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- [ca. 1883 - 2011] (Creation)
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3 m of textual records
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Biographical history
Jack Jacob Switzer, 1937-2012, was born in Calgary, Alberta, the son of Mendel and Rivka Switzer. He was educated in the city and spent most of his life as a business instructor at SAIT. After retiring he vigorously pursued research into the history of the Jewish community in the Canadian west and published articles in Discovery : Journal of the Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta, Alberta History and other journals. He was active in Temple B'nai Tikvah, the Little Synagogue on the Prairie Society, and the Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta (editing their journal for many years). He and his wife Shauna had two sons, Ted and Steven.
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Gift of Shauna Switzer, 2013.
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The fonds consists of research files on the history of the Jewish community in western Canada (predominately Calgary, and Southern Alberta) ; and records of his involvement in various Jewish organizations, including the Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta.
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Items removed for destruction include duplicate articles, clippings, miscellaneous finance documents (invoices, receipts, etc.).
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No restrictions on access.
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The material is in English.
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Monday, April 13, 2015
revised Dec 7, 2023 by KKo