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Genealogical information, Rubenstein Family

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn78246
Collection
Rubenstein Brothers Company Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file textual records
Fonds No.
1357; 00002
Collection
Rubenstein Brothers Company Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file textual records
Fonds No.
1357
File No.
00002
Storage Location
2-5F
Ctn.001
Language
English
Notes
Includes paper by Lavy Becker.
Accession No.
15-005
Subjects
Rubenstein Bros. Co., Ltd.
Rubenstein, Lazarus
Rubenstein, Louis, 1861-1931
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Group portrait of the Rubenstein family in their garden, possibly Louis Rubenstein and Lazarus Rubenstein, seated second and first from right. Writing on back, "Joe, you may be interested in this snap of the Rubenstein family in their garden. Louis gave it to me about fivty [sic] years ago. Zvi"

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn28866
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 10.5 x 8cm
Fonds No.
1255; 011052
Date
ca1920
Scope and Content
See also the Louis Rubenstein Collection located in Small Collections.
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 10.5 x 8cm
Scope and Content
See also the Louis Rubenstein Collection located in Small Collections.
Date
ca1920
Fonds No.
1255
Item No.
011052
Subjects
Rubenstein, Lazarus
Rubenstein, Louis, 1861-1931
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
Images
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Portrait, Lazarus and Louis Rubenstein standing on the stone steps of a Montreal building, wearing hats and overcoats.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn28865
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 13 x 8.5cm
Fonds No.
1255; 011051
Date
ca1920
Scope and Content
See also the Rubenstein Collection, located in Small Collections.
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 13 x 8.5cm
Scope and Content
See also the Rubenstein Collection, located in Small Collections.
Date
ca1920
Fonds No.
1255
Item No.
011051
Subjects
Rubenstein, Lazarus
Rubenstein, Louis, 1861-1931
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
Images
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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
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