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CHARTON, Moses

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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: November 08, 1919

Date of Death: October 06, 1942

Place of Burial: Moray, Scotland

Cemetery: Kinloss Abbey Burial Ground

Enlistment No.: R-96359

Rank: Sergeant

Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force

Notes: Sergeant Moses Charton of Verdun, Quebec, was killed while serving as an observer overseas on October 6, 1942, according to an official announcement. He enlisted in the RCAF in June 1941 and received his observer's wing at Jarvis, Ontario, in March 1942. He was born in Poland. (Source: Canadian Jews in World War II) There is a Star of David on his tombstone. (Source: Veterans Affairs Canada Web site)

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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GLANZBERG (GLANSBERG), Moses (or Maurice)

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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: July 09, 1944

Place of Burial: Calvados, France

Cemetery: Bayeux Memorial

Age at Time of Death: 33

Enlistment No.: L-102474

Rank: Rifleman

Unit: Regina Rifle Regiment

Notes: Rifleman Maurice Glansberg of Ottawa, Ontario, was killed in action in Normandy. “Montreal, August 8, 1951 - Earlier, we reported on the policy of the Department of Natural Resources of the province of Saskatchewan to name lakes, rivers and islands in newly surveyed areas in honour of former residents of Saskatchewan who had been killed in action while serving the Canadian Armed Forces. We furnished the Saskatchewan government with a list of Jewish servicemen compiled from our publication ‘Canadian Jews in WWII,’ the first part of which was devoted to those killed during the war. The announcement made by the Saskatchewan government on July 10 included the following locations named after Jewish men: Faibish Bay, after Jack Faibish, son of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Faibish, Markinch, Sask.; Levine Lake, after David Levine, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Levine, Swift Current, Sask.; Glansberg Lake after Rifleman Maurice Glansberg.” (CJC publication IOI #1175)

Subjects: World War II

Record Source: Canadian Jewish Military Casualties

Fonds No.: CJC0001

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Repository: Canadian Jewish Archives

GREENBLATT, Moses

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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: October 01, 1921

Date of Death: February 10, 1942

Place of Burial: Halifax, Nova Scotia

Cemetery: Halifax Memorial

Age at Time of Death: 21

Enlistment No.: V-23388

Rank: Telegraphist

Unit: Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve

Notes: Moses Greenblatt, of Montreal, Quebec, was one of two Jewish sailors east of the Manitoba-Ontario border in the Canadian navy during World War II. He was the radioman on a high-speed corvette ship, the H.M.C.S. Spikenard. (A high-speed corvette ship protected ships carrying troops to Europe by positioning itself between a torpedo and a troop-carrying ship.) After delivering a troop-carrying ship to Europe, the corvette was returning to Canada when a torpedo hit the H.M.C.S. Spikenard. Telegraphist Moses Greenblatt locked himself in the radio room and sent out the SOS giving the ship's position at sea. The captain and first mate took guns and ordered the rest of the crew into the freezing Atlantic waters. After the sailors complained that they would die in the water, the crew were told that they would live only three minutes on the corvette but would survive thirty minutes in the water. The few sailors who survived recounted the episode and the heroic action of Moses Greenblatt. Telegraphist Greenblatt enlisted in the navy at Montreal in August 1940 and after training at Halifax was posted aboard the ill-fated Spikenard. He saw service in Newfoundland and Iceland and was awarded the Naval Silver Cross posthumously by Canada.

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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HURWITZ, Samuel Moses

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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: January 28, 1919

Date of Death: October 26, 1944

Place of Burial: Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Cemetery: Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery

Age at Time of Death: 25

Enlistment No.: D-26248

Rank: Sergeant

Unit: Canadian Grenadier Guards

Notes: Sergeant Samuel Hurwitz of Montreal, Quebec, died of wounds while a prisoner of war (Casualty list No. 845). He was awarded the Military Medal according to a Department of National Defence announcement on November 3, 1944. The citation accompanying the M.M. read: “On Aug. 8, 1944, during the heavy fighting Sgt. Hurwitz, Can. Armoured Corps was ordered to cover by fire his troop leaders’ assault on an enemy position. On arriving at the position it was found necessary to dismount and attack on foot. During the fight a burning enemy self-propelled gun blew up and killed and wounded a number of men of the troop. Sgt. Hurwitz was pinned under a tree by the explosion, but managed to extricate himself and although burned from the blast and slightly wounded he picked up a Bren gun and with his officer led the assault on the German position. The position, which was a strong one and had been holding up the entire squadron was taken, 31 prisoners were captured and a number of the enemy killed. Sgt. Hurwitz displayed a fine degree of leadership and offensive spirit and by this action was largely responsible for the subsequent capture of the town of Cintheaux itself.” On January 11, 1945, he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and became the first Canadian Jew to receive two decorations in World War II. The citation with the DCM stated: “On Sept. 20, 1944, No. 3 Squadron, 22 Can. Armoured Reg. with one rifle company and the carrier scout platoon of the Algonquin Reg. under command, was ordered to seize and hold the railroad station at Sluiskil. A force made up of one infantry platoon, one section of three carriers and the tank troop commanded to assault an intermediate strong point which consisted of slit trenches, ditches, and a number of houses on the road to the station. Upon reaching the objective the enemy were found to be in strength and a fierce close-quarter combat ensued in deep ditches and houses where the tanks could not be used to advantage. Sgt. Hurwitz quickly appreciated that more men were needed on the ground and leaped from his tank, taking with him two crew members. Under covering fire from his tank, Sgt. Hurwitz and two men with him cleared three buildings and two elaborate trench systems. Sgt Hurwitz then personally charged two machine gun posts. His only weapon was a pistol but his daring and determination unnerved the machine gun crews and the positions were silenced. A total of twenty-five prisoners were taken by him and his crew. This determined and gallant action by Sgt. Hurwitz enabled his troop to move into a dominating fire position which covered the objective of the main force and enabled it to move forward and seize the railroad station where an additional 150 prisoners were taken and a large amount of valuable equipment captured.” His father, Harry Hurwitz, received the decorations from the Earl of Athlone at Government House. He was a member of the Montreal YMHA.

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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MAZERKOFF, Moses

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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: November 15, 1897

Date of Death: December 29, 1918

Age at Time of Death: 21

Enlistment No.: 273165

Rank: Private

Unit: Canadian MGC

Notes: Private Moses Mazerkoff was from Montreal, Quebec, or Sherwood, Ontario.

Subjects: World War I

Record Source: Canadian Jewish Military Casualties

Fonds No.: CJC0001

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Repository: Canadian Jewish Archives

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RABOVSKY, Moses

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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 28, 1944

Place of Burial: Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium

Cemetery: Heverlee War Cemetery

Age at Time of Death: 26

Enlistment No.: J-282696

Rank: Flying Officer

Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force

Notes: Flying Officer Moses Rabovsky of Owen Sound, Ontario, was listed missing on active service on May 28, 1944, following air operations overseas and was subsequently presumed dead. Flying Officer Rabovsky joined the air force in June 1942 and graduated from Crumlin as a bombardier on July 23, 1943, receiving his commission soon after. He was awarded his operational wings posthumously “in recognition of gallant service in action against the enemy.”

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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ROSENTHAL (ROUSINTHOL), Moses Joseph

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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: January 07, 1893

Date of Death: April 10, 1916

Place of Burial: Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Cemetery: Voormezeele Enclosure #3

Age at Time of Death: 23

Enlistment No.: 53905

Rank: Corporal

Unit: 18th Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Notes: Corporal Moses Rosenthal was from London, England. He served under the name Joseph Page.

Subjects: World War I

Record Source: Canadian Jewish Military Casualties

Fonds No.: CJC0001

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Repository: Canadian Jewish Archives

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SCHACTER, Moses

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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: January 20, 1944

Place of Burial: Ortona, Italy

Cemetery: Moro River Canadian War Cemetery

Age at Time of Death: 22

Enlistment No.: D-137473

Rank: Private

Unit: Perth Regiment

Notes: Private Moses Schacter of Montreal, Quebec, died of wounds overseas on January 20, 1944.

Subjects: World War II

Record Source: Canadian Jewish Military Casualties

Fonds No.: CJC0001

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Repository: Canadian Jewish Archives

SCHWARTZ, Moses

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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: February 15, 1945

Place of Burial: Surrey, England

Cemetery: Runnymede Memorial

Age at Time of Death: 29

Enlistment No.: J-93071

Rank: Pilot Officer

Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force

Notes: Pilot Officer Moses Schwartz of Montreal, Quebec, was reported missing and presumed dead following air operations on February 15, 1945. Enlisting in the air force in 1942, Pilot Officer Schwartz trained as an air gunner. He completed more than thirty operational flights over enemy territory and was commissioned a few weeks before being listed missing. He once crash-landed on friendly soil. Two brothers, Gunners Abe and William Schwartz, served with the R.C.A., while a third, Signalman Jack Schwartz, served with the R.C.C.S.

Subjects: World War II

Record Source: Canadian Jewish Military Casualties

Fonds No.: CJC0001

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Repository: Canadian Jewish Archives

USHER, Moses Lewis

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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: 1917

Date of Death: March 31, 1942

Place of Burial: Zetland (Shetlands), England

Cemetery: Lerwick New Cemetery

Age at Time of Death: 25

Enlistment No.: J-15861

Rank: Pilot Officer

Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force

Notes: Pilot Officer Moses Lewis Usher of Montreal, Quebec, was reported killed in action overseas on March 31, 1942. He was interred in Lerwick Cemetery in the Shetlands, the first Jew to be buried in the islands. The R.A.F. placed a special aircraft at the disposal of Chaplain H.I. Alexander to enable him to reach the Shetlands to perform the burial. Pilot Officer Usher joined the McGill University Canadian Officers Training Corps at the outbreak of the war and enlisted in the air force in June 1940. He trained at the No. 1 Wireless School, Montreal, and later at Fingal, Ontario, where he received his wings in December 1940. He was sent overseas in February 1941 and was attached to a Halifax bomber squadron as a wireless air gunner. He participated in raids over enemy territory, including an attack on Nuremberg. Pilot Officer Usher was presented to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth when they visited his station. Word of his death reached his family several days before the announcement of his commission.

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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ZUMAR, Moses

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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 Birth: February 17, 1919

Date of Death: October 20, 1942

Place of Burial: Surrey, England

Cemetery: Runnymede Memorial

Age at Time of Death: 23

Enlistment No.: R-82050

Rank: Warrant Officer (Class II)

Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force

Notes: Warrant Officer Moses Zumar of Ottawa, Ontario, was reported missing after he failed to return from anti-submarine patrol in the Bay of Biscay off the coast of France. Enlisting in the air force early in September 1940, together with his brothers, Flight Lieutenant Harry and Flying Officer Reuben Zumar, Warrant Officer Zumar was called up in November of that year. He received his training at Toronto, Virden and Brandon, where he graduated and received his wings as a sergeant-pilot in September 1941. He took a general reconnaissance course at Charlottetown and went overseas in January 1942. He was assigned to an operational training unit and attached to the R.C.A.F. “Demon” Squadron, which was hitting at German shipping and conducting anti-submarine patrols. His brother, (then) Pilot Officer Harry Zumar, flew two harrowing trips over the Bay of Biscay searching without success for Warrant Officer Moses Zumar.

Subjects: World War II

Record Source: Canadian Jewish Military Casualties

Fonds No.: CJC0001

Archival / Genealogical: Genealogy Records

Repository: Canadian Jewish Archives

ABRAHAMSON, Moses

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Collection: Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Fonds No.: CJC0001; ZB (General Documentation: Personalia)

Date: 1913

Collection: Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Date: 1913

Fonds No.: CJC0001

Series No.: ZB (General Documentation: Personalia)

Notes: Pre-1900/Winnipeg school trustee. File characteristics: Clippings. Photocopies. Relates to material outside Montreal.

Name Access: ABRAHAMSON, Moses

Subjects: Moses ABRAHAMSON

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Canadian Jewish Archives

APPEL, Moses

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Collection: Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Fonds No.: CJC0001; ZB (General Documentation: Personalia)

Date: 1948-1979

Collection: Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Date: 1948-1979

Fonds No.: CJC0001

Series No.: ZB (General Documentation: Personalia)

Notes: Israel Bonds. File characteristics: Clippings. Relates to material outside Montreal.

Name Access: APPEL, Moses

Subjects: Moses APPEL

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Canadian Jewish Archives

BILSKY, Moses

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Collection: Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Fonds No.: CJC0001; ZB (General Documentation: Personalia)

Date: 1889-1923

Collection: Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Date: 1889-1923

Fonds No.: CJC0001

Series No.: ZB (General Documentation: Personalia)

Notes: First Jewish citizen of Ottawa. Includes letter from Louis Rosenberg re: research. . File characteristics: Clippings and correspondence. Originals and photocopies. Relates to material outside Montreal.