Born July 5, , Winnipeg, Manitoba. Died August 9, , Winnipeg, Manitoba. She served as the President of the University of Manitoba Students Association precursor of the modern Students Union from to On 2 January , she was married to A. Source: Manitoba Historical Society. Memorable Manitobans. Born December 22, , Wroxton, Saskatchewan. Died January 10, , Saltcoats, Saskatchewan. Anne remembers family life on the farm during the depression years with fondness.
The family of 14 children did not go hungry what with a home garden and a milk cow. In she left her job to marry a farmer, Stephen Abrametz d The couple raised six children. Anne held positions on the Yorkton Housing Authority and the Yorkton Arts Council and was deeply involved with the Ukrainian community. She organized Ukrainian kindergarten and adult language classes. She also loved to paint in watercolours and oils. Some of her works were exhibited in the province and at the Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
The Saskatchewan division of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress gave her an award recognizing her volunteer work and cultural contributions. Died December 18, , Sarnia, Ontario. Eva arrived in Canada in with her mother and sister to join their father who had immigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba the year before. Eva attended Carlton and Victoria schools then, in she graduated from Manitoba College, the 1st Jewish person to do so.
In she married Manuel Hirsch Abremovich , an electrical engineer, in Winnipeg. They resided in New York City, U. During each of the world wars, Eva worked for the Canadian Red Cross. In , she and her husband retired Vancouver, British Columbia. I she was a recipient of the Governor Generals Persons Award.
Zanana holds a B. Although her complaint to the school board on racism was heard and adjustments made she never had lunch on site at the school again, preferring to eat off school grounds. She was co-founder of the Tiger Lily , a newspaper for visible minorities. In she ran and was elected for provincial parliament in the riding of St.
