Ville de Montréal
Ville de Montréal
Group of Archivists of the Region of Montréal
Chapter 9 IntroductionHochelaga 1500-1642Ville-Marie 1642-1665Heart of an Empire 1699-1763Small French Town 1665-1760Conquered City 1760-1800British Commercial Takeover 1800-1850Industrial City 1850-1896Canada's Metropolis 1896-1914North-American City 1914-1929Depression and War 1930-1945Modern City 1945-1960Québec's Metropolis 1960-1992ConclusionQuizEducational Resources

The First World War

A painful adjustment

The return of growth

A better life

 
Poule Zedik stamp.
Poule Zedik stamp.
This fraternal assistance association was one of many in the Mile-End area of Montréal in the early years of the century. The words in Yiddish script are transliterated directly from the English. The stamp was affixed to a delegate letter for the founding meeting of Canadian Jewish Congress, sent January 1919.
January 1919.
Source : Canadian Jewish Congress Charities Committee National Archives, Series ZA1919, file 27.