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- "Afterword" Collection 1
- A. Nissenson Fonds 1
- A. Rhinewine Fonds 1
- Abraham Revutsky Collection 3
- Abraham Rother Fonds 62
- Abraham Shmuel Dubitsky Fonds 1
- Abraham and Ginda Rosenblatt Fonds 1
- Adele Druckman-Kinsbrunner Fonds 10
- Akiva School Collection 7
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Beverly Shaffer Fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16717
- Collection
- Beverly Shaffer Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 6 film reels ; 2 folders of textual material
- Fonds No.
- 1070
- Date
- 1977-1986 (predominant 1977)
- Scope and Content
- Contains 6 film reels, mainly from the Children of Canada Series but also "Bioethics: Who Should Decide?" Also contains accompanying textual material for classroom and promotional use.
- Collection
- Beverly Shaffer Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 6 film reels ; 2 folders of textual material
- Scope and Content
- Contains 6 film reels, mainly from the Children of Canada Series but also "Bioethics: Who Should Decide?" Also contains accompanying textual material for classroom and promotional use.
- Date
- 1977-1986 (predominant 1977)
- Fonds No.
- 1070
- Storage Location
- JPL
- 2-6C
- 2-6D
- 2-6G
- Creator
- National Film Board of Canada
- History / Biographical
- Oscar-winning director Beverly Shaffer (I'll Find a Way: Best Live Action Short, 1978) was born in Montreal, earning degrees from McGill and Macdonald College. She began working for the National Film Board under the Studio D project in 1975, directing for the next ten years all of the "Children in Canada" series films, which included "I'll Find a Way". Other notable films by Ms. Shaffer include "Mr. Mergler's Gift" (2005) and the 1999 follow-up to "I'll Find a Way", "It's Just a Wedding".
- Custodial History
- Transferred directly from Beverly Shaffer to the JPL-A
- Subjects
- Documentary films - Canada.
- Filmmakers.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Sidney Ofner Collection
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16718
- Collection
- Sidney Ofner Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 2 folders of textual material ; 1 CD
- Date
- 1992-1995
- Scope and Content
- Contains the publication Sidney Ofner: A Soldier’s Story, 1942-1944, compiled by Suzan Horovitch, as well as copies of the letters written by Sidney Ofner and a CD copy of the book.
- Collection
- Sidney Ofner Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 2 folders of textual material ; 1 CD
- Scope and Content
- Contains the publication Sidney Ofner: A Soldier’s Story, 1942-1944, compiled by Suzan Horovitch, as well as copies of the letters written by Sidney Ofner and a CD copy of the book.
- Date
- 1992-1995
- Storage Location
- 7-3C
- Creator
- Suzan Horovitch
- History / Biographical
- In 1993 Suzan Horovitch (née Green) began the task of typing out her uncle Sidney Ofner’s letters, written home to Montreal during his station in Europe in World War II. Sidney Ofner was in Italy when he was killed supporting a trench on January 15, 1944. Suzan Horovitch and her husband Art spent several years compiling into a book the letters as well as official Canadian Forces correspondence regarding Sidney. The Horovitch’s also tracked down and contacted several veterans whom had served with Sidney in order to gather all information possible on his time in the army and his death. Sidney Ofner was the only son of Alexander and Tillie Ofner, both of Montreal. Mr. Ofner ran a women’s ready-to-wear garment store, in which Sidney also worked. He was a graduate of Strathcona Academy. Sidney enlisted in the Victoria Rifles of Canada in 1942, going overseas in 1943. He was later stationed to North Africa with a reinforcement regiment and then with the Royal Canadian Regiment in Italy in the fall of 1943. Sidney’s sister Marjorie, mother of Leona (mentioned in the letters) and Suzan) saved all of the letters from her brother.
- Custodial History
- Transferred to the JPL-A by Suzan Horovitch
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
May Cutler Fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16719
- Collection
- May Cutler Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 2 files of textual material ; 41 photographs : 20x24cm
- Fonds No.
- 1228
- Date
- 1961-198[-]
- Scope and Content
- Consists of photographs and an article by May Cutler as well as a sketch by artist Rita Briansky.
- Collection
- May Cutler Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 2 files of textual material ; 41 photographs : 20x24cm
- Scope and Content
- Consists of photographs and an article by May Cutler as well as a sketch by artist Rita Briansky.
- Date
- 1961-198[-]
- Fonds No.
- 1228
- Storage Location
- 7-3C
- Creator
- May Cutler
- History / Biographical
- May Cutler was founder of Tundra Books in 1967 and ran the company until 1995. Also active in Montreal politics, Ms. Cutler served as mayor of the City of Westmount.
- Custodial History
- Donated by May Cutler to the JPL-A
- Notes
- Stored in Small Collections Box#3 (SC3)
- Name Access
- Cutler, May
- Subjects
- Eichmann, Adolf, 1906-1962 - Trials, litigation, etc.
- Jerusalem - Pictorial works
- Briansky, Rita
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
[Photographs, Israel during the Eichmann Trial]
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16720
- Collection
- May Cutler Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 41 photographs : 20x24cm : b&w
- Fonds No.
- 1228; 001
- Date
- 1961
- Collection
- May Cutler Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 41 photographs : 20x24cm : b&w
- Date
- 1961
- Fonds No.
- 1228
- File No.
- 001
- Storage Location
- 7-3C
- Creator
- May Cutler
- Custodial History
- Donated by May Cutler directly to the JPL-A
- Name Access
- Cutler, May
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Article, "The Jewish Experirence in Canadian Children's Literature"
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16721
- Collection
- May Cutler Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual material
- Fonds No.
- 1228; 002
- Date
- 2004
- Collection
- May Cutler Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual material
- Date
- 2004
- Fonds No.
- 1228
- File No.
- 002
- Storage Location
- 7-3C
- Creator
- May Cutler
- Notes
- Stored in Small Collection Box#3 (SC3)
- Name Access
- Cutler, May
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Sketch, "A Synagogue in the Shtetl"
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16722
- Collection
- May Cutler Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 sketch : col.
- 003
- Date
- 1969
- Collection
- May Cutler Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 sketch : col.
- Date
- 1969
- File No.
- 003
- Storage Location
- 7-3C
- Creator
- Rita Briansky
- Notes
- Stored in Small Collections Box#3 (SC3)
- Name Access
- Briansky, Rita
- Subjects
- Shtetl life
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Identification papers - Hirsch and Albina Dranger
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16723
- Collection
- Hirsch and Albina Dranger fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual material
- Fonds No.
- 1265; 001
- Date
- 1945-1955
- Scope and Content
- Contains the various identification papers of Hirsch and Albina Dranger, Holocaust survivors.
- Collection
- Hirsch and Albina Dranger fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual material
- Scope and Content
- Contains the various identification papers of Hirsch and Albina Dranger, Holocaust survivors.
- Date
- 1945-1955
- Fonds No.
- 1265
- File No.
- 001
- Storage Location
- 7-3C
- Notes
- Stored in Small Collection Box#3 (SC3)
- Subjects
- Auschwitz (Poland: Concentration camp)
- Bergen Belsen (Germany: Concentration camp)
- Bndermichl (Displaced person camp: Linz, Austria)
- Camp Hart (Displaced person camp)
- Displaced persons
- Dranger Friedman, Albina (nee Landau)
- Dranger Friedman, Hirsch
- Flossenburg (Germany: Concentration camp)
- Identification cards
- Ravensbruck (Germany: Concentration camp)
- Rzeszow (Poland: Concentration camp)
- Theresienstadt (Czechoslovakia: Concentration camp)
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Poetry Album
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16724
- Collection
- Hilda Feiner/Jeannette Roback Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 album
- Fonds No.
- 1229
- Scope and Content
- Consists of 1 album with poetry and hand-drawn illustrations.
- Collection
- Hilda Feiner/Jeannette Roback Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 album
- Scope and Content
- Consists of 1 album with poetry and hand-drawn illustrations.
- Fonds No.
- 1229
- Storage Location
- 7-3C, SC3
- Creator
- Hilda Feiner
- Jeannette Roback
- Custodial History
- Unknown
- Notes
- Stored in Small Collections Box#3 (SC3)
- Name Access
- Roback, Jeannette
- Feiner, Hilda
- Subjects
- Poetry
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Machzikei Hadas Congregation fonds.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16725
- Collection
- Machzikei Hadas Congregation fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- textual records, graphic material, objects
- Fonds No.
- C0010
- Date
- 1908-2016
- Scope and Content
- BOX 1 - Various A folded poster donated by Estelle Gunner in 2009 showing several photographs of Machzikei Hadas on Murray Street on one side and model of new synagogue in Alta Vista. Produced for purpose of advertising telephone campaign for pledges to pay for new building. Rabbi Bulka's photo an…
- Collection
- Machzikei Hadas Congregation fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- textual records, graphic material, objects
- Scope and Content
- BOX 1 - Various A folded poster donated by Estelle Gunner in 2009 showing several photographs of Machzikei Hadas on Murray Street on one side and model of new synagogue in Alta Vista. Produced for purpose of advertising telephone campaign for pledges to pay for new building. Rabbi Bulka's photo and message included (see 5-080-03); A copy of an interview with Mr. Laibel Steinberg on the early history of the congregation - Date Unknown; Sisterhood of Machzikei Hadas Senior Girls of the Junior Congregation formal tea invitation. Hostesses - Debbie Applebaum, Enid Appotive, Ilsa Dubrovsky, Barbara Greenberg, Minchie Goldberg, Adele Goldstein, Zena Koffman, Norma Kufsky, Shelly Segal, Eleanor Schwartz, Eleanor Steinberg - 1963 Notices of Formal Meetings, 1958-1974 (with gaps); A list of past presidents; The original mortgage agreement for M. H. Clarence St., 1908; Bylaws of Machzikei Hadas Congregation, 1919; Constitution and Bylaws, 1959; Declaration of trust (two originals - one signed, one unsigned), 1930; Mortgage documents, 1916; Correspondence - Legal, Corporation Statements, 1928-1936, 1946, 1960; Member Lists, 1949, 1970, 1971, 1972 (includes a list of leaders for various committees within the congregation and a letter that was sent to new congregants - 1971-1972); Three certificates of Pew Ownership - H. Steinman, 1933; Max Drazin, 1931; H. PLeet, 1931; Application cards for membership - One completed, many blanks, 1950's; An agreement of Seat Purchase for H. Steinman, 1927; A list of Officers of the Corporation of Spanish and Portuguese Jews and their bylaws, 1949; Contract with Cantor Reverend Nathan Borenstein, 1957; Burning the mortgage banquet, 1947; Hebrew Publishing Compnay calendar, 1936; Financial Reports, 1955, 1960; Copy of Ben Karp Yiddish Bar Mitzva speech, 1930; A file of material donated by Oscar Petegorsky in the Fall of 2002 - A receipt for Oscar Petegorsky for the sum of $25.00 for the purchace of a burial plot for Mr. Slack - 1934, An account statement from A. J. Freiman Limited showing a $100.00 fee for the decoration of his department store building on Rideau St. to decorate it for the King's visit - 1939, An invoice to Mr. Steinberg detailing expenses to be paid - 1939, A pamphlet announcing the final shabbat (shabbos) service at Machzikei Hadas on Murray Street; A Machzikei Hadas Bulletin, 1967; A small file of newspaper clippings; Murray Street blank stationary; Cornerstone contents; a list of names on paper in the cornerstone. It came in a tin box which was stolen during a break-in. A Minutes Ledger and its translations, 1946-1960?; A plaque regarding the Machzikei Hadas murals; Artifiact, ironstone plate with a decal of 264 Murray Street synagogue, dated September 24, 1973. Signed by Saul Saslove, President, Rabbi Reuven P. Bulka. Donated by Mrs Ben Karp, 2004 located in small records centre box; An Alta Vista location Bingo advertisement matchbook; Machzikei Hadas constitution, 1975; A Jewish National Fund certificate from the Machzikei Hadas Sisterhood stating that two trees have been planted in honour of Minnie Drazin for being "Woman of the Year," 1967; A file on the Coat of Arms for Machzikei Hadas, 1994; A book written by Rabbi Reuven P. Bulka called, "An Unforgettable Hour: Congregation Machzikei Hadas receives a coat of arms,"1997; Machzikei Hadas Calendars; BOX 2 - Various A "History" file - Machzikei Hadas but also many other handwritten notes from former Archivist Shirley Berman on a variety of subjects. There is an interview from 1950 from Jacob Freedman. He talks of coming to the city, meeting John Dover, Jacob Cohen, Moses Bilsky, Issacher Dov Berman and others. He talks about the Shohets of Ottawa and matters of Kashruth and the early competing Minyanim. Three pages on the history of the Machzikei Hadas congregation and synagogue. Sylvia Kershman's notes and Remembrances, 2001; Promotional brochure for the Alta Vista synagogue location, date nknown; Dedication - Script and Direction by Sol Max "Memory Lane," June, 1974; Rosh Hashanah, 1973; Max Nadolny dinner, 1976; Program for the Sefer Torah Presentation, 1979; Burn the mortgage campaign, 1981; 25th Anniversary, 1999; Rabbi Reuven P. Bulka - Invitations and programs, 1982-1993; Correspondence from Jack Haberman, 1977; Machzikei Hadas Sisterhood - Passover preparations, list of Officers, list of activities, 1971, 1982-1990; Machzikei Hadas Sisterhood - Invitations, 1981-1989; Machzikei Hadas Sisterhood - Strawberry Tea Machzikei Hadas Sisterhood - Sale of Israel Bonds, 1966-1987; Machzikei Hadas Sisterhood - Minutes, 1949-160 (file states that contents are on loan from Bessie Applebaum); Machziei Hadas Sisterhood - Administrative Documents and notes, 1987; Machzikei Hadas - Debut Theater, contains many advertisements for local businesses, date unknown; Newsletters and Announcements, 1982-2006; Fundraising for Capital Campaign, $2,000,000.00, possibly 2006; Shabbat-iton, 1990, 1991, 1997, 2002; Announcements, various dates begining 1981; Shuleinu - Machzikei Hadas Bulletin, 1975-1984; Shuleinu - Machzikei Hadas Bulletin, 1985-1990; Shuleinu - Machzikei Hadas Bulletin, 1997-2001; Shuleinu - Machzikei Hadas Bulletin, 2002-2008; Shuleinu - Machzikei Hadas Bulletin, 2008-2013; Shuleinu - Machzikei Hadas Bulletin, 2013- General Information from the Machzikei Hadas website, December 22, 2009; The Future of the Congregation, 2009, 2011; Members Information, 2009-2005;
- Date
- 1908-2016
- Fonds No.
- C0010
- Storage Location
- 1 box in OS
- History / Biographical
- Machzikei Hadas Congregation began as a small group of people who worshipped in a home on St. Patrick Street owned by Mr. and Mrs. Goldberg. They met every Shabbat, winter and summer, paying 25 cents per week for dues. Then one High Holiday, they rented a hall at the corner of Dalhousie and St. Patrick Street for one month covering Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and charged $1.00. In 1908, approximately 15 to 20 families bought the building at 264 Murray Street, the former site of Adath Jeshrun Congregation and repurposed soda water factory of Michael Fine, and returned it to its original religious function. 264 Murray Street became the first permanent Machzikei Hadas synagogue. Laibel and Max Steinberg and Kseil and Abraham Applebaum worked on 264 Murray to transform it into a synagogue again. An $1800.00 mortgage, taken out on May 12, 1908, uses the formal name of the congregation. Signatures include Henry Levine - tailor, Nathan Wolfe - tailor, Benjamin Nathan (son) - peddler, Max Friedman - shoemaker, Max (Mendel) Lachowitz - peddler and Abraham Applebaum - carpenter. The Congregation was incorporated on July 15, 1919 as Machezike Hadath Congregation (a spelling which was later modified). In 1923, the congregation purchased two homes owned by Oscar Petigorsky at the corner of King Edward and Murray Streets. The synagogue at 259 Murray Street opened in 1929. It was during Abraham Doren's presidency from 1935-1938 that the decorative murals were installed along the women's gallery. Reverend Baker served as cantor from 1910 until his death in 1945. He was followed by Reverend Nathan Borenstein and Reverend Harry Weissbord. Rabbi Reuven P. Bulka arrived in 1967 and continued in that post into the 21st century. Machzikei Hadas relocated in 1973 to a newly designed synagogue on Virginia Drive in Alta Vista. In its new location it extends services to 500 families including youth, seniors, educational and public awareness programs. On December 27, 1973, by Letters Patent, the name was changed to Congregation Machzikei Hadas. In 1994 Machzikei Hadas congregation became the first synagogue in the history of the Commonwealth to be granted a coat of arms. Presidents of Machzikei Hadas: 1925-1932 - Max Drazin 1932-1934 - Abraham Dworkin 1934-1935 - Oscar Petigorsky 1935-1938 - Abraham Goren 1938-1939 - Oscar Petigorsky 1939-1941 - Edward Weiner 1941-1942 - Zalman Silver 1942-1943 - Mendel Steinberg 1943-1953 - Saul Saslove 1953-1955 - Edward Weiner 1956-1957 - Mendel Steinberg 1957-1962 - Saul Saslove 1962-1964 - David Appotive 1964- Max Greenberg 1964-1970 - Rudy Appotive 1970-1973 - Saul Saslove 1973-1975 - Jack Pleet 1975-1977 - Laurence Sugerman 1977-1981 - Harry Rosenberg 1981-1983 - Morris Melamed 1983-1985 - Murray Citron 1985-1987 - Kenneth Miller 1987-1989 - Akiva Kriger 1989-1991 - Stephen Appotive 1991-1993 - Howard Goldberg 1993-1995 - David Kardish 1995-1997 - Louis Honigman 1997-1999 - Hymie Reichstein 2000-2002 - Joel Taller 2003-2006 - David Freeman 2007-2008 - Eric Wilner 2008-2010 - Andrew Fainer 2010-2012 - Harry Prizant 2012- present - Jonah Rabinovitch
- Notes
- 1. Early history quotation taken from Sol Max. Retrospect and Prospect presentation at Machzikei Hadas Dedication, Sunday, June 16, 1974. 2. A documentary by the National Film Board called Bar Mitzvah was filmed at 264 Murray Street, probably the late 1950s, and is available from Adele Sidney. 3. Incorporation date from Rabbi Lifschutz letter, January 17, 1951; 4. A decorative and inscribed silver tray given to L. Gunner in recognition of being a life member of the Machzikei Hadas Congregation. Inscription states, "Congregation Machzikei / Adas / Life Member / Mr L. Gunner." and a black marble pen holder given in recognition to L. Gunner. Inscription reads incorrectly as "L. Gonner". It states, "Chevra Mishnyas / Machzikei Adas / Feb. 21st - 1960 / Sec. L. Gonner". Donated in July, 2011 by his son, Sol Gunner, located in artifacts section of vault. 10. Information pertaining to date of murals obtained from Abraham Goren's daughter, Mrs. Sally Taller in November, 2011. She remembers that he liked colour and was very proud of this accomplishment during his presidency.
- Related Material
- Rabbi Reuven P. Bulka fonds, MG 31, F 14, is available with the National Archives of Canada See Individual file for Laibel Steinberg's history of early congregation. See Committee to Save the Murals subseries.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Simon Glazer Fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16726
- Collection
- Simon Glazer Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual material ; 4 photographs : b&w
- Fonds No.
- 1231
- Date
- 1917
- Scope and Content
- Consists of photographs and biographical documents related to Simon Glazer.
- Collection
- Simon Glazer Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual material ; 4 photographs : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Consists of photographs and biographical documents related to Simon Glazer.
- Date
- 1917
- Fonds No.
- 1231
- Storage Location
- 7-3C, SC3
- History / Biographical
- Orthodox rabbi and author, Simon Glazer was chief rabbi of the United Synagogues of Montreal and Quebec City before moving to the United States.
- Custodial History
- Donated to the JPL-A by Warren Grover, grandson of Rabbi Glazer.
- Notes
- Stored in Small Collections Box#3 (SC3)
- Subjects
- Glazer, Simon, 1876-1938
- Rabbis
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Images
Sam Hershenkopf Collection
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16727
- Collection
- Sam Hershenkopf Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 4 files of material
- Fonds No.
- 1232
- Date
- 195[-]-197[-]
- Scope and Content
- Contsists of newspaper clippings, photographs and a large card all dealing with Mr. Hershenkopf's participation and leadership in gun associations and competitions.
- Collection
- Sam Hershenkopf Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 4 files of material
- Scope and Content
- Contsists of newspaper clippings, photographs and a large card all dealing with Mr. Hershenkopf's participation and leadership in gun associations and competitions.
- Date
- 195[-]-197[-]
- Fonds No.
- 1232
- Storage Location
- 7-3C, SC3
- History / Biographical
- Canadian pistol champion and active in numerous rifle and pistol clubs such as Province of Quebec Rifle Association, Canadian Civilian Association of Marksmen and the Canadian National Railways Revolver Club. By trade, Mr. Hershenkopf was a shoemaker. Also active in the Maccabiah games.
- Custodial History
- Donated to the JPL-A by Mr. Hershenkopf's brother.
- Notes
- Stored in Small Collections Box#3 (SC3)
- Subjects
- Hershenkopf, Sam
- Guns
- Rifles
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Ralph Novek Collection
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16728
- Collection
- Ralph Novek Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 2 files of material
- Fonds No.
- 1233
- Date
- 1936-2006
- Scope and Content
- Contains photocopied typescripts of Novek’s radio plays (originals destroyed) as well as copies of Progressive Theatre, Northern Review, and Today.
- Collection
- Ralph Novek Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 2 files of material
- Scope and Content
- Contains photocopied typescripts of Novek’s radio plays (originals destroyed) as well as copies of Progressive Theatre, Northern Review, and Today.
- Date
- 1936-2006
- Fonds No.
- 1233
- Storage Location
- 7-3C, SC3
- Creator
- Ralph Novek
- History / Biographical
- Ralph Novek was born to Jewish immigrant parents in Montreal on April 10, 1917. His father, Joseph Novek, left Poland in 1905 after being warned by the Russian officers that used Joseph’s father’s tailor shop that Joseph and his brother Israel were to be arrested because of their socialist Bundist activity. Joseph traveled first to England and arrived in Montreal in 1906. He married his cousin Helen Finestone in 1916. Ralph Novek married Shulamith Litman in 1939. The couple supported themselves through Shulamith’s dress designing and Ralph’s writing jobs. In 1945, Ralph Novek founded the Burns Advertising Company with Arthur Burns, running the business until his retirement. In addition to advertising, Ralph Novek also wrote radio plays for the CBC and contributed articles on theatre and progressive themes to various journals. Ralph Novek also translated into English, Benjamin Sack’s History of the Jews in Canada. Novek was related to Sack through his marriage.
- Custodial History
- Donated by Joel Novek, son of Ralph Novek to the JPL-A.
- Notes
- Stored in Small Collections Box#3 (SC3)
- Name Access
- Novek, Ralph
- Subjects
- Plays
- Playwriting
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Sack, Benjamin Gutelius
- Radio plays
- Progressive Theatre (Journal)
- Anti-fascism - Drama
- World War, 1939-1945 - Drama
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
B. Applebaum & Son fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16729
- Collection
- B. Applebaum & Son fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- multiple media
- Fonds No.
- B0002
- Date
- 1930 - 1953
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of one large ledger book; 2 files of mortgages involving Applebaum, Greenberg and Shenkman businessmen, 1896-1959; 1 file of family history/biographical material, regarding Sydney Appleton b. 1919, Pinhey Applebaum and Fay (Azaroff) Applebaum; and a Ketuba between Rebecca Rubenstein …
- Collection
- B. Applebaum & Son fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- multiple media
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of one large ledger book; 2 files of mortgages involving Applebaum, Greenberg and Shenkman businessmen, 1896-1959; 1 file of family history/biographical material, regarding Sydney Appleton b. 1919, Pinhey Applebaum and Fay (Azaroff) Applebaum; and a Ketuba between Rebecca Rubenstein and Jacob Applebaum,1911.
- Date
- 1930 - 1953
- Fonds No.
- B0002
- Storage Location
- Individuals Boxes 1 box in Oversize Ketubah located in OS mixed box 14
- History / Biographical
- Founded by Boruch Applebaum prior to 1930, B. Applebaum & Son was a tinsmith and sheet metal business located at 306 Murray Street, Ottawa. The business specialized in making garbage cans with corrugated sides, stove pipes, and furnace metals.Boruch's son Harold Applebaum eventually became a partner and inherited the business. Harold Applebaum married Goldie Reva Budovsky. Overtime the business declined due to new technologies in metal work and manufacturing. Boruch Applebaum’s parents were immigrants to Ottawa. Moses Applebaum was a junk dealer, carpenter and a shamus at Machzikei Hadas Synagogue, 259 Murray Street. He and his wife Edith (Baker) Applebaum had five children: Jacob Gershon Appelbaum, Boruch Applebaum, Rachel Baker, Pinchus Applebaum and Motel Applebaum.
- Acquisition Source
- 1. Family business history provided by Sylvia Budovsky Kershman, winter 2002. 2. Ledger donated by Stanley Kershman, January 2002. 3. Mortgages donated by Sharon Edelson, January 30, 2007. 4. Ketubah donated by Ron Appleton of Vancouver in November 2009. 5. Mrs. Dorothy Hymes donated obituaries and other family history material related to her parents in June 2011.
- Notes
- 1. Ketuba indicates that Jacob Applebaum (age 21, tinsmith) married Rebecca Rubenstein (age 18, tailoress) in 1911. Jacob's father is listed as Moses Applebaum (janitor) and mother Edith Baker Applebaum as being of 264 Murray Street, Ottawa. Rebecca's father Noah Rubenstein (merchant) and mother Bella Gordon Rubenstein. Jacob had been a resident of Ottawa for 8 years at the time of his marriage. 2. Notes from a conversation between L. Dougherty and Sidney Appleton (November 2009) about his life in Ottawa and his military service are included in this fonds. Sydney Herbert Appleton changed his name from Sydney Applebaum when he went to the United States after the war.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Manny Batshaw Fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16730
- Collection
- Manny Batshaw Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 1.7m of textual documents ; 347 photographs
- Fonds No.
- 1059
- Date
- 1918-2006
- Scope and Content
- The Fonds consists of correspondence regarding both personal and business matters, newspaper clippings (both loose and in scrapbooks), publications by AJCS and other Jewish organizations, a published biography of Manuel Batshaw, documents regarding his time as a social worker, photographs, audio an…
- Collection
- Manny Batshaw Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 1.7m of textual documents ; 347 photographs
- Scope and Content
- The Fonds consists of correspondence regarding both personal and business matters, newspaper clippings (both loose and in scrapbooks), publications by AJCS and other Jewish organizations, a published biography of Manuel Batshaw, documents regarding his time as a social worker, photographs, audio and visual materials and awards. There are three series present within the Fonds. Series I covers Mr. Batshaw’s personal affairs, and consists mainly of photographs, degrees, certificates, scrapbooks and correspondence. Series II covers Mr. Batshaw’s career as a social worker, and currently consists of a summary of the 1975 Batshaw Report, although further accruals are expected. Series III covers Mr. Batshaw’s professional work within the Jewish community, and consists of annual reports, publications, awards and photographs.
- Date
- 1918-2006
- Fonds No.
- 1059
- Storage Location
- Bay 6
- Creator
- Manny Batshaw
- History / Biographical
- Manuel Gilman Batshaw (Manny) was born in Montreal on April 17, 1915. His parents, Tuvieh Batshaw and Golda Batshaw (née Gelman) immigrated to Montreal from Russia in 1903, following the birth of Manny’s older brother Harry in 1902 [?]. Harry was followed by Arthur in 1908, Frances in 1910 and finally, Manny. The family had a very limited income. While his father worked outside of the home, Manny’s mother Goldie ran a small grocery store from their home’s living room. From childhood, Manny was quite active within the Montreal Jewish community. In 1928, as a bar mitzvah gift from his brother Harry, Manny received a membership to the YMHA. Over the years, he moved from member, to club leader, to being in charge of all clubs, and finally, to educational director. It was through this organization that Manny had his first experiences in the field of social work. At 15 years old, he joined Young Judea. At 16, he became a counselor at Camp B’nai Brith. In 1938, Manny met Rachel Levitt (Rachie). She was also a social worker, nine years his senior. Two years later in 1940, the two were married. In 1942, Manny volunteered for the Canadian Armed Forces. He was placed in the Infantry and was made District Social Service Officer in charge of Social Services to the Canadian Armed Forces in the province of Quebec. He began his military career as a Private and by the time the War was over had attained the rank of Captain. After the War he was invited to become the Executive Director of the Red Cross in Montreal. As tempting as the offer was, he wanted to play a larger role within the Jewish community, so he declined. From 1947-1968, the Batshaw family moved quite a bit living in Philadelphia, Hamilton, Atlanta, Newark, New Jersey and New York. In 1968, the Allied Jewish Community Services (AJCS) contacted Manny, and asked him to return to Montreal as Executive Director of the organization. He agreed, and remained in that position until 1980. During the “Batshaw Era,” fundraising increased five-fold and the organization expanded, made obvious by the many buildings which were constructed, including Cummings House in 1973. He personally helped to reassure the community following the implementation of Bill 65, and made it his own personal mission to look after his people. He insisted on making it the right of all Jewish children to have a Jewish education, he helped to integrate the Francophone Sephardic population into the AJCS, he organized trips for students to visit Israel, and in the face of possible Quebec separation (when many Anglophone Jews were leaving the province), he fought for French Immersion education in Jewish schools. His compassion was felt beyond the walls of AJCS. In 1974, following a news story in The Montreal Gazette regarding the maltreatment of children in a welfare institution in La Prairie, Manny convinced Claude Forget, Minister of Health and Welfare for the province of Quebec, to allow him to form a small committee of professionals to go into the institution and make recommendations. The approval arrived the next day on a Thursday, the committee was formed the following day, and by Sunday night, the visit had been completed and the finished report had been delivered to the Minister. The recommendations were published in the local newspapers and soon after almost all of them had been implemented. Obviously impressed, Mr. Forget asked Manny to spearhead a thorough examination of the province’s 60 other institutions. What followed 11 months later was an 11-volume report, informally titled The Batshaw Committee Report. This led to the enactment of Bill 24, Quebec’s Youth Protection Act. In 1993, when the five Anglophone child welfare institutions of Quebec amalgamated, the new name was an easy choice: Batshaw Youth and Family Centres. After his retirement from AJCS in 1980, Manny joined Claridge Inc. at the request of his friend Charles Bronfman as his Consultant on Philanthropy and Jewish Affairs. He retired from this position in 1998.
- Custodial History
- Donated in 2006 by Manny Batshaw.
- Name Access
- Batshaw, Manuel G., 1915-
- Subjects
- Camp B'nai Brith
- Young Men's-Young Women's Hebrew Association
- Batshaw Youth and Family Centres = Les Centres de la jeunesse et de la famille Batshaw
- Federation CJA - Montreal (Quebec)
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Personal
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16731
- Collection
- Manny Batshaw Fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 30cm textual material ; 329 photographs
- Fonds No.
- 1059; 1
- Date
- 1918-2006
- Scope and Content
- This series consists of personal documents relating to Mr. Batshaw’s childhood, education, military career, family, and friends.
- Collection
- Manny Batshaw Fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 30cm textual material ; 329 photographs
- Scope and Content
- This series consists of personal documents relating to Mr. Batshaw’s childhood, education, military career, family, and friends.
- Date
- 1918-2006
- Fonds No.
- 1059
- Series No.
- 1
- Storage Location
- Bay 6
- Creator
- Manny Batshaw
- History / Biographical
- See fonds description.
- Custodial History
- Donated by Manny Batshaw
- Name Access
- Batshaw, Manuel G., 1915-
- Subjects
- McGill University (Montreal, Quebec) - Alumni and alumnae
- Montreal School of Social Work
- Camp B'nai Brith
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Social Work
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16732
- Collection
- Manny Batshaw Fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 3cm textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1059; 2
- Date
- 1975 (predominant)
- Scope and Content
- This series consists of seven copies of the summary of the Report of the Study Committee on Socially Disturbed Children in Juvenile Institutions, otherwise known as the Batshaw Report. Further accruals in this series are expected.
- Collection
- Manny Batshaw Fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 3cm textual records
- Scope and Content
- This series consists of seven copies of the summary of the Report of the Study Committee on Socially Disturbed Children in Juvenile Institutions, otherwise known as the Batshaw Report. Further accruals in this series are expected.
- Date
- 1975 (predominant)
- Fonds No.
- 1059
- Series No.
- 2
- Storage Location
- Bay 6
- Creator
- Manny Batshaw
- History / Biographical
- See Fonds description
- Custodial History
- Donated by Manny Batshaw
- Name Access
- Batshaw, Manuel G., 1915-
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Jewish Community Work
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16733
- Collection
- Manny Batshaw Fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 21cm textual records ; 21 photographs
- Fonds No.
- 1059; 3
- Date
- 1964-2000
- Scope and Content
- This series consists of evidence of Mr. Batshaw’s professional participation within the Jewish Community, especially in Montreal. It includes correspondence, publications, awards and photographs.
- Collection
- Manny Batshaw Fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 21cm textual records ; 21 photographs
- Scope and Content
- This series consists of evidence of Mr. Batshaw’s professional participation within the Jewish Community, especially in Montreal. It includes correspondence, publications, awards and photographs.
- Date
- 1964-2000
- Fonds No.
- 1059
- Series No.
- 3
- Storage Location
- Bay 6
- Creator
- Manny Batshaw
- History / Biographical
- See Fonds description
- Custodial History
- Donated by Manny Batshaw
- Name Access
- Batshaw, Manuel G., 1915-
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Steinberg/Rafman Families Fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16734
- Collection
- Steinberg/Rafman Family Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 5.0cm textual records ; 28 photographs
- Fonds No.
- 1066
- Date
- 1906-1990
- Scope and Content
- The Fonds consists of correspondence with Lily Rafman (nee Steinberg), her wedding notes, her journal pages, a number of legal documents, some newspaper clippings and stock certificates about Steinberg’s, and family photographs. There are three series present within the Fonds. Series I cover…
- Collection
- Steinberg/Rafman Family Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 5.0cm textual records ; 28 photographs
- Scope and Content
- The Fonds consists of correspondence with Lily Rafman (nee Steinberg), her wedding notes, her journal pages, a number of legal documents, some newspaper clippings and stock certificates about Steinberg’s, and family photographs. There are three series present within the Fonds. Series I covers Lily Rafman’s personal papers. It includes correspondence. Series II is in regards to Steinberg’s store. Series III contains photographs of both the Rafman and the Steinberg families.
- Date
- 1906-1990
- Fonds No.
- 1066
- Storage Location
- Bay 6
- 6-4C
- History / Biographical
- Hyman Rafman The son of Max Rafman and Sarah Rabinovich, Hyman Rafman was born on November 20, 1906. On June 4, 1939, he married Lily Steinberg. He passed away on January 31, 1974. Lily Rafman (nee Steinberg) The daughter of Vilmos Sternberg (later known as William Steinberg) and Ida Roth, Lily Steinberg was born in 1909. As a child, she helped her mother run the family business (Steinberg’s Stores). In 1931, after her brother Sam had taken over the family business, she and her mother started up a small shop on Monkland Street in Montreal, where she worked and lived until her marriage in 1939. She and Hyman Rafman had four children, Sandra, Nancy, Marlene and Mark. Steinberg’s Ida Roth was born in 1884. In 1902, she married William Steinberg (an arranged marriage). They had six children: Jack (1903), Sam (1905), Nathan (1908), Lily (1909), Max (1912), and Morris (1914). On her own, Ida herself started a small grocery store in 1917 in order to provide for her family. It was on St. Lawrence Boulevard in Montreal, and was quite successful. All family members helped out around the store, but young Sam Steinberg quickly emerged as a retail prodigy. He began opening new stores around Montreal. In 1930, he incorporated the company, calling it “Steinberg’s Service Stores Ltd.” The first self-service outlet was opened in 1933, and a “Wholesale Grocereria” (offering limited service but drastically-discounted prices) opened its doors in 1934. There was a great expansion in the 1950s, where Steinberg’s opened up many outlets all over the province, not just in Montreal.
- Custodial History
- Donated by Sharon Steinberg (daughter of Jack Steinberg and Gertrude Dover) and Nancy Rafman (daughter of Hyman Rafman and Lily Steinberg).
- Notes
- All photographs entered in the JPL Photograph Database.
- Subjects
- Steinberg family
- Steinberg Foods, Ltd.
- Steinberg, Sam, 1905-1978
- Washmor Frocks Co. (Montreal, Quebec)
- Steinberg, Ida, 1884-1946
- Steinberg, Jack, 1903-
- Steinberg, Max, 1912-
- Steinberg, Nathan, 1908
- Rafman family
- Rafman, Lily (nee Steinberg)
- Textile industry
- Trout Lake (Laurentians, Quebec)
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Helfield/Gallay Fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16735
- Collection
- Helfield/Gallay Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 0.33m textual records ; 200 photographs ; 60 artefacts
- Date
- ca189[?]-ca198[?]
- Scope and Content
- Series 1 and series 2 include textual records arranged chronologically. Series 3 consists of group photographs related to Wilfred Gallay’s professional life and a group of family snapshots dating mostly from the 1920s. Series 4 consists of religious objects, and kitchen and tailoring artefact…
- Collection
- Helfield/Gallay Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 0.33m textual records ; 200 photographs ; 60 artefacts
- Scope and Content
- Series 1 and series 2 include textual records arranged chronologically. Series 3 consists of group photographs related to Wilfred Gallay’s professional life and a group of family snapshots dating mostly from the 1920s. Series 4 consists of religious objects, and kitchen and tailoring artefacts documenting the spiritual, domestic and professional life of members of the Helfield and Gallay families over more than a century.
- Date
- ca189[?]-ca198[?]
- Storage Location
- Bay 3
- History / Biographical
- Tylia Helfield Tylia Helfield was born in Montreal in 1934. She received her (BFA) from Concordia University in. She is a writer, printmaker and artist. Eric Sidney Helfield Eric Sidney Helfield was born in Montreal in 1931. (where he lived and went to school) He was awarded a Bachelor’s degree in 1952 and a (BCL, 1955) from McGill University. He was a barrister and served for 14 years, between 1976 and 1990, as councilor of the former City of Côte-Saint-Luc. Eric Helfield died 3 October 1992 in Montreal. Marks Ellis Marks Ellis was born in Lithuania in 1873. A tailor by trade, he immigrated via London to Montreal in 1895, accompanied by his wife Mary. He established Bellingham Cleaners in the 1930s, at the corner of Bellingham and Maplewood streets (now rue Vincent-d’Indy and boulevard Edouard-Montpetit) and operated the business for two years. He worked as a tailor during the Second World War for Sterling Clothing on Park Avenue, and at Scott’s Clothing. In 1927, Ellis was involved in the founding of the United Commercial Loan Syndicate, formed by Jewish businessmen who gave loans at low interest rates to Jewish immigrants. He was also one of the founders of the Congregation Shaare Zedek in Montreal. He retired in 1956 at the age of 82 and died in Montreal on 26 December 1965. Ellis was the maternal grandfather of Eric Helfield. Children: Barnett, Mildred, Samuel. Brother of Bluma Ellis. Wilfred Gallay (Dr) Wilfred Gallay was born 10 June 1906 in Hawkesbury, Ontario. He went to elementary school and later obtained a First Class Teacher’s Certificate in Calgary, Alberta. Gallay studied chemistry at McGill University in Montreal, and was awarded a Ph.D. in 1930. He carried out post-doctoral research at the University of Leipzig and at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin, Germany. On his return to Canada, he worked at the National Research Council in Ottawa, becoming head of the Section on Colloids and Plastics. From 1944 to 1953, he was a consultant to Canadian and American firms and from 1953 until his retirement in 1971, he was Director of Research and Member of the Board of Directors of the E. B. Eddy Company in Hull, Quebec. In the course of his career, Gallay published some 85 scientific papers chiefly in the field of colloid or surface chemistry and was the recipient of several fellowships, awards and honours, including the Bolton Award the Technical Section Medal from the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association, and the Plummer Medal of the Engineering Institute of Canada. Gallay was also involved with several scientific organizations and served namely on various committees of the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association and as Secretary General of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. He was a prominent member of the Jewish community in Ottawa. Wilfred Gallay married Birdie Silver in 19xx, and was the father of Tylia Helfied. He died in Toronto.
- Language
- English, Yiddish, Hebrew
- Custodial History
- Donated by Tilya Helfield
- Notes
- Further accurals expected.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Production Files
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16736
- Collection
- Sam Gesser Fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 5.1m (textual); 800 Photographs (Series 1&2)
- Fonds No.
- 1055; 1
- Date
- 1950-2000
- Scope and Content
- This series consists of production files, arranged chronologically, for the various concerts, performances, tours, and events produced by Sam Gesser under Samuel Gesser Productions and, later, Gesser Enterprises.
- Collection
- Sam Gesser Fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 5.1m (textual); 800 Photographs (Series 1&2)
- Scope and Content
- This series consists of production files, arranged chronologically, for the various concerts, performances, tours, and events produced by Sam Gesser under Samuel Gesser Productions and, later, Gesser Enterprises.
- Date
- 1950-2000
- Fonds No.
- 1055
- Series No.
- 1
- Storage Location
- Bay 3
- Creator
- Sam Gesser
- Language
- English, French
- Custodial History
- Donated by Sam Gesser
- Arrangement
- Original order of creator
- Finding Aid
- Detailed finding aid available
- Accession No.
- 05-008
- Name Access
- Gesser, Sam, 1930-
- Subjects
- Folk music
- Popular music
- Gesser Enterprises, Inc.
- Belafonte, Harry, 1927-
- Mouskouri, Nana
- Leyrac, Monique
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
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