Collection

SHINBANE, A.M : prominent Winnipeg attorney at law.

Description Level

Fonds

Physical Description

Env. 0.03 metres of textual records.

Scope and Content

Hard cover folder of papers (speeches, correspondence, news clippings) by and about Winnipeg lawyer A.M. (Abraham Mark) Shinbane, active in Winnipeg in the mid-20th century. Shinbane comments on many Jewish issues including the need for a Jewish homeland (Israel) and the Holocaust. The file contains a 1975 letter from the National Archives of Canada requesting that he donate his papers there.

Date

1938-1976.

Fonds No.

P0209

History / Biographical

Abraham Mark Shinbane was born Aug. 29, 1891, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Called to the bar in 1915, K.C. in 1931. He became a senior partner in the firm of Shinbane, Dorfman, Kanee and Henteleff, barristers. He was a governor of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and honorary treasurer of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. He held positions of note in Canadian Jewish Congress, Zionist Organizations of Western Canada, Joint Distribution Committee for Manitoba, Canadian Club, etc. He was a member of the Shaarey Zedek synagogue and resided in Winnipeg. (Date of death not noted.) Source: A Who's Who notice included among the papers.

Custodial History

The collection was donated by Dr. Robin Lissak, of New York, in July 2006

Notes

ZB, P06/13.Shinbane was an important member of the Winnipeg Manitoba Jewish community. These papers were donated by a legal representative in New York.

Archival / Genealogical

Archival Descriptions

Repository

Canadian Jewish Archives

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