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Sam Gotfrid
- Level
- Item
- ID
- Fonds 80; Series 1; Item 17
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 80
- Series
- 1
- Item
- 17
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Jan. 1943
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 11 x 8 cm, 13 x 9 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Sam Gotfrid (1907–2007) was born 20 October 1907 in Toronto. His parents were Louis and Fannie. Sam had 3 siblings: Nathan, Sadie (Berg) and Harold. Sam studied at the University of Toronto, receiving a BA in Political Science and Economics in 1928. He also graduated from Osgood Hall in 1931 and received his QC in 1955. Sam practiced law for nearly sixty years, including many years as part of Gotfrid, Noble & Dennis. He specialized in commercial law, real estate, and general corporation law. Sam was also heavily involved in communal work. He acted as a board member of the United Jewish Welfare Fund of Toronto and as a member executive of the Canadian Jewish Congress (Central Region).
- He married Freda Birnhaum (m. Gotfrid). They had two children: Peter H. and Mona Ellen. Sam died in his home on 3 December 2007.
- Scope and Content
- The item is a portrait of Sam Gotfrid.
- Name Access
- Gotfrid, Sam, 1907-2007 (subject)
- Subjects
- Lawyers
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions