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Pride of Israel Sick Benefit Society Ladies' Auxiliary marching in parade
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 37; Series 7; Item 7
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 7
- Item
- 7
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1936]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 11 x 13 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- The Pride of Israel Sick Benefit Society was founded in 1905 to provide assistance to newly arrived immigrants and to promote a prosperous Jewish community. The Pride of Israel Sick Benefit Society's Ladies Auxiliary was founded in 1922 with Mrs. Sophie Torno as the first Chairlady. The Ladies Auxiliary assisted the Society in collecting funds for various philanthropic causes. Moreover, they organized lectures and entertainment.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a negative of the the Pride of Israel Sick Benefit Society's Ladies' Auxiliary parade. The image depicts a group of women walking down a street carrying a large banner with the inscription: "Pride of Israel Sick Benefit Society Ladies Auxiliary, Friendship, Established 1921." The women have sashes with Pride of Israel across them and 15th Jubilee.
- Name Access
- Pride of Israel Sick Benefit Society Ladies' Auxiliary
- Subjects
- Parade
- Societies
- Women
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions