Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Refusnik cases sub-series

Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-6-1

File

86

Material Format

textual record

Date

1974, [ca. 1980]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Accession Number

2010-11-3

Material Format

graphic material

textual record

object

Physical Description

8 photographs : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm or smaller and other material

Date

[ca. 1940] - 1945

Scope and Content

Accession consists of records documenting Aron Racko's experience serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. Included are photographs of Aron with bandages and cast after his propellor accident and others taken while he was stationed in British Columbia. Also included is one military general service pin and two military volunteer service medals. Finally, accession includes one letter from a Jewish Chaplain, Isaac Rose, to Aron's mother and photocopies of Aron's discharge papers.

Administrative History

Aron Sidney Racko was born in Ontario in 1922 and grew up in Toronto. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in December 1939 as an airplane mechanic. In 1942 he was wounded in a possible antisemitic incident after someone turned on the propellar in an airplane he was servicing in Trenton, ON. As a result, Aron never went overseas.

After the war, Aron initially worked as a taxi cab driver, but soon took up construction work building houses and later entered the real estate industry as a broker. He was a member of the Forest Hill Lions Club. Racko passed away in May 2010.

Use Conditions

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.

Descriptive Notes

Physical description note: includes 1 folder of textual records, 2 medals, and 1 pin.

Source

Archival Accessions

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Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Refusnik cases sub-series

Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-6-1

File

181

Material Format

textual record

Date

1978-1980

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Canadian Jewish Congress, Ontario Region fonds

Committee for Soviet Jewry series

Refusnik cases sub-series

Individual Refusnik cases sub-sub series

Level

File

Fonds

17

Series

3-6-1

File

211

Material Format

textual record

Date

[ca. 1980]

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Source

Archival Descriptions

Passenger Names

Malistsky, Arons

Page Number

407

Date Range

June 6, 1911 to January 19, 1915

Photographer

Harvey and Adena Glasner

Source

Rotenberg Ledger

Part Of

Benjamin Dunkelman fonds

Dual Allegiance series

Level

File

Fonds

2

Series

6

File

6

Material Format

textual record

Date

1952-1955

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File contains one business card along with correspondence chiefly between Dunkelman and lawyer Aron Hoter-Ishay. The correspondence deals with Dunkelman's research into the 7th Brigade for his memoirs.

Physical Condition

Records are fragile.

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

Zionist Organization of Canada fonds

Publicity photographs of people and events series

Level

File

Fonds

28

Series

6

File

5

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1947

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm

Scope and Content

The file consists of a portrait photograph of Major Wellesley Aron, MBE. Attached to the photograph is an invitation to a reception in his honour sponsored by the Toronto Zionist Council and the Herzl Zion Club. This reception was held on June 18, 1947 at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto.

Name Access

Wellesley Aron

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee fonds

Letters from Individuals series

Aron and Joshua Urbas correspondence file

Level

File

Fonds

148

Series

1

File

181

Material Format

textual record

Date

Dec. 1946

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content

File consists of correspondence from Aron and Joshua Urbas in Périgueux, France, sent to the United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee. Envelope is included. File also contains a typed translation.

Repro Restriction

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Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1805

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Apr. 1979

Physical Description

2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the Adas Israel Synagogue aron kodesh, located on Cannon Street in Hamilton, Ontario. The sanctuary was being used by the automotive company Lansair Limited as storage space for their parts.

Notes

Location of negative: 17:1:12

Name Access

Adas Israel Congregation (Hamilton, Ont.)

Subjects

Torah arks

Places

Hamilton (Ont.)

Accession Number

1979-4-3

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee fonds

Letters from Individuals series

Letter from Aron Bajgelman to Louis Starkman file

Level

File

Fonds

148

Series

1

File

12

Material Format

textual record

Date

21 Apr. 1946

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Admin History/Bio

Aron Bajgelman was born circa 1924, possibly in Ostrowiec, Poland. After being liberated from the Bergen-Belsen camp, he stayed in the displaced persons camp there for at least a year. He may also have lived in Munich and Celle, Germany, after the war.

A record exists for an Aron Bajgelman who immigrated to Canada and married Zosia Horowitz. He died on 29 November 2003 and was buried in the Ostrovtzer Independent Mutual Benefit Society section of the Bathurst Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Toronto.

Scope and Content

File consists of a letter from Aron Bajgelman in Bergen-Belsen, Germany, to Louis Starkman, president of the United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee, dated 21 April 1946. In this letter, Aron acknowledges receipt of packages from the Toronto committee and expresses his gratitude. He writes that he has distibuted them among the Ostrovtzers and asks that the committee send additional packages for others who haven't yet received any. Envelope is included. File also contains a typed translation.

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Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee fonds

Letters from Individuals series

Letter from Aron Bajgelman to Louis Starkman file

Level

File

Fonds

148

Series

1

File

11

Material Format

textual record

Date

13 Apr. 1946

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Admin History/Bio

Aron Bajgelman was born circa 1924, possibly in Ostrowiec, Poland. After being liberated from the Bergen-Belsen camp, he stayed in the displaced persons camp there for at least a year. He may also have lived in Munich and Celle, Germany, after the war.

A record exists for an Aron Bajgelman who immigrated to Canada and married Zosia Horowitz. He died on 29 November 2003 and was buried in the Ostrovtzer Independent Mutual Benefit Society section of the Bathurst Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Toronto.

Scope and Content

Files consists of a letter from Aron Bajgelman in Bergen-Belsen, Germany, to Louis Starkman, president of the United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee, dated 13 April 1946. In this letter, Aron discusses issues with distributing packages and thanks the committee for their assistance. He lists the contents of packages received and suggests specific individuals in need to whom packages should be sent. Envelope is included. File also contains a typed translation.

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Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee fonds

Letters from Individuals series

Aron and Joshua Urbas correspondence file

Level

Item

Fonds

148

Series

1

File

181

Item

1

Material Format

textual record

Date

12 Dec. 1946

Physical Description

1 letter

Admin History/Bio

Aron Urbas (b. 1909) was born in Ostrowiec, Poland, to Daniel and Pella (née Goldman). Prior to the start of the Second World War, he met and married his wife Genia (née Frost). On 26 August 1942, he was arrested in Bergerac, France, and subsequently sent to the Dachau concentration camp. After surviving the Holocaust, he eventually made his way to Périgueux, France, where he was reunited with his brother around 1946.

Alternate spellings of his name include Aran and Aaron

Scope and Content

Item is a letter from Aron Urbas to Max Hartstone, dated 12 December 1946. In the letter, Aron expresses gratitude for materials received and for the help provided to the Ostrovtzer community. He also writes that he has been reunited with his brother, who wishes to publish some poems.

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Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

18 Nov. 1977

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 11 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a colour photograph of the Beth Jacob Synagogue aron kodesh in Kitchener, Ontario.

Notes

The photograph is visually poor, as it is quite dark.

Name Access

Beth Jacob Congregation (Kitchener, Ont.)

Subjects

Torah arks

Places

Kitchener (Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-9-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

18 Nov. 1977

Physical Description

1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 11 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a colour photograph of the chapel aron kodesh at Beth Jacob Synagogue in Kitchener, Ontario.

Name Access

Beth Jacob Congregation (Kitchener, Ont.)

Subjects

Torah arks

Places

Kitchener (Ont.)

Accession Number

1978-9-4

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1059

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1976

Physical Description

2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the aron kodesh at the Adath Israel Synagogue in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.

Notes

Location of negative: 12:3:8.

Name Access

Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)

Subjects

Torah arks

Places

Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1062

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1976

Physical Description

2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the aron kodesh in the sanctuary of the Adath Israel Synagogue in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.

Notes

Location of negative: 12:4:11.

Name Access

Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)

Subjects

Torah arks

Places

Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1065

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1976

Physical Description

2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the aron kodesh in the sanctuary of the Adath Israel Synagogue in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.

Notes

Location of negative: 12:4:14.

Name Access

Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)

Subjects

Torah arks

Places

Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

General Wingate Branch 256, Royal Canadian Legion fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

74

Item

2

Material Format

graphic material

Date

[between 1914 and 1919]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 9 cm

Name Access

Arons, Jack

Egypt

Subjects

Canada--Armed Forces

World War, 1914-1918

Accession Number

1987-12-1

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1116

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1976

Physical Description

2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 13 cm and 35 mm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the Sons of Jacob Synagogue's sanctuary and aron kodesh in North Bay, Ontario.

Name Access

Sons of Jacob Synagogue (North Bay, Ont.)

Subjects

Torah arks

Places

North Bay (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Material Format

graphic material

Date

Jul. 1978

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 9 x 9 cm and 35 mm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the interior of Beth Ezekiel Synagogue in Owen Sound, Ontario. Pictured are the bimah and the aron kodesh.

Subjects

Architecture

Synagogues

Places

Owen Sound (Ont.)

Accession Number

1977-8-20

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1066

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1976

Physical Description

2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the woodworking details on the aron kodesh of the Adath Israel Synagogue in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.

Notes

Location of negative: 12:5:15.

Name Access

Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)

Subjects

Torah arks

Places

Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

1064

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1976

Physical Description

2 photographs : col. (1 negative) ; 9 x 12 cm and 35 mm

Scope and Content

This item is an original print and corresponding negative of the Torah scrolls inside the aron kodesh in the sanctuary of the Adath Israel Synagogue in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.

Notes

Location of negative: 12:4:13.

Name Access

Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)

Subjects

Torah arks

Torah scrolls

Places

Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Level

Item

Item

790

Material Format

graphic material

Responsibility

Duke Studio

Date

1975

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm

Scope and Content

This item is a copy print of the bimah and the aron kodesh in the sanctuary of the Adath Israel Synagogue in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. There is an unidentified man standing on the bimah.

Name Access

Adath Israel Synagogue (Kirkland Lake, Ont.)

Subjects

Torah arks

Repro Restriction

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

Places

Kirkland Lake (Ont.)

Source

Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee fonds

Letters from organizations series

District Committee, Ostrowiec sub-series

Letter from Aron Fridenthal to the Jewish immigrant Aid Society of Canada file

Level

File

Fonds

148

Series

2-8

File

1

Material Format

textual record

Date

3 Oct. 1945

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Admin History/Bio

Aron Fridenthal (b.1904-d.1970) was born in Lipsk, Poland. He became a rabbi at eighteen and later married Fiega, the daughter of Rabbi Shmuel Gringlas. They had a son, Abraham.

He headed the Revisionist movement in Ostrowiec, promoting Zionist ideas. Aron also worked as an accountant at Prince Pnitowski’s flour station. After the Holocaust, he organized an effort to provide housing and support for the community, connecting with people from Ostrowiec worldwide. While living in Warsaw in the mid- to late-1940s, Aron set up a historical committee to collect materials for the purposes of preserving Ostrowiec’s history. He helped people immigrate to Palestine/Israel and, as the secretary of the Jewish Congregation in Poland, worked to save Jewish children who had been given to Polish families during the Holocaust. Aron also played a role in rescuing Torah scrolls and Jewish books to be sent to Israel.

In 1951, he immigrated to Israel, where he studied law in Tel Aviv and became licensed to practice in 1964. In 1967, Aron received the Medal of Merit for his Zionist activities.

Scope and Content

File consists of a copy of a letter from Aron Fridenthal, chairman of the District Committee of Ostrowiec to the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society, dated 3 October 1945. In this letter, Aron provides details about several Ostrovzers and their whereabouts. File also contains a typed translation.

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Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee fonds

Letters from Individuals series

Letter from Aron Fridenthal to Max Hartstone and the United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee file

Level

File

Fonds

148

Series

1

File

43

Material Format

textual record

Date

26 Nov. 1946

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Admin History/Bio

Aron Fridenthal (b.1904-d.1970) was born in Lipsk, Poland. He became a rabbi at eighteen and later married Fiega, the daughter of Rabbi Shmuel Gringlas. They had a son, Abraham.

He headed the Revisionist movement in Ostrowiec, promoting Zionist ideas. Aron also worked as an accountant at Prince Pnitowski’s flour station. After the Holocaust, he organized an effort to provide housing and support for the community, connecting with people from Ostrowiec worldwide.

While living in Warsaw in the mid-to-late-1940s, Aron set up a historical committee to collect materials for the purposes of preserving Ostrowiec’s history. He helped people immigrate to Israel and, as the secretary of the Jewish Congregation in Poland, worked to save Jewish children who had been given to Polish families during the Holocaust. Aron also played a role in rescuing Torah scrolls and Jewish books to be sent to Israel.

In 1951, he immigrated to Israel, where he studied law in Tel Aviv and became licensed to practice in 1964. In 1967, Aron received the Medal of Merit for his Zionist activities.

Scope and Content

File consists of a letter from Aron Fridenthal in Warsaw, Poland, to Max Hartstone and the United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee, dated 26 November 1946. In this letter, Aron discusses a variety of topics, including the debate about the ideal location for Jews and concerns about Jews escaping experimentation. He describes the situation in Ostrowiec and Jewish participation in world politics, likening the situation to a well-known Jewish joke. He mentions specific individuals, including Avromele and Leybish Seyfman, the Feldboym sisters, and Moishe Mints. He briefly discusses his role in a Jewish civil court and addresses an accusation made against Lena Sheinberg. Envelope with multiple stamps and postmarks in included. File also contains a typed translation.

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Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee fonds

Letters from Individuals series

Letter from Aron and Kalman Nisenboym to Max Hartstone and the United Ostrovtzer Committee file

Level

File

Fonds

148

Series

1

File

113

Material Format

textual record

Date

2 Sep. 1946

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Admin History/Bio

Aron and Kalman Nisenboym likely originated from Ostrowiec, Poland. Their parents were Ella Jankiel and Rywka Nisenboym, and they had six other siblings: Ruchla, Abram, Motel, Sura Gitla, Moshe, and Henele.

Kalman immigrated to the United States in the early 1920s and married Dora Eichenhorn, also from Ostrowiec. Aron also immigrated to the United States, but the timing is unknown. Both Aron and Kalman were living in Detroit in the mid-1940s.

An alternative spelling of their last name is Nisenbaum.

Scope and Content

File consists of a short letter from Aron and Kalman Nisenboym in Detroit, Michigan, to Max Hartstone and the United Ostrovtzer Committee, dated 2 September 1946. In this letter, the writer thanks Max for sending him news about his brother's family in Poland. Envelope is included. File also contains a typed translation.

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Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee fonds

Letters from Individuals series

Letter from Aron Urbas to Max Hartstone and the United Ostrovtzer Hilfs Committee file

Level

File

Fonds

148

Series

1

File

179

Material Format

textual record

Date

10 Apr. 1946

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Admin History/Bio

Aron Urbas (b.1909) was born in Ostrowiec, Poland, to Daniel and Pella (née Goldman). Prior to the start of the Second World War, he met and married his wife Genia (née Frost). On 26 August 1942, he was arrested in Bergerac, France, and subsequently sent to the Dachau concentration camp. After surviving the Holocaust, he eventually made his way to Périgueux, France, where he was reunited with his brother around 1946.

Scope and Content

File consists of a letter from Aron Urbas in Périgueux, France, to the United Ostrovtzer Hilfs Committee c/o Max Hartstone, dated 10 April 1946. Aron details his personal history and survival through Auschwitz, the Warsaw ghetto, Dachau, and the Thuringian mountains. He writes that he is currently living in France and working for a Jewish organization called "Resistence. He writes about the fates of some of his brothers and his wife, expresses uncertainty about the future, and emphasizes solidarity against facism. He writes that he has sent materials with the letter (these materials are not included in the file). Included is a piece of paper with two addresses and an envelope. File also contains a typed translation.

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Archival Descriptions

Part Of

United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee fonds

Letters from Individuals series

Letter from Aaron Urbas to Max Hartstone the United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee file

Level

File

Fonds

148

Series

1

File

180

Material Format

textual record

Date

3 Sep. 1946

Physical Description

1 folder of textual records

Admin History/Bio

Aron Urbas (b. 1909) was born in Ostrowiec, Poland, to Daniel and Pella (née Goldman). Prior to the start of the Second World War, he met and married his wife Genia (née Frost). On 26 August 1942, he was arrested in Bergerac, France, and subsequently sent to the Dachau concentration camp. After surviving the Holocaust, he eventually made his way to Périgueux, France, where he was reunited with his brother around 1946.

Alternate spellings of his name include Aran and Aaron.

Scope and Content

File consists of a letter from Aron Urbas in Périgueux, France, to Max Hartstone and the United Ostrowtzer Hilfs Committee, dated 3 September 1946. In this letter, Aron describes the situation for Jewish survivors in France and asks Max to send him clothing, underwear, and food. He also expresses his happiness about the upcoming conference of Ostrovtzer societies. An envelope with multiple stamps and postmarks is included.

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Part Of

General Wingate Branch 256, Royal Canadian Legion fonds

Level

Item

Fonds

74

Item

31

Material Format

graphic material

Date

1986

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of the annual remembrance parade of Wingate Branch Royal Canadian Legion, held at Mount Sinai cemetery. Identified in the photograph are Jack Arons (left, with glasses) and Lee Pritzker (centre right).

Notes

Photograph is by Graphic Artists, Toronto

Name Access

Pritzker, Lee

Arons, Jack

Royal Canadian Legion

Mount sinai Cemetery

Subjects

Canada--Armed Forces

Cemeteries

Accession Number

1986-12-3

Source

Archival Descriptions