Erwin Schild

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Erwin Schild (born 1920) is a Canadian Conservative rabbi and author.

Born in Cologne, Germany, a Holocaust survivor of the Dachau concentration camp[1] , he is the author of World Through My Window (ISBN 0-9696226-0-0) and his autobiography The very narrow bridge: a memoir of an uncertain passage (ISBN 0-9696226-1-9). In September 1947, he became the Rabbi of Adath Israel Congregation in Toronto, Ontario and was appointed Rabbi Emeritus upon his retirement in 1989. [2]

In 2001, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian honour, for "improving dialogue between the Christian and Jewish faiths, promoting harmony at home and abroad". [3] In 2000, he was awarded the Officer's Cross (Offizierkreuz) of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. [4]

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  1. ^ Rabbi Erwin Schild engages in interfaith dialogue.
  2. ^ Our History. Adath Israel Congregation.
  3. ^ Order of Canada citation. Office of the Secretary to the Governor General.
  4. ^ AWARDS TO CANADIANS. Canada Gazette.
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