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Reporting of errors
The policy of all partner organizations of the Canadian Jewish Heritage Network is to promote accuracy and to refrain from publishing private information about living persons. To report corrections or concerns, please contact our primary address or the appropriate repository address listed below.
Project coordinators
General Coordinator: Janice Rosen jrosen@cjarchives.ca
Development Coordinator: Maya Pasternak archives@jplmontreal.org
Archival repositories represented on this site
Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives (formerly CJC (CC) National Archives)
Main address: Suite 211, 4810 Rue Jean-Talon Ouest, Montreal, QC H4P 2N5
Mailing address: Suite 211, 7050 Avenue Victoria, Montréal, QC H4P 2P1
Archives Director: Janice Rosen, Archives assistant: Hélène Vallée
Telephone: 514-931-7531
Email: archives@cjarchives.ca
Hours (BY APPOINTMENT)*
Monday - Thursday 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
* With the exception of major Jewish holidays.
Jewish Public Library Archives
http://www.jewishpubliclibrary.org/en/archives/
1 Cummings Square, 5151 Côte Ste-Catherine Rd., Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3W 1M6
Archives Director: Maya Pasternak, Archivist Emeritus: Eiran Harris
Telephone (514) 345-2627, ext. 3015 / ext. 3000
Email: archives@jplmontreal.org
http://www.jewishpubliclibrary.org/en/archives/
https://500px.com/jplarchives/galleries
Hours*
Monday - Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
* With the exception of major Jewish holidays.
Montreal Holocaust Museum
https://museeholocauste.ca/en/
1 Cummings Square, 5151 Côte Ste-Catherine Rd., Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3W 1M6
Museum & Collection Coordinator: Marie-Blanche Fourcade
Telephone (514) 345-2605
Email: info@museeholocauste.ca
Hours*
Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
* With the exception of major Jewish holidays.
Ottawa Jewish Archives
http://jewishottawa.com/ottawa-jewish-archives
The Archives is located in the Soloway Jewish Community Centre:
21 Nadolny Sachs Private, Ottawa, ON, K2A 1R9
Archivist: Teigan Goldsmith
613-798-4696, ext.260
E-mail: archives@jewishottawa.com
http://jewishottawa.com/ottawa-jewish-archives
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives
To inquire about Shaar Hashomayim material displayed on the CJHN website, contact: cjhn@cjrchives.ca.
The Shaar Hashomayim' museum collection is accessible by appointment only. For more information see: http://www.shaarhashomayim.org
The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue Archives
To inquire about the Synagogue's material displayed on the CJHN website, contact: cjhn@cjarchives.ca.
The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue's archival collection is accessible by appointment only. For more information see: http://www.thespanish.org
The Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
91 Leinster Street, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada E2L 1J2
Curator/Archivist: Katherine Biggs-Craft
Telephone: (506) 633-1833 | Fax: (506) 642-9926
Email: sjjhm@nbnet.nb.ca
http://jewishmuseumsj.com/home.html
Hours of Operation:
The Museum is open from May to November, from 10 am to 4 pm Monday through Friday, excluding Jewish holidays. Also open on Sundays in July and August from 1 PM to 4 PM.
Group tours and access to the library and archives are available by appointment.
Other Resources
Jewish heritage materials are also preserved in the following institutions across Canada, from west to east:
British Columbia:
JEWISH MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, Vancouver
Administered by the Jewish Historical Society of British Columbia
6184 Ash Street, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 3G9
Archivist: Alysa Routtenberg | Telephone: 604-257-5199
archives@jewishmuseum.ca | http://www.jewishmuseum.ca/
VANCOUVER HOLOCAUST EDUCATION CENTRE, Vancouver
50 - 950 W 41st Ave Vancouver, BC, V5Z 2N7 Canada
Executive Director: Nina Krieger; Archivist: Shyla Seller
Phone: 604.264.0499 | Fax: 604.264.0497
info@vhec.org | http://vhec.org
Alberta:
JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN ALBERTA, Calgary
1607-90th Ave. S.W., Calgary, Alberta T2V 4V7
Archivist: Roberta Kerr / Katie Baker, Program Coordinator/Office Manager
Telephone: 403-444-3171, Fax: (403) 253-7915
jhssa@shaw.ca | http://www.jhssa.org
JAHSENA (Jewish Archives & Historical Society of Edmonton & Northern Alberta), Edmonton
10220-156 St., Suite 200, Edmonton, AB T5P 2R1
Archivist: Colleen Paull
Phone: (780) 489-2809 Fax: (780) 481-1854
jahsena@shaw.ca | http://www.jahsena.ca/jahsena_001.htm
Manitoba:
JEWISH HERITAGE CENTRE OF WESTERN CANADA, Winnipeg
C116 - 123 Doncaster Street, Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3N 2B2
Archivist: Andrew Morrison
Tel (204)-477-7460 (7461) fax (204)-477-7465
jhc@jhcwc.org | http://www.jhcwc.mb.ca/
Ontario:
ONTARIO JEWISH ARCHIVES, Toronto
4600 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario, M2R 3V2
Archives Director: Dara Solomon
Tel: (416) 635-5391 | Fax: (416) 849-1006
ojainquiries@ujafed.org | http://www.ontariojewisharchives.org/
BETH TZEDEC REUBEN AND HELENE DENNIS MUSEUM, Toronto
1700 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ont. M5P 3K3
Curator: Dorion Liebgott
Tel: (416) 781-3511
museum@beth-tzedec.org | http://www.beth-tzedec.org/museum/
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA, Ottawa
395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0N4
Archives search: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/lac-bac/search/arch
Reference questions by phone: 1-866-578-7777 (toll-free in Canada and US)
Reference questions by email: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/assistance-request-form
JEWISH GENERAL HOSPITAL ARCHIVES/ ARCHIVES DE L'HOPITAL GENERAL JUIF, Montreal
3755 ch. de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine Rd., A-200, Montréal, QC H3T 1E2
Digital Archives Consultant: Linda Lei.
Telephone: 514-340-8222 #3277
legacy@jgh.mcgill.ca | http://www.jgh.ca/en/archives
MUSEUM OF JEWISH MONTREAL, website
A not-for-profit organization that collects, maps, and shares the history and experiences of the Montreal Jewish community online and through walking tours, exhibits, and other public programming.
Director: Zev Moses