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Bernard Smith fonds

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Collection
Bernard Smith fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
1 file, 1 artifact
Fonds No.
I0033
Date
1894 - 1953
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of newspaper clipping from the Ottawa Free Press, Nov. 1st 1894, black top hat that Bernard Smith wore on his wedding day, newspaper clippings and one letter dated December 21, 1953 regarding his estate.
Collection
Bernard Smith fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
1 file, 1 artifact
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of newspaper clipping from the Ottawa Free Press, Nov. 1st 1894, black top hat that Bernard Smith wore on his wedding day, newspaper clippings and one letter dated December 21, 1953 regarding his estate.
Date
1894 - 1953
Fonds No.
I0033
Storage Location
A.1.1 - Individuals Boxes 1 box in OS
History / Biographical
Bernard Smith arrived in Canada from Russia in the early 1890's. In 1894 he married Mina (Z. Rebecca Reinstein) who had arrived in 1889. Their marriage was performed by Reverend Jacob Mirsky and was the first recorded Jewish wedding in Ottawa. The Smiths are among the early Jewish pioneer families in Ottawa. They became Naturalized Canadian citizens in 1902. They had four children including Essie (b. Nov. 1895 (married Carl Fine)), Kalman (b. June, 1898 (married Sylvia Gould and had Robert and Barbara Cohen), Jules (b. April, 1900) and Fanny (b. Oct. 1901 (married Abe Betcherman)). Bernard Smith (Barney) was a fruit peddlar. He was also founding member of the Adath Jeshurun Congregation, with his signature recorded at an April 25, 1892 meeting.
Notes
1. Adath Jeshurun date from Rabbi Saul I. Aranov manuscript, Decade of the Founders, p. 2.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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