- Ottawa Jewish Archives
- Ottawa Jewish Community Council = Ottawa Vaad Ha'Ir = The Jewish Federation of Ottawa fonds
- Minutes of Meetings Series
Minutes of Meetings Series
series1934 -2008Minutes of Meetings Series
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- Held by
- Ottawa Jewish Archives via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
- Dates
- 1934 -2008 (indexed as 1934–2008)
- Level
- series
- Scope & content
- Series consists of minutes, notices of meetings, agendas and briefing notes with supporting documentation for the meetings of the group which organized the Vaad Ha'Ir (1934); the executive - (1934 - 1987); quarterly, general special meetings - (1934 - 1949); officers - (1952 - 1985); board of trustees - (1976 - ); minutes, reports, notices of meetings and agendas for the annual general meetings - (1934 - ); terms of reference for standing committees, (1981). Box 1 Organization meetings - (1934 -1985) Contains minutes which provide the details of the steps to formation of the organizational structure of the executive and its standing committees and Steering Committee minutes which developed the first constitution. Boxes 3, 4, 5 Executive minutes - (1934 - 1987) 3 boxes. Contains minutes containing discussion of ordinary business, special events and the development of the Ottawa Jewish community, (1934 - 1987); agendas, notices and supporting documentation, (1940 - 1987). Title of executive group changed slightly. First executive meeting held May 3, 1934. Early years meetings were held at Talmud Torah Hall, 171 George Street, or A. J. Freiman's office or home. Executive minutes provide the most consistent and comprehensive overview of community activities. Years 1951 - 1952 have resume of year's decisions. 196l minutes missing. The 1960 decade minutes incomplete. 1975 executive composed of officers of the organization, presidents of synagogues, fifteen major committee chairmen, 3 members at large, a senior rabbi and past presidents. In September, 1977 monthly meetings of the executive replaced by monthly meetings of the Board of Trustees. Officers meetings between 1977 - 1979 were executive ones. Box 7, 84 Annual general meeting minutes - (1934 - ) Contains minutes, notices,agendas, audio and video cassettes. First annual meeting was convened on October 28, 1934 at the Talmud Torah Hall, 453 Rideau Street with A. J. Freiman presiding. Beginning in 1948, chairman elected for a two year term. Dinner meetings were held from 1954 to 1963. 1974 marked the first annual general meeting of the Jewish community along with the 46th annual general meeting of the Vaad Ha'Ir. Annual accruals. Audio cassettes of 1977, 1979, 1981 - 1983 annual meetings and video cassette of June 2, 1999 meeting, the first annual meeting in the Ages Family Building, and June 7, 2000 annual meeting. Boxes 83 Annual reports - (1934 - 1977, 1995, 2000-2008) Contains reports from standing committees, campaigns, community agencies and affiliated organizations submitted to the annual general meeting. Reports first appeared as single sheets. In the 1950's, all reports bound. In the late 1980's, the reports published in the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin. Annual accruals. Box 1 Quarterly, general, special meeting minutes - (1934 - 1949) 2 folders. Contains minutes of meetings convened irregularly as need arose. Items of business include appointment of rabbis and fundraising under the J.D.C. (Joint Distribution Committee). A. J. Freiman was president during this period, followed by Thomas Sachs (1944 - 1948) and Lawrence Frieman (1948 - 1950); notices of meetings including the first notice of a regular meeting of the United Jewish Council of Ottawa, a preliminary name of the Jewish Community Council of Ottawa. Boxes 75, 78 Officers meeting minutes - (1952 - 2005) - Contains minutes of meetings of the president, vice-president, honourary secretary and executive secretary; agendas, notices. 1957 minutes missing. 1960 decade incomplete. Regular monthly meetings in the early 1970's. Functioned as executive committee towards end of 1970's (1977 - 1979). Box 6, 74 Board of Trustees meeting minutes - (1976 - 2004). Contains minutes, notices, agendas and 2 audio cassettes. First meeting was a dinner meeting, Febreaury 11, 1976 in the Social Hall, Jewish Community Centre, 151 Chapel Street. David Loeb was the president of this newly formed organizational unit. Beginning September 1977, it met once a month. Membership expanded to give more people in the community a more direct role in the operations of the Vaad Ha'Ir. Audio cassette of November 16, 1982 meeting regarding the purchase of Broadview Campus; Trustee meeting, February 22, 1989. Box 6 Terms of reference for standing committees - (1981 - ) 1 folder. Contains terms of reference for administrative, communal, fundraising, planning and budgeting, leadership development, public relations and programmatic committees. 23 committees are listed.
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