Larry Lavitt
 
Bender Hamlet
Selected Bibliography
(Materials with relevance to Bender Hamlet.)
BOOKS
  • Belkin, Simon. Through Narrow Gates Montreal: Eagle Publishing Co. ltd., no date. (pp78-79)*
  • Blicq, Andrew and Ken Gigliotti. People of the Interlake Winnipeg: Turnstone Press, 1986. (pp24-25)*
  • Chiel, Arthur A. The Jews in Manitoba: A Social History Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1961. (pp54-56)*
  • England, Robert. The Colonization of Western Canada: A Study of Contemporary Land Settlement (1896-1934) Westminister: P. S. King and Son, 1936. (pp275)*
  • Gutkin, Harry. Journey into our Heritage: The Story of the Jewish People in the Canadian West Toronto: Lester and Orpen Dennys, 1980. (pp64-65)*
  • Howe, Irving. World of our Fathers New York: Simon and Schuster, 1976. (pp5-11)*
  • Kurelek, William and Abraham Arnold. Jewish Life in Canada Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers, 1976. (pp12-13, 50)*
  • Leonoff, Cyril Edel. The Jewish Farmers of Western Canada Canada The Jewish Historical Society of British Columbia and Western States Jewish History Association, 1984. (pp63-65, 77-79)*
  • -----. Pioneers, Ploughs and Prayers: The Jewish Farmers of Western Canada The Jewish Historical Society of British Columbia and the Jewish Western Bulletin, 1982. (pp3, 10-11)*
  • Mulligan, Helen and Wanda Ryder. Ghost Towns of Manitoba Surrey Heritage House Publishing Co. Ltd., 1985. (pp140-145)*
  • Norman, Theodore. An Outstretched Arm: A History of the Jewish Colonization Association London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1985. (pp97-98)
  • Rosenberg, Louis. Canada's Jews: a Social and Economic Study of the Jews in Canada Montreal: Canadian Jewish Congress, 1930. (pp224)*
  • Warkentin, John and Richard I. Ruggles, eds. Manitoba Historical Atlas: A Selection of Facsimile Maps, Plans and Sketches from 1612-1969 Winnipeg: The Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba, 1970. (pp242-245, 428-431, 488-491, 520-521)*
ARCHIVAL MATERIALS
  • Canadian Jewish Congress. The Jewish Colonization Association of Canada Collection Montreal: National Archives of the Canadian Jewish Congress, 1983. (passim)*
  • Bender, Jacob. Letter to the Hebrew Benevolent Society of Montreal. July 10, 1907. JHSofWC.
  • Fawley, R. D. Report of inspection of homesteads. September 11, 1907. JHSofWC.
  • Belanger, P. R. A. Report of Survey. 1910. JHSofWC.
  • Heppner, Supt. Maxwell. Report on the Bender Colony. 1908. contains statements from 1908 and 1916 and statistics for the years 1908, 1911-1917 inclusive, as well as remarks. JHSofWC. (28pp)
  • Shukaster, Mike. Land patent documents. JHSofWC. PAM#MG1-A3-4.
  • Manitoba Land Map Series. 614.3/9bbd (1918)C Sheet 14, 1918. (1 section = 1 cm) (1pp)
PERIODICALS
  • Allan, Ted. "New Jerusalem just a memory: Pioneering Jews struggled hard in unique Bender Hamlet venture" Winnipeg Free Press December 10, 1980. (pp57)*
  • Hutch, Danny. "When Jewish Settlers farmed in Manitoba's Interlake Area" Jewish Life and Times: A Collection of Essays Winnipeg: Jewish Historical Society of Western Canada, 1983. (pp142-145)*
  • Ledohowski, Ed. "Interlake was site of Jewish settlement: The story of Bender Hamlet" The Jewish Post November 4, 1982. (pp10-11)*
  • Love, Myron. "Bender Hamlet Revisited: Memorial Plaque Unveiled to Settlers of Manitoba's 1st Jewish Farm Colony" The Jewish Post June 25, 1987. (pp5)*
  • "Bender Hamlet-An early Jewish community" The Western Jewish News December 5, 1985. (pp21)*
  • Richtik, J. and Danny Hutch. "When Jewish Settlers farmed in Manitoba's Interlake area" Canadian Geographic Journal August/September 1977. (pp32-35)*
  • Sisler, W. J. "Bender Hamlet, a Community Enterprise That Failed" Jewish Post 40th Anniversary Jubilee Souvenir Edition March 3, 1966. (pp14, 25) (Mr. Sisler's notes for this article are kept at the PAM.)*
NON-PUBLISHED MATERIALS
  • Historic Resources Branch, Province of Manitoba, Department of Culture, Heritage and Citizenship. Bender Hamlet Winnipeg: not published, no date. (passim)*
  • JCA in Canada-A Proud Record no date (post-1985) (3pp)*
  • Kiernan, John. Bender Hamlet 1902 - 1927 Winnipeg: not published, June 1979. (passim)*
  • Weinberg, Garry B. Bender Hamlet: Manitoba's Only Jewish Agricultural Settlement Winnipeg: not published, March 16, 1984. (passim)*
INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS AVAILABLE FROM THE JHSWC
  • Freedman, Jacob. Interviewed by Joe Lavitt. June 8, 1971. (4pp) (JHS#198 counter 201-385)*
  • Lavitt, Clara. Interviewed by Esther Nisenholt. April 28, 1972. (4pp) (JHS#MT263 counter 101-306)*
  • Lavitt, Jack. Interviewed by Sam Donen. March 1, 1972. (6pp) (JHS#201 counter 0-533 passim, counter 285-290 regards cemetery)*
  • Plotkin, Bertha. Interviwed by Esther Nisenholt. April 21, 1972. (4pp) (JHS#244 counter 3-60)*
  • Singbeil, Ed. interviewed by Sam Donen. February 23, 1972. (5pp) (JHS#213 counter 0-102 passim)*
  • Weinstein, Rose. Interviewed by Sam Donen. March 2, 1972. (6pp) (JHS#218 passim)*
  • Winogratsky, Fred. Interviewed by Esther Dichter. February 24, 1972. (6pp) (JHS#220 passim)*
KNOWN PHOTOGRAPHS
  • Alex Lavitt. 1916. JM445 no negative.
  • Building a sled. no date. JHS758 JM170 no negative.
  • Children on roof. no date. JM192 no negative.
  • Children with Frank Lavitt and Yitzak Leverhant at the school. c1920. JM357 negative available.*
  • Farmhouses. 1921. JHS188 JM164 no negative.
  • Farmhouses. 1921. JHS188 JM163 no negative.
  • Freidl Lavitt in front of his home at Bender. 1920. JM348 negative available.*
  • Friedl Lavitt. no date. JHS 214 JM187 no negative.
  • General store. c1920. JM20 no negative.
  • Gertie Rodin, teacher. 1916. JHS526 JM188 negative available.*
  • Grushko families. 1928. JHS2783 JM2104 no negative.
  • Hauling water by oxcart. 1925. JHS2315 JM197 negative available.*
  • House at Bender. no date. JM4 negative available.*
  • Jacob Bender. no date. JHS281 JM343 no negative.
  • Jacob Bender. 1967. JM452. no negative.
  • Kayla Lavitt feeding poultry at Bender. no date. JHS2330 JM173 negative available.*
  • Last house in Bender. pre-1949. JHS552 JM1724 no negative.
  • Len and Oscar Shukster on Moses Berger's farm. c1920. JM1946 JM1947 no negative.
  • Man milking cow. c1925. JM833 no negative.
  • Mary, Jack and Rose Lavitt. 1925. JHS216 JM346 no negative.
  • Mrs. Joseph Leverhant. 1910. JHS217 JM345 no negative.
  • New arrivals. c1910. JHS790 JHS726 no negative.
  • Pinchus Arber grave/cemetery. no date. JHS527 JM1724 no negative.
  • Plan of Township 19 Range 1 West. JM1126 negative available.*
  • School children. c1918. JHS211 JM355 no negative.
  • Schoolhouse. 1920. JHS187 JM344 no negative.
  • The well. 1921. JM186 negative available.*
  • Three Boys at Bender. 1919. JHS634 JM165 negative available.*
GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMS

BH

Bender Hamlet

cheder

Jewish school

CNR

Canadian Northern Railway

DLA

Dominion Land Act of 1872

HSBAC

Hebrew Sick Benefit Association Cemetery

IBAC

Independent B'nai Abraham Cemetery

ICA

Jewish Colonization Association

JAIAS(NY)

Jewish Agricultural and Industrial Aid Society (New York)

JCA

Jewish Colonization Association

JHS

Jewish Historical Society of Western Canada

PAM

Provincial Archives of Manitoba

RPMG

Rosh Pina Memorial Gardens

schul

synagogue

SZC

Shaary Zedek Cemetery
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