Category: Literature

155 exhibits found

Melech Ravitch – Residence 1944-1948

Melech Ravitch – Residence

5314 de l'Esplanade, Montreal

A famed Yiddish writer, who wrote under the pseudonym Melech Ravitch, Zekharye-Khone Bergner was born in Radymno, eastern Galicia, in 1893. He received a mostly...

Jewish Public Library 1953-1967

Jewish Public Library

4499 de l'Esplanade, Montreal, QC

The Jewish Public Library (JPL) or Yidishe Folks Bibliotek has been a cultural hub for the advancement of Jewish learning, communal life, and Yiddish literature...

Melech Ravitch – Residence 1965-1976

Melech Ravitch – Residence

5431 Trans Island Avenue, Montreal

A famed Yiddish writer, who wrote under the pseudonym Melech Ravitch, Zekharye-Khone Bergner was born in Radymno, eastern Galicia, in 1893. He received a mostly...

Jewish Public Library 1973--0001

Jewish Public Library

5151 Cote-Ste-Catherine, Montreal, QC

The Jewish Public Library (JPL) or Yidishe Folks Bibliotek has been a cultural hub for the advancement of Jewish learning, communal life, and Yiddish literature...

Jewish Public Library 1967-1973

Jewish Public Library

5253 Decarie, Montreal, QC

The Jewish Public Library (JPL) or Yidishe Folks Bibliotek has been a cultural hub for the advancement of Jewish learning, communal life, and Yiddish literature...

Lyon Cohen and the Jewish Times 1897-1899

Lyon Cohen and the Jewish Times

423 St. Nicolas, 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...

Jules Helbronner – Résidence 1910-1912

Jules Helbronner – Résidence

(English translation coming soon) Juif alsacien ayant émigré au Canada en 1874, Jules Helbronner (1844-1921) est un personnage important au sein de la communauté francophone...