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Mr. and Mrs. Ben Newman - 4 Jan. 1975
- Name
- Mr. and Mrs. Ben Newman
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 4 Jan. 1975
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Mr. and Mrs. Ben Newman
- Number
- OH 19
- Subject
- Families
- Interview Date
- 4 Jan. 1975
- Quantity
- 1
- Interviewer
- Stephen Spiesman
- Conservation
- Copied August 2003.
- Use Restrictions
- Conditional access. Researchers must receive permission from the interviewee or their heir prior to accessing the interview. Please contact the OJA for more information.
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Ben Newman was born in July 1920 in St Catharines, Ontario. He married Sheila Gould from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Ben's father, Abraham, immigrated to St. Catharines from Russia in 1909, living with his aunt and uncle and helping them with their junk business. His wife, Mary, and two children followed later. Four more children were born in Canada: Norman, Benjamin, Rebecca, and Gordon. Benjamin took over the company after Abraham’s retirement and turned it into one of the largest steel manufacturers in Canada. Ben Newman was active in all phases of Jewish life in the community and was the first Jewish aldermen in St. Catharines, a position he held for several years.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Name Access
- Newman, Benjamin
- Newman, Sheila
- Geographic Access
- St. Catharines (Ont.)
- Toronto (Ont.)
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Source
- Oral Histories