Heritage – Yerusha Fall 2012 Elul 5772 Volume 15, No. 1 HERITAGEHERITAGE www.jahsena.ca The Journal of THE JEWISH ARCHIVES & HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF & NORTHERN Inside: BBYO 1957 BBYO group from Western at the District BBYO convention in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Grabbing the Reins page 4

Bert Ramelson: Communist Party Leader page 10

The Singer Collection page 12

Hold the date: Thursday, Nov. 22nd AGM: Back row, left to right: Allen Bell (Edmonton), Elliott Gelfand (Calgary), Janice Smith (Calgary), The Lost David Singer (Saskatoon), Roz Gibbs (Medicine Hat), Mitchell Gropper (Saskatoon). Middle row: Corinne Nitikman (Saskatoon), Alvin Shapiro (Regina), Dolly Shragge (Regina), Jews of Shim Fialkow (Edmonton). Front row: Esther Segal (Edmonton), Noel Jampolsky (Regina), Donna Krolik (Saskatoon), Trudy Pine Lake Singer Pekarsky (Edmonton). 2 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.jahsena.ca HERITAGE • fall 2012

special care in housing them in our new location. I have put them hwry From the Archivist’s Desk..., in a glass-doored cabinet, and our conservationist, Claudia, is by Debby Shoctor HERITAGE repairing and protecting them. In HERITAGE addition, I found an autographed The Journal of the Jewish Fall 2012 program from an Edmonton Archives & Historical Society Flyers vs. Detroit Redwings game in Edmonton in 1958, signed of Edmonton and Northern hope everyone has been enjoy- donation even though I had to by every player on both teams, Alberta I ing their summer vacation. drop everything I was doing including Gordie Howe and Red While you have been busy lying and rush over there to help the Kelly! One of my co-workers President in the sun, canoeing, sailing, family sort through it, box it up, happened to walk into my office cottage-going and what have you, and put it in my car to take back at the time and offered me $1000 Jini Vogel I have been busy packing. Yes, for to the archives, then process it. on the spot for it. Of course I Archivist & Editor the first time in its history, our And I am glad I didn’t – it was refused, and ferreted it away in its Archives has moved. For some of an invaluable collection which fonds again, but at least I know it Debby Shoctor is there. you, who have experienced this will be the highlight of this year’s Treasurer situation, I feel sympathy pains donations, but it certainly threw a That’s another point – as you roll your eyes and groan. wrench into my packing. although we have all sorts of Howard Davidow For the rest of you, I can only Another problem with moving sophisticated finding aids and warn you about what upheaval is that you keep getting reference cataloguing systems, a lot of the Secretary this brings. questions and inquiries, even knowledge of an Archivist is Hal Simons At first, I thought, “No big though you have packed every- physical, spatial and temporal. I deal, everything is already in thing in boxes. Then you have to have a mental filing cabinet where Vice Presidents boxes.” Well, MOST things go looking for things which were I keep a map of my collection Judy Goldsand and intuitively “know” where are in boxes, but what about all formerly easily accessible, and Miriam Rabinovitch the files that have to be put in now are packed away. It is a very things are without looking them boxes, the large format items in difficult decision to make wheth- up. When we move, this will all Members-at-Large map cabinets that have to be put er to go looking for something for change. It will probably take me a into folders or rolled and then a patron who desperately needs it, year or more to adapt to our new Dr. Manuel Friedman, put in boxes? What about all or to simply tell them, sorry, we surroundings to the point where Mel Wyne, Caroline Ullman, the framed items you never got are moving, so I can’t help you for I instinctually know where things Phil Lister, are again. And here’s the clincher: to that have to be un-framed, at least a month, maybe more. It Dr. George Goldsand, all the plaques that have to be goes against the principal of being our new space is only temporary disassembled? Then there are all a reference archivist and trying – in two or three years, I will be Doreen Jampolsky, Ron Bercov doing this all over again! the books, video tapes, DVDs, to help people, but unfortunately, Past-President etc. that are loose and have to sometimes you just have to bite So enjoy your Fall, but please be boxed. Have you ever tried the bullet and say no. think of me schlepping boxes and Dan Kauffman to pack 5000 books so that you The processes of sorting and cutting packing tape, hooking up can unpack them in the correct weeding have also brought to computers and labelling lids, tak- Founding President order? I started weeding the light some undiscovered treasures ing shelves apart and putting them Uri Rosenzweig collection about four months ago, of the collection. People always back together—I even survived leaving items on a table labelled say, “How can you discover things having three glass shelves come Graphic Design “Free Books to Good Homes,” in an Archives, everything should crashing down on me! Thank PageMaster and miraculously, most of them be catalogued?” Yes, things are you so much to everyone who disappeared. But that was catalogued, but not down to helped with the move, including counterbalanced by the people the item level (at least in this our President, Jini Vogel, summer Mailing Address who continued to bring me more one), and it sometimes takes a student David Friedland, and JAHSENA, of course Federation CEO Russ books and more items for the thorough house-cleaning to find 10220-156 St. Suite 200, archives. Normally, I would be them. For example, our student, Joseph and staff members Joe thrilled by this, but when you are David, while packing, discovered Blondin, Joey Tappenden and Edmonton, Alberta, T5P 2R1 packing to move out, donations some very rare books in our Daniel Larson – we couldn’t have are an unwelcome visitor. collection, because he is naturally done it without you! To see the Telephone: (780) 489-2809 We actually received a very curious, and started looking them results of this effort, please come important donation a couple up on the internet. We have now and visit us at our new home: Fax: (780) 481-1854 of weeks ago from a prominent separated almost 100 books 10220-156 St, Suite 200. I think Email: [email protected] member of the community which are over a century old you will be pleasantly surprised! who was going into a senior’s and very rare from the bulk of Website: www.jahsena.ca. residence. I couldn’t refuse this the collection, and I will take Debby Shoctor Archivist and Chief Schlepper HERITAGE • fall 2012 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.jahsena.ca 3

NEIGHBOURHOOD PROFILE: Miller DONATION This neighborhood was inadvertently left out Transit (LRT) sta- of the last issue of Heritage, which described tion also provides CARDS streets and neighborhoods in the City named residents with good JAHSENA has donation cards after prominent Jewish Edmontonians. transit access. with historic pictures on them his neighbourhood was named after Prior to urban available for purchase. Mark TAbe William Miller (1897-1964), development, your special simchas by sending a a Hungarian-born lawyer, politician and Miller was under donation to JAHSENA. Contact community volunteer. He immigrated to agricultural land the office for more details at: Canada in 1899 with his parents, Oseas and use designation 780-489-2809. We have received with a small Goldie Tilleman Muhlstock (later Miller). the following donations: One of four siblings, including Jenny, Louis portion of the Abe Miller, and Jack, Miller moved to Edmonton area actively culti- JAHSENA Archives photo. Sympathy in 1914 to attend Alberta College, and vated. Two pipeline To Phil Lister, on the passing of his graduated from the University of Alberta rights-of way cross the neighbourhood Aunt, Shaino Stitz, z’l, from the in 1925. He was the youngest lawyer of his in the north, and their surfaces have been Board of JAHSENA. day to be appointed King’s Council. Miller integrated with the pedestrian transporta- practiced law for forty years, served as a tion network of the community. The school To Dr. Merrill Distad, on the passing of his wife, Linda Distad, from Debby & member of City Council for six years and and park site located in the west-central Marshall Shoctor. served two years as a member of the Alberta area of the neighbourhood provides a large Legislature. He married Rebecca Griesdorf open space for residents. Additionally, a one- To Janet Pollack and family, on the and they had three children, Justice Tevie hectare naturalized wetland park provides death of Norm Pollack, z’l, from the Miller, City Councillor Helen Paull, and natural amenity space and a community Board of JAHSENA and Debby & Leon Miller. His descendants, including the focal point. Marshall Shoctor. Miller, Dolgoy, Shadlyn and Paull families, The neighbourhood began developing in To Marshall and Sharon Hundert, on still live in Edmonton. the late 1990s and experienced the majority the death of Murray Hundert, from The Miller neighbourhood is located of its development during the early 2000s. the Board of JAHSENA. within the Casselman-Heights District The design objective for the Miller neigh- To the Rubin family, condolences on the Outline Plan area between the Casselman bourhood was to create a residential com- death of Hilda Rubin, z’l, from the neighbourhood to the west and the Ebbers munity that provides a variety of housing Board of JAHSENA, and from Kayla opportunities and to cluster non-residential neighbourhood to the east. Manning Drive Shoctor. runs the length of the neighbourhood’s land uses in the southern portion of the eastern boundary and 50th Street runs the neighbourhood. Dwelling units within the Mazel Tov length of its western boundary, providing neighbourhood consist of single detached, To Gillian and Billy Horwitz on the residents with excellent access to other parts semi-detached, linked row housing, stacked birth of their grandson Troy, from of the city. The nearby Clareview Light Rail row housing, and low rise apartments. Debby & Marshall Shoctor. In Memoriam 2011-12 The following individuals were lost to us this year. We offer our condolences to their families and friends, and hope that their memories will be blessings to us all. Jacob Babad, z’l Gerald Gall, z’l Zelda Kalensky, z’l Norman Pollock, z’l Eleanor Teitelbaum- Dr. Manfred Beck, z’l Joe Goldfeder, z’l Jack Katz, z’l Hilda Rubin, z’l Munan, z’l Leia Beltsur, z’l Dr. Leslie Green, z’l Yakov Khasin, z’l Rose Schayer, z’l Dr. Joel Wilbush, z’l Sarah Bercovich, z’l Zisa Grimblatt, z’l Joel Klein, z’l Lil Segal, z’l Gertrude Zack, z’l Rakhil Broide, z’l Gordon Grosh, zl Hy Liebowitz, z’l Tevie Sheldon Segal, z’l Dasha Zottenberg, z’l Joel Cooper, z’l Murray Hundert, z’l Evelyn Miller z’l Saul Sheinin, z’l Dorothy Elizabeth Sarah Kagan, z’l Anne Nelson, z’l Ed Snyder, z’l Feldman, z’l Susan Klein, z’l Maurice Pechet, z’l Esme Sperber, z’l Sonya Fridburg, z’l Alex Kletter, z’l Karen Pipke, z’l Richard Tapper, z’l 4 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.jahsena.ca HERITAGE • fall 2012 Grabbing the Reins Horse Owners, Riders, Lovers and Jumpers in Edmonton’s Jewish Community

By Paula E. Kirman Lauren Meloff Sky jumping, supplied photo. significant number of people in was the ‘Jack Sheckter Chuckwagon.’ On Sheckter’s racing stable was named A Edmonton’s Jewish community, both the side of them in those days you could Alaskan Stables, located on the east side past and present, have owned horses, spent not put any advertising, so they had the of Edmonton. His choice of name was in a lot of time at the track, or even been name of the owners on the side of the keeping with the fact he had previously involved in the prestigious world of show wagon.” purchased a hotel in Edmonton called the jumping. Here are profiles of some of the Sheckter neither rode nor drove his Alaskan. “He had a tremendous number most significant folks who have been “hors- chuckwagon. “He had a close friend named of thoroughbreds in that stable, and he ing” around. Tommy Dorchester who drove his wagon bred horses. Jack won the Canadian Derby Jack Sheckter in the chuckwagon races and he actually in 1972 with a horse he had bred named Jack Sheckter was one of the biggest won the Canadian championships in Klondike Prince. He went on to win a lot names in horse ownership not only in 1970,” Frank explains. “In those days they of the other big races here like the Journal the Jewish community, but in general in did not get the big prizes they get today. Handicap, and he sold a bunch of horses Alberta. The winner got a beautifully hand-tooled to the Korean government and still had “Jack was to my knowledge, the only saddle with a silver plaque on it and 40-50 more at the farm,” says Frank. After Jewish fellow in Alberta to own a chuck- stamped on it was the year and the race.” the Korean War, the country’s number of wagon,” says brother Frank Sheckter. “It Sheckter was a businessman with horses had been severely depleted, so they interests in both land and car sales. How turned elsewhere to get more. did his life-long love of horses begin? His “He also had show horses and his prize brother speculates. “I’m just guessing, but show horse was originally from Germany my father had horses to pull the bread named Bourbon von Firefly,” says Frank. wagons and when Jack was 11 or 12 years “He used to show it at the big horse old he used to drive the bread wagons and show in Calgary and then they came to he got started with horses way back then. him and said, ‘We have a problem. There “He told me a story when I was putting is no horse in this part of the country on my son’s Bar Mitzvah. He said, ‘You know, when I had my Bar Mitzvah I drove the horse to Beth Israel Synagogue (which at that time was on 95th Street at the top of Grierson Hill). I tied the horse up in the back lane behind the shul, went in, said my Maftir, had a piece of herring, got back on the wagon, and finished delivering bread.’ Bar Mitzvahs have come a long way since then!” Canadian Derby WInner Klondike Prince, Chuckwagon saddle, supplied photo. supplied photo. HERITAGE • fall 2012 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.jahsena.ca 5

Derby. “I also owned a couple of horses as recently as last year and the previous year just as an homage to my family’s past involvement in horse racing,” he says. The main family involvement of which Margolus speaks concerns his uncle, Bory Margolus, who passed away in the ‘90s. “His was the top racing stable in Alberta for many years,” says Margolus. “His horses would have won a couple of hundred races, at a minimum I would think, including many stakes races. He was also the leading thoroughbred breeder in Alberta for many years and won the Eclipse award as top Bory Margolus, JAHSENA Archives photo. Breeder in Canada one year.” Mitch Klimove, supplied photo. that compares to this one and there is a Mitch Klimove, Bory successful and he won some very big races lot of reluctance by owners to waste time Margolus, and Eugene Pechet with the horses that he bred.” putting theirs in the show because yours is Businessman Mitch Klimove was a Klimove also partnered with Eugene automatically above them.’ So, instead of partner with Bory Margolus (previously Pechet, owning horses in the ‘70s. They showing it, they just had his trainer show it mentioned in this article in relation to his won races, but nothing ever big. “Eugene between events. It was in a class of its own.” nephew David), who owned Elmbrook really enjoyed it. He never really gambled. Besides the thoroughbred stable he also Farms. Together, they owned around 10 He just enjoyed it.” Pechet and his daughter had a standard breed stable, the horses horses. One won the Alberta Derby when Lynn had racehorses in the late 1960s and of which pulled “buggies” - two-wheelers it was held in Calgary in the ‘80s. Another ‘70s, the Haden Horses (Haden’s Electric, where the jockey sits behind the horse. Elmbrook Farms horse won the Canadian Haden’s Secret). Jack continued his farm until he became Derby. On his own, Klimove has owned horses ill and passed away in the 1990s. The After Elmbrook Farms dissolved, Bory since 1947, when he was still in University. horses were sold at auction by his widow. wanted to go into breeding, and Klimove 2012 is the first year he has not owned a David Margolus got him a stallion from Kentucky but that horse, but still goes to the races for enjoy- ment. “It’s entertainment for me – the The attorney with Witten LLP owned horse wasn’t a success. “Then, he got a people, the camaraderie, seeing your old horses in the ‘80s, including a minor stakes stallion in which became a very friends,” he says. winner who ran, but finished poorly, in both successful stallion for him in his breeding He has some advice for anyone who the Canadian Derby and the operation,” says Klimove. “He became very wants to get into horse racing. “Horse racing is not a very profitable thing. You do it for enjoyment. If people go into horse racing with the idea of making money, I think it’s the wrong attitude.” Norman Schayer Businessman Norm Schayer has had a long history of owning horses. “I became involved for the first time when I was work- ing for a gentleman in Calgary by the name of Max Shulder, who owned a company called Ace Salvage. Max owned a stable of horses called Ace Stables,” says Schayer. “Max would take me to the races and I really got involved with it. Eventually, when I started to work for him on a part time

Mitch Klimove and Bory Margolus with horse. JAHSENA Archives photo. Continued on page 6 6 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.jahsena.ca HERITAGE • fall 2012

GRABBING THE REINS to Tony and asked, ‘Are you betting in Continued from page 5 Hollywood, Tony?’ So Sam turned around to me and asked, ‘Hollywood Tony – basis when I was where is he running?’ Tony and I started 18, we would get laughing, and I had to explain he was not a together early in horse. Next time we bought a yearling, we the morning and named it Hollywood Tony!” before we would Schayer has also incorporated horses go to work, we into his philanthropic endeavours. “I used would head off to to have friends who had a son who was the race track to a juvenile diabetic. We would try to raise watch the horses Jody Schloss with her horse, Inspector Rebus, funds at the races and we would have a day working out.” supplied photo. Norm and Evelyn Schayer, at the races where we would invite people Schayer JAHSENA Archives photo. and have a silent auction. We would raise Schloss is originally from Edmonton but continued his $20,000 at this event,” he says. now lives in Ontario. Her mother, Gail, involvement with horses after moving Schayer finds the experience of owning was the daughter of Hy Baltzan of the pio- to Edmonton. “I got married in 1974 horses quite enjoyable and has made a lot neer Baltzan family and Celia Aaron of the (to Evelyn Lieberman) and we moved to of friendships through his horse owner- pioneer Aaron family. Her father, Barry, is Edmonton the following year. I met a gen- ship. “Our horses travel from Edmonton to a long-time resident of Edmonton and is tleman by the name of Jim Elliot, and we Vancouver to San Francisco to Los Angles the son of Central Alberta Jewish pioneers bought a horse named Hatcher. From then and in the wintertime we have them in from Camrose, Al and Ann Schloss. on we must have owned in partnership in Tampa Bay. It’s really been a wonderful While travelling in the United States excess of 100 horses, many of which have experience. It’s a family thing – my kids during university, a car crash killed her won handicap races, as well as participated love it. When they were young I used to best friend and put her in a coma for five in the Canadian Derby. take them to the barns to feed the horses months. She had amnesia for six months, He recalls a funny story from that carrots.” had to undergo physical rehabilitation Canadian Derby. “The day we ran Schayer still owns around 10-12 for two years, and lost her ability to walk. Opening Remark in the Canadian Derby, horses and had a horse come in fifth at the When she started to ride again with there was a horse in that race called Josh’s Canadian Derby on August 25th this year. CARD, a horse-riding facility for disabled Hero. Josh’s Hero won that race and persons in Toronto, her rehabilitation Jody Schloss everyone came to congratulate me because accelerated rapidly. they thought it was my horse. My young- In the Dressage Arena, Jody Schloss is Jody started riding horses at the est son’s name is Josh and they thought I probably the most accomplished equestrian Whitemud Equine Centre in Edmonton named it after him! It was nice, but I just rider from the local Jewish community. when she was 11, and she now trains had to tell them that it wasn’t my horse.” A para-equestrian, the 38-year-old was every day. To be closer to her horse stables Another name mix-up at a different part of the Canadian team competing in in Ottawa and to live in a wheelchair time yielded equally funny results. “There dressage at the 2012 Paralympic Games accessible residence, Schloss moved into a was one incident where I was talking to In London, England from August 29- my friend Tony and we were standing in September 9. Dressage, often described line at the betting window. In front of me as ballet on a horse, is the only equestrian was Dr. Sam Marcushamer. Sam turned discipline included in the Paralympics. Para-equestrian sport provides riders with a physical disability the opportunity to compete against other riders with similar abilities. In the competition, she and her horse, Inspector Rebus, who have been partners since 2011, performed three dressage tests in front of a panel of international judges, one for a chance at an individual medal, one for the team score and one set to music, called freestyle. Jody Schloss with friends and family, Norm Schayer and his horse. supplied photo. HERITAGE • fall 2012 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.jahsena.ca 7

retirement home where she has befriended a stable with her father. “When we lived Pinnacle Stables as well as for my hus- the other residents, most of whom are in Edmonton, my father, Harvey White, band, Johnny Russell, who also came from twice her age. She also finished her post- joined a friend (Connie Stavropoulos – a racetrack family in Alberta. It was the secondary education in the years since who owned the Downstairs restaurant most exciting horseracing experience I ever her accident. She was able to get out of at the original Citadel Theatre) and they had in all the years I’ve been involved. My her wheelchair and slowly walk across the claimed a horse named Dobbinton and only regret was that my father didn’t live to stage at UBC’s Chan Centre with a walker, ran her under the name of Tripoli Stables. see the excitement of this incredible mare her brother Michael beside her as ‘backup They claimed her as a two-year-old in1968 winning the Breeders Cup. Fortunately, he just in case’. It brought the house down and for $2500 and she never ran in a claim- was still alive to see her run and win earlier they cheered the whole time,” says aunt ing race again. She did so well that they in her career.” Sondra Schloss. She is currently half-way couldn’t fill the filly races and she started A love of horses seems to run in through a Master’s degree in Disability running against the males and was beating the Russell family. Curtis’ 13 year-old Studies at York University. the males in sprint races at seven furlongs. daughter has become an avid rider. Musical Carolyn Russell In 1969 they ran under the stable name of Romance will hopefully get to the Breeders Carolyn (White) Harcon Stables. We later separated with Cup once more in California this year Russell has both Harcon Stables and I became my father’s and then the family plans to sell her as a owned and shown partner as we purchased other horses and broodmare. horses. Now living built our stable,” she says in Florida where she The horse named Dobbington was a works in real estate, contender in the Canadian Derby in 1969, she got involved with although she did poorly. “Dobbington was riding and showing considered our Derby contender in 1969 Carolyn White Russell, as a child. “My father and along with everyone else we thought supplied photo. had a very good friend she could also run that distance. As things who was an outstanding horseman and turned out, she was not a distance runner he taught us both to ride. I was just over and did not finish well in the Alberta or four years old at the time,” she says. “My Canadian Derby. Her career went on as father bought a farm and horses for us and a sprinter, and we took her east to run Lauren Meloff Sky, 2009, supplied photo. I started showing horses and won my first in Toronto, Montreal, and Fort Erie and horse show at the age of 6 years old. Later she did well and won races against the Lauren Sky when we used to visit Florida in the winter male horses but only sprint races,” Russell Edmonton’s Lauren Sky started riding when I was 11, he bought a racehorse, explains. “She was later bred to Viceregal horses when she was 12 with her first set but it was just a cheap claimer who later at Winfield Farms and went on to produce of riding lessons at Whitemud Equine became one of our jumping horses. This a stakes-placed colt named Arabacus. Centre. “My dad, Bill Meloff was always was while our home was in Windsor She was eventually sold to a group from involved with horses and was a big influ- Ontario.” Australia and was taken as a broodmare to ence on me with respect to horses,” she Russell and her family moved to New Zealand where she produced some says. “He used to announce rodeos and Edmonton, where she eventually owned reasonable runners.” horse shows. My very first horse that I Russell’s son Curtis also owns horses, rode and showed actually started out as including one that won a Breeders Cup Continued on page 7 award. “He became part of a group of own- ers who formed Pinnacle Stables here in Florida. He has owned several horses with this group and their Star and Breeders Cup Winner is Musical Romance, who won the Fillies’ and Mare Sprint at the 2011 Breeders’ Cup at Churchill Downs and was the Eclipse Award winner nation- ally for the best Female Sprinter in 2011. That was a thrill of a lifetime for Curt and Musical Romance, supplied photo. Lauren Meloff Sky, Spruce Meadows 2012. 8 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.jahsena.ca HERITAGE • fall 2012

GRABBING THE Reins Continued from page 7 my dad’s cutting horse that I turned into a hunter/jumper show horse. My parents were the directors at Camp BB for 15 years and brought horses and riding back out Delusions of Grandeur to Camp when I was supplied photo. in Machon so I got to ride there as well. When I was staff at Camp, I was the riding specialist for two summers.” Sky has owned a few horses over the years. “My first horse was my dad’s bay quarter horse named Togo’s Bunny. My second horse was a 17-hand bay thor- oughbred named Mr. Stormy (I’m pretty sure he was my first teenage love). I then owned a grey Hanoverian mare for a short Farrel Shadlyn and his horse, supplied photo. period of time named Garbo. I’ve owned my most recent horse for 10 years. He is a 16-hand dark bay Hanoverian and he is board. She works as a CMA (Certified worked in the stables.” my favourite horse of all. His show name Management Accountant) in the property He decided to take his enjoyment of is Delusions of Grandeur.” tax consulting business. horses to another level. “About 12 years ago As a show jumper, Sky has won many However, riding is truly Sky’s passion. “I a friend of mine in my St. Albert Rotary ribbons over the years at a variety of differ- have ridden at several different stables over Club invited me out for a night at the ent shows, including local shows as well as the year but have spent the last 12 years races at Northlands. She and her husband Spruce Meadows. “I have won champion- riding at Gorsline Stables in Sherwood owned several standard bred horses. As ships in a variety of different divisions and Park and have had the most success riding she saw I was so enamored with the sport, levels (both hunter and jumper). Most there. I have a deep-rooted love for horses.” she asked if I would like to become their notably, I have won several championships Farrel Shadlyn partner. I jumped at the opportunity and at the Edmonton Northlands Horse Show Edmonton attorney enjoyed the racing community with my (now called the Edmonton Spring Classic) Farrel Shadlyn has friends for several years until they retired as well as championships at the River been an enthusiastic to California,” he explains. Valley Classic Horse Show, the Caledonia horse owner until “In 2006 I started purchasing horses Classic Horse Show, and the Amberlea recently. “My late on my own, but always thought of the Kids for Cancer Show. I have been most grandfather David sage advice from Mr. Mitch Klimove and successful on Delusions of Grandeur in the Rubin rode horses in my uncle Abner Rubin who have been jumper ring (3’6” to 4’ jumper divisions).” the Polish Calvary in involved in the horse racing field for most Sky was raised in Edmonton and grew the 1920s and was a of their adult lives: Look on horse racing Farrel Shadlyn, up at Camp BB and was very involved in true horse whisperer,” as a hobby, don’t ever expect to make supplied photo. BBYO. She and her husband have two he says. “My mother money. If you break even or make a little boys, Michael and Billy, who have also Rosalie Shadlyn sometimes rode a horse money, you’ve done better than most,” he been attending Camp BB-Riback for to the school when she lived on a farm says. Klimove is featured in this article as many years and will both be in BBYO in Vilna, Alberta in the late ‘30s. When I an owner, and Rubin enjoyed going to the this year. She was on the Camp board for was a youngster from the age of 7, I rode races regularly. 15 years and now is on the BBYO parent horses at Jewish camps in Ontario and also Shadlyn also involved his children with HERITAGE • fall 2012 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.jahsena.ca 9

horses, taking them to the stables. “When my kids were younger I enjoyed taking them out to the stables and I remember my son Tevyn was upset when I only fed our horse carrots and insisted that I feed all the other horses carrots as well, as a snack. I then proceeded to buy bags of car- rots to feed 50 horses at a time so no one would go neglected,” Shadlyn recollects. Shadlyn has had some modest successes over the years with his horses. “Over the years I had some successes and enjoyed the company of trainers, drivers, and always got a kick out of the spectators at Northlands. I like to refer to standard-bred racing as the more financially acceptable sport as opposed to thoroughbred. I never expected to make money. It was a hobby and if I could break even I was ecstatic. Fortunately, I had a few first place finishes, and the photos of myself and my horse in Mitch Klimove, Alberta Superstein and horse. JAHSENA Archives photo. the winners circle are proudly displayed in you away, I recommend it.” Frolich and his my office.” wife Margaret would only place two dollar He finally decided to leave the horse bets, sometimes also going with his wife’s racing scene a few years ago. “A couple of sister and splitting the winnings. Some years ago my last horse was not doing well of their biggest wins were $2500, $3500, and after spending time and costs on vet and $5000. Not bad returns for two dollar bills, surgery, and time off in the fields bets! we decided the horse could no longer race. My $12,000 horse was donated to a Winning Russell horse, supplied photo. children’s charity for disabled children and I was given a $1000 tax receipt. I’ve had --- a fun time in the sport but at that point I Other names who could be included decided to look for greener pastures.” here are Sam Goldsmith, who had a share Sam Frolich in a horse at one time, Mel Friedman, While not an Albert Superstein, who was a part owner owner, Frolich has along with Mitch Klimove and Eugene been attending the Pechet, Bory Dlin, and Jake Superstein, track at Northlands who betted at the track regularly. for about 60 years. He also worked there for a while, starting out as chalk boy (writing the letters on the board Sam Frohlich, JAHSENA Archives photo. with chalk as was done way back when) and working his way up to selling tickets. Why did he start heading to the track? “I enjoy winning,” he says, laughing. “I like the Russell’s Musical Romance and his jockey Juan. Kys Honour with Mitch Klimove, supplied photo excitement and as long as it doesn’t carry Supplied photo 10 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.jahsena.ca HERITAGE • fall 2012 Bert Ramelson By David Percy, Q.C. I grew up in an industrial and seafar- ing town in North-East England where he University of Alberta Law School is everyone knew the name Bert Ramelson. Tcelebrating its 100th Anniversary and He was the National Organizer for faculty members are collecting biographies the Communist Party of Great Britain of their most celebrated Alumni under the and was at the heart of a strike by the category of “Firsts.” David Percy discovered in 1966. this one. He is the Borden Ladner Gervais The strike threatened to bring the Professor of Energy Law and Policy at the country to a standstill and was ended U. of A. Law School. only when the government of Harold First Alumnus to have a biography Wilson declared a National State of titled “Revolutionary Communist at Emergency. He was one of a group of Work,” and to be described by Prime six organizers described by the Prime Minister as ‘the most Minister as “a tightly knit group of dangerous man in Britain’. During the politically motivated men” and later as 1966 seafarers’ strike Harold Wilson “the most dangerous man in Britain.” At again singled him out - as the ringleader the time, naturally I had no idea that he Bert Ramelson Biography. of a ‘tightly knit group of politically was also a distinguished alumnus of the motivated men.’ University of Alberta. to the photograph of the class of 1934 This series promised a few surprises, This fact was pointed out to me by my and asked whether I had ever heard of so let’s start with probably the most then colleague, Jeremy Williams, shortly one of its members. The photograph unusual U of A First of all. after I joined the Faculty. He pointed contains a picture of a very conventional,

• 1946-1953 full-time Secretary to Born 1910, the Leeds (Yorkshire) Branch of the Died England 1994 Communist Party. Worked with • 1922 emigrated with his family from the national Union of Mineworkers Ukraine to Edmonton, AB. encouraging political activism. • 1934 - Won a scholarship to the • 1965-1977 was the industrial organizer University of Alberta, graduated from of the Communist Party of Great Law with First Class Honours and Britain. was awarded The Gold Medal. • He was a Communist and proud of it. Bert Ramelson giving a speech, Wikipedia. • June 5, 1934 – Began articles in He was as he said, ‘no red under the Edmonton. • Joined the Canadian battalion of the b e d ’. Completed a year in practice as an , fought in the • Famous for being a ‘hard man with articled clerk. and was wounded humour.’ • June 8, 1935 – called to the Bar. twice. • February 10, 1936 – Changed his • 1939 settled in Britain. There are two videos about Ramelson status to non-practicing and went to • During WWII he was a Tank available on YouTube, and his biography, work on a Kibbutz in Palestine, left Commander in Britain’s Royal Tank “Revolutionary Communist at Work,” can after becoming disillusioned with Corps and in 1941 was imprisoned by be purchased from www.abebooks.com. For Zionism after a campaign to exclude German forces at Tobruk. He organized links to these videos and other interesting Arab labour. a mass escape from a POW camp and articles, please “Like” JAHSENA on connected with the Italian Resistance. Facebook. HERITAGE • fall 2012 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.jahsena.ca 11

slightly smiling Bert Ramelson. The on the kibbutz. He then fought in the unusual and enduring hairstyle was Canadian Battalion of the International convincing proof that this was indeed Brigades in the Spanish civil war, where the same Bert Ramelson who was the he was wounded on two separate occa- scourge of the British establishment. sions. Upon returning to England, he His family fled the pogroms that took up the unlikely position of trainee occurred in Ukraine following the manager with Marks and Spencer. Bolshevik Revolution and arrived in During the Second World War, he Edmonton in 1922, where his uncle was a tank commander in the North Fred was a fur trader. In case it assists African campaign and was captured any reader to trace local contacts, after the fall of Tobruk. He organized Ramelson’s birth name was Baruch classes in Marxism among his fellow Rahmilevich Mendelson. He must have prisoners of war and eventually led a been formidably bright, because he mass escape from an Italian prisoner of was educated in Ukraine until he was war camp. He fought with the Italian 11 years old and succeeded in winning resistance and later served in India. Bert Ramelson, U. of A. photo. the gold medal in law 13 years after he He became a formidable organizer of had arrived in the country. He articled His experience in Palestine began labour in the postwar world in Britain. to Abe Miller (U. of A. Law 1924) in a life of activism. He left the kibbutz He was influential in setting up Edmonton, but left to work on a kibbutz when he became disillusioned with a militant groups in the National Union in Palestine immediately afterwards. campaign to replace the Arab workers of Mineworkers and was the mentor of in the momentous miners’ strikes of the 1970s and 1980s. He expressed his opposition to the mainstream of the Labour Party by running as a Communist candidate in a 1963 by-election to succeed the late Hugh Gaitskell, the former leader of the Labour Party. He obtained only 600 votes. Although acknowledged as a “hard man” in politics, he was an excellent ora- tor and known to have a good sense of humour. He died in 1994, but remains well known in left-wing politics in Britain. In January 2012, a Conference was held in London in honour of his life Bert Ramelson’s uncle, Fred Ramelson, was a member of the Edmonton Raw Fur Merchant’s Association and times. It was entitled “The Working and is shown in this photograph along with Abe Aaron and Shep Slutker. JAHSENA Archives photo. Class Organized”. BIBLIOGRAPHY http://bertramelson.wordpress.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Ramelson http://www.grahamstevenson.me.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=470:bert-ramelson-bachran-baruch-ramilevich-mendelson&catid=18:r&Itemid=126 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-bert-ramelson-corrected-1370047.html http://www.socialistunity.com/bert-ramelson-a-life-extraordinary/ http://www.lwbooks.co.uk/books/archive/Ramelson.html http://union-news.co.uk/2012/05/bert-ramelson-from-fighting-fascists-in-spain-to-tackling-wilson-in-westminster/ 12 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.jahsena.ca HERITAGE • fall 2012 The Henry Singer Collection By Debby Shoctor was 16. Her father, Louis Podersky was born in Chicago and came to homestead he Singer family recently donated in Lacombe when he was two, with his Titems belonging to Millie and Henry parents, in 1894. He left home when he Singer to the Archives. The collection was twelve and came to Edmonton to work includes over 500 photographs and half as an auctioneer. He married Anna Pollock a metre of textual records relating to when he was 21 and she was 20. They had Henry Singer the photographer, the Singer and Podersky families. The four children: Danny, Freddy, Edie and JAHSENA Archives photo. Poderskys, Millie’s parents and grand- Millie. Millie lived on 112 St. and attended parents, were some of the first Jewish Oliver and Garneau schools . When she phone and marimba, but also the piano. homesteaders in the Province, settling in was 16, Millie won the Alberta Junior At one time, he played in the Salvation Lacombe in 1894, just a year after Abe Ladies’ Golf Championship at the Derrick Army band in Saskatoon. He was born Cristall, Edmonton’s first Jew, settled in Club, even though Jews were not allowed Oct. 19, 1911 to his parents Leiser and the City, and two years after the ill-fated to play there at the time. Henry shared her Helen Singer. His father Leiser Singer, was founding of the first Farm Colony in the life-long love of golf, as did some of her from Bukovina, and ran a clothing store Province, at Pine Lake in 1892. children. in Saskatoon. At 16, he left Saskatoon Millie Podersky Singer was born at the Millie married Henry Singer on March and moved to Toronto, starting his career Edmonton General Hospital, in 1922. Her 2, 1941. Henry was from Saskatoon, a at the Toronto Hunt Club with Harry mother, Anna Pollock, was from New York talented musician and songwriter, mainly Bedlington’s orchestra, and eventu- City, and came to Edmonton when she a percussionist, playing the drums, vibra- ally worked in the music department at

Henry Singer (far left) with his band in Bermuda, 1930s. JAHSENA Archives photo. Anna and Louis Podersky, JAHSENA Archives photo. HERITAGE • fall 2012 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.jahsena.ca 13

Henry SInger (middle back) with his band, 1940s. JAHSENA Archives photo. Henry Singer, JAHSENA Archives photo.

band…and I was so shattered that we turned it into a national classic sporting just couldn’t make a living. There was no event, and Edmontonians were green and exposure…no television. All there was was gold with envy. “A bunch of us were sitting the bus and the one-night stands.” Many at the Edmonton club,” said businessman years later, Henry was invited to play with Walter Sprague,” and frankly our noses the Edmonton Symphony. In 1938, Henry were out of joint. Those Cowtowners had opened Bond Clothing on Jasper Ave., and just won the . And we weren’t ultimately opened Henry Singer Menswear even in the bloody league.” Meanwhile in Edmonton, a business still run by his across town, another group which included Podersky homestead, Lacombe, circa 1900. son Freddie and grandson Jordan. Henry, Joe Shoctor and Moe Lieberman, JAHSENA Archives Photo. Henry served in the army for four had the same idea. “We had two different Eaton’s. He later worked in Bermuda years during World War II, serving as a factions going on,” said Henry. “Neither at the Belmont Manor Hotel for four Corporal in the 2nd Batallion, Edmonton group knew about the other. We already years. He finally came back to Toronto, Regiment before joining the RCAF, and had our own little meeting when we he recalled, “Because I’d been asked to be produced seven shows for the servicemen, discovered all the rich guys on the other part of the All-Canadian Band. We prob- which toured the country, including Continued on page 14 ably had as good a 14-piece orchestra as “The Blackouts of 1943,” “Ham ‘n Legs,” there was anywhere in the world…but we “Wings over Yorkton” and many more. wound up making something like $18.40 Henry also wrote many songs while in a night between us. This was really a fine the Service, including the hit tunes: Why am I Always Joe,” “He’s My Acey Ducey,” “Oh What a Dream, “ and “Meet You at the Corner.” While Henry was away at War, Millie opened up the first Baby store in Edmonton, The Trudy Gay Shop, named after her daughter Trudy, next to the Strand Theatre on Jasper Avenue. Henry and Joe Shoctor, along with Moe Lieberman, were among the original founders of the Edmonton Eskimos. In

Millie and Henry Singer on their wedding day, 1948, Calgary won the Grey Cup and Henry Singer in the Army, JAHENA Archives Photo. 1941, JAHSENA Archives photo. 14 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.jahsena.ca HERITAGE • fall 2012

THE HENRY SINGER COLLECTION Edmonton Eskimos Rugby Football Club United Way campaigns. Henry and Millie Continued from page 13 was formed with 20,000 public shares had four children, Freddie Singer, who at $1 each. was named side of the tracks were doing the same married Jennie Zottenberg; and Trudy, coach in February, 1949, and the players thing.” The two groups finally got together who married Danny Pekarsky, as well as included Peter Lougheed, Steve Paproski, and hired Murray Montague as president. Danny, a photographer in Vancouver, who Gene Kiniski, Steve Mendryk and Alex Sprague was the Vice President and Joe married Tisha Todd, and Trig married to Romaniuk. In 1951, Normie Kwong Shoctor was the general manager. The Christine Haebler. Henry passed away in joined the team and then Rollie Miles, and 1980. “old spaghetti legs,” . In 1952 they went to the Grey Cup, in 1954 they won the cup and kept it for 3 years. Henry, known as “The Fan’s Fan” and Bryan Hall had a pre and post-game radio show on CJCA. Joe Shoctor did the play-by-play from the sidelines. Henry was also a photographer, and started the photo gallery at the Edmonton Art Gallery, and wrote a children’s book, “Little Johnnie Greenworm ”. His son Danny went on to be a professional photographer as well. Henry was also a race car driver, songwriter and community leader, in both the Jewish and general Henry plays the vibes, circa 1970s. JAHSENA communities, chairing both the UJA and Millie Singer, JAHSENA Archives photo. Archives photo.

AGM 2012: “The Lost Jewish Colony of Pine Lake” lease join us on November 22nd Pat 7:30 pm at the Beth Shalom Synagogue to hear about the lost Jewish colony of Pine Lake. Michael Dawe, former Red Deer City Archivist, will be speaking to us about the research he has done about the Pine or Blank’s Lake Colony. Michael comes from a family of Red Deer Pioneers and had lived in the area his whole life. He is now the Curator Pine Lake expedition group, 2011 including Debby Shoctor, Dave Michael Dawe, supplied Marcus and Michael Dawe. JAHSENA Archives photo of History at the City of Red Deer Museum, and ran in the last Federal The colony existed from 1892 until election as a Liberal candidate. He has 1895 when they seemingly disappeared been researching the Pine Lake colony without a trace. for several years. Come and hear the latest research on In the Summer of 2011, he accom- this, the earliest of Alberta’s Jewish farm panied JAHSENA members David colonies. The AGM will take place at Marcus and Debby Shoctor on an 7:30, followed by the program. Kosher expedition to the area to look at the refreshments will be served and admis- remains of the colonists’ dugouts, sion is free. We look forward to seeing Grave of Judah Blank, son of Rabbi Blank of the which are still evident in the area. you there. Pine Lake Colony, Hirsch Cemetery, Manitoba HERITAGE • fall 2012 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.jahsena.ca 15

JAHSENA Membership 2011-2012

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JAHSENA Recent Acquisitions

These items have recently found their way into the archives, and are 2 cm. of text and 14 photos, donated by Reva Bernstein, dealing available for research purposes: with various aspects of the Edmonton Jewish Community. 25 cm of text relating to Mitzvah Day, Temple Beth Ora and 5 cm. of textual material donated by Rachel and Fred Garfunkel. other Jewish organizations, donated by Francie Nobleman. 7 photos and 2 newspaper articles about horse racing, donated by 20 Oral History interviews and transcripts, conducted by Lisa Norm Schayer. Miller for the TT100th anniversary. 17 photos and one booklet relating to horse racing, donated by 12 DVDs and 127 photos of Edmonton Hadassah-WIZO Mitch Klimove. events, donated by Edmonton Hadassah-WIZO. 1 photo donated by Miriam Cooper. Over 500 photos, 2 medals, 1 button, two pastel drawings and .5m of text, donated by the Singer family, having to do with Millie Two portraits, 115 photos and 14 large format posters donated by and Henry Singer. Edmonton Talmud Torah. 5 photos of the SAM formal, George Levine and the Daniel Larson “An Analysis of Traditional Jewish Mortuary groundbreaking for the first Talmud Torah School, donated by Practices in the Edmonton Jewish Cemetery,” Large format poster. David Levine. The Jewish Archives & Historical Society of Edmonton and Northern 22 DVDs of documentaries created by Dan Kauffman for CFRN Alberta is always looking for new donations. If you have any personal TV, 1978-1998, donated by David Kauffman. papers, photographs, negatives, books, audio-visual recordings or other items relating to the history of the Jewish community of Edmonton 3 photos of Julius Spevakow and an article on his store in and Northern Alberta that you would like preserved for generations to Mannville, donated by Fay Leigh. come, please contact our office at (780) 489-2809. Three pieces of AV equipment, donated by Ted Power.

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