| Date Range |
1925-1990c. |
| Description Level |
Fonds |
| Collection |
ZIMMERMAN, Reuven and Harry = Life and Work Documents.
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| Fonds No. |
P0214 |
| Physical Description |
6 photographs. - 0.02 metres of textual records. |
| History/Biographical |
Harry Zimmerman is the father of the donor. Reuven, who died in 2005, was his brother. Reuven was born in 1925. He worked as a Via Rail conductor and as a taxi driver. Never married, he was companion to Marie-Flore Lortie for 30 years, until her death from cancer. |
| Custodial History |
The collection was donated by Arlene Zimmerman on Aug. 3, 2007 |
| Scope & Content |
Circumcision certificate from Rabbi J. L. Colton for Harry Zimmerman (the donor's father) in 1925. New Years cards printed for his family. From Reuven Zimmerman: documents relating to his work at Via Rail and small slide-photo of him in his railway car, photos with his taxi, work identification cards, birth certificate information and death notice, portrait photos. |
| Notes |
P07/16.Certificate relates to Colton collection - we did not have a complete certificate of Colton's prior to this. Other documents show life and work in Montreal in a milieu not often documented in our collection. |
| Repository |
Canadian Jewish Congress Charities Committee National Archives |
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