Anna Wolfe Margosches fonds
- Collection
- Anna Wolfe Margosches fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 3 files, 1 photograph : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0019
- Date
- 1932-1934
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of a program of Anna Wolfe Margosches: lecture - recital, April 9th, 1932 (?); photocopy of Reminiscences of Jewish life in Ottawa, Ottawa Hebrew News September, 1934; 1937, 1938 and 1950 speeches on biblical music; newspaper clipping of wedding of Sylvia Margosches to Arnold Haltre…
- Collection
- Anna Wolfe Margosches fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 3 files, 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of a program of Anna Wolfe Margosches: lecture - recital, April 9th, 1932 (?); photocopy of Reminiscences of Jewish life in Ottawa, Ottawa Hebrew News September, 1934; 1937, 1938 and 1950 speeches on biblical music; newspaper clipping of wedding of Sylvia Margosches to Arnold Haltrecht, 1942; three copies of, "How to Honour the Flag Code, 5th ed." copyright held by Anna Wolfe Margosches (item no. 1-1009), Ottawa Canada 1951; hardcover Song Book entitled " Songs of Zion" Souvenir of the Jewish Women's Congress with spine label reads "Principal Melodies of the Synagogue" printed in Chicago 1893, inscribed "Anna Wolfe Margoshes Ottawa, Canada 1919"; 1 photograph b&w of Anna Wolfe Margosches, 8 scanned images (jpg) of Sylvia and Arnold Haltrecht and family.
- Date
- 1932-1934
- Fonds No.
- I0019
- Storage Location
- Oversized Documents Box 2
- A.1.1 - Individuals Boxes
- History / Biographical
- Anna Wolfe Margosches was born in New York, daughter of Max and Rachael Wolfe. Max Wolfe was a furrier and from Poland. Anna Wolfe attended Loretta College in Toronto and was married in 1911.
She pursued a heightened, social outlet for women in Ottawa. She gave lectures and recitals at the Chateau Laurier and directed pageants. In 1934, she founded the Lord Reading Club which met once a month at the Chateau Laurier. She was an intellectual and was very much a society person. She did not pursue any Zionist causes.
She was also a trained musician and sang at Dr. Geldart's radio station in Ottawa. She had a daughter, Sylvia who married Arnold Haltrecht, and was a cousin of Barney Danson the Federal Government cabinet minister.
- Acquisition Source
- Speeches, newspaper clipping, and "How to honour the flag code" donated by Merle Haltrecht-Matte, February, 2001. Song book donated in 2011.
- Notes
- 1. A short biographical entry in "Prominent Jews in Canada," 1933.
2. Biographical information obtained from Shirley Berman, Founding Archivist, Ottawa Jewish Archives.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Arnold Haltrect playing violin.
- Collection
- Anna Wolfe Margosches fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- electronic record
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; jpg
- Fonds No.
- I0019; OJA 1-569-04
- Date
- [192-?]
- Collection
- Anna Wolfe Margosches fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- electronic record
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; jpg
- Date
- [192-?]
- Fonds No.
- I0019
- Item No.
- OJA 1-569-04
- Acquisition Source
- Merle Haltrecht-Matte
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Arnold Haltrect with Jazz Band, Assory Jazz Kiddies.
- Collection
- Anna Wolfe Margosches fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- electronic record
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; jpg
- Fonds No.
- I0019; OJA 1-569-03
- Date
- [193-?]
- Collection
- Anna Wolfe Margosches fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- electronic record
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; jpg
- Date
- [193-?]
- Fonds No.
- I0019
- Item No.
- OJA 1-569-03
- Acquisition Source
- Merle Haltrecht-Matte
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
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David and Arnold Haltrect.
- Collection
- Anna Wolfe Margosches fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- electronic record
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; tif
- Fonds No.
- I0019; OJA 1-569-05
- Date
- [193-?]
- Collection
- Anna Wolfe Margosches fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- electronic record
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; tif
- Date
- [193-?]
- Fonds No.
- I0019
- Item No.
- OJA 1-569-05
- Acquisition Source
- Merle Haltrecht-Matte
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Less detail
David Haltrect family portrait.
- Collection
- Anna Wolfe Margosches fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- electronic record
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; tif
- Fonds No.
- I0019; OJA 1-569-08
- Date
- [193-?]
- Collection
- Anna Wolfe Margosches fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- electronic record
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; tif
- Date
- [193-?]
- Fonds No.
- I0019
- Item No.
- OJA 1-569-08
- Acquisition Source
- Merle Haltrecht-Matte
- Notes
- Arnold Haltrect is standing on far left, David Haltrect is seated to right of his wife.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Less detail
David Haltrect family portrait.
- Collection
- Anna Wolfe Margosches fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- electronic record
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; tif
- Fonds No.
- I0019; OJA 1-569-09
- Date
- [194-?]
- Collection
- Anna Wolfe Margosches fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- electronic record
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; tif
- Date
- [194-?]
- Fonds No.
- I0019
- Item No.
- OJA 1-569-09
- Acquisition Source
- Merle Haltrecht-Matte
- Notes
- David Haltrect is standing at centre, Arnold Haltrecht may be the boy on far left, other children's names are unknown.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
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David Siskind Haltrect.
- Collection
- Anna Wolfe Margosches fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- electronic record
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; tif
- Fonds No.
- I0019; OJA 1-569-06
- Date
- [193-?]
- Collection
- Anna Wolfe Margosches fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- electronic record
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; tif
- Date
- [193-?]
- Fonds No.
- I0019
- Item No.
- OJA 1-569-06
- Acquisition Source
- Merle Haltrecht-Matte
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
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David Siskind Haltrect in Berlin.
- Collection
- Anna Wolfe Margosches fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- electronic record
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; tif
- Fonds No.
- I0019; OJA 1-569-07
- Date
- [191-?]
- Collection
- Anna Wolfe Margosches fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- electronic record
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; tif
- Date
- [191-?]
- Fonds No.
- I0019
- Item No.
- OJA 1-569-07
- Acquisition Source
- Merle Haltrecht-Matte
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
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"How to Honour the Flag."
- Collection
- Anna Wolfe Margosches fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 3 textual records
- Fonds No.
- I0019; OJA 1-1009
- Date
- October 2011
- Collection
- Anna Wolfe Margosches fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 3 textual records
- Date
- October 2011
- Fonds No.
- I0019
- Item No.
- OJA 1-1009
- Storage Location
- OS Mixed Box 7
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Portrait of Anna Wolfe Margosches.
- Collection
- Anna Wolfe Margosches fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Fonds No.
- I0019; OJA 1-569-01
- Date
- [ca. 1930]
- Collection
- Anna Wolfe Margosches fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Date
- [ca. 1930]
- Fonds No.
- I0019
- Item No.
- OJA 1-569-01
- Acquisition Source
- Merle Haltrecht-Matte
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Less detail
Sylvia and Arnold Haltrech and family playing music.
- Collection
- Anna Wolfe Margosches fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- electronic record
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; jpg
- Fonds No.
- I0019; OJA 1-569-02
- Date
- [194-?]
- Collection
- Anna Wolfe Margosches fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Material Type
- electronic record
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; jpg
- Date
- [194-?]
- Fonds No.
- I0019
- Item No.
- OJA 1-569-02
- Acquisition Source
- Merle Haltrecht-Matte
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
Less detail