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- 1 2 Reminiscing About Jewish Montreal, by Karen Herland; in the Concordia Journal; published April 3, 2008; retrieved January 5, 2016
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- 1 2 Ghitta Caiserman-Roth, in the Encyclopedia Judaica, archived at the Jewish Virtual Library; by Esther Trépanier; published 2008; accessed January 5, 2016
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