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John J. Glass fonds
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John J. Glass fonds

 John Judah Glass was the son of Morris and Pearl Glass. He was born in England in 1897 and came to Canada in 1907…

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Canadian Association for Ethiopian Jews fonds
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Canadian Association for Ethiopian Jews fonds

The Canadian Association for Ethiopian Jews was a non-profit organization that operated between 1980 and 1992 for the sole purpose of assisting Ethiopian Jews….

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Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds
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Thelma Harris Rose Family fonds

This rich collection of over 1000 photographs, documents and artifacts offers a glimpse into the everyday and the extraordinary lives of the Rose, Harris…

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Samuel Crystal fonds
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Samuel Crystal fonds

Ken Crystal, son of Sam Crystal, donated his father’s photographs from a 1967 mission to Israel. Taken some six months after the Six-Day War,…

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United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee fonds
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United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee fonds

Founded in 1924, the Ostrowtzer Hilfs Farein was named after the town of Ostrowiec in Poland. The society’s mission was to provide support to…

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Letters to the Future fonds. 
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Letters to the Future fonds. 

n the wake of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks and the subsequent war in Gaza, a group of Jewish women in Toronto launched Letters…

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December 2025
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December 2025

In December, Linda Stork donated a collection of fifteen home movie reels created by her father, Jack Stork, which document the lives of the…

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