Synagog of Rouyn-Noranda

The Synagog of Rouyn-Noranda, with the Quebec was built in 1948 under the name of Beit Knesset Israel in Hebrew or Kneseth Israel Congregation in English by Rouyn-Noranda Hebrew Congregation. A first synagog out of wooden had been built before in 1932. It closed its doors like place of worship Juif in 1972.

The synagog

56 buildings of patrimonial interest were indexed by the town of Rouyn-Noranda of which the synagog located in the district of Noranda on the 9ième Rue between the Aréna Dave Keon and the Hospital Youville.
Its dimension of patrimonial evaluation by the city is of B+.

Architectural style

It is on a style of architecture néo-novel, under an American specifically northern interpretation, which was rebuilt the synagog between 1948 and 1949. It is characterized by a traditional ornamentation and soft and round surfaces, like by the use of windows Elliptique S. Contrairement to the Christian churches, the outside of the building does not follow any particular style. Architecture often reflects the culture of the country but on the other hand, the interior provision conforms to an established model. It resembles the '' Temple Beth Israel '' of San Diego in California, with that of the old synagog become church of Mragowo Cerkiew in Poland. This style takes as a starting point the Romanesque architecture and takes again the most typical elements like the curved arc. The Roman arches which frame the stained glasses are typical néo-novel as well as the projecting central body. The style néo-novel also fits in the prolongation of the style Néo-gothique which aims at making revive medieval forms but adopts a more sober language, and stripped, illustrated perfectly gross by constructions of the architect H. Richardson.
The influence of the architecture of the synagogs of Eastern Europe is significant. The congregations at that time chose also this style partly to dissociate styles Néo-gothique or Classical architecture which were associated with the Christian confessions. However the new arrivals will use a local material such as the brick built. The bricks were posed with English (the beds consist of an alternation of headers and stretchers), i.e. piled up on the dish. The brick was also used for the construction of other religious buildings as to the church of Our-Lady-of-the-Protection on the 7ième Rue or the Church Ukrainian Catholique rested by the Chayka Father in 1955.
A tympanum out of bracket was used as inscription. Each window forms an arc whose curve corresponds to a half-circle on the top, called window of full-clotheshanger with a brick stringcourse which gives animation to the Parement. The pilot wheels which are the vertical wood slats and the mullions which are the horizontal wood slats support the squares of the windows, it is also the style of fenestration of the houses of the French Régime and the Houses Québécoises.
The flat roof until the end of the Nineties, was replaced today by a roof in croup or roof with four slopes in shingles of asphalts on a wood frame.

Translation on the frontage

Under Star of David

Under the Oculus decorated with Star of David, is the following inscription:
ישראל (Israel) כנסת (Knesset) בית (Beit).
House of the Parliament of Israel. Kneseth means assembled , in Hebrew but initially designates “the assembly of faithful”.
That is read line towards the left Beit Knesset Israel .
1948 correspond to the year 5709 according to the calendar of the Jews. 5709 is one year Hebraic which started with the day before at the evening of October 4th, 1948 and finished on September 23rd, 1949.

On the plate

- Translation of Hebrew: This stone in corner was posed by Michael Korman President of the synagog the 30 Tishrei 5710
The last sentence corresponds to the date of the ל״בתשריה׳תשי״ or 30 Tishrei 5710. It is a date of the Hebrew Calendrier which corresponds to the Sunday, October 23, 1949 of the Gregorian Calendrier. 5710 is one year Hebraic which started with the day before at the evening of September 24th, 1949 and finished on September 11th, 1950.

- This ugly corner stone by Michael Korman 1949 president 5710
In English the exact date is not specified, just 1949 are written and it is mentioned that Korman is president instead of president of the synagog in Hebrew.

History of the masonry

Edmond Henry Horne is attracted for the first time by the general structure of the rock in the area of Rouyn in 1911. In spite of disappointing results, the tenacity and the instinct of the prospector will push it to form a trade union to finance the marking out and the development of a sector of 600 acres.

In the extract of the Rouyn-Noranda Close of October 27th, 1949 the date of inauguration.
confirms New Synagog Officially Opened Following Parades Last Sunday Michael Korman, local president off the jewish community, cut the ribbon to officially open the new Kneseth Israel synagog one ninth Street in Noranda last Sunday afternoon. The shorts opening ceremony followed has parade off the jewish Community led by the Canadian Corps Band from the home off Joseph Korman one Third Avenue. Joseph Korman cut the ribbon one the inner door to open the hand leaves the building off. In the procession Mr. Korman carried the scrolls off the Torah which He and Mrs. Korman and to their its had presented to the synagog. With religious service was held commemorating the official opening. To dine and dance was held in the hall in the evening to local mark the happy occasion for the jewish community. Dr. Harry Ironstone presided At to dine and welcomed the out off town guests. In his opening remarks He recalled that Mr. and Mrs D.Caplan were the first Jewish people to like to the twin cities and they were followed by Mr. and Mrs. I. Rice, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Sandberg and Mr. and Mrs. Mike Korman. Praise was given to the work off Mickael Korman who had given so much off his time to see that the new building was built. He was presented following to dine with has off gold watch by Nathan Weisen thal one behalf the jewish community. Wallets were also presented to B. Zifkin and Charles Steinberg in appreciation off to their work. Among the announcers were Joseph Korman, I. Rice off the building committee, Mrs Louis Scott, president off the ladies Hadassah: Louis Revzen, president off B' nai B' rith. San Davis, Kirkland Lake, Ritter Jack, Mr. Sharony, Frank Conlon editor off Rouyn-Noranda Near; and other. Following to dine dancingwas enjoyed to the music off Harry Bysick and his orchestrated

It will be resold in 1986 and 2007. The two synagogs will have been used as place of worship during 40 years, the first during 17 years (1932-1948) and the current one during 23 years (1949-1972).

Symbols of the Judaism

The star of David (מגןדוד - Maguen David , i.e. " shield of David" in Hebrew) is a symbol of the Judaism. It is composed of two triangles: one directed upwards, the other downwards. Today, one finds it in particular on the flag of the State of Israel.

This style of main door used in particular to the pediment of the synagogs represents the Tables of the Law. Those are tables hones some on which God engraved the Ten Commands given to Moïse. Their traditional figuration became one of the symbols of the Judaism.

the nine windows including the oculus can represent the Hanoukkia, a candlestick of 9 branches whose particular branch is called shamash . The oculus or the main door can represent it in this case. This candlestick is used at the time of the celebration of Hanoucca, the festival of the lights , which commemorates the victory of the first Hasmonéens over the Syrian legions séleucides. Although not having anything biblical, the h' anoukiah accompanied the Jewish people lasting his longer exile which lasted 19 centuries and this until which one could light again the Ménorah with seven branches.

the eight windows : The figure seven represents a complete cycle, plenitude, satisfaction and the Chabbat but with the eight , that gives one more, one surplus of oil, a new era, the beginning of a new cycle. If the ménorah clarifies a closed interior space, the h' anoukiah as for it is with the windows, and its light gives towards outside, lights the diaspora. The figure eight is also present in the religious rite of the Brit milah which is a ceremony of Circoncision by which, at the time of its eighth day of life, a boy is accommodated in the Judaism. Hanukkah corresponds to some eight days holidays which begin the 25th day of Kislev. Shemini Atzeret, in Hebrew the eighth day of the Parliament , is one day of holidays right after the seven days holidays of Souccot.

History of the Jews

In Canada

In Rouyn-Noranda

Arrival of the Jews

The first Jew to be lived in Rouyn-Noranda is Louis Scott who is established on the edge of the Lac Osisko. However, Mr. and Mrs D. Caplan are in fact the first cities during the inauguration of the second synagog.
The synagog out of wooden of Rouyn-Noranda was the first with being built in Quebec out of town of Montreal. Before and after the second world war, a great number of immigrants of any origines settle in Abitibi-Témiscamingue to work in the mining sector. The Poles, Finns, Russians, Italians come, followed Yugoslavians, of the French, Germans and Ukrainians.
The first Jewish families arrive with the railroad about 1924-1925 at the same time as all these workers, gold diggers and the colonists clearers of new grounds. They arrive for the majority of the west, of Ontario in others, with the itinerant workers who pass from mine in mine.

The Thirties at the Seventies

The Jews launch out from the beginning in the retail business, draperies, the real estate, the cinemas, photography or pharmacies. The latter came for the vast majority from Eastern Europe, of Russia but especially of the Poland. They were for the majority originating in the Zone of Residence ( Pale off Settlement in English), zone where the Jews had the authorization to reside in a permanent way in the imperial Russia.

With the arrival with beginning of the year 30 of the Rabbi Katz with the synagog, the Community life of the practitioners and not-practitioners will be centred starting from this place. The rabbi will be in load of religious teaching and the ceremony of the worship. The Jews will make build a first wood synagog into 1932 which will be rebuilt into 1949 of bricks and stucco to very the endroit.

the Business Jean Tissot

A Belgian police officer of origin, Jean Tissot decides to be made the carry-standard of propaganda anti-semite to Ottawa with the support of the local press and the certain notable ones. After three years of eagerness and a campaign anti-semite in very intense Outaouais, the majority of the French-speaking populations to the country refuse to adhere to the radical theses of Tissot in spite of mistrust towards the Jews. It will be consequently forced to resign of its functions. Not having more any work, the day before the Second world war, it finds a station as chief of police force at the town of Rouyn and it is engaged on July 21st, 1937. The Order of Jacques-Cartier, or “the License”, secret society whose objective is to fight against the influence of the maconnic cabins, of the orangists and to form a solid rampart against the assimilation of the Franco-Canadian minorities by infiltrating associations, see their manpower doubling as of his arrival with Rouyn. The newspaper of this Kind the Swivel publishes the following quotation Financial aid with the Purchase On our premises (Rouyn section) the countryside against judéo-Polish immigration seems to have been effective since any movement in its favor ceased in fact. Tissot intends to make of the policy to defend its ideas but the elected officials prohibit some to him with the sight of its past, however there remains the right man for the job to fight Communism in a city which counts many fros (foreigners) or from abroad, persecuted and badly paids, and whose trade unions have besides a fiber Communiste. The Jewish Congress worries at the beginning about its nomination but the Jewish lawyer Mr. Gamaise will reassure the Caiserman general secretary by meaning to him that the small Jewish community would see itself abused and be the subject of hatred if strong French nationalism openly became anti-semite. The Canadian Jewish Congrès exaggerated the situation which could live the Jews of Rouyn among a population completely indifferent to the speeches of racial exclusion preached by certain organizations. Jean Tissot posted a low profile thereafter, because from now on its name does not appear any more in the newspapers such as the national combat and the Canadian fascist (published by Adrien Arcand). According to Raymond Ouimet… she says all the same to which point the rooting of hatred, even in this very turbid time, is done in a popular compost which is never very profond.
Tissot will continue to pursue some time the Communists and continued its whims anti-semites, before being again congédié to have made of the “policy” but the history does not say it exactly why it was returned.

In the Forties and Fifties, immigration changes, it comes directly from Europe, by the train which comes from the east. Polish of all religious confessions represented the greatest foreign community of the city with 224 people (4.1% of the total population) in 1931 and 293 people (2.2% of the total population) in 1941. In proportion, only Montreal had a larger immigrant population and Multiethnique.

(*) 1971

In the Forties, three religious sections are côtoient: The orthodoxe Judaism, the Judaism Massorti or Masorti sometimes called conservative and the Judaism reformed for only one forty familles.
They are implied in associations such as Hadassah ( The Women' S Zionist Organization off America ) and B' nai Brith or the wire of engagement in Hebrew. The basement was useful for the cultural activities, the meetings and the ceremonies of mariage.

As for the other immigrants, they will work for the majority that for anglophone leaders at the Horne foundry, and he learned only English with the wire from the decades. But the increase in the French-speaking population of Rouyn come from the remainder in the province, as well as the Charter of the French language voted in 1977, marginalized the allophones more and more. The majority left towards other provinces of which the Ontario, and more precisely Toronto.

Jewish cemetery

There was no Jewish cemetery with Noranda as in the south of Kirkland Lake, with the cemetery of Krugerdorf and according to B. Scheaffer All the communities were in kind dependant the ones with the others. OK? And I guess that at the same time as it was decided… to maintain the Jewish cemetery, they needed the support of the various communities (under heard Jewish). The majority of people of the community in the area with the Northern of Ontario (Rouyn included) were done buried with the Jewish cemetery of Krugerdorf close to Englehart. The Judaism not allowing the incineration, its scheduling and its appearance rise from the rules of the Halakha and the minhaggim (habits). One finds no fall Jewish into the cemetery of Noranda, even if one can find there tombs Chinese, orthodoxe, catholic. (The protesting cemetery is located near to the airport). Like example, Isaac Rice, a Russian pioneer of origin, was buried with New York on August 24th, 1950 at the 70 years age. The body was taken along by a hearse to the border American and sent by train to New York.

Departure of the Jews

In the Seventies, several factors explain the departure of the community towards other areas of English expression in Canada.

Between the Sixties and Seventies, a deceleration of the mining activity reduced the labor of half, and the minority ultra demographic situation of the allophones will be also at the origin of the departure of the Jewish families and english-speaking. There is of less services and leisures in English.
the anglophone pupils are less and less numerous, and for the majority, they must continue their studies in Ontario (North Bay or Sudbury in others), in the United States because nothing is offered in the anglophone school course to Rouyn. Their finished studies, they will not return and the parents thereafter, to the retirement, will follow their children and will leave the ville.
For example, Henry Korman began his studies in Noranda High School then was with the Université McGill Montreal to obtain a diploma in surgery, spent two years to Jewish General Hospital, have a purse of 1 000$ to study with the University Harvard with Cambridge (Massachusetts) and remained with the the United States. Another example, Sylvia Scott will go to the Roosevelt School off Stamford (Connecticut).
the rise of the separatist movement in Quebec and the payments on the French language encouraged the Jewish population which spoke mainly English to leave. After the Parti Québécois gained the provincial elections of 1976, of 20 000 with 30 000 Jews, in particular of young adults, left Quebec. Rouyn-Noranda was not saved by this exodus. The separatist movement was seen like a threat for the Canadian Jewish community, because in independent Quebec economically and geographically, that would have uprooted according to their perceptions the 100 000 Jews of Montreal, divided then weakens the national community. Because of this massive exodus, Toronto taken the position of Montreal like centers Canadian Jewish activities. After the Liberal party regained the capacity in Quebec in 1985, and continuation an economic recession in all the country, the exodus towards the remainder of Canada decreased, and the Jewish population of Quebec stabilized itself.

There remained only 2 Jewish families in 1982 in Rouyn-Noranda and the Synagog not having enough of followers, lost his vocation to be a place of Jewish worship since 1972. It is starting from 10 men (Minyane) that a community can constitute itself with an aim necessary to the recitation of the prayers. The masonry was used then as social club for the Lions before becoming a building with residences in 1979. There remains only the frontage like remembering the Jewish patrimonial presence of the ville.
The synagog had a sanctuary or a large hall of prayer, in which was contained the books of the Torah.

Historical research

Testimonys

- This text goes back to 1940 and presented in its integral version:
“having been associated with the continual progress of Rouyn and Noranda since the beginning, the men and the Jewish women played a rather important part in the evolution of the statute which enjoy the sisters cities like centers flourishing and prosperous the North-West of Québec.
Although there was some Jewish traveller who came here, as of the first days, the first to be established in the autumn of 1924 and to guide with the other pioneers the formative period of the district was Louis Scott. Dealing initially of buildings and contracts of ways, it entered later in partnership with archie McDougall, became the first going to specialize in the trade of wood. He is now the popular owner of Noranda Pharmacy. He was followed in 1925-1926 by four or five others which decided to be established in Rouyn, because Noranda at that time had not been founded yet. It was mainly going which contributed to the construction of Rouyn, particularly David Caplan and Isaac Rice, the latter having in the course of large times set up two masonry on the street Principale.
At the end of 1927, there was approximately a dozen Jewish families in the two cities. Among the first to be established in Noranda, let us mention fire Bernard Bregman, Jos. Korman and Jos. Mednick. B. Bregman is established later with Val of Gold and Jos. Korman and Jos. Mednick both prosperous merchants, were identified early with the urban development, the first by an extensive construction in the District résidentiel.
In 1932, when there was yet only one score of families, a synagog was built in Noranda on the 9e Avenue, where it is still, which was intended to serve the Jewish community of the two cities. In 1930, the congregation had been considered enough strong to engage a spiritual adviser, the rabbi Mr. Katz, who continues to give his good religious services. The Jewish capital showed a great interest in the North-West of Quebec and much of money was invested in the mines and other industries of the district of Rouyn-Noranda. A splendid mark of confidence at summer given to Sam Bucovetsky Ltd. by opening a store with rays in the two cities and by David Korman of Englehart (A), which set up imposing it theater Capitol.
Today there are forty Jewish families in the two cities. The various sphere of activities on which the Jewish community was identified are following clothing, jewelry, pieces of furniture, theater, electricity, fruits, vegetables, meat, grocer, dairy, pharmacy and dyeing, thus giving employment to hundreds of people. Among the professionals there are doctors, lawyers, dentists and ingénieurs.
By its burning interest and its generous support with all the progressive local movements and by its will to be combined constantly with all the movements having for goal the improvement and the increase in two cities, the Jewish community became a respected and integral part of the population of Rouyn and Noranda and on which one can hope to contribute his whole quota in the future destiny of the two cities. ”

- This testimony of Mr. Eddy Rice to beginning of the year 80, wire of a pioneer is presented in a version partial of the chapter Gens of synagog :
“In 1910-1911, my father left the Romania in order to make a freer life in Canada. Arrived at Toronto, it started to work for the railroads, on the Transcontinental which was going to cross Canada while passing by the north of Abitibi, in Quebec, then it went remained to Englehart in Ontario. Leaving its work to the railroad, it remained in a small farm and thereafter left a trade, and when the railroad reached Cochrane, it moved at this place and held same the commerce.
…. When Rouyn-Noranda opened, there my father came to work. The smelter (Foundry) was not built yet; it was in 1925. I arrived with the family in 1926. Work was hard and my ambitious father; he worked very extremely, as all the immigrants who had come here to improve their situation. My father with open a trade to the place which bore the Nickel Ranch name thereafter, then Frontenac. it was a general store where all sorts of thing were found. Then on the main street, it built a store on two floors, still to sell the same things to with it. When I arrived by here, I was 18 years old; I had made my studies in Toronto. To return to me in Rouyn-Noranda, I had travelled by the train until New-Liskeard then the water ways which landed with the lake Rouyn. … this store still burned in 1935….
We were then 45 Jewish families and, every month, each one money for the construction of the synagog gave, according to its means. The first `was out of wood; it was sold and we built a news in 1949 of it. Mr. Korman was the president… the basement was arranged for the social meetings, and the first stage was reserved for the worship, with a class for the children. In top, there was an interior gallery where circuler.
could The Katz rabbi remained by here, and the children went the every day to the synagog to receive its teaching there. We had professors for our instruction, but the rabbi saw with the teaching of the religion and the ceremony of the worship. There were three religious sections: The preserving one, the orthodoxe one and the réformiste.
The children grew and left for the university, then left Rouyn-Noranda. The community started to decrease; it could not finance the synagog any more, to maintain the places the worship… We are nothing any more but two families. The Lion club bought the synagog, then sold; it became a building with residences (18, 9e street).
On the occasion we go in Toronto, Montreal or Sudbury for our meetings. Our three children left far. I sometimes thought of moving but, you know, after having lived more than sixty years here… I played in the first clubs of Hockey, in Rouyn…. We were going to play with the League of the Noranda Mine and also two other teams of Rouyn…. The Baseball was also a sport of the first times… I played 3e but.”

Rouyn-Noranda Near

The Rouyn-Noranda Close is founded in 1933 and will be followed newspaper of the Border in 1937. This bi- Hebdomadaire which served the anglophone community will dominate the written press for the decades, of its foundation at the Sixties. It will close its doors in 1969. The extracts of microfiches below are retranscribed in their original versions or partial (in English).

The 30th off March, 1950: Local Jewish Community Will Observes Passover Next Week .

… Special services will Be held At the Noranda Synagog this Saturday and Sunday and also the following Saturday and Sunday. This evening there will also Be has service At the synagog with Mr. J. Garmaise delivering off has talk one the Meaning Passover . Mr. NR. Sharony is in load off the Passover services.

The 12th off September, 1950: Jews Marking New Year 5711 .

Canadian Jewry celebrated its New Year off 5711 last night with the observance off Rosh Hashanah, has religious holiday which includes the first 10 off days the Jewish year. Today and tomorrow all local Jewish blinds are closed and maltreatment are being held At the Kneseth Israel Synagog Noranda with Cantor Mr. Nobleman off Toronto directing. Rosh Hashanah according to jewish belief is the ten-day period everyone is given to repent. The first day every man' S destiny is written down in the books off god and the seal is attached to them one Yom Kippur, which comes in the eleventh day. Year hour before the sunset preceding Yom Kippur, orthodox Jews partake off has fast meal which marks the end off solid and liquid consumption until the following night fall. That day is given to the synagog and the Jews greet each other by may you cuts has good year .

The 24th off May, 1951: Louis Scott, Pionner Off 1924, Formed First Lumber Co. Young stag. Translation partial of the 23ème article of a special series on the notable ones and pioneers of Rouyn.

When Louis Scott arrived at Rouyn in December 1924, there was much ground for construction to sell. It remembers that to go to make deals with Macamic, it was necessary to go there while going. Each one roughed-hew in its batch to heat itself and Rouyn was only one fields of fir trees, jack-fucks S, Bouleau X and tamarack S (Mélèze). - I taken share with the construction of a building and first mile of the road of Macamic. Knowing only to make, I collected the empty bottles without value which brought back much money to me when the way ferrovière arrived, and that I lost in a bad investment. - It built a building in partnership with Mr. Rice on the street Perrault which became the host of the theater The Regal. It created the first company of wood and of materials with Mr. McDougal, also prospected without much success with Duparquet, Desserat and Destor before taking its retirement.

People of the community

Indexed families:

Sam Buckovetsky - Owner of a store chain with Timmins, Rouyn-Noranda, Kapuskasing, Cobalt, South Porcupine named Sam Buckovetsky Limited. Two shops downtown: Family Outfitters on Murdock Avenue, Noranda and Retail Dept Blind 103-107 Hand Which occurred, Rouyn. (It is not certain that it lived in Rouyn notwithstanding its 2 stores)

Stalemate Chomiak .

The family Garmaise :

max J. Garmaise (1908-1994) - Lawyer, allowed at the Bar in 1934, it arrives into 1936 of Montreal where it had practiced of right with A.M. Kein for 2 years. This collaboration will continue in Rouyn until the autumn 1938. He was president of the Lions Clubs and the Poppy fund and chairman off The red shield campaign (Parallel with the Croix-Rouge. He is named Conseil in law of the Queen in 1961, Bâtonnier of the bar of Abitibi in 1961-1962, first judge with the Course the social Wellbeing, he occupies this station of 1965 to 1978. Its Mona wife.

Mr. Ginsberg - Going of live animals to make meat Kosher .

The family Ironstone :

Doctor R. - Dental surgeon.
Norman - Vivian Field.

The family Isenberg :

Gilbert - Albert - Irving.

Isaac Katz - Rabbi, his wife had a drapery (linen room) on the street Perrault.

Abraham Moses Klein , poet and writer who grows in the working district of the Jewish immigrants of Montreal, came in full depression to settle with Rouyn in 1937. It opened a lawyer office with Mr. Garmaise while thinking of making fortune in a city in full expansion and where many capital of Toronto and New York was invested there. But its experiment failed and it set out again with his wife Bessie Kozlov in 1938, the latter finding that Abitibi was also far Russia .

The family Korman :

Joseph - Pioneer.
Mickael - Owner of a drapery on the Main street.
Sam - Owner of 3 cinemas of which Paramount, the Alexandra and Capitol.
Henry - Party young to be Surgery N in the United States.
Jerry - Kathy - Chaim - Esther Verred - Charles Isaac - Harry - Doreen - Jack/Jean - Saul - Willie.

Faye Kravetz - Had a break-down mechanic on the 3ème Avenue (Street Casing) in Noranda.

Ben Zifkin - Photographer on the 8ème Street.

Mining promoter as of the 16 years age and Roumanian, M. Malanovichi , of which the family was decimated in the concentration camps, invested part of its fortune in the mines. After being itself dependant of friendship with Paul d' Aragon (polytechnician and former mayor of Bourlamaque), it changed opinion on the boat which took it along towards Brazil and decided to come in Abitibi.

The family Mednick :

Sam - Had a grocer on the 8ème Rue his wife Zelda, their Eddie son.
Joe - Going of equipment of mine and warehouse on the way of Gold Valley and its Rae wife, their Stanley children and Hinda.
Jas - Eddy - Rosalie Nepom - Ground.

Judith Miller -

The family Rice whose Rice building, contiguous to the Miron block on the main street bears its name.

Isaac - (1880-1950) Pioneer, walking and owner of the I.Rice General Merchants in the building of the Hotel Nickel Arrange .
Murray - Exerted in the real estate.
Sammy - Hiring of residences and trade on the Main street, his wife had a jewelry
Eddie or Eddy -

Mr. and Mrs. Faye Goldfarb Sandberg - Drapery for men. Marsha Feldman.

The family Scott :

Louis - Pioneer, owner of buildings and a wood company. Going and had a cafeteria-restaurant on the 8ème Rue. His wife, Morna Cohen came Cobalt, Ontario and their two Sylvia daughters (Left young person to make its studies with the Connecticut) and Sally Eli Fagen.

Bessy Sherma - Commercial of the shop of clothing Betty' S Style Shoppe .

Mrs Pink Lecht Stone Owner of a store of photo Studio Star on the Main street, the studio was sold has Joseph Hermann Bolduc in 1955 (recognized photographer who made many stereotypes of the city).

The family Wiesenthal :

Nathan - Norman -

Other communities close Jews

Kirkland Lake, located at 82 km in the west of Rouyn-Noranda, also developed around a camp of gold extraction in a small prosperous community. In 20 years the population of the city passed from thousand inhabitants before reaching a zenith with 24 000 people in 1939 (8 200 in 2006). During the same period, the population of the Jewish community developed appreciably. According to M. Kaplan and Mme Brown, the Jewish community roughly counted 125 families the day before the second world war. Without counting the tradesmen and other contractors, the Jewish community included a certain number of professionals including/understanding of lawyers, the doctors, and the dentists. A Kirkland Lake lodge (No 1223) off B' nai Brith was founded, as well as a Hebraic school and the Adath Israel Synagog was built in 1927 ( Adath or עדת means Ethnicity). When the synagog closed its doors in 1980, the grand-daughter of Hyman Kaplan, Beverly Scheaffer, which lived in Toronto, offered to take the structure in exchange of a great donation to the Hebrew cemetery with Krugerdorf, located with 26 km in the south of Kirkland Lake, just in the north of Englehart where a small Jewish community was there present like at Timmins. With the cemetery, only two family names of Rouyn-Noranda were found: Scott and Korman

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