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Album of Jewish Legion Collection
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn33481
- Collection
- Album of Jewish Legion Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 9 files of multiple media
- Fonds No.
- 1257
- Collection
- Album of Jewish Legion Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 9 files of multiple media
- Fonds No.
- 1257
- Storage Location
- Ctn.001
- History / Biographical
- The Jewish Legion was the name for five battalions of Jewish volunteers established by the British Army as the 38th and 39th Battalions of the Royal Fusiliers during the First World War, in Palestine who fought for the liberation of Erez Israel [region] from the Turkish rule. It was formed when Britain began his war against the Ottoman Turks. At the same time, Zionist [A Jewish political movement that arose in the late 19th century in response to growing anti-Semitism and sought to reestablish a sovereign Jewish homeland in Palestine.] around the world saw an opportunity to promote the idea of a Jewish National Homeland in Palestine; therefore, some Jewish people raised the idea of the formation of a Jewish unit that would participate to conquer Palestine. At the beginning of the war, the British government opposed the participation of such as group of people in Palestine, but in 1917 ultimately, the formation of a Jewish regiment was officially announced. The Legion also named the Zion Mule Corps, made up Jewish from different countries such as Britain, Russia, the United States and Canada, served on the Gallipoli front in 1915-1916, and also in the Jordan Valley in 1918. The Jewish Legion was a unique regiment who had been awarded, in the late 1919, a distinctive cap badge; a menorah. After the war, some of the members returned to their respective countries while others settled in Palestine to realize their Zionist aspirations.
- Language
- English
- Access Restrictions
- Some privacy restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Some Copyright restrictions may apply
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
BRONFMAN, Samuel.
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn137
- Collection
- BRONFMAN, Samuel.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.72 metres of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- P0029
- Date
- 1932-1969.
- Scope and Content
- Biographical press clippings. Correspondence about the Canadian Jewish Congress war efforts. Correspondence, clippings, programs about philanthropy. Addresses delivered by S. Bronfman. Press clippings about Seagram's. Tributes on 50th, 70th, 75th, 80th birthdays and upon his death. Reports about Sa…
- Collection
- BRONFMAN, Samuel.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.72 metres of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Biographical press clippings. Correspondence about the Canadian Jewish Congress war efforts. Correspondence, clippings, programs about philanthropy. Addresses delivered by S. Bronfman. Press clippings about Seagram's. Tributes on 50th, 70th, 75th, 80th birthdays and upon his death. Reports about Samuel Bronfman Chair at Columbia University. Correspondence about Loyola University, Montreal. Press clippings and speeches about the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
- Date
- 1932-1969.
- Fonds No.
- P0029
- History / Biographical
- Born in 1891 in Brandon, Manitoba, Sam Bronfman was a leading Canadian industrialist and philanthropist. He began work in his father's hotel business and later entered the mail-order liquor business. He acquired control of Canada's Joseph Seagram and Sons Ltd. and was later involved with the long-established British Distillers Corp. Ltd. which made him a major figure in the liquor distilling industry. Beneficiaries of his philanthropies included universities, hospitals, charities and museums. He was an inspiring fund-raiser in the Jewish community and was President of Canadian Jewish Congress from 1939-1962. He lobbied the Canadian government during World War II for the immigration and rescue of refugees and war orphans. He was active with other Jewish organizations at the United Nations in San Francisco in 1945 to obtain security for Palestine and the incorporation of Human Rights in the UN Charter. S. Bronfman served as Vice-President of the World Jewish Congress and was Chairman of its North American Section. He was a governor of McGill University and was the founder of McGill's Center for Developing Area Studies. During his lifetime he received much recognition and many awards for his efforts on behalf of Jewish social, cultural and Zionist activities and for the non-Jewish community as well. The headquarters building of Canadian Jewish Congress in Montreal is called "The Samuel Bronfman House Museum and Archives" in his honour. He died on July 10, 1971.
- Notes
- 1 correspondence file.CJC Central file, ZA Collection, photo collection PC1, Allan Bronfman fonds.
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Canadian Jewish Archives
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