1.30m of records, 95 B&W, 2 colour photographs, 2 framed charter documents, 6 framed panoramics, 1 small book
Fonds No.
O0005
Scope and Content
-1. One sole box remains in the collection:
The Covenant: The Covenant is the official newspaper of B'nai B'rith. Articles contain mentions of Emergency Fund, Board of Governors, J. Horowitz, Board Committee, Ottawa Lodge News, M. Kapinsky, Parliament Lodge, E. Cohen, New Members, Herb S. Gray - 1…
1.30m of records, 95 B&W, 2 colour photographs, 2 framed charter documents, 6 framed panoramics, 1 small book
Scope and Content
-1. One sole box remains in the collection:
The Covenant: The Covenant is the official newspaper of B'nai B'rith. Articles contain mentions of Emergency Fund, Board of Governors, J. Horowitz, Board Committee, Ottawa Lodge News, M. Kapinsky, Parliament Lodge, E. Cohen, New Members, Herb S. Gray - 1967-1972;
Book of records of B'nai Br'ith's Officer's meeting activities and minutes. Book contains descriptions, invitations, and letters, from the general meetings, events, and activities performed by B'nai Br'ith- 1940-1947;
B'nai Br'ith Members Manuals: Manuals contain information related to the structure of the organization, the programs involved, and the required rituals and procedures - 1996, 2003;
Folder on Abe Bookman: Contains Article and Photograph of Abe Bookman. Article from 2010 was published in 55+ Magazine- 1982, 2010;
Readings from the Holy sciptures for Jewish sailors, soldiers, and airmen- 1943;
Folder on Herbert Wolf: Contains Wolf's letters home during his training as well as newspaper articles related to his service as a pilot and his death and burial. Articles clipped from The Shofar and The Evening Citizen - 1941, 1942;
"The Facts"- A booklet on Anti-Semitism in Canada. Discussess the history, the contributing factors, and the types of discrimination related to Anti-Semitism of The Jewish people in Canada - 1949;
Lodge Rules and Guidelines, Constitutions, and by-laws- 1887, 1946, 1962, 1979, 1996;
Ottawa Lodge No. 885 Stationary. Contains lists of members of B'nai Br'ith as well as custom B'nai Br'ith letterhead - 1954, 1988;
Ottawa Lodge No. 885 Membership Lists and Lodge Rosters - 1945, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1990;
Ottawa Lodge No.885 Program listing the officers of the organization and members of the committee 1930;
Ottawa Lodge No.885 Ephemera Bulletins. Contains invitations and letters related to organization meetings, gatherings, and dinners - 1946-2000;
Ottawa Lodge Correspondence letters - 1946, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1971
Ottawa Lodge No.885 Cult Information. Contains information, documents, and pamplets related to cults - 1979-1984;
Ottawa Lodge No.885 History. Includes casette tape - ca. 1970, 1982, 1986;
B'nai Br'ith Buttons, House of Commons Button - 1987, ?;
Fonds consists of various Series:
1. Ottawa Lodge Material, (1887, 1945 - 2000)
2. Parliament Lodge, (1962, 1982 - 1984)
3. Bytown Lodge, (1985 - 1987)
4. Confederation Lodge, (1963 - 1969)
5. Camp B’nai B’rith, (1947 - 1964, 1985, 1990)
6. Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA), (1939, 1940, 1961)
7. B'nai B'rith Youth Organization (B.B.Y.O.), (1947)
8. Women’s Auxiliary, (1943 - 1955, 1967)
9. B’nai B’rith Foundation, (1985 - 1989)
10. Jewish Students’ Union, (1986 - 1990)
11. League for Human Rights, (1987, 1988)
12. B'nai B'rith Canada - Invoices - 1995
13. Lodge Rules and Guidelines (1887 - 1996)
14. Conferences and Conventions, (1955, 1962, 1982)
15. Certificates, (1952 - 1963, 1971 - 1988)
16. B’nai B’rith Publications, (1937, 1940, 1960 - 1996)
17. B'nai B'rith: Articles and Publications about B’nai B’rith (1936, 1951, 1970, 1977 - 1987)
18. Tributes and Awards, (1946, 1967 - 1983, 1987 - 2000)
19. Scrapbooks, (1928 - 1932, 1950 - 1954)
20. Memorabilia (1943 - 1994)
21. Photographs: 2 colour. photographs of the Barney Weiss trophy and 95 B&W photographs, primarily of the Jewish Boy Scout camp.
BOX LIST
1. Ottawa Lodge No. 885: Boxes 1, 2
B'nai B'rith Ottawa Lodge Charter – January 29, 1921 (Stored on the wrapped items shelf - see 4-729).
Membership lists and lodge rosters - 1945, 1972 - 1976, 1980 - 1981
Correspondence - 1946, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1971
Ephemera - 1946 - 2000
Minute book - 1946 - 1949
Stationery - 1954, 1988
History – c.1970, 1986
Membership cards – 1972 - 1995
Activities and fund raising - 1974, 1981
Lodge Line: newsletter - January 1976 - October 1977, 1979, 1986 - 1990
Notice of general meeting – 1977
Cult information – 1979 - 1984
Balance sheets - 1980
Minutes – 1981
Thank you letters – 1990 – 1993
Blank certificates – no date
2. Parliament Lodge No. 2519: Box 3
Charter – November 23, 1957
Presentation of charter - November 23, 1957
Correspondence - 1962, 1983, 1989 - 1995
Minutes -1983, 1994, 1995
Parliament Bulletin - 1983, 1991 - 1992
Notices and invoices - 1984
Passover baskets – 1993 - 1995
Membership list- no date, 1984
Gavel, Parliament Lodge, #2159
3. Bytown Lodge No. 3061: Box 3
Talk of the Bytown: newsletter - 1985 – 1988
Members list – 1987 – 1990
Foundation – 1987 - 1989
Correspondence – 1988 – 1989
4. Confederation Lodge No. 2429: Box 3
Charter – June 26, 1963 (see Photographic Database - 4-727).
Minutes of the executive meeting – 1963 – 1967
News bulletin – November 1966 Balance sheets – 1969
Blue felt banner - "Confederation Lodge No. 2429 B'nai B'rith" (see Photographic Database).
5. Camp B’nai B’rith: Box 3
Jewish Theatre Guild program - 1937
Financial receipts and bills - 1947 - 1961, 1964
Financial statements - 1949 - 1963
Handbook and promotional material - 1949, 1953, 1959, 1985, 1990
Newspaper clippings - 1953, 1954, 2010. (2010 articles stored in onsite box in vault)
Miscellaneous.- Report of Camp B'nai B'rith. Provides overview of camp and short history. Written by Steven Victor, trustee of Parliament and member of board of directors of camp - 1971; Architectural drawing of the layout of the camp, map based on original drawing by H.A. Reitapple. Includes architectural stamp by the firm Hazelgrove, Lithwick and Lambert - 1960; (Miscellaneous items stored in a folder in the onsite B'nai B'rith box in vault)
B’nai B’rith Agencies and Chapters:
6. Aleph Zadik Aleph – Moved to separate box. See Series Level Description for A.Z.A.
7. B’nai B’rith Youth Organization – Membership list - 1947: Box 3
Newspaper clippings - 1990, 1991
Statement of relationships between Jewish Community Centre and B.B.Y.O.- no date.
A large charter for B'nai B'rith Girls Youth Organization (charter is stored in Oversized Certificates Box 1 within the special collections area of the vault).
8. Women’s Auxiliary – Correspondence, 1943: Box 3
Newsletters - 1946 – 1948
Newspaper clippings - 1951 - 1953
Invitations - 1952, 1955
Meeting notes - 1967
9. B’nai B’rith Foundation- Fund raising campaign - 1985, 1988 – 1990: Box 3
Holocaust and Hope fund raiser - 1988, 1989
10. Jewish Students’ Union – Correspondence - 1986, 1990: Box 4
Jewish Student Union Newsletter- 1986, 1987, 1989
Review of Jewish Student Union mandate and programming - 1990
Resumes and job applications - 1990
Interview questions - 1990
Potential programs - 1990
11. League for Human Rights – Holocaust lecture invitation - 1987 Box 3
Correspondence - 1987, 1988
Charles Goldlust Centre promotional materia l- no date
Raoul Wallenberg article - no date
Donation request form - no date
Holocaust lecture invitation - 1987
Correspondence - 1987, 1988
Museum of History of Jews in Poland event - 2008
12. B’nai B’rith Canada - Invoices - 1995: Box 4
Emperor of Atlantis theatre program - 1996
Insurance coverage - no date
13. Lodge Rules and Guidelines: Box 4
Constitution and bylaws – 1887, 1946, 1962, 1979, 1996
Bulletin chairman and publicity chairman syllabus – 1981
Community volunteer service chairman syllabus – 1984
Financial secretaries syllabus – 1984
A Guide to accounting terminology - no date
How to create and maintain bulletin syllabus – 1964, 1965, no date
Induction of new members syllabus – no date
Lodge leadership syllabus – no date
Operating and closing of meetings syllabus - no date
President’s syllabus – no date
Programming syllabus – no date
Program chairman syllabus – no date
Treasurer and trustees syllabus – no date
14. Conferences and Conventions: Box 4
Eastern Canadian Council conference in Ottawa – 1950, 1955, 1962
Eastern Canadian Council conference in Hamilton - 1956
International convention in Toronto - 1982
15. Certificates: Box 4
Gift of love in honour of Greta Cohen to the Women’s Children’s Home - 1971, 1972
25 year membership certificates - 1976 - 1978
Centenary certificate for B’nai B’rith Canada - 1991
50 year membership certificates (blank) – no date
16. B’nai B’rith Writings and Publications from Ottawa: Box 4
The Reporter ( Ottawa Jewish Youth Paper) - number 5, January 1 c. 1940s
Speeches and addresses - 1960, 1964
Carnival show script - 1968
The Jewish Star - 1989
B’nai B’rith Writings and Publications from Outside Ottawa: Box 4
History of B’nai B’rith in Eastern Canada/ Abel Selick, ed. Toronto, District Grand Lodge No.
22, 1964.
The Gazette (Montreal) - April 1964
The National Jewish Monthly (Washington) - September 1967
The Reporter: League for Human Rights (Downsview) - vol. 1 no.2, January 1981
The Review of Anti-Semitism in Canada/ Frank Chalk, ed.
Vol IV, No. 5 Anti-Semitism in Canada May 1949 of "The Facts" Reported monthly by the Civil Rights Division, Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith.
Downsview, The League for Human
Rights, 1987.
The B’nai B’rith Covenant (Downsview) - vol.19 no. 4, September 1, 1988
The Covenant - The Official Organ of District Grand Lodge No. 22 (Montreal) 1967 - 1972 (with gaps). Issues contain Ottawa info.
Foundation News - September 1988
The Hillel Star (Montreal) - 1989
17. Articles and Publications about B’nai B’rith: Boxes 4, 5
Newspaper clippings - 1936, 1951 - 1956, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1977, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1992
Ottawa Jewish Bulletin - 1955, 1970, 1977
B’nai B’rith The Story of a Covenant/ Edward E. Grusd. New York, Appleton-Century, 1966.
18. Tributes and Awards: Boxes 5, 6
25th anniversary booklet (3 copies) - 1946
Citizen of the year newspaper articles - 1958 - 1960
Samuel Mirsky citation award dinner - 1967
Noel Kerr citation award dinner (3 copies) - 1973
Alex Dayton citation award dinner - 1974
Mervin Mirsky citation award dinner (3 copies) - 1975
Earl Bullis sportsman of the year award - 1976
William J. Sparks Citizen of the year 1976
Mayor Lorry Greenberg citation award dinner (2 copies) - 1977
Reverend Norman Johnston citation award dinner - 1978
60th anniversary booklets (4 copies) - 1981
Ottawa Negev dinner - 1983
Jean Pigott award of merit - 1987
Gord Atkinson Citation Award Dinner, 1987
Norman Zagerman citizen of the year award - 1988
Gordon Henderson award of merit - 1988
Gordon Henderson dinner video cassette - March 1988
Allan Gotlieb award of merit dinner (organizational planner) - 1989
James Durrell and Michel Gauener award of merit - 1990
William Grossman citizen of the year - 1993
John P. Ne;;ogan Award of Merit, 1998
John and Shirley Westeinde award of merit - 2000
19. Scrapbooks: Box 6
Nap Kapinksy – 1928 – 1932, 1950 – 1952, 1957, 1968
Ottawa Lodge – 1952 – 1954
20. Memorabilia:
Trophy – 1943 - 1944
Plaques – 1981 – 1994
Stamp - no date
A small pocketbook titled, "Readings from the Holy Scriptures for Jewish Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen." - Printed in 1943 in New York (see 9-030 for more information)
21. Photographs - See Database
22. Women's Parliament Lodge:
White silken banner belonging to the Women's Parliament Lodge No. 1041. Various patches are sewn onto the banner with the dates ranging from 1963 - 1976. (See database)
Various panoramics of the campers from Camp B'nai B'rith (see 4-733-01 to 07). 1954, 1955, July 1956, August 1956, July 1957, 1979.
B&W photograph of the B'nai B'rith Ottawa Lodge sports dinner. Left to right: Sam Koffman, Jack K. Willknow, Bill Westwiick, Tony Golab, Bob Edelson, ..., Tom Shields, Jack Koffman, Jim McCaffrey. At the table: Al Bloom (with glasses), Max Koffman. Date unknown (see 4-248).
Box Photographs:
B'nai Brith Meeting and Dance - [1970's];
B'nai Brith Meeting, Irving Rivers, Isla Rivers - 1973;
B'nai Brith Special Olympics - 1977-1978;
B'nai Brith, UJA Mission to Israel, Hy Hochberg, Bill Shinkman - [1980s];
Camp B'nai Brith - 1987;
B'nai Brith BBQ Lou Hanignan House - 1990;
AZAA Basketball, Beauhert ball, Conclave - 1994;
B'nai Brith Youth - 1995-1996;
B'nai Brith Youth Conclave - 1998;
B'nai Brith Meeting and Award Presentation - [undated];
Unidentified individual - [undated];
Robert Edelstein - [undated];
Maxwell Yalden - [undated];
Class on Steps of Talmud Torah - 1932-1933;
Aleph Zedex Aleph - 1939;
Installation of War Veterns to B'nai Brith by J.C Horotwitz - 1945-1946;
B'nai Brith Ottawa Meeting - [1950's];
B'nai Brith Ottawa Lodge 26th Annual Convention, eastern Canadian Council - May 1950;
B'nai Brith for Bonds - 1955;
Unidentified Awards, Binder 2 - [undated];
Unidetified, Binder 1 - [undated];
Date
1887 – 2000
Fonds No.
O0005
History Biographical
Ottawa Lodge 885 was officially founded in February 1921 with 25 members. It was the third Lodge formed in Canada after the rejuvenation of B'nai B'rith in Eastern Canada. The first presidents were Dr. Harry Dover, J. J. Marks and Benjamin Goldfield. It was also the first Lodge to sponsor a ladies’ auxiliary in Canada in about 1925.
A local chapter of AZA was formed in 1932.
The Ottawa Lodge also supported a Jewish Boy Scouts camp. It evolved into the first Ottawa B’nai B’rith summer camp for Jewish youth. Children who could not afford the camp fees were sponsored by the Lodge.
By the mid 1920's the Lodge established a Free Loan Association and was contributing annually to the support of an orphanage in Turkey.
In the 1940's Ottawa Lodge put their full support behind the war effort. During World War II, every eligible AZA member went on active duty. This accomplishment was noted in the government folder “Canadians All”. After the war it set up a citizenship committee to help veterans reintegrate themselves into society.
The Ottawa Lodge was also active in fundraising and charity. It offered scholarships at Carleton and Ottawa Universities. It also provided buses for outings for seniors and disadvantaged children. The Lodge gave tributes and awards to individuals who had played a significant role in shaping Canadian society. Past recipients include James Durrell, Allan E. Gotlieb and Gordon Henderson.
Parliament Lodge 2159 was founded in November 1957, mainly by former AZA members (see 4-730) . Confederation Lodge 2429 was organized in 1963. Its membership was comprised mainly of civil and public servants. It merged with Ottawa Lodge in 1968. Bytown Lodge 3061was formed in May 1977.
Custodial History
NOTE*** - Most textual material moved to off-site Storage in August 2009.
Parliament Lodge Membership Roster 1984 donated by Sam Ages September, 2010.
Notes
1. Organizational history taken from History of B’nai B’rith in Eastern Canada, by Abel Selick ed., 1964 and The Jew in Canada 1926.
2. Material donated by Irving Rivers, Jacqui Vital, Nap Kapinsky and David Freedman.
3. Further accrual of 1970-1973 Camp B’nai Brith photograph donated by Laura Greenberg.
4. Framed charters are stored in the framed and wrapped items shelf within the vault.
5. Most material from the B'nai fonds has been moved to offsite storage. There is one box remaining in the vault as of March, 2013.
Related Material
See Robert and Blanche Edelstein fonds for related material.
1. Rolled and requires humidification and flatening.
2. Photograph has not been digitized.
3. Photograph does not have an ITEM NUMBER.
4. Campers not identified.
5. Located in box labeled "Duplicates of B'nai Brith Annual Photographs"
1. Rolled and requires humidification and flatening.
2. Photograph has not been digitized.
3. Photograph does not have an ITEM NUMBER.
4. Campers not identified.
5. Located in box labeled "Duplicates of B'nai Brith Annual Photographs"
1. Rolled and requires humidification and flatening.
2. Photograph has not been digitized.
3. Photograph does not have an ITEM NUMBER.
4. Campers not identified.
5. Located in box labeled "Duplicates of B'nai Brith Annual Photographs"
1. Rolled and requires humidification and flatening.
2. Photograph has not been digitized.
3. Photograph does not have an ITEM NUMBER.
4. Campers not identified.
5. Located in box labeled "Duplicates of B'nai Brith Annual Photographs"
1. Rolled and requires humidification and flatening.
2. Photograph has not been digitized.
3. "Duplicate" is written on rolled photograph's verso.
4. Campers not identified.
5. Located in box labeled "Duplicates of B'nai Brith Annual Photographs"
1. Rolled and requires humidification and flatening.
2. Photograph has not been digitized.
3. "Duplicate" is written on rolled photograph's verso.
4. Campers not identified.
5. Located in box labeled "Duplicates of B'nai Brith Annual Photographs"
1. Rolled and requires humidification and flatening.
2. Photograph has not been digitized.
3. "Duplicate" is written on rolled photograph's verso.
4. Campers not identified.
5. Located in box labeled "Duplicates of B'nai Brith Annual Photographs"
1. Rolled and requires humidification and flatening.
2. Photograph has not been digitized.
3. Campers not identified.
4. Located in box labeled "Duplicates of B'nai Brith Annual Photographs"
l. Enlargement of snapshot from Arnold Borts's photograph album located in this fonds.
2. B'nai B'rith Ottawa Lodge 885 supported a Jewish Boy Scouts camp which was first located at Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario. It evolved into the first Ottawa B’nai B’rith summer camp for Jewish youth. In 1938 it was located at Dunrobin, Ontario and moved to Quyon, Quebec after WWII.
3. Copy by Lux Photgraphic Inc.