Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Level

Fonds

Fonds

2

Material Format

multiple media

Date

1898, [192-?]-1997

Physical Description

80 cm of textual records and other material

Admin History/Bio

Benjamin Dunkelman (1913–1997) was a successful businessman and president of Tip Top Tailors. He had a distinguished military career in both the Canadian Army during the Second World War and in the Haganah during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

Benjamin was born in Toronto to David Dunkelman (1883–1978) and Rose (née Miller, 1889–1949). He had three sisters and two brothers: Joseph, a movie executive; Ernest, a manufacturer; Zelda; Veronica; and Theodora. His father, David, was a successful entrepreneur who established Tip Top Tailors in 1910. Both David and his wife Rose were fervent Zionists.

Benjamin attended Upper Canada College and, at the age of eighteen, visited Palestine for the first time. While in Palestine, he worked for a year on a kibbutz, mostly as a guard. During the Second World War, he served as a major in the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada; as major, he gained respect for his knowledge of mortars. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in 1945 for his role in the final Allied assault on Germany. Two years later, Benjamin returned to Palestine to join the Haganah in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. As a commander, he captured Nazareth and brought northern Galilee under Jewish control. Near the end of the war, he met and married Yael Lifshitz (m. Dunkelman), a corporal in the Israeli army. Benjamin was elected national commander of the Jewish War Veterans of Canada in 1977.

In addition to his work as a soldier, Benjamin was a successful businessman. He served as president of Tip Top Tailors after his father stepped down; he was also director of Colonial Finance Corporation, president of Cloverdale Shopping Centre, and president of Renforth Developments. Besides operating the Dunkelman Gallery, Benjamin and his wife, Yael, ran the Constellation Hotel and Dunkelman’s Restaurant.

Dunkelman later wrote of his experiences in both wars in his autobiography "Dual Allegiance" (published by MacMIllan). As well as the DSO, Dunkelman was awarded the Fighter’s Decoration of the State of Israel (1970), and an Israel Bonds Award Dinner in Tribute to Ben Dunkelman (1977). He was a guest of honour both at a reception hosted by the Canadian Society for the Weizmann Institute of Science and the veterans of the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada (1976) and at a 7th Brigade Reunion in Israel (1991).

Scope and Content

Fonds consists of records documenting Benjamin Dunkelman's personal, business, and military activities. Included is personal and business correspondence and other records, maps, photographs, news clippings, and scrapbooks assembled by Dunkelman. The bulk of the records relate both to Dunkelman’s autobiography Dual allegiance and to his military career in the Second World War and in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Other records relate to his business work with Tip Top Tailors, the Constellation Hotel, Dunkelman’s Restaurant, and the Dunkelman Gallery, as well as to his Zionist actvities, his writing and public speeches, and his personal life.

The fonds is organized into the following series: Personal records and correspondence, Zionist materials, Businesses, Second World War, Arab-Israeli War, Dual Allegiance, and Speeches.

Notes

Physical description note: Includes 218 photographs, 60 maps, 7 postcards, 5 architectural drawings, and 3 albums.

Associated material note: see the Ben Dunkelman fonds at Library and Archives Canada.

Name Access

Dunkelman, Benjamin, 1913-1997

Subjects

Authors

Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949

World War, 1939-1945

Related Material

See fonds #39 (Rose Dunkelman fonds).

Creator

Dunkelman, Benjamin, 1913-1997

Accession Number

2000-3-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

Series

Fonds

2

Series

1

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

Date

[192-?]-1995

Physical Description

10 cm of textual records

43 photographs

2 postcards

Scope and Content

Series consists of records documenting Ben Dunkelman’s family/private life and such hobbies as yachting and travel. Included are photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, invitations, certificates, speeches, a travel diary, a passport, and a scrapbook. The series is made up of two sub-series: 1. David and Rose Dunkelman (including biographies of those in the Dunkelman family) and 2. Theodora Dunkelman (Ben Dunkelman’s sister).

Name Access

Dunkelman, David, 1883-1978 (subject)

Dunkelman, Rose, 1889-1949 (subject)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Zionist series

Level

Series

Fonds

2

Series

2

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Date

1927-1996

Physical Description

6 cm of textual records

2 photographs

4 postcards : b&w and col. ; 9 x 14 cm

Admin History/Bio

Dunkelman, like his parents, was an active Zionist throughout his life. As a young man from 1930-1931, he lived in Israel and later fought in the Arab-Israeli War. Following the war in 1948-49, he wrote articles, kept correspondence, encouraged investment, and gave speeches in support of Israel. He was also on the executive committee of Israel Speaks, an American publication, and was a member of the Zionist Organization of Canada (ZOC). In 1976, Dunkelman agreed to be the deputy president of the ZOC’s Charitable Fund.

Scope and Content

The series consists of records documenting Ben Dunkelman's Zionist activities. Included are legal papers, photographs, correspondence, articles and newspaper clippings.

Notes

Herb Mowat was a Canadian Zionist who maintained a correspondence with Dunkelman during the 1950s and 1960s. Dunkelman acquired some of his records.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Business series

Level

Series

Fonds

2

Series

3

Material Format

textual record

graphic material

architectural drawing

Date

1898, 1941-1988

Physical Description

56 photographs and other material

Admin History/Bio

Ben Dunkelman’s involvement in business was wide-ranging. He served as president of Tip Top Tailors after his father and as president of Cloverdale Shopping Centre. Along with his wife, Yael, he also opened the Dunkelman Gallery for modern art and Dunkelman's restaurant.

Scope and Content

Series consists of photographs, correspondence, pamphlets and papers documenting Benjamin Dunkelman’s business activities. The files are organized into three sub-series: Tip-Top Tailors, Constellation Hotel, and Dunkelman Gallery.

Notes

Physical description: Includes 6 cm of textual records, 5 architectural drawings, and 1 postcard.

Subjects

Business

Physical Condition

Most photographs are warped.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Zionist series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

2

File

6

Material Format

textual record

Date

1944-1978

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

3 postcards: col.; 9 x 14 cm

Custodial History

Ben Dunkelman acquired some of Herb Mowat's papers after his death.

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence related to Herb Mowat. In addition, the file contains brochures, rough letters to the editor, a report, Canadian House of Commons Debates for 1 February 1944 (which contains remarks on Jews in Palestine starting on page 77), clippings, poems and three postcards sent to the Dunkelmans.

Physical Condition

Some records are fragile.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Business series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

3

File

1

Material Format

textual record

Date

1985-1986

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Admin History/Bio

Dunkelman's was a restaurant near the corner of Yonge and St. Clair that Ben and Yael Dunkelman opened in the early 1980s. They provided customers with a Californian-style cuisine.

Scope and Content

File consists of two favourable reviews of Dunkelman’s restaurant from the Toronto Sun and Avenue magazine.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Speeches series

Level

Series

Fonds

2

Series

7

Material Format

textual record

Date

1960-1979

Physical Description

7 cm of textual records

Admin History/Bio

Throughout much of his adult life, Dunkelman wrote and gave speeches in support of Israel. Forums for these talks ranged from synagogues and temples to the Galt Kiwanis Club, the Hadassah-Wizo Organization of Toronto, military reunions, B'Nai Brith and the Detroit Book Fair at that city's Jewish Community Centre.

Scope and Content

Series consists of speeches delivered and written by Benjamin Dunkelman on subjects such as Canadian Jewry, Machal, Hadassah, Zionism, the Arab League and the Allon Plan. The series includes correspondence related to these speeches, along with notes and brochures.

Subjects

Speeches, addresses, etc

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

Item

Fonds

2

Series

1

Item

1

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[198-?]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a formal portrait of Ben Dunkelman.

Notes

Photograph is by Leo Hausman.

Name Access

Hausman, Leo, 1912-1982

Subjects

Portraits

Repro Restriction

Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.

Physical Condition

Item is in good condition.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

23

Material Format

textual record

Date

1931-1940

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Admin History/Bio

Dunkelman received this passport in 1931 and over the next nine years used it to travel to such places as Palestine--when he went to work for a year on a kibbutz--Italy and the United States.

Scope and Content

File consists of one Canadian passport.

Physical Condition

Passport is in good condition.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Zionist series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

2

File

5

Material Format

textual record

Date

1944-1955

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Custodial History

Ben Dunkelman acquired some of Herb Mowat's records after Mowat's death.

Scope and Content

File consists of essays related to Zionism. The file also includes a letter-to-the-editor Mowat wrote to the Toronto Telegram in 1955 and an article on bridges he first published in 1944.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Zionist series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

2

File

29

Material Format

textual record

Date

[193-?]-1935

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains notes, correspondence and contracts relating to Dunkelman's decision to buy land in Palestine.

Physical Condition

Records are fragile.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Zionist series

Level

Item

Fonds

2

Series

2

Item

1

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[193-?]

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 20 x 26 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of Ben Dunkelman sitting on a horse. The photo was taken in Palestine during the 1930s.

Repro Restriction

Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Zionist series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

2

File

1

Material Format

textual record

Date

1934-1935

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains land registry certificates related to Dunkelman buying land in Hamama, a small town on the coast of southern Palestine. The file includes one map showing a block of land in Hamama.

Physical Condition

Records are fragile.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Zionist series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

2

File

2

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1930-1934

Physical Description

3 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm or smaller

1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm

Scope and Content

File consists of three photographs and one postcard relating to Dunkelman's trips to Palestine during the early 1930s.

Physical Condition

Records are fragile.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Zionist series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

2

File

3

Material Format

textual record

Date

1961-1963

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence and documents related to Dunkelman exchanging his land in Hamama for land in the Herzelia area.

Physical Condition

Some records are fragile.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Zionist series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

2

File

4

Material Format

textual record

Date

1927-1941

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains a postcard from Menachem Ussishkin to David and Rose Dunkelman, and two clippings about Ussishkin from Karnenu and the Palestine Review.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Zionist series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

2

File

7

Material Format

textual record

Date

1957-1958

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains a letter, a poem and an article Herb Mowat sent to Ben Dunkelman. The article and the letter relate to a Druze wedding in Galilee, while the poem relates to Dunkelman's success as a soldier. The file also includes a card from the Canada-Israel Association in Toronto announcing that Kamal Mansour, a member of a Druze tribe in Israel, will speak on the topic of Arabs in Israel.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Zionist series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

2

File

8

Material Format

textual record

Date

1958

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence related to Dunkelman's attempt to persuade the Canadian federal government to send arms to Israel.

Physical Condition

Some records are fragile.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Zionist series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

2

File

9

Material Format

textual record

Date

1954-1961

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence and a statement of accounts related to Israel Speaks, a magazine Ben Dunkelman supported by finding subscriptions and distributing copies of the magazine. The file contains a letter to Dunkelman from John Adler, general manager of the Jerusalem Post Weekly, encouraging Dunkelman to subscribe. It also includes a copy of a letter sent to Ted Lurie, editor of the Jerusalem Post, from Walter Annenberg.

Physical Condition

Some records are fragile.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Zionist series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

2

File

10

Material Format

textual record

Date

1976

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence, a brochure and a clipping from the Jewish Standard relating to the Zionist Organization of Canada (ZOC). Dunkelman had agreed to be Deputy President of the ZOC's Charitable Fund.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Zionist series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

2

File

11

Material Format

textual record

Date

1986

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains one essay by Michael Brown related to Aliyah. The essay is from the journal Jewish Social Studies.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

1

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

Date

[1951?], 24 July 1976

Physical Description

12 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 13 cm

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of records documenting the founding and 25th anniversary of the Island Yacht Club. Included is the founding meeting agenda and constitution and a speech delivered by founding member Leo Perkell at the 25th anniversary celebration. Also included are 12 photographs of the first outing and club party at the site of the Island Yacht Club. Identified is: Ben Dunkleman, Yael Dunkelman, and Marion Levinter.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

5

Material Format

textual record

Date

1978

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a letter Dunkelman wrote to the Registrar of Shipping in Toronto about his boat, Kittiwake III.

Physical Condition

Record is in good condition, but fragile.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

2

Material Format

textual record

Date

1952

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains a United States patent for an infant's walking aid. The patent includes a certificate, along with diagrams and a description of the invention.

Related Material

See fonds 2, series 3 for information on Dunkelman's other enterprises.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

4

Material Format

textual record

Date

2 Aug. 1978

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains one letter Dunkelman wrote to Vintage Grand Touring Automobiles about rust repairs to his Fiat.

Physical Condition

Record is in good condition, but fragile.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

6

Material Format

textual record

Date

1948

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a photocopy of a letter composer Leonard Bernstein wrote to Ben Dunkelman while the latter was in Israel.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

7

Material Format

textual record

Date

1948-1949, 1958

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains early personal correspondence Dunkelman kept during and just after the Arab-Israeli War of 1948-1949.

Physical Condition

Some records are fragile.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

3

Material Format

textual record

Date

17 Sept. 1963

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of an eight-page story Dunkelman wrote about hunting a leopard in Africa.

Physical Condition

Record is hard to read in places due to erratic handwriting and the use of tape to attach parts of the script.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

8

Material Format

textual record

Date

1949

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of one letter from Carl Goldenberg to Ben Dunkelman, congratulating Dunkelman on his marriage.

Physical Condition

Record is stained but readable.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

9

Material Format

textual record

Date

1949

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a letter from Chaim Weizmann to David Dunkelman in connection with the Dedication of the Institute of Physics and Physical Chemistry.

Name Access

Weizmann, Chaim, 1874-1952

Subjects

Presidents--Israel

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

11

Material Format

textual record

Date

1961-1962

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence between Ben Dunkelman and Yaacov Herzog, Israel's ambassador to Canada.

Name Access

Herzog, Yaakov, 1921-1972

Subjects

Ambassadors

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

13

Material Format

textual record

Date

1975

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence between Ben Dunkelman and Fred Johnson. Ben and Yael Dunkelman met Johnson while living in Tel-Aviv in 1949.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

14

Material Format

textual record

Date

1975-1977

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence between Ben Dunkelman and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on such topics as the Arab boycott.

Name Access

Rabin, Yitzhak, 1922-1995

Subjects

Arab countries--Foreign economic relations--Israel

Prime ministers--Israel

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

15

Material Format

textual record

Date

1975-1979

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence between Ben Dunkelman and Chaim (Vivian) Herzog, ambassador to the United Nations.

Name Access

Herzog, Chaim, 1918-1997

Subjects

Presidents--Israel

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

16

Material Format

textual record

Date

1978

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains a letter from Dunkelman to Health and Welfare Canada in connection with a retirement pension application.

Physical Condition

Record is fragile but in good condition.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

17

Material Format

textual record

Date

1978

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a letter Dunkelman wrote to Paul Kenney, a Florida comptroller, to inform him of a change of address.

Physical Condition

Record is fragile but in good condition.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

18

Material Format

textual record

Date

1978

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence between Ben Dunkelman and Shirley Gold, who wrote on behalf of the Rose Dunkelman Chapter of Hadassah in Niagara Falls, Ontario, inviting Ben to be the chapter's guest speaker at its upcoming 35th anniversary.

Notes

For more information about Rose Dunkelman, please see the Rose Dunkelman Fonds.

Physical Condition

Records are fragile but in good condition.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

20

Material Format

textual record

Date

[1995?]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence in connection with the military and with the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin in 1995. The file also contains an invitation to an independence day celebration in Israel.

Name Access

Rabin, Yitzhak, 1922-1995

Subjects

Prime ministers--Israel

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

22

Material Format

textual record

Date

1953-1975

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains a letter and a diary related to two trips Dunkelman made to Israel.

Physical Condition

The diary is fragile.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

24

Material Format

textual record

Date

1947-[195-?]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Admin History/Bio

Major Ben Dunkelman was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for his courage leading soldiers under his command while fighting in Germany in 1945.

Scope and Content

File consists of excerpts from the book, Canadian Jews in World War II: Part I: Decorations. The excerpts include an account of Dunkelman's heroic actions in the Second World War, along with a typewritten reproduction of this account.

Notes

Canadian Jews in World War II: Part I: Decorations was published by the Canadian Jewish Congress in 1947.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

27

Material Format

textual record

Date

1977

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence and cards related to the Israel Bond Award Dinner held in honour of Ben Dunkelman on 10 November 1977. Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin addressed the dinner.

Name Access

Rabin, Yitzhak, 1922-1995

Subjects

Dinners and dining

Prime ministers--Israel

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

25

Material Format

textual record

Date

1969-1970

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence, a card and notes related to Dunkelman receiving the Fighter's Decoration of the State of Israel on 18 January 1970. Dunkelman received the award along with other Canadian volunteers in the Arab-Israeli War.

Subjects

Military decorations

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

28

Material Format

textual record

Date

1990

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence between Dunkelman and Yohanan Peltz, chairman of the 7th Brigade Benevolent Fund. Peltz invites Dunkelman to a 7th Brigade reunion as a guest of honour.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

26

Material Format

textual record

Date

1976

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence, notes and a newspaper clipping in connection with a reception on 9 December 1976 held in honour of Ben Dunkelman and the publication of his book, Dual Allegiance.

Related Material

See fonds 2, series 6 for material related to Dunkelman's book Dual Allegiance.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

34

Material Format

textual record

Date

1977

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains one letter from Irwin Ziff, National Executive Director of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America. The letter congratulates Dunkelman on being chosen as the National Commander of the Jewish War Veterans of Canada.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

30

Material Format

textual record

Date

1976-1990

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence between Dunkelman and National Archives archivist Lawrence Tapper relating to Dunkelman's papers at the Archives. The file also contains a list of files from the National Archives Dunkelman collection.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

31

Material Format

textual record

Date

1977

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence and an agreement between Ben Dunkelman and the Military (I.D.F.) & Defence Establishment Archives in Israel to allow the Archives to hold some of Dunkelman's papers. Attached to the agreement is an inventory list.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Personal series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

1

File

32

Material Format

textual record

Date

1979

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of a letter to Dunkelman from Z. Ostfeld, Acting Director of the Military (I.D.F.) & Defence Establishment Archives in Israel. The letter relates to research on the participation of Jews in foreign armies.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Zionist series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

2

File

23

Material Format

textual record

Date

1960

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains correspondence and clippings related to an article Dunkelman wrote criticizing the Leon Uris novel, Exodus. Some correspondence relates to Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion; other correspondence relates to Theodore Kollek.

Name Access

Ben-Gurion, David, 1886-1973

Subjects

Prime ministers--Israel

Physical Condition

Some records are fragile.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Speeches series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

7

File

2

Material Format

textual record

Date

1968

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains notes and drafts of a speech Ben Dunkelman gave on the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the state of Israel. The speech, which took place at a reception, relates to his experience just before and during the Arab-Israeli War. Dunkelman spoke on behalf of the Machal of Canada.

Physical Condition

One record is frayed.

Source

Archival Descriptions