Goldie and Morris Cantor fonds

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Collection
Goldie and Morris Cantor fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
Blazer and cap, newspaper clippings, certificates, family photographs.
Fonds No.
I0080
Date
1927 - 1990
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of Morris Cantor’s Jewish Veterans of Canada Ottawa Post blazer and cap; a French newspaper clipping showing Morris as a wrestling promoter (see 1-988-01); a blood donation certificate from the Canadian Red Cross for Morris; a Jewish National Fund Certificate acknowledging a donation…
Collection
Goldie and Morris Cantor fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
Blazer and cap, newspaper clippings, certificates, family photographs.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of Morris Cantor’s Jewish Veterans of Canada Ottawa Post blazer and cap; a French newspaper clipping showing Morris as a wrestling promoter (see 1-988-01); a blood donation certificate from the Canadian Red Cross for Morris; a Jewish National Fund Certificate acknowledging a donation made for Galil Canada by Benes and Morris Cantor in memory of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hyman Cantor - September, 1982 (see 1-988-02); and 7 family photographs.
Date
1927 - 1990
Fonds No.
I0080
Storage Location
Individuals Boxes Blazer and cap in OS Mixed Box 4
Conservation
The blazer and cap dry cleaned by Browns, August 2007.
History / Biographical
Goldie Cantor (b. 1924) to Jacob and Leah Rivers in Ottawa at 16 Byward Market upstairs over her parent's store. She attended York Street School followed by Lisgar Collegiate where she graduated in 1943. She worked in her parents' fruit store and married Morris Cantor in 1946. They were married at Adath Jeshurun Synagogue and their reception was in the Talmud Torah Hall on George Street. Morris Cantor (b. 1917 - d. October 30, 2002) was born in Lithuania, the son of Hyman and Ida Cantor. Cantor's immigration was sponsored by a relative in Boston, but as immigration quotas in the United States had been meet, in 1929 the family decided to settle in Ottawa as they knew other families from Lithuania who had settled in the city. Morris went to York Street School for two years before he was required to work. In 1943, he enlisted in World War II and served in the Royal Canadian Air Force and was posted in the Yukon. He was an Athletic Director and had the rank of Sergeant. Goldie and Morris met when he was home on leave. When they married in 1946, Morris was a member of Cantor’s Kosher Meat Market, 470 Patrick Street. After the war, he returned to the butcher shop and worked with his brother Ben (Benes). Morris, with the support of some of his brothers and sisters, purchased a venue called the Auditorium on Argyle Street around 1956 where they hosted various entertainments and also housed an ice rink for hockey and indoor ice skating. Both Goldie and Morris were active participants in the Ottawa Jewish community. They had four children; Elsa (Mark) Lustman, Lyn (Mordechai) Ben-Dat, Leslie (Ronn) Sokol, and Ian (Corinne) Cantor.
Acquisition Source
Goldie Cantor
Notes
1. The Auditorium was located where the WM/YW CA building currently stands on Argyll Street, Ottawa. Goldie Cantor told Dawn Logan in August 2007 that Morris and Benes bought the Auditorium for $80,000 and owned it for about 6 years. They had bingo, wrestling and ice-skating and brought in entertainment such as Paul Anka and Elvis Presley. 2. Certificates and large newspaper clipping in Oversized Certificate Box.
Related Material
Related material in Rivers and Steinman family fonds.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Family portrait of the Cantor Family.

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Collection
Goldie and Morris Cantor fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0080; OJA 1-040
Date
1927
Collection
Goldie and Morris Cantor fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
1927
Fonds No.
I0080
Item No.
OJA 1-040
Storage Location
vault
Acquisition Source
Benaish Cantor
Notes
L-R standing: Wolf Cantor, Bessie (Cantor) Taller, Bunem Cantor, Pauline Cantor. Seated: Mrs. Chaya Cantor, Bainesh Cantor, Morris Cantor, Mr. Chaim Cantor. Photograph taken in Rokisek, Lithuania.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
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Studio portrait of Goldie and Morris Cantor with daughters Elsa and Lyn.

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Collection
Goldie and Morris Cantor fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0080; OJA 1-782-01
Date
[195-?]
Collection
Goldie and Morris Cantor fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
[195-?]
Fonds No.
I0080
Item No.
OJA 1-782-01
Storage Location
Oversized Photograph Box 1
Creator
Paul Horsdal, Ottawa
Physical Condition
Removed from Horsdal acidic folder
Acquisition Source
Donated and identified by Goldie Cantor, August, 2007.
Notes
L-R: Elsa (Cantor) Lusman, Goldie (Rivers) Cantor, Lyn (Cantor) Ben-Dat, and Morris Cantor.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
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Group photograph taken in basement of Rideau Street synagogue.

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Collection
Goldie and Morris Cantor fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0080; OJA 1-782-02
Date
[194-?]
Collection
Goldie and Morris Cantor fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
[194-?]
Fonds No.
I0080
Item No.
OJA 1-782-02
Storage Location
vault
Creator
Marvin Flatt Photographer, Ottawa
Acquisition Source
Goldie Cantor
Notes
Morris and Goldie Cantor are in centre of photo looking towards camera.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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A group of friends at the Gatineau Golf and Country Club.

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Collection
Goldie and Morris Cantor fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0080; OJA 1-782-03
Date
June 9, 1943
Collection
Goldie and Morris Cantor fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
June 9, 1943
Fonds No.
I0080
Item No.
OJA 1-782-03
Storage Location
vault
Notes
L-R: Gladys (Greenberg) Bodnoff, Phil Bodnoff, Goldie (Rivers) Cantor, Debbie Cowan, Issie Rose.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
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A group of friends at the Gatineau Golf and Country Club.

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Collection
Goldie and Morris Cantor fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0080; OJA 1-782-04
Date
[ca. 1943]
Collection
Goldie and Morris Cantor fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
[ca. 1943]
Fonds No.
I0080
Item No.
OJA 1-782-04
Storage Location
vault
Acquisition Source
Goldie Rivers Cantor
Notes
L-R standing: Goldie (Rivers) Cantor, Max Gennis, Sarah Gennis, Louis Fine, Harry Gorn, Percy Weinstein. Seated: Bessie (Fireman) Finkelstein, Musha Agulnick, Debbie Cowan, Issie Rose, and Barry Koffman.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Morris Cantor poses with I.O.C.M.T. Baseball Team.

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Collection
Goldie and Morris Cantor fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0080; OJA 1-782-05
Date
[194-?]
Collection
Goldie and Morris Cantor fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
[194-?]
Fonds No.
I0080
Item No.
OJA 1-782-05
Storage Location
vault
Notes
Morris Cantor appears in army uniform and baseball cap in front row, extreme right.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
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Morris Cantor poses with a broom hockey team in the Royal Canadian Air Force during WWII.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn104182
Collection
Goldie and Morris Cantor fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Fonds No.
I0080; OJA 1-782-06
Date
[194-?]
Collection
Goldie and Morris Cantor fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Date
[194-?]
Fonds No.
I0080
Item No.
OJA 1-782-06
Storage Location
vault
Notes
Morris Cantor appears fourth from the left.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
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Cantor family photograph.

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Collection
Goldie and Morris Cantor fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : col.
Fonds No.
I0080; OJA 1-782-07
Date
[ca. 1967]
Collection
Goldie and Morris Cantor fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : col.
Date
[ca. 1967]
Fonds No.
I0080
Item No.
OJA 1-782-07
Storage Location
vault
Acquisition Source
Goldie Cantor
Notes
L-R top row: Benes Cantor, Bunem Cantor, Harry Cantor, Wolf Cantor. Bottom Row: Morris Cantor, Pauline Cantor, Bessie (Cantor) Taller, Lazear Kantor.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
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Goldie Rivers on her wedding day with her parents Jacob and Leah Rivers.

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Collection
Goldie and Morris Cantor fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : col.
Fonds No.
I0080; OJA 1-782-08
Date
June 20, 1946
Collection
Goldie and Morris Cantor fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : col.
Date
June 20, 1946
Fonds No.
I0080
Item No.
OJA 1-782-08
Storage Location
vault
Acquisition Source
Goldie Cantor
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
Images
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A French newspaper clipping showing Morris as a wrestling promoter.

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Collection
Goldie and Morris Cantor fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 newspaper clipping
Fonds No.
I0080; OJA 1-988-01
Date
[19-]
Collection
Goldie and Morris Cantor fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 newspaper clipping
Date
[19-]
Fonds No.
I0080
Item No.
OJA 1-988-01
Storage Location
OS Mixed Box 10
Physical Condition
1. In very poor condition.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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Jewish National Fund Certificate

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Collection
Goldie and Morris Cantor fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 certificate
Fonds No.
I0080; OJA 1-988-02
Date
September 1982
Collection
Goldie and Morris Cantor fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 certificate
Date
September 1982
Fonds No.
I0080
Item No.
OJA 1-988-02
Storage Location
OS Mixed Box 10
Notes
Certificate acknowledges a donation made for Galil Canada by Benes and Morris Cantor in memory of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hyman Cantor.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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