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

  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.
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