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Place of Birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
About Harold Buchwald
- Harold Buchwald, (February 22, 1928 – April 17, 2008) was a Jewish-Canadian lawyer. He was involved in various royal commissions on tax reform legislation and has lectured on corporation law and consumer protection. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba to a Jewish family, the son of Frank Buchwald and Bessie Portigal, he received a BA in 1948, an LL.B in 1952, an LL.M in 1957, and an honorary LL.D in 1994 all from the University of Manitoba.
- He was admitted to the Manitoba Bar in 1952. In 1965 he formed the firm Buchwald Henteleff with Yude Henteleff.
- His firm later merged with several other firms and is now known as Pitblado LLP. He was the Director Emeritus of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba. In 1993 he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. He was married to Darlene [Dee] Besbeck, and they had two sons: Jeffrey Joshua and Richard Dan.
- He also had grandchildren and many great-nieces and nephews.
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