Part One in a series by a prominent Canadian Jewish bachelor By Anonymous (originally serialized in 1919) Foreword I hope that none who read this chronicle of my adventures into the field of pro-matrimony (if I may so call it) will feel that I am writing in a spirit of boastfulness. On the contrary, I…
From The Canadian Jewish News, January 2014 Canadian, Israeli-born writer Ayelet Tsabari, whose first book of short stories The Best Place on Earth was recently published by HarperCollins of Toronto, writes with amazing intensity not only about modern Israelis, but also about the small Mizrachi (“Eastern”) Jewish minority in Israel; her grandparents came from Yemen.…
Those who grapple with translating the Russian-era Polish-Jewish civil documents (births, marriages, deaths) may find the attached document of value. It is a list of Jewish names in Russian printed characters on one side with their Polish equivalents on the other. I often refer to this list when wanting to check what a Jewish name…
Condensed from The Canadian Jewish News, August 4, 1983 When the cucumber harvest is in, the Strub brother’s facility in Dundas, Ontario goes into their busiest season. The cucumbers are brought to the plant, unloaded, washed, sorted, packed into big barrels and vats filled with special pickling ingredients and then put into cold storage. Some…
Canadian Jews in World War II, Part I — Decorations (soon available) Pages from the book Canadian Jews in World War II, Part II — Casualties Contents & Surnames A to G (roughly) (pages vii to 29) Surnames H to R (roughly) (pages 29 to 59) Surnames R to Z (roughly) (pages 60 to 84) MORE…
Canadian Jews in World War II, Part I — Decorations (soon available) Pages from the book Canadian Jews in World War II, Part II — Casualties Contents & Surnames A to G (roughly) This Page (pages vii to 29) Surnames H to R (roughly) (pages 29 to 59) Surnames R to Z (roughly) (pages 60 to…
Pages from the book Canadian Jews in World War II, Part II — Casualties Click on pages below to enlarge; use back arrow to return to this page. Index & Surnames A to G (roughly) (pages vii to 29) Surnames H to R (roughly) (pages 29 to 59) Surnames R to Z (roughly) (pages 60 to…
Pages from the book Canadian Jews in World War II, Part II — Casualties Index & Surnames A to G (roughly) (pages vii to 29) Surnames H to R (roughly) (pages 29 to 59) This Page Surnames R to Z (roughly) (pages 60 to 84) MORE Surnames A to P (roughly) (pages 85 to 109) MORE…
From the Canadian Jewish News, October 2012 As legions of Barbra Streisand fans pay exorbitant prices (reportedly up to $500) for tickets to see her during her latest (and perhaps last) world tour — which includes a concert at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre on Oct. 23rd 2012 — it seems a fortuitous time for the…
The photo shows the opening session of the 33rd international conference on Jewish Genealogy taking place August 4 to 9 at the Park Plaza Hotel in wonderful Boston. Some 1200 delegates have assembled in the Imperial Room of this historic hotel to hear Aaron Lansky, founder of the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Ma., deliver…
