Harry L. Wolfson

Admin History/Bio: Harry L. Woflson was born in Toronto on 11 September 1910, to Hyman and Rebecca (née Trambetsky) Wolfson. He married Rose (née Chrom) and had four children: Sheila, Alan, Judith and Laurence. Wolfson was a world-renowned economist and financial consultant. He was educated at the University of Toronto and at King's College, Cambridge University, where he studied under John M. Keynes.; He was the director and officer of various organizations including the general manager of the Palestine Jewish Colonization Association (1934-1950); executive secretary of the Economic Stabilization Commission in Palestine (1942-1948); economic co-coordinator of the State of Israel (1948-1950); financial councilor for the Canadian Embassy in Washington (1951-1952); and alternate director of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank (1951-1952). He was affiliated with the Zionist Organization of Canada, the Canadian Jewish Congress, the United Jewish Welfare Fund, the Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital and the Y-Arts Council of the YM-YWHA.; Wolfson died on 6 November 1974, at the age of 64.

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