Collection

LAURENTIAN JEWISH-OWNED RESORT PROJECT = ROSENTHALL, Ricci

Description Level

Fonds

Material Type

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

16 photographs. - 1 textual record.

Date

1900-1993.

Fonds No.

I0094

History / Biographical

The CJC Archives Jewish summer resort collecting mission, undertaken in the early 1990s by Archives volunteer Ricci Rosenthal, contains an impressive number of rare and interesting Laurentian area photos, oral histories and memorabilia. Ricci owed her particular interest in this subject to her memories of happy times spent at the hotels, and the nostalgia she shared with many of her contemporaries, who would always say to her: "I wish there were still someplace to go."

Archival / Genealogical

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Canadian Jewish Archives

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LAURENTIAN JEWISH-OWNED RESORT PROJECT = ROSENTHALL, Ricci.

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3 color photos, Val Morin Synagogue (Ohel Moshe Synagogue). 4 b&w photos of the family. Hotel advertisements in the KENEDER ADLER, 1939 (photocopied). Letterhead.

Date

1939c-1990c.

Fonds No.

I0094

Series No.

01

History / Biographical

The hotel was owned by Adele and Boris Witkov. The family donated land for the Ohel Moshe Synagogue in the 1940s to rebuild their synagogue after the original synagogue burned down.

Custodial History

The collection was donated by Ruth (Witkov) PINSKY via R. Rosenthall on August 12, 1993.

Notes

P93/13.

Archival / Genealogical

Archival Descriptions

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Canadian Jewish Archives

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LAURENTIAN JEWISH-OWNED RESORT PROJECT = ROSENTHALL, Ricci.

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Series

Physical Description

5 photographs. - 3 textual records.

Scope and Content

2 photos of the owner and her family, 1941. 3 copies of photos, including 1 postcard, photocopies of the hotel & the family of owner in PC1/8/60A. (Formerly numbered P93/13A)

Date

1945c -1995.

Fonds No.

I0094

Series No.

02

History / Biographical

The Four Leaf Clover Hotel was owned by Mrs. Doris Bogoslovksy until she sold it to Mrs Clara Rabinovitch in 1944.

Custodial History

The collection was donated by Celia MARTZ via R. Rosenthall on September 12, 1994.

Notes

P93/20.PC1/8/60A.

Archival / Genealogical

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Canadian Jewish Archives

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LAURENTIAN JEWISH-OWNED RESORT PROJECT = ROSENTHALL, Ricci.

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Series

Physical Description

12 textual records. - 1 photograph.

Scope and Content

12 laser print photocopies (expanded size) of photos of Cantor's Square Lake Inn, St. Faustin, Quebec (Laurentians). Addition: 1 small photo of the Inn

Date

1945-1946c.

Fonds No.

I0094

Series No.

03

History / Biographical

Samuel Cantor, his wife Rachel, and brother Myer Cantor bought the Inn in 1935 and owned it together until the death of Myer in 1945. When Rachel died in 1961 the Inn was sold. It burned to the ground one year later, never to be rebuilt.

Custodial History

The collection was donated by Max CANTOR via R. Rosenthall on August 6, 1999. An addition was made on October 19, 2000 by Joan SHUTER.

Notes

P94/02, P94/01.

Archival / Genealogical

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Canadian Jewish Archives

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LAURENTIAN JEWISH-OWNED RESORT PROJECT = ROSENTHALL, Ricci.

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Series

Physical Description

4 textual records. - 3 photographs.

Scope and Content

1 pamphlet. 2 b&w postcards. 1 newsletter of the Lodge, Sept. 2, 1962. 1 clipping about the Manitou Lodge, 1955. 3 photos (copied from originals) and photocopies of photos.

Date

1955, 1962+.

Fonds No.

I0094

Series No.

04

History / Biographical

The owners of the Manitou Lodge were David and Raymond Berzan

Custodial History

The collection was donated by Mr.& Mrs. Raymond BERZAN via R. Rosenthall on August 6, 1999.

Notes

P94/03.Material pertaining to Jewish resorts is rare and is in great demand.

Archival / Genealogical

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Canadian Jewish Archives

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LAURENTIAN JEWISH-OWNED RESORT PROJECT = ROSENTHALL, Ricci.

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Series

Physical Description

3 photographs. - 4 textual records.

Scope and Content

3 photos of exteriors including a winter scene. 4 pages of background material.

Date

1948+.

Fonds No.

I0094

Series No.

05

History / Biographical

The Palomino Lodge was owned by Henry and Berenice Kaufman. The first lodge was built by the hands of Mr. Kaufman and was rented to the Rabiner family, who later opened their own resort (see Rabiner's Hotel I0094, S08). When the Rabiners left, Mr. Kaufman built a bigger lodge with a huge stable. The lodge got its name from Mr. Kaufman's love of palomino horses. The lodge had many famous personalities as guests, among them Lorne Greene and Princess Elizabeth. In 1956, the Kaufmans sold the lodge to Sam Steinberg, who used it as a country retreat for Steinberg's grocery store employees until the 1980s.

Custodial History

The collection was donated by Marion GREENWOOD and Dr. R. M. LEVINE via R. Rosenthall, on June 17, 1994.

Notes

P94/08.Rabiner's Hotel I0094, S08.

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Canadian Jewish Archives

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LAURENTIAN JEWISH-OWNED RESORT PROJECT = ROSENTHALL, Ricci.

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Physical Description

1 photograph.

Scope and Content

Photograph copy of postcard - Greenberg's Hotel Vermont, Ste. Agathe, Quebec

Date

1940S or 1960s.

Fonds No.

I0094

Series No.

06

History / Biographical

The Hotel Vermont was owned by the Greenbergs.

Custodial History

The collection was donated by Lawrence PINSKY, August 12, 1993

Notes

P93/12.PC 1/8/60B.La Marquise, I0094, S10.

Archival / Genealogical

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Canadian Jewish Archives

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LAURENTIAN JEWISH-OWNED RESORT PROJECT = ROSENTHALL, Ricci.

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Series

Physical Description

1 textual record. - 3 photographs.

Scope and Content

3 photos: 2 of hotel and 1 of associated people. 1 letter from the donor, 1994.

Date

1940-1994.

Fonds No.

I0094

Series No.

07

History / Biographical

The hotel was owned by Sara Westerman.

Custodial History

The collection was donated by Naomi Pascal FREEMAN via R.Rosenthall on June 17, 1994.

Notes

P94/07, PCAT.

Archival / Genealogical

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Canadian Jewish Archives

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LAURENTIAN JEWISH-OWNED RESORT PROJECT = ROSENTHALL, Ricci.

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Series

Physical Description

38 photographs. - 0.01 metres of textual records.

Scope and Content

38 photos, both black and white and colour. Some are family photos. Memorabilia from Rabiner's Hotel in the Laurentians, envelope and file folder with the logo of the hotel. Obituary of Erwin Rabiner, 1996.

Date

c.1904-1996.

Fonds No.

I0094

Series No.

08

History / Biographical

The Rabiner family first rented the building and grounds from the Kaufman family, which became the Palomino Lodge after the Rabiners left. In 1942, they opened the Rabiner's Hotel in Ste. Agathe des Monts, which closed in 1988.

Custodial History

The collection was donated by Faigie GREENBERG on January 14, 1997

Notes

P95/08.Palomino Lodge I0094, S05.Illustrates Jewish life in Laurentians, Jewish hotels.

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Canadian Jewish Archives

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LAURENTIAN JEWISH-OWNED RESORT PROJECT = ROSENTHALL, Ricci

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Series

Material Type

graphic material

textual record

Physical Description

16 photographs. - 1 textual record.

Scope and Content

16 photos of Chalet owners/family, partners, guests, staff, identified by R. Rosenthall. 1 newspaper clipping, March 25, 1999

Date

1945c-1965c.

Fonds No.

I0094

Series No.

09

History / Biographical

The Ste. Agathe Chalet was jointlly owned by four owners: Oscar Handelman, Abraham Handelman, Arthur Fasman, and Isaac Shapiro.

Custodial History

The collection was donated by Laike HANDELMAN (widow of Abie) & Rebecca Bea SHAPIRO via R. Rosenthall on September 8, 1993.

Notes

Alpha-numeric designations: P93/14.

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Canadian Jewish Archives

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LAURENTIAN JEWISH-OWNED RESORT PROJECT = ROSENTHALL, Ricci.

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Series

Physical Description

0.02 metres of textual records.

Scope and Content

Postcards (2 col, 5 b&w). 9 photos of the hotel building, guests, owners, singer Colette Boky, 1962. Pamphlet. Publicity folder, which includes 2 sheets of letterhead paper from Hotel Vermont and Hotel La Marquise. Business card for Joel Marcovitz. 1 menu for the Association des Chefs de Police et Pompiers de la Province de Québec event, 1961. Hadassah Fashion Show program, 1961

Date

1940-1970.

Fonds No.

I0094

Series No.

10

History / Biographical

La Marquise was owned by the Marcovitz family. Before being known as "La Marquise," it was called the Hotel Vermont. The name "Vermont" refers to the former owner's name, which was Greenberg.

Custodial History

The collection was donated by Peter S. MARCOVITZ on August 6, 1999.

Notes

P94/04.Hotel Vermont I0094, s06.Material pertaining to Jewish resorts is rare and is in great demand by researchers.

Archival / Genealogical

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Canadian Jewish Archives

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LAURENTIAN JEWISH-OWNED RESORT PROJECT = ROSENTHALL, Ricci.

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Series

Physical Description

9 photographs. - 2 textual records. - 1 sound element.

Scope and Content

9 photos. 1 flyer. 1 piece of stationery from Mina Geiger's desk. 1 taped memoir re: R. Paull's mother Mina Geiger; Jewish resort hotel business in Laurentians, 1993. (in J. Resort box) 1 letter, 1994. 1 Yiddish newspaper clipping.

Date

1940-1993.

Fonds No.

I0094

Series No.

11

History / Biographical

The Hollywood Beach Hotel was situated in Prefontaine, Que. and the Mount Carmel Hotel was in Ste. Agathe des Monts. The Mount Carmel Hotel was owned by Mina Geiger, mother of the donor, Rose Paull

Custodial History

The collection was donated by Rose PAULL via R. Rosenthall on August 11, 1994.

Notes

P93/18.

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Canadian Jewish Archives

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LAURENTIAN JEWISH-OWNED RESORT PROJECT = ROSENTHALL, Ricci.

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10 photographs. - 0.04 metres of textual records. - 4 sound elements.

Scope and Content

10 photos. 3 cm documents. 4 tapes. 14 photos of the Kottenberg's Hotel, farm, synagogue, family including feeding the chickens. Documents: Hotel receipts, bills, taxes, [ca. 1943-1950.] Cassette: Reminiscences by the owner's family about the hotel (sa. cassette recording SC1299, by Phyllis Waxman interviewing Mr. Rudy in 1977 or 1978.) 1 clipping about Willie Rudy.Addition 2007: Bar mitzvah certificate with Bonds stamps (oversize, very fragile and damaged). Tin sign hand painted for "Kotenberg's hotel" (sic.) Photocopies of deed documents (including a 1911 Jewish Colonization Association one signed by SW Jacobs and Mortimer Davis) ,1908, 1911 etc. The originals of these documents, as well as additional family photographs, may be donated later by Fred Rudy. Memoir of growing up in New Glasgow written from notes by Nathan Rosenberg, edited by his cousin Fred Rudy, with many colour photos (high quality home printing.)

Date

1908-2007.

Fonds No.

I0094

Series No.

12

History / Biographical

The Kottenberg's Hotel was owned by Shimson and Sarah Rudy. It was a kosher chicken farm that served as a resort in the summer. New Glasgow is a little-known lower Laurentians community settled by Jewish farmers in the early years of the 20th century. This fonds relates to the records of the Jewish Colonization Association.

Custodial History

The collection was donated by Fred RUDY via R. Rosenthall on September 8, 1993. Addition 2003 by Janice Rosen. Addition 2007 was made by Fred Rudy on May 16, 2007.

Notes

P93/15, 07/15.

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Canadian Jewish Archives

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LAURENTIAN JEWISH-OWNED RESORT PROJECT = ROSENTHALL, Ricci.

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Physical Description

4 photographs. - 1 textual record.

Scope and Content

I flyer. 3 small black and white photographs (including a photo of Pierre Elliot Trudeau at a Liberal Party function), 1952. 6 copies.

Date

1950s.

Fonds No.

I0094

Series No.

13

History / Biographical

The Manor House was a Laurentians area hotel located in Ste. Agathe des Monts. It was owned by Joe Laing.

Custodial History

The collection was donated by the widow of Joe Laing

Notes

P93/21.

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Canadian Jewish Archives

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