"Faithful Unto Death"
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 00314; 1; 00315
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Fonds No.
- 00314
- Series No.
- 1
- File No.
- 00315
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Bay 5
- Ctn. 001
- Creator
- Avival Ravel
- Language
- English
- French
- German
- Notes
- File contains German translation of "Faithful Unto Death" by Heiner Koechlin, and two photocopies of articles written by Nathan Weinstock "Sur Schmuel Zygielbojm" and "Letters de Zygielbojm à la représentation Américane du Bund de Pologne"
- Name Access
- Ravel, Aviva
- Subjects
- Ravel, Aviva
- Plays
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
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Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 3.3m of multiple media
- Fonds No.
- 1058
- Scope and Content
- Series 1 includes textual records and photographs, which are arranged following the principle of original order. Files also include scholarly works, handwritten and typed notes and drafts, newspaper clippings, promotional material, and professional correspondence regarding the works written, transl…
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 3.3m of multiple media
- Scope and Content
- Series 1 includes textual records and photographs, which are arranged following the principle of original order. Files also include scholarly works, handwritten and typed notes and drafts, newspaper clippings, promotional material, and professional correspondence regarding the works written, translated, and produced by Aviva Ravel. Series 2 includes textual records of professional correspondence , which detail Avival Ravel's large body of work. The files are arranged following the original order. Files also include newspaper clippings, and promotional material. Series 3 includes textual records of notebooks in Yiddish.
- Fonds No.
- 1058
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Bay 5
- Creator
- Aviva Ravel
- Physical Condition
- Good to excellent
- History / Biographical
- Author of more than 25 plays, numerous short stories, and works of non-fiction, Dr. Aviva Ravel's works concentrates heavily on Jewish life throughout the world and, more specifically, in Montreal. Her works have been featured on the CBC, Kol Isreal, and at the Saidye Bronfman Centre. Two of her plays were also adapted into film.
Born in Montreal, Dr. Ravel holds a Ph.D in Canadian Theatre from McGill University, an M.A from the Université de Montréal, and a B.A from Concordia University. She taught English, drama, and Canadian literature at all three of these universities, including the Royal Military College. Dr. Ravel's work as an educator was not reserved only to college and university; she also taught regularly as an elementary teacher in Montreal as well as on a kibbutz in Israel.
Since 1984 Aviva Ravel has been Artistic Director of Cameo Productions. She is also founder and director of the popular Performance Playreading Ensemble of the Cote St. Luc Library that has presented over 150 plays, both classical and modern, in the theatre auditorium.
Dr. Ravel is the recipient of many awards including the Women Write for Theatre Award, J.I. Segal Award, Women's Press Club Award for Humour, Québec Drama Festival Award, Women's Federation Honoree for Contribution to Montreal Theatre, and the Ministry of Cultural Affairs of Québec Award. Recently, she was honoured by the Association for Canadian Theatre Research.
- Language
- English
- French
- Yiddish
- Italian
- Acquisition Source
- Aviva Ravel
- Custodial History
- Aviva Ravel
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Contains copyright material. Consult JPL Archives for more information.
- Accession No.
- 12-002
- Name Access
- Ravel, Aviva
- Subjects
- Ravel, Aviva.
- Playwriting
- Plays
- Theatre
- Theatrical Productions.
- Writers, Yiddish
- Writing - Fiction
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
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Scripts, Drafts, and Published Works
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 3m of multiple media.
- Fonds No.
- 1058; 1
- Scope and Content
- This series consists of scripts, drafts of plays, works of fiction, scholarly works, production notes, promotional material, and personal correspondence regarding the works written, translated, and produced by Aviva Ravel.
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 3m of multiple media.
- Scope and Content
- This series consists of scripts, drafts of plays, works of fiction, scholarly works, production notes, promotional material, and personal correspondence regarding the works written, translated, and produced by Aviva Ravel.
- Fonds No.
- 1058
- Series No.
- 1
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Bay 5
- Creator
- Aviva Ravel
- Language
- English
- French
- Yiddish
- Italian
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
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"Are You My Mother"
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- 1058; 1; 00001
- Date
- [19--]
"Arnold Had Two Wives"
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- 1058; 1; 00002
- Date
- 1967
"Be My Friend"
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- 1058; 1; 00003
- Date
- 1992
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records.
- Date
- 1992
- Fonds No.
- 1058
- Series No.
- 1
- File No.
- 00003
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Bay 5
- Ctn. 001
- Creator
- Aviva Ravel
- Language
- English
- Notes
- File contains first draft.
- Subjects
- Plays
- Writing - Fiction
- Theatre
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
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"Beautiful Houses"
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- 1058; 1; 00004
- Date
- 1986
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records.
- Date
- 1986
- Fonds No.
- 1058
- Series No.
- 1
- File No.
- 00004
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Bay 5
- Ctn. 001
- Creator
- Aviva Ravel
- Language
- English
- Notes
- File contains the first draft.
- Subjects
- Plays
- Writing - Fiction
- Theatre
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
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"The Biological Clock".
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- 1058; 1; 00005
- Date
- 1990
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records.
- Date
- 1990
- Fonds No.
- 1058
- Series No.
- 1
- File No.
- 00005
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Bay 5
- Ctn. 001
- Creator
- Aviva Ravel
- Language
- English
- Notes
- File contains additional radio pieces entitled "Listen I'm Talking" -- "A Proposal" -- A Beautiful Letter".
- Subjects
- Plays
- Writing - Fiction
- Theatre
- Radio plays
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
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"Black Dreams"
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- 1058; 1; 00006
- Date
- 1974
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records.
- Date
- 1974
- Fonds No.
- 1058
- Series No.
- 1
- File No.
- 00006
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Bay 5
- Ctn. 001
- Creator
- Aviva Ravel
- Language
- English
- Notes
- File contains first draft, subsequent versions, and rewrites.
- Subjects
- Plays
- Writing - Fiction
- Theatre
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
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"Bye Bye Akiva"
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- 1058; 1; 00007
- Date
- 1986
"The Courting of Sally Schwartz
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- 1058; 1; 00008
- Date
- 1989
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records.
- Date
- 1989
- Fonds No.
- 1058
- Series No.
- 1
- File No.
- 00008
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Bay 5
- Ctn. 001
- Creator
- Aviva Ravel
- Language
- English
- Notes
- File contains first draft.
- Subjects
- Plays
- Writing - Fiction
- Theatre
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
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"The Courting of Sally Schwartz"
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 1 file with multiple media.
- Fonds No.
- 1058; 1; 00009
- Date
- 1990
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 1 file with multiple media.
- Date
- 1990
- Fonds No.
- 1058
- Series No.
- 1
- File No.
- 00009
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Bay 5
- Ctn. 001
- Creator
- Aviva Ravel
- Language
- English
- Notes
- File contains press releases, negatives, one photograph, and advertisements.
- Subjects
- Plays
- Writing - Fiction
- Theatre
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
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"The Courting of Sally Schwartz"
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- 1058; 1; 00010
- Date
- 1989
"The Courting of Sally Schwartz"
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- 1058; 1; 00011
- Date
- 1990
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records.
- Date
- 1990
- Fonds No.
- 1058
- Series No.
- 1
- File No.
- 00011
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Bay 5
- Ctn. 001
- Creator
- Aviva Ravel
- Language
- English
- Notes
- File contains pre-production script.
- Subjects
- Plays
- Writing - Fiction
- Theatre
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
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"The Courting of Sally Schwartz"
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- 1058; 1; 00012
- Date
- 1989
"The Courting of Sally Schwartz"
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- 1058; 1; 00013
- Date
- 1989
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records.
- Date
- 1989
- Fonds No.
- 1058
- Series No.
- 1
- File No.
- 00013
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Bay 5
- Ctn. 001
- Creator
- Aviva Ravel
- Language
- English
- Notes
- File contains the first production script.
- Subjects
- Plays
- Writing - Fiction
- Theatre
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
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"Dance Like a Butterfly"
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 1 file with multiple media.
- Fonds No.
- 1058; 1; 00014
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- multiple media
- Physical Description
- 1 file with multiple media.
- Fonds No.
- 1058
- Series No.
- 1
- File No.
- 00014
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Bay 5
- Ctn. 001
- Creator
- Aviva Ravel
- Language
- English
- Notes
- File contains correspondence from various sources regarding the play; also contains one brochure.
- Subjects
- Plays
- Writing - Fiction
- Theatre
- Correspondence
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
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"Dance Like a Butterfly"
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- 1058; 1; 00015
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- 1058
- Series No.
- 1
- File No.
- 00015
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Bay 5
- Ctn. 001
- Creator
- Aviva Ravel
- Language
- English
- Notes
- File contains drafts one through five.
- Subjects
- Plays
- Writing - Fiction
- Theatre
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
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"Dance Like a Butterfly"
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- 1058; 1; 00016
- Date
- 1993
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records.
- Date
- 1993
- Fonds No.
- 1058
- Series No.
- 1
- File No.
- 00016
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Bay 5
- Ctn. 001
- Creator
- Aviva Ravel
- Language
- English
- Notes
- File contains rehearsal drafts.
- Subjects
- Plays
- Writing - Fiction
- Theatre
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
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"Dance Like a Butterfly"
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records.
- Fonds No.
- 1058; 1; 00017
- Date
- 1993
- Collection
- Aviva Ravel Fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Material Type
- textual record
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records.
- Date
- 1993
- Fonds No.
- 1058
- Series No.
- 1
- File No.
- 00017
- Storage Location
- JPL
- Bay 5
- Ctn. 001
- Creator
- Aviva Ravel
- Language
- English
- Notes
- File contains script that was preformed in Newfoundland.
- Subjects
- Plays
- Writing - Fiction
- Theatre
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Jewish Public Library Archives
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