Wolfbaer Switzer (1847-1924) of Radom, Poland, was the patriarch of the Switzer family and the father of Bella Singer. Severn of his eleven children settled in Calgry. In 1923 he was sent a ticket to join them, but fell ill and died of pnuemonia.

Henry Goldberg was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1907 he travelled to Edmonton where he and John Sternberg formed the Northern Grain Company. He, his wife Marcia and their daughters moved to Calgary in 1921. There he became a prominent force in the Jewish community. He served as President of the Calgary Hebrew School for 25 years, was a founding member of the Beth Israel Synagogue and B'nai B'rith, and became an active participant in numerous Zionist causes.

Left to right: A.H. Goldberg, Mozah (Zemans), Muriel (Ginsberg) and Marcia Goldberg.