I often get requests from researchers who have seen their family in the 1901, 1911 or 1921 census of Toronto but can’t find the street they were living on a modern map because the street has disappeared or the name was changed. Where was Buchanan Street? Where was Cuttell Place? Where was Alice Street? Etcetera.…
From the Canadian Jewish News, October 2013 Some 70 years after he last saw his father, mother, brothers and sisters alive, a survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto and Bergen Belsen concentration camp was recently given a photograph of his family for the first time. “When I received this photo, I said, ‘This is better than…
Canadian Jews in World War II, Part I — Decorations (soon available) Pages from the book Canadian Jews in World War II, Part II — Casualties Contents & Surnames A to G (roughly) (pages vii to 29) Surnames H to R (roughly) (pages 29 to 59) Surnames R to Z (roughly) (pages 60 to 84) MORE…
From the Toronto Daily Star, May 7, 1907 At the next meeting of the annual conference of the Canadian Chiefs of Police, one of the most important subjects to be discussed is the establishment of a central general bureau for the identification of criminals. At the present time there is no general bureau and the…
Canadian Jews in World War II, Part I — Decorations (soon available) Pages from the book Canadian Jews in World War II, Part II — Casualties Contents & Surnames A to G (roughly) This Page (pages vii to 29) Surnames H to R (roughly) (pages 29 to 59) Surnames R to Z (roughly) (pages 60 to…
Pages from the book Canadian Jews in World War II, Part II — Casualties Click on pages below to enlarge; use back arrow to return to this page. Index & Surnames A to G (roughly) (pages vii to 29) Surnames H to R (roughly) (pages 29 to 59) Surnames R to Z (roughly) (pages 60 to…
Pages from the book Canadian Jews in World War II, Part II — Casualties Index & Surnames A to G (roughly) (pages vii to 29) Surnames H to R (roughly) (pages 29 to 59) This Page Surnames R to Z (roughly) (pages 60 to 84) MORE Surnames A to P (roughly) (pages 85 to 109) MORE…
◊ In 1947 the Canadian Jewish Congress published the first of two parts of the book Canadian Jews in World War II. The books were edited by David Rome. The first part deals with Decorations and the second part, which appeared in 1948, memorializes the Casualties. The books were dedicated to the millions of Jews everywhere…
◊ In 1947 the Canadian Jewish Congress published the first of two parts of the book Canadian Jews in World War II. The books were edited by David Rome. The first part deals with Decorations and the second part, which appeared in 1948, memorializes the Casualties. The books were dedicated to the millions of Jews everywhere…
From the Globe and Mail, Toronto, Oct. 4, 1952 This photo appeared in the Toronto Globe and Mail on October 4, 1952 at the start of the Festival of Sukkot. The photo shows Rene Slonim, daughter of Rabbi Reuben Slonim of the McCaul Street Synagogue, guiding six-year-old Seymour Epstein through the ceremony of the blessing…
