Eiran Harris Collection
Scope and Contents
A wide-ranging collection of ephemera authored by members of Jewish communities in Europe, Canada, United States, South America. The publications concern pre-statehood Palestine, booklets issued by Poale Tzion and other Zionist and Labor groups, sermons by Christians and Jews on Judaism and documents from Alexandria, Egypt’s French-speaking Jewish community, and more. Also included are limited correspondence by Abraham Sutzkever.
Dates
- Creation: 1862 - 2015
Biographical / Historical
Eiran Harris was born in Tel Aviv in 1935. He has served as Archivist Emeritus with Montreal's Jewish Public Library since the early 1990s on a volunteer basis.
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Yiddish
Polish
Hebrew
German
French
Arabic
Custodial History
These items have been donated by Eiran Harris on an ongoing basis.
Processing Information
The scope note of each folder contains an itemized list of its contents.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research Repository
