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Cayle Chernin

A Man of Conscience

  • Documentary

The life of one man whose actions wove a strand of compassion and morality into the fabric of Canada

RELEASE

1997-01-24

BUGET

N/A

LENGTH

24 min

Description

The story of Morris Saxe, one man whose actions left their mark not only on the business and agricultural life of Ontario, but on the conscience of Canada. The determination and generosity that made Saxe "a man of conscience" are examined through the eyes of his grandson. Born in 1878, Saxe founded the Federated Jewish Farmers of Ontario. He rescued 79 Jewish orphans from Europe and brought them to Canada.