ca-006572-o0047
type: RecordSet
archival history: Donated by Mel Goldberg, December 1999, except for correspondence by Parliamentary librarian Richard Pare which was donated by Sam Ages, November 2000. Sam Ages also donated a photograph album in November of 2009. Further accrual of photographs donated by Elly Bollegraaf.
biographical history: The Jewish War Veterans of Canada is an organization established to bring together Jewish war veterans from all past wars. The organization was founded in 1969 and at its peak included nine branches, Posts, including the Jewish War Veterans of Canada - Ottawa Post. The book"THERE I WAS.." was an initiative of the Ottawa Post of the Jewish War Veterans in the late 1990's. Spearheaded by Freda Lithwick (first lieutenant nursing sister), the book is a collection of the reminiscences of Ottawa’s Jewish servicemen who fought in World War II. (49% of the population of Jewish men in Ottawa enlisted in military service.) The book was published with the assistance of Cy Torontow, (RCAF wing commander), Elliott Gluck (Lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps), Morrie Konick (RCAF squadron leader), and Morton Baslaw (RCAF leading aircraftsman). Morton Baslaw, retired from the graphic art business, looked after design and layout. More than 50 veterans responded to an appeal for first person stories. Jack Granatstein, director and chief executive officer of the Canadian War Museum, wrote the foreword to the book.
has beginning date: 1999-01-01
has end date: 2007-12-31
has or had holder: ca-006572
has or had identifier: 1
has record set type: Fonds
identifier: O0047
note: 1. Installation Dinner donated by Inge Hoffman, February, 2001. 2. Photographs described in Inmagic. Audio Cassette is located in the vault, filing cabinet, drawer four. Video Cassette is located in the vault, filing cabinet, drawer two.
record resource extent: textual records, 23 photographs and other material. vault
scope and content: Fonds consists of documents related to the published book,"THERE I WAS... A collection of Reminiscences by members of the Ottawa Jewish Community who served in World War II" It also consists of Photographs taken by Elly Bollegraaf at various events from 2001-2012. Textual material consist of newspaper clipping (February 28, 2000); correspondence from Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak (May 9, 2000), Ambassador of Israel David Sultan (May 30, 2000), and Parliamentary librarian Richard Pare (July 28, 2000); 22 typed transcripts; the book THERE I WAS...A collection of Reminiscences by members of the Ottawa Jewish Community who served in World War II, 1 colour photograph, video cassette of the Ottawa Post of the JWVC’s first annual dinner, 1991 and one audio cassette of an interview on CBC between the Jewish War Veterans and Lawrence Wall. (November 10, 2000), and an agreement to give annual money to Hillel Ottawa (August 2022). Other material includes 13 colour photographs, 1 b&w photograph, 1 audio cassette, 2 VHS video cassette, 1 CD, 1 photograph album containing approximately 250 photographs (many are identified) dating from the 1990's. One photograph from this album has been scanned into photographic database. Fonds also contains a wreath from a commemoration for Dieppe at the National War Memorial (2007). Box 2 - Photographs 8 Colour Photographs, OPJWVC, Machzikei Hadas Synagogue Dinner, Ian Snipps, Mel Goldberg, Irwin Colter, Moe Cardash, Sam Petigorsky – May 16, 2001; 48 Colour Photographs, OPJWVC, Breakfast meeting with Speakers at Agudath Israel, Newspaper Clipping, Shimon Fogel, Phil Pinkus, - October 14, 2001; 3 b/w copies of photographs, Annual Dinner, Moe Kardish, Sam Petigorsky, Moe Cardash – May 15, 2002; 11 Colour Photographs, OPJWVC, Annual Dinner, roll 1/2, Norman Beck, Barry Cohen, Hy Hymes, Arnold Greenberg, Sam Ages, Morris Konick, Saul Goldfarb, Rabbi Arnold Fine, Hillard Pionick, Norman Spegel - May 15, 2002; 25 Colour Photographs, OPJWVC, Annual…
title: Ottawa Post of the Jewish War Veterans fonds