Rabbi Simcha Garber
שמחה ב"ר מרדכי
Rav, Congregations Chevra Tehilim, Montreal, CanadaDate of Death:
Sat. October 11, 1924 -
Tishrei 13 5618
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Credit: Sam Schecter, Baltimore, MD
Credit: Sam Schecter, Baltimore, MD
Credit: Sam Schecter, Baltimore, MD
Credit: Rabbi Aaron Brody, KGH
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rabbi Garber came to Montreal in 1906, served in the Congregations Chevra Tehilim and Chevra Mishnayus.
He was a member of the Rabbinical Council formed in Montreal in 1921, link to the news article in the Canadian Jewish review upon his passing:
http://multiculturalcanada.ca/node/346782/full
One of his five sons was Michael Garber president of the Canadian Jewish Congress from 1962 to 1968:
http://www.cjhn.ca/permalink/169