Correspondence from the Baron de Hirsch Institute

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Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)

Dates

February 28, 1903 (indexed as 1903)

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Document ; Ht:33 cm x W:21 cm : English

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The letter has attached a newspaper article with drawings of Mr. Max Goldstein, Mr. S.W. Jacobs and Mr. Harris Vineburg. Letter and article describe protests against "educational disability" for Jewish citizens. 3 pages. The Baron De Hirsch Institute writes in its first paragraph: "Pursuant to a notice through the public press and arising out of a decision rendered in The Superior Court in the case the City of Montreal, in which it was held that Jews have no rights to education in the Public Schools of this city. A mass meeting of all parties interested in obtaining equal rights in educational matters was held in the Baron de Hirsch Institute on Tuesday evening the 24th of February, 1903. There were over Two Hundred Persons present [...]."

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BARON DE HIRSCH INSTITUTE,MONTREAL,February 29th,1903.Mr. Goldstein Vice President of The Institute called the meeting to order and asked for nominations for chairman of the meeting.It was moved by Michael Hirsch and seconded by M. Markus, that Maxwell Goldstein take the chair.On motion of L. Rosenthal seconded by Harris Vineberg, Lyon Cohen was asked to act as secretary.MONTREAL, February 28th, 1903.Read automatically; may contain mistakes.

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