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Barney Weiss fonds

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn107335
Collection
Barney Weiss fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
8cm of textual material; 1 artifact; photographs
Fonds No.
I0027
Date
1923-1951
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of many letters, correspondence, cards and ephemera collected over the course of Barney's career; passport; certificates; photographs and miscellaneous documents.
Collection
Barney Weiss fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
8cm of textual material; 1 artifact; photographs
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of many letters, correspondence, cards and ephemera collected over the course of Barney's career; passport; certificates; photographs and miscellaneous documents.
Date
1923-1951
Fonds No.
I0027
Storage Location
vault
Conservation
When received by the Archives in 2012, Barney's letters and correspondence were arranged in chronological order in a badly degraded black paged scrapbook. The scrapbook pages were causing the documents harm through acid migration. The letters were removed and re-housed and the scrapbook discarded.
History / Biographical
Barney Weiss (b. April 21, 1891 - d. Ottawa, May 24, 1951) was born in Bucharest, Rumania and came to Canada as a youth with his parents. They first settled in Quebec City where Barney received his education. He later he went on to become a merchant. In 1912 Barney married Henrietta Reimer (b. unknown - d. November 2, 1967) in New York City where she was attending school. After their marriage, Barney and Henrietta moved back to Quebec City before settling in Ottawa in 1915. They had five daughters; Tessie (m. Max Zelikovitz), Beatrice, who also went by Bea or Bella (m. Abe Dubinsky, m. Mitchell Randall), Inez (m. Joe Zelikovitz) (b. 1917), Pauline (m. Hy Hochberg) and Lillian (m. Miller, Montreal). In 1954, daughters Beatrice and Pauline had a double wedding at the Chateau Laurier. In Ottawa the Weiss family first ran a confectionery on Elgin Street, then Weiss's Delicatessen at 221 Rideau Street. The family lived in a flat above the store. Henrietta ran the delicatessen in later years as Barney suffered from diabetes. At the age of 45 Barney lost his left leg due to complications with the disease and wore a prosthetic. Nonetheless, Barney was a prominent man in both the Jewish community and in the broader Ottawa community. He was a member of Adath Jeshurun congregation, was an executive member of Ottawa B'nai B'rith and the Zionist Organization of Ontario, and was president of the Ottawa Hebrew Benefit Society for 10 years. Barney ran Ottawa's Capital House Hotel on Rideau Street near Cumberland for 5 years, and sponsored the Ottawa Jewish Boys’ Softball team in 1939 (the Barney Weiss Team). For 25 years Barney served as vice-president of the Ottawa Liberal Association, and he was a personal friend and colleague of William Lyon Mackenzie King, and in December of 1942, he was named the first Jewish Justice of the Peace for Carleton County. Barney died in Ottawa at his home, on 24 Russell Avenue, after a short illness. He is buried in the Jewish cemetery on Bank Street. Henrietta was a staunch supporter of the Jewish national movement in Palestine and tirelessly fundraised for this cause both before and after the creation of Israel. She belonged to the Lillian Freiman chapter of Hadassah. Every Tuesday a tea was held at the Adath Jeshurun synagogue on King Edward Avenue and Henrietta would pick up women by taxi to ensure they came. Henrietta regularly bought the large dolls to raffle at the teas, outfitting them in hand crocheted dresses, booties, and a bonnets. In 1968, a year after her death, the Freiman family organized a new Hadassah chapter named the Henrietta Weiss chapter in her honour.
Acquisition Source
Inez (Weiss) Zelikovitz; Margo (Weiss) Kardish (scrapbook)
Finding Aid
C:\Users\archives.JCCOTT\Desktop\FA_I0027.docx
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Barney Weiss' naturalization certificate.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn107337
Collection
Barney Weiss fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 certificate
Fonds No.
I0027; OJA 1-1122
Date
1923
Collection
Barney Weiss fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 certificate
Date
1923
Fonds No.
I0027
Item No.
OJA 1-1122
Storage Location
vault
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Barney Weiss's certification of appointment to Justice of the Peace for Carleton County.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn107511
Collection
Barney Weiss fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 certificate
Fonds No.
I0027; OJA 1-1207
Date
December 22, 1942
Collection
Barney Weiss fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 certificate
Date
December 22, 1942
Fonds No.
I0027
Item No.
OJA 1-1207
Storage Location
Located in OS Mixed Box 15
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Barney Weiss sitting outside the Capitol Hotel and Delicatessen on Rideau Street.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn107459
Collection
Barney Weiss fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0027; OJA 1-1191
Date
[192-?]
Collection
Barney Weiss fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
[192-?]
Fonds No.
I0027
Item No.
OJA 1-1191
Storage Location
vault
Notes
The young boy in the photo might be Barney's grandson Jess Zelicovitz.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Bea (Weiss) Dubinsky sitting in a booth in the Capitol Hotel and Delicatessen.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn107462
Collection
Barney Weiss fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0027; OJA 1-1194
Date
[194-?]
Collection
Barney Weiss fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
[194-?]
Fonds No.
I0027
Item No.
OJA 1-1194
Storage Location
vault
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Exterior view of Capitol Hotel and Delicatessen on Rideau Street.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn107463
Collection
Barney Weiss fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0027; OJA 1-1195
Date
[193-?]
Collection
Barney Weiss fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
[193-?]
Fonds No.
I0027
Item No.
OJA 1-1195
Storage Location
vault
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Group photo at an unknown dinner event.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn107464
Collection
Barney Weiss fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0027; OJA 1-1196
Date
[ca. 1955]
Collection
Barney Weiss fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
[ca. 1955]
Fonds No.
I0027
Item No.
OJA 1-1196
Storage Location
vault
Notes
Left: Pauline Hochberg (nee Pauline Weiss) and Hy Hochberg. Right: Barney Weiss (with cigar) and Henrietta Weiss.
Subjects
Dinner
Event
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Henrietta Weiss and Barney Weiss standing outside the Capitol Hotel and Delicatessen.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn107460
Collection
Barney Weiss fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0027; OJA 1-1192
Date
[192-?]
Collection
Barney Weiss fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
[192-?]
Fonds No.
I0027
Item No.
OJA 1-1192
Storage Location
vault
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
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Henrietta Weiss at unknown event with a group of unknown people.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn107509
Collection
Barney Weiss fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0027; OJA 1-1206
Date
[194-?]
Collection
Barney Weiss fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
[194-?]
Fonds No.
I0027
Item No.
OJA 1-1206
Storage Location
vault
Notes
Identified by Rhoda Eisenstadt: "front row from left are Joe, Ira, Lynne Greenblat, Sheila Lithwick Cohen, Harvey Swedlove, Stan Glube. Also seated on the floor in second row are Mrs Rivers, Jackie Grant, Fran Greenblat, Issie Lithwick, Vicky Lithwick Wise, Freda Lithwick, Ellen Lithwick. Seated from left are...not sure who is the first woman (Mrs Weiss?), Meryl Lithwick, Herschel (Harry) Lithwick, Hilda Lithwick, Shamai Lithwick, my grandmother Naomi Coopersmith. Standing in the first row from left Sam Magidson, Leema Magidson , ??Mrs Weiss?), Dora Lithwick, AMA ya Lithwick, Yenta Aisenberg, Stella Lerner, my mom Selma Coopersmith, Annie Wiseman, Rose Lithwick, Arnold Lithwick. Standing in the rows behind them are Sara Green, SidGreen,Max Farber, Gertie Farber, Bev (Lerner) Ostroger, Syd Aisenberg,Hertz Aisenberg, Joe Swedlove,Irene Swedlove, my dad Saul Coopersmith,Charlie Grant,Hy Lithwick, Libby Glube. There is one man at the back who I don’t know...maybe Norman Lithwick?"
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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A letter written by William Lyon Mackenzie King to Mr. Rothman.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn107336
Collection
Barney Weiss fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
textual record
Fonds No.
I0027; OJA 1-1121
Date
August 17, 1926
Collection
Barney Weiss fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
textual record
Date
August 17, 1926
Fonds No.
I0027
Item No.
OJA 1-1121
Storage Location
vault
Notes
In this letter William Lyon Mackenzie King acknowledges Barney Weiss' efforts in acquainting Mr. Rothman with the aims and purposes of the Liberal Party.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Tessie Zelikovitz, Inez Zelikovitz and Jess Zelikovitz.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn107461
Collection
Barney Weiss fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0027; OJA 1-1193
Date
[192-?]
Collection
Barney Weiss fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
[192-?]
Fonds No.
I0027
Item No.
OJA 1-1193
Storage Location
vault
Notes
The three are standing in front of Tessie's and Inez's father's business, the Capitol Hotel and Delicatessen on Rideau Street.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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