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- Lecture on the Kardish, Cardish Families and the history of the Rideau Bakery
Lecture on the Kardish, Cardish Families and the history of the Rideau Bakery
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- September 14, 1997 (indexed as 1997)
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- Subject: Kardish family history, Rideau Bakery history Date: September 14, 1997 Interview Location: Ottawa, Ontario Length of Time: 45:34 Debbie married to Ben, has two sons, daughter of Shirley and Izzie Kardish, now own computer consulting company, Debbie ended U of Waterloo and Mathematics/Computer Science Degree, is involved in many volunteer activities; Hadassah, JNF, Hadas Sisterhood Kardish family from Kamenets-Podolsk in the province of Podolyia, large Jewish population pre-WW1, but pogroms accelerated emigration from the town August, 1941 10,000 Jews remained there, and many more Hungarian Jews sent to area by Nazis, over 23,000 Jews killed there Rivka Polotnik and Moishe Kardish engaged in arranged marriage, Moishe was religious man and a teacher, Rivka sold bread from home and eventually opened a bakery using wood-burning ovens had 12 children, 7 of which moved to Ottawa; describes family tree; marriages and children, where they emigrated many children worked in family business from early age in 1914, son was conscripted into Prussian army, returned to Podolsk in 1918, father was dead, Leitman then married Kayla Greenberg, then was conscripted into Soviet army, moved to Romania to escape, lived in Kishnev, but after birth of son Mo in 1925, moved to Ottawa, and lived on St. Andrew Street bakery was under extreme stress by military/paramilitaries, family survived on orchard behind house and selling geese, Rivka encouraged her sons to leave to avoid conscription describes trajectory of other sons to Canada, difficulty in immigrating to Ottawa in 1927, Rivka and three youngest children left Podolsk for Canada, moved directly across from York St. School, more family came over, moved to Cumberland St. and Murray St. by 1928, Rivka and 7 of her children were settled in Ottawa, but with many different names due to immigration processes Leitman worked for JR Fogel tailor, in 1929 started own tailor business and worked with other stores on Rideau St., had 4 children altogether - describes their families and professions Abie arrived to Ottawa and married Tsiporah, had daughter Rose, Tsiporah was deported back to Romania and died, Rose and father moved in with Rivka, Rivka died in 1941 Rose married Taylor in 1959, who owned IGA stores with his brother, in 1964 took over Loeb’s old store on Rideau St. - describes business expansion in 1930, brothers Dovit and Abie decided to open own bakery on Rideau and Nelson, Schuman opened candy store until 1954 when joined bakery discusses sister Chayka and her husband, family and children sister Goldie married Leon Munster, describes their family and profession - Goldie worked at bakery until her death 1983, Leon a tinsmith Pinny and wife Laube’s family and children, trajectories and careers huge family, including Baylin side 1930s and 1940s: 7 of Moishe and Rivka’s children and 20 of their grandchildren all lived in Lowertown, describes neighbours and other residents of neighbourhood, syngagogues attended no funeral chapels at that point, funeral process would go from houses bread 3-4 cents, milk 5 cents, etc; Lilian Freidman would help new families get adjusted first Rideau Bakery on Rideau St. was a struggle; many people could not afford bread, took sons out of school for work for free to keep business afloat describes duties and roles in the bakery; Rose would glaze buns and handle deposits in 1933, Dovit moved family to York St., with three bedrooms and more space for visitors and company, bed used in shifts describes Dovit and Etta’s 9 children, trajectories and own families, role in helping the family bakery 1946 fire in Rideau Bakery location on Rideau St., opened new location across the street on Rideau and Nelson, then purchased a site on Clarence St. where they could make own bread again sister Goldie and husband Leon lived above the store, other families lived in the building in 1970 bakery location on Clarence expropriated by the city, so purchased new spot on Bank St. by Heron Abie died 1974, Dovit’s sons bought his shares and continued businesses in 1977, bakery became officially kosher under Rabbi Bulka - koshering process did cause a small fire story about two separate incidents of cars driving through plate glass window of bakery Debbie’s family’s role in maintaining bakery, brothers work Jan. 1993, Mo, Sam, and Shirley sold bakery to Debbie’s brothers; another generation in training, Debbie’s son and other youngers in 1995, decided that pastries would also be kosher under the Vad products evolving over the years, the rye and challah recipes from Bubbi Rivka’s original recipe, and new products added with the times, ex whole wheat in 1975, more pastries and cakes June 1981 Citizen article declared Rideau Bakery rye bread the best in the country family has grown but remarkable number stayed in Ottawa and carry on the family tradition of bakery (tape cuts out briefly, then continues) and family practices END OF TAPE
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