Collection of proclamations, printed during the course of the polemic on the kashrut of meat in Toronto. [Toronto, first half of the 20th century].
Rare proclamations related to the polemic on the kashrut of meat in Toronto:
• Four proclamations in Yiddish, regarding the dispute between the two kashrut agencies in Toronto: Kehilla of Toronto (organization founded in 1923 to oversee the kashrut of meat in the city) and Vaad Ho'Ir ("City Committee", founded in the early 1930s, it apparently signed its proclamations as "The committee" or "The city").
1. Proclamation against a proclamation issued by "Moshe" and against "Price" (R. Avraham Aharon Price, 1900-1994, rabbi in Toronto from mid-1930s). Signed (in print): "Chaim and the committee".
2. "Jews of Toronto", proclamation in praise of R. Yisrael HaLevi Horowitz (1893-1979, rabbi in Toronto from 1928). Signed (in print): "The committee of 25 of the city".
3. "Rabbis – repent" – sharp proclamation against certain rabbis, and praise of R. Yisrael HaLevi Horowitz. Signed (in print): "The city".
4. "Appeal", proclamation addressed to Vaad Ho'Ir, call for peace issued by the Kehilla of Toronto.
• Large double leaf. Toronto, 1932. Long list of Jewish institutions in Toronto and names of their representatives, presumably for the purpose of nominating and electing the heads of the Kehilla of Toronto corporation, on the 12th and 20th of December. Names of institutions and their representatives in Yiddish and English. Altogether approx. 80 institutions and 225 representatives.
5 paper items. Size and condition vary.

PLEASE NOTE: Item descriptions were shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to Hebrew text.