincy records, Washington Blvd., Temple, Chicago 1939-1948, 35 cm; Mount Zion Temple, Saint Paul, Minnesota papers, 1948-1961,80 cm; Holy Blossom Temple, Toronto, papers including personal papers, 20 cm.; Central Conference of American Rabbis records, 1954-1983,1.4 m; Canadian Jewish Congress papers including his papers as President, 1962-1982, 4.6 m; additional records including his papers as special advisor to the government on determination in Canada and as president of the CCAR, 1980- 1986, 6.7 m. (abridged from Archival Sources for the Study of Canadian Jewry). There is a finding aid 1019. Access is restricted. 106 Janice Rosen CANADIAN JEWISH CONGRESS NATIONAL ARCHIVES Janice Rosen, Director David Rome, Historian 1590 ave Dr. Penfield Montreal, Que. H3G 1C5 tel.: (514) 931-7531 fa^: (514) 93 1-0548 Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 9: 15am-5:00pm (3:00pm Friday in winter). SUMMARY OF HOLDINGS: The general mandate of the Canadian Jewish Congress National Archives is to collect and preserve documentation of the Jewish presence in Quebec and Canada. All aspects of the concerns of the Jewish community are reflected in the collection: immigration, integration into Canadian society, community organization,discrimination, Zionism, oppressed Jewry in othercountries, education, literature, etc. The majority of the collection is catalogued on an automated system. The National Archives of the Canadian Jewish Congress was accorded the status of "Service age6 d'archives privCes" by the Archives nationales du QuCbec on January 1,1992.
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