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- Accession Number
- 2023-9-1
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2023-9-1
- Material Format
- moving images
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 16 videocassettes : VHS
- 1 folder of textual records and graphic material
- 1 optical disc
- Date
- 2000-2012
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists primarily of audiovisual material documenting Jewish veterans in the Second World War. The bulk of the material consists of VHS tapes, most of which have labels. The following labels are found on the tapes and give a sense of their contents: Getto Warszawske [sic] 1993 ceremony, Jewish war veteran parade, M. Lipman, Marie Thérese Fournier Dumont, Mr. Franklin, Mr. Hart, Sam Borod, Saul Gordon, Sen. Jack Marshal, Testaments of Honour, veterans, Warsaw Ghetto Uprising 1943–1993. Of note is a documentary produced by the Jewish War Veterans of Canada titled "No Greater Honour: A Record of Canadian Jewish Military Service," which "provides an historical account of Jewish participation in Canada's military efforts, from the British Naval Captain who covered General Wolfe's landing at the Plains of Abraham in 1759, to Passover services on the European front in World War II" (from back cover).
- Also included is one CD-R containing documents, images, and videos from a Remembrance Day service held at the Old City Hall Cenotaph (60 Queen Street West) on 11 November 2012.
- 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.
- Descriptive Notes
- Availability of other formats: Digitized material.
- Subjects
- Veterans
- Source
- Archival Accessions