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Tressa Jacobson Fonds

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Collection
Tressa Jacobson Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
0.6 linear metres of multiple media
Fonds No.
1068
Date
1934-1971
Scope and Content
Consists of correspondence, photographs and ephemeral material related to Jacobson's trip to Palestine as well as her "reign" as Queen Esther. Also includes additional biographical materials including birth, schooling, and marriage documentation; documents from Hadassah and the Jewish Music Counci…
Collection
Tressa Jacobson Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
0.6 linear metres of multiple media
Scope and Content
Consists of correspondence, photographs and ephemeral material related to Jacobson's trip to Palestine as well as her "reign" as Queen Esther. Also includes additional biographical materials including birth, schooling, and marriage documentation; documents from Hadassah and the Jewish Music Council of Montreal; and pins from Hadassah.
Date
1934-1971
Fonds No.
1068
Storage Location
Bay 7
History / Biographical
Born to Romanian immigrant parents in 1908, Tressa (nee Schwartz) Jacobson grew up to be an active member of the Montreal Jewish community. She was a founding member of the Ein Kerem chapter of Montreal Hadassah, a lifetime member of Canadian-Hadassah WIZO and a member of the National Council of Jewish women. She also served on the Jewish Music Council of Montreal. In 1933, Ms. Jacobson was elected Queen Esther and her prize was a trip to Palestine. While there she wrote several letters detailing the gaiety of her trip abroad to Tel Aviv, Haifa, Jaffa and Petah Tikvah. Upon her return, Tressa further document her trip by writing an article of it in the Canadian Jewish Chronicle.
Language
English
Subjects
Jacobson, Tressa (nee Schwartz)
Palestine (pre-1948)
Palestine - Jews
Purim
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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