Born at Winnipeg on 28 October 1922, son of Jacob Charach (1878-1967) and Sarah Roberine (?-1990), brother of Irvine Charach, he attended William Whyte School and St. John’s High School. During the Second World War, he served in the Royal Canadian Air Force where he was responsible for taking photographs of bomber missions over Germany.
In 1947, he returned from military service and opened a photography business at 264 Portage Avenue, eventually becoming a fixture at high school and university graduations around the city. After his studio was destroyed by fire on 28 March 1973, he continued the photography business from his home and also started Barney Charach Las Vegas Holidays.
On 6 June 1942, he married Bernice Evelyne Roe (1923-1970) at Winnipeg and they had two daughters and a son. In 1973, he married Myrna.
He died at Winnipeg on 23 November 2013, after a lengthy illness, and was buried in the Shaarey Zedek Cemetery.
See also:
Manitoba Photographers: Paramount Photo Studio
Birth registration [Bonnie Charach], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Barney Bear Charach, Bernice Evelyn Roe], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
Obituary [Jacob Charach], Winnipeg Free Press, 21 August 1967, page 14.
Obituary [Bernice Evelyne Charach], Winnipeg Free Press, 7 April 1970, page 27.
“Kresge store burns, losses feared heavy,” Winnipeg Free Press, 28 March 1973, page 1.
“‘His whole life was pictures’ … and chances are, Barney Charach captured a part of your life on film, too,” Winnipeg Free Press, 25 November 2013.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 30 November 2013, page B15.
We thank Rob McInnes for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 17 April 2025
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