Michael Garber Explained

Michael Garber
Organisation:Canadian Jewish Congress
Organisationposition:President
Began:1962
Ended:1968
Predecessor:Samuel Bronfman
Successor:Monroe Abbey
Birth Date:10 May 1892
Buried:Shaar Hashomayim Cemetery

Michael Garber (May 10, 1892 – January 20, 1977) was a Montreal-based lawyer and a Canadian Jewish community activist. He was a founder of the Canadian Jewish Congress, and succeeded Samuel Bronfman as president for two terms, from 1962 to 1968, after having chaired its national executive for a number of years. He was also a president of the Zionist Organization of Canada, wrote a column for the Canadian Jewish Chronicle, and contributed to the Yiddish newspaper Der Keneder Adler.