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Beverly Shaffer Fonds

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Collection
Beverly Shaffer Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
6 film reels ; 2 folders of textual material
Fonds No.
1070
Date
1977-1986 (predominant 1977)
Scope and Content
Contains 6 film reels, mainly from the Children of Canada Series but also "Bioethics: Who Should Decide?" Also contains accompanying textual material for classroom and promotional use.
Collection
Beverly Shaffer Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
6 film reels ; 2 folders of textual material
Scope and Content
Contains 6 film reels, mainly from the Children of Canada Series but also "Bioethics: Who Should Decide?" Also contains accompanying textual material for classroom and promotional use.
Date
1977-1986 (predominant 1977)
Fonds No.
1070
Storage Location
JPL
2-6C
2-6D
2-6G
Creator
National Film Board of Canada
History / Biographical
Oscar-winning director Beverly Shaffer (I'll Find a Way: Best Live Action Short, 1978) was born in Montreal, earning degrees from McGill and Macdonald College. She began working for the National Film Board under the Studio D project in 1975, directing for the next ten years all of the "Children in Canada" series films, which included "I'll Find a Way". Other notable films by Ms. Shaffer include "Mr. Mergler's Gift" (2005) and the 1999 follow-up to "I'll Find a Way", "It's Just a Wedding".
Custodial History
Transferred directly from Beverly Shaffer to the JPL-A
Name Access
Shaffer, Beverly (1945 - )
National Film Board of Canada
Subjects
Documentary films - Canada.
Filmmakers.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Sidney Ofner Collection

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Collection
Sidney Ofner Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
2 folders of textual material ; 1 CD
Date
1992-1995
Scope and Content
Contains the publication Sidney Ofner: A Soldier’s Story, 1942-1944, compiled by Suzan Horovitch, as well as copies of the letters written by Sidney Ofner and a CD copy of the book.
Collection
Sidney Ofner Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
2 folders of textual material ; 1 CD
Scope and Content
Contains the publication Sidney Ofner: A Soldier’s Story, 1942-1944, compiled by Suzan Horovitch, as well as copies of the letters written by Sidney Ofner and a CD copy of the book.
Date
1992-1995
Storage Location
7-3C
Creator
Suzan Horovitch
History / Biographical
In 1993 Suzan Horovitch (née Green) began the task of typing out her uncle Sidney Ofner’s letters, written home to Montreal during his station in Europe in World War II. Sidney Ofner was in Italy when he was killed supporting a trench on January 15, 1944. Suzan Horovitch and her husband Art spent several years compiling into a book the letters as well as official Canadian Forces correspondence regarding Sidney. The Horovitch’s also tracked down and contacted several veterans whom had served with Sidney in order to gather all information possible on his time in the army and his death. Sidney Ofner was the only son of Alexander and Tillie Ofner, both of Montreal. Mr. Ofner ran a women’s ready-to-wear garment store, in which Sidney also worked. He was a graduate of Strathcona Academy. Sidney enlisted in the Victoria Rifles of Canada in 1942, going overseas in 1943. He was later stationed to North Africa with a reinforcement regiment and then with the Royal Canadian Regiment in Italy in the fall of 1943. Sidney’s sister Marjorie, mother of Leona (mentioned in the letters) and Suzan) saved all of the letters from her brother.
Custodial History
Transferred to the JPL-A by Suzan Horovitch
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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May Cutler Fonds

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Collection
May Cutler Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
2 files of textual material ; 41 photographs : 20x24cm
Fonds No.
1228
Date
1961-198[-]
Scope and Content
Consists of photographs and an article by May Cutler as well as a sketch by artist Rita Briansky.
Collection
May Cutler Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
2 files of textual material ; 41 photographs : 20x24cm
Scope and Content
Consists of photographs and an article by May Cutler as well as a sketch by artist Rita Briansky.
Date
1961-198[-]
Fonds No.
1228
Storage Location
7-3C
Creator
May Cutler
History / Biographical
May Cutler was founder of Tundra Books in 1967 and ran the company until 1995. Also active in Montreal politics, Ms. Cutler served as mayor of the City of Westmount.
Custodial History
Donated by May Cutler to the JPL-A
Notes
Stored in Small Collections Box#3 (SC3)
Name Access
Cutler, May
Subjects
Eichmann, Adolf, 1906-1962 - Trials, litigation, etc.
Jerusalem - Pictorial works
Briansky, Rita
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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[Photographs, Israel during the Eichmann Trial]

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Collection
May Cutler Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
41 photographs : 20x24cm : b&w
Fonds No.
1228; 001
Date
1961
Collection
May Cutler Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
41 photographs : 20x24cm : b&w
Date
1961
Fonds No.
1228
File No.
001
Storage Location
7-3C
Creator
May Cutler
Custodial History
Donated by May Cutler directly to the JPL-A
Name Access
Cutler, May
Subjects
Eichmann, Adolf, 1906-1962 - Trials, litigation, etc.
Jerusalem - Pictorial works
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Article, "The Jewish Experirence in Canadian Children's Literature"

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Collection
May Cutler Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file of textual material
Fonds No.
1228; 002
Date
2004
Collection
May Cutler Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file of textual material
Date
2004
Fonds No.
1228
File No.
002
Storage Location
7-3C
Creator
May Cutler
Notes
Stored in Small Collection Box#3 (SC3)
Name Access
Cutler, May
Subjects
Children's Literature
Jewish children in literature
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Sketch, "A Synagogue in the Shtetl"

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Collection
May Cutler Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 sketch : col.
003
Date
1969
Collection
May Cutler Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 sketch : col.
Date
1969
File No.
003
Storage Location
7-3C
Creator
Rita Briansky
Notes
Stored in Small Collections Box#3 (SC3)
Name Access
Briansky, Rita
Subjects
Shtetl life
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Identification papers - Hirsch and Albina Dranger

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Collection
Hirsch and Albina Dranger fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
1 file of textual material
Fonds No.
1265; 001
Date
1945-1955
Scope and Content
Contains the various identification papers of Hirsch and Albina Dranger, Holocaust survivors.
Collection
Hirsch and Albina Dranger fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
1 file of textual material
Scope and Content
Contains the various identification papers of Hirsch and Albina Dranger, Holocaust survivors.
Date
1945-1955
Fonds No.
1265
File No.
001
Storage Location
7-3C
Notes
Stored in Small Collection Box#3 (SC3)
Subjects
Auschwitz (Poland: Concentration camp)
Bergen Belsen (Germany: Concentration camp)
Bndermichl (Displaced person camp: Linz, Austria)
Camp Hart (Displaced person camp)
Displaced persons
Dranger Friedman, Albina (nee Landau)
Dranger Friedman, Hirsch
Flossenburg (Germany: Concentration camp)
Identification cards
Ravensbruck (Germany: Concentration camp)
Rzeszow (Poland: Concentration camp)
Theresienstadt (Czechoslovakia: Concentration camp)
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Poetry Album

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Collection
Hilda Feiner/Jeannette Roback Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 album
Fonds No.
1229
Scope and Content
Consists of 1 album with poetry and hand-drawn illustrations.
Collection
Hilda Feiner/Jeannette Roback Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 album
Scope and Content
Consists of 1 album with poetry and hand-drawn illustrations.
Fonds No.
1229
Storage Location
7-3C, SC3
Creator
Hilda Feiner
Jeannette Roback
Custodial History
Unknown
Notes
Stored in Small Collections Box#3 (SC3)
Name Access
Roback, Jeannette
Feiner, Hilda
Subjects
Poetry
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Machzikei Hadas Congregation fonds.

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Collection
Machzikei Hadas Congregation fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
textual records, graphic material, objects
Fonds No.
C0010
Date
1908-2016
Scope and Content
BOX 1 - Various A folded poster donated by Estelle Gunner in 2009 showing several photographs of Machzikei Hadas on Murray Street on one side and model of new synagogue in Alta Vista. Produced for purpose of advertising telephone campaign for pledges to pay for new building. Rabbi Bulka's photo an…
Collection
Machzikei Hadas Congregation fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
textual records, graphic material, objects
Scope and Content
BOX 1 - Various A folded poster donated by Estelle Gunner in 2009 showing several photographs of Machzikei Hadas on Murray Street on one side and model of new synagogue in Alta Vista. Produced for purpose of advertising telephone campaign for pledges to pay for new building. Rabbi Bulka's photo and message included (see 5-080-03); A copy of an interview with Mr. Laibel Steinberg on the early history of the congregation - Date Unknown; Sisterhood of Machzikei Hadas Senior Girls of the Junior Congregation formal tea invitation. Hostesses - Debbie Applebaum, Enid Appotive, Ilsa Dubrovsky, Barbara Greenberg, Minchie Goldberg, Adele Goldstein, Zena Koffman, Norma Kufsky, Shelly Segal, Eleanor Schwartz, Eleanor Steinberg - 1963 Notices of Formal Meetings, 1958-1974 (with gaps); A list of past presidents; The original mortgage agreement for M. H. Clarence St., 1908; Bylaws of Machzikei Hadas Congregation, 1919; Constitution and Bylaws, 1959; Declaration of trust (two originals - one signed, one unsigned), 1930; Mortgage documents, 1916; Correspondence - Legal, Corporation Statements, 1928-1936, 1946, 1960; Member Lists, 1949, 1970, 1971, 1972 (includes a list of leaders for various committees within the congregation and a letter that was sent to new congregants - 1971-1972); Three certificates of Pew Ownership - H. Steinman, 1933; Max Drazin, 1931; H. PLeet, 1931; Application cards for membership - One completed, many blanks, 1950's; An agreement of Seat Purchase for H. Steinman, 1927; A list of Officers of the Corporation of Spanish and Portuguese Jews and their bylaws, 1949; Contract with Cantor Reverend Nathan Borenstein, 1957; Burning the mortgage banquet, 1947; Hebrew Publishing Compnay calendar, 1936; Financial Reports, 1955, 1960; Copy of Ben Karp Yiddish Bar Mitzva speech, 1930; A file of material donated by Oscar Petegorsky in the Fall of 2002 - A receipt for Oscar Petegorsky for the sum of $25.00 for the purchace of a burial plot for Mr. Slack - 1934, An account statement from A. J. Freiman Limited showing a $100.00 fee for the decoration of his department store building on Rideau St. to decorate it for the King's visit - 1939, An invoice to Mr. Steinberg detailing expenses to be paid - 1939, A pamphlet announcing the final shabbat (shabbos) service at Machzikei Hadas on Murray Street; A Machzikei Hadas Bulletin, 1967; A small file of newspaper clippings; Murray Street blank stationary; Cornerstone contents; a list of names on paper in the cornerstone. It came in a tin box which was stolen during a break-in. A Minutes Ledger and its translations, 1946-1960?; A plaque regarding the Machzikei Hadas murals; Artifiact, ironstone plate with a decal of 264 Murray Street synagogue, dated September 24, 1973. Signed by Saul Saslove, President, Rabbi Reuven P. Bulka. Donated by Mrs Ben Karp, 2004 located in small records centre box; An Alta Vista location Bingo advertisement matchbook; Machzikei Hadas constitution, 1975; A Jewish National Fund certificate from the Machzikei Hadas Sisterhood stating that two trees have been planted in honour of Minnie Drazin for being "Woman of the Year," 1967; A file on the Coat of Arms for Machzikei Hadas, 1994; A book written by Rabbi Reuven P. Bulka called, "An Unforgettable Hour: Congregation Machzikei Hadas receives a coat of arms,"1997; Machzikei Hadas Calendars; BOX 2 - Various A "History" file - Machzikei Hadas but also many other handwritten notes from former Archivist Shirley Berman on a variety of subjects. There is an interview from 1950 from Jacob Freedman. He talks of coming to the city, meeting John Dover, Jacob Cohen, Moses Bilsky, Issacher Dov Berman and others. He talks about the Shohets of Ottawa and matters of Kashruth and the early competing Minyanim. Three pages on the history of the Machzikei Hadas congregation and synagogue. Sylvia Kershman's notes and Remembrances, 2001; Promotional brochure for the Alta Vista synagogue location, date nknown; Dedication - Script and Direction by Sol Max "Memory Lane," June, 1974; Rosh Hashanah, 1973; Max Nadolny dinner, 1976; Program for the Sefer Torah Presentation, 1979; Burn the mortgage campaign, 1981; 25th Anniversary, 1999; Rabbi Reuven P. Bulka - Invitations and programs, 1982-1993; Correspondence from Jack Haberman, 1977; Machzikei Hadas Sisterhood - Passover preparations, list of Officers, list of activities, 1971, 1982-1990; Machzikei Hadas Sisterhood - Invitations, 1981-1989; Machzikei Hadas Sisterhood - Strawberry Tea Machzikei Hadas Sisterhood - Sale of Israel Bonds, 1966-1987; Machzikei Hadas Sisterhood - Minutes, 1949-160 (file states that contents are on loan from Bessie Applebaum); Machziei Hadas Sisterhood - Administrative Documents and notes, 1987; Machzikei Hadas - Debut Theater, contains many advertisements for local businesses, date unknown; Newsletters and Announcements, 1982-2006; Fundraising for Capital Campaign, $2,000,000.00, possibly 2006; Shabbat-iton, 1990, 1991, 1997, 2002; Announcements, various dates begining 1981; Shuleinu - Machzikei Hadas Bulletin, 1975-1984; Shuleinu - Machzikei Hadas Bulletin, 1985-1990; Shuleinu - Machzikei Hadas Bulletin, 1997-2001; Shuleinu - Machzikei Hadas Bulletin, 2002-2008; Shuleinu - Machzikei Hadas Bulletin, 2008-2013; Shuleinu - Machzikei Hadas Bulletin, 2013- General Information from the Machzikei Hadas website, December 22, 2009; The Future of the Congregation, 2009, 2011; Members Information, 2009-2005;
Date
1908-2016
Fonds No.
C0010
Storage Location
1 box in OS
History / Biographical
Machzikei Hadas Congregation began as a small group of people who worshipped in a home on St. Patrick Street owned by Mr. and Mrs. Goldberg. They met every Shabbat, winter and summer, paying 25 cents per week for dues. Then one High Holiday, they rented a hall at the corner of Dalhousie and St. Patrick Street for one month covering Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and charged $1.00. In 1908, approximately 15 to 20 families bought the building at 264 Murray Street, the former site of Adath Jeshrun Congregation and repurposed soda water factory of Michael Fine, and returned it to its original religious function. 264 Murray Street became the first permanent Machzikei Hadas synagogue. Laibel and Max Steinberg and Kseil and Abraham Applebaum worked on 264 Murray to transform it into a synagogue again. An $1800.00 mortgage, taken out on May 12, 1908, uses the formal name of the congregation. Signatures include Henry Levine - tailor, Nathan Wolfe - tailor, Benjamin Nathan (son) - peddler, Max Friedman - shoemaker, Max (Mendel) Lachowitz - peddler and Abraham Applebaum - carpenter. The Congregation was incorporated on July 15, 1919 as Machezike Hadath Congregation (a spelling which was later modified). In 1923, the congregation purchased two homes owned by Oscar Petigorsky at the corner of King Edward and Murray Streets. The synagogue at 259 Murray Street opened in 1929. It was during Abraham Doren's presidency from 1935-1938 that the decorative murals were installed along the women's gallery. Reverend Baker served as cantor from 1910 until his death in 1945. He was followed by Reverend Nathan Borenstein and Reverend Harry Weissbord. Rabbi Reuven P. Bulka arrived in 1967 and continued in that post into the 21st century. Machzikei Hadas relocated in 1973 to a newly designed synagogue on Virginia Drive in Alta Vista. In its new location it extends services to 500 families including youth, seniors, educational and public awareness programs. On December 27, 1973, by Letters Patent, the name was changed to Congregation Machzikei Hadas. In 1994 Machzikei Hadas congregation became the first synagogue in the history of the Commonwealth to be granted a coat of arms. Presidents of Machzikei Hadas: 1925-1932 - Max Drazin 1932-1934 - Abraham Dworkin 1934-1935 - Oscar Petigorsky 1935-1938 - Abraham Goren 1938-1939 - Oscar Petigorsky 1939-1941 - Edward Weiner 1941-1942 - Zalman Silver 1942-1943 - Mendel Steinberg 1943-1953 - Saul Saslove 1953-1955 - Edward Weiner 1956-1957 - Mendel Steinberg 1957-1962 - Saul Saslove 1962-1964 - David Appotive 1964- Max Greenberg 1964-1970 - Rudy Appotive 1970-1973 - Saul Saslove 1973-1975 - Jack Pleet 1975-1977 - Laurence Sugerman 1977-1981 - Harry Rosenberg 1981-1983 - Morris Melamed 1983-1985 - Murray Citron 1985-1987 - Kenneth Miller 1987-1989 - Akiva Kriger 1989-1991 - Stephen Appotive 1991-1993 - Howard Goldberg 1993-1995 - David Kardish 1995-1997 - Louis Honigman 1997-1999 - Hymie Reichstein 2000-2002 - Joel Taller 2003-2006 - David Freeman 2007-2008 - Eric Wilner 2008-2010 - Andrew Fainer 2010-2012 - Harry Prizant 2012- present - Jonah Rabinovitch
Notes
1. Early history quotation taken from Sol Max. Retrospect and Prospect presentation at Machzikei Hadas Dedication, Sunday, June 16, 1974. 2. A documentary by the National Film Board called Bar Mitzvah was filmed at 264 Murray Street, probably the late 1950s, and is available from Adele Sidney. 3. Incorporation date from Rabbi Lifschutz letter, January 17, 1951; 4. A decorative and inscribed silver tray given to L. Gunner in recognition of being a life member of the Machzikei Hadas Congregation. Inscription states, "Congregation Machzikei / Adas / Life Member / Mr L. Gunner." and a black marble pen holder given in recognition to L. Gunner. Inscription reads incorrectly as "L. Gonner". It states, "Chevra Mishnyas / Machzikei Adas / Feb. 21st - 1960 / Sec. L. Gonner". Donated in July, 2011 by his son, Sol Gunner, located in artifacts section of vault. 10. Information pertaining to date of murals obtained from Abraham Goren's daughter, Mrs. Sally Taller in November, 2011. She remembers that he liked colour and was very proud of this accomplishment during his presidency.
Related Material
Rabbi Reuven P. Bulka fonds, MG 31, F 14, is available with the National Archives of Canada See Individual file for Laibel Steinberg's history of early congregation. See Committee to Save the Murals subseries.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Simon Glazer Fonds

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16726
Collection
Simon Glazer Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
1 file of textual material ; 4 photographs : b&w
Fonds No.
1231
Date
1917
Scope and Content
Consists of photographs and biographical documents related to Simon Glazer.
Collection
Simon Glazer Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
1 file of textual material ; 4 photographs : b&w
Scope and Content
Consists of photographs and biographical documents related to Simon Glazer.
Date
1917
Fonds No.
1231
Storage Location
7-3C, SC3
History / Biographical
Orthodox rabbi and author, Simon Glazer was chief rabbi of the United Synagogues of Montreal and Quebec City before moving to the United States.
Custodial History
Donated to the JPL-A by Warren Grover, grandson of Rabbi Glazer.
Notes
Stored in Small Collections Box#3 (SC3)
Subjects
Glazer, Simon, 1876-1938
Rabbis
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
Images
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Sam Hershenkopf Collection

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16727
Collection
Sam Hershenkopf Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
4 files of material
Fonds No.
1232
Date
195[-]-197[-]
Scope and Content
Contsists of newspaper clippings, photographs and a large card all dealing with Mr. Hershenkopf's participation and leadership in gun associations and competitions.
Collection
Sam Hershenkopf Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
4 files of material
Scope and Content
Contsists of newspaper clippings, photographs and a large card all dealing with Mr. Hershenkopf's participation and leadership in gun associations and competitions.
Date
195[-]-197[-]
Fonds No.
1232
Storage Location
7-3C, SC3
History / Biographical
Canadian pistol champion and active in numerous rifle and pistol clubs such as Province of Quebec Rifle Association, Canadian Civilian Association of Marksmen and the Canadian National Railways Revolver Club. By trade, Mr. Hershenkopf was a shoemaker. Also active in the Maccabiah games.
Custodial History
Donated to the JPL-A by Mr. Hershenkopf's brother.
Notes
Stored in Small Collections Box#3 (SC3)
Subjects
Hershenkopf, Sam
Guns
Rifles
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Ralph Novek Collection

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16728
Collection
Ralph Novek Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
2 files of material
Fonds No.
1233
Date
1936-2006
Scope and Content
Contains photocopied typescripts of Novek’s radio plays (originals destroyed) as well as copies of Progressive Theatre, Northern Review, and Today.
Collection
Ralph Novek Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
2 files of material
Scope and Content
Contains photocopied typescripts of Novek’s radio plays (originals destroyed) as well as copies of Progressive Theatre, Northern Review, and Today.
Date
1936-2006
Fonds No.
1233
Storage Location
7-3C, SC3
Creator
Ralph Novek
History / Biographical
Ralph Novek was born to Jewish immigrant parents in Montreal on April 10, 1917. His father, Joseph Novek, left Poland in 1905 after being warned by the Russian officers that used Joseph’s father’s tailor shop that Joseph and his brother Israel were to be arrested because of their socialist Bundist activity. Joseph traveled first to England and arrived in Montreal in 1906. He married his cousin Helen Finestone in 1916. Ralph Novek married Shulamith Litman in 1939. The couple supported themselves through Shulamith’s dress designing and Ralph’s writing jobs. In 1945, Ralph Novek founded the Burns Advertising Company with Arthur Burns, running the business until his retirement. In addition to advertising, Ralph Novek also wrote radio plays for the CBC and contributed articles on theatre and progressive themes to various journals. Ralph Novek also translated into English, Benjamin Sack’s History of the Jews in Canada. Novek was related to Sack through his marriage.
Custodial History
Donated by Joel Novek, son of Ralph Novek to the JPL-A.
Notes
Stored in Small Collections Box#3 (SC3)
Name Access
Novek, Ralph
Subjects
Plays
Playwriting
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Sack, Benjamin Gutelius
Radio plays
Progressive Theatre (Journal)
Anti-fascism - Drama
World War, 1939-1945 - Drama
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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B. Applebaum & Son fonds

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Collection
B. Applebaum & Son fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
multiple media
Fonds No.
B0002
Date
1930 - 1953
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of one large ledger book; 2 files of mortgages involving Applebaum, Greenberg and Shenkman businessmen, 1896-1959; 1 file of family history/biographical material, regarding Sydney Appleton b. 1919, Pinhey Applebaum and Fay (Azaroff) Applebaum; and a Ketuba between Rebecca Rubenstein …
Collection
B. Applebaum & Son fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
multiple media
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of one large ledger book; 2 files of mortgages involving Applebaum, Greenberg and Shenkman businessmen, 1896-1959; 1 file of family history/biographical material, regarding Sydney Appleton b. 1919, Pinhey Applebaum and Fay (Azaroff) Applebaum; and a Ketuba between Rebecca Rubenstein and Jacob Applebaum,1911.
Date
1930 - 1953
Fonds No.
B0002
Storage Location
Individuals Boxes 1 box in Oversize Ketubah located in OS mixed box 14
History / Biographical
Founded by Boruch Applebaum prior to 1930, B. Applebaum & Son was a tinsmith and sheet metal business located at 306 Murray Street, Ottawa. The business specialized in making garbage cans with corrugated sides, stove pipes, and furnace metals.Boruch's son Harold Applebaum eventually became a partner and inherited the business. Harold Applebaum married Goldie Reva Budovsky. Overtime the business declined due to new technologies in metal work and manufacturing. Boruch Applebaum’s parents were immigrants to Ottawa. Moses Applebaum was a junk dealer, carpenter and a shamus at Machzikei Hadas Synagogue, 259 Murray Street. He and his wife Edith (Baker) Applebaum had five children: Jacob Gershon Appelbaum, Boruch Applebaum, Rachel Baker, Pinchus Applebaum and Motel Applebaum.
Acquisition Source
1. Family business history provided by Sylvia Budovsky Kershman, winter 2002. 2. Ledger donated by Stanley Kershman, January 2002. 3. Mortgages donated by Sharon Edelson, January 30, 2007. 4. Ketubah donated by Ron Appleton of Vancouver in November 2009. 5. Mrs. Dorothy Hymes donated obituaries and other family history material related to her parents in June 2011.
Notes
1. Ketuba indicates that Jacob Applebaum (age 21, tinsmith) married Rebecca Rubenstein (age 18, tailoress) in 1911. Jacob's father is listed as Moses Applebaum (janitor) and mother Edith Baker Applebaum as being of 264 Murray Street, Ottawa. Rebecca's father Noah Rubenstein (merchant) and mother Bella Gordon Rubenstein. Jacob had been a resident of Ottawa for 8 years at the time of his marriage. 2. Notes from a conversation between L. Dougherty and Sidney Appleton (November 2009) about his life in Ottawa and his military service are included in this fonds. Sydney Herbert Appleton changed his name from Sydney Applebaum when he went to the United States after the war.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Manny Batshaw Fonds

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16730
Collection
Manny Batshaw Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
1.7m of textual documents ; 347 photographs
Fonds No.
1059
Date
1918-2006
Scope and Content
The Fonds consists of correspondence regarding both personal and business matters, newspaper clippings (both loose and in scrapbooks), publications by AJCS and other Jewish organizations, a published biography of Manuel Batshaw, documents regarding his time as a social worker, photographs, audio an…
Collection
Manny Batshaw Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
1.7m of textual documents ; 347 photographs
Scope and Content
The Fonds consists of correspondence regarding both personal and business matters, newspaper clippings (both loose and in scrapbooks), publications by AJCS and other Jewish organizations, a published biography of Manuel Batshaw, documents regarding his time as a social worker, photographs, audio and visual materials and awards. There are three series present within the Fonds. Series I covers Mr. Batshaw’s personal affairs, and consists mainly of photographs, degrees, certificates, scrapbooks and correspondence. Series II covers Mr. Batshaw’s career as a social worker, and currently consists of a summary of the 1975 Batshaw Report, although further accruals are expected. Series III covers Mr. Batshaw’s professional work within the Jewish community, and consists of annual reports, publications, awards and photographs.
Date
1918-2006
Fonds No.
1059
Storage Location
Bay 6
Creator
Manny Batshaw
History / Biographical
Manuel Gilman Batshaw (Manny) was born in Montreal on April 17, 1915. His parents, Tuvieh Batshaw and Golda Batshaw (née Gelman) immigrated to Montreal from Russia in 1903, following the birth of Manny’s older brother Harry in 1902 [?]. Harry was followed by Arthur in 1908, Frances in 1910 and finally, Manny. The family had a very limited income. While his father worked outside of the home, Manny’s mother Goldie ran a small grocery store from their home’s living room. From childhood, Manny was quite active within the Montreal Jewish community. In 1928, as a bar mitzvah gift from his brother Harry, Manny received a membership to the YMHA. Over the years, he moved from member, to club leader, to being in charge of all clubs, and finally, to educational director. It was through this organization that Manny had his first experiences in the field of social work. At 15 years old, he joined Young Judea. At 16, he became a counselor at Camp B’nai Brith. In 1938, Manny met Rachel Levitt (Rachie). She was also a social worker, nine years his senior. Two years later in 1940, the two were married. In 1942, Manny volunteered for the Canadian Armed Forces. He was placed in the Infantry and was made District Social Service Officer in charge of Social Services to the Canadian Armed Forces in the province of Quebec. He began his military career as a Private and by the time the War was over had attained the rank of Captain. After the War he was invited to become the Executive Director of the Red Cross in Montreal. As tempting as the offer was, he wanted to play a larger role within the Jewish community, so he declined. From 1947-1968, the Batshaw family moved quite a bit living in Philadelphia, Hamilton, Atlanta, Newark, New Jersey and New York. In 1968, the Allied Jewish Community Services (AJCS) contacted Manny, and asked him to return to Montreal as Executive Director of the organization. He agreed, and remained in that position until 1980. During the “Batshaw Era,” fundraising increased five-fold and the organization expanded, made obvious by the many buildings which were constructed, including Cummings House in 1973. He personally helped to reassure the community following the implementation of Bill 65, and made it his own personal mission to look after his people. He insisted on making it the right of all Jewish children to have a Jewish education, he helped to integrate the Francophone Sephardic population into the AJCS, he organized trips for students to visit Israel, and in the face of possible Quebec separation (when many Anglophone Jews were leaving the province), he fought for French Immersion education in Jewish schools. His compassion was felt beyond the walls of AJCS. In 1974, following a news story in The Montreal Gazette regarding the maltreatment of children in a welfare institution in La Prairie, Manny convinced Claude Forget, Minister of Health and Welfare for the province of Quebec, to allow him to form a small committee of professionals to go into the institution and make recommendations. The approval arrived the next day on a Thursday, the committee was formed the following day, and by Sunday night, the visit had been completed and the finished report had been delivered to the Minister. The recommendations were published in the local newspapers and soon after almost all of them had been implemented. Obviously impressed, Mr. Forget asked Manny to spearhead a thorough examination of the province’s 60 other institutions. What followed 11 months later was an 11-volume report, informally titled The Batshaw Committee Report. This led to the enactment of Bill 24, Quebec’s Youth Protection Act. In 1993, when the five Anglophone child welfare institutions of Quebec amalgamated, the new name was an easy choice: Batshaw Youth and Family Centres. After his retirement from AJCS in 1980, Manny joined Claridge Inc. at the request of his friend Charles Bronfman as his Consultant on Philanthropy and Jewish Affairs. He retired from this position in 1998.
Custodial History
Donated in 2006 by Manny Batshaw.
Name Access
Batshaw, Manuel G., 1915-
Subjects
Camp B'nai Brith
Young Men's-Young Women's Hebrew Association
Batshaw Youth and Family Centres = Les Centres de la jeunesse et de la famille Batshaw
Federation CJA - Montreal (Quebec)
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Personal

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16731
Collection
Manny Batshaw Fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
30cm textual material ; 329 photographs
Fonds No.
1059; 1
Date
1918-2006
Scope and Content
This series consists of personal documents relating to Mr. Batshaw’s childhood, education, military career, family, and friends.
Collection
Manny Batshaw Fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
30cm textual material ; 329 photographs
Scope and Content
This series consists of personal documents relating to Mr. Batshaw’s childhood, education, military career, family, and friends.
Date
1918-2006
Fonds No.
1059
Series No.
1
Storage Location
Bay 6
Creator
Manny Batshaw
History / Biographical
See fonds description.
Custodial History
Donated by Manny Batshaw
Name Access
Batshaw, Manuel G., 1915-
Subjects
McGill University (Montreal, Quebec) - Alumni and alumnae
Montreal School of Social Work
Camp B'nai Brith
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Social Work

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16732
Collection
Manny Batshaw Fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
3cm textual records
Fonds No.
1059; 2
Date
1975 (predominant)
Scope and Content
This series consists of seven copies of the summary of the Report of the Study Committee on Socially Disturbed Children in Juvenile Institutions, otherwise known as the Batshaw Report. Further accruals in this series are expected.
Collection
Manny Batshaw Fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
3cm textual records
Scope and Content
This series consists of seven copies of the summary of the Report of the Study Committee on Socially Disturbed Children in Juvenile Institutions, otherwise known as the Batshaw Report. Further accruals in this series are expected.
Date
1975 (predominant)
Fonds No.
1059
Series No.
2
Storage Location
Bay 6
Creator
Manny Batshaw
History / Biographical
See Fonds description
Custodial History
Donated by Manny Batshaw
Name Access
Batshaw, Manuel G., 1915-
Subjects
Batshaw Youth and Family Centres = Les Centres de la jeunesse et de la famille Batshaw
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Jewish Community Work

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16733
Collection
Manny Batshaw Fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
21cm textual records ; 21 photographs
Fonds No.
1059; 3
Date
1964-2000
Scope and Content
This series consists of evidence of Mr. Batshaw’s professional participation within the Jewish Community, especially in Montreal. It includes correspondence, publications, awards and photographs.
Collection
Manny Batshaw Fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
21cm textual records ; 21 photographs
Scope and Content
This series consists of evidence of Mr. Batshaw’s professional participation within the Jewish Community, especially in Montreal. It includes correspondence, publications, awards and photographs.
Date
1964-2000
Fonds No.
1059
Series No.
3
Storage Location
Bay 6
Creator
Manny Batshaw
History / Biographical
See Fonds description
Custodial History
Donated by Manny Batshaw
Name Access
Batshaw, Manuel G., 1915-
Subjects
Federation CJA - Montreal (Quebec)
Philanthropy
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Steinberg/Rafman Families Fonds

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Collection
Steinberg/Rafman Family Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
5.0cm textual records ; 28 photographs
Fonds No.
1066
Date
1906-1990
Scope and Content
The Fonds consists of correspondence with Lily Rafman (nee Steinberg), her wedding notes, her journal pages, a number of legal documents, some newspaper clippings and stock certificates about Steinberg’s, and family photographs. There are three series present within the Fonds. Series I cover…
Collection
Steinberg/Rafman Family Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
5.0cm textual records ; 28 photographs
Scope and Content
The Fonds consists of correspondence with Lily Rafman (nee Steinberg), her wedding notes, her journal pages, a number of legal documents, some newspaper clippings and stock certificates about Steinberg’s, and family photographs. There are three series present within the Fonds. Series I covers Lily Rafman’s personal papers. It includes correspondence. Series II is in regards to Steinberg’s store. Series III contains photographs of both the Rafman and the Steinberg families.
Date
1906-1990
Fonds No.
1066
Storage Location
Bay 6
6-4C
History / Biographical
Hyman Rafman The son of Max Rafman and Sarah Rabinovich, Hyman Rafman was born on November 20, 1906. On June 4, 1939, he married Lily Steinberg. He passed away on January 31, 1974. Lily Rafman (nee Steinberg) The daughter of Vilmos Sternberg (later known as William Steinberg) and Ida Roth, Lily Steinberg was born in 1909. As a child, she helped her mother run the family business (Steinberg’s Stores). In 1931, after her brother Sam had taken over the family business, she and her mother started up a small shop on Monkland Street in Montreal, where she worked and lived until her marriage in 1939. She and Hyman Rafman had four children, Sandra, Nancy, Marlene and Mark. Steinberg’s Ida Roth was born in 1884. In 1902, she married William Steinberg (an arranged marriage). They had six children: Jack (1903), Sam (1905), Nathan (1908), Lily (1909), Max (1912), and Morris (1914). On her own, Ida herself started a small grocery store in 1917 in order to provide for her family. It was on St. Lawrence Boulevard in Montreal, and was quite successful. All family members helped out around the store, but young Sam Steinberg quickly emerged as a retail prodigy. He began opening new stores around Montreal. In 1930, he incorporated the company, calling it “Steinberg’s Service Stores Ltd.” The first self-service outlet was opened in 1933, and a “Wholesale Grocereria” (offering limited service but drastically-discounted prices) opened its doors in 1934. There was a great expansion in the 1950s, where Steinberg’s opened up many outlets all over the province, not just in Montreal.
Custodial History
Donated by Sharon Steinberg (daughter of Jack Steinberg and Gertrude Dover) and Nancy Rafman (daughter of Hyman Rafman and Lily Steinberg).
Notes
All photographs entered in the JPL Photograph Database.
Subjects
Steinberg family
Steinberg Foods, Ltd.
Steinberg, Sam, 1905-1978
Washmor Frocks Co. (Montreal, Quebec)
Steinberg, Ida, 1884-1946
Steinberg, Jack, 1903-
Steinberg, Max, 1912-
Steinberg, Nathan, 1908
Rafman family
Rafman, Lily (nee Steinberg)
Textile industry
Trout Lake (Laurentians, Quebec)
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Helfield/Gallay Fonds

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Collection
Helfield/Gallay Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
0.33m textual records ; 200 photographs ; 60 artefacts
Date
ca189[?]-ca198[?]
Scope and Content
Series 1 and series 2 include textual records arranged chronologically. Series 3 consists of group photographs related to Wilfred Gallay’s professional life and a group of family snapshots dating mostly from the 1920s. Series 4 consists of religious objects, and kitchen and tailoring artefact…
Collection
Helfield/Gallay Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
0.33m textual records ; 200 photographs ; 60 artefacts
Scope and Content
Series 1 and series 2 include textual records arranged chronologically. Series 3 consists of group photographs related to Wilfred Gallay’s professional life and a group of family snapshots dating mostly from the 1920s. Series 4 consists of religious objects, and kitchen and tailoring artefacts documenting the spiritual, domestic and professional life of members of the Helfield and Gallay families over more than a century.
Date
ca189[?]-ca198[?]
Storage Location
Bay 3
History / Biographical
Tylia Helfield Tylia Helfield was born in Montreal in 1934. She received her (BFA) from Concordia University in. She is a writer, printmaker and artist. Eric Sidney Helfield Eric Sidney Helfield was born in Montreal in 1931. (where he lived and went to school) He was awarded a Bachelor’s degree in 1952 and a (BCL, 1955) from McGill University. He was a barrister and served for 14 years, between 1976 and 1990, as councilor of the former City of Côte-Saint-Luc. Eric Helfield died 3 October 1992 in Montreal. Marks Ellis Marks Ellis was born in Lithuania in 1873. A tailor by trade, he immigrated via London to Montreal in 1895, accompanied by his wife Mary. He established Bellingham Cleaners in the 1930s, at the corner of Bellingham and Maplewood streets (now rue Vincent-d’Indy and boulevard Edouard-Montpetit) and operated the business for two years. He worked as a tailor during the Second World War for Sterling Clothing on Park Avenue, and at Scott’s Clothing. In 1927, Ellis was involved in the founding of the United Commercial Loan Syndicate, formed by Jewish businessmen who gave loans at low interest rates to Jewish immigrants. He was also one of the founders of the Congregation Shaare Zedek in Montreal. He retired in 1956 at the age of 82 and died in Montreal on 26 December 1965. Ellis was the maternal grandfather of Eric Helfield. Children: Barnett, Mildred, Samuel. Brother of Bluma Ellis. Wilfred Gallay (Dr) Wilfred Gallay was born 10 June 1906 in Hawkesbury, Ontario. He went to elementary school and later obtained a First Class Teacher’s Certificate in Calgary, Alberta. Gallay studied chemistry at McGill University in Montreal, and was awarded a Ph.D. in 1930. He carried out post-doctoral research at the University of Leipzig and at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin, Germany. On his return to Canada, he worked at the National Research Council in Ottawa, becoming head of the Section on Colloids and Plastics. From 1944 to 1953, he was a consultant to Canadian and American firms and from 1953 until his retirement in 1971, he was Director of Research and Member of the Board of Directors of the E. B. Eddy Company in Hull, Quebec. In the course of his career, Gallay published some 85 scientific papers chiefly in the field of colloid or surface chemistry and was the recipient of several fellowships, awards and honours, including the Bolton Award the Technical Section Medal from the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association, and the Plummer Medal of the Engineering Institute of Canada. Gallay was also involved with several scientific organizations and served namely on various committees of the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association and as Secretary General of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. He was a prominent member of the Jewish community in Ottawa. Wilfred Gallay married Birdie Silver in 19xx, and was the father of Tylia Helfied. He died in Toronto.
Language
English, Yiddish, Hebrew
Custodial History
Donated by Tilya Helfield
Notes
Further accurals expected.
Subjects
Helfield family
Helfield, Tilya
Gallay family
Furriers
Fur trade
Tailors
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Production Files

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16736
Collection
Sam Gesser Fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
5.1m (textual); 800 Photographs (Series 1&2)
Fonds No.
1055; 1
Date
1950-2000
Scope and Content
This series consists of production files, arranged chronologically, for the various concerts, performances, tours, and events produced by Sam Gesser under Samuel Gesser Productions and, later, Gesser Enterprises.
Collection
Sam Gesser Fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
5.1m (textual); 800 Photographs (Series 1&2)
Scope and Content
This series consists of production files, arranged chronologically, for the various concerts, performances, tours, and events produced by Sam Gesser under Samuel Gesser Productions and, later, Gesser Enterprises.
Date
1950-2000
Fonds No.
1055
Series No.
1
Storage Location
Bay 3
Creator
Sam Gesser
Language
English, French
Custodial History
Donated by Sam Gesser
Arrangement
Original order of creator
Finding Aid
Detailed finding aid available
Accession No.
05-008
Name Access
Gesser, Sam, 1930-
Subjects
Folk music
Popular music
Gesser Enterprises, Inc.
Belafonte, Harry, 1927-
Mouskouri, Nana
Leyrac, Monique
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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