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The series consists of early material relating to the establishment of Congregation Emanu-El. These five manuscripts are some of the earliest records extant of any activities of the first Jewish congregation on the West Coast of Canada.

The eighteen letters from Abraham Blackman in Victoria to his brother Morris document the development and changes of their mercantile business in Victoria, New Westminster, and the Cariboo during the heyday of the Cariboo Gold Rush.

The series consists of files on Congregation Emanu-El financial matters as well as their constitutions.

This series contains letters to and from members of the Seidelman family, especially members in Winnipeg and Minneapolis; records relating to Harry Seidelman’s career; financial records; receipts; published articles concerning Seidelman family members; and schooling records. The series also includes letters to and from William Seidelman, Sr. from the 1889 and 1890s; some of the letters come from Seattle. The CD-R contains family records digitized by the family ca. 2007. Some of the originals of the digitized records on CD-R are part of the fonds.

Series contain black and white and colour photographs, colour slides, and colour negatives which document Hadassah-WIZO Vancouver activities, such as the Bazaar, Chapter Meetings, Conventions, Conferences, Events such as Youth Aliyah sponsored events, Pro-Am Golf Tournament, Dinners, Luncheons, as well as Openings, Closings and Honourings.

The series consists of miscellaneous files on Congregation Emanu-El matters.

This series contains photographs, negatives, and postcards of Seidelman family members, family friends, and places visited.

Series consists of scrapbooks which contain clippings, ephemera and photographs of council activities.

Series consists of a variety of musical scores, sheet music, and handwritten lyrics. Reason why such a large amount of music is included in this collection is, at present, unknown.

Series contains a variety of photographs from the Nemetz family, the Dayson family, the Barnett family, and the Fader family.

Series consists of love letters written from Morris to Rose during 1921. Also includes discussion of Morris' law practice and his work with various Jewish organizations in Vancouver.

This series contains letters written by Private Edward Joseph Seidelman to his family from July 1916 until his death in October 1917. The letters were written when Private Seidelman was stationed in Camp Hughes, Manitoba; Seaford, Sussex, England; and “Somewhere in France”. The series also contains Private Seidelman’s death certificate and letters from the Canadian and British government to his family after his death. Published material includes a published obituary from the “Daily Province”, Vancouver, British Columbia and a Western Universities Battalion newsletter from Camp Hughes, Manitoba, published October 21, 1916.

Series consists of historical information and research that was collected in preparation for JFSA’s 50th anniversary video and commemorative book.

Series contains photocopies of 10 photographs albums and scrapbooks from Nathan Nemetz. The original albums were photocopies and returned to Nathan Nemetz; the location of the originals in now unknown.

The series consists of love letters written by Rose to Morris in 1921.

Series consists of newsletters, reports and studies created by the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada and distributed to the secretary of the local branch.

Series contain the Hadassah Blue Binders, a series of scrapbooks covering the history of the Vancouver Hadassah-WIZO Chapters over the years of 1924 through to 2000. This project was initiated and carried out by Dora Skully, a member of the Royal City Chapter. She worked with Lisa Komar, Mary Katz, and Gerry Biely in gathering and compiling information on the people, events, and activities of Vancouver Hadassah-WIZO.

Series consists of commemorative items pertaining to Section activities and celebrations, such as guest books, programs, table decorations, coat badges, name cards, and note cards.

Series consists of program, project and subject files created by local members at large and board members. Files titles pertain to particular programs, projects, activities, events or subjects in which members participated.

Series consists of newsletters and announcements created by The National Council of Jewish Women, Vancouver Section.

Series contain commemorative items pertaining to Vancouver Hadassah-WIZO, such as certificates, invitations, recipe books, skits and plays, poems, postcards, crèches, and maps of Israel.

Series consists of one 16 mm film reel of the Jewish Girls’ Summer Camp, Crescent Beach, B.C. and a videotape of the procedures followed to test children’s hearing in the Mobile Hearing Bus.

Series consists of cards used to collect and document information on community members and families over the course of the operation of the Jewish Community Fund and Council. They are organized into series of geographical locations in BC and within each region alphabetically by the last name of the head of the family household (generally the father/husband). This census card survey program was instituted in order to determine the need and interest for a new Jewish Community Centre in Vancouver. The program was planned by the Council with advice sought and received from the Canadian Jewish Congress, specifically from Louis Rosenberg who had completed a significant survey of Canadian Jewry for the Canadian Jewish Congress.

As a result of research, the Fund and Council began the program of surveying families and individuals in the community in the late 1940s , noting down information such as name of family head and spouse, home address, workplace name and address, telephone numbers for home and business, names of children, date born, affiliation with community organizations. The survey was conducted primarily by telephone, and the surveyors appear to have been volunteers. Information was updated on individual cards until too much information had changed, whereupon the old card was retired and a new one created. The surveying continued until the early 1980s.

Series contains files which document Jewish information courses and classes offered by Congregation Beth Israel for people converting to Judaism.

Series consists of minutes of National Council of Jewish Women, Vancouver Section meetings and meetings of the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada of which Vancouver members participated. Minutes of national and international meetings are also included in this series, as are minutes from other Canadian branches. Minutes of local Branches and groups include: the Board of Directors, Vancouver Branch; the Executive of the Board of Directors; the Hannah Soloman Branch; the Irene Samuels Branch; Professional Women’s and Technical Branch. Local committee minutes include the Hearing Screening Committee and the Golden Age Committee.

Minutes of local Branches and sections may also be found embedded in other series such as series 12 (Program, project and subject Files) and series 3 (President’s subject files). These groups include: Chana Szenes; Reva Gerstein; Tikvah Branch; Eleanor Roosevelt Branch; Mozah Zemans Branch; Bride’s Group; Evening Group; Afternoon Group.