List of Canadian Jews
Artists
- Norman Leibovitch, painter and sculptor [1]
- Sorel Etrog, sculptor
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
- 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 and namesake for the Schulich School of Business and others
- Gerald Schwartz, co-founder of CanWest Global Communications Inc. and Onex Corporation
- Irving Schwartz, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and Officer of the Order of Canada[2]
- 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
- Lani Billard (1979 – ) television actress (Ready or Not)[4]
- Neve Campbell, film and television actress (Scream)
- Maury Chaykin, American-Canadian Actor
- Emmanuelle Chriqui, actress
- Lauren Collins, television actress (Degrassi: The Next Generation)[5]
- Drake (entertainer), television actor (Degrassi: The Next Generation)[6]
- Jake Epstein, teen idol/TV actor (Degrassi: The Next Generation)
- Stacey Farber, television actress (Degrassi: the Next Generation)
- Celia Franca, ballerina[7]
- Jake Goldsbie, television actor (Degrassi: the Next Generation)
- Lorne Greene, actor
- Nathan Fielder, actor, comedian
- Kenny Hotz – filmmaker, actor, producer, director, journalist, photographer and writer[8]
- Lou Jacobi, actor
- Shane Kippel, television actor (Degrassi: The Next Generation)[6]
- Mia Kirshner, actress
- Sylvia Lennick, actress[9]
- Caissie Levy, stage actress and singer
- Eugene Levy, actor, television director, producer and writer[10]
- Jaclyn Linetsky, television actress (15/Love)[11]
- Howie Mandel, actor & comedian[12]
- Rick Moranis, Actor, comedian, musician[13]
- Spencer Rice – writer, director and performer[8]
- Seth Rogen, film/television actor (Freaks and Geeks)[14]
- Saul Rubinek, actor, director, producer and playwright[15]
- William Shatner, actor/director/writer best known for his performances as Captain Kirk in Star Trek on both television and in film from 1966 – 1994
- Frank Shuster, comedian
- Anna Silk, actress starring in TV series Lost Girl.[16]
- David Steinberg, comedian, actor, writer, director, and author[17]
- Kyle Switzer, television actor (15/Love)[18]
- Al Waxman, actor[19]
- Johnny Wayne, comedian
Directors and producers
- David Cronenberg - filmmakers, screenwriter[20]
- Kenny Hotz – filmmaker, actor, producer, director, journalist, photographer and writer[8]
Historical figures
Politicians
- Michael Applebaum, Mayor of Montreal[21]
- Mark Adler, MP
- Jack Austin, former senator and former cabinet minister, married to Natalie Veiner Freeman.[22]
- Dave Barrett, former premier of British Columbia[23]
- Peter Bercovitch, Quebec MNA and MP[24]
- Lawrence Bergman, Quebec MNA and cabinet minister[25]
- Saul Cherniack, Manitoba MLA[26]
- Irwin Cotler, Quebec MP
- David Croll, first Jewish senator[27]
- Sheila Finestone, former MP and senator[28]
- Raymonde Folco, MP[29]
- Myra Freeman, lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia[30]
- Victor Goldbloom, Quebec MNA and doctor[24]
- Yoine Goldstein, former senator[31]
- Herb Gray, former deputy prime minister[23]
- Ezekiel Hart, the first Jew elected to a Canadian Parliament[32]
- Anthony Housefather, Mayor of Côte Saint-Luc (suburb of Montreal)[33]
- Monte Kwinter, Ontario MPP[34]
- Mel Lastman, Former Mayor of Toronto[35]
- David Lewis, former leader of the federal NDP.
- Steven Lewis, former Leader of the Opposition in Ontario, leader of the Ontario NDP.
- Stephen Mandel, mayor of Edmonton[36]
- Jack Marshall, former MP and Senator from Newfoundland.
- Tom Marshall, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador.[37]
- Dr. Danny Nathanson, mayor of New Waterford, Nova Scotia in the 1960s and 1970s.[38]
- Gila Martow, PC MPP for Ontario
- Joe Oliver, MP and Minister of Finance
- Nathan Phillips, mayor of Toronto[39]
- Jacques Saada, MP[22]
- Peter Shurman, Ontario MPP
- Mira Spivak, former senator[40]
- Sidney Spivak, Manitoba MLA[40]
- Gerry Weiner, MP[41]
Jurists and public servants
- Rosalie Abella, Supreme Court Justice
- Michael Moldaver, Supreme Court Justice
- Louis Rasminsky, Order of Canada. 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
- Morris Fish, Supreme Court Justice
- Bora Laskin, Supreme Court Justice
Activists
- Bernie Farber, Labour leader, Jewish community leader, social activist[42]
- Henry Morgentaler, doctor & abortion activist[43]
- Judy Rebick, Labour activist[44]
Musicians
Popular musicians
- Leonard Cohen, singer-songwriter and poet
- Josh Dolgin, better known by his stage name Socalled, rapper and producer
- Drake, hip hop artist and actor [45]
- Jim Gelcer, jazz musician, singer, Kirtan music performer, composer, and record producer. Former member of the Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band [46]
- Geddy Lee, lead singer, bassist and keyboardist for progressive rock band Rush[47]
- David Macklovitch, member of electrofunk duo Chromeo
- Sophie Milman (1983 – ) jazz musician[48]
- Steven Page, former 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[49]
- 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[50]
- David Bezmozgis, author[51]
- Sheila Heti, novelist
- Irving Layton, poet and author
- Jack Ludwig, novelist and sportswriter
- Eli Mandel, poet[52]
- Anne Michaels, poet and novelist (Jewish father)[53]
- David Rakoff, author
- Mordecai Richler, author, screenwriter and essayist
- William Shatner, bestselling science fiction author (also famous actor and director)
- Miriam Waddington, poet[54]
- Tom Wayman, poet
- William Weintraub, author
- Adele Wiseman, writer[55]
Journalists
- Barbara Amiel, journalist[56]
- Nathan Cohen, Theatre critic, broadcaster [57]
- Red Fisher, sports journalist[58]
- Barbara Frum, journalist[59]
- Ariel Helwani, mixed martial arts journalist[60]
- Peter C. Newman, journalist[61]
- Evan Solomon, journalist[62]
- Larry Zolf, journalist[63]
Athletes
- Murray Bannerman, ice hockey, goaltender (NHL)
- Maxie Berger, boxer, wore a Star of David on his trunks[64]
- Adam Braz, soccer, defender (Montreal Impact & national team)[65]
- 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[66]
- Steve Dubinsky, ice hockey, center (NHL)
- Daniel Erlich, ice hockey, forward (Guelph Storm, OHL)[67]
- Sharon Fichman, tennis player[68]
- Gottfried Fuchs, soccer, Germany/Canada (German national team)[69]
- Cecil Hart, Montreal Canadiens coach,[70] namesake of the Hart Memorial Trophy
- Lew Hayman, Toronto Argonauts & Montreal Alouettes coach[71]
- 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)[72]
- Corey Hirsch, ice hockey, goaltender (NHL)
- Max Labovitch, ice hockey, right wing (NHL)[73]
- 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[74]
- Goody Rosen, baseball player, outfielder, All-Star
- Bobbie Rosenfeld, runner & long jumper, world record (100-yard dash); Olympic champion (4x100-m relay) and silver (100-m)[75]
- Louis Rubenstein, world figure skating champion[76]
- Trevor Smith, ice hockey, centre (Toronto Maple Leafs)[77]
- Ronnie Stern, ice hockey, right wing (NHL)
- Mike Veisor, ice hockey, goaltender (NHL)
- Stephen Weiss, ice hockey, forward (Detroit Red Wings, NHL)[78]
- Adam Stern, baseball player, outfielder
- Andrew Sznajder, tennis player
- Bernie Wolfe, ice hockey, goaltender (NHL)
- Ethan Werek, ice hockey, forward (Kingston Frontenacs, OHL); New York Rangers 2009 draft pick traded to (Phoenix Coyotes) 2011
- Larry Zeidel, ice hockey, defenceman (NHL)
See also
- Lists of Jews
- Lists of Canadians
Footnotes
- ↑ http://www.canadianartists.ca/canadian-artist-norman-leibovitch.htm
- ↑ Governor General of Canada (2009-04-30). "Irving Schwartz O.C.". Honours, Order of Canada. Ottawa: Queen's Printer for Canada. Archived from the original on 2012-08-19. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ↑ Jennifer, Paterson (September 2007). "Liane Balaban". Post City Magazines. Archived from the original on June 14, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2007.
- ↑ Billard – "Lani Billard (Busy) in real life – who is Jewish"
- ↑ Collins – "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..."
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Jones, Jen (12/06). "School's In for Degrassi" (– Scholar search). JV!be (Jewish Family & Life). ISSN. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2006. Check date values in:
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- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Pascoe, Bryon; Telner, Paul (December 7, 2006). "Comedians Kenny and Spenny revel in their ‘Heb-i-ness’". The Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved December 6, 2006.
- ↑ "50 years since she said, 'Julie, don't go!'". Toronto Star, May 2, 2008.
- ↑ Rosen, Steven (November 16, 2006). "Want to spoof Purim and the Oscars? Be our Guest!". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles 21 (39). Retrieved November 16, 2006.
- ↑ Linetsky – "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."
- ↑ "Howie Mandel to headline ICRF gala". Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on April 9, 2006. Retrieved January 29, 2007.
- ↑ http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/131986/the-long-awaited-return-of-rick-moranis
- ↑ Rogen -
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- ↑ Switzer – "Another Jewish member of the cast is Ottawa’s Kyle Switzer who plays campus newspaper editor Rick Geddes."
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- ↑ The Internet and Hate Promotion: The 21st-Century Dilemma
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Growing up Jewish in Forest Hills
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Adam Braz won't be playing because he'll be at home in Montreal observing the Jewish high holiday (Yom Kippur) with his family
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