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J. B. Salsberg - 13 Mar. 1990
- Name
- J. B. Salsberg
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 13 Mar. 1990
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- J. B. Salsberg
- Number
- OH 281
- Interview Date
- 13 Mar. 1990
- Quantity
- 1
- Interviewer
- Carol Rosenthal
- Total Running Time
- 60 min. or less
- Conservation
- Copied November 2006
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Joseph Baruch Salsberg (1902–1998) was a labour leader, political activist, politician, newspaper columnist, and someone who dedicated his life to Yiddishkeit and the advancement of social justice. He was active in various Jewish organizations, including; the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC), the Jewish Federation of Greater Toronto, and the New Fraternal Jewish Association. In 1938, he was elected alderman on Toronto’s City Council; in 1943, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. He is well remembered by contemporaries, such as Sam Lipshitz, as a "champion of the people," committed to social justice, the plight of the working-class, and the preservation of Jewish culture.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Name Access
- Salsberg, J. B.,1902-1998
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Source
- Oral Histories