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- "Afterword" Collection 1
- 39th Henry Hank Torontow Scouts fonds 136
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- A COAT OF MANY COLOURS, CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION (CBC) - Videotaped Interviews. 1
- A. L. Florence fonds
- A. Levin fonds 1
- A. Nissenson Fonds 1
- A. Rhinewine Fonds 1
- ABBEY, Monroe. 1
- ABEL, Solomon = immigration and family documents. 1
- ABELLA, Irving. 1
ABER, Ita
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn285
- Collection
- ABER, Ita
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- graphic material
- object
- moving images
- sound recording
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 13 photographs. - 4 artefacts. - 2 videos. - 1 compact disc (CD-ROM). - Env. 0.07 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- P0184
- Date
- [ca. 1930]-2015.
- Scope and Content
- Recipies Mother Never Knew Mizrachi-Hapoel, 1965. Glass milk bottle designed with input from Mrs. Aber's mother for Montreal's Milk Fund, pre-WWII. Pins and badges from Zionist groups and conventions, photos of the staff of Aid to Israel 1950, Aid to Israel Jewish Youth Group 1950, Zionist Organiza…
- Collection
- ABER, Ita
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- graphic material
- object
- moving images
- sound recording
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 13 photographs. - 4 artefacts. - 2 videos. - 1 compact disc (CD-ROM). - Env. 0.07 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Recipies Mother Never Knew Mizrachi-Hapoel, 1965. Glass milk bottle designed with input from Mrs. Aber's mother for Montreal's Milk Fund, pre-WWII. Pins and badges from Zionist groups and conventions, photos of the staff of Aid to Israel 1950, Aid to Israel Jewish Youth Group 1950, Zionist Organization of Canada 1949-1950. Material on the Jewish Child's Day Appeal. Clippings and ephemera re: Zionism, Child's Day, and actor William Shatner, a former Montrealer. 9 Photos of Montreal scenes. Material about Montreal's Talmud Torah, Jewish Artists at Congregation Shaar Hashomayim. Additions 2001: 2 photos (snapshots) of Camp Hashomer Hadati in Bronte, Ontario, Hebrew textbook and prayer book dated 1979, photo of a 9th-grade class of Baron Byng High School including Ita Aber, Clippings, 2 Videos. Additions post 2001 (passim): Articles written by Ita Aber, information about her artwork and recent exhibitions. Addition 2015: Autobiographical audio interview of Ita Herscovitch Aber recorded in New York January 9, 2015 by Renata Stein; WAV file, 56 minutes, provided on CD. Transcript of interview, done by her daughter Mindy Aber Barad via email correspondence from Israel, 30 pages. Themes covered in the interview include her early life in Montreal, art education at Baron Byng high school with teacher Ann Savage, religious background, mother's involvement in charitable efforts such as the Milk Fund, help given to a German Jewish internee and a Jewish refugee, Ita Aber's work for the Israeli consulate in Montreal in the early 1950s, her establishment in New York circa 1953, her career as a textile artist, encounters with Martin Luther King, and Judy Chicago, art groups such as the Pomegranate Guild, Jewish motifs in artwork.
- Date
- [ca. 1930]-2015.
- Fonds No.
- P0184
- History / Biographical
- Ita Aber was born in Montreal, in 1932 and grew up in a family dedicated to Zionist and charitable causes. She later moved to New York, where she made her name as an artist. As described in a 2001 article; "Ita Aber is an artist who delights in unconventional formats that provide unique and startling insights into Jewish Life. Her work is found in almost every major Jewish museum throughout the world. She is a master of the fabric arts, which is by its very nature, an interdisciplinary field. As practiced by Ita Aber, the fabric arts explode in scale to include the diverse skills of embroidering, beadwork, sewing, appliqué, silkscreen, jewelry design, weaving, painting, sculpture, and assemblage. The stunning range of her talents is reflected in the vast array of work and Judaic objects she has produced, from wall hangings, jewelry, and sculpture to Torah covers, etrog boxes, and Purim masks." Ita Aber is also known as a conservator of textiles, an art historian, a curator, teacher, and the author of The Art of Judaic Needlework: Traditional and Contemporary designs (Scribner 1979).
- Custodial History
- This collection was donated by Mrs. Ita Aber.
- Notes
- Alpha-numeric designations: P01/12, P93/08, and subsequent additions (ongoing to P15/04.). Associated material: Clippings by and about Canadian-born journalist Sam Orbaum (1956-2002), a Jerusalem Post humour columnist (donated by Ita Aber and filed under his name.) General note: The biography is from an article published in The Artists Proof, Spring 2001.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
A. L. Florence
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn103221
- Collection
- A. L. Florence fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0001; OJA 1-604-02
- Date
- January 1, 1936
- Collection
- A. L. Florence fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Date
- January 1, 1936
- Fonds No.
- I0001
- Item No.
- OJA 1-604-02
- Storage Location
- vault
- Creator
- Castonguay Studio, Ottawa
- Acquisition Source
- Avram Smith
- Notes
- Sitter's full name is Avram (Abraham) Lazarus Florence.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
A. L. Florence fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101168
- Collection
- A. L. Florence fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 2 artifacts, 4 photographs : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0001
- Date
- 1912 - 1936
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of an obituary, photographs of the Sussex Drive home, portraits of Avram and Lena Florence, and a presentation key with an inscription that reads: “Presented by the Congregation of Agudath Achim to President A. L. Florence, 5673 (1912)". (1-955).
- Collection
- A. L. Florence fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 2 artifacts, 4 photographs : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of an obituary, photographs of the Sussex Drive home, portraits of Avram and Lena Florence, and a presentation key with an inscription that reads: “Presented by the Congregation of Agudath Achim to President A. L. Florence, 5673 (1912)". (1-955).
- Date
- 1912 - 1936
- Fonds No.
- I0001
- Storage Location
- A.1.1 - Individuals Boxes
- History / Biographical
- Avram (Abraham) Lazarus Florence (b. 1875- d. 1936) was one of Ottawa’s best known Jewish businessmen in his day. Born at Zadik, Lithuania A. L. Florence came to Canada in his early teens. For several years he lived in Hamilton then moved to Ottawa around 1900. Initially he was listed as a junk dealer in the Ottawa City Directory, living at 107 Dalhousie Street and operated his business at 75-77 Dalhousie Street. Eventually he specialized in supplying paper mills with used paper. The Government of Canada was a major client for the Florence Paper Company Ltd. Florence was president of the Agudath Achim Congregation, and was one of the prominent members of the congregation associated with the building of the Rideau Street Synagogue in 1912. He was also a strong supporter of the Hebrew Benevolent Society and the Ottawa Talmud Torah Board. He married Lena Pullan who died at the age of 45 in 1925. They had three sons and four daughters. The Florences built a large home overlooking the Ottawa River near Earnscliffe, which was later sold to members of the Francisan Order who converted the home into a monastery. In 1985, the Florence Paper Company was bought by Laidlaw Company.
- Acquisition Source
- Avram and Lena Florence photographs donated by their grandson, Avram Smith.
- Notes
- Biographical information from obituary, Ottawa Morning Journal, January 2, 1936 pages 1 - 2, “A. L. Florence dies in hospital after long illness.”
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
A golden key with the inscription, “Presented by the Congregation of Agudath Achim to President A. L. Florence, 5673 (1912)".
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn106046
- Collection
- A. L. Florence fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 object
- Fonds No.
- I0001; OJA 1-955
- Date
- 1912
- Collection
- A. L. Florence fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 object
- Date
- 1912
- Fonds No.
- I0001
- Item No.
- OJA 1-955
- Storage Location
- vault
- Physical Condition
- Case holding the key is damaged; the top and bottom of case have become separated, handle with care.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
Portrait of Lena Florence.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn103220
- Collection
- A. L. Florence fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0001; OJA 1-604-01
- Date
- [189-?]
- Collection
- A. L. Florence fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Date
- [189-?]
- Fonds No.
- I0001
- Item No.
- OJA 1-604-01
- Storage Location
- vault
- Acquisition Source
- Avram Smith
- Notes
- Lena Florence was married to Avram L. Florence.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
Sussex Drive residence built and owned by the Florence family.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn103222
- Collection
- A. L. Florence fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0001; OJA 1-604-03
- Date
- [191-?]
- Collection
- A. L. Florence fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Date
- [191-?]
- Fonds No.
- I0001
- Item No.
- OJA 1-604-03
- Storage Location
- vault
- Acquisition Source
- Avram Smith
- Notes
- Originally built on Sussex Street. The name was changed to Sussex Drive in the 1960s, The home was later sold to the Franciscans who coverted it into a monastery.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
Sussex Drive residence built and owned by the Florence family.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn103223
- Collection
- A. L. Florence fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0001; OJA 1-604-04
- Date
- [191-?]
- Collection
- A. L. Florence fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Date
- [191-?]
- Fonds No.
- I0001
- Item No.
- OJA 1-604-04
- Storage Location
- vault
- Acquisition Source
- Avram Smith
- Notes
- Originally built on Sussex Street. The name was changed to Sussex Drive in the 1960s, The home was later sold to the Franciscans who coverted it into a monastery.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
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