Panorama of Toronto harbour, 1910 THE following book is a wonderful resource for genealogists who are researching particular families that were in Canada in the early 1930s, and anyone interested in the history of the Jewish community in Canada up to that era. Titled “Canadian Jewry: Prominent Jews of Canada,” it describes itself as “A History…
The Toronto Star Weekly of February 12, 1916, carried this report on the Jewish Free School sponsored by Jewish philanthropist Edmund Scheuer. Making Good Canadians Out of Girls of Jewish Birth Splendid Work Being Done at the Jewish Free School Tolerance for Creeds of Others Taught Loyalty to King and Country Strongly Emphasized. The Jewish…
Samuel Hersh and Leah Devorah Glass of Kovel, Volhynia, Ukraine, were the revered ancestors of more than 150 relatives who gathered in Toronto in 1985 for a family reunion, reported the Canadian Jewish News on August 22, 1985. Samuel and Leah and their nine daughters settled in Toronto in 1905, and some scant details about…
One century after Sam Gryfe left his home in Botosani, Romania and came to Canada, more than 100 of his descendants gathered for a family reunion in Toronto, reported the Canadian Jewish News on June 3, 2010. Well-known descendants include Mark Gryfe, who is involved in the Baycrest Foundation, and Moishe Gryfe, who runs Gryfe’s…
Canadian Jewry: Prominent Jews of Canada (1933) — Section A (pages 1 to 59) Canadian Jewry: Prominent Jews of Canada (1933) — Section B (pages 60 to 125) Canadian Jewry: Prominent Jews of Canada (1933) — Section C (pages 126 to 191) Canadian Jewry: Prominent Jews of Canada (1933) — Section D (pages 192 to 245) Canadian Jewry: Prominent Jews…
Canadian Jewry: Prominent Jews of Canada — Section A (pages 1 to 59) Canadian Jewry: Prominent Jews of Canada — Section B (pages 60 to 125) Canadian Jewry: Prominent Jews of Canada — Section C (pages 126 to 191) Canadian Jewry: Prominent Jews of Canada — Section D (below) (pages 192 to 245) Canadian Jewry: Prominent Jews of Canada…
CANADIAN JEWRY: PROMINENT JEWS OF CANADA NAME INDEX Pages 1 to 59, Section A Pages 60 to 125, Section B Pages 126 to 191, Section C Pages 192 to 245, Section D Pages 246 to 305, Section E A Abramovitch, H., Dr. 265; Abramsky, Gussie 75; Abramsky, Harry 69; Abramsky, Joseph 191; Abramsky, Moses M. 74; Abramsky, Sam …
