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Bonnie Cleaners Ltd., 51 Main Street, Ottawa.

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Collection
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
B0004; OJA 2-300-01
Date
1959
Collection
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
1959
Fonds No.
B0004
Item No.
OJA 2-300-01
Storage Location
vault
Acquisition Source
Sylvia Kershman
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Bonnie Cleaners Ltd., 51 Main Street, Ottawa.

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Collection
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
B0004; OJA 2-300-02
Date
January 1959
Collection
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
January 1959
Fonds No.
B0004
Item No.
OJA 2-300-02
Storage Location
vault
Acquisition Source
Sylvia Kershman
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds

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Collection
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
textual records : 13 photographs ; b&w : 1 artifact.
Fonds No.
B0004
Date
1963 -1983
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of minutes of annual meetings, (1979-1983); Certificates of Qualification for Dry Cleaners, (1963, 1968, 1969); accounts with the Department of National Defence, (1977, 1978); sales log, (1971-1973); advertising and promotional items; news clippings; National Institute of Dry Cleanin…
Collection
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
textual records : 13 photographs ; b&w : 1 artifact.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of minutes of annual meetings, (1979-1983); Certificates of Qualification for Dry Cleaners, (1963, 1968, 1969); accounts with the Department of National Defence, (1977, 1978); sales log, (1971-1973); advertising and promotional items; news clippings; National Institute of Dry Cleaning (N.I.D.) courses, brochures, correspondence used by Sylvia and Harry Kershman for their Dow Management Training Scholarships, (1963-1964); Fabric Facts written by Sylvia Kershman, (1963).
Date
1963 -1983
Fonds No.
B0004
Storage Location
A.1.2
Certificates located in OS Mixed Box 7
History / Biographical
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. was owned and operated by Harry and Sylvia Kershman from 1956-1982. Sylvia (nee Bodovsky) Kershman (b. 1926, Ottawa - ) is the daughter of Wolf Bodovsky (b. 1881 - d. 1970) and Kele Leikin Bodovsky (b. 1890 - d. 1973), proprietors of W. Bodovsky Meat Market located in the Byward Market. Sylvia grew up in Lowertown with her two older sisters; Anne Wormann (b. 1913, Russia - ) and Goldie Reva Appelbaum (b. 1922, Ottawa - d. 1977), and attended York St. Public School, Lisgar Collegiate, and Willis Business College. She began working at a young age, first in her parents’ store and then in various fruit stores in the Byward Market. After graduating from Lisgar Collegiate in 1942, she began working for the government of Canada as a clerc, first with the Dominion Bureau of Statistics on Sussex Street, then for the Royal Canadian Air Force. Sylvia participated actively in the Ottawa Civil Service Recreational Association, also known as the RA, and was the RA radio reporter on Radio Station CKCO. Sylvia was a resident of Lowertown for 38 years, and she spoke about her experiences living and working in this neighbourhood at the Ben Karp Memorial Lecture in 2002. Harry Kershman (b. August 21, 1923, Montreal - d. November 20, 1997, Ottawa) was born in Montreal, and served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during WWII. After returning from the war, he moved to Ottawa and joined his brother Judah at Judah’s Capital Commercial Laundry. He worked in clothing retail before establishing his laundry business with Sylvia. Both Harry and Sylvia were active in various Ottawa theatre groups. Sylvia participated in war entertainment shows for the RA and the Royal Canadian Legion, as well as theatre productions with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Both Sylvia and Harry participated in plays put on by the Jewish Theatre Guild and the Jewish Stage Players. The couple met at the Ottawa Hebrew Seniors Association, and were married at Machzikei Hadas Synagogue on July 4th, 1948. They had two sons, Stanley Kershman (b. 1952, Ottawa -) and John Kershman (b. 1955, Ottawa -). In addition to theatre, Sylvia and Harry led the Mogen David Cross-Country Ski Club in 1979, and Harry was president of the Hebrew Seniors Association in 1947. Sylvia was on the Committee on Mental Health of the National Council of Jewish Women in 1953. The Kershmans opened Bonnie Cleaners in October of 1956, at 51 Main Street, in Ottawa East. The couple designed the logo for their business and organized the advertising themselves. Sylvia and Harry regularly held meetings for which Harry acted as president and Sylvia acted as secretary-treasurer. In 1961, the business moved to 1061 Merivale Road, and 1971, a second location was opened at 1181 St. Laurent Blvd. As a dry-cleaning business, Bonnie Cleaners offered cleaning, repair, and fireproofing services for a variety of fabrics and materials. They were contracted multiple times by the Department of Defense and other organizations to perform dry-cleaning and fireproofing services on drapes. Bonnie Cleaners also sponsored a women’s softball team, as part of the Ottawa Women’s Softball League. The Merivale location of Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. was sold in 1981, and the St. Laurent location was sold in 1982. Both owners of the business were active in the wider dry-cleaning world. Harry and Sylvia won Canadian management scholarships from Dow Chemicals two years in a row, in 1963 and 1964, which allowed them to attend the National Institute of Dry Cleaning at Silver Springs, Mayland for four weeks with paid tuition in 1964 (Sylvia) and 1965 (Harry). Sylvia and Harry both completed a course in textiles and fabric analysis, sponsored by the dry cleaners and launderers institute of Ontario, in 1963. Harry Kershman was a member of the Jolly Belin Club, “an exclusive society of dry-cleaners.” He also received an optional Certificate of Qualification in the qualified trade of Dry Cleaner, which involved a written and practical test. Sylvia won a Prestige Builders Award from the National Institute of Dry Cleaning in 1965 “for her educational programs on the skills of the dry-cleaner in Ottawa high schools.”
Acquisition Source
Sylvia Kershman
Related Material
Sylvia and Harry Kershman Family fonds
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Classmates attending the 64th management course at the National Institute of Dry Cleaning.

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Collection
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w
Fonds No.
B0004; OJA 2-300-05
Date
January 23, 1963
Collection
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w
Date
January 23, 1963
Fonds No.
B0004
Item No.
OJA 2-300-05
Storage Location
vault
Acquisition Source
Sylvia Kershman
Notes
Left row (front to back): [Cecile] Letendre (Toronto), Fred McEvoy (Victoria, BC), Anthony Catilano (Virgina). Right row; Dion Stewart (Halifax), Sylvia Kershman (Ottawa), Michael Bird (England), Fergus Palmer (Scotland).
Sylvia Kershman attended the school on a scholarship from Dow Chemical of Canada. The Institute of Dry cleaning was located in Silver Springs, Maryland.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Classmates completing assignments together at the National Institute of Dry Cleaning.

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Collection
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
B0004; OJA 2-300-06
Date
January 1963
Collection
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
January 1963
Fonds No.
B0004
Item No.
OJA 2-300-06
Storage Location
vault
Acquisition Source
Sylvia Kershman
Notes
Sylvia Kershman is pictured at the back left, she attended the school in Silver Springs, Maryland, on a scholarship from Dow Chemical of Canada.
Verso of photograph identifies the other individuals and where they live.
Archival / Genealogical
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Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Group photograph of the dry cleaners of Ottawa-Hull.

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Collection
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w
Fonds No.
B0004; OJA 2-300-03
Date
[196-?]
Collection
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w
Date
[196-?]
Fonds No.
B0004
Item No.
OJA 2-300-03
Storage Location
vault
Creator
Studio C. Marcil, Ottawa
Acquisition Source
Sylvia Kershman
Notes
L-R seated; Harry Kershman, Fraser Hillary, Roger Crete and Ferris Beauchamp. Standing: Roger Desjardin and other unidentified men.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Kershman family admiring Sylvia's diploma from the 64th management course from the National Institute of Dry Cleaning.

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Collection
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
B0004; OJA 2-300-010
Date
February 9, 1963
Collection
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
February 9, 1963
Fonds No.
B0004
Item No.
OJA 2-300-010
Storage Location
vault
Acquisition Source
Sylvia Kershman
Notes
L-R: Stanley, Sylvia, John and Harry Kershman. Photograph was taken at the Uplands Airport in Ottawa.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Kershman family members greeting Harry Kershman at the airport after completion the management course from the National Institute of Dry cleaning.

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Collection
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
B0004; OJA 2-300-014
Date
[196-?]
Collection
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
[196-?]
Fonds No.
B0004
Item No.
OJA 2-300-014
Storage Location
vault
Creator
Andrews-Hunt, Ottawa
Acquisition Source
Sylvia Kershman
Notes
L-R: Back row; Harry Applebaum with Debbie Applebaum, Robert Clairmont, Goldie Reva Applebaum, Sylvia Kershman, John Kershman,.Harry Kershman, Judah Kershman, Kele Kershman, and Ken McClymont. Front row; Stephen Kershman, Karen Applebaum, Stanley Kershman and Benjamin Kershman.
Archival / Genealogical
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Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Kershman family welcoming Sylvia home after completing the 64th management course from the National Institute of Dry Cleaning.

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Collection
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
B0004; OJA 2-300-09
Date
February 9, 1963
Collection
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
February 9, 1963
Fonds No.
B0004
Item No.
OJA 2-300-09
Storage Location
vault
Acquisition Source
Sylvia Kershman
Notes
L-R: Stanley, Harry, Sylvia and John Kershman. Photograph was taken at the Uplands Airport in Ottawa.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Portrait of Harry Kershman upon winning the Dow Chemical Award and scholarship to the National Institute of Dry Cleaning management course in Silver City, Maryland.

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Collection
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
B0004; OJA 2-300-04
Date
1964
Collection
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
1964
Fonds No.
B0004
Item No.
OJA 2-300-04
Storage Location
vault
Creator
Van Studio
Acquisition Source
Sylvia Kershman
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Presentation of the Banger and Gong award.

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Collection
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
B0004; OJA 2-300-013
Date
1968
Collection
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
1968
Fonds No.
B0004
Item No.
OJA 2-300-013
Storage Location
vault
Creator
Andrews-Hunt, Ottawa
Acquisition Source
Sylvia Kershman
Notes
L-R: Herb Bessit (the newly elected president of the Ontario Dry Cleaners and Launderers Institute representing Sudbury Steam Laundry, Sudbury, Ontario), Sylvia Kershman (president of the Ottawa district of the Dry Cleaners and Launderers Institute), Charles Godfrey (past president (1966-68) of the DCLI of Ontario representing Charles Godfrey Cleaners of Carleton Place), and John Giddings (P.R. representative of the DCLI).
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Students of the 64th management course on the steps of the National Institute of Dry Cleaning.

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Collection
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
B0004; OJA 2-300-07
Date
January 1963
Collection
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
January 1963
Fonds No.
B0004
Item No.
OJA 2-300-07
Storage Location
vault
Acquisition Source
Sylvia Kershman
Notes
Sylvia Kershman is pictured at the back left, she attended the school in Silver Springs, Maryland, on a scholarship from Dow Chemical of Canada.
Verso of photograph identifies the other individuals and where they live.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
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Students of the 64th management course on the steps of the National Institute of Dry cleaning.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn102955
Collection
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
B0004; OJA 2-300-08
Date
January - February 1963
Collection
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
January - February 1963
Fonds No.
B0004
Item No.
OJA 2-300-08
Storage Location
vault
Acquisition Source
Sylvia Kershman
Notes
Sylvia Kershman, front row third from left, attended the school in Silver Springs, Maryland, on a scholarship from Dow Chemical of Canada.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Sylvia Kershman behind the counter of Bonnie Cleaners at 1061 Merivale Rd., Ottawa.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn102958
Collection
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
4 photographs : b&w
Fonds No.
B0004; OJA 2-300-011
Date
[196-?]
Collection
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
4 photographs : b&w
Date
[196-?]
Fonds No.
B0004
Item No.
OJA 2-300-011
Storage Location
vault
Creator
Andrews-Hunt, Ottawa
Acquisition Source
Sylvia Kershman
Notes
Includes four similar photographs, three photographs are printed together on a contact sheet.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Sylvia Kershman, president of the Ottawa district of the Dry Cleaners and Launderers Institute, accepting the Banger and Gong award from Herb Bessit.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn102959
Collection
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
B0004; OJA 2-300-012
Date
1968
Collection
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
1968
Fonds No.
B0004
Item No.
OJA 2-300-012
Storage Location
vault
Creator
Andrews-Hunt, Ottawa
Acquisition Source
Sylvia Kershman
Notes
The Ottawa Division won the award for being the most active division in Ontario
Herb Bessit was the newly elected president of the Ontario Dry Cleaners and Launderers Institute, representing Sudbury Steam Laundry, Sudbury, Ontario
The award ceremony was attended by almost a hundred guests and included a Christmas buffet supper.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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