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2 videotapes of a Le Point interview with Alan Gold about the oka Crisis (part 1 and 2)
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn77676
- Collection
- GOLD, Alan
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- moving images
- Fonds No.
- P0245; MC 33-20-22
- Date
- 2000
- Collection
- GOLD, Alan
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- moving images
- Date
- 2000
- Fonds No.
- P0245
- File No.
- MC 33-20-22
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
The 14th Maccabiah Games
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn106781
- Collection
- Ottawa Jewish Community Council = Ottawa Vaad Ha'Ir = The Jewish Federation of Ottawa fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- moving images
- Fonds No.
- O0043
- Collection
- Ottawa Jewish Community Council = Ottawa Vaad Ha'Ir = The Jewish Federation of Ottawa fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- moving images
- Fonds No.
- O0043
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
29th Biennial Convention
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn109201
- Collection
- Ottawa Hadassah-Wizo fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Fonds No.
- O0035; 7; 16, 16
- Date
- 1981
- Scope and Content
- File contains notes, flyers, correspondence, programs, brochures, speeches, agendas, and information packets related to Hadassah Wizo's 29th Biennial Convention in Ottawa. It also contains an Ottawa pin.
- Collection
- Ottawa Hadassah-Wizo fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Scope and Content
- File contains notes, flyers, correspondence, programs, brochures, speeches, agendas, and information packets related to Hadassah Wizo's 29th Biennial Convention in Ottawa. It also contains an Ottawa pin.
- Date
- 1981
- Fonds No.
- O0035
- Series No.
- 7
- File No.
- 16, 16
- Language
- English
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
36th anniversary video of the Women's Division of the United Jewish Appeal.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn106889
- Collection
- Ottawa Jewish Community Council = Ottawa Vaad Ha'Ir = The Jewish Federation of Ottawa fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- moving images
- Fonds No.
- O0043; United Jewish Appeal series
- Date
- September 21, 2008
- Collection
- Ottawa Jewish Community Council = Ottawa Vaad Ha'Ir = The Jewish Federation of Ottawa fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- moving images
- Date
- September 21, 2008
- Fonds No.
- O0043
- Series No.
- United Jewish Appeal series
- Notes
- 1. Part of the United Jewish Appeal series. 2. Slide show presentation prepared by Jack Silverstein was shown at a special luncheon celebrating 36 years of the Jewish Federationof Ottawa Women's Division. 3. Guest speaker at this event was Linda Hooper, creator of the paper clip project.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
36th National Convention
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn109202
- Collection
- Ottawa Hadassah-Wizo fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Fonds No.
- O0035; 7; 16,17
- Date
- 1999
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence, agendas, pamphlets, and brochures from the 36th National Convention of Hadassah Wizo in Ottawa.
- Collection
- Ottawa Hadassah-Wizo fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence, agendas, pamphlets, and brochures from the 36th National Convention of Hadassah Wizo in Ottawa.
- Date
- 1999
- Fonds No.
- O0035
- Series No.
- 7
- File No.
- 16,17
- Language
- English
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
65th Annual General Meeting of the Jewish Community Council of Ottawa
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn106601
- Collection
- Ottawa Jewish Community Council = Ottawa Vaad Ha'Ir = The Jewish Federation of Ottawa fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- moving images
- Fonds No.
- O0043
- Collection
- Ottawa Jewish Community Council = Ottawa Vaad Ha'Ir = The Jewish Federation of Ottawa fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- moving images
- Fonds No.
- O0043
- Storage Location
- vault
- Notes
- 1. 110 minutes 2. Located in File Cabinet
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
72nd Annual General Meeting of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn106787
- Collection
- Ottawa Jewish Community Council = Ottawa Vaad Ha'Ir = The Jewish Federation of Ottawa fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- moving images
- Fonds No.
- O0043
- Date
- June 7, 2006
- Collection
- Ottawa Jewish Community Council = Ottawa Vaad Ha'Ir = The Jewish Federation of Ottawa fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- moving images
- Date
- June 7, 2006
- Fonds No.
- O0043
- Storage Location
- vault
- Notes
- 1. Location: Multimedia Box 1.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
90th Anniversary Programs
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn109181
- Collection
- Ottawa Hadassah-Wizo fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Fonds No.
- O0035; 6; 15,10
- Date
- 2007
- Scope and Content
- File contains programs and photos from an event commemorating the 90th anniversary of Hadassah-Wizo.
- Collection
- Ottawa Hadassah-Wizo fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Scope and Content
- File contains programs and photos from an event commemorating the 90th anniversary of Hadassah-Wizo.
- Date
- 2007
- Fonds No.
- O0035
- Series No.
- 6
- File No.
- 15,10
- Language
- English
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
1994 Camp Gesher Video Yearbook.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn106860
- Collection
- Dror-Habonim fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 1 VHS
- Fonds No.
- O0009
- Date
- 1994
- Scope and Content
- Amateur video production showing footage with sound over. Camp activities including waterfront, theatre, musical performances, wrestling and other sports.
- Collection
- Dror-Habonim fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 1 VHS
- Scope and Content
- Amateur video production showing footage with sound over. Camp activities including waterfront, theatre, musical performances, wrestling and other sports.
- Date
- 1994
- Publication
- Produced by Meir Moran; Directed & Edited by Jeff Cherun; Camera by Jeff Cherun and Alex Baker
- Fonds No.
- O0009
- Notes
- 1. Duration approx. 45 min.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
The 1994 JCC Maccabbi Games
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn106783
- Collection
- Ottawa Jewish Community Council = Ottawa Vaad Ha'Ir = The Jewish Federation of Ottawa fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- moving images
- Fonds No.
- O0043
- Date
- August 14-19, 1994
- Collection
- Ottawa Jewish Community Council = Ottawa Vaad Ha'Ir = The Jewish Federation of Ottawa fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- moving images
- Date
- August 14-19, 1994
- Publication
- Jewish Community Centre of Cleveland
- Fonds No.
- O0043
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
2007 Canadian Folk Music Awards at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. – 2007.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn33980
- Collection
- Sam Gesser Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1055; 2; 00774
- Collection
- Sam Gesser Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1055
- Series No.
- 2
- File No.
- 00774
- Storage Location
- 3-2G
- CTN 024
- Language
- English
- Notes
- This file contains correspondence, press releases, advertisements, and programs for the 2007 Canadian Folk Music Awards.
- Name Access
- Gesser, Sam, 1930-2008
- Subjects
- Folk music
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Abe Carlofsky fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101146
- Collection
- Abe Carlofsky fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 3 boxes multiple media
- Fonds No.
- I0003
- Date
- 1940 - 2003
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of David and Hannah Kalovsky birth certificates (Russian) and immigration papers; David Carlofsky Power of Attorney; Abe Carlofsky birth certificate, educational certifications, reference letter, World War II documentation including correspondence of 257 letters written to his mother…
- Collection
- Abe Carlofsky fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 3 boxes multiple media
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of David and Hannah Kalovsky birth certificates (Russian) and immigration papers; David Carlofsky Power of Attorney; Abe Carlofsky birth certificate, educational certifications, reference letter, World War II documentation including correspondence of 257 letters written to his mother Hannah and siblings; Abe's Canadian passports; general correspondence; a variety of family photographs; certificates and plaques in appreciation of the Carlofsky Family philanthropy. Ephemera includes: Kiddish invitation; JCC Membership card; Rideau Golf and Country Club membership and bill; blank post cards; photo books and pen. Personal prayer books include: "Readings from the Holy Scriptures for Jewish sailors, soldiers and airmen" and "Prayer Book for Jewish Members of H.M. Forces." Abe Carlofsky Certificates: Congregation Beth Shalom Service Award, undated; Congregation Beth Shalom in recognition of 50 years or more of membership of Congregation Beth Shalom, July, 1994; Congregation beth Shalom T.P. “Ted” Metrick, Q.C. distinguished Service Award, 1994; Jerusalem Branch Ottawa Hebrew Free Loan Association to certifying Abe Carlofsky as a Founding Member, November, 1964; 100 Mile Club at the JCC of Ottawa, undated; B’nai B'rith, Ottawa Lodge #885, Certificate of Membership, December 2, 1973; B’nai B'rith, Ottawa Lodge # 885, Certificate of Membership, May, 1974; In recognition for outstanding support for the Invest In Excellence Campaign for the Ottawa Civic Hospital, 1988-1993; In appreciation to the Carlofsky Family for dedicated support, Official Opening Ceremony of the Royal Canadian Legion Hemodialysis Unit, Ottawa Civic Hospital. March 23, 1991. Plaques: Appreciation of support of the Eye Institute of the National Capital Ottawa General Hospital. Undated. Appreciation of generosity and goodwill for donation of Carlofsky Medical Conference Room the Ottawa Civic Hospital Foundation, January, 1987; A Gift Forever, The Board of Directors of the Ottawa Jewish Community Foundation gratefully acknowledges the establishment of the Carlofsky Family Educational Fund, May, 1983. Artifacts: Military Service Paybook Abe Carlofsky dog tags Air Force ID and pin
- Date
- 1940 - 2003
- Fonds No.
- I0003
- Storage Location
- 1 box in OS
- History / Biographical
- Abe Carlofsky was born on December 8, 1912, in Ottawa, the son of Hannah and David Carlofsky. “David and Hannah immigrated from Odessa to Ottawa. With the births in Ottawa of Rose, Freda, Anne, Abe and Sol, the Carlofskys became a close-knit family of five children.” Abe, Freda and Sol never married. In September 1927, Abe Carlofsky enrolled in the Commercial Department of the Technical School, later known as the High School of Commerce. Previously he had been in First Form of Kent Street High School. He was promoted to Third Form in June, 1928. By July of 1929, he entered the Civil Service of Canada and in 1934 was assigned to a permanent position as a clerk. He served on Active Service with the Royal Canadian Air Force from September 1942 until May 1946. He served overseas for two years, on flight control work and saw service in England and with the occupational force in Germany. After the war Abe returned to the Civil Service and took early retirement in the 1960's. For the next forty years he identified and supported worthy causes in the Carlofsky Family name. These charities included Beth Shalom Synagogue, Carlofsky Family Day Care at Hillel Lodge as well as Civic Hospital and Ottawa General Campuses of the Ottawa Hospital. Abe became an avid golfer at the Rideau View Golf Club, and also served on the Rideau View Golf Club's board.
- Acquisition Source
- Abe Carlofsky in 2002 and through his estate in 2004.
- Notes
- Quotation from Ottawa Jewish Bulletin, Carlofsky brothers donate $250,000 for new family day care by Cynthia Nyman Engel, August 23, 1999.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Abelson family fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101117
- 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
ABER, Ita
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn285
- Collection
- ABER, Ita
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- graphic material
- object
- moving images
- sound recording
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 13 photographs. - 4 artefacts. - 2 videos. - 1 compact disc (CD-ROM). - Env. 0.07 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- P0184
- Date
- [ca. 1930]-2015.
- Scope and Content
- Recipies Mother Never Knew Mizrachi-Hapoel, 1965. Glass milk bottle designed with input from Mrs. Aber's mother for Montreal's Milk Fund, pre-WWII. Pins and badges from Zionist groups and conventions, photos of the staff of Aid to Israel 1950, Aid to Israel Jewish Youth Group 1950, Zionist Organiza…
- Collection
- ABER, Ita
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- graphic material
- object
- moving images
- sound recording
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 13 photographs. - 4 artefacts. - 2 videos. - 1 compact disc (CD-ROM). - Env. 0.07 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Recipies Mother Never Knew Mizrachi-Hapoel, 1965. Glass milk bottle designed with input from Mrs. Aber's mother for Montreal's Milk Fund, pre-WWII. Pins and badges from Zionist groups and conventions, photos of the staff of Aid to Israel 1950, Aid to Israel Jewish Youth Group 1950, Zionist Organization of Canada 1949-1950. Material on the Jewish Child's Day Appeal. Clippings and ephemera re: Zionism, Child's Day, and actor William Shatner, a former Montrealer. 9 Photos of Montreal scenes. Material about Montreal's Talmud Torah, Jewish Artists at Congregation Shaar Hashomayim. Additions 2001: 2 photos (snapshots) of Camp Hashomer Hadati in Bronte, Ontario, Hebrew textbook and prayer book dated 1979, photo of a 9th-grade class of Baron Byng High School including Ita Aber, Clippings, 2 Videos. Additions post 2001 (passim): Articles written by Ita Aber, information about her artwork and recent exhibitions. Addition 2015: Autobiographical audio interview of Ita Herscovitch Aber recorded in New York January 9, 2015 by Renata Stein; WAV file, 56 minutes, provided on CD. Transcript of interview, done by her daughter Mindy Aber Barad via email correspondence from Israel, 30 pages. Themes covered in the interview include her early life in Montreal, art education at Baron Byng high school with teacher Ann Savage, religious background, mother's involvement in charitable efforts such as the Milk Fund, help given to a German Jewish internee and a Jewish refugee, Ita Aber's work for the Israeli consulate in Montreal in the early 1950s, her establishment in New York circa 1953, her career as a textile artist, encounters with Martin Luther King, and Judy Chicago, art groups such as the Pomegranate Guild, Jewish motifs in artwork.
- Date
- [ca. 1930]-2015.
- Fonds No.
- P0184
- History / Biographical
- Ita Aber was born in Montreal, in 1932 and grew up in a family dedicated to Zionist and charitable causes. She later moved to New York, where she made her name as an artist. As described in a 2001 article; "Ita Aber is an artist who delights in unconventional formats that provide unique and startling insights into Jewish Life. Her work is found in almost every major Jewish museum throughout the world. She is a master of the fabric arts, which is by its very nature, an interdisciplinary field. As practiced by Ita Aber, the fabric arts explode in scale to include the diverse skills of embroidering, beadwork, sewing, appliqué, silkscreen, jewelry design, weaving, painting, sculpture, and assemblage. The stunning range of her talents is reflected in the vast array of work and Judaic objects she has produced, from wall hangings, jewelry, and sculpture to Torah covers, etrog boxes, and Purim masks." Ita Aber is also known as a conservator of textiles, an art historian, a curator, teacher, and the author of The Art of Judaic Needlework: Traditional and Contemporary designs (Scribner 1979).
- Custodial History
- This collection was donated by Mrs. Ita Aber.
- Notes
- Alpha-numeric designations: P01/12, P93/08, and subsequent additions (ongoing to P15/04.). Associated material: Clippings by and about Canadian-born journalist Sam Orbaum (1956-2002), a Jerusalem Post humour columnist (donated by Ita Aber and filed under his name.) General note: The biography is from an article published in The Artists Proof, Spring 2001.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
ABITAN, Yehuda - Interview by Sharon Gubbay Helfer for Laval University Project
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn60213
- Collection
- GUBBAY HELFER, Sharon
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- moving images
- Physical Description
- mini video cassette
- Fonds No.
- P0246; SVM MC 31 33
- Date
- December 17, 2007
- Collection
- GUBBAY HELFER, Sharon
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- moving images
- Physical Description
- mini video cassette
- Date
- December 17, 2007
- Fonds No.
- P0246
- Item No.
- SVM MC 31 33
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101236
- Collection
- Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- muliple media
- Fonds No.
- I0006
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of newsclipping about Dora and Abraham Lithwick as well as various Lithwick family members; a family tree of the descendants of Naphtulah Hertz Lithwick and Ester Bayla Lerner; a book of Daily Prayers presented to Harold Lithwick on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah, September 11, 194…
- Collection
- Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- muliple media
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of newsclipping about Dora and Abraham Lithwick as well as various Lithwick family members; a family tree of the descendants of Naphtulah Hertz Lithwick and Ester Bayla Lerner; a book of Daily Prayers presented to Harold Lithwick on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah, September 11, 1948, Audio interview with Dora Lithwick, 1974; Audio interview with Sidney Lithwick, 2007; photographs.
- Fonds No.
- I0006
- Storage Location
- A.1.1 - Individuals Boxes
- History / Biographical
- Abraham Lithwick (b. 1897 Ritziv, Russia - d. 1953 Ottawa) and Dora (Rosenberg) Lithwick (b. 1897 Rovno, Ukraine - d. January 30, 1980 Ottawa) arrived in Ottawa on July 8, 1921. They were among the large group of immigrants that fled Russia and its programs in the early 1920's. They operated, Lithwick's, a wholesale and retail store in the Byward Market for 12 years. In 1937, the entire family left Ottawa for Melbourne, Australia where Dora’s father, brothers and uncles had immigrated. Because of an epidemic of infantile paralysis, they returned to Ottawa 15 weeks after their initial departure. Another reason was the unexpected aspect that the Lithwicks would be starting again as immigrants in Australia and learning a new set of rules and regulations for business. Upon their return, Abraham Lithwick turned to real estate and became more involved in the Jewish community. He died in 1953 after a short illness. Shortly after, Dora Lithwick began working toward establishing a home for elderly Jewish people. In 1963, the sod was turned for Hillel Lodge on Wurtemburg Street. Dora Lithwick was a founder and first President of the Ottawa Jewish Home for the Aged. In 1975, she was instrumental in having a religious chapel added to the home and it carried the name Abraham and Dora Lithwick Beth Midrash.
- Notes
- 1. Dora’s father in Australia was working in real estate. 2. Interview with Dora Lithwick gives an excellent overview of shop life during the depression in Ottawa.
- Related Material
- Related material in Ottawa Jewish Historical Society fonds, Barry Lithwick speech, and a frequently reproduced photograph of Dora and Abraham Lithwick standing in front of their By Ward Market store in the Hugo Levendel fonds.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Abraham Caplin fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101145
- Collection
- Abraham Caplin fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- textual material, objects
- Fonds No.
- I0007
- Date
- [ca. 1924]
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of: a photocopied letter from Rabbi Fyne, July 18, 1924; a hand coloured certificate of condolence when Abraham Caplin died in July, 1924 signed by S. Spevak (President) and A. Sugarman (Vice-President) (see 1-1007); and four shoichet knives. The shoichet knives (butchers knives) we…
- Collection
- Abraham Caplin fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- textual material, objects
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of: a photocopied letter from Rabbi Fyne, July 18, 1924; a hand coloured certificate of condolence when Abraham Caplin died in July, 1924 signed by S. Spevak (President) and A. Sugarman (Vice-President) (see 1-1007); and four shoichet knives. The shoichet knives (butchers knives) were owned by Abraham Caplin. Two have stamps from New Jersey, a third was made in Germany, and the fourth is unmarked. Three also have what seems to be early Bakelite handles - the earliest type of commercial plastic. This would put the date of their manufacture at any time after 1907. The handle from Germany however is made of ivory and is stamped with the name G. Gruenwald / Konigsberg. Gruenwald specialized in making ritual knives like circumcision blades and other slaughterer's tools. These knives were likely made between 1850 and 1915. Allan has memories of his grandfather sharpening the knives using a whetstone, again and again, until they were sharper than a razor blade. "He would run his fingernail down the length of the blade looking for any chips, and if there were, back to the stone."
- Date
- [ca. 1924]
- Fonds No.
- I0007
- Storage Location
- A.1.1 - Individuals Boxes
- History / Biographical
- Abraham Caplin (b. unknown - d. 1926) arrived in Ottawa in 1889 from Russia. He came with his wife, Doris (Pullan), daughter Bessie Caplin (b. 1888- d. 1951) and sons Louis Caplin and Manny Caplin. Abraham was a cantor but was unable to make a living as a cantor in Ottawa as the Jewish community was simply too small - only around 25 to 30 people. In the late 1890's or early 1900's, he became a shochet, as well as a secondhand goods merchant. The family has a small home and shop located at 479 Wellington (See Ottawa's 1907 City Directory). The family eventually moved to 367 Besserer which was much closer to the slaughterhouse, which at the time was located in a park that located at the corner of Charlotte and Laurier Avenue. Allan Maser, Abraham's grandson, recalled "it was on the very edge of the town at that time. Beyond that was Eastview (now Vanier) and then fields and fields." Abraham was a founder and strong supporter of Agudath Achim, Ottawa's second congregation, and was mourned deeply by the entire community when he passed away in 1926. Abraham's son Louis Caplin married Alice Adler and lived in Toronto. Son Manny moved first to Detroit, then settled in Los Angeles. Daughter Bessie married Rabbi Max Maser (b. 1886- d. 1953) sometime between 1906 and 1911. Bessie met Rabbi Maser when he was invited to perform High Holiday services for Agudath Achim and stayed at the family's home. Rabbi Maser subsequently became the Assistant Cantor of Congregation Agudath Achim and would serve the congregation between 1924 and 1954. The couple had nine sons, seven of whom served overseas in World War II, and a daughter.
- Acquisition Source
- Allan Maser.
- Notes
- 1. Biographical information provided by Allan Maser and by the Honourable Abraham H. Lieff, 2001. 2. The Caplan surname is usually spelled with “a,” however, Abraham Caplin’s headstone in the Bank Street cemetery is spelled with an “i”. Allan Maser suggested (July, 2014) that the change in spelling likely occurred during the immigration process.
- Related Material
- Related material in Hy Maser fonds, Biographical files under Maser Family.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Abraham Reisen Schools
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16775
- Collection
- Workmen's Circle of Montreal Fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 0.2m textual records
- IV
- Scope and Content
- Consists of the school records of the Abraham Reisen/Workmen's Circle schools (containers 018-019).
- Collection
- Workmen's Circle of Montreal Fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 0.2m textual records
- Scope and Content
- Consists of the school records of the Abraham Reisen/Workmen's Circle schools (containers 018-019).
- Series No.
- IV
- Storage Location
- Bay 6
- Creator
- Workmen's Circle of Montreal
- Subjects
- Workmen's Circle Schools
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Abraham Shaffer fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101265
- Collection
- Abraham Shaffer fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 1 file; 1 framed certificate
- Fonds No.
- I0009
- Date
- 1932
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of biographical material; 1 framed document commemorating the silver wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Shaffer, June 1922, presented by the Board of Directors of Ottawa Talmud Torah (4-724).
- Collection
- Abraham Shaffer fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 1 file; 1 framed certificate
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of biographical material; 1 framed document commemorating the silver wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Shaffer, June 1922, presented by the Board of Directors of Ottawa Talmud Torah (4-724).
- Date
- 1932
- Fonds No.
- I0009
- Storage Location
- A.1.1 - Individuals Boxes
- History / Biographical
- Abraham Shaffer was born in Albany, NY in 1885, son of Samuel Shaffer (b. date unknown - d. 1917) and Mushah Shaffer (b. date unknown - d. 1923). Samuel Shaffer immigrated to New York from Russia. After landing at Ellis Island he settled in Albany and became an agent for a soda water manufacturer. He travelled to Ottawa several times during the summers and while visiting boarded with Jewish families. He eventually moved his family to Gigues Street and worked as a peddler. As a young man, Abraham went to work for an uncle in Brooklyn who was in the bookbinding business, where he was tasked with applying gold leaf to books. In Brooklyn he met Mary Baslaw and they married in 1907. Mary’s family operated a small grocery business without refrigeration. The shop operated long hours. Mary, who by then had two small sons, Irving and Harold, was also working in the family business and became very run down. Abraham and Mary decided to leave Brooklyn and move to Canada and spent a winter in Buckingham, Quebec, before settling in Ottawa. They would have a daughter Beatrice, and two more sons, Milton and Sheldon. In February, 1911 they opened Shaffer's clothing shop on Dalhousie Street. Shortly afterwards they relocated the shop to Rideau Street as Mary realised shops on Rideau saw more business. Eventually they expanded to include 143 to 147 and 147 1/2 Rideau. The store remained there until it closed in 1967.
- Notes
- Biographical notes on Abraham Shaffer taken from Milton, in Florida, on the phone, February 3, 2003. He added that the Shaffer's lived over the store and Abraham played classical piano.
- Related Material
- Shaffer's Ltd. and Harold Shaffer fonds
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Acknowledgements and Mazel Tovs
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn92901
- Collection
- Peter Jacobs Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 1 file textual records and graphic material
- Fonds No.
- 1443; 003; 002
- Date
- 1983, 1997, 2000-2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2016-2017
- Collection
- Peter Jacobs Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 1 file textual records and graphic material
- Date
- 1983, 1997, 2000-2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2016-2017
- Fonds No.
- 1443
- Series No.
- 003
- File No.
- 002
- Storage Location
- JPL Stacks
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
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