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.