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ABER, Ita

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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…

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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

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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.