Simma Holt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Simma Holt

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 27-Mar-1922

Place of Birth: Vegreville, Alberta, Canada

Date of Death: 23-Jan-2015

Profession: writer, politician, biographer, journalist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Simma Holt, (née Milner, March 27, 1922 – January 23, 2015) was a Canadian journalist, author, and the first Jewish woman elected to the House of Commons of Canada.Born in Vegreville, Alberta as Simma Milner, the sixth of eight children, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree, with majors in English and Psychology, in 1944 from the University of Manitoba.
That same year she began a 30-year career at The Vancouver Sun newspaper as a reporter, feature writer, and columnist.