Interview with Mannie Lecker

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16771
Collection
Mannie Lecker Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
sound recording
Physical Description
1 audiocassette
Fonds No.
1043; 030
Date
July 05, 2005
Scope and Content
Consists of one interview with Mannie Lecker, conducted by archivist Shannon Hodge.
Collection
Mannie Lecker Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
sound recording
Physical Description
1 audiocassette
Scope and Content
Consists of one interview with Mannie Lecker, conducted by archivist Shannon Hodge.
Date
July 05, 2005
Fonds No.
1043
File No.
030
Storage Location
7-3G, Box 002
Subjects
Lecker, Mannie, d. Dec. 27, 2007
Veterans, Jewish - Canada
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives
World War, 1939-1945 - Veterans
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Family Gathering to Commemorate the Passing of Leo Roback

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn31759
Collection
Lea Roback Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
sound recording
Physical Description
1 audiocassette
Fonds No.
1243; 2; 00314
Date
1985
Collection
Lea Roback Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
sound recording
Physical Description
1 audiocassette
Date
1985
Fonds No.
1243
Series No.
2
File No.
00314
Storage Location
2-4F
Container 12
Language
English
Acquisition Source
Lea Roback
Access Restrictions
Privacy restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright restrictions may apply
Finding Aid
Audio content summary available
Name Access
Roback, Lea, 1903-2000
Subjects
Roback, Leo
Roback, David
Labour movement
Labour unions
Social justice
World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
Documents
YouTube

Family Gathering to Commemorate the Passing of Leo Roback

https://www.youtube.com/embed/nsQkNxe8IlY
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Zygielbaum File - Information File

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44913
Collection
Aviva Ravel Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file of textual records.
Fonds No.
1058; 1; 00209
Collection
Aviva Ravel Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file of textual records.
Fonds No.
1058
Series No.
1
File No.
00209
Storage Location
JPL
Bay 5
Ctn. 009
Creator
Aviva Ravel
Language
English
Notes
File contains handwritten notes, typed speeches, correspondence, photocopies, and promotional material.
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945
Poland -- Jews.
Politics and government
Writing - Non-fiction
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Memorabilia, Royal Canadian Legion Frederick Kisch Branch #97

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn75300
Collection
Levy Family Fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Ribbon + pin
Fonds No.
1294; 1294_0068
Date
1980-2000
Collection
Levy Family Fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
object
Physical Description
Ribbon + pin
Date
1980-2000
Fonds No.
1294
Item No.
1294_0068
Storage Location
JPL
Language
English
Notes
Includes ribbon printed with "Flander's Field" poem with poppy and Canadian flag pin.
Includes "Canada Remembers", Year of the Veteran commemorative pin.
Subjects
Levy Family
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 - Veterans
Royal Canadian Legion
Levy, Harold
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
Images
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Correspondence, Mannie Lecker and Jewish Public Library

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16755
Collection
Mannie Lecker Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Fonds No.
1043; 013
Date
1978
Scope and Content
Consists of the correspondence and donation records of Mr. Lecker's original donation of war memorabilia to the Jewish Public Library.
Collection
Mannie Lecker Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
Consists of the correspondence and donation records of Mr. Lecker's original donation of war memorabilia to the Jewish Public Library.
Date
1978
Fonds No.
1043
File No.
013
Storage Location
7-3F
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945
Royal Canadian Air Force
Lecker, Mannie, d. Dec. 27, 2007
Jewish Public Library (Montreal, Quebec)
Jewish Public Library (Montreal, Quebec) - Archives
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Zygielbaum File - Draft

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44912
Collection
Aviva Ravel Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file of textual records.
Fonds No.
1058; 1; 00208
Collection
Aviva Ravel Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file of textual records.
Fonds No.
1058
Series No.
1
File No.
00208
Storage Location
JPL
Bay 5
Ctn. 009
Creator
Aviva Ravel
Language
English
Notes
File contains typed draft. Also contains a handwritten note from Joseph Zygielbaum, a letter from the city of Cote Saint-Luc, and a typed speech.
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945
Poland -- Jews.
Politics and government
Writing - Non-fiction
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Zygielbaum File - Draft

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44914
Collection
Aviva Ravel Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file of textual records.
Fonds No.
1058; 1; 00210
Collection
Aviva Ravel Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file of textual records.
Fonds No.
1058
Series No.
1
File No.
00210
Storage Location
JPL
Bay 5
Ctn. 009
Creator
Aviva Ravel
Language
English
Notes
File contains handwritten and typed draft with corrections.
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945
Poland -- Jews.
Politics and government
Writing - Non-fiction
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Zygielbaum File - Final Draft

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44916
Collection
Aviva Ravel Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file of textual records.
Fonds No.
1058; 1; 00212
Collection
Aviva Ravel Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file of textual records.
Fonds No.
1058
Series No.
1
File No.
00212
Storage Location
JPL
Bay 5
Ctn. 009
Creator
Aviva Ravel
Language
English
Notes
File contains final draft under the working title: "Arthur Zygielbaum: Fighter and Martyr, Biography and Memoirs".
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945
Poland -- Jews.
Politics and government
Writing - Non-fiction
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Interior passport photograph of Naomi Benditsky.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn73714
Collection
Benditsky Family Fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.0 x 5.0cm
Fonds No.
1295; 4; 018184
Date
[between 1960 and 1965]
Collection
Benditsky Family Fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.0 x 5.0cm
Date
[between 1960 and 1965]
Fonds No.
1295
Series No.
4
Item No.
018184
Storage Location
JPL
Notes
Image removed from letter dated May 7th, 1946, Nathan Benditsky to Ruth Benditsky.
Subjects
Benditsky Family Fonds
World War, 1939-1945
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Portrait of Jewish Book Month display, unidentified man on the right holding a Sefer Torah from World War II, Jewish Public Library.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn19598
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 25 x 20 cm
Fonds No.
1255; 001633
Scope and Content
The Sefer Torah fragment was used as wrapping paper by German soldier during World War II. Now on permanent exhibit at the Holocaust Centre.
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 25 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
The Sefer Torah fragment was used as wrapping paper by German soldier during World War II. Now on permanent exhibit at the Holocaust Centre.
Fonds No.
1255
Item No.
001633
Notes
"Publicity Department, Combined Jewish Appeal" stamp on verso.
Subjects
Sefer Torah.
Holocaust.
Jewish Book Month - Exhibits
Jewish Public Library (Montreal, Quebec) - Events
World War, 1939-1945.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Portrait of Jewish Book Month display, a fragment of a Sefer Torah from World War II at centre, Jewish Public Library.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn19599
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 20 x 25 cm
Fonds No.
1255; 001634
Scope and Content
The Sefer Torah fragment was used as wrapping paper by German soldier during World War II. Now on permanent exhibit at the Holocaust Centre.
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 20 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
The Sefer Torah fragment was used as wrapping paper by German soldier during World War II. Now on permanent exhibit at the Holocaust Centre.
Fonds No.
1255
Item No.
001634
Notes
Brief description written on verso.
Event and date identified on verso.
"Publicity Department, Combined Jewish Appeal" stamp on verso.
Subjects
Jewish Book Month - Exhibits
Jewish Public Library (Montreal, Quebec) - Events
Holocaust.
Sefer Torah.
World War, 1939-1945.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Portrait of Jewish Book Month display, a fragment of a Sefer Torah from World War II at centre, Jewish Public Library.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn19600
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 20 x 25 cm
Fonds No.
1255; 001635
Scope and Content
The Sefer Torah fragment was used as wrapping paper by German soldier during World War II. Now on permanent exhibit at the Holocaust Centre.
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 20 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
The Sefer Torah fragment was used as wrapping paper by German soldier during World War II. Now on permanent exhibit at the Holocaust Centre.
Responsibility
Drummond Photos, Montreal.
Fonds No.
1255
Item No.
001635
Notes
"Drummond Photos" stamp on verso.
Subjects
Holocaust.
Sefer Torah.
Jewish Book Month - Exhibits
Jewish Public Library (Montreal, Quebec) - Events
World War, 1939-1945.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Group portrait, with (l to r) Rev. F. J. Sinnamon, Mr. Chaim Herwitz, and Major Isaac Rose, at the unveiling of a memorial photograph of Srgt. S. Herwitz (Chaim Herwitz's son), Sergeant's Mess of the Canadian Grenadier Guards, Montreal.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn19144
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 25 x 20 cm
Fonds No.
1255; 001176
Date
February 16, 1948
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 25 x 20 cm
Responsibility
Federal Photos, Montreal
Date
February 16, 1948
Fonds No.
1255
Item No.
001176
Notes
People in photograph identified on verso.
"Federal Photos" stamp on verso.
Alternative angle - PR/001178
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945.
Canadian Grenadier Guards.
Monuments and memorials -- Israel.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Group portrait, including Mr. Chaim Herwitz accepting portrait, at the unveiling of a memorial photograph of Srgt. S. Herwitz (Chaim Herwitz's son), Sergeant's Mess of the Canadian Grenadier Guards, Montreal.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn19145
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 25 x 20 cm
Fonds No.
1255; 001177
Date
February 16, 1948
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 25 x 20 cm
Responsibility
Federal Photos, Montreal
Date
February 16, 1948
Fonds No.
1255
Item No.
001177
Notes
People in photograph identified on verso.
"Federal Photos" stamp on verso.
Torn on upper right corner.
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945.
Canadian Grenadier Guards.
Monuments and memorials -- Israel.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Group portrait, with (l to r) Rev. F. J. Sinnamon, Mr. Chaim Herwitz, and Major Isaac Rose, at the unveiling of a memorial photograph of Srgt. S. Herwitz (Chaim Herwitz's son), Sergeant's Mess of the Canadian Grenadier Guards, Montreal.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn19146
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 24.5 x 19.75 cm
Fonds No.
1255; 001178
Date
February 16, 1948
Collection
Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w; 24.5 x 19.75 cm
Responsibility
McAllister, Gazette Photo, Montreal
Date
February 16, 1948
Fonds No.
1255
Item No.
001178
Notes
Alternative angle - PR/001176
Newspaper clipping glued to verso.
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945.
Canadian Grenadier Guards.
Monuments and memorials -- Israel.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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New Canadians Program

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn38076
Collection
Young Men's-Young Women's Hebrew Association
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Fonds No.
1256; 6; 00111
Date
1948-1949
Collection
Young Men's-Young Women's Hebrew Association
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Date
1948-1949
Fonds No.
1256
Series No.
6
File No.
00111
Storage Location
4-3E
CTN. 005
Language
English
Notes
Selection of contents digitized. To consult the entire file, please contact the JPL-A directly.
Access Restrictions
Some privacy laws may apply.
Reproduction Restrictions
Some copyright laws may apply.
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945.
Immigrants - Quebec (Province) - Montreal
Immigrants - Canada
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
Documents
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Committee Minutes—Overall Operations

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn38090
Collection
Young Men's-Young Women's Hebrew Association
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Fonds No.
1256; 4; 00125
Collection
Young Men's-Young Women's Hebrew Association
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Fonds No.
1256
Series No.
4
File No.
00125
Storage Location
CTN. 004
4-3E
Language
English
Notes
minutes (carbon paper), regarding staff, health club, schedule, golf tournament, war services, basketball house league, price lists for activities/sports
Access Restrictions
Some privacy laws may apply.
Reproduction Restrictions
Some copyright laws may apply.
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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"The Last Front of All" booklet.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn87041
Collection
Young Men's-Young Women's Hebrew Association
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
One file of textual records
Fonds No.
1256; 3; 00970
Date
1948
Scope and Content
Two copies of "The Last Front of All," a booklet calling for donations to construct a building to facilitate the YM-YWHA merger.
Collection
Young Men's-Young Women's Hebrew Association
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
One file of textual records
Scope and Content
Two copies of "The Last Front of All," a booklet calling for donations to construct a building to facilitate the YM-YWHA merger.
Date
1948
Fonds No.
1256
Series No.
3
File No.
00970
Storage Location
CTN 042
7-5B
Language
English
Reproduction Restrictions
Reproduction restrictions may apply
Subjects
Young Men-Young Women's Hebrew Association, Montreal
Campaigns
World War, 1939-1945
Young Women's Hebrew Association
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Abstract or Summary of Jewish Welfare Bureau May 1947 Survey Commission Report… Abraham Feitelberg

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn43207
Collection
Young Men's-Young Women's Hebrew Association
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
One file of textual records
Fonds No.
1256; 1; 00588
Collection
Young Men's-Young Women's Hebrew Association
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
One file of textual records
Fonds No.
1256
Series No.
1
File No.
00588
Storage Location
CTN.017
Language
English
Notes
File only contains this report, organization involved with the welfare of soldiers, began in WWI
Access Restrictions
Some privacy restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Some copyright restrictions may apply
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945 - Canada
Jewish Welfare Bureau
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Poster, [Help to right the history of the latest destruction]...Central Historical Commission at the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the American Zone of Occupation in Germany Munich

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn73874
Collection
Graphic Materials Collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 poster : col. ; 58 x 42cm
Fonds No.
1297; 1297_111
Date
1947
Collection
Graphic Materials Collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 poster : col. ; 58 x 42cm
Date
1947
Fonds No.
1297
Item No.
1297_111
Storage Location
O/S Drawer 14
Language
English
Yiddish
Subjects
Holocaust
World War, 1939-1945
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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