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- Abraham Kert Family fonds 1
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- Alex Fonberg fonds 1
- Allan Karp fonds 1
- Ann and Art Lazear fonds 1
- Anne Altman fonds 1
- Arie van Mansum fonds 1
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Abe and Bertha Palmer family fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101249
- Collection
- Abe and Bertha Palmer family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 file, 2 photographs : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0002
- Date
- ca. 1971
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of news clippings; an advertisement for Rideau Plumbing and Heating; and 2 photographs.
- Collection
- Abe and Bertha Palmer family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 file, 2 photographs : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of news clippings; an advertisement for Rideau Plumbing and Heating; and 2 photographs.
- Date
- ca. 1971
- Fonds No.
- I0002
- Storage Location
- A.1.1 - Individuals Boxes
- History / Biographical
- Abe Palmer, son of Moshe and Rose Palmer, was born at Billings Bridge, Ottawa. When he was ten or eleven, the family moved to Ottawa and he attended Rideau Street Public School. Bertha Palmer was born in Navazibkoff, White Russia and came to Ottawa in 1927 as a young woman of 16 or 17 years of age with her senior matriculations and a fine singing voice. SHe was sponsored by her uncle Louis Leiken who had come to Ottawa in 1910 with her father, Joseph Leiken. Bertha Palmer became the first UJA Women's Division chair in 1972. Abe Palmer was a successful businessman. Early in his business life he had a partnership with his cousin Abraham Held, in a business called Rideau Plumbing and Heating Limited. Then he established a wholesale plumbing and heating business called Palmer’s Plumbing and Heating Supply Limited. He sold this business in the 1960's to a Calgary firm called Westburn Industries Ltd. He was a “mover and shaker” in that industry and was the Plumbing Division Chairman of the Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating. The Palmers were always active and highly respected in the Ottawa Jewish community and were among the founders of the Ottawa Modern Jewish School. Abe served two terms as chairman of Israel Bonds in the late 1960's and was President of the Jewish Community Council of Ottawa from 1970-1972.
- Notes
- 1. Family information from the Palmer’s daughter, Sunny Tavel, July, 2006. Her Uncle Louis and her grandfather Joseph Leiken came to Canada in 1910. Joseph died in 1914 and is buried in Ottawa. Bertha came with her sister-in-law Zena Leiken, and two nieces, Libby Katz of Ottawa and Ethel Kesler of Montreal. Zena, Libby and Ethel were sponsored by Harry Leiken. When Bertha arrived in Ottawa, she lived with her Uncle Louis.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Abraham Kert Family fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101216
- Collection
- Abraham Kert Family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 file, 10 photographs : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0008
- Date
- 1977 - 1978
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photocopied biographical information, 10 photographs : b&w.
- Collection
- Abraham Kert Family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 file, 10 photographs : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photocopied biographical information, 10 photographs : b&w.
- Date
- 1977 - 1978
- Fonds No.
- I0008
- Storage Location
- A.1.1 - Individuals Boxes
- History / Biographical
- Abraham Kert arrived in Canada in 1885 from Lithuania. He landed in Montreal and worked as a farmer and fur trader in Lancaster, Ontario, and in various locations in Quebec including Lachute, Harrington Lake (near Thurso), and in Buckingham where there were five other Jewish families. Around 1900, he moved his family to Ottawa “for the social possibilities for his daughters." Abraham Kert married twice and had two families. In Ottawa, Abraham was involved in peddling and in selling jewelry. He was an active member of the Adath Jeshurun Congregation and for many years he maintained the Ottawa Jewish Cemetery on Bank Street.
- Notes
- Abraham Kert’s birth date is problematic. He was likely born sometime between 1847 and 1856. (The 1901 census indicated is age as 45 years, giving him a birth date of 1856. His headstone in the Ottawa Jewish Cemetery gives his age as 97, with a death year of 1944, indicating his birth year would be 1847.)
- Related Material
- 1. Betsy (Elizabeth) Kert wedding invitation, 1901 in Samuel Caplan fonds. 2. Betsy (Elizabeth) Benwick was interviewed by Shirley Berman, 1972, see OJHS fonds.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Alex Betcherman fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101136
- Collection
- Alex Betcherman fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 7 files
- Fonds No.
- I0012
- Date
- 1952-1995
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of telegrams and a letter from Mr. Rasminsky sent to Alex Betcherman at the 1965 Negev Dinner, news clippings, biographical material and text of a talk deliver by Dr. Irving Betcherman on Alex Betcherman’s life.
- Collection
- Alex Betcherman fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 7 files
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of telegrams and a letter from Mr. Rasminsky sent to Alex Betcherman at the 1965 Negev Dinner, news clippings, biographical material and text of a talk deliver by Dr. Irving Betcherman on Alex Betcherman’s life.
- Date
- 1952-1995
- Fonds No.
- I0012
- Storage Location
- A.1.1 - Individuals Boxes
- History / Biographical
- Alex Betcherman was born in Russia in 1892, son of Fishel and Brucha (Addleman) Betcherman. The family arrived in Pembroke, Ontario in 1905 where Mrs. Betcherman had a younger brother, Michael Addleman. The Betcherman’s moved to Ottawa around 1910 in part to facilitate the Jewish education of their children. They became members of the Agudath Achim Congregation. Alex Betcherman started business as a scrap dealer. Later he opened a scrap yard in partnership with Louis Baker. Sometime in the 1920's, Alex Betcherman, along with his brothers Myer and Abe, started the firm Betcherman Iron and Steel. Their business was located in Eastview, which is now in Vanier. In the 1930's they began to manufacture brass ingots and pioneered the use of ingots in Canada. During his lifetime Alex Betcherman was among the most influential men in the city, and was affectionately deemed “the Dean of the Jewish community.” He was a great figure in Ottawa and his passing in 1977 marked the end of an era. He occupied most of the top level posts available in the Jewish community; he was President of the Jewish Community Council and Agudath Achim Congregation, a founding father of the Jewish Community Centre on Chapel Street, a founder of Camp B’nai B'rith and the Rideau View Golf and Country Club. In 1954 he was named Ottawa Citizen of the Year by B’nai B'rith and the Jewish National Fund Negev Dinner honoured him in 1965. He married Mollie Lena Florence, President of the Lena Florence Chapter of Ottawa Hadassah-Wizo. They had three children.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Alex Fonberg fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101169
- Collection
- Alex Fonberg fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 textual record and 1 photograph : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0013
- Date
- [193-?] and 2005
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of 1 photograph : b&w of Fonberg’s Fruit and Grocery market, with Alex Fonberg and his son Ralph; and 1 newspaper clipping.
- Collection
- Alex Fonberg fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 textual record and 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of 1 photograph : b&w of Fonberg’s Fruit and Grocery market, with Alex Fonberg and his son Ralph; and 1 newspaper clipping.
- Date
- [193-?] and 2005
- Fonds No.
- I0013
- Storage Location
- A.1.1 - Individuals Boxes
- History / Biographical
- Alex Fonberg (b. December 24, 1895- d. May 19,1976) arrived in Ottawa from near Odessa, Belarus in 1905. He was sponsored by Oscar and or Leon Petigorsky. Alex Fonberg married Ida Dworkin in Ottawa on March 12, 1917. He worked as a house painter before entering the grocery business opening his first shop on Booth Street. Seeking a better location, he bought 816 Somerset for $4,100 in March, 1929. The store was open from 9 in the morning until 9 in the evening and only hired help during the Jewish holidays. The family lived above the store with the whole family assisting in the shop's operation. Alex suffered a heart condition which prompted his retirement in 1951. At this time he sold the Somerset building for $13,000 and moved to the west end. He died of a heart attack in 1976. Alex and Ida had four children; Lora, Dina (who died as an infant), Ralph and Sylvia. When the family lived in Centretown they attended B’nai Jacob congregation, and when they moved to the west end, they attended Agudath Israel congregation.
- Notes
- 1. Photograph from a negative donated to the Ottawa Jewish Archives by Liz Kronick in 2005. 2. Information obtained from Storehouse of dreams in Ottawa Citizen, May 14, 2005 and Liz Kronick’s family records. Alex Fonberg’s passport lists 1892 as a birth date. Birth date on the back of the Naturalization Certificate is illegible. Liz Kronick stated that his birth date was December 24, 1895. 3. Sylvia Fonberg (Rosenes) is Liz Kronick’s mother.
- Related Material
- See Kronick family folder in Images database for more photos.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Allan Karp fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101208
- Collection
- Allan Karp fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- textual record ; 1 photograph : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0015
- Date
- ca. 1940
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of one reprinted photograph of Allan in his uniform and an article about Kapinsky brothers who served in WWII.
- Collection
- Allan Karp fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- textual record ; 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of one reprinted photograph of Allan in his uniform and an article about Kapinsky brothers who served in WWII.
- Date
- ca. 1940
- Fonds No.
- I0015
- Storage Location
- A.1.1 - Individuals Boxes
- History / Biographical
- Allan Karp (b. 1922) was born in Ottawa, one of eight boys born to Max and Dora Karp. His parents fled Russia in 1902. Arriving at the Polish border, immigration officials changed the family name of Karpionack to Kapinsky. Max Kapinsky died prematurely so Allan and his brothers all started to work early in life. Allan attended York Street Public School and graduated from the Ottawa technical High School. He was also a member of the Maccabean Athletic Association. In 1940, he joined the air force ground crew just short of his 18th birthday. Allan was a track and field athlete in high school and continued to pursue in athletics with the Canadian air force track team participating in meets in England. While serving on the east coast of England, Germans planes came in under the clouds and machine gunned his station. A hangar roof collapsed on him and he was initially given up for dead. He survived this accident only to later be involved in an air sea rescue off the coast of Greenland where his Catalina flying boat crashed in the water and he was the only survivor. He married an English woman, Barbara Stephenson. They came to Ottawa for a few years and then returned to England and settled near Nottingham, where he first had a small shop business, and later turned to insurance.
- Notes
- 1. Information obtained from Allan Karp in a telephone conversation in the fall of 2007 for the Maccabean Athletic Association exhibit. 2. All Kapinsky boys, except Nap, changed their name to Karp as a simplification. Nap maintained the family Kapinsky name as he was heavily involved in the Ottawa Jewish community. 3. Nine sons were born to Max and Dora Kapinsky and one son died.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Ann and Art Lazear fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101223
- Collection
- Ann and Art Lazear fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 box of textual records, 1 b&w photograph.
- Fonds No.
- I0017
- Date
- 1983-1999
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of two loose leaf binders with images and photocopies of documents relating to Ann and Art Lazear’s careers, a file on Ann Lazear’s portrait of Joe Shenkman, two spiral-bound books "Reach for the Heights" by Ann Lazear and "A teacher’s personal experience with the Canadian flag" by L…
- Collection
- Ann and Art Lazear fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 box of textual records, 1 b&w photograph.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of two loose leaf binders with images and photocopies of documents relating to Ann and Art Lazear’s careers, a file on Ann Lazear’s portrait of Joe Shenkman, two spiral-bound books "Reach for the Heights" by Ann Lazear and "A teacher’s personal experience with the Canadian flag" by Lillian Lazear and a book entitled, "Canadian Jewish Women of Today; Who’s Who of Canadian Jewish Women” published in 1983.
- Date
- 1983-1999
- Fonds No.
- I0017
- History / Biographical
- Ann (nee Tarantour) was born in Montreal on December 23, 1926, the daughter of Sylvia and Maurice Tarantour. She was educated at York Street Public School and Lisgar Collegiate, Ottawa. In 1949, she graduated from Carleton College, specializing in the arts. In 1948, she married Art Lazear, commercial artist and display man. Art, who was born in Minsk, Russia on November 25, 1926, came to Canada with his family at the age of 18 months. He died on October 7, 2001. After studying Display in the United States, Art Lazear worked as a commercial artist and display man in Ottawa. Together, Ann and Art held the first husband and wife Jewish Art Show in Canada at the Odeon Theatre Lounge, in March 1956. Art became known throughout the years as Ottawa’s foremost display person. Ann had a 27 year teaching career with the Ottawa Board of Education (OBE). During her long and rewarding career with the OBE, she served as president of the Ottawa Public School Women Teachers Association, president of her branch of the Ottawa Secondary School Teachers Association and president of the Arts Council. Ann retired in 1988, and went on to paint both landscapes and portraits.
- Acquisition Source
- Acquired from Ann Lazear, 1990, 1999, 2008.
- Notes
- 1. Biographical information obtained from Ottawa Jewish Bulletin article dated July 22, 1988.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Anne Altman fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn111974
- Collection
- Anne Altman fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph
- Fonds No.
- I0020
- Date
- 1960
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of 1 photo OJA 18-092.
- Collection
- Anne Altman fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of 1 photo OJA 18-092.
- Date
- 1960
- Fonds No.
- I0020
- History / Biographical
- Anne “Annie” (nee Gertzenberg) Altman (b. Unknown, Toronto - d. August 16, 1975, Toronto) was an Ottawa resident, secretary of the ORT and member of the Ottawa Vaad who was a widow for much of her life. She was born in Toronto and had four sisters; Dorothy Rosen, Florence Fruchtman, Billie Gertzen, and Clara Snitman. After her marriage to Phillip Altman, Anne lived for several years in Geraldton, Ontario, before eventually moving to Ottawa, where she lived in Old Ottawa South. Anne and Phillip had one son, Dr. Edward “Eddie” Altman, who graduated with a Masters degree from Case Institute of Technology in Cleveland in 1962, and eventually moved to San Jose, California. Anne was known in the Ottawa Jewish Community for her generous and kind spirit, and sense of humour. She worked as a secretary for the Ottawa Women’s ORT for over 20 years, from 1948 until at least the late 1960s. She was also a member of the Ottawa Vaad, where she worked for 25 years as a secretary and calendar coordinator, among other roles. Anne was a member of the Ruth-Eilat Chapter of Hadassah-Wizo, and she contributed to charitable causes in the Ottawa area, including the Jewish Community Centre Library. After her death in 1975, the Anne Altman Memorial Fund was established through the Ottawa Jewish Community Foundation by Anne’s friends, the income from which was intended to fund initiatives that she had been passionate about during her life.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Arie van Mansum fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101291
- Collection
- Arie van Mansum fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- ephemera
- Physical Description
- 21cm of textual records, 17 photographs
- Fonds No.
- I0022
- Date
- 1940-2007
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of textual records, photographs, and ephemera. Series include Arie Van Mansum's experiences during WWII, his postwar experiences, personal accounts, correspondence, Margaretha Van Mansum, pamphlets, the Dutch Undeground movement, and Canada. Fonds also contains a framed certificate f…
- Collection
- Arie van Mansum fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- ephemera
- Physical Description
- 21cm of textual records, 17 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of textual records, photographs, and ephemera. Series include Arie Van Mansum's experiences during WWII, his postwar experiences, personal accounts, correspondence, Margaretha Van Mansum, pamphlets, the Dutch Undeground movement, and Canada. Fonds also contains a framed certificate from The Jewish Community Council of Ottawa to Arie van Mansum stating the establishment of the Arie van Mansum Holocaust Education Resource Project - 1991; a framed certificate in French and Hebrew, presented to Arie van Mansum by La Commission des Justes (Commission of the Righteous) in Jerusalem - November 3, 1969; and two large photo reproductions of a Dutch document presented to Arie van Mansum - 13 November 1945.
- Date
- 1940-2007
- Fonds No.
- I0022
- Storage Location
- 1 box in OS
- History / Biographical
- Arie (Harry) Hendricks van Mansum was born at Utrecht, Holland, on March 5, 1920 to Gerrit and Neeltje van Mansum. As a travelling salesman, Arie had a rail pass which allowed him to travel freely after the German occupation of the Netherlands. Arie began helping Jewish refugees in the Netherlands in 1938 and in 1940 at the age of 20, he became involved in the Dutch Resistance Movement. He distributed the Dutch underground newspaper "Free Netherlands," found safe homes to hide Jews, and established an underground transportation network to move Jewish refugees. He was also involved in the distribution of food stamps and false identification cards for the Jews in hiding. In 1952 he married Doris van Diggele and the couple emigrated to Ottawa in 1958 where he started an insurance company. The couple had three children, Ria, Gerrit, and Margaret. Doris died in 1970 and Arie later remarried with Annette van Loenen. Van Mansum went on to receive awards from St. Lawrence University, Yad Vashem, and the Government of Israel. In 1969, Yad Vashem recognized Arie van Mansum as Righteous Among the Nations. He was also the subject of a biography, "A Friend Among Enemies" by Janet Keith, in 1991. He died in Ottawa in 1999.
- Notes
- 1. Donations came through Arie van Mansum’s will, dated February 28, 1998, and Ralph P. Euverman, his son-in-law. 2. Biographical information from the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin & Review, October 25, 1991. 3. "A Friend Among Enemies" donated on Shoah evening, April, 2003 by Ralph P. Euverman. 4. Preliminary online translations for the large photo reproductions of the Dutch document indicate a "Charter offered to Arie van Mansum for persons listed here...", "...thanks for...", "...during the occupancy years."
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Arnold Greenberg fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101195
- Collection
- Arnold Greenberg fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0024
- Date
- ca. 1940
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of a photograph of Arnold Greenberg taken during World War II in military uniform and two Maccabean group photographs (one not scanned).
- Collection
- Arnold Greenberg fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of a photograph of Arnold Greenberg taken during World War II in military uniform and two Maccabean group photographs (one not scanned).
- Date
- ca. 1940
- Fonds No.
- I0024
- History / Biographical
- Arnold Greenberg is the son of Charles and Bertha (Leibovitch), born in Ottawa May 16, 1922. He was educated at Lisgar Collegiate. He was a core member of the Maccabean Athletic Association. He left school before graduating to enlist in World War II. He trained as a wireless operator and made 28 bombing missions over Germany including Stuttgart, Hamburg, Essen and Nurenburg and later over France after the Normandy invasion. He flew in a four engine, Halifax bomber, Mark III. His station was located at Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire. It was called the Tiger Squadron, after the Hamilton Tigers Football Team. Subsequently he became an instructor, and returned home safely in 1945. Moe Kardish was also at Skipton-on-Swale as part of the ground crew. Arnold completed his high school education by taking special courses taught by University of Toronto professors on the university Campus. It was a War Veterans school and Arnold was paid $80.00 per month. He then returned to Ottawa and married Bertha Nathanson, daughter of Harry and Annie Nathanson, in March, 1945, and began a correspondence course for a chartered accountant from Queen’s University. While he was unable to complete the course, he did began employment as an accountant with Martin K. Levinson then worked with Issie Landau for 25 years. He and Landau were bought out by Ernest & Whinney, in an amalgamation with Thorne Riddel, and finally KPMG. Arnold and Bertha (Tootsie) had three sons, Leslie, Howard and Jeffrey.
- Notes
- 1. Arnold Greenberg, in various conversations with Dawn Logan, provided the Maccabean Association information, summer, 2007.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Aronson Family fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101126
- Collection
- Aronson Family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- textual records; photographs : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0025
- Date
- 1911-1961
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of Aronson family photographs as well as Naturalization papers for Max Aronson, 1911; Declaration of Birth for Fanny Aronson 1929; Naturalization Certificate for Fanny Aronson, 1940; Proof of Age certificates (two copies) for Fanny Aronson, issued 1961 (1-958-01 to 06).
- Collection
- Aronson Family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- textual records; photographs : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of Aronson family photographs as well as Naturalization papers for Max Aronson, 1911; Declaration of Birth for Fanny Aronson 1929; Naturalization Certificate for Fanny Aronson, 1940; Proof of Age certificates (two copies) for Fanny Aronson, issued 1961 (1-958-01 to 06).
- Date
- 1911-1961
- Fonds No.
- I0025
- Storage Location
- A.1.1 - Individuals Boxes
- History / Biographical
- Aron Aronson arrived in Ottawa with his daughter Chana, son-in-law Max, and grandchildren; Jack, Bernard, Isadore, and Fanny. They all took the name Aronson (Anna’s brother, Samuel Israel, took the name when he arrived in Canada a few years earlier). Their last name was actually Shereshevsky. Max’s original last name is unknown. They came from an area in Poland (now Belarus) and arrived in the late 1800's or early 1900's. Aron Aronson worked as a peddler, and later returned to his home in Europe where his wife, Neche Devorah, and some of his children still were. Max and his family remained in Ottawa. Max was in the fish business and acted as shamash for the Adath Jeshurun Congregation on King Edward Street. One of his five children, Harry, was born in Ottawa on May 2, 1911. Harry married Esther Raport (b. 1910- d. 1984) of Ottawa. They had one son Lester Aronson, born in 1941. Harry attended Lisgar Collegiate and then went into the delivery business, delivering department store parcels on a motorcycle. Eventually he purchased a truck and named his business "Reliable Delivery". In the 1930's he owned a BA (British American) service station at the corner of King Edward Avenue and St. Patrick Street. In partnership with Louis Aron, he began to sell automobile parts in a business called "Double A Supply". Harry was also involved in city real estate, especially apartment buildings. Harry’s brothers, Bernard and Isadore, and sister Fanny, remained single. Bernard was in the Royal Canadian Air Force and was the commanding officer at Camp Borden during World War II. Jack married and had two daughters. Harry’s son Lester graduated from Carleton University in 1964 and the University of Ottawa Law School in 1957. He was called to the bar in 1969 and maintained a general practice until 2000. Lester married Myra Slack (daughter of Lou and Stella Slack) in 1971. Two of their children also became lawyers.
- Acquisition Source
- Photographs donated by Myra Aronson in 2000, and Lester Aronson in 2008.
- Notes
- 1. Family history supplied by Lester Aronson, May 2008. 2. Textual Material stored in Oversized Documents Box 4.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Barnett, Marion Bodnoff and Morrey Mintz fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn111460
- Collection
- Barnett, Marion Bodnoff and Morrey Mintz fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 37 photographs : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0306
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of 37 b&w photographs.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 37 photographs : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of 37 b&w photographs.
- Fonds No.
- I0306
- History / Biographical
- Benjamin Bodnoff Benjamin (Barnett, Baruch) Bodnoff, born in Glubokoye, Province of Vilna, Russia on June 15 1887/1888. He died in Ottawa on October 27, 1960. He was the oldest child of Isaac Joseph Bodnoff and his second wife Mary Mindlin. He was the first of his 6 siblings to come to Canada in 1906. His siblings included Sarah (Ginsburg), Sadie (Bodnoff), Esther (Ages), Ida (Ages), Millie (Shiller) and Irving Benjamin Bodnoff. He settled in Ottawa in 1908 via Montreal PQ and St John’s NB. He chose Ottawa because his half brother Abraham Bodnoff resided there. While living in Ottawa he had many occupations including baker, and ice merchant. He married Rebecca Rosenburg (b. June 1895, Russia, d. October 17 or 18, 1918 Ottawa), from Sarnia Ontario, on November 4th, 1914. Her parents were Samuel and Lena Rosenburg, both born in Russia. Benjamin opened a dry goods and clothing store in a one-story commercial building on the South West corner of Richmond Road and Main (now Churchill). After Rebecca’s death, he married Frances Adler Matis on December 6,1921. Frances (b. 1896, d. December 18, 1976) had one daughter Mary (Benwick) (b. May 8, 1918, d. July 2, 1995) who lived with her in Westboro, and another daughter Ida (Paul) (b. April 8, 1917, d. December 23, 2009) who lived in the USA. By 1927, he had expanded his store. “his emporium is the Department Store variety and he will sell you anything from an needle to an anchor. He was instrumental to a great degree in the formation of the Board of Trade” (History of Westboro 1927). By 1930 he had purchased the building where his store was located and some adjacent property tore down the original building and built a larger building with several store fronts. This building with its distinctive rounded corner still stands on the corner of Churchill and Richmond Road. From that time, until his death, bought and sold several buildings in Westboro, and Ottawa. He formed Bodmar Ltd in 1953 and continued his real estate business. Between 1919 and 1947 he had served several terms on the Westboro Board of Trade. Marion Bodnoff Mintz Was born in Ottawa on December 30, 1915 and died June 30, 1992. Her parents were Benjamin Bodnoff and Rebecca Rosenburg Bodnoff. After her mother’s death, October 18, 1918, she lived with her aunt and uncle Sadie and Samuel Bodnoff, in Ottawa, with her cousins Gertrude and Mildred Bodnoff, until her father’s remarriage to Frances in 1921 and she moved back to Westboro, with her father, Francis and her step sister Mary. Marion’s mother played the piano so Marion studied that instrument from an early age and performed in many recitals in Westboro. She attended Nepean High School, and then McGill University studying to be a Dietician. She and her cousins, Mildred Bodnoff (Mintz) and Rachel (Ritzy) Bodnoff (Gould) played tennis at the Tel Aviv Tennis Club. She won the Jess Ableson Trophy for Doubles, with Ritzy Gould, and served as Secretary of the Club in 1941. She with either Ritzy or Mildred, represented the club in doubles matches in several Citywide tournaments. After the Second World War she worked as a Civil Servant until her marriage to Morrey Mintz of Regina, Saskatchewan on August 10, 1949. She and Morrey had one daughter, Barbara Ann, who was born May 16, 1950 in the Grey Nun Hospital in Regina. Shortly thereafter the family moved from Regina to Ottawa where they stayed. Her hobbies included piano, tennis, golf, and Ma Jong. She was a member of B’nai B’rith Women and headed some committees, and Hadassah and volunteer work in the gift shop in a hospital. Morris (Morrey) Mintz Was born on Nov 8th, 1919 in Regina, Saskatchewan, and died January 1, 1985. His parents were Benjamin Mintz, and Sonia Lesk Mintz. He had 5 Siblings: Alexander Mintz, Goldie (Landa), David Mintz, Ada (Stock) and Sally (Lax). He attended Balfour Technical school and Regina Collegiate Institute. He enrolled in Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan, but transferred to University of Michigan at Ann Arbor with a Major in Aeronautical Engineering just prior to the Start of the Second World War. During High School, he had enrolled in the Signal Corp Reserves. He enlisted in the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Signal Corps in July 1940 and served overseas in Britain, Scaly, Italy, and Holland. He was wounded while in Italy. He returned to Regina after the war. His father was anxious for him to join him in the real estate business, but he was working in a tile laying business when he met Marion Bodnoff who was visiting her Cousin Mildred Mintz in Regina. After Morrey and Marion were married in Ottawa on August 10, 1949, they lived in Regina for about a year before moving back to Ottawa where they lived for the rest of their lives. While living in Ottawa, he worked at Benwick Furniture store, before going into business for himself M.Mintz Furniture at 1100 Wellington Street. In the mid 60’s he took a Real Estate Course and started in Residential Real Estate before switching to Commercial Real Estate. He worked for Bernard Karp Real Estate, and Regional Realty before starting his own firm Mordell Realty and Lewban holdings. He was a member of the Ottawa Lions Club, and was the President of the Parliament Lodge B’nai B’rith in 1972. He and Marion were one of the early members of the Rideau View Golf Club. His hobbies included Golf, curling, woodcraft and loved all sports.
- Custodial History
- Donated by Barbara Samuel
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Ben Dworkin Family fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101415
- Collection
- Ben Dworkin Family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- textual material ; 36 photographs : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0028
- Date
- 1913-2014 (1930-1945 predominant)
- Scope and Content
- Various photographs; a partial family tree; various newspaper clippings including editorials ("Cop Shop Talk") written by Ben Dworkin in the Ottawa Citizen; articles by Ben Dworkin published in the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin; obituary of Ben Dworkin; Letter from Shirley Morris about her father; untrans…
- Collection
- Ben Dworkin Family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- textual material ; 36 photographs : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Various photographs; a partial family tree; various newspaper clippings including editorials ("Cop Shop Talk") written by Ben Dworkin in the Ottawa Citizen; articles by Ben Dworkin published in the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin; obituary of Ben Dworkin; Letter from Shirley Morris about her father; untranslated letters written in Hebrew (dating back to 1913) which includes a brief summary of contents.
- Date
- 1913-2014 (1930-1945 predominant)
- Fonds No.
- I0028
- Storage Location
- A.1.1 - Individuals Boxes
- History / Biographical
- Abraham Dworkin was born in Russia in 1879 and died in Ottawa on April 13, 1951. He married Deborah Azmier who died June, 1922. Abraham's second wife was Fanny Saipe. Abraham and Deborah had eight children: Sarah, Ben (b. March 25, 1900 d. 1994, aged 94), Rose, Fay, Nel (also seen as Nell), Alex, Helen and Clara. Ben Dworkin was a public servant and reporter who wrote for multiple publications including the Ottawa Citizen and the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin and Review. He was the crime reporter for the Citizen in the late 1940's and early 1950's. The Dworkin family is best known in Ottawa for their store, Dworkin Furs, which began in 1901. Its original location was at 256 Rideau St. The store closed in 2012 due to falling sales as fur went out of fashion, and it, along with Ottawa's Burkholder Furs, was purchased by Global Fur Inc. out of Montreal. The home itself likely should have been designated a heritage building with protected status but by May, 2014 the home was the last remaining house on that stretch of Rideau Street downtown and it was demolished to make way for a modern condominium building (the City specifically stated that it no longer fit the context of the rest of the street).
- Related Material
- Mark Abramson fonds
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Bernard Lieff Family fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101233
- Collection
- Bernard Lieff family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 9 files
- Fonds No.
- I0032
- Date
- 1936 - 1937, 1941
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of letters of condolence sent to Bernard Lieff and his children Bessie, Sadie & Abe, Max, Hymie and Morris on the death of Esther Malcah Lieff; obituary of Bernard Lieff published in an Ottawa newspaper, December 31, 1941 and Dr. Morris Lieff news clippings.
- Collection
- Bernard Lieff family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 9 files
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of letters of condolence sent to Bernard Lieff and his children Bessie, Sadie & Abe, Max, Hymie and Morris on the death of Esther Malcah Lieff; obituary of Bernard Lieff published in an Ottawa newspaper, December 31, 1941 and Dr. Morris Lieff news clippings.
- Date
- 1936 - 1937, 1941
- Fonds No.
- I0032
- Storage Location
- vault
- History / Biographical
- Bernard Lieff (b. unknown - d. 1941) migrated from the shtetl of Antopol, District of Grodno, Russia in 1903. “Like thousands of others, (Bernard) stole across the border into Germany... and then travelled by steerage to America.” He made his way to Kingston, Ontario, and then settled in Ottawa by 1904. After a few years peddling, Bernard Lieff became a teacher at the Ottawa Talmud Torah and also provided private tutelage. He studied at several Yeshivas in Russia and met his wife, Esther Malcah Pomerantz (b. 1881 - d. 1936), when tutoring Esther and her two younger sisters. He and Esther married in Russia in 1902. They had seven children; Abe, Louis, Bessie, Hy, Max, Morris and Joseph. All were born in Ottawa except Abe. Bernard Lieff had at least one brother, Moshe Hersh Lifshitz, who also lived in Ottawa. Bernard and his wife and children changed their surname from Lifshitz when a Lisgar Collegiate teacher shortened Abe's surname to Lieff in 1916. Rabbi Fasman delivered the eulogy for Bernard Lieff in the same classroom of the Ottawa Talmud Torah classroom, on George Street in Ottawa, in which Bernard had taught for 35 years. Meyer Lieff, a cousin, and Moses Palmer were partners in a scrap yard at corner of Sherwood and Ottawa Streets. Meyer Lieff officiated as parnass at Adath Jeshurun.
- Acquisition Source
- Obituary donated by Joseph Lieff, summer 2000.
- Letters of condolence donated by Joseph and Max Lieff, March 2002.
- Dr. Morris Lieff articles donated by Joseph Lieff, August 26, 2002.
- Notes
- Biographical details and quote taken from son Abraham (Abe) Lieff's book "Gathering Rosebuds."
- Related Material
- Related material in Honourable Mr. Abraham Lieff fonds and Moishe Palmer fonds.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Binder family fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101137
- Collection
- Binder family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0038
- Date
- 1945
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of one photograph.
- Collection
- Binder family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of one photograph.
- Date
- 1945
- Fonds No.
- I0038
- History / Biographical
- Ben and Marietta Binder (Rosen) arrived in Ottawa separately, Ben from Russia and Marietta from Rumania. They married in Ottawa and had two children, Jack (b. 1925- d. 1988) and Ellen (b. 1933- d. 2008). Jack had two children from his first marriage to Esther, Manie Binder and David Binder. Ben Binder operated a corner store in Elgin street where the Ottawa Police Station is now located. He and his brother were also in the fur trade on the side. Later on he invested in real estate and owned five row houses. “Mrs. Binder was loved by everyone and died prematurely of a heart attack in 1947." Through the Officer Training Program, son Jack received a university education at Carleton and then joined the Air Force as a commissioned officer. Daughter Ellen was handicapped, partly schooled at the Ontario School for the Deaf, Belleville. She worked for the Federal Civil Service.
- Notes
- 1. Jack Binder’s second wife, Pat, was an Ottawa Jewish Archives volunteer in 1996
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Chateau Furs Limited fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101312
- Collection
- Chateau Furs Limited fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- object
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 3 objects and 3 photographs : b&w
- Fonds No.
- B0005
- Date
- [1939-196-?]
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consist of two large ink blotters printed with advertising detailing Chateau Furs Limited fur storage services; 1 fur coat hanger and a photograph of Chateau Furs Limited opening in 1939; small New Year's card for Morris Goldberg dated 1924; 3 photographs : b&w.
- Collection
- Chateau Furs Limited fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- object
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 3 objects and 3 photographs : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consist of two large ink blotters printed with advertising detailing Chateau Furs Limited fur storage services; 1 fur coat hanger and a photograph of Chateau Furs Limited opening in 1939; small New Year's card for Morris Goldberg dated 1924; 3 photographs : b&w.
- Date
- [1939-196-?]
- Fonds No.
- B0005
- Storage Location
- A.1.1 - Individuals Boxes
- History / Biographical
- Morris Goldberg (b. February 21, 1900, Poland - November 17, 1978, Ottawa) was the proprietor of Chateau Furs Limited from 1939 to 1986. He partnered with Edward Gittleson in 1939, and Morris later bought out his partner in 1948. Morris Goldberg arrived in Ottawa from Poland in 1921, to join his brother Louis. Morris began his career as a fur trader and worked with Louis in the Pontiac region. The brothers bought furs from trappers and sold them in Montreal, while Morris would occasionally sew fur coats. Morris Goldberg married Zena Jeanne (nee Cohen) Goldberg (b. May 24, 1908 - d. December 18, 1982) in 1930. Zena’s mother Celia had immigrated from Russia in 1907, the same year that she married Zena’s father, Isaac Cohen. Zena had five sisters; Mrs. Israel Zavod, Hannah Kondall, Betty Haufrecht, Lillian Ascher, and Ann Paylan. Zena and Morris had two sons, Arnell and Lewis, as well as two grandchildren, Eden and Joshua. Chateau Furs Limited opened in 1939, at 107 Bank St., on the corner of Bank and Albert Streets. At this point, Morris Goldberg had 17 years of experience working in the raw fur trade. While the store originally had only one floor, it would eventually expand into a four-storey operation, which included the showroom, two floors of refrigerated fur storage vaults, and a floor dedicated to the fur factory. Most of the fur coats sold in the showroom were made in the factory, which helped the store to keep costs lower. While the store was advertised as a luxury retailer which prioritized quality over low prices, they also conducted large, store-wide sales every January and August for many years in which their expensive coats and other accessories were sold for much lower prices. The specific furs used changed over the decades that the store was in operation as styles evolved, and included muskrat, seal, lamb, opossum, mink, beaver, rabbit, raccoon, otter, and squirrel. Chateau Furs mainly advertised fashionable, high-end fur coats for women, available in a variety of sizes including petite and tall, from 7-44. In addition to selling new coats, Chateau Furs also offered a variety of services for the upkeep of their garments, such as repairing and remodeling old coats, as well as cleaning and cold storage available for the summer months in temperature-controlled vaults to help customers maintain the quality of their furs. They also accepted custom orders, and redesigned old coats to meet new fashion trends. They advertised that all of their furs were fully insured for 12 months after purchasing. In 1948, Morris Goldberg bought out his partner and continued to operate Chateau Furs as the sole proprietor. In April of 1956 he moved the business to 144 Sparks Street. The shop sustained some damage during a natural gas explosion in October of 1958, which originated from the Addressograph-Multigraph building on Slater St. Several buildings were completely or partially damaged in the explosion, and many businesses such as Chateau Furs experienced minor damage, mainly from broken windows. Morris Goldberg was a member of the Ottawa Fur Standards Association, and served as president of the organization in the 1950s. He continued to serve as an executive in the 1960s. Morris Goldberg was listed as one of the founders of Agudath Israel, and he served as the Synagogue President from 1942-1947. He also participated in the dedication ceremonies to the new Agudath Israel Synagogue in 1960. Zena Goldberg was active in several organizations in the Ottawa Jewish community. She was a charter member of the Mollie Sachs Chapter of Hadassah-WIZO, and served two terms as its president. After her death, one of Zena’s friends recalled that the Goldberg home was always a happy one, and was the first place that new or visiting Rabbis would come to eat and sleep. Edward Gittleson (b. approx. 1901, d. 1 Jul 1988) and his wife Sonia (nee Herman) Gittleson (b. Approx. 1899, d. November 26, 1986) were the presidents of B’nai Brith Lodge No. 885 and the Ottawa Ladies Auxilliary No. 62 respectively, in 1938-39. Edward became vice-chairman, then chairman of the board of directors in the 1940s, while Sonia was in charge of food services in 1946. As chairman of the B’nai Brith Camp Committee in 1950, Edward was involved in much of the planning and installation of the camp’s facilities. He also sat on the board of directors for the Jewish Home for the Aged in the 1950s and 1960s. Mr. and Mrs. Gittleson had two daughters; Zara, who married Milton Leff in 1954, and Roslyn Ann, who married Arthur Kofman in 1955.
- Acquisition Source
- Phyllis Rackow July 2003, hanger and card donated by Sharon Edelson, November 21, 2007.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
David Appotive fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101122
- Collection
- David Appotive fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- sound recording
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings, 5 photographs : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0048
- Date
- 1945 and 2003
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of Discharge Certificate, November 14, 1945; a photograph of soldiers in an informal group, oral history audio cassette of David interviewed by Sylvia Kershman, June, 2001 and Appotive Family History presented September 23, 2004.
- Collection
- David Appotive fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- sound recording
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings, 5 photographs : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of Discharge Certificate, November 14, 1945; a photograph of soldiers in an informal group, oral history audio cassette of David interviewed by Sylvia Kershman, June, 2001 and Appotive Family History presented September 23, 2004.
- Date
- 1945 and 2003
- Fonds No.
- I0048
- Storage Location
- Individuals Boxes
- History / Biographical
- David Appotive (b. February 17, 1917 - d. December 30, 2009) was born in Zhitomir, Russia. He was the son of Abraham and Sarah (Viner) Appotive. The Appotive family; including sons David, Rudy, Joe and Ben, immigrated to Canada and arrived in Montreal around December 24, 1925 where they initially stayed with Viner relatives. Ottawa was their chosen destination as Sarah’s mother, Gittel Viner, lived here. David and his brothers attended York Street School and continued their education at the High School of Commerce. After high school, David apprenticed as a bookkeeper with Martin Levinson, Chartered Accountant. After working for S&S Auto Parts (Saslove & Stone) he enlisted in the Canadian armed forces and in the summer of 1942 was sent overseas along with brothers Rudy and Joe. David was assigned to the Royal Canadian Engineers. “They built bridges for the Canadian, British and American armies. They were bombed, shelled and lived through terrible times, especially in Holland”. He returned safely to civilian life in Ottawa and engaged in several business ventures. Before deployment in 1942, David married Edith Feldblum. They had four surviving children, Gloria, Sharon, Jeffrey and Donna and another that passed away. The Appotive Family attended Machzikei Hadas Synagogue.
- Notes
- 1. Quotation taken from audio cassette transcript.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Debbie Baylin Fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn111467
- Collection
- Debbie Baylin Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 11 documents; 6 photographs : b&w; 3 patches
- Fonds No.
- I0305
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of a Brochure - Nineth commencement Exercises 1964 Hillel Academy and Hebrew School, Brochure - 5th Bat Mitzvah Consecration Service 1964, a Bookelet - Beth Shalom Consecration Class- script, Bonnie Cleaners promo - pocket insert with handkerchief top, Machzikei Hadas Sisterhood - Fi…
- Collection
- Debbie Baylin Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 11 documents; 6 photographs : b&w; 3 patches
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of a Brochure - Nineth commencement Exercises 1964 Hillel Academy and Hebrew School, Brochure - 5th Bat Mitzvah Consecration Service 1964, a Bookelet - Beth Shalom Consecration Class- script, Bonnie Cleaners promo - pocket insert with handkerchief top, Machzikei Hadas Sisterhood - Fifty Years of Siste4rhood Tribute - index cards and typed version, an R&A Cohen - sales records for Mrs. I. Kardish re. 250 Frank and 228 Augusta, a Bill - Diamond Caterers 1963 - re. Bar Mitzvah of David Kardish, son of Issie and Shirley, a Patch - OJCC Day Camp 1957, a Patch - OJCC Day Camp track first, a Patch - OJCC Day Camp 1959, a Brochure - Camp B'nai Brith - Carousel 1965, a Booklet - Camp B'nai Brith 1966 The Charger - multiple pages, a Booklet - Grey Cup 1966 Echlon vs. B'nai Brith, a Brochure - Beth Shalom Cenetary - A Century of Synagogue Life 1992, a Page - 39th Scout Troop 1961 - Rummage sale promo, and 6 b&w. photos
- Fonds No.
- I0305
- Storage Location
- A.1.2. - Individual Boxes
- History / Biographical
- Debbie Baylin (nee Kardish) was born in Ottawa to Isadore (Izzie, d. 1991and Shirley (nee Bordelay, d. 2003) Kardish. Her family and father owned and worked in the Rideau Bakery for almost 90 years. Debbie Baylin, married to Ben Baylin (d. 2000), son of Morris and Jennie Baylin.
- Custodial History
- Donated by Debbie Baylin
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Doris Bronstein fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101140
- Collection
- Doris Bronstein fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 10 photographs : col.
- Fonds No.
- I0055
- Date
- 1981
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of 10 photographs and a note for her 40th birthday.
- Collection
- Doris Bronstein fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 10 photographs : col.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of 10 photographs and a note for her 40th birthday.
- Date
- 1981
- Fonds No.
- I0055
- Storage Location
- Located in Individuals Boxes
- History / Biographical
- Doris (Miller) Bronstein was born in Montreal in 1941. She received her early education in Montreal at the United Talmud Torah Day School. She then attended Herzliah High School and graduated from Westmount High School in 1958. She began courses at Sir George Williams University (now Concordia University) before marrying Leon Bronstein in 1960. Doris and Leon moved to Boston and Doris continued to take classes at various institutions in the Boston area. In 1972 the family moved to Ottawa and Doris obtained her Early Childhood Education Diploma from Algonquin College in 1975. Between 1972 and 1981 she operated the 3 year old preschool at Hillel Academy. In 1981 she became Principal of the Talmud Torah Afternoon School and the Talmud Torah Evening High School (renamed Akiva High School in 1983). In 1985 the family moved to Paris for two years where Doris and Leon Bronstein founded the Jewish Connection for all Askenazki Jews posted to Paris. Upon returning to Ottawa in 1987, Doris resumed her former position at the Talmud Torah Afternoon School. Between 1987 and her retirement in 1999, she introduced several innovative programs including the Tel Am Program, developed by the Jewish Education Council of Montreal as an effective tool for the teaching of Hebrew reading and language in the early grades. In 2000, she was appointed Director of Education for Hillel Academy. She has two children Allan, born 1962 and Cheryl born 1964.
- Acquisition Source
- Doris Bronstein
- Notes
- 1. Doris is also known affectionately as "DoDo."
- Related Material
- Related material on teaching career located in the Ottawa Talmud Torah Board fonds
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Dover Family fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101159
- Collection
- Dover Family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- textual records, 8 photographs : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0056
- Date
- 1911 - 1999
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of biographical material, including original John Dover business letter written to customers in 1911, John Dover biography and Dover family tree by Eric Cohen - 1999. File 1 - Dover Family Tree, prepared by Eric B. Cohen - 1999; File 2 - History of the Dover Family in Ottawa, and Do…
- Collection
- Dover Family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- textual records, 8 photographs : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of biographical material, including original John Dover business letter written to customers in 1911, John Dover biography and Dover family tree by Eric Cohen - 1999. File 1 - Dover Family Tree, prepared by Eric B. Cohen - 1999; File 2 - History of the Dover Family in Ottawa, and Dover family in Eganville - nd; File 3 - Reminiscences of Joseph Dover, son of John Dover. Handwritten and typed copies - nd; File 4 - Announcement of John Dover's wholesale business, on business letterhead - 1911; Photocopy of letter re: death of Leslie Dover during combat in Second World War - January 3, 1945; File 5 - Newsclippings re: death of Dr. Harry Dover - 1960; File 6 - Marriage certificate of Harry Dover's grandmother - 1903; File 7 - Judge Mina Dover-Cohen - 1987, 1993; File 8 - Souvenir booklets. 25th anniversary of B'nai B’rith Ottawa Lodge No.885. Contains history of the Ottawa lodge, camp B'nai B’rith, and the Ottawa B'nai B’rith War Service Record - 1946; 60th anniversary (Diamond Jubilee) of Congregation Adath Jeshurun Booklet and Programme - 1952; File 9 - Newsclippings, John Dover - 1942, 1951; File 10 - Letter of condolence and newsclippings regarding the death of John Dover fatally injured by street car - 1952; File 11 - reproductions of newsclippings regarding Kitzell-Dover wedding - August 1910; File 12 - Harriet Dover's Red Cross Certificate - 1918; Photographs - 1-122; 1-682; 1-695; 1-181; 1-189; 1-202; 1-369; 1-370;
- Date
- 1911 - 1999
- Fonds No.
- I0056
- History / Biographical
- John Dover arrived in New York City in 1885 from Yourbrick, Lithuania with Aaron Cohen and his sister Minnie Cohen. Upon his arrival, John and Aaron began a short lived saloon business. John began selling dry goods and then ventured into Canada with the expansion of the railways. During his early trips into Canada, John made his living selling watches and chains to lumbermen. He travelled as far west as Winnipeg and was there at the outbreak of the Riel Rebellion (The North-West Rebellion) in 1885. John Dover married his childhood sweetheart Minnie Cohen in 1888 and the couple moved to Ottawa in 1889 where John became the first Orthodox Jewish settler in a burgeoning Jewish Community. John Dover first appears in the Ottawa City Directory of 1890-1891 and is listed as a peddler living at 15 Papineau Street. John and Minnie's first son, Harry Dover (b. April 1890), is thought to have been the first Jewish baby born in Ottawa. The couple's second son, Joseph, was born in 1895. By the early 1890's, John had sent for his father, step-mother and siblings Harry, David and Emily, to join his family in Ottawa. The Dover home on 74 Nelson Street soon became the focal point of religious life in Ottawa, housing religious services for three years before the creation of the Adath Jeshrun Congregation in 1892. John Dover received the charter for Adath Jeshrun and became the congregation's first president. Around this time, construction began for a shul to house the congregation. John Dover peddled with a team of horses until 1907. After that he operated a store in Almont, Quebec, for about seven years where he was the only Jew in town. In 1911, he opened a wholesale grocery business on York Street in Ottawa. He ran this grocery until his retirement in 1927. John and Minnie Dover’s children included five sons; Harry, Joseph, Dave, Jack, and Michael, and two daughters, Hattie (Nathanson) and Sylvia (Rosenthal). Harry graduated from McGill University around 1914 and became Ottawa's first Jewish doctor and the first Jewish coroner in Canada. Sylvia became a nurse and lived in New York. Many of the Dover sons worked in merchandising in Ottawa. Joseph Dover married Jean (b.1912 - d. May 11, 1952) in 1924 and had two children, Mavis (b. 1936 - d. October 13, 2010) and Gerry. In 1941 Joseph opened Dover Hardware.
- Acquisition Source
- Joseph Dover
- Custodial History
- Joseph Dover, Mavis Dover
- Notes
- 1. Original of John Dover biography located in Rabbi Lifschutz fonds. 2. Dover Hardware Store - As told by Mavis Dover at Hillel Lodge to Sharon Edelson on March 11, 2007. Dover Hardware was started in 1941 by Joseph Dover. Joseph was born in 1895 on Guigues Street in Ottawa. His wife’s name was Jean and she was born in 1912 in Ottawa. They were married around 1924. They had two children, Mavis and her brother Gerry Dover. According to Mavis, her father was a salesman and had always wanted a business in Ottawa. Their store was located on Sparks St., with branches on Rideau Street and Richmond Rd. They sold everything but clothing according to Mavis. Mavis called it a department store. The building was sold on Sparks Street to the Government and Mavis said her father always wanted to have that building for Gerry. (It was possibly expropriated).
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Esther Kizell fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101218
- Collection
- Esther Kizell fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- textual records, 1 photograph : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0066
- Date
- 1910-1957
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of a photocopy of a newspaper clipping of their Ottawa wedding, August 1910; marriage certificate, August 23, 1910 (see 1-987); and a newspaper clipping regarding Sam Kizell 1957.
- Collection
- Esther Kizell fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- textual records, 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of a photocopy of a newspaper clipping of their Ottawa wedding, August 1910; marriage certificate, August 23, 1910 (see 1-987); and a newspaper clipping regarding Sam Kizell 1957.
- Date
- 1910-1957
- Fonds No.
- I0066
- Storage Location
- Individuals Boxes
- Certificate in Oversized Certificates Box
- Conservation
- May 2006, Marriage certificate conserved by Kyla Ubbink.
- History / Biographical
- Esther (Dover) Kizell (b. 1893 in Ottawa - d. 1978 in Florida) was the daughter of Henry (Harry) Dover and Edith Fineberg, and the niece of John Dover. In 1910, she married Jacob Kizell, a prominent merchant of Killaloe, Ontario. Their marriage was reported as “one of the most important social events in Hebrew circles”. Esther and Jacob had three children; Robert, Edith (Simpkins), and Frances (Rubin). The family initially they lived in Killaloe, then in North Bay. They moved to Ottawa by the late 1920's and in the late 1930's moved back to North Bay. Esther Kizell became President of Ottawa Hadassah-Wizo after Mrs. Lillian Freiman stepped aside in 1929. She continued as president until 1934. During her tenure as President, Hadassah consisted of the following Chapters: Lena Florence (President Mrs. A. H. Coplan), Lillian Freiman (Mrs. David Epstein), Pauline Bilsky (Mrs. A. Slone), Anna Goldfield (Mrs. B. Goldfield), Bertha Slonemsky (Mrs. H. Gould), Molly Sachs (Mrs. M. Goldberg), Debora (Miss R. Miller), Naomi (Miss N. Bessin) and Henrietta Szold (Miss A. Goldman). These nine chapters comprised about 300 women. Esther Kizell was also a member of the National Council of Canadian Hadassah.
- Notes
- 1. An Ottawa Citizen article, January 10, 1934, confirms the nine Hadassah chapters of 300 women and Mrs J. Kizell as President. This article is in a scrapbook (with Poppy articles) in the Freiman family fonds.
- Related Material
- Canadian Jewry: Prominent Jews of Canada, 1933.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
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