Ruth Goldbloom, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian Philanthropist, university chancellor, Order of Canada member.
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Place of Birth: New Waterford, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia, Canada
About Ruth Goldbloom
- Ruth Miriam Goldbloom, , , DLit (née Schwartz, December 5, 1923 – August 29, 2012) was a Canadian philanthropist who co-founded the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
- She was born and raised in New Waterford, Nova Scotia, to immigrant parents.
- Their immigrant experience influenced her throughout her life and was a major factor in her helping to found Pier 21.
- She became the first Jew to Chair Mount Saint Vincent University's board, which was a Catholic women's university at the time.
- She was the chancellor of the Technical University of Nova Scotia in the 1990s and fundraising chair for the Halifax area United Way.
- She was inducted into the Order of Canada for her work with charities in the 1980s and 1990s.
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