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Norman Massey - Parkley Clothes
Fleeing police surveillance, “fascist terror and hopelessness”, a Polish revolutionary in his twenties, Norman Massey (a nom de plume for Noach Puterman), arrived in Montreal...
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Rose Esterson - ILGWU
Rose Esterson’s immigration to Montreal was impelled by the extraordinary number of loved ones she lost to violent deaths in Eastern Europe. Her father, brother...
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Maimie Pinzer - Montreal Mission for Friendless Girls
(Traduction à venir)May “Maimie” Pinzer (1885–1940) was an American prostitute and social worker who lived in Montreal from 1913 to 1918. “Maimie”—who may have written...
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Maimie Pinzer - Residence
May “Maimie” Pinzer (1885–1940) was an American prostitute and social worker who lived in Montreal from 1913 to 1918. “Maimie”—who may have written under a...
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Jewish Vocational Services – Sheltered Workshop
From 1945 to 2002, Jewish Vocational Services (JVS) was an agency that provided career training, job placement and professional development services for the diverse Jewish...
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Jewish Immigrant Aid Society
Playing a major role in refugee integration and support work beginning in the 1920s, the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society (JIAS) was a cornerstone of Jewish...
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Baron de Hirsch Institute
The Baron de Hirsch Institute (BdHI) was the hub of Jewish social services in Montreal for more than 100 years. Founded in 1863 as the...
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Jewish Family Services - Social Service Centre
Jewish Family Services (JFS) was a network of health and social services comprising two major agencies: the private Baron de Hirsch Institute (BdHI) and the...
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Ometz
Agence Ometz is a non-profit, human services agency that provides employment, immigration assistance and social services to Jewish families and individuals. Ometz (the Hebrew word...
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Tailors Project - Jewish Labour Committee
In 1947, Prime Minister Mackenzie King permitted a slight loosening of Canada’s stiff immigration policy, paving the way for the Jewish Labour Committee’s Kalmen Kaplansky,...