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*[[Emmanuelle Chriqui]], actress
*[[Emmanuelle Chriqui]], actress
*[[Lauren Collins]], television actress (''Degrassi: The Next Generation'')<sup>[http://www.jewishtribune.ca/tribune/PDF/jt061228.pdf]</sup><ref>'''Collins''' – [http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1150107187375&call_pageid=991479973472&col=991929131147] "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..."</ref>
*[[Lauren Collins]], television actress (''Degrassi: The Next Generation'')<sup>[http://www.jewishtribune.ca/tribune/PDF/jt061228.pdf]</sup><ref>'''Collins''' – [http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1150107187375&call_pageid=991479973472&col=991929131147] "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..."</ref>
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*[[Drake (entertainer)]], television actor (''Degrassi: The Next Generation'')<ref name="Barrable1">{{cite journal | last =Jones| first=Jen| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =School's In for Degrassi| journal =JV!be| volume =| issue =| pages =| publisher =Jewish Family & Life| date =12/06 | url =http://www.jvibe.com/popculture/schools_degrassi.shtml| doi =| id =ISSN| accessdate =December 15, 2006| format = – <sup>[http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=author%3AJones+intitle%3ASchool%27s+In+for+Degrassi&as_publication=JV%21be&as_ylo=&as_yhi=&btnG=Search Scholar search]</sup> | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070928131723/http://www.jvibe.com/popculture/schools_degrassi.shtml| archivedate = September 28, 2007}} {{dead link|date=June 2008}}</ref><sup>[http://www.jewishtribune.ca/tribune/PDF/jt061228.pdf]</sup>
*[[Jake Epstein]], teen idol/TV actor (''Degrassi: The Next Generation'')<sup>[http://www.juf.org/tweens/new_cel.asp?id=50]</sup><sup>[http://www.jewishtribune.ca/tribune/PDF/jt061228.pdf]</sup>
*[[Jake Epstein]], teen idol/TV actor (''Degrassi: The Next Generation'')<sup>[http://www.juf.org/tweens/new_cel.asp?id=50]</sup><sup>[http://www.jewishtribune.ca/tribune/PDF/jt061228.pdf]</sup>
*[[Stacey Farber]], television actress (''Degrassi: the Next Generation'')<sup>[http://www.lasplash.com/Entertainment/printer_Degrassi_-_My_Introduction_.php]</sup><sup>[http://www.jewishtribune.ca/tribune/PDF/jt061228.pdf]</sup>
*[[Stacey Farber]], television actress (''Degrassi: the Next Generation'')<sup>[http://www.lasplash.com/Entertainment/printer_Degrassi_-_My_Introduction_.php]</sup><sup>[http://www.jewishtribune.ca/tribune/PDF/jt061228.pdf]</sup>
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*[[Jake Goldsbie]], television actor (''Degrassi: the Next Generation'')<sup>[http://www.jewishtribune.ca/tribune/PDF/jt061228.pdf]</sup>
*[[Jake Goldsbie]], television actor (''Degrassi: the Next Generation'')<sup>[http://www.jewishtribune.ca/tribune/PDF/jt061228.pdf]</sup>
*[[Lorne Greene]], actor
*[[Lorne Greene]], actor
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*[[Drake (entertainer)|Aubrey Graham]], television actor (''Degrassi: The Next Generation'')<ref name="Barrable1">{{cite journal | last =Jones| first=Jen| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =School's In for Degrassi| journal =JV!be| volume =| issue =| pages =| publisher =Jewish Family & Life| date =12/06 | url =http://www.jvibe.com/popculture/schools_degrassi.shtml| doi =| id =ISSN| accessdate =December 15, 2006| format = – <sup>[http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=author%3AJones+intitle%3ASchool%27s+In+for+Degrassi&as_publication=JV%21be&as_ylo=&as_yhi=&btnG=Search Scholar search]</sup> | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070928131723/http://www.jvibe.com/popculture/schools_degrassi.shtml| archivedate = September 28, 2007}} {{dead link|date=June 2008}}</ref><sup>[http://www.jewishtribune.ca/tribune/PDF/jt061228.pdf]</sup>
*[[Kenny Hotz]] – filmmaker, actor, producer, director, journalist, photographer and writer<ref name="Hotz">{{cite news | last =Pascoe| first =Bryon| coauthors=Telner, Paul| title =Comedians Kenny and Spenny revel in their ‘Heb-i-ness’ | pages=| publisher =The Canadian Jewish News| date =December 7, 2006 | url =http://www.cjnews.com/viewarticle.asp?id=10762| accessdate =December 6, 2006 }} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
*[[Kenny Hotz]] – filmmaker, actor, producer, director, journalist, photographer and writer<ref name="Hotz">{{cite news | last =Pascoe| first =Bryon| coauthors=Telner, Paul| title =Comedians Kenny and Spenny revel in their ‘Heb-i-ness’ | pages=| publisher =The Canadian Jewish News| date =December 7, 2006 | url =http://www.cjnews.com/viewarticle.asp?id=10762| accessdate =December 6, 2006 }} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
* [[Shane Kippel]], television actor (''Degrassi: The Next Generation'')<ref name="Barrable1" /><sup>[http://www.jewishtribune.ca/tribune/PDF/jt061228.pdf]</sup>
* [[Shane Kippel]], television actor (''Degrassi: The Next Generation'')<ref name="Barrable1" /><sup>[http://www.jewishtribune.ca/tribune/PDF/jt061228.pdf]</sup>
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*[[Spencer Rice]] – writer, director and performer<ref name="Hotz" />
*[[Spencer Rice]] – writer, director and performer<ref name="Hotz" />
*[[Seth Rogen]], film/television actor (''[[Freaks and Geeks]]'')<ref>[http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/26653/edition_id/513/format/html/displaystory.html '''Rogen''' -]</ref>
*[[Seth Rogen]], film/television actor (''[[Freaks and Geeks]]'')<ref>[http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/26653/edition_id/513/format/html/displaystory.html '''Rogen''' -]</ref>
*[[Saul Rubinek]], actor, director, producer and playwright<ref>[http://www.jewishtribune.ca/uncategorized/2011/09/13/warehouse-13 '''Warehouse 13 - a vehicle made for Saul Rubinek''' -]</ref>
*[[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
*[[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
*[[Anna Silk]], actress starring in TV series [[Lost Girl (TV series)|Lost Girl]].<ref>Cohen, Mike. [http://www.jewishtribune.ca/TribuneV2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4662&Itemid=53 TV’s Lost Girl converts to Judaism], ''Jewish Tribune'', August 23, 2011. Accessed October 18, 2011.</ref>
*[[Anna Silk]], actress starring in TV series [[Lost Girl (TV series)|Lost Girl]].<ref>Cohen, Mike. [http://www.jewishtribune.ca/TribuneV2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4662&Itemid=53 TV’s Lost Girl converts to Judaism], ''Jewish Tribune'', August 23, 2011. Accessed October 18, 2011.</ref>
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===Directors and producers===
===Directors and producers===
*[[David Cronenberg]] - filmmakers, screenwriter<ref>{cite web|url=http://www.houseofhorrors.com/crypt/pages/interviews/printer_1967.shtml|work= HouseofHorrors.com|title=exclusive Interview : Director David Cronenberg}|6/1/2013}</ref>
*[[Kenny Hotz]] – filmmaker, actor, producer, director, journalist, photographer and writer<ref name="Hotz"/>
*[[Kenny Hotz]] – filmmaker, actor, producer, director, journalist, photographer and writer<ref name="Hotz"/>


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Artists

Business and philanthropy

Film, TV and stage

Actors and performers

Directors and producers

Historical figures

Politicians

Jurists and public servants

  • Rosalie Abella, Supreme Court Justice
  • Michael Moldaver, Supreme Court Justice
  • Louis Rasminsky, Order of Canada. [20] 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

Musicians

Writers

Authors

Journalists

Athletes

Michael Cammalleri
Trevor Smith

See also

Footnotes

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  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Billard – [1] "Lani Billard (Busy) in real life – who is Jewish"
  4. ^ Collins – [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..."
  5. ^ a b Jones, Jen (12/06). "School's In for Degrassi". JV!be. Jewish Family & Life. ISSN. Archived from the original (– Scholar search) on September 28, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2006. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); External link in |format= (help) [dead link]
  6. ^ Obituary, The Jewish Chronicle, Apr 13 2007, p.20
  7. ^ a b c Pascoe, Bryon (December 7, 2006). "Comedians Kenny and Spenny revel in their 'Heb-i-ness'". The Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved December 6, 2006. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help) [dead link]
  8. ^ "50 years since she said, 'Julie, don't go!'". Toronto Star, May 2, 2008.
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  12. ^ Rogen -
  13. ^ Warehouse 13 - a vehicle made for Saul Rubinek -
  14. ^ Cohen, Mike. TV’s Lost Girl converts to Judaism, Jewish Tribune, August 23, 2011. Accessed October 18, 2011.
  15. ^ Switzer – [4] "Another Jewish member of the cast is Ottawa’s Kyle Switzer who plays campus newspaper editor Rick Geddes."
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  17. ^ {cite web|url=http://www.houseofhorrors.com/crypt/pages/interviews/printer_1967.shtml%7Cwork= HouseofHorrors.com|title=exclusive Interview : Director David Cronenberg}|6/1/2013}
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  43. ^ Milman – [5] "“In Canada, I’m Jewish first, Israeli second. When people start on the Jews, that’s when I get very Jewish. Obviously I’m Israeli whenever I turn on the news. I’m Canadian when I’m in the United States. I am a collection of all these things,” Milman says with an air of defiance."
  44. ^ Crawford, Trish (Dec 24, 2008). "Singing praises of a classic carol". Toronto Star. Growing up Jewish in Forest Hills
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  47. ^ "Anne Michaels". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved January 29, 2007.
  48. ^ "Miriam Waddington". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved January 29, 2007.
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  52. ^ "RED FISHER". International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 29, 2007.
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  55. ^ "Peter Charles Newman". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved January 29, 2007.
  56. ^ "January Magazine interview". January Magazine. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
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  66. ^ Tom Venesky (March 15, 2009). "A special brotherly connection; Henrichs on short list of Jewish players in pro hockey". The Times Leader. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
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