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- World War, 1939-1945 - Drama 3
- Young Men-Young Women's Hebrew Association, Montreal -- Minstrels (Theatrical Group). 1
Minstrel War Entertainment Unit
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn43188
- Collection
- Young Men's-Young Women's Hebrew Association
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1256; 5.1; 00570
- Collection
- Young Men's-Young Women's Hebrew Association
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1256
- Series No.
- 5.1
- File No.
- 00570
- Storage Location
- 4-2G
- CTN.017
- Language
- English
- Notes
- List of people involved with entertainment unit during World War II “The minstrel show, or minstrelsy, was an American form of racist entertainment developed in the early 19th century. Each show consisted of comic skits, variety acts, dancing, and music performances that depicted people specifically of African descent. The shows were performed by mostly white people in make-up or blackface for the purpose of playing the role of black people” and lampooning them. Read more at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minstrel_show “Contrary to popular belief, blackface minstrelsy was a popular form of entertainment in Canada, much as it was in the United States.” Read more at McGill’s Arts Against PostRacialism site: https://www.mcgill.ca/aapr/blackface-canada
- Access Restrictions
- Some privacy restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Some copyright restrictions may apply
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Minstrel War Entertainment Unit
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn43365
- Collection
- Young Men's-Young Women's Hebrew Association
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- One file of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1256; 5; 00457
- Collection
- Young Men's-Young Women's Hebrew Association
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- One file of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 1256
- Series No.
- 5
- File No.
- 00457
- Storage Location
- CTN.014
- Language
- English
- Notes
- Contains a list of members
- Access Restrictions
- Some privacy restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Some copyright restrictions may apply
- Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945 - Drama
- Young Men-Young Women's Hebrew Association, Montreal -- Minstrels (Theatrical Group).
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
Ralph Novek Collection
https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn16728
- Collection
- Ralph Novek Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 2 files of material
- Fonds No.
- 1233
- Date
- 1936-2006
- Scope and Content
- Contains photocopied typescripts of Novek’s radio plays (originals destroyed) as well as copies of Progressive Theatre, Northern Review, and Today.
- Collection
- Ralph Novek Collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 2 files of material
- Scope and Content
- Contains photocopied typescripts of Novek’s radio plays (originals destroyed) as well as copies of Progressive Theatre, Northern Review, and Today.
- Date
- 1936-2006
- Fonds No.
- 1233
- Storage Location
- 7-3C, SC3
- Creator
- Ralph Novek
- History / Biographical
- Ralph Novek was born to Jewish immigrant parents in Montreal on April 10, 1917. His father, Joseph Novek, left Poland in 1905 after being warned by the Russian officers that used Joseph’s father’s tailor shop that Joseph and his brother Israel were to be arrested because of their socialist Bundist activity. Joseph traveled first to England and arrived in Montreal in 1906. He married his cousin Helen Finestone in 1916. Ralph Novek married Shulamith Litman in 1939. The couple supported themselves through Shulamith’s dress designing and Ralph’s writing jobs. In 1945, Ralph Novek founded the Burns Advertising Company with Arthur Burns, running the business until his retirement. In addition to advertising, Ralph Novek also wrote radio plays for the CBC and contributed articles on theatre and progressive themes to various journals. Ralph Novek also translated into English, Benjamin Sack’s History of the Jews in Canada. Novek was related to Sack through his marriage.
- Custodial History
- Donated by Joel Novek, son of Ralph Novek to the JPL-A.
- Notes
- Stored in Small Collections Box#3 (SC3)
- Name Access
- Novek, Ralph
- Subjects
- Plays
- Playwriting
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Sack, Benjamin Gutelius
- Radio plays
- Progressive Theatre (Journal)
- Anti-fascism - Drama
- World War, 1939-1945 - Drama
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
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