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Abelson boys.

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Collection: Abelson family fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w : 9.5 x 7.1 cm

Fonds No.: I0005; OJA 5-116

Date: [194-?]

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Collection: Abelson family fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w : 9.5 x 7.1 cm

Date: [194-?]

Fonds No.: I0005

Item No.: OJA 5-116

Notes: L-R: Duke Abelson, Stan Abelson, Jess Abelson and Bobby Abelson.

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Ottawa Jewish Archives

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Abelson boys.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn108554

Collection: Abelson family fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w : 9.3 x 6.9 cm

Fonds No.: I0005; OJA 5-079

Date: [193-?]

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Collection: Abelson family fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w : 9.3 x 6.9 cm

Date: [193-?]

Fonds No.: I0005

Item No.: OJA 5-079

Notes: Bobby Abelson (left), Alan Abelson (top) and possibly Stan Abelson.

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Repository: Ottawa Jewish Archives

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Abelson Family.

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Collection: Abelson family fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w : 12.1 x 7.6 cm

Fonds No.: I0005; OJA 5-038

Date: [194-?]

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Collection: Abelson family fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w : 12.1 x 7.6 cm

Date: [194-?]

Fonds No.: I0005

Item No.: OJA 5-038

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Repository: Ottawa Jewish Archives

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Abelson family fonds

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Collection: Abelson family fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Material Type: multiple media

Physical Description: multiple media

Fonds No.: I0005

Date: 1913-2002

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of records of Wolf and Julia Abelson obituaries; Jess Abelson business life, photographs of his sporting life, Duke (Lawrence) Abelson’s early education and World War II career as a flyer with the Royal Canadian Air Force including his Canadian log book, commission, Certificate of Pr…

Collection: Abelson family fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Material Type: multiple media

Physical Description: multiple media

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of records of Wolf and Julia Abelson obituaries; Jess Abelson business life, photographs of his sporting life, Duke (Lawrence) Abelson’s early education and World War II career as a flyer with the Royal Canadian Air Force including his Canadian log book, commission, Certificate of Promotion to rank of Pilot Officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force - November, 1941 (see 1-992), correspondence of 160 letters as well as telegrams to his family, 1941-1943; Alan Abelson educational, sporting, and married life; 2002; Brief to the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame for induction of Jess Abelson. Artifacts include one Boy Scout uniform (worn by Alan Abelson), 2 of Alan Abelson tennis racquets, 1 velvet jacket (worn by Julia Rosenblum on her marriage to Wolf Abelson), 3 infant dresses and 1 bonnet (worn by Jess and Mollie Abelson's children), 1 sweater with an “O” for Ottawa Football Team, Duke Abelson Officer hat; 4 World War II medals; 4 photograph albums, 1 scrapbook, and 1 siddur donated to Adath Jeshurun in 1950 Later accrual of textiles include 2 baby capes, hand made by Molly Abelson in the 1920's for daughter Sylvia and a pink crochet sweater or coat.

Date: 1913-2002

Fonds No.: I0005

Storage Location: 4 boxes in OS; Canadian log book and siddur in Rare Books section

Conservation: 1. Duke Abelson’s commission to Pilot Officer, February 11, 1942 conserved by Kyla Ubink in 2006. 2. Duke Abelson’s officer’s hat dry cleaned and repaired at Brown’s Cleaners, Champagne Street, Ottawa, Fall, 2006 and exhibited in Duke Abelson exhibit, Remembrance Day, 2006.

History / Biographical: Wolf Abelson married Julia Rosenblum of Toronto and settled in Ottawa in the early 1900's. Both were born in Lithuania. Prior to settling in Ottawa, Wolf lived in Syracuse, New York, and in Cleveland, Ohio. Wolf grew up in Neinstadt, a town near Kovno, Lithuania. According to the Abelson family, Moses Bilsky, the first known Jewish settler in Ottawa, came from the same area in Lituania and encouraged Wolf to also settle in Ottawa. Wolf established the Rideau House Furnishing Company at 180 Rideau Street. He and wife Julia had seven children; sons Jess, Nathan and Sidney and four daughters, Birdie, Helen, Sarah and Sally. The Abelsons were members of the Adath Jeshurun Congregation and Wolf Abelson served as congregation vice-president during A. J. Freiman’s tenure as president between 1904 and 1930. Jess Abelson (1892-1975), born in Cleveland, Ohio, was an outstanding sportsman. He played football in 1913 - 1914 for the Ottawa Rough Riders and played basketball with the Y.M.C.A. He was also a member of the 1913 Canadian Champion War Canoe Team. In 1920, he became the first scoutmaster of the 39th Jewish Boy Scout Troop, one of the first Jewish scout troops in Canada. In 1920 Jess married Mollie Gray from New York. Their children included Sylvia, Lawrence, Stan, Alan (b. August 27, 1928) and Bobby. Jess was a top salesman with the Northern Life Assurance Company and in later years he was active in curling and was the founder of the Tel Aviv Tennis Club. In 1986, Jess Abelson was the first person inducted into the Ottawa Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. His influence on Ottawa and on the Ottawa Jewish community extended well beyond sports, but as a sports personality he was a paragon of excellence for young Jewish athletes. All of Jess Abelsons sons excelled in sports. Tragically, Flying Officer Lawrence "Duke" Abelson died in a training flight in England November 15, 1943 while serving in World War II. Lawrence's nickname Duke came from living on Marlborough Street, Ottawa, (Duke of Marlborough.) Duke went overseas in the fall of 1942 and with R.C.A.F. Mosquito Squadron. Alan became a lawyer, and lives and works in Ottawa.

Acquisition Source: Sylvia Abelson Gellman, Alan Abelson

Notes: 1. Alan Abelson provided the details of Wolf Abelson's heritage in September 2006. 2. A note from Shirley Berman is attached to the textile items providing additional information.

Related Material: Material related to Jess Abelson in Tel Aviv Tennis Club fonds and Samuel Caplan fonds. Jess Abelson article in Ottawa Jewish Bulletin & Review, December 12, 1986.; Alan Abelson Interview, located in the Local Social History Project series, Jewish Community Council of Ottawa fonds.; Duke Abelson’s war service is recorded in 'Canadian Jews in World War II: Part II: casualities' and in 'There I was ... a collection of reminiscences by members of the Ottawa Jewish Community who served in World War II.'

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Ottawa Jewish Archives

Abelson son.

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Collection: Abelson family fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w : 11.9 x 7.3 cm

Fonds No.: I0005; OJA 5-022

Date: [194-?]

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Collection: Abelson family fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w : 11.9 x 7.3 cm

Date: [194-?]

Fonds No.: I0005

Item No.: OJA 5-022

Notes: Possibly Bobby Abelson.

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Ottawa Jewish Archives

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Abelson son.

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Collection: Abelson family fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w : 4.8 x 6.9 cm

Fonds No.: I0005; OJA 5-127

Date: March 18, 1945

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Collection: Abelson family fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w : 4.8 x 6.9 cm

Date: March 18, 1945

Fonds No.: I0005

Item No.: OJA 5-127

Notes: Possibly an older Bobby Abelson. Inscription on verso in black ink of date when photograph was taken.

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Ottawa Jewish Archives

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Adele Druckman-Kinsbrunner Fonds

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Collection: Adele Druckman-Kinsbrunner Fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Material Type: textual record; graphic material; artefact

Physical Description: 0.16 linear feet of textual records, graphic material, and artefacts.

Fonds No.: 1416

Date: 1921-1968

Scope and Content: Includes nine files, consisting of biographia, professional documents, immigration records, World War II identity cards, and embroidered pillowcase, and a yellow star, as well as a biography written by her children.

Collection: Adele Druckman-Kinsbrunner Fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Material Type: textual record; graphic material; artefact

Physical Description: 0.16 linear feet of textual records, graphic material, and artefacts.

Scope and Content: Includes nine files, consisting of biographia, professional documents, immigration records, World War II identity cards, and embroidered pillowcase, and a yellow star, as well as a biography written by her children.

Date: 1921-1968

Fonds No.: 1416

Storage Location: JPL

History / Biographical: Adele Druckman was born in Dorna Candrenilor near Vatra-Dornia, Romania, in 1894. At eighteen years old, she attended a school called Jaures-Zeugnis in the town of Chernovitz. In 1938, at 44, she was married to Isaac Kinsbrunner, a businessman in Chernovitz, which was under control of the Nazis. As Jews, they had to wear a yellow star and carry an identity card. After the Germans were defeated, the Soviets took over. Most of their family was gone, and they struggled to start again. Finally, in 1949 they decided to leave and emigrate to Paris. Adele packed her monogrammed linen, and hid her diamond engagement ring as well as an unmounted diamond. Isaac's cousin had moved to Canada in 1913, so they went to the Canadian Legation in Paris for permission to immigrate. They were required to leave by January 1950, and so booked passage on the Samaria to arrive in Halifax on February 9, 1950. They were met by Isaac's cousin, Sydney Brown, ne Kinsbrunner, and his wife Jessie Cohen, who took them to Sydney's shop in Montreal at 4464 Coloniale Avenue. Unfortunately, Isaac suffered a heart attack and died, having only been in Canada for 12 days, devastating Adele. Sydney and Jessie had two sons, aged 5 and 7, who helped Adele learn English using their schoolbooks, building on the French she had learned in Paris. Sydney learned of a job as a nurse's aid at the Mount Sinai Sanitorium in Ste Agathe, a village north of Montreal, which Adele took to immediately. She was well suited to comfort the patients and enjoyed the peace of the countryside. Adele was often included in Brown family events, including Passover and Rosh Hashana, and she even undertook a trip to Brooklyn, New York, to visit Sydney's sister, Pearl. She was required to provide an explanation for her lack of a passport, but was fortunate enough to have been able to bring her birth certificate from Romania. The Brown family often visisted Ste Agathe to visit, until Adele retired at 74, after 18 years at the Sanitorium. Upon retirement, Adele returned to Montreal, where Sydney helped her find a small apartment on Cote St Luc road next to a synagogue. Sydney's sons, meanwhile, had grown up and become both doctors. They both got married in the same week, and Ida offered her engagement ring to the elder son, while the younger son was offered the unmounted diamond. (Biographical note taken from file 00001.)