152 exhibits found
1945-1946
Known as the “King of Montreal Gamblers,” Harry Ship (1913–1998) operated one of Montreal’s most notorious and prestigious gambling rackets in the 1940s. This era...
1938-1940
Known as the “King of Montreal Gamblers,” Harry Ship (1913–1998) operated one of Montreal’s most notorious and prestigious gambling rackets in the 1940s. This era...
1915-1918
Joe Schlossberg (1875-1971) est né en Russie en 1875. En 1888, sa famille a joint le mouvement d’émigration massive des Juifs de la Russie vers...
1916-1916
Joe Schlossberg (1875-1971) est né en Russie en 1875. En 1888, sa famille a joint le mouvement d’émigration massive des Juifs de la Russie vers...
1900-1903
Un magnat du tabac et un influent philanthrope, Sir Mortimer B. Davis (1866-1928) était un mécène généreux qui exerça une importante influence au sein de...
1911-1931
By the 1880s, these three Montreal-based Jewish businessmen were the owners of some of the largest garment factories in the country. After emigrating from Eastern...
1910-1915
Émile Berliner (1851–1928), l’inventeur du gramophone, est né à Hanovre, en Allemagne. Le fils d’un érudit talmudiste, Berliner fit divers boulots après avoir terminé son...
1844-1850
Benjamin Hart (1779-1855) was a merchant, prosperous businessman, militia officer and well-regarded justice of the peace. Son of the prominent Trois-Rivières merchant Aaron Hart, he...
1960-1993
La Hebrew Free Loan Association of Montreal a été créée en 1911 par l’homme d’affaires d’origine polonaise Zigmund Fineberg. Le but de cette association était...
1921-1960
The Hebrew Free Loan Association of Montreal was created in 1911 by Zigmund Fineberg, a Polish-born businessman. The association’s goal was to help the most...