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History Post-confederation (1867-)

Postcards of Essex County

by (author) David Newman

Publisher
Biblioasis
Initial publish date
Nov 2014
Category
Post-Confederation (1867-)
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781927428832
    Publish Date
    Nov 2014
    List Price
    $32.95

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Description

A unique and rare collection of postcards from Essex County, David Newman's Postcards of Essex County documents the churches, factories, fairgrounds, houses, beaches, trains and cars of old Essex. Over 315 cards have been catalogued into fourteen chapters, including sections on Harrow, Leamington, Kingsville, Maidstone and more. A beautiful gift book in hardcover with full-colour illustrations.

About the author

David Newman was born in Chmielnik, Poland, in 1919. He immigrated to Paris with his wife, Anna, and son, Jack, in 1946. In 1951, the Newman family immigrated to Toronto, where they raised their children, Jack and Gloria. David was a performer in Yiddish theatre productions, taught Yiddish to countless students and co-founded the Kol Yisroel congregation at the Borochov Centre. David Newman passed away in 2002.

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