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Template:Jew list Template:JewsByCountry The Jewish population of Canada is approximately 385,000, with a majority living in either Toronto (200,000) or Montreal (100,000). Following the end of World War II, some 40,000 Holocaust survivors, stemming mainly from Eastern Europe, resettled in Canada (third in number behind Israel and the United States).[1] The following is a list of some prominent Canadian Jews (Jewish Canadians).

Academics

Natural scientists

Social scientists

Artists

Business and philanthropy

Film, TV and stage

Actors and performers

Directors and producers

Historical figures

Politicians

Jurists and public servants

Religious figures

Musicians

Classical musicians

Writers

Authors

Journalists

Sports

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ Franklin Bialystok, Delayed Impact: The Holocaust and the Canadian Jewish Community, 1945-1985 (Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2000). (as cited in http://www.bnaibrith.ca/institute/millennium/millennium01.html)
  2. ^ [1] "Lani Billard (Busy) in real life - who is Jewish"
  3. ^ [2] "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..."
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  5. ^ [4] "Brandon: The question I’ve found most people want to know about you, Stacey, is your ethnicity. Many are guessing that you’re Jewish. Stacey: I am... Brandon: How many people on the show are Jewish? Stacey: The majority of the cast."
  6. ^ [5] "He's Jewish."
  7. ^ [6] "Aubrey: I’m also Jewish. Brandon: How many people on the show are Jewish? Stacey: The majority of the cast."
  8. ^ [7] "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."
  9. ^ [8] "Another Jewish member of the cast is Ottawa’s Kyle Switzer who plays campus newspaper editor Rick Geddes."
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