Then owned by A.J. Freiman's son, Lawrence (who wrote a book about the store), Hudson's Bay Company acquired the company in 1972 and rebranded to The Bay in 1973. The former Freimans store still operates as a retail store of The Bay, and an adjoining arcade linking Rideau Street to the Byward Market is named the Freiman Mall in honour of the longtime Ottawa retailer. In addition, the laneway around the north side of the nearby National Arts Centre which provides access to the box office has been named Lawrence Freiman Lane.
Freimans was also the centre of an important battle against anti-semitism. In the 1930s, Ottawa police officer Jean Tissot, affiliated with Adrien Arcand's fascist movement, attempted to rally Christian Canadians to boycott Jewish businesses. Freimans, as the most prominent Jewish owned business in Ottawa was at the centre of his attacks. As a result, Freiman filed suit against Tissot, who was subsequently found guilty of criminal libel. The staunch condemnations of Tissot in the mainstream press and the utter failure of his movement to find support among the people led to a sound defeat for anti-semitism in Ottawa.[2]
^Powell, James (October 9, 2018). "Remember This? A.J. Freiman versus J. Tissot". CityNews. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
Referencesedit
Charlesworth, Hector Willoughby, ed. (1919). A Cyclopædia of Canadian biography. Toronto: Hunter-Rose Company. p. 132. OCLC 1042901332. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
Lo, Laurelle (2001). St Onge, Nicole (ed.). The Path From Peddling: Jewish Economic Activity in Ottawa Before 1939. Ottawa: Ottawa University Press. ISBN978-2-7603-1570-9. JSTOR j.ctt1ctxqpz. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
freimans, freiman, limited, free, mənz, landmark, department, store, rideau, street, ottawa, ontario, canada, founded, 1918, archibald, freiman, former, department, store, rideau, street, owned, hudson, company, department, store, rideau, street, 1938archibald. A J Freiman Limited or Freimans ˈ f r iː m en z FREE menz was a landmark department store at 73 Rideau Street in Ottawa Ontario Canada founded in 1918 by Archibald J Freiman The former Freimans department store on Rideau Street now owned by Hudson s Bay CompanyFreimans department store on Rideau Street 1938Archibald Jacob Freiman was born in Lithuania in 1880 and emigrated to Hamilton Ontario Freimans rose to become the most successful department store in Ottawa because of its prominent location at Mosgrove and Rideau Streets its aggressive marketing and its low prices The company also operated stores in Westgate and St Laurent Shopping Centres as well as discount stores called Freimart in Shoppers City West and Shoppers City East 1 Then owned by A J Freiman s son Lawrence who wrote a book about the store Hudson s Bay Company acquired the company in 1972 and rebranded to The Bay in 1973 The former Freimans store still operates as a retail store of The Bay and an adjoining arcade linking Rideau Street to the Byward Market is named the Freiman Mall in honour of the longtime Ottawa retailer In addition the laneway around the north side of the nearby National Arts Centre which provides access to the box office has been named Lawrence Freiman Lane Freimans was also the centre of an important battle against anti semitism In the 1930s Ottawa police officer Jean Tissot affiliated with Adrien Arcand s fascist movement attempted to rally Christian Canadians to boycott Jewish businesses Freimans as the most prominent Jewish owned business in Ottawa was at the centre of his attacks As a result Freiman filed suit against Tissot who was subsequently found guilty of criminal libel The staunch condemnations of Tissot in the mainstream press and the utter failure of his movement to find support among the people led to a sound defeat for anti semitism in Ottawa 2 Contents 1 See also 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksSee also editList of Canadian department stores Ogilvy s Murphy Gamble Caplan sNotes edit Ward Bruce June 30 2007 Ottawa 1967 Ottawa Citizen Retrieved July 1 2007 dead link Powell James October 9 2018 Remember This A J Freiman versus J Tissot CityNews Retrieved July 20 2022 References editCharlesworth Hector Willoughby ed 1919 A Cyclopaedia of Canadian biography Toronto Hunter Rose Company p 132 OCLC 1042901332 Retrieved August 17 2020 Lo Laurelle 2001 St Onge Nicole ed The Path From Peddling Jewish Economic Activity in Ottawa Before 1939 Ottawa Ottawa University Press ISBN 978 2 7603 1570 9 JSTOR j ctt1ctxqpz a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a journal ignored help External links editA J Freiman Limited fonds R3487 at Library and Archives Canada Freiman family fonds R6882 at Library and Archives Canada 45 25 34 N 75 41 33 W 45 426148 N 75 692587 W 45 426148 75 692587 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Freimans amp oldid 1172083020, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
