- Ottawa Jewish Archives
- Sylva Gelber fonds
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4 images · small copies hosted here, credited to Ottawa Jewish Archives
A 2000 year old glass perfume bottle, encased in Plexiglas, given to Sylva Gelber by the United Jewish Appeal of Ottawa.
An approximately 1500 year old oil lamp sitting in an olive wood box, presented to Sylva Gelber by the United Jewish Appeal of Ottawa.
A parchment certificate presented to Sylva Gelber from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance.
Glass award presented to Sylva Gelber by the Canada-Israel Cultural Foundation and the Embassy of Israel.
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- Held by
- Ottawa Jewish Archives via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
- Dates
- 1976-1999 (indexed as 1976–1999)
- Level
- fonds
- Extent
- 2 artifacts, 1 plaque, 1 parchment, 1 award
- Scope & content
- 2,000 year old perfume bottle given to Sylva Gelber from the United Jewish Appeal of Ottawa on May 11th 1976, in tribute to her distinguished service to Canada; Ancient oil lamp recieved from the Public Service Division United Jewish Appeal of Ottawa in tribute to Sylva's service to the jewish community; Plaque awarded by the Canadian Labour Congress on March 1976 in recognition of Sylva's service to working women of Canada; Parchment given by the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance on May 25th 1999, conferring upon Sylva the title of honorary trustee of the academy; Award given by the Canada-Israel Foundation, in cooperation with the Embassy of Israel, on November 1996 paying tribute to Sylva Gelber's support of the arts in Israel and Canada. 1. See Ottawa Jewish Historical Society fonds for interviews about her life. 2. http://www.sylvagelber.ca/home/ - The Sylva Gelber Music Foundation website 3. http://www.billgladstone.ca/?p=2471 - Globe and Mail obituary.
- Location
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- Harvested
- 2026-10-16T07:54:27Z · source datestamp n/a · cjhn