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Creating and Sustaining a Community : Montreal’s Federation CJA in its First Century
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Creating and Sustaining a Community : Montreal’s Federation CJA in its First Century
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In the first decades of the twentieth century, following the lead of Jewish charities in the United States, an initiative to create in Montreal a federation of charaties was begun within the Baron de Hirsch Institute, then the premier Jewish philanthropic institution in Montreal. A committee began meeting in 1914 to explore the issue. The author points out that the committee first had to decide whether the desired model of communal organization for Montreal should emulate that of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, which governed the Jewish community of the mother country, or whether it would emulate the American federation movement. In 1915, the decision was taken to opt for an American style Federation of Jewish Philanthropies and to apply for a charter from the Quebec Legislative Assembly, which was granted in 1916. Formal fundraising began in January 1917.
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2016
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en
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For a French language history of the Federation CJA, see Pierre Anctil's "La Fédération CJA (1917-2017) : un siècle de philanthropie juive à Montréal." http://www.federationcja.org/100/fr/history-of-our-community/ |
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Robinson, Ira. “Creating and Sustaining a Community : Montreal’s Federation CJA in Its First Century.” Last modified 2016. http://www.federationcja.org/100/history-of-our-community/.
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