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AARON, Elmer Oscar

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Collection: Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records

Material Type: textual record; graphic material

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

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Collection: Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records

Material Type: textual record; graphic material

Date of Death: May 07, 1944

Place of Burial: Loiret, France

Cemetery: Orleans Main Cemetery

Age at Time of Death: 23

Enlistment No.: J- 25067

Rank: Flying Officer

Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force

Notes: Flying Officer Elmer Aaron was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the RCAF in Montreal in March 1942 and received his commission as a flying officer in October 1943 (in England). Flying Officer Aaron had completed 14 missions and had been forced to bail out of his ships twice before his last flight. He was participating in a raid on Tours in France and was about fifteen miles from his objective when his squadron was caught in a concentration of anti-aircraft fire. Four planes were seen to burst into flames, and it was later announced that nine craft of this squadron had failed to return. (Canadian Jews in World War II)

Subjects: World War II

Record Source: Canadian Jewish Military Casualties

Fonds No.: CJC0001

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Repository: Canadian Jewish Archives

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ABELMAN, Gershon

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Collection: KENEDER ADLER

Material Type: textual record

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Collection: KENEDER ADLER

Material Type: textual record

Spouse: Name not specified

Children: 4 married daughters; 1 married son; 7 grandchildren

Date of Death: 05/04/1937

Notice Publication Date: 06/04/1937

Place Where Deceased: Hospital

Last Known Address: 5350 Esplanade Ave.

Age at Time of Death: 70

Memberships and Affiliations: Sirevint Landsleit

Notes: Funeral today from home.

Record Source: Yiddish Newspaper (Keneder Adler) Obituary

Fonds No.: I0042

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Repository: Canadian Jewish Archives

ABELMAN, Gershon

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Collection: KENEDER ADLER

Material Type: textual record

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Collection: KENEDER ADLER

Material Type: textual record

Unveiling Date: 18/09/1938

Notice Publication Date: 18/09/1938

Cemetery: Tifereth Jerusalem, Cartierville

Record Source: Yiddish Newspaper (Keneder Adler) Obituary

Fonds No.: I0042

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Repository: Canadian Jewish Archives

ABELMAN, Morris

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Collection: KENEDER ADLER

Material Type: textual record

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Collection: KENEDER ADLER

Material Type: textual record

Children: Percy; Stanley; David; Charles; Harry

Siblings: Leon in New York; Reuben in Montreal; Mrs. H. Halperin of Reading; Mrs. Offshitzer of Montreal

Date of Death: 21/08/1937

Notice Publication Date: 22/08/1937

Place Where Deceased: Montreal

Age at Time of Death: 53

Notes: Funeral today from Paperman's.

Record Source: Yiddish Newspaper (Keneder Adler) Obituary

Fonds No.: I0042

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Repository: Canadian Jewish Archives

ABEL, Masha (Massia)

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Collection: KENEDER ADLER

Material Type: textual record

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Collection: KENEDER ADLER

Material Type: textual record

Spouse: Name not specified

Children: 4 sons, (Moishe, Jacob) 3 in Montreal and one in California; 1 daughter

Date of Death: 05/11/1933

Notice Publication Date: 05/12/1933

Place Where Deceased: Montreal

Last Known Address: 5604 Esplanade Ave.

Age at Time of Death: 78

Memberships and Affiliations: Care of the Aged. Montefiore Orphanage. Visitation of the Sick (Bikur Cholim). Both Nusach Ari Shuls. Kremenchug Landsleit

Notes: Funeral from home.

Record Source: Yiddish Newspaper (Keneder Adler) Obituary

Fonds No.: I0042

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Repository: Canadian Jewish Archives

ABEL, Masia

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Collection: KENEDER ADLER

Material Type: textual record

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Collection: KENEDER ADLER

Material Type: textual record

Unveiling Date: 09/17/1933

Notice Publication Date: 09/17/1933

Cemetery: Nusach Harey, Cartierville

Memberships and Affiliations: Kremenchug Landsleit. Nusach Harey Shul, 100 Pine East

Record Source: Yiddish Newspaper (Keneder Adler) Obituary

Fonds No.: I0042

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Repository: Canadian Jewish Archives

ABELSON, Annie

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Collection: KENEDER ADLER

Material Type: textual record

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Collection: KENEDER ADLER

Material Type: textual record

Spouse: Name not specified

Children: 3 children

Date of Death: 09/06/1928

Notice Publication Date: 09/07/1928

Place Where Deceased: Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal

Place of Residence: Montreal

Last Known Address: 4849 Clark Street

Age at Time of Death: 37

Record Source: Yiddish Newspaper (Keneder Adler) Obituary

Fonds No.: I0042

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Repository: Canadian Jewish Archives

ABELSON, Brina

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Collection: KENEDER ADLER

Material Type: textual record

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Collection: KENEDER ADLER

Material Type: textual record

Date of Death: 06/19/1928

Notice Publication Date: 06/20/1928

Place Where Deceased: Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal

Place of Residence: Montreal

Last Known Address: 4055 Rivard Street

Record Source: Yiddish Newspaper (Keneder Adler) Obituary

Fonds No.: I0042

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Repository: Canadian Jewish Archives

ABELSON, Charles Robert

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Collection: Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records

Material Type: textual record; graphic material

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

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Collection: Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records

Material Type: textual record; graphic material

Date of Birth: 1920

Date of Death: October 14, 1942

Place of Burial: Halifax, Nova Scotia

Cemetery: Halifax Memorial

Age at Time of Death: 24

Enlistment No.: D-124550

Rank: Private

Unit: Canadian Army Dental Corps

Notes: Private Charles Abelson of Montreal, Quebec, was presumed to have died on October 14, 1942, according to an official announcement. He was aboard the S.S. Caribou, which was torpedoed and sank in Cabot Strait. He happened to be aboard the ill-fated ship because he had overstayed his leave and missed the transport on which he had been scheduled to sail. Private Abelson joined the army in Montreal on May 6, 1940.

Subjects: World War II

Record Source: Canadian Jewish Military Casualties

Fonds No.: CJC0001

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Repository: Canadian Jewish Archives

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ABELSON, Lawrence Balfour

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Collection: Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records

Material Type: textual record; graphic material

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

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Collection: Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records

Material Type: textual record; graphic material

Date of Birth: June 29, 1922

Date of Death: November 15, 1943

Place of Burial: Cheshire, England

Cemetery: Chester (Blacon) Cemetery

Age at Time of Death: 21

Enlistment No.: J-9152

Rank: Flying Officer

Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force

Notes: Flying Officer Lawrence Abelson of Ottawa, Ontario, was killed during a training flight (R.C.A.F. Casualty List No. A-730). He was awarded his Operation Wing posthumously. Flying Officer “Duke” Abelson enlisted in the Air Force on November 6, 1940, and trained at Victoriaville, Quebec, and Regina, Saskatchewan, before graduating as Observer from Mossbank, Saskatchewan, where he was awarded a gold R.C.A.F. disc for leading his class. He was stationed at Rivers, Manitoba, when he was commissioned. After serving as an instructor at Chatham, New Brunswick, and Mountain View, Ontario, Flying Officer Abelson proceeded overseas in the fall of 1942. Before being attached to the No. 418 R.C.A.F. (City of Edmonton) Mosquito Squadron, he took a wireless course in England. Honours and awards: Defence Medal; CVSM & Clasp; War Medal 1939-45; Aircrew Europe Star. (From “There I Was ... A Collection of Reminiscences by Members of the Ottawa Jewish Community Who Served in World War II,” published by the Ottawa Post Jewish War Veterans and the Ottawa Jewish Historical Society.)

Subjects: World War II

Record Source: Canadian Jewish Military Casualties

Fonds No.: CJC0001

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Repository: Canadian Jewish Archives

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ABENDANA, Eric Montague

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Collection: Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records

Material Type: textual record

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Collection: Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records

Material Type: textual record

Date of Death: October 16, 1918

Place of Burial: Pas de Calais, France

Cemetery: Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun

Age at Time of Death: 26

Rank: Lieutenant

Unit: 2nd Canadian Engineers

Notes: Lieutenant Eric Abendana of Port Antonio, Jamaica, was appointed to the Canadian Engineers in 1916 and went overseas with the 4th Divisional Engineers the following June. In England he was seconded for duty under the War Office in charge of the construction of aerodromes. On rejoining the Engineers, 14th Field Company, he went to France in the spring of 1918 and was transferred to the 2nd Battalion, C.E., in July. Three months later he died of pleurisy at No. 4 Casualty Clearing Station. (Source: Veterans Affairs Canada web site)