Lillian Bilsky Freiman

For the Canadian painter, see Lillian Freiman (artist).

Lillian Bilsky Freiman OBE (1885 – November 2, 1940), nicknamed The Poppy Lady,[1] was a Jewish-Canadian philanthropist, and Zionist.[2] In 2008, she was designated a Person of National Historic Significance by the Canadian Government for being "a gifted organizer and philanthropist who worked to improve the health and welfare of her fellow citizens."[3]

  1. ^ "Lillian Freiman: Ottawa's 'forgotten' First World War philanthropist". Metro. Archived from the original on 2015-07-19. Retrieved 2015-01-21.
  2. ^ "Some of her major achievements" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  3. ^ Canadian government