Introducing:
THE LILLIAN FREIMAN SOCIETY CHW CREATED THE LILLIAN FREIMAN SOCIETY AS A WAY TO HONOUR GENEROUS DONORS WHO HAVE GIVEN A GIFT OF $100,000 AND UP.
Lillian Freimanz”l founded Canadian Hadassah-WIZO in 1917. Despite her busy home life (married with three children), Lillian hosted meetings, opened her home to new immigrants, supported countless causes, supported veterans, raised funds for those in need, established the first agricultural school for women in Israel (CHW Nahalal Youth Village), travelled the world to fight injustice, and oversaw the transport of 150 Ukrainian Jewish orphans to Canada. Lillian is also celebrated as being the Canadian "Poppy Lady," thanks to her longterm role as National Poppy Chair. By the mid-1920s, under Freiman’s leadership, CHW had grown to 4,500 members and 68 chapters across the country. From 1919–1940, Lillian served as National President of CHW. In 1934, she became the first Canadian Jew to be awarded the Order of the British Empire. Lillian passed away at the age of 55, after passing along her passion for philanthropy to the next generation.
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