Samuel Rothschild - 1980 | Ontario Jewish Archives

Total Running Time: OH52: 30.13 minutes OH53: 1.00.44 hour OH54: 33.54 minutes

Notes: There is a lot of white noise interference on the first two tapes, the voices are hard to make out. The third tape is fine. Originals are fine. There is a lot of white noise in OH52 (audio file). The sound in OH53 and OH 54 (audio files) is clear.

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Biography: Samuel "Sam" Rothschild was born on 16 October 1899 in Sudbury to Daniel and Annie Rothschild, the city's first Jewish settlers. Daniel Rothschild was a merchant in the city, whose retail and office property is listed on the city's register of historic properties.; Samuel was the first Jewish player in the National Hockey League (NHL) and played a total of 102 games. He played for the Montreal Maroons, Pittsburgh Pirates, and New York Americans. He was the last surviving member of the 1926 Stanley Cup champion Maroons.; Following his retirement from the NHL, Rothschild took up coaching and coached the junior Sudbury Wolves to the 1932 Memorial Cup championship. He married Eva Yackman in 1933. He was also a prominent supporter of curling in the city, was president of the Northern Ontario Curling Association and the Canadian Curling Association from 1957 to 1958, and secured the city's status as host city of the 1953 Brier. He was later inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame. He also served for two years on Sudbury's city council. He died on 15 April 1987, aged eighty-seven years.

Samuel Rothschild - 1980