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Abelson family fonds

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Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
multiple media
Fonds No.
I0005
Date
1913-2002
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records of Wolf and Julia Abelson obituaries; Jess Abelson business life, photographs of his sporting life, Duke (Lawrence) Abelson’s early education and World War II career as a flyer with the Royal Canadian Air Force including his Canadian log book, commission, Certificate of Pr…
Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
multiple media
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records of Wolf and Julia Abelson obituaries; Jess Abelson business life, photographs of his sporting life, Duke (Lawrence) Abelson’s early education and World War II career as a flyer with the Royal Canadian Air Force including his Canadian log book, commission, Certificate of Promotion to rank of Pilot Officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force - November, 1941 (see 1-992), correspondence of 160 letters as well as telegrams to his family, 1941-1943; Alan Abelson educational, sporting, and married life; 2002; Brief to the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame for induction of Jess Abelson. Artifacts include one Boy Scout uniform (worn by Alan Abelson), 2 of Alan Abelson tennis racquets, 1 velvet jacket (worn by Julia Rosenblum on her marriage to Wolf Abelson), 3 infant dresses and 1 bonnet (worn by Jess and Mollie Abelson's children), 1 sweater with an “O” for Ottawa Football Team, Duke Abelson Officer hat; 4 World War II medals; 4 photograph albums, 1 scrapbook, and 1 siddur donated to Adath Jeshurun in 1950 Later accrual of textiles include 2 baby capes, hand made by Molly Abelson in the 1920's for daughter Sylvia and a pink crochet sweater or coat.
Date
1913-2002
Fonds No.
I0005
Storage Location
4 boxes in OS
Canadian log book and siddur in Rare Books section
Conservation
1. Duke Abelson’s commission to Pilot Officer, February 11, 1942 conserved by Kyla Ubink in 2006. 2. Duke Abelson’s officer’s hat dry cleaned and repaired at Brown’s Cleaners, Champagne Street, Ottawa, Fall, 2006 and exhibited in Duke Abelson exhibit, Remembrance Day, 2006.
History / Biographical
Wolf Abelson married Julia Rosenblum of Toronto and settled in Ottawa in the early 1900's. Both were born in Lithuania. Prior to settling in Ottawa, Wolf lived in Syracuse, New York, and in Cleveland, Ohio. Wolf grew up in Neinstadt, a town near Kovno, Lithuania. According to the Abelson family, Moses Bilsky, the first known Jewish settler in Ottawa, came from the same area in Lituania and encouraged Wolf to also settle in Ottawa. Wolf established the Rideau House Furnishing Company at 180 Rideau Street. He and wife Julia had seven children; sons Jess, Nathan and Sidney and four daughters, Birdie, Helen, Sarah and Sally. The Abelsons were members of the Adath Jeshurun Congregation and Wolf Abelson served as congregation vice-president during A. J. Freiman’s tenure as president between 1904 and 1930. Jess Abelson (1892-1975), born in Cleveland, Ohio, was an outstanding sportsman. He played football in 1913 - 1914 for the Ottawa Rough Riders and played basketball with the Y.M.C.A. He was also a member of the 1913 Canadian Champion War Canoe Team. In 1920, he became the first scoutmaster of the 39th Jewish Boy Scout Troop, one of the first Jewish scout troops in Canada. In 1920 Jess married Mollie Gray from New York. Their children included Sylvia, Lawrence, Stan, Alan (b. August 27, 1928) and Bobby. Jess was a top salesman with the Northern Life Assurance Company and in later years he was active in curling and was the founder of the Tel Aviv Tennis Club. In 1986, Jess Abelson was the first person inducted into the Ottawa Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. His influence on Ottawa and on the Ottawa Jewish community extended well beyond sports, but as a sports personality he was a paragon of excellence for young Jewish athletes. All of Jess Abelsons sons excelled in sports. Tragically, Flying Officer Lawrence "Duke" Abelson died in a training flight in England November 15, 1943 while serving in World War II. Lawrence's nickname Duke came from living on Marlborough Street, Ottawa, (Duke of Marlborough.) Duke went overseas in the fall of 1942 and with R.C.A.F. Mosquito Squadron. Alan became a lawyer, and lives and works in Ottawa.
Acquisition Source
Sylvia Abelson Gellman, Alan Abelson
Notes
1. Alan Abelson provided the details of Wolf Abelson's heritage in September 2006. 2. A note from Shirley Berman is attached to the textile items providing additional information.
Related Material
Material related to Jess Abelson in Tel Aviv Tennis Club fonds and Samuel Caplan fonds. Jess Abelson article in Ottawa Jewish Bulletin & Review, December 12, 1986.
Alan Abelson Interview, located in the Local Social History Project series, Jewish Community Council of Ottawa fonds.
Duke Abelson’s war service is recorded in 'Canadian Jews in World War II: Part II: casualities' and in 'There I was ... a collection of reminiscences by members of the Ottawa Jewish Community who served in World War II.'
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Jess Abelson in his Ottawa Rough Rider football uniform.

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Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0005; OJA 1-689
Date
1913
Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
1913
Fonds No.
I0005
Item No.
OJA 1-689
Storage Location
vault
Acquisition Source
Alan Abelson
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Ottawa Football Club Q.R.F.U. 1913 Champions team photograph.

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Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; composite
Fonds No.
I0005; OJA 1-719
Date
1913
Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; composite
Date
1913
Fonds No.
I0005
Item No.
OJA 1-719
Storage Location
Oversized Photograph Box 2
Creator
Pittaway Photos, Ottawa
Acquisition Source
Alan Abelson
Notes
Jess Abelson is pictured in bottom row, fourth from right.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Detail of Jess Abelson from a team photograph of the Ottawa Y.M.C.A. Basketball Team 1913-1914 Champions.

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Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0005; OJA 1-723
Date
[between 1913 and 1914]
Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
[between 1913 and 1914]
Fonds No.
I0005
Item No.
OJA 1-723
Storage Location
Oversized Photograph Box 2
Creator
Pittaway Studio, Ottawa
Acquisition Source
Alan Abelson
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Jess Abelson.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn102542
Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0005; OJA 1-393
Date
1914
Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
1914
Fonds No.
I0005
Item No.
OJA 1-393
Storage Location
vault
Creator
Pittaway, Ottawa
Notes
Jess was the Captain of Brittania Canoe Club. The Brittania Canoe Team won the Canadian 1 Mile War Canoe Championships, 1914.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Jess Abelson.

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Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0005; OJA 1-088
Date
1914
Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
1914
Fonds No.
I0005
Item No.
OJA 1-088
Notes
Jess Abelson was the team captain of the Canadian War Canoe Championship Team held at Brittania, Ottawa.
Reproduction Restrictions
National Archives of Canada, A118 or C75136
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Ottawa Football Club Q.R.F.U. 1914 Champions Team photograph.

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Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; composite
Fonds No.
I0005; OJA 1-721
Date
1914
Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; composite
Date
1914
Fonds No.
I0005
Item No.
OJA 1-721
Storage Location
vault (two copies in the Oversized Photograph Box 2).
Creator
Pittaway Photos, Ottawa
Acquisition Source
Alan Abelson
Notes
Jess Abelson pictured on far right.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Detail of Jess Abelson from a team photograph of the Britannia Boating Club, War Canoe Crew 1914 one mile champions.

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Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0005; OJA 1-722
Date
1914
Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
1914
Fonds No.
I0005
Item No.
OJA 1-722
Storage Location
Oversized Photograph Box 2
Creator
Pittaway Photos, Ottawa
Acquisition Source
Alan Abelson
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Canadian Champions of the one mile war canoe race at Brittania Park, Ontario.

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Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0005; OJA 3-060
Date
August 1, 1914
Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
August 1, 1914
Fonds No.
I0005
Item No.
OJA 3-060
Storage Location
Oversized Photograph Box 2
Creator
O. J. Wallis
Acquisition Source
Abelson family (oversize photograph reproduction donated by Alan Abelson)
Notes
Jess Abelson was the team captain.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Jess Abelson on his wedding day.

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Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0005; OJA 1-690
Date
1920
Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
1920
Fonds No.
I0005
Item No.
OJA 1-690
Storage Location
vault
Acquisition Source
Alan Abelson
Notes
Jess Abelson married Mollie Gray from New York.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Wedding portrait of Mollie (Gray) Abelson.

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Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0005; OJA 1-692
Date
June 29, 1920
Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
June 29, 1920
Fonds No.
I0005
Item No.
OJA 1-692
Storage Location
vault
Acquisition Source
Alan Abelson
Notes
Mollie Abelson was married to Jess Abelson.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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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…
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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Jess Abelson's clothing store.

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Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0005; OJA 1-694
Date
1930
Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
1930
Fonds No.
I0005
Item No.
OJA 1-694
Storage Location
vault
Acquisition Source
Alan Abelson
Notes
Clothing store was on Sparks Street.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Strathcona Softball Team.

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Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; panoramic
Fonds No.
I0005; OJA 1-777-01
Date
[1931 or 1932]
Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; panoramic
Date
[1931 or 1932]
Fonds No.
I0005
Item No.
OJA 1-777-01
Storage Location
vault
Creator
Photographic Stores Ltd, Ottawa
Acquisition Source
Alan Abelson
Notes
Jess and Duke Abelson are pictured in the panoramic team photograph. The softball team was the Eastern Ontario Champions.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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City of Ottawa Bowling League Champions.

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Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0005; OJA 1-779
Date
1932
Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
1932
Fonds No.
I0005
Item No.
OJA 1-779
Storage Location
vault
Acquisition Source
Alan Abelson
Notes
Jess Abelson is pictured in centre of first row.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Mollie and Jess Abelson with their children.

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Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0005; OJA 1-693
Date
[1940 or 1941]
Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
[1940 or 1941]
Fonds No.
I0005
Item No.
OJA 1-693
Storage Location
vault
Acquisition Source
Alan Abelson
Notes
L-R: Top row: Duke Abelson, Mollie (Gray) Abelson, Jess Abelson; bottom row: Bobby Abelson, Sylvia (Gellman) Abelson, Alan Abelson, and Stan Abelson.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Jess Abelson dressed for Mrs. Lillian Freiman's funeral.

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Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0005; OJA 1-718
Date
November 4, 1940
Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
November 4, 1940
Fonds No.
I0005
Item No.
OJA 1-718
Storage Location
vault
Acquisition Source
Alan Abelson
Notes
Jess Abelson was an usher at Mrs. Lillian Freiman's funeral.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Duke Abelson.

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Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0005; OJA 1-728
Date
[between 1941 and 1943]
Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
[between 1941 and 1943]
Fonds No.
I0005
Item No.
OJA 1-728
Storage Location
vault
Acquisition Source
Alan Abelson
Notes
Duke Abelson was a Flying Officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Lawrence Abelson's Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot Officer certificate.

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Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 certificate
Fonds No.
I0005; OJA 1-992
Date
November 1941
Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 certificate
Date
November 1941
Fonds No.
I0005
Item No.
OJA 1-992
Storage Location
OS Mixed Box 10
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Stan Abelson and unknown.

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Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w : 8.7 x 6.9 cm
Fonds No.
I0005; OJA 5-094
Date
October 1942
Collection
Abelson family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w : 8.7 x 6.9 cm
Date
October 1942
Fonds No.
I0005
Item No.
OJA 5-094
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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