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Women's Committee - Israel BondsSaint John, New Brunswick
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State of Israel Bonds Dinner1960s
Saint John, New Brunswick
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Sate of Israel Bonds Dinner1960s
Saint John, New Brunswick
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State of Israel Bonds Dinner1960s
Saint John, New Brunswick
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Lesser support was given to the Canadian Jewish Congress which held a national conference in Saint John in the 1930s and supported a Servicemen's Centre in the city during the Second World War.8
Canadian Jewish Congress Meeting1940s
Saint John, New Brunswick
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There was also a branch of the B'nai B'rith began with a charter banquet at the Admiral Beatty Hotel in 1954 and lasted for about a decade. The first president was Mitchell Franklin. Annual picnics were held at Franklin Farms.10
B'nai B'rith group1961
Saint John, New Brunswick
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More than sixty members of the Saint John Jewish community enlisted in the armed services between 1939 and 1945. Most would have participated in activities for veterans in the years after the war, particularly participation in annual Remembrance Day ceremonies in Kings Square and in the Synagogue. The Jewish War Veterans of Canada was formed in _____ and an Atlantic Post was established as well. Led by Gar Meltzer of Saint John, these men and women held annual meetings and met the concerns of Jewish vets.12
Remembrance Day ceremony - David Lubin1980s
Saint John, New Brunswick
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Jewish War Veterans of Canada1980s
Bains Corner, New Brunswick
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In the 1950s, Dr. Moses Polowin organized the Jewish Community Players. The members of this organization presented plays in the social hall of the synagogue during the first half of the 1950s. A stage was constructed and sell out shows were frequent events. Some plays presented Jewish themes, but others were classics. Community members of all ages participated, some performing on stage for the first time in their lives.15
Jewish Community Players - "Helena's Husband"1953
Saint John, New Brunswick
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Jewish Community Players - "A Woman's Privilege"1953
Saint John, New Brunswick
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