| Dates ultimes |
1917-1963. |
| Niveau de description |
Fonds |
| Collection |
CRESTOHL, Leon David.
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| No du fonds |
P0042 |
| Collation |
0.5 metres of textual records. |
| Notice biographique / histoire administrative |
Born in 1900, Mr. Crestohl was a barrister and a Member of Parliament, a Zionist, past president of the Jewish Community Council of Montreal (Va'ad Ha'ir), former editor of Canadian Jewish Chronicle, he served as President of Canadian ORT, Zionist Order Habonim, Canadian Friends of Hebrew University, and vice-president of Zionist Organization of Canada. He was a staunch defender of minority rights and a proponent of an open immigration policy for Canada. He died in 1963 |
| Portée et contenu |
Religious manuscripts in Hebrew. Photocopies of family correspondence, mostly in Yiddish. Religious correspondence in Hebrew with Rabbi C.M. Crestohl of Quebec City. MacDonald College scrapbook 1921. Personal correspondence. Congratulatory correspondence regarding election victory 1950. Run of House of Commons "Debates". Published report of his trip around the world. Jewish National Fund Negev Dinner album with photos and correspondence. 2 scrapbooks 1946-1961 of invitations to social and political events (L-22). Scrapbooks of press clippings regarding political activities. Scrapbook 1930-1960, Yiddish and Hebrew press clippings about his political career (L-26). Photos PC 10 - 2 Photo albums of Israeli settlements (in L-22); also photo files PC 1/4/7; PC1/4/8. The albums and photos are stored separately from the textual records |
| Notes |
Hebrew, English, and Yiddish.Box of correspondence, Canadian Jewish Congress minutes and briefs. |
| Dépôt d'archives |
Canadian Jewish Congress Charities Committee National Archives |
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