Category: Literature

155 exhibits found

H.M. Caiserman – Residence 1932-1938

H.M. Caiserman – Residence

4223 de l'Esplanade, Montreal

A Yiddishist, labour leader, refugee activist, and general-secretary of the Canadian Jewish Congress, Hannaniah Meir Caiserman was born in 1884 to a relatively prosperous family...

J.I. Segal – Residence 1919-1921

J.I. Segal – Residence

4337 Coloniale, Montreal

J. I. Segal (1896–1954), a pre-eminent Yiddish poet and journalist, was born Yaakov Yitzchak Skolar in the village of Solobkovtsy, in present-day Ukraine. His father,...

H.M. Caiserman – Residence 1939-1948

H.M. Caiserman – Residence

433 St. Joseph O., Montreal

A Yiddishist, labour leader, refugee activist, and general-secretary of the Canadian Jewish Congress, Hannaniah Meir Caiserman was born in 1884 to a relatively prosperous family...

J.I. Segal – Residence 1921-1921

J.I. Segal – Residence

3793 St-Laurent, Montreal

J. I. Segal (1896–1954), a pre-eminent Yiddish poet and journalist, was born Yaakov Yitzchak Skolar in the village of Solobkovtsy, in present-day Ukraine. His father,...

Lilian Cornfeld 1901-1910

Lilian Cornfeld

Rue Ste-Catherine E. et Ave de Lorimier, Montreal

Known as the “Mother of Israeli Cuisine,” Lilian Cornfeld (1901–1995), born Lilian Kert, helped create a uniquely Israeli cuisine based on “Sabra” (homegrown Israeli) foods...

Lilian Cornfeld 1915-1920

Lilian Cornfeld

4600 Hutchison, Montreal

Known as the “Mother of Israeli Cuisine,” Lilian Cornfeld (1901–1995), born Lilian Kert, helped create a uniquely Israeli cuisine based on “Sabra” (homegrown Israeli) foods...

Lilian Cornfeld 1921-1922

Lilian Cornfeld

5747 Hutchison Ave, Montreal

Known as the “Mother of Israeli Cuisine,” Lilian Cornfeld (1901–1995), born Lilian Kert, helped create a uniquely Israeli cuisine based on “Sabra” (homegrown Israeli) foods...

Reuben Brainin – Residence 1912-1914

Reuben Brainin – Residence

5938 Ave. du Parc, Apt. 15, Montreal

Reuben Brainin, Hebraist, writer and editor of Hebrew and Yiddish newspapers, was born in 1862 in Liady (present-day Belarus), the town of Rabbi Schneur Zalman,...

Reuben Brainin – Residence 1915-1917

Reuben Brainin – Residence

533 Ave. Davaar, Montreal

Reuben Brainin, Hebraist, writer and editor of Hebrew and Yiddish newspapers, was born in 1862 in Liady (present-day Belarus), the town of Rabbi Schneur Zalman,...

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