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Harold Rubin fonds

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Collection: Harold Rubin fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 1 box of documents, 41 photographs, 2 artifacts

Fonds No.: I0092

Date: 1912-1992

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of Rubin family 1912 immigration documents; material relating to youthful activities of sports, school and scouting; Ketubah of the marriage of Harold Rubin to Laura Finkelstein, September 25, 1932; World War II military service documents; approximately 160 air mail letters, airgrap…

Collection: Harold Rubin fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 1 box of documents, 41 photographs, 2 artifacts

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of Rubin family 1912 immigration documents; material relating to youthful activities of sports, school and scouting; Ketubah of the marriage of Harold Rubin to Laura Finkelstein, September 25, 1932; World War II military service documents; approximately 160 air mail letters, airgraphs and other letters from Harold to Laura Rubin; news clippings including Rubin’s Paint & Hardware Co. Ltd. grand opening; Laura Rubin’s national registration certificate 1940 and her Five Roses Cook Book, 1915; publicity for the publication of "Those Pesky Weeds"; a pair of metal book ends engraved with the Boy Scout motto “Be Prepared”; 1 photograph of Laura, Harold and daughter Sorrell at Government House where Harold received the Distinguished Flying Cross, November 7, 1949; a certificate of Military Qualification, Active Militia of Canada to Sgt. H. Rubin, 1941 (1-986-01); a Certificate of Proficiency in Filing, awarded to Harold Rubin by the Ottawa Technical School, May, 1929 (1-986-02); a motivational certificate outlining The Object of Disciplinary Training, an extract from a manual (1-986-03); 40 additional photographs.

Date: 1912-1992

Fonds No.: I0092

Storage Location: 1 box in OS

History / Biographical: Harold Rubin (b. February 21, 1911- d.1971) was born in Minsk, Russia, son of Zischa (Coplan) Rubin (b.1869 - d.1949) and Jacob Moses Rubin (b.1867 - d.1957). The family immigrated to Canada in 1912. Harold's father had booked passage for the family on the Titanic but they were turned away at the boarding ramp because Harold's brother David had fallen down a flight of stairs two days prior and was heavily bruised; the attendants turned the whole family away due to David's unsightly appearance. They booked passage on a smaller, much more squalid ship, but made safe passage. Harold attended Ottawa Collegiate Institute (now Lisgar Collegiate) and the High School of Commerce. He was a Scoutmaster with the 39th Scouts. He married Laura Finkelstein on September 25, 1932 and they had one daughter, Sorrell (Gwartzman). Harold became Camp B’nai B’rith’s first director in 1935 and was instrumental in establishing the camp based on his scouting experiences. At the beginning of World War II he enlisted in the Governor General’s Foot Guards where he trained soldiers and taught boxing as an amateur. In June 1943, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force. After completing training at St. Jean, Quebec, he was stationed in England during most of his military service and flew missions over Germany. He attained the rank of Flying Officer and received the Distinguished Flying Cross (D.F.C.) from the Governor-General in 1949. He returned to Ottawa and after some small business ventures in constructing houses with his brother, David Rubin, as well as operating a retail furniture business, he opened a paint and hardware store called Rubin’s Paint & Hardware Co. Ltd. in 1952. Harold Rubin started a diary during World War II and continued the habit during his active business years. The Ottawa Jewish Historical Society published these memoirs in 1992 under the title, "Those Pesky Weeds."

Acquisition Source: Sorrell Gwartzman

Notes: 1. Sorrell Gwartzman related on a visit to the Ottawa Jewish Archives, July 18, 2007 that Harold’s older sister remembers a lot of distant lights on the water during their sea voyage to Canada and always maintained it was the Titanic.

Related Material: Ottawa Jewish Historical Society fonds and B’nai B’rith Ottawa Lodges fonds; photographs in the 39th Henry Hank Torontow Scouts fonds; photographs in the Arnold Borts fonds.

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Ottawa Jewish Archives

Laura Rubin, Harold Rubin and Sorrell Rubin at Government House.

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Collection: Harold Rubin fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Fonds No.: I0092; OJA 1-308

Date: November 7, 1949

1 image

Collection: Harold Rubin fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Date: November 7, 1949

Fonds No.: I0092

Item No.: OJA 1-308

Notes: Harold received the Distinguished Flying Cross at this event.

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Ottawa Jewish Archives

Images

Summer at Cooper cottage in Britannia.

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Collection: Harold Rubin fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Fonds No.: I0092; OJA 1-309

Date: 1942

1 image

Collection: Harold Rubin fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Date: 1942

Fonds No.: I0092

Item No.: OJA 1-309

Notes: L-R: Henry Finkelstein, Laura Rubin, Bertha Taylor, Sam Taylor, Harry Fine, Eva Fine, Rose Cooper, Kneeling; Joe Cooper, Rose unknown, unknown.

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Ottawa Jewish Archives

Images

Harold Rubin participating in the Canadian National Exhibition World's Championship swim.

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Collection: Harold Rubin fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Fonds No.: I0092; OJA 1-579-006

Date: 1931

1 image

Collection: Harold Rubin fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Date: 1931

Fonds No.: I0092

Item No.: OJA 1-579-006

Physical Condition: faded

Acquisition Source: Sorrell Rubin Gwartzman

Notes: The swim took place at Exhibition Park, Lake Ontario, Toronto, Ontario. The Magen David is prominently displayed on the chest of his bathing suit.