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The Pelham Pnyx 1955
BOYLE
[Welland Tribune January 1956]
The young people of the Bethel church, held their eeting on Friday evening, in the church, with the president, Miss Gwen Lane in charge. After the regular service, Miss Lane conducted the re-organization. The new officers are: President, Miss Marilyn Whelan; vice-president, Miss Illa Burkley; Secretary. Miss Lorraine Gracey; treasurer, Mr Clifford Gracey. One missionary meeting is to be held each month, with Mr Fred Barwell in charge. Pianist, Miss Bessie Musclow; Social Committee, Miss Marilyn Whelan, Miss Lorna Lane, Miss Barbara Lane and Mr Ross Traver; Auditors, Miss Illa Burkley and Miss Gwen Lane.
BOYLE
[Welland Tribune March 1956]
Mr and Mrs Wm. Heaslip Jr; attended the Bennick-Siderius wedding held in the Dutch church, at Wellandport on Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Amos Beamer spent Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs John Blanchard and son, at Fenwick.
Mr and Mrs Wm E, Heaslip and Mr and Mrs Wm Heaslip Jr. And family, were dinner guests on Sunday evening, of Mr and Mrs Murray Hill and Jerry.
Mr and Mrs J. Tait of Fenwick visited Mrs Wm. Cutler and Mrs J, Hill on Wednesday.
Bethel W.A. held all day quilting at the home of Mrs E, Haggerty, on Thursday.
BOYLE
[Welland Tribune November 1955]
The Ladies Aid of Bethel Church held their October meeting on Wednesday afternoon, in the church
Mrs Amos Beamer conducted the meeting, and opened with a hymn, followed by prayer, Mrs Clifford Lane read the scripture The hymns sang were chosen by Mrs Cyril Horton.
Mrs Gordon Robins gave a secretary report. In the absence of the treasurer, Mrs Gee, Mrs Leonard Cocks gave that report.
“Thank you” cards were read from Mrs Earl Misener. Mr Roy Overholt. Mrs Pearl and Mrs A. Beamer. The visiting committee making two visits last month. Mrs Cameron Hill, one of the visiting committee, asked to be replaced by some one else. Mrs Leonard Cocks offered to take her place for the rest of the year.
Business left from last month was discussed and mostly finished. Mrs Roy Overholt offered the Aid patches for a quilt top, if the Aid cared to make them up as she has sale for the quilt if it is finished before Christmas, which the Aid very gratefully accepted. Mrs Leonard Cocks invited the ladies to her home on Tuesday, to work on the top, and to come in the morning with a pot luck dinner at noon.
Mrs Wm. Anderson gave a reading”The Food We Ear”
A hymn and the mizpah benediction closed the meeting.
Mrs Roy Overholt and Mrs Gordon Robins were hostesses and served a very dainty lunch. Mrs Cocks on behalf of the Aid thanked the committee..
A Brief History of the Welland Jewish Community
Dedication Book to commemorate the opening of the new Anshe Yosher Synagogue and Centre. Summit Avenue West Welland, Ontario Canada
June fifth , Nineteen Hundred and Fifty-five. (1955)
As far as can be determined, the history of the Welland Jewish Community begins some 45 years ago, when in 1909 our surviving senior member, Mr Albert Many, arrived here to establish a grocery business. In the space of the next few years, enough Jews settled here to form a “minyan” when one was required. Prominent families of the congregation in those years were Henry Shapiro, Joseph Solomon, Joe and Paul Adelman, M. Diamond, Frank and Sam Fishman, Issie Semel, Max Burger, Jacob Lubin, Joe Benjamin, Sam Sugarman, all of revered memory; and also Morris Semel, M. Scheinzinger, I. and Z. Gottesman, Charlie Cohen, I. Adelman, the Gibbs, Blugerman and Shaletzky families. Of all these families, only the descendants of the Fishman and Adelman family reside in Welland today.
In 1914, a building was bought on Fifth St. in Crowland and this was converted into a Synagogue. This was duly dedicated in 1917, and a semblance of Jewish communal life came into existence, with the synagogue and rituals of Jewish observance acting as the rallying point for the community. Thus, a “schoichet” was retained when available, a “mikvah” was erected adjacent to the Shul, and a plot of land for a cemetery was even obtained.