Collection

LABOUR ZIONIST ALLIANCE OF CANADA.

Description Level

Fonds

Physical Description

Env. 2 metres of textual records.

Scope and Content

LZA minutes. Reports. Bulletins. Also records about the League of Friends of Labour Israel.

Date

1941-1995.

Fonds No.

J0003

History / Biographical

The first Canadian Zionist society was founded in Montreal in 1898. The Federation of Zionist Societies of Canada, an umbrella organization for it and other Canadian groups, was created in 1899, later to become the Zionist Organization of Canada (1925) and then the Canadian Zionist Federation (1967). The Zionist Organization of Canada/CZF coordinates the Zionist societies across Canada, and sponsors the Jewish National Fund and Keren Hayesod. Their affiliate groups have included Habonim, Young Judea and Hadassah. The Zionist Organization of Canada/CZF runs conventions, sends delegates to the World Zionist Convention, promotes aliyah, trips to Israel, lectures, pro-Israel rallies and other such events, releases informational publications, and has many educational programs and materials.

Custodial History

The collection is on permanent loan from the Jewish Public Library of Montreal. It was transferred to the CJC Archives in 2001. sa. the descriptions of the other Labour Zionist records at CJCNA.

Archival / Genealogical

Archival Descriptions

Repository

Canadian Jewish Archives

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