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Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn2
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
sound recording
moving images
Physical Description
Env. 361.57 metres of textual records. - Env. 14100 photographs. - 1531 sound elements. - 43 films. - 1017 videos.
Fonds No.
CJC0001
Date
1765-present.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of several classes of material, as described in the series descriptions below. While the CJC materials begin in 1919, Series Z, the documentation collection, contains material that precedes this date, a few items going back even as far as the earliest settlement of Jews in C…
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
sound recording
moving images
Physical Description
Env. 361.57 metres of textual records. - Env. 14100 photographs. - 1531 sound elements. - 43 films. - 1017 videos.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of several classes of material, as described in the series descriptions below. While the CJC materials begin in 1919, Series Z, the documentation collection, contains material that precedes this date, a few items going back even as far as the earliest settlement of Jews in Canada in the late 18th century.
Date
1765-present.
Fonds No.
CJC0001
History / Biographical
Canadian Jewish Congress was founded in Montreal in March 1919. "The Parliament of Canadian Jewry," CJC was constituted as the democratically elected, national organizational voice of the Jewish community of Canada, serving as the community's vehicle for defence and representation. Committed to preserving and strengthening Jewish life, CJC acted on matters affecting the status, rights and welfare of the Canadian Jewish community, other Diaspora communities and the Jewish people in Israel. CJC combatted antisemitism and racism, promoted human rights, fostered interfaith, cross-cultural relations and worked towards tolerance, understanding and goodwill among all segments of society in a multicultural Canada. The organization spoke on a broad range of public policy, humanitarian and social-justice issues on the national agenda that affected the Jewish community and Canadian society at large. Through its charitable operations, CJC provided domestic and international relief aid on a non-sectarian basis, following natural disasters and to isolated Jewish communities in need. The Archives department also fell under the mandate of CJC Charities Committee. In 1999 the CJC national office relocated to Ottawa, with three regional CJC offices (Quebec, Ontario and Pacific), as well as affiliated offices across the country. CJC ceased operations in July 2011, when it was absorbed into the newly-created Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), along with the Canada-Israel Committee, the Quebec-Israel Committee, National Jewish Campus Life and the University Outreach Committee. CJC and its charitable wing were formally disbanded in late 2015. Since that time the CJCCC National Archives, renamed the Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives as of January 2016, functions under the aegis of Jewish Federations Canada UIA.
Custodial History
Both the national headquarters and the Quebec Jewish Congress (formerly Quebec Region, Eastern Region) offices of the Canadian Jewish Congress were located in Montreal until 1999, when most of the national office relocated to Ottawa. The National Archives is the repository of records created and received in these offices. The collection also includes materials from the National Office in Ottawa, as well as the national records of Manuel Prutschi, Bernie Farber, and other national departments based in Toronto and Vancouver. The regional offices of Canadian Jewish Congress outside Quebec are little represented in the collection, aside from correspondence from across the country and certain publications which were addressed to the national office.
Notes
General note: The number of paper records in this collection is subject to change, due to additions to Documentation Series Z as well as the ongoing weeding of duplications. Most of the material was created after 1919, with the exception of Series Z, which includes photocopies and a small number of originals dating back as far as 1765.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
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Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn48380
Collection
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
electronic record
Physical Description
1.4 GB of textual records and other material
Fonds No.
SJJHM-S
Date
c.1890-2012 [electronic records created 2011]
Scope and Content
Collection includes a detailed map of burial sites, a database, obituaries where published in the Saint John newspapers and photographs of all gravestones. The synagogue section of the archives includes minutes, committee reports and annual reports, constitutional documents, mortgages, correspond…
Collection
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
electronic record
Physical Description
1.4 GB of textual records and other material
Scope and Content
Collection includes a detailed map of burial sites, a database, obituaries where published in the Saint John newspapers and photographs of all gravestones. The synagogue section of the archives includes minutes, committee reports and annual reports, constitutional documents, mortgages, correspondence, information on Rabbis, presidential files, financial records, membership lists and ledgers, programmes, Hebrew School records, Bar and Bat Mitzvah invitations and memorabilia, wedding invitations, notices and registrations as well as assorted memorabilia, burial records for the Shaarei Zedek Cemetery, general information on Jewish Holy Days and traditions. Records encompass those of the Ahavith Achim, Hazen Avenue and Shaarei Zedek Synagogues.
Date
c.1890-2012 [electronic records created 2011]
Fonds No.
SJJHM-S
Storage Location
SJJHM
History / Biographical
The Louis I. Michelson Memorial Archives of the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum preserve the documentary heritage of Saint John's Jewish population. Compiled by the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum, this rich resource draws on over 180 years of listings, including burials information dating back to 1873, hundreds of full text obituaries, detailed photographs of tombstones, and business and residential directory details about all the known Jewish residents of this Eastern Canadian city from 1863-1999. The Archives are organized thematically - synagogues, organizations, community life, and people. The Synagogue Records contain a wealth of diverse information concerning obituaries and burials of Saint John Jewish community members. The first Jewish resident of Saint John, New Brunswick was David Gabels who arrived with Loyalists in 1783 after the American Revolution. He established a butcher shop and bakery in the city. When he died in 1816 he was buried in what is known as the Loyalist Burial Grounds. The stone which had marked his burial site has since disappeared. A permanent Jewish presence in the city dates from the arrival of Solomon and Alice Hart from London, England in 1858. They were followed by other English Jewish families with whom they were related and inter-married, including the Green and Isaacs families. The Jewish community grew with the arrival of Jews from Eastern Europe who came to Saint John to escape persecution and poverty in their homelands and to re-establish themselves and their families in a country that offered more opportunities. The growth of the Jewish community led to the creation of two synagogues. The Ahavith Achim (Brotherly Love) Synagogue was dedicated in January 1899. Initially the congregation was drawn from the first wave of immigrants, but after 1906 most of the congregants were Eastern European. The Hazen Avenue Synagogue was established in 1906 in the wake of a social and economic split between the Western and Eastern European Jews. Most of the more assimilated and wealthy members of the community made up the congregation who purchased a former Unitarian Church. An elaborate Holy Ark was constructed for this building that was transferred to a third synagogue in 1918. The building was sold to the local school board and demolished in the 1930s. The Shaarei Zedek (Gates of Righteousness) Synagogue was formed in 1918 when the earlier congregations set aside their differences and purchased the former Calvin Church that had been built in the 1860s. At the time the building was dedicated in March 1919 there were 200 male members and perhaps more than 1500 members through the "Golden Years" of the community's history. The building included a large sanctuary with a balcony reserved for female members until the early 1960s and a large social hall. The congregation moved from the Orthodox to the Conservative affiliation in 1960 and by the late 1990s had become egalitarian. At the end of 2008 the building became the property of the City of Saint John and the congregation relocated to a building built originally as a private home and use more recently as a funeral home. This building is more suited to the Congregation's current needs and also provides space for the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum. With the death of a child in 1873, Louis Green purchased land that became known as the Green-Hart Cemetery. Only members of the Hart, Green and Isaacs families and their direct descendants were buried within these plots. Neighbouring pacels of land were purchased over the years to establish other cemeteries for the adherents of the Ahavith Achim, Hazen Avenue and Shaarei Zedek Synagogues and for small family plots. The family plots are reserved for members of the Boyaner, Gordon, Meltzer, Levine and Garson families. Collectively all of the lots are known as the Shaarei Zedek Cemetery. The cemetery grounds are maintained by the staff of the adjacent Fernhill Cemetery (lawn care, snow plowing of the roadway, opening and closing of graves, repair of stones as needed). Records of burials are also kept in the Fernhill office. In 1950, a chapel was dedicated in the cemetery to the mothers of film producer Louis B. Mayer and corporate giant, Nathan Cummings and his brother Max Cummings. Sarah Mayer and Elizabeth Komiensky are buried in the cemetery. This chapel may have been for some funeral services, but in more recent years the building has been used only rarely. A complete database of internments in the cemetery has been compiled by the Jewish Museum staff.
Language
English
Notes
A database is available containing information on dates of birth, death and burial dates, names of parents, spouses, siblings and children as well as references to related material on obituaries, gravestones, and memorial plaques in the Shaarei Zedek Synagogue. This database is accessible through the Family History section of the Canadian Jewish Heritage Network.
Access Restrictions
Contact the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum directly for information on accessing this collection.
Related Material
The archives may also have additional information of the individuals recorded in the database.
Subjects
Saint John (New Brunswick) - Jews
Shaarei Zedek Synagogue (Saint John, New Brunswick)
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
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Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn71631
Collection
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
electronic record
Physical Description
1.4 GB of textual records and other material
Fonds No.
SJJHM-S
Date
c.1890-2012 [electronic records created 2011]
Scope and Content
Collection includes a detailed map of burial sites, a database, obituaries where published in the Saint John newspapers and photographs of all gravestones. The synagogue section of the archives includes minutes, committee reports and annual reports, constitutional documents, mortgages, correspond…
Collection
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
electronic record
Physical Description
1.4 GB of textual records and other material
Scope and Content
Collection includes a detailed map of burial sites, a database, obituaries where published in the Saint John newspapers and photographs of all gravestones. The synagogue section of the archives includes minutes, committee reports and annual reports, constitutional documents, mortgages, correspondence, information on Rabbis, presidential files, financial records, membership lists and ledgers, programmes, Hebrew School records, Bar and Bat Mitzvah invitations and memorabilia, wedding invitations, notices and registrations as well as assorted memorabilia, burial records for the Shaarei Zedek Cemetery, general information on Jewish Holy Days and traditions. Records encompass those of the Ahavith Achim, Hazen Avenue and Shaarei Zedek Synagogues.
Date
c.1890-2012 [electronic records created 2011]
Fonds No.
SJJHM-S
Storage Location
SJJHM
History / Biographical
The Louis I. Michelson Memorial Archives of the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum preserve the documentary heritage of Saint John's Jewish population. Compiled by the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum, this rich resource draws on over 180 years of listings, including burials information dating back to 1873, hundreds of full text obituaries, detailed photographs of tombstones, and business and residential directory details about all the known Jewish residents of this Eastern Canadian city from 1863-1999. The Archives are organized thematically - synagogues, organizations, community life, and people. The Synagogue Records contain a wealth of diverse information concerning obituaries and burials of Saint John Jewish community members. The first Jewish resident of Saint John, New Brunswick was David Gabels who arrived with Loyalists in 1783 after the American Revolution. He established a butcher shop and bakery in the city. When he died in 1816 he was buried in what is known as the Loyalist Burial Grounds. The stone which had marked his burial site has since disappeared. A permanent Jewish presence in the city dates from the arrival of Solomon and Alice Hart from London, England in 1858. They were followed by other English Jewish families with whom they were related and inter-married, including the Green and Isaacs families. The Jewish community grew with the arrival of Jews from Eastern Europe who came to Saint John to escape persecution and poverty in their homelands and to re-establish themselves and their families in a country that offered more opportunities. The growth of the Jewish community led to the creation of two synagogues. The Ahavith Achim (Brotherly Love) Synagogue was dedicated in January 1899. Initially the congregation was drawn from the first wave of immigrants, but after 1906 most of the congregants were Eastern European. The Hazen Avenue Synagogue was established in 1906 in the wake of a social and economic split between the Western and Eastern European Jews. Most of the more assimilated and wealthy members of the community made up the congregation who purchased a former Unitarian Church. An elaborate Holy Ark was constructed for this building that was transferred to a third synagogue in 1918. The building was sold to the local school board and demolished in the 1930s. The Shaarei Zedek (Gates of Righteousness) Synagogue was formed in 1918 when the earlier congregations set aside their differences and purchased the former Calvin Church that had been built in the 1860s. At the time the building was dedicated in March 1919 there were 200 male members and perhaps more than 1500 members through the "Golden Years" of the community's history. The building included a large sanctuary with a balcony reserved for female members until the early 1960s and a large social hall. The congregation moved from the Orthodox to the Conservative affiliation in 1960 and by the late 1990s had become egalitarian. At the end of 2008 the building became the property of the City of Saint John and the congregation relocated to a building built originally as a private home and use more recently as a funeral home. This building is more suited to the Congregation's current needs and also provides space for the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum. With the death of a child in 1873, Louis Green purchased land that became known as the Green-Hart Cemetery. Only members of the Hart, Green and Isaacs families and their direct descendants were buried within these plots. Neighbouring pacels of land were purchased over the years to establish other cemeteries for the adherents of the Ahavith Achim, Hazen Avenue and Shaarei Zedek Synagogues and for small family plots. The family plots are reserved for members of the Boyaner, Gordon, Meltzer, Levine and Garson families. Collectively all of the lots are known as the Shaarei Zedek Cemetery. The cemetery grounds are maintained by the staff of the adjacent Fernhill Cemetery (lawn care, snow plowing of the roadway, opening and closing of graves, repair of stones as needed). Records of burials are also kept in the Fernhill office. In 1950, a chapel was dedicated in the cemetery to the mothers of film producer Louis B. Mayer and corporate giant, Nathan Cummings and his brother Max Cummings. Sarah Mayer and Elizabeth Komiensky are buried in the cemetery. This chapel may have been for some funeral services, but in more recent years the building has been used only rarely. A complete database of internments in the cemetery has been compiled by the Jewish Museum staff.
Language
English
Notes
A database is available containing information on dates of birth, death and burial dates, names of parents, spouses, siblings and children as well as references to related material on obituaries, gravestones, and memorial plaques in the Shaarei Zedek Synagogue. This database is accessible through the Family History section of the Canadian Jewish Heritage Network.
Access Restrictions
Contact the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum directly for information on accessing this collection.
Related Material
The archives may also have additional information of the individuals recorded in the database.
Subjects
Saint John (New Brunswick) - Jews
Shaarei Zedek Synagogue (Saint John, New Brunswick)
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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A. J. and Lillian Freiman with Lucy and Eva Bilsky.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn105811
Collection
Archibald and Lillian Freiman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
electronic record
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0021; OJA 1-925
Date
[ca. 1903]
Collection
Archibald and Lillian Freiman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
electronic record
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
[ca. 1903]
Fonds No.
I0021
Item No.
OJA 1-925
Storage Location
vault
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
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Bilsky family fonds

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101245
Collection
Bilsky family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
moving images
Physical Description
textual records, photographs : b&w
Fonds No.
I0037
Date
1906, 1987 - 1999
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of one receipt - M. Bilsky & Son written to John Dover, January 24, 1906; correspondence exploring the life of Moses Bilsky; Bilsky family genealogy; two papers on Moses Bilsky by Anna Bilsky and Millie Mirsky (both great-granddaughters of Moses Bilsky); a photocopied typescript inte…
Collection
Bilsky family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
moving images
Physical Description
textual records, photographs : b&w
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of one receipt - M. Bilsky & Son written to John Dover, January 24, 1906; correspondence exploring the life of Moses Bilsky; Bilsky family genealogy; two papers on Moses Bilsky by Anna Bilsky and Millie Mirsky (both great-granddaughters of Moses Bilsky); a photocopied typescript interview with Jacob Freedman - March, 1950; a folder of news clippings regsarding the death and funeral of the late Moses Bilsky - January 4, 1923; memorabilia of Nathan and David Bilsky; a book by Eva Bilsky entitled, "What Happened After?"; and various b&w photographs of members of the Bilsky family.
Date
1906, 1987 - 1999
Fonds No.
I0037
Storage Location
vault
History / Biographical
Moses Bilsky was born in Kovno, Lithuania in 1829. He married Pauline Reich in Brooklyn, New York in 1874 and resided in Ottawa for most of his married life, with the exception of a few years in both Mattawa, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec. He died in Ottawa on January 4, 1923. Pauline died December 3, 1928. He had an adventurous early life traveling to the Caribou gold fields of British Columbia in 1862, then to San Francisco on horseback and flirting with gun-running to Mexico. By 1878, Moses Bilsky was operating as a pawnbroker in Ottawa. Within two years, he has relocated to Mattawa, and between 1885 and 1891 he worked as a merchant and pawnbroker in Montreal. Sometime in 1891, he moved back to Ottawa and began a successful watch, clock, and jewellery business. He participated fully in Jewish community life and is credited with acquiring the city’s first Torah scroll from New York. He was also a founder of Ottawa’s first synagogue, Adath Jeshurun in 1892. “Mr Bilsky’s funeral was one of the largest ever held in Ottawa and during his long residence there, he shared the universal respect of the entire community, both Jewish and Christian”. He had a large family with 11 children - three of Bilsky’s sons-in-law became prominent; A. J. (Archie) Freiman married his daughter Lillian, who became successful in her own right, and established a large department store, as well as served as president of the Zionist Organizations of Canada. Abraham Jacobs of Montreal married his daughter Rebecca, and became a Member of Parliament. Allan Bronfman of Winnipeg married his third daughter Lucy, and was a lawyer, industrialist and community activist.
Related Material
Related material in: Ottawa Jewish Historical Society fonds consists of both a video cassette and an audio cassette of the Ben Carp Memorial lecture, May 12, 1999 on "Moses Bilsky: A Life Well Lived" ; and Lillian Freiman fonds.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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POLLACK, Maurice and family, Quebec City

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn78472
Collection
POLLACK, Maurice and family, Quebec City
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
graphic material
textual record
moving images
object
Physical Description
Env. 330 photographs. - Env. 0.15 metres of textual records. - 1 film. - 2 artefacts.
Fonds No.
P0250
Date
1907- [ca. 2015].
Scope and Content
Family and business related documents pertaining to Maurice Pollack and his sons (especially his son Samuel), and pertaining to Samuel's wife Nettye's parents, Lazurus and Sophie Steinberg of Joliette, Quebec. The non-oversized materials consist of: 1 souvenir book of Montefiore Club of Montreal, 1…
Collection
POLLACK, Maurice and family, Quebec City
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
graphic material
textual record
moving images
object
Physical Description
Env. 330 photographs. - Env. 0.15 metres of textual records. - 1 film. - 2 artefacts.
Scope and Content
Family and business related documents pertaining to Maurice Pollack and his sons (especially his son Samuel), and pertaining to Samuel's wife Nettye's parents, Lazurus and Sophie Steinberg of Joliette, Quebec. The non-oversized materials consist of: 1 souvenir book of Montefiore Club of Montreal, 1980. News clippings and correspondence. Samuel Pollack's Canadian Army Officer's Record of Service, 1939-1943. Samuel Pollack's Canadian Army Cloth and Equipment Statement, 1943. Immigration documents of Maurice Pollack. Will of Maurice Pollack. 2 Hebrew University of Jerusalem scrapbooks, 1977. Marriage certificate of Maurice and Rivka Pollack, 1909. 1 small blue paper bag with the logo of the Pollack Store in Quebec City. 13 glass slides (black and white), of flyers for the stores. 114 colour slides (store, house, vacations). 196 print photographs (Steinberg Store, in Joliette, Steinberg family photographs from Joliette and Quebec City). Scissors and ribbon from opening of the escalator leading to the children's department (cutting was done by Stuart Pollack), March 13th, 1952. One 16 mm film, (1960). 2 USB drives of scrapbook documents and various photos, scanned for the donor, were copied and returned. Oversize items: One oversized scrapbook of approximately 25 pages with news clippings and invitations, and 3 photographs. 2 large framed photographic portraits of Rivka Pollack (one on her wedding day in 1909, one full length colourized later portrait). Mounted colour photograph (faded) with documentation, original illuminated document and two copies, re: meeting the Pope in Rome and receiving his benediction, December 1956. 2 large Jewish certificates (JNF and B'nai B'rith), 3 large certificates about Samuel Pollack (2 medical degrees and 1 military) and 4 small degree certificates (medical; for Samuel). 3 small mounted portrait photographs (black and white) of the Pollack brothers - two are military portraits.
Date
1907- [ca. 2015].
Fonds No.
P0250
History / Biographical
Maurice Pollack (January 28, 1885 - December 16, 1968) was a Canadian merchant and philanthropist. Born in Kanele, Kiev, in Ukraine, he arrived in Canada in 1902, and settled in Quebec City, where he opened a department store at the age of 20 years, in the Saint-Roch district of Québec City. M. Pollack Ltd. became one of the largest retail companies in the region and Maurice Pollack was one of Quebec's major philanthropists. In 1942 Quebec MP Louis St-Laurent asked Maurice Pollack to set up a factory to make uniforms for Quebec postal workers during wartime. All the profits from the making of these uniforms resulted in the Maurice Pollack Foundation. Maurice and Rivka (Tarantour) Pollack (born 1890) had three sons; the oldest was Samuel, born 1911, a doctor by profession, married to Nettye Steinberg, daughter of Lazarus and Sophie Steinberg of Joliette QC. Their children were Stuart and Lana; Second son Isadore (Ezekiel) was born in 1913 and became a lawyer. Charles, born 1919, first ran the store and later became a businessman in Philadelphia. They had one daughter Florence, born 1925, who married Sydney Pedvis.
Custodial History
The collection was donated by Lana Harper, Maurice Pollack's granddaughter, via Pierre Anctil on May 11, 2015
Notes
Alpha-numeric designations: P15/07.General note: Notable Quebec City family. Includes information about the Steinberg family of Joliette, Quebec, who were also store-owners.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN (NCJW)

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn50
Collection
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN (NCJW)
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
sound recording
moving images
Physical Description
8.09 metres of textual records. - 1488 photographs. - 3 sound elements. - 3 discs. - 7 videos.
Fonds No.
I0048
Date
1909-1990.
Scope and Content
National by-laws (1950, 1965, 1969). Resolutions (1961-1969). Administrative & financial records. Hotel facilities (1959-1965). Annual report (1970). Minutes (1955-1974 with gaps). Biennial reports and minutes (1950-1959). Correspondence. Year book (1944). Directory (1972-1973). Officers lists (194…
Collection
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN (NCJW)
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
sound recording
moving images
Physical Description
8.09 metres of textual records. - 1488 photographs. - 3 sound elements. - 3 discs. - 7 videos.
Scope and Content
National by-laws (1950, 1965, 1969). Resolutions (1961-1969). Administrative & financial records. Hotel facilities (1959-1965). Annual report (1970). Minutes (1955-1974 with gaps). Biennial reports and minutes (1950-1959). Correspondence. Year book (1944). Directory (1972-1973). Officers lists (1948-1949, 1973). Board member list (1971). Other membership lists. Pamphlets on International Council of Jewish Women. Biennial conventions (ICJW & NCJW). Minutes & information (1953-1973). Publications, flyers, invitations, seminar notes. Convention information, lecture notes and agendas. Gerontology conference notes (1968). Bulletin (1946). Magazines (1963-1973 with gaps). Programs & services materials (foster homes, Project Canada, School for Citizen Participation 1970), field service (1964-1965), workbooks, the elderly, National Theatre for Canada (1961-1963), overseas service (1954-1960), public affairs (1965-1967), leadership). Booklet on history of NCJW (1967). Material on "Canadian Women of the Century 1867-1967" (1967). Scrapbooks. Clippings (1940s-1990 and photocopies of 1909, 1912 articles). Photos, including slides of events, services, programs in Israel & Canada (1914-1975) - collection PC 3. Sound recordings of meetings and lectures (1950s-1970s).
Date
1909-1990.
Fonds No.
I0048
History / Biographical
The National Council of Jewish Women was established in the United States in 1893, to help new Jewish immigrants. A Canadian branch began in Toronto in 1897. In Montreal the Baron de Hirsch Institute covered immigrant aid at that time, and the Montreal NCJW chapter was only founded in 1918. The International Council was formed in 1912. NCJW is dedicated to furthering human welfare in the Jewish and general community, locally, nationally, and internationally. They do and did so through scholarships, summer camps, libraries, aiding immigrants, volunteer work, pre-and post-war refugee aid, gerontology research, services to the elderly, support of the Golden Age Association, shipments of play and school materials to Israel and North Africa, lobbying for equal pay and other human rights bills, and opening a shelter for battered Jewish women. Their members across Canada and the world both fundraise and volunteer.The National office of NCJW Canada moved from Montreal to Toronto in the mid-1950s before settling in Winnipeg in the early 1990s where it remained until 2015.
Custodial History
The collection is divided into three parts: an original donation of material relating to the National office in Montreal and other locations up to 1978; National material donated in 2015 by the Winnipeg National headquarters office (1943-2009); and (see Series A) material relating to the Montreal Chapter office (1926-1999)
Notes
Alpha-numeric designations: MA 4, PC 3.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
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Sjofe Gluck Jacubowitz, Leopold Gluck and Rose Goldstein Rappaport sitting with their maternal grandmother, Sara Spitzer Gluck

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn105883
Collection
Miriam (London) Goldstein fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
electronic record
Physical Description
Sepia
Fonds No.
I0171; OJA 1-920-10
Date
1909
Collection
Miriam (London) Goldstein fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
electronic record
Physical Description
Sepia
Date
1909
Fonds No.
I0171
Item No.
OJA 1-920-10
Acquisition Source
Morton Rappaport
Notes
1. Photograph is from a digital file. 2. Sjofe Gluck Jacubowitz was killed in the holocaust along with her husband. 3. Leopold Gluck escaped Europe during the Holocaust with his family and settled in Israel. 4. Sara died in 1909. 5. This photograph was taken in Hungary. 6. Sjofe was Sam Gluck's sister.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Zalman Copland.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn105940
Collection
Copland family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
electronic record
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0045; OJA 2-310
Date
1910
Collection
Copland family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
electronic record
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
1910
Fonds No.
I0045
Item No.
OJA 2-310
Acquisition Source
Judy Lieff
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
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Portrait of Augusta Rosenthal and son Edgar, age 14 weeks

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn105382
Collection
Rosenthal Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
electronic record
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0207; OJA 1-897-01
Date
1915
Collection
Rosenthal Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
electronic record
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
1915
Fonds No.
I0207
Item No.
OJA 1-897-01
Acquisition Source
Robin Bergart
Notes
Augusta was the wife of Samuel Rosenthal. She was the author of the Economical Cook Book published in Ottawa in 1915 as a fundraiser for the Ottawa Ladies' Hebrew Benevolent Society.
Related Material
See paper written by Robin Bergart for presentation at the Association of Canadian Jewish Studies Conference 2009 in fonds.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
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Bloomfield family (Neri and Bernard Bloomfield, Evelyn Schachter) - Zionist activities

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn75347
Collection
Bloomfield family (Neri and Bernard Bloomfield, Evelyn Schachter) - Zionist activities
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
moving images
graphic material
Physical Description
1.6 metres of textual records. - 6 films. - Env. 30 photographs.
Fonds No.
P0247
Date
1918-2007.
Scope and Content
Textual records dating from 1918-2007, collected by Evelyn Bloomfield Schachter and her parents Bernard and Neri Bloomfield over the course of their long involvement in Montreal and international Jewish community activities, especially related to Israel and to Zionist organizations in Canada. Organ…
Collection
Bloomfield family (Neri and Bernard Bloomfield, Evelyn Schachter) - Zionist activities
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
moving images
graphic material
Physical Description
1.6 metres of textual records. - 6 films. - Env. 30 photographs.
Scope and Content
Textual records dating from 1918-2007, collected by Evelyn Bloomfield Schachter and her parents Bernard and Neri Bloomfield over the course of their long involvement in Montreal and international Jewish community activities, especially related to Israel and to Zionist organizations in Canada. Organizations represented in the collection include: Hadassah-Wizo (early involvement by Neri Bloomfield, and later by her daughter Evelyn), Canadian Zionist Federation, Israel Bonds, JNF, Histadrut-AMAL, Technion University. Canadian Friends of Hebrew University and other university support organizations, as well as Jerusalem 3000 and other projects related to hospitals and schools in Israel. Some family documents and images are also included in the collection, including the earliest dated material found here. There are a few oversize items, including 2 large rolled photographs of Histadrut conventions in New York (early 1950s), a smaller rolled photo of a Histadrut campaign dinner in Montreal in 1948, a large group photograph from Hadassah Wizo in Toronto (1957), a Jewish National Fund blueprint for the Bloomfiield forest in Israel, and a 1970 Conservative Party election poster for Evelyn Bloomfield's brother Harry Bloomfield, during the campaign when he ran against Pierre Elliot Trudeau for the Mount Royal riding. There are 6 reels of 16 mm. film stock of film related to the Bloomfield family's Israel activities or film financing ventures, copied from the Bloomfield collection at the Public Archives of Canada (now LAC).
Date
1918-2007.
Fonds No.
P0247
History / Biographical
Neri Bloomfield served as national president of the Canadian Zionist Federation. She was born in Bucharest, Romania, was educated in London, and immigrated to Canada in 1941. She was an active volunteer and effective leader and fundraiser in both the Jewish and non Jewish communities for many years. She was a member of the International Board of the Hebrew University, presided respectively over many Canadian organizations and campaigns. Mrs. Bloomfield was the youngest National President of Canadian Hadassah-Wizo (1972-76), the first woman to hold the position of National President of the Canadian Zionist Federation (1984-87), as well as the first female President of the Jewish National Fund of Canada (1988-91). She was also a member of the Board of Directors of Bank of Hapoalim (Canada); the only woman director in the Bank's history. She was actively involved with St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, where she was awarded an Honourary LL.D. (Doctor of Laws). She was a member of its International Board of Governors of the Hebrew University since 1971, and received an Honorary Ph.D. from there. She was also a member of the Board of Governors of the Technion. Her Canadian involvements included serving as President of the Lady Davis Research Institute of the Jewish General Hospital and serving as the Chair of the Canadian celebrations for Jerusalem 3000. (Source: jafi.org - The Jewish Agency for Israel.) Bernard Manfred Bloomfield, business executive, community leader and philanthropist, was born in Montreal and educated at McGill University. He was president of Canadian Manufacturers Sales Company, Israel Continental Oil Co. Ltd., which drilled for oil in Israel from 1954 to 1967, and New Continental Oil Co. of Canada. He was Honorary Consul General, Republic of Korea from 1969 until his death. Bloomfield served on the boards of numerous Jewish organizations and institutions including the Canadian Association for Labour Israel and its Canadian Histadrut Campaign, Jewish National Fund of Canada, 1969-1974, Canadian Technion Society and the Lady Davis Medical Research Institute of the Jewish General Hospital. He was also active in Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University, Canada-Israel Maritime League, Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Canada, and the Canada-Israel Chamber of Commerce in Israel. As president of the Eldee Foundation, established by Henrietta Davis, the first wife of Sir Mortimer B. Davis who founded Imperial Tobacco, Bernard and his brother Louis used the proceeds to build 16 of the 65 Amal vocational high schools in Israel. Bloomfield was a Governor of the Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, the Hebrew University, the Technion, St. Francis Xavier University and the Tel Aviv Museum. He was author of Israel Diary, 1950, an account of his first trip to Israel. He received numerous awards and honours for his community service. Source: National Library and Archives Canada bio, taken from Canadian Who's Who, 1984, p. 121. Evelyn Bloomfield Schachter, daughter of Bernard and Neri Bloomfield, is vice president of the Eldee Foundation. She is deeply involved in numerous Montreal Jewish organizations. Harry Bloomfield, born 1944, is Managing partner of the law firm of Bloomfield & Avocats, and is a philanthropist and businessman.
Notes
Alpha-numeric designations :P13/08, MC 32.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16328
Collection
JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
sound recording
moving images
Physical Description
Env. 376.3 metres of textual records. - 3250 photographs. - 123 sound elements. - 9 videodiscs.
Fonds No.
I0037
Date
1920-1989.
Collection
JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
sound recording
moving images
Physical Description
Env. 376.3 metres of textual records. - 3250 photographs. - 123 sound elements. - 9 videodiscs.
Date
1920-1989.
Fonds No.
I0037
History / Biographical
Jewish Immigrant Aid Services was established during the first Plenary Assembly of the Canadian Jewish Congress, in 1919. The need to settle Jewish post-World War I immigrants became apparent at this time, but the community organizations established in part for this purpose, such as the Baron de Hirsch Institute, were overwhelmed by the flow of Jews into Montreal and the rest of Canada. Thus JIAS, an organization devoted solely to helping immigrants, was founded. Since 1919, Jewish immigrants to Canada have depended on this organization during their period of adjustment to this country. The JIAS intervenes with the government on behalf of current and prospective immigrants, helps to locate housing and jobs, and organizes language and citizenship classes. JIAS assists new immigrants in following the proper application procedures, provides counselling, and offers a directional service to community resources. JIAS also makes submissions to the authorities on all matters affecting Jewish immigration to Canada, jointly with the Canadian Jewish Congress. The national office moved from Montreal to Toronto in the 1990s. In 2008 the Montreal office of JIAS merged with two other Jewish social service agencies under the name Agence Ometz.
Notes
Alpha-numeric designations: MA 4.General note: As of 2017 the total amount of textual records in the JIAS collection is 376.3 metres, of which 66.3 metres are administrative records and 310 metres are case files. 192 metres of the case files are preserved in off-site storage.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
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Film (16 mm) The Wandering Jew - The Story of Theodore Herzl

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn75469
Collection
Bloomfield family (Neri and Bernard Bloomfield, Evelyn Schachter) - Zionist activities
Description Level
File
Material Type
moving images
Fonds No.
P0247; MC 32-09-01
Date
1921
Collection
Bloomfield family (Neri and Bernard Bloomfield, Evelyn Schachter) - Zionist activities
Description Level
File
Material Type
moving images
Date
1921
Fonds No.
P0247
File No.
MC 32-09-01
Notes
3 reels - 1 large and 2 smaller. Copied from the Bernard Manfred Bloomfield fonds R4631-0-7-E at Library and Archives Canada. LAC policy statement: Reproduction and use of moving images in any form requires the written permission of the copyright holders.
Subjects
Film (16 mm) The Wandering Jew - The Story of Theodore Herzl
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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COHEN, Yolande = Interviews with Moroccan Jewish Immigrants

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101056
Collection
COHEN, Yolande = Interviews with Moroccan Jewish Immigrants
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
sound recording
moving images
book
Physical Description
Env. 0.885 metres of textual records. - Env. 656 photographs. - 124 other fixed images : slides. - 64 other fixed images : negative strips. - 45 discs : Floppy disk. - 28 compact discs (CD-ROM). - 25 videos : VHS. - 87 sound elements : audio cassette. - 18 compact discs (DVD-ROM) (movie). - 11 videos : mini DV. - 1 book. - 2 sound elements : Digital Audio Tape.
Fonds No.
P0293
Date
[ca. 1925] -2015.
Scope and Content
La collection comprend des entretiens sonores et vidéo, des transcriptions d'entretiens avec des immigrés juifs marocains, ainsi que de la documentation, y compris des photographies, sur les Juifs au Maroc et au Québec. Les entrevues ont été réalisées par Marie Berdugo-Cohen et par la Dre Yolande C…
Collection
COHEN, Yolande = Interviews with Moroccan Jewish Immigrants
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
sound recording
moving images
book
Physical Description
Env. 0.885 metres of textual records. - Env. 656 photographs. - 124 other fixed images : slides. - 64 other fixed images : negative strips. - 45 discs : Floppy disk. - 28 compact discs (CD-ROM). - 25 videos : VHS. - 87 sound elements : audio cassette. - 18 compact discs (DVD-ROM) (movie). - 11 videos : mini DV. - 1 book. - 2 sound elements : Digital Audio Tape.
Scope and Content
La collection comprend des entretiens sonores et vidéo, des transcriptions d'entretiens avec des immigrés juifs marocains, ainsi que de la documentation, y compris des photographies, sur les Juifs au Maroc et au Québec. Les entrevues ont été réalisées par Marie Berdugo-Cohen et par la Dre Yolande Cohen. Les documents comprennent 66 cm de transcriptions d'entretiens, dactylographiées et manuscrites, et 22,5 cm de documents supplémentaires, de publications et de documentation. La documentation comprend des lectures d'introduction sur la culture juive produites pour le projet Histoires de vie Montréal de l'Université Concordia, et un exemplaire du livre 'Juifs marocains à Montréal : Témoignage d'une immigration moderne' de Marie Berdugo-Cohen, Yolande Cohen et Joseph Lévy, (Montreal: VLB, 1987). 45 disquettes de 3,5 pouces contenant des photos et des documents qui ont été largement utilisés dans le cadre du projet 'Les Juifs du Maroc à travers les âges : Traditions et modernité' (voir SE012) ont été copiées et sauvegardées dans des formats numériques lisibles avec un total de 38,5 Mo de données dans 754 fichiers. 25 cassettes vidéo VHS, 85 cassettes audio et 11 mini DV contenant des enregistrements, certains étant accompagnés d'une copie numérique sur DVD ; en tout, il y a 23 DVD d'entretiens. Il y a également 26 CD contenant des images et d'autres documents. Le livre 'Juif marocains de Montréal', basé sur de nombreux entretiens, est inclus dans la collection. La collection comprend de nombreuses images, dont 124 diapositives, 64 bandes négatives (contenant 374 images), 9 planches contact et 647 photographies imprimées. Datant des années 1920 au XXe siècle, les images consistent en des photos de famille personnelles, des originaux et des copies d'images en noir et blanc et en couleur documentant des sites importants, des traditions, des objets liturgiques, des artistes et leurs oeuvres, l'artisanat, la culture alimentaire et des personnalités éminentes, qui ont ensuite été intégrés au projet 'Les Juifs du Maroc à travers les âges : Traditions et modernité'.
The collection consists of recorded audio and video interviews and transcripts of interviews with Moroccan Jewish immigrants and background documentation, including photographs, about Jewish communities in Morocco and in Quebec. The interviews were conducted by Marie Berdugo-Cohen and by Dr. Yolande Cohen. There are three clusters of recorded interviews - 1980s, 1990s, and 2010s. Each cluster corresponds to specific projects. There are 66 cm of interview transcripts, both typed and handwritten, 1970s-1989. 22.5 cm of additional papers, publications, and background documentation. The documentation includes some introductory readings about Jewish culture produced for the Concordia University Montreal Life Stories project, and a copy of the book 'Juifs Marocains à Montréal: Témoignages d'une immigration moderne' by Marie Berdugo-Cohen, Yolande Cohen, and Joseph Lévy, (Montreal: VLB, 1987). 45 3.5 inch floppy disks containing photos and documents which would largely be incorporated into the project 'Les Juifs du Maroc à travers les âges : Traditions et modernité' (see SE012) were copied and saved in readable digital formats with a total of 38.5 MB of data in 754 files. 25 VHS videotapes ca.1980-1999, 87 audio cassette tapes, 1980-1988, 2001. 11 Mini DVs containing recordings, with some being accompanied by a digital copy on DVD; in all there are 18 DVDs of interviews. 2 digital audio tapes. 124 slides. 64 negative strips (containing 374 images). 9 contact sheets. 647 print photographs. Dating from the 1920s through the 20th century, the images consist of personal family photos, originals and copies of black and white and colour images documenting important sites, traditions, liturgical objects, artists and their works, crafts, food culture, and prominent individuals later incorporated into the project 'Les Juifs du Maroc à travers les âges: Traditions et mordernité'.
Date
[ca. 1925] -2015.
Fonds No.
P0293
History / Biographical
Née au Maroc en 1950, Professeure Yolande Cohen est professeure d'histoire contemporaine à l'Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). Avant d'immigrer au Québec en 1968, elle a étudié à Paris, en France. Formée à l'histoire sociale et aux mouvements sociaux contemporains, Cohen s'est attachée à illustrer les processus par lesquels des groupes traditionnellement exclus de la vie politique ont développé leur sociabilité et d'autres formes d'intervention publique. Elle a été pionnière dans l'histoire de la jeunesse, l'histoire des femmes et l'histoire des Juifs marocains. Cohen a été chargée de cours à Rimouski, au Québec, et a enseigné l'histoire à l'UQAM en 1976. Elle a participé à la fondation de Vélo Québec, du Regroupement des femmes du Québec et de Montréal écologique la même année. Mme Cohen a été la chef de file de la Coalition démocratique-Montréal écologique et s'est présentée comme leur candidate à la mairie de Montréal lors des élections de 1994. Depuis, elle a enseigné dans des universités aux États-Unis, en Europe et au Canada. Depuis février 2012, elle collabore à l'édition québécoise du HuffPost et est l'auteure d'un certain nombre d'ouvrages universitaires. Cohen est membre de la Société royale du Canada et a été nommée Chevalier de l'Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur en 2011 et Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Québec en 2017.
Born in Morocco in 1950, Dr. Yolande Cohen is a professor of contemporary history at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). Before immigrating to Quebec in 1968, she studied in Paris, France. Trained in social history and contemporary social movements, Cohen has focused on illustrating the processes by which groups traditionally excluded from political life have developed their sociability and other forms of public intervention. She has been a pioneer in youth history, women's history, and the history of Moroccan Jews. Cohen was a lecturer in Rimouski, Quebec and taught history at UQAM in 1976 and helped to found Vélo Québec, du Regroupement des femmes du Québec et de Montréal écologique in the same year. Cohen was the leader of the Coalition Démocratique-Montréal Écologique and ran as their mayorial candidate for in Montreal's 1994 election. She has since taught at universities in the USA, Europe, and Canada. Since February of 2012, she has been a contributor to HuffPost, Quebec edition, and has authored a number of academic works. Cohen is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and was awarded the Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour in 2011 and Knight of the National Order of Québec in 2017.
Custodial History
Les documents ont été donnés aux Archives par Yolande Cohen en 2022.
The materials were donated to the Archives by Yolande Cohen in 2022
Notes
Alpha-numeric designations: P23/01.General note: The collection contains 28 CD-ROMs and 7 3.5 inch floppy disks with conent that could not be accessed at the time of processing.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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Harry Monson's death certificate

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn107320
Collection
Monson Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
electronic record
Physical Description
1 photograph : col.
Fonds No.
I0173; OJA 1-1117
Date
1926
Scope and Content
Includes Harry Monson's date of death and burial; birthplace; address.
Collection
Monson Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
electronic record
Physical Description
1 photograph : col.
Scope and Content
Includes Harry Monson's date of death and burial; birthplace; address.
Date
1926
Fonds No.
I0173
Item No.
OJA 1-1117
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
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New York Cleaners at 409 Bank Street.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn105942
Collection
Copland family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
electronic record
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0045; OJA 2-312
Date
1929
Collection
Copland family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
electronic record
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
1929
Fonds No.
I0045
Item No.
OJA 2-312
Acquisition Source
Judy Lieff
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
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ABER, Ita

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn285
Collection
ABER, Ita
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
graphic material
object
moving images
sound recording
textual record
Physical Description
13 photographs. - 4 artefacts. - 2 videos. - 1 compact disc (CD-ROM). - Env. 0.07 metres of textual records.
Fonds No.
P0184
Date
[ca. 1930]-2015.
Scope and Content
Recipies Mother Never Knew Mizrachi-Hapoel, 1965. Glass milk bottle designed with input from Mrs. Aber's mother for Montreal's Milk Fund, pre-WWII. Pins and badges from Zionist groups and conventions, photos of the staff of Aid to Israel 1950, Aid to Israel Jewish Youth Group 1950, Zionist Organiza…
Collection
ABER, Ita
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
graphic material
object
moving images
sound recording
textual record
Physical Description
13 photographs. - 4 artefacts. - 2 videos. - 1 compact disc (CD-ROM). - Env. 0.07 metres of textual records.
Scope and Content
Recipies Mother Never Knew Mizrachi-Hapoel, 1965. Glass milk bottle designed with input from Mrs. Aber's mother for Montreal's Milk Fund, pre-WWII. Pins and badges from Zionist groups and conventions, photos of the staff of Aid to Israel 1950, Aid to Israel Jewish Youth Group 1950, Zionist Organization of Canada 1949-1950. Material on the Jewish Child's Day Appeal. Clippings and ephemera re: Zionism, Child's Day, and actor William Shatner, a former Montrealer. 9 Photos of Montreal scenes. Material about Montreal's Talmud Torah, Jewish Artists at Congregation Shaar Hashomayim. Additions 2001: 2 photos (snapshots) of Camp Hashomer Hadati in Bronte, Ontario, Hebrew textbook and prayer book dated 1979, photo of a 9th-grade class of Baron Byng High School including Ita Aber, Clippings, 2 Videos. Additions post 2001 (passim): Articles written by Ita Aber, information about her artwork and recent exhibitions. Addition 2015: Autobiographical audio interview of Ita Herscovitch Aber recorded in New York January 9, 2015 by Renata Stein; WAV file, 56 minutes, provided on CD. Transcript of interview, done by her daughter Mindy Aber Barad via email correspondence from Israel, 30 pages. Themes covered in the interview include her early life in Montreal, art education at Baron Byng high school with teacher Ann Savage, religious background, mother's involvement in charitable efforts such as the Milk Fund, help given to a German Jewish internee and a Jewish refugee, Ita Aber's work for the Israeli consulate in Montreal in the early 1950s, her establishment in New York circa 1953, her career as a textile artist, encounters with Martin Luther King, and Judy Chicago, art groups such as the Pomegranate Guild, Jewish motifs in artwork.
Date
[ca. 1930]-2015.
Fonds No.
P0184
History / Biographical
Ita Aber was born in Montreal, in 1932 and grew up in a family dedicated to Zionist and charitable causes. She later moved to New York, where she made her name as an artist. As described in a 2001 article; "Ita Aber is an artist who delights in unconventional formats that provide unique and startling insights into Jewish Life. Her work is found in almost every major Jewish museum throughout the world. She is a master of the fabric arts, which is by its very nature, an interdisciplinary field. As practiced by Ita Aber, the fabric arts explode in scale to include the diverse skills of embroidering, beadwork, sewing, appliqué, silkscreen, jewelry design, weaving, painting, sculpture, and assemblage. The stunning range of her talents is reflected in the vast array of work and Judaic objects she has produced, from wall hangings, jewelry, and sculpture to Torah covers, etrog boxes, and Purim masks." Ita Aber is also known as a conservator of textiles, an art historian, a curator, teacher, and the author of The Art of Judaic Needlework: Traditional and Contemporary designs (Scribner 1979).
Custodial History
This collection was donated by Mrs. Ita Aber.
Notes
Alpha-numeric designations: P01/12, P93/08, and subsequent additions (ongoing to P15/04.). Associated material: Clippings by and about Canadian-born journalist Sam Orbaum (1956-2002), a Jerusalem Post humour columnist (donated by Ita Aber and filed under his name.) General note: The biography is from an article published in The Artists Proof, Spring 2001.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
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Flight Lieutenant Jack Arron.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn104993
Collection
Flight Lieutenant Jack Arron fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
electronic record
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0069; OJA 1-843-01
Date
[ca. 1945]
Collection
Flight Lieutenant Jack Arron fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
electronic record
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
[ca. 1945]
Fonds No.
I0069
Item No.
OJA 1-843-01
Physical Condition
Small hole in print at tooth.
Notes
Observer Wing badge earned by Arron as navigator. Inscribed on recto: "With Deepest Love Darling, Jack."
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
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Harold Snipper and Nat Edelstein.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn104967
Collection
Flight Lieutenant Don Snipper fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
electronic record
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0068; OJA 1-833-09
Date
[1943]
Collection
Flight Lieutenant Don Snipper fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
electronic record
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
[1943]
Fonds No.
I0068
Item No.
OJA 1-833-09
Acquisition Source
J. D. Snipper
Notes
L-R: Harold Snipper, Nat Edelstein.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
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Canadian Heroes Comic Book, vol. 3, no. 5.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn105817
Collection
Archibald and Lillian Freiman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
electronic record
Physical Description
1 comic book
Fonds No.
I0021; OJA 1-931
Date
April 1944
Scope and Content
Contents: p. 1 - 8 : Canada at Work (Aluminum) p. 9 - 14 : Lillian Freiman O.B.E. Mother of Thousands p. 15 - 19 : The R.C.M.P. p. 20 - 23 : The History of Canada p. 26 - 30 : Atlantic Battle with ace Deacon p. 35 - 40 : Captain George Vancouver p. 47 - 51 : The M.T.B.S. with Bos'n Bill p. 55 - 58 …
Collection
Archibald and Lillian Freiman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
electronic record
Physical Description
1 comic book
Scope and Content
Contents: p. 1 - 8 : Canada at Work (Aluminum) p. 9 - 14 : Lillian Freiman O.B.E. Mother of Thousands p. 15 - 19 : The R.C.M.P. p. 20 - 23 : The History of Canada p. 26 - 30 : Atlantic Battle with ace Deacon p. 35 - 40 : Captain George Vancouver p. 47 - 51 : The M.T.B.S. with Bos'n Bill p. 55 - 58 : Judge Goodwin looks at Librarianship p. 59 - 64 : Canada Jack (various ads, contests, and other material are present between sections)
Date
April 1944
Publication
Educational Projects Inc., Medico-Dental Bldg., 1396 St. Catherine Street West, Montreal, Quebec.
Fonds No.
I0021
Item No.
OJA 1-931
Storage Location
vault
Acquisition Source
Besty Rigal
Notes
Comic Book features the story of Lillian Freiman O.B.E. Mother of Thousands, pages 9-14.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
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