List of Canadian Jews
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This is a list of Canadian Jews.
Contents
Artists
- Aba Bayefsky, painter
- Arnold Belkin, painter
- Joyce Borenstein, animator, filmmaker, and cartoonist
- Sam Borenstein, painter
- Jennifer Cherniack, visual and media artist
- Sorel Etrog, sculptor
- Frank Gehry, architect
- Albert Gilbert, photographer
- Gerald Gladstone, sculptor
- Simon Glass, photographer
- Eric Goldberg, painter
- Jack Goldstein, multimedia artist
- Philip Guston, abstract expressionist
- Mike Hammer, painter
- Norman Leibovitch, painter and sculptor [1][2][3][4]
- Henry Orenstein, painter
- Oscar Orenstein, painter
- William Raphael, painter
- Moshe Safdie, architect
- Dana Samuel, visual and media artist; curator
- 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, businessman and media magnate
- David Azrieli, real state magnate
- Charles Bronfman, businessman and philanthropist
- Leslie Dan, founder of Novopharm
- Dorothy Dworkin, founder of Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto
- Ruth Goldbloom, co-founder of Pier 21, Canada's National Museum of Immigration
- Roger Greenberg, executive chairman of Ottawa’s largest real estate developer, Minto Group; philanthropist; Officer of the Order of Canada
- Daryl Katz, owner of Rexall and the Edmonton Oilers
- Edward Reichmann, real estate magnate
- Paul Reichmann, real estate magnate
- Seymour Schulich, Director of the Newmont Mining Corporation; namesake of the Schulich School of Business
- Gerald Schwartz, co-founder of CanWest Global Communications Inc. and Onex Corporation
- Irving Schwartz, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and Officer of the Order of Canada[5]
- Bernard Sherman, chairman and CEO of Apotex
- Jeffrey Skoll, engineer and internet entrepreneur
- Levy Solomons, merchant and fur trader
- Larry Tanenbaum
- Marc Wray, businessman and investor
Film, TV and stage
Actors and performers
- Liane Balaban[6]
- Lani Billard (1979– ), television actress (Ready or Not)[7]
- Neve Campbell, film and television actress (Scream)[8]
- Maury Chaykin, American-Canadian actor
- Emmanuelle Chriqui, actress
- Lauren Collins, television actress (Degrassi: The Next Generation)[9][10]
- Drake, television actor (Degrassi: The Next Generation)[11][12]
- Jake Epstein, teen idol/TV actor (Degrassi: The Next Generation)[13][14]
- Stacey Farber, television actress (Degrassi: the Next Generation)[15][16]
- Celia Franca, ballerina[17]
- Jake Goldsbie, television actor (Degrassi: the Next Generation)[18]
- Lorne Greene, actor
- Nathan Fielder, actor, comedian
- Kenny Hotz, filmmaker, actor, producer, director, journalist, photographer and writer[19]
- Lou Jacobi, actor
- Shane Kippel, television actor (Degrassi: The Next Generation)[11][20]
- Mia Kirshner, actress
- Sylvia Lennick, actress[21]
- Caissie Levy, stage actress and singer
- Eugene Levy, actor, television director, producer and writer[22]
- Jaclyn Linetsky, television actress (15/Love)[23]
- Howie Mandel, actor and comedian[24]
- Rick Moranis, actor, comedian, musician[25]
- Harley Morenstein, actor and Internet personality
- Spencer Rice, writer, director and performer[19]
- Seth Rogen, film and television actor (Freaks and Geeks)[26]
- Saul Rubinek, actor, director, producer and playwright[27]
- William Shatner, actor, director, and writer best known for his performances as Captain Kirk in Star Trek on both television and in film from 1966 to 1994
- Frank Shuster, comedian
- Anna Silk, actress starring in TV series Lost Girl[28]
- David Steinberg, comedian, actor, writer, director, and author[29]
- Kyle Switzer, television actor (15/Love)[30]
- Al Waxman, actor[31]
- Johnny Wayne, comedian
Directors and producers
- David Cronenberg - filmmaker, screenwriter[32]
- Kenny Hotz, filmmaker, actor, producer, director, journalist, photographer and writer[19]
Historical figures
Politicians
- Mark Adler, MP
- Michael Applebaum, Mayor of Montreal[33]
- Jack Austin, former senator and former cabinet minister; married to Natalie Veiner Freeman[34]
- Dave Barrett, former premier of British Columbia[35]
- Peter Bercovitch, Quebec MNA and MP[36]
- Lawrence Bergman, Quebec MNA and cabinet minister[37]
- Saul Cherniack, Manitoba MLA[38]
- Irwin Cotler, Quebec MP
- David Croll, first Jewish senator[39]
- Dr. Martin L. Dobkin, elected October 1, 1973 as first Mayor of the newly created City of Mississauga
- Sheila Finestone, former MP and senator[40]
- Raymonde Folco, MP[41]
- Myra Freeman, lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia[42]
- Victor Goldbloom, Quebec MNA and doctor[36]
- Yoine Goldstein, former senator[43]
- Herb Gray, former deputy prime minister[35]
- Ezekiel Hart, the first Jew elected to a Canadian Parliament[44]
- Anthony Housefather, Mayor of Côte Saint-Luc (suburb of Montreal)[45]
- Monte Kwinter, Ontario MPP[46]
- Mel Lastman, former Mayor of Toronto[47]
- David Lewis, former leader of the federal NDP
- Stephen Lewis, former Leader of the Opposition in Ontario, leader of the Ontario NDP
- Stephen Mandel, mayor of Edmonton[48]
- Jack Marshall, former MP and Senator from Newfoundland
- Tom Marshall, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador[49]
- Gila Martow, PC MPP for Ontario
- Dr. Danny Nathanson, mayor of New Waterford, Nova Scotia in the 1960s and 1970s[50]
- Joe Oliver, MP and Minister of Finance
- Nathan Phillips, mayor of Toronto[51]
- Jacques Saada, MP[34]
- Peter Shurman, Ontario MPP
- Mira Spivak, former senator[52]
- Sidney Spivak, Manitoba MLA[52]
- Gerry Weiner, MP[53]
Jurists and public servants
- Rosalie Abella, Supreme Court Justice
- Morris Fish, Supreme Court Justice
- Bora Laskin, Supreme Court Justice
- Michael Moldaver, Supreme Court Justice
- Louis Rasminsky, Order of Canada, [54] banker, economist, 3rd Governor of Bank of Canada, alternate chairman foreign Exchange Control board, member of 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
Activists
- Bernie Farber, Labour leader, Jewish community leader, social activist[55]
- Henry Morgentaler, doctor and abortion activist[56]
- Judy Rebick, Labour activist[57]
Musicians
Popular musicians
- Leonard Cohen, singer-songwriter and poet
- Drake, hip hop artist and actor[58]
- Jim Gelcer, jazz musician, singer, Kirtan music performer, composer, record producer, former member of the Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band[59]
- Geddy Lee, lead singer, bassist and keyboardist for progressive rock band Rush[60]
- David Macklovitch, member of electrofunk duo Chromeo
- Sophie Milman (1983– ), jazz musician[61]
- Steven Page, founding member of Barenaked Ladies
- Robbie Robertson, composer and original lead guitarist of The Band
- Paul Shaffer, bandleader
- Amy Sky, singer-songwriter, record producer, theatre actress, and television host[62]
- Socalled, real name Josh Dolgin, rapper and producer
- David Usher, former frontman for Moist
- Nikki Yanofsky, jazz-pop singer
- Zal Yanovsky, rock musician, guitarist with The Lovin' Spoonful
Writers
Authors
- David Berman, author
- David Bezmozgis, author[63]
- Leonard Cohen, poet, novelist, and singer-songwriter
- Sheila Heti, novelist
- Irving Layton, poet and author
- Jack Ludwig, novelist and sportswriter
- Eli Mandel, poet[64]
- Anne Michaels, poet and novelist; Jewish father[65]
- David Rakoff, author
- Mordecai Richler, author, screenwriter and essayist
- William Shatner, bestselling science fiction author; also actor and director
- Miriam Waddington, poet[66]
- Tom Wayman, poet
- William Weintraub, author
- Adele Wiseman, writer[67]
Journalists
- Barbara Amiel, journalist[68]
- Nathan Cohen, theatre critic, broadcaster[69]
- Red Fisher, sports journalist[70]
- Barbara Frum, journalist[71]
- Ariel Helwani, mixed martial arts journalist[72]
- Peter C. Newman, journalist[73]
- Evan Solomon, journalist[74]
- Larry Zolf, journalist[75]
Athletes
- Murray Bannerman, ice hockey, goaltender (NHL)
- Maxie Berger, boxer, wore a Star of David on his trunks[76]
- Adam Braz, soccer, defender (Montreal Impact and national team)[77]
- Ross Brooks, ice hockey, goaltender (NHL)
- Hy Buller, ice hockey, Canadian-born US, All-Star defenceman (NHL)
- Michael Cammalleri, ice hockey, left wing (Calgary Flames)
- Noah Cantor, CFL player[78]
- Steve Dubinsky, ice hockey, center (NHL)
- Daniel Erlich, ice hockey, forward (Guelph Storm, OHL)[79]
- Sharon Fichman, tennis player[80]
- Gottfried Fuchs, soccer, Germany/Canada (German national team)[81]
- Cecil Hart, Montreal Canadiens coach,[82] namesake of the Hart Memorial Trophy
- Lew Hayman, Toronto Argonauts and Montreal Alouettes coach[83]
- Adam Henrich, ice hockey, left wing/center (HC Asiago of the Italian Serie A)
- Michael Henrich, ice hockey, right wing, 1st Jewish player drafted in NHL 1st round (by Edmonton Oilers)[84]
- Corey Hirsch, ice hockey, goaltender (NHL)
- Max Labovitch, ice hockey, right wing (NHL)[85]
- Alex Levinsky, ice hockey, defenceman (NHL)
- Sammy Luftspring, boxer, Canadian champion welterweight, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
- David Nemirovsky, ice hockey, right wing (CSKA Moscow)
- Bobby Nystrom, ice hockey, Swedish-born Canadian, right wing (NHL) (converted to Judaism)
- Fred Oberlander, Austrian, British, and Canadian wrestler; world champion (freestyle heavyweight); Maccabiah champion
- Cory Pecker, ice hockey, right wing (Nationalliga B's Switzerland team Lausanne HC), drafted 6th round by Calgary Flames in 1999[86]
- Goody Rosen, baseball player, outfielder, All-Star
- Bobbie Rosenfeld, runner and long jumper, world record (100-yard dash); Olympic champion (4x100-m relay) and silver (100-m)[87]
- Louis Rubenstein, world figure skating champion[88]
- Trevor Smith, ice hockey, centre (Toronto Maple Leafs)[89]
- Adam Stern, baseball player, outfielder
- Ronnie Stern, ice hockey, right wing (NHL)
- Andrew Sznajder, tennis player
- Mike Veisor, ice hockey, goaltender (NHL)
- Stephen Weiss, ice hockey, forward (Detroit Red Wings, NHL)[90]
- Ethan Werek, ice hockey, forward (Kingston Frontenacs, OHL); New York Rangers 2009 draft pick traded to (Phoenix Coyotes) 2011
- Bernie Wolfe, ice hockey, goaltender (NHL)
- Larry Zeidel, ice hockey, defenceman (NHL)
See also
Footnotes
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