- Ottawa Jewish Archives
- Ottawa Jewish Historical Society fonds
- Interview with Irving Aaron
Interview with Irving Aaron
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- Held by
- Ottawa Jewish Archives via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
- Dates
- April 14, 2004 (indexed as 2004)
- Level
- item
- Scope & content
- Subject: Irving Aaron Interviewer: Ruth Kahane Goldberg Date recorded: 14/04/2004 Interview location: Ottawa, ON - Mother came from Ukraine in 1912, Father from Latvia via Belgium (dressed as a woman in the hold of a ship) around age 18 and worked as foreman in clothing factory in Montreal - Parents married in 1919, father died 1967, mother in 1977 - Grandfather Steinman immigrated in 1910 with his family, incl. Irving’s mother Sarah, and worked as cabinet-maker/for railway/peddler eventually opened own grocery store on Preston, died 1938 - Born 1925, youngest of 3, sister Hilda born 1920, brother Jack born 1922 - Went to York St. School and High School of Commerce - Went to kheder after school from 4:30-6:30 and Sunday mornings - Family belonged to old Machzeiki Hadas - Father had dry goods store/pawnbroker on Clarence St., Irving worked in the store - Recalls overt antisemitism from French Catholics and published slander against Jewish people, some antisemitic police - Anecdote regarding American ambassador Steinmeitz not given hotel room - Wife Ruth born in Winkler, Manitoba, went to Kent St. School in Centretown, then Lisgar - Joined Navy on D-Day in 1944 at age 18, stationed in Canada for remainder of war - Holocaust awareness post-war changed social dynamics
- Location
- rue York · street · confidence 50% · street · found as “York St.”
- rue Clarence · street · confidence 50% · street · found as “Clarence St.”
- rue Kent · street · confidence 50% · street · found as “Kent St.”
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More details
- Genre / form
- sound recording
- Format
- Audio
- Language
- English
- Harvested
- 2026-10-17T20:12:50Z · source datestamp n/a · cjhn