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Galecian Ladies Aid Association Fonds

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn33199

Collection: Galecian Ladies Aid Association Fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Material Type: textual record; sound recording

Physical Description: 10cm of textual records, 1 audiocasette

Scope and Content: The fonds consists of two files. The first contains the minutes of the Galecian Ladies Aid Association from the 1940s to 1980s, in loose leaf and bound formats. The second file contains documents and photocopies of documents pertaining to Tema Lang, the longtime secretary and treasurer of the organ…

Collection: Galecian Ladies Aid Association Fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Material Type: textual record; sound recording

Physical Description: 10cm of textual records, 1 audiocasette

Scope and Content: The fonds consists of two files. The first contains the minutes of the Galecian Ladies Aid Association from the 1940s to 1980s, in loose leaf and bound formats. The second file contains documents and photocopies of documents pertaining to Tema Lang, the longtime secretary and treasurer of the organization, and her husband Joseph Lang. The file contains the Polish passport of Tema Lang. Also included in the fonds is an audiocassette recording of the eulogy for Tema Lang.

Storage Location: JPL

Physical Condition: Bound minute books in poor condition

Conservation: Several rolled certificates in need of flattening

Language: Yiddish; English; French; Polish

Name Access: Lang, Tema; Lang, Joseph

Subjects: Galecian Ladies Aid Association

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

David Jay Bercuson Fonds

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn71341

Collection: David Jay Bercuson Fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Material Type: textual record; sound recording

Physical Description: 3.3 m of textual records + 85 audio-cassettes + 5 magnetic audio reels

Fonds No.: 1004

Date: 1960-1995

Collection: David Jay Bercuson Fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Material Type: textual record; sound recording

Physical Description: 3.3 m of textual records + 85 audio-cassettes + 5 magnetic audio reels

Date: 1960-1995

Fonds No.: 1004

Storage Location: JPL

History / Biographical: David Jay Bercuson was born in Montreal on 31 August 1945, the son of Joseph Myer and Sylvia (Green) Bercuson. As a teenager he attended Monklands High School in Montreal. He attended Sir George Williams University, graduating in June 1966 with Honours in History and winning the Lieutenant-Governor's Silver Medal for the highest standing in history. After graduation he pursued graduate studies at the University of Toronto, earning an MA in history in 1967 and a Ph.D. in 1971. Dr. Bercuson has published in academic and popular publications on a wide range of topics specializing in modern Canadian politics, Canadian defence and foreign policy, and Canadian military history. Dr. Bercuson has written or co-authored more than thirty books and numerous journal articles on the subjects of Canadian Labour, political, diplomatic and military history; the Middle East; Canadian regionalism and constitutional crises; anti-semitism; and higher education in Canada. In 1983, he published The Secret Army, an account of the volunteers from abroad who joined the Israeli military effort during the War of Independence. In 1985, with co-author Douglas Wertheimer, he published A Trust Betrayed: The Keegstra Affair which documented the trial of James Keegstra, an Alberta teacher found guilty of promoting Holocaust denial and anti-semitic views to his students. He has also written for the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, the Calgary Herald, the National Post and other newspapers. In 1988, Bercuson was elected to the Royal Society of Canada and in May 1989, he was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies at The University of Calgary. In 1997 he was appointed Special Advisor to the Minister of National Defence on the Future of the Canadian Forces. In 1998, Concordia University conferred on him the honourary degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa. He was a member of the Minister of National Defence’s Monitoring Committee from 1997 to 2003. He served on the Advisory Council on National Security from 2005 to 2008. Since January 1997 he has been the Director of the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary. Currently he is also the Director of Programs of the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute, which is based in Calgary. Dr. Bercuson served as Honorary Lieutenant Colonel of 41 Combat Engineer Regiment, a Land Force Reserve military engineer unit of the Canadian Forces until November 2010. He is a member of Board of Governors of the Royal Military College of Canada. In 2002 Dr. Bercuson was awarded the J. B. Tyrrell Historical Medal from the Royal Society of Canada. In 2003, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada. Dr. Bercuson’s newest book The Fighting Canadians was published in 2008.

Language: English

Custodial History: Donated directly by Dr. Bercuson.

Arrangement: Arranged by series according to material in fonds.

Access Restrictions: Access Restrictions May Apply On Certain Records. Contact the JPL Archives directly for more information.

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

Publications, Television, and Radio

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn71343

Collection: David Jay Bercuson Fonds

Description Level: Series

Material Type: textual record; sound recording

Physical Description: 1.5 m of textual records + 8 audio-cassettes + 5 magnetic audio reels

Fonds No.: 1004; 1

Date: 1970-1995

Scope and Content: Contains materials including articles, manuscripts, transcripts, television and radio scripts regarding various scholarly, periodical, and newspaper publications, as well as materials related to television and radio productions.

Collection: David Jay Bercuson Fonds

Description Level: Series

Material Type: textual record; sound recording

Physical Description: 1.5 m of textual records + 8 audio-cassettes + 5 magnetic audio reels

Scope and Content: Contains materials including articles, manuscripts, transcripts, television and radio scripts regarding various scholarly, periodical, and newspaper publications, as well as materials related to television and radio productions.

Date: 1970-1995

Fonds No.: 1004

Series No.: 1

Storage Location: Bay 4

Language: English

Access Restrictions: Access Restrictions May Apply On Certain Records. Contact the JPL Archives directly for more information.

Subjects: Bercuson, David Jay; Mahal (Organization); Antisemitism; Holocaust Denial

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

Scripts, TV Proposals, Documentary Materials, and TV and Radio interviews

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn71348

Collection: David Jay Bercuson Fonds

Description Level: Series

Material Type: textual record; sound recording

Physical Description: 0.5 m of textual records + 8 audio-cassettes + 5 magnetic audio reels.

Fonds No.: 1004; 1.6

Date: 1970-1995

Scope and Content: Contains scripts, television proposals, interviews, and documentary materials for various television and radio projects including the CBC.

Collection: David Jay Bercuson Fonds

Description Level: Series

Material Type: textual record; sound recording

Physical Description: 0.5 m of textual records + 8 audio-cassettes + 5 magnetic audio reels.

Scope and Content: Contains scripts, television proposals, interviews, and documentary materials for various television and radio projects including the CBC.

Date: 1970-1995

Fonds No.: 1004

Series No.: 1.6

Storage Location: Bay 4

Language: English

Access Restrictions: Access Restrictions May Apply On Certain Records. Contact the JPL Archives directly for more information.

Subjects: Bercuson, David Jay; Mahal (Organization); Antisemitism; Holocaust Denial

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

Research and Project Proposals

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn71358

Collection: David Jay Bercuson Fonds

Description Level: Series

Material Type: textual record; sound recording

Physical Description: 0.9m of textual records + 77 audio-cassettes.

Fonds No.: 1004; 5

Date: 1970-1995

Scope and Content: Contains materials and correspondence related to research and proposals for various articles, books, and projects.

Collection: David Jay Bercuson Fonds

Description Level: Series

Material Type: textual record; sound recording

Physical Description: 0.9m of textual records + 77 audio-cassettes.

Scope and Content: Contains materials and correspondence related to research and proposals for various articles, books, and projects.

Date: 1970-1995

Fonds No.: 1004

Series No.: 5

Storage Location: Bay 4

Language: English

Access Restrictions: Access Restrictions May Apply On Certain Records. Contact the JPL Archives directly for more information.

Subjects: Bercuson, David Jay; Mahal (Organization); Antisemitism; Holocaust Denial

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

Interview Transcripts and Tapes

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn71359

Collection: David Jay Bercuson Fonds

Description Level: Series

Material Type: textual record; sound recording

Physical Description: 0.6m of textual records + 77 audio-cassettes.

Fonds No.: 1004; 5.2

Date: 1970-1995

Scope and Content: Contains transcripts and audio cassette tapes of various interviews conducted for research on various projects including The Secret Army, an account of the Mahal volunteers who fought in the Israeli War for Independence.

Collection: David Jay Bercuson Fonds

Description Level: Series

Material Type: textual record; sound recording

Physical Description: 0.6m of textual records + 77 audio-cassettes.

Scope and Content: Contains transcripts and audio cassette tapes of various interviews conducted for research on various projects including The Secret Army, an account of the Mahal volunteers who fought in the Israeli War for Independence.

Date: 1970-1995

Fonds No.: 1004

Series No.: 5.2

Storage Location: Bay 4

Language: English

Access Restrictions: Access Restrictions May Apply On Certain Records. Contact the JPL Archives directly for more information.

Subjects: Bercuson, David Jay; Mahal (Organization); Antisemitism; Holocaust Denial

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

Shulamis Yelin Fonds

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn72069

Collection: Shulamis Yelin Fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Material Type: textual record; sound recording; graphic material; object

Physical Description: 8.00 metres of textual records + ca. 125 audio cassettes + ca. 1300 photographs + other material

Fonds No.: 1032

Date: 1926-2000

Collection: Shulamis Yelin Fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Material Type: textual record; sound recording; graphic material; object

Physical Description: 8.00 metres of textual records + ca. 125 audio cassettes + ca. 1300 photographs + other material

Date: 1926-2000

Fonds No.: 1032

Storage Location: JPL

History / Biographical: Shulamis Yelin was born in Montreal on April 12, 1913 to Aaron and Vichna (Dobkin) Bordodensky. Educated at Jewish Peretz Scholl, 1925-1928, Baron Byng High School, 1927-1930, MacDonald College School for Teachers, 1939-1940, Sir George Williams University, B.A., 1954-1957, and Universite de Montreal, M.A. (Cum Laude) 1961. Married Ezra Yelin, 1941. Had one daughter, Gilah. During her 35 years of teaching, she taught every grade from nursery to university, the latter at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Much of her teaching was done with gifted children. In 1968, she was named Master Teacher by the Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal. She contributed essays, reviews, poems, short stories and literary cirticisms to periodicals such as the Reconstructionist, Zynergy, Viewpoints, Canadian Author and Bookman, Jewish Digest, Montreal Times, Crossroads and Jewish Dialogue. Her published books include; Creative Camping in Jewish Life, 1954; The Jew In Canada 1760-1960; Seeded in Sinai, 1975; Shulamis: Stories From a Montreal Childhood, 1983; Au Soleil de Ma Nuit, 1985; Many Mirrors May Faces, 1986; Une Enfance Juive A Montreal, 1998; Where All Her Wars Are Marked, 2002. Her awards included The Bronfman Graduate Fellowship, 1957; LA Med Literary Prize, 1962; Certificate of Honour from Le Ministre Des Affaires Culturelles du Quebec, 1972; Canadian Confederation Medal, 1993. She served as Vice-President of the Canadian Authors Association, Cultural Chair for the Pioneer Women - Na'amat Organization and Judge of the J.I. Segal Literary Award. She died in Montreal on June 24, 2002.