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ABELLA, Irving.

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn110
Collection
ABELLA, Irving.
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
0.1 metres of textual records.
Fonds No.
P0002
Date
1969-1991.
Scope and Content
The fonds contains articles by Abella on Anti-Semitism, the Canadian labour movement, Israel, Canadian Jewish history, refugees, None is Too Many. Typescript A Coat of Many Colours. Typescript The Line Must be Drawn Somewhere - Canada and Jewish Refugees, 1933-1939. C.V. contains bibliography 1969-…
Collection
ABELLA, Irving.
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
0.1 metres of textual records.
Scope and Content
The fonds contains articles by Abella on Anti-Semitism, the Canadian labour movement, Israel, Canadian Jewish history, refugees, None is Too Many. Typescript A Coat of Many Colours. Typescript The Line Must be Drawn Somewhere - Canada and Jewish Refugees, 1933-1939. C.V. contains bibliography 1969-1981.
Date
1969-1991.
Fonds No.
P0002
History / Biographical
Born in 1940, Dr. Irving Abella is a professor in the Department of History at York University, a labour historian, director of the New Israel Fund, and editor of Middle East Focus. He was the chairman of the Holocaust Documentation Project as well as of the Canadian Jewish Congress International Affairs Committee; past chairman of Canadian Jewish Congress National Archives Committee (1980-1992); CJC president 1992-1995. Holder of numerous academic honours and fellowships.
Notes
Archives Dept. Records DA 11.2.Fonds consists mostly press clippings and copies.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish 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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