Michael Garber

Michael Garber QC (May 10, 1892 – January 20, 1977) was a Montreal-based lawyer and a Canadian Jewish community activist. He was a founder of the Canadian Jewish Congress, and succeeded Samuel Bronfman as president for two terms,^[1] from 1962 to 1968, after having chaired its national executive for a number of years.^[2][3] He was also a president of the Zionist Organization of Canada, wrote a column for the Canadian Jewish Chronicle, and contributed to the Yiddish newspaper Der Keneder Adler.^[4]

Michael Garber
Personal life
Born	(1892-05-10)May 10, 1892
Died	January 20, 1977(1977-01-20) (aged 84)
Spouse	Isabel Yohalem ​ (died 1971)​
Religious life
Religion	Judaism
Jewish leader
Predecessor	Samuel Bronfman
Successor	Monroe Abbey
Position	President
Organisation	Canadian Jewish Congress
Began	1962
Ended	1968
Buried	Shaar Hashomayim Cemetery