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- Immigrating Moroccan Families Arrive at Dorval Airport
Immigrating Moroccan Families Arrive at Dorval Airport
file1960s1255-[83-378]
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Interior, Dorval Airport, (r-l) David Cohen of Tiznit, Morocco, arriving with Simy (daughter) and Leah (wife) to Canada. Met by Jeanette Golstein (daughter) and her son. Photograph accompanied by Press Release dated July 10, 1968 from Paul David Shubin of Combined Jewish Appeal stating that "Mr. Cohen is 102 years old and is the oldest immigrant ever admitted to Canada, according to the Canadian Immigrant Department", along with other details regarding their arrival and settlement in Canada.
Interior, group of six adults and two children wearing winter coats, hat, gloves and boots pose for photograph at Dorval Airport. Young man with glasses holding up sign that reads "Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Canada". Part of series detailing Moroccan Jewish families arriving to Canada.
Interior of Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Canada office, two parents and four children wearing winter clothing greet a gentleman wearing a tie, holding pencil and showing papers at an information desk.
Interior Dorval Airport, middle-age man smiling and shaking hands with A. Rosen (wearing JIAS armband), surrounded by women and children in winter coats. Smiling child with doll.
Interior Dorval, Airport, two children and eight smiling adults in suits and dresses standing behind luggage. Woman shaking hands with A. Rosen (wearing a JIAS armband).
Exterior Dorval Airport, crowd of people smiling and waving at the camera, standing on the tarmac in front of a Boeing 707 Intercontinental, children holding up sign "Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Canada". Alfred Rosen (glasses and name badge, middle right)
Exterior Dorval Airport, crowd of people (mostly school age children) exiting Air Canada plane to stand on tarmac, wearing jackets.
Interior, school age children seated, looking to the left, some girls wearing uniforms, boys wearing yarmulke, singing and smiling.
Interior Dorval Airport, smiling families with Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Canada sign in front. Accompanying sheet of paper (confirmed by Haim Arie Abenhaim) lists "back row: Haim, Hassiba, Jacques/Jacob, Michel/Meyer, middle row: David, Marie, X Elias, Fanny, front row: Isaac, Deborah, from left to right. Abenhaim"
Interior of Dorval Airport hangar, families lined up in front of Air Canada plane smiling.
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- Jewish Public Library Archives via Jewish Public Library Archives
- Dates
- 1960s (indexed as 1960–1969)
- Level
- file
- Extent
- 35 photos; b&w glossy ; 20 x 25 cm and smaller
- Scope & content
- File contains photos of Morrocan Jewish immigrants arriving to Dorval airport. Includes images of David Cohen arriving with family. Images are from Jewish Immigrant Aid Services (JIAS).
- Location
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- Subjects
- Jewish Immigrant Aid Services; Immigration - Quebec; Moroccan Jews
- Genre / form
- Graphic material
- Harvested
- 2026-10-19T02:01:23Z · source datestamp n/a · ead