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Academics
Natural scientists
- Sidney Altman, molecular biologist, Nobel Prize (1989)
- Dr. Stanley Bernstein, MD known for his health studies and weight-loss program
- Siobhan Abigail Cohen
- Ursula Franklin, metallurgist
- Benjamin Finestone, scientist, McGill University
- Richard Goldbloom, physician, university chancellor
- Calvin Gotlieb, computer scientist[1]
- Charles Hollenberg, physician
- William Kahan, computer scientist, Turing Award (1989)
- Martin Kamen, chemist
- Irving Kaplansky, mathematician
- Rachmiel Levine, physician
- David H. Levy, astronomer
- Clifford Leznoff, chemist
- Rudolph A. Marcus, chemist, Nobel Prize (1992)
- Harry Medovy, pediatrician and academic
- Louis Nirenberg, mathematician
- Abraham Peliowski, Physician, Neonatologist
- John Charles Polanyi, chemist, Nobel Prize (1986) (Jewish father)
- Martin Raff, cell biologist
- Anatol Rapoport, mathematical psychologist
- Raymond Reiter, computer scientist
- Juda Hirsch Quastel, biochemist
- Joseph A. Schwarcz, chemist, author, science popularizer
- Louis Siminovitch, molecular biologist
- Michael Sklar I, physiology research, inventor of the artificial cell
- Louis Slotin, physicist & radiation victim
- Rudolf Vrba, pharmacologist
- Mark Wainberg, AIDS researcher
Social scientists
- Irving Abella, historian
- Anne Bayefsky, human rights scholar
- Eric Berne, psychiatrist (Canadian-born)
- Norman Cantor, historian
- Erving Goffman, sociologist
- Jack Granatstein, historian
- Gad Horowitz, political scientist
- Raymond Klibansky, philosopher
- James Laxer, political economist (Jewish father)
- Michael Marrus, historian.
- Mitchell Goldenberg, historian
- Leo Panitch, political scientist
- Norman Penner, political scientist and historian (Jewish mother)
- Steven Pinker, linguist (Canadian-born)
- David G. Roskies, Author & Professor of Yiddish Literature (Canadian-born)
- Myron Scholes, economist, Nobel Prize (1997)
- Lionel Tiger, anthropologist
- Jacob Viner, economist (Canadian-born)
Artists
- Aba Bayefsky, painter
- Arnold Belkin, painter
- Joyce Borenstein, animator, filmmaker, & cartoonist
- Sam Borenstein, painter
- Jennifer Cherniack, visual/media artist
- Sorel Etrog, sculptor
- Frank Gehry, architect
- Albert Gilbert, photographer[2]
- Gerald Gladstone, sculptor
- Simon Glass, photograher
- Eric Goldberg, painter
- Jack Goldstein, multimedia artist
- Philip Guston, abstract expressionist
- Mike Hammer, painter
- Henry Orenstein, painter
- Oscar Orenstein, painter
- William Raphael, painter
- Moshe Safdie, architect
- Dana Samuel, visual/media artist and curator
- Miriam Schapiro, feminist painter
- Yechiel (Eli) Shainblum, painter, sculptor, and Montreal Jewish day-school teacher
- Joe Shuster, Canadian-born co-creator of Superman
- Erik Slutsky, painter
- Max Stern, art dealer
- Evan Tapper, media artist
- Avrom Yanovsky, cartoonist father of Zal Yanovsky
Business and philanthropy
- Izzy Asper, founder of Canwest Global Communications
- David Azrieli, businessman & philanthropist
- Jenny Belzberg, philanthropist
- Samuel Belzberg, businessman & philanthropist
- Moses Bilsky, community leader and merchant
- Harry Borenstein, founder of The Last Minute Club Inc. and co-founder & CEO of Talkster
- Garner Bornstein, founder of Generation Net and Airborne Entertainment
- Samuel Bronfman, founder of Seagram, Bronfman family dynasty
- Edgar, Sr., Edgar, Jr., Edward, & Charles Bronfman, businessmen & philanthropists
- Albert D. Cohen,founder of Gendis Inc.,co-founder of SAAN Stores Ltd.,signed world's first export deal with Sony Corporation in 1955,member of Canadian Business Hall of Fame.
- Reuben Cohen, businessman
- Michael Cohl, rock music promoter, has his name on the Canadian Walk of Fame
- George Cohon, founder of McDonald's of Canada
- Jack Cole, founder of Cole's Bookstore and Cole's Notes
- Maxwell Cummings, businessman & philanthropist
- Leslie Dan, businessman & philanthropist
- Jack Diamond, businessman & philanthropist
- Mitch Garber, CEO Harrah's Interactive Entertainment, businessman & philanthropist
- Jacob Ghermezian & sons, real estate owners & developers
- Brian Gluckstein, renowned interior designer
- Milton E. Harris, businessman
- Samuel Hashman, developer
- Michal Hornstein, businessman & philanthropist
- Mel Hurtig, publisher, author, & prominent Canadian nationalist
- Avrom Isaacs, art dealer
- Murray Koffler,founder of Shoppers Drug Mart
- Phyllis Lambert, architect and founder of the Canadian Centre for Architecture
- Nelson Millman, Program director and VP of Fan 590
- David Mirvish, Theatre producer and son of Ed Mirvish
- Ed Mirvish, businessman & philanthropist
- Peter Munk,founder of Barrick Gold
- Gunnar K. A. Njalsson, CEO, administrative scientist (conservative)[3]
- Andy Nulman, co-founder of the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival and Airborne Entertainment
- Paul Reichmann & family, real estate owners & developers
- Heather Reisman, chief executive of Indigo Books and Music
- Sarah & Herman Reitman, founders of Reitmans
- Harry Rosen, businessman
- Joseph Rotman, businessman & philanthropist
- Seymour Schulich, businessman & philanthropist
- Gerry Schwartz, founder of Onex Corporation
- Irving Schwartz, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and Officer of the Order of Canada[4]
- Barry Sherman, billionaire, founder of Apotex
- Alex Shnaider, billionaire, co-founder of Midland Group
- Jeffrey Skoll, billionaire, co-founder of eBay, philanthropist
- Isadore Sharp, businessman,founder of Four Seasons Hotels
- Ida Steinberg, businessman founder of now bankrupt Steinberg's
- Max Stern, arts benefactor
- Jack Tietolman, radio pioneer
- Moses Znaimer, Founder of CityTV, media philosopher
Film, TV and stage
Actors and performers
- Harvey Atkin, actor
- Matt Austin, actor
- Liane Balaban, actress (Jewish father)
- Sarah Barrable-Tishauer, television actress (Degrassi: The Next Generation)[5]
- Jay Baruchel, actor
- Lani Billard (1979 - ) television actress (Ready or Not)[6]
- Ben Blue, actor and comedian
- Brigitte Bako, actor
- Lloyd Bochner, actor
- Rick Bronson, comedian and TV travel show host
- Neve Campbell, film and television actress (Scream)[8]
- Emmanuelle Chriqui, actress
- Lauren Collins, television actress (Degrassi: The Next Generation)[9][7]
- Paulo Costanzo, actor
- Russell Behrmann, actor, A Canadian in Americaland
- David Eisner, actor, Hangin' In
- Erica Ehm, video jockey
- Jamie Elman, actor, Student Bodies, American Dreams
- Jake Epstein, teen idol/TV actor (Degrassi: The Next Generation)[10][11]
- Stacey Farber, television actress (Degrassi: the Next Generation)[12][13]
- Celia Franca, ballerina [8]
- Victor Garber, actor
- Jessalyn Gilsig, TV actress (Jewish father)
- Joanna Gleason, actor
- Jake Goldsbie, television actor (Degrassi: the Next Generation)[14]
- Martin Goldhar, actor
- Aubrey Graham, television actor (Degrassi: The Next Generation)[5][15]
- Lorne Greene, actor
- Corey Haim, actor
- Monty Hall, TV host
- Melissa Hayden, ballet dancer (unconfirmed)
- Kenny Hotz - filmmaker, actor, producer, director, journalist, photographer and writer[9]
- Lou Jacobi, actor
- Steven Kerzner, plays tv character Ed the Sock
- Shane Kippel, television actor (Degrassi: The Next Generation)[5][16]
- Mia Kirshner, actress
- Sylvia Lennick, actress[10]
- Eugene Levy, actor, television director, producer and writer[11]
- Jaclyn Linetsky, television actress (15/Love)[12]
- Howie Mandel, actor & comedian[13]
- Lorne Michaels, creator of Saturday Night Live
- Rick Moranis, actor & comedian
- Jesse Paikin, actor & playwright
- Jennifer Podemski, actor (The Rez)
- Tamara Podemski, actor (The Rez)
- Sara Podemski, actor (Moccasin Flats)
- Spencer Rice - writer, director and performer[9]
- Seth Rogen, film/television actor (Freaks and Geeks)[14]
- Saul Rubinek, actor
- Mort Sahl, comedian
- Avery Saltzman
- Aaron Schwartz, actor best known as Maximilian Glick
- Paul Shaffer, TV comedian
- Sharon, Lois & Bram, children's musical group
- William Shatner, actor
- David Steinberg, comedian
- Kyle Switzer, television actor (15/Love)[15]
- Al Waxman, actor[16]
- Wayne and Shuster, comedy duo
- Joseph Wiseman, actor
Directors and producers
- Mark Achbar, director
- Len Blum, movie writer known for his contributions to Meatballs and Stripes
- Sidney M. Cohen, director-producer of Thrill of a Lifetime and The Mad Dash
- David Cronenberg, director
- Garth Drabinsky, theatre impressario
- Arlene Ezrin, television, radio writer and producer
- Bob Ezrin, famous music producer who worked on Pink Floyd's The Wall
- Sidney J. Furie, director
- Evan Goldberg, producer, director, writer
- Arthur Gottlieb, owned Lakeshore Studios and the farm in Pickering where Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans was shot
- David Gow, writer/director/producer Steel Toes
- Harold Greenberg, producer of Porky's
- Arthur Hiller, director
- Phil Hersch, director of Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
- John Hirsch, theatre director
- Kenny Hotz - filmmaker, actor, producer, director, journalist, photographer, and writer[9]
- Sharon Hyman, filmmaker, film producer
- Robert Lantos, producer
- Shawn Levy, director and actor. Levy is the director of Big Fat Liar, Cheaper by the Dozen, The Pink Panther, and Night at the Museum
- Louis B. Mayer, film producer who co-founded MGM
- Lorne Michaels, TV producer
- Leo Orenstein, TV producer, director
- Ivan Reitman, director
- Jason Reitman, director of Juno and son of Ivan Reitman
- Spencer Rice, writer, director, and performer[9]
- Albert S. Ruddy, director
- Maxine Samuels, producer of The Forest Rangers
- Mark Slutsky, writer-director and bon vivant
- Warner Brothers, founders of the film studio
- Moses Znaimer, TV producer
It has often been thought that Canadian movie director Norman Jewison is Jewish due to his last name, but in fact he is not.
Historical figures
Politicians
- Izzy Asper, Manitoba MLA, leader of provincial Liberals
- Jack Austin, senator and former cabinet minister, married to Natalie Veiner Freeman.[17]
- Dave Barrett, former premier of British Columbia (Jewish father)[18]
- Peter Bercovitch, Quebec MNA and MP[19]
- Lawrence Bergman, Quebec MNA and cabinet minister[20]
- Sidney Buckwold, senator and mayor of Saskatoon
- David Caplan, Ontario MPP
- Elinor Caplan, MP
- Gerald Caplan, NDP Strategist
- Saul Cherniack, Manitoba MLA[21]
- David Chudnovsky, British Columbia MLA
- David L. Cohen, municipal councillor in Richmond Hill, Ontario
- Erminie Cohen, senator
- Russell Copeman, Quebec M.N.A. *David Croll, senator[22]
- Barney Danson, cabinet minister
- Howard Epstein, Nova Scotia MLA
- Mike Feldman, deputy mayor of Toronto
- Sheila Finestone, MP and senator[23]
- Raymonde Folco, MP[24]
- Myra Freeman, lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia[25]
- Philip Givens, Mayor of Toronto
- Ron Ghitter, senator
- Victor Goldbloom, Quebec MNA and doctor[26]
- Carl Goldenberg, senator
- Yoine Goldstein, senator[27]
- Cy Gonick, Manitoba MLA
- Jerry Grafstein, Senator
- Herb Gray, deputy prime minister[28]
- Sidney Green, Manitoba MLA
- Allan Grossman, Ontario MPP
- Larry Grossman, Ontario MPP
- Charles Harnick, Ontario MPP, Attorney General of Ontario
- Ezekiel Hart, the first Jew elected to the Canadian Parliament[29]
- Abraham Albert Heaps, Winnipeg CCF MP
- Adrian Heaps, Toronto City Councillor
- Anthony Housefather, Mayor of Cote Saint-Luc (suburb of Montreal)[30]
- Susan Kadis, MP
- Bob Kaplan, solicitor general
- Sam Katz, mayor of Winnipeg
- Leonard Arthur Kitz, mayor of Halifax
- Leo Kolber, senator
- Monte Kwinter, Ontario MPP[31]
- Saul Laskin, mayor of Thunder Bay
- Mel Lastman, mayor of Toronto
- David Lewis, NDP leader
- Stephen Lewis, Ontario NDP leader
- Robert Libman, Quebec MNA and mayor
- Stephen Mandel, mayor of Edmonton[32]
- Richard Marceau, MP
- Herbert Marx, Quebec MNA and Minister of Justice
- Josh Matlow, school trustee in Toronto
- Howard Moscoe, municipal politician in Toronto
- Henry Nathan, Jr., 1st Jewish Canadian in House of Commons
- Dan S. Nathanson, Mayor of New Waterford, Nova Scotia, and doctor.
- David Oppenheimer, second Mayor of Vancouver and pioneer businessman
- Roland Penner, NDP Attorney-General of Manitoba, dean of law at the University of Manitoba (Jewish mother)
- Nathan Phillips, mayor of Toronto[33]
- Scott Reid, MP (Jewish mother)
- Fred Rose, MP
- Harvey Rosen, mayor of Kingston
- Jacques Saada, MP[34]
- J. B. Salsberg, Ontario MPP
- Morton Shulman, Ontario NDP MPP, Doctor, Coroner, Journalist, Businessman
- Mira Spivak, senator[35]
- Sidney Spivak, Manitoba MLA[36]
- Harry Veiner, Mayor of Medicine Hat, brother of Sam Veiner
- Gerry Weiner, MP[37]
Jurists and public servants
- Rosalie Abella, Supreme Court justice
- Harry Batshaw, first Jew to be appointed to a superior court in Canada.
- Alan Borovoy, lawyer
- Harold Buchwald, lawyer
- Irwin Cotler, justice minister[38]
- Ben Dunkelman, soldier
- Morris Fish, Supreme Court justice
- Samuel Freedman, Manitoba chief justice
- Alan B. Gold, Quebec chief justice
- Edgar Gold , Lawyer
- Klaus Goldschlag, ambassador
- Allan Gotlieb, ambassador
- Edward Greenspan, lawyer
- Sol Kanee, lawyer
- Bora Laskin, chief Supreme Court justice
- Michael Moldaver, Court of Appeal. Ontario
- Howard Morry, lawyer
- Nathaniel Nemetz, British Columbia chief justice
- Louis Rasminsky, governor of the Bank of Canada
- Marshall Rothstein, Supreme Court justice
- Clayton Ruby, lawyer
- Bernard Shapiro,former Ethics Commissioner of Canada
- Morris Shumiatcher, lawyer
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 [17]
- Ernest Klein, Rabbi and author
- Lionel Moses, Conservative Rabbi
- Gunther Plaut, Reform Rabbi
- Avraham Aharon Price, Rabbi, Educator, and Author
Activists
- Kalmen Kaplansky, leader of the Jewish Labor Committee and a leading human rights activist
- Moishe Lewis, secretary of the Jewish Labor Committee and father of David Lewis
- Henry Morgentaler, doctor & abortion activist[39]
Musicians
Popular musicians
- Bluntologist, Hip Hop Producer.
- Natalie & Nicole Appleton, members of All Saints (Jewish mother)
- Jesse Barksdale, jazz guitarist (Jewish mother)
- Scott Storch, Successful Hip Hop producer
- Steve Bays, member of Hot Hot Heat
- David Buchbinder, jazz and klezmer trumpeter and composer
- Adam Sampler, born Adam Coape-Arnold, producer, engineer, composer, manager, impresario.
- Leonard Cohen, songwriter & poet
- Percy Faith, bandleader, composer and conductor
- Chilly Gonzales, electronica
- Daniel Greaves, Joey Serlin, Sammy Kohn, members of The Watchmen
- Shai Haddad, rapper
- Engineer, rapper/producer.
- Adam Jesin, guitar player and vocalist for Moksa and Mint
- Eli Kassner, world renowned classical guitar pedagogue
- Gary Kaufman, drummer and son of Merton Kaufman, who immigrated to Canada
- Merton Kaufman, house band drummer at The Cavern Club. His band opened for The Beatles often
- Moe Koffman, jazz musician
- Corky Laing, member of Mountain
- Steve Lederman, musician, music historian, drummer
- Geddy Lee, frontman of Rush
- Marilyn Lerner, jazz pianist
- Efrim Menuck, member of post-rock bands Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Thee Silver Mount Zion Memorial Orchestra And Tra-La-La Band With Choir
- Sophie Milman (1983 - ) jazz musician[40]
- Ben Mink, collaborator with K.D. Lang (who herself claims remote Jewish ancestry)
- Steven Page, member of Barenaked Ladies
- Peaches, electrothrash artist
- Lindsay Robins (1986 - ) singer/songwriter[41]
- Lhasa de Sela, singer/songwriter (Jewish mother)
- Bernie Senensky, jazz pianist
- Gian Carlo Sherman, Dj/Producer - Dj So LOW
- Howard Shore, Academy Award winning music writer
- Lenny Solomon violinist
- Amy Sky, singer-songwriter, record producer, theatre actress, and television host [42]
- Michael Wise, guitarist for The Midway State
- Michael Kirsh, bassist for The Midway State
- Zack Werner, judge on Canadian Idol
- Nikki Yanofsky, pop singer
- Zal Yanovsky, member of The Lovin' Spoonful
Classical musicians
- Harry Adaskin, violinist
- Murray Adaskin, violinist & composer
- Louis Applebaum, composer
- Henry Brant, composer
- Alexander Brott, composer, violinist & conductor
- Victor Feldbrill, conductor
- Maureen Forrester, opera singer
- Harry Freedman, composer
- Srul Irving Glick, composer
- Nicholas Goldschmidt, conductor (Jewish father)
- Leo Grinhauz, cellist
- Luis Grinhauz, violinist
- Moshe Hammer, violinist
- Ofra Harnoy, cellist
- Itamar Danziger, composer
- David L. Kaplan, professor and conductor
- Anton Kuerti, pianist
- George London, operatic baritone
- Berta Rosenohl, pianist
- Howard Shore, film composer
- Victoria Taranova, opera singer
- John Weinzweig, composer
- Maurice Zbriger, violinist
Writers
Authors
- Irving Abella, historian
- Joel Bakan, author
- Saul Bellow, writer, Nobel Prize (1976) (Canadian-born)
- David Bezmozgis, author[43]
- Martha Blum, Saskatchewan novelist, pharmacologist
- Leonard Cohen, poet and songwriter
- Matt Cohen, writer
- Cory Doctorow, author, blogger
- Howard Engel, mystery writer
- Hillel Finestone, author of "The Pain Detective"
- Martin Friedland, author, professor, & lawyer
- Matt Friedman, journalist & author
- Mavis Gallant, author
- Mici Gold, science fiction author & poet
- Jonathan Goldstein, author, radio producer
- Fanny Goose (born Fanie Stenbock), writer Rising from the Holocaust
- Phyllis Gotlieb, science fiction writer & poet
- Sondra Gotlieb, writer
- David Gow, playwright & screenwriter/director/producer "Steel Toes"
- Charles Yale Harrison, novelist and biographer
- Anna Heilman, memoirist
- Karen Irving, novelist
- Naïm Kattan, writer
- A. M. Klein, poet
- Rachel Korn, poet
- Henry Kreisel, novelist
- Irving Layton, poet
- Michael Libling, science fiction & fantasy author
- Norman Levine, writer
- Jack Ludwig, writer
- Eli Mandel, poet[44]
- Seymour Mayne, poet
- Anne Michaels, poet and novelist (Jewish father)[45]
- Edeet Ravel, novelist
- Mordecai Richler, author
- Régine Robin, author
- Rick Salutin, playwright & critic
- Mark Shainblum, author & comic book creator
- Jason Sherman, playwright
- Joseph Sherman, poet
- Mark Strand, poet
- Victor Teboul,Ph.D.,author http://www.victorteboul.com Founder and Editor of [18] Tolerance.ca The Tolerance Webzine
- Morley Torgov, author
- Karen X. Tulchinsky, author & screenwriter
- Miriam Waddington, poet[46]
- Tom Wayman, poet
- William Weintraub, author
- Allan Weiss, science fiction author and academic
- Adele Wiseman, writer[47]
Journalists
- Barbara Amiel, journalist[48]
- Ralph Benmergui
- Steven Cojocaru, fashion critic
- Red Fisher, sports journalist[49]
- Bram Eisenthal, journalist
- Barbara Frum, journalist[50]
- David Frum, political advisor and columnist
- Jamie Glazov, cyberjournalist (Jewish father & maternal grandfather; identifies as Christian Jew)
- Lorrie Goldstein, journalist and editor
- Paul Gross, journalist on City-tv in the 1980's
- Martin Himel, journalist
- Naomi Klein, journalist, author and activist
- Michael Landsberg, sports broadcaster
- Michele Landsberg, columnist and social activist
- Ezra Levant, journalist
- Avi Lewis, broadcaster
- Eric Margolis, journalist (Margolis has a Jewish father)
- Peter C. Newman, journalist[51]
- M. J. Nurenberger, founder of Canadian Jewish News
- Steve Paikin, broadcaster
- Susan Pinker, psychologist and author (sister of Steven Pinker)
- Amanda Rotstein, journalist, granddaughter of Samuel Hashman (see Business and Philanthropy)
- Joe Schlesinger, journalist
- Peter Silverman, City-Tv News presenter of Silverman Helps
- Rachel Sklar, journalist, broadcaster
- Ellie Tesher, advice columnist
- Marc Weisblott, music and media journalist and blogger
- Larry Zolf, journalist[52]
Sports
- Samuel Berger, CFL teams owner
- Michael Cammalleri, NHL player
- Noah Cantor, CFL player[53]
- Mark Cohon, CFL commissioner
- Sherman Greenfeld, racquetball world champion
- Cecil Hart, Montreal Canadiens coach[54]
- Sydney Halter, first commissioner of the Canadian Football League
- Lew Hayman, Toronto Argonauts & Montreal Alouettes coach[55]
- Adam Henrich former AHL player
- Michael Henrich former 13th overall pick in NHL draft
- Abby Hoffman, track and field athlete
- Mark Laskin, International Show Jumper
- Joey Richman,Montreal Alouette
- Goody Rosen, MLB outfielder
- Bobbie Rosenfeld, all-round female athlete[56]
- Louis Rubenstein, world figure skating champion[57]
- Albert Schneider, Olympic boxing champion
- Adam Stern, Baltimore Orioles (Jewish father)
- Daniel Yanofsky, Chess Grandmaster
- Ben Weider, physical fitness
- Aleksandra Wozniak, Female Tennis Player
See also
Footnotes
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- ^ Billard - [2] "Lani Billard (Busy) in real life - who is Jewish"
- ^ Collins - [3] "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..."
- ^ Obituary, The Jewish Chronicle, Apr 13 2007, p.20
- ^ a b c d Pascoe, Bryon; Telner, Paul (2006-12-07). "Comedians Kenny and Spenny revel in their ‘Heb-i-ness’". The Canadian Jewish News. http://www.cjnews.com/viewarticle.asp?id=10762. Retrieved 2006-12-06.
- ^ "50 years since she said, 'Julie, don't go!'". Toronto Star, May 2, 2008.
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- ^ Linetsky - [4] "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."
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- ^ Rogen - [5]
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