Ottawa Jewish Archives
Lillian Freiman.When choosing between a telephone and a maid as a wedding gift from her husband in 1903, Lillian Freiman, a prominent Jewish philanthropist, surprised many by choosing the phone. After all, she needed methods to communicate with others to organize her various initiatives in the Ottawa area.
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