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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
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COHEN, Samuel David.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn147
Collection
COHEN, Samuel David.
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
0.1 metres of textual records.
Fonds No.
P0039
Date
1934-1959.
Scope and Content
Canadian Jewish Congress reports on public relations to combat anti-Semitism. Signed replies from delegates to Canadian Jewish Congress 1934 (form letters only). Canadian Jewish Congress correspondence and minutes. Cercle juif de la Langue français reports, etc.
Collection
COHEN, Samuel David.
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
0.1 metres of textual records.
Scope and Content
Canadian Jewish Congress reports on public relations to combat anti-Semitism. Signed replies from delegates to Canadian Jewish Congress 1934 (form letters only). Canadian Jewish Congress correspondence and minutes. Cercle juif de la Langue français reports, etc.
Date
1934-1959.
Fonds No.
P0039
History / Biographical
Samual David Cohen was one of the founders of Canadian Jewish Congress in 1919 and among those who reorganized it in 1934; was Director of United Talmud Torahs of Montreal; was joint secretary of 1919 Canadian Jewish Congress convention and secretary of Canadian Jewish Congress Eastern Division after 1934 reorganization; was Chairman of Canadian Jewish Congress Boycott Committee which did much to lessen Nazi commercial and political influence in Canada; was chairman of the Committee on Relations with French Canadians of Canadian Jewish Congress and was involved with CJC's Cercle juif de la Langue français; was secretary of Ukrainian War Orphans Committee; was executive director of Retail Women's Wear Association of Montreal and editor of its magazine
Notes
English and French.1 correspondence file Canadian Jewish Congress; 1 file Canadian Jewish Congress minutes.Canadian Jewish Congress Records Series ZA (Chronological files).
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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