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Ariel Bension Fonds

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn17251

Collection: Ariel Bension Fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: 0.78m textual material

Fonds No.: 1003

Scope and Content: Consists of manuscripts, published essays, criticisms, travel accounts and correspondence (including two letters from Albert Einstein). Also includes .13m of material by Ida Seigler; manuscripts and correspondence.

Collection: Ariel Bension Fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: 0.78m textual material

Scope and Content: Consists of manuscripts, published essays, criticisms, travel accounts and correspondence (including two letters from Albert Einstein). Also includes .13m of material by Ida Seigler; manuscripts and correspondence.

Fonds No.: 1003

Storage Location: JPL

Creator: Bension, Ariel

History / Biographical: A descendant of an illustrious Sephardic family, Dr. Bension was a brilliant scholar both in religious and secular studies. An active Zionist, he travelled all over the world on behalf of Keren Hayesod. He wrote numerous articles on Arab-Jewish relations, on poetic and philosophical topics and on mysticism. His work on the "The Zohar in Moslem and Christian Spain" was acclaimed by Jews and non-Jews alike. Dr. Bension married Ida Seigler, a Montrealer, in 1925.

Name Access: Bension, Ariel; Bension, Ida

Subjects: Mysticism - Judaism; Zohar - History and criticism; Bension, Ariel, 1887-1932; Bension, Ida; Zionism - History - 20th century; Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

"The Marriage of the Dead", criticism

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn17261

Collection: Ariel Bension Fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Fonds No.: 1003; 1; 004

Collection: Ariel Bension Fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Fonds No.: 1003

Series No.: 1

File No.: 004

Storage Location: 4-1D; Ctn.001

Subjects: Poetry; Bension, Ariel, 1887-1932

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

Essays, published

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn17259

Collection: Ariel Bension Fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Fonds No.: 1003; 1; 002

Collection: Ariel Bension Fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Fonds No.: 1003

Series No.: 1

File No.: 002

Storage Location: 4-1D; Ctn.001

Creator: Bension, Ariel

Subjects: Bension, Ariel, 1887-1932; Zionism

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

Zionist activities, letters of introduction

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn17269

Collection: Ariel Bension Fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Fonds No.: 1003; 2; 005

Scope and Content: Consists of letters of introduction from British peerage to government houses in Delhi, Bombay, Tangiers, Jerusalem. Also includes general letter signed by Chaim Weizmann.

Collection: Ariel Bension Fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Scope and Content: Consists of letters of introduction from British peerage to government houses in Delhi, Bombay, Tangiers, Jerusalem. Also includes general letter signed by Chaim Weizmann.

Fonds No.: 1003

Series No.: 2

File No.: 005

Storage Location: 4-1D; Ctn.002

Subjects: Weizmann, Chaim, 1874-1952; Bension, Ariel, 1887-1932; Zionism; Zionism - History - 20th century

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

Zionist activities, mission

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn17265

Collection: Ariel Bension Fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Fonds No.: 1003; 2; 001

Collection: Ariel Bension Fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Fonds No.: 1003

Series No.: 2

File No.: 001

Storage Location: 4-1D; Ctn.002

Subjects: Zionism; Zionism - History - 20th century; Keren Hayesod; Bension, Ariel, 1887-1932

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

Personal material, Ida Bension

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn17278

Collection: Ariel Bension Fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Fonds No.: 1003; 4; 004

Scope and Content: Consists of a wedding invitation to the marriage of Ida and Ariel Bension (1925), a eulogy to Ida Bension (1948) and a letter from Ida Bension from Jerusalem to her mother (1928).

Collection: Ariel Bension Fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Scope and Content: Consists of a wedding invitation to the marriage of Ida and Ariel Bension (1925), a eulogy to Ida Bension (1948) and a letter from Ida Bension from Jerusalem to her mother (1928).

Fonds No.: 1003

Series No.: 4

File No.: 004

Storage Location: 4-1D; Ctn.004

Language: English

Subjects: Bension, Ariel, 1887-1932; Bension, Ida; Israel

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

Literary activities, criticism

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn17260

Collection: Ariel Bension Fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Fonds No.: 1003; 1; 003

Collection: Ariel Bension Fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Fonds No.: 1003

Series No.: 1

File No.: 003

Storage Location: 4-1D; Ctn.001

Subjects: Bension, Ariel, 1887-1932; Zionism; Mysticism - Judaism

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

Literary activities, published works

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn17264

Collection: Ariel Bension Fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: 327p.

Fonds No.: 1003; 1; 007

Collection: Ariel Bension Fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: 327p.

Other Title Information: "El Zohar en la Espana Musulmana y Cristiana"

Fonds No.: 1003

Series No.: 1

File No.: 007

Storage Location: 4-1D; Ctn.001

Creator: Bension, Ariel

Language: Spanish

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

Poems - Aviva Ravel.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn72386

Collection: Aviva Ravel Fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records.

Fonds No.: 1058; 1; 00311

Date: [between 1941 and 2012]

Collection: Aviva Ravel Fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records.

Date: [between 1941 and 2012]

Fonds No.: 1058

Series No.: 1

File No.: 00311

Storage Location: JPL; Bay 5; Ctn. 011

Creator: Aviva Ravel

Language: English; Hebrew

Notes: File contains original newspaper clippings and photocopied documents of a collection of Aviva Ravel's poems from between 1941 and 2012.

Name Access: Ravel, Aviva

Subjects: Theatre; Plays; Writing - Fiction

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

Aviva Ravel Fonds

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44689

Collection: Aviva Ravel Fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Material Type: multiple media

Physical Description: 3.3m of multiple media

Fonds No.: 1058

Scope and Content: Series 1 includes textual records and photographs, which are arranged following the principle of original order. Files also include scholarly works, handwritten and typed notes and drafts, newspaper clippings, promotional material, and professional correspondence regarding the works written, transl…

Collection: Aviva Ravel Fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Material Type: multiple media

Physical Description: 3.3m of multiple media

Scope and Content: Series 1 includes textual records and photographs, which are arranged following the principle of original order. Files also include scholarly works, handwritten and typed notes and drafts, newspaper clippings, promotional material, and professional correspondence regarding the works written, translated, and produced by Aviva Ravel. Series 2 includes textual records of professional correspondence , which detail Avival Ravel's large body of work. The files are arranged following the original order. Files also include newspaper clippings, and promotional material. Series 3 includes textual records of notebooks in Yiddish.

Fonds No.: 1058

Storage Location: JPL; Bay 5

Creator: Aviva Ravel

Physical Condition: Good to excellent

History / Biographical: Author of more than 25 plays, numerous short stories, and works of non-fiction, Dr. Aviva Ravel's works concentrates heavily on Jewish life throughout the world and, more specifically, in Montreal. Her works have been featured on the CBC, Kol Isreal, and at the Saidye Bronfman Centre. Two of her plays were also adapted into film. Born in Montreal, Dr. Ravel holds a Ph.D in Canadian Theatre from McGill University, an M.A from the Université de Montréal, and a B.A from Concordia University. She taught English, drama, and Canadian literature at all three of these universities, including the Royal Military College. Dr. Ravel's work as an educator was not reserved only to college and university; she also taught regularly as an elementary teacher in Montreal as well as on a kibbutz in Israel. Since 1984 Aviva Ravel has been Artistic Director of Cameo Productions. She is also founder and director of the popular Performance Playreading Ensemble of the Cote St. Luc Library that has presented over 150 plays, both classical and modern, in the theatre auditorium. Dr. Ravel is the recipient of many awards including the Women Write for Theatre Award, J.I. Segal Award, Women's Press Club Award for Humour, Québec Drama Festival Award, Women's Federation Honoree for Contribution to Montreal Theatre, and the Ministry of Cultural Affairs of Québec Award. Recently, she was honoured by the Association for Canadian Theatre Research.

Language: English; French; Yiddish; Italian

Acquisition Source: Aviva Ravel

Custodial History: Aviva Ravel

Reproduction Restrictions: Contains copyright material. Consult JPL Archives for more information.

Accession No.: 12-002

Name Access: Ravel, Aviva

Subjects: Ravel, Aviva.; Playwriting; Plays; Theatre; Theatrical Productions.; Writers, Yiddish; Writing - Fiction

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

Scripts, Drafts, and Published Works

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44690

Collection: Aviva Ravel Fonds

Description Level: Series

Material Type: multiple media

Physical Description: 3m of multiple media.

Fonds No.: 1058; 1

Scope and Content: This series consists of scripts, drafts of plays, works of fiction, scholarly works, production notes, promotional material, and personal correspondence regarding the works written, translated, and produced by Aviva Ravel.

Collection: Aviva Ravel Fonds

Description Level: Series

Material Type: multiple media

Physical Description: 3m of multiple media.

Scope and Content: This series consists of scripts, drafts of plays, works of fiction, scholarly works, production notes, promotional material, and personal correspondence regarding the works written, translated, and produced by Aviva Ravel.

Fonds No.: 1058

Series No.: 1

Storage Location: JPL; Bay 5

Creator: Aviva Ravel

Language: English; French; Yiddish; Italian

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

Poems / Nahum Raval

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44883

Collection: Aviva Ravel Fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records.

Fonds No.: 1058; 1; 00180

Collection: Aviva Ravel Fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records.

Fonds No.: 1058

Series No.: 1

File No.: 00180

Storage Location: JPL; Bay 5; Ctn. 007

Creator: Aviva Ravel

Language: English

Subjects: Plays; Writing - Fiction; Theatre; Poetry

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

Newspaper Clippings

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44897

Collection: Aviva Ravel Fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records.

Fonds No.: 1058; 1; 00193

Collection: Aviva Ravel Fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records.

Fonds No.: 1058

Series No.: 1

File No.: 00193

Storage Location: JPL; Bay 5; Ctn. 008

Creator: Aviva Ravel

Language: English

Subjects: Plays; Writing - Fiction; Theatre

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

Trips

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44901

Collection: Aviva Ravel Fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records.

Fonds No.: 1058; 1; 00197

Collection: Aviva Ravel Fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records.

Fonds No.: 1058

Series No.: 1

File No.: 00197

Storage Location: JPL; Bay 5; Ctn. 008

Creator: Aviva Ravel

Language: English

Notes: File contains handwritten notes on travels through Ontario, New York State, Vermont, and the Maritime provinces.

Subjects: Plays; Writing - Fiction; Theatre

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

Letters, Correspondence, and Other Notes

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn44691

Collection: Aviva Ravel Fonds

Description Level: Series

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: 0.3m of textual documents.

Fonds No.: 1058; 2

Scope and Content: This series consists of professional correspondence and other notes regarding the works written, produced, and translated by Aviva Ravel.

Collection: Aviva Ravel Fonds

Description Level: Series

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: 0.3m of textual documents.

Scope and Content: This series consists of professional correspondence and other notes regarding the works written, produced, and translated by Aviva Ravel.