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LANDS, Ben = Basketball team photos and memorabilia
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn89993
- Collection
- LANDS, Ben = Basketball team photos and memorabilia
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- graphic material
- textual record
- object
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs. - 0.01 textual records. - 2 artefacts.
- Fonds No.
- P0267
- Date
- 1925-1990, 2014.
- Scope and Content
- 4 photos; YMHA Junior basketball team, Quebec and Ontario Valley Champions 1939-1940, 2 photos of the YMHA Provincial Senior B champs 1964-1965, and portrait of Montreal Jewish businessmen Abe Pesner and Maurice Singer, circa 1925. 2 patches; Province of Quebec A.B.A Senior 1959, Montreal Basketbal…
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- graphic material
- textual record
- object
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs. - 0.01 textual records. - 2 artefacts.
- Scope and Content
- 4 photos; YMHA Junior basketball team, Quebec and Ontario Valley Champions 1939-1940, 2 photos of the YMHA Provincial Senior B champs 1964-1965, and portrait of Montreal Jewish businessmen Abe Pesner and Maurice Singer, circa 1925. 2 patches; Province of Quebec A.B.A Senior 1959, Montreal Basketball Golden Ball 1955. 3 biographical newspaper articles about Ben Lands, and an obituary.
- Date
- 1925-1990, 2014.
- Fonds No.
- P0267
- History / Biographical
- Ben Lands was born on February 22, 1921 in Montreal. Well known in the community for his exploits on the basketball court, he played for the 1948 Canadian Olympic Team, the 1950 Canadian National Championship Team, and the Canadian Maccabiah teams of 1950, 1953 and 1957. He became the honorary captain in 1997. The national champion 1949-1950 Blues were inducted into the Montreal Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. He died in Montreal on January 13, 2014
- Custodial History
- The collection was donated by Ben Lands in 1993. His obituary was added by Archives staff in 2014.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
LORD READING LAW SOCIETY.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn81
- Collection
- LORD READING LAW SOCIETY.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Physical Description
- Env. 2.3 metres of textual records. - Env. 235 photographs. - 1 artefact.
- Fonds No.
- I0079
- Date
- 1935-1998.
- Scope and Content
- Newspaper clippings, 1956-1998. Correspondence, 1935-2010. Membership list [1955]-1985, 2010. Minutes, 1952-1989, 2010. Financial records [1953-1989]. Plan (Diagram) of a courthouse by N.L. Rappaport, Jan. 31, 1962. Booklet, list of lawyers of the Province of Quebec, 1955-1956. 2 booklets; The Harv…
- Collection
- LORD READING LAW SOCIETY.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Physical Description
- Env. 2.3 metres of textual records. - Env. 235 photographs. - 1 artefact.
- Scope and Content
- Newspaper clippings, 1956-1998. Correspondence, 1935-2010. Membership list [1955]-1985, 2010. Minutes, 1952-1989, 2010. Financial records [1953-1989]. Plan (Diagram) of a courthouse by N.L. Rappaport, Jan. 31, 1962. Booklet, list of lawyers of the Province of Quebec, 1955-1956. 2 booklets; The Harvard Law School Research for Israel's Legal Development, 1952, 1953. Black Binder with complete minutes from 1952 to 1966. Booklet of the concert by OSMONT, Ochestre Symphonique de la Montérégie, for the 50th anniversary of the State of Israel, 1998. Booklet from the Congregation Dorshei Emet 'Celebrating 36 years of Jewish Renewal,' 1996. Booklet; Canadian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies, Cambridge, 'Program of Study', 1979. 4 notorized copies of the Hart family (2 marriage certificates and 2 death certificates), 1959 (Originals 1843-1857). Minutes of the Montreal Hebrew Free Loan Association (copy), 1911. Diploma from Hebrew University of Jerusalem given to the Lord Reading Law Society, 1979. 2 booklets of the Lord Reading Law Society's 50th anniversary, 1998. 8 photos. 1 Baseball cap. Added in 2012 and 2014: 2009 templates of prenuptial contracts for Jewish couples, with accompanying correspondence via printed e-mails; membership lists and dues contracts; dinner meeting and Montefiore Club event information, Bureau de Quebec conference materials; internal and external correspondence, including some in the form of printed e-mails; meeting agendas and minutes; By-laws; News clippings. Correspondance 2009-2010 on subjects such as Jewish prenuptial agreements, Jewish holidays, Haiti, Bill 94, Young Bar, Notaries Cle. Hanukah and New Year's cards; flyers; photographs (9) with associated correspondence and guest list for student dinner 2009; Photographs (21 with duplicates) of dinner for Allan M. Stein, 2010; 119 photographs of one or more dinner events, one possibly with Lucien Bouchard, CD of 44 small images plus duplicates, titled 'LRLS Season 2005-2006' (428 K); album containing 43 colour photographs.Books: Gottesman, Dr. Eli. Who's Who in Canadian Jewry; 1967. Montreal; Central Rabbinical Seminary of Canada; [1965].Joseph, Anne. Heritage of a Patriarch: A Fresh Look at Nine of Canada's Earliest Jewish Families. Sillery; Les Editions du Septentrion, 1995.Langlais, Jacques and David Rome. Jews & French Quebecers : Two Hundred Years of Shared History/ translated by Barbara Young. Waterloo; Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1991.
- Date
- 1935-1998.
- Fonds No.
- I0079
- History / Biographical
- The Lord Reading Law Society was founded as a vehicle for lawyers of the Jewish faith "both as a study group and as a representative body." The Society was named after Rufus Daniel Isaacs, a British jurist who later became Lord Reading. The political and social climate of the late 1930s and early 1940s was the impetus for the creation of Society. The Society first formalized its structure in 1948 and has been meeting regularly since then. The first president was the late Mr. Justice Benjamin Robinson. Originally the Society was known as the Reading Society. It changed its name to the Reading Society of Montreal on September 25, 1952. It is not certain exactly when the society changed its name to the Lord Reading Law Society, possibly in 1958.
- Custodial History
- The collection was donated by Morton Bessner in 3 increments.
- Notes
- Alpha-numeric designations :P00/01, P12/11, P14/09.Location of originals :The books are stored in the Library.General note :In the collection there are 4 original copies of marriage certificates and death certificates of the Hart Family.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
Ludwig Frank Wood Art
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn45034
- Collection
- Ludwig Frank Wood Art
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Wood inlay art ; 30.5cm x 46.25cm ; stain and texture
- Fonds No.
- 1281
- Date
- ca1942-1944
- Collection
- Ludwig Frank Wood Art
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Wood inlay art ; 30.5cm x 46.25cm ; stain and texture
- Date
- ca1942-1944
- Fonds No.
- 1281
- Storage Location
- JPL-A
- 7-3B
- Creator
- Ludwig Adolf Frank
- Physical Condition
- Excellent
- History / Biographical
- Ludwig Adolf Frank was born February 22, 1907 in Worstadt, Germany. Little is known of his life except that he was a cabinet maker by trade. Frank was interned by British authorities during World War II as an enemy alien. He was shipped to Canada with other internees and spent his time there at Fort Lennox, Ile-aux-Noix, Quebec. His British address in official documents was listed as Low Fell. In 1943, Frank returned to England. While at Fort Lennox, Frank befriended one of the Veteran Guards, Major Angus P. Cameron (1885-1952). Cameron was a volunteer in the Fort Garry Horse in 1914 and later joined the Winnipeg Rifles in France. He was injured in the trenches and was joined to the Canadian Army Pay Corp. Frank presented Cameron with a handmade wooden inlay art piece of a sailing ship, created by Frank during his time at Fort Lennox.
- Name Access
- Frank, Ludwig Adolf, 1907-
- Subjects
- Internment camps
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945 - Veterans
- Ile-aux-Noix (Quebec)
- Fort Lennox (Quebec)
- Cameron, Angus, 1885-1952
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Images
M. Caplan Furs Ltd. fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101317
- Collection
- M. Caplan Furs Ltd. fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- object
- Physical Description
- 2 files textual records; 1 object
- Fonds No.
- B0009
- Date
- 1924 - 1990
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of 1 coat hanger, one newspaper clipping, a greeting card, and two advertisments for Chateau Furs Limited.
- Collection
- M. Caplan Furs Ltd. fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- object
- Physical Description
- 2 files textual records; 1 object
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of 1 coat hanger, one newspaper clipping, a greeting card, and two advertisments for Chateau Furs Limited.
- Date
- 1924 - 1990
- Fonds No.
- B0009
- Storage Location
- A.1.1 - Individuals Boxes
- History / Biographical
- M. Caplan Furs Ltd. was Canada’s oldest furrier, established in 1919 by Meyer Caplan (b. September 1889, Russia - d. August 5, 1968, Ottawa). Meyer Caplan immigrated to Canada from Russia in 1906, and initially lived as a boarder in the house of Michael and Leah Fine at 123 Daly Street while working as a tailor. He married Mary (nee Levine) Caplan (b. 1891, Russia - d. July 12, 1951, Ottawa) on December 3, 1911, and the couple moved to a house on Second Avenue. Mary had also immigrated from Russia in 1903. They had three children; John Caplan (b. approx. 1912, Ottawa - d. March 25, 2000, Ottawa), Dorothy Levinson (b. approx. 1913, Ottawa - d. August 4, 1997, Ottawa), and Donald Caplan (b. approx. 1927, Ottawa - d. November 26, 2007, Ottawa). The Caplans were members of the Adath Jeshurun congregation, and Mary Caplan was a member of the Ottawa chapter of Hadassah-WIZO. Mary was described as an unassuming woman who was often called upon to help with various charity functions, but never asked for recognition for her work. Meyer Caplan co-founded M.Caplan Furs with Benjamin Gould in 1919, and the business initially specialized in high-quality cloth garments trimmed with fur. Meyer Caplan had experience working with cloth garments, and Benjamin Gould had experience with the fur industry. They used high-quality cloth imported from France as well as locally-made materials. A number of prominent Ottawa historical figures visited the shop in its early days, including members of the Billings family. By 1947 when Meyer’s son John Caplan began working there full-time, the store had moved to selling primarily furs, due to wartime restrictions on imported fabrics. The store sold mainly women’s fur coats, including mink, rabbit, muskrat, lamb, beaver, raccoon, and fox furs. In later years they began expanding into menswear, and manufactured coats made of leather or fabric with fur trim to adjust to changing styles. The furs were sold on the first floor, while the second floor mezzanine was used for display. There was a factory located at the back of the shop on both floors, where furs could be custom-made, altered or repaired as needed. The business also offered financing plans to their clients, as well as 12 months insurance, free delivery, and refrigerated storage vaults where furs could be stored in the summer months. M. Caplan Furs Ltd. moved locations several times as the business expanded. After spending 36 years at 195 Sparks Street, the shop moved across the street to 178 Sparks Street in 1958 when they received notice that the building they were renting was being torn down. The shop stayed at this location until 1976, when they moved to 203 Queen street. The shop only stayed at this location for 7 years, before moving to 219 Bank Street in 1983. Meyer Caplan’s son John had a degree in commerce from Queen’s University, and initially had no desire to work for the fur company, however his father persuaded him to join the business in 1946. John took over the business officially in 1968, after his father’s death. John married Rochelle (nee Shapiro) Caplan (b. abt. 1917, Ottawa, died January 4, 1977, Ottawa), and the couple had two daughters, Barbara Kalnitsky and Kathryn Chelin. Rachelle was one of six children born to Barnet and Sadie Shapiro, along with her siblings Charles Shapiro, Marianne Genslove, Gabriel Cohen, Lillian Shapiro, and Louis Shapiro. Barnet and Sadie immigrated to Canada from Russia in 1891, and their three oldest children were born in Quebec before the family settled in Ottawa. Rochelle was born and raised in Ottawa and attended Lisgar Collegiate. The Shapiro family owned a men’s clothing store, which Louis Shapiro took over after his father’s death. Rochelle was an active member of the Ottawa section of the National Council of Jewish Women from the 1940s to the 1960s, and she served as a board chairman during the 1950s. In 1987, John Caplan was fined $1000 for violating the Ontario Retail Business Holidays Act on two occasions. This act forbade businesses to be open on Sundays or statutory holidays, and was later amended by the NDP to only apply to statutory holidays. M. Caplan Furs was one of three Ottawa furriers vandalized by the Animal Liberation Front in 1983, and animal rights activists picketed outside of M. Caplan Furs throughout the 1980s and 1990s, calling for an end to the fur trade in Canada. The business was sold to M. Shuchat Furs of Montreal in 1990, after 71 years in business. John Caplan, who was 76 years old at the time, attributed the store’s declining sales to the increasing activities of Animal Rights activists who were vocally opposed to the fur industry.
- Related Material
- John Caplan file in Individual Collections.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Milton Shaffer fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn111222
- Collection
- Milton Shaffer fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- graphic material
- textual record
- object
- Physical Description
- textual material; 312 photograph : b&w & col.
- Fonds No.
- I0301
- Date
- 1800 - 2011
- Scope and Content
- Box 1 File I: Family History Records The Family History series contains paper documents pertaining to the family history of Milton Shaffer. It consists of five hand-drawn family trees, letters, family timelines, genealogy records, a Bar Mitzvah invite for Milton Shaffer, and a family coat of arms.…
- Collection
- Milton Shaffer fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- graphic material
- textual record
- object
- Physical Description
- textual material; 312 photograph : b&w & col.
- Scope and Content
- Box 1 File I: Family History Records The Family History series contains paper documents pertaining to the family history of Milton Shaffer. It consists of five hand-drawn family trees, letters, family timelines, genealogy records, a Bar Mitzvah invite for Milton Shaffer, and a family coat of arms. It was chosen to break the Family History Series down into 3 subseries which are: Family Trees & Timelines, Correspondence and Misc. Records. File II: 70th Anniversary The 70th Anniversary Series contains documents and photographs pertaining to the 70th wedding anniversary of Mr. Milton Shaffer and Mrs. Sarah (Fine) Shaffer. Series consists of one speech, 4 photographs, 2 negatives, a card from the Britannia Yacht Club and Three congratulatory letters from the governor general of Canada, the Prime Minister of Canada, and Her Royal Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II of England. File III: Shaffer’s Ltd. The Shaffer’s Ltd. series contains documents and photographs pertaining to the store Shaffer’s Ltd. It consists of receipts, photographs, office expense reports, sales records, letters, telegrams, advertisements, anniversary acknowledgments, store closing letters, and board member lists. The series is broken down into three subseries: The store, Shaffer’s 50th Anniversary 1961, and Shaffer’s retailing. File 4: Housing Records The Housing Records series contains documents pertaining to two of Milton Shaffer’s properties. It consists of notes, letters, lawyer bills, land bills, land sale documents, neighbourhood watch notes, and a thank you card. The series is broken down into two subseries: Killeen Ave series, and Northwest One apartment series. File 5: Correspondence The Correspondence series contains letters to and from Milton Shaffer. It consists of letters from Brian Mulroney, Carl Baltare, Bob Rae, Mayor Bourque, Marlene Catterall, David Kimmel, Lynn Villeneuve, Ruth Wildgen, Marion Seymour, Joe Feller, Canadian Museum of Civilization, and the PC Party. File 6: Army service, Second World War The Army Service, Second World War series contains documents pertaining to Milton Shaffer’s service during the Second World War. It consists of one Department of Labour certificate of Medical Exam (1944), a letter regarding failure to appear at a parade, photocopies of Milton Shaffer’s service records and a certificate of enrollment in the Volunteer Worker of Civil Defence (1943). File 7: Scouts The Scouts series contains documents pertaining to Milton Shaffer’s time as a Scout leader in Ottawa. It consists of a Patrol leader’s pocket record for Ottawa 39th beavers, Milton Shaffer’s assistant scoutmaster card, letters, a Camp B’nai Brith reunion invitation and ticket, the history of Troop 39, Boy Scouts association application charters, and a Scouts shofar award. File 8: Wartime Prices and Trade Board The Wartime Prices and Trade Board series consists of 16 letters between 1944 and 1945 pertaining to Milton’s Correspondence with the WPTB regarding a company that was dealing in illegal trade. File 9: Joe Feller Store The Joe Feller Store series consists of sales memos, letters to staff, price sheets, and sales sheets. File 10: Simpson-Sears Ltd. The Simpson-Sears Ltd. series consists of records pertaining to Milton Shaffer’s time working for Simpson-Sears Ltd. It contains 1 Ottawa Sears catalogue, two retirement letters, a retirement bulletin, and a retirement card. File 11: Lisgar Collegiate Alumni Association The Lisgar Collegiate series contains documents pertaining to Milton Shaffer’s schooling. It consists of seven school examination reports (report cards) and a certificate of admission. File 12: Memorabilia/Emphemera The memorabilia series contains cards and certificates relating to Milton's life.It includes a Shaffer's Ltd. hanger, a stereoscope with slides of the store, an Expo 67 booklet, a photo album, and a medal. File 13: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem This series contains updates on all the students at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem who received scholarships from Abraham's Endowment fund.
- Date
- 1800 - 2011
- Fonds No.
- I0301
- Storage Location
- C.3.2
- Creator
- Milton Shaffer
- History / Biographical
- Milton Shaffer was born October 8, 1916 in Ottawa, Ontario. He was the son of American-born Abraham Shaffer and Mary Baslaw (original family name was Boguslawsky), who was born in Poltava, Ukraine and immigrated to New York around 1890. He had two brothers, Irving and Harold, who were born in New York, and an older sister, Beatrice and a younger brother, Sheldon, both of whom were born in Ottawa. The Shaffers moved to Ottawa around 1911; Abraham’s parents, Samuel and Mary, nee Katz, were already established there. Abraham and Mary established The Ottawa Bargain Store at 147 Rideau. The family lived above the store until they moved into a home on Marlborough Avenue in Sandy Hill. They continued to operate Shaffer’s Ltd. at the Rideau Street location until 1966. Milton attended York Street School and Lisgar Collegiate Institute. He was active in the Boy Scouts movement and Camp B’nai Brith, and co-founded a chapter of AZA. He and Sarah Fine, younger daughter of Leon and Rachel Feller Fine, had been ‘sweethearts’ since childhood. They married on September 11, 1938 in Montreal. They had three daughters: Ingrid Shaffer Robinson Shapiro (born 1941); Marilyn Shaffer Kimmel (born 1943); Wendy Shaffer Green (born 1945). Milton joined the family business upon graduation from Lisgar and continued there until the business closed some 30 years later. During the Second World War, he volunteered with the Civil Defense Corp and was involved in efforts to control wartime profiteering. Milton was an enthusiastic person willing to share his ideas with anyone who would listen. He was active in the Ottawa Jewish Historical Society, the Lisgar Collegiate Alumni Association, and the Britannia Yacht Club, where he and Sarah sailed and had an active social life. Sarah died in Ottawa in 2012; Milton died in 2015, three months short of his 99th birthday. They were survived by their daughters, 6 grandchildren, and 13 great grandchildren.
- Acquisition Source
- David Kimmel
- Access Restrictions
- 1 sealed manila envelope with restricted access until July 15, 2065.
- Related Material
- Shaffers Ltd. fonds B0021
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Minute Car Wash fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn107605
- Collection
- Minute Car Wash fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- graphic material
- object
- textual record
- Physical Description
- multiple media
- Fonds No.
- B0012
- Date
- 1954-1997
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of memorabilia including coupon books and business cards, photocopies of the letters patent, publications, programs, and advertisements, 5 photographs, a plastic wall hanging and a keychain.
- Collection
- Minute Car Wash fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- graphic material
- object
- textual record
- Physical Description
- multiple media
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of memorabilia including coupon books and business cards, photocopies of the letters patent, publications, programs, and advertisements, 5 photographs, a plastic wall hanging and a keychain.
- Date
- 1954-1997
- Fonds No.
- B0012
- Storage Location
- A.1.3
- History / Biographical
- Minute Car Wash was started by Pincus Newman (b. Dec. 20, 1881, Austria - d. Feb. 13, 1987, Ottawa) in 1953. The business was owned and operated by the Newman family in Ottawa for many years, and is still operational as of 2022. Pincus Newman was married to Hudi Newman (b. Approx. 1896 - d. May 9, 1970, Ottawa), and had four children; William Newman, Lazarus Newman (born approx. 1927), Helene Zaretsky, and Saul Newman. Pincus Newman served in the Austrian army in the First World War before immigrating to Canada in 1924. His first business was a radiator repair shop on Mosgrove Street, which he operated for nearly 20 years. He opened Minute Car Wash in 1953, allegedly in response to a comment from a man from Detroit who told him that a modern car wash would never survive in Ottawa. The car wash was first opened at 240 Catherine Street, and relocated to its permanent location at 270 Catherine Street in 1963 after being expropriated to allow for construction of the new Queensway. The car wash was designed by Pincus Newman and his sons, and was the first of its kind in Ottawa. Fourteen washers were on hand at all times to ensure that cars were washed thoroughly and quickly. Unlike other car washes, at Minute Car Wash the owner was asked to leave their car, and would watch through a glass walkway as the exterior and interior of their car was cleaned with a combination of machine washers and manual washing. The glass walkway was initially installed in the 1950s to alleviate anxieties from car owners who may be wary of leaving their car to be washed by machines. As of 2022, both interior and exterior car washing are still offered, as well as options for a quick wash, full wash, or carpet shampoo. In addition to washing cars, the business also included a “gas bar,” as well as a shop that sold seat covers which could be custom ordered, and car accessories. Throughout the car wash’s history, they have also offered services such as free road maps and winter car storage. Minute Car Wash has made contributions to charitable causes and events in the Ottawa Jewish community and in the wider Ottawa community, including sponsoring Winterlude, sponsoring the Minute Car Wash softball team, which was part of the Jewish Boys Softball League, donating free car wash tickets to fundraising events at Hillel Academy, and sponsoring the Jewish Federation of Ottawa Annual Golf Tournament. Pincus Newman himself also contributed to multiple charitable causes and organizations throughout his life. He was a trustee and officer of the B’nai B’rith Men’s Ottawa Lodge (no. 885) for a number of years throughout the 1950s and 1960s, and was also a member of Kiwanis International, and the Board of Directors of the Protestant Children’s Orphans’ Home in Rosemere, Quebec. Pincus Newman was awarded a medal in 1978 by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker for being the third largest blood donor in Canada. By the age of 80, he had made a total of 88 blood donations, 87 in Canada and one in Israel. Pincus Newman passed the Minute Car Wash to his sons, Laz (Lazarus) and Bill (William) Newman, who eventually sold the business to Tony Kue Shahrasebi in 2002. Shahrasebi renovated the car wash, but kept the original signs outside from the 1950s, which were visible from the highway.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Nathan Dlusy and Family
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101077
- Collection
- Nathan Dlusy and Family
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- book
- object
- Physical Description
- 0.12 textual records. - 84 photographs. - 2 books. - 4 medals. - 8 artefacts. - 1 compact disc (CD-ROM) (photographs) (1 disc containing 76 image files (346 MB)).
- Fonds No.
- P0296
- Date
- ca. 1920-2019.
- Scope and Content
- The collection contains portraits and candid snapshots of the Dlusy family and Nathan's RCAF training, service, and gravestone, including 4 oversized framed photographs, 5 framed B&W photographs, 47 B&W photographs, 28 colour photographs, 12 artifacts, 2 cm of oversized certificates, and 10 cm of t…
- Collection
- Nathan Dlusy and Family
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- book
- object
- Physical Description
- 0.12 textual records. - 84 photographs. - 2 books. - 4 medals. - 8 artefacts. - 1 compact disc (CD-ROM) (photographs) (1 disc containing 76 image files (346 MB)).
- Scope and Content
- The collection contains portraits and candid snapshots of the Dlusy family and Nathan's RCAF training, service, and gravestone, including 4 oversized framed photographs, 5 framed B&W photographs, 47 B&W photographs, 28 colour photographs, 12 artifacts, 2 cm of oversized certificates, and 10 cm of textual materials including correspondence, and news clippings (about Nathan Dlusy, the Dlusy family's work to obtain posthumous citizenship, family obituaries, WWII veterans), and research materials accumulated by Gerald Rudick from 1942-2017 including photocopies of military service documents, news clippings, photocopies of correspondence, ID card, World War II documents, photographs, 1 disk with digital photographs of the original copies of Nathan Dlusy's military records. There are two reference books, an RCAF flight log, WWII medals, and other artifacts.
- Date
- ca. 1920-2019.
- Fonds No.
- P0296
- History / Biographical
- This collection contains materials related to the life and death of Flight Sergeant Nathan Dlusy, and the personal and professional lives of his parents and brother. Israel and Regina (nee Cynamon) Dlusniewski emigrated from Poland to Germany in 1920. In Berlin Israel worked as a tailor in his own retail shop, establishing a successful men's clothing manufacturing business which sold products in multiple German haberdasheries and department stores. Their sons Nathan (1921-1944) and Jon (1928-2022) were both born in Berlin before the family fled the anti-semitism of Nazi Germany in 1938. The family settled in Montreal where Israel obtained employment in the clothing manufacturing industry, eventually establishing Earl Clothing with a partner. Nathan followed his father into the same business, but decided to enlist in the Canadian armed forces in 1941. Initially turned down due to his lack of Canadian citizenship, Nathan successfully passed the entrance requirement examinations in 1941 and enlisted in the Canadian air force. In 1942 Nathan officially changed his name from Dlusniewski to Dlusy. Once his training was completed, he was sent to Scotland to join a coastal command squadron. While returning from a patrol mission in poor weather conditions, Nathan and the rest of the 10-person crew crashed into a mountain, killing all on board the plane. At the air base, Nathan Dlusy's funeral was organized by a Jewish air force chaplain, who was a rabbi from Glasgow, and the entire Jewish community from the nearby town attended, as documented by various photographs and news clippings in this collection. At the time of his death, Nathan Dlusy was not a Canadian citizen. His brother Jon continued to request a posthumous declaration of Canadian citizenship from the government. Nathan Dlusy's sacrifice was recognized in Quebec's National Assembly, and the House of Commons in Ottawa in 2019. The collection also includes various instances of Nathan Dlusy's name honoured through donations, the Nathan Dlusy Chapter of Hadassah, and the Nathan Dlusy Respiratory Unit at Mount Sinai Hospital in Montreal, Quebec. Jon Dlusy died at 94, in March of 2022.
- Custodial History
- The collection was donated on March 15, 2023 by Shawn Apel, estate executor for the Dlusy Family collection.
- Notes
- Alpha-numeric designations: P23/04.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Documents
A Nissenson Fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn34037
- Collection
- A. Nissenson Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 trophy key, 16cm x 6cm
- Fonds No.
- 1260
- Scope and Content
- The fonds consists of one engraved metal key presented to A. Nissenson, Treasurer of the Baron de Hirsch Institute on the occasion of the dedication of the Jewish Community Services Building, February 26, 1950. Also included is a note from the donor.
- Collection
- A. Nissenson Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 trophy key, 16cm x 6cm
- Scope and Content
- The fonds consists of one engraved metal key presented to A. Nissenson, Treasurer of the Baron de Hirsch Institute on the occasion of the dedication of the Jewish Community Services Building, February 26, 1950. Also included is a note from the donor.
- Fonds No.
- 1260
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Conservation
- Materials in box meant to protect key may not be acid-free.
- Language
- English
- Custodial History
- Donated Joyce Bazar, June 1984
- Name Access
- Nissenson, A.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
POLLACK, Maurice and family, Quebec City
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn78472
- Collection
- POLLACK, Maurice and family, Quebec City
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- graphic material
- textual record
- moving images
- object
- Physical Description
- Env. 330 photographs. - Env. 0.15 metres of textual records. - 1 film. - 2 artefacts.
- Fonds No.
- P0250
- Date
- 1907- [ca. 2015].
- Scope and Content
- Family and business related documents pertaining to Maurice Pollack and his sons (especially his son Samuel), and pertaining to Samuel's wife Nettye's parents, Lazurus and Sophie Steinberg of Joliette, Quebec. The non-oversized materials consist of: 1 souvenir book of Montefiore Club of Montreal, 1…
- Collection
- POLLACK, Maurice and family, Quebec City
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- graphic material
- textual record
- moving images
- object
- Physical Description
- Env. 330 photographs. - Env. 0.15 metres of textual records. - 1 film. - 2 artefacts.
- Scope and Content
- Family and business related documents pertaining to Maurice Pollack and his sons (especially his son Samuel), and pertaining to Samuel's wife Nettye's parents, Lazurus and Sophie Steinberg of Joliette, Quebec. The non-oversized materials consist of: 1 souvenir book of Montefiore Club of Montreal, 1980. News clippings and correspondence. Samuel Pollack's Canadian Army Officer's Record of Service, 1939-1943. Samuel Pollack's Canadian Army Cloth and Equipment Statement, 1943. Immigration documents of Maurice Pollack. Will of Maurice Pollack. 2 Hebrew University of Jerusalem scrapbooks, 1977. Marriage certificate of Maurice and Rivka Pollack, 1909. 1 small blue paper bag with the logo of the Pollack Store in Quebec City. 13 glass slides (black and white), of flyers for the stores. 114 colour slides (store, house, vacations). 196 print photographs (Steinberg Store, in Joliette, Steinberg family photographs from Joliette and Quebec City). Scissors and ribbon from opening of the escalator leading to the children's department (cutting was done by Stuart Pollack), March 13th, 1952. One 16 mm film, (1960). 2 USB drives of scrapbook documents and various photos, scanned for the donor, were copied and returned. Oversize items: One oversized scrapbook of approximately 25 pages with news clippings and invitations, and 3 photographs. 2 large framed photographic portraits of Rivka Pollack (one on her wedding day in 1909, one full length colourized later portrait). Mounted colour photograph (faded) with documentation, original illuminated document and two copies, re: meeting the Pope in Rome and receiving his benediction, December 1956. 2 large Jewish certificates (JNF and B'nai B'rith), 3 large certificates about Samuel Pollack (2 medical degrees and 1 military) and 4 small degree certificates (medical; for Samuel). 3 small mounted portrait photographs (black and white) of the Pollack brothers - two are military portraits.
- Date
- 1907- [ca. 2015].
- Fonds No.
- P0250
- History / Biographical
- Maurice Pollack (January 28, 1885 - December 16, 1968) was a Canadian merchant and philanthropist. Born in Kanele, Kiev, in Ukraine, he arrived in Canada in 1902, and settled in Quebec City, where he opened a department store at the age of 20 years, in the Saint-Roch district of Québec City. M. Pollack Ltd. became one of the largest retail companies in the region and Maurice Pollack was one of Quebec's major philanthropists. In 1942 Quebec MP Louis St-Laurent asked Maurice Pollack to set up a factory to make uniforms for Quebec postal workers during wartime. All the profits from the making of these uniforms resulted in the Maurice Pollack Foundation. Maurice and Rivka (Tarantour) Pollack (born 1890) had three sons; the oldest was Samuel, born 1911, a doctor by profession, married to Nettye Steinberg, daughter of Lazarus and Sophie Steinberg of Joliette QC. Their children were Stuart and Lana; Second son Isadore (Ezekiel) was born in 1913 and became a lawyer. Charles, born 1919, first ran the store and later became a businessman in Philadelphia. They had one daughter Florence, born 1925, who married Sydney Pedvis.
- Custodial History
- The collection was donated by Lana Harper, Maurice Pollack's granddaughter, via Pierre Anctil on May 11, 2015
- Notes
- Alpha-numeric designations: P15/07.General note: Notable Quebec City family. Includes information about the Steinberg family of Joliette, Quebec, who were also store-owners.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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
Shenkman Family fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101413
- Collection
- Shenkman Family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- graphic material
- textual record
- object
- Physical Description
- multiple media
- Fonds No.
- I0220
- Date
- [192-] to 1992
- Scope and Content
- Photographs: 1 photograph : b&w of Joe and second cousin, Miriam - May 11, 1944. Taken on Bell Street, Ottawa (1-205). 1 photograph : b&w of Dora Shenkman (1-310). 1 photograph : col. of Joe Shenkman, April 13, 1992 (1-399). 1 photograph : b&w of Abraham Shenkman, Deceased at age 16 (1-073-06). 1 p…
- Collection
- Shenkman Family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- graphic material
- textual record
- object
- Physical Description
- multiple media
- Scope and Content
- Photographs: 1 photograph : b&w of Joe and second cousin, Miriam - May 11, 1944. Taken on Bell Street, Ottawa (1-205). 1 photograph : b&w of Dora Shenkman (1-310). 1 photograph : col. of Joe Shenkman, April 13, 1992 (1-399). 1 photograph : b&w of Abraham Shenkman, Deceased at age 16 (1-073-06). 1 photograph : b&w of Dora Shenkman, Taken on Sweetland Avenue, Ottawa (1-073-07). 1 photograph : b&w of Dora Shenkman (see 1-073-08). 1 photograph : b&w of Max Shenkman standing outdoors in the snow (1-073-09). 1 photograph : b&w graduation of Sam Shenkman (1-073-10). 1 photograph : b&w of a trophy won by Abe Shenkman from Adath Jeshurun for one year of good attendance at shul - 1925 (1-073-11). 1 photograph : b&w of Joe Shenkman as a fire prevention officer at Rockcliffe Airport, with a group of men in a fire truck - 1942 (1-073-12). There are two copies of this photo. 1 photograph : b&w of Max and Dora Shenkman on their 25th wedding anniversary in 1930 (1-015). 1 photograph : b&w in a card frame, "Benny," 1922. (not scanned) Envelope containing 22 photographs : col. (not scanned) Assortment of family photographs [192- to 194-?] labeled as being linked to the Shenkman family but not of Ottawa significance. Some photos were taken in Toronto and some in Montreal. Pictured are Joe, Sam, Dora and Ben Shenkman, as well as extended family members including Adele Rother (cousin), Irving Shenkman and Major Samuel Shenkman (Joe's brothers), Thea Tyler Shenkman, Maxine Riki Shenkman. Also included is Maxine's birth announcement card along with a hand-written note from Thea in Hebrew or Yiddish. English translation present on recto of note. (These items are not scanned). Textual Records: A few pages of hand-written notes on the life of Joe Shenkman. Photocopied article and photo mentioning Joe Shenkman's farm - From the Weekly Advance, July 1990 - "Second Kemptville Cubs Plant Trees for Canada". Naturalization certificate for Max Shenkman - July 28, 1922 (1-073-01 and 1-073-02). Application for Dora Shenkman for Nonimmigrant Visa - Dec 21, 1943 (1-073-03 and 1-073-04). Letter addressed to "Sister Shenkman", written by Rene Goldberg, Secretary of B'nai B'rith Women's Auxiliary, Lodge no. 62 - Dec 6, 1939 (1-073-05). Dora Shenkman's Canadian Passport - 1941. Jewish National Fund, Tree Fund Certificate for five trees - Inscribed in the name of Mr. and Mrs. Shenkman on their 25th wedding anniversary by the Lillian Freiman Chapter of Hadassah (1-1001). Certificate presented to Dora Shenkman from the Struck Villa Technical School in Palestine - Mizrachi Women's Organization of Canada (1-1002-01). Jewish National Fund Certificate presented to Dora Shenkman in appreciation of services to Hadassah (1-1002-02). Objects: 14 Kippot from various weddings and bar mitzvas. 1 painting on paper presented to Mr. and Mrs. Shenkman by the B'nai B'rith Ottawa Lodge, on the occasion of their silver wedding anniversary - 1930 (1-1003).
- Date
- [192-] to 1992
- Fonds No.
- I0220
- Storage Location
- Individual Family boxes 1 box in OS
- History / Biographical
- Max Shenkman came to Canada in 1892. With little knowledge of English he found work assisting in the construction of the inter-provincial bridge spanning Ottawa to Hull (now Gatineau). He turned to peddling with a horse and wagon for his livelihood until he secured a job with the public works department in 1910. Max married Dora Slack in 1905. Dora played a strong and active role in the small Jewish community. She was an ardent worker and a founding member of Hadassah, B'nai B'rith, and the Sisterhood of the Adath Jeshurun Congregation. Max was also an active member of the community. Max died February 12, 1941. Max and Dora raised four sons; Benjamin Paul, Samuel, Abraham Irving and Harold. The youngest, Harold served with the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. He worked with the department of Agriculture for 33 years. He met Belle Gubler, a pianist, during a recital at Chateau Laurier and they married in 1949. They had two children together, son William and daughter Dasha. Harold and Belle divorced in 1960 and Harold then married Louise Popplau. ***FONDS NEED FACT CHECKING - The names Harold and Joe have been used interchangably. Harold and Joe are cousins. Shirley Berman seems to think that Harold's father is "Wolfe" Harold and his brothers attended Lisgar Collegiate and in 1993, in their memory, Joe established the Shenkman Award for Business Studies. He also created the Max and Dora Shenkman Memorial Fund, the Abraham Irving Shenkman Yiddish Scholarship Fund and the Ottawa Historical Society Fund. Joe was fond of and donated generously to the YM-YWCA and the Boys and Girls Club. "He was a very quiet person, a lot of his donations were anonymous," said his son William. Joe was a real estate magnate, earning a multi-million dollar fortune. He died March 15, 1998.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Shulamis Yelin Fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn72069
- Collection
- Shulamis Yelin Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- sound recording
- graphic material
- object
- Physical Description
- 8.00 metres of textual records + ca. 125 audio cassettes + ca. 1300 photographs + other material
- Fonds No.
- 1032
- Date
- 1926-2000
- Collection
- Shulamis Yelin Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- sound recording
- graphic material
- object
- Physical Description
- 8.00 metres of textual records + ca. 125 audio cassettes + ca. 1300 photographs + other material
- Date
- 1926-2000
- Fonds No.
- 1032
- Storage Location
- JPL
- History / Biographical
- Shulamis Yelin was born in Montreal on April 12, 1913 to Aaron and Vichna (Dobkin) Bordodensky. Educated at Jewish Peretz Scholl, 1925-1928, Baron Byng High School, 1927-1930, MacDonald College School for Teachers, 1939-1940, Sir George Williams University, B.A., 1954-1957, and Universite de Montreal, M.A. (Cum Laude) 1961. Married Ezra Yelin, 1941. Had one daughter, Gilah. During her 35 years of teaching, she taught every grade from nursery to university, the latter at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Much of her teaching was done with gifted children. In 1968, she was named Master Teacher by the Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal. She contributed essays, reviews, poems, short stories and literary cirticisms to periodicals such as the Reconstructionist, Zynergy, Viewpoints, Canadian Author and Bookman, Jewish Digest, Montreal Times, Crossroads and Jewish Dialogue. Her published books include; Creative Camping in Jewish Life, 1954; The Jew In Canada 1760-1960; Seeded in Sinai, 1975; Shulamis: Stories From a Montreal Childhood, 1983; Au Soleil de Ma Nuit, 1985; Many Mirrors May Faces, 1986; Une Enfance Juive A Montreal, 1998; Where All Her Wars Are Marked, 2002. Her awards included The Bronfman Graduate Fellowship, 1957; LA Med Literary Prize, 1962; Certificate of Honour from Le Ministre Des Affaires Culturelles du Quebec, 1972; Canadian Confederation Medal, 1993. She served as Vice-President of the Canadian Authors Association, Cultural Chair for the Pioneer Women - Na'amat Organization and Judge of the J.I. Segal Literary Award. She died in Montreal on June 24, 2002.
- Language
- English, French, and Yiddish
- Custodial History
- Donated directly by Shulamis Yelin
- Arrangement
- Arranged by series according to material in fonds.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
STEIN, Mania Brodsky
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn251
- Collection
- STEIN, Mania Brodsky
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 metres of textual records. - 12 photographs. - 86 artefacts.
- Fonds No.
- P0145
- Date
- 1922-1986.
- Scope and Content
- The collection is comprised of 3 boxes (1 m) containing approximately 2,500 letters, 86 postcards, and 12 photographs. The correspondence dates from the 1920s up to the 1980s (letters and envelopes with stamps, postcards, and cards). There are also a small number of receipts, invitations, and busin…
- Collection
- STEIN, Mania Brodsky
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 metres of textual records. - 12 photographs. - 86 artefacts.
- Scope and Content
- The collection is comprised of 3 boxes (1 m) containing approximately 2,500 letters, 86 postcards, and 12 photographs. The correspondence dates from the 1920s up to the 1980s (letters and envelopes with stamps, postcards, and cards). There are also a small number of receipts, invitations, and business cards. The majority of the correspondence comes from family members and friends in the former USSR, including letters postmarked from Moscow, Kiev, and Riga. Some correspondence was sent within Canada (Toronto, Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts), or from the USA (New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio), Israel (receipts and acknowledgment letters from charitable organizations) and a DP camp in US-occupied Germany. One small file contains some of Julius Stein's papers and correspondence including letters from the Canadian government regarding his citizenship. While there is a small amount of English-language correspondence, the majority of the letters are handwritten in Russian and Yiddish. An initial assessment completed when the collection was donated notes that the content deals largely with the domestic life of Brodsky-Stein's family and friends in the USSR. Further research by scholars of Yiddish and Russian is needed to obtain more detailed information on the content of most of the correspondence, however it can be assumed that the letters, including envelopes and stamps, would be of interest to researchers interested in the lived experience of Jewish families in the USSR during the 20th century.
- Date
- 1922-1986.
- Fonds No.
- P0145
- History / Biographical
- Mania Brodsky Stein (Mania Brodsky/ M. Stein/Mary Stone) was born March 15, 1900 in Uman, Kiev, then part of Russia. Brodsky-Stein emigrated from the former USSR to Canada in the 1920s, along with her brother J. (Jacob/Yaacov) Brodsky, settling in Montreal, Québec. She was married to Julius Stein (born May 3, 1901 in Cologne, Germany, died in 1948, Montreal, Québec). She maintained correspondence with family in the USSR until her death in Montreal in 1986. The collection was donated to the Archives by her son, Henry Stone. A summary from a Yiddish-language profile in the New York paper Der Algemeiner Journal by Jacob Rabinovitch, June 22, 1984, page 12 states: Miriam Stein was a religious woman, well known in the Jewish community for her charitable works/philanthropy, though she was not one to seek recognition. As a young woman in the 1920s, she worked as a housekeeper in other observant religious households. During the post-war period she had a large house on Park Avenue in Montreal, which was open to all. She focused her efforts on new immigrants to North America, particularly young religious men who had trouble finding work due to religious practices such as being unable to work on the sabbath, a number of whom, including individuals who went on to become rabbis, would later remember her support.
- Custodial History
- The correspondence was kept by Mania Brodsky Stein, as she received them from the 1920s until the 1980s. The collection was donated to the Archives in 1986 by her son, Henry Stone, after her death.
- Notes
- Alpha-numeric designations: P86/14.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
Young Men's Hebrew Association = Y.M.H.A. Ottawa fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101384
- Collection
- Young Men's Hebrew Association = Y.M.H.A. Ottawa fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Physical Description
- multiple media
- Fonds No.
- O0062
- Date
- 1921-1924
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of The Booster, January 1921; The Bulletin, November 11, 1921 to December 9, 1921; a basketball score book for games played at the No. 4 Fire Stationon Cumberland Street, 1923-1924; and 2 b&w photographs of the Y.M.H.A. Basketball team (3-245).
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Physical Description
- multiple media
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of The Booster, January 1921; The Bulletin, November 11, 1921 to December 9, 1921; a basketball score book for games played at the No. 4 Fire Stationon Cumberland Street, 1923-1924; and 2 b&w photographs of the Y.M.H.A. Basketball team (3-245).
- Date
- 1921-1924
- Fonds No.
- O0062
- Storage Location
- Individuals Boxes
- History / Biographical
- The Y.M.H.A. flourished as a social vehicle for young men in the early 1920s. It was an amalgamation of Sons of Israel, Hebrew Boys Athletic Club and the Hebrew Literary & Dramatic Society. Athletic activities included basketball played in a gym rented at the No. 4 Fire Station, Cumberland Street. The bowling league of eight teams played at the Ideal Alleys. Sam Berger was the president, Jack Horwitz the treasurer, Sam Roodman, corresponding secretary, David Bilsky, vice-president and Sam Caplan, 2nd vice-president. The Booster, a 46 page pamphlet of the Y.M.H.A., outlined association avtivities, along with short biographies of professional men, including Benjamin Goldfield, Lewis Cohen, Dr. A. Slone, Dr. H. Dover, Louis Lightstone and men attending university. The Bulletin was a weekly newsletter of both the Y.M.H.A. and the Y.W.H.A. (Young Women's Hebrew Association).
- Acquisition Source
- Kellben Kalin, Percy Feller, Betsy Rigal
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
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