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B'nai Tzedek materials
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn46947
- Collection
- Jewish Community Foundation
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- electronic record
- textual record
- Fonds No.
- 1289; 00001
- Date
- 2008
- Collection
- Jewish Community Foundation
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- electronic record
- textual record
- Date
- 2008
- Fonds No.
- 1289
- File No.
- 00001
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Notes
- File contains brochures, a newsletter, a press kit and two DVDs.
- Accession No.
- 12-013
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Die Folkshpieler = Soloway JCC Yiddish Players
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn107615
- Collection
- Soloway Jewish Community Centre of Ottawa fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- moving images
- electronic record
- Physical Description
- 1 box containing textual records, photographs, news paper clippings
- Fonds No.
- O0054
- Date
- 2002-2015 (predominant)
- Scope and Content
- File - Die Folkshpieler History - 2002-2015; File - "Glechter un Gesang" Program, Precursor to Die Folkshpieler - 1999; File - Membership - 2002-2015; File - "A Chasene in a Klein Shtetl" Cast List and Program - 2001; File - "A Chasene in a Klein Shtetl" Music - 2001; File - "A Chasene in a Klein S…
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- moving images
- electronic record
- Physical Description
- 1 box containing textual records, photographs, news paper clippings
- Scope and Content
- File - Die Folkshpieler History - 2002-2015; File - "Glechter un Gesang" Program, Precursor to Die Folkshpieler - 1999; File - Membership - 2002-2015; File - "A Chasene in a Klein Shtetl" Cast List and Program - 2001; File - "A Chasene in a Klein Shtetl" Music - 2001; File - "A Chasene in a Klein Shtetl" Ephemera and News clippings - 2001; VHS - "A Chasene in a Klein Shtetl" - 2001; Photographs - "A Chasene in a Klein Shtetl: - 2001; File - "Ales in Eynem" Poster and Program - 2003; File - "Ales in Eynem" Script - 2003; File - "Ales in Eynem" Ephemera and News clippings - 2003; File - "Men Darf Lachen" Poster and Program - 2004; File - "Men Darf Lachen" Script - 2004; File - "Men Darf Lachen" Music - 2004; File - "Men Darf Lachen" Ephemera and News clippings - 2004; DVD - "Men Darf Lachen" - June 2004; File - "Fun Shtetl Tzum Shtot" Program, Poster and News clippings - 2005; File - "Fun Shtetl Tzum Shtot" Cast List and Script - 2005; File - "Fun Shtetl Tzum Shtot" Music - 2005; Photographs - "Shprichuerter Shpiel" - 2006; File - "Shprichuerter Shpiel" Program and Poster - 2006; File - "Shprichuerter Shpiel" Script - 2006; File - "Shprichuerter Shpiel" Music - 2006; File - "Shprichuerter Shpiel" Ephemera and News clippings - 2006; DVD - Die Folkshpieler 4"x 6" Favourites - 2007; File - "A Lek un a Shmek" Program and Poster - 2007; File - "A Lek un a Shmek" Script - 2007; File - "A Lek un a Shmek" Music - 2007; VHS - "A Lek un a Shmek" - 2007; DVD - "A Lek un a Shmek" - 2007; DVD - "A Lek un a Shmek" - 2007; Photographs - "A Lek un a Shmek" - 2007; File - "Mishpocha Mishegas" Poster and Programs - 2008; File - "Mishpocha Mishegas" Cast List and Script - 2008; File - "Mishpocha Mishegas" Ephemera and News clippings - 2008; DVD - "Mishpocha Mishegas" Original Photos, Rehearsal and Play - 2008; DVD - "Mishpocha Mishegas" Video - 2008; DVD - "Mishpocha Mishegas" Video Part 1 - 2008; DVD - "Mishpocha Mishegas" Video Part 2, "Last 10 Minutes" - 2008; Photographs - "Mishpocha Meshigas" - 2008; File - "Abi Gezunt" Poster and Program - 2009; File - "Abi Gezunt" Cast List and Script (Yiddish) - 2009; File - "Abi Gezunt" Music - 2009; File - "Abi Gezunt" Ephemera and News clippings - 2009; Photographs - "Abi Gezunt" - 2009; DVD - "Abi Gezunt" "Original Pix" Dress Rehearsal and Performance - 2009; DVD - "Abi Gezunt" "Original Pix" Dress Rehearsal and Performance - 2009; DVD - "Abi Gezunt" Photographs - 2009; DVD - "Abi Gezunt" Video - 2009; Cassette Tape - Die Folkshpieler "Trans Tantz Songs" - 2009; File - "Altz iz Meglach" Poster and Program - 2010; File - "Altz iz Meglach" Script - 2010; File - "Altz iz Meglach" Music - 2010; File - "Altz iz Meglach" Ephemera and News clippings - 2010; Photographs - "Altz iz Meglach" - 2010; DVD - "Altz iz Meglach" Poster 30"x 36" - 2010; DVD - "Altz iz Meglach" Photos 4"x 6" - 2010; DVD - "Altz iz Meglach" - June 13 2010; File - "Die Sutzkova Saga - Further Family Foibles" Cast List and Program - 2011; File - "Die Sutzkova Saga - Further Family Foibles" Script - 2011; File - "Die Sutzkova Saga - Further Family Foibles" Music - 2011; File - "Die Sutzkova Saga - Further Family Foibles" Ephemera and News clippings - 2011; DVD - "Die Sutzkova Saga - Further Family Foibles" - 2011; DVD - "Die Sutzkova Saga - Further Family Foibles" Bell Ring - June 5 2011; DVD - "Die Sutzkova Saga - Further Family Foibles" Photos - 2011; Photographs - "Die Sutzkova Saga - Further Family Foibles" - 2011; File - "Fun Necht'n Biz Heint" Poster and Program - 2012; File - "Fun Necht'n Biz Heint" Cast List and Script - 2012; File - "Fun Necht'n Biz Heint" Music - 2012; File - "Fun Necht'n Biz Heint" Ephemera and News clippings - 2012; VHS - "Fun Necht'n Biz Heint" - 2012; DVD - "Fun Necht'n Biz Heint" - 2012; DVD - "Fun Necht'n Biz Heint" Photos - 2012; DVD - "Fun Necht'n Biz Heint" Photos - 2012; Photographs - "Fun Necht'n Biz Heint" - 2012; File - "A Neie Velt" Poster and Program - 2013; File - "A Neie Velt" Cast List, Script (Yiddish) and Prop List - 2013; File - "A Neie Velt" Script (English Translation) - 2013; File - "A Neie Velt" Ephemera and News clippings - 2013; DVD - "A Neie Velt" - Photos - 2013; Photographs - "A Neie Velt" - 2013; File - "Yiddish Akademia Far Kuntz" Program and Poster - 2014; File - "Yiddish Akademia Far Kuntz" Cast List and Script (Yiddish and English Translation) - 2014; File - "Yiddish Akademia Far Kuntz" Music - 2014; File - "Yiddish Akademia Far Kuntz" Ephemera and News clippings - 2014; DVD - "Yiddish Akademia Far Kuntz" Photos - 2014; File - "S'iz Besser in Yiddish" Poster and Program - 2015; File - "S'iz Besser in Yiddish" Cast List and Script - 2015; File - "S'iz Besser in Yiddish" Music - 2015; File - "S'iz Besser in Yiddish"Ephemera and News clippings - 2015; Photographs - "S'iz Besser in Yiddish" - 2015; Photographs - "S'iz Besser in Yiddish" - 2015; Photographs - Misc. Productions - 2003 - 2015;
- Date
- 2002-2015 (predominant)
- Fonds No.
- O0054
- Storage Location
- F.1.1
- History / Biographical
- Yiddish Programing at the Chapel Street JCC began early in 1998 as a weekly program called “The Yiddish Hour.” This was an innovative and creative approach lead by Shirley Steinberg to teach and practice Yiddish language skills through conversation, stories, songs, and improvisation (or improv) games. When the Soloway Jewish Community Centre opened in September 1998, the Yiddish Hour regrouped and welcomed new members. Over the next three years, under the guidance and direction of Shirley Steinberg, the group developed a series of Yiddish programs called “Gelechter un Gezang” (Laughter and Song). By 2002, encouraged and inspired by the degree of interest and attendance, and with sponsorship from the Soloway Jewish Community Centre, the group began to perform under the name Die Folkshpieler – the Soloway JCC Yiddish Players; a group now made up of mature amateur actors having the goal of providing the community with more ambitious Yiddish theater. Die Folkshpieler presented their first formal theater production in 2003 entitled “Alles in Eynem” (Everything in One). In 2012, Die Folkshpieler celebrated its tenth anniversary with a retrospective production entitled “Fun Necht’n Biz Heint” (From Yesterday to Today) which featured highlights from their most popular theater productions. The group disbanded in 2015 after their last performance entitled “S’iz Besser in Yiddish” (Its better in Yiddish). Throughout Die Folkshpieler’s 14 year history, Shirley Steinberg took on the role of script writer, director, producer, manager and everything in between. A former New Yorker, Mrs. Steinberg is well known in Ottawa for her musical contributions. She was the director of the Israella Singers and the Shir-Am Choral Group. Die Folkshpieler productions by date: 2001-2002 – Gelechter un Gezang (Laughter and Song) 2003 – Alles in Eynem (All in One) 2004 – Men Darf Lachen (One Has to Laugh) 2005 – Fun Shtetl Tzum Shtot (From the Village to Town) 2006 – Shprichverter Shpiel (Yiddish Proverbial Wisdom) 2007 – A Lek un a Shmek (A Lick and a Whiff) 2008 – Mispocha Michegas (Family Foilbles) 2009 – Abi Gezunt (Only Good Health) 2010 – Altz iz Meglach (Everything is Possible) 2011 – Die Sutzkova Saga (The Saga of the Sutkova Family) 2012 – Fun Necht’n Biz Heint (From Yesterday to Today) 2013 – A Neie Velt (A New World) 2014 – Yiddish Akademia far Kunzt (The Yiddish Academy of the Arts) 2015 – S’iz Besser in Yiddish (Its Better in Yiddish)
- Acquisition Source
- Shirley Steinberg
- Custodial History
- Shirley Steinberg
- Notes
- 1. Jack Steinberg donated the stage curtain in the Social Hall of the SJCC as a memorial tribute to his wife Joyce Steinberg in 2003. The stage curtain was dedicated to her at Die Folkshpieler’s debut performance of Alles in Eynem. Joyce was a teacher at the Montreal Children’s Theater, and later was involved with the JCC Theater Group, the Ottawa Little Theater and was the JCC Summer Camp Drama Director. OJB article dated June 23, 2003 located in the "History" file. 2. 2 files pertaining to Die Folkshpieler were pulled from the Soloway Jewish Community of Ottawa Fonds Box 7 - Programming, and integrated into the 'Die Folkshpieler Series" following the large deposit of materials from Shirley Steinberg in 2015. 3. Accurals donated by Walter Hendelman, 2022.
- Access Restrictions
- none
- Reproduction Restrictions
- none
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn48380
- Collection
- Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- electronic record
- Physical Description
- 1.4 GB of textual records and other material
- Fonds No.
- SJJHM-S
- Date
- c.1890-2012 [electronic records created 2011]
- Scope and Content
- Collection includes a detailed map of burial sites, a database, obituaries where published in the Saint John newspapers and photographs of all gravestones. The synagogue section of the archives includes minutes, committee reports and annual reports, constitutional documents, mortgages, correspond…
- Collection
- Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- electronic record
- Physical Description
- 1.4 GB of textual records and other material
- Scope and Content
- Collection includes a detailed map of burial sites, a database, obituaries where published in the Saint John newspapers and photographs of all gravestones. The synagogue section of the archives includes minutes, committee reports and annual reports, constitutional documents, mortgages, correspondence, information on Rabbis, presidential files, financial records, membership lists and ledgers, programmes, Hebrew School records, Bar and Bat Mitzvah invitations and memorabilia, wedding invitations, notices and registrations as well as assorted memorabilia, burial records for the Shaarei Zedek Cemetery, general information on Jewish Holy Days and traditions. Records encompass those of the Ahavith Achim, Hazen Avenue and Shaarei Zedek Synagogues.
- Date
- c.1890-2012 [electronic records created 2011]
- Fonds No.
- SJJHM-S
- Storage Location
- SJJHM
- History / Biographical
- The Louis I. Michelson Memorial Archives of the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum preserve the documentary heritage of Saint John's Jewish population. Compiled by the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum, this rich resource draws on over 180 years of listings, including burials information dating back to 1873, hundreds of full text obituaries, detailed photographs of tombstones, and business and residential directory details about all the known Jewish residents of this Eastern Canadian city from 1863-1999. The Archives are organized thematically - synagogues, organizations, community life, and people. The Synagogue Records contain a wealth of diverse information concerning obituaries and burials of Saint John Jewish community members. The first Jewish resident of Saint John, New Brunswick was David Gabels who arrived with Loyalists in 1783 after the American Revolution. He established a butcher shop and bakery in the city. When he died in 1816 he was buried in what is known as the Loyalist Burial Grounds. The stone which had marked his burial site has since disappeared. A permanent Jewish presence in the city dates from the arrival of Solomon and Alice Hart from London, England in 1858. They were followed by other English Jewish families with whom they were related and inter-married, including the Green and Isaacs families. The Jewish community grew with the arrival of Jews from Eastern Europe who came to Saint John to escape persecution and poverty in their homelands and to re-establish themselves and their families in a country that offered more opportunities. The growth of the Jewish community led to the creation of two synagogues. The Ahavith Achim (Brotherly Love) Synagogue was dedicated in January 1899. Initially the congregation was drawn from the first wave of immigrants, but after 1906 most of the congregants were Eastern European. The Hazen Avenue Synagogue was established in 1906 in the wake of a social and economic split between the Western and Eastern European Jews. Most of the more assimilated and wealthy members of the community made up the congregation who purchased a former Unitarian Church. An elaborate Holy Ark was constructed for this building that was transferred to a third synagogue in 1918. The building was sold to the local school board and demolished in the 1930s. The Shaarei Zedek (Gates of Righteousness) Synagogue was formed in 1918 when the earlier congregations set aside their differences and purchased the former Calvin Church that had been built in the 1860s. At the time the building was dedicated in March 1919 there were 200 male members and perhaps more than 1500 members through the "Golden Years" of the community's history. The building included a large sanctuary with a balcony reserved for female members until the early 1960s and a large social hall. The congregation moved from the Orthodox to the Conservative affiliation in 1960 and by the late 1990s had become egalitarian. At the end of 2008 the building became the property of the City of Saint John and the congregation relocated to a building built originally as a private home and use more recently as a funeral home. This building is more suited to the Congregation's current needs and also provides space for the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum. With the death of a child in 1873, Louis Green purchased land that became known as the Green-Hart Cemetery. Only members of the Hart, Green and Isaacs families and their direct descendants were buried within these plots. Neighbouring pacels of land were purchased over the years to establish other cemeteries for the adherents of the Ahavith Achim, Hazen Avenue and Shaarei Zedek Synagogues and for small family plots. The family plots are reserved for members of the Boyaner, Gordon, Meltzer, Levine and Garson families. Collectively all of the lots are known as the Shaarei Zedek Cemetery. The cemetery grounds are maintained by the staff of the adjacent Fernhill Cemetery (lawn care, snow plowing of the roadway, opening and closing of graves, repair of stones as needed). Records of burials are also kept in the Fernhill office. In 1950, a chapel was dedicated in the cemetery to the mothers of film producer Louis B. Mayer and corporate giant, Nathan Cummings and his brother Max Cummings. Sarah Mayer and Elizabeth Komiensky are buried in the cemetery. This chapel may have been for some funeral services, but in more recent years the building has been used only rarely. A complete database of internments in the cemetery has been compiled by the Jewish Museum staff.
- Language
- English
- Notes
- A database is available containing information on dates of birth, death and burial dates, names of parents, spouses, siblings and children as well as references to related material on obituaries, gravestones, and memorial plaques in the Shaarei Zedek Synagogue. This database is accessible through the Family History section of the Canadian Jewish Heritage Network.
- Access Restrictions
- Contact the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum directly for information on accessing this collection.
- Related Material
- The archives may also have additional information of the individuals recorded in the database.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn71631
- Collection
- Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- electronic record
- Physical Description
- 1.4 GB of textual records and other material
- Fonds No.
- SJJHM-S
- Date
- c.1890-2012 [electronic records created 2011]
- Scope and Content
- Collection includes a detailed map of burial sites, a database, obituaries where published in the Saint John newspapers and photographs of all gravestones. The synagogue section of the archives includes minutes, committee reports and annual reports, constitutional documents, mortgages, correspond…
- Collection
- Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- electronic record
- Physical Description
- 1.4 GB of textual records and other material
- Scope and Content
- Collection includes a detailed map of burial sites, a database, obituaries where published in the Saint John newspapers and photographs of all gravestones. The synagogue section of the archives includes minutes, committee reports and annual reports, constitutional documents, mortgages, correspondence, information on Rabbis, presidential files, financial records, membership lists and ledgers, programmes, Hebrew School records, Bar and Bat Mitzvah invitations and memorabilia, wedding invitations, notices and registrations as well as assorted memorabilia, burial records for the Shaarei Zedek Cemetery, general information on Jewish Holy Days and traditions. Records encompass those of the Ahavith Achim, Hazen Avenue and Shaarei Zedek Synagogues.
- Date
- c.1890-2012 [electronic records created 2011]
- Fonds No.
- SJJHM-S
- Storage Location
- SJJHM
- History / Biographical
- The Louis I. Michelson Memorial Archives of the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum preserve the documentary heritage of Saint John's Jewish population. Compiled by the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum, this rich resource draws on over 180 years of listings, including burials information dating back to 1873, hundreds of full text obituaries, detailed photographs of tombstones, and business and residential directory details about all the known Jewish residents of this Eastern Canadian city from 1863-1999. The Archives are organized thematically - synagogues, organizations, community life, and people. The Synagogue Records contain a wealth of diverse information concerning obituaries and burials of Saint John Jewish community members. The first Jewish resident of Saint John, New Brunswick was David Gabels who arrived with Loyalists in 1783 after the American Revolution. He established a butcher shop and bakery in the city. When he died in 1816 he was buried in what is known as the Loyalist Burial Grounds. The stone which had marked his burial site has since disappeared. A permanent Jewish presence in the city dates from the arrival of Solomon and Alice Hart from London, England in 1858. They were followed by other English Jewish families with whom they were related and inter-married, including the Green and Isaacs families. The Jewish community grew with the arrival of Jews from Eastern Europe who came to Saint John to escape persecution and poverty in their homelands and to re-establish themselves and their families in a country that offered more opportunities. The growth of the Jewish community led to the creation of two synagogues. The Ahavith Achim (Brotherly Love) Synagogue was dedicated in January 1899. Initially the congregation was drawn from the first wave of immigrants, but after 1906 most of the congregants were Eastern European. The Hazen Avenue Synagogue was established in 1906 in the wake of a social and economic split between the Western and Eastern European Jews. Most of the more assimilated and wealthy members of the community made up the congregation who purchased a former Unitarian Church. An elaborate Holy Ark was constructed for this building that was transferred to a third synagogue in 1918. The building was sold to the local school board and demolished in the 1930s. The Shaarei Zedek (Gates of Righteousness) Synagogue was formed in 1918 when the earlier congregations set aside their differences and purchased the former Calvin Church that had been built in the 1860s. At the time the building was dedicated in March 1919 there were 200 male members and perhaps more than 1500 members through the "Golden Years" of the community's history. The building included a large sanctuary with a balcony reserved for female members until the early 1960s and a large social hall. The congregation moved from the Orthodox to the Conservative affiliation in 1960 and by the late 1990s had become egalitarian. At the end of 2008 the building became the property of the City of Saint John and the congregation relocated to a building built originally as a private home and use more recently as a funeral home. This building is more suited to the Congregation's current needs and also provides space for the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum. With the death of a child in 1873, Louis Green purchased land that became known as the Green-Hart Cemetery. Only members of the Hart, Green and Isaacs families and their direct descendants were buried within these plots. Neighbouring pacels of land were purchased over the years to establish other cemeteries for the adherents of the Ahavith Achim, Hazen Avenue and Shaarei Zedek Synagogues and for small family plots. The family plots are reserved for members of the Boyaner, Gordon, Meltzer, Levine and Garson families. Collectively all of the lots are known as the Shaarei Zedek Cemetery. The cemetery grounds are maintained by the staff of the adjacent Fernhill Cemetery (lawn care, snow plowing of the roadway, opening and closing of graves, repair of stones as needed). Records of burials are also kept in the Fernhill office. In 1950, a chapel was dedicated in the cemetery to the mothers of film producer Louis B. Mayer and corporate giant, Nathan Cummings and his brother Max Cummings. Sarah Mayer and Elizabeth Komiensky are buried in the cemetery. This chapel may have been for some funeral services, but in more recent years the building has been used only rarely. A complete database of internments in the cemetery has been compiled by the Jewish Museum staff.
- Language
- English
- Notes
- A database is available containing information on dates of birth, death and burial dates, names of parents, spouses, siblings and children as well as references to related material on obituaries, gravestones, and memorial plaques in the Shaarei Zedek Synagogue. This database is accessible through the Family History section of the Canadian Jewish Heritage Network.
- Access Restrictions
- Contact the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum directly for information on accessing this collection.
- Related Material
- The archives may also have additional information of the individuals recorded in the database.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
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