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MONTREAL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTRE
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45523
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Fonds No.
- MHMC-01
- Date
- [1700-2008].
- Scope and Content
- The MHMC acquires and preserves artefacts, documents and testimonies of Holocaust witnesses for study, reference, and presentation to the public, together with information about them. The Museum collection holds more than 9,700 items consisting of over 4,800 textual records (including 2,000 items o…
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Scope and Content
- The MHMC acquires and preserves artefacts, documents and testimonies of Holocaust witnesses for study, reference, and presentation to the public, together with information about them. The Museum collection holds more than 9,700 items consisting of over 4,800 textual records (including 2,000 items of correspondence), 3,400 graphic material items (including 3,000 photographs) and 1,500 objects related to the history of the Holocaust. Among the objects collected are personal objects, household items, ceremonial artefacts, currency and artworks created before and during the Second World War. The majority of these objects is directly linked to personal stories and therefore has a unique value. The items in collection originate from over 60 different countries and are written in 30 different languages. The collection also comprises over 3,000 hours of video interviews representing the life stories of 500 Holocaust survivors interviewed by the MHMC. Materials in the MHMC Collection illustrate and document the prewar life of communities that were persecuted by the Nazi party (National Socialist German Workers' Party or NSDAP) regime; the crimes of the NSDAP regime and its collaborators; the world's response to the NSDAP regime and its occupation of Europe and the experience of Holocaust victims including resistance, rescue, and life in hiding. The Collection also holds items recording the experience of Holocaust survivors after Liberation, such as the postwar resettlement experience (Displaced Persons' camp), the re-emergence of Jewish life after the war and immigration of Holocaust survivors to Canada directly after the war and the pursuit of justice through war crimes trials.
- Date
- [1700-2008].
- Fonds No.
- MHMC-01
- History / Biographical
- The Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre was founded in 1979 by a group of Holocaust survivors and other members of the Montreal Jewish community. The first objects, documents and photographs which were to form the basis of the collection were donated by Holocaust survivors living in Montreal. The MHMC museum was opened in 1979 to the public in the Federation CJA building on Côte-Sainte-Catherine Road and soon reached schools and other groups with temporary exhibitions and survivor testimony. In 1991, the Centre was incorporated under federal jurisdiction. In 2001, the Quebec Minister of Culture and Communications recognized the Centre as a museum institution. In June 2003, following a period of renovations and extension, the new permanent exhibition of the Montreal Holocaust Memorial Museum was inaugurated by Canada's Prime Minister and the Premier of Quebec. The MHMC Museum is open to the public year-round and presents over 380 artefacts in its permanent exhibition. The Museum now reaches over 15,500 visitors each year, as well as many thousands other participants through educational events and pedagogical tools. The Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre educates people of all ages and backgrounds about the Holocaust, while sensitizing the public to the universal perils of antisemitism, racism, hate and indifference. Through its Museum, its commemorative programs and educational initiatives, the Centre promotes respect for diversity and the sanctity of human life.
- Notes
- General note :The Collection is documented according to the Info-Muse Network documentation system based on standards proposed by the Canadian Heritage Information Network.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Clip
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47415
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Clip : cast (moulded), soldered, linked, cut, coiled, incised : silver, gold
- Date
- 1701-1800
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Clip : cast (moulded), soldered, linked, cut, coiled, incised : silver, gold
- Other Title Information
- Ceremonial Artifact
- Date
- 1701-1800
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Notes
- On each side is a multi-layered flower buckle, connected with a linked chain. Each buckle has a gold coloured flower base with silver petal outlines placed over top. Inside each petal is a series of coiled curlicues; the left buckle has an additional smaller layer of petal outlines, topped with a silver knob; the right side has 3 additional petal-outline layers, topped with a silver knob. The 2 buckles are connected by a 14 link chain. Each link is the same: A circular centre with decorative rings and balls at the top and bottom. In the middle of the circle is a flower with 6 petals and a silver centre. Each chain-link is connected together with 3 circular links, incised with small lines, at the top, centre and bottom. The backside of the chain-links are smooth metal. The buckles have fastenings soldered on: the left side has 2 eyes; the right side has a round metal peg. Both buckles have metal strips that come from the front and fold onto the back, to attach the front detailings.
- Accession No.
- 1991.31.01
- Name Access
- Kaufer, Margaret & Leslie
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Megillat
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn51358
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Scroll : Parchment : Painted, handwritten : Yellow, Black, Blue, White ; Ht: 14 in. x W: 54 1/4 in.
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Scroll : Parchment : Painted, handwritten : Yellow, Black, Blue, White ; Ht: 14 in. x W: 54 1/4 in.
- Other Title Information
- Ceremonial Artifact
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- Hebrew
- Notes
- Illustrations of figures on horseback and people and structures from ancient Israel around the borders of the scripture.
- Accession No.
- 2005.24.01
- Name Access
- MHMC
- Places
- Germany, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Photo-Frau Fanny Werner
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn90315
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Photograph : Paper : photograph : b&w ; Ht: 7,7 cm x W: 6,6 cm
- Date
- 1789-1875
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Photograph : Paper : photograph : b&w ; Ht: 7,7 cm x W: 6,6 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- 1789-1875
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- German
- Notes
- b&w photo of a photo. The picture of Frau Fanny Werner is inside an oval frame. This photo shows her within that original photo and its frame.
- Accession No.
- 1990.104.06
- Name Access
- Gross, Theresa
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Mezuzah
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn76264
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Mezuzah : Carved, Painted : Brown, White ; Ht: 6 7/8 in. x W: 7/8 in.
- Date
- [ca. 1800]
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Mezuzah : Carved, Painted : Brown, White ; Ht: 6 7/8 in. x W: 7/8 in.
- Other Title Information
- Ceremonial Artifact
- Date
- [ca. 1800]
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- Hebrew
- Notes
- Carved with decorative motifs, with holes for nails at base and top. Transparent glass window in front allows parchment scroll to be displayed. Missing back panel, painted dark brown.
- Accession No.
- 2005.26.04
- Name Access
- Tauben, Irwin
- Places
- Poland, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Torah shield
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47650
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Torah shield : silver plated, cast (moulded), embossed, screwed : silver
- Date
- 1801-1900
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Torah shield : silver plated, cast (moulded), embossed, screwed : silver
- Other Title Information
- Ceremonial Artifact
- Date
- 1801-1900
- Physical Condition
- Excellent
- Language
- Hebrew
- Notes
- Oval shape with ornate edges decorated with high-relief leaves, filigree and flowers; the main surface is stippled. At the top, centre, is a Torah crown, attached separately with screws. There are 3 hooks extending from the bottom of the crown, with a chain atached to the centre. Under the crown is a tablet with the Ten Commandments, in Hebrew; standing lions are found on either side of the tablet, supporting it with their front paws; the lions are looking outwards. Below the tablet is a rectangular negative space, set into the shield. At the bottom, centre, is another scroll, with more Hebrew text (see inscription). The chain extending from the bottom centre of the crown is attached to a long, ornate pointer: the tip is of a closed fist, with an extending index finger. Narrative: Torah shield (Torah breastplate) is a shield that in a synagogue is suspended by chains over the front of the Torah. It is usually ornately decorated with embossing to depict symbolic motifs, such as the two columns reminescent of the columns of the Temple of Jerusalem, the Tablet of the Ten Commandments or the Lion of Judah. Attached is a removable small plate upon which is indicated the part of the Torah for current reading. (source: http://www.silvercollection.it/dictionarytorahshield.html)
- Accession No.
- 2011X.58.62
- Name Access
- MHMC
- Places
- Eastern Europe, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Hanukkah lamp
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn50257
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Hanukkah lamp : welded : Gold, Brown ; Ht: 14,5 in. x W: 12,5 in.
- Date
- 1801-1900
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Hanukkah lamp : welded : Gold, Brown ; Ht: 14,5 in. x W: 12,5 in.
- Other Title Information
- Ceremonial Artifact
- Date
- 1801-1900
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- Hebrew
- Notes
- Two side pieces hinged on both sides of the main piece like small doors. The central piece has eight small tear-drop shaped cups on the bottom and a tray under them for oil. There is also one tear drop shaped cup under the inscription on the top centre (for the shemesh). A hole was perforated on top centre of the main piece, used to hang the chanukiah on the wall. Narrative: During Hanukkah, the lamp was hung on the dining room's wall. Originally, the lamp belonged to the donor's grandfather, Judah Nasim Levy. It is inscribed with his name (Yehuda Levi). Donor inherited the lamp as he shares the same name as his grandfather. Judah Nasim Levy was originally from Gibraltar.
- Accession No.
- 1991.20.02
- Name Access
- Levy, Claude
- Places
- Tunisia, Africa
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Hanukkah lamp
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn51196
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Hanukkah lamp : cast, engraved : Black, Gold ; Ht: 10,25 in. x W: 8 in.
- Date
- 1801-1900
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Hanukkah lamp : cast, engraved : Black, Gold ; Ht: 10,25 in. x W: 8 in.
- Other Title Information
- Ceremonial Artifact
- Date
- 1801-1900
- Physical Condition
- Excellent
- Notes
- Pear-shaped, with pedal shaped cups at the bottom. There is a flower pattern in vertical panels around the centre portion. The lid is detachable.
- Accession No.
- 2000.11.1
- Name Access
- Vineberg, Sally
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Haggadah Shel Pesach according to the Sephardi Rite; Order of the Agada of Pesach in Hebrew and Spanish for Spanish and Portuguese Jews
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn50149
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Book : Bound : brown, beige, black ; Ht: 9,5 in. x W: 8 in.
- Date
- 1813
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Book : Bound : brown, beige, black ; Ht: 9,5 in. x W: 8 in.
- Other Title Information
- Ceremonial Artifact
- Date
- 1813
- Creator
- -
- Physical Condition
- Poor
- Language
- Hebrew
- Spanish
- English
- Notes
- More then 50 pages, hard cover. Pages have printed text on them. Book contains different prayers for religious ceremonies. Narrative: Bought by donor's grandfather, Judah Nasim Levy, in Gibraltar before immigrating to Tunis.
- Accession No.
- 1991.20.05
- Name Access
- Levy, Claude
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Berthold Werner, Cilli Ellinger Werner and Samuel Werner
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn90312
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Photograph : Paper : photograph : b&w ; Ht: 8,5 cm x W: 7,5 cm
- Date
- 1815-1916
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Photograph : Paper : photograph : b&w ; Ht: 8,5 cm x W: 7,5 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- 1815-1916
- Physical Condition
- Excellent
- Language
- German
- Notes
- b&w reproduction outlined in green, portrait middle aged women and a man with white mustache, wearing dark clothes.
- Accession No.
- 1990.104.03
- Name Access
- Gross, Theresa
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Dress
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47743
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Dress : embroidered : burgundy, gold
- Date
- 1830-1930
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Dress : embroidered : burgundy, gold
- Other Title Information
- Clothing, Outerwear
- Date
- 1830-1930
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Notes
- Burgundy velour embroidered with gold. Traditional marriage dress made to measure for the donor, ordered by her mother Mazal (Bensabat) Wahnoun. This Keswa El Kbira or grand costume, is a traditional festive dress of Moroccan Jewish women, worn by brides and at other celebrations. It is probably based on medieval Spanish Jewish costume, with its origins usually traced to the 15th century Spanish vertugada.The front shirt is 100 years older (1830) than the dress (1930) and was acquired for the marriage. 3 pink ruffles are part of the dress but are not on display. They are pleated, tulle-type fabric. Two pieces are flat, with different lengths (long: .02-4; short: .02-6). The third has been sewn into a circle (.02-5). Narrative: This dress has been worn by a large number of brides in Morocco and Canada.
- Accession No.
- 2002.87.02
- Name Access
- Communauté Sepharade du Quebec
- Places
- Casablanca, Morocco, Africa
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Tefillin bag
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47989
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Tefillin bag : woven, sewn, machine, hand, metal working : blue, black
- Date
- 1835
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Tefillin bag : woven, sewn, machine, hand, metal working : blue, black
- Other Title Information
- Ceremonial Artifact
- Date
- 1835
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Notes
- Velvet blue outside, with blue cotton lining. Back panel has flapped over the front and fastens with a snap button. Edges have been hand stitched together, and the lining is handstitched to the outside. Narrative: The bag belonged to Sheftel Albin, the donor’s grandfather.
- Accession No.
- 2007.04.01
- Name Access
- Albin, Don
- Places
- Galicia, Poland, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Tefillin
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn48110
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Tefillin : moulded, knotted, sewn, painted, glued : brown, black ; Ht: 5,5 cm x W: 7,3 cm x De: 7,9 cm
- Date
- 1835
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Tefillin : moulded, knotted, sewn, painted, glued : brown, black ; Ht: 5,5 cm x W: 7,3 cm x De: 7,9 cm
- Other Title Information
- Ceremonial Artifact
- Date
- 1835
- Physical Condition
- Poor
- Notes
- Shel Yad: Black painted box on a flat, square, base. The base is made of multiple layers that have been stitched together. A leather strap passes through a leather loop on the reverse of the base, which allows the strap to be looped into itself and adjusted for size. A cardboard container fits over the box. Narrative: Tefillin belonged to Sheftel Albin, the donor's grandfather.
- Accession No.
- 2007.04.02
- Name Access
- Albin, Don
- Places
- Galicia, Poland, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Machzor
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn48048
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- book
- Physical Description
- Book : printed, bound : beige, red, black ; Ht: 28 cm x W: 21,5 cm
- Date
- 1836
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- book
- Physical Description
- Book : printed, bound : beige, red, black ; Ht: 28 cm x W: 21,5 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- 1836
- Physical Condition
- Poor
- Language
- Hebrew
- Russian
- Notes
- 352 pages. Cover missing, reveling inside pages, bound with string. Spine is a harder material than the pages. Title page is beige with an ornate printed border surrounding the title, printed in red and black. Interior pages are beige with black text.
- Accession No.
- 2009.01.01
- Name Access
- Sandlere, Feiga
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Baron de Hirsch Institute/Jewish Family Services
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn77771
- Collection
- Ometz Collection
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Fonds No.
- 1074; 1
- Date
- c.1842-2008
- Scope and Content
- This series contains records pertaining to or originating from Baron de Hirsch Institute/Jewish Family Services.
- Collection
- Ometz Collection
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Scope and Content
- This series contains records pertaining to or originating from Baron de Hirsch Institute/Jewish Family Services.
- Date
- c.1842-2008
- Fonds No.
- 1074
- Series No.
- 1
- History / Biographical
- In 1863 the Young Men’s Hebrew Benevolent Society (YMHBS) was formed by young unmarried men with the desire to help Jews in need. The Society also allowed the young Jewish men of Montreal to get to know each other better and to look after their social welfare needs. By 1882, the Society could not cope financially with the influx of immigrants arriving from Russia, most of who were destitute and had no means of support. The YMHBS appealed to philanthropist Baron Maurice de Hirsh. In 1890, Baron de Hirsch sent his first donation and in 1891, the Baron de Hirsch Institute opened and was dedicated to the purpose of “A Free School for the poor children of the Jewish faith and a home for sheltering distressed immigrants and orphans.” In 1900 Baron de Hirsch enlarged its sphere, and in recognition of the financial support received, obtained a new charter of incorporation to change its name to Baron de Hirsch Institute and Hebrew Benevolent Society of Montreal. The Institute was the pioneer charitable and philanthropic organization in Montreal. In 1917, because of the overlapping of much charitable and philanthropic work, the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies was formed with headquarters in the Baron de Hirsch Institute building. Baron de Hirsch became one of the constituent societies and continued its activities with the religious school, library, cemetery, family welfare, legal aid and Hebrew Court of Arbitration. The Federation of Jewish Philanthropies changed names three times. It became Federation of Jewish Community Services in 1951, Allied Jewish Community Services (AJCS) in 1965 and today’s Federation CJA in 1997. AJCS was under the direction of Manny Batshaw from 1967-1980). In 1974 the Jewish Family Services Social Service Centre (JFSSSC) was created and incorporated almost all the programs and human resources of the Baron de Hirsch Institute. Jewish Family Services encompassed these two organizations by providing joint structure for their complementing mandates. The JFSSSC was a publicly funded agency, working alongside the private JFS of the Baron de Hirsch Institute and primarily served the Jewish population. The JFSSSC became responsible for youth protection, young offenders, adoption and foster care (including group homes and placements for children, disabled adults and the elderly). Over the years, JFS adapted to transformations in Quebec society and developments in the field of social work. As mental health, sex education, addiction, care of the elderly and other concerns were recognized as part of the mandate of a social service provider, JFS developed programs to respond to these needs. JFS’s professional work also included the supervision of many volunteer units (for example, Big Brothers, Big Sisters and hospital volunteers). The public JFSSSC closed in 1993 in response to the Quebec government’s Bill 120 and the cessation of public funding. As a result, Jewish Family Services of the Baron de Hirsch Institute became a full-service, community-based organization.
- Language
- English
- French
- Hebrew
- Yiddish
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Ometz Collection
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn77770
- Collection
- Ometz Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 2.9 linear metres textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1074
- Date
- 1842-1998
- Scope and Content
- Currently, the Ometz Collection is made up of records from the Baron de Hirsch Institute/Jewish Family Services, Jewish Immigrant Aid Services, and Jewish Vocation Services. Records include correspondence, minutes and memoranda, annual reports, publications, and documentation of history. Three ma…
- Collection
- Ometz Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 2.9 linear metres textual records
- Scope and Content
- Currently, the Ometz Collection is made up of records from the Baron de Hirsch Institute/Jewish Family Services, Jewish Immigrant Aid Services, and Jewish Vocation Services. Records include correspondence, minutes and memoranda, annual reports, publications, and documentation of history. Three major series exist under each of the historical branches of Ometz: JVS/JEM, JIAS, and JFS. Under each series, further subseries organize specific records to each former agency.
- Date
- 1842-1998
- Fonds No.
- 1074
- History / Biographical
- Ometz, the Hebrew word for courage, was chosen in 2008 as the new name for the merged services of the former Jewish Family Services (JFS), Jewish Employment Montreal (JEM), and Jewish Immigrant Aid Services (JIAS). Ometz reflects the wish for those who seek the support of Ometz's services, that they find the courage to move forward with life's challenges. Ometz offers a continuum of services for the entire family. Employees include clinical social workers, employment, school and immigration consellors, mental health professionals, occupations and speech therapists, and psychologists. Hundreds of volunters also make up the work of the agency. The history of Ometz stretches over 150 years when including the foundation of the Young Men's Hebrew Benevolent Society. JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF THE BARON DE HIRSCH INSTITUTE In 1863, the Young Men's Hebrew Benevolent Society (YMHBS) was formed by young unmarried men with the desire to help Jews in need. The Society also allowed the young Jewish men of Montreal to get to know each other better and care for their social welfare needs. By 1882, the Society could not cope financially with the influx of immigrants arriving from Russia, most who were destitute and had no other means of support. The YMHBS appealed to Baron Maurice de Hirsch and in 1891, the new Baron de Hirsch Institute opened and was dedicated to the purpose of a "Free School for the poor children of the Jewish faith and a home for sheltering distressed immigrants and orphans. In 1900, the Baron de Hirsch enlarged its sphere and, in recognition of their namesake's generous support, obtained a new charter of incorporation under the name Baron de Hirsch Institute and Hebrew Benevolent Society of Montreal. In 1917, because of the overlapping of charitable and philanthropic work in the community, the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies (today's Federation CJA) was founded and began operation out of the Baron de Hirsch Institute building. The Baron de Hirsch Insitute in turn became one of the agencies of the new organization; continuing its activities with the religious school, a library, cemetery management, family welfare, legal aid and the Hebrew Court of Arbitration. In 1974, Jewish Family Services Social Service Centre (JFSSSC) was created and incorporated almost all of the programes and human resources of the Baron de Hirsch Institute. Jewish Family Services encompassed these two organizations by providing joint structure for their complementing mandates. The JFSSSC was a publicly funded agency working alongside JFS, mainly responsible for youth protection, young offenders, adoption and foster care. JFSSSC closed in 1993 due to the cessation of public funding. As a result, JFS of the Baron de Hirsch Institute became a full-service, community-based organization. JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES In 1919, the Canadian Jewish Congress was organized and in anticipation of renewed Jewish immigration after the war, established Jewish Immigrant Aid Society (JIAS). JIAS' mandate was to lobby the government on behalf of potential Jewish immigration. It acted on a national scale to facilitate the legal entry of Jews to Canada and then to help them adapt and integrate into their new home. After the war, immigration greatly increased and JIAS had to respond to new needs. Thousands of Jews were received, settled and rehabilitated, many from Displaced Persons camps. A social service committee was formed in 1947 and professional social workers were hired for the first time. Joseph Kage joined JIAS as a social worker in 1947 and remained at JIAS until his retirement in 1983. Under his leadership, JIAS' name changed from "Society" to "Services. Under his role of National Executive Director and national Executive Vice-President, Kage became an authority on issues of Canadian immigration policy and was chair of the Canadian Governmental Advisory Board on Immigrant Adjustment. JEWISH VOCATIONAL SERVICES (JVS) / JEWISH EMPLOYMENT MONTREAL (JEM) JVS was created in 1945, immediately after the Second World War. Initially the mandate of JVS was to offer Holocaust survivors housing and jobs. JVS also offered employment support for returning war veterans, orphans, and displaced European Jews entering Canada. The 1950s saw a focus on young people looking for first-time employment or changing careers. JVS also began to offer career counselling during this period. In 1950, a sheltered workshop for people with physical or mental health issues was created and helped many Jewish emigres who were unable to find meaningful jobs. This became was is currently the JEM Workshop. JVS continued to adapt their services based on changing immigration demographics, economic realities, and social climates. After a structural change in 2003, JVS became Jewish Employment Montreal (JEM) and continues to offer programming with this name under Ometz. In 2008, Jewish Employment Montreal, Jewish Family Services of the Baron de Hirsch Institute, and Jewish Immigrant Aid Services merged to become Ometz.
- Language
- English
- French
- Acquisition Source
- Collection was created from multiple sources, including materials pulled from the Jewish Canadiana Collection of the Jewish Public Library and the offices of the former agencies themselves.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Cemeteries
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn77777
- Collection
- Ometz Collection
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- textual record
- Fonds No.
- 1074; 1.6
- Date
- ca.1842-1998
- Scope and Content
- This sub-series consists of textual materials regarding the sale and maintenance of certain cemeteries and land in Montreal between various Montreal Jewish organizations.
- Collection
- Ometz Collection
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- textual record
- Scope and Content
- This sub-series consists of textual materials regarding the sale and maintenance of certain cemeteries and land in Montreal between various Montreal Jewish organizations.
- Date
- ca.1842-1998
- Fonds No.
- 1074
- Series No.
- 1.6
- Storage Location
- Bay 2
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Legal Documentation
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn77847
- Collection
- Ometz Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1074; 1.6; 00070
- Date
- 1842-1947
- Collection
- Ometz Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file textual records
- Date
- 1842-1947
- Fonds No.
- 1074
- Series No.
- 1.6
- File No.
- 00070
- Storage Location
- Ctn.004
- 2-6E
- Language
- English
- French
- Notes
- Baron de Hirsch Institute List of Deeds of Title etc.- Bleury Street Property, Deeds of Sale,Extracts from Acts or Deeds of Partage, Release and Discharge, Power of Attorney, Certificates of Search
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Spoon
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47800
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Spoon : cast (moulded) : silver ; Ht: 3,1 cm x W: 4,5 cm x De: 22 cm
- Date
- 1850-1900
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Spoon : cast (moulded) : silver ; Ht: 3,1 cm x W: 4,5 cm x De: 22 cm
- Other Title Information
- Food Service T&E
- Date
- 1850-1900
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Notes
- Serving size spoon with deep bowl. Extending from a thin, slightly curved handle that tapers out at the bottom; curved edges extending slightly longer in the middle.
- Accession No.
- 2004.03.10
- Name Access
- Klein, Louis
- Places
- Solingen, Germany, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Fork
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn48163
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Fork : cast (moulded) : silver ; Ht: 2,8 cm x W: 2,6 cm x De: 21,2 cm
- Date
- 1850-1900
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Fork : cast (moulded) : silver ; Ht: 2,8 cm x W: 2,6 cm x De: 21,2 cm
- Other Title Information
- Food Service T&E
- Date
- 1850-1900
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Notes
- 4 tines that taper inwards at the top. 3 shallow trenches are found where the tines meet the tang (in between the times). Extending from a thin, slightly curved handle that tapers out at the bottom; curved edges extending slightly longer in the middle.
- Accession No.
- 2004.03.11
- Name Access
- Klein, Louis
- Places
- Solingen, Germany, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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