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Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records

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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
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LONDON CHRONICLE article on Montreal merchants mentions 2 Jewish names, Ezekiel Solomons and Gershon Levy

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Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Fonds No.
CJC0001; ZA 1765; ZA 1765-C20d
Date
1765
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Date
1765
Fonds No.
CJC0001
Series No.
ZA 1765
File No.
ZA 1765-C20d
Notes
Original newspaper from March 1765
Subjects
LONDON CHRONICLE article on Montreal merchants mentions 2 Jewish names, Ezekiel Solomons and Gershon Levy
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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WEISKOPF, Jacob

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Collection
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
Material Type
textual record
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
Material Type
textual record
Date of Birth
1812
Date of Death
March 30, 1866
Place of Birth
Bohemia
Place Where Deceased
New Brunswick, Canada
Place of Residence
Saint John
Cemetery
Shaarei Zedek Cemetery
Age at Time of Death
74 years
Notes
OBITUARIES: Scrapbook C9 (Saint John Regional Library, Market Square), March 1866 Died – Weiscopht – In this city, on [Tuesday] evening, March 30, at 10 o’clock, after a long and lingering sickness, Jacob Weiscopht. Funeral will take place in his late residence, Prince William Street, Thursday, April 1st, at 11 o’clock. Friends and acquaintances are invited to attend. Gravestone reference code(s): JM 997.111.24. Additional notes: Lived in Saint John for 20 years
Record Source
SJJHM Cemetery and Obituary Records
Fonds No.
SJJHM-S
File No.
894
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Repository
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
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Haggadah Shel Pesach according to the Sephardi Rite; Order of the Agada of Pesach in Hebrew and Spanish for Spanish and Portuguese Jews

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Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Book : Bound : brown, beige, black ; Ht: 9,5 in. x W: 8 in.
Date
1813
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Book : Bound : brown, beige, black ; Ht: 9,5 in. x W: 8 in.
Other Title Information
Ceremonial Artifact
Date
1813
Creator
-
Physical Condition
Poor
Language
Hebrew
Spanish
English
Notes
More then 50 pages, hard cover. Pages have printed text on them. Book contains different prayers for religious ceremonies. Narrative: Bought by donor's grandfather, Judah Nasim Levy, in Gibraltar before immigrating to Tunis.
Accession No.
1991.20.05
Name Access
Levy, Claude
Places
Gibraltar, United Kingdom, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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MICHAELS, Michael

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Collection
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
Material Type
textual record
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
Material Type
textual record
Date of Birth
August 21, 1820
Date of Death
September 23, 1873
Place Where Deceased
New Brunswick, Canada
Cemetery
Shaarei Zedek Cemetery
Notes
Gravestone reference code(s): JM 997.111.35.
Record Source
SJJHM Cemetery and Obituary Records
Fonds No.
SJJHM-S
File No.
676
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Repository
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
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HART, Jacob

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Collection
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
Material Type
textual record
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
Material Type
textual record
NameofMother
Alice Davis Hart
Name of Father
Solomon Hart
Additional Family
3 brothers - Abraham Solomon, David, Henry, 6 sisters - Mrs. I. Isaacs, Mrs. L. Green, Mrs. I. Isaacs, Mrs. R. Landau, Mrs. M.W. Wyzanksi, Amelia
Date of Birth
April 13, 1821
Date of Death
July 13, 1823
Place Where Deceased
New Brunswick, Canada
Cemetery
Shaarei Zedek Cemetery
Age at Time of Death
3 years
Notes
Gravestone reference code(s): JM 997.111.31.
Record Source
SJJHM Cemetery and Obituary Records
Fonds No.
SJJHM-S
File No.
437
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Repository
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
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Siddur

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Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Book
Fonds No.
SH-01; 761
Date
[ca. 1825]
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Book
Date
[ca. 1825]
Fonds No.
SH-01
Item No.
761
Notes
Leather-bound siddur decorated with metal plaque with hands with spread fingers and a symbol of a lion, on the back there is a placque with the initials: "Mem Alef," closed with a lock, inscribed Dec. 14, 1825, caption(translated into English): Roedelsheim, printed in a privileged bookprinter von W. Heidenheim. 1825).
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives
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HART, Solomon H.

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Collection
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
Material Type
textual record
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
Material Type
textual record
Spouse
Alice Davis Hart
Children
4 sons - Abraham Solomon, David, Henry, Jacob, 6 daughers - Mrs. I. Isaacs, Mrs. L. Green, Mrs. I. Isaacs, Mrs. R. Landau, Mrs. M.W. Wyzanki, Amelia
Additional Family
1 brother - Nathan Hart
Date of Birth
1825
Date of Death
January 28, 1901
Place of Birth
London, England
Place Where Deceased
New Brunswick, Canada
Place of Residence
Saint John
Cemetery
Shaarei Zedek Cemetery
Age at Time of Death
76 years
Notes
OBITUARIES: Saint John Globe, January 29, 1901 Died Hart - In this city, on the 28th, after a lingering illness, S. H. Hart, in the 76th year of his age. (Montreal papers please copy) Funeral from his late residence, 100 Germain Street, on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. Friends and acquaintances respectfully invited to attend. Typescript supplied by: Archives, New Brunswick Museum Department of Canadian History 277 Douglas Avenue Saint John, N.B. Date: May 16, 1972 Hart-In this city on the 28th after a lingering illness S. H. Hart in the 70th year of his age (Montreal paper please copy). Saint John Globe January 29, 1901 Hart-In this city on the 28th, after a lingering illness, S. H. Hart, in the 76th year of his age (Montreal papers please copy) Funeral from his late residence, 109 Germain Street on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. Friends and acquaintances respectfully invited to attend. Gravestone reference code(s): JM 997.111.30.
Record Source
SJJHM Cemetery and Obituary Records
Fonds No.
SJJHM-S
File No.
441
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Repository
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
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BASSEN, Eliezer (Lazar)

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Collection
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
Material Type
textual record
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
Material Type
textual record
Spouse
CHIA
Children
2 sons, 2 daughters
Date of Birth
March 13, 1829
Date of Death
April 15, 1949
Place Where Deceased
New Brunswick, Canada
Place of Residence
Saint John
Cemetery
Shaarei Zedek Cemetery
Age at Time of Death
91 years
Notes
OBITUARIES: Telegraph Journal, April 16, 1949 BASSEN—At his residence, 14 Summer St., on April 15, 1949, Lazar Bassen, in his 92nd year, survived by his widow, two daughters, two sons, several grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, one sister and two brothers. Funeral was held from Chamberlain’s Funeral Home, 145 King St. East, on Friday at 4:30 pm. Interment was in Shaarei Zedek Cemetery. Gravestone reference code(s): JM 998.61.325. Memorial plaque in synagogue: Our Departed - D3 . Additional notes: Hebrew teacher. Elisha is name on stone
Record Source
SJJHM Cemetery and Obituary Records
Fonds No.
SJJHM-S
File No.
49
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Repository
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
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ASHKINS, Helen

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Collection
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
Material Type
textual record
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
Material Type
textual record
Children
1 daughter - Mrs. Karrett
Date of Birth
1834
Date of Death
April 26, 1923
Place Where Deceased
New Brunswick, Canada
Cemetery
Shaarei Zedek Cemetery
Age at Time of Death
89 years
Notes
Gravestone reference code(s): JM 998.61.174.
Record Source
SJJHM Cemetery and Obituary Records
Fonds No.
SJJHM-S
File No.
25
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Repository
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
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Deed of Sale from the representatives of the late Gabriel Cotte

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Collection
The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Fonds No.
SP-01; F; SP-01-F-23-1
Date
1835
Collection
The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Date
1835
Fonds No.
SP-01
Series No.
F
File No.
SP-01-F-23-1
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue
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Secretary's Copy of Laws

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Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Document : Paper ; Ht:18.5 cm x W:12 cm : English
Fonds No.
SH-01; 695
Date
[ca. 1838]
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Document : Paper ; Ht:18.5 cm x W:12 cm : English
Date
[ca. 1838]
Fonds No.
SH-01
Item No.
695
Physical Condition
Fair
Notes
By-Laws of the Congregation Kahal Kadosh Shearith Israel of Montreal
Places
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives
Documents

SH-0695-By-LawsCongregationKahalKadoshShearithIsrael-1838

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By-Laws of the Congregation Kahal Kadosh Shearith Israel of Montreal

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Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Document : b&w ; Ht:18 cm x W:11.4 cm : English
Fonds No.
SH-01; 936
Date
July 3, 1838
Collection
CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Document : b&w ; Ht:18 cm x W:11.4 cm : English
Date
July 3, 1838
Fonds No.
SH-01
Item No.
936
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
Includes: Chap. I. of Election of Officers; Chap. II. of the Prayers; Chap. III. of the Parnass; Chap. IV. of Board of Trustees; Chap. V. to Promote Solemnity and Order; Chap. VI. of Seats; Chap. VII. of Offerings; Chap. VIII. of Baking Passover Bread; Chap. IX. of the Fees; Chap. X of the Register for Names of Dead; Chap. XI. of the Burial Ground. 8 pages; represented by B. Hart, President, and A. H. David, M.D. Secretary; printed by James Starke & Co.
Places
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives
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COHEN, Hyman

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Collection
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
Material Type
textual record
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
Material Type
textual record
Date of Birth
1838
Date of Death
August 21, 1923
Place Where Deceased
New Brunswick, Canada
Cemetery
Shaarei Zedek Cemetery
Notes
Gravestone reference code(s): JM 998.61.181.
Record Source
SJJHM Cemetery and Obituary Records
Fonds No.
SJJHM-S
File No.
165
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Repository
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
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SHANE, Rebecca

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Collection
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
Material Type
textual record
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
Material Type
textual record
Spouse
Samuel Shane
Date of Birth
1838
Date of Death
May 17, 1908
Place Where Deceased
New Brunswick, Canada
Cemetery
Shaarei Zedek Cemetery
Age at Time of Death
69 years
Notes
Gravestone reference code(s): JM 998.61.374 / JM 997.111.80.
Record Source
SJJHM Cemetery and Obituary Records
Fonds No.
SJJHM-S
File No.
809
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Repository
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
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BARISTEINE (BERNSTEIN), Caley

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Collection
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
Material Type
textual record
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
Material Type
textual record
Children
Son: Abe
Date of Birth
1843
Date of Death
December 30, 1908
Place Where Deceased
New Brunswick, Canada
Cemetery
Shaarei Zedek Cemetery
Age at Time of Death
65 years
Notes
Gravestone reference code(s): JM 998.61.286. Additional notes: initial N. on gravestone. Bernstein alternate surname
Record Source
SJJHM Cemetery and Obituary Records
Fonds No.
SJJHM-S
File No.
71
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Repository
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
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JACOBSON, Jacob

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Collection
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
Material Type
textual record
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
Material Type
textual record
Children
3 sons - Nathan, Mendel, Julius, 1 daughter - Bessie
Additional Family
1 brother - Harry
Date of Birth
1844
Date of Death
April 17, 1938
Place Where Deceased
New Brunswick, Canada
Place of Residence
Saint John
Cemetery
Shaarei Zedek Cemetery
Age at Time of Death
96 years
Notes
OBITUARIES: Evening Times Globe, April 18, 1938, SB Series 93, p. 90 Jacob Jacobson Dies in 97th Year In his 97th year, Jacob Jacobson, one of the oldest members of the Hebrew community as well as one of the oldest citizens of Saint John, died on Sunday afternoon at the Roger’s Nursing Home, Charlotte Street. A native a Russia, he came to this city 53 years ago and early interested himself in the establishment of a Jewish Synagogue. He was among the most devout members of the Hebrew congregation and had held the office of its president as well as president of the Hebrew burial committee. He was a metal merchant and was one of the first Saint John residents to engage in that enterprise. He had built up his commercial venture into a substantial business. He is survived by one daughter, three sons, one brother, 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The daughter is Miss Bessie Jacobson of this city. The sons are Nathan of Halifax, N.S., and Mendal of NewYork and Julius of Westchester, Pa. The brother is Harry Jacobson of Lithuania. Gravestone reference code(s): JM 998.61.257. Additional notes: junk dealer
Record Source
SJJHM Cemetery and Obituary Records
Fonds No.
SJJHM-S
File No.
517
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Repository
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
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MOONSKEIN (MOONSHINE), Selick (Zelick)

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Collection
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
Material Type
textual record
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
Material Type
textual record
Children
David Moonskein
Date of Birth
1844
Date of Death
January 1, 1921
Place Where Deceased
New Brunswick, Canada
Cemetery
Shaarei Zedek Cemetery
Age at Time of Death
72 years
Notes
Gravestone reference code(s): JM 998.61.381.
Record Source
SJJHM Cemetery and Obituary Records
Fonds No.
SJJHM-S
File No.
696
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Repository
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
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BUDOVITCH, Elizabeth

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Collection
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
Material Type
textual record
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
Material Type
textual record
Name of Father
Aaron Wolf
Spouse
Joseph Budovitch
Children
1 son - Myer, 1 daughter
Additional Family
one brother
Date of Birth
1845
Date of Death
January 23, 1938
Place Where Deceased
New Brunswick, Canada
Place of Residence
Saint John
Cemetery
Shaarei Zedek Cemetery
Age at Time of Death
93 years
Notes
OBITUARIES: Telegraph Journal, January 24, 1938 Budovitch - On Jan. 23, 1938, at the residence of her son, Myer Budovitch, 201 Douglas Avenue, Mrs. Elizabeth Budovitch, in her 95th year, leaving to mourn one son, one daughter, one brother, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Funeral from her son’s residence yesterday afternoon. Interment in the Hebrew plot in Fernhill Cemetery. Gravestone reference code(s): JM 998.61.213.
Record Source
SJJHM Cemetery and Obituary Records
Fonds No.
SJJHM-S
File No.
119
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Repository
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
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ISAACS, Abraham

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Collection
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
Material Type
textual record
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
Material Type
textual record
Spouse
Miss Hart
Children
2 sons, 2 daughters
Additional Family
4 brothers - Israel, Alfred, Joseph, Emmanuel, 2 sisters - Mrs. Oscar Silberstein, Mrs. L. Marks
Date of Birth
April 20, 1845
Date of Death
March 14, 1909
Place Where Deceased
New Brunswick, Canada
Place of Residence
Saint John
Cemetery
Shaarei Zedek Cemetery
Notes
OBITUARIES: Saint John Globe, March 14, 1909 Mr. Isaacs died Sunday at his home 12 Peters Street after a brief illness. He died of heart failure. He was born in London, England. Spent his young manhood in New York. In 1878 came to Saint John and went into manufacturing cigars on Dock Street. The following year he was joined by his brother and they formed a partnership which prospered and is now of the big industries of Saint John. Mr. Isaacs was married in New York to the daughter of the late Solomon Hart. He is survived by two sons, 2 daughters, 4 brothers, Israel, Alfred, Joseph and Emmanuel and two sisters, Mrs. Oscar Silberstein and Mrs. L. Marks. Mr. Isaacs has been the President of the Jewish Congregation since its establishment. In his death the Jewish colony has lost its foremost member and the community a man who filled a very important place in its world. He enjoyed good will and esteem by all who knew him. Typescript supplied by: Archives Department of Canadian History The New Brunswick Museum 277 Douglas Avenue Saint John N.B. Date: May 16, 1972 [The Jewish Times] March 1909 The Late Mr. Abraham Isaacs Saint John N.B. The death of Mr. Abraham Isaacs of the firm of A. & I. Isaacs, cigar manufacturers of Saint John, N.B., which occurred quite suddenly at his residence, 12 Peters Street on Sunday, March 14 last, was a shock and a loss not only to Mr. Isaacs own family, but to the entire business community. The deceased, who had been suffering from heart trouble for some time part, was stricken suddenly ill two weeks previous to his death, and gradually grew weaker until the end. Mr. Isaacs, who was a native of London, England, came to New York when quite a young lad, and began his career as a cigarmaker, learning the trade with his father, who was then engaged in the manufacturing business. Shortly afterwards Mr. Isaacs opened up business for himself in Brooklyn at the corner of Myrtle Avenue. Here he prospered and settled down, marrying a daughter of the late Solomon Hart, of Saint John. In 1878 Mr. Isaacs removed his family to Saint John, and began cigar manufacturing on Dock Street. Then, a year later, he was joined by his brother, Mr. Isaacs, and together they established the firm of A&I. Isaacs. After a few years of active business they found their factory inadequate for their ever growing trade, and were forced to remove to larger quarters on Church Street, where they continued business for some years until three years ago, when they purchased the fine brick building on Princess Street, which the firm now occupies. The firm of A&I Isaacs is one of the oldest established and best known firms in the Maritime Provinces, ranking amongst the largest cigar manufacturers in Canada. Great sympathy had been extended to the members of Mr. Isaacs family, as well as his brother, Mr. I. Isaacs, at his loss of a lifelong partner. The business will still be continued by Mr. I. Isaacs under the [?] name. Gravestone reference code(s): JM 998.61.502.
Record Source
SJJHM Cemetery and Obituary Records
Fonds No.
SJJHM-S
File No.
474
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Genealogy Records
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Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
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