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1917, 1949-1999 (Creation)
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13 cm of textual records
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Oscar Petigorsky (1881-1970 ) was born in southern Russia near the Black Sea. He was the son of Mordecai and Esther Petigorsky and received his education in cheder and the Yeshiva. He arrived in Ottawa in 1904 and worked in a variety of jobs before establishing Petigorsky Ltd. Leather and Shoe Findings, 21-23 York Street, By Ward Market, Ottawa which sold supplies to shoe makers. Oscar Petigorsky married Nina Cheigowsky and had seven children. He was very active in community affairs, serving as President of Machzikei Hadas Congregation between 1934-1935 and again in 1938-1939. He was also a founder of the Ottawa Hebrew Benefit Society and involved with early United Palestine Appeals. His principal community activity centered around the Ottawa Chevra Kadisha. Sam Petigorsky followed in his father’s footsteps by joining the Chevra Kadisha around 1960 and retired as gabbai rishon in 1997. Sam attended Lisgar Collegiate, followed by a B.A. Degree(with honours) at St Patrick College in 1935. Sam served in World War II for a short time in the Royal Canadian Air Force and subsequently was a traveling representative for Petigorsky Ltd. He lived much of life in a house built by his father with a Magen David in the gable end of his Sandy Hill home at 25 Stewart.
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Fonds consists of letters of condolence about Oscar Petigorsky, Jewish National Fund certificates, 1954,1955 and 1964 honouring Petigorsky family members, Independent Order of Foresters 1917 and 1924 certificates of membership, invitations to weddings and bar mitzvahs, 1949 to 1999 and a centennial jubilee edition of the Jewish Daily Eagle, 1832-1932.
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Oversized Jewish Daily Eagle stored in certificate box
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Oscar Petigorsky family used “i” in their surname. Oscar’s brother, Leon, used “e” in the family surname.
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The only Jewish classmate at St. Patrick College was Bennie Steinberg.