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Jewish Labour Committee of Canada fonds [textual record, graphic material, sound recording]
Hierarchical level:FondsContext of this record:Fonds includes:22 lower level description(s)View lower level description(s) -
Finding aid Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid is a list of the file titles in the fonds and also includes an index to the names of the principal individuals and organizations mentioned in the files. MSS1291 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000000194.pdfSound recording (Paper) See AV collection file for item level descriptions. (Restrictions not set) -
Record information Jewish Labour Committee of Canada fonds [textual record, graphic material, sound recording]
Date:1925-1978.Reference:R3286-0-8-E, MG28-V75Type of material:Textual material, Photographs, Sound recordingsFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:100755Date(s):1925-1978.Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:10.69 m of textual records.
678 photographs 648 b&w.
4 audio discs (ca. 2 h).Language of material:EnglishAdded language of material:English, French, YiddishScope and content:Fonds consists of office files, photographs, sound recordings, posters, and other records created, accumulated, and used by the Jewish Labour Committee of Canada and its successive national directors, including material relating to the following: meetings, finances and correspondence of the JLC; regional offices in Montreal, Toronto and Winnipeg; correspondence with labour and government; printed materials; and JLC human rights and labour committees across Canada.
The photographs in the fonds depict the activities of the Jewish Labour Committee in Montreal and Ottawa, 1941-1970.
Sound recordings in the fonds consist of the sound tracks from audio-visual documentaries on racism, immigration, and the story of organized labour in the United States.Provenance:Additional name(s):Biography/Administrative history:Jewish Labour Committee of Canada : The Jewish Labour Committee of Canada, J.L.C., which became one of the more prominent organizations in the Canadian labour movement, was established in 1935-1936. Its membership was composed of trade unionists and social democrats who were united in the common struggle against all forms of dictatorship and oppression. During the 1930's, the J.L.C., which reflected the ideals of the inter-war labour movement, regarded its primary task to alert the organized trade union movement and other democratic elements to the dangers of Nazism and Fascism. It provided support for victims of these regimes through its Aid to Russia War Relief programmes during World War II and by organizing the rescue of refugees in France, Portugal, Eastern Europe and Asia.
In the immediate post-war period, the J.L.C. participated in assisting refugees in Displaced Persons Camps. Children's homes and rehabilitation centres were established in Europe. Considerable numbers were resettled in Canada through its sponsorship of the Garment Workers project begun in 1947. Throughout the 1950's the J.L.C. conducted pioneering field studies into all aspects and forms of discrimination in Canadian society. It was successful in persuading the three levels of government to legislate the abolition of discrimination and racism and to adopt and promote human rights policies within their jurisdictions. Various forms of protective legislation were passed in the areas of fair employment practices, housing, education, hate propaganda and the protection of minority rights. Its efforts ultimately led to the establishment of provincial human rights commissions.
Many of the J.L.C.'s post-war accomplishments were carried on through the work of Labour Committees for Human Rights which were established in cities across Canada in co-operation with the Canadian Labour Congress and the Canadian Jewish Congress. The J.L.C. was a founding member of the United Council for Human Rights in Quebec in 1964 and the Joint Advisory Committee on Labour Relations. Several individuals prominent in the civil liberties and labour movements served the J.L.C. in various capacities. Among them were Sid Blum, A. Alan Borovoy, Kalmen Kaplansky, David Orlikow and Michael Rubinstein. In promoting the cause of human rights, the J.L.C. established a distinguished award for Canadians who had performed outstanding service in this area. Among its receipients were Donald MacDonald, Thérèse Casgrain and Claude Ryan.
The J.L.C. was also very active within the Jewish community. In 1944, it became the first community organization to establish the annual tradition of commemorating the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and the Holocaust. It participated in the political struggle for the establishment of the State of Israel and German restitution for victims of Nazism. Since 1948, the J.L.C. had frequently raised its voice in protest to Soviet anti-semitism, Stalin's murder of Jewish intellectuals and the complete supression of all forms of Jewish life within the Soviet Union.
The J.L.C. suspended its operations in 1978. A portion of the records from 1973 onward remain with former members of the J.L.C., perhaps with the thought of resuming its activities.Additional information:General note:A large amount of the duplicate materials that were removed from this fonds were transferred to the Jewish Labour Committee of America Archives in New York in 1978; researchers may wish to consult those archives as well. At the National Archives, researchers are also advised to consult three closely related fonds: the Canadian Labour Congress (MG 28, I 103); the Ontario Labour Committee for Human Rights (MG 28, I 173); and Kalmen Kaplansky, who served as the JLC's national director during 1946-1957 (MG 30, A 53). Researchers at the National Archives may also wish to consult the records of two federal government departments (Labour, and Citizenship and Immigration).
Received in 1976 and 1978 from the Jewish Labour Committee of Canada.Subject heading:- Suède
- Canada. Dept. of Labour
- Jewish Labour Committee of Canada
- Canada. Dept. of Citizenship and Immigration
- Labour leaders - Canada, 1925-1973 Michael Rubinstein, [1946-1973]
- Labour movement - Canada, 1925-1973 Raphael Ryba, [1946-1973]
- Jewish trade-unions - Canada, 1925-1973 Sid Blum, [1946-1973]
- Trade-unions - Clothing workers, 1947 Davis Lewis, [1946-1973]
- Canada - Emigration and immigration, 1947 Kalmen Kaplansky, [1946-1973]
- World War II - War work - Canada, 1939-1945 David Orlikow, [1946-1973]
- Ontario - Politics and government, 1946-1969 Morris Bloom, [1945-1973]
- Trade-unions - United States, [1942-1969] Dorothy Dworkin, [1945-1973]
- Refugees, Political, 1942-1947 Max Federman, [1945-1973]
- Refugees, Religious, 1942-1964 Al Hershkovitz, [1945-1973]
- Canada - Officials and employees, 1942-1969 A. Kirzner, [1945-1973]
- Discrimination, [1939-1973] Louis Lenkinski, [1945-1973]
- Warsaw (Poland) - History - Uprising of 1943 B. Litman, [1945-1973]
- Jews - Poland, 1943 Harry Simon, [1945-1973]
- World War II - Underground movements, Jewish, 1939-1945 Harry Weisfeld, [1945-1973]
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), 1939-1945 J.A. Cherniack, [1945-1973]
- Working class writings, 1947-1972 Saul Cherniack, [1945-1973]
- Harry Gale, [1945-1973]
- Sam Herbst, [1945-1973]
- Louis Orlikow, [1945-1973]
- Yasha Silverstein, [1945-1973]
- Frank Simkin, [1945-1973]
- M. Zucker, [1945-1973]
- National Committee on Human Rights, [1942-1969]
- Displaced Persons Garment Workers Immigration Project, 1947
- Canadian Association for Adult Education, [1939-1973]
- Canadian Jewish Congress, [1939-1973]
- Human Right Anniversary Committee, [1939-1973]
- Montreal Labour Committee Against Racial Intolerance, 1945-1963
- United Council for Human Rights, 1963-1973
- Halifax Human Rights Advisory Committee, 1957-1972
- George Davis, [1957-1972]
- Fred Brodie, [1957-1972]
- H.A.J. Wedderburn, [1957-1972]
- History of Canadians of Negro Origin, [19-]
- Toronto Joint Labour Committee for Human Rights, 1947-1973
- Dan Hill, [1947-1973]
- A. Alan Borovoy, [1947-1973]
- Windsor Joint Labour Committee for Human Rights, 1951-1959
- Harold Johnson, [195-]
- Edward Abbott, [195-]
- Manitoba Labour Committee for Human Rights, 1948-1965
- Vancouver Labour Committee, 1942-1972
- Bill Geisbrecht, [1942-1972]
- Jewish Labour Committee (New York), 1942-1972
- Lazar Epstein, [1942-1972]
- Betty Kaye, [1942-1972]
- Lichtenstein, Z.T. (1942-1972)
- Emanuel Muravchik, [1942-1972]
- Jacob Pat, [1942-1972]
- Jacob Schlitt, [1942-1972]
- Benjamin Tabachinsky, [1942-1972]
- Human Rights Review, 1963-1973
- Canadian Labour Reports, [1947-1973]
- Munich (Germany), [1942-1964]
- Europe, 1947
- Sweden
- Ontario - Department Of Labour
- Winnipeg (Man.)
- Canada
Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG28-V75 -
Ordering and viewing options Conditions of access:Textual records[Consultation Open]Finding aid box [FA 1291] 108[Consultation Closed]Graphic (photo)[Consultation Open]Box [JEWISH LABOUR COMMITTEE OF CANADA 1977-130][Consultation Open]3609;[Consultation Open]SC 0105;[Consultation Open]Sound recordings[Consultation Open]Terms of use:Selected photographs: No restrictions. Various copyright on items less than 50 years old. Copyright expired on items more than 50 years old. Credit: Name of photographer / National Archives of Canada / Copy negative no.
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