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Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds.

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Collection: Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Material Type: multiple media

Physical Description: muliple media

Fonds No.: I0006

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of newsclipping about Dora and Abraham Lithwick as well as various Lithwick family members; a family tree of the descendants of Naphtulah Hertz Lithwick and Ester Bayla Lerner; a book of Daily Prayers presented to Harold Lithwick on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah, September 11, 194…

Collection: Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Material Type: multiple media

Physical Description: muliple media

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of newsclipping about Dora and Abraham Lithwick as well as various Lithwick family members; a family tree of the descendants of Naphtulah Hertz Lithwick and Ester Bayla Lerner; a book of Daily Prayers presented to Harold Lithwick on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah, September 11, 1948, Audio interview with Dora Lithwick, 1974; Audio interview with Sidney Lithwick, 2007; photographs.

Fonds No.: I0006

Storage Location: A.1.1 - Individuals Boxes

History / Biographical: Abraham Lithwick (b. 1897 Ritziv, Russia - d. 1953 Ottawa) and Dora (Rosenberg) Lithwick (b. 1897 Rovno, Ukraine - d. January 30, 1980 Ottawa) arrived in Ottawa on July 8, 1921. They were among the large group of immigrants that fled Russia and its programs in the early 1920's. They operated, Lithwick's, a wholesale and retail store in the Byward Market for 12 years. In 1937, the entire family left Ottawa for Melbourne, Australia where Dora’s father, brothers and uncles had immigrated. Because of an epidemic of infantile paralysis, they returned to Ottawa 15 weeks after their initial departure. Another reason was the unexpected aspect that the Lithwicks would be starting again as immigrants in Australia and learning a new set of rules and regulations for business. Upon their return, Abraham Lithwick turned to real estate and became more involved in the Jewish community. He died in 1953 after a short illness. Shortly after, Dora Lithwick began working toward establishing a home for elderly Jewish people. In 1963, the sod was turned for Hillel Lodge on Wurtemburg Street. Dora Lithwick was a founder and first President of the Ottawa Jewish Home for the Aged. In 1975, she was instrumental in having a religious chapel added to the home and it carried the name Abraham and Dora Lithwick Beth Midrash.

Notes: 1. Dora’s father in Australia was working in real estate. 2. Interview with Dora Lithwick gives an excellent overview of shop life during the depression in Ottawa.

Related Material: Related material in Ottawa Jewish Historical Society fonds, Barry Lithwick speech, and a frequently reproduced photograph of Dora and Abraham Lithwick standing in front of their By Ward Market store in the Hugo Levendel fonds.

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Ottawa Jewish Archives

Abraham and Dora Lithwick in front of Lithwick's grocery store at 34 Byward Market Square.

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Collection: Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Fonds No.: I0006; OJA 2-036

Date: [193-?]

1 image

Collection: Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Date: [193-?]

Fonds No.: I0006

Item No.: OJA 2-036

Storage Location: G.3.4

Creator: Hugo Levendel Parisienne Photographers

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Ottawa Jewish Archives

Images

Abraham Lithwick in Rovno, Poland.

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Collection: Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Fonds No.: I0006; OJA 1-417

Date: 1918

1 image

Collection: Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Date: 1918

Fonds No.: I0006

Item No.: OJA 1-417

Acquisition Source: Sari Lithwick Green

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Ottawa Jewish Archives

Images

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

Audio interview of Mrs. Dora Lithwick by grandson Kalman Green (Sarah Lithwick's son.)

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Collection: Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: sound recording

Fonds No.: I0006

Date: April 1974

Scope and Content: Kalman asks Dora (Rosenberg) Lithwick (b. 1897) about her life from her earliest memories in Russia to her immigration to Ottawa, Canada as a married woman in 1923. She tells her detailed story in a lively, heavily accented voice. She recalls how hard they worked building up their grocery business …

Collection: Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: sound recording

Scope and Content: Kalman asks Dora (Rosenberg) Lithwick (b. 1897) about her life from her earliest memories in Russia to her immigration to Ottawa, Canada as a married woman in 1923. She tells her detailed story in a lively, heavily accented voice. She recalls how hard they worked building up their grocery business in the market and explained that they were worn out by 1937. They decided to sell the business and move to Australia to be with her father and brothers and start a new life. However, life for a newcomer was more difficult than they imagined and after just one month they decided to return to Ottawa where they began investing in real estate. The recording ends with a story of how they purchased a property on Bank Street using a pedlar as an agent during the depression.

Responsibility: Kalman Green

Date: April 1974

Fonds No.: I0006

Creator: Kalman Green

Notes: 1. Two tapes (Sides A - D) 2. Duration: Approximately 2 hours 3. Location: Various fonds box.

Name Access: Kalman Green

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Ottawa Jewish Archives

Audio interview with Sidney Lithwick

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Collection: Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: sound recording

Physical Description: 2 cassette tapes

Fonds No.: I0006

Date: January 13, 2007

Collection: Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: sound recording

Physical Description: 2 cassette tapes

Responsibility: Interviewed by Stanley Lithwick

Date: January 13, 2007

Fonds No.: I0006

Name Access: Stanley Lithwick

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Ottawa Jewish 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

Family of Shammai Lithwick and Hinda Lithwick.

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Collection: Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Fonds No.: I0006; OJA 1-418

Date: [192-?]

1 image

Collection: Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Date: [192-?]

Fonds No.: I0006

Item No.: OJA 1-418

Acquisition Source: Rose Lithwick

Notes: L-R: Standing; Irving Lithwick, Reva (Riva) Lithwick, Arnold Lithwick, Lova Lithwick. Seated: Shammai Lithwick (b. December 29, 1875 Izaslav, Russia - d. January 4, 1964 Ottawa), Hinda Lithwick (d. October 20, 1879 Rovno, Ukraine - d. unknown), Shammai and Hinda were married in 1903 in Rovno. Photograph was taken in Leningrad in the mid 1920's.