Portrait of a young woman

Collation: Photograph : Cardstock : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, White, Black ; Ht: 8,5 cm x W: 13,5 cm

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Collation: Photograph : Cardstock : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Beige, White, Black ; Ht: 8,5 cm x W: 13,5 cm

Notes: 1 page, double-sided. On recto is a b&w chest-length portrait of a young woman. She wears a dark top with short sleeves and a white necklace. On verso, handwritten Yiddish text. Document is a postcard. Narrative: The donors parents were Meilach Magid and Yocheved Bejlach, both teachers. They came to Canada in 1921, returned to Poland, and then settled in Canada in 1924. Meilach graduated from McGill in 1929. He was the principal of United Talmud Torah School and later founded Herzliah High School in 1946.