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Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut

  • Deceased

    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Deceased

    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Order of Canada

    • Officer of the Order of Canada

      Awarded on: 1978-12-18
      Invested on: 1979-04-25
      President of the Canadian Jewish Congress and Senior Scholar at Holy Blossom Temple, Toronto. He has served in world-wide Jewish organizations and written and lectured extensively on Judaism. His recent appointment as Vice-President of the Ontario Human Rights Commission underlines his commitment to improving the quality of life.

    • Companion of the Order of Canada

      Awarded on: 1999-10-21
      Invested on: 2000-02-09
      He is an internationally-known scholar, activist and commentator on social issues, who continues to promote human rights and reconciliation between peoples. Rabbi Emeritus of Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto, he played a key role in the revision of Canada's legislation on refugees. In addition, he founded the North York Committee on Community Race and Ethnic Relations and is Senior Fellow at the Centre for Refugee Studies at York University. This is a promotion within the Order.