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Anne and Max Bailey Centre

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The Anne and Max Bailey Centre (Centre Anne et Max Bailey) is a Quebec-based non-profit organization continuing the legacy of two prominent Montreal human rights activists, Anne G. Bailey, a prominent Montreal Human rights advocate.,[1] and Max Bailey, who served as a left-wing Montreal City councillor from 1947 to 1950 [2] and was president of the United Jewish People's Order, Montreal.[3] Max Bailey spearheaded a test case, Switzman v. Elbling, which resulted in the Canadian Supreme Court striking down the Padlock Law in 1957.[4] The Anne G. Bailey Residence at Hillel Montreal is named after Anne[5]

The Anne and Max Bailey Centre for Holocaust Studies[6] funded research into various aspects of the Holocaust [7] and brought in prominent speakers such as Nazi-hunter Beate Klarsfeld and Edwin Black, author of the bestseller, IBM and the Holocaust.[8]

The Anne and Max Bailey Centre for Environmental Studies promoted environmental activism and research, particularly around the harmful effects of pesticides.

References

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  1. ^ Wallace, Max (20 October 2008). "PHYLLIS BAILEY". The Globe and Mail.
  2. ^ Hoffman, Matthew B.; Srebrnik, Henry F. (16 June 2016). Vanished Ideology, A: Essays on the Jewish Communist Movement in the English-Speaking World in the Twentieth Century. SUNY Press. ISBN 9781438462202 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "War Series: Part II - Monthly Intelligence Report". Royal Canadian Mounted Police. July 1945. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016.
  4. ^ "The Red Threat: Part 2". 5 February 1948. Archived from the original on 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  5. ^ Montreal, Hillel. "Anne G. Bailey Hillel Residence". www.hillel.ca.
  6. ^ "Book Review: New Book reveals the secret deal to end the Holocaust - Edmonton Jewish News". 12 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Max Wallace - Toronto International Festival of Authors".
  8. ^ McGill University, Daily Publications Society (18 March 1991). "The McGill Daily Vol. 80 No. 082: March 18, 1991". Montréal : McGill University, Daily Publications Society – via Internet Archive.