Libby and Richard Dwor - Jul. 1978 | Ontario Jewish Archives

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Biography: Libby and Richard Dwor were prominant people in the Port Colborne community.; Richard's parents, Bella and her husband Max Dwor (who predeceased her in 1932), were pioneers and among the founders of the Port Colborne community and its Agudath Achim Synagogue. The synagogue building was formerly the Dwor family residence and was the centre of religious life of the community.; Libby Dwor was born in Peterborough and moved to Port Colborne as a bride-to-be with husband Richard at the age of nineteen. She fell in love with the community.; Libby helped established Port Colborne’s first synagogue, chaired the Hebrew Ladies Society for many years, was involved with the Port Colborne Hospital Auxiliary, was a member and chair of Port Colborne Horticultural Society, was an avid member of Welland and Port Colborne curling clubs and a director of Welland-Port Colborne Concert Association, for which she remained an honorary director.; Richard Dwor died of cancer in 1979. Libby never remarried.; Libby was a member of and very active in the United Israel Appeal and chair of the Women’s Campaign for the province of Ontario for more than eighteen years. She was an avid supporter of the arts in Niagara and Israel, where she financially supported a cultural centre for music and theatre.

Libby and Richard Dwor - Jul. 1978