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Remembering a global genealogist, a Romanian survivor, B'nai Brith's CEO and more community builders recently lost

JL;DR SUMMARY This episode honors five Canadian Jewish leaders from various provinces who have recently passed away, each leaving behind a significant impact on their communities through advocacy, philanthropy, and public service. 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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Holocaust SurvivorsPhilanthropyB'nai Brith CanadaCanadian Jewish LeadersMichael MostynStanley DiamondLou HofferSandy KeshenDiane KipnisReena

Places mentioned

Alberta, Canada
"I'm proud to shine the spotlight on five Canadian leaders hailing from four provinces, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec, who've passed away in recent months."
Saskatchewan, Canada
"I'm proud to shine the spotlight on five Canadian leaders hailing from four provinces, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec, who've passed away in recent months."
Ontario, Canada
"I'm proud to shine the spotlight on five Canadian leaders hailing from four provinces, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec, who've passed away in recent months."
Quebec, Canada
"I'm proud to shine the spotlight on five Canadian leaders hailing from four provinces, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec, who've passed away in recent months."
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
"From Edmonton, we'll profile Diane Kipnis, a clinical psychologist and philanthropist."
Wiesnitz, Suceava, Romania
"He came from Romania. He was from a small village called Wiesnitz."
Harvard, Massachusetts, United States
"And of course, as an aside, he was a Harvard MBA who'd started this because in his own family, there was a genetic issue."
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
"We also profile Stanley Diamond, a Montreal genealogy expert, whose quest to learn more about his family's genetic blood disease helped so many Jewish people find their lost European relatives after the Holocaust."
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"Welcome to the CJN Daily, a podcast of the Canadian Jewish News made possible in part thanks to the generous support of the Ira Gluskin and Maxine Gronowski-Gluskin Charitable Foundation."
Transnistria, Satu Mare, Romania
"Offer was a Holocaust survivor from the less well-known area of Transnistria in Romania. He came to Canada after the war and settled in Western Canada."
Poland
"And like many people in Jewish people in Toronto, our family's roots are in Poland."
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