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Protected: Rubinoff-Naftolin-Familytree
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Protected: Worldwide Glicenstein Family Tree
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Detective Benny Cooperman turns 30 (2010)
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Some thirty years ago, writer Howard Engel gave the world Benny Cooperman, a new made-in-Canada literary detective whom the Globe and Mail and others would acknowledge as “the country’s first truly Canadian detective hero.” According to Cynthia Good, former senior editor at Penguin, Engel’s pioneering Canadian-Jewish detective opened the floodgates for scores of other Canadian…
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Bill Gladstone, Professional Genealogist Bill Gladstone, noted Toronto-based genealogist and author, often solves difficult genealogical puzzles and mysteries for clients. He has collected many testimonials from satisfied customers. Whether you’re just getting started or have already done some research, Bill can help you find significant family records that may help to reconstruct your family history…
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Toronto Jewish Records Toronto Jewish Records Births Marriages Deaths Toronto marriages 1970s & 1980s (all denominations) (limited database from public sources)
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Index to Articles on this site (More than 1,000 in all) Subject Categories >> Obituaries History of Toronto Jewish Community Books & Literary Genealogy Toronto Movies & Theatre Travel Miscellaneous Other Great Resources >> Bookstore Genealogist for Hire Some Useful Links
History of Jews of London Ontario
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A History of the Jewish Community of London Ontario, by Bill Gladstone, begins with the first documented Jews in the 1850s, highlighting the waves of immigrants in each era, the communal challenges, and the many success stories in business, medicine, law and the arts. The book also presents dozens of family histories and traces the…
The Jew in Canada
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A treasure trove of history and genealogy, edited by Arthur D. Hart and originally published 1926; it remains the most thorough book ever assembled about the Jews of Montreal, Toronto, Halifax, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Regina, Calgary, Vancouver and other Canadian cities. Hundreds of capsule biographies of prominent personalities and community leaders, businessmen, doctors, lawyers, charity workers, etc., each…
Rise of the Toronto Jewish Community
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Based on a 60-year-old manuscript that surfaced in 2009, The Rise of the Toronto Jewish Community by Shmuel M. Shapiro paints an authentic and colourful portrait of the community from its earliest days to about 1950, highlighting its strong immigrant and Yiddish flavour. Vivid descriptions of the soup kitchens, soda parlours, steamship agents, coffee houses…
