Sol Kanee
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Sol Kanee, O.C., O.M. (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.
Born in Melville, Saskatchewan, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Manitoba in 1929 and a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 1932. He was called to Bar of Saskatchewan in 1933. From 1933 to 1940, he practiced law in Melville, Saskatchewan with the law firm Kanee & Deroche. During World War II, he served with the Royal Canadian Army in Europe and the South Pacific. He was discharged with the rank of Major.
After the war, he practiced law in Winnipeg, Manitoba with the law firm, Shinbane, Dorfman & Kanee, until 1965.
He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1977. In 2000, he was awarded the Order of Manitoba for his "unparalleled record of service to Winnipeg and Canada’s Jewish community". [1] His sister, Dr. Ricky Kanee Schachter has also received the Order of Canada.
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- Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry. Retrieved on February 21, 2006.
