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Abraham Kert Family fonds

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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

Abraham Rother at home, 1960.

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Collection: Abraham Rother Fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.

Fonds No.: 1397; 1397_037

Date: 1960

Collection: Abraham Rother Fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.

Date: 1960

Fonds No.: 1397

Item No.: 1397_037

Storage Location: JPL Stacks

Creator: Abraham Rother

Physical Condition: Good

Notes: Photograph removed from file 00004, appear to have been kept in the same scrapbook at some point.

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

Abraham Rother at home, Montreal.

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Collection: Abraham Rother Fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 10 cm.

Fonds No.: 1397; 1397_047

Date: [c. 1950-1960]

Collection: Abraham Rother Fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 10 cm.

Date: [c. 1950-1960]

Fonds No.: 1397

Item No.: 1397_047

Storage Location: JPL Stacks

Creator: Abraham Rother

Physical Condition: Good

Notes: Photograph removed from file 00004, appear to have been kept in the same scrapbook at some point.

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

Abraham Rother Fonds

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Collection: Abraham Rother Fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Material Type: graphic material; textual record

Physical Description: 0.33 m. of textual records and graphic material.

Fonds No.: 1397

Date: 1940-1960

Scope and Content: Three files of textual records including newspaper clippings, certificates of achievement, synagogue programs, and biographia, as well as scrapbook pages, two dozen family photographs, and two dozen photographs taken by Gerry Sternberg during Operation Magic Carpet.

Collection: Abraham Rother Fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Material Type: graphic material; textual record

Physical Description: 0.33 m. of textual records and graphic material.

Scope and Content: Three files of textual records including newspaper clippings, certificates of achievement, synagogue programs, and biographia, as well as scrapbook pages, two dozen family photographs, and two dozen photographs taken by Gerry Sternberg during Operation Magic Carpet.

Date: 1940-1960

Fonds No.: 1397

Storage Location: JPL Stacks

History / Biographical: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rother lived in Westmount, later moving to Peel st. Their children included, Abraham (Abe), Mortimer S. (d. Jan. 7, 1993), Helen, and Sam. Harry, Abe, and Sam were all involved in the garment industry, and all held positions at the Wartime Prices and Trades Board during WWII: Harry was appointed Administrator of the Women’s Coats and Suits Division in 1942. At the same time, Sam was also appointed Director of the Women’s, Misses’, and Children’s Wear Administration. It is noted in the Shaar Hashomayim synagogue bulletin of the same year that in 1944 Harry was honored at a testimonial dinner held by representatives of the women’s clothing trade for his work as Administrator. A year later, in 1945 Abe was appointed to the Wartime Prices and Trade Board as Deputy Administrator of Women’s, Misses, and Children’s wear. Lieut. Mortimer S. Rother married Martha Pesner (d. Jan 24, 1993) on Dec. 16th 1945 at the Mount Royal Hotel. Their marriage took place shortly after his return from war. Mortimer was gravely injured (photos show him with a sling) and newspapers referred to his return as triumphant. Their children were Frances and Philip Levin and Jeffrey Rother. Helen Rother, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rother, married Arthur Mortimer Marion on Jan. 19th 1937, at the Shaar Hashomayim. Abe Rother worked at Falomar Manufacturers Limited, 4530 Clark St. Montreal. He travelled extensively, his trips include: -A 1945 hunting trip to Lac Des Mauves, QC -A 1947 a hunting trip and western tour of B.C -A 1953 15 day cruise to Norwegian Fjords and Northern Cape -A 1956 tour of the world (San Fransico, Honolulu, Tokyo, Odawara, Kyoto, Tokyo, Nikki, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Calcutta, Banaras, New Delhi, Agra, Karachi, Rome, etc.)

Language: English

Accession No.: 18-016

Name Access: Rother, Abe.

Subjects: Montreal (Quebec) - Jews

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

Abraham Rother, Montreal

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Collection: Abraham Rother Fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.

Fonds No.: 1397; 1397_045

Date: [c. 1950-1960]

Collection: Abraham Rother Fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.

Date: [c. 1950-1960]

Fonds No.: 1397

Item No.: 1397_045

Storage Location: JPL Stacks

Creator: Abraham Rother

Physical Condition: Good

Notes: Photograph removed from file 00004, appear to have been kept in the same scrapbook at some point.

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

Abraham Rother on Rother Street.

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Collection: Abraham Rother Fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 8 cm.

Fonds No.: 1397; 1397_051

Date: [c. 1950-1960]

Collection: Abraham Rother Fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 8 cm.

Date: [c. 1950-1960]

Fonds No.: 1397

Item No.: 1397_051

Storage Location: JPL Stacks

Creator: Abraham Rother

Physical Condition: Good

Notes: Photograph removed from file 00004, appear to have been kept in the same scrapbook at some point. Possibly taken in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

Abraham Rother with dead African buffalo.

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Collection: Abraham Rother Fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 cm.

Fonds No.: 1397; 1397_049

Date: [c. 1950-1960]

Collection: Abraham Rother Fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 cm.

Date: [c. 1950-1960]

Fonds No.: 1397

Item No.: 1397_049

Storage Location: JPL Stacks

Creator: Abraham Rother

Physical Condition: Good

Notes: Photograph removed from file 00004, appear to have been kept in the same scrapbook at some point.

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

Abraham Rother with dead elephant.

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Collection: Abraham Rother Fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 cm.

Fonds No.: 1397; 1397_048

Date: [c. 1950-1960]

Collection: Abraham Rother Fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 cm.

Date: [c. 1950-1960]

Fonds No.: 1397

Item No.: 1397_048

Storage Location: JPL Stacks

Creator: Abraham Rother

Physical Condition: Good

Notes: Photograph removed from file 00004, appear to have been kept in the same scrapbook at some point.

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

Certificates.

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Collection: Abraham Rother Fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: graphic material; textual record

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records.

Fonds No.: 1397; 00002

Date: 1937-1993

Collection: Abraham Rother Fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: graphic material; textual record

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records.

Date: 1937-1993

Fonds No.: 1397

File No.: 00002

Storage Location: JPL Stacks

Physical Condition: Good

Language: English

Notes: Variety of certificates issued to Abraham Rother and other family members, for achievements including ascension of the Matterhorn, A Catch and Release in the Florida Keys, a contribution to the King George V Silver Jubilee Cancer Fund, and a crossing of the international dateline by plane.

Subjects: Montreal (Quebec) - Jews

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

Children of Sarah Rosenstein

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Collection: Abraham Kert Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Fonds No.: I0008; OJA 1-108

Date: 1918

1 image

Collection: Abraham Kert Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Date: 1918

Fonds No.: I0008

Item No.: OJA 1-108

Notes: Inscription in ink on verso of photograph read: "Children of Aunt Sarah Rosenstein. Ethel Buster and Joe Rosenstein - boy - dressed as a girl, regardless of curls and dress. Wanted to keep."