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ABRAMSON, David
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy7
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date of Death
- May 10, 1945
- Place of Burial
- Toronto, Ontario
- Cemetery
- Toronto (Mount Sinai) Memorial Park
- Age at Time of Death
- 34
- Enlistment No.
- S/39116
- Rank
- Corporal
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
- Notes
- Signalman David Abramson, Royal Canadian Corps of Signals, of Ansonville, Ontario, was reported dangerously ill on September 26, 1944 (Casualty List M-616). He served overseas before he was discharged.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
ABRAMSON, Leib
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy1491
- Collection
- JEWISH COLONIZATION ASSOCIATION (JCA or ICA)
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Collection
- JEWISH COLONIZATION ASSOCIATION (JCA or ICA)
- Material Type
- textual record
- Spouse
- Basha
- Report Date
- 1913
- Place of Settlement
- Krugerdorf, Ontario
- Record Source
- Jewish Colonization Association Colonist Report
- Fonds No.
- I0032
- Series No.
- KC
- File No.
- 21
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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ABRAMSON, Leib
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy1518
- Collection
- JEWISH COLONIZATION ASSOCIATION (JCA or ICA)
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Collection
- JEWISH COLONIZATION ASSOCIATION (JCA or ICA)
- Material Type
- textual record
- Spouse
- Bushe
- Report Date
- 1912
- Place of Settlement
- Krugerdorf, Ontario
- Record Source
- Jewish Colonization Association Colonist Report
- Fonds No.
- I0032
- Series No.
- KC
- File No.
- 22
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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ABRAMSON, Nathan
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy1492
- Collection
- JEWISH COLONIZATION ASSOCIATION (JCA or ICA)
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Collection
- JEWISH COLONIZATION ASSOCIATION (JCA or ICA)
- Material Type
- textual record
- Spouse
- Deborah
- Report Date
- 1913
- Place of Settlement
- Krugerdorf, Ontario
- Record Source
- Jewish Colonization Association Colonist Report
- Fonds No.
- I0032
- Series No.
- KC
- File No.
- 21
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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ABRAMSON, Nathan
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy1519
- Collection
- JEWISH COLONIZATION ASSOCIATION (JCA or ICA)
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Collection
- JEWISH COLONIZATION ASSOCIATION (JCA or ICA)
- Material Type
- textual record
- Spouse
- Dvorah
- Report Date
- 1912
- Place of Settlement
- Krugerdorf, Ontario
- Record Source
- Jewish Colonization Association Colonist Report
- Fonds No.
- I0032
- Series No.
- KC
- File No.
- 22
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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ACKER, Sidney
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy9
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date of Birth
- 1919
- Date of Death
- November 03, 1942
- Place of Burial
- Toronto, Ontario
- Cemetery
- Toronto (Roselawn) Hebrew Cemetery
- Age at Time of Death
- 23
- Enlistment No.
- R-129960
- Rank
- Leading Aircraftman
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- Leading Aircraftman Sidney Acker, of Guelph, Ontario (R.C.A.F. Casualty List No. 416, November 6, 1942), was killed when the Anson bomber in which he was flying crashed at Dorchester, Ontario.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
APRIL, Lionel Julius
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy92773
- Collection
- Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- NameofMother
- Lily Leopold April
- Name of Father
- Michael April
- Spouse
- Freda Lee Garson April
- Date of Birth
- February 2, 1917
- Date of Death
- August 25, 1993
- Place Where Deceased
- New Brunswick, Canada
- Place of Residence
- Toronto, Ontario
- Cemetery
- Shaarei Zedek Cemetery
- Age at Time of Death
- 77 years
- Notes
- OBITUARIES: Evening Times Globe, August 31, 1993, Obituary also appeared Wednesday, September 1, 1993. Lionel (Lee) April born February 2, 1917, in Lithuania, son of Michael and Lily (nee Leopold) passed away on Wednesday, August 25, 1993, at Toronto General Hospital, following a courageous struggle after several years of illness. Lionel immigrated to Canada as a young child with his parents, settling in Montreal. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1940 in Toronto, serving in active combat in Europe and North Africa as a decorated flying officer earning the rank of Flight Lieutenant. Following his Honourable Discharge in 1945, Lionel joined Garson-Odeon Theatres in Saint John, New Brunswick, where he was Regional manager until 1959. From 1960 he was owner/operator of Robbins Drug Store in Saint John until selling the business in 1971. From that time, he concentrated his efforts on the development and management of a residential real estate portfolio. Due to poor health, he retired in 1986 and moved to Toronto. Lionel was an active member of the business community in Saint John and was a former Commissioner of the Fundy Region Development Commission and a former Co-Chairman of the United Fund of Greater Saint John. He worked diligently for the Saint John Jewish Community and served on the board of Congregation Shaarei Zedek (Saint John) for many years, where he retained life-long membership. He also worked actively for many Jewish organizations. Lionel is survived by his wife, Freda Lee April (nee Garson), daughter Lorie Beth (Toronto), son Michael (Halifax, N.S.), and two grandchildren. Funeral service and interment took place on Friday, August 27, 1993, in Saint John. Shivah is being observed at the family residence in Toronto. Charitable donations may be made to the Canadian Friends of The Hebrew University or the Heart and Stroke Foundation. The Evening Times Globe Thursday, August 26 / Friday, August 27, 1993 April - The death of Lionel J. April of Toronto, Ont. and formerly of Saint John, occurred on Wednesday, August 25, after a lengthy illness. He was in his 77th year. He is survived by his wife Freda April, a daughter Lori Beth of Toronto, and a son Michael of Halifax, and two grandchildren. The funeral will be held from Castle Funeral Home (Hillsley), 91 Leinster Street, on Friday August 27, at 2 p.m. Internment will be in Shaarei Zedek Cemetery. Gravestone reference code(s): JM 998.61.368. Memorial plaque in synagogue: Nathan and Mary Meltzer - E4. Additional notes: former Saint John resident
- Record Source
- SJJHM Cemetery and Obituary Records
- Fonds No.
- SJJHM-S
- File No.
- 14
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
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AXLER, David Richard
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy18
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date of Birth
- 1915
- Date of Death
- January 15, 1941
- Place of Burial
- Windsor, Ontario
- Cemetery
- Brantford Jewish Cemetery
- Age at Time of Death
- 26
- Enlistment No.
- R-71565
- Rank
- Leading Aircraftman
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- Leading Aircraftman David Axler, of Brantford, Ontario, was killed in an air accident in Canada when his training plane crashed 15 miles from Windsor, Ontario. He had won his wings and was about to receive them formally when the accident occurred. He had trained at Regina and Brandon before being posted to Windsor in November 1940. A major in the cadets before entering the services, Leading Aircraftman Axler was the first of the Jewish men from Brantford to enlist in the R.C.A.F. (Source: Canadian Jews in World War II)
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
AXLER, Harry Louis
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy19
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date of Birth
- 1915
- Date of Death
- September 22, 1941
- Place of Burial
- Toronto, Ontario
- Age at Time of Death
- 26
- Enlistment No.
- R-97458
- Rank
- Leading Aircraftman
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- Leading Aircraftman Harry Axler, of Toronto, Ontario, died in Calgary while in service. He had completed his training and obtained his wings at the Eglinton Initial Training School.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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BARNETT, Percy Joseph
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy27
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date of Death
- October 12, 1918
- Place of Burial
- Kingston, Ontario
- Cemetery
- Kingston (Cataraqui) Cemetery
- Age at Time of Death
- 31
- Enlistment No.
- 72910
- Rank
- Air Mechanic 1st Class
- Unit
- Royal Air Force
- Notes
- Air Mechanic 1st Class Percy Barnett was from London, England. (British Jewry Book of Honour WWI written by Rabbi Dr. H. Abramowitz, Senior Chaplain to the British Forces)
- Subjects
- World War I
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
BAUM, Hyman
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy29
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date of Birth
- April 15, 1918
- Date of Death
- June 20, 1942
- Place of Burial
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Cemetery
- Ottawa Memorial
- Age at Time of Death
- 24
- Enlistment No.
- R-77445
- Rank
- Flight Sergeant
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- Flight Sergeant Hyman Baum, R.C.A.F., of Montreal, Quebec, was reported killed in active service in Canada (R.C.A.F. Casualty List No. 304) on June 20, 1942. While on a patrol flight the plane he was in was seen to crash into the sea off Digby Island in northern British Columbia. The aircraft disappeared almost immediately after it struck the water, trapping both Baum and the pilot. Enlisting in the air force in November 1940, Flight Sergeant Baum trained at Brandon, Calgary and Fingal, Ontario, where he graduated as a sergeant wireless air gunner. He was posted to the operational training unit at Debert, Nova Scotia, and then to the R.A.F. Ferry Command at Dorval. Upon Japan’s entry into the war, he was withdrawn from the R.A.F.F.C. and posted to No. 7 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron at Prince Rupert, British Columbia, for operational aircrew duties.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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BERMAN, Morris
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy42
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date of Birth
- June 25, 1895
- Date of Death
- September 18, 1916
- Place of Burial
- Toronto, Ontario
- Age at Time of Death
- 21
- Enlistment No.
- 249253
- Rank
- Private
- Unit
- Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
- Notes
- Born in London, England, Private Morris Berman resided in Toronto, Ontario.
- Subjects
- World War I
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
BERNSTEIN, Paul Cleveland
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy45
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date of Death
- January 05, 1943
- Place of Burial
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Cemetery
- Ottawa Memorial
- Enlistment No.
- R-96113
- Rank
- Flight Sergeant
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- Flight Sergeant Paul Bernstein of Bloomingburg, New York, was reported missing after flying operations in Canada and was presumed dead for official purposes on August 27, 1943.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
BOLINSKY, Isaac
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy1493
- Collection
- JEWISH COLONIZATION ASSOCIATION (JCA or ICA)
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Collection
- JEWISH COLONIZATION ASSOCIATION (JCA or ICA)
- Material Type
- textual record
- Spouse
- Sarah
- Report Date
- 1913
- Place of Settlement
- Lemonville, Ontario
- Record Source
- Jewish Colonization Association Colonist Report
- Fonds No.
- I0032
- Series No.
- KC
- File No.
- 21
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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BONDER, Hyman
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy56
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date of Death
- September 20, 1943
- Place of Burial
- London, Ontario
- Age at Time of Death
- 23
- Enlistment No.
- R 129606
- Rank
- Aircraftman 1st Class
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- Aircraftman Hyman Bonder was from London, Ontario.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
BOSLOY, Philip
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy57
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date of Death
- February 24, 1943
- Place of Burial
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Cemetery
- Ottawa Memorial
- Age at Time of Death
- 24
- Enlistment No.
- J-11585
- Rank
- Flying Officer
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Notes
- Flying Officer Philip Bosloy of Sydney, Nova Scotia, was reported missing after air operations in Canada and presumed dead on February 24, 1943.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
BRANDESS, Yitshak
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy49129
- Collection
- KENEDER ADLER
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Collection
- KENEDER ADLER
- Material Type
- textual record
- Spouse
- Name not specified
- Children
- 3 daughters; 1 son
- Date of Death
- 08/06/1930
- Notice Publication Date
- 08/07/1930
- Place Where Deceased
- Sudbury, Ontario
- Place of Residence
- Montreal
- Last Known Address
- 245 Villeneuve Street West, Montreal
- Cemetery
- Congregation Shaar Hashomayim
- Age at Time of Death
- 65
- Record Source
- Yiddish Newspaper (Keneder Adler) Obituary
- Fonds No.
- I0042
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
BURNS, Toive
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy48505
- Collection
- KENEDER ADLER
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Collection
- KENEDER ADLER
- Material Type
- textual record
- Spouse
- Name not specified
- Children
- 6 children
- Date of Death
- 07/17/1928
- Notice Publication Date
- 07/19/1928
- Place Where Deceased
- London, Ontario
- Place of Residence
- Montreal
- Age at Time of Death
- 47
- Notes
- Funeral from 375 Querbes Ave. Outremont, Quebec.
- Record Source
- Yiddish Newspaper (Keneder Adler) Obituary
- Fonds No.
- I0042
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
CITREN, Louis H.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy92904
- Collection
- Saint John Jewish Historical Museum Synagogue Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Spouse
- Eleanor Green Citren
- Children
- 2 sons
- Additional Family
- 2 sisters
- Date of Birth
- 1910
- Date of Death
- November 13, 1985
- Place Where Deceased
- New Brunswick, Canada
- Place of Residence
- Oakville, Ontario
- Cemetery
- Shaarei Zedek Cemetery
- Notes
- OBITUARIES: Evening Times Globe, November 14, 1985 At Oakville, Ontario on November 13th, 1985, Louis H. Citren of 265 reynolds Street, Oakville, Ontario, husband of Eleanor (Green) Citren, survived by his wife, two sons, two sisters, two grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. Resting at the Castle Funeral Home (Hillsley), 91 Leinster Street, from the funeral will be held on Thursday with service at 2 p.m. Interment in Green Hart Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Hadassah-Wizo Organizqtion by calling 652-7207 would be appreciated by the family. Gravestone reference code(s): JM 998.61.496. Memorial plaque in synagogue: Nathan and Mary Meltzer - E4.
- Record Source
- SJJHM Cemetery and Obituary Records
- Fonds No.
- SJJHM-S
- File No.
- 141
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
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COHEN, Murray
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/genealogy85
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date of Death
- November 24, 1940
- Place of Burial
- Toronto, Ontario
- Age at Time of Death
- 21
- Enlistment No.
- B/498060
- Rank
- Private
- Unit
- Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
- Notes
- Private Murray Cohen was from Toronto, Ontario.
- Subjects
- World War II
- Record Source
- Canadian Jewish Military Casualties
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Archival / Genealogical
- Genealogy Records
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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