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- Becker, Hillel. 1
- Becker, Jack. 1
- Becker, Jeremy 1
- Becker, Lavy M., 1905-2001. 1
- Garment industry 3
- Jews in Garment Industry - memorandum on Winnipeg Jewish clothing manufacturers, ex. Olympic sportswear 1
- Levy Family 1
- Levy, Harold 1
- Minski (Minsky) Family 1
- Rubenstein Bros. Co., Ltd. 1
- Rubenstein, Lazarus 1
- Rubenstein, Louis, 1861-1931 1
Jews in Garment Industry - memorandum on Winnipeg Jewish clothing manufacturers, ex. Olympic sportswear
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn90768
- Collection
- Canadian Jewish Congress organizational records
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001; FA 2; CJC-IOI-FA2-37
- Date
- 11/28/1946
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Date
- 11/28/1946
- Fonds No.
- CJC0001
- Series No.
- FA 2
- Item No.
- CJC-IOI-FA2-37
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
Documents
Minski/Boltz Family
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn18198
- Collection
- Minski/Boltz Family Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 3 files of textual material
- Fonds No.
- 1248
- Date
- ca195[?]-1956
- Scope and Content
- Consists of three folders of textual material: a commemorative booklet with a handdrawn graphic on the front of the garment factory in Sweden where Osher Minski worked. Inside the booklet are signatures of his fellow employees. The second file contains a sewing pattern cut out of Swedish newspape…
- Collection
- Minski/Boltz Family Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 3 files of textual material
- Scope and Content
- Consists of three folders of textual material: a commemorative booklet with a handdrawn graphic on the front of the garment factory in Sweden where Osher Minski worked. Inside the booklet are signatures of his fellow employees. The second file contains a sewing pattern cut out of Swedish newspapers and the third file contains a Yiddish newspaper article from the Forvert regarding an acquaintance of the Minskis who rescused to children from the Soviet Union and eventually brought them to Israel.
- Date
- ca195[?]-1956
- Fonds No.
- 1248
- Storage Location
- 7-3C
- SC3
- Creator
- Osher Minski
- History / Biographical
- The Minski (sometimes spelt Minsky) escaped Poland and forced labour in the Soviet Union after World War II and lived in Sweden for some years. Eventually they emigrated to Montreal. Osher Minski (the patriarch) was a skilled tailor and worked in a Swedish garment factory while in Sweden. The mother was also a seamstress and made clothes from patterns.
- Custodial History
- Donated by Paula Boltz, daughter of Osher Minski, as well as the Minski sons, David and Sam Minsky.
- Notes
- Stored in Small Collections container #3 (SC3).
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Rubenstein Brothers Company Fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn78244
- Collection
- Rubenstein Brothers Company Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 0.6 metres multiple media
- Fonds No.
- 1357
- Date
- 1935-2014
- Scope and Content
- Consists of correspondence, marketing and sales materials, photographs, and clippings related to the Rubenstein Bros. Co., Ltd. or the Rubenstein family.
- Collection
- Rubenstein Brothers Company Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 0.6 metres multiple media
- Scope and Content
- Consists of correspondence, marketing and sales materials, photographs, and clippings related to the Rubenstein Bros. Co., Ltd. or the Rubenstein family.
- Date
- 1935-2014
- Fonds No.
- 1357
- Storage Location
- Bay 2
- History / Biographical
- Rubenstein Brothers Company was founded by Max Rubenstein in Montreal in 1864. The company was a brass foundry specializing in metal parts for horse and carriage harnesses. At the turn of the century the company grew to include nickel, bronze, and silver plating as well as operating a small machine shop. In 1929, Louis Rubenstein, the last remaining partner and child of founder Max, sold the company to Jack and Dave Becker, button and trimming suppliers in the city's garment industry. Under the Beckers the company grew according to the times and demands of Canada's manufacturing industries. At various points in time Rubenstein Bros. manufactured the Beaver Cloth Cutting Machine, post office boxes for Canada Post, and electrical intersections for Montreal's streetcars. During World War II, the company fabricated landing gear components for the Royal Air Force and the Royal Canadian Air Force. The post-war period brought a great deal of growth to the company, specifically in the garment industry and in the importation and sales of home-use sewing machines. Over the decades the company's successes also saw the opening of new offices in Toronto (1947), Winnipeg (1949), Vancouver (1995), and Edmonton (2001). In 2000, reacting to the decline of the garment industry in Canada, the company moved into garment decoration, garment printing, wide format digital printing, fabric printing, trophies, awards, and advertising specialities. In 2014, during its 150th anniversary, Rubenstein Bros. was renamed Rubenstein RB Digital Inc., to greater reflect its new role in Canadian industry. The Beckers are also largely responsible for preserving and celebrating the heritage of the Rubenstein family, particuarly Louis Rubenstein (1861-1931). Louis Rubenstein best-known now as Canada's first world fancy skating champion, a title he fought for in Russia in 1890. He was also a proponent of numerous other sports in Montreal and Canada, including cycling, curling, bowling, and swimming. Beyond sporting life, Rubenstein was an active civic leader and served as a Montreal alderman from 1914-1931. The Becker family carried this dedication to community onto themselves as well as several family members were extremely involved with numerous organizations within Jewish Montreal. Between them, generations of Beckers have been involved with the Federation of Jewish Community Services (today's Federation CJA), Combined Jewish Appeal, Camp Wooden Acres, Canadian Jewish Congress, the YM-YWHA, the Canadian Maccabiah Committee, the Montefiore Club, United Talmud Torah, Jewish Immigrant Aid Services, and the Hebrew Free Loan Association, to name only a few.
- Language
- English
- Custodial History
- Donated by Jeremy Becker.
- Arrangement
- Complete file listing.
- Accession No.
- 15-005
- Subjects
- Rubenstein, Louis, 1861-1931
- Rubenstein, Lazarus
- Becker, Hillel.
- Becker, Jack.
- Becker, Lavy M., 1905-2001.
- Becker, Jeremy
- Rubenstein Bros. Co., Ltd.
- Garment industry
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Sewing machine and table, Wheeler & Wilson No. 8
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn72739
- Collection
- Levy Family Fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 sewing machine (including table) : cast iron, leather, wood [mahogany?], brass, glass ; 111.4 x 42.0 x 93.0cm
- Fonds No.
- 1294; 1294_0045
- Date
- [between 1872-1887]
- Collection
- Levy Family Fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 sewing machine (including table) : cast iron, leather, wood [mahogany?], brass, glass ; 111.4 x 42.0 x 93.0cm
- Date
- [between 1872-1887]
- Fonds No.
- 1294
- Item No.
- 1294_0045
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Creator
- Wheeler & Wilson
- Notes
- Brass inlay: Wheeler & Wilson MFG CO. BRIDGEPORT, CONN. USA Engraved with patent dates
- Name Access
- Wheeler & Wilson
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
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