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Abraham Rother Fonds

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Collection: Abraham Rother Fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Material Type: graphic material; textual record

Physical Description: 0.33 m. of textual records and graphic material.

Fonds No.: 1397

Date: 1940-1960

Scope and Content: Three files of textual records including newspaper clippings, certificates of achievement, synagogue programs, and biographia, as well as scrapbook pages, two dozen family photographs, and two dozen photographs taken by Gerry Sternberg during Operation Magic Carpet.

Collection: Abraham Rother Fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Material Type: graphic material; textual record

Physical Description: 0.33 m. of textual records and graphic material.

Scope and Content: Three files of textual records including newspaper clippings, certificates of achievement, synagogue programs, and biographia, as well as scrapbook pages, two dozen family photographs, and two dozen photographs taken by Gerry Sternberg during Operation Magic Carpet.

Date: 1940-1960

Fonds No.: 1397

Storage Location: JPL Stacks

History / Biographical: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rother lived in Westmount, later moving to Peel st. Their children included, Abraham (Abe), Mortimer S. (d. Jan. 7, 1993), Helen, and Sam. Harry, Abe, and Sam were all involved in the garment industry, and all held positions at the Wartime Prices and Trades Board during WWII: Harry was appointed Administrator of the Women’s Coats and Suits Division in 1942. At the same time, Sam was also appointed Director of the Women’s, Misses’, and Children’s Wear Administration. It is noted in the Shaar Hashomayim synagogue bulletin of the same year that in 1944 Harry was honored at a testimonial dinner held by representatives of the women’s clothing trade for his work as Administrator. A year later, in 1945 Abe was appointed to the Wartime Prices and Trade Board as Deputy Administrator of Women’s, Misses, and Children’s wear. Lieut. Mortimer S. Rother married Martha Pesner (d. Jan 24, 1993) on Dec. 16th 1945 at the Mount Royal Hotel. Their marriage took place shortly after his return from war. Mortimer was gravely injured (photos show him with a sling) and newspapers referred to his return as triumphant. Their children were Frances and Philip Levin and Jeffrey Rother. Helen Rother, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rother, married Arthur Mortimer Marion on Jan. 19th 1937, at the Shaar Hashomayim. Abe Rother worked at Falomar Manufacturers Limited, 4530 Clark St. Montreal. He travelled extensively, his trips include: -A 1945 hunting trip to Lac Des Mauves, QC -A 1947 a hunting trip and western tour of B.C -A 1953 15 day cruise to Norwegian Fjords and Northern Cape -A 1956 tour of the world (San Fransico, Honolulu, Tokyo, Odawara, Kyoto, Tokyo, Nikki, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Calcutta, Banaras, New Delhi, Agra, Karachi, Rome, etc.)

Language: English

Accession No.: 18-016

Name Access: Rother, Abe.

Subjects: Montreal (Quebec) - Jews

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

Certificates.

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Collection: Abraham Rother Fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: graphic material; textual record

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records.

Fonds No.: 1397; 00002

Date: 1937-1993

Collection: Abraham Rother Fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: graphic material; textual record

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records.

Date: 1937-1993

Fonds No.: 1397

File No.: 00002

Storage Location: JPL Stacks

Physical Condition: Good

Language: English

Notes: Variety of certificates issued to Abraham Rother and other family members, for achievements including ascension of the Matterhorn, A Catch and Release in the Florida Keys, a contribution to the King George V Silver Jubilee Cancer Fund, and a crossing of the international dateline by plane.

Subjects: Montreal (Quebec) - Jews

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

Four unidentified women, seated; woman on far right holding a baby.

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Collection: Abraham Rother Fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material; textual record

Physical Description: 1 photograph ; b&w : 11 x 16 cm.

Fonds No.: 1397; 1397_021

Date: 1949-1950

Collection: Abraham Rother Fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material; textual record

Physical Description: 1 photograph ; b&w : 11 x 16 cm.

Date: 1949-1950

Fonds No.: 1397

Item No.: 1397_021

Storage Location: JPL Stacks

Creator: Gerry Sternberg

Physical Condition: Good

Notes: Glued to black construction paper backing.

Subjects: Yemen -- Jews.; Operation Magic Carpet

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

Group of unidentified Yemenite Jews.

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Collection: Abraham Rother Fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material; textual record

Physical Description: 1 photograph ; b&w : 12 x 17 cm.

Fonds No.: 1397; 1397_004

Date: 1949-1950

Collection: Abraham Rother Fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material; textual record

Physical Description: 1 photograph ; b&w : 12 x 17 cm.

Date: 1949-1950

Fonds No.: 1397

Item No.: 1397_004

Storage Location: JPL Stacks

Creator: Gerrry Sternberg

Physical Condition: Good

Notes: Glued to black construction paper backing.

Subjects: Yemen -- Jews.; Operation Magic Carpet

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

Group of unidentified Yemenite Jews seated in airplane.

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Collection: Abraham Rother Fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material; textual record

Physical Description: 1 photograph ; b&w : 12 x 18 cm.

Fonds No.: 1397; 1397_003

Date: 1949-1950

Collection: Abraham Rother Fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material; textual record

Physical Description: 1 photograph ; b&w : 12 x 18 cm.

Date: 1949-1950

Fonds No.: 1397

Item No.: 1397_003

Storage Location: JPL Stacks

Creator: Gerrry Sternberg

Physical Condition: Good

Notes: Glued to black construction paper backing.

Subjects: Yemen -- Jews.; Operation Magic Carpet

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

Newspaper clippings.

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Collection: Abraham Rother Fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: graphic material; textual record

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records.

Fonds No.: 1397; 00001

Date: 1937-1993

Collection: Abraham Rother Fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: graphic material; textual record

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records.

Date: 1937-1993

Fonds No.: 1397

File No.: 00001

Storage Location: JPL Stacks

Physical Condition: Good

Language: English

Notes: One clipping from Montreal Daily Star, January 28 1937, marriage announcement for Helen Rother and Arthur M. Marion. One photocopy of clipping from the Montreal Star, July 18 1945, engagement announcement for Martha Pesner and Mortimer S. Rother, with clipped obituaries from 1993 glued beneath it.