Agenda and driving licence, N. Benditsky.
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 bound drivers licence, 1 notebook
- Fonds No.
- 1295; 3; 00023
- Date
- 1943, 1946
Annual Banquet Programmes - Bialystoker Centre (Toronto)
- Collection
- Bialystoker Centre of Montreal Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Fonds No.
- 1238; 00016
Benditsky and Schrager family history.
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Fonds No.
- 1295; 3; 00027
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Fonds No.
- 1295
- Series No.
- 3
- File No.
- 00027
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Notes
- Family tree and brief family history were provided by Naomi Benditsky as supplemental documents and were not part of the original accession.
- Subjects
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Less detail
Benditsky Family Fonds
- 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
Less detail
Bialystoker Centre of Montreal
- Collection
- Bialystoker Centre of Montreal Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 0.5m textual material
- Fonds No.
- 1238
- Scope and Content
- Consists of financial and administrative records as well as correspondence sent and received by the organization.
- Collection
- Bialystoker Centre of Montreal Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 0.5m textual material
- Scope and Content
- Consists of financial and administrative records as well as correspondence sent and received by the organization.
- Fonds No.
- 1238
- Storage Location
- JPL
- History / Biographical
- The Centre was officially established in January 1944, the Women's Committee was established in the spring of the same year. Membership consisted of 300 people.
The aim of the Centre was to provide help to Bialystok survivors of the War. Contacted through newspapers in Europe the survivors wrote to the Centre, identifying themselves as Bialystokers. Every letter was answered and packages of food, clothes, and money were sent back to them.
Money was raised either through membership dues or by private donations. Teas, raffles, souvenir albums were also organized as fundraisers.
The Centre cooperated with other relief agencies in Montreal, especially the Federation of Polish Jews. It also maintained contact with Bialystoker Centers around the world.
The Centre's most active years were from 1945 to 1955. It was never officially disbanded. As of 1986, members were still receiving letters.
- Language
- Yiddish; English; Polish
- Subjects
- Displaced persons
- Bialystok (Poland)
- Bialystoker Center of Montreal
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Less detail
By-laws, minutes and history of the Bialystok Center
- Collection
- Bialystoker Centre of Montreal Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Fonds No.
- 1238; 00001
Clippings
- Collection
- Bialystoker Centre of Montreal Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Fonds No.
- 1238; 00003
Closeup of pleating press, Star Pleating Inc.
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5cm x 20.5cm
- Fonds No.
- 1295; 4; 018231
- Date
- [ca. 1946]
Clothing tag, Star Pleating Inc.
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- object
- Physical Description
- 1 clothing tag.
- Fonds No.
- 1295; 3; 00028
- Date
- [ca. 1946]
Correspondence
- Collection
- Bialystoker Centre of Montreal Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Fonds No.
- 1238; 00004
Correspondence
- Collection
- Bialystoker Centre of Montreal Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Fonds No.
- 1238; 00005
- Date
- 1947
Correspondence
- Collection
- Bialystoker Centre of Montreal Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Fonds No.
- 1238; 00006
Correspondence
- Collection
- Bialystoker Centre of Montreal Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Fonds No.
- 1238; 00007
Correspondence.
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 2 greeting cards, 2 letters
- Fonds No.
- 1295; 2; 00017
- Date
- 1942 - 1943
Correspondence.
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 16 letters, 4 telegrams
- Fonds No.
- 1295; 2; 00018
- Date
- 1945
Correspondence.
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 6 letters, 4 telegrams
- Fonds No.
- 1295; 2; 00019
- Date
- 1946
Correspondence.
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Fonds No.
- 1295; 2
- Date
- 1942-1946
- Scope and Content
- Series II covers correspondence between Nathan and Ruth Benditsky with other family members and friends. It consists of letters, greeting cards and telegrams.
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Scope and Content
- Series II covers correspondence between Nathan and Ruth Benditsky with other family members and friends. It consists of letters, greeting cards and telegrams.
- Date
- 1942-1946
- Fonds No.
- 1295
- Series No.
- 2
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Subjects
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Less detail
Correspondence, Nathan Bendistky and Ruth Benditsky (nee Schrager).
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Fonds No.
- 1295; 1
- Date
- 1945-1946
- Scope and Content
- Series I consists of correspondence between Nathan Benditsky and Ruth Benditsky (nee Schrager). It includes letters, cards and telegrams.
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Scope and Content
- Series I consists of correspondence between Nathan Benditsky and Ruth Benditsky (nee Schrager). It includes letters, cards and telegrams.
- Date
- 1945-1946
- Fonds No.
- 1295
- Series No.
- 1
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Subjects
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Less detail
Correspondence, N. Benditsky to R. Benditsky.
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 2 letters
- Fonds No.
- 1295; 1; 00007
- Date
- February 1946
Correspondence, R. Benditsky and N. Benditsky.
- Collection
- Benditsky Family Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 10 letters, 1 telegram, 3 addressed envelopes
- Fonds No.
- 1295; 1; 00008
- Date
- March 3rd - 22nd, 1946