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Samuel Caplan Family fonds

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Ottawa Jewish Archives via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Dates
1900 - 1975 (indexed as 1900–1975)
Level
fonds
Extent
multiple media
Scope & content
Fonds consists of Caspar Caplan’s 1914 list of Ottawa families and addresses; correspondence, 1930's; records outlining Sam Caplan’s leadership role with the Jewish Community Council of Ottawa, 1952-1953; the Synagogue and Jewish Community Centre, 1952 - 1953; President of the Adath Jeshurun Congregation, 1952 - 1954; large collection of community souvenir programs and invitations, 1900 - 1950; news clippings; a book entitled "Caplan’s in the the capital: a history of C. Caplan Limited & the Caplan Family of Ottawa, 1890 - 1999"; a Caplan family tree (descendants of Yankel-Herschel Caplan b. 1850); oral history taped interview, 1977; b&w and colour photographs; Marcia Caplan’s typewriter portraits and correspondence relating to her typewriter portraits. Souvenir Programs and invitations include: Stag parties of Dave Bilsky, 1928; Cecil Slonemsky, 1929; Harold Pearl, 1931;Gordon Caplan, 1932; Sam Caplan, 1936 and Hyman Horlick, 1936; Myer Caplan marriage to Mary Levin, 1911; Samuel Caplan marriage to Marcia Clarice Singer, 1936; Birthday of Sam Caplan, date unknown; Bar Mitzah of Jesse Hyman Abelson, 1905; Silver Wedding anniversary of Mr. & Mrs. J. Holzman, 1916; Wedding of Libbie Silver to Lyon Cohen, Montreal, 1900; Wedding of Betsy Kert to Ben Benovitch (Benwick), 1901; Wedding of Jennie Freiman to Max Epstein, Hamilton, 1907; Wedding of Lillian Bilsky to Archibald J. Freiman, 1903; Wedding of Myer Caplan to Mary Levin, 1911; Wedding of Susan Sugarman to Samuel Katz, 1910; Wedding of Sophie Loeb to Samuel Edelson, King Edward Institute, 1915; Wedding of Mildred Markson to Nathan Bilsky, 1914; Wedding of Sophie Cooper to Sidney Miller, 1912; Wedding of Rebecca Shapiro to Gabriel Cohen, 1919; Souvenir Booklets include: Banquet and Presentation to Mr. Samuel Berger by his Ottawa friends on his departure for Osgoode Hall, September 12, 1922; Ottawa Hebrew Benefit Society Memorial Service, September 22, 1935; Ottawa Jewish Community Council Introduction Rabbi William Margolis, October 31, 1937; Annual father and son session of the Hanoar Study and Breakfast Club, May 23, 1943; Funeral of Archibald Jacob Freiman, 1944; Annual Tea, Lady Members of the Ottawa Hebrew Free Loan Association, Talmud Torah Hall, February 11, 1945; Installation of Rabbi Simon L. Eckstein, Sunday, December 7, 1952; Memorial Service, Dr. Chaim Weizmann, First President of Israel, December 10, 1952; Synagogue and Jewish Community Centre of Ottawa Dedication, November 2, 1952; Special Coronation Service in honour of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, June 2, 1953; Testimonial Dinner in honour of the Honourable Abraham H. Lieff, Q.C. President of the Agudath Israel Synagogue, 1953; Testimonial Banquet honouring Reverend Joseph Rabin upon his Silver Jubilee of service to Congregation Adath Jeshurun, March 7, 1954; Ottawa Vaad Ha’Ir Annual Memorial Service, September 19, 1954; B’nai B’rith Ottawa Lodge, No. 885 Presents its 1967 Citation Award Dinner honouring Dr. Samuel Mirsky as Citizen of the year 1966, March 1, 1967; Israel week in Ottawa, 23rd Anniversary, anniversary Sabbath, Sunday, May 2, 1971; Negev Dinner in tribute to Dr. Samuel Mirsky, December 10, 1972; Testimonial dinner in tribute to Louis Rasminsky on his retirement as Governor of the Bank of Canada, February 11, 1973; Negev Dinner in honour of Jacob Gordon, November 18, 1973; Negev Dinner in tribute to Dr. Samuel Mirsky, December 10, 1972; 25th Anniversary of Israel’s Independence, May 6, 1973; Service of dedication of Temple Israel, Ottawa, October 26, 1975; Music and Theatre Programs include: Queen Esther given by the Girls’ Herzl Zion Society, St. Patrick’s Hall, February 22, 1915; First Annual “Y” Vaudeville Show, directed by Abe Lieff, January 28, 1923; The Galvinizer, November 25, 1929; Young People’s League presents Haman’s Trial at King Edward Institute, March 4, 1931; The Y. M. H. A.'s sixth annual minstrel show “We’re in the army now,” February 21 - 23, 1931, Montreal; Young Judea of Ottawa presents the Eighth Annual Concert at the Little Theatre, May 5, 1932; Ottawa Drama Club presents "Dulcy" at the Little Theatre, April 14, 15, and 16, 1932; Young People’s League presents “The Butter and Egg Man” at the Little Theatre, March 11, 1933; Young People’s League of the synagogues of Ottawa present “A Bachelor’s Honeymoon” at the Little Theatre, February 24, year unknown; H. Y. M. A. of Young Judea present a dance and floor show at the Talmud Torah Hall, March 29, 1936; Young People’s League: Purim Party: Yiddishe Mountaineers at the Talmud Torah Hall, March 8, 1947; United Sisterhoods of Ottawa present Uncle Tom’s Community Centre: a musical comedy written by Sol Max and Abraham H. Lieff, December, 20, 1952; Ottawa Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Eugene Kash, Capital Theatre, Season 1952 - 1953; Israeli Forum presents Three American Rabbis at the Jewish Community Centre, February 8, 1953; Marcia Caplin’s typed portraits were displayed by the Ottawa Jewish Historical Society at Arts Alive in 1984 One portrait's glass broke, and the glass was removed
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