560 records – page 1 of 28.

Maurice Amiel Interview

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn75017
Collection
Jewish Public Library Oral History Collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
sound recording
Physical Description
1 electronic record : digital ; 599 MB + transcription
Fonds No.
1287; OH_00001
Date
April/ 11/ 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with retired architect and professor Maurice Amiel by Information and Library Technologies student E. Edouard, April 11, 2012. This interview was made as part of the Jewish Public Library Archives commitment to documenting the history of Jewish Montreal. Major themes d…
Collection
Jewish Public Library Oral History Collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
sound recording
Physical Description
1 electronic record : digital ; 599 MB + transcription
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with retired architect and professor Maurice Amiel by Information and Library Technologies student E. Edouard, April 11, 2012. This interview was made as part of the Jewish Public Library Archives commitment to documenting the history of Jewish Montreal. Major themes discussed are: the forced departure of Egyptian Jews in the wake of the 1956 Suez Crisis, his memories of the immigration of his family to Canada, France and the United States and his personnal experience of those events.
Responsibility
Esther Edouard
Date
April/ 11/ 2012
Fonds No.
1287
Item No.
OH_00001
Storage Location
JPL-A
Creator
Jewish Public Library Archives
History / Biographical
See transcription
Language
French
Notes
An approx. 5 min., French video extract of the interview is available on You Tube.
Transcription of the interview is available in French.
Recording is available in .wav format.
Interview participants: Shannon Hodge, Sonia Boulanger and Chantal Côté
Transcription by Esther Edouard
Lenght of the interview: 59 minutes 25 seconds.
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright may apply
Name Access
Amiel, Maurice, 1940-
Subjects
Amiel, Maurice, 1940-
Suez Canal (Egypt).
Immigrants, Egyptian - Canada
Immigrants, Egyptian - United States
Immigrants, Egyptian - France
Immigrants - Quebec (Province) - Montreal
Alexandria (Egypt)
Jews - Egypt - Alexandria
Sephardim - Montreal
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
Less detail

Zryl and Goldblum Collection

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn93262
Collection
Zryl and Goldblum Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Physical Description
1 cm of of textual records, 1 photograph.
Fonds No.
1384
Date
1915-1996
Scope and Content
Includes immigration identification cards, medical examination cards, passports, citizenship and naturalization paperwork, ship tickets, monument paperwork for cemetary, attestation of declaration of marriage, and other biographical material. 1 photograph.
Collection
Zryl and Goldblum Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Physical Description
1 cm of of textual records, 1 photograph.
Scope and Content
Includes immigration identification cards, medical examination cards, passports, citizenship and naturalization paperwork, ship tickets, monument paperwork for cemetary, attestation of declaration of marriage, and other biographical material. 1 photograph.
Date
1915-1996
Fonds No.
1384
Storage Location
JPL
Creator
Sam Zryl and Lucy Goldblum
Physical Condition
Poor to good.
Language
English
French
Russian
Yiddish
Custodial History
Donated by Cookie.
Accession No.
18_003
Name Access
Goldblum, Lucy.
Zryl, Sam.
Subjects
Europe
Immigrants
Immigrants - Canada
Immigrants, Polish - Canada
Immigrants - Quebec (Province) - Montreal
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
Less detail

Biographical material.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn93263
Collection
Zryl and Goldblum Collection
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file of textual records.
Fonds No.
1384; 00001
Date
1915-1996
Scope and Content
Includes immigration identification cards, medical examination cards, passports, citizenship and naturalization paperwork, ship tickets, monument paperwork for cemetary, attestation of declaration of marriage, and other biographical material.
Collection
Zryl and Goldblum Collection
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file of textual records.
Scope and Content
Includes immigration identification cards, medical examination cards, passports, citizenship and naturalization paperwork, ship tickets, monument paperwork for cemetary, attestation of declaration of marriage, and other biographical material.
Date
1915-1996
Fonds No.
1384
File No.
00001
Storage Location
JPL
Creator
Sam Zryl and Lucy Goldblum
Physical Condition
Poor to good.
Language
English
French
Russian
Yiddish
Subjects
Europe
Immigrants
Immigrants - Canada
Immigrants, Polish - Canada
Immigrants - Quebec (Province) - Montreal
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
Less detail

Jewish Immigrant Aid Society Social Services Study Committee

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn43697
Collection
Federation CJA Collection
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file textual records
Fonds No.
1001; 2.3; 00163
Date
1953
Collection
Federation CJA Collection
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file textual records
Date
1953
Fonds No.
1001
Series No.
2.3
File No.
00163
Storage Location
Bay 1
Ctn. 013
Language
English
Notes
Contains memorandum, correspondence and reports regarding the study committee.
Subjects
Federation CJA
Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Canada
Immigrants
Immigrants - Canada
Immigrants - Social conditions
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
Less detail

Publications, Jewish Immigrant Aid Services.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn43698
Collection
Federation CJA Collection
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file textual records
Fonds No.
1001; 2.3; 00164
Date
1924, 1982
Collection
Federation CJA Collection
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file textual records
Date
1924, 1982
Fonds No.
1001
Series No.
2.3
File No.
00164
Storage Location
Bay 1
Ctn. 013
Language
English
Notes
Also contains playbill from a "Concert and Biblical Tableaux" in support of JIAS held at the Allen Theatre, Dundas Street, Toronto, 1924.
Subjects
Federation CJA
Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Canada
Immigrants
Immigrants - Canada
Immigrants - Social conditions
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
Less detail

Mireille Gallanti Interview

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn75018
Collection
Jewish Public Library Oral History Collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
sound recording
Physical Description
1 electronic record : digital ; 582 MB + transcription
Fonds No.
1287; OH_00002
Date
April/09/2012
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with retired professor Mireille Gallanti by Information and Library Technologies student Chantal Côté, April 9, 2012. This interview was made as part of the Jewish Public Library Archives commitment to documenting the history of Jewish Montreal. Major themes discussed …
Collection
Jewish Public Library Oral History Collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
sound recording
Physical Description
1 electronic record : digital ; 582 MB + transcription
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with retired professor Mireille Gallanti by Information and Library Technologies student Chantal Côté, April 9, 2012. This interview was made as part of the Jewish Public Library Archives commitment to documenting the history of Jewish Montreal. Major themes discussed are: the forced departure of Egyptian Jews in the wake of the 1956 Suez Crisis and her memories of the immigration of her family to Canada.
Responsibility
Chantal Côté
Date
April/09/2012
Fonds No.
1287
Item No.
OH_00002
Storage Location
JPL-A
Creator
Jewish Public Library Archives
History / Biographical
See transcription
Language
French
Notes
A 5 min., French video extract of the interview is available on You Tube.
Transcription of the interview is available in French.
Recording is available in .wav format.
Interview participants: Shannon Hodge, Sonia Boulanger and Esther Edouard.
Transcription by Chantal Côté.
Lenght of the interview: 57 minutes 42 seconds.
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright may apply
Name Access
Gallanti, Mireille, 1944-
Subjects
Gallanti, Mireille, 1944-
Suez Canal (Egypt).
Alexandria (Egypt)
Immigrants, Egyptian - Canada
Immigrants, Egyptian - France
Mission Laique Francaise
Jews - Egypt - Alexandria
Sephardim - Montreal
Immigrants - Quebec (Province) - Montreal
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
Less detail

Group portrait of two women, one wearing a traditional sari, Israel. Immigrants in Israel.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn26895
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 11.5 x 17 cm
Fonds No.
1255; 009238
Date
[1950-1956]
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 11.5 x 17 cm
Responsibility
Joint Distribution Committee
Date
[1950-1956]
Fonds No.
1255
Item No.
009238
Subjects
Immigrants, Indian -- Israel.
Immigrants.
Clothing and dress.
Women -- Jewish.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
Less detail

Portrait of young boy covered in disinfectant powder carrying kerosene lamp through immigration camp, Israel.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn26951
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 20 x 25 cm
Fonds No.
1255; 009294
Date
1953
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 20 x 25 cm
Responsibility
Joint Distribution Committee
Date
1953
Fonds No.
1255
Item No.
009294
Notes
Copy 1 of 2
Description attached to verso.
Subjects
Immigrants -- Social conditions.
Immigrants.
Children -- Jewish.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
Less detail

Portrait of young boy covered in disinfectant powder carrying kerosene lamp through immigration camp, Israel.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn26952
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 20 x 25 cm
Fonds No.
1255; 009295
Date
1953
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 20 x 25 cm
Responsibility
Joint Distribution Committee
Date
1953
Fonds No.
1255
Item No.
009295
Notes
Copy 2 of 2
Subjects
Immigrants.
Immigrants -- Social conditions.
Children -- Jewish.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
Less detail

Group portrait of children standing in courtyard of immigrant settlement, clothesline in background, Israel.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn26982
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 17 x 11.5 cm
Fonds No.
1255; 009325
Date
[1950-1956]
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 17 x 11.5 cm
Responsibility
Joint Distribution Committee
Date
[1950-1956]
Fonds No.
1255
Item No.
009325
Subjects
Children -- Jewish.
Immigrants.
Immigrants -- Social conditions.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
Less detail

Group portrait of immigrants gathered in dirt lot, some carrying luggage, housing structures visible in background, exterior shot, Israel.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn26986
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 25 x 20 cm
Fonds No.
1255; 009329
Date
[196-?]
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 25 x 20 cm
Responsibility
Joint Distribution Committee
Date
[196-?]
Fonds No.
1255
Item No.
009329
Notes
Description attached to verso.
Subjects
Immigrants.
Men -- Jewish.
Women -- Jewish.
Children -- Jewish.
Immigrants -- Social conditions.
Israel - Buildings, structures, etc.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
Less detail

Group portrait of an immigrant family sitting at table and celebrating Passover in temporary housing shelter, Israel. Makeshift kitchen visible in background.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn27002
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 20 x 25 cm
Fonds No.
1255; 009345
Date
[195-?]
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 20 x 25 cm
Responsibility
Joint Distribution Committee
Date
[195-?]
Fonds No.
1255
Item No.
009345
Subjects
Kitchens.
Immigrants.
Immigrants -- Social conditions.
Passover.
Children -- Jewish.
Eating and drinking.
Men -- Jewish.
Women -- Jewish.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
Less detail

Interior, delegates from the first Combined Jewish Appeal Overseas Leadership mission to Israel, sit with a family. Description on verso, "Levitt and Greenspoon with new immigrants from N. Africa."

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn29817
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 19 x 12cm
Fonds No.
1255; 012003
Date
1962
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 19 x 12cm
Responsibility
Fred Csasznik, Jerusalem
Date
1962
Fonds No.
1255
Item No.
012003
Subjects
Jewish families - Israel
Combined Jewish Appeal
Israel
North Africa -- Jews.
Immigrants.
Immigrants, North African -- Israel.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
Less detail

New Canadians Program

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn38076
Collection
Young Men's-Young Women's Hebrew Association
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Fonds No.
1256; 6; 00111
Date
1948-1949
Collection
Young Men's-Young Women's Hebrew Association
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Date
1948-1949
Fonds No.
1256
Series No.
6
File No.
00111
Storage Location
4-3E
CTN. 005
Language
English
Notes
Selection of contents digitized. To consult the entire file, please contact the JPL-A directly.
Access Restrictions
Some privacy laws may apply.
Reproduction Restrictions
Some copyright laws may apply.
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945.
Immigrants - Quebec (Province) - Montreal
Immigrants - Canada
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
Documents
Less detail

Study on Immigrant Integration

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn43582
Collection
Federation CJA Collection
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file textual records
Fonds No.
1001; 2.2; 00050
Date
10/26/1971
Collection
Federation CJA Collection
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file textual records
Parallel Title
Data on Polish Immigrants
Date
10/26/1971
Fonds No.
1001
Series No.
2.2
File No.
00050
Storage Location
Bay 1
Ctn. 005
Creator
Allied Jewish Community Services
Name Access
Federation CJA
Subjects
Federation CJA - Montreal (Quebec)
Immigrants
Immigrants, Polish - Canada
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
Less detail

Group Portrait, Russian immigrant children in MTL

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn87517
Collection
Allan Raymond Collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : 25 x 20.5 cm ; b&w
025039
Date
196-?-197-?
Collection
Allan Raymond Collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : 25 x 20.5 cm ; b&w
Date
196-?-197-?
Item No.
025039
Storage Location
PC
Material Details
backing ripped
Subjects
Children
Children - Jewish
Russia -- Jews.
Immigrants
Immigrants - Canada
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
Images
Less detail

Adele Druckman-Kinsbrunner Fonds

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn89982
Collection
Adele Druckman-Kinsbrunner Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
artefact
Physical Description
0.16 linear feet of textual records, graphic material, and artefacts.
Fonds No.
1416
Date
1921-1968
Scope and Content
Includes nine files, consisting of biographia, professional documents, immigration records, World War II identity cards, and embroidered pillowcase, and a yellow star, as well as a biography written by her children.
Collection
Adele Druckman-Kinsbrunner Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
artefact
Physical Description
0.16 linear feet of textual records, graphic material, and artefacts.
Scope and Content
Includes nine files, consisting of biographia, professional documents, immigration records, World War II identity cards, and embroidered pillowcase, and a yellow star, as well as a biography written by her children.
Date
1921-1968
Fonds No.
1416
Storage Location
JPL
History / Biographical
Adele Druckman was born in Dorna Candrenilor near Vatra-Dornia, Romania, in 1894. At eighteen years old, she attended a school called Jaures-Zeugnis in the town of Chernovitz. In 1938, at 44, she was married to Isaac Kinsbrunner, a businessman in Chernovitz, which was under control of the Nazis. As Jews, they had to wear a yellow star and carry an identity card. After the Germans were defeated, the Soviets took over. Most of their family was gone, and they struggled to start again. Finally, in 1949 they decided to leave and emigrate to Paris. Adele packed her monogrammed linen, and hid her diamond engagement ring as well as an unmounted diamond. Isaac's cousin had moved to Canada in 1913, so they went to the Canadian Legation in Paris for permission to immigrate. They were required to leave by January 1950, and so booked passage on the Samaria to arrive in Halifax on February 9, 1950. They were met by Isaac's cousin, Sydney Brown, ne Kinsbrunner, and his wife Jessie Cohen, who took them to Sydney's shop in Montreal at 4464 Coloniale Avenue. Unfortunately, Isaac suffered a heart attack and died, having only been in Canada for 12 days, devastating Adele. Sydney and Jessie had two sons, aged 5 and 7, who helped Adele learn English using their schoolbooks, building on the French she had learned in Paris. Sydney learned of a job as a nurse's aid at the Mount Sinai Sanitorium in Ste Agathe, a village north of Montreal, which Adele took to immediately. She was well suited to comfort the patients and enjoyed the peace of the countryside. Adele was often included in Brown family events, including Passover and Rosh Hashana, and she even undertook a trip to Brooklyn, New York, to visit Sydney's sister, Pearl. She was required to provide an explanation for her lack of a passport, but was fortunate enough to have been able to bring her birth certificate from Romania. The Brown family often visisted Ste Agathe to visit, until Adele retired at 74, after 18 years at the Sanitorium. Upon retirement, Adele returned to Montreal, where Sydney helped her find a small apartment on Cote St Luc road next to a synagogue. Sydney's sons, meanwhile, had grown up and become both doctors. They both got married in the same week, and Ida offered her engagement ring to the elder son, while the younger son was offered the unmounted diamond. (Biographical note taken from file 00001.)
Language
English
Romanian
Arrangement
Physical order imposed by archivist.
Accession No.
19-005
Subjects
Romania -- Jews.
Immigrants
Immigrants - Quebec (Province) - Montreal
Identification cards
Star of David
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
Less detail

Biography, as written by donor.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn89983
Collection
Adele Druckman-Kinsbrunner Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file of textual records.
Fonds No.
1416; 00001
Date
2019
Scope and Content
Also contains family tree.
Collection
Adele Druckman-Kinsbrunner Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file of textual records.
Scope and Content
Also contains family tree.
Date
2019
Fonds No.
1416
File No.
00001
Storage Location
JPL
Ctn. 001
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Notes
Produced by donor, Jill Johnson, the wife of Sydney Brown's oldest son.
Accession No.
19-005
Subjects
Romania -- Jews.
Immigrants
Immigrants - Quebec (Province) - Montreal
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
Less detail

Identification cards, World War II.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn89984
Collection
Adele Druckman-Kinsbrunner Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
artefact
Physical Description
1 file of textual records. 1 yellow Star of David.
Fonds No.
1416; 00002
Date
1941
Collection
Adele Druckman-Kinsbrunner Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
artefact
Physical Description
1 file of textual records. 1 yellow Star of David.
Date
1941
Fonds No.
1416
File No.
00002
Storage Location
JPL
Ctn. 001
Physical Condition
Fair
Language
English
Notes
Cards issued in 1941 for Adela Kinsbrunner and Isak Kinsbrunner.
Accession No.
19-005
Subjects
Romania -- Jews.
Immigrants
Immigrants - Quebec (Province) - Montreal
Star of David
Identification cards
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
Less detail

Biographia.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn89986
Collection
Adele Druckman-Kinsbrunner Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file of textual records.
Fonds No.
1416; 00004
Date
1921-1952
Collection
Adele Druckman-Kinsbrunner Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file of textual records.
Date
1921-1952
Fonds No.
1416
File No.
00004
Storage Location
JPL
Ctn. 001
Physical Condition
Good
Language
English
Notes
Includes travel permits in lieu of a passport, and Isak's burial record from Paperman & Son's.
Accession No.
19-005
Subjects
Romania -- Jews.
Immigrants
Immigrants - Quebec (Province) - Montreal
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
Less detail

560 records – page 1 of 28.