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- Benditsky Family Fonds 42
- Clothing and dress. 1
- Food 1
- Gerson, Louis 1
- Gerson, Sylvia 1
- Jewish Public Library (Montreal, Quebec) 1
- Jewish Public Library (Montreal, Quebec) - Archives 1
- Labour and labouring classes 1
- Lecker, Mannie, d. Dec. 27, 2007 11
- Levy Family 5
- Military Personnel -- Canada. 43
- Montreal Dress Cutters Union 1
Air Frame Class, R.C.A.F., St. Thomas, Ontario
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16754
- Collection
- Mannie Lecker Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 file of graphic material
- Fonds No.
- 1043; 012
- Date
- 1943
- Scope and Content
- Consists of one group portrait [b&w] of Mannie Lecker with his Air Frame Class in St. Thomas, Ontario.
- Collection
- Mannie Lecker Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 file of graphic material
- Scope and Content
- Consists of one group portrait [b&w] of Mannie Lecker with his Air Frame Class in St. Thomas, Ontario.
- Date
- 1943
- Fonds No.
- 1043
- File No.
- 012
- Storage Location
- 7-3F
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Amateur Photographers of Montreal - Photo Montage of Murray Kay and Friends Davie and Sydney.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn74994
- Collection
- Murray Kay Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w; 25 x 20 cm
- Fonds No.
- 1307; 2; 019644
- Date
- [ca. 1937]
- Collection
- Murray Kay Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w; 25 x 20 cm
- Date
- [ca. 1937]
- Fonds No.
- 1307
- Series No.
- 2
- Item No.
- 019644
- Storage Location
- 8-3A
- Container 1
- Language
- English
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Benditsky Family Fonds
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn75323
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 0.17m of multiple media
- Fonds No.
- 1295
- Date
- [between 1920 and 1985] predominent 1945-1946
- Scope and Content
- The Fonds consists of correspondence, photographs and ephemera related to the war time relationship and marriage of Nathan and Ruth Benditsky. The material focuses predominently on the years 1945 and 1946, during which the couple organizes their Manchester wedding and arranges Ruth's eventual immig…
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 0.17m of multiple media
- Scope and Content
- The Fonds consists of correspondence, photographs and ephemera related to the war time relationship and marriage of Nathan and Ruth Benditsky. The material focuses predominently on the years 1945 and 1946, during which the couple organizes their Manchester wedding and arranges Ruth's eventual immigration to Canada.
- Date
- [between 1920 and 1985] predominent 1945-1946
- Fonds No.
- 1295
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Creator
- Ruth Benditsky Nathan Benditsky
- Conservation
- Photographs and negatives found among the textual material were placed into acid-free envelopes. A single film roll was cut for preservation and placed in flat 35mm negative files.
- History / Biographical
- Nathan Benditsky was born in Montreal on June 28th, 1918. He was one of six children born to Israel and Esther Benditsky who had emigrated from Russia in 1908. After beginning to work in family's textile trimmings business, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1941 along with his two brothers Samuel and Rubin. Soon stationed overseas, he met Ruth Schrager and in October 1945, the two married in Manchester, England. Travelling back to Canada in 1946, Nathan Benditsky returned to the family business, Star Pleating Inc. Nathan ran the company alongisde his brother Samuel and father, Israel. The business continued into the late 1990's moving from Rue Alymer to Mount-Royal Avenue. Ruth Benditsky (nee Schrager) was born on May 10th, 1927 in Vienna. Her parents Mortiz and Rachel Schrager, and sister Mirjam Zimmerman (nee Schrager) moved to England in 1937. After marrying, Ruth Benditsky waited a number of months before recieving her travel arrangements from the Canadian Wives' Bureau. Alongside thousands of other women, she immigrated to Canada in July 1946. Numerous relationships were initiated during World War II between Canadian military personnel and citizens living in areas where the military was stationed. Though such relationships were officially discouraged by the military, many nonetheless resulted in marriage. In 1946 the majority of newly-wed women, and some men, travelled to Canada to join their partners following the war. The estimated 48,000 war brides that made the transatlantic trip represented a significant influx of new immigrants from Britian, as well as the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy and Germany. Once Ruth and Nathan Benditsky were reunited in Montreal, they worked to bring Ruth's family to North America. Moritz and Rachel Schrager, as well as Ruth's grandmother, Rivka Monath, settled in Montreal in the late 1940's. Ruth and Nathan Benditsky raised three children, Howard Benditsky, Suzan Baron and Naomi Benditsky. Ruth Benditsky died in 1980, survived by Nathan Benditsky, who died in 1999.
- Language
- English
- Custodial History
- This material was donated to the Jewish Public Library Archives by the Benditsky Family in 2012. The material of the Fonds was in the possesion of Nathan Benditsky until his death in 1999.
- Notes
- The Bendisky Family Fonds was initially recieved "unsorted". In October 2012 the fonds was physically arranged to reflect the Fonds' series, as no disernable original order could be established.
- Access Restrictions
- Material in the Benditsky Fonds is restricted to researchers with academic affiliation. Please contact the Jewish Public Library Archives for further information.
- Subjects
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- War brides
- World War, 1939-1945
- Military Personnel -- Canada.
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Textile industry -- Canada.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Coins
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16765
- Collection
- Mannie Lecker Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- artefact
- Physical Description
- 1 object
- Fonds No.
- 1043; 023
- Collection
- Mannie Lecker Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- artefact
- Physical Description
- 1 object
- Fonds No.
- 1043
- File No.
- 023
- Storage Location
- 7-3G, Box 003
- Notes
- Consists of one tin of various European coins.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Correspondence.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn71200
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 16 letters, 4 telegrams
- Fonds No.
- 1295; 2; 00018
- Date
- 1945
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 16 letters, 4 telegrams
- Date
- 1945
- Fonds No.
- 1295
- Series No.
- 2
- File No.
- 00018
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Notes
- Correspondence largely addressed to Nathan Bendinsky with multiple letters from brother, Sam. File includes one letter addressed to Ruth from the Benditsky family. Also, one draft of a letter likely written by Nathan Benditsky asking his family to contact Ruth's.
- Subjects
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- War brides
- Military Personnel -- Canada.
- World War, 1939-1945
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Correspondence.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn71201
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 6 letters, 4 telegrams
- Fonds No.
- 1295; 2; 00019
- Date
- 1946
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 6 letters, 4 telegrams
- Date
- 1946
- Fonds No.
- 1295
- Series No.
- 2
- File No.
- 00019
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Notes
- File consists of letter and telegrams from various family members and friends addressed to both Nathan and Ruth Benditsky. Includes one draft of a letter written by Nathan to his parents.
- Subjects
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- War brides
- Military Personnel -- Canada.
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- World War, 1939-1945
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Correspondence, Mannie Lecker and Jewish Public Library
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16755
- Collection
- Mannie Lecker Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1043; 013
- Date
- 1978
- Scope and Content
- Consists of the correspondence and donation records of Mr. Lecker's original donation of war memorabilia to the Jewish Public Library.
- Collection
- Mannie Lecker Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Consists of the correspondence and donation records of Mr. Lecker's original donation of war memorabilia to the Jewish Public Library.
- Date
- 1978
- Fonds No.
- 1043
- File No.
- 013
- Storage Location
- 7-3F
- Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Lecker, Mannie, d. Dec. 27, 2007
- Jewish Public Library (Montreal, Quebec)
- Jewish Public Library (Montreal, Quebec) - Archives
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Correspondence, N. Benditsky to R. Benditsky.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn71169
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 2 letters
- Fonds No.
- 1295; 1; 00007
- Date
- February 1946
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 2 letters
- Date
- February 1946
- Fonds No.
- 1295
- Series No.
- 1
- File No.
- 00007
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Creator
- Ruth Benditsky Nathan Benditsky
- Notes
- Correspondence to Ruth Benditsky (Manchester, England) from Nathan Benditsky. Nathan preparing for trip to Southhampton, England, followed by sail to Halifax.
- Subjects
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- War brides
- World War, 1939-1945
- Military Personnel -- Canada.
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Correspondence, R. Schrager and Nathan Benditsky.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn71166
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 11 letters
- Fonds No.
- 1295; 1; 00004
- Date
- September 3rd-13th, 1945
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 11 letters
- Date
- September 3rd-13th, 1945
- Fonds No.
- 1295
- Series No.
- 1
- File No.
- 00004
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Creator
- Ruth Schrager Nathan Benditsky
- Notes
- Correspondence between Ruth Schrager (Manchester, England) and Nathan "Benny" Benditsky (Torquay, England). Letters mention wedding arrangements, particularly finding a hotel in London and includes note that photographs of Montreal family were orginally enclosed.
- Subjects
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- War brides
- World War, 1939-1945
- Military Personnel -- Canada.
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Correspondence, R. Schrager and N. Benditsky.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn71163
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 7 letters
- Fonds No.
- 1295; 1; 00001
- Date
- June 1945
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 7 letters
- Date
- June 1945
- Fonds No.
- 1295
- Series No.
- 1
- File No.
- 00001
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Creator
- Ruth Schrager
- Notes
- Correspondence from Ruth Schrager (Manchester, Enlgand) to Nathan "Benny" Benditsky (Torquay, England).
- Subjects
- War brides
- World War, 1939-1945
- Military Personnel -- Canada.
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Correspondence, R. Schrager and N. Benditsky.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn71167
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 12 letters, 1 pressed flower
- Fonds No.
- 1295; 1; 00005
- Date
- September 14th - 30th, 1945
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 12 letters, 1 pressed flower
- Date
- September 14th - 30th, 1945
- Fonds No.
- 1295
- Series No.
- 1
- File No.
- 00005
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Creator
- Ruth Schrager Nathan Benditsky
- Notes
- Correspondence between Ruth Schrager (Manchester, England) and Nathan "Benny" Benditsky (Torquay, England), prior to wedding.
- Subjects
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- War brides
- World War, 1939-1945
- Military Personnel -- Canada.
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Correspondence, R. Schrager and N. Benditsky.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn71168
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 4 letters
- Fonds No.
- 1295; 1; 00006
- Date
- October 1st - 3rd, 1945
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 4 letters
- Date
- October 1st - 3rd, 1945
- Fonds No.
- 1295
- Series No.
- 1
- File No.
- 00006
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Creator
- Ruth Schrager Nathan Benditsky
- Notes
- Correspondence between Ruth Schrager (Manchester, England) and Nathan "Benny" Benditsky (Torquay, England) prior to the their marriage on Sunday October 14th, 1945.
- Subjects
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- War brides
- Military Personnel -- Canada.
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- World War, 1939-1945
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Correspondence, R. Schrager to N. Benditsky.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn71164
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 11 letters
- Fonds No.
- 1295; 1; 00002
- Date
- July 1945
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 11 letters
- Date
- July 1945
- Fonds No.
- 1295
- Series No.
- 1
- File No.
- 00002
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Creator
- Ruth Schrager Nathan Benditsky
- Notes
- Correspondence between Ruth Schrager (Manchester, England) and Nathan "Benny" Benditsky (Torquay, England). The majority of the letters written by Ruth. One, from Nathan, mentions a trip to London to visit the Canada House and possibly the Refugee Committee.
- Subjects
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- War brides
- World War, 1939-1945
- Military Personnel -- Canada.
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Correspondence, R. Schrager to N. Benditsky.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn71165
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 9 letters
- Fonds No.
- 1295; 1; 00003
- Date
- August 1945
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 9 letters
- Date
- August 1945
- Fonds No.
- 1295
- Series No.
- 1
- File No.
- 00003
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Creator
- Ruth Schrager
- Notes
- Correspondence from Ruth Schrager (Manchester, England) to Nathan "Benny" Benditsky (Torquay, England). Includes details for planning their wedding. Also, mention of the end of the war, the atomic bomb and the surrender of Japan.
- Subjects
- War brides
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- World War, 1939-1945
- Military Personnel -- Canada.
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Documents, military service, Nathan Benditsky.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn71202
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 card, 1 envelope, 2 single sheets
- Fonds No.
- 1295; 3; 00020
- Date
- 1942 - 1945
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 card, 1 envelope, 2 single sheets
- Date
- 1942 - 1945
- Fonds No.
- 1295
- Series No.
- 3
- File No.
- 00020
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Notes
- File contains docrments related to Nathan Benditsky's military service with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Includes a character reference, driving certificate and a poem.
- Subjects
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Military Personnel -- Canada.
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- World War, 1939-1945
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Dog tags
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16763
- Collection
- Mannie Lecker Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- artefact
- Physical Description
- 1 object
- Fonds No.
- 1043; 021
- Date
- 1943
- Collection
- Mannie Lecker Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- artefact
- Physical Description
- 1 object
- Date
- 1943
- Fonds No.
- 1043
- File No.
- 021
- Storage Location
- 7-3G, Box 002
- Notes
- Consists of dog tags belonging to Mannie Lecker.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Ephemera, Royal Canadian Air Force [menus, Christmas cards]
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16746
- Collection
- Mannie Lecker Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1043; 003
- Date
- 1942-1945
- Scope and Content
- Consists of ephemera collected from the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II.
- Collection
- Mannie Lecker Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file textual records
- Scope and Content
- Consists of ephemera collected from the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II.
- Date
- 1942-1945
- Fonds No.
- 1043
- File No.
- 003
- Storage Location
- 7-3F
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Experiments in Trick Photography - Murray Kay as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn74995
- Collection
- Murray Kay Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w; 17 x 25 cm
- Fonds No.
- 1307; 2; 019645
- Date
- [ca. 1937]
- Collection
- Murray Kay Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w; 17 x 25 cm
- Date
- [ca. 1937]
- Fonds No.
- 1307
- Series No.
- 2
- Item No.
- 019645
- Storage Location
- 8-3A
- Container 1
- Creator
- Murray Kay
- Language
- English
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Experiments in Trick Photography - Murray Kay as the Drunkard and His Conscience
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn74996
- Collection
- Murray Kay Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w; 17 x 25 cm
- Fonds No.
- 1307; 2; 019646
- Date
- [ca. 1937]
- Collection
- Murray Kay Collection
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w; 17 x 25 cm
- Date
- [ca. 1937]
- Fonds No.
- 1307
- Series No.
- 2
- Item No.
- 019646
- Storage Location
- 8-3A
- Container 1
- Creator
- Murray Kay
- Language
- English
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Exterior group portrait in winter, Benditsky family including Esther and Israel Benditsky, Lila Solomon, May Wax, Sammy Benditsky.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn73739
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.0cm x 8.5cm
- Fonds No.
- 1295; 4; 018209
- Date
- [between 1935 and 1945]
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.0cm x 8.5cm
- Date
- [between 1935 and 1945]
- Fonds No.
- 1295
- Series No.
- 4
- Item No.
- 018209
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
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