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The Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies mourns the passing on May 1, 2021 of Joseph (“Joe”) Lebovic, our supporter, friend, and visionary.

Thanks to his generosity, the centre created the “Joseph Lebovic Summer Experience in Jewish Studies;” which offered students the opportunity to participate in interdisciplinary and innovative courses, such as: “Tales of Violence: Life and Death of European Jewry,” “Holocaust in Literature,” and “Mizrahim in Israel: History, Politics, and Culture.”

Over the years, hundreds of undergraduate students benefitted from the Lebovic Summer Program and went on to pursue Jewish studies, in part, due to the rich and diverse learning experiences that they gained through these courses.

“I arrived in Toronto just before the pandemic began, so I never had the pleasure of meeting Joe Lebovic in person.

But I deeply appreciate his generosity and commitment to Jewish Studies at the University of Toronto," says Michael Rosenthal, acting director of the Fac