200 exhibits found
1924-1925
A very public struggle within Montreal’s Jewish community, the kosher bread boycott of January 1925 grabbed headlines in the mainstream newspapers of Quebec and Ontario....
1924-1925
A very public struggle within Montreal’s Jewish community, the kosher bread boycott of January 1925 grabbed headlines in the mainstream newspapers of Quebec and Ontario....
1933-1939
“Les midinettes” were girls and young women who laboured in Montreal’s gruelling garment industry in the early twentieth century; the name, a French contraction of...
1907-1908
When living standards for the average working-class citizen deteriorated during years of economic crisis, Jewish community organizations were hard-pressed to meet growing needs for services,...
1931-1935
When living standards for the average working-class citizen deteriorated during years of economic crisis, Jewish community organizations were hard-pressed to meet growing needs for services,...
1915-1921
Born in Bukovina (part of Romania) in 1876, Hirsch Hershman immigrated to Montreal in 1902, quickly becoming a fixture of the Jewish political, cultural, and...
1921-1931
Born in Bukovina (part of Romania) in 1876, Hirsch Hershman immigrated to Montreal in 1902, quickly becoming a fixture of the Jewish political, cultural, and...
1932-1935
Born in Bukovina (part of Romania) in 1876, Hirsch Hershman immigrated to Montreal in 1902, quickly becoming a fixture of the Jewish political, cultural, and...
1936-1939
Born in Bukovina (part of Romania) in 1876, Hirsch Hershman immigrated to Montreal in 1902, quickly becoming a fixture of the Jewish political, cultural, and...
1925-1925
Born in Bukovina (part of Romania) in 1876, Hirsch Hershman immigrated to Montreal in 1902, quickly becoming a fixture of the Jewish political, cultural, and...