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DR. FRANK
DIMANT
EXECUTIVE VICE
PRESIDENT, B'NAI BRITH CANADA
Dr. Frank Dimant is
Executive Vice President of B’nai Brith Canada and CEO of the
organization’s Institute for International Affairs and the League
for Human Rights. He is the publisher of The Jewish Tribune, which
has the highest audited circulation of all Canada’s Anglo-Jewish
publications.
Dr. Dimant has led
B’nai Brith Canada missions to destinations throughout the world,
including Ethiopia, the Soviet Union, Hungary, Romania, Poland, China,
Germany, England, France and Lebanon. He has accompanied Canadian
Government delegations on official visits to Auschwitz, as well as to
Israel and was a member of the Minister of Trade’s delegation for
the signing of the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement.
In May 2008, Dr. Dimant was
appointed the Chair of the newly inaugurated Department of Modern
Israel Studies at Canada Christian College and the School of Graduate
Theological Studies. This appointment was in recognition of his vast
knowledge and expertise of Israel and the wider Middle East region.
Dr. Dimant serves on
several community and advisory boards in Canada and Israel. Most
recently he was appointed to serve on the Government of Canada’s
Cross-Cultural Roundtable on Security, where he represents Canadian
Jewry on safety and security issues. He also serves on the Board of
York Region Neighbourhood Services, the Ramot Shapiro Youth Town, as
well as the World Zionist Organization and Jewish Agency for Israel. He
is a long-standing member of the Israeli Government’s Global
Forum on Antisemitism.
In January 2005, he became
a member of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights Advisory Council. He
was appointed to the Vaughan Mayor’s Community Task Force on
Safety and Security, as well as serving on the Toronto Police
Chief’s Advisory Board. In recognition of his commitment to human
rights in this country, Dr. Dimant was inducted as Honourary Chief of
First Nations Keewatin Tribal Council.
In 2004, he was awarded an
honourary doctorate from Canada Christian College for his commitment to
creating true partnerships with the Christian community. That same year
he was presented with a family Coat of Arms by the Lieutenant Governor
of Ontario in recognition of his leadership in the Canadian community.
Other tributes that he has
received include a commemorative medal marking the 125th Anniversary of
the Confederation of Canada as well as the Queen’s Jubilee Medal
commemorating the anniversary of Her Majesty the Queen’s
ascension to the throne. He was honoured by the City of Tel Aviv for
his efforts to establish Family Medical Clinics in underprivileged
areas of the city.
A frequent lecturer, writer
and media commentator, he is a recognized authority on both Israeli and
Middle Eastern affairs and world Jewish issues. He is the co-editor of
“From Immigration to Integration”, published in 2001, which
details the history of Canadian Jews.
Educated at Yeshiva
University and McGill’s Graduate School of Sociology, Frank
Dimant currently resides in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), his home
for more than thirty years. He is married to Florence Kupfert, a noted
educator who is Chair of the English Department at Eitz Chaim Schools.
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