Category: Communal

220 exhibits found

Lyon Cohen and the Jewish Times 1899-1909

Lyon Cohen and the Jewish Times

355 Rue St-Antoine Ouest, Montreal

Lyon Cohen (1868–1937), business tycoon and community leader, was born in Poland. As a child, he moved with his family to Ontario and later to...

Canadian Jewish Times 1911-1914

Canadian Jewish Times

885 St-Jacques, Montreal

Lyon Cohen (1868–1937), business tycoon and community leader, was born in Poland. As a child, he moved with his family to Ontario and later to...

Lyon Cohen – Residence 1891-1895

Lyon Cohen – Residence

1378 Avenue Argyle, Montreal

Lyon Cohen (1868–1937), business tycoon and community leader, was born in Poland. As a child, he moved with his family to Ontario and later to...

Lyon Cohen – Residence 1895-1899

Lyon Cohen – Residence

3529/3533 Hutchison, Montreal

Lyon Cohen (1868–1937), business tycoon and community leader, was born in Poland. As a child, he moved with his family to Ontario and later to...

Lyon Cohen – Residence 1899-1913

Lyon Cohen – Residence

1428 Towers Ave., Montreal

Lyon Cohen (1868–1937), business tycoon and community leader, was born in Poland. As a child, he moved with his family to Ontario and later to...

Lyon Cohen – Residence 1913-1937

Lyon Cohen – Residence

25 Rosemont, Westmount

Lyon Cohen (1868–1937), business tycoon and community leader, was born in Poland. As a child, he moved with his family to Ontario and later to...

Cabri 1968-1989

Cabri

5400 de Westbury, Montreal

A prominent youth leader, James Dahan (1933-2008) helped galvanize Montreal’s emerging Sephardic community through scouting and other leadership programs, beginning in the 1970s. Popularly known...

Montreal Hebrew Orphans’ Home 1909-1921

Montreal Hebrew Orphans’ Home

Southeast corner Rue Evans and St. Urbain, Montreal

The Montreal Hebrew Orphans’ Home opened in 1909 on 18 Evans Street. Despite its name, the home initially took in transients and the elderly as...