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Scope and Content: Fonds consists of three series: literary work, biographical materials and correspondence. The latter being the most significant section of the fonds, arranged alphabetically by author and consisting mainly of in-coming correspondence to Maze.

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Collection: Ida Maze Fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Material Type: textual record

Physical Description: 1.86 linear metres

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of three series: literary work, biographical materials and correspondence. The latter being the most significant section of the fonds, arranged alphabetically by author and consisting mainly of in-coming correspondence to Maze.

Date: 1927-c1962

Fonds No.: 1090

Storage Location: JPL

History / Biographical: Ida (nee Zhukovsky) Maze was born in Olgi, near Minsk, White Russia on July 9, 1893. Her family first immigrated in 1907 to the United States, moving next to Toronto and finally settling in Montreal in 1908. There Maze met and married her true love, Alexander Massey, whose name had been anglicized from Maze upon his own immigration. Maze began her literary activities with the writing of lyric poems. The majority of her poetry was written for children. Maze was also a writer of essays and stories that appeared in many journals and newspapers all over the world. Her book "A Mame" was published in 1931, followed by "Lieder far Kinder" (1936), "Naye Lieder" (1941), and "Vaksn Mine Kinderlekh" (1954). The book "Dina" appeared in Montreal in 1970. Maze was active in various cultural activities and was a leader of the vibrant Yiddish cultural activities in Montreal. She was often found in the Jewish Public Library during literary events. Maze also devoted Saturday to presenting a story time to the children of that same Library. Maze is best remembered, however, for the kind sustaining encouragement she provided at her "salons." Struggling poets, authors, and artists as well as already-established names of the Yiddish literary world were found with regularity at Maze's literary salons. In her apartment, situated on Esplanade Avenue, Maze and her guests would critique and discuss each other's work and the state of literature. This kindness also extended to assistance in finding jobs and homes for immigrant poets. Her approachability and strength shown to other earned her the name, "Mother to Yiddish Poets".

Language: Yiddish; English

Finding Aid: Complete finding aid available, please contact the Jewish Public Library Archives directly for more information.

Subjects: Maze, Ida, 1893-1962.; Yiddish; Writers, Yiddish; Poetry; Poets, Canadian; Poets, Yiddish

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives

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Noah Gotlib Fonds

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Collection: Noah Gotlib Fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Material Type: textual record

Fonds No.: 1081

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of four series: literary work, critical pieces on Gotlib's work, biographical material and correspondence.

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Collection: Noah Gotlib Fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Material Type: textual record

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of four series: literary work, critical pieces on Gotlib's work, biographical material and correspondence.

Fonds No.: 1081

History / Biographical: Born in 1901 in Kovno, Lithuania, Noah Gotlib is remembered as a talented poet, writer and journalist, an individual who spoke to many through his multitude of work. Gotlib, whose father was the head of a Hassidic yeshiva, was educated in both traditional Jewish and secular schools. Gotlib also studied for and received his teaching diploma from a Soviet Normal School. Gotlib's earliest poetry was in Hebrew but he soon took to writing in Yiddish. This writing included lyric poetry and prose, essays, literary criticism and articles. His immigration to Montreal in 1930 was helped in part by the sponsorship of a man he had never met but who admired Gotlib's poetry: the poet and brother of Yaakov Zipper, Sholem Shtern. Gotlib was quickly engrossed in the booming literary world of Yiddish Montreal by becoming a regular contributor to the Keneder Adler. The newspaper printed his articles as well as a semi-daily journal published under the pseudonym "H. Yudelevitch". His first collection of poetry was published in 1931 in Montreal and thereafter Gotlib published books of poetry almost continuously until his death in 1967. Gotlib is the author of twelve volumes of poetry, prose and essays. He contributed over 2,000 short stories to the Keneder Adler and wrote hundreds of articles on literature and Jewish and Hebrew culture in various journals. He was associated with the Keneder Adler for 35 years, was a leader in the Halutzim movement in Lithuania, secretary of the Jewish Writers Association in Montreal, and secretary of the Lithuanian Farband until his death on August 8, 1967.

Language: Yiddish; English

Finding Aid: Complete finding aid available. Please contact the Jewish Public Library Archives directly for access.

Subjects: Gotlib, Noah Itzchak, 1903-1967.; Writers, Hebrew; Writers, Yiddish; Journalists; Keneder Adler

Archival / Genealogical: Archival Descriptions

Repository: Jewish Public Library Archives