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BATSHAW, Justice Harry
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn88127
- Collection
- BATSHAW, Justice Harry
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- graphic material
- textual record
- object
- sound recording
- Physical Description
- Env. 62 photographs. - Env. 0.08 metres of textual records. - 7 medals. - 1 sound element.
- Fonds No.
- P0257
- Date
- 1939-2007.
- Scope and Content
- Documents include a scrapbook of fragile newclippings and publicity about the United Palestine Appeal of 1940-1941; two bound volumes of Canadan Zionist, vols 7 and 8 (1939-1941); two scrapbook folders of photocopies, one of congratulatory letters from when Harry Batshaw became a judge in 1950, and…
- Collection
- BATSHAW, Justice Harry
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- graphic material
- textual record
- object
- sound recording
- Physical Description
- Env. 62 photographs. - Env. 0.08 metres of textual records. - 7 medals. - 1 sound element.
- Scope and Content
- Documents include a scrapbook of fragile newclippings and publicity about the United Palestine Appeal of 1940-1941; two bound volumes of Canadan Zionist, vols 7 and 8 (1939-1941); two scrapbook folders of photocopies, one of congratulatory letters from when Harry Batshaw became a judge in 1950, and one of newsclippings dating from this time (These photocopies are additions to the materials already at CJ Archives in Harry Batshaw's box, ZB collection). There is an album of photographs and documents about events such as the Negev dinner honouring Harry Batshaw, and other events (JNF, Allience Israelite Universelle, Harry Batshaw Foundation, etc). The dinner photos include pictures of family members who attended. A second photo album contains mostly family photos and portraits. Among the regular sized and smaller photographs, both loose and in albums, there are several portraits of Harry Batshaw taken at various times, including in judge's robes; picture of Harry with son Lewis (aged around 9), both wearing military-style uniforms, in front of their Westmount house; picture of son Lewis Batshaw on a boat at the Lord Reading Yacht Club and a small picture of him circa 1942 (aged around 8) holding a fish at the family's country home on Lake Connolly; family pictures in album including at Yacht Club and Lake Connolly. Two large photos: group photo of the Workman's Circle of Montreal, 1940 with Harry's father identified in the group; composite photo of Jewish judges in Canada at time of Canada's Centennial in 1967. Two large rolled JNF certificates, one with several Montreal signatures. One large rolled certificate from Hebrew University of Jerusalem. One of the loose documents in the family album is the marriage certificate for Harry Batshaw and Anne Tarshis, 1928. Other loose documents in the collection include ephemera from a royal visit to Canada and materials pertaining to the Allience Israelite Universelle and other topics. Objects: 1956 Negev Dinner commemorative certificate for Harry Bartshaw, with photo and map of land, wax seal, ribbon; in wooden-cover book inside a box. 7 medals for various commemorative honours, in an open box; two are of the same type in large and small versions, René Cassin Human Rights award, Coronation of Queen Elizabeth, Canada's 1967 Centennial. One interview of Harry Batshaw on audiocassette speaking about his brother Manny, 14 minutes 30 seconds (a digital copy was made from the tape on Feb 1, 2017.)
- Date
- 1939-2007.
- Fonds No.
- P0257
- History / Biographical
- Born in 1902, Harry Batshaw was a lawyer and a judge. He was educated at McGill University and at the Sorbonne, appointed King's Counsel in 1940 and made a Judge of the Quebec Superior Court in 1950. He was the first Jew to be appointed to a Superior Court in Canada. He was very active in Jewish community issues: notably he was honorary vice-president of the Zionist Organization of Canada; secretary of the Baron de Hirsch Institute; president of Canadian Young Judea; and cochairman of the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews. He helped found Amitiés culturelles Canada-Français-Israël. He died in 1984.
- Custodial History
- The collection was donated Sept. 9, 2016. by son Lewis Batshaw and daughter-in-law Huguette Batshaw
- Notes
- Alpha-numeric designations: P16/13, MCAT, PCAT.Associated material: See also Harry Batshaw collection P0007 (in CJC collection, series ZB).
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
BECKER, Lavy M.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn117
- Collection
- BECKER, Lavy M.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.1 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- P0009
- Date
- 1950-1988.
- Scope and Content
- Documents about Canadian Jewish Congress and Jewish Education. Articles about the Jews in Caribbean
- Collection
- BECKER, Lavy M.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.1 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Documents about Canadian Jewish Congress and Jewish Education. Articles about the Jews in Caribbean
- Date
- 1950-1988.
- Fonds No.
- P0009
- History / Biographical
- Born in 1905, Becker was a rabbi and a businessman. He was a National Vice-President of Canadian Jewish Congress, an executive chairman of Federation of Jewish Community Services. He was on the Board of Governors Canadian Welfare Council, Board of Directors America-Israel Cultural Foundation, Board of Governors, Combined Jewish Appeal. He was a National Vice-President Zionist Organization of Canada; Director of the Joint Distribution Committee in U.S.A. Zone, Germany. He is a former Executive Director Young Men's Hebrew Association. He was a representative of the Jewish Welfare Board in Caribbean countries, a founder of the Beth-El Congregation in the Town of Mount Royal, and he was the founder and first rabbi of Reconstructionist Synagogue, Hampstead. He died in Montreal in 2001
- Notes
- 1 file.Taped interview, Dorshei Emet Synagogue box.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
BELLER, Jacob.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn119
- Collection
- BELLER, Jacob.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.1 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- P0011
- Date
- 1963-1980.
- Scope and Content
- Published articles on Zionism and Jews in various countries including Canada, in English and Hebrew. Correspondence with Canadian Jewish Congress about the book in process
- Collection
- BELLER, Jacob.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.1 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Published articles on Zionism and Jews in various countries including Canada, in English and Hebrew. Correspondence with Canadian Jewish Congress about the book in process
- Date
- 1963-1980.
- Fonds No.
- P0011
- History / Biographical
- Born in 1898 in Grodziko, Galicia, Beller was educated in Vienna and the Hebrew Teachers Seminary in Lemberg. He embarked on a literary career with the Tagblatt and the Hebrew weekly Hamitzpah in Cracow and in 1926 he was assigned as European news correspondent. He settled in Canada in 1928 and was engaged by the Zionist Organization of Canada as Keren Hayesod Director for Ontario. In 1946, he became the travelling correspondent for Der Tog-Morgen Journal and El Diaario Israelita covering Latin America. He was a special correspondent to Latin America for the Globe and Mail and the Forverts. He wrote numerous articles and books on Jewish subjects in Yiddish, Hebrew and English. He contributed to the Keneder Adler, Congress Bulletin, the Jewish Standard, Jewish Post and Jewish Western Bulletin
- Notes
- English and Hebrew.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101116
- Collection
- Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- textual records : 13 photographs ; b&w : 1 artifact.
- Fonds No.
- B0004
- Date
- 1963 -1983
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of minutes of annual meetings, (1979-1983); Certificates of Qualification for Dry Cleaners, (1963, 1968, 1969); accounts with the Department of National Defence, (1977, 1978); sales log, (1971-1973); advertising and promotional items; news clippings; National Institute of Dry Cleanin…
- Collection
- Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- textual records : 13 photographs ; b&w : 1 artifact.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of minutes of annual meetings, (1979-1983); Certificates of Qualification for Dry Cleaners, (1963, 1968, 1969); accounts with the Department of National Defence, (1977, 1978); sales log, (1971-1973); advertising and promotional items; news clippings; National Institute of Dry Cleaning (N.I.D.) courses, brochures, correspondence used by Sylvia and Harry Kershman for their Dow Management Training Scholarships, (1963-1964); Fabric Facts written by Sylvia Kershman, (1963).
- Date
- 1963 -1983
- Fonds No.
- B0004
- Storage Location
- A.1.2
- Certificates located in OS Mixed Box 7
- History / Biographical
- Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. was owned and operated by Harry and Sylvia Kershman from 1956-1982. Sylvia (nee Bodovsky) Kershman (b. 1926, Ottawa - ) is the daughter of Wolf Bodovsky (b. 1881 - d. 1970) and Kele Leikin Bodovsky (b. 1890 - d. 1973), proprietors of W. Bodovsky Meat Market located in the Byward Market. Sylvia grew up in Lowertown with her two older sisters; Anne Wormann (b. 1913, Russia - ) and Goldie Reva Appelbaum (b. 1922, Ottawa - d. 1977), and attended York St. Public School, Lisgar Collegiate, and Willis Business College. She began working at a young age, first in her parents’ store and then in various fruit stores in the Byward Market. After graduating from Lisgar Collegiate in 1942, she began working for the government of Canada as a clerc, first with the Dominion Bureau of Statistics on Sussex Street, then for the Royal Canadian Air Force. Sylvia participated actively in the Ottawa Civil Service Recreational Association, also known as the RA, and was the RA radio reporter on Radio Station CKCO. Sylvia was a resident of Lowertown for 38 years, and she spoke about her experiences living and working in this neighbourhood at the Ben Karp Memorial Lecture in 2002. Harry Kershman (b. August 21, 1923, Montreal - d. November 20, 1997, Ottawa) was born in Montreal, and served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during WWII. After returning from the war, he moved to Ottawa and joined his brother Judah at Judah’s Capital Commercial Laundry. He worked in clothing retail before establishing his laundry business with Sylvia. Both Harry and Sylvia were active in various Ottawa theatre groups. Sylvia participated in war entertainment shows for the RA and the Royal Canadian Legion, as well as theatre productions with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Both Sylvia and Harry participated in plays put on by the Jewish Theatre Guild and the Jewish Stage Players. The couple met at the Ottawa Hebrew Seniors Association, and were married at Machzikei Hadas Synagogue on July 4th, 1948. They had two sons, Stanley Kershman (b. 1952, Ottawa -) and John Kershman (b. 1955, Ottawa -). In addition to theatre, Sylvia and Harry led the Mogen David Cross-Country Ski Club in 1979, and Harry was president of the Hebrew Seniors Association in 1947. Sylvia was on the Committee on Mental Health of the National Council of Jewish Women in 1953. The Kershmans opened Bonnie Cleaners in October of 1956, at 51 Main Street, in Ottawa East. The couple designed the logo for their business and organized the advertising themselves. Sylvia and Harry regularly held meetings for which Harry acted as president and Sylvia acted as secretary-treasurer. In 1961, the business moved to 1061 Merivale Road, and 1971, a second location was opened at 1181 St. Laurent Blvd. As a dry-cleaning business, Bonnie Cleaners offered cleaning, repair, and fireproofing services for a variety of fabrics and materials. They were contracted multiple times by the Department of Defense and other organizations to perform dry-cleaning and fireproofing services on drapes. Bonnie Cleaners also sponsored a women’s softball team, as part of the Ottawa Women’s Softball League. The Merivale location of Bonnie Cleaners Ltd. was sold in 1981, and the St. Laurent location was sold in 1982. Both owners of the business were active in the wider dry-cleaning world. Harry and Sylvia won Canadian management scholarships from Dow Chemicals two years in a row, in 1963 and 1964, which allowed them to attend the National Institute of Dry Cleaning at Silver Springs, Mayland for four weeks with paid tuition in 1964 (Sylvia) and 1965 (Harry). Sylvia and Harry both completed a course in textiles and fabric analysis, sponsored by the dry cleaners and launderers institute of Ontario, in 1963. Harry Kershman was a member of the Jolly Belin Club, “an exclusive society of dry-cleaners.” He also received an optional Certificate of Qualification in the qualified trade of Dry Cleaner, which involved a written and practical test. Sylvia won a Prestige Builders Award from the National Institute of Dry Cleaning in 1965 “for her educational programs on the skills of the dry-cleaner in Ottawa high schools.”
- Acquisition Source
- Sylvia Kershman
- Related Material
- Sylvia and Harry Kershman Family fonds
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
BRICK, Sheindel
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy102483
- Collection
- KENEDER ADLER
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Collection
- KENEDER ADLER
- Material Type
- textual record
- Spouse
- Name not specified
- Date of Death
- 07/15/1933
- Notice Publication Date
- 07/16/1933
- Place Where Deceased
- "In the country"
- Last Known Address
- 215 St. Joseph Blvd. West
- Age at Time of Death
- 56
- Memberships and Affiliations
- Steinhouse Old People's Care. Hebrew Consumptive Aid. Montefiore Orphanage. Beth David Shul
- Notes
- Funeral from home.
- Record Source
- Yiddish Newspaper (Keneder Adler) Obituary
- Fonds No.
- I0042
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
BRODY, K. David
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn61168
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001; ZB (General Documentation: Personalia)
- Date
- 2013-Present
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date
- 2013-Present
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Series No.
- ZB (General Documentation: Personalia)
- Notes
- Author and translator. Wrote the fiction novel 'Mourning and Celebration; Jewish, Orthodox, and Gay', 2010, and was the editor of 'An Honour to Serve: a Memoir by Colonel B. J. Finestone', 2013. Remarks: Was mentioned in the news when sought reimbursement for an airline ticket to Russia due to that country's recently publicized discriminatory policy toward homosexuals. File characteristics: Clippings. Originals and photocopies. Montreal-related material.
- Name Access
- BRODY, K. David
- Subjects
- K. David BRODY
- Places
- Montreal
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
CAISERMAN, H.M., Trip to Poland, Reports
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn53130
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001; ZA 1945; ZA 1945-1-12-A
- Date
- 1945
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date
- 1945
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Series No.
- ZA 1945
- File No.
- ZA 1945-1-12-A
- Notes
- Includes sample correspondence regarding H.M. Caiserman's trip to Poland as well as handwritten reports (addressed to Saul Hayes) of what he saw while in the country.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
CALP, Abraham M.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy92893
- Collection
- Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- NameofMother
- Sarah Zelkin Calp
- Name of Father
- Marcus Calp
- Spouse
- Fena Belenkaya Calp
- Additional Family
- 1 brother - Jack, 1 sister - Celia
- Date of Birth
- August 1, 1905
- Date of Death
- December 22, 2001
- Place of Birth
- Odessa, Russia
- Place Where Deceased
- New Brunswick, Canada
- Place of Residence
- Saint John
- Cemetery
- Shaarei Zedek Cemetery
- Age at Time of Death
- 96 years
- Notes
- OBITUARIES: Telegraph Journal, December 24, 2001 Abraham 'Abe' M. Calp, husband of the late Fena (Belenkaya) Calp, of Saint John New Brunswick, died December 22, 2001 at the Saint John Regional Hospital. The 96 year-old entrepreneur and philanthropist was born in Odessa, Russia, on August 1, 1905, the eldest son of Marcus and Sarah Calp. Abe arrived in Saint John on December 2, 1926, two years almost to the day, after fleeing Odessa with his mother, sister, brother, and his childhood sweetheart and wife, Fena Belenkaya, following the death of his father. In 1933, Abe Calp established Calps Ltd., a major department store, which for more than 60 years, served Saint John from its Charlotte Street location. Abe became a citizen of the British Empire in 1931 and, like every other Canadian, he became a Canadian citizen in 1947. Mr. Calp was instrumental in organizing the 'Fena Belenkaya Calp Volunteer of the Year' memorial fund, and was one of the cornerstones of the Boys & Girls Club movement. Abe had joined the Saint John Rotary Club in 1942, and served as the deputy chairman of the Rotary Admiral Beatty Building Fund. Mr. Calp had been honored by the Rotary Club in many ways, as he was made a 'Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary International Foundation', and was awarded the Canada 125 medal. Abe was a chartered member and past president of the New Brunswick Division of the Canadian Arthritis Society and in 1973, was honoured by Goveneur General Roland Michener with a life membership to the Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society. He became a director of the Saint John Boys & Girls Club, was founding chairman of the Saint John Boys & Girls Club Endowment Fund, and, in 1974, he was the campaign chairman of the Boys & Girls Club Rebuilding Fund, raising more than $1 million to repair its fire-damaged building. In his lifetime, he was honoured as both a Life Member and a Master Builder of the Saint John Boys & Girls Club, and was a member of the Board of the National Boys & Girls Club of Canada. In 1957, he was appointed to the first Urban Renewal Commission in Canada, and was an organizer and later chairman of Fundy Linen Services Inc.. Mr. Calp had served on three local hospital boards, and was the chairman of the Saint John Centracare Endowment Fund (later, Mindcare, New Brunswick). He was a counsellor of the Saint John Board of Trade, a director of the Saint John Community Concert Association, the Music Festival, and the Symphony Orchestra. He served for 25 years as a member of the Atlantic Exhibition Association. Mr. Calp became president of the Saint John Merchants Association and the Associated Stores of Canada. He was a charter member of the Retail Council of Canada, serving as vice-president and director for 22 years. In 1985, his peers in the retail industry honoured him with the Distinguished Canadian Retailer Award. He was a member and past-president of the Shaarei Zedek Congregation and served as a general chairman of the Maritime Region of the Jewish National Fund. He was vice-president of the Zionist Organization of Canada, president of the Saint John Ezra Lodge, Zionist Order of Habonim and chairman of the United Jewish Appeal and State of Israel Bond Campaign. Throughout his lifetime, Mr. Calp was also a member of the Union Club, Probus Club, Masonic Lodge #2, Carleton Lodge, the CNIB Advisory Board, and the Westfield and Riverside Gold and Country Clubs. Abe was the last surviving member of his immediate family. He is survived by his three daughters, Marie Bornstein of Toronto, Lucille Kerr of Halifax, and Francine Goldsmith of Saint John, his seven grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his parents, his wife, Fena in 1989, his brother, Jack, and his sister, Celia. The funeral service will be held on Monday, December 24, 2001 at 2 p.m. from Brenan's Select Community Funeral Home Chapel, 111 Paradise Row, Saint John, NB, (634-7424). Internment will take place at Shaarei Zedek Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, remembrances to the Saint John Boys & Girls Club Endowment Fund or to the charity of the donor's choice would be appreciated by the family. Gravestone reference code(s): JM 2002.44.98. Memorial plaque in synagogue: Our Departed - D5.
- Record Source
- SJJHM Cemetery and Obituary Records
- Fonds No.
- SJJHM-S
- File No.
- 130
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
Images
Canada Israel Committee
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101394
- Collection
- Canada Israel Committee
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 21 cm. of textual records, ¼ in. open reel
- Fonds No.
- O0006
- Date
- 1974 - 1977
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of notes, letters and posters on Arab propaganda, the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), and CIC sub-committees; Israel embassy press-releases, various pamphlets, magazines and books about Israel-Arab and Middle-East relations; papers and news clippings relating to several hi…
- Collection
- Canada Israel Committee
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 21 cm. of textual records, ¼ in. open reel
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of notes, letters and posters on Arab propaganda, the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), and CIC sub-committees; Israel embassy press-releases, various pamphlets, magazines and books about Israel-Arab and Middle-East relations; papers and news clippings relating to several high-profile stories of Abu Daoud, Shafik Al-Hout and the Arab Boycott. File List Arab Propaganda1974 PLO-Palestinians-Non Jewish View1974 School and Libraries Sub-committee 1977 Canadian Council Committee-National (H. Stanislowski Myer Bick, etc.) 1974-1977 CIC Service Clubs 1976 PLO Palestinian-Jewish sources 1976 Pro Israel P.R. 1975-1976 “Our Faith – Our Way to Victory” The Egyptian Arab Republic 1973 (Book) “Guide-Posts” B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundation 1946 (Book) “Land Ownership in Palestine 1880-1948” Moshe Aumann 1974 (Book) “The Case of the Jews from Arab Countries: a Neglected Issue” Maurice M. Roumani 1975 (Book) “P.L.O. (Palestinian Liberation Organization) A Profile” A. Yaniv 1974 (Book) “The Double Exodus: A Study of Arab and Jewish Refugees in the Middle East” The Hon. Terence Prittie and Bernard Dineen (Book) Analysis 1976-1977 State of Israel Bonds 1974 Arab Boycott 1976-1977 Arab Boycott recording Herb Gray and Howard S? (¼ in. open reel) CIC Bulletin Articles 1976 Anti-Defamation League 1976-1977 Shafik Al-Hout CIC 1974-1975 Heritage Ontario Teacher’s Workshop – Community Relations 1974-1976 Community Relations – Local 1974 National Joint Community Relations Committee 1976 Canada Britih Israel Association Celebrity Auction – Funds for Casualties of Yom Kippur War 1974 Canada-Israel Committee 1974-1975 Canada Israel Committee – General File 1976 CIC Interaith Sub-committee 1976 CIC Executive Meetings 1975-1976 Abu Daoud 1977 CIC Demonstrations 1976 Canadian Middle-East Digest 1976-1977 CIC General Correspondence 1976-1977 Films for Jews 1974 CIC Friends of Israel Sub-committee ? Israel Press Review 1977 CIC Inner Executive 1976-1977 Israel Embassy Releases 1974-1976 National Joint Community Relations Committee of the Canadian Jewish Congress and B’nai B’rith 1977
- Date
- 1974 - 1977
- Fonds No.
- O0006
- History / Biographical
- The Canada Israel Committee (CIC) is the official representative of the organized Canadian Jewish community on matters pertaining to Canada-Israel relations. The Canada-Israel Committee maintains offices in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Israel, and is affiliated with the Quebec-Israel Committee. Its staff consists of experts in government policy, communications, Arab-Israeli relations and Middle East affairs, and Canadian Middle East policy. CIC is an agency funded by the Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy, the advocacy arm of UIA Federations Canada. The CIC is devoted to the promotion of increased understanding between the peoples of Canada and Israel. It is a non-partisan, voluntary, non-profit organization that enjoys the support of Canadians from all walks of life. In seeking to enhance Canada-Israel friendship, the CIC liaises with government, media, business and the academic sector, often submitting briefs and providing background analyses on matters of public policy. In addition, it sponsors seminars, conferences and other types of educational programming in Canada, and organizes study missions to Israel and the Palestinian areas.
- Notes
- 1. Biographical history taken from CIC website 2. The ¼ in. open reel should be transferred to current media.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
CANADIAN FRIENDS OF PEACE NOW ORGANIZATION.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn102
- Collection
- CANADIAN FRIENDS OF PEACE NOW ORGANIZATION.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- Env. 0.6 metres of textual records. - 15 photographs. - 4 videos. - 4 sound elements.
- Fonds No.
- I0100
- Date
- 1985-2005.
- Scope and Content
- Administrative records, minutes, correspondence, program and project information, newsletters, promotional brochures and flyers for Peace Now. 2 photos of Joint Israeli-Palestinian Peace Information Centre "Gesher" conference. 2 black and white photos of the Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band. 11 colour ph…
- Collection
- CANADIAN FRIENDS OF PEACE NOW ORGANIZATION.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- Env. 0.6 metres of textual records. - 15 photographs. - 4 videos. - 4 sound elements.
- Scope and Content
- Administrative records, minutes, correspondence, program and project information, newsletters, promotional brochures and flyers for Peace Now. 2 photos of Joint Israeli-Palestinian Peace Information Centre "Gesher" conference. 2 black and white photos of the Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band. 11 colour photos of a fundraiser held at Charles Pachter's art gallery. 1 video Peace Now Rally 1995. 3 videos Americans For Peace Now - In Our Lifetime. 4 audio cassettes Peace Now - Gavri Bargil, November 26, 1996. CBC Sunday Morning - Arthur Hertzberg, November 6, 1983. CBC Sunday Morning - Middle East, December 9, 1984. Press clippings, including local Toronto Hebrew newspaper. Invitations to public lectures, discussions, lunches. Population maps of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Colour map of Palestinian villages and cities.
- Date
- 1985-2005.
- Fonds No.
- I0100
- History / Biographical
- Canadian Friends of Peace Now is a Zionist organization of Canadian Jews which supports the positions, programs and activities of the Israeli-based Peace Now movement called Shalom Achshav. Its purpose is to build a secure and lasting peace between Israel and all of its neighbours. (from website: www.peacenowcanada.org)Peace Now is the largest extra-parliamentary movement in Israel, the country's oldest peace movement and the only peace group to have a large public base. The movement was founded in 1978 during the Israeli-Egyptian peace talks. At a moment when these talks appeared to be collapsing, a group of 348 reserve officers and soldiers from Israeli army combat units published an open letter to the Prime Minister of Israel calling upon the government to make sure this opportunity for peace was not lost. Tens of thousands of Israelis sent in support for the letter, and the movement was born. The basic principles of the movement from the outset were the right of Israel to live within secure borders and the right of our neighbors to do the same, including the right of Palestinians to self-determination. In time the movement became convinced the only viable solution to the conflict was the creation of a Palestinian state in the territories adjacent to Israel, which were occupied as a result of the 1967 war. "In 1988, upon PLO acceptance of UNSC resolution 242 and the principle of the two-state solution, Peace Now led a massive demonstration of 100,000 persons calling on the government to negotiate with the PLO. (...) Peace Now has consistently supported any and all steps promising to promote a resolution to the conflict, in addition to pressing all Israeli parties in power to initiate steps to bring about an end to the occupation and negotiations for peace. (from website www.peacenow.org)
- Custodial History
- The collection was originally donated by Beverley Stern to the Ontario Jewish Archives and was subsequently transferred to CJCCCNA in January 2010
- Notes
- Good.Ontario Jewish Archives.Financial information from donors.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
CANADIAN JEWISH ALLIANCE.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn14
- Collection
- CANADIAN JEWISH ALLIANCE.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.105 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- I0012
- Date
- 1915-1923.
- Scope and Content
- Information on the Protestant School Commission's appointment of a Jew (1917) and the controversy that followed. Correspondence (1915-1918), mainly in Yiddish. Most of it is from Montreal, but one file also contains letters from Jewish communities in Ontario, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan and Quebec …
- Collection
- CANADIAN JEWISH ALLIANCE.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.105 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Information on the Protestant School Commission's appointment of a Jew (1917) and the controversy that followed. Correspondence (1915-1918), mainly in Yiddish. Most of it is from Montreal, but one file also contains letters from Jewish communities in Ontario, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan and Quebec City. War relief correspondence and newspaper clippings. Various files including 1923 membership list of the Canadian Alliance of Ukrainian Jews.
- Date
- 1915-1923.
- Fonds No.
- I0012
- History / Biographical
- In 1915, Jewish communities across Canada and in other countries were realizing the need for national Jewish organizations, which could defend and represent Jewish concerns locally and internationally. The Canadian Jewish Alliance was founded in Montreal in 1915, so that it could establish such an organization. Because of the outbreak of World War I, the Canadian Jewish Alliance also engaged in war relief, to aid Jewish civilian sufferers throughout Europe. Its aims also included the advancement of Jewish education and social welfare. Similar committees were formed throughout Canada. The Canadian Jewish Alliance became the Canadian Jewish Congress in 1919, which incorporated all the above goals, as well as the democratic representation of the entire Canadian Jewish community.
- Notes
- Yiddish and English.Brainin, Reuben.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn2
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- sound recording
- moving images
- Physical Description
- Env. 361.57 metres of textual records. - Env. 14100 photographs. - 1531 sound elements. - 43 films. - 1017 videos.
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Date
- 1765-present.
- Scope and Content
- The collection consists of several classes of material, as described in the series descriptions below. While the CJC materials begin in 1919, Series Z, the documentation collection, contains material that precedes this date, a few items going back even as far as the earliest settlement of Jews in C…
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- sound recording
- moving images
- Physical Description
- Env. 361.57 metres of textual records. - Env. 14100 photographs. - 1531 sound elements. - 43 films. - 1017 videos.
- Scope and Content
- The collection consists of several classes of material, as described in the series descriptions below. While the CJC materials begin in 1919, Series Z, the documentation collection, contains material that precedes this date, a few items going back even as far as the earliest settlement of Jews in Canada in the late 18th century.
- Date
- 1765-present.
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- History / Biographical
- Canadian Jewish Congress was founded in Montreal in March 1919. "The Parliament of Canadian Jewry," CJC was constituted as the democratically elected, national organizational voice of the Jewish community of Canada, serving as the community's vehicle for defence and representation. Committed to preserving and strengthening Jewish life, CJC acted on matters affecting the status, rights and welfare of the Canadian Jewish community, other Diaspora communities and the Jewish people in Israel. CJC combatted antisemitism and racism, promoted human rights, fostered interfaith, cross-cultural relations and worked towards tolerance, understanding and goodwill among all segments of society in a multicultural Canada. The organization spoke on a broad range of public policy, humanitarian and social-justice issues on the national agenda that affected the Jewish community and Canadian society at large. Through its charitable operations, CJC provided domestic and international relief aid on a non-sectarian basis, following natural disasters and to isolated Jewish communities in need. The Archives department also fell under the mandate of CJC Charities Committee. In 1999 the CJC national office relocated to Ottawa, with three regional CJC offices (Quebec, Ontario and Pacific), as well as affiliated offices across the country. CJC ceased operations in July 2011, when it was absorbed into the newly-created Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), along with the Canada-Israel Committee, the Quebec-Israel Committee, National Jewish Campus Life and the University Outreach Committee. CJC and its charitable wing were formally disbanded in late 2015. Since that time the CJCCC National Archives, renamed the Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives as of January 2016, functions under the aegis of Jewish Federations Canada UIA.
- Custodial History
- Both the national headquarters and the Quebec Jewish Congress (formerly Quebec Region, Eastern Region) offices of the Canadian Jewish Congress were located in Montreal until 1999, when most of the national office relocated to Ottawa. The National Archives is the repository of records created and received in these offices. The collection also includes materials from the National Office in Ottawa, as well as the national records of Manuel Prutschi, Bernie Farber, and other national departments based in Toronto and Vancouver. The regional offices of Canadian Jewish Congress outside Quebec are little represented in the collection, aside from correspondence from across the country and certain publications which were addressed to the national office.
- Notes
- General note: The number of paper records in this collection is subject to change, due to additions to Documentation Series Z as well as the ongoing weeding of duplications. Most of the material was created after 1919, with the exception of Series Z, which includes photocopies and a small number of originals dating back as far as 1765.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Images
Canadian Jewish News clipping "Sephardic Jews from many countries have come to Montreal in last 20 years" by Rabbi H. Joseph, April 12, 1979
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn46176
- Collection
- The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Fonds No.
- SP-01; F; SP-01-F-13-20
- Date
- April 12, 1979
- Collection
- The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date
- April 12, 1979
- Fonds No.
- SP-01
- Series No.
- F
- File No.
- SP-01-F-13-20
- Notes
- Page 20. Accompanied by picture of unit for counting Omer.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue
Canadian Jewish Times fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn101214
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Times fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 8 microfilm reels, l issue, Dec. 3, 1909.
- Fonds No.
- O0064
- Date
- Dec. 10, 1897 - April 10, l914
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of microfilms and one issue of the periodical.
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Times fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 8 microfilm reels, l issue, Dec. 3, 1909.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of microfilms and one issue of the periodical.
- Date
- Dec. 10, 1897 - April 10, l914
- Fonds No.
- O0064
- History / Biographical
- The first Canadian newspaper, the Canadian Jewish Times, began publication on Dec. 10, 1897 in Montreal during the period of modern Zionism under Theodor Herzl and the Dreyfus trial in France and a subsequent wave of anti-Semitism. It was an English language fortnightly. The initial editorial stated that the Jewish community “ should possess an organ of their own for the dissemination of Jewish news, interchange of ideas and the advocacy as well as the defence of Jewish rights as free citizens of a free country”. It was published by two young men, Lyon Cohen, 28 and Sam Jacobs, 26. The periodical covered both national and local events, social news, London and New York columnists, reprints from American and British Jewish journals, rabbinical sermons, letters and literary contributions. The Canadian Jewish Chronicle was the successor to the Canadian Jewish Times in 1914.
- Notes
- 1. Administrative history taken from the book A century of the Canadian Jewish Press, 1880's - 1980's / Lewis Levendel. 2. Two sets of microfilm copied from National Archives of Canada originals by Micromedia Ltd. One set forwarded to Canadian Jewish Congress archives, Toronto. 3. Dec. 3, 1909 issue usually located in Document Box under C, donated by Mrs. Libby Glube - has been temporarily stored in its own box in the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin section.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
CANADIAN PROFESSORS FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn78518
- Collection
- CANADIAN PROFESSORS FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Env. 0.03 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- I0108
- Date
- 1977-1990.
- Scope and Content
- This collection consists of pamphlets and minutes from various annual conferences, proposals for the Reorganization of Canadian Academic Foundation for Peace in the Middle East (CAFPME) a subsidiary for Canadian Professors for Peace in the Middle East (CPPME), as well as bulletins, reports, and cor…
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Env. 0.03 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- This collection consists of pamphlets and minutes from various annual conferences, proposals for the Reorganization of Canadian Academic Foundation for Peace in the Middle East (CAFPME) a subsidiary for Canadian Professors for Peace in the Middle East (CPPME), as well as bulletins, reports, and correspondence. Also donated along with this collection was one copy of "None is too Many: Memorializing and Commemorating the S. S. St. Louis", a classroom resource booklet, a project in which the donor was involved.
- Date
- 1977-1990.
- Fonds No.
- I0108
- History / Biographical
- Canadian Professors for Peace in the Middle East (CPPME) is a major Canadian academic organization, founded in 1973, consisting of scholars from diverse disciplinary backgrounds all sharing an interest in the scholarly consideration of peace in the Middle East. Its membership consists of over 900 faculty members from Colleges and Universities across the country. Their purpose is to support academic expertise and foster debate and understanding on the issues and impediments to peace in the Middle East. This is done through distribution of relevant literature, the publication of bi-monthly journals, as well as sponsored lectures, workshops, and conferences.
- Custodial History
- The files were donated by David Goldberg, a former national executive director of Canadian Professors for Peace in the Middle East. on February 5, 2015
- Notes
- Alpha-numeric designations: P15/02 and ZC2.General note: As a national academic organization dedicated to the scholarly consideration of peace in the Middle East, this collection reflects an important phase in the development of Canada's Jewish Community.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Card
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn50311
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Card : Paper : Ink : Black, Yellow, Beige ; Ht: 4 in. x W: 9,3 in.
- Date
- February 24, 1945
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Card : Paper : Ink : Black, Yellow, Beige ; Ht: 4 in. x W: 9,3 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- February 24, 1945
- Physical Condition
- Excellent
- Language
- Dutch
- Hebrew
- Notes
- 1 page. The right hand side shows the tablets of the law written in Hebrew with the Star of David on top. Left hand side is a message of congratulations. Narrative: Donor's grandfather was born in Britain in 1895. He moved to Holland when he was six years old . The family therefore qualified for British citizenship. Donor's father applied for British identification papers. Donor Nettie and her brother Joseph went briefly into hiding but their mother wanted the family together so they returned to Amsterdam. The family was rounded up on March 17th 1943, and taken to the Stadsschouwburg (a big cinema with seats removed) in Amsterdam where they stayed for about a week. From there they were sent to the camp of Westerbork, where they stayed for a couple of months. In the summer time they were sent to another camp in Amersfoort for about 4-6 weeks. They were afterwards sent back to Westerbork and at the beginning of 1944, the entire family was sent to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany. In Bergen-Belsen, the men and women were separated; the children from the age of 14 were sent to work. Nettie was considered small in stature, she lied about her age so she didn’t have to go to work. Her sister was three years older and was sent to work in the kitchen. Their father worked in a shoe factory and their mother worked in the kitchen peeling potatoes. Joseph (Nettie's younger brother) stayed in the camp with her. The family stayed in Bergen-Belsen until the end of 1944 (circa October or December) when they were sent to Wurzach with about. While on the train to Wurzach, the family had a separate carriage and they were told to take off the yellow stars because they were now considered internees. Additional research shows that in the winter 1944/1945 the castle of Bad Wurzach (160 km south of Stuttgart) served as a stopover for 72 Jewish prisoners from the concentration camp Bergen-Belsen. They were Jews from Holland, who were foreign nationals, meaning they had either the British or U.S. citizenship or at least papers from South and Central American countries, and were regarded as "exchangeable" over German nationals in Allied custody. They had been sent in two shipments in the fall and winter from concentration camps in Germany, in order to be exchanged in Switzerland against German citizens held by the Allies. They were sent to different internment camps of Württemberg: Liebenau, Biberach and Wurzach. According to internees from Jersey already living in Bad Wurzach, the so-called "exchange Jews" were in a terrible state when they arrived; they were starved and scared. Through improved nutrition and the additional Red Cross parcels, they recovered relatively quickly. Only one of them perished in Wurzach . While in Wurzach, Joseph celebrated his bar mitzvah on February 24th, 1945; many internees including non-Jewish internees were present. Coffee and cakes were served; thanks to a monthly parcel from POWs (milk, sugar, cocoa) which had been saved to be used for the occasion. Joseph received bar mitzvah cards made by attendees. The family stayed in Wurzach until the end of April when the camp was liberated.
- Accession No.
- 1990.13.03
- Name Access
- Herscher, Nettie
- Places
- Bad Wurzach, Germany, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Card
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn50312
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Card : Paper : Ink; Pencil : Blue, Red, Black, Beige ; Ht: 5 in. x W: 12 in.
- Date
- February 24, 1945
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Card : Paper : Ink; Pencil : Blue, Red, Black, Beige ; Ht: 5 in. x W: 12 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- February 24, 1945
- Physical Condition
- Excellent
- Language
- Dutch
- Notes
- 1 page. On the right hand side there is the Star of David above a Torah scroll with a pointer and a prayer book.Left side contains message of congratulations. Narrative: Donor's grandfather was born in Britain in 1895. He moved to Holland when he was six years old . The family therefore qualified for British citizenship. Donor's father applied for British identification papers. Donor Nettie and her brother Joseph went briefly into hiding but their mother wanted the family together so they returned to Amsterdam. The family was rounded up on March 17th 1943, and taken to the Stadsschouwburg (a big cinema with seats removed) in Amsterdam where they stayed for about a week. From there they were sent to the camp of Westerbork, where they stayed for a couple of months. In the summer time they were sent to another camp in Amersfoort for about 4-6 weeks. They were afterwards sent back to Westerbork and at the beginning of 1944, the entire family was sent to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany. In Bergen-Belsen, the men and women were separated; the children from the age of 14 were sent to work. Nettie was considered small in stature, she lied about her age so she didn’t have to go to work. Her sister was three years older and was sent to work in the kitchen. Their father worked in a shoe factory and their mother worked in the kitchen peeling potatoes. Joseph (Nettie's younger brother) stayed in the camp with her. The family stayed in Bergen-Belsen until the end of 1944 (circa October or December) when they were sent to Wurzach with about. While on the train to Wurzach, the family had a separate carriage and they were told to take off the yellow stars because they were now considered internees. Additional research shows that in the winter 1944/1945 the castle of Bad Wurzach (160 km south of Stuttgart) served as a stopover for 72 Jewish prisoners from the concentration camp Bergen-Belsen. They were Jews from Holland, who were foreign nationals, meaning they had either the British or U.S. citizenship or at least papers from South and Central American countries, and were regarded as "exchangeable" over German nationals in Allied custody. They had been sent in two shipments in the fall and winter from concentration camps in Germany, in order to be exchanged in Switzerland against German citizens held by the Allies. They were sent to different internment camps of Württemberg: Liebenau, Biberach and Wurzach. According to internees from Jersey already living in Bad Wurzach, the so-called "exchange Jews" were in a terrible state when they arrived; they were starved and scared. Through improved nutrition and the additional Red Cross parcels, they recovered relatively quickly. Only one of them perished in Wurzach . While in Wurzach, Joseph celebrated his bar mitzvah on February 24th, 1945; many internees including non-Jewish internees were present. Coffee and cakes were served; thanks to a monthly parcel from POWs (milk, sugar, cocoa) which had been saved to be used for the occasion. Joseph received bar mitzvah cards made by attendees. The family stayed in Wurzach until the end of April when the camp was liberated.
- Accession No.
- 1990.13.08
- Name Access
- Herscher, Nettie
- Places
- Bad Wurzach, Germany, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Card
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn50313
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Card : Paper : Pencil; Ink : Yellow, Black, Blue, Red, White ; Ht: 4 in. x W: 7,5 in.
- Date
- February 24, 1945
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Card : Paper : Pencil; Ink : Yellow, Black, Blue, Red, White ; Ht: 4 in. x W: 7,5 in.
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- February 24, 1945
- Physical Condition
- Excellent
- Language
- Dutch
- Notes
- 1 page. Right hand side shows a drawing of young boy wearing shirt, sweater and tie with his hand extended and a text bubble coming from his mouth reading "congratulations" Narrative: Donor's grandfather was born in Britain in 1895. He moved to Holland when he was six years old . The family therefore qualified for British citizenship. Donor's father applied for British identification papers. Donor Nettie and her brother Joseph went briefly into hiding but their mother wanted the family together so they returned to Amsterdam. The family was rounded up on March 17th 1943, and taken to the Stadsschouwburg (a big cinema with seats removed) in Amsterdam where they stayed for about a week. From there they were sent to the camp of Westerbork, where they stayed for a couple of months. In the summer time they were sent to another camp in Amersfoort for about 4-6 weeks. They were afterwards sent back to Westerbork and at the beginning of 1944, the entire family was sent to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany. In Bergen-Belsen, the men and women were separated; the children from the age of 14 were sent to work. Nettie was considered small in stature, she lied about her age so she didn’t have to go to work. Her sister was three years older and was sent to work in the kitchen. Their father worked in a shoe factory and their mother worked in the kitchen peeling potatoes. Joseph (Nettie's younger brother) stayed in the camp with her. The family stayed in Bergen-Belsen until the end of 1944 (circa October or December) when they were sent to Wurzach with about. While on the train to Wurzach, the family had a separate carriage and they were told to take off the yellow stars because they were now considered internees. Additional research shows that in the winter 1944/1945 the castle of Bad Wurzach (160 km south of Stuttgart) served as a stopover for 72 Jewish prisoners from the concentration camp Bergen-Belsen. They were Jews from Holland, who were foreign nationals, meaning they had either the British or U.S. citizenship or at least papers from South and Central American countries, and were regarded as "exchangeable" over German nationals in Allied custody. They had been sent in two shipments in the fall and winter from concentration camps in Germany, in order to be exchanged in Switzerland against German citizens held by the Allies. They were sent to different internment camps of Württemberg: Liebenau, Biberach and Wurzach. According to internees from Jersey already living in Bad Wurzach, the so-called "exchange Jews" were in a terrible state when they arrived; they were starved and scared. Through improved nutrition and the additional Red Cross parcels, they recovered relatively quickly. Only one of them perished in Wurzach . While in Wurzach, Joseph celebrated his bar mitzvah on February 24th, 1945; many internees including non-Jewish internees were present. Coffee and cakes were served; thanks to a monthly parcel from POWs (milk, sugar, cocoa) which had been saved to be used for the occasion. Joseph received bar mitzvah cards made by attendees. The family stayed in Wurzach until the end of April when the camp was liberated.
- Accession No.
- 1990.13.07
- Name Access
- Herscher, Nettie
- Places
- Bad Wurzach, Germany, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
Case Files
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn38932
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- SubSeries
- Physical Description
- N.a.
- Fonds No.
- I0062; BC
- Date
- N.a.
- Scope and Content
- Includes information on name, country of origin, religion, education, occupation, relatives in North America, requests for basic necessities, release for employment, naturalization.
- Collection
- UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES (UJRA)
- Description Level
- SubSeries
- Physical Description
- N.a.
- Scope and Content
- Includes information on name, country of origin, religion, education, occupation, relatives in North America, requests for basic necessities, release for employment, naturalization.
- Date
- N.a.
- Fonds No.
- I0062
- Series No.
- BC
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Certificate
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn59461
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Certificate : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : Beige, black ; Ht: 11 cm x W: 21 cm
- Date
- June 09, 1939
- Collection
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- Certificate : Paper : Typewritten : Ink : Beige, black ; Ht: 11 cm x W: 21 cm
- Other Title Information
- Documentary Artifact
- Date
- June 09, 1939
- Physical Condition
- Good
- Language
- German
- Notes
- Page with multiple holes punched on left edge, Nazi ink stamp, entitled "Bescheinigung" (certificate). Certificate to Herbert Isselbaecher. It says that he doesn’t have to pay anything to the community of Isselbach. This document was necessary to get permission to leave the country in 1939. Narrative: Isaac Herbert Isselbacher was born 1919-11-20 in Isselbach, Germany. His brother was Helmut Isselbacher, born 1921-12-20. Their father was Jacob Isselbacher, born 1883-08-05. They had an uncle and aunt, David and Betty Loewenstein, who lived in New York City with their two children. Isaac left Germany on 1939-07-29, hoping to join his relatives in NYC. He only had the time to get to London, England before the war broke out and started working in a factory. He was arrested at his workplace as an ‘enemy alien’ and sent to Canada for internment in 1940. Isaac was interned in Camp N in Sherbrooke, Quebec. He was drafted into the Works Program Division for woodworking and net-making. In 1940, he received a last letter from his parents which suggested their imminent deportation. After his release, circa November 1942, Isaac worked as a locksmith. He married Fanny Azeff on 1943-12-26 at the Bnai Jacob synagogue in Montreal. Fanny was born on 1921-12-23 in Canada, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Azeff. Isaac was naturalized as a Canadian citizen on 1946-06-08. Fanny was naturalized on 1946-08-30 (she had lost her citizenship by marrying Isaac). Isaac’s brother, Helmut Isselbacher, was deported with Transport XXII A from Dossin casern in Mechelen (Malines), Belgium to Auschwitz Birkenau, Poland on 1943-09-20. Of the 2,450 people on the transport, 100 men were selected to work –including Helmut- and the remainder prisoners were gassed. Helmut was made to work as a welder, and was soon fitting new pipes for the gas chamber. He suffered a nervous breakdown as a result. As he was a valued welder, he was transferred to a labour camp in Upper Silesia (Poland) where he remained for two years. As the Russian army advanced, the 6,000 prisoners of this camp were evacuated by train. Helmut remembered being forced to march as the other prisoners died from exhaustion. When liberation was announced, the survivors travelled by ship from Luebeck, Germany, to Sweden with the aid of the Red Cross. After recovery, Helmut decided to remain in Sweden as a welder. Upon learning of his brother’s survival, Helmut travelled to New York in April 1946 to meet with him and their Loewenstein relatives. Afterwards, Helmut travelled to Canada bringing with him a washing machine and bras as late wedding presents for his brother and Fanny. By 1946-08-12, their parents were presumed dead and the two sons inquired into their estate. They received a deed for the land and travelled to the estate to discover that the current owner of their house was their old maid and her son had become the town mayor. Various disputes arose with the current ‘owners’ who believed the Isselbacher family dead. Isaac wished to discuss a settlement, but the mayor’s mother –not realizing Fanny understood German- called the neighbours at work to warn them not to come home as the Isselbacher sons had resurfaced. Payment for the land had reportedly been sent to Israel, though no documentation could be provided.
- Accession No.
- 1999.1.87
- Name Access
- Issley, Jason
- Places
- Isselbach, Germany, Europe
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
Images
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