Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society Lecture – Jewish Legion at Fort Edward During the First World War

Please join us on March 15, 2017, 7:30 pm at the Nova Scotia Archives (6016 University Avenue) for a presentation by Sara Beanlands entitled “The Training of the Jewish Legion at Fort Edward during the First World War”

In 1917, the British War Office approved the raising of a Jewish military contingent for active duty in Palestine, which became known as the Jewish Legion. The Imperial Recruiting and Training Depot was established at Fort Edward to serve as a basic training centre and point of departure for all North American recruits. Among the soldiers who trained at Fort Edward was David Ben‐Gurion, later to become the first Prime Minister of the State of Israel. This talk will look at the training of the Jewish Legion at Fort Edward, in Windsor, Nova Scotia during the First World War.

Sara Beanlands is a Principal and Senior Archaeologist with Boreas Heritage Consulting Inc., specializing in cultural resource management. Completing a Master’s degree in History at Saint Mary’s University in 2010, Sara has undertaken a wide range of historical research and archaeological projects throughout Atlantic Canada. Her work has been published in the Journal of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society, the International Journal of Maritime History and the University of Edinburgh Journal. She is an adjunct professor in the Department of Anthropology at Saint Mary’s, President of the Nova Scotia Archaeology Society and a Vice‐President of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society.

Please visit our website https://rnshs.ca/ and see the attached poster for more information. This is a free public lecture and all are welcome. Please pass this notice along to anyone who may be interested.