Roback) awards scholarships to women residing in Québec who are socially committed and economically disadvantaged. Notes References Further reading Pierre Anctil, Simon Jacobs dir.: Les Juifs de Québec. Quatre cents ans d’histoire. Presses de l'Université du Québec PUQ, Québec 2015, cont. Christian Samson, Léa Roback, une militante inlassable. pp 115 – 119 (in French) External links Biography at Parti communiste du Québec Interview at Radio-Canada Centre Léa Roback Roback at Juifs d'ici (in English), many photos (website of the Maison Parent-Roback) 1903 births 2000 deaths Activists from Montreal Yiddish-speaking people Canadian people of Polish-Jewish descent Grenoble Alpes University alumni Syndicalists Canadian communists Canadian socialists Canadian feminists Trade unionists from Quebec Knights of the National Order of Quebec Jewish Canadian activists Jewish feminists Jewish socialists Canadian socialist feminists Canadian women trade unionists