Background
Parents are Alter and Fania Cherniack
During World War ii he served in the Canadian Army, promoted to the rank of captain in the Canadian Intelligence Service as a Japanese-language specialist.
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Saul Mark Cherniack
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Career
Canadian lawyer, soldier, community leader, politician, and public servant.
Like his father he went into law, graduating from the University of Manitoba in 1939.
Achievements
Membership
In the Jewish community Cherniack followed the example set by his parents in serving as a leader in the I.L. Peretz Folk School (from which he graduated), as Western Region chair and national vice president of the Canadian Jewish Congress (of which his father was a founder), and as president of the Winnipeg Jewish Welfare Fund.
Connections
Married Sybil Claire Zeal, July 10, 1938. Children: Howard David, Lawrence Allan.
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Born
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Nationality
Canadian -
Religion
Judaism -
Political Party
New Democratic Party
Education
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1925 - 1935
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1939 - 1945
Career
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1969
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1984 - 1993
Awards
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Recipient Queen"s Council award Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council, 1963, City of Winnipeg Community Svc. award, 1967, Canada Centennial medal, 1967, Queen"s Jubilee medal, 1977, 125 Confederation medal, 1992.Recipient Queen"s Council award Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council, 1963, City of Winnipeg Community Svc. award, 1967, Canada Centennial medal, 1967, Queen"s Jubilee medal, 1977, 125 Confederation medal, 1992.