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Heritage – Yerusha Winter 2013 Shevat 5772 VOLUME 15, NO. 2 HERITAGEHERITAGE www.jahsena.ca The Journal of THE JEWISH ARCHIVES & HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF EDMONTON & NORTHERN ALBERTA 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 Fort Edmonton 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.