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ABRAHAM JOSEPH DIARIES

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn539
Collection
THE JOSEPH AND WOLFF FAMILY COLLECTION
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1.6 metres of textual records.
Fonds No.
P0220; A
Date
N.a.
Scope and Content
The series contains a copy of Abraham Joseph's diary from the 18th century. The original is housed at the National Archives of Canada. There are typewritten transcripts of the diary contents by Annette Wolff as well as a bound volume which she titled Bachelor's Hall or Maturing with Canada 1834-187…
Collection
THE JOSEPH AND WOLFF FAMILY COLLECTION
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1.6 metres of textual records.
Scope and Content
The series contains a copy of Abraham Joseph's diary from the 18th century. The original is housed at the National Archives of Canada. There are typewritten transcripts of the diary contents by Annette Wolff as well as a bound volume which she titled Bachelor's Hall or Maturing with Canada 1834-1876: Diary of Abraham Joseph of Quebec. Also included is a photocopy of the 1882-1883 diaries of Fanny David Joseph, one of Abraham Joseph's daughters, and original extracts from her 1886 diary on life at Kinkardine Place, Quebec City. Of particular note is The Blue Book, a handwritten newsletter written between 1839 and 1842. The Blue Book was usually written by male members of the Joseph family residing in Montreal. It was the precursor of another extremely long-lived Joseph family newsletter, The Moon. The Blue Book is filled with family and community gossip, with the people and places disguised by droll nicknames. Questions of religious observance and decorum surface frequently, reflecting the concerns of a family that moved in non-Jewish circles while striving to maintain their identity. Similar spoofs are in this series as well: an original issue of The Tattler, handwritten in 1839, and a photocopy of the Gazette of Fashion, November 1835. The series contains an original 1828 school certificate stating that Abraham Joseph was at the head of his class; photocopies of Abraham Joseph's Quebec Light Infantry certificate; property sale deeds from 1815 and 1864, including his Natashquaw property; press clips regarding his Quebec City mayoralty nomination in 1859 as well as copies of his obituary from various newspapers.The series also contains Annette Wolff's research papers on various members of the Joseph, Hart, Judah, David and Pinto families, including family trees, as well as her correspondence with the Public Archives of Canada and academic institutions regarding the publication of Bachelor's Hall.
Date
N.a.
Fonds No.
P0220
Series No.
A
History / Biographical
Abraham Joseph was born at Berthier, Quebec, on November 14, 1815, the son of Henry and Rachel (Solomon) Joseph. After the death of his father, he moved to Quebec City, where he resided until his death, on March 20, 1886. In March 1846 he was married to Sophia, daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Hart) David, and had four sons and seven daughters. Abraham Joseph was a successful businessman, and his name was identified with almost every commercial enterprise of his time, in most cases as a director. For a number of years, he was president of the Quebec Board of Trade and later became president of the newly formed Dominion Board of Trade. He was one of the original directors of the Banque Nationale and was a member of the board of that institution which convened for eleven years without change. Mr. Joseph resigned from the directorate of this bank, which office he held until the bank was wound up. He was a member of the Quebec City Council, and at the time was a candidate for the mayoralty, being defeated by a very few votes. For over thirty years he was vice-consul for Belgium. He took a lively interest but no prominent part in politics. During the Papineau Rebellion in 1837-1838, Mr. Joseph served with the Quebec Light Infantry, attaining the rank of major. Intensely proud of his English descent, Mr. Joseph was a life member of the St. George's Society and several times its president. Although in his day there was no organized Jewish community in Quebec, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph maintained a completely Jewish atmosphere in their home and were as highly regarded by their Roman Catholic and Protestant co-residents as by their Jewish neighbours. He was at all times regarded as the leader of his community. He was the founder of the wholesale grocery business, under the name of Joseph & Co. Mr. Joseph was a member of the Stadacona, Garrison, and Tandem Clubs, Quebec. Abraham Joseph's diaries are a valuable early record of Jewish life and material culture in Quebec.
Notes
General note: Abraham Joseph's diary, coupled with Annette Wolff's background papers, provides a wealth of information on the social, economic and religious life in 19th century Quebec. The material is of great value to historians, sociologists, authors, journalists, and teachers and students of Quebec life in the 1800s.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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Accounting Department Records.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn337
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records.
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
Env. 48 metres of textual records.
Fonds No.
CJC0001; E
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records.
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
Env. 48 metres of textual records.
Fonds No.
CJC0001
Series No.
E
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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Additional audiovisual records, images, and administrative documents .

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn437
Collection
B'NAI BRITH HILLEL FOUNDATION = HILLEL JEWISH STUDENT CENTRES.
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
79 videos. - 55 sound elements. - 9 films. - 1216 photographs. - 0.3 metres of textual records.
Fonds No.
I0081; f
Date
1940s-1990s.
Scope and Content
This series consists primarily of audiovisual items and images. There are 79 VHS video recordings of events and educational films (duplicates discarded), 28 reel to reel recordings (23 on small reels, 5 on 7 inch reels), 15 audio cassettes (6 of them accompany slide shows) 2 video reels (one 7 inch…
Collection
B'NAI BRITH HILLEL FOUNDATION = HILLEL JEWISH STUDENT CENTRES.
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
79 videos. - 55 sound elements. - 9 films. - 1216 photographs. - 0.3 metres of textual records.
Scope and Content
This series consists primarily of audiovisual items and images. There are 79 VHS video recordings of events and educational films (duplicates discarded), 28 reel to reel recordings (23 on small reels, 5 on 7 inch reels), 15 audio cassettes (6 of them accompany slide shows) 2 video reels (one 7 inch and one smaller), 7 reels of 16mm film, including 1 movie occupying 2 reels, and 6 commercial vinyl recordings. This portion of the collection includes a 1989 video history of Jewish student organizations on campus and videotapes of events organized by the organization, including synagogue events. The photos in the fonds consist of 557 slides and 659 prints, mostly depicting Jewish student events on campus from 1944 onwards. Documents include the original minute books of McGill Hillel 1966-1986, a ledger, a Hillel library catalogue, the annual report from 1977-1978 and about 8 small books of Canadian Jewish poetry and songs used for Israeli dance classes
Date
1940s-1990s.
Fonds No.
I0081
Series No.
f
Custodial History
This portion of the collection was donated by McGill Hillel director Simon Bensimon in April 2005.
Notes
P05/06.Discarded or distributed: duplicate videotapes other than those to be used for CJCCCNA lending collection. Also discarded: dictionary volumes (incomplete series). Distributed to Maimonides Geriatric Centre: series of Sholom Aleichem stories in Yiddish and English copy of The Golem.This collection includes 1989 video history of Jewish student organizations on campus and original minute books of McGill Hillel. Videotapes of events organized by the organization, including synagogue events.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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Additional Material

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn77965
Collection
JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
9.3 metres of textual records.
Fonds No.
I0037; V
Date
1926-1983.
Scope and Content
The material is divided into several sub-series based on function including administration, correspondence, minutes, Case Files, news clippings and publications, papers of Dr. Kage, passport application forms, and a small amount of Yiddish papers and clippings.
Collection
JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
9.3 metres of textual records.
Scope and Content
The material is divided into several sub-series based on function including administration, correspondence, minutes, Case Files, news clippings and publications, papers of Dr. Kage, passport application forms, and a small amount of Yiddish papers and clippings.
Date
1926-1983.
Fonds No.
I0037
Series No.
V
History / Biographical
This series consists of additional materials from the JIAS collection that were catalogued in February 2015. Some overlaps with previously catalogued material.
Custodial History
This material was received from JIAS in 1984 but was not processed at the time that the original cataloge was created.
Notes
Alpha-numeric designations: MA 03.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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Additional sound elements and stock footage.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44650
Collection
BENSIMON, Jacques = '20 ans apres' - film out-takes fonds.
Description Level
Series
Fonds No.
P0160; B
Date
1974-1976.
Scope and Content
This series consists of 49 film canisters, a few containing multiple small reels, and several dozen additional small loose sound reels. The total duration of this material has not been estimated. The vast majority of this series consist of sound reels. Although a small proportion of these sound ree…
Collection
BENSIMON, Jacques = '20 ans apres' - film out-takes fonds.
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
This series consists of 49 film canisters, a few containing multiple small reels, and several dozen additional small loose sound reels. The total duration of this material has not been estimated. The vast majority of this series consist of sound reels. Although a small proportion of these sound reels contain material of potential interest such as interviews with Moroccan Jews in Montreal, and speeches made at conferences, the specific speakers are for the most part unidentified, making them of limited research value. The remainder of the material in this series consists of sound materials gathered in the process of research, and sound elements used for the final mix of the film. Much of this sound material is comprised of sound loops of room tone and effects, background music, sound mixes, and extra copies of sound recordings. A number of sound reels appear to belong to unrelated Bensimon film projects. In addition to the original visual material shot for the film, the visual film stock in this collection includes archival footage of Morocco, and canisters labeled "stock shots." Although most of the material is in 16 mm format, a few of the film reels are 35 mm.
Date
1974-1976.
Fonds No.
P0160
Series No.
B
History / Biographical
This series consists of material that was not selected for detailed cataloguing as it was deemed to be of limited use to researchers.
Notes
General note: Given the limited potential for the use of most of this material, it is possible that after additional inspection it will not be retained.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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Adelman, Rosalie.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn533
Collection
FINESTONE family.
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
599 photographs.
Fonds No.
P0058; 4
Date
1920-1945.
Scope and Content
Finestone family photo album (coded PC 8/L37) 110 pages used containing a total of 599 photos (a few of which are not attached to album). Inclusive dates 1920c-1945c. Montreal, Laurentians, army camp, U.S. Family members and friends, most identified by first name. Many of B.J. Finestone from early …
Collection
FINESTONE family.
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
599 photographs.
Scope and Content
Finestone family photo album (coded PC 8/L37) 110 pages used containing a total of 599 photos (a few of which are not attached to album). Inclusive dates 1920c-1945c. Montreal, Laurentians, army camp, U.S. Family members and friends, most identified by first name. Many of B.J. Finestone from early childhood through army days.
Date
1920-1945.
Fonds No.
P0058
Series No.
4
History / Biographical
Rosalie Adelman was the mother of Bernard J.
Notes
Alpha-numeric designations: P84/21, P85/27, P86/04, P86/27, P87/02, P91/18, P92/06.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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Administrative and Control Records.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn374
Collection
JEWISH COLONIZATION ASSOCIATION (JCA or ICA).
Description Level
Series
Fonds No.
I0032; K
Date
1901-1978.
Scope and Content
Contains minute books, reports on progress, land, people and agricultural situation of colonies, and reports on Canadian and worldwide ICA activities. Also includes nominal index of Canadian colonists, inspection notes, memos, statistics, correspondence, etc. S-KK includes personal data files on th…
Collection
JEWISH COLONIZATION ASSOCIATION (JCA or ICA).
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
Contains minute books, reports on progress, land, people and agricultural situation of colonies, and reports on Canadian and worldwide ICA activities. Also includes nominal index of Canadian colonists, inspection notes, memos, statistics, correspondence, etc. S-KK includes personal data files on the Canadian staff, for internal use only
Date
1901-1978.
Fonds No.
I0032
Series No.
K
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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Administrative and Control Records

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16338
Collection
JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
N.a.
Fonds No.
I0037; K
Date
N.a.
Collection
JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES (JIAS)
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
N.a.
Date
N.a.
Fonds No.
I0037
Series No.
K
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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Administrative Files

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn408
Collection
UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
0.93 metres of textual records.
Fonds No.
I0062; A
Date
1938-1969.
Scope and Content
Includes documents dealing with the formation and operation of the UJRA, such as its charter, budgets and statistics. Other data includes memoranda and minutes, information on relief, immigration, and diplomatic efforts, and correspondence with the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society regarding location of…
Collection
UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
0.93 metres of textual records.
Scope and Content
Includes documents dealing with the formation and operation of the UJRA, such as its charter, budgets and statistics. Other data includes memoranda and minutes, information on relief, immigration, and diplomatic efforts, and correspondence with the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society regarding location of families of individual immigrants. There is also documentation on professional licensing, which deals with policies for those immigrants wanting to enter professions
Date
1938-1969.
Fonds No.
I0062
Series No.
A
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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Administrative records.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn333
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records.
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
Env. 5.86 metres of textual records.
Fonds No.
CJC0001; A
Date
(1919- ).
Scope and Content
This series includes the CJC Constitution and Bylaws, including modifications. Plenary Assembly Records, mainly printed and near-print documents. Samuel Bronfman House (formerly CJC National Headquarters) architectural and building campaign information.
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records.
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
Env. 5.86 metres of textual records.
Scope and Content
This series includes the CJC Constitution and Bylaws, including modifications. Plenary Assembly Records, mainly printed and near-print documents. Samuel Bronfman House (formerly CJC National Headquarters) architectural and building campaign information.
Date
(1919- ).
Fonds No.
CJC0001
Series No.
A
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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Allied Jewish Community Services (AJCS) = Federation CJA.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn356
Collection
DRUMMOND PHOTO INC. Photo Negatives = DRUMMOND JACQUOT INC.
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
Env. 13371 photographs.
Fonds No.
I0018; J
Date
1960s-1990s.
Scope and Content
This series consists of six boxes of negatives, of which 250 files (1 box) of negatives had been entered on computer as of 1999. Five additional boxes remained to be entered as of this date. Some of the negatives were donatedwithout any identifying information, and therefore cannot be described in …
Collection
DRUMMOND PHOTO INC. Photo Negatives = DRUMMOND JACQUOT INC.
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
Env. 13371 photographs.
Scope and Content
This series consists of six boxes of negatives, of which 250 files (1 box) of negatives had been entered on computer as of 1999. Five additional boxes remained to be entered as of this date. Some of the negatives were donatedwithout any identifying information, and therefore cannot be described in detail. Others were numbered rather than identified. A ledger containing negative numbers supplements this part of the collection, and where possible this information was used in cataloguing. However, further details can be gleaned by researchers wishing to use this ledger more extensively. The series contains photos of the agencies under the "umbrella" of AJCS (Allied Jewish Community Services, now known as Federation CJA). A vast number of photos portray the Combined Jewish Appeal, a major function of AJCS. This is a yearly fundraising effort which included the Operation Exodus campaign (to help bring Russian Jews to Montreal). Images in these files include the soliciting of donations by telephone at long tables and missions to Israel. Another large subgroup contains photos of the Jewish Public Library, including the J.I. Segal Awards, annual meetings, the JPL's new home at 5151 Cote St. Catherine Road (1973), a children's program, First Fruits evening, a private reception with Saul Bellow (famous Canadian author), entrance to the library and the rare books collection. There are photos of the Berman Auditorium in the Cummings Building with its wall of framed photos of those who helped found the Jewish Public Library, award ceremonies, financial seminars including men wearing kippot, (skullcaps) and women fashionably dressed.The Jewish Education Council photos depict a professional teachers' day with signs in Hebrew and French, and one of their workshops. There are photos of Hillel House (a student organization) showing the library, an auction, its Russian conference at McGill University, a dance café, and its work on behalf of Soviet Jewry. Other photos depict various events of AJCS, such as fundraising dinners, private receptions, annual meetings, conferences, lectures, portraits of well-known community leaders, Women's Federation and Young Adult Divisions, and Super Sunday (opening of annual fundraising campaign). The proportion of this series that has been processed is described on a file level in the DataEase database, form PCAT, code PC 16
Date
1960s-1990s.
Fonds No.
I0018
Series No.
J
History / Biographical
The Allied Jewish Community Services (called Federation CJA as of 1992) groups together a wide range of social service organizations serving the Montreal Jewish community.Included under the aegis of AJCS is the Combined Jewish Appeal, a yearly fundraising effort. In the late 1980s its activities included the Operation Exodus campaign, which helped bring Russian Jews to Montreal. Other major agencies included in this series are the Jewish Public Library of Montreal (founded 1914) as well as the Jewish Education Council (an advisory organization assisting Jewish day schools). Also featured is the Hillel student organization of McGill University
Notes
There are 2646 negatives that are catalogued and there are approximately 10 725 negatives left to be catalogued.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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Allience - Centre des Russophones : Russian Jewish Archives Project.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn457
Collection
RUSSIAN JEWISH ARCHIVE PROJECT.
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
20 photographs.
Fonds No.
I0088; 20
Date
2004.
Scope and Content
Photos of a Victory Day commemorative event held at the Bibliothèque nationale May 8, 2004, to which many Jewish veterans were invited and in which they participated
Collection
RUSSIAN JEWISH ARCHIVE PROJECT.
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
20 photographs.
Scope and Content
Photos of a Victory Day commemorative event held at the Bibliothèque nationale May 8, 2004, to which many Jewish veterans were invited and in which they participated
Date
2004.
Fonds No.
I0088
Series No.
20
History / Biographical
The Allience centre is not a Jewish organization but it does a lot of programmatic outreach to include the Russian Jewish community of Montreal
Custodial History
Tatiana Jour donated this collection on May 14, 2004.
Notes
P04/01-14.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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Alphabetical Subject Files.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn375
Collection
JEWISH COLONIZATION ASSOCIATION (JCA or ICA).
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
2.15 metres of textual records.
Fonds No.
I0032; L
Date
1884-1978.
Scope and Content
130 alphabetical subject files; 90 opened before 1949, the rest afterwards. They concern above all the management, by ICA Canada, of its lands and colonies in Western Canada, Quebec, and Ontario. The files also cover the colonies' credit unions; the condition of working-class Jews of Montreal in 19…
Collection
JEWISH COLONIZATION ASSOCIATION (JCA or ICA).
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
2.15 metres of textual records.
Scope and Content
130 alphabetical subject files; 90 opened before 1949, the rest afterwards. They concern above all the management, by ICA Canada, of its lands and colonies in Western Canada, Quebec, and Ontario. The files also cover the colonies' credit unions; the condition of working-class Jews of Montreal in 1907; anti-Semitism in Quebec in the 1930s; the World's Grain Exhibition and Conference, held in Regina, Sask. in 1933, in which the ICA participated; the immigration in 1949-1950 of Jews from the European Displaced Persons camps; and relations between ICA Canada and its Argentinian and Polish counterparts, the Canadian Jewish Congress, the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society of Canada, the Polish Consulate-General in Montreal, the First Canadian Hungarian Farmers' Cooperative, the Rural Credit Societies of Canada, the Quebec Minister of Health and Welfare, the Jewish Vocational Service of Toronto, the Jewish Community Council of Windsor, Ont., the Premier Trust Company of St. Catharines, Ont., the Jordan Wine Company of Jordan, Ont., the Jewish Historical Society of Western Canada, the United Grain Growers' Company of Winnipeg, the Jewish Agricultural Society of New York, the American Friends of the Alliance IsraJlite Universelle of Paris, the National Farm School of Doylestown, Pa., EZRA (Belgian philanthropic society for the protection of emigrants), IKARGANAN (Society of Polish farmers and gardeners), Agricultural School of Slobodka Lesna in Poland, Palestine/Israel. The sub-series additionally comprises personnel files on 14 administrators and 7 colonists of ICA Canada, as well as files on the history of the latter and of Wapella, a Jewish colony opened in Saskatchewan in 1888 by the Russo-Jewish Committee of London
Date
1884-1978.
Fonds No.
I0032
Series No.
L
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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ANNETTE WOLFF

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn542
Collection
THE JOSEPH AND WOLFF FAMILY COLLECTION
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual record
object
Physical Description
Env. 0.6 metres of textual records. - Env. 3 artefacts.
Fonds No.
P0220; D
Date
1919-1991.
Scope and Content
This series includes Annette's letters to family members from 1919 to 1991 as well as correspondence from friends worldwide. Diary and travel calendars span the years 1929 to 2005, and there is also extensive travel memorabilia, among them luggage tags and ships' stationery and newsletters. Mostly …
Collection
THE JOSEPH AND WOLFF FAMILY COLLECTION
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual record
object
Physical Description
Env. 0.6 metres of textual records. - Env. 3 artefacts.
Scope and Content
This series includes Annette's letters to family members from 1919 to 1991 as well as correspondence from friends worldwide. Diary and travel calendars span the years 1929 to 2005, and there is also extensive travel memorabilia, among them luggage tags and ships' stationery and newsletters. Mostly undated farewell cards, greeting cards and birthday cards to her are among the series, which includes a 75th birthday certificate signed by Brian Mulroney, then Canada's Prime Minister. The series also includes items from Annette's early years, such as Westmount elementary and high school report cards, her vaccination certificate, school notebooks and drawings, as well as letters from the Joseph and Wolff summer vacation home in St. Patrick, Quebec. One finds correspondence concerning her work as a counsellor at the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (IODE) fresh air camp in 1932. Included in this file are a camper's licence test and a 1926 Canadian National Railway camp craft booklet. Annette's leadership of the Shaar Hashomayim girl guide troop is also recorded here. The series contains a 1938 Girl Guides rally brochure, a sea ranger test card, and a Scout and Guide memorial service brochure for Baden-Powell. Annette Wolff's employment correspondence is collected here, as are numerous press clips on her life and accomplishments. For example, an article appeared on Annette Wolff in the 1992 "Dental Practice" entitled "Was she the first [dental] hygienist in U.K.?"During World War II, Annette maintained correspondence with soldiers overseas. Their letters are here included along with several POW envelopes. Of further interest are Annette Wolff's World War II ration book, an army mailing label, and materials pertaining to the Jewish branch of the Canadian Red Cross. One also finds war-time correspondence from Mina Kocherthaler, a young German-Jewish refugee who was brought to England under the sponsorship of Annette and Sarah Wolff, who were living in England during the war.An original 1930 edition of the Joseph family's annual Purim newsletter The Moon is included, as are Annette's yearly contributions to the newsletter which are often humorous and always informative as to the Joseph family history. Her numerous plays, essays, poems and speeches are here included as well. Various papers on Canadiana and the Commonwealth's royal family - both of keen interest to Annette - can be found in this series. Correspondence, press and window display information for the Bicentenary of Canadian Jewry are here found, as Annette was involved in the preparations and planning for the 1959 event. Other papers relate to Annette's involvement with the Canadian Jewish Congress Canadian Jewish Historical Society, the German Benevolent Society, the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire, England's Jewish Historical Society, the Last Post Fund, the Royal Commonwealth Society, the Spanish & Portuguese Synagogues in London, Montreal and New York, and the World Ship Society.Also included in this series are envelopes and cancelled stamps from the 1930s to 1984.
Date
1919-1991.
Fonds No.
P0220
Series No.
D
History / Biographical
Annette Wolff (born 1911) graduated as a dental hygienist from the Forsyth Dental Infirmary in Boston in 1931. She was employed in a variety of capacities in her adult life, including work for the telephone exchange in London, England; the Inspection Board of the U.K. and Canada; and the Canadian National Research Council Atomic Energy Research Lab. Annette was deeply interested in documenting the history of her family and synagogue, the Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue (Shearith Israel) of Montreal. Notably, she devoted considerable attention to transcribing and researching the Abraham Joseph diary. She also wrote extensively on other historical topics and was often called upon to speak to various organizations about her research. She was a prolific writer of letters, essays, poems and plays. Annette Wolff was a lover of all things naval, travelling extensively by ship to Europe and Bermuda, and was the founding member of the Montreal branch of the World Ship Society. Annette was the quintessential chronicler and keeper of all things large and small, which has resulted in a broad array of collected papers. She died in November 2012.
Notes
General note: This series is of great value to historians in numerous fields, journalists, authors, philatelists, and ship travel aficionados.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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ANNETTE WOLFF : Biographical interviews

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn544
Collection
THE JOSEPH AND WOLFF FAMILY COLLECTION
Description Level
Series
Material Type
sound recording
Physical Description
7 sound elements.
Fonds No.
P0220; F
Date
1999.
Scope and Content
The collection contains 7 cassette tapes, each 90 minutes in duration, of interviews of Annette Wolff by Eiran Harris. In Tape 1, Annette Wolff discusses the disposal of the De Sola papers, the destruction of David David diaries, Meldola de Sola's son's pawning of the De Sola papers, and a biograph…
Collection
THE JOSEPH AND WOLFF FAMILY COLLECTION
Description Level
Series
Material Type
sound recording
Physical Description
7 sound elements.
Scope and Content
The collection contains 7 cassette tapes, each 90 minutes in duration, of interviews of Annette Wolff by Eiran Harris. In Tape 1, Annette Wolff discusses the disposal of the De Sola papers, the destruction of David David diaries, Meldola de Sola's son's pawning of the De Sola papers, and a biographical narrative of the Wolff family. Tape 2 concerns home life while growing up, social activities, games, music, art, and communal work, as well as Annette Wolff's biography. In Tape 3, we learn of the Wolff family history in Montreal and of Isaac de la Penha's death. In Tape 4, Annette Wolff continues her parents' biographies and the beginning of her own biography. In Tape 5, Annettte discusses her war years in the U.K. and Canada and her secret work in the civil service. In Tape 6, Annette Wolff's biographical recollections are continued. Tape 7 records further recollections of her parents.
Date
1999.
Fonds No.
P0220
Series No.
F
Custodial History
The collection was donated by Annette Wolff and Eiran Harris.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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Antoinette Gluck Feuerwerker

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn78526
Collection
FEUERWERKER, Rabbi David
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 metres of textual records.
Fonds No.
P0251; G
Date
1960-1991.
Scope and Content
This series focuses on documents related to Antoinette Gluck, between 1960 and 1991. It includes mostly correspondence and documents relating to her life and activities after the death of her husband Rabbi David Feuerwerker. Cette série porte sur les documents reliés à les activités d'Antoinette Gl…
Collection
FEUERWERKER, Rabbi David
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 metres of textual records.
Scope and Content
This series focuses on documents related to Antoinette Gluck, between 1960 and 1991. It includes mostly correspondence and documents relating to her life and activities after the death of her husband Rabbi David Feuerwerker. Cette série porte sur les documents reliés à les activités d'Antoinette Gluck Feuerwerker, entre 1960 et 1991. Elle témoigne en particulier des correspondances, feuillet reliée a la vie après David Feuerwerker.
Date
1960-1991.
Fonds No.
P0251
Series No.
G
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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Arts Stabilization

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn113266
Collection
Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Family Foundation (SSBFF)
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual record
sound recording
Physical Description
Env. 1.98 metres of textual records. - 1 disc.
Fonds No.
I0116; B
Date
1989-2008.
Scope and Content
8 boxes of administrative materials including correspondence, reports, requests, budgets, notes memos, meeting minutes, programs, proposals.
Collection
Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Family Foundation (SSBFF)
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual record
sound recording
Physical Description
Env. 1.98 metres of textual records. - 1 disc.
Scope and Content
8 boxes of administrative materials including correspondence, reports, requests, budgets, notes memos, meeting minutes, programs, proposals.
Date
1989-2008.
Fonds No.
I0116
Series No.
B
History / Biographical
The Arts Stabilization program was presented to the SSBFF in the 1993 by executive director John Hobday in response to dwindling financial support for arts and cultural institutions in the wake of economic recession. Once approved by the Board of Directors, the program would operate in connection with the Canadian Arts Heritage Sustainability Program (CAHSP) to support arts organizations in every province, most notably in the Atlantic and Prairie regions, until 2005.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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Audiovisual Materials.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn436
Collection
B'NAI BRITH HILLEL FOUNDATION = HILLEL JEWISH STUDENT CENTRES.
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
12 sound elements. - 2 magnetic tracks. - 1 video.
Fonds No.
I0081; E
Date
1971-1984.
Scope and Content
13 audiocassettes [1982]-[1991]Lost Innocence - Hour 1: Little Fighters : Children in Resistance; Lost Innocence - Hour 2: War at a Distance : The Homefront; Lost Innocence - Hour 4: Like there was no Tomorrow; Lost Innocence - Hour 5: Scars of the Second Generation; Lost Innocence - Hour 6 : Do We…
Collection
B'NAI BRITH HILLEL FOUNDATION = HILLEL JEWISH STUDENT CENTRES.
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
12 sound elements. - 2 magnetic tracks. - 1 video.
Scope and Content
13 audiocassettes [1982]-[1991]Lost Innocence - Hour 1: Little Fighters : Children in Resistance; Lost Innocence - Hour 2: War at a Distance : The Homefront; Lost Innocence - Hour 4: Like there was no Tomorrow; Lost Innocence - Hour 5: Scars of the Second Generation; Lost Innocence - Hour 6 : Do We Teach Our Children Well; Aish HaTorah - Refuting a Missionary; The World Jewish Song Festival 1982 1st prize - Jerry Craden and Peter Smolash -I am a Jew Like You; Barbara Streisand's Greatest Hits; Tape from Shari [Cooper] and Aime [Dahan] Re: Our Recent Phone Call to You - Task Force [for Ethiopian Jewry]; Hillel A/V Slide Program with Sound Sync. Cues (Master on Wollensak AU2551); Mark Rowchs; Bourdoy March 19, 1991 2 tape recordings on reels 1974. 1 video. 1 floppy disc Halleluyah 1994.
Date
1971-1984.
Fonds No.
I0081
Series No.
E
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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BAR MITZVAHS.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn348
Collection
DRUMMOND PHOTO INC. Photo Negatives = DRUMMOND JACQUOT INC.
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
Env. 21000 photographs.
Fonds No.
I0018; B
Date
1950S-1980S.
Scope and Content
The series consists of 4 boxes which include 328 files of Bar Mitzvahs.The themes of this photo collection include: ritual, tradition, decoration, food, interiors of synagogues, formal dress and music. The morning service, pews, entrance hall, and bimah (platform) from which the boy reads the Torah…
Collection
DRUMMOND PHOTO INC. Photo Negatives = DRUMMOND JACQUOT INC.
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
Env. 21000 photographs.
Scope and Content
The series consists of 4 boxes which include 328 files of Bar Mitzvahs.The themes of this photo collection include: ritual, tradition, decoration, food, interiors of synagogues, formal dress and music. The morning service, pews, entrance hall, and bimah (platform) from which the boy reads the Torah are depicted. There are many studio portraits of the boy dressed in a suit and tie, with a striped tallit (prayer shawl with fringes) draped over his shoulders, holding a copy in book form of the Torah. Around his neck one often sees a Magen David (Star of David) on a chain. Other portraits depict the boy with his extended family: parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters. There are photos of the rabbi's son at the Beth Ora Synagogue. The negatives also include a few shots of a photographer filming the procedures with an old type camera. The negatives of the birthday party or reception show floral arrangements, lavish decorations, a large Bar Mitzvah cake, and a candle lighting ceremony in which each member of the boy's family is called up to light one candle until 13 candles are lit. There are photos of orchestras such as the Herman Apple Orchestra, a singer/guitarist, the sweet table, table seating place names, blessing and cutting of the challah (twisted bread) which signifies that the meal can begin, many images of the buffet (one in the shape of the Eiffel Tower), and of the boy making a speech. The dancing photos are of conga lines, children dancing with an animator in the centre, and grandmothers dancing with a handkerchief. Depicted also are a group of boys in discussion, the presentation of a Bar Mitzvah book, a grandfather at the head table with a large cigar, and various home receptions.As with the weddings, approximately 1 in 10 Bar Mitzvah envelopes were described in detail for the finding aid. Exceptional quality images from these files were separated into an envelope alongside the others to facilitate access
Date
1950S-1980S.
Fonds No.
I0018
Series No.
B
History / Biographical
When a Jewish boy turns 13, he has a Bar Mitzvah in a synagogue, where he is called up to read a portion of the Torah (Hebrew Bible) in front of the entire congregation. This ceremony inculcates him into the traditions of Judaism, which he is expected to observe throughout his adult life. He now is a "man" who is responsible for his own actions. There are two aspects to the Bar Mitzvah: the solemn religious ceremony and the celebration following, often in the evening.
Notes
Permissions must be sought for newer photos. Confidentiality restrictions apply to names of individuals.A box of alphabetical file cards is associated with this series, Series A and Series C.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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BILICH, Lev

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn498
Collection
RUSSIAN JEWISH ARCHIVE PROJECT
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
0.042 metres of textual records. - 1 compact disc (CD-ROM) (photographs).
Fonds No.
I0088; 61
Date
1945c (copies)-2006.
Scope and Content
Documents about life as an engineer in Odessa, Ukraine, experiences during WWII, wife's life in Ukraine, life post-1995 immigration to Montreal, articles published in survivors' newsletter and Wallenberg newsletter, connections with Wasserman Theatre.Addition 2006: Colour scan prints of a medal rec…
Collection
RUSSIAN JEWISH ARCHIVE PROJECT
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
0.042 metres of textual records. - 1 compact disc (CD-ROM) (photographs).
Scope and Content
Documents about life as an engineer in Odessa, Ukraine, experiences during WWII, wife's life in Ukraine, life post-1995 immigration to Montreal, articles published in survivors' newsletter and Wallenberg newsletter, connections with Wasserman Theatre.Addition 2006: Colour scan prints of a medal recently given by Ukrainian government to Lev Bilich commemorating the 60th anniversary of their liberation from fascist aggressors. Explanatory newsletter documentation in English donated with the scans.(sa. P05/01-3.)
Date
1945c (copies)-2006.
Fonds No.
I0088
Series No.
61
History / Biographical
Lev Bilich was born on Nov. 10, 1926. He lived most of his life as an engineer in Odessa, Ukraine. His wife was a bookkeeper. They came to Canada in the 1990s, following their son. Lev Bilich died in Montreal on March 1, 2017.
Custodial History
The collection was donated by Lev Bilich on Sept 26, 2005. Lev Bilich made an addition to the collection on August 16, 2006
Notes
Alpha-numeric designations: P05/01-3, P06/07-2.Location of originals: With the donor.General note: Mostly digital copies.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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