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- Aline Gubbay Fonds 12
- Charles and Ninel Segal Fonds 1
- D. Rohold Fonds 1
- Freda Hoffman Zgodzinski Collection 1
- Genealogy and Memoir Collection 5
- Henry L. Gitelman Fonds 1
- Jacob Zipper Collection 2
- Jussi Brainin Memoir Collection 1
- Lea Roback Fonds 1
- Leib Tencer Fonds 2
- Mannie Lecker Fonds 2
- Morein/Mendelson Family Collection 1
Morein/Mendelson Family Collection
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn17193
- Collection
- Morein/Mendelson Family Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file textual material
- Fonds No.
- 1143
- Scope and Content
- Consists of memoirs of family life in Eastern Europe and North America of the Morein and Mendelson families.
- Collection
- Morein/Mendelson Family Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file textual material
- Scope and Content
- Consists of memoirs of family life in Eastern Europe and North America of the Morein and Mendelson families.
- Parallel Title
- "My Father, Your Grandfather"
- Responsibility
- Mendelson, David
- Fonds No.
- 1143
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Creator
- Morein, Harry
- Language
- English; Hebrew; Yiddish
- Acquisition Source
- David Mendelson
- Name Access
- Morein, Harry
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Memoirs, Nathan Reich
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn17225
- Collection
- Nathan Reich Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file textual material
- Fonds No.
- 1160
- Date
- ca1991
- Scope and Content
- Consists of a transcript of a memoir of the early childhood of Dr. Nathan Reich.
- Collection
- Nathan Reich Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file textual material
- Scope and Content
- Consists of a transcript of a memoir of the early childhood of Dr. Nathan Reich.
- Date
- ca1991
- Fonds No.
- 1160
- Storage Location
- 7-6C, SC2
- Creator
- Reich, Dr. Nathan
- History / Biographical
- Dr. Nathan Reich was born in Terszow, Austrio-Hungarian empire in 1900 to a traditionally religious Hassidic family. Despite family obligations, Dr. Reich continued his secular education after attending a traditional cheder. He moved to Canada in the 1920s and the US in 1932 where he eventually became an economist and professor of some reknown, being named Research Director of the Joint Distribution Committee in 1945.
- Language
- English
- Name Access
- Reich, Dr. Nathan, 1909-19??
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Mannie Lecker Fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16743
- Collection
- Mannie Lecker Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- .4m of mixed material
- Fonds No.
- 1043
- Date
- 1885-2005 (predominant 1942-1945)
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of wartime memorabilia and propaganda collected by Mr. Lecker during his service in Europe in World War II.
- Collection
- Mannie Lecker Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- .4m of mixed material
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of wartime memorabilia and propaganda collected by Mr. Lecker during his service in Europe in World War II.
- Date
- 1885-2005 (predominant 1942-1945)
- Fonds No.
- 1043
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Creator
- Mannie Lecker
- History / Biographical
- Mr. Lecker was born and raised in Montreal. He enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces during World War II and served as ground maintenance crew in the Air Force. Mr. Lecker was present during D-Day invasion, June 06, 1944 and marched across Europe, specifically through France, Holland and Germany. During his time in Europe, Mr. Lecker collected and saved wartime propaganda and memorabilia. Upon discharge from the Forces Mr. Lecker returned to Montreal but travelled often across Canada as a travelling salesman. Mr. Lecker passed away in Montreal in December 2007.
- Custodial History
- Initial donation was made in 1978 by Mr. Lecker to Paul Trepman, then director of the JPL. In 2005, Mr. Lecker was reconnected to the Library and Archives and made two further donations in 2005 and 2006. The last donation of Mr. Lecker's service medals was made in 2008 after his death.
- Name Access
- Lecker, Mannie, d.December 2007
- Subjects
- Veterans, Jewish - Canada
- World War, 1939-1945 - Veterans
- World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives
- Medals
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Interview with Mannie Lecker
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16771
- Collection
- Mannie Lecker Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- sound recording
- Physical Description
- 1 audiocassette
- Fonds No.
- 1043; 030
- Date
- July 05, 2005
- Scope and Content
- Consists of one interview with Mannie Lecker, conducted by archivist Shannon Hodge.
- Collection
- Mannie Lecker Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- sound recording
- Physical Description
- 1 audiocassette
- Scope and Content
- Consists of one interview with Mannie Lecker, conducted by archivist Shannon Hodge.
- Date
- July 05, 2005
- Fonds No.
- 1043
- File No.
- 030
- Storage Location
- 7-3G, Box 002
- Subjects
- Lecker, Mannie, d. Dec. 27, 2007
- Veterans, Jewish - Canada
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives
- World War, 1939-1945 - Veterans
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Interviews with Sarah Fischer
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn30543
- Collection
- Sarah Fischer Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- sound recording
- Physical Description
- 2 audio-cassettes
- Fonds No.
- 1017; 1; 00002
- Date
- 1973
- Collection
- Sarah Fischer Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- sound recording
- Physical Description
- 2 audio-cassettes
- Date
- 1973
- Fonds No.
- 1017
- Series No.
- 1
- File No.
- 00002
- Storage Location
- JPL Stacks
- Creator
- CJAD Radio
- Radio Canada
- Language
- English
- French
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Family Gathering to Commemorate the Passing of Leo Roback
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn31759
- Collection
- Lea Roback Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- sound recording
- Physical Description
- 1 audiocassette
- Fonds No.
- 1243; 2; 00314
- Date
- 1985
- Collection
- Lea Roback Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- sound recording
- Physical Description
- 1 audiocassette
- Date
- 1985
- Fonds No.
- 1243
- Series No.
- 2
- File No.
- 00314
- Storage Location
- 2-4F
- Container 12
- Language
- English
- Acquisition Source
- Lea Roback
- Access Restrictions
- Privacy restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Finding Aid
- Audio content summary available
- Name Access
- Roback, Lea, 1903-2000
- Subjects
- Roback, Leo
- Roback, David
- Labour movement
- Labour unions
- Social justice
- World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Documents
YouTube
Family Gathering to Commemorate the Passing of Leo Roback
https://www.youtube.com/embed/nsQkNxe8IlYDiary excerpts
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn17154
- Collection
- Charles and Ninel Segal Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- 0008
- Date
- 1950, 1952, 1969
- Scope and Content
- Diary excerpts consist of recountings of conversations with Dr. Ralph J. Bunche, director of Trusteeship division of the UN and former Palestine mediator, 1950; recount meeting President Truman and acting as translator for Mordecai Namir, sec-gen of Histadrut, 1952; conversations and letters regard…
- Collection
- Charles and Ninel Segal Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Diary excerpts consist of recountings of conversations with Dr. Ralph J. Bunche, director of Trusteeship division of the UN and former Palestine mediator, 1950; recount meeting President Truman and acting as translator for Mordecai Namir, sec-gen of Histadrut, 1952; conversations and letters regarding Oscar Ewing’s (Administrator, Federal Security Administration) work and labour in the U.S., 1952; Folk Delegation trip to Israel, 1952; meeting with Bart Crum re: presidential nomination of Stevenson or Harriman; trip to Israel.
- Date
- 1950, 1952, 1969
- File No.
- 0008
- Storage Location
- 5-5G
- Creator
- Charles Segal
- Subjects
- Segal, Charles
- Personal narratives
- Israel - Foreign policy
- Israel - Politics and government
- Bunche, Dr. Ralph J.
- Ewing, Oscar
- Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Henry L. Gitelman Fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn17185
- Collection
- Henry L. Gitelman Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file textual material
- Fonds No.
- 1115
- Date
- 1997-2002
- Scope and Content
- Consists of childhood memoirs written by Henry L. Gitelman.
- Collection
- Henry L. Gitelman Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file textual material
- Scope and Content
- Consists of childhood memoirs written by Henry L. Gitelman.
- Parallel Title
- I am Drenched in the Dew of My Childhood: a Memoir
- Date
- 1997-2002
- Fonds No.
- 1115
- Storage Location
- 7-5C, SC1
- Creator
- Gitelman, Henry L.
- Language
- English; Hebrew
- Name Access
- Gitelman, Henry L.
- Subjects
- Gitelman family
- Gitelman, Henry L.
- Repkowski family
- Personal narratives
- Holocaust
- Slawatycze (Poland)
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Shirley Apple Gleason Fond
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn17186
- Collection
- Shirley Gleason Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file textual material
- Fonds No.
- 1116
- Collection
- Shirley Gleason Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file textual material
- Parallel Title
- Craig Street Remembered: Growing Up in the Second-Hand District
- Fonds No.
- 1116
- Storage Location
- 7-5C
- Creator
- Gleason, Shirley Apple
- Language
- English
- Acquisition Source
- Shirley Gleason
- Custodial History
- Donated by Shirley Gleason
- Name Access
- Gleason, Shirley Apple
- Subjects
- Gleason, Shirley Apple
- Craig Street (Montreal, Quebec)
- Personal narratives - Montreal
- Montreal (Quebec) - Jews
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
D. Rohold, memoir
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn17224
- Collection
- D. Rohold Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file textual material
- Fonds No.
- 1164
- Date
- 1942
- Scope and Content
- Consists of a memoir written by a "D. Rohold" recounting his early childhood in Palestine, beginning in 1902, his being placed in an orphanage, surviving World War I and his struggle to get an education in England and Canada.
- Collection
- D. Rohold Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file textual material
- Scope and Content
- Consists of a memoir written by a "D. Rohold" recounting his early childhood in Palestine, beginning in 1902, his being placed in an orphanage, surviving World War I and his struggle to get an education in England and Canada.
- Parallel Title
- Recollection of Early Palestine: 1902-1942
- Date
- 1942
- Fonds No.
- 1164
- Storage Location
- 7-6C, SC2
- Creator
- Rohold, D.
- Language
- English
- Subjects
- Palestine - Jews
- Orphans
- Palestine - Emigration and immigration
- Personal narratives
- World War, 1914-1918
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Jussi Brainin Memoir Collection
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn38198
- Collection
- Jussi Brainin Memoir Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 6 volumes of bound material
- Fonds No.
- 1262
- Date
- c2008
- Scope and Content
- Consists of six volumes of writings and the memoirs of Jussi Brainin.
- Collection
- Jussi Brainin Memoir Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 6 volumes of bound material
- Scope and Content
- Consists of six volumes of writings and the memoirs of Jussi Brainin.
- Parallel Title
- My A, B, C, Trilogy
- Other Title Information
- Writings 1988-2002
- Date
- c2008
- Fonds No.
- 1262
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Creator
- Brainin, Jussi
- History / Biographical
- Jussi Brainin was born in Vienna, Austria on August 11, 1919, the only child of Sigmund and Margaret (nee Beck) Brainin. Jussi's father was originally from Liady, Russia (now in Belarus). Jussi was educated in secular schools at entered university first in 1937 at the Technical College for Textiles and then from 1937-1938 at the Huddersfield Technical Academy in Textile Technology and Chemistry in the UK. His studies ended with the outbreak of the war. Brainin was interned as an enemy alien on the Isle of Man shortly after his marriage to Liesl Kelsen. However from 1940-1946 he served in the British Army, first in the Pioneer Corps, next the Royal Engineers and then with the Intelligence Corps. In 1947, Brainin emigrated to Montreal with his family and continued to work in the insurance field. He continued his involvement with writing and journalism however and in 1956 travelled to Hungary as a freelance journalist. Brainin also had an interest in politics and social organizations, standing for a time as the honorary consul for Austria and also running as the NDP candidate in 1968, losing out to Pierre Elliot Trudeau in the election. Brainin passed away on the 22nd of August, 2008 at the age of 89.
- Language
- English
- Access Restrictions
- Limited access.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restricted.
- Name Access
- Brainin, Jussi
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Notes of a voyage to Israel
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn17934
- Collection
- Jacob Zipper Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Fonds No.
- 1088; 3; 002
- Collection
- Jacob Zipper Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Fonds No.
- 1088
- Series No.
- 3
- File No.
- 002
- Storage Location
- 6-6F, Ctn.026
- Language
- Yiddish
- Name Access
- Zipper, Jacob, 1900-1983
- Subjects
- Israel
- Personal narratives
- Writers, Yiddish
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Notes of a trip to Miami
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn17935
- Collection
- Jacob Zipper Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Fonds No.
- 1088; 3; 003
- Collection
- Jacob Zipper Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Fonds No.
- 1088
- Series No.
- 3
- File No.
- 003
- Storage Location
- 6-6F, Ctn.026
- Language
- Yiddish
- Name Access
- Zipper, Jacob, 1900-1983
- Subjects
- Israel
- Writers, Yiddish
- Personal narratives
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
General Correspondence
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn68821
- Collection
- Aline Gubbay Fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 0.20 m of textual records and 180 items of graphic materials
- Fonds No.
- 1280; 1
- Scope and Content
- This series consists of the correspondence written and received by Aline Gubbay between 1967-2007 from Africa, Europe, Central and South America, North America and the Middle East. The letters, papers, greeting and post cards are arranged chronologically and documents mostly the relationship betwee…
- Collection
- Aline Gubbay Fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 0.20 m of textual records and 180 items of graphic materials
- Scope and Content
- This series consists of the correspondence written and received by Aline Gubbay between 1967-2007 from Africa, Europe, Central and South America, North America and the Middle East. The letters, papers, greeting and post cards are arranged chronologically and documents mostly the relationship between her spouse as well as her daughters and grandson Ariel Helfer, Germaine Kanova, her mentor, Esther Reis, her sister and her friend Amelia Gray.
- Fonds No.
- 1280
- Series No.
- 1
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Language
- English
- Arrangement
- Letters arranged chronologically
- Notes
- Title based on the content of the series
- Majority of letters are handwritten
- Accession No.
- 12-003
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Diaries, trips to Israel
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn68873
- Collection
- Leib Tencer Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1073; 00011
- Date
- 1970, 1984
- Collection
- Leib Tencer Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file textual records
- Date
- 1970, 1984
- Fonds No.
- 1073
- File No.
- 00011
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Language
- Yiddish
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Freda Hoffman Zgodzinski
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn68953
- Collection
- Freda Hoffman Zgodzinski Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Fonds No.
- 1186
- Date
- post-1945
- Scope and Content
- Consists of manuscript in Yiddish entitled, "My Struggle 1939-1945 under the Nazi Occupation of Poland" by Freda Hoffman-Zgodzinski.
- Collection
- Freda Hoffman Zgodzinski Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Scope and Content
- Consists of manuscript in Yiddish entitled, "My Struggle 1939-1945 under the Nazi Occupation of Poland" by Freda Hoffman-Zgodzinski.
- Date
- post-1945
- Fonds No.
- 1186
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Creator
- Freda Hoffman Zgodzinski
- Language
- Yiddish
- Name Access
- Zgodzinski, Freda Hoffman
- Subjects
- Nazi Germany
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives
- Poland
- Poland -- Jews.
- Holocaust
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Esther Reis Autobiography
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn68957
- Collection
- Aline Gubbay Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1280; 1; 00004
- Collection
- Aline Gubbay Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1280
- Series No.
- 1
- File No.
- 00004
- Storage Location
- 12-5G
- Language
- English
- Notes
- Esther Reis is the sister of Aline Gubbay
- Accession No.
- 12-003
- Subjects
- Personal narratives
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Travel Diaries
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn68964
- Collection
- Aline Gubbay Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1280; 2; 00015
- Date
- 1965, 1967, 1974
- Collection
- Aline Gubbay Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Date
- 1965, 1967, 1974
- Fonds No.
- 1280
- Series No.
- 2
- File No.
- 00015
- Storage Location
- 12-5G
- Language
- English
- Notes
- 2 travel diaries
- Documents are handwritten
- Europe, Expo 67 and South America
- Accession No.
- 12-003
- Name Access
- Gubbay, Aline, 1920-2005
- Subjects
- Personal narratives
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Travel Diaries
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn68965
- Collection
- Aline Gubbay Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1280; 2; 00016
- Collection
- Aline Gubbay Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1280
- Series No.
- 2
- File No.
- 00016
- Storage Location
- 12-5G
- Language
- English
- Notes
- 2 travel diaries
- Documents are handwritten
- Antigua, Barbados, England, Greece, Israel, Jamaica, Portugual and Spain
- Accession No.
- 12-003
- Name Access
- Gubbay, Aline, 1920-2005
- Subjects
- Personal narratives
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Travel Diaries
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn68966
- Collection
- Aline Gubbay Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1280; 2; 00017
- Collection
- Aline Gubbay Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1280
- Series No.
- 2
- File No.
- 00017
- Storage Location
- 12-5G
- Language
- English
- Notes
- 3 travel diaries
- Documents are handwritten
- Italy, Morocco and Switzerland
- Accession No.
- 12-003
- Name Access
- Gubbay, Aline, 1920-2005
- Subjects
- Personal narratives
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
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