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1920-1925 (Creation)
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- Magid, Meilach, 1894-1977
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0.2 metres of multiple media
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Meilach Magid (1894-1977) was a long-time teacher and principal at United Talmud Torah, beginning in the 1920s, as well as the school's first full-time educational director. He taught the first high school classes beginning in 1946 when the school opened.
Born in Knyshin, Bialystock, Poland where he also began his teaching career at a Hebrew school. Magid immigrated to Canada in 1921 and joined the faculty of United Talmud Torah. From 1924-1926 he was the principal of the Regina Hebrew School in Saskatchewan. He returned to Montreal and was appointed Head Teacher in 1932. In 1935 he was named principal and shortly after appointed the first full-time Educational Director of the schools. Magid was active in the promotion of Hebrew education across Canada and was instrumental in UTT Montreal becoming the first to open a Hebrew high school in Canada.
In addition to his work in education, Melech Magid was also active in Keren Hatarbut, Igud, and the Canadian Jewish Congress.
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Consists of one album containing 14 photographs and one notebook containing poems and essays, handwritten.
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