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- =Jewish Community Centre of Ottawa fonds
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ALTER FAMILY = Shanghai Jewish Community.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn303
- Collection
- ALTER FAMILY = Shanghai Jewish Community.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- Env. 0.03 metres of textual records. - Env. 438 photographs.
- Fonds No.
- P0203
- Date
- 1920-1975c.
- Scope and Content
- This collection has rare images of the Jewish population of Shanghai during and after World War II, as well as immigration documents of visual and historical interest, and also documents from various Montreal Protestant Schools & Jewish neighborhoods. It consists primarily of photographs of a Russi…
- Collection
- ALTER FAMILY = Shanghai Jewish Community.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- Env. 0.03 metres of textual records. - Env. 438 photographs.
- Scope and Content
- This collection has rare images of the Jewish population of Shanghai during and after World War II, as well as immigration documents of visual and historical interest, and also documents from various Montreal Protestant Schools & Jewish neighborhoods. It consists primarily of photographs of a Russian Jewish family and their friends, mostly other refugee Jews in China, between 1938-1952. There are also photos taken in France before the war and in Montreal and USA after the family's immigration to Canada. Most of the Shanghai photos are in albums. The identity documents include a passport, and school documents for the father in Lille, France, and the daughter Isabelle in Shanghai & Montreal.
- Date
- 1920-1975c.
- Fonds No.
- P0203
- History / Biographical
- Isabelle Alter was born in Shanghai in 1940, the only daughter of Isaac and Maria (nee Gloos) Alter. The Alters left Russia for Shanghai c.1938 after Isaac had studied chemistry and tanning in France. He taught science in China. Isabelle came to Montreal in 1952, later studied physiological psychology. She moved to New York to complete her studies and eventually became a Freudian analyst. She died in 1995. Her mother was a dress designer in China. The family came to Canada after the revolution had made life in Shanghai too risky. Maria Alter became Maria Levitan after her second marriage. Isaac Alter died in (circa) 1954 and Maria in (circa) 1994.
- Custodial History
- The collection was donated on July 13, 2005 by Ruth Portner, a close friend of Isabelle Alter
- Notes
- Physical condition :Some documents are in fragile condition. One photo album was disassembled due to water damage.Alpha-numeric designations :P05/10.Language :Mostly English, with some Russian, Yiddish, and Chinese.Related groups of records :Mrs. Portner donated poems and other writings by Isabelle Alter at McGill University to McGill's Rare Book Department. She donated architectual drawings by Bruno Levitan, Isabelle's stepfather's family, to the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
Bernard Alexandor, Abraham Lieff and Sol Max wearing Jewish Community Centre Reception Committee ribbons and name tags at JCC event.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn104937
- Collection
- =Jewish Community Centre of Ottawa fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Fonds No.
- O0017; OJA 19-377-01
- Date
- June 1955
- Collection
- =Jewish Community Centre of Ottawa fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Date
- June 1955
- Fonds No.
- O0017
- Item No.
- OJA 19-377-01
- Creator
- Van Studio
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
Envelope contains 2 contact sheets showing eight photos by Van's Studio of closing lunch of the Ottawa Jewish Community Centre's Day Camp.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn104911
- Collection
- =Jewish Community Centre of Ottawa fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w
- Fonds No.
- O0017; OJA 19-375
- Date
- August 13, 1955
- Collection
- =Jewish Community Centre of Ottawa fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w
- Date
- August 13, 1955
- Fonds No.
- O0017
- Item No.
- OJA 19-375
- Creator
- Tsin Van
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
Envelope contains six prints from either JCC Day Camp Sports winners or graduates from a red cross swimming course.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn104352
- Collection
- =Jewish Community Centre of Ottawa fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col.
- Fonds No.
- O0017; OJA 19-320
- Date
- circa 1995
- Collection
- =Jewish Community Centre of Ottawa fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col.
- Date
- circa 1995
- Fonds No.
- O0017
- Item No.
- OJA 19-320
- Storage Location
- vault
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
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