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List of Jews by
country
Europe
Eastern Europe | North Europe
South-East Europe
West Europe
Americas
Latin America | Caribbean
Canada | United States
Rest of World
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Arab World | Asia | Israel*
(*most are Jewish)

The Jewish population of Canada is approximately 385,000, with a majority living in either Toronto (200,000) or Montreal (100,000). Following the end of World War II, some 40,000 Holocaust survivors, stemming mainly from Eastern Europe, resettled in Canada (third in number behind Israel and the United States).[1] The following is a list of some prominent Canadian Jews (Jewish Canadians). Main article: List of Jews. ... Main article: List of Jews. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Here is a list of some prominent (non Latin-) Caribbean Jews, arranged by country of origin. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Province Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... “Shoah” redirects here. ... Pre-1989 division between the West (grey) and Eastern Bloc (orange) superimposed on current national boundaries: Russia (dark orange), other countries of the former USSR (medium orange),members of the Warsaw pact (light orange), and other former Communist regimes not aligned with Moscow (lightest orange). ...

Contents

Academics

Natural scientists

Sidney Altman Sidney Altman (born May 7, 1939) is a Canadian-born molecular biologist, who is currently the Sterling Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Chemistry at Yale University. ... Ursula Martius Franklin (born September 16, 1921 in Munich, Germany) is a German-Canadian metallurgist and research physicist. ... Calvin Carl Kelly Gotlieb (born March 27, 1921) is a Canadian professor and computer scientist who has been called the Father of Computing in Canada. ... Charles H. Hollenberg, O.C., M.D., D.Sc. ... William Velvel Kahan (born June 5, 1933, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is an eminent mathematician and computer scientist. ... Martin David Kamen (1913 - 2002), was co-discoverer (with Sam Ruben) of the isotope carbon-14 on February 27th, 1940, at the University of California Radiation Laboratory, Berkeley. ... Irving Kaplansky (March 22, 1917) is a Canada mathematician. ... David Levy giving a lecture at JPL. David H. Levy (born 1948) is a Canadian astronomer and science writer most famous for his co-discovery of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, which collided with the planet Jupiter in 1994. ... Rudolph Arthur Marcus (born July 21, 1923) received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering the theory of electron transfer reactions in chemical systems. ... Henry Morgentaler, M.D., LL.D. honourary (born March 19, 1923, in Lodz, Poland) is a Canadian medical doctor and long time abortion activist from Montreal. ... Louis Nirenberg (born 28 February 1925) is a Canadian-born mathematician, known for his work on partial differential equations. ... John Charles Polanyi (born January 23, 1929) is a German/Canadian chemist. ... Anatol Rapoport (born May 22, 1911) is a Russian-born American Jewish, mathematical psychologist. ... Raymond Reiter (June 12, 1939, – September 16, 2002) was a Canadian computer scientist and logician. ... Judah Hirsch Quastel, British-Canadian biochemist and Companion of the Order of Canada Juda Hirsch Quastel (1899-1987), a British-Canadian biochemist who pioneered diverse research in neurochemistry, soil metabolism, cell metabolism, and cancer. ... Dr. Joseph A. Schwarcz, known to his students, and many via his science popularization efforts as Dr. Joe, is a doctor of chemistry and professor at McGill University and Vanier College (CEGEP) in Montreal, Quebec. ... Louis (Lou) Siminovitch (born May 15, 1920) is a Canadian molecular biologist. ... A sketch used by doctors to determine the amount of radiation to which each person in the room had been exposed during the excursion. ... Dr. Rudolf Vrba in 1997. ... Mark A. Wainberg (born April 21, 1945) is a Canadian scientist and AIDS researcher. ... Media:Example. ...

Social scientists

Irving M. Abella, born 1940 in Toronto, Ontario, is a Canadian writer, historian and academic. ... Professor Anne Bayefsky is a preeminent human rights scholar and activist. ... Eric Berne (May 10, 1910 – July 15, 1970) was a Canadian-born psychiatrist best known as the creator of transactional analysis and the author of Games People Play. ... Norman F. Cantor (born in Winnipeg, Canada on November 19, 1929, died in Miami, Florida, United States on September 18, 2004) was a historian who specialized in the medieval period. ... Erving Goffman Erving Goffman (June 11, 1922 – November 19, 1982), was a sociologist and writer. ... Jack Lawrence Granatstein (born 1939) is a prolific and renowned Canadian historian who specializes in political and military history. ... Gad Horowitz (b. ... Raymond Klibansky (born October 15, 1905) is a Canadian professor of philosophy. ... James Laxer (b. ... Michael Robert Marrus (born February 3, 1941) is a Canadian historian of France, the Holocaust and Jewish history. ... Leo Panitch is professor of political science at York University, Toronto. ... Steven Pinker Steven Arthur Pinker (born September 18, 1954) is a prominent Canadian-born American experimental psychologist, cognitive scientist, and popular science writer known for his spirited and wide-ranging advocacy of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of mind. ... David G. Roskies is the Sol and Evelyn Henkind Chair in Yiddish Literature and Culture and Professor of Jewish Literature at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. ... Myron S. Scholes (born July 1, 1941) is one of the authors of the famous Black-Scholes equation. ... Lionel Tiger (born 1937) is a world renowned anthropologist. ... Jacob Viner (May 3, 1892 - September 12, 1970) was a noted economist. ...

Artists

Categories: Canadian people stubs | 1923 births | 2001 deaths | Canadian painters | Members of the Order of Canada ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Sam Borenstein was a well-known Canadian painter. ... Sorel Etrog (born August 29, 1933) is a Canadian sculptor. ... Frank Owen Gehry (born Ephraim Owen Goldberg, February 28, 1929) is a Pritzker Prize winning architect based in Los Angeles, California. ... Albert Al Gilbert (born November 18, 1922) is a Canadian photographer. ... Gladstone, The Three Graces, fountain & sculpture, 1972 Gladstone, Downtown Nudes, oil on canvas, 1970s Gerald Gladstone (1929-2005) was an important Canadian sculptor and painter, born in 1929 in Toronto, Canada. ... Goldberg, Figures, oil on canvas, ca. ... Jack Goldstein, born September 27, 1945 in Montreal, Canada, moved as a boy to Los Angeles, California and attended high school there in the 1960s. ... Painting, Smoking Eating 1972 Oil on Canvas Philip Guston (July 27, 1913 – June 7, 1980) was a notable painter and printmaker in the New York School, which included many of the Abstract Expressionists, such as Jackson Pollock and Willem De Kooning. ... Behind Bonsecours Market, Montreal. ... Moshe Safdie, C.C., B.Arch. ... Yechiel (Eli) Shainblum was a Montreal painter, sculptor and teacher. ... Joseph Joe Shuster (July 10, 1914 - July 30, 1992) was a Canadian-born comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with writer Jerry Siegel, first published in Action Comics #1 (March 1938). ... Superman is a fictional character and comic book superhero , originally created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian artist Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics. ... Max Stern, Dr. (1904-1987) was a German-Canadian arts benefactor, art historian, and owner of Montreals landmark Dominion Gallery (in French, Galerie Dominion). ...

Business and philanthropy

Ŗ==Film, TV and stage== Israel Harold Izzy Asper, OC , OM , QC , LL.M , Ph. ... CanWest Global Communications Corp. ... The Azrieli Towers in Tel Aviv, one of his premier projects in Israel. ... Jenny Belzberg Jenny Belzberg (born 1928, Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian philanthropist. ... Samuel Belzberg (born June 26, 1928) is a Canadian business man and philanthropist. ... Samuel Bronfman, CC (February 27, 1891 - July 10, 1971) was the founder of Seagrams and a Canadian family dynasty the Bronfman family. ... The Seagram Company Ltd. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Edgar Miles Bronfman, Jr. ... Edward Maurice Bronfman (November 1, 1927 – April 4, 2005) was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and member of the Bronfman family. ... Charles Rosner Bronfman, PC , CC , LL.D (born June 27, 1931 in Montreal) is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. ... H. Reuben Cohen is a Canadian businessman, lawyer, and the third Chancellor of Dalhousie University. ... George A. Cohon, O.C., O.Ont. ... McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants, primarily selling hamburgers, chicken, french fries, milkshakes and soft drinks. ... Maxwell Cummings (April 19, 1898 - May 23, 2001) was a Canadian real estate builder and philanthropist. ... Leslie Lewis Dan, CM , MBA , LL.D , B.Sc (born November 26, 1929) is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. ... Jack Diamond, CC , OBC (1909 - March 25, 2001) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. ... Milton E. Harris (July 26, 1927—March 26, 2005) was a Canadian businessman and founder of Harris Steel Group. ... Michal Hornstein (born September 17, 1920) is a Canadian businessman, art collector and philanthropist. ... Mel Hurtig (born June 24, 1932) is a Canadian publisher, author and politician. ... Avrom Isaacs (born 1926) is a Canadian art dealer. ... The Toronto-Dominion Centre. ... The Canadian Centre for Architecture is an architecture museum and research centre located in Montreal, Canada. ... David Mirvish wearing his Order of Ontario. ... Edwin Honest Ed Mirvish, OC, CBE (July 24, 1914[1] — July 11, 2007[2]) was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist and theatrical impresario who lived in Toronto, Ontario. ... Just for Laughs (in French Juste Pour Rire) is a comedy festival held each July in Montreal, Quebec. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Sarah Reitman is a Canadian businesswoman and co-founder of Reitmans with her husband Herman Reitman. ... Herman Reitman is a Canadian businessman and co-founder of Reitmans with his wife Sarah Reitman. ... Reitmans Canada Limited is a Canadian retailing company, specializing in womens apparel and was founded in 1926 by Herman and Sarah Reitman, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Harry Rosen OC (born 1932) is the Founder and Executive Chairman of the Canadian high-end mens wear store, which bears his name. ... Joseph L. Rotman, OC (born January 6, 1935) is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. ... Seymour Schulich (born January 6, 1940) is a Canadian business man and philanthropist. ... Gerald Schwartz, born c. ... Onex Corporation is a Toronto based investment firm. ... Irving Schwartz in July 2007 in the Cape Breton Highlands. ... Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country (Hebrews 11. ... Apotex is a Canadian pharmaceutical corporation. ... Alex Shnaider (b. ... The Midland Group is an international trading and investment holding company. ... Jeffrey Skoll (born January 16, 1965) is a Canadian born businessman who lives in Los Angeles, California. ... eBay headquarters in San Jose eBay North First Street satellite office campus (home to PayPal) eBay Inc. ... Isadore Issy Sharp (born October 8, 1931) is a Canadian businessman and founder, president and CEO of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. ... Steinbergs Supermarkets began as a grocery store founded in 1913 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada by Jewish-Hungarian immigrant, Ida Steinberg. ... Dr. Max Stern (1904-1987) was a Canadian arts benefactor, art historian, and owner of Montreals Dominion Gallery. ... Moses Znaimer (born 1942) is the founder and was the driving creative force behind Torontos first independent television station, Citytv. ...


Actors and performers

Harvey Atkin (born January 1, 1942 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actor who has worked in feature films and television. ... Matt Austin (20 April 1978) is a Jewish Canadian who played Bridge Carson on Power Rangers: S.P.D. He also writes, sings, and directs. ... Liane Balaban (born June 24, 1980) is a Canadian actress most famous for her role as Agnes-Marie Moonie Pottie in New Waterford Girl(1999). ... Sarah Barrable-Tishauer (born July 6, 1988) is a Canadian actress. ... Jonathan Adam Saunders Baruchel (born April 9, 1982), better known as Jay Baruchel, is a Canadian actor. ... Lani Billard (born on 20 June 1979 in Canada) is a Canadian actress who played Busy (Elizabeth) Ramone on the popular television series Ready or Not from 1993–1997. ... Ben Blue (Benjamin Bernstein) (September 12, 1901 – March 7, 1975) was a Canadian actor and comedian. ... Actor Lloyd Bochner in Point Blank (1967) Lloyd Bochner (July 29, 1924 - October 29, 2005), born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) was a Jewish Canadian leading man, usually playing the role of cool, suave, rich men. ... Neve Adrianne Campbell (born October 3, 1973) is a Canadian actress. ... Emmanuelle Sophie Anne Chriqui (born December 10, 1977) is a Canadian actress with a moderate list of acting credits on both television and the big screen. ... Lauren Felice Collins (born August 29, 1986) is a Canadian actress of Jewish heritage. ... Paulo Costanzo (born September 21, 1978 in Brampton, Ontario) is a Canadian actor of Italian and Jewish ancestry, who is perhaps best-known for his roles in the 2000 comedy Road Trip and the sitcom Joey which ran from 2004-2006. ... Erica Ehm (Erica Miechowsky, born September 30, 1961 in Montreal, Quebec) is best known as a pioneering video jockey at the Canadian cable television station MuchMusic. ... Jacob Lee Epstein (born January 15, 1987) is a Canadian actor. ... Stacey Anne Farber (born August 25, 1987) is a Canadian actress. ... Celia Franca as Giselle in the ballet Giselle, The National ballet of Canada, 1956-1957 season Celia Franca CC, (June 25, 1921 – February 19, 2007) was the founder of The National Ballet of Canada (1951) and its artistic director for 24 years. ... Victor Joseph Garber (born on March 16, 1949 in London, Ontario, Canada) is a six-time Emmy Award-nominated Canadian film, stage and television actor and singer. ... Jessalyn Gilsig (born in 1971 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Jewish-Canadian actress who is most famous for her role in the TV series Nip/Tuck. ... Joanna Gleason (born Joanne Halprin on June 2, 1950 in Winnipeg, Manitoba), is a Canadian-born actress, who has been a successful character actor in film, television and on stage. ... Jake Goldsbie (born August 8, 1988 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actor. ... Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian actor and rapper. ... Lorne Greene in his role as Ben Cartwright in Bonanza Lorne Greene as Commander Adama in Battlestar Galactica Lorne Greene O.C., LL.D. (February 12, 1915 – September 11, 1987) was a Canadian actor best known for two iconic roles on American television. ... Corey Ian Haim (born December 23, 1971) is a Canadian actor, best known for a 1980s Hollywood career as a teen idol. ... Maurice Monty Hall Halperin, O.C., B.Sc. ... Melissa Hayden is a Canadian dancer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Lou Jacobi (born December 28, 1913 in Toronto, Canada) is a character actor. ... Shane Warren Kippel (born June 4, 1986) is a Canadian television actor. ... Mia Kirshner (born January 25, 1975) is a Canadian actress who works in movies and television series. ... Eugene Levy (born 17 December 1946) is a Canadian Emmy and Grammy Award-winning actor, television director, producer and writer. ... Jaclyn Linetsky (January 8, 1986 - September 8, 2003) was a Canadian actress. ... Howie Michael Mandel II (born November 29, 1955) is a Canadian comedian and actor, primarily for his roles on sitcoms and television. ... Frederick Alan Rick Moranis (born April 18, 1953) is a Canadian actor, comedian and musician best known for his comedy work on SCTV and in appear in several Hollywood films include Ghostbusters, Little Shop of Horrors, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Spaceballs, and My Blue Heaven. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Seth Rogen (born April 15, 1982 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian actor, comedian, and Emmy-nominated writer. ... Saul Rubinek (born July 2, 1948) is a German-born Canadian film actor, often cast as a shady professional. ... Time Magazine, August 15, 1960 Morton Lyon Sahl (born May 11, 1927) is a Montreal-born actor/comedian/humorist credited with pioneering a style of stand-up comedy that paved the way for Lenny Bruce, Nichols & May, Dick Gregory, and others less famous. ... Paul Shaffer Paul Allen Wood Shaffer (born November 28, 1949 in Fort William (now Thunder Bay), Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian-American musician, actor, voice actor, author, comedian and composer currently seen as the bandleader on the Late Show with David Letterman. ... Sharon Lois & The Brams is the name of a Canadian childrens musical unit composed of Sharon Lois (born November 16th, 1988, Peterborough, Ontario), Bram (born September 16, 1986, The moon, Outer-space), and Bram (born October 9, 1985, The ditch behind Chiggin/Mckinley Bait Shop, The Range). ... William Alan Shatner (born on March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor who gained fame for playing James Tiberius Kirk of the USS Enterprise in the television show Star Trek from 1966 to 1969 and in seven of the subsequent movies. ... David Steinberg, born into a Jewish family August 9, 1940, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is a Canadian comedian, actor, director, writer and author. ... Shyla Stylez (born September 23, 1982 as Amanda Hardy) is the stage name of a Canadian pornographic actress from Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada. ... Kyle Switzer (born October 10, 1985) is a Canadian actor, better known as Rick Geddes in TV show 15/Love. ... Tara Strong (born Tara Lyn Charendoff, February 12, 1973) is a voice actress originally from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Albert Samuel Waxman, C.M., O.Ont (March 2, 1935 – January 18, 2001) was a Canadian actor. ... Wayne and Shuster were a Canadian comedy duo formed by Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster. ... Categories: Canadian people stubs | 1918 births | Canadian actors | James Bond actors ...

Directors and producers

Mark Achbar is a Canadian documentary film director, focusing mainly on progressive political issues. ... Sidney M. Cohen is a Canadian television director and program creator. ... David Cronenberg at Cannes 2002 David Paul Cronenberg OC, FRSC (born May 15, 1943[1]) is a Canadian film director and occasional actor. ... Garth Howard Drabinsky, OC , LL.B , LL.D (born October 27, 1949) is a Canadian film and theatrical producer and entrepreneur. ... The career of Canadian filmmaker Sidney J. Furie, born February 28, 1933, perfectly demonstrates how a reputation for workmanlike efficiency can keep a director regularly employed, despite a dearth of critical acclaim. ... Evan Goldberg is a writing and producing partner of Seth Rogen. ... David Gow internationally produced playwright, screenwriter and character actor; (1964 - ); Canadian; currently resides in Quebec; married to American/Canadian writer L. Kalo Gow. ... Steel Toes David Gow, a film by David Gow, writer/director/producer Steel Toes. Steel Toes stars Oscar Nominee * David Strathairn and new-comer Andrew W. Walker. ... Harold Greenberg (January 11, 1930 - July 1, 1996) was a Canadian film producer. ... Arthur Hiller (born November 22, Canadian film maker. ... John Steohen Hirsch (born 1930, Hungary) was an Hungarian-Canadian theater director. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Robert Lantos (born April 3, 1949, in Budapest, Hungary) is a Canadian film producer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Lorne Michaels (born Lorne Michael Lipowitz on November 17, 1944) is an Emmy-winning Canadian-born television producer, writer and comedian best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and producing the various film and TV projects that spun off from it. ... Ivan Reitman (born October 27, 1946 in Komárno in Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) is a Slovakian-born, Canadian-raised Jewish film actor, producer, and director. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Albert S. Ruddy (Born: March 28, 1930) is a Canadian filmmaker. ... Moses Znaimer (born 1942) is the founder and was the driving creative force behind Torontos first independent television station, Citytv. ...

Historical figures

Politicians

Israel Izzy Harold Asper (August 11, 1932 - October 7, 2003), Canadian tax lawyer and media magnate, was the founder of CanWest Global Communications Corp. ... For the Australian Rules Football player see Jack Austin (footballer). ... David Barrett, O.C. (born 2 October 1930 in Vancouver, British Columbia), commonly known as Dave Barrett, was a politician and social worker in British Columbia, Canada. ... Peter Bercovitch (September 17, 1879 – December 26, 1942) was a Canadian provincial and federal politician. ... Lawrence S. Bergman (born December 6, 1940 in Montreal, Quebec) is a politician in Quebec, Canada. ... Sidney (Sid) Labe Buckwold (November 3, 1916 - June 27, 2001), O.C., B.Comm. ... David Caplan David Caplan (born November 15, 1964) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. ... Elinor Caplan, PC (born May 20, 1944 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired politician and businesswoman in Ontario, Canada. ... Gerald Lewis Caplan, PhD (born 1938) is a Canadian academic, public policy analyst, commentator and political activist. ... Saul Mark Cherniack (born January 10, 1917 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a lawyer and politician. ... David Chudnovsky is a mathematician, and is the brother of Gregory Chudnovsky. ... A councillor is a member of a council (such as a city council), particularly in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and other parts of the Commonwealth. ... Motto: En la rose, je fleuris (French for Like the rose, I flourish) Map showing Richmond Hills location in York Region Country Canada Province Ontario Region York Region Incorporated 1873 Government  - Mayor Dave Barrow  - Governing Body Richmond Hill Town Council  - MPs Lui Temelkovski, Bryon Wilfert Population (2006)[1]  - City... Erminie Joy Cohen (born July 23, 1926) was a Canadian senator. ... Russell Copeman (born April 1, 1960) is a Canadian politician. ... David Croll as an Ontario Cabinet minister The Honourable David Arnold Croll (born Davud Avrum Croll March 12, 1900 - June 11, 1991) was a Canadian politician. ... Barnett Jerome (Barney) Danson (born February 8, 1921) is a former Canadian politician and Cabinet minister. ... Howard Epstein is a Canadian politician, lawyer and part-time law professor. ... Mike Feldman (born 1928?) is a councillor (Ward 10, York Centre) and Deputy Mayor of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Hon. ... Raymonde Folco (née Goldgrav) (born March 16, 1940) is a Canadian politician. ... Her Honour the Honourable Myra Freeman (born May 17, 1949) is a Canadian philanthropist, teacher, and the first female and Jewish Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. ... The Honourable Ronald D. Ghitter (born August 22, 1935) is a Canadian lawyer and former Senator. ... Victor Charles Goldbloom (born July 31, 1923), C.C., O.Q., M.D., LL.D. is a Canadian pediatrician, lecturer, and politician. ... H. Carl Goldenberg (October 20, 1907 - July 22, 1996), O.C., O.B.E., Q.C., M.A., B.C.L., LL.D. was a Canadian lawyer, arbitrator, mediator, and senator who is best known for his work as an arbitrator in major labour management disputes. ... The Honourable Yoine J. Goldstein, LLD (born May 11, 1934) is a Canadian lawyer, academic, and Senator. ... Cy Gonick (born April 8, 1936) is a former politician in Manitoba, Canada. ... The Right Honourable Herbert Eser (Herb) Gray PC, CC, QC, B.Comm , LL.D (born May 25, 1931, Windsor, Ontario) was a Canadian politician. ... Sidney Green (August 1, 1929-) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. ... Allan Grossman LLD (1910-1991) was a member of the Ontario legislature for 20 years, a provincial cabinet minister and the father of the late former leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, Larry Grossman. ... Lawrence Larry Sheldon Grossman (born December 2, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario; died June 1997) was a politician in Ontario, Canada, and a noted baseball fan. ... Charles A. Harnick (born October 14, 1950 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. ... Ezekiel Hart (May 15, 1770 - September 16, 1843) was a Canadian entrepreneur and politician. ... Anthony Housefather, was born in Montreal in 1971 and is the Mayor of the City of Cote Saint-Luc, a city on the island of Montreal. ... Susan R. Kadis (born January 11, 1953) is Liberal Member of Parliament for Thornhill in the Canadian House of Commons. ... Robert E. Bob Kaplan, MHA is Vice President and Chief Information Officer of NCQA, the National Committee for Quality Assurance. ... Samuel (Sam) Michael Katz, OM , BA (born Rehovot, Israel, 1951) is the 42nd mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. ... Leonard Arthur Kitz (born April 9, 1916) was the first Jewish mayor of Halifax, Nova Scotia (1955-1957). ... The Honourable E. Leo Kolber (born January 18, 1929) is a Canadian businessman, company director, philanthropist and former Senator. ... Monte Kwinter (born March 22, 1931 in Toronto, Ontario) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. ... Saul Laskin (born 1918) is a retired Canadian politician. ... Melvin Douglas (Mel) Lastman (born March 9, 1933) is a former businessman and politician. ... David Lewis (born Losz),[1] CC, MA (June 23, or October 1909 -May 23, 1981)[1][2] was a Russian-born Canadian labour lawyer and social democratic politician. ... This article is about the Canadian politician and broadcaster. ... Robert Libman (born November 8, 1960) was a Quebec politician. ... Stephen Mandel (born July 18, 1945) is a Canadian politician and the current mayor of Edmonton, Alberta. ... Richard Marceau (born August 25, 1970 in Charlesbourg, Quebec) is a Canadian politician. ... Howard Moscoe is a city councillor in Toronto, Canada. ... Henry Nathan Henry Nathan, Jr. ... New Waterford (2001 population: 6,944) is a community in Nova Scotias Cape Breton Regional Municipality. ... For other people named Nathan Phillips, see Nathan Phillips (disambiguation) Nathan Phillips, KC (November 7, 1892 – January 7, 1976) was a Canadian politician and popular Mayor of Toronto, Ontario. ... Hon. ... Scott Jeffrey Reid (born January 25, 1964 in Hull, Quebec) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. ... Categories: 1907 births | 1983 deaths | Canadian historical figures | Members of the Canadian House of Commons | Canadian communist politicians | Soviet spies | People from Quebec | People stubs ... Harvey Rosen is the current mayor of the city of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. ... Jacques Saada, PC (born November 22, 1947) is a Canadian politician and former cabinet minister. ... Joseph Baruch (J. B.) Salsberg (1903-1998) was a Canadian politician, long time Communist and activist in the Jewish community. ... Dr. Morton Shulman (1925 - 2000) was a Canadian politician, businessman, broadcaster, columnist, coroner and physician. ... Mira Spivak (born July 12, 1934) is a member of the Canadian Senate representing the Province of Manitoba. ... Sidney Spivak (May 23, 1928-July 8, 2002) was a Manitoba politician. ... The Honourable Gerard Gerry Weiner, PC , BA , B.Sc (born June 26, 1933) is a Canadian politician. ...

Jurists and public servants

  • Rosalie Abella, Supreme Court justice
  • Michael Moldaver, Court of Appeal. Ontario

The Hon. ... Alfred Alan Borovovy (born 1932) is a Canadian lawyer best known as the general counsel of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA). ... Harold Buchwald, C.M., Q.C., LL.M., LL.D., (born 1928) is a Canadian lawyer. ... Irwin Cotler, PC , MP , OC , BA , BCL , LL.D , Ph. ... Ben Dunkelman (1913–1997) was a Canadian Jew who became a war hero for his efforts in World War II, when he enlisted with the Queens Own Rifles and fought on some of the worst battlefields of the war during the allied Operation Overlord, including Caen, Falaise, and the... The Honourable Morris Fish, B.A., B.C.L., LL.D. (2005) The Honourable Justice Morris J. Fish, BA , BCL , LL.D , QC (born November 16, 1938) is a judge of the Supreme Court of Canada. ... Samuel Freedman, O.C., LL.B., LL.D., Q.C. (1908-1993), Manitoba lawyer and judge, Chief Justice of the Province of Manitoba (Canada) (1971-1983). ... Alan Bernard Gold (1917-May 15, 2005) was the chief justice of the Quebec Superior Court from 1983 to 1992. ... Klaus Goldschlag is a former Canadian ambassador. ... Allan Ezra Gotlieb (born February 28, Canadian public servant and author. ... Edward Leonard Greenspan (born February 28, 1944, Niagara Falls, Ontario) is a Canadian lawyer. ... Sol Kanee (born 1909) is a Canadian lawyer, former President of Canadian Jewish Congress from 1971 to 1974, former Chairman of the World Jewish Congress Board of Governors, and the longest serving member, for 17 years, of the board of governors of the Bank of Canada. ... The Right Honourable Bora Laskin, PC , CC , LL.M. , LL.B. , MA , FRSC (October 5, 1912 – March 17, 1984) was a Canadian jurist, who served on the Supreme Court of Canada for fourteen years, including a decade as its Chief Justice. ... The Honourable Nathaniel Theodore Nemetz, CC , OBC , QC , BA , LL.D (1913 - October 21, 1997) was a Canadian lawyer and judge. ... Louis Rasminsky (February 1, 1908, Montreal - September 15, 1998, Ottawa) was the third Governor of the Bank of Canada from 1961 to 1973, succeeding James Coyne. ... Headquarters Ottawa, Ontario ,Canada Established 1935 Governor David A. Dodge Central Bank of Canada Currency Canadian dollar ISO 4217 Code CAD Website www. ... Marshall E. Rothstein, QC , LL.B , B.Comm (born December 25, 1940) is a Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. ... Clayton Charles Ruby, LL.M , LL.B , BA is a Canadian lawyer, specializing in constitutional and criminal law and civil rights. ... Bernard J. Shapiro (born June 8, 1935) is a Canadian academic, civil servant, former Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University from 1994 to 2002, and the first Ethics Commissioner of Canada in May, 2004. ... Morris Cyril Shumy Shumiatcher (1917 – September 23, 2004) was a Canadian lawyer best known for his contribution to the field of human rights and civil liberties. ...

Religious figures

  • Aviel Barclay, blog author and first certified Soferet (female Torah scribe) in Jewish history
  • Neil Gillman, Conservative Rabbi (Canadian-born)
  • Isaac Hellmuth, convert to Christianity [16]
  • Ernest Klein, Rabbi and author
  • Lionel Moses, Conservative Rabbi
  • Gunther Plaut, Reform Rabbi

Neil Gillman is an American rabbi, an adherent of Conservative Judaism, and a philosopher. ... The Right Reverend Isaac Hellmuth (Born December 14, 1819), second Bishop of the Diocese of Huron, was the founder of the University of Western Ontario, one of Canadas leading universities. ... Ernest Klein (1899 - February 4, 1983) was a Canadian linguist, author, and rabbi. ... W. Gunther Plaut (born November 1, 1912) is a Rabbi of Reform Judaism and author. ...

Musicians

Popular musicians

Natalie Jane Appleton (born May 14, 1973, Mississauga, Ontario) is a female pop singer and a member of All Saints. ... Nicole Appleton Nicole Marie Appleton (born December 7, 1974) is a pop singer and a member of Appleton and a former member of All Saints. ... All Saints are an English Pop girl band that released their debut self-titled album in 1997. ... Scott Spencer Storch (born December 16, 1973) is a Canadian[2] entertainment mogul, hip hop, pop, R&B and Reggaeton record producer. ... Steve Bays Steve Aaron Bays (born May 2, 1978) is a Jewish-Canadian musician and the lead singer and keyboardist of the Victoria based band Hot Hot Heat. ... Hot Hot Heat is an indie rock band from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ... Leonard Norman Cohen, CC (born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. ... Percy Faith (April 7, 1908 – February 9, 1976) was a band-leader, orchestrator and composer, known for his arrangements of standard tunes with lush string sections and female chorus vocal and wordless. ... Daniel Greaves is a Canadian rock vocalist and songwriter. ... Joey Serlin is a Canadian rock guitarist and songwriter. ... See also Alan Moores comic book series, The Watchmen. ... Shai Haddad (Hebrew: שי חדד) (born July 19, 1976), commonly known by his rap name SHI 360 (Hebrew: שי 360), is an Israeli rap artist and DJ. He is part of the stable of artists on the label, TACT Records. ... Moe Koffman (December 28, 1928-March 28, 2001) was a Canadian jazz musician and composer. ... Corky Laing (born Laurence Gordon Laing January 28th, 1948, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) was the drummer for Mountain and West, Bruce and Laing. ... Mountain is an American rock band, popular in the early 1970s. ... Geddy Lee OC (born Gary Lee Weinrib on July 29, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian musician best known as the vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Canadian rock group Rush. ... Rush is a Canadian rock band comprising bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. ... Sophie Milman is a Russian born jazz vocalist who currently lives in Canada. ... Ben Mink (born 1951) is a Canadian songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and long-time collaborator with k. ... Kathryn Dawn Lang, OC (born November 2, 1961), best known by the stage name k. ... Steven Page, 2005 Steven Jay Page (born June 22, 1970 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada), is a Canadian musician. ... Barenaked Ladies (often abbreviated BNL or occasionally BnL) is a Canadian alternative rock band currently composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Steven Page, Ed Robertson, Tyler Stewart, and formerly Andy Creeggan. ... Merrill Beth Nisker (b. ... Robbie Robertson (born Jaime Robert Robertson, 5 July 1943, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a songwriter, guitarist and singer, best known for his membership in The Band. ... For other uses, see Band. ... Lindsay Robins is a singer/songwriter from Montreal, Canada, who co-wrote and recorded the song What Would You Do?, featured in the Much Music TV show VJ Search in 2006, where she made a guest appearance. ... Lhasa de Sela, better known as Lhasa, is a Canadian singer of Mexican and Jewish descent. ... David Usher performing in 2005. ... Zack Werner (born Isaac Werner) in Winnipeg, Manitoba has had an extensive career in the music industry as an artist, producer, entertainment lawyer and manager. ... Canadian Idol is a reality television show on the Canadian television network CTV, based on the popular British show Pop Idol and its American counterpart American Idol. ... Zalman Yanovsky (December 19, 1944 - December 13, 2002) was a founder with John Sebastian of The Lovin Spoonful rock band in 1964. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ...

Classical musicians

Harry Adaskin (October 6, 1901 - April 7, 1994) was a Canadian violinist, academic, and radio broadcaster. ... Murray Adaskin (March 28, 1906 - May 6, 2002) was a Canadian violinist and composer. ... Louis Applebaum, CC (April 3, 1918 - April 19, 2000) was a Canadian composer, administrator, and conductor. ... Henry Brant (born September 15, 1913) is a highly significant California-based composer of art music based on spatialization and limited aleatory. ... Alexander Brott (March 14, 1915 - April 1, 2005), was a Canadian conductor, composer, violinist and music teacher. ... Victor Feldbrill (born April 4, 1924) is a Canadian conductor and violinist. ... Maureen Forrester (born July 25, 1930 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian contralto. ... Harry Freedman (born April 5, 1922) is a Canadian composer and musician. ... Srul Irving Glick, C.M., M.Mus. ... Nicholas Goldschmidt (December 6, 1908 - February 8, 2004) was a Canadian conductor, administrator, teacher, performer, music festival entrepreneur and artistic director. ... Ofra Harnoy (born January 31, 1965, Hadera, Israel) is a Canadian cellist. ... David Leon Kaplan (born December 12, 1923) is a Canadian professor, performer and conductor. ... Anton (Emil) Kuerti (born July 21, 1938, in Vienna, Austria) is a Canadian pianist, music teacher and composer. ... George London (May 30, 1919–March 24, 1985) was a Canadian-born concert and operatic baritone. ... Howard Leslie Shore (born October 18, 1946) is an Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy Award-winning Canadian composer, best known for composing the scores to The Lord of the Rings film trilogy and films of David Cronenberg. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... John Weinzweig (born March 11, 1913) is a Canadian composer of classical music. ... Maurice Zbriger (born July 10, 1896, Kamenets-Podolskiy, Ukraine; died April 5, 1981, Montreal, Canada) was a Jewish violinist, composer and conductor. ...

Writers

Authors

Irving M. Abella, born 1940 in Toronto, Ontario, is a Canadian writer, historian and academic. ... Joel Conrad Bakan (born 1959) is a Canadian lawyer and writer. ... Saul Bellow (left) with Keith Botsford Saul Bellow, born Solomon Bellows, (Lachine, Quebec, Canada, June 10, 1915 – April 5, 2005 in Brookline, Massachusetts) was an acclaimed Canadian-born American writer. ... David Bezmozgis (born 1973) is a Canadian writer and documentary filmmaker. ... Leonard Norman Cohen, CC (born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. ... Matt Cohen Matt Cohen (1942-1999) was a Canadian writer. ... Cory Doctorow (born July 17, 1971) is a blogger, journalist and science fiction author who serves as co-editor of the blog Boing Boing. ... Howard Engel (born April 2, 1931) is a Canadian mystery writer and CBC producer who resides in Toronto, Ontario. ... Martin Lawrence Friedland, CC, QC, Ph. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Jonathan Goldstein is a North American author and radio producer. ... Phyllis Fay Gotlieb, née Bloom (born May 26, 1926) is a Canadian science fiction novelist and poet. ... Sondra Gotlieb (born 1936) is a Canadian journalist and novelist who lives in Toronto, Ontario. ... David Gow internationally produced playwright, screenwriter and character actor; (1964 - ); Canadian; currently resides in Quebec; married to American/Canadian writer L. Kalo Gow. ... Steel Toes David Gow, a film by David Gow, writer/director/producer Steel Toes. Steel Toes stars Oscar Nominee * David Strathairn and new-comer Andrew W. Walker. ... Charles Yale Harrison was an American-Canadian novelist and journalist, best known for his 1930 anti-war novel Generals Die in Bed. ... Anna Heilman, born Hana Wajcblum, referred to in other sources as Hanka or Chana Weissman, is one of the surviving Auschwitz ex-prisoners who were in on the plot to blow up the crematoria. ... Karen Irving is an Ottawa, Ontario Jewish author of the Katy Klein mystery novel series. ... Naïm Kattan (born August 26, 1928) is a Canadian novelist, essayist and critic. ... A.M. Klein (February 14, 1909-August 20, 1972) was a Canadian author. ... Henry Kreisel was a Canadian writer. ... Irving Layton OC (March 12, 1912 – January 4, 2006) was a Canadian poet. ... Norman Levine (October 22, 1923-June 14, 2005) was a Canadian short story writer. ... Eli Mandel PhD, D.Litt (hon. ... Seymour Mayne (born 1944) is a Canadian poet and literary translator. ... Anne Michaels (born 1958) is a Canadian poet and novelist. ... Edeet Ravel is an Israeli-Canadian novelist. ... Mordecai Richler, CC (January 27, 1931 – July 3, 2001) was a Canadian author, screenwriter and essayist. ... Régine Robin (born to Jewish-Polish parents in Paris, 1939) is a novelist, writer, translator and professor of sociology. ... Rick Salutin (born August 30, 1942) is a Canadian novelist, playwright and critic. ... Mark Shainblum (born 1963, the son of Max and Eva Shainblum) is a Canadian writer who lives in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Canadian Playwright. ... Joseph Sherman (1945-2006) is a Canadian poet and visual arts editor who lived in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. ... Mark Strand (born April 11, 1934) is an American poet, born in Canada. ... Morley Torgov BA, LLB, DLitt (born 3 December 1927 in Sault Ste. ... Karen X. Tulchinsky is a Canadian novelist, short story writer and screenwriter from Vancouver, British Columbia. ... Miriam Waddington Miriam Waddington (née Dworkin, 23 December 1917 - 3 March 2004) was a Canadian poet, short story writer and translator. ... Tom Wayman (born August 13, 1945) is a Canadian poet. ... Best known for his long association with Canadas National Film Board, William Weintraub is a Canadian journalist, author, filmmaker and lecturer. ... Adele Wiseman (1928-1992) was a Canadian author. ...

Journalists

Barbara Joan Estelle Amiel, Lady Black of Crossharbour (born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England on December 4, 1940), is a British-Canadian journalist and writer. ... Steven Cojo Cojocaru (born on January 5, 1962 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a flamboyantly gay fashion critic. ... Red Fisher (born 22 August 1926 in Montreal) is a Canadian sports journalist whose columns focus on the National Hockey League and its Montreal Canadiens team. ... Barbara Frum Barbara Frum, OC , BA , LL.D (September 8, 1937 – March 26, 1992) was one of Canadas most respected and influential journalists, a legendary news anchor for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ... David J. Frum (born 1960) is a former speechwriter for President George W. Bush, and the author of the first insider book about the Bush presidency. ... Jamie Glazov (born 1966, in Moscow, Russia) is the managing editor of Frontpage Magazine[1], the online publication founded by David Horowitz. ... Naomi Klein (born May 5, 1970 [1]) is a Canadian journalist, author and activist. ... One of the best-known personalities in the world of Canadian broadcasting, Michael Landsberg is a cross between Bill Maher and Bob Costas. ... Michele Landsberg is an award-winning Canadian writer, social activist and feminist who wrote a major column for the Toronto Star newspaper. ... Ezra Levant (born 1972) is a Canadian publisher, columnist, lawyer and political activist, is on the right-wing of Canadas conservative movement. ... Avi Lewis is documentary filmmaker, and is the son of two famous Canadians — Stephen Lewis (UN special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa) and Michele Landsberg (journalist). ... Eric Margolis is a journalist born in New York City and holding degrees from Georgetown and New York Universities. ... Peter Charles Newman (born May 10, 1929 in Vienna, Austria) is a Canadian journalist who emigrated from Czechoslovakia to Canada in 1940 as a Jewish refugee. ... M. J. Nurenberger Meyer Joshua Nurenberger (1911 - 2001) was a Jewish journalist, author and publisher. ... The Canadian Jewish News is a weekly, English_language tabloid-sized newspaper serving Canadas Jewish community. ... Steve Paikin is a journalist, film producer and author, best known for hosting TV Ontarios newsmagazines Studio 2 and Diplomatic Immunity. ... Joe Schlesinger (born 1928) is a Canadian television journalist and author. ... Ellie Tesher is a Canadian journalist and advice columnist. ... Larry Zolf (born July 19, 1934) is a retired Canadian journalist and commentator. ...

Sports

Samuel Berger (1900 - July 24, 1992) was a Canadian owner of the Canadian Football Leagues Ottawa Rough Riders and Montreal Alouettes and president of the CFL. He was President and Director of the Ottawa team, which won the Grey Cup Championship on four times. ... Mike Cammalleri is a professional hockey player. ... Noah Cantor (born January 11, 1971 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a football player in the CFL. He is a 6 3, 265 lbs. ... Racquetball racquet and ball Racquetball is a sport played with racquets and a hollow rubber ball on an indoor or outdoor court. ... Hockey is any of a family of sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a ball, or a hard, round disc called a puck, into the opponents net or goal, using a hockey stick. ... This article is about the sport. ... Cecil Hart (born November 28, 1883 in Bedford, Quebec - 1940) was a head coach of the Montreal Canadiens. ... The Montreal Canadiens (French: ) are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Gerald Sydney Halter (April 18, 1904 – October 24, 1990) was a Canadian lawyer and the first commissioner of the Canadian Football League. ... Lions Stampeders Eskimos Roughriders Blue Bombers Tiger-Cats Argonauts Alouettes The Canadian Football League (CFL) (Ligue canadienne de football (LCF) in French), is a professional sports league located in Canada that plays Canadian football. ... Lewis Edward Lew Hayman (September 30, 1908 – June 29, 1984) was one of the driving forces behind the Canadian Football League as coach, general manager, team president, and league president. ... The Toronto Argonauts are a Canadian Football League team based in Toronto, Ontario. ... The Montreal Alouettes (French: Alouettes de Montréal) are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec. ... Ab Hoffman Abigail Abby Hoffman (born February 11, 1947) is a Canadian track and field athlete. ... Goodwin Goody Rosen (born August 28, 1912 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, died April 6, 1994 in Toronto, Ontario) was a center fielder in Major League Baseball. ... Fanny Bobbie Rosenfeld (July 5 or December 28, 1903, 1904, or 1905—November 14, 1969) was a Canadian athlete, who earned a gold medal for the 400 meter relay and a silver medal for the 100 meter at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. ... Louis Rubenstein (born September 23, 1861, in Montreal, Canada; died January 3,1931) was a Candian figure skater. ... Adam James Stern (born February 12, 1980, in Lambeth, Ontario) is a Canadian outfielder in Major League Baseball who plays in the Baltimore Orioles organization. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 4, 5, 8, 20, 22, 33, 42 Name Baltimore Orioles (1954–present) St. ... Ben Weider (born February 1, 1924) is a Canadian businessman from Montreal well-known in two areas, sports and Napoleonic history. ... Daniel Abraham Yanofsky (March 25, 1925- March 5, 2000) was Canadas first chess grandmaster and an eight-time national champion. ...

See also

This page is a list of Jews. ... // This is a list of Canadians. ...

Footnotes

  1. ^ Franklin Bialystok, Delayed Impact: The Holocaust and the Canadian Jewish Community, 1945-1985 (Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2000). (as cited in http://www.bnaibrith.ca/institute/millennium/millennium01.html)
  2. ^ Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry. University of Toronto Press. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
  3. ^ Henry Morgentaler. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
  4. ^ (2007-05-30) Canadian Who's Who 2007. University of Toronto Press. 
  5. ^ Governor General to invest 42 recipients into Order of Canada (HTML). Annex C. Governor General of Canada (December 6, 2004). Retrieved on 2007-06-19.
  6. ^ a b c Jones, Jen (12/06). "School's In for Degrassi". JV!be. ISSN. Retrieved on 2006-12-15. 
  7. ^ Billard - [1] "Lani Billard (Busy) in real life - who is Jewish"
  8. ^ Collins - [2] "She's currently trekking across Israel on a 10-day kibbutz and chatting about her career while surrounded by a busload of other young adults... When she returns from the tour — a trip called Birthright that offers free treks to the country for Jews in their late teens and early twenties — filming will begin almost immediately..."
  9. ^ Obituary, Jewish Chronicle, Apr 13 2007, p.20
  10. ^ a b c d Pascoe, Bryon, Telner, Paul. "Comedians Kenny and Spenny revel in their ‘Heb-i-ness’", The Canadian Jewish News, 2006-12-07. Retrieved on 2006-12-06. 
  11. ^ Rosen, Steven (2006-11-16). "Want to spoof Purim and the Oscars? Be our Guest!". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles 21 (39). Retrieved on 2006-11-16. 
  12. ^ Linetsky - [3] "A year ago, life could not have been much better for Jaclyn Linetsky. The beautiful young Jewish actress from the Montreal suburb of Hampstead had just scored a starring role in a new YTV tween comedy-drama 15/Love."
  13. ^ Howie Mandel to headline ICRF gala. Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
  14. ^ Rogen - [4]
  15. ^ Switzer - [5] "Another Jewish member of the cast is Ottawa’s Kyle Switzer who plays campus newspaper editor Rick Geddes."
  16. ^ Al Waxman dies at 65. Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
  17. ^ Martin names cabinet. Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
  18. ^ Hillary, Stock, and anti-Semitism. Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
  19. ^ Possible loss of 'Jewish' riding deplored. Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved on 2007-01-30.
  20. ^ Bergman named to Charest cabinet. Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
  21. ^ Jewish candidates defeated in Manitoba. Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved on 2007-01-30.
  22. ^ David Arnold Croll. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
  23. ^ Finestone to retire from Senate. Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved on 2007-01-30.
  24. ^ Montreal remains faithful to Liberals. Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved on 2007-01-30.
  25. ^ Q Lt.-Gov. succeeds in blending responsibilities. Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved on 2007-01-30.
  26. ^ Possible loss of 'Jewish' riding deplored. Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved on 2007-01-30.
  27. ^ Montreal Jewish lawyer named to the Senate. Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved on 2007-01-30.
  28. ^ Hillary, Stock, and anti-Semitism. Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
  29. ^ Hart. JewishEnyclopedia.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
  30. ^ Jews nearly 10% of megacity councillors. Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved on 2007-01-30.
  31. ^ Ottawa rabbi adds Jewish touch to Dalton McGuinty’s big day. Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
  32. ^ Edmonton elects first Jewish mayor. Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved on 2007-01-30.
  33. ^ Cornwall shul closes its doors on an 80-year history. Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved on 2007-01-30.
  34. ^ Martin names cabinet. Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
  35. ^ Manitoba's Sidney Spivak remembered as a gentleman. Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved on 2007-01-30.
  36. ^ Manitoba's Sidney Spivak remembered as a gentleman. Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved on 2007-01-30.
  37. ^ Quebec Jews will stick with the Liberals. Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved on 2007-01-30.
  38. ^ Martin names cabinet. Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
  39. ^ Milman - [6] "“In Canada, I’m Jewish first, Israeli second. When people start on the Jews, that’s when I get very Jewish. Obviously I’m Israeli whenever I turn on the news. I’m Canadian when I’m in the United States. I am a collection of all these things,” Milman says with an air of defiance."
  40. ^ Robbie Robertson. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
  41. ^ Levy-Ajzenkopf, Andy. "Montreal singer scores with VJ Search’s theme song", The Canadian Jewish News, 2006-11-29. Retrieved on 2006-11-29. 
  42. ^ "Bright light, big city", The Globe and Mail, June 3, 2004. 
  43. ^ Eli Mandel. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
  44. ^ Anne Michaels. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
  45. ^ Miriam Waddington. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
  46. ^ Adele Wiseman. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
  47. ^ Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry. University of Toronto Press. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
  48. ^ RED FISHER. International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
  49. ^ Alanna Mitchell. "Barbara Frum Journalistic icon had her feet firmly on the ground", The Globe and Mail, March 27, 1992. 
  50. ^ Peter Charles Newman. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
  51. ^ New Encyclopedia Judaica has more Canadian entries. Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
  52. ^ Noah Cantor. National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
  53. ^ CECIL "CECE" HART. International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
  54. ^ LEW HAYMAN. http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/LewHayman.htm. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
  55. ^ FANNY "BOBBIE" ROSENFELD. International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
  56. ^ LOUIS RUBENSTEIN. International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.

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