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Agudath Achim Congregation = United Brethren Congregation fonds

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Collection
Agudath Achim Congregation = United Brethren Congregation fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
textual records; framed certificate
Fonds No.
C0004
Date
1902-1956
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of 1928 - 1954 minutes, early mortgages, contents of 1912 cornerstone and programs for corner stone ceremony and 1913 opening ceremonies, 1930 contract for tennis court at 417 Rideau Street, 1939 - 1956 Sisterhood records, Chevra Misnayes Agudath Achim minutes and financial records,…
Collection
Agudath Achim Congregation = United Brethren Congregation fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
textual records; framed certificate
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of 1928 - 1954 minutes, early mortgages, contents of 1912 cornerstone and programs for corner stone ceremony and 1913 opening ceremonies, 1930 contract for tennis court at 417 Rideau Street, 1939 - 1956 Sisterhood records, Chevra Misnayes Agudath Achim minutes and financial records, membership lists and lists of seat holders, cemetery ledger, bulletins, notices and invitations, 1928 - 1956 financial material and ledgers, 1943 - 1956 correspondence including merger correspondence between Agudath Achim and Adath Jeshurun congregations with the Jewish Community Council. Also included in this fonds is a framed certificate to commemorate the donation of 25 dollars by the "Rideau Street Ladies Synagogue"for the Erez Israel Palestine Foundation fund "Karen Hayesod" (See Photographic Database - 5-331-01). BOX 1 - Series: Legal, Administrative, Correspondence - 1902-1956 (with gaps) Ephemera - Newspaper clipping - "First Synagogue in Ottawa," The Jewish Times - August 15, 1902; Ephemera - Contents of Cornerstone Box placed June 25, 1912. Removed at demolition; Ephemera - Opening invitation - January 19, 1913; Ephemera - Stationary; Legal - Surveys and Plans - Plan of Rideau and Chapel Streets - undated; Cemetery Plan, two copies - April 2, 1940; Floor plans for proposed alterations, undated; Legal - Building Committee, Yiddish; Legal - Mortgage - October 22, 1902; Legal - Mortgages and Indentures - 1984, 1903, 1912, 1919, 1923, 1927; Legal - Deed of Land, two copies - February 3, 1902; Legal - Constitution Booklet - 1933-1934, 1944-1945; Legal - Tennis Court Contract, donated by Hon. Abraham Lieff - 1930; Administrative - Minutes - re: successors to the trustees of the Agudath Achim property - April 20, 1916; Administrative - Bulletins and Notices - 1924-1955; Administrative - Synagogue Executive - 1941-1953; Administrative - Minutes of Executive and General Meetings - 1953-1956; Correspondence - Ottawa Vaad Ha'ir - 1947-1956; Correspondence - Letters from H.H. Sugarman, Yiddish; Correspondence - General - 1946-1949; Correspondence - General - 1950-1952; Correspondence - General - 1953-1954; Correspondence - General - 1955-1956; Correspondence - Funeral Arrangements - 1948-1956; Correspondence - Letters of Thanks and Condolences - 1947-1956; Correspondence - Letters of Resignation - 1944-1955 Correspondence - Letters of Appreciation - 1951-1954; Correspondence - Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America - 1947-1956; Correspondence - Synagogue Suppliers - Books and Prayer Books - 1948-1953; The Jewish Chronicle, London England - 1959; Books - Daily Prayer Books, two copies; Booklet - Dedication of Beth Shalom Synagogue - 1957;Newspaper clipping - "Elect Officers of Synagogue" - September 29, 1926; BOX 2 - Series: Minute Books - 1928-1954 Minute Book - Minutes of Meeting - August 5, 1928 to March 5, 1933; Minute Book - Minutes of Meeting and Constitution and Bylaws - April 2, 1933 to August 3, 1939; Minute Book - Minutes of Meeting - August 10, 1939 to April 12, 1945; Minute Book - Minutes of Meeting - April 30, 1945 to February 6, 1949; Minute Book - Minutes of Meeting - February 9, 1949 to July 30, 1952; Minute Book - Minutes of Meeting - September 4, 1952 to August 8, 1954; Box 3 - Series: Financial, Sisterhood, Chevra Mishnayos Financial: Congregation Receipt Book Financial: Congregation Financial Ledger - 1943-1955; Financial: - Cantor Jacob Dorskind Contract Financial: - Income Tax - 1942-1952; Financial: Statements - 1943-1955; Ladies Auxiliary: activities 1939- 1952; Ladies Auxiliary: Minute Book - 1939-1952; Agudath Achim Sisterhood: Correspondence - 1951-1955; Agudath Achim Sisterhood: Financial Items - 1951-1954; Agudath Achim Sisterhood: Testimonial dinners - 1952-1956; Agudath Achim Sisterhood: Bills - 1953-1956; Agudath Achim Sisterhood: Membership and Financial Record - 1948-1953; Agudath Achim Sisterhood: Financial Record - 1953-1956; Chevra Mishnayos: Minutes - 1946, 1950, 1953-1954; Chevra Mislays: Financial Records - 1945-1956; Box 4 - Series: Membership, etc. Administrative: Agreements and Seating Arrangements - 1913-1920; Applications for Membership 1947-1956; Seat Sales and Seat Holders list - 1913-1956 Membership Lists - various dates; Honour Roll List - circa 1945; Cemetery Deeds - 1907, 1948-1950; Meeting Minutes, concerning Jewish Community Cemetery - 1951-1955; Ephemera; various textual items; Yarhzeit Lists; Items wrapped separately include two financial ledgers, and one cemetery ledger.
Date
1902-1956
Fonds No.
C0004
Storage Location
A.1.5 - A.1.6
2 boxes in OS 1 framed certificate in OS
Conservation
1913 invitation, donated by Inez Zelikovitz in 1999, was restored by Wanda McWilliams for display in "A Capital Experience" exhibition, Bytown Museum, Ottawa, summer 2000.
History / Biographical
The United Hebrew Brethren Congregation, or Agudath Achim, was the second orthodox congregation in Ottawa. Founded in 1902 by former members of Adath Jeshrun, the founding trustees of the synagogue were Abraham Kert (trader and traveller), Moses Roodman (peddler), Myer Held (peddler), Elias Pullan (merchant), Isaac Noe (carpenter), Michael Addleman (peddler), and Moses Merson (upholsterer). It is not known with certainty why former members of Adath Jeshurun split off to form their own congregation; however, some reasons have been speculated. Increased immigration at the time likely played a role in promoting the founding of a new synagogue, as the Jewish population had grown large enough to support two synagogues. Another known issue was that some men were not satisfied with the mechitza, or partition, dividing men and women in the newly built Adath Jeshurun Synagogue. A curtain was the only physical divider separating seating and some men felt it should be a solid wooden panel all around. Regardless of the precise reason, on August 13, 1902, it was announced that the founding trustees had committed the congregation to a $3000 mortgage for the purchase and conversion of a double house at 417 Rideau Street. The congregation’s first structure accommodated 75 male worshipers on the ground floor with a smaller number of seats for women available on the second floor balcony. The day prior, August 12, 1902, a cornerstone was laid by Mr. A. Rosenthal to mark the beginning of the building's conversion. By 1912 a new synagogue was planned to be built at 417 Rideau Street. The building committee consisted of J. Sugarman, H. Finkelstein, and K. Cohen. The corner stone was laid on July 1, 1912 and the new synagogue was opened on January 19, 1913. It was designed by Burgess & Coyle with a seating capacity for 400. The synagogue was later extended in 1928. Rabbi Joseph D. Berger served the Congregation from 1902 to 1927. When the Congregation joined the Associated Synagogues of Ottawa the shared Rabbis were Abraham H. Freedman, William Margolis, Oscar Z. Fasman, Emanuel Lifschutz and Simon L. Eckstein. Religious functionaries included the Reverend Louis Doctor, Cantor Jacob Dorskind, Rabbi Max Maser, Rabbi Aaron Weiss, Reverend Hyman Gertler and Reverend Jacob Y. Cement. In April 1940 the Rideau Street Shul welcomed its new Cantor, Reverend Aaron Weiss, from Breslau, Germany. The governing body of the congregation was a committee of elected officials who, after receiving a majority vote, served in their office for a period of one year. The 1933 Constitution stipulates that the committee was to include a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and 15 trustees. In 1955-1956, Congregation Agudath Achim amalgamated with Congregation Adath Jeshurun to form Congregation Beth Shalom and their new synagogue on Chapel Street was dedicated in 1957. The closing service of Agudath Achim was held on August 25, 1956. Presidents of Agudath Achim: 1902-1903 Abrahm Kert 1903-1904 Elias Pullnan 1904-1910 Israel Sugarman 1910-1912, Henry Finkelman 1912-1914 Abramham Florence 1914-1916 Henry Finkelman 1916-1917 Abraham Brahinsky 1918-1919 Max Sachs 1919-1922 Abraham Florence 1923-1925 Samuel Spevak 1925-1927 Soloman Coplan 1927-1929 Abraham Florence 1930-1932 Thomas Sachs 1933-1934 Moses Doctor 1934-1936 Thomas Sachs 1936-1942 Samuel Berger 1942-1948 Michael Greenberg 1948-1950 Thomas Sachs 1950-1956 Hyman Soloway Vice Presidents of Agudath Achim: 1902-1905 Meyer Held 1905-1911 Abraham Sugarman 1911-1918 Samuel Cohen 1918-1919 Abraham Caplin 1919-1922 Moses Roodman 1922-1925 Sameul Cohen 1925-1926 Jacob Baker 1926-1929 Sameul Cohen 1929-1932 Moses Roodman 1932-1933 Selik Kronick 1933-1934 Sameul Cohen 1934-1937 Moses Roodman 1937-1939 Selik Kronick 1939-1956 Meyer Drazin Agudath Achim Sisterhood Presidents: 1913-1921 Mrs. A Florence 1921-1923 Mrs. L. Leikin 1923-1926 Mrs. M. Margosches 1926-1936 Mrs. Soloman Coplan 1936-1943 Mrs. A. Brunberg 1943-1945 Mrs. H. Soloway 1945-1950 Mrs.S. Kronick 1950-1955 Mrs. I. Beiles 1955-1956 Mrs. Morris Zbar
Acquisition Source
Honourable Abraham H. Lieff, donated the Tennis Court contract in September 2002.
Custodial History
In 1973, these records were transferred to the National Archives of Canada from the Jewish Connunity Council and in 1996 were returned to the Ottawa Jewish Archives.
Notes
1. The Chevra Mishnayes Agudath Achim (Rideau Street Synagogue) and the Chevra Mishnayes Adath Jeshurun amalgamated in October 1956 under one society called Chevra Mishanyes Beth Shalom. After amalgamation, synagogue records were given to the Jewish Community Council of Ottawa.
Related Material
Rev. Louis Doctor fonds
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Eretz Israel Palestine Foundation Fund certificate issued for Karen Hayesod, recognizing a donation of $25.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn106016
Collection
Agudath Achim Congregation = United Brethren Congregation fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 certificate
Fonds No.
C0004; OJA 5-331-01
Date
1924
Collection
Agudath Achim Congregation = United Brethren Congregation fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 certificate
Date
1924
Fonds No.
C0004
Item No.
OJA 5-331-01
Notes
5-331-02 shows detail of the seal located on recto.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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The Boys Choir of the Agudath Achim Congregation.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn102901
Collection
Agudath Achim Congregation = United Brethren Congregation fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
C0004; OJA 5-083
Date
1928
Collection
Agudath Achim Congregation = United Brethren Congregation fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
1928
Fonds No.
C0004
Item No.
OJA 5-083
Notes
L-R front row: Joe Zelikovitz, Jay Greenberg, Hyman Cohen, Issie Tudover, Joseph Lieff (alto soloist), David Monson, and Morris Lieff (soprano). Second row: Ed Sadinsky, Alex Wolfe, Gilbert Shore (alto soloist), Cantor Jacob Dorskind, Izzie Greenberg, and Sam Shabinsky. Third row: Abe Zelikovitz, Irving Wolfe, Reuben Witen, and Mitchell Hyman. Fourth row: Abraham Lieff (tenor), Moses Doctor, Nathan Greenberg and Samuel Taylor. Back row; William Goldblum, Max Lieff (baritone), Frank Florence and Lazarus Cohen. Missing from the photograph is Hy Wasserman (soprano soloist). The Leiff brothers also performed as a quartet.
Cantor Dorskind married an Ottawa girl, a Finkelstein, and settled in Alberta. His was paralyzed on his left side.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Rabbi Max and Mrs. Bessie Maser at their home on 367 Besserer Street in Ottawa.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn105620
Collection
Agudath Achim Congregation = United Brethren Congregation fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
C0004; OJA 5-112
Date
1947-1948
Collection
Agudath Achim Congregation = United Brethren Congregation fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
1947-1948
Fonds No.
C0004
Item No.
OJA 5-112
Physical Condition
Reproduction of the original print.
Acquisition Source
Hy Maser and Mrs. Maser
Notes
Rabbi Max Maser was the Assistant Cantor of Congregation Agudath Achim between 1924 and 1954. Mrs. Bessie Maser (nee Caplin, was daughter of Dvorah Pullan).
Related Material
1-341
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Agudath Achim Synagogue at 417 Rideau Street.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn105021
Collection
Agudath Achim Congregation = United Brethren Congregation fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
C0004; OJA 5-117
Date
1948
Collection
Agudath Achim Congregation = United Brethren Congregation fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
1948
Fonds No.
C0004
Item No.
OJA 5-117
Storage Location
vault
Physical Condition
Photograph is torn; inscription in ink along top of print.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Agudath Achim Synagogue with for sale sign.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn102270
Collection
Agudath Achim Congregation = United Brethren Congregation fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
C0004; OJA 5-062
Date
January 1953
Collection
Agudath Achim Congregation = United Brethren Congregation fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
January 1953
Fonds No.
C0004
Item No.
OJA 5-062
Acquisition Source
Mr. H. Shinder
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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The retirement of Cantor A. Weiss of Agudath Achim Synagogue.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn105606
Collection
Agudath Achim Congregation = United Brethren Congregation fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
C0004; OJA 5-051
Date
1956
Collection
Agudath Achim Congregation = United Brethren Congregation fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
1956
Fonds No.
C0004
Item No.
OJA 5-051
Acquisition Source
Mrs. I. Beiles
Notes
L-R: Rabbi S. Eckstein, Mrs. Weiss, Cantor Weiss, Rabbi K. Kravetz (Principal of the Talmud Torah). Photo taken in the vestry rooms.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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The retirement of Cantor A. Weiss from Agudath Achim Synagogue.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn105607
Collection
Agudath Achim Congregation = United Brethren Congregation fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
C0004; OJA 5-050
Date
1956
Collection
Agudath Achim Congregation = United Brethren Congregation fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
1956
Fonds No.
C0004
Item No.
OJA 5-050
Acquisition Source
Mrs. I. Beiles
Notes
L-R: Meyer Drazin, Cantor Weiss, Hyman Soloway (President), Mrs. Weiss, Helen Beiles (President of the Sisterhood of Agudath Achim).
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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