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David Monson fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1941-1987.

Reference:

R5398-0-X-E, MG31-F5

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

97707

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David Monson fonds
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Date(s):

1941-1987.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

30 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of thematic Guide 1206 and Parish Registers, Volume 1, containing a summary of the marriages, divorces, and conversions recorded in this unit. Personal files of Rabbi Monson, consisting of his World War II Chaplaincy files; conversion, marriage and divorce records and certificates; correspondence with John Diefenbaker and other political figures; correspondence with major Canadian public figures and institutions; congratulatory telegrams and Rosh Hashana greeting cards. (Volumes 1-2)

Included in horizontal storage: copy of Israel's Declaration of Independence, container 3.

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Monson, David, 1917-2008

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Diefenbaker, John G., 1895-1979

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Monson, David, 1917-2008 : Born in Ottawa, Rabbi David Monson (b.1917) was educated at Yeshiva University, 1934-1935, and was ordained by the Rabbinical College of Canada, Montreal in 1939. He was Rabbi of Shaarei Shomayim Synagogue in Toronto, 1939-1943. He served as a Chaplain with the Canadian Army Overseas, 1943-1945. After his return to Toronto, he founded Beth Shalom Synagogue in 1946. He served that congregation until his retirement in 1985, at which time he was appointed Rabbi Emeritus.

David Monson died in July 2008.

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General note:

Acquired through David Monson, 1987.
Subject heading:

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Jews - Canada, 1941-1987

Jews - Ontario, 1941-1987

Toronto (Ont.) - Jewish community, 1941-1987

Jewish chaplaincy - Canadian Army, [1939-1945]

World War, 1939-1945

Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945
Source:

Private

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1987/0263

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MG31-F5
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[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG31 F 5] 1--3

[Consultation 90 Open]

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