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Manfred Saalheimer fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1945-1960.

Reference:

R4880-0-9-E, MG31-H171

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

98314

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Manfred Saalheimer fonds
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Date(s):

1945-1960.

Place of creation:

Québec (Province)

Extent:

5 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of two bound volumes of Information and Comment published by the Canadian Jewish Congress, Montreal. Volume one, 1945-1953; volume two, 1954-1960.

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Saalheimer, Manfred, 1896-1967

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Saalheimer, Manfred, 1896-1967 : Manfred Saalheimer, community leader, was born and educated in Germany. He was a member of the Bavarian Bar and until 1939 served as legal advisor to the Association of Jewish Communities of Saxony in Dresden.

He joined the Canadian Jewish Congress in 1942. He directed the national operations of the United Restitution Organization for Canada and in this connection he made several trips to Europe on behalf of the Canadian Jewish Congress in 1957, 1960 and 1961. He helped coordinate the Canadian Jewish Congress war orphans project and went overseas in this connection 1947.

He was responsible for writing and editing a Congress publication, Information and Comment. It was written to provide members of the Dominion Council of Congress with information for use in their policy-making deliberations.

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General note:

Acquired from Harriet Saalheimer in 1988.
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Jews, Canadian - Germany, 1945-1960 Canadian Jewish Congress, 1945-1960

Jews - Canada, 1945-1960
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1988/0066

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MG31-H171
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