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These ladies were among the Saint John delegates to the Hadassah convention in 1972.1972
Saint John, New Brunswick
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As gift card chair in the local Hadassah chapter, she introduced a successful gift card fundraiser for the local Hadassah chapter and carried this to the national level.71
Marcia Koven at UNBSJ graduation with mother, sister, daughters and grand daughterMay, 1982
Saint John, New Brunswick
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In the late 1970s she enrolled in university as a mature student and graduated in 1982.73
Marcia KovenJuly, 1984
Saint John, New Brunswick
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In 1983 she founded the Saint John Jewish Historical Society to begin the process of collecting and conserving the history of the Saint John Jewish Community. As part of this activity she created and presented a slide show history of the community which was her home.75
Marcia Koven is shown giving a tour of the Saint John Jewish Historical Museum1998
Wellington Row, Saint John, New Brunswick
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The Saint John Jewish Historical Museum opened in 1986 and she its first curator, until her retirement in 1998.77
Invitation to Marcia Koven's retirement celebration21 November 1998
Saint John, New Brunswick
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Marcia Koven is honoured.December, 1999
Carleton Street, Saint John, New Brunswick
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Bat Mitzvah for Marcia Koven1992
Wellington Row, Saint John, New Brunswick
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Marcia was also the first mature woman in the Saint John Jewish Community to have a Bat Mitzvah in 1993.81
A Caring CanadianSeptember, 2000
Saint John, New Brunswick
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Her community involvement was recognized in 2000 with the awarding of a "Caring Canadian Award", which was presented by the Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, the Hon. Marilyn Trenholme-Counsel. |
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