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- A. L. Florence fonds 1
- Abe Hochberg fonds 1
- Abelson family fonds 1
- Abraham Caplin fonds 1
- Adath Jeshurun Congregation Fonds 3
- Adath Jeshurun Congregation fonds 6
- Applebaum-Bodovsky Family Fonds 2
- Archibald and Lillian Freiman family fonds 21
- Arie van Mansum fonds 47
- Arnold Borts fonds 1
- Associated Synagogues of Ottawa fonds 1
- B'nai B'rith Ottawa Lodges Fonds 7
Artwork made of layers of cut paper with Hebrew and English calligraphy.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn106115
- Collection
- Honourable Abraham H. Lieff fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col.
- Fonds No.
- I0099; OJA 1-1016
- Date
- 2001
- Collection
- Honourable Abraham H. Lieff fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col.
- Date
- 2001
- Fonds No.
- I0099
- Item No.
- OJA 1-1016
- Notes
- Given to Abraham H. Lieff by the Rabbinical Assembly, Toronto.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
Associated Synagogues of Ottawa fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101106
- Collection
- Associated Synagogues of Ottawa fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 minute book
- Fonds No.
- O0004
- Date
- 1931-1933
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of one minute book.
- Collection
- Associated Synagogues of Ottawa fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 minute book
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of one minute book.
- Date
- 1931-1933
- Fonds No.
- O0004
- Storage Location
- Individuals Boxes
- History / Biographical
- During the early 1930s, synagogues in Ottawa were having difficulty retaining the services of rabbis due to financial challenges facing the congregations. As a result, a committee known as the Associated Synagogues of Ottawa was formed with the purpose of hiring a community rabbi to act as the spiritual leader for the entire Jewish community. At the time, the Jewish community was exclusively Orthodox and numbered approximately 2,800 people. Early in 1933, after several months of negotiations, each of the four congregations; Agudath Achim Congregation (Rideau Street), Machzikei Hadas Congregation (Murray Street), B’nai Jacob Congregation (James Street) and Congregation of Adath Jeshurun (King Edward Street), agreed to pay a proportionate amount of the rabbi’s salary of $2500.00 per year. Rabbi Rev. Abraham H. Freedman was the Associated Synagogues of Ottawa’s first appointment and became Ottawa’s first Community Rabbi. Proportionate payment continued to be the standard working formula for the next 20 years for employing five different, “community” or “city” rabbis. With the successful engagement of Rabbi Freedman, the next logical step for the community was the formation of a community council, or Vaad Ha’Ir. Mr. Casper Caplan put forth this motion during a meeting of the Associated Synagogues of Ottawa on August 28, 1933, where he is quoted as having proposed that “the executives of the Associated Synagogues of Ottawa recommend that a Vaad Ha’Ir of twenty-six members be appointed by the Congregations ... and that this body administer the various branches of Jewish activities in the city, principally Kashrut, Jewish education and spiritual guidance, with powers to act for the Congregations in the advancement of Judaism in our city”. The Associated Synagogues were then organized into the Ottawa Vaad Ha’Ir in 1934.
- Custodial History
- Received from National Archives of Canada, July, 1996.
- Access Restrictions
- Please use photocopies.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
A birth certificate for an unknown individual written in possibly a mix of German and Polish.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn106166
- Collection
- Archibald and Lillian Freiman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Colour
- Fonds No.
- I0021; OJA 1-980-11
- Collection
- Archibald and Lillian Freiman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Colour
- Fonds No.
- I0021
- Item No.
- OJA 1-980-11
- Notes
- 1. Part of the group of documents de-accessioned from Library and Archives - MG 28 V.16. 2. Stored in large blue folder in special collections area of the vault.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
Black marble pen holder and pen presented to L. Gunner.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn106007
- Collection
- Machzikei Hadas Congregation fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col.
- Fonds No.
- C0010; OJA 5-328-01
- Date
- 1960
- Collection
- Machzikei Hadas Congregation fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col.
- Date
- 1960
- Fonds No.
- C0010
- Item No.
- OJA 5-328-01
- Conservation
- Metal inscription plate is corroding.
- Acquisition Source
- Sol Gunner
- Notes
- The inscription reads as "L. Gonner" and should have read as "L. Gunner." Pen sits in groove in base via a strong magnet.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
Blue B'nai B'rith baseball uniform
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn112215
- Collection
- B'nai B'rith Ottawa Lodges Fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 textile uniform
- Fonds No.
- O0005; 5 - Camp B’nai B’rith
- Scope and Content
- Unifor consists of one small blue shirt which says "B'nai B'rith Ottawa Lodge 885" on the front and "#3" on the back, one pair of blue pants and two blue shin socks.
- Collection
- B'nai B'rith Ottawa Lodges Fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 textile uniform
- Scope and Content
- Unifor consists of one small blue shirt which says "B'nai B'rith Ottawa Lodge 885" on the front and "#3" on the back, one pair of blue pants and two blue shin socks.
- Fonds No.
- O0005
- Series No.
- 5 - Camp B’nai B’rith
- Storage Location
- G.4.2
- History / Biographical
- Uniform was owned and worn by Joey Kruger.
- Acquisition Source
- Donna Kruger
- Custodial History
- Owned by Joey Kruger when he played baseball and then donated by his wife Donna Kruger in 2022 to the Ottawa Jewish Archives.
- Notes
- Located in Mixed Box 2
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Blue felt banner with white felt applique writing and a menorah; "Confederation Lodge No. 2429 B'nai B'rith".
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn105999
- Collection
- B'nai B'rith Ottawa Lodges Fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 banner
- Fonds No.
- O0005; OJA 5-327-01
- Date
- n.d
- Collection
- B'nai B'rith Ottawa Lodges Fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 banner
- Date
- n.d
- Fonds No.
- O0005
- Item No.
- OJA 5-327-01
- Storage Location
- OS Mixed Box 6
- Conservation
- 1. Very slight unraveling of two pieces of yellow fringe at bottom corners of the banner.
- Related Material
- 5-327-02
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Blueprint of Ottawa Jewish Cemetery on Bank Street.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn104170
- Collection
- Ottawa Jewish Archives fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 blueprint
- Fonds No.
- O0040; OJA 4-587-03
- Date
- 2007
- Collection
- Ottawa Jewish Archives fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 blueprint
- Date
- 2007
- Fonds No.
- O0040
- Item No.
- OJA 4-587-03
- Creator
- Kyla Ubbink
- Notes
- Before treatment by conservator Kyla Ubbink.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
Blueprint of Ottawa Jewish Cemetery on Bank Street.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn104171
- Collection
- Ottawa Jewish Archives fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 blueprint
- Fonds No.
- O0040; OJA 4-587-04
- Date
- 2007
- Collection
- Ottawa Jewish Archives fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 blueprint
- Date
- 2007
- Fonds No.
- O0040
- Item No.
- OJA 4-587-04
- Creator
- Kyla Ubbink
- Notes
- After treatment by conservator Kyla Ubbink.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
Blue Rideau Bakery apron
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn113328
- Collection
- Rideau Bakery fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 textile
- Fonds No.
- B0019; 2-019-02
- Scope and Content
- 1 blue Rideau Bakery apron
- Collection
- Rideau Bakery fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 textile
- Scope and Content
- 1 blue Rideau Bakery apron
- Fonds No.
- B0019
- Item No.
- 2-019-02
- Storage Location
- G.4.3 - Mixed Box 4
- History / Biographical
- Apron owned an worn by Annie kardish Brozovsky when she worked at Rideau Bakery.
- Acquisition Source
- Donated by Ros Wollock, September 12, 2023.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
Bora Laskin speaking at the Yom Ha'shoah Holocaust Memorial dedication
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn109942
- Collection
- Ottawa Jewish Community Council = Ottawa Vaad Ha'Ir = The Jewish Federation of Ottawa fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w.
- Fonds No.
- O0043; OJA 20-023-05
- Date
- May 7, 1978
- Collection
- Ottawa Jewish Community Council = Ottawa Vaad Ha'Ir = The Jewish Federation of Ottawa fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w.
- Date
- May 7, 1978
- Fonds No.
- O0043
- Item No.
- OJA 20-023-05
- Creator
- Sherwood Photographers
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
Brit milah garment.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn107504
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 textile
- Fonds No.
- R0001; OJA 99-044
- Date
- 1921
- Scope and Content
- This garment was worn by babies born to the Nadler family for brit milah (naming ceremonies) in 1921, 1951, 1964 and 1990, as well as pidyon haben ceremonies or "redemption of the firstborn son," a ceremony which takes place one month after the baby's birth. The father redeems his firstborn son by …
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 textile
- Scope and Content
- This garment was worn by babies born to the Nadler family for brit milah (naming ceremonies) in 1921, 1951, 1964 and 1990, as well as pidyon haben ceremonies or "redemption of the firstborn son," a ceremony which takes place one month after the baby's birth. The father redeems his firstborn son by giving five silver coins to a kohen or priest, who is considered to be direct male descendents of Aaron. This is a traditional Jewish ritual most commonly practiced among Orthodox and Conservative Jews. The garment was worn by Carl Goffman (b. 1921 - d. 2000), Howard Irwin Nadler (b.1951), Phillip Shames (b.1964), and Haley Laura Wasserman (b. 1990).
- Date
- 1921
- Fonds No.
- R0001
- Item No.
- OJA 99-044
- Storage Location
- WR.1.1
- Acquisition Source
- Ruth Nadler
- Notes
- The garment is a long white gown for a baby.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
Buttons
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn109088
- Collection
- Ottawa Hadassah-Wizo fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- object
- Fonds No.
- O0035; 4; 10,14
- Date
- [198-]
- Scope and Content
- File contains buttons from various events and campaigns.
- Collection
- Ottawa Hadassah-Wizo fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- object
- Scope and Content
- File contains buttons from various events and campaigns.
- Date
- [198-]
- Fonds No.
- O0035
- Series No.
- 4
- File No.
- 10,14
- Language
- English
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Canadian Finalists Intermediate Basketball B'nai Brith Trophy
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn111216
- Collection
- Elliott Levitan Fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Fonds No.
- I0304; OJA 1-304-01-03
- Date
- 1947
- Collection
- Elliott Levitan Fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Date
- 1947
- Fonds No.
- I0304
- Item No.
- OJA 1-304-01-03
- Storage Location
- vault - Trophy Shelves
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
Cantor Moshe Kraus speaking at Yom ha' shoah, Holocaust memorial dedication with 5 others standing behind him
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn109932
- Collection
- Ottawa Jewish Community Council = Ottawa Vaad Ha'Ir = The Jewish Federation of Ottawa fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w.
- Fonds No.
- O0043; OJA 20-023-07
- Date
- May 7, 1978
- Collection
- Ottawa Jewish Community Council = Ottawa Vaad Ha'Ir = The Jewish Federation of Ottawa fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w.
- Date
- May 7, 1978
- Fonds No.
- O0043
- Item No.
- OJA 20-023-07
- Creator
- Sherwood Photographers
- Notes
- L-R: Bora Laskin, Mendel Good, Cantor Moshe Kraus at podium, Lorry Greenberg former mayor, Rabbi Saul Aranov of Beth Shalom.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
CD of photographs from the Jewish Federation of Ottawa's 2009 Campaign Kick Off.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn105772
- Collection
- United Jewish Appeal fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- CD
- Fonds No.
- O0059; OJA 15-159
- Date
- September 15, 2009
- Scope and Content
- Approximately 100 digital images from the Jewish Federation of Ottawa's 2009 Campaign Kick Off event with Henry Winkler at Ben Franklin Place in Centrepoint, Ottawa.
- Collection
- United Jewish Appeal fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- CD
- Scope and Content
- Approximately 100 digital images from the Jewish Federation of Ottawa's 2009 Campaign Kick Off event with Henry Winkler at Ben Franklin Place in Centrepoint, Ottawa.
- Date
- September 15, 2009
- Fonds No.
- O0059
- Item No.
- OJA 15-159
- Creator
- Peter Waiser
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Cemetery plot record book
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn106191
- Collection
- Adath Jeshurun Congregation Fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 book
- Fonds No.
- C0001; OJA 5-334-01
- Date
- [19-]
- Collection
- Adath Jeshurun Congregation Fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 book
- Date
- [19-]
- Fonds No.
- C0001
- Item No.
- OJA 5-334-01
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
A certificate made out to Norma Greenberg on the occasion of her Canadian naturalization
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn107418
- Collection
- Niome Greenberg fonds = Norma Greenberg fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col.
- Fonds No.
- I0181; OJA 1-1158
- Date
- 1932
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col.
- Date
- 1932
- Fonds No.
- I0181
- Item No.
- OJA 1-1158
- Storage Location
- vault
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
A certificate on parchment declaring Archibald J. Freiman a Grand Masters Mason.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn106141
- Collection
- Archibald and Lillian Freiman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Colour
- Fonds No.
- I0021; OJA 1-975
- Date
- 1904
- Collection
- Archibald and Lillian Freiman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- Colour
- Date
- 1904
- Fonds No.
- I0021
- Item No.
- OJA 1-975
- Storage Location
- Located in OS Mixed Box 15
- Physical Condition
- 1. Very cockled.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
Certificate presented to the Hon. Abraham H. Lieff by the Kiwanis Club of Ottawa.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn106066
- Collection
- Honourable Abraham H. Lieff fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col.
- Fonds No.
- I0099; OJA 1-960
- Date
- 2003
- Collection
- Honourable Abraham H. Lieff fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col.
- Date
- 2003
- Fonds No.
- I0099
- Item No.
- OJA 1-960
- Notes
- Certificate presented in recognition of 60 years of memebrship.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
A character reference letter written for Arie van Mansum.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn107238
- Collection
- Arie van Mansum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Fonds No.
- I0022; 2; 2; OJA 1-1075
- Date
- April 4, 1958
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a character reference letter written by the Dutch Military Authority creating an Advisory Committee with Arie van Mansum sitting on the committee.
- Collection
- Arie van Mansum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a character reference letter written by the Dutch Military Authority creating an Advisory Committee with Arie van Mansum sitting on the committee.
- Date
- April 4, 1958
- Fonds No.
- I0022
- Series No.
- 2
- File No.
- 2
- Item No.
- OJA 1-1075
- Storage Location
- vault
- Acquisition Source
- Ralph Euverman
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
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