Temple Shalom, (Kitchener-Waterloo)
[graphic material, sound recording, textual record]
– 1988-1997.
- Accession Number
- 2008-7-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2008-7-4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- sound recording
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 album
- 1 audio cassette
- Date
- 1988-1997
- Scope and Content
- This accession consists of one album containing photographs, newsclippings, flyers and invitations related to the Temple Shalom community of Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario. The photographs depict members of the congregation celebrating various religious holidays and other communal events, as well as photos taken at the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Temple Shalom's new building "The Cedars Worship Centre". There are also two photographs of the exterior of the former Church of the Good Shepherd, where the Temple originally held their services.
- The audio cassette consists of 21 Shabbat songs recorded in 1998 by the Temple Shalom community and features Neshama, a local folk music group consisting of Mark Pancer, Ruth Shushan, Wendy Weinberg and Laura Wolfson.
- Custodial History
- The records were in the possession of the donor until they were donated to the Archives on July 22, 2008.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Subjects
- Synagogues
- Name Access
- Temple Shalom (Waterloo, Ont.)
- Places
- Kitchener (Ont.)
- Waterloo (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-3-5
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-3-5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Date
- 1980
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a report prepared by JIAS Canada detailing the situation of recent immigrant arrivals to various small communities in Ontario. The communities discussed are Cambridge, Hamilton, Kitchener, London, Ottawa, St. Catharines and Windsor.
- Custodial History
- The custodial history for this item is unknown. The accession number has been assigned by the assistant archivist.
- Subjects
- Immigrants--Canada
- Communities
- Name Access
- Jewish Immigrant Aid Services (Toronto, Ont.)
- Places
- Cambridge (Ont.)
- Hamilton (Ont.)
- Kitchener (Ont.)
- London (Ont.)
- Ottawa (Ont.)
- St. Catharines (Ont.)
- Windsor (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-8-8
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2009-8-8
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 6 photographs : b&w : 12 x 17 cm on matte 18 x 25 cm or smaller
- Date
- 1912-1983
- Scope and Content
- The accession consists of six photographs of the Rosen family of Kitchener. The pictures are all portraits involving multiple generations of the family taken between 1912 and 1944. The people pictured include Aaron J. Rosen, his parents, his children, and one with his brother Israel Rosen. There is also a Certificate of Canadian Citizenship issued to Aaron Rosen. It is dated 1951, however it makes reference to his naturalization in 1911. Later documents include a copy of the Rosen-Shpizel family tree, and a letter written by the donor recounting her mother's reminiscences of life in Kitchener. The letter was written to accompany photographs that the donor loaned to Mr. Donald Bierstock in Kitchener, who was compiling a history of Beth Jacob congregation for its 75th anniversary.
- Custodial History
- The photographs belonged to Aaron Rosen's daughter Mary until she passed them on to her son in the early 1990s. He gave them to his sister Phyllis, the donor, in July 2009.
- Administrative History
- Aaron J. Rosen (1879-1973) was born in Checholia, Russia, the son of Avraham Zvi Rosen and Pesa Cohn. He was the first of his family to come to Canada, in 1903. He came ahead of his wife Sima Leah (1873-1948), and their son Irving (d. 1962). In Kitchener, Aaron established himself in the peddling business, founding Rosen Rag & Metal. After his wife and son joined him, they had two more children, Mary (1908-1996) and Joseph (1906-1916). Joseph died of diphtheria at the age of ten. He was one of the first to be buried in the Beth Jacob Cemetery.
- Aaron Rosen was one of the founders of Beth Jacob Congregation in 1908, and was among those who signed the mortgage for the synagogue in 1924. The family rented a house at 156 Church Street, and later lived next to the Rosen Rag & Metal warehouse at 123 Strange Street. In 1927, Aaron brought over his brother Israel with his family and their parents.
- In 1938, Aaron's daughter, Mary Rosen, married Ben Coles. They settled in Toronto. They had two children, Alan and Phyllis (the donor). Irving Rosen married Tillie Minsky and his children (in the photos) are Estelle and Gerry.
- Sima Leah Rosen predeceased Aaron, and when he was 70 he remarried, wedding Rebecca (usually called Bayla) Kaplan (grandmother of Robert Kaplan, MP and Attorney General). The marriage was religious but not civil. Aaron Rosen died at the age of 93 in 1973. He is buried next to his first wife at Roselawn Cemetery in Toronto.
- Subjects
- Communities
- Families
- Name Access
- Rosen, Aaron, 1879-1973
- Rosen, Sima Leah, 1873-1948
- Places
- Kitchener (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-8-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2016-8-1
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 9 cm of textual records
- 25 photographs : col., sepia and b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- 1 crayon enlargment portrait : col. ; 12 x 19 cm
- Date
- 1925-2003
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of a colour crayon enlargement portrait of Bessie and Joseph Brown, "A Tribute to Bessie Brown" photograph album (Beth Jacob Synagogue and Sisterhood, Kitchener Ontario, 1976), photographs of Joseph, Bessie and Phillip Brown and [Beth Jacob Congregation's Sisterhood?] in 1964, a certificate of service and affiliaton at Beth Jacob for Bessie Brown, and newsletters from Beth Jacob and Beth Tikvah in Montreal (1980-2004).
- Custodial History
- Materials were donated by Cantor Avraham Fisher, who served at Beth Jacob from 1985-1994 and was a friend of the Brown family.
- Administrative History
- Bessie and Joesph Brown lived in Kitchener, Ontario. They had two children: Harry (b. 1926-?) and Phillip (1930-1939).
- Descriptive Notes
- ASSOCIATED MATERIAL NOTE: Bessie, Joseph and Harry Brown appear in Beth Jacob membership lists in accession 2008-6-7
- Subjects
- Families
- Synagogues
- Name Access
- Beth Jacob Congregation (Kitchener, Ont.)
- Brown, Bessie
- Brown, Harry
- Brown, Joseph
- Brown, Phillip, 1930-1939
- Places
- Kitchener (Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Accessions