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Cardash Family Fonds

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Ottawa Jewish Archives via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Dates
1940-2010 (indexed as 1940–2010)
Level
fonds
Extent
Photographs, textual material, 1 artifact, 2 books
Scope & content
Fonds consists of a large number of photographs and slides; Moe Cardash's diploma from a fur designing, fitting and grading course in New York City, April 1948; A fur catalogue book made for the tailoring and furrier store; Envelope, contains postcards from people writing to thank Moe for his fur creations; A folder of photos of Moe's various fur creations as well as his vendor stall set-up's that were once contained in the fur catalogue book also in the collection. They were removed and stored separately to prevent further damage to the photos; Moses Cardash's Pocket Address Book; A folder of photographs of Bess Cardash's plays being acted out by Jewish Sunday School children; A newspaper article showing Bess Cardash and her fellow actors (see 1-1168); A file of Bess Cardash's plays, scripts and writings; A file with Moe Cardash's diploma from a Retail Selling course from Algonquin College - 1968, Moe's C.V - undated, an article written on Moe from the Perley Health Care Foundation where Moe spent his last years - 2010; Miscellaneous: Advertisements for Cardash Creation Furs, Cardash Creation Furs business card from 389 Gladstone, Littman Cardash's business card from 358 Rideau, A City of Ottawa pass for Moses Cardash - 1992, A vendor's permit for L. Cardash Furs - 1963, An application for a vendor's permit - 1963, An article from the L'Chayim newspaper on Moses Bilsky, A vendor's permit - 1981, Two pamphlets on Cardash Creation Furs and their wares for sale, A sales Tax License - 1959, A magazine photo showing two R.C.A.F. events, Bess (Bessie) Cardash's Upper School Examination report card along with a letter from the Civil Service Commission complying with Bessie's request for the report card which she sent to them along with an application for the position of Laboratory Assistant in the Department of Pensions and National Health - 1940, a blueprint of the Friel Street row houses (with the Cardash family home at 226 Friel) - 1964, Two sheets of L. Cardash Tailor and Furrier stationary (one has a notation that Bess wrote their motto at the bottom of the page, "A Cardash creation is a capital creation", a letter of reference from the Bank of Nova Scotia to the United States Consul introducing Moses Cardash as a successful merchant and a man of good standing and should be eligible for a Visa to remain in the US for a few months in order to take a fur design class in New York - 1946, A Jewish War Veteran of Canada membership card for Moe Cardash - 2007/2008; An envelope of colour photos from an early morning Minyan group from Beth Shalom synagogue. Some of the figures can be seen wearing "Irving Rivers" aprons with slogans on them (unscanned); An envelope of colour photos from an early morning Minyan group from Beth Shalom along with Moe's and Issie Rose's Birthday party with the group. Moe was turning 83 which makes this 2006. Envelope includes a CD and negatives - 2006; An envelope of various photos (unscanned). Includes two photos of Rabbi Bulka in Israel posing with Moe Cardash; An envelope of various photos of Moe and the Veterans Association (unscanned). A book called Personal Policy Making: Canada's role in the adoption of the Palestine partition resolution - 2002; A book called Secret Societies and Resistant Movements in the Fertile Crescent 1875-1920 - 1994; Funeral Memorial Gestbooks for both Cayla and Littman Cardash. 3 photo albums; A folder containing various envelopes of photographs of the Cardash Family - 1960's -60 colour photographs, Cardash Family, Littman, Cayla (Greenberg), Lillian Cardash , Bess Cardash (Lewis), Phillip Lewis, Bruce Lewis, Marshall Lewis, Zev Lewis, Moe Cardash, Yehuda (Eddie) Cardash – 1960-1966; - Photographs, 25 Colour and B/W Photos, Cardash Family; -19 colour photographs, Cardash Family, Cayla (Greenberg), Marshal Lewis, Bruce Lewis, Zev Lewis, Bess Cardash (Greenberg), Phillip Lewis, Eddie (Yehuda) Cardash – 1960’s; -7 Colour Photographs, negatives Demolishion of Cardash Home; -38 Colour Photographs, Moe Cardash, Bess Lewis, Phillip Lewis, Littman Cardash; -28 Colour and B/W photographs, Littman and Cayla Wedding, Cayla (Greenberg), Littman Cardash, Bess Lewis (Cardash), Phillip Lewis, Bruce Lewis, Zev Lewis, Marshall Lewis; 1. The following is a transcript from an interview Moses Cardash did with a veteran's website called The Memory Project in 2011 - http://www.thememoryproject.com/stories/2207:moses-cardash/ "My father was in the First World War and he was in the Russian Army. He was a prisoner in Germany and he came all the way back to Russia, to his hometown. And my sister was born in Russia, Bessie. And the Russians came into the town, you know, the Red Bolsheviks, you know. And they came in, they saw my father with his boots and he took up the tailor trade and he wore a nice [indicating suit]. They said, “Are you with us or against us?” And my father was there with the guns, you know, says “I’m with you.” So he says, “Alright, take your jacket off and take off your boots.” And the guy put them on and he [Moses' father] says, “But I’m with you.” But the other guy says, “I’m here longer than you are, I needed a pair of shoes, boots.” And I liked the [Royal Canadian] Air Force because I knew the air force procedure. I liked the uniform, I liked the outfit they used to come in in the morning, they had a parade there. Everybody was in uniform. Some of my friends were joining up. And I went down on Queen Street [in Ottawa], they had the recruitment. It was a nice little building that just made on Queen Street and you come in there and the doctor would examine you and give you an eye test and he’d check your eyes. He says, go down to the exhibition on Bank Street and the army was there. And you walk in there and there was, like the cattle used to be there before, you know what I mean, and there was a place where you sat down but when you went to the RCAF recruiting centre, it was all modern. There was a general from the first contingent and they needed men and he says, “What do you see?” I said, “I see the big E blurred.” He says, “Take your glasses off, what do you see?” I said, “I don’t see anything.” He says, “Put your glasses on and read the article.” And I read the last line, “Made in Canada,” yeah. He says, “Your eyesight is good, report Monday morning” – this was on a Friday – “report Monday morning at the Ottawa station, you’re going to Toronto, you’re going into the army.” Listen, I ate, it was strictly kosher when I came from this. It was the first time I was ever away from home. When I went to the Jackson building, that was the first time I had toast and coffee and I used to eat in the morning. I used to go downstairs and get the breakfast for the girls." 2. Moe's obituary: "Peacefully at Perley & Rideau Veteran's Centre, on Thursday, November 8th, 2012 at the age of 89. Beloved brother of Bessie C. Lewis (Phillip), Lillian Cardash and the late Rabbi Dr. Yehuda Cardash (Esther). Loving son of the late Littman and Kayla Cardash. Devoted uncle of Marshall, Bruce and Zev Lewis and Aaron, Berish and Dina Cardash. Loyal and caring friend of Martin (Moishe Avraham) Vaillancourt. A Graveside Service will be held at the Jewish Memorial Gardens, 2692 Bank Street, Ottawa on Friday, November 9th at 1 p.m. Shiva to be observed at 44-450 Daly Ave. from Sunday to Wednesday from 2 to 5 p.m. Moe was a dedicated and proud member of Beth Shalom Congregation." 3. The Cardash, Kardish and Cardish families are all related, and stems from brothers immigrating at different times and receiving different spellings of their last names upon arrival. Yehuda was also known as Eddie Cardash.
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