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Antisemitism fighter, founders of Le Château and Great Gulf Homes focus of new Honourable Menschen spotlight

JL;DR SUMMARY The episode pays tribute to five influential Canadian Jewish figures who recently passed away, highlighting their significant contributions to various fields, including fashion, real estate, Holocaust education, and religious life. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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EntrepreneurshipPhilanthropyHolocaust EducationLegacyInterfaith CollaborationCanadian Jewish LeadersLegal BattlesReal Estate DevelopmentFashion RetailLe Château

Places mentioned

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
"He was born before the Second World War, and he went on to found the Le Chateau fashion stores and also David's Tea. She was born a decade later in Holland, right after the Nazis invaded and began persecuting Jews."
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
"The voices of the late Herschel Siegel of Montreal and Elie Ballegraaff of Ottawa."
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
"For CBC, I was a cub reporter in the Maritimes and I lived in Moncton, New Brunswick, and I don't know if you remember the case that I'm referring to, the Malcolm Ross Holocaust denial case."
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"And as you said, you aspired to be that cool, to be wearing the fashions. And, you know, I guess back in the day before Zara and before H&M, you know, it was very affordable fashion and very trendy."
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
"Moving to the West Coast of Canada now in Vancouver, you were very lucky to learn about the late Vancouver Rabbi Mordechai Furstein, who passed away in the United States."
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"Mordechai Furstein, as you said, he was he was American, he was born in Boston, and in his community, he was very well regarded before he came to Vancouver."
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
"She was born in Amsterdam in 1940. Her mother was a nurse and they wouldn't allow her mother to marry Ellie's father because he was 11 years older."
Mechelen, North Brabant, Netherlands
"I mean, this was already 1940. And they moved her just by herself out to the country to a small town called Mechelen."
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
"And he's buried in Belleville, Ontario."
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