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Harry Winberg, mayoral candidate in 1915

Series of articles about Harry Winberg, Toronto mayoral candidate in 1915, and his wife and in-laws, the well-known Bachrack family; dirty politics in T.O.. ... Nor has his Jewish birth and faith proved an insurmountable handicap to Mr. Winbergs success in the world heretofore. Neither did his more formidable handicap of being born in Russia keep him down. Story Has ... "They are not going to take our streets," declared the controller. "Who has stood more to protect ... read more

The First World War

Had they stayed out of the war the Balfour Declaration, which we will talk about, would not have happened. However, in early 1915 Turkey saw that Russia was going to lose. ... Therefore, the generation that grew up after the First World War would grow up without the groundings to be truly Jewish, which will explain the assimilation and internal breakdown that happened afterward. The retreating Russian army wreaked unspeakable havoc upon the Jews they encountered. Most Jews ... read more

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Late in the 19 century, my great-grand parents, the Reverend Henry Barham Johnson and Catherine Bodham Donne, had brought little Geoffrey into the world. His eyes opened on a ... June 6 1915. The heat is terrible. There is an awful lot of firing going on but it is all many miles away. This certainly is not pleasant, but we are very cheery and make the best of it. What with the cows and the guns roaring we shall have difficulty in getting to sleep. June 8 1915. We have ... read more

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Davos World Economic Forum – For Bloggers, Davos WEF 2012 for Economic Bloggers. Focusing on how ... Update 1: Assets of the Federal Reserve System learn more ... Great guy, looked what happened since. My (late) ... read more