Max Bookman fonds
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- Collection
- Max Bookman fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 4 boxes
- Fonds No.
- I0162
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of Max Bookman’s writings, articles and publications including the Ottawa Hebrew News, (1934, 1953 – 1965); correspondence, (1940 – 1946, 1957 – 1967); research material, (1871 – 1967); press releases, (1941, 1957 – 1966); Jewish publications, (1940, 1957, 1959); certificates, (1933,…
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Collection
- Max Bookman fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 4 boxes
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of Max Bookman’s writings, articles and publications including the Ottawa Hebrew News, (1934, 1953 – 1965); correspondence, (1940 – 1946, 1957 – 1967); research material, (1871 – 1967); press releases, (1941, 1957 – 1966); Jewish publications, (1940, 1957, 1959); certificates, (1933, 1943, 1944, 1949, 1954); and personal material, (1916, 1931 – 1960, 1966). Box List Max Bookman Writings, Articles and Publications: - Boxes 1,2 Ottawa Hebrew News – 1934, 1953 – 1965 Ottawa Hebrew News Mailing List – 1937 – 1938 The Herzl – vol.1 no.1- 4, 1928 A History of Ottawa Young Judea - 1933 Opinion – August 24, 1934 In the Shadow of the Peace Tower - 1936 Other Writings – 1940 – 1960 The Pick and Shovel – vol.1 no.1, 1940 Sherwood Monitor – 1952, 1965 Published Articles – 1957, 1958, 1980 Canadian Hebrew News Agency – 1964 Dateline Ottawa – 1965 –1967 Correspondence: 1940 – 1946, 1957 – 1967 - Box 2 Research Material: - Boxes 2, 3 Ottawa Jewish Census and Marriages – 1871 – 1963 Young People League News – 1930 Young Judea – 1931, 1946, 1967 Pamphlets – 1939, 1940, 1950, 1963 International Jewish History – 1949, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963 Canadian Jewish History – 1958, 1962, 1963, 1965 Ottawa Jewish History – 1958, 1961, 1963 Zionism – 1958, 1961 Ritual slaughter standards – 1959 Harry Walker Centennial Series – 1967 Theodor Herzl Reference cards for Who’s Who in Canadian Jewry Press Releases: - Box 3 Canadian Jewish Congress – 1941, 1957 – 1963 Other Organizations – 1958 – 1966 The Jewish Chronicle – 1959, 1962, 1963 World Jewish Congress – 1961, 1963, 1964 Government – 1967 Personal Material: - Box 3 Contract of Sons of Jacob sale of pews – 1916 Clippings of personal announcements – 1931, 1941, 1953, 1960 Personal records – programs, invitations, membership cards – 1935, 1939, 1960, 1962 Contract of sale of Ottawa Hebrew News – 1966 Prayer book for Armed Service personnel – United States Jewish Publications: -Box 4 Theador Herzl - A Memorial, Brooklyn Daily Eagle New York 1929 (stored in separate, oversized folder) The Western Jewish News – 1940 The Canadian Jewish Chronicle – 1957 The Jerusalem Post – 1957 Yiddish clippings - 1957 The Jewish Post - 1959 Certificates: - Box 4 Tree fund – 1933 Palestine Jewish soldiers’ land – 1943, 1944 From the Golden Book of the Jewish National Fund ( Ben and Malca Bookman) – 1949, 1954 Tree fund (Celia Sherman Bookman)
- Date
- 1916 – 1980
- Fonds No.
- I0162
- History Biographical
- Max Bookman was born in Ottawa, 1912, son of Malca and Ben Bookman. He was educated in Ottawa and attended the School of Journalism, Carleton University. He married Celia Sherman in 1941. They had one daughter, Rebecca Anne. He founded the Ottawa Hebrew News in 1928 at the age of 18. From 1933 onwards he was a news correspondent and was the chief editor for the Canadian Jewish Reference Book, 1963 and the Who’s who in Canadian Jewry, 1964. He also published the Max Bookman News Service, a news gathering and distributing agency. He was a lifelong Zionist , first as a member of Young Judea and its president from 1946 – 1948. He was also involved with the Ottawa Zionist Society and other organizations. He was active in Canadian theatricals and a co-founder of the Ottawa Jewish Theatre Guild. During World War II, he served with the Canadian army as a warrant officer and was awarded the British Empire Medal in 1944 for a visual system of determining the combat readiness of troops. He also founded and edited regimental publications which included The Pick and Shovel. In 1956, he joined the Department of Finance, Federal Government and played an active role in the RA Association. Max Bookman died suddenly in Israel while on holiday in November 1967.
- Notes
- 1. Finding Aid available. 2. Biographical material obtained from Who’s who in Canadian Jewry, 1965. 3. Ottawa Jewish Archives has the only copies of the Ottawa Hebrew News in Ottawa. There are no copies in Library & Archives Canada.
- Related Material
- Young Judaea fonds
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
