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Passport

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47886
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Passport : printed, bound, photography : brown, black, beige ; Ht: 14,5 cm x W: 10,2 cm
Date
August ??, 1954-July 22, 1956
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Passport : printed, bound, photography : brown, black, beige ; Ht: 14,5 cm x W: 10,2 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
August ??, 1954-July 22, 1956
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
French
Notes
32 pages. Soft cover, paper bound with string. Cover is brown, with a woven texture; the title and a coat of arms is printed in the centre in black. Issued for Solomon Luger; a physical description of him is found on page 2, and his photo and signature is on page 3. Official stamps of the Consulate General of the United States of America in Montreal, Quebec and of the Canadian Immigration Department are found on pages 4 to 11. Narrative: This is the Certificate of Identification (passport) of Solomon Luger. It contains all personal information about Solomon Luger.
Accession No.
2000.31.02
Name Access
Luger, Solomon
Places
Ottawa, Canada, North America
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Passport

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47887
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Passport : printed, bound, photography : green, black, grey, white, blue ; Ht: 6 in. x W: 4 in.
Date
December 19, 1947
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Passport : printed, bound, photography : green, black, grey, white, blue ; Ht: 6 in. x W: 4 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
December 19, 1947
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
French
Notes
32 pages. Hardcover, cardboard bound with string. Cover is green textured fabric with 2 black stripes going diagonally at the top left corner; the title is printed in black in the centre; back cover is blank. Interior pages are patterned grey with small white text and feint Rs printed in white throughout. Page 3 has a b&w photo of a young man from the shoulders up. Page 4, 7 and 8 have stamped entry visas for Canada and England. The last page has an additional piece of beige paper glued in with printed and handwritten text, as well as 3 purple stamps (see inscriptions). Narrative: This is a Travel document (provisional passport) of Solomon Luger. The document is a result of the Agreement of 15th October, 1946. Allows Solomon Luger to travel in between Canada and the U.K.
Accession No.
2000.31.01
Name Access
Luger, Solomon
Places
London, England, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Identification card

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn47888
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Identification card : printed, bound, photography : grey, black beige, blue, red, pink ; Ht: 14,7 cm x W: 10,4 cm
Date
March 19, 1948
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Identification card : printed, bound, photography : grey, black beige, blue, red, pink ; Ht: 14,7 cm x W: 10,4 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
March 19, 1948
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
French
Czech
Notes
Hardcover, cardboard bound with string and glue. Cover is grey woven fabric with the title printed in black in the centre; the back cover is blank. Interior is beige; the pages are made from 1 large piece of paper, folded 8 times. The page unfolds vertically, revealing the identity card of the passport holder: black typewritten text with handwriting in blue ink filling in the blank fields; there is a red stamp at the top left corner, overlaid with a pink ink stamp (see inscriptions) and a b&w photograph of a woman from the shoulders up on the bottom left corner; 2 pink ink stamps are found overlapping on the photo (see inscriptions), and 1 is stamped at the bottom centre. After the unfolding the page initially, it then unfolds horizontally to show several travel stamps and visas for Prague, France, the US Zone in Germany and Canada. Narrative: This is a Travel Identity Card of Gisela Viesel-ova . This kind of certificate was published after the second world war by the Ministry of interior of the Czechoslovak Republic. The owner of this ID-card is allowed to move from Czechoslovakia to another European country.
Accession No.
2000.31.03
Name Access
Luger, Solomon
Places
Prague, Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia), Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Identification card

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Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Identification card : Paper : Ink : Black, White, Blue, Purple ; Ht: 5,8 in. x W: 8,5 in.
Date
June 6, 1944
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Identification card : Paper : Ink : Black, White, Blue, Purple ; Ht: 5,8 in. x W: 8,5 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
June 6, 1944
Physical Condition
Poor
Language
German
Notes
1 page, double sided. Typewritten text with handwriting filling in some of the blank fields. There is a stamp in the top right corner. A portrait of a man in a striped uniform with the number U7644 1188 is detached from the document. The picture must have been glued to the missing part of the card. Narrative: This identification card belonged to Gerson Luger while he was interned at the Buchenwald concentration camp. It indicates that Gerson was transfered from Auschwitz on May 25, 1944 and arrived to Buchenwald on June 6, 1944.
Accession No.
2000.60.01
Name Access
Luger, Solomon
Places
Buchenwald, Germany, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Identification card

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn60110
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Identification card : Paper : Ink : Black, White, Green, Blue ; Ht: 6 in. x W: 8,5 in.
Date
June 6, 1944
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
Identification card : Paper : Ink : Black, White, Green, Blue ; Ht: 6 in. x W: 8,5 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
June 6, 1944
Physical Condition
Poor
Language
German
Notes
1 page, double sided. Typewritten text with handwriting filling in some of the blank fields. There is a stamp in the bottom right corner.There is a black and white portrait of a young boy with the number U7644 1191 in the bottom of the card. Narrative: This identification card belonged to Solomon Luger while he was interned at the Buchenwald concentration camp. It indicates that Solomon was transfered from Auschwitz on May 26, 1944 and arrived to Buchenwald on June 6, 1944.
Accession No.
2000.60.02
Name Access
Luger, Solomon
Places
Buchenwald, Germany, Europe
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Gerson Luger

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn75211
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photo montage : paper ; Ht: 11 in. x W: 8 1/2 in.
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
Photo montage : paper ; Ht: 11 in. x W: 8 1/2 in.
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Physical Condition
Excellent
Notes
b&w photo montage.The sketch of a beard, a black hat and a striped suit has been added to the photograph of Gerson Luger. Narrative: The original photograph was part of the identification card Gerson Luger was given at the Buchenwald concentration camp.
Accession No.
2011X.225.02
Name Access
Luger, Solomon
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Le Struma

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn90300
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
book
Physical Description
Book : Paper : Printed, bound : Ink : black, beige, blue, green, red ; Ht: 2 54 cm x W: 6 cm
Date
1974
Collection
Montreal Holocaust Museum
Description Level
Item
Material Type
book
Physical Description
Book : Paper : Printed, bound : Ink : black, beige, blue, green, red ; Ht: 2 54 cm x W: 6 cm
Other Title Information
Documentary Artifact
Date
1974
Creator
Solomon, Michel
Physical Condition
Good
Language
French
Notes
326 pages, softcover. The cover features the frightened face of man. The top of his head is a green ship underneath a stormy blue sky. The back has a picture of the author on t.l., a short biography and an excerpt from the book. Narrative: The author is Romanian and the book is about the sinking of the MV Struma, a ship that was carring 781 Romanian Jewish refugees trying to escape to Palestine. There was only one survivor, David Stoliar. The author, Michel Solomon, served in North Africa in the British Army during the war.
Accession No.
2011X.169.05
Name Access
Izso, Ilana
Places
Montreal, Canada, North America
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Montreal Holocaust Museum
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Solomon D. Cohen Fonds

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn34041
Collection
Solomon D. Cohen Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
10cm of textual records
Fonds No.
1103
Date
1940-1959
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of manuscript and typescript poems, plays, correspondence and sheet music of Soloman Cohen and clippings on Jewish culture and theatre in Canada. The fonds consists of four files and 8 volumes of bound manuscript in various notebooks and account books. The primary language of all…
Collection
Solomon D. Cohen Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
10cm of textual records
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of manuscript and typescript poems, plays, correspondence and sheet music of Soloman Cohen and clippings on Jewish culture and theatre in Canada. The fonds consists of four files and 8 volumes of bound manuscript in various notebooks and account books. The primary language of all documents is Yiddish, with some English correspondence.
Date
1940-1959
Fonds No.
1103
Storage Location
JPL
Physical Condition
Some materials are brittle
Language
Yiddish
English
Name Access
Cohen, Solomon
Subjects
Cohen, Solomon
Poetry
Poets, Yiddish
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Interior group portrait, From left, Elaine Hershenfield, Rosetta Elkin, holding aTorah crown, and curator Naomi Kramer in the Shaar Hashomayim Museum.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn74740
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10.3 x 15.2 cm
Fonds No.
1255; 019200
Date
[between 1995 and 2010]
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10.3 x 15.2 cm
Responsibility
Canadian Jewish News
Date
[between 1995 and 2010]
Fonds No.
1255
Item No.
019200
Storage Location
JPL
Creator
Heather Solomon
Name Access
Solomon, Heather
Subjects
Canadian Jewish News
Shaar Hashomayim Congregation -- Montreal (Quebec).
Torah Crowns.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Interior group portrait, Grade 6 students at United Talmud Torahs St. Laurent campus helping pack the 500 books the school's students and parents donated to St. Ignatius School to help them set up their first centralized library.

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Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10.3 x 15.2 cm
Fonds No.
1255; 019201
Date
[between 1995 and 2010]
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10.3 x 15.2 cm
Responsibility
Canadian Jewish News
Date
[between 1995 and 2010]
Fonds No.
1255
Item No.
019201
Storage Location
JPL
Creator
Heather Solomon
Notes
UTT's Herzliah High School also pitched in and gave St. Ignatius School a set of encyclopedias. UTT principal Soly Benamron said the project was an important lesson in tzedakah.
Subjects
Canadian Jewish News
United Talmud Torahs (Montreal)
Students
Donations
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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BIBLOWITZ, Solomon

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy48
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
August 26, 1917
Date of Death
September 12, 1944
Place of Burial
Bouches-du-Rhone, France
Cemetery
Mazargues War Cemetery, Marseille
Age at Time of Death
27
Enlistment No.
D-72006
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Unit
Canadian Special Service Battalion, R.C.I.C.
Notes
Staff Sergeant Solomon Biblowitz of Brooklyn, New York, and Helena, Montana, was awarded the United States Silver Star posthumously, according to a Department of National Defence release dated February 22, 1945. He was killed in action on September 12, 1944, while serving with the First Special Service Force. Enlisting in the Canadian army on September 6, 1940, as a private, Sergeant Biblowitz went overseas on October 7, 1943. He was a member of the Victoria Rifles of Canada and later served with the airborne troops at Kiska and Italy. On January 17, 1957, the government of the Northwest Territories named a lake (Biblowitz Lake) in memory of Staff Sergeant Biblowitz.
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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GREEN, Solomon

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy198
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Date of Birth
April 17, 1925
Date of Death
April 07, 1946
Place of Burial
Surrey, England
Cemetery
Brookwood Military Cemetery (Woking, Surrey)
Age at Time of Death
20
Enlistment No.
B-635325
Rank
Private
Unit
Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
Notes
Private Solomon Green of North Bay, Ontario, died overseas on April 7, 1946, according to an official announcement. He enlisted in the army on July 21, 1944, and was sent overseas with the R.C.O.C. in March 1945.
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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KAY, Solomon

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy244
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Date of Birth
August 10, 1921
Date of Death
February 24, 1944
Place of Burial
Moselle, France
Cemetery
Bermering (Bermerange) Communal Cemetery
Age at Time of Death
22
Enlistment No.
J-87809
Rank
Pilot Officer
Unit
Royal Canadian Air Force
Notes
Pilot Officer Solomon Kay of Toronto, Ontario, was presumed to have died on February 24, 1944, after he failed to return from air operations. He had been listed missing in R.C.A.F. Casualty List No. 844 on March 30, 1944. Pilot Officer Kay enlisted in the air force in July 1942 and trained at Lachine, Fingal and Mont Joli. He went overseas in May 1943 and made 32 operational flights over Germany and other parts of Europe. After completing his tour of operations, he transferred to a Pathfinder squadron and had made three missions before being posted as missing. His commission came through afterwards. He received the 1939-45 Star, the AC Europe Star, the General Service Medal and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. The Operational Wings were posthumously awarded on November 4, 1946. There is a Star of David on his grave marker (photo on Commonwealth War Graves Commission web site). His brothers, Hyman and Joe, served with the Canadian Army. Pilot Officer Kay was born in Opatow, Poland.
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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LAVINE, Solomon (Solemn)

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy272
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Date of Birth
October 27, 1924
Date of Death
June 04, 1944
Place of Burial
Calgary, Alberta
Cemetery
Calgary Jewish Cemetery
Age at Time of Death
19
Enlistment No.
R-268240
Rank
Aircraftman (Class II)
Unit
Royal Canadian Air Force
Notes
Aircraftman Solomon Lavine of Calgary, Alberta, was listed missing and believed to have drowned accidentally (RCAF Casualty List No. 914 of June 20, 1944, and No. 929 of July 7, 1944). Aircraftman Lavine was one of three men from the Air Force Technical Training School at St. Thomas, Ontario, who lost their lives when the cabin cruiser Olga capsized in Lake Erie on June 4, 1944. He enlisted in the air force in May 1940 and after being stationed at the Edmonton manning pool, was posted to St. Thomas. A brother, Maurice, served with the Royal Canadian Engineers.
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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OLFMAN, Shia Solomon

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy355
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Date of Birth
1915
Date of Death
July 31, 1942
Place of Burial
Surrey, England
Cemetery
Brookwood Military Cemetery (Woking, Surrey)
Enlistment No.
C-11982
Rank
Gunner
Unit
Royal Canadian Artillery
Notes
Gunner Shia Solomon Olfman, R.C.A., of Kamsack, Saskatchewan, died as a result of an accident overseas on July 31, 1942, according to an official report. He was buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery in Surrey, England. Gunner Olfman joined the army in August 1940 and went to England in June 1941. He served with an anti-tank battery. He was one of five sons to serve in the armed forces: Captain Abram Olfman, Canadian Dental Corps; Aircraftman Jack Olfman, R.C.A.F.; Aircraftman Maurice Olfman, R.C.A.F.; and Hymie Olfman, R.C.A.F. Following the Saskatchewan Department of Natural Resources’ announcement that it desired to give to its many previously unnamed lakes, rivers and islands the names of Saskatchewan servicemen killed on active duty in World War II, in 1951 the province named Olfman Creek in memory of Gunner Solomon Olfman.
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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SLONIMSKI (SLONOMISKI, SLOMINSKY), Solomon

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy479
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
May 15, 1894
Date of Death
December 16, 1915
Place of Burial
Hampshire, England
Cemetery
Aldershot Jewish Cemetery
Age at Time of Death
21
Enlistment No.
113551 or 113511
Rank
Private
Unit
Canadian Mounted Rifles, 8th
Notes
Private Solomon Slonimski was from Russia.
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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SOLOMON, Alexander

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy487
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Archival / Genealogical
Genealogy Records
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Date of Death
August 15, 1917
Place of Burial
Pas de Calais, Leubringhen, France
Cemetery
Lievin Communal Cemetery Extension
Rank
Lieutenant
Unit
87th Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Notes
Lieutenant Alexander Solomon was from London, England. (British Jewry Book of Honour WWI written by Rabbi Dr. H. Abramowitz, Senior Chaplain to the British Forces.)
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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SOLOMON, Reginald (Rex)

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy488
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
May 25, 1882
Date of Death
December 05, 1918
Place of Burial
Kent, England
Cemetery
Folkestone Old Cemetery
Age at Time of Death
36
Enlistment No.
63810
Rank
Company Quartermaster Sergeant
Unit
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Notes
Company Quartermaster Sergeant Reginald Solomon of Montreal, Quebec, enlisted November 12, 1914, at Montreal. He was born in Birmingham, England. (Source: Veterans Affairs Canada web site)
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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VALINSKY, Solomon

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy530
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
January 01, 1899
Date of Death
August 08, 1918
Place of Burial
Somme, France
Cemetery
Hangard Wood British Cemetery
Age at Time of Death
19
Enlistment No.
1030622
Rank
Private
Unit
13th Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Notes
Private Solomon Valinsky was from Liverpool, England. He served under the name Salem Valins. (British Jewry Book of Honour WWI written by Rabbi Dr. H. Abramowitz, Senior Chaplain to the British Forces)
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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ABRAHAM, Solomon

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn60420
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Fonds No.
CJC0001; ZB (General Documentation: Personalia)
Date
1971
Collection
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Date
1971
Fonds No.
CJC0001
Series No.
ZB (General Documentation: Personalia)
Notes
Teacher in Winnipeg. File characteristics: Clippings. Originals. Relates to material outside Montreal.
Name Access
ABRAHAM, Solomon
Subjects
Solomon Abraham
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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