HEBREW MATERNITY HOSPITAL FONDS
Fonds OF5
Hebrew Maternity Hospital Fonds [textual records; graphic materials] . -- 1919, 1925.
Hebrew Maternity Hospital Bernstein, Felix Etziony, N.
2 cm of textual records; 1 slide : 35 mm; 3 photographs : b/w
The Hebrew Maternity Hospital of Montreal opened in November of 1916. It was realized in large part by the efforts of Mrs. Taube Kaplan, the poor wife of a Rabbi, who made it her mission to create Hospital facilities for Montreal's jews. She was keenly aware of the plight of Jewish women and the poor state of obstetrics facilities in Montreal. Through door to door campaigning she managed to raise $7000, which was enough to make the first payment on a house on Cadieux Street, where the hospital opened.
The Hebrew Maternity Hospital quickly outgrew these facilities, and it suffered from a chronic shortage of rooms and funds. By the mid-1920s the hospital treated an average of 400 patients (women and infants) a year. The lack of resources forced the hospital to close its doors in 1929. Its liquid assets amounting to some $40,000 was contributed to the capital campaign for founding the Jewish General Hospital which was launched in the same year. When the hospital came into operation in 1934, the maternity services were then incorporated into its facilities.
Works Consulted:
Wright, Alexander. "Our Tribute Everlasting: 50th Anniversary ." Jewish General Hospital, Montreal: 1984.
Etziony, Mordecai B. "History of the Montreal Clinical Society." Société clinique de montréal, Montréal: 1963.
English
The collection is under the custody of the Health Sciences Library of the Jewish General Hospital. The photographs in Series OF5.9 were originally donated to N. Etziony by Felix [Bernstein?]. No history is available about the library's acquisition of the aforementioned items.
This fonds contains two series of materials related to the Hebrew Maternity Hospital. The first series (OF5.1) contains the fifth annual report of the Hospital dated in 1919. The second series (OF5.9) contains photographic materials of the doctors and nurses of the Hospital in the 1920s.
This fonds is organised by subject in series.
Extra copies of the photographs are available.
Limited access.
Provided for non-commercial usage only -- Commercial usage requires fee and written permission.
Location:
Cabinet 2 - Organizational Fonds Box IX - PRSlides -R05
Item No. Range:
OF5
Series 1
Hebrew Maternity Hospital Annual Reports Series [textual records
] . -- 1919.
Markus, M. Etziony, Mordecai B.
2 cm of textual records
Fragile
English; Yiddish
The series is under the custody of the Health Sciences Library of the Jewish General Hospital.
This series contains the 1919 Annual Report of the Hebrew maternity Hospital as well as a small excerpt of the history of the Hebrew Maternity Hospital written by Mordecai B. Etziony which quotes the Report.
None.
The series also contains two xerox copies of the annual report.
Limited access.
Provided for non-commercial usage only -- Commercial usage requires fee and written permission.
Location:
Cabinet 2 - Organizational Fonds Box
Item No. Range:
OF5.1
Series 9
Hebrew Maternity Hospital Photographs Series [graphic materials] . -- [1925]
Etziony, N. Bernstein, Felix
3 photographs : b/w
Sepia-toned
The photographs were originnally donated to Dr. N. Etziony by Felix [Bernstein?]. They are currently under the custody of the Health Sciences Library of the Jewish General Hospital.
This series contains photographs of the staff and patients of the Hebrew Maternity Hospital in front of the hospital building on Cadieux street in the 1920s. All of the photographs have been individually catalogued.
No discernable order.
Two extra copies for each photo are available.
Limited access.
Provided for non-commercial usage only -- Commercial usage requires fee and written permission.
Location:
Cabinet 2 - Organizational Fonds Box - Folder OF5.9
Item No. Range:
OF5.9