https://omeka.uottawa.ca/recipro/files/original/87c650bde0c10d94cb09e6c36c896357.png ddfb34165432216be499f4325637f40d Person An individual. Birth Date 1885 Birthplace Mattawa, Ontario, Canada Death Date 1940 Place of Death Montreal, Canada Occupation Social Organizer, Administrator, Philanthropist, Zionist Leader Languages Spoken or Written English; Hebrew Biographical Text In Israel, Bilsky represented what it meant to be a “proud Jewish woman” Although she was from Canada, her work in Israel entailed her Zionist longing for the cause of Palestine and for the Jewish community in Israel and Palestine. Working to unite the women of Israel through rehabilitation and reconstruction of shared land, Bilsky played a part in countless fundraising and organizations to support Palestine. She was the Canadian chair of the Palestine Emergency Fund in 1929, and then United Palestine Appeal appointed dominion chairperson in 1934. Her religious affiliation to Judaism led her to the belief that a Jewish homeland in Palestine was a matter of life and death, and she was relentless in her fight abroad to support the Zionist community in Israel in any capacity she could. Associated Course Select the course for which this item is created, if applicable. Quebec Since 1800 (Carleton, HIST 3301A) Student Cataloguer Enter your student name here if this item is part of a course activity. Rachel Getz Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, https://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bilsky, Lillian (Zionist Advocacy) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1927 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Israel Description An account of the resource The only information provided about Bilsky’s direct, geographical involvement in Israel is her trip to Palestine. She went with her husband Archie and daughter Dorothy. As Bilsky had done tremendous work for the Zionist Community on an international scale such as supporting Israeli immigration, creating income for the Girls’ Domestic and Agricultural Science School in Nahalal, worked with the Hadassah Organization of Canada and countless other organization, it only made sense that she would visit. While her physical presence in Israel was limited, she was an icon and was deeply celebrated by the Israeli and Zionist community. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Shirley Berman, “BILSKY, LILLIAN (Freiman),” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 16, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed May 31, 2021, https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bilsky_lillian_16E.html. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person