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Charles Goldberg
- Accession Number
- 2023-1-2
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2023-1-2
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records and other material
- Date
- 1939-1976
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of material documenting Charles Goldberg. Included are three photographs of Charles, a certificate of merit from the Royal Canadian Legion, a certificate entitling Charles to wear a war service badge, a life membership card from the Royal Canadian Legion, and a tribute written in memoriam of Charles.
- Custodial History
- Material was donated by Charles Goldberg's niece, Sandi Giddens.
- Administrative History
- Charles "Charlie" Goldberg was born in Montreal on 25 December 1898. He married Lily Steinberg (m. Goldberg) on 29 April 1922 in the Côte-Des-Neiges neighbourhood of Montreal. Charles and Lily did not have any children. According to Charles's niece, they worked at carnivals throughout their lives selling gold.
- Charles was a life member of the Royal Canadian Legion. In his capacity as Branch 97's sick visiting chairman, he visited different veterans' hospitals, branch members hospitalized in other hospitals, and branch members in their respective homes. Charles's awards included the Legion Certificate of Merit, the Alex C. Solomon Memorial Award, the Samuel Herman Memorial Award, and the Samuel Bendon Memorial Award.
- Charles Goldberg passed away 30 January 1979; he is buried in Montreal. Lily Goldberg passed away 18 February 1998; she is buried in Toronto.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Subjects
- Veterans
- Name Access
- Goldberg, Charles
- Places
- Montréal (Québec)
- Source
- Archival Accessions