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Zakhor
HistoryFigure1923–2013

Region: Né à Łódź (Pologne) ; Canada (Montréal)

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Canadian physician born in Łódź, son of Jewish Bund activists, survivor of Auschwitz and Dachau. Emigrated to Canada in 1950, he became a central figure in the fight for reproductive rights; the Supreme Court of Canada invalidated the abortion law in 1988. Appointed to the Order of Canada in 2008.

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