1977 – 1986 - Federation CJA

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Montreal’s Jewish community was extremely active in...

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Montreal’s Jewish community was extremely active in...

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Soviet Jews, who faced severe anti-Semitism, struggled long...

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1978: The problems of the aging population surge to the fore; by 1977, 1 Jew in 7 was 65 or older. In 1978, the Nathan and Maxwell Cummings Golden Age Centre is opened – one of the most modern facilities of its kind.

Canvassers work the phones on Super Sunday, the single...

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Samuel Bronfman House was built as headquarters...

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The Segal Centre for Performing Arts has become a focal...

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1979: The first Ethiopian Jews arrive in Montreal.

Quebec Premier René Lévesque (at far right) meets with...

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Israel's Prime Minister Shimon Peres is greeted at...

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Charles Bronfman visits his eponymous absorption center for...

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Campaign leadership l’chaim to a successful Super Sunday...

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1980: Project Retention is created at Jewish Vocational Services to assist recent University graduates in finding jobs in Quebec after a survey found that employment opportunities are a critical factor in determining whether a young person remains in the province.

Eric Moss, Chairman of AJCS’ Computer Committee, talks to...

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A meeting between Menachem Begin, Charles Bronfman...

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The Cummings Centre’s first years, 1980s.

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Hockey star Maurice Richard meets with campaign leadership...

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Campagne sépharade prepares for the 1981 Campaign.

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Campagne sépharade prepares for the 1981 Campaign.

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In 1985, Jewish Vocational Services announced its first 1,000-job year, assisting local people and émigrés to find work.

In 1982, Federation CJA organized a mission...

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In 1982, Federation CJA organized a mission...

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Children from francophone and Jewish schools learn...

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Quebec Justice Minister Herbert Marx reviews the Combined Jewish...

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Hundreds of volunteers from all age brackets worked...

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Leadership

President - Allied Jewish Community Services

1975-1977 - Joe Ain

1977-1979 - Hillel Becker

1979-1981 - Irving J. Halperin

1981-1983 - Harvey H. Sigman

1983-1985 - Dodo Heppner

1985-1987 - Carl Laxer

Chair - General Campaign

1977 - Martin Levine

1978 - Mildred. B. Lande, C.M.

1979 - Morton Brownstein, C.M.

1980 - Sydney Glazer

1981 - Alexander Mayers

1982 - Irving Wenger

1983 - Harold Brownstein

1984 - Arthur Diamond

1985 - Boris G. Levine, C.M.

1986 - Marvin Corber, C.M.

President - Women's Federation CJA

1975 - 1978 - Faiga Fisher

1978 - 1980 - Shirley Rabinovitch

1980 - 1982 - Dorothy Greenbaum

1982 - 1984 - Rhoda Granatstein

1984 - 1986 - Ruth Ballon

Chair - Women’s Campaign

1976 - 1977 - Leila Paperman

1977 - 1978 - Anne Nadler

1978 - 1979 - Marilyn Blumer

1979 - 1980 - Zelda Thow

1980 - 1981 - Esther Landsman

1981 - 1982 - Shirley Goldfarb

1982 - 1983 - Lois Lieff

1983 - 1984 - Shirley Rabinovitch

1984 - 1985 - Bernice Brownstein

1985 - 1986 - Dorothy Greenbaum

Chair - Sepharade Campaign

1977 - William Dery

1978 - Ralph Benatar

1979 - Claude Chriqui

1980 - Jacob Attias

1981 - Henry Dana

1982 - David Malka

1983 - Fabienne Marelli / Bob Abitbol

1984 - Aline Malka / Joseph Ziri

1985 - Annette Oliel Amar / Joseph Assayag

1986 - Coty Benchetrit Kalfon / Émile Malka

Chair - Young Leadership Campaign

1986 - Morris Maron

Bronfman Medal Winner -

1977 - William Gittes / Joseph Caplan

1978 - Michael Greenblatt

1979 - Boris G. Levine, C.M.

1980 - Edward Barkoff

1981 - Charles R. Bronfman, P.C., C.C.

1982 - Morley M. Cohen, C.M., C.Q. / Sheila Zittrer

1983 - Maxwell Cummings, C.M., GOQ / Nathan Cummings

1984 - Manuel G. Batshaw, C.M., CQ

1985 - Hillel Becker

1986 - Morton Brownstein, C.M.