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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
Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101236
- Collection
- Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- muliple media
- Fonds No.
- I0006
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of newsclipping about Dora and Abraham Lithwick as well as various Lithwick family members; a family tree of the descendants of Naphtulah Hertz Lithwick and Ester Bayla Lerner; a book of Daily Prayers presented to Harold Lithwick on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah, September 11, 194…
- Collection
- Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- muliple media
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of newsclipping about Dora and Abraham Lithwick as well as various Lithwick family members; a family tree of the descendants of Naphtulah Hertz Lithwick and Ester Bayla Lerner; a book of Daily Prayers presented to Harold Lithwick on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah, September 11, 1948, Audio interview with Dora Lithwick, 1974; Audio interview with Sidney Lithwick, 2007; photographs.
- Fonds No.
- I0006
- Storage Location
- A.1.1 - Individuals Boxes
- History / Biographical
- Abraham Lithwick (b. 1897 Ritziv, Russia - d. 1953 Ottawa) and Dora (Rosenberg) Lithwick (b. 1897 Rovno, Ukraine - d. January 30, 1980 Ottawa) arrived in Ottawa on July 8, 1921. They were among the large group of immigrants that fled Russia and its programs in the early 1920's. They operated, Lithwick's, a wholesale and retail store in the Byward Market for 12 years. In 1937, the entire family left Ottawa for Melbourne, Australia where Dora’s father, brothers and uncles had immigrated. Because of an epidemic of infantile paralysis, they returned to Ottawa 15 weeks after their initial departure. Another reason was the unexpected aspect that the Lithwicks would be starting again as immigrants in Australia and learning a new set of rules and regulations for business. Upon their return, Abraham Lithwick turned to real estate and became more involved in the Jewish community. He died in 1953 after a short illness. Shortly after, Dora Lithwick began working toward establishing a home for elderly Jewish people. In 1963, the sod was turned for Hillel Lodge on Wurtemburg Street. Dora Lithwick was a founder and first President of the Ottawa Jewish Home for the Aged. In 1975, she was instrumental in having a religious chapel added to the home and it carried the name Abraham and Dora Lithwick Beth Midrash.
- Notes
- 1. Dora’s father in Australia was working in real estate. 2. Interview with Dora Lithwick gives an excellent overview of shop life during the depression in Ottawa.
- Related Material
- Related material in Ottawa Jewish Historical Society fonds, Barry Lithwick speech, and a frequently reproduced photograph of Dora and Abraham Lithwick standing in front of their By Ward Market store in the Hugo Levendel fonds.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Abraham and Dora Lithwick in front of Lithwick's grocery store at 34 Byward Market Square.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn102247
- Collection
- Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0006; OJA 2-036
- Date
- [193-?]
- Collection
- Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Date
- [193-?]
- Fonds No.
- I0006
- Item No.
- OJA 2-036
- Storage Location
- G.3.4
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
Abraham Lithwick in Rovno, Poland.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn103022
- Collection
- Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0006; OJA 1-417
- Date
- 1918
- Collection
- Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Date
- 1918
- Fonds No.
- I0006
- Item No.
- OJA 1-417
- Acquisition Source
- Sari Lithwick Green
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
Audio interview of Mrs. Dora Lithwick by grandson Kalman Green (Sarah Lithwick's son.)
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn106838
- Collection
- Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- sound recording
- Fonds No.
- I0006
- Date
- April 1974
- Scope and Content
- Kalman asks Dora (Rosenberg) Lithwick (b. 1897) about her life from her earliest memories in Russia to her immigration to Ottawa, Canada as a married woman in 1923. She tells her detailed story in a lively, heavily accented voice. She recalls how hard they worked building up their grocery business …
- Collection
- Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- sound recording
- Scope and Content
- Kalman asks Dora (Rosenberg) Lithwick (b. 1897) about her life from her earliest memories in Russia to her immigration to Ottawa, Canada as a married woman in 1923. She tells her detailed story in a lively, heavily accented voice. She recalls how hard they worked building up their grocery business in the market and explained that they were worn out by 1937. They decided to sell the business and move to Australia to be with her father and brothers and start a new life. However, life for a newcomer was more difficult than they imagined and after just one month they decided to return to Ottawa where they began investing in real estate. The recording ends with a story of how they purchased a property on Bank Street using a pedlar as an agent during the depression.
- Responsibility
- Kalman Green
- Date
- April 1974
- Fonds No.
- I0006
- Creator
- Kalman Green
- Notes
- 1. Two tapes (Sides A - D) 2. Duration: Approximately 2 hours 3. Location: Various fonds box.
- Name Access
- Kalman Green
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Audio interview with Sidney Lithwick
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn106788
- Collection
- Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- sound recording
- Physical Description
- 2 cassette tapes
- Fonds No.
- I0006
- Date
- January 13, 2007
- Collection
- Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- sound recording
- Physical Description
- 2 cassette tapes
- Responsibility
- Interviewed by Stanley Lithwick
- Date
- January 13, 2007
- Fonds No.
- I0006
- Name Access
- Stanley Lithwick
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Family of Shammai Lithwick and Hinda Lithwick.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn106273
- Collection
- Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0006; OJA 1-418
- Date
- [192-?]
- Collection
- Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Date
- [192-?]
- Fonds No.
- I0006
- Item No.
- OJA 1-418
- Acquisition Source
- Rose Lithwick
- Notes
- L-R: Standing; Irving Lithwick, Reva (Riva) Lithwick, Arnold Lithwick, Lova Lithwick. Seated: Shammai Lithwick (b. December 29, 1875 Izaslav, Russia - d. January 4, 1964 Ottawa), Hinda Lithwick (d. October 20, 1879 Rovno, Ukraine - d. unknown), Shammai and Hinda were married in 1903 in Rovno. Photograph was taken in Leningrad in the mid 1920's.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
Guests and family at the bar mitzvah of Norton (Naftali Hertz) Lithwick.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn106276
- Collection
- Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0006; OJA 1-424
- Date
- 1950
- Collection
- Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Date
- 1950
- Fonds No.
- I0006
- Item No.
- OJA 1-424
- Acquisition Source
- Rose Lithwick
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
Lithwick family portrait.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn103024
- Collection
- Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0006; OJA 1-410
- Date
- 1912
- Collection
- Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Date
- 1912
- Fonds No.
- I0006
- Item No.
- OJA 1-410
- Acquisition Source
- Sari Lithwick Green
- Notes
- L-R: Shifka, Abraham Lithwick, Shaul Isaac Litvak (seated) and Necha Lithwick. (Shaul Isaac and Necha Lithwick are the parents of Abraham Lithwick and the grandparents of Sari Lithwick Green.)
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
The Lithwick Family seated on a park bench.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn103021
- Collection
- Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0006; OJA 1-415
- Date
- July 8, 1937
- Collection
- Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Date
- July 8, 1937
- Fonds No.
- I0006
- Item No.
- OJA 1-415
- Acquisition Source
- Sari Lithwick Green
- Notes
- Seated L-R: Mrs. Ballon, Sari (Lithwick) Green, Dora Lithwick and Abraham Lithwick. Children are Sid Lithwick, Harold and Norman. Couple standing are unidentified.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
Manya and Max Lithwick.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn103379
- Collection
- Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0006; OJA 1-413
- Date
- ca. 1915
- Collection
- Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Date
- ca. 1915
- Fonds No.
- I0006
- Item No.
- OJA 1-413
- History / Biographical
- Moshe Zalman Lithwick (Max) and Manya Greenberg were married in Moscow, Russia, in 1915. This may be their wedding photograph.
- Acquisition Source
- Irwin Lithwick
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
Moshe and Faige Blair with their family in Chelm, Poland.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn105119
- Collection
- Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0006; OJA 1-436
- Date
- 1925
- Collection
- Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Date
- 1925
- Fonds No.
- I0006
- Item No.
- OJA 1-436
- Acquisition Source
- Ellen Lithwick
- Notes
- L-R: Faige Blair, Ellen (Chiah) Blair, Sam (Simche) Blair, Hanna Blair, Chanah Blair, Moshe Blair. (All members of the family, except for Sam and Ellen (Mrs. Irving Lithwick), perished in the Holocaust.)
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
Portrait of Ester Bayla Lerner.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn106274
- Collection
- Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0006; OJA 1-420
- Date
- [190-?]
- Collection
- Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Date
- [190-?]
- Fonds No.
- I0006
- Item No.
- OJA 1-420
- Acquisition Source
- Barry Lithwick
- Notes
- Mother of Shammai Lithwick.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
Portrait of Naftali Hertz Litvak (also Naphtulah Hertz Lithwick).
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn106277
- Collection
- Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0006; OJA 1-425
- Date
- [189-?]
- Collection
- Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Date
- [189-?]
- Fonds No.
- I0006
- Item No.
- OJA 1-425
- Acquisition Source
- Barry and Rose Lithwick
- Notes
- Father of Shammai Lithwick.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
Wedding portait of Arnold and Rose Lithwick.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn105516
- Collection
- Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0006; OJA 1-422
- Date
- 1937
- Collection
- Abraham and Dora Lithwick fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Date
- 1937
- Fonds No.
- I0006
- Item No.
- OJA 1-422
- Notes
- Photgraph was taken in Montreal. Arnold and Rose were the parents of Vicki, Harvey and Barry Lithwick.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
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