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39th Henry Hank Torontow Scouts fonds.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101368
Collection
39th Henry Hank Torontow Scouts fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
21cm of textual records, several artifacts, 2 boxes of photographs
Fonds No.
O0001
Date
1931-1939, 1984, 1990's
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of short overviews of the 39th, detailed early history written by Dr. Slone, 1935-1936, record Book of the 39th Hebrew Boy Scouts, 1937 application forms of the 39th Hebrew, news clippings, Howie Osterer programming, including Kinus 1993; textiles including Irving Rivers Scout hat, …
Collection
39th Henry Hank Torontow Scouts fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
21cm of textual records, several artifacts, 2 boxes of photographs
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of short overviews of the 39th, detailed early history written by Dr. Slone, 1935-1936, record Book of the 39th Hebrew Boy Scouts, 1937 application forms of the 39th Hebrew, news clippings, Howie Osterer programming, including Kinus 1993; textiles including Irving Rivers Scout hat, David Kardish’s boy scout sweater with a “39th Ottawa” patch, fanny pack, neckerchiefs and souvenir items, two laminated and mounted photographs: Larger one is a scouts group of young boys, smaller one is the Honourable Herb Gray signing autographs on Parliament Hill with scouts (see 4-726-01/02). There are 2 boxes of photographs, as well as several VHS and DVDs. The photographs have been digitizied.
Date
1931-1939, 1984, 1990's
Fonds No.
O0001
Storage Location
3 boxes in OS
History / Biographical
During the 1910's, "the Boy Scouts had a Christian religious base and thereby precluded the involvement of Jewish youth. The 39th Scout Pack formed under the leadership of one of Ottawa’s outstanding sportsmen, Jess Abelson in around 1918, who felt that Jewish boys would benefit from the Scouts, so he formed the 39th - one of the first Jewish scout troops in Canada.” "The boys who were the first members of the 39th were all from 'first generation' Jews. Most, if not all, were from low income families who did not have the means to buy a scout uniform." - Moe Slone. Jess Abelson was followed as leader by Dr. Abe Slone, the first Jewish dentist in Ottawa. He remained in that position for many years. Hy Harris followed Dr. Slone. Hy Wolfson was a Scoutmaster in the 1920's, then Jacob Greenberg in 1931-1932, Harold Shaffer in 1932-1933, Harold Rubin, 1933-1935, Hy Maser,1936-1941, assisted by Henry Kelson. According to Dr. Abe Slone, it was "of considerable size," but it "disbanded for some unknown reason around 1920." At one point the 39th grew to 93 Scouts, making it the largest troop in Ottawa. In 1921-1922, the District Boy Scout's Organization approached a newly formed B'nai B'rith Lodge and asked them to sponsor a new Jewish troop. Dr. Slone said it was "probably at the instigation of the older boys who were in the former troop." B'nai B'rith agreed to sponsor the new troop and the Troop Committee from the Lodge consisted of Dr. Harry Dover, Mr. W. Shenkman and Dr. Slone. Because there was no one else available at the time who could fill the role, Dr. Slone agreed to become the Scoutmaster. It was "a very well-organized troop consisting of four Scout Patrols and one Rover Patrol." During World War II, Arnold Borts became a Scoutmaster with troop leaders, Alan Abelson, Jack Barrett and Ab Hochberg. The 39th were very active during this time, including the commencement of Cubs, early participation in Boy Scout Apple Day as well as assisting as summer errand boys and waiting on tables when the Women’s Canadian Club served lunches at the Capital Theatre. During the period between 1930 and 1960, the 39th had many different leaders including Dr. Abe Slone, Jacob Greenberg, Harold Shaffer, Harold Rubin, Hy Maser, Arnold Borts, Sam Ages and Jack Goldfield. They ran annual summer camps, at first with the District and then on their own. They left the District because of the problem of keeping kashrut (kosher). The tents, marquis, cool-tents, bedding and tables were all on loan from the militia. They had very impressive Sabbath services, but otherwise strictly followed the Scouting mandate of badges, hiking, survival and emergency training and nature study. They also took part in all Boy Scout activities such as parades, Dominion Day celebrations, etc, all with the other troops in the District. Between 1974 and 1989, the scouting movement in the Ottawa Jewish community was inactive. In 1989 though it was revitalized by a very dedicated Scout, Howie Osterer. The 39th was renamed the 39th Henry “Hank” Torontow Scouting Movement to honour Hank Torontow’s “distinguished meritous service as a Director of Scouting between 1957 and 1971". Beavers and Cubs had previously been the important areas of continuity and continued to be in the 1990's. In 1991, all levels of the 39th became co-ed, and was the first troop in Ontario to do so. Many former Scout members ended up becoming leaders of the Jewish community, such as Dr. Lyon Pearlman, Jack Greenberg, Laz Mirsky, Harold Shenkman, Irving Cohen and more.
Notes
1. All textiles in a textile box marked with 39th Henry Hank Torontow Scouts fonds. 2. Howie Osterer donated many records and textiles, 2008 before his departure to Israel. 3. Boy Scout sweater donated by David Kardish’s mother, Shirley Kardish. 4. 1935-1936 Record Book and 1937 Application forms donated by Howie Osterer, summer, 2005 5. Detailed early history in a photocopied letter from Dr. A. Slone to Rabbi Lifschutz, July 16, 1954 (original letter in Rabbi Lifschutz fonds). 6. Brief Overview of the 39th Scout Movement, renamed the 39th Henry “Hank” Torontow Scout Movement in 1989 - as dictated to past Archivist Dawn Logan. The 39th was organized in 1918 with Jess Abelson as the first Scoutmaster. He was followed by Dr. Abe Slone, the first Jewish dentist in Ottawa. He remained in that position for many years. Hy Harris followed Dr. Slone. Hy Wolfson was a Scoutmaster in the 1920's, then Jacob Greenberg in 1931-1932, Harold Shaffer in 1932-1933, Harold Rubin, 1933-1935, Hy Maser,1936-1941, assisted by Henry Kelson. During World War II, Arnold Borts became a Scoutmaster with troop leaders, Alan Abelson, Jack Barrett and Ab Hochberg. The 39th were very active during this time, including the commencement of Cubs, early participation in Boy Scout Apple Day as well as assisting as summer errand boys and waiting on tables when the Women’s Canadian Club served lunches at the Capital Theatre. They met in the gym of York Street School, Ottawa. On Apple Days, they slept overnight at Boy Scout headquarters on Metcalfe Street for an early start. Ab Hochberg is quoted as saying “I have more proficiency badges than any other Scout”. As these Scouts grew older, they joined the army and air cadets. In the 1950's Cubs were organized by Sam Ages. Scoutmasters in the 1950's were Jack Goldfield and Assistant Scoutmaster was Jack Barrett. Cubs met at the Talmud Torah Building on Sunday afternoons and Boy Scouts at the new Jewish Community Centre on Thursday evenings. In the mid-1960s Eric Haltretcht was Scoutmaster. Henry Torontow began his scouting days in 1957. In the early 1970's Barnie Farber and John Deiner were Cub Masters. Between 1974 and 1989, the scouting movement in the Ottawa Jewish community was inactive. In 1989, the 39th Boy Scouts was revitalized under the leadership of Howie Osterer. The 39th was renamed the 39th Henry “Hank” Torontow Scouting Movement to honour Hank Torontow’s “distinguished meritous service as a Director of Scouting between 1957 and 1971". Beavers and Cubs were the important areas of continuity. In 1992, all levels of the 39th became co-ed. In 1993 or 1994, the 39th participated in a Food Bank Drive, CPR training for 8 to 11 year olds, and acted as flag bearers, coat checkers, lost and found coordinators and first aid attendants. When Howie Osterer assumed a full time position at Scout Headquarters, he had to relinquish his position as Scoutmaster. Finding suitable scout leaders is always a problem. Information supplied by telephone conversation with Ab Hochberg, March, 2002; Ottawa Jewish Bulletin search under “scouting” and short telephone conversation with Mrs Henry Torontow. Telephone Conversation with Alan Abelson. He phoned from Los Angeles, Calif. on Feb. 8th, 2006 to talk about his Boy Scout Days. - They met once a week in the York Street School. They were organized by patrols. Arnie Borts was a Troop Leader, assisted by Abe Hochberg. Alan Abelson was a Patrol Leader. - Scouting was very popular at this time. - During the World War II years it was quite exciting for young boys. The War Service Badge was particularly memorable. It was measured by hours of service to the Ottawa community. “It was quite exciting learning survival type instructions.” One element was taking a flashlight at night and biking around to locate the police and fire stations in case of an emergency. - Another aspect of the War Service Badge was assisting the Women’s Canadian Club who ran teas at the Capital Theatre. The Scouts assisted with the coat check, moving trays. - Most of the Scouting Badges were proficiency badges - in hiking, swimming, knot tying. Hikes took place in Rockcliffe Park in the direction of the Rockcliffe Air Base. - There was the Path Finder Badge where every shop, store, fire and police stations within a mile radius had to be marked on a map. - Boy Scout Apple Day was a definite highlight as they slept overnight on a wooden floor at the Scout Headquarters in order to make early morning preparations for the next day.
Related Material
Related Boy Scout shirts in Alan Abelson, Arnold Borts and Abe Hochberg fonds and Girl Guide Dress, tie, belt and bloomers in Martin Levinson fonds. Related material in Harold Rubin fonds, Arnold Borts fonds.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Abe and Bertha Palmer family fonds

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Collection
Abe and Bertha Palmer family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Physical Description
1 file, 2 photographs : b&w
Fonds No.
I0002
Date
ca. 1971
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of news clippings; an advertisement for Rideau Plumbing and Heating; and 2 photographs.
Collection
Abe and Bertha Palmer family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Physical Description
1 file, 2 photographs : b&w
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of news clippings; an advertisement for Rideau Plumbing and Heating; and 2 photographs.
Date
ca. 1971
Fonds No.
I0002
Storage Location
A.1.1 - Individuals Boxes
History / Biographical
Abe Palmer, son of Moshe and Rose Palmer, was born at Billings Bridge, Ottawa. When he was ten or eleven, the family moved to Ottawa and he attended Rideau Street Public School. Bertha Palmer was born in Navazibkoff, White Russia and came to Ottawa in 1927 as a young woman of 16 or 17 years of age with her senior matriculations and a fine singing voice. SHe was sponsored by her uncle Louis Leiken who had come to Ottawa in 1910 with her father, Joseph Leiken. Bertha Palmer became the first UJA Women's Division chair in 1972. Abe Palmer was a successful businessman. Early in his business life he had a partnership with his cousin Abraham Held, in a business called Rideau Plumbing and Heating Limited. Then he established a wholesale plumbing and heating business called Palmer’s Plumbing and Heating Supply Limited. He sold this business in the 1960's to a Calgary firm called Westburn Industries Ltd. He was a “mover and shaker” in that industry and was the Plumbing Division Chairman of the Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating. The Palmers were always active and highly respected in the Ottawa Jewish community and were among the founders of the Ottawa Modern Jewish School. Abe served two terms as chairman of Israel Bonds in the late 1960's and was President of the Jewish Community Council of Ottawa from 1970-1972.
Notes
1. Family information from the Palmer’s daughter, Sunny Tavel, July, 2006. Her Uncle Louis and her grandfather Joseph Leiken came to Canada in 1910. Joseph died in 1914 and is buried in Ottawa. Bertha came with her sister-in-law Zena Leiken, and two nieces, Libby Katz of Ottawa and Ethel Kesler of Montreal. Zena, Libby and Ethel were sponsored by Harry Leiken. When Bertha arrived in Ottawa, she lived with her Uncle Louis.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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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
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Abe Hochberg fonds

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101200
Collection
Abe Hochberg fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
object
Physical Description
1 newspaper clipping, 2 artifacts
Fonds No.
I0004
Date
[ca. 1940]
Scope and Content
Fonds includes a 39th Boy Scout Troop shirt worn by Abe Hochberg in the early 1940's; a garment bag printed with “A. M. Hochberg Gentlemen’s Fine Apparel”; and a newspaper clipping.
Collection
Abe Hochberg fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
object
Physical Description
1 newspaper clipping, 2 artifacts
Scope and Content
Fonds includes a 39th Boy Scout Troop shirt worn by Abe Hochberg in the early 1940's; a garment bag printed with “A. M. Hochberg Gentlemen’s Fine Apparel”; and a newspaper clipping.
Date
[ca. 1940]
Fonds No.
I0004
Storage Location
A.1.1 - Individuals Boxes 1 box in OS
History / Biographical
Abe Hochberg (b. 1928- d. 2005) was the son of Yetta (b. 1896- d. 1977) and Nathan Hochberg (b. 1896-d. 1933). The Hochebergs immigrated to Canada from Poland in 1928, and first stopped in Montreal before settling permanently in Ottawa. Five years after their arrival, Nathan Hochberg passed away suddenly, leaving Abe along with his mother, and siblings Hy Hochberg (b. 1923- d. 1985) and Rose (m. Harry Goldberg) to fend for themselves and to tend the family's small lunch counter on Nicholas Street. As a teenager in the 1940's Abe became involved with the 39th Jewish Scout Troop (later renamed the 39th Henry Hank Torontow Scout Troop). Too young to enlist in World War II, He amassed 300 War Hours and more Proficiency Badges than any other of his fellow scouts. From the scouts he joined the Macabee Air Cadet Squadron. And later in the 1940's became a Scout Leader. In 1954, Abe took on the role of Director of the Sunday morning services for the Hanoar Breakfast Club. Abe was first employed by Joe Feller where he first got his start in the tailoring business. Abe went on to open his own men's tailoring shop named Gentleman's Fine Apparel, which was located at 204 Rideau Street.
Acquisition Source
1. Boy Scout Shirt donated by Linda Kerzner, 2006. 2. Garment bag and newspaper clipping donated by Sharon Edelson, 2009.
Related Material
See Hy Hochberg fonds
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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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
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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
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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
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Abraham Kert Family fonds

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101216
Collection
Abraham Kert Family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Physical Description
1 file, 10 photographs : b&w
Fonds No.
I0008
Date
1977 - 1978
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of photocopied biographical information, 10 photographs : b&w.
Collection
Abraham Kert Family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Physical Description
1 file, 10 photographs : b&w
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of photocopied biographical information, 10 photographs : b&w.
Date
1977 - 1978
Fonds No.
I0008
Storage Location
A.1.1 - Individuals Boxes
History / Biographical
Abraham Kert arrived in Canada in 1885 from Lithuania. He landed in Montreal and worked as a farmer and fur trader in Lancaster, Ontario, and in various locations in Quebec including Lachute, Harrington Lake (near Thurso), and in Buckingham where there were five other Jewish families. Around 1900, he moved his family to Ottawa “for the social possibilities for his daughters." Abraham Kert married twice and had two families. In Ottawa, Abraham was involved in peddling and in selling jewelry. He was an active member of the Adath Jeshurun Congregation and for many years he maintained the Ottawa Jewish Cemetery on Bank Street.
Notes
Abraham Kert’s birth date is problematic. He was likely born sometime between 1847 and 1856. (The 1901 census indicated is age as 45 years, giving him a birth date of 1856. His headstone in the Ottawa Jewish Cemetery gives his age as 97, with a death year of 1944, indicating his birth year would be 1847.)
Related Material
1. Betsy (Elizabeth) Kert wedding invitation, 1901 in Samuel Caplan fonds. 2. Betsy (Elizabeth) Benwick was interviewed by Shirley Berman, 1972, see OJHS fonds.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Abraham Shaffer fonds

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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
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Adath Jeshurun Congregation fonds

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Collection
Adath Jeshurun Congregation Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
textual records, 34 photographs
Fonds No.
C0001
Date
1891 - 1957
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of a comprehensive record of the life of the Congregation from its earliest days including 1891-1892, 1910-1956 minutes; 1904 membership, officers, building committee; 1896 incorporation of by-laws; mortgages; deeds; celebrations of 1942 Golden Jubilee and 1952 Diamond Jubilee and …
Collection
Adath Jeshurun Congregation Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
textual records, 34 photographs
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of a comprehensive record of the life of the Congregation from its earliest days including 1891-1892, 1910-1956 minutes; 1904 membership, officers, building committee; 1896 incorporation of by-laws; mortgages; deeds; celebrations of 1942 Golden Jubilee and 1952 Diamond Jubilee and 60 years of service: Our Diamond Jubilee, Congregation Adath Jeshurun, Ottawa, Canada, 1892-1952, 5652-5712, edited by Herman S. Roodman; cemetery records including 1897 deed of first Jewish cemetery at Bowesville Road, deeds, record book of burials: 1935 - 1957 (5-334-01 to 03), burial permits: 1948 -1956; 1920-1955, Cemetery plans and related correspondence - 1944; financial statements (5-335-01/02), a Dues Record Ledger from 1895-96 (5-337-01 to 03); 1950's Sisterhood minutes and invitations; Young People’s League or Jewish Young People’s League. A Rosh Hashanah prayer book with the label on the inside cover stating, "Donated by the Adath Jeshurun Sisterhood - May, 1953." (5-333). A small book called, "Index of Graves", containing Yiddish (?) and English writings, ca. 193-? ( 5-336-01/02). 6 textiles: four Torah mantles (one white, three red), 1 red valence (kipporet), 1 white valence (kipporet), were donated by Harry Beck of Beit Tikvah congregation. These are believed to have been used originally in Adath Jeshurun synagogue, then at Beth Shalom and eventually were transferred to Beth Shalom West (now Beit Tikvah). These are described in the database (5-296). A large b&w photograph of the choir at Adath Jeshurun, dated 1955 or 56 (see 5-057a). Restricted access. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Box 1 - Series: Legal, Financial, etc. Legal - Declaration of Incorporation, two copies - 1896; Legal - Incorporation of Bylaws, five copies - 1896; Legal - Hand written copy of Charter - 1896; Legal - Constitution, positive and negative photographic reproductions - July 4, 1895; Administrative - List of congregation Members; List of congregation Officers; List of Building Committee Members for the new King Edward Synagogue, Lists authored by Rose Harris - July 25, 1904; Notice of laying of the corner stone, authored by A. Harris, Secretary of the Building Committee - July 25, 1904; Legal - Bylaws – black notebook containing hand written drafts of and amendments to of Bylaws, minutes of a Board Meeting - July 17, 1915, and expenditures and deposits sporadically throughout - 1914-1915; Official Bylaws of Congregation Adath Jeshurun, based upon those of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, Montreal - April 1, 1936; Legal - Assignment of Lease, between George Lang and David R. Burbank, lot number one on the east side of King Street, Ottawa - June 12, 1858; Legal - Quit Claim Deed, between David R. Burbank and Patrick Kelly, lot number one on the east side of King Street, Ottawa, - July 23, 1858; Legal - Indenture of Mortgage, between Patrick Kelly and Michael Gleeson, lot number one on the east side of King Street, Ottawa - November 29, 1859; Legal - Mortgage of Leasehold Premises, Martin Mahon to Archibald Keys, lot number one on the east side of King Street, Ottawa - February 22, 1864; Legal - Assignment of Mortgage, Archibald Keys to Mary Keys, lot number one on the east side of King Street, Ottawa - February 14, 1885; Legal - Deed of Land, Francis McDougal to Martin Mahon, lot number one on the east side of King Street, Ottawa - June 10, 1885; Legal - Ordnance Land Sale Grant, to Martin Mahon from the minister of the interior - January 22, 1886; Legal - High Court of Justice Order, between Edward Devlin, Plaintiff, and the Mahons and McDougall party, defendants. Order states that the defendants stand debarred and fore-closed of right and title to the mortgaged premises - May 28, 1897; Legal - Agreement for Sale, Edward Devlin to Adath Ashurun (Jeshurun) - April 24, 1903. Legal - Deed of Land, Edward Devlin to Congregation of Adath Eshuroon (Jeshurun), lot number one on the east side of King Street, Ottawa - June 1, 1903; Legal - Mortgage - August 21, 1903; Financial - Cheque receipt MacCracken, Hendersn and McDougal, Barristers, acknowledging receipt of $2100 from Congregation Adath Esheroon (Jeshurun) - June 1, 1903; Legal - Sherriff’s Certificates - 1885, 1895, 1903, 1911; Legal - Abstract of Title, City of Ottawa Registry Office, title records for lot number one on the east side of King Street, Ottawa - 1885-1904; Legal - Mortgage Agreements - August 5, 1904; Legal - Statutory Declaration, in the matter of Mortgage - September 13, 1904; Legal - Bond, A.J. Freiman et al to the Toronto General Trusts Corporation - April 20, 1911; Legal - Mortgage - May 10, 1911; Legal - Agreement for Extension of Time, Loan 7866 - June 1921; Legal - Agreement for Extension of Time, Loan 7866 - May 1926; Correspondence – various between Toronto General Trusts Corporation and Congregation Adath Jeshurun - 1935; Legal - Deed of Mortgage and Trust, to Capital Trust Corporation Limited - 21 February, 1921; Legal - Statutory Declaration of Benjamin Goldfield - November 1, 1930; Legal - Release of indenture - September 27, 1930; Addition to Synagogue - Contract with W.G. Adamson, contractor; receipts, various; correspondence, various - 1920-1921; Mortgage Fund - 19 canceled bank notes; Correspondence; List of subscribers to Mortgage Fund and amounts paid - 1929, 1931; Financial - Mortgage Fund Account Book - 1928-1929; Financial - Ottawa Taxes and Water Rates - 1911, 1921, 1926; Financial - Budgets and Financial Statements - 1920-1955; Insurance Record Book - 1916; Insurance Policies - 1930-1935; Insurance Policies - 1930-1955; Insurance Policies and correspondence - 1927-1930, 1935-1938; Insurance Policies - 1938-1945; Financial - Bank record book - 1907-1913; Financial - Bank record book - 1931-1946; Financial - Donation Record Book - 1912; Financial - Membership Accounts Book - 1910-1911; Administrative - Correspondence and Accounts - 1950-1952, 1956; Administrative - Correspondence regarding member donations - 1949-1953; Financial - Invoices - 1954; Financial - Receipts - 1954-1956; Administrative - Liquor License and Permit - 1946; BOX 2 - Series: Legal, Financial, Jewish Cemetery - various dates. Financial - Synagogue Ledger - Congregants by Surname, A - 1917-1939; Financial - Synagogue Ledger - Congregants by Surname, B - 1917-1939; Financial - Synagogue Ledger - Congregants by Surname, C - 1917-1939; Financial - Synagogue Ledger - Congregants by Surname, D, E - 1917-1939; Financial - Synagogue Ledger - Congregants by Surname, F, G - 1917-1939; Financial - Synagogue Ledger - Congregants by Surname, H, I, J, K, L - 1917-1939; Financial - Synagogue Ledger - Congregants by Surname, M, N, O, P - 1917-1939; Financial - Synagogue Ledger - Congregants by Surname, Q, R, S - 1917-1939; Financial - Synagogue Ledger - Congregants by Surname, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z - 1917-1939; Financial - Synagogue Ledger - Various Accounts - 1917-1930; Financial - Synagogue Ledger - Various Accounts - 1930-1937; Financial - Synagogue Ledger - Various Accounts - 1937-1945; Legal - Jewish Cemetery - Sample Bill of Sale for Cemetery Plot - 1943; Legal - Jewish Cemetery - Deed of Land Metcalfe Road Highway 31 - 1947; Legal - Jewish Cemetery - Jewish Cemetery Land Deeds - 1940-1946; Legal - Jewish Cemetery - Contract for installation of a Fence - June 5, 1913; Contract for installation of a Granite Arch - September 18, 1913; Legal - Jewish Cemetery - Cemetery Land Deeds of Congregation United Brethren -1940-1946; Legal - Jewish Cemetery - Deed of Land Bowesville Road Property, Gloucester - 1893-1921 Legal - Jewish Cemetery - Burial Permits - 1948-1956; Liquor License - 1949-1950; Administrative - Cemetery Record Book - 1935-1957; [incomplete] Map - Plan of Cemetery Metcalf Road Ontario Adath Jeshurun Congregation Ottawa; Related Correspondence - 1944; Administrative - List of Cemetery Accounts Outstanding - April 24, 1949; Miscellaneous forms for purchasing cemetery plots and requesting maintenance of existing cemetery plots - 1950s; BOX 3 - Series: Financial - Account Record Books and Ledgers - 1892-1941 (with gaps) Account Book - kept by J. Freedman, Yiddish - 1892-1986; Account Book - Yiddish - 1896-1901 Dues Record Book - 1900-1901; Dues Record Book - 1904-1906; Account and Receipt Book - 1912; Account Book - Seats and Donation – 1913-1915 Account Book - 1912-1916; Gabai Record - Yiddish - dates unknown; BOX 4 - Series: Minute of Meeting - 1892, 1913-1953. Minutes of first General Meeting - Translated from Yiddish by Miriam Paghis in 2000 - December 9, 1891; Minute Book - Minutes of General Meeting, copy of contents - 1892; Minute Book - Minutes of r General Meeting - 1892; Minute Book - Minutes of General Meeting - September 17, 1913 to August 5, 1917; Minutes - Minutes of General Meeting, contains early record of Talmud Torah and King Edward Hebrew Institute - March 6, 1910 to July 8, 1913; Financial - Records of Accounts - 1910-1912; Talmud Torah - Establishment of Board of Education - 1910; *Minutes arranged by year include Regular Meetings, General Meetings, Special Meetings, Meetings of the Board of Trustees, and Various Committee Meetings* Minutes - Minutes of Meeting - January 17, 1917 to December 7, 1919; Minutes - Minutes of Meeting - January 4, 1920 to August 6, 1922; Minutes - Minutes of Meeting - September 3, 1922 to December 6, 1925; Minutes - Minutes of Meeting - February 7, 1926 to August 10, 1930; Minutes - Minutes of Meeting - September 7, 1930 to December 3, 1933; Minutes - Minutes of Meeting - January 7, 1934 to August 18, 1935; Minutes - Minutes of Meeting - September 15, 1935 to July 24, 1939; Minutes - Minutes of Meeting - June 6, 1939 to June 11, 1942; Minutes - Minutes of Meeting - September 1, 1942 to June 4, 1944; Minutes - Minutes of Meeting - September 6, 1944 to December 16, 1945; Minutes - Minutes of Meeting - February 4, 1946 to July 22, 1948; Minutes - Minutes of Meeting - October 17, 1948 to June 19, 1951; Minutes - Minutes of Meeting - August 15, 1951 to August 12, 1953; Meeting Agendas - 1950-1951; Notices of Meeting of the Bylaws Committee - 1932-1935; Notices of Meetings - 1908-1909, 1918, 1923, 1935-1942, 1945, 1954-1955; BOX 5 - Series: Membership BOX 6 - Series: Administrative, Correspondence, Ephemera Correspondence - Appointment of Rev. J. Rabin as Cantor - September 8, 1929; Administrative - forms - Family Record - no date; Adath Jeshurun Congregation Balance of account template - 1918; Ephemera - Banquet Program, to celebrate the paying off of the Synagogue Mortgage, five copies - March 17, 1935; Ephemera - Program Schedule Booklet of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Founding of Adath Jeshurun Congregation, five copies - March, 1942 Ephemera - Newspaper clipping - “King Edward Avenue Synagogue to Celebrate Golden Jubilee” Xerox copy, original newspaper clipping is located in John Dover fonds - 1942; Guestbook - Fiftieth Anniversary of the Founding of Adath Jeshurun Congregation - March 22, 1942; Ephemera - Invitation - Fifty-fifth Anniversary of the Founding of Adath Jeshurun Congregation, transferred from Hy and Lillian Gould fonds - March 7, 1947; Ephemera - Banquet Program - Diamond Jubilee Sixtieth Anniversary of the Founding of Congregation Adath Jeshurun – November, 1952; Ephemera - Table Place Cards - Adath Jeshurun Congregation Diamond Jubilee - November 30, 1952; Correspondence - letters and telegrams regarding the Congregation’s Diamond Jubilee - 1952; Ephemera - Diamond Jubilee Anniversary Banquet reservation cards, 11 copies; Diamond Jubilee Banquet reply card; Diamond Jubilee Banquet ticket, no. 260 -1952; Ephemera - Invitation - First Oneg Shabbat of the Season Commemorating the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Founding of Congregation – November 28, 1952; Ephemera - Program - Testimonial Banquet Honoring Reverend Joseph Rabin upon his silver Jubilee of Service to Congregation Adath Jeshurun - March 7, 1954; Ephemera - Program and Menu for Banquet Table Setting - Sixtieth Anniversary of the Founding of Congregation, five copies – November 30, 1952; Ephemera - Invitation - Diamond Jubilee, two copies - November 30, 1952; Ephemera - Press releases, speeches and newspaper clippings - Diamond Jubilee - 1952; Ephemera - Invitations, Programs, Menus - 1935-1954; Ephemera - Newspaper clipping - “Corner Stone Laid Synagogue of Adath Esheroon (Jeshurun) King Edward Avenue” Ottawa Free Press, The Evening Citizen, The Ottawa Evening Journal - July 26, 1904; Ephemera - Newspaper clippings - Various - Includes Caspar Caplan, Rabbi Freedman, L.S. Greenberg, Rabbi Margolis, Lillian Freiman - 1936-1938, 1940-1942, 1944; Ephemera - Newspaper clipping, - Various - Includes sacrilegious attack, induction of Rabbi Nathan Kollin, Young People’s League News, Ottawa Jewish Bulletin, Rabbi Lifschutz - 1920s-50s; Administrative - Adath Jeshurun Sisterhood - Chanukah Dinner Party; Executive membership - 1953-1954; Symposium “Things You Would Like To Know” - January 17, 1956; Various Sisterhood Event Invitation - 1952-1956; Ephemera - High Holiday Bulletins - 1949-1953; Box 7 - Rosh Hashana prayer book, 1953 Textile Box 8 - Torah, 1938 Cemetery Plot Record Book Account Book, 1912-1915
Date
1891 - 1957
Fonds No.
C0001
Storage Location
A.1.3 - A.1.5
2 boxes in OS 6 textiles in OS Mixed Box 11
History / Biographical
The first official meeting of Adath Jeshrun was held on December 9, 1891 with the express purpose of establishing an orthodox congregation for the growing Jewish Community of Ottawa. Congregation Adath Jeshrun was founded in 1892 when its first president, John Dover, received the official charter. John Dover, Abraham Kranf, Morris Adler, and Michael Fine served as the first official executive committee. During the 1891 meeting it was agreed that the congregation was to be overseen by a committee of elected officials which would make up the executive committee. Executive offices included a President, Vice-President, Secretary, and three Trustees with office terms of one year. The structure of the governing body of Adath Jeshrun continued in this manner for the duration of the congregation's existence, with minor alterations, as it gained additional members. The 1914 congregation by-laws show an expansion of the governing committee. The committee grew to include a President, Vice-President, Parnass, Treasurer, and 9 trustees. The by-laws also established a number of active committees including the Education, House, Choir, Membership, Seat, and Cemetery committees. In 1929 Chevra Kadisha societies were established and additional rules of decorum were added. The by-laws subsequently recorded the religious officials who were to serve as part of the congregation. Religious officials included Rabbi, Chazan, Assistant Chazan, Shamas, and a Choir Master. Between 1890 and 1895, religious services were conducted at the homes of Moses Bilsky and John Dover, or at the homes of the leading members of the day. In 1893 a plot of land was bought on the East side of King Street for the congregation. The first Adath Jeshurun Synagogue was housed in a small building at 264 Murray Street from 1895-1904. The corner stone for the new synagogue was laid July 25, 1904 by A. Rosenthal. The congregation later moved into the King Edward Street shul, located at 375 King Edward Avenue. The Synagogue Building Committee was chaired by Archibald Freiman, then only 21 years of age. He presided over the Congregation from 1904 until 1930. Wolfe Abelson was the vice president throughout the early part of the congregation's history, serving continuously from 1905 to 1930. In 1910 the Hebrew Institute was added with the establishment of the Talmud Torah Board of Education. In 1917 it was decided that the King Edward Institute, owned by the congregation, was to be leased in order to facilitate the amalgamation of all Talmud Torah's in the area. During the first half of the twentieth century the congregation of Adath Jeshrun served as the principal orthodox congregation of the Ottawa Jewish Community. When the Diamond Jubilee was celebrated in 1952, two of the original congregation members, Jacob Freedman and Bernard Smith, were part of the festivities. Ottawa-born David Petegorsky, Executive Director of the American Jewish Congress, was the guest speaker at the anniversary banquet. In 1956, Adath Jeshurun Congregation, along with Agudath Achim Congregation, joined together to form the Beth Shalom Congregation on Chapel Street. At this time the synagogue building became the Jewish Memorial Chapel, also known as the Chevra Kadisha. The congregations first Cantor and Shochet was Reverend Jacob Mirsky who served from 1892 until 1942, followed by Reverend Joseph Rabin (1929-1956), and Reverend Harry Weissbord (1944-1956). Rabbi Simon Fyne served from 1912 to 1920, followed by Rabbi Max Mintz (1924-1926), Rabbi Dr. Julius Leikin (1927-1928), Rabbi Nathan Kollin (1929-1932) and United Synagogue Rabbis Abraham H. Freedman (1931-1636), William Margolis (1937-1938), Oscar Z. Fasman (1940-1946), Emanuel L. Lifschutz (1946-1951) and Simon L. Eckstein (1952-?). Vice-Presidents included Wolf Abelson (1910-1923, 1925-1930), Samuel Katz (1923-1925), Laz Greenberg (1930-1937), Dr. Samuel Mirksy (1937-1938), Leon Petegorsky (1938-1942), Hyman Gould (1942-1948), Samuel Caplan (1948-1952), and Isidore Stone (1952-1956). Benjamin Pearl served as Congregation Secretary from 1912 to 1948 and was succeeded by Herman Roodman. Lillian Freiman established the Adath Jeshrun Sisterhood and served as its first president from 1910 until 1929. She was succeeded by Mrs. Slone (1929-1931). Subsequent Presidents were Mrs. S. Brodie (1931-1938), Mrs. M. Pearlman (1938-1940), and Mrs. S. Lepofsky (1940-1944), Mrs. G. Caplan (1944-1947), Mrs. L. Frieman (1947-1949), Mrs. H. Gould (1949-1952), Mrs. S. Torontow (1952-1953), Mrs. R. Berke (1953-1955), and Mrs. M. Freedman (1955-1956).
Acquisition Source
Textiles donated by Harry Beck.
Custodial History
In 1973, these records were transferred to the National Archives of Canada, and returned to the Ottawa Jewish Archives in 1996.
Notes
1. Adath Jeshurun does not readily translate into English. 2. After amalgamation, synagogue records were given to the Jewish Community Centre. 3. Further accrual of a photograph of attendees at the banquet for burning of the mortgage. Donated by Goldie Cantor, June 11, 2006. Program of the event located in the fonds. 4. Torah donated by John Holzman, presented to the Adath Jeshurun Congregation by Mr and Mrs William Holzman, 1938. 5. 1896 Incorporation date from Rabbi Lifschutz letter, April 20, 1951. 6. The Dues Record Book is mostly written in Yiddish with some English. The names of the debtors are written on the top along with their exact addresses, amounts owed and amounts paid. 7. Synagogue Ledger - Congregants by Surname - contains name, address, and in some cases the date the individual joined the congregation.
Related Material
See Subject file for Rabbi S. Fyne
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Adath Shalom Congregation fonds

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Collection
Adath Shalom Congregation fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
textual records; 3 CDs
Fonds No.
C0002
Date
1978 - 1995
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of Bulletins first published (1978 to present), minutes of board meetings and annual general meeting, financial records, (1989-1995), news clippings, pamphlets, and an embossed stamp. Box 1 - Administration. Constitutions and By-Laws - 1979, 1997, 2001; AGM Material - 1990, 1992-1…
Collection
Adath Shalom Congregation fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
textual records; 3 CDs
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of Bulletins first published (1978 to present), minutes of board meetings and annual general meeting, financial records, (1989-1995), news clippings, pamphlets, and an embossed stamp. Box 1 - Administration. Constitutions and By-Laws - 1979, 1997, 2001; AGM Material - 1990, 1992-1996; AGM Material - 1997-2006; AGM Material - 2007-2012; General Correspondence and Messages to Congregants - 1987-1989, 1999-2001; Membership Fees Correspondence - 1988, 1990, 1993, 1996; Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes - 1978-1992; Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes - 1993-1995; Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes - 1996-1999; Board of Trustees Minutes - 2000-2002; Board of Trustees Minutes - 2003-2006; Financial - 1989-1998; Financial - 1999 - 2007; 25th Anniversary Booklets - 2003; Membership Lists - 1988-1995, 1997, 1999-2012; Correspondence - Tenancy at 881 Broadview - 1991-1993 Youth Program 1998-2002 Box 2 - Bulletins, Clippings and Congregation Material. Bulletins - 1978-1983; Bulletins - 1984-1986; Bulletins - 1987-1989; Bulletins - 1990-1993; Bulletins - 1994-1997; Bulletins - 1998-2001; Bulletins - 2002-2007; Bulletins - 2008-2010; Bulletins - 2011- ongoing; (include digital copies) Ottawa Jewish Bulletin Adath Shalom Articles - 1978-2000; Memorabilia - 1991-1996; Clippings, Pamphlets and Programs - 1980-2002; Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah Material and Guides - 1995-2000 (with gaps); Material on Various Adath Shalom Programming - 1988-2007 (with gaps); Various Stationary and Tickets - Dates Unknown; Kashrut Guidelines 1996-2002 Kiddush Portable Ark User Manual Multimedia CD - containing AGM documents and reports - 2001-2014 located in Multimedia Box 1, Board Meeting Minutes - 2009-2014, Bulletins - 2007-2014; CD - containing 94 photos from Purim - 2013; CD - containing 50 digital images from the congregations 25th Anniversary as well as miscellaneous historical photos (all CDs stored in Multimedia Box 1); Digital Files (available in the images folder on computer) AGM documents - 2001 - 2022 Board documents - 2007 - 2023 Bulletins - 2016 - 2022
Date
1978 - 1995
Fonds No.
C0002
Storage Location
A.1.5
History / Biographical
Rabbi Roy Tannenbaum, formerly of Agudath Israel Congregation, initiated the idea for an egalitarian Conservative synagogue. Early supporters included Morris Schnitzer and Leah Schnitzer, Steve Sugar and Chris Sugar as well as Irwin Brodo and Fenja Brodo. By September, 1979, Adath Shalom was officially affiliated with the United Synagogue Of America (now called the United Synagogues of Conservative Judaism), and it was welcomed as a member of the Jewish Community Council of Ottawa. The first service was held on July 22, 1978, in the Greenbank Public School library and the first president Michael Berns was elected in August 1978. Prayer books were stored in Greenbank School lockers and the Sefer Torah was initially borrowed from Beth Shalom Synagogue. The ark and bimah were stored in the school’s storage area. Other space was rented for High Holidays. Founding principles included more equal participation of women in the service and by February 1982, women were welcomed to participate as part of the minyan. Only after a number of years and many different chazanim and rabbis did congregates take on the responsibility of leasing space for services for the High Holy Days. At the Annual General Meeting in 1990, the congregation approved a move to the Broadview Campus of the Jewish Community Centre and the first service was held at Hillel Academy chapel in 1993.
Notes
1. Congregation history taken from Irwin M. Brodo’s History of the Adath Shalom Congregation with an emphasis on the early years, ca. 1978-1990 in Bulletin dated June 17 to August 31, 2002.
Digitial copies donated in 2023
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Adolphe Sherman fonds

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Collection
Adolphe Sherman fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
5 files, multiple media.
Fonds No.
I0010
Date
1927-1943
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of Adolphe Sherman's personal scrapbook started in July 1931; News clippings detailing Adolphe Sherman’s Jewish community life; A history of B'nai Jacob congregation; Certificates belonging to Adolph and Sadie Sherman; A large selection of family photographs; Sherman and Maser family…
Collection
Adolphe Sherman fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
5 files, multiple media.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of Adolphe Sherman's personal scrapbook started in July 1931; News clippings detailing Adolphe Sherman’s Jewish community life; A history of B'nai Jacob congregation; Certificates belonging to Adolph and Sadie Sherman; A large selection of family photographs; Sherman and Maser family clippings; Family history chart (descendents of Adolphe Eidel Sherman and Shuvah Paskefsky); Three photographic albums; A large number of loose photographs of family members and family trips; Photocopied records from B'nai Jacob (some documents in Hebrew, others typed 1930's lists of congregation members); A newspaper obituary for "Mrs. Max Friedman," Jerry Friedman's mother; A large number of family vacation photographs (Austria, Venice, England, Croatia, Ireland, Israel, Prince Edward Island, a Mediterranean cruise, Paris, Athens, Majorica, Zurich, Mexico); A 1931 trophy from B’nai Jacob Congregation Auxiliary; Two photocopies of an old photograph of Sadie Pascovsky and her brother (see note 1); Various photographs of Jerry Friedman's parents, Max and Ethyl, photocopies of old family photographs; Two photographs from Paul Smolkin's bar mitzvah,1964; An envelope for photographs stamped with Friedman's Pharmacy on it; A photograph of Alex Sherman, Adolphe's brother; A photograph from Jack Young and Rose Young's wedding in Ottawa,1952; Photograph of Paul Smolkin at two months old, 1954; Photographs from Rideau View Golf Club and a family ski trip to an unidentified hill; A file on Alex Sherman (Mr. Records) containing two photographs and an article on him and his record buying business from Star Weekly Magazine, December 12, 1959; Various photographs of Perley-Ann Friedman; A file of photographs and some magazine articles featuring Sylvia and her Red Cross work; A group of photographs and a signed wedding resgistration sheet from Sylvia and Jerry's white wedding album; A letter from Peter Abramoff from Fort Myers, Florida, asking Perley-Ann for information regarding the Sherman side of the family; A large file of photographs and documents pertaining to Jerry Friedman's life and work with Public Relations including articles, ID cards, documents from La Chaine Des Rotisseurs, invitation to a dinner with Canadian Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau and American President, Ronald Regan,March 10, 1981.
Date
1927-1943
Fonds No.
I0010
Storage Location
vault
History / Biographical
Adolphe Sherman (b.1888- d.1943) was born near Minsk, Russia. He spent his early years in Kiev travelling from village to village as a tailor, before arriving in Ottawa in 1903 at age 15. Adolphe Sherman was sponsored by his uncle R. H. Miller, a ladies tailor and furrier. Naturally he went to work for his uncle, working as a cutter and designer before opening his own small shop at 390 Somerset Street. The small shop was a success so he opened a larger store, A. Sherman Ladies Tailor and Furrier, at 216 Bank Street in 1912. Adolphe Sherman’s wife, Sadie Pascovsky (also seen as Pakefsky, Paskevsky, and later changed to Pascal) (b. April 7, 1886 – d. March 24, 1960) also worked in the business. Sadie was born in Odessa, Russia, and arrived in Ottawa in 1905 at age 19. She and Adolphe were married in 1905. In 1926 the Sherman’s were living at 406 Bay Street. Adolphe Sherman was President of the B’nai Jacob Congregation (1930-1935) and was responsible for rebuilding the James Street synagogue. He laid the cornerstone for the synagogue in 1931. He was also active in other Ottawa Jewish organizations; serving as Vice-President of the Ottawa Talmud Torah Board, vice-chairman of the Keren Hayesod Campaign for 1933, and was an active member of the Hebrew Benevolent Society. He was also one of the original members of the Ottawa Vaad Ha'ir which was formed in 1934. Adolphe Sherman enjoyed taking his family on motor trips to New York and Philadelphia to visit relatives. He also undertook an extended business and pleasure trip in the winter of 1932 to New York, the Caribbean, Panama and parts of South America. These trips were extensively photographed and documented within the collection. Adolphe and Sadie had three daughters: Sylvia (Friedman), Anne (Aaron) and Dorothy (Maser). Sylvia married Jerry Friedman (Jeremiah Abraham Friedman) in January of 1953 at B'nai Jacob Synagogue. They had one daughter, Perley-Ann Friedman. Anne married Louis Aaron and Dorothy married Dave Maser. Adolphe Sherman’s brother, Alex Sherman, (b. unknown d. May 24, 1975).was a prolific music man who set up record stores across Canada. He acquired the name of Mr. Records, becoming the head of the "Excellent record studio and label." He was among the promoters and organizers that arranged for Elvis Presley‘s concert at The Auditorium music hall in April, 1957. He was the father of Allan Sherman and grandfather of Felicia Sherman and Jennifer Sherman.
Acquisition Source
Sylvia Friedman (1991, 2012).
Sharon Edelson, Family history chart, (August 2010).
Notes
1. Inscription on a photocopied photograph of Sadie and her brother reads: "This is Maw and her brother who lived in New York. He was married to Mrs. Epstine [sic]'s sister. Maw was 18 when the picture was taken in Russia. They never had any children" 2. Numerous unscanned photographs in this fonds. 3. Oversize items include Adolphe's scrapbooks and Sylvia's photo albums. They are located with oversize materials for Individuals and Family fonds. 4.A hand written note within Adolphe's file implies that Sadie's sister (name not given) married a man named Max Shulman. 5.According to some sales records listed in the Ottawa Citizen, September 8, 1933, the Sherman family home was once at Charlotte and Besserer Streets and was sold to a Selena Maxwell for $31,000. 6. Apparently, when many students were forbidden to Elvis Presley but went regardless, they were expelled from school. Alex Sherman spoke to school administrators on the students' behalfs, and faciliated re-enrollment for many.
Related Material
B'nai Jacob Congregation fonds and David Epstein fonds.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Agudath Achim Congregation Perth fonds

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Collection
Agudath Achim Congregation Perth fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
1 textual record ; 6 photographs : col.
Fonds No.
C0003
Date
[1980-2015]
Scope and Content
Fonds contains photographs.
Collection
Agudath Achim Congregation Perth fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
1 textual record ; 6 photographs : col.
Scope and Content
Fonds contains photographs.
Date
[1980-2015]
Fonds No.
C0003
History / Biographical
Agudath Achim Congregation was created December 16, 1946. In 1947 the congregation obtained a building at 15 - 17 Harvey Street in the Town of Perth, Ontario. The Jewish Community used one half of the building as its synagogue and rented out the other half as a residence. In 1980, after the synagogue's closing, Bob Smolkin, a native of Perth, presented the Torah from Agudath Achim synagogue to Beit Rayim Synagogue in Richmond Hill, Ontario outside Toronto.
Related Material
Ontario Jewish Archives
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
Less detail

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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Agudath Israel Congregation fonds

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101105
Collection
Agudath Israel Congregation fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
16 boxes, 3 scrapbooks; 28 CD's containing photographs of events, 2 scrolls
Fonds No.
C0005
Date
1938 - 2016
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of the administrative records of the synagogue including minutes, annual meetings, financial, bulletins and the rich programming of the Men’s Club, Sisterhood, Malca Pass Library. Files contain: Minutes of the Board 1949-1986, 1993-2007, Annual Meetings - 1949-1986, 1991-2007, Gener…
Collection
Agudath Israel Congregation fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
16 boxes, 3 scrapbooks; 28 CD's containing photographs of events, 2 scrolls
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of the administrative records of the synagogue including minutes, annual meetings, financial, bulletins and the rich programming of the Men’s Club, Sisterhood, Malca Pass Library. Files contain: Minutes of the Board 1949-1986, 1993-2007, Annual Meetings - 1949-1986, 1991-2007, General Meetings, 1953-1981, various committees, 1955-1996; Bulletins (1948- 2009 with some gaps), Agudath Israel Men’s Club, (1961-1980); Sisterhood membership, (1938-1940,1956 - 1987), minutes of meetings, (1955-1997), Newsletters, (1955- 1984), Cinderella Ball, (1962-1983), Nearly New Shop (1968-2000) and other programs; history and milestones, (1949-1989); religious material and synagogue programs, (1955-1989); building records, (1953-1963); financial statements, (1961,1962.1973); Congregation membership, (1955-1980); correspondence by subject, Rabbi Fine (1982-1988) and some Congregation Presidents, (1958-1986); Malca Pass Library minutes of meetings (1984-1996) and book discussion material. BOX 1 Constitution - 1941-1982; Legal Contracts/Documents: Lapierre Ave, Architectural Drawings; Board of Trustees Minutes - 1949-1979; Quarterly and Annual General Meetings - 1980-1986 and 1992-2007; BOX 2 - Minutes General Board Meeting Minutes - 1949-1986; BOX 3 - Minutes General Board Meeting Minutes - 1993-2007; BOX 4 Board/Committee Membership Lists 1962 - 1985 A. H. Lieff Cultural Fund Committee Adult Education Committee Art & Decor, Furnishings, House Committee Holocaust Memorial Sculpture Committee Building and Planning Committee 1955 - 1963 Building Committee 1963 - 1965 Building Committee - Addition 1966 - 1968 Catering Committee 1961 - 1980 Finance Committee 1954 - 1956 Judaic Enrichment Committee Membership Committee Ritual Committee 1961 - 1969 Ritual Committee 1977 - 1981 Ritual Committee 1982 - 1984 Ritual Committee 1985 - 1992 Ritual Committee 1993 - 1996 Social Action And Public Policy 1992 - 2002 Strategic Planning 1995 - 1996 Youth Committee 1965 - 1966, 1977 - 1984 Amalgamation Task Force - 2013 Miscellaneous Committees BOX 5 Financial Statements 1955 - 1965, 1966 - 1972, 1978 - 1980 Financial Receipts 1975 - 1980 Financial Contributions to Other Religious Organizations 1974 - 1981 Seat Rentals 1975 - 1976 Financial Cemetery Trees Cemetery Sections Miscellaneous Programs Brownies and Scouts Camp Ramah Choir Refugees (Boat People) Shabbat Dinner Special Shabbatot Theatre Programs Youth Programs BOX 6 Congregation Membership Lists 1943 – 1998 (divided into three files); Conference on Intermarriage 1973; Genealogical Records for Aliyot – Alphabetical 1978; High Holiday Arrangements – Special and Extra Services 1975-1976; List - Lulav and Etrog 1975-1979; Applications for Memorial/Yahrzeit Plaques 1972 – 1980; Correspondence re: Memorial/Yahrzeit Plaques 1972 – 1980; Shabbat/Sabbath – Handbills, Brochures 1938-1982; Correspondence re: Bar/Bat Mitzvah- 1993 – 2013; Lists Bar/Bat Mitzvah 1972 – 1983; Bar/Bat Mitzvah Dates 1981- 1990; Bar/Bat Mitzvah Dates (with gaps) - 1992 - 2012; Ritual – Geniza Germany – Burial of Books; Passover 1976; Simhat Torah Newsletters and Handbills form other Congregations 1955-1956, 1969, 1983; Publications 1961, 1977; Rabbi Roy D. Tannenbaum 1974, 1976; United Synagogue of Israel – Conservative 1978-1979; United Synagogue of America 1965-1966, 1981; Jewish Theological Seminary of America 1965-2017 (large gaps); Rabbi B. Friedberg correspondence re: Kallah March 1966; Education 1956, 1959 and Proposal for a Conservative Day School for A.T. – B. Shinder 1973 Miscellaneous Awards & Certificates - 1985 - ; Lists - Miscellaneous 1955-1960, 1971-1974, 1977-1978; Sisterhood – Torah Fund 1958 – 1995; BOX 7: Correspondence series Correspondence - 1958-2011; BOX 8: Bulletins, 1948 - 1979 BOX 9: Bulletins, 1980 - 1999 BOX 10: Various Publications including: Bulletins, 2000 - 2014; Yizkor Services, 2004; Sabbath and High Holiday Services Expansion of Women's Participation in Torah Services Correspondence - 1996, 2004-2007 (with gaps) Shabbat Sheets - 1995; Shabbat Sheets - 1996; Shabbat Sheets - September 1998 - December 1999; Shabbat Bulletins - January 25, 2008 - Schedule of Services 2003- 2008; Communiques - Search for new clergy - 2011, Amalgamation with Beth Shalom - 2015; BOX 11: History and Milestones History and Milestones: 1949-1989; BOX 12: Men’s Club Minutes - 1960-1969; Constitution, Lists and Correspondence - 1960-1982; Bulletins and Programs; BOX 13: Malca Pass Library: History, Minutes (1965-1974), (1984-1991), (1992-1996), (1997-2005) Music Sub-committee Minutes 1993, Correspondence 1985-1998, Human Resources/Staffing - Restricted, Memorial Funds 1993, Book Club Membership Lists 1990 - 2005, Book Discussion Group (1989-1993), (1994-1997), (1997-2004) Articles, Misc. 1964-1975 BOX 14: Agudath Israel Sisterhood Minutes Blank Letterhead and Envelopes; By-Laws 1955-1958 - Executive Board Meeting Minutes 1962 - 1997 - separate files of Board and general Meeting Minutes [no year contains complete records of meetings] Sisterhood suspended June 25, 1997 BOX 15: Agudath Israel Sisterhood Cinderella Ball Scrapbooks 1980 Green Album: Cinderella Ball - contains program, guest lists, minutes of organizational meetings, correspondence, seating plan, menu, pictures. 1975 Red Album: Cinderella Ball - contains program, correspondence 1972 Blue Scrapbook: program, guest list, correspondence 1971 Yellow Hilroy Exercise Book: guest list, minutes, correspondence, flyers 1970 Extra large Scrapbook: guest list, correspondence, flyer [unboxed] April 1960 Scrapbook: “The Jewish House Beautiful” Extra Large Financial records 1964-1965; 1967-1968 1961-1972 X Large Blue Album: flyers, news articles, sisterhood information 1972-1973 Blue Album: Program flyers 1973 – large Sisterhood Photo BOX 16: Agudath Israel Sisterhood Nearly New Shop /Cinderella Ball 2 plaques: 1) Newspaper article (undated) about Nearly New Shop and Mgr Beryl Ben-Reuven; 2) article from Kitchissippi Times Mar 2005 about the Nearly New Shop and Mgr Sharon Fitch. Turquoise Folder - Historical Mementos of Nearly New Shop Red Binder 2000-2005 advertising ads for NN shop A: Nearly New Files: 1) Correspondence – Undated – 3 thank you notes Undated – contact numbers for emergencies 2003 – Procedures - Tikvah program 2002 – Alarm System July, 2000 – thank you note for a donation of t-shirts to a girl’s camp. September, 1997 - October, 2000 – Purchase of recycling material from Nearly New Shop by Salvation Army Ottawa Nov 2000 – packing slip Nov 1999 – window cleaning 1998 – 2 order forms 1999 – Jobs Connect May, 1997 - ?? June 13, 1997 – thank you note for a typewriter June 18, 1997 – thank you note re children’s clothing sent to Le Pedrera, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 2) 1996-2006 – Blue Account Book of Sales 3) Financial Statements – June 30, 1965 - June 30, 1975 — official financial statements June 30, 1968 - 2 copies plus written notes re CB June 30, 1998-June 30, 1999 — official financial statements July 31, 1976 — rough (unaudited) statements of income and expenses 1982 – “ ” 1984 – xerox copies of income and expenses; deposits and receipts 1993-1997 – Comparative graphs – gross receipts 1995-1998 – Comparative Graphs 1996-1998 – “ ” 1998-2002 – “ ” 4) 1977-1980 — List of Nearly New credit accrued to AGI sisterhood members 5) undated – handwritten instructions (no name) for Nearly New dinner event 1985 correspondence March 18, 1999 meeting minutes May 2, 2000 meeting minutes B: Cinderella Ball files: 1) Undated - correspondence 1970-1983 – correspondence with souvenir program advertisers 1976-1983 – correspondence re prizes for CB 2) Financial Statements 1969, 1971-1974, 1976, 1978-1979, 1981-1982 – Audited statements 1966-1971, 1975-1980 — Unaudited statements [2 copies 1979] 1966-1973 – Comparative reports 3) 1973, 1976, 1977 (2) – Floor Plans, guest lists, RSVP’s 4) General File – Undated items on duties of CB committee 1976, 1977, 1981 - Scripts and songs 1976, 1978-1980 – musician’s guild contracts 1974, 1975-1981 – written introduction comments 1975, 1981 – debriefing notes 5) 1966-1983 CB Invitational Flyers 6) 1966-1971 – CB invitations (signed by guests) 7) undated CB lists; 1974-1981 – CB Lists 8) no date – debriefing notes 1976-1983 – meeting minutes 9) CB flyers, several programs, RSVP’s 10) 1963 Publicity Scrapbooks – 1964-1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1973-1974. 1963-1983 inclusive – Loose programs for CB 11) First CB (1962) – Speech/Souvenirs Box 17: Agudath Israel Sisterhood 1) Undated: “On the Question of Women in the Synagogue” Anon Apr 30, 1974 Address (7 pages) given by Rose Kiesler, Eastern Canadian Conference 1984 Thank you speech Anon Agudath Israel Sisterhood Bulletins 2) 1950s 1955, Feb 15 1957, Dec, Sept 1958, Mar, May, Sept 1959, Jan, Apr, May 3) 1960s 1960- 1961Sisterhood inserts from the Agudath Israel Bulletin 1964, May 1965, Oct, Nov 1966, May, Nov 1967, Jan 1968, Jan, Nov, Dec 1969, Jan, Feb, Mar 4) 1970s 1970, Jan, Feb 1971, Nov 1972, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov 1973, Jan, Feb, Mar, May, Sept, Oct-Nov, Dec 1974, Jan, Feb, May, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec 1975, Jan, Feb, Mar, May, Oct, Nov, Dec 1976, Jan, Feb, mar, Apr, May, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec 1977, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec 1978, Jan, Feb, Apr, June, Sept, Nov, Dec 1979, Feb?, Mar, May, June, Oct, Nov, Dec 1980s 1980, May, Nov 1983, Oct, Nov 1984, Mar, Apr, May 5) Chanuka Gelt Luncheons Undated material 1953 - flyer 1974-1978 – Reports 198?-1990 – flyers 6) General Correspondence i) 1966-1983 ii) 1984-1995 7) Financial Statements 1955 Bank Book 1956-1958 1962, 1969-1974, 1976-1978, 1980, 1984 Financial disbursements lists 1966-1969 Handwritten Finance notes – 1984, 1985 8) Sept 1989 – 40th anniversary of Sisterhood Speech (anon) 9) Installation - 1965-1966 1981 10) Minutes Undated notes plus report on Tikvah program of Camp Ramah May 18, 1977 Meeting with Vice-Presidents June 15, 1977 Meeting with Rabbi June 22, 1977 re Program June 29, 1977 re Program; Inge Hoffman presiding June 24, 1977 Correspondence, Women’s Cttee of the Ottawa Va’ad July 12, 1977 “ “ “ Oct 26, 1977 “ “ “ Jan 17, 1978 “ “ “ March 13, 1978 Book Fair Committee March 29, 1978 JCC Ottawa correspondence April 25, 1978 Youth Commission Meeting 11) Officers and Members of Sisterhood - Lists 1938-1939 1956-1961 1965-1966, 1967-1968 1973-1974, 1976, 1977-1979 1980-1987? Sisterhood Program Flyers 12) 1950s 13) 1960s 14) 1970s 15) 1980s Eclectic, not complete 16) 1975-1976 Recipes 17) Reports on Sisterhood Presidency experience 1948-1949, Elsie Baker 1956, Claire Fogel 1960, Sandra Ritter 1964-1966, Jen Shinder 1966-1969, Dorothy Lieff 1969-1971, Millie Wolfe 1971-1973, Miriam Levitin 1975-1976, Sandra Levinson?? Reports – 1962-1963, 1964-1965, 1977 plus report on Malca Library Report on National Biennial Convention - 1972, 1974, 1976 President’s Reports – 1974-1975, 1977 Sisterhood report – 1976, Oct 1977, Oct 1978-1979, 1980-1981, 1984-1985 Report on Book review Series – Sept 1977 18) 1983 Women’s Rosh Chodesh Minyan 19) Dec 9, 1978 Tapestry Dedication Meeting Minutes (incomplete), Notes, Pictures, Shabbat Service thanking craftswomen, newspaper articles Box 18: Correspondence between Agudath Israel Sisterhood and The Women's League for Conservative Judaism, Torah Fund Box 19: Agudath Israel Sisterhood Photographs 1973 Cinderella Ball, Adele Shinder, Chair 1976-1977 Sisterhood 1977-1978 Inge Hoffman, President 1978 Cally Kardish, President 1978 Cinderella Ball Tapestry Slides 1979 Cinderella Ball 1979-1980 Sisterhood Event, Cally Kardish, President 1981 Cinderella Ball 1983 Cinderella Ball 1987 Chanuka Luncheon; Easter Brunch Meeting May 1988 Negatives Rabbi Fine Eulogies, unveilings, speeches and correspondence described in separate fonds. 28 CD's containing photographs of various events at Agudath Israel by Sylvia Klein. Some programs and events include: Agudath participation in Walkathon and Aviv Festival 2004 and 2005, Tov Breakfast 2009 Minyancers, Dr. David Brooks, Cantor Concert, Bat Mitzvah Ladies, Margo Rostron VIP Luncheon, Purim 2006, "Wishman" Luncheon 2007, Rabbi Wayne Allen 2005, Honourable Herb Gray, Cantor Shneur M. Bielak, Bertram Loeb, Professor Kaplan on Heschel 2005, Rabbi Arnold Fine Retirement Dinner 2004, Adult Education 2004 with Rabbi Wayne Allen, Pizmon Choir 2005, Purim 2007 etc. OS: Index of drawings, site plan, finish and door schedules for synagogue addition c. 1965 by architect firm Hazelgrove, Lithwick, Lambert & Sim (located in scrolls) OS: Architectural plan for residence of the Rabbi (located in scrolls) B&W photograph of either the Agudath Israel Sisterhood or the Cinderella Ball? - 1973 (see 5-332).
Date
1938 - 2016
Fonds No.
C0005
Storage Location
A.1.6 - A.2.3
2 scrolls in OS
History / Biographical
In September of 1932, 16 families living in the newly developed west end of Ottawa met in Jacob Taller’s mattress factory for High Holy Day services. The group started meeting for daily and Shabbat services in the homes of Alex Kelman and Shnair Blushinsky. In 1936, the group decided to organize itself into a permanent congregation chartered under the name of Congregation Agudath Israel. With the expansion of the Jewish community into the west end of Ottawa, the congregation was growing rapidly and soon outgrew its small sanctuary. In 1948, a building at 30 Rosemount was purchased. Expansion was swift: the religious school had over 100 children; youth groups, including Brownies and Boy Scouts, were started; the Men’s Club held regular Sunday morning meetings; there was an active Sisterhood. Mixed seating was introduced in the early 1950s. In 1951, the synagogue became affiliated with the United Synagogue of America movement. As the congregation continued to grow, the synagogue purchased eight acres of land between Coldrey Avenue and Laperriere Avenue to construct a new building. By 1966, the complex was completed with the dedication of the new sanctuary. (Copied from the Kehillat Beth Israel Web site in 2018). Founders of the Agudath Israel Congregation - 1938 Jacob Taller - first minyan Harry Leikin Alexander Kelman Morris Goldberg S. Blueshinsky N. Kalin S. Tanner M. Kilinovsky Abraham Borts Max Cooper David Rubin Israel Hartman Jacob Ages Morris Feldberg S. Dieks J. Gruvick Synagogue Presidents 1936-42 Harry Leikin 1942-47 Morris Goldberg 1947-63 Abraham Lieff 1963-65 David Loeb 1965-66 Casey Swedlove 1966-68 Stanley Katz 1968-70 Israel Shinder 1970-71 Jack Vinokur 1971-73 Norman Potechin Sisterhood Presidents 1936-46 Mrs. Alex Kelman 1947-48 Mrs. Harry Leikin 1948-49 Mrs. Harry Baker 1949-54 Mrs. Norman Loeb 1954-55 Mrs. Julius Leikin 1955-58 Mrs. Henry Pass 1958-59 Mrs. Bert Migicovsky 1959-60 Mrs. Sam Rothberg 1960-61 Mrs. Robert Ritter 1961-63 Mrs. Jack Fogel 1963-64 Mrs. Stanley Katz 1964-66 Mrs. Israel Shinder 1966-69 Mrs. Max Lieff 1969-71 Mrs. Ted Wolfe 1971-73 Mrs. Nathan Levitin Men's Club Presidents 1946-59 Ben Flesher 1959-60 Phil Sugarman 1960-61 Al LaPorter 1961-62 Israel Shinder 1962-63 Arnold Greenberg 1963-64 Jack Vinokur 1964-66 Jack Feiner 1966-67 Jack Binder 1967-69 Norman Potechin 1969-70 Leonard Dworkin 1970-71 Percy Levine 1971-73 Jack Gordon
Acquisition Source
42nd Girl Guide Company photograph donated by Estelle Gunner, February 2000.
Sisterhood Newsletters donated by Roz Dreskin, January 2001.
Malca Pass Library material donated by Estelle Gunner, February 28, 2005 and 2010.
CD's donated via Marie Levine in December 2009. Cinderella Ball material donated via Marie Levine in January 2009.
Malca Pass Minutes 1965 - 1974, 1983 - 2000 (includes financial reports, correspondence etc.) donated by Jack Schecter, December 2010.
Arrangement
1. Arranged by Estelle Gunner, volunteer and Agudath Israel member, 2007. 2. Receipts retained under the financial series, indicate activities for which there are no other records i.e. Boys Breakfast Club 1966/YSO 1968.
Notes
1. History taken from “Agudath Israel: 50th anniversary,” 1989, as well as the finding aid prepared by Shirley Berman. 2. Minutes between 1986 and 1993 were lost in a flood at Agudath Israel Congregation. 3. The Sisterhood dwindled by 1996 because the same women were always approached for projects and younger women began working outside the home. 4.Women's participation history taken from Agudath Israel web site, September, 2008.
Access Restrictions
Minutes within 10 years of creation are open to only members of the Agudath Israel Congregation.
Related Material
See Morton Taller fonds for History of the Jacob and Ethel Taller Family (a talk presented by the Ottawa Jewish Historical Society) for an account of the very early beginnings of the west end congregation.
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Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Ain Family fonds

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn111468
Collection
Ain Family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Fonds No.
I0307
Date
1945-2011 (with gaps)
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of: A newspaper article on Ain's from the Ottawa Citizen - November 1, 1975; A printout of an email where Susan discusses some family history - September 27, 2011; A printout of an email where Susan discusses a 1945 letter written by her grandfather's brother, Eli Ain, where he relat…
Collection
Ain Family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of: A newspaper article on Ain's from the Ottawa Citizen - November 1, 1975; A printout of an email where Susan discusses some family history - September 27, 2011; A printout of an email where Susan discusses a 1945 letter written by her grandfather's brother, Eli Ain, where he relates some family history - October 14, 2011; a ledger book for "David Ain" store covering the years 1969-1975; Akiva Ain family tree available for reference (digital file)
Date
1945-2011 (with gaps)
Fonds No.
I0307
Storage Location
Individuals Boxes
History / Biographical
David Ain came to Ottawa from the Balkans as a boy, and set up a dry goods store in the town of Elgin, Ontario, before moving to Smiths Falls and starting David Ain's - a dry goods and menswear store. David had a brother named Eli Ain (Eliyohu Ain) who lived in Carleton Place. He never married. David had another brother Mottel Ain (Max Ain?) who lived in Ottawa. Mottel's wife was from Montreal and they had three children together. David married Annie Ain (nee Lauer) from Montreal. They had two children - Kenneth (Ken) Morris Ain and Ruth (married to Val/Welville Lithwick). Kenneth met his wife Judy Leona Ain (nee Judy Wiseman, Judith Wiseman), whose father owned the only other dry goods store in Smiths Falls at the time - A. Wiseman's Men's and Boy's Wear. Judy's father came to Canada as a boy in 1908, also from the Black Sea area. Kenneth left to fight in World War II, but returned in 1944 and bought the store from his father. David Ain opened a smaller store in Brockville but later retired to Montreal where his wife and other relatives were from, where he spent the rest of his life. People for a long time called Kenneth "Davey" after his father. Kenneth died in 1970 and his wife Judy took over running the store for the next five years. Five years to the day of the death of her husband, she sold the store to a man named Jack Clements. Kenneth and Judy had four children - Richard Laurence Ain (married to Maria Flego of Buenos Aires, Argentina); Alan Ain, deceased, (married to Ruth Sylvia Smith of Liverpool, England); Marilyn Esther Ain (married to Peter Almirall - they met in school in Smiths Falls) and me, Susan Janet Ain (married to David Kriger of Ottawa, Ontario).
Notes
Ledger book in Mixed Box 13
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Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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AJA 50 + fonds = Active Jewish Adults 50 + fonds

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101174
Collection
AJA 50 + fonds = Active Jewish Adults 50 + fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
4 boxes
Fonds No.
O0002
Date
2000-2009
Scope and Content
Box 1: By-laws; Information Meetings 2000 - 2002; General Minutes 2000 - 2007; Board Minutes 2000-2007; Executive Committee Minutes 2000-2007 (restricted for 5 years from creation); Communication Committee; Finance Committee 2001 - Membership 2000 - 2008; Program Committee; Box 2: Correspondenc…
Collection
AJA 50 + fonds = Active Jewish Adults 50 + fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
4 boxes
Scope and Content
Box 1: By-laws; Information Meetings 2000 - 2002; General Minutes 2000 - 2007; Board Minutes 2000-2007; Executive Committee Minutes 2000-2007 (restricted for 5 years from creation); Communication Committee; Finance Committee 2001 - Membership 2000 - 2008; Program Committee; Box 2: Correspondence 2002 - 2003; Fundraising; Financial Reports 2001 - Grant Applications; OJF agreement; Position Paper on relationship with OCSCO; Position Paper on relationship with SJCC; Position Paper on relationship with OJF; Application for Charitable Status; Housing Project 2001-2004 (some files restricted); Program Guides 2000 - 2017; Verse Tribute to founders of AJA 50+; AJA 50+ Celebrating 10 years DVD (from gala May 2011); Logo; Transportation; Brochures and Flyers News Clippings; Newsletter 2000 - 2009; Box 3: Series: Creative Connections Creative Connections; Creative Connections Steering Committee 2002 - Creative Connections Programs 2002 - Creative Connections Financial - 2002 - (financial records restricted for 25 years from date of creation) Box 4: Series: Housing Project Housing Project 2005 (Overview); Minutes: Ad-Hoc Housing and Steering Committees: 2004 - 2005, 2006 - 2007; Reports: to AJA 50+ Housing report to AGM, May 31, 2004; City of Ottawa, July 2005; JFSA, September 15, 2005; Kehilla Housing Program, August 16, 2005; B'nai B'rith, Montreal, August 24, 2005; Federation/AJA 50+ Housing Committee, November 8, 2005 - March 2007; Drafts Preceding 2005 Housing report; Originals of Housing Report 2005 Final Copy; Correspondence: Emails July 2005 - March 3, 2007; Handwritten notes; AJA 50+ Survey Fall 2001; Projected Membership Levels 2011 and 2021; Housing Background: Studies and Documents; Ottawa Seniors: Demographics and Census; Ottawa Housing Partnership; Multi-Faith Housing Initiative 2006; City of Ottawa training Sessions on Affordable Housing, 2005, and Consultations, 2007; Ottawa Affordable Housing Unit, 2005; Background: Housing, City of Ottawa; Senior Services: Province of Ontario; Canadian Mortgages and Housing Corporation; News Clippings and Articles, 2005 - 2006; Notes on various Retirement Homes; Folders: Baycrest, Toronto; B'nai B'rith, Montreal; Circle of Care (Habayit Shelanu), Toronto; Hillel Lodge, Ottawa; Kehilla Housing Initiative, Toronto Series: Loose Photographs: AJA 50 + Creative Connections - There are almost twenty photographs of various Creative Connections events. [4-742] - Home of Miriam Leviton (?), June 24, 2003. AJA 50+ Aboriginal Experience - Fall, 2002 - [4-743] AJA 50+ Bird watching - June 22, 2003 - [4-744]. People are identified on verso of photographs AJA 50+ - Registration Day - SJCC - Adrienne Pakandel-Powell - September 3, 2002 - [4-745] AJA 50+ Current Events - Fall, 2004 - Individuals are named on the back of the photograph - [4-746]. AJA 50+ Airport Tour - June 27, 2004 - Front sitting: Sol Gunner. First Row: Estelle Gunner, Deanna Silverman, Irma Choen, Sylvia Bronsther. Second Row: Sonja Kosten, Flo Morgan, Dod Bronstein, Bunny Cogan, Ann Bernick. Back Row: Ron Kesten, Bev Feinstein, Allan Rackow (?), Ed Cohen, Sherwin Lyman, Phylllis Rackow, Estelle Melzer, Bert Bronsther, Paula Polisuk, Amnon Paher. Far Back: Saul Silverman, Joel Morgan, Ken Mozersky - [7-747]. AJA 50+ VIP Brunch - Fall 2002 - [4-748] AJA 50+ Herb Garder Tour - Old Almonte Road - August 20, 2002 - [4-749]. AJA 50+ Experimental Farm Tour - [4-750]. AJA 50+ Shavuot Cheesecake Bake-off - Adrienne Paknadel-Powell, Brenda Wolf, R. Leviton - [4-751] AJA 50+ Purim Party 2004 - A small stack of photos - Left to Right: Bess Rosenberg, Sylvia Bronsther, Lea Kalin, Pearl Greenberg - [4-752]. AJA 50+ - On Display - A large assortment of photos of arts and crafts display - [4-753] AJA 50+ Passover Seminar - Ruth Levinson, Sandy Bennett, Fran Ross - March 27, 2001 - [4-754] AJA 50+ Jews in Music - Front Row: Gordon Spergel, Ernie Brodo, Yvonne Mar, Jack Berman. Back Row: Sherwin Lyman, Roslyn Frankl, Shirley Winer, Al Winer, Ed Cohen, Irma Cohen, Sarah Klein, Ruth Karp, Arthur Max - May, 2004. AJA 50+ Who Want's to be a Billionaire? - Laurence Wall as MC - November 15, 2003 - [4-756] AJA 50+ Gatineau Preservation Centre tour - Diane Tannenbaum, Ruth Nadler, Sheela Morin, Si Morin (behind), Florence Antecol, Eleanor Bocian, Estelle Gunner, Anne Huss, Rhode Zaitlin, Bernie Zaitlin. AJA 50+ All That Jazz - Sol Gunner and Friends at the SJCC - August 11, 2005 - [4-758] AJA 50+ Golf Group - Front Row: Phyllis Rackow, Cecily Bergman, Lana Cviensky-Fodoor. Second Row: Etta Karp, Elaine Wolfish, Henry Bloom, Joan Bloom, Rhoda Blevis, Al Malomet, Lou Levy. Third Row: Audrey Levy, Harry Liner. Back Row: Ruth Karp, John Miller, Ros Raskin, Lee Raskin, unidentified, Diana Malomet, Bert Blevis - September, 2003 - [4-759] AJA 50+ Strawberry Social - Gloria Goldberg, Albert and Shirley Winer, Ann Bernite (?), June Davis (?) - June 2003 - [4-760] AJA 50+ Annual General Meetings - Various images - [4-762] AJA 50+ Registration Day - Japanese Tea Ceremony - [4-763] AJA 50+ Passover Cooking Demo - At Estelle Gunner's home. Sandy Bennett, Bev Grostein, Miriam Bloom Rabinovitch, Estelle Weiss - [4-764]. AJA 50+ Chanukkah Party - At Central Park Lodge. Sol Gunner on violin, Fuzzy Teitelbaum on mic - [4-765]. AJA 50+ United Jewish Appeal Walk-a-thon - Ken Kavanat, Rhoda Blevis, Bert Blevis, Ruth Levitan, Ron Levitan, Estelle Gunner, Ben Feinstein - [4-766]. A CD of digital images from various events from 2001 to 2009. The images are from events listed above - [4-767].
Date
2000-2009
Fonds No.
O0002
Storage Location
C.4.1
History / Biographical
AJA 50 + began in the year 2000 as an independent organization designed to enhance the quality of life for Ottawa's Jewish adults age fifty years or older. Objectives include creating an atmosphere which encourages a positive attitude towards aging; promoting independence and superior quality of life for Jewish adults; providing social, recreational, educational and health-related programming; advocating for services, and coordinating volunteers in the planning and rendering of programs. The organization is designed to be non-profit and members pay a small membership fee. The first chairperson was Ruth Levitan with an Executive Committee that included Bert Blevis, Cecily Bregman, Estelle Gunner and Teena Hendelman. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors elected from their membership. The 2015-2016 Board is made up of: President: Margo Rose Past President: Arnold Finkelstien 1st Vice-President: Sopgie Kohn Kaminsky 2nd Vice-President: Maurice Klein Finance Chair: Doug Kalman Treasurer: Steve Rauch Program Co-Chair: Michael Allen Program Co-Chair: Cynthia Powell Hospitality Chair: Sheila Senman Membership Chair: Dan Sigler Secretary: Dena Spevak Communications Chair: Fred Tabachnick Fundraising Chair: Richard Zuker The AJA 50+ has several working committees including: program, finance, volunteers, membership, and publicity.
Custodial History
Estelle Gunner, Ruth Levitan, Ozzie Silverman.
Notes
1. Board and Executive minutes, financial records, draft by-laws donated by Estelle Gunner, February 28, 2005. 2. Other material donated by Ruth Levitan, November 2006. 3. Board and Executive minutes, 2003-2006, Program Guides, 2000-2008, Newsletters donated by Estelle Gunner, winter 2007. 4. Estelle re-organized files to integrate donation from immediate past - secretary in July 2009. 5. Ozzie Silverman donated Housing Study material found in Box 4 in September 2010. 6. Restrictions agreed upon by LD and Estelle Gunner February 2011. 7. DVD produced for 10th Anniversary Gala can be played on library computer. 8. In regards to the loose photographs of AJA activites, there are approximately 75 and only one photo from each event has been scanned as a representative.
Access Restrictions
Executive Minute files resctricted for 5 years from date of creation.
Housing files are resctricted for 25 years.
Financial records are restricted for 25 years.
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Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Akiva High School

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn109678
Collection
Akiva High School
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
Textual records, 374 photographs, 87 negatives
Fonds No.
E0012
Date
1986-2007
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of textual records, photographs and graphic material. Series include administrative records, financial records, registration and students, publications and press, courses and band, graduation, photographs and negatives, and CD-ROMs. Series contain material relevant to the history of …
Collection
Akiva High School
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
Textual records, 374 photographs, 87 negatives
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of textual records, photographs and graphic material. Series include administrative records, financial records, registration and students, publications and press, courses and band, graduation, photographs and negatives, and CD-ROMs. Series contain material relevant to the history of Jewish education programs in Ottawa.
Date
1986-2007
Fonds No.
E0012
Creator
Akiva High School
History / Biographical
Akiva High School is an important part of the educational history of the Jewish community in Ottawa. The school first opened its doors in July of 1979 as a part of the Ottawa Talmud Torah Board (OTTB) of Jewish education, under the name Ottawa Talmud Torah Evening High School. The school was closely related to the Ottawa Talmud Torah Afternoon school, which provided classes for students prior to the eighth grade. In July of 1981, the school adopted a new name: Akiva Evening High School. In 1994, Akiva separated from the OTTB and became an independent school. Unfortunately, the school was forced to close its doors in 2007, after attempts at joining with Yitzhak Rabin High School in the early 2000s failed.
Language
English
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Albert’s Meat Market fonds

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101113
Collection
Albert’s Meat Market fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
1 file textual material; 31 photographs : b&w
Fonds No.
B0001
Date
1955 - 1975
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of one trade publication article titled "Albert’s in Ottawa: A tale of two brothers and self-service meats" in Packaging News, October 1961; Two news clippings, 1966, 1975; 31 b&w photographs of the West End Meat Market on Mosgrove Street and Albert’s Meat Market on William Street.
Collection
Albert’s Meat Market fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
1 file textual material; 31 photographs : b&w
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of one trade publication article titled "Albert’s in Ottawa: A tale of two brothers and self-service meats" in Packaging News, October 1961; Two news clippings, 1966, 1975; 31 b&w photographs of the West End Meat Market on Mosgrove Street and Albert’s Meat Market on William Street.
Date
1955 - 1975
Fonds No.
B0001
Storage Location
A.1.1 - Individuals Boxes
History / Biographical
Albert’s Meat Market was owned and operated by brothers Morton and Archie Taller from 1955 to 1975. Morton (b. 1919, Ellenville, NY; d. 2010, Ottawa) and Archie (b. December 13,1921, Ottawa, d. March 5, 1997, Ottawa) were two of ten children born to Jacob and Ethyl Taller (nee Tallifsky). The Taller family returned to Ottawa from New York in 1921, and Morton attended Devonshire Public School and Glebe Collegiate Institute in Ottawa. Both brothers were WWII veterans who decided to use their saved service pay to go into business together after returning to Canada in 1945. The Taller brothers initially operated the West End Meat Market, located first at 989 Wellington Street and then at 1013 Wellington Street. In 1951, they moved their meat business to Albert’s Meat Market, located at 7 Mosgrove Street and ran the shop together alongside their brother-in-law Morris Saslove. At the time, Morris Saslove was the president, Morton Taller was the vice-president and Archie Taller was the secretary-treasurer, although Morton Taller later took over as president when the brothers bought the shop in 1955. Albert’s was named for its original owner, Albert Dombrowski, who originally opened the shop on Elgin Street The brothers moved the business in 1956 to a new location at 71 William Street. The William Street location was located inside a two-storey building on the former site of a hardware store, and provided ample room for storing, processing, and displaying the store’s wares. Both brothers married and started families in the 1950s. Morton married Sally (nee Landau) Taller (b. ?, d. November 28, 2021) on July 5, 1951 at Congregation Machzikei Hadas. The couple had four children; Jay, Connie (Steinberg), Beverley (Zaifman), and Lynda (Wakter). Archie married Lillian Georgie (nee Pepper) Taller (b. June 3, 1932, d. March 11, 2005) on June 8, 1952 at Congregation Adath Jeshurun. Archie and Lillian had one son, Joel Taller, who married Gaye (nee Kaiman) Taller and had three children, Adam, Jayson, and Daniel. Both brothers and their wives were active in community organizations and charities. Archie was on the committee for the formation of the UJA youth division in 1953, and Morton was a treasurer of the United Jewish Appeal in 1965. Morton was also the Israel Bonds General Chairman in the 1980s, and was presented with the Prime Minister’s Club pin by the ambassador to Israel for his work for the UJA. Lillian Taller participated in the annual Hadassah Bazaar, and was active in the Ottawa Chevra Kadisha. The Ottawa Citizen called Albert’s “literally a small meat-packing plant” due to their extensive storage and processing capabilities. The store produced their own standard and special cuts of meat, as well as their own sausages. These were sold at the store front, which included window displays, five self-service counters, and two manual-service stands when it opened. When the WIlliam St. location was first opened, all butchers were required to wear black-brimmed caps. The store employed about 30 full-time and 10 part-time staff at a time, and claimed to be the “largest quality retail fresh meat operation in Canada.” Albert’s offered customers the option to buy their meat in bulk for a cheaper price, or to have their chosen cuts of meat delivered to any part of the city. In addition to the storefront, Albert’s had a back room for processing meat, and multiple deep freezers. The store specialized in beef, and only government inspected and graded Alberta beef was accepted. The main supplier used was Canada Packers. At first, Morris Saslove would personally pick out meat at packing houses, while later on the Tallers arranged to have it delivered to the store in 40,000 lbs. carloads. After being delivered, full carcasses were moved into large storage freezers. Most of the top floor of the two-story shop was taken up by a large refrigerated room, where meat was hung for several days. This “ageing” of the meat in a temperature controlled room allowed it to tenderize without spoiling. A second cooler downstairs was used for smaller sections of meat and another building across the street was purchased, with the entire top floor used as a deep-freeze room. Buying meat in bulk allowed the Taller brothers to reduce costs. Once meat was ready to be processed, it was moved to the preparation room, where as many as 20 people could be working at one time. There was a storage room, cutting room, and pre-package room located at the rear of the shop, and carcasses were transferred from room to room by overhead tracks. After being processed, cuts of meat were heat sealed, weighed, priced and labeled by an automatic machine, then moved into refrigerated showcases in the store. The store management had a friendly relationship with the cellophane distributor Kilgours, and their representative George Fraser, who visited once a week to check the Albert’s storeroom and see how much cellophane they needed. Albert’s found their success through a “self-service” model in which customers would choose the cuts of meat that they were interested in themselves. Morton Taller claimed that this method helped to increase efficiency and improve service to the customer. The Ottawa Citizen’s price comparison of meat shops and supermarkets in 1980 revealed that Albert’s had the lowest average price for cuts of meat across the city. Morton Taller attributed their low prices to the fact that the building had been paid for early on, and the management all worked full-time at the store, reducing their costs. Morton and Archie passed over their business to Ian Mackie and Frank Bisson in 1975. Ian Mackie had previously worked for his father’s meat store Mackie’s Meat Market on Somerset St., and had a management position with Canada Packers. Francois “Frank” Bisson had worked in meat management for 26 years, also with Canada Packers. In 1986, the store was moved to 1013 Wellington St. In total, the store changed hands four times, and was run by Frank Bisson’s son Daniel until its closure in 1995.
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Ottawa Jewish Archives
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A. Levin fonds

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn112054
Collection
A. Levin fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
14.5 cm of textual records
Fonds No.
I0269
Date
1913
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of a small book - “Bridal Prayers” English and Hebrew, a small prayer book - English, a small metal prayer book - Hebrew, a larger prayer book - inside cover says “Miss A. Levin, 305 Somerset St. E, Ottawa Ontario, Canada” 1913 - English and Hebrew, two copies of the same book, the o…
Collection
A. Levin fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
14.5 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of a small book - “Bridal Prayers” English and Hebrew, a small prayer book - English, a small metal prayer book - Hebrew, a larger prayer book - inside cover says “Miss A. Levin, 305 Somerset St. E, Ottawa Ontario, Canada” 1913 - English and Hebrew, two copies of the same book, the other one specifies that it belongs to Miss Annie Levin
Date
1913
Fonds No.
I0269
Storage Location
C.2.5
History / Biographical
Annie (nee Levin) Stein (b. December 1894, England - d. July 12, 1995, Ottawa) immigrated to Canada with her family in 1899. Her parents were Moses Levin (b. May 1864, Russia - d. February 4, 1942) and Rebecca (nee Glatt) Levin (b. June 1867, Russia - d. October 30, 1928). She had four siblings; Jacob “Jack” Levin (b. 1895, England - d. October 9, 1978), Jean “Jenny” (nee Levin) Cooper (b. April 1898, Ontario - d. June 17, 1992), and twins Lillian “Lily” (nee Levin) Gould (b. December 19, 1904, Ontario - d. Feb. 12, 1997) and Goldie Levin (b. December 19, 1904, Ontario - d. June 13, 1998). Jean married Harry Cooper (b. approx. 1895 - d. July 15, 1968) and Lillian married Hyman Gould (b. December 7, 1905 - d. December 28, 1995). Moses and Rebecca Levin immigrated from Russia to England in the early 1890s, where Annie and her older brother Jack were born. Moses moved to Canada in 1897, and the rest of the family followed in 1899. They lived on Rideau Street, and Moses owned a dry goods store, while Rebecca owned properties on Somerset and St. Patrick Streets. Moses was one of the first members of the Adath Jeshurun Synagogue. Annie married Myer Stein (b. approx. 1896 - d. July 26, 1973), son of Max Stein and Rachel Silver, on January 2nd, 1919. The couple had two children; Marion (nee Stein) Addleman (b. January 6, 1920 - d. August 8, 1986) and Libby (nee Stein) Shore (b. April 1, 1923 - d. November 28, 2006) Myer had immigrated to Canada with his family in 1910 at the age of 14, and worked as a store owner. He opened the women’s clothing store Stein Bros at the corner of Bank and Cooper in 1919 with his brother Harry Stein. They sold coats, dresses and skirts, and advertised their wares as upscale fashion. In 1925 the business was relocated to 149 Bank Street, and in 1927 the store was expanded to include 151 Bank Street as well, and a new lingerie department was added. Myer and Harry’s brother Norman joined the business in 1936. Myer also owned his own store, Myer’s Ladies Wear located at 124 Rideau Street, which was amalgamated with Stein Bros. in 1961. Harry’s son Harris started working at the store in 1967, and he and his wife Siobhan took over the business in 1988. Marion Stein married Harry Addleman on September 14, 1943, and Libby Stein married Manuel Shore on September 24, 1950. The Stein family were part of the Beth Shalom Congregation, and Myer Stein was a member of the Ottawa Hebrew School Board. Annie was part of the Women’s Auxiliary for B’nai B’rith No. 62, and was a member of the Lillian Freiman chapter of Hadassah and the Ottawa Section of the National Council of Jewish Women. She participated in events for the Women’s Auxiliary for Talmud Torah, and the Women’s Auxiliary for the Rideau Street Synagogue. Annie was on the UJA Women’s Division in the 1970s and 80s. Myer worked with the Ottawa Israel Bonds Committee in the 1950s, and was on the Advisory Committee for the State of Israel Bond Drive in 1958.He was also on the Advisory Committee for the UJA in 1959, and the Executive Committee in 1961 and 1962. Annie donated to Hillel Lodge in the 1980s to the 1990 Mizrachi Mothers in Israel Program.
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