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In the 1930s, brothers David Ditlove (1907-1946) and Harry W. Ditlove (1914-1968) had a desire to create a curling rink for Jewish residents of Winnipeg. In 1933-1934, the Maple Leaf Curling Club was formed, using rented ice at the St. Johns Curling Club at the corner of Aikens and Machray Avenue. When the St. Johns clubhouse was put up for sale in 1946, they purchased it and affiliated with the Manitoba Curling Association.
In 1949, the club established the legendary B'nai B'rith Bonspiel thanks to the efforts of Eph Portigal, Rock Calof, and Charlie Krupp. The bonspiel became the “World's Largest Jewish Bonspiel,” attracting participants from across western Canada, mid-west United States, and in some years even from eastern Canada. The bonspiel continued annually until 1980.
The club installed artificial ice in 1954. The clubhouse was sold in 1970 to Zion Apostolic Church and the club then rented six sheets of ice at the Highlander Sportplex until 1994, when that building was sold, at which they club members rented ice at other clubs like Grain Exchange Curling Club and Granite Curling Club. An affiliation with the Manitoba Curling Association continued through the 2009-2010 season.
Period
President
1934-1935
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1935-1936
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1936-1937
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1937-1938
Max Margolis (1905-1992)
1938-1940
David Ditlove (1907-1946)
1940-1941
John Manly “Jack” Knelman (1905-1990)
1941-1942
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1942-1943
Robert D. Hurwitz
1943-1944
Israel Guttman (1898-1961)
1944-1945
Hy Altman
1945-1947
Ephraim “Eph” Portigal (1895-1988)
1947-1948
S. Rosenblat
1948-1949
Rockmil “Rock” Calof (1902-1975)
1949-1950
Alexander Elihu Cantor (1896-1969)
1950-1951
Charles “Charlie” Krupp (1906-1958)
1951-1952
Bert Shatsky (1908-1973)
1952-1953
M. Norman Zimmerman (1903-1973)
1953-1954
Rubin “Rube” Ludwig (1920-1991)
1954-1955
Dr. Maxwell Jacob Averback (1916-1994)
1955-1956
John Manly “Jack” Knelman (1905-1990)
1956-1957
Dr. Neville Arthur Winograd (1923-1995)
1957-1958
Louis William Diner (1914-1988)
1958-1959
Chuck Ludwig (1913-2005)
1959-1960
Leon David Cham (1911-1986)
1960-1961
Harvey Leon Kay (1920-2012)
1961-1962
Ralph Hamovich (1916-2008)
1962-1963
Max Cohen (1924-2001)
1963-1964
Dr. Lawrence Soloway (1922-2015)
1964-1965
Sidney Cohen (1911-1984)
1965-1966
Sam Bay (1913-1966)
1966-1967
Max Saper (1919-1998)
1966-1968
Herbert Nitikman (1917-1970)
1968-1969
Lawrie Udow (1910-1982)
1969-1970
Bert Settler (1916-2002)
1970-1971
Easton Irving Lexier (1926-2020)
1971-1972
Ron Zimmerman
1972-1973
Ruben Cohen (1925-2009)
1973-1974
Martin Buchwald
1974-1975
Wilfred S. “Wilf” Jeffries (1938-2005)
1975-1976
Morris Vickar (1921-1984)
1976-1977
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1977-1978
William “Billy” Rosen (1942-2002)
1978-1979
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1979-1980
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1980-1981
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1981-1982
Sheldon Morley Golden (1930-2017)
1982-1983
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1983-1984
Gary Gumprich
1984-1985
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1985-1986
Saul Greenberg
1986-1987
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1987-1988
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1988-1989
Gary Gumprich
1989-1990
Saul Greenberg
1990-1991
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1991-1992
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1992-1993
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1993-1994
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1994-1995
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1995-1996
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1996-1997
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1997-1998
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1998-1999
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1999-2000
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2000-2001
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2001-2002
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2002-2003
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2003-2004
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2004-2005
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2005-2006
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2006-2007
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2007-2008
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2008-2009
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2009-2010
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Birth registration [Harry Ditlovitch], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Harry W. Ditlove], Winnipeg Free Press, 30 March 1968, page 32.
This page was prepared by Rick Mutton and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 23 October 2023
