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Eser Rubin left Pinsk, Poland in 1927, with friends. They arrived in Halifax in July, and then moved to Edmonton. Eser initially worked on a farm near Edson. He then returned to Edmonton and worked buying and selling produce. On July 13, 1928, Eser brought his wife Mariam and daughters Claire, Ainya, and son Abner to Canada, on the White Star Line. In 1929, Eser brought his brother Lazer, Lazer's wife Zlotka and their sons Alex and Harry and daughter Ester. In 1930, his mother Rebecca and brother Manuel, and sister Jenny arrived from Pinsk. Eser purchased a farm near Vilna, Alberta, in 1935, and brought his brother David (d. 1972) and David's wife Ester (d. 1985) and their daughter Rosalie and son Abraham from Pinsk. Abraham died from gangrene after a farm accident in 1938. Eser went into the poultry business with his brother Lazer. Lazer died from sleeping sickness in 1952. The Rubin family had a stall at the market and Rabbi Postone koshered chicken for Jewish homes. Eser and Mariam had a daughter, Goldie in 1935. Mariam died in 1945. Eser's mother Rebecca (Rifka) passed away at home in 1947. Eser was unable to bring his two sisters and their families from Pinsk because the borders were closed, and they were lost in the Holocaust. Eser died in 1967.

Joshua Newhouse immigrated to Canada in 1905, arriving in Halifax, welcomed by the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society. He settled in Winnipeg, where he met and married his wife Rose Shaw. Joshua and Rose's first two children, Lottie (b. 1907) and Jack (b. 1910) were born in Winnipeg. Joshua and Rose moved to Edmonton to join Rose's parents, and in 1913, Tryna, their youngest child was born. Joshua and Rose moved to Beaver Mines, Alberta to run a hotel, until near the end of the First World War. They next moved to Lamont, where Joshua ran a general store. Joshua's brother Mr. A. Newhouse joined the family, tutoring Lottie and Jack in Hebrew and Jewish education. The family next moved to Edmonton, where Joshua opened Newhouse Wholesale. Lottie married Irving Lyons and they had two sons: David, an electronics professor at the University of Essex, and Ricky, a lawyer and developer in Scottsdale, Arizona. David married Roberta Sheps, from Winnipeg, and they have two children: Vivienne and Tony. Ricky married Susie Fefferman from Edmonton and they have two children: Alison and Adam. Lottie was involved in Hadassah, attending National Council of Jewish Women meetings, and implemented the taxi service for Talmud Torah. Jack married Fanny Goluboff and they had 3 daughters: Esther Rose, Miriam and Judy. Esther Rose married Dr. Aubie Angel of Winnipeg and they have 5 children, 3 boys and 2 girls. Aubie is Professor of Medicine and Physiology at the University of Manitoba. Miriam and her husband Peter Messaline are accomplished actors, living in Toronto. Judy married John Miller, and both are accomplished teachers. They are parents of Rachel, a teacher, and Joshua, a musician. Tryna was married to Louis Rudolph (d. 1998) for nearly 60 years. Both Tryna and Louis Rudolph were involved with Talmud Torah. Louis served as President of Talmud Torah and Chairman of the Board of Education. Tryna served as President of the Mother's Auxiliary of Talmud Torah and both were involved with the Zionist movement; Louis with the Men's Zionist Organization and Tryna with Hadassah. Louis's association with the Zionist movement began as a Young Judaean. He was Rosh of the Edmonton Judaeans. He served as Chairman of the Edmonton Jewish National Fund and the Edmonton Zionist Council Cultural Committee, and President of the Zionist Council. He also served on the Board of the Edmonton Jewish Community Council. Louis was a Trustee of the Beth Israel Congregation and President of the Canadian Division of the Master Photo Dealers and Photo Finishers Association. Tryna and Louis had 3 children: Ross, Beth and Naomi Tova (Nomi). Ross married Gail Stern of Stamford, Connecticut, who he met while attending Brandeis University. Ross received his PhD from Columbia University and is a tenured professor at York University in Toronto. Ross has served as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and as Vice President of Administration. Ross and Gail have 2 children: Jessica and Joshua. Jessica has an MA in English Literature and married Richard Fraiberg of Toronto. Joshua married Chavie, and they have 5 boys: Chaim, Shimon and Moshe. Beth married Dr. Lorne Price of Calgary, and both serve on the staff of Foothills Hospital. They have three children: Joel, Elissa and Jonathan. Nomi passed away shortly after her father Louis in 1998. Nomi is survived by her 2 children: Tammy and Daniel.

Ralph Chmelnitsky (1892-1967) was born in the Russian village of Novakrainka, the son of twice-widowed Hershel Chmelnitsky and his third wife Kayla. Hershel and Kayla had 3 sons: Aaron David (known as A.D.); Ralph and Joseph, whom they raised with Kiva, Brucha, and Malke from Hershel's first wife, and Jake and Passie from Hershel's second wife. Ralph immigrated to Winnipeg at age 17, (ca. 1910-11), to join his half-brother Jake. Hershel and Kayla immigrated 1 --2 years later, as well as Ralph's other siblings. In 1940 Ralph changed the family surname to Samuels, as Jake had done. Ralph married Rose Israel, who had arrived from Romania with her parents and nine brothers and sisters. Ralph and Rose, his brother Joe and Joe's wife Fanny (Schloss) moved to Mundare, Alberta, where they lived for about 6 years before moving to Edmonton. Ralph and Joe were successful merchants, opening the Christie Grant's Dept. Store, and three additional stores in Stettler, Innisfail and Camrose under the name of J. Lawrence and Co. Ralph and Rose had five children: Sadie, Moishe, Harold, Evelyn and Kenneth. Moshe died at age three. Sadie, Harold and Kenneth married and raised their families in Edmonton. Evelyn married and resides with her family in Vancouver. Ralph was a respected leader in the Jewish community, active in both synagogues: a member of Beth Israel and in 1932-33 he became a charter member of Congregation Beth Shalom. Ralph was a board member and President of Talmud Torah and a Negev Dinner honoree. Rose belonged to numerous Jewish women's organizations and was a life member of Edmonton Hadassah-WIZO. Dr. Harold Samuels (b. Dec. 2, 1922) in Edmonton, the son of Ralph and Rose, attended Oliver School and Talmud Torah, Glenora, and Victoria High schools. Harold was a member of the Young Judaeans, AZA, and attended Jewish summer camp at Watrous, Saskatchewan. Harold entered the University of Alberta in 1939 in the faculty of Arts & Sciences (B.Sc). He was a member of the Jewish fraternity Sigma Alpha Mu. He entered the Faculty of Dentistry in 1943 and joined the Canadian Army Dental Corps. Graduating in 1945 he was posted to Dauphin, Regina, and Vancouver. In 1946, he took a position with the Dept. of Veteran Affairs for nine months. Harold married Ruth Podersky (b. May 30, 1939 -- d. 1970) in 1949. Ruth was the daughter of Charles Podersky and Rose Wener. Harold established a private practice, and then took post-graduate training in periodontics at Tufts University. Harold and Ruth have two children: Ron (b. 1954) and Arlene (b. 1956). Harold still practices and teaches at the U of A Faculty of Dentistry. Harold served on the board of Beth Shalom for 20 years.

Isidore Gogek (b. ca. 1886) came to Edmonton in 1912 from Petchynyshyn in Galicia. When he arrived in Edmonton, he built a store, Alberta Trading, with living quarters in the back. In 1914 he went to New York to find a bride. A wedding broker arranged a marriage with Dora Lehr, and the couple returned to Edmonton. Julia was born in 1915, Morris in 1918, Charlie in 1921 and Sophia in 1924. All the children finished high school and attended University. Julia graduated in 1937 and went on to teach at Ponoka High School. Morris received a Bachelor of Commerce degree and went into the army as a Drill Sargent in WW II. He later attended Osgoode Hall Law School. Charlie got a Phd. in chemistry from Queen's University. Sophia got a Phd. in economics. Julia married Max Satanove in 1944. Dora had a stroke in 1957 and was wheelchair-bound until she died in 1967. Isidore died in 1957. The family is buried in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Julia inherited the family business, and she and her husband Max ran it for 25 years. In about 1990, Max started writing a bi-weekly column for the Edmonton Journal called, "Max's Food Basket", in which he compared grocery prices from around the city. He also wrote a column for the Edmonton Jewish News called, "Max's Kosher Food Basket", along the same lines. Max Satanove and his sister Anita attended the Peretz Shul.