Primary contact
4600 Bathurst St.
Toronto, Ontario
Identity area
Identifier
ON00210
Authorized form of name
Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- (OJA)
- (OJA)
Type
- Ethnic Organization
- Community
Contact area
Dara Solomon, Director
Type
Address
Street address
4600 Bathurst St.
Locality
Toronto
Region
Ontario
Country name
Postal code
Telephone
Fax
416-849-1006
ojaresearch@ujafed.org
URL
www.ontariojewisharchives.org
Note
Description area
History
Founded in 1973, the Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre is a department of UJA Federation of Greater Toronto.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
The Ontario Jewish Archives is a department of the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto.
Records management and collecting policies
The OJA's mandate is to acquire, preserve and makes accessible the records that chronicle our province’s Jewish history. The collection documents organizations, businesses and individuals.
Buildings
The OJA is housed in the Lipa Green Centre on the Sherman Campus of UJA Federation. Our facilities consist of a dedicated research room, processing area and climate-controlled vault.
Holdings
The records of the OJA illustrate the vibrancy of the community from its earliest days to the present. This includes over 5,000 cubic feet of textual records; 60,000 historic photographs documenting Jewish life across Ontario; over 300 oral histories; over 300 films dating from the 1920s until the present; over 1,500 blueprints and architectural drawings created by Ontario's most notable Jewish architects; hundreds of artifacts; unpublished histories; and Jewish newspapers in Yiddish, Hebrew, and English.
Finding aids, guides and publications
The OJA's collections are searchable on its website at: www.ontariojewisharchives.org
Access area
Opening times
The OJA is open five days a week by appointment only.
Monday to Thursday
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(research room closes at 4:30 p.m.)
Friday hours vary by season
Closed Jewish and statutory holidays.
Access conditions and requirements
Please call ahead to discuss your research needs and to make an appointment.
The OJA adheres to all relevant legislation regarding access to and use of our records, including privacy and copyright legislation.
Accessibility
The OJA is a fully-accessible institution.
Services area
Research services
The OJA is staffed with professionally educated and trained archivists who are able to help you with your research needs. The OJA will provide up to one hour of personal research for free, after which a fee will be charged. Please visit our website for more details.
Reproduction services
The OJA provides in-house reproduction services. Please consult our website for applicable fees.