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Harold Rubin fonds

fonds1912-1992I0092

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Held by
Ottawa Jewish Archives via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Dates
1912-1992 (indexed as 1912–1992)
Level
fonds
Extent
1 box of documents, 41 photographs, 2 artifacts
Scope & content
Fonds consists of Rubin family 1912 immigration documents; material relating to youthful activities of sports, school and scouting; Ketubah of the marriage of Harold Rubin to Laura Finkelstein, September 25, 1932; World War II military service documents; approximately 160 air mail letters, airgraphs and other letters from Harold to Laura Rubin; news clippings including Rubin’s Paint & Hardware Co. Ltd. grand opening; Laura Rubin’s national registration certificate 1940 and her Five Roses Cook Book, 1915; publicity for the publication of "Those Pesky Weeds"; a pair of metal book ends engraved with the Boy Scout motto “Be Prepared”; 1 photograph of Laura, Harold and daughter Sorrell at Government House where Harold received the Distinguished Flying Cross, November 7, 1949; a certificate of Military Qualification, Active Militia of Canada to Sgt. H. Rubin, 1941 (1-986-01); a Certificate of Proficiency in Filing, awarded to Harold Rubin by the Ottawa Technical School, May, 1929 (1-986-02); a motivational certificate outlining The Object of Disciplinary Training, an extract from a manual (1-986-03); 40 additional photographs. 1. Sorrell Gwartzman related on a visit to the Ottawa Jewish Archives, July 18, 2007 that Harold’s older sister remembers a lot of distant lights on the water during their sea voyage to Canada and always maintained it was the Titanic.
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