Heritage – Yerusha Winter 2013 Shevat 5772 Volume 15, No. 2 HERITAGEHERITAGE www.jahsena.ca The Journal of THE JEWISH ARCHIVES & HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF & NORTHERN Inside: Beth Shalom Variety Show 1955

Jewish Jewelers page 4

Honours and Awards page 8

The H.B. Kline Jewelers Project page 15

Hold the An article about the various activities which took place at the Beth Shalom Synagogue during its tenure as the Edmonton Jewish Community Centre will appear in the program booklet for date: the upcoming Gala dinner on March 10th, honouring past presidents Howard Davidow and Arlene Morin. Casino: Front Row: L-R: Arnie Zurin, Ruth Kline, Phyllis Bushewsky, Evelyn Kline, Sylvia Rosenberg and April 3rd Jerry Zurin. Back Row: Miriam Lutsky, Beverly Brezer, Dasha Goody, Harry Phomin, Sarah Duboff, th Norma Nozick, Dr. Barney Mass, Eva Furman, Sybil Dlin, Alan Osten, unknown, unknown, & 4 Sophie Starkman. Donated by Florence Morris 2 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.jahsena.ca HERITAGE • Winter 2013 hwry HERITAGEHERITAGE From the President, The Journal of the Jewish by Jini Vogel Archives & Historical Society of Edmonton and Northern Winter 2013 Alberta

President Jini Vogel people t the AGM on December 12th, which will showcase their history and the Archivist & Editor were elected to serve on the 2012-13 A history of our Edmonton Jewish Community Debby Shoctor Board. They are myself as President, Judy by offering public access via the world wide Goldsand and Miriam Rabinovich as Vice web to a database of burials in our cemetery, Treasurer Presidents, Howard Davidow, Treasurer photographs of the headstones, as well as Howard Davidow and Hal Simons, Secretary. As well, links to obituaries and eulogies, oral histories Secretary Directors were elected, including Doreen and other information of those interred there Jampolsky, Ron Bercov, Mel Wyne, George which is available in our Archives. This proj- Hal Simons Goldsand, Phil Lister and two new direc- ect is being funded thanks to a grant from the Vice Presidents tors Jane Karstaedt and Ken Wasserman. Jewish Federation of Edmonton. Judy Goldsand Welcome all! We thank the Jewish Community’s sister Miriam Rabinovitch One of the primary objectives of organizations for their continued support, JAHSENA is to collect, preserve and make because working cooperatively brings strength Members-at-Large accessible for public benefit history and and solidarity to the whole community. It is Ken Wasserman, Mel Wyne, artifacts, and we have done quite well in my hope that we will continue to partner and Jane Karstaedt, Phil Lister, this regard. As well, we endeavor to under- support each other for a cohesive and strong Dr. George Goldsand, take and encourage public awareness and Jewish community. Doreen Jampolsky, Ron Bercov information programs within organizations Keep warm and we will talk again in the in the community. spring. Past-President Four years ago the Board supported the Shalom, Dan Kauffman creation of a VP Community Outreach. Jini Founding President This year we have worked cooperatively with a greater number of organizations Uri Rosenzweig within the Jewish Community with AGM 2012 Graphic Design information, research, displays, artifacts, PageMaster and celebrations of the Beth Israel, Chevra Kadisha and, most recently, the Talmud Mailing Address Torah 100th anniversaries. We are current- ly involved with the upcoming Beth Shalom JAHSENA, Gala, we co-sponsored with Federation 10220-156 St. Suite 200, the Holocaust Survivor speakers, and most Edmonton, Alberta, T5P 2R1 recently have joined forces with the City of Edmonton and the Park Telephone: (780) 489-2809 Management Company to demonstrate a Fax: (780) 481-1854 Jewish presence in Edmonton’s history by Debby Shoctor, Guest Speaker Michael Email: [email protected] building and furnishing the H.B. Kline Dawe and Jini Vogel at our 2012 AGM on Jewelry store in Fort Edmonton Park. November 22nd, held at the Beth Shalom. Website: www.jahsena.ca. Michael spoke about “The Lost Jewish Colony We are also working on the development of Pine Lake.” JAHSENA Archives, Simons photo. of a website with the Chevra Kadisha HERITAGE • winter 2013 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.jahsena.ca 3 Letters to the Editor DONATION recently returned from Edmonton after me want to know more and more about CARDS attending a family reunion and met how you guys do it - and have been doing I JAHSENA now has donation Bernice Milner. Her husband and I go it since the early 1920's: how have you cards with historic pictures on back to the ‘40s. Bernice said she would been proudly sustaining a rich and diverse send me a current copy of Heritage. She Jewish life within such a small community. them available for purchase. Mark did. So you can imagine the thrill of having your special simchas by sending a I would like to comment on your article this DVD documentary that you sent me donation to JAHSENA. Contact about “Sparkie.” fall into my lap. It couldn't have arrived at the office for more details at: 780- Many Years ago when Sparkie and a better time. 489-2809. We have received the I graduated from McCauley, (grade I will be working hard and chanelling following donations: nine) Sparkie thought we should leave a my free time and all my energies at keeping memento of our graduation. If you are in Gesher Chai's Edmonton - Emek Hahula Sympathy the vicinity of the school, on the East wall bond alive and thriving. This documentary To the Lieberman Family, condolences on the death of Samuel Lieberman, about 30 feet above the ground, you can will be watched by a lot of our students z’l, from the Board of JAHSENA, the see a dark Splash on the bricks. Sparkie in the next few years because this is Macklin family and from Kayla Shoctor. threw an ink bottle against the wall. It may exactly the stuff that Jewish Peoplehood be faded after all these years.. Also I am education should be made up of. I will To the Tankel Family, condolences on the death of Belinda Tankel, z’l, from the certain that you may find a few Softballs make it the center of a prerequisite view- Board of JAHSENA and from Debby & that he intentionally hit onto the roof. ing and discussion workshop for our Marshall Shoctor. I would very much appreciate a sub- next school delegation (among other To the Paull Family, condolences on the scription to Heritage. Please inform as workshops we run on the subject of Jewish death of Helen Paull, from the Board how I may subscribe. Peoplehood) and will upload it to our of JAHSENA, from George & Judy Many Thanks and with best wishes for a school website. Most importantly it will Goldsand, from Debby & Marshall Healthy, Happy New Year. become the foundation and stepping Shoctor, from Violet Owen and family, stone in Emek Hahula school for the from Dena & Elliot Gelfand, the Benny Warhaft Jewish Peoplehood education program. Macklin family and from Ed & Joy-Ruth Thanks again for the thought and for Mickelson. ello Dearest Debby and Robin: the wonderful gift. To the Olyan family, on the death of Nip What a wonderful learning experi- H Please share with me any ideas you may Olyan, z’l, from the Board of JAHSENA. ence it has been for me and my family to have for pushing forward and invigorating watch the documentary (From Pedlars to our bond. When our next delegation Mazel Tov To Bessie Goldstick on her 96th Birthday, Patriarchs: A Legacy Remembered). My arrives you will see the impact of our from Debby & Marshall Shoctor and visit to Edmonton and the discovery of workshops now that this precious docu- Family. the Jewish community in all its splendour mentary is integrated into it. has left its imprints on me. Seeing Jewish To Lynn & Stephen Mandel on the birth of their Grandson, from Debby & Marshall Peoplehood through the eyes of dearest Bless you all, Shoctor & Family. Ivan Steiner and the entire cast of the Ya'akov Weitzman Gesher Chai Edmonton chapter has made To Shawna and Chris Gregson and to Jini Vogel and Alex Krimberg on the marriage of Kira Gregson, from George & Judy Goldsand. New Website! To Irving Kipnes, on being awarded the Watch for our new website, a joint ven- well as photos of the headstones and links Alberta Order of Excellence, from the ture with the Chevra Kadisha, funded by to photos, obituaries and eulogies of the Board of JAHSENA. the Jewish Federation of Edmonton, which people buried there. In the meantime, To Ron and Naomi Wolch on their features the Edmonton Jewish Cemetery. check out our main website, www.jahsena. 50th Anniversary, from the Board of Designed by Kyle Huberman of Pixel ca, which has been revamped by Kyle, and JAHSENA. Designs, it will make its debut this spring, the Jewish Online World Burial Registry, To Don Superstein and Janelle Johnstad and will feature photos and a history of which contains our Cemetery data and is on the birth of their son, from Debby & Marshall Shoctor. the Cemetery, listings of the burials, as currently available on www.jewishgen.org. 4 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.jahsena.ca HERITAGE • Winter 2013 Edmonton’s Jewish Jewelers By Paula E. Kirman

dmonton has a long history of Jewish Epeople in the jewelry business. Many of them were shop owners who sold different kinds of merchandise, but were particularly known for jewelry. Others, mostly in more recent history, are owners and designers, combining business with creativity. Here is a look at some of the major names of local Jewish jewelers. H.B. Kline Jewelry Store, 1922, JAHSENA Archives photo. Samuel Nankin Samuel Nankin was born in Odessa, jewelry, watches and silverware.” moved back to Toronto. He continued to Russia (now Ukraine) between 1867 and “We actually have reconstructed the own some properties, managing finally to 1871. He was, by all accounts, Edmonton’s building that Samuel Nankin first opened pay the taxes he owed on them for which he first Jewish jeweler. his business in at the Park but it is dated to was in arrears. He sold most of his property “The date of his immigration to Canada 1904 when the space was used by the Bank by the end of the 1920s once prices had is unclear as several dates have been given of Montreal,” Switzer explains. “Samuel begun to rise again. He lived with his family in different censuses; they vary from 1880 Nankin remained in the jewelry business in Toronto and was listed on the 1935 to 1891 and 1893. In view of his adver- in Edmonton for about 10 years, obviously voters’ list as living at 24 Walmer Road tisement in 1898 of being in the jewelry moving his business to larger premises as and engaged in real estate. He died in1945 business for 17 years, he likely entered into he prospered. He retired from the jewelry and is buried in Scarborough at the Holy an apprenticeship at age 14,” writes Janne business late in 1907 and became involved Blossom Memorial Park. Switzer, Museologist, in Research and in real estate, building the Nankin Block as H.B. Kline Development with Fort Edmonton Park well as becoming a proprietor of the Grand Herman B. Kline (also known as Harry) who has researched and written exten- Family Theatre (later called Starland, was born ca. December 25, 1856 in Alsace, sively about the early Jewish community in Garland, and Veteran's theatre). In 1898 which shifted from being under French rule Edmonton and has provided most of the when he started his jewelry enterprise to Prussian. He and his wife immigrated information for Nankin’s section in this he was in competition with two other to Canada in the 1880s with their two article. established jewelers in Edmonton; one of children Leopold (Louis) and Henrietta By the mid-1890s, Nankin was living in which was Emanuel Raymer whose jewelry (Anne). First living in Montreal, the Kline Toronto and working as a watchmaker. On shop we also have reconstructed in Fort clan moved to Edmonton in 1906. By this June 12, 1895, when he was 28 and she was Edmonton Park on 1885 Street.” time, the Klines had three more children: 20, he married Toronto–born Leah (nee As Switzer stated, Samuel Nankin closed Sarah, Isidore, and Samuel. Rosenthal).The following year their first his jewelry business in 1907 and went into Originally starting his career as a mer- child Jennie was born in Manitoba. partnership with R. L. Fowler as proprietor chant peddler, he opened a Switzer provides the following notation of the Grand Family Theatre. He remained pawn shop which, about 1908, became H. from the Edmonton Bulletin, June 16, 1898: as managing proprietor until 1911 when he B. Kline & Sons Ltd. Jewelry Shop. “S. Nankin, jeweler, late of Morden, Man., temporarily moved with his family back to Ken Wasserman is one of H.B. Kline’s will open a new jewelry and watch repairing Toronto. great-grandchildren. He lives in Edmonton store on 1st July in the office in the Heiminck Nankin and his family returned to where he is a manufacturer of custom Block, lately vacated by the Northwest Trading Edmonton in 1916 where he continued to orthotics. Although Ken was not born Co. Mr. Nankin, who comes highly recom- be a theatre manager, likely of the Grand until 1954, and as such has no first-hand mended, intends opening with a full stock of Theatre. In 1920, Nankin and his family recollections of his great-grandfather, he HERITAGE • winter 2013 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.jahsena.ca 5

has much information gleaned from his late evolving prairie city. He was an innovator of ogy and presentation with an overriding father Malcolm Wasserman, who grew up late night shopping downtown,” says Ken. premise that it look as authentic as possible with H.B. Kline living in the upstairs of the H.B. Kline was not only known for selling to the 1918-1928 period,” explains Janne family home, and from H.B’s daughter, Anne jewelry. “As a merchant, he did everything Switzer. Kline Wasserman. from being a reliable time-setting resource “There is a theatre space where Kline's “My Dad said H.B. was a solid man of for the railroad, to fitting glass eyes, shop originally was located. Originally the short stature, and he ‘walked softly but car- eyeglasses, issuing marriage licenses, selling space was completely sealed off from the ried a big stick’,” Ken says. “He told me that everything from silver tea sets, to furniture, theatre and a small theatre manager's office H.B. left Montreal to find our uncle Louis clocks, and of course jewelry.” that was accessed from inside the theatre. Kline who had run off with the railroad. Definitely a family business, Ken’s The reconstructed space was being used for After finding him in Edmonton he concur- grandmother Anne played a major role in theatre programming but, since then, a deci- rently recognized the opportunity of reset- running the store. “My grandmother ran the sion has been made to convert this space to tling out west and moved his family.” H.B. Kline store throughout much of the display Kline's Jewelry Shop. Plans are now H.B. was very involved in the local Jewish depression and war years with my Uncle being made to develop a re-creation of the community. “When I am humbled by the Louis,” Ken explains. “She was a tireless, 1919 - 1928 H. B. Kline & Sons Ltd. Jewelry obstacles and challenges that H.B. must angelic lady, always cheerful and smiling. She Shop inside beyond the front window have encountered and triumphed over, I was the glue that held the family together, display. It’s to be be a living history space realize how many in our community stand including care of her aged father H.B., as through which themes of the establishment on the shoulders of these great pioneers,” she worked diligently on behalf of all. She of the early Edmonton Jewish community says Ken. “H.B. helped to develop the Beth was married to my grandfather Morris could be developed, explored, and animated,” Israel Synagogue, and served it all his life. Wasserman who himself was one of ten says Switzer. JAHSENA is actively involved He also was instrumental to the realization children of Rabbi Jacob Wasserman (one of in this process, which was begun thanks of the Talmud Torah Society, and was one the first Rabbis out west) and who signed to the instigation of Paula Simons of the of its early presidents. He raised a bountiful on with the Northwest Mounted Police to Edmonton Journal. Ken Wasserman, Debby family who shared in his pioneering spirit get off the Saskatchewan farm - but that's Shoctor, Jini Vogel and Judy Goldsand are and in their own right were the first Jewish another story...” actively involved on the steering and work- Edmontonians to establish themselves in H.B. Kline died in 1933. Louis and Anne ing committees put together by the City of areas of professional expertise.” continued to run the store until Louis sold Edmonton for this purpose. Ken described his great-grandfather as the store to Anne’s son Mal Wasserman in Irving Kline and David Kline a practical person. “He raised chickens at 1961. Anne died in 1962 and Louis died in From another branch of the Kline dynasty, their city residence, and preferred to walk to 1969 at the age of 81. Irving Kline Jewelers was an institution along work.” Plans to recreate Kline’s jewelry shop in Jasper Avenue from its opening in 1949 until Most of all, H.B. was known for his the Capitol Theatre area of Fort Edmonton its closure in the early ‘80s. It was opened by entrepreneurial spirit. “His entrepreneurial Park are currently under way. “When the Irving Kline, the son of H.B. Kline. Born in presence was significant to our city, begin- Capitol Theatre reconstruction was planned, 1893 in Montreal, Irving came to Edmonton ning with smaller endeavors, yet with tireless it was primarily designed to include only when the whole Kline family moved here in effort and commitment of working and the theatre spaces. Some creative resizing 1908. becoming a downtown institution within an occurred to accommodate modern technol- Continued on page 6

H.B. Kline first store, City of Edmonton Archives photo. H.B. Kline, wife Theresa and family, JAHSENA Archives photo, donated by Ken Wasserman. 6 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.jahsena.ca HERITAGE • Winter 2013

edmonton’s jewish jewelers never did. That was one of his joys, convers- Continued from page 5 ing with friends and people in the business.” Irving Kline passed away in 1971 at the Kline had been working for his father, age of 78. His wife Lillian was once voted but after his marriage in 1917 decided to Queen of the Talmud Torah. David is a open his own store. “A friend of his from past president of Beth Shalom Synagogue. Montreal in the jewelry business gave him He left Edmonton in 1981 after his first $500 worth of jewelry and that is how he wife passed away, and moved to started,” says his son David. where he met his current wife, Jeri Kline. David has one daughter in Vancouver and a son in Birmingham, Alabama who is a neuropathologist. Mark Katzeff Mark Katzeff is currently one of Edmonton’s premier designers and jewelry boutique owners. Katzeff was born in Cape Town, South Africa. After being offered a position at Park West Jewelers in , he and his wife Sharon moved to Edmonton in April of 1987. H.B. Kline Store, 1970s, donated by Ken The Katzeffs also had other reasons for Wasserman. wanting to move here. “Due to ongoing “He was also the first one to start the military service and living under an unjust apartheid regime, we both felt that there credit business, people buying jewelry on Mark Katzeff and grandfather clock, credit. So his slogan was: Your Credit is was no future for us in South Africa and supplied photo. Fine with Irving Kline.” wanted to raise our children in a free soci- He is known for his unique designs and David Kline graduated in optometry ety,” he explains. style. “Having trained under European-born from the University of Toronto in 1940. Mark always had a passion for drawing designers, my jewelry style is quite avant- His brother Harold had gone into optom- and sketching and had a desire to work with garde compared to the mainstream North etry as well, but David did not like it so his hands. “I did excel in woodworking dur- American styles which are very conserva- he decided to stay in the jewelry business. ing my high school years and won various tive,” Katzeff explains. “I always joke with After spending four years in the army in prizes and one of my projects was featured my clients saying that we in North America the medical corps as an optometrist, David in a major regional newspaper and Readers are 20 years behind Europe in design. I returned to his father’s store, where he Digest Magazine, that being my matric work with very unique and rare materials remained until he retired in 1981. Klein woodwork project - a grandfather clock.” such as mammoth ivory, meteorite, fossil- then sold the store to his business partner Once Katzeff ’s initial compulsory ized dinosaur bone, slate, and mother of who closed up shortly thereafter. military service was completed, he enrolled “He was born in Montreal so he spoke in architectural drafting but decided after fluent French,” says David of his father. “We a short period that it was not the direction had a lot of French Canadian customers he wanted to pursue. “My dad, being a that came to our store and he kept after me jeweler in his younger days, thought that I to learn French and I am sorry now that I had the aptitude for designing and creating fine jewelry and started my jewelry career in 1981,” he says. “I was very fortunate to study under two of South Africa’s leading jewelry designers, Franz Huppertz and Uwe Koetter.” Katzeff has been recognized for his fine work, even while still studying under the aforementioned masters. Since starting his own business in 1989 (Mark Katzeff Designer/Goldsmith Inc.), he has entered national jewelry design contests, winning awards in 1989, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, Kline Jewelry Box, supplied photo, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, and most recently donated by Ken Wasserman. in 2012. Mark Katzeff, supplied photo. HERITAGE • winter 2013 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.jahsena.ca 7

pearl, to name a few.” refused, and headed west to Edmonton. He children and offering them lollipops in his The Katzeffs are active members of became an entirely self-made businessman. store, enjoying long walks with Cita (his Edmonton’s Jewish community and mem- “During the war, he stayed hidden in the wife of 42 years), and travelling/exploring bers of Beth Israel Synagogue. Mark has forests and when he did eventually come to the world working on his suntan and enjoy- donated and been commissioned to make Canada (as an orphan), he chose to become ing yummy foods!” a number of handcrafted Keter Torahs, a businessman,” say Terri and Syma. Mann Mann married his wife Cita in 1964, breastplates, and yads for the Shul as well as was adopted by a family in Toronto. after meeting her on a business trip to the other congregations in Edmonton. Both Mann started Mansfield Importers & Montreal. He was 33 and she was 20. She of their daughters attended Talmud Torah. Distributors (named after Jayne Mansfield, Their youngest daughter is in grade seven a blonde bombshell popular in the ‘50s) and their oldest daughter spent two years around 1958. His daughters describe studying in Israel as part of the Na’ale pro- him as having been a very good salesman, gram. Both daughters have also been, and charismatic, and loved meeting new people. still are, avid campers at Camp BB Riback. The focus of the business eventually became Sharon is a lifelong member of Hadassah jewelry. “He started out selling watch- and is very active in fundraising. es, mattresses, and shoes when he came “We are also active supporters of many to Edmonton,” his daughters explain. “He of the other Jewish organizations as well. learned about the jewelry business from his Before immigrating to Canada, I was a good friend in Toronto, and felt that there standing member of the Hebrew Order of was a good market in Edmonton for jewelry David in South Africa,” says Katzeff. sales.” He adds: “I would like to thank the In business for over 50 years, Mann sold Jewish community for their wonderful sup- lots of jewelry but was not in the design port over the years and we truly are blessed end of things. He would occasionally supply Dmitry Kaplan in Gemoro, supplied photo. to live in a community such as ours.” loose diamonds to customers who were Michael Mann designing their own pieces. was also 5’6” to his 5’2”! Saveco was sold in Michael Mann was born in Karsy, Poland “In addition to his jewelry business, he the mid-‘80s, while Mann continued work- on May 9, 1931. “He came to Canada after owned other businesses such as a furniture ing at Mansfield until 2005. Michael Mann surviving the Holocaust, in which he lost store, as well as the Saveco stores that passed away on April 16, 2009. most of his family except for his brother, sold a variety of drugstore items located The Kaplan Family Leon and his step-sister, Raizel,” tell his in Edmonton, Prince Rupert, and Prince Amongst their other business ventures, daughters Terri Mann and Syma Uram in George. In addition, he had a strong inter- the Kaplans own Gemoro Goldsmiths, a jointly written email detailing aspects of est and was successful in investment real a jewelry store with two locations: one their father’s life. “He wanted to come out estate - he owned industrial warehouses in West Edmonton Mall, and one in West; because he saw the West as a land of and commercial strip malls which were Commerce Place. opportunity.” rented to tenants. In the ‘60s, he also owned Three generations of Kaplans immigrated Because of the Holocaust, Mann was not racehorses with friends!” Continued on page 14 able to further his education past grade six. Mann was an active member of The family who adopted him offered to Edmonton’s Jewish community, as a mem- pay his way through engineering school if ber of Beth Israel Synagogue, a benefactor he married their daughter and changed his to Chabad, and a supporter of Talmud last name to be the same as theirs. Mann Torah. “Our father loved being around people and was kind and honourable, humble, and loved life,” recall his daughters, fondly. “Even though he had suffered greatly as a young child and lost almost his entire family during World War II, he was joyful and appreciative for all that he had. He relished life and took pleasure in simple things such as meeting new people, tasting good foods, and enjoying time with his friends and family. He was trustworthy, and had great business acumen despite his lack of formal education. When he wasn't selling

Michael Mann in Mansfield Jewelers, supplied jewelry or attending business meetings, he Dmitry Kaplan, supplied photo. photo. could be found pinching the cheeks of small 8 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.jahsena.ca HERITAGE • Winter 2013 Awards and Honours he past several months have seen Ballet and the Council of Christians a local and national president. She was Tseveral community members receive and Jews. There are four endowments very proud of their support of the Head awards and honours. Here are the ones at the U of A established in his name Start Program which they supported in we know about. If you know of any for student education. An article about one high need neighbourhood. Council more, please call or email us. Dr. Aaron appeared in Vol. 6, No. 3 of lobbied the province to fund kinder- Dr. Ted Aaron Heritage/Yerusha. A video about his life garten as many children came to school Dr. Aaron received and award is available on our Facebook unprepared for grade one.” the University page as well as on Youtube: http://www. Irving & Dianne Kipnes of Alberta’s youtube.com/watch?v=iNVsFCvV7Z4 Irving Kipnes Distinguished &feature=YouTube_gdata_player was recently made Alumni Award this Gloria Aaron a member of the year, its most presti- Alberta Order of gious award recogniz- Excellence. He Dr. Ted Aaron, ing a living graduate joins Justice Sam supplied photo whose truly out- Lieberman, z’l , Joe standing achievements have earned them Shoctor, z’l and national or international prominence. Calgary’s Jenny Dr. Aaron adds this award to others he Belzberg as the has received, including being named one only Jewish recipi- of Alberta’s Physicians of the Century ents of that honour by the Alberta Medical Association to date. Dianne and receiving the Pharmacy Centennial and Irving Kipnes Award of Distinction, the only person to Gloria Aaron and her mother, Regina also received the Shapiro. JAHSENA Archives photo. make both lists. In addition, he received Queen’s Diamond the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal this Gloria Aaron was also recognized for Jubilee Medal this fall. Dr. Aaron was the first person in her work this fall as well. Gloria received fall. Alberta to administer penicillin, and his the Caring Canadian award from the Irv Kipnes is a Dianne and Irving research led to the use of antihistamines Governor General for her many years of respected business- Kipnes, JAHSENA and other cold medications. He was the volunteer service. Says daughter Arlene man and a dedi- Archives photo. first person in Western Canada to do Rh Morin, “In particular they considered her cated community blood typing to ensure compatibility for work developing the Reach to Recovery leader who has committed significant blood transfusions. program where breast cancer survivors time, energy and financial support to Dr. Aaron is a graduate of the visit and support other breast cancer enhancing the quality of life enjoyed , pursued graduate patients in the hospital right after their by his fellow Albertans. His lasting studies in New York at Albert Einstein surgery to show them that they too can contributions as a volunteer and philan- Hospital and at the University of recover. Remember that mastectomies as thropist can be seen in a number of areas Pittsburgh and was a fellow in medicine they were initially done made it difficult including health care, education, the arts, at the Lahey Clinic in Boston before to use one’s arms. Early on and later culture and community development. returning to Edmonton as one of the ladies provided a patient’s first pros- Irving Kipnes was born in Calgary the first trained allergists in Western thesis, moral support, and information. on September 10, 1936. The youngest Canada. She worked with the program provin- son of Russian immigrants Harry and His interests were not limited to cially and nationally and represented the Rose, Irv’s childhood years were centered medicine alone, however, and Dr. Aaron Canadian Cancer society in Italy at an around the city’s tightly knit Jewish com- served many community organizations, international conference. Only in recent munity. including Scouts Canada, the Edmonton years did she retire from hospital visits. In 1954, Irv moved to Edmonton to Symphony Orchestra, the Phoenix Her years of service with the National pursue a degree in Chemical Engineering Theatre, was the president of the Alberta Council were also considered. She was at the University of Alberta. By the HERITAGE • winter 2013 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.jahsena.ca 9

time he graduated with a Bachelor School of Business Advisory Council, Vivian Manasc of Science degree in 1959, he was a and has sponsored the School’s Chair newly-minted chemical engineer with a in Finance and Development which is wife and children to support. He found focused on developing policy options work as a systems analyst for Imperial to raise the standard of living in lower Oil in Edmonton. Irv founded Delcon income nations. In 2009, both Irv and Development Group Ltd. in 1962 and Dianne received Honourary Doctor of then left Imperial Oil a year later to Laws degrees from the University of serve as the president and managing Alberta.

director of the company. In the decades The Edmonton Jewish Community is Vivian Manasc, supplied photo. that followed, Delcon evolved into one another area that has greatly benefited of Edmonton’s leading residential land, from Irv’s service as a leader and volun- Local architect Vivian Manasc recently business and industrial developers. In teer. He is vice president of development received another in a long line of awards 1988, Irv married Edmonton psycholo- and fundraising for the Beit Horim for her architectural work. This October, gist Dianne Walker. With resources from (Our Parents’ Home) Society, which was her firm, Manasc Isaac, received the Irv’s many successful ventures, including formed to build a new (non-denomi- Western Living magazine’s Designer of Delcon, Topco and other businesses such national) Jewish seniors’ residence in the Year award in the Eco Design catego- as the Liquor Depot and, later, Liquor Edmonton. Irv is also a past trustee of ry. For over 20 years, her firm has been Stores North America, they began mak- Beth Shalom Synagogue, a past director committed to eco or green design. They ing community investments through The of the Jewish Federation of Edmonton have also won a Governor General’s Dianne and Irving Kipnes Foundation. and past chair of the United Jewish Medal and a Royal Architecture Institute The list of organizations that have Appeal Annual Campaign. of Canada Innovation Award, plus benefited includes the Alberta Cancer Irv is the first elected president and LEED recognition. Vivian credits her Foundation, which is home to the a longstanding board member of the interest in eco design and sustainabil- endowed Cross Cancer Centre Kipnes Alberta Liquor Store Association. ity to studying architecture at McGill Research Chair in Radiopharmaceutical He was the founding chair of the University during the energy crisis of the Sciences, and the University Hospital Alberta Liquor Industry Round Table 1970s. Foundation, which has benefited greatly (ALIRT) Social Responsibility Council. The firm has designed everything from Irv’s service as co-chair of the Other contributions to the business from multi-family houses to commercial multi-million dollar Men’s Prostate community include duties as a past buildings, to the Banff Town Hall, which Health Campaign. Other beneficiaries director of the Urban Development was Alberta’s first C-2000 green building including the Mazankowski Alberta Institute and the City of Edmonton’s and the Alberta Urban Municipalities Heart Institute have also greatly ben- Downtown Development Corporation. Association headquarters in Edmonton, efited from the generosity of Irv and Irv’s considerable acumen was recognized which was the first project in Alberta to Dianne Kipnes. with honours as one of Alberta Venture receive LEED certification. Her firm Irv and Dianne have supported the Magazine’s top 100 business people of also designed the Beth Israel Synagogue, Arts through the Edmonton Symphony the past 100 years and with member- and performed renovations to the old Orchestra where Irv once served as a ship in the Junior Achievement Alberta JCC building. director, the , the Art Business Hall of Fame. He was awarded Manasc’s own apartment in downtown Gallery of Alberta and the Edmonton the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce Edmonton is a “re-imagined space” in Opera, where they have both served Northern Lights Award of Distinction a mechanical room on top of a former as Board Chair. The Valentine’s Gala in 2010 and the Grant MacEwan office building on Jasper Ave. It is a green was previously also a key fundraising University Allard Chair in Business in building which is built with sustainable initiative to support a new facility for 2011. materials and warmed by the elevator Canadian Veterans, which was named An interview with the Kipneses can be equipment at its centre and solar panels. The Dianne and Irving Kipnes Centre found in Heritage/Yerusha Vol. 7, No. Queen Elizabeth II for Veterans in their honour, and now 3, Pg. 10. A video interview with Mr. Diamond Jubilee Medal benefits the Opera as well. Kipnes can be found at: http://youtu. Community Members Sol Rolingher, Irv has provided valued leadership be/i-ET-6CrmTA. Dianne and Irving Kipnes, Dr. Ted and support as a member of the U of A Continued on page 10 10 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.jahsena.ca HERITAGE • Winter 2013

awards and honours and is a member of the Knights of the Dancers and is currently undertaking a Continued from page 9 Order of St. John. He is a recipient of project to restore the H.B. Kline Jewelry the Manning Award and the City of store at Fort Edmonton Park. During Aaron, Stephen & Lynn Mandel, Edmonton’s Community Service Hall her tenure at JAHSENA, the Society Esther Starkman, Laurie Mozeson of Fame. He has previously received received the Alan Ridge Award of Merit and Michael Zabludowski and Debby the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal, The from the Archives Society of Alberta, Shoctor recently received the Queen Alberta Centennial Medal and has been and the 2009 Edmonton Historical Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. A appointed an Honourary Lieutenant- Board recognition award. new commemorative medal was created Colonel of the Military Police. The first Jewish to mark the 2012 celebrations of the Debby Shoctor is mayor ever in 60th Anniversary of Her Majesty Queen the Archivist for the the history of Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee. During Jewish Archives and Edmonton, Stephen the year of celebrations, 60,000 deserv- Historical Society Mandel was born in ing Canadians from across the country of Edmonton and 1956 in Windsor, and various walks of life will be recog- Northern Alberta, Ontario. Mandel nized. Recipients have to have made a a position she has and his wife, Lynn, significant contribution to a particular held for the past 12 moved to Edmonton province, territory, region or community Stephen Mandel, years. She grew up in the early 1970s, within Canada or an achievement abroad Debby Shoctor, Supplied photo. Supplied photo. in Philadelphia and where he opened that brings credit to Canada. Toronto, and moved the Mandel Group, his business involved Sol Rolingher to Edmonton in 1987. She is married to with real estate development, construc- grew up in Marshall Shoctor and has two children, tion, and operating hotel and sports Edmonton and Jeremy and Hannah. Debby attended enterprises. Mandel has always been an attended Talmud the University of Toronto, the University active community citizen, both in the Torah school. He of King’s College and the University of Jewish and wider communities, volun- graduated from Alberta, where she received an MLIS teering his time with the Alberta Heart Colorado School in Library and Archival studies. In the Institute, Allen Gray Continuing Care, of Mines with a Jewish community, she has worked Jewish Community Centre, and Jewish Sol Rolingher, professional degree for B’nai Brith Canada, the Jewish Federation of Edmonton, to name just supplied photo in petroleum engi- Federation of Edmonton, Canadian a few. His political career began with a neering and from Hadassah-WIZO and JAHSENA. failed attempt to be elected as a Public the University of Colorado, with a Juris She is currently the President of School Trustee, but he was elected as a Doctoris and is a senior partner with the the Archives Society of Alberta, is a City Councillor for Ward One in 2001. law firm of Duncan and Craig he is mar- founding member of the Association of On October 18, 2004, he was elected ried to Marilyn and has three children: Canadian Jewish Archives and Museums, Mayor of Edmonton Shawn, Kristine and Jeremy. He founded and is a Vice President of the Jewish Lynn Mandel is originally from the Laurel Awards, an annual program Federation of Edmonton and Chair of Leamington, Ontario, where she started of Duncan & Craig, which gives awards the Programming Committee. She is a each year to non-profit societies. Sol has past and founding Board Member of the served as President of the Edmonton Edmonton Heritage Council, and served Club Board of Governors, on the Board on the inaugural committee to appoint of the Edmonton Space Science Centre a Historian Laureate for the City of Foundation, on the Board of Directors Edmonton. She has served as President of the Phoenix Theatre, as President of of Edmonton Hadassah-WIZO, and on the Citadel Theatre Board of Directors, the Boards of the Friends of the Citadel, on the Talmud Torah Society Board the Jewish National Fund, the Women’s of Directors, as President of the Beth League of Beth Shalom Synagogue, Shalom Synagogue, on the Board of the Edmonton United Jewish Appeal, the Jewish Federation of Edmonton, as Lynn Mandel receives the Queen’s the Lois Hole Hospital Foundation chairman of the River Valley Alliance, Diamond Jubilee Medal from Premier Communications Committee, the Aviv Alison Redford and Lieutenant Governor as President of the Phoenix Society Donald Ethel. Supplied photo. HERITAGE • winter 2013 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.jahsena.ca 11

to take dance lessons when she was was Vice President and Co-President three years old. By the age of 10 she was of the Alberta Association of Sitting instructing, and by 15 was heading to Justices of the Peace. Toronto for her first audition, which Citizenship judges are responsible ultimately led to a spot on the Diamond for making decisions with regard to Lil’s, a 65-episode variety show, and citizenship applications, presiding over made many guest appearances on The citizenship ceremonies and administering Pig & Whistle Show. She continued the oath of citizenship to new citizens. with her studies while dancing, and met Michael Zabludowski, past President Stephen at the University of Windsor Esther Starkman at the opening of the of the Beth Israel in 1971. They married in 1973 and Esther Starkman school, supplied photo. Synagogue, has moved to Edmonton so that he could Dinner honourees. Esther has a Public also received the tend to his father’s business here. Elementary School named after her Jubilee medal. When she got here, she started teaching on Edmonton’s South Side. She was Originally from dance at Grant McEwan, where she previously awarded the Queen’s Golden Montreal, where he remained for 10 years before leaving to Jubilee Medal. attended Herzliah tend to her two children, Rachel and Laurie Mozeson has also received the Michael Zabludowski, High School, he Adam. When Stephen decided to run Queen’s Diamond JAHSENA Archives photo. received a Bachelor for political office, she was right by his Jubilee medal, and has of Commerce side campaigning. She continues to been appointed as a from . In 1992 exercise regularly and is a big arts sup- Citizenship Judge in he married his wife Jodi, and moved to porter, currently sitting on 15 different Edmonton for a full- Edmonton. Here in Edmonton, he has charitable committees and four boards, time, three-year term. had a career in real estate and invest- including the Royal Alexandra and Lois The appointment is ments, as well as in the food industry. Laurie Mozeson, Hole Hospital Foundations, Edmonton JAHSENA Archives effective October 29, Michael also ran the Kosher Mart on Opera, Concordia University, and sup- photo. 2012. Stony Plain Road for a while. He contin- ports many other charitable causes with A barrister and solicitor with Alberta ues to be very active with the Beth Israel her patronage. Justice for four years, Mozeson has 17 Synagogue, having served on the board Esther Starkman years of experience as a prosecutor, both for over 18 years. He is currently a Vice worked as a teacher with the federal Department of Justice President. He chaired the Young Men’s in the Edmonton and the Attorney General of Alberta. division of UJA and still canvasses. He is Public School She served as a Justice of the Peace a community liaison for the Edmonton system and at (Commissioner) in the Provincial Court Police Service Hate and Bias Crime com- Alberta College of Alberta, Traffic Court Division. mittee and is active with the McClung before becoming Mozeson holds Bachelor of Arts riding association. Wife Jodi is the Past Esther Starkman, a Public School and Bachelor of Law degrees from the President of the National Council of supplied photo. Trustee for the University of Alberta. She is a member Jewish Women, Edmonton Section and City of Edmonton of the Law Society of Alberta, a past the Executive Director of the Edmonton in 1989. She served as the Chair of the president of Beth Israel Synagogue, and branch of the Easter Seals Foundation. Edmonton Public School Board from They have one daughter, Rebecca. 1992-1993. In 1993, she was awarded Western Legacy Awards a commemorative medal by the Senate Two community members were of Canada for significant contribu- recently honoured on the occasion of tions to “compatriots, community and the 100th Anniversary of the Calgary to Canada.” She also ran federally Stampede. Joe Shoctor, z’l and Mel for the Liberal party in the riding of Hurtig were singled out for inclusion Edmonton Southwest. In honour of in these awards, which honoured 100 their commitment to the Edmonton outstanding Albertans of the past cen- Jewish Community, Howard and Esther Laurie Mozeson, Esther Starkman, Michael tury. The awards were presented on Oct. Starkman were named the 2003 Negev Zabludowski and Rabbi Daniel Friedman at the medal ceremony. Supplied photo. Continued on page 12 12 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.jahsena.ca HERITAGE • Winter 2013

awards and honours Award will be re-named in his honour Continued from page 11 as the Leslie Green Award. Green was a world-renowned expert on international 10th at a special ceremony which will be law, especially of war and terrorism. He broadcast on Shaw TV. taught at the University of Alberta’s Joseph Hyman Faculty of Law for nearly three decades Shoctor, was born and lectured and consulted internation- in Edmonton on ally. His book, “The Contemporary Law August 18, 1922. of Armed Conflict” was a seminal work His father, Morris, consulted by governments the world ran Western Iron over. and Metal, a scrap- Mel Hurtig receives , Supplied Photo A native of , Green graduated yard on 97th St. from the University of London in 1941 behind the present- 1991. A well-known economic national- and was immediately conscripted into day Winspear ist, Hurtig was a founding member the British Army and sent to India to Centre. He was one of the Committee for an Independent serve in the intelligence division. He and of the founders of Canada and in 1985 he was founding wife Lillian, whom he met in India, lived Joe Shoctor, Supplied the original Beth chairman of the Council of Canadians. in Singapore for a time after the war, and Photo Israel Synagogue on A critic of the high degree of foreign then moved to Canada in 1965. He was 95th St. Joe married ownership and control in Canada, he the first non-American appointed to the Kayla Wine of Saskatoon. He became campaigned vigorously against the Free Stockholm Chair of International Law at a lawyer and businessman and founded Trade Agreement with the US. His first the U.S. Naval War College. Prof. Green the Citadel Theatre in 1965. Joe won book, The Betrayal of Canada, was the passed away last November at the age of numerous awards during his lifetime best-selling book in Canada in 1991. In 91. He and wife Lillian were featured in for his fundraising and volunteer work 1992 he was the driving force behind a the Fall, 2004 issue of Heritage/Yerusha. in the Jewish and general communities new political organization, the National Paula Kirman including: member and officer of the Party, a party committed to nationalist Order of Canada in 1978; appointed and populist goals. Hurtig was selected Our own Queen's Counsel in 1960, the youngest the party's leader and wrote its policy Paula Kirman ever in Alberta; State of Israel Prime statement, A New and Better Canada. received the Salvos Minister's Medal in 1978, an Honourary Hurtig resigned as leader in 1994 and Prelorentzos Peace LLD from the University of Alberta in the party subsequently disintegrated. He award from Project 1981; appointed to the Alberta Order has received much recognition for his Ploughshares on of Excellence in 1990; and was awarded outspoken nationalism, including numer- November 6th at City Hall in the Governor General's Medal for ous honorary degrees. He also received Paula Kirman, Edmonton. “I am Voluntarism in the performing arts in the Lester B. Pearson Man of the Year supplied photo. 1999. Joe died in April, 2001. Joe and Peace Award (1988) and is an Officer of beyond honoured Kayla had three children: Ian, Naomi the Order of Canada. His autobiography, to have been chosen for my efforts in and Marshall. At Twilight in the Country: Memoirs of documenting the local peace movement Mel Hurtig was born in Edmonton in a Canadian Nationalist was published in and getting much of the activist scene 1932, and in 1956 opened a bookstore 1996. online (and for playing my guitar and singing some songs), “ said Paula. Paula in Edmonton, which grew into one of Leslie Green, z’l is the daughter of Dr. Joseph Kirman, the largest retail book operations in The late Leslie a long time chair of the community’s Canada. He sold his stores in 1972 and Green was hon- Kashruth Committee. She is the editor concentrated on publishing Canadian oured at a ceremony of the Boyle McCauley News and has books, most notably 2 editions of in Ottawa at the end been writing for Heritage/Yerusha the highly acclaimed The Canadian of October, where for about five years now. A free-lance Encyclopedia (1985 and 1988) and it was announced journalist and singer-songwriter, she has The Junior Encyclopedia of Canada that the Judge (1990). He sold Hurtig Publishers to been active in the Peace movement for Leslie Green, Advocate General many years. Toronto-based McClelland & Stewart in supplied photo. HERITAGE • winter 2013 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.jahsena.ca 13

His personal bests are: 2:58 marathon, sub-35 min 10K and a sub-60 min Back to the 10-mile. He entered his first triathlon in 1984, Races! and was the first Canadian to finish the By Paula E. Kirman Alcatraz Challenge Triathlon in 1984 (pre-wet suit days). He competed in the 1985 Ironman Triathlon World s always, whenever we run an Championships in Kona Hawaii, where Aarticle about a particular topic or he represented Israel and carried the professional field, we are bound to Israeli flag in the Parade of Nations. accidentally omit a few names which are This was two months to the day after subsequently brought to our attention. his mother, z’l, had passed away. In the last issue of Heritage we had “I did the same at the 1992 Canadian a feature article about Jewish people Ironman Championships in Penticton, from Edmonton involved in horse racing BC, where I crossed the finish line with and equestrian sports. There are several my father, Albert Charnaw, z’l.” names that should have been included: “I have since hung up my speedo, but Mark Laskin is a name that has been still train regularly for my own fitness, brought to our attention by a number Don Charnaw, supplied photo. and act as a part-time race consultant to of people. Laskin was born on October events in BC and Alberta. Together with 19, 1956 in New York, the son of Dr. Karen, I pursue my passion for health Mervin Laskin. An equestrian jumper More professional athletes… and fitness by educating people on the and trainer, he lived in Edmonton when An article, a couple of issues back, benefits of “Whole Food Nutrition”. You he was with the Canadian Equestrian about Jewish athletes in professional can visit my site at: www.yourhealthy- Team as well as having competed with sports, should have included Jacob ourchoice.ca” Canada’s Alternate Olympics team in (Jack) Schwartzberg who played 1980. To explain, the 1980 Olympic football with the Toronto Argonauts. Games were held in Moscow, but the He was a punter in the early ‘70s. He U.S. led a boycott following the Soviet also played with the Golden Bears at Union’s invasion of Afghanistan. All the University of Alberta, where he western nations arranged alternate graduated with the Bachelor of Physical competitions. The Show Jumping Education in 1973 (and a diploma in competition took place in Rotterdam, Education a year later). Schwartzberg is the Netherlands, and Canada’s Alternate the President of ACME Car Flatteners. Olympics team took gold. Laskin (This also could relate to our article currently resides in Langely, British a few years ago about the scrap metal Columbia and is the Assistant Chef business). d’Équipe for the Canadian Olympic Don Charnaw had a run as a triath- Show Jumping team. lete and marathoner. “Football was and Other names of horse owners or is still my first love, except for Karen,” part-owners include Risa Margolus and says Don. “I played football all through Judy Margolus, Susan Aaron, and Lynda high school and university, culminating Berg. with an invite to the Eskimo rookie The late Michael Mann, owner of camp in 1975. Once my “football career” Mansfield Importers & Distributors, was over, I moved onto running. I have owned racehorses in the ‘60s. Read more run seven marathons, and countless Albert and Don Charnaw cross the finish about him in this issue’s article about shorter distance races.” line at the Penticton Ironman. JAHSENA Jewish people in the jewelry business. Archives photo, donated by Don Charnaw. 14 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.jahsena.ca HERITAGE • Winter 2013

edmonton’s jewish jewelers for one of the oil companies and then he continent had we gone somewhere else,” Continued from page 7 used to work for a real estate company, Dmitry adds. “So, I just wanted to thank Royal LePage. all of the members of the community and to Canada from their native Donetsk, “The business has evolved over many otherwise for their support.” Ukraine in 1980. “We were escaping the years. Today it is strictly retail. We do some Others Russian political and economic system. As repairs. We are also certified Rolex watch There are several other members of the Jewish people we weren’t the most liked in technicians, but 90% of the business is the Jewish community involved in the jewelry that region of the world so we decided to retail portion of it.” business who can be mentioned here, some leave. As far as Canada went, we were not Dmitry’s father was on the finance com- of whom were not available to be inter- familiar with Edmonton. We were trying to mittee of Beth Israel. His mother, Tanya, viewed: see which countries would take us. When worked for Beth Israel running their office. The Davidoff Family, who own Design we spoke to the Canadian Consulate, Dmitry himself pretty much runs Gemoro Jewelers in West Edmonton Mall, and are Edmonton happened to be a place they now, with some involvement from other related to the Kaplans; Boris Plots, who suggested because supposedly there was a family members, including his wife Irene. worked as a jeweler and then owned a lot of industry.” “I don’t think my father will ever be able to jewelry manufacturing and wholesale busi- Young Dmitry came to Edmonton with retire!” he says, laughing. ness with his family including wife Mila; his parents and grandparents. Gemoro “Edmonton is not an easy city to do busi- Henry Shapiro, who owned a jewelry store was formerly known as Almaz Jewelry and ness in, but at the same time it has provided on Whyte Avenue, and Marcel Maurer, opened in late ‘80s. us with a good opportunity and perhaps who founded Swedish Jewelers, and Leonid Gemoro is a family-run business. something that we would not have been Rodels, who is apparently one of the finest Dimitry’s father David did business analysis able to do in other parts of the country or craftsman in the business.

On Display Premier’s Breakfast At the JCC… Currently on display at the new JCC you will find an exhibit of artifacts from our collections. Come visit us at 10220-156 St., Suite 200 to see the exhibit and our new offices. If you would like to donate a book, document or a piece of memorabilia to add to our collection, call 780- 489-2809. Please stop by the JCC and view these items on display opposite the office in the glass display case. On the Web… Check out the Archives Society of Alberta Exhibit prepared for Archives Week 2012, entitled “Archives and The Creative Process,” at www. archivesalberta.org. You will find nine photos from our collection, one of which, a photo of our Mayim dancers, is featured in a new 2013 calendar, which is available from our office. Also check out the Peter Owen exhibit online at the same website under “Letters from the Trunk.” Old issues of our newsletter, Heritage/Yerusha are available on our website, www.jahsena.ca. Look for our new website Premier Alison Redford receives JAHSENA’s “The First Century on the Edmonton Jewish Cemetery, coming soon! of Jewish Life in Edmonton and Northern Alberta: 1893-1993,” as a Thank-you at the Premier’s Breakfast, held in November. HERITAGE • winter 2013 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.jahsena.ca 15

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ear Community Members: now been rectified. D The Jewish Archives and Historical Society of Thanks to grants from the Western Diversification fund, Edmonton and Northern Alberta is pleased to announce a new the Edmonton Jewish Community Charitable Foundation, project which will benefit the entire Edmonton community, the Jewish Federation of Edmonton and through our own as well as the Jewish Community, by helping to tell the story fundraising initiatives, we are embarking on this project to of our Jewish Pioneers. In partnership with the City of replicate the store, and therefore provide a physical space Edmonton and Fort Edmonton Park, with assistance from within Fort Edmonton Park which we can tell the story of the Jewish Federation of Edmonton and the Edmonton our Jewish Pioneers, people and explain our rich heritage to a Jewish Community Charitable Foundation, JAHSENA has broader community. This will be a major outreach tool for our undertaken a project to build the H.B. Kline Jewelry store in community, and will be used to educate and enlighten others the Capitol Theatre building in Fort Edmonton Park. about our history. H.B. Kline Jewellers operated in the Capitol Theatre In order to bring this project to fruition, however, we need building on Jasper Avenue from its opening in 1918 until it YOUR help! We are looking for artifacts and items which may was torn down in 1972. It was an important early business in have come from the original H.B. Kline store, such as signs, Edmonton, and one which is fondly remembered by many of furniture and items which were sold there such as clocks, its citizens. When the Capitol Theatre building was replicated watches, eyeglasses, silverware, silverplate, cut glass, etc. A in Fort Edmonton Park in 2011, neither Kline’s jewelers, complete list is attached. If you have any of these items, which nor the Ostry Pipe shop was included in the plans for the you would like to donate to the store, please call the office at building, but merely as store front windows. Without actual 780-489-2809 or email us at [email protected]. spaces replicated in the theatre, there was no means by which We will keep you apprised of things as they develop, but to tell the story of Edmonton’s Jewish community in the Park. we hope to have the store up and running for next season’s Through the efforts of JAHSENA, and the cooperation of opening and are planning a gala opening event next May, to Park officials and the City of Edmonton, that situation has which everyone will be invited! List of items needed for the H.B. Kline Jewelry Store at Fort Edmonton Park: Please keep in mind that these items should all be period pieces, whether authentic or replicas, from the period 1918-1929. Watches Opera Glasses Tie Clasps Silverplate Ash Trays Fountain Pens Writing Sets Items of Judaica Card Cases Hat Brushes Broaches Lockets Cigar Cases Liquor Sets Bracelets Mantle Clocks Cigar Holders Match Boxes Coin Purses Old Cash Register Cigarette Holders Small Mirrors Cologne Bottles Glasses Cigarette Cases Picture Frames Eye Glass Chains Old Telephone Collar buttons Pipes Hat Pins Kline’s Jewelry Boxes Cuff Links Pocket Knives Lorgnettes Tiffany-style lamps Desk Clocks Razors Manicure Sets Display cases Emblem Buttons, Scarf Pins Thimbles Antique lamps Watch fobs Shirt Studs Cut glass items Comb and Brush Sets Shaving Brushes Silverware 16 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.jahsena.ca HERITAGE • Winter 2013

JAHSENA Recent Acquisitions

These items have recently found their way into the archives, and are available 1 framed JNF Golden Book Certificate, honouring Chana and Dov Pollack for research purposes: on their 20th Anniversary, 1945, donated by Hanna Pollack. Three photos of the Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity at the University of Four BBYO T-shirts and one TT-100 bag, donated by Hannah Shoctor. Alberta, donated by Bernie Adler. 3 programs from shows at Beth Shalom Synagogue, donated by One photo of Mel Hurtig receiving the Order of Canada and 32 slides of Noni Ostry Schultheis. Israel in 1969, donated by Karen Farkas and Clyde Hurtig. 36 photos of Temple Beth Ora Activities, donated by Les Halpert. 1 photo of the Peretz Shul play from 1934 as well as a copy of the program, donated by Lillian Greenwald of North York, ON. The Jewish Archives & Historical Society of Edmonton and Northern Alberta is always looking for new donations. If you have any personal papers, photographs, 4 photos and one newspaper clipping donated by Don Charnow having to negatives, books, audio-visual recordings or other items relating to the history of the do with his athletic career. Jewish community of Edmonton and Northern Alberta that you would like preserved 1 photo, a eulogy of Bud Spaner, three calendars, three TT phone books for generations to come, please contact our office at (780) 489-2809. and 1 volume of the Canadian Jewish Reference book, 1963, donated by Ruth Nolan. NEW MEMBERS 1 large format photo of the SAM graduating class, 1951, donated by Henry Gutman. JAHSENA would like to welcome the following new members: Clarice Garbuz, Edmonton, AB 2 suitcases donated by Phil Lister, for Fort Edmonton. Myra and Abe Kacew, Edmonton, AB 1cm. newspaper clippings concerning Lister Furs, donated by Don Superstein, Vancouver, BC. Cindy Lister Thompson. “FROM PEDLARS TO PATRIARCHS: Order A LEGACY REMEMBERED” and y “BITTERSWEET MEMORIES: THE WAR YEARS” our copy The Jewish Archives and Historical Society of Edmonton and Northern toda Alberta is taking orders for copies of “From Pedlars to Patriarchs: A Legacy y! Remembered,” and its sequel: “ Bittersweet Memories: The War Years” its documentary films about the history of the Edmonton Jewish Community. If

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