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KASTNER, Solomon = Books and Robe.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn267
- Collection
- KASTNER, Solomon = Books and Robe.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- Env. 1.4 metres of textual records. - 15 sound elements. - 3 artefacts.
- Fonds No.
- P0163
- Date
- 1865-1998.
- Scope and Content
- Handwritten scores by Kastner, for synagogue liturgy, arranged for a choir - mostly undated. 12 music books and scores, printed in Vienna, Poland and USA, the earliest dating to 1865 - mostly cantorial music, also one (Polish) opera score. 1 vinyl recording of S. Kastner, reading the Haftorah (addi…
- Collection
- KASTNER, Solomon = Books and Robe.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- Env. 1.4 metres of textual records. - 15 sound elements. - 3 artefacts.
- Scope and Content
- Handwritten scores by Kastner, for synagogue liturgy, arranged for a choir - mostly undated. 12 music books and scores, printed in Vienna, Poland and USA, the earliest dating to 1865 - mostly cantorial music, also one (Polish) opera score. 1 vinyl recording of S. Kastner, reading the Haftorah (additional Bible reading of the week).Addition 1999: 14 vinyl recordings. 3 cantoral robes. 2 hats. 1 collar. Marriage register Winnipeg (1934-1937), Toronto (1947 and 1948). Various documents (Ketuba, corresp.1944-1946, copies of picture, etc...). 1 music book (1940, y).Addition 2001: One cantor's robe (black). 1 cantor's hat (black). One neckpiece (small and whote linen). Approx. 9 music books (some annotated with music) (German, English, and 3 in Yiddish). 6 musical scores (5 in English and 1 in Yiddish).
- Date
- 1865-1998.
- Fonds No.
- P0163
- History / Biographical
- Solomon Kastner was born in Europe 1886 (circa). He received rabbinical ordination in Romania. He served as cantor of the Shaarey Zedek, in Winnipeg, while his friend Solomon Frank was Rabbi. He left for Toronto in 1945 and pursued other work until, with S. Frank's help, he obtained the position of cantor at Montreal's Shearith Israel Spanish and Portuguese synagogue. He had 4 children, 3 sons and a daughter. He died in Montreal in 1957.
- Custodial History
- The collection was donated by Elizabeth Kastner, daughter of S. Kastner.
- Notes
- P98/06, P99/02, P01/14.German, English, Yiddish and Polish.There is an inventory done of all the books and music scores.The collection includes rare ceremonial clothing.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
BLAUSTEIN, Esther.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn293
- Collection
- BLAUSTEIN, Esther.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs.
- Fonds No.
- P0192
- Date
- 1866-2003.
- Scope and Content
- 1 original 1866 photo of McGill College graduates, possibly including Louis Hart. 4 colour snapshots taken recently of the synagogue in Yarmounth, NS.
- Collection
- BLAUSTEIN, Esther.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs.
- Scope and Content
- 1 original 1866 photo of McGill College graduates, possibly including Louis Hart. 4 colour snapshots taken recently of the synagogue in Yarmounth, NS.
- Date
- 1866-2003.
- Fonds No.
- P0192
- History / Biographical
- The Jewish Synagogue in Yarmouth is a wooden structure built for the Free Baptist Church in the cemetery at Arcadia. After a considerable period it was removed to Yarmouth and enlarged and improved, served the Free Baptists of the town until 1905, when, the United Baptist Church having been formed, it fell into disuse. In 1906, the Jewish community organized their Agudath Achim Society and in 1910, established their Synagogue in this former free Baptist Church.
- Custodial History
- The Nova Scotia photos were given to Mrs. Esther Blaustein by Doris Phillips with notes. Which she donated them to the Archives in May 2003.
- Notes
- P03/10.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
LORD READING YACHT CLUB = LRYC.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn80
- Collection
- LORD READING YACHT CLUB = LRYC.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- Env. 6 plans. - 3.6 metres of textual records. - Env. 500 photographs.
- Fonds No.
- I0078
- Date
- [1946-1999], one document 1869 (copy).
- Scope and Content
- The document portion of the fonds consists of historical essays, minutes, membership lists and ledgers, by-laws, rules of the Club, and correspondence (including founding documents such as letters patent and correspondence with representatives of the Duke of Edinburgh and the Canadian Federal gover…
- Collection
- LORD READING YACHT CLUB = LRYC.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- Env. 6 plans. - 3.6 metres of textual records. - Env. 500 photographs.
- Scope and Content
- The document portion of the fonds consists of historical essays, minutes, membership lists and ledgers, by-laws, rules of the Club, and correspondence (including founding documents such as letters patent and correspondence with representatives of the Duke of Edinburgh and the Canadian Federal government). Also included are documents related to negotiations about original site building and later renovations. Most of the documentary portion of the collection was preserved by Henry Vineberg in black 3-ring binders. The approximately 1550 print photos, negatives, and slides (ca. 300) in the fonds depict Club activities, boats and boating events, the Club buildings and grounds through time, and persons associated with the Club. The majority of the photos were originally arranged in albums and were inter-filed the paper based records but are now housed in two distinct photo-boxes. The plans in the fonds show renovations and locations of buildings. The fonds also includes a few personal items about Henry C. Vineberg, Club archivist and historian. Of particular interest is a framed replica of the ketuba (marriage contract) of his grandparents, dated 1863 and prepared in Montreal by Rabbi Abraham de Sola.
- Date
- [1946-1999], one document 1869 (copy).
- Fonds No.
- I0078
- History / Biographical
- The Lord Reading Yacht Club was founded by a group of Jewish Montrealers at a time when Jews were not welcome in boating clubs around the Island of Montreal. The club founders encountered initial opposition from the City of Beaconsfield, where it was located. Henry Vineberg, long-time member and self-appointed archivist of the club, made documenting the Club's history and activities the mission of his later years. His archival collection included documents and photographs from the earliest days of the organization. The Archives of the LRYC were housed in his Snowdon-area home in Montreal until his death, in November 1999.
- Custodial History
- The Lord Reading Yacht Club Archives were in the possession of Club archivist and historian Henry C. Vineberg until his death in November 1999. At that time they were donated, with the permission of the Club, to CJC Archives under the authority of his executor and friend, Jack Stein
- Notes
- P99/11.The fonds is not yet processed.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Documents
Images
HYMAN, William - Diary.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn289
- Collection
- HYMAN, William - Diary.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- Env. 0.02 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- P0188
- Date
- 1869-1870.
- Scope and Content
- 1 color laser photocopy of the diary written in English by William Hyman of Grand Grève, Quebec (Gaspé).
- Collection
- HYMAN, William - Diary.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- Env. 0.02 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- 1 color laser photocopy of the diary written in English by William Hyman of Grand Grève, Quebec (Gaspé).
- Date
- 1869-1870.
- Fonds No.
- P0188
- History / Biographical
- William Hyman, in his lifetime the most prominent resident of the Gaspé Coast, was born in Russia in 1807 and settled in Gaspé in 1843. He established one of the largest fishing industries on the Atlantic coast at Grand Grève. Under his able management, his business was so prosperous that it became one of the largest concerns of its kind in Canada. He was one of the first to develop the codfish industry in this country. Mr. Hyman took an active interest in public affairs in Gaspé, and early in his residence there he was appointed justice of the peace and magistrate. When the Township of Cape Rosier was incorporated in 1858, Mr. Hyman was elected its first mayor, and he continued to occupy this civic chair without interruption until his death on December 8th, 1882, at his winter residence in Montreal.
- Custodial History
- The collection was donated by Mr. Roch Sanson from Parks Canada.
- Notes
- P03/05.Parks Canada Archives in Quebec City.The Biographical discription comes from The Jew in Canada.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Community Files
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn48379
- Collection
- Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 4.5m of multiple media
- Fonds No.
- SJJHM-C
- Date
- 1871-2012
- Scope and Content
- Consists of the community files of the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum, including both original and collected information. Contains business and family records of various Saint John Jewish community members as well as those records that document the military involvement and contributions of th…
- Collection
- Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 4.5m of multiple media
- Scope and Content
- Consists of the community files of the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum, including both original and collected information. Contains business and family records of various Saint John Jewish community members as well as those records that document the military involvement and contributions of the Jewish community to the wider city of Saint John. Material includes minutes, correspondence, newspaper records, official documents, photographs and monographs.
- Date
- 1871-2012
- Fonds No.
- SJJHM-C
- Storage Location
- SJJHM
- History / Biographical
- The Louis I. Michelson Memorial Archives of the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum preserve the documentary heritage of Saint John's Jewish population. The Archives are organized thematically - synagogues, organizations, community life, and people. The Community Files contain a wealth of diverse information about the various contributions and aspects of Jewish life in New Brunswick. Saint John's Jews were very active within their own ethnic and religious community and also in the city's organizations and business life from the first arrivals in 1858 to the present day. Many community members are notable for their extensive contributions to many charitable organizations in Saint John and many of the Jewish businesses were well-known and patronized. The history of the Saint John Jewish community is presented in the Community Files section of the archive. This includes written histories by community members, most notably Dr. Eli Boyaner and Dr. Joseph Tanzman, but also by Museum staff. Information from other public records is also available including population profiles from the census and city directories. A number of themes are also represented including immigration to the city, athletes, artists and the film industry. Participation by some in city philanthropic organizations is also preserved. Education at the high school and university level and achievements in the professions are also important aspects of Jewish life in Saint John. Jewish life throughout Canada and the rest of the world is also represented in the collections, mostly from newspaper clippings and magazines. This serves to place this community into a context with the rest of the world and reflects information easily available in the local city newspapers on world events. A reunion of the now widely scattered Saint John Jewish Community, called the "Koom Ahaim", was held in Saint John in July 1984 to coincide with provincial bicentennial celebrations. This collection includes a mailing list, correspondence, and memorabilia from this major event in the community's history. Jewish men in business were led by Solomon Hart who owned a cigar factory in 1858. Similar businesses were established by the families that followed from England and Western Europe. The Eastern Europeans possessed skills and trades when they arrived, but they turned first to the peddling of goods in the countryside to earn money and also to learn English. After a few years, small shops and factories were established in the city's North end along Main Street and some later moved uptown to other parts of the city. It was a varied group of businesses where one could purchases nearly everything available, but clothing, food and manufactured goods were the most common things available. Many also sold second-hand goods and dealt in scrap metal. The history of Jewish businesses has been well-documented through the city directories, newspaper advertisements and features, and a limited number of company records. At one time a great many of Saint John's prominent merchants were Jewish, but by 2007 all fo the "original" Jewish run businesses had closed. The archives also has early business records of Isaac Selick and Sons of Moncton, New Brunswick. The Saint John Jewish community was very active in both World Wars. During the Second World War many men enlisted for the army, navy, and air force, while many women joined the Red Cross, the Canadian Women Army Corps, enlisted as nurses, or stayed in Saint John to provide assistance to the servicemen passing through the city, either in their own homes, in the Jewish Servicemen's Centre on Union Street, or in other service centres. This collection includes many of the dramatic newspaper headlines of the time, and the documents and prayer books carried by the servicemen. The richest part of the collection is that contributed by the family of Mrs. Jennie Brownberg, who was part of the Red Cross and also opened her home to servicemen.
- Language
- English
- Yiddish
- Notes
- Collected information on Jewish businesses and Jewish residential directories from 1863-1999 is searchable in database format. This database can be accessed through the Family History section of the Canadian Jewish Heritage Network.
- Access Restrictions
- Contact the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum directly for information on accessing this collection.
- Related Material
- Researchers should also consult the sections on SYNAGOGUE, GENEALOGY, AUDIO VISUAL, and PHOTOGRAPHS for further information.
- Subjects
- Boyaner, Dr. Eli
- Selick, Isaac
- Brownberg, Jennie
- Tanzman, Dr. Joseph
- Isaac Selick and Sons (Moncton, New Brunswick)
- Saint John (New Brunswick) - Jews
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
ANSELL, David Abraham.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn112
- Collection
- ANSELL, David Abraham.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.1 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- P0004
- Date
- 1877-1940.
- Scope and Content
- Correspondence from prominent Canadians including several expressing sympathy for Jews massacred in Russia as well as immigration. Notes for speeches on finance, Jews and Conservatism. Press clippings relating to politics, various Jewish causes, religion, finance and trade with Mexico. Biographical…
- Collection
- ANSELL, David Abraham.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.1 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Correspondence from prominent Canadians including several expressing sympathy for Jews massacred in Russia as well as immigration. Notes for speeches on finance, Jews and Conservatism. Press clippings relating to politics, various Jewish causes, religion, finance and trade with Mexico. Biographical articles in Yiddish.
- Date
- 1877-1940.
- Fonds No.
- P0004
- History / Biographical
- Born in London in 1834, Mr. Ansell was educated in England and Germany. He came to Canada in 1860. He was an ardent British imperialist, and was acquainted with John A. MacDonald and George-Etienne Cartier from pre-Confederation times. In his "Welding the Lines of Union" he unfolded a scheme similar to the one later advocated by Joseph Chamberlain. Appointed Consul-General for Mexico in Canada, he resigned in 1913 due to age. He was deeply involved in Jewish educational and philanthropic work, and was the first chairman of the Canadian Committee of Jewish Colonization Association. He was a charter member and for 17 years president of Baron de Hirsch Institute and was instrumental in passing of legislation giving equal rights to Jewish children in public schools in Montreal. He died in Montreal in 1914.
- Notes
- English and Yiddish.Fonds consists of mostly originals.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
Rosa Presner Fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn80213
- Collection
- Rosa Presner Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 blouse : cotton, white with black and red embroidery
- Fonds No.
- 1141
- Date
- [Before 1900]
- Scope and Content
- Consists of one hand-sewn woman's blouse, sewn and embroidered by Rosa Presner.
- Collection
- Rosa Presner Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 blouse : cotton, white with black and red embroidery
- Scope and Content
- Consists of one hand-sewn woman's blouse, sewn and embroidered by Rosa Presner.
- Date
- [Before 1900]
- Fonds No.
- 1141
- Storage Location
- Ctn.001
- 7-4D
- Creator
- Rosa Presner
- Physical Condition
- Fair
- History / Biographical
- Rosa Presner (b. 16 Jan. 1877; d. 1971) and her husband Louis (Leiser) were from Zaleshchiki, a small city located on the Dniester River in Ukraine. Rosa Presner arrived in Canada in 1900 and her husband came a year later. The couple had three children, Philip, Samuel, and Liba. Philip Presner was an accomplished violinist as well as a lawyer in Val d'Or.
- Acquisition Source
- Liba Mayerovitch
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
JACOBS, Samuel William.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn199
- Collection
- JACOBS, Samuel William.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.62 metres of textual records. - Env. 50 photographs. - Env. 5 artefacts.
- Fonds No.
- P0093
- Date
- 1880-1984.
- Scope and Content
- Correspondence 1880-1980. House of Commons pass 1929, 1936. Buckingham Palace certificate 1937. Travel permit 1917. Certificates, bank books, accounting records, contracts, entries in various year books. House of Commons Debates. Flyers, articles, reports, book chapters, reviews, lecture text, broa…
- Collection
- JACOBS, Samuel William.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.62 metres of textual records. - Env. 50 photographs. - Env. 5 artefacts.
- Scope and Content
- Correspondence 1880-1980. House of Commons pass 1929, 1936. Buckingham Palace certificate 1937. Travel permit 1917. Certificates, bank books, accounting records, contracts, entries in various year books. House of Commons Debates. Flyers, articles, reports, book chapters, reviews, lecture text, broadcasts. Protestant School Board report. Baron de Hirsch Institute minutes. Clippings (e/f/y). Son M. Jacobs' camp report and school certificate. Also contains artefacts (JIAS commemorative chalice, desk ornament, cigarette case, walking stick) and photos of S.W. Jacobs, family - home.
- Date
- 1880-1984.
- Fonds No.
- P0093
- History / Biographical
- Born in Lancaster, Ontario in 1871, S.W. Jacobs' family was one of the earliest to come to Canada from Eastern Europe, arriving in the mid-1800s. Educated at McGill and Laval Universities, he became a lawyer and an expert on Canada's legal code and its railway law. From 1917 until his death he was also Liberal member of Parliament for Cartier. He was President of the Baron de Hirsch Institute from 1912-1914, of the Canadian Jewish Congress from 1934-1938, and life governor of the Montreal General Hospital, Notre Dame Hospital, Mount Sinai Sanatorium, the Young Men's Hebrew Association and the Hebrew Free Loan Association. He was also involved with the Jewish Immigrant Aid Services and the Montreal Hebrew Orphans' Home, and was the Canadian director of the Jewish Colonization Association. Jacobs was renowned for defending Jewish interests, combating anti-Semitism, and promoting increased Jewish immigration to Canada. He was also very active in the Quebec school question. As a lawyer he was famous for such incidents as having murderer Harry K. Thaw extradited to the United States, as well as for winning the Plamondon libel case in 1913. As an MP, Jacobs was involved in removing certain discriminatory acts that were anti-Jewish and is known for his amendment respecting the status of Jews in Quebec's constitutional law. S.W. Jacobs, called "the wit of Parliament," established the Jewish Times in 1897 with his friend Lyon Cohen - the first Canadian Jewish periodical. He died in 1938.
- Custodial History
- The documents in this collection (2 boxes) were purchased at auction for CJC in 1971. The contents are documented in an inventory list produced by the Montreal Book Auctions Ltd., 1971.
- Notes
- MC 16.For this collection, S1 and S2 refers to Box numbers 1 and 2. These are no series.English, French, and Yiddish.Photos Stored in PC1-Box4, Photo-personalia file, and overside photos.A preliminary inventory of the document section of this collection at the time of its purchase by CJC in 1971 can be found in the Montreal Book Auctions Ltd. catalogue for July 8, 1971 (copy in collection, photocopy in Accessions file).
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
TEMPLE EMANU-EL.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn62
- Collection
- TEMPLE EMANU-EL.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.31 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- I0060
- Date
- 1882-1991.
- Scope and Content
- Charter and by-laws (1925). Reports (1919-1920). Board members (1976). Deceased members (1957, 1985). Correspondence (1944, 1946, 1958, 1967, 1980). Bulletins (1927-1989, with gaps). Dedication/anniversary books (1932-1982, with gaps). Programs (1945-1985, with gaps). Lectures (1897-1967 with gaps)…
- Collection
- TEMPLE EMANU-EL.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.31 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Charter and by-laws (1925). Reports (1919-1920). Board members (1976). Deceased members (1957, 1985). Correspondence (1944, 1946, 1958, 1967, 1980). Bulletins (1927-1989, with gaps). Dedication/anniversary books (1932-1982, with gaps). Programs (1945-1985, with gaps). Lectures (1897-1967 with gaps). Reprinted article (1963). School magazine (1935-1936, 1939, 1941). School handbook (1969). Course lists (1933, 1937, 1939). Lecture list (1920). Museum information. Report (1977). Scrapbook (1930s-1940s). Picture of proposed building (c.1957). Jewish Yearbook entries (1936, 1946, 1954, 1964). Invitations. Flyers. Bookmarks. Clippings (1882-1991, with gaps).
- Date
- 1882-1991.
- Fonds No.
- I0060
- History / Biographical
- In the 1880s, a group of Montrealers became interested in Reform Judaism, then popular in the United States. In 1882, they met to organize what would become the city's third synagogue, the Temple Emanu-El, which was incorporated in 1883. Cemetery land was also purchased. Their first services were held in the Zion Church on Beaver Hall Hill. After several moves, the congregation bought land on Sherbrooke Street, and built a synagogue in 1911. The building was expanded to include a school, and in 1957 was expanded again. Unfortunately, the sanctuary burned down several months later, but by 1959 a new one had been dedicated. Since then, the Temple Emanu-El has only enhanced the buildings it already has rather than expand further. In 1980, the synagogue merged with the Temple Beth Sholom. The Temple Emanu-El Beth Sholom is one of the largest Reform synagogues in Canada and has occupied its present location for over eighty years. It is honoured as the representative synagogue on a mural of familiar Montreal institutions in some of the cars of the Montreal subway (Metro) system.
- Notes
- Half originals and half copies.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom Fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn30952
- Collection
- Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 7.8m multiple media
- Fonds No.
- 1044
- Date
- 1882-1978
- Scope and Content
- This fonds consists of records of both Temple Beth Sholom and Temple Emanu-El. Records vary from birth, marriage and burial registers, minutes, bulletins, correspondence and various legal documents.
- Collection
- Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 7.8m multiple media
- Scope and Content
- This fonds consists of records of both Temple Beth Sholom and Temple Emanu-El. Records vary from birth, marriage and burial registers, minutes, bulletins, correspondence and various legal documents.
- Date
- 1882-1978
- Fonds No.
- 1044
- History / Biographical
- Temple Emanu-El was founded as the first Reform synagogue in Montreal in 1882 although it was not until 1892 when the first Temple sanctuary was erected on Cyprus Street, corner of Stanley Street. Temple Emanu-El re-located in 1911 to a new building on the corner of Shebrooke Street and Elm Street in Westmount. In 1957, tragedy struck the congregation when a fire destroyed the building erected in 1911. A new sanctuary was completed at the same location in 1959. In 1980, Temple Emanu-El and Temple Beth Sholom, a sister congregation founded in 1953, merged together to create Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom.
- Language
- English
- Subjects
- Temple Beth Sholom - Montreal (Quebec)
- Temple Emanu-El -- Montreal (Quebec)
- Synagogues - Montreal
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
JEWISH COLONIZATION ASSOCIATION (JCA or ICA).
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn34
- Collection
- JEWISH COLONIZATION ASSOCIATION (JCA or ICA).
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 26 metres of textual records. - Env. 370 photographs.
- Fonds No.
- I0032
- Date
- 1884-1978.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 26 metres of textual records. - Env. 370 photographs.
- Date
- 1884-1978.
- Fonds No.
- I0032
- History / Biographical
- The Jewish Colonization Association (JCA, in Yiddish ICA) was created in 1891 by the Baron Maurice de Hirsch. Its aim was to facilitate the mass emigration of Jews from Russia and other Eastern European countries by settling them in agricultural colonies on lands purchased by the committee, particularly in North and South America. A Canadian committee of the JCA was established in November 1906 to assist in the settlement of the thousands of Jewish refugees fleeing Russia and other European countries and to oversee the development of all the JCA settlements in the country. Colonies were established prior to 1906 throughout the west and in Quebec. These colonies included: in Saskatchewan - Hirsch (1892), Qu'Appelle or Lipton (1901), Cupar, near Regina (1901), Edenbridge east of Prince Albert (1906), and Sonnenfeld, west of Estevan (1906); in Manitoba - Bender Hamlet or Narcisse, north of Winnipeg (1903); in Quebec - La Macaza (1904) and Ste-Sophie (1904), both north of Montreal; and Trochu (1906) and Rumsey (1906), halfway between Calgary and Edmonton in Alberta. After the establishment of the Canadian committee, the JCA founded several others, including: Pine Ridge (1907), not far from Winnipeg; Eyre (1910), near Alsask in Saskatchewan, and Montefiore (1911), Alberta, on the western border between Alberta and Saskatchewan near Alsask in Saskatchewan; Bird's Hill (1911), east of Winnipeg; Camper or New Hirsch (1911), 150 kilometres north of Winnipeg; and Rosetown (1911), near the town of the same name in Saskatchewan. Economic factors, notably the Great Depression, led to the dissolution of all the Western colonies by the end of World War II. Thereafter concentrating its work in the East, the Canadian JCA purchased farms or made loans to farmers in Ontario and Quebec: the Niagara Peninsula, the regions of Brantville-Woodstock, Spencerville-Kemptville, and Beamsville in Ontario, and Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Damase, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Frelighsburg, and Clarenceville, in Quebec. The JCA Canadian Committee made no more loans after 1970 and ceased all legal existence in 1978. The JCA deposited the major part of its papers at the National Archives of the Canadian Jewish Congress in 1978, and the remainder of its documents (the "S" collection) there in 1989.
- Notes
- There is a finding aid, supplementary series aid and computer listing.Related collections: Simon Belkin, Clara Hoffer, Louis Rosenberg, Kottenberg's Hotel New Glasgow (Nathan Rosenberg memoir).
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
WISEMAN, Leah bas Alchanan : Yiddish Poetry
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn297
- Collection
- WISEMAN, Leah bas Alchanan : Yiddish Poetry
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Env. 0.09 metres of textual records. - 4 photographs.
- Fonds No.
- P0196
- Date
- 1884-2017.
- Scope and Content
- McGill hardcover notebook filled with handwritten Yiddish poems and stories. Three-ring binder of looseleaf photocopies of poems with translations opposite for most of them; also table of contents. The unpublished poetry on mainly Jewish themes, in Yiddish, with translations. Themes are of a typica…
- Collection
- WISEMAN, Leah bas Alchanan : Yiddish Poetry
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- Env. 0.09 metres of textual records. - 4 photographs.
- Scope and Content
- McGill hardcover notebook filled with handwritten Yiddish poems and stories. Three-ring binder of looseleaf photocopies of poems with translations opposite for most of them; also table of contents. The unpublished poetry on mainly Jewish themes, in Yiddish, with translations. Themes are of a typical Jewish women of her time: World War II, poverty, the Holocaust, aging, Israel, her children. Also one portrait photograph of the poet (copy of 1920 original taken circa 1920). Added in August 2017: Six small groups of family history documents consisting of, in the donor's words: 1) Five laminated pages of notes covering family history, 2) Three original pages of notes, including on the first page, "mention of the fact that Greenblatt enjoyed Leah's singing voice, which my mother described as being clear as a bell, and having an enormous range"; 3) A 1965 Yiddish document of around 13 notebook pages that (inserted translator's note) include a lexicon of Hebrew words and their Yiddish equivalents as well as some Yiddish phrases, interspersed with a few of Leah Bas Alchanan's autobiographical reflections; 4) Two anecdotes and a poem about Leah, written by the donor's mother (Leah's daughter); 5) One additional photocopy of a 1940 poem by Leah, with translation - original not found. and 6) two documents, (inserted translator's note) one with the dates from 1869, 1875 and 1884, (mostly in Hebrew) and the other apparently recording births (in German) for Avrom (1905), Mordecai (1906) and Leah (1910). Added in December 2017: Additional family material about ancestors and descendants, 1910-2017, information about the Alexander family surname, family trees, various birth, marriage and death certificates, and three photographs including an old studio portrait from Budapest. A brief inventory is included with the latter group of documents.
- Date
- 1884-2017.
- Fonds No.
- P0196
- History / Biographical
- Leah (Golub) Wiseman, was born in Chernigov, Ukraine, in 1889 or 1890. She came to Canada around 1907, at the age of 17, settling in Montreal. Married to Joseph Wiseman and a mother, she was active in various Jewish organizations, especially Talmud Torah. She had a very good singing voice. Her poems, written for herself and her family and signed Leah bas Alchanan, were likely never published. She died in Montreal at age 99, in December 1990. (Biography written by her son, Sidney White).
- Custodial History
- The collection was donated by her grandson Herb Alexander on August 28, 2003, with additions in August and December 2017.
- Notes
- Alpha-numeric designations: P03/17, P17/12.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
Daniel Lewin Fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn38804
- Collection
- Daniel Lewin Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 0.33 linear metres of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1136
- Scope and Content
- Three containers of textual records consisting mainly of drafts of and research notes related to D. Lewin’s historical writings. The fonds also contains three envelopes of his father L. Lewin's handwritten catalogue cards, recording some of the contents of his collection.
- Collection
- Daniel Lewin Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 0.33 linear metres of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Three containers of textual records consisting mainly of drafts of and research notes related to D. Lewin’s historical writings. The fonds also contains three envelopes of his father L. Lewin's handwritten catalogue cards, recording some of the contents of his collection.
- Fonds No.
- 1136
- Storage Location
- 7-1G
- History / Biographical
- Rabbi Dr. Daniel Lewin (?-1997) graduated from the Jewish Theological Seminary and from the University of Breslau (Poland). He was Rabbi, Principal of Hebrew School, and Administrative Secretary of the Clapton Synagogue in London, England (1944-1948). After his 1948 arrival in Canada, he held the position of Rabbi and Principal of Beth-El Hebrew School in Cornwall, Ontario, where his wife, Inuz, taught Sunday school. In 1956, he became Rabbi at the House of Israel in Ste. Agathe, Quebec, until the early seventies, when his daughters, Eva and Judith, left for college and he and his wife returned to Montreal. D. Lewin there became Chaplain for Jewish Inmates of the Provincial and Federal Governments. His father was Dr. Rabbi Louis Lewin (1868-1941), of the former Prussian province of Posen, whom D. Lewin describes as a “historian, bibliographer and bibliophile” in a memorial biography written in 1962 in Montreal. While studying at the Jewish Theological Seminary in Poland, D. Lewin worked as Scientific Assistant at the seminary’s library (1928-1930), where his father’s collection of scientific materials was held. D. Lewin would go on to author numerous short works of history, many of them the products of his continuous study of his father’s original manuscripts, painstakingly detailed research notes, and collections of books and pamphlets.
- Language
- English
- German
- Yiddish
- Access Restrictions
- Some privacy restrictions may apply.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Some copyright restrictions may apply.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Mannie Lecker Fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16743
- Collection
- Mannie Lecker Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- .4m of mixed material
- Fonds No.
- 1043
- Date
- 1885-2005 (predominant 1942-1945)
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of wartime memorabilia and propaganda collected by Mr. Lecker during his service in Europe in World War II.
- Collection
- Mannie Lecker Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- .4m of mixed material
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of wartime memorabilia and propaganda collected by Mr. Lecker during his service in Europe in World War II.
- Date
- 1885-2005 (predominant 1942-1945)
- Fonds No.
- 1043
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Creator
- Mannie Lecker
- History / Biographical
- Mr. Lecker was born and raised in Montreal. He enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces during World War II and served as ground maintenance crew in the Air Force. Mr. Lecker was present during D-Day invasion, June 06, 1944 and marched across Europe, specifically through France, Holland and Germany. During his time in Europe, Mr. Lecker collected and saved wartime propaganda and memorabilia. Upon discharge from the Forces Mr. Lecker returned to Montreal but travelled often across Canada as a travelling salesman. Mr. Lecker passed away in Montreal in December 2007.
- Custodial History
- Initial donation was made in 1978 by Mr. Lecker to Paul Trepman, then director of the JPL. In 2005, Mr. Lecker was reconnected to the Library and Archives and made two further donations in 2005 and 2006. The last donation of Mr. Lecker's service medals was made in 2008 after his death.
- Name Access
- Lecker, Mannie, d.December 2007
- Subjects
- Veterans, Jewish - Canada
- World War, 1939-1945 - Veterans
- World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives
- Medals
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Ariel Bension Fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn17251
- Collection
- Ariel Bension Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 0.78m textual material
- Fonds No.
- 1003
- Scope and Content
- Consists of manuscripts, published essays, criticisms, travel accounts and correspondence (including two letters from Albert Einstein). Also includes .13m of material by Ida Seigler; manuscripts and correspondence.
- Collection
- Ariel Bension Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 0.78m textual material
- Scope and Content
- Consists of manuscripts, published essays, criticisms, travel accounts and correspondence (including two letters from Albert Einstein). Also includes .13m of material by Ida Seigler; manuscripts and correspondence.
- Fonds No.
- 1003
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Creator
- Bension, Ariel
- History / Biographical
- A descendant of an illustrious Sephardic family, Dr. Bension was a brilliant scholar both in religious and secular studies. An active Zionist, he travelled all over the world on behalf of Keren Hayesod. He wrote numerous articles on Arab-Jewish relations, on poetic and philosophical topics and on mysticism. His work on the "The Zohar in Moslem and Christian Spain" was acclaimed by Jews and non-Jews alike. Dr. Bension married Ida Seigler, a Montrealer, in 1925.
- Name Access
- Bension, Ariel
- Bension, Ida
- Subjects
- Mysticism - Judaism
- Zohar - History and criticism
- Bension, Ariel, 1887-1932
- Bension, Ida
- Zionism - History - 20th century
- Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
B'nai B'rith Ottawa Lodges Fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101189
- Collection
- B'nai B'rith Ottawa Lodges Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual records, 205 B&W, 2 colour photographs, 2 framed charter documents, 6 framed panoramics, 1 small book, 1 textile uniform
- Fonds No.
- O0005
- Date
- 1887 – 2000
- Scope and Content
- -1. One sole box remains in the collection: The Covenant: The Covenant is the official newspaper of B'nai B'rith. Articles contain mentions of Emergency Fund, Board of Governors, J. Horowitz, Board Committee, Ottawa Lodge News, M. Kapinsky, Parliament Lodge, E. Cohen, New Members, Herb S. Gray - 1…
- Collection
- B'nai B'rith Ottawa Lodges Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual records, 205 B&W, 2 colour photographs, 2 framed charter documents, 6 framed panoramics, 1 small book, 1 textile uniform
- Scope and Content
- -1. One sole box remains in the collection: The Covenant: The Covenant is the official newspaper of B'nai B'rith. Articles contain mentions of Emergency Fund, Board of Governors, J. Horowitz, Board Committee, Ottawa Lodge News, M. Kapinsky, Parliament Lodge, E. Cohen, New Members, Herb S. Gray - 1967-1972; Minutes - April 1924- January 1927; Book of records of B'nai B’rith's Officer's meeting activities and minutes. Book contains descriptions, invitations, and letters, from the general meetings, events, and activities performed by B'nai B'rith - 1946-1949; Executive and General Meetings Minutes – handwritten - May 1978 - May 1979; Minutes/Reports presented at B’nai B’rith conferences - 1928 – 1933, 1938-1943; B'nai B'rith Members Manuals: Manuals contain information related to the structure of the organization, the programs involved, and the required rituals and procedures - 1996, 2003; Folder on Abe Bookman: Contains Article and Photograph of Abe Bookman. Article from 2010 was published in 55+ Magazine- 1982, 2010; Readings from the Holy scriptures for Jewish sailors, soldiers, and airmen- 1943; Folder on Herbert Wolf: Contains Wolf's letters home during his training as well as newspaper articles related to his service as a pilot and his death and burial. Articles clipped from The Shofar and The Evening Citizen - 1941, 1942; "The Facts"- A booklet on Anti-Semitism in Canada. Discusses the history, the contributing factors, and the types of discrimination related to Anti-Semitism of The Jewish people in Canada - 1949; Lodge Rules and Guidelines, Constitutions, and by-laws- 1887, 1946, 1962, 1979, 1996; Ottawa Lodge No. 885 Stationary. Contains lists of members of B'nai B'rith as well as custom B'nai B'rith letterhead - 1954, 1988; Ottawa Lodge No. 885 – Program – 1930; Ottawa Lodge No. 885 Membership Lists and Lodge Rosters - 1945, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1990; Ottawa Lodge No.885 Program listing the officers of the organization and members of the committee 1930; Ottawa Lodge No.885 Ephemera Bulletins. Contains invitations and letters related to organization meetings, gatherings, and dinners - 1946-2000; Ottawa Lodge Correspondence letters - 1946, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1971 Ottawa Lodge No.885 Cult Information. Contains information, documents, and pamphlets related to cults - 1979-1984; Ottawa Lodge No.885 History. Includes cassette tape - ca. 1970, 1982, 1986; B'nai B’rith Buttons, House of Commons Button - 1987, ?; Newspaper Articles – 2010; Miscellaneous – n.d. Fonds consists of various Series: 1. Ottawa Lodge Material, (1887, 1945 - 2000) 2. Parliament Lodge, (1962, 1982 - 1984) 3. Bytown Lodge, (1985 - 1987) 4. Confederation Lodge, (1963 - 1969) 5. Camp B’nai B’rith, (1947 - 1964, 1985, 1990) 6. Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA), (1939, 1940, 1961) 7. B'nai B'rith Youth Organization (B.B.Y.O.), (1947) 8. Women’s Auxiliary, (1943 - 1955, 1967) 9. B’nai B’rith Foundation, (1985 - 1989) 10. Jewish Students’ Union, (1986 - 1990) 11. League for Human Rights, (1987, 1988) 12. B'nai B'rith Canada - Invoices - 1995 13. Lodge Rules and Guidelines (1887 - 1996) 14. Conferences and Conventions, (1955, 1962, 1982) 15. Certificates, (1952 - 1963, 1971 - 1988) 16. B’nai B’rith Publications, (1937, 1940, 1960 - 1996) 17. B'nai B'rith: Articles and Publications about B’nai B’rith (1936, 1951, 1970, 1977 - 1987) 18. Tributes and Awards, (1946, 1967 - 1983, 1987 - 2000) 19. Scrapbooks, (1928 - 1932, 1950 - 1954) 20. Memorabilia (1943 - 1994) 21. Photographs: 2 colour. photographs of the Barney Weiss trophy and 95 B&W photographs, primarily of the Jewish Boy Scout camp. BOX LIST 1. Ottawa Lodge No. 885: Boxes 1, 2 B'nai B'rith Ottawa Lodge Charter – January 29, 1921 (Stored on the wrapped items shelf - see 4-729). Membership lists and lodge rosters - 1945, 1972 - 1976, 1980 - 1981 Correspondence - 1946, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1971 Ephemera - 1946 - 2000 Minute book - 1946 - 1949 Stationery - 1954, 1988 History – c.1970, 1986 Membership cards – 1972 - 1995 Activities and fund raising - 1974, 1981 Lodge Line: newsletter - January 1976 - October 1977, 1979, 1986 - 1990 Notice of general meeting – 1977 Cult information – 1979 - 1984 Balance sheets - 1980 Minutes – 1981 Thank you letters – 1990 – 1993 Blank certificates – no date 2. Parliament Lodge No. 2519: Box 3 Charter – November 23, 1957 Presentation of charter - November 23, 1957 Correspondence - 1962, 1983, 1989 - 1995 Minutes -1983, 1994, 1995 Parliament Bulletin - 1983, 1991 - 1992 Notices and invoices - 1984 Passover baskets – 1993 - 1995 Membership list- no date, 1984 Gavel, Parliament Lodge, #2159 3. Bytown Lodge No. 3061: Box 3 Talk of the Bytown: newsletter - 1985 – 1988 Members list – 1987 – 1990 Foundation – 1987 - 1989 Correspondence – 1988 – 1989 4. Confederation Lodge No. 2429: Box 3 Charter – June 26, 1963 (see Photographic Database - 4-727). Minutes of the executive meeting – 1963 – 1967 News bulletin – November 1966 Balance sheets – 1969 Blue felt banner - "Confederation Lodge No. 2429 B'nai B'rith" (see Photographic Database). 5. Camp B’nai B’rith: Box 3 Jewish Theatre Guild program - 1937 Financial receipts and bills - 1947 - 1961, 1964 Financial statements - 1949 - 1963 Handbook and promotional material - 1949, 1953, 1959, 1985, 1990 Newspaper clippings - 1953, 1954, 2010. (2010 articles stored in onsite box in vault) Miscellaneous.- Report of Camp B'nai B'rith. Provides overview of camp and short history. Written by Steven Victor, trustee of Parliament and member of board of directors of camp - 1971; Architectural drawing of the layout of the camp, map based on original drawing by H.A. Reitapple. Includes architectural stamp by the firm Hazelgrove, Lithwick and Lambert - 1960; (Miscellaneous items stored in a folder in the onsite B'nai B'rith box in vault);1 blue baseball uniform owned by Joey Kruger consisting of a shirt, a set of blue socks, and a pair of pants. B’nai B’rith Agencies and Chapters: 6. Aleph Zadik Aleph – Moved to separate box. See Series Level Description for A.Z.A. 7. B’nai B’rith Youth Organization – Membership list - 1947: Box 3 Newspaper clippings - 1990, 1991 Statement of relationships between Jewish Community Centre and B.B.Y.O.- no date. A large charter for B'nai B'rith Girls Youth Organization (charter is stored in Oversized Certificates Box 1 within the special collections area of the vault). 8. Women’s Auxiliary – Correspondence, 1943: Box 3 Newsletters - 1946 – 1948 Newspaper clippings - 1951 - 1953 Invitations - 1952, 1955 Meeting notes - 1967 9. B’nai B’rith Foundation- Fund raising campaign - 1985, 1988 – 1990: Box 3 Holocaust and Hope fund raiser - 1988, 1989 10. Jewish Students’ Union – Correspondence - 1986, 1990: Box 4 Jewish Student Union Newsletter- 1986, 1987, 1989 Review of Jewish Student Union mandate and programming - 1990 Resumes and job applications - 1990 Interview questions - 1990 Potential programs - 1990 11. League for Human Rights – Holocaust lecture invitation - 1987 Box 3 Correspondence - 1987, 1988 Charles Goldlust Centre promotional materia l- no date Raoul Wallenberg article - no date Donation request form - no date Holocaust lecture invitation - 1987 Correspondence - 1987, 1988 Museum of History of Jews in Poland event - 2008 12. B’nai B’rith Canada - Invoices - 1995: Box 4 Emperor of Atlantis theatre program - 1996 Insurance coverage - no date 13. Lodge Rules and Guidelines: Box 4 Constitution and bylaws – 1887, 1946, 1962, 1979, 1996 Bulletin chairman and publicity chairman syllabus – 1981 Community volunteer service chairman syllabus – 1984 Financial secretaries syllabus – 1984 A Guide to accounting terminology - no date How to create and maintain bulletin syllabus – 1964, 1965, no date Induction of new members syllabus – no date Lodge leadership syllabus – no date Operating and closing of meetings syllabus - no date President’s syllabus – no date Programming syllabus – no date Program chairman syllabus – no date Treasurer and trustees syllabus – no date 14. Conferences and Conventions: Box 4 Eastern Canadian Council conference in Ottawa – 1950, 1955, 1962 Eastern Canadian Council conference in Hamilton - 1956 International convention in Toronto - 1982 15. Certificates: Box 4 Gift of love in honour of Greta Cohen to the Women’s Children’s Home - 1971, 1972 25 year membership certificates - 1976 - 1978 Centenary certificate for B’nai B’rith Canada - 1991 50 year membership certificates (blank) – no date 16. B’nai B’rith Writings and Publications from Ottawa: Box 4 The Reporter ( Ottawa Jewish Youth Paper) - number 5, January 1 c. 1940s Speeches and addresses - 1960, 1964 Carnival show script - 1968 The Jewish Star - 1989 B’nai B’rith Writings and Publications from Outside Ottawa: Box 4 History of B’nai B’rith in Eastern Canada/ Abel Selick, ed. Toronto, District Grand Lodge No. 22, 1964. The Gazette (Montreal) - April 1964 The National Jewish Monthly (Washington) - September 1967 The Reporter: League for Human Rights (Downsview) - vol. 1 no.2, January 1981 The Review of Anti-Semitism in Canada/ Frank Chalk, ed. Vol IV, No. 5 Anti-Semitism in Canada May 1949 of "The Facts" Reported monthly by the Civil Rights Division, Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith. Downsview, The League for Human Rights, 1987. The B’nai B’rith Covenant (Downsview) - vol.19 no. 4, September 1, 1988 The Covenant - The Official Organ of District Grand Lodge No. 22 (Montreal) 1967 - 1972 (with gaps). Issues contain Ottawa info. Foundation News - September 1988 The Hillel Star (Montreal) - 1989 17. Articles and Publications about B’nai B’rith: Boxes 4, 5 Newspaper clippings - 1936, 1951 - 1956, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1977, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1992 Ottawa Jewish Bulletin - 1955, 1970, 1977 B’nai B’rith The Story of a Covenant/ Edward E. Grusd. New York, Appleton-Century, 1966. 18. Tributes and Awards: Boxes 5, 6 25th anniversary booklet (3 copies) - 1946 Citizen of the year newspaper articles - 1958 - 1960 Samuel Mirsky citation award dinner - 1967 Noel Kerr citation award dinner (3 copies) - 1973 Alex Dayton citation award dinner - 1974 Mervin Mirsky citation award dinner (3 copies) - 1975 Earl Bullis sportsman of the year award - 1976 William J. Sparks Citizen of the year 1976 Mayor Lorry Greenberg citation award dinner (2 copies) - 1977 Reverend Norman Johnston citation award dinner - 1978 60th anniversary booklets (4 copies) - 1981 Ottawa Negev dinner - 1983 Jean Pigott award of merit - 1987 Gord Atkinson Citation Award Dinner, 1987 Norman Zagerman citizen of the year award - 1988 Gordon Henderson award of merit - 1988 Gordon Henderson dinner video cassette - March 1988 Allan Gotlieb award of merit dinner (organizational planner) - 1989 James Durrell and Michel Gauener award of merit - 1990 William Grossman citizen of the year - 1993 John P. Ne;;ogan Award of Merit, 1998 John and Shirley Westeinde award of merit - 2000 19. Scrapbooks: Box 6 Nap Kapinksy – 1928 – 1932, 1950 – 1952, 1957, 1968 Ottawa Lodge – 1952 – 1954 20. Memorabilia: Trophy – 1943 - 1944 Plaques – 1981 – 1994 Stamp - no date A small pocketbook titled, "Readings from the Holy Scriptures for Jewish Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen." - Printed in 1943 in New York (see 9-030 for more information) 21. Photographs - See Database 22. Women's Parliament Lodge: White silken banner belonging to the Women's Parliament Lodge No. 1041. Various patches are sewn onto the banner with the dates ranging from 1963 - 1976. (See database) Various panoramics of the campers from Camp B'nai B'rith (see 4-733-01 to 07). 1954, 1955, July 1956, August 1956, July 1957, 1979. B&W photograph of the B'nai B'rith Ottawa Lodge sports dinner. Left to right: Sam Koffman, Jack K. Willknow, Bill Westwiick, Tony Golab, Bob Edelson, ..., Tom Shields, Jack Koffman, Jim McCaffrey. At the table: Al Bloom (with glasses), Max Koffman. Date unknown (see 4-248). Box Photographs: B'nai B'rith Meeting and Dance - [1970's]; B'nai B'rith Meeting, Irving Rivers, Isla Rivers - 1973; B'nai B'rith Special Olympics - 1977-1978; B'nai B'rith, UJA Mission to Israel, Hy Hochberg, Bill Shinkman - [1980s]; Camp B'nai B'rith - 1987; B'nai B'rith BBQ Lou Hanignan House - 1990; AZAA Basketball, Beauhert ball, Conclave - 1994; B'nai B'rith Youth - 1995-1996; B'nai B'rith Youth Conclave - 1998; B'nai B'rith Meeting and Award Presentation - [undated]; Unidentified individual - [undated]; Robert Edelstein - [undated]; Maxwell Yalden - [undated]; Class on Steps of Talmud Torah - 1932-1933; Aleph Zedex Aleph - 1939; Installation of War Veterns to B'nai B'rith by J.C Horotwitz - 1945-1946; B'nai B'rith Ottawa Meeting - [1950's]; B'nai B'rith Ottawa Lodge 26th Annual Convention, eastern Canadian Council - May 1950; B'nai B'rith for Bonds - 1955; Unidentified Awards, Binder 2 - [undated]; Unidetified, Binder 1 - [undated];
- Date
- 1887 – 2000
- Fonds No.
- O0005
- Storage Location
- The Jewish Star issue located in OS Mixed Box 14; Uniform in Mixed Box 2
- History / Biographical
- Ottawa Lodge 885 was officially founded in February 1921 with 25 members. It was the third Lodge formed in Canada after the rejuvenation of B'nai B'rith in Eastern Canada. The first presidents were Dr. Harry Dover, J. J. Marks and Benjamin Goldfield. It was also the first Lodge to sponsor a ladies’ auxiliary in Canada in about 1925. A local chapter of AZA was formed in 1932. The Ottawa Lodge also supported a Jewish Boy Scouts camp which was first located at Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario. It evolved into the first Ottawa B’nai B’rith summer camp for Jewish youth. Children who could not afford the camp fees were sponsored by the Lodge. In 1938 it was located at Dunrobin, Ontario and moved to Quyon, Quebec after WWII. The scout camp was sponsored by the Ottawa Lodge of B'nai B'rith but was run under the strict supervision of the District Boy Scouts Association. By the mid 1920's the Lodge established a Free Loan Association and was contributing annually to the support of an orphanage in Turkey. In the 1940's Ottawa Lodge put their full support behind the war effort. During World War II, every eligible AZA member went on active duty. This accomplishment was noted in the government folder “Canadians All”. After the war it set up a citizenship committee to help veterans reintegrate themselves into society. The Ottawa Lodge was also active in fundraising and charity. It offered scholarships at Carleton and Ottawa Universities. It also provided buses for outings for seniors and disadvantaged children. The Lodge gave tributes and awards to individuals who had played a significant role in shaping Canadian society. Past recipients include James Durrell, Allan E. Gotlieb and Gordon Henderson. Parliament Lodge 2159 was founded in November 1957, mainly by former AZA members (see 4-730). Confederation Lodge 2429 was organized in 1963. Its membership was comprised mainly of civil and public servants. It merged with Ottawa Lodge in 1968. Bytown Lodge 3061was formed in May 1977.
- Custodial History
- NOTE*** - Most textual material moved to off-site Storage in August 2009. Parliament Lodge Membership Roster 1984 donated by Sam Ages September, 2010.
- Notes
- 1. Organizational history taken from History of B’nai B’rith in Eastern Canada, by Abel Selick ed., 1964 and The Jew in Canada 1926. 2. Material donated by Irving Rivers, Jacqui Vital, Nap Kapinsky and David Freedman. 3. Further accrual of 1970-1973 Camp B’nai B'rith photograph donated by Laura Greenberg. 4. Framed charters are stored in the framed and wrapped items shelf within the vault. 5. Most material from the B'nai B'rith fonds has been moved to offsite storage. There is one box remaining in the vault as of March, 2013. 6. Baseball uniform donated in 2022 by Donna Kruger. It was worn and owned by her husband Joey Kruger. Located in Mixed box 2 7. Gavel donate by Norma Freeman. Ownd by her husband who was at one time, President of BB. Locate in Accurals box. Sept. 2023
- Related Material
- See Robert and Blanche Edelstein fonds for related material.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
NATHANSON Family = Shmuel Leib, Mr. and Mrs. Henry, Sydney.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn307
- Collection
- NATHANSON Family = Shmuel Leib, Mr. and Mrs. Henry, Sydney.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 compact disc (CD-ROM) (photographs). - Env. 0.03 metres of textual records. - 15 photographs.
- Fonds No.
- P0207
- Date
- 1889-1960.
- Scope and Content
- 174 photos (JPEGs) on CD, taken by Montrealer Henry Nathanson in Prevost, Quebec, 1930; Palestine; Egypt; London; and France, 1913; and Romania 1930-1931 incl. Piatra Neami. Family history by Merle Kastner and Irwin Miller for Garbanski family incl. Montreal.Addition: 13 digital copy photos (JPEGs …
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 compact disc (CD-ROM) (photographs). - Env. 0.03 metres of textual records. - 15 photographs.
- Scope and Content
- 174 photos (JPEGs) on CD, taken by Montrealer Henry Nathanson in Prevost, Quebec, 1930; Palestine; Egypt; London; and France, 1913; and Romania 1930-1931 incl. Piatra Neami. Family history by Merle Kastner and Irwin Miller for Garbanski family incl. Montreal.Addition: 13 digital copy photos (JPEGs and duplicate large TIFFs) of S. L. Nathanson store on Boulevard St-Laurent at St-Cuthbert, Montreal. Some background information as well. (Photos on CD in in Kastner box, copied onto archival CD in photo CD masters box.)Addition 2012: 5 laminated decorative certificates recognizing tree plantings in Israel, 1940-1949: Lord Tweedsmuir National Forest Israel Tree Fund; Canadian Jewish Servicemen's Memorial, Jewish National Fund; Hadassim Youth Aliyah Nahalal; Golden Book JNF. (One is damaged.) The certificates are made out to Mrs. Henry Nathanson, aside from the first one, made out to Mr. and Mrs. 15 photographs, among them 4 old family pictures (family group in Romania c1896, family group in Canada 1906, Henry and Minnie wedding photo, portrait photo of S.L. Nathanson: The 2 early family groups are reproduction prints.) 2 pictures and one copy print of the S.L. Nathanson distillery business. 1 photo of the Herman Abramowitz chapter of Hadassah meeting at Mrs. Nathanson's home, 1950s. 7 large prints of pictures taken by Henry, during travel in Europe and Palestine with his parents in 1913. Romanian birth certificate of Sydney from 1889 and Canadian passport showing travel stamps including Palestine 1930. Documents from S.L. Nathanson distillery business including price lists c. 1913, and documents about Seagram's Corporation in Windsor, 1920s. Laminated document attesting to S. L.'s activities with B'nai Brith in Rumania before coming to Canada in 1906. Dedication book of the Windsor, Ontario Shaar Hashomayim synagogue, and information about the Nathanson stained glass windows. Small ephemera and laminated correspondence showing Henry and MInnie's Zionist involvements (postcard from Israel 1951, JNF receipt, 1960 letter to Henry from Clara Balinsky of the Mount Carmel chapter of Hadassah re: the death of Minnie Nathanson, etc.)
- Date
- 1889-1960.
- Fonds No.
- P0207
- History / Biographical
- S.L.(Shmuel Leib) Nathanson, the maternal great grandfather of donor Merle Kastner, was born in 1863 in Piatra Neamt, in the Moldavia province of Romania. He came to Canada with his wife Basie and five children in June, 1901, stopping briefly in Sydney, Nova Scotia, where S.L. left his family and travelled to Montreal, to set up his grocery business. With the help of Percy Dow of Dow Breweries and Lionel Eker of Ekers Brewery, he obtained a liquor licence for the "American Grain Distillers", later changed to "Sampson Distillers, Inc.", which provided him with the most lucrative part of his business. After the rest of his family joined him in Montreal, in 1901 he quickly established himself as an important and contributing member of the Montreal Jewish community. The grocery business S.L. Nathanson & Son, located on St. Cuthbert Street at St. Lawrence Boulevard, was registered in Montreal in 1908. Subsequently the "Distillers Distributing Co." was registered on Nov. 6, 1914, signed by SL Nathanson, and his sons Maurice and Henry Nathanson. S.L's younger son Sydney officially joined S.L. Nathanson and Sons in 1919, shortly before the partnership was dissolved in 1920. Soon after, Sydney Nathanson went on to work for the Bronfmans at Seagram's in Windsor, Ontario. Henry Nathanson and his wife Minnie, the maternal grandparents of the donor, were active members in the Montreal Jewish community and were especially supportive of Zionist causes - Hadassah, Hebrew Free Loan, among others. Source: Merle Kastner, My Nathanson and Mendelssohn family, 2009.
- Custodial History
- The collection was donated by Merle Kastner on Feb. 21 and March 10, 2006. Additions were made on March 16, 19, and 22, 2012
- Notes
- Alpha-numeric designations: P06/01, P06/01add, and P12/10.Associated material: See also P0210 - Merle Kastner Collection.General note: Photos of Boulevard St-Laurent, "The Main" are very rare for theis era. The photos may be reproduced for exhibitions, films, books etc. with credit to the donor.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
Rabbi Lippa Medjuck Collection
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn80214
- Collection
- Rabbi Lippa Medjuck Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 0.1m of textual material
- Fonds No.
- 1142
- Date
- 1889-1985
- Scope and Content
- The collection contains copies and originals of hebrew prayers, notebooks, newspaper clippings and correspondence.
- Collection
- Rabbi Lippa Medjuck Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 0.1m of textual material
- Scope and Content
- The collection contains copies and originals of hebrew prayers, notebooks, newspaper clippings and correspondence.
- Date
- 1889-1985
- Fonds No.
- 1142
- Storage Location
- 2-1A
- History / Biographical
- Rabbi Lippa Medjuck lived in Moncton, New Brunswick and was the rabbi at the Tiferes Israel Synagague for over 30 years.
- Language
- Hebrew
- English
- Yiddish
- Custodial History
- Some of the content included in the collection was transferred to the JPL by the University of Toronto.
- Subjects
- Religious leaders
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Leonora Tisch
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101412
- Collection
- Leonora Tisch fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 2 German/Hebrew prayer books
- Fonds No.
- I0146
- Date
- 1889, 1897
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of two German/Hebrew prayer book written in 1889 and 1897. The first was used for Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah and is metal covered with decorative ivory cutouts nailed into place. The second book is another German/Hebrew prayer book, written in 1897. The front cover is plain brown …
- Collection
- Leonora Tisch fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 2 German/Hebrew prayer books
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of two German/Hebrew prayer book written in 1889 and 1897. The first was used for Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah and is metal covered with decorative ivory cutouts nailed into place. The second book is another German/Hebrew prayer book, written in 1897. The front cover is plain brown leather with small raised metal furniture. The back cover is decorated with mother of pearl and metal Fleur de Lis.
- Date
- 1889, 1897
- Fonds No.
- I0146
- Physical Condition
- Small leather book has significant damage to one page due to pressure sensitive tape repair - significant adheasive staining and stain migration. The number six has been scratched into the back cover. There is significant seperation between the text block and the covers
- History / Biographical
- Leonora Tisch was born October 11, 1895 and died November 14, 1982. She is buried in Bank St Cemetery, plot number S5-R13-5. Very little is known about Ms. Tisch other than she moved to Ottawa late in life from Montreal.
- Custodial History
- Daniel Kimmel donated books following his handling of the estate.
- Notes
- 1. The books may have belonged to a family member or collected by Ms. Tisch, it unknown for certain. 2. Books are in stable condition but have some damage. Large metal covered book has some cracking of the decorative ivory with one small loss. The number 9 has been scratched into the metal of the front cover. There is some lifting of the metal on both the front and back of the first book, with the more significant lifiting on the back. There are hinges present on the cover of the book indicating clasps were once present but they are now missing. The paper inside both books is yellowed, brittle and acidic.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Elsbeth Heckers fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn111470
- Collection
- Elsbeth Heckers
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 17 photographs; 23 letters
- Fonds No.
- I0011
- Date
- 1889-1985
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of: a scrapbook of photos and Second World War / Holocaust letters outlining the family history and deportations.
- Collection
- Elsbeth Heckers
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 17 photographs; 23 letters
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of: a scrapbook of photos and Second World War / Holocaust letters outlining the family history and deportations.
- Date
- 1889-1985
- Fonds No.
- I0011
- Storage Location
- Individuals Boxes
- History / Biographical
- Elsbeth Heckers (nee Schoepser) was born December 30, 1906 in a small town in East Prussia. She was the youngest of 5 children, 4 girls and one boy. When she finished school she went to Berlin to train as an Administrator of large institutions, such as hospitals and seniors homes. She worked at various Jewish establishments in Berlin, Hamburg, and Aachen (Aix), until forced to stop by the Nazis. After that she was only permitted to work as a cleaning lady. She married Hubert Heckers on June 5, 1934. He was a catholic and under very dire threats, was ordered by the Nazis to divorce his Jewish wife which he did in 1936. It is believed that Hubert was one of a few people who were given a choice due to him being one of the foremost architects at the time and enjoyed the priviledges of government work and connections. Elsbeth had a daughter named Ursula Rosemarie Martha Margherita (married name Dapery) (b. January 15, 1935). In June or July of 1939 she took her daughter to England where they lived out the remaining War years. Her two sisters, Mika and Trude, received their exit papers in September 1939, but there was not enough time for them to arrange their departure from Germany prior to the official declaration of war. Her brother Heinrich, and sister Trude died in Auschwitz along with their families. Her sister Marie survived various concentration camps. Elsbeth worked any job she could find while in England to try and give her daughter the best life possible. During the winter of 1940, she worked at a large manor house in North Wales. One day, on her way home from work, she slipped and feel into a snowdrift and remained there for 4 hours before a postman accidentally stepped on her and pulled her out. She was in hospital for months, paralyzed and was told she would never walk again without the aid of crutches. During that statement, she was standing at one end of a 30-bed ward, being released by the doctor. She promptly threw the crutches at the doctor, walked the entire length of the ward and back and then collapsed at the doctor's feet. A few days later she was send to a Convalescent Home, without crutches. Elsbeth and Ursula immigrated to Canada in 1951, leaving from Düsseldorf, Germany on October 30, 1951, and arriving in Canada in December, 1951. She worked as a dietician at a small Jewish Hospital in Montreal. She then did various odd jobs until she eventually went to work for a library where she stayed until cataracts forced her to stop in 1960. In 1961 she took on the job of looking after her newly-born granddaughter, Angela so her daughter and son in-law could continue to work. In 1965, her son-in-law walked out and Elsbeth supplied a stable home for her granddaughter for 10 years, including 3 years in Western Australia from 1968 to 1971. In 1977, she and her family moved to Ottawa where she spent the rest of her life. In July 1982 her health began to deteriorate. She suffered from Parkinson's Disease, arthritis, blindness, and finally cancer. She died August 10, 1985 at 8:20pm, with her daughter beside her in her own home. She was buried in the Bank Street Memorial Gardens on August 12, 1985.
- Custodial History
- Donated by Ursula Dapery
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
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