Tiger Goldstick is a name forever linked with the sports scene in Edmonton. Cecil “Tiger” Goldstick was born on August 5, 1915. He was the second son of Bessie and Hyman Goldstick. His father, Rabbi Hyman Goldstick, came to Edmonton in 1906 where he became the Jewish community’s first spiritual leader, shochet (kosher butcher), mohel […]
Tiger Goldstick’s Lasting Legacy by Paula E. Kirman Read More »
The following is adapted from JAHSENA Board Member Barry Zalmanowitz’s speech to the Interfaith Service Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Court of Appeal and the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, Robertson United Church September 26, 2007. Friedman, Lieberman, established in 1917 by H.A. Friedman and Moses Lieberman, was the first Jewish Law firm
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As the University of Alberta celebrated its 100th Anniversary in 2008, it is relevant to record information on the Jewish com-munity’s involvement with the University over those many years. Apologies are due at the onset for missing important names and achievements and JAHSENA would appreciate input on former students, graduates, academic or other staff and
A Jewish Retrospective of the University of Alberta by Eric Schloss Read More »
Introduction Jews started coming to the Canadian West in the 1880s for the same reasons as other immigrants: to escape religious persecution in their European homelands, and for the promise of vast tracts of cheap land. More specific Jewish reasons for immigration were to escape pogroms in Russia, or to avoid conscription into the Russian
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Edmonton, Alberta was first incorporated as a town in 1892. At that time, there were about 700 permanent residents. Founded on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River on the site of the former Hudson’s Bay Company’s Fort Edmonton, it soon began to attract a growing populace. Abraham and Rebecca Cristall, Edmonton’s first Jews, arrived
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