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Fred Rose Collection

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn92947
Collection
Fred Rose Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
0.2m multiple media
Fonds No.
1448
Date
1943-1989
Scope and Content
Collection consists of clippings, electoral pamphlets and posters, publications written by, as well as featuring, Fred Rose.
Collection
Fred Rose Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
0.2m multiple media
Scope and Content
Collection consists of clippings, electoral pamphlets and posters, publications written by, as well as featuring, Fred Rose.
Date
1943-1989
Fonds No.
1448
Storage Location
JPL
History / Biographical
Fred Rose (born Fishel Rosenberg) was a member of the Communist Party of Canada and the Labour-Progessive Party. He served as MP of the Cartier district and the first Canadian MP elected as a communist. In 1946 he was arrested in the first Cold War spy trials.
Language
English Yiddish
Custodial History
Unknown
Name Access
Rose, Fred
Subjects
Communism
Communist Party of Canada
Political elections
Labour Progressive Party
Politics and government
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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George Simon Fonds

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn17202
Collection
George Simon Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
1 file multiple media
Fonds No.
1176
Date
ca1942-2001
Collection
George Simon Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
1 file multiple media
Parallel Title
Photographs, clippings and varia
Date
ca1942-2001
Fonds No.
1176
Storage Location
7-5C, SC1
Conservation
Photographs require removal to photograph collection.
History / Biographical
From "Who's Who in Canadian Jewry", p. 323, "Simon, George, Mayor of Alexandria, Ontario. Born: 3 Mar 1890, Branfort, Ontario. Son of Ettie and Isaac Simon. Single. Business: former president, Simon's General Store. Mayor of Alexandria, Ontario, for over 15 years. Was the first Jew and the youngest mayor to be elected in Canada to that office in 1918. Organizer and past Secretary, Progressive Conservative Association for over 15 years, Alexandria President, Alexandria Industrial Buildings Ltd; Chairman Park and Recreation Ctee; Chairman, Area Planning and Developing Board; Chairman, Public Utilities Commission; Director, Eastern Ontario Development Association, headquarters in Ottawa. Senior Warden and member Alexandria Lodge No 438 AF & AM; Maxwell Chapter, AF & AM; Alexandria Lions Club; Alexandria Curling Club; Alexandria Lawn Bowling Club. Received recognition for dedicated and humanitarian services to the community. Served with the Reserve Army during World War II. Parents settled in Detroit, before coming to Branfort in the 1880's as the first Jews in that city. They eventually re-located in 1897. Rel Affil. Shaar Hashomayim. Res: 36 St George St E. Office: 25 Main St N, Alexandria, Ont."
Language
English
Subjects
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Simon, George, 1890-1964
Alexandria (Ontario)
Politics and government
Simon's General Store (Alexandria, Ontario)
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Horn Cafeteria Collection

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn80236
Collection
Horn Cafeteria Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
1 photograph ; 1 file of textual records
Fonds No.
1305; 00001
Date
[between ca. 1930 and 1947]
Scope and Content
1 photograph and correspondence file pertaining to the life and business of Joe Horn.
Collection
Horn Cafeteria Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
1 photograph ; 1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
1 photograph and correspondence file pertaining to the life and business of Joe Horn.
Date
[between ca. 1930 and 1947]
Fonds No.
1305
File No.
00001
Storage Location
Ctn. 001
2-1F
History / Biographical
The Horn Restaurent was run by Joe Horn and located on St. Laurent Boulevard in Montreal. Mr. Horn also served as a Montreal City Councillor in 1947.
Custodial History
Donated to the Jewish Public Library Archives in January 2013 by Estelle Horn Farr.
Subjects
Montreal (Quebec)
Politics and government
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Political Campaigns and Publications

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn92950
Collection
Fred Rose Collection
Description Level
File
Material Type
multiple media
Fonds No.
1448; 003
Date
1938-[194-]
Scope and Content
File consists of political pamphlets and posters of Fred Rose's political campaigning. Also includes the following publications by Fred Rose: "Spying on Labor," "Fascism Over Canada" and "Hitler's 5th Column in Quebec."
Collection
Fred Rose Collection
Description Level
File
Material Type
multiple media
Scope and Content
File consists of political pamphlets and posters of Fred Rose's political campaigning. Also includes the following publications by Fred Rose: "Spying on Labor," "Fascism Over Canada" and "Hitler's 5th Column in Quebec."
Date
1938-[194-]
Fonds No.
1448
File No.
003
Storage Location
JPL
Language
English Yiddish
Name Access
Rose, Fred
Subjects
Labour Progressive Party
Communism
Political elections
Politics and government
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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