Hershell Ezrin (born 1947) a Canadian executive who was the founding Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy, a national lobby group which funds the

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and is linked with the United Jewish Appeal across Canada. He retired from CIJA in 2010. He is currently Managing Director of Ezrin Communications, and a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Ryerson University's Ted Rogers School of Management for the 2013–14 school year. In his earlier career as a public servant, Ezrin served as Canadian consul in

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and

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. Subsequently, he served in the Privy Council Office under Prime Minister

Pierre Trudeau Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau ( , ; October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000), also referred to by his initials PET, was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 15th prime minister of Canada The prime mini ...

. In 1982, he left the federal government to work for the

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and subsequently served as Deputy Minister and

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. Ezrin was subsequently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GPC International. Ezrin was educated at the

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and

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earning bachelor's and master's degrees in history. His uncle was Ontario politician and trade unionist

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About Hershell EzrinHead of New Canadian Council To Organize Grassroots Efforts

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Hershell Ezrin archival papers
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University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services
1946 births Living people University of Toronto alumni Carleton University alumni Jewish Canadian activists {{Canada-business-bio-stub