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Ometz Collection
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn77770
- Collection
- Ometz Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 2.9 linear metres textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1074
- Date
- 1842-1998
- Scope and Content
- Currently, the Ometz Collection is made up of records from the Baron de Hirsch Institute/Jewish Family Services, Jewish Immigrant Aid Services, and Jewish Vocation Services. Records include correspondence, minutes and memoranda, annual reports, publications, and documentation of history. Three ma…
- Collection
- Ometz Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 2.9 linear metres textual records
- Scope and Content
- Currently, the Ometz Collection is made up of records from the Baron de Hirsch Institute/Jewish Family Services, Jewish Immigrant Aid Services, and Jewish Vocation Services. Records include correspondence, minutes and memoranda, annual reports, publications, and documentation of history. Three major series exist under each of the historical branches of Ometz: JVS/JEM, JIAS, and JFS. Under each series, further subseries organize specific records to each former agency.
- Date
- 1842-1998
- Fonds No.
- 1074
- History / Biographical
- Ometz, the Hebrew word for courage, was chosen in 2008 as the new name for the merged services of the former Jewish Family Services (JFS), Jewish Employment Montreal (JEM), and Jewish Immigrant Aid Services (JIAS). Ometz reflects the wish for those who seek the support of Ometz's services, that they find the courage to move forward with life's challenges. Ometz offers a continuum of services for the entire family. Employees include clinical social workers, employment, school and immigration consellors, mental health professionals, occupations and speech therapists, and psychologists. Hundreds of volunters also make up the work of the agency. The history of Ometz stretches over 150 years when including the foundation of the Young Men's Hebrew Benevolent Society. JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF THE BARON DE HIRSCH INSTITUTE In 1863, the Young Men's Hebrew Benevolent Society (YMHBS) was formed by young unmarried men with the desire to help Jews in need. The Society also allowed the young Jewish men of Montreal to get to know each other better and care for their social welfare needs. By 1882, the Society could not cope financially with the influx of immigrants arriving from Russia, most who were destitute and had no other means of support. The YMHBS appealed to Baron Maurice de Hirsch and in 1891, the new Baron de Hirsch Institute opened and was dedicated to the purpose of a "Free School for the poor children of the Jewish faith and a home for sheltering distressed immigrants and orphans. In 1900, the Baron de Hirsch enlarged its sphere and, in recognition of their namesake's generous support, obtained a new charter of incorporation under the name Baron de Hirsch Institute and Hebrew Benevolent Society of Montreal. In 1917, because of the overlapping of charitable and philanthropic work in the community, the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies (today's Federation CJA) was founded and began operation out of the Baron de Hirsch Institute building. The Baron de Hirsch Insitute in turn became one of the agencies of the new organization; continuing its activities with the religious school, a library, cemetery management, family welfare, legal aid and the Hebrew Court of Arbitration. In 1974, Jewish Family Services Social Service Centre (JFSSSC) was created and incorporated almost all of the programes and human resources of the Baron de Hirsch Institute. Jewish Family Services encompassed these two organizations by providing joint structure for their complementing mandates. The JFSSSC was a publicly funded agency working alongside JFS, mainly responsible for youth protection, young offenders, adoption and foster care. JFSSSC closed in 1993 due to the cessation of public funding. As a result, JFS of the Baron de Hirsch Institute became a full-service, community-based organization. JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES In 1919, the Canadian Jewish Congress was organized and in anticipation of renewed Jewish immigration after the war, established Jewish Immigrant Aid Society (JIAS). JIAS' mandate was to lobby the government on behalf of potential Jewish immigration. It acted on a national scale to facilitate the legal entry of Jews to Canada and then to help them adapt and integrate into their new home. After the war, immigration greatly increased and JIAS had to respond to new needs. Thousands of Jews were received, settled and rehabilitated, many from Displaced Persons camps. A social service committee was formed in 1947 and professional social workers were hired for the first time. Joseph Kage joined JIAS as a social worker in 1947 and remained at JIAS until his retirement in 1983. Under his leadership, JIAS' name changed from "Society" to "Services. Under his role of National Executive Director and national Executive Vice-President, Kage became an authority on issues of Canadian immigration policy and was chair of the Canadian Governmental Advisory Board on Immigrant Adjustment. JEWISH VOCATIONAL SERVICES (JVS) / JEWISH EMPLOYMENT MONTREAL (JEM) JVS was created in 1945, immediately after the Second World War. Initially the mandate of JVS was to offer Holocaust survivors housing and jobs. JVS also offered employment support for returning war veterans, orphans, and displaced European Jews entering Canada. The 1950s saw a focus on young people looking for first-time employment or changing careers. JVS also began to offer career counselling during this period. In 1950, a sheltered workshop for people with physical or mental health issues was created and helped many Jewish emigres who were unable to find meaningful jobs. This became was is currently the JEM Workshop. JVS continued to adapt their services based on changing immigration demographics, economic realities, and social climates. After a structural change in 2003, JVS became Jewish Employment Montreal (JEM) and continues to offer programming with this name under Ometz. In 2008, Jewish Employment Montreal, Jewish Family Services of the Baron de Hirsch Institute, and Jewish Immigrant Aid Services merged to become Ometz.
- Language
- English
- French
- Acquisition Source
- Collection was created from multiple sources, including materials pulled from the Jewish Canadiana Collection of the Jewish Public Library and the offices of the former agencies themselves.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Allan Raymond Collection
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn31559
- Collection
- Allan Raymond Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 16 linear metres of multiple media
- Fonds No.
- 1034
- Scope and Content
- Consists of numerous series and sub-series from individuals, families, organizations and businesses from within the Jewish community of Montreal. Includes various forms of records such as correspondence, photographs, artefacts and ledgers.
- Collection
- Allan Raymond Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 16 linear metres of multiple media
- Scope and Content
- Consists of numerous series and sub-series from individuals, families, organizations and businesses from within the Jewish community of Montreal. Includes various forms of records such as correspondence, photographs, artefacts and ledgers.
- Fonds No.
- 1034
- Storage Location
- JPL
- History / Biographical
- Allan Raymond (1922- ) was born in Lithuania and came to Montreal in 1928. He is a researcher and lecturer of Canadian Jewish history and an avid collector of Canadian Judaica. Raymond also considered himself a romantic poet. He had a successful career as an insurance broker in Montreal and during World War II served overseas with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Amongst his varied community activities he served as public relations director of the Westmount Historical Association, Montreal Jewish Historical Society, St. James Literary Society, One Parent Families Association, Parents Without Partners Association, the YMHA Chaverim Group, Avant Garde Singles Group and S-Group. Mr. Raymond conducted research for the Montreal Gazette's "Great Montreal Walks" as well as for the television documentary "Six Decades." Many of his historical documents and photographs were exhibited at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Universite de Montreal, Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom, Shaar Hashomayim Congregation and the Jewish Public Library. He has delivered a series of illustrated lectures dealing with Canadian Judaica at the former Saidye Bronfman Centre among other institutions. This collection was accumulated by Allan Raymond over a period of thirty-five years. Most of the collection held at the Jewish Public Library was donated in 1993 and again in 1999. Mr. Raymond continues in his collecting as well as donations of material to the Jewish Public Library Archives to this day.
- Language
- English
- Yiddish
- French
- Hebrew
- Custodial History
- Received by the Jewish Public Library by Allan Raymond in 1993 and 1999.
- Arrangement
- Each series arranged individual to the specific family, person, institution, business or organization. Also includes materials arranged based on format such as "artefacts."
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions may apply due to Privacy legislation.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Some restrictions may apply due to Copyright legislation.
- Finding Aid
- Original finding aid available in JPL-A.
- Subjects
- Abramowitz, Herman
- Abramowitz, Tess (nee Bokar)
- Montreal (Quebec) - Buildings, structures, etc.
- Montreal (Quebec) - Street scenes
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Images
Joseph Edelberg Fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn93121
- Collection
- Joseph Edelberg Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 0.2 linear metres of textual material
- Fonds No.
- 1365
- Date
- 1854-1965
- Scope and Content
- Consists of legal papers used by Joseph Edelberg in business as well as personal correspondence and documents reflecting Mr. Edelberg's community involvement.
- Collection
- Joseph Edelberg Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 0.2 linear metres of textual material
- Scope and Content
- Consists of legal papers used by Joseph Edelberg in business as well as personal correspondence and documents reflecting Mr. Edelberg's community involvement.
- Date
- 1854-1965
- Fonds No.
- 1365
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Language
- English
- French
- Yiddish
- Russian
- Name Access
- Edelberg, Joseph
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Louis Rubenstein Collection
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn38825
- Collection
- Louis Rubenstein Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Fonds No.
- 1168
- Date
- 1859-2002
- Scope and Content
- Consists of one large scrapbook of Rubenstein's achievements in figure skating as well as several folders of material dealing with the establishment of the Louis Rubenstein Memorial on Parc Avenue in Montreal, Quebec.
- Collection
- Louis Rubenstein Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Scope and Content
- Consists of one large scrapbook of Rubenstein's achievements in figure skating as well as several folders of material dealing with the establishment of the Louis Rubenstein Memorial on Parc Avenue in Montreal, Quebec.
- Date
- 1859-2002
- Fonds No.
- 1168
- Storage Location
- JPL
- History / Biographical
- Louis Rubenstein (1861-1931) is one of Canada's most legendary sports figures. In 1890, he became the first World FancySkating Champion, at a competition held in Russia, and a Canadian sports hero. However, Mr. Rubenstein aptitude for sports extended far beyond skating. He was a venerable proponent of cycling, curling, bowling, and swimming. His love of sports led him to establish the International Skating Union of America and the Amateur Skating Association of Canada. He also organized other fields of amateur sports. He became a civic leader and philanthropist, devoting his energy to underprivileged youth.
- Language
- English
- French
- Russian
- Norwegian
- Subjects
- Rubenstein, Louis, 1861-1931
- Skating
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Rosa Presner Fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn80213
- Collection
- Rosa Presner Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 blouse : cotton, white with black and red embroidery
- Fonds No.
- 1141
- Date
- [Before 1900]
- Scope and Content
- Consists of one hand-sewn woman's blouse, sewn and embroidered by Rosa Presner.
- Collection
- Rosa Presner Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 blouse : cotton, white with black and red embroidery
- Scope and Content
- Consists of one hand-sewn woman's blouse, sewn and embroidered by Rosa Presner.
- Date
- [Before 1900]
- Fonds No.
- 1141
- Storage Location
- Ctn.001
- 7-4D
- Creator
- Rosa Presner
- Physical Condition
- Fair
- History / Biographical
- Rosa Presner (b. 16 Jan. 1877; d. 1971) and her husband Louis (Leiser) were from Zaleshchiki, a small city located on the Dniester River in Ukraine. Rosa Presner arrived in Canada in 1900 and her husband came a year later. The couple had three children, Philip, Samuel, and Liba. Philip Presner was an accomplished violinist as well as a lawyer in Val d'Or.
- Acquisition Source
- Liba Mayerovitch
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom Fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn30952
- Collection
- Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 7.8m multiple media
- Fonds No.
- 1044
- Date
- 1882-1978
- Scope and Content
- This fonds consists of records of both Temple Beth Sholom and Temple Emanu-El. Records vary from birth, marriage and burial registers, minutes, bulletins, correspondence and various legal documents.
- Collection
- Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 7.8m multiple media
- Scope and Content
- This fonds consists of records of both Temple Beth Sholom and Temple Emanu-El. Records vary from birth, marriage and burial registers, minutes, bulletins, correspondence and various legal documents.
- Date
- 1882-1978
- Fonds No.
- 1044
- History / Biographical
- Temple Emanu-El was founded as the first Reform synagogue in Montreal in 1882 although it was not until 1892 when the first Temple sanctuary was erected on Cyprus Street, corner of Stanley Street. Temple Emanu-El re-located in 1911 to a new building on the corner of Shebrooke Street and Elm Street in Westmount. In 1957, tragedy struck the congregation when a fire destroyed the building erected in 1911. A new sanctuary was completed at the same location in 1959. In 1980, Temple Emanu-El and Temple Beth Sholom, a sister congregation founded in 1953, merged together to create Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom.
- Language
- English
- Subjects
- Temple Beth Sholom - Montreal (Quebec)
- Temple Emanu-El -- Montreal (Quebec)
- Synagogues - Montreal
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Daniel Lewin Fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn38804
- Collection
- Daniel Lewin Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 0.33 linear metres of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1136
- Scope and Content
- Three containers of textual records consisting mainly of drafts of and research notes related to D. Lewin’s historical writings. The fonds also contains three envelopes of his father L. Lewin's handwritten catalogue cards, recording some of the contents of his collection.
- Collection
- Daniel Lewin Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 0.33 linear metres of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Three containers of textual records consisting mainly of drafts of and research notes related to D. Lewin’s historical writings. The fonds also contains three envelopes of his father L. Lewin's handwritten catalogue cards, recording some of the contents of his collection.
- Fonds No.
- 1136
- Storage Location
- 7-1G
- History / Biographical
- Rabbi Dr. Daniel Lewin (?-1997) graduated from the Jewish Theological Seminary and from the University of Breslau (Poland). He was Rabbi, Principal of Hebrew School, and Administrative Secretary of the Clapton Synagogue in London, England (1944-1948). After his 1948 arrival in Canada, he held the position of Rabbi and Principal of Beth-El Hebrew School in Cornwall, Ontario, where his wife, Inuz, taught Sunday school. In 1956, he became Rabbi at the House of Israel in Ste. Agathe, Quebec, until the early seventies, when his daughters, Eva and Judith, left for college and he and his wife returned to Montreal. D. Lewin there became Chaplain for Jewish Inmates of the Provincial and Federal Governments. His father was Dr. Rabbi Louis Lewin (1868-1941), of the former Prussian province of Posen, whom D. Lewin describes as a “historian, bibliographer and bibliophile” in a memorial biography written in 1962 in Montreal. While studying at the Jewish Theological Seminary in Poland, D. Lewin worked as Scientific Assistant at the seminary’s library (1928-1930), where his father’s collection of scientific materials was held. D. Lewin would go on to author numerous short works of history, many of them the products of his continuous study of his father’s original manuscripts, painstakingly detailed research notes, and collections of books and pamphlets.
- Language
- English
- German
- Yiddish
- Access Restrictions
- Some privacy restrictions may apply.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Some copyright restrictions may apply.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Mannie Lecker Fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16743
- Collection
- Mannie Lecker Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- .4m of mixed material
- Fonds No.
- 1043
- Date
- 1885-2005 (predominant 1942-1945)
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of wartime memorabilia and propaganda collected by Mr. Lecker during his service in Europe in World War II.
- Collection
- Mannie Lecker Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- .4m of mixed material
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of wartime memorabilia and propaganda collected by Mr. Lecker during his service in Europe in World War II.
- Date
- 1885-2005 (predominant 1942-1945)
- Fonds No.
- 1043
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Creator
- Mannie Lecker
- History / Biographical
- Mr. Lecker was born and raised in Montreal. He enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces during World War II and served as ground maintenance crew in the Air Force. Mr. Lecker was present during D-Day invasion, June 06, 1944 and marched across Europe, specifically through France, Holland and Germany. During his time in Europe, Mr. Lecker collected and saved wartime propaganda and memorabilia. Upon discharge from the Forces Mr. Lecker returned to Montreal but travelled often across Canada as a travelling salesman. Mr. Lecker passed away in Montreal in December 2007.
- Custodial History
- Initial donation was made in 1978 by Mr. Lecker to Paul Trepman, then director of the JPL. In 2005, Mr. Lecker was reconnected to the Library and Archives and made two further donations in 2005 and 2006. The last donation of Mr. Lecker's service medals was made in 2008 after his death.
- Name Access
- Lecker, Mannie, d.December 2007
- Subjects
- Veterans, Jewish - Canada
- World War, 1939-1945 - Veterans
- World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives
- Medals
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Ariel Bension Fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn17251
- Collection
- Ariel Bension Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 0.78m textual material
- Fonds No.
- 1003
- Scope and Content
- Consists of manuscripts, published essays, criticisms, travel accounts and correspondence (including two letters from Albert Einstein). Also includes .13m of material by Ida Seigler; manuscripts and correspondence.
- Collection
- Ariel Bension Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 0.78m textual material
- Scope and Content
- Consists of manuscripts, published essays, criticisms, travel accounts and correspondence (including two letters from Albert Einstein). Also includes .13m of material by Ida Seigler; manuscripts and correspondence.
- Fonds No.
- 1003
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Creator
- Bension, Ariel
- History / Biographical
- A descendant of an illustrious Sephardic family, Dr. Bension was a brilliant scholar both in religious and secular studies. An active Zionist, he travelled all over the world on behalf of Keren Hayesod. He wrote numerous articles on Arab-Jewish relations, on poetic and philosophical topics and on mysticism. His work on the "The Zohar in Moslem and Christian Spain" was acclaimed by Jews and non-Jews alike. Dr. Bension married Ida Seigler, a Montrealer, in 1925.
- Name Access
- Bension, Ariel
- Bension, Ida
- Subjects
- Mysticism - Judaism
- Zohar - History and criticism
- Bension, Ariel, 1887-1932
- Bension, Ida
- Zionism - History - 20th century
- Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Rabbi Lippa Medjuck Collection
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn80214
- Collection
- Rabbi Lippa Medjuck Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 0.1m of textual material
- Fonds No.
- 1142
- Date
- 1889-1985
- Scope and Content
- The collection contains copies and originals of hebrew prayers, notebooks, newspaper clippings and correspondence.
- Collection
- Rabbi Lippa Medjuck Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 0.1m of textual material
- Scope and Content
- The collection contains copies and originals of hebrew prayers, notebooks, newspaper clippings and correspondence.
- Date
- 1889-1985
- Fonds No.
- 1142
- Storage Location
- 2-1A
- History / Biographical
- Rabbi Lippa Medjuck lived in Moncton, New Brunswick and was the rabbi at the Tiferes Israel Synagague for over 30 years.
- Language
- Hebrew
- English
- Yiddish
- Custodial History
- Some of the content included in the collection was transferred to the JPL by the University of Toronto.
- Subjects
- Religious leaders
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
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.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Chaim Kruger Family Collection
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn75329
- Collection
- Chaim Kruger Family Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 0.8 linear metres
- Fonds No.
- 1435
- Date
- ca. 1890-1945
- Scope and Content
- Consists of educational certificates and numerous portraits of Kruger family members from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century.
- Collection
- Chaim Kruger Family Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 0.8 linear metres
- Scope and Content
- Consists of educational certificates and numerous portraits of Kruger family members from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century.
- Date
- ca. 1890-1945
- Fonds No.
- 1435
- Storage Location
- 9-4E
- History / Biographical
- Chaim Kruger (1875-1933), was a Talmudic scholar and contributor to the Keneder Adler newspaper. Various members of the Kruger family were involved in music in Montreal in the first half of the century as well as being high school and university educated.
- Language
- English
- Custodial History
- Transferred to the JPL Archives by members of the Kruger family.
- Accession No.
- 14-037
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Yudel Rosenberg Collection
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn92935
- Collection
- Yudel Rosenberg Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- artefact
- Physical Description
- 1 artefact.
- Fonds No.
- 1399
- Date
- [c.1890-1900]
- Scope and Content
- 1 scroll.
- Collection
- Yudel Rosenberg Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- artefact
- Physical Description
- 1 artefact.
- Scope and Content
- 1 scroll.
- Date
- [c.1890-1900]
- Fonds No.
- 1399
- Creator
- Yudel Rosenberg
- Physical Condition
- Poor
- History / Biographical
- Yudel Rosenberg was born in Poland in the town of Skaryszew, near Radom. He received a traditional Hasidic education in both rabbinic literature and Kabbalah. He was also exposed to secular learning both through the Hebrew works of the nineteenth century modernist movement known as the "Haskalah" Enlightenment, and through his mastery of the Russian language which he studied in order to obtain governmental permission to function as a rabbi. It is noteworthy that, unlike many Eastern European Jews with a similar background who were exposed to secular thought, Rosenberg remained loyal to the Orthodox tradition. Rosenberg received rabbinic ordination, and after a couple of failed attempts at business, functioned as a rabbi in the town of Tarlau and in the cities of Lublin, Warsaw and Lodz. He emigrated to Canada in 1913, at the invitation of a congregation of Polish Jews in Toronto. In 1919, he moved to Montreal, where he served as rabbi until his death. During the last thirty years of his life, Rosenberg wrote prolifically, in both Hebrew and Yiddish, on a wide variety of subjects. For a scholarly audience, he wrote a supercommentary on the talmudic tractate, Nedarim. He wrote respopnsa to legal questions, a volume of homilies on the Pentateuch, and a short-lived Rabbinic journal. He also wrote and edited a number of liturgical and Halachic works meant to be read by a popular audience. Notably, he wrote a series of stories concerning Rabbi Judah Loewe of Prague, most prominent of which was his account of Rabbi Loewe and the Golem. Rosenberg's major literary project, in which he was engaged for some 25 years, was a translation and reworking of the classic work of Jewish mysticism, the Zohar. He reedited the work to form a true commentary on the Bible and translated it from an often obscure Aramaic to a clear and simple Hebrew. He also added his own commentary. Within the Canadian Jewish community, Rosenberg elicited both respect and controversy. He had considerable influence in Orthodox circles in the two major centres of Jewish population in Canada: Toronto and Montreal. His reputation spread throughout the Jewish world. In particular, his influence was felt in the Canadian Jewish community in the issue of kashrut, the regulation of the Jewish dietary laws. His religious outlook, as gleaned from his writings, was quite pessimistic. In this, he was similar to many of his contemporary Orthodox rabbinical colleagues, though he was, perhaps, more articulate than most. It would be wrong, however, to assume that Rosenberg felt that the cause was by any means lost. In fact, he believed that he possessed the key to the salvation of Orthodox Judaism and its reconciliation with the modern world. This key was Kabbalah.
- Language
- Hebrew
- Custodial History
- Donated to the Jewish Public Library Archives by Barry Rosenberg.
- Accession No.
- 18-018
- Name Access
- Rosenberg, Rabbi Yudel
- Subjects
- Rabbis -- Canada.
- Rabbis -- Poland.
- Kabbala
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Hedy Edelstein Fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn93231
- Collection
- Hedy Edelstein Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Poor to good.
- Fonds No.
- 1380
- Date
- 1890-1963
- Scope and Content
- 0.3m of textual records and graphic material, consisting of biographical material, photographs, a first issue of LIFE magazine, correspondence, and blank postcards.
- Collection
- Hedy Edelstein Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Poor to good.
- Scope and Content
- 0.3m of textual records and graphic material, consisting of biographical material, photographs, a first issue of LIFE magazine, correspondence, and blank postcards.
- Date
- 1890-1963
- Fonds No.
- 1380
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Creator
- Edelstein Family
- History / Biographical
- EDELSTEIN, Hedy (née Wintrobe) 1944 - 2018. D. Friday, April 13, 2018. Born in Edmonton Alberta, Hedy earned her BA from Vassar College and settled in Montreal after graduation. In 1974 she married Hymie Edelstein and together they built their home in Saint-Sauveur, in the Laurentians. Hymie died in 1986. In the years that followed, Hedy pursued her musical interests, training as an organist and playing the organ for churches in Sainte-Anne-du-Lac and Saint-Sauveur/Morin Heights. At the same time, she became a skilled Torah reader for Montreal's Reconstructionist Synagogue. Buried at the Dorshei Emet Reconstructionist Congregation Section, Eternal Gardens Cemetery, Beaconsfield.
- Language
- English
- Yiddish
- Hebrew
- Polish
- Acquisition Source
- Hedy Edelstein
- Custodial History
- Donated to the Jewish Public Library Archives by Hedy Edelstein.
- Accession No.
- 17-003
- Name Access
- Edelstein (nee Wintrobe), Hedy.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Redlich and Roman Fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn93524
- Collection
- Redlich and Roman Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1406
- Date
- 1890
- Scope and Content
- 1 ketubah.
- Collection
- Redlich and Roman Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- 1 ketubah.
- Date
- 1890
- Fonds No.
- 1406
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Creator
- A.L. Germansky
- Physical Condition
- Poor
- History / Biographical
- This ketubah indicates the marriage of Chaim ben Avraham Redlich (Charles Redlich) and Bertha bat Shmuel Roman, on the fourth day after Shabbat, the 29th day of the month of Heshvan 5651 - Wednesday, November 8, 1890. Although the ketubah does not make explicit reference to the congregation, it is believed that they were married at the Shaar Hashomayim, as Joe King's Book Gate of Heaven lists not only the bride's father, but also the two witnesses, Ya'akov ben Yosef Kirsch and Yehuda ben Yehiel Sherman, as members of the congregation. Charles Redlich (October 18 1871 - ?) was the son of Albert and Mary (or Sarah) Redlich, and Bertha Roman (March 71872 - 1948) was the daughter of Samuel and Fanny Roman. Both were born in the United States. Charles immigrated to Canada with his parents in 1882, while Bertha arrived with hers in 1874. On a 1921 census, Charles Redlich's occupation is listed simply as "Hospital." They had at least three children.
- Language
- Hebrew
- Accession No.
- 18_025
- Subjects
- Ketubah.
- Redlich, Bertha.
- Redlich, Charles.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Reuben Brainin Fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16738
- Collection
- Reuben Brainin Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 6.625m textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1010
- Date
- 1893-1940
- Scope and Content
- The papers represent the scope of Brainin’s life endeavours as writer, editor, biographer, critic, translator, lecturer, Zionist and one of the founders of the Jewish Public Library. The Fonds is divided into five major series: Literary and editorial activities (Gr. I), Biography and critici…
- Collection
- Reuben Brainin Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 6.625m textual records
- Scope and Content
- The papers represent the scope of Brainin’s life endeavours as writer, editor, biographer, critic, translator, lecturer, Zionist and one of the founders of the Jewish Public Library. The Fonds is divided into five major series: Literary and editorial activities (Gr. I), Biography and criticism (Gr. II), Correspondence (Gr. III), Special Collections (Gr. IV), and the records of the Jewish Public Library Archives Committee (Gr. V). Each group is further divided by subseries. In addition to this groups, the fonds also includes approximately fifty photographs, all arranged and described in the JPL Photograph Database.
- Responsibility
- Records of the Reuben Brainin Archives Committee created by the Jewish Public Library
- Date
- 1893-1940
- Fonds No.
- 1010
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Creator
- Reuben Brainin
- History / Biographical
- The Hebrew writer, biographer, critic and Zionist leader Reuben Brainin was born in Lyady, Belorussia in 1862. After receiving a traditional Jewish education he left his parents’ home at the age of 16 and went to Horki to study agronomy. From there he moved to Moscow, where he resided from 1880 to 1888. During that period (1881) he made his literary debut, with articles published in the Hebrew journal Hamelitz. In 1892 Brainin settled in Vienna, where he studied at university and served as editor of an influential Hebrew periodical Mimizrach Umima’arav (1894-1899), and as co-editor of Zion. While in Vienna and Berlin (1895-1909) he published numerous essays, including important critiques of the Hebrew authors Judah Leib Gorden, Peretz Smolenskin, Abraham Mapu, and Saul Tschernichowsky. The central theme of Brainin’s critical opus was Hebrew literature in the chosen media. Brainin was also active in the Zionist movement during these years. In 1909 Brainin came to the United States, and three years later settled in Montreal, where he edited the Yiddish newspapers Der Veg (1915-1916) and Der Keneder Adler (1915-1916). He was one of the founders (1914) and leaders of the Jewish Public Library and People’s University. Brainin returned to New York in 1916, where he resided until his death in 1939. He edited the Hebrew journal Hatoren (1919-1925) and contributed to numerous Hebrew and Yiddish periodicals, including the Jewish Daily News (1916-1920) and The Day (1921-1939). During the 1920s Brainin became an active supporter of Jewish agricultural colonization in the Soviet Union, and went on lecture tours throughout North America and South Africa to raise funds in support of this cause. Brainin published several books in Hebrew and Yiddish during his lifetime, including two on Smolenskin (Warsaw, 1896 and Vilna, 1901), one on Theodor Herzl (New York, 1919), plus selected writings in Hebrew (Warsaw, 1909) and Yiddish (New York, 1917) as well as collected works in three volumes (New York, 1922-1940). He edited a collection of Hebrew poems (Jerusalem, 1910) and a commemorative volume on Eliezer Ben Yehuda (New York, 1915). Brainin also translated into Hebrew three German books: Der Prophet Jeremias by M. Lazarus (Warsaw, 1897), Das neue Ghette, by Theodor Herzl (Warsaw, 1898) and Paradoxes, by Max Nordau (1901). In 1922 a festschrift appeared, in honour of Brainin’s 60th birthday. His diary was published posthumously in Yiddish (New York, 1946).
- Language
- English, French, German, Hebrew, Russian, Spanish, Yiddish
- Custodial History
- Transferred from the Brainin family in 1940.
- Finding Aid
- Index to Hebrew and Yiddish correspondence available in JPL-A.
- Related Material
- Judy King Fonds; Jewish Public Library Collection
- Name Access
- Brainin, Reuven, 1862-1939
- Subjects
- Agricultural colonies
- Keneder Adler
- Jewish Public Library (Montreal, Quebec) - Founders
- Birobidzhan (Russia)
- Herzl, Theodor, 1860-1904
- ICOR, Organization for Jewish Colonization in the Soviet Union
- Zionism
- Shapiro, Chava, 1876-1943
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
United Talmud Torahs Fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn17109
- Collection
- United Talmud Torahs Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Fonds No.
- 1047
- Date
- 1896 - current
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of administrative records on the running and organization of the school, student activities, teachers, activities, special occasions and parent involvement. The fonds is divided into eleven series. Series I: Board of Directors Series II: History Series III: Fundraising Series IV: Bu…
- Collection
- United Talmud Torahs Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of administrative records on the running and organization of the school, student activities, teachers, activities, special occasions and parent involvement. The fonds is divided into eleven series. Series I: Board of Directors Series II: History Series III: Fundraising Series IV: Budget and Finance Series V: Teaching Staff Series VI: Parents Series VII: Students Series VIII: Programs Series IX: Publications Series X: Audio-Visual Series XI: Correspondence
- Date
- 1896 - current
- Fonds No.
- 1047
- Storage Location
- JPL
- History / Biographical
- The United Talmud Torahs were founded in 1896. Rabbi A.M. Ashinsky established the first Talmud Torah class on 130 Cadieux St. In 1903 the Talmud Torah was housed in its own building at 140 St. Urbain street, when it came under the directorship of Rabbi Hirsch Cohen. In 1912 the school admitted girls and was incorporated under the name of "The Hebrew Free School of Montreal". In 1917 the language of instruction changed from Yiddish to Hebrew. Several Hewbrew schools, which were spread over the city of Montreal were amalgamated in 1917 as The United Talmud Torahs. In 1930 the building on St. Joseph Blvd. was erected and in 1935 The United Talmud Torahs became a day school. Since 1970 The French language is a significant language of instruction. At present the United Talmud Torahs consist of elementary school and Herzliah High Schools with branched in Snowdon and St. Laurent.
- Custodial History
- All records transferred directly from the United Talmud Torahs of Montreal.
- Subjects
- United Talmud Torahs (Montreal)
- United Talmud Torahs (Montreal) - Bialik Hebrew School
- United Talmud Torahs (Montreal) - Chomedy
- United Talmud Torahs (Montreal) - Herzliah High School
- United Talmud Torahs (Montreal) - Cote St-Luc
- Religious education
- Education, Elementary
- Education, Preschool
- Education, Secondary
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Yavna B'nai Parnass/Parnass Family Collection
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn51019
- Collection
- Yavna B'nai Parnass/Parnass Family Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 1.2 linear metres of multiple media + 58 photographs
- Fonds No.
- 1293
- Date
- 1898-2010
- Scope and Content
- Consists of ephemeral and some documentary material related to both the Yavna B'nai Synagogue (such as correspondence related to the sale of the building) as well as artefacts originating from the Synagogue (parochet/curtains, electric menorah, kesser/sefer torah crowns). Also includes photographs…
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 1.2 linear metres of multiple media + 58 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Consists of ephemeral and some documentary material related to both the Yavna B'nai Synagogue (such as correspondence related to the sale of the building) as well as artefacts originating from the Synagogue (parochet/curtains, electric menorah, kesser/sefer torah crowns). Also includes photographs of the synagogue and the Parnass family.
- Date
- 1898-2010
- Fonds No.
- 1293
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Bay 9
- History / Biographical
- Raizel and Pinchas Parnass lived in Russian town of Kagul in Bessarabia with their six children, Sara, Abraham, Boris, Harry, Mottel and Joseph. In 1903, the entire family emigrated to Montreal where Pinchas opened a successful clothing store on St. James Street. Beyond settling in their new home and raising their family, Raizel and Pinchas dedicated themselves to community building, most especially in religious observance and education. In 1910, Pinchas founded the Kerem Israel shull at 4335 St. Dominique, corner Marie-Anne. The second floor of the Kerem Israel was used as a free school for children. In 1926, on the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary, Pinchas bought Raizel a two-storey brick building belonging to the Seventh Day Adventist Church at 4690 Hutchinson Street. The sale of the church was dependent on the new owners observing Saturday as Sabbath. For Raizel the building was fulfillment of a childhood desire to build a synagogue in the "New World". As a child, Raizel witnessed the destruction during a pogrom of a synagogue built by her father. Raizel also designated the second-floor space of the building for a Hebrew free school. The new Orthodox synagogue was given the name 'Yavna B'nai' by Rabbi Herschorn but quickly became known as the Parnass Shul throughout the community. The Parnass family indeed provided the necessary elements to the tiny synagogue: Harry, who was skilled in carpentry, built the bimah (a table used for unrolling the Torah); Raizel and daughter Sara (Berman) made and embroidered the parochet (curtain that covers the Torah Ark) and Sara also donated the Megillah Scroll for the shul. The Torah scrolls were donated by the Lubavitch Yeshiva. Joseph Parnass, Raizel and Pinchas' youngest son, assumed management of the Synagogue and it was he that established the rule that no donations would ever be accepted by Yavna. Instead, the Synagogue was sustained by the Parnass family. In this way, the family ensured that the Synagogue remained free for anyone who wished to worship there. Joseph Parnass was also one of the founding members of the Canadian Jewish Congress in 1919 and he later sat on the board of the Rabbinical College of Canada. Boris Parnass, the second-eldest son, assumed caretaker responsibilities for the building and after his death, his sons Victor and Myer, continued in their father's dedication. The Yavna B'nai Parnass Synagogue was the first synagogue in Outremont and during its height was filled to capacity and provided three minyins each day. The Synagogue was also used for appeals for other organizations, specifically the Lubavitch Yeshiva and the Jewish Old People's Home, now Maimonides Hospital. A plaque hangs in Maimonides Hospital, donated by Joseph Parnass, dedicated to the founding of Yavna B'nai Synagogue by Raizel and Pinchas Parnass. In 1991, the Yavna B'nai Synagogue was closed and sold. Proceeds from the sale went to the Jewish Hospital of Hope for that institution's Synagogue, now known as the Yavna B'nai Parnass.
- Language
- English
- Hebrew
- Custodial History
- Donated by Helen Parnass Constantine on behalf of the Parnass family.
- Accession No.
- 12-018
- Subjects
- Synagogues - Canada.
- Synagogues - Montreal (Quebec)
- Parnass, Pinchas
- Parnass, Raizel
- Parnass, Joseph
- Yavna B'nai Synagogue
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Dreyfus Collection
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn75976
- Collection
- Dreyfus Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- Textual material ; 144 postcards ; 66 photographs ; 17 prints
- Fonds No.
- 1318
- Date
- 1989-1914 [predominant 1903-1908]
- Scope and Content
- The Dreyfus Collection contains material related to the Dreyfus Affair, specifically the publicity and commentary surrounding the trial. It consists of a collection of editorial cartoons, newpaper clippings, broadsides, photographs and drawings. The content represents both positions in support and …
- Collection
- Dreyfus Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- Textual material ; 144 postcards ; 66 photographs ; 17 prints
- Scope and Content
- The Dreyfus Collection contains material related to the Dreyfus Affair, specifically the publicity and commentary surrounding the trial. It consists of a collection of editorial cartoons, newpaper clippings, broadsides, photographs and drawings. The content represents both positions in support and against Alfred Dreyfus, some of which are explicitly anti-semitic. The collection of postcards contains political cartoons and caricatures that were circulating at the time. Similarly, some of the posters represent the trial in a political manner. Newspaper clippings from the period are also included within the collection.
- Date
- 1989-1914 [predominant 1903-1908]
- Fonds No.
- 1318
- Storage Location
- JPL
- History / Biographical
- The trials of Captain Alfred Dreyfus took place in the last decade of the 19th century and first decade of the 20th century. Dreyfus, an officer of the French general staff, was falsely accused of passing state secrets to the German military, tried and twice convicted (1895,1899) of treason before finally being exonerated in 1906. The effects of the decade-long controversy were felt both within France and abroad for decades after the case proper was settled. The media that surrounded the trial and its aftermath created a flurry of public commentary on the topic and is an aspect that is well reflected within this collection. Postcards in particular were a new and inexpensive format that propelled the scale of popular opinion expressed through their mass-circulation and often time provocative, anti-semitic imagery. Dreyfus counted among his defenders such illustrious figures as the future French prime minister Georges Clemenceau, the celebrated novelist Emile Zola, and the social thinker Bernard Lazare. Theodore Herzl, serving as Paris correspondent for the Viennese newspaper Die Welt, was disturbed enough by the anti-semitic implications of the Dreyfus Affair to turn his thoughts and energies to political Zionism, the movement which he founded.
- Language
- French
- English
- Yiddish
- Custodial History
- Provenance for this collection remains unknown.
- Notes
- A portion of material was removed from the collection's two albums. For each of these items a note has been created that indicates its initial page number and position in which it was originally placed.
- Subjects
- Dreyfus Affair (1984-1906)
- Dreyfus, Alfred, 1859-1935
- Zola, Emile, 1840-1902
- France
- France - Jews
- Antisemitism
- Media
- Cartoon
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Images
J.H. Blumenthal and Sons Fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn31778
- Collection
- J.H. Blumenthal and Sons Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 ledger
- Fonds No.
- 1086
- Scope and Content
- The fonds consists of a single account book of the J.H. Blumenthal and Sons company for the years 1899-1903.
- Collection
- J.H. Blumenthal and Sons Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 ledger
- Scope and Content
- The fonds consists of a single account book of the J.H. Blumenthal and Sons company for the years 1899-1903.
- Fonds No.
- 1086
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Creator
- J.H Blumenthal and Sons
- Physical Condition
- Leather binding deteriorating, previous water damage
- Language
- English
- Name Access
- Blumenthal, J.H.
- Subjects
- Blumenthal, J.H.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
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