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List of Canadian Jews


Contents

Academics

Natural scientists

Artists

Business and philanthropy

  • Sam Hashman, president Great West International Equities Ltd., President Trizec, businessman & philanthropist[5]
  • Gunnar K. A. Njalsson, CEO, administrative scientist (conservative)[6]
  • Irving Schwartz, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and Officer of the Order of Canada[7]

Film, TV and stage

Actors and performers

Directors and producers

Historical figures

Politicians

Jurists and public servants

  • Rosalie Abella, Supreme Court Justice
  • Michael Moldaver, Supreme Court Justice
  • Louis Rasminsky, Order of Canada. [21] Banker, Economist, 3rd Governor Bank of Canada, Alternate chairman foreign Exchange Control board, Member Economic and Financial section of the League of Nations, contributed to the Bretton Woods Conference.
  • Marshall Rothstein, Supreme Court Justice
  • Tillie Taylor, judge, first chair of the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission

Religious figures

Activists

Musicians

Popular musicians

Writers

Authors

Journalists

Athletes

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Nobel Laureates in Chemistry, 1901-1992. American Chemical Society and Chemical Heritage Foundation. 1994. p. 737. ISBN 0-8412-2459-5. http://books.google.com/books?id=jEy67gEvIuMC&pg=PA737. Retrieved 2011-09-12. 
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  4. ^ http://www.canadianartists.ca/canadian-artist-norman-leibovitch.htm
  5. ^ Markusoff, Jason. "Hashman Built Many of Calgary's Landmarks". Calgary Herald. http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Hashman+built+many+Calgary+landmarks/4865624/story.html. Retrieved May 31, 2011. 
  6. ^ Canadian Who's Who 2007. University of Toronto Press. May 30, 2007. 
  7. ^ "Governor General to invest 42 recipients into Order of Canada". Annex C. Governor General of Canada. December 6, 2004. http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=3787. Retrieved June 19, 2007. 
  8. ^ a b c Jones, Jen (12/06). "School's In for Degrassi" ([dead link]Scholar search). JV!be (Jewish Family & Life). ISSN. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070928131723/http://www.jvibe.com/popculture/schools_degrassi.shtml. Retrieved December 15, 2006. 
  9. ^ Billard[2] "Lani Billard (Busy) in real life – who is Jewish"
  10. ^ 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..."
  11. ^ Obituary, The Jewish Chronicle, Apr 13 2007, p.20
  12. ^ a b c Pascoe, Bryon; Telner, Paul (December 7, 2006). "Comedians Kenny and Spenny revel in their ‘Heb-i-ness’". The Canadian Jewish News. http://www.cjnews.com/viewarticle.asp?id=10762. Retrieved December 6, 2006. [dead link]
  13. ^ "50 years since she said, 'Julie, don't go!'". Toronto Star, May 2, 2008.
  14. ^ Rosen, Steven (November 16, 2006). "Want to spoof Purim and the Oscars? Be our Guest!". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles 21 (39). http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=16799. Retrieved November 16, 2006. 
  15. ^ 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."
  16. ^ "Howie Mandel to headline ICRF gala". Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on April 9, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060409080146/http://www.cjnews.com/pastissues/00/apr6-00/tab/tab1.htm. Retrieved January 29, 2007. 
  17. ^ Rogen -
  18. ^ Switzer[5] "Another Jewish member of the cast is Ottawa’s Kyle Switzer who plays campus newspaper editor Rick Geddes."
  19. ^ "Al Waxman dies at 65". Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on February 26, 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20050226212633/http://cjnews.com/pastissues/01/jan25-01/main.asp. Retrieved January 29, 2007. 
  20. ^ a b "Martin names cabinet". Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on December 15, 2004. http://web.archive.org/web/20041215030137/http://www.cjnews.com/viewarticle.asp?id=2205. Retrieved January 29, 2007. 
  21. ^ a b "Hillary, Stock, and anti-Semitism". Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on January 22, 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20050122095759/http://www.cjnews.com/pastissues/00/aug17-00/features/feature2.htm. Retrieved January 29, 2007. 
  22. ^ a b "Possible loss of 'Jewish' riding deplored". Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on February 23, 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20050223192342/http://cjnews.com/pastissues/01/july5-01/front2.asp. Retrieved January 30, 2007. 
  23. ^ "Bergman named to Charest cabinet". Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on September 25, 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20050925013011/http://www.cjnews.com/viewarticle.asp?id=384. Retrieved January 29, 2007. 
  24. ^ "Jewish candidates defeated in Manitoba". Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on May 5, 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20050505011623/http://www.cjnews.com/pastIssues/99/sept30-99/front4.htm. Retrieved January 30, 2007. 
  25. ^ "David Arnold Croll". The Canadian Encyclopedia. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0002031. Retrieved January 29, 2007. 
  26. ^ "Finestone to retire from Senate". Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on September 8, 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20050908175312/http://www.cjnews.com/pastIssues/02/jan3-02/front1.asp. Retrieved January 30, 2007. 
  27. ^ "Montreal remains faithful to Liberals". Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on February 15, 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20050215141314/http://www.cjnews.com/viewarticle.asp?id=3840. Retrieved January 30, 2007. 
  28. ^ "Q Lt.-Gov. succeeds in blending responsibilities". Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on September 5, 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20050905025927/http://www.cjnews.com/pastIssues/01/july19-01/front5.asp. Retrieved January 30, 2007. 
  29. ^ "Montreal Jewish lawyer named to the Senate". Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on December 7, 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20051207000744/http://www.cjnews.com/viewarticle.asp?id=7227. Retrieved January 30, 2007. 
  30. ^ "Hart". JewishEnyclopedia.com. http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=309&letter=H&search=Canada. Retrieved January 29, 2007. 
  31. ^ "Jews nearly 10% of megacity councillors". Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on September 25, 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20050925133941/http://www.cjnews.com/pastIssues/02/jan24-02/community/community2.htm. Retrieved January 30, 2007. 
  32. ^ "Ottawa rabbi adds Jewish touch to Dalton McGuinty’s big day". Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on April 15, 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20050415085342/http://www.cjnews.com/viewarticle.asp?id=1848. Retrieved January 29, 2007. 
  33. ^ "City of Toronto, Mayor Mel Lastman". http://www.toronto.ca/mel_lastman/index.htm. 
  34. ^ "Edmonton elects first Jewish mayor". Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on February 16, 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20050216084614/http://www.cjnews.com/viewarticle.asp?id=4664. Retrieved January 30, 2007. 
  35. ^ "Cornwall shul closes its doors on an 80-year history". Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on March 20, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060320061756/http://www.cjnews.com/viewarticle.asp?id=8773. Retrieved January 30, 2007. 
  36. ^ "Manitoba's Sidney Spivak remembered as a gentleman". Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on May 1, 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20050501194233/http://www.cjnews.com/pastIssues/02/aug8-02/front5.asp. Retrieved January 30, 2007. 
  37. ^ "Manitoba's Sidney Spivak remembered as a gentleman". Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on May 1, 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20050501194233/http://www.cjnews.com/pastIssues/02/aug8-02/front5.asp. Retrieved January 30, 2007. 
  38. ^ "Quebec Jews will stick with the Liberals". Canadian Jewish News. http://www.cjnews.com/viewarticle.asp?id=8182. Retrieved January 30, 2007. [dead link]
  39. ^ "Henry Morgentaler". The Canadian Encyclopedia. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0005437. Retrieved January 29, 2007. 
  40. ^ 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."
  41. ^ Crawford, Trish (Dec 24, 2008). "Singing praises of a classic carol". Toronto Star. http://www.thestar.com/comment/columnists/article/556522. ""Growing up Jewish in Forest Hills"" 
  42. ^ http://heebmagazine.com/the-heeb-interview-with-drake-the-worlds-first-black-jewish-hip-hop-star/5386
  43. ^ "Bright light, big city". The Globe and Mail. June 3, 2004. 
  44. ^ "Eli Mandel". The Canadian Encyclopedia. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0005063. Retrieved January 29, 2007. 
  45. ^ "Anne Michaels". The Canadian Encyclopedia. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0009951. Retrieved January 29, 2007. 
  46. ^ "Miriam Waddington". The Canadian Encyclopedia. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0008402. Retrieved January 29, 2007. 
  47. ^ "Adele Wiseman". The Canadian Encyclopedia. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0008664. Retrieved January 29, 2007. 
  48. ^ "Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry". University of Toronto Press. http://utpress.utpress.utoronto.ca/cgi-bin/cw2w3.cgi?p=allen&t=68767&d=1066. Retrieved January 29, 2007. 
  49. ^ "RED FISHER". International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/RedFisher.htm. Retrieved January 29, 2007. 
  50. ^ Alanna Mitchell (March 27, 1992). "Barbara Frum Journalistic icon had her feet firmly on the ground". The Globe and Mail. 
  51. ^ "Montreal native is a mixed martial arts broadcaster". The Canadian Jewish News. http://www.cjnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20607&Itemid=86. Retrieved June 29, 2011. 
  52. ^ "Peter Charles Newman". The Canadian Encyclopedia. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0005721. Retrieved January 29, 2007. 
  53. ^ "New Encyclopedia Judaica has more Canadian entries". Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on January 2, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070102094901/http://www.cjnews.com/viewarticle.asp?id=10416. Retrieved January 29, 2007. 
  54. ^ Craig Ballantyne (September 21, 1938). "Negro Scores Win Before 5,000 Fans; Berger is Victor". The Montreal Gazette. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n4kxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bqgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6525,2718190&dq=jewish+maxie-berger&hl=en. Retrieved July 29, 2010. 
  55. ^ McNulty, Dean (September 19, 2007). "TFC trying to get off schneid". Toronto Sun. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Soccer/TorontoFC/2007/09/19/4508704-sun.html. Retrieved July 4, 2008. "Adam Braz won't be playing because he'll be at home in Montreal observing the Jewish high holiday (Yom Kippur) with his family" 
  56. ^ "Noah Cantor". National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. http://www.jewishsports.org/jewishsports/detail.asp?id=3. Retrieved January 29, 2007. 
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  58. ^ Stuart Chelin (July 22, 2004). "Jewish youngster opens Toronto tennis center". The Jerusalem Post. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/668006601.html?dids=668006601:668006601&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jul+22%2C+2004&author=STUART+CHELIN&pub=Jerusalem+Post&desc=Jewish+youngster+opens+Toronto+tennis+center&pqatl=google. Retrieved June 2, 2010. 
  59. ^ Paul Yogi Mayer (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: sport: a springboard for minorities. Vallentine Mitchell. ISBN 0853034516. http://books.google.com/books?id=HXuBAAAAMAAJ&q=%22gottfried+fuchs%22+jewish&dq=%22gottfried+fuchs%22+jewish&hl=en&ei=s04PTa6eGsLflgebp9TcDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CDkQ6AEwBQ. Retrieved December 20, 2010. 
  60. ^ "CECIL "CECE" HART". International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/CecilCeceHart.htm. Retrieved January 29, 2007. 
  61. ^ "LEW HAYMAN". http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/LewHayman.htm. http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/CecilCeceHart.htm. Retrieved January 29, 2007. 
  62. ^ Tom Venesky (March 15, 2009). "A special brotherly connection; Henrichs on short list of Jewish players in pro hockey". The Times Leader. http://www.timesleader.com/sports/penguins/A_special_brotherly_connection_03-15-2009.html. Retrieved June 2, 2010. 
  63. ^ "Labovitch, Max". Jewsinsports.org. http://www.jewsinsports.org/profile.asp?sport=hockey&ID=14. Retrieved May 12, 2010. 
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  65. ^ "FANNY "BOBBIE" ROSENFELD". International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/FannyRosenfeld.htm. Retrieved January 29, 2007. 
  66. ^ "LOUIS RUBENSTEIN". International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/LouisRubenstein.htm. Retrieved January 29, 2007. 
  67. ^ Ron Kaplan (January 13, 2009). "Welcome to the big time, Trevor Smith » Kaplan's Korner on Jews and Sports". New Jersey Jewish News. http://njjewishnews.com/kaplanskorner/2009/01/13/welcome-to-the-big-time-trevor-smith/. Retrieved June 2, 2010. 
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